Hi guys. This is the second version of the next part to Think Once, Think Again.
I accidentally, permanently deleted the file of the first version. Accidental.. by realising I forgot to upload it, but I was too late. I feel like I want to stab myself in the face. There was at least four-five thousands words.. ALL MY HARD WORK GONE D::
But it's okay. I can just re-write it. I was planning on doing that, anyway, because I wasn't fond on the first version. I kept going off topic, it seemed rather weird.
This part will include several character deaths, so, yeah.
I'll start this part off with an unfinished part in the previous part, where I mentioned that Lucy would visit Fairy Tail. I forgot to add it in, sorry, but it's going to be in this. And as well, Glade and Miako will feature from now on. I forgot about them, and forgot their name.. (Sorry w!). But anyhow, lets get on to the story.
I hope you and enjoy, and as said, I appreciate all the follows, favourites, and reviews! Enjoy~!
Chapter 3; The First Strike.
Fairy Tail shook with excitement, roars and cheers of laughter buzzing from the large building. People ooed, as Cana chugged down a fifth barrel of beer, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand, as froth stained her chin. Macao, Wakaba, and Guildarts, all groaned in sadness as they realised they lost. Victory was etched into the Card mages face, and nothing would take away that look. Other than the fact that a beautiful, golden-haired beauty was standing by the door, with a small smile on her face, as they caught gazes.
"LUCY!" Cana shrieked, causing the people around her to jump up in shock, and turn around to the mentioned girl. "YOU CAME!"
"A-Ano.. hai.. I couldn't decline your offer to visit you.." She stuttered, blushing in embarrassment as all attention was centered on her. "But, are you okay, Cana-san? You shouldn't put the olders to shame, what with your talented ability to hold so much liquor in your system.."
"So you left a girl in love with a pyromaniac, and come back as a tsundere who's in love with an ice devil slayer? Geez, time flies by.." Cana whined, taking another sip from her barrel of sake. "Actually, I over heard someone saying you.."
"CANA-SAN!" Lucy yelled, hiding her face, as she moved further into the Guild. "DAMARE!"
"But it's so fun to tease you, Lucy! You rarely show any sort of romantic affection to anyone, but when you do, it's just so adorable." Cana squealed. "A little lost demon told me that you and Minato got together."
"A little lost demon? I'm not an idiot, Cana-san. You clearly mean Mirajane-san." Lucy mumbled, though loud enough for people to still hear her. "How did she find out?"
"Loke came in here and started yelling shit, about how "Icy got there first" and some other shit. Everyone was in here, you know, so I wouldn't be surprised if others began questioning you." Cana replied. "But still, I didn't know you had that side to you, Lucy. Loke says you took hold of the steering wheel.. if ya' get what I mean!"
"Onegaishimasu," Lucy said, tears comedically falling from her eyes. "Stop this teasing!"
"So them two exceeds can, but not me?! That's unfair!" Lucy paused her whining, and turned around.
"B-But it's different!" Lucy protested.
"Aww, come on, Lucy! You know I love you, really!" Cana cooed.
Miako and Glade were facing each other, with masks of Minato and Lucy strapped to their faces, whilst making kissy sounds. Lucy jumped up in shock, and tore the masks off of their face, but immediately scooped her friends up into her arms. She petted them in an affectionate manner.
"Cana-san, these are my exceeds. Miako-chan, the midnight-blue one, and Glade-chan, the white one." Lucy said. "They've been with me for a long time."
"Oh, hi," Cana waved. Miako purred, and leaped into the card mages arm, snuggling into her warmth. "SHE'S SOFT!"
"Sugoi, arigatou," Miako thanked the brunette, holding a paw up in the air. "Nice to meet you, Cana. I'm sure Cornelia would be proud of you."
"You know about my mother?" Cana asked, surprised.
"Of course I do! Some exceeds are around for longer than you think, Cana." Miako replied. "I come from a race of Exceeds that have an ability to transform into Elves, Humans, Sirens and Phoenix's."
"And I, Glade," Glade said, as he joined Miako in Cana's arm. "I originate from a race of exceeds that have an ability that allows us to transform into Giants, Elves, Humans, Phoenix's, and Eagles."
"That's awesome!" Cana chirped, spinning the two exceeds around in her hands. She then settled them down on to the Bar, and dived into a long conversation about the cat species.
Lucy chuckled in amusement, watching on with a small smile. She then approached a small man, also known as Master Makarov, with a wider smile. He grinned, and jumped up, leaping on to a stool.
"Hello, Lucy-chan! How are you?" He asked, a light hum in his tone.
"Konichiwa, Makarov-san, I'm fine thank you. What about you?" Lucy replied.
"I'm glad you're okay, Lucy-chan. And I'm fine, too, thanks! What have you been up to lately, my brat?!" He asked, letting out a small hehe as the masks reappeared on the two mated exceeds faces. "I over heard Cana saying that you and that young boy, err.."
"Whatever Cana-san said to you was entirely wrong," Lucy hissed, though her face was tomato red. "M-Maybe about me and Minato-san.. but everything else was completely wrong! I didn't take a hold of the steering wheel, as she so crudely put it.. I had someone fill in for me."
"Someone fill in for you," Master Makarov mused, taking a serious approach to the conversation. "What do you mean?"
"I just didn't feel like I had any control over what I was doing.. my own senses were blocked. But I do remember that I had changed form in a sort.. It's confusing to explain." Lucy said.
Suddenly, there was a rumbling feeling from the outside. People stopped, severing their conversations, and frowned in confusion. It was then, that the Dragon Slayers understood something was wrong. Lucy ripped her attention away from Master Makarov, and ran down to the first floor.
"EVERYONE!" She yelled. "GET DO-"
A blast that filed through the Guild, cut the Dragon Queen off of her sentence. Tables, chairs, boards, were all torn apart, and thrown around the Guild. The floorboards were destroyed, and shredded. Members lay, unconscious, injuries covering their skin.
Lucy barely had enough time to form a barrier around the Guild, stopping a second blast that came through, but rebounded off of the Energy shield.
As she fell to the Ground, she mumbled a small apology, accepting the darkness that swept over her.
(Lucy's POV):
I was floating in an endless darkness, surrounded by my friends. They were reaching out to me, light covering their body.
"Lucy-san.." I saw pale-blonde hair, and immediately recognised the voice as belonging to Iroshiya. "Wake up, Lucy-san. You must protect your true nakama."
"Lucy.. hey, wake up, Lucy!" Gray's deep, cool voice yelled.
"Lucy-san, the light is right there. Just open your eyes, we're waiting for you." Juvia's sweet, yet mature voice said.
"WAKE THE FUCK UP, BUNNY GIRL!" Gajeel growled.
"Please wake up Lu-chan. We need you." Levy whispered.
"Oi.. come on, blondie.. Wake up, will ya'?" Laxus grumbled.
"L-Lucy-san! Please wake up!" Wendy's high pitched, adorable voice said.
"Wake up! I wanna feel them big boobies soon~!" Cana's drunk, loving voice said. "Come on, onee-chan~!"
"Onegaishimasu, wake up, Lucy-chan." Mirajane's voice said, albeit a bit weak.
"Lucy, I order you to wake up! Now now now!" Erza commanded, making me shiver, even in my sleeping state.
Leaning up, I dived into the light, and reached for their hands, grasping tightly as we held each other.
When I opened my eyes, I realised that nothing had changed. Everyone was on the ground.
Gajeel-san and Levy-chan were trapped underneath tables, Gray-san and Juvia-san were wrapping themselves around Silver-chan protectively, Master Makarov was pinned underneath the broken board, Laxus and Mirajane were lying on their backs, Wendy and Romeo were whimpering a bit of wood lay over them.
That was when I noticed Cana. A large piece of wood was beside her, well, it seemed like it. I ran over, and my blood went cold, my heart stopped breathing, when I saw her.
The wood was impaled in her stomach, and blood was spilling, at a rapid pace.
"CANA-SAN!" I shrieked, tears building up in my eyes.
"Calm down.. Lucy.." Cana coughed, grinning, despite her current situation. "Just pull it out.. Damn, that.. that ugh.. sounded w-wrong, didn't it..?"
"If I pull it out, you'll die of blood loss!" I yelled. "Come on, be serious! This is your life we're talking about!"
"I am being serious.." Cana coughed again. The weakly moved her arm up to my face, and began stroking it gently. "It hurts.."
"Cana, just hang on, alright?!" I hissed. Grabbing the bottle of Vodka from the remains of the bar, I poured it over her cut, my heart clenching in guilt as she cried out in pain. I dabbed the cut gently, and immediately began healing her.
I felt a bounce, as my hand came into contact with her belly, and my magic healing weakly flickered. I panicked, and pushed all of my energy into it, smiling in relief as the Gash slowly began to close up. I frowned, realising something, as her heal disappeared.
"Cana." I said, in a serious tone. She very slowly moved her head to face me, her purple/navy eyes hazy. "My healing is one of the strongest types known.. but I don't think it will heal your internal injuries.. Gomenasai.."
"But it's okay.. Lucy.. I wanna be with ma' mother.." Cana said.
"It isn't okay, Cana! How do you expect us to continue.. when one of Fairy Tail's most important, loved members.. is gone?! Cana-san.. I love you! I don't want you to leave, not again! Not after all we've been through.." Tears began streaming down my face, and nothing could replace the horrible feeling that had been filling my heart for the past ten minutes. "Cana-san, just wait! I'll cast a spell.. it'll be fine! You'll be okay. You'll be okay.. just wait, please.."
I summoned all of my energy, and raised my hands shakily into the air, pulling out the wood from her stomach. More blood leaked out, and I noticed her skin becoming paler. Waving my arms in a circular motion, a large green space began swirling in the air.
"Elith Matorishi!" I brought my palm down, and sent all of my healing energy into her body. As soon as it came into contact with Cana-san, her skin returned to it's tannish colour, and her life force was promising.
"Thanks, Lucy.." She whispered. "I'm gonna sleep now, so, bye."
"Rest." I whispered back, sending her away in a portal.
People began groaning, and grumbling, shocking me. Perhaps my healing spell had worked everywhere.. As I got up to stand, I stumbled forward, and pulled people out from their trapped spaces.
"Elfman!" Mirajane shrieked, catching my attention. "Oh mavis.. Elfman, wake up! Come on, please.."
"Mirajane-san.. what's wrong?" I asked, as I ran over to her. "I.."
Elfman was on his back, clutching on to Evergreen, as she limply dropped in his arms. My eyes widened, taking note of the mark on her back, and the blood dripping from Elfman's body. He had a hole, you could see right through him, in his chest. Evergreen was just.. lifeless. Completely unresponsive to the world.
"I thought your healing magic worked on everyone.." Gray mumbled.
"That type of healing will not help. Evergreen-san's skull was shattered, as soon as she came in to contact with the floor. Elfman-sama has a hole blown through his chest... Oh mavis.." I replied. I looked around, studying everyone, as I counted all the familiar faces.
Elfman-san dropped to the ground, bleeding out. He died a beautiful death, clutching his beloved in his arms. I dropped to the ground, holding my head, voices piercing my ears. I could hear Gajeel-san, Wendy-chan, and Laxus-san groaning.. they probably could hear the same as me.
"Makao and Wakaba aren't here." Gray stated. "Where did they go?"
"Well they didn't come to the Guild.. I'll go get em'." Laxus grumbled, disappearing in a flash of lightning.
Suddenly, I dropped to the floor, and clutched my head. Startled looks rose on their faces, instantly rushing over to me.
"Sabertooth.. Lamia Scale.. Blue Pegasus.. Quatro Cerberus.. Mermaid Heel.. I can hear their screams.." Curling in pain, I began telling everyone what I could hear with my heightened sensed. "All legal guilds were targeted! We need to stay here.. and.. and.. stay safe!"
"Our fallen members will be missed." Master Makarov said, as he removed himself from the rubble. "But this time, we avenge them. Without a doubt, we know who has caused so much havoc in Fiore, to all light Guilds."
"Bladed Hearts," Mirajane stated, clenching her fists tightly. "T.. They'll pay for killing Elf.. and Ever.."
"Iroshiya-chan told me that one of their members had made Guildarts go into a coma for two years." I said. "The reason why Iroshiya-chan has been gone for a while, is because she has been infiltrating Bladed Hearts. She gained their trust, and acted as a fake member. They don't know much about Fairy Tail, so she has told them that we all rely weapons. They will underestimate us as soon as they step on our grounds. Iroshiya-chan will be approaching the Guild in a few minutes, she'll explain who the members are, after that."
(Normal POV):
As soon as Lucy said Iroshiya's name, the S-Class mage appeared in a golden flash, giggling rather childishly. Her cheeks were stained with tears, her hair was unruly, and her clothes were tattered. Blood covered her legs, and arms, but she stood with pride, regardless.
"With all the information that I gathered, I understand now that we are overestimating their guild far too much. The M, in M.O.R.P.H, is Mirou Kinaya. My ex childhood friend, also an international criminal, known abuser, and Chaos/Death dragon slayer. The O in M.O.R.P.H is Onami Yuujin, a mage that has magic that allows him to destroy Celestial spirits mainly, but also any spirit. The R in M.O.R.P.H is Rei Chisaki, a mage that has poison and manipulation magic. A certain venom that can be extracted from the most poisonous snake known, an inland Taipan. Rei's manipulation magic the highest form of it's type, and has been proved, when she controlled her own Guild master for three days straight. The P in M.O.R.P.H is Perry Endless, an SS-Class requip mage.. that can honestly requip faster twenty times faster than Erza-san. The H, as you all may or may not know, stands for a young boy no older than Wendy-chan, called Hono Fey. A Fire God Slayer, that has magic which is on par with Master Makarov." Iroshiya paused, taking a second to lean against the wall.
"The strongest in that section are Mirou, Onami, and Hono. Then it comes to Z.E.R.O. The Z stands for Zander Fey, Hono's older brother. Zander has Ice demon/devil slaying magic, which is undoubtedly one of the strongest forms of Demon/Devil slaying. The E stands for Elizabeth Mercy, a mage that has aqquired an odd version of Demon magic, similar to Shadow magic, but a lot stronger. The R stands for Rena Hikari, a Light Dragon Slayer. Even though her magic is like Sting-san's, it is definitely an overpowering form. She had me on my toes most of the time, when we used to spar. And from my observations, she is being controlled by Rei. So if we deal with Rena first, she'll help us. And finally, the O in Z.E.R.O, stands for Oath Whitely. Oath is a satan soul mage that takes on forms of demonic versions of his opponents. The strongest in that group are Zander and Oath. Be aware that even if Natsu-sama tells you "he's all fired up", that fire will be snuffed out. Within mere seconds. Of course, I don't doubt in his abilities, but the only people he would be able to match up with.. would be Hono and Zander.. Elizabeth to the least.
"I spent three days with them, and it was enough time to know, that they're no joke. But also, they are quite foolish. Most of their mages magic specialise in one thing. That is Attack magic. Only one of them has defense magic, and that is Mirou, who has some of the same magic as me. It will be easy taking them down."
She then broke down in a fit of coughs, and threw up. A weird black essence oozed out of her mouth, and trailed down her dress.
"Rei got to me first," She panted, beads of sweat forming on her head. "But it's okay. Her poison wasn't enough to hurt me. Lucy-san, can I have some gold flames?"
"Hm? Oh, sure, here." Lucy lit her hand up in golden flames, and threw it at her cousin, smiling as the girl's energy strengthened. "Is that enough for you, Iroshiya-chan?"
"No, it is more than enough, Lucy-san. Arigatou." Iroshiya said, smiling back at her cousin. "Everyone who is able to fight, get ready. I can hear them coming. Every other Guild is being transported here, just hang on."
As if on queue, a magic spell covered Fairy Tail. Mages poured out of this rainbow coloured abyss, and took their battle stances as soon as they landed in the broken, rubble ridden Guild.
A cackle boomed through Fairy Tail, setting the Fairies, Sabers, Lamia's, Pegasus's, Cerberus's and Mermaid's senses on high alert.
With a third boom in one day, Bladed Hearts soon showed their faces. Mirou and Zander at the front, they grinned, as their gazes swept through the Guild. Mirou's landing on Iroshiya, Zander on Lucy's.
"Well, look at this, Mirou." Zander chuckled. "It seems that they were prepared."
"It was Iroshiya." Mirou said. "She was working as a spy. You didn't hear that part?"
"Nah, couldn't hear over my awesome strength," Zander grinned, letting out a ridiculous howl of laughter. "Guess what this is, Mirou?"
"What is it, Zander." Mirou asked, uninterest swallowing his tone.
As the Ice Demon/Devil Slayer let out a third howl of laughter, he began slowly walking forward, and wrapped his hand around Lucy's throat. Raising her high into the air, angered by sensing no fear from the girl, he squeezed her throat in his hands.
"It's the First Strike, my friend."