The Curse of the 9th Master

Chapter 2:

"Natsu you numbskull!"

Natsu managed to dodge a flying chair in the middle of the chaos.

The guild was having one of their infamous fights once again. If they weren't careful, the fight would spread outside like a disease and end up destroying a majority of the town, which unfortunately, happened a lot.

"Quit throwing things at me Gray!" Natsu shouted over the chaos, just enough for the raven-haired boy to hear. Natsu pumped his fists in the air, igniting them on fire. He took a big grin and shouted, "All right! I'm fired up now!"

A loud cheer could have been heard from inside the guild. Whenever Natsu joined in the fight, everyone knew it really got started. Intense heat radiated from Natsu's flames and was felt all around the room, beads of sweat forming on everyone's faces. Lucy watched carefully from a safe distance flinching and covering her eyes whenever something painful and inappropriate occurred. But in secret, she was long used to it.

Elfman's pride had already been crushed, along with his adoration for manhood. Makarov sat calmly at the top of the stairs drinking beer, hiccuping repeatedly and looking at Mirajane with a naughty look on his face. Mirajane, on the other hand, was blushing furiously and complaining to her master to stop looking at her like that. Gray had his pants stolen again, while Jet and Droy tried to join the fight to show their power and courage to Levi, but already had gotten pushed out with fistfuls of black and blue all of their faces and arms. And on top of all that, Natsu was beating the pulp out of everyone, not seriously though. Only a few people noticed that the wooden pillars holding up the wall were starting to shake. They began wobbling harder, and soon they collapsed.

"Run!" Lucy managed to cry out, dodging a beam and running for her life. The others looked up and followed, not wanting to be crushed by the guild. Everyone was coughing and either standing and or lying on the ground, panting.

After a while, the smoke began to clear. Lucy squinted her eyes, as a figure was beginning to clear up. When all was finally cleared, Natsu was seen upon a heap of bodies all groaning, and stupidly grinned at everyone as if nothing at all had happened.

"Natsu!" Lucy yelled at the top of her lungs, her cheeks now flustered. Obviously, Natsu wasn't going to be able to escape the wrath of her now.

In the center of Magnolia..

Bickslow, Freed, and Evergreen were all shopping at the local stores right outside of Fairy Tail. They weren't very far from the guild, but far enough that they couldn't hear the loud ruckus of the guild fighting. Unfortunately, Freed pointed out that the guild was collapsing straight to the ground.

"Ugh, how dare they," Evergreen said briskly, pointing her hand onto her forehead, rubbing her temple and sighing impatiently. Bickslow only shook his head, his face hidden from the helmet he was wearing.

"I'm not surprised, ya know?" Bickslow said, turning his head to where the guild was, once illuminating the sky, now pieces of rubbish lying flat on the dusty ground. "This is Fairy Tail we are talking 'bout."

"I guess so. Do you think Laxus would have allowed this if he were here," Freed wondered, obviously imagining Laxus putting an end to all the fighting.

"Perhaps," Spoke Evergreen, "Or maybe, he would've joined along as well, knowing him."

"Oh well. Back to shopping we go," mumbled Freed. They were out shopping for the perfect gift to give Laxus tomorrow. A big event was occurring tomorrow evening and everyone was all pumped up for it.

"I must find the perfect gift to give to him!" Freed shouted, ignoring the odd stares he was receiving from other shoppers nearby him.

"Geez, calm down will ya," Bickslow groaned, "You don't have to be so tense about it."

"He is right," Evergreen said, hiding her face from a fan she was inspecting at a stand.

"Do you think he'll want a scarf," Freed asked, wanting to impress him tomorrow.

"Why would he need one?," replied Evergreen.

"Ah, you're right," Freed sighed, but then smiling again. "We shall not leave here until we find the perfect gift for Laxus!"

Both Bickslow and Evergreen groaned. They knew whenever Freed said something along those lines, he meant it. They were going to be there for a while.

Laxus was well-known as Fairy Tail's Thunder Dragon Slayer, and my, everyone was in for a shock when they found out he was a dragon slayer. His reputation as the Guild Master, Makarov's grandson continued to live on too. He was quite adored by the ladies and often found himself in ridiculous situations where they gushed all over him.

But not today. If fact, no one had seen Laxus today at all. Apparently, he wasn't feeling well this morning and had decided to stay home. Everyone had hoped he would get better soon in time for the big ceremony. After all, it was all about him and the title as the new Guildmaster.

Meanwhile...

More than several hours later...

Makarov was pacing around in his office. What to do? How can I avoid such of a large disaster?

The floor creaked as Makarov's shoes stepped on them. The guild was already done rebuilding, almost as good as new. Makarov was rather pleased when he saw the craftsmanship and teamwork everyone was able to pull together all on their own. Although the occasional fighting now and then, but otherwise, it was fine by him.

Makarov was a guild master, but even at times, they have to stop being brave and let out all their worries. But how? It had been such a long time since it all began.

Why he was only a child back then. There was no harm, nothing horrible had happened to him while he lived through his years. But they couldn't put the problem aside, not now. It had become quite a hassle. Tomorrow, Makarov would retire and move the crown to his grandson, Laxus. He couldn't have stopped. It was the prophecy that had sent this all to happen. The wicked thing. There was no doubting it.

Exacting one day from now, the curse of the 9th master will be set.

(I just love suspense and cliffhangers don't you guys? But anyways what do you think will happen to Laxus and will be turn back in time? Tell me what you guys think! Kudos to all of you!)