Chapter 11: Operation: Destroy the Moon?!
Natsu: AWWW MAN!!!
Lucy: But I don't understand. The curse should be lifted now cause Deliora's dead.
Erza: Wrong. This curse you keep talking about never had anything to do with the demon. The villagers have been affected by the intense magical energy from the Moon Drip spell. In other words, Deliora's death isn't going to change their situation whatsoever.
Lucy: What? Oh no.
Natsu: Well, then we'd better go and change them back.
Happy: Aye, sir!
Gray: Yeah, but we don't know how. (looks at Lyon) Lyon, do you know?
Lyon: To be quite honest, I don't have a clue.
Robot Happy: What?
Ur: You don't know about the curse?
Y/N: Okay, something's not adding up. The villagers told us that the curse started around the same time you guys got here.
Lyon: When we first arrived 3 years ago, we were aware that there was a village somewhere on this island. But we had absolutely no reason to communicate with the villagers so we left them alone. And they never came to the temple to see what we were up too.
Erza: In three years, you've never once met?
Lucy: I don't understand. The light from the Moon Drip is so bright, you can see it from practically anywhere on the island. It's kind of weird that they saw it every night and never went to investigate.
Y/N: Yeah. There is something fishy about this.
Happy: FISH?! Where?
Y/N: (deadpanned) I didn't mean fish, I meant like there's something odd about those villagers.
Happy: Aww...
Lyon: The spell didn't transform the villagers. The Moon Drip has no effect on the human body.
Shiki: It didn't?
Natsu: Yeah right, you're just saying that so that you and your lackeys'll be off the hook.
Y/N: Wait, Natsu. Think about it. Lyon and his followers have been on this island for three years. If he was lying to us, wouldn't we have seen any of them with demonic appearances on any of them?
Lucy: Oh yeah, that's true.
Rebecca: Yeah, that does make sense.
Lyon: I wouldn't trust them. Those villagers are hiding something. But, I'm sure you Guild Wizards can handle it.
Natsu: We're not done with you. You destroyed the village and-
Erza stopped Natsu by squishing his cheeks together.
Erza: That's quite enough, Natsu.
The Queen of the Fairies retold Toby's explanation for why they agreed to help Lyon. It was revealed that Lyon's followers had lost their families, friends, and everything they owned to Deliora. He'd convinced them that if they helped him free it, he would kill it, and obtain revenge for all of them.
Y/N and the rest of the team felt for them and could understand why they did it. Nevertheless, to Y/N, that still didn't justify their actions in threatening the villagers only to get vengeance upon a demon that was already locked away in a huge chunk of ice.
Erza: They were simply doing only what believed to be right. So there's no need to criticize them for it. Now, let's go.
Natsu: But what are we gonna do to lift the curse?
Erza: I have no idea.
Lucy: Oh great...
Erza, Natsu, Y/N, Lucy, Shiki, Rebecca, Ur, Robot Happy, and Happy walked away toward the storage area, leaving only Gray and Lyon behind. The former looked at his old friend with a sympathetic look.
Lyon: What are you looking at?
Gray: I know you don't want to hear it, but you really should join a guild. You make new friends, meet new rivals, and maybe even find a new dream to live for.
Lyon's expression softened a bit, but he then turned away with an angry scowl.
Lyon: Whatever, just get out of here!
Gray smiled slightly as he turned and walked away.
Ur: (smile) Those two haven't changed a bit...
(timeskip)
Storage Area
After the team returned to the storage area, they were all shocked to find out that none of the villagers from earlier were there.
Happy: That's weird, where is everybody?
Natsu: You sure they came here?
Lucy: Yeah, this has been their camp. I wonder where they could've gone.
Y/N: They couldn't have gone too far I mean where else could they have gone on this tiny island?
Gray: Since we're here, I'm gonna grab bandages and some medicine.
Suddenly, a male villager with green reptilian skin, black shorts, and a tail turned the corner of a tent.
Villager: You finally made it back! There's something you need to see. Please follow me to the village.
(Timeskip)
Village
The group followed the mutated man to the village, only to be met with a shocking sight. The entire village had been repaired!
It looked just like it did when the team first arrived on the island. The villagers were walking around, clearly excited and perplexed how their home was suddenly fixed.
Y/N's Thoughts: Whoa! How the heck did this happen?!
Lucy: Are you kidding me?
Robot Happy: What happened?
Happy: Yesterday, it was an entire mess, but now, it looks perfect.
Natsu: What's going on here?! (knocking his fists against a building wall) Everything looks the same. It's like the village went back in time!
Lucy: Now that it's fixed you probably shouldn't touch anything, okay Natsu?
Natsu: Are you saying I destroy everything I touch?!
Lucy: Well...kinda.
Natsu's angry expression shifted into one of thought.
Natsu: Back in time.
He then remembered Zalty and his time powers. Y/N, however, overheard Natsu and he too came to the same conclusion as the Dragon Slayer.
Y/N: Natsu, you think that...he did this?
Natsu: (whispers) Nah, couldn't be. (placing a hand to his chin in contemplation) Unless he had a change of heart.
Y/N: (shrugs) It's possible. Honestly, it's the only explanation that makes sense."
Lucy: What are you two whispering about?
Y/N and Natsu turned to the blonde mage, sheepish grins on their faces.
Y/N: Nothing important...
Natsu: Besides, who cares, right?
Happy: Not me.
The trio then walked off, but in Happy's case, he flew behind them, leaving an utterly confused Lucy.
Lucy: What are you talking about? (remembers) Oh, I forgot about our stuff.
The Celestial mage ran off to their tent, along the way, she encountered the village chief, Moka kneeling by his son's grave.
Lucy's Thoughts: Bobo's grave is back. That's good. I'm sure the chief must be relieved.
Lucy stood behind him, not saying a word. A moment later, Moka glanced back at her.
Moka: You and your wizard friends used magic to restore our village, didn't you?
Lucy: W-well...I...uh...
She had no idea how the village was restored and didn't know how to tell the chief that she and her friends were not responsible.
The village chief pulled up on his staff and stood up, turning to face Lucy.
Moka: Hmph, I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. However, I must know... when are you wizards finally going to destroy the moon for us?! Well?!
Lucy started shaking in fear under the chief's glare, but she was quickly saved when Erza approached them.
Lucy started shaking in fear under the chief's glare, but she was quickly saved when Erza approached them.
Erza: Destroying the moon is a simple task, sir.
Lucy, Shiki, Rebecca, and the Happys: (shocked) What?!
Y/N: She's kidding, right?
Gray: Don't know, but it did look like she said it with a straight face.
Ur: Maybe she's gone crazy?
Erza: But before I do that, I have to ask you all a few questions. Would you mind calling in everybody for a meeting?
Five minutes later
Later, after having all the villagers gathered in front of the main gate, Erza and the rest of the team stood in front of them.
Erza: Let me make sure I have my facts straight. The first time everyone in this village took on these demonic forms is when the moon began to turn purple, is that correct?
Moka: Yes. During the day, we're fine, but when the moon comes out we transform into what you see now.
Erza: And the moon turned purple around three years ago, right?
Villager: Wow, has it really been that long?
Erza: We've learned that the Moon Drip Ceremony has been performed on this island every night for the last three years, And each night it produced a beam of light so brilliant that you couldn't possibly have missed it.
Suddenly, with a shriek, Erza stepped on and fell into Lucy's pitfall trap.
Ur: What the hell was that?!
Rebecca: A booby trap?
Shiki: It wasn't here before.
Happy: Wow, even Lucy's pitfall trap is back.
Natsu: She screamed like a girl.
Gray: Yeah, and it was cute.
Y/N: At least I'm not the only one who fell into that hole.
Lucy: I'm so gonna be dead meat when she gets out!
Erza climbed out of the hole and stood back up, acting as if nothing ever happened. She crossed her arms over his chest armor.
Erza: Seriously, didn't you ever wonder where that light was coming from?
Robot Happy: She got up like nothing happened.
Ur: She must be really tough.
Erza: I don't understand. Why didn't anyone investigate?
The villagers looked at each other and talked, however, it sounded as if they had no answer for her question. This made Y/N's brow rise in skepticism.
Y/N's Thoughts: She's got a point. Why didn't they investigate? And why do they all look so confused?
Moka: Um...well. We would've looked into it, but according to village lore our people must never go near that temple.
Lucy: But who cares about village lore when your people are dying? You obviously knew there was a problem cause you contacted the magical guilds.
Moka: Um...well...
Erza: Why don't you tell us what's really going on here?
Moka: Well...to be honest, we don't even know that ourselves. Allow me to explain, we've tried to investigate the light many times. We'd take up weapons we never had to use, I'd trim and style my sideburns, and then, we'd venture into the jungle towards the temple. But we could never get near it. We'd get close enough that we could see it through the trees, and then suddenly, we'd find ourselves back at the village gates.
Lucy: But how's that possible? It doesn't make sense.
Y/N: We got to the temple without any problem at all, besides the first time when we were attacked by that giant rat. How weird.
Natsu: Yeah.
Happy: Aye.
Villager 1: We didn't tell you the truth because we were worried that you wouldn't believe us.
Villager 2: We're telling you the truth. We've tried to go back to the temple many times.
Villager 3: But not a single villager has ever been able to get inside.
Erza: I get it. Yes.
Erza stood there, absorbing this information.
Lucy lightly gasped while Natsu, Y/N, Shiki, Rebecca, Gray, and the Happys looked at the redhead with puzzled expressions. Erza stepped away, heading to the village tower that stood along the wooden wall that surrounded the settlement.
Suddenly, her entire form was shrouded by yellowish-white light. When it faded, her previous wear had disappeared, and was replaced by armor that was primarily yellow with blue highlights, had a blue cross on the torso plate, arched shoulder plates, and a white fur trim on the bottom of her shoulder plates.
Y/N's Thoughts: Wow! That's pretty cool. Kinda reminds me of when Ben and I transform.
Erza: Natsu, come with me. I'll need your help to destroy the moon.
Natsu: Really?!
Y/N: (shocked) W-w-what?!
Gray, Lucy, Ur, Rebecca, Shiki, and the Happys had similar reactions as they grew paler. Their jaws had dropped and their eyes grew wider than dinner plates whilst they stuttered incoherently. Even the villagers all stood motionless in shock.
Erza: It's the only way to return the villagers to their human forms.
Their shock immediately evaporated and was replaced by happiness as they cheered in excitement.
Villager 4: They're really going to do it! And we get to watch it happen!
Villager 5: Right, and we'll all get to be human again.
Natsu approached Erza, a big grin still present on his face.
Natsu: Where do you wanna go? Do you think we should climb up to the top of the temple? It's a lot higher up there.
Erza: We'll do it from here. The villagers can't go near the temple and they need to witness this.
Gray, Lucy, Y/N, Ur, Shiki, Rebecca, and the Happys stood by. Y/N and Gray looked at the duo as if they were crazy, Lucy and Rebecca were still shocked, and Happy looked excited.
Gray: I don't know what she's thinking. I mean, she can do some amazing things, but still...
Y/N: Yeah. Not even my transformations could pull off something like that. (thoughts) Though Alien X could, but I won't count him since I swore to never use him again. Unless the universe is grave danger or something like that...
Rebecca: So, what do you think she's gonna do to it?
Happy: This is exciting, huh?!
Lucy: More like terrifying.
The village chief eyed Erza's new armor with a neutral expression while his people were cheering behind him.
Erza: This is Giant Armor. It increases my strength and allows me to throw farther. And this...
Erza held out her right hand, and then a red magic circle appeared. After a flash of red, in her hand was a seven-foot-tall spear with a blue shaft, yellow armored base, and a cross shaped, yellow spear at the top.
Erza: ...this is the Spear of Ha-Ja, it repels darkness.
Ur: Wow, nice armor and weapon.
The villagers 'oohed' and 'awed' in wonder at the armor and weapon, even Y/N found himself in awe at Erza's abilities.
Y/N: That's pretty cool.
Natsu: Woah! I see what you're up too now! You're gonna use that spear to knock the moon out of the sky!
Y/N, Ur, Rebecca, Shiki, Robot Happy, Gray, Lucy, & Happy: Give me a break, that's never gonna work.
Erza: That's right. But I'm afraid I'll need more strength than this armor can give me. So Natsu, I'm going to need to use your fire power as a boost. Whenever I begin to throw the spear, I want you to hit the back of it with your flames. Now well have to time our attack perfectly. But I think you should give me enough firepower to do the job.
Natsu: Sounds like a killer plan to me!
Erza: Then let's do it.
She and Natsu headed toward the villager tower that stood by the wooden walls. Meanwhile, their other teammates stared at them as if they both had gone insane.
Y/N: They don't really think they're going to pull this off, do they?
Lucy: Whatever it is, I think they went off the deep end this time.
Shiki: But then again, this is gonna be something to see...
Moments later, Erza and Natsu were standing on top of the look-out tower, the former staring at the moon with determination. The villagers and the rest of the team watched the duo from below. The scarlet haired wizard reared back her spear and held it there. A yellow gem on her throwing arm was glowing brighter, gathering up strength and power.
Erza: NOW!!!
Natsu's grin grew brighter than his hands. As Erza reared back the spear to its zenith, Natsu delivered a flaming punch into the back. As a result, the straw top of the tower blew apart, the spear shooting high into the sky like a rocket.
Happy: They did it!
Gray: This is bad...
Lucy: What are they thinking?!
The Spear of Ha-Ja soared higher and higher into the sky, until the island below was nothing more than a dark spot in a vast blue ocean.
Erza: Almost there...!
Y/Nmeanwhile, crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head unconvinced.
Y/N's Thoughts: This is ridiculous. I don't care how powerful she is, there's no way she can destroy the moon with that spear.
Suddenly, there was a loud boom from above, which returned Y/N's gaze to the sky. Shockingly, cracks began to spread over the purple, cratered orb.
The villagers began to cheer louder at the sight of the cracking moon.
Lucy, Ur, Shiki, Rebecca, Robot Happy, Gray, & Happy: NO WAY!!!!
Y/N: WHAT KIND OF FREAKY WORLD IS THIS?!?!?!
However, everyone's shock was replaced by confusion as the cracks spread out from the moon...and into the sky? It was true. The night sky around the violet glowing moon was starting to crack away. Without warning, like glass, the purple moon and the sky shattered into thousands of pieces, revealing a normal blue glowing moon in its wake.
Natsu: The moon?
Moka: It's still there?!
Y/N's panic evaporated as he eyed the cracking sky with curiosity. The moon wasn't destroyed, rather the sky. More pieces of the darker colored sky were breaking away, but the pace of its destruction was slowing down. Then, the gears finally clicked in Y/N's head and realized what was going on.
He lifted up his sleeve and activated the Omnitrix. After scrolling through the holo-ring, he found an alien, and slammed down the core. In a flash of emerald, in his place stood a seven-foot-tall cycloptic humanoid comprised of purple rock. Its face and the spikes on his chest, back, and horn on his head were pink crystal. The Omnitrix dial was positioned on its chest.
Chromastone: Chromastone!
The villagers who witnessed Ben's transformation gasped in awe. Chromastone ignored them and hovered off the ground, which made them gasp even more. The purple rock-man flew up until he was at least fifty feet from the ground and stopped.
Chromastone held out his arms and discharged rainbow-colored energy at four points on the half-broken dome over the island. The dark dome resumed its destruction as it finally shattered away into nothingness.
The sky, stars, and moon above were back to their normal colors instead of being ominously darker.
Y/N lowered himself back down and landed softly. He tapped the Omnitrix dial again, and in another green flash, he reverted back to his human form.
Ur: How is it possible?
Lucy: It wasn't the moon that shattered. It was the sky.
From atop the tower, Natsu leaned over the railing, confused by this development.
Natsu: What the heck is going on here?!
Erza: As a result of the spell, a nauseous membrane was covering the island.
Rebecca: A nauseous membrane?
Erza: The Moon Drip released evil energy in the form of a gas. That gas crystalized and formed an invisible shell in the sky that covered the island. That's why the moon looked purple here.
Suddenly, the villagers became startled as brilliant light illuminated under their feet.
Shiki: The villagers are glowing!
Rebecca: Does that mean the spell is broken?
Erza: Now that the shell is broken, everything will go back to the way it was three years ago.
Then, the light vanished; however, nothing was changed. The villagers were still in their demonic forms.
Gray: What happened? They're not transforming.
Happy: Oh no.
Erza: That's because these are their true forms.
Erza walked toward them, back in her normal armor after another flash of light.
Erza: The Moon Drip never had any effect on their appearance. However, it seems to have altered their memories.
Robot Happy: Wait, what do you mean?
Erza: They think they're humans who have been transformed into demons, but it's the other way around.
Lucy: So wait, you're saying...they're really....
Erza: You've got it.
Lucy, Rebecca, Robot Happy, and Happy both screamed in shock while Shiki, Gray and Natsu's jaws dropped. Y/N himself was dumbfounded from this development as well, but he kept his composure better than the others.
Ur: The villagers have always been demons?
This caused Lucy to scream even more as she fell to her knees, holding each side of her head.
Gray: (to a villager) Hey! Is that true?!
Villager 6: Well...maybe, my memory's still a little hazy. We all looked pretty human when ya'll met us, didn't we?
Erza: Yes, because you have the ability to take on human forms. Your false memories led you to believe that your temporary states were actually your true forms. In reality, you were victims to the Moon Drip's side effects.
Y/N: How come Lyon and the others weren't affected?
Erza: I assume it's because they're human. As far as I can tell, demons were the only ones susceptible to the memory loss. I knew what was going on as soon as the villagers said that they couldn't go near the temple. The moon's light was sacred; thus, preachers of darkness couldn't go anywhere near it.
Before anything else could be said, the sounds of consistent beeping captured Y/N's attention. He lifted his arm to see the Omnitrix faceplate blinking yellow.
Omnitrix: Un-catalogued DNA detected. Scanning.
Suddenly, the square faceplate slide back and allowed the core to pop. A yellow beam of light fired from the device and scanned a demon from head-to-toe. The demon had purple skin, horns, a black mustache and goatee on his face, and wore a grey pants and a white shirt and cape.
After it finished scanning the demon, the light disappeared as the Omnitrix shifted back into its normal position.
Omnitrix: Scan complete. Unknown DNA sample acquired. Initiating genetic randomization sequence.
The members of Fairy Tail, Shiki, Rebecca, Robot Happy, Ur, and the villagers all looked at Y/N, dumbfounded by what his watch just did.
Y/N: Okay, didn't expect that. (thoughts) The watch scanned a demon? I wonder why it scanned one now though. Maybe that gas barrier over the island was interfering with the Omnitrix's ability to scan them somehow. Well, no matter the case, I got a demon form now! Sweet!
The demon that the Omnitrix had scanned chuckled a little, gaining the others' attention.
Demon: Well, that was unexpected... and felt a little tingly. But I got to admit Titania, you're quite the detective. I knew I could trust you and your friends.
He appeared to have the same features as the man who took Natsu, Y/N, Lucy, Gray, and Happy to the island.
Bobo: Thanks wizards, I owe you one.
The group turned to the source and was stunned by who they saw. Lucy and Happy hugged each other tightly as they shrieked girlishly. Gray, Natsu, and Y/N felt their jaws drop again from the sight of the purple-skinned demon that had appeared out of nowhere.
Lucy: The Ghost?!
Gray: You're the guy from the boat!
Moka felt his eyes tear up and his lips quiver from the sight of his son that he had presumed dead.
Moka: Bobo...
Villager 7: Huh, but we thought you were dead?
Bobo: Getting stabbed in the chest hurt pretty bad, but you gotta do more than that to kill a demon. Hahaha!
Gray: But on the boat, you just disappeared into thin air...
Suddenly, a pair of black, bat-like wings folded out from behind Bobo's shirt as he leaped into the air, hovering above them with his arms crossed.
Bobo: I hope you kids can forgive me for not telling you the truth sooner.
Gray: He can fly?!
Y/N: Things just keep getting weirder and weirder.
Bobo: I was the only one who didn't have any memory loss. I had to leave cause everyone went nuts. I knew I was a demon, but everyone else, suddenly, they thought they were cursed humans! Hahahaha!
Moka: B-Bobo...? Bobo!
Then, a pair of wings folded out from behind his shirt as he soared into the air and wrapped his son up in a tight hug, tears rolling down his blue-skinned face.
Bobo: I'm so glad you finally snapped out of it, Pops!
The villagers all looked at each other and smiled widely, their memories finally returning. Similar bat-like wings appeared from their backs as they flew into the sky around Bobo and Moka, cheering in celebration of the returned Bobo.
Erza: Yep, they're definitely demons.
Natsu: I don't know. When you look at their faces, well, they kinda look more like angels to me...
Shiki: How exactly do they look like angels when they have bat wings?
(Timeskip)
Later, the village was throwing a big feast to rejoice in everyone regaining their former identities as demons. Y/N, Ur, Shiki, Rebecca, Robot Happy and the Fairy Tail wizards were guests of honor for helping them. Y/N, Shiki, Rebecca, Lucy, Erza, and the Happys were at the large table along with the other villagers, eating what was surprisingly awesome food.
Natsu was to the side devouring the fire on torches, which intentionally startled Y/N until he remembered that he could actually eat fire.
Y/N looked up from his meal of cooked fish to see Gray sitting close to a hut, a clique of villager girls swooning around him with hearts in their eyes. The ice mage, meanwhile, sat there with flushed cheeks and a sheepish grin on his face. They eventually pulled Gray to his feet and were tugging him to what appeared to be a dance area.
Ur: (smirk) Looks like Gray got himself a harem of female demons.
Y/N: Should I be jealous that they're not trying to tear him apart like my fangirls back home do?
Happy: They'll scare him off eventually.
Y/N laughed a little from the cat's comment.
Moka: Well...I have to admit I was wrong about humans. All of these years we have chosen to hide from the outside world, afraid that they would judge us by our appearance.
Bobo: You know the curse, that was actually a rumor we started so nobody would come to the island and bother us.
Y/N: Well it worked. The sailors at the dock didn't even want to come here.
Moka: I know. It's a shame. But thanks to you, we have changed our minds. You have restored our faith in humans, and we are not afraid. We are ready to go out and make friends with people from other lands.
Erza: That's good. Friendship is a beautiful thing. It's an emotional bond that transcends one's physical appearance.
Bobo chuckled in agreement while the others simply smiled, touched by Erza's words. Y/N nodded; he couldn't agree more. He had made many friends over the years, most of them being aliens. So, appearance really didn't bother the Omnitrix bearer at all.
The villagers continued their celebration; however, their party came to a screeching halt when three figures strolled into the village. The cheering and talking instantly stopped, some even gasped, when they saw who three people were, Sherry, Yuka, and Toby.
The girls huddled around a shirtless Gray were obviously scared.
Girl: What should we do?
Gray: I'll take care of this.
Y/N and the other Fairy Tail wizards stopped what they were doing and gazed hard at the three former baddies. Y/N was the first to stand up from his spot at the table, Erza followed. Both the Queen of the Fairies and the Bearer of the Omnitrix were glaring hard at the trio.
Y/N: Can we help you?
Sherry's Thoughts: (blush) It's him again, that adorable boy...
Yuka: You, Take-Over wizard, and your friends from Fairy Tail are tough. The Cold Emperor was so banged up he couldn't make it down here.
Sherry: That's why we've come to pay you a visit in his place.
Lucy: Wait just a minute, I thought we were cool..? Didn't Lyon tell you guys what happened?
Yuka: Yes, but that doesn't matter to us.
Sherry: We wanted to settle things with you ourselves.
Toby: (glares at Y/N) By the way, I'm still peeved about you making me paralyze myself!
Erza's brown eyes narrowed at the three.
Erza's Thoughts: Surely they didn't come here to fight.
Natsu stepped forward, an eager grin plastered across his face.
Natsu: Alright, (let up his right fist with fire) Show me what you got!
Y/N: Yeah. (the Omnitrix already activated) We're ready for anything you three can dish out.
Bobo: Natsu, Y/N, wait! Thanks for the help, but we can't keep relying on you, so let us fight 'em.
Villager 8: Yeah, he's right. We've got these clowns.
Erza: Normally I'd agree with you, gentlemen. But I believe it's best if I handle this one.
The scarlet haired wizard sauntered toward Sherry, Yuka, and Toby, stopping a fair distance in front of them.
Sherry: We meet again, Titania of Fairy Tail. You gave Angelica quite a beating earlier.
Yuka: She seems like a formidable opponent.
Toby didn't say anything, he only grinned. Erza said nothing; she only stared hard at the three minions of Lyon.
Lucy: Watch out for that creepy chick! She can control inanimate objects!
Natsu: And don't even bother trying to use your magic on Ol' Mega Brows!
Y/N: Don't worry about dog-boy. All you have to do is trick him into paralyzing himself.
Toby: Hey!
Erza: I see. In that case...
The redhead broke off into a sprint straight toward the trio.
Erza: I'll just have to do this the old-fashioned way!
Erza ran up and delivered a forceful kick into a surprised Sherry, sending her flying back. She quickly spun and connected her left elbow with Yuka's face, forcing him to the ground with a thud. She turned to face Toby, who was backing up with wide eyes and sweat forming around his brows. Before the dog-man could react, Erza sent a wicked haymaker into Toby's face that sent him crashing to the ground right by Sherry and Yuka.
With her opponents subdued, the villagers, Y/N, Ur, Shiki, Rebecca, Robot Happy, and other Fairy Tail members looked on in awe and shock from the quick spectacle.
Y/N: Whoa... (thoughts) Even without weapons she's still tough. She's got to have fighting skills on par with Gwen, maybe even Widow.
Rebecca: Wow! She beat them without having to use magic.
Happy: That's the great Erza for ya.
Lucy: Would you cut that out?
With pain-filled grunts, the trio slowly got back to their feet. Shockingly, Sherry smiled as she steadily got up.
Sherry: You're truly an amazing warrior...
As Yuka stood up, he wiped a trickle of blood off his mouth.
Yuka: No kidding. We're no match for you.
When Toby arose, his eyes were still spinning.
Toby: Roooooah...ain't that the truth.
Everyone eyed the trio conspicuously, shocked that they weren't fighting back.
Ur: Wait, you're not here to fight?
Surprisingly, the three wizards looked to the ground with albeit shameful expressions.
Yuka: I doubt this is going to make up for the trouble we've caused you...but we wanted to apologize in person.
Robot Happy: Oh, so you guy's came here to settle things in a good way.
Sherry: The Cold Emperor told us everything. Thanks to you, we can finally let go of the pain Deliora caused us so many years ago.
Gray: You mean, you were victims of Deliora, too?
Yuka: When we were children, that monster ravaged out village. We watched it murder all our friends and family.
Toby: The Cold Emperor had a plan to kill the demon once for all. That's why we followed him.
Yuka: You see. We wanted revenge and we were so focused on it, we never realized we were hurting innocent people.
Sherry: We were so blinded but our hatred that we acted no better than the demon itself. From now on, we'll treat people with respect...and love.
Y/N looked at the three wizards with sympathy. He felt bad for them. Losing all your friends and family had to be devastating, especially as a child.
Y/N knew that if something like that had happened to him, he would probably be bent on revenge too. The teen hero paused, recalling a very horrifying memory that took place not too long ago.
Y/N's Thoughts: No!
Y/N shook his head from a very unpleasant memory.
Y/N's Thoughts: Now's not the time for that. It's in the past.
Natsu: Alright then!
The pink haired mage appeared behind the trio, laying a hand on Sherry's and Toby's shoulders and bringing them in closer until they squished Yuka in the middle.
Natsu: You guys should stick around and join in on the feast, eh?
Yuka: But we were enemies a second ago.
Sherry: I don't know if that's such a good idea because I'm trying to watch my figure and...
Sherry's rant was cut short as Natsu squeezed them together closer.
Natsu: Enough of the excuses, live a little will yah?!
Shiki: Yeah, we can be friends now.
Seconds later, Natsu and Shiki dragged them until they were seated at a table. They held their drinks in fear, the demons around them all staring at the trio.
Natsu: Alright! Now we're ready to party!
And just like that, the celebration continued. Y/N sat back down and smiled.
Y/N's Thoughts: This world is pretty strange, but it's not so bad.
Outside the village not too far away, perched in a tree was Zalty. Floating beside him was a bluish-purple orb. Zalty grinned wickedly. He had witnessed everything that had taken place in the village.
Zalty: Were you able to see all of that, sir?
???: Yes, why did you restore the village?
The green-haired man turned and gave the orb a 'thumbs up', still smiling.
Zalty: Cause, I'm nice.
???: Hmm....some might say too nice. You better leave before they find you. Those Fairy Tail Wizards and the Take-Over wizard that was with them could pose a threat if they get in our way.
Zalty grinned. He reached up for his mask and pulled it off, revealing a young man with spikey black hair. However, his form was then shrouded by bright white light. When the light faded, in the place of the man...was a woman. She had long raven hair and wore a white dress.
She stood up, still gazing at the village.
???: That's true...
The Next Morning
The next morning, Y/N yawned groggily as he emerged from his sleeping bag. He stood up and did a few stretches before he exited out of the tent. From the position of the sun, it looked to be mid-morning. Y/N usually didn't sleep this late, but all the fighting and partying that took place yesterday had tired the teen hero out.
Y/N's Thoughts: Man, some party last night. Although I will admit, it was surprising when Yuka, Sherry, and Toby came to apologize. I'm happy they did though. Maybe now they can get on with their lives.
Y/N walked around the village until he spotted Lucy, Gray, Natsu, and Happy by a hut. As Y/N sauntered closer, he could see that Lucy was examining a faint scar on Gray's forehead; however, most of it was covered up by the ice mage's long hair. Natsu, meanwhile, had flaming torches in both hands and was consuming them like cotton candy. This still shocked the Omnitrix hero to an extent whenever he saw the Dragon Slayer do that.
Y/N: Hey guys.
Lucy, Rebecca, Shiki, Gray, Happy, and Robot Happy: Hey Y/N.
Natsu just nodded, his mouth still full of fire. Y/N looked around and noticed a certain trio and a female ice mage were missing.
Y/N: Hey, where'd Ur, Yuka, Sherry, and Toby go?
Happy: Like typical party guests they stuffed their faces and took off.
Shiki: And Ur went with to talk with Lyon.
Lucy continued looking at the cut on Gray's forehead.
Lucy: Hmm...I think it's gonna leave a scar.
Gray: (shrugged nonchalantly) Whatever, it doesn't matter to me.
Lucy: (gasped) On your face?!
Gray smirked and chuckled a bit.
Gray: I don't mind having a few scars as long as I can see them. It's the ones you can't see that sting.
Lucy: Well, aren't you a smooth talker.
Y/N heard that as he felt his eyes twitched with an angry anime tick-mark which Shiki and Rebecca noticed.
Shiki: Is he okay?
Rebecca: (sweat drop) I'm sure he's fine.
Natsu: So, you've got invisible scars?
Gray: SHUT UP NATSU!!! Every time I say something cool you've got to ruin it!
Natsu: How was that cool?
Y/N: (face-palm) Oh brother...
Rebecca: That reminds me, Y/N, could we have your help?
Y/N: Hm?
It took a few moments, but Y/N, Shiki, Rebecca, and Robot Happy arrived at her space-ship.
Y/N: (sees the damages) Wow, that's some big damages.
Robot Happy: We came to you because you have some aliens that are good with repairing stuff.
Shiki: So, you think you can help us?
Y/N: Sure thing, at the least I can do for you guys.
Rebecca: I bet you're gonna pick Upgrade to fix it faster.
Y/N: Upgrade would work, or...
He lifted up his sleeve and activated the Omnitrix. After scrolling through the holo-ring, he found an alien, and slammed down the core. In a flash of emerald, in his place stood a small gremlin like alien with four-fingered hands, three-toed feet, and a devil-like tail. He is small in stature, only about as big as human head.
His skin is smoother and recolored crimson-red. He now wears an aviator's outfit which comes with an ascot. His eyes now have black pupils, his ears are now spiked, his sharp teeth jut out of his mouth, and his nose is bigger. He also has a spike on his chin and one near each of his eyes. The Omnitrix symbol is now on his waist.
Juryrigg: How about Juryrigg?
Juryrigg went to the ship and started repairing, placing the broken parts back. Soon, the ship was repaired .
Juryrigg: Finished!
Rebecca: Oh wow! It's like it's bran new! (picks up Juryrigg and places his head between her breasts) Thank you so much.
Juryrigg: (blush) Well, this is embarrassing...
Later, afternoon had arrived and it was time for Y/N and the Fairy Tail wizards to head back to Magnolia. The group was at the main gates, standing before Chief Moka, Bobo, and the villagers.
Y/N, Lucy, Gray, Natsu and Happy were standing by Erza's wagon, which was packed full of suitcases. How the scarlet haired wizard got them on the island or carried them around was beyond the Omnitrix hero. Meanwhile, the Ice-Make wizard and Dragon Slayer were pulling on one another's cheek for some reason.
Moka: What? But Miss, you deserve the reward so take it, please?
Erza: Thank you, but your gratitude is payment enough.
Moka: That's nice, but you should take the money.
Erza: I'm afraid I can't since your request wasn't officially accepted by the guild. It fell into the hands of foolish wizards trying to prove themselves. Y/N, who was a guest of our guild, got caught up with them.
Moka: Foolish as they may be, if it wasn't for them we never would have been saved. What if I give you the money not as a reward but instead as a "Thank You" gift? It's the least I could do for everything you've done for our village.
The group heard this and immediately turned their attention to the conversation, even Natsu and Gray had momentarily ceased their quarreling to listen in. Erza was silent for a moment, a smile on her face.
Erza: When you put it that way, you make it hard to say no.
Lucy, Gray, and Natsu smiled happily, the later breathing out flames of excitement. Even the villagers looked pleased to hear that Erza would accept their reward. Y/N, meanwhile, only stood by with arms crossed, smirking from his friends' enthusiasm.
Gray: She's really gonna take it!
Lucy: We're rich!
However, the anticipation for a big pay day instantly evaporated when Erza continued.
Erza: I'm sorry. Accepting your reward would be contrary to our guild's principles. However, we would be happy to take the Gate Key that you offered along with it.
Natsu/Gray: THE GATE KEY???!!!
Lucy: Come to momma!!
Bobo: Well, at least let me take you back to Hargeon.
Erza: Thank you, but I have a boat waiting, sir.
On the shoreline of Galuna Island, the pirate ship Erza took over to get to the island was now anchored off shore, to every one's surprise.
Gray: A pirate ship?!
Shiki: So cool!
Lucy: Are you kidding me?! Did she hijack it?!
Happy: This is awesome.
The horn sounded from the ship as the captain and his crewmates were cheering "Ahoy me Beauty" in Erza's direction.
Y/N: Ahoy me Beauty?
Erza: That's right. They've grown quite fond of me.
Happy: That's the great Erza for ya!
Y/N's smile faltered, a sweat drop falling from his brow.
Y/N: Talk about a suck up.
Captain: Ahoy, come aboard me ship, mateys!
Rebecca: Mateys?
Lucy: I don't wanna! I'm not riding that creepy boat!
Y/N: (shrugs) Eh, I've seen creepier.
Natsu: If you wanna swim, I'll join ya.
Lucy: Are you insane?!
Ur: (went towards) We should probably get going then.
Y/N: Hey there, glad you can make it.
Gray: How's Lyon?
Ur: He's gonna be alright. Though I did scold at him about what happened, he said he's going to use his magic to help his friends and not for some selfish purposes.
The Omnitrix wielder and guild wizards all got onboard while Shiki, Rebecca, and Robot Happy went onto their own ship and follow them. The ship deployed its black sails, setting out for sea. The villagers all applauded as the vessel sailed farther away. Along the way, Y/N was leaning against the railing, a good distance away from Natsu who was bending over the side with motion sickness.
The teen hero was reminiscing over the trip and all that happened. He couldn't help but smile proudly. With the help of his new magic-user friends, they'd successfully lifted a curse of amnesia for a village of peaceful demons. To add to it, the Omnitrix had scanned demon DNA. Inwardly, he was a little excited to see what his demon form looked like.
However, Y/N also felt a little deflated. He knew he wouldn't be staying in this universe for long since he was confident Professor Paradox would come take him back soon. The new friends that he had made, who were crazy but still enjoyable to be around, he would have to leave them soon.
Reality most of the time though has different plans.
Era
Meanwhile, in the town of Era, the headquarters of the Magic Council was a large and lavish building inside and on the outside.
The raven haired woman from Galuna, named Ultear was now in the office with one of The Ten Wizard Saints and a member of the Magic Council, Siegrain. He was a young man with blue hair, a red tattoo under and above his right eye, and wore a white shirt and pants with black trim.
Ultear: It's a shame Deliora didn't work out.
Siegrain: Yes, it is rather unfortunate.
He then closed a green book and used his magic to telekinetically lift it up and place it back on the enormous shelf of books at the end of his office.
Siegrain: But we had no way of knowing the demon was already dead. A minor setback, I'll be more thorough next time.
Ultear: Please forgive me, Siegrain, sir. I had no idea that wench's magic was so powerful.
Siegrain: You shouldn't speak about your mother that way. Don't cause Ur to shed another tear. She was a magnificent wizard who was greatly admired. In fact, I think, if she were alive today she would be counted among The Ten Wizard Saints.
Ultear: You give her far too much credit. My mother loved her magic and nothing else. It's no wonder my father abandoned the wrench.
Siegrain: They say the greater the loss a person suffers, the stronger they must become to triumph over it.
Ultear: I highly doubt my mother ever felt I was a great loss.
Siegrain: Hmph, you never know. What if she took on those students, to fill the void you left behind.
Before Siegrain could continue, Ultear placed a finger over his lips.
Ultear: Could we please change the subject? I think it's time for us to move on to the next stage.
Siegrain was about to respond until he noticed something.
Siegrain: Ultear, your face. What happened?
All of a sudden, Ultear's left cheek began to swell into a big red bump.
Ultear: THAT IDIOT NATSU PUNCHED ME!!!
Siegrain laughed at Ultear's change of character as she held her left cheek in pain.
Siegrain: That certainly was a delayed reaction. So how was he? Did you find him to be a worthy opponent?
Ultear: I never had to use more than half of my power against him, but I was impressed. It seems he's getting stronger with each passing day.
Siegrain: I'm not surprised, he is Igneel's son. To realize me dream, he must continue burning brightly.
Ultear: However, it was really the Take-Over wizard that caught my eye. Not only does he seem to have an abundance of powerful forms, one of which can control time better than me, but he is also not part of any guild. What's even stranger, I never witness any magical circles appear around him when he transformed.
Siegrain looked back at the raven-haired woman.
Siegrain: Yes...from all accounts this Take-Over wizard's power is peculiar. But's that's not the most interesting development to pop up. Apparently, it's come to my attention that Fairy Tail's Guild Master, Master Makarov, had sent a request to our archives a few days ago, requesting any information of a magical spell that can open gateways into alternate realities.
Ultear's eyes widened slightly as she connected the dots.
Ultear: Are you implying that...
Siegrain: Yes. It would seem this so-called Take-Over wizard, is really from another universe. Though this is quite unprecedented, it is not impossible.
Ultear: Just to sate curiosity, did they even find a way?
Siegrain: Indeed. They did uncover one method.
But I am confident that he won't be returning home anytime soon.
Chapter 11 ended.
Now we're up to the final part of this arc, figuring out what Y/N will do next. There are a few things in mind after this arc like:
1. Do you want to see the Avengers part that are getting after hearing about Y/N's "death" on the next chapter?
2. Would you want to see a battle between Y/N and Shiki? (which aliens would you recommend for that?)
3. Which arc should we do after the Galuna Island arc and the Changeling spell episode? Norma (which will go to Skull Fairy Arc) or Phantom Lord?
4. During the Changeling spell episode: would you want to see Y/N and Erza switched bodies or have Erza and Happy bodies swapped first before Y/N switches their minds with Ampfibian (Happy back in his body while Y/N and Erza have their bodies swapped)?
Let me know what you guys think at the comments below, peace out!
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