"Zeref, can I talk to you about something?" Natsu asked nervously.
"Of course." Zeref said while he worked on his own computer. Natsu was a little happy that his brother would actually talk to him. "I'll let Invel tell you when I'm available."
"Never mind." Natsu said with disappointment. It's never been easy to talk to his older brother, especially since they don't have their parents anymore. Leaving his brother alone, Natsu just left the room and went up to his own. What Zeref was really doing was looking over images of Natsu and Salamondra. He was beginning to suspect that Natsu was Salamondra. When he looked at the two rings, it was making him more and more suspicious.
"It can't be!" Zeref said as he didn't want to believe that Salamondra was right in front of him the whole time. Wanting to get to the bottom of this, Zeref made his way up to Natsu's room and heard piano music. When he got in there, he saw it was just a recording. "Jacob!"
"Yes, boss?" Jacob said as he entered the room.
"Natsu snuck out. Find him!" Zeref said. Jacob took his job as Natsu's bodyguard very seriously. Not wanting to fail, he hurried off to his car and got to moving on finding Natsu. Natsu's life certainly isn't an easy one.
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Lucy
While Natsu had trouble enjoying his life, others thought it was amazing. They all thought he was amazing. He even recently stared in an ad that helped in people thinking that.
"Radiant... Carefree... Dreamy... Natsu, the fragrance." Natsu starred in an ad that made him look like all of that. Since Lucy was so in love with him, this ad practically put her in a trance of happiness.
"Lucy, how long are you going to keep watching this? It's nearly noon and you're still in your pajamas." Stella said, but Lucy wasn't even listening. She was too far gone in her own happy place.
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Natsu
With Natsu being like some sort of celebrity, he had to live like one. That included trying to keep a low profile from others. He also had something important to do, important to him, and he wasn't going to let anyone or anything get in the way of that. However, it certainly didn't help that his face was on billboards and everything.
"You know you're brother is going to be mad when he finds out you're gone." Igneel said.
"I don't care." Natsu said. "If he won't talk to me about this, I'll go and do this alone." Natsu was determined to go through with what he needed. When he stopped at a crosswalk, but that wasn't good for him. A couple people saw him and recognized him.
"Natsu Dragneel!" People became alerted of him and acted like he was the biggest star around.
"Oh boy." Natsu said and just ran the heck out of there. He goes through what other celebrities have to go through. As he ran out of there, he looked around for any place he could hide. However, other people were recognizing him and acted like crazed fans of his work.
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Lucy
Lucy just kept watching the ad again and again. It's like that's all she could ever watch.
"Lucy, snap out of it. I know you're so in love with him, but you can't stay here in your pajamas and watched this advertisement all day." Stella said, but Lucy still wasn't listening. What Lucy did hear was her phone going off and saw Levy wanting to chat. She answered it and saw what it was about.
"Lucy, where are you?" Levy asked.
"What do you mean? I'm at home." Lucy said.
"We're all waiting for you." Levy said as she referred to her and the other girls. "We all planned to hit the pool today. You're the only one who hasn't shown up." When Levy said all of that, Lucy realized how late it was and completely forgot that she was meeting with her friends.
"Shoot! I'm so sorry! I'll be there as soon as I can!" Lucy said. She ended the chat and moved as fast as she could as she grabbed her bag and just hurried out of there.
"Lucy, wait!" Stella called as she hurried after her. Lucy made it all the way out of her apartment. "Lucy, wait! You forgot something!"
"You're right!" Lucy said as she came to a sudden stop. "I forgot to grab my swimsuit."
"Not just that." Stella said as she pointed right at Lucy. Lucy took a good look at herself and saw she was still in her pajamas.
"Oops! I'll just hurry back in and change." Lucy said as she ran back towards her apartment, but she ended up running into Natsu. "Natsu?"
"Lucy? You live around here, right? Can I hide in your room for a while?" Natsu said.
"Why? What's going on?" Lucy asked. Natsu was about to explain, but he didn't get the chance. He heard the crowd going and they acted crazy as they were heading straight towards them. Understanding the situation now, Lucy knew she had to do something to help him. "This way!" She hurried off with Natsu following after her into the park. The crowd of fans hurried after them, but they didn't see what they did. The crowd just ran on through and past the fountain. The fountain was turned off and it became the perfect hiding place for Natsu and Lucy.
"Thanks a lot." Natsu said as he was really grateful. "Hiding in the fountain while it was off today was a smart idea. It's just that everyone is going crazy after seeing me in that ad."
"You were in an ad? I had no idea." Lucy said as she tried playing it cool, but she was also enjoying that it was just her and him.
"Yeah. It can be rather...embarrassing." Natsu said as he realized Lucy was in her pajamas and Lucy tried her best to just laugh it off.
"Well, I think it's safe now." Lucy said. The two of them tried to get back up, but Natsu spotted Jacob's car and pushed her back down. "What's wrong?" Natsu pointed ahead and she saw Jacob's car. "Isn't that your bodyguard's car?"
"I...snuck out." Natsu said. "I just need to lay low until..." He didn't get the chance to finish that sentence as he heard someone snapped a photo. They both looked to see someone took one with their phone and was about to post it.
"Natsu in a fountain with what looks like his girlfriend." The man posted the video and almost everyone in Paris saw that post. When Jacob saw it, he input where that photo was taken into a special GPS and hurried off to where that photo was taken. He arrived at the park, but Natsu and Lucy were already gone.
"He's one slippery chap." Jacob complained.
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The Subway
Natsu and Lucy had to move fast when that photo was taken. They hurried down the subway and took a moment to catch their breath.
"Sorry. I got you mixed up in this, and now everyone thinks you're my girlfriend." Natsu said with Lucy's heart fluttering like a butterfly.
"That's too bad. I mean...it's not bad. I mean...bad people think that. I mean... Never mind." Lucy said as she stumbled with her words again. "What about you and your brother? Are you sure things will be okay between the two of you?"
"How could anything happen to me as long I have this?" Natsu said as he pulled out the lucky charm Lucy gave him before. Lucy was amazed and flattered that he still had it and thinks of it as his own lucky charm now. Just as it seemed like things were going well again, they heard someone take another photo of them and they knew that the crazed fans or Jacob would only be seconds away once it's posted.
"Not good. We can't stay here." Natsu said as he and Lucy hurried to the stairs, but the exit was already blocked by the fans. They tried going the other way, but Jacob was already there and he had it blocked.
"You're not ditching me this time, Natsu!" Jacob said as it seemed like they had no escape now. Just then, the train pulled up and Natsu saw an opportunity.
"Come on!" Natsu said as he practically tackled Lucy into the train, but he didn't realize he dropped the charm.
"Wait!" Jacob called, but the train already closed and took off before Jacob could do anything. Natsu and Lucy felt much safer on the train, but Lucy felt like she was going to pass out with Natsu having his arms around her. As for Jacob, he may have lost Natsu, but he looked down and spotted the charm and grabbed it. "Hold on. Natsu had this earlier." Jacob was thinking of ways to use it to get to Natsu.
"Hey! That's Jacob's bodyguard!" Crazed fans go for anything celebrities use to have. Jacob is one of those things since he's connected to Natsu. They all swarmed around and tried to get a touch or something with Jacob trying to keep them away.
"Blyme. That boy is going to be the death of me." Jacob complained. As he was trying to hold the fans off, he saw he was getting a call from Zeref. He knew he couldn't ignore that. "Hello, sir?"
"What's going on? Can't you do your job right?" Zeref complained. "I want my brother and I want him brought back home. I'm paying you to protect him. Find him or I will find someone who can actually do your job." He came down on Jacob like any furious boss would be on any employee. Jacob took his work very seriously and does so without question. This day was starting to get to him as he was becoming impatient and frustrated.
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Zeref
Zeref did want his brother back, but he saw this as an opportunity. Not only can he create a new villain, but he can use this as an opportunity to learn the truth.
"Master, do you really think your own brother could be Salamondra?" Anka asked.
"That's what I'm about to find out. Anka, Darkness Spread!" Zeref had Anka be pulled into the piece on his collar and turned into Black Wizard. Knowing Jacob would be frustrated and annoyed from his job, he already had the perfect victim. He took an etherious and filled it with his dark power.
"Fly, my evil etherious, and evillize him!" Black Wizard ordered as he released it into Paris.
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Jacob
Jacob was finally able to ditch the crowd and made it out of the subway. However, his clothes were torn and he looked like a mess. He looked down at the charm in his hand and it just made him angrier.
"That boy... I swear that if I find him... Argh!" Jacob was at his wit's end with Natsu and all his fast ones. His anger is what drew the etherious towards him and it went into the charm with him being connected to Black Wizard.
"Stealth, I'm Black Wizard. You're suppose to protect a young boy, but he always ditches you. Well, with the power I'm giving you, he'll never even know you're following him. In return, you must bring me the miraculous of Celestria and Salamondra."
"They won't see me coming." Jacob said as he accepted the power.
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Natsu and Lucy
Knowing that the crowd would recognize them and swarm them again, Natsu and Lucy grabbed a couple accessories that helped hid their faces like a motorcycle helmet for Natsu and a towel and sunglasses for Lucy. Once they were able to slip away, they ducked inside the movie theater.
"Great idea with these disguises, Lucy." Natsu said as the two of them had a seat.
"It's nothing. You had the real great idea to duck inside the theater." Lucy said.
"Actually, this is where I was heading before that mob came at me." Natsu said.
"Hold on. You're not allowed to go to the movies?" Lucy questioned.
"I am, but only if Jacob and Invel come with me." Natsu said. "It's just that I'm not sure my brother would allow me to see this movie."
"Oh no! Please tell me it's not a horror movie! I hate horror movies!" Lucy said.
"Don't worry. It's an old movie that can't be found anywhere." Natsu said. "Zeref hid the only copy somewhere in the house, but when I heard it was going to be playing here, I knew I just had to see it."
"Why? What's so special about?" Lucy asked. That was why Natsu thought Zeref would be defensive towards the idea of him seeing this movie.
"It has both of my parents in it." Natsu said with Lucy a little surprised to hear about that. "In fact, this movie is how they met."
"That sounds so sweet." Lucy said. That was when the movie started. It was black and white, but Natsu was hoping to see his parents. The movie soon showed two people walking in the rain. Natsu could tell that it was his parents as they passed each other. Natsu had to see a clear view of this. That's why he removed his helmet and watched the movie closely. However, it was ruined for him when someone next to him took a photo.
"Natsu at the movies with his girlfriend." The guy posted that. When people got the post, they all became aware of where he was and started to swarm him and Lucy in the theaters. They ducked down and tried to keep themselves concealed, but couldn't really do that.
"There's no way out." Natsu said.
"What do we do now?" Lucy questioned. There didn't appear to be a way out for them. However, none of them were aware that something invisible walked into the theater and grabbed a hold of Natsu. He was just lifted in the air with everyone curious as to what's going on, or thought he was just that amazing. Suddenly, something blew off the roof of the room. Whatever had Natsu jumped through the roof and was now outside.
"What's going on?!" Natsu questioned. That was when the thing that was invisible showed himself. It looked like Jacob, but he was in all black with a small skull on his head.
"Can't ditch me now, Natsu." Stealth said.
"Jacob?!" Natsu said.
"You won't be able to escape me now because you'll never know where I'll be." Stealth said. Suddenly, people started throwing everything they can at them as they all demanded that he put Natsu down. "These folks are annoying. Time to take you somewhere no one will bother you."
"Jacob, wait!" Natsu said, but Stealth didn't give him a chance to explain anything. He just turned invisible and carried Natsu away. Knowing Natsu was in trouble, Lucy had to do something fast. She hurried off to the bathroom so she could transform.
"Come on, Stella." Lucy said as she let Stella out. "I need to save Natsu now. Stella, Twinkle!" Stella was pulled into her earrings and she became Celestria. With Natsu himself in danger, she's more determined than ever to defeat this villain.
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Natsu
Stealth not only became invisible, but he was a lot stronger and faster than he was before. He carried Natsu over the rooftops. If it weren't for Natsu being visible, no one would have suspected a thing.
"Jacob, stop! All was I doing was going to a movie, and I promise I was old enough to see it." Natsu said.
"You're not going to be ditching me that easily." Stealth said. He just kept moving until he made his way to the top of a tall building. "There. No one should bother us here." He thought it was clear and made himself visible with him putting Natsu down. "Now we just need to wait for someone else."
"Get away from Natsu!"
"Just who I was expecting." Stealth said as he turned around and saw Celestria was able to follow them.
"Celestria!" Natsu said as he was always glad to see her.
"Unhand Natsu right now!" Celestria demanded.
"Relax, dearie. I'm doing my job." Stealth said. "It's my job to watch over this boy. These new powers of mine will help me do just that. I do have another job I have to do, so why don't you just hand over those earrings of yours."
"Not happening, and you're not keeping him!" Celestria said as she used her whip and flung it at Natsu to save him, but something knocked it away from him. "What?! What just happened?!" All Stealth did was swung his arm around. Suddenly, Celestria felt something hit her and knocked her down.
"What just happened?!" Natsu said. No one saw a thing on what just happened.
"You're not the only one with a whip, Celestria." Stealth mentioned. None of them understood what he meant until Celestria looked down and saw a shadow connected to Stealth's.
"I get it now." Celestria said as she was able to figure it out. "You possess weapons that are invisible."
"That's right. You won't be able to know what hits you." Stealth said.
"Wrong." Celestria said. Stealth twirled his invisible whip again, but Celestria jumped up and was able to avoid it. "All I've got to do is follow the shadows and I can read your attacks. You and your weapons might be able to become invisible, but it's a bright, sunny day and your shadows give you away."
"Oh yeah?" Stealth taunted as he turned invisible again. Celestria tried following his shadow, but his shadow vanished as well.
"Where is he?" Celestria questioned as she looked around for him. Suddenly, she felt herself getting attacked from all directions and she couldn't tell where they were coming from. She then felt something heavy and hard hit her and knocked her to the floor.
"Are you okay?!" Natsu called.
"I'll be fine." Celestria said as she tried looking tough for him. Stealth made himself visible and looked like he was holding an invisible battering ram.
"I think it's time for you to go." Stealth said as he was about to attack her again. Natsu couldn't stand watching this. He acted fast and pushed Celestria out of the way, but he ended up getting hit by Stealth's attack. "Oh bullocks!"
"Natsu!" Celestria screamed as he was about to go over the edge of the roof. Luckily, he grabbed on to the edge and saved himself, but he was holding on for dear life. Everyone down on the streets saw what was happening and scared for him. "I'm coming!" She hurried to him, but Stealth tackled her down and stopped her.
"It's my job to protect him!" Stealth said as he hurried to him, but Celestria grabbed his leg and tripped him.
"Like I trust you to save him!" Celestria said as the two of them began wrestling with each other on who would save him first.
"Uh, don't you think now would be a good time to transform?" Igneel said to Natsu while keeping himself hidden.
"I can't. Not with all these people watching." Natsu said. "I know that Celestria will think of something. I trust her."
"I'm starting to think she'll be the death of you." Igneel said for that might end up being true.
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Black Wizard
Black Wizard was aware of what was going on as he could see through Stealth's eyes. He wanted to know if Natsu was Salamondra, but he doesn't want Natsu to be in danger.
"If you're really Salamondra, Natsu, transform before it's too late." Black Wizard hoped. The problem was that Natsu can't transform in front of so many eyes. Natsu's grip was starting to slip and he wasn't going to hold on for much longer. Black Wizard wanted to know the truth, but not at this cost. "Just let Celestria go!"
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Stealth
"What?!" Stealth said as he thought he heard Black Wizard. Celestria used the chance to kick Stealth back and hurried to Natsu. She was too late as he lost his grip and began to fall, but Celestria didn't hesitate to drop off the building.
"I'm coming!" Celestria called as she used her whip. She grabbed a hold of him and pulled him closer to her. She wrapped her arms around him with Natsu feeling like he was in heaven. Celestria used her whip again and got it around something on top of the building. She lowered themselves down safely to the ground with everyone cheering, but they just blocked out the noise and stared into each other's eyes.
"Thank you." Natsu said.
"My pleasure." Celestria said with them acting so in love. However, Natsu did spot a shadow behind her and reached for her earrings.
"Behind you!" Natsu said. Celestria instantly knew what he was talking about and kicked her leg back. Stealth showed himself as he was knocked back.
"Come on!" Stealth complained. This just wasn't his day.
"I need to end this, but I still don't know where the etheriouized object is." Celestria said.
"I didn't see anything stand out. It might be in his pockets." Natsu said.
"You could be right, but I need to get you out of here first." Celestria said as she grabbed a hold of Natsu and swung off.
"You're not ditching me so easily." Stealth said as he wasn't going to keep losing Natsu.
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Celestria
Celestria carried Natsu to a different street, but she has to find some way to end this fight soon. She put some distance between them, but it's only a matter of time until Stealth catches them again.
"You think we lost him?" Natsu asked.
"For now, but I've got to end this fast." Celestria said as she had one option left. "Open the Celestial Gate!" She used her powers and it ended up becoming a can of Aquarius spray paint. "Paint?" She looked around on how she can use it and spotted the street itself with the subway. "That might work, but I need Salamondra to pull this off. Where is he?"
"Maybe he's busy." Natsu said as some sort of excuse for himself. Either way, Celestria set her plan in motion as she used the pain to make an X on the road. She tried contacting Salamondra, but she couldn't and had to leave a message.
"That's the plan. Natsu agreed to be bait, but we need your Dragon Fire to pull this off." Celestria said in her message.
"You better get going. I'm sure Salamondra will be here soon." Natsu said.
"You're right. I do trust him, he's there when I really need him." Celestria said with Natsu flattered she thinks of him like that. "Be safe, Natsu." She went through with the plan as she hurried down the subway. With her gone, Igneel came out of hiding.
"How do you plan to pull this off?" Igneel questioned. Natsu tried to think of just that until he spotted a standee of him conviently placed.
"Maybe it's not so bad being a model." Natsu said. After some time passed, Stealth soon made it to the street and continued his search.
"Natsu?! Where are you?!" Stealth called out. He looked around for him until he spotted the X on the ground. "They can't honestly think I'm that stupid." Ignoring the X and not setting off the trap, Jacob looked around until he spotted what looked like Natsu in a window. "There you are." He walked right over to him as he believed that was really Natsu, but he ended up getting knocked back when Salamondra showed up.
"I don't think so." Salamondra said as he was ready for a fight. "Stay inside where it's safe, Natsu. I'll take care of this."
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Black Wizard
"Salamondra and Natsu in the same place? Maybe I was wrong." Black Wizard said. Now that he believes Natsu isn't Salamondra, nothing is holding him back. "No matter. Get me his ring!"
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The Fight
"Come here, little dragon!" Stealth said as he was ready for a fight.
"I have another spot in mind." Salamondra said as he jumped right over Stealth and landed near the X. "This is actually for me. Dragon Fire!" Salamondra used his power and slammed his hand on the X. When he did that, the ground began to break apart. Salamondra jumped back, but Stealth wasn't as lucky as he fell down into the subway. Celestria was down there and was waiting for this moment.
"I knew you wouldn't let me down." Celestria said as she was quite proud of what he did. Stealth ended up stuck under some rubble and it had him knocked out. It gave Celestria a chance as she searched around his pockets and found the black charm that had the etherious in it. When she found it, she broke it apart with the etherious flying out. "No more evildoing for you, little etherious." She activated her whip and twirled it around. "Time to de-evillize!" She threw the whip and caught the etherious. "Gotcha! Bye-bye, little guy!" She said once she released it. "Miraculous Starlight!" She tossed the spray paint in the air and all the damage that was caused in the fight was fixed with the charm being fixed and Jacob returning to normal.
"What just happened to me?" Stealth questioned.
"Celestria!" Salamondra called as he made his way down. "We all good?"
"We are." Celestria said as she held up her fist.
"Pound it." Both of them bumped fists for another win.
"Wait! Where's Natsu?!" Celestria said.
"Don't worry. I made sure he got somewhere safe." Salamondra reassured her.
"Good." Celestria said as there was really no need to worry. "This guy is his bodyguard. You've got more time than me, so could you make sure they find each other. It's the least you could do for showing up late."
"No problem." Salamondra said as Celestria made her way out without her or anyone knowing the truth about this. As for Black Wizard, he does plan to find out eventually.
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Lucy
"What a day!" Lucy squealed in delight as she crashed right on her bed. "I got to spend the whole day with Natsu, went to the movies with Natsu, and people thought I was his girlfriend! I can't believe it."
"I'm sure your friends won't believe it either. The same friends at the pool." Stella said with her reminding Lucy about her friends waiting for her.
"Oh shoot! You're right!" Lucy said as she got going again. She's had on hectic day.
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Natsu
Natsu had a day, but he failed to see the movie he wanted to see. He also knows his brother is going to be mad at him. As he arrived home and went up to his room, and found Zeref in there. Expecting his brother would be upset with him, he just sat right next to him and expected the worst.
"You should have just asked me, Natsu." Zeref said as he turned on the television and showed the movie that had their parents in it, and Natsu being shocked that Zeref would allow it. "I miss them, too, you know."
"I'm sorry, but it's hard to talk to you about these things." Natsu said, but Zeref placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Don't be afraid to tell me anything. Otherwise, I'll make the wrong assumptions." Zeref said. Natsu did appreciate that Zeref would be there for him like that. Since they don't have their parents, they only have each other. Zeref might not believe Salamondra is his own brother anymore, but that means he'll stop at nothing to find out who his enemies really are and make his greatest wish come true.
