Lucy Heartfilia sat in the Fairy Tail infirmary, watching over a tiny sleeping figure in one of the beds. Beside her stood Mirajane Strauss, frowning with concern. The small girl lying in the bed had bandages from her head to her toes. Lucy, along with her team, had found the girl in a ruined city on their last mission. Their mission had been in that city, but they had arrived to it in its ruined state. After a few hours of investigation, the child was all that they found--well, her and a well worn stuffed elephant clutched in her arms.

Erza was currently with Master Makarov filling him in on their grim discovery. Natsu and Gray were down in the guild hall, sitting with grim looks on their faces. They, along with Erza, were setting up another mission to go and look around the site some more. They wanted to figure what had happened as well as find any other survivors.

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"The poor thing," Mirajane whispered, a hand clutched to her chest. "I wonder what happened..."

Lucy hummed her agreement. "She's been unconscious almost the entire time. There was a brief moment when we first found her, but it wasn't long before she was out again. We don't even know her name."

The small girl still clutched at her tattered elephant despite her being asleep. It was covered in all sorts of dirt and dust--possibly thanks to whatever had demolished the city. Any attempts to gently take it had been met with strong resistance. Despite her condition, she held tight to the toy.

"Her magic so small," Lucy commented.

"And incredibly unstable," Mirajane added. "It's all over the place, but in such a small quantity..."

"Hey Lucy," Natsu called from the doorway. The blonde turned her attention towards the dragon slayer. "Me, Erza, and Gray are going back to Astraluna City to look around some more. You coming or staying here?"

Lucy gazed back at the sleeping child, her face still covered in worry. "I'll stay. I want to be here when she wakes up."

Natsu nodded, looking solemn. "Alright." He turned and left the room, calling for Happy. Mirajane rested a hand on Lucy's shoulder.

"Let me know when she wakes up."

"You got it," Lucy replied as her guild-mate also left the room. She watched Mira leave and then turned her attention back to the girl. Lucy scooted her seat closer to the bed and leaned over, gently brushing hair from the girl's face. "Who are you?"

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Alright you guys, I know this chapter is quite short and I'm sorry for that. But it was meant to be a sort of short introductory chapter into the story. I promise, from here on out, the chapters will be MUCH longer. Hope to see your reviews and support!

The Ever-Lurking Ninja,

Rhys