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Chapter 9
The Ship
Lucy P.O.V
"Will he be okay?" Levy asks me, staring at Natsu. I nod and watch he boy too, a frown marring my brow.
Natsu is splayed out on the deck of the ship, his head on his pack and Happy curled up on his stomach. He could be asleep, if it wasn't for the sheen on sweat on his brown, his labored breathing or the green tint to his skin. Poor boy. Transport just does not agree with him.
"Lucy, would you mind telling Juvia that I need her help," Erza shouts from her place at the wheel.
"Sure," I shout back, standing and making my way through the door at the back of the ship. I skip down the steps and come out into the main room. It consists of a small kitchen, which Lisanna is in charge of, and a dining area. At the table Juvia, Gajeel and Gray. The boys seem to be locked in a staring contest while Juvia laughs, throwing her head back. I take a moment to smile at the scene. My friends really are insane but I love them to bits.
"Juvia, Erza need you up on deck," I say, causing Juvia and Gajeel to look at me. Gray whoops and springs up, pointing at Gajeel and dancing about.
"Ha! I win! I win!" he laughs.
"That's so unfair!" Gajeel shouts, springing up and launching himself at Gray. I yelp as they begin to fight, before bursting into a fit of giggles. Insane, like I said.
"What does Erza want from Juvia?" I look up and see Juvia standing next to me, ignoring the to boys rolling about in front of us. I shrug.
"No clue," I answer, turning to go back outside. "She just told me to get you." We emerge from the door and Juvia says goodbye, making her way towards Erza. I go back to Levy, who now sits with Natsu, looking concerned.
"How is he doing?" I ask, sitting down. The pink hair boy cracks open and eye-lid and moans.
"Luce?" he mumbles, frowning. I smile and scoot closer.
"Yeah, Natsu," I say, bending closer. "How you doing?"
"I don't feel so good," comes the reply. His hand stretches out and I grab it, twisting my fingers into his. "Thanks." He's unconscious again before I can reply.
I smile down at him and run my hand through his hair, twisting his into curls. I look up at Levy who smiles at me, her eyes glinting. I don't even bother to say anything, simply stick out my tongue and continue what I'm doing. I sit back, resting against the side of the boat. Three days on this ship and the island was still out of site. I'm beginning to loose hope.
"We'll get there, Lu," Levy says, easily reading my expression. "Don't worry." It's at that moment the ship gives a violent shudder.
We spring up -me forgetting about Natsu- and sprint to the wheel, where Erza and Juvia stand looking worried. I hear a thud and look around to see Elfman and Jellal emerge from the door to the lower floor and run towards the wheel too. We skid to a halt and look to Erza for an explanation.
"We have a slight situation," she shouts. It's only then I notice the wind has picked up. "This isn't natural weather!"
I glance up at the sky and shudder. The once light blue sky is a deep shade of grey with streaks of purple cutting swirling around. Levy's hand clamps onto mine and I turn to her. Her brown eyes are wide and staring. I notice she's pointing to the sky and I turn to look. What I see makes me freeze.
Flying towards us is something I was convinced where extinct. A Dragon, scales as black as night and its tail wiping back and forth, flaps it wings slowly. I think I can see someone of it's back. I shriek and so does Levy. I hear Juvia whimper behind me and turn to grab her hand to. How are we meant to fight that?!
Lisanna P.O.V
I glance up when Jellal and Elfman come speeding out of the control room. The leap up the stairs and throw open the door, disappearing a moment later.
"Well that was odd," Gajeel says, looking up from his plate of food. Gray nods, not tearing his eyes away from the notepad in front of him. It contain all the notes we have on the cure -bright red leaves that only grow on one type of tree, in the middle of a dark forest, surrounded by a river on both sides. "Wonder what got them so worked up?"
I turn away and stare at the oven in front of me. I can hear the wind howling outside and under that, the sound of a roar. It has begun.
"Should we go help?" Gray asks. I whip around to see him on his feet, stretching. Gajeel is also standing up, popping the remains of his food into his mouth.
"No," I blurt. They turn to look at me, confused. I quickly cover myself. "If they wanted help, they would have asked. And besides, you haven't finished the food I made you."
Both of them look at each other before slowly nodding. I sigh in relief, careful to not let them hear me. It was ba enough Jellal, Elfman and Erza where out there, if those two helped, the fight would not go so well. I open the cupboard in front of me and pull out a bag of cookies -Mira's home-made cookies I might add- and place them on a plate, before placing them down in front of the boys.
I have to keep them in here, no matter what.
Natsu P.O.V
The wind is suddenly strong in my ears and I can hear people screaming. I try to push myself up off the ground but the boat is still swaying under me and I groan. Curse this stupid motion sickness!
I pick out Lucy's voice from the sounds around me and my eyes snap open. She's screaming. She needs my help. I jump up, momentarily forgetting the boat, and run towards her. She's near the wheel, most of the other around her, and staring at the sky. I glance up and skid to a stop.
"Dragon." I stare in horror at the giant, black beast. It floats just above the boat, staring down at the group below. I hear manic laughter and look too.
In front of them is a boy, not much older than me, with black hair and glowing red eyes. He stares greedily at the Princess while he laughs. It's almost a howl and it makes me want to run. This boy -if he is a boy- is not normal. I can almost feel the evil radiating from him. I continue running. Even is he scares me, I have to help Lucy.
I skid to a stop beside Lucy, who looks at me with wide, brown eyes, and turn to the boy. He stares back in shock before turning away and jumping onto the Dragon's back. The Dragon, however, does not move. His white eyes look at me, head slightly tilted. His mouth opens and I flinch, waiting for fire or a roar. Instead, he speaks.
"I-I know you." His voice is rough and deep. I stare back at him in confusion; his voice is so familiar to me. The boy on his back laughs.
"Enough!" he commands and the Dragon's head droops. "Why do you care about a simple, magicless person, my pet?"
"Who are you?" Lucy shouts beside me. The boy grins.
"I go by many names, Princess," he says, bowing. "But you may call me Zeref." At his name we all freeze.
"Zeref," Jellal whispers from somewhere behind me.
"This is not over," Zeref suddenly yells, looking at me. "Come Acnologia." The Dragon turns with one last look at me, and flies away.
"Acnologia," I whisper. I know that name; like a memory from my childhood. My eyes widen in horror and I look up at the Dragon -now a speck in the distance. "Damn it."
Normal P.O.V
"I will not except that again, Acnologia," Zeref says, his voice deadly. "No mistakes again."
"Yes, my Lord," the Dragon reply's his wings propelling him away from their tiny ship. He pauses and then asks the thing he most wants to know. "Why do I know the boy?"
Zeref laughs and pats his head. "Don't you recognize him?" he asks. "That's Igneel's son; the Dragneel boy." When the Dragon doesn't reply he laughs again. "Your nephew, my dear Acnologia. Or should I call you Ace Dragneel?"
Acnologia roars, swinging his head back and forth to rid himself of the memories. Memories of his human life.
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