Natsu arrived at the spot him and Lisanna used to spend most of their time, the place where they hatched Happy's egg when it was sent from Edolas, Natsu thinking it would be a baby dragon. The straw hut they had built was long gone, and the grave he had made for her there when he thought she was dead was also gone. There was no reason to have a grave for her since she had come through the Anima from Edolas, being alive the entire time. But other than that, it still looked the same as it did when they were little kids. Playing husband and wife. Natsu smiled, the nostalgia of it hitting him like a strong wind.
Lisanna had laid out a large blanket in the grass. She sat cross legged on top of it, a basket brimming with food next to her. There was so much food the top couldn't close properly. Natsu could smell all the tasty treats and he started to drool. Lisanna noticed his arrival and started unpacking the picnic basket with a smile on her face. Natsu and Happy went and joined her on the blanket.
"This is a lot of food! Yum!" Natsu beamed.
"Well, I know you and Happy have a big appetite! I brought Happy plenty of his own fish." Lisanna giggled.
"Aye!" Happy cheered.
Lisanna passed around all the food. Natsu and Happy devoured it sloppily. She giggled the entire time watching them eat. Natsu really did eat like an animal. And Happy, being an actual animal, was no better. They both talked with their mouths full, food flying everywhere. They took bites when they hadn't even swallowed what they just chewed. It gave Lisanna a stomach ache just seeing it, but she also found it charming. There was no one in the world like Natsu and Happy. And it made her heart light up that she was able to spend time with them.
"I really couldn't understand most of the things you were saying." Lisanna laughed.
"Sorry. I don't even remember what I was saying." Natsu said, finishing off the last of the food.
Happy laid on his back groaning. He couldn't even open his eyes, his little white belly bloated and huge. He was so stuffed that his blue fur almost looked green. Lisanna hoped he wouldn't puke. Natsu's belly was bloated too, but he looked like he could take some more food down if there had been any left. Lisanna had barely eaten anything, so she was still kind of hungry. But she would eat when she went home.
"The sun is going to be setting soon." Lisanna smiled.
"That's right. Are we going to watch it? That was always your favorite." Natsu smiled back.
"I would love too!"
They turned towards where the sun would be setting. The sky was already turning a light shade of orange. They sat side by side, their shoulders touching. Lisanna rested her head on Natsu's shoulder, and he didn't make any effort to move away. Happy was silent and in a food coma. They sat in silence for awhile as the sun creeped closer and closer to the horizon. Beautiful shades of red, pink, purple and orange giant ribbons in the sky. The sun itself was a bright orange beacon of hope. Lisanna let out a sigh and lifted her head off Natsu's shoulder.
"Can I talk to you about something Natsu?"
"Of course. You can talk to me about anything."
"Well, before you say anything, hear me out. Arriving in Earthland from Edolas that day, and being able to let you know it was really me, and to hug you again. It was one of the best days of my life. I know that…..I know that we said a lot of things as kids. Like how we would get married, and how we were a family and stuff. I never expected any of that to carry over into our adult life. But the thing is Natsu, I've always loved you. You are one of the most important people to me. I love you more than a friend, more than just family. I want the way we acted as children, to be real."
Natsu looked at her, but she wouldn't make eye contact. Her face was flushed. Her silver white pixie cut hair framed her delicate face. She brought her knees up to her chin and hugged her legs. She knew that depending on what he said, she could very well start to cry right there. She could already feel the tears burning in her eyes, and the lump forming in her throat.
"Lisanna….." Natsu started.
"You don't have to say anything. I just thought you should know." She said in a low voice.
"No, listen. The day I saw you in Edolas, even though I didn't know it was really you, I was just happy to see that you existed somewhere. But when you were there that day in Earthland and you hugged me, that was also one of the best days in my life too. You have been in my life since I was a child. You are my family, and I do love you. But I just don't know in which way I love you. At the moment I am kind of confused. These kinds of things don't come natural to me. I've already been thinking about it. But….I need more time."
Lisanna looked him in the eyes, and he smiled at her. She smiled back. His response was better than she had expected. She had come to this picnic expecting straight up rejection. But here was Natsu, the infamously immature pink haired boy of Fairy Tail, telling her that he had been thinking about it, and just needed more time. Her heart filled with warmth as she realized that there was still hope. Just like the setting sun symbolized.
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Lucy walked along the river, balancing at the edge. The men in the boats yelled for her to be careful, like they always did. She wasn't worried, she never fell in. Plue, her white Nicola celestial spirit, followed close behind her. She could hear his shaking whenever he made a noise. He was always shaking. When they reached Lucy's house they left the edge of the river and went up to the second floor where Lucy's room was.
She hummed a tune as she unlocked her door and went inside, flipping on the light. As usual Natsu and Happy were laying on her bed. Happy was curled up and sleeping, but Natsu had just been sitting there in the dark, wide awake. He got up and sat cross legged on the bed.
"WHY ARE YOU HERE? UGH!" Lucy shouted.
"Hey Lucy!" Natsu grinned.
"I WANT TO GO TO BED!" she yelled.
"I thought you had something you wanted to talk to me about after my picnic with Lisanna? I'm sorry it's so late."
"Oh, yeah."
Lucy started to get nervous. If she really wanted to she could just shove him out the way he came in. Right out the window. It's not like she had never done it before. But she knew that she had to talk to him. It couldn't wait anymore. It was weighing too heavily on her chest. She needed to get it out, so that she could move on. Whether it went her way or not, she couldn't let this kind of stuff get in the way of her life anymore. She was growing up. It was time to act like it.
She walked over to the bed and sat down next to Natsu. Their arms were almost touching, and normally that wouldn't bother her, but right now it made her cheeks turn the color of pink roses. Her cheeks almost matched Natsu's hair. She clasped her hands together in her lap and let out a sigh.
"Jeez Lucy, what's wrong?" Natsu asked concerned.
"Nothing is wrong. I just have to say something, and it's kind of hard." She smiled.
"Hey now, it's only me! Don't sweat it." He shot her huge fanged smile.
"Well….here's the thing. We have been friends, close friends, for a long time. We are part of the same team. The same family. And I would never want that to change. So if I say anything out of line please tell me. But I never thought this would happen. I tried to deny it for the longest time, but I just can't keep it in anymore. It doesn't benefit anyone. I like you Natsu. Like, in a boyfriend kind of way. I've never actually had a boyfriend, so I don't know how that kind of stuff works. But, yeah. I like you in the boyfriend girlfriend kind of way. There, I said it."
"Wow, what a day."
"Sorry, I shouldn't have said anything."
Natsu grabbed her hand and squeezed it. They locked eyes. She noticed that little pink roses had formed on his cheeks as well. Her palms started to sweat, and her heart started to race.
"Lucy. You are so important to me. But I don't understand these kinds of feelings yet. I've been thinking about it lately, and I just need more time to think. I don't know exactly how I feel right now when it comes to…..girls." Natsu sighed.
"Oh...Oh okay. Uhmm….thank you for being honest." Lucy nodded.
"Oooooo she loves you!" Happy chirped from out of nowhere.
"SHUT UP STUPID CAT!" Lucy yelled at him.
Natsu started to laugh, and it was contagious. Lucy started to laugh too, and then Happy. She looked at Natsu, his silly smile, his spiky pink hair. He was her best friend, but to her, he was way more than that. She could only hope that within time, he would feel the same way about her.
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Natsu climbed up the side of the building that Ember rented a room in. It was very similar to Lucy's, so he was going to go in her window just like how he got into Lucy's house when she wasn't home. Or even when she was home. Happy flew next to him. He reached Ember's window and it was already propped open to let the cool night air in. He noticed her light was off, so she was either not home, or sleeping. He decided that if she wasn't home he would wait for her, and if she was sleeping he would wake her up. He really needed to talk to her. He had such a weird day.
He got to the window and opened it wider, crawling inside. He ended up on top of the small breakfast table, in the dark. Happy flew in behind him and landed on the table. It was hard to see but he saw some movement on the bed, then he heard Ember giggle. He had no idea why she would be giggling in her sleep, but at least she was home.
"EMBER WAKE UP I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!" Natsu yelled.
"OH MY FUCKING HELL WHAT?" Ember shouted.
"WHO'S HERE?" A man's voice shouted from the bed also.
"It's Natsu, wait….is that Laxus?" Natsu asked.
"Oh jeez, Natsu….what are you doing here? Go away." Ember cried out.
"I need to talk to you, it's really important. And why is Laxus sleeping in your bed too?" Natsu said.
"Wow, this kid really can be dense sometimes." Laxus grumbled.
"Oh shut up!" Ember snapped. "Hold on Natsu let me put the light on."
She got off the bed, stumbling over things that were in her way. She howled as she stubbed her toe and then hopped to the light switch. She turned it on and Natsu looked at her, his face instantly turning red. He looked at Laxus on the bed and his face got redder. Happy covered his eyes. Ember walked back to the bed wearing nothing but a sheet she had wrapped around herself. She hurried back under the covers and pulled them up to her chin. She gave Natsu the evilest look.
"So what is it Natsu? It better be good for you to be climbing in my window in the middle of the night." She snarled.
"Uhm…..Ember….uuuuh….both of you…..can you….maybe….put some clothes on." Natsu stammered. His face was still bright red.
"Aren't you an adult now Natsu? At least age wise?" Laxus laughed.
"Stop, don't tease him." Ember smiled, smacking Laxus's chest.
"Please…..guys…." Now Natsu was looking at the ground.
Ember sighed and grabbed her sleep clothes off the floor. She got dressed under the covers. She handed Laxus his clothes but he just threw them back on the floor with an eyeroll. Ember sat up in bed and got on top of the covers, now dressed. Laxus stayed under the covers and sat up, but made sure the blanket covered everything except from his belly button up. Natsu looked up and his face started to return to it's normal color. He nudged Happy and the cat uncovered his eyes.
"Laxus is still naked like Gray!" Happy squeaked.
"Watch it cat." Laxus said, pointing his finger at Happy. Happy got closer to Natsu.
"Okay. Talk." Ember said, ready to listen.
"Two girls, two, came to me today and told me they had feelings for me. Like, more than friend feelings. Boyfriend feelings." Natsu sighed.
"Seriously? Which two girls?" Ember smiled.
"Lucy and Lisanna."
"Whoa, you go Natsu!" Laxus hooted.
"Don't be a pervert." Ember laughed.
"So, what do I do?" Natsu asked.
"How do you feel? About them? Do you like them that way?" Ember questioned.
"I'm not sure. These things….aren't normal." Natsu sighed.
"They are normal kid. You just aren't normal." Laxus laughed.
"Oh stoooop it! Well I can't help you until you know how you feel. You need to figure out which girl you have feelings for, if you have feelings for either of them." Ember said.
"How do I do that? Thinking about it isn't helping. I'm just getting more confused." Natsu huffed.
"Hmmm. Laxus? Anything to throw in? Your a guy." Ember said turning to Laxus.
"Well, let's see. Lucy is pretty hot, that body doesn't quit. But she is also pretty annoying. Lisanna is also hot, and she isn't so annoying. Besides, she was able to act like a wife when you guys were whiny little brats. Which would you rather have in your bed Natsu, the annoying big boobed blonde, or the sexy snow haired girl that's ready for marriage?" Laxus smirked.
"That's not how it works! You are terrible!" Ember gasped.
"Well I sleep in Lucy's bed all the time. And me and Lisanna used to sleep in the hut with Happy's egg all the time too." Natsu said matter-of-factly.
"Oh for crying out loud this kid. It went right over his head. Ember, this is all you." Laxus cracked up laughing.
"Ugh. Boys. Men. You all suck. Well Natsu, this may sound like it's taking it too far, but I think it has to be done. You have to kiss them." Ember said.
"Kiss them?" Natsu gasped.
"Yes. When you kiss them, you will have your answer."
"How will that give me an answer?"
"Because when you kiss someone, if there is something there, some form of feelings that mean something, then you will feel it. You will know."
"What will it feel like?"
"It will feel like being inside a storm cloud." Laxus interrupted. Ember's entire face turned red, and he put his hand on her lower back.
"Well, it might not feel exactly like that. It's different for everyone. But, it will be something like that. You will feel like you are on fire, your heart will race, your skin might tingle. Trust me, you will know." Ember smiled.
"I'm going to take your advice then. I trust you." Natsu nodded.
"Glad to hear it. Now get out!But hey, shut the light off first!" Ember laughed.
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"So you have a job for us today Master?" Erza asked, shoving cake into her mouth.
"Indeed. I am just waiting on some more of you kids to get here." Makarov nodded.
"Who are you sending?" Gray asked, sipping an ice water.
"You, Erza, Ember, Natsu, Gajeel, and Lucy." The Master answered.
"That's an interesting group. Gajeel?" Erza asked surprised.
"Well, Nasu and Ember have worked together, and now I need to see how Ember can work with Gajeel. It's important that the dragon slayers can work as a team. They are the most powerful that way." Makarov smiled.
"That actually makes sense. What exactly is the job?" Gray said.
"You all finally get to confront and defeat that wizard the Bone Crusher. The one Jellal told you about when you met Crime Sorciere in the woods. He's the one who can crush your bones without even touching you." Makarov laughed.
"How is that funny?" Gray yelled.
"Yeah old man, how is that funny?" Gajeel said, joining the table.
"It's really not. I'm just nervous." Makarov sighed.
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Natsu and Happy entered the guild hall and plopped down at the table. Natsu helped himself to a bite of Erza's cake, which caused her to smack him so hard he fell backwards. Gray and Gajeel laughed at him, but he got back up without a second thought about it. Seconds later Lucy showed up, and she seemed like she was in a good mood. She joined the table with smile, sitting next to Natsu as usual. Makarov was only waiting on one other person, and then he would repeat the mission to all of them at once.
Ember and Laxus walked through the door. They were talking about something that must have been hilarious because they were both laughing. Makarov's eyes got wide and then they lit up like a bunch of fireworks. Ember and Laxus walked over to him because they noticed him looking at them. Natsu saw them and his face turned red. This peaked Gajeel and Gray's curiosity, so they paid close attention to them as they talked to the Master.
"What is that ridiculous face old man?" Laxus laughed.
"Laxus…...Ember….." Makarov stammered, looking between the two of them. A smile reached across his face from ear to ear.
"Master, are you okay?" Ember asked.
"Laxus….does this mean, THAT I'M GOING TO GET GRANDKIDS?" Makarov freaked, his face so happy he looked years younger.
Ember's eyes bugged out of her head. Lucy snapped her neck to look at her. Natsu's face was still red. Gray spit out his water and Erza and Gajeel just laughed in shock.
"TO FAR GRAMPS! Getting a little ahead of yourself in your old age aren't you?" Laxus shouted at the old man.
"M-Master. I….don't even know what to say. We aren't even a couple." Ember blushed.
"What Ember? Seriously I will kill any asshole who tries anything with you. But yeah, no, we are not a couple!" Laxus yelled.
"Well in that case, I better not see any girls on your arm. But no, we are not a couple. Really." Ember nodded.
"Wow, way to get the old man's hopes up and then totally shoot him down." Gajeel snickered.
"Not a couple MY WRINKLY ASS! Get out of my face you good for nothing grandson, but Ember you stay here." Makarov yelled at Laxus, but talked calmly to Ember.
Laxus rolled his eyes at his grandfather and turned his back to him and everyone else at the table. He looked around the room really quickly and then quick as a flash gave Ember a kiss on the cheek. She smirked but tried not to acknowledge it further, Laxus making his way to the bar.
"Did he really just do that and think no one could freaking see it?" Gray laughed.
"He did. He definitely did." Gajeel nodded.
"Big ol bad boy Laxus. What an ass." Gray shook his head.
"You better watch it Gray. I think Ember could kick your ass. And we know Laxus definitely could." Erza laughed, giving Ember a smile and a wink. Ember smiled back.
"Anyways. Now that you are all here. Lucy, Natsu, Ember, Gajeel, Gray and Erza. You all have a mission today. The wizard Bone Crusher has been located, and it is your job to defeat him today. Good luck!" Makarov said with a huge grin, and then ran off to possibly go pester Laxus some more.
"The Bone Crusher? Isn't that the guy who can crush your bones without even touching you?" Lucy whimpered.
"That's the one." Erza nodded.
"Oh great, like I need more broken ribs." Ember laughed.
"Well, we have three dragon slayers on this mission. I don't think anyone will have any broken bones. We are going to take that asshole down!" Gajeel cheered.
"That's right! I'm going to turn him into toast! Then butter him!" Natsu cheered too, and him and Gajeel gave each other a high five. Then they went stone faced and turned away from each other.
"Are you prepared Happy?" Pantherlily, Gajeel's black cat with the scar over his eye, said to Happy.
"Aye! Team exceed AWAY! Except for Carla." Happy started the sentence excited, and then ended it sad.
"Well, we better get going then. If any of you are hungry grab something to eat that you can take with you." Erza said getting up from the table. Everyone else got up and collected whatever they needed in order to leave.
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"Now would be a good time to think of a strategy. We are almost there." Erza said, breaking the silence that had consumed the entire trip thus far.
"You're probably right Erza." Gray agreed.
"Okay, so we know this guy crushes bones. But we don't know how. So we have to assume that defense and outnumbering him is our main focus. Our defense has to be higher than ever. I'm going to save my Adamantium Armor for last, when I really need it. Because I am sure if he can crush bones he will have fun with a lot of my armor."
"I don't have armor, at all. What should I do?" Lucy asked.
"Well, none of you have armor actually. Your safest bet would be to stay out of his sight and use your spirits to attack him. If necessary, hide in Hologorium. He's a celestial spirit so the Bone Crushers magic probably won't get you in there." Erza answered.
"Sounds good." Lucy nodded.
"Gray, you should probably try to ice-make some armor. I don't know if you can or not, but it's worth a shot." Erza suggested.
"I never thought of that, but I am pretty positive I can do it. Good thinking Erza." Gray smiled.
"Gajeel, try to go into dragon force. Same with you Natsu. Your scales should be able to protect you, at least a little bit." Erza said to the two dragon slayers. "Ember, I won't suggest that of you, since no one knows what will happen. But don't hold back on your hellhound summoning okay? And as for Happy and Pantherlily, stay out of site. We cannot risk your tiny bones"
"Absolutely." Ember smirked.
"Aye!" Happy chirped and then flew high up into the air.
"As you say Erza." Pantherlily nodded and followed Happy.
"So that's it then. We are here." Erza said, and she stopped. She could already feel Bone Crushers magic power.
The entire group could sense it, or smell him, depending on which member. Erza re-quipped into her Purgatory armor, a jet black armor with high defense and large demon wings. Gray attempted to make himself armor made of ice, and he succeeded, Gajeel looked on in awe. Ember got her scythe ready, and Lucy tried to stay hidden like she was told. Gajeel and Natsu tried to summon dragon force, but they couldn't do it. Dragon Force usually wasn't accomplished by will alone. A high pitched and bone rattling cackle echoed all around them. They were surrounded by rocks and dirt and spaced out trees. They could not tell which direction the laughter was coming from. So they all huddled in a circle, their backs to each other, ready to attack at any moment.
A tall and muscular man, about the size of Elfman, jumped out of one of the trees. He landed perfectly on his feet and started walking towards the group. He kept flexing his hands, opening and closing them. A smile on his face that turned their stomachs. His eyes held nothing but craziness. He was gigantic, and a lunatic. He was terrifying.
"So you all thought armor would help you eh?" He said in a voice that sounded like nails being dragged across stone.
"Don't underestimate us." Erza scowled.
"We're Fairy Tail wizards! We don't lose!" Natsu yelled.
"Until….Waaahhhh" He started to talk but then suddenly fell into the ground, a hole opening up below him out of nowhere.
The wizards brought themselves to stand next to each other in a line, looking over at where Bone Crusher had just been standing. Virgo, Lucy's pink haired maid Celestial Spirit, popped out of the hole.
"Did I do good princess? Should I be punished?" She said in a monotone voice, a creepy look in her eyes.
"No Virgo you did great. You can go now." Lucy smiled.
The pink haired spirit disappeared back into the spirit world. Ember had never seen celestial spirit magic up close before. And in that moment she thought it was pretty cool. Weird, but cool.
Their attention was brought back to what was important when Bone Crusher pulled himself out of the hole. He was breathing heavily, and his eyes were a flurry of angry flames. He didn't even say anything this time, he just attacked, and it happened so fast that defense was impossible.
Erza's armor broke into a million pieces and fell around her. She had assumed that this could be possible, so she re-quipped into her Adamantium Armor quickly. Gray's ice armor shattered into splinters, falling to the ground like broken glass.
"Soon….that will be your bones." The Bone Crusher cackled maniacally.
Nastu let out a war cry and ran at the large wizard at full speed, Gajeel right behind him. Bone Crusher held both of his hands out in front of him and turned them opposite ways of each other, and then clamped them shut into fists. Natsu fell to the ground with a scream of agony, Gajeel suffering the same way soon after. Natsu grabbed at his foot, tears of pain gathering in the corner of his eyes. Gajeel grabbed his knee, pressing his face into the ground as he screamed.
"I think he broke every bone in my foot! WHAT THE HELL!" Natsu yelled.
"He got my knee. Shit this hurts so bad." Gajeel gasped.
Gray turned his arms into ice swords and began to charge, when he saw Bone Crusher raise his hands he made an ice shield. This did not help. The ice swords shattered and his wrists snapped. He fell to the ground in silence, the wind knocked out of him. He had never felt such pain in his life as the sudden snapping of his bones.
"GRAY!" Erza yelled. Anger took over and she began to run at the Bone Crusher. She had faith in her strongest armor.
Bone Crusher watched her as she came at him. He just smiled. When she was closer than five feet away and ready to swing he clapped his hands together and Erza went down with a blood curdling scream and instant tears. She fell flat on her face and didn't move. And she knew that both of her legs were broken. Her armor didn't do anything.
Ember summoned her Hell Fire attack and shot it at Natsu, hoping that by eating the fire he would have enough strength to get back onto his feet. With Erza down indefinitely with broken legs, and Gray unable to make ice with his wrists broken, Natsu was probably their only hope. She didn't have a way of powering up Gajeel, and Lucy had already summoned Hologorium and was hiding on the inside of his clock body.
Natsu caught the fire from the air with his mouth and gulped it down. Bone Crusher watched this and instead of targeting Natsu he targeted Ember. He looked straight at her, their eyes meeting.
"I sense that you had broken ribs not very long ago." The Bone Crusher snickered.
Ember gasped and before she could do anything she felt her ribs snap into pieces. She couldn't even scream, she just fell to the ground and passed out from the pain. Lucy screamed from inside Hologorium. She was crying, not knowing what to do. She knew that if she left her hideout, the second the Bone Crusher saw her, her would snap her in half. She cheered Natsu on from inside the clock.
"Go Natsu, you can beat him, she yells. " Hologorium said in a proper fashion.
Natsu got himself to his feet. Gajeel seeing this, and seeing his other comrades totally defeated and on the ground around him, starting to get up as well. He could handle a broken knee. They both ushered forward, their power radiating off of them. Bone Crusher just looked at them, a huge smile on his face.
Gajeel went to start an Iron Dragon Roar attack, but before he could even get enough breath in order to do it he felt his legs snap just like Erza , and he went down silently, passing out before he hit the ground. Natsu didn't hesitate, he ran full force at Bone Crusher. They made eye contact. Natsu's fire was about to touch the wizards face, and then his spine snapped. His breath came out in one large breath, and he folded to the ground. Not a muscle moved.
Lucy jumped out of Hologorium. "NATSSUUUU!" She screamed, tears streaming down her face in rivers. She didn't even remember where she was, she just needed to get to Natsu. She dropped on the ground next to him to make sure he was breathing. When she realized he was, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, putting her hands over her heart. She sat there and cried. She should have known that a broken spine couldn't kill a dragon slayer, but none the less when she saw it happen it felt as if the entire world stopped.
She saw a shadow appear over her. She started to shake. Slowly, she looked up, her eyes meeting the Bone Crusher's. He towered over her, looking like a giant. Her lip quivered, and it became hard for her to breath. She was hyperventilating and sobbing. She had never been so scared in her life. If he snapped her neck, she would die. She didn't want to die. "Please don't kill me" she whimpered. The Bone Crusher laughed loudly and closed his right hand into a fist, and then twisted it. Lucy screamed as every bone from her left foot up to her hip snapped. She screamed until her voice got hoarse and she couldn't scream anymore.
"I'm not going to kill any of you. I want Fairy Tail to see what I can do. I want the world to know what I can do. I want to put fear into the heart of every wizard, everywhere. And this will accomplish my goal." Bone Crusher said in a serious voice, no laughter, no cackling.
He looked around at his damage, proud of himself. Why any wizard would hunt down a wizard that could crush bones without touch was beyond him. In his mind they were all idiots. All big stupid fools. He let out one last big laugh, and then left the scene. The Fairy Tail wizards laid on the ground motionless. Thankfully Pantherlily and Happy had started flying back to the guild as soon as Erza's legs broke, knowing that their friends would need help.