Hello I'm back! MangafreakXP is in the house! I'm just kidding XP How was everyone's week? I bet that some of you guys will be shocked when you finish reading the chapter ;)
Disclaimer: Fairy Tail is a story that the characters have fun every day AND it's created by Hiro Mashima not by me…
Chapter 13: Switching sides
Normal POV.
In the conference room…
Natsu stood in the head of the long table. The men looked at him with wide eyes. Natsu stared at them and raised his eyebrow at them. Suddenly someone laughed loudly at the pink-haired mage.
"Hahahahahaha! Are you kidding me?! This midget is our general?!" Giemma roared with laughter. Natsu looked at the laughing man and smirked.
"I have a higher position than you, even though I just joined yesterday" Natsu said which made Giemma shut up.
"Natsu-san why are you here?" Hades asked, surprised. Natsu shrugged which made his cape flutter.
"I realized Jose is much stronger fighter than the others in my guild" Hades looked suspicious when Natsu said that but he moved along. "Anyway, people who wants to join my troop, come step up" Natsu said.
"HA! As if! We all know you will betray us and then kill us later on!" Ivan shouted at him. Natsu showed his right arm to show the black dragon head tattooed on it. Ivan looked at it and raised both of his eyebrows like to say 'So?'
"Jose imprinted this tattoo on me and only me to keep my powers at bay. But this also keeps my agreement with Jose. If I ever betray him which I won't, I will feel extreme pain that would kill me"
Ivan quieted down like Giemma. "Well, the issues are all solved, who wants to go to my old guild with me" Natsu clapped his hands together. Sting and Rogue shifted closer to Natsu as they felt the angry aura of the room.
3 hands rose up from the table. Surprisingly, the three men who argued the most, stood up.
"We have our volunteers!" Jose said. Giemma, Hades, and Ivan looked at Natsu.
"I'm going because I want to see if you keep your promise" Hades said.
"I don't want to be stuck in here and missing the action" Giemma said.
"And I want to see my father's sorrowful face when his precious guild crumbles to the ground" Ivan also said.
"Shut up!" Natsu barked at them. Their heads turned to their "general" in confusion. "I have to go there for something and Jose wants us to go kidnap Princess, not to kick some asses. But if they disagree we might have to retaliate…"
At the guild…
Lucy stared at the ceiling in the infirmary. She insisted Erza that she was fine and that she was just dizzy but Erza menacingly brought out her sword. So now she is lying in the white puffy blankets of the infirmary bed thinking about Natsu. She is deciding whether Natsu is the person she known before. Was he the antagonist or the protagonist? He shot her but technically he didn't kill her.
She turned around to get comfortable and a face appears in front of her.
…
"HAPPY!"
The little boy woke up drowsily and looks at her.
"What's the matter Lushee?" Happy said wearily and blinks repeatedly to wipe away his sleep (If that makes any sense…)
"What are you doing here?" I asked him as I rose up from the bed.
"I-I miss Natsu" Happy said, a tear falls from his eyes. All of Lucy's anger diminishes and suddenly have a feeling to hug the little boy. She wrapped her arms around the boy and murmured warming words.
"I miss him too"
A week later…
It took Lucy a week for her to stand up by herself which seemed ridiculous to her. Carla seemed to give her strange looks from time to time. Happy sneaks in her room a couple times so she asked Mira for another bed in her room.
The guild never was the same after Natsu left. It rained every day of the week and it matched like the aura. Gray had no one to fight anymore so sometimes he would snap to the next person he sees; Erza would have to hit him harder. Wendy was more quiet than usual and Gajeel only spoke to Levy but the things he said didn't make any sense to her. The guild was always very quiet and the only sounds were the dripping water from the sink.
One day, the morning was bright and sunny, the guild cheered up a little because of the warm weather. And that was the day when the dragon slayer came back.
Gray stretched his arms and grabbed a list that lists all the rich people in towns. He burst out the door, letting the sunlight in the once dreary guild; he came out with Juvia trailing after him. Suddenly a hand grabs his head tightly.
"Gray-sama!" Juvia shrieked which turned many heads in the guild. They saw a man lifting their comrade in the air from his head. There were 5 figures standing behind the man lifting Gray.
"Hello Fairy Tail" The big man said.
"Giemma drop him" A teen in a cape commanded while he crossed his arms. But the huge man didn't listen.
"I SAID drop the fucking bastard" The man ordered and cursed. 'Giemma' exhaled loudly and dropped Gray's head. Juvia immediately rushed to the groaning ice mage.
"Natsu…" Master came down the stairs. The caped man looked at small old man with a blank expression.
"Master…" He mumbled his greeting.
"Why are you here?" Master asked.
"We are here because Jose wants the Princess of Fiore" Ivan said to his father. Master looks at Natsu who seems to be their commander.
"What do you want to say Natsu? You seem to want something as well…" Master said, expecting Natsu's facial expression.
"Well you're right" Natsu admitted. Giemma, Hades, and Ivan looked at him incredulously.
"I know he would betray us…" Ivan murmured lowly but Natsu gave him a look.
"I'm not here only for Princess…" Natsu said to the guild and glares to Ivan.
"I'm here for the people who are too quiet to say anything, you know who you are" he finished, the guild started looking at each other; wondering who was he talking about. But no one stepped up.
"You are not taking any more of our nakama" Erza warned Natsu. Natsu held out his hands in a hold on gesture.
"It depends, if they want to Titania" Erza flinched, Natsu never called her Titania unless he wanted serious pounding.
Natsu's POV.
'This is bad they are not stepping up' I thought to myself, I glance at Hades who observing me. Are they rejecting the proposal? No they won't, they would want to come. They will have to pledge their loyalty first…
"Oh well! I guess we are going to take Princess and take our leave" I said casually, I took Sting's and Rogue's arms and pulled them along. I signaled one of the burly men to get the Princess. Once Giemma or Hades or whatever, I don't bother to remember their names, took a step to Princess…
As expected Erza comes dashing forward with her sword in her hand. Many more came rushing as well except for the ice bastard since he was unconscious. 'I told the big annoying guy to don't hurt the others!' I grit my teeth. Mostly, I stared at the 2 specific people who aren't moving along with the guild. 'This will prove your loyalty to me and the others' I thought which sounded like pleading in my head, hoping they will pick it up. They have to follow the plan…and they did…
When Erza and they others came a step closer to us. An attack came and separated the guild and my group, defending me. And the attack didn't come from anyone in my troop, but someone in Fairy Tail.
Let me give you guys a hint…The attack was a dragon's roar, not one but two…
"Welcome to my squad" I said lifting my arms to the ones who defended me, in a welcome gesture. 'The plan is going smoothly' I thought.
Normal POV.
Wendy and Gajeel took a step forward, ignoring the guild's surprised gasps. Wendy gave them an apologetic look to master but still went anyway.
"Anyone wants to join can come too" Natsu said to everyone as Wendy and Gajeel stood beside Sting and Rogue.
"You got to be joking" Lucy finally said. Natsu focused his gaze on her. She was trembling, was she afraid to see him?
"She's right" Erza said cautiously. "Is this some sick joke to get back at us or something?" Natsu shook his head.
"It's no joke Erza, I literally want my plan to be accomplished and I would need Princess for that" He lifts his hand to Lucy. "Come help us revive Zeref"
"Zeref?" Erza asked, her eyes grew wide at the evil mage's name. "Are you planning to use the R-system?!" Erza remembers the time with her childhood friends but the main one she remembered was a blue haired boy with a tattoo. 'Jellal…' she thought but the thought quickly diminishes.
"Jose plans to…" Natsu mumbles but paused as if to say something else but he reconsidered it. Wendy and Gajeel looked at each other, speaking with their eyes as they know what Natsu is thinking.
"I'm not here to persuade you to give me Princess; I will use force and these guys…" Natsu indicate the three large men who have a thirst for battle. "…to help me to do so"
"What do you think we would choose?" Master said gravelly. Natsu just lit his hand in flames which makes the guild bright. "I guess I have no choice" Natsu said.
Lucy continued to tremble. This wasn't the same Natsu the guild known and loved. What did Jose do to him? But the way he paused when Jose wanted to revive Zeref… does he have another thing planed?
Lucy took a hesitant step forward to Natsu. Some gasps were heard from the crowd.
"Lucy!" Erza says.
"I will come willingly, so please don't hurt them" Lucy said which makes Giemma groan in frustration.
"I wasn't intending to…" Natsu said and signaled the rest to leave. Jose will be glad that the plan will finally work.
The guild made a motion to follow but Master stops them with a wave of his hand.
"Master?" Mira asked him. He turns around to the white-haired mage.
"Mira-san, get ready for war"
Wendy's POV.
I walked along side with Natsu-san. I saw all of the guild mate's faces when me and Gajeel-san left them. We are not following Jose but we are following Natsu-san. I remember the time in the woods when Natsu-san came to me and Gajeel.
Flashback (I haven't done one in a while…XD)
"I want you to join me…"
Me and Gajeel-san's eyes widened. I stumbled backward.
"W-what?" I said stammering. "What do you mean? Aren't
"To tell you the truth, I followed Jose because to give you back your dragons… and to use the R-system to revive someone…" Natsu-san admitted. 'R-system? Isn't that to revive Zeref?' I thought.
"Don't worry I'm not going to revive Zeref!" Natsu-san quickly promised, noticing my worried expression.
I calmed down and Gajeel-san's face goes back to normal.
"Who do you want to revive? Is it someone you knew before?" I asked.
"Sort of…It's for someone I care very much for" He explained smiling shyly; he blushed when he said that. He told us the name who he wants to revive.
My eyes grow large. Natsu didn't betray the guild! He wanted to revive someone. I stare at his little dragon tattoo. Natsu-san noticed this.
"This tattoo will shock me to death if I betray Jose physically so I can still defeat him" Natsu-san explained but there is something in his voice that shows he's not telling us something.
"But that doesn't mean that you need our help Salamander" Gajeel-san shouted, crossing his arms together.
"No I need more dragon slayers to accomplished the things I have planned, we have to defeat Jose for good" Natsu-san insisted.
I was quiet and Gajeel-san was too.
"I'll be back in a week, that's probably when Jose wants me to attack again" Natsu-san stands up and walked deeper in the forest.
Flashback ends
Lucy-san trudged unwillingly alongside with Ivan. She keeps sneaking glances at Natsu-san who keeps his head straight forward. But I can see him smiling slightly, knowing Lucy-san is looking at him. He notices me examining them and tarts talking to me quietly.
"I glad you came with me, and sort of happy with Gajeel" Gajeel-san growled slightly which made Natsu-san chuckle. Sting-san and Rogue-san glances at us and I smile widely at them. They immediately look away in embarrassment, which made Natsu-san laugh louder. Ivan, Hades, and Giemma-san glared at him but ignored him. I have a feeling that they don't trust him. But I realize this.
Fairy Tail won't trust me and Gajeel-san as well…
End of Chapter 13
Now you know who switch sides hehe XD. I did warn you guys, it might not be Natsu ;) sorry for the misunderstanding. I hope you guys like this chapter. Please look forward for the next chapter as well. Review, Favorite, Follow!
Coming up next Chapter 14: The missing
Who Natsu wanted to revive?
Lucy is going back to the castle, what will her father feel?
Will Jose be happy with Natsu?
Water slicer! (No one did Juvia yet, so I'm the first! XD)
