Alright, I'm sorry for how long this chapter took and I don't have a really good excuse. Kind of just got...stuck. That and after taking so long school started up and I ended up with little - no free time and only worked on some smaller stories. My apologies for that again. Anyways, here is the 10th Chapter to the story, I also apologize in advance that this chapter is not as long as my other ones, I was at the point I kind of wanted to upload the chapter (little cut off and so I can skip to the next part). Enjoy!

Talking – "Quotations"

Thoughts – 'Italics with contractions'

Important words, people, etc. – Bold

Spells – Underlined and bold

The Life of a Dragon and Knight

Chapter 10: Catching a Break...Not Really

In the end, all of the members of Oracion Seis were arrested by the newly reformed Magic Council. However, despite the 'good' of this news, the 'bad' was that an additional man was arrested; namely an amnesiac Jellal Fernandes. The alliance was shaken and upset at his arrest, especially given his inability to remember his wrong-doings. However, a certain scarlet haired woman was much more affected by his arrest; indirectly affecting her rose haired companion.

Nearly an hour later, Natsu found the woman sitting on a small hill next to a creek with a saddened look on her face; her arms wrapped around her knees. "Feeling better?" The rose haired mage asked, with concern heavily lacing his tone.

"I'll live." came Erza's short reply, as she didn't even look back at him.

"Alright then. Listen, if you wish, you can stay here but the rest of us are going to take Wendy back to her guild." Natsu explained, earning a nod from the Titania. With the gesture he received, Natsu figured there was nothing left to say on the matter, and so he turned to leave before he heard her speak.

"Thank you, Natsu."

Natsu turned his head to the scarlet haired woman in surprise. 'Thank you? What for?' He thought as he tried to remember what he did to earn the thanks of the woman. "For what?" he finally asked after a short moment.

"For sticking up for Jellal despite what he did to us; for what he was going to do to me." Erza replied, with a smile starting to show on her face; a smile that was genuine, though was still transparent enough to see the sadness beneath.

"Well…" Natsu stopped as he tried think of way to explain his next words, "to be honest, at first I was still upset; he did try to sacrifice you to resurrect Zeref after all. However, during my fight with Zero, Jellal willingly put himself in front of his attacks to protect me and ultimately gave me the power to defeat him; it was then I decided to give him a chance. Besides, he was a childhood friend of yours. If having him near you makes you happy, then I will gladly fight for his freedom; for your sake." He explained with sincerity.

Even though Erza didn't give a reaction, at least, not one he took notice of, Natsu knew his words affected her in what he considered a good way. With a final glance, he turned to walk back to the group of mages. "I'll be back shortly." Natsu waved off as he left, already turned away so he couldn't see the smile forming on the red haired woman's face.

The Next Day, Fairy Tail

"…Aaaand welcome to the guild Wendy!" Mira congratulated as she lifted the blue Fairy Tail stamp from Wendy's right arm; earning a cheer from the rest of the guild at having gained a new member, a member who was also a Dragon Slayer.

"T-thank you Miss Mirajane." Wendy stuttered, nervous at how many people were surrounding her, cheering.

"It's not a problem. Just call me Mira, you're family now." Mira assured with a soft smile.

"If you need a place to stay Wendy, Natsu and I have spare bedrooms at our place." Erza stated as she suddenly appeared next the blue haired girl. "Unless you'd rather stay at Fairy Hills of course. You'll miss out on Natsu's cooking though." Erza said the last part someone quieter, not wanting to share the food Natsu made with others.

"I don't want to intrude." Wendy replied timidly poking both her index fingers together.

"Nonsense!" Natsu butted in next to Erza. "There's no such thing when it comes to family!" he further exclaimed, not noticing Erza's cheeks dusting with pink at the thought of when family could intrude.

"Thank you very much." Wendy thanked whole heartedly, before looking around in confusion. "Uhm, where's Carla." She asked, referring to her white Exceed companion that always accompanied her.

"Ah, it seemed that Happy has taken a liking to her and dragged her off somewhere." Mirajane answered quickly, getting giddy at the thought of Happy quickly falling in love.

In the background of all the chatting was one black haired Dragon Slayer, comically lamenting at how he was the only one of the three Fairy Tail Dragon Slayers to not have an Exceed companion. 'Why?! Why am the only one without one? Even Salamander has one! It's not fair!'

"It looks like Happy won't return to be our companion at all, at this rate." Erza commented with a slight laugh when she saw Natsu's reaction, his hair down casting a shadow down the majority of his face as well as a prominent, comical pout written on his face.

"I'm glad to see everyone is welcoming Wendy warmly." An elderly, but still powerful voice spoke; causing Wendy as well as the nearby members to look at the voice.

"Ah! Master, you've finished the paper work for the council?" Mira inquired, knowing the Guild master's habit of either procrastinating on paperwork or burning it before giving it to Natsu.

A small sweat drop ran down the old man's face before he coughed into his hand. "Yes, well. I have yet to finish." He started, taking note of the small frown that was starting to show on Mira. "However, I figured it could wait. I want to make sure little Wendy here settled in nicely." He finished his explanation before turning his gaze directly to the girl. "How do you like it here so far Wendy?"

"F-fine. Everyone has been very nice and Natsu and Erza have offered to let me stay with them." Wendy answered timidly, earning a wide smile from Makarov.

"So cute!" A shout of glee rang, before Wendy was brought into a squeezing hug from another blunette, namely Levy McGarden; causing the young Dragon Slayer to comically pass out from lack of oxygen as a spirit hang from the air above her mouth.

"Well it looks like Wendy will settle in just fine here." Erza commented, earning a nod of agreement from her Dragon Slayer partner.

"NOW LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED!" Makarov roared, earning cheers from the entirety of the guild.

"EH!? But the girl is unconscious already!"

A Couple Days Later, Natsu & Erza's House

A small groan came from Wendy as she awoke in a nice comfortable bed, courtesy of the Salamander and Titania. While her bed at Cait Shelter wasn't bad, it didn't compare to the bed she was in now; it felt like she slept for an entire day and was ready to take on the world.

"Wendy! Breakfast is done!" A female voice, whom Wendy quickly identified as Erza, called.

It only took minutes for the young Dragon Slayer to get ready, not being one to focus a terrible amount of time on her appearance, she quickly got downstairs to see Natsu at the stove cooking food while Erza was already at the table eating.

"It's just simple pancakes today, hope that's ok Wendy." Natsu stated as he brought a plate over with two pancakes on top of each other to the girl.

"That's fine. I've never tried them though." Wendy stated.

"Trust me, you'll like them." Erza started as she just finished her food. "Natsu is a very good cook." She finished, getting up to take her plate to the sink before turning to back to see Wendy's plate … empty? "Uh…Natsu? I think we're going to need more pancakes."

"Why, did she accidently dropped them?" Natsu asked, before turning away from the stove to also see Wendy's empty plate. "That good huh?"

Wendy's face turned slightly red despite the almost content look it had as she watched Natsu bring a few more pancakes over, before resuming what he was doing. "Natsu."

"Yeah? What is it this time?" Natsu asked, almost annoyed, just wanting to finish cooking so he could eat as well.

"Is it common, amongst Dragon Slayers, to have big appetites?" Erza asked in astonishment.

"I don't know, before Gajeel, I didn't know an-" He stopped as he looked to see Wendy's plate to be empty yet again. "I guess it is." He sighed as he took the rest of the stack he had finished cooking and brought them over to girl; opting to go catch something to eat later.

"There's someone coming." Wendy noted, as the plate was set down in front of her; her enhanced sense catching the scent of someone nearing the house. Erza in response looked to Natsu who nodded in confirmation. "It's weird, it seems so…familiar."

Hearing that last part, Natsu along with Erza went to the front door to open it, revealing tall man wearing a dark blue cloak with staves strapped to his back. "Mystogan?"

Said man, gave a small nod to Natsu and Erza before turning to the little girl next to them. "I heard a young girl who was a Dragon Slayer joined." He spoke somewhat quietly, somewhat surprising Natsu and Erza as the man almost never spoke. "It's been a long time...Wendy."

Shock erupt in the young girls eyes, confused as to how this man knew her. It took her a moment to realize, the scent, how he knew her. "J-Jellal?"

In response to this, Mystogan, or as he was called by Wendy, Jellal, got down on one knee and tugged at his mask, pulling it off to reveal blue hair as well as a tattoo under his right eye. "Indeed." He spoke softly with a smile crossing his features. He was caught off-guard by the young girl embracing him tightly. "It's nice to see you again Wendy."

"Where were you?" The young girl asked her head still buried in the blue haired man's shoulder.

"I was busy." He answered plainly. "It wasn't safe for you to be around me."

"How do you know Wendy, Mystogan? Erza asked, quite curious as to how the recluse S-Class Mage from Fairy Tail knew the young Dragon Slayer.

"Well, it will relate to what I actually came here to tell you." Mystogan started. "To start with, I'm not from this world. I am from a world like this one called Edolas; so it's easier to say I'm basically the counterpart of the Jellal Fernandes you knew. Anyways, as I said, this world is like Earthland but the prime difference is that magic in Earthland is limitless while in Edolas, it is not. In Earthland, magic is inside us, in creatures. It can be used and given time, replenishes. In Edolas, magic is not in people or creatures, it is in objects, the air. It can be used, but it will never replenish. I came to Earthland as young boy to stop the king of Edolas from stealing the magic from Earthland to fuel his kingdom via turning people, amongst other things, into lacrima. Early in my travels I met Wendy, who was recently left by her foster mother. We traveled for a time together until I had to leave her in the care of a guild to pursue my goals as it was too dangerous to be with me at the time."

"And what exactly were you doing?"

"Disrupting the means in which the King can fuel his kingdom. He uses portals that connect our world to his; which is the primary reason for why I carry these staves around."

A small moment of silence aired throughout the room as the trio processed the information the S-Class Mage explained to them. It was quite a shock to learn that not only that there was a parallel world of sorts to their own, but that the reason Mystogan never spent any time at the guild was to ensure Edolas would not harm their world to restore their magic.

A low, but very prominent rumble echoed through the air, causing a subtle vibration in the house; earning the curiosity of the four mages.

"Earthquake?" Natsu asked.

Mystogan's eyes narrowed as he had a possible hunch as to what the source of the sound was. He turned to the still opened door and looked outside towards Magnolia. His eyes widened in shock before turning into a sneer. "Damn! I'm too late! Doesn't he care he's murdering innocent lives!?"

Erza came over to also catch a look outside only to see exactly what Mystogan saw: Magnolia was turned into a giant Lacrima and was currently floating into the sky towards a massive rift in the sky. "I-is that…?"

"Anima."

Natsu's face warped into a look of sheer anger as he too came over to view the event. "What's going to happen to everyone!?"

"They will be transported back to Edolas. From there the King will essentially use the guild, along with everyone in Magnolia as an energy source for Magic. A process that ends with their death." Mystogan answered solemnly.

Wendy started to tear up slightly at that answer. "Doesn't everyone know about this?"

"No. The people are ignorant in the ways of which the King attains magic. They have become too dependent on it. They would think that he would find magic elsewhere in the world and not slaughter millions of people to get magic power."

Erza stood in shock of how anyone could do this, let alone accept it as perfectly natural. Her shock however was broken when Natsu pushed passed her and Mystogan walking heatedly towards the remnant of Magnolia. "Natsu, where are you going?"

Natsu didn't stop walking. He only turned slightly and growled. "I'm going to see if anyone is still around, then I'm getting our friends back."

Watching Natsu walk off, Erza turned to Mystogan. "Is there some way to get our friends back?"

"Yes. It will be very difficult, we may fail; but yes it is possible. I'd advise that should we go there, to keep close watch on Natsu. A dragon slayer is a priceless possession given their infinite magic reserves in Edolas and they will do everything in their power to capture him and use his magic to power the kingdom."

Erza's face twisted to a frown as she stared directly at the Edolas Mage, "That won't happen. I won't let it."

A small smile graced the blue haired man's face as he heard those words; so like that of a Fairy Tail Mage to say. "Alright then, let's get our friends back."

Hope you liked the chapter! Again, I am sorry I did not make it as long as I usually do, couldn't pull through this time. I was planning on writing out a portion of the Edolas arc, but I'm at the point now I just want to skip it and start on where most of my ideas reign (S-Class Trials to 7-Year time skip) which is where I'll will further deviate from the canon. Anyways, I will not guarentee a date for the next chapter, it will simply happen when it happens. If I find myself unable to finish, I'll at least let you all know. Anyways, if you liked the Chapter and/or Story so far, feel free to follow/favorite or leave a review. If you have questions or suggestions leave that in a review as well or shoot me a PM. I'll see you all next time!