hello again, i have already made one leap into the world of Fairy Tail fanfiction and now i am ready to make another. my other story will continue but i am trying to put a lot more detail into this one. if all goes well this will be quite a long fic and i will try to make it one of my best.

summary: join the next generation of Fairy Tail and an adventure born from tragedy. features a lot of couples including Gray/Juvia, Erza/Jellal and Gajeel/Levy as well as Cana/OC and of course Natsu/Lucy.

disclaimers: i don't own Fairy tail. just the OCs and the plot to some extent


Natsu glanced down at his hands, trying his best to hold back his unease. He glanced carefully at the door across from him. Lucy had been pregnant for a while now, but it had been a difficult pregnancy. Porlyuscia was tending to her now, trying to save both mother and child. Across from him Reylan sat, he looked tired and unable to rest at the same time. He stood up and Natsu saw a glint of light from the two golden keys around his neck, Lucy had been quite dissapointed to be unable to hold all of the keys of the zodiac but it had brought her and Reylan together. Natsu had been unimpressed when he had first seen Reylan, what had Lucy seen in someone so timid, skinny and weak. But things had changed in the years Reyaln had been dating Lucy. Natsu had seen his conviction and Determination, the guy didn't have half the magical power Natsu had but he would stand between Lucy and any danger that she faced.

"Reylan, you have a son"

Porlyuscia handed Reylan a small bundle of blankets and watched a smile burst over the proud fathers face. The baby had Reylan's messy brown hair and Lucy's deep brown eyes, and as Natsu listened he heard a healthy gurgle of noise. Reylan's eyes turned from the baby to Porlyuscia

"what about Lucy? How is she?"

The usual stern facade seemed to fade from her face, even before she could speak Natsu knew the worst.

"I will continue to do what i can, but it will not be enough, the illness earlier this year, and such a difficult pregnancy"

Porlyuscia let her words fade away and returned through the closed doors. Reylan turned to Natsu, a sad determined look on his face.

"any news from wendy?" his words were quiet but brought another gurgle of noise from the bundle in his arm who clearly thought he should be the centre of attention. Reylan gently rocked his child making gentle shushing noises.

Natsu shook his head. He had sent Happy to get Wendy at the first signs of Lucy's illness, but her latest mission had taken her to the other side of Fiore. Even with Charle flying most of the way she wouldn't be quick enough. Reylan let out a breath and handed the bundle to Natsu.

"Natsu i want you to promise me something, promise me that you will look after Lucy, and tell her i love her"

Natsu looked at Reylan as he passed the small bundle of blankets to him. Wordlessly he took Reylan's son into his arms. Then he watched as the boys father took hold of one of the keys around his neck.

'open the gate of the scales, Libra'

A tall woman stood before him a simple pair of wooden scales in her hand. She took a long look at her celestial wizard. Turning she considered the closed door behind her. A flicker of realisation crossed her face.

"Are you sure Reylan? Even as one is drawn closer to life the other must slip further into death"

Natsu did not know what was going on. he had never seen the power of Libra before. He watched as Reylan nodded and Libra layed her scales down on the ground. she took a small lock of hair from Reylan, and then a lock of Lucy's hair from a locket around her masters neck. She placed both locks of hair in either dish of the scales. The blonde hair weighed heavy on the scales and it sank towards the ground.

"Reylan what are you doing?"

Natsu had stayed silent throughout the whole scene but he was putting the pieces together quickly.

"Natsu a baby can't live without it's mother"

Cradling the baby gently in one arm Natsu grabbed it's father with the other and slammed him against the wall. He felt old angers burn inside him. Gray then Erza. both of them tried to solve the problems in this worlds with their deaths. Now this guy was trying to abandon his kid after it had just been born. even as he reached for the flaming power inside he heard a cry of pain from Lucy. He hesitated and released Reylan with a defeated expression. He couldn't live without Lucy, and didn't want to imagine the world without her.

"Look after her okay, she'll need her friends close after i'm gone"

Reylan leaned in an placed a gentle kiss on his son's head. Natsu steppedback and watched as Libra released her magical power. The scales slowly reversed their positions. Lucy's hair rose higher, while Reylan's sank towards the ground. He watched horrified as Reylan paled and clutched at his chest. Despite the pain he managed one last smile in the direction of his son then collapsed. Waiting for a few more seconds Natsu walked forwards and closed the eyes of his fallen friend.

"Pisces and I will stay with the child, and guard him in his fathers stead"

Natsu nodded and watched as she faded back to the celestial kingdom. Behind him a crowd of his friends came running towards them. Juvia and Gray first with a small child between them. the child named Lyon had a spiky mess of blue hair and resembled his father, but his gentle nature reminded Natsu of Juvia. behind them came Erza and Jellal, Natsu had fought furiously alongside the rest of his guild to see Jellal released, watching him hand in hand with Erza and seeing their daughter Serena behind them he knew he made the right decision. Serena followed quickly behind them a whirl of red hair with her mothers confidence and her fathers piercing black eyes. finally Gajeel and Levy, their relationship had been the biggest surprise to Natsu but as Mirajane had pointed out opposites attract when it comes to the two of them. Their child Mollie was riding on Gajeel's shoulders clutching her father's mane of hair, she resembled her mother almost completely but had a wild energy about her that belonged to her father.

"What happened to Reylan"

Gray had crouched down next to him to check for a pulse. When he didn't find one he let his head fall. Trying to keep tears out of his eyes Natsu took the bundle in his arms and stepped into the room where Lucy was waiting. The others watched and waited. After a few seconds a grief-stricken cry left Lucy and she held the healthy bundle of life in her arms even as she mourned the death of the man she had come to love.

Reylan's funeral was held a week later, Lucy's eyes were dry the whole time but Natsu could sense a deep sadness from her. all of Fairy Tail turned out to attend. Happy, Charle and Wendy had been the first to arrive, when she learnt of Reylan's fate she blamed herself for taking so long to get back and happy blamed himself for taking so long to bring them the message. Lucy had taken one look at them both and given them the warmest hug she could manage, they all understood. the Master and the take-over siblings all stood side by side, the masters calming presence an anchor for them all. Cana and her fiance hand in hand, their toddler Michael stood between them, the oldest of the new generation. the rest of the Guild filed in, wearing black clothes and somber expressions. Reylan had never officially joined Fairy Tail but Lucy had made sure he was part of all their lives.

"He didn't even say goodbye Natsu, i never got a chance to tell him how much i loved him?"

Lucy's tears finally fell and Natsu held her a close as he could with the baby between them. The child had been named Jacob after Reylan's father, and the curious young boy was currently gummming one of his fathers golden keys.

"Hey Lucy don't worry, when it comes to true love it doesn't need saying"

Makarov presided over the ceremony and a flash of light from the celestial kingdom left a single white rose lying on Reylan's coffin. Lucy had been worried for Libra, knowing the rules of the king of the celestial kingdom. Loke had told her not to worry, due to the nature of Libra's magic she was not subject to the same rules as the others. After the ceremony was over and in the days to come she made sure to tell her child just how brave her father was and how much Reylan loved him. She was visited constantly by the many honorary uncles and aunts and cousins that Jacob had. Without fail every day she would also be visited by the godfather of her son, the pink-haired dragon slayer who stayed by her through all the problems that arose from the adventures of Fairy Tail's next generation.


what do you guys think, review and criticism and improvements are always appreciated