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the thing about disney’s descendants is they have a legitimately interesting premise but the execution is harmed by the fact that they’re disney channel movies. give them a pg13 rating and they could really be cooking with gas.

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Cover art by the lovely @celestialrayna​

Prologue | Next: Ch 1

This is not a new story, I am editing and revising it as I prepare to continue its sequel. This is a way for me to give you an idea of my progress. As such, I won't be posting the full story links!

Summary: A cult summons an ancient dragon goddess to Earthland to destroy Acnologia, but she has her own plans. She needs the dragon slayers powers to jump-start her own and will stop at nothing to get them. ***Rated M for some adult scenes, torture, and rape of major character. *Random Spoiler Alert

Disclaimer: All Fairy Tail Characters Belong to Hiro Mashima, Tiamat is loosely based on Tiamat from Forgotten Realms which Belongs to Wizards of the Coast, LLC. The traits of the chromatic dragons have been altered to match the dragon slayers in the Fairy Tail Universe.

Prologue 

The Grand Magic Games, a yearly event spanning five days. Created for no other reason than to decide which guild was the strongest in all the Kingdom of Fiore, or so it was believed. It was a well-loved spectacle, attended by thousands of fans determined to cheer their favorite guild on to victory.

One man, however, had no such plans. Instead, he sat amongst the crowd in the stands of the massive stadium Domus Flau, scrutinizing the mages who were participating intently, seeking to determine if they were the ones he had been sent to observe.

His clothes were nondescript, but no one would've been able to tell as he'd covered them with a black cloak, it's back emblazoned with a symbol depicting five dragons joined at the neck to form a circle. Each of the heads represented a race of chromatic dragon, the likes of which had not been seen for many a century. The dragons were vibrant in their respective hues of red, blue, green, black or white.

This man had watched the first day of the competition with great disappointment as none of the participating mages had seemed to match what he was looking for. His Master, however, had been more optimistic, demanding his return and bidding him to continue his observations. There had been much talk of multiple dragon slayers participating at this year's Games, and their group needed to collect as much information as possible about these rare mages.

He waited patiently as the announcer called the first event of the day, Chariot. The contestants would have to race across a chain of moving chariots on their way towards the finish line located at the Domus Flau stadium. The man watched with growing excitement as the announcer listed the contestants. Sting Eucliffe from Sabertooth, and Natsu Dragneel and Gajeel Redfox from Fairy Tail would all be competing. Finally, he would get to see dragon slayers in action.

The race began, and he was baffled to see all three dragon slayers perform dismally. What kind of farce was this? These were the great disciples of the mighty dragons, the most powerful creatures to have graced Earthland?

Not one of them was able to make his way across the chariots, seemingly fighting off some sort of illness. Although in all fairness, the dragon slayers appeared determined to persevere and see the contest through. This wasn't what had been expected at all. The man continued to watch the day's events unable to gather any new information.

The third day was intriguing, to say the least. Fairy Tail's Laxus Dreyar fought Raven Tail's Alexei. The man saw Laxus beaten mercilessly, the dragon slayer making no attempt to use his powerful magic to defend himself against the relentless assault of his opponent.

Thankfully the fight the crowd had seen had been, but an illusion and Laxus came out the victor. Unfortunately, all the man had been able to see was the lightning radiating off Laxus' body as the illusion dispelled. He wanted to scream in frustration.

That same day he was also able to witness the prowess of Fairy Tail's wind dragon, a little girl by the name of Wendy Marvell. She was quite impressive, but she was of no use to him. Her type of magic was incompatible with their needs.

He left the stadium hoping he'd be able to see the other dragon slayers use their magic sometime soon. He needed to know if they possessed the magic his group required for the summoning. He took advantage of the one day break in the proceedings to report to his master what he'd seen so far. He'd return for the next day of competition.

He found his seat just in time for the tag battle between Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel to begin. He looked around the stadium in boredom and waited for it to be over. When they announced the last tag battle he couldn't believe his luck, it was to be a battle between four dragon slayers, two from Fairy Tail against the two from Sabertooth. This was what he'd been waiting for. There was no way they could hide their power from him now.

It was an epic battle, unlike anything he'd witnessed before. The dragon slayers fought with all their might. Such power! He was definitely in awe. Three of the chromatic dragons were represented — Natsu's fire for Red, Sting's light for White and Rogue's shadow for Black. That lightning dragon Laxus would work for Blue. Even though iron was also represented, the metallic dragon would be of no use to them.

He was disappointed to not find a stand-in for the green dragon, but that could come with time. There were bound to be more dragon slayers. The man left the stadium quickly, eager to report his findings.

There was much work to be done, research was still needed on the binding ritual before they could even attempt a summoning, but now that they had found these dragon slayers he knew their plan was much more feasible than they'd first thought.

Something had to be done to rid the world of the scourge that was Acnologia.

They would need to keep an eye on both the Fairy Tail and Sabertooth guilds.

A/N Edited April 25, 2019

[thatkidisadreamer]

This is something I just wrote in my notes I’m sad and angry. I don’t even bother to spellcheck. Please me kind to me.

Notes App chronicles;

It’s been years. Years and it still feels like yesterday. I think about you everyday and I’m sure I don’t even cross your mind. I can’t listen to that certain artist anymore because he was your fav. How could you be so selfish. I gave you me all and you gave the nerve to bring her up. I would drop everyone right now if you hmu and told me you felt the same. I’m so proud of everything you are doing and I wish I could be apart of it. You walked pass me on news years like we’re strangers. I never was enough for you. You would never be satisfied with me. Maybe if I was just a tab bit prettier, thicker or taller. Maybe if I was just okay with playing the role but I’m always a understudy in your eyes. You never plan for me to be in your future. You ohh you I constantly put you in this throne. I told lies and stories to myself to keep me going. Yearsssss it’s been years and I can’t help to write about you in my notes because the thought of you loving someone else kills me. Yeah he’s alright but he ain’t you. He don’t pick me up and put it down like you did. He ain’t you . No matter how I try to tell myself that he will make me forget about you. He’s a constant remind that you aren’t here. I’m not going to hit you up tho. You are happy without me. I don’t want to change that. I still love you but I’m not in love with you. As there tears run down my arm I call myself a weak bitch because we don’t suppose to be crying over you no more. I can’t believe you said I thought you moved on. You were my everything and now nothing. Can’t even get mad because we never dated. You knew those sweet little nothing would slip me right out of these leggings. everything. I love you and i hate you. -tkad

[enchantingorchid]

Every night and day I think of moments with your face gently placed between my hands, our foreheads placed together and I close my eyes and say "Everything is going to be ok and it'll be alright, we got this." Even when i'm falling to pieces I hug you tightly and I tell you "I will always have your back and everything will fall into place. Your timing isn't always that bad lol Let me support and protect you too because in these moments you become my strength" We both get to laugh as I cry happy tears~To my one & only Love TKAD (I will always wish love & happiness in your life) 

[v3n7bb]

I can't tkad it anymore

[siradisi]

Hepatitte Aşının Önemi

Dünya Hepatit Günü’ne özel açıklamalarda bulunan Türk Karaciğer Araştırmaları Derneği (TKAD) Yönetim Kurulu adına Prof. Dr. Ramazan İdilman, hepatit B enfeksiyonundan aşı ile korunulabildiğini belirtti ve sinsi ilerleyen hepatit C enfeksiyonuna dikkat edilmesi gerektiğini söyledi.

Prof. Dr. Ramazan İdilman, şu açıklamalarda bulundu: “Kan yoluyla bulaşan hepatit C virüsü (HCV); tedavi edilmezse…

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Hepatitte Aşının Önemi

Dünya Hepatit Günü’ne özel açıklamalarda bulunan Türk Karaciğer Araştırmaları Derneği (TKAD) Yönetim Kurulu adına Prof. Dr. Ramazan İdilman, hepatit B enfeksiyonundan aşı ile korunulabildiğini belirtti ve sinsi ilerleyen hepatit C enfeksiyonuna dikkat edilmesi gerektiğini söyledi.

Prof. Dr. Ramazan İdilman, şu açıklamalarda bulundu: “Kan yoluyla bulaşan hepatit C virüsü (HCV); tedavi edilmezse siroza, karaciğer kanserine yol açabiliyor ve ölümcül olabiliyor. Dünyada 71 milyon kişide kronik hepatit C hastalığı olduğu ön görülüyor. Ülkemizde ise yaklaşık 250.000-550.000 erişkin kişinin HCV ile enfekte olduğu ve HCV ile enfekte olanların büyük çoğunluğunun bu durumun farkında olmadığı düşünülüyor.

Kronik hepatit C virüsü enfeksiyonu, genellikle kişilerin kan bağışı esnasında test edilene veya rutin bir tıbbi muayene sırasında bulunan anormal bir kan testi sonucu çıkana kadar fark edilmiyor. Karaciğeri etkileyen bir enfeksiyon türü olan hepatit C ile yaşayanların yaklaşık yüzde 80’inde, hiçbir belirti ortaya çıkmadığı için sinsi bir hastalık olarak kabul ediliyor. Hepatit C hastası olup olmadığınızı bilmenin tek yolu test yaptırmak olduğu için erken teşhis hayat kurtarabiliyor.”

“Kayıp hastaların tedaviye erişimi önemli”

Konunun önemine değinerek Dünya Hepatit Günü’nde açıklamalarda bulunan TKAD Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Prof. Dr. İdilman, “Kayıp hepatitli kalmasın!” diyerek risk gruplarındaki kişilerin teşhis için kan tahlili yaptırmalarını önerdi. Prof. Dr. İdilman, “Hepatit C, genellikle belirtisiz ilerleyen bir hastalık olduğu için teşhis koyulması zorlaşabiliyor. Maalesef ülkemizde hala “kayıp hasta” yani hepatit C virüsünü taşıdığından habersiz olan pek çok kişi bulunuyor. Semptom olarak en sık rastlanan halsizlik ve yorgunluk ise sadece karaciğer hastalığına özgü şikayetler olmadığı için hastanın hekime başvurması gecikiyor. Oysa erken teşhis ile tedavi edilirse, hepatit C’ye bağlı hastalığın ilerlemesini durdurarak hastaların hayatını kurtarabiliyoruz” dedi.

“Risk grubunda yer alanların kan testi yaptırmaları son derece önemli”

Sağlık Bakanlığı ile birlikte hazırlanan Türkiye Viral Hepatit Önleme ve Kontrol Programı ile halk sağlığı açısından önemli bir adım atıldığına dikkat çeken Prof. Dr. İdilman, “Bu ulusal program kapsamında sağlık çalışanları, 1996 yılı öncesinde kan ve kan ürünleri alanlar, sık kan ve kan ürünleri transfüzyonu olanlar, damar içi madde kullananlar, mahkumlar ve göçmenler HCV açısından yüksek riskli gruplar olarak tanımlanıyor. Özellikle HCV, damar içi madde kullanan kişiler arasında hızla yayılmaktadır. Bu konuda yapılacak uygulamalar pek çok hastalığın kontrolüne katkı sağlayacaktır” dedi.

Prof. Dr. İdilman, “1996 yılı öncesinde kan ve kan ürünleri ya da organ nakli almış; immünsüpresif hastalar; steril olmayan ortamda manikür, pedikür, dövme, “piercing” uygulamaları ve diş tedavisi yaptırmış; toplu sünnet olmuş ve ortak ustura/jilet kullanmış kişiler büyük risk taşıyor. Hastalığın erken evrede tanınabilmesi için bu kişilerin hekimlerine gitmesi önem taşıyor” ifadelerine yer verdi. (BSHA)

BSHA – Bilim Sağlık Haber Ajansı

BSHA bildirdi. Yazar: Erkan Doğan

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Drago BOJIĆ i Ivan ŠARČEVIĆ: Tuđe fašizme nećemo, svoje ne damo!

Drago BOJIĆ i Ivan ŠARČEVIĆ: Tuđe fašizme nećemo, svoje ne damo!

Drago BOJIĆ i Ivan ŠARČEVIĆ

Otkad se obilježava, komemoracija za žrtve Bleiburga je perfidna politička manifestacija koja više žali za propalim ustaškim zlim režimom nego za žrtvama nevinih koje je taj režim zaveo i izručio u smrt. Više se na tim šarenim skupovima simbolikom i govorom razračunava s aktualnim političkim protivnicima koje se sve sabija u figuru partizanskoga zločina, Titove…

[fhcam]

Hepatit için ‘3 maymun’ eylemi Dünya Hepatit Günü'nde, Türk Karaciğer Vakfı (TKV), Hep Yaşam Derneği, Türk Karaciğer Araştırmaları Derneği (TKAD) ve Viral Hepatitle Savaşım Derneği (VHSD) organizasyonuyla Taksim'de “Duymuyorum, görmüyorum, konuşmuyorum” demeyin temalı ''3 maymun'' eylemi yapılacak, …

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B@tkAd #MOSFET #Design #IGBT #Semiconductors #Layout #Diode http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/evgeny-chernyavskiy/

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To Kill A Dragon - Chapter 5

Previous: Ch 4 | Ch 5 | Next: Ch 6

Chapter 5: Be Careful What You Wish For

Gray Fullbuster sat by himself at the bar in the Fairy Tail Guild. It had been three days since his teammates had left for the Magic Library and he'd been left behind to wait for an offensive that had yet to materialize.

Gray had spent each day the same way, arriving at the guild hall the moment it opened its doors in the morning and staying until it closed at night. He wanted to be able to go the second they got a lead on Natsu's whereabouts. But as the hours crawled by with no news, his mood got progressively worse, covering him in a dark aura that alerted everyone to give him a wide berth.

Despite what Makarov had told him, Gray couldn't keep his mind from imagining what could be happening to his friend, and his fists once again clenched in rage at his impotence.

So he practiced his magic, hoping to keep himself distracted. Focusing his considerable will on making his creations as detailed as possible, Gray formed object after object, anything he could think of, save the one person he wanted to see the most.

Happy chose that moment to fly into the guild. The Exceed looked around and immediately headed to where the ice mage was sitting. He sat on the counter and watched Gray mold for a while before saying anything.

"Do you think he's okay?" Happy asked, his eyes brimming with unshed tears. The usually cheerful Exceed sounded much younger than his six years, waking Gray up to the fact that he wasn't the only one who felt terrible about Natsu's disappearance. They'd gotten so wrapped up in their plans to locate Natsu they'd all forgotten about the young Exceed.

Natsu and Happy were inseparable, yet Gray never once stopped to consider the guilt Happy must be feeling at not being there when Natsu was taken. He studied Happy, trying to think of something to say that would sound reassuring but coming up empty.

He started to plaster a fake smile on his face but thought better of it.

"I really hope so," Gray offered the Exceed a small smile and was rewarded with a weepy hug. He held Happy against him, patting his back and petting his soft blue fur gently, letting him get all his tears out.

He decided he'd step up and take care of Happy until Natsu returned. At the very least it would give him something else to focus on. Once Happy let go of him he suggested, "Would you like to stay with me until Natsu comes back?"

"Are you sure you want me to?" Happy looked at him hopefully, and when Gray nodded, he considered for a brief moment before agreeing, "Okay, but just until Natsu comes back."

They sat in companionable silence after that and Gray went back to molding, making sure to make some fish for Happy.

xxx

"What is that noise?" Gajeel asked irritably. The dragon slayers were all looking around the guild hall trying to pinpoint the source of the repetitive tapping they heard. No one else seemed to be aware of it. The more Gajeel focused on it, the more it sounded like it was coming from outside.

He got up to investigate, with Rogue following behind him. Gajeel opened the door, and something immediately flew inside. It looked like some kind of bird, but it was made entirely out of ice. It must have been tapping at the door with its beak trying to get inside.

The room immediately roared to life. Everyone ready for some excitement after the gloominess of the last few days. They followed the new visitor with interest wondering what it was doing there. After several sweeps of the large room, it finally stopped on the bar where Gray and Happy were sitting.

Gray hadn't noticed any of the commotions as he was once again deep in thought. He jolted when he felt a sharp pain in his hand.

"What the hell!" He snapped, furiously searching for the source of the pain. He looked down and saw a bird made out of ice pecking at his hand.

Gray stared at it in confusion, wondering if he'd somehow managed to use Active Make magic. Once the bird had Gray's attention, it dissolved, leaving a small piece of paper covered in writing on the counter. Gray looked at the paper with trepidation, it could only come from one person. He picked it up warily and read it.

Gray, Come to Lamia Scale right away. Come alone. Lyon

Why would Lyon want him to come to Lamia Scale, and why did he need to go alone? Sure, they'd made some strides in rebuilding their friendship since Galuna Island, but they weren't what anyone would call friends, at least, not yet.

The few times they'd interacted since his return from Tenrou Island had been awkward, and now there was a seven-year age difference to deal with. Then again, it was still better than sitting around doing nothing, and Margaret Town wasn't that far away.

He could take a communications lacrima with him, and they could get in touch with him if anything happened. Gray made up his mind and went to look for the Fairy Tail Master.

He knocked on the door of the Master's office and let himself in. He showed him the slip of paper he'd received from the bird.

"I need to go to Lamia Scale, Lyon needs to talk to me about something."

"Don't you think that's a bit unusual?" Makarov frowned as he looked at the note, "How did you get this?"

"Ice carrier pigeon," Gray grinned, both amused and proud at Lyon's cleverness.

"It still feels like a trap," Makarov pointed out, "Why would you need to go alone?"

"I don't know, but I'm not a dragon slayer, I doubt they'd have any interest in me."

"You're Natsu's teammate. You don't think they'd try to use you against him?"

"They have a shapeshifter in their ranks, Gramps, I doubt they'd need to take me," Gray shuddered as that was skirting dangerously close to the thoughts he'd been trying to suppress earlier.

"You know Lyon best, do you trust him?"

"I do, ever since we returned he seems more interested in being a mentor than anything else. I'll take a communication lacrima with me, and Happy can come. He can fly me out of any danger."

Makarov thought about it and decided to give his blessing. He knew Gray had been going mad sitting around. Having a distraction might be useful for him, it would undoubtedly be good for Happy. He watched them leave for the train station and hoped he wasn't making a mistake.

xxx

Gray and Happy walked into the Lamia Scale guild and looked around for Lyon. Even though Gray had only visited a few times before, he was sure it had never been this quiet. He wondered if something had happened to one of their mages.

Gray saw no sign of Lyon, but he recognized Jura Neekis and headed over to talk to him.

"Gray, I'm getting an awful feeling," Happy confided as he flew next to him.

"I know Happy, me too."

"Hey, Jura. Have you seen Lyon?" Gray asked nervously, "He sent me a message to come. Is everything okay?"

"Greetings, Gray Fullbuster," Jura smiled at him warmly and answered his unspoken question, "Lyon is fine, he's tending to our guest. I'll have Sherry get him for you."

Jura motioned Sherry to get Lyon, and she disappeared into a room Gray hadn't noticed on his other visits.

"Guest? Did something happen?" Gray immediately caught the way Jura had said the word guest. It fed into his feeling that something was off. He didn't know why, but the second he'd walked through the doors of the guild he'd been filled with a sense of foreboding.

Jura gazed at him wondering how much to tell him, but he was saved from answering by Lyon walking towards them.

"I thought I told you to come alone," Lyon snapped at Gray, his complexion becoming pale when he saw the Exceed standing next to his foster brother.

"I did," Gray protested as he looked his brother over with some concern. Lyon was covered in bandages, his skin appeared red and swollen. He looked like someone who had suffered burns recently, something rather unusual for an ice mage.

"What happened to you, Lyon?"

Lyon ignored his question and turned to Jura.

"Jura, do you think you could take Happy to get some fish, he looks hungry. Maybe give him a tour of the guild, too."

Jura nodded in understanding and motioned for Happy to follow him. Happy hovered unsurely, waiting for a sign from Gray before following Jura.

"I swear you're hopeless. Of all the guildmates you could've brought..." Lyon muttered. He took a deep breath and said with a jittery voice, "Let's get a drink."

Gray followed Lyon worriedly. He didn't know what he was expecting when he received the note, but this was definitely not it. They ordered drinks from the bar and Lyon grabbed a bottle and took it with them.

They walked towards the back of the guild and sat at a table that afforded them privacy. Lyon downed his drink and refilled it. He looked at Gray expectantly, bottle in hand as he waited for him to do the same.

"Can you please just tell me what the hell this is about?" Gray pleaded, his anxiety growing by the second. "You look like you're getting ready to tell me my best friend died."

Gray had meant the words as a joke, but instead of laughing or even scoffing, Lyon flinched.

Lyon rubbed the back of his neck slowly, he really wished that none of this had fallen into his lap. He knew how hard it was for Gray to let people get close to him.

Ever since Ur had died, Gray had closed himself off from everyone, and Lyon knew he was to blame for a lot of that. He'd rejected Gray when he'd needed him the most and sent him away, accusing him of killing their foster mother.

It had taken Galuna island for him to realize how selfish he'd been and he'd been trying to make amends ever since, but he knew they still had a long way to go to mend what had been broken.

Gray was stubborn, and he hoarded guilt like a treasure. Lyon didn't think being the bearer of this particular news was going to help. His brother already looked like he'd been put through the wringer, but Lyon knew he couldn't protect him from this.

"We were returning from our mission yesterday afternoon when we first noticed it." Lyon began, surprised by how calm his voice sounded, considering he felt anything but. "There was a cloud of black smoke, so large we could see it from the train. One of the old buildings near the river had caught on fire, it happens from time to time."

"The building itself looked like it had been abandoned for quite a while, but you know how these things are." Gray nodded in understanding, Magnolia was much the same. The buildings were all built on top of each other so fires had to be dealt with quickly or the entire town could be destroyed.

Magnolia, however, had something Margaret Town did not. They had a crazy fire dragon slayer who loved nothing more than to eat as much fire as he could. Gray's heart ached, he could see Natsu so clearly in his mind, and it irked him to not know where he was or how he was doing. Gray could feel Lyon's worried gaze on him, and he met it, prompting him to continue.

"Unfortunately, by the time we got there, the fire had already begun to spread. People were screaming and running to the river with buckets to try to put out the fire, but it wasn't enough."

Lyon paused to finish his current drink and pour himself another. He studied Gray, seeing the confusion and worry on his face. With a sigh, he pressed on.

"That's when we heard the screams coming from inside the building. I rushed in, trying to rescue the people that were trapped." Lyon looked down at his arms, not able to hold Gray's gaze for what was coming.

"I froze everything I could, but it was scorching hot, and my ice wasn't holding up as well as I'd hoped. There was so much smoke, I could barely see where I was going."

"I tried to save them, but I was too late. All I found were charred remains," Lyon bowed his head in shame, "I wasn't able to help any of them."

Gray grabbed his hand and squeezed it gently, being mindful of his injuries but still trying to offer him some comfort. It made Lyon feel ten times worse. He didn't deserve Gray's sympathy, not when he would be the one to hurt him once again. He just wanted to get through this, but the worst was still to come.

"I continued to explore the building, hoping I could help someone, and that's when I saw her," Lyon tried to think of how to describe the woman he'd seen, but no words came to mind that could explain the vast magic power he'd sensed from her or the aura of evil she'd exuded.

"In the middle of that blazing inferno, there was a woman. I rushed to get to her, but she wasn't the least bit concerned. All of her attention was focused on a magic sealing stone. She screeched in what might have been another language, and shot rays of light from her hands into it."

Lyon closed his eyes, trying to free himself from the fear that still gripped him when he thought of his experience. When he opened them again, he saw Gray watching him with concern, but also dread.

"Her power was like nothing I'd ever felt before, even Jura couldn't compare. Next thing I knew, I was filled with this paralyzing fear, and there was no doubt in my mind. She was evil. I couldn't think, or move while in her presence, I was literally frozen."

She stared through me like I was no more than an insect and started talking in this amplified voice.

Take care of him for me, won't you? I have some things I need to take care of but do tell him I'll be back for him and for what is mine.

Then she walked right through the flames like they weren't even there." Lyon shuddered as he remembered the encounter.

"Who was in the stone, Lyon?" Gray demanded, even though he had a pretty good idea.

"I think you already know."

"Where is he?" Gray shouted at his brother as he stood up and looked around the guild.

"Not yet, Gray," Lyon tried to remain calm in the face of Gray's anger.

"Where is he, Lyon?" Gray yelled even louder. How could he be so stupid? He should've realized who this was about the second Lyon reacted badly to Happy's presence.

"NATSU? Where are you?"

Gray started running towards the door he'd seen Lyon come out of earlier.

Happy flew towards him, "Natsu's here?" he asked , his eyes shining with a hope that tore at Gray's heart.

Gray ignored him and kept heading towards the door. He had to see Natsu, had to know he was alive. Happy flew after him continuing to ask questions. Yuka and Toby came out of the room and stood in front of the door. Their message clear. No one was going inside that room until Lyon said so.

"He can't answer you right now, Gray. Please let me finish."

"You don't understand, I need to see him. It's my fault he was taken."

"I highly doubt that. I promise I'll let you see Natsu once I'm done."

Gray glared at his brother furiously, but he could see in Lyon's eyes that he wasn't going to budge until he'd had his say. He grudgingly allowed himself to be led back to the table. Happy followed, looking confused and forlorn and Gray wrapped his arms around the Exceed, not sure which one of them he was trying to reassure.

"I entered the stone to see who was in there and I barely recognized him. If it hadn't been for his hair, I doubt I would have. Natsu was lying unconscious on the floor, his body covered in blood, and his arms and legs bound with magic sealing cuffs. I could barely feel his pulse." Lyon shivered as he remembered the state he'd found Natsu in, it had shocked him.

Lyon looked at Gray with compassion, he hated to do to his brother, but he needed to prepare him for what he was about to see. He let his words sink in before finishing the worst of it.

"He was tortured, and our healer thinks he was raped as well. He's lost a lot of blood, and she believes his magic was drained out of him. She's done all she can for him, but Natsu is still in horrible shape, and he hasn't woken up yet."

Gray looked at Lyon listlessly, his worst fears confirmed. Happy sobbed in his arms.

"He's going to be okay, isn't he?" Happy sniffled.

Gray didn't have an answer for the Exceed, he felt ready to vomit. His overwhelming guilt instantly curdled the contents of his stomach, but he tried to comfort Happy as best he could, holding him against his chest tightly and resting his head on the small Exceed's.

Lyon took one look at his brother's face and said, "Stop it, Gray. There is no way any of this is your fault. I don't know how Natsu ended up in this situation, but I do know there is no way you could've gone up against this woman."

He sighed, deciding he couldn't postpone it any longer, it was time for him to take Gray and Happy to Natsu. He hoped he'd prepared him enough.

"There is more I need to tell you, but I think it can wait until after you've seen him. Come on."

Lyon led the way to the door that Yuka and Toby were guarding which turned out to be the infirmary. They stepped aside and allowed the three of them to enter the room.

Gray gasped, covering his mouth with his hand when he observed Natsu lying on the bed. Happy started sobbing again, and Gray instantly regretted bringing him. Natsu looked so frail. They'd washed him up, so he was no longer covered in blood but in some ways that was even worse.

The healer was in the process of changing his bandages, so the blanket only covered his legs up to his waist leaving his chest exposed. It was covered in angry welts, cuts, and bruises that made it seem like his skin color was purple. It also allowed him to see that Natsu's breathing was very shallow.

The parts of him that weren't injured were so pale that Gray looked tanned next to him. Even covered in bruises Natsu's face looked oddly peaceful and Gray reached out his hand to run his fingers through Natsu's pink hair just to reassure himself that his friend was really there. The healer started telling him all of Natsu's injuries, but she gave up when she saw he wasn't listening.

Happy asked her if it was okay for him to sit on the bed with his friend and she assured him it was fine. When she was finished, she left them alone. Gray sat on a chair and placed Natsu's hand in his. He removed the communications lacrima from his pants pocket and called Makarov as Lyon looked at him worriedly.

"Lyon found Natsu," Gray muttered into the device and then handed it to his brother, unable to continue the conversation with his guild master.

"Gray?" Makarov's voice could be heard coming from the lacrima.

"Master Makarov, this is Lyon Vastia. Natsu is here at Lamia Scale. I found him yesterday afternoon."

"Is he okay? Why didn't you reach out to us earlier?"

"Natsu's in pretty bad shape. It looked like he'd been kept against his will, I thought it safer to keep his location secret until I could contact someone I trusted." Lyon could see Makarov nodding his agreement at his explanation, so he proceeded to give him a situation report.

"Our healer has done all she can, but we should probably make plans to move him to a better facility. Chelia might have been able to do better, but she's not scheduled to return for a few days. I know he suffers from motion sickness so I'm not sure what to do here."

"I should also probably come to you. There's a lot I need to tell you, and I'd rather do it in person," Lyon added, grasping at any excuse to be around his brother. He knew Gray would need as much support as Natsu to get over this.

"Is Gray okay?"

"Not really, it's quite a lot to take in, and it sounds like he holds himself responsible."

Makarov sighed. He'd been afraid of this.

"Lyon, I'm going to send Laxus and Wendy to Lamia Scale. They should be able to get there quickly. Hopefully, Wendy will be able to help heal him further. I'll contact the Magic Council to see if they'll lend me Doranbolt. He should be able to teleport Natsu back to Fairy Tail. Once he is moved, you can bring Gray back. I will contact you once the arrangements are made."

Lyon returned the lacrima to Gray who shoved it into his pocket without looking at it. Lyon continued his story in the infirmary since he understood Gray would not be leaving that chair any time soon.

"Sherry and Yuka were distraught when they saw Natsu's condition. They have great respect for him, and they wanted to help, so they went back into the building once the fire was extinguished."

Lyon wasn't sure Gray was listening, but he kept talking, hoping the sound of his voice got through and let him know Lyon was there for him.

"They found a room that had somehow remained intact. It contained a bunch of books and parchments which they collected and brought back here. I haven't looked at them much, but they seem to have information on dragons and summoning rituals. They might be helpful to figure out whatever you guys got yourselves into this time. They also found another magic sealing stone, but it was empty. Seriously, do you guys ever rest between crises?" Lyon tried to inject some levity to the situation, but it fell flat.

Gray didn't respond, and when the communication lacrima went off in his pocket a few minutes later, he handed it to Lyon without a word.

"Hello?"

"Lyon, Laxus and Wendy should be there shortly. The Magic Council is trying to locate Doranbolt, so hopefully, he will arrive soon. I hope you can get through to Gray on the way here."

Makarov ended the call, and Lyon found himself muttering under his breath, "So do I."

Lyon didn't want to look at Natsu anymore, he'd already seen too much when he found him. He was sure he'd have nightmares about this whole ordeal for weeks.

He sat in another chair and scrutinized his brother instead. Lyon wasn't surprised to see Gray looked like he hadn't slept for days. He knew the two were close. As much as he liked to think of Gray as his brother, Natsu had more claim to the title than he did. They'd grown up together. He tried not to feel jealous by that thought. He had no one to blame but himself.

There was a knock on the door and Wendy and Laxus came in. Wendy immediately moved towards the bed whereas Laxus let out a curse when he saw the extent of Natsu's injuries.

"The old man didn't say it was this bad."

"Wendy, you'll be able to help him won't you?" Happy asked expectantly.

"I'm gonna try my best Happy," Wendy patted the Exceed on the head and gave him a hug before going back to Natsu. She activated her magic and scanned him to determine where to start.

Even though she looked resolute, she couldn't hide the tears brimming in her eyes. She began to heal the worst of the internal injuries first, but just dealing with that took most of her magic. She had to stop and rest before she could start on the broken bones.

Lyon gave her his chair and left the room to provide the members of Fairy Tail some privacy. He set about preparing all of the materials that Sherry and Yuka had found for transport to Fairy Tail.

"Hey Fullbuster, what did Vastia tell you happened?"

Gray didn't make any indication that he'd heard Laxus, just continued to stare at Natsu on the bed. Laxus started to shake the ice mage's shoulders, but Wendy stopped him.

"Just let him be for now, Lyon is coming to Fairy Tail. We'll find out everything then."

"Fine, I hope Doranbolt gets here soon. The old man was getting Porlyusica."

They heard a pained moan coming from the bed and turned to see Natsu stirring. He opened his eyes and looked around, his eyes locking with Gray's.

Natsu started to whimper and pulled his hand out of Gray's roughly. His eyes widened and darted around like he was looking for a way to escape. He saw Laxus and Wendy and begged them in a frantic voice "Please, please don't let him hurt me anymore!"

Natsu hugged himself and sobbed hysterically. Everyone stared in shock at the Fire Dragon Slayer.

"Gray, I think you'd better wait outside," Wendy told him sadly. It broke her heart to say that to the ice mage, who looked like someone had kicked him in the stomach. Tears streamed down his face as he came to terms with the fact that his best friend was now terrified of him. He nodded slowly, stood up and left the room.

Doranbolt walked past Gray as he entered Lamia Scale's infirmary. He thought the ice mage had been crying. What the hell was going on?

He saw Natsu as soon as he walked in the room. He blanched at the extent of the fire mage's injuries. He waited for Wendy to calm the distraught Natsu down and explain that he would be teleporting him and Happy back to Fairy Tail. Once Natsu had calmed down enough, Doranbolt picked him up, grabbed Happy and disappeared.

Gray had walked back to the table he'd been sitting at earlier. He drank the rest of the bottle by himself, not bothering with the cup. He'd never felt more miserable in his life than he did at that moment.

Gray couldn't get Natsu's terrified face out of his mind. He had done that to him. Even though Gray knew he hadn't been the one to actually hurt Natsu, he felt he might as well have.

The one time the flame brain had needed him, Gray had failed him, and some sick bastard had worn his face to hurt him. He suddenly remembered Lyon telling him that Natsu had been raped and he prayed to whatever gods he could think of that his doppelganger hadn't been responsible for that.

Laxus and Wendy went over to him, but he was far too drunk to talk. They looked around for Lyon and explained what had happened. Lyon winced at the news.

He assured them that he'd speak to Gray and get him back to Fairy Tail the following day. He handed them the materials he'd packed. They thanked him for all his help and left to report to Makarov.

Lyon headed back to the table only to find Gray had already passed out. He had no idea how he was going to get through to his brother. But he had to try, before Gray closed himself off again, this time for good.

A/N: Revised May 08,2019. Added about 1K words, but more importantly, gave Lyon some much-needed depth and edited the hell out of his retelling of events. Also gave more importance to the relationship between Gray and Lyon. I think it sounds better now.

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To Kill A Dragon - Chapter 3

Previously: Ch 2 | Ch 3 | Next: Ch 4

Chapter 3: The Red Dragon Pt 1

Natsu entered the Fairy Tail guild hall early in the morning. He was in good spirits, the team had just returned from a successful mission, earning enough jewel to allow them to rest for a few days. He was in the mood for a fight.

He looked around for either Gray or Gajeel, but neither of them had arrived yet. It was just as well, his stomach had started rumbling so he decided he might as well eat while he waited. He got Mira's attention and ordered some breakfast.

Natsu wandered over to the table where Lucy was sitting with Levy and sat down to wait for his food. They were talking about Lucy's novel again, and though he tried to join in the conversation, Natsu soon found himself losing interest. He couldn't be bothered with complicated plots about romance, he much preferred action and adventure. He slumped down on the table, bored out of his mind and wondered where Gray could be.

"What's the matter, Natsu?" Lucy asked, unused to seeing him sit quietly.

"I'm bored," He whined, "When's Gray gonna get here?"

"You're looking for Gray?" Lucy asked in disbelief. Considering how often the two of them were at each other's throats she'd think Gray was the last person he'd be waiting for.

"Well yeah," Natsu replied absently, his mind already full of the fight he was eagerly anticipating. "There's a couple of moves I want to try on him."

He'd been working on one move in particular for weeks now which combined with his magic should wipe the smirk off Gray's arrogant face. The last time they'd fought, Erza had interrupted before he'd had a chance to use it, but she wasn't here now. He grinned, anticipating his victory.

Both girls stared at him in surprise before bursting into giggles.

"What's so funny?" Natsu glanced at them, his eyes narrowing in confusion.

"Natsu's going to put the moooooooves on Gray!" An excited Happy exclaimed, "He liiiiiikes him!"

Natsu knew better than to give any importance to Happy's teasing, all it would do was encourage his Exceed, so he pretended not to hear him and glanced towards the kitchen instead as his stomach gave another loud rumble.

Happy quickly lost interest in the conversation when Natsu didn't react to his teasing and made his way back to Carla.

Lucy and Levy laughed even harder. Mira finally brought his food to the table, and he ignored the two girls in favor of eating his breakfast. He shrugged to himself.

Girls are weird. What's so funny about wanting to fight Gray?

Gray and Gajeel had yet to arrive by the time he'd finished eating. Now that he had even more energy, there was no way he could sit still for much longer. Natsu tried to think of other options. He considered going fishing, but one look at Happy's infatuated face as he talked to Carla was enough for him to realize he was out of luck.

Since there was nothing for him to do at the guild, Natsu decided to walk around the city, there was bound to be something exciting going on.

It was then Natsu remembered Romeo mentioning he was taking magic lessons from Totomaru. With no other plan in mind, he decided to seek him out. It was always fun to fight against another fire mage, and Totomaru's flames were more interesting than most. He headed out in the direction of Totomaru's school, conveniently ignoring that the Rainbow Mage hated his guts.

xxx

Tiamat couldn't believe her luck, the dragon slayer was finally alone. She seized the opportunity, swiftly walking into a dark alley and transforming into a perfect replica of Erza Scarlet.

She was confident she could get what she wanted quickly, after all, it had taken almost no effort to seduce the White Dragon Slayer. Even though it was risky to approach Natsu in broad daylight, she felt they were far enough away from the guild hall for it to be a problem.

She approached her target with confidence, already looking forward to the pleasure she was sure to experience before absorbing his magic.

Natsu felt a hand touch his shoulder roughly and tensed, ready for a fight. He turned to look at his would-be opponent and relaxed when he saw it was only Erza, wearing her usual Heart Kreuz armor.

"Oh, hey Erza. What do you want?" Natsu ran his hand through his hair awkwardly. As much as he admired his older sister figure, he didn't always know how to talk to her without others around.

"You," Erza spoke in a tone of voice Natsu had never heard before. It was oddly throaty, making him wonder if maybe she wasn't feeling well.

"I'm so hungry," Erza stared at him intently, as though he were the only thing on the menu.

"Oh," Natsu smiled at her in understanding. Well, that explained it, Mavis knew he could act oddly when he was hungry. He checked his pockets, relieved when he found some jewels. "Come on, I can help you with that."

The dragon slayer grabbed her by the arm and started leading her away.

"You can?" Tiamat licked her lips in anticipation, "I know a place nearby we can go to."

She was thrilled, she'd known this would be easy. She ogled the dragon slayer's body shamelessly, as Natsu dragged her along with him, already thinking of some of the things she planned to do to it.

"No need to wait, there's a place right here!" Natsu smiled at her happily, utterly unaware of her intentions. He led her inside a building and walked up to the counter.

"Can I have a large piece of strawberry cake for my friend?" Natsu ordered for Erza, eagerly paying for her dessert, something he was seldom able to do since he was almost always broke. A dragon slayer's appetite was not cheap.

Tiamat could only stare at him in bewilderment. Why the hell is the fool buying me cake, doesn't he get that I'm trying to seduce him?

They sat down at a table in the busy bakery, and she ate her cake, watching him warily as they sat in uncomfortable silence.

"Feeling better?" Natsu asked her once she'd finished eating.

She nodded at him slowly.

"Well then, it was nice bumping into you. I'll see you later," Natsu got up, waved and left the bakery. Tiamat ran after him.

"Wait!" She exclaimed, hurrying to catch up to her prey. Natsu stopped and looked at her expectantly. She led him to a nearby alley.

"I want you," She told him, placing emphasis on you and once again trying to insinuate her intentions with her voice.

"What do you want me for?" Natsu couldn't for the life of him figure out what the hell was up with Erza, but he was growing weary of it. "Are we going on a job or something?"

Tiamat peered at him with no understanding as to why her plan wasn't working. What was wrong with this guy? Clearly, it was time to change her approach, maybe the girl's usual violence would be the answer. She punched him in the jaw and waited for him to react.

"Hey, what the hell?" Natsu complained, "What's wrong with you?"

"Aren't you going to hit me back?" she asked, perplexed when Natsu didn't immediately retaliate. This wasn't going at all the way she'd expected.

"Why would I?"

Tiamat punched him again, this time harder.

"Seriously Erza, quit it," Natsu snapped, getting fed up with Erza's strange antics, "You're starting to piss me off."

This was clearly not working, Tiamat bit her lip in frustration and decided to change tactics once again. The dragon slayer seemed a bit dense, perhaps she needed to be bolder to get him to understand what she wanted.

She started to move her hand slowly up his right arm, squeezing his bulging bicep and tracing his guild mark with her fingers. She moved her body close enough to touch his.

"Don't you want to show me how strong you are?" She whispered in his ear in that same husky voice.

Natsu raised an eyebrow, "What are you doing?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

Unknown to them, Gray had noticed Natsu leaving the guild just as he was arriving and had decided to follow him. He was in the mood for a brawl, and he could see from the way Natsu was walking that the fire mage had a lot of excess energy.

Gray was anticipating a good fight when he noticed Erza walk up to Natsu. He was a little disappointed. This probably meant they wouldn't get their brawl, but maybe they were going on a job instead.

He hurried to catch up to his friends but lost them in the crowd. He finally spotted them leaving a bakery, and when he witnessed Erza feeling up Natsu's arm muscles and practically throwing herself at his friend he rubbed his eyes to make sure he didn't imagine it.

'What the hell?' Gray thought as the circumstances in front of him remained the same.

Nothing was making sense, so Gray decided to hold back and watch for a bit longer, ignoring the ache he felt as he watched what was transpiring between his two friends.

Tiamat snuck one of her hands inside Natsu's black waistcoat and started running her fingers over his bare chest suggestively while tracing the bulge in his pants with the other.

"You know," She purred as she squeezed the bulge in his pants lightly, "I could make you feel incredible, why don't we go somewhere more private and I'll show you."

Natsu grabbed both of her hands in his and held them away from his body. "Okay, that's enough. I don't know what's gotten into you, but this is seriously weirding me out," Natsu declared, brow furrowed in concern.

"Let's get you back to the guild, you're not acting like yourself."

Gray was following all this, his mouth gaped open in utter disbelief. What the hell was Erza doing? Did Erza like Natsu? Even if she did, this wasn't like her at all. A voice behind him made him startle.

"What are you doing standing there like that?" Erza asked him curiously.

"I'm watching Erza try to get into Natsu's pants," Gray muttered absently. "I can't decide what's stranger, her coming on to him, or him not being interested."

He was so perplexed by the whole situation happening in front of him, he couldn't be bothered to even notice who he was talking to.

"WHAT?! That's impossible!" Erza screeched indignantly. Her face had turned a bright red and in no time at all she had requipped, one sword in each hand.

"Erza?" Gray immediately recognized Erza's distressed voice and turned to look at her.

"How can you be here?" Gray turned back to the scene so quickly he almost gave himself whiplash as he desperately tried to make sense of the situation.

"Where are they?" Erza yelled, eyes darting around the area as she searched for what Gray had seen.

Gray pointed to where Natsu had been only moments before, but he was no longer there. Erza and Gray ran to the alley, but neither could find any sign of Natsu or Erza's doppelganger.

"Tell me everything you saw," Erza demanded as they rushed back to the guild.

xxx

Natsu looked around, hoping to spot someone that could help him get Erza back to the guild while she was in this state. Finding no one, he started moving them in the direction of the guild, dragging her behind him.

Natsu was worried about his friend, he knew she'd never act like this towards him. Erza had always been more like a sister to him.

He was also furious. Someone had done this to Erza, and once he'd gotten her to safety, he intended to find out who and make them pay.

Tiamat struggled to free herself from the dragon slayer's firm grip. She was furious but even more humiliated. Tiamat wasn't used to being refused.

The dragon slayer's reactions confused her, he wasn't acting as a red dragon would, and this left her in a definite quandary. Nothing had gone according to her plan, and she was at a loss as to how to get at his magic, given the constraints inherent in the transfer.

Why was it always the damn red dragons that gave her trouble?

Tiamat thought with irritation as she focused on Natsu in a last ditch effort to figure out how she could salvage this situation. That's when she felt it, there was another presence inside of the dragon slayer.

It reminded her of what she'd sensed inside of the White Dragon Slayer. Tiamat focused on that presence, realizing it felt familiar. She cackled evilly, not quite believing her luck.

Igneel. Fucking Igneel was inside of the Fire Dragon Slayer.

Almost giddy with delight, Tiamat disregarded her original plan of taking the dragon slayer's magic and letting him go as she'd done with the Sabertooth Master. She was being given a chance to exact her revenge on the so-called Dragon King for all his transgressions, and she was not about to waste it.

With her White Dragon magic, she formed small lances of light that shot out through her eyes. She carefully aimed them at Natsu's skull rendering him unconscious, quietly and painlessly.

'Your pain will come later,' Tiamat thought with malice.

Natsu's world faded to black, and he collapsed.

xxx

Erza and Gray called out to Natsu as they ran back to the guild, but there was no response from the dragon slayer. They slammed through the doors of the guild hall, forcing them open as they ran inside. The guild watched in silence as everyone took notice of the pair's troubled expressions.

"Has anyone seen Natsu?" Erza yelled urgently, placing her hands on her knees as she caught her breath from the run.

"He was here for breakfast earlier," Lucy responded, immediately concerned, as she noticed the obvious distress on her teammates' expressions. "What's wrong?"

"Master!" Erza called out, ignoring Lucy for the moment.

"Gray, go check outside. Happy fly home and see if he's there. Max Speed!"

"Aye, sir!" Happy knew better than to ask questions, he immediately flew out of the guild and headed home, going as fast as his magic would allow.

Gray nodded and ran outside, followed by Lisanna who kept watching his face, as if she could figure out what was wrong just by looking at him.

"Gray, what is going on?" Lisanna entreated after a few moments of silence, "Is Natsu okay?"

Gray ignored her questions in favor of searching all around the guild building, it's not like he really had any answers to give anyway. He had no idea what was going on, and his search came up empty, just as he'd expected.

Lisanna continued to look at him with her big earnest blue eyes, obviously wanting to do something to help and it gave him an idea.

"Lisanna, can you fly around the town and see if you can spot him?"

Lisanna nodded, she was worried, but she would save her questions for later. She changed into her Animal Soul: Wings takeover and flew away in search of Natsu.

Gray went back inside, meeting Erza's eyes and shaking his head. They were both baffled as to how they could have lost the fire mage when he'd been so close.

"I asked Lisanna to fly around Magnolia."

"Good thinking, Gray." Erza praised the ice mage, but her voice lacked any enthusiasm.

Happy returned at that moment. They looked at him expectantly, but he shook his head.

Makarov finally came out of his office, drawn by the uproar that seemed different from the general rowdiness of the guild. "What's all the commotion about?"

"We think Natsu has been taken," Erza announced, finally giving voice to her and Gray's biggest fear. "I'm sorry Master, we lost him."

"What happened?" Makarov demanded, Natsu was not exactly the easiest person to get a drop on, none of the dragon slayers were.

Gray recounted what he had seen, much to everyone's amusement and Erza's embarrassment.

"I lost sight of him for a moment when Erza showed up, and then they were gone," Gray finished, he still couldn't get those images out of his head. The woman had been a perfect replica of Erza, good enough to fool even a dragon slayer's enhanced senses.

"There are a lot of hotels in that area, maybe they just checked into one," Makarov suggested evenly. It sounded unlikely, based on what Gray had recounted but they should investigate every possibility and time was of the essence.

"Gramps, I'm telling you, he wasn't interested. I heard him tell her he was bringing her back here," Gray pointed out stubbornly.

"Wendy, I'm sorry to ask this of you, but Laxus and Gajeel aren't here. Do you think you can track Natsu?" Makarov asked, "At least that way we can rule out the hotel angle. Gray and Lucy will go with you."

"Hai! I'll do my best, Master, " Wendy agreed nervously.

"Take communication lacrimas with you and keep me up to date," Makarov ordered as he tried to think of what else they could do.

Wendy, Gray, and Lucy hurried out of the guild, communication lacrimas in hand.

The guild was quiet and tense. Everyone waited for the search parties to return. After some hours had passed everyone returned to the guild. Lisanna had seen no trace of Natsu anywhere in Magnolia. Wendy and the others hadn't been able to pick up his scent past where Gray had last seen him.

Natsu had simply disappeared.

It was official, their beloved dragon slayer had been taken. Makarov went to his office to call Sabertooth.

xxx

Tiamat had changed back to her regular appearance after Natsu lost consciousness. She was quickly joined by a cloaked member of the Penta Dragons who teleported them back to Margaret Town. He was pretty sure that taking the dragon slayer hadn't been part of the plan, but he wasn't about to argue with the deity. He placed Natsu inside of a magic sealing stone, it was the same kind used by the Magic Council to incarcerate mages. Natsu wouldn't be able to use his magic while contained. He hurried to inform his Master of their return.

The Penta Dragon's Master stormed out of his office in search of the Dragon Goddess.

"What were you thinking?" The Master snarled, "This was never part of our plan.

"You need to absorb his magic and return him to his guild," He demanded.

"I will do no such thing," Tiamat replied haughtily, "I have my own plans for the Fire Dragon Slayer."

"We can't risk the wrath of the Fairy Tail Guild just because you want to keep a pet."

"Pet? Oh, no, nothing like that." Tiamat laughed, and the sound sent shivers of fear down the Penta Dragon's Master's back.

"Don't worry, they have no way to connect me to you," She told him, in an attempt to alleviate the man's fear.

The Master wasn't convinced, he seemed unsettled, and Tiamat allowed him to place her back into her own magic sealing stone. She needed time to plot her revenge properly. She was going to take her time with Natsu, by the time she was through with him, Igneel was going to suffer dearly.

She'd already come to a decision, after she'd absorbed Natsu's magic she would no longer need her "caretakers". She would burn everything to the ground and go forth on her own. This world would soon be hers.

A/N: Ok so this is the first big difference, I cringe at how much work this chapter needed. All action is the same, it should just flow smoother and there is a bit more description. About 909 words were added, I hope you enjoy the changes.