Here goes the first non-anime/manga related chapter! I hope you like it! I did my best in honour of Hiro Mashima-sempai!
I would never have guessed that rewatching would be so much fun! I had missed 'my friends' over the time. I'm glad that this will not be the last time for me to watch it!
Here we go!
Chapter Ten – No
Erza helped me with bandage to cover the wounds on my legs. Although Wendy saved the most of us with her healing power. She also healed most of my wounds but I said it would be fine. I wouldn't let her get too tired. Besides I was able to stand, the point was made.
The boat was almost ready to leave and I looked around at our happy but bickering faces. We all know what had happened and it kind of damaged our feelings but we were happy and really really glad we made it.
I volunteered to talk to the Council. As a new member, Master didn't think it was a great idea but Erza in one weird way voted for me. "I will bring you for a few miles!" Lily said and I smiled at him. "See you guys in a bit. Don't do something I wouldn't do." I wondered where Natsu and Happy were or Lucy and Cana! But it wouldn't matter right now. The only one I wanted to see before I leave for maybe ten minutes was Erza. I don't know why.
Lily brought me quite far. "Drop me here, I'll swim the last part." I smiled and he let me go. I knew Lily wanted to go back to Gajeel, although he wouldn't admit it out loud. "Thanks Lily!" I said before I plunged underwater. I swam the last part to the boat and I yelled: "Oi! Get me up!" Before the people on board got me up, I heard a big roar. I would recognize it from everything. I would always know it: a dragon's roar. We might be far enough from the Island but I could see it: a Dragon. It was huge, it was surprising. I didn't understand how of all days it would show up now. I grabbed the rope that the ship threw down to me. They pulled me up becaue I had only eyes for the Island. "Who are you and why are you here?" A man with glasses said. "Luka?" I turned my eye on Dranbalt. I heaved my head to show him I still wasn't happy with him, but I should behave. "I am here to talk about what happened. This is sacred ground to Fairy Tail." But then I heard a roar again and I turned to look at the Island. There was some kind of explosion. What.. what has happened? I just thought that it might be Metalicana but then .."Acnologia." Dranbalt said. "The Black Dragon of Appocalypse." I already ran towards the side of the ship but before I could pull my leg over it, someone grabbed my shoulder. "You can't go. I can't let you go. That Dragon, no one ever survived an attack." I stared at the Island, the Island that was too far away for me to reach in time. To do whatever was necessary. I wouldn't be there on time, even if I had a Exceed to help me.
Erza was there. Master. Natsu. Laxus. Everyone. Lisanna! I felt their panic, their fear and the destruction of the Island. My whole body began to shiver. I at least knew they were alive. I kept staring, shivering, crying, I knew they were fighting the Dragon. I have heard it would only leave death and destruction. I might have been in Edolas for half of my life but I've heard about Acnologia before. "Luka! Look at me!" I stared at Dranbalt and the guy that I later learned to name Lahar. "Let it go." I frowned and looked at him, what was he talking about? I couldn't let Fairy Tail go! I had to do something. "Stop the Bodylink." How.. How did he know? I had to know if the others were alright! I didn't care if it hurt me because they were attacked or the Island was destroyed. I needed to go there. I was a Dragon Slayer. "Luka!" I looked at Dranbalt again but he hit me in the face before I could react. "STOP IT NOW!" I closed my eyes and let go of the link. But not without crying my heart out. I felt their last hope but it was their last. I was just finished when the whole Island disappeared into the ocean. "GUYS! NOOOO!" I cried and had the feeling to jump into the water but Dranbalt held my shoulder tight. He might have saved me but that didn't mean I was happy about it.
"ERZAAA!" I heaved my head and screamed at the air. Next I feel to my knees and without the Body Link I felt as empty as ever. I have never felt like this, not even when I was sucked up into the Edolas. My sister, I had lost her again. My new friends, my guild. I lost them all.
Dranbalt brought me personally back to the Guild in Magnolia. I had not spoken a word to him since... since.. the accident. He had saved my life but I wondered if I wanted to be saved. I rather was united with my sister and my friends. With everyone but that felt selfish because.. because the rest of the guild was back at home. They didn't know yet what has happened. I had to be the chosen one to tell. I bit my lip when we walked the last few steps to the guild. The Council or Lahar had given me new clothes and shoes. I had washed myself when we arrived first thing at Hargeon Port. I felt refreshed in that way. I mean my softpink hair was bounded in a high ponytail but it was clean. Besides I wore clothes again that covered my skin instead of being ragged up half way. I had new boots but only my jacket was still the same. I didn't care that it was ragged. It showed that I wouldn't throw away everything immediately.
The Guild, my guild was as busy as ever. Vijeeter was dancing in a corner. Nab was standing in front of the Request board. Kinana was giving out the drinks and so on. No one knew. I don't know who was really the first one to see me. I think it was Jet. Jet was fast in everything. "Hey there is Luka!" I felt tears in my eyes. "Everyone! They are back already!" Jet yelled, yes I'm certain it was Jet. "Levy? Where is Levy?" Droy said. The noises stopped and so did I. I stood next to Dranbalt in the doorway. He stopped but I knew that I had to continue walking, to tell them what happened. I focused my sight on the floor and walked towards the stage in the middle of the guild. I climbed up and turned myself sideways to the people, to my fellow guildmembers. To my fellow wizards. I couldn't look at them directly. I stared at my feet.
"Tenroujima is.." I breathed in heavily. "destroyed.", "It is vaporized by Acnologia." Dranbalt said who showed up next to me. I turned because it was way to silent. Everyone was staring at me. Their eyes as big as I don't know. I saw tears, shaking heads. "I'm not joking. This is not funny. I saw it with my own eyes. I can tell you everything." I didn't want to be blamed or anything, I wanted them to understand what had happened. I didn't know if I was able to tell them everything. I have had the impact of what happened, a day ago. Had it really been only three days ago? I still couldn't believe it. I expected Erza, Natsu and all the others to come inside any moment now. I focused my eyes on the door but of course no one came. "Master asked me.." I stuttered. "Master asked me to talk to the Council. Their ship was there. When I arrived there was this sound, this noise. A Dragon's Roar. When I turned around there was.. there was..", "Acnologia." Dranbalt told the others the rest that we had seen. After that he went away. He told me he had to inform the council. As if I cared about him. As if I needed him.
"The whole Island disappeared but we can still search for it. I have the power of Earth. Let us try. Let us try again and again. I, no, We cannot give up like this." I said but it was more for them, than for me. I had to give up on Bodylink because otherwise I would die. That's what Dranbalt said, that's what Lahar said. If that would be the case, that means that the Island was totally gone. Bisca walked towards the stage and held up her hand. "You've been through a lot. Come on. Let's go back to Fairy Hills." I nodded but would I be able to be in the same room that I have been before we left. I held Bisca her hand because I wouldn't be able to walk myself to Fairy Hills. "Let's take a bath okay. Maybe that will help." Bisca took care of me. Together with Laki. We were the only ones back in the dorm.
If Bisca hadn't been there for me or Laki. Alzack, Max, Warren. All the others, I wouldn't have survived. Together Bisca, Alzack and I organized search parties. Thanks to Jason, this incident was posted in Weekly Sorcerer and Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus showed up to help. Let me point out how annoying Blue Pegasus is when you are searching for someone important. The first time I meet them, they came with their air craft called: Christina 2.0
"O.." There was this small man with orange hair and he was sniffing all over the place. He was called Ichiya. "I thought, that they said that.." He looked at me and started to cry. "That colour looks good on you Erza-san!" Thank god Bisca kicked him away. "I am not Erza! I'm Luka Scarlet." I pointed him in his forehead. "You should know that with your ridicules power of smell. We're here to find my sister. You better start working on that!" I couldn't help but scream. I believed Max and Bisca tried to calm me down but it didn't work. "Yes let's board Christina and you can tell me what happened," said another guy from Blue Pegasus. His name was Hibiki Lates. He could use archive-magic. "We can trace the Ethernano to see if there is someone down there." He guided me aboard. I looked over the side to the ground. There was ground underneath me but I had a flashback of water. I quickly took a few steps back. I didn't want to see it. When we flew into the air I felt nauseous. "Wendy, please use Troian.." I looked over my shoulder. Of course. Wendy couldn't use Troian on me, because Wendy wasn't here. Neither was Charla, who would tell me not to use it too much. I sighed.
"You must have a harsh time the last couple of days." Hibiki said to me and I nodded. I could only stare in the distance. "Besides." He chuckled, "You must be feeling ill.", "I hate transportation. Is it that obvious?" One of his teammembers showed up next to me. His name was Eve: "It's a Dragon Slayer thing. Hibiki checked. The only one who has no problem with it is Wendy-chan. From all the Dragon Slayers we know." I nodded and looked away. That meant that not only Natsu would have it but Gajeel too and... I sighed.. Laxus. I wished to know him better. Master's grandchild. We had one thing in common. We both wanted to be known by our own names: Laxus and Luka. Not Master's Grandchild and Titania Erza's sister. Now only one of us could make a name.
When we arrived there where the Island should have been, I cried again. I tried to be so silent as I could be. But my shoulders were shaking and Hibiki pulled me towards him so I could cry against his shoulder. He stroked my hair and although I hated it, I let him. I didn't want to bother Bisca too much anymore. Besides she was crying in Alzack his arms.
"There is too much Ethernano, no one would survive this. Luka? Do you hear me? I'm really sorry." I didn't want to hear Hibiki but I also didn't want him to see me crying. I felt like I was falling in total despair. I had Erza back, we had our fights, we had our cosy moments. We were sisters, this was normal to everyone with family. I just wished, that we had more time than just those weeks. I came back from Edolas, would that mean that she would come back from the death for me?
Who was I kidding? "Let's go back." I said dull. There was nothing here. I didn't want to look down, I wanted to be home and soon.
When we got back I didn't say thanks or whatsoever to Hibiki and the others. I walked away. "We'll see each other again Luka. I promise." I didn't know what kind of promise this was but I didn't care. I didn't care if Hibiki was trying to hit on me (I wouldn't believe that he was that stupid) but right at that moment I couldn't think clearly. "Where are you going, Luka?", "Fairy Hills." I muttered to Bisca. "Stay with Alzack." I knew, I could see it in their eyes. Like everyone could see it: Alzack and Bisca. When would it be official? They should use something for happiness right now. I just needed a few more days before I could go on a job. I wondered if I should go alone or with someone else. But with whom?
"Are you sure?" Max asked when we stood at the edge of Magnolia. Warren was a few steps in front of us. "Well I need to pay rent. I need to eat. So yeah I'm pretty sure." Max smiled at me. "With us I mean. You could have gone with Laki or Bisca and Alzack." I shook my head. "No. We have the same origin in powers, Max. Besides Laki rather goes alone and Bisca has done so much for me. I want to give her some alone time with Alzack." So soon Max and I became a team. Sometimes Warren tagged along, sometimes we were just the two of us. I know Max was putting on an act towards me. He was an outgoing type and he behaved like there were no problems in the world when we went on a job. However in the Guild I have seen him cry or look very gloomy simply because of the lost members. I felt sorry for him but I rather had his act, although I knew it was a lie.
"Have you confessed yet?", "Kya! You scared me Luka." I smiled at Bisca. Or atleast I tried too. "Did you?" She shook her head. "Come on. You should. OI! ALZACK!", "Ssssst!" She said fast and she blushed that it made me laugh. "Bisca wanted to tell you something." So I walked away. "Oh by the way Bisca! When I get back from this job, I want some change." I winked at her and walked out. I had given Kinana the job I would do. It was weird to give it to Kinana instead of Mirajane. Kinana wasn't even a wizard but I couldn't care less about that.
This time I would go alone. Max was gone with Warren and I had refused because I didn't want to go. However it was too weird to stay in the guild. Not that this was a big job. That was the problem, we got less and less request from clients. They picked other Guilds, with stronger people. With the others gone, we had lost a lot of potential. Besides there was a new Guild in town. Twilight Ogre. Even the name made me vomit. They weren't really nice.
Somewhere on my path I meet a funny looking guy. His eyes turned big. "Are you.. are you by change Luka-hime?", "Huh?" I looked at him quite angry. "Princess Luka?" Why would someone call me that. "I have no idea what you are talking about.", "Titania Erza her sister? You are known for the accident that you survived and the jobs you have taken lately." Yes I beat the crap out of bandits but I wasn't alone, I was with Max. What the hell? "What do you want?" I asked a little snobbish since I was on my way to a job. "I need your help with these bandits. I swear that I will pay you." I would help him of course because of the fact that the more busy I was, the more I couldn't think about it.
The worst were the mornings, when I thought for a close second that everything was back to normal and then it hit me. I shook my head softly, "Show me."
Soon after that I waved the man goodbye and handed over the bandits to the Council. "Lahar says hello." Dranbalt said to me when he showed up. "Does he now." I muttered, Dranbalt and I had lunch together but it was a forced conversation and after that I quickly ran towards the city that I actually had to go. I didn't want to be followed by him in anyway.
I made a name of my own. I didn't know how, probably thanks to Weekly Sorcerer. I sighed while I walked back to Magnolia. In some way I had a bad feeling but it didn't matter. I would walk the whole night because I didn't feel like sleeping somewhere else alone. "Are you Luka?" I looked up. I could see the lights from Magnolia. This job wasn't going easy since this was the second time I was interrupted. "Yes I am." I looked up to the stranger. He was alone, I took a quick scan around: there were two others. Hidden from my sight. His hair was blue and he had a red tattoo around his right eye. "I'm.." he started, "I don't care." I answered. "What do you want?", "I wanted to know about Erza." I looked at him, could he be her secret boyfriend or something? "Who are you?" I recovered my earlier mistake. "Jellal." HA! Before he could say anything: I punched him in the face.
"I am not dead!"