Hey everyone!
Sorry if I took a while to update this story. I guess when it involves a rewrite of the series in a way it's a bit harder to do. I know there will be differences, but there are still things I need to remember like certain events, characters, magic, and all of that.
To clear things up, the only ones who weren't sent back in the past were those who weren't around when E.N.D did the thing, like most of Mermaid Heel or Blue Pegasus, and those who were dead by then like Makarov and some of the Spriggan Twelve, like Irene.
Anyway, I guess some of you may be wondering, what is the pairing for this story? It's a harem. However, I have good news for those who don't like NaLu. Unlike some of my other stories, this harem won't have Lucy in it.
But who's in it though, you may be wondering?
Erza
Mirajane
Sayla
Maybe Irene, not too sure about that yet.
Other than that, I don't know. I will accept two more females, and I will put up a poll for this. I will put Irene in it too, so if she gets to the top three, then I will add her.
Anyway, enjoy, or not, I don't care you all have your opinions.
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Chapter Two: Back in the past
Dark blue eyes opened as Gray slowly regained consciousness. The Ice Devil Slayer groaned a little, but then he widens his eyes as he sat up. He looks around only to find himself back in his room in his home.
'Was… was all of that just a dream?' Gray wondered as he slowly got out of his bed. However, he then noticed the calendar that was on his wall next to his bed. The dark blue haired male got closer only to see the date.
July 4, X784.
Gray's eyes widen in surprised as he saw the day. This was the day Natsu brought Lucy to the guild. Then that would mean…
'It wasn't a dream. We were really sent back in time.' Gray thought to himself as he looked at himself with a nearby mirror. If he was sent back, then all the others were as well. Wanting to check something, he powered up as the black markings appeared on his body. Just like E.N.D said, it appears he, and no doubt the others as well, still had access to the powers they gained over the years.
Gray then looked at the time. It was still pretty early. It wouldn't be until another hour before Natsu and Lucy would show up at the guild. The Ice Devil wondered if the others were at the guild already, or if they only woke up like he did.
"Well, only one way to find out." Gray spoke as he got ready to head to the guild. It would be nice for things to be normal like this before everything fell apart.
'LATER'
Gray arrived at the guild as he went through the doors. It didn't look like everyone had arrived yet. Though the Ice Devil Slayer was a bit confused as everyone seemed normal. He figured that most of them would be acting different. The dark blue haired male then noticed Makarov at the bar. Remembering what happened back in the future, a few tears appeared in his eyes as he saw Makarov drinking down a beer like he usually did.
'Master…' Gray thought to himself with joy, glad to see the old man alive and well once again. Luckily, he managed to wipe the tears away before anyone could noticed.
Before he could think of anything else, he noticed Mira waving at him from the bar. Knowing that Mira may get him answers to why mostly everyone was acting like there was no problem, the Ice Devil Slayer went to where the Take Over mage was.
"Gray, it's good to see that you're up and running." Mira told the ice mage with a smile as she cleaned a mug.
"Nice to see that you're doing well also." Gray responded as he took a seat at the bar.
"Yeah. It's nice for things to be like this again." Mira told him as she went to get him something to drink. Her words told Gray enough that she too remembered everything, so he was glad that he wasn't the only one.
"Hey Mira, was Lisanna with you when you and Elfman woke up?" Gray asked her, wondering if Lisanna would be here or if she was back in Edolas for now. Mira simply frowned as she recalled not seeing her little sister in their home like usual.
"Sadly no. I guessed she was sent back in Edolas." Mira answered him as she handed him a drink. While both she and Elfman suspected that would be the case, she wished it wasn't.
"Don't worry Mira, she'll be back here before you know it." Gray assured her, which got her to smile again.
"Thanks Gray." She thanked the Ice Devil Slayer, as she went to clean more dishes.
"By the way," Gray started to speak again, getting the Take Over mage's attention once more, "Why is everyone acting so normal? I figure they would be acting different due to what happened."
"Trust me Gray, everyone that was around when it happened is trying to get used to this. It's better to try to act like nothings different then making a scene." The white haired woman told him.
"So did anyone remain the same?" The dark blue haired male asked her, wanting to make sure that he wasn't the only one who kept his powers. Knowing what the ice mage meant, she replied.
"Well from what I've seen that seems to be the case. I still have all my powers, and Elfman still has all of his," Mira informed him, but then she frowned, "Although… we may have a problem." Gray was confused by her words.
"Problem? What kind of problem?" Gray asked her in confusion. Was something wrong?
"When I checked to see if I still had access to my Take Over forms, I was unable to turned into one of them." Mira told him, as she remembered earlier what she realized when she was unable to turn into a certain demon form.
Gray was still confused, before his eyes widened in surprised as he caught on to what she was talking about. That must mean…
"The Tartaros demon isn't with you anymore?" Gray asked her, wanting to make sure that was what Mira was talking about. The white haired woman simply nodded as a frown was still present on her face.
The Ice Devil Slayer simply gritted his teeth in anger. If she didn't have access to the demon anymore, then the Tartaros demon was also out there. And if he knew their luck, there was a chance that the demon may remember everything as well.
"That is a problem." Gray spoke as he remembers the damaged Tartaros had done to all of them.
Unfortunately there wasn't anything they could do about it as of right now. The only thing they knew right is now that they need to train. If they were going to defeat E.N.D, they need to do anything they can to get stronger. Both of the mages agreed that once Lucy and Erza arrived to the guild, they can start.
Eventually, sometime has passed as more have entered the guild. Elfman had arrived at the guild, as he was still testing earlier to see if he still had access to all his powers. Others like Wakaba and Romeo also arrived as well. It was clear to Gray, Mira, and Elfman, that many of them remembered everything as well.
The guild was now acting like everything was normal right… until the doors burst opened to reveal a certain pink haired Dragon Slayer, along with a certain blue exceed and blonde Celestial mage.
"I'M BACK!" Natsu shouted with a giant smile as he entered the guild.
"Hey there Natsu," One of the many mages who weren't sent back in time started to speak to him, "How was your search-?"
He couldn't finish as Natsu ran to kick him, shouting about how the lead on Igneel was a fake. Eventually, more mages got into fighting once again as another brawl was formed.
Lucy looked around, wondering why everyone was acting normal. The blonde figured that since most of the guild was sent back in time, they would be acting different. Mira saw the blonde and went to see her. Happy simply stick around with Lucy as he looked around as well.
"Lucy! Happy!" Mira called out to them, as the two turned to see Mira standing right there.
"Mira!" Lucy exclaimed with happiness as she gave the white haired woman a hug, to which the Take Over mage returned the action.
"Hi Mira!" Happy also shouted in happiness as he flew and landed on her head.
"It's good to see you're both alright." Mira told the blonde and exceed, as Happy pulled out a fish from who knows where and began to eat it.
"Good to see you and everyone else are good as well." Lucy replied back with a smile.
Gray got out of his seat and started to head to where the white haired woman and blonde were at, before a chair was flung at him.
"Stripper! Fight me!" Natsu shouted as he knocked out another mage.
Gray turned to where the Fire Dragon Slayer, but his eyes widened in shock when he saw a smirking E.N.D standing there. The dark haired male closed his eyes and shook his head a little before opening his eyes once again to only seeing Natsu challenging him to a fight. His mind must be playing tricks on him. Knowing that declining would make Natsu confused, he simply shouted back at the pink haired male and charged into the brawl. However he made sure to hold back as he didn't want to accidentally hurt anyone. Other like Elfman who were in the brawl was also doing the same.
Eventually, time had passed as Makarov stopped the fight and Lucy officially joined the guild. Right now, Natsu was currently eating, Gray went on a short job, making sure to get back before Erza returns, and Lucy and Happy were at the bar. Elfman also went on a job, as he planned to use missions to get stronger. Romeo went off, most likely to go get his dad back from his mission as the young boy still had his magic with him despite his age. Of course only those who were sent back in time knew that.
"I noticed Loke isn't here in the guild." Mira started to speak to Lucy as she made the blonde something to eat.
"Yeah I know," Lucy told her, as she showed Mira that she still had the golden keys, "I don't think the celestial world was affected by time being rewind. So I still have all my keys."
"Are they aware of what happened?" The white haired woman asked the blonde.
"Yeah they know what happened." Lucy informed Mira as the barmaid handed the Celestial mage her food, "So did anyone else arrived at the guild yet?"
"Laxus and his group showed up earlier before Gray did, but they left for a job." Mira answered her. Luckily it was clear that the Thunder God Tribe remembered everything as well, and this gave Mira hope that they won't do anything crazy unlike the original timeline.
After their conversation ended, Mira turned to see where Natsu was at as he ate the food before him. An image of Natsu being fused with E.N.D appeared in her mind again only for her to shake her head from that thought.
'Natsu, don't worry. We won't let him get to you.' Mira thought to herself as she simply looked at Natsu. The white haired woman would make sure that they will stop E.N.D and protect Natsu.
Alright, here we go for that chapter.
See you all next time, whenever that will be.
