A Saiyan among Wizards

Chapter 15

The Truth

*Insert TFS disclaimer. Fairy Tail is owned by Hiro Mashima and Funimation. I do not own any other mentioned properties.

Marcus' home, Laxus P.O.V.

I had been sitting here since dawn, waiting for Marcus to return from the guild. Though I haven't visited before, I could tell that this was his home by his and Gajeel's scents perminating the air that surrounded that wooden house.

"God, what am I doing here?" I asked myself, as I had all morning but the answer never came. I had almost left several times, but something told me to stay.

I stood when the wind blew a fresh scent towards the house. Few minutes later, the saiyan appeared on the travel-worn path, shuffling forward slowly and carring a pack over his shoulders. As he got closer, I could see his haggered features and slumped posture. I wonder why he's not his lively self.

"Oh. Hey Laxus." He yawned, not even asking why I was here.

"You look like hell. What happened?" I said bluntly.

"Just the usual tramatizing events I always deal with, no big thing." He grunted, brushing past me, turning the doorknob. I heard it hit the lock and break right past as he pulled it off. "God fucking dammit." He cursed slowly under his breath. Still clutching the dismembered peice, he murmured tiredly, "You might as well come in." and walked inside, gesturing for me to follow.

Why the hell not? I said before following him into the darkened house.

I was honestly surprised by how cozy the whole place felt. Lowering my hood, I looked around, to my right was a sizable kitchen with well crafted cabnets and island. To the left, a comfortable looking couch, wrapped around a similarly crafted coffee table, sat facing a large lacrima screen that was hooked to a curious looking device I had never seen before.

As though he knew I was looking right at it, Marcus warned from the kitchen, "Be careful with your magic, it'll fry the circuts and they ain't cheap." Handing me a mug of coffee, "Here, I know its late for coffee, but I need the caffine." he said bluntly

Whether Gajeel had rubbed off on him or he was so tired that he forgot to filter himself, I didn't know. But I found it intriguing, having only seen him interact with others fully awake and at the guild. Hell, this was the first time we had the opportunity to talk one on one. Maybe there was a reason I came this way after all.

Meanwhile, at the Guild, Gajeel P.O.V.

Salamander's group burst through the front doors, causing the usual commotion these fairies were famous for. While lookin' for Marcus, I saw that they had brought another dragonslayer and flyin' cat. Why am I the only one without a flyin' kitty cat? I'm a dragonslayer too, dammit!

Sniffin' around, I figured he didn't come to the guild for some reason. Askin' the stripper, he told me what happened to him and how tired he looked. Though I acted as though I didn't care that much, I was pretty worried. Marcus would never tell me this. I knew something has been bothering him for the past month and now there's this, it was only a matter of time before he broke down. I swear, he can be such a chick sometimes.

"I guess I'll go check on him." I said tiredly, Maybe I should grab something for him on my way.

Laxus P.O.V.

Wow, I thought, looking at the sleeping man in my arms as I carried him to the couch, He lasted longer than I thought. An hour of talking, slurred at that, and poof. I slowed my walking as he stirred and buried his face in my chest, mummbling "Gajeel" softly. I felt my cheeks warm slightly at this, as I set him down.

I tried to leave, but he reached out and grabbed me with inhuman strength and forced me down to the floor. Great all I need is for Gajeel to walk through the door and make my day perfect. And as if the gods had heard me, that very thing happened an hour later.

"Hey Hero, I heard what happened. You alright..." Gajeel announced before witnessing the uncomfortable situation I was in. All I could do was mouth the words 'help me' as I struggled to get out of the saiyan's grip.

Gajeel P.O.V.

I was surprised to see old Lightning rod here, of all the places he could've showed up, here. Once the shock had worn off, the scene in front of me proved to be very entertianing, almost funny. I was tempted to leave him there, trying to get out of Macus's unbreakable grip.

Leaving the box of pastries in the kitchen. "Here, I know how to wake him up." I chucked. I got close to the sleeping saiyan's ear and whispered, "Hey Marcus, I brought home dougnuts."

He instantly let go of Sparky and rose to rest on one arm for support while the other rubbed his eyes. "Really?" He said tiredly before looking for the box.

"They're sittin' in the kitchen." and with that, he was in such a mad dash to get there, Marcus tried jumping the couch only to trip over the back and face plant into the floor. "That was easy." I said plainly.

Marcus P.O.V.

It took me a few seconds for me to realise what happened and regesture the pain, "Okay, that hurt." I groaned as I got up before walking the rest of the way to the kitchen. "You're an asshole, you know that?" I said through a mouthful of doughnut.

"Not completly, I did bring you your favorite snack didn't I?" He boasted, following me into the kitchen for some treats for himself.

"Fair enough." I admitted as he chomped on some high quality metal. Feeling better with some food in me, "C'mon, there's plenty for the three of us." I said cheerfully to Laxus, who still stood in the same spot I had left him. Gajeel gave me a weird look, "What? I'm only being polite. You should try it sometime." I said in a mocking tone.

"Some thanks I get, going out of my way to get something for you." He raged slightly, "The only reason I did was because the stripper told me what happened, since you probably wouldn't."

"Oh. Yeah, that." I said, disheartened, "I guess I'd better come clean then. Let go somewhere were we can't be heard." Grabbing the last Senzu and popping it in my mouth. "You coming with us?" I asked Laxus, who nodded, apparently curious as to what we were talking about. "Fine, but stick close to me." Setting off down the hall and stoping opposite of the pool.

Opening the door to yet another underground chamber, but insted of a pool, at the bottom was a large library full of books that I have been collecting since I finished the house. In between two of the shelves, was a door that only I could see, and thank god I moved it here. Having Gajeel and Laxus stand still, I shared the memory of the door so they could pass through it. Once complete, I walked through it and set foot in one of the many corridors of the Lookout.

"Where the hell are we?" Gajeel asked first as the other dragonslayer followed, equally confused.

"The dimension that is home to my first master and my fellow saiyans." I explained as I followed the path leading outside. "The reason I brought you here is because I am not fully aware of a new threat to your world. In fact, the only reason I know of it is because of my master's visit a month ago."

"Fine, but why is it so damn hard to breath here?" Gajeel huffed as we climbed a final set of stairs, Laxus was short of breath as well.

"See for yourself." I said as we finally stepped out into the Lookout's courtyard. While the dragonslayers wondered over to the edge, I looked around for Dende or at least Piccolo. But I could only find Mr. Popo taking care of the gardens, so I asked him if the guardian was here. I was informed that he was at a party over at Capsule Corp.

"Thanks, I need to stop at Korin's on the way anyways." I said. Putting a hand to my mouth, "Hey, we're taking off." I shouted to the other two as I walked towards the closest edge.

They got to me quickly, "What now?" questioned Laxus.

"Well, I need to stock up on Senzu and talk to this world's gaurdian to find my master, since I can't sense him anywhere." I explained, back to the edge.

"And how are getting down?" he asked.

To this, my only answer was spreading out my arms and falling backwards off the floating platform. Gajeel was the first to follow, having trained long enough in flight to handle it. Laxus appeared soon after as a bolt of lightning.

After adjusting my trajectory slightly, I brought myself to a safe speed to land in Korin's tower. I did my best to hurry things along, but I did end up having to stay for five minutes before the cat handed me the Senzu. With them safely tucked in my pocket, I set off towards West City. I slowed my usual speed to allow the other two to keep up and warn that things are very different here.

Fifteen minutes later, the skyline of the buzzing city came into view. As we came closer, I felt the other two flinch as the sounds of the city hit there ears. That's right, I forgot how sharp their hearing is. I quickly found Capsule Corp., seeing a group of people and tables in one of the courtyards, and landed just outside the perimeter of tables.

Gohan was the first to notice us and waved for us to come join him and Videl at their table. As we drew closer, I noticed that there was a small child waldling around nearby.

"Hey Gohan, Videl." I greeted. "And who's this little one?" I asked warmly as I squated down to greet her as the other two stood back awkwardly.

"Oh, that's our daughter, Pan." said Videl proudly.

"And might I ask who you two are?" Gohan asked politly.

"What's it to ya, four-eyes?" goaded Gajeel

"Sorry." I apolgized, "This is Laxus," gesturing towards the blonde, "and this tactless moron is Gajeel." I teased, putting a loving arm around him. "Be careful," I whispered in his ear, "he may not look it, but he's a hell of a lot stronger than I am. So are a few other people here."

"So what brings you guys here?" questioned Gohan

"We're looking for your father. Dende's the only one who can get a hold of him if he's somewhere off planet." I explained.

"I think I saw him talking to Bulma earlier." input Videl, picking up Pan before she wondered off to far.

I thanked them and took off to find the CEO of Capsule Corp., talking to old friends. I laughed as I heard some of them tell the their past misadventures, I shared my own as well. Hell, even the two dragonslayers had their fair share of fun. I almost forgot what I was here for until Dende came up to me, having heard what my original purpose here was. After having him relay the message that I would meet Goku back at the Lookout, I said my farewells and collected Gajeel and Laxus from their coversations.

Back on the floating palace, Goku was waiting for us with a welcoming smile and wave.

"What's up Marcus!" cheered Goku.

"The usual. This is Gajeel and Laxus." I greeted, each nodding as their names were mentioned. "And this," turning torwards them, "is Goku, the strongest warrior I know and my old master."

"So, what brings you here?" asked the saiyan.

"Well remember the power level you mentioned last month." he nodded, "I have been searching far and wide, but I can't find it. So what is it?"

Goku looked somber before saying, "It's you. You are a danger to that world."

It was like a trap door had opened beneath me, "B-but how?!" I stammered, feeling the weird looks I was getting from behind me.

"Vegeta told me something about the moon I thought you should know." he explained, "Even if it doesn't cause a transformation, the full moon will still give you energy and it will be stored away until you do."

"So the only choices I have," collecting my thoughts, "is to either leave Earth-land or cut off my tail."

"What the hell are you two talking about?!" Gajeel asked loudly.

"You see, saiyans have another form that they take under the full moon, but only when the conditions are right. If they are met, we transform into giant, mindless apes with ten times the strength we usually have. The only way to prevent this is to either avoid the full moon or cut off our tails." I surmmized.

"Or blow up the moon." added Goku.

"Yeah, but there are too many negative effects with that option." I shot back.

We stood and chatted for a few more minutes while I weighed the possible actions I could take. Once I found the one that had the best outcome after returning to Earth-land, Laxus had left and night was begining to fall. I sent Gajeel back to the guild, telling him that he'll be needed soon and I would follow after I take care of a few things. He didn't leave right away, so I swore that I wouldn't do anything that would get me killed. What a lie that was. Once he was out of sight, I set to work constructing a large, complex transmutation circle.

"I never thought this would be the reason I opened you." I said solomly to eye that had opened in the middle, black arms extending towards me. "Hope I have a choice as to what the toll will be." Stepping into the center and watched as my body began to deconstuct.

Omnitiant P.O.V.

"I was wondering when he'd come visit me. I'm curious as to what he'll be scraficing." chirpped the Truth as Marcus passed through his gate for the first time, fighting the instinct to rebel against the foriegn sensations that assulted him.

So, what do you guys think about this turn of events? I'd like to point out that Marcus is well aware that if he loses his tail, he loses the possibility of him reaching super saiyan 4. Other than that, I have nothing else to say. The chapter will return to Marcus' point of view. Til then, see ya!