The Gifted Mermaid➳Nalu

Chapter 8: Destruction

"Are we there yet?" Happy groaned, deciding to sit on Natsu's shoulder.

"No, Happy. We've gone through this five times now, it'll take us at least another two weeks to get there." Natsu replied, keeping his attention mostly on the water.

A few days have passed since Gajeel pissed off Natsu, and those footprints of his were still burnt into the wood. Natsu always tended to slip closer to Lucy whenever the large dragon slayer appeared.

Natsu pulled out a map, scanning the places they had to pass before being able to reach the Mesidian Sea. "Geez, why's there gotta be so much water to cross?! We're taking pit stops or else I'm gonna get sick." Natsu complained, his voice tight with annoyance.

The past few days, the weathers been acting up with the temperature quickly falling, more chilling, stronger gusts blowing and the sea starting to act up. The ship tended to rock more, almost making Natsu sick to his stomach.

Happy shook his head. "Man, you always get sick whenever the weathers not perfect! You have the weakest stomach."

Natsu just groaned as a reply, his stomach doing flip flops as the ship rocked a few times suddenly. "You've got to get it together." The blue cat mumbled.

He heard light footsteps come up to the upper deck, seeing Lucy wearing her blue attire again. "What's up Luce?" Natsu asked, immediately straightening his back from slouching over the wheel, standing up tall.

Luce shrugged her shoulders. "Not much, I was just going to start making a pot of tea downstairs. Any specific request?"

Happy giggled. "Some sort of herbal tea that makes sick tummy aches go away from motion sickness!"

"Happy, shut up!" Natsu embarrassingly yelled, clenching his jaw together as his face flushed dark red, wishing that the cat didn't tell her his weakness. Out of all the things, why did it have to be motion sickness from the ship rocking?

Lucy couldn't help but laugh as the Captain was clearly embarrassed. "I can try." She genuinely smiled as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck.

"Hoy! Look over there!" Droy yelled, his eyes widened as he pointed towards the right. "Cap'n, ya gotta look!"

"This doesn't look good..." Gajeel muttered, cracking his knuckles.

The members who were outside creaked their necks to the direction where Droy had pointed, and everyone immediately went hysterically out of control.

"Get the cannons ready!"

"Get every weapon you can find!"

"...in the name of the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit..."

"Mate this ain't a good time to be prayin'!"

Everyone was racing around the ship in all directions, some of them ramming into each other. Lucy's eyes worriedly scanned the chaotic scene, not knowing why suddenly everyone was getting their head out.

"Lucy, go downstairs now." Natsu demanded, his voice much deeper toned. Lucy looked at him for a second, opening her mouth to protest. "But what's-"

"I said go downstairs, don't argue with me!" Natsu shouted raising his voice immensely. Lucy took a step back from his outburst, her eyebrows narrowing. "Natsu-"

"Luce as your Captain, I command you to go downstairs right now." His strict tone scared her, pointing to the stairs with his finger. "You do as I say." Her brown eyes trembled into his serious stare, his eyes telling her to go without a choice.