Happiness
Chapter 25: My Goals

Lucy snapped her head over to the White dragon, "I beg your pardon?" Sighing again, she used her tail to smack the back of Yurimentala's head. "I said… Your emotions. Those are the things that are holding you back… If you want to have control over us – You must fix up your emotions. Say Lucy… Or myto-bemaster –" Leilogia raised her head up high, "- What do you seek in our power?"

The blonde stood there with widened eyes as she looked at the two dragons in shock. Never once was she to have been so scolded by a mythical creature. She stood there as she thought about the reasons and answers of what she could reply back to their questions.

'What do I seek?...' she questioned to herself as she remained in silence.

Lucy wanted power in order to protect her nakama since Sabertooth never wanted to break the rules given by their selfish guild master. Was that the only reason in which she wanted to join Fairy Tail in the beginning or was it because that her mother cherished the guild to her heart's content. Layla Heartfilia was never in the same guild as her husband in the first place.

The blonde felt her heart racing in her body. Was it also to find her loved ones as well? Who was this loved that she cherished so much? Her heart somehow began to throb as an image of a certain pinkette filled her mind. Just who in the world was that person? The scent… It was familiar yet unrecognisable.

She looked at the two dragons that were being overprotective over each other as they remained scowling at her in silence.

Did she also want power into defeating the dragons outside of this current space dimension in order to protect her friends? A sacrifice was in need in order to lure those bastards of a dragons back into their own time, was she going to walk down that fate into saving her world.

A scene was somehow flashed into her mind and Lucy couldn't but helped but to scream at the horrid scene. There she was, standing in front of Yurimentala and Leilogia where they then gave out a unison roar in which killed her within seconds. Other flash scenes were being seen in her mind such as Droy knocked out cold in a friend's embrace and another that made her blood run cold.
Gray protected Juvia by using his body into shielding the girl from several beams that came piercing in his body where the water maiden screamed in horror as her eyes widened at Gray coughing up crimson blood.

Lucy covered her ears as she listened to the wails and screams. Was this all currently happening when she's here in this world doing nothing? "Lucy…" a voice called out, attracting her attention in her mind. She looked around to see no one other than the agitated dragons in front of her. "Who's there?" she whispered in fear as she scanned around the entire blank dimension.

Slowly a faint glow appeared in between them and the dragons both gasped. A girl around the blonde's age stood in front of her as the glow faded, revealing a girl with crimson red hair that flowed down to her lower back. The girl was facing Lucy with her eyes closed and slowly the blonde took a step back when the unknown girl opened her eyes to reveal honey-brown orbs of eyes looking at her.

"Nice to meet you Lucy… My name is Sakura Dragneel," the unknown girl greeted. Lucy nodded her head in recognition before noticing two guild insignia's on her body – A Fairy Tail insignia on the back of her right hand, and the same colour but different guild insignia on her upper-right thigh in which was right below her uneven cut leggings. She was wearing a short kimono which ended above the naval and black leggings with brown combat boots. Her hair was put down and Lucy couldn't but helped but to stare at her beauty.

Lucy then noticed the second insignia in which she observed in detail – Sabertooth's…

"Now-now. Don't go asking about the two guild insignia's that I have. Those two guilds are under my care as a guild master –" Sakura turned around to see two dragons bowing their heads down. "- I see that I still have control over these dragons as well, although I'm from another dimension in which runs in the same order as here. Nice to meet you two, Leilogia… Yurimentala," she continued before turning around to see Lucy still in shock.

"Y-You said the last name Dragneel… Are you a wife of Natsu or are you a blood-related sibling?" Lucy questioned. Sakura giggled, "I'm his younger sister, although I have different appearances from genetics, I'm still his blood-related brother who's been looking after him," the girl replied with a slight giggle. "Why are you here in this world when you said that you belonged somewhere else?" Lucy then asked over to the girl.

Sakura shrugged her shoulders. "I'm currently looking for Zeref who's happening travel through these dimensions to look for a new Acnologia. I'm guessing that he's here since Acnologia has yet to be tamed here," she answered. "Zeref?!" Lucy asked in distress. The girl looked at the blonde, "Is there anything the matter? If the Black Dragon is here and yet not to be slayed, I'm willing to comply into slaying that good for nothing creature."

Lucy shook her head, "No! He's not a bad guy! Yurimentala said so before she disappeared." Sakura gave out a meaningful sigh and turned around to look at the dragons. "Is this true? Have you misinterpreted Acnologia's actions in all the realms?" The dragons looked away in guilt as they said nothing in retort.

"As expected."

The crimson red-haired girl looked back at Lucy. "Make the right choice. From what I can sense, you're a strong over-all Dragon Slayer like I am, but, you have not yet to obtain the true powers of what these two dragon's can do. They fight for justice and light… The reason into fighting is never trusted with strength –" Sakura tapped her chest in where her heart belonged. "- but heart. Think about it Lucy… You're much different to my Lucy in our world. You're an important figure in this world and from my experiences; Acnologia's not to be trusted…" Sakura stated before taking a step back.

"If you cannot find a reason in fighting alongside with these dragons, I do not mind in lending my powers of theirs over to use temporarily."

"I want to fight to protect my friends! My family!" Lucy then yelled out as she clenched her fists into balls. The three looked at her in shock. "Continue…" Yurimentala commanded. Tears slowly fell from Lucy's eyes as she looked up, her negative emotions are building up. "I want to protect everyone from Acnologia's destruction! They're all innocent! It's my job into bringing Acnologia into the light and to have him under my command! If I don't have the power of all dragons by my side, who can I use in order to protect them?" Lucy reasoned as she began to slow in all colours in signal of the dragons by her side.

Sakura leaned her weight over to one side, "I can sense her determination. I still don't get how she's able to survive with all of those ordinary powers inside of her like me…" She looked back to see the dragons deep in thought before looking at Lucy who continued in glowing.

Sighing, she snapped her fingers which broke the glowing light emitted from the blonde. Sakura walked up and place a hand on her shoulders. "I'll give you my Pure Light Dragon Slaying powers, but it'll work once. Use it at a correct time and don't waste it for petty reasons. Your future is too blurry for me to read but I can read the thoughts of those two dragons – Your heart is still not bright enough for you to be trusted by them. Good luck," she stated before walking pass her, disappearing into thin air.

Lucy turned around to see no one before she was then magically transported back to where she once was but in Natsu's arms. She flinched when she saw Natsu bracing himself as a beam of light came shooting towards him from behind. "Fire Dragon's Embrace!" she shouted suddenly, blocking the attack that came flying towards them.

"Lucy!" Natsu called out in happiness as he pulled her into a hug. Lucy smiled gently before standing up, helping Natsu get up with his bruised body. She quickly healed all of his minor injuries and looked at the devastation created during her disappearance.

She began to scowl before a hug from behind shocked her – Natsu was hugging her and she could herself getting bubbly all inside for no reason. Her blood began to grow cold once she saw Acnologia releasing out a roar in which was then followed by another. "How long was I even out?" she questioned as Natsu let her go.

"For around an hour. Some weird future scene was playing while you were gone," Natsu answered before watching her walk away without any further notices. Lucy grew out her wings and quickly dashed her way over to the dragon and kicked him on the underbelly with such force and speed that Acnologia actually coughed up blood.

With a loud, deafening roar, Acnologia turned his head and engulfed the blonde into his mouth. "Earth Dragon's Twister!" Lucy yelled, spinning herself around where a twister surrounded her. Its dust flew straight down the dragon's throat and in quick reaction, Acnologia spat her out before coughing out the dust and soil in his mouth.

"You shall follow my orders," she stated before a scream was heard all over. She turned around to see three waves of dragons walking out of the gates and a fearful sight was seen. On the ground below her was a dead corpse of the other Celestial mage, Yukino. Turning around, once again, Natsu, Sting, and Rogue were giving out their all.

"Slay that dragon… He's not from your world…" a voice belonging to Sakura was heard. Lucy turned around to see the same familiar glow and there appeared Sakura with deadly crimson eyes. "That Black Dragon belongs to my world – My foster father," Sakura stated.

"But –" Lucy was cut off by Sakura who bellowed over to the dragon. "Black Dragon's Roar!" she attacked, hitting Acnologia on the wings in which made him fall to the ground. Sakura looked at Lucy and forced a smile. "Go and do what you have to, I'll slay this stupid father of mine before returning back to my world," she instructed.
"Pure White Dragon's Roar!" Lucy then countered before flying straight over to her guild who happened to gather up in front of the gates, fighting to their near death.

'My guild... My home… Mother's treasure… I must protect them from harm's way… Even if it must kill me!'

Lucy flew straight over the guild and gathered all of her magic. "Nature Dragon's Wrath!" she yelled, slowly pulling her hands up in which made vines grow from the ground, stabbing the hearts and vital points of the dragons. She then landed at looked up at the two fighting from above. This Acnologia was playing along with her all along. That Acnologia from the past was an imposter from another world, while the present was not be seen.

"Lucy!" the guild cheered in happiness as they continued on fighting the young dragons. There were a decent enough of huge dragons waiting to be fought by the Dragon Slayers, but what made a stale taste in her mouth was the fact that they were having troubles. These Dragon Slayers were too weak, and the dragons weren't even serious with their fight yet.

"Lightning Dragon's Thunder!" she then shouted where her body began to spark up with lightning. Her body pushed the lightning away where it slithered around the guild, striking the dragons in a circular formation where it them shot out into separate lines.

"Fairy Law is too weak against things such as dragons!" Lucy then heard. She froze, if Fairy Law is ineffective, what other magic can she even do?

Gray and Juvia came limping towards them and a dragon was behind them, raising a claw. She flinched since she was too far away to reach them. "Roar of the Guardian Dragon's!" a voice roared. Lucy turned around to see her pink dragon but in adult size. Yurimentala stomped her feet on the group furiously as she bellowed at the other dragons.

"Pure White Dragon's Resonance!" another voice bellowed from afar. Lucy looked up to see Sakura being protected by the White Dragon in which happened to be there after the summoning of the girl.

A grunt nearby was heard and Lucy turned around to see her guild all on the ground, in front of her stood a dragon with poisonous gas surrounding it. "Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu grunted, forcing over some magic to the dragon who merely dodged it. Lucy stood her ground and Yurimentala roared with her wings stretching. "Sky Dragon's Purification," Lucy chanted, purifying the air around them. She was getting tired and she was beyond furious about the dragons.

Something then suddenly cracked in her body due to fury and soon she was engulfed with new emotions in her body. "So I see that you unlocked all of your emotions due to these negative emotions. Those new emotions of happiness and bliss – They're brightening up your heart to the special gem that I guard. We are now under your command," Yurimentala stated, bowing her head where Leilogia soon joined and did the same action.

Lucy nodded her head before healing the guild that slowly rose up from the ground as strong as ever. "Hurry up and fight against the dragons!" Lucy shouted. The guild all nodded in confidence before scattering around to help the needed.

Natsu stood there and watched Lucy's soft smile brightening up and he couldn't but helped to feel a heart throb. He then remembered the final words which came out of Layla's mouth.

"You were destined to be her mate and lover…"

Lucy was then fighting other dragons and she couldn't have helped but to decided on her final actions. "Celestial Dragon's Starry Fist!" She punched the dragon off of her body and stood up, dusting away the dust before looking to the left in where the gate stood slowing. She had no choice but to comply, slowly, she walked towards the gate.

Before she was even near it, a hand grabbed her, making her turn around suddenly before canine fangs sunk into her skin on her neck.

"White Dragon's Roar!" Sting bellowed before punching a launching dragon in the stomach. Rogue back him up by stepping on the shadows while trying to remain composed after they both witness the death of the guild member, Yukino.

Although that vision was seen, her death was unavoidable due to the waves of dragons. It was a horrid sight for the two of them, even the murder of their parents weren't even that gruelling compared to this one. Lucy would have always told them to remain calm and composed, but this scarred them to heart.

"Watch where you're going Yukino!" Sting scowled as he held her up. She was shivering to the max and the two Dragon Slayers could sense it easily. They were all near the gateways while Natsu ran off to chase after some other bigger dragon while Yukino ran into them.

"Is something wrong?" Rogue questioned. Yukino nodded her head weakly, "Please… Help me… The dragons are somewhat after me…" Sting and Rogue looked at each other in a way before a range of roars were to be heard in front of them. There, they were surrounded by a range of dragons, from big to small, small to bid. She hid behind Sting while the two glared at the dragons in front of them. Agitated, Sting made the first move followed by Rogue.

"White Dragon's Roar!"

"Shadow Dragon's Roar!"

They continued on fighting for a fair amount of time before a new wave of dragons came clashing into them. A scream could be heard and suddenly they turned around to see a bloodied Pisces and Libra. "Pisces! Libra! Force Gate Closure!" Yukino hesitated before being pushed down by a bigger dragon.

Yukino began screaming and quickly the two Dragon Slayers came running towards her, but it was too late. The dragon bit into her legs and tore it into pieces before other dragons came jumping onto her body eating her. Her body grew limp and a ripped Yukino was left behind with her keys thrown somewhere else. Sting and Rogue looked at the bloody mess and couldn't have found the words into saying a thing. A thought passed through their minds – Would Lucy be the same if she were to be a normal Celestial mage like Yukino herself?

The shouts and screams were being continued while Lucy froze as she were to be bitten by the pinkette on the neck. "N-Natsu?" she questioned as she winced at the lick given when the pinkette retreated his mouth from her neck.
Natsu smiled at her and pulled her into a warm embrace. He could smell her scent changing into something else – A rich aroma of strawberries and vanilla with a tangy hint of cinnamon. He loved her new scent and then snuggled his nose into the nape of her neck. "You're all mine now, Luce…"

I haven't done a chapter in ages! Nice to see you guys again!
I haven't seen anyone since I rarely get any reviews from you guys for such a long time. Anyways, Happiness is almost to an end since we're now up to the climax of the story. What do you think shall happen?

Yes, Sakura Dragneel is an OC character which belongs to me. She's Natsu's little sister who's also an overall Dragon Slayer and magic mage. She's younger than Natsu than a year and is currently eighteen years old, looking after two guilds known to be the strongest - Sabertooth and Fairy Tail. Not only that but she's very strong; She's the second seat of the Magic Council, and is a part of the Ten Wizard Saints. Sakura was the one who accepted Jellal and Ultear back into the Magic Council to take note of what happens during her absence in meetings.

In my story (personal), she's currently on a mission to the Human World. She's a deadly hunter thus she's the strongest mage in Fiore. She resides in another dimension known to be called the Anime World, in world Fairy Tail. This world being used now (In this fanfiction) is the same Fairy Tail world used today. It's just that I wanted to create a new world for the fanfiction in which Lucy has someone to go to when distressed.

For now... Ignore the background story provided in this authors note since Sakura is irrelevant to the fanfiction. It's just a little backdrop if you were in need to know her more. Anyways, here are a few links into contacting me online;
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