Chapter 3: The Magnificent, Marvellous, Mad Madam Mim
A new day shines on the Fairy Tail Guild Hall, as the town of Magnolia awakens to another bright and sunny morning. The Strauss siblings, Mirajane, Lisanna and Elfman woke up, went through their daily routines and made their way over to the guild hall to help open up for the other guild members. They arrive at the guild's main building and were greeted by Master Makarov, his grandson Laxus and Mest Gryder.
"Good morning, Master Makarov! How are you, this morning?" greeted Mirajane's little sister, Lisanna.
"Good morning to you, too, Lisanna, same as always." The old man smiled.
"How about you, Laxus? Did you sleep well, last night?" Mirajane asked while flirting with the Lightning Dragon Slayer.
"Eh, fine, I guess. I didn't really party too hard if that's what you're getting at." Laxus said half-heartedly.
"Yes, that was a manly party, wasn't it?" Elfman said jovially.
"Indeed it was, Elfman. In fact, I was thinking next year, we should have more balloons! Lots and lots of balloons!" Makarov said excitedly in his wheelchair.
"I'd quit while you're ahead, gramps." contradicted Laxus.
Mest then suddenly called out to Makarov. "Master, the door to the guild hall is already opened! It looks like somebody unlocked." He informed the master.
"Unlocked you say? Hm, might've been the janitor while he was cleaning up. He is probably still in there cleaning, no doubt." assumed the old man.
"Still, we can't be sure if it's him or not. It could be an intruder for all we know." Laxus forewarned. "I'll go take a look."
"So will I, if there is anyone who dares trespass into Fairy Tail territory they got another thing coming." Mest said assertively.
"I'll come with you two, as well. Only an intruder would dare face a man like me!" Elfman said boastingly.
"Be careful, big brother!" Lisanna warned her older sibling as the three men entered the building.
"Alright, Mest, you go upstairs. Me and Elfman will look around down here." ordered Laxus as Mest nodded and went upstairs to look around.
Elfman searched one side of the hall while Laxus searched the other. So far, neither one has found any sign of a break in or a robbery. They did notice, however, that the entire building has been scrubbed down. It was a little wet in some areas, but it was spotless nonetheless.
"I love what the janitor has done with the place! He is really commited to his job. We should pay him more." Elfman suggested.
"I don't think the janitor could've done this." Laxus figured.
"How so?" asked Elfman.
"Look at the ceiling, it's dripping soap water. Somebody must've mopped the ceiling." Laxus pointed to the ceiling where the rafters were still wet.
"Wow, maybe it was a cleaning wizard. Or is it a wizard that's obsessed with cleaning." Elfman pondered.
"Not only that, but I also found this mophead. It broke off from a mop somehow." Laxus showed the Beast Take-over mage a piece of a broken mop and placed in his hands.
"You're right, this is getting kinda weird." said Elfman confusedly.
"Onii-chan, Laxus? Is it safe?" Mirajane asked, peering her head into the hall.
"It's okay, Mira-nee. It's mostly clear, now." informed Mirajane's younger brother as she and her sister wheeled in Makarov.
"My, my, my, look how clean this place is!" Makarov said in awe.
"Whoever cleaned the guild hall did a real good job on the rafters. It used to take us forever to clean those rafters!" Lisanna said, gazing at the clean interior of the structure.
"Did you find the intruders, Laxus?" Mirajane asked.
"No, but somebody must've came in during the night and wiped every spec of dirt in this building. It's weird." Laxus said.
"It may be weird, but at least someone did us a huge favor. I say whomever it may be, we are indebted to them." Makarov reminded his grandson.
Then, they suddenly hear a voice coming from inside the guild hall, which sounded very cheerful and innocent. "Golly, is it morning already? Boy, I wonder if the people who live here are home yet. We should probably go meet them and--" Mickey suddenly stopped where he was at as he saw the mages who were standing there, staring at him with bewilderment. "Uh, hiya folks. Um, good morning?" The mouse chuckled nervously before Laxus almost immediately reacts to his presence.
"AH! A BIG MOUSE!!!" Laxus screamed making everyone jump.
"AH! A GIANT MAN!" Mickey hollered back, which leads to a screaming match between the two as Laxus picks up a table and throws it at him.
"Laxus! Are you insane?! You nearly killed him!" scolded Makarov.
"It's a really big mouse, gramps! We have a rodent problem on our hands! He might be carrying diseases!" Laxus yelled.
"Hey, that, sir, is an ethnically insensitive stereotype!" Mickey said offensively, hiding behind a support beam.
"I'm sorry about that, sir. What is your name, if I might add?" Mirajane asked politely.
"Uh, Mickey, Mickey Mouse." greeted the mouse, who stepped out from behind the support beam. "I apologize for me and my friends for breaking into your house."
"Friends? You mean there are others with you?" Elfman asked.
"Yup, they all came here with me!" confirmed Mickey, just as Judy and Nick enter the main hall.
"What's going on? What was that noise we just heard?" Judy said drowsily, rubbing her eyes. "I swear, if somebody is making another mess, I-- oh, hello." Judy and her partner are surprised to see some of the Fairy Tail mages return to their place of gathering.
"AW! A bunny and a fox! They're so cute!" cooed Lisanna, crouching down to pet the two animal cops.
"Uh, hi, you must be the owners of this establishment. I'm Judy Hopps, and this is my partner, Nick Wilde, of the ZPD." The bunny said, flashing her badge to Lisanna. "And please refrain from petting us, or calling us cute, mainly me of course."
"Oh, I'm sorry, it's just that I really love animals and I've never met an anthropomorphic animal before. Except maybe some of the Exceeds, though." Lisanna apologized.
"Hey, it's no big deal. We may be animals, but we also have standards. But, you can still pet me if you want." Nick offered slyly, in which Lisanna replies by gingerly rubbing his head.
"Oh, brother." Judy said, rolling her eyes.
"OW! Stop it, you're hurting me!" whined a young, feminine voice, belonging to Snow White as Mest pulls her by the arm and drags down the stairs.
"Master Makarov, I found this girl sleeping upstairs in one of the spare rooms! What should we do with her? Interrogate her?" Mest growled while still grasping her forearm tightly.
"Please, I didn't mean to intrude, we just needed a place to stay! That's all!" Snow White cried, who's arm was burning from Mest's strong grip.
"Tell me, girl, what were you doing in our guild hall?! Stealing secrets from Fairy Tail?! Who are you working for?!" Mest accused the princess, who was on the verge of tears. This brought some unwanted attention from everyone else, who were shocked and appalled by Mest's behavior. Laxus and Elfman were about to intervene as well as Judy and Nick, when Mirajane stepped in.
"That is ENOUGH, Mest! You leave her alone, you're scaring the poor thing!" barked Mirajane, surprising everyone in the room, except for her siblings, who know well enough to never mess with her sister, no matter how nice she is.
"This isn't your concern, Strauss, this is Fairy Tail business!" Mest growled at the white-haired woman.
"Then it's also my business, too! You're taking this way too far! There's no need to interrogate anyone about anything!" Mirajane yelled at the memory mage.
"For all we know, she could be a spy! Possibly for a dark guild!" rambled Mest, who was on the brink of losing it.
"Let her go, or I'll--"
"You'll what? Turn into a demon?! I dare you! I double dare you!" Mest challenged her, making her intimidating glare even more forceful. She even got up close and personal with him, causing him to flinch slightly.
"Do you really wanna see me when I'm angry, Mest, do you? Cause if I'm angry, this would not end well for you... at... all! So you do as I say, or else you're gonna have to answer to me!" Mirajane warned the memory mage as she glared straight into his soul, while the others looked on in anticipation, wondering if she truly is gonna lay the law down on him. Snow White could only hope that this girl would talk him down. Finally, Mest loosens his grip and the princess wiggles free of her captor, running to the safety of her friends.
"Sorry, I guess I kinda overreacted a little there." Mest apologized, but Mirajane wasn't having any of it.
"Now go sit in the corner! You're on Timeout!" Mirajane pointed to the nearest corner.
"What?! I'm not sitting in the corner, I'm no little kid!" Mest said angrily.
"Corner... NOW!" Mirajane hissed, as Mest begrudgingly walks over to the corner and sits in it, while the others snickered at his humiliation.
"That was very mature of you, Mirajane. I too, would've done the same if you hadn't intervened. But the way you punished him was hilarious! AHAHAHAHA!!!" Makarov cackled wildly. "I should've used that to punish you brats years ago!"
"Are you okay, Snow?" Judy asked concernly.
"Yes, I'm fine." quivered Snow White, rubbing her sore arm, tenderly. "Just a little shaken up is all."
"It's a good thing that Mirajane girl helped you out, otherwise that could've turned out a lot worse!" Mickey comforted the princess as Merlin entered the hall.
"Now, what's all this commotion about?" Merlin yawned as he and Archimedes came downstairs, still dressed in his night gown. "Are the owners back already?b
"Did I also hear someone getting the Timeout? Hoo, hoo, hoo!" chortled Archimedes.
"And who might you be, old fart?" Laxus asked rudely.
"Old far-? No, my boy, I am Merlin, the most powerful wizard of them all! Don't they teach you anything at the Magic Academy, or are you too hip for knowledge?" sassed Merlin as he changed out of his night gown into his usual attire with a snap of his fingers and came downstairs in a jiffy, with his owl soon following.
"I've seen more powerful mages than this guy." scoffed Laxus, which annoyed Merlin even more.
"Please excuse my thick-headed grandson, he's not exactly the respectful type." apologized Makarov. "My name is Makarov, and I am the current head master of the wizard guild, Fairy Tail."
This sparks Merlin's interest. "A wizard guild, you say?! How wonderful! Tell me, what kind of magic do you use?"
"Well, in Fiore, there all kinds of wizards who use different types of magic as well as different forms of it. For example, my grandson, is a Lightning Dragon Slayer who uses lightning which can be harnessed against dragons." Makarov explained as Laxus used his magic to conjure a lightning bolt.
"Astounding! There must be so much more to the magic in this world than I thought! That's why I should dedicate my time to study this, in hopes of understanding the magic of this world, compared to ours!" beamed Merlin as he writes down notes in one of his scrolls.
"Well, I'm not sure if conducting a study of Earth Land's magic here would be a good idea. Fairy Tail isn't exactly a well-behaved bunch." warned Makarov.
"Whatever do you--" Merlin was interrupted midsentence when Natsu breaks the door down, causing a big ruckus.
"GOOD MORNING!" yelled Natsu. "What's for breakfast, cause I am hungry as he-- WAAH!!" He slips on the wet floor and comes sliding across the guild hall, knocking into others, including Elfman, who falls right on top of Nick. He then crashes into the bar, causing an array of silverware, dishes as well as barrels to come crashing down.
"We probably should've put up a wet floor sign there. Ha ha." Mickey laughed awkwardly.
"Oh... I see..." Merlin said while Makarov facepalmed himself.
A few hours later
When the characters have all been introduced to the Fairy Tail mages, they all started to get along with them almost perfectly as the day went on as normal. The princesses, Rapunzel and Snow White were introduced to all the female mages and they instantly became gal-pals as soon as they met each other, especially with Lucy, Erza, Juvia, Wendy, Levy and Mirajane. The other characters like Genie, Mushu and Olaf also befriended some of the mages. Even Gajeel grew to like Mushu, making them official 'Dragon Brothers' (or 'Sister' if you count Wendy). Happy, Carla and Pantherlily grew fond of the animal characters like Pascal, Nick and Judy.
"Hi, I'm Happy, and I'm a cat." Happy gestured to Judy who immediately blushed and covered her eyes. "What's wrong?"
"You're naked!" yelled Judy, pointing at Happy's furry body.
"I'm not naked, I'm wearing a pouch. If you wanna see naked, take look at Gray!" Happy snickered and pointed towards Gray as Judy looks over and sees him completely stripped.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Is this a wizard's club or a naturalist club?!" Judy squealed while covering her eyes.
"What's with her?" Pantherlily asked Nick after seeing Judy's awkward behavior.
"Well, where we're from, mammals like us live like humans, and like humans we wear clothes. Carrots, here, is basically one of those mammals who prefer to be decent in public." Nick explained.
"Bunnies, they're so jumpy." Carla said, rolling her eyes while Pascal chirped in agreement.
Meanwhile, Mickey noticed Gray's 'indecency' and got his attention. "Uh, Mr. Fullbuster, sir, you don't have any clothes on." Mickey blushed and looked away as he motioned to the ice mage's naked body.
Gray looked down at his bare nudity, completely unmoved as he anticipated this. "Oh, sorry, that happens sometimes."
"Well, here, you can borrow my pants." Goofy offered, taking his pants off and handing them to Gray, leaving him with no pants on which made Donald laugh hysterically.
"That's okay, Goofy, you can keep your pants." Gray flustered, seeing the silly dog-man take his own pants off. "I can just borrow some from Lucy."
"Like hell, you're not!" Lucy yelled from across the room.
Merlin was conversing with Makarov as they strolled around the guild hall with Laxus pushing Makarov's wheelchair. "Master Makarov, the magic that has been demonstrated to me is beyond superb!" Merlin said boisterously as he went through his notes. "Tell me, how do your pupils learn to control these powerful forms of magic such as: Requip magic, Dragon Slayer magic and Take-over magic?"
"Merlin, these mages of mine are not disciples, they are like my children. You see, many of the mages you see come from different backgrounds. Natsu, for example, was raised by a dragon, as well as Wendy and Gajeel. They disappeared years earlier for reasons that somewhat understandable, and as soon as they came back they..." Makarov stopped midsentence as to come up with the right words. "...left again, in death."
"I see, so your relationship with your 'children' is formed through a family unit. Emotions alone can make magic very powerful, in my experience, at least." Merlin indulged.
"Yes, we've gone through many troubles in life, and those moments in life are what made us stronger. We would do anything to protect each other. In fact, I myself sacrificed my ability to walk to help save my children." Makarov said somberly while Laxus shared the same expression with his grandfather. "But we're still here aren't we? Enjoying life to the fullest no matter how bumpy the road gets."
"Those are very deep words, Makarov. I envy you." The old wizard smiled gingerly.
"What can l say? For someone my age, I'd probably be depressed about growing old. But that doesn't bother me at all, nope, not a single thing could make me mis--" Makarov then started cough uncontrollably.
"Gramps, are you alright? What's the matter?" Laxus asked concernly.
"I don't feel well all of a sudden, quick get Mirajane." Makarov wheezed as Laxus called Mirajane over.
"Master, what's wrong?" Mirajane aided the poor old man.
"Could I be of assistance, old chap?" offered Merlin.
"No, I just need my medicine is all. Mira, take me to the infirmary." Makarov ordered as the white-haired girl wheeled him to the hospital wing of the guild hall.
Natsu and Team Natsu, as well as Rapunzel, noticed the commotion and went over to talk to Merlin. "What's wrong with Gramps?" Natsu asked the old wizard.
"Is the master not feeling well?" Wendy inquired.
"I'm not sure. He could've just caught a simple cold or something." Merlin figured.
"Archimedes, do you think you can go check on the poor man?"
"I am on it." affirmed Archimedes as he flew over to the infirmary.
"I have an uneasy feeling about Master Makarov. What if it's serious?" Lucy said worriedly.
"Don't say that, Lucy! We don't know for sure!" Natsu scolded Lucy.
"She has a point, Natsu. The master is getting older, and at some point, we may have to think about what there is to come." reminded Erza which received a soft look from Natsu.
"Guys, I don't think it should be that big of a deal. If he is sick, we can try to make him feel better." Rapunzel assured Team Natsu.
"Yeah, we can make him hot soup, tell him stories and make more comfortable." chimed Wendy.
"It's probably not that simple, but it would be worth the try, I guess." Carla said.
"What the old boy really needs, is plenty of rest and sunshine. He'll be right as rain in no time." Merlin assured the teens as his trusty owl returned.
"I'm afraid I have good news as well as bad news. First of all, Makarov is sick. In fact he is so sick, he has green and has red spots all over his face and to top it off he has a fever." informed Archimedes which made the group even more concerned. "The good news, however, Miss Mirajane has already called a woman named Porlyusica to help heal him."
"Well, that is good news!" Erza said happily.
"Porly--who?" Rapunzel asked.
"Porlyusica is our Medicinal Advisor. She helps fellow Fairy Tail members that are sick or injured." Gray explained.
"She's pretty much our doctor!" Happy said cheerfully.
"Yeah, a doctor that doesn't take kindly to people." Lucy added.
"Medicinal Advisor? Poppycock! What rubbish! Whoever this Porlyusica woman is, she must be a sham!" Merlin scoffed enviously.
"We trust Porlyusica, Merlin. She helped us out on numerous occasions. She even helped Alzack and Bisca's daughter when she got sick." Erza rebuttaled.
"I'll see it when I believe it." Merlin scoffed when the front entrance of the guild hall opened up, revealing a young woman with light purple hair and wore a nurse's outfit.
"Hello! I am here! Now where's the sweet little old man that needs my attention?" said the woman gleefully as she entered the guild hall with a satchel, supposedly filled with medical supplies.
"Porlyusica? Is that you?" said Mirajane, stunned by the medical advisor's different appearance. "You look..."
"Young and pretty? Why thank you for noticing! I've been using make-up recently and it made all the wrinkles on my face vanish!" The youthful woman beamed.
"I guess that also explains your change in attitude. Usually, you're always so crotchety and upset." Mirajane assumed.
"Oh, but I still have my limits you know. Ehehehehehe." 'Porlyusica' giggled.
"Miss Porlyusica--" Merlin interjected the conversation before 'Porlyusica' corrected him.
"Please, call me Porly." 'Porlyusica' smiled.
"Porly... I have heard plenty about you. So listen here, Makarov doesn't need your magic. It is just a mere illness. The only thing that he needs is rest and sunshine, and--" Merlin lectured before being interrupted again.
"Let me stop you there. I am a medical expert, if not the best wielder of magic. Also, sunshine is not what he needs for an man his age, rather he needs medicine. Sunshine is a nuisance anyway, it's not good for the eyes!" 'Porlyusica' was about to head for the infirmary until she has one last thing to say. "Oh, and another thing..." She picks up her satchel and slams the old wizard, sending him flying into the bar, breaking a few barrels of beer which spills all over him, making some of the nearby mages laugh. With that said and done, 'Porlyusica' harrumphed and made her way to the infirmary.
"There's something different about Porlyusica that I just can't put my finger on." Erza said suspiciously.
"You mean that she gave herself a makeover and is wearing a sleazy nurse's outfit?" Lucy inquired.
"Well, that's one thing. She doesn't seem to be acting like herself. She's a little too... happy." Erza pointed out.
"Yeah, and her smell is different too." Natsu said, sniffing 'Porlyusica's' leftover scent.
"Same here. I don't think that is Porlyusica at all." Wendy assumed.
"There's only one way to find out, though. We might as well take a look for ourselves." Gray suggested as he and Team Natsu look into the matter.
"Right, come on, Pascal!" Rapunzel said as she and her chameleon companion joined up with the mages.
They followed 'Porlyusica' at a safe distance, until she enters the infirmary. Team Natsu, Rapunzel and Pascal listened closely next to the doorway of the infirmary as she conversed with the ailing Makarov. "Hello, Makarov, how are you today?"
"Oh, hehe, who are you?" Makarov blushed at the nurse lady, making his nose bleed.
"I'm the one who is going to make you better!" She reached into her satchel and pulled out a syringe filled with an unknown liquid.
"Wait, where's Porlyusica?" Makarov asked sickly before being shushed by the woman.
"Shh, I'm just filling in for her. Now you rest your little head, this will make you REALLY sleepy." She was about to administer the syringe before she was interrupted by a ringing sound. She pulled out a Compact Communications Lacrima which was ringing in her hand. "Would you excuse me, I have to take this."
The woman goes behind a curtain so that nobody would eavesdrop on her. Unfortunately for her, the two of her eavesdroppers are Dragon Slayers with dog ears. "I'm gonna go listen in on this." Wendy said as she quietly snuck into the infirmary.
"Be careful, Wendy." warned Natsu as the little Dragon Slayer gave him a thumbs up while she snuck inside.
Makarov noticed her crawling near the bed and was surprised to see her in this position. "Wendy? What are you--" Makarov was hushed by the little girl who put her finger to her lips. She listens in on the conversation going on between the woman and the person talking to her through the lacrima.
"Have you finished the job yet?"said the voice in the lacrima.
"I was about to until you called me!" The woman said with an angry tone.
"I apologize if this was an inconvenience, but I have news from the higher ups."
"What is it, Mr. Pete, I haven't got all day!"
"I have been told that we have to abandon the job."
"What?!"
"I know, I didn't like the idea either, but they told me that if we assassinate the master, we would have a war on our hands!"
Wendy and Natsu both heard what the voice said, and they didn't like it. Natsu growled, knowing now that this lady was going to kill their master. Even when he was sick.
"But I already infiltrated their guild! They already think that I'm their doctor! I can't just walk out of here unnoticed!"
"Well, think of something! Just sneak away from those idiots, they're too stupid to realize that you were even there, anyway!""Right, I'll just turn into a fly and I can fly far away from here! That way they won't catch me!"
"That's what I like to hear! Now get going!" The woman finished her conversation as she stepped out from behind the curtain. "Sorry, Makarov, but I have to--"
"BUSTED!" Natsu and Wendy said simultaneously, surprising the witchy woman.
The others entered the infirmary, who were about to capture the witch. Rapunzel used her hair as a whip to disarm the syringe in the woman's hand.
"What's going here?!" Makarov said who coughed after he spoke.
"This lady tried to pass off as Porlyusica and was planning to kill you!" Wendy said pointing at the nurse.
"Why are you trying to kill our master? Who are you?!" Lucy asked, arming herself with her whip.
"I am glad you asked, girly!" The young woman revealed herself to be an old hag in a pink and violet dress. "I am the Magnificent, Marvellous, Mad Madam Mim! EHEHEHEHEHE!!!"
"AH! YOU'RE UGLY?!?!" yelled Makarov, shocked to see that the young, beautiful nurse was an ugly old woman.
"Surprised, aren't we?" Madam Mim smirked.
"What do you want with our master you bitch?!" Erza said angrily.
"That's none of your business! Besides, I wasn't going to do it anyway." Madam Mim lied. "Now if you'll excuse me--"
"I don't think so!" Gray growled as he stepped in front of Madam Mim. "Nobody harms our master and gets away with it!"
"You wanna go, pretty boy?" Madam Mim challenged the ice mage.
"Gladly." Gray used his ice magic to make an ice sword and pointed it at Madam Mim. The other mages and Rapunzel were prepared to duel the witch with their magic and frying pan. They, however, have only slightly underestimated the tricky sorceress as she uses her magic to turn Gray into a penguin.
"How do you like that, pretty boy? EHEHEHEHEHE!!!" She quickly bolted for the exit while the others aided their comrade.
"Gray, are you okay?" Lucy asked concernly as Penguin Gray was making honking noises as a way of communicating.
"He's fine, we'll worry about him later. Rapunzel, Wendy, get the master out of here, the rest of us we'll go after Mim." ordered Erza, while the rest of Team Natsu chased the insane witch.
Meanwhile, Madam Mim was making a mad dash to the exit when Merlin spots her. "Mim! What are you doing here?!"
"Out of the way, fool!" Madam Mim shoots a beam of magic at the rival wizard, but was deflected by his own.
"What are you up to now, woman?!" Merlin demanded
"You mind your own beeswax, you--" Madam Mim was suddenly interrupted by a gigantic bull man that stood between her and Merlin.
"Taurus, stop that woman!" commanded Lucy while her Celestial Spirit did as it was told.
"Yes, Miss Lucy!" The bull spirit used his mighty hammer to crush the witch, but missed as she dodged his every move.
"Take that!" Madam Mim used her magic to turn Taurus into a mini-bull. The mini-bull looked up at the witch, who used a scary face to frighten the spirit. "BOO!!"
The mini-bull ran away, scared while Madam Mim laughed wickedly. Lucy called back her spirit and was about to summon another spirit. "Open the Golden Gate--"
"I've had enough out of you, girly!" Madam Mim shoots another beam of magic at the Celestial mage.
"Lucy, look out!" Natsu cried out as he pushed Lucy out of the way, while the magic beam hits Happy instead, turning him into a blue fish. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. But what about Happy?" Lucy and Natsu see Happy's fish form flop around on the floor, begging for water.
"Hang on, Happy!" Natsu cried as he picked up the cat-fish.
"Juvia will help, Natsu-san!" Juvia comes over and puts Happy in a ball of water to keep him alive.
"This has gone far enough, Mim!" warned Merlin, wielding his wand to fight against the witch.
"To you, maybe! But I'm taking it to a whole new level!" proclaimed Madam Mim as she transformed herself into an enormous dragon, which nearly towered the ceiling of the guild hall. "EHEHEHEHEHE!!!! How do you like me now, Merlin? Fried or grilled?!"
She uses her firebreath in an attempt to incinerate the wizard. Merlin, however, seizes the opportunity to take cover from the fire. The other characters and mages took cover as well while Madam Mim continued her rampage in the guild hall.
"Any ideas, fellas?" Mickey asked the mages and characters while hiding behind a turned over table.
"What options do we even have?! That's a REALLY big dragon! I mean, even bigger than I am!" exclaimed Mushu.
"I'd probably melt if I got near that fire." Olaf said, shaking in fear.
"The odds are pretty much against us, Mick, might as well leave it to the mages." Nick suggested.
"Well, I think that we have only three options: One, Freak Out, Two, Pray To Your God or Three, Cry." said Genie, a lá Ben Stine.
"I'll take option three, please." asked Donald.
"Oi! Nobody is crying on our watch! We need all the help we can get!" yelled Gajeel.
"I don't think that'll be necessary, Gajeel." Pantherlily said.
"Why?" Gajeel asked.
"Because Natsu is gonna fight the dragon himself." The black Exceed said as Natsu faced Madam Mim's dragon form.
"HEY!" Natsu yelled to the dragon woman. "You screwed with my family long enough! First, you try to kill my gramps, and now my friends?! You're gonna pay, bitch!"
"And what are you gonna do about it, whelp?" challenged Mim's dragon.
"I say... COME AT ME!" Natsu screeched.
"If you say so!" Mim's dragon inhaled a breath of air and ignites another firebreath at Natsu. But instead of burning him, he swallows the fire and ingests it while the dragon keeps blowing it in his face. He wipes his mouth as he eats the last of the fire. "Hey, what the--"
"FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR!!!!" Natsu breathes another firebreath, one that was huge enough to burn Mim's dragon to a crisp. The dragon turned back into it's original human form, which meant that Madam Mim was finally defeated for good. The magic that the witch casted was reversed, turning Gray and Happy back to normal.
"Gray-sama! You're okay! Now you'll be able to take Juvia to dinner!" Juvia rejoiced, hugging her beloved crush.
"Oh yeah, I promised that, didn't I?" Gray said.
"It's a good thing that I'm a cat again! Although, I don't think I'm ever gonna eat fish again after that experience." Happy said traumatically.
"You want some fish, Happy?" Carla offered a fish to Happy.
"AYE!" Happy said cheerfully, accepting the fish.
Everyone whooped and cheered for Natsu now that he has saved the day. "That's my Dragon Brother! I'm so proud of him!" Mushu teared up as he hugged Goofy, who patted him on the back.
Erza approached the burned out Madam Mim and gave her a cold, hard stare. The witch was intimidated by her expression and could only respond with a nervous chuckle. "No hard feelings, dear?"
The Requip mage picked up the puny witch and brought her at eye level. "Magic-users like you make me sick, using your abilities to hurt people in the cowardly fashion. What makes you think you can get away with something like that?"
"Eh, that's just what I do." Madam Mim said nonchalantly.
"Disgusting... Mest, cuff her and put her in the dungeon. Keep her there until the Royal Guard gets here and takes her to jail." Erza commanded as Mest puts the Anti-Magic handcuffs on Madam Mim's wrists.
"By the way, Erza, am I still..." Mest was about ask.
"No, you're not in Timeout, anymore. But next time, it won't be the corner for you." warned Erza as Mest took Madam Mim to the dungeon. "But, seriously, Mira. A timeout, really?" Mirajane's only reply was an 'I don't know' gesture, which made Snow White giggle.
"The taste of your own medicine isn't as sweet as you thought it was, wasn't Mim?" Merlin mocked the witch.
"I would've gotten away with it, Merlin, if it weren't for you, those meddling Fairy Tail mages and... you other people!" Madam Mim said as she was seen for the last time before the Royal Guard would take her away the next day.
Just then, another stranger enters the front doors of the guild, revealing to be none other than the real Porlyusica. Alongside her are three other women dressed in pink, green and blue dresses. "Okay, where's the old man? I've got the medicine right here!" The real Porlyusica said, holding a bottle of the medicine.
"My, what a mess. What happened here?" said the woman in the pink dress.
"It looks like there was a fire here." said the woman in the green dress.
"Or maybe, somebody let a dragon in here." said the woman in the blue dress.
"There you are, Porlyusica! Where have you been, woman?" Makarov asked as Rapunzel wheeled him to the Medical Advisor.
"Some tiny old lady, knocked me out and then tied me up in my own closet. Then these three came in and got me out." Porlyusica explained.
"How do you do, my name is Flora, this is Fauna..." Flora gestured to the green-dressed lady.
"Hello!" greeted Fauna.
"And this is Merryweather." Flora finished.
"Pleasure to meet you--" greeted Merryweather before she gets cut off.
"Yeah, whatever, let's just give you the damn medicine already." Porlyusica said rudely.
"Rude." Merryweather scowled.
"No need for that, whatever made me ill has gone away!" Makarov said cheerfully.
"I guess it must've went away when Natsu defeated Madam Mim." Rapunzel assumed.
"Of course, I should've known!" Merlin exclaimed once the realization hits him. "That was the exact same disease that I used on Mim when I turned into a germ in that wizard duel!"
"So... that disease was brought on by magic? I came all this way for nothing? Well, that was an hour and a half of my life I'll never get back." Porlyusica said glumly.
"Maybe not for nothing, if you must know, I have been feeling better a lot lately. Even though I can no longer walk, I am feeling as healthy as usual." Makarov smiled.
"I guess at least, there is some good out of it." Porlyusica said assuringly.
"Um, Miss Porlyusica, if you don't mind me asking, how come Mr. Makarov can't, you know, walk anymore?" Flora asked politely.
"If it's alright with you, Makarov." Porlyusica gestured to the old master who nodded in reply.
"You see, during the battle between Fairy Tail and Alvarez, Makarov used a spell known as Fairy Law to defeat a multitude of enemies to protect the other mages in battle." Porlyusica continued to explain. "But because Law is a dangerous spell, it can cause harm to the user. He nearly lost his life using the spell. He survived, thank God, but the effects of the spell damaged his ability to walk, let alone stand."
The Medical Advisor's story made the Fairy Tail mages think back to when their master made noble sacrifice, knowing that they almost lost him in one day. Some of the characters started to feel sad about it, a few of them even started to cry.
"That is so sad." Snow White said tearfully as Olaf started to bawl and used the princess' skirt as a tissue much to her embarrassment.
"And yet... it's really brave, too." sniffed Judy, wiping away the tears in her eyes while Nick hugged her.
"That is quite courageous of him." Flora said sympathetically.
"You kids are very lucky to have your master around." Fauna sniffed as she blew her nose on a hankerchief.
"That is very kind of you to say, Miss Fauna." Erza thanked her.
Merryweather suddenly had an idea come to her. "Girls, girls, could you come here for a second?" The other two women went to their companion who formed a huddle as if they were discussing something.
Natsu noticed this and did the same with the other mages. "Fairy Tail huddle!" Natsu whispered as they all formed a huddle the same way the three women did.
"What is it, Natsu? Do you have an idea?" Happy whispered.
"Not really, I just wanted to form a huddle because they did." Natsu gave a goofy smile which brought blank stare from the others. They broke their huddle as soon as the women did.
"Everyone, we have decided that we would like to give you a gesture of kindness!" Flora announced which brought confusion from the others. "Ready, girls?" The three women each pulled out a magic wand and revealed their true forms.
"Ta-da!" The three women exclaimed, as they transformed into fairies. This surprises everyone as they saw their real appearance.
"YOU THREE ARE FAIRIES?! I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY WERE REAL!!!!" yelled Natsu pointing at the three women.
"Whoa, I did not see that coming." Porlyusica said surpirsingly.
"Okay, I have SOOOO many questions." Cana said, who was just as confused as everyone else.
"I have one, too! Do you have tails?" Olaf asked.
"Why, of course, we don't have tails. Ohohoho... do we?" Flora chuckled as she turned to Fauna.
"I don't know, let me check." Fauna lifts Merryweather's skirt up to see if she has a tail.
"Don't do that, Fauna! That's so embarrassing!" Merryweather scolded Fauna, smacking her hand away.
"Well, that pretty much contradicts the name of our guild." Lucy said.
"Hold on, what does this have to do with this 'gesture of kindness' you were talking about?" Makarov asked.
"Merryweather, here thought maybe we could help you gain the ability to walk again using our magic. After all, we do use our magic for good on a daily basis, so now is as good a time as any to use it." Flora explained.
"That's impossible! You can't just remove Law's toxic aftereffects from his legs! It's too powerful to remove, that even my own magic can't destroy! It might even harm him if you tried!" Porlyusica warned the fairies.
"It wouldn't hurt if you tried!" Fauna implored the Medical Advisor.
"Yes, maybe if we combined our magic, there's a higher chance it might work!" Flora suggested.
"No! As a medical expert and Fairy Tail's physician, I will not allow my patient to take part in this experiment!" Porlyusica said strictly.
"Well, I am an expert in magic! I say let the fairies help this old codger! He still has a few good years left in him! Why don't you give him a chance!" Merlin interjected.
"You don't have a say in this, old man!" bickered Porlyusica, who got up in his face.
"You wanna go, sister?!" challenged Merryweather.
"Excuse me?!" snapped Porlyusica.
"You heard me, you wanna take it outside, you pansy?" Merryweather said as she raised her fist.
"I can do more than Healing magic, you pixie! How about I shove my foot up your ass!!" threatened Porlyusica.
"Pixie?! That's it!" Merryweather was about to charge at the Medical Advisor before being held back by the other two fairies.
"Stop, Merryweather! She's not worth it!" said Fauna as she and Flora struggled to keep the angry fairy from killing Porlyusica.
"Let me go, old man! Let me go!" Porlyusica exclaimed as Merlin held her back.
"Should we do something, Dad?" A young mage named Romeo who asked his father, Macao.
"Nah, I think we should let Porlyusica handle this one, son." Macao said.
"This is kinda funny to watch, though." smiled Bickslow.
"As long as they don't kill each other." Freed hoped.
"What do you think, Gramps, should we let them help you?" Laxus asked his grandfather.
"I think I've already made up mind, Laxus." Makarov said as he raised his voice to get the old people their attention. "SHUT UP, YOU OLD FARTS!"
The fairies, Porlyusica and Merlin stopped their quarrel and paid attention to the old man in the wheelchair. "I will let the fairies use their magic to heal my legs. But on one condition: You can only do it once. They're my legs and I can only allow you permission, but for one time only."
"But if anything happens to him, you're out of here!" warned Porlyusica, which Merryweather replied with a scowl.
"You have our word, Mr. Makarov. Ladies, wands together." Flora promised as she and the fairies used the magic in their wands to build up energy. The fairies then began to chant their spell.
"Forces that are good and full of purity..." chanted Flora.
"...grant us magic to use the best we can..." chanted Fauna.
"...and the power to bring peace and clarity..." chanted Merryweather.
"...to help heal this invalid man." The fairies said together as a light beam shined from their wands and onto Makarov's legs, making the onlooking mages and characters watch in awe.
Once they finished the spell, the fairies lowered their wands to see the end result. Makarov touched his legs to see if he felt them. "Gramps, you think you can lift your legs?" Laxus asked, as Makarov tried to lift his left leg up.
"No, I can't." The old man said sadly. as everyone gave a look of disappointment.
"Oh no, it didn't work." Merryweather frowned.
"It's alright, dear. We tried our best." said Flora, comforting Merryweather.
"It would've been nice to see Mr. Makarov walk again." Fauna sobbed.
"Don't trouble yourselves, ladies. I don't really mind being paralyzed all that much. It's not easy being a frail old man, but I'm still humble about my life anyhow." Makarov assured the fairies as he suddenly got up out of his wheelchair, which made everyone gasp in surprise.
"Master, you're standing up!" Erza said surpirsingly.
"Well, of course I'm standing! The spell did work after all! I was only getting your goat when I said I couldn't feel my legs!" Makarov started to laugh his hat off, much to everyone's annoyance.
"I can't believe it, it worked! The combined positive magic must've been enough to erase the toxins in your legs! Incredible." gasped Porlyusica.
"Oh, what a marvellous occasion!" cheered Merlin.
"It's a miracle!" Flora said astoundingly.
"Let's hear it for the fairies!" cheered Natsu as everyone erupted in cheers and applause for the fairies' helpful deed.
"It was nothing really, we just thought it would be nice to help Mr. Makarov." Fauna said modestly.
"Hush now, if it wasn't for you three, I wouldn't feel like I'm 60 years old again! For that, I am grateful. In fact, I feel a song coming on!" Makarov smiled happily as the song 'I've Got No Strings' plays.
Makarov:
I've got no strings,
to hold me down!
To make me fret,
or make me frown!
I had strings,
but now I'm free!
There are no strings on me!
Mickey (joins in):
Hi-ho, the merry-o!
I'm as happy as can be!
I want the world to know,
nothing ever worries me!
Donald (joins in):
Hi-ho, the merry-o!
I'm as happy as can be!
I want the world to know,
nothing ever worries me!
Goofy (joins in):
I've got no strings,
so I have fun!
I'm not tied up to anyone!
They've got strings,
but you can see,
All:
There are no strings on me!
As the song continues, everyone watched their master sing and dance for the first time in forever, but Gray on the other hand, was more confused about the musical number that came out of nowhere. "When did Gramps have time to rehearse this?"
"I dunno, but it happened to me last, though." Natsu replied who was just as confused as Gray was.
Genie (joins in, a lá Dutch girl):
You have no strings,
your arms is free!
To love me by the Zuyder Zee!
Ja, ja, ja!
If you would woo,
I'd bust my strings for you!
(a lá French man)
You've got no strings!
Comme ce, comme ça!
Your savoir-faire is ooh-la-la!
I've got strings,
but entre nous
I'd cut my strings for you!
(a lá Russian man)
Down where the Volga flows,
there's a Russian rendezvous,
where me and Ivan go,
but I'd rather go with you!
All:
Hey!
(Tempo increases as the dance break starts up)
There are no strings on me!
(Song ends)
Cheers and applause ring out as the dance routine ends. After that, Porlyusica was about to leave when Merlin stopped her. "Oh, Miss Porlyusica, before you go, I was just wondering, do you call yourself, 'Porly'?"
"What?! Nobody calls me that! And I'm sure as hell that I don't call myself that either!" Porlyusica snapped at the wizard.
"Oh, well, I just think that it would be a... a 'Porly' chosen nickname!" Merlin said jokingly as he made himself laugh.
Porlyusica stared at him with an uninterested expression. "I'm just gonna go now." She then went on home to her treehouse in the woods, leaving the old wizard behind.
"I can't believe I just said that, that has to be the worst joke I had made in my entire life!" Merlin said as he scolded himself and went about his business.
A/N: That was a bad joke indeed, Merlin, shame on you. At least, now Makarov can walk again, so that's good news. Read and review!