Author's Note: Hey, guys! So I decided to let this teaser out early. Don't worry, I know it's kinda short. The rest of the story will be fairly lengthy. I envisioned this being a one-shot, but after countless hours of reeling over the plot and all of the major events I want to tie in with this, I can see that this is gonna be much longer than a chapter or so. So buckle up, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

If you haven't checked out my other story 'In the Essence of Time', I encourage you to take a look at it before (or after) you read this. This is a spinoff from that story, explaining the heart-wrenching backstory of our favorite little dragon slayer, Wendy Marvell. I will be telling this story in first-person as a sort of personal challenge. If you've read my stuff before, you know that I usually do third-person and have multiple P.O.V.s involved with my story telling. Just know that I want it this way, and I feel like it'll be much more personal this way.

And now, without any further delay, I present to you, 'For a Fallen Brother, I shall Take Flight'

Introduction: My Resolve

The guild hall was pretty quiet these days. Most of the other members of Fairy Tail spent their time outside of the guild. I mean, there were still a few fights here and there, but mostly from the younger people in the guild. The excitement that used to fill these halls had taken a long term hiatus. I spent most of my time helping Mirajane out at the bar since my friends didn't seem to have too much time for me anymore.

Natsu was chosen to go off on some S-class mission that was supposed to take about a year. Knowing him, you could assume he would finish it up really quickly and be back in no time.

That was not the case.

My name is Wendy Marvell, if you're wondering. I'm sorry for not introducing myself sooner, it's just…

I've had a lot on my mind lately, you see…

As I sit here in the empty guild hall, I can't help but wonder what Natsu and Gray are up to. Oh, that's right…Natsu was allowed to choose one partner to help him in this secretive quest. I don't know much of the details since I wasn't worthy enough to know about them. That's what I assume, at least.

No, Master Makarov hadn't told anyone but Natsu about the quest. It was no shock to us that he would choose Natsu for such an important task. I mean, seriously, he was hand-picked by the Ten Wizard Saints to do whatever the heck they wanted him to do. Sure, I wanted to go with him. I was hoping that he would pick me as his partner instead of Gray for fear that he might get seriously injured during the mission. But I'm not strong like they are…

In battle, I'm pretty useless. Yeah, I know, that's a crappy thing to say about yourself. But come on, a girl like me, helping Natsu, the Salamander, in an S-class quest?! Please, don't patronize me. Even I know my limits.

Still, I can't help but long for the ability to become strong like the rest of the people in this guild I call family. Fairy Tail is defined by its members and the bonds they share with each other. We had members that grew up in the guild like Natsu, Gray, and Erza. We've also gained a few from other guilds like Gajeel and Juvia.

All of them were strong. Two of them were Dragon Slayer Magic users like me. Natsu, the Fire Dragon Slayer, otherwise known as the 'Salamander'. Gajeel, the Iron Dragon Slayer, a loose cannon that seemed to only have one weakness other than transportation; Levy. Erza is considered to be one of the strongest wizards in this guild, using her Requip magic, deemed 'The Knight' by her many admirers. Gray is a master of Ice Make Magic, capable of creating anything his mind can imagine in the blink of an eye, and he's an excellent fighter. Juvia uses Water Magic, which goes hand in hand with Gray's magic.

All of them were capable of great things.

And then there was me…

I stared out the window of the vacant guild hall at the beautiful outside world. The world we all live in is vast, ever-growing and ever-changing, and yet…

Here I am stuck in a rut of my own disadvantages and personal problems. I wasn't strong. I wasn't extremely smart and cunning like Lucy. I was small and insignificant. I am and always will be the weakest link in the guild.

Unless I make a change. Unless I take the chance that Natsu and Gray have given me. In their absence, the guild has suffered a loss greater than anything we could've imagined. With those two gone, we are forced to continue life without them. All of our struggles and all of our accomplishments as a guild are cut off and separated from our comrades.

In the time that they are gone, I am forced to better myself.

Not because I think I am capable of becoming stronger, but because I know that Natsu and Gray would never give up. In the face of adversity, those two always step up to the plate and make the best of a crappy situation. Not only that, but they do a damn good job at making it look easy. Especially to me.

I know it won't be easy. I know it won't be fun, either. But if I'm gonna have the confidence to say that I am Fairy Tail, I'm also gonna have the confidence to stand up and fight in battle. It may take me a lifetime to master my own magic skills that I have now, but if it means taking this chance they have given me and running with it…

Then I'll give them nothing but my absolute best.

Not having Gray around was bad enough, since he is incredibly strong. But not having Natsu around is even worse. I look up to him, and for some odd reason, he looks up to me. I don't know why, since I'm so short and so weak. But not having him here…it's like he's gone and died somewhere far away, somewhere we as a guild can't reach him.

Well…I'm not just going to sit here and do nothing with my time. I'm gonna stand up and fight my hardest to become stronger. To become something worth being proud of. To become someone Natsu can actually look up to. To become someone everyone can count on, not just for healing purposes.

No…I'm gonna become the strongest wizard in Fairy Tail…I'll show them all just how powerful this small girl can be.

By myself, I am nothing. With friends by my side, I can become much more than just a support beam on the ruthless machine known as 'Fairy Tail's Strongest'. Natsu…Gray…Everyone else, I consider my brothers and sisters. They believe in me and constantly tell me to reach high into the sky and grasp for something more, something they think I'm capable of. They give me the confidence that I will use to get stronger and soar higher than I've ever even dreamed.

Because for a Fallen Brother, I, Wendy Marvell…

Shall take Flight…

This is my story. My struggle for self-dominance. My endeavor to become Fairy Tail's strongest wizard in light of my friends leaving on a long term quest.

This is my Resolve.

What do you think so far? This story has so much potential and I just can't wait to get it out to you guys. I'll be working on it whenever I feel like taking a break from 'In the Essence…'. I can't set any concrete days to update this, so think of it as a bonus from my usual updates, okay?

Thanks so much for reading this little intro to my story, I hope you enjoyed it.

Be seeing you next time!

-Memphis