Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
June 3, x784..
After Lucy's welcome party, which ended with a guild wide brawl and most of the members passed out due to the fight or alcohol, Lucy, led by Alfonzo and Elicia, went to a real estate office to find an apartment for Lucy.
Although Elicia offered Lucy a room in their mansion, Lucy politely declined. Stating that she wanted to be independent. In the end, Lucy found an apartment that was affordable and to her liking on Strawberry Street for 70,000 Jewels a month.
Before signing the contract, however, the trio and the realtor went to check it out. When they arrived at the address provided, they saw a two-story building with red walls and a dark-brown sloped roof with two chimneys and two dormer windows that overlooked one of the town's canals.
"Wow, it's a really nice looking building." Lucy said as the group stood outside the apartment building.
"Yeah, and the place doesn't look like it gets much foot traffic." Elicia added. "So, it should be pretty quiet around here."
"Indeed." The realtor, a middle-aged man with slicked back dark purple hair, affirmed with a nod. Then, he pointed his finger to the left and continued. "And if you head that way, The shopping district is only three blocks down."
"That's pretty convenient." Lucy said with her eyes shining.
"Yeah, but you'd better be careful while walking." Alfonzo chimed in. "You don't want to fall into the water."
"I'll be fine." Lucy replied with a smile. "I'm not a kid."
In response, Alfonzo only smiled at Lucy, causing her to blush lightly.
'Smiling up close like that is unfair.' Lucy thought to herself as she slightly averted her eyes. 'He's so handsome. And after having the thought that he's perfect husband material, I feel like I'm gonna get sucked in. No… Be strong, Lucy. He's a playboy. I'm not into guys like that.'
Although Alfonzo and Elicia could guess what was running through Lucy's head at the moment, neither of them minded. Instead, they were both giggling internally. In the anime, Lucy was often told to be careful when she walked along the canal. And Alfonzo was just having fun with his statement.
"Anyway, can we take a look at the room?" Lucy asked, trying to change the subject.
"Of course." The realtor replied.
Then, the realtor led the trio to a door on the second floor. Pulling a key from his pocket, he opened the door and gestured for Alfonzo, Elicia, and Lucy to enter before following them inside as well.
"As you can see, the four apartments in this building are all studio apartments. They also have a fireplace, kitchen, and their own bathroom."
Looking around as the realtor introduced the apartment, the trio saw that the walls were pure white. There was also enough room for a decently sized bed, a couch, a table, desk, and dresser. Pretty much anything anyone would need in their room. There were also two entrances on the wall opposite the door that led to the kitchen, which was fully equipped with the latest magical appliances, and the bathroom.
"Not bad for a single woman living alone." Alfonzo mentioned as he looked around the apartment.
"Yeah, it's almost as nice as Fairy Hills." Elicia added.
"You lived in Fairy Hills?" Lucy asked. "That super-luxurious dorm I've read about in sorcerer weekly?"
"Yeah, that's where I lived when I was first brought here from the orphanage." Elicia replied with a smile.
"Huh?" Lucy exclaimed in surprise. "You grew up in an orphanage? But I thought you said your parents were part of the guild."
"They were." Alfonzo replied. "Well, my mom and Lici's dad were. But they got injured on a quest and had to retire. Then, when we were five, the village we lived in was attacked by a group of Zeref cultists and they died protecting us."
Lucy's expression visibly saddened after hearing the story.
"Don't put on a face like that, Lucy." Elicia said, hugging the buxom, younger girl. "That was a long time ago. And although we both miss our parents; we've been able to move on."
"I'm sorry." Lucy said, wiping the tears that started forming in her eyes. "You two are really strong."
"Time heals all wounds." Alfonzo said with a smile. A moment later, however, his expression turned malevolent. "But if I ever find the ones that did it, death would be a mercy to them."
Hearing Alfonzo's dark tone and devilish grin, Lucy looked up in surprise. Then, she started to blush once again.
'What he said was scary, but he looks so hot right now.' Lucy thought to herself. 'No! Bad Lucy! He's got five girlfriends/fiancées! He's a playboy!'
While Lucy was struggling internally, she did not notice that Elicia, the usually cheerful girl who was still hugging her was wearing a similar expression. However, before she could, both Alfonzo's and Elicia's expressions turned back to normal.
"Anyway, what do you think, Lucy?" Alfonzo asked.
"You're really good-looking." Lucy replied absent-mindedly.
Lucy was immediately brought back to her senses when she heard Elicia giggling. Her blush deepening due to embarrassment.
"I think he was asking about the apartment." Elicia said as she playfully poked Lucy's red cheeks.
"No, I meant…" Lucy started to stammer in embarrassment. "It's really good-looking. No, I mean, it's really good. The apartment is good. I'll take it!"
"Wonderful!" The realtor exclaimed, pretending he did not see the trio's exchange. "Then, let's go back to my office and we can sign that contract."
While the realtor was smiling professionally on the outside, his inner thoughts were totally different.
'That handsome guy should just go and explode.' The realtor thought as he led the trio out of the apartment. 'He's not even twenty yet from what I can see. Yet, one of the girls was wearing an engagement ring and he was flirting with the other one. Yet, I'm almost fifty and still single. The world is so unfair.'
After another hour, Alfonzo, Elicia, and Lucy were standing in front of the realtor's office. In Lucy's hand was the key to her new apartment.
"Well, the only thing left to do is get you some furniture." Alfonzo said with a smile. Then, he looked up to the sky and continued. "But it's kinda late now. The shops will be closing soon."
"Yeah, the party took longer than expected." Elicia added. "Why don't you spend the night at our place for tonight. Then, we'll take you to get your furniture in the morning. We can use the Escalade to pull a cart. So, moving it all to your apartment shouldn't be a problem."
"No, you already showed me to the realtor, I don't wanna impose more than I already have." Lucy replied.
'Besides, I need to protect my heart from that playboy.' Lucy added internally.
"But, you don't even have a bed." Elicia said. "Plus, me, you, Cana, and Sun can have a slumber party and talk about what you can expect as a member of Fairy Tail."
That suggestion interested Lucy immensely. But she was still unsure.
"Plus, Fonzie will cook breakfast." Elicia said, sweetening the deal. "And since we have a point system in place at the guild, if you're anything like most of the Fairy Tail wizards, you won't have many opportunities to eat it in the future."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Lucy asked curiously.
Instead of answering directly, Elicia grabbed Lucy by the hand and started pulling her in the direction of the guild hall.
"I'll tell you later tonight." Elicia said with a smile. "Let's go pick up the Escalade from the guild hall. Your bags are still inside it, remember."
Watching Elicia, who was clearly acting as his wing man, Alfonzo could only smile as she followed behind the girls.
'*Sigh* Lici knows me so well.' Alfonzo thought.
Eventually, the trio arrived at the guild hall. Then, they picked up Cana, who was till drinking, and Sun, who had passed out from joining the brawl and drinking too much. Then, they all returned to the mansion. By the time they arrived, Sun had woken up.
After getting inside, Elicia led Lucy to one of the guest rooms. Then, everyone took a shower and got cleaned up before all the girls gathered in Lucy's room to have their slumber party and talk about guild life.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo headed to the kitchen to prepare some snacks and drinks for the girls. When he was done, he carried the snacks and drinks on a platter up to the second floor.
"*Knock!* *Knock!*
"Hey, girls, I've brought some snacks." Alfonzo said after knocking on the guest room's door.
A moment later, Sun answered the door.
"Oh, hey, Alfonzo." Sun said with a smile. "Why don't you come inside, too. You can tell Lucy some stories about the quests you've taken."
'He even brought us snacks without being asked to.' Lucy thought to herself as Sun opened the door. However, when Sun asked Alfonzo to come in and talk with them, her thoughts were interrupted. 'He's so considerate. Maybe he's not such a play--- Wait, what? Did she just ask him to come in? I don't think I'm ready for this. I've never been in the same bedroom as a boy before.'
"Huh?" Lucy exclaimed in a fluster from her spot on the bed.
Seeing that, Elicia and Cana smirked playfully.
"Nah, I'm not gonna get in the way of your girl talk." Alfonzo replied with a smile as he handed the platter to Sun. "I'll go to the basement and do some training. Since I skipped it today."
"But you just took a shower." Elicia said. "You'll have to take another one as soon as you're done."
"I know, but I don't mind." Alfonzo replied with a smile.
"Wait, you have a room for training in this house?" Lucy asked curiously.
"Oh, now that you mention it." Cana said while tapping her chin with her right index finger before taking a swig from a metal flask filled with liquor held in her left hand. "We didn't give you a tour of the mansion, did we."
"No." Lucy replied. Then, she replied in an excited tone. "But I'd love to go on one."
Although this mansion was not nearly as big as the one she grew up in, it felt much more like a home.
"You should lead the tour, Fonzie." Elicia said, standing up from the bed. "You can make up for skipping today's training by training extra hard tomorrow."
Then, Elicia walked toward Alfonzo with a smile. When she was right in front of him, she hugged him around the neck and pulled him down to her height.
"Besides, if you're gonna get all sweaty at night, it better involve me." Elicia whispered before licking Alfonzo's earlobe.
Seeing that, Cana smirked, almost certain she knew what Elicia just whispered into Alfonzo's ear. Meanwhile, Sun was too innocent to understand. However, she did feel a warm feeling in her lower abdomen which she could not identify. Lucy, on the other hand, was blushing up to her ears. Although she did not hear what Elicia said, nor did she know her well enough to guess, she could read her body language.
'Have they done it?' Lucy asked while fidgeting. 'Yeah, they definitely have. I wonder what he looks like nak--- No, no, no! Bad Lucy!'
After that, Elicia, Cana, and Sun eventually convinced Alfonzo not to train tonight. And just as Elicia suggested, he led the tour of the mansion. The group eventually ended up in the game room and played around for a few hours before Alfonzo went to the master bedroom and the girls returned to Lucy's room for the night.
On side note, Elicia did not manage to get Alfonzo all sweaty that night.
June 4, x784.
"Ow…" Lucy mumbled as she slowly opened her eyes.
The next morning, Lucy was the first of the four girls to wake up. Not because she was a particularly early riser. Nor was it because she was uncomfortable sleeping in an unfamiliar bed. Instead, it was because Cana rolled over and unintentionally slapped Lucy in the face.
Looking around, Lucy finally registered where she was after seeing the other three girls sharing the bed with her.
"That's right, I spent the night at Elicia's house last night." Lucy said quietly as she slowly sat up. "Last night sure was fun. I've never had, or been, to a slumber party before."
*Growl!*
"We might have had too much fun last night, though." Lucy said as she put a hand on her growling tummy. "Now, I'm really hungry."
Lucy then slowly climbed out of bed, trying her best not to wake the other girls.
"They showed me where the kitchen is and told me to make myself at home." Lucy said. "Maybe I can find a little something to eat in there."
Just like that, Lucy left the guest room. Then, she made her way down the stairs. Halfway down, she was surprised to smell the scent of food. Letting her hunger guide her footsteps, Lucy picked up the pace. A few moments later, she was standing in the entrance to the kitchen and salivating.
The reason? She was staring at Alfonzo's lean, muscular body as he cooked in nothing but a pair of baggy shorts.
"Hmm… Oh, didn't think anyone would be awake so early." Alfonzo said as he turned away from the stove. "Good morning Lucy, did you sleep well?"
In stead of responding, Lucy, who was not ready for that much stimulation first thing in the morning, fainted with a bit of blood trickling out of her nose. Luckily, Alfonzo reacted quickly, using his magic power to increase his speed and catching her before she fell to the floor.
"Damn, that's an ego boost." Alfonzo said with a smile as he sat Lucy down at the kitchen table.
About twenty minutes later, Lucy started to slowly open her eyes once again.
"Huh? Where am I?" Lucy muttered groggily.
"Good, you're awake." Alfonzo, now wearing a shirt, said as he placed a plate on the table.
Looking around absent-mindedly, Lucy noticed there were five places set at the table. Each place had a plate with a ribeye steak, a cheese omelet, and home fries. There was also a glass of juice next to each plate as well as a pitcher of juice and a pot of coffee in the middle of the table.
"Lucy, could you go upstairs and wake up the rest of the girls.?" Alfonzo asked. "I'll clean up the kitchen in the meantime. "If they won't get up, just tell them that I finished cooking breakfast, they'll get right up then."
Lucy nodded absent mindedly. Then, she stood up from the table and headed upstairs.
'He's trying to trap me, isn't he?' Lucy thought to herself while she climbed the stairs. 'Showing me how good a husband he would be with his…*Gulp* sexy body… and cooking talents. But I won't fall for your schemes, Alfonzo Marcus…. You'll see….'
When she got to the part about Alfonzo's body, she subconsciously remembered the sight. Then, her conviction seemed to waver. Still, she continued up to the guest room and woke up the girls. Then, they all had breakfast together. After that, Elicia and Lucy went out in the Escalade to shop for Lucy's furniture while Alfonzo, Cana, and Sun headed to the guild for their morning training.
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Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
June 4, x784.
Around the time the usual training session ended at the guild hall, Elicia and Lucy returned from shopping and putting all of Lucy's new furniture in her apartment. However, just as they walked into the guild hall, they saw a young boy, about six years old, with black hair and eyes shouting at Makarov.
"He's been gone for a week!" The young boy shouted in agitation. "But he said he would be back in three days!"
"Listen, Kid." Makarov said in an annoyed tone. "Macao is a wizard. A strong one. You need to have more faith in your old man."
"Oh, it's little Romeo." Elicia said after noticing who the boy was.
Romeo, or Romeo Conbolt, is the son of Macao and his ex-wife, Enno. Coming to love wizards and magic because of both his parents occupation and former occupation respectively, Romeo spends as much of his time as he can at the guild hall. So, everyone knows him.
"Why won't you just send someone to MT. Hakobe to help him if he's in danger?" Romeo asked on the verge of tears. "I hate you all!"
As he spoke his last words, Romeo kicked Makarov in the shin, causing the old man to grab his leg and hop around in pain. Then, Romeo ran past Elicia and Lucy before exiting the guild with his tears finally falling from his eyes.
Shortly after Romeo left, Natsu also got up from his seat at the table with his friends. Then, without a word, he walked out of the guild's front doors. Happy also followed him, flying through the doors before landing on Natsu's shoulder.
"Bye Lici, bye Lucy." Happy said, waving at the girls as Natsu walked away.
"Huh? Where are they going?" Lucy asked as she watched Natsu walk away. "He didn't even say hi."
"They're probably going to find Macao." Elicia replied. "Most of the members in the guild have lost their parents or grown up without knowing them at all. I bet he doesn't want Romeo to go through the same thing."
"Huh?" Lucy exclaimed, turning her attention toward Elicia.
"Natsu also doesn't know where his father went." Elicia continued. "One day, his father left him in a forest and just disappeared."
"That's…" Lucy muttered, not knowing exactly what to say.
"Oh, and did I mention that Natsu's father was a dragon?" Elicia asked with a smile.
""A what?" Lucy exclaimed loudly.
At the same time, Lucy imagined a large, winged, reptilian being breathing fire and destroying a town.
"Yeah, I guess I could see that." Lucy said with a nod.
"Anyway, do you wanna go with him?" Elicia asked with a smile.
"Is that okay?" Lucy asked curiously.
"Why not?" Elicia replied with a shrug. "I'm an S-Class wizard, so it would be much safer, right?"
With that, Elicia turned around, not before winking at Alfonzo, who was sitting at their usual table, though. Then, she headed toward the Escalade that was parked just outside the guild hall.
It did not take long for Lucy to follow her with a smile on her face.
About ten minutes later, just as they left the town gates, Elicia and Lucy saw Natsu walking down the road toward Mt. Hakobe.
*Honk!* *Honk!*
Hearin the car horn behind him, Natsu stopped and turned to see where it came from. Not long later, Elicia pulled the Escalade up next to him and rolled down the window.
"Hey there, need a lift?" Elicia asked with a smile.
Immediately, Natsu's face paled at the thought of riding in a vehicle. However, he also understood that he would arrive faster if he accepted the offer. So, firming his resolve, he reached for the driver side's back door. However, before he could open it, a loud shout stopped him.
"Hold it right there, Natsu." Elicia shouted as she pushed her own door open. "There's no way I'm gonna take the chance that you're gonna puke all over the back seat. You're riding back here."
As she spoke, Elicia walked toward the Escalade's trunk. Then she swiftly opened it and laid a tarp down behind the backseat. Once she was done spreading it out and using her threads to secure it, she patted it a few times with a smile on her face.
"Come now, your chariot awaits." Elicia said with a smile.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Mt. Hakobe.
"Macao~~~! Where are you~~~?" Natsu shouted in an attempt to find Macao.
A few hours after picking up Natsu and Happy, the group of four were walking through a snowstorm while climbing Mt. Hakobe. While Elicia, Natsu, and Happy, who sat on Natsu's shoulder, waled as if they were completely unbothered by the temperature, Lucy was not having such a good time.
"Why does it look like this isn't bothering the three of you at all?" Lucy asked while hugging herself and shivering.
"Because it's not?" Natsu replied in an uncertain tone.
"That doesn't answer my question!" Lucy shouted in an irritated tone.
"Well, it's because Natsu's naturally high-temperature is keeping himself and Happy warm." Elicia said with a shrug.
"And what about you, Lici?" Lucy asked, turning her attention to the older girl.
"It's because I'm circulating my magic power at high-speed." Elicia explained. "And that's what's keeping me warm. You'd be surprised just how much your magic power can regulate your body's functions."
"I'm circulating my magic power, too." Lucy said with her teeth chattering. "But I'm still freezing."
'That's one thing we'll have to work on in her training.' Elicia thought. 'She may be circulating her magic power, but it's way to slow to make a difference. She really needs more control. And her reserves are a little low, as well. She probably hasn't done much in the way of real training before.'
In fact, that was the whole reason Elicia tagged along on this trip. In the canon version of events, Natsu basically handles the whole situation alone. But that's after interrupting the fight between Lucy and the vulcan that serves as the antagonist for that episode.
'Fonzie won't be able to make a training plan without knowing what she's capable of, after all.' Elicia thought to herself as she continued walking along with the group.
"Ugh… I can't take this!" Lucy shouted. Then, she reached into the pouch on her waist that held her Celestial Spirit Keys and pulled out a silver key before channeling her magic power into it. "[Open! Gate of the Clock Constellation, Horologium]."
A moment later, in a flash of light, a bipedal grandfather clock with arms and a… face on its clock face appeared In the place where Lucy once stood. And sitting inside the clock, visible through the pane of glass on its front, was Lucy, huddled up and rubbing her arms. At the same time, her lips were moving, but neither Elicia, Natsu, or Happy could hear what she was saying.
"Huh? We can't hear you, Lucy." Natsu said while cupping a hand around his ear.
"It's way too cold out there. She says." Horologium said, relaying Lucy's words. "I'll stay in here, where it's nice and warm. She continued."
Before anyone could respond, a shadow appeared from the snowstorm. Then, it quickly approached and kicked Natsu from behind, sending him flying a short distance away from the group. Then, it grabbed Elicia, who continued to smile without resisting. A moment later, it jumped in front of Horologium, staring into the spirit's interior. Or, to be more precise, staring at Lucy, with a perverted gaze.
"Is that a monkey? She shouted in a disbelieving tone." Horologium said, relaying Lucy's words.
"Woman! Woman! Me like woman!" the monkey, or vulcan said excitedly.
A moment later, the ten foot (3 m) tall vulcan, picked up Horologium with one hand. Then, with Elicia in one arm and Horologium in the other, it jumped away, returning to its lair.
"Damn it!" Natsu shouted as he returned to where the group once stood. "Get back here! Give back Lici and Lucy! And where's Macao?"
Natsu quickly followed the vulcan as best he could while Happy flew ahead to make sure Natsu didn't lose it.
A few minutes later, inside an ice cavern, the vulcan put Elicia and Horologium on the ground. Then, it started dancing around the cavern while beating its chest in happiness.
"Why does it look so happy it caught us? She asked in a confused tone." Horologium said. "*Gasp* Is it going to eat us? She asked, now sounding a bit scared."
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure it wants to eat us." Elicia said in a disgusted tone. "But not in the way you're thinking."
"What do you--- Are you serious? She asked in abject horror." Horologium said.
"Yeah, vulcans are perverts that kidnap women all the time." Elicia replied. "I remember coming here during their mating season on a quest a few years ago. That was horrible."
"Woman! Woman!" The vulcan shouted as it ended its dance.
After dancing, the vulcan approached Elicia and Lucy with a lecherous smile on its face.
"This is so--- *Beep* *Beep* *Beep*" Horologium began to say, relaying Lucy's words.
Before he could finish, however, an alarm sounded. Then, Horologium burst into a cloud of smoke. In the next instant, the sound of Lucy falling to the floor of the cave could be heard.
"Horologium! Where did you go?" Lucy shouted in a tone of despair.
"Sorry, but it would seem my time is up." Horologium's voice echoed throughout the cave.
"Give me an Extension! Please!" Lucy shouted as she backed away from the approaching vulcan.
"Woman! Woman! Me like woman!" The vulcan chanted.
"Elicia, save me!" Lucy said while running behind Elicia.
"I think you should try fighting it, Lucy." Elicia said, still smiling despite the situation they were in.
"But you could beat this thing in a second, right?" Lucy asked, not understanding why Elicia wanted her to fight.
"Yeah, that's true." Elicia replied with a nod. "But you won't always be with me. I have to make sure that you can defend yourself. It will help us know what kind of quests you can take, too."
"But…" Lucy started to speak in protest.
Before she could finish, however, the vulcan was punched in the face and sent rolling to the side.
"Natsu! You found us!" Lucy cheered happily.
"Hey, monkey! Where is Macao?" Natsu shouted, ignoring Lucy, who was clearly unharmed.
"Huh?" The vulcan grunted, confused by Natsu's question.
"A man… He came here before us." Natsu explained.
"Oh!" The vulcan exclaimed at the explanation.
Then, the vulcan pointed in a certain direction. A moment later, it started walking in that direction. Natsu, thinking the vulcan was leading him to Macao, followed with an excited smile on his face.
Eventually, the vulcan came to a cave exit that was not too far away. Then, he pointed outside. Following the vulcan's directions, Natsu walked out of the exit. When he did, he saw that it led to a cliff. Naturally, this made Natsu worried, thinking that Macao had fallen off the cliff.
"Macao! Are you down there?" Natsu shouted down the cliff. "Hold on, I'll--- Ahh~~~~~~~!"
Taking advantage of the fact that Natsu's back was facing it, the vulcan kicked Natsu in the back, sending him over the cliff. Then, it turned around and returned to the cave.
Unbeknownst to the vulcan, however, a blue blur flew down the cave after Natsu.
"No like man!" The vulcan said as it returned to the cave with Elicia and Lucy. "Me like woman!"
"Hey, where's Natsu?" Lucy asked with worry in her tone.
"Don't worry, he's fine." Elicia said. "Now, go and beat that thing."
"You're really not gonna fight it, are you?" Lucy asked with her shoulders slumped.
"Nope." Elicia replied with a smile.
"*Sigh* Fine." Lucy said as she took a step forward.
Seeing Lucy walk toward it, the vulcan started breathing heavily with its nostrils flared and steam shooting out of them.
"Eww! So gross." Lucy said as she reached into her pouch once again. Then, she pulled out another key. Though it was golden this time. "[Open! Gate of the Golden Bull, Taurus]!"
In the next instant, a minotaur with white and black patterned fur, black wrestling trunks, black boots, a nose ring, a red studded belt with a golden buckle around its waist, brown fingerless gloves, a cowbell around its neck, and a second belt worn around its torso from its right shoulder to left waist that secured a massive axe to its back appeared.
"Well, hello Miss Lucy." Taurus said as soon as he appeared. "I see you're looking moo~ighty fine today. Oh, and who's this fine lady you have with you?"
"Ugh… Taurus might be just as big a pervert as that monkey." Lucy said in an exasperated tone.
"It's nice to meet you, Taurus." Elicia said with a smile. "I'm Elicia. And you better not get any funny ideas. My fiancé is a great cook and he's really good at cooking steak."
At that, Taurus shivered.
"Get away from my woman!" The vulcan roared before the conversation could continue.
"Your woman?" Taurus said as he turned around with his eyes narrowed. "Thems fighting words."
With that, Taurus charged toward the vulcan, pulling his axe off his back along the way. Then, with the skill of an expert, he swung the axe at the vulcan's chest. To the vulcan's surprise, the axe arrived much faster than it expected and it was struck. However, due to its natural magic power defense, It was not cut. However, it was sent flying into a cave wall.
Just as Taurus was about to follow up, he felt a high temperature next to the side of his head. Turning toward the high temperature, he was shocked into stumbling back. What he saw was a flame floating only inches away.
"Hey, Lici!" Natsu, the source of the flame, shouted in an agitated tone as he was immobilized by an uncountable number of threads. "What's the big idea? And why are you stopping me from beating up the new monster?"
"Alright, take it easy Natsu." Elicia said with her hands extended toward Natsu. "How would you feel if someone interrupted your fight? This one's Lucy's."
"Huh?" Natsu showed confusion.
"Besides, that's not a monster." Lucy said, pointing at Taurus. "He's one of my spirits."
"Huh?" Natsu grew even more confused. This time, they could see question marks made of fire floating over his head.
"Just sit back and watch." Elicia said, pulling Natsu next to her. "You can step in if Lucy can't handle it."
"Tch! Fine." Natsu said with a click of his tongue.
"Get 'em, Taurus!" Lucy shouted.
"Ah, Yes, Miss Lucy." Taurus said, putting his game face back on. "And if I win, how bout giving me a little s-moo~ch?"
"I'll think about it." Lucy said with annoyance. "Now, just take it down."
"Yeah!" Taurus cheered excitedly.
With that, Taurus charged toward the Vulcan, swinging his axe masterfully. Although most of the swings missed, the few that landed dealt significant damage to the vulcan. Eventually, the vulcan was able to make some distance. As soon as it did, it charged toward Lucy.
The vulcan, though not particularly intelligent, was smart enough to understand that Lucy was the one in control of the big cow that was beating it up. So, it wanted to use her to stop it.
Meanwhile, Lucy backed away from the oncoming vulcan, not knowing what to do.
'It looks like we'll need to make her capable of fighting independent of her Spirits, too." Elicia thought to herself. 'I wonder if Sorano would be willing to help with that. Either way, teaching her how to fight shouldn't be too hard… I hope.'
While Natsu was ready to charge forward to protect Lucy, Elicia simply flicked her fingers. Then, Lucy was yanked out of the way of the charging vulcan.
"How dear you attack Miss Lucy!" Taurus shouted in anger. Then, he leapt into the air with his axe raised over his head. [Rampage]!"
In the next instant, Taurus swung his axe down as he fell.
*Boom!*
When the axe collided with the ground, a localized earthquake was created. The strange thing about this earthquake, however, was the fact that it only affected the ground in a straight line toward the vulcan. As it traveled forward, many rocks were thrown at the vulcan, pelting it with small and large projectiles.
Eventually, a roc larger than it could handle struck the vulcan and sent it flying into the wall of the cave, unconscious.
"Taurus, you did it!" Lucy cheered happily.
"Now, how bout that s-moo~ch?" Taurus asked.
In the next instant, however, Taurus was covered n a golden light before disappearing.
"Maybe next time, Taurus." Lucy said while shaking her head.
"No! My s-moo~ch!" Taurus shouted with despair in his tone as he disappeared.
"Now, we need to find Macao!" Natsu shouted as he charged toward the unconscious vulcan.
However, before he could cover half the distance, the vulcan began glowing in white light. Then, it's figure started to shrink. By the time the light stopped shining, it had taken the form of an average sized man. And when the glow disappeared completely, it revealed Macao, also unconscious.
"Macao?" Natsu asked in confusion.
"The vulcan must have possessed him." Happy said. "That's how vulcan's survive after all."
"We can talk about that later." Elicia said in a serious tone. "For now, we need to treat his injuries."
With that, Elicia started making bandages out of her threads while the other three started wrapping Macao's injuries.
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