This is an idea I had for a possibly interesting fic. Hopefully, you'll enjoy it.
Chapter 1: Hargeon Town; Fateful Encounter
It was a bright Monday morning in Fiore; the sun shining, birds singing, and stray leaves blowing gently in the wind.
A monorail sped towards the port town of Hargeon along a track built above the ocean. Out of all the passengers aboard the train, one stood out among the rest. It was a young woman playing with a golden key with the astrological sign of Virgo on the handle. She wore dark blue jeans and a white tank top with a pink jacket over it. Her long blonde hair was neat and straight, lying behind her on the seat.
"We're almost there, Virgo," She looked out the window and let out a small gasp as she saw the Hargeon Lighthouse come into view. "There it is, Hargeon! Just a little further…!" Next to her sat a pink purse, and out of it, she took a cell phone. "Let's see here… It's 2:00 P.M." As she put it back, she said, "I think I'll spend the day in town, and set out first thing tomorrow."
Her hand brushed a photo, and she smiled slightly. She took it out and in it were a group of four people; two adults and two children. The adults were members of the legendary guild, Fairy Tail, Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia. In it with them were two blonde children, a boy and a girl. The young woman put it down, and repeated something she was once told. "Mom said, that the one who named me was grandma… She's the that gave me the name Alana."
Down in the town, a young man and a large anthropomorphic lizard walked alongside him in the streets.
The lizard possessed typical scaly skin, but his was purple and he had small red spikes on the front of his legs and tail. He had two small horns protruding on the top of his head. His arms were typical size, falling a bit past his waist, ending in sharpened claws. His jade green reptilian eyes were focused on the road ahead.
As for the young man, he wore a pair or pristine white pants, with blue stripes running down the side ending in blue accents. He wore a black tank top, and over it was a white coat. Like the pants, it also had blue stripes running down the arms. They originated at a larger stripe on the back, and ended in blue accents at the wrists. On his left hip rested a sword scabbard. His companion black and yellow spaulders and greaves.
"Don, remind me, what's our mission?" The young man asked. The lizard stopped his sightseeing to answer his friend, "There's reports of a man impersonating an Oracle. We're to silence him. I'm surprised you forgot, Calem."
As the information became evident, Calem stopped in his tracks and looked around the town, "This town is pretty large. I doubt it'll be easy."
Don stopped as well, "Just be lucky we're not searching in Magnolia. It is larger after all."
"I know that!" He replied. "If he's impersonating an Oracle though, he should be easy to spot…" He began scanning the area. "Just look for a crowd…" As he finished his sentence, he noticed a pair of girls excitingly run down a road. "That's weird, where are they rushing to? Don let's go!" He then began running in the same direction of the girls.
"Aye!" Don said as he followed Calem.
In another part of town Alana walked through the roads of Hargeon, browsing various shops. On the way to another shop, she passed a large board which had a map of the town. She stopped in front of it and peered over it.
"Let's see… Oh, there's a zoo! I think I'll go there! Or…" She ran her finger across the map until it was over a magic shop, "That might be a good place to go, too."
"Did you hear? Fairy Tail's Oracle is in town!" Her attention was immediately caught by a girl and a boy. The girl seemed very excited, but her friend seemed calm.
"Y'know, I never understood why Oracles were so important in the first place." Said the young man, giving his friend a look that seemed to tell her that he didn't care.
Alana approached the two, in attempt to offer some information, "The Oracles were ancient war heroes. They were extremely powerful wizards who help save Fiore despite being only being about six strong."
This caused the boy's eyes to widen, "Whoa really?! That's awesome!"
Alana nodded, "There might've been more, but only six have ever been recorded in the history books. This is a big deal because Fairy Tail's Oracle is yet to appear on camera."
The girl smiled happily at Alana, "Yeah, this is a big deal because he came here to reveal himself! And thanks for giving him a refresher." She grabbed him hand and began running.
Alana reached out for them, but they were already on their way, so instead she simply began following them.
The two Alana followed, and the girls Calem and Don followed led them all to the same place. It was a large open space near the docks. There was a large crowd, but they were spaced apart enough to allow others the ability to see what was so impressive.
It was a man with jet black hair and emerald green eyes. He wore very casual attire, including black pants with a chain, a white t-shirt and a black jean jacket. He wore an earring that looked like the Fairy Tail guild mark on his right ear, and the mark itself on his left hand, "Hello, everyone! It's an honor to be here!"
"The hell is with this guy? I've never seen him around the guild hall." Calem noted, arms crossed. Alana glanced over in the direction of that comment, but quickly turned back when Don locked eyes with her for a moment.
"My name is Jade Evergreen!" Announced the center of attention, "The legendary Fairy Tail Oracle you all wished to meet!"
The crowd let out loud cheers, save for three. "Odd. An Oracle is taught to be humble and to lay low, only revealing themselves in times of need. Or at least in the stories I've been told." Alana said to herself. She then glanced back at Calem and Don, who appeared to be irritated with Evergreen.
"Now, I'm sure you're curious for my reason here?" asked Jade. A large amount of 'yes' erupted from the crowd, "You know of the One-Day Tournament tomorrow, correct? That is my reason. I'd love to have you all attend and support me. Now, I must go and prepare."
"Wait!" A girl ran out of the crowd, and held out a piece of paper. "I'd like your autograph, please!" He laughed and took it. He then pulled a pen out of his pocket and went to work. "Everyone who wants an autograph, come!" The crowd rushed to him, all yelling.
"Such bull…" Calem turned from the crowd and began heading back to town.
Don stopped him however. "Wait! Look. She was watching us earlier."
At that time, Alana was looking at them again and began to panic when they began approaching her. She did her best to stay calm, and began whistling.
"You really think you're fooling us?" Calem asked.
She stopped and nervously looked at them. "Oh, hello! Um… do you not like him?"
Don stepped in front of him, "I apologize for him. He doesn't like liars such as him."
"So you think he was lying too?! I mean, he seems way too comfortable with flaunting his status like this!" Alana retorted.
Calem looked straight at her, "Exactly! The lengths people will go to for attention. Come on, let's go to the inn. We can continue our talk there." He looked at Alana, then Don. "What's up with you?" He then turned to her. "It may seem a bit creepy, but I swear on my parent's graves that you'll be fine with us."
In response to this, Alana crossed her arms, and glowered at him. "You say that, but-"
Before she could finish her objection, Don interrupted. "Calem is very protective of women. If they are friends or strangers. I'm sure he'd rather die than bring any harm to you."
Alana, still suspicious of the two, looked at him asking, "Is he telling the truth? Or do you have some kind of ulterior motive?"
"What types of motives would I have? I've got enough to deal with already." Calem shoved his hands in his pockets and turned away from her. "If you don't believe us, you don't need to come with us." Alana lowered her guard a tad and took a step closer to him.
"I'm sorry, but you can understand my worry, right?"
He chuckled as he turned back to her, "Of course I can. I think that this might have been a better way to start things." He held out his hand. "I'm Calem Mercer."
She hesitated for a moment and shook it. "I-I'm Alana Hart. It's nice to meet you."
Don came over to the two and waved, "It's a pleasure, Alana. I'm Donald, or Don for short."
She smiled at him, them at Calem. "Good, now I know you're names. But, you-"
Calem held up a hand, a smile on his face. " 'You'd better not try anything', I know. You have my word."
Once in a room, Alana and Don sat on the beds, watching as Calem paced back and forth. "He's pulling it quite nicely. He has a guild mark and a Fairy Tail earring."
"He even had an Oracle Charm," Don pointed out.
Calem noticed the quizzical look on Alana's face, "An Oracle Charm is a special charm only Oracles can have. At least the real ones anyway." He reached in his shirt and pulled out a small light blue sword attached to a fine string. "They're unique because of how rare the metal they're made of is, but the knock offs are just painted."
"Why do you have one? Is it a replica?"
Calem shook his head and closed his eyes for a moment, "Are you good at keeping secrets?"
"I am." Alana told him.
He sighed, "Too late to turn back now I assume." He nodded and extended a large pair of black wings from his back, "The second identification factor of an Oracle, and the more binding one, is our Aera Magic."
Alana was taken aback and gazed longingly at them, "Wow… so you're the Oracle everyone is excited for?"
"Yeah, but he never intended to reveal anything," Don told her.
"How do you plan on dealing with Evergreen?"
"Enter the Tournament, hope he lasts long enough to fight me, and then beat the crap outta him. Not that hard."
Alana giggled and laid down. "Makes sense then. With all the stories about how strong Oracles are, him losing will probably make people think he was lying."
Don flopped down on his bed. "I bet he's letting his group of fans watch him train. Trying to trick them even more."
Calem sat down next to her. "Tell me, why are you here, Alana?"
She began twiddling her thumbs. "Well, I was heading to Magnolia so I could join Fairy Tail."
A large smile sprawled across the young wizard's face. "Oh, so you wanna join the Fairy Tail family?" Alana nodded, and reached into her bag, pulling out Virgo's key and the picture. "A celestial gate key? Where'd you get it?"
Alana held the pictures towards Calem. "It's a keepsake from my mother, who got it from her mother."
Taking the picture, Calem said, "Well, who's your grandmother th-" He stopped as he saw Lucy and Natsu in the picture. "W-woah!" He looked up at her. "If you have this… are you…"
Alana smiled at him. "Lucy and Natsu's granddaughter? Yes, I am."
Don flipped over and sat up. "Another one it seems."
"Another one?" Alana asked him.
"Yes, several of today's guild members are related to those from the 'golden age of Fairy Tail'." Don answered.
"That's interesting. Calem shouldn't you train a bit too?" He looked outside, then to her.
"What time is it?"
"It hasn't been too long since I got here, and that was like 2:00 P.M or so."
He walked to the door, and stopped, glancing back at her. "Coming along?" She and Don got up, and followed him out the door.
The next day, a large crowd was gathered inside of a local arena. It was used mostly for sports, but was used today for the tournament. In the middle of the field was a hole, and a noise could be heard.
Soon, an announcer appeared from the hole, having ridden a platform. He looked to the crowd and held up a microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen! I welcome you to Hargeon Town's special One-Day Tournament! Now, we have a fairly large group of willing competitors and let's hope they give it their all, and have a good time! Us as well!" He pointed to the announcer's booth near the north end of the arena. "I'll be up in the announcer's box overwatching the matches!" He went under once more, and after a short wait, he was in the box, and two men walked out. One Jade, and the other a large warrior like man, clad in armor an axe on his back.
"So, you're this Oracle I've been talking about?"
Jade smirked. "Yes, I am. Nice to meet you."
"For our first match, we have Fairy Tail Oracle, Jade Evergreen, and warrior Jude Connors!" The announcer enthusiastically exclaimed. "Let the battle begin!"
In the stands, Don sat. However, he was alone. "Alana's late… I hope that whatever she's doing, it'll be done by the time Calem gets to Jade."
Jude rushed at Jade, axe in hand. Jade sidestepped out of the way of the attack. "Redt Shower!" He held out his hand, and summoned a magic circle, many purple fireballs firing right at Jude due to their close proximity. The attack sent him flying, but he quickly got up.
"Why you…!" He began running again.
Jade sighed, and gave Jude a look of pity, "Poor soul. Might as well end it." He moved his arm in an arch like motion. "Prominence Whip!" He once again summoned a magic circle, and from it shot forward many beams of purple fire, all hitting Jude dead on. After they struck, all that remained was an unconscious fighter.
"And their you have it! Then again, having a wizard and an ordinary warrior fight probably wasn't the best idea..." Jade scoffed and exited the field, a pair of medics running on set and carrying Jude off.
After a myriad of matches the time for the finals had arrived. It had been quite a while; some of the fights being quick the others long and drawn out.
The moon was now high in the sky. "I'm… here…!" Don looked in the direction of the voice to find Alana running towards him, several bags in hand.
"When you get to Magnolia, you'll have to rent an apartment."
"I… know…" She told him in between pants.
"Yet you're spending you money now instead of saving it for rent?"
She put them down and turned to the field, ignoring him. "So, did I miss it?"
"No, you didn't," Don said, sighing. "The finals are about to begin. Our plan worked." After he said that, the two walked on stage.
"This is what you've been waiting for, folks! The finals! We have our special guest, Jade Evergreen! And his challenger, Calem Mercer, an adventurer! Will Mr. Evergreen win this match and most of spectators their bets? We'll just have to see! Let the battle begin!"
"Prominence Whip!" Jade's spell shot off at Calem, and when they collided, a large smoke cloud appeared. Jade smiled smugly, but it quickly faded when the smoke cleared, and Calem stood protected by a large purple sphere.
He lowered it and gave Jade a devious grin. "Surprised?"
Jade clenched his fist and glowered at Calem. "Why you… Dark Delete!" Jade fired off several spheres of darkness from his hands.
Calem took grip of his sword, and quickly drew it. "Aura Splicer!" He slashed at the air, creating a shockwave of darkness energy rushing at Jade.
In retaliation he spread his arms wide. "Prominence Typhoon!" From a large casting circle, a spiral of purple fire raged.
"Aura Splicer!" Once more he slashed at the air, this time the energy wave cutting through the fire. As it got closer to Jade, he jumped out of the way. "What's the matter, scared?"
Jade stood up, covered in sweat. "Not at all!"
Calem chuckled. "Oh really? Look at your hand. Your fake guild mark is coming off."
Jade looked at his hand, and his guild mark was greatly deformed, running down his hand as if it was paint. He gazed at it in terror. His attention turned to the crowd when he began to hear murmuring.
"It's not right to deceive people. Especially when it's about something like being an Oracle. Say a really strong monster got into town and past the guards? They'd turn to you. And what would happen then? Do you love your lie enough that you'd be willing to die for it?"
Jade looked at the ground. "No… I just… I was tired of being ignored… being left behind. My childhood friends all got big jobs and left me. I was thinking that if I did this, I could see them again."
"Look, there are other ways to get back together with them. Reach out to them. If they actually care about you, they'll respond. That and friendships don't last forever. Just make new friends."
Jade looked at him, a small smile on his face. "Thanks."
Calem nodded. "However, I can't just forgive you for trying to impersonate me. No hard feelings."
Jade ran towards him a ways. "I promise that from now on, I'll live an honest life, earning all I have, instead of simply... stealing it."He waved to Jade and turned around.
Calem gave him a thumbs up. "That's good. How about we end things here?"
"Huh? What're are you talking about?" Jade asked.
Calem turned around and began walking away. "The match, what else?"
Jade seemed confused as to why Calem would begin to leave after saying that.
"Dark Pledge: Shadow Revolver!" A pair small casting circles appeared next to him and began to spin, beams of dark energy rushing out towards Jade. Calem continued walking away, and let out a remorseful sigh at the sound of Jade's screams, "Learning life lessons can be a literal pain at times. Good luck setting your life straight."
As he exited, he was quickly bombarded by people, news anchors and fans alike.
"Why, hello there!" A certain anchor rushed in front of him. "Sir, I'm surprised! With the way you fought, and the speech you gave… are you the Oracle we were hearing about?"
Calem sighed and sheepishly smiled at the camera. "Well, of course. Who else would give a speech like that?"
The anchor nodded, and held the camera out to him one more time. "Well, to make sure-"
"Only Oracles are taught Pledge Magic. Explain how I could've used that spell if I was a phony." He tried to walk away, but to no avail.
"Your wings then! That is the irrefutable proof of one's rank as an Oracle!" Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Don and Alana, the former waving his hands. Don pointed it the direction of the town's entrance.
Calem nodded, then turned back to the cameras and fans. He began running and took off, his jet black wings sprouting from his back after he took off. He soared towards the entrance, just as Don indicated.
He snickered as he heard their exclamations. "Well, that's an interesting way to end my little trip. Unmasked a phony, recruited a new member that is related to Lucy and Natsu no less." He thought about the news anchor who just got his secret out of him, and rather easily. "And of course, everyone knows that I'm the Oracle they wanted to know." He sighed. "Well, who cares? I just can't wait to get home…" He began to descend down to his friends, and the beginning of his journey back home.
Alana Hart, granddaughter of famous Fairy Tail Wizards Lucy and Natsu, has journeyed far to Hargeon en route to Magnolia. In town, she met Calem Mercer, a member of the very guild she's traveling to. Will their encounter here lead to a long lived friendship?
Special thanks to Rebma726 for helping me plan this fic out.
Don's Appearance inspired by Bakugan Anchorsaur.