Lucy's pov.
Before we headed back to Magnolia, we helped the citizens residing in Oak Town and brought extra resources for the citizens to use while we would search for any remaining survivors. I remained under the watchful eye of Erza who was very curious about my appearance.
"Why don't you remove your hood?" she insisted.
"Maybe later," I spoke quietly but loud enough for her to hear. I glanced over at my mom who was surrounded by the dragon slayers who stared at her in awe.
"I'm curious, how did you manage to tame a dragon?" she asked, curiously.
"I didn't tame this dragon. We're family.." I responded.
"I see, so you're a dragon slayer?" she stared intently at me.
"Yes, of the sort." I stared at her through my hood. The cloak did a great job in concealing my face and figure. I watched Erza sigh before turning her attention towards Natsu and the others.
"Natsu! Leave that dragon alone!" Erza yelled at Natsu, as usual. I smirked at Natsu's response which made Erza angry.
"We're all good here, we can head back to the guild hall now everyone!" Mirajane called out. She stared at me and Erza before giving me a sweet smile.
"I'm Mirajane, I'm unsure if you've heard of me but I just wanted to introduce myself in advance." I chuckled at her sudden introduction. She stared at me, completely confused.
"I know who you are, and you too, Erza." I looked at Erza who stared at me stunned. The crowd slowly headed off to their designated carriages. I watched Erza dragging Natsu inside the carriage with Wendy and Gray laughing in the background. I giggled and walked towards my mom who was patiently waiting for me to return. Before I could board her back, a voice called out to me.
"Wait! The person in the white cloak!" I turned around to see Natsu and Happy running towards Elara and me.
"Can I help you?" I asked. I could see a fuming Erza walking straight towards us.
"Please let me ride with you!" he was actually begging. I stifled a giggle and quickly nodded my head.
"Sorry Erza, I'm riding with this person." he quickly hopped on my mothers back. My mom gave me a look before shaking her head. I giggled and proceeded to hop on her back. My mom gently took off in the air, making sure that Natsu wouldn't fall off. I carefully tugged my hood so the wind wouldn't push it off.
"Wahhh this is so much better than riding on those carriages!" Natsu exclaimed.
"Aye, sir!" Happy responded. I smiled at their usual antics and stared at the sky to see the sun slowly starting to settle amongst the mountains. My mother slowed down her pace so that she was hovering over the carriages beneath us.
"Hey look Happy, there's Gray. OI ICE STRIPPER WE'RE UP HERE!" Natsu yelled out. Mom gave off a gruff grunt.
"Now, now, let him be." I instantly replied. I glimpsed over my back to see Natsu peering down from mother's back to wave at the carts below us. I looked down at the path and noticed a long road that was connected to a mountain's side. I patted my mom's neck and pointed at the road up ahead. She slowly descended down until she was at the same level as the carriages. I looked to my left to see multiple carriages heading down the path. My mother paused and watched the carriages pass by. Natsu was busy waving like an idiot on a parade float.
"Oi Natsu! How the hell did you manage to get on that dragon!" Gray suddenly called out. He was sticking his head out of a carriage window that was in close range.
"Just asked my new buddy here!" he replied, obviously with a grin on his face. I huffed and just continued enjoying the flight with Natsu and Gray throwing insults at each other.
- Time skip brought to you by Happy and Carla -
At the guild hall, everyone started unwinding just like they had done in the past. Mirajane Lisanna was tending to the bar with Elfman with Evergreen. They do make a good couple. I was currently hanging out near the exit doors. My mother waited outside, but knowing her, she'll transform back to her human form. I folded my arms and leaned against the wall and watched the guild hall slowly erupt into a fight house with chairs and tables being smashed up against bodies. I shook my head and stared at the scene in front of me. Natsu and currently going at it with Gray and Gajeel, with Erza making an appearance here and there. I did notice that there were more members than usual plus there were some old faces lingering within the group. I noticed that bunny scientist girl, Lamy, talking with Lisanna and then there was Jellal hanging out with Erza. Oh my goodness finally those two are a thing. I smiled to myself as the two cutely interacted with each other.
"So this is what your guild does?" a feminine voice asked. I turned my head slightly to see my mother standing beside me.
"Well, not every time, however, they do something like this every time." I smiled as the roughhousing got even more intense. Two tables went flying straight towards us. I quickly reacted punching one of the tables back. I glanced at my mom to see her calmly kick the other table back. I smirked and resumed leaning back on the wall.
"These kids shouldn't be destroying the guild hall every day. I mean who's gonna fix the damages?" mother asked, concerned.
"No one does...it just magically fixes itself," I responded in all honesty. Once again, more items were flown directly at us. My mother scoffed and prepared to punch, or kick, the living heck out of the poor furniture. I stared at the flying tables and chairs without moving an inch.
"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" Master Makarov exclaimed towards the entire guild. I held out my hand and stopped everyone using my magic. I looked up to see everyone frozen and surrounded in a light golden haze. I looked at my mother who kicked and punched the tables and chairs back to their original positions. I kept everyone floating in the air while my mom continued cleaning the guild hall. When everything looked perfect, I lowered everyone in their seats and released them from my magic. I smirked at my work and folded my arms. My mother returned to my side while the entire guild hall remained quiet.
"Anyways, what I was saying is that I need to see you." the master pointed at me.
"Traveler please come to my office." with that, he left the scene. Everyone was still pretty quiet but it didn't last long. I quickly slipped towards the master's office before anyone could notice my presence. I gently knocked on the master's office door.
"Enter." his voice responded to the sudden gesture. I quickly opened the door and allowed my mother to enter before I did. I modestly closed the door and made my way towards his desk where he stood, literally. We both stared at one another before he leaped towards me with tears falling from his eyes.
"I've missed you so much, Lucy." I quickly wrapped my arms around his small body. The sudden action caused my hood to slip past my head, allowing my hair to flow out from my cloak. I smiled and embraced the old man before placing him down on his desk.
"You've been gone for almost eight months! How was your journey?" he asked, excited.
"Well, my journey was rough at first, but I was able to overcome my challenges thanks to my mom." I looked at my mother who smiled at me.
"You must be Elara. I'm Master Makarov of Fairy Tail, I must apologize for my children's behavior earlier today." he bowed towards mother. She waved her hands dismissively.
"It is alright. My daughter expressed your guildmates behaviors, so I am very much aware of their behaviors." she gracefully smiled. I shook my head at my mother's response.
"It has been a long time. How is your stamp?" gramps looked at me a bit worried. I took off my black glove around my left hand and examined the pink guild crest stamped on my hand. It still was there, never faded or disappeared.
"Still there.." I smiled at the guild stamp before placing my glove back over my hand.
"Now that you're home, shouldn't you introduce yourself to the guild?" the master offered. I nodded my head.
"Oh before I do, I've been meaning to ask...how come our enemies are here and being friendly towards us?" I asked, interested.
"I have no idea myself when they were revived they seemed to had a change in heart. Since then, they've never committed a crime. Still, I'm on high alert in case something drastic were to happen." the master revealed. The best I could do was nod my head since I didn't possess enough knowledge of what really happened.
"Well enough of that, time to go say hi to everyone," I spoke with a large grin across my face. I headed out of the room and slipped my hood back over my head. Master Makarov walked ahead of me and headed down the stairs. We were greeted to the sight of everyone fighting, again. I nervously laughed while my mother glared at the sight. The master caught everyone's attention at the front of the room before pointing towards the two of us.
"We have two new members joining our guild." I took a deep breath and walked towards the front alongside my mother.
"Mom, introduce yourself," I whispered towards her and gave her a little bump with my shoulder.
"Hello everyone, I am Elara Celest. It's nice to meet you." she bowed with elegance causing some of the guys to whistle. I smirked at her introduction before seeing everyone shift their eyes towards me. I brought my hands up to my hood and slowly removed it from my head. My eyes closed as I felt the light reach my skin. When I opened my eyes I basked in the multiple reactions the guild produced. I smiled as some of them even started to cry.
"My name is Lucy Heartfillia...I'm back."