Natsu watched as Lucy got in the car with that scum bag boyfriend of hers Dan Straight. He didn't understand what she saw in that steroid addicted jerk. She was intelligent, caring, gifted, a really special girl. Okay so she tended to be a little bitter and snappy but that was only because she felt that she had been cheated from her dream of going to college. A guy like Dan didn't deserve a girl like Lucy. Not that Natsu saw himself as better catch. He barely made ends meat, he dressed like a hobo, and he lacked a spine. Still that didn't stop him from crushing on Lucy and hoping that one day she would find a better guy than Dan.

When the car drove away he went to meet his girlfriend Daphne. Their relationship was a complicated one. Back when Natsu thought that he had a chance with Lucy he had gone out with Daphne to make Lucy jealous. Not only did that plan failed but Daphne turned out to be very domineering not mention greedy. Sometimes she would swipe his pay. He considered breaking up with her but tended to be very easy to push around by other people. While Erza and Lucy always treated him respectfully, Laxus would treat him like he was no better than dirt. He never stood up to him because he was afraid of losing his job.

"You're late." Daphne said when he arrived.

"Sorry I had to pick up someone that my bosses hired." He said. "So what's so important that I had to come see you so late?"

"This." She said handing him a bunch of old documents. "I found them in Erza's desk during my last visit over there."

"You stole from Erza? Do you have any idea how much trouble I could get in for this?"

"Shut up. That's not important. Read what's on the documents."

"I can't read cursive writing."

"They're notes that the family historian wrote down. You know the mausoleum located just a little ways from the old house?"

"Yeah. What about it?"

"Well according to these notes there's some treasure in there. A fortune in gold and jewels stashed away in one of the tombs."

"So they probably burned right through it years ago."

"Maybe not. There are directions on how to find it."

"And you wanna go into a mausoleum to find it? Tonight?"

"Duh."

"But that's private property. I can go in there."

"It's the middle of the night Natsu. No one's going to see us."

"But what if we break something?"

"They'll think it was just a couple kids trying to pull a prank."

"And if I get caught I can kiss my job goodbye."

"Who cares? We'll be filthy rich."

"How can you be so sure that there is any treasure down there? It's probably just another myth like the hundreds of others this town makes about the family."

"Only one way to find out."

"I'm not doing this. Erza will kill me if she finds out I grave robbed one of her dead ancestors. You know how she feels about her family history."

"You're such a coward you know that? Now let's go before it gets light."

Natsu was very reluctant to do what Daphne wanted but he ended going with her to the mausoleum. They brought with them two flashlights, a crow bar, and the directions to where the treasure was. When they were sure that no one was around to see them they stepped inside the stone mausoleum that so many graphic carvings on the walls and pillars.

"Now the first thing we have to do is look for some sort of trigger." Daphne said.

"Trigger?" Natsu asked.

"A button or lever of some sort that opens a secret room."

"Where are we supposed to find it?"

"I don't know! Look! Check the walls!"

Natsu moved his hands across the walls until his finger accidentally pressed something which caused the floor to open up and reveal a stone stairway leading downward into a dark area.

"Oh man." Natsu said nervously. "What does it always have to be downstairs?"

They went down the stairway going further and further into the darkness below.

"Will you stop shaking so much? You're annoying me." Daphne said.

"I'm sorry. I'm scared."

"What is there to be scared of? Everything down here is dead."

"Does the word zombie apocalypse mean anything to you?"

"You really need stop watching those dumb monster movies. They mess with your head."

"You know I'm no expert on law but I'm pretty sure what we're doing here is illegal and I don't wanna go to jail so can we turn back?"

"Don't chicken out on me now. For once can you not be such a wimp?"

"Why are you always so mean to me?"

"Don't be such a wimp and I won't be so mean."

At the end of the stair way was a room and the only thing in there was a large coffin that had chains tightly bound around it and the center of the coffin a silver cross was chained to it.

"Here it is!" Daphne said in excited greed. "All the gold and jewels you could ever imagine."

"Or a dead guy." Natsu said. "You know dead people are kept in coffins?"

"Don't you realize this is a just a trick? There's no body in there."

"Are you sure?"

"Why would someone put chains around a coffin if whatever was in there was dead? Now get that crow bar ready."

"Again are you sure we should be doing this?"

"Less talk more crow bar."

Natsu really wasn't sure about this but he broke the lock holding the chains together with the crow bar and removed the chains from all around. The chains and the cross. Natsu then pushed the lid off the coffin but as soon as he did that a hand rose up and grabbed him roughly by the throat. Daphne tried to run but the dark figure that the hand belonged to was much faster than her and it managed to grab her by the throat with it's other hand. It was very strong and it's grip was incredible. it felt like all the force in the world clutching them tightly. The figure then looked at the two of them with it's cold and seemingly unfeeling eyes, examining them as if it was trying to read them and figure what kind of person each of them were.

Then the figure dropped Natsu, pinned him down with his foot, and plunged it's fangs into Daphne's neck. Natsu shouted in terror and he tried to move to help her but the strength of the figure's foot was as breakable as the strength in it's hand so he could only watched as all the blood was drained from Daphne's body. Her skin became sunken and rotten, her eyes became lifeless, and just like that she was dead.

"Oh my God!" Natsu shouted. "Oh my God! Someone help-"

"Shut up you!" The figure said covering Natsu's mouth with his hand. "Now I'm going to let go of your mouth and you're not going to scream because if you do I'll kill you. Understand?"

Natsu rapidly nodded in fear.

"Thank you." He removed his hand from Natsu's face.

"What are you gonna do to me man?" Natsu asked shaking like a leaf.

"I'm just going to ask you some questions and you're going to answer them truthfully. Also you should know that I can tell when a person is lying and I don't take kindly to liars. Speak the truth and nothing but the truth and I won't harm a single hair your...Well I can't say pretty little head but bottom line is if you lie to me I'll kill you."

"Okay! Okay! I'll talk! I'll tell you whatever you want! Just don't hurt me!"

"What is the year?"

"1986."

"Who are you?"

"Natsu Dragneel."

"Well Natsu I assume you noticed the chains on the coffin?"

"Yes." He trembled.

"And what do you suppose those chains were for?"

"To...To...To keep the coffin locked."

"Do you think that whoever put those chains on that coffin had good reason to?"

"Yes."

"Oh really? Then tell me why would you OPEN!" The figure's tone of voice made Natsu feel like he was going to die. "The coffin! Do you have any idea what you've just unleashed?!"

"I'm sorry! I didn't want to open it! My girlfriend made me!"

"So what?! You're a man aren't you?! Can't you say no to a woman?! Don't you have a mind of your own?!"

"Uh...That's up for debate."

The figure looked at Natsu like he was the most pathetic thing on the planet. This didn't really bother Natsu that much. Lots of people looked at like that and to be fair their looks were justifiable most of the time.

"You really are spineless." The figure said taking his foot off of Natsu chest and allowing him to sit up. "Spineless but well-intentioned unlike that greedy harlot you were with so I'll let you live."

"You actually killed her?! Oh my God!"

"Oh don't look so horrified I probably did the whole world a huge favor by riding it of this insufferable woman. Now what to do with you?" The figure thought for a moment. "Obviously you're not that intelligent but I assume you have basic knowledge of this time period."

"Did you just call me stupid?"

"Yes definitely not the highly intelligent type but useful nonetheless."

"What are you talking about?"

"Right now I just want you to talk to me."

"Talk to you?"

"Be my informant. I've been in that coffin for a long time and I don't really know about the recent events that have taken place."

"That's all you want."

"No there are other things that I need you to do for me. Once we're done talking I need you to go out and purchase some items for me. But for now just tell me what you know about this era."

"Uh...Alright just don't...Don't do anything crazy."

So to avoid being killed like Daphne, Natsu told this stranger everything he knew about the time period he was living in.