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Confusion

Sado sighed, watching the rain pouring down outside. He was waiting patiently for Mira and Elfman, both of whom were getting their raincoats before they all went to visit Lisanna's grave. Sado still felt like he didn't deserve to go and pay his respects. It was entirely his fault that she was dead, after all. Mira finally stepped up beside him, taking his hand and smiling, looking over at Elfman, who was yelling at Jet and Droy for failing to protect Levy.

"Come on Elfman, we should get going," Mira called out, Elfman grunting and walking over to them.

Then, they left, Mira pulling her hood up and Elfman turning up his collar and ducking his head against the rain. Sado simply let the rain soak him, feeling his guilt grow with each raindrop. As they neared the cathedral, he looked up, stopping when he saw the clouds spiraling around a single point.

"Shit, I think there's going to be a tornado," Sado said.

Mira and Elfman both looked up before nodding.

"We'll deal with it like we always do," Mira smiled. "Come on. Let's get out of this rain before your magic gets permanently weakened."

"Yeah, what a shame that would be," Sado said, rolling his eyes but following her and Elfman to the cemetery at the back of the cathedral.

They stopped in front of Lisanna's grave and Sado looked up again. This time, however, he froze, staring at the circle of light hovering above Magnolia. He looked to Mira and Elfman, who were too distracted with talking to Lisanna to notice. Just as he opened his mouth, a bolt of lightning shot down from the sky, striking the grave. Sado's vision flared white and he felt his stomach lurch and roll violently.

Then, his vision went black and he fell to his knees, vomiting. He felt grass beneath him, but ignored it as he heaved again. Finally, his vision began to come swimming back to him, sharpening and allowing him to look around. He was in a forest, kneeling in the grass of a small clearing. He pushed himself up, looking around, then up at the sky, seeing the light fading, the rain still falling. He blinked. Where was he?

He heard shouting from off to his right and turned, walking in that direction. As he grew closer, he was able to make out one of the voices.

"I'm not suspicious, I'm a member of Fairy Tail too!" a hauntingly familiar voice said. "Don't be so rough with me cat! Wait, are you an Exeed?"

Sado froze. He knew that voice. But that couldn't be right.

"If you got a problem with my cat, you'll have to take it up with me Lady!" Gajeel's voice snapped. "Well!?"

Sado began to hurry forward, shoving his way through the bushes and trees, stumbling a couple of times before finally breaking free and stopping. Before him, everyone was staring in shock at a girl kneeling on the ground. She was Natsu's age, with white-silver hair matching Mira's but kept just above shoulder length, a white and blue dress with white underneath and a blue skirt-like outer layer, a slit up the left side to expose the white Fairy Tail crest on her upper thigh, white elbow-length gloves, a pink belt around her waist, and blue sandals.

Sado stared at her, mouth hanging open as she stared back at him. She smiled instantly before it faltered and fell away, her eyes wide with surprise, before guilt blossomed on her face and she stood.

"Sado," Lisanna said. "I-"

She stopped as Sado hugged her, eyes still wide in shock before he began to cry.

"I thought I got you killed," Sado said. "I...If I hadn't lost control-"

"It wasn't your fault," Lisanna smiled. "And besides, I didn't die. I was sent to Edolas."

"Where?" Sado blinked, pulling back and staring at her in confusion.

"It's a parallel world," Lisanna said. "Their version of Lisanna died, and I switched places with her because of Anima."

"The light in the sky?" Sado asked.

"That's right," Lisanna nodded. "I didn't know how to get back, but even if I could have, I couldn't just leave that Mira and Elfman behind, because they would have been sad."

Sado nodded, smiling in understanding and wiping the tears and rain from his eyes, noticing for the first time that her hands were bound. He formed a flame dagger, cutting her free and Lisanna smiled widely.

"You've improved," Lisanna smiled, earning a grin.

"A lot's changed since you left," Sado smiled. "So, how exactly did I get here?" Sado asked. "A minute ago, I was at the cathedral with..."

His eyes widened before he grabbed Lisanna's hand, sprinting back toward magnolia and the cathedral.

"Where are we going?" Lisanna asked.

"To see your family," Sado said.

Lisanna stopped, pulling her hand away and Sado turned, staring at her. "I...I don't know if I can face them. I...I've been gone for so long."

"That's why you have to see them," Sado said. "You have to show them that you're alive."

"What should I say?" Lisanna asked.

"Anything," Sado said. "Come on! We need to go before Mira starts looking for me and we can't find her."

Lisanna's face contorted in confusion before understanding flooded it and she grinned widely. "You're still together! I was terrified that thinking I was dead would drive you apart."

"No," Sado smiled. "There were complications later, but not because of you. Now come on!"

He grabbed her hand again, turning and beginning to sprint again, Lisanna following willingly this time. Finally, they stopped as they reached the cathedral just as Mira and Elfman stepped around the corner, both stopping and staring at Sado and Lisanna. Mira's eyes shifted to Sado and he nodded, pushing Lisanna forward. Lisanna ran toward her siblings, who both stood frozen, tears flooding from their eyes. Then, just as Lisanna met Mira with a flying hug, Mira and Elfman both wrapped their arms around her as well. Sado walked over, smiling, only for Mira to grab his arm, pulling him into the hug as well. Sado wrapped his arms around Mira and Lisanna, Elfman's much larger arm reaching around him as well. They all stood there for a long time, Sado beginning to cry again as well as the others. Then, finally, they all managed to calm themselves.

They walked into the cathedral, Sado drying them all with his flames before they sat in the pews, Lisanna explaining to Mira and Elfman what had actually happened the day she supposedly died. Then, she explained about Anima, the light in the sky that Sado had seen. She explained that it was a portal to Edolas, the counterpart of their world, Earth Land. She explained about how only the Dragon Slayers had been immune, and how they had gone through to try and rescue Magnolia and the guild, all of whom had been turned into a giant lacrima. She explained that they had had to fight the servants of Faust, the ruling, and evil, King who was trying to eradicate the Edolas Fairy Tail for using magic lacrima, which is all Edolas had for magic. Then she explained about how Mystogan, who was actually Edolas's missing prince, sent Gajeel and Lucy there with a special pill to allow them to use magic, so that they could help Natsu and Wendy. She explained about how Happy and Carla, along with Gajeel's new flying cat Panther Lilly, where all a race called Exeeds, who had been though to be gods, despite actually being powerless. Then, she explained that Mystogan had reversed the Anima, sending all magic back to Earth Land, including the Exeeds, who had left to find the missing Exeed children who had been sent to Earth Land, along with Happy and Carla, for the purpose of finding the Dragon Slayers.

By the time Lisanna had finished her tail, the rain had stopped. They all left the cathedral, heading back to the Guild, who all but swarmed Lisanna, welcoming her back and instantly beginning to celebrate.

Leave a review. I absolutely hated the Edolas Arc. Minus Lisanna returning, the entire thing was boring, hard to sit through, and almost pointless. So, I skipped it.