Moon Dust - A Fairy Tail Fanfic

Author - duncundog

Summary - When a strange girl stumbles into the guild with no memory of the past seven years, Fairy Tail is immediately suspicious. She claims to be innocent, but yet she refuses to tell anyone about her past. Master Macarov knows her, but according to him, she's supposed to be dead. Wendy Marvell, on the other hand, tells a different story. With the guild being threatened from all sides, it seems that their newest member isn't quite the person they thought her to be, and they could pay gravely for their mistake.

Author's Notes

Normal Story

'Character Thoughts'

Memories

Currently established and/or hinted at pairings (No hints for the future!) - N/A

Chapter 1 - The Sister She'd Lost

Disclaimer - I do NOT own Fairy Tail (sadly), and it is actually owned by Hiro Mashima (That lucky guy and his amazing imagination!)


"Good morning!" Lucy called, waving cheerfully as she walked into the Fairy Tail guild hall.

"Good Morning, Lucy!" called back Mira Jane, Fairy Tail's resident celebrity model, as well as the kindest person you might ever possibly meet.

Lucy sat down at the bar, righting her dark blue skirt beneath her. Getting comfortable in the wooden barstool, she turned back to the white-haired beauty in front of her.

"So, what can I get you today, Lucy?" Mira asked kindly, leaning casually on the smooth bar top.

Lucy grinned, her blond hair shimmering lightly in the dim lights of the guild. "One of Mira Jane's famous strawberry milkshakes, please!"

Mira giggled, and then nodded. "Sure thing, Lucy!" Turning, the barmaid then left to go prepare her guild mate's drink. A moment later she came back in with said milkshake in her hand, placing it gently in front of Lucy.

"Thanks, Mira!" Lucy exclaimed, taking the drink in one hand and using the other to place a few jewel down on the table in front of her friend.

"No problem, Lucy!" Mira replied, sliding the money off of the table and placing it in a box behind the counter.

"LUUUUUUCCCCCEEEEEE!" an annoyingly familiar voice whined from behind the young mage. Sighing, Lucy then turned to meet the face of a pink haired dragon-slayer she knew all too well.

"What now, Natsu?" she sighed, sipping tediously at her drink through the conveniently provided straw.

"I'm bored!" he whined. "Let's go on a job!"

She sighed, and then shook her head. "Nah, I don't feel like it. Besides, we just took one a couple days ago."

"Awwwwww!" he whined again, sticking out his lip in a pouting manner. She just ignored him though.

"Come on, Luce! Please?" he begged.

"No," she replied curtly, closing her eyes and turning away from him to show her disinterest.

"Humph, fine then, whatever. I'll just ask Ice Queen or Lisanna to go with me," he pouted grumpily.

"I heard that!" said ice mage shouted from across the guild.

Natsu whipped around angrily, his fists aflame. "Yeah, I know that, Droopy-eyes! You were supposed to!"

"Why you-!" Gray shouted, standing up from his seat beside Cana and marching over to the dragon-slayer. "I'll freeze you, Flame-brain!"

"Yeah, right! I'd like to see you try!" Natsu retorted, shouting rather angrily.

Suddenly a hand was placed on each boy's shoulder, causing them to pause in their not yet started fight, a look of terror and fear crossing their faces.

"Boys, you wouldn't be trying to start a fight now, would you?" a scarily calm female voice asked lightly, a hint of malice creeping into her tone.

Both boys turned simultaneously to see the scarlet-haired girl standing behind them. "N-no 'mam!" they shouted quickly, sweat practically dripping from their brows in pure terror.

She nodded in satisfaction, replying, "Good," before heading back to her table to resume eating a slice of strawberry cheesecake. Both boys sighed in relief, and Lucy couldn't help but giggle at their obvious fear of the armored girl, not that she could blame them, she scared her too.

"Ugh, that woman is a she-devil," Gray muttered, slumping into the seat next to Lucy.

"It's your own fault for provoking her," she pointed out.

"Yeah, yeah," he mumbled, resting his forehead against the bar in an obvious act of exhaustion.

"Ice?" Mira asked, smiling as she walked by with a tray of now empty tankards. Gray just nodded in reply and she walked off again, saying one last thing as she exited. "Gray, your clothes."

"Wha-? Ah!" Gray shouted, jumping up instantly as he rushed to grab his clothes from wherever they'd disappeared off to. Lucy just laughed at the ice mage's antics.


'Where am I? I don't remember how I got here. Is that blood? Is that my blood? I don't know. I don't think I care either. Do I care? No, I don't believe so.'

Sighing, the girl looked down at her hand, blankly staring at the fresh blood that dripped from her dirtied palm. Her eyes were glazed, and her face a blank and expressionless façade. She felt no emotion, she wasn't even sure if she knew how. Did she? She couldn't remember. The last… the last thing she remembered…

'The last thing I remember… is Wendy. She left… to go to the guild. What was its name? Cat Shelter? No, Cait Shelter, I remember it now. Then what about him? If Wendy went to her new guild, then where did he go?' She racked her brain for memories, picturing the older boy in her mind. 'That's right; he left too, before Wendy did. He said he wanted to be stronger, even though he was already so strong. The Master was so sad to see him go.'

The girl sighed again, leaning back against the rough bark of the tree she'd decided to rest under. She had no idea of where she was, how she got there, or what had happened to her. She had just suddenly woken up, almost as if she were in a daze, and found herself in a strange forest.

'How long was I out? Days, weeks, months, years? I certainly don't remember being this tall, and my hair looks a little longer than I remember too. What was I doing? I remember Wendy leaving, then speaking with the Master, and then… oh no.'

The girl shot up from her seat on the ground, ignoring the sharp line of pain that raced through her aching body as she did so. Glancing around, as if looking for someone, she quickly began to stumble her way through the woods.

'Black Water.'


Wendy Marvell sighed, leaning her cheek against her hand. Today marked the eighth anniversary of her leaving the Master. She missed everyone: her brother, her sister, her master, Grandeeney. It had been so long since she'd seen any of them. She could hardly believe all of what had happened since she had joined Fairy Tail. She'd just been so caught up in all of their crazy antics that she'd hardly had any time to think of her family. Now that she finally had a moment to herself though, she couldn't help but remember all the times that they had spent together. It brought a small smile to her face.

"Wendy?" a voice asked in an inquiring way from beside her. Turning her head, the blue-haired dragon-slayer saw Charle, her exceed, standing on the bench beside her.

"Yes?" she asked.

Charle sighed, and then asked, "You're thinking about them again, aren't you?"

Wendy looked away, and then silently nodded. The exceed sighed again, and then hopped up onto the table, sitting in front of her.

"Wendy, dear, you should just go visit them if you miss them so much," she suggested gently.

Wendy sighed, slumping further onto the table and placing her head in her folded arms. "I would, but I can't. Brother is gone, Grandeeney is gone, I have no clue where sister is, and Master is…" she trailed off there, allowing a small sob to escape her throat.

Charle patted the girl's back reassuringly, her eyes softening as she looked down at the young dragon-slayer. "There, there, it's alright."

Wendy glanced up through her long blue hair, nodding as tears silently slipped from her big brown eyes. She was about to say something when the loud sound of the guild doors slamming open interrupted her.


'What the hell?! Cait Shelter is disbanded! Urgh, of course it is! It looks like it's been down for awhile too. Damn it, this must have been a long lapse if I've really been gone this long. Damn it, damn it, damn it!'

The girl ran down the road, silently cursing herself for having been out of it for so long. She had no idea how long she had been 'chasing butterflies' as her master called it, but however long it had been, it most certainly was more than a year. 'My previous record was a few months,' she mused silently.

Coming to a stop at the top of a rather large hill, she looked down at the great town below her. Magnolia, she was sure of it. She may have been out of it for awhile, but her mind was still sharp and her sense of direction keen. She could find her way to Clover Town, Freesia, Oak Town, and back without a hitch. Not that her body was in any condition to make such a ridiculous expedition.

'Wendy had better be there. I'd heard someone mention a dragon-slayer at this guild, so I can only hope it's her. How many dragon-slayers could there really be, after all? There's Natsu Dragneel, Gajeel Redfox, Sting Eucliffe, Rogue Cheney, and I guess Laxus Dreynar too. What's the chance that this guild could actually have more than one of the six?'

Racing down the hill, she sped her way into the town of Magnolia. Ignoring strange looks that were thrown her way, she passed through the large crowds of civilians, pushing her way through the town. She had no idea exactly where the guild was. Sure, she knew a lot about the guild itself, but that didn't mean that she knew its exact coordinates.

Sighing, she continued to push forward, ignoring the now nearly unbearable pain that shot through her body. Her head ached, and she felt fairly sure that one of her ribs was broken, or at least fractured. Wiping a smear of blood from her forehead, she glanced down at her beaten shoes. The soles were practically gone, and the laces were torn and frayed. Stopping for a moment, she tore them off, tossing them to the side. All they were doing was slowing her down. So taking off again, she continued at a slightly faster pace, breathing heavily through her mouth.

Finally spotting the telltale sign hanging above the guild doors, she gave one last burst of speed, racing over to the old wooden doorway. Hardly pausing in her rapid speed, she threw open the doors, watching as light flooded into the room beyond.


Wendy looked up, blinking as light flooded in through the now open doors. The sun was just setting, casting an eerie light from behind the figure that stood in the door. She blinked, trying to make out its features, but she just couldn't.

"Wendy…" a female voice muttered, before the girl standing in the open doorway fell forward onto the ground, her consciousness quickly slipping away.

Wendy gasped, standing to stare at the girl. She had shoulder-length light blond hair, lighter than Lucy's, which was tangled and matted from a lack of cleaning and brushing. She wore a simple gray shirt and brown trousers that barely reached past her knees, tied off with light brown strings around the now frayed hem. Blood was smeared across her forehead, and dirt adorned her pale face. Judging from her appearance, it was also obvious that she was greatly injured.

"SISTER!" she screamed.


A/N - Great place to leave off with, right? X3 Anyways, I hope you liked it! This is actually a little weird for me because this is a story that I started earlier and ended up rewriting. I felt like I was leaving too much out of the story that was important, and speeding through events and character relationships a little too fast. I don't know; it just wasn't working for me. So 77 pages (that's 26,740 words) into the story, I decided to rewrite it! X3 My brothers thought I was crazy when I said that I was rewriting it, but honestly, the way it was going I just don't think I could have saved it. I mean, Wendy hadn't even appeared yet, and now she's in the first chapter!

Anyways, thanks for reading! Please review, I'd really love to hear from you guys! Helpful criticism is accepted, not rude remarks! Those will be ignored! I also will reply to your guys comments (unless I deem them too rude or inappropriate) so yes, I do read these kinds of things.

Okay, so bye! See you all next chapter! :3

Word count: 1839

(I am going to keep track of word count for my own advantage. I'm hoping to try and make it longer each time. And no, it does NOT include Author's Notes.)

Currently established and/or hinted at pairings - N/A

Characters that appeared in this chapter:

Lucy

Natsu

Gray

Mira

Erza

Wendy

Charle (Is that how you spell her name? Everybody spells it differently!)

Mystery Girl?/'Sister'

(By Name)

Gajeel

Rogue

Sting

Laxus

'Master'

'Brother'

(Again, this is kind of for my own advantage, but it might help you guys too, so you can kind of keep track in your head. :3)