Hey guys, Rambles here bringing you something new. This is the Sky King, A story idea I got from reading Natsu is Awesome's profile. If any of you guys want some good ideas, go check it out. But anyway I'm currently in the process of updating my other stories. But at the moment I've hit a really bad dry spot. I know its not fair to you guys that I've been so inactive but I'd rather give you guys something good. So hopefully I'll be suddenly hit by a wave of inspiration, who knows? Also this story is a NatsuXWendy, but I may add Chelia in the future. Depends
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The Sky King

Description: Natsu wasn't found by Igneel. Instead, Natsu and Wendy were both raised by Grandine. Natsu is now a sky dragon slayer rather than a fire dragon slayer. How will this change the Fairy Tail universe? Natsu X Wendy

A loud sound drifted through a forest on the eastern side of the kingdom of Fiore, it was a peaceful forest, but the constant sound disturbed the peace and woke many of the creatures that called the forest home. And their was one creature that called the forest home that should never be disturbed. Ever.

It was a dragon.

The dragon was the sky dragon Grandine. Grandine is a large, four-legged Dragon, whose appearance differs considerably from a traditional Dragon's appearance. She has a white body, which appears to be covered in tissue similar to bird legs, rather than scales. Her feet resemble bird talons as well. Her head is covered in what appears to be fur and her skull is somewhat broad and flat. The fur extends down the neck and to the upper chest region.

And she was annoyed that she'd been awoken.

Flapping her large wings she took to the sky, heading towards the source of the sound, using her dragon senses to locate the sound. Though what she found surprised her.

It was two small children, one of them was crying.

The older of the two was a small boy, he had pink hair and black onyx eyes and he stared wide eyed as he saw Grandine land near them. He instinctively shielded the small girl behind him as he stared at Grandine, unsure what the dragon intended to do with them. Grandine looked at the small boy "I assure you boy I have no intention of harming you or the small girl behind you" Grandine said as the boy narrowed his eyes at the dragon.

"Then what do you want?" The boy asked as Grandine studied him.

"I came to find out what had awoken me from my slumber, it seems that it was that small girl behind you. Tell me boy, what are your names?" Grandine asked as the boy didn't move from the little girl but lowered his arms.

"I'm Natsu, and this is Wendy" Natsu said as the small girl poked her head out from behind Natsu at hearing her name. Grandine studied the small child, she had short blue hair and wide brown eyes as she looked at the dragon.

"Well Hello Wendy" Grandine said, making the small girl eep and hide behind Natsu once again as the dragon's gaze fixed on her "Is Natsu here your big brother?" Grandine asked as Natsu slowly shook his head.

"I found Wendy not too long ago" Natsu said as his gaze never left the dragon, still shielding Wendy.

'He's only known the girl for a few hours at most yet he is so willing to defend her' Grandine thought 'Those two, I sense the potential for greatness in the two of them' She thought. "Natsu" She said looking at the pink haired boy.

"Yes" Natsu said cautiously

"Do you want me train the two of you? I sense great potential in the two of you and it would be waste to not use that potential for a good purpose do you agree?" Grandine asked

"What would you teach us?" Natsu asked, he seemed to be thinking about his options, wondering what the dragon was offering him.

"Magic" Grandine said and Natsu's eyes widened "Magic that will allow you to harness the power of a sky dragon, both you and Wendy. But only if you agree" Grandine said as Wendy peeked out from behind Natsu again, staring wide eyed at the dragon she tugged on Natsu's leg.

"Onii-chan" Wendy said, surprising Natsu with the honorific she used.

"What is it Wendy?" Natsu asked

"I wanna learn magic" Wendy said, staring up at Natsu with her big brown eyes and giving a look that Natsu could not refuse.

"It sounds like it could be fun doesn't it Wendy?" Natsu asked and Wendy nodded her head rapidly before Natsu turned back to Grandine, who had been waiting patiently for the two of them to decide.

"Well?" Grandeeny asked as Natsu looked up at her again.

"We accept" Natsu said and Grandine nodded.

"Very well. Though I must inform you that this process will take some time and may be extremely difficult" Grandine said "After all, not just anyone can become a dragon slayer" She added as Natsu and Wendy walked closer to the dragon. "Get on my back, I'll fly us to somewhere where we can begin your training" Grandine said as the two children climbed up on the dragons back, before she took to the skies, a small smile crossed the dragons features as she heard Wendy's joyful cry as they flew across the forest. However Grandine had several thoughts running through her mind as she flew, particularly about Natsu.

'That presence I felt from Natsu when he stood up to me, it couldn't be him. I'll have to find out when I begin their training. If I'm right it is both a good and bad thing. But if I'm wrong I'll be left with a problem' She thought as she flew across the forest.

'I shall just have to see how their training pans out' She thought as approached a clearing in the forest

(A few years later)

"Do it again!" Grandine said as she watched Natsu and Wendy practicing their magic, Grandeeny had found the two of them to be completely opposite in which form of sky dragon slayer magic they took to more.

Natsu took to the offensive spells like a moth to a flame, however Wendy was naturally better with the healing spells. So Grandine had them practice different techniques in order to develop their mastery of the magic. While Natsu had some supportive spells and Wendy knew basic offensive magic, the two of them mainly stuck to their preferred type.

"SKY DRAGONS ROAR!" They both shouted as they inhaled, drawing in air into their mouths before throwing their hands forward and unleashed a vortex of air towards some trees.

"Impressive" Grandine said as she watched the two spar, Natsu trying to help Wendy master the offensive spells better. Grandine watched the two dragon slayers with pride as she took in their new appearance.

Natsu's pink hair now spiked out at random angles on his head and his onyx black eyes seemed to stare into ones soul of you looked long enough, he was gaining muscle even though he was only about 11 years old. He was wearing a red t shirt with white ¾ length shorts and a pair of sandals on his feet. However despite the heat he wore a black leather jacket with a line of fur on the collar (Imagine Squall's jacket from ff8) It had been a gift from Grandine to her adopted son, it was also magically enchanted to protect against the elements and magic and would grow along with him, so he never had to worry about outgrowing his jacket.

Wendy was about 10 years old and her long sky blue hair was left plain at the moment, though Grandine had heard Wendy speaking with Natsu about changing her hair style. She was currently wearing a plain white shirt and sky blue shorts with trainers on her feet. She was smiling as she and Natsu spared, even though she knew Natsu was going easy on her to avoid hurting her, as she couldn't heal herself and Natsu wasn't very good at healing spells.

"SKY DRAGONS RAZER TALON!" Natsu shouted as he covered his foot in winds and launched a kick at Wendy, who blocked by covering her arm in wind.

"SKY DRAGON WING ATTACK!" She called as she covered her other arm in wind and launched the two arcs of wind at Natsu, who grinned as he lept into the air. Wendy smiled up at him as Grandeeny watched.

"SKY DRAGONS TORNADO JACKHAMMER!" Natsu shouted as he covered his legs in winds and fell down towards Wendy, aiming a kick at the young dragon slayer.

Wendy flipped backwards as she gathered wind around her hands "SKY DRAGONS CRUSHING FANG!" She called as she charged Natsu, attempting to hit him with her attack. However Natsu blocked with a kick as he flipped back.

"SKY DRAGONS TYPHOON TALON!" He shouted as he rushed towards Wendy, aiming a two footed kick at her. Wendy raised both of her arms and blocked the kick, however Natsu grinned as he pushed off of Wendy, firing a blast of air at Wendy from his feet, making Wendy stumble back as she looked up to see Natsu flipping through the air.

'He sure does love the sky' Grandine thought as both her and Wendy watched Natsu as he landed on the ground in a sprinter's position, already preparing to launch his next attack as he charged at Wendy, who had been distracted and wasn't ready.

"No Natsu wait!" She called as Natsu charged. Natsu saw Wendy panic and then lost balance.

"Wait what-?!" Natsu called as he lost balance and shot past Wendy, slamming face first into a tree that was behind Wendy.

"Onii-chan!" Wendy called as she ran over to Natsu, who was slumped on the floor.

"Hey Wendy" Natsu said as his vision spun "I think I hit my head there, cause right now there seems to be three Wendy's staring at me" Natsu said and Grandine laughed.

"That is an important lesson for the both of you" She said as the two dragon slayers turned to their parent. "Wendy, never lose focus in the middle of battle, it leaves you open for attack. If you'd been fighting someone other than Natsu you would have been in serious trouble just then" Grandine said and Wendy looked down, ashamed. What Grandine had said was true, she'd been distracted by watching Natsu almost flying.

"And Natsu" Grandine said.

"Yes Grandine?" Natsu asked.

"Watch your step" The dragon said simply and Wendy burst out laughing at the blush on the dragons slayers face as he mumbled something under his breath.

"Well I think that finishes training for today" Grandine said as Wendy helped Natsu up "Tomorrow we'll focus more on the support spells, but for now you two can rest" The sky dragon said as Natsu and Wendy nodded and went into the small stone hut where the two of them were staying. Grandine looked carefully at the pair of them.

'They sure have grown' Grandine thought as she remembered the day she'd found the two of them. Then another thought came to her. 'It seems my suspicion that day was correct. Somehow that dragon has affected Natsu, explains why he is so good with the offensive spells. Though there's not much I can do about it' Grandine thought.

'I'll have to confront another dragon about what to do on this subject. Igneel should be close by' The sky dragon thought with a small smile at how she loved to tease the fire dragon. After a few moments of thought she turned back towards the hut.

"Natsu! Wendy! I'll be gone for a few hours! Look after yourselves until I come back!" The dragon called as she flapped her wings and took to the sky.

Natsu and Wendy sat in the hut as they heard their parent flying away. "Onii-chan" Wendy said as she looked over at Natsu, it had been a little while since Grandine had left them. They had made small talk but now the two of them were getting ready to have something to eat .

"What is it Wendy?" Natsu asked

"Do you ever wonder if there are others like us?" Wendy asked as she looked towards the sky.

"Sky dragon slayers?" Natsu asked as he looked over at Wendy, the younger dragon slayer just shook her head.

"People, children like us" Wendy said "For my whole life all I've known is you and Grandine and I wonder just how different the world outside this forest is" Wendy said

"The outside world is full of wonders" A deep voice said as Natsu and Wendy ran outside, before spotting Grandeeny and something that shouldn't have surprised them, yet it still did.

It was another dragon.

He was the fire dragon, Igneel. Igneel is a gigantic Dragon whose bodily majority is covered with dark, red scales. Igneel's lower body, specifically his belly, the inner portions of his long tail, and legs, is beige in color. Igneel also has noticeable scars on his belly and neck, with the largest one, which is X-shaped, located around the center of his body. His back has numerous black spikes, reaching down from the back to the end of his tail. Igneel has a triangular head with horns, a pair of large, round eyes with yellow sclera (which are usually seen as glowing, obscuring his dark, round pupils) and a sharp horn pointing upwards just above his nose. Igneel also sports very sharp canine teeth, and has claws with long, sharp, red nails. Igneel's large bony wings resemble a bat's, with rippled tips. Additionally, Igneel has four legs.

Natsu and Wendy stared up at the fire dragon as Grandine landed next to him.

"Try not to startle the poor children Igneel" Grandine said as Wendy walked up to him.

"Igneel-san, You said that the world is full of wonders. What did you mean?" Wendy asked as Igneel chuckled.

"Your daughter is incredibly curious for her age I see." Igneel said before he looked at Wendy. "There are many great wonders in this world young one. There are oceans of water, mountains which seem to reach out and break the sky" Igneel said as Natsu's and Wendy's eyes widened. "There are fields which grow enough food to feed millions, cities that never stop being active. There are so many things in this world that will amaze you that it is almost impossible for one person to see them all in one lifetime" He added as Wendy smiled a massive smile.

"Really?" She asked, which made Igneel chuckle again.

"Yes. Though while the world is full of wonders, it is also a very dangerous place, there are those who prey on young curious souls such as yourselves. So enjoy the wonders, but ensure that you do not become a victim of the world" Igneel said.

"But I'll have Onii-chan with me, So I'll be fine!" Wendy said as Natsu grinned before ruffling her hair.

"Yeah, anyone tries to hurt Wendy they'll have me to deal with!" Natsu exclaimed.

"I am glad to hear that" Igneel said before he turned to Natsu. "Natsu, I need to speak with you privately. Climb up on my back" Igneel said as Natsu nodded and climbed up onto the large fire dragons back.

"Where is he taking Onii-chan?" Wendy asked as she hurried over to Igneel's foot, worry filling her big brown eyes.

"Don't worry Wendy" Grandine said as the sky dragon held Wendy close to her with her large claw. "Igneel just needs to talk to Natsu about something important. He'll be back shortly" She added as Wendy looked up at her.

"Promise?" She asked

"I promise" Igneel said making Wendy jump before nodding at the fire dragon. "Hold on Natsu" Igneel said as he flapped his large wings and took to the sky.

Igneel and Natsu returned several hours later, Wendy and Grandine looked over to see the two laughing as Igneel landed in the clearing.

"You know Natsu" Igneel said as Natsu climbed off of his back, only for Wendy to tackle him in a hug.

"What is it Igneel?" Natsu asked

"If things had gone slightly different, perhaps you would have been a fire dragon slayer under my teachings" Igneel said as Natsu grinned.

"Maybe" He said before his gaze turned to the sky. "But if I was a fire dragon slayer I'd have no way of reaching the sky like those mountains you told us of" He added before smiling at Igneel.

"Well it seems everything that I can do here is done" Igneel said before he turned to Wendy and Grandine. "Wendy. Remember what I told you of the world's wonders. I'm sure that someday you shall see them all. And Grandine. I shall see you at some other time. For now I must leave" Igneel said as Natsu and Wendy waved at the massive dragon as he flapped his great wings and left the clearing.

"Will we ever see Igneel again?" Wendy asked as she looked back at Grandine.

"I'm sure that someday Igneel will come back to see you two, he did seem fond of you, especially you Natsu" Grandine said.

Natsu didn't say anything, he just looked to the sky, thinking about all Igneel had told him during their flight.

"Well it has been a long day for the both of you, so go and get some rest, both of you. Training will resume as normal tomorrow." Grandine said as Natsu and Wendy nodded before heading into the hut.

(July 7th X777)

Natsu and Wendy both awoke that day to something that surprised them.

Silence.

Usually the day would begin with Grandine shouting at either one, or both of them. But today there was nothing. The two of them walked outside the hut and looked around the clearing, yet Grandine wasn't there.

"Onii-chan" Wendy said as she stayed close to her big brother. "Where's Grandine?" She asked as Natsu sniffed the air.

"I don't know Wendy" He said as he turned and walked back inside, before grabbing a backpack that was underneath the bed he and Wendy shared.

"What are you doing Onii-chan?" Wendy asked.

"We have to leave. Grandine wouldn't just leave without no reason. I saw a town not too far from here when Igneel last visited. We'll go there and ask around" Natsu explained as he packed their few belongings into the backpack as he put on his leather jacket.

Wendy nodded as they walked out of the hut, looking around the small building and the clearing that had been their home for most of their lives.

"Don't worry" Natsu said as he ruffled Wendy's hair. "We'll come back here someday" He added as he slung the backpack over his shoulder. "Now lets go" He said and Wendy nodded

"Okay" She said and with that the two of them left the clearing and walked towards the village.

(Several days later)

The two of them had been walking for days, Wendy had eventually been unable to carry on walking and so was riding piggyback style on Natsu's back, the backpack was over Wendy's shoulder as Natsu continued to walk.

The sun was beginning to set as Natsu finally stopped at the top of a hill.

"Onii-chan" Wendy said quietly

"Yes Wendy?" Natsu asked.

"Is that it?" Wendy asked and weekly raised her hand to point towards the light at the bottom of the hill.

"Yeah it is Wendy" Natsu said as he was about to walk down the hill. The both of them needed sleep and a decent meal. Natsu had been preparing anything that he'd caught during their trip, but it had been days since either of them had gotten a proper meal.

Natsu had to hold in a laugh as he heard Wendy's stomach rumble, the loud sound was so different from the normally shy girl. Wendy's cheeks flushed red as she buried her face into the crook of Natsu's neck.

"Come on then Wendy" Natsu said as he started to walk down the hill.

Natsu and Wendy soon reached the village, he walked through it, wondering where they should go first. He heard people whispering as he walked past them with Wendy on his back, but Natsu paid them no mind.

He then saw the town's inn stood at the end of the street. Setting his sights on the inn Natsu started to walk towards it, but as he did his legs gave out due to how tired he was.

"Are you alright?" Came a voice as Natsu and Wendy looked up to see who had asked them.

It was a young man with Azure blue hair and dark green eyes, he had a unique tattoo over and just below his right eye. He was wearing a red and black t-shirt with white shorts on. On his back was a large green backpack and a wooden staff was slung over his shoulder.

"Who are you?" Natsu asked the stranger as he tried to stand back up, but couldn't.

"The names Jellal, but before we worry about me you two need some food to eat. I'm amazed you made it to town with how bad you both look" He said as he helped Natsu up.

Natsu couldn't disagree as both his and Wendy's stomachs grumbled at the mention of food. Jellal just grinned as he supported Natsu who carried Wendy to a nearby restaurant.

Soon enough Natsu and Wendy were wolfing down food like their lives depended on it. Jellal was surprised as he watched the two dragon slayers eat like there was no tomorrow.

"So who are the two of you?" Jellal asked as he watched them.

"I'm Natsu and this is Wendy" Natsu said as he pointed to himself and Wendy.

"Well its nice to meet the two of you, but what are you doing in town?" He asked as Wendy's expression fell.

"Were looking for our mother, she left us without saying goodbye and we hoped that someone in town had seen her" Natsu said as he clenched his fist.

"Maybe I could Help" Jellal said "What did your mother look like?" He asked

"She's a dragon" Wendy said and Jellal almost spit out his drink as he heard Wendy say that their parent was a dragon.

"A d-dragon" He spluttered. Natsu and Wendy just nodded, not really knowing why that was so surprising.

"That might be a bit difficult" Jellal added "No one round here would have seen a dragon. There would have been word about it if they had. And as long as I've been here, I've not heard anything about a dragon sighting" Jellal explained before flinching when Natsu's fist slammed into the table.

"Dammit!" He said, tears brimming his eyes "Where did you go Grandine?" He asked, Wendy held Natsu close as she tried not to cry herself.

Jellal looked on at the two dragon slayers, he had no idea what to do, it wasn't every day people asked him if he'd seen a dragon. Hell, as far as he knew no one had seen a dragon in over 400 years.

"Listen" Jellal said and the two dragon slayers looked at him. "No one here will have seen your dragon, but that doesn't mean all hope is lost. I'm sure you'll find your parent someday" Jellal said.

"What should we do?" Wendy asked as Natsu thought.

"We find a wizard guild" Natsu said, surprising both Wendy and Jellal.

"You know about wizard guilds?" Jellal asked.

"Yeah, Igneel explained the concept to me a few years ago. If Wendy and I are gonna find Grandine, were gonna need somewhere to live and money for food and clothes. From what Igneel told me, a wizard guild is a place to get the money" Natsu explained.

"Your friend is right" Jellal said. "I can tell that the two of you both posses extremely powerful magic. But your not very strong. If you find a wizard guild then the two of you can continue to search for your mother while improving your skills as a wizard" He explained as Natsu and Wendy listened to him.

"For now just focus on finishing your meal. Then we'll get some good rest and you can decide what you'll do tomorrow" He explained and Natsu nodded.

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea" Natsu said as the three of them soon finished the food. After Jellal had paid for it the three of them booked a room at the Inn and Natsu and Wendy slept comfortably for the first time since Grandine's disappearance.

The next day

"So do you know what your going to do?" Jellal asked as he walked with the two of them through the town, Natsu was stocking up on supplies they'd need to carry on till they found a wizard guild or information about Grandine.

"We walk" Natsu said bluntly "We go till we find somewhere. That's it" He explained and Jellal nodded.

"That sounds like a good plan. I'll tag along for a while. It's nice to have some company while you travel" The Azure haired boy said and Wendy smiled at him.

After having stocked up the three of them departed the village and continued onward, they had no clue where they'd end up or what they'd find along the way. But at that moment, none of them really cared.

It was a shame that that feeling wouldn't last very long.

It had been a week after Natsu and Wendy had met Jellal that everything changed.

They'd set up camp for the night and had been about to go to sleep when the trio had been attacked by a group of bandits. Natsu and Jellal had tried to fend them off but there had been too many. Natsu had managed to gather up their few belongings and they tried to escape.

Their escape path had led them through a small mountain range, and they had fled through one of the caves that cut through the mountains. Of course due to how tired the three of them were the bandits had quickly caught up.

Natsu had told Jellal to get Wendy to the other side of the mountain, and he would stay behind to buy them as much time as he could, and as one would expect Wendy had been reluctant to leave her brother behind but Natsu had assured her that he'd be fine. Of course Wendy still didn't want to so she had to be put to sleep by Jellal. Natsu thanked the azure haired boy before telling them to run, saying that he'd be right behind them.

Natsu had fought valiantly and managed to hold his own for quite a while and he'd soon disengaged to try and catch up with Wendy and Jellal, however a stray attack from one of the bandits that could use magic had caused the mouth of the cave to collapse and Natsu was trapped on one side of the rubble with the bandits, Wendy and Jellal one the other side, who knows how far they were by that point.

Natsu stared at the rubble, seeing the pile of rock that had separated him from his sister. Natsu had tried to blast away the rubble with a Sky dragon's roar, but by that point he was so low on magic energy that could barely move dust, let alone the heavy rubble.

And so Natsu had turned towards his attackers, rage building inside of him as he realised that he wasn't going to be meeting up with Wendy anytime soon. I'm sorry Wendy He thought to himself I'll find you one day I promise With that last thought he readied himself as the bandits got closer to the 12 year old dragon slayer.

"Bring it on you bastards!"

Present Day

Natsu sat against a boulder as his clothing billowed in the wind around him. Natsu was relaxing in the sunshine, his mind recalling the events of that day. While he didn't know exactly what had happened after he had taken on the bandits in the blocked up cave, he knew most of what had happened afterwards.

Natsu had passed out from magic exhaustion shortly after fighting off several of the bandits who'd cornered him, of course the ones he hadn't beaten had captured him and returned him to their camp. Though Natsu knew he was one of the lucky ones as shortly after he'd been brought to the bandit camp it had been raided by a group of wizards from a legal guild. Natsu had been rescued by these wizards and brought to his new home.

Fairy Tail.

They were a legal guild and after Natsu had explained to them his situation, losing Grandine, being separated from Wendy and Jellal, they had offered him a place in their guild. Natsu had accepted and soon began to grow close to everyone there, despite his initial reluctance. Of course there was this one red headed girl who didn't really talk to him much, Natsu had noticed that she'd reacted when he'd mentioned Jellal. But aside from her Natsu had found a new family in Fairy Tail.

Natsu stared up into the sky as he bathed in the sun, still wearing Grandine's jacket. Though while he was glad that he had a new family, he still missed Wendy. Natsu looked everywhere he could, tracking down every possible lead that could bring him closer to finding her. But even though 7 years had passed, Natsu hadn't found anything.

Natsu closed his eyes for a moment as he wondered what Wendy was up to now, had she found a guild of her own to join? Had she found Grandine? Natsu shook his head for a moment, if Wendy had found Grandine then the two of them would have found him by now. But still Natsu wondered.

"Ahhh. I suppose I had better get going" Natsu said to himself as he got to his feet. He then turned as he heard a familiar voice call his name.

"Natsu!" It shouted and suddenly a small blue cat flew up to Natsu.

"Heya Happy. I was just about to come find you, you ready to go?" Natsu asked his companion. Happy nodded and smiled up at the dragon slayer

"Aye sir!"

Natsu chuckled as he took one last look at the sky, before turning and walking down the hill.

"So where is it we're going Natsu?" Happy asked as they walked along

"Supposedly this guy known as Salamander is going to appear in Hargeon somewhen today. It sounds like it might be someone who knows where Igneel is, and if they know where Igneel is, then maybe they know where Grandine is" Natsu explained. Happy nodded as the two of them carried on.

They continued to walk along for about an hour or so before Natsu sighed "Walking is gonna take us too long. Come on Happy" Natsu said as magic gathered around him. Happy nodded and two wings appeared from his back.

Shortly afterwards Natsu and Happy took to the skies and began to fly towards Hargeon.

The two of them were quiet as they flew towards the port town, Natsu loved flying through the sky but doing so required extreme amounts of concentration to keep the wind below him strong enough to stop him falling to his doom. As they flew his thoughts drifted back towards Wendy.

Where are you Wendy? Was the one question that floated around his thoughts, it had been years since he'd last seen her.

Soon enough the duo reached Hargeon and once they did they became immediately aware of the huge crowd of women circling one man, it wasn't easy to hear what they were saying but natsu and Happy could hear one word repeated over and over

"Salamander!"

Natsu grinned at Happy before the two of them started to descend towards the crowd. Natsu was happy, he thought he might be finally be able to find someone who could lead him to Wendy or Grandine.

However Natsu's happiness was wrecked when he saw the figure stood in the centre of the crowd. It was easy to spot him, the tall man with dark purple hair and the long cloak. A growl was heard from Natsu as he knew exactly who was at the centre of the circle.

Down on the ground a young blonde woman was stood among the crowd, unable to explain the racing of her heart in her well endowed chest. Her blue skirt seemed to billow in the wind which had increased out of nowhere and her white and blue vest seemed to struggle to contain her curvaceous body.

"SKY DRAGONS ROAR!" A bellow was heard and suddenly a vortex of wind was suddenly launched at the man known as Salamander.

The roar struck as the purple haired man was sent flying back, many women turning to watch the 'celebrity' fly away, but the blonde woman, along with a select few others, turned to look towards the man who had attacked him.

Natsu landed in the middle of the circle, glaring at the direction 'Salamander' had gone. However he was distracted when suddenly the horde of women suddenly all tried to attack him. Natsu sighed as he realised just what the imposter had done to the women.

Raising his arms Natsu began to gather magic around him. A green aura covered his body for a moment as a magic circle appeared under his feet.

"Venti!" He shouted and suddenly the green aura expanded around him, encompassing the women who had been about to mob him. All at once they all stopped and looked around thoroughly confused.

"What the heck is going on?" One of of the women asked as they all turned to the pinkette stood in the middle of the circle.

"No doubt your all confused" Natsu began to explain "But you'll find that you had been victim to a charm spell. The man you thought was a celebrity was nothing more than a con artist and anything he says should not be trusted. If any of you wish to report him to the authorities, his name is Bora the prominence" He finished and turned away.

The blonde quickly ran after Natsu, wanting to talk to him.

"Hey wait up!" She called and Natsu and Happy looked back towards the blonde.

"Huh? You need something miss?" Natsu asked.

The blonde shook her head as she smiled at Natsu "No I just wanted to thank you for saving me from that creep. My name's Lucy by the way. Oh and I wanted to ask, what was that spell you cast that stopped the charm spell?" She asked and Natsu shrugged.

"Its Venti, one of the few support spells I know, it's named after the Roman deity of the wind. Its a spell designed to eliminate enchantments that control other people, such as charm spells" Natsu explained.

"Oh. Well thank you anyway, perhaps I could buy you lunch? As a way of saying thank you" Lucy said as she smiled at Natsu. Natsu and Happy looked to each other and shrugged.

"Sure why not" Natsu replied and the two of them went to a nearby restaurant.

The three of them all had a good meal, and after making some small talk Natsu explained to Lucy why he and Happy had come to Hargeon in the first place.

Shortly afterwards the three of them separated, with Natsu and Happy thanking Lucy for the food. Afterwards Lucy somehow encountered 'Salamander' or has Natsu had identified him, Bora the prominence. Salamander had tried to invite Lucy onto his boat, claiming that if she had attended his party he'd be able to get her into Fairy Tail, having overheard her say that she wanted to join that particular guild. Of course just as Lucy had been about to accept she'd remembered what Natsu had told her back in the square and quickly refused.

Of course word travelled quickly through town and Natsu and Happy were stood observing the town when he'd heard some of the girls claim that Salamander was from Fairy Tail. Natsu's head jerked to the side as he heard this. His blood boiling before he set his sights on the large wooden yacht currently heading out to sea, the anger in his veins slightly overpowering the slight uneasiness in his stomach he felt looking at the ship.

On board the ship things had been going well, until each of the girls attending the party had been drugged and knocked unconscious, in a surprise reveal that didn't really surprise anyone, Salamander was actually a slave trader. And he was just about to celebrate his success when suddenly the roof caved in, revealing Natsu, his sights set on Bora as he hovered just above the floor of the ship, his feet not touching the ground.

All at once Bora's thugs tried to attack Natsu, some firing magic, others just trying to grab hold of him. Natsu was able to dodge these attacks with ease, however the sheer number of henchmen Bora had with him made it difficult to grab the leader. Changing his tactic Natsu manipulated the wind around him, flying out of the ship until he was in front of it. He was aware that what he was about to do could cause a lot of collateral damage, but he couldn't fight on a moving ship.

Gathering his magic Natsu then inhaled, before throwing his head forward "SKY DRAGONS ROAR!" He shouted and a vortex of air was unleashed, though it was much bigger this time, it struck the front of the ship and practically lifted it out of the water, before pushing it towards the port.

The boat slammed into the coast as Natsu quickly flew after it. He was not letting Bora getaway.

He landed on the wreckage of the boat as he watched Bora and his men climb out. He strolled forward as the henchman his hair cast a shadow over his face, and his eyes were only two red orbs in that shadow.

Lucy stood nearby, having been drawn in by the sound of the ship hitting the shore. She began to tremble in fear as she saw Natsu just walking, it was so simple yet so terrifying.

"Wait a minute" One of the henchman said as they all got to their feet. "I think I recognise this guy. The pink hair, that leather jacket. It's gotta be him. Its The Sky King!" He shouted as the other henchman around him all began to shake in fear, each of them knowing Natsu's reputation.

"You know, usually I don't give a shit when someone tries to claim there someone they know their not. And I might have let it slip by, the whole slave thing, but you crossed the line when you soiled Fairy Tail's name!" Natsu exclaimed, getting angrier as he spoke. "You had the nerve to claim that you are a member of Fairy Tail! Just to fool some women in order for you to sell them off as slaves! That is inexcusable! And for that you'll receive judgement from the sky!" Natsu shouted as the wind began to gather around him.

"SKY DRAGONS RAZER TALON!" Natsu shouted as he generated wind around his leg and kicked it in a wide arc, sending a large blade of air towards Bora and his henchmen. The blade knocked out most of them and the others fainted out of sheer fear, some even had puddles between their legs.

Natsu then set his sights on Bora, who quickly created a large purple fireball and launched it at Natsu. Natsu's face remained the same as the fireball struck him, only for it to be blown away by a strong gust of wind.

"Vernier" Natsu mumbled to himself before he suddenly vanished, reappearing before Bora as the wind gathered around his legs. The wind gathered around his legs as Bora's eyes widened in shock.

"SKY DRAGON'S TWIN FANG TALON!" He shouted as he kicked Bora in the stomach with his right leg, making the man double over, before bringing back his left leg and kicking him in the chin. However Natsu wasn't finished as the wind covered his legs again and he chased Bora.

"SKY DRAGONS TYPHOON TALON!" Natsu shouted, jumping into the air he kicked Bora in the chest with a two-footed kick, then he fired the wind that had gathered around his legs at Bora like a point blank cannon, this fired Natsu away from Bora like a man jumping from a springboard. As Natsu flipped through the air the wind gathered around his arms.

"SKY DRAGONS WING ATTACK!" He called, throwing the wind that covered his arms in two wide arcs, both of which struck Bora, sending him flying into the town bell, the loud ringing waking any of the residents who hadn't been awoken by the sound of combat.

"If I ever hear about you trying something like this shit again, I will not hesitate to hunt you down. You hear me?" Natsu asked as he hovered in the air just in front of Bora, his gaze focused solely on that man.

"Is he some kind of monster?" Lucy asked as Natsu landed on the ground, stretching his arms before noticing Lucy looking at him. He smiled at the blonde and strolled over.

"Yo Lucy" He said cheerfully, like he hadn't just threatened someone's life mere moments before.

"Hey Natsu" Lucy said, slightly nervous.

"Is something the matter?" Natsu asked, tilting his head to the side before observing the destruction around. "Oh crap, I went overboard again, man, Gramps is gonna kill me if he found out" Natsu said, panic lacing his voice as Lucy sweatdropped.

If Natsu's this powerful how strong must this guy be to scare Natsu? She wondered, before seeing Happy float over, a similar expression of panic on his face.

"Natsu!" Happy exclaimed "You went overboard again! I don't wanna become mince meat!" He exclaimed, worrying the blonde even more.

That was before the magic council soldiers turned up.

"Oh crap!" Natsu exclaimed before suddenly grabbing hold of Lucy and running the opposite direction. "We gotta get out of here! Come on!" He said quickly as Lucy could feel the wind flying past her.

"Wait, where are we going?" Lucy asked as Natsu looked back at her and smiled.

"To Fairy Tail of course, didn't you say that you wanted to join?" Natsu asked and Lucy's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. Natsu took her astonished answer as a yes and carried on running.

"Well lets go then!" He said and the three of them left, with Lucy actually running herself instead of being dragged by the sky dragon slayer.

It was the start of a new adventure, one Lucy was sure she'd enjoy.