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Format: Ship name- Child (Description)
NaLu- Nash Dragneel (Age: 18; blond hair, brown eyes), Luna Dragneel (Age: 16; pink hair, brown eyes)
Gruvia- Storm Fullbuster (Age: 16; dark blue hair, silver-blue eyes), Sylvia Fullbuster (Age: 14, blue hair, blue eyes)
Jerza- Rosemary Fernandes (Age: 18; scarlet hair, brown eyes), Reiki Fernandes (Age: 16, blue hair, brown eyes)
Gajevy- Gale Redfox (Age: 18; black hair, reddish-brown eyes), McKenzie Redfox (Age: 14, blue hair, brown eyes)
Miraxus- Nova Dreyar (Age: 18; blond hair, blue eyes)
Romeo x Wendy- Ava Conbolt (Age: 5; dark blue hair, brown eyes)
Time and Setting: X813, Magnolia (Fiore)
Chapter One
Luna's P.O.V.
I stood in front of the request board, trying to decide which job we should take next. Trying to find an escaped criminal sounded exciting, and the reward, four hundred jewel a person, sounded appealing, but we had just completed a mission similar to that a couple of days ago, and it would be slightly boring to do the whole chasing-after-bad-guys routine again, especially on Sylvia's fifteenth birthday.
The door of the guild hall swung open, and Rosemary stepped in. Many of our guildmates, even the old guys like Wakaba and Macao, were terrified of her and mother.
"Like mother, like daughter," I had heard Wakaba mutter one day.
Anyways, though she was strict and bossed people around a lot, Rosemary was also kindhearted and actually very girly.
"What job are we taking today?" Rosemary asked me.
"I don't know," I replied. "It's Sylvia's fifteenth birthday; we should try to find a job request that she would like."
Rosemary nodded. "Indeed. How about this?" She pointed at a job request pinned onto the board. The client, the mayor of some city west of Magnolia, was asking a group of strong Mages to defeat some giant monster in his city. The monster was destroying thousands of homes and blocking roads. The rewards were tickets to Ryuzetsu Land, one ticket per wizard who contributed!
"That sounds great," I said, imagining that a water Mage like Sylvia would enjoy a ticket to the famously fun water park. I had never been to Ryuzetsu Land, but my parents had told me stories about it, and it really did seem fun.
"Yes," agreed Rosemary as the door burst open. I rolled my eyes. It was probably our team, making an overly dramatic scene as always.
"What job are we taking?" asked Nash eagerly, looking like the exact opposite of what he had looked like when he had complained I woke him up too early this morning.
"A job to defeat a giant slug monster in a city west of Magnolia," responded Rosemary. "The rewards are tickets to Ryuzetsu Land."
"Cool," Nash replied. I rolled my eyes again, for I knew the only reason why he seemed so happy was because he would be able to see Rosemary in a bikini. What a pervert.
"That sounds fun," Sylvia commented with a brilliant smile. I grinned. As long as Sylvia was satisfied, it would be fine. After all, it was Sylvia's special day.
"Oh, right," I remembered. "Happy birthday, Sylvia."
"Thanks!" responded Sylvia. "So, is everyone on board with the idea?"
"Yes," chorused McKenzie, Gale, Reiki, Nova, Storm, Nash, Rosemary, and I.
"Great!" Sylvia exclaimed. "Then let's go."
"We'll have to go by train," McKenzie said, taking the request off of the cork board. "This city is thirty-two miles west of Magnolia." I glanced at Gale and Nash slyly. I knew they would be upset- and I was right. Nash's face immediately fell, and Gale groaned.
"There's no other way," McKenzie informed her brother. "Unless you would rather walk." Nash sighed, then approached me silently.
"Can you ask Mrs. Conbolt to come along?" whispered Nash into my ear pleadingly. I sighed and looked around for Mrs. Conbolt. I quickly found her eating at a table with her husband and daughter, her Exceed Carla sitting on the table drinking tea. I walked over to their table and said hello to Ava.
"Mrs. Conbolt, can I ask you for a favor?" I asked Mrs. Conbolt after greeting her daughter.
"Okay," Mrs. Conbolt responded.
"My brother Nash is a dragon-slayer," I began. I suddenly felt very stupid- of course she knew Nash was a dragon-slayer!
"I know," Mrs. Conbolt replied, looking slightly confused.
"Well, we're taking on a job that requires a train ride. Could you come along with us so you can cast the Troia spell on him on the way there and back?" I asked.
"Okay," Mrs. Conbolt decided. "What job is it?"
"It's a job to defeat some giant monster in a city thirty or so miles away from Magnolia," I replied. "The rewards are tickets to Ryuzetsu Land."
Mrs. Conbolt's eyes brightened. "Then I'll bring Chelia, too."
"Okay," I asked, not bothering to question if we were allowed to bring Mages from other guilds on Fairy Tail missions. "Thanks."
Mrs. Conbolt nodded. "No problem."
"Job done," I informed Nash. "Next time just ask her yourself. You're the older one and the one that's supposed to be more responsible, but instead you're the dependent one, and an airhead too."
"I'm not an airhead," protested Nash. I rolled my eyes as Mrs. Conbolt headed towards our group.
"Let's go to the Lamia Scale guild hall first," Mrs. Conbolt said.
"Why?" asked Nova.
"I'm coming along with you to cast the Troia spell on Nash," Mrs. Conbolt said. "Oh, and Gale too. And I would like to invite Chelia to come with us as well, because she'll like the reward." Nash turned red, for Mrs. Conbolt had publicly announced the reason why she was tagging along, and I laughed silently to myself.
Mrs. Conbolt led us out the guild hall. We walked for ten or so minutes before we arrived at a fairly large building, slightly smaller than the Fairy Tail guild hall but still impressive, with good-quality exterior design. I knew, by the green Lamia Scale emblem that marked the building, that it was the Lamia Scale guild hall. I had never been inside before, nor did I know many people in the guild very well.
"Here we are," Mrs. Conbolt announced. "The Lamia Scale guild hall." She pushed open the door and peered inside. The rest of us followed her into the hall. For some reason, not many people looked up in surprise- the guild hall was as loud and lively as ours. Their members were all spread across the room, eating, drinking, and chatting at their own separate tables. I spotted Lyon Vastia sitting next to his wife, Meredy, and his son, Olympus, who had Mr. Vastia's white hair, and Mrs. Vastia's reddish eyes. He, like I had heard Mrs. Vastia had before, wore gold wing-like attachments around his ears. I scanned the room, trying to find Chelia Blendy. Just then, a pink-haired woman bounded up to Mrs. Conbolt excitedly.
"Wendy!" exclaimed Mrs. Blendy, embracing Mrs. Conbolt. "What are you doing here?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to join us on a mission," explained Mrs. Conbolt, hugging her old friend back.
"Of course!" responded Mrs. Blendy. "I'd be glad to. How's Ava doing?"
"Great," Mrs. Conbolt replied. "How is Sherry adjusting to Blue Pegasus?"
"She loves it," responded Mrs. Blendy. "According to her, it's full of love!"
"Yeah, I would expect that," laughed Mrs. Conbolt.
"So, what job are we taking?" asked Mrs. Blendy, opening the door and letting us out first.
"Some job to defeat a giant monster," replied Mrs. Conbolt. "The rewards are tickets to Ryuzetsu Land, so I thought you'd like to come."
"That sounds great!" Mrs. Blendy answered happily. "I can't wait. So when are we going to Ryuzetsu Land, then?"
"We can go tomorrow," Mrs. Conbolt glanced at us.
"Sure," we agreed.
"But I'll have to leave early; I have an interview with Sorcerer Weekly at 6 in the evening," Nova added. She was one of the models for the magazine.
"Can't you change it?" questioned Gale.
"I don't know," admitted Nova. "But I won't risk it."
Gale shrugged. "Okay."
"Let's go," Mrs. Conbolt said. Around twenty minutes later, we were at the Magnolia train station. Nash groaned.
"I already feel sick," grumbled Nash.
"Here, I'll do the Troia spell on you," suggested Mrs. Blendy, "so you can have enough magic to do it on Nash and Gale."
"Thanks, but I can do it," Mrs. Conbolt responded.
"Okay, then," Mrs. Blendy said as Mrs. Conbolt began the Troia spell. After doing it on herself, she looked a lot livelier. Quickly she did it on Nash and Gale just as the train we were supposed to take came. Mrs. Blendy hurriedly bought the tickets and we piled onto the train.
"I feel great," Nash sighed in relief. "Thanks, Mrs. Conbolt."
"No problem," replied Mrs. Conbolt. Within fifty minutes, we were at our stop.
"We're here," Mrs. Blendy glanced at the busy station. "This city must be big, if there are so many people here already." Mrs. Conbolt nodded, agreeing, as we hopped off of the train. We quickly found our way to the heart of the city, where the mayor supposedly lived.
"This should be it," McKenzie announced as we arrived at a large, white, marble building. Our group opened the door and immediately an alarm sounded. I covered my ears as four security guards approached us with guns.
"What are you trying to steal in the middle of the day, idiots?" snapped one of the guards, a female, pointing the gun at us.
"We're not trying to steal anything," Mrs. Conbolt answered. "We're from the Fairy Tail guild. Oh, um, and the Lamia Scale guild. We heard there was a giant monster attacking your city." The guard dropped her gun.
"Show me your emblems," The guard ordered distrustfully. Mrs. Conbolt showed her the blue Fairy Tail mark on her shoulder.
The guard nodded. "Okay. I'll lead you to my father."
Chapter Two
"Your father's the mayor?" asked Mrs. Blendy. The guard nodded and led us up a flight of spiral stairs.
"Here is his meeting room," The guard opened the door and peeked inside. "Father, there are Fairy Tail and Lamia Scale Mages coming at your request." A tall man with graying hair approached the doorway and opened the door wider.
"Good!" cried the mayor. "Thank you, Fairy Tail and Lamia Scale." The guard motioned us to enter the large meeting room, which had polished mahogany wood floorboards and clean white walls. The mayor pulled up extra chairs around the large obsidian table.
"Come, sit, sit," insisted the mayor, looking nervously around. "Oh, dear, I do hope the slug monster doesn't come here. I spent so much money building this!"
"So, where's this slug guy now?" Nash cut to the point.
"I don't know!" the mayor cried worriedly. "It could be anywhere."
"How can a slug destroy a city?" wondered Nash aloud.
"It's a giant slug!" exclaimed the mayor. "And it's made of poisonous slime. Whatever it touches disintegrates!"
"Wow," Gale commented. "So, we have to go on a wild goose chase to find a giant, slime-spitting poisonous slug." The mayor nodded.
"I'm afraid they will blame me for the attacks," The mayor admitted. "And then they will not elect me for mayor during the next election." I rolled my eyes. Selfish much?
"Don't worry," assured Sylvia. "They won't do that if we told them you were the one to think of the idea to call us for help."
"But it wasn't me," sobbed the mayor. "It was Rachel, my daughter."
"Well, then, wouldn't it be good to have your daughter be mayor next?" asked McKenzie. "You could still live in a luxurious place, still have as much jewel as you want at your disposal, and people will still listen to you."
"But- but-" The mayor stammered. But you don't want to give up your position, I thought. What a selfish mayor.
"Anyways," Mrs. Blendy quickly changed the topic. "We'll go searching for the monster. Don't worry." The guard, Rachel, led us out of the building and thanked us before wishing us good luck in finding the giant slug.
"Look," Gale pointed at a house that was partially demolished. "That must be the slug's doing. And it must be recent; part of it is smoking."
"Look, there's more," Reiki pointed out, just barely avoiding a large, slimy crack in the cement. "There's a slime trail over there." We followed the trail, once in a while stopping to watch it eat at the road, and nearly crashed into a huge goop of slime.
"That was close," Mrs. Conbolt remarked. "The slug must be close." I squinted in the sun's direction and saw a large glob of grayish green.
"Look, do you see the slug?" I asked, shivering. "It's right over there." Within a minute we had arrived right in the pathway of the monster.
"Sky dragon roar!" Mrs. Conbolt fired a giant blue tornado at the slug. The monster roared angrily and turned towards Mrs. Conbolt, disintegrating a patch of forest while doing so. Before the huge monster had enough time to cover us all with its dangerous slime, we were firing attacks at it, making it thrash around in frustration. Soon, I noticed as I opened the gate of the white swan, Deneb (A gift from Mrs. Agria), the slug was getting smaller and smaller. Somehow our attacks made him shrink.
Within half an hour, the once-giant monster had become the size of a peach. We each threw our last attacks at it and the slug disintegrated.
"Easy," Nash declared. "I could do that all over again." We returned to the heart of the city and triggered the alarm again. This time only Rachel came out, and ushered us in quickly, thanking us over and over.
"They have completed your request, father," Rachel informed the mayor as we filed into the meeting room again. "Give them the reward you promised- tickets to Ryuzetsu Land."
"Thank you!" sobbed the mayor, opening a cabinet and giving us each a full-day ticket. "You really deserve more than this."
"No, it's fine," assured Mrs. Conbolt.
"Thanks," Rachel said again as we left. "We will be grateful to you forever."
"Thank you," Mrs. Blendy replied as we made our way to the station again. This time Mrs. Blendy placed the Troia spell on Nash, Gale, and Mrs. Conbolt before we got on the train to go back home.