The Fairies of the Force

Chapter 3

Cruise Gone Overboard

Erza had to admit, for a criminal, Bora of Prominence had good taste. The yacht was one of the newest ones on the market. If she wasn't standing on the lavish wooden deck then she was inside of the yacht among the rich carpets and fancy furniture. Outside, lamps hung from the many cords and ropes that crisscrossed the yacht, giving the party a festive feeling. Women danced happily beneath their glow as music played loudly from a small lacrima near the yacht's stern.

But Lucy and Erza were not among those dancing. Instead, Lucy was simply looking around with interest. To Erza, she seemed incredibly nervous. And rightfully so. The girl had never been a member of any guild before. And unless she had taken risky solo jobs on her own, then this would be her first ever wizard job. And it was not an easy one at that. Dark wizard hunting was fraught with danger. They were the kind of jobs that Erza was especially cautious on.

For Erza, these were without a doubt the most dangerous job a wizard from a legal guild could conduct. That was because of one major reason. You could never predict what a human being was capable of. Animals and monsters were animals and monster. They lived off instinct. Learn their instincts and habits, and one was able to easily counter even the most savage of beasts with enough training.

In fact, Erza greatly enjoyed jobs that involved taking down dangerous monsters. Those were the jobs she felt like she could cut loose without too much worry.

Jobs involving dark wizards however, made Erza wary. And this one made Erza even more cautious than normal. For one, she had dragged a fledgling wizard in with her on this assignment. Mostly as bait. But, if a fight broke out, Erza had a feeling she would have to step in a protect Lucy. She just was not certain of the blonde's strength yet. And judging by how anxious the girl was, Erza deduced that Lucy was not so sure of her own strength as well. Then there was Joshua and Natsu waiting on the shore.

Erza was fully aware of Natsu's reckless tendencies. Despite her specific orders for him to remain with Joshua, Erza had a gut feeling that the pyro would disobey her… yet again. He just never learned. That or he did learn, but simply forgot over time. And Joshua… Erza shook her head. That kid had a mischievous side to him. Trouble seemed to follow him wherever he went. And he actively looked for it too. Thought she suspected that he had learned easily enough that disobeying her was a bad idea.

He will never look my in wardrobe again, that is for sure. Erza thought to herself as she casually walked up to the punch bowl and poured herself a glass of punch, But that doesn't mean he will obey me on this one. She sighed then sipped her drink. A little sweet.

Finally, there was Bora himself. He acted so confident at this little party. He had every girl he talked to swooning in his arms. Erza suspected that the charm spell had a great deal to do with that. But the fact that he was so brazenly using such magic concerned the red head. The Rune Knights stationed in Hargeon would have certainly noticed such magic being practiced. And the magic council had a zero tolerance policy when it came to abusing forbidden magic. Despite that, Bora still waved his charm spell around without a care in the world. That led Erza to believe one thing. There was more to this little Salamander charade than met the eye.

She sipped her drink again before setting it down and moving back outside of the main cabin. Her brown eyes scanned the horizon. She then looked back to shore. The yacht was already drifting far away from the docks. The city of Hargeon was now just flickering lights above the waves.

Erza furrowed her brow, Why would a yacht hosting a party want to leave port so quickly?

Out of the corner of her eye, Erza saw Bora finally approach Lucy. The blonde immediately froze up.

"Hello sweetheart. I remember you." Bora said smoothly. He draped his arm over Lucy's shoulders and grinned at her. On his finger, Erza could see the charm ring he was using glowing ever so slightly.

"Uh… hi!" Lucy gulped, "This is… um… quite the party."

"You got that right!" Bora laughed, "I only throw the best parties. I enjoy having a good time. And I make sure my guests have even better times than me." His grin wavered as he saw the nervous look on Lucy's face, "What's wrong? Not enjoying yourself?"

"N-no. Just-" Lucy stammered, doing her best to maintain her cover.

"How about you and I step inside for a moment? Maybe the sea is making you a little sick? I've got some stuff for that." Bora took Lucy by the hand and guided her towards the main cabin. Erza quietly followed behind them.

Once inside, Lucy pulled her hand away from Bora and took a seat. The purple haired man went over to a cupboard and began rummaging through it.

"I know I have it somewhere in here." He muttered to himself. On his finger, the charm spell was now glowing brightly. The only ones who noticed, or even cared, were Lucy and Erza.

Erza slipped into the cabin. She slid the glass door shut behind her. Careful not to make any noise. It was empty in here now, save for Bora and Lucy. Erza could see Lucy fidgeting in her seat. She was frantically searching for Erza. When Lucy finally spotted the red head, she visibly relaxed.

Then Bora moved up to her again.

"I'm sorry." He apologized, "Guess I don't got anything for sea sickness." The charm spell was glowing brilliantly now.

"I-it's ok." Lucy replied, doing her best to put on a carefree smile, "I'll be fine. I just needed to sit for a moment."

Bora looked puzzled for just the briefest of seconds. His eyes darted to the ring on his finger before he smiled at Lucy again.

"Perhaps, before I go out and entertain my guests again. You and I can get to know each other a little more."

"Uh…"

"I mean," Bora sat down in the chair beside Lucy, "You are just such a wonderful woman. Absolutely gorgeous too."

"Th-thanks?" Lucy stammered as she shrank away from the man. Her eyes darted over to Erza again.

The knight disguised her movements by pretending to be searching for the restroom. Lucy met her gaze and pleaded with the redhead to do something. But Erza held up a reassuring hand.

Not yet Lucy. Erza thought to herself, hoping the blonde got the message. There is something else going on here. Erza looked out the window. She could barely make out the coast now. This boat was moving far to fast out into open ocean.

I need to see more.

Erza moved up to Lucy and Bora. Lucy let out a small sigh of relief. She thought that Erza was finally about to intervene.

"Excuse me, Mr. Salamander." Erza asked, letting her voice grow high pitched and adorable. A small smile was plastered on her face. Lucy's jaw dropped.

"Yes beautiful?" Bora asked, "How can I help you?"

"Well…" Erza moved to Bora's side. She snaked her arm around his shoulders, "I was hoping you could give me a more thorough tour of your ship."

She felt the man tense.

"Aha." Bora chuckled, "Sorry babe. I can't do that. There are some parts of a man's life that a lady should not see right away."

Erza's smile widened. That was the answer she wanted to hear, "Oh really?" Her face darkened. Her hand gripped Bora's shoulder. The man's face twisted in pain as she squeezed tighter and tighter.

"And why is that?" Erza asked, her voice reverting to normal.

"Agh! Geez beautiful." Bora winced, "If a little like that upsets you so much then-"

"Cut the act, Bora of Prominence." Erza growled. Bora's mouth snapped shut, "What are you hiding on this ship?"

Bora's playful grin fell away. He stared hard at Erza, "The charm spell isn't working on you either. How strange? Either it's defective or you two are wizards." He glanced over at Lucy, who visibly gulped. "And given how successful I have been with this ring, I am going to bet the latter." He chuckled, "So, who put the contract out on me?"

Erza's grip tightened and she forced the rogue mage to his knees.

"The magic council." Bora's eyes widened in surprise, "With that being said, you are under arrest."

A worried look crossed Bora's face. Then he began to chuckle.

"It's going to be difficult to arrest me when you are outnumbered ten to one."

Erza arched an eyebrow.

The doors burst open from the lower deck. Twenty armed men, both burly and thin stormed up into the cabin. They all brandished weapons of some sort. Swords, clubs, Erza even saw one man holding scythe of some sort. Lucy was now visibly panicking. But Erza remained calm. Weapons did not scare her.

"What are you going to do now how, gorgeous?" Bora cackled, "My men here, they're going to tie you up and throw you down below. Then our little journey to Bosco will continue uninterrupted."

Bosco? Erza thought.

"From there, you will be… mmm… put on the market."

The blood in Erza's veins froze.

"Redheads like you fetch a particularly high price." Bora grinned evilly. Around him, his thugs chuckled.

"You're slavers!" Lucy cried. She attempted to jump out of her seat, but a pair of large hands shoved her back down. Two more of Bora's men stepped in front of her, crowding her into the plush chair.

Erza's heart was pounding in her chest.

"Slaver's is such a harsh word." Bora replied. He felt Erza's hand slip away from his shoulder. As soon as it did, he scrambled away from her. He casually fixed the collar on his shirt and grinned triumphantly at the two wizards, "I prefer the term, obtainer of free labor."

Lucy struggled against the grip of his goons, "You're a monster! How could you call yourself a wizard!? Let alone claim you are the Salamander of Fairy Tail!?"

Erza's mind was in another place. Another time. A time when she was far younger. There was a tower. An kind old man. A cult. The tower was so tall. The work unbearable. The escape… a failure. She could feel her hands beginning to tremble.

"I do what I have to do to keep business booming, dear." Bora replied, "The people I sell to need all of the labor they can get. And they always pay a nice price. How do you think I could afford this wonderful place." He tapped the wall of his yacht.

"You won't get away with this!" Lucy roared.

"I won't will I?" Bora strode past a shaking Erza and stood before Lucy. He glanced down and saw the key ring hanging from her hip, "You're a celestial wizard aren't you?"

Lucy's face paled. Bora's reached down and snatched the key ring from her hip. Now, Lucy was thrashing in the grip of his men.

"GIVE THOSE BACK!" Lucy roared.

"Without these keys, you are powerless." Bora grinned. He looked Lucy right in the eye before he flicked the keys out the window and into the open ocean, "Oops."

Tears burst up from Lucy's eyes, "Y-you are- y-you are-"

"I am your captor and master," Erza's eyes widened and her pupils dilated. Her hands stopped trembling. "Until such a time that my clients purchase you, that is all you will be. Now shut up and relax. Enjoy the party. It's the last one you'll ever attend."

"REQUIP!"

Brilliant golden light filled the room. A massive magic circle appeared beneath Erza's figure. The light engulfed her and nearly blinded everyone in the room. Within seconds, the light faded away.

The party dress Erza wore was gone. In its place was a suit of armor constructed of dozens of small plates. Wings made of plated armor adorned her back. A small steel circlet rested on her head. And around Erza, a dozen swords rotated in the air. Two more swords appeared in flashes of gold before coming to a rest in her grip.

"Heaven's Wheel!" Erza snarled.

Lucy stared at Erza in awe. Titania was awoken. The raw fury she saw etched on Erza's face would be something that would haunt many a nightmare.

Erza's eyes narrowed on Bora. Her knuckles turned white as she gripped her swords so tightly the metal began to groan in her grip.

"Slavers huh?" Erza growled.

Bora took a hesitant step back. Erza took a powerful step forward.

"You are the lowest of the low then." Erza took another step forward. Bora took a half step back before regaining his composure.

Still, this was very unnerving for him. The amount of power this woman was generating was superhuman. He could feel the pressure building around him. Threatening to crush him into a tiny ball if he showed so much as an iota of fear.

Who is she!? He thought as he readied his own fire magic.

His eyes scanned the woman. Scrutinizing every little detail. The red hair, intimidating aura, powerful magic, the armor, the- Bora felt his heart jump to his throat; the blue stamp on her shoulder. The stamp that was shaped like a fairy with a tail.

"Oh no." Bora breathed. He could not hold back his fear anymore. He knew exactly who stood before him now.

"Hey Bora! What gives man?" One of his goons asked as his boss's confidence diminished.

"It's," Bora gulped loudly. He took a few steps away from the red haired knight. Knight stomped forward, her furious gaze never leaving Bora, "It's Titania!"

Every face in the room turned as white as a sheet.

"Titania!"

"I-it's her!"

"Oh shit!"

The goons began to back up slowly while Erza eyed all of them. Bora could feel sweat building up on his brow. This was not going according to plan at all. If these two chicks were just two normal wizards, then he would have been able to take care of them rather easily. But this was no normal wizard. This was Erza Scarlet. And from the looks of things, he had managed to piss her off.

He swallowed hard. This job was botched now. There was no way he could defeat one of Fairy Tail's strongest wizards. He wasn't fool enough to believe that. He had to get away from here before she got a hold of him and delivered him to the Magic Council. Better to crawl into a hole and hide than for his clients to find out he ratted them out. The Magic Council were very thorough in their interrogations. He knew he'd break. So he preferred not to even test his own willpower.

His eyes darted around the room. He was frantically searching for an exit. Meanwhile, his goons were regaining their own composure. None of them had made the same calculations as Bora had. They still thought they might be able to take the Queen of Fairies.

Oh how wrong they were.

"You know," Erza growled. A growl so low that it made Lucy shiver, "I can actually somewhat tolerate other crimes. Thievery, black magic, even using forbidden spells. But there are two types of criminals I show no mercy to," Her eyes glinted dangerously in the lamp light, "Murderers." She kicked off of the floor, throwing her entire body at Bora, "AND SLAVERS!"

Bora knew it was the end. There was no way he could dodge her. She was so damn fast. It was like a blur was rushing right at him. All he could do was close his eyes a wait.

*CRASH*

Two bodies crashed down through the yacht's ceiling and landed ontop of the charging Titania. One was a pink haired man wearing a black waistcoat, scaly white scarf, and white pants. The other was a young boy wearing a cloak that was far too big from his small frame.

The pink haired man jumped to his feet, not even noticing he was standing on top of Erza Scarlet.

"Alright!" Flames erupted from his fists, "Let's get…" His face went pale, "This… party- ugh." He fell forward, clutching his stomach. His cheeks puffed out and he forced out a small belch, "I'm gonna hurl." He whimpered.

Meanwhile, the boy slowly sat up, "Ugh. My head. What did I just land on?"

"You." The boy froze in place. His teeth began to chatter, "Landed on." His spine started to crawl as he felt the armor covered body shift beneath him. Cold sweat began to bead up all over his body. Then he felt a fist plow into his right cheek, "ME!"

The boy flew across the room and crashed into the wall, leaving a small crater where he impacted.

Now's my chance. Bora thought.

His men could take care of these wizards. Or at least stall them while he got as far away from here as possible. He turned and rushed out of the main cabin door, quickly shutting it and locking it behind him. He then sprinted towards the stern of the ship. His purple cape was cast away. He wouldn't need it as he tried to swim as far away from here as possible.

Just as he was about to dive into the ocean and escape, he felt a metal hand grip the back of his shirt. He was yanked backwards. His shirt dug into his neck as he flew back towards the main cabin.

He hit the cabin with a loud wham. The woman that had previously been enjoying the party were now running amok. Those who didn't have the spell broken from fear were rushing to his defense only to be shoved away by the most terrifying knight Bora had ever laid eyes upon.

Erza Scarlet shoved her way through one last crowd of spell bound women before she finally stood over Bora of Prominence.

"Going somewhere?" she asked menacingly.

Bora gulped, "Apparently not."

Without another word, Erza bashed him a top his head. His eyes fluttered for a moment before he fell to the side unconscious.

Once Bora of Prominence was taken care of, Erza turned around to see his twenty men shaking in their boots behind her. She feinted a lunge and all of them dropped their weapons and fell to their knees, begging for mercy.

Erza scowled. Criminals were always acted so powerful until someone far stronger than them came along. Then they acted like victims and begged for mercy that they showed no one else. Especially slavers. God how she despised them. For a moment, it crossed her mind to still bring about swift punishment upon these monsters.

But that is not my job. Erza reminded herself. Her body shimmered for a moment as she requiped out of her Heaven's Wheel armor and back into her normal Heart Kruetz armor. A long sigh escaped her lips as the requip finished.

She was about to address the arrested criminals when a sick sea Natsu stormed through the cabin door.

"I'm gonna… *ulp*... roast all of you!" He sucked in a breath.

Erza's eyes widened, "NATSU DON'T YOU DARE!"

"FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR!"

A massive stream of fire erupted from Natsu's mouth, engulfing the criminals as well as that half of the yacht. When the spell finally ended, the criminals were all unconcious and the entire front end of the ship was nearly reduced to ash.

"Ahhh!" Natsu breathed, "That… *ulp*," He cluthced his stomach, "Should do the trick." He fell to his knees, "So sick." He groaned.

Erza grit her teeth and clenched her fist. That idiot pyro. They had already surrendered. Now, the ship could not sail properly. Not with the entire front end of the ship reduced to kindling. Erza was very tempted to bash him over the head there and then.

That would do me no good right now. Erza thought. She took a deep breath. The air slowly left her lungs and she could feel all of the anger and tension leave with it.

"Um… Erza?" Lucy peeked out of the cabin, eyes wide with fear, "Is everything ok out there?"

"Sort of." Erza replied, "Except the ship may be slowly sinking."

"Sinking!" Lucy yelped, "How are we supposed to get home!?"

"I'm working on it." Erza replied. She glanced over at Lucy, "Do you happen to have any spirits that can help us in this situation."

Lucy's face fell, "Y-yes." She sniffled, "But my keys are gone."

Erza frowned, "Happy!"

She knew the blue cat was around here somewhere. That was the only way both Joshua and Natsu were even able to get all the way out here without a ship. She was impressed that the cat managed to haul both of them this far away from shore.

Sure enough, an exhausted Happy fluttered down to Erza's eye level.

"Aye?"

"I need you to carry Lucy over to where Bora may have thrown her keys. From there she will have to search the waters."

"Do I have to?" Happy whined. He looked over at Lucy, "She looks so heavy."

A tick mark formed on Lucy's head, "What did you say furball!"

"No time for arguments. This ship is sinking and there are innocent people on board." Erza motioned at the slowly recovering party guests. Each women suddenly realizing that they were played for fools by a criminal, "We need Lucy's keys. She has a celestial spirit that can help. Do you understand."

Happy nodded wearily, "Aye sir."

The blue cat floated over to Lucy and grabbed her by her shoulder blades. He flapped his wings hard a couple times, struggling to get the blonde airborne.

"I was right." He complained. He flapped his wings once again, finally yanking Lucy off of the deck, "You are heavy!"

"I am not fat!" Lucy exclaimed, "And stop complaining and fly me over there." She pointed to a spot roughly a few dozen feet from the side of the yacht, "I think he threw them there."

"Aye."

Within a few moments, Happy had Lucy over the ocean waves. Just as they got over the spot Lucy pointed to, Happy gulped.

"Lucy we got a problem."

"What's that?" She asked.

The cat's angelic wings winked out of existence, "I'm out of magic."

Lucy cried out as she plummeted down into the cold water. She somersaulted couple times as she sank down into the ocean's depths. Thankfully, she had enough wits about her during her fall to suck in a quick breath of air before she hit the water. Above her, she noticed Happy breaking the surface for air.

Lucy steadied herself underwater. She got herself upright and scanned the ocean floor below her.

They have to be down here somewhere. She thought to herself.

It was starting to get very hard to hold her breath. That quick breath she took would not last much longer. At this point, any glint of gold or silver would be the most welcome sight she had ever seen.

Her lungs began to burn as she spun around, frantically searching for her keys. Her eyes took a quick glance over at the yacht. It was sinking now. The burned section of the boat was taking on water fast. Lucy grit her teeth and swam down farther. Maybe her keys fell behind a rock?

She ignored her body's cries for air. Air could wait. Those innocent girls on the yacht could not wait.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw it. A brief glint of gold that made her heart leap in her chest. She swam towards it and grinned. There were her keys.

Lucy snatched them from the soft sand then shot herself upwards. She broke the surface just as her lungs couldn't hold out any longer. Lucy gasped for air. Her hand shot up out of the water, holding her keys high above her head.

"I got em!" She half shouted, half gasped.

"Great Lucy!" Erza shouted from the yacht as she attempted to calm down the party goers, "Now would be a great time to use that spirit you mentioned!"

"Right." Lucy said breathlessly.

She grasped a key that was in the shape of a mermaid. As soon as she had it in her hands, she plunged the tip of the key into the water and twisted.

"Open! Gate of the Water Bearer! Aquarius!"

A loud doorbell rang. Then a golden magic circle appeared around Lucy. With a bright flash of light, a mermaid with blue hair, a blue tail, and an urn appeared beside Lucy. Lucy smiled triumphantly up at the mermaid.

"Aquarius! Great to see you!" She grinned then pointed at the yacht that was now halfway beneath the waves, "I need you to send that ship back to the shore before it sinks."

The mermaid glanced down at her.

"Tch." The mermaid replied in an irritated tone.

"HEY!" Lucy roared, her hands splashing frantically in the water, "When I call on you, you aren't supposed to give me attitude!"

"Let me make myself more clear." The mermaid snarled. She glared down at Lucy, causing the blonde's face to blanch, "If you ever lose my key again, I will punish you in ways you cannot imagine."

"S-sure." Lucy shuddered, "Would you just please send the boat back to-"

The spirit waved her urn. Suddenly, a massive wave appeared behind the yacht. Lucy screamed as the wave shoved her and the boat at high speeds towards the shore. A few feet away from Hargeon, the wave crested then crashed hard onto the beach. Lucy slid along the wet sand for moment.

"Ouch." She muttered. Sand fell from her shoulders and the top of her head as she got up onto her hands and knees, "I told you to hit the boat not me." Lucy gasped as she looked over at an unharmed Aquarius.

"I hit the boat?" Aquarius replied with a shrug, "Oops. I meant to hit you."

Lucy narrowed her eyes, "Why you little-"

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have a date to get to with my boyfriend tonight. So don't bother calling."

Lucy folded her arms over her chest, "You don't have to rub that in too."

"And he's hot."

"I don't care!" Lucy roared as Aquarius shimmered out of existence, "Stupid, insubordinate fish." She grumbled to herself.

Another body sloshed up onto the beach. Lucy glanced to her right and saw Natsu slowly crawling up the beach.

"No more boats." Natsu moaned as he shook his head, "No more water. No more moving stuff." He flopped onto the sand, "Just solid, motionless ground for me please."

Another wave crashed and Joshua floated over on his back. He had a blank expression on his face as he slid up beside Lucy. Lucy looked over at the boy with a worried expression. Was he sick like Natsu? Was he afraid? Is that why he looked so emotionless?

"THAT WAS AWESOME!" He roared. A massive grin was plastered over his face. He shot up to his feet and pumped his fists in the air, "Let's do that again!"

"You and I will be having a long discussion before you do anything like that again." A menacing voice scolded.

Joshua's grin ran away from his face. Behind Joshua, Erza stood. Her face shadowed out by her anger and frustration.

"What did I tell you, Joshua?"

Joshua gulped, "You um… you told me that this would be too dangerous for me."

"And to not get involved." Erza continued lowly.

Joshua raised a hand, "You didn't specifically say that."

A metal hand smacked Joshua upside the head, knocking him out.

"I don't have the patience right now." Erza muttered before stomping towards Bora of Prominence and his waterlogged, unconscious band of criminals.

She bent down and grabbed Bora by the neck of his shirt.

"Time to apprehend you."

Before she could move up the beach, she could hear the sound of armored feet rushing towards her. Erza arched an eyebrow. She glanced over at Hargeon and saw a battalion of Rune Knights rushing towards her, Lucy, Natsu, and Joshua. But why would they be charging at her?

Erza then saw the city of Hargeon itself. The yacht was buried in the roof of an inn near the docks. The docks were upturned and spread out over the streets thanks to the sheer power of Aquarius's wave. Debris littered the rooftops and streets. And was it just her, or were some of the warehouses scorched?

"Oh?" Erza gulped.

"Did we over do it again?" Natsu asked.

Erza nodded solemnly, "We did." She dropped Bora unceremoniously into the sand, "I think we should let the professionals take custody of the criminals."

"But aren't you the professionals?" Lucy asked.

"We." Natsu corrected with a grin. He gingerly took Lucy's hand, "We are the professionals."

Lucy's eyes widened and she could feel a small blush forming on her cheeks. This was really happeing. She was becoming a guild wizard.

She flew up through the air as Natsu yanked her upright. She was expecting something romantic perhaps? That's what always happened in the novels she liked to read. It was almost like the boy was sweeping her off her feet after a long battle. Her blush grew darker at the thought.

That however, was not the case at all. Natsu gripped Lucy's wrist, turned on his heel and took off down the road, dragging Lucy behind him.

"WAIT! YOU'RE GOING TOO FAST!" Lucy screamed as she struggled to keep up with his rapid pace.

Lucy suddenly saw a flash of armor. Erza sprinted past both her and Natsu. Joshua was draped over her shoulder, still unconscious.

How is she so fast!? Lucy thought to herself, "Natsu! Slow down!"

"No can do, Luce." He shot her a toothy grin, "We gotta get you to the guild hall! We need to make you an official member after all."

Lucy blinked, "R-really? You guys were serious about that?"

Natsu nodded, "Of course." Lucy and Natsu heard the Rune Knights utter a furious cry as they charged after them, "And we also need to get away from them as fast as we can. So… no slowing down now!"

Natsu sprinted faster. Lucy lost her footing. All she could do for the rest of the chase was yell, scream, and curse as she flew behind the pink haired pyromaniac.

And chapter! So ends the first arc of Fairy Tail. A whopping 3 chapters, and almost 18,000 words. For doing the first arc, I hope I did a good job. I've treated this arc as more of an introduction to some of our main characters rather than a massive extravaganza. So for you all who haven't seen Fairy Tail but are reading this story, there are some of our main characters and all of their quirky glory!

Now, I do have something that's been bugging my brain and I do want your opinion on it. Should I have the Star Wars stuff be Galactic Empire era like the original story, or should I shake things up and have this story kick off during the Galactic Republic era? I've got plans for both. But I'm not sure which to go with. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that one.

Anyways, this story sure is off to quick start and I'm loving it! It's been a while since I've cranked out this many words so quickly. I hope you guys are having just as much fun as I am!

Anyways, let me know what you all think. As always, I hope you all enjoyed. Have a nice day!