A/N: Sooo, this is basically manga meets anime. XD The story followed the events in the manga (so no Daphne and Key of the Starry Sky arc) and the Fairy Tail gang will watch the anime, so they'll be bound to point out differences like "hey, that didn't happen" etc. And because I can't stand fillers, I decided to drop them. Sorry.

Um, this story happens after the last completed arc in the manga. LOL. I'd really like to write this after the manga finished, but that might take years, so yeah.

Here we go. Happy reading! :)

DISCLAIMER: Hiro Mashima owns FT.

PROLOGUE

"Oi, Lucy! Hurry up and come over inside!" Max Alors shouted from the guild's entrance.

Slightly baffled, Lucy Heartfilia jogged the remaining steps to her guild. Once she got inside, she noticed that a crowd had gathered at a table, seemingly fascinated over something. "Why? What's wrong?"

"Ah, Lucy-san!" Wendy Marvell said, coming up from the counter with Charle and Pantherlily. "A package came in addressed to you."

"Really?! Where is it?" Lucy was both confused and excited. She surely didn't get something to be sent over to the guild, but whatever was inside, she wanted to know. She loved gifts.

"Huh, I'm shocked you didn't notice. Right, Lily?" Charle said. Pantherlily merely smiled.

Then it hit Lucy. "Don't tell me"—she quickly turned to the noisy lump of people and pointed at that direction, her heart dropping—"it's over there?!"

Wendy gave a sheepish smile and Charle made a "what-did-you-expect-from-this-lot" expression. Lucy clenched her teeth and her hands became fists.

Just then, Natsu Dragneel broke free from the massive bodies with a large box in his hands. He saw Lucy and grinned. "Look, Lucy! You got something!" He rushed to her side, not noticing that Lucy was seething. "I can't open it, though."

Within a nanosecond, Natsu was sucker punched in the face. "JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, OPENING OTHER PEOPLE'S PACKAGES?!" Lucy bellowed.

"Ow. Hey, you're getting pretty strong, Lucy. That hurts," Natsu commented, not entirely fazed by her outburst and rubbing his jaw with his knuckle. "And I told you I can't open it."

Lucy growled and ignored his compliment. "So what if it you hadn't opened it? Do you really not know the word 'boundaries'? Gimme that!"She angrily snatched the box from Natsu.

"Oh my, Lucy is starting to get violent, too," Happy noted with a malicious smile. Lucy glared at him. I bet that stupid cat started all this, she thought

"Is that true, Lucy?" Mirajane Strauss had come over and asked, smiling her kind smile.

"Of course not, Mira. It's this two's fault for sticking their noses where it didn't belong again!"

"My, my, what's the commotion about this time, Natsu?" Makarov Dreyar, the current master, appeared in his customary orange-and-blue striped attire.

"Welcome back, Master," Mira greeted, smiling. Wendy said the same.

"Jii-chan!" Natsu shouted. "It's not me; it's Lucy."

"Wha—Master, I wasn't doing anything," Lucy hastily defended herself. "Natsu was being his normal, anno—ow!"

A table flew and brought Lucy down, taking Wendy, Charle, and Lily with her. With her package forgotten, the members had resorted back to their usual riot.

"Salamander, fight me!" Gajeel Redfox shouted.

"Last one standing wins! Whatcha say, you shitty flamer?" Gray Fullbuster challenged.

"Kyaa! Go, Gray-sama!" Juvia Lockser cheered.

Natsu's fists were suddenly on fire. "I'll take you both on at the same time. Bring it on!"

Master Makarov was unfazed, easily dodging the flying bottles and debris and still keeping both his hands on his back. "Of course, it's not your fault, Lucy." As he said this, however, his eyes were.…

"Please stop staring!" Lucy shrieked, standing up and adjusting her skirt. Jeez, the people here are all the same, Lucy thought helplessly.

"Master," Mira scolded.

The master became a crybaby at Mirajane's tone. "Ah, sorry, Mira-chan."

The doors opened and Team Shadow Gear, who were out on a job, arrived. Jet and Droy immediately joined in the ruckus.

Levy McGarden went to Lucy, Wendy, and Charle, who were straightening their clothes. "Lu-chan! How are you doing? Hi, Wendy, Charle, Lily!"

Wendy, Lily, and Charle greeted Levy back. Lucy brightened up at the sight of her friend. "Levy-chan, you're back! Oh, look here. I got a present!" she said, regaining her excitement.

"Wow, who sent it?"

"Er, actually, I have no idea."

Lucy finally took a good look at the parcel. It was wrapped in brown paper with a note on the top. It said: To Lucy Heartfilia. May the guild enjoy it. Lucy snorted. So that's why Natsu and the others want to open it.

Levy read the note. "'May the guild enjoy it'? What does that mean?"

"Beats me. But Natsu said they couldn't open it." Lucy began unwrapping and was curious when she didn't have any difficulty in doing so. The paper revealed a red box. Lucy was starting to lift the lid when Charle gasped.

"Charle? What's wrong?" Wendy asked worriedly.

But Charle was looking at the box in Lucy's hands. "T-that box is…"

Lucy gave a shout of surprise as light streaked out, making her drop the box. The rioters stopped, and everyone looked up from where the light was forming into a giant Lacrima Vision.

"Oi, why is there a lacrima here?"

"Where did it come from?"

"Lu-chan, what's that?"

"I don't know! It suddenly came out of the box and—"

Suddenly, the name of their guild appeared on the screen.

FAIRY TAIL

Little did they know the surprise waiting for them.

A/N: Did I do a good job of getting you interested? I'm actually hesitant about this. I'm writing the next chapter and it's quite hard and long.

But if you guys convinced me in your reviews to continue, I'd be happy to do so! At least five reviews maybe? ;)