AN: Sorry for the huge update gap! I've been completely swamped with schoolwork. I'll try to update on a better schedule, but I can't promise anything. Also, as of now, Mirajane being a "beast dragon slayer" (Combination of take-over and dragon slaying magic) Is the top choice. So if you want her to use some other magic, vote on the poll!

-STRAUSS RESIDENCE-

Natsu woke up to Lisanna poking his forehead with her finger. Once the girl saw that their new friend had woken up, she called out for Mirajane and Elfman. Natsu smiled sheepishly when he saw the two siblings walk into the Elfman saw Natsu had awoken, he remarked that Natsu had been unconscious for a long time after fainting, despite being in perfect health before.

Lisanna chimed in with, "It was right after nee-san talked to Natsu." Natsu blushed red in embarrassment and quickly replied, "I was tired that's all."

Mirajane was about to say that Natsu had seemed very energetic before she had walked up to him but Natsu talked over her, "I was very very tired." Mirajane held in a giggle when she saw Natsu try to cover up for his rather… embarrassing way of greeting Mirajane. Seriously, even though he was trained by one of the most powerful beings in all of Earthland, he gets defeated by a girl? Well, Natsu better hope he doesn't get in a fight with Mermaid Heel…

Natsu stretched for a minute and then headed straight out the front door of the Strauss house, set on exploring this new town he had entered. The Strauss siblings shared a chuckle with each other before following their new friend into their hometown.

People gave Natsu a friendly nod and the Strauss siblings a small greeting or "hello" when they started to get into the more populated parts of town. Natsu started inspecting every shop, cart, and animal he came across in great detail. Hey, the most unusual thing he's ever seen was those weird books that Acnologia read. Something about a guy named Zeref. Anyways, Natsu was quite satisfied when he saw that the Town was actually quite lively and exciting, he also intrigued by these things the townspeople called "dogs." More investigations would definitely need to be done.

Mirajane giggled when she saw Natsu stop a shop owner and demand to know what "waffles" were. She ended up buying one for Lisanna, Elfman, and Natsu. Natsu was about to bite into his waffle when he saw all the Strauss siblings moving away from him.

He shot up after them and soon found himself near the edge of town, following his new friends up a large hill that overlooked the entire town.

The four of them sat down on the hill's summit and began to eat in silence before Natsu spoke up, "So why over here?" He looked over the hill at the bustling town below, " I mean, the view's not bad at all but…."

Mirajane frowned before answering back, "It's not about the view something has Natsu, it's about the memories that you've shared with your friends and family there that matter." Natsu shrugged before dropping onto his back and staring at the clouds that passed by.

"It's not like I would know anything about friends and family." He mumbled. All this talk was making feel like he was missing out a lot of things that he felt were going to matter a lot in the future. Suddenly, Natsu felt a hand pull him upright and found himself staring straight into the face of a smiling Mirajane.

"Don't worry Natsu I'll be your friend!" She blushed a little bit before adding, "I'll always be there for you."

Natsu scratched the back of his head and smiled. Lisanna and Elfman got up and began to head to town, the former saying slyly, "Alright, we'll leave you two lovebirds alone, I have to pick up groceries anyways."

Lisanna giggled at the glare a heavily blushing Mirajane sent her before rushing off into town with Elfman, loudly whispering, "I bet they'll be a couple after we're done shopping," to Elfman.

Natsu laughed at seeing Mira put after Lisanna made her comment commented on how cute she looked, earning a large blush on the girl's face.

Mirajane looked at Natsu as if she had just remembered something before asking him, "Hey Natsu what did you mean back when you said you didn't know anything about friends and family?"

Natsu sighed before beginning to explain, "Well, it all started with when I stole some food…."

-WOODS NEAR TOWN-

Boxes of explosive lacrimas can be seen scattered around a large clearing. Various men wearing black combat boots and gray shirts and pants can be seen resting throughout the clearing. Most were casually chatting near makeshift tents while some were inspecting the lacrimas, seemingly checking for any damage on the explosive crystals. On the right forearms of all these "grunts", a red star with 3 blue slash marks going through it can be seen. This was the group of dark mages known as the "Demon Star Guild."

A gust of wind rushed through the camp before a loud snap was heard making a small cloud of smoke float through the camp. One of the explosive lacrimas had seemingly jumped up into the air and exploded on its own. Once the smoke cleared up a red whip could be seen retreating from the spot the small explosion occurred. A man at the edge of the clearing with short red hair dressed in red baggy pants and a sleeveless, black jacket could be seen holding the whip. His black sandals kicked up dust from the group as he pivoted his body towards the hill.

He turned to a grunt and gestured for him to come over, revealing the same red and blue mark on his chest as he did. The grunt walked over nervously, visibly shaking, and stuttered out, "W-what is it, boss Hoshi?"

The man answered back with a slight edge in his voice, "Are the lacrimas ready?" The Grunt nodded quickly and pointed towards the rest of the grunts, "Everyone else is ready too!"

The grunt nearly crapped himself because of the face the man gave him after he answered back.

"Well then get going!"

"Y-YES SIR!"

The man chuckled darkly to himself. It was time that this town, like the others before it, fell down to the power of the Demon Star guild.

-WITH NATSU AND MIRAJANE-

Mirajane scratched the back of her head and smiled sheepishly. "So you're a dragon slayer?"

Natsu grinned, "I totally am! I mean, I only know like one spell, but that still counts!"

Mirajane giggled and stood up. "Well, we better go check on Elfman and Lisanna."

The two started to walk down the hill when a huge tremor shook the area. A huge column of fire rose up from near the center of town. Shrapnel rained down all around town, some even reaching Mirajane and Natsu's location. A tree-sized shard of wood was heading straight for Mirajane, launched with the force of a bullet from the explosion. Thinking fast, Natsu put Mirajane behind him and got ready for his breath attack.

"Chaos Dragon's Roar!"

A wave of blue and black fire enveloped the wooden shard and practically vaporized it, turning the wood into dust. Natsu turned around to Mirajane and made sure she was okay/ Once he was sure she was unharmed, Mirajane grabbed both of his shoulders and said to him, almost in tears, "Save Lisanna and Elfman, please Natsu!"

Natsu gave a quick nod and told Mirajane to stay near the hill. Then he began to make his way towards the town.

-CENTER OF TOWN-

Natsu stretched a bit, he was surrounded by fallen grunts. He thanked his luck that he was able to catch all of them off guard with his breath attack, otherwise, he would have had to fight all of them at once. A feminine scream suddenly reached Natsu ears causing him to look towards the town's center.

'That better be Lisanna, I don't know if I'll have enough time if I stop to rescue somebody else.'

As he made way towards the center of the town, he saw the bodies of the townspeople thrown to the side of the streets. Most were dead but some were calling out to him to help them. Natsu gagged, shook his head, and pressed on to the town's center.

Natsu stopped to look around when he heard a smash and a shout near his right-hand side. He dashed off towards the sound and almost tripped over the boxes that littered the area. Natsu looked around and saw a figure hunched behind a box. He pushed the box away and put a hand over the figure's mouth. Natsu turned to look at the figure and sighed in relief, it was Lisanna.

He mouthed at her, 'Where is Elfman?'

His response was Lisanna holding back a sob and turning away from him.

'Damn it! I wasn't' fast enough. At least I can save Lisanna.'

Natsu thought's were proven wrong when a red whip shot out a made a cut along his back. As Natsu hunched over in pain, the whip struck again and slashed him on his right side. Hoshi walked out from his hiding place behind the wreckage of a building and chuckled.

"Little young to be saving people, aren't you?"

Natsu growled and let out a Chaos Dragon's Roar at Hoshi before grabbing Lisanna and running behind a pile of boxes.

"Lisanna, listen to me, I need you to run to the hill we just ate at, Mirajane is there. I'll beat this guy then go and rescue Elfman, okay?" Lisanna nodded before beginning to run off towards the hill. Natsu felt a gust of wind blow right by him and saw Hoshi create a magic circle under Lisanna, forming a cage of energy around her.

Natsu swore, then charged at Hoshi, a magic circle already forming around his mouth.

"Chaos Dragon's Ro-!" Natsu incantation was cut short when Hoshi slashed him across the cheek with his whip. Natsu jumped away from Hoshi before starting another breath attack. Just as he gathered enough magic, Natsu was launched into the air by Hoshi's whip. This time, Hoshi was the one to cast a spell, red energy glowing around his whip.

"Star Whip!"

Hoshi's whip glowed bright red before growing four more ends. The now five-ended whip slashed across the top of Natsu chest, forming a star-shaped scar. Natsu landed on the ground, blood gushing out of his new wound.

As Natsu vision started to fade to black, the last this he saw was Hoshi's feet walking towards the caged Lisanna.

-? TIME LATER-

Natsu awoke to being 4 inches off the ground. He could feel he was being dragged by the back of his shirt, and upon looking up, he could see he was being dragged by Mirajane. He looked back down again before breaking the silence.

"I failed. Lisanna got taken. Elfman got taken. It was all my-" Natsu stopped talking when he heard Mirajane crying. The white-haired girl turned towards Natsu with tears in his eyes. "Y-you tried, and almost died because of it. I would be a fool to blame you on Lisanna and Elfman being taken. Jus-Just don't talk about, I don't want to think about that right now."

Natsu nodded, before breaking out of Mirajane's grip and standing up. He looked around, before pointing towards the forest about 1 mile ahead of them. "There, we're going there."

Mirajane nodded, but looked at Natsu with a raised eyebrow, "Why?"

Natsu turned towards Mirajane and managed a small grin, "We're going to Acnologia, he's the only one who can help us out right now."

AN: Upon re-reading this story, I realize my mistake of NOT DESCRIBING NATSU! So, here you guys go….

Natsu description as of chapters 2-3

Black open vest

Grey, baggy pants

Brown, wooden getas. (Those wooden sandal things you see Natsu wear in the Anime)

There you go. Also, if you guys still want to vote on the poll for some reason, then you should vote now, The poll will be closed once I start on the 4th chapter. So.. you guys have a lot of time!

~s0ar