Fairy Tail: Robots And Fairies

Chapter Six: Galuna Island Pt 4

Braedey Martin had been on the receiving end of glares from dozens, if not from hundreds of people over the years, whether they were from his cousin Jessie because he did something stupid, or from one of his enemies because he did something to anger them. As a result, the glare he got from Erza Scarlet barely got more than mild concern from him.

'Though,' Braedey thought to himself, 'the sword does raise that 'mild' glare to a 'moderate'.'

"Braedey Martin," Erza said, not moving her blade from Braedey's throat, "I do not care what your explanation is."

"Darn," Braedey mock-whined, still trying to make light kut of the situation, "but it's such a good story!"

Lucy and Happy, the former sitting on the beach, tied up by Erza, the latter being held by his tail in her free hand, looked at each other incredulously. The mighty Erza had her sword at his neck, but Braedey was still acting so carefree! Erza, on the other hand, didn't appear fazed in the slightest; instead, she gestured slightly with her sword.

"Come with me; we are going to get the others and go back to the guild." She then lowered her sword and began walking towards the village. Happy was still in her other hand while Lucy followed, though she had some trouble standing, since her upper body was tied up.

"Wait a second, Erza," Braedey protested, "Gray's hurt, and Natsu is still-"

He didn't get to finish his sentence as Erza whipped her sword around again, the blade pushed against his throat, her left eye blazing with fury, while her right was concealed by her long hair. To the surprise of the Fairy Tail members, Braedey didn't flinch from what Erza did. He had been on the receiving end of Megatron's sword before, along with being at the mercy of Unicron, and Erza's stare and sword didn't faze him one bit.

"We cannot leave this island." Braedey said slowly, never breaking eye contact with the scarlet hair wizard. "Gray is hurt, and I don't think he can be moved. Natsu if off in the jungle doing who-knows-what, there's an evil wizard who wants to resurrect a monster-demon, and the villagers here have been living under a curse for three whole years.

"I'll go with you to the village to check on Gray, but I'm not leaving this island until these people can go outside without being afraid of turning into monsters, or being killed by wizards."

Slowly, the wrath in Erza's expression faded to a more neutral demeanour, and she lowered the sword again.

"I will wait until Gray is well enough to move," Erza declared, "and then I will gather Natsu and we will all leave this place. You are not a member of Fairy Tail, and thus I cannot order you to leave. However, it is dark out; for your own safety, I suggest that we do not go after Natsu until daybreak."

Erza hated it when someone defied her, but she knew that she didn't really have any authority over Braedey, so the best she could do was try to keep him in one place, at least until she could come up with another way to convince him to leave the island.

Braedey didn't want to admit it, but Erza was right; Natsu had told him that he had a plan, but he didn't know what the Dragon Slayer was going to do, nor where he was going and Braedey knew that he wouldn't be able to help anyone by fumbling around in the dark on the island.

"Very well," he conceded, "I'll wait until morning."

~*~*~

The next day, when Gray woke up, he noticed two things; first, that he was in a tent, but otherwise ignorant of his surroundings. Second, the pain in his body had lessened greatly. With some effort, he stood up, noticing that someone had bandaged his torso, shoulders and head.