Lucy has only been in Fairy Tail for a couple days, but those are the happiest Lucy's been. She sat at a table and watched how everyone acted. They argued, they chat, they played, and much more. It's almost like Fairy Tail was one huge family.

"Lucy!" Lucy looked behind her and saw her new group of friends: Natsu, Erza, Gray, and Wendy.

"Hi guys." Lucy said.

"So what do you think of Fairy Tail so far?" Natsu said.

"It's great. This place doesn't seem to have a dull moment." Lucy said. "I also love the city, Magnolia. It's so peaceful here."

"We're glad you're making yourself comfortable." Erza said. "Fairy Tail is like family and this place is our home. That means that it's your home as well."

"Yeah. You're going to love it here sooner or later." Wendy said.

"You really will." Lucy looked in front of her and was met with a girl that sat at the table who had short blue hair. She wore an orange dress with sleeves that weren't even attached. "Fairy Tail is a great place where people can come together."

Um….thanks." Lucy said to the girl with no idea as to who she was. That's when the girl realized my mistake.

"Oh! I'm sorry. My name is Levy McGarden. I saw your duel against Gray and I saw you got some skill."

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Levy." Lucy said.

"Lucy, you might like Levy. I think you and she have a few things in common." Gray said.

"Really, what kind of things do you like?" Lucy said.

"Well, I've got some skill myself with a duel disk, but I really like watching duels and learning more about it." Levy said. "I always do some research and do a little reading."

"Really? You know…I'm actually working on a little novel myself." Lucy said.

"Seriously?! That sounds cool. Do you think you let me read it when you get the chance?" Levy asked.

"Um….I guess." Lucy said, but acted a little nervous about the whole thing.

"Ha. If you're nervous about some stupid book, I don't see how you can hold your own in a duel." All of them looked over to another table. They saw a guy with piercings and long black hair in spikes. He wore a black top with feathers coming out from the right shoulder and wore beige pants with black boots.

"Gajeel, don't be rude." Levy said.

"Who's Mr. Scary over there?" Lucy asked.

"That's Gajeel." Gray said.

"That's Black Steel?! I've heard about him, but I never saw him in photos before." Lucy said.

"You got a problem, iron head?" Natsu asked.

"All I'm saying is that you need some backbone to win some duels." Gajeel said. "If the girl is nervous about showing off some stupid book she wrote, how is she suppose to get some wins?"

"You looking for a duel?!" Natsu said as he as getting all angry.

"I'll take you on any day of the week!" Gajeel said.

"Whoa! Natsu, it's nothing to get so worked up about." Lucy said.

"Don't mind him. That's just how Natsu is. He's always trying to pick a duel daily with someone." Levy said. "Just like him and Gray, Natsu and Gajeel have been at each other's throats for some time." Both of them glared at each other and neither seemed to back down.

"Cut it out." Erza said as she grabbed a hold of Natsu and pulled him back. "Natsu, go take a walk or something and cool yourself down."

"Whatever." Natsu said and just left the place. Lucy got up and followed him while Levy stared daggers at Gajeel.

"You didn't have to be rude, Gajeel. Lucy's new here, you know." Levy said, but Gajeel just turned away and acted like he didn't even care.

…..

Natsu

Natsu was just walking through the street. He was still trying to blow off some steam and Lucy wasn't that far behind him.

"You know, you didn't had to defend me like that." Lucy said.

"Oh please. I didn't do it for you. I just want to get a few licks in with Gajeel." Natsu said and that took a shot at Lucy's self-esteem. "I can't stand that guy. He thinks he's so much better than me and he can be a real jerk."

"You should talk." Lucy said.

"We'll see who's laughing once I get my deck out on him." Natsu said. "Maybe once I beat him, he'll finally shut that mouth of his for good."

"Why wait?" Natsu turned around and saw Gajeel was there.

"What do you want now?" Natsu said.

"The same thing you want." Gajeel said. "I'm sick of you and that big mouth of yours. You talk tough, but you don't seem to back it up. Now is your big chance."

"So you're saying you want a piece of me? Bring it on." Natsu said.

"Just like that?" Lucy questioned as how the two could go into something like this so quickly, but then again, she didn't know these guys all that well. Gajeel placed on a black duel disk and Natsu placed his on.

"Let's duel!" Both of them said and they had 4000LP.

"Lucy!" Lucy looked down the street and saw Levy coming their way.

"Levy? What are you doing here?" Lucy asked.

"I saw that Gajeel was wanting to take action against Natsu." Levy said. "I came hoping to try and stop him, but it looks like I'm too late."

"I'm making the first move." Gajeel said. "I summon Karma Demon Iron Club!" A demon in black iron rose on the field with an iron club in its hands and had 1800atkc points. "Next, I activate Iron Buildup. This allows me to summon another one of my demons. I summon Karma Demon Iron Lance." Another iron demon with lances for arms rose up and had 1300atk points. "I think that's enough for one turn."

"My move!" Natsu said. "I summon Fire Dragon Sword Horn in attack mode!" A martial artist rose up with flames around his head that looked like long horns that bent back and down his head. He also had 1200atk points. "Next, I'm going to play my Brilliant flame, spell. My spell will give him an extra 800atk points." Sword Horn's attack points rose to 2000. "Fire Dragon Sword Horn, attack his Iron Lance with Busting Horn Slash!" His monster charged straight at the monster.

"Not so fast." Gajeel said and his club monster swung the club and blocked the attack, but his life points still dropped to 3300. "Thanks to my Iron Club's ability, I can deflect an attack once a turn."

"You still took some damage." Natsu said. "I think I'll put an end to my turn for now."

"My move!" Gajeel said. "I activate Karma Demon Iron Lance's ability. Once a turn, he can deal 200 points of damage for every card on the field. There's a total of four. That means that 800 points of damage are coming your way." He shot out multiple blasts from his lance and struck Natsu with his points dropping to 3200. "Next, I'm going to sacrifice both my monsters." Both of them were sacrificed and a whirlwind with shards of iron was formed. "I summon Metalicana the Iron Dragon!" His dragon that was covered in iron rose to the field with 3000atk points.

"He has his own dragon?! Just like Natsu?!" Lucy said.

"That's right. That's his best monster. That's Metalicana." Levy said.

"Metalicana, tear down his Sword Horn! Iron Dragon Slasher!" Gajeel said. Metalicana flew down and slammed against Sword Horn with it destroyed and Natsu's points dropped to 3000. "That's where I'm going to end my turn."

"It's my move." Natsu said. "I summon Fire Dragon Winger in defense mode." His next monster was another martial artist and had flames shaped like wings on his back with 1000def points. "I'm also going to place one card facedown and end my turn."

"That's it? Weak." Gajeel said as he drew his next card. "I'm equipping my dragon with Iron Scales. This spell will give Metalicana an extra 300atk points." A scale design was placed over his dragon and its attack points rose up to 3300. "You're nowhere near safe because Metalicana's special ability can even deal damage when your monster is in defense mode. Metalicana, attack his Winger." Metalican flew down and slashed right against Winger and destroyed it with his life points dropping down to 700. "I'll end my turn."

"Natsu's in a really tough situation." Lucy said.

"Yeah. Gajeel has got some skill." Levy said.

"It's my turn." Natsu said and drew his next card. "Perfect. First, I'm activating my trap, Five Star Dragon Egg." A fiery egg came on the field. "This allows me to summon a level five or higher dragon. You have your dragon and I have mine. I summon Igneel the Fire Dragon!" The egg hatched and Igneel rose up to the field with all 2500atk points. Igneel unleashed a mighty roar and Metalicana roared back.

"Whoa! It's almost like the dragons are communicating with each other." Lucy said.

"I just realized, I never saw these two dragons with each other before." Levy said.

"Your dragon might be tough, but there's no way it can beat my Metalicana." Gajeel said.

"Just you wait and see. I summon my Fire Dragon Iron Fist on the field." Natsu said and his monster came out with 1600atk points. "Sadly, he won't be staying for very long. Thanks to Igneel's ability, if I sacrifice my Iron Fist, all of his attack points go to Igneel." Iron Fist was turned into fire and Igneel devoured it with his attack points going up to 4100. "Igneel, attack Metalicana with Fire Dragon Roar!" Igneel unleashed his powerful and mighty flames with Metalicana burning to nothing and Gajeel's life points dropped to 2400. It was at that moment that a strange sensation traveled through Natsu and Gajeel. However, it didn't last long as it faded away when Metalican was destroyed.

"What was that?" Gajeel said.

"That was weird. Anyway, I'm activating Flames of Fury." Natsu said. "Since I just destroyed a monster, I can drop Igneel's attack points to zero and you take all those points as damage."

"What!?" Gajeel said. As Igneel's points dropped to zero, he unleashed a powerful flame that caused an explosion that knocked Gajeel off his feet and caused him to lose the duel.

"That's right! I won again!" Natsu cheered. Levy went over to Gajeel to see if he was alright.

"You're not hurt, are you?" Levy asked.

"I'm fine." Gajeel said as he got back on his feet.

"Let me know when you want a rematch." Natsu said. "I'll be happy to beat you to the ground again."

"Say what? You may have won this time, but next time I get my hands on you, you're going down." Gajeel said, but Natsu walked away with another victory on his back.

…

Natsu's House

It soon became late and dark out. Natsu headed straight home and got himself ready for bed.

"Sure showed metal head who's the boss." Natsu said as he laid in bed. "Maybe next time I'll take down Gray or finally Erza." Natsu began to doze off to sleep. While he was sleeping, a strange dream was formed. He saw giant dark beings, eight dragons with one a giant rainbow one, and destruction all around. It became too much for him and he woke straight up. Sweat ran down and he was breathing hard. He felt his right arm tingled for a little bit and he grabbed ahold of it. "What was that?"