Chapter 7

Bellalyse's P.O.V.

When the door burst open, it caught me and Charlotte by surprise. All of the dragon slayers were lined up on the threshold and looking at me curiously. What were they looking at? I was disguised, right? Then a breeze passed by us and I gasped. Then I raised my arm and sniffed it. Shoot. I still smelled like my original scent. "Air Merge!" I whispered quickly as they started walking toward us. "Pair!"

Charlotte and I blended into the air and flew away. I looked down and saw them gathering at the entrance, confused by our disappearance.

"Sheesh, Bella," she complained once we were in the North Forest. "You should have told me there were dragon slayers in your guild."

"Okay, in my defense, I thought at least half of them would be on a mission. And I wasn't expecting the wind to carry our scent!" I argued. "I don't think they even remember me as Bella anymore!"

"Let's try that," she said with a smirk. She walked up to a random passerby. "Excuse me, sir, but do you happen to know who Bellalyse Pyderi of Fairy Tail is?"

"Oh Bellalyse?" He asked a surprised look on his face. "Funny you should ask. She's an S-Class member of that guild. I remember some people said she was the strongest in the guild, besides Makarov. She participated in Grand Magic Games, but left halfway due to some problems. The guild is really sad about her though. Apparently she left. It's been causing some of the clients some distress."

"Thank you." Charlotte said politely. She walked back to me, maintaining her calm composure. "Told you. They still remember you."

"Whatever." I waved it off. "Can you find a place to stay?"

"Sure, feel free to explore. And Tierra told me to tell you this: If you meet them again, Earthland will disintegrate." Charlotte walked off as I frowned.

Damn Tierra. I walked to the park Rogue and I visited once. It was the sakura blossom park that Fairy Tail used. I sat down on a bench, tired from my trip. I wouldn't accomplish anything today.

"Are you okay?" A voice next to me made me jump a little. I turned and saw Rogue. Can this day get any worse?

"Yeah, I'm fine." I answered.

He scoffed. "Yeah right. Your expression says it differently. I'm a good listener. What's wrong?"

I sighed. If Rogue didn't know who I was, I guess it wouldn't harm anyone to tell my problems in a very vague conversation. "I…my friends…I left them for their own safety. And when I came to visit them without them realizing, I noticed that everyone was sad. I just don't like it when people change because of me."

"I can understand the perspective of the friends you left them," He frowned and glanced at the sky. "About a week ago, someone my guild, Fairy Tail, loved left us. There was this person hunting her too so when she disappeared we practically tore the world apart looking for her. The only place we haven't looked is in the water. And a mage who specializes with water, Juvia, says it's impossible for even her to live underwater." He looked at me. "What's your name?"

I spoke before I even thought about it. "Bella."

His eyes widened and he whispered, "Bellalyse?"

"Hi, hope I'm not interrupting anything Sybella!" A voice piped up and I turned and saw Charlotte. "Hey, we just call her Bella as a nickname. Who's Bellalyse anyway?"

He looked back at me. "Oh for a second, I thought you were my friend. Sorry, Sybella." Rogue stood up and walked away.

Charlotte glared at me. "What was that all about? If Tierra finds out about this, I'll be next on her kill list!"

"Anyway, Sybella?" I looked at her. "What kind of weird name is that? If Rogue doesn't think it's suspicious, I doubt we'll ever be found out."

She shrugged. "It's the quickest I could come up with. We can't exactly waltz into Earthland and call you Bellalyse. Besides, did you even think before you told him you were called Bella?"

I frowned. "It's a natural reaction."

She sighed. "Let's go back to the castle."

"Fine," I sighed. It hadn't even been a day. But I guess considering our circumstances, it would be proper to appear at the castle.

"It wasn't exactly one day." Charlotte glanced at me. "Are you okay with that?"

"Yeah," I muttered. She nodded and began the teleportation spell.

A minute later we were in my room. "I need to report to Tierra. Let's keep your conversation with Rogue a secret."

I groaned. Once again, stuck in the castle for a week. And if Tierra finds out about my little name slip up, I won't be able to go to Earthland again. "Sure. I'll go to practice magic and my cooking."

I walked toward the exercising room. It was a room surrounded by mirrors. "I choose to challenge Tierra." I murmured and Tierra's form appeared. If you spoke to the mirrors and chose someone to fight, an exact copy of that person would appear. So far, I hadn't been able to beat her once.

"Ice Make: Floor!" I yelled as she nimbly dodged it and used Gravity Magic to walk on the walls.

"Roar of the Fire Dragon," she countered and jumped off the walls. "Requip! Shadow Sword!"

"Arc of Embodiment: In my hand dwells a sword of light!" I shouted and the swords met with a clash of sparks.

Tierra lowered her sword. "You're done." She said.

I looked around me. There were two hundred swords pointed at my back. I sighed and exited the room, heading for the kitchen. Every day I was stuck in this castle, I usually sharpened my music, cooking and magic skills. Sometimes I would meditate for hours and hone in my natural connection, hoping that it would one day help me defeat Tierra. I glanced at the ring of keys next to my bed. I hadn't summoned the dragons or Immortals once ever since Tierra took me to the castle. I picked at the keys, looking for one specific key. "I am the bridge between Earthland and Dragion! I summon thee, Dragon of Healing, Healia!"

Healia appeared, her green scales shimmering. "Bella! Why haven't you contacted us? And where are you right now?" Healia took a step forward, examining my room. "Esmerella and Ash came to Dragion worried sick about you."

A knot started to form in my stomach. "I left for everyone's safety."

She turned toward me. "Safety?! Bella, you think now is the time to think about the safety of Earthland? Team Guardian almost got them killed on a normal mission when they thought they saw you in a crowd! Erza almost hit Natsu and Lucy with twelve swords when she thought she heard your name! Jai and Earth are a mess; the balance is uneven. Dragion, the Celestial Spirit Realm, Fearless, and Myralis are all in havoc with your disappearance. The gods were sent back to the Upper World and the sealing couldn't be completed without your help."

I sighed. "I know, Healia."

"Know?!" She roared, outraged. "Bella! Summon Vistia and Vealas!"

She disappeared as I sorted through my keys again. "I am the gateway between Earthland and Dragion! I summon thee, the Dragons of Time and Space, Vistia and Vealas!"

Two dark blue, almost black, dragons appeared and looked at me incredulously. "Bella? Healia told us while we got here. The future won't change if you just stay in Fairy Tail. It will turn out as Tierra predicted if she gets involved though."

"Wait, you're telling me, I was stuck in this stupid castle prison for one week thinking about something that wouldn't happen if Tierra kept her hands to herself?!" I was furious.

"We read the future," Vealas said, concerned. "Even if Earthland were to fall to such a chaos, there would be one solution."

"That however, we cannot read." Vistia sighed. "We are blind to the solution to the chaos of Earthland."

I heard footsteps echoing in the hallway. "Quick, go back!" I said and they faded away.

"Bella? Is everything alright?" Charlotte's head peeped out of the hallway. "I thought I heard some noises."

"No, just fiddling around with my keys. I haven't summoned any Dragons or Immortals for ages." With a pang, I realized if I escaped, Charlotte would be punished, possibly killed. "Um, Charlotte, can I speak to you in private?"

She looked questionably at me. "The only private place for you is using Dreamer's Teleportation."

"Fine." I murmured and fell asleep. Once I was in spiritual form, I motioned toward Charlotte. "Hey what do you think about running away from here?"

She violently shook her head. "Earthland wouldn't be safe and a week after my escape, I'll die."

"What do you mean?"

She pointed to a ribbon choker around her neck. There were strange red and blue embroidery marks on it. "This is a tracker. If a servant happens to escape, a week after, the servant will die for disobeying Tierra."

"And your death would be inevitable?" Charlotte was my friend. I couldn't leave her.

"There is one slightly possible way to avoid death. But it's risky and no one has ever tried it yet." She exhaled. "Remove the ribbon before the week passes. It's not exactly a hundred percent chance that I'll survive but it's worth a shot."

"So you agree to run away?" It was slightly weird but after reading her mind, I could tell she really wanted the best for me.

"Yeah, I don't think keeping you locked up in here is the best." She glanced at the window. "Oh, and I should tell you this. There's a demigod being kept prisoner here."

"Like me?" This was kind of getting out of control.

"Against her will. Tierra captured her because the Council of Elders thought it would be better to have at least five demigods left."

Five demigods. Me, Esmerella, Ash, Luke and the mysterious demigod. That would mean only five demigods left in the universe. The gods wouldn't create any more demigods without Mother Nature or the Dragon God to protect the infants from Tierra. Surely with her loyalty to the demidemons, the infants would be killed so the sealing of the demidemons would be put to a stop. I ended Dreamer's Teleportation.

"I'll tell the head chef to bring you your meals early. I'll just say you're putting your energy to the limit in the exercising room. You should make some snacks and bring them. And requip everything we'll need to survive." Charlotte left the room as I sat on the bed. My requip space was immense. Ash, Esmerella, and I had a house in the requip world. Sure, it was lonely but useful in times we actually wanted to be alone. I put blankets, pillows, medicine, comfortable clothes, jackets, an few pairs of sneakers, some perfume to hide our scents, two maps, some writing utensils, cooking tools, matches, and sleeping bags. Who knew a room could hold so much?

I walked to the kitchen and made a few snacks that would last a very long and also put them on requip. I think that's enough for our survival.

Charlotte walked in with two giant platters of food. "Put these on requip or memorize them." I did both just in case. "I told the Council of Elders we were going on a walk around the castle and explore since you haven't done either of those. They're easygoing so we're free."

"Let's go find the unidentified demigod. What does she look like?" I questioned. If we were going to escape, why not bring her along?

"Um let's see," Charlotte tapped her chin. "She has very long blue hair that reaches her feet and big aqua eyes. She's wearing a silvery blue shirt that kind of blends into her skin and a dark blue-green skirt."

I widened my eyes. "It's one of the Twin Sister Demigods of Water."

"How can you tell?"

"There are only two demigods of water," I said plainly to her. "Did she have a blue flower clip?"

"I don't know," Charlotte said, exasperated. "Was I supposed to pay attention to her hair?"

"Yes," I answered, annoyed. "That's the only way to tell Silvestria and Silvestra apart. One has a blue flower clip and the other has a green flower clip."

"Ah." Charlotte said, trying to look like she understood. Though from her expression, she didn't get it. "Let's go then!"

We walked down to the basement and went through a giant maze. We occasionally bumped into other servants but I used Air Merge Magic and hid myself while Charlotte acted normal. We finally reached the prison area and started looking for the demigod.

"I sense a lot of magical power of there," I said quietly, pointing to a very far cell. I think that was the end of the hallway.

Charlotte cast a glance at me and started running down the hall while I followed her. A girl stared back at us through the bars. She had pale skin, blue hair, aqua eyes and a blue flower clip holding back her bangs. She was wearing a long sleeved light blue shirt that faded into her skin tone at the sleeves, making it look like she had crystals on her arm. She also wore a green-blue skirt that fell into waves like the ocean.

"Silvestria." I muttered, my hope flaring up. "You were in here?"

Her head snapped up. "Bella? You're okay?"

"Yeah," I said, relieved. "Ash is okay."

She breathed a sigh of happiness. "He's in Jai, isn't he?"

"Yep," I said. "We thought you died."

She frowned, a tear sliding down her cheek. "Silvestra died. Tierra kept me prisoner here."

I thought about how painful it must have been for her. "We're escaping. You should come too."

Wordlessly, Charlotte unlocked the gate and we all headed for the exit.

Normal P.O.V. (With Team Guardian)

Rogue finished off the dark guild and frowned.

"Ever since Bella left, you've been powering up." Sting noted, his arrogant attitude gone.

"Everyone on Team Guardian changed." He replied back. "Matt's sad, Wendy's desperate as are we. It's just like the time we lost our dragons."

"That was different," Sting shot back. "It was by accident we killed them."

Meanwhile…With Team Natsu

"Erza?" Gray tapped her on the shoulder, surprising her. "You haven't been yourself lately."

"Not really." Erza sighed. She almost got beaten by a dark guild master. If Natsu and Gray hadn't barged in on time, she wouldn't be in a very good situation.

"Does it have to do with Bella?" Lucy asked her with concern.

"Yeah," Erza rubbed her forehead. "I think it's best for us if I take a vacation."

Bellalyse's P.O.V.

"Sheesh Bella!" Charlotte complained. "We really have to use this dingy rowboat?"

I glared at her. Silvestria hung back, not touching the water.

"I haven't touched water since Silvestra died." She mumbled.

I nodded. She was the Demigod of Water so there wasn't any point in giving her water unless Tierra wanted her to have some magic. "Just try."

She nodded and reached a finger out. A drop of water spilled onto the fingertip and she yanked it back.

"Oh dear lord," I muttered and grasped her arm. I whispered, "Water Merge Magic: Water Lock."

Charlotte furiously pounded on her bubble. "Oops," I said sheepishly. "Forgot the air."

"Air Make. Bubble!" I muttered and the bubble parted so Silvestria and I could walk through. I looked at her with concern. If she wasn't able to even touch water, her natural element, Ash should probably come. "Let's just walk along the floor."

A Few Hours Later…

"Phew! Walking without any breaks! I'm so happy we're finally on solid ground." Charlotte stretched out her legs.

"We were on solid ground when we were walking," Silvestria pointed out, her expression teasing.

"Ah, yes but everyone isn't as relaxed in water as you are." I laughed. "Anyway, we should start thinking about a plan."

Silvestria turned her head. "We aren't going to see Ash?"

I shook my head. "No. It's too dangerous with Tierra targeting us at the moment. We need to have disguises and use only one type of magic. If we take these magical pills I have on requip, we'll be able to mask our giant magic supply."

Charlotte sighed. "Well, you have to stay as Sybella. Rogue is most likely to recognize you even with a brand new disguise." She inspected a grain of sand. "For magic, we need to tone down our powers. No more than three magics! I think I'll use Air Merge Magic, and Time Arc."

"I'll use Arc of Embodiment and Water Make Magic." Silvestria said firmly. "I think I'll also use Healing Magic."

"Sure, you shouldn't use Water Make or Arc of Embodiment too much though. Charlotte, try not to use Time Arc a lot. Our goal is to not draw attention to us." I started to gather out the food I collected from requip and the maps. "I really want to use Celestial Spirit Magic but I guess I can't use that. There aren't any strong keys left that Lucy hasn't found."

Silvestria shook her head. "You still could use it. The demidemons guarding me talked about the arrival of a new constellation set, resulting in more celestial spirits. They weren't exactly found yet so the Celestial Spirit King doesn't know anything about them either. They're called the Fox Keys."

"Another set?" I was really excited now. We only had the silver keys and the twelve zodiac keys. "Oh and I'll use Fire Merge Magic and Transformation Magic."

Charlotte pointed to a local town on one of the maps. "You know, Tierra told me one of the Fox Keys were located there. In some giant cavern or something. If you want to use Celestial Spirit Magic, I think the best thing to do first is to find all of the Fox Keys."

"Let's go!" I cheered and we headed for the town.

Author's Note: Sorry it's such a late update! I think I might make the chapters more lengthy. I'll try to update by next week. Thanks for reading! Please review!