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"Speaking"
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On with the story
7 Years Later
Hargeon port
A scarlet haired woman was looking over the sea as he scarlet hair dances from the sea's breeze
She was wearing two necklaces as the necklace had matching dragon head like design crimson gems on them
"Mama, I'm hungry" a 7 years old girl with scarlet hair tugs onto the woman's skirt while she was holding her little tummy and asked her
"hungry" another girl who had the same coloured scarlet hair said too while a quite old looking cat was beside her
"meow" it let out a deep meow due to it looking quite old
"alright" she said as she holds their hands and started to walk to the street as it leads to a particular guild in name
Her name was Erza, and she was the wife of the assumed passed Natsu Dragov, the Salamander
7 years has passed since the disappearance of the Tenrou team as it was heard that it was Acnologia, the Legendary Black Dragon of Chaos who was responsible for their disappearance
Many people thought that they were all dead, but no. Erza and the rest of Fairy Tail believes that they are still out there, somewhere
Her two Daughters, Rose and Mary, are the only family she has left as her husband was told to have fought Acnologia but was nowhere to be seen anymore as the only thing that was found of his belonging was his necklace that is now being worn by Erza
"I want Strawberry cheesecake" Rose said with a drool as she imagines the delicious treat
"I want steak" Mary said as she drools while thinking of the delicious meal
These two were definition of not the same as the other as they were twins but they don't share twin like traits at all
"no drooling" Erza told her two children with a smile while Milo, the Vul cat who has been in the family since he was a kitten, meowed in agreement
Milo became a big and old cat but he was still the two girls watch cat and the main star of the Milo's Mail express
They then reached to Fairy Tail, their one and only guild
"hey, Erza" Max greeted her as she comes in while he was sweeping the front street of the guild
"hi Rose, hi Mary, hi Milo" he greeted the two children and the old cat
"hi uncle max" Rose and Mary greeted him while Milo meowed to him
They then entered in as they were greeted by everyone
Milo jumped up to a post office where Warren was sorting out letters and arranging them while managing the cat staff who were the second generation of Milos as they all were Milo's children
"Rose! Mary!" a shout was heard as a black hair girl wearing a little cowgirl like attire came running to the two kids
"Asuka!" they cheered as the three children started playing with each other
After the Tenrou team disappeared, some things were never the same at Fairy Tail,
"play nice you three" Erza said as they replied with a "yes" to her
Erza smiled to them before heading to the bar where Macao and Wakaba were at
The years had gone by, as Macao was named the Fourth Guild Master while Wakaba was his advisor
"yo" Macao greeted Erza with Wakaba doing the same
The once number one guild, no longer holds the title as the years passed, their rank dropped over the years
The council tried to shut them down, as they thought Natsu was no longer with them
But Erza stood firm as she didn't let anyone take away and shut down her home where all of her family are at
"some Strawberry cheese cake and a sizzling steak" Erza ordered some meals to Kinana, who nodded and went to make some
"those two are really gluttonous" Wakaba said while smoking his cigar
"I wonder who they take after" Macao said with a small smile
"what did you two say?" Erza asked them with her voice darkening
"nothing!" the two said to her
Over the years, Erza got really strict and very protective over her children
Erza huffs before calling her children as their meal were made
Not many believed that the Tenrou team, even survived their encounter with Acnologia, the monster who decimated countless countries
But for Fairy Tail and some guilds, they believed that they're out there, somewhere
"eat it slowly" Erza said as she grabs a tissue and wipes off some excess crumbs on Rose's cheeks
"okay" Rose said as she tried to eat her meal slowly
Erza sighs with a smile
They then go on their day as usual, as even if there weren't that may good jobs anymore, it was still their home
"we'll be going to the library now" Erza said as she and the twins bid them goodbye
"be safe" Macao said to them as they waved goodbye
3 hours later
"7 years huh?" Wakaba said as he blew out smoke from his cigar. "Hard to believe it's been that long."
"The good ole days." Max said with a sad smile while Milo meowed a bit before getting a pat on the head by Max
"Nothing's been the same since then." Warren said as tears continued streaming down his face.
"You believe that story the council told?" Droy asked.
"They have no reason to lie about it." Nab answered. "Besides when we went there ourselves, there was nothing."
"Yeah, you're right." Jet said. "Nothing but water."
"I'm still not over it." Laki said with a sad smile.
"I don't think any of us are." Macao said slowly standing up.
"especially Erza"
Everyone knew how Erza put a strong look to everyone but they knew that inside, her heart was shattered when she found Natsu's necklace
Suddenly they heard a loud rumbling coming from above them.
"What's that?" Wakaba asked confused.
"it's coming from the back." Nab said as everyone went to the back of the guild
They all looked up. There, floating high above them was the Blue Pegasus guild's air ship, Christine.
"Blue Pegasus' Christina?" Max said in confusion to see the ship
"What's it doing here?" Nab asked.
"Mannnn!" a voiced cried out from the ship, which was somehow getting louder and louder.
"What is that?" Max asked confusion, squinting to see. "Someone's falling from the ship!" he yelled, his eyes widening as he pointed into the sky at the object in freefall.
CRASH!
Suddenly the object crashed into the ground with frightening impact. Everyone covered their eyes from the dust, looking back at the small crater that appeared once said dust had settled. Everyone's eyes then widened in surprise when they saw that Ichiya from Blue Pegasus was lying on his side in the crater.
"No need to fret Fairy Tail." He said pointing towards them. "Ichiya is here."
"We share your excitement Master Ichiya." A voice said, this one more soothing than Ichiya's. "But it helps to not be so overzealous."
"We could have floated down with my wind magic." An irritated voice said.
"Hi everyone." A third voice could be heard next, this one softer than the previous three.
The three men landed on the ground softly, revealing themselves to be Blue Pegasus' famous Tri-mens: Hibiki, Ren, and Eve.
"Why is Blue Pegasus here?" Jet asked on edge, worried about another attack.
"Ms. Laki, you are as beautiful as ever." Hibiki said as he stroked the lavender headed girl's hair.
"Oh, ummm, thank you." She said nervously.
"Could you guys quit flirting and tells us why you're here." Max said deadpan.
"Stop that right now men!" Ichiya yelled, having rose to his feet.
"Yes Sir Ichiya!" the Tri-mens said in unison as they stood at attention. "Please forgive us!"
"Why are you here?" Warren asked.
"We've done it!" Ichiya said, dusting himself off and walking out of the crater.
"Done what?" Alana asked.
"After finishing collecting all of the data with my archive…" Hibiki began. "We've been using Christina to travel to places with the highest concentrations of ethernano."
"Which means what?" Macao asked completely lost.
"Tenrou Island still exists." Ichiya said emphatically.
All of Fairy Tail's members stood in shock at the news. Ichiya and the Tri-mens stood confused at the group's collective silence as it began to border on unsettling.
"Um, did you hear me?" Ichiya asked the still silent wizards. "I said we've found-"
"Are you serious?!" Fairy Tail yelled in unison, frightening the Blue Pegasus members. "You really found them?!"
"We gotta go get them!" Jet yelled excitedly, everyone nodding in agreement.
"Y-yes, well we haven't found them exactly." Ichiya clarified as he reset himself. "We've only found a high concentration of ethernano where Tenrou Island once stood."
"There's no real guarantee that they are still on the island, or if it's even still there." Hibiki told the group. "Do you still want to chance searching?"
The members of Fairy Tail all looked around at one another and thought about their options. Eventually they all gained determined looks on their faces, silently nodding at one another.
"Of course we're gonna risk it." Macao said stepping forward.
"They're our guild mates after all." Wakaba said grinning. "What would it say about Fairy Tail if we just left our friends in the cold without searching for them?"
The Tri-mens and Ichiya all looked at the wizard's confident looks, each one warming their heart. "I was hoping you would say that." Ichiya said smiling and nodding. "Just what I would expect from my honey's guild."
"Speaking of which, where is my honey?" Ichiya asked them
"they went to their usual trip to the library" Macao told him making Ichiya sulked
"Here are the coordinates of the concentration." Hibiki said, handing Macao a folded piece of paper. He and his group then flew back to the Christina using Ren's wind magic. "Good luck Fairy Tail." Hibiki said waving. "Until we meet again."
The members of Fairy Tail waved back, watching as the Christine took off; its destination being the Blue Pegasus guild hall. Once they were out of sight, the Fairy Tail members crowded around Macao, who was still holding the piece of paper.
"You think they were really telling the truth about Tenrou Island still existing?" Jet asked looking at the paper.
"I don't think they would have a reason to lie." Max said. "We've always been on good terms with Blue Pegasus."
"In the end it's your call Macao." Wakaba said.
"What do we do Master?" Laki asked looking at Macao.
Macao clenched his fist and looked forward. "We wait for Romeo and the others to return, then we're going to check it out." He said confidently, causing everyone else to smile and nod determined.
A few hours later
In the middle of the ocean
a small group consisting of Jet, Droy, Max, Warren, Alzack, and Bisca found themselves on a boat heading towards the coordinates given to them by Blue Pegasus.
"Are you sure this is the spot?" Bisca said as she put down her binoculars.
"Yeah, I don't see anything but water." Alzack added.
"This should be the place." Maxa said looking out from the ship.
"I think it's nice, just drifting like this." Alana said smiling as she placed her hair behind her ear. "It's been ages since I've been on a boat."
"Try and stay focused will ya?" Warren scolded.
"Do you think we should have brought Romeo along?" Bisca asked looking at Alzack.
"Unless we brought him by force, I don't think we could have convinced him." Alzack answered reluctantly.
"What's that?" Bisca asked herself as she noticed something on the water's surface. "Hey guys." Bisca called to everyone as she squinted her eyes, leaning forward on the wood of the boat's railing. "I think I see someone on the water."
"What?" Max said walking up next to her. He looked ahead with her, his eyes widening when he noticed it. "She's right, there's someone there. It looks like a little girl…" He squinted to get a better view. "And s-she's standing on the water!" he said astonished.
Everyone looked on with Max and Bisca, all of them shocked at the sight.
Sure, enough there was a young girl standing on the surface of the water. She had long flowing blonde hair and what looked like wings extending from the side of her head. She also wore a long white dress that accented her petite figure.
"What is she doing there?" Warren asked. "Who is she?"
The young girl then outstretched her arm to her side. A loud rumbling was heard and from the water's bottom emerged Tenrou Island.
"It's Tenrou Island!" Jet shouted surprised.
"How did she do that?!" Bisca exclaimed to see such a scene
"Follow her!" Max shouted as the boat picked up speed.
The group soon landed on Tenrou Island, and watched as the young girl ran into the forest.
"Hey wait up!" Jet yelled after her as he and the others followed.
"Who is that girl?" Bisca asked.
"I have no idea." Warren answered. "But she made Tenrou Island reappear."
"Whoever she is, one thing is for sure; we have to catch up to her and see what she knows." Max said.
The group soon reached a collapsed part of the forest causing Jet, who was leading the charge thanks to his speed magic, stop in his tracks. The others soon caught up to him.
"What's wrong Jet?" Max asked before looking down in the hole himself, his face becoming as frozen as Jet's.
Everyone else looked down, their faces in complete shock as they saw a clump of blonde hair buried under dirt.
"Lucy?" Alzack said in disbelief.
Back at Fairy Tail
Back at the guild hall, Macao and the others awaited word from the away team on the Tenrou Island situation. Kinana stood at her usual place behind the bar, Wakaba looked over all of the guild pictures, and Romeo sat at one of the tables reading a book.
"You sure you didn't wanna go with the others?" Macao asked trying to stir some conversation from his son.
"Even if the island is there, it's not like they're alive right?" Romeo said uninterested as he turned the page over in his book.
"Come on don't be like that." Macao said. "You just gotta have a little faith."
"Nothing for 7 years." Romeo said turning another page, causing Macao to sigh.
Rose and Mary were playing around with Asuka as Erza had to go and do some house chores and asked Macao to babysit them
"I want another ship!" Rose asked Romeo
"me too! Me too!" Mary added in
"alright alright" Romeo told the two as he rips off two piece of papers from Reedus' drawing book and started folding the paper to make a paper ship
"Hey!" a voice rang out into the guild hall as the front door was kicked open. Everyone looked over and it was Twilight Ogre, a new guild established in Magnolia
"What are you doing here, Thiabault?" Wakaba asked. "you trying to pick a fight?"
"now that Titania ain't here. We're going to give your guild some re decorating" he said as he lifts up his mace
"you ain't doing anything!" Rome exclaimed as he stands up from his seat
"Romeo no!" Macao yelled.
"I won't let Erza- nee be the only one to defend the guild!" Romeo stuck out his hand and a purple flame emerged from his palm. "I'll take you on!" He yelled defiantly.
"I won't let you jerks ruin our guild!"
Thiabault puckered his lips together, blowing out Romeo's flame. Romeo and the others stood shocked, but the young wizard was even more surprised when Rose and Mary came up from behind him.
"Leave him alone!" she shouted.
"yeah!" Mary agreed to her
"Rose! Mary! get back here!" Macao shouted.
"what are you two doing? Get back!" Romeo said looking at them, but they refused to move.
"Ha! Look at this. It's Titania's brat" He said pointing at the twins.
"Looks like these little girls got more guts than you little man." He said mocking Romeo.
"when Mama gets here all of you are going to be sorry!" Rose shouted with Mary agreeing
"but she aint't here, too bad kid!" Thiabault said raising his club in the air.
"Looks like this is the end of the road for you three!"
"No don't!" Macao shouted desperately as he tried to reach them, but he knew he wouldn't make it in time.
Romeo grabbed Rose and Mary and turned around, his back facing Thiabault in an attempt to shield her from the attack. He awaited Thiabault's strike but looked up when he heard a thud against the wall in front of him. Romeo looked ahead and saw Thiabault unconscious against the wall. Confused, he looked around at his guild mates, who hadn't moved from their spots. This only served to confuse Romeo more as he noticed that all of the Twilight Ogre members were knocked out. He then looked down at Rose and Mary.
"Are you two ok?" Romeo asked. Rose and Mary nodded with watery eyes
they were clearly frightened. "Good." He said with a smile before flicking their foreheads with his index finger.
"Ow." Rose exclaimed in pain as she teared up more. She covered her forehead with her hands. "Why did you do that?"
"it hurts" Mary told to Romeo with a pout
"Because you two were being a dummy. Don't do something like that again, ok?" he told them sternly as they nodded to him
"Good." Romeo said with a smile. "Now what happened?"
"Hey." A voice called from the door. Romeo's eyes widened in surprised as his mind began to register who the sound belonged to. It can't be. He thought as he turned around. To his utter disbelief, there stood Gray, smiling to him, and the others from Tenrou Island; along with the group who went to find them.
"Y-y-you're back!" Macao exclaimed completely taken by surprise.
"You're all so young!" Kinana pointed out.
"You guys haven't aged a day!" Nam said next.
"What happened?" Vijeteer chimed in.
"Well…" Lucy began. "It's sort of a long story." She then walked up to the three and began to explain the circumstances behind their return.
The sound of running footsteps were heard as Erza came running in
"what happened!? Did Twilight Ogre c- !?" Erza exclaimed before stopping as her jaws drop
She then looks at everyone as her mind started registering the scene, she was watching
"everyone…y-you're back!" Erza started to tear up as she started crying to them
"Erza!" Lucy exclaimed before she was hugged by the Scarlet knight
Everyone partied for their return as they couldn't be more happier to get their lost long members back home
Erza was happy to have her friends back as she started to show Lucy and the others how Rose and Mary have grown
A thought ran through her mind as she registered the fact that one person wasn't seen in the party
"Natsu.. Where's Natsu?" Erza asked Lucy who looks at her for a moment before shaking her head with a sad smile
"Erza" Makarov called out to her as he was holding Enryuo no Kiba in his hand
"it was the only thing we found on the island" Makarov told her as Erza looks at the sword
A few hours earlier
On Tenroujima
The rescue team found Lucy as they were glad to find the blonde once again
"where's everyone else?" Lucy asked before the same strange girl appeared
"this way" she said as she walked to a different area
They followed her as they started finding Gray and the others as everyone was in tears to find them
She revealed herself to be Mavis Vermillion, the 1st Master of Fairy Tail
Mavis explains to them on how she used the magic stored in the Tenrou tree as she used it to cast one of the three great Fairy Tail's spell, Fairy Sphere
She told them that it took 7 years to undo it as she uses the time to restored everyone's magic
They all thanked her with grateful smiles but that was all stop when Lucy realizes something
"wait, where's Natsu?" Lucy asked as everyone tried to look around for the salmon haired fire mage
"I know where he lies" Mavis said as she walked to a certain opening in the woods while everyone follows her
They then reached to a forest opening where Enryuo no Kiba was imbedded in the center of the opening
"no" Lucy said as she tried to hold in her tears
"he fought valiantly against Acnologia, but…" the girl said with a sad smile as Makarov walks forward and was in front of Enryuo no Kiba
"thank you, my boy. Your sacrifice won't ever be forgotten!" Makarov said as he had tears falling down his eyes
Everyone solemnly looks at the sword imbedded to the ground as their tears fall down their eyes
Gray walked forward as he grabs Enryuo no Kiba's hilt before pulling the sword out
"we should give this…..to Erza….it's the right thing to do" Gray said as Makarov nodded to him
Everyone then left the island with grieving hearts of losing the one who tried to save them all from Acnologia
But as soon as they left the island on their boat and was far away, an armor hand pierced out of the ground where Enryuo no Kiba lies
Back to the present
"I see" Erza said as she looks at the sword and takes it
"I'm glad that he fought valiantly in battle" Erza said with a smile that was fake as everyone knew that she was faking it
The day goes by as the sky turned red due to the setting sun
"bye bye!" Rose and Mary bid their goodbyes to their friends as Erza, the twins and Milo were heading home
Rose and Mary played tag as they run around while Erza and Milo walks casually
"tag!" Rose said as she had just tagged her sister
"I'm gonna get you!" Mary exclaimed as she started chasing after Rose
"don't run too fast!" Erza called out to her children
"okay!" the two replied back before running a bit slower
They passed by citizens while greeting some who are friends with Erza
"Mama, can we go to the beach?" Rose asked her mother with Mary
Erza looks at the town clock and saw that they still had time
"sure" Erza said as Rose and Mary cheered
Night time
At a beach
Rose and Mary were running along the shorelines of the beach while Milo followed them while a bit slow due to him being chubby
Erza was near the ocean water with Jellal who she coincidently met on her way to the beach
"he was a great man" Jellal said as Erza nodded to him
"I'm sorry to hear what happened to him" Jellal told her as she nodded in understanding
Erza holds her necklaces as they let out a weak red glow to her
"I am fine, I will be fine" Erza said as her tears fall down her eyes
"I have to be for my family" she said as she couldn't hold in her tears anymore
Jellal looked at her with a sad face as he hugs her to let her cry onto him
She cried and cried to mourn for the loss of her husband
Jellal was there for her as she let her cry on
Rose and Mary look from a far with Milo as they knew that their mother was crying
"Mama" Rose muttered out sadly
"nya" Milo let out a meow as the cat looks over them
An hour goes by as Erza was now standing on the ocean water while Jellal left to let her be with her family alone
Rose and Mary look at their mother standing by the beach's water as she was looking over the drifting ocean water
"mama" Rose called out to her as she holds her hand with Mary doing the same to her other hand
"I'm fine" Erza told them with a smile as she wipes her tears
"let's go home, It's getting late" Erza said as Rose and Mary nodded
They then started walking away from the beach before Mary stops when she sees that Milo wasn't following back home like he used too
"Milo! Come here" Mary called out as she can hear the cat's reply coming from the beach
"Mama, Milo is still at the beach" Mary told her mother
"he's probably found a crab or something" Erza said to her
"stay here, I'll go get him" Erza said as she went to the beach to find Milo fighting a lobster
"Milo, stop it" Erza said as she pulled away the lobster from him before throwing it away
"nya" Milo meowed to her as the cat licks it's paw and nuzzles it to his furry head
Erza sighs to the old cat as she carried him up
"I think I need to lessen your food bowl" Erza said as she forgot how heavy Milo has gotten
Milo flails in her hold as the cat jumps down to the sandy beach
"come on, we're going home" Erza told the cat who hissed at her
"Milo?" Erza was surprise to see this type of behavior from him
"nyaaa" Milo meowed as he meowed to the sea
"come on, Milo" Erza said as she tried to grab the fat cat who hissed at her again before continuing to meowing to the sea
"what are you meowing?" Erza said as she looks at the ocean and her eyes widen in shock
A figure was walking in the ocean's water to the best he can as he strides through the water, while trying not to fall
"huff…..huff….huff…Er….za" the figure voice out as tears started to form in Erza's eyes as they kept pouring down her face
Milo meowed before walking away to where Rose and Mary where at as he left Erza behind
"Er…..za" the figure voice out as Erza's eyes quiver and her body shakes in sadness and joy
It was Natsu, and he was there with her
"Erza…" he said as he smiled to her while looking a bit bruised and injured up
"Natsu!" Erza exclaimed his name as she hugs the man into her arms
They both fell down to the ocean water as they got wet but they didn't care
"I'm sorry….it took me so long…..to come back home" Natsu said as he leans his forehead to Erza's
Erza looks at him in tears as she didn't care as long as he was with her again
"but…..i came back…..for you….and for our family" Natsu said as Erza nodded in tears
The two looked at each other's eyes before leaning to each other into a kiss
A kiss of their reunion
A kiss that repaired Erza's shattered heart
A kiss of their love
That's a wrap!
Bye bye