Starry Heavens: Bonds of Friendship, Magic & Love
Episode 002: The Fairy Tail
Beta Reader: OathkeeperRoxasXNamine09
This chapter will cover the following episode:
Episode 001: The Fairy Tail
Original Characters' Ages:
Aspen (owned by WrittenWhim): 16/17(Birthday is July 15th, x767 the story started befor July 15th on July 3rd, the main part of the story anyway)
Luna Fate Heartfilia V. (owned by Miyazawa Yuki): 16 (She won't show up until the Lullaby Arc).
Kyuri Yuki Kuruwa (owned by xXxMusicNCookiesxXx): 13-14(She too won't show up until the Lullaby Arc).
Ryu Izanagi Kuruwa (also owned by xXxMusicNCookiesxXx): 17(Will not be around until the Oracion Seis Arc, he decided to join Cait Shelter around the same time that Wendy Marvell did.)
Setsuko Koori(owned by OathkeeperRoxasXNamine09): 16(Will not appear until the Web Valley Chapter)
Shiro(Flying Cat Partner to Setsuko Koori owned by OathkeeperRoxasXNamine09): 6(Web Valley Chapter)
Akiyuki(Flying Cat Partner to Luna Fate Heartfilia V. owned by Miyazawa Yuki): 6(not until Lullaby Arc)
Lisanna or Lucy's Point of View
Aspen or Luna's (Once I get to the Lullaby Arc) Point of View
Flashbacks, letters to Layla, thoughts and telepathy.
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My name's Lucy, my last name, I'm choosing to not say. Myself, my friend Lisanna, and Happy have traveled to Hargeon port to find a magic shop so I can find some rare gate keys for my collection. I'm not sure what will happen, but I'm ready for anything.
I'm Lisanna, Lisanna Strauss. We've traveled to Hargeon with our cat friend Happy. Lu-chan came here because she heard about a great magic shop here in Hargeon. It has been a year since we met our new friends Chisame Corona, the Poison Dragon Slayer, Roxie (a cat like Happy), Shigeru Sandarov, the Earth Dragon Slayer and Terra(also a cat like Happy). So far from what we have seen, those two are the perfect fit for our guild just like everyone there. I just hope that the next friend we meet also fits in just right in our famous Fairy Tail Wizard Guild.
My name's Aspen. I am originally from Hargeon. My aim is to find a guild that will accept me for who I am, and not turn me away because of my magic being perceived as weak. I'm a Temperature Wizard. I seemed to have developed an ability to control the climate around me. Every single time I would walk into a guild, I would be rejected because no one thought my magic was worth having in their guild. Hopefully, I will have finally found a guild to join by the end of the weak. It's so stressful trying find a guild to be a part of that won't reject you. I hear that Fairy Tail is easy to join, maybe I will give that a go to see if it works out for me.
Lucy, Lisanna and Happy had arrived by train in the port town of Hargeon. It's a fairly peaceful town. It is more known for fishing than it is for magic. That's the reason why there is only one magic shop in the entire town. Lucy led the small group through the port town while keeping their minds on not only looking for the shop, but thought of Natsu again. Lucy touched the vest she wore that once belonged to Natsu and thought while Lisanna and Happy trailed behind her.
Lucy was about 5'5" tall with a voluptuous figure. She had golden blond hair tied up in a right side Ponytail with a pink ribbon what's left of her hair that isn't in the ponytail is down to her upper-back. She wore a white blouse that zips up the middle with golden stars adorning it. Over her blouse she wore a waist-length vest that is held closed by the belt around her waist. On her waist she wore a matching white skirt that is outlined in little gold stars (her skirt going down to just above her knee). On her feet are flat-soled boots that are gold in color and goes up to her knees. She had her pink Fairy Tail Mark on the back of her right hand. Around her waist is a golden belt that (not only functions to hold up her skirt), but also held her Gate Keys, 3 gold and three silver, in a pouch on her right hip. On her left hip is a brown leather whip that has a heart-shaped end on it and lastly, on her right wrist is a white wristband adorned with golden stars just like the rest of her outfit is.
Lisanna Strauss is another well-endowed teenager that resembled a younger version of her older sister Mirajane. She stood about 5'5" tall like Lucy is. She wore a pink blouse and skirt combination, her skirt passing mid-way to her knees. Her platinum white hair reached down to her neck, most of it resting passing over her ears with several bangs in front of her forehead. On her feet over a pair of pink shin-high stockings are a pair of pink boots that goes up to her knees. Her white Fairy Tail mark was located on her left thigh mostly covered by her skirt. Lisanna is more of a modest dresser but she uses her natural charm to get what she wants sometimes (but not in the sense her blonde companion does it recently). She also had a white muffler around her neck with a design that looks like dragon scales. On her back was a red and blue Bo staff like weapon that was held on her back by a belt hoister.
I've been a member of Fairy Tail for seven years, but watched someone who was my friend die in my arms. But I'm not going to give up. I'll get stronger and find Natsu.
The group arrived at the entrance to a magic shop. The two girls were looking around for some rare magical items. She spotted the shop owner behind the counter and walked up to him, slams her hand on the counter and asked him a question, Lisanna and Happy remained by the shelves. "What? You mean to tell me there is only one magic shop in this entire town?"
"Afraid so, the people around here are more fishing folk than they are magic folk." The Shop owner explained. He was a decidedly older-looking man with two sections of gray hair that protrude from either side of his head. He has black eyes and a small nose that resembles a pig's snout. He wore a dark, almost rusty, gold shirt and a dark green hat with a pointed tip that has a yellow star on its front. "I reckon most people in this town don't even know how to use magic. I built this shop for the Wizards that happen to be passing through." he added to the Wizard.
Lisanna came up beside her best friend and sighed, it was really the only one here? The blonde Celestial/Star Make Wizard was a bit frustrated, turning away from the owner and placed her hands to hips with a huff. "Oh man, we came out all this way for nothing."
"I guess we should've gone to another magic shop, but we would have to travel very far." Lisanna sighed but smiled to Lucy.
The owner spoke up again with the girls; back facing him," Hey don't despair little ladies, I have all the latest magical items. Here why don't you two try out this little device?" He said holding a magical item for them to see. "It is very handy for a couple of young girls like you. It's called ColorS Magic." he shop owner suggested as he held up the device for the two best friends to see.
ColorS Magic resembled a rectangular box, with its front decorated by the object's name, placed almost in its center, and by a pair of round, mirror-like objects or drawings, superimposed on it, from the top to the bottom, a darker-colored rectangle with jagged borders and around, decorated drawing resembling a mirror's frame, which is in turn surrounded by four decorations, reminiscent of arrows pointing outwards.
"It is perfect for you two, with one touch, this handy dandy little device can change the colors of your clothes," The shop owner chimes as he messes with a function on it. "How about this color, purple!" Right after the shop owner touches the dial, his shirt goes from rusty gold to purple. "So what do you say would you like to purchase it?" he asked them.
"No thanks," Lucy sighed and Lisanna shook her head to the owner's offer. "We already have one of those."
"Oh I see, well let me know if you need anything else." The shop keeper stated as he continued to change the color of his clothes. "How about Green?"
Lucy sighed and spoke to the owner with her back still turned. "What I am really looking for is some powerful gate keys."
"That's right sir." Lisanna added after her friend keeping their back turned. "Lu-Chan is a Celestial Wizard."
Lisanna scanned the area and saw three gate keys. She finds them before Lucy does, finding the new keys interesting.
"Where are the gate keys at?" Lucy asked as she look around excitedly. "I really want to find them!"
"Hey Lu-Chan look at what I found. I think these items might interest you." Lisanna stated to the blonde as she pointed out the location of the Gate Keys. Two of them had birds on it (one a blue eagle and the other a red phoenix) while the other one has a picture of a person with a pointy nose on it. "Do you have these Gate Keys Lu-Chan?"
Lucy went over to her friend and looked on in shock, her brown eyes looking big and bright. "Oh wow! It's the Little Doggie, the Silver Eagle and the Mystical Bird: Canis Minor, Aquila, and Phoenix! I have got to have them!" Lisanna giggled, seeing the burning passion she had, knowing the girl for almost six years helped.
"Be my guest Lu-chan. They certainly will help us out in our quest to find Natsu, Igneel, and help us become S-Class Wizards." Lisanna smiled as she patted Lucy on the back.
"You're right Li-Chan" the Celestial/Star Make wizard replied excitedly again, "I totally can't wait to make contracts with them. Do you want anything?" Lucy asked as she saw her white haired companion still looking around.
Lisanna shook her head but remained smiling at the blonde Celestial/Star make Wizard. "I think I will wait until we get closer to home. They have a lot more magic shops in Magnolia. This town only has one. Besides we aren't here to buy magical items are we Happy?" she asked the young blue cat in question.
"No we aren't. We were following a lead about a Salamander being in town." The blue cat with a knapsack around his neck named Happy stated as he was hovered between his two mothers with his white angel-like wings extended. He thought of them as his moms because they raised him from an egg along with their lost comrade. The blue cat kept a smile on his face and look to Lisanna again and to Lucy (who still eyed the new keys). "So maybe we should buy those keys and find what we were looking for in the first place."
The two girls nodded as Lucy grabbed the three Gate Keys she found and headed toward the counter with her best friend Lisanna.
Lucy put her three keys up on the table and asked the cashier the price of the three keys. "So how much for these three keys sir?" she asked, holding up the small box with the keys in them.
"80,000 Jewels, little lady." The shop owner said stating the price of the keys.
"How much did you say it was?" Lucy asked curiously as she batted her eyelashes for the old man she also got up onto the counter and unzipped her blouse a little bit. "Surely you can cut a deal for little old me"
Lucy then winked towards the old man as Lisanna tried to hold back a laugh.
I would stop her but I'm just going to sit and enjoy the show.
"40,000 Jewels, that's my offer." The Shopkeeper said at once, given in slightly.
Lucy sighed in defeat, at least she got fifty percent off. Lucy paid the shop keeper the money and put her three newest silver keys with the others. Lucy zipped up her blouse and headed out the door with Lisanna close behind.
"You know you could have helped me, you know?" Lucy asked a bit fumed she only knocked half the price with her 'feminine wilds'.
"Lucy, I'm not you and I don't think I plan to." She said with a light smile with Happy landing on her heads, "I've seen the inside of your closest; there are some 'outfits' I don't plan to wear. Mira-nee might be a bikini-clad model, but I'm a little modest." She admitted.
Lucy nervously laughed at Lisanna, wondering what 'outfits' she's referring to in her closet. She shrugged it off and said smiling at her, "But I still have to thank you for coming with me to the magic shop. I really appreciate it."
"Hey no problem Lu-Chan, that's what best friends are for."
The two girls and Happy continued their way through town heading back to the train station when they heard several girls scream in fan girl like screams.
"Salamander is here!" Two girls exclaimed with hearts in their eyes as they went toward the center of town. The trio came to the middle of the bridge as two girls rushed by.
"Are you serious? He's really here?" A girl's voice asked.
"Salamander!" Another girl's voice said.
The voices belonged to a girl with dark hair in a green dress and a girl with dirty blond hair and a pink dress that ran right behind Lucy, Lisanna and Happy as they were looking over the bridge at the small from their view point group of girls down below.
"Salamander?" Lucy asked as she quickly look to the two. "Do you think it could be him or him?"
"I don't know, I guess the only way to find out is to go look." Lisanna replied as she absently grabbed Lucy's hand.
Lucy absently grabbed Lisanna's hand back as Happy looked on at his two mothers' intertwine fingers he smiled silently thinking to himself, looking at them run off. 'Mira was right, those two seem to be getting over their heartbreak little by little. They have been getting a lot closer over the last two years. Maybe they are finally over Natsu, but I know them, they won't stop until they find him and Igneel. They also won't quit until they finally obtained the rank of S-Class.'
"Happy don't be a slowpoke, hurry up or we'll leave you behind!" Lisanna called back to the blue cat's stalling.
"Yeah Happy, you want to find Natsu and Igneel don't you?" Lucy asked Happy as Lisanna and Lucy let go of each other's hands and continued to run nearly leaving Happy in the dust. Happy's white angelic wings popped out from behind his back and flew up out the ground, following the girls before they left.
"Salamander!" Several girls exclaimed wildly. "You are so dreamy and so hot!"
One of the girls in the group of fan girls was a bark brown short-haired girl with her hair in a low messy ponytail was about 5'5" tall, the same height as Lucy and Lisanna. She also had auburn eyes an athletic build and normal figure, lightly tanned skin. She was wearing a short sleeve gray blue shirt with an open white button down on top sleeves rolled to the elbow, slightly faded capris, and gray running shoes. As she watched the man, she knew something was wrong she had heard of a Salamander somewhere before. It was clear that this Salamander that the girls were swooning over was a fake. The Salamander she had heard about had disappeared two years ago. However, despite the fact that she knew he was fake her heart started thumping faster. 'Why is my heart beating so fast? Is it because he is a famous wizard? He has got to be otherwise there is no way they would say Salamander if he wasn't the real Salamander would they? He is so handsome. Could it be love, is he the one? I can't stop thinking about him.' While the brown-haired girl was thinking these thoughts, hearts started to form in her eyes and eventually took them over. She had a horrendous headache and was flip flopping between heart eyes and her regular auburn color. The heart-eyes eventually won as she was hopping on one foot toward the faker.
"You ladies are too kind. Come with me, and I will show you a good time." 'Salamander' stated in a slight seductively tone to the assembled girls and the short brown-haired one that was hopping toward him as two familiar faces jump through the mess of girls to get into the center.
"Natsu! Where have you been?" Lisanna asked her hand to her scarf.
"We have been so worried about you! I'm glad you're okay!" Lucy exclaimed as she put her right hand to her chest. "I was wondering when we would find you."
Happy flew up to the two best friends and took a closer look at the Salamander. "Um he is not our Natsu! He doesn't even look like him."
"What?!" The two girls asked angrily as veins started throbbing on their temples, seeing the person claiming to be Natsu use his nickname like that.
"You are not Salamander!" Lucy exclaimed as she pointed to the man. "You best explain or you will get hurt!"
"Who are you?" Lisanna asked just as angrily as Lucy did, her blue eyes flared up.
The calls of the two girls snapped the brown-haired girl out of her trance, the lovey dovy look in her eyes replaced with complete and utter anger. 'Just as I thought! That lying sack of crap! He is using charm magic on the ladies. It's a good thing those two girls broke the hold on me. I have to go thank them.' she said to herself.
She was about to find them as she saw them start to run away all of a sudden a group of girls started attacking to two girls while they screamed out in agony and pain. It was like watching beasts attacking an innocent creature in the wild, the girl punching and kicking the girls as they pinned them to the ground.
"What's with these girls?" they asked weakly, feeling the weight of pain they gave them. As Happy came running in fear the wild girls would hurt them badly, the girl took their eyes from Lisanna and Lucy and to Happy, seeing them change the atmosphere of the situation.
"Oh what a cute little kitty." The girl with dark hair and green dress said as she noticed Happy. Several other girls saw the blue furred cat and went after him, scaring Happy to death as he tried to get away from (in fear of feeling what his moms felt).
"Lucy, Lisanna please help me!" Happy yelled trying to use his magic to get away. Eventually he landed on Lucy's shoulder (who finally got up off the ground with Lisanna helping her up too) as the two girls continued walking as they were followed by the dark brown Haired girl.
The fake Salamander that the three were walking away from was a relatively tall and slim man with mildly short, blue spiky hair jutting outwards, with a long fringe left hanging over the upper left part of his face. He possessed a mildly rectangular face with sharp features, dark eyes and thin, dark eyebrows. His most distinctive facial feature was the dark tattoo covering the right part of his forehead, just above his right eyebrow, this being highly reminiscent of a thin, stylized pair of tongs placed horizontally, with the "handles" pointing towards his right. He wore ornate clothing, with the most visible piece being a dark, high-collared cape almost reaching down to his knees, possessing a lighter inner part and light edges adorned by a pattern consisting of many rhombs, or possibly many "X"s, lined up one after the other. Such cape is closed some centimeters below his neck by a small fastener adorned by a stylized flame, in reference to his stolen epithet of Salamander, with a light ribbon hanging from it, and has large motifs adorning its sides, starting from the shoulders and going down several inches; each motif is shaped like a large, light and hollow circle from whose outer side many arrows jut outwards in every direction, and which has several wavy lines protruding towards its hollow center. Below such cape, he wore a simple, light short-sleeved shirt with outlined edges, paired with light pinstriped pants with visible hems, held up by a simple belt covered in elongated spots and largely hidden by his shirt, and polished dark shoes, with lighter soles and a light upper part going down from the ankle's front. He also sports three large metal bracelets around his right wrist and forearm, with a similar trio being visible on his left wrist as well.
He went over to the three girls and signed a piece of paper with the name Salamander on it with two dragon tails on the bottom and top and handed it to them. "As of right now I have to get going. Go ahead and brag to your friends that you met Salamander."
Lisanna and Lucy huffed along with Happy as Lucy said annoyed. "As if we would brag to our friends about a faker like you! You are definitely not our friend Salamander! You are just some sort of imposter!"
"So why would we brag about someone who was dragging our friend Natsu's nickname through the mud! Lu-chan is right! You are nothing but a huge imposter who doesn't have anything better to do than lie to these girls by claiming… oh crap…" Lisanna said as her face turned pale as the worst was coming again.
The several girls that attacked the girls the first time were furious again at the girls' harsh words to Salamander that they attacked them again (Happy flying from Lucy's shoulders and into the wall). The girls could hear and feel their anger of their words from the girls' fists as they continued to beat them, the girls wishing they could use their magic to defend themselves, but something told them that it wouldn't seem right. (A/N 1-2)
"You ladies are too kind and way too sweet, but I must be going." The Fake Salamander said to the girls who released Lisanna and Lucy and look to Salamander. The many girls exclaimed with disappointment. "What you're leaving already?"
The fake Salamander nodded and said with a smile, "Time for the red carpet!" and snapped his fingers as a red circle appeared in front of his hand. On cue, tendrils and wisps of reddish-purple smoke came out of his feet as he took off from the ground, floating over the screaming girls who cheered wildly at him. "I am having a big party on my yacht tonight. All of you are invited!" and went flying through the sky heading to the direction of the sea.
Lisanna and Lucy laid their back against the wall and looked at the departed fake Salamander, trying to think of what just happened just now. First they insulted him, then they got attacked by the girls. Lucy sighed, never thought she would take a beating like that from a couple of fan-crazed girls.
"Well that was a bad lead, we only find ourselves at square one: getting our butts kicked for opening our mouths." Lucy said with a frown.
"Finding Natsu isn't easy, huh?" Lisanna asked, looking to Lucy.
"I guess not, but I wonder what he was up to, using Salamander like that." Lucy pondered as Happy landed into Lucy's arms. As Happy sat in the arms of the Celestial/Star Make Wizard, his stomach growled followed promptly by Lucy and Lisanna's stomachs. The Dark Brown haired girl from before went up to the trio to get their attention as she spoke up to them. "Thanks for saving me you two. I couldn't live with myself if I was still like those girls."
"Who are you?" Lucy asked the dark-brown haired girl as the three girls look at one another. "Also why are you thanking us?"
This girl seems to be thanking Li-chan and I for something but I can't figure out what it is.
The blond must be a bit confused by me thanking her and her friend. I guess I have to explain. I know, I will take them to lunch.
Lisanna cocked her head in confusion and continued looking at the new girl.
This girl is really nice, she seems to be genuine and is telling the truth in us saving her. I wonder if Lu-Chan sees the same thing. Oh well, time to eat.
"Can we go get something to eat miss, my friends and I missed breakfast." The takeover/elemental empowerment Wizard asked to the dark brown haired girl. "You can tell us more about yourself when we get there."
The dark brown haired girl nodded as she led the three Wizards to the restaurant to get something to eat.
At a Restaurant, Lucy, Lisanna and Happy were sitting on one side of the booth, while the new girl sat on the opposite side of the booth. The new girl spoke up, explaining the situation to the three were in in town.
"It seems that the Salamander was using some sort of Charm Magic to make the girls think they were in love with him." She explained towards the two wizards. "I may not look like it, but I am a wizard too. My magic is considered weak, so guilds turn me away."
While the dark brown haired girl was talking, Happy was digging into his food making it fly everywhere while the girls were eating in a saner manner. They may have been hungry, but they weren't rude. The two girls continued to look on at Happy with disdain as they listened to Aspen's story. Lucy interrupted. "First you need to introduce yourself. My name is Lucy." Lucy then pointed to the white-haired girl beside her and continues. "That's Lisanna, she's one of my closest friends. We have known each other for six years ever since I ran away from home. My father didn't really treat me right at all since my mother died when I was ten. Eventually, I had enough and ran away from home."
"Lu-chan was in a lot of distress when a year before I joined, our other friends found her, they took her in and gave her the family she was sorely in lack of. Eventually, the two of us hung out together and became friends." Lisanna piped up as she continued to tell about herself and Lucy. "You said that the Salamander guy was using a charm magic to make the girls think they fell in love with him? That type of magic attracts people to the user against their will, but what I don't get is where he got that type of magic. It's been outlawed for four years. He must have some pretty good connections to get that type of magic. It can't even be found in magic stores anymore." Lisanna then blushed and smiled sheepishly, realizing she spoke more than her companion. "Sorry about that, we interrupted your introduction. Go ahead continue please."
"Hey no problem. My name is Aspen, as I said before I'm a temperature wizard. I can control the temperature and even attack with the altered temperatures. It's really not that strong of a magic, I am worried that the guild I want to join, which is the most popular guild of all won't accept me." Aspen, sounding disappointed in herself.
"What do you mean Aspen?" Lisanna asked as she took a slow bite. "I'm sure any guild would be happy to have nice girl like you that can control temperature."
"I wish I could say that Lisanna, but unfortunately every guild I have applied to join has turned me down. There is not a single guild in Fiore that will accept me. I'm afraid that if I apply to the most popular guild they won't accept me. The guild I want to be part of is always featured in Sorcerer Weekly. The poster girl is so pretty that I wish I was as pretty as her." Aspen said sadly as she looked to the table.
"Exactly who is this poster girl you're talking about?" Lucy asked curiously. "There's Mirajane Strauss, Karen Lillica who died three years ago, another girl by the name of Jenny Realight from Blue Pegasus among several others." (A/N 3)
"The one I'm talking about is Mirajane Strauss, Fairy Tail's Poster girl." Aspen replied matter-of-factly. "I have to join a guild because I can't be declared an official wizard until I join one."
Lisanna and Lucy nodded as Lisanna gasped in surprise. "You want to meet Mirajane?"
"Yes I do, but there is no way I will ever be able to meet her." Aspen admitted sadly.
"Don't be so sure, Mira is a good friend of mine." Lucy said with a wink of her right eye, "I could probably arrange for you to meet her. I'm sure Li-chan could arrange you to meet her as well."
"How can you do that for me, Lisanna?" Aspen asked as she turns to the Takeover/Elemental Empowerment Wizard.
"Mirajane is my big sister. I could get you to meet her. Maybe then you could join her guild as well. If I remember right, Fairy Tail accepts all comers who want to join." Lisanna said with a bright smile as she gave the Temperature Wizard a thumbs up.
"You could really get me into Fairy Tail, but how?" Aspen asked as she had a bit of fangirlish tone in her. "I always wanted to join Fairy Tail because of how accepting they have always been to new members. By the way, sorry I went on a tangent you two said you came her looking for someone?"
Happy continued eating with gusto when Lisanna and Lucy finally snapped at him causing him to nearly choke, (luckily he didn't). "Happy! Stop being so rude to the girl who is buying our meal! And try to eat in a civilized manner! That's not the way we eat in front of company!"
Happy nodded and gave out a quiet, "Aye Sir."
"What did you say Happy?" Lucy asked as she looked toward her son.
"I said," Happy started as he spoke up louder so everyone could hear, but he wasn't too loud as not to upset everyone that was eating. "Aye sir, I mean Ma'am."
Happy turned to Aspen and bowed apologetically. "I am so sorry for acting the way I did, I was just so hungry. By the way, my name is Happy. These two raised me from an egg that I hatched from six years ago." Happy said as he extended his angel wings and flew between his two mothers and the brown-haired Wizard.
"Thanks for the meal Aspen, but Li-chan and I have got to go." Lucy said with a bow. "Yes we did come here looking for someone. A friend of ours who vanished two years ago. We were following a lead. Unfortunately, we found no one but the wannabe that was staining Natsu's name."
"So we will see you around." Lisanna said as she waved to the temperature wizard. "I will put in a good word with Mira-nee for you. Bye Aspen. Also thanks for the meal."
"Hey no problem, it's the least I could do for saving me." Aspen replied as she paid for the meal, placing her money on the table then followed the girls and Happy out of the restaurant.
The three girls and one cat exchanged goodbyes as Lisanna, Lucy, and Happy went one way while Aspen went the other way to find a place to sit.
Taking her sit on a park bench, Aspen took out an issue of Sorcerer Weekly Magazine and thumbed through it, looking at the many articles. "I hope I can meet Mirajane someday."
Aspen came to an article that highlighted several of the Fairy Tail Wizards, reading it aloud to herself. "Oh wow, it looks like the Fairy Tail Guild is out there causing trouble again." She laughed, kicking her legs as she read the caption of an article she then opened the magazine to the centerfold. "Demon Bandit Clan stopped, but seven homes destroyed. Talk about going overboard." She turned to the centerfold of Mirajane and gazed at it with a smile. "Oh the Centerfold is Mirajane. She is so pretty, I wish I knew how I could get to be a member, do I have to apply or have to interview with them or something? I don't know, but I am so going to join Fairy Tail!" Aspen exclaimed as she clenched her right fist. "They sure are the coolest guild ever."
All of a sudden a voice popped up from behind Aspen as he spoke up, revealing to be Salamander again with his hand to his chin. "What's that? You say you want to join Fairy Tail?"
Aspen looked around and noticed the Salamander talking to her, jumping in fright. "What the? Salamander?!"
"I've been looking all over for you. I wanted to personally invite you to the party I am having on my yacht tonight." Salamander said with a cunning smile.
"Your charm spell won't work on me this time!" Aspen exclaimed getting up to point her right index finger at him, "That magic's weakness is awareness. It doesn't work when the people you are trying to use it on know that you are using it."
"I should've known you were a wizard the moment I laid eyes on you. No matter, the invitation still stands." He said to her still smiling.
"Well you can definitely forget it. I wouldn't be caught dead at a party with a creep like you." Aspen scoffed crossing her arms.
Salamander felt the words hit hard like a knife to the heart as he added feeling hurt, "A creep why would you call me something like that?"
Aspen turned the corner of her head, frowning at him as she added, "Your spell, using it to make yourself popular."
"Don't be mad may dear it was all in good fun, I just wanted to feel like a celebrity at my own party can you blame me?" he assured her
Aspen shrugged her shoulders and said coldly. "This just proves that even famous wizards can be big idiots."
A throbbing vein was on Salamander's forehead as he looked back toward Aspen. "You wish to join the Fairy Tail Guild don't you?"
"Well yeah of course I do." Aspen said with delight.
"Have you heard of Salamander one of Fairy Tail's Wizards?" he asked still smiling.
"Well yeah, but it seems that he disappeared two years ago. Are you trying to tell me that you are him and are back? You're that Salamander?" Aspen asked him pointing at him.
"That's correct, and if you want to join, I could probably put a good word in for you."
Aspen sighed and then looked away then sighed again and decided to play along as hearts appeared in her eyes as she moved closer to him. "I would love to go to your party tonight."
"That was easier than I thought it would be." He said simply, surprised by the change in the girl's attitude.
"So you really mean it? Can I believe you? Can you really get me into Fairy Tail? No kidding?" said Aspen excitedly.
"I don't see why not, but you can't say anything about the charm spell." Salamander said assuring Aspen's word.
"I won't say a word, you can count on it!" Aspen nodded with a big smile.
"Very well then, I will see you at the party tonight!" Salamander exclaimed as he snapped his fingers once again and a red magic circle appeared in front of his hand as he took off with his red carpet. Aspen had hearts in her eyes as she saluted. "You got it Mr. Salamander Sir!"
As Salamander took off, her eyes reverted to normal again. "That just figures that he got me again, and I was Pseudo Charmed. But, yes!" Aspen exclaimed as she threw her hand up into the air. "He's going to get me into Fairy Tail, the one guild that I heard so much about that accepts new members so easily." She cheered before smirking cunningly, her hand to her mouth, 'I just have to act nice to that sleazebag, but it will be hard for me. I am going to have to do my best to keep my mouth shut. I just wish Lisanna and Lucy were here to keep me from being even Pseudo Charmed. Oh well, I guess I better go get ready.' Aspen thought to herself as she returned to where she was currently living to get ready.
Back on the bridge with Lucy, Lisanna, and Happy, the three could see the yacht sailing across the water by Happy as he addressed his two mothers. "Hey do you think that's where that Salamander guy is holding his party?"
"It could be." Lucy said slyly crossing her arms on the ledge looking down at the town. "Something tells me he is just a sleazebag wanting to make a quick buck. Li-Chan we better go investigate."
"I agree with you Lu-chan. Happy, you see if you can dig up some more info."
"Aye Lisanna-Mama." Happy said saluting as he was about to fly off but was stopped by Lucy, who grabbed his tail lightly.
"Happy, stay where you are. Maybe we can get some info from those three girls behind us."
"That sounds like a good plan Lu-chan." Lisanna agreed nodding her head with agreeing with his right paw up, "Aye Lucy Mama."
There standing where they were, three girls were standing on the bridge looking out at the water. "I wish we could've made it to the port in time to board that yacht. That's where Salamander is holding his party."
One of the girls spoke up in confusion. "Who is Salamander?"
The third of the girls spoke up as well. "You never heard of Salamander really? I'm surprised, I heard he is a famous wizard from Fairy Tail."
This caught the two girls and one cat by surprise. The two names 'Salamander' and 'Fairy Tail' weren't foreign to the two girls, but something was off. How is someone like him in Fairy Tail, when that was the first time they've seen him? They know every member even Ur, but this guy was a new face, the girls look to one another, both thinking the same thing.
"He's from..." Lucy started as she looked toward Lisanna.
"...Fairy Tail huh?" Lisanna asked curiously. "That's funny, I don't remember ever seeing him around the guild. We have to get on board that yacht."
"Leave that to me Li-Chan. I got just the key to help us!" Lucy said confidently as she pulled out her Phoenix Key. "This one will come in handy, and I'm sure if you want to you can use the form to add to your takeover collection."
"I would rather not use Phoenix right away Lu-Chan." Lisanna said matter-of-factly, "The Silver Eagle would be the smarter move because they are much quieter than a Phoenix is." And she slipped the Phoenix Key back on Lucy's key ring and pulled off the Eagle key and handed it to her.
"Good point Li-chan, and all three of us can fly on it too. At least I hope we can." Lucy turned from the two and closed her eyes as she sighed deeply and took the key from Lisanna, "Let's hope it's not a small eagle." And held the sword like a blade, keeping her eyes firm. "I call upon thee in the world of the Celestial Spirits! I beckon you to my side at once! Heed my call! Pass through the gate!" as she spoke her words, a light blue magic appeared under fight as light shined from below. Twirling the key she caught it at once and called, "Open Gate of the Silver Eagle! Aquila!"
A doorbell chime sounded as a silver circle appeared in front of the key. Once the light show died down, a giant bird was in the circle's place. This bird stood at 6'7" tall with a wingspan of nearly 25 Feet all the way across. The wings were huge as the eagle that showed up was silver and white in color. Silver was the color of the feathers, while the back part of the wings and the top of the eagles head was white. The under feathers were also white as well. As the Giant Eagle spoke up in a feminine gentle voice, reminding Lucy a lot of her mother.
"May I please ask who summoned me? It's been more than seven years in this realm since I was last summoned. Please let me know who you are. My name is Aquila, the Silver Eagle."
"Hi Aquila. It's been a while hasn't it my friend?" Lucy asked the giant bird who glanced down at the blond. "I was wondering when I would find you again. Can we work out the details of our contract later? I have a bad feeling that our new friend is going to be in some trouble and that we need to help. This is my best friend Lisanna, and our partner Happy."
"I knew I would see you again Lucy my dear, your mother was so proud of you. It's a shame that your father was so harsh to you. I can understand why you ran away. Also don't worry about the contract," Aquila assured her, "your mother made me swear an oath of life to protect you for all eternity should I have ever encountered you. Now that I have encountered you, I am loyal to you and your allies. Please accept me as your servant and spirit." Aquila said with a humble bow as her wings were folded at her side.
Lucy shook her head, smiling at the eagle. She knew spirits were loyal, but she didn't want this kind of treatment. She took a hand to her chest, still keeping her smile, "No, I cannot accept you as a servant and spirit. I made a vow to Mother that every spirit I encounter and make a contract with, I would become their friend and fight side-by-side with them holding my whip. I don't want to just be your wizard, I wish to be your friend too. Is that okay?"
"Just like your mother, always putting others before yourself. I would be honored to call you my friend, if you would do the same for me." Aquila said with a smile back, (or what she could best describe as a smile being an eagle and all).
Lucy nodded happily and hug the giant bird. "Can you fly all three of us out to that yacht please?"
Aquila nodded and bent down so everyone could can get on including Happy. Once the two girls and one cat board, they were up in the sky heading straight for the yacht. While the yacht was coming their way, the girls could feel their hair blow in the wind, with looks of seriousness on their faces.
Onboard the Yacht...
"It's Aspen right?" Salamander asked curiously. "That's a lovely name."
"Yeah, thanks." Aspen said as she sat at a table across from Salamander. Aspen was wearing a gray party dress with gray high-heeled shoes. Her brown hair was still in her standard low messy ponytail.
"I'd like to toast your beauty." Salamander said as the contents of the glasses started to bubble, while Aspen sat with her hands to her lap. Bubbles started to float up from the glasses, but Aspen kept calm keeping her eye on them. "Now Aspen open up wide and savor the taste of each flavorful drop as it enters your mouth."
'Creepy!' Aspen thought feeling creep out by the man's words.
'I'm strong I can get through this.' Aspen thought to herself as she was surveying the area around her. She immediately knew what was happening and got up. As she got up, she popped the bubbles that were headed toward her way with a slap of her right arm. "What do you think you're doing?" she demanded sternly, "I know what you're up to, you're trying to use sleep magic."
"Aha, Very impressive my dear." Salamander chuckled nonchalantly
"Look, I don't want to give you the wrong idea. Yes I really want to join the Fairy Tail Guild, but I'm not going to date you to make that happen."
Salamander chuckled again, not at all phased, "you're quite the handful aren't you?"
As soon as Salamander asked that, several curtains opened up around Aspen, each revealed several thugs carrying the knocked out girls from the party. Aspen gasped seeing the many girls in their arms and backs.
"Wh-what's going on here?" Aspen demanded in fear.
Right after Aspen ask that, Salamander's expression changes to one of pure evil. Not the charming man that impressed the ladies, but complete evil as he smiles menacingly. "Welcome to my ship, and you'd be wise to behave yourself until we get to Bosco. Don't make me angry."
"We're going to Bosco? I thought you said you'd get me into Fairy Tail?" Aspen asked still in fear but her voice raised.
"Forget It." he replied, "I just said that so I could lure you here and make you one of our slaves."
Aspen looked around at all the girls surrounding her being held by the thugs and gasps as she speaks up again. "How could you? You are going to kidnap all of these girls?"
One of the thugs chuckled as another one with an eye patch over his right eye spoke up with an evil expression on his face. "That's our Salamander alright."
Another thug wearing a blue vest and a pair of grayish green khakis pants also spoke up with an evil tone to his voice. "We got a big haul this time!"
"Why you!" Aspen growled raising her arms out as a snow white circle appeared in front of her raised hands calling out. "Climate Change! Snowstorm of Mt. Hakobe!" the climate turned extremely cold on the yacht and several snowflakes came out of her hands as a silver circle then appeared in front of her hands, calling out another attack with her arms still raised. "North Wind Knockout!" A lot of wind kicked up in the yacht cabin as the temperature wizard went to work to cool the place down.
Salamander chuckled as a reddish purple circle materialized in his left hand as a purplish stream canceled out the Temperature Wizards attack causing her to lose concentration. "You have no idea who you are actually dealing with do you girly? I am a powerful wizard that no one can stop. Why don't you just be good and go to sleep like the rest of the girls."
Tears started brimming up in Aspen's eyes, seeing the knocked out girls and the many thugs around them. She didn't want to feel what she felt right now, but it was what she felt now, feeling the anger and tears building from inside her, "You used magic to take advantage of others! You're the worst wizard alive! Since I am unable to lie even to save my own life, I am telling the truth!" Aspen screamed out, so loud that Lisanna and Lucy heard this, snapping into focus. Lisanna look to Lucy, her eyes looking serious, "It's Aspen, and she's in trouble! I'm going down first!" but before Lucy could reply, Lisanna had leaped from the eagle and dived down to the yacht, Lucy screaming out her arm stretched out, "Lisanna, wait!"
She sighed, placing a hand to her forehead, "Honestly, who does she take after, Natsu, Mira, or Elfman?" she looked to Happy annoyed but serious as ever, "We better follow her, she's getting reckless again. Aquila, let us off here. You can return to the Celestial spirit world and thank you for your help. "
"Hey no problem Lucy dear, go and save your friend. Teach that faker a lesson." Aquila said as she vanished causing Happy and Lucy to fall. A golden yellow circle materialized in front of Lucy as she called out one of her abilities, Lucy's hair blowing as she fell. "Happy, stay close to me! If we need to save Aspen, I'm going to need you to fly her!"
"Aye Lucy-Mama." Happy said, sprouting his wings to fly
As Lucy came falling down, She moved her hands out to the air in a motion that resembled wings calling out. "Star Make! Wings!" The golden yellow circle got bigger as golden angel like wings formed on her back. She floated alongside Happy as the two could see the dot that was Lisanna going straight for the yacht. (1)
From below on the yacht, Salamander, Aspen, and the thugs gasped as something crashing from above, slamming his or her feet into the floorboard breaking. Dust and pieces of wood were flying around as Aspen saw the person, smiled and winked.
"Hey I know you!" Aspen exclaimed as she gave the person a thumbs up.
Lisanna stood in the wreckage of the floorboard, her face screwed with anger, Natsu's scarf lightly flapping the breeze and her legs bent. She eyes the thugs and Salamander, not taking her eyes off of them.
"Aspen what are you doing here?" Happy asked as he hovered over the hole that Lisanna made with Lucy floating with him
"That guy tricked me!" Aspen exclaimed angrily. "He lied to me saying he could get me into Fairy Tail!"
After she ranted, Aspen noticed that Happy had white wings and she was confused she also noticed that Lucy had wings too. "Um since when can you two fly?"
"We will explain later." Lucy said as Lisanna took a fighting stance from below. "Happy take Aspen and get her out of here, Lisanna, I'll leave these guys to you."
"Aye sir!" Happy said as he took off with Aspen.
Happy wrapped his tail around Aspen's waist and took off with her, Lucy quickly following after them, while in the air (and swaying under the cat), Aspen asked. "What about Lisanna? We can't just leave her can we?"
"I can only carry one person at a time. Besides, Lisanna Mama can handle herself." Happy said in response to Aspen's inquiry and continued to fly her away from the yacht.
"After them! We can't allow them to report this to the magic council!" Salamander exclaimed as he activated a purplish-red magic circle as he called out. "Prominence Whip!" as many purple beams were fired from the magic circle and heading straight for Happy, Aspen, and Lucy. The dark brown haired girl was panicking as the two friends' maneuvered and evaded the beams doing their best to protect Aspen. Happy carried Aspen higher into the air with Lucy still following as she screamed, the beams following after them. With a quick dodge, the blue flying cat and Lucy flew in between the beams; the beams collided in the air in an explosive purple light like fireworks. The thugs were amazed by it, calling it pretty.
"I have to admit that cat and the blonde girl's fast." Salamander said with a frown while standing on the bow of the ship.
"Hey guys, remember me?" a girl's voice asked. The thugs and Salamander turned to see Lisanna step out the door with her hands to her side, looking a lot more angry than before.
"What about Lisanna and the other girls? Are we just going to leave them there?" Aspen asked a bit of anger to her voice while she, Lucy and Happy flew in the air.
"Um Aspen?" Happy asked.
"What?" She asked harshly.
"We have a problem."
"What's the problem?
"My transformation is up." and Happy's wings vanished in a pop as he spoke, Lucy screaming out the two's names as they dropped to the sea below. Lucy quickly dive bombed to the waters, hoping the two were okay. From Salamander's point of view, the girls and Happy had fallen. Salamander shrugged, not worrying about the three anymore. From behind them, the thugs were beating up on Lisanna, stomping the girl to the floorboard. With his back turned, he said to his men, "Forget about her; let's continue our course to Bosco."
One of the thugs continued to kick at Lisanna's right arm, but the thug looked in shock as Lisanna lifted his leg off her. She took her eyes to Salamander, the man looking to the white haired Wizard as she gritted her teeth in anger.
"Fairy Tail Guild…" She asked in anger, "You're a member?!"
Back in the water, Lucy hand rose up with Aspen in her arms, Happy floating up too. Lucy gasped for air, having to hold her breath for a while trying to save Happy and Aspen.
"You two okay?" she asked, releasing Aspen so she could wade the waters on her own.
"Yeah, thank you Lucy." Aspen replied with a smile.
"Umm, I don't want to spoil anything for you two, but remember Lisanna is still on the boat. We need to help her before it goes away from us." Happy reminding the two wizards as they looked to him.
"He's right, Li-chan needs our help. She may have her siblings' blood, but she can't do this alone. Aspen, can you create different types of weather phenomena in addition to changing the temperature around you? Are you able to change the climate as well?" Lucy asked the Temperature Wizard asking many request for the girl to do.
"I can change climate occasionally, but I have never tried to create different weather phenomena. I guess I could give it a try." Aspen responded the best she could. She knew she was telling the truth. She doesn't seem to remember ever creating weather phenomena, but she could try her best. She does want to join Fairy Tail after all. Then again, she did create a snowstorm inside the yacht not too long ago. Raising her hands up she cried out, "Weather change!" Aspen said as the two blue magic circles around her hands got larger and she touched the water while Lucy hovered above the water with one of her keys in her hands. 'Time to help Lisanna.' Spinning her key in mid-air before she grabbed it, Lucy called out, "Open Gate of the Water Bearer! Aquarius!" and proceeded to plunge it into the water and turning it, a light blue magic circle appeared and a ring of waves started to pick up. The water picked up from where the blue magic circle was summoned, revealing something appearing from it. It was a royal blue mermaid. She had a long blue fish-tail, large breasts, and donned a revealing bikini top. She has two gold armlets and wears a jewel circlet. In her hands was an Urn, a vase-like container that featured curled handles that are symmetrically attached to opposite sides of the vase. It is embellished by dark blue rings studded with blue dots occupying the narrowed neck and the bottom rim of the container, with the widened center of the urn encompassed by a decorative helix-like pattern of blue stripes that are alternatively shaded.
The spirit named Aquarius huffed as she was summoned, looking to Lucy while levitating over the water. "What is it you want now? You interrupted my date!"
"Aquarius! I need your help now, and my friend Aspen," Lucy ordered as she pointed to the dark brown haired girl. "Is going to help you out with her magic as well. I need the both of you to send that yacht back into shore."
Happy's mouth watered about ready to announce that Aquarius was a fish when Lucy looked at him, seeing the love of fish in his eyes. "You know that Aquarius isn't a fish for you. We have gone over this time and time again Happy."
"Oops sorry Lucy Mama." Happy apologized.
"Aquarius, your mission is to send that boat back into shore along with Aspen here." Lucy ordered her Celestial Spirit and saw the scowl of her face. "And don't give me your normal snide remarks about you having a boyfriend and me not having one! Aspen are you ready?"
Aspen nodded as she exclaimed the final words of her spell. "Waterspout!" and created a whirlpool and use the wind magic she had to create a funnel while Aquarius readies her urn. The whirlpool surrounded the two mages, Happy, and the Water Bearer, the waters picked up. Lucy pointed her finger at the direction of the ships, ordering the two like a leader would sound like. "Aspen, Aquarius now!"
"Hold your horses, idiot!" Aquarius exclaimed sharply.
"Aquarius, we don't have time to argue! There are people on that boat in danger." Lucy retorted back, trying to keep calm.
"Yeah Aquarius, they are about to be sold as slaves on Bosco!" Aspen exclaimed angrily at the water spirit. "We are wasting time!"
"So fish tail! Either do as you're told or I will have Happy here take a bite out of you literally." Lucy added with smile, holding the blue cat in her arms (who was drooling madly). "I'm hungry!"
"Happy, you ate a few hours ago." Aspen said, still keeping her arms up to control the water. "How come you're so hungry?"
Before Aspen could get an answer from Happy, she was given an angry glare from Lucy as she backed off just because of the look. It wasn't the time to ask that kind of question now with Lisanna in trouble and so were many girls. Plus, Lucy looked scary with that glare on her face.
Aquarius nodded in fear, knowing the threat of Layla's daughter was serious and didn't want to be Happy's dinner. "After this, don't call me for a while because I have a long overdue vacation with my hot boyfriend!" she said with a tone of rubbing it in Lucy's face.
"Whatever! Just help Aspen send the boat to shore!" Lucy yelled flailing her arms.
Aquarius nodded but first asked about the damage limit, knowing two certain mages have caused their mishaps (mostly Lisanna's doing rather than Lucy's). "How much damage Lucy?"
"No major flooding of the city streets, just keep it condensed to the port itself and not the entire town. The same goes for you Aspen." Lucy explained to them keeping a stern look on them. Aquarius and Aspen nodded and look to the direction of the ship. The Water Bearer began to absorb water into her urn but before a glint of her urn was made along with Aspen continuing to keep control of her Waterspout. Finally, with looks of anger or seriousness on their faces, they hurled the loads of water with tremendous force creating a big wave of water in the middle of the ocean. On the yacht, Salamander, the thugs, and Lisanna were freaking out being carried by the mad waters as the Celestial spirit and the Weather Wizard not only sweep up the yacht with their water, but Lucy, Aspen and Happy as well. Lucy was sucked up in the attack as well, freaking out as she spun in the whirlpool. The tidal wave that picked up the boat sent it into port faster than what could be believed. It sent the citizens scattering as it destroyed the port authority's building along with several docks. The yacht ended up on its side in the middle of the dock entrance.
"Aquarius! Watch where you are pointing your attacks! You swept me up with it as well!" Lucy yelled scolding her spirit, the Celestial/Star Make Wizard who got out the water and kneeled down of the ledge looking at the floating spirit.
"Oh my bad, I accidentally picked up the boat as well." She remarked coolly smiling at her.
"So you were aiming for me?!" she screamed in disbelief, completely freaked out she was trying to kill her.
Aquarius smiled and laughed, looking to the young wizard reassuringly. "Hey, get a grip Lucy, I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you. If your Mother was still alive, she would kill me. Which is saying something because I am a Celestial Spirit. She would probably just keep me locked up in the spirit world for a while and not summon me."
"You would like that too much Aquarius." Lucy said with a smile, getting back on her feet and looking to help Aspen and Happy out too. "She would more than likely ground you from seeing your boyfriend for a long time!"
Aquarius then sweat dropped at the punishment that Layla would give her if she was alive or not. Lucy then spoke up again, reassuring the Water Bearer. "Hey don't worry about that Aquarius. I am used to you sweeping me up by now!" she assured her and have a light laugh in her voice, "I have been for nearly twelve years already!"
Aquarius nodded, but said with a frown. "That rule still applies Lucy, don't call me for a while. I have several dates to make up for. Later."
Lucy smiled and waved as she sent Aquarius back to the Celestial Spirit World with one swipe of her right hand. She then turned to Aspen and Happy, seeing the confused look on Aspen's face. She didn't expect Lucy to handle her well, or at least compromise with the Water Bearer. The brown haired girl snapped into focus, remembering one other person that was with them.
"Lisanna!" Aspen gasped, turning to see the citizens of the town were observing the ship on the beach too. Many were wondering about the odd tidal wave and the ship here on the beach. Salamander held his head in pain, commenting, "That hurt…" but someone got his attention, "What in the…?"
Appearing in the cloud of dust behind them while on top a part of the ship, was Lisanna. Her clothes were slightly torn from the sides, her dress looking a little disheveled.
"Lisanna, are you alright?!" Aspen called from the beach, and began to run up to the ship in concern for the white haired Wizard. With Happy on her shoulders and Lucy trailing behind her, Aspen stopped and looked up at the Animal Take Over/Elemental Empowerment Wizard with Lucy standing beside her and Happy on her shoulder. Lisanna's expression wasn't like it was in the restaurant. It was completely different, anger at the faker was evident in the blue-eyed white-haired wizard's eyes.
"Don't worry about her." Lucy assured the Temperature Wizard with a grin, "She can handle herself just fine."
"Aye!" Happy chimed in with agreement.
"So you say you're from Fairy Tail huh?" Lisanna asked the Salamander who was below her.
"So what's it to you little girl?" He replied back, frowning but ordered to the thugs, "Go get her, men!"
"Sir!" they responded with a nod ready to deal with the pest.
"Let me get a closer look at your face." Lisanna remarked coldly pulling the Bo Staff out from the back of her dress and held it pointing down like a sword as Salamander smiled darkly.
"Watch out!" Aspen warned to the white haired Wizard as several of the men were coming Lisanna's way. Lucy and Happy didn't seem worried as Aspen was, but kept smiling. Happy sat on Lucy's shoulder, after moving from Aspen's shoulder, and held a small fish in his paws, smiling as he said, "Like Lucy-mama said, don't worry, Lisanna's got this."
"Okay…" she replied to the cat, still unsure that Lisanna could handle them on her own.
As the thugs were getting closer to the Takeover/Elemental Empowerment Wizard, they didn't seem worried as Lisanna swatted them away with swing of her staff. Aspen couldn't believe it, even on her own she beat the thugs, hit each of them with fast swings of her weapon, watching the thugs fall away from her. With a serious look on her face, she announced to Salamander,
"My name's Lisanna Strauss, I'm a Fairy Tail Wizard! And I've never seen the likes of you before in my life!" On Lisanna's left thigh, the white Fairy Tail Guild crest was visible from underneath her dress, making Aspen gaspe. She wasn't kidding around being Mirajane's little sister, and she wasn't kidding around being a Wizard of Fairy Tail. Aspen also looked to Lucy and saw an identical mark on the back of her right hand, the only difference was Lucy's Guild Crest was pink. Both Lucy and Lisanna were both Fairy Tail Wizards? Does that mean that Happy was a member of Fairy Tail as well, he did say that Lucy and Lisanna raised him from the egg he hatched from six years ago.
"That mark!" one thugs realized seeing it on the girl's bodies. "There's no mistaken it, she's the real deal, Bora." Not realizing he let a name not like the Salamander's slip. The now revealed fake Salamander retorted angry at the thugs who spilled the beans.
"You idiot, don't use my real name!" he retorted at the thug.
"Bora… Bora the Prominence. He was kicked out of the Titan Nose mage Guild years ago." Happy explained to a shocked Aspen.
"And I take it he used Natsu's nickname in order to go through with his plan." Lucy added in with a smile, "Looks like he's going to learn what happens when you take something that's not yours."
Lisanna walked her way to Bora, her friend's scarf flowing slightly in the night time breeze. "I don't care if you are good guy or bad guy…" her blue eyes narrowed in anger as declared, "No one's going to be tarnishing my friend or Fairy Tail's name while I'm here, I'll make sure of it."
Bora wasn't moved by the white girl's remark, believing the white haired girl was only asking for it than ever. He frowned at her before saying back, "We'll see about that, little girl!" and stretched out his arms yelling, "Prominence Typhoon!" and conjured another red magic circle in front of himself producing a swirling column of purple fire that was heading for the three. Lisanna's eyes widen as the fire collided with her and engulfed her in the fire.
"Lisanna!" screamed Aspen, seeing the white haired girl being swallowed by the flames, almost buried alive. She tried to use her magic, but Lucy took a hand on her shoulder, shaking her head. Aspen looked at Lucy and Happy in disbelief, were they really going to stand there and allow Lisanna to die? They didn't show concern on their face, but kept smiling at her.
"Don't underestimate Lisanna, Aspen. This is just the beginning." Lucy told the shocked girl.
Aspen looked at the two and back to the ship, worried for Lisanna up there in the blazing fire, now a complete goner. Was Lisanna really able to survive it, if not, why won't they help her? The captive girls that were on the ship had woken up and ran from the ship, getting away from the scene. Bora and his men watch the flames, knowing full well that the white haired girl couldn't survive the heat.
"The bigger the talk, the weaker the child." he stated to his men, but was interrupted by a voice in the flames.
"This is horrible, what a horrible tasting flame." A girl's voice commented inside the flames. "Are you really a Fire Wizard, this the most horrible fire I've eaten."
Bora turned at this seeing the shadow of the white-haired wizard. While her features remained unseen by everyone, the white haired mage started to devour the flames around her. Bora and his men were shocked and speechless that this girl was eating the flames around her. When the flames were finally gone, there not only stood a well fed Lisanna, but a whole new version of her was standing there before looking up at the men. She held her hands to her knees and took her hand to cheek, whipping it and smiling at Bora.
"Thanks for the meal." she grinned in response, her left hand to her face.
"That girl looks different somehow!" one of the thugs realized.
"Is that… Lisanna?" Aspen asked in disbelief.
Standing there well fed was Lisanna, but her appearance was brand new. She was still human, but now has several differences to her body. Her hair was much longer and her forearms had some amount of striped skin and feline-line pads and on the surface of her palms and sharp claws in her fingertips. Lisanna was now garbed in a white tiger-skin 2 piece halter bikini with black tiger stripes with white stripes. She also sported tigress ears, whiskers, a black choker that had a round bell on it and a long tail, and a long tail but still she retained for human appearance. Of course, that all changed for a moment, Aspen saw the new form, it looked different than before, they weren't different. Lisanna's bikini became reddish-orange and black with flames along the stripes and turned into what resembles a one-piece, and gained reddish orange streaks in her hair. Her friend's scarf was visible in the new form as Happy said with his black eyes fixed on the battle that was happening.
"Fire's ineffective when Lisanna's in her Fire Tigress form."
"Fire Tigress, What do you mean?" Aspen asked, looking to the blue cat.
"I'll explain. Out of the three of us, only Lisanna and I know two magic abilities, you saw my Celestial and Star Make. But this is the first time you've seen Lisanna's Elemental Empowerment in action." Lucy said, folding her arms with a smile.
"I don't understand, continue." The brown haired Wizard replied to the blonde haired Wizard,
"I'm a Celestial Wizard and a Star Make Wizard, Celestial magic you saw allows me to summon spirits from another world. And my molding Magic, which allowed me to mold things from stars, for example my wings that I had earlier. Lisanna uses Take Over Magic as well as Elemental Empowerment Magic. She can use different elements to power up her takeover forms and use attacks of the same type. The elements she mainly uses are Fire, Water, Ice, Wind, Earth, and Lightning. Be prepared to be shocked when you see what she can do!" Lucy explained, holding out her hands as well before turning back with a smile.
Aspen nodded and looked on. Lisanna got closer to Bora and his men who were terrified in fear. "Now I got a fire in my belly in that's waiting to get out!" she admitted, flames surrounding her wrists. Aspen was still shocked, so much magical energy surging from one girl, seeing the fires circle around her
Lisanna held her breath, declaring to Bora and his men, "I'll blow you away!" A red magic circle appeared in front of Lisanna's face as she exclaimed, "Fire Tigress Roar!" and from her mouth, a power stream of red-orange flames collided with Bora and his men, creating a big explosion. Dust and sand were kicked up from the impact of the attack, Aspen's dress picking up from the attack. As the smoke cleared, more damage to the yacht was already made. The many members of Bora's crew were in the wreckage, the former Titan Nose mage floating down with his purple flames and survived the attack.
"B-Bora, I've heard of that girl." one of the thugs said to the blue haired mage, "That scarf, those eyes. There's no mistaken it, she's Salamander's friend… Her name is…"
Aspen gasped, remembering one of the names besides Salamander. The name of a Wizard who has gain quite a popularity like other Wizards in Fiore. "Wild's Soul… Lisanna's that person?"
"Pay close attention now..." Lisanna said to the fake Salamander and his men, flames still surrounding her Claws, "This is what a Fairy Tail Wizard can do!" and the white haired Wizard leaped toward the fake Salamander, the blue haired mage flying backwards in the air.
"Red Shower!" Bora announced, conjuring another magic circle in front of his body, sending out a number of fierce, purple flames that rained down at the White Haired Wizard. Lisanna dodged the flames sent down by Bora as Lisanna leaped into the air and crashes into Bora. With one fiery slash with her claws, Lisanna sent the fake Salamander flying and crashing into the town and Lisanna followed after him. Bora finally rose back up from the wreckage of his landing. Lisanna had leap down to face him.
From below, Aspen watched the battle unfold with Lucy and Happy standing with her, without facing them she asked, "You know, her movements, those fierce attacks, even the use of the fire, she reminds me of the real Salamander; the one Bora was pretending to be."
"You must mean Natsu, don't you? It's kind of nostalgic when you bring it up. Happy, what was the specifics of Natsu's magic again?" Lucy asked, looking to the blue cat.
"Well, he had Dragon lungs to emit flames, dragon scales to dissolve flames, and dragon scales to absorb the flames… That's an ancient spell that transforms your body into that of a dragon. In other words, it's a counter spell." Happy informed Aspen.
"What is that?" she asked curiously, looking to Happy and back to the battle
"Originally it was a dragon interception spell." Happy added.
"Oh my." Aspen gasped as Bora readied another attack.
"Hell Prominence!" Bora announced, raising back to the air and fires a powerful burst of purple flames to hit Lisanna and most of Hargeon in a straight line, destroying most of the town. But Lisanna wasn't fazed as she stood her ground, looking serious at him.
"Dragon Slayer magic. Igneel taught him that." Lucy finished with a smile, "And despite our rookie usage of our secondary magic, her Fire Tigress form has become close to our old friend's power… but only a tad." She assured the brown haired Wizard.
"Damn you!" roared the blue haired mage, conjuring a large sphere of fire in his stretched up hands then hurls it at Lisanna. But there was no time to see its effect as Lisanna grabbed the large fire sphere. The ground started too spilt below her as she started to eat the whole thing, rendering the attack pointless. With smoke and light of the after flames around her, the white haired Takeover Wizard remarked to the mage, "Now that is what I call a satisfying meal. You aren't doing too badly yourself, but now I'm going to cook you like a smoked fish!" Lisanna added her blue eyes flashing in anger making the fake Salamander terrified at the Takeover Wizard.
"You're going to do what to me?" he asked to the female Wizard in fear, but it was too late as Lisanna was ready to end this. Flames wrapped around Lisanna's left and right claws as a red magic circle appeared under her feet. She leaped foreword to Bora on the roof but before twirling in the air with a ring of fire.
"Fire Tigress Flaming Slash!" she exclaimed, their fire wrapped claws striking Bora with multiple blows with them. With one final blow, the fake Salamander was sent crashing into building after building not before finally ending his air travel by hitting the bell tower. With a smile on her face, Lisanna reverted to her regular Tigress form with the flames dissolving from her body as a golden light then surround her body and reverted herself back to normal. The tips of her stamp dimmed down as she kept her smile at a job well done.
After the fight was finished, the three watched the finisher with amazement as Happy commented, "Don't be silly Lisanna, everyone knows you cook fish with smoke not fire."
"It's amazing, really amazing." Aspen said astonished at the Takeover/Elemental Empowerment Wizard's battle but added with a yell, "But she really overdid it!"
During the battle with Bora, Lisanna made some massive destruction to the town trying her best to defeat him. Burning buildings and wrecked property were the aftermath of the fight. Of course, there was the damage to Bora's yacht even though it was a slave trade ship (despite it being Lucy and Aspen who brought it ashore. In short, while she won, it was overboard. Lucy giggled while trying not to laugh loudly, this was them at their best after all.
Suddenly, a large group of yellow and blue clad knights with traditional shields and spears were marching their way to the group. Lisanna looked terrified seeing them. She might be in big trouble if she's caught.
"Oh no, it's the army; we need to get out of here!" Lisanna ordered the girls, grabbing Aspen's wrist and running away with her along with Lucy following too. Happy and took off into the air while the army was marching their way.
"Wait, why me?!" she demanded to the three.
"Well you said you want to join Fairy Tail, right?" Lisanna asked before she and Lucy look to her with big smile on their faces.
"So let's go!" they added in unison.
Aspen's expression of panic changed to excitement as the two girls let go of her hand as she ran along with them.
"Alright!" she cheered as the group of Sting, Lisanna, Lucy, Aspen, and Happy ran from the army and return to Fairy Tail.
An unlikely new face would soon become a lifelong friend, an eventual night sends these Fairies home…
To be Continued in Chapter/Episode 003: Tigress, Monkey, and Bull
Next Time:
As the group arrives in the guild hall, Aspen notices a lot of fights going on. Is this what they always do at Fairy Tail, also a young boy by the name of Romeo is worried about his father Macao. He has been gone for over a week and he said he would only be a few days. What happened, and will someone go save them?
Next Time on Lucy of Fairy Tail - Episode 003: Tigress, Monkey, and Bull
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Author's Note:
(1) Lucy's wings are golden colored. To see what shape they are please go to the profile page and click on the link that ends in ashleyeternalSailorSolarisrevisedv4dotjpg.
The Next Chapter will cover one episode:
Episode 002: Fire Dragon, Monkey, and Bull
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~Peace and Out AshK1980
A/N from the beta reader (OathkeeperRoxasxNamine09):
Just to explain the changes to the second chapter of Lucy of Fairy Tail
#1-2 in the original of this chapter, Lucy and Lisanna were using their magic against the girls, but I like said in the prologue, they are going at a steady pace, meaning they are going to take beatings like Natsu did until they grow more as characters. As they are the 'Natsu' of the story and Aspen's the 'Lucy', they are going to have to learn at the steady rate. What I removed like the mentions of them wanting to be S-Class to Aspen, I feel it's not needed, now. When we learn of S-Class, that's not until episode ten, and that was for Lucy's benefits, since she was the rookie. For Aspen and future characters to join the story, its better they learn it when that episode hits. One major change was allow Lisanna to have the floor this chapter, Lucy will have her time to shine in episode two. Like I said, I'm trying to do is make their usage of their magic not seem overpowered or takes away from their primary magic. I'll remember to give the new spirit more importance because the original of the Bora fight, she was present. Kept the battle as it was, but removed Aspen, Lucy, and Lisanna saying shut up to Happy, keeping the relationship between the girls and Happy to be normal. And that scene with Lucy and Lisanna in the magic shop to be Lucy only, because Lisanna isn't like Lucy using her sex appeal to her advantages. Don't we have enough stories Lisanna's character is disgrace for the sake of plot?
#3 I don't think I need to explain that, but others characters we'll meet in the future.