Let's Play Hangman
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Hey there minna! So first, I wanted to say, I am really really sorry for the long wait! The computer had died, as in actually completely dead. It was actually inevitable, it was unreliable for a few weeks now. So anyways, with the computer gone, I was unable to write any new chapters. But, now I have a very shiny and very brand new laptop! However, I lost all of my files along with the computer, a.k.a all of the chapters of Let's Play Hangman and Turn Your Head. I'm really sorry if you guys thought I was abandoning them!
And now, second: The updates are still going to be slow, due to the ongoing project plus homework plus my other hobbies. Tough luck, peoplez!
Natsu: Wow, good going, IW! Very smooth.
IW: Wasn't my fault!
Natsu: It was.
IW: Wasn't.
Natsu: Was.
IW: Wasn't.
Natsu: Wa-
Erza: Shut up, Natsu. *turns to IW* I'M SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE! PLEASE HIT ME!
IW: Uh, no, Erza. Really, there's no need.
Erza: *punches Natsu in stomach* There we go, no more unecessary fighting. I hope you can forgive us. We shall take our leave!
IW: O-Okay.
Erza: *Runs out the door with Natsu being dragged*
IW: WAIT! The disclaimer… whatever. I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.
Recap: Team Natsu and the rest have now set out to get Lucy back and beat up Heathcliff. Will they get back without any losses?
Chapter 10- If it was possible to literally glare daggers, I would probably be dead by now
Natsu chattered incessantly about ways he could beat Heathcliff up. Gray opted to tuning the annoying Fire Dragon Slayer out, while Erza listened to him and corrected his ways of punching. Gajeel just groaned because of his rapidly increasing temper, and Panther Lily copied Gray. They were now following the Fire Dragon Slayer's memories to track where Lucy was. Once they neared the place, they could also rely on Gajeel and Wendy to sniff their precious Celestial mage out.
Natsu yawned out of boredom as they walked the bustling streets. Oh, what he wouldn't give for a good ol' fight, preferably with that di*k Heathcliff. He slapped his face as an attempt to keep himself from falling asleep while walking, which Gray noticed.
"Oi, can't you even stay awake? Geez, when did'ya go to sleep last night?" Gray snickered.
"Shut up, Ice Prick. You wanna go?!" Natsu glared daggers at the Ice-make mage. Gray merely laughed haughtily and turned away. Natsu growled in fury, but miraculously, very miraculously managed to rein himself in. This action surprised everyone, even Erza who had prepared to break another fight up. For Lucy, he told himself, for Lucy. Erza smiled, apparently guessing what the salmon-haired man was thinking. Sometimes it really was creepy how the Re-equip mage could tell how people were feeling.
Wendy smiled and Carla just shook her head. Gajeel just ignored it while Lily smiled with Wendy. Juvia was fantasising about her 'Gray-sama' and her undying love for him.
Natsu abruptly stopped outside a cracked, worn-down house and everyone tensed up, sensing that this was the place. Erza re-equipped a normal sword and got into a fighting stance. She advanced in first, with Natsu following close behind. Natsu was begging for a fight to happen so that he could go all out.
They all heard a clapping from ahead, and they quickened their pace. They saw Heathcliff, with Lucy and the others surrounding them. Natsu's breathing got heavier and he lunged at Heathcliff. A gray-eyed person stepped in front of him and blocked his way.
Gramps said that they were hypnotised. Natsu didn't want to hurt them, but if they were going to stop him from getting to Heathcliff, he wasn't going to hesitate. Erza, Gray, Gajeel, Wendy and Juvia also leapt into battle against eleven gray-eyed people.
"Dance, my blades!" Erza yelled, and her swords circled around her. They launched at her opponents, and Erza smirked with satisfaction.
"Gihi. Sword of the Iron Dragon!" Gajeel shouted. His arm transformed into an iron blade with spikes jutting out. Wendy winced in sympathy for the people caught in the onslaught of attacks.
"Roar of the Sky Dragon!" Wendy yelled as confidently as she could. Carla nodded in approval. A pillar of unrelenting wind burst from her mouth and cut through the air. Their enemies were covered in grazes and cuts.
"Water Lock!" Juvia said. She thrust her palm out, and a sphere of water formed. It trapped four of the opponents and deprived them of oxygen. They passed out, landing in a pile of bodies.
"Ice-Make: Hammer!" Gray shouted, creating a very big, very shiny and very harmful hammer out of ice.
"Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Natsu yelled, bringing his two hands together, creating a huge fireball. He launched it at the poor enemies, who passed out on contact. The attack also made a massive crater in the ground.
Lily also decided to help and transformed into his battle mode, growing larger and larger. He swung his sword around, like the skilled swordsman- swordscat he was.
The gray-eyed people lay in small piles around the room, which now resembled a battlefield. Heathcliff stood there, unscathed in the middle of it all. Erza dispatched one last person and turned towards his. Everyone followed suit, facing the guild master. Erza cautioned them to stay cautious as none of them knew what magic he used.
Now, an assessment of the current situation:
Heathcliff against Natsu, Gray, Erza, Gajeel, Lily, and Juvia. The latter team were all cut and bruised, just generally really tired and injured. The former was fine, all sunshine and rainbows. They were surrounded in bodies, craters, shards of ice, and pools of water.
Heathcliff smiled indulgently, even clapping in appreciation of the destruction.
"Quite the troublemakers, aren't you? No matter. No loss. I can take you down myself, along with my latest addition, Cassandra." Heathcliff said calmly.
A woman with waist-length red hair and vibrant, forest green eyes stepped out of the shadows. For some weird, twisted reason, her posture, her facial expression and skin reminded him faintly of Lucy. Then he realized he'd spoken out loud.
"Yeah, Natsu's right. She kinda reminds me o' Bunny Girl." Gajeel agreed with Natsu. Now that was a first. Everyone else nodded in affirmation. Heathcliff chuckled, and they tore their gazes away from Cassandra/Lucy, staring at the man.
"I should have expected it. The sharp eyes come with your Dragon senses, doesn't it?" Heathcliff smiled jovially.
"So it is Lucy? Answer me!" Erza demanded harshly. He nodded. Natsu sprang at Heathcliff, snarling ferociously in anger.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO MY LUCE!" Natsu yelled, and in the midst of the confusion, the fact that he had said 'my Luce' was lost. The edges of his vision was tinted red with anger, and suddenly he was a wild, unrestrained animal out to kill its prey. Add the fact that Natsu valued Lucy a lot, and no-one could stop him. The woman, Lucy, or as Heathcliff named her, Cassandra, was in front of him in a split second, blocking his Fire Dragon's Iron Fist with her own body. She barely winced in pain, before launching a flurry of hard punches and kicks which knocked the wind out of him. Natsu straightened up, and they were locked in a dangerous dance, dodging and snaking out hits when possible. However, Natsu had a disadvantage as he couldn't bring himself to hit her with his full force. As a result, he was now on the defense while Lucy was on the offense. Lucy pulled out her keys and grabbed out a random one.
"Open the Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!" Lucy shouted, swiping her key through the air. The perverse spirit materialised, wielding his giant axe.
"Get him. You shall be punished if you lose." Lucy said, pointing a finger at Natsu. He merely gaped in astonishment at what she said. Lucy never punished anyone! Now he truly knew that she was being controlled. He wasn't going to hold back now, because Lucy needed him to beat her to save her.
"Did you say punishment, Hime?" Virgo popped out at that word. Lucy smirked uncharacteristically and pointed at him again, directing her to restrain him. Even Virgo, the emotionless spirit looked surprised at who she had to attack. But she couldn't afford to lose the chance at punishment, so she dug underground, planning to surprise him.
Oh, this was going to be one epic battle. And the best part was? Heathcliff, Gray, Erza, Wendy, Gajeel, Juvia and Lilly hadn't even joined in yet.
So, how was the chapter? It was a bit longer than other ones, wasn't it?
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