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Chapter 4

Magic

On Tenrou island a serious discussion was about to take place.

"You can't be in Fairy Tail." Mavis said almost a whisper.

"Why?" Natsu asked. "I even a guild mark to prove it."

Natsu slid down his clothes on his right shoulder, but…

There wasn't a guild mark.

"What?" Natsu asked now more confused, shocked and worried than ever.

"Like I said," Mavis said still talking quietly, "You can't be in Fairy Tail, because only people with the guild mark can see me, you are just sensing my presence."

She can't be serious. I'm still a part of Fairy Tail aren't I? Natsu thought still disbelieving.

Mavis felt bad for Natsu, it was clear something was wrong with his memories, because he didn't remember her and he thought that he was in Fairy Tail, her guild.

I guess i'm technically not a Fairy Tail member, Natsu thought sadly, but I still count myself as one and when I get back I'll put another mark right where my old one was. Natsu thought, regaining some of his spirit. "Wait a second." Natsu said just realizing something, "Why can only Fairy Tail members see you?"

"Because I am the apparition of Fairy Tail's first master." Mavis said calmly.

"No way!" Natsu said.

Well I guess that makes sense since we are on Tenrou island.

Remembering his missing guild mark Natsu wondered out loud, "I hope they are coming soon."

Mavis only watched in sadness.

In Magnolia:

Lucy had found a very drunken Cana and Lucy decided to go to her own house with Cana.

Once they were inside Lucy asked, "Are you okay Cana?"

Although Lucy was upset that no one could remember Natsu that didn't mean she didn't care about her friends in the guild.

"I'm seriously thinking about quitting the guild." Cana said seriously.

"What?! Why?!" Lucy asked startled, "You can't! The guild wouldn't be the same without you!"

Cana delve into her story as Lucy sat beside her.

A while later,

"I swear that I will help you win the S-Class trial!" Lucy said determined. I can look for Natsu at the same time.

"Thank you Lucy." Cana said thankfully.

Now, we wait. Lucy thought

Back on Tenrou Island:

Ever since Natsu woke up on the island he had been experiencing the painful bursts of Life killing magic and he referred to them 'as having an episode'.

He experienced them when ever he thought about his friends' well being. So as hard as it was he tried not to think about it.

Natsu's eyes blinked open after a nice nap, but something was amiss.

He was cold.

There's no way that I could be cold! Natsu thought, I'm a freaking FIRE dragon slayer.

Now that Natsu thought about it he hadn't used any of his magic since he got here.

"Okay, I guess I'll warm myself up then." Natsu said.

He tried to summon fire with his fist, but nothing happened.

Huh? Natsu thought. He tried again, but to no avail.

"Why won't my magic work?!" Natsu shouted.

Natsu felt the first master's presence behind him.

"Mavis?" Natsu asked. It was hard to tell if she was there since he could not see or technically hear her.

"Yes." She replied.

"Do you know why I can't use my magic?" Natsu asked.

Mavis thought about this for a bit. Supposing what Natsu said was true, and that he was once a member of Fairy Tail, his memory may have switched with the original Natsu. Or perhaps something else entirely?

"If what you say is true perhaps you have someone else's magic abilities inside you. That may be making it hard to control the magic you claim you have." Mavis said carefully.

"How can I control my magic again?" Natsu asked.

"Why don't you start by gaining control of the magic you have now." Mavis suggested.

"You mean the episodes I keep having?" Natsu asked confused.

"No. That spell, Death Predation, cannot be controlled unless you forget the value of life." Mavis said sadly.

"Huh?" Natsu said confused.

"Nevermind. I meant the magic abilities you have, you have almost every dark magic ability there is."

"Dark magic?" Natsu asked, confused.

"Yes, for example you should be able to disappear and reappear in another location."

"No way! That's awesome!" Natsu said excitedly, "How do I do it?"

"Unfortunately," Mavis said shaking her head, "I myself do not know how to do it. I have only seen it before. You must figure it out yourself."

"Hmm…" Said Natus thinking, "I guess I'll just have to try random stuff until I get it.

At first Natsu tried voice commands like, "teleport! And Vanish!" But nothing worked.

"I'm going to try and clear my head." Said Natsu as he headed into the woods.

About thirty minutes had passed when Natsu heard the roar of a creature.

Natsu turned his head and looked in the direction of the roar. He could see a very large creature steadily coming towards him.

He was ready to take it on until he remembered, My Magic isn't working yet…

He ran.

*ROOOOAAARRRRRRR!* A loud roar filled Natsu's ears as the creature closed the distance between them.

I wish I was back at the clearing where Mavis was. I wish I was there! Natsu pictured the flat open grassy patch of land he had been on earlier. It had smelled of lavender and pine trees and the tall grass had a strange musky smell to it.

The smell and noises of the creature had vanished and a quiet calm washed over him. He flopped down as the scents of lavender, pine and musky grass filled his nostrils.

Natsu opened his eyes. He was back in the clearing he had just imagined!

"I DID IT!" Natsu shouted triumphantly! "Now I'm one step closer to getting my magic back!"

Mavis just watched, with a sad smile on her face.

End of chapter 4

N/A: I know I haven't talked about Zeref much, so I'll get into that in the next chapter :)

Thanks for reading!