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From what little Levy had heard about this odd other world, she already knew it would be an interesting sight to see. For starters, the exterior of the guild itself held a virtually impossible shape. Somehow, the Fairy Tail wizards over here had managed to maneuver tree trunks and vines to form the oddest shape, twining together into two separate spikes jutting into the sky. Oddly, it made Levy think of Makarov's old hat, but it didn't droop to the sides quite that much.

Still, walking inside was another thing entirely. The moment they stepped through those doors, Edo-Lucy practically lunged at Natsu. "Natsu! Welcome back. You ready for round two of our game?" She grinned almost evilly before tacking Natsu to the ground with a swift motion. The dragon slayer grunted in surprise as Edo-Lucy yanked his arms back, smiling like she was having the time of her life. "Torture technique number 12: The Back-Crack Bridge!"

Watching them, Levy wondered if she really should be excited to see them after all. Sure, it was still Fairy Tail, but she wasn't exactly interested in stuff like that. "Hey Lucy, isn't that you as well?" Edo-Juvia spoke, startling Levy as she saw the girl leaning casually against the wall, pointing towards their Lucy. Her narrowed eyes made her look suspicious, while some other version of Gray sighed and gazed at her with love-struck eyes. Wasn't that backwards too?

Gray himself was also a sight to behold. Numerous jackets and coats were thrown over his body, making it look like a ball or balloon simply from the sheer amount of clothing he was wearing. She almost laughed at the sight of him trying to add yet another, claiming he was still too cold in the room. "Get off of me, Scary Lucy!" Natsu glared at her, before smirking and throwing his upper body back, startling the girl. The blond was tossed onto the ground behind him, while Natsu stood up triumphantly. "Besides, I did some training recently. I'm not going to go down that easily from your torture techniques anymore."

"Training? You've been too busy doing jobs for King Jellal for that…" Edo-Lucy trailed off, frowning and glancing at her other self. Her eyes widened slightly, looking stunned. "Wait…you're that other Lucy from before. If that's who you are, then this Natsu must be…the Natsu of Earthland?" Natsu grinned and nodded, while Edo-Lucy scowled and shook her head. "Great, just great. Then where the heck is my Natsu? He was supposed to be on his way back any time now."

That made Levy stiffen, glancing towards the door. Even Natsu blinked, narrowing his eyes for a moment before snorting. "Don't worry about it, he's probably just delayed or something. You said he was busy doing a bunch of jobs, right?"

Nodding, Edo-Lucy folded her arms over her chest. "Yeah. With the lack of magic, things have been kinda hectic for the government. New rules need to be made, others need to be altered, work needs to be found for those that relied on magic for funds, and don't even get me started on just how society is reacting to the lack of magic." She scowled, shaking her head. "Either way, what brings you guys here? I thought it was impossible for anyone with magic to come to Edolas now, after the whole incident with the last king."

Looking at her feet, Lucy frowned and bit her lip. "It should be…we don't even know how we got here to be honest." Her gaze moved towards Natsu after a moment, who just shrugged.

"Yeah, but it also means we get to catch up with you guys again! How's other me been doing anyway?"

"Fine." Edo-Lucy looked a bit irritated with Natsu, her gaze flickering over towards Levy. "And I see you've brought a new companion. What the hell made you think Levy would be useful? She's always slacking around here, and there's no way in hell I'd want to meet any form of her a second time."

"Hey!" Levy scowled, moving towards Edo-Lucy with her hands on her hips. "I'll have you know that Lu-chan and I are great friends, and that I'm the one doing all the work out of this group here."

Snorting, Edo-Lucy shook her head. "Whatever helps you sleep at night, shorty." Irritated, Levy debated if it would be worth it to hit this Lucy or not, but decided against it. After all, they were coming in search of help, so she should try to be a bit nicer and ignore her irritation. "Luckily, our Levy has stepped out for a moment. At least I only have to deal with one of you at a time."

"Um…" Earthland Lucy bit her lip, glancing towards Levy before letting out a nervous laugh. "You know, it might be better not to judge Levy without getting to know her…and besides, isn't there so much else for us to talk about? I mean, what about the guild? Fairy Tail still exists, so clearly you've been doing something…"

"We've become somewhat of a task force for King Jellal." Edo-Lucy shrugged. "It isn't magic, but it keeps us together like we wanted. There are certain groups arising in Edolas that he wants us to monitor…and with Natsu's skill in driving any kind of vehicle, he's almost always gone on long-distance missions for the new king."

Blinking, Levy glanced at Natsu who scowled at the mention of vehicles. How was this other Natsu okay with riding in one, much less operating one? "Oh yeah…I forgot he liked vehicles." Natsu glanced towards the door again, frowning. "And he was supposed to be coming back today? Now that I think about it…that guy shouldn't have really been delayed if he was driving anything."

Nodding in agreement, Edo-Lucy frowned. "I know…but I'm wondering if something distracted him this time." She glanced at her feet, closing her eyes. "This mission probably was hitting close to his heart. Erza Nigthwalker was supposed to help him…supposedly, she's changed her ways since the disaster with the former king and the loss of magic. It was meant to be a way to bridge the gap between our guild and the army that fought against us…but that woman was probably the last person Natsu wanted to work with."

"Erza…I forgot you said she was on the king's side in this world." Levy rubbed the back of her head, smiling faintly. "If she's helping him out, though, I wouldn't be too worried. Our Erza is incredibly loyal and strong in a fight, so I'm certain this one is too."

"That's not the problem." Edo-Lucy scowled, leaning forward on her lap and narrowing her eyes. "Do you guys remember how we mentioned that our guild master was gone?" Natsu and Lucy nodded, any lingering amusement fading from their expressions. "Well, Erza Nightwalker was the one that led the Fairy Hunt responsible for him being captured. She was the reason Master was executed…and Natsu was the only member of our guild who managed to witness his actual death. It messed him up pretty bad…in fact, that was around the time his split personality really started becoming obvious." Split personality? Levy glanced towards Lucy with a frown.

Meeting her gaze, Lucy's brown eyes softened. "Edo-Natsu is a completely different person when he's in a car…I don't know how else to describe it. But…what would the death of your guild master have to do with that?"

"Dunno. Natsu doesn't like to talk about it…and I can't say that I blame him." Edo-Lucy looked away, shaking her head. "After all, they were brothers. I can't exactly force it out of him…so I just do my best to try and cheer him up when I can. It might not seem like it, but Natsu rather likes our torture games." She took on a slightly evil-looking grin, leaning towards Natsu. "In fact, I'd say I feel like practicing some more on you since he isn't here to—"

"Hold on a second. Other me has a brother?" Natsu blinked at her, his eyes wide.

Nodding, Edo-Lucy raised her eyebrows at him. "Yeah. Are you saying you don't?" Levy and Lucy both nodded, but Natsu only scowled and ran a hand through his hair. "Damn. I guess things really are more different over there than I thought. Consider yourself lucky that you didn't have to go through that." Shrugging, Lucy leaned forward onto the table they had all gathered around at some point in the conversation, raising her eyebrows at them. "Either way, I think that's enough about that. I'm more curious about what the hell you guys are doing back in our world. It's dangerous if this means magic is coming back…considering the issues we keep having lately."

"I wouldn't worry about that." Levy smiled, shaking her head. "It was a one-time spell, and we weren't really expecting it to be honest. A member of our guild managed to send us all through a portal into Edolas…and we're actually trying to figure out how to get back. We were hoping you might know of some way to help us, actually."

"Yeah…" Natsu still looked oddly distracted, making Levy frown. With the way he kept glancing towards the door, it was almost as if he was worried about Zeref. "Something like Mystogan's anima thing would be useful at the moment."

"That thing? It was destroyed long ago, back when that 'demon lord' stole away all of our magic." Edo-Lucy had an odd smirk as she winked at Natsu, shaking her head. However, Natsu stiffened at her words, swallowing and looking away. What was wrong with Natsu? Levy didn't know, but she was beginning to feel like he was worrying over something big.

"We thought it was." Lucy sighed, leaning forward onto the table and resting her head onto her arms. "I guess we really are stuck here for a while then…without magic, my spirits, our guild…" Closing her eyes, Lucy seemed to be growing even more upset by the second. "I just wish we actually had some idea of what to even do. Without magic and without the animas, we just have no way of even considering how to get back."

"For now, we should probably look for a place to stay." For that, they'd probably need Zeref around. Levy glanced at the door, rising to her feet. "Edo-Lucy…if you could, please try directing them on where we can go to find some kind of shelter. I think that at this point…we should probably confer with another…acquaintance that came here with us. It might be a bit shocking for you to meet him at first, but please…we are going to need his knowledge if we have any hope of getting back from this mess."

Edo-Lucy frowned in confusion, narrowing her eyes at Levy. "Eh? What kind of person did you guys bring here with you?"

"Our greatest enemy…a wizard intent on destroying our entire guild, actually." Lucy bit her lip, glancing towards Levy. "He's…trying to get back to that goal. But, we also need to go back to help defend our guild…so it's kinda difficult at the moment to figure out what to do. Are you really sure we can trust him in here, Levy?"

She wasn't, but it wasn't like they had many options. "I'll be back soon, Lu-chan. Don't worry about me, and keep your hopes up. We'll figure something out. After all, we are members of Fairy Tail, and Fairy Tail doesn't let things like this slow us down."

Lucy smiled, nodding in agreement and sitting up straighter. Edo-Lucy began talking to them more as Levy walked out of the guild, moving towards where they had left Zeref at the entrance to the path towards the guild. However, she froze when she got there. A carriage seemed to be parked at the edge of the street, abandoned with the horses getting rather agitated and restless. Zeref was no where to be seen, and the driver of the carriage was absent. Chills spiraled through Levy as she thought about what Edo-Lucy kept saying about Edo-Natsu, that he was supposed to be returning soon. Right now, she had a feeling that she knew exactly what had delayed him. Edo-Natsu ran into Zeref, and this time, Zeref had decided to use that to his advantage. Staring at the carriage and the abandoned possessions inside, Levy realized there was no time to wait. Someone had to go and stop him, and it was their responsibility as the ones who brought Zeref to this world.

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