Author's Note:

I am really sorry for the late upload. I was writing the Christmas special when I had to go on a surprise trip. Couldn't complete it. I will upload it for next Christmas though. I wasn't able to update due to final semester. Going to be quite busy. So, enough rambling lets get on with the chap.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail if I did the story would not rely on "The Power of Friendship"

Fairy Tail is owned by Hiro Mashima

Talking- "That's my sandwich"

Thinking- "She stole my sandwich"

Spells, Magical items, Terms affiliated with Magic and Speech of Higher Beings (Dragons and other mythical creatures) – 'How dare she steal my sandwich'

Carved In Legend

Chapter 5

An Unexpected Ally

One Day Later,

"Ow my head hurts. What… Where am i?" was the first thought in our protagonist's head.

"Looks like your up much earlier than I expected" said ?. The ? in question was a woman with milky blonde hair with eyes like those of aquamarines. She was very voluptuous with a slender waist and was err… Quite Blessed in the upper department, lets leave it at that. She had a pale complexion and her attire consisted of a white coat with blue designs with gold belt securely locking it with a plain scaly white undercoat. (A/N: Search Yauras from Alchemist Code. Its where I'll probably get most character designs from)

"Who are you?" asked Natsu as he got cautious.

"Relax, why would I kill you after saving your ass and isn't it politer to introduce yourself before asking someone that question" said the busty woman quite bluntly to be honest.

"My names Natsu. Natsu Dragneel and yours?" replied Natsu.

"My names Valerie" replied the now named Valerie.

Then there was an awkward silence. The kind of silence when you meet a new person but have no idea on what to converse with, kind of silence. It continued for a few minutes before Valerie broke it.

"Why were you fighting with 2 of the most elite members of serpent's head" asked Valerie curiously.

"I fell into a trap, they probably wanted revenge for me taking out their grunts" replied Natsu.

"Interesting. Did the grunts you defeat spill out any beans?" asked Valerie.

"The guy said to go to the Venom Bar and-"

"And order the orange martini stuff right. Its there go to fake address since there is no bar called 'Venom' in this town" cut in Valerie.

Now Natsu was pissed. The grunt lied to him. F-in Bastard. The next time he sees him he'd surely beat the shit out of him. But wait, how the hell did this chick know so much about this slaver's guild?

"How the hell do you know that?" asked Natsu.

"I've been after the Slaver's circuit for quite some time now. Been a thorn in their path. I took down various strategic supply lines of theirs. I'm probably no. 1 on their hitlist" answered Valerie.

"Interesting. Then who was the hooded guy and what the hell did he inject into my body?" asked Natsu.

"The hooded man was another member of 'The Ruined Six' and to answer your second question probably a drug to knock you out" answered Valerie.

"What happened afterwards? Did you kick his ass? Did you make them pay for what they did?" asked Natsu.

"Unfortunately, He along with his companions got away before I could apprehend them" stated Valerie.

"Where am i?" asked Natsu.

"You're at my house" answered Valerie.

"Why did you help me?" asked Natsu.

"Because why not? Besides you're quite strong and I see that you clearly have a bone to pick with Serpents Head so how about we team up against them" offered Valerie.

"Fine with me. So how about an information exchange but I don't have much information on them except that the two I fought were members of 'The Ruined Six' and were named Rai and Forcas" Said Natsu.

"Do you mean Kai and Korvas" corrected Valerie.

"Whatever their names were" Natsu always brushed away details like these or did he forget.

"Unfortunately, neither do I have any information on any of the other elites nor on their master. I only know that the two you fought were on the weaker spectrum and that the others are much more powerful than them. But those were only rumors as there might not even be 6 members for all we know as the rest have never appeared or even spotted" confessed Valerie.

"That's fine. We'll find a way to get them out of their hiding holes"

"How?"

"I don't know" at this Valerie face-faulted.

"I guess we could lay low that wait for them to strike and when they do, we intercept them" formulated Valerie.

"Then what do we do till then? Sit around waiting for them to come with a coffee in hand" added Natsu sarcastically.

Valerie ignoring his sarcasm replied "We patrol the city. Wait here till I bring something". Not waiting for his answer Valeri left the room.

Natsu then observed the room. The bed he was sleeping on was soft as clouds (He knows how soft clouds are since his father threw him off mid-flight to teach him a lesson on not disrespecting others. Not that it helped anyways), there were several glass showcases. One held a photograph of a younger Valerie and a woman with light, translucent and purple hair. There were several decorative items in the showcases but 2 of them caught Natsu's attention. One of them was Gold trophy. It was beautifully made with a shine that could only be given off by pure gold. It had 4 sapphires studded in 4 directions. The words 'Student Of The Year: Valerie Ester' on it. Second was a book titled whose title was written in another language than his own as it looked like gibberish. The book was worn down as its cover was torn from the bottom right corner but in the centre of the book was magic circle with a faint glow. It must be important if it were kept in a showcase, especially for a worn-out book as such. Then Valerie came back in with a paper rolled up. She then spread the paper on a table next to the bed. It was a map.

"This is a map of the city. Its divided into 2 major sectors with other countless smaller sectors. If Serpent's head strike, they will probably strike in dark alleys in minor sector especially the poorer ones. There have been several missing cases in Ward 169, Sector 1. You'll go there to investigate the case and I'll go to Ward 209, Sector 2. You can have this copy of the map to guide you through the city. We'll head out at night as most of the cases were reported to be around the night time." Instructed Valerie.

"Yes Ma'am" saluted Natsu with a grin.

Valerie just shook her head but ignored Natsu's remark. Then she gave Natsu a watch. Natsu looked at her with a puzzled look.

"It's a communication watch. It's connected to my bracelet. Just press the dial twice to activate the link and you'll be able to tell me and the same can be done through my bracelet. If you find anything report it through the lacrima-embedded watch" explained Valerie. Natsu just nodded.

"Good. Now it would be best for you to rest. It would be optimum if you were at full active mode for the mission besides the drug needs to be cleansed out of your body. You sleeping will speed up the process so it would be for you to lay down and rest" Natsu nodded and fell asleep in a span of a record-breaking 5.79 seconds. Valerie shook her head and left the room.

Ward 169, Sector 1, Sivilla, 9:00 P.M,

Natsu woke up around 7:00 pm. Valerie gave him some refreshments (snacks) and sent him off on patrol duty as she went to her destination. All he had was a map and his trusty bag-pack. He felt as though something vital was missing but he could not pinpoint what it was

Spirit World

Happy sneezed loudly. Someone was probably speaking about him. Not like he could care with all the food in the Spirit Realm, all he could think about was how much fish he could cram into his mouth.

Back To Natsu

He had gotten lost mid-way but was pointed into the right direction by a kind old gentleman. He was wearing a top hat and was walking with a cane in his hand. He showed him the way to Ward 169.

While waiting for something to happen Natsu looked around his surroundings. It was filled with small huts and broken buildings. This was the slum area of Sivilla. It was horrible. The condition and sanitation the people lived in was too unreal to be true. He had a look of sympathy towards the inhabitants of the slum. They looked poor and weary. But I guess this is their fate after all he could not help the tremendous amount of people here.

He then got into those small ramen movable shops. He ordered a bowl of fiery ramen along with a glass of beer. He sat there in silence. Then another man came into the shop. It was the same old man who had led him here.

"Hey old man" asked Natsu quite rudely if I may add.

"Ah, it's you, sunny boy" replied the old man.

Natsu's eyebrows twitched at the nickname but ignored it.

"You're here to grab a bite as well I see" said the old man.

Natsu just nodded. The old man ordered his bowl of ramen and they ate in peace. A few minutes later both finished their respective bowls of ramen and paid for their meals.

"It was nice to meet you, sunny boy. Take care" said the old man as he walked away. Natsu just stared in silence. Something seemed off about the man. He had the stance of a fighter. Although old men are sometimes way more powerful than him, take for example Makarov but this old man's Magical Aura felt eerie. He then decided to follow the man but by keeping his distance to keep himself concealed under the shroud of the night.

The old man was walking away from Ward 169. Though Valerie had told him to investigate in Ward 169 but one of the aims of patrolling was to catch shady characters. The old man started walking towards Ward 174. The man took a right then a left then a right then another right…

After about I hour of walking Natsu saw that the old man stopped in front a house named 'Roseland Manor'. He opened the front gate and went inside. I guess there was nothing suspicious to him. Looks like this whole thing was a bust. Natsu looked at the sky and saw the moon shining full blast. He knew this going to be a long night.

Natsu knew that this was going to be long night. He looked around himself. Then realization hit him. He was lost. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

Inside Roseland Manor,

Inside one of the basements of the manor was a lab. The lab was filled with bottles with various coloured and colourless liquids. The old man stood in the middle of the room. He was with another man. The other man in question was cloaked in black.

"How's the project coming along professor" asked the cloaked man.

"It's coming along quite well. But I will require a few guinea pigs if you don't mind" asked the old man.

"Take as many as you want after all I have waited more than…"

Author's Note:

Sorry for the late update mainly due to my laziness. Please leave a review in order to get me pumped to write more.

BTW: Natsu is more smart and logical than the canon version, just in some areas not all.

Soz for grammatical errors.

Thank You for Reading.