And today we start the training chapters! There will obviously be one for each member of the group, so lengths may vary. I can assure you though, they will not be as long as last chapter. And obviously we have to start with everyone's favorite half-demon.

Enjoy!

BOOM!

Natsu watched as the rock was blown to complete smithereens. They had come to the mountains to train her for the Grand Magic Games, and she was currently running a speed course. Nashi jumped back with a grin.

"Wow, it's like I was never in a coma!" She said with a laugh, bouncing up and down. Natsu knew perfectly well why that was.

She was awake.

Natsu frowned as the three word sentence floated around in his sub-conscious. Watching his daughter dart around the obstacle course they'd set up, it gave him the perfect excuse to keep an eye on her for anything abnormal. So far the only thing that stuck out to Natsu was how powerful she'd gotten. Natsu was no fool, he knew that Nashi was so powerful even after two months in a coma was because she'd awoken.

She, however, didn't seem to realize that.

It occurred the Natsu that the thought of being anything other than totally human would never cross Nashi's mind. So, naturally, she'd never truly understand why she was still so, if not powerful than before.

Natsu wasn't sure how he was supposed to address the incident at Silverridge. She wasn't ready, not even close, to understanding the power within her. From Natsu's own experience with it, he knew what she was capable of. So far however, there were very little noticeable differences in her attitude.

"Dad?" Natsu was taken out of his train of thought when he finally heard Nashi calling him. He focused in on her, as she was watching him from the course. "I'm done." Natsu then looked around, finding that she was right. She'd destroyed all of her targets. Natsu looked down at the watch he held in his hands.

He hadn't even stopped the timer and she still had a minute until her last record was passed.

"Good job." He praised with a smile. "You did it a minute faster than last time." Nashi smiled widely.

"Awesome!" She shouted. "I still got it!"

"Heh, yeah..." Natsu looked over at their campsite as a sweet smell came wafting over. "I think your mothers about done with lunch, shall we go back?"

"I guess." Nashi replied. Natsu was about to start walking back when Nashi zoomed past him. "Race you there!" Rolling his eyes at the childish request, Natsu broke into a sprint and easily caught up with his daughter. Once he did however, he was shocked to see her keeping pace with him. Normally he'd be way past her already, Soon enough he put a sizable difference between them, and she groaned as they reached the campsite.

"How are you so fast?" She complained.

"I've got a lot of years on you, kid." Natsu replied. "Just a lot more of it." Nashi was clearly out of breath, but he hadn't even broke a sweat. They both walked over to Lucy, who was sitting near a pot over a fire. She'd come along for one reason or another, even though both Natsu and Nashi tried to convince her otherwise.

"You guys are right on time." She complimented. "I just finished the soup." Handing a bowl to Nashi, both watched as the girl raised it to her mouth and downed the whole thing in a few gulps. Both stared at her as she exhaled happily. wiping her face.

"Oh, that's good." Nashi said, then noticing the stares she was getting. "What?"

"Hungry?" Natsu teased, and her cheeks turned pink.

"Yes." She mumbled. "I am." She brandished the empty bowl back at Lucy, who smiled and filled it without a word. Natsu pushed his daughter out of the way to get some before she ate it all. Sitting down next to Lucy, they both watched as Nashi paced around the camp.

"Sit down and relax Nashi." Lucy advised.

"Can't." Nashi replied. "Full of energy." Natsu tensed at this. He knew why. She still wasn't used to the abundance of magic she now had. "What're we doing after this Dad?"

"I don't know." Natsu replied. "I'll probably throw you around for a bit." Nashi winced and rubbed her arms.

"Seriously?" She asked.

"Yes. It's called training, Nashi. Can't just have you run the same course again and again, got to build up your strength." Nashi sighed and rubbed her head.

"Yes I guess. I just don't look forward to getting my ass beaten."

"You seem pretty eager if it's not me." Natsu quipped.

"Because when it isn't you I stand a chance." Nashi fired back. "If I'm training with you I just wait until I can't move anymore." Natsu laughed at this, and Nashi shook her head. Natsu then turned to Lucy. "You want to come watch?" Lucy raised an eyebrow at him.

"I think I'll pass." She replied, making Natsu frown.

Ah, why?" He asked. Lucy made a face that Natsu translated to, 'really?'

"Oh, I wonder." Lucy said sarcastically. "Maybe because I don't want to end up in the line of fire or anything?"

"Well, I mean..."

"Not to mention I'm still pregnant too?" Natsu rolled his eyes and looked away.

"Fine, don't come." Lucy laughed and smacked his arm.

"It's not like I need to go to know what's going to happen.

"Oh thanks for the vote of confidence Mom." Nashi said.

"Not like a vote of confidence would do much for you anyway..."

"Mom!"

"Well what do you want me to say?" Natsu watched as the two bickered pointlessly. In a way, it was kind of nice. he had expected to be tense twenty-four seven and watching Nashi or any sign of danger, but in the three weeks they'd been at it, nothing had happened. All that he saw that tipped him off she'd even changed was the drastic change in her power.

"What do you think Dad?" Natsu blinked a few times as he stared at his daughter. Nashi began to snap her fingers, and he finally focused on her. "I asked you a question."

"Hah?" Natsu asked. Nashi made a face.

"That's the second time today." She said. "You okay?"

"Just fine." he replied. "What did you ask?"

"Do I stand a chance against you?" Natsu stared at Nashi for a moment, and then at Lucy, who was watching him as well.

"Seriously?" he asked.

"Sure." Natsu made a face and picked up a stick, picking at the fire.

"Not really." he replied. "If it came down to it, it wouldn't really matter." Nashi nodded. She seemed a bit miffed at the response, but didn't contest it. Natsu sighed and stood. "Come on, we're wasting precious sunlight. Meet me back on the course."

"Alright." Nashi stood and walked off towards the area they'd used to train, but Natsu stayed behind, watching her go.

"Natsu?" Lucy asked. "Are you okay?"

"...Just so you know," Natsu said, looking down at his wife. "If it really did come right down to it between me and her...I can't say with one hundred percent honesty I'd be able to take her." Lucy's face tensed at this, and Natsu turned to leave after Nashi. There was only one reason Natsu said what he did. After all, she now possessed the only thing that gave him an edge.

"Too slow, again."

"Damn it!" Nashi flew back from his punch and flipped in the air, landing on all fours. Natsu turned to keep his eyes on her.

"For someone who destroyed thirty-two targets in thirty seconds, you're sure slow." he commented. They'd been at this for at least three hours and Nashi was covered from head to toe in bruises. In usually ended up like this, then they'd lay off the physical training for a bit, and return to it once she had healed up. Nashi stood and massaged a particularly large bruise on her leg.

"You're not the same as thirty-two targets." Nashi replied with a wince. "You hit a lot harder, for one."

"Still, I was expecting a bit more out of you this time around." Nashi stood up straight, and Natsu waited until she came at him again. Instead of training her strength, this really all wound up as durability instead. After all, she could barely scratch him. "Alright, hold up." Nashi made a face but nodded. "There's some stuff we need to practice on."

"Like what?"

"For one, you need to practice your God magic." Nashi tilted her head to the side.

"How?" She asked. "I can't hold it for long enough to make a difference."

"And therein lies the problem." Natsu pointed out. "The longer you're able to hold that form, the more damage you're going to be able to do."

"At the cost of hurting myself too."

"Be that as it may, learning to hold out longer with it can't hurt. Now, go ahead and activate it." Nashi didn't look very enthusiastic but nodded, closing her eyes. After a moment, black flames licked around her, before her body was outlined in black fire. It didn't take long for sweat to satrt dripping down her forehead.

"This hurts more than I remember." She said weakly.

"How long has it been since you used it?"

"Damn it must've been...When I fought you during the S-Class trials." Natsu nodded.

"It's been a while since your body's had to withhold it. Don't worry, you're doing great." The flames around her intensified, and and Natsu saw her body start to shudder.

"Dad, I..." She managed, before she coughed. "I don't know about this..."

"You're fine." His words silenced her, but after another few seconds, tears started to escape her eyes.

"Dad..." She whined. Her words swayed him greatly, but she needed to withstand the pain for longer than a few minutes. After it became painfully obvious she was about to pass out, Natsu sighed.

"Alright, that's enough." The flames disappeared immediately, and Nashi collapsed to her knees.

"Wow." She breathed. "That burns, which is a weird sensation for me." Natsu just watched her.

Looks like awakening didn't help in that department, although why would it? She's still a lower tier slayer.

"You alright?" he asked. Nashi looked up with a smile.

"Yeah, just give me a minute." Nashi remained on the ground for a little longer before she struggled to her feet and laughed. "Alright, are we going to keep going?"

"You can still move, I don't see why not."

"Oh God..."

Nashi sighed as she sank into the water. The hot water from the hot springs really did soothe the pain from the brutal training she and her father had done earlier that day. It was dark now, and Nashi had retreated to the hot springs near the campsite to relax a bit.

"Ugh, everything hurts." She moaned. "Why the hell did I agree to that? Not to mention my insides ache from that God magic." Leaning back, Nashi closed her eyes. She found it hard to believe that after everything she'd been through she still didn't stack up to her father. Sure she'd heard all the stories at least a million times, but it still made her wonder how much farther she had to go to match up to him. She shrugged, which hurt, and re-positioned a little.

"You could at least fold your clothes, Nashi." Nashi looked over to find her mother staring down at the pile of Nashi's clothes, which she'd left where she shed them.

"Sorry." Nashi replied. "I was sort of in a hurry to relax."

"It's fine." Nashi felt a little bad to see her pregnant mother doing it for her.

"You don't have to do that." Nashi spoke up. "It's not a big deal."

"Someone has to," She replied. "You won't. Ever." Nashi laughed quietly. Once Her mother had finished folding her clothes, she walked over to the rocks near Nashi and sat down. "How do you feel?"

"Sore." Nashi replied. "Like every other time."

"Did your dad give it to you this time?"

"Implying he doesn't do that every other time?" This got a laugh from her mother, which made Nashi smile.

"You know," Her mother said, looking up at the stars. "He only destroys you so thoroughly because he cares."

"Yeah, alright." Nashi replied with a derisive snort. "That's it."

"It is." She said. "If he didn't, he wouldn't be so utterly unforgiving. He does it so when you get into situations with those who won't hold back you can take it." Nashi hummed at this as she shifted under the water.

"I guess." She replied. Neither spoke for a moment, before her mother sighed.

"Do you really want to enter the Games?" She asked. "Or did you only agree because the others wanted you to go?"

"No, I wanted to." Nashi replied. "It sounds like fun."

"Then you should be more grateful he's pummeling you." She replied. "It'll help against those you're going to end up against."

"Like who?" Nashi asked. Her mother shrugged.

"I don't know." She replied. "It could be anyone, especially on that final day..." She then looked over at Nashi, a teasing look on her face. "I'd tell you to be careful, but history shows that rarely has an effect on what you end up doing."

"That much is true." Nashi said with a laugh. "I always end up in crazy situations." Nashi was reminded of her survival of the Etherion blast, and she frowned. "Mom?" She asked.

"Yes?"

"Just...Just how unlikely is it to survive an Etherion strike?" her mother pressed her lips into a thin line, eyes looking conflicted.

"I couldn't tell you." She replied. "One in a million? A billion? Something insane." Nashi nodded and looked down at the water, her reflection staring back at her. Her mother seemed to notice the distraught look on her face, and placed a hand on her head. "But you did it. Defying the odds runs in the family."

"Yeah?"

"Believe me, not many other people can say they did something as impressive as surviving an Etherion explosion point blank." Nashi nodded, and the hand on her head disappeared. "So don't worry about it."

"Alright." Nashi replied. "I wonder if that has anything to do with the stuff I see sometimes."

"What was that?" Her mother asked. Nashi turned to look at her mother.

"I saw weird stuff for a few days after I woke up." She replied. "My hands were black, Drake staring at me from a distance...Really weird stuff." There was no reaction to this that Nashi could see, which soothed her worries a bit.

"Maybe." her mother said. "There aren't exactly other cases of surviving such a blast to relate too." Nashi chuckled.

"I guess not." She replied. Silence came over them, before her mother stood.

"I should probably go back." She said. "With our luck your dad burned dinner." Nashi chuckled.

"Would not surprise me." She said, "I'll come back soon, okay?"

"Don't take too long, you'll fall asleep." Nashi nodded, and watched her mother disappear back towards their camp. Sighing and running her hands through her hair, Nashi wondered how her friends were doing. They'd all disappeared to go and train with their families, so they were probably fine.

"I just can't wait for the Games." Nashi said with a smile. "It'll be nice to have a non-life threatening adventure for once."

Yeah, nice job jinxing it Nashi. Anyway I hope you enjoyed, leave a review! Let's try and get ten!