I opened my eyes. I was lying in the middle of a field. There was nothing but grass for miles. I felt something warm run down my face. Touching my cheek, I saw blood on my fingers. Why was I bleeding? I could remember absolutely nothing. Not where I came from, not why I hurt, not where I was, not even who I was. All I could remember was how to use healing herbs, my instincts, and how to use my magic. Better than nothing, I supposed. I stood up, causing a major headache. Holding my head in my hands, I started walking to see if there was anyone anywhere.
My neck burned, but when I rubbed it, I couldn't feel any injury. It was almost unbearable. I walked for hours before I finally found a town. It wasn't the smallest town, but it also wasn't a huge city. I dragged my feet deeper into the town, noticing a sign that said "Magnolia," and I guessed that's where I was.
"Can somebody please help me?" I pleaded, but the people around me looked at me, some strangely, some concerned, but they all simply walked past the girl with a torn dress and busted-up head. There were no wild herbs here for me to use. I would have to find a doctor or something. I wandered around a bit more, and just as I noticed a large building with "Fairy Tail" written in huge letters underneath a weird symbol, the world started spinning before going completely dark.
"Will she be okay?" I heard a male voice.
"Hard to say," a new, young voice replied. "But I think so." I wanted to open my eyes, wanted to see where I was and who was with me, but my body wouldn't listen to me.
"Don't wear yourself out, Wendy," yet another voice said.
"I'm fine," the girl insisted. Wake up, I thought furiously. But the soft temptation of sleep was tugging at me once again, and their voices faded from my mind. I woke up completely a few hours later, and I was in some kind of infirmary, but the voices from earlier were gone.
"Natsu! Wendy! Guys!" yet another new voice, but I couldn't tell where it was coming from. Then a blue cat jumped on my bed. He was the one who was talking? A few more people came in the room: a pink haired dude, a little girl with blue hair, a blonde girl, and a white cat.
"Who are you people?" I asked. They introduced themselves, Natsu, Wendy, Lucy, and Carla and Happy.
"Now you know us," Lucy said. "Who are you?" I raked my memories, testing to see if they went back any further. Still nothing.
"I don't know," I admitted, then explained how I didn't have any memories.
"So you don't have a name?" Natsu said, suddenly excited. "We'll have to give you one!"
"What?" I asked. Natsu leaned in close, taking in my every feature to select a suitable name.
"How about… hmm… Gladys?" he decided.
"No!" I protested. I did not like that name. Natsu leaned back.
"Suit yourself," he shrugged, "but you look like a Gladys to me."
"What about Fish-Lady?" Happy suggested. I stared at him. "Or Lady of the Fish?"
"Don't be ridiculous," Carla said. "No sensible girl would want to go around with a name like Lady of the Fish." Happy fell silent, and it didn't take me long to realize he had a thing for her.
"What about Nydaella?" Wendy suggested. A hush fell over the room.
"Alright, I like it," I agreed.
"Great!" Lucy said. "Now we're all wizards and members of the Fairy Tail guild." She then went on to explain the guilds and Fiore and everything. "I know you don't remember anything, but do you know if you have any magic?" she asked once she was done.
"Well, yeah. I can talk to animals," I explained.
"Wow, that's so cool!" Lucy said. "Anyway, if you have magic, then do you want to join Fairy Tail?"
"Sure. It's not like I have anywhere else to go or anything else to do."
"Nydaella, if you're going to join Fairy Tail, your name's too much of a mouthful. We'll have to give you a nickname," Natsu pointed out. "I'm calling you Ny from now on."