Chapter 1: The Summons

Author's Notes: Oh my gosh, guys! I did not expect people to read and comment on the last chapter so quickly! Reading your comments literally made my day so much better, and I just really want to thank you all for the kind words!

GummiBears824: I hope that "Fairy Tail: Civil War" lives up to your expectations! And I totally agree, this should become an official thing! (Quick! Somebody make a Fairy Tail fan-anime! xDD).

the Composcreator: I agree. I was quite surprised when I found out that nobody had gotten around to writing something like this, especially ever since the magazine art that Hiro Mashima did for it.

Black Falcoln: Bwahahaha! Gotta love the cliffhangers! :P. Also, I'm excited to see what side the Fairy Tail members take. ^^

Nate Texans: Haha, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I hope that the story lives up to your expectations! :D

Anyway, due to the fact that quite a few people have been reading this, I will try my absolute best to update this as often as I can. However, some updates may take up to a week at times (due to the fact that I'm preparing to graduate high school later this year, creating AMV's on YouTube, playing Minecraft, working with a bunch of people on a Xenoblade Chronicles fanime (fan-made anime), trying (and failing) to learn how to draw Manga, and life in general), I apologize if there are any delays in advance. I will try my best to minimize the delays, but I cannot promise anything (well, I can. But if anything happens than I would've broken my word, and I prefer not to do that).

Also, I forgot to mention that this story takes place after the Grand Magic Games Arc, but before the Tartaros Arc.

Anyhoo, without any further ado (hey! That rhymed!), here is Chapter 1 of "Fairy Tail: Civil War"! I hope you enjoy! If you do, please be sure to leave a comment with your opinions and suggestions! You have no idea how much your insight and opinions mean to me! Also, quick heads-up: I am changing my profile name to SoruAMV's. Just thought I'd let you all know. ^_^

Anyway, enjoy the chapter! :D

I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL! Fairy Tail is owned by Hiro Mashima and A-1 Pictures!

Several weeks earlier, the city of Magnolia was in a much more peaceful state. The city was bustling with hundreds of busy people doing their own business: Some of them going into shops, some of them leaving shops, some of them rushing to wherever they needed to be, and then there were some who were just enjoying the day; as the day was quite beautiful. The sun was shining brightly behind the few clouds that dared to try to block its radiant glow. The birds chirped and sang merrily as a cool breeze blew ever so slightly over the city, making the temperature heavenly.

In the middle of the city, there stood a tall, grand building that sported an orange flag with an emblem on it. That building was the guild hall of the Fairy Tail guild, the guild that was known throughout all of the kingdom of Fiore for being extremely rowdy, but also for being one of the most accomplished guilds in the land. The past couple weeks, the guild's light of fame had shone even brighter; winning the Grand Magic Games in the most spectacular way.

Today, the guild was bustling with activity. Ever since the guild's victory in the Grand Magic Games, they had been receiving even more job requests than before. Guild members were rushing out of the hall, spend some time completing their job, and then rushing back to the guild hall to accept another job. It had been this way ever since they had returned. Inside the guild hall itself, the guild members who weren't currently accepting jobs were relaxing in the main room; many of them eating and drinking the refreshments that Mirajane was passing out. As the white-haired girl got back to the counter after serving everyone, the peaceful atmosphere of the guild vanished as the front door slammed open, and three people and a flying blue cat walked in.

As they walked in, a blonde girl walked up to them with a smile. "Hey guys! Welcome back..." Her voice trailed off as she noticed that the two boys who had walked in were covered from head to toe with bandages. They looked almost like mummies, except that the black-haired one had a large bruise on his left cheek, and the pink-haired one had two black eyes, making him resemble a racoon. "What happened to you guys?" She wondered.

Neither of the two boys answered, chiefly because they were both frightened of the red-head towering over them from behind. After a second of awkward silence, it was the blue cat that answered the question.

"Natsu and Gray got in a fight while on the job." He told her. "Erza tried to make them stop, but they ended up punching her." The blonde looked at the two boys, who said nothing with their mouths, but their eyes showed the the flying cat was correct. "You should've been there, Lucy!" The blue cat continued. "Erza was chasing Natsu and Gray around for ten minutes straight! I don't think I've ever seen them scream like that!" It was quite obvious that the cat found the boy's misadventure humorous, and Lucy could see him trying to hold in his laughter.

"They slapped my cheesecake out of my hand." Erza said quietly. Lucy immediately understood. Despite being one of the strongest members of Fairy Tail, Erza Scarlet had this fascinating obsession with cake...or with anything sweet, for that matter. Lucy had learned not to mess with Erza when she was enjoying a sweet snack, as she had seen Natsu and Gray get pummeled multiple times for it, and she had almost make that mistake once. She shook her head as she remembered the many times that Natsu had "accidentally" knocked Erza's cake onto the floor, which always resulted in him getting the tar beaten out of him. Her line of thought was interrupted by the sound of Gray's voice.

"We wouldn't have hit her if you hadn't been goofing off!" He snarled angrily at Natsu, who immediately snapped back.

"Hey! It wasn't my fault! If you hadn't been so busy making fun of Happy, you wouldn't have gotten smacked!"

"He started it, Fire Cracker!"

"Say that to my face, Ice Fingers!"

"SHUT UP!" A voice shouted from the other side of the room. Lucy jumped at the sound of it, and Natsu and Gray immediately grew silent. As Lucy turned around, she saw a short, elderly man walking toward the two boys, a look of disapproval written clearly on his face. "You two rascals should know better than arguing with each other like that." He scolded. "Fairy Tail is meant to be a family. You can't be a family if you are always screaming and shouting at each other."

..."Yes, Gramps." Natsu made a visible attempt to calm down, while Gray simply turned his head. After looking at the two boys for a minute longer, Gramps walked back to the counter, muttering under his breath. Erza went over to the counter with him, while Gray was getting "nursed" by a blue-haired girl who, after seeing Gray walk in all covered in bandages, had come running to him, and was now fervently kissing his bandaged arm...despite Gray's awkward attempts to reassure her that there was no need. Happy had gone off to talk with Carla and Pantherlily, the other two Exceeds in the guild. That left Lucy alone with Natsu, who simply sat down on a chair and sulked.

"You know, Natsu," a tall, muscular man leaned back in his chair to look at the pouting pink-head. "It takes a real Man to try to knock a cake out of Erza's hand."

"A really dumb one..." A black haired man growled as he bit into a piece of metal, finishing it off in a matter of seconds. Just then, the front door of the guild hall opened up again, and a slim, tall man walked in.

The man was average height with long, tied up black hair; with two bangs framing his face and an unruly tuft covering his forehead. He had lavender-colored eyes, which were behind circular-lensed glasses. His clothing consisted of a long, blue jacket with pink edges and strapped cuffs over a high-collared shirt that had an ankh-like symbol on it. He also wwore white pants that were held up by a simple belt, white cloves, a white cape held close by a gem-decorated buckle, and shoes that bore a serpentine-like pattern.

As he walked into the guild hall, the noisy clamor quickly quieted down, and even Natsu, who had been complaining out loud about the beating he had just received, stopped talking as the man walked up to the elderly man sitting at the counter.

"Master Makarov?" He said, prompting the elderly man to turn around on his stool.

"Ah! Captain Lahar!" He greeted. "What brings you to Fairy Tail? Would you like some refreshments? Crocus is quite a ways away from Magnolia."

Crocus was the capital city of the kingdom of Fiore. It was there where Fairy Tail won its impressive victory over Sabertooth in the last Grand Magic Games. It is also where the royal family lives. However, at Makarov's offer, the officer shook his head.

"No, thank you." He said. "I'm actually here on business from the royal family."

"Oh?" Makarov questioned. "What is it?" Not wanting to miss any of what Lahar had to say, Makarov put down his mug of beer and gave his whole attention to the officer.

"You have been summoned by his Royal Highness to the palace." Lahar explained. "Apparently, all of the Guild Masters are being summoned for some sort of meeting. I am to escort you to the palace."

"All right." Makarov quickly downed the rest of his beer, and then stood up. Seeing him standing next to Lahar was quite humorous. It looked like a modern David and Goliath, with Lahar's slim figure towering over Makarov. Makarov turned back to Mirajane, who had just finished cleaning up the barrel of beer that Cana had been drinking, before she discovered that there was a hole in it. "Mira," Makarov said. "You're in charge. I'll see you all when I get back."

"Have fun, Master!" Mira smiled as she waved at the two departing men. Makarov didn't respond, but instead he nodded to Lahar, and the two men walked out of the guild hall, the door closing behind them.

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To be continued...

A/N: And there you have it guys! The first actual chapter of "Fairy Tail: Civil War"! I was originally going to release it tomorrow, since that's when "Captain America 3: Civil War" releases in theaters...but I decided not too, lol. So look at that: You guys get the chapter a day early! :D

Anyway, this chapter was a ton of fun to write (especially Happy making fun of Natsu and Gray!), and I hope you had as much enjoyment out of it as I did!

Thank you all so much for reading! And if you enjoyed, please be sure to comment with your opinions and suggestions. It really means a lot! Until the next chapter!

Ciao!