Fairy Tail owned by Hiro Mashima

Fanfiction and Characters with * by: Emerald Sonata

FAIRY TAIL:
The Small Adventures of Wendy Marvell

~13~
'Sour Plums'

After some time, Wendy Marvell ended up crying again.

"… Don't worry, Wendy. I promise to buy you a new dress. It'll be even prettier than the one you had."

"Th-that's now what I'm crying about…"

The Mages Wendy Marvell and Avalon Railburn were currently in hiding from the enemy mecha Big Dog. After running like idiots throughout the city while avoiding flesh ripping steam bullets, they ended up stowing on board a copper merchant ship's storage hold. Wendy was curled up next to a barrel, her clothing all torn up from the recent escape from the Big Dog mecha, while Avalon was sitting on a crate, popping some of the cargo fruit into his mouth.

"Sour Plum?"

"….."

As if hitting an untold weak spot, Wendy Marvell looked away.

"What?"

No sure what to make of the situation, the Mage of Moonbay scratched his head.

"So what now, Wendy?"

"I don't know… Wait. M-Mr. Avalon. I-I don't mean to be rude, but didn't you start this mess?"

"… Right."

"You just realized that?!"

Wendy shriveled up in her spot next to the barrel of cod, all the while Avalon laughing like a hearty sailor.

"It's pretty simple really. Since we've gave that Big Dog a run for its money, it's bound to lose a majority of its steam fuel. Give it 10 more minutes of operation time and it'll shut down. That mecha type of suit are great on the battlefield, but everyone complains how their fuel time is really short. Heh, it's our win."

"… I want to go home."

"Oi. Don't put on that expression as if to say 'we're definitely going to lose.'"

The boy in the poncho tried to brighten the girl's spirit, by throwing a hunk of imported cheese at her.

"Ow!"

"Sorry. Didn't mean to hit you in the cute face."

Despite the pain, Wendy ended up nibbling on the piece of food. She then realized this was her third time in committing a crime.

Dine and dash. Assault and Battery (Avalon mostly). Now, stealing food.

"… I'm a criminal."

"Relax. You're an outsider, of course you don't know the laws here. The judge will pardon you on that account. The final verdict would be even lighter if you have some extra pocket cash by the off chance."

"… Mm...Ah!"

The girl gave a small sound and Avalon suddenly shut up. No one said anything or told him to, but something happened that made the reckless and talkative character just sealed his big mouth completely.

It was the look of dread that were brimming in Wendy Marvell's eyes.

"… Don't tell me… you need to use the ladies room."

"…"

Wendy Marvell did not answer. She could not answer.

Every part of her mind and body were staring out the ship's port, witnessing the descent of the afternoon sun beyond the horizon.

"… N… no… not now."

As if playing a cruel joke, that setting moved faster than usual.

In 3 minutes, night will fall.

"No... No... No- no-no-no- no-No-No- NO-NO-NO-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"... W...Wendy?"