Written: 7/12/13
Edited: 4/16/14
Thoughts/Flashbacks
Author's Note/ Dragon/Demon/Monster Speech
Special attacks/Dragon/Demon/Monster thoughts
"Speech"
Special Thanks Goes To: Alistar, Silent Reader 6100, Drake202, Chronotimeguard, Tpinz, UltimateGundamFighter, BadazzEXE,Kasai no Oni, and Scion 141.
Reviewer Responses:
Alistar: Thanks! That's exactly what I was trying to do. Figuring out how to balance out Trunks power in this story will be a challenge. I intend on keeping his power the same but it also presents a challenge seeing as how he could easily defeat everyone in Fairy Tail. I'll have to work on that lol.
Silent Reader 6100: Thanks!I don't intend on abandoning this or any of the other stories I have.
Drake202: Thanks! I do intend on keeping Trunks power the same, the challenge will be balancing his strength with the rest of the characters though.
Chronotimeguard: Thanks, and I hope to permanently keep your attention.
Tpinz: Thanks! As I stated in the author's note I only recently began watching Fairy Tail so I haven't gotten that far into the series yet. The story will get there eventually, but not right now lol.
UltimateGundamFighter: Thank you!
BadazzEXE: Thank you and it is quite sad that there aren't that many Dragonball Fairy Tail crossovers. You want to write 3 stories? I applaud you for that. My advice would be just to go for it. Read some of your favorite stories and see what they've done and try to incorporate that somehow. As far as the punctuation issues, I'd say get a Beta who specializes in grammar to help you.
Kasai no Oni: I know how tragic *gasps* lol. But it had to be done.
Scion 141: It was necessary for Bulma to die, she wasn't going to be a part of the story anyways. As for friends he'll be meeting some in this chapter. Thanks for reviewing.
Disclaimer: I don't own Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, or anything having to do with the Dragon Ball franchise. Nor do I own Fairy Tale or anything pertaining to it. This is just a fan fiction made for personal pleasure and writing experience.
Chapter Cover: Trunks sits atop his broken Time Machine.
Chapter 2: Konmei 混乱(Confusion)
Magnolia Town, East Forest, X784
The sound of birds chirping was not a noise Trunks had heard in a long time. Once Android 17 and 18 had begun their rampage across the world, all the birds had seemingly disappeared. The skies were completely empty during the day, save the massive clouds of black smoke. Night times were filled with shrieks and cries of terrified civilians. Most of them relenting over the day's destruction; caused by the duo of automatons. Just hearing the sounds of birds chirping was incredibly soothing. It felt almost like the world was at peace.
Opening his eyelids the son of Vegeta groaned as intense sunlight breamed into his eyes. He hadn't felt such intense sunlight since he was a child. Moaning as he attempted to stand, the last remaining Saiyan grit his teeth as he slumped back down to the ground. His body seriously ached, his muscles strained. He immediately knew his ribs were fractured if not broken. The adrenalin rush from his fight had completely worn off; he was back to normal. He could feel the pain from every blow the duo had inflicted on his body.
Wincing as his fingertips brushed against his side Trunks frowned; it was definitely broken. He would need some time to heal and regain his strength. In his current condition he wouldn't be able to do much. His frown deepened as he gripped the tattered remains of his jacket. It was the one he had received for his previous birthday. His mother said it was a symbol of his continued endurance through all the hardships they'd face.
His mother.
His mother.
His mother was now dead.
It had all happened so quickly that Trunks hadn't even received enough time to react to what had happened. Before he could even blink the devilish duo of siblings had brutally murdered his innocent mother. She had died right in front of him, mere feet away from his grasp, and he was completely unable to stop it. Tears rolled like a waterfall as Trunks thought back to it.
-Flashback-
Blood splattered out of Bulma's mouth as she staggered back, her lavender eyes rolling towards the heavens. Her body convulsed and shook in what Trunks could only imagine was horrendous pain. Tears streamed down the teenagers face as he watched the horrible sight, viewing Android 17 and 18 slowly walk over and finish the job, blasting his mother in the face with double Ki beams. Grinning like evil demons, they turned and stared at Trunks.
-End Flashback-
Those cold metal eyes detached of any emotion of feeling would haunt Trunks for the remainder of his life. He had been unable to save Gohan from dying, and now he had been unable to stop his mother from perishing as well. He had failed. He had failed his father's legacy as well as everything that the Zetto Senshi had stood for. He had been unable to save his world like his sensei's father had done several times.
Pounding his fist into the ground below, Trunks watched as a small crater formed underneath it. His tears dripping all the way down his face, finally descending onto the ground. His head hung in immense shame as he pondered over everything that he had done wrong. Gohan had lost his he left arm because of his foolishness and now his mother had lost her life because of it. Why had he been so headstrong? Why hadn't he heeded his mother's instructions? Why hadn't he listened? Trunks mentally screamed, his eyes exploding with more tears. If only he could go back, if only he could redo his actions, if only he could….
Crash!
Trunks tears halted as he heard something collapse from behind him. He hadn't taken the time to observe his surroundings yet, but he could tell that he was in a forest of some sort. The trees here were massive, nearly obscuring the light being emitted from the sun. It wasn't a forest that Trunks had ever seen or could remember from memory. There was something odd about this place.
Crash!
Trunks eyes jumped up as he heard another object, which he assumed was a tree, collapse from behind. His warrior instincts took over as he immediately turned his body around, flipping towards the direction of whatever was coming. Though his body ached Trunks prepared himself, summoning his Ki if need be.
Crash!
The noise of the trees collapsing grew imminently closer to his eardrums. Whatever it was about to be here soon. Trunks glare hardened as he felt the ground shaking. The ground beneath him was trembling immensely, whatever was coming was going to be huge.
Crash!
The tree right in front of Trunks eyes finally collapsed, snapping like a twig. The demi-Saiyan's Ki rose as he finally saw what it was step out from the backdrop of the forest.
"What in the world is that?" Trunks questioned and half exclaimed. Having never seen such a creature before in entirety of his short life.
The green creature that stepped out from the trees was massive. It towered over Trunks by several feet. Trunks was no short boy so that was quite a feat (#1). The large green creature resembled a primate, though far larger than anyone that Trunks had seen. It had an elongated chin, prolonged ears and a pointed head that resembled the sole horn that resided on top of its head.
It had gargantuan arms, and sequentially, large hands that were attached to its muscular torso. Its lower body paled in comparison to its top half, possessing rather smaller-scaled legs that featured a long tail connected to the bottom of its torso. The green fur on its arms were covered with pink spots, forming a decorative unique pattern.
Though wildlife was rare to Trunks, he had read up and researched all the known existing creatures in the world. This creature was certainly not in any book he had read. Whatever it was, it certainly did not look friendly at all. A wicked smirk was plastered on the creatures face as it took a thunderous step closer towards Trunks.
"What are you and what do you want from me?"
The green primate simply beat his rather large chest in response to Trunks question. The lavender haired Saiyan's frown deepened with worry as the creature continued marching closer to him.
"Back away now!" Trunks shouted letting his Ki flare, partially hoping it would scare the creature off.
"A….away?" The creature replied with a dumbfounded look as it scratched its head.
So it can talk. Trunks thought to himself as he asked another question. "What are you?"
The green creature's perplexed expression disappeared as a grin crept onto his face. "Me Vulcan!" The primate like monster shouted as he once again started beating on his chest, causing Trunks to wince.
"Vulcan huh? Well Vulcan you need to leave me alone." Trunks retorted with a harsh stare.
"Never! Vulcan want your body."
"My body?" Trunks questioned. What could he possibly want with it?
The demi-Saiyan was never given a response as Vulcan, as he'd called himself abruptly charged at him. Trunks surprise was quickly replaced by slight anger as he raised his fist and fired a medium sized Ki beam. He hated when opponents sneak attacked; it was unfair. Trunks palms smoked as he watched Vulcan fly back deep into the forest, taking several trees along with him.
Clenching his fist Trunks summoned Ki to his feet and attempted to stand, his body be dammed. He bit harshly against his bottom lip as he stood, nearly drawing blood. The full weight of his injuries now crashing down upon him. He ignored the pulsating pain as he walked over to where his attacker had landed. Passing by several uprooted trees and snapped branches Trunks located Vulcan underneath a pile of dislodged Maplewood's.
Gazing down at the creature Trunks could tell he was unconscious. Whatever Vulcan was he powerful, well at least more powerful than the average human. His Ki level surpassed any humans that he knew of, save the Zetto Senshi and Master Roshi. Gripping the creature's large wrist Trunks began dragging the creature back to the time machine, hoping to get some answers once Vulcan finally awoke.
As the briefs heir approached the time machine his eyes rose in horror; it had been damaged! The protective glass that Trunks had failed to crack had been broken. There was a large hole in the side of the machine. Two of the pillars were broken, shifting the ship's weight unevenly to one side. Trunks hadn't fully examined it yet but as far as his eyes could tell; the machine was gravely damaged.
Dropping Vulcan, Trunks quickly ran over to the Time machine. Easily jumping into the cockpit the son of Bulma began furiously pressing buttons and controls. Nothing worked. Not a single light lit up and the computer failed to activate. Slamming his fists in frustration, nearly breaking the ships controls Trunks sighed heavily. What was he going to do now?
He wasn't sure of his current location. Heck, he wasn't sure he was still in the present. He needed to find out just where and when he was. It was imperative that he locate his father and Goku if he had managed to return to the past. They needed to be warned of the fore coming dangers ahead! They needed to be prepared for the Androids. They needed to be armed for the upcoming….Growl.
Trunks flow of thoughts were instantly disrupted as he stared down towards his growling stomach. He hadn't eaten since earlier this morning, if it was still even the same day. He needed to find food and lots of it fast. An injured and hungry demi-Saiyan was not a good thing. Quickly glancing over to his still unconscious foe Trunks wondered if he was edible. Vulcan was obviously an animal of some sorts, making him alright to eat. Though the fact that he could somewhat talk and communicate with Trunks made him feel icky.
Trunks would have to make up his mind soon, his stomach growled in need of food. Sighing, the demi-Saiyan hopped out from the time machine's cockpit and landed besides the green creature. That skin doesn't look soft at all. I'm not sure how edible this creature might be. But then again I have to eat something soon or else I'll die from hunger. The dying from hunger being a slight exaggeration, though the lack of food would hamper his power. Conceding to his growling stomach Trunks loomed over Vulcan as he prepared to fire a Ki beam directly into his stomach.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Trunks eyebrows tensed at the sound at the sound of a new voice. It was strong and firm, but also subtly dulcet. It reminded him of his mother.
"I was just about to make a meal." Trunks said turning his head in the direction of the voice. "I'm extremely…." The demi-Saiyan's voice trailed off as he stared at the voice's owner; a beautiful woman with long red scarlet hair. She was dressed in silver amour, something Trunks had never seen before as well a blue skirt, and black boots.
Her brown eyes rolled as she snorted at his response. "I can see that. How could you possibly think to eat another human being?" Her voice rising as she spoke.
Trunks brows immediately jolted up as he took an immediate step backwards. This thing was a human being? "I…I didn't know" The son of Bulma stuttered out.
"Well know you do. He should be reverting back in 3…2…1."
As she uttered the last digit, a glowing yellow light erupted from the creature's body, momentarily blinding Trunks. As the golden light finally died down Trunks eyes bulged out of their sockets. It was a man!
Groggily opening his dark blue eyes, the man groaned. "Not this again."
"Macao!" The long haired redhead exclaimed.
"Oh…hey there Erza" Macao said with a large smile, struggling to his feet. He was a slim, mildly muscular man of average height with short, straight, slicked back dark blue hair. He had linear dark eyebrows, dark eyes, and a prominent nose with a flat, rectangular front. The lower part of his face was covered in quite a large amount of stubble, which included a thin mustache.
"I take it you to know each other?" Trunks asked, folding his arms and glancing back and forth between the two.
"Yes I do, me and him are a part of the same guild." Erza calmly replied tapping her breast plate. "Though I'm wondering how he ended up out here as a Vulcan."
The older man, rubbed his head sheepishly as he stared at the girl. "Well about that Erza…I don't really know." He chuckled expecting the girl to do the same but only received an un-amused glare.
"You need to be more careful in this forest. I've observed more and more Vulcans congregating here." Erza said sternly, dropping the incredibly large horn from her hands, something Trunks had somehow not seen until not.
"I will be…I can't believe this is the second time this has happened to me and in less than a month too." Macao said frowning, his shoulder slumping with disappointment.
"What do you.." Trunks began but was interrupted by Erza.
"This happened to you twice in a month?" She asked, her scarlet hair somehow floating in the air.
Macao gulped as he looked at the now glowing girl. Why did it have to be him?
"Uh…yeah. Natsu and that new recruit Lucy saved me last time."
"New recruit?" Erza mumbled to herself as her hair dropped back down to her shoulders, allowing Macao to breathe again.
"Yeah she just recently joined and she's been working with Natsu; she's a celestial wizard."
Trunks cheeks scrunched together as he pondered over what he had just heard. Did he just say she's a wizard? They had wizards in the past? Why hadn't he been told about them?
"She sounds interesting. I'll see when I get back to the guild hall but right now I have to speak to him." Erza said pointing directly at Trunks who nervously glanced back at her.
If looks could kill I'd be dead by now…what a glare!
The blue haired man shook his head sympathetically at Trunks. He pursed his lips as he silently worded out "I feel sorry for you." Turning back at Erza he gave her a goodbye wave as he proceeded to scamper off into the forest.
"Now that were alone." She said cracking her knuckles violently. "You have some explaining to do."
Trunks gulped silently cursing his woeful luck. It just isn't my day.
"About what?" The son of Vegeta asked.
"You were attempting to eat one of my Fairy Tail comrades; you must pay!" A fiery aura suddenly appeared around the girl as she glared at Trunks.
Well this isn't good. Her Ki level was pretty high, far surpassing the creature, or rather man that he'd just fought. Quickly waving his hands defensively, Trunks attempted to the diffuse the situation before it escalated further.
"Gomen…I didn't mean to….it was an honest mistake! I'm sorry!"
The armor clad girl remained silent, instead choosing to pull out a sword. Trunks mouth gaped as he watched a rather large sword poof into her hands. Oh man…I can only imagine what's she's going to do with that.
"Prepare yourself boy!"
Such speed! Trunks remarked as he watched her charge towards him. Inching closer and closer towards him, nearly at his face when suddenly….Growl! The monstrous growl causing Erza to face vault and drop to the ground.
"Was…was that your stomach?" She asked, quickly jumping back onto her feet.
Trunks couldn't help but rub his head sheepishly as he replied "Yes."
"Goodness gracious….it sounds like you haven't eaten in days!"
"Actually it's only been since morning." He replied twiddling him thumbs, feeling slightly embarrassed.
"Since morning!" the fiery red head exclaimed, raising her voice even louder. "You sound even hungrier than Natsu."
"Natsu? Who's that?"
"He another member of the Fairy Tail guild." She huffed, her sword disappearing with the spark of a light as she did so.
"Oh" Trunks remarked, eyeing the girl and her amour. "What are these guilds that I keep hearing about?"
Erza paused giving Trunks and incredulous look. "You don't know what a guild is?"
"Nope and I've never heard of one either." The son of Vegeta said throwing his arms behind his neck.
"Guilds are organizations of mages in Fiore."
"Mages? Fiore?" Trunks asked, the confusion on his face growing as he stared at Erza.
"Do you even know where you're at?"
"No I don't." Trunks replied with a saddened frown. His eyes jumping back up as he asked her a question. "Can you please tell me what year it is?"
He doesn't even know what year it is? This boy must be really out of it.
"It's year X784."
There was a brief moment of silence, a calm breeze passing through before Trunks shouted in horror. "No! No! This can't be right. Do you mean age 784? I can't still be stuck in the present!"
Erza stared at the angry teenager with a mix of sadness and worry. "This is year X784. Why are you shouting like that?"
A cold chill ran its way down Trunks spine as his knees dropped to the ground. His fists beating into the dirt.
"No! No! My mother's sacrifice, her invention…..this can't be happening!" The lavender haired boy roared in rage. What had gone wrong?
Erza continued watching on unsure of what to do. Her brows rising slightly as she watched each one of Trunks fists create an ever larger crater. Who is this guy? To do that with his bare hands he's got to be powerful.
Running his hair through his lavender locks Trunks attempted to recall all the events that had taken place. His mother had pushed him into the time machine trapping him inside. The androids had then killed her in front of his eyes. He had pressed go and had taken off into the skies and then…..nothing. Why couldn't he remember? What had happened between now and then?
"Hey are you alright?" Erza asked placing her arm on Trunks shoulder bringing him back to reality.
"You wouldn't happen to know anyone named Goku or Vegeta?" He asked desperately, hoping just maybe that she had been wrong.
"No I don't. Those are some pretty peculiar names when I think about it."
With those words all of Trunks hope died. The time machine was damaged and he didn't know how to repair it. He would never get so see Goku. He would never get to see his father. He would never get to see Gohan. But worst of all he would never get to see his mother again. Slumping into the dirt, the young demi-Saiyan wailed at his loss.
He had failed everyone.
For one of the few times in her life Erza genuinely didn't know what to do. She always had any idea, a plan, or some course of action to take. But now she was dumbfounded, she didn't know what to say…she didn't even know what was wrong.
Lifting his head from the ground Trunks decided to make the best of this situation.
"So where exactly am I?"
"Specifically?"
"Yes specifically."
"You're in Earthland in the East forest of Magnolia town in the kingdom of Fiore."
Pausing momentarily, Trunks lowered his head as he attempted to digest the information. These were all places he had never heard of before. His mother had taught him extensive geography and none of these places had ever been listed. He obviously wasn't in the past; so where was he?
"I've never heard of any of these places before."
"What?!" Erza half asked and half exclaimed, jumping back. "How is that possible? Where are you from?"
"I'm from West City though I doubt you've ever heard of that."
The scarlet haired girl shook her head. "No I haven't. It doesn't sound familiar, nor have I seen it on any maps."
Running his hands over his bruises Trunks stopped to think. So the question wasn't when he was, the question was where he was. As far as he could tell this was a place wasn't the home he knew.
"Well this is just great." The demi-Saiyan sighed in frustration. "What am I going to do now?"
"I could always bring you back to the guild hall. I'm sure Master Makarov would know what to do about you."
"Are you sure?" Trunks asked staring back up. "A few minutes ago you were trying to attack me, now you want to help me?"
"I don't want to help you…I am helping you" Erza retorted with a slight twinge of annoyance. "And you're fine for now, but if you dare try to eat one of my Fairy Tail comrades again….I'll gut you."
A large lump formed in Trunks throat as he watched a dark aura shroud Erza as she menacingly spoke those words. He didn't doubt her for a second.
"I don't intend to either."
"Good. I'm glad we have a mutual understanding. Now let's get going I haven't been back to the guild in ages." The armor clad girl said outstretching her hand to help Trunks.
The demi-Saiyan in turn smiled and took her hand, grasping it firmly as he stood to his feet.
What a grip. They both thought as they began walking in the same direction that Macao did, until Trunks abruptly stopped mid stride.
"How did I almost forget about that?"
"Forget about what?" Erza inquired.
"My time machine." Trunks said smiling as he dashed off towards the damaged machine.
A time machine? He's got to be kidding me right?
"I can't just leave this out here all alone." Trunks said as his hands began running all over his mother's invention.
Erza's mouth gaped as he stared at the large machine. What is that thing?
"It's my time machine like I told you." Trunk said, seemingly hearing her thoughts.
"I…I didn't think you were serious." Erza said attempting to collect her wits. "Is that how you got here? What does it do?"
"I'll answer all your questions once I get this thing reverted." Trunks said hopping into the cockpit. "Now how am I going to do…"
His voice trailed off as noticed a rectangular box located on the dash of the computer's screen. Am I going blind? How did I not notice that earlier? Quickly picking up the box, the lavender haired teen opened it up. His eyes expanding at what he found. Wow, so many capsules! I wonder how they all got in here. Trunks asked to himself as he hoped out of the cockpit finally managing to revert the machine back to its capsule state.
Erza's mouth gaped even wider as she watched the large machine disappear with a poof, an oval object with a button at the top appearing in Trunks hand instead. Was that Requip magic?
Noticing the long scarlet haired girl standing in shock, Trunks nudged her shoulder. "Come on let's get going. You said you wanted to get back soon right?"
"Oh…yeah" Erza said shaking herself out of her momentary stupor. "Let's go."
-FTSJ-
The streets of Magnolia Town
Trunks smiled blissfully as he and Erza strolled through the town. He hadn't seen a functioning city with inhabitants since he had been a child. Magnolia town as Erza had called it reminded him of what the Earth used to be like before android 17 and 18 were created. Children played in the street, adults walked and worked happily. There were shops of all kinds in every direction. In short the town was buzzing with excitement. I wish West City could have been like this.
The town was made up of a series of vertical and horizontal large roads. The whole town was western in style, with its buildings being mildly reminiscent of the medieval ones that Trunks had seen in his history books. Located almost in the middle of the town, overlooking Central Path, a horizontal road where events and parades were held, was the Kardia Cathedral, one of Magnolia's most important and distinctive landmarks. Erza had told him all about it on their way here.
"What's up with that giddy smile on your face?"
Pausing from his musings Trunks turned and faced Erza. "Can't I be happy?"
"Well yeah you can." The armor clad woman said slightly flustered by the stupidity of her own question. "But no one's usually ever this happy taking a walk through the town."
"Well they should be…they don't know how lucky they are." Trunks replied with his eyes wandering off into the distance.
Erza opened her mouth to respond but quickly stopped herself. There was something more to him. "What's your name by the way?"
"It's Trunks Briefs."
Snickering was heard as Erza attempted to cover her mouth from laughing.
"What's so funny?" Trunks demanded, his blue eyes piercing into hers.
"It's your name…you're named after underwear."
Trunks gaze wavered as he pondered her words. His name was actually quite hilarious when he thought about it.
"And what's yours?"
"Erza….Erza Scarlet"
Eyes beaming, Trunks outstretched his hand. "Nice to meet you Erza."
The scarlet haired guild member blinked twice before shaking his hands. "Nice to meet you too Trunks."
The duo remained silent as they shook one another's hands. Erza's hands eventually releasing first, unable to bear the weight of his hands grip. What a grip. The only other time I've felt one that strong was from Gildarts and Laxus.
Quickly shaking her hand to ease the pain Erza returned her gaze to Trunks.
"So tell me about yourself. What were you doing in East forest?"
Trunks decided it would be best to wait until they got to her guild hall before they discussed all of this. "I'll tell you once we get there…it's a long story." Trunks head slumped as he looked ahead with weary eyes.
Those eyes! I've seen them before. I used to have the same eyes as him when I first became a Fairy Tail member. I can tell he's been through a lot.
"So tell me more about this world, it's far different from the one I know."
Erza's eyes narrowed. The one he knows? "Well for starters you're in magnolia town. This town is home to over 60,000 residents as well as the Fairy Tail guild."
Trunks eyes piqued at the mention of the word guild. "What are these guilds again?"
"Guilds are organizations of Mages. We work together, fight together, and hang out together."
"And by mages you mean wizards? You guys do magic?"
"We don't do magic." Erza scolded. "We use magic."
Trunks took a step back from Erza as he felt her becoming a little cold towards him. "And what exactly is magic?"
The redheaded warrior stopped dead in the middle of the street giving Trunks a dumbfounded look. "You seriously don't know what magic is?"
"Nope." Trunks replied quickly shaking his head. His mother had told him stories about a witch named Baba but he had never truly taken her seriously.
Sighing heavily Erza placed her palm on her forehead. What world is this guy from?
"Magic is the physical embodiment of the spirit. When the physical spirit of an organism connects with the spiritual flow of nature, the spirit forms Magic as a product of the connection. Only about ten percent of the world's population is able to use Magic. It takes an enormous amount of concentration and mental ability to use Magic."
Trunk took a second to digest all the information that Erza had just shared. Magic seemed similar in some ways to Ki but vastly different in other ways. The fact that only ten percent of the world's population could use it meant it was quite rare in this world. Everyone had the capability to use Ki, it was after all their life force.
"So are there different kinds of magic too?"
"Yes there are several of them. I'd tell you more but we've already reached our destination."
"Our destination?" Trunks mumbled back, halting his steps as he stood in front of a large building. "Wow."
The building was reminiscent of a pagoda, with each floor being smaller than the one below it and sitting on the latter's roof. The roofs also bore great resemblance to those of real pagoda, consisting of extremely long, arched tiles lined up one after the other and possessing simple curved protrusions jutting upwards on the building's angles. On the highest roof, topping the summit of the building, sat a simple, round and pointed dome, highly reminiscent of those seen on Arabian buildings, which bore a flag on its point.
The roof below the one with the dome, the middle one, housed a large banner with a symbol on it, held up by a pair of vertical poles. The building's large entrance was again Arabian in design, with its shape being reminiscent of that of the dome on the summit, and above it was the guild's name, topped by a protruding, stylized heart shape and flanked by a pair of carved fairies. Stylized heart shapes were also visible on the frames of the numerous, large pentagonal windows located on each floor, with the top floor housing smaller, arched windows partially covered by banners. In short the building looked amazing.
"Are you going to stand there and gawk all day or are you going to actually come inside?" Erza asked with a smile.
Shaking himself from his amazement Trunks followed the armored lady inside of the building.
-FTSJ-
"Erza your back…and you brought a friend with you!" A small blue cat with white fluffy wings protruding from its shoulders shouted as it flew over to the armored redhead.
"How was your trip? Did you bring back something cool?" The blue cat asked as it eye's grew to massive lengths shocking and amusing Trunks at the same time.
"It was good Happy and I brought back the horn of a monster. In case you missed it, it's laying in the middle of the guild hall over there." Erza replied as she pointed towards the center of the guild hall. It was the massive horn that she had been carrying when she'd met Trunks.
"And who's your friend?" The flying cat asked, hovering around Trunks neck.
"I wouldn't say friend quite yet but his name's Trunks."
"Trunks like swimming Trunks?"
"Don't be rude Happy." A blonde girl scolded from behind.
"I was just asking a question Lucy, you don't have to be so mean about it." The blue cat then broke down in dramatic fashion crying waterfalls of tears.
Trunks could only stand, sweat dropping and scratching his head at what was going on.
"Is he strong Erza?" A new voice asked. This time coming from a pink haired boy dressed in a sleeveless, gold trimmed, black waistcoat. His waistcoat was left open and untucked, exposing his bare chest. He also wore white knee-length trousers, a thick black wristband on his left wrist, black open-toed sandals and the scale-patterned scarf.
"Can't you even try to be polite? Introduce yourself!" Erza said as she managed to slip behind the boy and smack him upside his head, leaving a large pink bruise in her hands place.
"Okay…Okay" The boy shouted as he patted down his bruise. "My name's Natsu and I'm a dragon slayer." He stood grinning as he gave Trunks the thumbs up sign.
"Sheesh do you have to be so lame with your introduction Natsu." A dark haired boy said as he coolly strolled up from behind the group. He was wearing a necklace, which resembled a sword with a stone in it, along with a metal bracelet and a chain which was attached to the belt loops on the right side of his pants.
"And do you always have to try to act so cool Gray!" The pink haired dragon slayer retorted, fire erupting from his mouth.
"I don't act cool…I just am what I am. Maybe you should stop being so hot headed!" The spiky dark haired teen shouted, his clothes managing to somehow to slip off.
"Well if you want some come and get it!" Natsu shouted, ramming his forehead against Gray's
"You bet I will!"
"Well bring it on then!"
Before either boy could throw a fist they found themselves imbedded in opposite ends of the guild halls walls.
"You two better cut it out this instance! And Gray…go put on some clothes!"
Both boys gulped and scampered away as Erza's head became comically large, towering over both of them.
"Y-Yes…right away Erza."
Trunks couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of the two boys cowering in fear from Erza. He had just met the girl and he already knew how terrifying she could be.
"Those two never learn." The blonde girl Lucy said as she palmed her face with a look of embarrassment. Quickly recovering from her moment the girl turned and properly introduced herself to Trunks.
"Hi I'm Lucy."
"I'm Trunks."
Trunks shook her hand as he took a brief moment to observe her. She had brown eyes and shoulder length blonde hair that was tied by a blue ribbon, in a small ponytail to the right side of her head with the rest of the hair loose. She had a peculiar stamp located on the back of her right hand.
"Is this place always like this?"
"I only recently joined but from what I can tell this is the norm."
Trunks smiled softly. This place was vastly different from his home, but he could see himself possibly getting used to it.
"Hey Lucy who's the new guy?" A voice asked from them.
Trunks quickly turned around having not realized he had been behind a bar the entire time.
"This is Trunks Mirajane."
She was a slim young woman of below average height. She had long, white hair which curled slightly at the ends, with two bangs framing her face and reaching down to her chest. She had large blue eyes and a curvy, voluptuous body, with large breasts. She wore a sleeveless, ankle-length maroon dress with a pleated skirt. Her chest was adorned by a large, pink bow, and similarly colored trimmings that framed her rather ample neckline, acting as straps, and circle around the waist.
"Nice to meet you Trunks" The white haired girl said smiling. "You're pretty cute."
Trunks attempted to speak but felt an unusual heat from his face prevent him from doing so. That's odd I've never felt like this before. The still lavender haired boy did his best to contain his blushing but could not as Mirajane continued to talk. Interaction with women was not one of his strong points.
"You look even cuter when you're blushing too." The girl giggled as she walked away getting a new platter, leaving behind a flustered demi-Saiyan.
"Don't mind her kid she does that to everyone." A blue haired man said from besides Trunks as he slid into a chair.
"Really she does?" Trunks asked feeling slightly disappointed and relieved at the same time.
"Well now that I think about… it not really." The man said thinking as he rubbed his chin hair. "She hasn't been this upfront with someone since she was younger."
Trunks felt the heat returning to his face as the man laughed at him.
"You shouldn't feel too bad kid Mirajane's the best looking female member of Fairy Tail."
"What did you say Macao?" An angry Erza shouted from across the hall, surprising Trunks that she'd even heard that.
"Gottagocatchyoulaterkid." Macao speedily said his goodbyes and his quickly sped off hoping to avoid Erza's wrath. A cloud of dust instantly ensued as the blue haired man sped away for dear life.
Trunks sweat dropped as he watched Erza catch Macao and kick him half away across the guild hall.
"What a strange place." Trunks muttered to himself as he turned his attention back to the bar.
"Well you're just going to have to get used to it!" Said a drunken voice as a large cup overflowing with spilling beer slammed into the table.
Trunks slightly jumped, taken back by another surprise visitor. The woman in turn proceeded to gulp down the entire cup with one sip.
"Hit me with another one Mirajane!"
"Are you sure Cana? That's your tenth one today."
"Just hit me Mirajane! I know how much I can take. Just give me another one!" The brown haired girl shouted, her rather large breast jiggling as she spoke. Turning around she came face to face with an awestruck Trunks.
"What? You've never seen a beautiful lady who likes to drink?"
The son of Vegeta quickly shook his head. "Well….Um…No"
Cana's brow rose up as she watched the Trunks grow even more flustered. "Or is it because you've never seen a rack as big as mine?"
Trunks blush deepened. Were all the women in Fairy Tail this up front and bold? He had never met women like this before, save Gohan's mother. Trunks tried his best to avert his eyes but he could not, his gaze remained firmly fixed on Cana. She was tall, slim, young woman with an ample bust. Her long, brown hair, reached down to the middle of her back. She possessed a very voluptuous figure, with large breasts and curvy hips. She also shared the same stamp as Lucy, though hers was located on the lower left part of her abdomen.
"Mirajane was right…you are cute." Cana said smirking. "Those are some serious guns you're totting too." She said pointing to his arms, causing Trunks face to turn a shade of red as bright as Natsu's fire.
Mirajane giggled as she brought back another round of beers for Mirajane.
"Your face is as red as a beet Trunks."
Deciding he couldn't take anymore teasing Trunks quickly got up from his seat and left, leaving behind the two giggling girls. "We'll see you later." He heard them call from behind.
Without realizing it Trunks accidently bumped into a rather large white haired man.
"Hey watch where you're going!" The man shouted as he turned around to face Trunks. "That wasn't manly."
He was a large, muscular man with tan colored skin, whose height caused him to tower over Trunks. His long white hair was styled upwards in long, wavy spikes, and his dark eyes possessed no visible eyebrows. His rectangular, elongated face had a stitched scar running down its right side, crossing his right eye. He too shared the stamp that everyone that Trunks had met possessed.
"Gomen...my apologies" Trunks quickly said. Sensing the man's power rising.
"Leave him alone Elfman." Erza's voice chimed in.
Trunks immediately felt the man's power level drop once he saw her.
"S-sure thing…no problem Erza." The larger muscular man instantly backed off and went to go find something else to do.
"Everyone sure seems afraid of you." Trunks said chuckling with his hands on his neck.
"Well someone has to keep order around here." She replied, batting her eyes towards the rest of the room who took a step back.
Trunks couldn't help but laugh at the room's reaction.
"Unfortunately Master Makarov is not here at the moment. He is at the meeting of the Guild masters."
Trunks sighed deeply as he grabbed a chair to sit down in. What was he going to do now? His growling stomach instantly answered the question for him.
"Can I have some food?"
-FTSJ-
All the members in guild stood shocked, their jaws dropped hanging lower than Mirajane's skirt as they watched Trunks eat. The lavender haired, mysterious teen was putting Natsu's record to shame. Their eyes bulged as they watched Trunks pile his tenth plate. They had never seen a person eat so much before and not get full. Where did it all go? There had to be a black hole in Trunk's stomach. Mirajane was becoming a little concerned that they may actually run out of food.
"He eats as much as I drink." Cana said groggily as she took another sip of her wine.
"His stomach must be a bottomless pit." Happy exclaimed as he watched Trunks devour another piece of meat.
"If we could somehow harness his eating abilities into some productive we'd be set!" A random member of Fairy Tail shouted.
"I think I'm gonna be sick." Another random member of Fairy Tail said, holding his stomach as his face turned pale green.
Licking his plate clean down to the crumbs, Trunks passed Mirajane the plate. His eyes beamed as he asked for another. Mirajane happily obliged pilling one another plate of food. Trunks had no idea what he was eating but it sure was delicious! It was far better than the scraps of food he was used to back home. He didn't have to fight this food before it went down his throat. Taking a seat besides Trunks Lucy attempted to spark a conversation.
"So Trunks how exactly did you get those bruises and scars?" Lucy asked just deciding to be upfront with her question.
The demi-Saiyan paused as he released the piece of chicken from in between his teeth. "It's a rather long story, I don't mind telling it but only when Master Makarov comes back."
"Oh." Lucy said her head hanging in slight disappointment wanting to know about the bruises on his body. But she rested her case knowing he had his right to privacy.
"I will tell you this though Lucy, I got them in a fight."
The blonde's brows piqued at the mention of a fight.
"I didn't know you were a wizard. What kind of magic do you use?"
"I'm not a wizard. I didn't even know about magic until Erza told me what it was." Trunks said between mouthfuls of rice.
"You didn't know about magic until today?" Everyone in the guild hall shouted in unison.
"Yeah." Trunks said chuckling. "I never met anyone from my home that used it."
A flabbergasted expression appeared on Lucy's face. Just where is this guy from?
"I'm not from anywhere around these parts." Trunks said, reading her facial expression.
"Where are you from then?"
"It's complicated but you'll find out eventually." Said the briefs heir as he took a long sip of his cold water, turning and facing his waitress. "Thank you so very much for the meal Mirajane. I haven't had a meal that good since I was a child."
The white haired barmaid simply smiled at the praise.
"Do I owe you anything?"
Mirajane's expression shifted as she pulled out a gigantic piece of paper. Trunks eyes bulged as he watched it roll all the way down to the ground.
"That will be 1 million jewels."
-FTSJ-
"One….one….one million jewels!" Trunks exclaimed. He wasn't sure of how much money that was in this world but he was pretty darn sure it was a lot. Anything with a million in it tended to be.
"Where will I get that kind of money? I don't have a job; I'm broke."
Lucy and Happy both sweat dropped as they watched the kanji for depression appear above Trunks head.
"I know where you can get that kind of money." The blue winged cat said tapping the demi-Saiyan on the shoulder.
Trunks head instantly rose back up at those words. "Where? Please tell me where I can get that money."
"You can take a job."
"A job?" Repeated Trunks.
"Yeah from over there." Happy said pointing to the job request board. "There's tons of work up there, though I'm not sure how you'll do any of them without magic."
"It doesn't matter." Trunks said standing up from his seat. "I'll finish all the jobs on there by myself."
"That's quite the claim there Trunks and like Happy said, how will you do it without magic?"
"Don't worry about him I'm sure he'll be just fine." Natsu said slapping Gray on the back. "He looks strong."
"What was that for Natsu?" Gray growled as he pushed the dragon slayer away.
"It was just a friendly slap it was no big deal." Natsu said nonchalantly as he slapped Gray's back again.
Two swords made of ice appeared in Gray's hands as he charged towards Natsu. The dragon slayer took note, mimicking him and sparking flames around his fists. Just before the two could collide Erza appeared and knocked them both out, slamming their heads together.
"What buffoons."
"They did it again."
"Why do they have to be so embarrassing?"
Happy and Lucy said, both sweat dropping at Natsu and Gray's behavior.
Trunks stood with a confused expression on his face. Did those two really just get into fight because of him?
"Don't mind them Trunks they're both idiots." Erza said wiping her fingers of dust.
The two mages lethargically woke up and attempted to stand wondering what had just hit them. Their faces shrunk in horror attempting to hide themselves as they came face to face with Erza.
"Get up you two!"
Natsu and Gray instantly did as she said not wanting to anger the already fiery redhead.
"I need your help for a mission."
Everyone in the guild hall gasped as murmuring broke out.
"Erza's asking for help?"
"That's never happened before?"
"What mission could be so tough that she couldn't handle it on her own?"
Erza remained quiet as heard the murmuring continue, finally reaching a point where she could no longer take it. "Will you all shut up already!"
The guild hall immediately silenced, not a single word being spoken.
"Thank you, now as I was saying." The scarlet haired girl said brushing her locks back. "I need your help for a mission."
Natsu's and Gray's facial expression became serious as they heard Erza speak.
"While traveling I overheard something that now has me worried. Normally I would consult with the Master but he's not here right now. This is a matter of upmost urgency."
The fire and ice users stared at one another as they pondered the possibility of working with each other. Me working with him?
Trunks meanwhile stood in silence intrigued by Erza's words. If she really needed help that badly he would gladly join her. He wasn't at full strength, heck he probably wasn't at half strength but he wanted to go. He was sure they would need him on this mission.
"Can I come along?" Trunks asked breaking his silence.
"Are you sure about that Trunks you don't look so well." Lucy replied eyeing his injuries.
"Yeah and what about your food bill?" Happy asked, plopping a seat on Trunks head.
"I'll persevere through my injuries and I'm sure Mirajane can keep it on a tab for me right?" Trunks asked putting on his cutest smile, hoping it would have some effect on Mirajane.
"You don't need to smile so hard Trunks I was going to do it anyway." She replied giggling.
"So it's settled then!" Natsu shouted slamming his fist onto the table. "We're headed out on a mission with Erza!"
A/N: Thank you for all the reviews, favorites and follows. I wasn't expecting that many. This was a longer chapter than the previous one and hopefully all of the chapters will be somewhere around this length. The Lullaby Arc starts in the next chapter; see you then.
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Chapter Notes:
(#1): Trunks is 6'1 in this story unlike his 5'6 counterpart in the canon.
Character Ages:
Trunks: 17
Lucy: 17
Gray: 18
Natsu: 18
Elfman: 18
Cana: 18
Erza: 19
Mirajane: 19
Macao: 36