Hey everyone, sorry if there's some errors or other dumb shit this chapter, I needed to get this out tonight. In this chapter, Mavis meets the guild!
Two days have passed since Natsu revived Mavis Vermilion, the first master of Fairy Tail. Since that day, she has been resting in Porlyusica's small hut in the woods, recovering from literally being brought back from the dead, much to Porlyusica's shock. She didn't think it possible for someone to be brought back from the dead, much less to see it for herself. But none the less, there was living proof presented right on her doorstep.
After the initial checkup, she quickly determined that there was nothing wrong with the first master, rather she was suffering from extreme fatigue, and most likely would not be waking up for a few days. Though once she relayed the news to Makarov, he didn't even seem to care, instead just happy that they would have the first master back, and he was fully prepared to hand over his title as soon as she became conscious.
But right now we find poor old Porlyusica in her little shack, preparing some well-deserved coffee. The hut itself was a wonderful place in her personal opinion. Plants and various mosses grew along the walls and floors, and it provided a pleasant nature-like ambience. The walls were literally tree roots, and along the walls were bookshelves and other appliances, leaving the middle of the small home open.
Porylusica grumbled to herself as she poured the dark liquid into her tall mug. The fading sunlight of the setting sun shone through the window and glinted off her steel sink, annoying her even further than she already was. Grrr... stupid humans, over the past few days I've been little more than a glorified babysitter! Damn old Makarov, if I wasn't friends with that old buffoon, I swear I would-
"Wh-where am I?"
The sudden noise startled Porlyusica, and she almost dropped her precious cup of coffee. She quickly set the mug down and rushed over to the bed side by Mavis. She pulled up an old wooden bench and sat down.
"You've just woken up from a near three day sleep, just try and rest, everything will be explained to you shortly." Porlyusica said, confusing the young girl.
It was a good thing Mavis was intelligent as she was, otherwise she may have just freaked out. Instead, she calmly nodded at Porlyusica, and scanned her surroundings like how a seasoned soldier might.
Where the hell am I? She wondered. I dont think I've ever seen this place before. And who is that old lady? Is she a doctor? Or simply a kind of woman who's been taking care of me? I suppose I'll just rest here until things get explained to me like she said.
So for the next five minutes, Mavis just lay there, resting her eyes and waiting. But soon after, she remembered one, very important fact. One that just may kill the kind old lady who had taken care of her.
She bolted upright, looking around for the old woman frantically. Damn it, damn it, DAMN IT! SHE NEEDS TO GET AWAY FROM HERE! THE CURSE WILL KILL HER! I HAVE TO WARN HER! WHERE IS SHE!?
She closed her eyes, trying to listen to see if she could potentially hear her footsteps, and her efforts were quickly rewarded, as she heard two sets of footsteps approaching the door.
"As I said, she's awake now, but she may need more rest."
"I just can't wait to see her! Do you think she'll like how the guild has come along?!"
Mavis's eyes widened. Guild? Could they be talking about Fairy Tail? And what do they mean by 'how the guild has come along'. Did something happen?
"*Sigh*, how the hell could I possibly know that, Makarov?"
Makarov? Could it be Makarov Dreyar? But he should only be a toddler right now, it must be someone different.
She stared at the door intensly as it slowly creaked open, revealing the old woman from before and a tiny old man. But there was one thing that stuck out to her in the whole picture. One, little thing that meant a world of difference. And that thing was a black Fairy Tail guild mark, imprinted right on the old man's plain, white shirt.
She watched as the woman went back over to her small kitchen, grumbling as she went. The old man on the other hand, walked straight up to her bed and hopped up on the stool. She was about to ask him where she was, but with shocking realization she remembered the curse.
With wide eyes, she tried to lift her arms and push him away, but she was too weak. "Quick! You have to get away! I'm cursed! You'll DIE!" She tried to yell, but it came out most like a hoarse whisper.
The old man raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure about that, First? You don't look very cursed to me." He said, grinning.
Then Mavis took a second to actually think about it. Am I still cursed? I must be! There's no way being asleep for a few days could just get rid of the curse of Ankhseram! But then why don't I feel it anymore? The knawing in my stomach? The feeling of dread and despair, and the pain that comes with it all? Could it be?... Am I free?...
Makarov watched in confusion as tears slowly dripped from the First's eyes, and she smiled serenely. "Free..." She muttered, falling back down on the bed.
He wanted to know more about whatever this curse was, but he ultimately decided that there were more pressing matters to attend to. "Anyways, there's a lot I need to tell you, First."
Then she realized what he was calling her. First. So he is from Fairy Tail. But I don't remember any members by the name of Makarov, other than the baby, so who's this? A new recruit? But then how does he know me? And why isn't Precht here?
She watched the old man sigh and rub his mustache, as if anxious about something. "This will be really hard to believe, First, but you've been dead for almost one hundred years."
Mavis was confused. Very confused. What?! I was dead? Then how am I even alive? "H-how?" She said, voice barely above a whisper.
Makarov looked at the floor, clearly sad about something. "One day, some black haired woman brought your body back to the guild, claiming you were dead."
ZERIA! It must be her! But she said she was a dark mage! I'd better not mention her for now.
"But Master Precht could still sense a faint trace of magic emanating from your heart, and with quick thinking, he put your body in a lacrima, holding it in stasis. Over the years, he would conduct all sorts of experiments to try and get you back, but none of them ever worked."
"Then how am I alive? And who are you?" Mavis asked, confused.
Makarov scratched the back of his head, embarrassed. "Oh! Sorry about that. I'm Makarov Dreyar! Third master of Fairy Tail!"
Mavis' eyes went wide in shock. So it's all true... I've really been dead for a hundred years...
"Anyways," Makarov continued. "Just recently, one of our young mages actually sensed the lacrima you were sealed in, which we hid beneath the guild hall."
Mavis tilted her head. "Shouldn't anybody have been able to sense it?"
Makarov shook his head, looking dead serious. "Nobody should have been able to sense it. Master Precht and I placed several suppression runes on the room, and yet, he still did." He said.
Mavis suddenly had stars in her eyes, and if she could of, she would have jumped up and hopped around. "HE MUST BE SUPER STRONG!" She exclaimed.
Makarov sweat dropped and First's childishness, but on this case, he completely agreed with her. "He is! He's an excellent young mage! In fact, all our younger generation are doing great!" He yelled, holding up his hand in the signature Fairy Tail sign.
Mavis nodded her head, urging him to tell her more. "Really?! What kind of magic do they use?! How many of them are there?!" She asked, before suddenly exclaiming, "I WANNA MEET THEM!"
Makarov waved his hand, trying to calm her down. "Yes, yes, you will, but for now, I need to tell you how you were revived!" He said, and finally, she calmed down, sitting still to listen to the rest of the story.
"As I was saying, he sensed the lacrima, and went down to check it out. Long story short, that lacrima, which we called Fairy Heart, is a secret only guild masters were supposed to know, so I told him not to tell anybody."
Mavis smiled at the name, liking it quite a bit. "But that still doesn't explain how I'm alive right now."
"Ahh, yes. Well, it may be a shock, and it was to me too when I saw it, but it was actually the young mage's magic that revived you. I don't know much about it, but you can ask his friend about the strange magic, he probably knows more." Makarov explained.
Mavis was stunned into silence, which is a rare occurrence for the young master. She couldn't even comprehend it. A magic that could bring the dead back to life... Did such a thing even exist? But... the proof of it existing was literally herself!
She was snapped out of her musings by Makarov speaking yet again. "And one more thing, First... Would you like the position of Master back?"
Mavis quickly shook her head. "Nonononono... It sounds like you're doing just fine!" She said, giggling to herself.
Makarov grumbled. Damnit! Back to the paperwork for me then...
"Now," Mavis spoke, this time serious. "What have a missed in the past hundred years?"
AT THE GUILD HALL, A DAY LATER
Today at the guild hall, Team Seven sat at their regular table like usual, but this time they were missing one, very important member of the team. And that member was a certain dragon slayer named Natsu. The day after Mavis' revival, the group had questioned Kakashi relentlessly on Natsu's whereabouts, but all they ever got as an answer was either 'He used a lot of energy', or 'You'll find out eventually'. Needless to say, it annoyed them greatly, but they still wanted to find out just what could've used so much of Natsu's energy.
Team Shadow Gear, along with the Strauss siblings don't sit at Team Seven's table anymore, but they still sat near them, other than Mirajane, who worked the bar. Their table was actually pretty tucked into the corner, since they didn't want it getting flipped or broken when guild brawls broke out.
"Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase can you tell us, Kakashi?" Begged Aki, who was resting her head on the table, bored out of her mind.
Kakashi shook his head, not looking up from the book he held in his hands. "No, you can ask Natsu when he comes back, but I'm not telling you."
Aki gained a tick mark, gritting her teeth in frustration. "Grrr... YOU ALWAYS TELL US THAT, BUT YOU NEVER SAY WHY!"
This time, Gray and Erza agreed with her pestering. "It's true, Kakashi," Gray said, looking straight at him. "Can you tell us why you can't tell us?"
Erza stared at him intently, expecting a straight forward answer. But to her disappointment, the answer she received was about as vague as they come.
Kakashi looked up, and focused on each of them one at a time, before looking away uncomfortably. "It's just... not my place to tell you guys, sorry." He said.
Aki groaned and slammed her forehead on the table. "God damnit! When Natsu gets back here, he better have a good reas-"
Suddenly, the guild's front doors slowly creaked open, letting the bright, yellow light of the morning sun into the hall, making all the people inside shield their eyes. When the light finally died down, they saw two figures standing side by side. Upon closer inspection, they could see that one of them was obviously their guild master, Makarov Dreyar, but the other one was a completely new face.
She seemed like she was about fourteen, and she wore a long, pink frilled dress that went down to her ankles. It had a blue diamond pattern around her waist, and a mini-poncho thing around her shoulders that was held together by a red ribbon.
(Seriously, what the fuck are these things even called?)
Her hair was a golden yellow colour, and it flowed in a wavy fashion down a little past her knees. Her eyes were a vibrant green, and on her head were two pink wings, presumably held in place by a headband.
The guild's profound silence was broken by none other than Aki herself. She waved her hand at Makarov, gaining his attention. "Oi! Master! Who's that!?"
Makarov raised an eyebrow, seeming super non-chalant about whoever was standing beside him, but on the inside, he was laughing maniacally. OH, THIS IS GOING TO BE SO GOOD! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEIR REACTIONS! He thought. "Her? Just Fairy Tail's first master, Mavis Vermilion." He said, finally breaking out into a wide grin.
Now, the reaction from the guild was quite varied, but all their reactions still came from the same place, and it lived up to Makarov's expectations in the fullest. Cana dropped her barrel on the spot, and even spat out her mouthful of beer. Mirajane and Elfman just stared at her, freezing in place and not even moving a muscle. Levy actually looked up from her books and notes pen coming to a halt mid-sentence. Nab turned away from the request board for once to have a look, and Vijeeter stopped dancing completely. Macao and Wakaba's jaws dropped to the floor, and Wakaba's cigar actually fell out of his mouth, landing on the table in a pile of ash.
At the table of Team Seven, things were a little more toned down. Kakashi had no reaction at all, having already head the news. Erza narrowed her eyes at the new appearance, inspecting her closely. Gray's eyes widened, but he said nothing, along with Lucy. Aki on the other hand, was a little different. She immediately jumped up from her chair and pointed at the young guild master, narrowing her eyes. "HEY! WAIT A MINUTE! SHOULDN'T YOU BE OLDER?! LIKE, OLDER THAN GRAMPS!?" She yelled.
Happy nodded his head. "AYE!" He yelled.
Mavis waved her hand dismissively, scoffing at Aki's comment. "I'll explain all that later! For now, I need my guild mark back!" She exclaimed.
Makarov nodded at the still frozen Mirajane, smiling at her. "You know what to do, Mirajane!"
Mirajane slowly nodded. "R-right..." She said, scurrying away to get the guild's stamp.
The guild then watched as Mavis scanned her eyes over the guild, as if inspecting them. She rubbed her chin, like she was thinking about something very important. Everyone there went dead silent, not knowing what to expect from the first master.
Macao blinked rapidly, a drop of sweat falling down his forehead. "Oh man..." He muttered. "Do you think she's like Erza?..."
Wakaba was statue still, pretty much in the same state Macao was. "I don't know... But if she is, we're done for!"
Lucy leaned over to Gray. "Jeez!" She whispered. "She's shutting them up like Erza when I first saw her!"
Gray nodded. "Yeah, no kidding..." He whispered back.
Kakashi kept reading his pervy orange book, as if nothing important was happening, and Erza stared at the first master, curious to see what she was like.
Despite Mavis' serious looking expression, inwardly she was laughing at the effect she was having on them. Wow! The guild's been doing great! I never thought I would see this many members in my guild! I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET EVERYONE! But for now, I should just focus the friend's of this 'Natsu' person. After all, the friends of the person who literally brought me back from the dead can't be too bad, can they? She thought, looking the guild over once again.
Now what was it Macky told me?... Right, one with red hair, one with green hair, and they'll have a blue cat with them. So... AH! There! She thought, realizing it was the person who had called her out earlier.
She strode over to their table, her hair flowing behind her. Slowly, but surely, the guild returned to it's normal self, much to the relief of both Mavis and Makarov.
Aki gulped nervously as Mavis approached their spot. She began sweating profusely in her anxiousness, and Happy snickered.
"You're dead." Happy said.
Aki groaned as she let her head hit the table. "Don't remind me..." She moaned out.
Happy shrugged. "Aye!" He exclaimed, nibbling on a brand new Mackarel.
Mavis finally reached their table, standing in the open spot where Natsu usually floated. She stood there for a few seconds, just looking at them, before she broke into a delightful smile and waved. "Hi there! I'm Mavis! Nice to meet'cha!" She said cheerfully.
Aki let out a huge sigh, before shooting her head up and grinning. "ALL RIGHT! I'M NOT GONNA DIE TODAY!"
Happy nodded. "AYE!"
Aki patted him on the head and turned back to Mavis. "Hiya! I'm Aki Dragneel!" She proclaimed, waving. "And this is Happy!" She said, pointing to Happy, who smiled.
"AYE!"
Next up, Gray looked at her, waving as he spoke. "Hey, I'm Gray Fullbuster." He said calmly.
Erza actually bowed to Mavis, confusing the young guild master greatly. "Greetings, First, my name is Erza Scarlet. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance."
Mavis sweat dropped at her overly complicated intro, but smiled and waved back none the less. "Just call me Mavis, after all, I'm not the guild master anymore." Said Mavis. Erza nodded and remained quiet while Lucy introduced herself.
"Hiiii! I'm Lucy! Nice to meet you!" Lucy said, her rather bubbly personality showing.
Lastly, Kakashi looked up, putting his book away as he did. "My name is Kakashi, nice to meet you." He said, giving her a lazy peace sign with his left hand.
Mavis nodded, and looked over the strange group one more time. They sure are an interesting group, not even counting their weird hair colours. It's gonna be so fun working with them! That is, if they accept me...
But she was snapped out of her thoughts by Mirajane, who had appeared out of nowhere with the guild stamp in hand. She walked right up to Mavis with a brilliant smile and leaned down to speak with her.
"Hi First Master! Where would you like your guild mark?" Asked Mirajane.
Mavis grinned and pulled up her right sleeve and pointed to her right forearm, indicating where she wanted her guild mark. "On my right forearm please, in yellow."
Mirajane pressed the stamp down on Mavis' right forearm, and after a second pulled it off, revealing a yellow Fairy Tail mark, just as intended. Mavis smiled at her new guild mark, before turning back to Mirajane. "Thanks! Uhm..."
"Mirajane!" She happily said, filling Mavis in on her strange name.
"Thank you Mirajane!" Mavis then said.
Mirajane smiled, waving her hand dismissively. "No problem! And als-" She suddenly cut off, turned her head sharply towards the bar, confusing Mavis. "CANA!" She yelled, storming off towards the bar. "DON'T THINK I DON'T SEE YOU SNEAKING BEHIND THE BAR!"
Mavis tilted her head, confused at Mirajane's strange antics. But she turned back around when she heard Erza's voice speaking to her.
"Don't worry about it, this kind of thing happens all the time. And this isn't the first time Cana has tried to get behind the bar, and I suspect it won't be the last." Erza said, narrowing her eyes on the brown haired girl, who was now back at her table with her beer kegs.
Mavis giggled at how the guild was acting. It's turned out exactly how I wanted to. And I can't believe I'm going to be a member of my own guild! Mavis thought excitedly. Being master was still good and all, but I just want to go out on my own adventures! Not sit around in a stuffy old desk and write papers all day long... SO THIS IS PERFECT! Mavis reasoned, inwardly squealing in delight.
"Anyways," Erza said, breaking the first master out of her thoughts. "Our team is about to go on a job, would yo-"
She was cut off by an excited Aki, who had risen out of her seat at the mere mention of doing a job. "REALLY?! WE'RE GOING ON A JOB?!" She yelled excitedly, grinning at Erza, who was slightly annoyed at being cut off so suddenly.
Erza huffed in frustration, crossing her arms and gaining a small, red tick mark. "Yes, we are! Now, why don-" She would have continued speaking, but alas, she was cut off yet again, by the same person no less.
"GREAT! WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY SO?! C'MON GRAY! LET'S GO FIND US A JOB!" Aki exclaimed gleefully, running to the request board dragging poor Gray by his collar. He was gone so fast that he couldn't even say one word.
Happy flew after her with a cute little "AYE SIR!".
(I say "Aye Sir" here, even though Aki is a girl. This is because in the anime, Happy never changes it whenever addressing Lucy or Erza, and when Gray and Natsu do their little 'Afraid Of Erza' shtick, they also say "AYE SIR!")
Erza took a deep breath, trying to calm down from Aki's oblivious aggravation. She turned back to Mavis and put on the best smile she could muster, despite being annoyed. "As I was saying, would you like to come with us? I understand you most likely wouldn't need our help, but I thoug-"
She was cut off for the third time that day this time by Mavis. She nodded her head furiously, her pupils becoming stars in delight. "YESYESYESYESYES I WOULD LOVE TO!" She exclaimed with a million watt smile.
Erza blinked at Mavis' sudden eagerness. "Well, uh, okay then, let's just wait for Aki to get back, then we can head out. In the meantime, you can just take a seat at our- oh shoot." She suddenly cut off, confusing Mavis.
Mavis tilted her head, wondering what Erza was angry about. "What is it?" Mavis inquired.
Erza sighed. "You see, the other person who usually sits with us has the ability to levitate, so we don't have another chair. I apologize."
It must be Natsu. Mavis thought. After all, these are his friends I'm talking to.
Mavis giggled. "Don't worry about it! I don't even need a chair! Wanna know why?" She asked, grinning with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
Erza raised an eyebrow. "Why?" Erza asked, finding herself actually wanting to know the answer.
Suddenly, Mavis floated a couple feet into the air in a cross legged position. She laughed, clearly delighted at her ability to fly. "Because I can levitate too!" She shouted.
Lucy, who had mostly stayed out of the whole ordeal, decided now was the time to chime in. "So Mavis," She said, drawing Mavis' attention. "What kind of magic do you use?"
Mavis grinned at her. "The best kind of magic ever!" She proclaimed, raising a fist to accentuate her point.
Lucy raised an eyebrow. Normally, she would have had a bigger reaction to such a statement, especially since she was talking to the first master of Fairy Tail. But after seeing the First's personality and attitude? Not so much... "What kind of magic is it?" Lucy asked.
"Fairy Magic! And I can do this cool flying trick too." Mavis said, looking beneath her as if to make sure she was still airborne.
Now they were all interested. Kakashi put his book away, leaning forward in his seat to join conversation. He'd never heard of Fairy Magic before, and being the genius he is, decided to learn more about it. "I've never heard of Fairy Magic before, what does it do?" He asked, eye smiling to make her feel more welcomed among their team.
Mavis clenched both her fists in excitement and leaned forwards, eager to explain her exceedingly rare form of magic, one only known to one person, her. "It's amazing! There's a bunch of little spells, like Fairy Pillars of Light, Fairy's Tears, and Fairy Beam!" She exclaimed.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "Little spells?" He asked.
Mavis nodded. "Yep! The main spells I'm pretty sure you've already heard of." She said.
Kakashi tilted his head, confused. "No, I don't think I have actually." He said.
Mavis looked to all the others at the table, noticing how they looked just as confused as Kakashi did. Shrugging, she began to explain the three 'main' spells. "Well, they're called Fairy Law, Fairy Glitter, and Fairy Sphere!" She explained, counting on her fingers as she said named the spells. "Nooooowwww have you heard of them?" She asked in a drawn-out, sarcastic voice.
Kakashi and Lucy didn't really react all that much, having never heard of any of the three spells. But Aki, Gray, and Erza all knew what Fairy Law was. All three of them had their jaws drop to the floor when they heard the news.
"NO WAY!" Shouted Aki, who had returned to the table with Gray, a job request in hand. "YOU MEAN YOU INVENTED ONE OF GRAMPS' BEST SPELLS?!"
Mavis giggled at Aki's outburst. "Well duh! I taught the second master how to use it, then he taught the third!"
"That's freakin' awesome Mavis!" Gray exclaimed.
Erza nodded. "You're quite the exceptional wizard, Mavis." She said with an underlying tone of great respect.
Mavis smiled and was about to thank her, when she heard Kakashi speak up. "So I assume that these three spells are extremely powerful?" He said. He figured that there was no way that the three would have such a reaction unless it was an exceptional spell. And they even said 'one of gramps best spells', so there was even more proof.
Erza smiled and explained. "Yes, they are. In fact, they're considered 'The Three Great Fairy Magics'. The one we were talking about is called 'Fairy Law'. When cast, it emits a blinding light, and anyone caught in the light who the caster considers an enemy takes massive damage."
Kakashi was about to ask another question, but Mavis had something to add. "Buuuut... The caster has to consider the targets enemies... in their heart. The spell will work according to a person's true intentions, intentions guided by the heart and soul." She explained, closing her eyes and waving a finger around like a teacher.
Interesting... Kakashi thought. There's no other magic even remotely like it. I wonder what the other two do...
"What about the other two?" Asked Kakashi. If they're just as powerful as the Fairy Law, I have no doubt that Mavis could be the strongest mage in the guild, not counting Natsu and I. Well, that is assuming that when she says 'massive damage', she isn't over exaggerating, but knowing Erza, I don't think that's the case.
Mavis shrugged dismissively. "Eh... They're not as exciting... Fairy Glitter is kind of like Fairy Law, but it only targets a single person, and the caster can choose specifically who it hits. Fairy Sphere is a defensive spell, and what it does is convert Fairy Tail member's bonds of friendship into pure magical power, then it uses that magical power to create a bubble-like shield. It's powerful enough to defend against the most evil of dark magics, and it even stops whatever is inside from passing through time!" She explained.
But after a few seconds of pondering, she spoke again. "Y'know what? Screw what I said earlier, they're all exciting!" She yelled, throwing her arms up in celebration.
Kakashi and Lucy sweat dropped. "Right..." They both said, wondering how someone so young and carefree could found a guild.
"So, moving on," Erza spoke. "Why don't we go do the job request? Aki show us what you picked out." She said, beckoning for Aki to hand over the job request.
Aki grinned and held the request out so everyone at the table had a clear view of the small paper. "Pretty simple one actually, all we gotta do is clear out a den of wyverns! Even if we're missing one of our dragon slayers, this'll be cake!" She exclaimed, causing Erza to space out a little at the mention of cake.
Mavis was confused. One of our dragon slayers? Implying that there are many on the team? I wonder... "Aki, how many dragon slayers are there normally?" She asked.
Aki looked to the ceiling and held out her hand to count. "Uhh... Let's see here... Ok, so there's me, Gray, Kakashi, and Natsu!"
Mavis gasped. So many! She thought. And Natsu's a dragon slayer too! But how would a dragon slayer know a spell to bring someone back from the dead? "So Natsu's a dragon slayer?"
Aki nodded, as did everyone else. Mavis continued. "Can you tell me about him?" She asked.
Aki shrugged. "Yeah, sure, but let's get going first, they can tell you about him on the train."
Mavis tilted her head, confused. "They? Why not you?" She asked, genuinly curious.
Aki sighed, looking at the floor dejectedly. "You'll see..."