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A/N: I don't wanna spoil anything just yet but we shall see what occurs.
"Laxus if you knew why didn't you stop him!?" Mirajane yelled at him.
By this point, Mirajane was now standing in front of Laxus but he didn't seemed fazed at all.
"Hey, I'm not going to stop someone in getting stronger. I suggest taking a few notes from that newbie." Laxus said.
Mirajane became pissed at the dismissive statement and glared down at Laxus. The man actually became surprised at the look being given to him.
"Oh? I haven't seen that look in a long time." Laxus commented.
"This is troublesome, what job is missing?" Makarov asked.
"The Cursed Island of Galuna." Mirajane informed Makarov.
"The Demon Island!" Makarov shouted in shock.
The entire Guild population began to whisper to one another.
"Laxus you have to bring them back now!" Makarov yelled at the man.
Laxus immediately turned down the offer.
"No way, I have my own jobs to handle." Laxus spoke.
"It has to be you, you just let Natsu walk off without even trying to stop him!" Makarov shouted.
Someone got up from their seat.
"Master...I'll bring him in."
Makarov looked over to see the person that had just spoken to him.
The next day, The Port Town of Hargeon.
"I don't know why you guys want to go to Galuna Island but no one goes near that island. There's no way you'll find a sailor that goes there when even the pirates don't dare set sail anywhere near Galuna Island." A man said.
This man owned a small row boat that could accompany a handful of people.
"Is there anyway to Galuna Island?" Lucy asked.
"Found you both!"
Lucy jumped up as she gave a scream while Natsu turn his head to look at the individual that had been tailing them.
"Ack, Gray! Why'd you do that!?" Lucy yelled.
This is Gray, he was a man around Natsu's age. Gray would hold black color hair with dark blue color eyes. Gray had on a dark blue short sleeve button up t-shirt with black color pants and hiking boots. Gray had on a necklace that was decorated by a sword that resemble said sword in the ground. He had on a silver bracelet. Finally, a silver chain being attached to the belt loops on his pants.
"Why are you taking a job that you aren't supposed to be taking? Master had ordered me to bring the both of you back." Gray said.
"We aren't suppose to be taking? Natsu you took a S-Class job!" Lucy yelled at Natsu.
"Cats outta the bag now." Natsu said.
He...damn him! No wonder he didn't answer her question and chose to deflect!
"Don't worry Lucy, we figured you'd be forced to take part. You'll be safe but I can't say the same about your friend here." Gray spoke.
Gray faced Natsu.
"You come back with me quietly and you might get off with just a expulsion from the Guild." Gray said.
"Wait...guild, are you guys wizards?"
The three looked over at the man that was still present.
"We are Wizards of Fairy Tail and I'm taking a job to Galuna Island." Natsu said.
The Man got onto the row boat he owned as he looked at all of them.
"Get on, right now." He said.
Gray was distracted and as a result, Natsu punched him into the boat. Gray was knocked out cold while Lucy gave out a 'eep!'
"Natsu have you lost your mind!?" Lucy yelled at him.
"If you want to stay in a cushy spot than stay here. However, later down the line you'll regret it or..."
Natsu hopped into the boat as he stood tall.
"...you can come with me to get stronger while getting a reward for becoming stronger. Your call." Natsu spoke.
Lucy did want that Key while also proving Natsu wrong. Her pride was wounded and she would get on the boat because of her pride. That made three willingly passengers minus Gray that were on board the boat.
"Galuna Island here we come!" Natsu proudly declared.
"Even with him here?" The man who owned the rowboat asked.
He was referring to Gray.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of him." Natsu said.
Natsu would tie Gray up with some rope that he had on hand. After that he sat the unconscious Gray up on one of three boards available to them. Natsu and Lucy took the second board while The Boat Owner took the third board. Their journey started as they began to travel to Galuna Island by boat.
That Night.
Gray was awake by this point.
"You know, now that it's getting late. I'm getting a little scared." Lucy commented.
"You dare say that after tying me up!" Gray shouted.
"Stop being so scared." Natsu replied.
"Don't kidnap me either!" Gray shouted at Natsu.
Natsu gave a shrug and Gray grumbled under his breath. The male facing the Boat Owner.
"Anyways, why'd you suddenly decided to take us?" Gray asked.
The Boat Owner faced Gray since he was being addressed.
"My name is Bobo, I used to be a resident of Galuna Island. I had escaped that awful Island." Bobo introduced himself.
"That means you know about the curse, what is it?" Natsu asked.
Bobo look over at Natsu.
"The curse will fall upon you, that's what it means to go to that island. Do you really think you can remove that curse? This demonic curse." Bobo asked.
Bobo exposed his entire arm to everyone. Gray and Lucy's eyes widen in disbelief while Natsu acted like he had seen it on the daily. Bobo's arm wasn't human. In fact, you could consider it to be inhumane as if he was part monster.
"A curse? I don't know how to fix it but I also have a curse."
Natsu showed his left arm as it slowly grew scales all over the arm. The shape of Natsu's arm began to transform into that of a dragon. This is his curse, to share the fate of becoming a dragon if he pushed too far, for too long.
"My Mother's Magic has a nasty side effect. If I continue to use her magic after I have transformed into a monster. I will reach a point where the antibodies that I have will expire and my transformation is permanent." Natsu spoke.
It was a treatment, not a cure.
"I see, you have shared our fate. I wish you did not have to experience it. I can help you if you're looking to break your curse." Bobo said.
"My curse is permanent, as long as I wield her power. I will always have it and I'm not looking to get rid of her magic. It's all I have left of her."
Gray listened to Natsu's story. He...he could understand Natsu on a fundamental level. Gray could understand why Natsu had picked this job. Why Natsu is this stubborn about doing this job. To Natsu this job is personal.
"What do you mean by antibodies?" Lucy asked.
Natsu's arm didn't revert back to a human one as he still had talons that replaced his fingers with yellow scales covering his arm from top to bottom.
"We visited someone in Alvarez about a completely different topic. However, my condition acted up. My mother's blood had the necessary resources to counteract the curse that she unknowingly gave me. The problem is, they're and always will be finite. Don't worry, my arm will return to normal in a few hours." Natsu explained.
Lucy was horrified by Natsu's circumstances. Is this why he was so gung ho about doing this mission?
"We are here, Galuna Island. I wish you all the best of luck."
Everyone face the front to see Galuna Island off in the distance.
"Wait..."
Lucy turned her head around to see that Bobo had simply disappeared. However, that wasn't the thing that went through her mind. She saw a massive tsunami headed for them.
"Tsunami!!!!" Lucy screamed.
Natsu turn around to see the wave that was about to crash on top of them. He cut the ropes binding Gray by using light magic. Gray found himself free while Natsu cast a spell.
"O'crest of the wing create protection!"
Everyone would be encased in a sphere of light as the wave crashed down on them. The light protected them from the wave as they would be sent flying forward from the force of the tsunami.
"Hang on!" Natsu shouted.
They did this with Natsu gripping the edge of the boat with his draconic arm while the other two clinged to the railing.
"What the hell!?" Lucy shouted.
The wave eventually carried them all the way to the island as they crashed landed onto the beach. Natsu who had a better grip didn't go crashing into the wall of the sphere. Lucy and Gray were spared that fate as both slammed up against the sphere. The two sliding down the structure. Natsu waited for the water to calm down before getting rid of his sphere of light.
"Jesus that came out of nowhere, it's like someone used magic to create the wave." Licy spoke.
"I have a good feeling that it was magic. We would have felt it if it was naturally made." Natsu commented.
"At least, we are alive and not at the bottom of the sea. Thanks for that." Gray said.
"I gotta look after you two since I dragged you guys here." Natsu spoke.
"I think it's too late to try and sound responsible." Gray countered.
"Yeah, yeah. What are you going to do now?" Natsu asked.
"I'm going to come with you." Gray said.
Natsu raised a brow. Gray crossed his arms.
"This seems personal to you. Didn't you tell us that for family, rules are meant to be broken?" Gray asked.
Natsu grew a smirk.
"I'll be damned. Let's head to the Village on this Island and see it's chief." Natsu said.
It wouldn't take long of traveling through the jungle. Natsu had told them that he would guide them. He used his nose to get them to their destination. Which would be a wooden wall with a immense wooden gate. The trio stood in front of the gate.
"I take it this is the place?" Gray asked.
"Hey, anyone up on the wall!!" Natsu called for someone.
A person peered over the wall to look down at the trio in front of their gate.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked.
"We're from Fairy Tail and we have came here to take up your job!" Lucy answered.
"Oh yeah why weren't we notified of you guys coming!?" He yelled.
"You know how people are, they're too scared of your Island!" Natsu shouted back.
It seemed believable enough.
"Show me your marks!" The Man demanded.
Gray, Natsu, and Lucy showed the man their Fairy Tail Insignia that they had on their bodies.
"Come on in, we'll send word to the Village Elder." The Man stated.
The gate began to move up as it exposed the village and its inhabitants. The group walked into the village as everyone began to whisper to one another. They could see Natsu's arm.
"Did he get cursed already?" One of them asked.
The group reached what looked like to be the Village Square due to the clearing that they stood in. Eventually, most of the village inhabitants were apart of the square with a single man in front of them. He introduced himself.
"Im The Headman of Galuna Island, Moka. I bid you welcome and I apologize for placing our curse upon your friend here." Moka stated.
"It's not like that, he...he has a curse but it's not the same one." Lucy tried to explain.
"Ah, than we don't have to hide anymore if you're his partners. Everyone, remove your cloaks." Moka ordered.
The cloaks that the villagers were wearing would be removed as everyone looked as if they had some sort of demonic limb, horns, and or both on their bodies. The villagers looked away in shame or were afraid they would be judged. Lucy and Gray reacted better after seeing Bobo as well as Natsu's transformations.
"Every living being on this island has been afflicted with this curse. From humans, dogs, cats, birds, and animals have been afflicted with this curse. We have tried dozens of doctors but they have not been able to trace it to any know disease in this world. The reason we appear like this is because of the magic of the moon." Moka explained.
"It explains the whole, "destroy the moon" portion." Natsu said.
"Originally, this island was known for gathering in the moonlight and glowing as brilliantly as the moon itself! Yet, several years ago the moon began to change from its usually color to that of purple." Moka continued.
"Clearly, a spell is being produced here on this island." Natsu commented.
"Purple, purple, maybe the moon drip spell?" Gray offered.
"On this island alone will the moon turn purple and we began to undergo our true transformation."
Natsu looked up at the sky and narrowed his eyes. He could see something up there, being a light dragon slayer. Natsu is more sensitive to light and his mother would have been embarrassed if he missed something such as this.
"Is that?" Natsu asked.
Natsu watch as the full moon came out and it was indeed purple. His attention would be taken to the villagers that were groaning in pain. He saw all of them clenching their bodies while hitting the ground. There was only a few people that had the will to stand on their feet. The entire village present turned into demonic humaniod creatures.
'Damn.' Natsu thought.
Even he was taken aback a bit at the display. Lucy and Gray were floored as they could only helplessly watch the ordeal in stunned silence.
"In the morning, we will be able to go back to our original forms. However, it gets worse, there are some of us who can't turn back to our original form. They eventually lose their souls and become like a demon. We had to put down a few good people."
Natsu's blood ran cold as his eyes widen at hearing those words. No...no that...damn it. His bangs shadowed his eyes.
"I thank you renowned wizards for finally accepting our job request, I beg of you please save us, save our poor island. If this goes on any longer, all of us will lose our souls to this curse. There's only one way to end this madness, you must destroy the moon."
"To hell with being subtle." Natsu growled.
Natsu summoned a spear made out of light. He threw the spear up into the air with everyone watching going up through the sky like a rocket. The spear connected with something because it embedded itself into what looked like to be glass. Than a explosion occurred that would light up the night sky with a beautiful light. When it died down they could see that the moon was it's signature yellow. The group also saw tiny shards of glass like substance hitting the ground.
"I'm hunting down whomever caused this curse and I'll break them limb from limb." Natsu growled.
Lucy as well as Gray stiffened at the look that Natsu was giving off. He looked ready to murder someone.
