"Get Lisanna-san?" Wendy suggested.
"She probably want to stay and search some more," Gray shrugged. It couldn't be much of a bother to tell the sliver haired that the three of them were going back. He picked up his jacket, which was thrown down on the ground a few minutes prior.
"Furball, you comin'?" Gajeel asked while the others started down the path.
He looked back at his house. It would be lonely if he stayed there for the night. In the guild, he would be surrounded in comfort with others. "I'm going."
The Iron Dragonslayer nodded and followed the other two. 'Should have brought Lily...' Gajeel thought. But the warrior cat was with Carla and Romero.
The four of them appeared at the forest opening. "Yo, Lisanna!" Gray called out. "LISANNA!" he said louder.
"ANIMAL GIRL!" Gajeel yelled. Gray glanced over at the taller male, and then glanced to the left. They nodded. Gray and Wendy headed to the left, while Gajeel and Happy went right into the forest. They could hear each other calling out for the sliver haired.
"LISANNA!" Happy called out into the distance.
"Can't ch fly up and look for her."
"Can try," Happy's wings appeared. He used his Aera magic and flew up over the trees. He remembered when Natsha would hide into the forest and sneak up behind him. Or when they played treasure hunt and buried their earnings; which some have yet to be found. But at this distance above, all he could see was the treetops.
In the corner of his eyes, he seen a cliff; Natsha's favorite spot. At the edge of it, was a dark hole that looked like some giant drilled into the rock material. He started flying closer to the trees, and a single dot appeared near the cave. The cliff was only a mile away from where Gajeel was.
Happy flew back into the trees and lifted Gajeel from the ground, which had screams of protest. "What the hell are ya doin'?"
"You're heavy!" the small cat moaned.
"Get yer paws off me!"
"I think I seen Lisanna!" Happy started his direction to the cave where he seen the dot. Once they came closer, the dot became more apparent. It was Lisanna in her cat form, searching into the cave for any dangers. She slide into the cave, against the wall, and reached the item she wanted. The two dropped onto the ground, right as Happy's wings disappeared. They rolled and dirtied their clothes from the impact. Lisanna hopped from the sudden sound and went farther back into the cave, away from the danger outside.
Gajeel lifted his body from the ground and smacked the cat against his head. "Next time warn me, Furball." He stood up and looked around. "So where's the Animal girl?"
Happy pointed to the cave, and Lisanna exited it; now knowing the new danger was only Happy and Gajeel. She shape shifted into her human form and lifted the item she found. Natsha's right sandal.
...
Their hearts skipped a beat in a chorus. "Hell-o Lax-us," the old man said slowly as he turned around to greet his giant sized grandson.
"What's going on here?" the blond repeated. He crossed his arms, and the shoulders of his jacket jerked with the movement. He kept his eyes on the man in front of him; daring him to run away. The other two were already across the guild, only Master was at the mercy of Laxus.
The old man stuttered with his words. He would have thought Freed would be the one to mess it up, not him. "W-We have gotten an important quest."
"Then why wasn't I told about it?"
"You're an," he tried to think of an excuse, "S-class mage. This quest is...a training course for-"
"So are that She-Demon and Redhead."
"They are out on a different mission."
The blond rolled his eyes and stepped away. "Okay, whatever." He sat in the middle of the guild and watched the other members with an intense glare. He knew something was up, but none dared to tell him. He could corner Freed or Max later on and get some information; but for now, he would listen.
The old man scratched his head, and slowly returned to his back room; away from Laxus' glaring eyes. He knew eventually the young lad would figure it out, but for now they needed to avoid rash decisions. He took out a piece of paper and wrote several words down. 'Angel's Beam, Teleport, Transportation, Airspace, Gravity Force.' Those were the only leads they had so far. Underneath two words, he added a name. 'Aria. Doranbolt.'
'Hopefully these two may be some use.'
"Master! They are back!" Warren called into his mind. He shook his head; he would never be comfortable with Warren's magic. The old man hopped down his seat and opened his door, looking out over the railing. "You're back already?" he questioned out loud.
In front of him were five mages that he just sent out an hour ago. Laxus was studying them down, in which Master responded by ushering them to his office. He sat down behind his desk as the five entered. "What have you learned?"
Gajeel leaned against the wall, right under a picture from when Laxus was little. "Fire ma'gic."
"But there was also an unknown smell to it. Not something Natsha used before," Wendy added.
"So...it's not transportation magic?"
"I'm sayin' its fire, but could also be a type of transportation mag'c," Gajeel stated calmly.
Master nodded. He must change their focus onto Fire magic instead then. He turned and stared at the sliver haired. "What have you found?"
"When I was looking into the forest, I found a cave with one of her sandals."
He looked at the two Dragonslayers once again, "Did you scent anything?"
"It was hers," Gajeel stated. "But other than that, her scent wasn't in there." Master nodded once again.
Lisanna held her head up, "Could it have fallen out somehow? And an animal could have carried it into the cave."
"There is a chance, but something like this couldn't have so many coincidences. The sandal could have been one she lost beforehand. But thank you all, now we must count on the others. For now, I want you all to do what you feel is right. The other three hasn't returned. By then, we should be able to put all of our information together and figure what happened."
They all nodded and left the office. Master laid down his head onto the table. 'Must everything be so hard?'
Happy sat on Lisanna's shoulder. The small cat leaned against her hair. "Can I stay with you?"
The sliver haired gave a small grin and petted Happy behind his ears. "Of course you can, Happy. My room is your room." The small cat nodded and gave a breath of relief.
...
"Tell me what you know about Transportation," the Redhead stated. She reequips her sword and stared at the man in front of her.
"My lips are as tight as this room that holds me." The air within the room shift and caused dust from the ground to rise.
Erza turned her back against the window that separated them. Ever since that fight, those who were left behind was caught and sent to a prison for magic users. This included Aria within his air-tight cell. The window behind them was a gravity force that allowed nothing in or out. There was a single door to her right, which was sealed into the wall by metals and rubber. Only a key could unlock it from the outside. Within his room, the door laid against the wall as if it was a part of it. The only airflow he could get within his cell was the air he circulated.
"Unlock this door," Erza ordered the two guards behind her.
"We have no power to unlock this. Nor do you," one of the stated with a gulp.
"Then go get the one who does. I need to teach him some lessons."
The other one stopped leaning on the room and faced her. Their eyes meet. "Once we opened that door, he will escape. If we allow him any unseal place, he will leap for the chance."
Erza gave them the death glare, but walked out. Talking with Aria gave her no answers. She wasn't allowed to use force on him, to make him cry with the answers she was seeking. The Redhead could only returned to the guild and accept her failure on her part. Her face held no emotions as she hopped onto the horse. Her feet added pressure into the horse's side, and it rode. The guards watched as she withdraws.
...
Laxus was seated by; he overheard their words. Happy always stayed with Natsha no matter what, and Natsha wouldn't leave Happy behind on any sort of quest. It was unlike them to be apart.
He stood up and walked out of the guild, the green haired followed him like a loyal dog. He went into the alley between the guild and another building; away from peeking eyes. Once the two were away from the others, the blond turned around and stared at Freed. The other two were inside doing unusual chores for the master. The Lighting Dragonslayer crossed his arms. The darkness of the alley caused shadows all over his form. "Tell me."
A cat caught Freed's tongue. He sighed and leaned his head down. "Natsha...she disappeared this morning in a bolt of flames."
Freed stopped talking, in which caused Laxus to add, "And?"
"The others believe it may be a work of transportation magic, or a combine mix of fire magic."
Laxus' eyes were set on the other. His large form towered over the skinny man. This enraged him he was kept away from the guild's matters, especially those concerning the pink haired mage. "Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"Because..." Freed stood there in silence, 'You would have reacted the worst...'
The next morning gave those in the guild hope. Erza returned without information, but Hibiki contacted Warren once again. The two girls in the library found little traces of what was happening.
'Fiery Path, Ashfallen.'
"Both of those are lost magic..." the Master stated."Each one required the person to fuse with fire, a mighty danger that caused the practice to be discontinued. Sometimes the user would be stuck within the fire form and eventually burn out. Other times, the fire consumes them."
They laid all of their information on a chart. There were seven categories with the magic spell as the title. Underneath two were names. Aria's name was crossed off, and Doranbolt has yet to be confirmed. Levy opened a book on the table. She read aloud the line she read earlier. "In some cases, Teleport can be fuse with elemental magic to differ the illusion shown."
Lucy read from a different book, "Angel's Beam is, in some places, discontinued because of the success-fail ratio. It often leaves the opponents stunned into a coma."
The blue haired girl looked up from the book. "I have also found a slight passage about Fiery Path.'Fiery Path is a parallel to Direct Line with different element being used. Instead of merging with air, the user is fused in fire and transports away from chosen point, if the path is cleared. Because of the low rate of success, it has been banned from tribes within the last six centuries. It is a lost magic from today standards.'"
Reedus leaned over the chart and wrote the new information within its categories. "All of them are filled, except Ashfallen."
The scarf around Happy's neck reminded him of something. "Her scarf was left, and it was covered in ash!"
"Could it be Ashfallen?" Gray wondered out loud. "It's the only one we don't know about, but the others didn't fit into-"
"What Happy described" Erza finished, "But with the new information of Teleport, it could also be counted."
Master nodded as the guild members debated about which one was used. He looked over the chart once more. He mostly believed Natsha was kidnapped, so if one used Teleport, which would have meant Natsha ran away on her own, and not under one's spell. "Did Hibiki add any more information about Ashfallen?"
Warren quickly sorted through the articles that Hibiki sent him. "It only has the basic information we already know."
"Read it out loud once more," Master stated.
"Ashfallen is a type of lost fire magic that allows one to be transported," the dark skinned boy repeated out loud. The others surrounded him frowned; hoping there were would be more to it.
I will say this story has made up spells (specially for the Thunder God Tribe), for some daily uses and some other stuff. I got about five chapters already written for this story (which I must say, that's strange for me). I'm moving soon, so I'm trying to get all of my stories some more chapters. Thanks for the support!
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