Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters; they belong to the one and only Hiro Mashima.

I do own the idea for the fic though.

Knowing it from the beginning.

(A I.-.-.I Kuroyagi I.-.-.I original fan-fiction story.)

Chapter 1: Blend the future Part I – The Preacher, the Initiate and the Inquisition.

(Magnolia; Remnants of Phatom Lord's main base.)

Natsu followed Gajeel all the way to the destroyed building that once was Phantom Lord's main base and entered with him without looking at the surroundings that were sure to bring memories back to him. They ran all the way to the main hall where Erza alongside Makarov, fought and defeated Jose Porla. It was there where Gajeel stopped and turned to look at Natsu's still straight face. "Now, no one is here and no one will come, talk before I regret it…"

Natsu didn't say anything; he just stepped closer to the dragon-slayer and raised a hand, pointing a finger at one of Gajeel's piercings. Nothing happened for a while, until the tip of the pink-haired's finger started to glow and he closed the distance between it and the piercing, touching it gently and reciting something in a hushed voice. Gajeel only look at him in questioning after the finger lost his light and he felt nothing on his face, Natsu then lowered his arm and took a seat on the ground closing his eyes. "Close your eyes and try to sleep, everything will be explained in your dreams…"

"Okay, but it better not be some kind of cheap trick…" Gajeel did the same, dropping roughly on the floor cross-legged and putting his hands on his knees. He concentrate on sleeping and in a few minutes he felt himself withdrawing from consciousness and into total darkness, where he found Natsu standing in front of him with a man next to him. Looking closely, Gajeel was able to grasp the aspect of that man. Tall as him, slender body, weird clothes, dark purple hair and eyes, with pronounced dark circles all around his orbs; he didn't look all that different from other people he found in his missions but the red-eyed could tell from the aura the man emanated that he was strong and not one to mess around with.

'Is this the Iron Dragon-slayer, Natsu?' Said the man in a deep raspy voice while walking around Gajeel and eyeing him up and down. Natsu nodded and crossed his arms. 'He seems to be close to the power you had when you leaved Fiore, doesn't that worry you? What if he fails in one of his assignments? Would you be there to vouch for him?'

'Yes.' Natsu's voice sounded serious as the look in his eyes, Gajeel swallowed nervously and steeled his face and resolve. It seemed that whatever he had to do if he accepted was going to be worse than a 100 years mission. 'But I don't think that he could be capable of failing. After all, he's a Dragon-slayer like me.'

'Instead of discussing if I have the strength or anything for the job, why don't you tell me already that plan of yours and who's that dragon-slayer that the council has imprisoned?'

'Oh, yes. Please take a seat, is a long story this one.' Being the one to say it, the man made a movement to sit on a chair which Gajeel thought as foolish since there was no chair but he was surprise to see that a chair actually appeared down the man and Natsu. He did the same and found himself sitting in a comfortable chair too. He looked in wonder at the other two and was met with a simple word. 'Dream.'

'What?' He asked, not fully grasping what he meant by that word.

'This is a dream; in it all that you want can and will appear at your whim.' Now he understood. So, if he thought of being back on the Phantom Lord building, it would appear around him, and to his surprise, it did. 'Please, I like it better in darkness.'

The place turned dark again, to Gajeel's displeasure and the other two amusements. Natsu spoke this time, trying to hold back his laughter. 'Don't worry; you will grow accustomed to his antics.'

'Gajeel Reedfox. Iron dragon-slayer. Double agent. Member of Fairy Tail and Raven Tail at the same time, we have a proposition for you;' Said the man, surprising the guest with his knowledge of him. 'But first, listen to our motives.'

(Era; Magic council's reunion chamber.)

"We have receive more news my fellow mages," Addressed Guran Doma, the new chairman of the reformed Magic Council to his colleagues. "Thirteen sightings of foreign wizards this week, of which, eight of those are masters of the Lost Magic. Dragon-slayer."

Several of the members were shocked with the news and started arguing about the matter heatedly before the chairman shut them down with a hit of his cane on the floor. "This makes twenty foreigners in the past month, fifteen dragon-slayers and five foreign magicians that entered our lands from the north and east without a true motive in light, and it adds even more turmoil in our guilds; since many of this foreigners are attacking legal and illegal guilds all-over Fiore."

"I request that we send the Rune Knights to arrest each and every one of these foreigners, they cannot wander through Fiore and attack on our guilds without motive!" Several agreed to that call but the chairman had more to say yet.

"These foreigners only attacked our legal guilds when they hit first so there's no crime but to us, though, they are the reason behind the dark guilds now constant raids on towns and cities, they are looking for revenge and they do nothing to stop the problems they have caused." One of the women from the council, whom was in deep thought, raised her hand to speak. "Yes, Councilwoman Ifridea?"

"Couldn't it be that they are causing chaos on purpose as to divert our eyes from something else?" Several started to mutter under their breath, but she continued nonetheless. "Maybe they want our defenses lightened down with all the troubles they're causing to make an attack on Era or the Capital, Crocus."

Now an uproar was heard, everyone rose from their seats and started to yell about how that could not be possible and several other things but the chairman only stood still while thinking about what he heard, only coming to talk when he saw that the arguments that his colleagues were letting out were getting nowhere. "How did you reach to such a conclusion?"

"Let us not forget about what happened to the last council my fellows, Jellal Fernandez averted our eyes to others matters to make his attack from the inside without much effort." She eyed the map on the table that marked each and every one of the sightings in which the foreigners strike or appear. They didn't hold any pattern; they were just traveling through Fiore attacking dark guilds and legal guilds that dare to cross their paths. "Look at the map gentlemen, these foreigners don't strike any specific target, they are just wreaking havoc across our nation and our organization."

"That's very true," Said an old man that sat across Ifridea, looking at the map with a hand on his chin. "Look, from the moment they entered Fiore they attacked only those guilds that were in their paths, be them strong ones or weak ones, they are just heading somewhere and causing chaos in their path to sign their passing."

"So you're saying that they have one of our guilds on their side and they are heading to meet with it?" Said the chairman, understanding the train of thought that the councilman, Reteo; was having as he pondered on the matter. "If we look in the map then, we can predict their next movement and their destination, which is…"

"They're heading to Brammingmont…" Org stated first, discovering the next target of the outsiders.

"And Magnolia town." Said one of the councilmen with venom on every word, since he and the others now understood; those foreigners and all the chaos that they were causing was a sign to warn about their presence to the one or ones expecting them… and that was…

"Fairy Tail…" Said Guran while smashing the table in the middle and breaking it in two, startling his fellows and making them back away from him. "Those idiots are the cause of such chaos! ?"

"W-well… It could be just one of them, you see…" Councilmen Nilo said nervously while handing a paper with the names of the registered mages that entered Fiore in the last month; Guran's eyes widened in shock and surprise when he read the name written in the middle of the list. "There's a member of Fairy Tail that arrive not too long ago from a five years trip through the continent…"

"Natsu Dragneel…" Everyone in the chamber felt a shiver down their spine when the chairman said the name. He immediately screamed to the top of his lungs so as to make a point. "I want him arrested and questioned before the end of the week!"

(Fiore; Akane resort.)

Trees moving at the pace of the wind, tourists enjoying the sun and the beaches, and guards on full-alert after receiving the heads-up about some people that were there; going room per room, patrolling the limits, seeking inside the hotel and the beaches for the foreigners that arrived not two days ago.

"Searching us." A tall cloaked man muttered to the short one standing next to him, his head moving from time to time to look at the passing guards; the short man, also hiding under a cloak, raised his arms and shrugged, walking on the opposite direction of the guards in between the alley in which they were hiding. "Fight them, Kid?"

"Oh please, no!" The short one -called Kid- stated dramatically, grabbing the other man's cloak by the arm and pulling him away from the street to avoid… any kind of disasters. "They're just guards!"

"Confront enemies." The tall man stood still on his spot, making the other fall to the ground at the stop of his movements. "Natsu's orders."

"Yeah, I know, but we also have to reach Magnolia!" Kid whispered loudly, standing up again and trying with no positive result to move his huge and heavy partner. "Priorities, you know?"

"Orders." The man repeated stubbornly, making the other release an annoyed growl.

"Shut up! We're to confront them if they strike first! Don't you remember, Verian?" The tall man -called Verian- remained quiet for a while, nodding in acceptance after remembering their leader's instructions. Kid –even if it could not be saw- smiled satisfied. "Let's go, there are no mages or guilds here, no battle for you today."

"Understood." And Verian started to move, following the short guy to the exit of the alley and coming across a squad of patrolling guards… much to the Kid's luck. The guards took a few seconds to register what was happening, standing on guard and surrounding the two foreigners after noticing that they were the ones they have been searching for.

"Stay your ground and don't move!" The sergeant of the squad said to the two, pointing a sword at them and commanding two of his men to move and restrain their objectives. "You're under arrest!"

"Orders?" Verian asked to his partner, Kid releasing a tired sigh before nodding.

"Orders." He replied before moving back two steps and letting his friend take care of the nuisance.

The guards didn't stand a chance from the beginning.

To be continued.

First chapter, last attempt to see if the users like this story. I still remember when someone, who I don't recall, told me that I should write for the fun of it and not for the reviews; but that's just who I am, if I don't have even one single clue that the people like what I'm doing, I drop it in less than an football fan can say "GOAL!".

So this is it, story on stand-by until further notice.

Saludos.

Update 01/30/12: Seems like some did like it, so here's a remake or improved version of the Prologue and 1st chapter. Enjoy! ^^