Chapter 2
Lucy sat on one of the stools at the bar with Master Mavis, waiting for the outcome. Many of her fellow guildmates were talking in hushed tones and the life seemed to gone out of the guildhall. It was either shock or concern for their friend that kept everyone quiet. But unfortunately some can't stay quiet for long.
"Damn it." Gray emphasized the word 'it'. He stood up so fast that the chair clattered to the floor.
"I have to go back there." Gray marched over to the door only to be blocked by Erza.
"Move, Erza." Gray said with menace in his voice.
"I know you're upset, Gray." Erza said as she closed her eyes, "Believe me, I would much rather be out there fighting with Natsu then standing around here and waiting."
"Then what's stoppin' ya?" Gray asked, his eyes ominous. As he tried to walk past her to the doorway only to be stopped when her hand rested on his shoulder.
"Because I have faith him. He will be alright." Erza said. Gray turned to look at her and she gave him a small smile. Suddenly there was a small explosion as the front door flew. Everyone turned and crunched into a defencive position. Though hidden by the smoke, it was possible to make out three figures.
"My, my, my. I must say I am quite disappointed in you, Heaven's Blade. To think, you were once a proud, noble guild with enough power to defy the heavens themselves." The tall figure in the center with a male voice said as the smoke started to clear, "Now, without the traitors of Albion, you are just weak humans."
"We'll use this opportunity to wipe you out now, before Red returns to protect his precious comrades." The smallest figure to the left stepped forward and the female voice sneared.
"You are mistaken if you think of yourselves as our equals. Humans are mere tools to us Albiones. Your species should learn your place soon before we become unamused by your little rebellion." Another male voice said. By this time the smoke had cleared and Fairy Tail's attackers were now visible. The male figure in the center had long purple hair with some of it tied in a ponytail and draped over his left shoulder. His eyes were a bright yellow. The girl on his left sported short black and white hair and dark grey eyes. The man to the right also had short black hair with his bangs pulled back with a red bandana. The girl walked up to Lucy and used her dagger to trace the lines around Lucy's mouth.
"We should start with her, Lunic." The girl called to the man with the purple hair, "She's one that can help Red emerge."
"Do what you wish, Maria." Lunic said without a care as Maria raised her dagger and Lucy closed her eyes.
"Luuuccccccccy!" Gray, Erza, Juvia, Levi, Wendy, and Gajeel screamed and started to run to her, arms outstretched, only to be blocked by the boy with black hair. Suddenly Maria gasped as a red light started to form around Lucy and then exploded, the shock wave throwing Maria back.
"Oh no," Erza said with concern, "Lucy!" Everyone joined in her scream as flames licked at the spot where Lucy had once been.
"Damn it! You'll pay for that. Reequip!" Erza shouted with rage as she changed into her Fairy Armor.
"Hold up Erza." A familiar voice said, "I don't like scum in my Guildhall any more than you do, but you must think before you act." At the word 'act' a familiar figure appeared out of the flames, carrying Lucy in his arms.
"I have to agree with you on that, dear brother. I don't like scum in Heaven's Blade Sanction either. And its our duty as guild leaders to anialate scum like this. So lets show them the door, shall we." Another figure, that was somewhat familiar, said appearing next to him.
"NATSU!" Everyone shouted running up to him, but he held out a hand to stop them.
"Maria, Lunic, Tanto." Natsu said nodding to them, "Tell me what business you have with my guild. Have we not left you alone for almost a century and a half now?"
"It hasn't been long enough for us to forget about you and this rebel guild you assembled." Lunic said.
"You should know that you are no match for us. We were always more powerful than you." Said the female figure next to Natsu. Her hair was a pink color that was darker that Natsu fell down her back in curly waves and her eyes were a bright blue green. She worn black pair of Daisy Dukes shorts and a plain black piece of clothing that only covered her boobs. Over that she wore a biker's jacket and and fingerless biker gloves. Lastly she wore black boots that went all the way up to her thighs. Maria made a tsk sound as she walked back to Lunic and Tanto.
"You're not thinking of starting another war with Albion. Because last time I checked you lost the last war." Maria smirked.
"Maybe not with Albion." Natsu said, "But I think Rose and I can kill you easily right now."
"You think that you can stand a chance against us?" Tanto asked. "We're stronger than last time."
"Maybe." Natsu chuckled, "But Lucy here can help me defeat you." Natsu indicated to the girl he was still holding. He leaned down as kissed her and she responded in surprise. Then still holding Lucy, he started to glow.
"I am Red Tailburg, son of the fire dragon, Igneel, and the fire demon goddess, Empusa. By the fire of my birth right, the foes of my celestial emerger and I shall be eliminated." Natsu paused to gather all of the fire into his entire being with the help of Lucy's magic, which started to pour into him, "Fire Dragon Demon God Slayer Secret Art: Celestial Demon's Fire Rebellion." Lucy's magic added with the fire that Natsu summoned was so powerful that everyone could tell that it took some effort to hold it back.
"Crap. He emerged." Maria said and made a face mixed with fear, anger, and astonishment.
"I would leave now before I turned you to ashes." Natsu said holding back his fire as it streamed like a tail behind him.
"Guess we have no choice." Lunic said with a small sigh.
"Damn." Maria said angrily, "We were so close to." Then she slammed her fist into the ground and smoke appeared.
"You've avoided annihilation today, Red. Just remember we will kill you and your human comrades." Lunic's voice was heard as the smoke parted.
"They can try if they want." The female figure next to Natsu scoffed, "But I highly doubt they can."
"Careful Rose." Natsu warned, "We don't know that its just them out there. Have you forgotten about Zeref so quickly."
"Rose!" Someone said. There was a gasp among everyone and once again they formed a defensive stance.
"Chill people." Rose turned to face everyone, "I won't hurt ya."
"That's a load of bull shit." Gray said stepping forward, "I still remember what you did to our master."
"Ya. Sorry about that." Rose rubbed the back of the head sheepishly, "I'm not all that great about holding back. I really never meant to hurt him. But to be fair, he attacked me first."
"That I did." Makarov said, "I do hope you will forgive me. Had I known that you were Rose Fairylaft, former Guild Master I would have welcomed you with open arms."
"Don't sweat the small stuff, gramps, I know you only did what you had to do to protect the guild and I respect you for it." Rose dismissed it with a wave if her hand.
"But what about when you were snearing at us in the forest?" Erza challenged.
"Oh that." Rose and Natsu exchanged glances, "I was just egging him on. More importantly..." Rose change the subject and crossed the room where she stood in front of Gray and Lyon. Then she closed her eyes, after awhile she smiled, "You boys are so much like your mother it's frightening. She must be proud of you dragon cubs wherever she is now."
"Dragon Cubs?" Gray asked, "But we're not dragons."
"No, of course not, cubs. I merely mean that you were raised by a dragon. That's all." She walked over to Natsu, plucked Lucy out of his arms and handed her to Jellal. Then she stood next to him whispering. Occasionally words could be heard from their conversation.
"...Zeref..."
"...help..."
"...years..."
"...probably dead..."
"...shouldn't fight..."
"...Elders..."
"...destroy..."
"...this world..."
"...can't protect..."
Everyone started to feel tense. Gray was the most tense out of all of them. Why would Ur keep this from him? He looked at Lyon standing next to him, Lyon was in a state of shock.
"Why Gray? Why would she keep that from us?" Lyon asked, as if to read his mind.
"She didn't keep anything FROM you, Lyon." Natsu walked over to them, "Once apon a time, you knew about her. But she asked me about seventeen years to make you forget all about her and alter your memory. But you found her again some how. Even though you had no idea that she even existed in the world, you still found her. She was so surprised, but she couldn't send you back for another mind wipe. So she taught you basic ice magic. But if its okay with you," Natsu bowed his head as he placed a hand on both Gray and Lyon, "I'd like to restore your memory and the things she taught you."
"Why did this happen? Why would she want our memories to be erased?" Lyon asked cautiously stepping back, cuing Gray to do the same.
"Because at that point she was already being hunted by Zeref. She knew that you would fight to defend her, just like she knew that any dragon slayer magic that you used to defend her would end up with both of you being killed. She didn't want that, so she sent me to erase any existence of her in your minds. You will understand more when I show you." Natsu stepped up to Gray and Lyon, placing his hands on their heads. Then he closed his eyes and began to chant something.
"Wait." Gray removed Natsu's hand from his head with his own, "What will happen to me if I remember what happened back then. Will the memories of me and my friends be altered in anyway? Because if it is, I would rather not remember the truth.
"No. You will remember every time that you and your friends spent together. You will simply remember the magic necessary to fight dragons, other types of memory restoration is very complicated so I will leave them out." With that, Natsu started to chant again and Gray and Lyon started to glow.
"Wow," Gray said stumbling a bit as he realized what just happened. Somehow he felt different. More complete. Like a part of him had been restored. Already he couldn't imagine his life without his dragon slayer magic-and he hadn't even used it yet.
'This is amazing' Lyon thought as he felt his new found power coursing through his body.
'You're right, Lyon, this is amazing' Gray agreed. They both turned to look at each other in shock.
'You can hear my thoughts' Lyon thought to Gray.
'Yeah... can you?' Gray thought back. Lyon nodded, his eyes widening to an impossible size.
'This is wierd.' both thought as they took a step forward to look each other in the face. They heard a chuckle and turned to face the person that did so.
"So it looks like Glashur set up a telepathic communication system with the two of you as well as herself. Even after she died the whole system remained intact. Amazing." Rose looked very interested.
"Amazing?!" Gray shouted in anger and disbelief, "This is no time to be amazed. How do we put a stop to it? I don't want him-" Gray pointed at Lyon, "in my head all the time."
"I couldn't have said it better myself Gray." Lyon glared at him, "Having you see all my thoughts twenty-four-seven would get very old very quick."
"Yeah, you and your perverted mind undressing Juvia." Gray made a fist as Juvia blushed a crimson red, "It would get very old very quickly. It also wouldn't last very long because I would have to kill you."
"Enough with the jealousy Gray." Lyon ran a hand through his hair, "We all know that Juvia-chan is going to pick me and not you, so just stop trying. You'll only make her agitated."
"If you call her 'Juvia-chan' one more time I swear I'll..." Gray lowered his voice as he thrust his face in Lyon's with a death look on his face. Natsu chuckled inwardly as he looked at Gray's expression. That was the look that he had received from Gray when they bickered. Back when everyone was innocent and carefree. Now that members of the guild knew about him... no, now that the army of Albion knew about him and his sister as well, Fairy Tail would be in grave danger. As much as he would love to leave them all out of this, that was never going to happen.
A sharp pain hit his side snapping him out of his thoughts as he looked towards the person who had attacked him. Natsu's eyes widened in surprise when he saw Mavis standing in front of him with her hand glowing a pale yellow/white.
"Why Mavis?" Natsu gritted his teeth as he fell to one knee, bleeding profusely. Everyone turned to Mavis in shock. Rose turned away from her conversation with Jellal to run over to her little brother. She helped him up before glaring at Mavis.
"Why?" She growled in a low voice she struggled to keep up her brother.
"This is all your fault." Mavis said darkly, "If you hadn't come back, then the others wouldn't have come. You have put our guild in danger and because of that, I now see you as our enemy as well. Take your brother and get out of here, Rose, before I kill you."
"But number one..." Makarov protested as Mirajane wheeled him in his new wheelchair that he got today.
"Not one word, number three. This is my decision." Mavis still looked cruel.
"But Mavis..." Makarov protested again.
"My decision is final." Gave him her signature dark look that could turn anyone to stone.
"Right." Makarov squeaked as he sweat dropped. There was a sudden cold feeling as black mist rolled past them. Mavis and Makarov turned to see nothingness in the place that once had two great wizards.
"Smart Decision." Mavis said darkly.
End of Chapter 2
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