The 4 Year Journey Rebooted: Low Blow
Hey! Welcome back 4 Year Journey fans! I decided to reboot the whole series, because I felt like it wasn't well written. I still kept the original on my account, because it was my first story on the site. I hope you guys still enjoy the rebooted version. So enough of my boring rambling, let's get on with the story!
It was a beautiful day in Magnolia. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, it was just overall great. What you didn't know, was that today was probably the worst possible day that our hero Natsu Dragneel will experience. Natsu was walking down the large path leading to Fairy Tail. The rest of Team Natsu, were trailing behind him, fuming with anger.
"I can't believe Natsu completely totalled the town we were supposed to be saving." Gray whispered in anger
"Yeah, this idiot cut our pay in half because of property damage! I can't even pay my monthly rent, and it's the end of the month!" Lucy fumed
Natsu flinched, he felt a little bad after he heard that. Lucy practically screamed that out, Erza noticed Natsu flinch. She was too blinded by rage, that she completely resented Natsu's feelings.
"Hey, I got an idea." Gray whispered to the female duo
"What Gray?" The two said in unison
"Well, I think we should kick Natsu out of the team. This has gone for too long, I want money to support myself." Gray answered
"That sounds...a little over the top..." Erza said
"How about we kick him off the team for like 2 years?" Lucy offered
"That sounds reasonable, let's do that, what do you think Erza?" Gray asked
Erza had her doubts but she thought it would be good for the team and Natsu himself. She agreed to the terms, and decided to tell him at the guild hall.
The group got to the guild hall pretty quick; Natsu still had his perky attitude on despite being badmouthed by Lucy earlier. He just shrugged it off because he thought it was just at the spur of the moment. He got in the guild hall and got a nice steaming hot plate of steak. His day has gone pretty well so far. He was happily eating his steak, with a jolly laugh here and there.
Gray decided to tell him now, so that he can save his grief. Gray got up on a table and yelled so that everyone can hear him.
"Hey! I have something to say!" Gray yelled
Everyone temporarily stopped their drinking and laughing to pay attention to Gray. Even Makarov started listening.
"So just to say, this might shock some people." Gray informed
"Get on with it already!" A random guild member yelled
"Natsu Dragneel, you are hereby kicked out of Team Natsu for 2 Years!" Gray yelled while pointing at a shocked Natsu.
"You...can't be joking..." Natsu mumbled
"Natsu you are not in Team Natsu anymore! I need the money to pay my rent!" Lucy yelled
Natsu was completely in shock, he just got up and ran out of the guild. The people of the town saw him run into the forest.
"That was harsh!" Makarov yelled at Team Natsu with fury
"He deserved it!" Gray yelled
Explosions were heard outside. The town's people and the guild members looked outside to see a burning forest. Erza just stood there watching the forest burn down.
"What have I done...?" Erza mustered while looking at the used to be forest
One Week Later
It has been one week since that fateful day. Natsu has not showed up to the guild to that day. Team Natsu has been feeling horrible after what has conspired. It was another gloomy day for the Fairy Tail family. No fights, no drinking, just pure silence. Makarov walked past team Natsu's Table.
"See what you have done..." Makarov said while walking past Erza and the gang
Erza just slumped down and Happy burst into tears. Happy was fishing on a fishing trip at that time, so he had no idea what happened. Natsu left without Happy for the first time.
With Natsu Dragneel
Natsu was walking down a large road, way out in the outskirts of Magnolia, he was in a very dense forest. He wanted some time to think and train outside from the city and guild. He was shocked when he got kicked out of the team, but he took this opportunity to travel and train around the world. He packed a large bag of stuff and food so he can accommodate his travels around the world.
"I better get to my boat soon, time to go to America!" Natsu screamed while running so that he won't miss his boat.
30 Minutes Later
He got to the large boat, and gave the ticket holder his ticket. He got into the large boat and got to his room. When he opened the door to his room, it was magnificent.
"Alright, this is what I'm talking about." Natsu smiled while getting into the room to unpack his stuff
He finished up the unpacking and took out a large map of America, just to see what he was dealing with.
"Hmmm...Seems like a good country." Natsu mumbled
He looked at where he was going next. It was Argentina then Brazil, over to Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, England, Italy and more. His travels are going to take a long time, but he is looking forward to his travels. Hopefully he can find Igneel somewhere outside of Fiore. He was hoping to pick up some new fighting styles in these new lands.
He got up of his couch and walked out of his room. He got on the top deck; he saw many mages on the boat showing off to other mages. Some looked very strong, and some looked very experienced with their magical ability. He went into the crowd to mingle with the people on the boat.
"Hey, look there's a guy with pink hair!" A bulky man yelled
"Who dyes their hair pink?" A lady said while turning towards Natsu
"It's salmon!" Natsu yelled
"Why did you dye it that colour though?" A man said, this man had women surrounding him. He seems like a very popular one with the ladies.
'It's natural!" Natsu yelled at him
"Really!?" The bulky man said with astonish
'Why does everyone I meet question my hair...?' Natsu thought
He walked around the boat, a wasp started following him around. It really ticked off Natsu, so as any regular person would do, he started running around.
'How the hell did a wasp even get on the boat in the middle of the sea?!' Natsu mentally exclaimed
He ran around without noticing his surroundings. He eventually bumped into someone while running around like a complete fool. He fell on his butt, and the person he bumped into also fell down on their butt.
"Ugh, what the hell happened?" Natsu groaned
"Oomph!" The other person exclaimed while falling down
Natsu looked across from him and saw a man with red hair rubbing his butt. Natsu got up and tried to give the man a hand. The man gratefully took his hand and got up from his spot.
"Hey old man you alright?" Natsu asked while dusting himself off
"Yeah, before you bumped into me you idiot." The man mumbled
"Hey, it was an accident!" Natsu yelled
"Alright, alright you don't need to get loud." The red head said while rubbing his ears
"Hey you look familiar...who are you?" The red head continued while eying Natsu closely
"Well, my name is Natsu Dragneel." Natsu said while sporting his signature grin
"My son!" The red head yelled
"Wait, what!?" Natsu yelled back
"I'm Igneel Dragneel; I'm in my human form right now." The red head whispered into Natsu ear
"Wait ,prove that you're my father." Natsu said while pointing at him
"Well, when you were 3 you would always do-"Igneel got cut off before he could say anything
"Alright, alright I believe you...but explain!" Natsu yelled in frantic
The two walked into Natsu's room and they took a seat on Natsu's bed. Igneel seemed excited at first but when he was about to explain the story, he looked a little grim.
"So Natsu, remember when I left you at the age of 8..." Igneel spoke
"Yes, how could I ever forget..." Natsu chuckled
"Well I just want you to know that I didn't leave you because I didn't want you anymore." Igneel said while patting Natsu's back
"It's alright, I know you meant no harm." Natsu smiled
"Well, I'll start the story..." Igneel continued
Flashback
Igneel was walking out of the large cave located on Mount Magnolia. A S.O.S has been called forward to all dragons; the Dragon Council was in danger. Igneel looked at the sleeping form of young Natsu Dragneel.
"I'll be back my son." Igneel whispered while preparing to fly off
Igneel flew off into the distance. He needs to go to the neighbouring mountain, Mount Draconic. It was where the portal from the Dragon Realm was.
He got there in a few minutes due to his massive wing span, and his overall speed of movement in the air. He walked into a glowing rift, he appeared in a fiery dimension. He flew to his home village Dreikdonia in the Dragon Dimension. The council told all dragons to meet there anyways.
When he got there, he was shocked to see bodies of dragons scattered around the town. Only a set amount of villagers were seen, but they were all in critical condition. A loud dragon roar was heard at the Dragon Tower. A black dragon was crawling on the tower roaring ferociously.
"Acnologia..." Igneel muttered in rage
End Of Chapter 1
Well thanks for reading the first chapter! I will be updating this story a little more because I have pre made material ready for me to write down. For all you 4 Year Journey fans, I really hope you like this new rebooted 4 Year Journey. Thanks for reading!
(P.S: To spice up the Natza page since it's been pretty inactive, I will be posting a special soon!)
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