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Hi guys! This is my first fanfiction. It's more of a personal project to learn how to write long stories, so feedback would be much appreciated! :) It starts after Lullaby arc, but before Galuna arc. Hope you enjoy!

It was a warm, sunny day in Fiore. Our heroes where just coming back from a recent mission. Nothing much, just slaying one medicore monster in a nearby village. Since it was close to Magnolia Natsu insisted that they walk instead of travelling by train. Anything in order to avoid the motion sickness. Due to the nice weather and a promise of a big fish afterwards, both Lucy and Happy agreed and so the trio took a small, deserted path to get back home. And that one simple decision changed their lifes forever.

They were halfway through, walking above a wild valley, when Natsu suddenly stopped. His dragon slayer's instincts kicked in and he was sure that someone powerful was nearby. It was quiet and he couldn't smell anything and yet he felt it. Lucy and Happy looked at him quizzically as he jumped down into the unhabited forest. They followed him, of course, and soon the group approached a rather unusual sight.

In front of them stood a giant block of ice and inside of it was a girl. She seemed to be the same age as Natsu, with strawberry blond hair falling just under her shouldres. All her clothes wear black, including combat boots and a worn-out leather jacket. Her eyes were closed, frozen in time, literally.

- Do... do you think she's alive? - whispered Lucy.

- Well there's only one way to find out - muttered Natsu taking a step toward the block of ice.

- Wait! You don't really think about melting it, do you?

- Do you have a better idea?

Lucy thought for a moment but came up with nothing.

- Just be careful okay?

- Sure thing - said Natsu as he lit his fist on fire. But as soon as he touched it, the ice started to break, and soon disappeared completly, leaving the girl to fall right into Natsu's arms.

- Ugh my head… - said the girl opening her gray eyes. - Who… Who are you guys? - she asked standing on her own two legs.

- I'm Happy! And these two are Lucy and Natsu!

- Are you okay? We found you in a pretty weird state - asked Lucy.

- I… I don't remeber much. I guess I've been fighting with someone or something. Anyway I'm Ellie, it's nice to mee- Wait! Is that a Fairy Tail mark? - she suddenly asked pointing at Natsu's arm.

- Um… yeah we are ale mages there. You wanna join?

- I'm… I'm already part of it.

- But that's impossible! We would have known you then.

- Yeah, Happy is right, don't lie to us.

- I'm not lying. Look. - Ellie took off the left side of her jacket and showed them a black Fairy Tail mark on her forearm. - See? This guild has been my home for years.

- It has been for me too and yet i don't recognise your smell so it's impossible

- It's the truth!

- Ellie… what year is it? - asked Lucy. Ellie's eyes widened as she started to realize what's going on.

- It's… It's x734 right?

- No, it's x784. You… you've been frozen for 50 years.

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Sorry for the shorter chapter but I wanted to finish on a clifhanger ;) But don't worry! I'm on summer holidays so should be posting rather often. Feedback would be much appreciated!