A New Family

Chapter 34

A New Family

Note: Hey everyone, I just wanted to say thank you for supporting this story. I'm sorry that it kind of got a little scarce near the end, but this was kind of a guilty pleasure story for me. This is the last chapter of the story so be sure to enjoy it.

Years passed and it was finally time to take Luna out on the bigger and better missions. Even though she was still a novice with her magic, Natsu and Wendy were ready to do their part to protect her. Lucy would serve as the last line of defense if anything managed to break through the Dragon Slayers. Now, they're on their way to a nearby port town where there have been reports of pirates raiding their town. Natsu was excited to beat on some guys, Wendy was happy to be by Natsu's side, and Lucy and Luna were excited to be going a real mission together.

"So Natsu-san, are you going to go all-out?"

"Wendy, you know I can't do that. I'd end up paying more for the damages than what I'd get for finishing the job."

"But it's so much fun watching you go all-out."

"Yeah. One of these days, I'll have to show it to Luna anyway. How does that sound, Luna?"

"I'll beat your all-out any day."

"Oh, is that right? We'll have to see about that." Natsu turned back around and continued to talk with Wendy about how these pirates are going to get the worst. Meanwhile, Luna was walking with Lucy.

"Mama, papa is so weird."

"He is. That's what makes him so likable. However, don't underestimate your daddy. He can do things that almost seem impossible. If you want to beat him, you'll have to train a lot harder than what you're doing right now."

"Well, that's not my fault. Papa makes me train slowly. I think he's afraid of me outshining him."

"Luna, you are so much like your dad," she said as she patted her on the head. "Try not to grow up too fast because it's going to affect Natsu way more than anyone else. Promise?"

"Okay, I promise."

"Good. Now, let's hurry it up. We're almost there."

Luna looked towards the horizon and saw the town come in to view. That's when she booted her legs and ran to where Natsu and Wendy were. Just outside the town, they all met up and devised a plan. This was where Lucy and Wendy did most of the talking since Natsu still wasn't much of a tactician. He only lasted about a minute or so before leaving the group and walking into town with his normal stature.

"Oi! If you pirates are out there, come out and play. We won't hurt you."

"Mama, this isn't part of the plan."

"I know. Natsu's such an airhead."

"What should we do?"

"Well… Let's let him handle things for now, but when things get bad… and they will, we'll be there to back him up. Sound good?"

"Uh huh."

"Wendy, you got air support."

"Aye."

"Oi! Where are these deadly pirates we've been hearing about?!

"Let's just get this over with before I get tired of waiting!"

Out of nowhere, a lone pirate came charging at him with a sword. He swung at Natsu's head and completely missed. The guy looked down to see Natsu bent over with the blankest look on his face. He quickly tried to bring his sword down on top of him, but it was already too late. Natsu stuck out his leg and kicked him across the street and into a pile of trash. Just across the way, Luna's face was glowing with excitement. She wanted to see Natsu do some crazy stuff even though he said that he wouldn't.

"Anyone else?!"

Answering to the call, a huge group of pirates jumped out from the roofs of the building and tackled Natsu to the ground. Their numbers created a huge pile on top of Natsu to the point where he was unable to escape.

"We got you now, you conceited loser… Huh?"

A light emerged from underneath the group of pirates and then expected happened. A flame erupted from the group, sending their bodies flying in every direction.

"Bring it on! I've been waiting for a fight!"

"Get him!"

"Aaaahhhhhh!" The pirates from all over the town started to converge on Natsu's position. That's when Lucy realized it was time to bring in the back-up. She looked at Wendy and Carla took to the sky with her.

"Tenryuu no Yokugeki!" Her wind slashes broke up the hoard of pirates as Lucy and Luna entered the fray.

"Gate of the Lion. I open thee. Leo!" The two of them summoned Loki which gave them two more fighters in the fray. With this much fighting power, the pirates didn't stand a chance. Unfortunately, they didn't realize this so they continued to fight until their numbers started to dwindle. The leader of the pirates looked around and saw that most of them were struggling to stand. That's when he called it.

"Back to the ship! Retreat!" All at once, they stopped what they were doing and headed back to the dock where their ship was parked. Meanwhile, Wendy, Lucy, and Luna didn't even bother pursuing them. They knew they won and that they didn't need to waste their time. However, there was still one person on their team that wasn't accounted for. It was Natsu.

"Mama, papa's about to destroy those guys. Can I watch?"

"I don't know. It's not that safe still."

"Don't worry. I got this." Happy swooped in and carried Luna into the sky to give her the best view of the final result of the battle. From where she was, she could see all of the pirates trying to pile into one ship while there was one small person walking towards the docks. It was Natsu.

"Go papa! Give it to them!"

From the ground, Natsu managed to hear it and decided to go all-out. Where the pirates were, there was no possible way to cause collateral damage so Natsu lit his right on fire and took aim.

"Karyuu no…"

"Hurry up! We gotta get out of here!" The leader looked back at the town and saw Natsu still standing there. "Move!"

"Bakuhatsu Ken!" He threw his fist at the ship and a huge explosion of fire came rumbling towards them. The only thing Luna could see was a huge brought light dominate the sky.

"Wow."

"Natsu went all-out, I guess."

The light remained for quite some time and when it finally faded away, everyone looked at the docks to see nothing left. His incredible punch managed to split the sea. They were all speechless except for Natsu.

"Ah, that was fun." He uncurled his fingers and threw his arms behind his head. "Alright, let's head back to the guild. We'll let the master know and we'll get paid."

"Papa!"

Natsu looked up and saw Happy descending with Luna towards him.

"Hey, did you catch that awesome move?"

Luna was completely speechless. She just looked up at him with bewildered eyes. She couldn't believe that he was capable of such destruction. She jumped at his stomach and squeezed him as tight as she could.

"I take it back. I take it all back. There's no way I could top that. You win."

"Hey, come on. Don't be like that. One day, I'll teach you that move. Just keep training hard and I promise you'll be one of the strongest mages in the world."

"Really," she asked as she looked up at him.

"I promise." He smiled at her and she smiled back as she dug her face into his stomach once more. Meanwhile, Wendy and Lucy made their way over to him with nothing to say. There face said it all. All Natsu had to do was smile and give them hugs. Happy and Carla joined in own their group hug.

Although they've all spent so much time together, right now just felt like the perfect family moment. They were all together doing the thing they love to do. Luna got to bash on some guys. Wendy got to show off in front of her little sister, which she is really happy about. Lucy got to fight with her daughter which went by smoothly and Natsu made a promise to Luna that he wouldn't be able to break. Natsu knew that Luna had the potential to get to his level and even higher. All it was going to take was patient and all of the love and support from their family. That's when they all realized that they wouldn't have wanted things any other way. The way things were now was perfect. They were a family… A family that couldn't be stopped no matter what happened.

The End