Summary: Brotherly Lyon and Gray Story: A year after the disappearance of Tenrou Island and the supposed death of Gray, Lyon still hasn't given up. As his actions before more and more desperate he ends up traveling back in time and bringing a much younger Gray home with him to the present. Only later will he find out the heartbreaking consequences of messing with the time living things.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail
Warnings: Violence, possible character death, nothing too intense.
Estimated Length: Ten or so chapters around 2,000 to 4,000 words each; not counting the prologue.
A Stand Against Time
prologue
The woman hummed a cheerful tune to herself as she stirred the cooking pot. A child played with a wooden train at her feet. Every now and then he'd look up to wonder at the actions of his mother. She was picking through her cupboards now and picking out the perfect seasonings for their dinner.
There was a rattling at the front door and a man's voice rang through the small home.
"Mika, Gray, I'm home."
The woman smiled and called back.
"We're in the kitchen dear. Dinner's almost ready."
"It smells wonderful, I'll be there in a minute."
The child's curiosity was now diverted and he began crawling towards where he heard his father's voice. He didn't get very far before the man entered. He smiled down at the boy before picking him up and tossing him above his head.
"Careful!" the woman warned, wincing with worry as the man caught him.
He laughed then went over and gave her a kiss. He then set the table with one arm while the other held their child. Just as he was done the woman set the soup down and they began their meal. They talked about each others day and any small thing of note that happened around the village. She had just finished her bowl when the child ended up spilling the rest of his all over himself. She picked him up and went to clean him off.
After the boy and the kitchen were clean again they changed into their nightwear and climbed into bed. The man held the boy while the woman picked up the light novel they had been reading together and started on the next chapter.
It ended on such a compelling cliffhanger that the man wanted to continue on to the next one, but the woman insisted that she was too tired. They skipped ahead a few pages just to make sure that everything turned out all right before pulling the covers up and falling asleep with their only child placed protectively between them.
An hour passed.
Then the front door creaked open and a tall hooded figure entered the home. He brushed passed the other rooms and came straight to where the small family slept. Silently he stepped up to the bed and reached over the woman and scooped the child up into his arms. He held the boy close to his chest and backed away.
The man let out a muffled grunt and turned over in his sleep. The figure flinched back in fear, but neither he nor his wife awoke. The intruder let out a relieved sigh before looking down at the child in his arms. He stared at the sleeping boy's face for a long moment before glancing back to the sleeping couple.
"I swear I won't let anything bad happen to him." He whispered.
Then he turned away and vanished with the child, leaving only a swirl of dust behind.