Back with the continuation
"speaking"
""thinking""
On with the story
At a beach
"Wow!" Aya exclaimed, her eyes wide as she looked out at the ocean.
"It's so pretty." She moved closer to the water, dipping her toe in but just as quickly jerked it back. "It's cold."
"Wait for us Aya." Meredy called out to her little sister as she was in the middle of setting up a beach blanket with Ultear
"It's been so long since we've been to the beach." Lucy said with a smile as the group set up their belongings.
"I know, the air feels so nice here." Levy smiled, moving some of her hair behind her ears as the light sea breeze caressed her face.
"I can't wait to get into the water." Gray said while naked
"Ah~ Gray-sama!" Juvia screams with hearts in her eyes
"wear some clothes!" Ur, his master shouted at him while in the same state as he was
"your clothes as well, Ur-san" Natsu said as he appeared beside her with her stripped up clothes
"I want to go in the water too." Wendy said running after them.
"Don't forget we're here to train! Not to have fun!" Carla yelled.
"woof" North let out a bark as his pups were digging up holes in the sand while their mother was resting under an umbrella
"I don't think you are in a position to say that." Droy said, commenting the exceed's swimwear.
"Don't worry so much you two." Erza said to Jet and Droy. "It's important to relax once in a while, in addition to training." She said with a wide smile as she swam in the ocean.
"I think you guys are relaxing a bit too much." Jet sighed.
Everyone then started the day of training at the beach as it was Lucy's suggestion to train at the beach
After enjoying their fun in the sun, the beach group finally began their training: Lucy honed her celestial magic with Capricorn, Levy helped Wendy decipher Grandeeney's writings, and Gray trained in the ocean with Juvia and Ur
Natsu was sitting on a beach blanket as he was carrying Aya who was asleep in his arms after so much playing around
"She looks so peaceful." Ultear said smiling softly as she sat beside her husband.
"Yeah, she was everywhere today." Natsu said. "I could barely keep up with her."
"Well this was her first time at the beach, she was excited."
"yeah" Natsu said as he caressed Aya's head
The two then enjoyed the scene as they watch the setting sun with each other
The next day or three months later
Everyone (Except Natsu and his family) were on the sandy ground with sunken faces of despair and sadness
"What are we going to do?" Levy lethargically asked as she and the others sulked in the cabin they rented before leaving.
"How could this have happened?" Erza asked in disbelief
"all that precious time to train…. gone." Gray finished.
"I can't believe it." Lucy said staring blankly at the wall opposite of her.
On their second day of training, Virgo came and explained that the Celestial world was in danger and brought everyone except Jet and Droy to the spirit world, as the so called danger was just a surprise party for Lucy and the others, to celebrate the upcoming games as Lucy's spirits want to help her to the best they can
They partied out for a day before returning back home
But as they were going home, Virgo had told them that one day in the spirit world is equal to 3 months in the human world
And that is what cause everyone to sulk except for Natsu who was already strong while his family was just here to help the others in training
"Come on, you guys need to get a move on." Droy said, shoving a piece of chicken into his mouth.
"There's only five days left until the games and you guys still haven't made much progress." Jet added.
"Don't give up everyone." Ur said trying to raise her friend's spirits. "You still have time."
"But we don't have enough time." Juvia reminded sullenly.
"We just might have to let the others handle things." Levy said defeated.
"I think you're right." Wendy said, equally crestfallen.
"Rrrgh!" Erza roared. "We just have to increase our efforts!" she yelled rejuvenated. Surprisingly Aura was still sleeping peacefully despite her mother's outburst. "Everyone, prepare yourselves for intensive training! There will be no time for rest!"
Lucy shirked back in fear.
"there's no need for that" Natsu told them as he passes Aya to Meredy
"what do you mean?" Gray asked him
"there's a way to boost your magic in just a few days" Natsu said as everyone gawked at him
He then started explaining, the Second Origin, the second unused Magic container in a mage's body
"My arc of time, speeds up the development of second origin, meaning that you will not only be able to use magic for longer periods of time, but you will also gain new magic you never had before." Ultear finished Natsu's explanation to them
"Really?!" The others exclaimed happily.
"Looks like we'll be ready for the games after all." Gray said with a smirk.
"Talk about lucky." Lucy smiled.
"Although, there will be unimaginable pain during the transition period." Ultear said with a sadistic smile that made Fairy Tail be afraid of her smile
"your sadistic side is coming out, Ultear" Ur told her daughter who laughs at the scared face of the who will be tortured people
"So who wants to be first?" Ultear asked them
Evening
Everyone was in a cabin by the beach as they were all in pain as Ultear's magic on them was still doing its work on them
They scream in pain as their body was in burning like pain
"only an hour left, good luck everyone" Ur said to them as she reads a magazine in her hands while Meredy was making a sand castle with Aya
Ultear focuses her crystal ball as she focuses her magic in speeding the Second Origin process in them
Now our attention is to Natsu who was in the forest with a communication Lacrima in his hands
"how's the recon?" Natsu asked to Jellal on the communication Lacrima
Ever since Jellal was taken in to Fairy Tail, to be supervise by Natsu, he has spent 7 years with them as he is a permanent member who is defended by Natsu as an innocent mage
The Council tried to shut down Fairy Tail and tried to apprehend Jellal, when Natsu disappeared 5 years back, but Fairy Tail stood firm as they would never let anything happen to a family member, no matter how dark their past is
"the same, I keep sensing the same magic trace around the kingdom, I'm starting to believe that this might be something bigger than Zeref" Jellal replied to him
6 years back, his memories returned as he remembers all the horrible things, he did to Erza and her friends at the tower
He even tried to commit suicide when his memories returned but Erza stopped him, she told him that he still has a reason to live
Now, Jellal has a light to illuminate his path, his path to forgiveness and he was on a mission
"is it coming from one place or is it moving?" Natsu asked him as he was thinking that it can't be his brother as he had sensed the magic residue in the so-called City and he knew his brother's magic trace anywhere
"moving, but at an odd pattern"Jellal replied to him as a map appeared on the communication Lacrima's screen
The map had red lines going all over the city as it made circular and round formations
""quite odd, it's like this mage who leaves this magic trace is just walking in circles or is just lost"" Natsu thought while thinking of what could be causing it
"what should I do next?" Jellal asked him
Natsu rubs his chin as he scratches it a bit
""if I'm thinking it clearly, this magic is negative but at the same time it's not""
Natsu sighs before looking at Jellal
"get back to the guild, I'll be contacting the old man for an extra plan for the game"
Jellal nodded as he shuts off the communication Lacrima before contacting Makarov with it
He then started chatting with Makarov who listens to his words and nodded
"I got it. I'll make preparations"Makarov said before turning off the communication Lacrima
Natsu then made the Communication Lacrima disappear as he sighs while sitting on a stone boulder
"this magic, feels a lot like Ultear's Arc of time but at the same time different" Natsu thought out loud before hearing Aya calling out for him
He then decided to leave this matter for another time as he walks out of the forest and back to the beach where he sees Aya and Meredy was in the middle of burying a knocked out Gray whose face looks like he's been through hell
Natsu sighs with a smile as he walks to them
That's a wrap!
Bye bye