Chapter 23: The Return
When group returned to the guild hall Lucy was the first to speak up "while it is good to see the guild back to normal what are we gonna tell everyone" she asked "nothing if they got no clue that anything happened why bother telling them" Grey said "I think that would be for the best, but I'm just glad they're all safe and sound" Erza said looking over at Mystogan, while Gajeel introducing Lily to wolf "a suitable comrade for sure, you meant what you said right Gajeel, you can get me in" Lily said while wolf licked him "of course" Gajeel snickered while the others watched "that isn't gonna raise questions" Lucy asked referring to the scene "no it should be fine and the truth of the matter is just that Patherlily is old friend of mine" Mystogan said before singled Wendy to get closer "met me by the river tomorrow at 8am" he said before disappearing 'I think I prefer him being up front' she thought before she went over to Carla "so what happened with you in Edolas" she asked before happy answered for her "well it turns out that Carla can see future and there was no secret mission" happy said before anyone could continue they heard Gajeel's voice "I've gotta a wager for you and the little girl salamander, I bet my Lily could beat the ever loving crap out of your puny cats" he shouted as Natsu voice replied "looks like the big guy got his heart set on making them fight" Lucy said while Wendy just sighed "uh huh" worried at the turn of events as Natsu and Gajeel just kept escalating while the three exceeds had a discussion about it while Grey and Elfman got involved in the out breaking fight as it dragged on more people got sucked in "you need to calm down this is getting out of hand…aahhhhhhhh" Wendy said before getting dragged in herself "should we help her" Lucy asked to Erza currently in decision "I don't know, usually I would but she's doing surprisingly well" Erza said as Wendy had just knocked freed out with one kick before uppercutting Bickslow, at this point the two just let the brawl be till everyone was unconscious either by knock out or sleep
The next morning when Wendy woke up to busy guild she remembered that Mystogan asked to see her that morning and left the guild to meet him, arriving near the river she found him near the bridge "ah, morning" she said "morning" he said back as she asked "so why did you want to meet me here" with the question he approached the water "you really help me out and stopped the suffering of a lot of people and while we are friends I'd like to do something for you" he said as she was left wondering "like what" she asked "you're a sky dragon slayer so I'm going to teach you how to fly" he said to her shock before continuing "flight magic is a caster magic and variant of air magic that you can learn it" he said finishing so she could ask questions "so how long will it take to learn" she asked "it shouldn't take more than a week, the guild gets busy around this time of year, so this is a good time to do it" he said before they started
Late into the afternoon Erza was walking past when she saw Mystogan standing by the river "you've never been one for standing out in broad daylight Mystogan, what are you doing" she asked "I'm teaching Wendy how to fly" he said glancing up with her eyes following his to see the blue haired girl clinging to a building 10 feet up for dear life "first why, second can she get down" Erza asked "well I would not be surprised if someone chose her as a partner for the upcoming promotion trial so thought it would be a good skill for her to lean I know it's still a few weeks away but it gets me out of the guild while everyone takes jobs left and right getting ready" he said as an explanation before finishing with "and no she's been up there for an hour" with this Erza began to walk away "I'll go get Carla to help her down, next time try tying a rope around her" She said as she left towards the Guild
Returning with Carla to help Wendy, Erza hadn't explained what the situation to Carla "so you said Wendy need help what's wrong" she asked Erza who then turned to Mystogan who merely pointed up "what the hell did you do" Carla said spotting Wendy clinging to a roof "I was teaching her to fly which she was doing pretty well it's just" Mystogan said but was interrupted by Wendy "I can't get down" she said while she tried climbing down the building "just stop your magic output we'll catch you" Carla said flying up to her while Erza and Mystogan readied themselves in case Carla didn't catch her "alright" Wendy said before suddenly falling, before Carla took the girl to the ground "that was so, so, fun ha, ha" she said laughing "you almost fall ten feet and call it fun" Carla asked while the other two didn't get involved "no not that part, that was scary, but the flying it's self was amazing, can you please stick around until I get a hang of it" with this Carla let out a sigh "very well, I suppose someone who can fly should be here" she said before Erza left them
A few days past and the results spoke for them self as Wendy was able to perfectly ascend, descend and move in any direction in the air "were not done yet" Mystogan said still on the ground "what else is there" Wendy asked going down to him "next is speed at the moment your only using enough magic power to fly, the next part is about increasing the output to increase your speed in the air" he said as she nodded "alright I'll try" she said attempting to increase her output accelerating into a nearby building "I'm okay" she said while Carla calmly said "maybe we should clear the buildings and go higher" while Wendy agreed going higher before continuing
When the week passed Mystogan was content with her progress "all right I think you've made great progress, but keep working I'm going on mission tomorrow and won't be back till Sunday so I'll see you then" he said as he walked away "he's not wrong, I can't believe you enjoy it that much" Carla said as Wendy gave her answer "it's like being on a roller coaster and it's different to when you carry me I feel weightless" with this Carla sighed "I guess I don't really think about it that much, but it's late time to head home night okay" she said as Wendy nodded and the two made their way back
On their way Wendy spotted a cloaked figure following them as she turned into a Side Street with Carla flying ahead not noticing Wendy was not following her, as the figure turned into the side street Wendy was taken aback as they were clearly around her height and a girl her only features Wendy could see being the girls luminescent pink hair and eyes "why are you following me" she asked backing up a bit "your Wendy one of fairy tail's three dragon slayers right" she asked as Wendy nodded "I came to Magnolia for its famous pastries, but I did hope to meet a fellow dragon slayer, so when I saw you I wanted to talk to you but couldn't figure how to say hi" she said as Wendy picked out one detail "you're a dragon slayer" Wendy asked "yes I'm terra a white dragon slayer pleased to meet you" she said the cloak's hood obscuring her face "anyway I wanted to put in a request to fairy tail do you know how I would go about it" she asked before Carla had caught up with the two "I was wondering where you got to, and who is this" Carla said as she stopped by Wendy "I'm terra I want to submit a job request to fairy tail" she said in a voice slightly different from the one she used previously, "I'll take her to the guild then meet you back home" Wendy said as saw Carla was clearly tried 'flying all day must have tired her out' Wendy thought before turning to terra "is that okay" she asked as the other girl nodded in agreement before the two made their way towards the guild while Carla flew home
terra didn't say much to Wendy as two walked into the guild hall "hey Wendy need something" Erza asked eating cake at the bar "well this is terra and she" she started before terra interrupted "I wanted to make a job request" she said "someone's here to make a request" Makarov said overhearing the conversation as the guild was oddly quite "yes but I would not like disclose it where anyone could hear" terra said "alright follow me" Makarov said leading the girl to his office as Wendy left to go home "so what's the nature of the request" he asked to her response "um, well it's about a coven of vampires set up by the ruins of Rosemary Village" he was taken aback a bit by her request "why are coming to fairy tail directly wouldn't it be better to submit to the magic council and…" he was about to continue before Makarov saw her face as she pulled off her hood, her pink hair unfurling out "sorry Master but it has to be done by team Natsu and I can't tell you why" she said to his suspicion "I'll send them out if you answer my question, how are you here" he said studding her face for deception "it's really complicated I can't really explain it but what is important is this request has to be done " she asked but was given another question "I won't tell anyone but I want to know why" to this she was silent for a few seconds as if deciding what she could say at which point she got close and whispered in his ear "so this is a rescue mission" he said the joy clear in his voice as she nodded adding "stealth rescue" she said before he continued "Lucy and Erza are still in town when Grey and Natsu get back from their jobs I'll stop one from leaving before the other gets back and then send the whole team" he said to her relief "I already knew that part, but thank you master I'll see you later" she said pulling her hood up before she left a folder with him as she jumped out the window disappearing into the night
The next morning Lucy was talking to Wendy about finding Cana in her shower "why does everyone have break in to my house" she rightfully complained while Wendy just consoled her silently, being somewhat guilty of the offence herself "I'm sure it's just because they see you as family" she finally said giving a nervous laugh looking over to Erza as she was by the door "so what is Erza doing" Lucy asked noticing Wendy was looking over to Erza "apparently master wants to send you guys on a job so he asked Erza to get Natsu and Grey when they came back, by any means necessary" Cana said behind the two 'how long has she been there' Lucy thought worried before Erza had Grey restrained at the door "what did I do" Grey asked as Erza's grip got tighter "nothing, Master wants us for a job" Erza said as her eye's looked outside searching for Natsu "then can you let me go" he said before Erza released her grip letting Grey go at the precise moment he would hit Natsu who was currently approaching the door "and now that we have both of you, master has a mission for us" Erza said before gesturing to Lucy and Wendy to come with them
Master Makarov was in his office reading the request he received "so infiltrating a guild of vampires, it won't be easy on them" with what he read Makarov slowly began pacing around his office thinking about who to send, 'even if she said to send their team there's got to be another option let's see Guildarts is out, he would never be able to do this quietly, Mystogan is out they know what he looks like, so that leaves team Natsu, and I don't want Wendy to go she's still struggling with herself but I have no choice at this point she's the best wizard for the job, but I would not send her in alone but Ezra is too well known, Grey stripping habits would look suspicious, Lucy doesn't have the physical strength to fake it, so that leaves Natsu, with Wendy their he might be better and with a certain spell we could work his appearance so he doesn't get recognised and just using his fire without revealing his dragon slayer magic could work, I guess that's why I have to send them' the master thought over this many times until team Natsu came in
When the team arrived at the guild for the start of the day they were called in to the master's office "alright we have a mission to investigate a coven of vampires" the first thought of the team was 'a whole coven of vampires' "we will send in two of you undercover with the help of a spell that will make your body imitate that of a vampires and let you appear as one of them, the rest of you will run surveillance and extraction if necessary, the two of you going in is Natsu and Wendy in" he finished "but master why them" asked Ezra "well Ezra it's because in case there are tests to see your abilities Natsu and Wendy's magic enhances their strength and speed, that and you are too famous and Grey's habit could result in something of a failure" Ezra nodded at this and then asked "are we removing their guild marks so they are not detected" "no I have word that other guilds are investigating so you need your mark to prove you are a fairy tail wizard if it comes to that which is why Grey's not going, one accidental strip and it's over for him the other reason I chose you two to work together on this is as dragon slayers your elemental powers won't be noticeable unless you scream the attack name, so lay off of that this time, and lastly the information on where their recruiters were spotted any questions" they had thought about the plan and most of the team were okay with it and agreed to the mission before heading out
When team Natsu arrived at the town Ezra devised a plan "ok so we use the spell to give Natsu the appearance of a vampire and Wendy you ... wait can you even make yourself look like a vampire" Ezra asked, Wendy thought about it and said "I think so in Edolas I could feel the way my magic was flowing though me so let's try and" as she transformed her hair going black and eyes turning red "well how do I look" at this Grey and Ezra were a bit on edge due to not seeing her normal while transformed while Lucy and Natsu were used to it from their time in Edolas "now this spell will make Natsu look like a vampire, I got it to make his hair go black as well, now remember the story is you two are brother and sister that were turned into vampires nearly a month ago and since then you've been trying to protect your little sister" Lucy was quite proud of the background she wrote for Natsu and Wendy for the mission as the two now looked the Part Natsu with Natsu wearing a black shirt and blue open shirt and black pants an outfit he borrowed from grey while Wendy had changed into the outfit she found in Edolas with her hair done into pigtails "right now remember the fake names that go with this story you are now Rachel and Ren Tatsumi" Erza said looking over to Lucy while Natsu clarified "ok I'm Ren and Wendy is Rachel right" he asked "that's right" flame brain, now you both know your backstory right, Natsu" Grey said with Natsu staring at with while Wendy nodding before they were ready to begin
After the team used the spell on Natsu and if they didn't know belter they would say that Wendy and Natsu were siblings, they set the scene perfectly Grey was their dead body given he had the effect of death thanks to his ice magic if Wendy hadn't know he was alive even she couldn't tell, the spilled a bit of blood that he froze to set the scene while they were about to start a few things went through Lucy's mind 'I can't believe Natsu actual got my story down cold, maybe I'm just a good writer, then again it could be because Ezra said if he messed up she would pulverized him, still I would like to think that the great writing of Lucy heartf... oh it's starting' the scene started when they knew a vampire was near.
"I'm sorry sis looks like you have to wait a little longer" Natsu said in character "it's okay big brother but what about you" she also said as they followed their script "I guess we can go another week if you're alright" they were going to continue when "there's no need for that you two" a young girl said Natsu got in front of Wendy in a defensive stance "relax I'm not your enemy I'm a friend please let me help you" getting a better look at the girl she was around 13 slightly shorter than Wendy and had white hair with her hair in twin tails, red eyes and was wearing a black and white gothic dress "I'm from a group for people like us, vampires" with this Natsu and Wendy exchanged a look "so you're a vampire too" he asked her "yes and I would like you two to join okay" she said nicely and with that Natsu and Wendy nodded "so what are your names" she asked politely "I'm Rachel Tatsumi and this is my brother Ren" Wendy said "great then come with me back" she said they went to follow her and the other three were tailing them.
After a few minutes of walking the girl stopped and turned before saying "okay since I'm new they had someone shadowing me while I was looking for people to recruit, I'm glad I am the one who got to see you" at this Natsu and Wendy stopped and Natsu asked "who are you by the way, we never got your name" she giggled at that and said "hello my name is... well I guess for now just call me V its more mysterious that way, but something you should know is I know who you both are, Natsu Dragneel and Wendy Marvell fairy tail wizards" she finished, Natsu and Wendy were focused on her, she was childish but seemed mature most likely because her age was greater than she appeared and that was just her personality the both felt something about her for Natsu this was an air of familiar feelings like if he was talking to another fairy tail member and for Wendy it was also familiar but in a different way, "so now I need to ask you two to trust me, can you do that" the both answered "yeah, I guess we can do that" with this the V jumped on Wendy hugging her "thank you, so let's go" V said "can you let me go first please" Wendy said shyly as she was still being clung to by the other girl "no" 'she said as they started walking
When they arrived at a large castle V showed them inside and told them who to talk to meanwhile the rest of the team was already setting up nearby having tailed them, when Natsu and Wendy were ready to introduce themselves they turned to V "okay now follow my lead" she said going ahead of the two "hey I'm back and I brought two new recruits Mr. Vladimir sir" V said with a smile to a tall pale man with short black hair and narrow red eyes as if the man had a permeant scowl, he wore a black cloak that obscured his frame and other clothes "yes, well done Miss V now do you intend to ever tell us your name" he asked "nope" she said back "fine, sorry you two welcome I don't suppose she gave you her name either" he looked over to their response "no, oh well I am Vlad the head of this place, we offer sanctuary to our kind, however there are a few conditions entry tests to ensure you are vampire's, not we mind humans, I once remember we had someone turned when he was just a child he couldn't stand being separated from his big sister so do allow people who understand us but to be fair we do keep need to keep them away from our more rabid members here, but listen to me prattle on, I'd like to know more you two" he said "well I'm Ren my little sister wen… when we were turned it was well a rough ride" Natsu said putting his arm around Wendy "it often is, well we hold the tests in the dungeon, it's down the hall to the left Ms. V can show you the way" he said sweeping his hand in the direction towards the dungeon "right see you later" V said leading the way down a long hall
A little down the hall V started to pipe up "he means well, most of the people here do" she said her statement starting the conversation "what do you mean most people" Wendy asked "well people like us not here to help but here for our own reasons" she said "well that makes sense" Natsu said as V added more "or those who intend to use this place maliciously, for instance rumour has it in the early days members turned people trying to bolster numbers and power now there methods were malicious but there goal wasn't, on the other hand a hundred vampires under one roof could be trouble" she said causing their minds to wonder "what happened to the ones they took" Wendy asked half hearty "some ran, some stayed to help, some became monsters, others stuck around because they couldn't go but there was one an ice make wizard that returned to her life, though that's enough chat we'll be within ear shot at the end of this hallway, we can talk about this later" she said as they reached the end finding themselves in an open room filled different kinds of equipment "the first test is a physical where they run through your pulse, body temperature and heart beat next they'll run you though an obstacle course to test your speed, agility and strength, on that note that's Ketsu over there he'll be the one doing running the tests" V said pointing to an ordinary looking man with brown hair and eyes wearing dark clothes and a scarf around his neck "hey Ketsu these two are here for some tests" V said as the got close enough "right, nice to meet you obliviously I'm Ketsu but you two have me at a disadvantage" he said extending his hand towards Natsu "I'm Ren and this is my little sis Ray" he said shaking Ketsu's hand "well meet if you'll come over here we can begin" he said gesturing to an operating table "just hope up here for me man and I'll start" he instructed as Natsu complied "first heart rate, about 25 beats per minute" he said grabbing a board and noting it down "I still have a heart rate" Natsu asked unsure if he should or not "yes, but it's due to the fact magic still goes through your blood stream causing your heart to beat rather than the heart beating to spread the blood around body, now on to pulse, yep no pulse" he said continuing his checks "okay next body temperature" Ketsu said moving on "let's see here, no that can't be right" he said before asking "before you were bitten were you a wizard" he asked while looking over the results "um, yeah I was a fire wizard" Natsu said unsure if he should have replied "okay that makes sense, your body's temp's about 45.0 °C which is too high for a human let alone vampire but if you're a fire wizard that would increase it and relax we don't judge what you use to do, alright then your cleared" he said as he help Natsu up "next up is you little lady" he said referring to Wendy as she got up "okay heart rate… 65 beats per minute" he let it hang there before moving on "pulse" Ketsu said before moving on "body temperature 36 °C, alright that should do" he said as Wendy got off the table "okay next is the obstacle course, you two line up over there we have it set up so four people can go at the time" he said as Natsu and Wendy went over to the course as Katsu pulled out a timer "okay remember to have a little haste, ready, begin" he said as the two started with Katsu observing as the went through the course
After they had finished Katsu got the results and left as Natsu and Wendy waited for V with Katsu heading further up the castle to Vlad room where he was standing by his desk "sir it's about those two you sent down for the tests" he said brining the results with him "oh come on its dad at least father" he said a little disappointed but was meet with silence "all right what were the test results" Vlad asked "well Ren came in with the normal results baring a high temperature he said that he used to be fire wizard and considering it's not a normal human temperature supports this statement" Katsu said flipping over the page "why do I feel there's a but coming" he said siting down "the girl" Katsu said earning a scowl "okay what about the girl" Vlad said "her test results indicate she's human, she has a normal temperature, heartbeat and a pulse" Katsu said "I don't see what's the issue" Vlad said going to other papers "that we let a human in here, she lied and now we have to deal with it" Katsu said ready to move "don't go overboard a 12 year old girl is hardly a problem besides she probably did it to stay close to her brother, I assume you asked Miss V to escort them yet another problem" he sighed "yes V should take them to the 1st floor room G" Katsu said formally "with the fairy girl" Vlad said surprised "well I don't trust them enough to give them access to the higher levels" Katsu said before leaving
Meanwhile Natsu and Wendy meet back up with V "hey, I'm supposed to take you guys to your room" she said "sure" Natsu said gesturing for Wendy to follow "by the way, I assume the rest of your team a close by, we can leave at night but have to be back before day break note you will be followed, they don't have the man power to follow you both due to collections" V said as they got to a stair case "collections" Wendy asked "every night at 10 a few people are sent out to gather blood the only restriction being that if your sent out you can't kill anyone and it might be random but I don't know how people are picked, I haven't been sent out myself but someone who came after me was sent so be ready if they do chose you" V said as they reached the first floor going down the second hall "first through third floors is where they put the new members, I don't know about the higher floors obviously I haven't been up there and this is your room, I think you'll like your roommate but I got to go" she said before walking away as the two stood before the door "should we knock" Wendy asked as Natsu just pushed the door open before he asked "what did you say" at which point Wendy just shrugged "never mind" she said as the two looked over the room, it contained two lounges a table, an offshoot bathroom and four bed's, three unoccupied and one being slept in "it's not much for privacy" Wendy said thinking of the mission "oh don't worry you'll be out within the week" the girl in the bed said as her blue eyes lazily gazed at them from under covers not really looking "and why is that" Natsu asked "because I hate vampires, that tends to put a dapper on things" she said sitting up her sliver hair concealing her features "so you got forced into this place" Wendy said remembering what M said "yeah" it was at this point that Natsu tried getting closer "Nat.. Ren what are doing" Wendy asked "it's okay Wendy" he said his eye's tearing up as he jumped towards her engulfing her in a hug "Natsu" Wendy called flat forgetting herself "wait… Natsu" she said taking a proper look at him "Natsu" she cried hugging him back "Wendy, let me introduce Lisana Mira and Elfman's younger sister" Natsu said grinning from ear to ear "it's nice to meet you" Wendy said the unfamiliarity completely gone "all right, forget the mission were going home" Natsu said before attempting to pick her up and carry her out "wait Natsu I, I can't go back" Lisana said removing his arms form her "what, of course you are" Natsu said unflinching "but I'm…." she couldn't finish as Wendy caught on "it doesn't matter if you're a vampire, your fairy tail your part of the family" Wendy said to her own surprise "she's right your coming home, whether you like it or not" Natsu said as Lisana was still dismissive "but if Katsu found out he might force me to stay" she said "why would it matter to that guy" Natsu said determined to get her home "he's the one who…" she still couldn't finish the sentence but continued on as if she had "he said if I ever tried to leave he'd use his powers on me and force me to hurt you guys" she said referring to fairy tail "well then I guess we just got to burn this guy to ash, that way he can't threaten you anymore" Natsu said ready to storm off "wait" Wendy said "what is it' Natsu said as Wendy was holding him back "cool your jets this place is full of vampires remember, now Lisana you said Katsu has powers over you, is he a pureblood" Wendy asked "well I know Vlad is but I'm not entirely sure about Katsu but he is Vlad's son" she said trying to think "so we're not sure" Natsu asked "no, but it's only those two at most no one else here has ever claimed to be one and it's not something they would hide here" Lisana said "okay, so we need a plan that isn't just kicking all their but's, Hm, yeah I got nothing" Natsu said his faced leaning on his hand "well Erza, Grey and Lucy have to be close by if we meet up with them I'm sure Lucy or Erza will be able to come up with a plan" Wendy suggested being overwhelmed herself "okay the moment it gets dark I'll be a what's the word, decoy while you meet up Lucy and the others" Natsu said ready to go
Two hours later he was still pacing by the door "alright it should be dark by now" Lisanna said before Natsu grabbed Wendy carrying her out, after getting to main hall the saw a Vlad and group of people "going out" he asked them "the lady in our room is mean, can we leave for a while" Wendy asked in Natsu's arms "I'm sorry if she's a bit well, but yes of course just keep a low profile" he said as they left, before he uttered "alright Katsu you win, Kishou follow them" he said as the boy stood up, he had scarlet red hair with two stands of blue at the front with brown eyes and a plain face who wore leather armour with a short sword at his hip "yes" he said walking after them
After walking for an hour Wendy and Natsu got near where the others were, Natsu left in the other direction in case they had someone following what they didn't know was that Kishou decided to follow Wendy rather than Natsu leading him back to the camp the others set up "did you have trouble finding us" Erza asked "a little but not much are you sure it's safe to be this close" Wendy asked "of course, if anyone does come by will say that were wizards investigating strange reports like bandits, they should avoid us from there, missing wizards will bring more attention than they want so I doubt they'd risk it if they don't have to and if they do I'm sure we could handle it" Grey said before Wendy spoke again "there's something I have to tell you" she started while 100 meters away Kishou was watching them arm hovering over his sword 'now's not the time I better head back' he thought heading back to castle
When he returned Vlad was waiting "so" he asked unsure "the girl meet up with wizards from fairy tail the guy went somewhere else" Kishou informed him "fairy tail huh, I knew this was coming" he said eyes full of regret "I'll deal with this" Vlad said leaving for the upper levels of the castle to Katsu's room, knocking on the door before entering "you were right" Vlad said as Katsu noticed the strain in his voice "then what's the issue we could deal with them tonight" Katsu said from the chair he was sitting on "there from fairy tail" Vlad said as Katsu snapped at him "so how does that change things" he asked out of chair on his feet "it means there hear for their friend, you need to challenge them to game so they can win her freedom" Vlad said stoically "why should I" Katsu asked still mad as Vlad tried to be neutral with his voice "because you and I both know she can't face them as a vampire it's the reason she's still here and if we don't give them a way to take her home, there only choice will be to slay you and I don't want my son to die so please" he said hugging him tears leaking into his eyes "alright but what should I offer if I win" he asked giving into his father's demands "I'll use my magic to set up the game, and if you win request that fairy tail cannot retaliate against you and you can be safe" Vlad said relived unknown to both that Kishou was by the door the room 'I guess I can't count on them, but I can still accomplish my mission' he thought before leaving
"alright we storm the castle" Erza said after getting the whole story "wait really you want to go storming in there" Lucy cried out "yeah that's a bit reckless even for you Erza" Grey said as Erza sighed "alright you and Natsu go back in while we wait outside, the moment we hear trouble will come rushing in is that better" she asked the group sighing and agreeing before she continued "alright Wendy you get Natsu go back while we close up camp then be on our way" Erza stated as Wendy left to where she and Natsu split up waiting for him to circle back, not long after Natsu came into sight "hey Wendy, did Erza come up with a plan" he asked "Nats, Ren" Wendy said waving her hands "relax nobody followed me, I went out to an open field a little that way where I could smell everything around me, so I don't think anyone followed us, unless they followed you instead of me" Natsu said causing Wendy some ease "well I guess that makes sense, okay Erza said to try and get Lisanna out now quietly and if we can't they'll come storming in" Wendy surmised "yeah, that's Erza for ya, let's go" Natsu said picking Wendy up and running back to castle "do you really have to carry me" Wendy protested as Natsu merely shrugged it off saying "well your light and it's quicker this way"
Meanwhile Carla was sitting at empty table in guild hall with her eyes closed 'just one, one to show me she'll be alright' Carla thought hoping to trigger her powers like she had all evening "should we leave her be" Levy asked Mira as the pair watched the white cat "well happy did go home earlier, so maybe we should let her enjoy her peace" Mira said as she knew Carla had another hour before the guild closed the doors for the night
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"okay I'm putting this to bed once and for all" Wendy said as a gust of wind striped Lucy and Natsu down to their underwear "Lucy your very beautiful and I can see how good you look as a girl and Natsu your… ah" Wendy paused before passing out blood dripping out of her nose "well that settles it she's straight" Natsu said putting his clothes back on with Lucy doing the same "I get she wanted the comments to stop but that was too much, but what about Grey he's half naked all the time and she never reacts" Lucy asked as Erza scoffed "because it's Grey I think we've all been desensitised to him over time, well apart from Juvia but that's to be expected"
*present*
"phew they'll all make it home safe" Carla said to herself her vision making her feel better
After arriving at the entrance they noticed it was empty as Natsu put Wendy down "well you guys are back quick" V said as she sat near entrance "why are you out here" Wendy asked "oh, I'm leaving" she said causally "why" Natsu asked "I've done what I needed too and I feel like traveling so I'm off" V said as she started to walk pass them adding one last statement "you'll see me again, another time" V said walking into the night "I'm kinda of glad she left" Natsu said "um, why" Wendy asked "if we do have to fight, I wouldn't want to hurt her she was nice to us" Natsu said as Wendy could only agree 'that's true but I'd rather not fight at all' Wendy thought as the both headed into the castle
In the foyer as the entered the saw Vlad was sitting on the stairs "I'll be up front I know you're from fairy tail" he said at which point Natsu's hand was blazing ready to fight "they'll be no need for that, I propose a game should you win Lisanna will be return to being human but if you lose you will not take further action against us but she will still leave with you" Vlad spoke plainly without hostile intent "we agree, Natsu go get Lisanna" Wendy said instantly agreeing "Natsu as in fairy tail's famous salamander, and you I doubt you used your real name" he questioned "Wendy Marvell" she answered plainly "the game will be against Katsu the choice of game is yours" Vlad said as Katsu came down the other stair case "so what game will it be" he asked ready to begin 'okay I can't mess this up I have to win, so what should I pick, I mean I've never done this myself before it was always her and not me, but I have to win no matter what' Wendy thought before answering "a game of truths, we each take turns making statements about the other person if your right the game continues if your wrong it's over and we can't say anything we have in common, for instance I could say you are a boy and you could say I'm a girl" Wendy explained remembering an old game "that sounds fair, I think I'll start first and say that black isn't your natural hair colour" Katsu smirked a magic circle forming around the three "yes your correct" Wendy said stopping the flow of magic returning her natural hair and eye colour 'he may have known that but he still thinks I'm not a vampire and if he tries to use it I'll win' Wendy thought as she took a moment for her question "you're not Vlad's biological son" she said sure of the statement and ensuring her words didn't show their similarity "Hm, right you are but back to me now, you're a wizard" he said instantly ending his turn as Wendy thought about what she could say when she noticed the way his scarf was positioned "you weren't born a vampire you were turned" Wendy said to Katsu's cringe, while Vlad just stood by 'no wonder she chose this game she's good a deductive reasoning, though it is odd that my son would play the same game my parents lost at" he thought as Katsu was thinking of a question, he was given more time as Natsu Lisanna and came down the stairs as the group heard a loud bang coming from the floors above "what was that" Natsu asked as Erza and Grey burst through the door "you guys okay in here" Grey asked as Natsu nodded before serval more crashes were heard "right Natsu take Lisanna to Lucy and stay with them Grey and I will check that out" Erza said seeing Wendy was stuck in the lobby and expecting resistance as everyone did as they were told while Wendy and Katsu continued the game Vlad stuck there until it was over
After leaving Grey with the first four floors Erza arrived on floor five to a terrifying sight, corpses all though the floor 'their all vampires who could have done this in so easily' Erza thought observing the victims wounds hearing a the sound of steel cleaving though flesh "wait" someone said placing a hand on her should her, turning she saw someone in a mask but the pink hair tipped her off to who it was "terra" she said in realisation taking in the fact that she wasn't wearing a cloak rather a black sleeveless top a pink skirt and a small white cloak tied with bow at the front functioning more like a jacket, the mask Erza noticed first was a white cat mask with blue markings "what are you doing here" Erza asked "let me take care of this" she asked as Erza needed a reason "why, what do you know" Erza asked "the person who did this is a Requip mage not as good as you, but he's also a Vampire" she explained "and you want to take him alone" Erza said as she heard a sigh "okay but hang back my magic's pretty destructive so can you only get involved if you have too" terra asked her tone a little shy "I can agree to that" Erza said before they both heard a scream "let's go" terra said with Erza following behind
"Hm let's see, you've never been kissed" Katsu said causing Wendy to blush nodding 'right he can also use my age to guess things about me, but I don't even know what age he is, he could 20, 60, 100 he's probably younger but I wouldn't be able to guess' Wendy thought as she tried to think of something as room started shaking 'what's happening are Erza and Grey alright' Wendy thought worried before she shook her head 'I can't worry about that now, I have to believe they can handle it' after taking a moment before she continued "your older than you appear to be" Wendy said
Meanwhile terra and Erza followed the screams where they saw Kishou striking down another vampire 'who the hell is that' Erza thought before terra leaped to the wall before ricocheting between the walls and roof towards Kishou before she jumped from the roof delivering a swift kick to his face slamming him down before she spun mid-air her other leg swung sending him flying, as she checked on the vampire he cut "oh, thank goodness he still alive" terra said relived before she turned to Kishou "you should go I have nothing against you" he said picking himself up "too bad, you're not getting off that easy" terra said as light blue scales appeared on her arms up to her shoulders and on her legs a little past her knees her hands also that colour having slight claws, a flaming blue aura whirling around her 'dragon force' Erza thought remembering the few times she'd seen it before, at this point Kishou showed off his re-quip magic changing into metal armour with his short sword replaced with a large mace "you think you can stop…." He started to say before terra launched an attack interrupting him "scorching dragon roar" she cried a blast of blue fire hitting him, forcing him back into the wall when both he and Erza had the same thought 'how can she do that with a mask on' dragging himself from the wall re-quipping into heavy armour "this is my fire proof armour you won't be able to do that again" he said charging at her as she smiled 'bad move that heavy armour may save you from my fire but it's slowing you down" she thought ricocheting off the walls again to the wall behind him "scorching dragon iron fist" she called her first igniting blue as she struck him from behind rebounding from the spot the moment she hit him to keep her momentum, her speed starting to shake the building it's self as she jumped around him getting several more hits in, her fist's staying alight as she moved until he smashed the wall with his mace causing her to back off 'what do I do, if I stay in this armour I'm a sitting duck but I can't go back to my leather set that'll burn right away but her speed is too much for my normal armour and the lather might be my only option' he thought switching to his leather armour with a large knife rather than mace, as she approached he swung at her with knife but to his surprise she didn't dodge but rather raised her arm to take the hit "these scales aren't just for show you know" terra said as the knife shattered against her arm before she crossed her arms "scorching dragon wing attack" she cried blasting him at point blank range knocking him back thought the exterior wall as he clung on to the side barely holding on, however as he tried to pulled himself up terra fully kicked him out of the window "that's gonna hurt, but he's definitely knocked out" with that done terra turned her attention to Erza "are you okay, now that we've dealt with him this guy should be fine" she said referring to the knocked out vampire but as she turned towards the hole in the wall "either way he wasn't that tough, where'd he go" terra said as Kishou he was gone "what, but he was out cold" terra said looking around the area he feel "great, okay someone must have come for him, I'm going after him and probably won't be back so don't wait for me, as soon as your friends are able get out of here" she said quickly as not to lose him as Erza approached terra with a question "you sent us here why" Erza said "I can't say but what I can give you is a word of advice about your vampire companion" she started to be stopped by Erza "how do you know about that" she questioned again drawing her sword on the girl even if she wasn't confident about facing her "she's feeling confident, safe and happy however you shouldn't relax just yet, it doesn't take much to shatter confidence and then she'll be back at square one fearing herself and her own powers again but keep in mind too much confidence leads to arrogance which can be even more destructive" she said as Erza's frustration came to its boiling point charging at her, before terra swept her arm sending her back with a gust of wind till Erza hit the wall opposite them as Erza spotted that terra was now armed with a blue and red crooked staff with a scaly design "keeping in mind what I said, next time we meet I'll tell you more" she said before a blue flame appeared in her hand before expanding creating a blinding light, when it disappeared Erza found herself alone 'she knew about Wendy the whole time' Erza thought to herself before she started to head back down stairs towards Grey
Wendy was waiting for Katsu's statement ready with her next "alright you and your so called brother aren't related" he said as Wendy nodding as the circle around them flashed 'what was that, is the building shaking causing a disturbance' Wendy thought moving to her question but before she could Katsu spoke "it's over you win, now take your friends and get out" he said before the circle disappeared 'is he giving up Wendy thought before a group of vampires descended the stairs Erza and Grey with them "did anyone see a man with red hair come through here" Erza asked "what do you want with Kishou" Vlad asked "he just butchered most of the people here, we gathered up the saviours but he got away" Erza said still focused on terra and Kishou "alright time for the humans to leave" Katsu said checking on the group Grey brought down as Erza grabbed Wendy's shoulders and the three fairy's left
When they reunited with the others they found Lisanna had eaten supplies Erza had packed for the mission "so I assume your human" Erza asked as Lucy answered for Lisanna "yeah apparently she felt really hungry and she hasn't stopped eating" at this Erza was kinda of stunned "I can't imagine, but she's already consumed two weeks' worth of food, that's it Lisanna when we get home I'm treating you to the best cake in Magnolia" she exclaimed as no one was surprised "well we've been found out what now" Grey asked "Lisanna takes priority, we're going home" Erza said as she started packing up camp the others following suit
After Lisanna had finished her binge they started walking back "wow I don't even think I've seen Natsu eat that much" Lucy said as they went "oh, sorry" Lisanna replied embarrassed "don't be it was quite the sight" Natsu said with his grin "yes four weeks of food in two hours is something, do you still have room for that cake" Erza asked "I'm not proud to admit it but yes" she said before changing the subject "so who are you two" Lisanna said referring to Lucy and Wendy "oh right we never did properly introduce ourselves, well I'm Lucy Heartfilia and I'm a celestial wizard" Lucy said as Wendy followed "Wendy Marvell and I'm a sky dragon slayer" she said as Lisanna gasped "another dragon slayer wow" at this Lisanna was corrected by Erza "not just her a while ago Gajeel joined the guild and he's an iron dragon slayer so now fairy tail's got three dragon slayers" not one second later Lisanna laughed only Wendy and Erza noticing the tears in her eyes "so the guilds as rowdy as ever" she said her tone portraying joy 'this must be hard for her being away for so long' Wendy thought as Erza's mirrored 'it won't be easy for her but she'll be back home'
When they returned to Mongolia the group headed for the guild while Erza dropped her luggage home first "why do you take that much luggage" a voice echoed behind her as she turned to see terra "I take it you didn't catch them" Erza asked "no, I didn't" she said with a sigh "so care to explain yourself" Erza asked as she was meet with a nervous laugh "I can't tell you yet, but know I'm a friend to fairy tail or well… I'm a member I've already told Master so I'll see you later" she said before adding "in about 7 years, give or take a few weeks of course" in voice so quite Erza couldn't hear before she left in a more conventional manner
