Well, it's almost that time of year again, THANKSGIVING! Anyways, as you can tell, I'm excited, but before I get too into talking about one of my favorite holidays, let's look at the fun fact of the week. Fun Fact Of The Week: I just found out that every year, the president pardons a turkey from the thanksgiving dinner table.
Nicholai: You must really like thanksgiving… and SO DO I!
Sayume: ME TOO! I LOVE FOOD!
Sam: Boys...
Me, Nicholai, and Sayume: Every party needs a pooper, that's why they invited you. Party pooper, party pooper.
Sam: Can we start the chapter?
Me: Okay… here's chapter fifteen!
"What the hell… just happened?" I let go of Sayume and the girl's hands, only for Sayume to jump on top of me, sobbing, "I thought you were going to die Nicholai!" I hugged him. Even though I had no idea what he was talking about, I could tell that a lot of stuff went on while I had been wherever I had been. I let go of Sayume to look back to the woman. "You! You were the voice of that light. Who exactly are you?" Sayume stared at me, confused, "Who are you talking to?" I pointed at the woman, "That girl right there." "That's strange. I've been sensing a massive energy right there ever since I woke up. I think it may have been what woke me up since you only woke up after a large amount of that energy was transferred to you, and it was next to me when I woke up. Despite that, there's no one there." "I dunno what you're seeing lil' buddy, but I see a woman right over there. Long, wavy blonde hair, big white dress with green and blue designs, and small white wings sticking out of either side of her head." She smiled, "I'm Mavis Vermillion, Fairy Tail's first master. Currently, I'm just an astral body, and I can only be seen, felt, or heard by people in fairy Tail. Allow me to show you what happened to you both." She raised her hands up to he heavens as a golden light enveloped the surrounding area. When the light faded, we were no longer in the forest; we were standing in open air, hundreds of feet above the ocean surrounding the island. "AGH!" I fell down only to land seamlessly while Sayume flew out of my hands on instinct. I pressed my hand to the image of the air that had felt like a surface to feel the tips of grass blades, "What?" The girl spoke while Sayume was behind her, who was slowly lowering himself towards the now invisible, actual ground, "It's an illusion that I've created. We're still in the forest, I'm just projecting the image of what happened on the environment," she pointed behind me, "Just look." I spun around to see the black dragon once again preparing to destroy the island. Sayume turned as well and screamed at the sight of the abomination. I put my hand up behind me as a way of telling Sayume not to freak out, "It's just an illusion. The girl is showing us what happened to the island." I tried to focus on every tiny detail present. Just as it had before, it took a few moments to gather energy, and then it sent the attack straight for the island, but this time, I saw something else. It was only for a moment, but I was sure I saw it. Just before the attack hit, a large golden dome formed around the island, "So, that's how we're alive." "Mhm, although in your case, that's only part of it. Either way, that dome, it's called Fairy Sphere, an absolute defense that protects all affiliated with the guild. I could only cast it because of the bonds of you and the other members of the guild. I've got something else to show you now." She raised her hands once more to change the scene. We were now back in the forests of the island, and I could see an unconscious Natsu being shaken awake by a significantly older-looking Jet. "Why is Jet?" She answered me before I could finish, "It's because you and everyone else were sealed in Fairy Sphere for seven years. As you can see here, it was the other members' presence that allowed the others to wake from their slumber. Because you were so far away from everyone else and the fact that no one else knew that you were on the island at the time, you had to wake up on your own. The longer one goes undisturbed after Fairy Sphere is dispersed, the harder it is to wake them up. As you can tell, even with my slight help, those two factors caused you two to wake up a lot later. Even with all my help, you two woke up about eight months later to be exact. In your case, you and the exceed were actually in such a deep state of a coma, that you were both a hair away from death, although you more than him." I couldn't help my desire to go out and embrace those illusions. It had been so long since I had even seen any of them, "Eight years. I haven't seen them in eight years, nor have they seen me," I pressed my hand to my face, trying to hide my tears, "I'm sorry. I made you all worry about me." These illusions, they just seemed too lifelike to be apparitions, and I felt nothing wrong with directly talking to them. I felt a hand brush up against my cheek, wiping a tear from my face, "Don't cry Nicholai." Mavis got rid of the illusion and walked over to Sayume, who promptly jumped back, "Why's the energy heading over to me?" Mavis leaned over Sayume, staring at him questioningly, "This exceed over here can't see me, but he says he can sense me. Why is that?" I raised an eyebrow, "Well, he's got a pretty interesting ability to sense one's inner energy. Also, what's an exceed?" Sayume must've really have been thinking I've lost my marbles, and the look in his face made me speak up, "Sayume, I'm talking to this woman right now, who's actually a sort of projection of the first master of Fairy Tail," I turned back towards Mavis, "So… exceeds?" "Oh, well, exceeds are basically intelligent, walking, and talking cat-like beings that often have inherent and impressive abilities, which explains your friend's ability." While amazed by this new knowledge, I had another question, "Thank you, you saved us, but how did Fairy sphere protect Sayume? He's not an official wizard in Fairy Tail." Mavis smiled even more, "Well, Fairy Sphere is based on bonds and was activated by your guild's bonds. The spell obviously couldn't tell a difference between your bond between him and them, as you treat him just as you would anyone else in the guild, like family." Sayume spoke up, using what he gathered from my half of the conversation and the illusions, "So, everyone who wasn't on the island is now seven years older?" I smiled, "Pretty much." "Also," He walked over to where I presumed he could sense Mavis, and began to randomly wave his hands in front of himself, "The first master is standing right here, but I can't see her, feel her, or hear her because I don't have the Fairy Tail guild mark?" "Correct." "Hmph, weird. Can she hear what I say?" Mavis nodded, "Yes I can." I turned back towards Sayume, "Yeah, loud and clear." "Alright. Miss Mavis, thank you. We'd all be dead had you not been here. If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask." Mavis once again told me what to tell him, "She says to cherish the bond you and I have with each other, because it's what really saved us." "Promise me you two." We both then spoke to her in unison, "Don't worry, we will." She then began to float higher and higher, "My guild truly has grown to be something amazing. I wish you luck in your endeavors."
She was gone. Now, back to what we were doing. "Sayume, could you try to find Zancrow again?" "Umm, sure… WHAT?" "What is it?" "Well, apparently… he's dead." He was talking as if he was in trouble, "I'm not mad at you, as far as I'm concerned, he got what he deserved. Wait, was it me that killed him, or someone else?" Sayume shook his head, "No, it's not you that killed him, I sense that he died from a form of death magic, not your poison." "Ok. Well, now all we need to do is find Raniel, how 'bout him? Where's he?" "Nicholai. Did you seriously forget?" "Forget what?" Sayume sighed as a large drop of sweat formed on his forehead and he pressed his furry paw to his face, "Your… SISTER!" I let out a groan, "You know, I didn't forget, I'm just really afraid of seeing her after keeping her waiting for eight years." I went into a sudden depression, "I see now why she wouldn't keep relations with anyone." "Oh well Nicholai, your keeping her waiting is all the more reason to go see if she's still there, even if she will beat the living crap out of you." "You're not helping the situation. Could you at least see if you can find her?" "Sure, now that I've actually paid attention to her energy, this should be easy." He paused for a moment, and his eyes grew wide, "I-I've got it. She's exactly where she said she'd be. Seven years ago, and now, she's in the same place." I felt a tsunami of guilt swallow me whole, "Ugh, I'm the worst brother ever." Sayume flew over to me, picking me up and heading towards where he had sensed her while I got to think of the endless amount of things she could justifiably do to me as punishment.
Just my luck, before I had even noticed it, we arrived where she had been waiting. I could see her, that long brown hair of hers, and surprisingly, that same smile I saw seven years ago. When she saw Sayume and I touch down, she sprinted for me, with tears flowing down her face and a smile stretching from ear to ear. "NICHOLAI!" I smiled too, "Hey Sam." She tackled me in an embrace. "I knew you were alive, I knew you wouldn't let yourself die. It may have taken seven years, but you're finally back. Oh, and speaking of taking seven years," She slapped me right across the face, still smiling, "it took just about that long for me to work up the guts to do that to you for making me wait." I turned to Sayume and spoke under my breath, "I was expecting something worse than a slap." He spoke even quieter, to the point where even I could barely hear him, "I know right?" My sister began talking once again, "Well, now that you're here, I have both good news and bad news." I got up from the ground, "Bad news first." "Alright, Raniel has somehow managed to join Sabertooth, despite the bounty that is still on his head after these years. In your seven-year absence, it became Fiore's number one guild, but once everyone else who supposedly died on Tenrou Island came back, Fairy Tail became top guild again. So, we are going to have to figure out a way to get to Raniel without starting a three man war against their whole guild." Sayume and I both responded at the same time, "I wouldn't mind that. Either way, what's the good news?" She smiled proudly, "Well, there are actually two things. First of all, we actually know where Raniel is. Secondly, in these past seven years, I have been training to become strong enough to defeat Raniel. From what I've heard about his power, I surpassed him a long while back, who knows? I may have even surpassed you as well." "Wait," I talked slowly, "How come you haven't already tried to get revenge on Raniel if you surpassed him?" "Why do you think? I was waiting for you dumb-dumb; they weren't just my parents he killed. I think it's finally time I help in this endeavor." "Awesome, so just to clarify, storming the Sabertooth Guild is not an option?" She began to get aggravated, "NO! I DON'T PLAN ON GOING TO WAR WITH THE SECOND STRONGEST WIZARD GUILD IN THE COUNTRY!" "Ok, ok. Um, Sayume, see if he isn't in the guild hall, just in case." As he would always do, Sayume took a second to focus before responding, "Umm, Ms. Samantha? Where exactly is their guild hall?" "I'm actually not too sure, where do you sense him?" "Well, the place he is in should be the town of Acalypha, is that still what it's called?" She answered awkwardly, "Yeah? Why wouldn't it have the same name? You guys were gone for seven years, not an entire lifetime." "Well, we have our next destination set. Let's head to Acalypha Town before he leaves. I guess I need to carry both of you." He entered his battle mode only to be interrupted by me, "No, it's alright, I can fly myself. Just fly Sam there." He went back to his base form, slightly disappointed, "Alright," He flew over to Sam, picking her up by the back of her shirt, "B-be careful Sayume, I'm not exactly comfortable with heights, especially since a cat that is about one fifth my size is the one carrying me." He started to lift her off of the ground, "Yeah yeah. Hang on tight, I'll be going extra fast so we don't lose Raniel." "Hey!" I yelled at them while they were already fifty feet in the air, "Wait up!" I bolted after the two of them, slightly struggling to catch up. Within about two hours of flying silently, we were coming up on Acalypha. Sayume broke the silence, "Nicholai, Miss Samantha, We should probably touch down if you don't want him seeing us." "All right little buddy," I slowly pulled back the power of my flames, allowing me to descend while Sayume glided down. When I touched down, I turned to see Sayume making a face that made him look like he was about to delver bad news, "Nicholai, we need to hurry after him, if this layout of the town is still the same, He is about to get on a train." I nearly puked at the mention of a locomotive, but Sam didn't hesitate and immediately ran to where I assume was the train station. I had to get over the thought of my motion sickness and me and Sayume chased after her, making sure not to lose sight of her. As we ran, the train station came into sight, and I could see a slightly older Raniel boarding the train, and suddenly my whole mind focused on getting to him. Despite Sam having a generous lead on me, my rage made me easily pass her, and I was within reach of Raniel in seconds. I covered my fist in flames and let out a blood-curdling scream, "RANIEL!" Raniel turned to see me, and his eyes widened and he froze. I landed a punch right on the bridge of his nose, most likely breaking it as it became misshapen. He flipped backwards several times and landed about fifteen feet away. I heard Sam's voice from my left, slightly drowned out my by heavy breathing, "You know you could've left some fight for me." I sighed, "Sorry, I just have been getting like that whenever I see those people. I go into an uncontrollable fit of rage, and everything in my mind makes me focus on attacking them." "Oh well, let's just tie him up and get him to the collection office." "Alright, sorry again" She turned to face where I had sent Raniel flying, "Don't sweat i-" She paused, and I also turned to face where Raniel should have been, only, he wasn't there. Me and Sam yelled, "WHERE THE HELL DID HE GO!?" We both turned to see Sayume floating towards us, "I was going to tell you guys, but you were too busy talking about that 'fight' that just happened. He suddenly disappeared and I sensed his energy heading towards Magnolia, and unless you feel like flying some more," He gestured to the train which was now leaving, "we need to get on that train now. It should also be heading for Magnolia." I gagged, "Oh god. Fine, let's get it over with." There was an open cargo car on the train that we made a break for. First Sam jumped in, then Sayume, and lastly, me. In almost the exact same instant that I touched the floor of the car, a wave of nausea hit me, "Sayume, could you be a pal and knock me out?" I knew he didn't like fighting or even harming other living things if he didn't find it necessary, but I wouldn't be able to bear much more of this motion sickness. Just as Sayume was about to speak up, Sam approached me, "Don't worry, I can do it. I guess I can consider this payback for not letting me get a hit in." She hit me square in the abdomen, causing me to black out.
Me: It sure is a lot quieter and more awkward when Nicholai isn't conscious to lighten the mood
Sayume and Sam: *Stare intently at the walls of the train car*
Me: Well you two have fun with that, but in the meantime, thanks for reading-
Nicholai: *mumbles while still unconscious* don't forget to *snores* review, follow and *snores again* favorite if you enjoyed.
Me: Yeah… what he said.