The 4 wizards were ejected forcefully from the other side of the rift landing onto an open field of green grass, except for Natsu who landed face first into a 5 meter sized piece of Maginium almost knocking him out... Unlike them however Layla calmly walked out of the portal before looking at the 4 wizards laying on the ground.

Layla paused and smiled before saying "I guess the first time here takes some getting used to"

Layla then turned and started to walk towards what looked like a small log cabin at the base of a nearby mountain covered in trees.

The 4 wizards picked themselves up off the ground, despite what seemed like a violent crash they didn't appear to have any pain or wounds on their body. Wendy raised up her hands in front of her and looked at them as a breeze rushed by with a noticeable blue tinge to it.

The wind seemed to wrap around her hands in a circular fashion before drifting off "Sky Magic?!" Wendy exclaimed as she continued to observe multiple pockets of the blue air dancing around the field.

Natsu turned to Gajeel and quickly exclaimed "Gajeel, quick punch me!"

Gajeel looked at Natsu and couldn't help but think he was an idiot, but quickly grinned "Geehee, sure thing Salamander!" as he said this he hit Natsu in the face with his Iron Dragon Sword.

Natsu snapped back from the force but almost immediately the scuff marks on his cheek vanished as his wounds were healed. "Awesome!" Natsu exclaimed

"Are you 2 insane!" Lucy yelled at the 2 Dragon Slayers for their idiocy. Wendy with her arms crossed nodding in agreeance with Lucy.

Layla let out a small laugh before saying "Yes the Magic here is quite strong. But if you are done could you please follow me, we have a lot to talk about"

The 4 of them quickly caught up to Layla and before long they had reached the cabin. Layla paused some meters away from the cabin which prompted the group to stop and look at her.

"Before we enter I feel that I should show you..." Layla said with a pause as she thought about what was running through her mind.

"What do you mean Momma? Show us what?" Lucy asked with concern.

"... My Dragon Form" Layla said as her eyes turned a fiery yellow.

The 3 Dragon Slayers couldn't help but be excited; however Lucy was a freaked out by her Mother's words.

"I can't normally do this; it's one of the reasons why I brought you here. However, even here I can't safely maintain it for long." Layla said before stopping to look at Natsu, Wendy and Gajeel before adding "Because you 3 are Dragon Slayers you will be safe."

Layla looked back at Lucy "Lucy you have my blood and despite the fact you are very much human your affinity to magic is exceptional"

"What do you mean by that?" Lucy nervously asked.

"Lucy... When you grow up, you may well be the most powerful wizard in Earthland" Layla said with pride in her daughter as she began to walk backwards making space between herself and the 4 humans.

"Please, the 4 of you hold onto something this may be a little... Turbulent" Layla said as she closed her eyes.

The 4 wizards took cover, Natsu held onto a tree stump that looked to be used for chopping wood. Lucy and Wendy took cover behind a bench seat that was bolted to the ground next to the cabin, while Gajeel simply took a few steps back wondering what the fuss was about.

The air grew thick and began to slowly swirl around Layla as she stood still and concentrated, eventually white sparks could be seen as static electricity formed by the friction in the air swirling around her. Then suddenly and without warning a massive green flame erupted upwards towards the sky creating a giant shockwave as a wall of Magical Pressure was violently pushed out.

Gajeel was thrown back through the air suddenly as the pulses of Magic like walls continued to radiated out from the green maelstrom. Gajeel quickly anchored himself into the ground by extending his arm like a metal spear however he now looked like a flag pole as he flapped about in the wind.

All the blue wind swirling around the fire created what looked like a tornado, that formed from the ground as it grew in height; at the same time a massive arc of white lightening rushed downwards from the sky with the 3 Elements meeting in the centre of the fire about 25meters off the ground.

The 4 wizards clung desperately to their chosen shelter as they all flapped in the Magic pulsating outwards before a blinding white light filled the area and suddenly the turbulence stopped.

The air felt thick almost like they were swimming in a liquid as all 4 of them dropped to the ground. They all quickly readjusted their gaze back towards Layla's original Position, the calamity of elements had ceased but they had to blink a few times to clear the effects from the blinding light.

After a few seconds their eyes eventually regained their focus as they looked upon Layla's new form.

"MOMMA?!" Lucy exclaimed terrified by the sight.

Wendy was shaking in fear her mouth hanging open as she tried to breath.

Gajeel was sweating abundantly as its magical presence sunk into his core.

Natsu just stood there as he looked on in awe, the lessen taught by Gildarts at Tenrou was being heavily reinforced in his mind as he also couldn't help but shake.

A Golden Dragon, with white lightening arcing violently all over its body was standing before them. It was standing upright like a human on 2 legs; which was different to the Dragons that they had seen in the past.

The Dragon's figure was approximately 50 meters in height substantially larger than the others. It had two massive golden wings, the tops of which extended another 20 meters vertically from its back to up above its head and then easily 50 meters either side of the main body.

Above the head at the tips of each wing there was a continuous arc of white electricity that crossed between the 2. Everything about the form just extruded power.

"I AM CITRINE! THE DRAGON PILLAR OF LIGHT!" Citrine proclaimed as she stared down at the 4 wizards who were frozen in place, green flames escaping her mouth as she spoke the words.

About 10 seconds went by; the 4 wizards just stared at the Dragon Citrine. Natsu however, seemed to be having difficulty holding himself back from running over to the Dragon to pick a fight as he was now excited.

But, just then the ground began to quake violently, as cracks formed all around the green field. Upon seeing this Citrine quickly re-applied all the seals to her power and changed back into her human form of Layla; however she took the time to materialize a less extravagant dress from her pocket storage as well.

Once Citrine was safely back in her human form of Layla, the dimension around her began to repair itself, the cracks in the ground started to slowly fill themselves and the Sky Magic breezes returned to the land.

Layla approached the group of 4 hoping that they were not too freaked out by what they had just seen.

Natsu who was still ridiculously excited, exclaiming "Lucy your Mom's amazing!"

However Lucy still in shock could only say to herself "That... was Mom?!"

Gajeel and Wendy couldn't help but compare the memories of their Parent Dragons to what they had just seen, very quickly coming to the realization that Citrine was on an entirely different level.

Lucy trying to come to terms with everything asked "Did Papa know?"

Layla couldn't help her eyes from looking down as she thought about her Love Jude who while getting the key to the room, she was told he had recently passed away "No Lucy... Your Father didn't know... Because I was different then... Come inside all of you and I'll explain".

The five of them entered the cabin, however inside despite its outside appearance; it really didn't have any functionality as a living space. There was a single Hexagon shaped table with 6 seats the rest of the room was bare, apart from a small fireplace that crackled with a fire.

"Please take a seat" Layla said as she clapped, instantly all of their clothing changed to more comfortable attire which had a striking resemblance to the Celestial garments provided by the Spirit World when they visited it.

"Don't worry when we leave here all of your formal clothing will be restored" Citrine said reassuring them.

"Before I start, I feel I should first apologise to you all. You may find a lot of my story painful, and I'm sure a particular part of it will make you angry." Layla said with a heavy heart of regret "But please take the time to hear me out in full before judging"

The 3 Dragon Slayers looked at each other before Wendy said "It's ok Citrine... You're the first 'alive' person we have met who can tell us about our parents"

Lucy smiled and placed her hand on top of her Mothers to comfort her "It's ok Momma, you brought us here to talk, if it wasn't important you wouldn't have, so it's only fair we all listen"

The FairyTail wizards all nodded in agreeance, reinforcing Layla's Resolve.

"Wendy, Natsu, Gajeel... How much do you remember of your past, your childhood" Layla asked looking at the 3 Dragon Slayers

"I remember Igneel teaching me how to read and write words, he was kind and taught me Dragon Magic. All happy memories" Natsu replied with a smile.

"It's the same for me with Grandine, she was always kind and loved humans" Wendy replied

"Metalicana was the same, he was tough but loved me, he made me stronger" Gajeel adding his response.

Layla happy with their responses smiled before it was replaced by a serious expression.

Have you heard the term "Dragon King Festival?" Layla asked trying to gauge their current knowledge.

"Wait Dragon King Festival, didn't that Dragon at the graveyard mention this? When Wendy used Milkyway" Lucy exclaimed

"You're right he did mention it, as well as Acnologia" Wendy said as she shivered thinking about Acnologia and the possibility she would become a Dragon

"So this Dragon told you about Acnologia?! Did you get the Dragons name?" Layla asked surprised they had known this much

"It was Zilconis... the Perverted Dragon you knocked unconscious at the gate when I first met you Citrine" Wendy responded

"YOU KNOCKED HIM OUT?" Lucy shouted as she remembered what he did to her, then blushing slightly as she remembered Natsu had seen her naked and groped her.

"I was hoping that idiot didn't use that vile magic of his." Layla sighed before continuing "If he was the one telling the story then whatever he told you is probably wrong."

"He lied to us! I knew he seemed shady" Gajeel remarked

"Ok it seems I need to explain most of it from the beginning... I'm going to tell you about the distant past, when Dragons were the dominant species in Earthland, The following takes place 400 years ago and is the story about the origin of the Dragon Slaying Magic you possess." Layla said

Layla took a deep breath as she prepared to take a trip down memory lane.