A/N I changed the title of this story from Redemption to To Do the Impossible. The title will make more sense after you read this chapter.

Enjoy!

Lucy ended up going back to Fairy Tail. She didn't sense Zeref watching her, so she knew she was alone. That made her feel relieved, but at the same time, a small part of her wondered where he had gone.

She arrived at Fairy Tail, holding her novel up to her chest.

"Hi, Lucy!" Levy greeted, waving.

Lucy ran over to her.

"Hi, Levy. The novel is ready. I'll be able to publish it soon, but before I submit it, I want you to be the first reader like we agreed on."

"What's it about?"

"A guy filled with darkness fell in love with a fairy. They went on many adventures together, but in the end, they kissed, and the fairy died, and he was filled with darkness again."

"T-That's so sad!" Levy said, as she tried not to cry.

"My mom used to tell me stories when I was little. She rarely read them from a book, and this was one of the ones from the top of her head. Do you think I should make a sequel?"

"Yes! You have to make it so he finds happiness or else it won't be a true fairytale!"

Lucy agreed. She would make a sequel that took place many years in the future where the guy found love again. But, how should she do it?

"Is something wrong, Lucy?"

"N-Nothing is wrong! I'm just thinking about the next book."

"Sounds like Lucy needs some real life inspiration," Mira stated, with an evil grin.

"M-Mira!"

"What are you going to do, Mira?" Levy questioned, right before Mira whispered her plan into Levy's ear.

Levy's grin matched Mira's own, which only increased Lucy's fear, since it took a lot to make Levy act like that.

…

Zeref prowled the streets of Magnolia. He didn't have any place to go at the moment, and he knew that Lucy would be busy for the rest of the day. All he had to do was avoid humans and he should be fine.

He heard a giggle and turned his head. Sitting in an outside restaurant was Lucy. She wore a blue tank-top and a tan skirt. There was a guy there who wore a stripped shirt, glasses, and had crystal blue eyes.

"You really like it?" he heard Lucy ask.

"Yes, though I really hope the guy gets a happy ending in the sequel. Will he find a woman who loves him, or a family?"

"Maybe both? I still haven't decided."

"Well, if you can't decide, just pick what would make you happy, or find someone with similar circumstances."

"So, I should base the story off their life?" she questioned.

"Yes, though you'll probably have to change things up a bit. Most people don't have a curse that kills those they love."

"True."

Base the story off someone she knew, eh? And, the only person she knew that fit those descriptions was none other than himself.

But, the only problem was that living itself was miserable to him, and that he had no chance of finding happiness. Anhkseram himself forbid it, so how was he supposed to find happiness and even consider falling in love in the first place?

Zeref let his dark thoughts linger in his mind for a few minutes. He decided that he would see what Lucy was truly capable of, and if she could somehow help him find those things. He would see if she truly was capable of doing the impossible.

…

That evening, Lucy had dinner with Natsu as promised. She already came to the conclusion that Zeref was the key to her story, but didn't know where to start. How was she supposed to single-handedly change the most evil wizard in history?

She turned around and yelled. Speak of the devil and he shall appear, they say.

"W-What are you doing here?" Lucy asked.

"I have no where else to be."

"That doesn't answer my question."

"If you must know, I came to bother you," he answered, with a smirk.

"So it seems."

…

There was a moment of silence. He wasn't the best at initiating conversations, because he rarely had to. Most people would die before they had a chance to speak with him. The fact that his curse didn't activate still puzzled him, but he didn't want to dwell on that at the moment. Zeref wanted to see if she truly could change him and give him the 'happy-ending' that was spoken of. He doubted it, but the girl was full of mysteries. He wanted to know if she could do the impossible.

"So, have you been writing lately?"

"We've just met, yet you know so much about me," she remarked, with a smirk of her own forming.

"We're going to be stuck with each other for awhile, so might as well learn about the one who caught me."

"Fair enough. Yes, I have been. One of my books is almost ready to be published, but it has a sad ending. The man accidentally killed the one he loved and is sad. I want to make a sequel and give him a happy-ending, but I feel like I need help, since I don't know how to change such a man. I can't believe I'm saying this, but do you have any advice?"

Zeref couldn't believe it. She actually asked him for help. To be honest, he didn't know how he was supposed to answer that, since the dilemma her character had was his own.

"I believe that the man needs someone by his side," was all he managed to say.

"I see. Thanks! I'll start from there."

Lucy walked over to her desk and grabbed a pen. She started to work on her story, ignoring him.

'Now, what will you do, Lucy Heartfilia?'

…

Mavis Vermillion currently watched the odd pair. She had a strong hope in her heart, one she haven't possessed in many years. Zeref actually wanted to change, and she believed that Lucy had the chance to help him. Hopefully, none of Lucy's allies nor enemies would interrupt their progress.

…

Acnologia, the Dragon of Apocalypse, rested in a cave. One arm was still missing, so he was not in a very good mood.

"You said you would not act in this era, but how long can you hold your word, Zeref?" he asked, no one in particular. "I sense an awakening. Soon, my time to descend on this world will come, and there will be nothing you or END can do to stop it. The dragons will die, and the pathetic humans will go down with them. I can't wait for the battle between an immortal, a demon, and a dragon to commerce."

Grey clouds rolled in and raindrops began to fall out of the sky. Bloodlust sizzled in Acnologia's bones. He could not wait to get the revenge he had been seeking for the past few hundred years. It was going to be sweet.

A/N And, that's the chapter! The battle will happen towards the end of the story, and it'll be grand. But, I have no idea how it's going to happen yet. There's a lot of stuff that needs to happen before Acnologia's appearance.

Lucy will have her role in the fight, but she probably won't be a major figure. She'll be more busy helping people evacuate and defending people than taking down the enemy.

Acnologia definitely won't go down as easily as he did in the manga.

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P.S, I'm on Christmas break (which won't end till the day after New Years) so I'll be able to update stories more often.