Chapter 3
Bellalyse's P.O.V.
I flew toward Weisslogia's home in the cliffs. If he knew about Lector, he was probably taking care of him. Surely enough, I saw a small, red exceed eating a fish. I swooped down and grabbed him, ignoring his frantic cries for help. "Damn, just stay still. You're going to see Sting soon anyway." I muttered.
"Sting-kun is waiting for me?"
"Yes. Now stay still." I said, still annoyed. I tried to go faster, only to realize the energy sustaining my wings were fading. I landed on a tree, trying to regain my energy. I drew out a blue key. "I summon thee, the Pegasus of the Sky! Ruaski!" A pale blue horse with very large wings appeared a glint in her silver eyes. "Ruaski, please carry me back to the valley." I hopped on her back with Lector still in my arms.
Normal . (Lucy's Apartment)
Erza froze, her strawberry cake uneaten. "Bella can't be my sister," she said nervously.
Crux raised his eyebrows. "Are you sure about that?"
She thought about it. Lucy and the others were silent, thinking about her past. Erza didn't have any memories except for the Tower of Heaven. She could have had a family.
"Erza, we'll ask Bella about it. But look on the bright side. Bella could be your own sister." Lucy tried to cheer her friend up.
Bellalyse's P.O.V.
I hugged Lector near my body just in case he fell out. Ruaski was going at a very fast pace so the wind blowing into us was strong enough to knock us off Ruaski. We landed in the valley where I could see Sting pacing back and forth.
Lector flew out of my arms and knocked into Sting.
"Leave them some time alone. It's been some time before they've actually seen each other." I said, understanding their joy. It was a long time since I've seen Ash and Esmerella but I still knew I couldn't see them. And my other sister. "Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy… I've called upon your foster parents to come get you and show you around their homes. "
I walked off toward my favorite little fish pond in that valley. It was calming to watch the fish swim around in circles, feeling as though all of your worries would just wash away with the waves. I knew Rogue followed me. When he was about a foot away, I dipped my finger in the pond. "I don't understand."
"What?" He asked, baffled by the three words. He walked up and sat down next to me. "What don't you understand?"
"This. Sabertooth. Why would you stay in a guild that you can't be relaxed in? A few months earlier, you watched Sting's partner get transported to another world, left to die. Are you willing to watch Fro go through the same thing just for your reputation?" I refused to look at him, my eyes on the fish swimming in circles around my fingertip.
Rogue's P.O.V.
When Bella asked me about Sabertooth, I was startled. "I don't know."
She finally looked me in the face, a single tear running down her left cheek. "Rogue…you have the decision to choose what your life would be like. Yet you're not taking advantage of it. Have you ever thought about what my life?! I was forced to take over part of the role as the Daughter of Nature when I was barely old enough to learn magic. No one even asked me what I wanted! It was a given. You have the power to control your life but your still hiding!" At this point her voice got louder and louder.
I used my thumb to wipe away her single tear. "I don't have everything, you know."
She drew her attention back to the fish pond. "Many people think my life is perfect. Well, it isn't. The Council and Zeref banded together to kill my mom. My dad died saving his creations from a monster Zeref created. My family is scattered across the universe and I can't even stay in touch with them. For all I know, Esmerella or Ash could be dead right now!" More tears came. I could see them dripping off her chin and joining the water in the pond.
Suddenly I hugged her so that her face was buried in my chest. Her body fit against mine just like a missing puzzle piece. I just felt that her lifestyle was forced against her. I wanted to give her a life she could enjoy. It was as if my actions weren't even thought about. That kind of thing…it was automatic. There was this nagging voice in my head that kept on saying "Come on! Say you love her. You have nothing to lose now and she might feel the same way." I pushed that voice aside, holding Bella close to me.
She sniffed and I tapped her nose. "Rogue?"
"Yeah."
Her next statement was very unsuspected. "If I'm turned into one of evil's servants…" Bella's voice trailed off.
"What? I couldn't hear your last words." I strained to hear her, even with my dragon hearing.
"You'll have to kill me."
I pushed her off so that she was facing me. Tears stained her cheeks and I restrained myself from hugging her again. Her dark brown and scarlet hair floated around her in waves. "Bella, listen to me. You aren't going to die. Not before us, okay?"
"Okay," she murmured quietly, falling asleep against me. I was startled at first but then I wrapped my arms around her. When I realized that it's been at least thirty minutes, I picked her up bridal-style and started walking back to the valley. While we were halfway there, I pushed back her hair and kissed her on the forehead.
Bellalyse's P.O.V.
I woke up in Rogue's arms. To save myself the embarrassment, I pretended to be asleep. I was surprised when he kissed me on the forehead. My face flushed slightly, but hopefully Rogue didn't see it. I opened my eyes when Rogue set me down against a giant rock. Sting, Lector, and Fro were walking toward us and I could see three dragons coming down from the clouds, volcanoes and metal cliffs.
"Okay, I'll send us back." I drew the four elements. Breathing in and out slowly, I whispered, "Some are not meant to stay in Dragion. Earthland is where we must travel. I claim my role as the Daughter of Nature and the Dragon God. Free us from this world and release us into the world known as Earthland." A clear, glass key materialized into my hand, "Heed my call! I open thee, the Gateway to Earthland!" A light green portal was where I pointed my key at. "Let's go through, guys." I made sure everyone went through and as I stepped into the portal, I whispered, "Close."
Once we were back in Earthland, I sent Sting and Rogue along their way with Fro and Lector. It made me wonder how Amy was doing. I walked off into the forest when an exceed barreled into me. "Amy!"
"Bella! How dare you leave me in the forest?" Amy was laughing and crying at the same time. I got a better look at her. Amy's exceed form was striking and different than other exceeds. She had an dark orange, almost brown body, with black stripes and round ears, and dark eyes resembling a mini tiger. She also wore a miniskirt and tank top. She popped out her wings and followed me all the way to Fairy Tail. She has other magic besides Aera, but she doesn't use it often. As the only exceed with more magic power, she made sure not to seem like she was special or anything.
"Hey everyone," I greeted Team Natsu along with Amy. "This is Amy; she's my exceed." I could have sworn, when Lily saw Amy, his eyes brightened up.
Amy flitted around. For an exceed, she was very pretty and she was aware of the fact that when we visited Edolas last year, many males asked for her hand before I shooed them away. "Hi! I'm Amy, and I hope we all could be good friends," she said beaming. She went over to talk to Happy, Carla, and Lily while I headed toward Master's office. Knocking on the door, I came in.
"Well Bella, what could I do for you?" Master was sitting on his desk, drinking beer.
"I have two questions. Could I bring over some new guild members? And is there any other quicker way I could become an S-Class mage?" I had looked over the missions at the quest board and all of them I could do in my sleep.
"Yes to the first question, and maybe for the second. I'll let you know if I can test you quicker, considering the fact that you are the Dragon God's daughter."
"Thank you." I left the guild, leaving Amy and headed for Sabertooth. Once I was there, I could already sense Sting and Rogue's presence beyond the walls. I threw open the doors and scanned the room. Yep, they were there and Sting looked pissed as hell that the girl who beat him up was present in the room. I marched to the master's office and took a deep breath. The other guild members were looking at me with interest as I opened the door, not even bothering to knock. "Jiemma I challenge you to a fight."
He raised his eyebrows and stared at me with a menacing expression. "Why would you want to fight me? Even if you have a reason, prove you have the power to fight me. Beat the Strongest Five before even thinking about facing me."
"Very well," I agreed, "I challenge you because I'm here to avenge my father. I believe you had something to do with the clans that helped create Acnologia in the first place?" I hardened myself. "And the Dragon God is dead because of that. I also happened to stumble upon Yukino Aguria upon my travels. She is my friend. Do you really look down on others so much that when someone stands up to you, you have to kill them? Isn't that what you did with Lector?" He said nothing so I walked out of the office and faced the guild. I made sure to make my voice clear and loud. "Whoever might be in the Strongest Five right now, I believe I have to beat you and Jiemma to avenge my father." Minerva, Orga, Rufus, Sting, and Rogue stepped forward. Wait Rogue? I was never aware he was part of them. I hardened my heart. I had to beat him.
Rogue's P.O.V.
What the heck is Bella doing? Fighting even just one of us would be suicide. Sure, she beat Sting, but he was unprepared. I tried to avoid her accusing gaze.
"Who would you like to fight with first?" Minerva spoke up, staring at the mage who seemed to have a death wish.
She smiled lightly. "Come at me. All of you."
Bellalyse's P.O.V.
I stepped outside with the Strongest Five of Sabertooth. Many people walking by stopped and watched us. I was in the middle, with them surrounding me. Sting made the first move.
"White Dragon's Roar!" He yelled. It was a stupid laser. I could dodge that in my sleep.
While Sting had me distracted, I could sense Minerva and Orga moving in on me. "Time Arc! Speed of Time!" I cast it on Minerva and Orga and adjusted their speed to as slow as a snail. "Got two pinned," I muttered. That's when Rogue finally decided to attack.
"Shadow Dragon's Wing Slash!" The shadows advancing toward me were lithe, fast. Oh well, I could really use a snack right now. I ate the shadows and decided to use a Secret Dragon Slayer technique that would defeat both Sting and Rogue at the same time. Oh wait. I forgot about that memory dude. I turned to Rufus, gathering up my magic energy. "Memory Make! Erasing the Past!" I yelled, throwing the energy at him. I made it so he couldn't memorize anything for 72 hours. It's ironic how his very own type of magic could harm him. He stood there blankly, unable to use his magic when his memories were temporarily gone and I decided to use some help. I grabbed a blue key. "I call upon thee! Elf of the Hunters, Kiaya!" A very heavily equipped elf appeared. "Kiaya just beat him up," I said, pointing at Rufus. Meanwhile I yelled, "Secret Dragon Slayer Technique! Sky Flight!" I summoned snow and wind since they were the less harmful sky elements. Then, turning toward Minerva and Orga, who were still trying to get to me, I yelled, "Lightning Dragon's Roar!" They got knocked down so I released my Time Arc hold on them. Rufus was unconscious and the clouds finally let go of Sting and Rogue to reveal them beat up and out of magic. Kiaya went back the Immortal World while I marched in to talk to Jiemma, ignoring the shocked passerby's looks.
"Jiemma, come outside and see how your Strongest Five are doing." I smirked at him. If he had any common sense right now, he would fight me.
He frowned and got into a fighting position. Now I'm getting serious. Before waiting for him to make a move like I did with the Strongest Five, I attacked first. "Combined Elemental Drive: Activate." This was one power I almost never used. I combined all of the dragon powers and formed them into a different kind of attack. "Secret Dragon Slayer Technique! Elements of Justice, Peace, Power and Hope, lend me your strength! Into the World of Prosperity!"
Smoke covered Jiemma as he tried to use his Blast Magic on me. Every single dragon element got a chance to attack him. I deactivated my dragon drive and walked off toward Fairy Tail, looking back once at Rogue.
I sneaked into the guild house and started looking for Amy. She flew to me with bright and cheery eyes. "Bella! Lily asked me to be his girlfriend and I accepted!"
Whoa. Talk about quick. I pulled her to the side, and whispered, "Does he know about your powers?"
She frowned, her enthusiasm going down. "No…should I tell him?"
I nodded. "I'll tell the whole guild for you." Cupping my hands around my mouth, I yelled, "Hey guys! Amy has some special powers she would like to share with you!" The guild turned silent and Amy looked at me with big eyes.
"Okay," she murmured once she saw Lily looking their way. I was proud of her. She yelled, "Ice-Make! Cat! Fire Dragon's Roar! Requip! Heaven's Wheel Armor! Sky Dragon's Wing Slash! I open thee, Gate of the Canis Minor! Plue! Halphas Soul!" When she was done presenting all of the types of magic the guild had, everyone looked at her with shock.
"Amy has a rare kind of magic, Copy Magic." I explained. Just as everyone was done fawning over her abilities, the doors burst open. I saw Rogue, Sting, Orga, and Rufus, still beat up from our fight. They limped in ignoring the guild members' disgusted looks.
"Um, we would like to join Fairy Tail." Rufus said. I mentally smiled at myself. Master hopped up to the second floor faced us.
"I have two announcements! One, four of the Strongest Five are now our guild members. I expect you to treat them with kindness and respect! Two, Bella and Amy, if any of you would like to become an S-Class mage, Bella, you would have to fight Erza and Mira at the same time for thirty minutes without getting knocked unconscious. Amy, you would have to fight Natsu, Gray, and Lucy for fifteen minutes."
"I accept this challenge," I said.
We walked outside, Erza tense and Mira smiling. I adjusted my belt and smiled at Rogue, hoping no one would notice. He didn't return my smile but I could see the familiar glint of happiness in his eyes.
"Start!" Master yelled.
"Satan Soul! Halphas Demon!"
"Requip, Heaven's Wheel Armor!"
While they were getting their magic ready, I watched them with interest. When they both came at me, I dodged. "Flight Magic: Wings!" I flew up above them. "Requip," I yelled, "Rune Sword!" A sword appeared and I used it to write runes on both of them. Once they were activated, I floated down to the ground. "Runes. You both cannot get out of your boxes unless you surrender." Since it took them a long time to ponder it, I decided to use a roar. "Healing Dragon's Roar!" This kind of roar would heal them and put them into a deep sleep. I released the runes, and face Master who nodded, confirming the fact I turned into an S-Class mage.
Author's Note
Hi guys! Early update =) I'm not sure if there's going to be another chapter for the weekend but I'll try! Most likely, I'll update another chapter on Sunday.
