Imma back, with another exciting chapter. Also, thanks to everyone who's reviewed, followed and favourited! I can't believe how many I've gotten. You guys are the best! I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: No, still don't own it
The team made their way around the back of the building and popped a window out of the frame. They each crawled through, one after the other with Natsu giving Wendy a boost up to their passageway. Erza took a quick glance at their surroundings and realised that they were in the guild's storage room. Boxes were piled on metal shelves, filled with daggers, knives and other weapons. Luckily for them, the door had been left open - rookie mistake on the guild's part. Erza carefully placed her hand around the door knob and the door creaked open; just enough for the team to get a peak of the guild. There were multiple corridors left and right. Natsu was ready to charge down one of them and blow away any members of the guild he could find before being pulled back by the red head.
"For once, would you please not run into things without thinking?" Natsu could feel Titania's killer glare and shuddered.
"Yes m'am!" He cried.
"Don't be so load, idiot. We don't wanna get caught right off the bat," Gray snarled.
"You're being just as loud as him, Gray-san," Wendy sighed.
Erza rolled her eyes before continuing. "I think our best option is to split up. We'll have a better chance of encountering more members if we divide our forces."
"We're splitting up AGAIN?!" Lucy moaned.
"Is there a problem with that?" the red-head inquired, sternly.
"Uhh... No m'am."
Natsu took this opportunity to dash down the first hallway he could find, leaving the rest of his team to divide up on there own... And with that, their mission officially began.
Natsu wasted no time in letting his presence be known. In less than thirty seconds, the salamander had already been swarmed by a group of treasure hunters; weapons in hands. Perfect he thought, and in one swift movement he knocked at least half the hunters down with his flaming fists.
"Sheesh, you guys don't put up much of a fight, do ya?" Natsu teased.
A few members struggled to get back on their feet, not daring to make eye contact with the man in front of them. "I've heard of this guy before," one stated. "Isn't that Fairy Tail's salamander? Natsu Dragneel." As the infamous name was spoken, the hallway was filled with horrified gasps as Natsu grinned at their fear.
"C'mon. I came all this way and this is the best you can do?" Natsu moaned, unsatisfied with the guild's pitiful actions.
"Hah, you ain't seen nothin' yet!" One of the members provoked. "No one has seen my Alpha sword and lived to tell the ta-"
Natsu threw his fist towards the cocky treasure hunter and sent him flying into the wall behind. Other members of their guild stared in pure shock at the event. "That guy just took down Kaito!" One cried. "Who is this freak?" Another questioned. "He's a monster!" Someone declared.
"A monster, huh?" Natsu smirked. "I'm just punishing the guilty party. Who was it that's been steeling from all those villages?" It was rhetorical, but enough to send shivers up everyone's spines. Wasting no time, the salamander sent a funnel of flames directed towards the cowering guild members. As the residue of battle subsided, Natsu found the solid ground littered with the limp bodies of the pompous hunters.
"Jeez, are all treasure hunters this pathetic?" He asked himself. Putting his arms around the back of his head, Natsu strode off to find more people to punch.
Lucy was complaining. Of course she had waited until Erza was way out of range to hear her whining and Happy was not enjoying himself. "Why did Natsu have to run off and leave me with you again?"
"What was that, cat?!" Lucy's eyes narrowed.
"Relax, I'm just teasing," Happy smiled awkwardly. "Anyway, where the heck are these guys?"
"Beats me. Erza said we need to keep our guard up because they could show up at any minute," Lucy scanned her surroundings, preparing for an enemy attack when...
"Why hello, milady," a familiar voice greeted.
Lucy screeched, sending a karate chop in the direction of the voice, only to realise shortly after that she just back handed Loke across the face. "Crap, sorry Loke. Though, I have told you not to randomly pop out of your gate like that." She rolled her eyes.
"I sensed an enemies presence and thought you might want some assistance."
"Oh... Umm... Thanks," Lucy was lost for words as her cheeks turned bright red as a tomato.
"We found more intruders!" Echoed down the hallway and, as if on cue, the team of three were surrounded by more guild members.
"Lucy, by the looks of things these members aren't that strong. Don't waste your magic," Loke instructed.
"Don't have to tell me twice," Lucy grinned, pulling out her weapon.
"Charge!" The treasure hunter yelled in unison.
It didn't take too long until half the members were struck down by Lucy's deathly whip, leaving the rest for a Regulas punch from Loke. Once the current group was defeated, Lucy and Loke high-fives at their small victory. "Yeah! These treasure hunters got nothing on us!" Lucy winked.
"At least my tail wasn't torn to shreds again," Happy smiles glancing at his bandaged tail.
"If you need me for anything else, feel free to call," Loke pushed up his glasses only to receive an annoyed glare from his master. "I promise I won't come though my gate without your approval."
Lucy rolled her eyes at the lion's goofy smile. Happy perched himself onto her shoulder and the two ventured further into the building.
Erza was confidently striding down a hallway of the guild. Determination spread across her face as she scanned the area for possible threats. Sure enough, another pack of treasure hunters encircled the red-head, but this did not faze the female warrior. Faster than the speed of light, Erza requipped two of her swords and charged at the foe before her. Unable to obtain any sort of defence, the first batch of hunters were down. Without a hair out of place, Erza regained her posture and continued on. She didn't get far until the reinforcements showed up, this time, coming in bigger packs.
"If you were to surrender, this situation would be much better for the both of us," Erza suggested in a calm tone.
"Ain't gonna happen, lady," one of the grunts replied.
"Ho, if that's the case... Requip, Flight Armour!"
Most of the male hunters turned a shade of red watching Erza's clothes vanish and be replaced with a more revealing attire, which gave the wizard the opening she needed.
Dashing forward, Erza cried. "Sonic Claw!" The result of her attack sent her to the other side of the hunters with them still standing. However, they were soon to drop like dominoes, their limp bodies giving in to the inevitable slumber that awaited them. Erza then walked on, not needing to double check in case she missed someone, because really, she's Erza after all.
"Jeez, honestly those morons should know better than to charge an enemy base like that," Carla snarled.
"What else do you expect from Natsu-san and the others?" Wendy giggled.
"Now's not the time for jokes! We need to be prepared for when they show up."
"Oh, uh... Right." Wendy's eyes narrowed as she focused on her high tended senses to tell her of any oncoming threats. Here eyes widened shortly after. They were coming... And there was a lot of them. "Get ready, Carla!"
Just as suspected, the treasure hunters made their appearance. Each one armed with a unique weapon, they all stared at the bluenette in confusion. "Are we supposed to take out this mere child and her cat?" One questioned.
"Let's have some fun with them instead," another suggested.
These guys are creeps Wendy thought, hugging herself for protection. She was about to attack when she was interrupted by her feline friend.
"Don't you dare lay your hands on Wendy, you freak!" The Exceed proclaimed scratching the hunter's face.
"You wench!" The man grabbed hold of his sword which was fastened in his belt.
"Carla get out of there!" Wendy screamed as the winds picked up. "Tenryū no Yokugeki!"
Carla only just managed to fly away before Wendy's attack struck its target sending them flying down the hallway.
"Well, I guess treasure hunters weren't as strong as we originally thought," Carla pondered.
"Hopefully the others will have defeated them rest of this guild and we can finish up this job," Wendy smiled.
Gray rubbed his hands together in attempt to warm himself up, but to no avail. The ice wizard continued to shiver as he made his way down the hallway, almost completely oblivious to what was going on around him. Jeez, why the hell am I so cold? I never get cold Gray thought. These hot and cold spells were going to drive the raven insane. His thoughts the went back to his encounter with Juvia yesterday. The idea of him being sick was purely ridiculous, right? He'd just not slept well, that was all. The nightmares had prevented him from getting any sleep which was causing him to feel like crap... Still, that didn't explain the random nausea he felt the previous day. Just thinking about this made his head pound with pain. He stopped in his tracks for a brief moment as the world began to spin. Gray clutched his hair and squeezed his eyes shut. First mistake. Whilst the raven was distracted, a group of hunters turned the corner, armed and ready to fight. By the time Gray had come back to his senses, the group were already charging towards him, leaving no time for Gray to react. In an attempt to shield himself, Gray brought his arms towards his face to cover the blow. The first hunter swung down his hammer and sent Gray flying down the corridor. Quickly getting to his feet, Gray slammed his fist into his palm to perform his magic.
"Ice-Make: La-" he was taken completely off guard when his magic exploded around him, sending the hunters and himself to the ground.
"Haha! And he's supposed to be a Fairy Tail wizard. He can't even control his own magic," one of the hunters laughed.
Gray, on the other hand, was too in shock to listen. What the hell was that? He thought. He kept staring at his hands with a look of confusion. Gray hadn't had his magic backfire on him since he was training with Ur, so why now? Pushing himself off the ground, he went to cast another spell and, like before, his magic exploded and knocked him back into a wall. The impact sent black spots darting around his vision and his head pounded so hard it was making his limbs shake. His knees buckled and he was back on the floor as some more hunters began to approach.
"Aww, has the little fairy broken his wings? You don't look too good," a voice provoked.
"B-bastard..." was Gray's instinct response, unaware of who he was insulting.
"Oh, you're in no position to bad-mouth me, boy," the man gave Gray a cynical grin.
Gray assumed that this was the guild's master as the other members seamed to part away in order to let him through. The muscular man was holding a very large flail and began swinging it around his head. "Allow me to put you out of your misery, boy!" The man yelled, swinging down. After Gray's legs refused to move from their current position, the raven had no choice to squeeze his eyes shut and prepare for impact.
"Karyū no Tekken!" His flaming friend howled, punching the master in the face. The impact caused him to drop the flail, landing inches away from Gray.
"Gray, what the hell is the matter with you? How'd you get so beat up?" Natsu looked Gray up and down, seeing a few minor cuts littered around his body.
Of course Gray wasn't going to mention that he was the cause those injuries. He looked away from Natsu. "Shut up, flame brain," he muttered.
Natsu heard the comment, but was too focused on taking down the master to retaliate. "So I'm guessing you're the master of this guild, huh?"
"And what if I am, boy?"
"Well, that means that if I beat you, it's game over for the rest of these stupid hunters."
"Ho, and what makes you think you can beat me?"
"'Coz, we're Fairy Tail, you bastard! We don't know the meaning of 'give up'!"
Natsu set his fists alight and charged at the man who swung his flail around his head as he did before. Gray just sat and watched. His body too shock too much to support his own weight, and was it just him, or was it freezing in this room? He rapped his arms around him in an attempt to get warm and continued to watch the fight. Natsu threw a flaming fist into the guild master's gut, pushing him back a few paces. Thanks to his sharp reflexes, he managed to dodge most of the swings sent his way. Unfortunately, one had scuffed his shoulder, sending the salamander off balance. Natsu then had to play on the defensive side until he was able to find an opening. Thankfully, he didn't have to wait too long for one as the guild master's flail got stuck in the ground which gave Natsu the perfect opportunity.
Natsu brought his hands together and cried "Karyū no Kōen!"
The unsuspecting hunter glanced up just in time to see the flames headed his way and was rapidly blown away into the wall.
After double checking that the guild master was indeed unconscious, Natsu turned back to his rival who hadn't moved from his original position. "What the hell happened? I don't mean to praise you but, you're way stronger than this. They're not even wizards. What's going on with you?"
Gary shrugged. "Nothing, I'm fine." He was still trying to process what had just taken place, a look of annoyance plastered on his face. Of course, he was a tad bit grateful that Natsu had come to give him a hand, but why was it necessary? He magic shouldn't have acted up like that; it never does... Unless Gray thought. Maybe something is wrong?
Gray's so stubborn. :p
WAAAAH! Ice Trail is over! The ending made me cry. I've actually been thinking about writing a fanfic to do with Ice Trail, but that wouldn't be happening for a while...
Anywho, thanks for reading and feel free to leave a review. The next chapter might take some time as I have a busy week ahead. Off to Comic Con on Saturday. It's my first convention, can't wait!
Adios Amigos! :D