Hello minna! I have a new chapter of Let's Play Hangman with me!
And unfortunately, as Team Natsu are out on a job, I am unable to bring one of them in for an interview! Because of that, I have been forced to give Gajeel here a chance!
Gajeel: Eh? Did I just hear right? You were FORCED to bring me here? *cracks knuckles*
IsolatedWilderness: I'm always ready for a fight. *Copies Gajeel and cracks knuckles* But- this is a peaceful place, so I will have to postpone this fight till later! Do the disclaimer, Gajeel.
Gajeel: Don't order me around kid.
IsolatedWilderness: Just do it! Or else…
Gajeel: Whatever. The brat doesn't own Fairy Tail.
IsolatedWilderness: *Smiles grimly* Gajeel…
Gajeel: What?
IsolatedWilderness: Flurry of the Ice Dragon! (A/N: I made that up. It sounds cool, doesn't it? It's a bunch of enchanted snowballs which rocket at the target.)
Gajeel: Oi! It's playing dirty to catch someone off guard!
IsolatedWilderness: Hai, hai! Your mistake.
Chapter 7- Mindless souls mindless Lucy
At the guild
Erza looked around the noisy guild hall. She sensed something was wrong, something was off. Erza made her way to Fairy Tail's guild master Makarov's office was. She knocked and heard his familiar voice answer. She opened the door and was met with a surprising but common sight. Makarov was sprawled on the table, only his head peeking out from under the teetering stacks of paperwork and books. The surprising thing was the books. Makarov was not one to be into reading, and the paperwork was probably for the damage that Natsu and co. caused (a.k.a Gray). So why were there unnecessary books on the table? And the most suspicious things were the titles of the books.
The era of the Gray or Celestial Spirit Wizards. They made Erza uneasy. Although she was not one for sticking her nose in other people's business, this scene piqued her curiosity, and so she was going to find out just what was going on.
#WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN!?-
Natsu pivoted around and was shocked to see a very gray-eyed Lucy launch herself towards him. He spread his arms out and braced himself for the impact. Lucy rarely ever hugged him, so he would welcome her!
"Luce! I was so worried when I smelt that weird guy's scent-"He pointed at Heathcliff. "-in your room, so I decided to track him down so I could beat him up and save you! But-"Lucy's punch hit him point-blank in his gut.
"I do not need any saving from a stranger. Get out. Now."
"What the hell? What's wrong with you, Luce? WHAT DID HE DO TO YOU?!" Natsu jabbed an angry finger at Heathcliff as he yelled the last sentence. Lucy merely gazed at him emotionlessly, just observing what he did. This made Natsu even more enraged, and he lunged at Heathcliff.
"Roar of the Fi-"Natsu cut himself off as he skidded to a stop. Lucy had blocked his way, shielding Heathcliff. Natsu looked at her in disbelief.
"Luce what are you doing? This guy's the enemy, and I don't know what he did to you, but this isn't you, Luce. I don't believe it! Snap out of it!" Natsu attempted to sidestep Lucy, but she mirrored his movements and stepped in his way again.
"Sorry about this Luce." Natsu raised a hand and made to knock out Lucy, but she deftly slipped out his range, and his hand went through thin air.
Lucy then proceeded to land a flurry of kicks and punches, each one coming straight after another. Natsu dodged a few but he doubled over when she kicked his stomach.
"Not so strong and almighty now, are you Natsu Dragneel? These-"Heathcliff waved an arm at the gray-eyed people. "- are my succeeded… experiments."
"Don't talk about them as if they are things! They are living beings just like you, just like everyone! Lucy belongs in Fairy Tail, with Gramps, Levy, Erza, Gray, every single person in out guild! And I just know for sure that these other people have a family or something waitin' for them!" Natsu shouted at Heathcliff as he traded blows with the older man.
"An inspiring speech but there is nothing that you can do now." Heathcliff said lightly.
Natsu leaped back, dodging a vicious side kick that was directed at him. He jumped through the window again, planning to inform the guild of what happened. Heathcliff smiled as he watched him go, not bothering to give chase.
At the guild
Erza paced back and forth anxiously as she observed Levy opening and closing thick books frantically. She sometimes glanced at the door as if she was waiting for someone, which was true. She was waiting for Natsu to return from his… adventure with Happy. That was when Happy came flying in, promptly followed by Natsu, who had bruises on his arms, legs and chest, while Happy had a few shallow cuts on his arms. Erza immediately went to get Wendy, not even questioning why they were hurt. She pulled Wendy along to where Natsu and Happy were. Wendy saw the injuries and started to concentrate her Sky magic on them.
Erza, who had deemed that she had waited long enough, opened her mouth to start bombarding the duo with questions.
"Whathappenedandwhat'swrongwithLucyandIwasabouttogetLevy-"
"Whoa, whoa. Back up there Erza. Deep, calm breaths." Natsu said. She inhaled and exhaled, regaining her composure.
"Okay, one at a time."
"I apologize. I lost my composure."
"What happened to make you covered in these injuries?"
"That may take a while to explain. You sure you wanna know?"
"Yes." Erza said without hesitating. The gang and Makarov had gathered around Natsu, ready to hear his story.
After a few breaks for questions and fights, Natsu had finally managed to explain what had happened to the gray-eyed people and Lucy, and had described Heathcliff.
"So there was a swarm of weird gray-eyed people and apparently Lucy went ninja mode on you?" Gray asked.
"Aye!" Happy said. "Although Natsu was too kind to Lucy to hurt her!" He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
"Hey, shut up! She's nakama, so I could and would never hurt her! Besides you didn't even help me!" Natsu said with a red face.
"So anyway Gramps," Gray said, displaying a rare sense of sensibility, "what do we do now?"
"Obviously get Lucy and the other people back to normal, ice princess. By the way, thanks Wendy." Natsu yelled, spitting flecks of fire everywhere.
"Oi! Stop spitting on everyone, flame brain!" Gray replied.
"So why are you sitting around? We have to send a party." Makarov said.
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