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Bold is for attacks

Michelle's POV

"I wonder what this crowd is for." I said.

A large group of people were gathered around a stage cart in the middle of the road.

"Hey why are you all around here?" Carole asked a woman.

"Someone's selling something." An old woman said.

"I wonder what it is?" Lucy hummed.

"Look at all these people." I observed "They don't look…great."

"Michelle is right." Carla said walking up "Some of these people look pretty injured, casts and everything."

Suddenly our attention was drawn to the cart, soft music started playing, on the cart were two people, they were both dressed in fancy clothing, the man was in a suit, the woman was in a sort of Magical Mirai outfit, top hat and all, they both had fancy cane's with big, but clearly fake, jewels at the top.

"Hmm?" I couldn't really get a good look through the crowd so it was hard to see.

"Someone lift me!" Wendy cried "I can't see!"

"Thank you one and all for your attendance." The male voice said "I assure you the time you spend here won't be in vain."

"In fact I think it will prove to be the most valuable time you've ever spent!" the girl cheered.

"Is that?"

"I think."

"What is it we can't see!" Wendy and Carole yelled.

"Welcome one and all to the demonstration of a lifetime!" the man said.

"The demonstration of a better life!" His companion added.

"A demonstration of a better time! If I haven't caught your interest by now, I guarantee you will be the end of our little demonstration."

"Let me tell you ladies and gentlemen there are ailments all around you." The man said.

"There is sickness in every breath you breath." The woman added "It's just amazing how infected this world can be."

"Now we get it, some of you don't think you're really all that sick." The man said "But be honest, twisted ankles and sore knees don't heal all that quick. Think about how dangerous this world is, you might slip and fall break or sprain something here right now.

"Luckily for you we've got the thing you need." The both said "And it's easier when all you need's the cure, This miracle curative tonic, is just what the doctor ordered."

"Now I know our claims seem fantastical." The man said.

"Impractical." The woman countered.

"Improbable." The man said.

"Impossible!" the woman yelled.

"Maybe even magical!" they both cheered.

"So we welcome any suffering person to make their way up to the stage, but don't crowd, and we can prove this tonic's effectiveness right before your eyes." The girl said.

"You there with the orange hair!" the man said.

He pointed to a woman in the crowd, she had long orange hair, a slender figure and appeared to need crutches.

The woman hobbled her way up.

She looks pretty jacked up.

"Now I wager you're tired of those old crutches young lady." The man said.

"Try taking a sip of this." The girl said.

The ginger woman drank the potion and suddenly she could walk again.

"See this woman has been born anew!" the man yelled.

"That's why you're lucky to be here tonight." The woman said "Just come on up folks we've always got some more!"

"Wow they cured that girl with just one sip!" Wendy said "Incredible, even my magic can't do that."

"Yeah…" Carole said looking at the stage skeptically.

"I don't like it." Natsu said "Something fishy is going on."

"Now some of you are suffering from feelings of despair." The man said "You're old, you're tired, your legs just don't' work."

"Heck you even have grey hair!" the woman yelled "But listen and we'll tell you that there's no need to fear. Your ears will work, your muscles tone, your eyes will see so clear!"

"Luckily for you we've got just the thing you need." The two cheered "The answer to your problems in a jar."

"It cures Pains, soars and the Eastern Forest Blight!" the man said.

"The Common Cold, the Flu and the dysentery cured in just a night!" the woman added.

"Swollen ankles, aching back and a terrible overbite cleft!" the man said looking at a woman.

"Zits, fat and even give your butt some heft!" she said.

"Hair loss, hay fever and even tonsillitis!" the man said.

"You've seen it here folks!" the woman said "This is the only place in Fiore you can find it!"

"It can make you shorter, taller, even grow old!"

"Old?"

"But who's want that!" they said "With one drink you could be young again!"

"SOLD!" Wendy yelled.

"Wendy?!" we all yelled.

"It can make me older." She said "How can I not jump at this chance."

"Wendy." I sighed "This stuff doesn't actually work."

"But I saw…"

"You're awfully gullible." Carole laughed "These are snake oil salesmen."

"Huh?"

"They sell phony potions and claim that they can cure any illness." Lucy told her "It's a scam to rip off foolish people or those who are desperate and actually fall for it. The orange haired girl is a plant, she just pretends to be sick and then get cured."

"Everybody get lost!" Natsu yelled blasting fire into the air.

The crowd scattered, except for the two salesmen and the woman with the orange hair.

"Well jeez." The man sighed "You could have let us make one last sale."

"Man we really had those ones on the hook too." The saleswoman said.

"HA!" Wendy gasped "Kage and Laki?! You were the ones selling that stuff?"

"Well yes we were." Laki smiled "Although I have a feeling that the shops about to close up."

"Wait but you guys said that the orange girl was a plant." Wendy said "how do you know her?"

"Well you know me too." The girl said snapping her fingers.

Her hair shortened and turned purple.

"Kinana?!" Wendy yelled.

"A little transformation magic goes a long way." The girl giggled.

"I just-but you three-My head hurts." Wendy frowned.

"Jeez Wendy you're about six steps behind everyone else." Carole sighed.

"You guys are stealing form people." Natsu glared "not cool."

"You do what you gotta do to get by." Kage told him "It's hard to make money when you've got no guild."

"At first we just did it to get a little spare cash to make ends meet but…a few too many fancy dinners and it's hard to go back." Laki explained.

"We always told people to go to their doctors too." Kinana said.

"You should have made the money some other way." Natsu said.

"Well it's not easy when the guild ain't around." Kage said.

"Tch." Natsu hissed.

"You still think it's just so casual for all of us." I explained "you weren't there you don't get to complain about what others did to squeeze by."

"Well about the guild." Lucy said "We're um…that's why we're here."

"I guessed that much myself." Laki said "The lot of you together only option was that you were gathering up old members of Fairy Tail for some big reform or battle."

"That and we saw the paper." Kinana laughed.

"I don't know if I'm really interested." Kage whistled "making way more with the stage cart. Maybe if Natsu were to beg me…"

"Ignore him." Laki said smacking her boyfriend "Let us wrap the cart up and we will be right behind you."

"Wrap up?" I asked.

Laki snapped her fingers and the cart folded up and formed into a small case.

"The fine points of Wood-Make magic." Laki smiled picking up the case "Where are we going."

"Let me guess, you're after Juvia." Kage said.

"How did you know?" Carole asked.

"That's the town this road leads too." Kinana said "And we were in that town the other day but no one was around but Juvia."

"Just Juvia?" Lucy mumbled.

"Well let's get on the road." I said "Let's move out!"

AN

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