Crimzon: Thank you all for your reviews, I'm so happy haha. Anyways, Master of the Hellish Yard no, actually I didn't notice until you pointed it out, haha. Emrick has the same build as, let's say, Gray. He aint all buff like , so yeah, please read, review and enjoy everyone! I OWN NOTHING!

~The Price to Remember~

~General POV~

Nora was in shock. Out of all the people they could have sent, it just had to be Emrick! She thought to herself.

It had been a long time since the two had seen one another. They used to be good friends, but that was in the past. Emrick took a good look at her and noticed the familiar dog tags around her neck. He chuckled to herself.

"You really think that Elliot is still alive?" he questioned. Nora felt herself twitch in response. Her teeth clenched as her memories flashed back to the last time he ever saw him.

"Shut up! What I do now is none of your business!" she snapped.

"Oh, but that's where you are wrong. It is my business," he sighed. All he really wanted to do was take care of his target then leave. Last thing he wanted to do was waste his time with an old friend. It was dead quiet and he noticed that Nora hadn't bothered to release all of her magic like he had. If she was really intending to fight him the way she was now, then she'd die on his first attack. It was then that he noticed her compose herself and chuckle.

"I thought you weren't the fighting type. Is that why you sent out Elizabeth and Theo first? The countdown didn't even start then . . . were you really that impatient?"

"They were only sent for recon. They weren't supposed to attack, but no matter. It's a shame they failed."

"That's only because I interfered. Did you really think they'd have a chance against me in battle?"

"Well, no. I didn't even know you were the one sent to protect the girl. Had it been any of the others then the outcome would have been different." He let out a sigh then slowly lifted off the ground and floated over to Nora's side. Though it seemed slow, to Nora it happened in a flash. He was floating off the ground a few inches with only a foot of space between them. Nora was frozen. Emrick looked closely at the dog tags and picked them up in his hand. He picked out the one with Elliot's name on it. "If only you'd let him go then you wouldn't have gotten involved in this." He sighed with a saddened expression.

"He isn't dead!" she snapped.

"Sure, just keep thinking that, because at this rate, that very thought will be the death of you." It was then that a slight glow came from his hand and formed a white sword with gold writing running up the blade. He raised it up into the air and was about to swing it down when she side stepped and jumped farther back.

"I don't want to fight you, Emrick."

"Well, that's a shame because you don't have much of a choice." He dashed forward with his sword raised. Nora jumped back and started running in the direction of the guild. If I had to fight him, it wouldn't be in this kind of area. There wasn't much room and too many civillians in the way. There was plenty of open space in front of the guild. She thought.

She was only half way towards the guild with Emrick on her tail. She was feeling out of breath running at full speed. All that was keeping her going was the adrenalin.

"Why don't you release your full power?" yelled Emrick. No . . . not now. I don't want to resort to that . . . at least not yet.

"Iron fist . . ." I heard Emrick mumbling. Ah shit. She picked up the pace and just when the guild comes into view, he called out his attack. ". . . of the Spirit Dragon!" out of reflex, she looked over her shoulder and saw a surge of white and gold energy surge from his arm and striking her in the gut. The impact was so powerful that Nora couldn't stand her ground. She went flying into the air only to land into the ground directly in front of the entrence of the guild.

It took her a moment to see where she was exactly and slowly got to her feet. From where she landed to where she was now, there was a good fifteen feet fissure from the impact. There were multiple cuts running up and down her back and could feel the warm blood seeping through her shirt.

"Fight seriously, Nora." she noticed a crowed start to form around the entrence of the guild. She stood up straight and started to unlock the magic she'd hidden deep within her . . . the magic she dared not use.

"You know, I really didn't want to do this . . . but you leave me no choice!" Nora clasped her hands together as a green aura made an outline around her body. Her hair began to change in color. From a silver to an emerald green. Scales started to run down in patches on her cheeks, down her neck and arms. Dark green leaves started to surround her in a vortex until they started forming wings on her back. A multitude of gasps echoed among the crowed.

~With Natsu, Gray, Wendy, & Erza~

The four had heard loud crashes coming from outside and when they noticed everyoe gathering to see, they got up from their table and followed.

"What's going on?" questioned Gray to one of the other guild members.

"That new girl, Nora. She's fighting some strange guy." Knowing full well who the guy could be, they bolted for the entrence. Natsu was the first of them to see her. The amount of magic pressure gave him a slight headache. His eyes widened in shock at her appearance. Her hair changed color and she had wings.

"What the –"

~Nora's POV~

(A/N: I ABSOLUTLY SUCK AT FIGHT SCENES . . . I CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH)

I felt familiar eyes staring at me. I looked over my shoulder and there were Natsu and the others. In his mind, he's probably completely lost . . . I don't blame him. He doesn't know what the true power of a Dragon Slayer is. Igneel probably never told him and honestly, I don't blame him for not telling Natsu. For the moment, I ignored the watching eyes and paid more attention to Emrick who had already started charging my way. I stood there, not bothering to move. He had his sword raised, ready to pierce me. I raised out my right arm as the scales on it began glowing, slowly transforming my arm into a dragon's claw. I grabbed the blade then broke it in half. Tossing it aside, I grabbed Emrick by his arm and tossed him into the air. He quickly caught himself by spreading his wings. I spread mine as well and flew up after him. He charged forward and disappeared only to reappear behind me. He attempted a kick only for me to grab his leg with my clawed hand and swung him towards the ground. Just before he impacted, he stopped himself and took a deep breath.

"Great roar of the Spirit Dragon!" His dragon roar came at me like a burst of energy. Before it could hit me, I folded my wings over me, protecting me.

"You call that a Dragon Roar?" I chuckled. He sneered at my taunting. I stayed in my spot in the sky and took a deep breath.

"Great roar of the Earth Dragon!" The burst of energy taking the form of a whirlwind of leaves hit him, causing him to make a crater in the ground, but he was still on his feet.

"Im getting bored with this," he murmured. I noticed his left arm changing and became what my right one was. A sly smile spread across my face as I figured out what he was planning. The way our arms are, this attack was always stronger.

"Iron fist . . ." he murmured.

"Iron fist . . ." I repeated.

"of the Spirit Dragon!"

"of the Earth Dragon!" He jumped up into the air after me as I swooped down after him. Arms were both held back until we got closer and both our fists collided. The impact caused an explosion that shot us both in separate directions. I fell to the ground and slid back on my feet. Emrick did the same, but had gotten pretty far from the guild. I noticed him getting ready for another attack. Before he could do anything, I slapped my hands on the ground and dug my nails into the dirt.

"Nullifying Roots!" dozens of thick roots shot up and surrounded the area around Emrick. Knowing he wouldn't be able to move, I walked over.

"You're finished." I told him only for him to laugh.

"Is that what you think?" he questioned. I raised an eyebrow until I saw something glowing around his feet. "We'll meet again . . . Nora." The circle around his feet began to glow a bright gold as his smile widened.

"Transportation!" and just like that, his body began to vanish and he was gone. Seconds passed and I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked over and saw Erza there with a worried expression. Natsu, Gray and Wendy were close behind her. I let out a sigh as the votex of leaves surrounded me and my appearance became normal.

"You have a lot more to explain to us," was all Erza said before felt myself collapse to the ground. As darkness consumed me, one name came to mind . . . "Elliot."

Crimzon: . . . I don't like what I did with this chapter, but next one will be more interesting . . . hopefully. You'll see a little more into Nora's past and some other stuff that I cant think of at the moment. Um, I like how absolutly no one has asked who the hell Elliot is so can anyone think of who he might be? Remember, the obvious answer isnt the correct answer.

Happy: That's confusing.

Crimzon: . . . Its supposed to be.