Yes the chapter name isn't that creative. It was the best I could come up with. And I'm very sorry the chapter is so late, I had exams... then I got Overwatch... and it all went downhill from there... Anyway, hope you enjoy the chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own FT
"This way!" Garion said as he turned a corner, Wendy and Carla running close behind him. The trio had been running through the maze of Nirvana's city for some time now, and were beginning to worry that they would never find their allies. Nirvana was still emitting enormous amounts of magic power, making it impossible for Garion to reliably sense anything further than 10 meters away. But the young wizard had sensed a very faint spike of familiar power near the central tower and was hoping that whoever had caused it hadn't left the area.
"Gyah!" Wendy cried as her foot got stuck on a small rock, causing her to trip and face plant onto the floor. Both Garion and Carla came to a screeching halt and spun around, worry evident on their features. "Ow..." the blue haired girl said as she got up.
"Wendy are you alright?" Garion asked, kneeling down next to the sky dragon slayer. Wendy gave a quick nod.
"Y-Yeah I'm fine." She said. "Sorry..."
"Goodness child, you could stand to be a bit less clumsy." Carla remarked. "You seem to have a knack for falling over."
"I'm sorry!" Wendy said, feeling slightly embarrassed. "I-It's not my fault!"
"Oh yes certainly not, it's the rock's fault for teleporting in front of your foot." The Exceed remarked dryly. Garion frowned.
"Rocks can't teleport." He said matter-of-factly. Carla gave Garion a sideways glance.
"It was an expression Garion." She said, sounding slightly annoyed.
"I don't get it." Garion replied, furrowing his brow further. The white furred Exceed rolled her eyes before refocusing on Wendy.
"We need to keep moving." She said. The two young wizards nodded in reply and the trio set off again into the maze of Nirvana. Eventually they rounded a corner and caught sight of Gray, Lucy and Jura.
"Hey guys!" Garion and Wendy shouted, getting the attention of Gray and Lucy.
"Garion?" Gray asked.
"Wendy!" Lucy said.
"Just as I thought, only those hooligans would cause such a ruckus." Carla said disdainfully.
"Carla!" Happy cried cheerfully, forcing himself up before his arms gave out and he collapsed again.
"We're in trouble!" Wendy said in a panicking voice as she came to a halt in front of the others. "I think this city is headed straight toward my guild for some reason!"
"Yeah! And we need to find a way to stop it and fast!" Garion said in an equally panicked voice as he stopped next to Wendy.
"Don't worry everything's gonna be okay." Gray said, turning to look at Brain, who was lying unconscious on the ground next to them. Wendy and Garion blinked at the ice wizard before turning their heads to look at Brain. Both of them visibly recoiled and let out gasps of surprise upon seeing the leader of the Oracion seis upon the ground. "His buddy the snake charmer is lying right over there." Gray added, turning his head to look at Cobra.
"Wow..." Wendy said in relief and amazement. Garion however was looking at Brain, a strange look on the boy's face.
"From what we can gather, this creepy Brain guy has also been the one controlling Nirvana." Lucy explained. She then turned her head to look at Brain. "And now that he's out cold..." She stopped speaking when she saw the look on Garion's face. "Garion?" The celestial wizard asked. "Is something wrong?" Garion's head whipped up and he looked at Lucy.
"Oh... I... it's just..." The dual element wizard looked down at Brian. "He knows about my parents."
Lucy, Wendy, Gray, Jura and even Carla stared at the boy wide eyed before they looked down at Brain. "What does he know?" Jura asked.
"W-What happened to them... and where they are..." Garion felt dread fill his heart. "He said... he said... they saved me from him... but paid for it in the end..." The boy started to shake a bit. "I-I don't know w-what that means... b-but I don't think it's good..."
Jura gave Lucy and Gray a grave look which said he had a very clear idea of what exactly Brain had meant by that statement, but he wasn't sure if Garion could handle the truth. Lucy and Gray both replied with shocked looks, and both of them turned their heads to look at Garion. Carla's eyes widened when it clicked in her mind what Brain had meant, and she gave Garion a sharp and almost worried look. Much like Garion, Wendy didn't catch the meaning behind what Brain had said, confusion present on her face.
Now there was an elephant in the metaphorical room. Who would tell Garion the truth? And should he be told?
Before anyone could make a decision, a loud moan drew everyone's attention. "Guys please... stop this thing..." Natsu said weakly, his whole body shaking from motion sickness. The sudden realisation of Natsu's presence shattered the uneasy silence that had been hanging over the group.
"Oh you poor guy! Have you been poisoned too?" Wendy asked, looking at Natsu with concern. Lucy and Gray just shook their heads. Gray then looked at Garion, who was now staring down at the ground. He took a step forward and placed a hand on the boy's shoulder, causing him to look up at the ice wizard.
"We'll be sure to interrogate this jerk after we've stopped Nirvana to find out what he knows about your parents." Gray said reassuringly. Garion stared at Gray for a few seconds before he nodded.
*Top of Nirvana's central tower*
The assembled coalition wizards all looked around the top of the tower. Jura, Lucy and Gray were near the middle whilst Garion was standing near Wendy who was using her magic on Natsu.
"Now I'm totally confused." Gray said as he looked around.
"No joke me too." Lucy said as she looked around. Jura grunted in annoyance and narrowed his eyes.
"You would think there would be some kind of control panel or something up here." Gray said.
"Right." Lucy agreed. "So how are we supposed to stop this thing?" She asked. Jura grinded his teeth as he looked around in frustration.
"Man this sucks!" Gray said. "I was almost positive that once we beat Brain this hunk of junk would stop moving."
"I was too. But now he's out cold so we can't even ask him about it." Lucy added.
"What do we do? I cast a spell to counteract the venom but he's still sick..." Wendy said, frowning as she looked at Natsu.
"Natsu and vehicles don't seem to mix all too well." Happy explained. Carla's eyebrows twitched violently in annoyance.
"That is so pathetic!" She declared with annoyance in her voice.
"I really don't think my stomach wants to be inside me anymore..." Natsu whined.
"It's motion sickness?" Wendy asked, looking at Happy. The Exceed nodded.
"Always!" He said in an oddly cheerful voice.
"In that case..." Wendy reached out and placed her hands on the sides of Natsu's head. Garion leaned forward with interest as he wanted to see more of Wendy's sky magic. "I'll cast a spell that restores his sense of balance." The sky maiden's hands glowed as they touched Natsu's face. "Troia!" Natsu's sick expression faded instantly, and he blinked before he cheerfully leapt into the air.
"YEAH! I'M BACK!" The fire dragon slayer exclaimed cheerfully. "Oh I feel a million times better!"
"I'm glad!" Wendy said with a smile. "I thought that might work."
"Oh you're a life saver Wendy!" Natsu said cheerfully. "Hey you gotta teach me that spell sometime!"
"But... it's my sky magic..." Wendy turned away from Natsu. "Sorry..." Garion walked up next to the sky maiden.
"You really are amazing..." The boy said without thinking. Wendy snapped her head to the left to look at him. The girl's eyes widened and a blush exploded onto her cheeks. Yet again, her heart fluttered for a few moments, the odd warmth a surprisingly pleasant feeling.
"I... I... N-No..." Wendy looked away from the boy. "N-No I'm not..." She said weakly. Before Garion could say anything Gray started speaking.
"We gotta figure out how to stop this thing." The ice wizard said seriously. "And there's obviously nothing up here that'll help us do that."
"I don't get it, I thought this is where Hoteye-I mean Richard said Brain was controlling it." Lucy said. "Was he lying?"
"No I believe him to be a man of his word." Jura said sternly.
"There is a much more pertinent question at hand, or should I say a different way the question on how to stop it should be phrased." Carla said, walking up to the front of the group. "There are no visible controls, the royal throne is empty, and the one presumed to be piloting it has been defeated. So perhaps instead we should ask: Why is it still functioning the same as it was before?" Carla asked.
"Do you think he's might have put it on auto pilot?" Gray asked, alarmed. "If that's the case it could be programmed to fire too!" Wendy started shaking as tears began to well up in her eyes. She raised her hands to her face, and started sobbing as despair took hold of her heart.
"Our poor guild is in trouble..." She said between sobs. Before her crying could get any worse, a comforting hand came to rest on her shoulder. When she turned her head, she found herself looking into two light blue eyes that, whilst not lacking fear, were filled with determination.
"Remember my promise Wendy?" Garion asked. The sky maiden slowly nodded. "I'm going to keep it. No matter what, I won't let Nirvana hurt your friends. I'll do everything I can to stop it." He said seriously. Wendy stared at him for a few moments before she wiped the tears from her eyes.
"T-thanks Garion." She said, giving the boy a small smile. Garion's determined expression phased into a smile of his own.
"It's what friends do." He said. The two then looked at each other for several moments before they both sharply looked away as they realised they were staring, both of them with faint blushes on their cheeks.
"So if there isn't a pilot seat or control panel where we can stop this thing what are we going to do?" Happy asked.
"Destroy it of course." Natsu said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Lucy sweatdropped.
"Leave it to us to demolish a city right?" She asked sarcastically.
"Not to sound pessimistic but, that's a pretty tall order!" Gray exclaimed.
"Before that, we should see if Brain knows how to stop Nirvana." Jura suggested.
"I doubt that brute would share such information with us." Carla said.
"If he won't tell us, maybe Jellal will know." Wendy muttered. As her recent memories of the blue haired wizard flashed through her mind she gasped.
"Are you alright?" Garion asked, looking at her with a slightly worried expression.
"Think of something that'll help?" Gray asked. Wendy turned away and held her hands up in front of her face.
"Well... I'm not quite sure..." She said. "But it may be the best option we have so I'll do my best to find it." The blue haired girl then turned and started running towards one of the pillars that contained a staircase. Carla immediately took flight to follow her.
"Wendy!" The Exceed exclaimed. "Where are you going child?"
"Wendy!?" Garion shouted, clearly confused.
"She sure is determined." Lucy commented and Jura gave a nod in agreement. Garion started running towards the pillar after Wendy.
"Hey!" Gray shouted, slightly annoyed that everyone was suddenly running away.
"My friends, can you hear me?" A voice echoed in all their minds, causing Garion to come to a screeching halt and start looking around in alarm. "It is I, the wizard known as Hoteye."
"You guys hear that too or am I going crazy?" Lucy asked, sounding panicked.
"I heard it!" Natsu said.
"Did you defeat Midnight Richard?" Jura asked.
"I tried my best, but in the end it seems my magic simply wasn't strong enough to trump his." 'Hoteye' explained. "Do not concern yourself with my rescue, you must work together to bring Midnight down for good! If you succeed in defeating him, Nirvana's source of magic power will be rendered dry, and the city will cease in it's destructive path!"
"Am I supposed to know this guy?" Natsu asked with an extremely confused expression on his face, one which was shared by Garion.
"So we can stop Nirvana without destroying the whole thing?" Gray asked.
"Aaaahahah..." Happy suddenly 'said'.
"He's directly below you, just outside the royal throne! His power is not one to be underestimated!" 'Hoteye' elaborated. "Please be cautious my friends!"
"The same to you Richard!" Jura said.
"What are we waiting for?" Lucy asked.
"Nice! This mess just got a whole lot easier!" Gray said with a smirk.
"I'm all fired up now!" Natsu declared in his usual manner. "We're coming for ya sleepy head!"
"Wait... if he's just outside..." Garion's eyes widened. "Wendy and Carla could run straight into him!" The boy spun around to face the group. As they processed what he had said, all their expressions turned grave.
"If that's the case then we must move quickly!" Jura then started running towards one of the staircases. "With me!"
"Only one of the six prayers still remains on the battlefield. Every ounce of my trust and confidence belongs to you my friends! Defeat Midnight, and stop Nirvana once and for all! Oh yeah! I wish you luck... my faithful comrades..." 'Hoteye's' voice faded out of the minds of the group as they descended the stairs at a rapid pace with Garion in the lead. A door came into view.
"He should be through there!" Gray exclaimed.
"Let's do this thing!" Natsu yelled, leaping ahead of the group to kick the door, only to bounce off it and land flat on his back. The fire dragon slayer then sprung to his feet and grabbed the door handles and pulled as the group gathered behind him. "All right freak time for a dirt nap!" Natsu declared, only to find a near blinding glow behind the door.
"EVERYBODY GET DOWN!" Jura roared, and then Garion's view was obscured by smoke and fire, and then he saw nothing but darkness.
Garion's eyes slowly creaked open, and the first things he was aware of was the pain coursing through his body and the hard ground he was lying on. He looked around and felt some relief when he saw the other Fairy Tail wizards were fine.
"Hey you guys... everyone okay?" Natsu asked.
"Keep ya voice down will ya? I'm trying to sleep here..." Gray replied.
"Aye..." Happy said weakly.
"Ugh..." Garion groaned. "Fine... just... sore..."
"Are we really this stupid? We're in Fairy Tail I can't accept that we fell for that trap so easil-AGH!" Lucy said, and promptly yelped in pain when her head hit the ceiling of the structure they were inside.
"Well we're also dumb enough to get buried alive." Gray remarked dryly. As Garion's senses returned to him, his eyes widened when he felt Jura's magic power just outside of the small cave they were in, and that it was falling fast.
"Jura's in trouble!" Garion said. Natsu looked at him for a second before promptly punching a hole in the roof. When the fire dragon slayer managed to get his body out, his eyes widened in shock when he saw Jura standing with his arms out to his sides. The wizard saint's body was heaving from the deep breaths he was taking.
"No!" Gray cried.
"Are you okay?" Happy asked weakly.
"Jura!?" Garion asked, eyes wide from shock.
"He risked his life..." Lucy said with wide eyes. "To protect us..."
"Paps hang in there!" Natsu exclaimed. Jura slowly turned his head to look at the Fairy Tail wizards.
"The strength and courage you possess... your guild is a lucky one..." The wizard saint struggled to say. "It brings me great relief... to know you're still alive..." And Iron Rock Jura fell to the ground, motionless.
"Paps no!" Gray yelled.
"You can't go like this!" Lucy cried.
"Please don't die!" Happy pleaded.
"JURA!" Natsu and Garion screamed to no avail, the Wizard saint was out of action.
The group quickly broke out of the shelter Jura had made for them and gathered around the wizard saint.
"Oh man... he looks bad..." Lucy said.
"Hang in there paps we'll get help for ya!" Gray said. He looked at Garion. "Garion, transfer some of your magic power to him! It's gotta be able to help!" Garion nodded and knelt down next to the wizard saint. Placing his hand on Jura's right arm, he revealed his wings and started to transfer power. Unfortunately it was like pouring a glass of water into an empty swimming pool, it didn't make a difference.
"It's not working..." Garion said despairingly. "I don't have enough to give him to help him even remotely."
"Oh man... what are we gonna do?" Happy asked. Natsu clenched his fist in anger, his whole body now shaking from rage.
"Ridiculous!" A voice said, causing the Fairy Tail wizards to all tense up and look around in alarm. "Brain is such a fool! He used the last of his power to lay his trap, yet only one of you fell in it's snare!"
"Who are you!?" Gray demanded.
"Over there!" Happy pointed into the smoke behind Gray as he spoke.
"He was a pitiful leader. A disgrace to the six demons!" Klodoa said menacingly as the smoke cleared. "But our goal has not fallen out of reach, as long as Midnight stands we shall be victorious!" The talking staff floated over to just in front of the Fairy Tail wizards. "Since he's busy at the moment there's nothing keeping me from disposing of you myself!" The staff declared threateningly.
"That cane's talking to me!" Happy yelled in horror.
"As a talking cat I wouldn't think you'd find it all that surprising." Lucy said sarcastically.
"I guess..." Happy admitted. Klodoa floated into the air, his eyes and the orb in his mouth glowing as he started laughing maniacally at the Fairy Tail wizards.
"That's crazy! That's the staff Brain was carrying around!" Gray said, not quite able to comprehend what he was seeing.
"Kay I'm freaked out now!" Lucy squeaked.
"How can a staff talk!?" Garion asked, taking a step back from Klodoa. The evil staff's laughter only grew in volume, until Natsu used a foolproof method of getting someone or something to shut up.
Slamming it repeatedly and with great force against the ground.
"Oh would you knock off the creepy laughing I've already got a splitting headache..." Natsu rambled on as he employed physical force against Klodoa, who yell 'ow' each time Natsu slammed him against the ground.
"Hey!" Lucy snapped. "Don't go grabbing that there's no telling where it's been ya know!"
"Stop this city right now you piece of rotting driftwood!" Natsu ordered. Klodoa bent upwards and looked Natsu in the face.
"How dare you insult my family legacy! I come from a long line of proud seedups so show some respect!" Klodoa roared angrily. "Before you is the venerated seventh member of the Oracion Seis, emerged from his slumber to destroy you al-" The talking piece of rotting driftwood was promptly returned to the action of being slammed against the ground angrily by Natsu.
"I've heard just about enough out of you!" Natsu yelled annoyingly.
"Hold on... I thought there were only six members of the Oracion Seis!" Lucy said.
"Yeah..." Garion said with a worried frown. "Doesn't Seis mean six?"
"That doesn't make sense..." Happy said.
"I know." Lucy muttered.
"Who cares?" Gray asked. "Whatever the number of members might be, a cane is talking about kicking our butts."
"Look at the bright side, it can't really kick our butts since it has no feet." Happy said. Klodoa suddenly let out a disgusted grunt and escaped from Natsu's grip. It gave the fire dragon slayer a disgusted look before turning to look out across the city.
"It won't long until their wretched guild is within our sights! Then we can finally begin to cleanse this world of refuse!"
"You mean we're already that close to Cait Shelter!?" Lucy demanded.
"Indeed we are! Once they're stamped out, we can truly begin our crusade of darkness!" Klodoa then resumed his maniacal laughter.
"Why Cait Shelter!?" Garion demanded. "Why do you want to destroy them!?" Klodoa stopped his laughter to look at the boy.
"Why you ask? Because they are a light guild, what better reason is there for them to be destroyed! Bwahahaha!" The stick resumed it's maniacal laughter. Natsu grinded his teeth together and then lit his fists aflame.
"All right I've heard enough from you stickface!" He yelled, leaping at Klodoa and taking a swing, only to miss as the stick maneuvered out of the way of the attack. Klodoa then bonked Natsu on the head before moving away from him. "Get back here you piece of firewood!" The fire dragon slayer yelled, chasing after the stick. Not left with much choice, Garion, Gray, Lucy and Happy all chased after the talking stick and Natsu, but made sure to bring Jura with as to not leave him unprotected.
The group ended up chasing the stick into a large decrepit hall, where Natsu was resuming his offensive against Klodoa. Unfortunately he was completely incapable of hitting the seventh member of the Seis and was getting knocked around the room a lot. Gray lept into the action to try and lend Natsu a hand just as Natsu was sent rolling across the room.
"Hey Lucy do you see Natsu rolling on the ground over there!?" Happy demanded as he pointed at Natsu.
"Actually I'm afraid that's not an extremely rare sight on these kind of mission's." Lucy said with a wry look on her face. Garion was just standing next to the celestial wizard, watching Natsu and Gray 'fight' Klodoa with a confused expression on his face. Unfortunately the two then descended into an all out fist fight with each other, complete with comical dust cloud and Klodoa poking at the two to egg them on further.
"We all knew this was coming." Happy said.
"They do like fighting don't they?" Garion asked. Klodoa then noticed Lucy and started staring intently at her, much to the celestial wizard's discomfort.
"Aww... I always get the creepy stares!" Lucy complained.
"Oh no your ego is showing!" Happy said cheerfully.
"Shut up cat!" Lucy snapped. "Once again my cuteness is a burden oh poor me..." she said in a strange, dreamy voice.
"The stress is getting to her guys she's finally gone completely insane!" Happy exclaimed panickingly. Klodoa stared at Lucy for a few more moments before he sighed.
"Aww I thought there was a real woman here, but she's just a little girl." Klodoa said sadly.
"SAY WHAT!?" Lucy demanded. Natsu and Gray got over their differences and suddenly charged Klodoa, magic at the ready.
"Let's go!" Gray yelled.
"Oh yeah!" Natsu agreed. Instantly Klodoa managed to hit them both in the face, sending them crashing to the ground.
"A bunch of annoying kids." Klodoa commented, and then struck Natsu and Gray with light blue lightning.
"Guys!" Garion yelled.
"The skull stick guy isn't playing around!" Happy added.
"Huh. Poor babies. You may be young but you've got a lot to learn if you wanna beat me. Who cares how young you are? So if you wanna go floating your toned limber bodies around like that, fine but this is what happens!"
"Sounds like someone has some serious age issues around here." Lucy said wearily.
"Aye." Happy said in agreement. Klodoa suddenly looked at the Fairy Tail members in front of him with a strange look.
"Now what?" Natsu demanded.
"The truth hurts, doesn't it?" Lucy asked mockingly.
"I don't think that's it." Happy said with a sweatdrop.
"Oh... No! This cannot be!" Klodoa said with despair. "They all have fallen! I can't believe it! The six demons have been defeated!" Suddenly the orb in Klodoa's mouth fell out and shattered as it hit the ground, prompting all the Fairy Tail members to tense up. "The horror! It's imminent! The great one is coming!"
"Huh?" Gray asked.
"What's the big deal?" Natsu asked, sounding disinterested.
"Who's coming?" Lucy asked fearfully.
"The Great one...?" Garion asked with a confused frown.
"I bet whoever this great one is, it's not gonna be so great for us!" Happy whined.
"So who are you babbling about?" Gray asked, eyeing the stick that was not clattering its teeth and shaking in fear.
"He's getting super juicy!" Happy said in an oddly upbeat voice.
"That's sweat you dolt!" Lucy snapped.
"It's Brain..."
"Whaaat?" Gray asked, now even more confused.
"Brain?" Garion tilted his head in confusion. "But... Jura's already beat him."
"I'm aware of that. But what you don't know is that there's another personality lurking inside him. You've seen the outer one, Brain, the name for the cold knowledge seeking persona at the surface. But there is a hidden face that craves only destruction. They call him... Zero." Garion felt fear creep into his heart once again and take root.
"Brain was bad enough for me..." Lucy said fearfully.
"Zero's worse?" Happy asked, sounding terrified.
"He possess incredible power, paired with an unquenchable thirst for destruction! But Brain was able to seal him away, using six magical keys."
"And those are the Oracion Seis..." Gray said, the gears in his mind turning.
"Correct! Bound together using body link magic, and once those six demons fall, Zero will once again be free to roam the land, annihilating anything with the misfortune to stand in his path!"
Garion's eyes widened as a massive source of magical power neared the building. "That sounds like a challenge to me!" Natsu declared. Before Gairon could warn any of them, the wall to their left exploded outwards, sending dust and rubble flying across the room. Garion's eyes widened further as the massive source of magic power got closer. It was just so... evil... the boy's pure mind couldn't understand how such a thing could exist. A figure stopped in the hole, and Klodoa bowed.
"M-Master Zero! I humbly welcome your return!" The living stick said desperately.
"Master Zero?" Lucy asked.
"Things have taken quite an interesting turn, haven't they Klodoa?" Zero asked. "Even Midnight fell in battle!"
"Please sir! I beg you to grant me forgiveness!"
"You misunderstand me, I'm not displeased. On the contrary... it's been far too long... this feeling I have! This flesh, this power! I've longed for it!" Zero declared. "It's time for me to begin the task for which I was summoned!"
""Y-yes sir!" Klodoa flew off into a corner of the room as Zero removed Brian's jacket. Garion's fear intensified as he looked at Zero, the mans blood red eyes sending chills down the boys spine. Suddenly the dark wizard was surrounded by his magic, and he re-quipped into a green jacket.
"You scum!" He said with venom. "You've done an admirable job of destroying my guild! But as its master... I am bound by my obligation to take my revenge!"
"No way... He's the true leader of the Oracion Seis?" Lucy asked, terror in her voice.
"Afraid so..." Happy said weakly. Zero exerted his power, causing the ground to shake and his body to be encased in a dark green aura.
"His power is making the ground shake!" Lucy said, even more terrified than before.
"So are you fired up and ready to go Natsu?" Gray asked with a grin.
"The guy's got some crazy magical power going on, I can't wait to take him down!" Natsu said with an equally sized grin. Garion looked between the two and then at Zero. W-W-We can't beat him! H-H-He's nearly got as much power a-as Laxus! Garion thought fearfully.
"That's it! I'll begin with the bald one, who harmed this body while Brain was in charge of it!" Zero declared as he gathered his dark green magic in his hands. "Him first!" He then launched a barrage of projectiles towards Jura, which was saved when Gray created an Ice make:Shield in front of it.
"You'd really attack somebody who's not even able to move?" Gray demanded. "You're a coward!"
"Nonsense!" Zero retorted. "Spare me your foolish ideals!" Within moments, Gray's shield fell and both he and Jura were sent flying through the air.
"Gray!" Garion cried out.
"You guys!" Natsu shouted.
"I take great pleasure in destroying many things that do not move! Why should that man be an exception?" Zero asked, a psychotic grin on his face. Natsu leapt into the air and attack Zero, but the dark wizard easily blocked his punch.
"Now burn!" Natsu roared. Zero simply grunted in amusement before he pressed his finger to Natsu's chest and sent the fire dragon slayer hurtling into the ceiling.
"Angel's spear!" Garion yelled, hurling a white spear of light at Zero. The dark wizard turned his head and his eyes momentarily widened before he sidestepped Garion's attack. He then started chuckling.
"Ahh yes... the hybrid." He said with a grin. Garion froze in place as Zero looked at him. "Brain was very interested in you. You should feel honoured, you will be the first of your kind that I will destroy!" Zero hurled a high speed ball of dark green energy at Garion, which caused the boy to scream in pain when it struck him and sent him flying across the room into a wall. For a few moments, Garion was able to retain consciousness, but the damage had been done, and the darkness swirling at the edge of his vision soon spread, and Garion fainted.
"-eed three more people! There's gotta be someone else! Can anyone help?"
Garion felt consciousness slowly return to him, the voice that had sounded in his mind being the thing that had somehow awoken him. Anything else was drowned out as he felt the massive amounts of pain and exhaustion that coursed through his body. With great effort, he managed to half open his eyes. What he saw was that half his body was now coated in rubble, but not buried underneath it. He tried lifting his head, but the effort was too much and he collapsed back onto the stone, his eyes closing as his head came to rest. He struggled to retain consciousness, his whole body demanding to be allowed to rest, but each second it got harder and harder to stay awake.
Garion remembered where he was, and the situation he was in, but a large part of his mind was suddenly telling him that it was hopeless. I can barely move... I can't even open my eyes... how am I supposed to help...? He thought pessimistically. He managed to open his eyes by a fraction, before they fell closed again.
It's hopeless... I can't... I can't-
Don't give up.
Suddenly Garion's vision went from pitch black to white, but he still couldn't see anything. Before his mind could process what was going on, a blurred, long haired figure appeared at the centre of his vision.
Don't give up. The voice, which was soft, warm, caring, and strangely familiar, repeated. Garion got the feeling that it was coming from the figure in his vision. Suddenly two blurry shapes appeared from out of the figures back. Even though Garion couldn't clearly see the face of whoever it was, he had the feeling that they were smiling. A strange feeling welled up in his heart as he looked at this blurred figure, a feeling he'd never had before.
W-Who-
Don't give up. The figure repeated. It then seemed to gain an amused air about it. She's counting on you.
Before Garion could process what the figure had said, his vision went black, and he heard another voice in his head.
"Garion..." Wendy's voice echoed in his mind. He could hear the despair and worry in it, and he could picture the tears that were probably forming in her eyes at that very moment.
Suddenly he grabbed hold of the stone under his right hand, and with a great heave pulled himself out of the rubble he was under, after which he collapsed onto his hands and knees, breathing heavily. The others were getting up as well, Natsu was already kneeling with his fist on the ground, Lucy was leaning against the rubble next to her, Gray was sitting with his head rolled back and happy was standing with his head lowered, but defiant.
"Can you hear our voices? If you can please respond!" Hibiki said, desperation clear in his voice.
"Yeah..." Natsu managed to say. "We hear you..."
"Natsu..." Hibiki said, relief in his voice.
"Destroy... all six... lacrima... at one time..." Gray managed to say.
"Zero... at one of the Lacrima..." Garion managed to say. "Gotta stop him... gotta stop Nirvana..." On the other side of the city, Wendy's face lit up and a wave of relief crashed through her as she heard Garion's voice.
Garion... you're safe! She thought with relief.
"So who's fighting Zero?" Lucy asked. "Cause we'd like another crack at him... right boys?"
"18 minutes left... we gotta hurry..." Happy took a few deep breaths. "We owe it to Carla and Wendy to protect their guild!"
"Guys... my telepath is about to cut out... a while ago I uploaded a map to each of your mind... I numbered the Lacrima... so you can find them...everybody chose a number okay and then split up-" Suddenly Hibiki stopped talking. Natsu, Gray, Lucy and Garion all got to their feet, albeit with Lucy leaning against a wall, Gray holding his harm, and Garion clutching his side.
"I'll take one!" Natsu said.
"Two!" Gray declared.
"Guess I'll take three!" Lucy said. "Please don't let Zero be there!"
"I'll take four!" Garion said.
"No." Ichiya's voice sounded over the telepathic link. "I can tell I am the closest to it thanks to the smell of its parfum, so it would be best for me to take care of it."
"You mean because you see it's the closest on the map?" Erza asked.
"My honey why do you insist on making a fool out of me?" Ichiya asked.
"I can take number five." Erza said.
"Erza!" Natsu and Garion said cheerfully. "Guess you're feeling better huh?" The fire dragon slayer asked.
"Yeah... it's all thanks to you guys." Erza replied.
"Then I'll take six!" Garion said over the link before Jellal could call it.
"Very well, but I'll be sending someone to help you destroy it." Erza replied. Suddenly the link disappeared.
"What happened?" Natsu asked.
"We lost out connection..." Gray said with a small amount of anger.
"That means... we lost Hibiki..." Lucy said worriedly.
"Okay guys! It looks like we've got the six people we need!" Happy said, his voice filled with determination. "Let's go! And if you run into Zero take that jerk down! Cause we're all gonna be too busy destroying those lacrima!" The four wizards nodded and set off in their different directions. Garion took the most direct route he could to lacrima number six, but as he journeyed down the long hallway leading to it, his exhaustion began to catch up with him, so he made sure to slow down. The hallway itself didn't help, the random assortment of roots, what appeared to be tree trunks, and large chunks of rubble didn't at all speed up Garion's progress.
The boy rounded a corner and fell against the wall next to him, his breathing deep and long. "Not much... further... now..." He said to himself. I hope that creepy Zero guy isn't at Lacrima number six... but then that means someone else has to deal with him... Garion swallowed nervously. And who is Erza sending to help me? Wendy's the only person I can think of... The boy pushed himself off the wall and kept walking, eventually reaching lacrima number 6 and again collapsing against a wall. He checked the timer in his head, and felt a bit of relief when he noticed he had about 12 minutes left.
Garion looked around the large round room before settling his eyes on the lacrima itself. He slid down the wall and let his body relax, doing his best to regain as much energy as he could in order to help destroy the lacrima.
*Elsewhere within Nirvana's corridors*
"Thank you for doing this Carla." Wendy said as Carla carried her down the hallway to Lacrima number six. "I'm worried, I hope Jellal's okay."
"Right now you should be more concerned with your own well being." Carla struggled to say. "This won't be easy, are you sure?"
"Yeah." Wendy replied with determination. "Garion's going to be there to help, so it won't just be me."
*Flashback*
"What's the matter?" Wendy asked Jellal. "Are you not feeling well?"
"I'm fine." Jellal replied. "Forgive me if I'm wrong but don't you use healing magic? Natsu's going to face Zero so he's going to need his energy replenished. Think you can do that for him?"
"I'll try..." Wendy said, not sounding the least bit sure of herself.
"Do you have any idea how draining using her healing magic can be and how many times this poor girl has had to use it today?" Carla angrily demanded. "Sorry but I'm putting my foot down!"
"I understand." Jellal said.
"You do?" Carla asked, now slightly confused.
"It's fine, I can replenish his energy myself. I've regained a memory, I've remembered what makes this Natsu fellow so special. He holds the power of hope." Jellal explained. He then walked forward and crouched in front of Wendy. "It's a lot to ask but I need you to help that Garion fellow destroy lacrima number six for me." The former wizard saint asked.
"Me? But I don't think I'll be much help." Wendy said.
"Why must you doubt yourself?" Jellal asked. "You're a dragon slayer. Your magic is so powerful it was once used against the most terrifying dragons in the land!" Wendy stared wide eyed at Jellal. "Consume the air, no the heavens. Unleash the power of the dragon that lies dormant within you, combine it with Garion's power, and success is assured." Wendy stared at Jellal for a few moments before she replied.
"I'll do my best."
*End of flashback*
Wendy and Carla finally reached lacrima number six. Upon arrival, Carla quickly settled Wendy on the ground and afterwards landed and dispelled her wings. The two looked at the lacrima for a moment before Wendy looked around, and upon seeing Garion slumped against a far wall she let out a relieved sigh. "He made it..." She said with a small smile. Garion then turned his head and upon noticing Wendy and Carla his face broke into a smile.
"Wendy! Carla!" He said cheerfully. "Ready to destroy the lacrima?"
Wendy nodded, her expression one of determination. "Yeah."
"Be careful not to overexert yourself child." Carla reminded her. "You've used a lot of magic power today, don't go and burn yourself out."
"I won't Carla." Wendy said. Garion forced himself up and slowly walked over to the Cait Shelter wizard and Exceed. He took position next to Wendy who was standing on the edge of the bowel around the lacrima, and the two looked up at the orb in front of them.
"We'll attack it together. That way we can do the most damage." Garion said. Wendy nodded in reply.
"Right." She said. Garion took a deep breath before he unfurled his wings and began gathering his power.
"I'm gonna unleash my power!" Wendy said with determination, causing Garion to look at her. "The dragon inside me! I have to to protect my guild! If you can hear me Grandeeney please lend me your power!" The sky dragon slayer closed her eyes and started to draw in the air around her, using it to boost her strength.
"Wendy..." Garion and Carla said in unison. Garion then adopted a determined expression and held out his right hand, palm facing upwards. A spear of light began to form in his hand, but it was taking form very slowly, as Garion was pouring all the magic power he could spare into it.
The remainder of the 12 minute ticked away slowly as the two young wizards gathered their power. Carla kept a close eye on Wendy the whole time, but occasionally glanced at Garion to make sure he was alright as well. The spear in his hand was slowly take shape and was pulsating with power. Meanwhile the air was staring to visibly gather around Wendy, causing her hair and clothes to start swaying about.
"Wendy... Garion... I know you two can do it if you just stay focused..." Carla thought. She looked at Garion, who was now surrounded by an aura of pure white magical power. The Angel's spear in his hand was nearly fully formed, and was glowing with power, as was the aura around the boy.
The timer reached 30 seconds, and Garion's spear was fully formed. He opened his eyes and examined it before gripping it tightly. Only one shot at this... let's make it count! Wendy's power was spiking now, and with a deep breath drew in all the air that had been gathering around her. The two wizard's glanced at each other and nodded.
"NOW!" Garion yelled as he drew his arm back. "Grand Angel's spear!" He roared as he hurled his attack at the lacrima.
Wendy drew her head back at the same time Garion drew his arm back. "Sky dragon's..." and as Garion hurled his spear she finished her attack. "Roar!" The massive wave of wind that burst forth from the sky dragon slayer's mouth engulfed the Angel's spear that Garion had thrown. Neither of them saw it, but the spear fused together with the roar attack, causing the overall destructive power of the attack to skyrocket. At the precise moment that the attack obliterated the lacrima, the other five were destroyed, shutting Nirvana down for good.
Garion staggered backwards as the lacrima exploded and he collapsed, his breathing fast and shallow. Suddenly his magical sense was no longer being blocked, and he could tell that all six lacrima had been successfully destroyed in unison. Relief and joy welled up inside the boy and he couldn't help but laugh in relief.
"We did it!" He yelled cheerfully. "We stopped Nirvana!"
"I can't believe it!" Wendy said, relief sweeping through her and tears of joy welling up in both her and Carla's eyes.
"I'm so proud of you!" Carla said with pride.
Before any further celebrations could take place, Nirvana's shaking intensified as parts of the floor started breaking up and/or caving in. Garion let out a yelp of surprise as he barely managed to crawl off a falling section of floor.
"This thing's falling apart!" He yelled, getting to his feet as quickly as he could. His exhaustion was even worse now, and it took nearly all his willpower to just stand up.
"Hurry! We need to leave now!" Carla said. She grabbed Wendy's hand and was about to lead her down a corridor when a stone fell from the ceiling and blocked the passage way. Wendy screamed and took a step back, nearly tripping over a crack in the floor as she did. Garion's head snapped from side to side as he tried to figure out how to get out the collapsing room safely.
He then looked up, and a plan formed in his mind. A mildly stupid plan, but a plan nonetheless.
"Wendy! Carla!" He called, quickly moving over. "I need you to grab onto me and hold tight!" Wendy blinked at him, and despite the situation, blushed slightly.
"W-What are you talking about!?" Carla demanded. "We don't have time to-"
"I'm going to fly us out!" Garion clarified.
"What!?" Wendy asked, wide eyed. "But you've used up so much magic power already!"
"I don't care! I need to get you two out of here safely, and that's what I'm going to do!" Garion said seriously. A falling stone then nearly crushed him, accelerating the urgency of the situation. Another then nearly crushed Carla, quickly changing her stance on the situation.
"Very well! Just make it fast!" She demanded. Suddenly the whole structure gave a violent shake, causing Wendy to stumble forward and end up against Garion. When they both realised their situation, they blushed but Wendy complied and wrapped her arms tightly around Garion, who did the same to her. Carla grabbed hold of Garion's arm.
"Ready?" Garion asked, the sensation of Wendy hugging him an unfamiliar and strange one, but not an unwelcome one. Wendy and Carla nodded. Concentrating as hard as he could, Garion unfurled his wings and leapt into the air and towards the crumbling roof in a single motion, summoning a shield of light to surround both him, Wendy and Carla just in case he couldn't dodge any stones.
Within moments the shield flickered as Garion navigated through the falling stone, and a sweat broke out on his forehead as he struggled to maintain it. It nearly broke when a large piece of stone that he had dodged around suddenly broke in half and one of the halves slammed against his shield. His already low magic power was rapidly running dry and his exhaustion was starting to become too much for his body to bear, which was not helped by the added weight of Wendy and Carla.
Just... a bit... further... Garion thought as his entire body screamed in agony at him. Even moving his wings was now pure agony. Just as his magic power finally ran dry however, he broke free of the falling rubble. His shield evaporated and he breathed a sigh of relief, but now he had a bigger problem.
Landing safely.
His upward velocity rapidly decayed and soon he, Wendy and Carla were falling towards the ground. The boy gritted his teeth as he exerted as much force with his wings as he could to try and slow the descent, which was working to a degree, but wouldn't slow him down enough to avoid a painful landing. As the ground neared he pushed his wings to breaking point to try and slow himself down and spun around so that he would hit the ground first and cushion the impact for Wendy and Carla. He was rewarded with a painful thump on his back, a few quick rolls and all the air being knocked out of his lungs as he landed.
Unfortunately his grip on Wendy and her grip on him broke and she ended up rolling about a meter further after Garion stopped. Carla managed to stay holding on, but let go once they'd stopped moving. She looked around quickly before looking at Garion with a smile.
"We made it out..." She said. "My thanks Garion." The Exceed said gratefully as she looked at the boy. Garion slowly sat up and smiled weakly at the Exceed.
"No... problem..." He said.
"There you guys are."
The trio's heads snapped to the right, and they smiled when they saw Gray, Lucy, Ichiya, Jura and Erza, all of whom were smiling back.
"Erza!" Garion said as cheerfully as he could.
"Well done to both of you." Erza said with a smile.
"Hey have you guys seen Natsu?" Lucy asked as Garion got to his feet.
"Not yet..." Garion said. "Where do you thi-" The dual element wizard was both cut off and nearly knocked over when Wendy suddenly hugged him. He blinked in confusion and a blush exploded onto his face. His arms froze in the air next to him, and his brain went haywire.
"W-Wha-" he started to say.
"You kept your promise..." Wendy said, tears of joy rolling down her face. Garion blinked and his blush intensified. "You're the greatest... I can't thank you enough..."
"B-bu-" Garion looked around, confusion clear on his face along with embarrassment and a rapidly worsening blush. It didn't help that nearly all those assembled had amused looks on their faces at the sight of Garion's predicament. "I-I..." Erza raised her hand to indicate that Garion shouldn't say anything. She then nodded and for some reason Garion blushed even more. Wendy then broke the hug and took a step back, but she was still smiling.
"If it weren't for yo-" Wendy was speaking but Garion couldn't hear her anymore. He blinked, and her relieved smile turned to a worried one. Garion opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. Then suddenly Wendy's eyes widened and she started speaking again, but Garion didn't hear it.
The next thing he knew, he was staring at the sky, and then darkness consumed his vision yet again.
*The next day, early morning, Cait Shelter Guild hall*
Garion's eyes slowly opened as he awoke and soon became aware of the dull ache present everywhere in his body, but he lacked bandages on his body. His magic power had already restored itself but his physical energy would need more time.
"Ah, you're awake." A voice said from Garion's left. He turned his head to see a man with straight black hair with odd tattoos on his face sitting next to his bed. "I'll be sure to inform your friends." The man got up and promptly left the room through a curtain.
W... where am I? Garion reached out with his magical sense and quickly found Wendy, Natsu, Lucy and Erza were nearby. We must be at a guild... He then noticed the mark on a banner hanging on the wall. Oh... it's Cait Shelter. Before he could think of anything else, the curtain parted as Wendy and Carla entered the room.
"Hey Garion!" She said happily. "How are you feeling?" Garion noticed the green dress she was wearing. That looks nice. He thought idly.
"Sore... and tired... but fine!" Garion said finished his sentence as cheerfully as he could. Wendy seemed to relax at his words. "What happened?"
"You lost consciousness right as Wendy was thanking you." Carla explained. "Obviously from you pushing yourself so hard." She added with a hint of annoyance. Garion blinked and gave a nervous laugh.
"Sorry..." He said sheepishly. "I-"
"Don't bother with trying to rationalise it. It's over now so it doesn't matter." Carla said dismissively.
"We brought you here to our guild Cait Shelter afterwards so you could rest." Wendy explained. "I also healed your wounds." She smiled.
"Thanks Wendy." Garion said, smiling back. "You're awesome." The sky dragon slayer blushed slightly at his compliment.
"Not really..." She said softly. Carla looked between the two and sighed.
"Now now he needs his rest. You two can talk later, after he's recovered." The Exceed said in a commanding tone. Wendy nodded and smiled at Garion again before she left the room.
The rest of the morning passed in a blur for Garion until it was the afternoon and he was standing with the rest of the Coalition wizards in front of the whole Cait Shelter guild in the middle of the village. He had changed into a light blue shirt with a large cat symbol on the left sleeve and small patterns along the edges of the shirt and a pair of green shorts with a branch pattern covering both legs. His shoes had been restored to wearable condition, and he wore them happily.
"Fairy Tail." Roubaul, the Cait Shelter guild master, said. "Blue Pegasus. Lamia scale, not to mention Wendy and Carla. I commend your efforts in not only in defeating the Oracion Seis, but saving our village from Nirvana's wrath. Speaking as a representative of our regional guild league I, Roubaul, offer my deepest gratitude. Thank you." Roubaul held his hand to his chest. "Naboral, we are in your dept."
"We were happy to help you!" Ichiya declared. He then promptly shot forward and started doing a posturing routine whilst saying, "Master Roubaul. It was a hard won victory... against a ferocious opponent... but from the deepest darkest depths of despair light shined down on us!" The last part of his sentence somehow echoed. "It was the bright and warming glow of true friendship! We followed it all the way to victory!" Ichiya declared as he sparkled.
"Well said master!" The rest of the trimens chorused whilst giving Ichiya a round of applause. "Man~!"
"The bright and warming glow is probably coming from the spotlight he's hogging." Gray said with a look of annoyance.
"No joke." Lucy agreed. "And by the way did he ever fight anyone?" She asked.
"Why does he do that?" Garion asked, looking at Ichiya.
"You know I wish I knew Garion. I wish I knew..." Lucy said with a sweatdrop.
"I suppose it's over now." Sherry said sadly.
"You two should know, I'm proud of you." Jura said with pride in his voice as he put his hands on Sherry and Lyon's shoulders.
"Thank you sir!" Lyon said happily.
"Hey we deserve a victory party!" Natsu declared happily.
"Aye sir!" Happy said in agreement. In response, Ichiya and the trimens started dancing whilst constantly saying 'oh yes!', Gray and Lyon stripped (big surprise there) and Garion couldn't help but laugh at everything that was going on. Soon all the coalition wizards started copying the Blue Pegasus wizards but they all came to a screeching halt when they realised that no one in Cait Shelter, save Wendy, was doing anything.
"I'm truly sorry." Roubaul said with sorrow in his voice. "I've neglected my duty to tell you about the Nirvit people. Please accept my sincere apology."
"Well it's not like it's gonna stop us from partying!" Happy said, sounding annoyed.
"The Nirvit?" Garion asked with a frown.
"But we'll listen to whatever you might have to say." Natsu said in a strangely sage voice. "...right?" he asked Happy.
"Aye sir." Happy said with a nod.
"It's allright master. You don't have to tell us if you don't want to." Wendy said.
"It is important. I ask that everyone please listen very closely to the tale I am about to tell." Roubaul requested. "First let me clear the air about something. The truth is we are not descendants of the Nirvit people.
"What?" Wendy asked, confused.
"Indeed we are the Nirvits themselves. And many years ago, 400 to be exact, Nirvana was created, fashioned by my hands." Roubaul explained.
"By you!?" Lyon demanded.
"No way..." Garion said with wide eyes.
"400 years ago?" Happy asked. Roubaul then went on to explain why he created Nirvana and how he had used it to bring light to a dark world. His tale grew sad as he explained the downfall of the Nirvits due to the fact that Nirvana spread the evil that it had absorbed through its populus and thus caused them to begin slaughtering each other until there were none left. All the wizards assembled were too shocked to even speak.
"That's not quite true." Roubaul said. "For I am the only survivor. Then again in this particular situation the word 'survivor' is a bit misleading. In truth my body ceased to function many years ago. What you see before you now is a projection of the man I was once." Garion was just staring at Roubaul with a dumbfounded expression on his face. Just... a projection...?
"As punishment for my sins, I, this powerless spirit, have stood as sentinel over my creation for 400 years, keeping my weary eyes open for the one at last who could destroy Nirvana and consign it to the pages of history." Roubaul continued. "And now... my post can be vacated for that person has been found..." He said with relief. All the wizards just stared in disbelief at him.
"No..." Wendy said as her whole body shook and tears threatened to fall from her eyes. "Why didn't you tell me?" Garion looked at the sky maiden in shock. Roubaul glowed briefly, and then one by one, the Cait Shelter members started to vanish. "What's happening?" Wendy demanded. "Don't go!"
"You can't just leave us!" Carla cried.
"Maguna! Mabel!" Wendy cried as her guildmates vanished, all of them with smiles on their faces.
"No..." Garion couldn't believe his eyes. "The whole guild... is just vanishing!?"
"Why are you doing this!?" Wendy demanded, tears now rolling down her cheeks. "Please don't go!" She begged.
"I've deceived you Wendy." Roubaul said. "For that I am deeply sorry. All your fellow guild members were spectres. They were nothing but illusions."
"Are you kidding me!?" Natsu demanded.
"Illusions with their own personalities?" Lyon asked, not quite able to believe it.
"That takes powerful creation magic." Jura said.
"For many years I lived in this deserted village alone, always keeping a watchful eye over Nirvana." Roubaul explained. "Until one day, a boy came to me with a companion needing help. His eyes burned with such intensity and sincerity that I simply had no choice but to take the little girl in. I had resigned myself to a solitary existence, but there she was..."
"Hey mister?" A young Wendy asked. "What is this place?"
"Well... how do I put this?" Roubaul said.
"He lied to me..." young Wendy lowered her head onto her arms. "He said he was gonna take me to the magic guild!"
"Err... right!" Roubaul said quickly, not entirely sure of what he was doing. "This is a guild! A magical guild for wizards of every stripe!"
"Wow really?" Young Wendy asked enthusiastically.
"Of course it is!" Roubaul affirmed. "Go on! See for yourself! Your new friends are all outside waiting for you!"
"I filled the village with apparitions so she wouldn't be alone." Roubaul explained.
"So you created an entire guild just for Wendy?!" Lucy asked in a shocked voice.
"No one I care for is a real person!? How could you do something so cruel to me master!?" Wendy screamed, clutching her head.
"Don't fret my dear, calm down." Roubaul said calmly. "Neither you nor Carla need those imaginary friends." Roubaul then raised his arm and pointed at the Allied forces. "You're surrounded by real friends who care for you." Roubaul's body started to glow, and he let out a soft chuckle. Tears were now streaming down Wendy's face and she was on the verge of breaking down into relentless crying. "A bright future awaits you. Embrace it with open arms." Roubaul had now almost completely faded away. Wendy broke into a sprint and ran towards him.
"MASTER!" She cried.
"To each and every one of you I owe my deepest gratitude." Roubaul's voice echoed. "I know I can leave Wendy and Carla in your hands." And so Roubaul the Nirvit faded from existence. Wendy stared up at the sky, tears now freely flowing down her face. Her guild mark began to fade, turning into small specks of light that floated off into the air. Once it was gone, Wendy collapsed to her knees and let out one final, pained scream.
"MASTER!"
The allied forces watched her cry, none of them wishing to interrupt her grief.
"Hey."
A hand came to rest on Wendy's shoulder. A warm, comforting hand that seemed to relieve her sorrow by it's mere touch.
"I know what it's like... to be alone..." Garion said. He then smiled softly. "But you don't have to..." Wendy looked back at him, tears still streaming down her face. "Come with us. Be a part of Fairy tail... and you won't ever be alone again..." Wendy looked at him. His small smile was filled with joy and happiness, but also understanding and sadness. "Whatddya say?"
Wendy reached up and wiped some of the tears from her eyes.
"Y-yeah..."
And it's done! So this took me forever to get around to, and I sincerely apologize for that. I also apologize for the lack of a fight in this chapter, and if it got a bit boring. I Just wanted to get the arc over and done with so I could get onto what I'm really exciting about for this story, the original story bits!
So now Wendy's in Fairy Tail, I can get this ship sailing! I promise I will not go off schedule again, my exams and games just got too distracting and it's my own fault, so I apologize again. In case I haven't said it, the focus of this story will be Garion and Wendy, which is why I only wrote scenes that they were in and stuff, and this also means that I'll be barely changing the overall plot line of FT, since this is about how Garion and Wendy get along, not how Garion changes the whole bloody story line of FT cause he exists.
And also cause I've got no bloody idea what Hiro is doing with the story anymore. Read chapter 493 of the manga to get what I'm saying. Actually just read the Alavrez arc. (I seriously think Hiro is just running out of ideas at this point. He better have a bloody good explanation for the character he just revealed, otherwise Ima get pissed.)
Sorry about that, just rambling on. Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed, please leave a review telling me what you thought and I'll see you in the next chapter!
Tatty-bye!