Chapter 4

Alright there has been a few questions in my audience that hasn't been answered. Ok well only two, but it counts as questions. Lucy is going to be something like a Felicity and I will might have to edit Lucy's character a bit. Also the question about Lissanna being the black canary, I can't give all my surprises away, now can I [smiling evilly]

Natsu lifted up the sledge hammer high over his head and it came crashing down creating a large hole beneath him. He was currently in one of his father's old factories that went out of business. It was one of Dragneel Consolidate's former factories, but it closed down shortly after the Dragneel's Gambit sunk to the bottom of the ocean.

Natsu swung faster and harder now. He still had a lot of work ahead and brooding over the past wasn't going to help him finish his base. An hour past, then two. He had removed most of the pipes that was in the way and had already managed to create a hidden entrance to his base. It wasn't long before he could get some practice in and it wasn't long before he could cross the first name off of his father's journal. Although something in his body screamed at him that it would be more than just crossing names off of a list. The on;y way that Magnolia was going to be restored to it's former glory, was through helping other people.

Another hour flew past and soon enough he found himself setting up the last bit of computer hardware. Back on Tenrou island he learned a lot more than just how to shoot a bow. He learned almost every martial art possible, or well the basics of everything and combined all of then to create his own unique style, and that was only half of it. The pink haired man pushed the memories of that dreadful place far to the back of his mind. Now was the time to focus and concentrate. He had already set up a medical table along with the necessary hospital equipment. He also had time to carve and grind a special arrow tip that could be set ablaze.

Natsu picked up his bow after another hour of building practice equipment. He then placed a few arrows in his quiver and readied a batch of brand new tennis balls. He launched the balls into the air at the same time. He readied his bow and fired the one shot after the other. In a matter of seconds each and every last tennis ball was stuck to the wall on the other side. Natsu took a look around his headquarters and smiled with satisfaction. It had enough space for him to practice in and it even had enough space to roam and relax. He was ready for his fathers dying will as well as his own decision.

Erza Scarlet angrily ate her strawberry cake as she watched Gajeel and Gray's every move. The two unfortunate souls already had more than one bump and more than one bruise, but Erza was still thoroughly pissed. If looks could kill, those two would've been staked, stabbed, buried, dug up again and then stabbed again just for good measure.

"I hope Natsu is alright." Wendy sighed as she laid on top of her crossed arms. She was currently sitting at the bar with Mirajane.

"I wouldn't worry about him. Natsu can take care of himself." Mirajane smiled sweetly.

"You're not angry with him, right Mira?" Wendy asked as she looked up at the white haired mage.

"Why do you ask?" Mirajane asked as she cleaned one of the bier glasses. The party had gone down hill when Natsu left and no one was in the mood anymore.

"Because he is sort of the reason that Lissanna didn't come home. I miss her too." Wendy stated sadly.

"We we're angry at him once and deep down we are still, but we can't blame him anymore. How would he have known about the storm?" Mirajane sighed as she put the glass down."I miss her as well, Wendy."

"Natsu probably had to watch my dad and everyone else die. Gray can be so clueless sometimes." Wendy stated as she buried her head in her arms.

"Alright Natsu has had enough time to brood. I'm going after him and then making you to idiots apologize." Erza stated as she directed to Gray and Gajeel.

"Oi! How is this our fault?" This question earned both Gajeel and Gray a enormous hand behind their heads from Makarov.

"You bratts haven't gotten the hint yet, have you?! Natsu is in pain! He had to watch his father and our Lissanna die before his own eyes and if you two numb skulls are blind, only heaven knows where he got all of those scars from."Both Gray and Gajeel looked at each other ashamed.

"You two idiots are coming along. Wendy we'll need you too." Erza stated as she made her way to the door.

'Hargeon Port'

Unbeknownst to Natsu who was currently several miles away, Erza and the rest was currently heading to his house. Natsu was currently in the port of Hargeon, tailing the lead of a Salamander in the area. He surely knew that it wasn't his father, but he knew it was some copy cat of his image.

He had to unfortunately take the train and as always his motion sickness got the best of him. He was only lucky that his mother had given him ginger during his limousine ride the other day. The pink haired man walked on with a large bag on his back that held his bow and his green suit. Back on Tenrou island one of his friends that he made there had wore it often, but right now wasn't the time to think about the past.

Natsu came to Hargeon for one reason and one reason only; to cross a name off of the list, Bora the prominence. He has been using Natsu's name around Hargeon proclaiming that he would get female mages into Fairytail. 'What a load of crap.' Natsu angrily thought to himself. Bora was human slave trafficker especially with woman. He was one of the reasons that Magnolia's slave trade was so high.

First Natsu would have to find him though and at broad daylight he couldn't just duck into a phone booth and change into his suit. No, he'd need to be careful. If the council discovered him or his agenda he was thoroughly screwed.

Meanwhile Lucy Heartfilia was moaping around with irritation. She wasn't quite happy with one of the magic shop owners that made her spend a thousand Jewels on one silver key.

"Stupid old fart! I can't believe this!" She muttered with irritation. Before she could continue though her attention was pulled to a crowd of girls jumping and screaming. When she noticed someone screaming Salamander she bolted to the crowd. If her young twenty-one year old mind remember correctly, Salamander was a Fairytail mage.

When Lucy reached the crowd she quickly pushed through to the front, but what she found on the other side was a thumping heart and heart struck eyes. The man before her clearly made an impression on her, but why she didn't know.

"W-what is this feeling?" She slurped across her words as if she'd been poisoned.

With Lucy almost totally paralyzed, 'Salamander' or rather Bora smirked proudly. These girls would make him a lot of money. Just as he was about to make his way to the new blonde haired addition, someone grasped his throat. In a moment of panic, Bora lifted his hands to his attacker's in an attempt to free himself. In doing so he revealed to Lucy his magical love struck ring. Lucy felt her feet return to earth and felt her swaying head return to normal.

"The last time I checked I'm pretty sure that love spells were illegal." Natsu stated with irritation rising in his voice.

"I'm sorry but I have no idea what you're talking about." Bora stated with a cheeky smile. This statement angered Natsu severely, but before he could act on this the pink haired mage was tackled to the ground. Natsu could feel himself being punched over and over again and had no idea what was going on.

"You should respect, Salamander! He is the greatest!" One of the woman that had tackled him. Only then did Natsu realize that he was being attacked by fan-girls.

"Get off of me will you?!" Natsu growled in irretation.

As they continued to struggle, Bora managed to slip away quickly. Lucy on the other hand shook her head and got her thoughts in line.

"Come on girls he's had enough." Lucy stated as she grabbed Natsu by his wrist and pulled him from the angry fan-girls. They were so in the trance that they didn't even realize that Natsu slipped away.

Lucy had miss judged Natsu's wait and some how caused them both to fall back down. Natsu lay there watching her as she turned a deep shade of red. Natsu didn't want to move for some reason. He was completely mesmerized by her enormous brown eyes and for the first time in five years Natsu cracked his enormous toothy smile.