Fairy Tail Next Generation
by: Stella Formidante
Episode 10: Furious Bolt Arc: A Person Worthy of True Love
Summary: Will Erza accept the biggest secret that Jellal has in store?
A/N: Sorry of the late update guys! I know you're quite pissed at the sudden change of relationships. Here's more pain. Hahahaha!
Disclaimer: Don't own Fairy Tail, just the Furious Bolt and the Next Gen kids.
Insert Opening Song: NEVER - END TALE by Tatsuyuki Kobayashi and Konomi Suzuki
It was almost midnight when the people of Blue Pegasus heard an ear shattering explosion just outside their beloved establishment. The first to wake up were Ren and Eve, who were cuddled together in their shared bed. Ichiya's deep slumber made no sense of alarm to his body. Jenny was practically running all around the guild's hall and shouting for help. Who knew the ruckus that could come up at this time of hour? Fuck that.
"Eve, any idea who did this?" Ren asked his lover who was running towards the exit of the hall.
"I might. But I need facts." Eve answered and the two of them ran as fast they could.
After another explosion, Ichiya finally woke up, muttering "Man." under his breath. He looked outside the window of his room to see what's happening. And in a matter of seconds, he was running towards the exit as well.
"Ren, Eve... What's happening?" Jenny asked as she already made it outside. The two boys were gasping for breath before answering.
"We don't have final ideas..." Ren replied, almost out of breath. "But I think Hibiki has something to do with this."
"Hibiki? Why would he do this?" Jenny still really cares for the guy after their breakup.
"Wanna know why?" a certain male voice was suddenly heard around them. Looking around, they saw what they feared to be true.
"HIBIKI?" the three shouted in unison.
"Yes. Hibiki Lates... Jellal's ex-boyfriend." another voice came in. A voice with female quality.
"Who are you? What did you do to our friend?" Eve was the one who asked, his voice straining.
"Oh? I just found out that he seemed depressed about Jellal leaving him." the female answered. "So I just helped him move on."
"The fuck? Moving on with destroying our guild?" Ren gritted in anger. "The hell are you trying to do?"
"Such foul language... I think you should be punished." the woman said with a sinister smirk and blasted purple lightning towards Ren.
"Lightning magic? Could it be..." Eve said after trying to help his lover. Jenny gaped at the realization.
"Yes, my dear... Very intelligent of you... The name's Lavender, from the Furious Bolt guild... Member of the Seven Deadly Bolts." the woman introduced. She was wearing a purple dress with a corset in the middle of her chest and a purple hat wore by ladies. Her high-heels were a perfect color of Lavender. She has purple hair stretching to her waist and eyes that speak of purple color.
"Dammit! I should've known!" Ren smacked the ground with his fist and Eve helped him to stand up.
"Maybe you're just a little late for it. But it's fun seeing you guessing... after what my friend Lime did to Lamia Scale." Lavender said with much pride that irked Ren the more.
"Damn! Eve, Jenny... Call out Captain Ichiya! We got work to do!" Ren commanded and the two nodded. Lavender just smirked evilly.
"And the fun starts here! Hibiki, attack your comrade!" Lavender laughed and urged Hibiki to do the command. The gingerhead apathetically activated his Archive magic and launched an attack to Ren. The tanned guy came up with a counter in the perfect timing.
"Hibiki! Snap out of it!" Ren tried to reach his comrade's mind but to no avail. Lavender used the opportunity to blast a powerful purple lightning towards the tanned man.
"That's not how you do it, Ren. He won't be back to his old self if you keep shouting." Lavender said and her smirk does it all.
"His old self?" Ren suddenly gaped at the realization. Was Hibiki mind-controlled all along?
"Yes. You see, my power is concerned with the human mind. Whenever they feel depressed or sad, that's my great opportunity to implant my thoughts in theirs." Lavender explained, her smirk never fading. Ren gritted in anger. He knew that a mage with mind powers was one of the most difficult to deal with.
"You used Hibiki's longing for Jellal to control him? The nerve of a bitch like you!" Ren couldn't control his anger anymore. Speaking profanities was never in his vocabulary, but when angered intensely, it becomes included.
"Oh dear... Such a hot mouth you got there! I wonder how your lover keeps up with you." Lavender just chuckled darkly at the accusation.
"Leave Eve out of this. He has nothing to do with that!" Ren spat harshly and Lavender seemed to enjoy torturing Ren's mind.
"Oh, is that so?" Lavender paused then pursed her lips. "Hibiki, show them a hot mouth with your magic!"
"Damn you all who helps Fairy Tail!" Hibiki shouted forcefully and attacked Ren. The tanned man rolled on the ground, wincing in pain of the impact.
'That's it! If I call Fairy Tail, they would help.' Ren thought but was attacked again by Hibiki.
"Don't even think about calling that pathetic guild." Lavender snarled at Ren.
"Hah! Of course you can hear my thoughts. How foolish of me."
"Indeed." Lavender said with pride. Then came back Ichiya with Eve and Jenny.
"Man!" Ichiya called out and blasted magic towards the direction of Lavender.
"Ren! You okay?" Eve quickly ran towards his boyfriend's direction.
"Yes, my Sweetie Pie. Perfect timing." Ren chuckled and Eve blushed at the endearment.
"You know that doesn't suit me, Ren. I'm a boy..." Eve stuttered and Ren just ruffled the blonde's hair affectionately.
"I know. We need to call Fairy Tail now. They can help us." Ren suggested and Eve nodded, placing a finger on his temple and closed his eyes to concentrate.
Fairy Tail guild, Magnolia Town...
Warren was, to put it simply, a nocturnal person. He hates sleeping because that brings him unwanted thoughts to his mind. So he just stayed at the bar while Mira was doing the inventory.
"Hmmm. Time to sleep now." Mira yawned and Warren seemed lost in thoughts.
"Mira..." Warren suddenly jolted upright when he heard a connection with his mind.
"What is it Warren?" Mira looked at him worriedly.
"Wait... I'm receiving... a transmission from Blue Pegasus..."
"Blue Pegasus? I better inform Master about this." Mira suggested and ran towards the Master's office.
"Please do so..." Warren added when Mira is still in hearing range.
"Warren..." Eve's voice dominated Warren's mind.
"Eve Tearm of Blue Pegasus... To what do I owe this telepathic communication?"
"A member of Furious Bolt is attacking us. She has Hibiki under mind control..." Eve didn't even finish his statement when the telepath line was disconnected.
"Damn. Blue Pegasus is in danger!" Warren announced and everyone who's still in the hall looked at him.
"What? AS IN NOW?" Elfman dropped the box he was carrying and shouted.
"Yeah. Another member of Furious Bolt attacked them." Warren informed.
"That's very unmanly! At this time of day?! What was in the mind of those dumb Bolts?!"
"Enough with the complaining and let's get started! Warren, contact Natsu and Gray! We need their help!" Lisanna said and the telepath mage nodded.
Fullbuster Residence...
"Mmmm. Graaaaaay..." Natsu was cuddling very tightly to Gray, who had his arms wrapped protectively around the pinkette's waist.
"Mmmm. Natsuuuu..." Gray was doing the same thing. What were they dreaming?
"WAKE UP!" and a loud voice in their mind woke up the sleeping couple.
"What was that?" Natsu asked.
"Warren..." Gray just answered and the voice returned.
"Natsu, Gray... We need your help... Another member of Furious Bolt attacked Blue Pegasus!" Warren spoke as the couple listened to the voice in their mind.
"At this time of day? The fuck are they trying to pull this time?" Gray cussed and Natsu kissed him on the lips.
"This is urgent. Please come to the guild immediately. I'll tell you everything from there." Warren said and the link ended.
"Ughh! I wanna sleep..." Gray laid back down but Natsu punched him on the arm.
"They need our help, moron! Get your lazy ass up!" Natsu said with his usual fired-up spirit.
"I'm the lazy one, really? After all the work I've done to please you earlier-" and a pillow was thrown to his face.
"Just shut up, Snowflake! C'mon!" Natsu was already in his usual vest and pants. Gray just made do with his boxers, Natsu printed.
"Fine, fine. Let's go." Gray responded timidly but joined the pinkette anyways.
And so the wizards were gathered at the Guild Hall that night. Master Makarov updated all of them with what happened at Blue Pegasus. Jellal, upon hearing Hibiki's condition, suddenly felt his heart being crippled slowly. Erza was busy listening to the mission mechanics enough not to notice this.
"As you can see, Lavender is a mind mage. She's also a telepath but she's more on the manipulatory side. When someone feels depressed or down, she strikes by flashing her thoughts on that person's mind." Larcelle explained and everyone gasped at that.
"That way, she can control them however long she wanted to." Larcelle added and Jellal felt more guilty at this.
"Why would Hibiki be sad? He has lots of flings so there's no reason for him to be sad..." leave it to Natsu asking such obvious questions.
"Hey Loke, he's on the same boat as you are... Any ideas?" Lucy asked her husband who just shrugged in return.
"Pardon my Princess, but I don't have the slightest idea on what he's thinking." Loke apologized and kissed Lucy's hand. The blonde blushed at the gesture.
"To answer Natsu's question..." Jellal suddenly spoke. And everyone faced him curiously, especially Erza.
Blue Pegasus guild...
"So, you've called the pathetic guild. I wonder what they are doing now. Hahahahaha!" Lavender laughed darkly and Ren was really pissed off.
"They are not a pathetic guild, crazy woman! They are the best guild that we've ever met!" Ren said back with much force.
"And so I heard..." Lavender replied, hands resting on her waist. "But our guild's better!"
A purple lightning was shot towards Ren's direction, just in time for Eve's Archive Defense magic.
"Nobody hurts my Bae and escapes alive!" Eve, with much determination, glared at Lavender.
"Oooh. I'm scared, onii-chan! What are you gonna do about it?" Lavender teased the blonde TriMen and launched another purple lightning.
"Damn!" Eve tsked and Ren helped his lover.
Fairy Tail guild, Magnolia Town...
"WHAT THE HELL?" some of the guild members shouted incredulously after hearing Jellal's confession.
"You... married me because you don't wanna be confused?" Erza was shaking alotogether, clenching her fists tightly.
"Yeah. I don't even know why I ran away from him..." Jellal had his eyes hidden.
"Jellal, that's ridiculous! If you love Hibiki then you shouldn't have left-"
"Stop it!" Erza cut off Natsu's statement, leaving him gaping in shock.
"Sorry Erza... I didn't mean to do that." Jellal quickly kneeled in front of the requip mage.
"You haven't changed a bit, Jellal." Erza's voice was strained, but with anger. "Hurting others is still your specialty."
"I know. But I mean it when I wanted to make up to you for what I've done." Jellal countered.
"Then why not mean something for Hibiki's sake? Why did you left him undone?! You crushed his hopes!" Erza was now boiling in anger. The Master had to step in and prevent any more riot.
"Erza..." the master spoke with such sternity. The requip mage held back her tears.
"No, Master! I know how Hibiki feels. He's lost... That's why... That's why... He's quickly manipulated by that spell!" Erza persisted and the master sighed.
"Alright... We'll settle this after we defeat that Lavender woman." the master spoke. "And you, Jellal... Provide a formal closure with Hibiki Lates."
"Yes, Master." Jellal nodded, but Erza wouldn't just stay silent.
"No. Come back to him..." Erza said with a straight voice, Jellal's eyes widened at the idea.
"Erza, what are you talking about? He can't just go and leave your kids alone!" Natsu protested but Gray held him close.
"Erza..." Jellal could only say.
"You heard me right. You have a lot to make up with Hibiki. All the lost times you shared, the blissfulness of those memories. I can only imagine how much pain he has gone through just for you." Erza paused, the others gaping at what they heard from the requip mage. "I believe Hibiki is a person worthy of true love."
"But Erza, why would you want this?" Mira was the one who asked.
"It pains me to leave him, but it's the only way. I cannot be free of my guilt knowing that there's other people hurting from this relationship."
"No Erza, I wouldn't leave you!" Jellal's voice was an octave higher now.
"You won't literally leave me. You can always visit me and our kids here. But you have to stay with the one who wished nothing but to love you more than anyone else in this world."
"You've gotta be kidding, Erza." Jellal felt shocked by the revelation.
"No. Do as I say or let Hibiki and our relationship suffer from the burden." Erza looked up to her husband with piercing determination, making Jellal gulp at the expression.
"I love you Erza. Don't do this." Jellal tried caressing his wife's face, both of them had tears.
"I love you, too. But our love is nothing compared to what Hibiki sacrificed just to have you in his life." Erza's smile was meant to help Jellal, after all.
"Erza..." Jellal closed his eyes in pain of the reality. That he still loves Hibiki no matter what tide flows on the sea.
"Hibiki deserves to be loved... No matter how playful he was before. But going this far just to make space for you is something I would admire from him." Erza said with much conviction.
"I know. And I've realized it now..." Jellal finally sighed in relief, Erza chuckling a bit at that.
"Let's call this off. And I wish you the best with Hibiki." Erza reached out her hand, Jellal grabbing it and shook hands with the requip mage.
"Sorry Erza... And thank you... for everything." Jellal's tears were never stopping. But Erza just smiled at the prospect of helping two lost lovers find each other again.
She wouldn't mind being divorced, because Fairy Tail is a family that would always be hers to come back to. And like she said, Hibiki is truly a person worthy of true love.
Insert Ending Song: Forever Here by Yoko Ishida
Happy: Hey Natsu!
Natsu: Happy! What is it?
Happy: Go beat that violet girl!
Natsu: I will, even if you don't tell me!
Happy: Aye, Sir!
Gray: C'mon, Flame Babe. Don't slack off or I'll get to defeat her.
Natsu: I'll be the one to defeat her, Pervy Popsicle!
Next: "Furious Bolt Arc: A Love that was Restored"
Narrator: At last, a lost love is found again.
Tsuzuku...