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Now for the Fairy sphere some of you don't like the idea of it taking 7 years but this story is based mainly on the fact of the babies growing up and how they deal with it. Don't worry you'll see the other dragons back around but first see what happens a year after the attack.
I give you:
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
1 year
Lucy P.O.V.
It's been one year since we had to flee Tenrou. One year since I was Natsu and though my mind and soul cry out for him I plaster a smile on my face and focus on caring for the kids.
The whole time Grandeeney and Igneel have been a big help. Grandeeney helps me watch the kids while Igneel helps keep food on the table.
Sometimes he'll take an S-Class mission to bring in jewel for clothes and other essentials, meanwhile I just smile and carry on as if nothing has changed but the dragons see through it they all know how much pain I'm in.
That's why I'm never left alone, they worry something will happen to me but I keep moving. I keep moving for the the kids sake, and I keep moving because I know Natsu will be back in 6 years time.
Right now the dragons, the hatchlings and I are at the quarry. From what Grandeeney is saying as long as there is one active dragoness that transforms then so will the hatchlings.
Weisslogia and Skiadrum invented a game called light and dark and they're keeping the older children busy while the rest of us get some much needed rest.
I'm sitting next to the waterfall watching my nine month olds tumble around. A human baby wouldn't be doing much at the same age besides crawling but mine are already wondering around and getting into trouble.
Fortunately Grandeeney is sitting next next to me so that Kasai, Taiyo, and Ember don't get too far. "Grandeeney what will happen when we go back to Tenrou?" I say cautiously.
The sky dragon smiles and says "No need to worry, dear, Erza and Minerva have a plan figured out what you should be worrying about is why is Nashi melting a hole in the wall."
I get up and walk over watching her for a minute before saying "Nashi what are you doing?" Nashi stops what she's doing and says "Look Mama I made a sculpture of Dad."
I look again and sure enough she's melted the stone to look like Natsu in his dragon form. My heart breaks at the sight but I cover it up and say "Nashi go back to playing with the others."
Nashi smiles and says "Yes Mama." When she runs back to the others I try to move back to my spot but I can't. My paws are as frozen as my heart. I just sit there staring at the sculpture thinking 'I miss you Natsu, when will you come back to me?'
Finally as I get my paws to move I feel something not physically but mentally. Then I hear it. 'Luce' It's faint, it's quiet but it's there and it's enough to make me move my paws.
When I sit down next to Grandeeney again I try to focus on it, pull it back, but the connection faded again. I smile but this time it's real.
I look up to see Grandeeney staring at me. "Is something wrong Lucy?" The sky dragon ask. I shake my head. "No something isn't wrong , something is right in the world."
She immediately picks up my meaning and says "But how?" I shake my head not knowing the answer but I say "It was there and then it was gone. It was like he knew."
Grandeeney gives me a small smile and says "There's your proof that everything is gonna be ok, that Natsu and the others will return to us. Besides Natsu has three new hatchlings to meet."
With a nod I say "You're right I never should have given up hope." I look at the toddlers and laugh and when Grandeeney sees them she laughs to and says "Speaking of hope, there's hope for a future where all is bright."
Because as we watch the triplets open their wings and start to glide. I turn my head and call out "Luna, Ryu, Nashi come see what your siblings are doing."
Not a minute later they appear out of a shadow with Skiadrum. "Cool they're flying already?" Ryu says as he runs up to catch Kasai before he hits the ground.
I nod and Luna says "Mama, why are you happy? You haven't been this happy since before we had to leave Tenrou."
Gently nudging her as she doesn't have her scales anymore I say "Because your siblings are flying for the first time and all is right in the world."
Luna, having inherited my smarts, says "It's Dad isn't it?" I heave a contented sigh and say "Yes my little moon, your father is coming back one day."
She smiles and goes to play with Ember while Nashi comes up and says "I'm sorry for making you upset Mama." I ruffle her hair with my breath before saying "Have I ever told you how you came to be called Nashi?"
Even though she has she still shakes her head no. I huff and say "A long time ago when your father and I started going on adventures together, we were just best friends, but over time our love grew. Everyone in the guild could see this, well everyone in the guild but your father and me. Eventually this team of matchmakers got together with one goal in mind, get me and your father together."
I stop and look around to see all the hatchlings gathered listening to the story. "What happens next Auntie Lucy?" I look to see the question coming from one of the the light twins, Rita I think her name is.
I smile and continue "The matchmaker group was made up of four mages. One was a drunkard but very skilled at reading cards."
"Was it Cana?" I'm interrupted by Gale, Levy's kid. I nod and Metalicana pokes Gale with a claw saying "It's impolite to interrupt." Gale looks at her paws and says "Sorry Auntie Lucy."
I nod again and say "Apology accepted, now where was I? Oh yes two of the mages were sisters, one was known as the She-Devil and for very good reason. One glare from her and everyone obeyed."
When I pause Igneel says "Wasn't Mirajane known as the She-Devil back then and the Devil dragon now?" Elektra stands up and says "Wait Mama was on the matchmaking team? So then does that mean Auntie Lisanna was the other one on that team as well?"
I nod and Grandeeney says "Very quick thinking, Elektra." I start back up by saying "So there was Cana, Mira, and Lisanna, but I bet you can't figure out who the fourth mage was."
I can see them all going over it in their heads until Luna stands from where she's sitting on Grandeeney's leg and says "It was Happy wasn't it?"
Everyone stares at her and one of the shadow hatchlings, Mitsuki, says "How did you know?" Luna grins with the same grin as her father and says "Because Mama is always telling us stories about how Happy would make fun of them when they got into embarrassing situations."
"Good work Luna, now on to the story. When Mira, Lisanna, Cana, and Happy formed their team they were unstoppable, they tried every way they could to get us to confess our feelings and one night one of their plans succeeded though not as they had thought. They had thrown a party and it started with Cana offering a drinking challenge to everyone. Now when you're a Fairy Tail mage you tend to have quite a large competitive streak."
I stop when Silver, Levy's son, stands up and says "Is that why whenever Uncle Natsu challenged Dad to a fight, he never backed down?"
I smirk and say "That's part of it the other part is as a Fairy Tail mage you never back down, you never turn tail and run, from a fight. Now back to the story. A lot of mages had joined the challenge Natsu and myself included. That night he said some things that had made me mad and the next day I said as much, but Natsu being Natsu pulled one of his stunts and we started dating."
Stopping to catch my breath I look at the hatchlings to see them totally enthralled in the story so I continue "2 weeks after we started dating we told the guild, it was then the matchmaker squad told us of what they had done, and when Mira started bringing up different mixings of our names."
Again I stop when Luna says "Didn't you finally agree on Nashi the day Dad came back from those S-class missions with Uncle Gray and Auntie Erza?"
I nod and Nashi says "It was also the day Dad gave you the horse lady's key." I scowl and say "Nashi Blaze Dragneel how many times do I have to tell you her name is Pegasus and she is not a horse lady she is a magnificent horse with wings that are even whiter than Aunt Grandee's wings."
Nashi reaches up and hugs my snout saying "Sorry Mama I promise I'll remember next time." I smile and say to the hatchlings "How would you like to meet Pegasus?"
All the hatchlings jump up saying "Can we? Can we please?" I look each one in the eye before saying "Yes you can but on one condition, you can't hurt her. While you are in beast form you can easily hurt someone without realizing it."
They nod and I call upon my magic saying "I call upon thee: Open gate of the flying horse, Pegasus."
Just like every other time I call Pegasus she appears in a flash of feathers and with the sound of thunder. When the the feathers clear a magnificent white horse stand there. 16 hands tall at the shoulder and along her back rest beautiful angel like wings.
Pegasus bows and says "You called my friend?" I smile and say "It's been awhile Pegasus I thought you may want to meet my second clutch and the other hatchlings wanted to meet you."
She straightens up and says "It has been a while, I'm sorry to hear what happened to your mate but Draco says the dragons are safe. As for the hatchlings it's always fun to say hello."
As she walks towards the babies the older hatchlings say hello and introduce themselves while Luna, Ryu, and Nashi greet their friend. When Pegasus reaches the babies Kasai and Taiyo back away in fright while Ember steps forward and licks the the spirit's leg.
Pegasus lowers her head and says "Well hello to you too." I push Kasai and Taiyo forward and with my snout point to each hatchling in turn as I tell the spirit their names.
She gently rubs her cheek against each of theirs in greeting before straightening up and saying "It was good to see you again friend, I shall tell the zodiacs that you look better then you have in a while." I nod and Pegasus disappears in a flash of feathers.
The hatchlings come up and say thank you for letting them peet Pegasus before returning to their game. Luna, though stays sitting on Grandeeney's leg and says "Mama how much longer until we see Dad again?"
I look at her and say "6 years, Luna, until we see him and the others but until then we're gonna train and when we see him your father again we're gonna show them him just how strong you've gotten."
Luna smiles then runs off with the others. I soon get lost in my thoughts relying on Grandeeney to watch the triplets, but I'm yanked back to reality when Skiadrum and Weisslogia rise from the shadows hauling a man in a cloak behind them.
They throw him on the ground in front of us. "This human says he knows you and Natsu." Skiadrum growls. When the man stands I get a better look at him.
He has ginger hair, a scraggly beard that is mostly gray, a fake arm, and a fake leg. I nod before saying "Gildarts what brings you here? I thought you were traveling abroad."
Gildarts smiles and says "I heard there were dragons staying in Magnolia so I came to see what happened to the dragon sanctuary. I forgot to tell Laxus I was coming here."
I look at the ground and say "All the dragons but who you see here are locked away on Tenrou for 6 more years."
He raises an eyebrow and says "So that's why Natsu isn't challenging me to a fight but what exactly happened?"
I look at the triplets to see them settling on my back for a nap before saying "Hunters breached the barrier and the others went to fight. I couldn't because I was pregnant at the time. Acnologia had to activate Fairy Sphere when the fight started going downhill"
The mage smiles and puts his hand on my snout saying "Lucy when the time comes to fight I'll be there as well." I smile and say "Thank you Gildarts"
He straightens his cloak and says "Well I must be going, next time I come by I'll be sure to warn Erza, those two dragons that brought my ass here are annoying."
Shadow and Light growl and Light prepares to jump the mage but Grandeeney slamming her tail down stops them in their tracks. We hear chuckling and look to see Metalicana and Igneel trying not to laugh.
Gildarts sees Metalicana and Igneel and says "It's been awhile how are you handling grand kids?" Metalicana straightens up and runs after his while Igneel says "It's been pretty easy what with their mother to help control them."
I close my mouth with an audible snap and growl before saying "My kids are not as troublesome as two sets of twins I know." I look back and snatch Shen away from where he was getting ready to wake one of the triplets up.
I drop the hatchling in front of Weisslogia saying "He wakes them up and you hunt for the rest of the season." Light looks at Grandeeney and quickly nods after he sees the glare she's giving him.
Then the light dragon grabs Shen by one of his horns and pulls him away. When I turn my attention to Gildarts he's looking in the direction of the babies.
He says "May I?" and I nod extending my front leg a bit so he can climb up. After he gets back down he says "Those are some beautiful kids Lucy, Natsu will be excited to see them."
Then he looks at the setting sun and says "Whelp I must be going it was good to see you again." I smile and say "It was good to see you to. Until next time may the stars light your path."
He walks to the wall in the direction of Magnolia before climbing and continuing on to the guild. I yawn and Grandeeney calls out to the hatchlings for dinner and bed.
Once all the hatchlings are settled Igneel and Metalicana bring out deer for them to split while us adults get our own. After dinner the hatchlings settle down in the cave to sleep while we stay up for a little longer talking before we too retire for the night.
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