N/N: Helloooooooooooooo everyone! SkyFlameDragon and duodragoon here for the first official chapter of this story's first major arc, The Key of Infinity arc. So, without any further ado, here is this week's (slightly longer) chapter!
*Disclaimer: neither duodragoon nor I own/have any affiliation with Fairy Tail; all rights belong to Hiro Mashima. Seriously, we just do this for fun.*
The New Fairy Tail
Chapter 1: The Departure
It is just before dawn in Magnolia, the streets are dead silent, and the only people seen are in front of the Fairy Tail guild. We see five people packing a trailer with all of their bags. The first of these five that we see is Akiko, who is sporting an elegant emerald green dress that is comfortable enough to complete missions in. Hikari and Silvia are with her, wearing their normal gear. Finally, two guys, one extremely tall and the other skinny with an average height, complete our quintet.
The tall one is Jarvan, he is a tall muscular young man with long flowing green hair. He gives off a terrifying presence, which does not match his actual personality. He likes to go by J-Dog (no one actually calls him that) and is always looking for a good time. He is wearing a brown vest with no shirt, light tan pants, and brown boots.
The other guy is Lucio; a slim well composed young man. He always wears a waiter's outfit, which makes it a lot easier to help out at the bar when he's not on a job. He wears dark shades to hide his eyes, which are partially covered by his medium brown hair. Unlike Jarvan he is more serious and well-mannered; some might even consider him a chivalrous romancer.
As they are finishing up they hear a stern but angelic voice ask, "Are you sure you guys have everything you'll need?" Out of the guild walks a medium height woman. She has long flowing white hair and an elegant red dress. This is Mirajane Strauss, an inactive member and former waitress of Fairy Tail, but now... "Yes Master," says Hikari as she checks things off a list "all things are accounted for except..."
"YO! Y'all almost forgot something."
In the distance you can see a tall figure walking in the distance. It is Gajeel Redfox, another inactive Fairy Tail member, who is wearing a brown vest over a white button up shirt. He has baggy brown pants and brown boots, his hair has grown extremely long and he wears glasses (it is uncertain if he does so by choice or if he actually needs them). In one hand, he is holding a bag and in the other...it appears to be a body. Once he gets to the trailer he stands the body up, which we can now see is Duo who is apparently still asleep.
Gajeel addresses everyone, "It's good to see you guys again; you're looking good Mira, or should I call you Master now, giihii." Mirajane pouts before responding, "Oh come on Gajeel you know I'm not a stickler for the rules, besides I'd never make you do anything you wouldn't want. How's Levy and your daughter? A little birdie told me she got another promotion." "Yeah, at this rate she'll be the head council woman before she's even twenty" Gajeel answered proudly.
"YAWN you guys are gonna put me back to sleep with your old person babbling" Duo says, walking towards the rest of the group who just finished putting away the rest of the bags. Out of nowhere Gajeel comes up behind Duo and puts him in a head lock and says, "I told you that smart mouth of yours is going to get you in trouble, junior." Duo retorts, "Get off me you rusty fossil."
The group has now moved to the side of the trailer in front of the guild, except for Duo and Gajeel, who are wrestling around. Lucio asks, "So Master, what's the info on this quest?" To which Mirajane replied, "It's simple really. The Seer's Disciples are a dark guild wanted for recently stealing some precious artifacts from a museum. They have unconfirmed ties to the more notorious dark guild Sage's Eye, who are connected to other burglaries throughout Fiore. Your mission is to find Seer's Disciples' base, defeat them, and find out any information you can about Sage's Eye. Seer's Disciples are said to be based in Talaran, to the east of Magnolia."
"That's all!? Man we don't even need the whole team. J-Dog got this all by himself." Jarvan exclaimed with pride. "Slow your road big guy. There's no need to go wild on them, we're still gonna need some of them to interrogate" Lucio said smirking. "We'll hash out the details when we get to Talaran." Akiko said confidently, "Duo! Uncle G! Stop wrestling, we're leaving." Duo and Gajeel break their holds, but they don't break their stares until after Duo is back with the group. Gajeel then goes to stand next to Mirajane. With the team now all together, Akiko says, "Alrighty then, let's g-"
"WAIT!"
Children's voices scream from down the street. Two children, a boy and a girl, are seen sprinting down the street. They are both holding one of their mother's hands who is trying to keep up (but is having a hard time). The boy is wearing a red shirt with a picture of a dragon on it, along with cargo shorts and red shoes. He has short spiky blonde hair and a scarf that covers his mouth. The girl has long, flowing pink hair and is wearing the same dress as her mom and Akiko. The children are named Rieku and Lily, respectively.
Their mother has a white scarf holding her hair up, even still her hair is almost waist length. This woman is Lucy Heartfilia, another inactive Fairy Tail member. She is now Mirajane's assistant and in charge of important things, such as the guild's finances. Lucy speaks out of breath, "Sorry sweetie they wanted to say goodbye to their big, strong sister." "It's no problem at all. I always love when my family comes to see me off" Akiko replies, picking up both of her younger siblings.
"We got this for you big sis." Lily says as she pulls out a necklace with a small Fairy Tail charm on it. "It's supposed to bring you luck on your trip big sis!" Rieku says happy to be in his sister's arms. "Why thank you, you two," She says as she puts it on "I'll treasure it forever." "Really?!" They both exclaim in unison. "You betcha!" she replies as she puts them down. "Alright guys enough family time, there will be plenty of time for that when we get back." Duo says as he heads out of the guild hall with a meal.
"Why does Duo always have to ruin moments like these?" Rieku asks angrily. "'Cause they make me wanna barf" Duo replies as he glares at Rieku frightening the child, causing him to run and hide behind his mom. Akiko slaps Duo on the back of his head, "Ok everyone, get in the trailer".
Lucio starts to walk towards the front but Akiko stops him and asks, "Where are you going?" To which he replies, "Well I always sit in the back... I was hoping I can sit up front and let our love move forward as I move up in the seating and then your heart-" As he is about to finish his statement Akiko gets in the driver's seat and yells, " Hikari would you hurry up already! Lucio is boring me with another confession or something." "Right, right, I'm coming." Hikari responds as she walks past a crushed Lucio, who is walking to the back of the trailer. He is met by Jarvan at the back.
"So I'm guessing it didn't go so well?" Lucio answers with a groan. Seeing his pal is down Jarvan tries to cheer him up, "It's ok buddy. She'll come around eventually." To which Lucio responds "All I want is something like them." He points to Silvia who is already sitting in the trailer. Puzzled, Jarvan asks "What do you..." "Wait for it" Lucio replies. As if his words triggered it Duo hops in and puts his head in Silvia's lap, as he always does on long trips.
Jarvan, now understanding, says "Oh I get you now." Both Jarvan and Lucio start to laugh loudly annoying Duo to the point where he yells, "Hey you idiots will you shut up I'm trying to go to sleep!" They both skeptically reply, "Sure buddy" as they laugh some more. "He said SHUT UP!... He's trying to sleep" Silvia yells, making the two fall silent as they get in the trailer and sit across from them.
"Remind me to never make her mad. She gets as scary as Akiko" Jarvan whispers to Lucio. "You know they say it runs in her family; her mom is the same way apparently" Lucio responds. The door connecting the cockpit and the trailer opens up and Akiko and Hikari peep back. Akiko asks, "Silvia, has he already fallen asleep?" To which Silvia says, "Yes, sound asleep." "Good, which reminds me." Akiko says as she turns to Hikari, "Did you take your medicine yet?" "Oh! Thanks for reminding me" she answers as she pulls out a bottle.
"It's hard to believe these get rid of motion sickness. It really is amazing what magic and science can do nowadays." Akiko, now knowing all her bases are covered, confidently says, "All right, it's time to head out." Then the rest of the group (except Duo obviously) shouted in unison, "LET'S GO!" The trailer then speeds off down the road.
Still standing in front of the guild are the three adults and two children watching the trailer ride off in the distance. The first one to speak was Mirajane, "Well there they go." Gajeel then comments, "Hard to believe how much has changed in these years." Lucy replies, "Our time has passed, now it's time for the next generation to step up."
"A new Fairy Tail" they all say in unison.
N/N: And that is all for this chapter. The team's first big mission is about to begin! Be sure to let us know what you thought of the chapter, how you feel about the story as it is building up, or anything of the like. This week we are adding details about one new guild member, so if there is anyone you want to know more about be sure to let us know! This week's Guild Member Information Card is…Silvia!
Fairy Tail Guild Member Information Card:
Name: Silvia
Age: 17
Height: 5'5"
Gender: Female
Magic Type: Water Flow
Affiliation: Fairy Tail
Favorite Snack: Cake pops
Hobbies: Antique shopping, Cooking (mainly with Duo)
And that is all! So, until next time FanFiction, this is
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duodragoon & SkyFlameDragon
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Signing off