Hi everyone! I hope you're doing alright! I really appreciate the support I'm receiving, I can't explain how much it means to me!
Natsu: Seriously? This is boring. No one came to read your acknowledgements!
Me: Fine. But since I'm controlling your actions, I get to punish you! Teeheehee!
Natsu: What does that mean?
Gray: It means she can control you, flamebrain!
*they have their little brawl*
Me: Anyways, here ya go!
The two girls sat in Master Makarov's office, answering almost any question he asked. By almost, as in the girl with long hair did the speaking.
"What are your names?" Master asks kindly. The girl with long hair answers.
"I'm Lola. This is Lucia." Lola motions to the pixie-haired girl named Lucia. Lucia gives a short nod, then looks out the window.
"She's not much of a talker, is she?"
"No. She has retrograde amnesia after I found her in the woods, covered in blood." Lola responds, treading lightly on the subject. Her eyes found themselves on the ground, recalling the terrible memory. "I know Lucia has magic power, because I can sense it, but I don't know what type she has." Lola changed the subject.
"Hm… What an unusual circumstance indeed. I'll let you join the guild, but you're going to have to find a place to stay temporarily. Fairy Hills is undergoing renovation, and I'm afraid there's no room left." Master Makarov replied. Lola nodded her head.
"Don't worry, Lucia and I rented an apartment anyway."
"Then it's settled! I'll introduce you and I'll let Mirajane give you your guild insignias!" Master kicked the door of his office and shouted, "Everyone welcome Lola and Lucia, new members to the guild!" The guild went crazy after that. There were cheers and welcomes and a certain someone asking what type of magic they wielded.
"U-um, it's nice to meet you! I'm Lola and I'm a requip mage! This is Lucia, my best friend." Lucia nods once then looks off into the distance. Mira steps forward and introduces herself.
"Hi there! I'm Mirajane Strauss! You can call me Mira! As members of the Fairy Tail guild, you need to have an insignia somewhere on your body. Where would you like it and what color?" Mira smiled as she held up the stamper.
Lola held up her right hand "I want it here in turquoise!" Mira stamps her hand, the mark coming off a pretty turquoise. Lucia holds up her left hand, and motions for the same color as Lola. Mira stamps Lucia's hand.
"You know, you kind of remind me of Mystogan. Are you the strong and silent type?" Mira asks Lucia. Lucia responds with a blank stare.
Lola responds quickly "I'm sorry. She hardly talks. Even to me. It's almost as if she's mute." Lucia looks away, staring off into the far distance.
"Oh, I see." Mira nods, understanding. Before she could say anything else, Erza walks up to Lola.
"Hello. I'm Erza Scarlet. It's a pleasure to meet a fellow requip mage. Maybe we can compare armors later or even go on a mission together?" Lola's eyes widened.
"G-go on a m-mission w-with Titania? I couldn't possibly, not someone as powerful as you! I'm an ant compared to your prowess!"
"Don't sweat it! Why don't we go on an S-class mission tomorrow?"
"S-S-CLASS?!"
"It's settled! I'll expect you and Lucia here tomorrow at 8 am sharp!" Erza responded. Lola panicked massively while Lucia patted Lola on the shoulder. Then, Natsu and Gray ended up getting into a massive brawl involving most of the guild. Lola stared wide-eyed.
"T-this happens all the time?!" Lola freaks out, forgetting how crazy Fairy Tail is. Lucia nods, knowing the answer.
~Time Skip! Let's say a few hours later, almost 5 pm~
Lola and Lucia left the guild hall to go shopping for supplies needed for their apartment. They bought a lamp, a mini-fridge, a couple sleeping bags, and basic toiletries. They would buy the rest of their things once they got paid from the mission Erza is taking them on (the reward is 2,100,000 j). They were walking down the street when Lucia stopped and stared at something in a magic store window: a grimoire (a grimoire is a magic book used to cast spells). Lola saw Lucia stop and asked, "Wanna go have a look?" Lucia nodded and walked in to the store. Lola followed behind.
The magic store didn't have much that spiked their interests, but Lucia couldn't stop staring at the grimoire. Lola asked the clerk about the grimoire. "Oh, that? That is a grimoire. It casts spells based on the user. Only certain wizards can actually understand what that particular grimoire says. No particularly powerful spells are in it to my knowledge. Your friend over there seems quite interested in it." Lola nodded and asked how much it costs. "That is 50,000 j, but no one seems to take interest in it so I'll give it to you for 20,000." Lola nodded and paid the clerk. Lucia picked up the grimoire and began reading it, almost like a normal person would read a novel they were interested in.
"Hey Lucia, let's go. I bought the grimoire, so it's yours." Lucia looked up. Her eyes showed gratitude, rare because she's usually emotionless. She nodded and they left the store. They walked to the apartment and set their stuff down. It was a very nice apartment, with brown wooden floors and dainty pink-orange walls. There was a bathroom with a bath tub. The rent was only 70,000j per month, which was a really good deal. Lola set up the fridge while Lucia set up the sleeping bags. Once they come back from the mission, they'll get actual beds to sleep on. And maybe a desk.
Once everything was set up, Lucia plopped down on her sleeping bag and read the grimoire while Lola was taking a bath. The spells she saw weren't very powerful, but that was because grimoires are only meant to provide a basis for a spell. The strength of the spell relies on the user's power. When Lola came out, Lucia went in. Lola sat down and wrote a letter to her twin sister, Layla (Lie-lah), who lived far away (AN: Anyone heard of Venus versus Virus?).
Dear Layla,
I'm a member of the Fairy Tail guild now! Lucia is doing fine, she has a grimoire now, so I might be able to zone in on what power she has. The guild is very chaotic, but it has a 'homey' feel to it. I really like it here. You should come visit! How is everything on your end? I hope your boyfriend is treating you well. If he isn't, I'll come and pummel him to death! Haha ok? I miss you already, even though I left two days ago! I really hope you visit!
Love,
Lola
Lola sealed the envelope and decided to send it on the way to the guild tomorrow. She crawled into her sleeping bag and fell asleep, with Lucia following close behind.
~Lucy's POV~
I stared into the floating lacrima in front of me. I could view anything going on at the present. "I'm glad the Fairy Tail guild is doing alright." I say. I longed to be there with them, even when the guild gets overly chaotic.
The portal agreed. "I don't think many issues will involve them." I nodded and stared back at the lacrima. For some reason, the two girls Lola and Lucia have spiked my curiosity. Along with that, something gnawed at my stomach, but I couldn't tell what. Wait a minute-
"THEY'RE STAYING IN MY APARTMENT!" I groaned hopelessly. Why did I have to go and become the babysitter of a portal that sometimes acts like a child?!
"That comment somewhat offends me…" The portal responded. "I'm not sure what 'acting like a child' is and I do have a name that I've chosen for myself. It's Celty."
I sighed. "Fine, Celty. But if you're so powerful, why do I have to serve as a guardian? I was plucked from a happy life, thank you very much."
"That's the problem. I am really powerful, but the consciousness I carry can't stabilize the power. As for the happy life, you were pretty upset before you were sent here."
"Hmph. Consciousness? You have a consciousness?" I asked. The portal glowed, and a small girl, around the age of fifteen, appeared. Her hair was black, flowing down to her ankles, her skin was pale, and eyes a soft red, contrasting her skin. Her choice of clothing was shorts and a black tank top, paired with a red tied.
"I am the human consciousness of the portal of time and space. I am Celty, the first celestial mage to be the seal of the portal of time and space." The girl's eyes held wisdom beyond her years, showing knowledge and… fear? "Since I was fifteen when I was sealed, the portal and I combined to form a single consciousness. You can't age here, so I'm stuck at this state, in need of a guardian since I can't exactly stand on my own two feet and control this power. I wish I could so I wouldn't have to rely on celestial mages to keep me in check, but it's impossible." Tears welled out of Celty's eyes. Even as a being of power, Celty's consciousness is human, so she can feel emotions. "I'm sorry." I ran up and hugged her.
"I had no idea. You have been suffering all this time, and no one can help you indefinitely. I'll help you as much as I can, okay?" I thought I was the one suffering, but the small girl in front of me had it harder, bearing the burden for a very long time. Guess I have a long time to learn what other surprises Celty is made of.
Celty pulls away and smiles softly, and nods. "Yeah."
~Time Skip! Next morning, through Normal POV~
Lola stretched her arms and yawned. She and Lucia were walking to the guild, with Lola walking on the edge of the street. A fishermen boat passes by and warns her of possibly falling in. "Don't worry! I'll be fine!" She responds back. Eventually, they reach the guild hall, right at 7:59. Erza stands at the door with a huge cart-full of luggage. Lola's eyes stretch wider than saucers. "You need that much luggage?" Lucia stares at the luggage blankly, possibly wondering what's inside (AN: I said possibly. Even I'm not entirely sure of what Lucia is thinking lol).
"Yes. I've prepared for many different situations, with this set of luggage accommodating to every single one. Is there a problem with that?" Lola quickly shakes her head. "Now, we're just waiting on a couple more peop-"
"Watch where you're going, pyro!"
"Stay out of my way, ice princess!"
"Haha, you should be staying out of MY way, flamebrain!"
"What'd you say, perverted stripper?!" Natsu and Gray were arguing as they came into view.
"We're waiting on them?" Lola asked. Erza nodded. "Natsu, Gray, you're late." Lola looked at her watch. It read 8:00.
"What do you mean, Erza? You said 8 am sharp, and it's exactly 8!" Natsu responded.
"You're right, I did say 8 am sharp, and you're 20.3 seconds late. Because of this, we're taking the train." Erza retorted. Natsu stiffened. His cheeks bulged out and he immediately ended up on the ground.
"Um… Why is Natsu-" Lola began, and was interrupted by the sound of Gray's laughter.
"Idiot, we're not even on the train yet!" Gray was laughing so hard tears came out of his eyes.
"Gray pick him up. We're leaving for the train station now." Gray immediately stopped and began grumbling. "Is there a problem?" Gray responded with a quick "Nope", picked up Natsu and immediately ran to the train station. Lola blinked, wondering what just happened.
"Well, we better go then." Erza began pulling the cart. Lola followed behind. Lucia stared for a moment before following suit.
Meanwhile, a mysterious figure atop a tall building watches Team Natsu proceed to the train station. His attention is drawn to one of the girls following behind the massive cart. He chuckles darkly. "So she has found a way to come back to Earthland and still be the seal. I can't allow this to happen. I'm coming for you, Lola Taigamura."
Lola sneezed on the train. "Is someone talking about me?" She ponders for a second until her attention is drawn to the reduced pile known as Natsu Dragneel. She giggles softly, thinking how adorable such a strong and passionate mage has something as simple as motion sickness for a weakness. In order to quiet him down, Erza punched him in the gut, much to her dismay. Meanwhile, Lucia was quietly studying the grimoire. You would've thought she found a million jewel or something, considering how hard she was studying. Erza was eating a slice of strawberry cake, and Gray was lounging on the chair, half-naked as usual.
"Um, Gray? Your clothes…" Lola lightly spoke, sweat dropping. Gray looked down, then quickly proceeded to finding his clothes.
Eventually, the train stopped at their stop, and they walked off. Natsu wobbled a little, but he wasn't totally helpless now. Erza began walking, threatening to leave them behind if they didn't pick up the pace. By this time, it was around 4:30 in the afternoon, and the group was quite hungry. After they checked into a hotel, they went to a small café that was right next door. While Erza, Lola, and Lucia were sipping tea, Natsu and Gray somehow ended up in an eating competition. It resulted in Erza punching them and Lola apologizing for the chaos.
After that fiasco, the group went back to their hotel to plan their next move. Their mission was to defeat a two-headed mudling that was terrorizing a nearby town. The mudling would strike anytime between dusk and dawn, leaving small plots of land in shambles, the rich fertile soil clogged with mud.
"At this rate, the village will lose their food source and have to move." Erza explained. Lola tried her best to come up with a strategy, but nothing good would be done. Meanwhile, Lucia was reading her grimoire while Natsu and Gray ended up in another argument. Lola was about fed up.
"SHUT UP YOU TWO!" Natsu and Gray froze and hugged each other out of fear. Lola instantly realized what she said. "I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean for that to come out! I was trying to focus and you guys were a little lo-" Lola was interrupted by the sound of laughter. Natsu and Gray had let go of each other and we're crying on the floor.
"Wow Lola, you're such a weirdo!" Natsu laughed even harder. Erza looked up from her documents.
"So are you guys done and ready to fight this thing?" Erza asked, her voice dripping utter seriousness. Everyone nodded. She looked carefully before setting the papers down. "Remember, this is an S-class quest. This will not be an easy task, especially since we aren't aware of how powerful Lola and Lucia are. In order to prevent serious injury, Lola and Lucia will be the support group. If Natsu, Gray, or I get hit, trade places with us to fight the monster. Do I make myself clear?" Everyone nodded. Erza stood up. "Alright, let's do this!"
"Aye!"
~Lucy's POV~
"I'm glad to see they haven't changed. But those two girls Lola and Lucia… Something feels different about them. I don't know why, but I feel kind of drawn to them" Lucy said to Celty. The two were sipping cups of tea while watching the situation of the world. In reality, only Celty has that ability, but Lucy can zone in on a small group of people and see what's going on. "Celty, I've been meaning to ask. What about my keys?"
Celty put her cup down. "They supposedly go to a different location. I can't predict whether they scatter or not, but I have a feeling the keys are all in the same place."
"But what happens to the spirits? Will they remember me?"
"That I am not quite sure of. They are still alive, because they're spirits, but I don't know if they'll remember you. It's kind of like how the Fairy Tail guild doesn't seem to remember you. They might remember subconsciously, but something would have to trigger their memories."
Lucy set her cup down. "I miss them so much. If only I could talk to them again." Celty walked over and patted Lucy on the shoulder.
~Normal POV~
The mysterious figure followed the new Team Natsu to a town known as Maven. He carefully redid his appearance to look more normal, taking on pale skin, green eyes, and short brown hair. He sported a white button-down t-shirt, blue jeans, and light running shoes. On his back he carried a long staff that was close to his actual height. He checked into the same hotel and his room was right next to Team Natsu's.
"Target identified, mistress." He said quietly. His staff glowed and a woman's face appeared like a hologram.
"Well done, my faithful servant. If she is not captured and subdued, the end of the universe could very well happen. Be sure she is brought alive."
The male wizard responded silently "Yes, mistress Reneka."
I seriously apologize for updating late. This week was crazy with tests, homework, and I had to put my dog down. I'm doing my best to make these chapters longer, so please be patient with me. If you're confused about what happened, feel free to ask and I can explain it to you!