Sorry this chapter took this long! School started, then my computer broke, excuses, excuses. Anyway, 2,200 words. Your welcome. You don't know how much trouble this chapter gave me. I am so tired and I have a headache thanks to it. I hope it's okay. More fighting and stuff, sorry no Lucy this chapter. She should be coming soon though! *grins slyly*
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Happy POV
It all happened so quickly, it was hard to process. One minute, I was sitting with Carla and Lily, discussing fish and other cat related things, when suddenly all three of us were on the floor in the back of the guild with shouts bursting through the air. I found out later that when the doors had slammed open the force of it had brought on a powerful wind, sending those of us with less wait flying.
I looked up dazedly to find the Fairy Tail members all standing with shocked faces, their mouths slightly open. The only one who didn't looked shocked was Natsu, he just looked angry. All of them were staring at the same person who stood in the door way of Fairy Tail, a certain someone who was smirking like it was his birthday.
Bordon.
I hadn't really expected him to come here; it was practically suicide starting a fight with Fairy Tail, one of the most powerful guilds out there. The ones who challenged us always ended up losing, and that was under normal circumstances. These were not normal circumstances.
Every guild member looked angry and ready to take out their anger on Bordon, leaving no room for regrets. Most reached for their weapons, ready to attack, others glanced upstairs nervously, waiting for Master to come out of his office and see Bordon. Even though most were gripping their weapons tight no one moved. A tense silence hung in the air.
Bordon broke the silence. "A welcome home party, for me? You shouldn't have." His words were laced with sarcasm but Erza didn't seem to notice.
"It's not a welcoming home party." She growled it as she stepped forward, next to Natsu who stood in front of the guild members. Natsu still had yet to say a word, leaving a nervous feeling in my stomach.
"Natsu…" I mumbled. His face was contorted in rage and his eyes glinted with determination.
After a long pause Natsu finally spoke, smirking. "No no, Erza, this is a welcoming home party. So let's play."
Natsu's grin turned feral as he lunged himself at Bordon. Bordon easily dodged, sidestepping, sending Natsu crashing through the open doors, and out onto the sidewalk.
Natsu landed on his feet though, looking unfazed. In fact, it almost looked like his grin had widened. Natsu looked like he was about to launch himself at Bordon again when a loud voice boomed, "STOP."
Natsu immediately skidded to a halt, his fist a few inches away from Bordon's face, who was staring smugly at Natsu.
"Master," Bordon said without turning around, "it's been a long time, hasn't it?"
"Bordon," Master said, "indeed it has been. May I inquire as to why you are here?"
Bordon slowly turned to gaze at Master who stood on top of the railing guarding a fall from those who walk on the second floor. Bordon smiled at the small man.
"I was told you were expecting me, Master." The last word was dripping with sarcasm.
Master's mustache twitched.
After a moment passed and Master said nothing, Bordon's face took on a look of fake shock. "Oh, don't tell me. I am here because you all want revenge for what I did to that blonde. All of you against one man?" He pouted. "That's not very fair."
Master's eyes darkened. "Bordon, what you did to Lucy is unforgivable, but we will not fight you." Everyone turned their shocked gazes to Master, including me.
"Gramps!" Natsu shouted in shock.
Master did not acknowledge Natsu, keeping his gaze trained on Bordon. The only reaction he gave was his lip twitching.
Master continued. "Bordon, I wish for you to leave this guild peacefully, without complaint. Go and do not come back, do not show your face in Magnolia ever again. If you do not adhere to these terms then we will fight, and the result will be bloody."
Bordon smirked at Master. "You think I would leave such fun? To take down the entire Fairy Tail guild by myself, it sounds like a lot of fun. No, I don't think I want to pass something so," he paused, "something so enticing."
Natsu growled at him and took a step forward, but Erza put a hand on his shoulder, restraining him.
Master's eyes darkened and narrowed to slits. "Then you leave me no choice, Bordon. You will pay for the crimes you have committed."
Without warning the guild rushed forward, towards Bordon, all intent on killing. There were flashes of light, loud explosions, war cries, and Natsu stood at the front of it, his body blazing with fire.
It was amazing, Bordon managed to avoid all attacks, whether neutralizing them or sending them shooting back to the caster. Gray cast his Ice Make magic, it taking the form of a lance, but Bordon just raised a hand and it shattered inches from his face. Erza was in her battle armor and was trying to attack with the two swords she held in her hand but he easily dodged them all, while at the same time dodging all of the other guild members attacks.
It was chaos, a complete and utter disaster. Eventually Erza seemed to realize this when she noticed Bordon's amused smile and called for a halt. Master stood where he had before, watching all of this with a frown.
"Halt! Cease your attacks!" Erza shouted.
Everyone came to a startled stop except a certain fire mage, who ignored Erza's command. Erza looked at a loss for what to do, as she watched Natsu fight Bordon. I could see the conflict of the desire to fight with Natsu and crush Bordon battle with the understanding that they were seriously outmatched. Gajeel glared at Erza, obviously miffed to be given orders by Erza. She frowned, watching the fight, trying to look for Bordon's weakness, oblivious to the guilds restlessness to join the fight.
It was only natural, I thought, that they listen to Erza and back down from the fight, she was almost like their leader, besides Master of course.
Natsu continued pounding pointless attacks against Bordon. "Fire Dragon Roar!" he screamed as spiraling flames came shooting out of his mouth. Bordon merely let out a small breath and the flames almost dissolved, disappearing into the air. Natsu didn't look deterred at all; the fact that he wasn't putting a scratch on the man just seemed to encouraged him more.
That's when it finally looked like Master had had enough. His lip was twitching in anger and you could see a vein popping out of his forehead.
He dropped to the ground from the second floor and walked slowly towards the fighting couple. Natsu didn't notice the approach of Master, and neither did Bordon. They only realized it when Natsu received a painful punch on his cheek. He was so surprised that he momentarily forgot his battle with Bordon and turned to Master. Bordon looked slightly annoyed that he was being interrupted, though it was obviously clear he was just toying with Natsu.
"Gramps, what are you doing!" Natsu demanded.
Master let out a soft sigh and said quietly, "Natsu, this is not your fight."
"Like hell it is!" he shouted. "This is just as much my fight as it is yours, as it is everyone else's!"
Bordon snickered, watching them glare at each other.
Natsu turned to Bordon and scowled at him. "Shut up!"
Bordon smiled at Natsu and said, "I was enjoying our play time, but now it's time for the grownups to talk. Be a good boy and watch from the sidelines. You're no match for me after all, you know this very well."
I winced with Natsu, remembering that night he had hurt Lucy and had beaten Natsu easily. Without realizing it I had drawn closer to the fight, joining the crowd that surrounded it, , only a few feet away from Natsu. Lily and Carla were close behind me.
Natsu's flames rose higher and got hotter as his anger escalated. "Don't underestimate me, Bordon," he snarled.
Master looked grim but said calmly, "Natsu, the only one with a chance against him is me, I have said this already."
"Gramps, I can win!" Natsu protested indignantly.
Master shook his head silently, and he gave Natsu a determined expression. "Natsu, you must trust me. Do you remember that fight between Bordon and myself? Thing will not go as smoothly as they did then."
Smoothly? The guild had been damaged so much that it had taken days to fix, even with the help of all the guild members, and Master had barely won, according to Master, the details were still fuzzy. By Natsu's face expression he and I were thinking the same things.
"Natsu," Master growled, finally snapping in annoyance. Natsu stared into Master's eyes for the longest time, as Bordon sighed impatiently, before finally nodding reluctantly. He cast one last hateful glare at Bordon before retreating to stand next to me. His body was as tense as a bow string and his arms were crossed across his chest, his hands tightened into fists. His face had taken on a sour expression as he watched Bordon and Master square off against each other.
Master had taken on a deadly air surrounding him, staring at Bordon as if he was the scum of the earth, and the guild couldn't help but agree with him.
"Well this should be fun, old man." Bordon said.
Master glared at Bordon who gazed coolly back, a smirk tugging at his lips.
"He smirks a lot…" I muttered under breath. Natsu, so focused on the battle, barely heard me.
He turned to me and asked, "What was that buddy?"
I shook my head and said, "Nothing Natsu." He nodded, turning back to the fight.
Master looked angry, intensity radiated off of him. A shiver rolled down my back. When Master was this angry it always made me nervous, it meant whoever was at the other end of his wrath would not make it out unscathed. I felt both satisfaction and fear at what he might do to Bordon.
Suddenly an intense pressure surrounded us and it took me a moment to realize it was coming from Master. His magic presence was increasing, as he accessed more and more of his magic.
Light burst from him, practically blinding our eyes, it was so bright. The light shot towards Bordon hitting him in the shoulder. He tried to avoid it but was to slow. He winced slightly at the impact and was moved a few feet back but was still standing.
Master was in the air all of the sudden, standing on top of a mini hurricane made out of his Wind Magic. He moved full speed ahead towards Bordon, his fists on fire, and directed at Bordon's face. Bordon quickly moved to the side, avoiding Master's fists as he punched the ground, making the ground shake at the impact.
"Is that all you got, old man?" Bordon taunted. Master did not rise to the bait though, as he slowly stood and faced Bordon. "I'm surprised that you aren't fighting harder though, after what I did to that blonde." He smirked. "It was a lot of fun you know; I think part of her enjoyed it."
I felt confusion; did he mean Lucy enjoyed being hurt? I glanced at Natsu to see his enraged eyes glaring at Bordon, a vein popping up on his forehead.
"You bastard," Natsu hissed. "How dare you say that about Lucy!"
He smirked and said, "Oh, is that her name?" before turning back to Master.
His smirk faltered slightly though as he saw Master, looking quite calm and deadly. Anyone who saw Master would describe the scene later as, "Hell and heaven combining together to make an unstoppable fighting force, so frightening that the sky shook."
Everyone in the guild took a step back, except Natsu who had a small grin on his face, excitement racing through his eyes.
"Come on, Gramps, finish it," he muttered.
My eyes widened as I suddenly got an idea on what Master was going to do.
Master's hands floated over a small circle of light that appeared out of nowhere, growing by the second. His eyes were emitting a bright light that looked just as bright as the ball of light in his hands.
"Bordon," he growled. "When you were a child I could not use this spell on you, as I never thought of you as an enemy, even after what you did. But this time you have gone too far. You will pay for your actions!"
Bordon had gone pale, and stuttered, "Old man, you can't be serious! I was in your guild! You can't really think I am the enemy?" Panic edged into his voice, as his eyes stayed glued to the ball of light.
Master's eyes glowed brighter, as if in anger at Bordon's words. "After what you did to Lucy, and what you did to my other children, you are nothing more than an enemy."
His eyes widened in fear for the first time and he took a step back.
Then master bellowed, "FAIRY LAW!"
CLIFF HANGER *cackles* Comments, suggestions, reviews? Yes, no, maybe so?
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This chapter was actually really annoying, I had to research all of Makarov's attacks, with my slow internet, then deciding how he would fight and how Bordon would fight back (notice he didn't fight back at all? Wonder what that could mean... Or maybe I'm just really lazy, you may never know...). It was awful, then I had to keep editing and such, staring at the computer screen like it was personally giving me the finger. The words just didn't fit together for some reason. A major pain in the butt so it better have been worth it. *glare*
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