Hey readers, here's chapter seven. I made it extra long because of all of the spare time I've had recently (Hooray for labor day weekend) Anyways, I don't want to keep you guys waiting, so here it is. Fun Fact Of the week: I have come up with the ultimate hybrid. Duck+Crab=Drab and Quack+Ebi= QUEBIIII
As we charged, Freed and Bickslow prepared for our attacks. Freed swung his sword and would've taken off my hand had I not dodged. Bickslow made those creepy dolls of his launch an energy blast at Natsu, which he managed to evade. "That's all well and good Nicholai, but you shouldn't take the Thunder Legion lightly by any extent either!" Freed exclaimed. Natsu and me stood back-to-back waiting for our opponents. Steady, I thought. Wait until he's right in front of you. Freed and Bickslow closed in on us as we stood there, almost frozen in place. They were only feet away from us as we both yelled, "NOW, FIRE DRAGON ROAR!" At that range, there was hardly anything that they could do as our attacks knocked them back. "Don't let up Natsu, hit them with everything you've got!" "Right!" Punching, kicking and focused, we restlessly attacked, trying to finish this fight as soon as possible. "FIRE DRAGON CLAW BARRAGE!" I yelled while pounding away at Freed, who was managing to block a large majority of my attacks. "DARK ECRITURE: PAIN!" Just then I experienced a wave of excruciating pain, nearly causing me to black out. Freed jumped back to meet up with Bickslow, who had just managed to blast Natsu back for a bit. "Bickslow, I hate to admit it, but we need to go all out if we want a chance of winning this." "Yeah, we're getting our asses handed to us like this." "Alright then, lets do this!" As Bickslow removed his helmet, revealing his demonic, soul stealing eyes, Freed shouted, "DARK ECRITURE: DARKNESS!" Freed began changing, growing taller and more muscular, gaining dark gray and jet black skin, along with a pair of horns and sets of claws on his hands and feet. I struggled to get, back up as I headed towards Natsu, hoping he might have some knowledge of what's going on. "Natsu, what the hell is happening right now?" "I'm not sure about Freed, but Bickslow has activated his figure eyes move. Don't look into his eyes unless you want to lose your soul." As we both collected our wits, I smirked, "So, we're fighting a demon, and someone who could steal our souls at a single glance, this is going to be fun." Natsu began to smirk as well, "You must really be insane to be this content, but lucky for you, you've got a partner that's just as mental. I've still got Bickslow, you just take care of Freed." "Alright," I exclaimed as I began to rush towards the demon Freed had become while Natsu dashed off towards Bickslow. "There's no way you're going to win against me now Nicholai!" Freed had surpassed me in speed and strength, and there was nearly nothing that I could do except get a few hits in, weakening Freed slightly. Just then, I could hear something coming my way, and I almost dared to look before I realized who it was. "YOU GET AWAY FROM MY BROTHER SOUL-STEALER! FIRE DRAGON ROAR!" Unfortunately, as Natsu had his eyes closed when he shot at Bickslow, he ended up hitting me too. I went over to where I presumed the blast came from, "Hey Natsu, even though it's a bad idea because of who we're fighting, please look before you shoot. Anyways, how're you holding up?" "Even though I haven't gotten too many hits in, he's weakened and will be finished off if we just come up with a few big attacks. You?" "About the same, except it'll take quite a lot more damage to knock him out. I have an idea, don't worry, but you'll have to do exactly as I say."
(ONE MINUTE OF TELLING PLANS AND DODGING ATTACKS LATER)
"Wow, you have the most unlikely to work plans ever, but we can at least try." Said Natsu, who was asking himself in his head why he was going along with this plan. "Just stay there and be ready for your part, we're goanna need to act quickly if this is to work." "More like completely flawlessly," Natsu thought. I began to take flight the same way I did in the race, except this time, I proceeded to mock Bickslow and Freed, " You're just about as good at swordplay as me and Natsu are at not throwing up at the mere reference of a vehicle Freed! Hey Bickslow, try to have your own damn personality instead of stealing them from other people you bastard!" "YOU'VE CROSSED THE LINE YOU LITTLE BRAT!" Bicksow and Freed screamed at the top of their lungs, and then proceeded to begin to fly after me. I began flying towards Natsu as fast as I could to prevent the seriously pissed off guys within mere feet of me from getting any closer. As soon as I was within about five or six feet of Natsu, I immediately pulled up as fast as I could to get out of the way of the massive attack Natsu had been gathering energy for while I was being distracting. "FIRE DRAGON ROAR!" Blinded by their rage, Freed and Bickslow were forced to take the full brunt of the attack. "Alright Natsu, you did it, now let's do this while we've got the time." They both began to gather their power to perform a move that if successful, would guarantee victory. I took out my scythe and lit it on fire as Natsu began to light his arms. They both then yelled, "DRAGONSLAYER SECRET ART UNISON: FLAME LOTUS: TWIN DRAGON OBLITTERATION!" Natsu fired his exploding flame blade as I rode with it, preparing to launch flame scythe judgment. Bickslow and Freed, still dazed from the earlier attack, were utterly defenseless against the power of the two dragon slayers. "TAKE THIS!" I screamed as I swung my flaming scythe at the two opponents, causing a massive explosion. As the smoke cleared, Natsu and I stood tall, with our enemy defeated. The master approached us with a proud smile, "Congratulations Nicholai, Natsu, you have passed the s-class exams. Nicholai, you now bear the proud title of s-class. May you only grow ever stronger. Come now, we shall tend to the injured, and then head home to celebrate your new title." 'WOOOOHOOOOO!" Natsu and I burst out cheering, only to soon pass out from exhaustion.
TIMESKIP TO THE NEXT DAY, AROUND 5:30 PM
I wake up to be in Natsu's house, the owner of which appears to be getting ready with a small blue figure next to him. "Natsu?" "Oh hey, you're awake. Gramps told me that we passed out right after we won the fight. I woke up in the Infirmary at Fairy Tail, and you were still asleep, so I took the liberty to carry you here before the party started." "Alright," I began to start to be able to think clearly again. "Umm Natsu." "Yeah?" "Who is that?" I gestured to the blue cat standing next to him, who looked angry at the sight of me. "Oh that's Happy, he's my partner, and when we aren't out on missions together, he tends to hang here. He wasn't with me when I met you because I tend to go only on solo missions in the weeks leading up to the s-class trials. He's also been avoiding you after he found out that I was treating you like a new partner.
FLASHBACK TO ONE WEEK AGO
"Alright Nicholai, meet you out there in a sec." Happy peeked out from behind some furniture, "Is he gone?" "Yes, he went outside. You know that you don't have to avoid him like this, he couldn't replace you, and if he knew you existed, he could tell you that himself." "I still don't trust him." "Ok Happy, you can feel how you want to about him, but I need to go train. I left some extra fish in the pantry if you need it. I'll see you later." "Fine." Happy said grumpily.
BACK TO NORMAL TIME
"That explains a lot of stuff I saw last week, such as large piles of fish skeletons out behind the house." Nicholai said. "Hey, Nicholai. Could you do something for me?" Happy asked. "Sure, what is it?" "You can do anything else you want, but please," Happy got a catch in his throat, "PLEASE DON'T TAKE NATSU AWAY FROM ME!" I got up and went over to go comfort the now sobbing Happy. "It's okay, I wouldn't do that to you. Who knows? Maybe all three of us could work as a team, and we could all be friends." Happy suddenly got a huge smile on his face, still wet with tears, "Aye sir!" "Alright," Natsu said, "Now that that's all taken care of, let's all head to the guild hall so we can party!" "Yeah!" "Aye sir!"
TIMESKIP TO TEN MINUTES LATER
As we entered the guildhall, there was an uproar of cheers welcoming us to the party. "Alright Nicholai, this is the part where Happy and I leave you so you can enjoy this party on your own." "Alright, see you later." So I walked about the guildhall, receiving lots of congratulations, and in turn a lot of embarrassment. "It's kinda weird that they're throwing this all for me, I've never really been this big a deal before." I thought in my head. Just then, Erza approached me, "I see you didn't let your win go to waste. So, how does it feel Mr. S-class?" My cheeks got even redder, " Well, to be honest, I don't know what to think of it yet. All of this attention, I'm not too sure it suits me." "Fair enough, don't worry, people won't make this big a deal after a while." "I hope so, I don't think I would be able to take all of this embarrassment." Just to my luck, Bickslow and Freed walked over to Erza and I. "Hey Nicholai." Freed said "H-hi," I said awkwardly, "Um, sorry about those things I said on the island." "Don't sweat it baby!" Bickslow exclaimed. "Yeah," Freed sighed, "I have to admit, that was quite the trap you set for us." My face turned redder than it had been all night. "Well, let's leave you to your own business." Erza said, seeing how unbelievably embarrassed I was. After my embarrassment had passed, I continued to party through the rest of the night, happier than I had ever been. "I finally have a true family. I- I love you Fairy Tail!"
TIMESKIP TO THE NEXT MORNING
"Well, I think it's about time that we got some work in. How 'bout you Nicholai?" Natsu said energetically. "Yeah lets go see what kind of s-class missions there are for us to do!" They both headed towards the s-class missions board on the second floor. "Good thing master is still asleep, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to be up here. I have to tell Nichiolai the situation soon enough." Natsu thought. "Hey, this one looks good!" I pointed to the slip of paper that read (Reward for the capture of the Rock-make wizard Raniel: 10,000,000 Jewel) "THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR ONE GUY!" Natsu screamed, forgetting that the master was still asleep. "Huh?" Master yawned as he woke up. "Damnit!" Natsu screamed in his head. "What are you doing up there Natsu? You know the rules." "Right Master." "What rules?" I asked. "Um," Natsu said nervously. "Only s-class wizards are allowed on the second floor, and only s-class wizards can go on s-class quests. Even if there is an s-class wizard accompanying a normally ranked wizard, it is still against the rules. So I can't come with you." "WHAT! THIS IS CRAP MASTER! COME ON, CANT YOU MAKE AN EXCEPTION?" "Hey, calm down Nicholai, it's okay. I've honestly already got an unofficial mission that I haven't told you about. I was told that someone named Salamander is going to be in Hargeon soon, and I've got a strong feeling it may be Igneel that they're talking about. You shouldn't let this opportunity go to waste." "Alright, but-" "No, No buts. Just enjoy the experience of your first job. Who knows? You may just find a clue about who you were before all of this." "Okay Natsu, I'll go." "Alright, this is the right choice. Good luck on your mission." "Yeah. You too." So Natsu and me both set out on our jobs, both with hopes of finding family. Little did I know, soon, I would find out where I came from.
Hello again readers, (Is it just me or were there a lot of timeskips in this chapter?) Thank you for reading. Im SOOOOO excited for what I have planned in the coming chapters (No spoilers) ;). Anyway, thanks again for reading, I will try to get the next chapter up as soon as possible. See you guys later!