Natsu is a bit OOC in this.


Chapter 2

The Edolas Guild Again

Natsu groaned as his stomach continued to turn and the feeling like he was going to hurl still lingered. The guild picked themselves up off the ground, talking and complaining amongst themselves after teleporting.

When Natsu's stomach calmed down and he became aware, he felt something lying on top of him. He slowly opened his eyes and looked down, only to be met with golden hair. At first Natsu thought it Lucy Heartfilia and he had the urge to stroke her soft hair, but then he remembered what had happened that day and was a little disappointed that it was Lucy Ashley lying on top of him.

"Hey Lucy ..." Natsu mumbled.

Lucy looked up at Natsu in confusion, still dazed from teleporting. But when she realised what situation and position she was she punched him in the face, causing Natsu to groan. Lucy rolled off Natsu and stood up, brushing herself off as she yelled, "is everyone OK?" and getting an answer of "yes" from the others.

Rubbing his aching jaw that he was was going to bruise badly Natsu stood to see that the guild members looked a bit shaken. Gray was still lying on his back on the ground, struggling to get up. Juvia standing far away from him and looked glad that he was too busy trying to get himself off the ground and not ogling her. Natsu Dragion was hiding underneath a table, shaking like crazy with massive eyes. Lucy stalked over to Levy who was recharging the teleporting device thing that she had somehow gotten to teleport without the use of magic.

"You're lucky that we got away in time bitch. It's your fault that the Kingdom is coming after us again," Lucy growled, pressing her forehead against the other girl's.

"Well excuse me for trying to find a way to move the guild without having to carrying it, whore!" Levy snapped. Both girls started throwing insults at each other and Natsu was sure a cat fight was going to start between them.

Natsu watched them in amazement from where he was sitting on top of a table. He was surprised about the relationship Lucy and Levy had in this world. They practically act how he and the Gray from his world acted with each other, except for the brawling and using magic on the other.

Looking over at the other Gray comforting his scared counterpart, Natsu realised that not only were their personalities reversed but some of the situations between them: whereas in Earthland Lucy and Levy were best friends they hated each other; Gray and himself had a huge rivarly they were close friends in this world; and lastly Gray was the one ogling Juvia from behind a pillar instead of the other way around.

"Hello Earthland Natsu!"

Natsu looked down to see the Edolas version of Romeo standing in front of him, arms behind his back and a massive grin adorning his face. Romeo was wearing something similar to Edolas Natsu (like how Earthland Romeo wore something similar to Earthlanf Natsu) but it was blue and the sleeves weren't adorned with flame designs, all of his belts were done up and his goggles were placed over his eyes and they were black.

"Oh, hey Romeo," Natsu grinned, ruffling the fourteen-year-old's hair.

"You know my name?" Romeo asked, seeming to be surprised.

"Of course, there's a Romeo in Fairy Tail in Earthland too."

"Really?" Romeo asked. "Is it true that Erza Knightwalker is a part of Fairy Tail too?"

"Yeah, but her name's Erza Scarlet."

"What about my parents?"

"Your father is but not your mother. Your parents are actually divorced."

"Really? They're so lovey dovy with each other it's annoying," Romeo shivers. "Like Alzack and Bisca before they got a divorce."

It turned out that Alzack and Bisca divorced at the same time they got married in Earthland.

Romeo tilted his head to the side and asked, "Do you know how you got to Edolas? I'm sure there're are no animas around no more."

Natsu sighed and looked down, his eyes shining with unshed tears.

"I don't know," Natsu admitted, rubbing his eyes. "I don't really remember what happened in Earthland; all I remember is that there was a war going on, we were battling against a really evil dark mage and when everything nearly ended, just when we were about to loose ... I was transported to Edolas."

Natsu was surprised when all the other guild members came up to him and gathered around him, asking about their own counterparts in Earthland and about others' counterparts.

"So, is Elfman a big cry baby in Earthland too?"

"Is Team Shadow Gear the strongest team in Earthland too?"

"How's Juvia-Chan doing?"

"Is Miss Cana a lady or does she know how to have fun?"

All the questions about his friends back home pained Natsu's heart. Natsu looked away, not noticing the tear running down his cheek. But the other guild members noticed.

"He's crying?! He's not so different from Elfman and our Natsu!" Jet and Droy exclaimed arrogantly.

"Shut up!" Natsu yelled, slugging both Jet and Droy in the jaw really hard that it sent them crashing into the opposite wall and causing it to crack underneath the impact. The guild were surprised by Natsu's strength. "I have no idea where my guild mates are or if they're even alive right now! I bet you'll be like this if you were the only one left in the guild after the rest were killed! They were all as badly injured as I was."

The guild stared at Natsu with wide eyes before their expressions turned sympathetic. Natsu didn't want their sympathy, he just wanted to know if his comrads were safe. Suddenly a babbling noise filled the air, sounding like someone was crying. And sure enough someone was crying, but it wasn't Elfman or Natsu Dragion but Gray.

"Oh, Earthland Juvia-Chan! I'm so sorry I never got to meet you!" Gray wailed, using one of his scarfs to wipe his eyes and blow his nose.

God, he is crying about the Juvia who actually loved the him that wasn't him, the guild thought.

Edolas Juvia scowled and turned away, wondering how her Earthland self could actually love that over-dressed man. Well, she actually did meet Earthland Gray and he had an impressive body. She wondered if Edolas Gray had the same impressive body, but she guessed she'll never know unless he stripped his clothes off.

Natsu tried his best not to burst out in tears like Gray but it was no use, the tears begun to fall down his cheeks hard. He covered his eyes to hide them and so that he wouldn't see the guild looking at him in sympathy.

Suddenly warm, strong arms embraced him and Natsu looked up to see Mira smiling at him, rubbing his back soothingly.

"It's OK, we understand what you're going through," Mira cooed.

This Mira acted the same as the Mira Natsu knew. Natsu felt like he was back in Earthland and the war with Zeref never happened and they were living yet another day in Earthland. Natsu let himself relax in Mira's arms and nodded. "I'll fix you something to drink. Would you like a strawberry milkshake? That's our Natsu's favourite."

"Urg ... I hate strawberry," Natsu shuddered, although he wouldn't want his Erza to hear that. "Can you get me a fire chocolate milkshake. Uh ... if you can make one that is."

The Edolas Fairy Tail guild's expressions went from sympathetic to a look of pure shock, confusion and fear. Natsu didn't want to know why they were feeling fear. Mira stared at Natsu with wide eyes before the kind smile that Natsu was so used to spread across her face.

"I'll see what I can do!" she says cheerfully, walking towards the bar.

Wendy walked over to Natsu and grabbed his hand.

"Come on, I have to attend to your wounds," she says as she pulled Natsu towards the infirmary, Lucy, Gray and Dragion behind them.

Wendy placed Natsu on one of the beds and walked to a medicine cabinet to get the first aid. Natsu looked around the infirmary, noting how much it looked nothing like an actual infirmary. It was just like the guild hall, resembling a jungle with vines covering the walls with mushrooms growing out of the ground which the Edolas locals used as seats.

"Alright, we need to find a way to get Dragneel back to Earthland," Lucy says, crossing her arms.

"Can you not call me Dragneel ... ouch! What the fuck is that stuff?" Natsu winced as Wendy pressed a cotton ball covered in a foul-smelling paste on a purpling bruise on Natsu's cheek.

"It's an ointment," Wendy answered, placing more ointment on the cotton ball and dabbing it across the bruise Lucy gave him on Natsu's chin. "Since we don't have magic anymore we had to create new things for aid and Levy invented this ointment for cuts and bruises and a tablet called panadol for pain."

Lucy tched. "That the only good thing that Levy has done for us. May I remind you that it was her fault that the Kingdom is coming after us again. We should just hand her over to Knightwalker since she's the real criminal."

"Lucy, we are a guild and we stick with each other," Wendy says, reaching for some bandages behind Natsu. But unfortunately for Natsu that meant that his face was pressed into her breasts. Natsu's cheeks heated up and he was surprised that he wasn't setting anything on fire. Natsu didn't know what to do in this kind of situation- hell, he's never had a woman's breats pressed into his face, even though he's seen Lucy naked before and even touched her boobs. Did he stay put or did he pull away? Well, they were soft ...

Wendy pulled away - finally, Lucy thought, as she felt herself getting jealous for some reason - and wrapped his arm up.

"Alright, we'll call you Salamander," Lucy says in annoyance. "And our Natsu would be called Fireball. Alright Fireball, go and get your car ready for our journey to find a way to Earthland."

"W-why am I coming?" Dragion squeaked.

"Because you're the one with the car idiot," Lucy snapped. Fireball shrieked and hid behind Gray, who was putting on some extra gloves.

"A-alright then," Dragion stuttered. "Uh ... my brother knows a lot about alternate universes and all that other stuff, so ... um ... I'll take you and Salamander there."

Natsu turned to Dragion with a questioning look. "You have a brother?"

"Y-yeah," Dragion stuttered. "Um, he lives far away even though he loves to be around people, but he can be a bit noisy."

"Actually, he doesn't shut up," Lucy sneered. "I've met Fireball's brother and I didn't really like him: he was even more overbearing than Gray."

I wonder if I have a brother too, Natsu thought. As soon as he met Dragion's brother he'll go searching for his own brother as soon as Zeref was dead and everything was settled down.

"Is he alright to go Wendy?" Lucy asked, a bit impatient.

"Sure, I guess so," Wendy shrugged, packing everything up and taking it back to its rightful place. "I don't know what you do in Earthland after getting some medical attention but try not to do too much brute work."

"Thanks Wendy," Natsu muttered, still blushing from having Wendy's dirty pillows in his face. It didn't help that he kept imaging her as the thirteen year old Sky Dragon Slayer he was used to back home.

"OK, let's go," Lucy snapped, heading towards the guild's exit, Dragion scurrying behind her.

"Lucy, wait, I have to drink the milkshake Mira made me!" Natsu called, hurrying over to Mira who was holding a milkshake glass full of chocolate milk with fire on top. Natsu took it from her and sucked the fire into his mouth, wincing at the chemical taste the fire had in Edolas but devoured it like he usually did. "Thanks Mira, but how did you get it on fire?" Natsu was curious.

"Oh, that was easy," Mira said cheerfully. "Because alcohol is flammable I put alcohol on top and set it on fire."

"Oh, that's what my Mira does," Natsu grinned.

"Really? Then you must get drunk all the time," someone says.

"Oh no, the fire burns the alcohol," Natsu shrugged.

"Eh?"

Lucy was beyond impatient. She wanted Earthland Natsu out of Edolas so that she wouldn't have to worry about him all the time.

Lucy jolted in shock at her own thoughts, her face heating up. Why would she worry about Natsu Dragneel? Sure, she worried about Natsu Dragion when he went out for drives in the days when the king was trying to have them killed but she knew she didn't have to worry about Dragion's Earthland counterpart. She saw his fight with King Jellal as the Great Demon Lord Dragneel and he looked fearful and horrifying when he was angry so she shouldn't be worried about him - Right? He was an idiot, Lucy told herself.

"Alright, I'm ready!" Natsu yelled, handing the empty glass back to Mira and running to the guild doors. Gray sat down on a chair and ogled Juvia. Lucy growled in frustration and stalked up to him, grabbing his gloved hand.

"Come on, you're coming with us Gray," Lucy growled, dragging the unwilling man towards the door. Juvia looked glade that he was leaving and she mentally thanked Lucy.

Holding his gloved hand up dramatically Gray declared, "I will wait for you, Juvia my love!"

Juvia scowled in annoyance.