Oh my god... it's so hot over here... I'm melting! Ugh... and it's supposed to stay this way for at least another week. I don't think I can survive this! Over 30 Celsius... someone help!
Well anyway, here's the first chapter of my own creation so I hope you guys will all enjoy it!
Brainy girl: Yes Sting you Baka! As for who they will get first... see and find out! And it looks like Minerva is safe from you... for now ;)
Zwack15: Sorry for the confusion. It's hot here and my brain isn't working one hundred percent! But I hope you will enjoy my imagination for this story!
Rez: and imagination will cause a lot of trouble ;)
Chaos: Exactly! Let the real story commence!
Marty: Don't worry, she'll come back soon. Just give it some time ;) And yes Sting still loves Kera, but couldn't confess this time. Maybe something else will happen. Let's see what will happen with them ;)
"So what's this town called?" Wendy asked from the back. Natsu grabbed the piece of paper he stole from Rogue and looked at it. "Hm… well… the towns called Veilfield. Never heard of it, but if it's where our friends are then I don't care!" he said.
Lucy smiled softly. "I sure hope we find something there. At least a clue would help us." She sighed looking up into the sky. They've been on the road for a while now and if she had to guess they were probably near Veilfield by now. At least she hoped.
Juvia kept on looking around the area. She was keeping an eye out for anything suspicious or even familiar. Maybe she could spot Gray somewhere. She hoped that he wasn't in any kind of danger. "Don't worry Gray! I will find you!" She suddenly shouted making the others look at her confused.
"Alright…" Lucy uttered looking back ahead. Some of them are probably getting a little crazy here. More specifically Natsu and Juvia. She just hoped that they could find their friends as soon as possible. This was one of the hardest missions they probably ever went on. It was easier fighting Demons and Monsters than trying to find people that probably didn't want to be found.
Her eyes caught something in the far distance and smiled. "Hey guys! I think I can see the town!" She shouted pointing ahead.
Natsu looked forward and grinned when he saw the town as well. "Sweet! Let's go guys!" he shouted before dashing ahead.
"Natsu!" Lucy shouted and shook her head. He was always rushing into things. That town put out a job request for a reason. She turned around to talk to the other two girls but then saw that they were gone as well. "Oh come on!" She shouted. Juvia she could understand but Wendy ditched her as well!? That hurt!
Quickly she ran after the three wizards not wanting to be left alone. Why did they have to run so fast!? "Ugh when we're done here I am so going to get a relaxation spa."
Lucy caught up with her friends in the town. Natsu saw her coming and smirked slightly when she hunched over. "There you are Lucy! Took you long enough."
"Don't start…" She breathed while still hunched over.
Wendy smiled slightly. "Wow Lucy, you're really out of shape."
She stood up straight, stretching her back. "Well… I haven't been on a mission since… well a year now. I might be out of practice."
Happy crossed his arms as he was floating in the air. "So are you saying that while we all were training hard you've been doing nothing? Wow Lucy, that's low."
"Hey! I have been doing my share of work! Without my help we wouldn't have found Wendy and Juvia! So shut it cat!" Lucy snapped at the blue Exceed. Happy started chuckling before flying up into the air with Carla.
Lucy simply shook her head. Some day… some day she was going to kill that stupid blue cat. She suddenly felt a hand pat her on the back. "Ah come on Lucy, you're not that bad! Now let's find our friends!"
The group of wizards started walking through the streets of the city and noticed that there weren't that many people out. Only a few were outside, either sweeping in front of their doors or shopping necessities.
While walking, they also noticed that the few people that were out were giving them wary looks. It seemed they either didn't trust them or were scared of them. Either look wasn't really good.
"They're all… staring at us." Wendy said moving up to Natsu. The pink haired Dragon Slayer was also cautious. He didn't believe they would attack but anything could still happen.
Juvia walked up to a man. "Excuse me sir, but have you seen a man with black spiky hair? Might have been stripping?" The man simply ignored her and got away as quickly as he could. Juvia stood there a little shocked but then frowned. "Well that was rude!"
Lucy sighed. "Looks like no one's going to help us. They seem to be wary of us and maybe even scared."
"Hey guys!" A voice shouted. They all turned their heads up to see both Happy and Carla flying back towards them. Happy was pointing towards a direction while flailing around. "You need to see this!"
They all looked at each other, obviously confused but decided that they should follow the two Exceeds. Happy and Carla led the group of wizards down the road and around a corner. It seemed to be in the middle of the town, yet what they saw made them all stand in shock.
In front of them was a giant place filled with rubble of rocks and debris, that was also burnt at the same time. Whatever this place was before it was definitely not recognizable anymore. Lucy blinked as she looked at the destruction in front of them. "Whoa… what happened here?"
Natsu looked around as well. "Man… it's completely trashed, whatever happened must have been bad."
"Yea but still… what happened here?" Wendy asked also shocked at the sight in front of her.
"A stranger."
Four heads turned around to see a man in his middle age standing behind them. He looked exhausted but he was the only man who would even speak to them. Lucy turned around, her hands by her chest. "You know what happened here?"
The man nodded. "Of course, I'm surprised you don't know. News of this blew over like wildfire. This used to be a tavern. People, travelers and wizards from all over the world came here to have a drink yet it all changed because of one person."
Lucy blinked remembering something from the newspapers. "Wait… are you saying that this is the tavern that was destroyed a few days ago?"
"Yes, the exact same one. A stranger, traveler entered like anyone else but from what I've heard there was a fight. And in just mere seconds this place was burnt down to rubble. Nothing left of it. People got injured because of it, yet that stranger left without any injuries. Didn't even say a word. Then gone. Since then this town has been wary about strangers. This town used to be peaceful… until he came."
Natsu looked at the building again a little amazed. "Wow…"
"It was not a man…" They turned around and saw another man walking up to them, hearing the conversation. "I was in that tavern that day! That was no man! It was a girl!"
"A girl?" Lucy asked shocked.
Natsu smirked. "Wow, must be one strong ass girl. But why would a girl go into a tavern… well Cana would but I don't know anyone else."
The older man shook his head. "You must be kidding! My friend has been working then and he definitely said it was a man! Know where you get your information!"
The other man simply raised his hand in the air. "Whatever! But I tell you, if you ever meet this stranger, no matter he or she, stay away from them." He said. "He or she is just trouble."
"Thanks… for the information." Natsu said a little unsure.
That's when Juvia decided to step in. "Excuse me, but there was a request set for this town? Saying something about you being harassed by a group of people."
"Yea…" the younger man grunted. "I know what you're talking about. They say this group is here to help us, but I know… they just want to destroy this town, probably raid the houses or maybe even threaten us to pay them! They're trouble I say!"
The older man nodded. "This time I have to agree with him. I don't believe they have any good intentions. Maybe you young lads could help us."
Natsu smirked as he gave the man a thumbs up. "Sure we'll help! I think we got some talking to do with them as well." He said cracking his knuckles. "Come on guys, let's go!"
"Where are we headed?" Juvia asked.
Natsu shrugged. "Don't know… thought we should just look around town."
"Actually." The young man called. "There's a smaller tavern on the other side of town. They usually hang out there if anywhere. Maybe you should start there." He suggested.
Lucy smiled. "Then let's get going!" She shouted before walking down the road. The others were following her.
"So this is the place?" Wendy asked looking up at the building in front of her. The place wasn't much and it already reeked slightly of alcohol but it seemed that this was the building they were looking for. There was nothing else like this.
"I don't like it… it reeks." Juvia muttered and Natsu had to nod as well. "Yea, ugh… alcohol, vomit… this is not a place you want to hang out."
"Except for people with bad intentions." Lucy commented. "We have to go in there. It's for our friends." With that said Lucy opened up the doors and entered the stinking pub.
It didn't seem to be that bad inside. Yes it still reeked of alcohol but it kinda looked nice. The people inside weren't that bad as Lucy thought. She was imagining thugs and thieves but there were simply normal people here.
"What can I get you?"
She turned to her side and saw the bartender giving them a smile. Before she could answer Natsu stepped in. "We're actually here for information. Have you seen the people that have been harassing this town?"
Immediately the entire tavern fell silent. They all had heard what he had said. The bartender was silent as well and no one dared to speak.
Except for one man.
"So… you're saying we're harassing them?"
Natsu craned his neck to see a man getting up from the back of the bar. He was armed, wore metal plate armor while a sword was strapped to his side. Beside him another man with a scar running over his left eye stood up. "You are the guys?"
The man raised his hands. "We're the guys. So what are you going to do now?"
"This!" He shouted before charging at him with a flamed fist. Surprising everyone he was able to hit the man in the face sending him to the ground and knocking him out. Everyone in the tavern looked shocked.
The man beside him started to freak out. Natsu glared at him and he swallowed hard. "Whoa slow down man! I… w-we… we're just here to keep these people safe!"
"Bullshit!" A man from the back shouted. "You're threatening us!" He shouted getting on his feet.
Natsu grabbed the man by the collar and pulled him up. "I'm going to leave you be. Tell your friends that they should get out of this town before I hunt them out. Got that?" He asked and the man simply nodded.
When the Dragon Slayer let him go, the man scrambled away before running out of the tavern. Right after the second he left the entire room burst out into cheers. They were suddenly all pulled in.
Lucy's eyes went wide. "Whoa! What's this for?" She asked.
The people in the bar smiled. "No one has ever stood up to them." The bartender told her. "They have been being mean to us and threatening us, yet no one has ever stood up to them. You are the first to show them who's boss!" He then grabbed a bottle from the side. "Free drinks for everyone!"
Natsu grinned. "Sweet! It's a party!" He shouted grabbing a bottle and thrusting it into the air. Juvia and Wendy looked at each other a little confused. Lucy though grabbed Natsu by the back of his scarf and pulled him back. "Natsu! We don't have time to party! We need to find our friends!"
"Oh psh…" Natsu scoffed. "We have time! What's going to happen?"
The doors of the bar suddenly slammed open, the man from before back with a group of men behind him. "There they are! They're the ones who beat down Trent!"
That's when the entire tavern fell silent again. Natsu jumped down from the bar and glared at the guys in front of them. "So you came back for more? Well I guess I shouldn't make you guys wait."
"Natsu wait!" Wendy called but it was already too late. Natsu charged straight towards the group throwing them back out the door. Lucy, Juvia and Wendy quickly ran after him wanting to help.
Outside the pink haired Dragon Slayer was surrounded by at least twenty men, all of them ready to take Natsu down. The wizard just stood there smirking like an idiot. "Finally a challenge… well not really you guys suck but still!" He said.
"We do not suck!" One of them shouted.
"Then show it!" Natsu shouted his fists bursting into flames.
Five men were running towards the Fire Wizard when out of nowhere a wave of water hit them, sweeping them away. Natsu turned his head to the side and saw Juvia with her hands raised. He simply grinned and gave the water mage a thumbs up.
Lucy ran up to her with Wendy behind her. "We got them Natsu!"
The other men simply growled. "You're messing with the wrong people!" A man said stepping up. Natsu narrowed his eyes as he saw him step up. "Who are you?" He asked him.
The man scoffed. "You don't know who I am!? I am Balder! The leader of our group here. Now you, you have messed with my boys, that means you're going to payagh!" He suddenly shouted in pain before falling to the ground.
Natsu blinked but then his eyes went wide when he saw what was stuck behind his back.
An icicle.
"I didn't believe you would have so much trouble with a group of people Natsu."
Natsu, as well as Lucy, Wendy and Juvia turned their head to see a specific man standing on the roof of a nearby house. Lucy couldn't believe who was standing there just like the other two girls.
"Gray." They all said at the same time.
The black haired Ice Wizard smirked as he jumped down from the roof. "It's been a while guys. I can see you've been being busy."
Natsu gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. "Hey you damn stripper! Where have you been all this time!? I got some things to deal with you!" He shouted at him.
Lucy sighed shaking her head. "One year… one year he was gone and the first thing they do is discuss about is their rivalry… They never change…"
Wendy chuckled knowing that was definitely true. Those two boys didn't do anything else, but fight each other. They didn't even care that they were surrounded by the rest of the gang. Sure Gray took down what seemed to be the leader but there were still the rest of the gang left.
"You simply left Juvia! What kind of jerk does that!?" Natsu shouted at him.
Gray twitched his eye. "Me? You left a year ago without saying anything! You're a jerk as well!"
"I left a note! You left nothing!" Natsu shouted back. Suddenly Gray got into his face and pushed back. "What are you saying you flame brain! That I'm a heartless bastard that just simply leaves?"
"Yes you are!"
"Why you little…"
"Will you two stop!" Lucy shouted pushing the two boys apart. "If you haven't noticed we're still surrounded!"
The two boys blinked as they looked around. Lucy was right, they were still surrounded. Both Natsu and Gray scoffed before sending their arms back. Both a wave of fire and ice destroyed the rest of the people sending them flying.
Juvia immediately had hearts in her eyes. "Oh Gray! You have returned!"
Lucy sighed as she slumped down slightly. "Of course they would do that…"
Gray looked at the man on the ground. Closing his eyes he sighed. "Better get this done with." He turned around and headed over to the guy on the ground. "What the hell are you doing?" Natsu asked.
The Ice Wizard was going through the man's belongings, looking in his pockets and jacket looking for something. "Damn it…" He cursed standing up again. "And I thought I would find something here…"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Natsu asked still confused as to what he was doing and saying. He didn't make any sense at all!
Gray sighed as he rubbed the back of his head. "Man… guess I have a lot of explaining to do." He then suddenly threw something towards Natsu. The pink haired Dragon Slayer caught it and saw that it was a card with some coordinates.
"Huh?" Natsu asked obviously confused.
Gray didn't look at him. "Head over there when you got time. I still have to finish something here." With that he ran down the street leaving the group of people behind.
Wendy blinked in confusion. Lucy was also confused as to what just happened. Natsu turned to the others with the card in his hands. "Do you guys know what just happened?"
They all shook their heads not understanding it either.
Gray appeared! And vanished again! So how did you guys like it? Gray is back in the picture and he seems to be looking for something. Now let me know what you guys all think about this!
Until next time!