Hey everyone, thanks for checking out my story, I hope you like it. This is my first story here on Fanfiction and I hope it's a good one. Wanna give a quick shout out to IIIIIIIIII and Insane Dominator. They both have written amazing Fairy Tail stories and I highly suggest that you hope on over to their profiles and check them out. A lot of the inspiration for this story came from them. So without further ado….I give to you….Fairy Tail Remastered.
Disclaimer: I do not under any circumstances own any content that isn't mine. Hiro Mashima, you're a genius for the beautiful series that you have created. Any content that I may or may not have borrowed from the previously aforementioned authored I also don't own. All credit goes where it rightfully belongs.
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Earthland….In this land, far, far away, lies the kingdom of Fiore. A small peaceful nation of seventeen million; and a place filled with magic! Found in every home, bought and sold in every market place; for most magic is merely a tool. A mundane part of everyday life. For some however, magic is an art. And they devoted their lives to its practice. These are the wizards. Banded together in the magical guilds, they apply their skills in seek of fame and fortune. Many guilds dot the land scape of Fiore. But there is a certain guild in a certain town that sores high above the rest. One from which countless legends have been born. A guild that would no doubt continue to make legends well into the future. Its name is Fairy Tail.
Our story begins in the small port town of Hargeon, where a young man can be seen walking through town looking closely at a map with his eyes narrowed in frustration. This is Star Cassiopeia. An average sized fairly muscular male. He has pale hazel eyes and rather long shaggy brown hair that falls straight but slightly past his neck. He sports a blue short sleeved shirt and white shorts with a large purple strip going down each side with black shoes. He also wears a strange neckless with a platinum colored star shaped pendant attached to it.
"It should be around here somewhere." He mumbled to himself. "I've been traveling for well over two weeks now. I got to be close." He stopped and looked up at his surroundings before scratching the back of his head. "Maybe I should try asking someone for directions."
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Leaning over the open window of the train leading out of town was a boy. He is a lean, muscular young man of average height with a slightly tan skin tone, black eyes, spiky pink-colored hair, and has abnormal sharp canines. His outfit consists of a sleeveless, gold trimmed, black waistcoat, left open and untucked, exposing his bare chest. A gold trimmed, black cloth around his waist that reaches his knees, held by a leather brown belt with an oval shaped silver buckle, white knee length trousers with black ribbon ties. A thick black wristband on his left wrist. Black open toed sandals and a scale patterned scarf around his neck. He had a large blanket rolled up on his back as well.
Accompanying him was a small blue cat with a white belly and a small green backpack strapped to its shoulders.
"Natsu!" The blue cat exclaimed. "We made it to Hargeon! Come on get up already!"
The cat was trying to get his partner to move but Natsu wasn't budging. In fact, his face was green and his cheeks were puffed out. He looked like he was about ready to throw up.
"Uh?" A nearby conductor asked. "Is he gonna be alright?"
"He's fine." The cat replied. "This always happens when he travels."
"Never…." Natsu groaned out. "I'm never riding a stupid train again….urgh!" He groaned and then gagged again.
The cat stepped off the train, "If our information's correct then we should find that salamander somewhere in town." The looked back at him. "Let's go."
"Just give me a second would you…." Natsu replied. Suddenly the train whistle blew and it took off down the tracks, with Natsu screaming comically the whole time. "NOOOOOOOoooooooo!"
The cat sweatdropped watching his friend head into the distance. "Ut-oh, there he goes…."
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Star was still walking around, looking frustratingly at buildings he didn't recognize. He was about to approach the closest individual when a group of screaming girls caught his attention.
"Salamander! He's here!" Many of the girls continued to repeat with a squeal at the end. Star moved a bit closer, intrigued by the commotion.
They were all gathered around a single man. He's a relatively tall and slim man with mildly short, dark, spiky hair jutting outwards, with a long fringe left hanging over the upper left part of his face. He possesses a mildly rectangular face with sharp features, dark eyes and thin, dark eyebrows. His most distinctive facial feature is most likely the dark tattoo covering the right part of his forehead, just above his right eyebrow, this being highly reminiscent of a thin, stylized pair of tongs placed horizontally, with the handles pointing towards his right eye.
He wears a simple, light short-sleeved shirt with outlined edges, paired with light pinstriped pants with visible hems, held up by a simple belt covered in elongated spots and largely hidden by his shirt and polished dark shoes, with lighter soles and a light upper part going down from the ankle's front. He also wears a large purple cape that goes down to almost his knees.
As Star made it to the back of the group he saw a blonde-haired girl slowly walking towards the man. All of the surrounding women had heart filled eyes, including the blonde.
Her long blonde hair was tied up in a small pony tail by a blue ribbon, leaving the rest of her hair to fall to a little lower than shoulder length. She had a heart shaped face with brown eyes. She was wearing a blue collared white blouse with blue trimming and a zipper in the middle that was zipped up. A dark blue skirt around her waist with a brown belt and brown boots on her feet. Accessories included a black whip strapped to her belt. Both of her ears were also pierced by heart shaped red ear-rings and she had a black band around her right wrist.
'Perhaps he's just a famous wizard?' Thought Star. 'I'll bet he can give me some directions.'
Just then, Natsu came bursting through the gathering of girls with his cat partner right behind him. "It's me!" He shouted, but stood shocked as if seeing the wrong person. "Who the heck are you?"
The group of girls began to attack him, saying how rude he was. Star's first instinct was to aid him, but Salamander quickly eased them by telling the raging females he didn't mean it, to which they returned to his attention with heart filled eyes.
Star noticed, however, that the blonde-haired girl now held a look of animosity. What was admiration turned into bitterness. He didn't want to get involved and turned to leave. Before doing so, however, he saw Salamander giving Natsu an autograph as an apology for getting beaten up like that.
"No thanks." Natsu replied, which got him another horrific all-female thrashing. As he was twitching by some garbage bags, his cat friend walked up to him.
"Guess it wasn't him after all." Said the cat.
"D-Definitely n-not him…." Natsu groaned out.
Salamander snapped his finger and was suddenly standing on a tower of pink fire. "I'm having a little party at my yacht tonight and you're all invited!" He openly announced before departing, riding the flames to who knows where. The ladies then went away, leaving the cat, the blonde, Natsu and Star.
"Who the heck was that guy?" Natsu groaned from his spot lying on the ground in pain. Star and the blonde approached him.
"If I knew, I would tell you." Star said helping the boy to his feet.
"Uh, thank you guys for your help." The blonde said. Star and Natsu turned to her looking confused. What did they do exactly?
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The girl took the two guys and cat to a restaurant, where they all dined on the stuff she ordered; although, it was mainly Natsu and the cat who chowed down. The girl introduced herself as Lucy and cat as Happy. Lucy was shocked and slightly horrified to see that much food get wolfed down so quickly.
"I guess it's my turn for intros then. I'm Star, and I'm sort of new in town."
"Evidently that guy was using magic, a Charm spell, to hypnotize the ladies into thinking they were in love with him. Charm spells have the power to attract people to you against their own will. But they've been banned for years! Nobody even sells them anymore."
"I bet that guy went through a lot of trouble to get his hands on it." Star mused.
"I really can't thank you guys enough." Lucy said.
Natsu was stuffing food into his mouth and mumbled out, "No problem."
"I may not look like it, but I'm a wizard too, though I'm not a member of a guild yet." She then just began to ramble on about her hopes that she'll join a guild that went by the name of Fairy Tail. This piqued Star's interest.
"You're looking to join Fairy Tail?" He asked as Natsu wasn't really paying attention.
"Of course!" Lucy exclaimed suddenly really excited. "It's like the best guild in all of Fiore and even Mirajane is a member there. Oh, she's so beautiful and the centerfold of my favorite magazine, Sorcerer Weekly. I just love her so much. Are you a member?"
Star chuckled, "No, but I was hoping to find my way over there and check the place out. It'd be nice to rest for a bit after traveling for so long."
"Fairy Tail huh?" Natsu said rather distantly.
"Oh yeah, you guys came here to find somebody, right?" Lucy asked Natsu bringing him back into the conversation.
"We're looking for Igneel." Happy said while Natsu went back to devouring a pizza.
"Igneel huh?" Star wondered. "That's a strange name for a person."
"Nah you got it all wrong. He's not a person he's a dragon." Natsu explained. Lucy was heavily baffled by this, while Star grew a look of surprise.
A little while later, everyone had their fill, and Lucy paid for the food. But as she was making her way out; Natsu and Happy suddenly hit the floor bowing their heads in respect.
"Thanks for the food!" Natsu said.
"Aye!" The blue cat agreed.
"Guys stop that; you're embarrassing me!" Lucy exclaimed blushing. "Let's just call it even since you helped me out earlier." She departed leaving the two guys and cat.
"Well I guess I'll see you guys later." Star said, waving bye to Happy and Natsu.
Natsu and Happy looked at each other, both of them looking at the retreating form of Star as he walked out of the restaurant and into town.
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Star walked around town for a little bit until he came across Lucy sitting on a bench and Salamander talking to her. He sensed trouble and decided to keep himself hidden and listen in.
"I just came by and wanted to personally invite you onto my yacht tonight." Salamander said with a charismatic smile, to which Lucy rejected.
"Your Charm spell won't work on me! I'm aware of its use, so I'm unaffected!" Lucy pointed out. She then turned her back and rejected the invitation.
"I guess you were a wizard the moment I laid eyes on you." Then he smirked, "You want to join Fairy Tail, don't you?" This got Lucy's attention again. He smiled his charismatic smile. "Tell me, have you ever heard of Salamander?"
"Wait, you're telling me you're Fairy Tail's famous fire wizard, Salamander?!" Lucy demanded.
"That's right, and if you come to my party I'll put in a good word for you." He said.
The whole thing seemed really sleazy to Star, but not sleazy enough to warrant Lucy's attention. She accepted his proposal and began to cheer that she would be getting into Fairy Tail. As Salamander sauntered off, Star narrowed his eyes at his retreating figure.
'I'll have to keep an eye on this Salamander.' Thought Star. 'Something just seems really off about him.'
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Later that night, Natsu and Happy were watching Salamander's yacht as it left port, which made Natsu's cheeks suddenly puff out and his face to turn green.
"Ah, c'mon. It's not like we're going to board it or anything." Said Happy. They looked to their left and saw a few girls talking about Salamander.
"I wish I'd gone to his party."
"Me to. To think, a wizard from Fairy Tail who uses fire magic." The girls chatted.
"Fairy Tail…." Natsu said to himself, looking back out at the ship. That made him gag and his face turn green again.
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Star was able to sneak onto the ship just before it set sail. He was able to evade detection, despite all the women that were giving him weird looks, as he tried to find his way to where Lucy and Salamander were. Once he found them, he once again stayed hidden. Salamander and Lucy were sitting at a table across from each other.
"I'd like to propose a toast." Salamander said raising the glass in his hand. Suddenly little orange bubbles flew out from his wine glass and floated in front of Lucy. "Savior the flavor of each drop as it tingles your taste buds."
Lucy was about to swallow the bubbles when she noticed something. A ring on Salamander's hand. It had the picture of cloud on it. She narrowed her eyes and swatted the bubbles away.
"I know what you're trying to do. That's sleep magic." She got up and brushed herself off. "Yes I want to join the Fairy Tail guild, but I'm not gonna date you to make that happen."
Several men showed up in the room, all carrying a sleeping female across their shoulders. They all grinned maliciously and chuckled at Lucy. She took a defensive stance.
"Wha-What is this?!" Lucy demanded.
Salamander was also chuckling, and his charismatic smile had turned sour. "Welcome aboard my ship." He said. "You'd be wise to behave yourself until we get to Bosco."
"Bosco?! That's where we're going? You said you'd get me into Fairy Tail!"
"Forget it, I just said to lure you here so I could make you one of our slaves." When Lucy went to grab something at her belt Salamander snatched it away from her. It was a keyring full of keys. "Hump, these are Gate Keys? So, you're a Celestial Wizard. Only the wizard their contracted to can use this magic; so they're absolutely useless to me."
Salamander took the keys and threw them into the ocean. That's when Star sprang into action. He busted down the door he was hiding behind and began cracking his knuckles.
"Alright. Who wants the first punch to the face?" Star asked. Just then, Natsu came crashing in through the roof and landed right next to Star. He turned to Natsu and smirked. "You're just in time for the fun."
Suddenly, Natsu's motion sickness kicked in and he fell to the floor completely useless. A sweatdrop appeared on Star's face.
"Uhh….ok then." Star mumbled. He turned and saw Happy had sprouted white feathery wings and had Lucy wrapped up by his tail and was trying to fly off. "Lucy! Happy! Go get those keys! I'll take care of everything here!"
"Wait, since when did you have wings?!" Lucy shouted, shocked to see that the cat could apparently fly.
"Now's not the time!" Happy exclaimed as he flew off with Lucy. Now it was Star, along with a motion sick Natsu, against a large number of bad guys.
"Okay. It's show time." Star said. He then grabbed his pendant. His body began to glow and right before everyone's eyes; a sword appeared on his back and his shoes seemed to be giving off a faint white glow. He gave the men a nasty smirk.
The men recoiled as they have never come across this sort of magic. "Wh-what kind of magic is that?!" One of them stuttered.
"It's called cosmic magic." He stepped in front of Natsu and took ahold of his sword. "Cosmic Wave!"
With a single swipe, a wave of white-bluish cosmic energy flew through the air. The attack nearly got the goons, but they all dodged outta the way.
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Out at sea, Happy and Lucy were able to get away, only for Happy to run out of Aero Magic. "Uh oh!" Happy cried as he and Lucy took a dip into the sea. Lucy opened her eyes and saw her keys stuck on a rock. She swam over and retrieved her keys. She and Happy resurfaced and gasped for air.
"Open: Gate of the Water Bearer, Aquarius!" Lucy inserted the key into the water and turned it, making a gate open. Aquarius then appeared before their eyes. She was a mermaid with blue hair, eyes, and tail. She was holding an intricately designed vase in her hands. Happy began drooling, thinking that she was a fish.
"Tsk." It seemed Aquarius also had a bit of an attitude towards Lucy. She wasn't too fond of said attitude.
"What's the big deal?! I summoned you to help me, not give me attitude! Now get that ship to shore!" Lucy exclaimed, only to be given a death glare that shook her and Happy to the core.
"If you so much as lose my key again, you're dead! Understand?" Aquarius threatened.
"Y-yes. It won't happen again." Lucy shivered in fear.
Aquarius pulled her vase over her head and when she brought it through her swinging motion; a massive tidal surge crashed onto the beach, drenching the coastline and taking the large ship with it. Water crushed into the outlying buildings of the city, but fortunately the ship itself landed on the sands of the beach.
Nearby the crashed form of the ship, Lucy clung to the ground on her knees, appearing as if she were trying to recover from being swept away in the aftermath of her celestial spirits' attack. The fact that the spirit caught her in the tsunami aggravated the blonde-haired wizard a great deal.
Next to her stood Happy, only his mood seemed rather pleasant despite what had just happened. It was actually hard to tell given that his head was firmly planted in the sands as his upper body squirmed and wiggled in order to rectify that situation. Aquarius, however, floated nearby with a small smirk on her face.
"What's the big deal? You think you could've tried not to sweep me up with the ship?" Lucy questioned in an agitated manner. The blue-haired spirit seemed not to care.
"Oh, that was an accident. I didn't mean to get the ship." Aquarius replied snidely.
"You were aiming for me?!" Lucy exclaimed angrily, though the water spirit only turned her back from where she floated in the air nearby.
"Don't call me for a while. I'm going on a weeklong vacation with my boyfriend…." Aquarius began, turning her face slightly so as to show her wielder a smirk of superiority. "And he's hot." She added before vanishing in a bright watery glow of light.
"You don't have to rub it in!" Lucy shouted. At the same time, the formerly trapped talking feline freed his head from the ground and popped back up to give the wizard some words of encouragement.
"I've got an idea. If the fish lady gives you any more trouble you can call me to take care of her!" Happy chirped, raising a paw to the sky in order to take on a triumphant pose.
"I don't think I can handle much more of this." Lucy whined, placing a hand over her face in a hopeless fashion. The would-be conversation between the two was cut short upon the nearby pedestrians coming forth from some buildings of the town to view the wreckage.
"What happened?" One of the bystanders asked to no one in particular.
"That ship was thrown into port." Another answered.
Star was standing on the side of the ship, shaking the water from his hair. "Talk about a washout." He murmured, lightening the mood with a pun. He and Natsu pulled themselves together. Since they were on shore, Natsu didn't feel sick anymore.
Lucy and Happy looked over to see the two were glaring down Salamander and his cronies. Both looked pretty irritated.
"So," Natsu said, "You say that you're a member of Fairy Tail, huh? Then how come I've never seen your face before?!" Natsu showed a small red tattoo on his right shoulder. There was no question about it; the symbol of Fairy Tail.
Star shook his head mirroring Natsu's expression. "You lowlife scum. You tricked those girls, and you wanted to make slaves out of them?! How about we put you out of your misery!"
The men were trembling and couldn't move. "B-Bora! That's him! That's the real deal!"
"Don't call me that you fool!" Bora retorted.
Happy then crossed his arms and glared at Bora. "That name, he's Bora the Prominence. He was once a member of the Titan Noose Guild, but was excommunicated for misbehavior and using his magic for malevolence."
"I don't care what you call yourself, but you've masqueraded yourself as a Fairy Tail member for too long. DON'T EVER MESS WITH FAIRY TAIL!" Natsu roared in anger.
Bora ordered his henchmen to assault, but they were held up by Star, who sprang into action again.
"Oh no you don't! Cosmic Wave!" Star roared. He swung his sword again and unleashed another wave of cosmic energy that swamped the men, knocking them all out. He then turned back to Natsu. "Your turn Natsu."
"Ready to oblige." Natsu said, jumping down and running towards Bora.
"Prominence Typhoon!" Bora summoned forth a huge amount of magic energy and fired it at Natsu. Natsu didn't even flinch when he was hit, in fact he began eating the fire. Bora screamed like a sissy when witnessing his flames getting eaten.
"He's eating the flames!" Lucy shrieked.
Happy explained, "Fire magic doesn't work on Natsu. He has dragon lungs that help breath fire. Dragon scales for dissolving fire, and dragon claws for attacking with fire. His brand of magic is one that allows him to take on all the qualities of a dragon. It's an ancient spell that's rarely used anymore. It's called dragon slayer magic. Igneel is the one who taught it to him."
"Red Shower!" Bora summons forth a magic seal that fired a multitude of elongated circles of purple flames. Natsu began running towards him, brushing off the attack as though it were nothing but flies.
"For the record, your fire tastes terrible!" Natsu commented as he began to take in a deep breath. "Fire Dragon's Roar!"
He unleashed a huge amount of fire from his mouth. Bora was able to barely dodge it. The force of the attack was strong enough to destroy many of the surrounding buildings. Bora tried to re-gain the offensive by coming in for an attack. Star walked right up beside Natsu. He looked at him and smirked.
"What do you say? Shall we finish this?" He asked Natsu.
"Heh, sure." Natsu replied. Natsu's fists lit themselves on fire as Star brought back his own fist. They looked up just Bora began closing in on them. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
"Cosmic Punch!" Star roared.
Star aimed for the abdomen while Natsu got him in the face. The force of the two attacks sent Bora soaring and crashing into his ship with a thunderous thud. With all of that said and done, Natsu and Star met up with Lucy and Happy.
"They did it!" Happy cheered.
Looking around, most of the port town had been completely destroyed and was burning with small fires here and there. "But they over did it!" Lucy said.
The celebration was short-lived as a small platoon of knights began fast approaching.
"It's the Royal Army!" Lucy exclaimed.
Natsu grabbed Lucy's wrist and began running as Happy flew in pursuit. Star's pendant flashed, and he reverted back to his normal self, meaning his sword vanished and his shoes returned to normal.
"Come on you guys!" Natsu shouted out.
"Where are we going?" Star asked running to catch up to his new friends.
"You said you wanted join Fairy Tail right?" Natsu asked looking back at the group and grinned. "So let's go!"
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Magnolia, known through-out Fiore for being a calm and peace loving city. A forest surrounding the eastern side of its border and a beautiful church standing directly in the center. But the very back of the city is where its peace-loving citizens stay clear of the magical and crazy wizards of the local guild.
The group of four stood in the front of a large building that seemed rather quant and peaceful if anyone were to walk by it. Star looked at it with a small sense of hope, Lucy with a sense of awe and wonder as if this was the first time she had seen a guildhall before, but Natsu and Happy looked at it with nostalgia in their eyes and smiles on their faces.
When they reached the doors of the building, Natsu flashed a toothy grin, not even bothering to look back at his new friends. He prepared to open the door in an excited fashion, just knowing somewhere in his heart that both Star and Lucy would love it.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail…." Natsu said before making to kick open the door. "What's up everyone, we made it back alive!" He shouted upon entering the building.
"We're home!" Happy chirped, flying behind the shoulder of his best friend with a smile spread across his lips. The members of the guild looked towards the pink-haired mage with smiles on their faces and only joy in their eyes.
"What's up Natsu? Welcome back." One of the members said quietly before taking another sip of his drink.
"Good to see you kid." Another commented.
Star and Lucy began to take the place in. Looking about and seeing that most of the members here seemed relatively laid back and pretty chill.
"So I heard you went all out in Hargeon, Natsu. Had to go start some trou.…" A man began. Said man didn't get to finish his sentence as the foot of the pink-haired teen quickly made contact with his face. He flew across the room a moment later, destroying a table in his path.
"Why did you do that?!" Lucy exclaimed.
"You lied about that Salamander, I'm gonna kick your ass!" Natsu stated matter-of-factly, speaking to the man who currently lay in the debris of a wooden table and effectively ignoring the blonde's question.
"Don't get mad at me, I'm not the one to blame here. I was just passing along a rumor I heard." The man countered.
"It was just a rumor?!" Natsu questioned in an angry tone.
"You wanna fight?" The man challenged.
"Let's go!" Natsu shouted in response.
The two then charged at one another and began throwing punches and fists, as the rest of the guild just watched like it was nothing special. In fact, several of them didn't even seem to notice the squabble was occurring.
However, most of them were forced to acknowledge it shortly thereafter as the confrontation between the two wizards quickly spread all across the guildhall. Tables began to get knocked over, drinks and food fell onto the floor, and more and more people began to enter the brawl as a result. Though they just picked fights with random people nearby.
"Now, now Natsu, I think you need to calm dooooooooooooooown!" Happy exclaimed, having been hit and sent flying like a ping-pong ball before he could finish his sentence.
It wasn't too long before it seemed like absolutely everyone in the guildhall had started to fight someone in some manner, they didn't even seem to care who they were throwing punches at. When Star turned to look at his blonde-haired friend he found himself surprised by her reaction.
"Oh wow, I'm actually standing inside the Fairy Tail guild." Lucy gushed. She looked around the guildhall completely awestruck, ignoring the fight happening in front of her and marveling at the fact she was standing inside the Fairy Tail guild.
"So, this doesn't bother you at all?" Star asked confusedly.
"They're completely insane, but still I get to see it in person." Lucy replied jokingly.
'Insane is putting it mildly.…' Star thought.
"So Natsu's back huh?" A black-haired teen wondered aloud as he neared the large ongoing brawl. Said man was moderately tall, had spikey black hair and dark blue eyes. His body was toned and muscular, which was very visible due to him only wearing a pair of black underwear at the moment, and he sported a dark blue Fairy Tail guild mark on the upper right portion of his chest.
"Come out here and fight me Natsu, we need to settle things!" He exclaimed.
"Gray, clothes." A brown-haired woman stated nonchalantly from what appeared to be a large amount of beer barrels.
The woman who had abstained from the fight had long, brown hair that reached the middle of her back, a pair of purple eyes, rather large breasts, and a slim figure. Incidentally, her clothing only serviced to emphasize her voluptuous body more so in that her upper body was clothed in nothing more than a blue bikini top that left her stomach exposed and simultaneously revealed a pitch-black Fairy Tail emblem on the lower left portion of her waist.
She sported two metal bracelets that covered her right and left bicep respectively, and three simple round metal bracelets on each of her wrists. Her lower body was covered by a pair of capri pants with two bands hanging from each leg and a light, pink belt covered by heart motifs loosely tied around her waist. The appearance of the brown-haired woman was complete with a pair of high-heeled sandals that made themselves apparent on her feet. Her name is Cana Alberona.
"I don't have time for that!" Gray shouted before jumping into the fight.
"This is why I don't date the men here; they all have no class." The woman griped before she began to drink straight from a nearby barrel of what could safely be assumed to be booze.
"You're all out here whining when it's not even noon!" A stout man stated firmly from the sidelines of the fights.
The man stood very tall, had long white hair styled upwards, and a pair of blue eyes. His body was very muscular in nature, and his face was marked by a scar that ran down his right eye. He wore a high-collar dark blue jacket with purplish blue innards, held closed on the front by a line of buttons. A pair of loose pants the same color of his jacket adorned his waste, a simple belt held them up and a pair of Japanese sandals on his feet. His name is Elfman Strauss.
"I'll show you how a real man fights." He exclaimed, only to be punched by both Natsu and Gray.
"Butt out!" They both yelled together.
'This just keeps getting weirder by the minute.' Star thought.
"Sure is noisy in here…." A smooth confident voice trailed off from behind the duo. They turned to see a man with somewhat spikey orange hair, a pair of sunglasses, and two ladies, one on each of his respective sides. He was wearing a green coat with a wide collar, complete with prominent, spiky, brownish-white fur trimming lining the hood, over a light red shirt covered in many flower-like motifs, black pants and whitish sneakers, each adorned by a pair of light green stripes.
A projectile in the form of a wooden mug landed directly on his forehead, forcing the confident smile he wore to vanish, if only for a moment.
"I'm gonna go fight, but only for you two." The man stated, speaking to the two girls who were previously at his sides.
"Good luck Loke!" The two said in unison before the man left.
At this point the entirety of the guildhall had likely begun to fight, however it was only with fists and a few kicks being thrown here and there. No magic was being used and everyone seemed as if they were genuinely having fun.
"What the heck is wrong with these people? There isn't one sane person in the whole place." Lucy thought aloud.
"Doesn't seem like it…." Star commented.
"Hello, can I help you?" A very sweet feminine voice asked from, behind the two.
Star and Lucy turned to see the owner of the voice, at which point their eyes were greeted by the sight of a breathtakingly beautiful young lady.
The girl had long white hair that curled slightly at the ends and was distinctive in that the hair that would have covered her forehead was tied in an upward ponytail. She had a pair of captivatingly gorgeous sapphire blue eyes, a curvy, voluptuous body with large breasts, and a smile etched across her lips.
She wore a sleeveless, ankle-length maroon dress with a pleated skirt complete with a large pink bow that that adorned her chest. Trimmings of a similar color lined her neck and various other parts of the dress, and a pair of high-heeled shoes were present on her feet.
"It's Mirajane, in the flash!" Lucy exclaimed girlishly.
The female wizard giggled in a flattered manner a moment later, blushing ever so slightly at the obvious fan-girl greeting she received from the blonde.
"Come over to the counter and I can help if you need anything." Mirajane offered warmly.
The brawl continued to rage on all across the guildhall as the two walked behind the white-haired girl, though they momentarily had to dodge a few flying bodies and furnishings, but nothing really too difficult. When they made it over to the main bar they took their seats, and Mirajane, in turn, walked behind the counter and began to clean off a series of glasses with the same innocent smile still plastered on her features.
"They sure are lively today." Mira commented cheerfully.
"Shouldn't we try to stop them?" Lucy asked, as if such a question shouldn't have needed to be said.
"I usually just prefer to let them have their fun. What they're all doing now is fairly normal around here." Mirajane replied. "So are you two new here? Could it be that you wish to join our guild?"
"Yes!" Lucy squealed girlishly.
The barmaid giggled, then turned to Star. Before he could answer though, Gray came flying across the room and knocked the celestial wizard off her chair. Gray laid there on the floor dazed for a second, as Natsu stood a few feet away twirling his boxers around in his hands with a smirk of superiority.
"Eeeep!" Lucy exclaimed, shutting her eyes and turning away out of disgust.
"Why the heck aren't you wearing any clothes?!" Star shouted as the man picked himself up.
Gray quickly picked himself up before glaring daggers at Natsu. "Give me back my underwear you jerk!" He growled out looking straight at Natsu. When he didn't comply, he looked to Lucy and asked genuinely. "Excuse me miss, can I please borrow your underwear?"
"As if!" Lucy yelled, smacking him away with a wade of papers she got seemingly from nowhere.
"These guys are all so insensitive." Loke said outta nowhere picking Lucy up bridal style. "A woman has needs."
He punched away by an uppercut courtesy of Elfman. "Real men speak with their fists Loke!"
Elfman was then kicked away by Natsu who said, "I told you to butt out!"
Star was still sitting at the bar, only now with a sweatdrop, "This is starting to get a little outta hand."
Just as he said that, another body came flying at them. This time it was Elfman, and he collided directly with Mirajane's face, sending her flying back into the wall behind her with a comically large bruise on her head.
"Oh my god! Mirajane, are you okay?!" Lucy exclaimed.
"I'm okay…." Mira replied with a smile on her face, though her eyes appeared to be swirls.
"Don't die Mira!" Lucy pleaded.
"If that's how it's going to be then fine!" Star growled. With one swift motion, the cosmic wizard grabbed his pendent and activated his magic. White-bluish energy surrounded his right fist. "Everyone needs to calm down right now!"
"Oh yeah? Says who?" Gray retorted, preparing to use his own spell.
"Oh yeah! I'm ready for ya." Natsu smiled lighting his fists on fire.
"I think you better listen to the new guy." Cana said pulling out a card as a magic circle appeared in front of her. "Or I'll have to get involved.
"You punks can be such a nuisance." Loke sneered before placing what appeared to be a magic ring on his finger.
"Do they always fight like this?" Lucy asked worriedly, placing Happy in front of her as some kind of shield.
"Aye." Happy answered cheerfully, not seeming to mind the way the blonde was using him.
Before a single spell had been cast however, a large black creature stood up in the center of the guildhall looking very pissed off.
"Would you fools stop acting like spoiled children?!" The creature roared.
"HE'S HUGE!" Lucy exclaimed. Everyone in guild froze in place. All looking up at the creature before them with apologetic expressions.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you were still here, master." Mira said cheerfully.
"Master?!" Lucy uttered in a surprised voice.
Nobody in the guildhall moved an inch, except for Natsu.
"Hahahahahahah, talk about a bunch of babies. Looks like I won this round you gu…." Natsu began, only to be crushed under the foot of the giant a moment later.
"That was a bit extreme…." Star commented seeing the pink-haired dragon slayer taken out of commission so easily.
"Do we have new recruits?" The giant questioned, glancing down at the only two people within the guildhall that weren't members.
"Yes sir!" Lucy immediately replied, though her brunette companion chose to say nothing.
"GRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The giant roared out as energy began to flow off of his body.
Lucy held her hands up in an attempt to defend herself from whatever wrath she thought she had inspired within the giant, but the large obsidian beast began to shrink. In fact, it shrank so much so that she stood at least three times this man's actual height.
The guild master revealed himself to be a short, elderly man with black eyes, a thick, white moustache, accompanying white hair, and a cheerful demeanor. He wore an orange hoodie overtop a white undershirt with a black Fairy Tail insignia at its center. His shorts were also orange, and he wore something similar to a jester's hat with alternating orange and blue stripes. In his left hand, he held a plain white scroll. In his right, a cane with a smiley face on it.
"Nice ta' meetcha." He greeted cheerfully, raising a hand in the air in a friendly manner.
"He's so tiny! This little guy is really in charge here?" Lucy wondered aloud.
"Of course he is! Allow me to introduce the Fairy Tail guild master, Makarov." Mirajane stated cheerfully.
The impish guild master jumped up in the air, landing in a less than graceful manner atop the second floor's railing. He cleared his throat a moment later, silencing all whispers that may have gone on in light of what was clearly to be an announcement.
"You've gone and done it again, you bunch of clods. Just take a look at how much paperwork the Magic Council sent me this time. This is the biggest pile of complaints yet!" Makarov stated, lifting his right hand and showing a rather sizeable stack of paperwork.
"Have you kids lost your minds?! All your good for is getting the higher ups mad at me!" Makarov exclaimed, drawing many disappointed looks from the members of the guild. "However…."
Just then, within the palm of the man's hand the stack of paper ignited, burning away seconds later and becoming nothing more than a collection of ashes.
"I say to heck with the Magic Council." Makarov stated.
Lucy looked at the elderly guild master with amazement in her eyes. She was so captivated that she didn't pay any attention to Natsu jumping up into the air and consuming the ball of flaming paper Makarov had thrown down towards the first floor.
"Now listen up. Any power that surpasses reason still comes from reason, right? Magic isn't some kind of miraculous power. It is a talent that only works when the flow of energy inside of us and the flow of energy in the natural world are in perfect synchronization. To perform magic someone must have a strong mind and the ability to focus. It should take over your being and come pouring out of your soul! If all we do is worry about following rules than our magic will never progress. Don't let those blowhards on the council scare you, follow the path you believe in. Cuz' that's what makes the Fairy Tail guild, number one!" Makarov stated, ending by pointing his right hand high into the air with his index finger extended and his thumb pointing out.
"YAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The guildhall cheered, mimicking the old man's action by performing the very same hand gesture.
After the cheering had died down, the members of the guild went about their respective business. Makarov himself went back over to the bar in order to greet the two new prospective members.
"Excellent speech master." Mira complimented sweetly.
"Thank you Mirajane, now who might you two be?" Makarov questioned.
"My name is Lucy Heartfilia, and I'd love nothing more than to join this guild!" Lucy said in a pleading manner, causing the elderly mage to chuckle.
"You've got nothing to worry about my dear. In fact, welcome to Fairy Tail!" Makarov replied, causing the celestial mage to beam with joy.
Star just watched as Lucy began to happily dance and swirl around the room. Of all the people he had ever met, she was definitely the most dramatic.
"And who might you be my boy?" Makarov asked cheerfully, closing his eyes and directing a genuine smile towards the brunette.
"My name's Star Cassiopeia." Star replied.
"Say Mirajane, could you please give our new recruit her guild mark?" Makarov requested.
"Right away master." She replied, after which the barmaid and the celestial mage headed over to the other side of the counter.
"The energy I'm sensing from you seems different than the everyday run of the mill wizard." Makarov said, making conversation.
"Star's awesome. He even helped me fight all those guys back in Hargeon." Natsu said pumping a fist.
"Is that so Natsu?" Makarov asked, "I hope you don't mind me asking, but what kind of magic do you use?"
"I call it cosmic magic because of my pendant. It's shaped like a star see." Star showed everyone his pendant. "Also, people always tell me that my magic looks like the stars themselves are smashing into my enemies. The sword I carry is special too. It only exists through my magic."
"That's wicked awesome!" Natsu screamed getting fired up. "I figured you were strong, but now that totally takes the cake! I can't wait to fight you myself."
Star rubbed the back of his head. "Uhhh thanks….I guess."
"I've never heard of that kind of magic before." Gray said entering the conversation. "You're not from around here are you?"
"No." Star said. "Traveling is the name of my game. I've been looking for someone. Someone dear to me."
Makarov rubbed his chin, "It's not completely un-heard of. Wizards come from all over Earthland. Do you mind telling us where you are from though? I'm sure your family would be proud of you my boy."
"Actually, I don't know." Star replied drawing out gasps of shock from everyone present. "I don't know where I came from exactly. Only that I was raised by my foster father in somewhere outside of the continent. I have no memories of anything prior to that."
"Who was he?" Natsu asked.
Star smiled, "Funny you would ask that Natsu because he was a dragon just like Igneel."
Natsu's eyes bugged out. "Wh-wha! Do you think he knew Igneel?"
"That I wouldn't know. All I know is that he disappeared one day leaving behind my pendant." Star paused to admire it. "I've been trying to find him ever since. I thought for sure that I'd find some clues here but so far no luck."
"So that means that you're a dragon slayer just like Natsu. He was raised by a dragon too." Mira said.
Star shook his head. "Not quite Mirajane. My cosmic magic isn't a form of dragon slayer magic. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to learn that type of magic from him. I don't know why, but whatever happened to me….whatever I can't remember, it has something to do with why I can only use my magic when I'm in this form….my magic form. I know that he's out there somewhere….I can feel it in my heart."
Natsu smiled and slapped a hand over Star's shoulder. "Well, just tell us his name and we'll help you find him."
"It was Lagiocrus."
"Well that name certainly does ring a bell." Natsu said. "I think I remember Igneel saying something about him to me before he upped and disappeared too. I'll bet we can find our dragons together!"
"I appreciate the offer, but I don't want to impose on you guys.…" Star trailed off.
"Well Star, my boy; I want you to know that you should feel free to join our guild. I can assure you that you'll find none better than Fairy Tail, and I'm sure you'll fit right in given a small period of time. We're always looking for new members to add to our little family." Makarov said in a friendly manner.
"Aye!" Happy chirped.
"That sounds like a good idea to me. How about it, Star?" Natsu asked, placing a hand on the cosmic wizard's shoulder.
"I….can I have a bit to think about it?" Star requested, completely unsure of whether or not to join the guild at the moment.
"Absolutely my boy." Makarov replied cheerfully.
"What?! But you've gotta join Fairy Tail, it's the most awesome guild ever!" Natsu whined.
"Yeah, you just got to!" Happy commented as the cosmic wizard released his powers allowing his sword to vanish and his shoes to return to normal.
Star looked back to Natsu and chuckled at the antics of the dragon slayer and his blue companion. "Sorry guys, but with a clouded past I'd just end up getting in the way. I'm sure being in a guild with you guys would be awesome, but I can't give up my search for Lagiocrus that easily."
"Whatever, I'm going to go look for a job so I'll be over by the request board." Natsu stated before walking off.
Star took a seat at the main bar a moment later, after which he released a sigh. He turned the stool he was sitting in and set his arms on the bar, resting his head atop them.
"Can I get you anything?" Mira asked him from across the bar.
"Just some water would great."
As she handed him his drink, she said. "I wanna thank you for earlier. You didn't have to help out you know."
Star smiled at her. "So, I take it that everyone here is also a wizard. What kind of magic do you use?"
"I specialize in take-over magic. Though right now I'm more of an employee than a wizard." She grew a faraway look on her face, accompanied by a small frown. "My magic power isn't the greatest."
"Oh ok."
Scene change
Lucy was fresh off receiving the pink guild mark that now took its place atop her left hand, and she simply couldn't be happier. She walked towards the request board, coming up behind a bored looking Natsu.
"Hey Natsu, Mirajane just put the official guild sign on my hand!" Lucy said in an exited manner.
"Oh yeah? That's cool, welcome to the guild Loony." Natsu replied in a bored fashion.
"Uhh….It's Lucy!" The blonde replied with a sweatdrop.
She walked away heading back towards the bar. Still, Natsu didn't seem to notice or care in the slightest as he just kept scanning the request board for a job he thought suited him. Just as his eyes landed on a job he felt would be perfect, the sound of a child's voice caught his attention.
"How come my dad hasn't come back yet?" The child asked, sounding worried.
He was a young boy with dark purple hair, blue eyes, and standard clothing. The look on his face seemed distraught, and the man he was addressing was none other than the master himself.
"You're starting to work my nerves Romeo. You're a wizard's son, have faith in your father and wait patiently for him." Makarov stated before continuing to finish off the drink in his hand.
Star had caught on to the child's urgent voice, and it got his attention.
"But sir he told me he'd be back in three days….and he's been gone for over a week now!" Romeo shouted.
"If I remember correctly he took the job on Mount Hakobe." Makarov thought aloud.
"That's right, it's not far from here so why won't anyone go look for him?!" Romeo exclaimed.
"Listen kid, your father's a wizard and like every wizard in this guild he can take care of himself!" Makarov replied.
"B-But…." Romeo began pleadingly.
"Now go home, have some milk and cookies, and wait!" Makarov ordered.
"Jerk!" Romeo shouted, punching the white-haired wizard directly in the nose sending him flying backwards. It took him less than a second to storm out of the guild, tears lightly falling from his cheeks. "I hate you! I hate you all!" He shouted, charging towards the exit.
'Poor kid.…' Star thought.
"That's gotta be tough.…" Lucy commented from her chair next to Star.
"I know it seems like the master doesn't care, but he really is worried." Mira stated.
Natsu punched a hole through the request board, immediately after which he began to storm off with his expression fixed in a displeased scowl and his cat companion at his back. From the main bar, Lucy and Mirajane looked on at the display with sympathy.
"This doesn't look good master; you know how he can be." Someone said. "I bet he's going up to Mount Hakobe to look for Macao."
"When is that kid every going to grow up?" Someone else commented.
"Who knows?" The first one said. "Going after Macao is only gonna hurt his pride."
Makarov turned towards the conversing wizards with a bandage now visible on his nose. "Remember Nab, we can't choose another's path. Just leave him be."
Nab was an extremely tall, heavily muscular and massive young man, towering over most of his guild mates. His straight dark hair was styled in a bob cut, with a light-colored band circling it near the top, and two curved bangs emerging from under it, framing the upper part of his face, which has a somewhat rectangular shape. Nab has prominent thick lips, and a pair of wide, horizontal white stripes, each covering one of his cheeks, somehow reminiscent of tribal war paint.
His attire consisted of a dark, open vest, with its edges decorated by green and red triangles, and a fur loincloth held up by a belt adorned by many rings. His forearms and lower legs were covered in armor plates held up by ropes, and he also carried around a number of small, round skulls on his person, with many of them held together by cords, circling both his neck and waist.
"Why'd Natsu get so upset?" Lucy asked.
"Probably because he and Romeo have a lot in common." Mira replied. She had her back turned and wash trying to busy herself by washing several glasses. "I think he sees himself in Romeo." She turned and offered Lucy a sad smile. "Just because we're members of Fairy Tail. It doesn't mean that we don't have our own personal issues. We've all had our fair share of suffering and loss."
Lucy went quiet and Star suddenly stood up. "Hey Natsu!" He shouted, loud enough for the pink-haired mage to hear his voice.
"What?" Natsu asked, turning back with a confused expression as he was just about to exit the guildhall.
"Wait up for me." Star said with a small smirk.
Many of the Fairy Tail guild's members were surprised by the newcomer's words, but Natsu grinned widely at the statement. 'I kinda figured it'd be him.' Natsu thought, his grin still present in full force.
Star grabbed his pendant and entered his magic form. Without another word, Star began to walk towards Natsu, catching up with him before the duo and flying cat were off.
"Wait for me you guys!" Lucy shouted, getting up and running out the door as well.
For some time, everyone just stared at the entrance, somewhat surprised or confused by what had just happened. Things in Fairy Tail were about to get interesting.
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And done. Phew, that was a long one guys, but hey the first chapter had to leave a good impression right? Trust me not every chapter will be this long, just wanted to get the big intro outta the way. Hope you guys enjoyed and please feel free to leave a review and tell me what you guys think. As an author, constructive criticism is always appreciated. Until next time, this is #1 Fairy sighing off.