Ah, it feels so good to be writing this story again. Don't get me wrong, I love all my stories and enjoy writing them. But this, and my Akame ga Kill fic, are the stories I have the main drive and motivation to write. So it's always fun to come back to these stories and come up with great new ideas for them. Well this story has already passed...900 followers!? What?! That's fucking insane! Thank you all for supporting this fic, because it's my absolute favorite fic to write and I think it really shows. This chapter will showcase how Natsu and Juvia originally met, and will continue more of with more of this arc's action. Also like usual, I will try to get out two to three chapters fairly quickly after this one is finished. So you have that to look forward too. Now let's get to the results of the poll.
These are the results out of 132 voters:
1. Hisui E. Fiore with 85 votes (This one seriously shocked me. I guess you guys really want Natsu to bang a princess.)
2. Ultear Milkovich with 83 votes (Not surprising, but I did expect her to take first place. I already know where I want this lemon to happen, so hopefully it works out well.)
3. Cana Alberona with 82 votes (Again not surprising, I knew Cana was pretty much a guarantee. Don't know when I'll work this one in, but it will likely happen before Gildarts returns.)
4. Yukino Agria with 72 votes (Really? Now this one surprised me more than Hisui. Well I guess since she'll be joining Fairy Tail and Natsu does help her after she's kicked out of Sabertooth, so I guess it makes sense you'd want her to hook up with Natsu at least once.)
5. Kagura Mikazuchi with 70 votes (I was expecting Kagura to have way more votes, but I knew she's make it in the top five.)
6. Lisanna Strauss with 67 votes (Now out of all of these, this one surprised me the most. I was absolutely sure that Lisanna would make it in the top five, but I guess most of you want Natsu and Lisanna to keep there brother/sister relationship.)
7. Meredy with 53 votes (Meh, not too surprising to me.)
8. Jenny Realight with 41 votes (Damn it! This is the girl I was talking about! But fuck it, I'm giving Jenny a lemon anyways, because I really want to! Now before any of you start complaining, "But she's dating Hibiki!" Don't worry, I have have a plan for that, and it doesn't involve Hibiki being a dick or him cheating on Jenny. I actually got the idea from Natsu's Bouncy Fairies, which is an amazing fic that I highly recommend you all check out. If you do check out the fic, and like it, leave the author a nice review and tell him I sent ya towards his fic.
9. Milianna with 37 votes (Man, Milianna never gets any love. I mean come on, she's so damn sexy! Her new design after the seven year time skip, is like an instant boner popper.)
10. Sherria Blendy with 23 votes (Not surprising at all. I knew Sherria wouldn't make it, but I felt like I had to include her, because I kinda shafted her and Kagura on the initial harem member poll. Also have you seen how many ways that Sherria's name is fucking spelled in the anime/manga. It's fucking ridiculous. Lucky I have a bunch of the manga volumes, which have the official translations, and her name is definitely Sherria.)
Well those are the results of the poll. The lucky winners are Hisui, Ultear, Cana, Yukino, Kagura, and the wild card Jenny. Hisui's lemon will obviously be after the GMG and Eclipse Gate incident. Ultear's lemon will be right before the GMG, when Crime Sorcière is helping Natsu and the others unlock their Second Origin. Cana's lemon I'm not 100% sure when it will be, but I'll try to put it in before Gildarts returns. Yukino's lemon will happen post GMG and her joining of Fairy Tail, likely before the Sun Village Arc. Kagura's lemon will likely happen sometime post GMG arc, maybe during the one year Natsu is off training with Happy, have him stop by Mermaid Heel and pay them a visit. Jenny's lemon will most likely happen during the GMG arc, probably during the Ryuuzetsu Land filler portion. Now you all have a decent idea of when these girls will get their lemons, so look forward to that. With all of that out of the way, let's get to the actual fic.
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
Magic
"Singing"
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, or any of its characters. They're all still in Hiro Mashima's very capable hands.
(Outside Fairy Tail's Guild Hall)
"It's been way longer than ten minutes, and that damn spell still has activated." Nab pointed out, clutching his bandaged arm.
"This is driving me insane! When is this hell gonna end!?" Laki exclaimed, as she destroyed a wave of shadow soldiers with her wood make magic. Wiping some sweat from her brow, Laki cast a glance over at the mechanical giant in front of them. "Hey...that metal giant...it looks like it's moving a lot slower!"
"Natsu and the others must be fighting their hardest in there to slow that that thing down." Cana said to herself, gritting her teeth in annoyance. "I wish I could be there with them...but I need to stay here and defend the guild...the most we can do is pray for their success." Cana cast a nervous glance over at the giant when several explosions rang out. "Natsu, you better make it back okay."
(Back with Natsu, Juvia, and Gray)
"Uh...am I interrupting something?" Gray asked, scratching the back of his head in confusion. "Because it looks like you two know each other."
"Of course I know Juvia!" Natsu cheered, as he smiled at the blue-haired girl; who was still hugging him tightly. "I met her three years ago, while on a mission with Erza."
"Wait, you've met her before?" Gray questioned, quirking an eyebrow at the pink-haired dragon slayer.
"Yes." Juvia finally spoke, as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "Juvia has met Natsu before. He was the first person to bring sunlight into Juvia's life."
"Sunlight?" Gray parroted in a confused tone, scratching the side of his head. "What are you talking about?"
"Juvia's life has always been filled with an endless rain shower." Juvia explained, as she tightly gripped the front of Natsu's vest. Tears threatened to fall from the water mage's eyes as she recalled her previously lonely life. "No one wanted to be around Juvia, they all thought Juvia was too depressing." Juvia suddenly released Natsu's vest from her grasp, and smiled warmly up at the dragon slayer. "But Natsu was the first person who wanted to be around Juvia. He didn't find Juvia's rain depressing like everyone else. Because he was so kind, he managed to clear the rain that had surrounded Juvia's heart for so long."
"Oi, flame brain." Gray said, getting the dual dragon slayer's attention. "Care to explain how you met this girl, because what she's saying has gotten me pretty curious."
"Well like I said, I met Juvia while on a mission with Erza three years ago..."
(X781; Small Village Ten Miles North of Fairy Tail)
"Will this rain ever let up?" Erza asked, as she peered out the window of the room they had rented for the night. "It's been pouring like this for hours, and it's really starting to bum me out." Erza released a light sigh, and plopped down on the bed next to the window. "We could have been home by now, but you insisted on us walking back, instead of taking the train."
"Hey, it's not my fault that it started raining like this." Natsu said, gesturing to the rain outside the window. "Besides, you promised me we didn't have to take a damn train during this mission, and I'm gonna hold you to that."
"Tch, you're so stubborn sometimes." Erza groaned out, as she idly petted Happy; who was asleep on the bed next to her. "It's too bad Lisanna couldn't come with us. She was always good at coming up with things to keep us occupied." A slight blush spread across Erza's face, as she continued to stare out the window. "This is the first time Natsu and I have had to share a room since we both got our own places. I mean we don't have to share a bed like we used to, but it still feels weird sharing a room again; but not in a bad way. I don't know why, but my face keeps heating up and I get this weird fluttering feeling in my stomach whenever I think about us sharing a bed again."
"Yeah, but she went on a mission with Mirajane and Elfman." Natsu said, snapping Erza out of her thoughts. The dual dragon slayer shivered slightly at the mention of Mirajane's name. "Anyways, I don't know what you're complaining about. I love the rain."
"Are you serious?" Erza asked, her voice filled with skepticism.
"Yep! Since I use fire and lightning dragon slayer magic, the rain feels so cool and refreshing against my naturally warmed skin, and it also feels kinda tingly." Natsu explained with a grin, as he hopped off the bed and made his way towards the door.
"Where are you going, Natsu?" Erza asked, quickly sitting up in her bed.
"I'm going for a quick walk." Natsu replied, as he opened the door.
"It's pouring rain out there, Natsu." Erza reasoned, trying to persuade the dragon slayer from leaving. "You'll catch a cold for sure."
"I don't catch colds Erza." Natsu shot back with a toothy grin. "Don't worry Erza, I won't be gone too long." With a quick wave, Natsu walked out of the room. "See you in a bit.
"That boy." Erza sighed, before she buried her head in a pillow. "Why does he make my heart beat so fast?"
"Ah, that feels nice." Natsu said with a large smile on his face, as he let the cool ran hit his hot skin. The dragon slayer placed his hands in his pockets, while he continued to walk through the small village's streets. All around Natsu, people rushed past him; crowding under umbrellas to escape the pouring rain.
"Come on honey, let's get out of this damned rain." A man said, holding his wife close under the umbrella he was holding.
"This depressing rain had to go and ruin our picnic!" The woman shouted with scowl on her face, as she huddled closer to her husband.
"Tch, it's just a little rain." Natsu thought, just as the rain started to pour down even harder. "Man it's really coming down now. Maybe I should start heading back to the room." However, before could leave his trained ears picked up a distinct sound amongst the falling rain. "Is...is someone crying?" Natsu closed his eyes, and concentrated on distinguishing the sound from everything else he was hearing. After a few moments Natsu pinpointed the noise, and realized that it was definitely a crying girl. "It...She sounds just like..." Natsu's mind flashed back to when he used to comfort Erza when she would cry in her sleep. "I have to help her!" The dragon slayer immidiately took off running towards where he heard the crying coming from. It didn't take Natsu long to track the source of the sound down. The crying was coming from underneath a small bridge located in the village's park. Peeking underneath the bridge, Natsu spotted a blue-haired girl who appeared to be about his age. She had a blue cossack hat on her head, and a small hand stitched doll sat on the ground next to her. The girl's face was currently buried in her knees, as she continued to sob. Natsu immidiately felt an invisible force calling out for him to comfort the girl; to see her smile. He had to brighten her day up some how. So he quietly made his way over, and sat down next to the girl; however he sat outside the bridge so that he was still sitting in the rain. Taking a deep breath, Natsu finally spoke to the girl. "H-Hello."
"Huh?" The girl, who had finally noticed someone had sat down next to her, muttered as she looked up. Natsu's heart broke when he saw the sadness in the girl's ocean blue eyes. "W-Who are you?"
"I'm Natsu Dragneel." The dragon slayer introduced himself, flashing the girl a toothy grin. "What's your name?"
"Why are you even here?" The girl asked in a depressed tone, as she buried her face back into her knees. "Shouldn't you be running inside to get away from this depressing rain?"
"Well I heard someone crying, so I came to check things out." Natsu replied, scouting a little closer to the girl. "Besides, I love the rain!"
"Y-You like Juvia's rain?" The girl asked, as she lifted her head slightly.
"So your name's Juvia? That's a pretty name." Natsu said, causing the blue-haired girl to lightly blush. "Why are you crying anyways, Juvia?"
"Everyone thinks Juvia and her rain is depressing. So no one wants to be around Juvia, or be friends with her." Juvia explained, as she wiped the tears from her cheeks. "But Juvia can't help the rain that surrounds her, Juvia can't stop it. Juvia just wants the rain to stop, so people will want to be her friend."
"I'll be your friend!" Natsu exclaimed with a large smile, causing Juvia's head to snap up.
"You will?" Juvia hesitantly asked, not fully believing what the pink-haired boy was saying.
"Of course! Everyone needs friends!" Natsu cheered, moving even closer to Juvia. The blue-haired girl blushed even harder when Natsu gently gripped her hand. "You said you want the rain to go away, right?"
"Yes." Juvia replied, as a few more tears escaped her eyes. "Juvia's life has been filled with rain for so long. Juvia just wants to see the sunshine and clear blue sky."
"Well I might have a way to stop the rain." Natsu said, causing Juvia's eyes to widen. "My dad Igneel taught me a song that supposed to make the rain go away. You just keep singing, and eventually the rain will stop."
"That...that will work?" Juvia asked somewhat skeptically, as Natsu gave her hand a gentle squeeze.
"I worked whenever Igneel and I did it, so I don't know why it won't work now." Natsu replied, shrugging his shoulders. "I'll go first, then you can jump in the second time. You ready?" Seeing Juvia nod, Natsu took a deep breath. "Rain, rain, go away. Come again some other day. Little Johnny wants to play. In the meadow by the hay. Rain, rain, go away. Never show your face again. Rain, rain, pour down. But not a drop on our town." Finishing the song, Natsu smiled at Juvia. "Do you think you can join in this time?"
"Juvia will try." Juvia said, as she laid her head against Natsu's shoulder.
"Alright let's go again, both of us this time." Natsu said, leaning his head against Juvia's.
"Rain, rain, go away. Come again some other day. Little Johnny wants to play. In the meadow by the hay. Rain, rain, go away. Never show your face again. Rain, rain, pour down. But not a drop on our town."
Both Natsu and Juvia repeated the short song several times in a row. Juvia knew a silly little song wouldn't stop her rain, but she didn't really care. She just enjoyed being in the presence of another person. Juvia was content just sitting next to the dragon slayer, and feeling his warmth envelope her. It had been so long since Juvia had spoken to another person; even longer since she had one call her a friend. She would often stitch dolls to keep her company, just so she had someone to talk to. But as Juvia sat next to Natsu, repeating the children's song over and over, a miracle seemed to happen. After the tenth time singing the song, Juvia closed her eyes and a smile spread across her face. She didn't care if the rain stopped anymore. Juvia was simply happy that she had found a friend. Someone who didn't care about the rain that surrounded her, and truly wanted to be with her. On the eleventh time the silly rhyme was sung, a few tears of happiness slipped from Juvia's eyes. Then all of sudden Juvia noticed something, she couldn't hear the soft pitter patter of the rain falling anymore. Cracking an eye open, Juvia was shocked to see that the rain had indeed appeared to stop.
"N-Natsu!" Juvia exclaimed, as she shot to her feet. The girl ran out from under the bridge, and was bathed in bright sunlight. "It worked! It really worked!"
"I told you it would." Natsu said with a toothy grin, standing back back up onto his feet. The dragon slayer walked up to Juvia, who was gazing up at the clear sky above.
"It's so beautiful." Juvia said, as she stared in awe at the stunning blue sky. "Juvia has never seen a sky so perfect and clear."
"Yeah it sure is pretty." Natsu said, staring up at the sky as well. When Natsu cast a glance over at Juvia, he was surprised to see that tears were streaming down her cheeks. "Juvia, why are you crying?"
"Huh?" Juvia said, as she touched a hand to her cheek. She was surprised to feel that she was crying. "It must be because Juvia is so happy."
"Crying because you're happy? That's pretty weird." Natsu said, rubbing the back of his head. The dragon slayer was surprised when he felt someone embrace him. Looking down, Natsu saw Juvia hugging him tightly.
"Thank you." Juvia whispered, as she buried her head into Natsu's vest.
"There's no need to thank me." Natsu said, patting Juvia on the back. "It's what friends do."
"You really meant what you said? You'll be Juvia's friend?" Juvia hesitantly asked, as she locked eyes with Natsu.
"Of course!" Natsu exclaimed with a wide grin. "Now Rain, rain go away girl why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself."
"Sure thing, Sunshine Boy." Juvia said, as a bright smile spread across her face.
(Back in the Present)
"I managed to convince Erza to stay in the village a few more days, so that I could spend time with Juvia." Natsu explained, as he gazed down at the blue-haired girl. "But on the day we were supposed to head back to Fairy Tail, you just vanished Juvia. I couldn't find you anywhere."
"When Juvia found out you were leaving, Juvia decided that it was best to just leave." Juvia said, avoiding Natsu's gaze. "Juvia didn't want to go through the pain of saying goodbye. So Juvia left without saying anything, and was eventually recruited by Phantom Lord. But without Natsu, Juvia's heart was once again surrounded by rain."
"You could have come with us." Natsu said, placing a hand on top of Juvia's. "You can still come with us. Leave this guild, and join Fairy Tail. You may have been our enemy at one point, but we'll welcome you in with open arms."
"Oi Natsu, slow down for a second." Gray said, as he placed his hands in his pockets. "You may know this girl, but she is a member of the Elemental Four. We can't trust her so easily."
"Shut your damn mouth Gray." Natsu growled, surprising the ice mage. The dragon slayer wasn't surprised when he felt a familiar force compelling him to defend Juvia. He had felt it when he first met the girl, and it was even stronger now. "I trust Juvia, and I know she won't try anything." Gray and Natsu immidiately entered into an intense stare down. Both mages daring the other to back down. Gray was shocked at how intense the dragon slayer's eyes were, and decided it was best not to push him any further.
"Tch, fine you win. If you say we can trust her, then I guess there's no budging your stubborn ass." Gray said, as he broke eye contact with Natsu. "But I'm still gonna keep an eye on her."
"Fine by me." Natsu said, before returning his attention back to Juvia. "So what do you say? Want ditch this shitty guild, and join the badasses in Fairy Tail?"
"Juvia...Juvia doesn't..." Juvia began to stutter and stammer as tried to make up her mind. The water mage's face started to burn bright red, and after a few more moments she passed out.
"Juvia!" Natsu shouted, scared by the girl suddenly falling unconscious.
"She's fine flame brain." Gray said, walking up to the dragon slayer. "She just passed out. I knocked her around pretty good in our fight. Add the excitement of seeing you after so long, it must have wore her out."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Natsu said, as he gently laid Juvia down on the ground.
"Gray! Natsu!" A voice exclaimed from behind the duo. Both Fairy Tail mages turned around to see Mirajane and Elfman running towards them.
"Elfman? And...Mira-chan? What's she doing here?" Gray asked, scratching the side of his head.
"Did you guys take out another member of the Elemental Four?" Elfman asked, as he glanced down at Juvia.
"Yes, and it turns out that Natsu knows her." Gray said, releasing a light sigh.
"You know this girl Natsu?" Mirajane asked, as she spotted the small smile that was spread across Juvia's face. "Hmm, looks like we may have another girl on our hands already."
"Yeah, I met her a few years back. But there's no time to get into that now." Natsu said, cracking his knuckles and rolling his shoulders.
"There's only one Elemental Four mage left, right? Mirajane asked, earning a nod from Natsu.
"Sure is, and it's the bastard that hurt ji-chan." Natsu growled, as he gazed farther up the mechanical giant. "You guys watch after Juvia, I'm going to take this asshole out." Encasing his legs in flames, Natsu rocketed towards the hole he had been blown out of earlier; with Happy following closely behind him.
"Natsu, please be careful." Mirajane thought, as she clutched a hand over her heart.
(Near the Top of Phantom Lord's Mechanical Giant)
"RAGHHHHH!" Natsu roared, bursting back in through the hole he had fallen through. The dragon slayer's attack was so sudden that it caught Aria completely off guard. "Lightning Dragon Iron Fist!" An electrified punch caught Aria in the chin, and sent the last Elemental Four member tumbling backwards. "That's for making me fall down a building you fucking bastard!"
"I'm quite impressed that you survived that fall." Aria said, as he wiped some blood from the corner of his mouth. "You're a fascinating specimen."
"Fuck you!" Natsu screamed, charging towards Aria with his entire body encased in lightning.
"Have't you learned anything you fool? You cannot deflect all of my airspace magic." Aria taunted, as he thrust his arms forward. Suddenly Natsu was forced to the ground, as an invisible barrage of wind slammed into him. "Your lightning may be able to cut through my airspace magic. But I can make so much of it that you can't possible deflect it all, and its invisible making it impossible for you to predict where it's going to hit."
"Natsu had the upper hand at first. But now that he know's Natsu's magic can cut through his own he's really laying into Natsu now." Happy thought, watching the fight from behind a pillar.
"You're still getting up Salamander?" Aria asked, as Natsu struggled onto his feet.
"I can't let a piece of shit like you beat me..." Natsu said, releasing a shake breath. "I'm a mage of Fairy Tail after all..." The dragon slayer grinned wickedly, and spit some blood from his mouth. "Your attacks aren't even hurting me, they're just pissing me off!"
"Is that so? Then let's see how you like this." Aria said, as he extended one of his hands. "Airspace Zetsu." Suddenly the air surrounding Natsu began to explode. The dragon slayer quickly cloaked his body in lightning, but all it seemed to do was cushion the countless blows. Natsu was forced down onto one knee, as the explosions continued. "There will always be someone stronger than you, my young dragon."
"Shut up!" Natsu roared, his cheeks bulging with electricity. "Lightning Dragon's Roar!" A stream of powerful lightning flew towards Aria. However, Aria simply vanished into thin air. "Where the hell did he go?!" Natsu began to frantically sniff the air, as he tried to pinpoint Aria's location.
"It's all over for you now Salamander." Aria's disembodied voice echoed out from all around Natsu. "You're about to experience the same pain as your poor master." Natsu clenched his teeth in anger at the mention of Makarov being hurt. The dragon slayer felt a rush of wind blow behind him "Airspace Zetsu...you shall be reduced to pure nothingness."
"That's what you think." Natsu said, before he quickly spun around to face Aria. "Lightning Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu's lightning covered fist launched Aria into the air. "Now Erza!" Right as the words left Natsu's mouth, Aria's attack struck; slamming the dragon slayer into the ground. Before Aria could hit the ground, a boot smashed into his face. The last member of the Elemental Four crashed into the ground, just as an armored figure landed in front of Natsu. "Heh, I knew you'd come."
"Erza!" Happy cheered, as the scarlet-haired knight stood protectively in front of Natsu.
"I couldn't let you fight alone again, Natsu." Erza said, glaring fiercely at Aria.
"Are you sure you should be fighting with your wounds?" Natsu asked, causing a small smirk to spread across Erza's face.
"You're more injured than me. Sure I'm still a little worn out from earlier, but I can fight." Erza said, as her eyes filled with determination. The scarlet-haired knight once again turned to face Aria. The air around Titania seemed to chill, as she gaze the enemy mage an icy glare. "So this is the guy who hurt master..."
"How very sad..." Aria said, standing back onto his feet. "The necks of both the Salamander and Titania have been handed to me...It'll be such a shame to snap them."
"The one who dared to touch our master..." Erza said, her voice slowly filling with anger. "Was this man, right?"
"Erza..." Natsu breathed out, as he watched Erza tightly clench her fists.
"Hahaha..." Aria laughed, beginning to undo the bandages covering his eyes. "If I'm going to fight against the mighty Erza..." Aria smiled as he tossed away the bandages that had covered his eyes. "Even I shall have to take this fight seriously."
(Several Floors Bellow)
"His eyes?!" Gray exclaimed, as he sprinted down a hall with Mirajane and Elfman.
"Yes...Aria has always kept his eyes closed." Mirajane explained, quickly rounding a corner. "Apparently keeping them closed is the only way he can keep his immense power under control."
"What the hell?!" Elfman exclaimed, as his eyes widened in shock.
"Anyways, if we run into Aria, we have to defeat him before he opens his eyes." Mirajane said, as she clenched her teeth. "If he does, we may lose any hope of winning this fight." Hearing several explosions ring out above them, Mirajane gazed up at the ceiling. "Natsu, you can do this, I believe in you."
(Back With Erza and Natsu)
"Come at me Titania." Aria taunted with a twisted smile, revealing his glowing eyes. "I have cast the airspace of death, Zero.This airspace consumes all life." Erza could hear Natsu struggling to breath behind her. The scarlet-haired knight was clenching her fists so tightly that she felt her nails pierce the skin of her palms.
"Magic that consumes life?" Erza asked in a shaky voice, her scarlet locks hiding the fury in her eyes. "Why do you bastards find it so easy to steal people's lives?!
"Enough of this, let's have some fun now." Aria said with a demented grin on his face. A sword quickly materialized in Erza's hand, and she charged towards Aria. "I wonder how long you'll survive in this airspace?"
"Erza?!" Natsu shouted in worried tone, as he watched Erza race towards Aria. However, Natsu's eyes slowly widened when he saw Erza begin to slash through the air surrounding her. "No way."
"It can't be!" Aria exclaimed, taking a hesitant step back. "She's cutting right through my airspace." Aria's eyes widened when Erza's entire body began to glow.
"Re-equip! Heaven's Wheel Armor!" Erza roared, slashing through Aria with a sword in both hands. "Blumenblatt!" Suddenly a barrage of swords materialized behind Erza and struck Aria. Natsu and Happy both watched in shock as Aria fell to the ground, defeated. "Master could never have been defeated by a disgrace like you. That farce will never appear in your story."
Outside, in behind Fairy Tail's guild hall. Most of the defending Fairy Tail mages scattered for cover, as they prepared for Abyss Break to activate. Every mage dove behind any piece of cover they could find.
"Everybody get down!" Max yelled, as he rushed behind a pile of rubble.
"This isn't something we can survive by ducking our heads!" Laki shouted, forming a wooden barrier to hide behind.
"Wait!" Cana exclaimed, when she saw the giant's arms begin to break. The Fairy Tail mages watched in awe as large portions of the mechanical giant began to fall apart. Then loud cheers broke out when the giant magical circle looming over their heads disappeared. Cana quickly wiped away a tear that had formed in her eye. "Natsu, you guys really pulled it off."
Back inside the Phantom Lord guild hall, Natsu slowly rose to his feet. Within in seconds, he was rushing towards Erza. "HEY!" The scarlet-haired knight collapsed right into the dragon slayer's arms. "Erza!? Come on Erza, say something!"
(Giant's Control Room)
"IMPOSSIBLE!" Jose roared, as he slammed his down onto the desk in front of him. "Those pieces of Fairy trash take down all of the Elemental Four?!" The Phantom Lord mages behind Jose all cowered in fear. "Where is Gajeel?!"
"W-Well...the truth is...we have no clue..."
"I'm right here, master." A gruff voice said from behind Jose. Everyone turned to see Gajeel walking into the room, carrying what appeared to be an unconscious blonde girl. The girl was battered and covered in numerous cuts and bruises. "The Elemental Four were wiped out?" A smirk spread across Gajeel's face. "Well if they were beaten by trash, then I guess that makes them trash too, geehee...I guess you should have just sent me out there in the first place." Gajeel then roughly tossed the blonde girl onto the ground. "Here, I brought you a present master."
"Lucy? But how?" Jose asked, shocked to see his target had been captured by the iron dragon slayer.
"Don't underestimate the nose of a dragon slayer." Gajeel said, as he tapped his nose.
"But Gajeel-san...is she even alive?" A Phantom mages asked, gazing down at the unconscious girl.
"Hmm..." Gajeel hummed, as he rubbed his chin. Without warning, Gajeel violently kicked Lucy in the stomach. The blonde girl went tumbling across the floor; sputtering and coughing up a mouthful of blood.
Several floors below Gajeel, Natsu suddenly felt an aching pain in his chest. The dragon slayer took a shaky breath, as he clutched a hand over his rapidly beating heart. "Why do I feel like Lucy is in trouble?"
"Oi, Gajeel! Stop that man!"
"You might actually kill her!"
"Geehee, looks like she's alive to me." Gajeel said, sneering down at Lucy. "Though that fatass that was with her might be dead."
"As expected of the strongest man in my guild." Jose said with a devious smirk. "Nice job, Gajeel-san."
(Fairy Tail's Secret Hideout)
"Reedus!" Loke exclaimed, as he burst into Fairy Tail's hideout. Loke's eyes widened when he saw a battered and beaten Reedus lying on the ground. "Oi! Reedus! Pull yourself together! Where's Lucy?! What happened here?!"
"Sorry...I...couldn't..." Reedus struggled to say, tears flowing down his cheeks. "I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..."
"She was taken?" Loke breathed out, before he clenched his teeth. "I had a feeling something like this would happen. But...I was too afraid to come and help...Damn it! I'm the worst!" Loke's eyes suddenly widened when he remembered something, causing a chill to run down his spine. "I feel sorry for any person Natsu runs into when he finds out they've taken Lucy again."
(Fairy Tail Guild Hall)
"All of you Fairy Tail members out there." Jose's voice echoed out across the area. "We have succeeded in capturing Lucy."
"No! They found our secret hiding spot!" Mirajane exclaimed, as she began to panic slightly.
"They captured Luce again?" Natsu said angrily, beginning to grit his teeth.
"Our first objective has been completed." Jose said with a smirk, as he dragged Lucy over by her hair.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Lucy's screamed pierced through the air, causing everyone's hearts to drop.
"I'm sure you all heard this bitch's screams." Jose said, roughly throwing Lucy onto the ground. "But we have one more remaining objective." The mages defending Fairy Tail all gasped when Jose's shadow soldiers began to morph. Without warning the new shadow soldiers began to cut through the Fairy Tail mages. "All we have to do now is slaughter all of you disgusting fairies."
"What the hell is up with these guys?!"
"They suddenly became a hell of a lot stronger!"
Cana was caught off guard by the sudden commotion, and was hit by one of shadow soldiers. Quickly recovering, Cana destroyed the ghost with a dozen exploding tarot cards. "Don't give up! We have to defend the guild at all costs! Fight till your last breath!"
"Keep an eye on Lucy for me." Jose told Gajeel, as he turned to leave the room. "A few worms seem to be running around our guild. I shall have to let them know that they will be seeing no more miracles. I will kill them myself."
(With Natsu and Erza)
Hearing Lucy scream like that caused something to snap inside of Natsu. The dragon slayer's heart was beating so fast, that he felt it would burst out of his chest at any moment. Natsu's pupils completely dilated, and he began to shake in almost uncontrollable rage. These bastards had dared to lay a finger on his girl. Taking her in the first place was bad enough. But now they had hurt her, and Natsu planned to make them pay blood for blood. He would shred through them and make them wish they had never been born.
"They've hurt your mate. You must make them PAY!"
"You must dig deep inside yourself, and drag out your power! Then you must use that power to SLAUGHTER THEM!"
"Natsu?" Erza's weak voice snapped Natsu out of his stupor. The scarlet-haired knight raised her hand and gently cupped Natsu's cheek. "Release...your power...there is...so much...untapped power within you...believe in yourself, like I believe in you...call it forth...and awaken it."
"Even your other mate sees the power residing within you!"
"Listen to her and call upon it!"
"The time is right..." Erza said, as her hand fell from Natsu's face. "Lucy...the guild...you must protect them..." Erza tightly gripped the front of Natsu's vest and locked eyes with him. "NOW GO NATSU! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WILL SURPASS ME!"
"She's right." Natsu thought, gently laying Erza down against a pillar. Another piercing scream from Lucy suddenly rang out from above. "For Lucy...For Erza...For Lisanna...For Fairy Tail...I will drag out every ounce of power I have in me!" Natsu dug deep inside himself, as he felt his anger reach a level it had never reached before. The temperature in the room suddenly spiked, and an enormous amount of magic began to gather around Natsu. Erza felt as if her armor would start to melt, as she began to sweat profusely. The scarlet-haired knight felt all her limbs go weak, when Natsu's incredible magical energy enveloped her.
"DRAG IT OUT!"
"UNLEASH YOUR POWER!"
"DESTROY THOSE WHO HURT YOUR MATE!"
"RAAAAAAGHHHHHHH!" Natsu roared, feeling an invisible barrier burst; allowing new more powerful magical energy to flow through his body. Then to Erza and Happy's shock, brilliant blue flames exploded of the dragon slayer. The intense flames were so hot that they scorched the walls on the other side of the room. The bright blue flames changed and morphed around Natsu, until they took the form of a giant dragon.
"What are those flames?" Erza thought, as she had to shield her faces from the intense fire. "They're so hot, I've never seen or felt anything like them before." Without warning, Natsu shot forward down the hall; creating a large shockwave as he rocketed forward. The dragon slayer was moving so fast that Happy had a hard time keeping up with him. Brilliant blue flames encased Natsu's entire body, as he raced through the halls; completely melting everything they touched.
"I'm going to destroy them all!" Natsu thought, sprinting towards where he knew Lucy and Gajeel would be. "I'll make him pay, for everything!"
And done! I decided that this was a good stopping point, so no complaining. I got the idea for Natsu's blue flames from when Natsu fought Erigor, and Happy commented on how Natsu's emotions affected his flames. So I figured the madder Natsu gets, the hotter and more intense his flames and lightning would be. And since blue is the color of the hottest flames visible to the naked eyes, I decided on that color for his new flames. Natsu's lightning is also affected by this, so expect some new colored lightning. I only have one other planned color change for Natsu's flames and lightning, but that won't be happening until the GMG arc (If any of you can guess why his flames will change, and what color they'll be I'll be impressed). Next chapter will have Jose attacking Erza, Gray, Mira, and Elfman and we'll get to the long awaited Gajeel vs. Natsu fight, so look forward to that. Like I said, I should have the next chapter out fairly soon. So what did you guys think? Love it? Hate it? Don't care? Remember to follow/favorite, PLEASE REVIEW(We have over 900 followers, so we should be able to get over 30 reviews per chapter. Step it up guys!) and PM me any ideas you guys have for any of my stories.
P.S. I finished both Sword Art Online season one and two recently, and I must say that I'm now in love with that series. First off it's an absolutely gorgeous anime, fantastic work A-1 studios! The voice acting is phenomenal, but I felt the music was kinda meh. The characters were all enjoyable and there were few I hated, unless they were complete scumbags *Cough* Kyouji *Cough* The story for the most part was great, however the second half of season one was nowhere near as good as the first and the middle of season two kinda dull; but it picked back up near the end. Plus I absolutely love Kirito and Asuna's love story! They're absolutely perfect together, and I fight anyone who says otherwise; just kidding. If you want to seem my favorite pairings for Sword Art Online just check to my profile, but my definite favorites are Kirito x Asuna and Kirito x Shino. I'm so hyped for season 3, which is set to premiere this summer, and then there is a Sword Art Online movie that is supposed to come out before then. So I'm super psyched for both of those. If I had to give Sword Art Online a rating, as a whole, I'd give an 8.5 out of 10. I highly recommend you all check it out if you haven't. I might even consider writing a fic for this series in the future.
I also finished Gurren Lagann as well, which I absolutely loved. For being over nine years old, the anime still looks great in my opinion. The characters were all likable, and were all well voice acted. The story was great and completely crazy at the same time. The action was totally ridiculous in a great way. Although I was a little disappointed nothing ever happened between Simon and Yoko, I go more in depth on that in my profile so if you want to see more about that check out my profile. But overall I loved this anime, and if I had to give it a rating I'd probably give it a 9 out of 10. This anime is definitely a must watch, and I can't recommend it highly enough. I might write a Simon x Yoko oneshot at some point.
So until next time, I'm outta here!