Welcome back to Code: Fairy Tail. This chapter will cover Lelouch, Euphemia and Lucy becoming a part of Fairy Tail, getting to know the rest of the guild, and rescuing Macao from the Gorian.
Like I said last chapter, the Daybreak arc will NOT be included in this story, and neither will the Galuna Island arc. Lelouch isn't gonna be a part of EVERYTHING.
So, with that said, let's get to chapter 2
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, Code Geass or any other series that will appear in this story. They are owned by their respective creators/companies.
Chapter 2: Welcome to Fairy Tail
City of Era, unknown location in Ishgar:
Somewhere in the middle of Ishgar lies the city of Era. It serves as the headquarters for an organization known as the Magic Council. (A/N: It was never said specifically where Era was in the manga or anime, so for my story, Era is going to be in the middle of Ishgar, somewhere between Joya and Iceberg.)
The Magic Council is a group of 10 powerful wizards whose job it is to monitor and control all the wizard guilds in the Magic world. The Council has the right to arrest any wizard or guild that attempts to break the laws they have set up, and should a guild go to far, the Council could label them a Dark Guild. They were the most powerful force in the magic world, though they were still one step below the government, meaning if the Council did something not seen in a bright light, the government could choose to get involved.
The Council consisted of a chairman and 9 other people who give advice to the chairman and help him maintain order.
The Council was currently in a session right now about what happened in Hargeon. Because of their tendency to go overboard and cause tremendous damage to property during requests, the Council did not hold Fairy Tail in high regard.
"Those idiots in Fairy Tail," one council member spoke in annoyance, "they've gone and done it again. This time, they destroyed an entire port."
"What is the matter with those knuckleheads?" Another member asked just as annoyed.
"I for one am actually quite fond of those dimwits and their lazy-fair attitude." A blue haired member of the council commented.
"Hmm," an older member next to the blue haired man nodded in agreement. "They may behave like fools, but we mustn't forget they are also an extremely capable lot."
"Yes, that's true" another member commented. "They present quite the quandary."
"I think we should leave them to their own devices." The blue haired man said. "After all, if not for those fools, think of how boring this world would be right now."
Magnolia, Fairy Tail guild hall:
After a 3 day journey, the group of five finally arrived in Magnolia and were now standing in front of the Fairy Tail guild hall.
The building was three stories tall and took on a shape reminiscent of a pagoda, with each floor being smaller than the one below it and sitting on the latter's roof. The roofs consisted of extremely long, arched tiles lined up one after the other and possessing simple curved protrusions jutting upwards on the building's angles. On the highest roof, topping the summit of the building, sat a simple, round and pointed dome with a flag on its point. The roof below the one with the dome, the middle one, was held up by a pair of vertical poles and housed three large banners. The banner in the middle was orange and had Fairy Tail's symbol on it, the banner to the left was green and had the symbol for the Fiore kingdom on it and the last banner, the one on the right, was blue and had an unknown emblem. The building's large entrance was Arabian in design, with its shape being reminiscent of that of the dome on the summit, and above it was the guild's name, topped by a protruding, stylized heart shape and flanked by a pair of carved fairies.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail." Happy told the three new arrivals.
Lucy had a massive smile spread across her face as she marveled at the building that was in front of her. Euphemia and Lelouch had small smiles on their faces looking at the building as well.
Natsu then approached the doors and kicked them wide open.
"WE MADE IT BACK ALIVE!" Natsu roared as he entered the building. "We're home!" Happy added in.
Everyone in the building greeted Natsu as he walked in. The inside of the building was similar to that of a large lunch hall mainly consisting of wood, while also possessing a parquet floor and a mezzanine held up by wood beams overlooking it. Several long benches and tables stretched across its length with a bar at the end. Lucy, Lelouch and Euphemia then entered the building and looked around, impressed with the building.
"So, I heard you went all out in Hargeon, Natsu." A buck-toothed man named Krov said. "You just had to go and start troub-" he was interrupted by a sudden kick to the face by Natsu.
"Why did you do that!?" Lucy was appalled by what Natsu just did.
"You lied about that Salamander!" Natsu yelled at Krov. "I'm gonna kick your butt!"
Krov got up and started yelling back. "Don't get mad at me, I'm not the one to blame here! I was just passing along a rumor I heard!"
"IT WAS JUST A RUMOR!?" Natsu yelled in disbelief.
"You wanna fight!?" Krov yelled.
"LET'S GO!"
Natsu then punched Krov so hard, he went through many tables, hitting many people who were sitting on them.
"Now now, Natsu." Happy said, trying to stop the situation from derailing into chaos. "I think you need to calm dow-AAAAAAHHHH!" Happy was interrupted as he got hit by a person thrown and went sailing across the building.
And with that, chaos ensued as the guild became engulfed in a brawl, members throwing down against each other.
While Lelouch and Euphemia sweat-dropped at this showcase, Lucy was still in awe about being in Fairy Tail's guild building.
"So, Natsu finally made it back. HUH!?" Lucy was shocked and appalled when a man suddenly rose from a table. Lelouch covered Euphemia's eyes because of the man's current attire.
The man in question was a toned and muscular man who had black spiky hair and dark blue eyes. He wore a necklace that resembled a sword in a stone around his neck. His Fairy Tail emblem was on his right pectoral and was blue. This was Gray Fullbuster.
The reason Lucy was appalled and Lelouch was covering Euphemia's eyes was because Gray was currently in his boxers. This was because Gray had a bad habit of taking off his clothes. Most of the time, he doesn't even realize he's taken them off unless someone points it out.
"It's time we settled things once and for all!" Gray said as he marched off to join the brawl, mainly to fight Natsu.
"Gray, your clothes?" A woman sitting at the bar pointed out. "I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT!" Gray was shocked that his clothes were off but decided to wait until he pummeled Natsu to search for them and put them back on.
The woman who called Gray out was a tall and slim tanned-skinned young woman with an ample bust. She had mid-back length brown hair with two shoulder-length strands framing her face, with the left one starting from a prominent, high fringe. She had large purple eyes and visibly long eyelashes. For attire, the woman wore a light blue bikini top which featured a camouflage pattern, a pair of capri pants, with two bands hanging from each leg, a light belt covered in heart motifs loosely tied around the waist and a pair of high-heeled sandals. She also had a pair of metal bracelets adorning her biceps, bearing an incision composed of many "A"s, and three simple, round metal bracelets on her right wrist. Her Fairy Tail mark was on the lower left part of her abdomen, right above her hips. This woman was Cana Alberona.
"Ugh, you see. I don't date the men here because they have no class." Cana said as she began to drink from a large barrel. Cana was a heavy drinker with a strong alcohol tolerance. Lucy had her mouth agape as she witnessed Cana drinking. Even Lelouch was shocked by this.
"Come here and fight me Natsu!" Gray yelled as he kicked a random person. "Not until you put some clothes on!" Natsu yelled back as he was strangling Krov.
"It's only noon and you boys are already whining like spoiled babies." A voice said from behind Lucy who turned around. Behind her was a large muscular man with tan colored skin, long white hair kept styled upwards in long, wavy spikes, dark blue eyes with no visible eyebrows, and a scar running down the right side of his face, crossing his right eye. His outfit consisted of a dark blue jacket with purplish blue inners, held close on the front by a large line of buttons, with similar buttons on the sleeves' back and the zip located on the high collar left open. The back of the jacket had large, light kanjis that read "The greatest" and the jacket itself was worn over a light red shirt. The man also wore loose pants matching his jacket, held up by a simple belt, and traditional Japanese geta sandals, held in place by bands.
This man was Elfman Strauss, who believed that all that was needed to solve problems were two large fists. He also had a habit of saying "man" as a self-proclaimed image of himself. "I'm a real man! You want me to prove it to ya?" He told Natsu and Gray.
"I can't believe he's encouraging them." Lucy deadpanned. Lelouch nodded in agreement, Elfman reminded Lelouch about Tamaki, mainly their brash level-headedness. Euphemia also was reminded about Suzaku's brashness whenever he piloted the Lancelot.
Natsu and Gray punched Elfman in response, knocking him clear across the guild. The three new arrivals sweat dropped at seeing how easily Elfman got taken down. "They knocked him out that easily!?" Lucy said.
"Geez, it's so noisy around here." The three turned around to see another person sitting on a table with two girls in his arms. He was a young man of average height with short spiky orange hair and hazel eyes which were covered by a pair of azure-tinted sunglasses with a thin frame. He wore a green coat with a wide collar, complete with prominent, spiky, brownish-white fur trimming lining the hood, over a light red shirt covered in many flower-like motifs. He also wore black pants and whitish sneakers, each adorned by a pair of light green stripes. This man was named Loke. He is a lady killer who's ranked high on the list of "Most eligible wizards bachelors."
Loke suddenly got hit in the head by a stray glass. "Are you ok?" One of the girls who were with him asked. Loke simply got up and struck a pose. "I'm gonna go fight. Only to protect you two." He told the girls who wished him luck. Lucy crossed off something inside a small book.
"What the heck is wrong with these people?" Lucy asked bewildered. "There's not one sane person in the whole place." Lelouch couldn't help but agree. 'These people make the Black Knights look tame.' Euphemia also couldn't help but be bewildered at the hysteria happening. 'Lloyd isn't as crazy as this, and Suzaku sometimes couldn't understand him.'
"Hello, are you three new here?" The newcomers turned around to find a beautiful woman approaching them.
"IT'S MIRAJANE! IN THE FLESH!" Lucy cheered like a schoolgirl. Mirajane simply giggled in response.
The woman was Mirajane Strauss, Elfman's older sister. Mirajane was a slim young woman of below average height who had long, white hair that curled slightly at the ends with two bangs framing her face and reached down to her chest with the most prominent feature being a short, upward ponytail obtained by gathering and tying the hair covering her forehead. She also had large blue eyes and a curvy, voluptuous body. Mirajane was currently wearing a sleeveless, ankle-length maroon dress with a pleated skirt that was adorned at the chest by a large, pink bow, and similarly colored trimmings frame the rather ample neckline, acting as straps, and circle around the waist. She also wore high-heeled shoes that matched her dress and accessorized with a small chain necklace with a blue oval gem attached to it, and a bracelet made of white flowers circling her right wrist.
In Fairy Tail, Mirajane is a motherly-like figure who was mainly known for her bikini-clad photo shoots in Sorcerer Weekly magazine. Currently, she serves as a barmaid.
"Um, don't you think we should try to stop them or something?" Lucy asked Mirajane, turning her attention back to the brawl, which was getting more chaotic. "It's always like this around here, I just leave them alone." Mirajane said nonchalantly. "Besides…" Out of nowhere, Elfman was thrown into Mirajane to Lucy's shock.
"It's kinda fun, don't you think?" Mirajane said before she blacked out. "AHH! DON'T DIE MIRAJANE!" Lucy yelled before getting ran into by Gray.
When Lucy looked at Gray, she had to completely cover her eyes because Gray was now completely naked since his boxers were stolen by Natsu, who had a triumphant smirk on his face as he twirled Gray's boxers around his finger. Lelouch had to make Euphemia not see the fight because of Gray's indecency.
"Give me back my underwear, jerk!" Gray yelled before he noticed Lucy. "Excuse me miss, could I please borrow your underwear?" Gray asked only to receive a punch from Lucy. "AS IF!" Lucy yelled before getting picked up by Loke bridal style. "These guys are all so insensitive. A woman has needs-" Loke said but was interrupted by an uppercut from Elfman. "REAL MEN SPEAK WITH THEIR FISTS LOKE!" Elfman shouted before getting kicked by Natsu. "I told you to butt out!" Natsu yelled.
Lelouch, having enough of the mass hysteria, simply led Euphemia to the bar and sat down, trying to ignore the chaos happening until someone stopped it. Cana noticed Lelouch and decided to ask him something.
"So, how come you two aren't in on the fight?" Cana asked. Lelouch turned to her. "It's because Euphie and I are new here and I would prefer not to get in these sort of fights unless it's for a good reason." "And I actually prefer non-violence." Euphemia added in.
Cana nodded and looked back at the insanity, sighing. "Ugh, it's so loud. So much for having a drink to relax." Cana said before drawing out a tarot card. "That's enough you guys. I suggest that you knock it off." The card started to glow with magic energy.
"Oh yeah, says who?" Gray said as he punched a fist into his palm and ice and frost started to generate around his hands.
"RRRRAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Elfman roared as he raised his right arm into the air, transforming into a stone arm.
"You punks can be such a nuisance." Loke said as he twisted a ring on his index finger. It started to glow with magical power.
Natsu's fists became engulfed in flames. "I'm ready for you." Natsu said as he got ready to throw down.
Nearly everyone was charging up their magic power, ready to bring the fight into even more hysteria as Lucy held Happy up in fright.
Lelouch decided he had to intervene before this got way out of hand. But before he could get up, someone beat him to the punch as a giant foot slammed on the floor.
"WOULD YOU FOOLS STOP BICKERING LIKE CHILDREN!" Standing in the center of the guild was a massive shadowy figure so tall, it almost reached the ceiling. Lucy nearly peed her pants at the sight of the giant "HE'S HUGE" she screamed as her eyes bulged.
Lelouch and Euphemia were also taken back by the giant's appearance, but at least the others stopped fighting, intimidated by the giant's presence.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were still here master." Mirajane said to the giant who turned to look in her direction. "Did you say, MASTER!?" Lucy and Euphemia exclaimed in shock. Lelouch was also taken back by this fact. This giant was Fairy Tail's master!?
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! Man talk about a bunch of babies!" Natsu laughed with his hands on his hips. "Looks like I won this round you litt-." Suddenly, Natsu was crushed underneath by the giant's foot. He then looked at Lucy, then turned to Lelouch and Euphemia.
"Well, it seems we've some new recruits."
"Y-Yes sir!" Lucy stuttered out as she was shaking uncontrollably.
The giant let out a huge grunt before, to the newcomers' shock, started to shrink. After a few moments, what stood in the giant's place was a short old man.
"Nice to meet you three." The old man said with a wave. As expected of his old age, the man had white hair growing from the outer rims of his head while he was bald at the top. He had black eyes and a thick white mustache. He wore a plain white t-shirt with a black Fairy Tail in the middle under an orange hoodie. He also wore matching orange shorts and an orange and blue striped jester hat.
"He's tiny! This little guy's really in charge here?" Lucy exclaimed.
"Of course, he is." Mirajane replied. "Allow me to introduce the Fairy Tail guild's third master, Makarov Dreyar."
With the introductions done, Makarov hopped up to the balcony of the second floor, but he misjudged his angle and hit the railing. After grumbling a bit, he got back up, cleared his throat and looked down on all the gathered wizards. Everyone else were looking up at Makarov in anticipation.
"You've gone and done it again; you bunch of clowns!" Makarov yelled before pulling out a stack of papers from his back. "Just take a look at how much paperwork the Magic Council sent me this time. This is the biggest pile of complaints yet!"
Lelouch and Euphemia were filled in on the Magic Council while on the way to Magnolia. Lelouch already didn't like some aspects of the council, comparing them to some of Bitannia's nobles and even his father, Charles, for how strict they are with the wizard guilds.
Makarov then started to list down the complaints. Gray walked around a town naked after wiping out a smuggling organization that had ties to a yakuza group called the Fifth Ward Circle, and he ran away after stealing drying underwear. Elfman assaulted a VIP he was assigned to escort and protect after the man told Elfman "men were all about education." Cana sent the bill of 15 barrels of alcohol to the Council. Loke flirted with the granddaughter of a council member and damaged a talent agency. Natsu wiped out the Devon Thief Family but destroyed seven houses in the process, destroyed the historical clock tower in Tuly Village, burnt down a church near Freesia, damaged part of Lupinus Castle, caused the total collapse of Nazuna Observatory, the list went on and on.
"And finally, Natsu, you and another hooligan destroyed half of Hargeon's port while taking down the slave trader, Bora the Prominence." Lelouch tensed slightly at that and Euphemia looked at him with worry. "Have you lost your minds? All you kids are ever good for is getting the higher-ups mad at me!" Makarov yelled. Many guild members then looked down in shame. Lucy was afraid the master was going to start yelling more and giving severe repercussions. "…however…" Makarov then set the paperwork on fire. "I say to heck with the Magic Council!" Makarov then tossed the flaming papers into the air, which Natsu caught with his mouth and began to eat.
"Now listen up," said Makarov "any power that surpasses reason still comes from reason, right?" Lelouch had to agree with this when it came to Geass. "Magic isn't some kind of miraculous power; it is a talent that only works when the flow of energy inside of us and the flow of energy in the natural world are in perfect synchronization." Everyone was paying attention as Makarov continued. "To perform magic, one must have a strong mind and the ability to focus. It should take over your being and come out pouring out of your soul. If all we do is worry about following rules, then our magic will never progress. Don't let those blowhards on the Council scare you, follow the path you believe in. Because that is what makes the Fairy Tail guild, Number 1!"
At Makarov's declaration, the entire guild cheered in applause, bringing life back into the guild. Lelouch had a smile on his face. He could tell things would get more interesting in the future.
Later, Lelouch, Euphemia and Lucy received their guild marks. Lucy's was pink and on the back of her right hand, Euphemia's was also pink and was on the left side of her bust, and Lelouch's was dark purple and on his right pectoral.
"Now you three are official members of the Fairy Tail guild." Mira said happily.
"Hey, Natsu. Look, Mirajane just put the official Fairy Tail mark on my hand." Lucy said happily.
"Oh yeah? That's cool. Welcome to the guild Loony." Natsu said nonchalantly. He was busy looking at the request board.
"THE NAME'S LUCY!" Lucy yelled.
Lelouch took the time to relax and think about recent events. He actually never expected to be given a chance at redemption, he was prepared for eternal suffering. But YHWH had faith in him, so he had to take this chance. Besides, the whole universe was depending on him.
As he thought about this, his train of thought shifted to his full-blooded sister, Nunnally. Now that Lelouch thought about it, this was the first time he was fighting for something other than just her. He hated having to sadden his sister by dying, but it was necessary for the cycle of hatred to be destroyed. Besides, Suzaku was looking after her now and he trusted him. He was brought out of his thoughts when Mirajane tapped his shoulder.
"Lelouch, sorry to bother you." Mirajane said. "But I was wondering what drove you to join Fairy Tail."
Lelouch already came up with a perfect ruse. "I had heard about it while I was hunting Bora in Hargeon. Someone said it was a real famous guild and I figured it would be a good way to gain some potential."
Mirajane seemed to buy it, but Makarov had a suspicious look on his face.
"Excuse me, young man." Makarov approached Lelouch. "Would you follow me please? You as well miss Euphemia." Lelouch had a feeling the master was on to him but decided to honor his request and motioned for Euphemia to follow him.
The two found themselves in the master's office, Lelouch and Euphemia looking slightly tense with the master staring at them.
"So then, Lelouch." Makarov said. "What exactly are you hiding?" Lelouch's eyes widened a bit before closing them and looking down. He looked at Euphemia and gave a nod. They might as well tell the truth, at least to the master. They could tell everyone else later.
"The truth is," Lelouch started to explain, "Euphemia and I aren't actually from this world." This caught Makarov's interest. "We were actually brought here through certain means."
"Please explain," Makarov said, "about your world first, then how you came here."
"Alright." Lelouch said. "But promise you won't tell anyone without checking with us first." "We plan on telling everyone else at a later date." Euphemia added in. Makarov nodded in approvement.
"To start off, our world was divided among 3 superpowers." Lelouch started. "Think of them as powerful countries." Lelouch unveiled another of his magics, Archive. It allowed the user to convert information into magical data. Using his Archive, Lelouch brought up a map of his world. "This is what our world looks like." He then made it so certain areas were filled with colors. "The red areas represent the Chinese Federation, the green area is the Europea United, or E.U. for short and finally the blue area represents the nation me and Euphie hail from, the Holy Britannian Empire." Lelouch then began to explain what each superpower was, starting with the Chinese Federation.
"The Chinese Federation is an Imperial monarchy ruled by an emperor or empress. However, in truth, most of the power lies in the hands of the ruler's 'advisors', the High Eunuchs while the current empress was only a figurehead. While, area-wise, it is the smallest of the three superpowers, it has the largest population among the three. But it consisted of mainly the elderly as thanks to the High Eunuchs, the people of the Chinese Federation were living in poverty." Makarov was appalled at the cruelty of the High Eunuchs.
Lelouch then moved on to the E.U. "Geographically, the United Republic of Europia, or Europia United, was the largest of the three superpowers. It is also the most democratic of the three. However, it had many internal problems concerning public unrest and its government. Seemingly, the entire continent of Africa served as colonies for the E.U." Makarov just closed his eyes in thought as Lelouch moved on to the last of the three.
"And finally, the nation that Euphie and I hail from, the Holy Britannian Empire. While the Chinese Federation has the biggest population and the E.U. has the biggest geographic area, in terms of power, Britannia is the strongest. And as the years went by, their influence and territory grew." Lelouch then had the map move forward in time and the areas changed color, but Makarov mainly saw that the blue area which represented Britannia was getting bigger.
"As you can see, the Britannian Empire controlled about a third of the world by the time I was born and they kept pushing forward, taking more and more countries in the world into their fold, whether willingly or not." Makarov had his mouth open in agape from how much of Lelouch's world that Britannia controlled. "From the tone of your voice just now," Makarov said, "it seems like you despised your country or something."
"That's because I did despise it." Lelouch said to Makarov's slight shock.
"Allow me to explain." Euphemia said. "Britannia was a nation that followed the philosophy of Social Darwinism."
"Social Darwinism?" Makarov asked confused on what the term meant.
"To put it simply, Social Darwinism is the belief that all living things are subject to the natural selection of nature." Lelouch explained. "Basically, 'the strong survive and the weak die' kind of like a food chain." Euphemia added in.
Upon hearing this information, Makarov started to have a look of disgust on his face.
"Yes. That is the way of Britannia." Lelouch said. "Britannia invades other countries, take what they want, and because the country 'lost' to them, they strip the nation of its freedom, rights, even its name. For example," Lelouch had his map zoom in on a country with two main landmasses, "this country, New Zealand, when it was conquered by Britannia, it was renamed as 'Area 9' and its people, the New Zealanders were renamed 'Nines'. All countries that come into the empire are replaced with just a number. All of the people previously living in those countries suffer the same fate, being replaced by a number."
Makarov was now shaking and clenching his fists in anger. He couldn't believe that such a vile and heartless country existed.
"However," Euphemia started to say, "there was a way for the people of those countries to live in the settlement, by becoming what we call 'Honorary Britannians'."
"Honorary Britannians are basically people, or in this case 'Numbers' that pledge their loyalty to Britannia and are allowed to earn special privileges, live in wealthy cities, etc." Lelouch informed Makarov.
"How is it that you two know so much about Britannia?" Makarov asked curiously. "It's almost like you were related to the Britannian ruler?"
"Because we are related. Euphie and I are two of his children." Lelouch revealed, shocking Makarov. "My real name is Lelouch vi Britannia and Euphie's real name is Euphemia li Britannia. Euphie and I are half-siblings."
"Half-siblings?" Makarov asked.
"We have different mothers but share the same father." Euphemia said.
"Our father was the 98th Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire," Lelouch said as he brought up the image of their father, "Charles zi Britannia." The image then changed to that of Lelouch's mother. "And this is the woman who was my mother, the 5th Imperial Consort of the Empire, Marianne vi Britannia."
While normally Makarov would be ogling at a woman, in this case he looked at Marianne with a cold eye as if the smile on her face was an act.
"Unlike the other Imperial Consorts, my mother was born a commoner." Lelouch said. "She enrolled into the Britannian military and managed to work her way up the ranks until she became a member of Britannia's elite squad, the Knights of the Round."
"The Knights of the Round are a group of 12 people that are assigned by royalty and under the direct command of the emperor himself." Euphemia explained to Makarov.
"My mother managed to become the Knight of Six after defeating the Knight of Five, now Knight of One, Bismarck Waldstein in combat." Lelouch continued. "And sometime after that, our father asked for her hand in marriage. She accepted his proposal and became the Fifth Imperial Consort."
"However," Euphemia said, "Marianne's former status as a commoner caused her to earn the jealousy of many of the other Imperial Consorts and nobles which spread to Lelouch and his sister Nunnally vi Britannia just because they were Marianne's children. But there were some people of royal blood, like myself, my older half-brother Clovis la Britannia and especially my full-blooded sister Cornelia li Britannia, and even non-royals like Jeremiah Gottwald that respected and admired her."
"But it wasn't enough," Lelouch said, "and when I was 10 years old, my mother was assassinated." Makarov became shocked by this. "And if that wasn't enough, Nunnally became paralyzed from bullet wounds on her legs and became psychologically blind as a result." This further added to Makarov's shock, feeling sorrow for Lelouch's sister. "I went to my father to tell him about it. However…" Instead of telling, Lelouch had his archive project a memory of when Lelouch confronted Charles about Marianne's death. The memory started with a set of elongated grand doors that opened up after a few moments.
"Announcing Prince Lelouch vi Britannia, Seventeenth Heir to the Royal Britannian Imperial Throne!" someone announced to the side. At the other end of the room was a large throne where the emperor himself sat. On both sides of the room were nobles and others dressed in fancy clothing.
As the screen (which showed what the younger Lelouch was seeing) began approaching the throne, the nobles began whispering to each other; their comments further shocking Makarov.
"I heard Empress Marianne was killed inside the Imperial Palace."
"There's no way terrorists could have gotten in there."
"Which means the real assassins must have been…"
"Shhh. Beware, my friend. You'll regret it if anyone hears that kind of talk around the palace."
"And yet the boy remains… even though his mother is dead."
"It's over. And the Ashford family who stood behind them is finished as well."
"And his sister, the Princess?"
"We understand she was shot in the legs."
"Blindness caused by trauma, though, isn't it?"
"No difference. Now she can't even be married off for political gain."
The screen came to a stop at the foot of the throne. "Hail, your Majesty! My mother, the Empress, is dead!" The voice of Lelouch's younger self was heard in the screen.
"Old news. What of it?" Charles said in a bored tone.
"What of it?!" younger Lelouch exclaimed in disbelief.
"You sought an audience with the Emperor of Britannia simply to inform me of that? Send the next one in. I have no time for these childish games."
"Father!" The screen approached closer to the throne as two guards standing by rushed to intercept only to halt when Charles raised his hand.
The guards straightened up and secured their weapons. "Yes! Your Majesty!" The guards said in unison.
"Why didn't you keep mother out of harm's way? You're the Emperor, the greatest man in the nation, if not the world. You should have protected her, and now you don't even visit Nunally?!"
"I've no use for that weakling."
Upon hearing Charles' response, Makarov clenched his fists even further, to the point that blood was starting to drip. Veins were also starting to appear on his face. Euphemia's eyes were starting to get moist as she was starting to cry.
"That weakling?" younger Lelouch gasped.
"That is what it means to be royalty."
The screen shifted down for a bit before rising back up. "Then I don't want to be your heir. I give up my claim to the throne!"
Shouts and noises of bewilderment and shocked followed Lelouch's declaration.
"I'm sick of fighting and scheming over who will succeed you, Father. I've had enough!"
"You are dead." Makarov heard younger Lelouch gasp.
"You have always been dead to me, dead from the moment you were born. Who gave you the fine clothes you wear, a comfortable home, the food you eat, and your very life? All of those I have given to you. In short, you are nothing to me because you have never existed. Yet you dare to speak such foolishness to me?!" Charles rose threateningly from his throne and the young Lelouch stumbled back as he began to cry.
"Lelouch! You are dead. Therefore, you are not entitled to any rights. I am sending you and Nunnally to Japan. As Prince and Princess, you will serve well as bargaining tools."
The screen shortened out.
"After that," Lelouch started to say while his body was shaking, "we were sent to Japan and taken in by Genbu Kururugi, the Prime Minister who controlled the country, and his family. One year later, Britannia invaded Japan, starting the Pacific War. We were staying at the Kururugi Shrine during that time and it was one of the first places to be bombed by Britannian forces. We would've died had Genbu's son, Suzaku, not helped us escape. During that time, Britannia developed a new weapon called Knightmare Frames, humanoid war machines built for combat. Japan fell less than a month later, and not once did anyone try to come and rescue us. In other words, it didn't matter to them if their prince and princess were still there. They attacked anyway, knowing that there was a huge possibility that we would die, and officially that's exactly what happened. Lelouch vi Britannia and Nunnally vi Britannia's deaths were marked among the casualties of that war. It was only thanks to the Ashford family that Nunnally and I had a place to stay."
Makarov was shaking in pure anger. He had no idea Lelouch had such a despicable, heartless, cruel, tyrannical, monster of a father. No, that monster had no right to call himself a father.
"It was after that I made a vow," Lelouch said, "a vow to destroy Britannia." Lelouch then told Makarov about what he went through in Japan, renamed Area 11. The massacre at Shinjuku Ghetto, Clovis' death at his hands, rescuing Suzaku after he was framed for Clovis' death, Cornelia's arrival as Area 11's new viceroy, the battle at Saitama Ghetto, the Lake Kawaguchi Hotel hijacking, the debut of the Black Knights, the downfall of the Refrain smuggling operation, the battle of Narita, the battle of Port Yokosuka, Lelouch's encounter with Mao, the rescue operation of Kyoshiro Tohdoh, the battle of Shikine Island, the events of Kamine Island, the battle of Fukuoka Base, the attempted establishment of the Special Administrative Zone, the SAZ massacre (Euphemia flinched when Lelouch talked about it), the First Assault on the Tokyo Settlement ending in the Black Knights defeat, Zero's return a year later, the death of Calares, Nunnally becoming Area 11's viceroy, Lelouch leading one million people to the Chinese Federation, the attempted arranged marriage between Britannia's crown prince and the Federation's empress, the Battle of Xiaopei which ended in Kallen's capture, the battle at the 'Mausoleum of Eighty-Eight Emperors' which ended with the execution of the High Eunuchs, Shirley's death at Rolo's hands, the Assault on the Geass Order, Lelouch confronting V.V. who revealed himself as his uncle Victor zi Britannia and the one who killed Marianne due to the jealousy he felt at the relationship between her and his brother, the Battle of Kagoshima Settlement, the Second Assault on the Tokyo Settlement which introduced the deadly FLEIJA warheads, the Black Knights betraying and attempting to kill Lelouch after Schneizel exposed him, Lelouch narrowly avoiding death thanks to Rolo who died in the process, Lelouch confronting his parents in C's World, learning about Ragnarok Connection, Charles and Marianne's deaths, Lelouch ascending to the throne a month later, Suzaku taking down the Knights of the Round after they tried to remove Lelouch from power, Lelouch taking control of the UFN, the unveiling of the Damocles, the battle of Mt. Fuji and finally the Zero Requiem ending with Lelouch's death.
"With my death, the cycle of hatred was broken." Lelouch finished up. "All energy that was once expended on war is now being used to solve other problems such as hunger and poverty. My sister succeeded me as 100th Empress of Britannia and joined Britannia with the UFN. Many of the evil things done in my world was blamed on me, including the SAZ Massacre, turning Euphemia from a scapegoat to a martyr. The Damocles was destroyed by directing it to the sun. And above all, a new era of peace was created."
Makarov only sat in his chair as he processed everything told to him. Many members of Fairy Tail carried dark pasts, but this? This made the pasts of the other members seem tame in comparison. Even Erza's was more tame than Lelouch's and she was a slave for a while! But Makarov understood why Lelouch wanted to keep his past a secret.
"So, Lelouch," Makarov said, "if you really died then how did you end up in Earthland?"
Lelouch then told Makarov of his encounter with YHWH and the mission he was assigned to. Makarov just sat and listened, quietly. He was shocked when Lelouch revealed his magic teacher as Mavis Vermillion, Fairy Tail's first master. He was also shocked when Lelouch told him there was to be 15 other people joining his team in the future.
"What you just told me has exceeded my expectations." Makarov said. "But know this, Lelouch you will have my full support in your mission. No, ALL of Fairy Tail will!"
"Thank you." Lelouch bowed his head in gratitude. Euphemia also bowed her head.
"One more thing," Makarov said, "this Geass, do you still have it?"
"No" Lelouch replied immediately. "It vanished following my death. It's gone for good."
"I see." Makarov said. "That will be all then. You two may go. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. I'll let you tell everyone when you're ready."
Bowing their heads once more, Lelouch and Euphemia left, leaving Makarov to his thoughts.
'Lelouch Lamperouge. Euphemia Kenjima. Nothing can ever make up for such a cruel past. But Fairy Tail will always be by your side. No matter what.'
After a few minutes, Makarov then left his office to watch over the other members in case they attempt an all-out brawl again. Last thing he needed was the guild hall being a mess again.
When Lelouch and Euphemia returned to the common area, some people, particularly Natsu, went up to them wanting to know what happened. However, they backed down once Lelouch told them that it was something that would between him and the master for now.
Natsu, though, tried harder to weasel the info out of Lelouch but relented once Makarov came into the room and told Natsu to stop. He relented and went to the request board to find a suitable request.
"Make sure you pick one with a big reward Natsu." Happy said.
Natsu found one that caught his interest. "Whoa! 160,000 Jewels to get rid of some thieves!" Natsu seemed sold on that. But before he could show the request to Makarov, another person came up to the master.
"How come my dad hasn't come back yet?" A young boy with straight dark purple hair and black eyes said.
"You're starting to work my nerves Romeo." Makarov told the boy, named Romeo Conbolt. "You're the son of a wizard. Have more faith in your father and just wait patiently."
Romeo was still worried. "But sir, he told me he'd be back in three days. And it's been a whole week since he left!" Romeo cried out.
"If I remember correctly, he took on the job at Mount Hakabe." Makarov said.
"That's right!" Romeo exclaimed. "And it's not that far from here. So why won't somebody go look for him?" Romeo really wanted to know if his dad was ok.
"Listen kid," Makarov was starting to get annoyed, "your old man's a wizard! And like every other wizard in this guild, he can take care of himself!" Makarov toned down his voice. "Now go home, have some milk and cookies and just wait patiently."
Romeo started to shake and glared up at Makarov.
"YOU JERK!" Romeo screamed as he punched Makarov in the face. "I HATE YOU ALL!" Romeo cried out as he ran out of the guild in tears.
"That's gotta be tough." Lucy sad sadly as she sat at the bar.
"I know it sounds like the master doesn't care," Mirajane said as she was cleaning dishes, "but he really is worried."
Natsu crumbled the request on his hand and punched the request board before walking off.
"What do you think you're doing?!" A dark-skinned member named Nab Lasaro said. "You almost broke the request board Natsu!" Natsu didn't respond and just walked out of the guild.
Makarov just sighed at Natsu's actions as Nab approached him. "This isn't good master. You know how he can be." Nab told Makarov. "I bet he's going up to Mt. Hakabe to rescue Macao."
"When is that kid ever going to grow up?" A member asked. "Who knows. Going after Macao isn't going to do anything except hurt his pride." Nab answered.
"Remember Nab," Makarov said, "we cannot choose the path of another. Just leave him be."
"Why did Natsu get so upset?" Euphemia asked.
"Probably because he and Romeo have a lot in common." Mirajane answered. "I think he sees himself in Romeo." She said with a sad tone.
"Just because we're members of Fairy Tail, doesn't mean we have our own personal issues." Mirajane explained. "We've all had our fair share of suffering and loss."
Lelouch understood that feeling very well. He felt that way many times. When his mother was 'assassinated', when he erased Shirley's memories of him after she was manipulated by Mao, when he had to kill Euphemia after he accidentally Geassed her, when Nunnally was taken hostage by V.V., when Shirley was killed by Rolo, when he believed Nunnally died in the Second Assault on the Tokyo Settlement, the list went on.
"Natsu is no different from the rest of us." Mirajane said. "You see, 7 years ago, Natsu's father left and never came back." Lucy, Lelouch and Euphemia were shocked by this. "Well, technically it wasn't his real father, but the one who raised him. He was actually a dragon."
"HE WAS A WHAT?!" Lucy yelled in shock. Lelouch and Euphemia were also surprised. "Is this actually true?" Lelouch asked bewildered. "Natsu was actually raised by a dragon?"
Mirajane nodded. "When he was a little boy, a dragon found him wandering the forest. He took him in and taught him all about language, culture and magic. But on July 7th, X777, the dragon disappeared and never returned."
"Then, that dragon must have been Igneel!" Lucy said. "That's right." Mirajane replied. "And Natsu longs for the day when he'll finally see Igneel again."
Lucy then got up and left to go look for Natsu. Lelouch lowered his head in a deep trance. He thought about when his father, Charles, sent him and Nunnally to Japan as political hostages, effectively abandoning them. And when Japan was attacked a year later, it was with the knowledge that the two were still there, meaning there was a high chance they could've been killed. Lelouch didn't want anyone else to go through what he did.
"…" Lelouch looked at Euphemia who had a look of understanding. The two then got up and left as well, hoping to catch up with Lucy.
Later, on the road to Mt. Hakabe…
Natsu couldn't even move. The group was currently in a carriage on its way to Mt. Hakabe. Natsu could only groan and cover his mouth since they were in a vehicle.
"You and vehicles really don't mix at all, do you?" Lelouch rhetorically asked.
"It's just another way to feel sorry for you." Lucy said while putting her hands on her cheeks.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Natsu groaned, confused as to why Lucy said that. "Oh, nothing. Forget I said anything." Lucy answered.
"Hey Lelouch, why did you and Euphie tag along?" Lucy wondered.
"Because we want to help Romeo." Euphemia answered.
"My father abandoned me and my sister when I was 10, and I don't want anyone else to go what I went through." Lelouch worded.
Not long after that, the carriage stopped. "Guess we're here." Lucy said.
"ALRIGHT! WE'VE STOPPED MOVING!" Natsu roared as he sprung up, feeling all revived. As he and Happy began prancing about, the carriage driver told the group they had to leave.
"I'm sorry, but this is as far as I can take you." He apologized.
Upon exiting the carriage, the group was greeted by a raging blizzard.
"Where the heck are we?" Lucy exclaimed. "It's a frozen wasteland!"
Lelouch didn't feel that cold. He figured it was a bonus of the Fire part of his Elemental Magic. Euphemia was also warm since she had a robe underneath her dress. Natsu barely felt a chill, mainly due to his dragon fire.
As the group trekked up the mountain, Lucy began to complain about the weather.
"Why is it so cold?!" Lucy screamed. "I know we're on a mountain, but it's summer right now. There shouldn't be a blizzard like this anywhere."
"That's what you get for wearing light clothing." Natsu replied.
"Oh please, you're not dressed for it. NOW HAND OVER THAT BLANKET!" Lucy yelled as she tried to take the blanket from Natsu's pack.
"Oh wait! I know what to do." Lucy them pulled out one of her silver keys. This one had the design of a clock at the end. "Open: Gate of the Clock Constellation – Horologium!" With a golden glow, a tall brown grandfather clock with long, black arms, a glass case, a Roman-numerical clock at the center and a small face at the top with slit eyes and a thin, twirly, mustache-like mouth appeared out of thin air.
"A clock! Woah!" Natsu said. "That is so cool!" Happy added.
Lucy climbed inside Horologium and said something, but the others couldn't hear it.
"W-Wait. I can't hear you!" Natsu yelled.
"She says, 'I'm staying in here and I'm not coming out.'" Horologium translated for Lucy.
"So, why come with us?" Lelouch asked.
"'What kind of crazy job would force Macao to come to a place like this?' She inquires." Horologium said.
"You should've asked that before you came with us. He went to slay a Vulcan. It's a big monster." Natsu explained, causing Lucy to become terrified.
"'I want to go back to the guild!' She proclaims." Horologium said as Natsu, Happy, Lelouch and Euphemia went on.
"'Go ahead and be my guest.' I say back." Natsu said, mimicking Horologium's way of talking.
They then pressed on, searching for Macao.
"MACAO! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Natsu yelled. "MACAO!" Happy yelled as well.
As Natsu was about to yell again, Lelouch sensed something approaching fast from above, heading for Natsu. "Watch out! Above us!" Lelouch warned. The three moved out of the way as a big ape like creature emerged.
"That's a big Vulcan!" Happy yelled.
"So, that's what a Vulcan looks like." Lelouch said.
The beast then sniffed a bit before it laid its eyes on Euphemia. "Me like human woman." The Vulcan said as it lunged for Euphemia, only to get wacked away by a huge buster sword summoned by Lelouch. This was possible with Requip Magic.
Natsu was shocked that Lelouch knew requip. He then shivered in fear as it reminded him of a certain comrade.
The Vulcan stared angrily at Lelouch, who had summoned a large Viking hammer and pointed it at the Vulcan. Seeing the weapons, the Vulcan decided to cut its losses and rushed for Lucy instead, who was inside Horologium.
"Me take other human woman." The Vulcan said as it hoisted Horologium over its shoulder.
"'Don't just stand there, hurry up and save me!' She yells furiously." Horologium said as the Vulcan made off in the distance.
"We've gotta follow that Vulcan." Lelouch said. "It could lead us to Macao."
The Vulcan took Lucy into a cave near the summit of Mt. Hakabe.
"'How did I get myself into this mess?'" Horologium translated Lucy's words as the Vulcan was dancing around them. "'And what's with this stupid monkey?! Why is it so excited?' She asks tearfully."
"Woman!" The Vulcan said as it pressed its face on the glass, freaking Lucy out.
Suddenly, Horologium disappeared in a golden flash. "AH! Where'd you go Horologium?! Don't you disappear on me!" Lucy yelled as she backed away from the ape.
"Sorry, but my time is up. Take care." Horologium said as he went back to the Celestial World.
"GIVE ME AN EXTENSION! PLEASE!" Lucy yelled as the Vulcan was getting closer.
Suddenly, the Vulcan was hit by a giant hammer. "Get your stinking paws off her, you damn dirty ape!" (A/N: Guess what Lelouch just referenced.)
Lucy was happy to see Lelouch. "Are you alright? That monkey didn't hurt you, did he?" Lucy saw Euphemia next to her helping her up. "Hey you big ape!" Natsu yelled as he ran towards the Vulcan. "Where's Macao!? TELL ME!" Natsu then suddenly slipped on the ice and fell.
Lucy and Euphemia just sweat dropped at Natsu's entrance. "Whoa! That wasn't cool. Why does he fell like he has to make an entrance all the time?" Lucy asked bewildered.
"Spill it monkey." Natsu said as the Vulcan was starting to recover from Lelouch's attack. "Where's my friend?"
The Vulcan glared at Natsu. "TELL ME!" Natsu roared as he rushed for the Vulcan. The Vulcan proceeded to swipe Natsu so hard, he fell out of a hole in the mountain into an abyss.
"NATSU!" Lucy screamed.
"Lucy, you going to have to summon one of your spirits." Lelouch said.
"Got it!" Lucy said as she pulled out a golden key with a bull design with the teeth being axe shaped.
"Open: Gate of the Golden Bull – Taurus!" From out of a flash of light appeared a humanoid bull. Taurus was a tall, heavily muscular and athletic humanoid bull who was covered in a black and white pattern with his upper part being bigger than his lower part. His head was bovine in shape, with small, elongated ears jutting outwards from the sides of his head, and a pair of horns sitting on top of it. He had dark eyes, and his flat nose bore a large golden ring in it. The tail sprouting from his back, ending in a dark tuft, was quite small, compared to the rest of his body.
For attire, Taurus' massive body was mostly bare, with him mainly wearing a dark indument, similar to a pair of swim briefs, covering his groin, held up by a red, studded belt, with a circular, thin, golden metal buckle, with a pair of curved protrusions jutting outwards from it in its upper part. He also wore simple dark boots with lighter upper edges, consisting of three lines circling his legs, and has a red belt circling his neck, to which a golden cowbell is attached. His forearms were wrapped in bandages, and he wore brown fingerless gloves. Crossing his chest diagonally and passing over his right shoulder was a large, plain dark belt closed by a simple buckle. He also wielded a big axe called a Labrys.
"Cow?" The Vulcan said.
"I should warn you monkey-boy, Taurus is the most powerful Celestial Spirit I have a contract with." Lucy said with confidence.
"Oh wow, miss Lucy! I almost forgot what a nice figure you have. Why don't you come and give me a smoooooch?" Taurus said with hearts in his eyes.
"Oh yeah, and he's a big perv too." Lucy sighed.
"No touch my woman!" the Vulcan growled. This shocked Taurus out of his trance and made him look at the monkey angerly.
"Your woman!?" protested Taurus. "Them's fighting words ya moooooonkey!" Taurus said as he gripped his axe. "Get him!" Lucy told Taurus.
Taurus then jumped and came down aiming his axe at the Vulcan. But the monkey caught the axe with his bare hands and started to make Taurus struggle.
Lelouch decided that he should give Taurus a hand. "Spiral Flame!" Lelouch yelled as he launched a spiral of flame at the Vulcan. The monkey saw the attack coming and pushed Taurus into the Spiral Flame. This knocked out Taurus, forcing him to return to the Celelstial World.
Lelouch gritted his teeth, he didn't mean to hit Taurus, but that monkey was too fast. He looked back at the Vulcan, who was dancing with joy at having defeated the Celestial Spirit. This distraction allowed Euphemia to get a hit on the monkey.
"G-Clef Bow!" Euphemia released magical energy from her staff in the form of musical notes that hit the Vulcan and created a loud and beautiful tune that caused the Vulcan's ears to hurt. The Vulcan rolled on the floor holding its ears, which allowed the Vulcan to miss Natsu as Happy brought him back up.
"Fire Dragon's Claw!" Natsu delivered a kick to the Vulcan who went down, hurt even more from the kick. When the Vulcan fell forward, Natsu got back up and looked at Happy.
"Thanks, little buddy." Natsu said
"Aye!" Happy replied. Lelouch was confused about something.
"So, let me understand this. You can't handle other modes of transportation, yet you don't get sick when flying with Happy?" Lelouch asked.
"What kind of stupid question is that? Happy's not a mode of transportation, he's my friend!"
Lelouch just sweat-dropped and nodded, deciding to just accept Natsu's answer.
"MY WOMAN!" The Vulcan yelled as it got back up and tried to hit Natsu and Lelouch. The two dodged and prepared for a counterattack.
"You listen up!" Natsu said. "I consider everyone in the Fairy Tail guild my friend." Natsu crossed his arms to shield a kick from the Vulcan. "Whether it's gramps and Mira, or even if it's those annoying jerks Gray and Elfman."
"Gong Bell Smash!" Euphie slammed her staff down on the Vulcan while its back was turned, making a gong-like sound in the process, which caused the Vulcan to become dizzy.
"As well as Happy and Lucy, Lelouch and Euphemia too. Their all my friends." Natsu said as he charged up magical power.
"Spires!" Lelouch waved his hand and a large number of spikes rose from the ground, hitting the Vulcan and putting him in the path of Natsu.
"Which is exactly why," Natsu said as the Vulcan was soaring to him, "I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT MACAO! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu yelled as he delivered a hard punch into the Vulcan which drove it into a wall, knocking the monkey out for good.
"We beat him!" Happy said in joy.
"Yeah, but wasn't this monkey supposed to tell us where your friend is?" Lucy asked.
"Oops, forgot about that." Natsu exclaimed.
"Well, looks like he's not getting up anytime soon." Lelouch said before the Vulcan started to glow.
A bright flash covered the cave until it died down and, to Natsu's shock, in the Vulcan's place was a man that he recognized.
"Macao?!"
In the Vulcan's place was a man average in height with slicked dark blue hair, linear dark eyebrows and a prominent nose with a flat rectangular front, The man's lower half of his face was covered in a large amount of stubble, including having a thin mustache. The man wore a knee-length white jacket with a wide, dark purple collar and matching edges, with the sleeves rolled up, a dark shirt underneath the jacket with the sleeves being visible, sprouting from the jacket and going to the elbows, brown, pinstriped pants held up by a lighter-colored belt bearing a snake-like pattern, with a simple, square-shaped buckle, partially obscured by the shirt, and a very distinctive pair of shoes, adorned with a leopard pattern. The man also wore a large, serpentine necklace, held up by a chain, around his neck.
This was the man Natsu and the group had been searching for. Romeo's father, Macao Conbolt.
"Are you telling me that big perverted monkey was actually your friend this whole time?!" Lucy asked bewildered.
"I have so many questions right now." Lelouch said.
"He must've been taken over by that Vulcan." Happy said.
"Taken-over?" Euphemia asked.
"It must have used a possession spell on him." Happy explained. "You see, Vulcans survive by stealing peoples' bodies and taking them over. They're evil body snatchers."
The group then moved Macao and tended to his wounds.
"It looks like he put up a good fight before that Vulcan finally got to him." Happy said.
"Macao! Don't you die on me! Romeo's waiting for you! Open your eyes!" Natsu shouted. Macao grunted a bit before opening his eyes, which were black. Everyone was relieved he was okay.
"Natsu…" Macao grunted out.
"You're ok!" Natsu said in delight.
"I'm so pathetic." Macao said. "I took down 19 of those brutish Vulcans." This shocked Lucy, Lelouch and Euphemia. "But the 20th, that's the one that got me. I'm so angry with myself and embarrassed to go home and face Romeo."
"Don't beat yourself up man. Come on! You beat 19 monsters! That's something right?" Natsu said trying to lift Macao's spirits back up.
'No way. There were 20 of those giant monkey things. And he took on the job all by himself?!' Lucy thought surprised. Natsu extended his hand to Macao who took it.
"Now let's go home." Natsu said with a big smile on his face. "Your little boy's been waiting for you." Macao smirked in response.
It was sundown by the time the group of six returned to Magnolia. Romeo was sitting on a flight of steps as the reason why his dad went on the request came in his mind, when he was getting bullied by a group of kids.
"Fairy Tail wizards are a joke Romeo."
"Yeah. Everybody knows they're just a bunch of drunken cowards."
"I'm going to be a Rune Knight when I grow up, not some stupid wizard"
"Yeah! Their dirty and they smell like booze!"
He then thought of when he made his dad go on a quest after the bullies picked on him.
"Please dad." Romeo pleaded his father. "Go to the board and take a job! I-I can't handle all this teasing anymore!"
Macao smirked and winked at Romeo. "Sure."
Breaking out of his thoughts, Romeo started to cry about what might have happened to his dad.
"Hey, Romeo!"
Romeo raised his head to see Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Lelouch, Euphemia and his father coming in his direction. Upon seeing his dad safe, tears began to fill his eyes before he tackled his dad in joy.
"DAD!" Romeo held his father in an embrace as he cried. "You came back! I'm so sorry dad!"
"No, I'm sorry for making you worry." Macao replied.
"I can handle it." Romeo cried. "Because I'm the son of a wizard!"
"Next time those bullies pick on you, here's what I want you to tell them." Macao said with a smile. "'Can your old man defeat 19 monsters all by himself? Because mine can!'" Romeo smiled in response.
Natsu and the rest started to head back to the guild now that Macao was home safe.
"NATSU! HAPPY!" Romeo called out. "Thanks for bringing my dad home safe!"
"No problem kiddo." Natsu replied. "Aye!" Happy added in.
"LUCY, LELOUCH, EUPHEMIA! Thanks for helping Natsu out!" Lucy blushed and waved in response while Lelouch and Euphemia nodded their heads with smiles.
"Well, Euphie" Lelouch said, "these past two days have been hectic, but interesting. Natsu and Happy function well as a team, though Natsu's brashness is a bit of a problem. But that's just the way he is. Lucy may be starting out as a wizard, but I can tell she has talent. And her Celestial Spirits are strong in their own right."
"And so far, we've stopped a slave trader and rescued a possessed man. Who knows what other things we'll get involved in?" Euphemia said.
"Who knows." Lelouch said. "One thing is for sure. Our lives have now become a whole lot more interesting. And we may be in for a wild ride."
Lelouch and Euphemia looked forward to what tomorrow may bring them in their new lives.
Unknown Location:
"So, YHWH has finally chosen his champion."
"Yes, it seems that way my lord."
"And he has found the first of his 15 comrades."
"Yes sire. His half-sister, Euphemia Kenjima."
"…Excellent. Just what I had hoped for."
"!? My lord?"
"It would be too boring if I didn't have the right competition. Now we simply wait until the time comes to reveal ourselves."
"But my lord, with all due respect, why not destroy YHWH's champion now? Why not just get rid of the problem and be done with it?"
"You'd be wise not to test the limits of my patience."
"Y-Yes my lord, F-Forgive me."
"Leave now. Resume monitoring our progress in the Astragius Galaxy. I must return to planning."
"A-As you wish sire! Savla Arcadia!"
"Lelouch Lamperouge, YHWH seems to have chosen well. So then, how will you fare in this new world you've been thrust into. I'll be watching you closely with great interest from here on out."
"Hehehehehehe."
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Oh crap! Lelouch has gotten the attention of someone malicious. And it's the same person who attacked YHWH. What is he planning? And what is Arcadia? Well, only I know that right now *chuckles evilly*.
So we end this chapter with Lelouch informing Makarov of his and Euphemia's past and going with Natsu and Lucy to help rescue Macao from a Vulcan. As you can tell, Lelouch and Euphemia are in for a wild ride.
The next chapter will introduce a certain redhead and will have our heroes go face to face with Eisenwald. And as for the scene with the big bad, scenes like that will happen at the end of every other arc. For example, the next scene will appear after the Phantom Lord arc. So look forward to more cameos from the main villain.
And this chapter would've had come out maybe a day sooner, but I was out of town for the weekend. So, yeah.
Well, hope you enjoyed this chapter, please leave a review, favorite or follow if you wish, and I will catch you all in the next chapter. Peace.
Next time: The Darkness of Lullaby.