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Chapter 69, Taking Out The Grunts

A/N: I send a quick thanks to Lucky Hime and jello673 for your reviews which whilst reading them sparked an idea for this immediate chapter. As jello673 had said, "Maybe it's better if you keep your chapters shorter so you can update more often" I considered this and am curious to what you guys and gals think about this proposition? Yes, no, maybe so... Whatever works for you.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail

Normal Pov

"How you doin' Gray!" Lucy called over the wind still on the back of the graceful Pegasus.

"Do I have to answer?" Gray shouted back, gripping the reins of the carriage tightly as he narrowly evaded the ranged attacks of the beasts after them.

"No, I guess not. I'm just checking on ya! You look a bit ill from all that spinning! You wanna switch or something?" Lucy asked, laughing as she easily spun in spirals evading the fireballs, tongues, and other attacks of the creatures behind them with playful gracefulness.

"I'm fine!" Gray called back, only to have to dive downwards to avoid another attack.

"Sure you are," Lucy whispered before yelling, "How do you think our guest is holding up in there?"

"Well, this is what happens when you lie about a mission!" Gray called back, evading the question but his partner laughed in understanding.

"So true! Hahaha! This is so fun, we should do this more often!" Lucy chuckled, doing a backflip through the air.

"No, I disagree." Gray said bluntly.

Lucy sent him a look causing Gray to wink at her. "Whatever weirdo, I know deep deep inside your as giddy as Natsu on Christmas right now," Lucy cackled.

Gray raised an eye brow in warning, "You did not just compare me with flame brain!" He veered the carriage towards he causing her to fly over the carriage and bank to the right.

"Woops! No, but now that you mention it- aye!" Lucy called, avoiding an ice lance sent her way.

"That was uncalled for!"

"You really think so?"

"Ugh!"

"Hmp"

A roar interrupted their banter. Gray glanced back while Lucy sensed something off. She realized too late when the sound of splashing water met her ears and a huge serpent rose from out of the water.

"Leviathan..." Lucy muttered, barely swinging out of the way. Gray however wasn't so lucky. With a mighty chomp the Leviathan bit into the wheels of the carriage before slowly pulling it back down.

"Shit! Gray, get Elizabeth!" Lucy shouted swooping down low to where the panicking pegasi desperately struggled against the water beast.

"Gah!" Gray climbed as fast as he could to the doors without losing grip to the doors. "Grab my hand!" He shouted over the wind, mist, and pull of the gravity. A gloved hand gripped his hand tightly but he wasn't able to pull themselves to the front, he wasn't strong enough against the gravity weighing them down.

"Lucy!"

Biting down Lucy leaped off of the pegasi and grabbed unto the nearest Pegasus before using her aura claws to cut the harness holding the steed free before moving on to the other four with vigor. After the last strap was severed she gabbed ahold of one of the pegasi tightly before reaching a hand out to Gray as the carriage neared the water closer and closer.

"Come on!" Lucy roared, grabbing her partner's hand and heaving him up unto the pegasi's back. Since she was holding onto the pegasi's neck Elizabeth had room to sit in front of Gray as he gripped the mane of the pegasi tightly.

"Fly fast! And don't look back!" Lucy shouted over the wind. Gray looked at her confused and barely got out a word before Lucy let go. The two on the Pegasus shrieked as she fell but Lucy merely grinned as she formed two aura blades in her hands as she sky dived towards the open mouthed serpent.

"I don't think so, you mangy snake!" She yelled before flipping over its mouth at the last minute and stabbed her swords into the serpent's nose causing it to let out a ear-shattering scream that seemed to shake the ocean.

"Shut up! I'm the captain of this ship now, and you will do as I say!" Lucy roared before shifting her blades back causing the Leviathan to beckon backwards before suddenly surging forwards in a rapid pace practically gliding above the sea towards the heard of demons, although away from the great monster.

"Now!" Lucy shouted, pulling back on the swords as far as she could and with a mighty roar the Leviathan leapt into the air, its mouth wide from the shriek before closing unexpectedly on five of the flying creatures. In the process Lucy leapt of the great serpent and randomly grabbed ahold of one of the flying creatures which happened to be some strange winged giant ferret. Grabbing its ears as she settled on its back she suddenly forced the ferret to turn sharply to the right with a rough tug on the ears causing it to collide into another creature which created the domino affect and tangled them all together. Lucy in a last minute decision leaped off of the ferret and watched as the water came closer and closer until a black blob suddenly appeared underneath her and she found herself once again on the back of the faithful Pegasus.

"Once again, you have awesome timing my friend!" The steed let out a cheery sound as he flew them back into the cloudless sky. Looking back she saw very little remained of the herd of demons however they still had that great beast to deal with. "Remember, watch the water!"

"Do you think she's alright?" Elizabeth Sharpe asked worriedly. Gray looked a bit unsure but at the same time he looked so certain. "This isn't the first time she's done something crazy. Who knows, she may just surprise you."

"Oh my, look over there!" She exclaimed. Gray turned around sparing a glance only for his eyes to widen in surprise. "What the!" Before them was a circle of the herd bound together all fighting to separate.

Elizabeth smiled slightly and said, "Your partner's work, I take it?"

Gray sighed with a chuckle and replied, "Yep, definitely her."

"That girl's just crazy isn't she?"

"Yea, but that's Fairy Tail for you," Gray replied with a grin.

Elizabeth spared him an amused look. "Now I kind of want to meet your guild in person"

"Ha! You'd love it there!"

Suddenly a shadow cast over them and they looked up to see an iron belly, then a spiked head, and lastly silted red irises glaring down at them. "Is that a...?"

"No, it can't be..."

"DRAGON!"

"Mavis," whispered Lucy as she came to a stop at the sight of the massive creature ahead. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion as she whispered to the wind, "Why? The hell are they still here for! And this one certainly doesn't look to be on the human's side."

Lucy bit her lip questioning all possibilities in her mind as to what could cause a dragon to appear before them.

She came up with none. As she watched the dragon though she realized that she was powerless against it. Her magic was still restoring itself and all she had was Jade's fang, Winter's scales, and her aura.

Wait, that's it. Jade's fang - a dragon's fang. Dragonslayers were created to defeat a dragon with the power of a dragon for only a dragon could take down another dragon. A dragon's claws break the skin, or a fang in this case. This dragon was massive, but she could not just watch as her partner and the client be taken down by this creature. She fought in a war with dragons after all! And though she had yet to kill one she know had the tool to do so, or at the very least injure it.

"We have to help them, come on!" Lucy shouted, pushing her heels into the pegasi which immediately launched into a sprint afterwards.

"Hi fen ni filok. Zu'u fen ni kos stin hahvothzos. Zu'u dreh ni hind wah krii hi ziin nuz kon los pah rok los huvut. / You will not escape. I will not be freed otherwise. I do not wish to kill you two but the girl is all he is required."

The dragon opened its mouth revealing its razor sharp gigantic teeth and the duo in front could only watch in fear and awe as a sphere of power built within its throat before them. Before it could launch the attack however another Pegasi flew in front of Gray and Elizabeth revealing Lucy who stared down at the dragon.

"Zu'u aal ni kos dovah uv kriid nuz Zu'u taavin wah vos hi kuz Elizabeth. Vos naalein dir voth dii feliig wah med do hi wo fund milaar gahviik nistmaar aar wah vosodiik wey dir voth seik do nahlii dovah! / I may not be a dragon or a slayer but I refuse to allow you take Elizabeth. Let alone die with my partner to the likes of you who would rather surrender themselves a slave to a criminal than die with the meaning of being a dragon!"

"Lucy..." Gray began having not understood a word she had said, he only knew she somehow knew the tongue of the dragons.

She wasn't a dragon slayer though, was she? He wondered, having not understood the conversation.

"tinvaakin do un vun. Vir num, zok dovah kriid los nunon vos zul do un eylok nuz Zu'u dreh ni koraav kriid kosil hi. Hi los joor, sahlo, ahrk easily defeatable. Hi krilon jur zey? Grik pahlok! / A speaker of our tongue. How rare, most dragon slayers are only allowed the voice of our kind but I do not see a slayer within you. You are mortal, weak, and easily defeatable. You dare challenge me? Such arrogance!" The dragon roared but Lucy stayed firm where she flew.

"ofan, nol wuth fahdon. Nii los ni pahlok Zu'u lost wah kriist us hi nuz krilaan! Krilaan ahrk willingness wah jaaril dii nakanama! Fun zey hin faan, fah Zu'u fusrot ziinkrif nol hi! Uv los hi gein tol los pahlokaal ahrk hinzaal do joor amongst hi? / A gift, from an old friend. It is not arrogance I have to stand before you but bravery! Bravery and willingness to protect my nakanama! Tell me your name, for I demand a duel from you! Or are you the one that is arrogant and ignorant of the mortals amongst you?"

The dragon glared at Lucy but nodded none the less.

"Dii faan los Riisovzun ahrk Zu'u fent gunaar hi us ziinkrif lost orin gon! / My name is Riisovzun and I shall crush you before the duel has even started!" Riisovzun then bowed to her.

"Dii faan los Lucy, ahrk vosro kuz daar ahstaadvoz. Mu dreh ni praag niin het. / My name is Lucy, and let's take this elsewhere. We do not need them here."

"Flogah, nuz sent fah . / Fine, but a deal for the winner."

"Fod Zu'u kron Zu'u kuz kon ahrk you'll kos dilon naanven. I'll vahraak sen ruzun rok los do nid brah wah zey. Ahrk waan hi kron. .. Zu'u fen vos hi wah bo freely voth kon ahrk hin zeymahzin. / When I win I take the girl and you'll be dead anyways. I'll spare the boy since he is of no use to me. And if you win... I will allow you to go freely with the girl and your companions."

Lucy nodded and said, "Done."

She then turned to her partner and client as the dragon took off for the land. "You two go on ahead, I'll distract him as long as I can but you need to make as much distance from him as possible."

Gray wanted to ask many questions but only one was important at hand. "Lucy, this is a dragon. You cannot take him on your own!"

Lucy sighed. "I know, that's why you must go ahead." When Gray looked like he was going to debate Lucy silenced him with a stare. "Our duty is to protect Miss Sharpe, this mission comes down to the honor of Fairy Tail. I will not abandon it, for this might just be your last chance to get away."

Gray stared at her with a scowl but nodded. "I'll come back for-"

"No. Too risky. If I don't return to Fairy Tail, you will know..."

"Goddamn it! Live Lucy! We have like four more missions to go after this one so you better not ditch me now!"

Lucy smiled at him and nodded in understanding.

"Don't worry about me, now go, now."

Lucy watched as her reluctant companions fled before turning towards the massive creature that stood on the ground below.

"Mavis if Gildarts could survive against Acnologia, I can damn sure survive against this one."

The thought of Gildarts having magic and her not did cross her mind but she promptly kicked it out of her mind.

"Fairy tail, give me strength and a hell lot of luck, okay Mavis?

Woooh, dramatic there eh?

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Sincerely,

-Gothic Rain