"Yes I would like to make a request." A tall man spoke through a phone.
Mumbling is heard over the phone; the man's grunts are distressed.
"I heard that you have wizards that will accept jobs." He said in a low growl.
He raised his head into the light revealing his peach skin and gray hair.
"I only need two, and I'm willing to pay handsomely for their services." He said.
More mumbling is heard.
"That's wonderful." He said before hanging up the phone
He rested on his couch, his hand going over his small distinctive mustache.
"It can't wait any longer." He said out loud.
"I have to protect his legacy." He said, looking out the window as the sun rose on the horizon.
"Hmm." Lucy stared at the board.
A small white snowman stood next to her. "Wow, there are tons of jobs on the board aren't there Plue."
"Having trouble finding a job." Lucy turns to see a teenage girl with blue hair wearing an orange skirt standing behind her.
Lucy smiles.
"Yeah, it's my first one." Lucy tells her.
"Really?" The girl asks as she walks up next to her. "Well, welcome to the game."
"hey, do you wonder where Natsu is." Lucy says
"Wait, you mean Natsu?" The girl asked. "Knowing him probably on another quest."
"Wow, he must be swamped." Lucy told the blue-haired girl; she turned to see the pub was lovely today; even Macao was here; she was glad he was alright. "Oh, by the way, my name's Lucy."
"I'm Levy; nice to meet you." The girl shakes Lucy's hand.
Lucy then's the door open; she turns to see Natsu; he looks around a bit before settling them on Lucy.
"Hey Lucy!" He shouted as he walked up to her; she couldn't tell why, but he looked uncomfortable about something. "Oh, hey Levy."
Levy waved to the pink-haired boy before returning her attention to the request board
"And who's this?" Natsu asked curiously
"Oh, this is Plue; he's my newest spirit." Lucy said, introducing the spirit.
"Oh wow." Natsu said, looking at Plue. "Nice to meet ya."
"Ah-ha." The spirit said, dong a weird motion.
"You got that right." Natsu said, smiling.
"Wait, you can understand him?" Lucy asked, shocked.
"Well yeah." Natsu answered before facing Lucy again.
"Hey, Lucy." Natsu started.
"Yeah?" She asked nervously. "can it be quick trying to get a job here."
"No, no, it's not that." Natsu said, waving his arms.
"It's just." He looked away, scratching the back of his head.
"Natsu wants to ask you to come over to his place!" Happy shouted, jumping into the too.
Lucy's cheeks turned bright red. "And why would I do that."
"Cause well. There's a favor I need to ask." Natsu said. "And you helped me the other day, and I got this job lined up, so I'd figured I could help you get started is all.
"Really?" Lucy asked, stars in her eyes. "You're serious."
"But first, there's someone you need to meet." Natsu said, grabbing her hand. "Come on."
"Wait, wait!" Lucy screamed as they left the pub area, leaving a confused Levy behind.
"Never thought I'd see that in a million years." She said aloud.
Lucy and Natsu walk through the east forest. Lucy has her arms crossed as she takes in all the scenery.
"So?" Natsu asked, trying to kill all the silence in the air. "You find a place to sleep."
"Well, last night, I stayed in a hotel." Lucy said, not facing the boy. "Though I have been thinking of moving into Fairy Hills."
"OH yeah, I've heard of them." Natsu said as they climbed to the top of the hill. "I hear rent there is like 100,000 jewel a month though."
"Still though, from what I heard, it's a real nice place to stay." Lucy said as she got to the top of the hill; she walked along to the path and a yellow bungalow house with a brick chimney and some decorative elements around the door and walls.
Lucy saw smoke coming out of the chimney. "Hey did you leave the stove on."
"Oh no that's just Mira cooking." Natsu told Lucy.
"Wait, why is Mira in your house?" Lucy asked, completely shocked.
"Cause we all live together Me her and her little brother Elfman." Natsu replied to the girl as He opened the door revealing Mira and a tall muscular man who Lucy could only guess was Elfman
They both turned to see Natsu standing at the door the door and smiled.
"Who's the girlfriend natsu?" Elfman asked with a smirk
Natsu cheeks turned red.
"She's not." Natsu shouted at the girl.
"Now where's Mavis?" Natsu asked in a hushed voice
"Now a real man would own up to moving o-" Elman was then jabbed in the side by Mira who gave a shut your mouth look
He sweat dropped and smiled "oh never mind I think she's by the lake behind the house." He told the dragon slayer
"Okay." Natsu answered before closing the door.
"So no tour of the house." Lucy said with a smug look on her face
"I'll do that later." Natsu answered. "It's just I don't want to keep her waiting." He told the blond mage
Natsu and Lucy cane up to small lake where someone was very long, wavy, pastel yellow-blonde hair that reaches down to her feet with a small ahoge; large green eyes with no pupils; peachy skin, and a slight child-like build. She was wearing a frilly, pink layered robe with a red ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. Around the chest are three blue diamond patterns with two blue triangles above. Each series of these is outlined in hot pink. She wears wing-like adornments around her ears and small hoop earrings.
"Is that him?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. and it's her." Natsu said with a blank face.
"What." Lucy jumped up shocked.
"Don't worry it happens to everybody." Natsu told her sweat dropping.
"Hey Mavis." Natsu shouted.
The girl turned to face the three, her pale skin shining in the sunlight.
"Hello Natsu, Happy." She turned to see the blonde celestial mage. "And you must be Lucy. It's nice to meet you,"
Lucy was awestruck at the girl she looked younger than she was yet when she spoke it felt like she all of Fiore's history in a single word.
"Hi." was all Lucy managed to sputter out
"Please, I don't bite," Mavis said. "I hope you don't mind the sudden request, "but I like to meet all the wizards that pass by my small town."
"Wait." Lucy said. "You're the mayor."
"I wouldn't say that." Mavis responded. "But I am pretty important in the wizarding community." Mavis smiled. "And Natsu was telling us last night how you're new to this. Wizard thing, am I correct."
"Yeah." Lucy said. "I've been going at it for three years now."
"Well, Natsu has a job lined up, and it requires a partner, so I figured he could show you the ropes." Mavis explained. "Some elderly man called over this morning and said he needed some wizards to destroy a book." Mavis explained, "But I see much more in the fold."
"The place you will be infiltrating is the Everlue mansion," Mavis began. She then stared at Lucy. "Oh, I also hear they're hiring maids so a uniform will be necessary." Mavis said, smiling.
"What!" Lucy screamed.
"Oh you should practice getting into character too." Mavis told him
"Can I play the the role of master?" Happy asked jumping up
"Yeah sure." Mavis said shocking Lucy.
"And before you go, take this." Mavis made an X shape with her finger shape, and her body began to glow.
Lucy's hand then started to glow as the same symbol on Natsu appeared on her hand. She looked it over.
"What's this?" She asked, confused.
"Just something to protect you on your mission." Mavis told the girl. "It may be more troubling, so I'd rather play it safe no need; it will fade with time."
"But Mavis." Natsu whined.
Mavis turned back to Natsu a serious look on her face.
"1." She said.
Natsu's body immediately froze as he grabbed Lucy and ran off with her.
Mavis smiled and walked back into the house where Elfman and Mira were eating.
"Hey Mavis, where are Natsu and the girl?" Mira asked
"Oh, I sent them on their mission." Mavis answered as she went to sit down on her chair.
"Oh yeah what kind of mission?" Mira asked.
"To destroy a book at the Everlue mansion." Mavis answered.
"Oh really." Elfman answered. "I remember seeing that job on the solo wizard board in town. I heard they're offering 2,000,000."
"For a book, that's the hunting monster's kind of pay." Mira said, looking at the man.
"Oh, don't worry." Mavis said, smiling, "There's more to this adventure than meets the eye."
"Are you enjoying your carriage ride today, master? Is there anything I can get for you?" Lucy said sarcastically.
"I could really use a barf bag right about now." Natsu said in a groan.
"I claimed the part of the master, so I should be giving the orders." Happy declared.
"Shut up, you stupid feline." Lucy replied.
"Hey Natsu?" Lucy asked.
"What's up."
"I was wondering about your house." Lucy questioned. "Do all stay with Mavis."
"Well, kinda." Happy answered.
"Natsu and I started living with me around six years ago." Happy answered. "Before then, we lived in the forest."
Lucy's eyes lit up.
"Really?" Lucy asked, shocked. "Just the two of you."
"After a while, we met Mira and Elfman." Happy told her. "And after that, we traveled for a while until we meet Mavis."
"Wow." Lucy said, "I had no idea."
"Don't worry about it, though." Natsu said, nearly barfing.
"it's honestly a lot of fun." Natsu said, trying to bring up her mood. "Actually, the only reason I became a wizard is so we can have money for food."
Lucy couldn't help but laugh at that. Her attention then focused on the mark on her hand.
"so what's with this?" She asked, holding up.
Natsu struggled and faced the blond-haired girl.
"Oh, thats just something to help you with a magic boost." Natsu told her. "Once it's all used up, it should disappear."
"Oh." Lucy said under her breath.
"Hey are we getting paid?" Lucy asked.
"Aye."
"So I say we work out a pay scale I'm thinking 80, 10 and 10." Lucy said.
"You only want ten percent?" Happy asked.
"I'm the eighty!" Lucy shouted.
"And why was she counting at you?" Lucy asked as the carriage kept going.
"Trust me, you don't want to find out what happens when she gets to three." Natsu said, his voice terrified
They had arrived in the town of Shirotsume Natsu was still recovering from his carriage ride.
"I'm never riding in one of those again." He groaned.
"You say that every time." Happy told the boy.
"Man, I could go for something to eat." Natsu said, groaning
"Well, why don't you eat your own fire?" Lucy asked
"Oh, yeah, great idea." Natsu said sarcastically. "Why don't you just eat Plue or your cow while we're at it."
"Why would I do that?" Lucy asked, shocked at his comment
"Pretty much the same reason." Natsu told her
"So you can eat fire, but not your own." Lucy inquired. "That's pretty lame."
Natsu stopped in front of a restaurant and had a massive grin on his face. "Hey, let's stop and get a bite."
"I'm fine, but you too can go ahead and eat." Lucy told them before walking off.
"Fine, your loss." Natsu said as he started to walk away. 'Why would Mavis would do this? Is she trying to make me forget.'
Natsu and Happy went to the restaurant and ordered a bunch of food and had immediately started stuffing it down their throats, leaving a few to the side. "Be sure to save all the fat stuff for Lucy." Natsu said as he bit off a leg.
"Yeah, from the looks of her, that's what she likes the most." Happy said as he eats some sushi.
"Wait a minute, what's that supposed to mean." Lucy called out as she approached the two.
"Oh hey." Nasu froze as he saw Lucy standing dressed up in a maids uniform. "Lu...Lucy."
"Oh, come on, boys, don't be shy. I know I look super cute in this maid uniform." Lucy said while winking.
"What do we do? I'm pretty sure Mavis was joking about the maid stuff, but she took it seriously." Happy whispered to Natsu.
"I honestly can never tell if Mavis is joking or if she is really serious." Natsu muttered, still smitten by the maid uniform. "But she does look kind of fat with it on."
"I can hear you!" Lucy snarled.
Natsu and Lucy had made their way to the client's manor, which was a tall mansion. They then went inside and saw the man who was the client starring out the window. He saw them and gave off a smile, and motioned for them to sit down.
"Hello, my name is Kaby Melon."
"He said melon." Happy said, drooling.
"Oh man, you have a tasty name." Natsu finished.
"Don't be rude, you guys." Lucy said, scolding the two.
"it's okay. I get that a lot." Kaby told the pair
"So let me tell you about this job." Kaby started, "There's a book in Duke Everlue's possession. I need you to burn it for me."
"No problem." Natsu said, smiling. "I'll burn the whole place down if you want." Natsu said, lighting his finger on fire.
"He likes fire." Happy said excitedly.
"I'm not going to jail for arson because of the two of you." Lucy said again. "If you don't mind me asking, why are do you want to destroy this book."
"Who cares." Natsu told her. "What matters is the reward."
"Oh yes, the reward is two million jewels." Kaby told them
"Two million Jewel!" they all shouted in unison.
"It means that much to me that the book be destroyed." Kaby told her.
Natsu head lit up as a smirk grew on his face.
"Ah, I'm fired up now let's go, Lucy." Natsu grabbed Lucy and ran out of the house, leaving Kaby to his own thoughts
"Daybreak, it must be burnt; it can't be allowed to exist any longer." he said, allowing
Duke everlue mansion
"Excuse me, I heard you had an opening for a maid position!" Lucy shouted. "Um, hello," Lucy called again. 'Wow this geezer with my looks, burn some stupid book, and walk away 2 million jewels richer.'
"Don't mess this up, okay." Natsu whispered to her.
Lucy backed up as the ground behind her blasted open, and a huge maid landed in front of her. "So you're a maid."
"Yea." Lucy said, shaken up by the maid's appearance.
"I assume you're here because of the ad the master placed in the paper." The giant maid asked
"Did somebody say a master." A voice called out, then a short, plump man with skinny arms and legs popped out the ground. "Did somebody say, master?"
'More like a monster.' Lucy said to herself.
Everlue then started to observe her. 'Man. This guy is creeping me out. Stay strong, Lucy.'
Everlue continued to overlook Lucy before frowning and turning away. "Nah. I'll pass. now scram ugly."
Lucy felt as if a knife had gone into her pride.
"You heard the man get going ugly." The maid said, picking her up.
"Sorry, but a man of my statue has a standard to uphold." As if on cue, four not so pretty maids then popped up behind him. "that's why I only hire the fairest of the fair."
"you're the best master." One of them said
"Your such a kind-hearted man." Another said.
"I think you're the sweetest man alive" another popped in.
"Why don't you just run along with home ugly." One said to Lucy.
Lucy started sobbing by the tree where Natsu and Happy were.
"Just couldn't do it, huh?" Natsu asked
"I tried, but that man wouldn't know beauty if it bites him in the behind!" Lucy shouted.
"Uh-huh?" Happy asked, causing Lucy to sob some more
"Okay, I'll guess we'll have to resort to the old plan T." Natsu declared
"Yeah, that big fat jerks going to pay for this." Lucy agreed. "Wait, what's plan T."
"Take em by storm." Natsu and Happy said in unison.
"That's not a plan!" Lucy shouted.
Unbeknownst to them, a lacrima was floating behind them in a dark room Everlue giggles as he watches the door behind him are two anonymous figures. "So it seems we have some wizards at our door." Everlue stated. He then zoomed in to see the mark on Lucy's hands.
"I don't recognize that guild mark, but they'll share the same fate as the other wizards who came here." Everlue said, laughing.
Natsu and Lucy landed on the house, and Natsu began to melt the glass on the window "Thanks, Happy." Lucy said as she landed on the top of the house, she knew out of her maid uniform and in her regular clothes.
After that Natsu turned to Lucy with a blank look on his face. "This isn't taking em by storm, you know."
Lucy turned to the pink-haired boy.
"What did I tell you before. I'm not going to jail because of you." Lucy told him.
"But I thought you wanted revenge." Natsu shot back.
"Oh, I'll have revenge, alright. not only am I going to burn his book, but I'm going to use his toothbrush to clean the toilet." Lucy then began to laugh evilly, scarring Natsu and Happy.
Lucy entered through the window and took a look around. "Wow, is some sort of storage room." Lucy was interrupted when Happy jumped up with a skull on his head, scaring Lucy half to death.
"Check me out." Happy said, jumping.
"Yeah, you're looking fierce Happy." Natsu said.
The trio then began looking around the house, checking in every room to no avail. Lucy opens one room and finds a toilet with Everlue face on it
"Are we going to have to check every room." Natsu whispers to Lucy.
"Well, yeah." Lucy answers.
"I say we take a hostage and force them to tell us where the book is!" Natsu shouted.
"Aye."
"The whole point is not to seen ya dummy." Lucy told him. "You have to be stealthy like a ninja."
Natsu immediately began daydreaming. "Like a real ninja."
"What's going on in that head off yours." Lucy ponders.
Then the ugly maids popped from the floor.
"Intruder alert Virgo." They said in unison.
The big maid from before appeared. "Let's crush 'em, girls."
Happy then jumped up, scarring the four maids behind Virgo.
"It's a monster!" They screamed before Natsu punched them, causing them to fly away.
"Flying Virgo attack" Virgo then belly slammed onto Natsu shocking Happy and Lucy.
"you can take that off now," Lucy old Happy, who was still wearing the skull head.
Natsu then proceeded to lift Virgo, and through her, in the sky, his legs then set on fire, and he kicked her onto the ground.
"We must not be discovered. We are ninja." Natsu said with a scarf over his face.
"Ninja." Happy finished.
"Ninja's are supposed to be quiet you guys." Lucy told them, sulking.
The trio then went into the library, where tons of books were stacked neatly on the shelves "there are many books in this library."
"Aye many indeed." Happy said
"Wow, I had no idea Everly was a bookworm." Lucy said, amazed by the book collection.
"Let's start looking." Natsu declared.
Natsu and Lucy spent forever looking for the book. "Oh, this one has lots of pictures."
"A book on fish." Happy said happily
"This one is sparkly." Natsu held up the book in his hand
"Will you try to focus!" Lucy shouted before taking a look at the book in Natsu's hands. "Hey, it's Daybreak"
"Natsu found it!" Happy shouted
"I did." He looked at the book and smiled
"2 million jewels here we come." Lucy said before looking at the author. Before Natsu could burn it, she snatched it out of his hands. "Wait a second, I had no idea Kemu Zaleon wrote this."
"Kem what."
"He's an amazing wizard and novelist." Lucy told him. "I'm such a huge fan. I was sure I'd read every sentence he ever wrote, but this must be an unpublished novel."
"yea well, who cares? It all burns the same to me." Natsu said, sparking a fire on his hand.
"Don't you dare touch it? This is a great work of literature." Lucy said, guarding the book "You better stay away from it, pyro."
"But what about our mission?" Happy asked
"Forget the mission!" Lucy shouted
"Failure is not an option." Natsu and Happy then began to corner Lucy getting impatient.
"Why don't we just say we burn it." Lucy tried reasoning, "I'll keep it a secret, I swear."
"I'm not a liar." Natsu replied
"Aye."
"Well, well, what do we have here." Just then, Everlue then busted out the floor. "So you thieves are trying to pilfer day break from me, boyoyo."
"see slowpoke, this all your fault." Natsu said to Lucy.
"Um sorry." Lucy said nervously.
"Couldn't you have come in through the door" Happy asked.
"I knew all you low life wizards were coming around here to take something off mine" Everlue said. "I had no idea it was for that stupid book."
"Stupid." Natsu pondered
'This book must mean a lot if the client is willing to pay so much to destroy it.' Lucy thought to herself. "This works great if you don't want so that means I can have it."
"It's mine. you can't have it, so get your greedy hands off." Everlue declared angrily.
"Greedy gut." Lucy said puffing her cheeks.
"Shut your trap ugly." Everly responded.
"Will you hand that thing over so I can get this over with." Natsu said.
"No way I'm not giving this to you." Lucy said shielding the book.
"Lucy!" Natsu shouted. "This is our job."
"At least let me read it first." Lucy declared opening the book up.
"Read it now!" Everyone cried
"Enough of this how dare you put your hands on my possessions!" Everlue shouted. "Now come forth Vanish Brothers."
two of the bookshelves split apart revealing the Vanish Brothers the shorter man stood on the left while a taller man stood on the right
"You summoned us sir?" One of them asked.
"Looks like two more wizards are about to meet their end." The other said.
"That mark on their arms." Happy called out. "Means they're from the Southern Wolves. It's a mercenary guild under Phantom Lord."
"So you have bodyguards." Natsu said as he cracked his knuckles
"Oh wow." Lucy stood and touched Natsu's shoulder. "Hey can you hold them off, I think this book hold some sort of secret."
Natsu was about to protest but Mavis words rang through his head he just nodded and she ran through a door
'A secret must have slipped by me somehow might be a treasure map or something.' Everlue thought. "I'm going after the girl make sure pink hair doesn't leave here alive." He then sunk into the whole to give chase to Lucy.
"Happy I need you to go help Lucy." Natsu told the blue feline.
"Are you sure you can handle them by yourself?" Happy asked.
"Yeah." Natsu declared.
Happy then flew off past the Vanish Brothers.
"you sure talk big for a little guy." The taller one said.
"Maybe we should put him in his place." The smaller one said. "So you're a fire wizard."
"Yeah, but how you know that?" Natsu asked
"We saw the fire around your legs during your fight with Virgo." The smaller brother told him "So it's obvious you're an ability type wizard."
"So I guess you know what happens when you play with fire." Natsu attacks the Vanish Brothers with his Fire Dragon's Iron Fist. "You get burnt."
But the smaller brother easily stops his attack. "Sorry to break it to you but fire wizards are our specialty."
The taller brother suddenly attacks slamming the ground, but Natsu easily dodge his attack. However, the smaller brother hits Natsu with his giant frying pan and sends him through a wall and almost falls down the balcony.
Natsu lands on the tongue of an Everlue statue.
"You see, now you're no match for trained mercenaries like us." The taller one boasted.
"If that's your best, then you're dead wrong." Natsu shot back.
"This kid actually thinks he can beat us!" the taller one shouts.
"Do you know what a wizard's greatest weakness is?" the smaller one asks.
"You are talking about motion sickness?" Natsu asks.
"I think that's more of a personal problem." The smaller one deadpans.
"Is he messing with us?" The taller one asks.
"Their weakness is their bodies." The smaller brother with the giant frying pan attacks him, but misses destroying the tongue when Natsu jumps down to the ground floor. "Since wizards have to focus on their mental abilities."
The taller Brother attempts to hit Natsu, destroying a wall. "They neglect to train their bodies, which leaves them physically weak."
"On the other hand, we focus on our physical abilities." The smaller tells him.
"So we have more speed and stronger than you." the taller one finishes.
"Ooo, I'm so scared." Natsu says sarcastically. "So let's quit yappin and let's dance."
"Hey, bro, combination attack?" The taller one asks.
"Sounds good." The taller one jumps onto the frying pan. "Heaven and Earth Annihilation."
In the sewer below the mansion, Lucy uses her wind reader glasses, which allow the user to read at mind-boggling speed. "I knew this book had a secret."
"Well, do share." Everlue shouted as he popped out of the wall behind Lucy's. "Secrets don't make friends, you know."
"No way." Lucy grunted. "A man like you doesn't deserve to know what it is; you're an enemy of literature."
back with Natsu, the taller brother is thrown up the air, Natsu's eyes follow his movements. "Look towards heaven." The smaller brother suddenly attacks him from below. "And we strike from the earth."
As Natsu focuses on the brother on the ground. "Look towards earth." The airborne brother dives and attacks him. "And we strike from heaven."
The Vanish Brothers stand together, thinking that the fight is over. "You have witnessed the full power of the Vanish Brothers the Heaven and Earth Annihilation Technique, a move which very few have survived."
"Guess I'm one of the few." Natsu stand up seemingly unscathed. "Sorry, guys."
"No way."
"Now I'm going to blow you away Fire Dragon Roar." Natsu breaths fire at the bothers,
"Fire magic, we got em flame cooking." The smaller brother then uses his frying pan to absorb Natsu's attack. "See, my frying pan absorbs your flames and doubles their strength right back at ya." The brother sends it right back to him.
However, Natsu then eats the fire that brother shot at scaring, both the brothers. "Now I've got some fire in my belly."
"Let me show you something." Natsu's hand then lit on fire as he charged the brothers. "Fire Dragon Wing Attack." The attack is so powerful the entire mansion goes up in smoke.
"Uh oh, I think I overdid it again." Natsu stated as the brothers lay on the ground unconscious.