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Chapter 2- The Truth

"What do you mean dragons? They're myths, folklore or stories to scare children." said Grey.

"I know Gray but it's all over the news. Here look" said Levy. She brought out a small transparent device that could easily fit a palm.

"A dragon I say, we all saw a dragon. The earthquakes epicenter is in the northeast desert ruin Fiore. We found a hidden cave, deep under the desert ground. We thought nothing of it first until we heard it. A sleeping black dragon caged behind written words, and it's slowly awakening" bellowed the man

"A dragon, cool!" squealed Natsu
"Gah, oi Natsu when did you waked up?" yelled Gray.

"This is bad, if this man telling the truth. The kingdom will be in a more state of panic. I must go to the palace at once" without looking back, Erza stormed through the night.

"What do you think Levy? You're the brains here, in fact we're all here because of you" said Natsu.

"Well it's not really my fault that you two are here you know. You're the one who volunteered to be my escort" answered Levy. She sat on the bed, moving Gray and the still incapacitated Natsu to the side.

"I guess, at some point, I do believe in dragons or mythical creatures. In history books it's said that the kingdom of Fiore was once a enchanted place filled with magic and monsters" she whispered.

"Tsk, magical- that's for kids Levy, nothing is magic anymore, just the cold harsh reality. I mean look outside- technology replaced the so called magic of yours. We don't even know for sure if the information in those books were telling the truth. Heck nobody reads books anymore" scoffed Gray crossing his arms together.

"Oi Gray. Shut up" bellowed Natsu.

"Whatcha say Pin-" a soft whimpered can be heard. Holding back her tears, Levy rushes out of the room.

"Now look what you've done" Natsu said to Gray, pushing him off the bed. "I'm going back to sleep. Night moron"

She did not sleep, for 2 nights she never left her room. She searched and looked for clues on what's reality. As a scholar, Levy spends all of her time and strength in restoring the past that was lost. She was gifted; she always remembers the things that pass her eyes, a walking archive. That's one of the reason she was called forth to Crocus, the capital of Fiore, so she could lend her thoughts on what's happening.

"Levy? I-I'm sorry" whispered Gray through her door.

"Please come out, we miss our nakama, Levy" whispered Natsu.

"Levy, I know the things that I said are kind of harsh and-"Gray started but never finished, as a collection of footsteps can be heard at the other side of the door. The door opened with a bang, inside a grinning Levy can be seen.

"Guys I found it! I finally found it" she grinned
"What do you mean Levy? asked Natsu

"Here, this is the book I found a few days ago. A little researched and bam! This book was published three hundred years ago" she exclaimed, flustered from the excitement.

"Three hundred!" the two guys both screamed.

"Come here inside and I'll show you"

Piles of books and papers can be seen in every nook and crannies. Electronic projections and variety images are enlarged in every wall. A small 5D projection of Fiore's map can be seen at the center of the room, flickering slightly, illuminating the dark room.

"Here, look at the book" said Levy moving the said book in a table near Natsu and Gray who sheltered themselves in the nearest sofa.

"But it looks brand new Levy, how can you say that it is a hundred years old" Natsu asked eyeing the item in Levy's hand.

"Well it's simple Natsu, just look at the publication date. It dated at the year X992" answered Levy.

" Um, but how can be sure that they didn't put a fake date back then?" Natsu answered back

"It's against the law, dumbass" said Gray.

"I'm not talking to you Pervert" hissed Natsu

"Wanna go, hothead?" answered Gray

"Bring it on, Popsicle-"

"Guys! Stop it!" yelled Levy. "Sheesh, will you two behave" she sighed she then glanced at Natsu and said "Could you hand me a lighter, please?"

"Whatcha gonna do with it Levy" handling the lighter to Levy.

"Watch" she said.

Opening the lighter, Levy slowly leads it to the corner of the book, burning the whole thing in process. The two guys panicked, pulling the book form Levy's hand to prevent it from burning her. They were surprised by Levy's action, as Levy treasured each one of her books like her own flesh and blood.

Using one of the pillows, Gray tried to put the small fire down while Natsu scurried to the kitchen to get a glass of water."Hey firebrain, the fire's out" Gray yelled. Natsu ran back and push Gray aside to see the damage. His eyes widen for he was expecting a ruin book, but the book in front of him was unscathed, no burned marks, no ash remains, nothing.

"Oi Levy, what kind of sorcery is this? roared Natsu.

"That's what I'm talking about Natsu, sorcery, magic! There's some kind of barrier or shield that protecting the book from physical harm" answered Levy.

"I got to hand it you Levy, you know your stuff. Sorry for doubting you" recovered Gray.

"So what now, Levy? What did you found out?" asked Natsu

Levy smiled.

"…and there were the guilds! Somehow the kingdom of Fiore was filled with many amazing magicians' guild that helped ordinary people with their everyday lives. And oh-oh! The Grand Magic Games! Did you know that every year the magic council held the games to know the most powerful guilds" babbled Levy with her two companions. They were now traveling via air rail to the castle of Crocus to meet the council of scholars.

"And you know what" she grinned, "What?!" they asked

"The most powerful guild back then was-" she stood forth, moving in a tiny circle inside their vehicle. Her right hand moving high up in the air, she raises her index finger and thumb.

"FAIRY TAIL!" she exclaimed, her face beaming in excitement.

With the whole lively and bustling view of Crocus below them and the whole blue horizon ahead. The two guys stood up, they raised their hand and fingers to the air and yelled "Fairy Tail."

/TBC

Air rail- like a cable cart but without the cable, propelled using solar power and air current by day and electricity by night. One means of transportation inside Crocus.

Council of scholars- a collective body of individuals that primarily leads the storing of hard and soft data in the network system in the Grand Library. They're leading the restoration of data that was lost due to the great fire of Crocus 70 years ago.