Author Notes: Hey, you guys welcomed back to a new chapter of Ben 10 Fairy Tail. Here's Chapter 12 I hoped you guys would like and enjoyed it.
Last time, Lucy faced off against Sherry who has summon a Rock Doll. Lucy summons Aquarius and defeated her. Erza arrived and saved Lucy from Angelia, but Erza wasn't happy, and she was come to Galuna to take her team back. The next day Gray regained unconscious and learned that the village was destroyed. He went to the tent where Erza with Lucy and Happy tied up. She, Lucy, and Happy told him that Ben and Natsu went off after they defeated the last two of Lyon's minions Gray went off to settle the score with his rival/friend. Meanwhile at the temple Ben and Natsu did some to the temple, so Deliora won't awake. Gray arrived and fought off against Lyon, while Ben and Natsu faced off against Zalty. The four of them won. But they were to late the Iced Shell that sealed Deliora away was melted. However, Ben and Natsu destroyed the demon.
After the demon was destroyed; the rest of the team arrived. But Erza informed them that the job wasn't finished yet.
What's going to happen next? Let's find out now!
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Chapter 12: Galuna Island Part 4
Ben, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy were all feeling ecstatic after defeating Lyon and his followers, not to mention stopping the resurrection of the super-demon, Deliora. However, their celebratory mood was immediately shattered by Erza's glare, which made everyone, including Ben, feel unsettled.
''Isn't there something you're all forgetting about?'' demanded Erza. ''You came to this island to help the villagers; the request was for you to return them to their original forms. This quest still isn't finished.''
''Aw, man, can't it ever be easy?'' moaned Ben.
''But I don't understand.'' said Lucy. ''The curse should've been lifted now that Deliora is dead.'''
''Wrong.'' replied Erza. ''This curse you keep talking about never had anything to do with the demon. The villagers have been affected by the intense magical energy from the Moon Drip spell. In other words, Deliora's death isn't going to change their situation whatsoever.''
''W-What? Oh no.'' Lucy's eyes had widened in realization as she placed a hand over her mouth in shock.
'Well, we better go and change them back!'' exclaimed Natsu happily.
''Aye sir!'' agreed Happy as they both exchanged high-fives.
''Yeah, but we don't how.'' stated Gray. Then, his face lit up as he got an idea. He turned to Lyon, who was leaning against a boulder behind him. He had taken off his body armor, leaving him in a blue jacket, black pants, and steel boots. ''Lyon, do you know?'' he asked.
''To be quite honest, I don't have a clue.'' answered Lyon.
Natsu and Happy looked at him incredulously.
''You don't know?'' asked Natsu.
''What?!'' questioned Happy in disbelief.
''Okay, something's not adding up.'' remarked Ben. ''The villagers told us that the curse started around the same time you guys got here.''
''When we first arrived here three years ago, we were aware that there was a village somewhere on this island. But we had absolutely no reason to communicate with the villagers, so we left them alone. They never came to the temple to see what we were up to.'' explained Lyon.
''In three years, you've never once met?'' inquired Erza disbelievingly.
''I don't understand. The light from the Moon Drip is so bright you can see it practically from any point on the island. It's kinda weird they saw it every night and never went to investigate.'' noted Lucy.
''Yeah.'' agreed Ben, a brow arched. ''There is something odd about this.''
''The spell didn't transform the villagers.'' continued Lyon. ''The Moon Drip has no effect on the human body.''
''What?'' asked Gray dumbfounded.
''Yeah right, you're just saying that so you and your lackeys will be off the hook.'' accused Natsu.
''Just think about.'' said the former 'Cold Emperor.' ''I've been exposed to it longer than they have, and my appearance hasn't changed one bit.''
''Oh yeah! That's true.'' realized Lucy.
''Hmm... yeah, that does make sense.'' admitted the Omnitix Wielder.
''I wouldn't trust them.'' warmed Lyon, crossing his arms over his chest. ''Those villagers are hiding something, but I'm sure your guild wizards can handle it.''
''We're not done with you.'' stated Natsu sternly. ''You destroyed the entire village and...''
The Fire Dragon Slayer's ranting was stopped when Erza squished his cheeks together.
''That's quite enough, Natsu.'' ordered Erza.
The Queen of the Fairies retold Toby's explanation for why they agreed to help Lyon. It was revealed that Lyon's followers had lost their families, friends, and everything they owned to Deliora. He'd convinced them that if they helped him free it, he would kill it, and obtain revenge for all of them.
Ben and the rest of the team felt for them and could understand why they did it. Nevertheless, to Ben, that still didn't justify their actions in threatening the villagers only get vengeance upon a demon that was already locked away in a huge chunk of ice.
''They were only doing what they believed to the be right. So, there's no need to criticize them for it.'' explained Erza. She then let go off Natsu's face. ''Now, let's go.''
'But what are going to do to lift the curse?'' asked the pink-haired wizard.
''I have no idea.'' replied Erza.
''Oh great...'' muttered Lucy.
Erza, Natsu, Ben, Lucy, and Happy walked away toward the storage area, leaving only Gray and Lyon behind. The former looked at his old friend with a sympathetic look.
Lyon simply glared at him. ''What do you want?'' he demanded.
''I know you don't want to hear it, but you really should join a Guild. You'll make new friends, make new rivals, and maybe even find a new dream to live for.'' answered Gray.
Lyon's expression softened a bit, but he then turned away with an angry scowl. ''Whatever, just get out of here!'' he grumbled.
Gray smiled slightly as he turned and walked away.
The team had just arrived at the storage area that was serving as the villagers' temporary home. However, something wasn't right. There wasn't a single soul person throughout the mass of tents. Only the sounds on an owl hooting, or other forest animals could be heard.
''That's weird.'' noted Happy. ''Where is everybody?''
''Are you sure they came here?'' asked Natsu skeptically.
''Yeah, this has been their camp.'' replied Lucy, though she too was confused about this dilemma. ''I wondered where they could've gone.''
''They couldn't have gone too far.'' said Ben, looking around. ''I mean where else could they have gone on this tiny island?''
''HELLO!'' called out Happy, flying above the ground.
''Since we're here I'm gonna grab some bandages and some medicine.'' stated Gray as he went inside a tent.
Suddenly, a male villager with green reptilian, black shorts, and a tall turned the corner of a tent.
''You made it back! There's something you need to see!'' he yelled with an enthusiastic tone. ''Please just follow me to the village.''
The alien hero and his wizards' friends followed the mutated man to the village only to be met with a shocking sight. The entire village had been repaired! It looked just it did when the team, first arrived on the island. The villagers were walking around, clearly excited and perplexed how their home was suddenly fixed.
''Whoa! How the heck did this happen?'' thought Ben, dumbfounded.
''Are you kidding me?'' asked an awestruck Lucy.
Happy flew by Lucy, he too was amazed. ''Yesterday it was a total mess but now it looks perfect.'' he remarked.
''What's going on here?!'' demanded Natsu, knocking his fists against a building wall. ''Everything looks the same. It's like the village went back in time!''
''Now that it's fixed you probably shouldn't touch anything, okay Natsu?'' suggested Lucy half-heartedly.
''Are you saying I destroy everything I touch?!'' yelled Natsu.
''Well... kinda.'' sighed Lucy.
Ben, however, overheard Natsu and he too came to the same conclusion as the Dragon Slayer.
''Natsu, you think that... he did this?'' asked Ben.
''Nah, couldn't be.'' whispered Natsu, placing a hand to his chin in contemplation. ''Unless he had a change of heart.''
The brown-haired teen shrugged. ''It's possible. Honestly, it's the only explanation that makes sense.''
''What are you two whispering about?'' asked Lucy.
Ben and Natsu turned to the blonde wizard, sheepish grins on their faces.
''Nothing important...'' answered Ben.
''Besides, who cares, right?'' followed up Natsu.
''Not me.'' replied Happy.
The trio then walked off, but in Happy's case, he flew behind them, leaving an utterly confused Lucy. ''What are talking about?'' she asked.
''Oh.'' gasped Lucy, a thought entering her head. ''I forgot about our stuff.''
The Celestial wizard ran off to their tent, along the way, she encountered the village chief, Moka kneeling by his son's grave.
''Bobo's grave is back.'' thought Lucy. ''That's good. I'm sure the chief must be relieved.''
Lucy stood behind him, not saying a word. A moment later, Moka glanced back at her. ''You and your wizard friends used magic to restore our village, didn't you?'' he inquired.
''W-well...I...uh.'' stuttered Lucy. She had no idea how the village was restored and didn't know to tell the chief that she and her friends were not responsible.
The village chief pulled on his staff and stood up, turning to face Lucy. ''Hmph, I can't tell you how I appreciate it. However, I must know...'' his look became more intense...'' when you wizards finally going to destroy the moon for us?! Well?''
Lucy started shaking in fear under the chief's glare, but she was quickly saved when Erza approached them.
''Destroying the moon is a simple task, sir.'' answered Erza causally.
''What?'' remarked Lucy, Happy, and Gray in shock.
''She's kidding, right?'' questioned Ben.
''Don't know, but it did look she said with a straight face.'' muttered Gray.
''Aye, maybe she's gone crazy?'' commented Happy.
''But before I do that, I have to ask you all a few questions.'' stated Erza. ''Would you mind calling in everybody for a meeting?''
Later, after having all the villagers gathered in front of the main gate, Erza and the rest of the team stood in front of them.
"Let me get my facts straight, the first time everyone began to take these demonic forms is when the moon turned purple, am I correct?'' asked Erza.
''Yes, during the day we are fine but when the moon comes out, we transform into what you see now.'' answered Moka.
''And the moon first turned purple 3 years ago?'' inquired Erza, pacing side to side with her hands behind her back.
''Wow... has it really been that long?'' asked a villager.
''Yeah.'' replied one, though he too sounded stunned.
''We've learned that the Moon Drip ceremony has been performed on this island every night for the last 3 years. and each night it produced a beam of light so brilliant that you couldn't have possibly missed it.'' explained Erza.
Suddenly, with a shriek, Erza stepped into a pile of leaves and fell into a hole, which startled everyone.
''Whoa... even Lucy's lame trap is back.'' pointed out Happy.
''She screamed... like a girl?'' whispered Natsu in awe.
''Yeah... and it was kinda cute.'' added Gray.
''At least I'm not the only who fell into that hole.'' muttered Ben, feeling a little better about himself.
''I AM SO GONNA BE DEAD MEAT WHEN SHE GETS OUT!'' screamed Lucy.
Erza climbed out of the hole and stood back up. acting as if nothing ever happened. She crossed her arms over her chest armor. ''Seriously, didn't ever you wonder where that light came from?'' the scarlet haired wizard asked the villagers.
The villagers, however, weren't really focused on her question, rather how she had gotten out the hole in a nonchalant matter. Some even had drops of sweat running down their heads.
''She got up like nothing ever happened?'' one whispered.
''Yeah, she must be pretty tough.'' added another.
''I don't understand, why didn't anyone investigate?'' continued Erza.
The villagers looked at each other and talked however it sounded as if they had no answer for her question. This made Ben's brow rise in skepticism.
''She's got a point. Why didn't they investigate? And why do they all look so confused?'' wondered Ben.
''Well...'' responded Moka. ''We would've looked into it but according to village lore we are forbidden to ever go near that temple.''
''Who Cares about village lore when your people are dying?'' countered Lucy. ''You obviously knew there was a problem, which is why you contacted the magical guilds.''
''Uh...well.'' trailed off the chief.
Erza had her attention directed to Moka. ''Why don't you tell us what's really going on here?'' she asked.
''Well... to be honest, we don't even know that ourselves.'' confessed the village chief. ''Allow me to explain, we tried to investigate the light many times. We took up weapons we never had to use, I trimmed and stylized my sideburns, and then we ventured into the jungle to the temple many times. But we could never get near it. We could see it through the trees, and then suddenly we'd find ourselves back at the village gates.''
''But... how's that possible?'' asked Lucy confused. ''It doesn't make any sense.''
''We got to the temple without problem at all, besides the first time when we were attacked by the giant rat.'' noted Ben. ''How weird.''
''Yeah.'' replied Natsu.
''Aye.'' agreed Happy.
''We didn't say anything to you earlier because we were worried you wouldn't believe us.'' said a villager.
''We're telling you the truth.'' explained another villager. ''We've tried to go back to the temple many times.''
''But not even a single villager has ever managed to get inside.'' concluded a third villager.
Erza stood there, absorbing this information. ''I get it... yes.'' she whispered.
Lucy lightly gasped while Natsu, Ben, Gray, and Happy looked at the redhead with puzzled expression. Erza stepped away, heading to the village tower that stood along the wooden wall that surrounded the settlement.
Suddenly, her entire form was shrouded by yellowish-white light. When it faded, her armor disappeared, and replaced by a new armor. This armor features a barbaric appearance and is ammoed with numerous fur trimmings around the armor's joints. The armor is also complemented with blue ornamental stripes across each ear. The breastplate features a medallion similar in shape to a four-leaf clover over the armor's collar and displays a blue ornamented cross over her abdomen area. The pauldrons are massive in size and features a unique design where the shouldered sections are pointed upwards. The edges are decorated with the blue ornamental stripes and the armor's sleeves are lined with fur. The armor's skirt is composed of intricately designed golden plates that don a fur-lined edge around the skirt and covers the upper part of Erza's thighs. The skirt is embellished with a brown leather belt that grasp skirt around her hips. The armor indistinguishably features two different gauntlets on both arms. The left gauntlet covers her forearms and has a fur lining around the wrist, whereas the right gauntlet, which lacks fur, is noticeably larger and rounder as it extends down to her hand. A distinction to the right gauntlet is that it features a round red gem over the wrist-section of the gauntlet. The knee guards sport protruding metal ornaments reminiscent of Dragon's wings, and the plates that partially cover Erza's thighs are held up by straps tied behind her legs. The graves have four sprouting from both the knee and the ankle areas: The Armor is completed with Erza's footwear composed of plain blue plate-armor.
This is Erza's Giant Armor.
''Natsu, come with me. I'll need your help to destroy the moon.'' said Erza offhandedly.
''Really?!'' exclaimed Natsu with a large, bright grin on his face.
''W-w-what"!'' cried a shocked Ben Tennyson.
Gray, Lucy, and Happy had similar reactions as they grew paler. Their jaws had dropped, and their eyes grew wider than dinner plates whilst they stuttered incoherently. Even the villagers all stood motionless in shock.
''They're really going to do it!'' proclaimed a villager. ''And we get to watch it happened!''
''Right, and we'll all get to be human again.'' agreed another one.
Natsu approached Erza, a big grin still presents on his face. ''Where do you think we should go? The Temple? It's a lit higher up there.''
''We'll do it from here.'' replied Erza impassively. ''The villagers can't go near the temple and the need to witness this.''
Gray, Lucy, Ben and Happ stood up. Ben and Gray looked at the duo as if they were crazy, Lucy was still shocked, and Happy looked excited.
''I don't know what she's thinking.'' muttered Gray. ''I mean, she can do something amazing things... but still.''
''Yeah.'' agreed Ben.
''What do you think she's going to do it?'' asked Lucy, her voice slightly quivering in fear.
''This is exciting, huh?'' asked Happy.
''More like terrifying.'' deadpanned Lucy.
The village chief eyed Erza's new armor with a neutral expression while his people were cheering behind him.
''This is Giant Armor.'' explained the redhead wizard. ''It increases my strength and allows me to throe farther. And this...''. Erza held out right hand and then a red magic circle appeared. After a flash of red, in her hand was a seven-foot-tall spear with a blue shaft, yellow armored base, and a cross shaped, yellow spear at the top... ''this is the Spear o Ha-Ja, it repels darkness.''
The villagers 'oohed' and awed' in wonder at the armor and weapon.
''Whoa!'' exclaimed Natsu, his grin growing bigger. ''I see what you're up to now! You're going to use that spear to knock the moon out of the sky!''
Ben, Gray, Lucy and Happy looked at Natsu ridiculously. ''Gimme a break, that's never gonna work.'' they thought in unison.
''That's right.'' replied Erza. ''But I'm afraid I'll need more strength than this armor can give me.'' She turned to face Natsu. ''So Natsu, I'm going to need your fire powers as a boost. Whenever I begin to throw the spear, I want you to hit the back of it with your flames. Now we'll have to plan our attack perfectly, but I think you should give me enough power to do the job.''
''Sounds like a killer plan to me!' smiled Natsu.
''Then let's do it.'' said Erza.
She and Natsu headed toward the villager tower that stood by the wooden walls. Meanwhile, their other teammates stared at them as if they both had gone insane.
''They don't really think they're going to pull this off, do they?'' asked Ben.
''Whatever it is, I think they went off the deep end this time.'' replied Lucy.
''Aye.'' agreed Happy.
Moments later, Erza and Natsu were standing on top of the look-out tower, the former starting at the moon with determination. The villagers and the rest of the team watched the duo from below. The scarlet haired wizard reared back her spear and held it there. A yellow gem on her throwing arm was glowing brighter, gathering up strength and power.
''NOW!'' yelled Erza.
Natsu's grin grew brighter than his hands. As Erza reared back the spear to its zenith, Natsu delivered a flaming punch into the back. As a result, the straw top of the tower blew apart, the spear shooting high into the sky like a rocket.
''They did it!'' cheered Happy.
''What are they thinking?!'' shrieked Lucy.
The Spear of Ha-Ja soared higher and higher into the sky, until the island below was nothing more than a dark spot in a vast blue ocean.
''Almost there!'' screamed Erza.
Suddenly, there was a loud boom from above, which returned Ben's gaze to the sky. Shockingly, cracks began to spread over the purple, cratered orb. The villagers began to cheer louder at the sight of the cracking moon.
''NO WAY!'' screamed Lucy and Gray simultaneously.
The Omnitrix wielder's expression, however, was princess. His jaw had seemingly fallen to his knees as he looked up in utter shock at the spectacle.
''WHAT KIND OF FREAKY MAGICAL WORLD IS THIS?!'' shouted Ben.
However, everyone's shock was replaced by confusion as the cracks spread out from the moon... and into the sky? It was true. The night sky around the violet glowing moon was starting to crack away. Without warming, like glass, the purple moon and the sky shattered into thousands of pieces, revealing a normal blue glowing in its wake.
''The moon?'' trailed off Natsu.
''It's still there?!'' yelled Moka.
Ben's panic evaporated as he eyed the cracking sky with curiosity. The moon wasn't destroyed, rather the sky. More pieces of the darker colored sky were breaking away, but the piece of its destruction was slowing down. Then, the gears finally clicked in Ben's head and realized what was going on.
He lifted up his sleeve and activated the Omnitrix. After scrolling through the holo-ring, he found an alien icon, and slammed the dial down; his body engulfed in a flash of green light.
When the green light died down standing in his place was a silicon-based alien made of extremely durable crystal. His body is overall indigo, with several dark lines and spots. His hands and face are magenta, and he also sports six magenta shards on his back, two on his chest, and on top of his had that resembles a horn. His face consists of a mouth and one large green eye at the center. He wears the Omnitrix symbol on his chest and a black Fairy Tail Guild Mark on the left side of his chest.
''Chromastone!'' he shouted.
The villagers who witnessed Ben's transformation gasped in awe. Chromastone ignored them and hovered off the ground which made them gasp even more. The Crystalsapien flew up until he was least 50 feet from the ground and stopped.
Chromastone held out his arms and discharged ultraviolet energy beams at four points on the half-broken dome over the island. The dark dome resumed its destruction as it finally shattered away into nothingness. The sky, stars, and moon above were back to their normal colors instead of ominously darker.
Chromastone lowered himself back down and landed softly. He tapped the Omnitrix symbol again, and in another green flash, he transformed back to Ben.
''It wasn't the moon that shattered.'' gasped Lucy, starting at the crystalline particles that rained around the island. ''It was the sky.''
From atop the tower, Natsu leaned over the railing, confused by this development. ''What the heck is going on here?''
''As a result of the Moon Drip spell, a nauseous membrane was covering the island.'' explained Erza with a smile.
''What?'' asked Natsu.
''The Moon Drip released evil energy in the form of a gas. '' answered the scarlet haired beauty. ''The gas crystalized and formed an invisible shell in the sky that covered the island. That's why the moon looked purple here.''
Suddenly, the villagers became started as brilliant light illuminated under their feet.
''Now that the shell is broken, everything will go back to the way it was 3 years ago.'' continued Erza.
Then, the light vanished; however, nothing was changed. The villagers were still in their demonic forms.
''What happened? They're not transforming.'' asked Gray confused.
''Oh no.'' muttered Happy worriedly.
''That's because these are their true forms.'' replied Erza as she walked toward them, back in her normal armor after another flash of light. ''The Moon Drip never had any effect on their appearance. However, it seems to have altered their memories.''
''W-wait... what do you mean?'' asked Lucy nervously.
''They think they're humans who been transformed into demons, but it's the other way around.'' answered the redhead with a sly smile.
''So, wait you're saying... they're really...'' the blonde girl trailed off, the anxiety, in her voice growing.
''Yep, you got it.'' smiled Erza.
Lucy and Happy both screamed in shock while Gray and Natsu's jaws dropped. Ben himself was dumbfounded from this development as well, but he kept his composure better than the others.
''The villagers have been demons.'' continued Titania, which caused Lucy to scream even more as she fell to her knees, holding each side of her head.
''Hey, is that true?!'' demanded Gray, getting in the face of a villager.
''Well... maybe, my memory's still a little haze. We all looked pretty human when y'all met us, didn't we?'' stuttered the villager.
''Yes, because you all possess the ability to take on the human forms. Your false memories led you all to believe that your temporary states were actually your true forms. In reality, you were actually victims to the Moon Drip's side-effects.'' enlightened Erza.
''How come Lyon and the others weren't affected?'' inquired Ben.
Erza turned to him. ''I assume it's because they're human. As far I can tell demons were the only ones susceptible to the memory loss. I knew what was going on as soon as the villagers said that they couldn't go near the temple. The moon's light was sacred; thus, preachers of darkness couldn't go anywhere near it.''
''I got to admit Titania, you're quite the detective. I knew I could trust you and your friends. Thanks wizards, I owe you one.''
The group turned to the source and was stunned by who they saw. Lucy and Happy hugged each other tightly as they shrieked girlishly. Gray, Natsu, and Ben felt their jaws drop again from the sight of the purple-skinned demon that had appeared out of nowhere.
''It's the guy from the boat!'' exclaimed Gray.
Moka felt his eyes tear up and his lips quiver from the sight of his son that he had presumed dead. ''Bobo.'' he mumbled.
''Huh, but we thought you dead!'' cried a villager.
Bobo chuckled a little. ''Getting stabbed in the chest hurt pretty bad, but you go to do more than that to kill a demon.''
''But... on the boat... you just vanished into thin air.'' mentioned Gray.
Suddenly, a pair of black, bat-like wings folded out from behind Bobo's shirt as he leaped into the air, hovering above them with his arms crossed.
''I sure hope you kids can forgive me for not telling you sooner.'' said Bobo.
''Whoa, he can fly?'' questioned Gray.
''Things just keep getting weirder and weirder.'' mumbled Ben.
''I was the only one who didn't have any memory loss.'' explained Bobo. ''I had to leave because want nuts! I knew I was a demon, but everyone else thought they were cursed humans.'' He then started laughing.
'Finally, Moka couldn't take it anymore. ''B-Bobo.'' he said. Then, a pair of wings folded out from behind his shirt as he soared into the air and wrapped his son up in a tight hug, tears rolling down his blue-skinned face.
Bobo hugged his father back. ''I'm so glad you snapped out of it, Pawps!'' he cried excitedly.
The villager all looked at each other and smiled widely, their memories finally returning. Similar bat-like wings appeared from their backs as they flew into the sky around Bobo and Moka, cheering in celebration of the returned Bobo.
Ben and the Fairy Tail wizards looked up, happy smiles plastered across their faces.
''Yep, they're definitely demons.'' commented Erza.
''I don't know. When you look at their faces.'' Natsu pauses as he looked up at Moka crying in happiness for his son's return, ''well... they kind look like angels to me.''
Later, the village was throwing a big feast to rejoice in everyone regaining their former identities as demons. Ben and his Fairy Tail teammates were guests of honor for helping them. Ben, Lucy, Erza, and Happy were at the large table along with the other villagers, eating what was surprisingly awesome food. Natsu was to the side devouring the fire on touches, which intentionally startled Ben until he remembered that he could actually eat fire.
Ben looked up from his meal of cooked fish to see Gray sitting close to a hut, a clique of villager girls swooning around him with heart in their eyes. The Ice-Make mage meanwhile, sat there with flushed cheeks and a sheepish grin on his face. They eventually pulled Gray to his feet and were tugging him to what appeared to be a dance area.
Ben grinned at the sight. ''Looks like Gray has his own fangirls.'' thought the teen hero. ''Should I be jealous that they're not trying to tear him apart like my fangirls back home do? There are a lot of pretty girls back at Fairy Tail.''
Lucy, Erza, and Happy eventually saw this too and couldn't help but smile as well. ''Looks like someone's getting some attention from the ladies.'' teased Lucy.
''They'll scare him off eventually.'' noted Happy.
Ben laughed a little from the cat's comment.
''Well... I have to admit I was wrong about humans.'' said Moka. The group turned to the village chief, who was sitting close to Ben with Bobo. ''All of these years we have chosen to hide from the outside world, afraid that they would judge us by our appearance.
''You know the curse, that was actually a rumor we started so nobody would come to the island and bother us.'' responded Bobo.
''Well, it worked. The sailors at the dock didn't even want to come here.'' replied Ben.
''I know. It's a shame.'' conceded Moka. ''But thanks to you, we have changed our minds. You have restored our faith in humans, and we are not afraid. We are ready to go out and make friends with people from the other lands.''
''That's good.'' smiled Erza. ''Friendship is a beautiful thing. It's an emotional bond that transcends one's physical appearance.''
Bobo chuckled in agreement while others simply smiled, though by Erza's words. Ben nodded; he couldn't agree more. He had many friends over the years, most of them being aliens. So, appearance really didn't bother the Omnitrix Wielder at all.
The villagers continued their celebration; however, their party came to a screeching halt when three figures strolled into the village. The cheering and talking instantly stopped, some ever gasped, when they saw who three people were, Sherry, Yuka, and Toby.
The girls huddled around a shirtless Gray were obviously scared. ''What should we do?'' whispered one.
''I'll take care of this.'' said Gray steely, standing up.
Ben and the other Fairy Tail wizards stopped what they were doing and gazed hard at the three former baddies. Ben was the first to stand up from his spot at the table, Erza followed. Both the Queen of the Fairies and the Wielder of the Omnitrix were glaring hard at the trio
'Can we help you?'' asked Ben.
''You, Take-Over wizard, and your Fairy Tail friends are tough.'' commented Yuka, a smug grin on his face. ''The Cold Emperor was so banged up he couldn't make it down here.''
''That's why we've come to pay you a visit in his place.'' added Sherry coldly.
Toby only barked in agreement.
''Wait just a minute!'' yelled Lucy, getting to her feet. ''I thought were cool. Didn't Lyon tell you what happened?!''
''Yes. But doesn't matter to us.'' answered Yuka.
''We wanted to settle things you ourselves.'' said Sherry.
''By the way, I'm still peeved about you making me paralyze myself!'' shouted Toby, directing his gaze to Ben.
Erza's brown eyes narrowed at the three. ''Surely, they didn't come there to fight.'' she thought.
Natsu stepped forward, an eager grin plastered across his face. ''Alright.'' he let up his right fist with fire. ''Show me what you got!''
''Yeah.'' Ben came forward to, the Omnitrix already activated. ''We're ready for anything you three can dish out.''
''Natsu, Ben, wait!'' called Bobo, gaining their attention. ''As much as we appreciate it, we can't keep letting you fight our battles. We'll take care of this.''
''Yeah!'' a cried a villager behind Chief Moka and Bobo. ''Let is handle these crowns.''
''Normally I'd agree with you, gentlemen.'' said Erza. ''But I believe it's best if I handle this one.''
The scarlet haired wizard sauntered toward Sherry, Yuka, and Toby, stopping a fair distance in front of them.
''We meet again, Titania of Fairy Tail.'' remarked Sherry. ''You gave poor Angelica a pretty good beating earlier.''
''She seems like a formidable opponent.'' sneered Yuka smugly.
Toby didn't say anything, he only grinned.
Erza said nothing; she only stared hard at the three minions of Lyon.
''What out for the creepy chick!'' warmed Lucy. ''She can control inanimate objects.
''And don't even bother using you magic on Mega-Brows.'' added Natsu offhandedly.
''Don't worry about dog-boy.'' stated Ben. ''All you have to do is trick him into paralyzing himself.''
''Hey!'' shouted Toby indignantly.
''I see.'' replied Erza calmly. ''In that case.'' the redhead broke off into a sprint straight toward the trio. ''I'll just have to do this the old-fashioned way!''
Erza ran up and delivered a forceful kick into a surprised Sherry, sending her flying back. She quickly spun and connected her left elbow with Yuka's face, forcing him to the ground with a thud. She turned to face Toby, who was backing up with wide eyes and sweat forming around his brows. Before the dog man could react, Erza sent a wicked haymaker into Toby's face that sent him crashing to the ground right by Sherry and Yuka.
With her opponents subdued, the villagers, Ben and the other Fairy Tail members looked on in awe and shock from the quick spectacle.
''Whoa.'' breathed Ben.
''Wow! She beat them without having to use magic.'' gasped Lucy.
''That's the mighty Erza for yah.'' chimed Happy.
''Would you cut that out already?!'' requested the annoyed blonde girl.
With pain-filled grunts, the trio slowly got back to their feet. Shockingly, Sherry smiled as she steadily got up. ''You're truly an amazing warrior.'' she complimented.
As Yuka stood up. he wiped a trickle of blood off his mouth. ''No kidding. We're no match for you.'' he added.
When Toby arose, his eyes were still spinning. ''Rooooah... ain't that the truth.'' he remarked.
Everyone eyed the trio conspicuously, shocked that they weren't fighting back.
''W-wait, you're not here to fight?'' stuttered Lucy.
Surprisingly, the three wizards looked to the ground with albeit shameful expressions.
''I doubt this is going to make up for all the bad things we did... but we wanted to apologize in person.'' confessed Yuka sincerely.
''Ooooh... so you came here to settle things in a good way.'' realized Happy.
''The Cold Emperor told us everything.'' replied Sherry. ''Thanks to you we can finally let go of the pain that Deliora caused us so many years ago.''
''You mean...'' paused Gray. ''you were victims of Deliora too?''
''When we were children, a monster ravaged our village. We watched it murder all our friends and family.'' explained Yuka.
''The Cold Emperor had a plain to kill the demon once for all.'' continued Toby. ''That's why we followed him.''
''You see, we wanted revenge. And we were so focused on getting it, we didn't realize we were hurting innocent people.'' responded Yuka.
''We were so blinded by our hatred that we didn't act any better than the demon itself. From now on, we'll treat other people with respect... and love.'' said Sherry.
Ben looked at the three wizards with sympathy. He felt bad of them. Losing all your friends and family had to be devastating, especially as a child. Ben knew that if something like that had happened to him, he would probably be bent on revenge too.
''Alright then!'' exclaimed Natsu happily. The pink haired mage appeared behind the trio, laying a hand on Sherry's and Toby's shoulder and bringing them in closer until they squished Yuka in the middle. ''You guys should stick around and join in on the feast, eh?''
''But... we were enemies a second ago.'' mentioned Yuka, started by this sudden change of attitude.
''I don't know if that's such a good idea because I'm trying to watch my figure and...''
Sherry's rant was cut short as Natsu squeezed them together closer. ''Enough of the excuses, live a little will yah?!''
Seconds later, Natsu dragged them until they were seated at a table. They held their drinks in fear, the demons around them all starting at the trio.
''Alright! Now we're ready to party!'' shouted Natsu.
And just like that, the celebration continued. Ben sat back down and smiled. ''This world is pretty strange, but it's not so bad. I'd wish that Gwen, Kevin and Rook were too. Speaking of home why would the Forever Knights were stealing that dimensional device for and who is their employer?''
Outside the village not too far away, perched in a tree was a short man with long, shaggy green hair and wore a demon-like mask that concealed the upper half of his face. Floating beside him was a bluish-purple orb.
Zalty grinned wickedly. He had witnessed everything that had taken place in the village. Without looking at the orb, the man asked. ''Were you able to see that, sir?''
''Yes. Why did you restore the village?'' asked a smooth male voice from the orb.
The green-haired man turned and gave the orb 'thumbs up' still smiling. ''Cause I'm nice.''
''Hmm... some might say too nice. You better leave before they find you. Those Fairy Tail wizards could pose a threat if they get in our way.''
Zalty grinned. He reached up for his mask and pulled it off, revealing a young man with spiky black hair. However, his form was then shrouded by bright white light. When the light faded, in the place of the man... was a young woman. She had long purple hair and wore a white dress.
She was none other than Ultear.
She stood up, still gazing at the village. 'That is true.'' She replied.
The next morning, Ben yawned groggily as he emerged from his sleeping bag. He stood up and did a few stretches before he exited out of the tent. From the position of the sun, it looked to be mid-morning. Ben usually didn't sleep this late, but all the fighting and party that look place yesterday had tried the teen hero out.
Ben walked around the village until he spotted Lucy, Gray, Natsu, and Happy by a hut. As Ben sauntered closer, he could see that Lucy was examining a faint scar on Gray's forehead; however, most of it was covered by the ice mage's spiky hair. Natsu, meanwhile, had flaming torches in both hands and was consuming them like cotton candy. This still shocked the Omnitrix hero to an extent whenever he saw the Dragon Slayer do that.
''Hey guys.'' greeted Ben.
''Hey, Ben.'' greeted Lucy, Gray, and Happy in unison while Natsu just nodded, his mouth still full of fire.
Ben looked around noticed a certain trio mission. 'Hey, where did Yuka, Sherry, and Toby go?'' he asked.
''Like typical party guests they stuffed their faces and took off.'' answered Happy.
Lucy continued looking at the cut on Gray's forehead. ''Hmm... I think it's gonna leave a scar.''
Gray shrugged nonchalantly. ''Whatever, it doesn't matter to me.''
''On your face?!'' gasped Lucy.
Gray smirked and chuckled a bit. ''I don't mind having a few scars as long as I can see them. ''It's the ones you can't see that sting.''
''Well, aren't you a smooth talker.'' smiled the blonde mage.
Natsu, who was still in the midst of eating the flames on the torches, growled in response. Ben's brow arched, confused. ''I wonder what his deal is?'' he wondered.
''So, you've got invisible scars?'' mocked Natsu.
''SHUT UP NATSU!'' yelled Gray. ''Every time I say something cool you've got to ruin it!''
''How as that cool?'' asked Natsu.
Ben face palmed. ''Oh brother.'' he sighed.
Later, afternoon had arrived and it was time for Ben and the Fairy Tail wizards to head back to Magnolia. The group was at the main gates, standing before Chief Moka, Bobo, and the villagers.
Ben, Lucy, Gray, Nasu and Happy were standing by Erza's wagon, which was packed full of suitcases. How the scarlet haired wizard got them on the island of carried them around was beyond the Omnitrix hero during the Eisenwald incident. Meanwhile, the Ice-Make wizard and Dragon Slayer were pulling one another's cheek for some reason.
''What?'' asked Moka speechless. ''But Miss, you deserve the reward so take it. Please.''
''Thank you, but your gratitude is payment enough.'' replied Erza.
''That's nice and all, but you really should take the money.'' argued the Chief.
''I'm afraid I can't since you request wasn't officially accepted by the Guild.'' she concluded. ''It fell into hands of foolish wizards trying to prove themselves.''
Moka laughed. ''Foolish as they may be if it weren't for them, we wouldn't have been saved.'' he continued. ''What if I give you the money not as a reward but as a 'Thank You' gift? It's the least I can do after everything you've done for our village.''
The group heard this and immediately turned their attention to the conversation, even Natsu and Gray had momentarily ceased their quarreling to listen in.
Erza was silent for a moment, a smile on her face. ''Well... when you put it that way... you make it hard to say no.''
Lucy, Gray, Natsu, and Happy smiled happily, the latter breathing out flames of excitement. Even the villagers looked pleased to heat Erza would accept their reward. Ben, meanwhile, only stood with arms crossed, happily that he would get his own house.
''We're rich!'' squealed Lucy happily.
However, the anticipation for a big pay instantly evaporated when Erza continued. ''But I'm sorry. Accepting your reward would be contrary to our guild's principles. However, we would be happy to take the Gate Key that you offered along with it.''
''GATE KEY?!'' shouted Natsu and Gray simultaneously, both furious.
Ben was speechless.
Lucy, however, was super elated. ''Come to momma!''
''Well... at least let me take you back to Hargeon.'' offered Bobo.
''Thank you, sir.'' Titania then glanced behind her to the shoreline, ''but I have a boat waiting for me.''
Along the shoreline of Galuna Island, a ship bearing a pirate symbol on its sails was anchored offshore. Ben, the Fairy Tail wizards, and the villagers were all on the sandy beaches with a dumbfounded expression, excluding Erza who was only smirking.
''A pirate ship?!'' exclaimed Gray in shock.
''You are kidding me?!'' yelled Lucy. ''Did she hijack it?''
''This is awesome.'' commented Happy.
Suddenly, a horn sounded from the ship. ''Onboard, the pirate captain and his crew were all cheering. ''Ahoy me 'Beauty' toward a certain redhead.
Ben glanced to Erza with a sly smile. ''Ahoy me beauty?'' he asked.
''That's right. They've grown quite fond of me.'' she replied.
Happy jumped in the air. ''That's the great Erza for yah!''
Ben's smile flattered, a sweat drop falling from his brow. ''Talk about a suck up.'' he muttered.
''Ahoy, come aboard my ship, mates!'' shouted the captain.
''Mate?'' repeated Gray.
''I don't wanna!'' complained the celestial mage. ''I'm not riding that creepy boat.''
Ben shrugged. ''Eh, I've seen creepier.''
''If you wanna swim I'll join yah.'' offered Natsu; a bright grin on his face.
''Are you insane?!'' accused Lucy.
The teen hero and guild wizards all got onboard. The ship deployed its back sails, setting out for sea. The villagers all applauded as the vessel sailed farther away. Along the way, Ben was leaning against the railing, a good distance away from Natsu was bending over the side with motion sickness.
''Weigh anchor! We're shovin' off!''
''Aye, aye, sir!''
''We thank you!'' called out Bobo. ''Hope you guys will come back someday!''
''Yeah, you betcha!'' cheered Lucy.
''See you guys later!'' proclaimed Ben waving goodbye.
''So long!
''Hope we get to do the demon wiggle-waggle again, Gray!'' cheered the village girl.
''Good luck back at the Guild!''
''Fairy Tail's the best!''
''Come back and see us sometime!''
Back on the island on the other side. Lyon, Sherry, Yuka, Toby, and the other followers were watching the Fairy Tail team leaves the island.
''You know, they weren't so bad.'' commented Yuka.
Toby was crying a of tears. ''Guys, I'm not crying. I got something in my eyes.'' he muttered.
''Oh, yeah?'' asked Yuka. ''You could have fooled me.
Sherry turned to Lyon. ''Are you okay, Lyon?'' she asked him. ''You never got the chance to say good-bye to your friend.'' she pointed out. ''And give him your love.''
''It's fine.'' responded Lyon. He smiled at the sky. ''You two were in a guild once. What's it like?''
ERA...
ERA, the headquarters of the Magic Council. Ultear was the office of Siegrain, one of the Ten Wizard Saints and member of the Magic Council.
''It's a shame Deliora didn't work out.'' said Ultear.
Siegrain smiled. ''Yes, it is rather unfortunate.'' He then closed a green book and used his magic to telekinetically lift up and place it back and enormous shelf of books at the end of his office. ''But we had no way of knowing the demon was already dead. ''But we had no way of knowing the demon was already dead. It's a minor setback; I'll be more through next time.''
Ultear stepped forward. ''Forgive me, Siegrain, sir. I had no idea that wench's magic was so powerful.''
''You shouldn't speak of your mother that way.'' chimed Siegrain half-heartedly. ''Don't cause Ur to shed another tear. She was a magnificent wizard who was greatly admired; in fact, if she were alive today, I believe she would be countered amongst the Ten Wizard Saints.''
Ultear scoffed. ''You give her far too much credit. My mother loved her magic and nothing else. It's no wonder why my father abandoned the wretch.''
''They say the greater the loss of a person suffers, the stronger they must become to triumph over it.'' stated Siegrain.
''I highly doubt my mother considered me a great loss.'' replied the daughter of Ur.
''Hmph, you never know. Perhaps she took on those students to fill the void that you left behind.'' remarked the blue haired-boy.
Before Siegrain could continue, Ultear placed a finger over his mouth to silence him.
''Can we please change the subject?'' she demanded rather than requested. ''I think it's time to move on to the next stage.''
Siegrain was about to responded until he noticed something. ''Ultear, your face? What happened?'' he asked.
All of a sudden, her left cheek began to redden as it swelled up into a big bump.
''THAT IDIOT NATSU PUNCHED ME!'' screamed Ultear painfully.
Siegrain laughed in amusement.
''That certainly is a delayed reaction.'' he joked. With all jokes aside, the blue haired age became serious once more. ''So, how as he? Did you find him to be a worthy opponent?''
Still holding her swollen cheek, Ultear replied. ''I never had to use half of power against him, but I was still impressed. It seems he is getting stronger every day.''
Siegrain looked away, his smile turning into a frown. ''I'm surprised. He is Igneel's son. To realize my dream, he must continue burning brightly.''
''However, it was really the Take-Over wizard that caught my eye.'' continued Ultear. ''Not only does he seem to have an abundance of powerful forms, but he also evolved his ice moth form to destroyed Deliora. What's even stranger, I never witness any magical circle appear around him when he transformed.''
Siegrain look back at the purple-haired girl. ''Yes... from all accounts this Take-Over wizard's power is peculiar. But's that's not most interesting development to pop up. Apparently, a few weeks ago a portal appeared out nowhere, and a few days ago, someone form Fairy Tail requesting any information of a magical spell that can open gateways into alternate realities.''
Ultear's eyes widened slightly as she connected the dots. ''Are you implying that...''
''Yes, it would seem this Take-Over wizard is really from another universe.'' answered Siegrain. ''Thought this is quite unprecedented, it is not impossible.'' he smirked.
Magnolia...
Ben and his Fairy Tail teammates had just arrived back in the Town of Magnolia. They were walking down a stone street; Erza was pulling her wagon jam-packed with cases while the others walked ahead over her.
''We're home!'' shouted Natsu exuberantly.
''Aye sir!'' exclaimed Happy.
''I'm bummed.'' muttered Gray. ''All that hard work for some lousy Gate Key.''
''Yeah, and that S-Class quest was some bigtime money.'' agreed Happy.
''Well, I'm sorry but it wasn't an official job.'' replied Erza. ''Just be glad you got something.''
''Besides, we stopped an evil super-demon from arising and helped a village reclaim their memories. I'd say that's reward enough.'' stated Ben.
Erza looked at Ben and smiled. ''I couldn't agree more.''
''Although, I didn't get the money in the end. But there's always other jobs.'' thought Ben.
''Exactly, what they say.'' said Lucy with a bright grin. ''So, quit your complaining.''
Happy glanced back. ''That's pretty easy for you to say. You got a reward.'' Then an idea popped up in the cat's head. ''Can we sell it?!''
Lucy's jaw dropped in shock. ''How could say that Happy?!'' she cried. ''You guys just don't get it. Zodiac keys are hard to come b. Sure, there are lots of silver keys out there, but there are only 12 Golden Zodiac Keys, and I'm lucky enough to have 5.''
Natsu looked back, smirking. ''It's too bad they're all crazy.''
''You had better watch it, punk!'' shouted Lucy. ''Me and my Celestial Spirits are gonna be stronger than you are someday!''
''So, what Zodiac key did you wind up getting?'' inquired Gray.
Lucy beam brightly. ''It's Sagittarius the Centaur.'' she answered.
''So, it's the horseman?'' asked Ben curiously.
''Yep.'' answered Lucy.
''You're all so carefree. It's almost as if you've forgotten that you're supposed to face punishment when we get back to the Guild.'' pointed out Erza as she stopped walking.
At that statement, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy all looked back at the redhead wizard with horrified expressions. Expert for Ben.
''But why?'' asked Natsu weakly.
''Everything worked out in the end!'' added Lucy frantically. ''Can't we just forget about the whole punishment thing?!''
''You're right. Everything did work out, but only because I came to finish the job none of you were qualified to do.'' replied Erza sternly. ''Stealing an S-Class request is a serious offense. Although, if you all promise to never to do this again, I don't believe you need to be penalized by the Guild. But your fates lie in Master Makarov's hands so I'm sure you will be facing punishment.''
''Now I'm really scared.'' Happy was holding his face, with plastered with a fearful mien. ''Do you think he's gonna make us do that?''
Gray's faced paled considerably. He suddenly crouched low to the ground, holding his head frantically. ''JUST KILL ME NOW! I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN LIVE THROUGHT THAT AGAIN!''
''You guys are freaking me out!'' squealed Lucy.
Natsu, however was smiling confidently. ''Don't let 'em scare yah.'' he reassured, patting her shoulder. ''I'll talk the old man out of punishing us. That guy loves me.''
''I don't know if you should do the talking.'' deadpanned Lucy.
''Natsu, can't talk your way out of this one. Good luck with hat.'' grinned Erza, and then she began to laugh.
The Dragon Slayer was still smiling, but his confident demeanor exploded as sweat poureed down his face. Suddenly, Erza grabbed him by the bag on his back and dragged him across the ground.
''DON'T TAKE ME!'' screamed Natsu.
As Titania dragged Natsu away, Lucy remained in her spot shaking in fear. She finally couldn't hold back anymore. ''Will someone please tell me what THAT is? I'm totally freaking out!'' she shrieked.
Ben couldn't help but laughed. Though he broke the rules too which he'd be facing punishment as well.
Unkown to them, two figures were watching them on a building. Their eyes were focused on Ben.
''So, that Ben Tennyson that everyone been talking about.'' said the first figure.
''Yeah.'' agreed the second one. ''Let's wait for the day to take him down.''
''Right.'' nodded the first one.
A/N: Well, that is for Chapter 12 readers. I hope you like and enjoyed it.
That was a wrap for the Sub-Zero Emperor Lyon/Galuna Island arc.
Ben and his teammates have completed their first S-Class quest and prepared to faced punishment for taking on an S-Class quest without permission.
You guys probably what happened to Ur? Will have to wait and find out.
Anyway, in the next chapter is the Changeling arc.
Anyway, that is for now see you guys in the next chapter.