Solomon's Child (Fairy Tail Fanfic)

Solomon's Child Part 27

After punching what must have been his tenth pirate, Natsu finally started to notice a change in the bastard's tactics. They had stopped just blindly charging in and throwing themselves in front of his fiery fists and instead they were actually trying to play it smart. They were letting Natsu come to them instead of rushing the pinked haired slayer and had actually started to throw magic their way. Pathetic, waste of time magics that Natsu barely even bothered to try dodging, but magic all the same. And with their change in tactics the Fairy Tail rescue party hadn't made much progress, only having moved from the landing area to the hallway beyond. And while Natsu wasn't exactly much of a thinker in fights, the strange change in tactics was enough for even someone like him to notice.

"Oy Erza! Somethin's up!" Natsu shouted as he devoured a tiny fireball someone had shot at him, not even getting enough fire for it to taste like anything.

"I'm aware Natsu!" The red head shouted back as she tossed one of the pirates over her shoulder into a group of his comrades before brandishing her blade menacingly at the group of pirates. "Hear me, ruffians! What exactly have you done with our comrade and what are your intentions! Speak now or we will deal with you as you deserve!" she challenged, using the same tone of voice she used when she was trying to get Natsu or Ice Brain to admit they had been fighting, a kinda challenging tone that Natsu couldn't help but shout back at.

And fortunately for the Fairy Tail mages, at least one of the pirates was just as much of an idiot as he was, 'cause the dumbass actually answered. "Ha! We ain't tellin' you nothin' little fairies. All we need to do is keep ya here till the boss's little monsters deal with ya!" the pirate shouted from somewhere behind the front of their group, his comrades shouting in agreement before attempting to rush them, a rush that ended when Natsu released a jet of flame at them.

"We can't stay here grouped up like this anymore fairies, we're too much of a target for the real threats." Tiria muttered quietly enough that most of the pirates wouldn't have heard her, but the others would.

"Agreed, our presence here has likely been noticed by these assassin mages you have warned us of, and remaining together only presents more targets." Erza replied as she manifested a whole bunch of blades over her head and sent them raining down on the pirates, turning back to glare at Natsu as the pirates cried out in shock. "Natsu! Take the slayers and force your way through! Do not stop until you find our comrade!"

Natsu couldn't help but grin savagely at the orders, his right fist slamming into his palm in anticipation. "You got it...Fire Dragon's Roar!" He shouted as he turned to face one of the many corridors that lead deeper into the ship, his flames forcing the gathered fighters to fling themselves out of the way in order to avoid being burned.

And their cowardice was just the opportunity that the Fairy Tail mages needed, as Natsu and the other slayers rushed forward while the pirate's lines were in disorder.

"Oh, for the love of- Natsu! We're on a wooden ship really high up in the air! Would you please try to not burn it down with us inside?" Tiria cursed as they ran though the now smoldering hall, turning around and holding her arms over her head. "Water Dragon's Wing Attack!" she shouted as she sent twin whips of water down the corridor they had just ran though, ending the flames and washing more than a few of the bastards who had taken Luce down back towards the rest of their group.

"Like hell! I'm not pullin' my punches just 'cause the ship might go down...plus wouldn't that be better since we won't be in the air? Then I don't have to worry about getting sick." Natsu cursed before questioning, their group having rounded a corner and finding themselves alone for a moment. A moment they took to catch their breath.

"Don't worry Natsu! I'm ready to cast Troia on you again if you need it!" Wendy encouraged, a grim look of concentration on her face as she scanned the hallways around them.