A/N: I do not own Fairy Tail.
Chapter 1: The Dream
It's been almost one thousand years since the kingdom of Celeste was sealed away, and now in the small town of Magnolia, that is only a two days walk from the kingdom; a young dragon slayer is deep within his dreams.
Natsu POV
'Where am I?'
As I look around I see this beautiful meadow, it looks familiar. Have I been here before?
"Natsu…"
"Who's there? Who are you?"
"Natsu, save me. Save my people. We're waiting…"
Everything starts to blur and then all goes black.
I sit up in bed panting and covered in sweat.
"Natsu are you okay? Did you have that dream again?" Happy asked in a tired voice from my pillow.
"Sorry for waking you up buddy, and yeah it was the same dream. I feel like I know where that place is but I just can't remember." I run my fingers through my hair in frustration. Why won't this dream go away, and who does that voice belong to? I feel myself let out a growl of aggravation and then Happy says, "Go back sleep Natsu. You can't do anything about it now, but it might be time you told someone about it. Maybe that'll help you figure it out."
"Yeah maybe your right, I guess I'll see who's at the guild in the morning and go from there." I lie back down knowing full well I won't get any more sleep tonight, and instead I try to focus on the voice from my dream.
Once dawn broke I decided to get ready for my day and head to the guild, and when I got there it was as full as always. I step into the hall and start to make my way to the bar to get something to eat. As I approach I see that Gray and Lisanna are there talking with Mira, whose behind the bar.
Once I take my seat I ask Mira for some food and then lie my head down, using my arms as pillows, on the counter. Lisanna and Gray look over at me but I don't say anything, instead I close my eyes and hope my exhaustion headache will go away. After about a minute Lisanna asks with a worried tone, "Natsu are you okay you look exhausted?" I crack an eye and look at her and I can't help but notice that even Gray looks worried, which means I must look pretty bad.
I close my eye back and say, "Yeah Lis I'm alright I just haven't been getting much sleep. I keep having this dream where someone is asking me to save them." I hear a scoff from behind Lisanna and Gray mumbles, "Like you could actually save someone." I'm too tired to fight him so I just ignore him and keep going. "All I ever remember is that I'm standing in this meadow. There is a small pond and some trees surrounding it, but the most memorable thing is the flowers. They are these small golden flowers and they cover the ground in every direction. Then right before I wake up I hear a voice, a girl, and she calls my name; then she says 'save me and save my people', after that I wake up."
When I don't hear anything I open my eyes and see Gray and Lisanna looking at each other before Gray says, "You idiot. There is meadow just like that about a half-day away; at least that's what the story says." I squint my eyes in confusion and say, "What hell are you talking about ice-prick? What story?"
Lisanna jumps in before Gray can make a smartass remark and asks, "Do you remember the story Master used to tell us when we were kids about the lost kingdom and how the curse could only be broken by the kiss of the prince?" I think for a minute, but as tired as I am nothing comes to mind at first, then I remember because she used to have Master tell us that story all the time it was the girls' favorite.
Once it clicks I say in a tired voice, "The one you girls made us listen to it all the time, how could I forget." I hope she's going somewhere with this…
She gives a little scowl before saying, "Well Master used to say that he believed that was the story of the cursed valley that lies just beyond star meadow. All the people there are trapped inside. It's said only the one who can break the curse may pass through the barrier." I try to process what she said but give up pretty quick and say, "So what does this have to do with my dream exactly? I'm tired Lis you're gonna have to spell it out."
Gray scoffs and says, "She would have to spell it out even if you were wide awake, ash-for-brains." I give him a scowl and say, "Whatever snow-cone I'm too tired to fight with you." With that I turn back to Lisanna and say, "So what does this have to do with my dream?" Her and Gray both look at me slack jaw for a moment and then she finally shakes it off and says, "The meadow you described matches the description of Star Meadow exactly, and you said someone was asking for your help right. So maybe she's talking about the cursed valley."
After lying there another minute, I slowly pull myself up and say to Lisanna, "Well Lis why don't we go see if we can find it." Gray looks at me and says, "Hey I could help too you know." I laugh and say, "We'll be fine snow princess." Lisanna in turn gives me a big smile and says, "Sure why not." Right as I am getting ready to stand up Mira comes back with my food, and I decide I should probably eat before I go anywhere. I turn back to Lisanna and say, "We'll leave right after I finish eating." She giggles and says, "That's fine. Maybe it'll give you some of your usual energy back."
A/N: I know the chapter is short but they'll get longer as we get into the adventure. Hope you like it :D