Fairy Tail RPG: The Wild Hunt

[Ghan]

Outside, Dante slumps against the wall to await his orders. He once again falls asleep as numerous thoughts rush into his mind.

 

[Rarhyx]

"I'd kick their lil' pity goblin asses on my own! But whatever you say, granpa. Having some audience isn't this bad.", Terry brimed with over overconfidence.
"What have I done to deserve this idiot." mumbles Alica while she facepalms herself on Terry's shoulder.
Terry also left the office, walking towards the training area again.

 

[RaveDragon]

Okami tensed when she sensed Dante's bloodlust but as the master remained calm she made no sign of acknowledging it.
She scoffed at Alexstraza's remark, and her instinctive dragonic nature took over for a second.

"I follow no one," she warned, "But I'm willing to collaborate,"

She remained in her corner until everyone had left making it clear she wanted a word with her master before departure. Alex knowing Okami couldn't wait to talk to the master allowed her cordially to talk to him alone first waiting outside.

"Master," she asked, "have you found any information about the woman who saved me and Tora fifteen years ago and that blond kid who looks like her participating in the grand magic tournament!"

"What about nee-sama? do you know where that one could be," Okami asked shivered in recollection of her old senpai and sister figure.

When the master shook his head and gave her some wise advice, she frowned, and left without saying another word. Fourteen years ago, she remembered like it was yesterday, how she disobeyed Shiranui and went on a dangerous path in the forest they lived in the dragon had forbidden her to go in. Obviously Tora followed her but they had gotten lost, Tora being to small to use magic couldn't fly them back and if it wasnt for that mysterious woman she would have never found her way back to Shiranui, granted she got the scolding of her life.

Maybe she could see the fourth day's event before leaving, the teams were certainly strong and she couldn't but take the opportunity to observe Fairy Tail's dragon slayers, hoping that one day she could confront them.

"I guess I'd better focus on finding Shiranui, right Tora?" she asked frustrated.

"Yeah, Layla-san is probably busy and doing just fine," Tora answered.

"I just want to thank her," Okami said irked, "Come on i feel like training a bit!"

And with that she hurried of to find a sparring partner in the training room, a lot of guild mates greeted her with her nickname, 'Wolfie' , a pun on her name she hadn't much liked but had gotten used to, as soon as they saw her unusually irritated frown they prayed for the soul of whoever got to fight her and change direction. The last thing she saw was Alex going back in to have her own little talk with the master and Dante sleeping outside.

 

[Tame]

'H-hey wait!' Junsei called out, raising a hand at the departing Terry, but it was too late, he boy and his cat had already gone. 'When did I say this meeting was over?' he asked flatly and rhetorically.

Now only Alex, Sniff and Okami and Tora remained. 'So,' continued the Master, his usual calm replaced with vexation at the young people's apparent inability to take his words seriously. 'That leaves the three of you. Er, four of you,' he added, catching Tora's eye once more. He leaned forward in his chair, pressing the tips of his fingers together. His tone became quiet, but that only lent weight to the words he spoke. 'All of you, keep an eye on young Dante. None of you know this, but he has a second side to him - you caught a glimpse of it just now. He likes to distance himself from other people and doesn't open his heart to anyone and I'm sure that's part of the problem. So when you're on this job, just try to talk to him. Make friends, if you can.'

'And what if it doesn't help?' asked Sniff. 'Dante sounds like me when I was younger, only much worse,' he thought to himself.

'Then use force to restrain him,' replied the Master, 'but only if absolutely necessary. 'Alex, for that reason, I want you to stick close by him on this mission - with your Eye Magic you can easily... pacify him if need be.'

The Master sat back in his chair, apparently happy to get the uncomfortable subject of his chest. 'Now,' he continued, 'as to your two excellent questions, Alex! Firstly, you should leave immediately!' His high spirits had returned. 'Or as you soon as you have all prepared. I think walking would be best, given our Dragon Slayers' er... condition.' He lifted his fan chuckling a little as he eyed Okami and thought of her and Terry ill in a carriage the whole way there. 'Besides, it'll give you all plenty of time to bond, ohohoho!

Now, as to the question of who leads! Alex, I know you want to be in charge, and Okami, I can tell that you do too, so how about a game of chance to decide the leader?' From somewhere he produced a six-sided die and held it up to show them. 'That way no one needs to be offended if they don't get picked!' He was smiling mischievously. 'Dante and Terry have already forfeited their chance by leaving this meeting early, so Alex, Okami, Sniff, it's between the three of you!'

'Hold on, I don't wanna be in charge!' Sniff protested, holding up one hand defensively. However, he was secretly excited at the thought. The ever-perceptive Master immediately called him out on this;

'You liar, Sniff! Now, you take the numbers 1 and 2, Okami, you take 3 and 4, and Alex, you're 5 and 6! Agreed?' The members couldn't do much to protest, so they just watched in anticipation as Junsei rolled the die across his desk.

'It's a two!' called Junsei. 'Sniff wins!'

Sniff couldn't help chuckling impishly and turning to the girls triumphantly. 'Who'd a' thought it?' he teased with a grin. 'Minions, gather your things! We gather by the gates in ten minutes! Master, may I be dismissed?'

'Certianly,' Junsei said with a tiny bow, and Sniff marched out, still grinning.

As soon as he was out in the hallway, he noticed Dante slumped against the wall, asleep. Feeling a new-found sense of responsibility and remembering his Master's words, he dropped his goofy grin and crouched down to address his fellow mage. 'Hey Dante, wake up. We gotta go.'

At this point Alex also proceeded with out the office, leaving Okami and Tora alone with the Master.

'Master,' the Dragon Slayer was asking, 'have you found any information about the woman who saved me and Tora fifteen years ago and that blond kid who looks like her participating in the grand magic tournament!'

'What about nee-sama? Do you know where that one could be?' Okami asked shivered in recollection of her old senpai and sister figure.

'I'm afraid I have found no new information,' Junsei said, shaking his head in apology. 'Though the girl you speak of is a Celestial Spirit Mage, so I suggest you speak to Athena when she next returns to the Guild. She may be able to tell you more about the girl. Though I don't know when she may be back, and she may well not be able to help you much. I'm sorry I can't be of more help to you.'


As Okami left, Alex returned to the office.

'Ah Alex, thank you for waiting. What is it you wanted to talk to me about?'

(OOC: I used a random number generator for the roll of the die - I thought it'd be fun! ^_^)

 

[Ghan]

Dante awoke with a shudder. In his dream, he kept hearing this voice asking him to come back . The voice wasn't recognizable but it was very soothing. All of a sudden the voice took on an evil tone with the words becoming screeches. When he opened his eyes, he saw Sniff Letloose crouching beside him. " It wasn't his voice", Dante thought to himself. "It couldnt have been." He was interrupted in his thoughts when Sniff said to him it was time to depart for the mission. Dante let out a huge long breath, knowing that this mission might turn out harder than it is. When he stood up, he started following sniff to where the others would meet up.

 

[RaveDragon]

Okami was the first one waiting iat the front entrance, she had a quick bath and dip in the hot springs after some training (the other members thanked their stars when she left as she had been in a foul mood) waiting for the time of departure and she was now in her standard mission gear, a pair of black shorts, a white shirt with a loosely tied, striped, black and red tie and a black vest. She had her dual celestial swords tied to a chain on her shorts along with a keychain of a wolf. Activating the swords with her celestial magic they could not cut anything but there was no lock or closed door they couldn't open, they were Shiranui's precious gifts.

Tora was by her feet playing with a stray butterfly and wearing her white dress and a small blue bag which contained her snacks.

Okami carried a larger version of the bag holding essentials such as her sleeping bag, some first aid necessities and a change of clothes

"How long are they taking," she grumbled softly opening the novel in her hands and reading while she awaited her companions. she had asked Willard, the mage she had the best relationship with where Athena would be back but it was probable that she would not be back for a while, maybe Okami could find her after the mission.
Maybe making friends with Dante would take her mind off the past.

 

[Ghan]

Dante arrived by the entrance with his sweater and cargo shorts. He quickly took a look around and found Okami and her exceed Tora not too far away from him. He immediately blushed and turned the opposite direction. In his head, he began to argue whether or not he should at least give a greeting to her. He decided to go with the latter . Dante took a seat on the ground and poked his head up toward the clouds admiring their beauty . "Anyways" he though to himself, " I'm pretty sure she doesn't feel like talking since she is probably preparing for the mission." "stop worrying about it Dante" he exclaimed again. And on that thought he closed his eyes and drifted off with the flow of the wind.

 

[Tame]

'Ah, you're awake!' Sniff greeted Dante with a smile, straightening up once more as he did so. 'Meet by the gates in ten minutes!' he said to the boy as he hurried off to prepare.

Sniff's mind was racing - he had never been in charge of a team before! Usually he worked or alone or in a pair, and when he had teamed up with others, either someone else had been in charge, or they had all just gone with the flow. He had always secretly thought he'd make a good leader, but now that the opportunity had arisen, he was worried. What if he made an obvious mistake? What if no one listened to him? What if his bad decisions put the others in danger? He tried to put such thoughts from his mind and come up with a plan. First thing to do was to see this Blen Burbank. And after that...

By the time Sniff had arrived at the front gate ("preparing" for him consisted of visiting the little boy's room and buying a bottle of water and some snacks from one of the Courtyard shops, but it still took him most of the ten minutes) a rough plan of campaign had formed in his mind.

He hadn't bothered changing clothes - he still wore his shirt and navy blue sweater, his grey trousers and his glasses. He liked to dress simply, and he thought it suited him. He carried a light shoulder bag containing his supplies.

'Hey guys!' he said, greeting Okami, Tora and Dante, whom he saw had already arrived.

 

[Ghan]

Dante opened one eye and nodded in acknowledgement.

 

[RaveDragon]

"Yo mon capitan!" Okami greeted Sniff with a rare joke trying to ease the tension and looking up from her book then she addressed Dante with a rare grin, "Hey Dante, think we can live through terry and Alexstraza combined?"

Tora waved at Dante and Sniff from behind Okami's leg. Okami knew the kid passed through a lot so she tried to be as friendly as possible without trespassing. She herself wasn't the most outward person there was.

Okami didn't really mind that Sniff was in charge, she had been honored when the Master didn't question her as a leader but she preferred to help out rather than give out orders, she grabbed a book from her bag and playfully threw it at Sniff, it was titled 'Lacrimas for you and me'.

"This might help if they're really using lacrimas," she added helpfully and kept on reading her novel, "It has pretty much all the info on lacrimas used by professional mages and even citizens,"

 

[Ghan]

Dante was surprised that Okami spoke to him. He studdered as he tried to find the right words to say. " Um Uh Yeah I gue- guess we can" he spit out. He tried to form some kind of smile but quickly gave up as he found it impossible. He was surprised when Tora waved to him. Dante tried returning the favor but his frail hands could only do so much. The wave he attempted looked half hearted but it was the best he could do. "Hopefully she'll understand" he thought.

 

[Lawl Po Bia]

Meanwhile in the office:
'Master thank you for sparing some time.What I wanted to ask you whether you grant me the authority to use all means necessary to extract the information about the dark guilds movements and their plans from argent franklin.Maybe we wont have much but i am positive he has some valuable things to say.'-states Alex 'oh yeah also i understand i can go all out on this mission correct- 'alex added already ready to leave the room

 

[Tame]

Sniff caught the book and read the title. 'Oh wow, I didn't even think of that!' he exclaimed, genuinely impressed. He flicked through the index until he found what he was looking for. 'Ah, "Transport Lacrima"' he read aloud, '"Lacrima is often pre-charged and then placed aboard transport vehicles to power them." Well I knew that.' Sniff read on, taking special note of the diagram of a train which depicted the usual locations for transport lacrima. As he had supposed, they were all aboard the train engine itself. That was sure to be the most heavily guarded part of any bandit train, anyway.

He also briefly read how pre-charged lacrima could be used to cast powerful one-time spells. In that way, a sufficiently skilled Mage could teleport an entire moving train full of people. However, it would take a degree of preparation and a huge amount of control on the part of the caster to teleport something that big to exactly the right location. This Argent Franklin, or whoever it was that was doing this, was no weakling.

(OOC: I'll edit this to add more later, namely Junsei talking to Alex. ^_^

EDIT: Nvm, I'll just post again. :P)

 

[RaveDragon]

Okami smiled at Dante understanding his feelings, she kneeled down and patted her disappointing exceed who understood and flashed Dante an understanding smile.

"I'm afraid whatever we are going against isn't going to be easy, so let's work all together," she offered a nod towards Dante who wouldn't probably like it if she shook his hand just yet and offered her hand to Sniff.

 

[Ghan]

Dante returned the nod as sniff and okami shook hands. He couldnt help but wonder where the voice in his head had come from. Certainly nobody in the guild was playing tricks on him. Dante stood up and began to question what the voice meaned. "Not before a mission " he thought to himself. He then began to clear his mind of all negative thoughts and focus only on the task at hand.

 

[Tame]

'I certainly do not,' Junsei told Alex firmly. 'The Dark Guilds may be bad, but I do not want my precious Guild members to debase themselves just to get information from them. Besides, for one, I don't think you'd be able to. For one he's too powerful, and for another I doubt he'll have any - Goblin Coin are not well-connected amongst the Dark Guilds in this area.'

As Alex was leaving, Junsei added reassuringly, 'There has never been any mission where you have not been able to go all out.'


Meanwhile outside, Sniff returned Okami's handshake. 'Sounds good to me,' he said sead us with a grin, 'I'm sure we can do it - the Master wouldn't send us if he didn't have confidence in us! Right, Dante?' 'Hope the others get here soon,' he thought, 'I wanna get going while everyone's still feeling positive!'

 

[Ghan]

Dante shook his head up and down. He noticed how eager Sniff was and how he was handling everything. Dante liked it. His foot started to tap up and down out of impatience. He clenched his fists to ease his nerves. "Soon", he thought.

 

[Lawl Po Bia]

When Alex exits masters room she saw everyone waiting outside by the gate,so she decided to go outside..Their faces indicated that they are not very amused,however it didnt matter much to Alex anyway.Alex's didnt say anything,buther face showed that she is ready to move to a mission

 

[RaveDragon]

"hey, Alex," Okami greeted her with a nod, "This means it's just Terry and Alica left,"

"Terry is never THAT late for a mission usually," Tora mumbled to the others jumping on Okami's shoulder, "Alica wouldn't let him!"

Okami started to fidget and smirked, she couldn't wait to get some good exercise, she knew she could trust her companions and she had searched on the dark guild they would be taking on so not to recieve any surprises. She hadn't found much but she would be prepared and careful.

 

[Tame]

(OOC: Everyone's outside by the gate, lawlett-kun, not out in the hall. )

'Ah crap!' exclaimed Sniff suddenly. 'Terry doesn't know we're meant to meet here!' He thrust the book back into Okami's hands, dropped his bag and rushed off towards the training arena where he hoped the Dragon Slayer could be found. 'What a great start to my stint as leader - I forget to tell my team mates there's a mission to go on!'

His quarry were indeed at the Training Arena. Sniff hurried over to them. 'Hey Terry, Alica! I'm really sorry, I completely forgot to tell you to meet for the start of the job in ten minutes! I mean, er, that was ten minutes ago, so to meet, well, now!' Sniff's apology was profuse but confused.