"Then what did she do? Just tell me!" Natsu begged while trying to adjust his goggles, so they don't dig into his eye sockets the wrong way.
Gray snorted but tightened his parachute "How many fucking times do I have to tell you, flame brain!? She got up and left. MAYBE. Just maybe, if you hadn't started talking about her tits, then maybe you could'a scored her number, you absolute moron. She was ready to do anything cause she felt so bad. Who knows what you could've scored. MAYBE EVEN GETTING LAI- "
"HEY! I wasn't talking about her tits I just- "
Gajeel roared at the two bickering friends," THAT'S ENOUGH. I can't fucking hear anything on this goddamn plane. My motion sickness pill is wearing off and I'm not letting you fuckers give me a headache over Natsu's lame ass game. We get it, he gets no pussy but we gotta jump in A LITERAL SECOND." He was panting by the time he was done.
Natsu turned to defend himself and was met with a heavy steel toed boot to the chest "HEY! I-OOOOOOOooooowaaahhhhhh-
Gajeel glared at Natsu's figure falling rapidly, still being able to hear his surprised scream going down miles and miles of air. Then once he saw his signature red two headed dragon parachute top, he nodded off to Gray who smirked back at him.
Gray took a few steps back and front flipped into the air and started his descent. Gajeel quirked a studded brow at the action," That was so fucking lame" he muttered. He looked down at the desolate forest, completely marred by the beast who left nothing but despair and destruction in its path. Taking a deep breath, he grabbed the door handle and let himself fall into the earth.
As the fire crackled into the cold night, the Fairy Tail group camped and drank into the darkness. Amid the eerily quiet forest, boisterous yapping and guffaws are heard near the area.
"And-and get this, right as he's staring at her tits like they're fire chicken for a solid minute he goes, "Lemme suck them mommy"." Gray mocks and laughs loudly as Gildartz and Laxus slap their knees and start to lose their breath.
Meanwhile, Natsu was pouting by the fire with a noticeable bump on his head. "I didn't say that." He murmured dejectedly but was met with a strong chop to the cranium," OW. Erza, please, I'm dying." He slowly crumbles down in fetal position and nurses his spinning head with his hands.
"No! Natsu. I am very disappointed in your behavior towards a young lady. This is unacceptable. You have failed me." Erza glowered over the defeated body and continued her commanding tirade.
"You have objectified and humiliated a girl you just met, it is so upsetting that you will end up exactly like," She pointed clearly at Gildartz and Laxus, "Those rakes over there! Look how pathetic they are! Old, lonely, moody and unlikeable! Is that what you want to become, Natsu?" She asked.
"Noo." He coo-ed from the ground.
"Oi! Erza-chan, how could you say that about me." Gildartz, as fearsome as he is, pouted back at her.
"Gildartz-san. You are a whore, there is no woman alive that doesn't know how easy you are. Please make sure not to infect and contaminate the waters during baths or at the very least quarantine a location away from us." Erza said matter-of-factly.
It was as if someone dropped an anvil on his head, he entered the same fetal position as Natsu and both men cried in solidarity over the tyrannical behavior from their female companion.
Laxus looked annoyed but didn't say anything. Out loud. Gray was sweating bullets, knowing that he was the only remaining option and most likely the one targeted. He was recounting everything he said to make sure-
"And Gray." A voice boomed. Turning his head towards the sound, he saw his maker ready to thwart his existence.
"Y-Yes, Erza?" He stammered. She glared at him then remarkably nearly matching the speed of light, threw a rock straight into his face and watched in satisfaction as he fell to the floor and joined the now triad of broken men.
They all carefully rolled their wounded egos and broken bodies and repeated the cruel words. "Am I a unicorn?" Natsu tearfully questioned when touching his prominent forehead bump.
"I can't believe she said I'd infect something." Gildartz said through sniffles, clutching his chest as if he could hold his sad heart.
"She threw a rock at me." Gray said solemnly.
Laxus huffed while he saw them," Great. Now we just lost most of our fighting force. Good job, Erza."
Erza glared at him in return, "There is still Gajeel."
"Where?"
Erza turned, as if he'd magically appear out of thin air but quirked her brow at the absence. "Hm. GAJEEL!" But there was no response or motion. By now, even the tearful trio began to pick themselves up in curiosity.
Laxus stood up and yelled also," Gajeel!".
Confusion marred their faces before hearing a loud thud a nearby tree. Promptly, all soldiers jumped to their feet and ran towards the instantly transforming to violent noises. Each member ran expertly through the forest floors covered by miscellaneous nature or jumped from branch to branch in order to locate the now recognized sound of their mission's purpose.
"AUUUGH!" Gajeel cried out in pain as the black beast tried to bite down on his shoulder. He tried his best to pry and hold its mouth open by the jaws, but it wasn't enough. His hands were bleeding and leaving a splash below them.
He thought he'd briefly leave camp to catch one of the many boars in the region but was ambushed by something he couldn't see at first. Even now, in the dark of night he couldn't see much but from the moon he could make out the tail of the hideous monster was the same girth as his whole body. It pinned him to the tree and made attempts to crush the pierced man. Suddenly it let him go entirely, letting his body fall to the floor, and let out a scream of anguish.
Even with no energy whatsoever, Gajeel covered his ears in pain from being in such proximity to the monster. Behind them, Erza had pierced it's metal like skin with a spear and kept pushing in before the evil spirit swiped her legs with its tail, forcing her to jump back and leaving the weapon inside.
Suddenly, Natsu descended from the trees with a lacrima auto-loading machine gun and fired away on its head. The beast finally jumped from Gajeel and Natsu threw a self-exploding lacrima at its bottom half.
As the bomb exploded, they all got a look of it.
Of the legendary beast, Acnologia.
Centuries ago, this monster was murdered by armies upon armies of the combined nations. It decimated masses, and even reduced the human population by a fraction and made its mark by leaving the entire planet in disarray. Yet somehow, it made strange re-appearance during the summer of last year. Fairy Tail was notified immediately as their founder, Mavis Vermillion, was the final warrior to strike the creature.
Looking at it now, it makes sense. For a moment, Natsu wasn't fearful, but he was in awe. Its dark metallic skin gleamed with the light, but it only showcased a fraction of its size. It's legs alone stood taller than him or even Laxus and Gildartz by a sizeable margin, maybe even triple. As it prepared to let out another screech, he could see the number of teeth it has but could not stop seeing rows after rows of gigantic pointy canines. It was impossible to count but the night air began to vibrate and Natsu had no choice but to cover his ears. The damn thing has a shriek that could cause earthquakes.
For a moment Natsu doubted himself. This never happens to him. He is confident to his core, before this mission and he will be after but for a fleeting moment he finally gets…a bit scared. He starts to feel his fingers tremble on his weapons when he reaches back for them, the sweat now going into overproduction. He can't stop trembling and his mind is racing and his body is now having tremors and-
Somehow at the same time, he saw her again. Just an image he's burned into his memory, her cascading golden hair, her beautiful face, just her aura alone. The angel.
His eyes came back focused, and he notices the feeling of fear is gone. He doesn't know why this keeps happening, or why he keeps thinking of her. But it works for him. He takes one step forward and with as much gusto as he can, he roars.
"Come at me, you fat, ugly, lizard!"
Everyone around him smirks before running straight into their predator.