[IC] Fairy Tail: Next Generation

[The Irish Tree]

"A Dark Guild? That's some serious business for my first job..." Torie thought as he heard the details of the job...even if there were 4 of them, taking on a dark guild would be serious work, some of them might even die, heck, for all he knew, this could be a trap. "...Seems like it's gonna be tough...not sure if I can-WAIT A MINUTE HOW MUCH WAS THAT?" Torie said, well, by the time he was done, it was more like a shout. Two Million was a lot of money, and it'd split evenly into 500,000 for each of them. The thought of being able to make that much money in a week appealed greatly to Torie's aching wallet, and he couldn't help but have an unshakable smile on his face as he looked at the amount on the job for himself. Alright, when are we leaving!?" He asked rather excitedly, with a certain shine in his eyes that showed he was willing to walk a thousand miles to do the job.

[Demon Shinobi]

"That settles it. We'll head out right away. I'd say everyone should head home. Pack up a few things. We might be gone for a few days." Iggy said before folding up the paper. His parent were supposed to be back tonight. Too bad he'd be gone by then. "I'd say meet up at the trai... Um..." He paused for a minute. They had to take a damn train. This was gonna suck. "Just... Meet at the station in 30 minutes." He facepalmed. He hated having to go on trains. God he needed to get himself an exceed. "Oh Torie. Being that it's your first mission. If you need anything... Feel free to ask. The guild is like a family. So we'll help you with whatever." He added with a bright smile giving Torie a moment if he had anything to say. Then he'd head off to his home to get some things. Though he didn't need much.

[Jakeozzy]

"And so... I shall see you two in half an hour," Blaze took her hands off Iggy's shoulders after he decided everyone should meet at the train station and started to leave straight away. There wasn't anything she really needed from her room at Fairy Hills, so you'd probably find her at the station before anyone else. All Blaze needed was herself, a few buddies and some bad guys to beat the snot out of! Rarely was there a mission that entailed simply kicking people around. Might even be fun!

[The Irish Tree]

Torie was ecstatic, to say the least, and as Blaze left, he bolted off towards home, he couldn't forget about his sister's dinner...that'd be worse than taking on the Dark Guild! Dashing through the grocer's market, Torie purchased various vegetables, a few cuts of meat, a bit of milk, the general works. As much as his wallet lost, he couldn't help but be excited after hearing the reward. "Two million...five hundred thousand a piece..." he muttered as he gathered his things and began tracing the vague shape of a box in a magic glyph. Soon, a box formed, with two rectangular shapes that vaguely resembled straps on the sides. Taking it upon his back, he piled the groceries in and sprinted once more, to house and home. As he came upon the door, the head of the youngest sister poked out of the doorway, a smile on her face. "Sis, sis, Torie's home~!" She sung as she sipped inside.

"Hey Torie...you didn't get fired already, did you?" the older one asked, a hint of venom in her voice...almost like she expected just that. Shaking his head, Torie held a hand up. "No, no, it's nothing like that at all! Listen, I'm going to be gone for a little while...maybe even a few days, so I'm going to need you two to take care of yourselves. Here...bought all of this, if you need more, you both know where the safe is. If this works out...we might not have to worry about stuff like this anymore. Just leave it to me, alright?" he asked, though he set the groceries down at a lightning pace before running into their shared room to grab a satchel. He needed to bring something to carry supplies in, after all. "Hey, what do you think he means we won't have to worry about stuff like this anymore Addie?" the younger one asked, to which she earned the reply of: "Dunno, but I think Torie might be robbing a bank."

[Demon Shinobi]

With that Iggy was on his way home. It didn't take long. He arrived quick. Grabbed a bag, a little snack and a change of clothes in case his current outfit got totaled. That was important since it usually happened. With that he wrote a small note for his parents. Mira and the others would tell them, but he wanted to tell them personally. He smiled and with that he left and headed for the train station. "Alright!" He shouted with a smirk. "I'm all fired up!" Still this energy would be nowhere to be found oncbhe actually had to board the train.

[Jakeozzy]

"When are you not fired up, dude?" Blaze called down from the roof of the train station, an excitable smirk visible on her face as she waited for Iggy to get closer. She dropped down, summoning those wings of flame so she could hover off the ground. It'd just prevent the kid from breaking her legs when she landed properly. "This should be interestin'. We haven't been on a job together for a while now, and having the new guy along should make it more fun~!" Blaze clapped her hands together as the wings disappeared.

[The Irish Tree]

Torie came out of his house as quickly as he came, his sisters waving farewell once again, though their good-bye's weren't audible, mainly because by the time they'd waved, Torie had rounded the corner, straight for the train station. Not even bothering to knick anybody's cash, he bounded towards the station, an unwavering smile on his face, even as the wind hit against his face. Without breaking a stride, he reached his hand out and opened his Re-Equips space to pull out the sole possession he'd nearly forgotten, his helmet! Placing it on his head, he raced forward, before eventually reaching the train station, his heavy breathing slightly fogging up the visor. Finding the two was simple, mainly because of Blaze's red hair, and once he did, he ran up to the two and gave a thumbs up, smiling beneath his helmet. "Ready for action!"

[Demon Shinobi]

"Alright then!" Iggy shouted enthusiastically as the train arrived. "Fairy Tail! Move out!" He seemed so pumped. And definitely had the attitude. But upon closer inspection one might notice that he wasn't moving. People were currently getting off the train, but he wasn't making any attempt to get on. "Hey guys... The town isn't that far." That was a lie. "We don't have to ride the train." That was a lie too. "We can definitely walk there." Iggy was staring at the train. There was an announcement that the train would be leaving soon and any passengers should get on now. "Um... Uhh..." Iggy growled. "Let's just go!" He submited as he grabbed his two comrades and jumped onto the train. "Find seats now!" He ordered Blaze mostly.

[AliceZaru]

Aurora

"Wake up"

Those faint words....soon became louder. As she screamed, sitting up quickly as she noticed she was in her room. "W-..What?" she looked around only a hot pink mess settled around. She hadn't remembered anything that happpened. Sliding off bed she look around realizing, "Did I faint?" she shrugged in her Perjermas. Shrugging she'd walk torwards her closet and get dressed, putting on a simple shoes and a blue, white dress she'd turn, walking down stairs and outside where she'd soon want too go b-. She saw
them. Iggy, blaze and the others..with them.

Are they going on a quest? She asked herself as she followed them torwards the train. Once they arrived at the train station she was near the doors right before the opened quickly taking a seat far from the two but she could still see them both.
(STALKER MODE ACTIVATED!)

[Jakeozzy]

"Yeahno - Torie, you get to deal with the sickly Dragon Slayer. I'm gonna ride on the roof." Blaze said rather casually, while the ticket collector watched her with a puzzled look on his face. The red-haired girl flashed her ticket and winked at the man before she jumped up and grabbed hold of a ceiling hatch, kept open to keep the train full of fresh air. "It's not like this is illegal, I have a ticket. I just need some fresh air," she said as she left the ticket float down to him.

As the collector began moving away, Blaze smirked at Iggy and Torie, "I get travel sickness too, but air helps it. Mister Dragneel here is unfortunately doomed to feel like hell on moving objects."

[The Irish Tree]

Torie rubbed the side of his helmet with his index finger when Blaze passed on responsibility of 'dealing with' Iggy....How could someone be that bad with transportation? Sighing and giving a light shrug as Blaze cleared her way to get on top of the train, lazily handing the ticket collector his pass. Taking a look at Iggy, the word "sickly" rang in his head before he took action that might save his shoes from a volatile assault. Tracing the shape of a box in the air, panels began to form in the air, and others extended from them until they formed a perfect cube, with only one panel missing on the top. Handing the box to Iggy, he said: "Well, uh...you get sick, just use this. Actually..." Before Iggy would even have a chance to grab the box, he layered each panel with another, and then another, causing the normally near transparent panels to become murky, not allowing whatever would be inside the box to be seen. "There, now you can use it." Torie said as he held the box out once more, scratching the back of his neck with his free hand.

[Demon Shinobi]

Iggy was out of it. He was laying across a seat. "Uuuugh... It's... A dragon slayer thing... I don't know why... We all just like... ugh..." The dragon slayer tried to explain. He kept the box though he was reasonably sure he wouldn't puke or anything. He hadn't in the pass. It just felt like all his strength was gone. He hated it. He was... Ugh... Why didn't he have an exceed?! "I just... Yeah..." He mumbled in an almost incoherent manner. He had nothing more to say really.

[AliceZaru]

Aurora

Sat there as she listened to the sounds of the train and hearing the sounds of many voices. She sighed laying against the wall. It shook it felt as if it was a earthquake. Yawning she'd went on this mission too prove herself and shedidn it wrongly by stalking. It was her way to come in, in action if she was needed. Staying away from the group and usually climbing upon the tress. She yawned once more, slowly falling into a sleep once more. She'd already had a few hours worth of sleep. Shrugging she'd slowly fall too sleep.

[Demon Shinobi]

It wouldn't be long until they arrive at the station nearest to the town they were visiting. Still this train ride felt like an eternal trip through hell for Iggy. "It... It stopped..." He said with a hint of cheer. Without another word he managed to get off the train with Torie following in tow. "We just have to walk to the destination now. Fairly close. And pray that the people are safe." He said slowly regaining his composure.

---

"P-please sir. I've paid my dues... And... I've done all I can for your guild." A sniveling man spoke with fear in his voice as he tried to appeal to the leader and his main "generals". "Awww look at him grovel. Can we keep him boss?" Kinzoku spoke with a hint of cheer in his voice at the man's predicament. "Why would anyone want a pathetic excuse of a guy like this?" A woman's voice chimed as Rachael joined the group. Kinzoku sighed. "Yeah I can see what you mean. We should totally put him down boss." He said speaking of the man like he was nothing more than a stray dog. "Yeah. Besides. He sent out a letter or something right? Who knows who it was to? What if the council comes now?" Rachael asked a bit annoyed with this information.

[Jakeozzy]

"He's outlived his usefulness anyway... Being a snitch just adds to the penalty he receives, don't you think?" Johnny questioned nobody in particular as he stood from his throne, typically located in the middle of the town where everyone could see him. It wasn't really a seat of power - it was like his execution stand for those he deemed unworthy of serving the cause any longer... Whatever that cause was. Oh yes, to get rich on other people's blood, sweat and tears! "I'm not going to kill him. That was the penalty for becoming a weakling and grovelling about his pathetic hardships, but he snitched - and now it's more than likely somebody knows about our operation here. Now, what's worse than death...? Anyone care to enlighten the poor fellow?" he asked, as he looked around at his subordinates with a sinister grin. What was worse than death? They all knew what was coming. The poor man didn't know, but the fear was plastered all over his face, he shook as Johnny stood before him. The Darkness Master's arms extended outwards as he prepared to cast a spell, with a rising pressure that felt absolutely sickening.

"You won't be dead, but eternally trapped among the other pained souls. You'll try to claw your way out of the blackness, but you will never make it. Your soul belongs to me, worm. Genesis Zero...!" Suddenly, the darkness magic erupted from Johnny's arms and shot forward, seemingly eating the townsman alive, not even a scream as the blob of dark energy engulfed him and disappeared again at the flick of Johnny's fingers.

"That never gets old. Anyway, I'd like everyone to be on their guard. Prepare for our guests' arrival, we should accommodate these 'official Mages' properly when they show up." Johnny said as he fell back into his throne, licking his fingers as if he'd eaten the man's soul himself.

Mike and Kaze left without hesitation.
"I've never greeted anyone so violently~!" Kaze laughed as if she had no part in this whole evil-dark-guild-terrorizing-mischief. "This is going to be fun!"
Mike rolled his eyes boredly at the woman as they strolled through the deserted streets. He just wanted something to attack. The guy hadn't killed anything in at least a week now...! Guild Mages might even be a challenge, he thought to himself.

---

Blaze shivered after she hopped off the train, landing behind Iggy and Torie. The kid felt something far away, but damned if she knew what it was... It didn't feel good though, that was for sure. Shoving her hands in her jacket pockets, she began walking with the two, eyes narrowed as she watched their surroundings for movement.

"...So wait, if it's a dark guild, that means there should be more than three of them right? And there's only three of us- Ah, whatever! I'm sure we can handle this," Blaze resolved cheerfully, almost beginning to skip.

[Demon Shinobi]

"Well now that this is over." Rachael said with no particular point int he sentence as she turned to leave. "How about we go pick up some food." Kinzoku chimed in. "Ugh... I don't know. After seeing that my appetite.." Kinzoku scoffed before Rachael could finish her sentence. "You're hungry right man? Maybe up for a few drinks?" The iron dragon asked as he threw his arm around Sayto. "Or maybe you'd be up for a little spar." Kinzoku added with a smirk.

---

Iggy wasn't on top of his game, but he was getting better. Soon he'd be ready to kick some ass. But for now what was important was getting to the town they needed to get too. "Let's just hurry you two. We don't have any time to waste." He was walking forward heading for the town. As he walked though he caught a whiff of something. "I think... There might be more than just the three of us." He said hinting as something as he glanced back at the train. "Maybe it's just my imagination." He then said as he broke off into a run. He expected Torie and Blaze to be right behind. They really needed to hurry in his mind.

[The Irish Tree]

Torie looked back at the train for a moment as they departed, Torie had thought he'd seen someone familiar...but hey, that didn't matter at the moment. What DID matter to him was the 2 million, and the people they had to beat to get it. That much money would hold them up for a while, and the thought of not having to steal from people anymore was a fantastic prospect for him. Lost in his thoughts, he didn't even notice that Iggy had already started running, and ran to catch up, yelling: "Hey, don't just go off without us!"

[AliceZaru]

Aurora

Awoken seeing as sounds from the train, slowing down and people standing and so she did so as well, standing behind a man which he seemed urged too leave as soon as possible. The doors opened as she slowly exited seeing as the three did as well. Waving her hand trying too get there attention, "W-..." they were already off towards the town. Thinking for amount or so she'd now decided she didn't want too be that stalker type. Bobbing her head she'd decide to catch up towards the group, running as fast as she could and so...reaching the three and tapped Blazes shoulder.

[Zathrax]

Sayto paused as he felt an arm thrown around himself and was asked if he was hungry. His blood began to boil at this. By what right were they hungry after just watching an innocent man die, it was sickening. "We didn't have to kill him." Sayto said, ignoring the question he was asked entirely. "He was just scared that's all, we created fear in the people of this town. While that initially works, eventually one gets the courage to tell someone." Sayto mused for a second as he thought and then proceeded "Think about it guys, we're a dark guild, surely this was bound to happen sooner or later? The official guilds always go after dark guilds." He added as he threw the arm of of his shoulder.

[Demon Shinobi]

"I suppose you're right Sayto. But listen to what you just said." Kinzoku said calmly. "We're a dark guild. A strong one. We've been here. We told them what not to do to live. And we lived up to our side of the deal." He continued. "The key word throughout this has been WE." Kinzoku continued. "You're just as guilty as us. But hey what do you care right? As long as your little goal was completed." Kinzoku turned to walk away. "I suggest you keep something in mind." He added as he turned to glance back at his guild mate. "The strong rule over the weak. That how all life is. For everyone. Even you. Don't get all righteous just because you wanna try to keep your conscious clean and justify your action in comparison to ours." The dragon finished before continuing to leave.

---

Iggy chuckled a little as he glanced back. "What? Can't handle the speed?" He teased with a smirked before coming to a stop. The group had run for a bit, but were now much closer to the village. Very close. The stench was fear along with other "negative" emotions filled his nostrils. "Nice of you to join us." He said as he looked out over the village and the surrounding area. There were some leaving the village. He was speaking to Aurora, of course. They were at somewhat of a vantage point. It wasn't exactly a cliff. More like a hill overlooking the town. This was beneficial for them. And lucky for Fairy Tail the forest near the village helped them stay hidden on their little hill camp spot.