Heroes don't just protect people from villains. When people are in trouble, Celestria and Salamondra help out. Right now, a bus filled with people has gone out of control and can't be stopped. Celestria and Salamondra acted fast as they caught up with it and landed on the bus.
"Salamondra, your staff!" Celestria said. He didn't hesitate to give it to her. As she tied her whip around the staff she jumped down in front of the bus and slid under to get it tied around her whip. She threw the staff and have it extend. When the staff extended, it latched on to the sides of the street and was starting to slow the bus down. It looked like it wasn't going to hold, but Salamondra's staff was unbreakable. It held on until the bus came to a stop.
"That's one way to catch the bus." Salamondra joked. When the bus stopped, the two of them helped the passengers off. "Say, Celestria, I was thinking... You want to meet up tonight?"
"Tonight?" Celestria said.
"We only see each other when we're saving Paris and don't really know each other." Salamondra said as he was taking the big chance to officially ask her out. "How about we change that?"
"That's...nice of you, Salamondra." Celestria said. "However, I already have plans."
"Come on. It will be a lot of fun." Salamondra said.
"We'll see." Celestria said as she made sure the last passenger got off.
"I'll be waiting." Salamondra said as she left.
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The Heartfilia's
"Great dinner, Dad." Lucy said as she and her family just finished having dinner. "I better get going."
"Leaving? Don't you want dessert?" Jude asked.
"I told you, didn't I? I'm getting some ice cream with my friends." Lucy said. "We're heading to this stand that's owned by this girl named Sherry Blendy." Hearing who it was, both of her parents seemed happy for her.
"We've heard about her." Layla said. "It is said that girl can see who your love is, and if you eat her ice cream with them, you will find eternal happiness."
"Yeah. I heard she's a little magical, but I guess I'll see for myself." Lucy said as she was ready to leave.
"Wait, Lucy. Who is the boy you're getting ice cream with?" Jude asked.
"What?!" Lucy said getting flustered. "No one! There's going to be a group! I've got to go!" She said and ran out the door. In truth, she's hoping to have some with Natsu to see that they will be together forever.
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Natsu
Natsu was trying to enjoy some dinner himself. He was hoping for Zeref to show, but he was all alone. He did get a message on his phone and it was from Gajeel inviting him out, but Natsu told him he can't make it.
"There's no point in waiting for your brother, Natsu." Invel said as he came in the dining room. "He'll be eating in his office."
"Then why keep me here when he isn't around?!" Natsu said as he lost his appetite and just went up to his room.
"Don't forget to practice the piano." Invel said, but he did feel rather bad for Natsu. Natsu went up to his room. Since he can't do anything with his brother, he set up a recording of the piano and got ready to leave.
"You could have at least slide me a piece of that beef." Igneel said.
"Come on, Igneel. I've got to get ready." Natsu said as he was looking forward for his big moment with Celestria.
"You're excited just to get disappointed." Igneel said. "She didn't say she was going to come."
"She didn't say she wouldn't." Natsu said as he feel like this is his big moment. "Igneel, Fire Up!" He had Igneel pulled into the ring and became Salamondra. With him sneaking out the window, he's hoping that Celestria does make it. Little does the other know that the one they're hoping arrives won't be.
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Lucy
"Erza! Levy!" Lucy made her way and met up with Levy and Erza that were with their boyfriends: Jellal and Gajeel.
"Hey! You made it!" Levy said as she hugged Lucy. Lucy looked around for Natsu, but didn't see him anywhere.
"Where's Natsu?" Lucy asked.
"Don't be upset, but Gajeel just got a message from Natsu. He isn't able to make it." Levy said with sympathy knowing how Lucy would feel. Lucy felt like she failed at another chance.
"Hey... Don't look so upset. We're all going to have some fun." Erza said.
"Wait until you try Sherry's ice cream. It actually does taste magical." Jellal said. "She takes different flavors of ice cream based on the people she thinks are right for each other and they actually taste great together. The thing is that she never stays in the same place. It took Erza and I three hours to find her."
"Last I heard, she was at Pont des Arts." Gajeel said. "Let's go. I want to see what kind of flavors she puts me and Levy with." The rest of them were excited, but Lucy was still upset that Natsu wasn't going to make it.
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Salamondra
As for Salamondra, he was getting ready for when Celestria shows up. He had rose petals spread over a rooftop and had a set of candles placed on a railing. He looked around and thought everything was perfect.
"Great. Just need for her to show." Salamondra said. He sat down and anxiously waited for Celestria to show. Sadly, tonight seems to be filled with heartbreak for the two heroes.
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Sherry's Ice Cream
Sherry Blendy, a cheerful woman that is always optimistic and joyful when it comes to love. They say she has a special talent for using her ice cream to help you find love, and that sharing ice cream with your love means you find happiness. As couples walked by on the bridge, she handed them a mix of flavors that they ended up enjoying.
"There she is." Jellal said as they found her stand and some of them were excited. Lucy was the only one that wasn't as happy as the others.
"Thank you. Come again." Sherry said as she had another satisfied customer. When it came to Lucy's friends having a turn, they'll see how magical her ice cream is. Erza and Jellal were the first ones. "Erza and Jellal! I see you two are still going strong."
"Hi, Sherry." Erza said.
"The usual for us." Jellal said.
"Of course." Sherry said as she pulled out her scooper. "One scoop of cherry representing Erza, whose hair is red as cherries, and one called Blue Moon that represents Jellal." She gave them each a serving of the two mixed flavors and handed it to them. When they got their treats, Gajeel and Levy stepped forward. "I don't believe I've seen you two lovebirds before."
"We're interested to see what you got for us." Levy said. Sherry got a good look at the two and might have the right flavors.
"For the young lady, I'm going with mango for the lady with a touch of Blue Moon for her hair." Sherry said. "For the man, I'm going with cookies-n-cream for the black cookie chunks represents his hair while the white represents his good side that he hides." She gave both of them their own servings. When the two of them gave it a taste, it was actually delicious. As for Lucy, she just sat off on the side since she didn't have anyone to share the magic ice cream with.
"You should still get some ice cream, Lucy." Stella said as she stayed hidden in Lucy's purse.
"What's the point?" Lucy questioned.
"You can still have fun with your friends, even if Natsu isn't here. Maybe slip me some." Stella suggested, but Lucy wasn't so sure.
"What's this? Someone left out?" Sherry said as she noticed Lucy. "Don't you want some ice cream with your special someone, whatever your name is."
"It's Lucy, but I don't have anyone." Lucy said.
"No worries. I can see who it is." Sherry said as she gathered more ice cream. "I'm seeing strawberry to match his salmon hair with peach to match the complexion." She handed her the ice cream and it had her thinking of Natsu, but she just couldn't. It's not the same to her without Natsu being there. If it was really about him, she believes he should be here with her.
"Thanks, Sherry, but forget it." Lucy said. "Honestly, I don't think there's anything magical about your ice cream. I don't see the magic at all." Lucy decided to just walkaway and try to save herself from more heartache. Feeling bad and concerned for her feelings, her friends hurried after her. Sherry couldn't believe what she just witnessed.
"This can't be. My ice cream never fails." Sherry said. Everything worked out perfectly for her. Her predictions and such were usually right. "I'm never wrong. How can she say my ice cream has no magic? Who does she think she is?!"
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Black Wizard
Frustrated about what just happened, Black Wizard could sense Sherry's negative emotions.
"Seems like someone isn't too big on love right now." Black Wizard said. "It must be so hard when the one thing you do perfectly seems to have failed." Knowing the feelings that come from that, Black Wizard took an etherious and filled it with power as he he released it to Paris. "Fly, my evil etherious, and evillize her!"
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Sherry
The etherious made its way to Sherry. It went for the scooper in her hand and went inside with her becoming connected to Black Wizard now.
"Dairy Queen, I'm Black Wizard. I'm giving you the power to show just how powerful your ice cream can be. When you use it on Celestria and Salamondra, they'll melt away and you can take their miraculous."
"I'll prove how magical my ice cream can be." Sherry accepted the power and changed into Dairy Queen. She was dressed like a queen with an actual crown on her head. She wore an ice cream-themed dress with a color scheme of white, pink, and brown for the three flavors. Her scoop also changed into a scepter with the top designed like a cone with vanilla ice cream.
"Let's give Paris a sweet treat." Dairy Queen said. She used her powers and took the ice cream from her stand to form a snowman-like monster comprised of different flavors with cherries for a face and a cone for a nose. She jumped right on the shoulder of the beast attacking Paris with people running in fear. "Fire away!" She had her monster fire ice cream from its hands and it blasted some people turning them into ice cream. She spotted a couple trying to sneak away, but she left them alone when she saw how in love they were. "Let's go pay a visit to this Lucy. I'll show her my ice cream is powerful."
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Lucy
"What a disaster!" Lucy complained as she fell right on her bed. "I ruined the night and everything."
"I wouldn't say that. You were just upset that Natsu didn't show, but you still could've had some fun." Stella said, but Lucy wasn't really listening. She just looked to the photos she had at Natsu.
"It was a dumb idea. I'll never get to have ice cream with Natsu, not like that." Lucy said.
"Lucy, you're being too hard on yourself. You'll get another chance." Stella said.
"Honestly, Stella, I'm not sure there's much point anymore." Lucy said as she was starting to lose hope she'll ever be with Natsu. She just climbed out on the terrace and stared up at the night sky. Stella felt bad for Lucy, but it looks like she couldn't do much to cheer her up. Lucy wasn't the only one dealing with a disappointed heart. Salamondra wasn't that far and he was upset Celestria didn't show.
"She loves me. She loves me not. She loves me." Salamondra blew out the candles and treated them like petals, but he was at the last one that says "she loves me not." Not what he wanted to see. Now he was feeling heartbreak, but being alone was the last thing he wanted. He looked down the street and spotted Lucy there. She's usually a good friend. He just needs to be careful with how he does this. Lucy just stared off at the sky and wasn't expecting anything. "Hi."
"Yea!" Lucy screamed when she got spooked. She was surprised to see it was Salamondra. "Salamondra? What are you doing here?"
"Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you, but I don't want to be alone right now." Salamondra said. "Mind if I sit?"
"Sure..." Lucy said as she allowed Salamondra to sit on her railing.
"Lucy, right? We've met before." Salamondra said as he tried acting like he didn't know her and she acted like she didn't know him.
"Yeah, a bun... I mean...when a supervillain tried dating me. That was lousy luck or something." Lucy said. "Is everything okay?"
"Not really. I had some bad luck with love myself." Salamondra said.
"What do you mean?" Lucy asked.
"I had this special surprise for Celestria to show her how much I care about her." Salamondra.
"You mean you're in love with Celestria?! Really?" Lucy questioned as she didn't know how deep his feelings were. Seeing he really needs a friend, she stood next to him. "What was this surprise?"
"It doesn't matter. She never showed." Salamondra said.
"Sounds like we both had some heartbreak." Lucy said.
"You? You got your heart broken?" Salamondra questioned.
"Yep..." Lucy said. They're both suffering from some heartbreak, but weren't aware they with the person that caused it. Seeing that Lucy needed some cheering up, he knew just what to do.
"Come on." Salamondra said as he stood up and held out his hand. "At least one of us should cheer up." Lucy didn't know what was going on, but she trusted him. She took his hand with him sweeping her off his feet. "Close your eyes and hold on tight." Lucy did what she said and was actually a little excited for what he has planned. Salamondra carried her away and over the rooftops. When Lucy felt like they stopped, she was placed down. "Keep your eyes closed for a minute." Lucy kept her eyes closed and was rather curious to what Salamondra has planned. "Okay. Open them." When she opened her eyes, her breath was taken away with what Salamondra set up.
"It's beautiful, Salamondra!" Lucy said. She was amazed by it, but quickly felt bad when she saw he was still upset. "I'm really sorry she didn't make it."
"She said she might not, but I had my hopes up. I thought that maybe this could be my big chance, but it's like she doesn't see it." Salamondra said. Lucy was beginning to feel terrible for not seeing it sooner. "I really wanted her to come, but I guess I really was just fooling myself."
"I'm really sorry." Lucy said as she felt so guilty for letting him down.
"What about you? You're a nice girl. Why would some guy break your heart?" Salamondra asked.
"Well, he didn't do it on purpose." Lucy said as she stood next to him. "This guy was suppose to come out with me and my friends. I was really looking forward to it, but something happened and he couldn't make it. Just like you, I really wanted him to come. It's like every time I try something with him, it ends badly. I'm starting to think maybe we're not suppose to be together." The worst part is what they don't know. They're talking about the other.
"That bites. Who is this guy?" Salamondra asked.
"I... Lookout!" Lucy said as she spotted something. A boulder-size piece of ice cream was coming at them, but Salamondra grabbed Lucy and got her out of there. They looked and spotted Dairy Queen with her monster.
"There you are, Lucy!" Dairy Queen said. She had her monster fire some more, but Salamondra carried her away. "You can't hide from me!"
"What is that? Another villain in love with you?" Salamondra questioned.
"I think that's...Sherry Blendy!" Lucy said.
"The lovey-dovey ice cream lady?" Salamondra said as he thought this was strange. Regardless, he carried Lucy back home and made sure she was safe. "Go inside. I'll try to lure her away from here." He told her as he helped her inside
"Thanks, for this and cheering me up." Lucy said as she greatly appreciate what he did. Salamondra was glad to see she was doing better himself. After that, he moved away to deal with the villain, but Lucy was still amazed at what she saw.
"I never saw Salamondra like that before." Stella said.
"Yeah... I thought he was just joking or flirting. I didn't know his feelings were genuine." Lucy said as she realized how serious Salamondra really was towards her.
"Over here!" Salamondra called out as he got Dairy Queen's attention.
"Sorry. Fire and ice don't mix. I'm afraid I'll have to turn down the heat!" Dairy Queen said as she held out her scepter for the monster to attack. Salamondra did his best to lure her and her monster away, but the monster kept shooting ice cream at him. When he jumped and was going to land on a building, some ice cream got there first and he ended up slipping. He was about to crash into the ground, but he was saved when Celestria showed up and used her whip to prevent him from hitting the pavement.
"I'm guessing you're not having a sweet time." Celestria said.
"Oh... Now you show up." Salamondra said with annoyance. Celestria was about to talk to him about that, but didn't get the chance when she saw the monster coming at them. Once she released, Salamondra, the two of them got moving.
"Don't you want some ice cream, heroes?" Dairy Queen taunted. "Those people couldn't get enough." She gestured to the people that already turned to ice cream and they were beginning to melt. "I'm in the mood for some superhero ice cream!" She aimed her scepter right at them. The monster tried shooting at them, but they took cover before any of it hit them. Celestria looked back and saw how Dairy Queen controlled the monster.
"It looks like she uses that scepter to control the monster." Celestria said.
"That's also got to be where the etherious is." Salamondra said, but they don't know how they're going to get close enough to get it. Just as the monster was about to reach them, they moved away to find a different spot to hide.
"Are you really going to let those poor people melt away?" Dairy Queen taunted. As this continued on, another innocent couple tried to leave. The monster was about to shoot them, but Dairy Queen saw they were in love and ordered the monster to leave them alone. "Come out, come out." She called as she kept looking for the heroes.
"Did you see that?" Celestria asked as they watched from the rooftops. "It looks like she's leaving couples alone."
"Too bad for us." Salamondra said as he was still upset.
"But that could be the answer to getting close enough." Celestria suggested. "We could pretend to be in love?"
"Pretend?" Salamondra said as he found that offensive.
"Yeah. We just need to look like we're in love and we can get close enough to grab her scepter. What do you think?" Celestria asked.
"I think I rather take my chances with Frosty the Snowmonster." Salamondra claimed and just took off. Celestria didn't like how this was looking. Salamondra was brave enough to try and attack on his own. He tried attacking from the top and sliced right through the head, but he saw it already healed when he landed.
"Is that best you can do?" Dairy Queen continued taunting. She had her monster fire more ice cream at him, but Celestria stepped in and used her whip to block all of it.
"Are you mad that I didn't show up?" Celestria asked.
"What do you think?" Salamondra said.
"I'm... I'm sorry." Celestria said as she really did feel bad. When she saw the ice cream stopped, she grabbed Salamondra and took cover behind some cars again before the attacks could continue.
"And I had a nice surprise for you, too." Salamondra said.
"I really am sorry, Salamondra. If I knew how important it was, I would have been there." Celestria said. "But I need your help now. I can't do this without you." Salamondra did feel bad, but realizes now isn't really the time for this.
"Your idea might work. Let's try it." Salamondra said. Now that they're on the same page, they might have a chance. The two of them stepped out and readied themselves.
"There you are!" Dairy Queen called as she was ready to attack. Salamondra held out his hand for Celestria, but she figured she owe him more as she grabbed his whole arm. They started walking and looked like a real couple. Dairy Queen couldn't bring herself to attack them.
"What are you waiting for? Attack!" Black Wizard asked. Seeing that the plan was working, Celestria turned it up by kissing Salamondra's cheek.
"Hey!" Salamondra said with surprise.
"We need it to be believable." Celestria said.
"I... I can't do it. They look so in love." Dairy Queen claimed as she was getting all giddy. That's when they made their move. Salamondra extended his staff and swiped it at the monster's legs to have it fall. Celestria tried using her whip to grab the scepter, but the monster blocked it and tried smashing its arm against them, but they moved away. "Now you're really going to get it!" She's mad, people are melting, and they're running out of options.
"We've got to defeat Dairy Queen now or else all those people are going to melt." Celestria claimed. They had only one hope left. "Open the Celestial Gate!" Celestia used her powers and it ended up being a hairdryer. "A Cancer hairdryer?"
"I think we're going to need more than that to melt all that ice cream." Salamondra.
"Melt! Of course!" Celestria said as she had an idea and took his staff. "Try and keep them in one place!" She said as she took her off. Salamondra trusted she be back this time.
"Here I am! Come and get me!" Salamondra called.
"Smash him like a cone! He make lousy ice cream." Dairy Queen ordered. The monster kept trying to attack him, but Salamondra moved around to avoid them and kept the monster in place. As for Celestria, she made her behind the monster and got in place. Once she set the hairdryer to the highest setting. She pressed the staff against the ground and moved up. She turned the hairdryer on and aimed right where Dairy Queen was standing. Dairy Queen heard the sound, but when she saw what was going on, it was too late. She slipped right off the monster with Celestria grabbing the scepter. When that happened, Celestria took the scepter and smashed it against the ground with it shattering and the etherious flying off.
"No more evildoing for you, little etherious." She activated her whip. "Time to de-evillize!" She tossed the the whip and caught the etherious. "Gotcha! Bye-bye, little guy." She said as she purified and released it. "Miraculous Starlight!" She tossed the hairdryer in the air and called on the magic stars to clear away all the ice cream and freed the people with Dairy Queen becoming Sherry.
"Pound it." Heroes doing their usual celebration.
"Oh my! Was I saved by a real power couple?!" Sherry said.
"She's the expert." Salamondra said with hoping Celestria get the idea.
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Black Wizard
"You may have victory again, but my victory will be just as sweet." Black Wizard claimed. "As will my revenge when it's best served cold."
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Celestria and Salamondra
Once the battle was over, Celestria saw what Salamondra had planned for her. She did her best to act like she didn't see it before.
"It's beautiful, Salamondra." Celestria said.
"I suppose it's better late than never." Salamondra said as he had a rose for her. This was when Celestria had to give Salamondra a hard truth.
"Listen, Salamondra. I'm sorry about before. I didn't know how serious you were, but I'm afraid you and I can't be." Celestria said. "I don't want to give you the wrong idea. You're my friend, and I don't want to hurt a friend."
"But why?" Salamondra asked.
"Because... There's...someone else." Celestria said.
"You're in love with someone else? Who is it?" Salamondra asked.
"I... I can't tell you." Celestria said. "It's best we don't know anything personal about each other. Black Wizard wants both of our miraculous. The less we know about each other, the easier it is to protect them. We don't have a choice, Salamondra. It's the only way." She was afraid she was going to break his heart, but he just handed her the rose and kissed the side of her face.
"I get it, but don't think that means I'm giving up." Salamondra said. He just left it at that and left her blushing. Celestria just hopes he isn't hurt too much.
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Natsu
Salamondra returned home and turned back to Natsu. When he got home, he just crashed right on his bed and was smiling.
"You're in a good mood after some heartbreak." Igneel said.
"I'll take what I can get with Celestria, but I'm not giving up so easily." Natsu said. Igneel wouldn't have expected anything less from Natsu. He might suffer from heartbreak along the way, but you can't give up when you're in love.
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The Next Day
Everything returned to normal after that. Sherry is serving ice cream on a different location and was happy seeing happy couples again. Lucy felt like she had to owe some sort of amends to Sherry as she was able to find her and head over.
"Lucy! Do you want some ice cream just to eat this time?" Sherry asked.
"Sure, and I'm sorry about before." Lucy said. "I was just upset this guy I did like didn't show."
"I get it." Sherry said. "Love is like ice cream. It's sweet, but not all the flavors are delicious, and it's sad when some of it melts. That doesn't mean it isn't good." Putting what happened the incident aside, Sherry gave Lucy the same combo she wanted to give before. Once Lucy paid for it, she took the ice cream and secretly shared some of it with Stella. Just when she left, Natsu showed up.
"Hey. I heard your ice cream is magic in love." Natsu said. "Got anything for me?"
"Sure do." Sherry said as she got him some and saw his love. "French vanilla to match her shiny blonde hair, blue moon for what she wears, and a touch of cotton candy to match her sweetness. For some reason I keep seeing pink and blue together. Enjoy." She gave Natsu the ice cream and it had him think of Celestria giving him hope that they will be together. Perhaps they are meant for each other. It just might take longer than they think.
