Chapter Eleven

Two Weeks Later

"C'mon Lucy, you can do it! Just breathe, and out! Those stars will just fly out."

"Shut up Luna! You're making it sound like she's vomiting ninja stars."

"You shut up Lumen; I think I know Celestial Dragon Slaying better than you."

"Both of you shut up!"

"…Sorry Stella." Lucy was standing in the center of the field, with her eyes closed.

"I…don't think…I…can do it Stella." Lucy opened her eyes to find that Stella materialized in front of her.

She gave a smile before saying, "It's quite alright Lucy. This move is the basic attack but possibly the most dangerous, in my area of Dragon Slaying, for it does require lots of concentration, for you have to gather galaxies of stars into this move and release it in a flurry…which is why I was telling those two politely, to be quiet."

Stella gave glare to the twins who just shuffled their feet and murmured, "Yeah…sure." Stella chose to ignore this, as she backed away from Lucy, giving her space.

"Now…everyone…be quiet. You've got this Lucy, just exhale, chant the attack, and out it'll go. Remember to cup your hands around your mouth to control the roar, always remember that, for the Roars of the Dragons can go wild."

Lucy's eyes fluttered close, as she started inhaling and exhaling. As she felt something rise from her mouth, all that came out, was, "CELESTIAL DRAGON'S ROAR," and a haze of burning stars. Lucy's hands narrowed the attack into a beam that sent her roar straight through a clearing, thankfully, no trees or bushes were in the area. Mary Ana sure wouldn't like that. Applause was heard to the side. "Great job Lu-chan!" Luna exclaimed.

Lu-chan

That nickname brought back the memories of Fairy Tail and Levy McGarden. Lucy just shook her head and gave them a smile as the Allied Clouds and Celestial and Spirit Dragon made their way over.

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"Levy…"

"Yeah?"

"What's next on our list?"

"…In all honesty…I don't know…its name wasn't given, only directions. It leads to a remote section in Fiore, but it's close to here." Levy sighed as she flipped the notebook close. "And…it's our last destination."

Mirajane sat down against a tree, laying a sleeping Wendy across her lap. "How long do you think it'll take us to get there?"

"By foot…at the most…five days." Mira closed her eyes as she brushed Wendy's hair and patted the box of letters that was next to her.

"You know Levy…"

"Yeah?"

"I wasn't really…expecting…Lisanna to come back. I wasn't…I didn't act the way I should've when she appeared."

"What do you mean Mira?"

"…Two years Levy, that's how long she was gone. You could say that…I 'moved on' or whatever. But I wasn't expecting her to come back."

"Mira, I don't get it."

"…Lucy…"

"What about her?"

"She filled Lisanna's spot…and I'm not saying she was a replacement. She wasn't. But, Lucy was so much like Lisanna, that…sometimes…I mistook Lucy for my own little sister. I always thought that she was there, Lisanna I mean, because her presence and aura was exactly like Lisanna, but with something more—this…this thing that I can't explain, that made the guild what it is today. Once upon a time, long ago, the guild was silent. Because Lisanna wasn't there, but over time, it started to warm up again to what it used to be. Now, the guild was silent, because Lucy isn't there, and she's going to be gone for the same amount of time that Lisanna was 'dead.' If Lisanna doesn't necessarily have what Lucy possesses, the thing that makes Fairy Tail what it is...do you think…that the guild will be the same without Lucy?"

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"Hey Lucy?"

"Yeah?"

"What if I told you that three of your friends are coming towards us?"

"I'd say that you'd be crazy."

"Then…call me crazy." Lucy looked up, then back down, and once again, back up, staring with wide eyes.

"What?! ARE YOU CRAZY?!"

"Yup…just called me crazy."

"How do you know?"

Stella winked, and put a finger to her lips. "You'll see soon."

"Can we go meet them?" Lucy said eagerly.

Stella thought about it, before answering, "Sure why not, but only because I want to meet them."

"Luna and Lumen are coming right?"

"Of course—"

"—we are." The two girls stepped out of hiding (they were hiding behind a noticeable bush).

Lucy huffed. "I swear, you two act so much like Gemini."

The three other girls laughed, "Well c'mon! Let's not keep your friends waiting."

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It's been three days since Levy's and Mira's talk, and three days since Stella informed Lucy about her friend's arrival. Wendy, Levy and Mira were walking straight towards their destination…when they started to hit…trouble.

Of all things…a group of thug bandits.

And all female.

The three girls were tired from traveling for so long. They didn't know they were going into bandit territory until they were ambushed by bandits. "Been awhile since we've had some people cross our paths, hasn't it girls?" After that, things went downhill. "One adult and two kiddies, how easy. Get them Carlya." The three Fairy Tail wizards dropped their things and blocked the oncoming attack, and unknowingly, Wendy showed her guild mark. "Oh? Fairy Tail mages? This is getting interesting. Now Derena."

"Solid script: Shield!"

"Sky Dragon's Roar!"

"Take Over: Demon Soul, Sitri!"

Five bandits suddenly appeared in front of them. Two were red heads, maybe twins, one had orange hair and another had…puke colored hair…best way to describe it. And it seems, the puke color haired girl was the leader. The Fairy Tail mage's attacks seemed to pass through them, and with one word it explained it all. "Reflector." And with that, the Fairy Tail girls were taken down.

"Tch, I never knew they would be so easy to take down, tie them up girls."

"Don't underestimate Fairy Tail so quickly." The puke color haired girl turned around—let's name her Retch—to face four girls hidden in the shadows.

"More Fairy Tail mages," Retch snarled. At this, Wendy, Levy and Mira brought their weary heads up. One girl out of the four stepped out of the shadows, followed by the three others. "And one of them is Lucy Heartfilia, hmm…weakling of the guild?" (A/N: Yes, I know, very cliché but I had no other word for it without going too far to be honest, just bear with me.) Wendy, Levy and Mira gasped as they took in the sight before them. Lucy, with three strangers, had an emotionless look on her face, a baggy shirt on, black leggings and her hair in a ponytail with her keys and whip on her sides. If that was Lucy—she looked so…un-Lucy like.

"I beg to differ." With a deep breathe, she breathed in, and let out her newest attack on the bandits, with the others following her lead.

"CELESTIAL DRAGON'S ROAR!"

"PHOENIX'S BREATH!"

"SPIRIT'S REVENGE!"

"ANGEL'S WRATH!"

Stars, flames, soul's—yes, souls—and bright heavenly light shined on the bandits, effectively knocking them out. Lucy turned to the three Fairy Tail girls on the ground and smiled. "Hey guys." Wendy, Mira and Levy looked at each other, back at Lucy and slumped fully on the ground. Lumen groaned, "Just when we got here."