[A/N: Thank you everyone who has Favorited and followed this fan fiction. I was not expecting this many people to like it.]
Ruby was intrigued by the magic-fueled cart. When the others were clearing the village, Wendy answered Ruby's questions. It was an interesting conversation. What had caught her interest was that there were different kinds of guilds. When Wendy said that they belonged to a wizard guild called Fairy Tail. She even said that they were the most powerful guild in Fiore. What Ruby found amusing and made her a little home sick was Natsu's motion sickness. He reminded her of Jaune when she first met him. He got motion sick to, but only that one time that she was aware of. When she started to think of Jaune she started to worry. What happened at Beacon? Was someone able to get to Pyra in time to help her with Cinder? Was Yang, Weiss and Blake okay?
They ended up arriving to Fairy Tail in two and a half hours later. Team Natsu and Ruby went onto the guild and headed to the bar where Master Makarov was sitting and drinking. "You will have to talk to Master Makarov." Erza told Ruby. When they reached the old wizard Erza told him about the Grimm and how they found Ruby, but she didn't tell him that Ruby was from a different world.
Makarov nodded and hopped down from the counter. "Come with me to my office." He said and waved to Ruby. "You guys might as well come as well. You will end up knowing what we talk about anyways." He said giving Natsu the stink eye. Natsu just gave his signature smile and followed the rest of the Team up the stairs to Makarov's office. It was a little cramped with everyone in there but they made due. Makarov went behind his desk, which was piled with papers, and sat in his chair. He indicated for Ruby to sit in the chair on the opposite side of his desk. "Where are you from child?" He said with a kind voice.
This kind of reminded Ruby of when she first met Professor Ospin back when he offered her the opportunity to attend Beacon. "I'm from Remnant. I am a student at Beacon Academy, which is a school for students who wants to be hunters and huntresses."
"Remnant? I have never heard of that place before." Makarov said.
"it's like Edolas." Erza told him then waved her hand to Natsu. "Natsu was the first one to figure it out."
When Makarov heard that his mouth dropped open and he grew white with shock. "Natsu? How... How did you figure it out before everyone else."
Natsu smirked. It was always amusing to see people's reactions when he actually does something or says something smart. "She didn't think magic was real and she didn't act the same way people do when they hear that Wendy and I are dragon slayers."
Makarov nodded, still not quite believing that Natsu had figured it out before anyone else. He turned his attention back to Ruby. "What is you home like? Is it technology driven? I take it there is no magic there either?"
"Remnant is technology driven, but we also focus on how to use dust. We don't have magic exactly, we have semblances which are abilities we are born with." Ruby said.
"Wait you use dust? How can dirt help you advance in technology?" Lucy asked with a confused look on her face.
"Its not dirt-like dust, it's dust from a power crystal that is ground up. It can be used to power up weapons to give the user an edge. There are a lot of different types like ice, fire, rock, and ect." [A/N: Sorry if that description is not accurate.]
"What is a semblance?" Gray asks.
"Its an ability everyone is born with. Mine is speed. My sisters is where every time she gets hit she gets stronger. Blake, one of my team mates, can leave a duplicate of herself. One of my professors could revert anything that was destroyed back to what it was before." Ruby said. She skipped explaining Weiss's semblance, because she would think they wouldn't understand.
"Huh, interesting." Makarov said. "How did you and those beasts get here?"
"We went through a portal. There was a big battle going on at Beacon. The Grimm came and started attacking the school. Weiss and I were trying to get to one of our friends. We were fighting through a horde of Grimm at the base of Beacon Tower when I came up with the idea of running up the side of the tower. Weiss helped me and I was halfway up when a big portal appeared above me. All kinds of Grimm were sucked in, including this huge bird Grimm which drops globs that smaller Grimm crawl out of. I didn't have away to stop before I ran into the portal. The next thing I know I am dropped into a clearing with Grimm unconscious all around me. I ran in a direction to try and get away from the Grimm before they woke up. I ended up finding a cave to rest in for a few hours before I heard the screams from the village."
"Is there anything we need to know about these Grimm?" Erza asked.
"They are attracted to fear. Whole cities were lost because of the Grimm." Ruby said.
Makarov nodded. "We are going to have to warn the other guilds about them. We will also have to prepare to get a lot of jobs to get rid of them. Now we need to figure out where you are going to be staying until we find a way to get you home."
"Wait you are going to help me return home?" Ruby asked with a big smile.
"Yes, we are going to help you get home, specifically they are going to be helping you get home." He said waving his hand to Team Natsu. "They would have done it without me asking them. Though I will worn you, they tend to find themselves trouble."
Ruby smiled. "Don't worry that's nothing new. I have always found myself and my team in situations that most would avoid."
"It might take a while but we will get you home." Lucy said as she looked at Ruby. "As for where you are going to be staying until they, you can stay with me."
"Good idea, Lucy." Makarov said as he stood. "Well I should go brief everyone on the Grimm and write letters to the magic counsel and all of the guilds." With that everyone left the masters office and headed down stairs. As Makarov called for attention for the announcement Team Natsu left and headed to Lucy's apartment.
The next three weeks go by in a blur. Makarov was right. A day after Ruby was brought to Fairy Tail requests came flooding into the guild about strange creatures that were terrorizing villages. Team Natsu and Ruby went on a lot of jobs to get rid of the Grimm. Everyone was impressed on how talented Ruby was with fighting. Erza was especially impressed that a girl so young could use a huge scythe so skillfully.
A couple of days after she arrived, she showed her friends her ability. When they first saw her use her semblance. Natsu asked, "Rose petals?" As Ruby disappeared in a shower of red rose petals. Seconds later she appeared a mile down the road. Everyone grinned. It was pretty impressive. "I wonder if she is faster than Jet." Natsu comments as they walk the rest of the way to the guild.
"Who is Jet?" Ruby asked.
"He is a guild member who is incredibly fast. No one can match his speed, well maybe the fast guy from the Oracien Seis." Lucy answered her.
"Really? Maybe we should have a race." Ruby said with excitement. It would be so cool to race someone who is fast enough to keep up or go faster than her.
When they reached the guild, Team Natsu went straight up to Jet and Droy, who was stuffing his face like usual. "Hey Jet what do you say we have a little competition." Natsu said.
Jet looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean a little competition? Non of you can beat me in a race and we can't exactly have an all out fight. I may be a good fighter, but I am not good enough to take any of you on."
"What Natsu meant was how about me and you have a race. My ability is speed as well." Ruby said as she steps forward. When the guild heard her say that everyone got really excited.
"Alright. How about we race from here to the outskirts of Magnolia and back." Jet said.
"No. You will no doubt know a few short cuts and she isn't very familiar with the terrain. There is a straight away a few mile north. We can have it there." Erza said. Everyone nodded and followed Team Natsu and Ruby out the door.
Once they reached the road they started to make the beginning and the end while everyone crowded by the end. Natsu and Happy were at the start point with Jet and Ruby. "On my mark. Ready. Set. GO!" Natsu said and Jet and Ruby were off. Happy picked up Natsu and used his sonic speed to get to the end before the two racers. They reached the end of the race track two minutes before the racers appeared. Ruby was in the lead, but barely. Ruby crossed the line half a second before Jet. The instant they slowed down they collapsed on the ground breathing heavily, obviously from running faster than they normally would. There were a lot of cheering and grumbling. Apparently a lot of people had betted on Jet winning.
Team Natsu ran up to Ruby and helped her stand up. "Way to go Ruby!" Lucy said and she gave the girl a hug.
Ruby smiled. "That was fun. I have never had to race anyone before."
"Hey Rose Petals. Nicely done." Gajeel said as he walked by, heading back to the guild.
"Thanks." With that everyone went back to the guild. Team Natsu and Ruby grabbed some lunch then went and pick a job to get rid of Grimm for a local village. They were done having fun for now, they had a job to get done.
[A/N: Just so everyone is aware this is after the Zodiac Rebellion, but before Tartoros. I will not be including Tartoros in this fan fiction. I hope you guys enjoyed this. I'll see you guys next time.]