A/N: Sorry for taking so long to update. Inspiration was running low and then Mashima's special chapter with what Juvia "sees"...asdfghjkl. Anyways, here is the new chapter!
Their Future
Chapter 4: The Rebel
Lilyana Redfox
She was divergent, forging her own path through the world. She was short like her mother, in the shrimp stature size. But she was by no means a humble shrimp. The toss of her short blue hair and the gleam in her contrasting red eyes meant that she was ready to fight. Her name was Lilyana Redfox, granddaughter of Metalicana and youngest child of Gajeel and Levy. Her name was extra special. Lily, for her father's best friend and Ana, for Metalicana who had been her father's dragon. She was her father's daughter, with her mother's stubborn nature. It was only natural that she was to be Nashi's rival. She lived to be stronger, to be the hatchling that her grandfather could be proud of. He was dear to her heart, and his opinion was second only to her immediate family. Who would've thought that Metalicana could be a doting grandfather. Well, most of the time.
"Gajeel! Haven't you learned anything? Teach your daughter properly, she ain't gonna end up like some shithead Fire dragon slayer." A voice grumbled as her watched from the heavens above.
"Did you just call my granddaughter a shithead metal voice?!" came the booming indignant sound of the fire dragon, Igneel.
"Hell yeah I did." Metalicana grunted.
Once again, the feminine dragon stepped in. "You really need to stop with the whole "my spawn is better" thing. When Sora grows up, you'll see where they really belong."
Two sets of eyes glared at the female dragon, who just sighed.
Gajeel only grumbled at the skies above. "Ana's doing just fine."
Truly, she was. Ana was different from the rest of her generation. She practiced twice as hard and always was picking fights to improve her skills.
"One! Two! Three!" A caramel colored exceed called out to her partner.
"Aster! Slow down!" Ana complained. Aster was her partner and best friend. She was the daughter of Pantherlily, Gajeel's partner.
"Now. push-ups!" The exceed called.
The girl glared back at her partner, but complied with her request.
"Hey Aster, let's go on a job!" Ana smiled widely.
Aster sighed inwardly. Ana just wasn't ready for a strenuous job without help, and that was all Mira seemed to offer at the time. She began to run through compatible partners for Ana in her head. "Layla, Kira and Avalon already have a team, they won't want a tag-along, Iggy and Sora are too young, Jason too powerful, Asuka too busy, Mizu too fixed on Logan, Tyson too distracted- that leaves just three people: Grayson, Midori and Megan." She mumbled aloud.
"But I want to do a solo job!" Ana protested
A shadowy figure stood over her. "I'll take you, sis."
"Logan! You bastard, you scared me!" Ana exclaimed in surprise.
Aster hummed thoughtfully. Logan was certainly the smartest of the new generation, and his skill in magic would be enough to protect Ana, if she needed it.
"I approve." She stated, and they set off.
The mission was dangerous.
Ana was exhausted, the enemy was much more powerful than she had originally anticipated. Where the hell was Logan? So much for being "the brains". She hadn't seen him since they split up to pin the bad guys. Her dragon slayer senses told her that he was near, but she had no idea of telling exactly where he was.
"Iron Dragon's Demon Logs!" She launched attack after attack, depleting her strength. Looks like her stupid good for nothing brother wasn't going to show.
He was trapped. Dammit, he hadn't meant to get caught, but he was so wrapped up in his strategizing, that he walked right into it. He knew that she would be fine, and he focused all his attention on escaping.
She wasn't fine. Far from it. Her magic power was all used up. She hadn't an ounce of strength left. It was in this moment, the very first time she was faced with a drastic challenge, that she rebelled. She rebelled against the idea of staying here and failing the mission. Fairy Tail wizards did not give up. That lesson from her father's tales of old foes sang through her head. Lilyana Redfox did not give up. She stood for what she believed in and rebelled against normality. She was a survivor.
She turned her attackers and smirked. "You made a mistake messing with a Redfox!" she yowled, her powers replenished.
"Uhh Boss? She's attacking everyone! She'll free her companion soon!" a voice whispered urgently to the master.
"Let her." He stated, his voice stated cooly, oozing confidence from its shadowy depths.
Lilyana was the center of her storm, raging through the warehouse. Her red eyes were crimson, blood red with anger as she charged forward through the masses of people trying to stop her.
"Logan you idiot! You better not have gotten caught, damn it!" She screamed.
Her older brother sweat dropped. "Sorry for being late sis…" He said, calmly pushing his way through the iron barrier, as if it was playdoh. She glared at him, trying to burn holes through his head.
"Ana! Behind you!" He yelled suddenly as an enemy mage caught her off guard. The feeling of impact never came as she deftly rolled to the ground.
"Let's blow this motherfucking popsicle stand." She stated, spitting blood from her mouth. The attack had caught her jaw before she had put her scales up.
"Ana, you really have to work on your mouth. Mom's going to kill you if she hears it." Logan said pointedly.
"I hear you Logan-nii." She grumbled back, before launching back into action.
They fought their way to the center before they were faced with a terrible face.
"Looks like I get the pleasure of annihilating two thirds of the Redfox children." A creepy voice stated.
"We'll see about-" Logan's voice was cut off as he slumped to the floor, injured by an enemies hidden attack.
"LOGAN!" Ana's cries ripped from her throat to see her only brother injured and bleeding.
Her blue hair was blown about as her magical power increased.
"Ana, you only have enough strength for one more attack!" Aster yelled frantically from her position in the sky.
She seemed to ignore her partner as her power stabilized.
"You" She said, pointing to the evil mastermind, "are going down, bastard."
"Ana! What's this I hear from your brother? You need to clean up your vocabulary!" A petite blunette stared down her youngest daughter.
"Gajeel you baka! Stop teaching our daughter terrible words!"
Ana retreated to her safe place, grinning crazily. Her first major job was a success!
Nashi would be so fucking jealous.