The Curse of the 9th Master

Chapter 7:

"What're we going to do when we get back?"

Lucy was the first to speak. The group had gotten the bottle, and moved off the island. Luckily, Natsu had managed to survive the boat trip back. Right now, they were currently walking to the guild. In fact, they were very close. Natsu let out a loud sigh.

"I dunno.." Natsu said, "I never really thought of that."

"So what?" Gray asked, "Did you just just assume we could walk up to Laxus and hand him the potion, making sure to ask nicely for him to drink it?"

The raven-haired boy snorted slightly, crossing his arms at how stupid that sounded.

"Why you little..." Natsu growled, holding up his fist, "You tryin' to start something?"

"So what if I am?" Gray smirked, "You gonna insult me to death?"

Lucy watched helplessly as the two boys stood, both heads pressing against the other. They both glared at each other, as if trying to knock out the other person with looks alone.

"Come on guys.. Stop, we need to come up with a plan," Lucy said, trying to convince them to stop.

Erza suddenly jerked her head around. "Natsu! Gray! You boys aren't fighting, are you...?"

Natsu and Gray's expression both changed. They quickly wrapped their arm around each other's neck, forcing a grin to pop on their faces.

"Nope, nope." Natsu said, laughing a bit, "No fighting here!"

"He's right," Gray quickly chimed in, "Gosh Natsu, you're always right!"

They both smiled nervously at Erza, who only in return smiled back at them, turning her head forward again. "Very well. Good boys."

As soon as Erza had turned her head away both boys quickly separated, both glaring at each other from a safe distance.

"Back to the problem at hand," Erza spoke, "We need to find a way to get Laxus to drink the potion."

"We could try to add it into his drink when he's not looking," Lucy suggested.

"Hmm..." Erza thought for a moment, "No. When the Curse was put on him, all his power, including his senses increased. He'll definitely be able to smell out the potion in his drink, and then our plan will be ruined."

"Oh... Yeah right," Lucy agreed, looking a bit crestfallen.

"We could ambush him from someplace where he won't notice us," Gray answered, "And once we've got him pinned down, we can make him drink the potion."

"That could work, but the chances of us being able to pull that is very low," Erza replied back, "He already had quick reflexes, and the Curse only enhances it."

"Mmm.." Gray nodded. The risk of trying to do it would be far too great. A big price to pay.

"That means... Our only plan is-" Erza said, pausing as they had just arrived at the front of the guild.

"-Is to take him down." Natsu said, a grin litting up his face. "Laxus will have to go down by force."

2 Minutes Later...

"Do we all get the plan?" Erza said, staring at the guild.

Everyone nodded. They were going to burst in, first taking Laxus by surprise. Then they would all jump on him, attacking him from all sides, Erza taking left, Lucy taking right, Gray from behind, and Natsu on top. They'll all fire multiple shots at him together, and once they make sure he can't move anymore, Natsu will finish it off by pouring the potion down his throat.