Author's Notes: I'm gonna get right on in. This is my fourth Fanfiction, and I wanted to do Fairy Tail because I'm rewatching it again. I'm probably not going to religiously stick to the plot as with my other stories, because it allows me more creative license to develop characters and abilities. Most of the ships should be fine, unless I like a different couple more than the canon one. This new addition comes after Lucy, so don't you Lucy x Whoever fans worry. But be warned, this starts from season one, so there will be spoilers for those of you who haven't seen the show. Let's get going then, hm?
"In a 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 marketplace, for most, magic is merely a tool, a mundane part of everyday life. For some, however, magic is an art, and they've devoted their lives to its practice. These are the Wizards. Banded together into magical Guilds, they ply their skills in search of fame and fortune. Many such Guilds dot the landscape of Fiore, but there is a certain Guild in a certain town that soars high above the rest, from which countless legends have been born. A Guild that would no doubt continue to create legends well into the future. Its name… Is Fairy Tail."
"Hi! My name is Lucy! Currently, I'm the newest member of Fairy Tail, the coolest Guild in all of Fiore~! I've only been here for a couple of months, but I've already gone on some crazy adventures with my friends. First, there was the port town Hargeon and the Ex-Guild Wizard Bora. I met Natsu and Happy there after they helped me get out of Bora's Charm magic. Then we sort of destroyed the entire town taking Bora down. After that, I joined Natsu and Happy on a journey to Mount Hakobe, where we fought (or more accurately Natsu fought and I sort of sat by uselessly) a giant monster called a Vulcan, who actually turned out to be a fellow Fairy Tail wizard named Macao. As it turns out, he managed to beat nineteen of the Vulcans before a twentieth took him down. Then, we took a job from a man named Kabi Melon to destroy a book called "Daybreak." That was a whole can of emotions and I still haven't entirely gotten over it. And now I'm travelling with Natsu and two other Wizards named Gray and Erza on a mission."
The train car rattled along the tracks. Within the train sat the four Fairy Tail Guild Wizards Lucy, Natsu, Gray, and Erza, and of course Happy. Natsu was having his usual problem of motion sickness when Erza asked him to sit next to her. "Just relax, Natsu." She said softly.
"Erza, you never actually told us what you meant back at the Guild," Gray commented after watching the woman knock Natsu unconscious. "We kinda have to know what we're doing if we're going to be any help.
The redhead sighed. "Right, my apologies. I believe the Dark Guild Eisenwald is planning something big. I'm not sure what exactly, but I believe it has something to do with a magic item called Lullaby"
Gray, Lucy, and Happy looked at one another. "Lullaby?" They asked in unison? Lucy's eyes widened a bit. "Wait, that thing from before? With those weird Wizards?" She asked.
-Meanwhile…-
"The Dark Guild, Eisenwald."
Four shadowy figures walked down a hallway with five bodies suspended by some sort of material, like they were being punished. "I heard Kageyama finally got back to us," One of the figures said with a hint of excitement in his voice.
"Yeah. He says he actually found it."
"The moment of truth has arrived, gentlemen. This means we're one step closer to achieve our goals," The lead figure said, turning to his companions. "The Guildmasters will be too busy at their little Get Together to do anything about stopping us."
-Back with our Heroes…-
Gray finished explaining to Erza about the encounter in the Forest. "I see. So you all have run into Eisenwald before now." She surmised.
Gray shook his head. "I'm not sure they were members of Eisenwald, but one of 'em did mention Lullaby. Maybe they left the Guild?"
Erza put her hand to her chin. "Perhaps they went into hiding. But why would they leave the Guild? Could they have known what was being planned for Lullaby? They must not have wanted a part in whatever is coming."
"So this Lullaby is so bad it scares Dark Wizards?" Lucy asked, trying to contain the shakiness of her voice. 'This is crazy!' She thought. 'How did I get roped into this?' In truth, Mirajane had asked her to tag along to keep Natsu and Gray from going at each other's' throats. As Happy pointed out in the Station, she did a very poor job.
"I'm only hypothesising, of course, but whoever helped Happy's kidnappers escape may well have been an Eisenwald Wizard. It's obvious they didn't want anyone catching wind of their plan." The redheaded woman explained. This had been bugging her ever since Onibas, and hearing Gray tell the story of Happy nearly being someone's dinner strengthened her concern.
"Well, what do you think Eisenwald is gonna try, Erza?" The blue cat asked.
She closed her eyes, and took a breath. "Let me start from the beginning. While I was heading home from the job I had completed, I stopped by in a pub in Onibas that was a well known gathering place for Wizards."
-Flashback to the Pub…-
"Hey, bartender, hurry it up!" Someone shouted. They were tense or annoyed or something. Either way, they were most definitely not in a patient mood.
"Dude, relax. This is kind of a busy place, he's got other customers, man." Another man, presumably his friend, responded.
Erza turned her head slightly to her left, eyeing down the table behind her where four people sat, and where the complaint originated from.
"How exactly am I supposed to do that, huh? We find where Lullaby's hidden, but we can't do jack because of some dumbass seal? That's bullshit, man." The complainer retorted.
A third man spoke up, hushed and panicked. "Hey, keep it down, idiot! Don't be so loud about it!"
"Hey, guys, chill. I'll handle getting "it", you just head back home, and tell Erigor I'll be back in… I don't know, three days? Shouldn't take that long." The fourth person said, standing up.
The third man spoke again, asking this "Kage" if he would okay on his own. Kage nodded. "Yeah, I'll be fine. Promise. Besides, I've got a plan."
-End Flashback…-
"Lullaby… Isn't that what you sing to put children to sleep? Why would they give such an innocent name to something that scares even Dark Wizards?" Lucy asked, confused. She was also holding Plue, who was shaking and looking sort of upset.
"Yes," Erza agreed. "And considering it was sealed off could only mean it is incredibly powerful magic."
"You sure the guys you saw at Onibas were members of Eisenwald, Erza?" Gray asked.
Erza nodded grimly. "Yes… I can't believe I was such a fool that day.. I didn't recognize that name: Erigor, the ace of Eisenwald. He's a Wizard who only accepts Assassination requests, earning him the title "Erigor the Reaper.""
Lucy blanched. "He kills for money!?"
Erza continued, unfazed by Lucy's reaction. "After the Council had outlawed Assassination contracts, Eisenwald decided that wealth was more important than the Council's decision, and its rules. Because of this, they were kicked out of the Wizard League about six years ago. However, this didn't stop them. They continued to operate as a Guild against the Council's directive to this day."
Lucy started to sweat furiously and shiver, scared out of her mind. "Right, so… I should be getting home now." Happy commented on the sweat, calling her slimy. "It's sweat, you dumb cat!"
Erza slammed her fist on Natsu's head, possibly causing brain damage, you never know. "Damn it.. If I hadn't been so careless and recognized Erigor's name that day, I could've pulverized those people and forced them to reveal their scheme to me!"
Gray was looking out of the window, watching the scenery pass. Surprisingly, he hasn't taken his clothes off. "So, if I've got this right, then Eisenwald's got some grand scheme involving this Lullaby thing, and you want to stop them, because after what you heard in Onibas, you're certain it's something really really bad," He summarized.
Erza's voice had a hard edge now. She was clearly annoyed with herself. "That's correct. And I'm not stupid enough to believe that I can defeat an entire Dark Magic Guild on my own, which is why I asked you and Natsu for help." She paused. "We're storming the Eisenwald Guild."
Gray smiled. "Sounds like a fun time. I'm down."
"I really shouldn't have come along… This was a bad idea…"
"Ewww, now you're super slimy!"
"Shut up, Happy! I told you, it's sweat!"
After stopping briefly to get lunch, and seeing Gray's Ice Magic, the Wizards plus Happy got off at the Onibas Train Station. The group gathered their luggage and began to leave the station.
"So, Erza, you think those Eisenwald guys are still here?" Gray asked. "The chances of that are kinda slim, don't ya think?"
"I don't know, but it doesn't hurt to check." Erza responded.
"Uh, where's Natsu?" Happy chimed in from Erza's luggage cart.
Natsu, who had, in fact, woken up from Erza's KO punch, was still on the train. They had completely forgotten he was there, and left him. The train left the station, and the three Wizards were at a loss for their negligence.
The pink haired Fire Wizard was sitting alone trying to deal with his motion sickness when someone else strolled up. "Hey, look at that. It's a Fairy Tail Wizard. How's the Guild treatin' you these days? Worth sticking around?" The man asked
All Natsu could get out was a "Huh?" before the other man kicked him in the face. "Don't act all high and mighty just because the Guild you're in is legal, Mister Fairy. You wanna know what you people, who just blindly follow the Magic Council, look like to us? You look like harmless little buzzing flies."
"Identity Locked. Kageyama, Member of the disassociated Guild, Eisenwald. You are proficient in Shadow based magic, as well as a competent Dispeller. Eisenwald, huh? Man, you guys just never when to quit, do ya?" A girl stepped from her seat, cracking her knuckles. "Oh well. Hows about I put you in your place?"
Natsu looked behind him. "You shouldn't be here, kid. If you know he's from a Dark Guild, then it's too dangerous for you to go against him!" The train rattled, and Natsu doubled over in sickness, trying not to puke everywhere. "I hate this stupid train…!"
Kageyama smirked. "Listen to the fly, little girly, or else you'll end up hurt or worse." He confirmed snarkily. There's no way this little girl could do anything to hurt him. He's a member of the greatest Dark Guild, Eisenwald! No one could stop them, or Erigor!
"Target Locked. Initializing Attack Sequence." The girl announced robotically, holding up both of her hands and beginning a Spell. Her wrists twisted in opposite directions, causing her hands for form an X. A Magic Circle appearing in front, spawning four smaller circles to form a rhombus. "Four Vertices: Quadruple Plasma Cannon!"
Four bright beams of magical energy shot from the circles, racing to Kageyama at lightning fast speeds. "Guard Shadow!" He cried, summoning up a shield made of his Shadow Hands. The beams collided with the shield and caused a fairly sizable explosion. When the smoke settled, there was a half of the train car roof missing. 'Holy crap… This little girl is stronger than I thought.. If I hadn't gotten my Guard Shadow up in time…' He gulped.
"Aww, crap. It didn't work? Seriously? I thought for sure that would've blown him away. Ah, well, better try again, double strength," the girl said, like that display wasn't anything to be proud of. "Activating Power Boost subroutine." She added, sounding like a robot once more.
'Man, what's her deal? First she sounds like a normal girl, then she sounds all robot...y… And what was that attack?" Natsu thought. "Hey, you.. Robot Girl… What's your deal?" He asked, fighting the sickness enough to get out.
"Well, you're obviously unable to fight like this, so I'm saving your hide. It's Natsu, right? You're that infamous Fairy Tail Wizard, Salamander. You use Fire magic, and you have a habit of being totally reckless during fights." She responded, cool as a cucumber. This girl seemed to know just about everything about him.
Suddenly, the train came to a screeching halt, and Natsu jumped up, fire spewing from his mouth in excitement. "Aww yeah! It's about freakin' time! I'm so ready to kick your butt, Hage!" The pink haired boy exclaimed, surrounding his fists with fire.
The Dark Wizard growled in annoyance. "My name isn't Hage, you motion-sick fly! It's Kageyama! And a fly can't do a thing to a powerful Wizard such as myself! Knuckle Shadow!" Dozens of shadowy fists erupt from the ground around Kageyama, knocking Natsu back into the girl. "Look at you, so easily beaten back. You legitimate Guilds are full of nothing but weaklings!"
"Why are you so freaking annoying!?" Both of his opponents shout at once, activating different spells to shut him up.
"Four Vertices…"/"Fire Dragon…"
Silence for a brief eternity. It seems time itself was holding still, like any movement would disrupt their concentrations.
"Whiplash!"/"Wing Attack!"
"Guard Shadow!"
The girl's attacks landed first, four whips made of magical energy smashed into the Guard Shadow. It was a relentless assault, battering Kageyama and draining his magic energy with each hit, to the point of leaving cracks in the shadow. Then came Natsu's Fire Dragon Wing Attack, which completely shattered the shadow and knocked Kageyama into the train wall, nearly rendering him unconscious. "I… Impossible… How could you be so strong?" He stuttered out, before standing up and snarling. "Lucky shot, Fairy Tail flies!"
"Attention, passengers. The emergency stop lever was a misunderstanding. We will be continuing our journey momentarily," the train PA system announced.
"Crap… Natsu, we have to get off this train, or else we're gonna be screwed!" The girl advised, wrapping an arm around his waist and jumping out of the hole in the roof. But they didn't drop to the ground. "How do I get you to your Guildmates, Natsu? If that redheaded friend of yours is right, then Eisenwald is going to pull a really deadly stunt."
Erza, Lucy, Gray, and Happy were rushing to Oshibani Station using a Magic Mobile. Erza was driving, and going past full speed. 'Please… Let us make it in time to stop them!' She thought as she raced along the road.
"Erza, slow down! You're usin' up way too much of your magic energy! What happens if you use it all up before we even fight, huh?" Gray asked, concern laced heavily in his voice.
"I'll fight them off with a stick if I must. Besides, I'll have you and Lucy to back me up. We cannot allow Eisenwald to use Lullaby!"
Gray gave up, knowing Erza was too headstrong for anyone to change her mind. He just wished Natsu were here right now. Having that pink haired fire breather around would make life so much easier. They were the strongest team Fairy Tail had to offer. Missing a member severely reduced their chances of success. Oh well.. That just means they had to work twice as hard to win against the Dark Wizards. 'Damn it, Natsu… Why do you have to have motion sickness?' he thought.
Meanwhile, Happy was trying his best to remember something. "Lucy, I think there was something I was supposed to tell you. It's that… I can't remember!" the cat brought up, holding a hand paw thing to his chin.
"Shouldn't you be more concerned about Natsu right now, instead of calling me weird?" She retorted, as the blue cat had just taken several seconds to call her weird three different times. "I know I am…"
"Don't be," Gray said, spooping her a little. "That idiot doesn't understand pain if it knocked him unconscious. He gets into trouble all the time. You saw how he was in Hargeon, you should know." Of course she knew. That didn't mean she couldn't be concerned.
They reached Oshibana, and there were conductors keeping people back from the station, using megaphones to communicate that someone had derailed a train and taken over the station. 'Are we too late? No! We must stop Eisenwald!' Erza thought. She removed the SE Plug from her arm, and ran over to the nearest conductor. "What's going on here?" She demanded, knocking him out when he didn't answer immediately.
As Erza continued her interrogation tactic of Ask Question, KO, Lucy noticed Natsu flying in with someone she didn't recognize, a little girl with metallic wings. "Uhm, guys? I can't be the only one seeing this, right?" She asked, trying not to sound totally crazy. Gray, Erza and Happy all looked to where she was pointing, jaws dropping. "Ok, good… So I'm NOT totally crazy."
The girl and Natsu landed, and Happy ran over, hugging the pink haired boy. Meanwhile, Gray and Erza walked over to the girl as she brought her wings in. "Four Fairy Tail Wizards: Ice Wizard, Gray Fullbuster. Requip Wizard, Erza Scarlet. Cat Wizard, Happy." She looked straight at Lucy. "Well, isn't this a surprise? Shouldn't you be home, Lucy?"
The blonde girl blanched. 'She knows who I am? That's not good! If she tells the others…'
The girl walked past the others, standing up on her toes to reach Lucy's ear. "Don't worry, Lucy.. I won't tell them," She whispered with a smile. "So, you five are after Eisenwald, right? Well, I can feel a lot of magical energy inside that station. That might be them."
The five Wizards plus the girl walked into the station, passing by dozens of unconscious or possibly dead soldiers. "Confirming serious injuries.. Negative. These guys are just unconscious. We can help them out after we win," The girl declared, switching from her robotic voice to her normal one. "Though, that may take a bit. I feel between one hundred to one hundred and fifty magical energies up ahead." 'Erza's magical energy is much lower than the rest of these Fairy Tail Wizards.. Can she even fight like this?' She shrugged, scanning the environment for any potential escape routes or ambush spots.
Natsu looked over. "Hey, you. What's your name? You seem to know a lot about everyone but we know nothing about you, other than your magic and your wings." He basically demanded, hands behind his head.
"Sorry, Natsu, but I'm not saying a word. Technically speaking, I don't have to help you guys at all. I'm only here because I feel like it. Besides, Erza isn't looking in too good a shape right now."
Gray and Natsu looked at one another, suddenly fearing for this girl's safety. That was more or less an insult. Erza looked at the girl, glancing over her body. "Well, if you won't give us your name, how about this? Are you an android?" She asked, not a demand but still with that same intensity.
The girl nodded, stretching her wings. "For now, just call me DA."
"Then DA, for now, you're a part of Fairy Tail's Strongest Team, unofficially of course," Erza said, smiling a bit. "Can we count on you to help us out?"
"Of course I can!"
A/N: Hey everybody! If you stuck around to the end, then congratulations! If you LIKED it… What drugs have you been on? Joking aside, please do leave a review. Anyway, thanks for taking time to read this, and I'll be seeing you all eventually.
Tata~~!