"Sorry, son of the Fire Dragon. I do not have a smaller fist than that."
Gandora's dragon lips curled into a faint smile, revealing rows of sharp fangs.
Then, it looked past the defeated Natsu and settled on Wendy behind Chase. "Hey, little blue one. You are next!"
"Um, I am very sorry. I surrender."
Wendy cowered. She held up a small white flag and waved it back and forth, afraid Gandora might not see it.
Even Natsu, who was so strong, had no chance. She would only lose worse.
Seeing her lack of spirit, Gandora shook its head in disappointment. "What? You are a boy. This is no fun."
Boy...
Wendy took an even heavier blow than Natsu. She clutched her flat chest and crouched on the ground, sobbing.
"Can you not talk?! Wendy is a girl!" Carla stepped in front of Wendy, pointing her white paw at Gandora.
Even if the dragon looked dangerous, she would not let it bully Wendy.
"What a terrible person," Lucy said.
"Aye~ No wonder he is Chase's card partner. No manners," Happy said.
Gandora's eyes went wide. "Wait, she is a girl?!"
"Did you really think she was a boy?" Chase asked.
He thought the muscular dragon had a strange hobby. But it was just blind.
"How should I know?! Girls your age should be... you know... developing!" Gandora said.
Wendy started crying.
"Do not cry! I am sorry!"
Gandora was panicking. "I will dance for you! I will stand on my head!"
To calm Wendy down, the mighty dragon forced a smile. It danced. It stood on its head. It was strange and funny.
Wendy calmed down. Not because of Gandora. Because she was mature.
It is not Gandora's fault. My chest is the problem.
"Haha! He is strong, like Igneel!"
Natsu woke up. "Again! I will use my Dragon Slayer Secret Art!"
He felt the strange mood. Gandora turned around. It was relieved.
"Good. You stay. I will take the others back."
"Wait, I think..."
"It is settled. Be nice to Natsu."
Chase opened a portal. They were gone.
Wait!
Natsu reached for Chase. He touched nothing.
"Do not be scared, kid. Where is your spirit?"
Gandora pointed at Natsu's scarf. "That is made from dragon scales, is it not?"
He noticed it. The scarf had a strong dragon presence.
"Yes! Igneel gave it to me!"
It was made from Igneel's scales. Woven by Anna Heartfilia. Lucy's ancestor. That was why Natsu liked Lucy.
"Fire Dragon King Igneel..."
Gandora wanted to fight him. Not yet.
But there was another way. Through this kid.
"Hey, kid. Chase said you like to destroy things," Gandora said.
"No! I am a good citizen. The master said so."
"How about adding 'Destruction' in front of 'Fire Dragon Slayer'?"
Gandora's crystals glowed. Red light covered its body.
BOOM!
Dragon power shook the ground.
Natsu was frozen. He could not speak.
Gandora smiled.
"I am Gandora. The Dragon of Destruction."
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