Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, that honor goes to Hiro Mashima. I do own the idea and fic.

Chapter 5: The start of the rebellion.

"So... may I ask you something?" The blue-haired kid questioned as he carried Erza on his back while running through the halls of the Tower of Heaven, Natsu keeping up with him at an even pace. The rose-haired kid sensed a presence coming from the right corner not far from them and halted the blue-haired boy his hand. He silently whispered to him to stay here while he walked ahead, checking if someone was indeed there. A few seconds past and the pink-haired boy's senses were correct as a guard walked passed them. Natsu acted quickly and stuck out his leg, causing the man to fall face first on the floor with a loud 'thud'. Before the guard could stand up, he suddenly felt the bottom of a leather boot connect with the back of his head. That was all the man remembered as sweet unconsciousness took him over.

The pink-haired kid soon looked over his shoulder at Jellal and nodded at the bluenette. The kid got the signal and nodded back before running up to the God Slayer.

"Why are you here...?"

Natsu abruptly came to a halt when he heard Jellal's question, making him frown slightly as he looked to the ground. The black-clad kid turned around and glanced in the bluenette's brown eyes before he spoke.

"You could say... that I am looking for someone." Was the mysterious answer. Not satisfied with that, the bluenette continued harassing Natsu with questions.

"Who are you looking for then? Maybe I can help." Help him? How? The kid could barely hold his own when it came to fighting, maybe knocking a few guards out or something along that, but no real damage. He would only endanger himself.

Wait a second...

Jellal was much more familiar with this place for he was a slave for a significant amount of time, the pinkette concluded if he could base that on the kid's courage for coming all the way here just for this redhead. Perhaps the azure-head knew where Kagura's brother was, were the thoughts of the rosy-haired kid. Nodding to himself, Natsu made his decision.

Question the blueberry...

Natsu looked at the blue-haired kid with a face that meant no-nonsense, slightly unnerving Jellal as he did so.

"Have you ever heard of the surname... Mikazuchi?"

The azure-haired kid tilted his head at hearing the surname 'Mikazuchi' as the proverbial question mark appeared above his head. He momentarily stared at open space in thought before slowly shaking his head at the question, disappointing the God Slayer with the answer. Great, just great. How was he supposed to save his friend's brother now... But Natsu's head suddenly shot up as he thought of another question, maybe this one providing him the answer he wanted.

"Do you know anyone from Rosemary Village?" This time, Jellal nodded with a smile as he looked at the God Slayer, glad that he could help now.

"Well, the only two I know that are from that place are Erza and Simon." The pinkette tilted his head, earning the name Simon his interest slightly. He urged the blue-haired kid to continue while they started to walk away, Jellal leading the three to where his cell was.

"Who is Simon?" Natsu asked while he kept his guard up in case an unwanted guest suddenly popped out of nowhere.

"He is a friend of mine, a fellow child slave. He is a really friendly person, believe me." The fire mage nodded at Jellal's words but remained silent as his mind went through several possibilities.

There was a chance that this Simon person was Kagura's brother, and that chance was quite high seeing that he was from Rosemary Village. Then again, he could be just another kid who was captured during the Children Hunt and his chance of saving Kagura's lost brother would be thrown out of the window. Still, maybe Simon knew who really was his friend's brother since he was still from the same village. The people there probably knew one another since the place was not that big. Nodding his head, Natsu decided to find this Simon guy since he was his best chance and proceeded to follow the azure-haired kid.

Jellal continued running through the halls of the tower, his back slightly aching because of Erza's weight on him, but the bluenette did not mind it right now. His priority was bringing the scarlet-haired girl to a place safe, the rest could wait. The azure-haired kid looked to his side, his eyes falling on the running form of the mysterious kid clad in black. A small smile crept its way on Jellal's face. The boy glowed with a strong and confident aura, calming him slightly and it further eased the azure-haired kid to knew that Natsu had no ill-intentions while he was here. But the question remained...Who is he? Who was he after? Jellal had no clue, but he decided not to dig his nose further in the pinkette's business.

The bluenette was brought out of his stupor when he felt something shift on his back before faint sounds of moaning were heard. Jellal stopped in his tracks, making Natsu also stop as the rosy-haired boy looked over his shoulder to see what was holding them up. The pinkette's eyebrows rose as he stared at the stirring form of the red-haired girl he healed earlier, whose eyes slowly openend and looking past the boy's shoulder who was currently carrying her.

The azure-haired boy crouched down before placing the girl on the ground. Natsu walked calmly in their direction, curious to see if she was alright.

Erza's head was wobbling slightly, making her grasped her head with a hand, trying to get rid of the dizziness she was experiencing slowly shook her head left and right. She blinked with her eyes and could discern two figures standing before her, one kneeling in front of her while the other was standing with his arms crossed. After gaining her sights again, she immediately recognized the blue locks of her friend Jellal, but the person standing next to him raised some suspicion inside her as looked at the bluenette.

"W-what h-happened, Jellal? Who is this gu-?" Before the red-haired girl could finish, she was embraced by the azure-haired boy, whose face was contorted in relief. A small blush crept its way to Erza's face as she sat there motionless. Jellal untangled himself from the girl before placing his hands on her shoulders while sporting a relieved smile.

"I'm glad that you're alright. If he wasn't around, I don't know what would have happened to you..." That caused Erza to look past Jellal's shoulder and her face stared at the obscured face of the mysterious person who glowed with a strange, but very warm aura.

"Who are you...? Erza's voice was less suspicious now that she knew, to some degree, that the black-robed kid before her meant no harm.

Natsu remained silent for a moment before he walked up to the duo. He stopped a decent one metre in front of the girl before crouching like Jellal. The pinkette grabbed the sides of his hood before bringing it down, revealing his spiky strawberry-colored hair and stoic forest-green eyes while expressing a soft smile.

"The name is Natsu Hirokami. You could say that I am... a good-hearted Samaritan, yeah, that is one way to put it." The pinkette exclaimed as he continued smiling, surprisingly calming the girl before him with it. But, as soon as that smile came, it also disappeared in a flash. The God Slayer stood up and dusted himself off before turning his head to the end of the hal.

"But this is not the time," The pinkette picked up the sounds of frantic sounding guards running in their direction from behind." or the place for pleasantries... We have to go." The pink-haired God Slayer stuck out his hand and offered it to the scarlet-haired girl. She stared at the outstretched appendage for a moment before grasping it, feeling a strange vibration course through her as her hand touched that of the pinkette. Natsu pulled the girl to her feet before letting go as he started to wander off to the end of the corridor, his face replaced with an unreadable mask, his eyes as hard and stern as steel. He glanced over to Jellal, almost ordering the azure-haired kid with his authoritative eyes to lead them away from this place. The bluenette nodded before looking at Erza. He hastily whispered something in the girl's ear as he approached her.

"I have a feeling that today things will change... and he will be the source of it." The azure-haired pointed at the retreating figure of Natsu. He then grinned before taking the red-haired girl by her hand before dragging her off to where Natsu was.

After avoiding the guards, who where patrolling around the Containment Chambers, and ascending the stairs without being noticed, the trio finally made it to the cell where Jellal and Erza were residing.

"Grandpa Rob!" Jellal whispered as he grasped the bars of their cells while calling out to a man called Rob. The old man named Rob stirred at his name before he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. He stood up and walked to the cell door. What he saw there made his withered eyes slightly widen before breathing out a sigh of relief. There stood Jellal and Erza, who were both unharmed, though, the bandage around Erza's right-eye made the old man feel something dreading.

"It eases my old heart to see the two of you unharmed, but what happened to your eye, Erza?" Rob began as he glanced at the two. Out of his eye corners, he spotted a black-cloaked kid with leather boots sitting on the railing with arms crossed before his chest while one leg was over the other. The old man narrowed his eyes at the kid who, behind his hood, sighed tired yet comprehensively at the old fairy's alertness. In a place like this, a person must be always on his guard, Natsu reasoned. Jellal noticed Rob's narrowing his eyes and assured the man that Natsu meant no harm at all. After hearing Jellal explaining what he did so far for them, the old fairy sighed again before relaxing his features considerably.

"In fact, if it wasn't for him, I don't know if I or Erza would make it here in one piece." The azure-haired kid then turned around and eyed Natsu.

"Do you think you could open this door, Natsu?" Nodding, the pinkette jumped off of the railing before walking up to the cell door. He eyed the lock for a moment before he raised his clenched hand. He stuck out his index finger and lit it up in black flames, startling everyone who was watching him. The pink-haired boy then quickly moved his finger across the lock, leaving an X-shaped lining on it as he did so. Natsu then punched the lock with his fist, effectively breaking the rusty thing.

"Done..." He looked at the three people present and moved his head to the side as he absorbed their shocked faces.

"What...?" The pinkette exclaimed before Jellal ran up to him with sparkles in his eyes, making Natsu take a step back because of the boy, who was a little too close for comfort in his opinion.

"You can use magic!? What kind of magic do you use! Can you show...? Huh?" The azure-haired boy was practically in his face with his own, unnerving the God Slayer further. The rosy-haired boy placed his hand on Jellal's forehead before pushing him away from his breathing space, a slight frown plastered on his face before it changed in a neutral look.

"Yes, I can use magic. If you are that interested, then watch carefully..." The rosy-haired kid raised his hand and opened it, creating a small orb of fire in the palm of his hand. He added more magical power in it, increasing the size of the orb until it was as large as a baseball. The bluenette, Erza and Rob were startled as they watched the flames dance in Natsu's hand. The pinkette then waved his hand, making the fireball dissipate with the movement before he turned to Jellal.

"What do you intend to do now, Jellal? Your friends are free, but you will never make it outside with all these guards patrolling," The pinkette motioned his arms around the place, emphasizing his point "Not to mention those ghoulish things who are flying around..." The azure-haired kid looked around the Containment Chambers, spotting several ghost-like creatures hovering around with eerie auras surrounding them.

The bluenette stared to the ground, his mind trying to come up with ideas of how they could escape the place. Sneaking out? No, that failed the first time and he was sure those guards had tightened their security. Causing a distraction so that they could escape? That wouldn't work, either. Who was foolish enough to sacrifice himself for their sake? Nobody, of course...

People here, at the Tower of Heaven, were constantly watching their own backs. They didn't care if one of their own got punished, killed for no reason or whatever reason the guards came up with. Only a handful were kind-hearted enough to help people out and even they had their boundaries...

Noticing Jellal's distress, the pinkette placed a hand on the bluenette's shoulder who turned around and faced the God Slayer.

"For now, rest for a moment. maybe you will come up with something. Now, I want to talk to this Simon guy." Jellal stared at the pink-haired mage before nodding as he smiled gratefully at Natsu's calmness. Somebody had to stay it and Jellal wanted to belief that Natsu wouldn't just abandon them. So he did as he was asked and gestured for Natsu to come inside.

"Alright, follow me and I willl show you who Simon is..." The azure-haired kid entered the cell with Natsu right behind him. Jellal glanced the place for a moment before his eyes fell on the form of a boy with charcoal-black hair which was falling down to his shoulder, with eyes a deep shade of brown, wearing the typical rags of a slave. The bluenette tapped on Natsu's shoulder before looking at his friend and fellow slave.

"Simon! There is someone who wants to see you." Hearing his name being called out by Jellal, the black-haired boy turned around and faced Jellal with a small smile as he sat on the ground.

"Oh? And who is it...?" Before Jellal could answer, he felt Natsu's hand on his shoulder, making him glance over his shoulder to meet the appreciated look of the God Slayer who nodded at him.

"I will take it from here..." The rosy-haired kid threw his stare at Simon and began walking up to him before sitting in front of Simon, earning a curious yet cautious look from Simon. Natsu's eyes were fixated on the guy's look, making the dark-haired kid sweat slightly because of the intensity of Natsu's look.

"Uhm... can I help you?"

"Are you Kagura's brother?" Straight to business, well, that's Natsu for you...

What Simon expected certainly wasn't that to hear. But then, the raven-haired kid's mind processed what Natsu just asked as his eyes widened like dinner plates.

He mentioned Kagura...

Before anyone knew it, Simon lashed out and grabbed the pink-haired God Slayer by his collar, his face having a demanding, worried and tense look.

"You know my sister!? Where is she! Is she alright? Did something happen to her...?" Were it not for Natsu's hand, which was now placed on Simon's mouth as a way to tell him to shut up for a moment, the kid would have continued questioning the God Slayer about his little sister.

"Calm down, Simon..." He removed his hand as he stared blankly while Simon did as he was told. The pinkette sighed before a small smile crept on his face as he eyed Kagura's brother. The fact that Simon worried himself so much about Kagura's well-being was a good thing, showing that the boy still cared for the girl and had not forgotten about her.

"Do not worry about the her. She is save with my mother and taken care of." The rosy-haired God Slayer exclaimed reassuringly. Hearing that, Simon let out a breath of relief as he visibly calmed down.

"I am really glad to hear that, though, may I ask you something?" The Fire God Slayer remained silent before he gave a nod.

"Are you here to help us?" The pinkette could discern the slight desperation escaping Simon's mouth as the black-haired kid stared at him expectantly. Natsu stared into Simon's eyes for a moment, thinking of a way to answer his question. Said question was heard by all the inhabitants of the cell as they glanced at the pink-haired God Slayer with curious, desperate or expecting gazes, most of them had a mixture of the three.

"What makes you think that I will help you guys...?" Natsu said as his young face sported a serious look, making the people around them look down in disappointment, thinking that he wouldn't help them.

"Why else would you have healed my eye then?" The pinkette's face contorted in surprise as he heard that voice. It was the voice which belonged to the red-haired girl he patched up not too long ago.

"How did you know? You were unconscious when I healed it."

"Jellal told me along the way here," The redhead touched her bandaged eye, feeling the black bandage touch her skin as she stared at the ground for a moment "He said that you took care of the guards who were torturing me before healing my eye. I do not know what exactly happened back at the dungeons, all I did remember was... something tasting like... strawberries?" The pinkette nodded at Erza's words who continued.

"Besides, why would you go through all those troubles? If you did not care to help us, then you would not be here in the first place." Erza finished as she looked at the kid who healed her eye with a grateful smile. A kind act from a mysterious person she never knew was something that greatly surprised her. If Natsu truly didn't care whether they were suffering or not then he would have never had done such a thing, thinking that he could use it better for himself. The red-haired girl had a feeling that he wasn't like that and the fact that he helped her was proof of it.

The pink-haired kid's eyes were shadowed by his rosy locks as he stood there, not a single muscle moving. His face slowly morphed into an approving smile as he eyed Erza.

"Good point, and well said." The kid's eyes gained a glint as he looked around." You guys have spirit and brains, which is a good thing." The pinkette praised them as he scanned the group of slaves. Natsu's features then turned dead-serious as he stared outside the cell.

"There is only one way escaping this place. Running is not an option, considering that they eventually will get you back no matter what, trying to keep their plans and activities here a secret from the world." The rose-haired boy paced back and forward, his face never leaving the bunch before him as he looked at them with thoughtful eyes.

"For you guys to survive this daily battle against fate... is to fight it. Show these pathetic excuses of slave-drivers that your will is not shattered. This is what they are aiming for. To destroy your perseverance." Natsu spoke with such vigor and confidence that it would have convinced a religious fanatic to start believing in Paganism.

As his speech started to bring light in the eyes of those who were listening, Natsu watched how their face morphed into that of an awestruck one. Hope started to fill their beings, making them smile or nod repeatedly as they looked to one another.

The God Slayer then stuck out his hand as he glanced at each and one them as if offering them a ticket out. His green eyes burning with passion as strong as the flames he represented, his magic slowly building up as he prepared himself for the upcoming battle.

"Are you willing to fight for your freedom... or not." The pinkette finished, waiting for those who were brave enough to fight this. The first who stepped forward was the blue-haired boy Jellal, who placed his hand on top of Natsu's. The azure-haired boy stared upwards straight into the pinkette's olive-green orbs, the bluenette's eyes filled with determination, bringing a smirk to Natsu as he saw it.

"Thought so..." Natsu grinned encouragingly as Jellal nodded at him with an determine smile. The bluenette was soon followed by his scarlet-haired friend, then by Simon and lastly the rest of slaves joined the small circle of gathered people. The Fire God Slayer gave them a supporting and encouraging smile as he spotted their determination and confidence rise.

"Show them what you are made of and they will think twice before daring to do this to anyone ever again." The group nodded in understanding at Natsu's words.

"What are we supposed to do, Natsu?" The red-haired girl asked as she gazed at the pinkette. Natsu released his grip on them before turning on his heels. He walked with confident steps outside the cell before looking around. He raised a hand and opened his palm as he started to breathe steadily making as his chest fall and rise. The pink-haired boy then summoned his signature black seal with the wing-spreading golden phoenix as he smashed his fist inside his open palm, the air around them increasing in temperature drastically as he did so.

"Heatwave of the...FIRE GOD!" Natsu extended both his hands with his palms standing 90 degree, releasing his deadly "Heatwave" upon the unsuspecting guards as the large torrent of fire soared towards them. Before the guardsmen knew it, they were engulfed in the scorching blaze of black flames, reducing them to ashes in a matter of moments. It didn't stop there as it pierced through the walls of the Tower of Heaven, creating a large tremor to reverberate throughout the place as large chunks of rock and debris fell down.

Natsu lowered his hand and his attack instantly vanished. He turned around with a confident smirk as he took in the shocked expressions of the slaves.

"I would say... FIGHT!" With a mighty roar, which caused the very earth to tremble, the rose-haired God Slayer leaped into the air before flying off as he launched black fireballs at the guards, creating large explosion with each ball connecting with something. Jellal was quick to pick a spear that was dropped by a defeated guard as he raised the weapon above his head.

"FOR OUR FREEDOM!"

Hey guys, I present to you the fifth chapter of this story. This one isn't that long, but consider this as a filler. Next chapter will play an important part in the story-development. I'm sorry for the long wait, projects, work, business regarding some family issues made it hard for me to write.

Alright then, another thing. I've got quite the few question regarding the 'pairing'. Oke, first of all, there is no way that I'm making it like Kagura is instantly falling in love with Natsu. Why? Because that's downright implausible. You have to build up a relation, not just make it like she's declaring her undying love for him or visa versa. This story is in his start-up phase, which means that I have to develop a LOT of things. Do you know how hard it is to keep people in character or as much as possible? Believe, it's hard... Kagura, Erza and Jellal are going to play a more important part in this story than they had in canon. Also a very different one, but that's all I'm going to tell. Don't want to spoil to much now do I?

Also, this is to a certain person that I can't PM to. Will was it? Yes, I think it was Will. Tell me, why should I make it the sun god slayer rather than the fire god? What's so special about it? I don't think that it adds some value to the whole concept of Natsu being raised by a Goddess. As for him having a special ability similar to Dragon Force, don't worry I already have that planned out. Yes, I know that she's the goddess of the sun and yes I also know that Tsukuyomi isn't the god of the sky but the moon. Still, I made it that way, didn't I say that in my AN in chapter 1?

Well anyways, thanks for reading and don't forget to review!

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