Hi guys I'm back with chapter 3! Thank you to all who have been reading and reviewing to this fanfic. Now, before we start Chapter 3, here are a few things that need to be said...
WARNING: This is a Gratsu fanfic, meaning yaoi(boyxboy) is contained in here. If you don't like, please don't read. Thank you.
There may be some grammar mistakes in this chapter. I apologize if there are any.
Rated T for occasional swearing
DISCLAIMER: Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima. The plot and the vampire bats belong to me.
SPECIAL THANKS: I would like to specially thank zakky492, HappytheExceed, darkhuntressxir, and of course, my good friend Mrs. Soul Evans for reviewing, and I would also like to thank all that followed my story. I didn't think this would be that good... Thank you all, so ssoooo much! *Formally bows many times*
Now... Enjoy the next chapter to War Of The Vampire Bats!=)
Chapter 3: Finding Natsu and Encountering the Angry Vampire Bats
After 3 hours of walking nonstop, the Fairy Tail guild had finally reached Mt. Hakobe. "All right... I'm going in." Gray said, getting impatient and wanting to find Natsu as quickly as possible. As he started to leave, Makarov said, "Wait, Gray. Take Erza with you." "Why?" Gray asked, feeling a little scared now. "Why? Is there a problem, Gray?" Erza asked, her stare darkening by the second. "N-no! No problem at all, Erza!" Gray said, wishing Natsu was with him now, so then the duo could do the "Aye sir!" gig they always do when Erza's around. "Good. Now, if you're ready, let's go, Gray." "Aye!" Gray instinctively said, still very scared of Erza right now. Lucy's sweat dropped. 'There's Happy #2...Gray, come back safely with Natsu...' Lucy thought as Makarov said, "Everyone, let's hide behind those small hills over there." Makarov pointed toward the small hills that were close by to the base of Mt. Hakobe. The others ran and hid behind the hills as Erza and Gray ran into Mt. Hakobe to find Natsu.
Erza and Gray, running in Mt. Hakobe...
"Gray, do you know anything about Natsu's whereabouts?" Erza asked as the duo ran deeper inside the mountain, thankful for bringing flashlights, because if they didn't, then they'd be trying to find somebody in the dark. "No... He said that it's pitch black in there, but he thinks he's in a cave of some sorts. Does that give you any ideas where he is?" Gray said. Something popped into Erza's head from a long time ago. "Gray, I know where he is! He's in the very back of the base of the mountain!" "Really? Let's go!" Hearing this, Gray picked up his pace and left Erza in the dust. "Gray! You little-" Erza smiled to herself, thinking, 'Ahhh, young love. Good thing I have this...' Erza pulled out a video camera as she started catching up with Gray.
Natsu's "prison cell" in the back of Mt. Hakobe...
"Aaaargh! Why can't I break from these freaking ropes? Dammit!" Natsu yelled as he once again failed to break free from the ropes that bound his hands and ankles. "Naaatsuuu? Are you here? Damn... where could he be...?" Natsu instantly recognized that voice that was coming towards him. "Gray! I'm over here!" Gray heard his boyfriend's voice and instantly ran towards that direction. Gray lit the flashlight towards his direction and saw the pink haired dragon slayer, flinching because of the sudden light, but smiling because he is seeing his Ice make boyfriend once again. "Natsu! Are you ok?" Gray got to the cave and squatted to Natsu's height, as he was sitting with his legs towards his chest. "Yeah... I just can't break free from these ropes..." Gray looked down and saw the ropes that bound his pink haired boyfriend. 'These are magic restraint ropes... So that's why Natsu couldn't free himself. But I wonder...' Gray wanted to test a theory he had. He placed his hand on top of the ropes that bound Natsu and concentrated. The ropes froze up, and Gray used the back pf the flashlight to shatter the ropes. "Gray you did it!" "It looks like it worked..." Gray did the same thing to the ropes on Natsu's ankles, and then he was free. "All right! I'm free!" Natsu jumped into the air and landed on his raven haired boyfriend, who in return hugged him back. The flashlight dropped to the ground, forgotten about by the boys. They gazed into each others eyes and they closed the space in between them in an everlasting kiss. They haven't kissed each other in a while, so they had to make it last. Gray brought Natsu closer to himself, deepening the kiss. It would've gone on for some time, but the two of them needed air. They were about to break the kiss when Erza cleared her throat and said, "I know that you two haven't done anything like that for awhile now, but if we don't leave now, the vampire bats will kill us before we have the chance to kill them ourselves." Natsu and Gray jumped at the sudden voice that was talking to them and pulled away immediately, blushing as red as a tomato. "E-Erza! D-don't scare us like that!" Natsu yelled, unable to get rid of his blush. Gray quickly composed himself and told Natsu, "She's right, Natsu. We have to get out of here now, before the vampire bats get to us." "Ok..." Natsu answered. Gray grabbed Natsu's hand, and the trio ran out of Mt. Hakobe.
Erza and her thoughts as she runs out to where the other guild members are at...
As the three of them ran towards the opening of Mt. Hakobe, Erza couldn't help but smile on the inside. 'Yes! Mission complete! Just wait until I show Lucy this!' Erza recorded the whole incident between Natsu and Gray. Of course, they didn't hear her because she's that good. She was debating whether or not to use this footage to blackmail them or not, but that would have to wait, because they were already outside of Mt. Hakobe.
Marcus, Maria, and the other vampire bats in Mt. Hakobe, completing their preparations for Natsu...
"Ahh... Finally finished with things over here, Maria." Marcus said, stretching his back. Even though he was a vampire bat, he needs to stretch every once in awhile. "I'm done with things over here, onii-chan!" Maria replied cheerfully. "Then the preparations are complete. Now to retrieve the sacrifice." "Ok! I'll do that!" Maria said. She went over to the cave-like cell Natsu was in and saw that Natsu was gone. "Ahhhhh! Onii-chan! The sacrifice is gone!" Maria yelled as she started crying. This was the day all of the surviving vampire bats were waiting for, and the person that they needed to start their revenge was gone.
Marcus immediately ran over to where Maria was and also saw that their sacrifice was gone, and the only thing that remained were the magic restraining ropes they had put on his hands and ankles. "Damn those Fairy Tail bastards! They're gonna pay! Maria! Call the others!" Marcus was outraged now and he wanted to kill something, preferably the Fairy Tail members. "R-right!" Maria controlled her sobs and ran to tell the others of what recently happened.
Natsu, Gray, and Erza reuniting with the rest if the guild...
Finally the trio got out of Mt. Hakobe and reunited with the other Fairy Tail members. "Naaaaatsuuuuu!" Happy yelled as he flew himself into his best friend's arms, crying his eyes out. "I was worried that you wouldn't come back!" "Happy... Sorry I worried you like that." Natsu pulled the flying cat into a tight embrace. 'Thank goodness you're safe, Natsu.' Lucy thought as she wiped away a tear. "Natsu!" "You ok?" "Thank goodness you're safe!""Yo mina! Sorry to worry you guys!" Everybody was relieved that Natsu was alive and safe, and they even forgot about the vampire bats. That was, until the vampire bats started circling around them. The Fairy Tail members heard the wings of the vampire bats flap and they looked up, a little surprised. "They found out already!" Makarov swore under his breath as he tried to think of a plan to attack them. It was only sunset, and the vampire bats are weakest at night if they used their Repel Magic. "What should we do?" "We have to stall them, but how?" All the Fairy Tail members were all thinking of a plan, when Natsu said, "Just leave them to me! I'll squash them like I did to the others 5 years ago!" He cracked his knuckles and was about to attack them, when Erza and Gray simultaneously yelled, "No Natsu! They'll kill you!" Natsu froze in his place and turned to them and tried to protest. "But-" "No buts, Natsu. Let us take care of these ones. You did more than enough back then." Erza said with a little smile, as she equipped her sword. "Yeah, flame head. Let us do the the work this time." Gray smiled as he looked at the dragon slayer, who was now blushing. "... Fine. Just don't die, Ice block." "Like hell I will." Gray replied.
As Natsu ran towards Mira and Makarov, Marcus yelled, "All you members of Fairy Tail. Hand over Natsu Dragneel over to us, and your lives will be spared." "No! We won't! Natsu's a dear friend of ours, and we won;t let you kill him!" Lucy yelled. "Yeah! That's right!" The others yelled in unison. "Oh, is that so? Then die in front of him!" Marcus replied. "Like we're gonna let you do that!" Erza yelled. "We'll defeat you like we did to your parents 5 years ago!" Gray yelled, and the others yelled back to back up their points. "Well, lets see about that... Vampire bats... ATTACK!" Marcus yelled and they swooped down, aiming for the Fairy Tail members. "Everyone! Don't give up! Fight to the very end, and defeat these beings that threaten the human population! FIGHT FOR FIORE, MY COMRADES! AND ATTACK!" Makarov yelled, and the War Of The Vampire Bats II began.
That was the end of chapter 3! Please review and I hope you guys will look forward to the next chapter of War Of The Vampire Bats!=)
PS: I'm thinking of making some oneshots for NatsuxGray/ GrayxNatsu, so if there are any requests for one, let me know and I'll get back to you=) Of course I'll finish this fanfic first, but if there are any requests, I'll work on them right after this is done! Thanks! ^.^
PPS: If people are curious to what Erza's gonna do to Natsu and Gray after, please review if there should be an epilogue chapter for that. I would greatly appreciate it if you told me what you guys want for the ending!