Narrator's POV
Hargeon is a fishing a town with a beautiful scenery of not only the deep blue water, but also the town. Though the town is seemed to be a bit out-dated in terms of others, its high lifted spirits never seem to fail. Near the train station, we see a talking blue cat. He has big black eyes, white chest stretching to only his stomach, and a green sack he is carrying. Accompanied by his partner, a teenager with salmon hair who seems to be currently suffering from motion sickness. He is wearing a red jacket, a white scaled scarf, and a pair of black sandals. He adorns a black sleeveless vest with orange outlines, however, his chest is completely open with the exception of the jacket covering up his muscles. Continuing down, the black and orange pattern seems to be covering his baggy white leggings with a black outline beneath it just stay underneath his knee. His green onyx eyes, olive-like skin, and warm face which seems to be displaced with discomfort and nausea.
While in the town, a certain blond walks around. Covered by her black cloak with no hood currently on her head, showed off her beautiful features of her face. Despite growing up, her hazel warm brown eyes, toothy grin, and her personality hasn't changed as much. She wears her loving brown boots that currently settle under her knees whilst wearing tight black leggings. Underneath the cloak, she wears a gray and black coat like shirt. With one covered sleeve on her left, while no sleeve on her right arm. Near her waist is covered by a brown belt with metal button in the middle. Around her right side of her belt, lays a keychain with celestial spirits.
When these strangers meet face to face their lives are permanently altered for the better and worse.
Happy's POV
"Ay, c'mon Natsu, we are here in Hargeon to find Igneel, so stop bein' lazy already," I urge Natsu to get up.
"Uh..excuse me sir, but is he all right?" a train conductor asks me with concern.
"Oh him, yeah he is totally fine. Natsu just gets motion sickness," I explain to the train conductor while pointing to Natsu, who seems to be on the floor with his face planted on it. At least half his body isn't out of the train no longer. I don't think he'll ever be able to get rid of his motion sickness.
"Aye I know happy, but give me a break. I'm never riding this death vehicle ever again," groaned the salmon-haired boy.
"Then you know what to expect, so quite moping around, and let's get out of this train and search for Salamander." With that I walked out of the train. I picked out a fish from my sack and started chewing it while I stared at a few buildings. All of a sudden I hear the train moving again, and my gut knew immediately that Natsu probably didn't get off in time. Just as the words passed through my mind, I turned around to see Natsu being dragged by the train while his entire face goes wobbly. He called out to me, but I couldn't do anything physically, so I simply watched it pass me while Natsu's pleads could be heard all the way. I signed knowing it's going to be a longer day then it already is.
Lucy's POV
"Would do you mean this town only has one magic shop?" I asked the old man in front of me. I was currently in Hargeon to gather a few supplies and hopefully some magical items before I head of to Magnolia. It's been eight long years since I've seen Erza. Truth be told I never forgot her. She said she would welcome me to the guild with open arms even if she weren't the one helping me join. I don't when this thought came to mind, but it just did one day randomly three months ago. I was already halfway across the kingdom, so I decided to walk instead of going on any transportation. It has been a year since I've ran away. So far no came looking for me which is good, but it also made me realize that Jude never truly cared for me as Layla did. This past year has been very eye-opening in the most dreadful ways possible. It's been six months since I've contacted my spirits, but I can feel their urge get out. I blocked them because I'm still afraid to face them after what happened to me six months ago which also ended me getting a massive scar on my left arm that I like to keep hidden.
"You've heard right young lady, this town only has one magic shop, and your standing it. I made this magic shop for the passing wizards that come around here," he explained and I sighed in disappointment.
"Man, why did I bother coming to this shop if nothing was going to be here. I came here looking for powerful gate keys," which was the reason I bothered to stay in town today, or else I would've walked to Magnolia by now. The shopkeeper says something that I don't pay a lot of attention to as I looked around the shop. It is definitely old, the rustic wooden floor, the sandish wall color, and even the items. There were several other magical items within the shop, starting from staff to potions, and even magic cards. There were also magical potions, but honestly I hate them because of a bad experience. As I took a glance, my eyes fell upon a silver key. On the top of it, it had the symbol of Canvis Minor, a tiny dog spirit. Oh I'm so getting it, I don't care if it isn't powerful. I immediately grabbed the key with its case which just seemed to be a black box with a pink blanket, and showed it to the shopkeeper who seemed have changed the color of his clothes with a magic device.
"I want this key, how much is it?"
"Oh that one. It isn't that powerful, and as for the price, it is 20,000 jewels," he responded with an odd smile on his face. I wasn't in the mood to argue to be frank. I just want the key and out of this shop. I don't bother trying to use my "female charms" to lower the price. Traveling around this whole year surely has made me stronger and somehow more financially stable. I have a lot of jewels on me thanks to all helping I did to the towns and villages and I entered. Though every time I did, I always refused the money, yet somehow they win and I end with it. I give him the money and leave the shop.
As I walk away I take a look at the town, cobblestone pathways, people chatting with each other, wooden carts being pulled, old lively colored buildings, and many more, but the one thing that stands out the most is the water. It truly looks magnificent, peaceful, and utterly lively as well. Tiny surges of water hitting the ports while the birds hover over it, going to their unknown location. These past six months have been very joyous and peaceful. I almost forgot what the world felt like, the freedom and air it descended upon Earth. Ever since that one incident a year ago, I've been living life more than I had before. I suppose it can be held to be a reminder of its in front you and not behind. While walking, I saw a crowd of women below me.
A few girls passed me while giggling the name Salamander. Wait a second, they can't be talking about the Salamander of Fairy Tail. I heard somewhere he uses dragon slayer magic, but I wasn't sure. If he did though however, I'd blast him with a million questions, but one that determined where the hell Celeste might be that is if he got raised or trained by one. I got down from the bridge I was walking on and head towards the crowd. Something just seems off about this whole ordeal, maybe it's my paranoia or something else, but I'll keep an open eye. As I walked a bit closer, but still far enough, I saw a man in the horde of women. Dark blue spiky hair, beige looking skin, and big black eyes. His clothes no less consisted of a dark blue cape with golden trimmings and odd light blue markings, a white shirt with a black middle, red lined pants, and black shoes. He had a strange 'x' looking tattoo on the right side of his forehead. I guess you could say he was attractive, but he seemed ugly nonetheless. His personality says it, the smirk and pride he is taking from all the swooning woman, makes me want to puke my guts out.
This moron however has two interesting things about him, one being what is on his fingers. I can't tell what it exactly other than the fact it is two rings. Two being, he claimed to be Salamander, one of Fairy Tail's wizards. I didn't really think they'd be so prideful in wooing woman, but I'm not one to judge. I also heard a rumor that he might be a dragon slayer, so I kept that fact close to me. It may be true or not, but the fact that people said he is, could be my chance to ask him where the hell the dragons are. I approach the man a bit closer, and suddenly I felt my heart skip a slight beat. Wait a minute, I've read about this in books. Charm rings, a spell that makes the people fall in love with the user, and the only way to break it is if one is aware of it. The minute I realized it was, my heart quickly went back to normal as if nothing occurred.
Well that idiot surely went through a ton of trouble to even find one, considering they were band years ago by the council. This idiot also managed to make me angry, so I get closer to him to give him a beating when all of a sudden a teenager with pink hair and a talking cat appear in the circle. I stare at him for a second before praying my sights back onto the idiot. The pink-haired man kept getting closer and saying Igneel as he did.
"Igneel. Igneel, is that y- Who the heck are you?," the pink retorted out. The idiot flinched at his answer.
"Why I am the famous wizard Salamander who- WAIT! Where are you going?"
"C'mon Happy let's get out-," he was immediately cut off by the horde of women attacking him. I feel bad for the poor man, he didn't do anything wrong, yet here he is getting pounded.
"Now here, have my autograph to compensate for the damage done on your body," the idiot held out a piece of paper with his signature. The pink-haired man refused, once again he was mercilessly beaten by the women. I had enough of this show and was about to attack him when a purple magic circle appeared below him. Purple fire shot out of it and like that he was gone. I walked to the injured teen and his cat.
"Hey want some help, you look like your going to die of hunger?" I asked politely and they looked at me weird before answering.
"We'd love to join ya. I feel like my stomach is gonna eat itself before I eat myself. By the way, my name is Natsu, and my furry fuzzball of a friend is Happy. What's ya name?"
"Lucy, and c'mon I found a small diner where I can treat ya'." With that I turned my back to them, walking in the direction of the diner. They followed right along and said nothing. I was too immersed in my own thoughts to have paid attention to them. Natsu's scarf is what made me very wary. His scarf is so similar to my own with the exception that his is white and mine is black and blue. His appearance is also pretty slack, but he seems to be carrying a bit of load, maybe he traveled here.
By the time I pulled out of my world, we arrived at the diner. It looked like a two-story building with the top probably as a place to live and the bottom as the diner. White-dirtied bricks, your standard long green windows, and orange bricked roof. We pushed the semi-circled, took a seat at one of the booths. The seats were less than comfortable, as well orange striped. I may not have an eye for design, but even I know it looks bad. The floors were wooden, and the walls and ceiling were sandy color. I allowed them to order whatever they wanted as money wasn't a major issue for me because of some of the jobs I was doing.
(Flashback)
Jude threw a business party in celebration for his contract to help the Magic Council. I had to dress up for the party, but I just wanted to train. In the end, I was forced to dress up and head down for the party because he threw it at the mansion. I stayed far from the many council members to not bother them and mainly to get spared from Jude's lectures. I quietly sat at one of the tables, far from the people, when two figures approached me. They seem to be a year or two older than me and one of them looked like Jellal. Instantly my mind went to one thought, Jellal joined the council and since when!?. However my thoughts were disrupted when the two people started talking.
"Hey aren't you Lucy?" the blue haired boy asked politely. For some reason I knew instantly that he can't be Jellal. His voice holds some sort of difference to him. Maybe, he is the Jellal Erza talked about years ago. Not knowing really annoyed me. I mean they have the same scent. So confusing. Maybe it's for the best I don't let him know my thoughts about him. If he is who I think he is then not only am I in deep trouble, but also Erza and her friends back at the tower.
"Hmm, yeah. If ya don't mind me askin' why you two talkin' to me? I mean you look like prestigious members of the council," I asked nicely even though I felt like I came off sounding more annoyed.
"Well, no one here is our particular age group apart from you, and these old farts don't have an idea what a part is supposed to look like," his comment made me laugh out a bit, but not super loud to draw attention. "My name is Seigrain, and my friend here is Ultear. We recently became high ranking members of the council." He spoke calmly. Ultear seemed to have dark purple hair, pale white skin, and black eyes. Her dress was beautiful, a mixture of red and white. While Seigrain wore a simple white attire.
"Pleasure to meet you two. Congratulations on your positions. Though I gotta ask, isn't it annoying to keep everything in check?"
"Your right 'bout that. One particular guild causes the most destruction. Fairy Tail, pretty sure you've heard of it. They may be so troublesome to handle, but without them this world would seem so dull."
"Definitely, it is my dream to join them soon. They've always been so lively, and their guild stands for family something I wish to find myself one day. Don't get me wrong living with my foster father as his perks, but his work keeps him from interacting with me."
"I completely understand what you mean. My mother ignored me when I was young and then she died. I never got to know her, but my hatred for her grew," Ultear spoke with sadness and anger in her voice. I know the feeling all too well. Layla always loved Jude, but after her death, he changed. I don't think I could ever look at him the same. I tried best with him, but sometimes he is too much to handle.
"Yeah, I know the feeling all too well. I want to travel the world again and maybe go on a few jobs. I'm a mage myself and honestly, I'm just looking for some excitement. I've been stuck in this mansion, training and learning so much that it's practically second nature. I miss the feeling of traveling and making new friends," I remarked with remorse and hopefulness in my voice.
"How about we give you jobs from the council in exchange you become our friend?," Seigrain asked.
"Are you for reals?!"
"Yes, the council has been looking for someone to be doing not too difficult jobs. We have too many mages doing the dangerous ones, and the ones we try to find other jobs, they end up taking the dangerous ones."
"Well I accept the deal. Wait, does that mean I get paid?"
"Certainly as well as some other perks. Such as a bit of diplomacy immunity and many others. How about we go another high ranking council members to sign the deal?," and like that my long awaited adventures started up again. Jude agreed to it simply because the council was behind it, and I really couldn't be any happier despite his reasonings.
(End of Flashback)
I went on missions often, that I spent the last two years doing it. I also became best friends with Seigrain and Ultear. They even defended me when the missions went rather chaotic and I ended up with a destroyed place. I was more than grateful for their kindness. They always cared for me as if I were their little sister. They became even more protective from the past six months because of an incident that transpired and I went off-grid for six months. They were glad that I was alive as was I, they also helped with the event to be taken care off.
Speaking of those two, I'm supposed to meet up with them soon to discuss my last mission that happened in the town before I came to Hargeon. I was pulled out of my thoughts when splatters of food hit my face. Natsu and Happy looked like devils as they ate. I know my eating habits are odd, but they don't even compare to these two. I guess I was right to think they were starving. The silence that was between us apart from the food was rather displeasing to my liking, so to fix it, I started up a conversation.
"That Salamander guy was a charm spell to hypnotize those ladies you saw and got attacked by. That idiot must have gone through heaven and earth to find one though considering they've been banned for years. I wasn't really caught by his spell considering the weirdness and the fact that I've felt and heard about this before. Gotta thank ya for letting him get away, if he stayed any longer, that entire part of town probably would've gone up in ashes and flames by me," I rambled on trying anything to get him to respond.
"Wait your a wizard Lucy?," the cat asked. Hold up, this cat can talk. Just what- ah forget it. I've came across weirder stuff than this in my lifetime. Best to let it slide.
"Technically yes, but you aren't really considered one until you join a magic guild. A magic guild is where mages go to find work and share information as such. There are several around the world, however, I got my sights set on one. An old friend offered me to join with her years ago, but I refused because I had to find someone. Even though it's been years, she told me I'll always be welcomed to join, so I'm not worried about it. Speaking of finding someone, you guys came here to find someone right?"
"Yeah, we came here looking for Igneel."
"Sadly, that guy didn't look like him. We came here hearing that Salamander was in town, and we came to meet him. Turns out to be the wrong guy. I bet he doesn't breathe fire like a real dragon," Natsu commented and Happy agreed as well. Wait a minute he said he came here looking for dragons. Maybe that means his dragon friend also disappeared like Celeste. I just met this guy, I can't give out too much information about myself or the dragons. His scarf though, looks like dragon scales, but I could easily be wrong. Also these two are major idiots. What kind of dragon shows up in the middle of town like that.
"Why in the world would a dragon just show up in town?!," I yelled out rather annoyed by these two's lack of awareness. They were about to speak, but it looks like they got idea. "Look don't sweat too much thinking about it," I got up and placed the money on the table. "Maybe I'll see ya' two around."
I was about to walk out as the waiter wished me goodbye, but immediately froze. I turned around to see what happened when I saw those two bowing and thanking me. I yelled at them to stop embarrassing me in front of the other customers. I spoke softly to them to not really need the idea of thanking them as I owe them for helping me back there. Their stupidity doesn't seem to end, as Natsu handed me an autograph of that Salamander dude. At this point my blood was boiling and practically had enough of it. I yelled at them one last time and left the restaurant without much thought.
(Time-skip two hours)
I found myself in the park with a new edition of Sorcerer Weekly Magazine. As I flipped through the pages, Fairy Tail was on the covers. Looks like they took out a rogue band of wizards, but ended up destroying seven houses in the process. Classic honestly, they are the only ones who could handle my recklessness. As I flipped more, I found Mirajane posing in her bikini outfits for the magazines. It gets me wondering though, she is also one of the wizards at the guild, but how do you actually get in. Erza may have said I was always welcomed, but do you need to do something to get in. Little did I realize that I spoke my thoughts out loud. In a split second, a familiar smell entered my nose and I immediately got up from the park bench. And like that, Salamander appeared before me.
"Ah I see I was right to presume you were a wizard when I laid my eyes on you," he spoke in a very prideful manner as if he felt like he won something.
"Okay I am one, but that doesn't help my curiosity. Why are ya here?"
"I personally came here to invite you to a party I'm hosting on my boat," and like that my whole body went green, but I don't show him to that.
"Sorry, but I don't wanna be caught dead in a party by the likes of a creep like you," he quickly paled at my remark.
"I couldn't help but overhear that you wished to join the Fairy Tail Guild. As one of its members, I could get you in," this got me thinking. Maybe I could use him to get into Fairy Tail. I'll do it even if I have to get on a boat...
"Alright you got yourself a deal, so when is it?"
"7:00pm tonight. I'll see you then my beloved," he snapped his fingers and a fire magic circle appeared beneath him. Like last time, he whisked away with his purple fire to heavens know where. Well this might be a fluke or the real deal. Might as well do it, and if it is a fluke, I'll fight myself out of it.
Happy's POV
It's been four hours since we met up with Lucy. I'm glad she was nice enough to feed us. Natsu probably would have died if he didn't eat there and then. Ever since then though Natsu has been acting weird. He said to me that she probably is a dragon slayer. At first I was shocked by his words, but then he explained his reasoning. The scarf Lucy had one was the exact one Natsu had except for the color change.
Now we are standing on top of a bridge. The night sky sure does look pretty. Over in the distance I see a party boat setting sail somewhere. It was huge like a cruise ship. That looks like the ship that fake Salamander mentioned he was going to have a party on. Honestly I think Natsu is waiting for Lucy to show. I don't why he expects it since we had no plans for her to show up.
I mentioned the ship to Natsu and he turned green lightning fast just from the idea. We hear a couple of girls talk about Salamander and how he is a Fairy Tail wizard. Natsu's face hardened fast from the mention. He turned his sights back on the ship, and turned green again. I sighed, his practically helpless against transportation.
He slapped his face hard, turning normal, then he turned to me. He told him to fly him near the ship. He probably wants answers for the guy being in Fairy Tail. I don't blame him. I've never seen him before in Fairy Tail, and here is destroying our guild's name.
I agreed, having my wings come out back, and picked him up. We fly fast towards the ship. By the time we got there, we noticed that the deck was nearly empty except for a couple of guys. They looked like thugs with their ragged clothes and scowling faces. Natsu told him to drop him at top. I dropped him off the high point and he crashed into the boat. It made a big enough hole to see everything. I noticed Lucy being held by the goons and looking completely green as Natsu as his motion sickness kicked in.
"Oi Lucy, what are you doin' there?," I hollered at her. The goons seemed to have dropped her by the sudden action of Natsu plummeting in from the ceiling. Now Lucy looked even greener then before. If she truly is a dragon slayer then it would explain a lot of things.
I also noticed she didn't bother to dress up at all for being here. She probably came here to party or something, but seriously, she didn't care to dress. Oh well it's not like I command her, and she must have her reasons for it.
She looked up at me a bit better but still green and called out, "Happy.. help me off this damn ship... this guy tricked me into thinking I was getting.. into Fairy Tail.. help please.." I obeyed at her command. I used my tail to grab her around her waist and hoisted her up. Instantly she started feeling better.
After I started flying with her, she questioned why I left Natsu behind. I simply told her I couldn't carry two people. All of sudden I notice purple flames coming at us. They followed me everywhere until we made a certain loop that made the purple flames come in contact with each other making a firework.
They finally left us alone, but then I realized I was running out of magic. I tried to tell Lucy, but halfway through it we dove head first into water. I hit my head badly and my wings disappeared. I swam up quickly to the surface with Lucy. I noticed she pulled out a golden key from beneath her cloak.
"Open Gate of the Water Bearer, Aquarius," she chanted out with the key put in water. A golden light flashed, blinding my vision. As soon as I could see again, I noticed a lady.
She had long glue hair, creamy pale skin, blue eyes, golden bracelets around her wrists and below her shoulders practically stopping at her triceps. She had a navy blue colored bra on with white outlines and writings, a thin gold casing around her head that was just around her ears, but not covering her hair. The forehead part of it was silver with the middle of it having a small gold jewel fall down to her eyebrows. She had a black cloth around her neck and just beneath it a weird w like writing. She wore no clothing other than that bra. Her tail was the same color as her hair, with scales and gold markings on the side. Her waist and the end of her tail had a light blue color to it, and at her waist was a golden looking sash that stuck there.
"Lucy you a Celestial Wizard?," I asked curiously. There aren't many celestial wizards as there were long ago.
"Ah partly, it's my second magic. This here is Aquarius. She is a Water spirit and a Zodiac Key. Zodiac keys are stronger and rarer than Silver Keys, and there is only 12 Zodiac Keys," Lucy paused for a moment before facing Aquarius. "Listen up Aquarius, I want you to dock that ship on shore."
"I'll do it, but soon we need to talk about what happened six months ago," Aquarius spoke in a monotone voice. Lucy shuddered immediately at what she said. What happened six months ago? I'll ask about it later when Lucy joins the guild.
"Okay..now do your thing."
"One thing before I do, NEVER DROP MY KEY OR YOU WILL REGRET IT!," Aquarius yelled at us. We paled and got scared fast. I may devouring fish, but I'd rather not eat this one if I want to escape with my life. She turned away from us and had an urn. It had a light gray and white pattern running it. She used the urn to summon water, practically caused a tsunami to form. Not only did she blow the ship, but also Lucy and I. Never am I ever going to make Aquarius angry ever. We practically settled upon the shore, though I had my head stuck in the sand.
"What's the big deal? Were you trying to aim and blow me away too!," I heard Lucy shout.
"My bad, but that's for what happened months ago. You've had it coming. Now you better talk to me soon, or I will feed you to the fish without looking back once," Aquarius responded back. I finally got my head out of the sand to face Lucy. Aquarius disappeared by then, leaving me with Lucy. She started to get back up and looked at the moon then she smiled devilishly. She opened her mouth and started eating the moon's energy. WHAT! Natsu was right, she is a dragon slayer. The ship crashed beside us and some of the goons and the fake Salamander got out. Lucy turned to them and arched her head and back. If I'm right then I have a feeling I already know what move she is pulling off.
"Celestial Dragon's Roar!," she chanted out. Out came a burst of yellow star energy that decimated the sand and hit the goons. All except the fake Salamander got taken down fast. She left behind a ray of destruction just with one roar. She is as powerful as Natsu. She turned to me and put her arms out. I jumped onto her arms and sat on her shoulder as she got close to the Salamander.
"Lucy, your a dragon slayer aren't ya'?," I asked casually.
She responded back, "Yeah, but how come yer' not surprised by it. Or the fact you know about dragon slaying magic. It's an ancient magic that's been lost for centuries. The only way you learn it is if a dragon teaches you. How come you know about?"
"Simple. Natsu is also a dragon slayer. He is a Fire Dragon Slayer, so he eats fire instead of your element. His dragon, Igneel, disappeared on July 7th in the year x777. Did your dragon also disappear then too?"
"Yeah that's the exact date. My dragon's name was Celeste. I've been looking for her for years, but I never found her. It's good to know that there are other dragon slayers out there." She sounded hopeful at her words. We neared the ship and saw Natsu climb to the top. He wasn't even remotely surprised by Lucy's destruction. The fake Salamander was still gliding in the air with his flames when he noticed Natsu.
"You said your a member of Fairy Tail, yet I've never seen you before in my life!," Natsu yelled out as he took his jacket off. "I'm a member of Fairy Tail. My name is Natsu Dragneel." Lucy was beyond shocked at hearing this. And looked at us pretty weirdly to. I just laughed at her reaction and munched on my fish. One of the guys called him Bora, and I knew that name immediately. Lucy looked confused when she noticed my face. I explained to her that his name is Bora the Prominence, and he was in the Titan Nose Guild before he got kicked for bad behavior. Honestly, I'd love to see this guy burned to ashes by Natsu's flames. I was right to say he was furious at Bora for dirtying our guild's name. He's about to get the beatdown of his life.
Bora threw his flames at him and Natsu went quiet fast. Lucy had a pretty devilish expression on her face because she knew that Bora was screwed now. When you feed the element of that dragon slayer, it replenishes their magic, and kind of boosts them. Bora started walking away when Natsu called him out for his flames. He ate up all the fire Bora sent him and got into a battle stance. Bora was bewildered at Natsu's actions. One of the guys on the ground who got knocked earlier from Lucy's attack finally spoke out. Natsu is the real Salamander of Fairy Tail.
Natsu charged at Bora with both hands covered in flames. He climbed Bora's flames and punched him far back over three buildings. Bora got up again and sent him more of his fire which he turned into a beam sending half the city in flames. Natsu kept dodging and eating his attacks as if it were nothing. I knew he was fired up from all this fighting, and I think he is about to end this entire fight in seconds. I was right. He fired up his right hand and charged at Bora in extreme speeds which it impossible to dodge. Natsu knocked him over to the bell tower and the bell actually rang. Like Lucy's attack, he left behind a pile of flames in his wake. Lucy was actually laughing at the destruction and saying that they both have no idea when to hold back.
The Rune Knights from the Magic Council showed up. That was our queue to leave before we caught for the destruction we caused. Natsu grabbed Lucy's hand and ran. He gave her one of his greatest smiles and told her that we would take her to Fairy Tail. I have a feeling that this would be a start of a new adventure. Not only do we have another dragon slayer in the mix, but maybe a team. Natsu and Lucy will work well together, even though they both are very different at the same time. And like that we evaded the knights and ran over to the hotel Lucy had her stuff. She grabbed it and followed us out. We walked to a specific part of the town to head to Magnolia.
(Time-skip three days at Era) Narrator's POV
Somewhere in the distance lies Era, a place where the Magic Council lies forth. A marvelous old century castle contains the members. Here the council decides everything that occurs in the magic world, and decides how to take care of it. Inside the enormous castle, a meeting between the nine high ranking members holds place. A giant blue magic circle holds them up. Judging from their expressions, most of them are displeased with the destruction of a certain port while two members seem amused.
"Those Fairy Tail fools have done it again!," one of the members spoke, angry with the destruction.
"Agreed, they have no sense of restraint. Worst of all, Lucy has joined them," another member spoke.
"I don't see the problem with this. She has been meaning to join for a few years now. It is an inevitable situation. Just be hopeful she would continue to work for us even under Fairy Tail. Besides, without those fools this world would be so boring," a man with blue hair and a red tattoo spoke.
"I would have to agree with Seigrain here. Now with Lucy in the mix, we might have more problems, but that shouldn't stop the fact that her or Fairy Tail are a bunch of remarkable of wizards capable of instilling good upon this world," a woman with dark purple hair spoke. Several other members muttered words under their breath, annoyed beyond heaven at the damage and reputation. Though they have agreed that the guild and Lucy are reliant wizards to trust. They just hope they do more good than destroy half the continent with their powers...
Lucy's POV
We decided to walk to Magnolia instead of using the train. I'm just glad and Natsu seems so too. It took us a day to get there and the walk for the most part was quiet. I didn't mind on bit. I enjoyed the tranquility of the world. The world sings such a beautiful melody it's almost hard to believe there is such peace in this. Life truly leads one to unknown locations without much hesitation, yet it is the user's decisions that make a chapter of a book continue. There is a mere satisfaction into learning about what occurs in the future, but time itself is very unfaithful. Thus, we make the best of what time we have left and make it a legend one worth telling.
Magnolia is truly a magnificent city. The people are so lively it's hard to believe they aren't children. Shops, business, buildings, and wizards. There is Cardia Cathedral, a very famous church across this part of the continent, but the one truly remarkable path lies forth in this lively city. Fairy Tail, a guild that was built on the fundamentals of love and friendship that transcends time itself. I have heard and read mere stories of this place, but seeing something is very different from experiencing it yourself. That is what I have told myself since I was very young. From meeting Celeste to making a lifelong friend, I can't help but wonder if Celeste somehow planned all of this. Even though I can't see her, every time I look at the starry night sky, I imagine her looking down at me with a smile and a smirk. She was certainly one crazy dragon, but a caring one as well. Life of the party to a practical mother, she was my life and I plan to live out her words and find her one day.
We stopped at the front of the guild. It looked to be an old century Japanese style building. Dark green pillars, orange heart-shaped windows, sandy colored walls. At the front, a purple Fairy Tail sign letters surrounded by a gold fairies from the top sides. The roofs were bricks, and there were three layers. First layer consisted of a big orange door and windows. The second layer simply had green windows with nothing else. Whilst the last layer had three banners, left in blue with a marking, right in green, and in the middle is an orange banner with a white Fairy Tail guild mark. The highest part of the building contained a golden semi-circle that covered the entire top.
This is it. The beginning of a new adventure. One set forth with several hardships and tears, but in the midst of it all, is a love and growing friendship brewing. I was at a mere shock from looking at the guild. Natsu decided to start with a bang, and kicked down the door, yelling out we came.
A member called out to him and Natsu started yelling again. I don't exactly know what happened, but the next thing I knew they were fighting. Several other members were thrown or joined in on the fight. A second ago the guild was filled with people in chairs interacting with another, and now a full on battle waged. I was needless to say shocked, but that wore off quickly.
So this the famed guild you were talking about. My, what have I gotten myself into. I hope you were right about this Erza Scarlet or else I'll personally go find you and give you a smack down. I was snapped out of thoughts when a raven haired man with nothing but his underwear on called Natsu out. Then he proceeded to join in on the rumble before being called out by a woman for his clothes. The woman had tanned skin, brown hair, blue eyes, and had on a bra, pants on heels. She muttered something then drank alcohol from a barrel. This woman is unreal and another whole other level. What the hell is her alcohol tolerance. Once again I'm left shocked at the guild's antics. A tall guy with silver spiky hair, tanned muscled, and dark clothing just showed up behind me. He said something about a man, but I wasn't fully paying attention. He got knocked out quick by the naked man and Natsu, surprising considering his built.
"Hello, are you new here?," an angelic voice spoke. I turned around to see a woman with silver hair, pale skin, blue eyes, and a red dress speaking to me. She also seems to be holding a tray with drinks while looking calm which kind of surprised me. Then it snapped, this woman any normal person, nope. Meet Mirajane Strauss. I've seen her pose for Sorcerer Weekly quite often to a point I know her style. I smiled at her before questioning the mentality of the guild. As rowdy as I am, some sanity would do some good.
"Shouldn't we you know, stop 'em?," I asked hopeful she would end the meaningless fight. It's taking all I have within me to not walk over there and beat the hell out of these idiots. I would rather have my first impression to be as normal as possible if normal is in my vocabulary.
"Not really. I just leave them be. Besides-" she gets cut off pretty fast when a guy tumbled into her. She got knocked out fast and I'm pretty sure I saw something living her body. I rushed over trying not to let her die when I got that naked man from before tackling me. I see Natsu holding his underwear and I turn red as a tomato. The naked walks over asking me for my underwear to which my response was a fist to his face. Then I get picked up by a guy in orange hair, pale skin, and normal clothing. Judging from his looks, he is definitely a player. He gets punched back, dropping me instantly, by the muscled guy from earlier. He then gets kicked back my Natsu. This place is getting more restless by the second. I walk over to Mirajane, making sure she lives. Then I feel magic. I turn my head to see the drinking lady ready with her card, naked man in a fighting stance with his magic, player boy ready with his ring, muscled man already turned his right arm into a stoned arm, and Natsu lighting his fists. At the rate they're going at, they might as well destroy the guild.
A massive foot was slammed into the ground. I notice a giant yelling, and everyone just halted. It's as if time stopped at this instance. Mirajane came by my side and said master. Hold up a second, this giant is the guild's master. Now I'm flipping out majorly. That flamebrain of a Natsu called out victory into this whole fight while laughing only to be crushed by the giant. The giant noticed me then transformed into a small old man who greeted me hello. I've heard of this man before, it makes sense now. He is Master Makarov, I've heard of him before simply due to the council's tater tantrum about them. I greeted him hello myself while flashing a smile. He backflipped onto the second floor not without hitting one of the stands. That's when I truly noticed the guild hall.
It's not much different from the outside apart from a few things. There are four massive pillars with dark green bottoms and the top was sandy like the wallpapers of the guild. The floor was wooden as well as the stairs leading to the second floor. Broken furniture laid everywhere when once mere minutes ago were normal chairs and table. There were plants lying around, but they were on the floor or broken. At the far end of the guild hall, a massive bar was located, stretching across that whole section. Above it, the second floor and where Makarov is standing with a pile of papers.
"You've done it again ya brats," he spoke while showing the paper. "Just look at the paperwork the council sent me," he paused before continuing, "I mean you do gooders are nothing good other than just getting the higher ups cutting down my throat." Everyone's mood just plummeted fast. Maybe I could ask the Magic Council to maybe overlook some of it considering they owed me a bit. "However, I say heck with the council." He lit up the papers then tossed them to Natsu who ate it. "Listen up carefully, any power that surpasses reason comes from reason, right? Magic isn't some miraculous power, it is a talent that only works when the natural flow energy within us and the natural flow of the world work together. To perform magic, one must have a strong mind and the ability to focus. It should take over your being and come pouring out of your soul. If we only worry about following rules, our magic will never progress. Forget listening to the rule makers and follow the path you believe in. That's what makes Fairy Tail the number one guild!" He pointed him his index finger up making an 'L' shape with following suit in happy cheers. I had a massive smile on my face. I could finally stop this empty feeling within me and replace with something livelier. I only have one person to thank for that.
Thank you Erza Scarlet..
(Time-skip 20 minutes later)
The guild finally turned back to normal with everything fixed or replaced. I got my mark stamped on me. It was a scarlet guild mark that was on my right hand. I looked at it with excitedly before turning to Natsu, who was at the request board.
"Hey Natsu, look I got my guild mark," my cheery voice exploded into my throat.
"That's great Looney. Welcome to the guild," Natsu spoke bored with this entire conversation without batting an eye at me.
"Name's LUCY!" Not bothered to continue, I headed back to the bar where Mirajane was cleaning up some glasses.
"Hey Mirajane, could you get me some water," I asked politely.
"Right up, but call me Mira. That's what everyone calls me." With that she got the back. She returned a minute later with my water. I thanked her quickly before gulping down the water. "Say Lucy, what's your magic?" I choked on my water, coughing bit before answering. This is going to lead into a ton of questions, but I'm willing to answer most of them apart from a few.
"I use Celestial Dragon Slaying Magic as well as Celestial Magic. Though the dragon slaying magic is my main." Everyone stopped whatever they were doing before looking at me with wide eyes even Mira. I don't blame them, there aren't many who use the magic or have been trained by dragons. Natsu practically tackled me to the floor before choking me with his questions. I couldn't answer most of them and apologized
"Well that's a bummer, but what was your dragon's name?," Natsu asked finally getting off me and lent me a hand.
"Her name was Celeste. As you can guess, she was a Celestial Dragon. However, she said she was the queen of them or somewhere along those lines. The last time I saw her was July 7th in the year x777. Ever since then I've traveled all over looking for her. Like you, I had no luck."
"That doesn't matter anymore. We will look for our dragons together from now on ya hear that? Not just us, but the whole guild." The whole guild cheered at his statement. I smiled warmly at the flamebrain. I've been looking for Wendy's dragon as well, but I doubt she has had any luck. I think I'll meet up with her soon. It has been a few years, it'll do me good meeting with my little sister again. The guild went back to whatever they were doing and I sat down at the bar again. After a few moments, I heard an argument between a small boy and master.
"Have you heard from my dad yet?," the small boy asked the master in a pleading voice. He reminds me of myself when I was younger still looking for Celeste.
"Your starting to rattle my nerves Romeo. Your dad's a wizard, so have faith in him. I'm sure he'll get back soon," the master replied while drinking and sitting lazily on the counter.
"But he said that he'd be back in three days. Its been over a week!"
"If memory serves me right then he took the job on Mount Hakobe."
"That's right, so why won't anyone go look for him!," Romeo pleaded as his voice got louder and louder. I already know where I'm going no point in wasting any more time. I refuse to let Romeo go through the same pain as Natsu and I when we were younger.
"Listen kid, your a wizard's son! Like everyone here, your dad is a capable of wizard who is more than able to handle himself. Go home, be a good kid and eat some cookies." Romeo clenched his fists and punched master in the face before running of crying. I put my hood on and walked towards the door. I may be mad with what master said, but I refuse to show it to him. Rather, I'll try to downplay it in an attempt to search for Romeo's dad. I heard several comments behind me, and a crash of wood being destroyed. I presumed it to be Natsu who might be following me. I let him do that thought I doubt I talk as much. If he knew better, he won't either.
I walked out the guild and headed towards some carriages asking them for a ride to Mt. Hakobe. The place itself isn't very far from here, so I'm pretty sure they wouldn't deny. They agreed and I paid the money for Natsu and I. We boarded the carriage and got motion sickness fast when it started moving. Both of us were slouched over on both of our ends and I noticed Happy tagged along.
After a while of silence, Happy broke it by attempting to question my reasoning for going there. "So Lucy, why are going after Romeo's dad, Macao?," Happy asked.
"I...refuse..to...let..Romeo..go through the same thing...Natsu..and I went through." I barely got the words thanks to the moving vehicle. Happy nodded before going silent again. The entire time was silence since then apart from the motion sickness noises Natsu and I were making. It took a few more hours to get there, all while we suffered the effects. I swear couldn't they had made transportation that didn't involve us getting sick. Natsu may have said that he may never set foot on one of them again, but even I know that simply is unavoidable. Might as well suffer until we get to the stupid mountain.
We finally made it. Granted the driver couldn't take us any further, but we weren't complaining. We opened the cart door, only to be met by the howling winds of snow. Odd, it's summer in Magnolia and here we are in the snow. Some predicament we have gotten ourselves into. Neither of us felt cold probably due to our magic. We started walking at the side of the mountain since that's where the driver dropped us. That's when I realized that I had no clue what kind of job Macao took to even land him in a place like this.
"Hey Natsu, what kind of job did Macao take?," I asked sternly. Even though I have calmed down, I suppose you could say that I wasn't in the mood for any screwups.
"Your tellin' me you decided to come here without a clue about the mission?," Natsu asked slightly angry. I don't blame him, but I am glad he is taking the situation as serious as I am.
"Practically. Now stop getting angry and spill. The faster we find Macao, the faster he gets back to Romeo."
"He took the job of taking out vulcans that wandered around here. I'm surprised you jumped on the bandwagon to save Macao. Why bother coming?" He sighed before walking ahead. I stayed quiet not bothering to speak any further. I stayed behind a bit to enjoy the sounds of nature and take a different from looking Macao. Over in the distance I heard him calling out for Macao, but I don't see the point in doing so. How the hell does he expect Macao to respond in this blizzard. I'm just glad I heard him with my dragon senses. Then I heard the crash of snow. At first I was confused to what the hell it was, and now I'm being carried by this Vulcan to god knows where. I let him carry me, maybe he could lead me to a place where he is hiding Macao. I heard the boys in the distance, but I think they'll be crashing the party a bit late.
The giant ape carried me to a cave filled with ice and rocks. I would say it is beautiful, but right now I have this ape to deal with. These Vulcans are similar to Forest Vulcans. However, these Snow Vulcans take a white and darker gray and black version of the Forest Vulcan. Plus, this ape seemed to have gained an interest in me. He carried me a tad bit further into the cave before setting me down on the icy floor. I sighed. What kind of situation did I land myself in this time around. I notice the ape going around in circles near to me while doing a victory dance or something. He suddenly came near to my face slowly with a creepy look. I was about to smack him away when Natsu rampaged in. He ran to the Vulcan, but slipped on the ice and fell on his back. He spun on his back until he hit a wall still upside while he called out the Vulcan. I rose up and rushed to his side. He got up and started to interrogate the animal.
The Vulcan thought for a moment before pointing in a specific. Natsu being the idiot he is, followed him over to a small hole in the cave, but not too small for someone to get crushed by it. Natsu called out for Macao once again through the hole only to be kicked my the Vulcan. I dashed to the spot Natsu was in, to make sure he was alive. He plummeted down from the mountain, but I didn't worry too much. Happy is still around to catch him from falling.
I turn my face towards the Vulcan who had his back behind me. He was making weird noises, but I was already fed up. I honestly despise these beasts since I saw how scared Erza was of one. These animals love to just scare people with their overwhelming size and strength.
"Listen up ya' perverted ape. Tell me where the hell Macao is and I might now bruise you too much." I clenched my fists getting ready to fight. The Vulcan turned around unamused by my comment and continued to do whatever it was doing before. I dashed towards him with my right fist holding out. My fist made contact with his back, sending him tumbling forwards. He hit a wall, but quickly recovered facing me with anger. He used his fists to shake the ground while making a tiny shockwave, sending ice towards me. I jumped back to get on stable ground, getting ready to charge at him again. He neared me and I almost punched him, but was thrown to the side my Natsu's fists.
"The ape's mine." Natsu spoke with determined eyes and voice. I let him have it. He has been a member of this guild longer, thus I guess it gives him the right to save his friend. It would be pretty weird to find Macao and practically tell him I'll be saving as a new member who joined a few hours with no prior information about you folks. Imagine the head rolling out of his body.
"Fine. There is no point in arguing with you. Just hurry up and beat him fast before I do it myself," I said slightly bored already. He gave me a toothy grin. He ran up further towards the Vulcan, ready to beat him. He was slightly thrown off guard when the Vulcan appeared above him punching his fist down at Natsu, but only to be met with a block. The ape noticed he was simply a bit stuck, so he used his remaining fist to punch Natsu in the face. Flamebrain blocked it with both arms near his face, shielding him from the attack.
"Listen up ya fat ape. Everyone at Fairy Tail is my family. Mira, Elfman, Loki, and Cana," he paused for a moment. He used his magic to light up his feet. "Even Happy and Lucy." He finished the sentence and kicked the ape in the chest with the fired leg. The flames grew a bit up sending the animal to the ceiling before landing a few feet away, perfectly normal. A few shards of ice from the ceiling and the ape clapped his hands together. He used the strength of his arms, generating enough wind to send shards of ice and anything beneath towards Natsu and I. I merely dodged it by moving to the side while Natsu took it head on. I noticed Natsu was getting pretty tired of this fight and simply wanted answers to where his friend was.
He dashed at the ape again, punching it straight in the face. Leaving the animal dazed long enough to receive another blow. Natsu punched both of his fists together, lighting them swiftly before chanting out, "FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST!" He punched the ape in the chest hard enough to sent him flying backwards to the wall. A loud crash echoed throughout the ice crystal cave. Matter of moments later, the smoke of the debris left my Natsu, cleared leaving a heavily injured Vulcan upside down on his head surrounded by debris. Natsu must have punched him in a certain way to have made him land like that. I suddenly remembered what Natsu said to the Vulcan, a warm feeling erupted through my body. I can already feel the coldness within me melting away ever so slowly.
"Um Natsu, not to be rude or anything, but ya overdid it. Not only that, but you knocked the only thing that could've helped us find Macao," I said loudly and annoyed. What can you expect then again I do the same. Oh well.
"I guess I did. My-" Natsu was cut off by a glowing light that came from the Vulcan. After the glow subsided, Natsu yelled in surprise, "MACAO!"
"Your tellin' me the Vulcan we fought just now was your friend?"
"Aye. It all makes sense now. Vulcans survive by stealing people's bodies and minds. Macao must've got caught by them to have turned into one of them," Happy explained. Suddenly it all fell into place except for a few, but that's for later. We all pitched in to help Macao from the rubble. Happy was carrying some of Natsu's stuff which included a green bag and a blanket. I took the blanket out and laid it on the floor while Natsu placed Macao on it. Happy took out some bandages from the bag. I took them and started patching Macao up. I was done fairly quick as all the major wounds seemed present. We waited about ten minutes before we noticed Macao stirring up.
"Macao, bout' time ya' woke up," Natsu said cheerfully.
"Nat..su," Macao replied back slightly groggy from his current state of health.
"Yep. Now c'mon let's go home. Romeo is waitin' for ya."
"How can I face him again? I managed to take down 19 of those buffoons before I let the last one take me over."
"That doesn't matter now. All that does is that your alive and you managed to take down that many."
"I guess you're right Natsu. Thanks." Fairy Tail is truly a powerful guild. Macao took down 19 of them which is an impressive feat on its own. Nothing to be ashamed of at all. Natsu is as powerful as me, so I hope one day we brawl it out to find out whose better. We helped Macao up and headed out of the cave. We walked a few hours out of the winter biome and into the warmth of normal land. We found a carriage and managed to take us back to Magnolia. During the ride, Macao explained he took the job was for Romeo. A few kids have been taunting Romeo about his dad being an awful wizard. Macao took the mission to prove to Romeo's bullies wrong. I don't see a reason for the bullying, but I suppose in the end, Romeo is happy.
The sun was beginning to set across the horizon as we arrived in the city. We walked down the pathway to Macao's house to find Romeo sitting sadly on the steps. We hollered out to him, to see him expression become overjoyed with the return of his father. This makes me hopeful that one day I will meet Celeste again. We waved them goodbye and headed for the guild. Only then did I realize I didn't have anywhere to stay. As we neared the guild, we noticed Mira and a few others out the door greeting us back. I'm pretty sure Mira realized my situation because she asked about it.
"So Lucy, I don't think you have a place to live right?," Mira asked in her usual angelic voice.
"Bet that right. Know any?," I asked hopefully.
"Yep. There is a dormitory for the women of Fairy Tail called Fairy Hills. Just a few blocks out and on a hill from here. If you want, I can show it to you and help you move in. Also the rent is 100,000 jewels a month depending on how many rooms you rent."
"Fine by me. Let's go right now. My whole body is crying out." With that, my day ended. Not only have I joined Fairy Tail, but I found my family. Damn it why did Erza have to be right. I swear she is going to hold this against me until my death. I could live with that knowing the benefits I'm getting. Now that I have come, you better show soon Erza. Better not keep me waiting. I fell asleep fast staring up at the moon.
I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL OR ITS PLOT OR CHARACTERS EXCEPT FOR THE ONES I MAKE. ALL RIGHTS ARE GIVEN TO HIRO MASHIMA