There is fire everywhere, destruction...nothing...chaos. Yes, it's chaos...the world is spinning...what is happening? I feel so light headed from the smoke. I have to stand...there I'm standing now to stop the screaming...all this screaming. There is someone to my right. A whole family. I call out as many spirits as I can. Mentally I tell them to help me save as many as possible. I tell them to not worry about me that this is far more important. THey agree quickly and begin to evacuate people. Some many injured. How were we going to recover?
A hush falls over everyone as a black shadow flies over again. The large flapping sound of wings will be giving children nightmares for the rest of their lives. Children, how many died today? How many will die?
This war is just beginning. Just beginning when we are at our weakest. At our weakest, but also at our strongest. At our strongest because we are strong together. We are together because this war has forced us closer. Now that we are closer, nothing can stop us.
The entire day I continue to help people out of the fires. I asked Aquarius to please help douse all the fires. She did so obediently and efficiently.
Many people died that day. It was a day to remember and mourn for, July 7th. Magic tend to go haywire on July 7th and many time Loyalists attack us then. We are still together; we are stronger than anyone else.
"Master Lucy, you have a meeting with the King today, an appointment to inspect the newest guild hall in Lucy Town-such a lovely name, I think it might be after you, again-, you also have to negotiate an alliance with the other guilds sometime. Is there anything I'm missing?" Kenzie, my secretary, place my schuele on my organized desk.
"Can you get me some tea and aske Levy, Lisanna, Elfman, Mira, Bislow, Cana, and just all of those people I trust," I tell her.
"Yes ma'am," she closes the door and I am alone in the large office. I flip through the mail Kenzie placed on my desk earlier. There were many cards from people thanking me for saving them. There were also a few death threats; I placed those to go to the investigation division at the Heart City branch. There was nothing of much importance some bills that had not been sent to the accountants.
The door swung open and I was greeted by an entourage of squeals.
"Oh, Lucy." Levy was the first to greet me. We managed to hug around her large pregnant belly-this was her fifth batch of babies and since they were twins would make her grand total of babies: eleven. I was then greeted by Mira and Freed who had gotten married eight years ago; two years before the war started. They had twelve kids. Next were Elfman and Evergreen. Elfman was forced to propose by Evergreen; he said it was a very "man" thing today. They haven't had any children yet, but Aunt Ever is very popular with the other children. Bickslow followed them with a flirtatious smile aimed at me. After him came Cana who was sober which wasn't surprising. She gave up on drinking eight years ago, two years before the war started. Next walked in Laki with a quiet hello and Romeo who had shake children off his legs at the foot. Lisanna also had to forcefully remove children from her when she walked in. Lisanna seemed to be the last sane woman left; she and her husband only have three children.
Erza finally strode through the door grinning ear to ear while Jellal walked in behind her. "I have big news everybody!" She shouted.
"You're pregnant," Mira guessed happily.
"No," Erza said, "This is better I got a new armor that allows me to track people down, and access other dimensions. We can finally find them." She glanced around at everyone.
"Erza we talked about this," Levy said; she had become so maternal over the years, "They left for a reason and decided to never come back. For all we know they're dead, but we don't have time to search for them now; too busy rebuilding and leading Fiore." Erza nodded sulkily.
"Erza you have to promise me you'll protect that suit and not let it get in the wrong hands. Magnolia is to stay in the Dragon World," I command.
Bixlow decided to break the bout of silence that followed, "So cheerleader," I glare at the nickname, "Why did you gather the Council?"
"The council?" I ask before continuing, "So recently it has come to my attention that our ties to other mage guilds have weakened drastically. Apparently many of them didn't rebuild after Acnologia and the ones that remain hate us."
"What are the remaining guilds?" Jellal asked always the councilor.
"Sabertooth and Lamia Scale seem to be the only ones strong enough to continue after the war. There could be more, but for now our focus is them. We need to negotiate an alliance with them."
"Then we'll be the most powerful mages in the world," Lisanna said. She pulled out a Arima communications device that had been developed by the engineers in Capricorn City.
"This isn't about power; its about keeping the people of Fiore safe. We all know the King isn't doing the best of jobs right now. Many are threatening him, and he recently lost his wife and five of his children. Right now Fiore is in our hands." I sit back down.
"So I would send Levy to negotiate with Sabretooth, but it is too close to her due date for me to feel comfortable doing that. Lisanna I would like you to go, but I understand if you are too busy with the Lucy City guild."
Lisanna looked up from her lacrima, "I would be fine doing it as long as I can take the kids."
"Thank you," I look over to Juvia and Gray, "Can you go to Lamia Scale and ask them?" They couple nodds. "Okay, that will conclude the meeting unless anybody has anything else to say." No one said anything new. "Lisanna, Gray, Juvia, we need this alliance fast okay. I will be scheduling a meeting for them to come to in two weeks."
"Yes Lucy," the 'council' left.
"Kenzie, free my schedule two weeks from now," I called my personal secretary on the lacrima on my desk.
"Yes Master Lucy, anything else?"
"Where's my tea?"
"Oh, I asked Cana to bring it up."
"Never ask Cana to bring it again please."
"Yes Master, I'll bring you some tea in five minutes."
"Natsu slow down," Gajeel shouted at the pink haired boy racing down the road.
"But we're almost there!" The younger boy practically became a child in excitement.
"Listen to your elders Flame Brain," Laxus teased knowing the boy couldn't resist.
"What'd you call me-" Wendy wedgd herself between the two.
"Laxus don't tease Natsu," she scolded, "and Natsu don't fight people with your fists use your words."
"Yes Wendy," Laxus and Natsu placated.
"I can't believe were almost there!" Wendy almost squealed.
"Hey, when did all these farms get here?" Gajeel noted. He twitched his nose smelling the air. "It smells funny."
"Well we've been gone for two years," Wendy argued. They came up over a hill blocking the view of Magnolia.
"A few years?" Natsu whispered.
A/N: Hello Internet, This is just a fun story I decided to write a chapter of. I've had this idea for a while; all I needed to do was type it up. So thank you for reading. I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does, but still leave a review. I want to know if people actually like this because I wouldn't mind updating it ever no wna then while working on Lumen Siderum. So please please please review. Also leave some suggestions too because I know where this is going, but I don't know how.
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