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Hey guys I hope you enjoy this chapter. I was watching parts of the beginning of the Edolas arc so some are mixed up or skipped over so be generous. Any way enjoy guys and thank you for reading.

~wolvesfinalden

Fairy Tail: By Your Side

Chapter 11: Welcome To Edolas!

Everything seemed to be normal in Fairy Tail. Lucy and Duke finally were able to go back to the guild regularly, now that Duke felt like himself again. Natsu and Happy had started to stay at Lucy's almost every night after taking the canine to the vet. Lucy wasn't sure why they were staying there so much but she didn't argue. After all they had been such a big help with getting Duke back to his old self that she felt she needed to do something to thank them.

What Lucy didn't know was that Natsu had now come to terms with the fact that he had fallen in love with her. Duke knew the dragon slayer finally realized that and was now pushing for Lucy to realize this as well, the same went for Happy. Sadly so far their efforts were in vain, since Lucy didn't quite get what the two were up to.

Now they were all at the guild enjoying themselves. Happy and Duke sat next to Lucy by the bar, where Mira gave Happy some fish, Duke some meat, and Lucy a milkshake. Natsu on the other hand was in another fight with Gray at the time. Erza was back to eating her strawberry cake, completely ignoring the fighting mages. Wendy was with Carla at another table talking. While Gajeel and Levy were at the table next to them in their own world. Levy had been reading a book while Gajeel simply watched over her.

Lucy had seen this happening a lot and figured that the two liked each other, though either one won't admit it.

"So Lucy is there anything happening between you and Natsu?" Mirajane asked her.

Lucy sighed at her question. Great not this again.

"Not really Mira, I'm just thankful that he and Happy were there with me to help out with Duke." Lucy said.

"Oh that's right Natsu did mention that Duke had been ill for the past few days." Mira said.

"Yeah but he's all better now. It wasn't anything too serious." Lucy said petting Duke's head.

"Well that's good news but really Lucy, I can tell you like him." Mira said in a teasing tone.

"Well he is my best friend after all, I mean he was the first friend I ever had aside from Duke." Lucy said.

"Alright Lucy whatever you say but you should really think about that one. Don't want to lose him you know." Mira told her.

As Lucy was about to walk away and leave she heard Gajeel start yelling as he ran out of the guild. Lucy looked confused as she turned to Happy and Duke, who had the same look on their faces. That's when Lucy saw Levy walking up to them.

"Hey Levy, what was wrong with Gajeel?" Lucy asked her.

The script mage sighed as she remembered what was wrong with the iron dragon slayer.

"I'm not sure he was looking over to Happy then to Carla, then he was looking at Natsu and Wendy. I went to ask him what was wrong and all the sudden he went on a rant how he was the only dragon slayer that didn't have a cat." Levy explained.

"So I take it now he's looking for a cat now." Lucy sighed.

Duke shook his head and walked away not wanting to know anymore about the subject. Duke walked over to Natsu who was deep in thought for once. When he got over to him he licked his hand to get the mage's attention.

"Hey boy." He whispered as he pet the white wolf.

The wolf looked at him with his head tilting, wanting to know what was bugging him. Luckily Natsu got the hint and started to talk to Duke in a low whisper.

"I've been wondering if I should tell Lucy how I feel. Though if I do it won't be the same between us. Either way it could be good or bad. I don't want to lose you guys so I'm trying to keep my mouth shut on this one." Natsu admitted.

Duke growled a little at his explanation, he knew the dragon slayer would just end up regretting it in the end and truthfully he wanted them to be together. Natsu was the only one he had ever accepted to be with his master.

"What you don't think so?" He asked him.

Duke immediately shook his head no. Then the wolf got up and started dragging him over to Lucy. As he was trying to drag Natsu over to his master he heard Carla yell something to Happy. He popped his ears up as watched as the white cat left the guild. He tilted his head a little and saw Happy run after her. At first he was going to ignore it but then the wolf started to feel uneasy. Natsu noticed Duke's actions and tried to snap the wolf out of his thoughts.

"Hey Duke you okay buddy?" he asked him.

Duke slowly nodded his head and tried to act normal but the magic wolf just couldn't shake this bad feeling. Natsu started to pet his fur after he was able to free himself from his grip. The wolf then looked up to see Wendy leaving as well.

"Duke come on boy snap out of it." Natsu told him.

The wolf ignored Natsu and slowly made his way over to the doors. He pushed open the doors and saw storm clouds up ahead. This made his fur all stand up as he felt something coming. The wolf began to growl with soft whimpers as he tried to figure out what was happening. Natsu walked over to him and tried to calm him down, though that's when the storm finally hit.

As the two were standing there rain started to pour down. The other members of the guild just groaned and went back to their daily routine, trying to figure out how to pass the time. A few minutes later Lucy noticed Natsu with Duke and walked over to them.

"Hey Natsu you guys okay?" she asked him.

Natsu turned to her and looked back at Duke who was still in a fit of growls.

"Duke is acting a little strange. He was growling and whimpering before the storm hit. He's not afraid of thunderstorms is he?" he asked her.

"No he usually doesn't mind the rain." She said a little worried as she knelt down beside her partner.

"What's wrong Duke?" she asked him.

Duke only responded with another soft whimper and more growling. Lucy looked over to Natsu a little worried. She knew that Duke wasn't afraid of thunder or rain even, she tried looking outside to see if there was anything out there that would bother him. When she found nothing she turned her gaze back over to her wolf and tried to soothe him that everything was fine.

That's when everything started to go wrong. The rest of the mages noticed the three near the door and started asking what was going on. Natsu simply responded that they didn't know and Duke was acting very strange. The master decided to get up and walk over to them to figure out what was wrong, though an idea had already came to his mind.

"Perhaps this isn't an ordinary storm." The master began. "Animals have a unique sense and since Duke has magic as well he might be able to pick up something we cannot."

As soon as the master finished Duke finally lost it. He started barking loudly and tackled Lucy to the ground. He remained on top of her still staring at the guild doors. Natsu ran over to them but before he made it over the ground started to shake and lightening began to strike.

Duke felt even more uneasy and knew something bad was happening but didn't know what. He felt the ground moving uncontrollably, then he saw out the door and watched as things were being drug up to the sky. With no sign of a tornado or anything he began to stress out.

Natsu made it over and pulled Duke off of Lucy and hugged him with one arm around his neck, and used the other to help Lucy up. The fire mage knew something bad was happening since Duke would never act like this, so the dragon slayer kicked into protective mode. He made sure Lucy was close enough to him as well as the wolf.

Duke felt Natsu's grip tighten and finally the wolf leaned his head up and let out a loud howl. This released some of his magic surrounding the guild, this caused everyone to cover their ears. However Lucy and Natsu bared it as they all hung on to each other. Natsu looked up and called for Happy, who luckily heard him and flew straight over to them.

Natsu kept his grip tight on all of them, not willing to let any of them go. He saw fear in Lucy's eyes causing him to hug her closer. Duke was trying to get out of his grip in a desperate need to protect his family, however before he did he felt a weird movement causing them all to fall and hit the ground. Almost in a split second their worlds just went completely black.


When Natsu's world finally came back he woke up but everything was still dark. He realized he was covered in something and tried to dig himself out. Though while he did he realized he was alone. When he burst out he was met by Wendy.

"Thank goodness you're okay!" Wendy said.

Natsu just stared at her in confusion.

'What happened? Where's Lucy, Duke, and Happy? Why aren't they with him? Why is it only Wendy and himself?' he asked himself.

He heard another voice behind him and found Carla walking over.

"Wait what happened?" Natsu asked.

"That's what I was going to ask you." Wendy said. "The only thing I know is that the whole town and everyone else was taken by the whole in the sky!"

Natsu froze, what did that mean? Was Lucy okay?

"What do you mean by that?" he asked her.

"Everyone was taken by the Anima. Everyone else is gone." Carla explained.

Natsu glared at her. This cat was so cold-hearted he couldn't stand it.

"No they're not gone." Natsu stated.

"Yes they are. They were taken by the Anima." Carla said again.

"Then why weren't we taken?" Wendy asked.

The moment she asked that, the answer came right to her mind. She froze and looked back at Carla.

"Wait were Natsu and I left behind because we are dragon-slayers?" she asked.

Carla simply nodded.

That's when Happy came in and was thankful he found Natsu.

"Natsu! What happened!? Where's Lucy and Duke!? Where's everyone?!" He asked frantically.

"They were taken by the Anima, which is the opening to Edolas." Carla said.

"Edolas?" The three asked.

"Yes, I'm afraid the tom cat and myself are to blame for this atrocity." Carla admitted.

"What do you mean?" Natsu asked with a little anger in his voice.

"Edolas is where the tom cat and I are actually from." She said.

Natsu stared at her and then looked to his partner. He knew Happy really didn't have anything to do with this but he couldn't say the same for Carla. Happy just looked as clueless as him at the moment. Though at the moment that didn't matter to Natsu, what mattered was finding Lucy, Duke and the others.

'Duke I hope you're with Lucy now. I need you to protect her till I can get to the two of you.' Natsu thought.

His heart started to ache at the thought of the two of them disappearing. No he couldn't think like that. His Lucy was okay. His Duke was okay. His guild was okay. They were all fine. That is what he chose to believe.


Meanwhile Duke was able to push himself out of the same situation Natsu was in. When he got out he quickly sniffed around for any signs of Lucy, Natsu, or even Happy. When he found none he began to panic. He was going to sprint off and try to find their scents when another scent hit his nose. He turned growling at the intruder and noticed it was Mistogen. He knew he was a member of the guild, or that's what everyone else told him to believe.

Duke knew something was off about the man the moment he met him and he believed he did as well. As he walked closer to Duke, the wolf backed up and growled a warning to him before he got any closer.

"You have a right to be mad and I know you don't believe I'm from here." He said.

Duke just lowered his head more and bared his fangs at the man. He wasn't sure if he could trust the man or not and he wasn't going to take any chances. Not when this whole mess seemed to have his scent all over it.

"I know it's a lot to ask, Duke, right? Please trust me and take this." He said as he pulled out a pill for Duke.

The wolf sniffed at it and glared daggers at him.

"It's not anything dangerous. Where we are going you'll need it to be able to use your magic." He explained to him.

Duke looked at him questionably but decided to trust him. He didn't sense any ill will coming from the man, so he gently took the pill from him and ate it. When the wolf finished he looked back over to Mistogen who was now staring at the sky.

"I suppose your only wish is to find that Lucy girl right?" he asked him.

Duke simply nodded as he waited for him to speak once again.

"Come on, she's around here somewhere and she'll need this as well."

He then walked off leaving Duke to follow him. The wolf slowly trailed behind him not understanding what he wanted or why he was here in the first place. He knew who he really was. He smelt exactly like Jellal but there was something different about this Jellal. Though Duke just kept it to himself and followed him in hopes he would be reunited with his master once more.


Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla were flying into Edolas. When they got there they were greeted by a peaceful scenery but that didn't make Carla feel any better. She was holding something back that the others didn't know about. Meanwhile Happy was enjoying seeing were he had come from.

The fire mage however was trying to enjoy the place but he couldn't get Lucy and Duke off of his mind. Sure he wanted to find everyone else too but he was more concerned about them. Duke was strong enough to help Lucy and Lucy could take care of herself but he wasn't there to know that. He wasn't there to know that she was safe. He wasn't there to know if she was hurt. This scared him to no ends and gave him all the more reason to find them.

Happy could tell what Natsu was thinking and felt the same. He knew his friend was in love with Lucy, not to mention Natsu finally told him and Duke that he was. He felt sorry for Natsu because all of this happened before he could even let her know. This all happened because of him and Carla. At least that was what Carla believed.

The group landed and began their search for their friends. Natsu tried to pick up Lucy's scent or even Duke's but he couldn't pin point them because of all the new smells around the place. Wendy couldn't find them either, so the group began walking again.

They walked around for what seemed like hours. Natsu was getting irritated with Carla because she kept blaming him for making a ruckus, though he didn't really care either. As long as he found his friends that's all that mattered.

As they walked further it Natsu noticed a lot of people were freaked out by them. Though he couldn't understand why either. When they came across what looked like a tree house Carla suggested that they find clothes for disguises. They rummaged through the house and were able to find some clothes for themselves.

Happy found a helmet to put on along with some other pieces of clothing. Carla dressed looking almost like a belly dancer. Wendy found a skirt and a red shirt with a yellow bow. Natsu was able to find a different shirt and pants along with a red cover. While they were there in the house he noticed something through the window.

When he looked out he immediately recognized the symbol hanging. It was the Fairy Tail insignia. He quickly turned to the others.

"Hey guys look it's the Fairy Tail guild!" he said excitedly.

The fire mage then raced out with Wendy close behind, leaving the two cats behind to catch up. Carla and Happy were running after them, Happy was trying to run but complained that his outfit was too heavy.

When they got inside, Natsu was relieved to see them all okay. Now he was in a desperate search to find Duke and Lucy. Though he couldn't see them anywhere.

"No something is wrong here." Carla said to them.

Natsu looked back at her confused but didn't have time to argue as they pulled him down to hide under a table. He looked around and didn't seem to think anything was strange but he played along, hoping to find Lucy and Duke while doing so.

As they watched though Natsu finally saw what the white cat was hinting at. He saw Juvia and noticed she was dressed strangely but didn't think much of it. However her actions was what threw him off.

"I'm taking a request." She said as she was about to leave.

"Alright take care." Someone told her.

The next thing was what really convinced Natsu that there was something wrong.

"Juvia won't you take me with you!" Gray said to her.

"You're such a wet blanket and would it kill ya to take some clothes off once in a while?" She said.

Natsu was shocked Juvia never acted like that let alone did Gray ever ask her anything like this. When he looked over to him he was thrown for a loop when he saw how he was dressed. He was wearing what had to be at least twenty layers of clothes.

"I just get really cold." He whispered.

"Call me when you get a summer wardrobe." She said leaving.

This was horribly wrong. This wasn't his Fairy Tail. This wasn't his home. Lucy then shot back into his mind as he was trying to find her and her wolf again. Everything was wrong, it was completely the opposite of their guild. Cana wasn't drinking at all. Elfman was being hassled by Jet and Droy about not being a man.

As they were watching they didn't hear someone walk up to them until it was too late.

"Hey! What do you think you're doing sneaking around our guild like this?" she asked assertively.

Natsu's eyes widened when he saw her. This definitely wasn't his Lucy but oddly enough this Lucy still made his heart pound.

"Luce." He whispered when he saw her.

"What did you call me?" she asked with anger in her voice.

Natsu then stood up and looked her in the eye. This may not be his Lucy but she was still Lucy no matter what. Which meant that Duke was around here somewhere, the Edolas one at that. Which meant that maybe he would be able to track down Lucy, Duke and the others.

"I'll tell you what we're doing here but first you have to tell me where your Duke is." Natsu told her.

What Natsu didn't know was that he hit a touchy subject for the Edolas Lucy. When he looked back at her he saw sadness in his eyes and that's when another figure entered the guild. He looked over and saw himself, or at least the Edolas version.

"Why are you asking me that when you know what happened to him!?" she yelled with both anger and sadness mixed together in her voice.

"Lucy I have no idea what happened because I'm not from here." Natsu tried to explain.

A gentle voice then came into the mix.

"I think he's telling the truth…" the voice said with nervousness in it.

They looked to find the Edolas Natsu standing there. He looked over to his Lucy and back to the Natsu from Earthland. Once Edolas Lucy realized what was going on she looked at Natsu with sad eyes but tried to cover it up.

"He's gone alright." She said drly.

"What do you mean gone!" Natsu yelled at her.

"They took him…" Edolas Natsu replied.

"What?" Natsu asked confused.

"They took Duke away alright! Duke is gone because I was too weak to protect him!" she shouted.

She then turned her head down.

"The king has him and I may never see him again." She said in a whisper.

Natsu stared in shock. No he wouldn't allow for this. Even if this was Edolas Duke they were talking about it was still Duke to him. He looked at Edolas Lucy.

"Tell me what happened from start to finish. Then we'll tell you why we are here."

That is all for this chapter. I hope you guys liked this chapter and don 't forget to leave a review! Also if you haven't yet and you enjoy the story please fav/follow. Thank you guys so much for reading my stories it means a lot to me! Until next time guys!

~wolvesfinalden