"Forgive your enemies..." Speaking
'But NEVER...' Thinking
"Forget their names!" Communications
Ah ha...ahem...sigh Sounds
Disclaimer...I own nothing but my Ocs.
Wanderer To Student...Part 2
"Natsu...Natsu wake up..." The prince hears but he groans in response and hides under his pillow.
'Bimbo's calling hotshot...time to get a move on.' Grayfia suggests.
'Will you stop calling her that...her name is Yang!' Natsu corrects.
'Don't trust her...she's the enemy!'
'Yang's nice...she's no one's enemy Grayfia.'
'If she has the audacity to challenge my love...then she'll get the wrath of DEATH!' She declares.
'Stop being weird Grayfia...' Natsu mumbles as he gets up and rubs his eye...as he opens his eye...he finds Yang staring at him with a smile.
"~Good morning hotshot...it's time to get up~" She greets in a chipper tone.
'HEY! That's my nickname! Natsu...tell her to stop calling you that!'
'But I like that name Grayfia...'
'That's why you should tell her to stop...only I...as you lover...can call you that!'
'It's not like it's hurting anyone Grayfia.'
'Oh, but it will hurt her...I will take a year off her lifespan every time she calls you that.'
'That's not a nice thing to do.'
'Well if you're not going to tell her to stop then I have no choice but to display my dominance as alpha!'
'You are making no sense...but I can't just tell her to stop...I like the name.'
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'Fine you win...I won't hurt her if you do one thing for me.'
'What is it?'
'Make a compromise with me and Yang gets to walk free and unharmed.'
'Okay...what kind of deal are we making here?'
'Just say yes...I'll handle the rest.'
'Yes..Yes I'll make a deal with you...just let Yang go.'
As soon as he makes the deal, he hears Grayfia chuckle in a sinister tone and mumbles incoherent things to herself, 'What ever you're planning...stop it.' He commands.
'Oh...you'll find out soon enough Hot...Shot...soon enough...' Grayfia assures as she taps out from Natsu's mind.
"Natsu! Are you even listening to me? We got to clean up and pack our things in 10 minutes...so let's go!" Yang explains as she brings Natsu to his feet.
Natsu gets out from his thoughts and nods...''Right...sorry.'' He mutters as he walks over to his backpack and finds Ig still sleeping in his bed.
He slowly grabs his tooth brush and tooth paste and walks back to Yang...''Alright...let's go!" Yang exclaims as she grabs his hand and they run off to the unisex restrooms.
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Yang, Ruby, and Natsu brushed their teeth...washed their faces and packed their things all under 10 minutes. Then they headed to the cafeteria to eat breakfast...after that they were instructed to go to their lockers, they got yesterday, in the locker room where they all, besides Natsu, changed out of their pajamas and into their usual clothes. Natsu currently strapping on his holster under his right arm pit with his jacket lying on the bench behind him, completely shirtless.
"Alright Ig...off to an adventure!'' He explains as he closes his locker, which contains only his backpack, as Ig hovers over his head. Then he picks up his jacket and puts it on.
As he puts on his jacket, he finds Weiss Schnee talking to a girl wearing beige armor...'I guess I owe her an apology for last night.' He decides and walks toward her.
"Um...excuse me.." He grabs Weiss's attention and both her and the girl she was talking to look at him.
"What do you-Oh...y..yes?" Weiss turns around and fear gathers in her mind as she spots Natsu looking at her shyly.
'Oh no it's him again...why do I feel this way when I'm around him?' She asks herself, feeling extremely nervous to be around him.
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for last night...I get like that when I'm tired...I'm really really sorry!" He exclaims as he bows his head in shame.
Weiss is taken back a little by the man's apology but she thinks he deserves her forgiveness, "I..it's fine...I accept you apology...I understand your position, um...what was your name?"
"Natsu Dragneel...''
"Well Natsu...there's no need to feel down on such a petty matter. We can forget about it and start with a clean state." She assures.
'He's awfully nice for someone with those scars.' She notices as she examines three deep slash scars on his chest.
Natsu lifts his head and smile at her, "Really? Thanks!" Making Weiss blush a little at his cute smile.
"Hi...I'm Pyrrha..nice to meet you Natsu." The girl in the armor interrupts and waves to him.
Natsu turns his head and nods to her, "Nice to meet you too Pyrrha."
As he turns his head Pyrrha notices two jagged lines going through his eye and the claw slashes on his chest.
'What did he fight to get those?' She asks as she imagines what horrible experience he went through to get those scars.
"Hello? Pyrrha, are you there?" Weiss waves her hand in Pyrrha's face, trying to get her attention.
"Those...scars..." She mumbles as she begins to worry about her new friend.
Natsu scratches his head sheepishly, "These thing...heh...this is what happens when you underestimate your enemy..." He begins his story as the two girls look back at him.
"It all happen a few months ago when I was in a forest in...ah...in Mistral...and a Ursa comes out from the trees and charges at me...so I grab my revolver here and shoot it twice in the head. The Ursa drops to the dirt like a rock. I thought it was dead and got a little to close to the body...and the next thing I know I'm on the ground, can't see out of my right eye, and something was sticking out my chest...the first thing that comes to mind is to fight. So I reached for my gun and shot the Ursa till it evaporated."
"How did you survive? Your wounds must of been live-threatening." Pyrrha asks.
'I didn't think about that!' Natsu panics as he tries to make up an excuse to delay the story.
"Um...ah...I uh...well you see..." He tries to stall as the locker room speaker turn on.
"First year students...please report to Beacon Cliff...again, first year students please report to Beacon Cliff...thank you." Glynda's voice announces on the intercom.
"So that's how you got your tough guy scars huh...hotshot." Yang interrupts as she punches his shoulder playfully with Ruby tailing behind her.
"These scars don't make me tough...they show the world that I'm weak...scars are just mistakes made on the battlefield...mistakes that haunt you for the rest of your life." Natsu corrects as he begins to walk away from the four.
The four ponder over his words...as they all come to their own conclusions they begin to tail Natsu.
"Natsu...what's that on your head?" Weiss asks looking at a red lump, on the prince's head, moving to side to side.
Natsu stops and looks at her confusingly but comes to the realization, "Oh...you didn't meet him yet...Ig...come out and say hello." Natsu looks up at his hair.
The girls stare at him like he was crazy...till a small red lizard head pops out from Natsu's pink hair and opens his big black eyes. Ig coos as he flaps his small wings and flies down to his best friend's open hands. As he lands he looks at the four giants in front of him...staring at him with soft eyes.
'What is that...it's so...so tiny...NO Weiss control yourself...you must keep your composure in front of this...small...red...lizard...OH MY GOD IT'S ADORABLE!' Weiss falls to Ig's cuteness and starts to scratch his little chin.
"~Hello you cutie pie...aren't you just adorable...oh yes you are~" Weiss falls for Ig's adorableness and attacks him with all of her love and affection.
Ig likes this new feeling of love and coos happily to the giant's touch.
Pyrrha, Yang, and Ruby stares at Ig in awe..."What is that?" Ruby asks watching Weiss pick up the drake and rubs her face against his.
'I CAN'T TELL THEM!' Natsu yells as Ruby looks at him.
"Can't you tell! It's a lizard...on top of that...a cute one!" Weiss exclaims as she glares at her.
'Phew I though I was-'
"I thought lizards can't fly?" Yang points out.
'I'm DOOMED!'
"Don't question it...just accept it and love it with all your heart...isn't that right little Iggy!" Weiss hugs the drake and gives it a nickname.
'My heart can't take this anymore...'
"You have a...unique...pet Natsu." Pyrrha praises.
'It looks like a baby dragon.' She thinks.
Before he could answer someone screams behind them,"HEY! Can someone help me?!" They hear by the locker room exit.
They find a boy pinned to the wall by a red-gold spear.
"We better hurry to Beacon Cliff if we don't want to be late." Natsu points out as he walks to the boy.
"Right...well it was nice meeting you Ig." Ruby waves goodbye to Ig as she follows Natsu.
Yang gives him the peace sign and follows Ruby while Pyrrha nods her head to Ig and tails Yang.
"What about Ig...we can't just leave him here!" Weiss points out as Natsu turns back at her.
"Who said Ig was staying...he's coming too." Natsu explains as he walks out the locker room.
Weiss's face brightens in joy and hugs Ig..."YES! Iggy! Together we'll take this school by storm!"
Ruby smiles and turns to Weiss..."Can I hold him?"
"NO! Iggy wants to stay with...IGGY NO!" Weiss yells as Ig hops over to Ruby's open hands and coos approvingly.
"Awwww!" Ruby sounds out as Ig stares into her eyes.
"Iggy! WHY have you betrayed me so..." Weiss, whimpers at Ig's betrayal, and falls to her knees.
Beacon Cliff...
"Good, now take your position." Ozpin instructs.
All the first years made their way to Beacon Cliff and were assigned little square to stand on. As one student to the next launches into the air, the boy from earlier tries to grab Ozpin's attention. Since Natsu isn't a student, he stands by Ozpin and Glynda, by the cliff with Ig.
"So what exactly is a landing STRAA-" The boy tries to ask but the square underneath him launches into the forest beyond the cliff.
Ozpin watches as the first years fall from the sky and takes a slip from his mug, "Mr. Dragneel...I think it's time for your demonstration." He suggests and hears Natsu cheer in excitement.
"Alright! So...are there any rules to this?" He asks as Ig hovers around his head.
"No, but you do have a goal you must achieve...I would like for you to regroup with the first years at the northern end of this forest and assist them on their mission to collect the relics. Then escort them back here once the objective is complete...and feel free to eliminate any opposition encountered on your way. We will be monitoring your, and the first year's, progress from these scrolls...good luck Mr. Dragneel." He explains.
Natsu nods and looks at Ig, "Ig...stay here with Ms. Goodwitch lil buddy."
Ig coos and flies over to Glynda and hovers over her head, "I'll make sure to take care of him while you're gone Mr. Dragneel." She assures.
Natsu nods to her and closes his eye, facing the forest, 'Okay...Yang's fighting three Ursa's and Blake's going to help her...Ruby's with Weiss...Pyrrha and that guy from the locker room are going inside a cave...that guy in green is fighting a King Tajiitu and that girl with orange hair is watching him.' He notes as he pulls out his revolver and aims it toward Yang's position.
Ozpin and Glynda watch him curiously as he aims his gun.
"Are you guys watching Yang right now?" He asks as he adjusts his aim to hit one of three's Ursa's in the head and his revolver starts to glow a light blue.
Glynda gets out of her thoughts and swipes the tablet in her hands and opens live footage of Yang engaging three Ursa's, "Yes...we're watching Ms. Xiao long." She answers as she shows Ozpin the footage.
Natsu doesn't respond and pulls the trigger...a loud clack echoes in the sky and a blue bullet disappears into the trees of the forest. He lowers his gun and opens his eye, then looks at Glynda, "Did it hit?" He asks.
"What h-'' Glynda asks as something blue pierces the last Ursa standing in front of Yang and it flies to the side and out of the camera shot.
"Impressive Mr. Dragneel...the Ursa is down." Ozpin answers then takes another slip from his mug.
"Awesome...see you three later!" Natsu waves as he sprints toward the end of the cliff and jumps off with no care in the world.
As Natsu disappears from sight, Glynda turns to Ozpin in astonishment, "How did he do that...he wasn't even looking at the target."
"It seems that Mr. Dragneel is full of surprises..." Ozpin notes and looks at Ig, now sitting on Glynda's shoulder.
"And what about...Ig...he said it was a drake...so dragons did exist?"
"Yes...our little reptilian friend here is a dragon...and he's proof that dragons used to walk these lands.''
"So how does Mr. Dragneel fit into all this... we know little to none about his history...or how he found Ig. We think that he himself is a dragon."
"His history doesn't matter to us anymore...but there is only one thing we can do Glynda...we must keep Ig and Mr. Dragneel's power hidden from the world. She must already have her eyes set on Mr. Dragneel, we must protect him so he doesn't fall from into her hands." Ozpin explains in a dark tone.
"How do you suppose we do that?"
Ozpin looks into the forest beyond the cliff...thinking of an answer.
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"Mr. Dragneel is looking for a Grimm Dragon...correct...it must be one of her creations. We have to somehow use this piece of information convince him to join us on our fight." He plans as he takes another slip.
"But he's just a child! He can't carry the burden of protecting the world from annihilation! Sir, we all due respect, he's just not ready!" Glynda retorts.
Ozpin sighs and faces Glynda, "I know...but that's why we're here Glynda...to make him ready."
Down below in the Emerald Forest...
Natsu stands deep inside the northern side of the forest with a determined look on his face.
"That's it...just come a little closer..." He mutters to himself as he holds his revolver, still inside it's holster.
The ground trembles under Natsu as a giant black snake slithers through the trees and stops in front of him.
"It's about time you showed up...I'm been waiting for a fight!" He taunts as pulls out his revolver.
The snake hisses at him and charges The Dread Hunter head on. Natsu aims at the King's head as it shows him it's large fangs.
Before he can pull the trigger, the snake ignores him completely and whizzes past him.
Natsu turns around and watches the snake flee into the trees with it's white half staring back at him.
"Not again! COME BACK HERE YOU ARM-LESS LIZARD!" He yells as he sprints after the shameful snake.
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"Yay!...the gang's all here!" Yang sarcastically cheers as Pyrrha lands face first next to Ruby. She, Ruby, Pyrrha, Blake, that guy in green and that girl in white, from earlier, standing side by side in front of an ancient structure with chess pieces standing on various pillars. While Weiss sits on Pyrrha's partner's back checking her nails..."My hero..." She says sarcastically.
"My back...ahhh." The boy groans in pain.
"Now we can die together!" Yang cheers with a crooked smile.
"Not if I can't help it!" Ruby interrupts and advances toward the Death Stalker in the distance.
"RUBY!" Yang calls but Ruby was already too far to hear her.
The Death Stalker spots Ruby and prepares itself for battle, Ruby screams her war cry as she unleashes a combo of slashes and smashes trying to break the large scorpion's armor...sadly her assault doesn't show the smallest signs of results and the scorpion counter attacks by swinging its large claws. She looks behind her and spots Yang gesturing for her to retreat. She complies and makes a beeline toward her sister, as she retreats a Nevermore takes this opportunity to join the fight, so it flies over Ruby then flaps its wings to send its sharp feathers to bombard the small human.
Ruby starts to panic as the feathers pierce closer and closer to her position till one feather pokes a hole through her red cloak and lodges into the ground, stopping Ruby in her tracks.
"RUBY! Get out of there!" Yang calls as she tries to help her but several large black feathers land in front of her to block her path.
While Yang tires calls to her sister, Pyrrha turns and examines everyone around her, 'Okay...we got a sword, a rapier, two pistol blades, a hammer, and my spear with a shield.' She notes and devices a plan to assist Ruby.
"I could throw Milo...or suppress the Deathstalker while someone grabs Ruby." She mumbles
"What do we do?" Jaune asks as he watches Ruby struggling to free herself.
She ignores his question and gestures everyone to listen..."Everyone, we have to work together to save Ruby. Nora, you and me are going to distract the Deathstalker, Blake and Ren, you two distract the Nevermore, and Weiss-" As Pyrrha tells everyone her perfect plan she hears the formation of ice behind her. She turns around and finds the Deathstalker's right claw encased in ice and the Nevermore retreating as Weiss talks to Ruby.
Pyrrha stares in shock as the Nevermore retreats, "Never mind...good job Weiss." She mumbles as Yang runs to Ruby and hugs her.
"Uh..." She hears everyone hum nervously behind her and notices the Deathstalker raising it's free claw to strike Weiss.
She takes this opportunity to join the fight and cocks back her hand and holds out her free hand to adjust her aim. she grunts as she sends the spear soaring through the sky like a bullet and it shrikes as it falls back to the ground. The Deathstalker looks up and finds something shiny targeting its head, so it covers its head with its free claw. The spear ignores this obstacle and pierces cleanly through the claw, through its skull, and planting itself into the ground. Pinning its claw to its face painfully, the giant arachnid tries to free its claw from its face but the spear was too deep into the ground. After a few moments of struggling, the arachnid falls limp and evaporates into nothing.
"Threat eliminated." She announces cheerfully as she watches Yang, Ruby, and Weiss approach her.
Back At Beacon Cliff...
"He...really is The Dread Hunter..." Glynda mumbles as she watches Natsu run after a King Taijitu slither deeper into The Emerald Forest.
Glynda, and Ozpin have been watching the first years', and Natsu's, progress for half an hour now while Ig fell asleep on Glynda's shoulder.
"So the rumors were true...the Grimm truly do fear him." Ozpin notes as Glynda looks at him with wide eyes.
"Sir...this...this changes everything...he is the key to guarantee mankind's future." She exclaims.
"He doesn't kill...that's the secret...he defeats his enemies brutally, forcing them to acknowledge his power...that's what makes them fear him." He explains.
"What do we do about him now?"
"Like I said before, we have to convince him to stay at Beacon Academy...Care to share any ideas?"
"I've noticed that Mr. Dragneel is not...educated...sir."
"How so...to my understanding he's more educated than the average person. He knows how to survive out in the wilderness for long periods of time, he can create strategic plans in the heat of battle, he's well-mannered, and shows the intelligence to hold conversations with people like us...which is extremely rare in today's society." Ozpin questions.
"That's just it sir, Mr. Dragneel may know a lot...but there are gaps. For instance, when I first met him he didn't know about vehicles but he knew about roads and streets. If you wanted too, I would be willing to personally 'fill in' his gaps in his education." Glynda suggests.
"It would be wise to have humanity's savor be an educated man than a mindless brute...very well...Natsu Dragneel is now officially an unofficial student. Luckily we have an extra room this year so give him that...the rest is up to you Glynda..."
"I'll take care of it Professor." Glynda assures as they hear an cheer coming from her tablet...'Mission Complete,' She reads as she shows Ozpin the message.
Ozpin nods and turns to the cliff, "Hmm...they finished sooner than expected."
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"Are...are we done? Did we do it?" Jaune asks, holding his knees, as he, Pyrrha, Ren, and Nora stands in front of, now, a crumbling castle collapsing into a bottomless bit filled with white mist.
"Good job everyone, the Nevermore is toast." Ruby interrupts as she, Yang, Blake, and Weiss walks next to Jaune's group.
"Yeah, we kicked that bird's butt!" Nora's agrees.
"I need to get some more incendiary shells when we get back...I'm almost out." Yang notes as she checks her shell reserves in her golden shotgun gauntlets.
"Same here, I almost used all my rounds shooting at the bird." Weiss concurs.
"We can all talk later...but I think it's time we head back to Professor Ozpin and Goodwitch." Ren suggests.
"I agree with Ren...this is a perfect time to make our retreat back to Beacon Cliff." Pyrrha plans.
"Alright team! Move out!" Ruby orders as she holds her scythe toward the tree line behind the group, as she runs back into The Emerald Forest.
The rest look at each other for a moment then sprint after Ruby, trying to catch up to her. They watch Ruby run up a hill and onto a rock then stops to survey the area, "What's wrong?" Yang asks as she and the rest of the small convoy catches up to her.
"That's...That's a lot of Grimm." She hears as everyone stops next to her and looks down the hill.
Their eyes widen as they find a large hoard of Ursai grouped up in front of the tree line, they were waiting in place like they were waiting for someone.
"We can't fight that! No way...they clearly outnumber us. We'll be luckly enough to even survive a minutes against them!" Jaune panics as he begins to count as many Ursai as he can.
"He's right...we're tired and low on ammunition...we won't survive an battle against that hoard." Blake points out.
"We don't have a choice...their blocking the only path back to Beacon Cliff...we either stay here...or fight our way back." Yang reveals their choices.
"Fighting will just overwhelm us and lead to our deaths...it doesn't look like they see us...maybe we can sneak past them before any of the Grimm spot us." Weiss suggest.
"How about a vote...we have three choices...stay here, fight, or sneak around the enemy. If you want to stay here then say ay." Pyrrha orders and hears Jaune ay and raise his hand. This causes some sighs and stares from the other members of the group.
"What?! For your information...I don't feel like dying today." He defends himself.
"Moving on...if you feel you have the strength to fight the hoard...say ay." She continues and hears Yang, Ruby, and Nora ay and raise their weapons into the air.
"Now if you feel that stealth is the right decision...say ay." She says and hears Ren, Blake and Weiss ay and raise their hands.
"Really Ren?! You don't trust us, we can't take on those Grimm no problem!" Nora rants.
"Quiet down Nora! They might hear you!" Ren tries to calm down an hyped up Nora.
"Let them come! We'll smash them into the ground!" She shouts as she waves her hammer into the air like a mad woman.
"How about we let Pyrrha decide...it's three to fight...and three to sneak...let's give her the decision...she still has a vote right Pyrrha." Weiss breaks up Ren and Nora and looks a Pyrrha.
"...Yes...you're right...I still have my vote." She says slowly...almost in a sad tone.
'People are depending on me...again...' She sadly thinks as everyone waits for her answer.
"Are you okay?" Ruby asks but Pyrrha shakes her hand and nods her head no.
"I'm fine...I...I think that the best course of action for us...is..is to" She starts but spot Jaune waving his hands in the air.
"Ahh...GUYS! This is not good!" Jaune interrupts and points down the hill.
Everyone stops and look to where Jaune was pointing to, they see movement in the hoard and roars.
"The fight begins!" Ruby yells as she sprints down the hill, screaming all the way down.
"CHARGE!" Yang cries as she follows Ruby down with Nora laughing psychotically with a sinister look in her eyes.
"Nora WAIT!" Ren calls as he runs after Nora.
"Sigh...I guess the vote was for nothing then...sorry Pyrrha." Weiss apologizes and runs down the hill, readying her rapier for battle.
Blake doesn't say anything and runs down after the others while Pyrrha looks at Jaune panicking as everyone runs down the cliff.
"Jaune?" Pyrrha calls but he doesn't hear her, she begins to worry for him as his hands begin to shake nervously.
"JAUNE!" She yells and Jaune gulps and pulls out his sword and unsheathes his shield and runs down the hill screaming his war cry.
Pyrrha takes a moment to recovery from the weird encounter but equips her weapons and chases after the others.
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"You guys are gonna get what's coming to ya!" Ruby taunts as she advances closer and closer to the nearest Ursa. All she and everyone behind her can see nothing but black and red eyes. She didn't know how she will win the fight but she decides to worry about the small things later in the battle. In her charge, she sees one of the Ursai stand on its hind legs and roars loudly so all can hear it.
Ruby fires her scythe in the ground to launch herself into the air to set up an attack from above. As she flies into the air she raises her scythe above her head and swipes down as soon as the Ursa comes into her kill zone. As she swipes down, her feet touches the ground and she look up to see if she hit anything.
"W...what?" She mumbles at the sight she was seeing, she missed the hit by the Ursa in front of her is...running away from her...not just the one in front of her, but all the Ursai...they are all running into the trees like they were running from someone.
"Whoa...what did you do Ruby?" Yang asks as she watches the hoard disappear into the woods.
"I didn't do anything! They just ran as soon before I could hit anything." She explains as all the Ursai in sight were long gone.
"HA HA! Run you cowards! Fear me NORA THE QUEEN!" Nora taunts, waving her hammer into the air.
"We did it? Phew...that was easier than I thought." Jaune calms down from his breakdown and rubs his forehead.
"Stay on you guard...if they ran...then something worse is out there." Pyrrha warns and looks around for anything sigh of a new threat besides the Grimm.
"What do you mean...we're the only people out here." Weiss asks but hears a loud road coming from deep inside the forest.
"D..did you guys hear that?" Ruby asks.
"Yeah...I heard that."
"Hold your ground...it can be anywhere." Yang orders as roars and explosions echo louder and louder.
"HEADS UP!" Ren warns as he points to a giant crimson fire ball falling from the sky to their position.
"MOVE!" Weiss orders as everyone starts to scatter away from the ball's crash zone. The ball crashes hard into the ground and creates a powerful shock-wave that sends everyone to the ground.
Pyrrha as the first to recover and she picks of her shield and spear and aims her spear at a crater in the ground with a thick smoke covering the hole. One by one, the others get up and set their sights onto the crater. They go on alert as a dark tall figure can be seen in the smoke, it has two horns sticking out from it's head and demonic claws for hands.
"You should never run from your enemies...they'll just hunt you down." They hear as a man with pink hair walks out from the smoke and swipes his hands together to get rid of the dirt on them.
"Natsu?" Pyrrha mumbles as Natsu looks at her smiles.
"Oh hey! What's going on?" Natsu asks casually.
"What's going on? You just fell out of the sky in a ball of fire! How did that happen and where have you been this whole time!" Yang questions.
Natsu scratches his head, "About that...I swear I've would of been here sooner if it wasn't for that King Taijitu showed up." He explains nervously.
"That doesn't explain the fire ball!" Weiss interjects.
"That was just the finishing blow...that snake won't be hurting anyone else in a long time." Natsu explains confidentially.
"That's not what I-" Weiss tries to clarify but Blake interrupts her, "This is not the place to talk...he can explain once we return to Beacon Cliff."
"She's right...let's go everyone." Pyrrha orders and begins the journey back to Beacon Cliff.
Everyone nods and follows Pyrrha into the woods, "You better explain yourself when we get back." Weiss warns, pointing accusingly at Natsu.
"What did I do?" He mumbles as Weiss follows Pyrrha.
"Natsu that was awesome! How did you do that!?" Ruby asks as she runs to Natsu with Yang following behind her.
"Yeah hotshot, you really showed up in a...bang...you know what I mean?" She comments.
"That was nothing...I tell you on the way back." Natsu assures as he follows Ren and Nora into the forest.
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For the whole way back, the group encountered any Grimm. It was a peaceful walk back to the Beacon Cliff...but there was one question when they reached Beacon Cliff.
"So...how do we get up there?" Jaune asks looking for a set of stairs, a ladder, or an elevator up to the top of the cliff. They were at the bottom of the cliff with no tools to climb up on them.
"We start climbing..." Pyrrha suggest as she stabs her spear into the cliff and begins to climb the dirt wall.
"I guess we don't have a choice..." Blake agrees and copies Pyrrha, making the rest of the group, besides Natsu and Jaune, follow Pyrrha's suggestion.
"Are guys sure that there's no ladder...or some secret stairs?" Jaune asks.
"I can boost you up, if you want?" Natsu suggest as he squats in front of the cliff and puts his hands between his legs.
"I can use the head start." Yang mutters and climbs on Natsu.
"Okay!...you want to brace yourself Yang." He warns as wind begins to gather around his hands.
"Hey! What's with your hands?" Jaune asks.
Natsu doesn't answer him and launches Yang into the air, "Up you GO!" He yells as fires Yang up the cliff using the wind to push her up.
Jaune covers his eyes from the intense wind emitting from Natsu's hands, he hears Yang's scream in joy as she flies toward the top of the cliff.
Everyone watches Yang, in surprise, zoom up the cliff like a rocket with violent winds tailing under her. The force of the winds forces everyone to lose their grip on the rocks lodged into the cliffs and fall on their backs behind Natsu.
"Me! Me next!" Nora announces as she runs up to Natsu, he nods as she approaches and cups his hands again.
"Is this safe?" Jaune asks as Natsu sends Nora up of the cliff, laughing all the way up, and Blake take her place.
"Of course it is...just make sure you land on the cliff when you get up there." Natsu assures as he waits for Blake to get in position, she puts her hands on his shoulders and looks at him reluctantly.
"You alright?"
"It's...it's nothing." She hesitatingly assures.
"You'll be fine...cats land on their feet right?" He assures as her eyes widen, 'How does he know?! He's a human!' She thinks as Natsu smiles at her and launches her up.
Jaune gulps nervously as Pyrrha, Ren, Ruby, and Weiss all launch into the air, one by one, then land on top of the cliff. He hesitantly puts his foot on Natsu's hand and Natsu pushes him upward, as he flies upward, he feels a strong gust of wind pushing him upward. Natsu watches Jaune scream his lungs out as he flies upward.
'People have no faith in me...' He thinks as he gathers wind under his feet and launches himself up the cliff.
It takes him only a few moments to reach the the peak of the cliff and on his feet in front of group of first years...strangely without Ozpin or Glynda.
"Ha...heh...no...no way...I'm never doing that...ever...again." Jaune decides, breathing heavily, on his fours trying to catch his breath.
"How did you do that Natsu? That was amazing!" Ruby asks as Natsu looks around for someone.
"Oh that stuff's easy...I just gathered a bunch of air under by hands and use it to push you guys up." Natsu causally explains.
"So that's your semblance...you can control the air around you to what you see fit." Pyrrha determines.
"That's not all...I can control water, fire, and the dirt around us...it comes in handy from time to time." Natsu explains as he raises his hand, creating a small dirt wall next to him. Giving the first years a small demonstration of his power.
The first years marvel in amazement at Natsu's semblance.
"Congratulations, on your successful mission initiates..." Glynda interrupts as she and Ozpin walks behind the group, making everyone turn around to give their attention to the instructors.
"We must now analyze your results...for now, please feel free to use our facilities to facilitate your recovery needs. We will announce your results in the amphitheater tonight...I look forward to see your results initiates...please hand over your relics to Ms. Goodwitch before you leave...that will be all." Ozpin announces with a fresh cup of coffee in his hand.
Everyone complies to Ozpin's instructions and gives Glynda their chess pieces they recovered from the northern end of The Emerald Forest. While Natsu waited at the end of the crowd since he didn't need to get a relic.
As the first students began their trip back to the campus grounds, Pyrrha decides to have a chat with Professor Ozpin, "So Ms. Nikos...what do I owe the pleasure?" Ozpin asks.
"Professor Ozpin...I've noticed that Natsu didn't retrieve a relic...will he be expelled?" She asks.
"Ms. Nikos I admire you concern, but I assure you that Mr. Dragneel has earned his place amongst our ranks here at Beacon Academy. He may not have completed the initiation requirements...but he is an exception.." Ozpin explains.
Pyrrha nods hesitantly at his answer, "I see..." She replies as she takes her leave.
"Professor?" Glynda interrupts as Pyrrha walks away.
"Have you taken care of the arrangements yet?" He asks.
"Yes, I have everything situated for Mr. Dragneel...now we need to talk to him." She explains.
Ozpin takes a slip then spot Natsu walking toward him, "And here he comes now..."
"So what do you think? You guys get the idea yet?" He asks about his demonstration.
"I can say, you took me by surprise when the King Taijitu ran from you, but yes, you have proven yourself to be The Dread Hunter. You have our thanks for your performance Mr. Dragneel. As a man of my word, I give you full access in my library Mr. Dragneel...and...an offer." Ozpin assures.
"What's is it?"
"If I recall correctly...I've never asked where you lived?"
"I don't have a permanent home...I usually stay in one place for a couple of days before moving somewhere else."
"Hmm...have you ever felt like settling down?"
"Yeah...actually I kinda feel tired of travel, and scouring that library of your's might take a while...yeah you can say that I feel like settling down."
"I understand how you feel...when I was about your age, I worked outside of the kingdom for weeks on end...all that traveling made me feel homesick...but you don't want to hear my stories. So here's my offer...I've noted your performance in the field and I feel that Glynda can use your expertise in combat to further improve the skills of my students. If you're up for it...you can assist Glynda's lessons on the subject...we'll provide you a room to stay in and free food-" Ozpin offers but as soon as he said food, Natsu's eyes widen and he nods his head yes.
"I'll take it! When do I start?!" Natsu exclaims.
"Your eagerness is appreciated Mr. Dragneel. Please follow Glynda to your room, that will be all." Ozpin instructs as Glynda gestures him to follow him. He complies and follows Glynda to his new room.
One long walk later...
"This will be your room here at your time at Beacon Academy." Glynda reveals as she unlocks a doom room with her tablet. Natsu opens the door and finds a large bedroom, big enough to situate four people, with a black shuttered window in the middle of the room, red king-sized bed with a generic red sheet, white pillows, and brown bedside tables on each side of the bed to the right of the room, and a brown desk with a chair.
He looks to the bed and finds a strange white device sitting at the edge of the bed. Letting his curiosity take over, he picks up the device and it opens up to reveal it's screen display and it has his name displayed on the screen, "That device in your hands is your own personal scroll...it has the ability to update your aura energy in battle, receive and send calls, texts and the optional apps...a complimentary gift from Professor Ozpin. " She explains as Natsu browses around the scroll's screen.
"Wow...thank you." Natsu thanks as he puts the scroll in his left front pocket.
"Think nothing of it...here...Ig fell asleep while you were in The Emerald Forest." Glynda informs as she holds Ig in her hand.
Natsu nods in gratitude and carefully transfers Ig to his hands then sets him gently lays him on the pillow on the left side of the bed.
"Now if you will excuse me Mr. Dragneel, I have to prepare for tonight's assembly." Glynda notifies
"Yeah...I'll see you their...at the assembly I mean." Natsu assures.
"Have nice a day Mr. Dragneel." She says then heads out the bedroom door and closes it behind her.
Natsu sighs as the door shuts close...he was tired from today and decides to sleep in till it was time to go to the assembly.
"Ahhh...I've missed this!" He moans loudly as he lays out on the bed face first.
'Beds...Oh I've missed you so.' He thinks as every nerve in his body screams in joy as his muscles embrace the soft bed, it doesn't take long before he dozes off into his mind, but as he closes his eye...he senses another person standing right next to his bedside.
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"~I've been waiting for this all day~" A angelic voice moans in the room and the sounds of clothes dropping to floor echo in the room.
I'm sorry...I'm sorry...for the wait...I...am so sorry...and for the mistakes.
I hope this chapter satisfies you people...if it doesn't then it's okay to blame me...I had some trouble writing this one.
You people are just messing with me now...12 REVIEWS...my god that's a lot and I'm grateful but 12...4 in the first, second, and third chapter...4 x 3 = 12...you people are sick...just sick in the head...and I like that to be honest.
Everyone that's wondering about the 4 maidens...all of you of asked me caught me with my pants down and I feel stupid. You see I wasn't finished with the Ruby series in the last chapter...so I had no idea what you people were talking about so I had to watch the video The Four Maidens to find out what was going on...anyway...I learned that the maiden's names were Fall, Summer, Winter, and Spring so I get how you people asked about the maidens in the first place. Back on topic...did Natsu meet the 4 maidens...NO...not yet.
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Till next time...