"I might know where Levy is! "
This small line was enough to change the entire atmosphere in the room. Gray, who was in front of Natsu, took a step back and widened his eyes. His teammates ended their lamenting and shifted their heads in Natsu's direction. Soon, the whole guild was looking at the dragon slayer with a mixture of confusion, anticipation and shock in their expressions.
"What are you talking about Natsu!? "
When the moment of silence following the revelation ended, Erza quickly stepped forward and placed her hand on Natsu's shoulder. Prompting him to turn in her direction. Her eyes were opened widely while she was impatiently waiting for a response.
"You mean…!? "
As if pondering the whole time, Happy suddenly shouted out, seemingly convinced he knew what his friend was about to say.
"Mhm! What Alex was talking about. "
"Alex!? "
Hearing the name of the black haired teen, Lucy jumped from her seat with a question on her mind. Seeing her react that way, Natsu nodded confirmingly and continued explaining.
"Just when we were about to deliver the tent to his place, a huge explosion happened." He was talking while gesticulating with his hands.
At the mention of the word explosion, all mages familiar with Alex let out silent gasps. Even in the midst of everything that was happening, for a split second, the saiyan's wellbeing being jeopardized took priority in their minds. And even those that weren't around when he broke all eating related records in the guild. Hearing about such events happening in close proximity to their town was frightening.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN EXPLOSION!? IS ALEX ALRIGHT?" Lucy, who has moved in front of Natsu in the meantime, shouted loudly. Her voice was filled with genuine worry. Next to her, she was joined by the guild mates that were sitting alongside her a moment ago. With faces matching the one Lucy was making. The matter of Levy's whereabouts was still the most pressing, but they still felt concern for what apparently happened to the saiyan. The feeling of being indebted to him for when he saved Lucy was still lingering in their chests. Not to mention the fact that they did something terrible to him just a few hours ago. Even Wendy and Juvia who haven't really spoken to him felt the same. The petite girl especially. While standing beside her friends, the face Alex made upon seeing her came back to her mind.
"Well… The place was all crushed and burnt up. And he was bandaged, so he probably was hurt. But besides that, he was alive and kicking when we left." The words that came out of the dragon slayer's mouth calmed the atmosphere surrounding him a bit. But that only caused the interest of the crowd to shift back to Levy.
"So what does that have to do with Levy?" Gray asked. All of Fairy Tail narrowed their eyes and focused their ears.
"When we were going back… he said something. He said that if anything happened, Babylonia was the place to look." Natsu clenched his fist when he finished. However, the overall tenseness that built up was gone in a moment. A rather lackluster reaction.
"That's it!?"
A voice resounded from the crowd of mages.
"You idiot! That's the big clue you've got? What proof do we have that that's where those scumbags are hiding?" Gray slammed his palm to his forehead and closed his eyes. He was visibly irritated.
Next to him, Erza placed her fingers on her chin.
"Certainly, this explosion is likely unrelated. So there is no proof that he was talking about Rusalka when he mentioned Babylonia."
"Does it have to be unrelated though? I mean, there had to be a reason for the explosion. Maybe he came across the rookies and fought?" Wakaba joined in on the discussion after Erza had finished.
"Impossible. We should've already been after Blitztank at that time. Not to mention that they are highly skilled mages. There's no way he could've fought them and stayed alive." Freed offered his view on the situation.
The general consensus was that the info they got was on shaky legs. Natsu however, didn't feel that way. He listened to all the complaints annoyed before letting out his voice.
"WHO CARES IF THERE'S NO PROOF!? THIS IS THE ONLY CLUE WE'VE GOT! INSTEAD OF BUSTING OUR BRAINS THINKING ABOUT IT, WE SHOULD BE RUNNING THERE IMMEDIATELY!"
As he shouted his lungs out, the pink haired turned around and went for the door. His mind intent on going to Babylonia right now.
"Natsu! Wait!"
Lucy stretched out her right hand as if reaching for the mage. Oddly though, he stopped at the first mention of his name. Then, he turned around. On his face were signs of embarrassment.
"Does anyone know where this Babylonia is?"
...
His words left the rest speechless.
"Natsu… Babylonia is one of the biggest tourist centers of the kingdom. How do you not know about it?" Happy, who was silent for a while now, asked his friend while face palming.
"Shadupp'… Never even heard of it."
The mage was blushing. But it was at that moment that the doors of the guild opened. Not expecting it, the pink haired mage turned to take a look. At the entrance, with his arms stretched out and holding onto the giant doors, Gajeel was standing with a straight face.
The two dragon slayer's gazes met. Not too long ago, they were fighting, so Natsu was a bit on edge. However, he knew the reason behind Gajeel's actions now, so he was a bit sympathetic.
"So Levy might be in Babylonia? "
A single question left his lips. Not flustered even for a bit, Natsu kept the same expression and answered with a simple "Yeah… "
All of a sudden, the edges on Gajeel's mouth widened and a confident smirk emerged.
"Gihihi… So what are we waiting for? Let's go Salamander! I'll take you there right now!"
Seeing the smirk on his guild mate's face, Natsu answered with a matching expression.
"I knew you would say that. All right, let's get those bastards! I'm already getting fired up." He clenched his right fist and collided it with the palm on his left arm.
"Wait just a moment!"
As if to intentionally ruin the positive mood that started, a loud feminine voice was heard. The duo of dragon slayers turned with annoyance obvious on their faces. On the end of their gazes, Lucy was standing with a set face.
"You seriously didn't think we would let you go alone, did you?" Her expression changed into a wry smile. Behind her, Erza, Gray Wendy and the rest stepped forward.
"Jeez… I guess I have no choice…" Gray placed his hand atop his head and started scratching through his hair.
"If Gray-sama is going, then Juvia is coming as well!" Juvia declared with her eyes in the shape of hearts.
"I-I'll go too!" With a voice that lacked the conviction of the others, Wendy decided to join in as well. Next to her, Carla turned to look at her. Her face was portraying absolute shock. She stayed silent until now, but she was strongly against the idea of following the path suggested by Alex.
"Aye! It's settled then! We're all going!" Happy summoned his wing and flew all the way to Natsu's head.
Lastly, Erza made a small smile and turned in the other direction.
"You heard it master. If this info really ends up bearing fruits… I'll make it my duty to bring everyone back safely! Including Levy!"
As her voice resounded through the guild hall, everyone turned to look up at the second floor where Master Makarov was standing. The elderly man had an indifferent look on him. Then he opened his mouth as if to say something.
"Make sure everyone gets back! You brats!" When he finished, the whole guild started trembling from the loud roars.
"You bet Gramps! They won't know what hit them!"
…..
"Levy McGarden. It's been a long time coming, but I'm delighted to see you. Welcome to Rusalka!"
With the calm and confident tone that he was known for, the mayor of Babylonia, Bosco Goodwill greeted Levy. Timid at first, Levy needed time to take in everything that happened in this short span of time. After she calmed down for a bit, she fired a glowering gaze at the leader of Rusalka.
"I don't remember joining you."
As her voice left her mouth the air around the room grew heavier. The quintet of mages that were bowing down all raised their heads simultaneously. Some showed shock, some bewilderment, and some showed absolute rage at the thing they just heard. Oddly though, the person who the words were aimed at didn't seem angered about it. Just the opposite, a small smirk etched itself on his face. On the other side of the room, the remaining super rookie, Orlando leaned on the closest wall. Seemingly completely uninterested in everything that was going on.
"You wench… A line like that can cost you your life around here. While you're here, you will show respect to master Goodwill."
The first to react was Liliana. Her gaze was fixated at the Fairy Tail mage. There was no clear indicator of her feelings visible on her face. But the tone she was speaking in was as cold as a glacier. It was in complete contrast to the person who was cheerfully flirting with men a few moments ago.
"I agree Miss Lilliana. But she is not the only one being disrespectful here."
Uwe was the next to say something. He turned his head to look at Orlando.
"And what do you think you're doing Orlando? Just standing there like this has nothing to do with you. HOW DARE YOU NOT BOW DOWN TO MASTER GOODWILL!?"
A loud shriek resounded through the ancient throne room. The rest of the super rookies didn't seem to object to the change in his tone, obviously agreeing to his statement. But Orlando just kept at it. Not even bothering to open his eyes in acknowledgement. Even more infuriated by the fact, Uwe stood up with the intention to teach him a lesson.
"Stop."
A silent, almost nonexistent call was all that it took to stop this skirmish from escalating. At the sound of his beloved master's voice, Uwe turned to look at him. A cold gaze was staring back at him. Almost immediately, the super rookie returned to his primal position and lined up with the rest of his friends.
"I remember telling you this once before. But the fact that you bow down the moment you see me isn't obligatory. As flattering as it is, I never asked you to do this, so berating Orlando for not doing it is out of the question." Goodwill returned to his usual facial expression while speaking.
"Did I make myself clear?"
Never has Levy seen someone make such a calm face while at the same time giving out such a dangerous aura. Uwe slammed his face to the ground in an apologetic manner and ousted an unconvincing "Yes".
Having resolved the unforeseen event, Rusalka's leader turned his attention back to Levy. She took a step back, but kept her confident demeanor.
"I do hope you like the clothes I gave you. They might not be what kids these days prefer, but I couldn't have you walking in those ragged clothes you came in with." Completely ignoring the retort the blue heard gave, Goodwill continued with the small talk. Taken aback, Levy stopped for a moment, but after that she refused for this charade to go on.
"I don't know what you're hoping to accomplish…" She started, gaining the attention of her interlocutor.
"I don't know what you want me to or what's going to happen to me. But know that no matter what happens from now, you will have the world's most dangerous guild at you tail. I probably don't seem like much of a threat talking here alone, but Fairy Tail won't rest until they get me back. No matter what kind of an army you have or how strong those mages are that you have bowing down to you, nothing you have can come close to Fairy Tail!"
Levy stood firm with her determination overflowing. She didn't smirk or laugh confidently, her expression stayed the same, but the strength of her words were more than enough to get her point through.
And as a result of that, the five rookies were livid. Ready to go as far as to kill her. The only thing keeping them from jumping at her was Goodwill's raised hand. And her words had seemingly even affected him. The constantly calm man was now donning and indifferent expression. Which didn't indicate that he was angered, but to get him to this stage was still quite the feat. Even Orlando raised an eyebrow from curiosity.
But the indifference soon returned to calmness.
"How wonderful it must be to have such confidence in your friends! And don't worry, I know enough about Fairy Tail to believe your words. You lot have completed so many praiseworthy feats. Without a doubt, Fairy Tail is an opponent that even the most confident mage would fear."
Levy raised an eyebrow. A sudden barrage of praise is something she didn't expect. Then, Goodwill continued.
"I myself must admit, whilst our goals reach as far as the sky, we are still at the starting point. A full on battle against Fairy Tail might be a bit too much for us at this stage. But we want to rise to the top. Above the kingdom, above the continent, above the world. With Babylonia as its capital, we want to unite the whole world under our rule. To do that, we have to fight all the established rules and orders. We have to fight the council and in the end even Zeref and Acnologia. In comparison to all that, Fairy Tail seems like an ant ready to be stamped on by our ambitions."
He finished his speech with raising his arms above. A sight that caused the rookies to lift themselves from the ground and gaze at the man in awe.
Levy however, wasn't impressed.
"And you need me to do that?"
"Indeed. To go as far as we're planning, we need power. And that power can be acquired with the help of an ancient text that lies in this palace. But that text needs to be translated. I have searched all around to find someone suitable for the job. Everything that I learned ultimately lead to you. Thus I have to ask you? Will you offer your cooperation? You can at least take a look while the guild mates you're expecting arrive. No?""
He offered his hand to her and then continued.
"Which reminds me… You still haven't asked about Cana and Levy."
Those words caused the blue haired to freeze in her place. She took a step forward and shouted.
"CANA! LILLY! WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? WHY DIDN'T YOU HELP THEM?" Levy turned her attention to Dante. The person in question just turned his head, refusing to look at her.
"You have no reason to worry. They have been treated and are recovering."
Goodwill was the one to answer her questions.
"Dante really did gave them some grave injuries. Please be kind enough to forgive him."
A big beaming smile showed itself on his face.
"You have to wonder though. What could he do to Jet, Droy and Lucy or…. Gajeel maybe?"
….
With a single sentence, all the determination that had built up in her body vanished. Her face turned pale and sweat started falling from her forehead.
"How do you…"
"How do I know their names? You might not know this, but my researching skills are no laughing matter. I even know where they live, what their tendencies are and…. That they are precious to you. Precious enough that their tragic deaths would be too much of a burden for you to handle. Especially if you declining to assist us leads to those events."
As Rusalka's leader was going on with his talk, Levy's breathing grew more and more inconsistent. In the end she stopped breathing at all. With an empty look on her, she gazed at the man.
"Oh… But don't let that fact affect your decision."
"I…"
Her voice timid, her determination completely gone, she resigned herself.
"I'm very sorry, but I couldn't hear you well. Would you mind repeating what you were going to say?" Goodwill asked with his calm and melodic voice. As a result, Levy gritted her teeth.
"I'll do what I can to help"
Her head looked down while she spoke unwillingly.
"Tremendous. Everyone! Please clap your hands to commemorate Levy agreeing to help us."
As soon as Goodwill finished, the super rookies with the exception of Orlando, started clapping their hands cheerfully.
"Now Orlando, would you be so kind as to show Levy on what she will be working on?" With a single shout, the man on the throne ordered the, until now, uninvolved teen. Without as much as an Ok, he just moved away from the wall he was leaning on and approached Levy.
"Let's go. I'll show you the way."
He just passed her by and continued walking. Confident that she got the message. And she did. Without any kind of opposing, she followed him.
….
Inside a dark passageway that was leading to the upper level of this ancient building, Orlando and Levy were walking. The Fairy Tail mage was surprised at just how big this complex was. But that was nothing in comparison to just how old it all seemed. The architecture was ancient. It was, as if she was walking inside a millennial palace.
With her thoughts focused on what Goodwill told her, Levy was slowly following the hurried pace Orlando was walking in.
"Why are you doing this? What does ruling over everything bring you? What's so fun about it?" After keeping quiet for the whole time, the blue haired finally broke the silence. However, the man in front of her didn't seem in the mood to answer. But that didn't stop Levy from pressing him with her questions.
"You talk about fighting the council like its nothing, even saying that you'll eventually fight Zeref and Acnologia. Just what is this power you're talking about? There's no way you just stumbled your way upon something like that." Not expecting a response this time, Levy kept going on. To her surprise, Orlando decided to humor her.
"You're asking the wrong person."
Taken aback, Levy wasn't sure what he meant. But before she could muster up another question, he continued.
"What does ruling over everything bring you? It brings nothing to me. I don't care about Goodwill and his ambitions. And I certainly don't care about those fools eating every word he serves them."
"Then why…"
Just when she was about to ask Orlando about his reasons, the silver haired teen stopped advancing and turned towards her. Levy was so focused on the things her guide was talking about, that she didn't notice the big hole in the wall in front of them. The hole was a result of someone breaking through it. She thought inside her mind, why would they desecrate history by breaking such an ancient building?
"We're here. Inside this wall is the text you need to translate."
With this, Orlando started going back. But he stopped midway.
"If there's anything you need, just go to Goodwill. He'll provide you with anything you require." After finishing what was on his mind, he continued walking the path back.
Now alone, Levy stared at the super rookie's back for a while before entering the darkened hole in the wall. Upon entering, she couldn't see anything so she quickly drew the letters for Light in the air. From her hands, the word LIGHT took flight and illuminated the place. Now that she was seeing more clearly, Levy inspected her surroundings. It seemed that the hole was made to open some kind of secret passage. Still, she couldn't see the text she was supposed to be translating. Then, she turned the light to a wall inside. After taking a look, she widened her eyes. Quickly, she started drawing more and more words. All of them were for Light. Soon the whole room was lit with Levy donning a shocked expression in the middle. The whole wall was covered in letters, but what was even more impressive was the drawing. A huge serpent like dragon with seven orbs around him.
…
Night was already in its fullest. With the clock fast approaching midnight. Back at the guild, or the infirmary to be precise, a brown haired beauty was slowly awakening from her slumber. It was, of course Cana.
At first, after opening her eyes, she was confused. A strong headache was keeping her from remembering what she was doing there. To her left, a large barrel of water was attached to some kind of hose. The other end of the hose was taped to her mouth. Gently, she removed it. While getting back up, she felt the dryness in her mouth and wished for a cold beer.
"Are you awake Cana?" A strong but silent voice sounded itself. When Cana turned to look, she found Panther Lily lying on a bed across the one she was lying in. He was in his normal, smaller form with bandages covering the majority of his body.
"Lily!? What happened to you?" Her throat was experiencing severe pain while talking, but that didn't stop her. Her guild mate however, answered with silence. Confused, Cana tried to get up, but she couldn't find the strength.
"Don't be hasty! Your body might have returned to normal, but you're not yet ready to get up." The exceed shot a serious expression at her with a demanding tone in his voice.
Hearing that, she stopped trying and settled for a sitting position. Placing her right hand on her forehead, she tried organizing her thoughts.
Then, it struck her like lightning. Everything came back. The bout with Dante, Lily being beat…. And ultimately, the feeling of her throat being pressed by Dante.
"Did Levy….?"
With an empty face, she spoke just two words. Just in case, she tried asking. But the feeling of knowing the answer stopped her.
The moment that followed was filled with complete silence. Silence that was soon interrupted with a sorrowful groan. One groan became two, and soon the card mage started crying.
On Lily's face, two teardrops were falling.
"Gajeel… Please bring Levy back."
…..
"Troia! Troia!"
It was already tomorrow. The usual team Natsu, accompanied with Gajeel and Juvia had set out to bring Levy back from Rusalka's captivity. After taking a long train ride, Wendy was chanting her Troia spell on Natsu who was suffering the usual symptoms of motion sickness. She had already finished her treatment of Gajeel.
"Get over it Salamander! We don't have all day!"
Gajeel was fidgeting in his place while looking angrily at his fellow dragon slayer. Everyone was ready to continue while the pink haired was getting his treatment.
"Although you were in the same pinch just a moment ago…"
With a sigh, Lucy retorted. Having three of her friends shouting how they're going to hurl for the majority of the long ride really tired her out. In the meantime, Wendy had finished and Natsu was back to his usual cheerfulness.
"Aaaaaaaaa… Wendy you're a lifesaver." With a beaming smile on him, he faced the girl.
"T-There's no need to thank me Natsu-san." Obviously flattered, she averted her gaze shyly. To her right, Carla was standing with a distant look on her. Happy was observing her the whole time.
"Now that everyone is ready, let's continue going onward." Erza took the helm and started walking the paved road they were on.
Right now, they were in a nearby town to Babylonia. The town in question was more like a village in size, but nevertheless qualified to be called one because of its population.
"Still, it's quite the bother having to walk from here." Juvia, who was clinging to Gray said with a sigh.
"Do you really need to be so close?" Annoyed, the ice making mage tried his best to push her away from him.
"There's no helping it. After all, there is no railroad that runs all the way to Babylonia." Erza said while looking forward focused.
And she was right. The town of Babylonia didn't have a train station. It was a town situated on the southern part of the kingdom with a rich culture in trading. In ancient times, all the neighboring townspeople would go to Babylonia to buy necessities such as salt and fruits. They would even do business with the Alvarez Empire. But, it was most known for the old architecture. Since those times, no new buildings have been built nor have the old ones crumbled. It was like a town stuck in time. Something tourists were loving. Soon, tourism replaced trading as the main income of the townspeople. And in the middle of the town, serving as the main selling point, was the ancient palace build for the Babylonian duke. After that, the town's mayors started using it.
"Have you ever been here Erza?"
Wondering about where she got her knowledge, Lucy inquired her friend.
"Just once, I had a job here so I took the opportunity to see the town for myself."
The small talk between women continued forward from that point. Not in the least interested in the rambling was Gajeel. He was just walking with his mind focused on the mission. There was no proof that the info was correct so they went with just a few people rather than the whole guild. But something in him was telling him that Levy was nearby.
Another individual that wasn't paying attention was Carla. But her reasons were completely different. That vision of hers. So far, she hasn't shared the content of it with her friends. In her mind, she was cursing herself for it. This whole trip left a heavy feeling of uneasiness in her. Because it was suggested by the man in her vision.
"Carla…"
A sound woke her up from her thought. When she turned around, she saw Happy looking at her with a worried face. All this time, he knew something was wrong with her, but decided against asking her. Until now.
"Something has been bothering you for a while now. Hasn't it?" As he spoke, the rest of the gang turned their attention to their conversation.
At first, Carla intended to play a fool. But looking at Happy now, she knew he wouldn't fall for that. Especially since she was well aware that he noticed her odd behavior ages ago.
Instead, she relaxed her shoulders and looked at Wendy. Her friend returned the gaze with a worried expression of her own.
"Is everything alright Carla?"
The face that Wendy made was the catalyst that made her drop her act. After taking a long breath, she finally spoke.
"This trip…. Babylonia… Is it really what we should be doing?" That question made everyone look at her with bewilderment.
"What are you saying Carla?" Natsu took a step forward. He narrowed his eyes and shot a glare at the small feline.
"No… Rather than asking if we should be doing this. Should we trust the words of that man?" Carla raised her head. She now dropped all the masks that she forced upon herself and was talking the exact thing that was on her mind.
Now, her guild mates started looking amongst themselves. Unsure about how to react to her words, they just kept quiet awkwardly. But Natsu wasn't one that would stop there. And Lucy as well, she stepped forward and looked at her angrily.
"And why shouldn't we trust him!? He's the guy who saved Lucy!" Natsu was the first amongst the duo to voice himself. And it didn't take long for Lucy to join in on it.
"Where's this coming from all of a sudden Carla?"
The exceed stopped for a moment before answering. She clenched her small paws. She was soaked in sweat. More and more pressure was filling her chest, until finally…
"I…..I-I HAD A VISION!"
….
As soon as the shout left her lungs, the scene grew silent. When Carla opened her eyes, she saw all the shocked faces looking at her.
"A vision? Why didn't you say something sooner!?"
Erza yelled with her anger apparent on her face. And the rest joined her. Similar questions spoken in a similar tone echoed through the area.
"It's just… This is the only clue we have about Levy…. And more than being worried… I really want to save her." Tears started flowing from her cheeks.
As soon as they heard her agonizing cries, the anger they felt vanished and instead came sympathy. After all, this how they all felt. Wendy approached her friend and gave her a reassuring hug. After feeling the warmth of the girl's touch, Carla buried her face in her bosom where she continued sobbing.
"The vision, what was it about?" Lucy kneeled down and petted the exceed. On her face, a warm, beautiful smile was resting. Behind her, the rest of the group, except for Gajeel who had seemingly vanished, gave the same smiles to her.
After witnessing the support she was given, Carla's sobbing stopped and she answered.
"It was just destruction… He was destroying everything around him. I've never seen anything like it. The magnitude of it…. And what's worse… That grin on his face while he was doing it… It was creepy as hell. In the end, he said something in the lines of: by the time the sun rises, only one of us will be drawing breath."
Her words caused a beam of sweat to form on Lucy's forehead. She wasn't sure how she felt about that. Sure, Alex wasn't the friendliest person, but something like this?
She stood up and turned her head around. All of her friends shared a similar expression. Was Alex really that dangerous?
"Hey! What's keeping you slowpokes!?" Some distance away, a scornful question was asked.
At the end of the road they were walking on was a small hill. And on top of that hill was Gajeel.
"We're here…"
He gazed upon the panorama. Below them, was the town of Babylonia.
….
Coincidentally, just above the 'Rescue Levy group', another individual was observing the panorama.
"I'm finally here…"
A long and weary sigh left his lungs. All this time, he followed the Fairy Tail mages in the hope of facing Goodwill once again. And it was a long ride by his standards.
At first, Lucy had seemingly forgotten one of her keys so the group had to take another train. Then, the worryingly slow speed this world's vehicles were reaching kept him from going the pace he was hoping for. Not to mention he had to watch for any curious eyes watching the flying person in the sky.
"Never have I seen a more incompetent group of beings gathered in one place. They came to rescue their comrade? Just taking that ride without losing anybody should already be the maximum of their capabilities. Makes you wonder how this species lasted for so long."
Another sigh left his mouth. This time it was accompanied with his palm slamming into his face. But just a small moment later, the focused and cold gaze on his face returned.
"This energy signature…. That worm is inside the palace."
His eyes observed the town below him. In the middle of the lively place, a large complex was immediately grabbing his attention from the height he was looking from.
It was the famed Namu palace. An extremely tall building in rectangular shape. Around it, four large stone pillars stood, serving as some kind of prop. Looking from above, the building was split into multiple sections with the majority of it open. On what seemed to be the first level, a large garden decorated the complex. Then, from what Alex could see, the level above served as some kind of ceremonial courtyard. What followed after were workshops and shrines. All in all, it seemed more like a socio economic institution then a place where a ruler would live.
Then his sight shifted to the center. It was completely closed off with only a few windows where the rooms were situated. It was in contrast from the rest so it didn't take long for him to realize that the throne room was likely there.
"Playing the ruler eh? How amusing. So you think you're on the top of the food chain? Well, sorry to be the one to bring it to you. But a new beast has entered the fray. A beast that you of all people have angered."
With a wide grin on him, Alex started stretching his arms and shoulders. Then he looked at his clothes. He was still in the same state from when the explosion in the forest occurred. His torso visible, with only the bandages he used to cover the symbol on him. His pants were ragged and torn, with his decency barely intact. And even worse than that, the long trip must've made him hungry. The growling of his stomach was now reaching notes he never knew it could reach.
"I could make use of this trip in more ways than one. It's not like the worm is going to flee without me noticing."
He raised his head and looked at the sun.
"If what the old man was saying about this place is true… Then I might…"
While pondering inside his mind, the grin from before returned. But this time it had another shade in it. A bemused one. With a final stretch, he started descending.
"This trip could end up being more fruitful than I anticipated."
The pressure around him rose in amplitude as he was reaching higher momentum. Babylonia grew closer and closer until it was one landing away. He shifted his position and prepared his legs for landing. Huge clouds of dust were rising, catching the citizens off guard. While covering their eyes from the dust, Alex had already landed and started going his way. So when they looked to see the cause for such an event, they had nothing to see. Confused at first, the townsfolk soon returned to their usual business.
"Fresh apples! Plums! Pears! Get your load while it's still here!"
"Fish! Freshly caught fish!"
Walking on a road which seemed to be the main square, Alex was surrounded by numerous booths filled with merchandise. Somehow, he found himself at the city bazar. While the teen was scouting the perimeter, the sound of the sellers angling for customers caught his attention. Especially since the mention of food made it difficult for him to suppress his hunger. Finally succumbing, he turned to look at one booth. It was filled to the brim with delicious looking fruits.
"Hey!"
A loud call stopped him from his daydreaming. Raising his head, he stared at the man selling the goods.
"Get lost! I have nothing to sell to a hobo like you!"
Apparently repulsed by the saiyan's appearance, the seller started waving his hand, telling him off. The first reaction Alex made was a look filled with bewilderment. Then, a huge vein popped on his forehead. A hostile glare directed towards the man followed.
"What? You angry or something? Get that ugly face out of here! You're scaring my customers!"
The seller decided to take a more direct approach in his intent. His tone of voice became threatening, and from his pocket emerged some kind of small knife. Cleverly hidden so the rest of the customers wouldn't see it.
Seeing the weapon, Alex exhaled a large portion of air from his lungs and visibly deadpanned.
Then however, a small smirk showed itself on his face. He closed his eyes happily and stood like that.
"If that's how y…..UGHHH!"
The enraged seller went forward with the intent to stab Alex. Next thing that happened was the poor guy's face slamming into his booth. A loud tremor and the sound of wood breaking caught the attention of the bystanders. Various fruits started rolling on the floor as the seller's head and shoulders were buried in the ground. Soon, loud shouts started echoing, townspeople pleading for the authorities. While all that was happening, Alex picked some grapes from the ground and started eating them.
"What now? I think a man stuck to the ground is more likely to scare customers than someone without clothes."
He started spitting out the seed inside the fruit as he was mocking the downed man.
"Come to think of it…"
…..
With his right elbow leaned to the frame of a window, Orlando was looking at the main square from the room Goodwill prepared for him. It was spacious and luxurious, with a large king sized bed in the middle of it. As a large cloud of dust was rising in the direction of the bazar, he narrowed his eyes. This wasn't something that happened often, so he grew curios. He was even considering going there to investigate.
As those thoughts were flowing through his mind, the sound of knocking on his door interrupted him. Annoyed, he walked the distance and opened it.
In front was Liliana. She had a seductive smile on her while looking at him, with her arms crossed and pressed against her body just below her bosom. It was, as if she was showing them off to him.
"Orlando darling! Did you sleep well?"
She immediately fell into his arms, pressing herself against his chest. Taking a step back to shake her off, Orlando narrowed his eyes.
"Geez… Is this really how you should treat a woman fawning over you?"
Looking at him dejected and while puffing her cheeks, Liliana said.
"What do you need?"
With a simple line that clearly showed how uninterested he is, Orlando tried to get this conversation to end as soon as possible.
Regaining her feminine demeanor from before, the rookie raised both of her arms while placing her right hand on her left elbow. It was as if she was posing for him.
"I just wanted to hear your opinion on the clothes I chose for today."
Her hands started sliding down slowly, as she was speaking in a sultry and teasing tone.
And indeed, her clothes were different from that glamorous dress she was wearing yesterday.
She wore a white shirt, unbuttoned enough so one could steal a peak at her chest. Green shoulder capes and a brown corset. From her hips a long green skirt with a deep v-cut was falling. With the cut revealing long, white stockings. It was all rounded up with brown boots.
Not even bothering to look, Orlando just averted his gaze and started returning to the window. Disappointed with the reaction, Liliana glared angrily at the rookie's back. But soon enough it changed to a playful smirk. She jumped and hugged him from behind, causing Orlando to stiffen.
"Don't be like that Orlando darling! I'll start doubting my worth as a woman. This could all turn up really pleasurable for you if you would just accept my advances."
While blowing to the back of his neck, she whispered.
"What on earth is going on here!?"
A loud shriek had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, causing the duo to turn.
There, Uwe was glaring at them with his hair stiff from jealousy. He was gritting his teeth loudly while clenching his fists.
Startled at first, after seeing the source of the noise, Liliana moved away from Orlando and shot her trademark smile at Uwe.
"My my… For you to lose your cool like this. I'm flattered."
She placed her fingers on her lips playfully and winked at the white haired, causing him to blush. But after taking a look at the other person in the room, his expression from before returned.
"You bastard! Acting cool and all only to strike when I'm not looking."
The hysteric tone in his voice caused Liliana to laugh loudly, while Orlando just deadpanned.
"This has gone on long enough! I'll take you out right this moment. I've added a lot of spells to my arsenal. Not even you should be able to stop me now!"
A wide smirk visible on him, he declared his challenge to his fellow Rusalka member. Suddenly, uncomfortable silence took over. Even the playful Liliana had a somewhat serious face on her, while Orlando placed his hand on the sword lying to his right. As he placed his hand, the cloth tied to the sword slightly unraveled.
"You want to fight me?" A simple question escaped his mouth. Next to him, the reason for this incident crossed her arms.
"You need to calm yourself. After you think this through clearly, you'll see just what kind of a mistake you were about to make." She added.
And when her words registered, sweat started flowing from his forehead. But he refused to back off. Then, Orlando shrugged his shoulders and started approaching Uwe. When he was next to him, just before passing him by. He ousted the following words.
"I have no interest in fighting you. You cannot make the blood in my veins boil."
A cold breeze blew through Uwe's body as he heard those words.
"Now that I think about it…. I was supposed to tell you that master Goodwill told us to gather... Hehehe totally slipped my mind."
Liliana stuck out her tongue playfully while placing her hand behind her back.
…..
"Umgar-nii chan! Let me ride on your shoulders."
Clementine started jumping in her place, begging for the frightening giant to carry her. A soft smile on him, Umgar kneeled down and petted her.
"No can do. I'm sorry but we're in attendance of master Goodwill, so we need to act properly." His deep, soft voice resonating, the man tried his best to explain to his little friend why he couldn't humor her.
Tears started forming on the corners of her eyes as snot was already dripping from her nose. The young girl was just about to start crying, causing the big guys heart to melt. He turned to Goodwill, who had his eyes closed with a bemused smile decorating his face. Without having to say a word, his master nodded confirmingly. After witnessing that, Umgar smiled instantly and took the little girl in his arms. When he placed her on his shoulder, loud cheers escaped Clementine's mouth.
Some distance from them, Dante watched the whole scene unfold while sweat dropping.
"That body…. That behavior… It's just unnatural…"
He continued watching them for a while before turning his head to the side. Then, he saw another person. The moment he laid his eyes on her, a set face appeared on him.
Next to the throne, or Goodwill to be precise, Levy was standing while staring at the ground. Every fiber of her body was screaming that she didn't want to be there.
Next second, he heard footsteps. This time he didn't turn. Because he knew all too well who it could be.
Goodwill stood up from the throne and greeted the incoming group.
"Welcome! I hope that you've refreshed yourself."
Orlando, Liliana and Uwe had arrived. The latter two immediately bowed down to greet the mayor of Babylonia. Orlando on the other hand, just continued forward, once again igniting the fury of his colleagues.
Seeing what happened for the second time now, Levy remembered the words she heard from the teen yesterday.
"Now that we have all gathered… Let's proceed with the meeting. Levy, please share with us what you've found out so far."
Hearing her name being mentioned, Levy turned towards Goodwill. Reluctantly, she took a step forward and faced the rookies. A face filled with disgust was glaring at the group.
"Translating this will take me a bit longer."
At the sound of her voice, Goodwill grew impatient, while the rest looked at the girl unimpressed.
"So she's just useless trash after all."
With a wave from her hand, Liliana dissed the Fairy Tail mage, causing her to shoot out a glare.
"You do know what's on line here? Tell me, is this all you have to say?"
Goodwill furrowed his brow, displeased by what he heard. That was, until he heard what Levy had to say next.
"I didn't say I couldn't translate it. It just that this town's culture precedes most of the ones I have knowledge off. So naturally, the language is ancient. However, I know a lot of languages with similar connotations, so I should make a meaning out of it."
When she finished, a bright smile formed on the master's face. He stretched out his hands and started to clap them. Soon, the super rookies (except for Orlando) joined in.
Receiving this praise didn't flatter Levy in the least.
"How encouraging! I was right to ask for your help."
Goodwill stopped his clapping and faced the girl.
"Now, as a reward for your work. Let me tell you some information."
After hearing the words escaping from his mouth, the blue haired made a confused expression. Information? What could he tell her that she would be interested in?
"Your friends have arrived! Fairy Tail has stepped foot in Babylonia!"
He announced with his calm expression unchanged.
But Levy was everything but calm. She gaped at the man in complete bewilderment. Behind her, the super rookies all took serious expressions.
After her shock wore off, Levy hurriedly approached the man.
"What do you mean?"
She stood right before him and asked. Her nonchalant actions caused rage from the rookies, but they didn't react after seeing the raised hand Goodwill had put up.
"It's just as you've heard. Fairy Tail has arrived. Well, not all of it. I suppose it's just a small group of seven plus two cats." The certainty in his words left the girl speechless.
But after considering every word she heard, she could only come to one conclusion.
"Gajeel!"
"Yes… Gajeel is one of them."
A big beaming smile showed on Levy's face. She started walking backwards slowly while heaving a loud sigh. In her mind, she felt relieved.
"Master… If you would allow me to interfere…."
From the crowd of rookies, the biggest one, Umgar had taken a few steps forward as he asked for the permission to be rude.
"Of course. What's on your mind?"
With a small nod, Goodwill approved.
"It's been just a day since Levy McGarden has arrived. How could they've located us this soon?"
He asked a reasonable question. Babylonia had been Rusalka's hide out for more than a year now. So it was highly unlikely that they just stumbled upon them by some kind of fluke.
"Ah yes… I suppose I take fault in this one" Goodwill closed his eyes while smirking. His words left an air of confusion in the room.
"It's likely they have been told our location by another person. Someone I myself have offered that information. Incidentally, that individual is here as well."
Now, the rookies weren't sure what to think. Their gazes were travelling around the place, searching for some kind of explanation. Even Orlando was interested in this sudden twist.
"M-Master Goodwill… Who is that person?"
A final question left Umgar's mouth.
"Obviously, he's the man that singlehandedly defeated Uwe and his troops when they stormed Magnolia."
Hearing his name being spoken. Uwe flinched. Man that defeated him? But that was Natsu Dragneel… And he doubted his great master would just casually say something like that to him. Unless…
"THAT COCKY BASTARD IS HERE!?"
Realizing who Goodwill was referring to, he left out an angry shout, catching his friends off guard. All but Orlando. He had realized it himself as well. But he couldn't fathom how that could be possible.
"Impossible. I was there when you blew the forest up. There's no way he could have survived!"
It was unusual to see Orlando perturbed. In fact, the rest of the rookies had never seen him like that before. His reaction caused a wide smirk on Goodwill's face. Levy on the other hand, had no idea who they could be talking about.
"My my… This is only the second time I have seen you this excited. I myself find it hard to believe… But there's no mistake… He's here, and he's alive. Quite the sturdy fellow he is. Even exceeding my expectations. Now I'm really sorry he declined."
After finishing, he came down from his throne and looked at his subordinates.
"Orlando… Would you be so kind to escort Levy back to her office? And while you're there… Why don't you keep watch for a while? With all that is happening, she might be thinking about leaving."
He faced the silver haired and asked of him. It was interesting. The way he would calmly ask for something, but the aura around him was much more demanding.
At first, Orlando was looking at the ground. On his face was a thoughtful expression. After he stayed like that for a while, he raised his head determinately.
"I refuse. I think I'll be checking out that guy for myself."
He turned his head and started leaving, causing the entire room to go silent. The widened, shocked eyes of the super rookies were all looking at him. They couldn't comprehend what they just heard. Their master's request being refused!?
Even Goodwill didn't see this coming. A frown visible on his face
"Where are you going Orlando?" His voice was now deeper, and the aura he was emitting was threatening. The air in the palace grew heavy. Even Levy, who wasn't involved in this, had trouble breathing.
The man in question turned around.
"I told you. I'm going to check that guy out for myself." His determination not faltering for a moment.
"That's odd. I'm confident that wasn't what I asked of you. Am I mistaken?" Goodwill's face didn't seem to give out any emotion. But his eyes were ice cold. Cold enough to make everyone in the room shiver.
"You overdid it this time Orlando! There's no way you'll be forgiven for this!"
In the midst of everything, Uwe voiced himself, but this time, all of the rookies were behind him. Even Liliana, who was tolerant to Orlando's actions so far, had a gaze filled with despise on her.
"There's no need to get involved, number 5. If anyone, Number 1 should take care of this."
Dante gave his opinion on the matter. All most as if on cue, Umgar advanced and faced Orlando. The two heavyweights starting their face off.
Umgar clenched his fists while Orlando grabbed the handle of his sword. Everything was pointing towards a bloodbath. Until…
"Umgar… Would you mind taking a look at our intruders? You can even take Clementine with you."
The calm expression had returned on Goodwill's face. Instantly, Umgar stepped back and turned towards his master.
"Of course."
With a bow, he accepted the order he was given. After witnessing that, Goodwill turned his attention to Orlando.
"Let me make a proposition to you. Umgar will now welcome our guests. If by any chance there is someone for you to fight after that, you're free to do as you please."
With a straight face, he continued.
"But until then… You will do as you're told. Is that alright?"
For a moment, there was no answer. Only an intense glare pointed towards Rusalka's leader. Then, with a sigh, Orlando said.
"Fine…"
With that, he started walking towards Levy, not paying attention at the glares his allies were pointing at him.
"That was a close one Orlando deer. You almost made me hate you. Be careful from now on. Ok?"
Liliana sent him off with a mischievous smile.
…
Back in the streets, the Fairy Tail mages were looking around, enchanted by the architecture and atmosphere of the town. With their eyes glittering, Lucy, Wendy and Juvia were examining the booths they were coming across to. Incidentally, the one they were looking at right now, was one that was selling various accessories and the like. On the other side, was a very stylish woman selling the goods.
"Welcome! Please, take a look at anything you like." With a loud shout, the woman had invited the ladies in the pleasure of mindlessly spending money.
"WOOOOW! Look Carla! It's shinning!" Her face glued to one specific object, Wendy was tugging at her friends clothes. Fancy looking earrings with a small crystal attached to them had occupied Wendy's attention completely.
Seeing the interest, the sales woman had sparks in her eyes.
"What an eye you have young miss! These are one of a kind earrings that you can buy only at this booth. You see, that crystal in the middle is said to have magical properties."
"Really!?"
All three of the girls said in unison, causing a wide smirk on the sales woman. She was confident that with only a little bit of effort, she could easily sell her merchandise to these tourists.
"Yes yes! It's said that if you were these earrings exactly at midnight in front of the man you love, marriage and eternal love are guaranteed."
With a whisper and a sly face on her, the woman leaned in on the mages. Giving the impression that she's sharing a secret with just the three of them.
It was a story she had used hundreds of times so far with a fair share successes and fails. But a reaction like this was new to her.
Suddenly, one of the girls slammed her fist to the booth, catching the woman across of guard. Her first thought was that she was found out.
"Take my money!"
A large pouch filled with jewels found its way to the table. Ready to overpay for the item, Juvia had already heart marks on her eyes. Probably thinking about the future these could give to her.
Shocked at first, the sales woman soon adorned a beaming smile with the joy of victory visible on her. As she was about to reach for the money, Erza showed up and stopped the transaction.
"I'm terribly sorry. But my friends haven't got the time to be buying these."
She grabbed the jewels in one arm and Juvia in her other, quietly leaving the scene.
"Erza-san!? Wait!" While swinging her arms around, Juvia was trying to escape the clutches of the S-class mage. Needless to say, it was futile.
The two remaining mages had awkward smiles on them with sweat drops falling from their foreheads. Trying to calm her friend, Lucy stepped forward.
"Don't worry Juvia. Once we get Levy back, we'll all return. So just be patient for a while. Ok?"
She approached her disenchanted friend with a comforting pat on the shoulders.
"You just want Gray-sama for yourself! My love rival!"
….
"So where should we start looking?"
After walking for a while, the 'Rescue Levy' group had reached an obstacle. While they did arrive at Babylonia, they didn't know where they could find Rusalka. If they were in this town that is.
"Hmmmmm…. Let's just storm the palace and…." With eyes filled with a special kind of gleam, Natsu promptly tried to suggest their next course of action. That was until he was met with Erza's fist.
Next to them, Gajeel was standing with his arms crossed. Since entering, he was actively sniffing to try and pick up Levy's scent. Right now, he was growing impatient. He had this absent minded look on him. Obviously, he was thinking about Levy.
"Don't worry!"
A sudden voice woke him from his thought. When he turned to look, it was Lucy who approached him.
"Levy is fine! She can take care of herself until we come for her."
Discerning what was on his mind with quite accuracy, she offered him words of encouragement. Words, to which he just waived his hand.
"I know that already. You don't have to tell me that."
With that, he turned to rest of them to join in on the discussion.
"We should go to that bar and ask."
Just when he arrived, a reasonable suggestion appeared from Gray's mouth. After taking a moment to look at each other in search for other opinions, they decided that it was the most logical course of action.
The bar in question was designed in the same fashion as the other buildings. Meaning it was ancient, with nothing other the sign 'Babilon bar' suggesting the line of business they were working in.
As they opened the large door, they were met with loud noises of clamor and music played from a lacrima. Not a single person had noticed their arrival, with the guests busy with their own activities. While looking around, they slowly approached the bar.
"Hello! What can I do for you?"
At the bar was a gently looking elderly man with a moustache. He greeted them with a wide smile on his face.
"Hello there! I was wondering if we could ask you a few questions?" Erza took the lead, with the rest standing behind her. All of a sudden, a familiar scent tickled Natsu's nostrils.
"Hmmm… This smell's familiar… But it's mixed in with so many others that I can't put a face to it." He closed his eyes and tried to remember.
"Don't sniff at people in public! You flame brained idiot!"
With a blow to Natsu's ribs, Gray tried his best to correct his friend.
"What was that for you bastard?"
Angered, Natsu clenched his fist as he was about return the blow. In the midst of everything, Lucy squeezed herself in between the two.
"Not now you idiots!"
"Oh! So you are tourists! In that case let me welcome you to Babylonia! First round is on the house. As far as your question goes, feel free to ask me anything you want to know."
The bartender answered Erza in high spirit. Witnessing the courtesy they were met with, the Fairy Tail mages smiled happily to the man.
"That won't be necessary, but thank you either way. What we want to know is if there is a chance the name Rusalka sounds familiar to you?"
…
As she ousted her words, the entire room quieted down. The bartender looked at her in confusion.
"Rusalka? Of course it sounds familiar. But why are you asking?"
The answer they heard immediately made them jump in their place from happiness. They were giving high fives to each other as large smiles decorated their faces. Now they finally knew, this trip wasn't a wasted one.
"It does!? Please tell us where we can find them." Out of all of them, Erza was the only one not to join in on the celebration. Instead, she leaned in and shot out a gaze filled with anticipation at the man across her.
"Like I said before, what business do you have with them?"
Now growing impatient, the man repeated himself.
"What else? We're gonna beat the living crap out of those scums!"
With a determined smirk, Natsu cracked his knuckles, announcing his attentions. As his words reached the ears of everyone in the bar. The silence turned to clamor once again. This time however, every word was directed towards the group of mages.
"Get the hell out of here…" The bartender whispered to his chin, so furious that he couldn't even bring himself to shout.
"W-What? W…"
Unaware of what it was that caused this uproar, Erza tried her best to question what it was they did wrong. But she never got the chance to finish her question.
"DO YOU FUCKERS HAVE HEARING PROBLEMS OR WHAT!? I TOLD YOU TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!"
As he screamed from the bottom of his lungs, the bartender reached for a bottle of liquor he was about to pour and threw it at Erza.
The bottle broke, as the content of it splatter on Erza's face. She even got a small cut got from the shards of glass.
The scene shocked the mages. But it was only a sign of things to come. Soon, bottles, glasses, even tables all flew in the direction of the mages. The whole bar had turned against them.
Scared at the sudden turn of events, Wendy had crawled down to protect herself. But it was meaningless. Soon, a chair made its way towards her. Only to be crushed by the flaming fist of her friend.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS CRAP!?"
His eyes widened and bloodshot. His teeth clenched, and his arms trembling from anger, Natsu shouted out the question to the enraged mob.
"HOW DARE YOU TRY TO TAKE DOWN RUSALKA? THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SAVED THIS TOWN!"
From the crowd, a voice started sounding.
"YOU JUST WANT TO DESTROY THIS TOWN DON'T YOU!? MAYOR GOODWILL WARNED US FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU! WE'LL FIGHT YOU TO DEATH IF NEED BE, BUT WE WON'T LET YOU HURT OUR SAVIORS."
Relying strictly on objects so far, the mob started approaching the Fairy Tail mages, wanting to engage in fist fights.
"What!?"
Absolutely livid, Natsu was about to jump in and start sending person after person flying. Until Lucy hugged him from behind, obstructing his arms by doing so. Surprised, angered even more by the fact, Natsu turned to give her a piece of his mind.
"S-Stop… Please… Let's just get out of here…"
Tears were in the corners of her eyes, cuts all around her, but she still didn't want for him to fight. Looking at her for a moment without saying a word, he next took her below his arm and helped her get out of the bar.
"That's right! And don't ever come back!"
Followed by loud cheers, the mages left the bar in shame. Outside, while taking a break to breath, they gathered. Every person that was passing by was looking at them. Some heard the noise from inside and decided to throw some insults of their own. While others just hurriedly escaped the scene.
"Wendy! Are you alright?"
Running towards her friend, Carla was shouting in concern. Luckily, the young girl was alright. The only thing wrong with her were stains from the liquor.
Her friends on the other side, were in much worse shape. Bruises, cuts all over them. Suddenly, Natsu punched the ground angrily, catching the attention of the others.
"I'm going back in!"
His eyes turned back to the raging form of before as he was walking back inside. With a tug on his hand, Lucy tried to stop him
"Natsu please! Just let it go!"
She was pleading for her guild mate to stop. But it wasn't enough. On the contrary, Gajeel and Gray stood up themselves.
"Oy Natsu… I'm coming in with you…"
"I'll break every bone in their body for this."
With expressions matching the one Natsu was making, they were all in for it. Even Erza had a glare on her as she was slowly rising from the ground. Blood gushing from her forehead as a result from the direct hit she received.
"I won't forgive them."
With a deep voice, she started.
"In the end, he didn't tell me about Rusalka. But more than that…. They had the nerve to attack my friends in front of me…"
Already on her way back in, Erza was muttering to no one in particular. Lucy jumped from the ground, trying her best to persuade them from doing this.
"Hehehehe! Look at them Umgar nii-chan! They're funny!"
Loud, childish laughter suddenly bursted out to the scene. Hearing it, the mages turned around. And when they did… A strange sight was in front of them.
A huge, muscular man, with a small girl riding on his shoulders.
"Master was right… That insignia… They really are from Fairy Tail."
….
Back inside the bar, the violent atmosphere had calmed down. The bartender was washing his hands back at the bar. As he was still angered by what had happened, he heard loud noise in front of him. As he looked, the smile returned to his face.
"Oh… I'm really sorry that you had to witness this. Believe me, something like this has never happened before. It's just that we are very passionate about our mayor and everything he has done for us."
Speaking in an apologetic manner, he was bowing down. As he was waiting for a response, the only thing he heard was the sound of a bowl slamming in front of him.
"Bring me more!"
Across him, wearing nothing but a brown vest, a fez and white baggy pants, was a certain saiyan teen.
He got the clothes from the sales man he buried to the ground. And while he was at it, he decided to grab some of the cash he had on him.
Eating at the place for quite a while, he had emptied around 40 bowls of food so far.
"Ah yes of course! We always like it when our guests have a nice appetite. Can I get you anything else?"
While scratching his hands in satisfaction, he offered his services again, already heading towards the kitchen.
"Yeah there is something. How do I get to the palace?" While cleaning his teeth with a toothpick, Alex asked the man.
"Oh! You planning to visit the palace? Unfortunately you won't be able to enter since it's still used. But it's still quite the attraction."
"Yeah… I'll visit it alright…"
…..
Took me some time… But it's still here. The chapter was done in quite the hurry so I might have overlooked some mistakes. I wanted to use this chapter to introduce the rookies that didn't appear too much so far. So I probably didn't use Alex too much.
There were some reviews:
Elvisfonz23: I hope you find this chapter to be good as well. Once again, thank you for the support.
Rufael: Sorry you had to wait so much for the update. Alex's name will be revealed at some time in the future. I actually had to change it since it sounded really similar to the name of one of the new saiyans from DBS. For some reason that really bothered me. You'll see the other rookies in action as soon as the next chapter so look forward to it. And yes, Goodwill is a beast.
Guest: Ksimonekutie: I can't really see him become all friendly and that all of a sudden. It would be too much out of his character.