So I know that most people will skip this, so I'll make this quick. This is my first fanfic, so please go easy on me. For those who want to know I have kept up with the manga, this story is just an idea I had when I had watched about the first few episodes of fairy tail. So let's just pretend tenroujima didn't happen (so before S-class trials). I'll try to post every week, so if there are people that are actually waiting, every Thursday you can expect a new chapter. Last but not least, I do not own fairy tail or it's mages, only my OC's and the story plot. So without further ado, let's start the story!
Prologue
Ready or not, here I come
The child was awoken by a loud explosion. One could feel the magic pressure in the air. Confused, the child stood up and walked to the window, lifting the curtains. He was about four, too young to understand what the pretty lights meant, only that it was dangerous. He stumbled backwards. "Mommy!" no answer was given "mommy, daddy, where are you!?"
"Natsu!" Natsu turned around. His mother was in the doorway, with a panicked look on her face. She motioned Natsu to come, which he did. "Mommy! W-what... w-were is d-daddy?" tears were starting to cover his face. She picked him up, holding him close to her, hoping that the child did not see her own tears rolling down her cheeks. "Shh honey, it's going to be alright. Daddy is… he is fighting the bad guys." She turned around and started to run for the exit. "Can't he come back?" She let out a small laugh, not stopping her running "But then who will protect us from the bad guys?"
"I will! I can beat all the bad guys!" she smiled a bit at his determination, but after that she became serious. "Listen Natsu, we are…" a huge explosion shook the castle. She started to run even faster than before. She pushed open the doors and stumbled outside. Ahead there was a thick forest which was normally avoided due to the monsters living in it. "We're going to play some hide and seek in the woods, okay?" she put Natsu down, crouching in front of him to make sure that he understood what he had to do. "But Kenta-nii said I couldn't go into the woods until I was a big boy. Said it was not save." Natsu pouted a little at that thought.
"That's true, but today we decided that you are a big boy and as long as you hide, the monsters won't come." She felt bad saying this to her son, but it was either certain death by the enemy, or possible death by monsters. She went with the more positive option. She felt guilt setting in her stomach when she saw Natsu's still teary eyes light up "Really?" "Yes really. Now go on and hide, I will count. Don't come out until I come and find you, okay?"
"Okay!" and with that he started running into the woods. Meanwhile she stood up, starting to count.
"One…" She looked on as he disappeared in the shadows of the forest.
"Two…" Somewhere in the back of her head she started second-guessing herself. But it was too late to turn back now.
"Three…" She knew that when she heard that explosion, the castle was invaded, giving the enemy soldiers free entrance to the building. They were searching for her.
"Four…" A muffled voice made clear that they had found the back entrance.
"Five…" The footsteps where coming closer.
"Six…" The enemy finally reached the door, banging on it with all their might.
"Seven…" She had sealed the door with some runes, but it was sloppy and wasn't going to hold for long.
"Eight…" The door finally broke down, revealing the soldiers.
"Nine…" She turned around to look at her assaulters.
"Ten. Ready or not, here I come." And all hell broke loose.
