I've been playing a lot of Pokémon Heartgold lately. Really struggling to take down the fighting type gym… I will take down that damned Poliwhirl eventually!
Phoenix(1), Phantom Lord has arrived! As well as something else! Yeah, I think it's definitely an idea with a lot of potential if you go about it the right way. If there's any questions you have about the Legend of Zelda, just let me know and I'll do my best to answer. Yea, her story is pretty good isn't it. Ooh, there's an idea. I might mess with some of the wording a little, but that's looking good. That kinda reminds me of a joke (setting the bar that is) Natsu and Gray walked into a bar. Happy laughed and walked under it. Phew, yes, no death please. I don't want to be convicted of murder!
Guest, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, The tower is finished, no feat was small, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, Ur has gone missing, Natsu dropped the ball, All the Kings horses and all the Kings men, Phantom Lords starting, and it's starting then, couldn't put Humpty together again, by the time I'm done writing, I'll update by ten! Phantom Lord has begun! Ur… We'll find out about Ur and Lyon probably at a later date. Hmm, there's a point. I could do that, and also a separate story. See, I'm thinking for the main plot of it Natsu learns Crash Magic from Guildarts like maybe a week after joining the Guild? And then because he ends up so much stronger than everyone else he sort of isolates himself, and then because Lucy joins he's slowly drawn back into the guild, and then I'd push the plot from there. No? Yes? Eh, I'll figure something out. I actually have a couple chapters prewritten, but I like to leave time for people to review before I update. Wait no no exploding people I don't want to be an accidental murderer.
Phoenix(2), I literally just found out that Phoenix was pronounced 'fee-nix' instead of 'foe-nix' and I feel like my whole life has been a lie. My school is gonna be starting up right near my birthday. Lucky me! Yea ma- dud- friendo! I'll crank out a few chapters for ya, plus all those toppings. Hey, I'm never one to say no to toppings. Toppings are great. (Not as awesome as you reviews!)
"Natsu!" Lucy tore her eyes away from the guild, turning on her heel to grasp for the fleeing DragonSlayer, but she was too late. By the time she finished calling his name, he was gone.
Erza, too focused on the image of their broken guild to care for Natsu's sudden flight, marched forwards, her rage at Fairy Tail having of been treated this way simmering under a calm mask.
Gray didn't bother hiding his fury.
Lucy cast her gaze down the street for a moment longer, searching for a shock of pink hair, but finding nothing. Shaking her head, she grasped Juvia's arm. "C'mon. We should make sure everyone is alright."
'Dammit!' Natsu ducked around a corner, his senses reaching for anything out of the ordinary. Or, rather, anything other than the scent of iron that flooded the town. Unable to pick out anything off, other than the obvious, the DragonSlayer continued on, stopping every once in a while to check for any strange activity.
'I should have known! Every time!' He was close to the border of Magnolia now, only a slight hill and a couple houses between him and a dense forest.
Checking, and then double checking, he ducked out of his shelter and made a break for the forestry. Just before he could escape, however, a wall of runes slammed into existence in front of him.
Barely managing to stop in time, he squinted at the characters. "Not familiar- dammit!"
'Of course they'd cut off any escape. Probably learned from last time… I wonder what group it is this time? If it's who I think it is, Fairy Tail is in big trouble.' Natsu spun on his heel, and dashed back into the narrow alleyways between houses.
He wouldn't make capture easy.
Even as bad as the top half of Fairy Tail looked, the basement was completely untouched (unless one counted the brawl occurring in one corner of the guild, but that was to be expected), and no one looked hurt. (Except for those participating in the brawl.)
Mira turned to them, smiling brightly, watching as the fury gradually drained from Grays face. "You're back! Have a nice time at the resort?"
Erza smiled weakly, even as her eyes betrayed her. "Not really. What happened to the guild hall?"
"Oh, that? Just some act of vandalism. It happened during the middle of the night, so no one was hurt, thankfully. Master- he wanted to see you as soon as you got back by the way- says we can use this as a chance to renovate!" Mira placed the mug of beer she was carrying down next to Macao, and accepted his tip. "Master is over in the wine cellar."
Lucy stood back for a moment, long enough to introduce Juvia to Mira before following Erza and Gray.
Stepping into the wine cellar held a completely different atmosphere than the warmth the guild basement had.
Makarov was standing on a barrel, his back to them and his arms folded. "Is Natsu with you?"
"No, he took off as soon as we saw the guild hall."
Makarov looked down. "It may be as I feared then. I did some research into the attack, after all we haven't provoked any dark guilds lately. Then I remembered the crimes the magic council accused Natsu of, and I looked into his past… It's best to look for yourselves."
Turning around and unfolding his arms, the Master revealed a recording Lacrima. Feeding it a little of his magic to get it to play, he turned his gaze down to his feet, unwilling to watch it again.
Shown on the flickering projection was the grand opening of the Heartfilia branch of commerce in Bosco. Jude Heartfilia, the head of the house, smiled to the adoring public before taking a comically large pair of scissors and cutting a ribbon stretched in front of a grand building.
It was Lucy who noticed it first. "Master, you don't mean- there's no way that could be…"
By Jude's right side stood a rather recognizable pink haired mage. Natsu stared out into the crowd, any life his gaze may have held missing, and his posture stiff.
The only time Lucy caught any movement from him was when Jude slung his arm around his shoulders, causing Natsu to flinch violently, though he quickly passed it off as a sneeze. But there was a tint of fear in his gaze that hadn't been there before.
With a final shudder, the recording shut off.
"What the hell was that, old man?" Grays voice betrayed his shock, even as he put on a mask of anger.
Makarov tucked the Lacrima into a pocket, turning his saddened gaze to the trio of mages. "An old recording. From what I can gather, Natsu is the heir to the Heartfilia estate, and Jude terrifies him."
Erza clenched her hands into fists, anger pooling in her stomach and twisting it. "You think this attack is an attempt to get Natsu back."
It wasn't a question.
"We aren't just gonna let him go, are we? He still has stuff he has to answer for, like what that damn Magic Council said! 'Sides, we can't just let one of our friends go back to someone they're scared of!" Gray slammed his hand on the barrel, meeting the old mans gaze with furious intensity.
"I know that, Gray, and don't think I don't. Natsu is one of our own, and we protect our own."
"What do you suggest we do? Natsu is probably long gone by now…" Lucy murmured.
Makarov sighed. "Even if he is, he's still a member of our guild. I want you to look for him on every job you go on, and when you find him bring him back."
Natsu tasted the air, the familiar feeling of lightning outweighing the smell of iron.
Around the city of Magnolia, Lacrima imbued with lightning floated into the air.
Definitely shorter than last chapter. Guess that's to be expected, considering I spent an entire day on last chapter and I wrote this one in a couple hours but hey, it's Phantom Lord and the Thunder Legion! How many of you saw that coming? I imagine quite a few. Eh. ~ShadeShadow