Dragon Tail

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Chapter 1

It was gone; in an instant everything was gone. The Fantasia festival, the guild and the whole of Magnolia town was gone in a flash. All that remained was a smoldering crater on what was once a happy and peaceful town that had been celebrating that day. It was quite ironic how it was on one of the town's most loved holidays that the last and greatest tragedy of Magnolia town occurred. All it took was a single spell from the ex-master of the recently disbanded dark guild, Raven Tail. He came in the middle of the Fantasia parade and unleashed his greatest spell; the one he did not used in the fight with his father, who was the master of Fairy Tail and his son, Laxus. That one spell- monster law; it brought about his destruction, as well as the destruction of everything and almost everyone in the area. There was a dark light that engulfed the entire town and when it died out, Magnolia was wiped off the face of the earth.

The survivors were few, but almost all were mages or those that had high magical abilities. There were others saved by those who were part of Fairy Tail and also a few who survived because of the guild's master. Once he saw the incoming spell; he tried to save the townspeople and the other guild members by using his magic to destroy the dark light, but when that proved to have little to no effect he used his magic to grow as much as he could and shielded those nearby. Other mages of the guild did similar things, running to shield the nearby civilians or their teammates from the incoming danger. While some of them tried to use magic to make a shield to protect the others from the incoming dark light.

In the end though, it proved futile because the magical and most human shields were still not enough as the magic breached their defenses and what was supposed to be protected was hit by the spell. Unfortunately, as master Makarov was the main target of the spell, which meant he was the first to get hit, and the one who received most of the spell's power and the first to be obliterated in front of his 'children' and the crowd. It was then at that moment right before the spell fell over them that most of Fairy Tail began to feel as if their world had just crumbled.

It was only in the next couple of days, when the survivors were attending the funeral set up by the council that it hit them the hardest. It was as if with the monument there it was like a symbol of the end of Fairy Tail, not just the destruction of their guild but the true destruction of Fairy Tail right to the very core of it. In the pouring rain, many cried and many were silent but on that day something broke inside the surviving members of Fairy Tail. They were never the same again. Things were also never the same.

Now three years have passed since the incident and life goes on, the world still continues to revolve each day. The sun still rises and sets, the seasons pass and the stars still shine at night. The moon still waxes and wanes and bonds are still severed and formed each day. It was the way of the world, always continuing to move onwards towards the future. The new legends begin and old legends become forgotten but the old legend of Fairy Tail and Magnolia town is not forgotten, at least not to those who were there to experience the legend firsthand. Yet now a new legend begins, one that carries in its name a legacy. This is the legend of Dragon Tail…

It was Tuesday, today was the day when he needed to go out to buy supplies. He headed over to the market and walked to the shop where he always bought his supplies, Change Chest. Despite the store's unique name, he personally liked the store because he could find almost everything he needed in that one store. Too bad the store didn't sell fire… But aside from that little matter, he also liked the store because things were a bit cheaper there than in the other stores. You could also get discounts if you buy a lot at one time and if you were the type that bought things in bulk, like he did then you'd probably keep coming back to the store like him. The items for sale were also of good quality and the store had a return or exchange policy, in case the goods turned out defective. This assured all of the shop's customers that they were getting a good deal for their money.

As he entered the shop he could hear the clinging of the shop's door chimes. The store was a mess like it usually was, shelves were everywhere holding things of different varieties but boxes could be found on the floor and occasionally on top of the shelves holding unorganized clutter. The sides of the store had many things leaning on the walls while some random things just lay around the shop. But he found that as usual he could still, for some strange reason see the counter beyond the mess. He headed there carefully trying not to step on the clutter as much as possible because one never knows what could be beneath.

After a few moments of maneuvering in the seemingly never ending clutter, he found himself in front of the counter. He rang the bell on the counter that was there to alert the shop owner that there was a customer in the store. From behind his he heard ruffling noises and when he turned around he saw from the clutter emerged a person, who he knew as Adi. He hurriedly went over to where the person was, to literally help her get out of this mess that covered the floor. Though he still stepped around the clutter, not wanting a repeat of what happened last time. When he reached her, he held out one of his hands which she took gratefully and he slowly helped her up to her feet and became her support while she was still shaky. They slowly made their way to the counter and when they reached it he gently set her down on the stool on the behind the counter.

He took a step back as to give her space but he stayed nearby to catch her in case she fainted or something. He just stood there as she got up on wobbly feet, and in his mind he deliberated if he should help her but before he could make a decision the girl managed to stand up straight. He watched her as she rubbed her temples before she slapped her cheeks with her hands before opening her eyes and turning to face him. She gave him her usual cheerful smile as she started to explain.

"Ahaha, sorry about that Natsu, I was in the middle of some cleaning when suddenly a hammer suddenly fell from the shelves and you know the rest…" She said with a laugh. Natsu's face remained passive but he sighed inwardly over what had happened. He wasn't too surprised to find out that this incident had occurred when she was cleaning because it was a fact that most of the accidents that had happened in the store usually resulted from whenever Adi tried to clean the place up.

"Thanks for helping me out back there, if it wasn't for you I'd probably be stuck there for at least three more hours." She thanked him gratefully and sincerely, but he just waved it off like what he did was nothing. After a brief moment, she spoke again while tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear. "So, I take it that today is already Tuesday?"

He nodded and at his nod she went back to business, literally. "So, what do you need today, Natsu?"

At her question, he got a piece of paper from the inside of his cloak and gave it to her. She got the paper and read the contents of the paper. She hummed thoughtfully before putting the paper on the counter as she set to work. She quickly went over to the clutter and began picking things from the shelves, the floor and the boxes lying around. In less than five minutes Adi was back and all the things he ordered were there on top of the counter. He still found the fact that she knew where everything was in this huge mess amazing and he never got tired of seeing her dash through the store, without hitting anything. If it was him; he had a good feeling that he would have tripped a couple of times, at least and probably would have already broken a lot of the goods. He even had a feeling she could probably find a needle in a haystack easily…

"This is all you need, right?" She asked him, taking him out of his thoughts. He stared at her before staring down at the counter. He saw all the supplies from the list there with the correct quantity and quality. He gave a nod to confirm her statement and she brought out her abacus, notebook and pen from behind the counter and began listing things down while getting the total with the abacus. The whole shop was filled with the clacking sounds as each bead went from one side to another. As part of his regular routine whenever he came here for supplies, he began wandering in the shop. He then looked around the different items for sale in this mini-market, to see if there was anything interesting.

His eyes caught a small item in one of the shelves. He carefully made his way to the said shelf and got the item. He examined the item, then when he was satisfied with what he found went back to the counter. When he got there Adi was already done with the computation and listing. When she saw him holding the little item in his hands she beamed. "I just knew you would find it! I actually just got it when I restocked my inventory yesterday. You're pretty lucky considering that what you've got in your hands was the last one the retailers had in stock. So, I'll take it that you want me to add that to your total?" She asked, though she already knew his answer.

He nodded and she told him his total, including the price of the newly added item. He paid before getting the supplies that were already bagged, and placing the special item inside his cloak. He gave her a nod before he began heading out the store, he heard her call out his name and say 'see you' and 'take care' when he reached the door but he didn't give a verbal response. Instead he raised two fingers and did a wave while his back was facing her; he heard her laugh briefly before the sounds of the market flooded his ears.

He walked quickly to his apartment, and after ten minutes he arrived. He went in and set the supplies on the table in the living room. He then plopped down the couch and closed his eyes; he massaged his temples before lying down in a more comfortable manner. He then decided to put the supplies in their proper places later, a fifteen minute power nap sounded good to him right now. He could use the sleep to help with the fatigue from the last mission. At least that was what he was planning to do before someone plopped down the couch and rested their head and arms on his stomach. Even without opening his eyes he knew who it was. "Wendy, did you just get up?" He asked, as he opened one of his eyes to stare at the blue haired girl.

"Hmmm…" The girl hummed in confirmation with her eyes closed and her upper body still lying on his stomach. "You should still be resting in bed." He told her simply. She didn't have to open her eyes to know that he was giving her a look full of worry, because the tinge of emotion in his usual monotone voice betrayed what he was really feeling to her. The girl just opened her eyes and smiled at him, she was glad he expressed his concern for her. He really was such a doting brother to her, she mused.

"Don't worry about me; I only tired myself out by using too much magic."

"Tiring means you had exerted yourself a bit too much; but you passed out as soon as we got to Magenta town… You didn't tire yourself, you practically drained yourself." He replied quietly, in a voice that was both firm and was slightly reprimanding.

The girl looked sheepish for about a moment before she stood up from his stomach and stood in front of the couch. Her face then regained her usual cheery smile as she reached for one of his hands and began pulling on it, to signify that she wanted him to get up from the couch. He sighed but complied with her silent order. Once he had gotten up, she let go of his hand before turning and getting one of the bags on the table. He didn't say anything as he got the rest of the bags before they both walked to the kitchen in a comfortable silence.

Once there they set to work, arranging the supplies according to their category and divided the work like they usually did. Natsu took care of the toiletries and the supplies for missions while Wendy took care of the food. They separated to do their assigned jobs and in fifteen minutes everything was already in its proper place. Once Natsu finished up, he went over to the kitchen where Wendy was sitting on a chair by the kitchen island where they usually ate. He took a seat on the chair opposite her and they began talking about things, ranging from light topics to serious topics.

They chatted until the clock in the living room rang, telling the occupants of the house that the time was now eight o'clock. Wendy looked thoughtful before she suddenly got up from her seat. He raised an eyebrow at her curiously but didn't comment. She then turned to face him before reminding him that today was the day that all of the guild's members were supposed to come earlier to the guild than their usual call time. He looked at her blankly for a second before looking at the wall clock in the kitchen and saw that it read eight o' one. Before she could say anything else she suddenly found herself in his arms, already outside of the apartment and on the streets. The streets became little more than a blur to her as he ran through the streets to the guild.

Halley Comellite stood straight as the door opened, which revealed their examiner with two other people beside her. She gave a glance at her twin sister, Hailey who stood just as straight as her before returning her gaze on the examiner. The first thing she noticed about the examiner was she was wearing a blue dress instead of her usual pink and that her white hair was tied into twin tails, making her look cuter.

The two girls behind her were shorter than the examiner but like their examiner the two of them were wearing dresses, though one was wearing a pastel pink dress and the other was wearing a fuchsia dress. The two girls were pretty, but there wasn't anything striking about them to Halley. Well, except the fact that the two girls were twins, but that was only because it was rare to see twins who were both mages and were in the same guild.

The girl who wore the fuchsia dress then began taking attendance and Halley used that as a chance to see who else made it through the recruitment tests. She and her sister were first to be called. But after them came a girl with blond hair, who she remembered throughout the tests always seemed to have a happy and cheerful disposition. The next one called was a boy who was slightly tan and had light blue hair. The last to be called in the group was one was a tall male with dark green hair; he didn't speak much, so nobody had any idea about him.

The examiner first gave a welcoming smile before greeting them. "Good morning everyone! Firstly, I'd like to properly welcome you into the Dragon Tail guild base. As you all know, becoming a member of this guild is not as simple as it usually is not as other guilds. There were many difficult challenges that you had to face, challenges there to gauge your abilities… As your examiner, I'm proud to say that all of you did splendidly and I want to be the first to congratulate you for becoming a member of Dragon Tail!"

After the woman's speech, Halley could feel happiness swelling in her heart and she knew her sister felt it too. After all they've been through to be able to join this guild. Their examiner then formally introduced herself and the two girls behind her. "I'd like to welcome you all to the Dragon Tail family, on behalf of the entire guild. My name is Mirajane, but you can just call me Mira and I'm the head exam officer of the guild and the two behind me are my assistants. The one wearing a pastel pink dress is Lia while the one wearing a fuchsia dress is Alice." Both girls gave a smile and waved at new members as they were called and after the short introduction, the members of Dragon Tail led the new members outside the room they were in and into a hallway. At the end of the hallway was a huge metal door. Mira then stepped up and opened the door.

The first thing Halley saw when the door opened was light, she watched as Mira held the door open for the new recruits and as the three other recruits went through the door one by one. While her sister stayed by her side instead of going first, which she was grateful for. The sisters stepped through the threshold together and they found themselves to be in a beautiful garden, decorated with cherry blossom trees.

Under the cheery blossom trees though, were figures that were very familiar to her. Under the largest tree was a blond who had a scar over one of his eyes. Next to him was a woman with scarlet hair. There was a raven haired man, who was intimidating and had red eyes and piercings all over his body. There was a blue haired woman next to him that was giving them a smile. Next to her was a black panther looking man that was just calmly observing them. On the blond man's other side was a man with spiky auburn hair who just had a small smile on his face. The woman next to him was a blond and was giving them a big smile. Halley could already feel her jaw starting to drop; she really thought that there was no way that she was really seeing most of Dragon Tail's strongest mages all at one time. She always thought that they would always be out on missions and that she would only seeing them in the coming months, in passing and in few events and occasions, maybe even the holidays.

She managed to get out of her dazed state after a moment and finally noticed that under the surrounding cherry blossom trees were other members of the guild. There were a lot she could recognize, while there were also a lot that she couldn't. What she didn't know was that all of the other recruits had the same or were feeling similar to what she was experiencing. But the recruits were cut off from their mage sighting when the blond haired man stepped out, towards them.

"Congratulations, brats for making it in the guild. I'm Laxus Dreyar, the master of Dragon Tail." He said with a smirk before gesturing with his hand the people behind him. "You see those mages behind me? They're a few of the guild's elites. As the master, I'll give you all a formal introduction. The one on the right with the red hair is-"

He got cut off when a ball of flames suddenly came at them and landed in the space between the new recruits and the master of Dragon Tail. But once the flames died out, it revealed a man wearing a cloak with a girl in his arms. The master merely raised an eyebrow before smirking. "Well; since it seems that two of our guild's elite mages are so eager to be introduced to you guys, I'll introduce the two of them first. Brats, the girl in the guy's arms is Dragon Tail's sky dragon slayer, the wyvern, Wendy Marvel. While the guy who is carrying her is her stupid brother and Dragon Tail's fire dragon slayer, the salamander, Natsu Dragneel."

The new recruits could only stare as the man who was rumored to be one of the strongest after the guild master set the girl down on the ground before facing their way to address them.

"Welcome to Dragon Tail, the home of Fiore's dragons."

"Little did anyone know, but it was this first encounter that marked a new beginning of a whole new saga for the guild."

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