Chapter 21
The Table, the center of Faerie, where the powers align and keep the balance between the two courts when it came to the seasons. This was the place where Harry had Aurora killed years before to return the balance once more and where he became the Winter Knight and now it's time for us to meet the two queens to discuss the events that are taking place in Chicago.
Molly and I walked up to the stone table where it shown the season of summer among the grassy lands. Mab and Titania appeared in front of us awaiting our arrival. Mab was dawning a black dress and her nails also had the same darkness with her hair and eyes. I remembered how Mab can be really scary with that look whenever she was mad and knowing that she wasn't too happy about the presents that were sent to her. Titania, on the other hand, sported a white sun dress without her faerie made armor that she is normally wearing when a battle would arrive and her hair was not in braids but in waves around her beautiful figure and the larel sat nicely on her head.
When she saw us, she did have a stern look on her face as she looked at me and said, "Cerissa, we were supposed to have an audience together."
"I know My Queen but my summons for you and the Winter Queen was important." I said and bowed quickly.
She looked at Mab and then at Molly and asked, "Never thought it would be so urgent."
"If it was then why were those Mirror Guild men sent to me, Molly?" Mab hissed at Molly.
"Sorry Mab, Harry and I thought it would be fitting to send them to you instead of letting them loose when your orders were to capture them so we can send them through the mirror on our side in one foul swoop." Molly said and bowed as well.
She thought and then said, "I guess my knight had a very good purpose for sending them to Arctus Tor after all if he thinks it would work better that way."
"You can say that." Molly said nervously.
Mab started to calm down and the black started to fade as she said, "Very well, make sure they are frozen very well, knowing with Summer in charge don't want them to melt so easily."
Titania glared a little and then looked at the both of us and asked, "What does my sister mean by 'mirror guild' I may pray tell?"
"Well…you see…." Molly started.
"This kind of goes back with Harry and Molly, Harry was sent to a different world and Molly went to save him and ended up meeting wizards that use pretty strong magic, which I witnessed while saving them earlier…" I started.
"You saved the Winter Knight and Lady?" Titania asked.
"I heard them scream due to the powerful magic that was used against them, I wasn't alone since Fix was with me." I continued. "After the fight was done Molly and Harry told me what had happened to them and why this dark guild, which came from that world, came here by a different mirror that was found in that world." I finished.
Both queens were silent since Mab did hear the story before but not Titania. I knew that helping Harry and Molly and their comrades would be a risk since it would involve Summer in Winter's affairs, which they don't see eye to eye time to time but during what had happened to Maeve and Lily, they have to work together again at some point.
"So our knight and lady decided to pick up new magical friends?" we heard a raspy voice ask.
We both turned and saw Mother Summer and Mother Winter appear.
"Mother Winter, Mother Summer, I never thought our summons would call you as well." I said.
"Well dearie, we had a feeling that both Courts are caught up in something that is going on within both worlds like the many times before and joined in and heard what you had to say child." Mother Summer said.
"Molly, what Cerissa just said, is it true?" Titania asked.
"Yes, it is true! Not sure how this guild will pose a threat but Natsu and his friends are willing to help and get back to their world even if there are limits to their magic unlike their world." She said.
"They are wizards, interesting." Mother Winter croaked.
"I've seen them in action and they can pack a punch." I said and remembered how Natsu used his magic.
"Tell me about this magic, if you know much they can do." I heard Titania say.
"Uh…." I started.
"Oh man." Molly said.
"Come to think of it, didn't I see one of them eat nails and the other fire and said that they eat those elements?" Mab asked.
I knew at that instant that Molly was getting nervous and beads of sweat were coming down her forehead.
"Yes, Natsu is a fire user, not only a fire user but something known as a Dragon Slayer." She answered.
"Dragon Slayer?" Mother Summer asked.
Molly nodded.
"Interesting, looks like we have some interesting users in the world." Mother Winter said.
"I also did see an ice user among their ranks." I piped up.
"Ice?" Mab asked.
"Yes." Molly said.
"This is very interesting, never thought you would bring an ice wizard into our realm." Mab purred.
"And same with a fire wizard." Titania said with an interest in her tone.
"So you would like him in your court like this ice wizard in mine?" Mab asked.
"Maybe, but we should test them and see how worthy they are!" Titania agreed.
"Um, aren't you forgetting something? We have dangerous mages running around Chicago and they may cause havoc if they find the members of Fairy Tail or any wizard that may walk into Chicago from the NeverNever trail you set out for EdEdenborough." Molly pointed out.
"Very well, we will still test these two mages and you better take out the dark ones and send them to Arctus Tor, make sure they are in ice or vines, we don't want any escaping, got it you two?" Mab asked.
"Yes ma'am!" the both of us exclaimed.
We watched both queens leave and it left us with the Mothers.
Molly sighed and said, "Harry won't be happy with this."
"Don't worry dearie, knowing the Winter Knight might not let Mab nor Titania take those two on." Mother Summer told them.
Mother Winter cackled a little and said, "You don't know Mab when she wants something, you saw how she wanted that stupid boy as her Knight for years, knowing her she may act the same way if she doesn't get that ice boy!"
"Pish posh! Knowing those two boys, they will not join in even if how much they will be tested!" Mother Summer exclaimed.
Mother Winter glared underneath the bonnet she wore and then disappeared.
Mother Summer turned back to us and said, "You two be careful since keeping Chicago safe and now in balance is in your hands now! I have a bad feeling about this dark guild that crossed over, who knows how much magic they will use but I know that they may cause even more trouble than we can handle."
"Yes Mother Summer." I said.
"We will make sure they will be sent back to Fiore along with Fairy Tail." Molly said.
"Good! Now I'm off." She said and left.
"Will we be able to handle this?" I asked.
"Of course! I am only worried about what the queens will do to Natsu and Grey when we get back." Molly answered.
I sighed and said, "We should head back then."
We vanished to return to Chicago.
Author's Commentary
Hi guys! Welcome back! I know what you're thinking, I am still writing this fic? Why? Because someone helped me realize in not letting the negative comments get to me and I want to thank them. Also, they were the ones who suggested the idea in this chapter. You know what that means right? This story will end and it is still continue as normal! Sorry for what had happened last chapter and the fan that helped is right, don't let anyone get to you even when you're writing. So, stay tuned for Chapter 22!