Chapter 17: A Dragon in Earthland.

"So let me get this straight." Rias said as she walked around Natsu's living room. After what happened in the school Natsu and the others returned to his place, where he finished explaining things to them. "While fighting your worlds Dragon King you unlocked something that only a true Dragon Slayer could and gained the ability to transform into some kind of Dragon Human… Devil… Whatever! Hybrid?" Rias asked stopping in front of Natsu who was sitting in a couch.

"Basically."

"And you never thought to tell us that?!" Rias asked.

"I can't go telling all my tricks up my sleeve, now can I?" Asked a smirking Natsu.

"… You just didn't feel like it, didn't you?" Asked Kuroka.

[Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner.]

"Dammit Natsu!"

[Worst of it is that he's still hiding stuff.]

"Dammit Daenerys!"

"OH COME ON!" Most of them yelled.

"Well, he did say that he hold back against Onii-sama." Ravel said, being her, Tiamat and Sayla the only ones not shocked about this discovery.

"I always knew that he was holding back." Tiamat said.

"And I knew he could do that." Sayla said making all eyes land on her. "What?"

"How the hell did you know?!" Raynare asked.

"Back in Earthland, after I was defeated I was too weak to even move, but I remember that I suddenly felt a huge surge of power, and when I looked I saw a Dragon Natsu fighting Achnologia, but before I could do anything I was sealed back in my book and sucked up by whatever brought him here."

"Alright! This is it! Natsu, you're going to tell us everything ab-" Kuroka started before the floor started to glow dur to a magical circle appearing on the ground. And out of it came Grayfia along with Sirzechs and Serafall. "Oh come on!"

"Onii-sama! Serafall-Sama!" Rias said before she and the others, minus Natsu, Sayla, Kuroka, Raynare and Tiamat, bowed.

"Hey Sirzechs, what are you doing here?" Natsu asked.

"We heard what happened." Serafall said.

"So you're here for explanations on how he partially transformed in to a Dragon?" Rias asked.

"Transformed?" Sirzechs asked before smirking. "I knew you were holding back."

"Technically so were you." Grayfia said.

"Yeah but still!"

"You transformed?!" Serafall squealed loudly, making Natsu, as well as some of the others, cover their ears. "Now I definitely need you to appear in my show!"

"If you're not here about what happened, then why are you here?" Sayla asked.

"Oh right! Almost forgot!"

"Forgot…? You were basically screaming in excitement five minutes before coming here." Grayfia said sweat dropping.

"Wow, what got him so exited?" Natsu asked.

"It's ready." Said a smirking Sirzechs.

"What's ready?" Asked a confuse Natsu.

"The portal!"

"…" After those words left Sirzechs mouth the entire room was silent, all of them knowing what he was meaning. "… What portal?" …That is… Everyone Bar Natsu. When those words left his Mouth, most face vaulted, except for Grayfia, Koneko, Ravel and Yubelluna who sweat dropped, and Tiamat, Sayla, Serafall, Kuroka, Akeno and Raynare who laughed.

"THE PORTAL TO YOUR WORLD!" The ones who face vaulted yelled.

"Oh…" Natsu said before realization hit him. "OH!" He yelled before standing up. "Why didn't you say sooner?!"

"I've been trying for the past two minutes!"

"You know you need to be clearer when telling me something!"

"Oh come on! That's… Yeah you're actually right…"

"Sorry to interrupt your lovers quarrel, but you were talking about something." Tiamat said.

"Right." Sirzechs said. "I came here to tell you to get ready, because you and your peerage are going to a different dimension tomorrow."

"If you can say that by yourself why is Serafall here?" Kuroka asked, not caring how she was addressing one of the four Maou.

"How should I know? She just followed me when I said I was coming here." SIrzechs said making Serafall smile and wave at them.

The next day, Lucifer residence.

"So… how do we get there?" Natsu asked as he and his peerage followed Sirzechs and Grayfia through the halls of the Lucifer Manor.

"For the fourth time. MacGregor took the data from the terrorists, and found some tomes that had similar information and built a more stable version of the portal."

"What do you mean Similar Information?" Kuroka asked.

"We aren't sure how they appeared or where they came from, but those tomes had information that was very similar to the ones that the terrorists were using, so MacGregor studied the both of them to create his version of the portal."

"We're not going to end up in another dimension other than Natsu and Sayla's are we?" Raynare asked.

"…Of course not."

"Am I the only one that didn't like the pause?" Sayla asked.

"Who cares, worst case scenario we wend up in Edolas." Natsu said, not even worried with the possibility to end in an unknown universe.

"Edolas?" Ravel asked, not having heard that part of Natsu's life yet. Her only answer came from Yubelluna, who shrugged, also not knowing what Natsu was talking about.

"And who knows, it might be fun being in an unknown dimension." Tiamat said.

"You and me have very different definitions of Fun." Raynare said looking at the Dragon Queen, while Kuroka nodded in agreement to her statement. "Anyway what the hell are you doing here in the first place?!"

"What? Nothing says I can't come along."

"Don't you have duties as a Dragon Queen?" Sayla asked.

"We're Dragons, we do what we want, and if I want to blow off my duties and come along, I'll come along."

"Spoken like a true Dragon!" Said a laughing Natsu.

"If the lot of you are done." Sirzechs said gaining their attention. "We're here." He said before he and Grayfia opened the doors to show Natsu and His peerage the portal that they've been working on. What was in front of the shocked Natsu to his very core.

"What the hell is that doing here?" A shocked Natsu said looking at the familiar looking portal.

"That's the portal." A confused Sirzechs asked after seeing Natsu's reaction.

"I believe what Natsu is meaning is what the thing that almost brought an army of 10000 dragons to Crocus is doing here." Sayla said in a neutral tone.

"The sunset door." Natsu said looking at the portal.

"Eclipse Gate." Sayla corrected.

"…"

"…"

"The Eclipse Gate."

"Don't try to pretend like your previous answer didn't happen!" Yelled Kuroka and Raynare.

"Where did you get this design?" Sayla asked.

"It was in one of the tomes MacGregor found." Grayfia answered.

"Then is it possible that the tome also came from Natsu's world?" Ravel asked.

"It may be possible." Sirzechs said.

"This isn't going to work." Natsu said, never taking his eyes of the doors.

"Why's that?" Kuroka asked.

"I think he is talking about the fact that the Eclipse gate was first made to be a sort of time machine. The fact that it can be used to connect to other worlds was just accident that the creator incorporated in the Eclipse Gate." Sayla said, studying the portal.

"Yeah, we could end up in Earthland, but we could end up 100 years in the future or the past."

{You're one to know about it's time traveling abilities} Muttered Daenerys.

"You shouldn't have to worry about that." MacGregor said walking towards them. "I also saw from the tomes that there was the possibility for that to happen, so I basically only used the shape of it, so stabilize the crude portal that the terrorists had created."

"Oh. If that's the case what are we waiting for?!" A very exited Natsu asked. "Turn it on already!"

"He's like a big child." Ravel said while rubbing her forehead. Hearing her comment Kuroka smirked, but before she could say anything Yubelluna covered her mouth.

"Now's not the time for perverted jokes." Yubelluna said.

"I'll say it then." A smirking Tiamat said, knowing full well that Yubelluna wasn't brave enough to stop her. However before she could say anything they were distracted by the sudden light that the Eclipse Gate, now with its doors open, was producing.

"You better be quick." MacGregor said gaining everyone's attention. "We can only hold it open for 5 minutes."

"HOW THE HELL ARE WE COMING BACK THEN?!" Kuroka yells.

"Don't worry, we thought of that." MacGregor said before throwing a sphere at Natsu who caught it. "Once you activate that device it will send us a signal that will tell us to open the portal again, you only need to press the button and be on the spot where the portal dropped you off in the first place."

"How does that even work?" Natsu asked.

"Do you really want me to explain it to you? Or do you want to go through the portal in the next 2 minutes before it closes?"

"You know me so well." A smirking Natsu said before, without announcement, ran towards the portal. "See you guys later!"

[SERIOUSLY?! YOU JUST RUN OFF TOWARDS THE PORTAL?! WHERE'S THE MOVING GOOD BYE AND THE PROMISE THAT YOU'LL BE BACK?!]

"I already did that! You were sleeping at the time!"

[Oh.] That was last thing the others heard before Natsu ran through the portal.

"Dammit Natsu! Wait for us!" Kuroka yelled.

"You have one minute."

"Shut the hell up!" Raynare yelled as she and the others ran towards the portal.

"And they're gone." Sirzechs said as he watched the portal door's close. "I think that things will calm down for a while."

"I doubt that. Remember? We have a certain matter to attend involving three faction?"

"Oh yeah."

"IT'S FRAKING COLD!" Kuroka and Raynare yelled as soon as they fell on the other side of the portal.

[Your fault for not wearing more clothes.]

"The way we dress is none of your concern!" Raynare yelled.

"Why the hell are we on a snowy mountain?!" Kuroka yelled.

"I think we're at Mount Hakobe." Natsu said looking around the mountain where he did so many jobs with a sense of nostalgia,

"How close to your guild are we?" Ravel asked, feeling a bit cold, but not as much as Kuroka or Raynare.

"I'd guess about a half day walk." Sayla.

"Or we could fly there." Tiamat said.

"Not a good idea, no matter how many kinds of magic there are a group our size would give us to much attention, especially if Tiamat turns into a dragon. And I for one, do not wish to be the centre of attention." Sayla.

"Oh yeah, you were one of the ones responsible for almost killing an whole town and destroying all magic." Raynare said. "Guess you'll have to hide your horns when we get to town."

"That means we have to walk all the way to the town doesn't it?" Kuroka asked.

"It seems so." Yubelluna said.

"What are you waiting for?! Let's go!" Natsu yelled. "It's this way… I think."

"Are we there yet." Kuroka asked as they walked through the forest.

"Almost." Natsu answered, the grin never leaving his face since crossing the portal.

"Woman!" A yell was heard.

"Oh come on!" Natsu yelled, his smile leaving his face, being replaced with an annoyed scowl.

"What was that?" Ravel asked.

"Perverted monkey."

"A what?" Yubelluna asked before a giant green gorilla burst through the trees.

"Oh a Vulcan." Sayla said in a bored tone while looking at the monkey. "Just ignored it."

[Better move it before it tricks Natsu.]

"I'M NOT THAT EASILY TRICKED!"

[So you're saying you haven't been tricked by a Vulcan?]

"… I hate you." Natsu said before punching the Vulcan away, when he saw that it was getting a bit to close to his mates. "Come on, it's just after this hill!" Natsu said before running up the hill.

"Wait for us!" Kuroka yelled annoyed.

"Come on! Where almost…there?" A confused Natsu said when he got on top of the hill. Looking over the town he noticed something. "… Where's the guild?"

[It is weird. If I'm correct its been way over a two months since Tartarus' attack.]

"There is only one explanation… THE DAMN PORTAL SENT US BACK IN TIME!"

"No, there are still parts of the cube over there." Sayla said.

"Soo… What do we do now?" Raynare asked.

"Do you perhaps know someone that could give us some information?" Tiamat asked.

[What about the doctor?]

"The scary old lady! That's it!" Natsu yelled before running off again.

"Great… more walking." Grumbled Kuroka.

"That's… an interesting looking house." Ravel said looking at the house/tree in front of them.

"So, that Polyushka lives here?" Yubelluna asked.

"Yup." Natsu said before walking towards the doors and knocking.

"Who's there? If you're human you might as well leave!" They heard a voice that confused the girls.

"Forgot that she was like that. We're not Human!"

"Then what are you?"

"Well, some of us are Devils, Dragons, Fallen Angels ,Demons and even Phoenix!"

"Enough with the pranks!" A pink haired old lady, with a broom in hand, yelled when she opened the door. Her annoyance turned to confusion when she saw Natsu. "Aren't Makarov's brat that died about two months ago?"

"Yup."

"And you're alive?"

"Yup."

"…Ok I'll bite, what do you want?"

"What happened to the guild?"

"*Sigh* You might want to sit down for this." She said allowing Natsu and the others got inside her house.

"Cosy place you got here." Raynare said looking around.

"Don't make yourselves comfortable." Polyushka said.

"Okay, we're sitting, what were you going to say?"

"Makarov disbanded the guild after the incident." She said shocking Natsu.

[Holy crap… She went straight for the kill!]

"W-what?"

"Don't ask me why, it was Makarov's decision, most of them agreed to it."

"Where is everybody?"

"Don't know, everyone went their separate ways after it. Some stayed to help the injured and help the town, but most left already."

Seeing the look on Natsu's face Ravel decided to speak. "You said most of them left already, does that mean that there are still some of them here?"

"Yes." Polyushka said. "Wendy, her cat and the Demon stayed behind. If want to know where others are you should speak to them. They're staying at Fairy Hills. I think that they were getting ready to leave themselves"

Quietly nodding Natsu nodded and stood up, walking to the door without saying a word. The others following.

[You know, I've been thinking. Since there isn't a guild anymore.] Daenerys said after a long walk in silence through the forest, making Natsu flinch form the statement. [I was thinking, since they have no affiliation, and you still have a couple of pieces…]

"Where are you getting at?"

"I think he's saying that you could make some of them part of your peerage." Tiamat said.

"…"

"You got to be kidding! You still didn't get it?!" Kuroka asked.

"I did, just a little shocked about the idea." Natsu said. "Well screw it! Lets try it out!" A now reenergized Natsu yelled before running off again.

"Couldn't you have given him the idea when we reached the house?" Ravel asked Tiamat, who just shrugged.

Fairy Hills.

"Have you packed everything Wendy?" Mirajane Strauss asked the younger girl, who she spent the last month alone with, along with Carla of course.

"Aye." Wendy nodded.

"Have you decided on what to do now?"

"Me and Carla were thinking about joining Lamia Scale."

"Wow Wendy, I see you have a taste for the top guilds." Teased Mira.

"N-No! IT's not that! It's just that Chelia's there!"

"Calm down child, she's obviously teasing you." The white Exceed said.

"O-Oh!" Wendy muttered before her eyes widened

"Sorry Wendy I couldn't help myself." Mira said before her smiling face was replaced with a shocked expression, when she saw that Wendy started crying. "Oh my god Wendy! I didn't mean to-" She was interrupted however when Wendy ran past her.

"Wendy!" Carla and Mira called as they ran after her. They ran after her all the way to the doors where, she kicked them open.

"NATSU!"

End of Chapter 17