Here is the next chapter. It is the beginning of Galuna Island! I hope you enjoy it! I own nothing.
The next day came around slowly for Natsu as he had spent every waking moment he could caring for the girls. He ended up falling asleep about one in the morning so when the girls awoke around five, feeling better, they let him sleep. He was sitting up against the wall with his head on a dresser, snoring peacefully. When he awoke, it was almost lunch time. He stood up and stretched his body before walking down the stairs. It was then he realized the house was empty but he wasn't concerned. He was just happy to know the girls were up and about as well as no longer sick. He fished through his pockets as he heard something crumbling, only to pull out a piece of paper. It was signed by Makarov, or at least that is what Natsu thought, and it was a job request. It seemed the master wanted Natsu to do a mission by himself as the paper said to go alone.
After a small breakfast, Natsu entered the guild hall and walked right up to Cana and Mira, the former jumped in the air a bit as he entered quietly.
"Oh damnit Natsu. Don't do that! Almost gave me a heart attack."
"Do what?" Natsu asked.
"Scare me! You need to make some noise when you enter! Do we need to get you a bell around your neck?" Cana said, also teasing him.
"I'm… sorry?" Natsu said, not sure why it was such a big deal for him to be quiet.
Mira chuckled and smiled. "You hungry Natsu? I can make you something to eat."
"That's alright. I can make my own food." He said, drinking a shot of whiskey. Mira frowned at him.
"But I want to make you something as a thank you for taking care of us."
"I don't need anything as a thank you. Just your words are enough."
"Isn't he just the sweetest thing?" Cana said, putting Natsu into a headlock, grinning at Mira.
"I would appreciate you getting your smelly armpits off of Natsu." Erza said with a teasing grin, coming up to the bar. Cana released Natsu, grinning at Erza.
"Well look who finally came over to say hello." Cana teased. "So Natsu, who's breasts did you like fondling more yesterday?"
"Cana!" Mira exclaimed, smacking the drunk with a piece of paper on her head.
"What?! It's an honest question!"
"There is nothing honest about that." Erza said, staring at Cana. "But I am sure I had better breasts to him."
"Erza!" Mira exclaimed. "Be more appropriate." She scolded but Erza just grinned.
"Cana was the one who challenged us." Erza said with a shrug.
Natsu just drank another glass of alcohol, not answering the question.
"So Natsu… who had better boobs?" Cana asked.
"I don't know? They were all nice?" He asked, not entirely sure what was the point of the question. "I only touched your chests to put you to sleep…"
"Oh right, you're such an innocent little boy." Cana teased, punching Natsu on the left arm.
Natsu stood up and walked off to the kitchen, leaving Mira to glare at the other two.
"Are you happy with yourselves!? He's obviously distraught over the questioning."
"This may come as a surprise to you, but he wasn't even aware what an erection was." Cana said, sipping her drink. Erza and Mira turned to her with raised eyebrows. "When he washed me, he tried to ask me what was going on with his body. He has no idea."
Mira sighed and shook her head. "Great. He's what… sixteen right?"
"I don't know. Never asked him his age. Never even seen his face." Erza said.
"Either way, for a sixteen year old to not know what sex or what an erection means is concerning."
Natsu appeared with a backpack on his back, coming to the bar. "I'm off to do a mission. Master wants me to go on a solo job."
Erza raised a brow but nodded. "Alright, be safe Natsu." Erza said. "Don't be afraid to retreat if you need to."
"I'll be ok. It seems to be more of an intellectual mission."
"Ooooh. One where you have to use magic to defuse a magical curse or something. Those are fun! Good luck Natsu!" Mira said, waving good bye at Natsu who left the guild hall.
Natsu arrived at Hargeon town, where the port was to get to the island across the water. Natsu's request was to lift the Curse on Galuna Island. As he arrived, he began to ask around the port for anyone to take him across the water but no one was available until he arrived at a small dinghy where a man was busy tying his boat onto the dock.
"Sir, I need to get across the island to save them from their curse… can you take me?"
"You are a magic user?!"
Natsu nodded. "Yes sir."
"Hop on my boy! I will take you there immediately!" He said, quickly untying his boat before Natsu climbed in behind him, taking a seat on the boat.
"I have motion sickness so if you can go as fast as possible, it would be wonderful." Natsu said, not looking forward to the boat ride.
"Ah. Alright my boy! I shall go very fast! We set sail to Galuna Island now!" The man cheered as he began to paddle with the boat with rapid speed, putting sail boats to shame.
Back in the guild, Mira came running down the stairs from the second floor, looking concerned.
"Master! We have a missing quest from the upstairs! Someone took an S-Class quest!" She claimed.
The master turned to her. "It could have been an S-class user."
"No! That's the thing! No one came up there to take it!" Mira said, worried.
"Didn't Natsu say he was on a quest himself?" Erza asked.
Cana nodded. "That's what I heard."
"You mean Natsu took an S-class quest by himself without anyone noticing?"
"Master, he said that the paper had your signature, telling him to go on the quest alone!" Mira stated.
"I did no such thing!" Makarov said.
"Well, I may have saw a shadow steal the request." Spoke a man from the second floor.
"Laxus!" Mira said, growling. "You didn't stop him?!"
"How was I supposed to know it was Natsu?" Laxus said, shrugging with a grin but Mira was glaring at him with a face not many have seen. "Oh my. That face. I haven't seen that one in a while." Laxus said with a grin.
Erza crossed her arms. "How long ago did you see Natsu take the request."
"Yesterday afternoon around two P.M." Laxus said, shrugging.
Erza grinned. "Funny, because Natsu was taking care of Cana, Mira and I when we were sick." She said. Laxus's right eye twitched a bit but he smiled again.
"I might have been mistake on the time."
"He was with us the entire time." Mira said, clenching the wood on the bar.
"Laxus! What is going on and you will tell me this instant!"
"What? Alright fine. I may have snuck the piece of paper into his pocket and forged your signature. Plus, he isn't officially part of the guild yet, so I technically have done no foul."
Makarov glared at Laxus before turning to Erza. "I want you to go and bring him back. Which one did he take Laxus?"
"Curse of Galuna Island."
"That one?!" Mira exclaimed.
Makarov frowned. "Erza, please bring him back safely."
Erza nodded. "Yes master. This isn't his fault."
"I know. Just try and bring him back without violence." He said.
Gray stood up. "Wait. I'm coming with. We are a team anyway so it's only right the team goes to get it's missing member."
"Wait, does that mean I have to come along?" Cana complained.
"Yes." Erza said. "Elfman, can you get ready to leave in an hour?"
"Yes ma'am!"
Makarov shook his head. "Just take Gray Erza. Elfman has other work to handle and Cana's magic is still a little weak from being sick. She's the only one right now who is still sick."
"I'm not sick!" Cana said, wiping her nose.
Erza nodded and both she and gray left the guild hall. Makarov turned to glare at Laxus.
"Why would you do this?"
"I wanted to see what that kid is capable of." Laxus said with a smirk.
"So this is some sort of sick test?!" Mira said, standing in front of Laxus. "He could die out there!"
"Sounds like Mira has a crush on the newbie. How adorable." Laxus teased, only to get the glare once again.
"That's enough you two. Laxus, if Natsu would have died on that request… you would have been punished severely." Makarov warned, glaring at his grandson. Even Laxus looked a bit fearful for a moment but he smirked.
"If you say so." Laxus said, leaving the guild hall. "Remember, everyone in Fairy Tail is supposed to take care of themselves." He said as the doors closed.
'The island is cursed as is the natives… this is troublesome. I have to find out what is causing the curse of the island.' Natsu thought, looking up at the moon. He was on the beach at the time, getting over the motion sickness. It was purple yet he remembered that on the boat it was white. 'Something isn't right.' He thought but he began to walk off into the forest.
Natsu appeared in front of a massive wooden gate. He turned into shadow and traveled through the tiniest crack in the wall before appearing on the other side. He was then surrounded by villagers who had spears.
"Halt! Who goes there?!"
"The name is Natsu and I am here to lift the curse over this island."
"Show us your emblem then!" Spoke the leader of the warriors. Natsu revealed his emblem on his jacket, only for the leader to narrow his eyes. "Marking's aren't on clothing."
"I am a new comer to the guild. I haven't truly decided on joining so I put it on my clothing. Please, I am truly here to lift the cures." Natsu said, forming a ball of his black fire in his hands.
"Ok! We believe you! You are one with the magic!" The leader said as everyone pulled their spears away while Natsu put the fire back into his body.
"Greetings. The name is Moka." Spoke a old man. Villagers were behind him and Natsu noticed all the demon changes.
"My name is Natsu… so… you guys are turned into demons? Can you explain?"
"Certainly. Three years ago the moon turned purple and it was around the time the temple on top of the island began to emit a strange light."
"Ok, so we can assume the temple is responsible for the purple moon, but have you tried investigating?"
"Yes. Several times but we couldn't get near it. Every time we got close, we found ourselves back in the village."
Natsu scratched his chin with his dragon hand and looked around, looking at all the villagers. "Alright, I see. I will need to do some exploring."
"You need to just destroy the moon!" Moka the village chief said.
"That's not an easy task. You need to let me get to work though." Natsu said.
"Alright but just hurry!" He chief exclaimed. Natsu walked out of the village gates and climbed up a tall tree, a tree that overlooked the area and gave him a good view of the temple.
'So… the moonlight is causing them to turn… and they cannot approach the temple. Now why would that be…? And what at the temple is causing the change in the light?' Natsu wondered. 'I need to investigate the temple for more clues.' He determined before he climbed down the tree. It was then he came face to face with Erza.
"Natsu, we need to leave. That request of yours was not by the master. This request is far beyond your capabilities." Erza said.
"But I just got here!" Natsu complained.
"Natsu please. This request is too dangerous for you. You aren't strong enough." Erza begged.
"She is right man." Gray stated. "Let's go back."
Natsu sighed. "I appreciate the concern but… I think I know how to handle this request."
Erza raised a brow as did Gray. "Do explain." Erza said, crossing her arms.
"I just got done talking with the villagers and the story goes like this. Three years ago a strange light came from the temple and every night since then the light kept appearing. When the light appeared from the temple, the moon began to glow purple which is why we see a purple moon now."
"But the moon wasn't purple before." Gray pointed out.
"Exactly. Now why would that be? There is something covering the island..." Natsu stated. "We can assume its a magical barrier, but how do we break it? Well, my thoughts are to investigate the island itself."
Erza nodded while listening. "Either way, we need to head back."
"Erza… I know you are here to bring me back… but I wish to invoke a thank you gift from you for taking care of you while you were sick."
Erza grinned. "Really? You really are going to use that to get you to stay?"
"Please? I actually really want to do this. I felt happy thinking the master wanted me to do something..." He said softly, poking his fingers together. Erza turned to Gray who shrugged.
"I say we let him. If you think he is right, then why not let him complete this quest?" Gray stated. "He's not going to be in trouble either way and this is a good way for him and I to improve our rankings."
Erza nodded. "Alright Natsu. I will allow you and Gray to do this quest, but there are conditions."
"Name them."
"You will have me to tag along to make sure you are safe from harm. You will have to figure out what is causing the curse and how to fix it on your own. I already know, but YOU need to do it. Both of you. Finally, you will be on your own. I will not provide any assistance other than battle assistance."
"Deal." Natsu stated. Gray grinned and turned to Natsu.
"So, what's the plan?"
"I want to investigate the temple. It's what started the purple moon so something up there has to be the cause of our problems."
"If that is the plan." Gray said with a grin as the three of them went off to do this quest, despite orders from Erza and the master.
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As you notice, there are big changes in terms of plot, but it doesn't change the arc itself. I think we can all enjoy a new telling of Fairy Tell yes?