Hello everyone, this is Warmachine375 and I have created another Fairy Tail fanfic titled "A Girl and the Machias". I intend to promote a Machias OC in this story with another one who will be set to appear in "Path of a Wizard from Alvarez" as one of Valeria Autumn's companions as the Fellowship of the Cat soon. However, both of these fanfics are loosely linked and different from their own route of the plot.

Summary: When Jenny Realight was a little girl with a nut on tech and a member of Blue Pegasus at that time, she wandered off in the forest and gained a somewhat peculiar yet strange companion who isn't exactly human at all: a Machias who becomes her friend and there may be some few more of them out there.

Oneshot just in case.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail and its characters. They respectively belong to Hiro Mashima, the author of the manga series. Same goes for A-1 Animation Studios and FUNimation for the old anime adaptation that I sorely missed and still need of accepting the current incarnation from 2014-2016.

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Chapter 1

Somewhere in the west of Fiore several kilometers away from Blue Pegasus, August 18 X774

In the west side of Fiore in the vast forestlands, there was an 8 year old girl with fair skin and has short, blond hair alongside her blue eyes. She wears a simple green sundress with a white sleeves and sneakers and has a Pegasus with wings-themed Guild stamp in blue color was located on her right shoulder hidden inside the sleeve too as well.

Her name is Jenny Realight, a Mage of Blue Pegasus, one of the Legal Guilds well-known in the Kingdom of Fiore which was founded in year X764 by Bob, its first and current Guild Master, as well as a former member of the Fairy Tail guild.

Born in X766, Jenny lived a normal life and childhood as a second daughter of Realight Corporation, one of the biggest industrial and fashion companies in the small nation of Ishgar, with her family and relatives. Eventually she had also joined Blue Pegasus, a Guild of her own choosing, at the age of 6 so she can learn how to be independent and self-reliant on her own without the family fortune by her parents' consent and blessing.

According to her parents, they did this in an old family tradition so they can also better understand the common people outside the sheltered life at the tender age, and make a path of their own outside the shadow of the family name that should not hinder them, but instead take it with pride and dignity. According to her father, this prevents spoiled brats from being made as a result.

The succession issue is no problem at all since the Realights already have her eldest brother, a rising member of the respected Rune Knights in the Magic Council, as heir and there is no almost no need for fighting over a pointless position in the first place as members of the family have walked their own paths and opportunities.

That is what she did well in Blue Pegasus upon joining the Guild. She even heard that her older cousin went to the Principality of Veronica, a small independent country located north in Fiore, to join a Guild named Carbuncle there.

While following the trend of being attractive and fashionable like most of her fellow members since Blue Pegasus had been known to gather such series of young Mages into their fold, Jenny had her hidden depths that not even the most determined reporter of Sorcerer Weekly had managed to find out unless she revealed it herself to the public.

She was a just like her grandfather who had taught her the extensive tutoring on advanced mechanics and engineering to know and build Magical tech and weapons inside and out. In short, she's a huge genius nut when it comes to technology and weapons, and that side of her was hidden well underneath the mask of being one of the pretty girls of Blue Pegasus.

In fact, the young prodigy was the one who had helped formulate plans and schematics for the Magic Bomber Christina, which is to be the symbol and pride of Blue Pegasus. Although, it was still under production and yet to be completed soon with the right set of materials, construction equipment and labor force along with the fact it has to be legalized as the Guild's only Magic weapon and aerial transportation under Bob's talks with the Magic Council to allay their concerns and fears which her grandpa prefers to call it paranoid from a bunch of lazy sleazebags.

In spite of the light-hearted attitude which seems to characterize the guild as a whole, Blue Pegasus will soon have the large and powerful war machine that dominates the sky at its disposal after the Christina is built.

As a way to show the entirety of Fiore that even the Pegasi are fierce creatures in the sky too when roused into action or fight back when provoked.

Not to mention that she had Machina Soul, a Take Over that allows her to touch any piece of machinery and transform into well-armored suits equipped with heavy weapons. It was a fitting name for her Magic she had developed and yet to fully master to its full potential, however her grandfather had mumbled something negative about some "blasted tin cans" within her earshot.

Jenny didn't know why and wondered if he had some sort of grudge he held in the past but simply brushed it off as one of his grumpy times.

As for what she was doing in the middle of the forest this late noon, Jenny was just out there exploring and appreciate nature for a while after shortly visiting the Ironclad Guild, a major industrial guild of innovative builders and engineers, where her grandfather works there in his latest Magical technological creations. He was more than happy to see little Jenny and, like a dirty old man for laughs, he lightly teased if he can get an exclusive photoshoot of her in Sorcerer Weekly once she hits puberty much to her embarrassment and chiding from his fellow co-workers of his behavior.

Thankfully in the forest of Western Fiore, there were only few friendly critters around and no dangers like hostile monsters, bandits and Dark Mages weren't spotted for now. Not that bothers her since she can take care of herself despite some not-so-proud moments when using her Machina Soul that she doesn't want to recall them ever again.

It would be embarrassing for anyone if they can't defend themselves with their abilities which would only hurt their pride as a Mage. Even when there were times where teams are made to work together as one and compensate each other's weaknesses, you can't even be called a Mage if you can't stand on your own two feet and fight back by yourself.

Wh-what?... What is this faint Magical presence?..., she thought and looked into the direction hidden behind the boulder and trees.

Cautioning herself for a potential enemy attack just in case, Jenny transformed a part of her arm into a blaster cannon in a partial Take Over through a Magic circle as she moved closer and closer to find out an unknown source of Magic energy.

When the young Mage of Blue Pegasus was close enough to find what she was looking for, she instead found a very tall and huge suit of armor that has been sitting on the ground as if it was some sort of guardian waiting for a fated challenger to fulfill his quest by defeating him from the fairy tales, or something came out from Monty Python like that black knight with his fight with a king to bar his passage on the path he took with some... hilarious results.

Its entire body is like a heavily armored knight with blue-green armor equipped with two heavy shoulder plates and helm of a rook from a chessboard game that looked like a fearsome and imposing knight of old, complete with visible power core, bolts, screws, joints and even stacks mounted on the back. It even had a loincloth at the waistline. Despite some occasional rust in its chassis, it didn't tarnish its intimidating appearance. He even had a massive rocket mace he held in his right hand and a large cross-shaped gauntlet with a symbol of a castle tower on his left hand.

However there are lots of foliage grown all around its body from head to toe and there's even a bird's nest situated right next to its shoulder because of spending years of dormancy there.

But little did the blonde girl know is that this heavily armored person who was laying dormant and inactive like a statue for an apparent long time due to the extensive grass foliage which grew around its body which includes a bird's nest is actually a Machias, a race of living metal machines that can use Magic like humans do and are highly adaptive species with advanced AI.

"A knight?... With a huge mace... I wonder how long has it been here...", Jenny wondered out loud before she moved closer to inspect the inactive metallic being sitting on its throne and, for some reason, touched it and even tapped on the head to see if there's no response to her at all. So this is the faint Magical presence I sensed a while ago..., she thought.

When she touched it as if trying to connect with the Machias however, her Magic power had fluctuated into the chassis and it jumpstarted the core of the dormant robot into its medium energy levels which is more than enough to be awakened. "Kyaah!", the Blue Pegasus Mage screamed as she fell on her bottom, surprised of its reactivation.

Suddenly, the Machias' optics and visuals reactivated within its helm, glowing blue and his joints began to move and creak from its months or years of inactivity as he stood up slowly and looked around in his surroundings which is the forest itself.

Truth be told, he didn't know what is going on after coming back online.

"Where... Where am... I?... What is this?... Last Status Report: Participated in the Human-Machias War of X500... and last memory of the event behind cause of my deactivation was... in the battle of Eiche-... Error: Memory banks cannot be found. Recommendation: Repair memory circuits initializing. Internal Systems Scanning: Fully Operational. External Chassis Analysis: Fully Intact... Error: Rust detected. Require extensive repairs. Foliage detected. Require clean-up. Alert: Human Mage detected.", the mechanical giant spoke in a booming yet emotionless tone as he then looked around his surroundings and himself which he noticed a bird's nest on his shoulder and then looked down to see Jenny on the ground a bit terrified.

A bit fearful of his sudden reawakening and the potential hostility towards her for startling him in the first place, the female Blue Pegasus Mage meekly asked. "A-are you alright, sir?... P-please don't hurt me... I didn't mean to wake you... I didn't know you were alive."

"My systems are fully operational and functional despite my deactivation and my chassis is covered by foliage of nature itself. Harm you? Negative, I will not harm a child. It's not in my programming. So it was you who reactivated me?...", the Machias interjected in reply as he planted his mace on the ground as if to show that he is sincere in his words.

"Um.. yes, I didn't know you are alive so I touched you and you suddenly awoke... A-are you human?... Y-you don't sound like one...", Jenny remarked after nitpicking his speech patterns.

The armored robot replied, "Confirmed. I am not human. I am a Machias. What is your identification? And what year and date is it?"

"P-please to meet you, sir. M-my name is Jenny Realight of Blue Pegasus... Today's date is August 18, X774.", Jenny gave her introductions to the mechanical being standing before her.

Beginning his thought processing in his programming mainframe after receiving information of the current year he awoke, the Machias then personally scanned on the blonde-haired girl who looked at him with great wonder and curiosity after seemingly lost her surprise and fear of him, and the stats about her were shown from his blue-colored visuals:

Name: Jenny Realight

Alias(es): None

Race: Human

Gender: Female

Birthdate: January 15, X766

Age: 8

Occupation: Mage, student in mechanics and engineering

Affiliation: Blue Pegasus, Realight Family

Magic: Take Over Machina Soul, Transformation Magic

Strengths: Genius-level knowlegdeable in mechanics and engineering, and heavy weaponry when using Take Over

Weaknesses: Shy, low confidence in herself, overly-reliance on her weapons, and weak aiming skills

Threat Level: Medium

There are two things that the Machias had noticed: the nature of her Magic. He is aware of Take Over Magic that absorbs the attributes of monsters and demons in order to utilize their powers but never a human could take on the of a mechanical being like himself. Perhaps it was that Magic that awoke him in the first place and probably took on his attributes too as well unknowingly. And the other one is her genius-level intelligence, it could mean that Jenny is much smarter than her age implies when it comes with machinery although her shyness and low confidence held her back a little which would be remedied soon when she grows up.

"U-um... Do you have a name, sir? You look like a knight.", the young girl asked politely.

"Hmm... Indeed I believe I am. My name is... Viridian Kriegshammer. At your service milady.", the heavily armored knight-themed robot then introduced himself in a knightly and polite manner from his programming after finding the only memory of his identity within his memory circuits.

Giggling a little at his introduction, young Blue Pegasus Mage commented. "Wow, that's a nice name. You sure act like a knight of old just like the Crusaders of Pergrande Kingdom, Viridian. Grandpa did mentioned he had an old friend who was a part of that order there."

"Thank you. As a knight, it should be proper for me in my programming that I should be introducing my name to you Lady Realight.", the knight-themed robot explained which amuses the blonde-haired girl and he finds it curious of her behavior patterns.

"I guess so. You looked like you've been programmed into knowing too much Don Quixote tales, Sir Viridian", Jenny said while playing along with him as a noble lady in return. Clearly she liked him already after finding out the Machias is a decent person despite his intimidating appearance. "Uhh... Is there something wrong?", she asked curiously.

Analyzing Jenny further with his scanners, Viridian commented in reply. "I have made thorough scans on you and detected unique Magical signature similar to that of a Machias. What kind of Magic do you possess? I am curious."

Realizing what he just said as she looked at her partial Take Over that she forgot to dispel, the blonde teen replied, "Oh that! T-that's my Magic, Machina Soul. It allows me to take on the capabilities and assets just by touching any piece of machinery. Like this..."

"I see. An interesting type of Take Over Magic. You named it after my people as a reference.", the Machias remarked with interest as he watched her reverting her hand cannon back to normal through a Magic circle.

Jenny then said more about her abilities, "Yes, it was. Unlike other Take Overs that involves absorbing beasts, animals, demons and probably even gods if possible, I just touch any machine and I use a Machina Soul of any type like offensive, defense, tank and support. Simple as that. The first Machina Soul I got was when I touched Grandpa's personal forge armor and gave me the ability to create and repair anything. Still not on his level yet but I might catch up or surpass him soon enough when I grow up. Then the rest of using my Magic is history wherever I touched anything that is tech and useful like a wrecking ball machine for example."

"What would happen if you touched me intentionally, a Machias? Will your Machina Soul take on my attributes?...", the knight-themed robot asked in theory since it was her Magic power had awakened him in the first place.

"I don't know really. I touched you and you reactivated. Maybe it will happen soon enough with your abilities but I don't want to absorb you. You're a living being. I don't want it to happen to you.", the little girl just replied, confused and afraid that she might have ended up absorbing her new friend unwittingly if he hadn't woke up earlier.

"I... apologize for my questions and remarks.", Viridian simply stated in humble apologies.

A Machias?... Are there more like him out there? Sitting around deactivated somewhere... I wonder if Grandpa knows about him and his kind. Maybe I should introduce him to Viridian. Hmm... Maybe later. He's too busy in his work at the Ironclad Guild. Perhaps I should bring him to Blue Pegasus. We're really short on real powerhouses in the Guild aside from Ms. Karen and Mr. Ichiya., she thought and decided to take him to her Guild instead.

"It's alright. Well, uh... Come on, Viridian. Follow me. It's getting dark and I would like to go home. Bandits and Dark wizard are probably lurking in the forest, waiting to attack us.", Jenny told her Machias friend.

"Very well then, I will be your shield and escort on the way home. So... Where are we going, Lady Realight?", Viridian asked his newly-befriended human as he followed her behind with his thunderous footsteps thumping on the ground.

The blonde girl with blue eyes replied with a sweet smile, "To Blue Pegasus, the Guild where I'm a part of. I'm going to tell Master and everyone about you. You would definitely fit in there and even Pegasi needed heavy powerhouses like you. You might also need some maintenance and repair check too as well, uh, from me. A-and please, just call me Jenny. Can you do that, Viridian?"

"Affirmative,... Jenny.", the Machias complied with his eyes glowing blue. Through his visuals, he made a holographic map of the current location they are now in Fiore and pinpointed the route towards Blue Pegasus. "I will lead the way while carrying you. You are experiencing fatigue and require rest. Ride on top of my shoulder.", he said as he offered a hand to Jenny.

"Thanks...", the young female Mage said as she climbed up on his shoulder and enjoyed a ride upon resuming their journey back to her Guild.

"You're welcome.", Viridian remarked, leading the way home with the girl sitting beside him.

On that fateful day, Jenny Realight had made friends with Viridian Kriegshammer, a Machias who was reactivated with no recollection of his previous memories and a mindset of a noble knight in his programming, and are heading back to Blue Pegasus together where everything after the meeting between the girl and machine will not be the same again...

Author's Note: Okay, the first, and probably oneshot, chapter of "A Girl and the Machias" is done and the next chapter will come next later on when I have time after dealing with the recent stories I still have to update. Young Jenny Realight met and befriended Viridian Kriegshammer and now brought him along with her to the Blue Pegasus Guild who will be meeting him soon.

This chapter is also a slight homage of "The Last Bastion", an Overwatch cinematic video featuring Bastion himself with the cute bird. XD I get vibes and feelz from WALL-E and the Iron Giant. There will be more interactions between Jenny and Viridian probably in the next update.

As for this Machias OC, he is an Expy of Reinhardt Wilhelm, a playable character from Overwatch and Balderich von Adler, a posthumous character featured in Eichenwalde map of the same game inside the throne room of the castle, mixed together into one. The way I described that guy who was the leader of the Crusaders where Reinhardt is from previously is a really tough bastard before going down fighting against the Omnics especially his Fire Strike move that took down five Bastions in one hit and his barrier shield soaked all damage from two Bastions in turret mode from that same cinematic.

The Machias are an interesting race in the FT universe and would have been great to explore more about them but unfortunately we only have Wahl Icht of the Spriggan 12. No other Machias like him (unless you count his Weakness Soldiers he created and the Machias Doll as his proxy) were shown in canon, not even as cannon fodder among the 1 million-strong Alvarez army for our heroes to take them down in the finale battle to retake their Guild. Kinda disappointing. Oh well, it might pave way for OC robots.

As for Jenny Realight, we've never got any real characterization, her background history, or even more of her legit kickass scenes due to Mashima using her only for mostly fanservice especially in the so-called fight between her and Mirajane and don't get me started on her attempt of sex appeal in front of Rock Dragon who doesn't like humans. *deadpanned sigh* Not even her Magic, which would have been interesting due to being somehow related to a Machias, weren't explicitly used more often other than her Battle Form before Mirajane oneshotted her with Satan Soul Sitri in their match at the Grand Magic Games.

So she's the main character in this story with Viridian.

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