Hey, guys! I'd like to present to you my sixth story: a new Fairy Tail arc called the "Black Ghost Arc"! Takes place after Assassin's Journey and setting in the Fairy Tail World. Enjoy!
Fairy Tail – Black Ghost Arc
Prologue
It was a beautiful day in Magnolia, the home of the mighty Fairy Tail Guild.
Celestial Spirit Mage Lucy Heartfilia, started waking up in her apartment. She stretched her arms and looked out the window, smiling.
"What a beautiful day." Lucy thought.
Lucy moved her legs from her bed and planted them on the ground.
Before she could get up, her right hand felt something… familiar.
"This feeling…" Lucy thought.
Lucy quickly got up and removed her bedsheets, revealing a sleeping Natsu Dragneel and Happy sleeping with her all this time.
Lucy shrieked.
Waking up groggily, Natsu saw his girlfriend.
"Hey, Luce." Natsu said.
"Don't *Hey* me! Why the hell are you sleeping in my bed with your cat?!" Lucy asked, in angry manner.
"Aye…" Happy said, starting to wake up.
"Natsu, I know we're dating – but you need to stop coming into my house uninvited!" Lucy hollered.
"I know, but your bed is so comfy with you in it." Natsu explained.
Lucy blushed furiously.
"B-But…" Lucy said.
"Anyway, we're heading to the guild hall! See ya there!" Natsu hollered.
"Let's go, Happy!" Natsu hollered.
"Aye, sir!" Happy hollered.
Natsu and Happy left Lucy's apartment by exiting through the window they snuck into.
"Go out the front door next time!" Lucy hollered.
The two didn't hear her, causing her to sign.
"Better get ready." Lucy said.
Lucy walked to her dresser, only to stop in seeing a picture of her and Team Natsu, with the Straw Hat Pirates, Ichigo Kurosaki's group and Class 3-E the day they left to return home.
Lucy felt a glimmer of nostalgia.
"I hope you guys are doing well in your worlds." Lucy thought.
XXX
The Fairy Tail guild was rowdy as always with everyone making noise, conversing, or classic in-fighting.
Natsu, who just entered the guild, got into another fight with both Gray Fullbuster and Gajeel Redfox.
"Admit the fact one of you stole my food!" Natsu hollered.
"Like I'd ever eat the crap you eat! Take it out on Gajeel!" Gray hollered, currently shirtless.
"You ate it, you stinkin' stripper! I did no such thing!" Gajeel hollered.
"Take that back!" Gray hollered.
"You're both gonna feel my fists in your faces!" Natsu hollered.
"Bring it on!" Gray and Gajeel hollered in unison.
Natsu, Gray and Gajeel were about to get into a major scuffle, until Erza Scarlet appeared out of nowhere and knocked them all out.
"Enough fighting for the day." Erza said.
"A-Aye…" Natsu, Gray and Gajeel muttered in unison.
Erza smiled and went back to eat her favorite strawberry cake.
Juvia Lockser was putting a bandage on Gray's forehead, with his head on her lap.
"A band aid will fix your boo-boo, Gray-sama!" Juvia hollered.
Slightly conscious, Gray felt happy his girlfriend always got his back.
Levy kneeled down to put some bandages on Gajeel, who simply felt a little irritated.
"Why can't Gajeel at least try not to start something with Natsu?" Levy asked.
"Some things are hard to change." Pantherlily commented.
"You can say that again." Levy said.
Her fellow teammates, Jet and Droy, sulked at a table because of the relationship between their leader and Gajeel, but knew to accept it and only sulked for comedy.
Wendy Marvell was using her magic to heal Natsu.
Romeo Conbolt and Carla sighed.
"When is he ever gonna learn?" Romeo and Carla asked in unison.
"Probably not." Wendy replied, having a sweat drop on her forehead.
Happy was eating a bowl of fish that Mirajane Strauss presented to him, who was also serving a surprisingly calm Laxus Dreyar. Finishing his dish, Happy took a spare one in an attempt to impress Carla.
"It seems to be another good day at the guild, eh Laxus?" Mirajane asked.
"Yeah. Winning the Grand Magic Games and taking the top spot does have a few merits." Laxus replied.
Mirajane's smile soon became saddened.
"Although… there's Natsu." Mirajane said.
"I feel the same. But we're bound by a promise to protect that secret." Laxus explained.
"Even from our own guildmates." Laxus said.
Mirajane felt guilty in hiding it from even her younger siblings, remembering the day Erza told her about it.
XXX
In a flashback two weeks ago, Erza, Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney explained what transpired from the Four Islands incident only to Mavis Vermillion, Makarov Dreyar, Laxus and Mirajane, including the possibility of other worlds and Natsu's heritage.
Erza also decided to tell Jellal Fernandes and Meredy of Crime Sorcière due to their desire to defeat Zeref Dragneel; in a location, the three of them discussed the matter with the Twin Dragons, Makarov, Laxus and Mirajane. Surprisingly, Magic Council members Doranbolt and Lahar overheard their conversation and said something that got all of them surprised.
"You saying you're not going to tell the Council about this?" Jellal asked.
"It's better if they don't know for Natsu's sake." Doranbolt replied.
"I'm quite surprised you're both okay with keeping it quiet." Rogue commented.
"The world's still recovering from the Eclipse Gate incident. We can't have mass public panic if word of this gets out." Lahar explained.
"If the public does find out about that, there will be all kinds of hell to pay." Sting explained.
"Oh man…" Meredy said.
"Remember, we're the only ones aside from Natsu's team who knows about this secret, and about the possibility of other worlds existing." Lahar explained.
"That would be problematic." Laxus said.
"And to think Zeref and Acnologia began their move so soon." Makarov explained.
"Yes. With likely help from Genos who discovered magic that can transport to different worlds." Doranbolt explained.
"I'm still surprised that such an impossibility exists." Erza commented.
"The Arclight family have been conducting countless experiments on advanced forms of magic. Particularly, magic or magic items that can do worldly transport." Makarov explained.
"The Magic Council's been investigating for the last week in searching the old Archlight residence and confiscated anything relating to such forbidden items." Lahar explained.
"My guild's also tracked another minor Dark Guild related to that family without engaging them." Jellal explained.
"But there's very little in what they've discussed." Meredy said.
"There's also what Zeref discussed about *war of worlds*." Makarov explained.
"Whatever he's planning, it's not good." Erza said.
"We still have allies in the Straw Hats, Shinigami and Class E." Sting explained.
"Can they be trusted?" Laxus asked.
"You question our friendship with them?" Erza asked, not taking that likely.
"Now, now, Laxus. They've known the same as Natsu's team." Makarov explained.
Laxus sighed.
"Sorry for stepping out of line." Laxus said.
"I know you're being suspicious. But we can trust them." Erza explained.
"Remember. We're the only ones aside from Natsu's team knows about all of this." Lahar explained.
"Never speak of this… to anyone else." Lahar said.
XXX
Mirajane knew what she heard must be kept secret. No matter the cost.
"Hey, Mira-san!" Lucy hollered.
Mirajane snapped out of her thoughts to see Lucy, who just recently entered the guild.
"Hey, Lucy. Just arrived?" Mirajane asked.
"Yeah. Had to get ready after *Natsu* raided my apartment… again!" Lucy hollered.
Mirajane giggled.
"I always knew you'd two be a perfect couple!" Lisanna Strauss hollered, arriving alongside Elfman Strauss.
"Natsu's a real man!" Elfman hollered.
Lucy blushed furiously.
"C-Can you guys not yell it out so loud?" Lucy asked.
Cana Alberona appeared out of nowhere and slung her free arm around the blonde, her other holding a jug of beer.
"Aw, come on, Lucy! You and he make a badass couple!" Cana hollered.
"C-Cana!" Lucy hollered.
Mavis smiled at the sight from sitting above, seeing her guild in high spirits again.
"My guild's becoming lively as always." Mavis thought.
XXX
In a secret lab, a tall man dressed in black with a black goatee and mustache, bald head, and holding onto a cane, is sitting on his chair.
Beside him is a male butler with a mechanical backpack, handing him coffee.
"Your coffee, sir." The butler said.
The butler handed the coffee to the man, who drank it.
"Is everything ready, Hargrave?" The man asked.
"Yes, Dr. Klipse. Everyone is also ready to make their move." Hargrave replied.
Dr. Klipse smiled and began to stand up.
"We should thanks to Genos for making our deal possible." Dr. Klipse said.
"With the Balam Alliance gone, the Black Ghost will at last rise from the shadows!" Dr. Klipse hollered.
"Nothing will stop us!" Dr. Klipse hollered.
Dr. Klipse began to laugh in an evil manner.
A new guild war is about to begin!
Preview: A new Dark Guild begins their move from the shadows! In emergence, the Magic Council appoints a new Allied Forces to combat them! Next time: Chapter 1 – The Calling!
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