A Guild for One

The alliance was recuperating in Cait Shelter, before they planned to head back to their respective homes. The girls were all dressed in clothes designed by the guild. The remains of Nirvana were being studied by the Magic Council.

"This is so cute"! Lucy said, as she twirled.

"You're nothing compared to me," Sherry commented. Lucy opted to ignore her.

"The whole community makes up the guild," Wendy explained, "And fabric working is sort of a hobby."

So I guess its a passed down talent, or something?" Lucy asked.

"I guess," Wendy answered with a pause.

"You weren't aware of the Nirvit heritage of the of the guild?" Sherry asked.

"Yeah, I joined from the outside. Actually, I was the only one to join after its formation." Lucy looked over at Erza, noticing she was still staring out the window.

"Come on, Erza!" Lucy said, "Try something on too!"

"I guess so," Erza said , as she got up to try something on. Lucy watched in worry.

"How long has Cait Shelter been part of the guild system?" Sherry asked, "Because, in all honesty, I've never really heard about the guild before this whole fiasco."

"Neither did I," Lucy said.

"Well, our guild isn't exactly the best known," Wendy admitted.

"I never really cared about it," Carla said, "And its not important. Everyone's outside waiting for us."

(outside the guild hall)

Everyone noticed the girls coming up. Natsu looked at Lucy, as his face lit up.

"You're so cute!" he said, as he hugged her.

"Thanks," Lucy said, blushing, "But I'm worried about what will happen once I start showing."

"Oh yeah, you're pregnant!" Wendy said, smiling. All eyers were suddenly on an even redder Lucy.

"Ah, a baby, the ultimate fruit of love," Sherry said dramatically.

"That's a nice ray of hope," Lyon said, "Good to know after all of this happened."

"My most heartfelt congratulations," Jura said, smiling, "Without a doubt, your child is going to be a stupendous warrior."

"You foolish men!" Ichiya said, as he jumped in front of the Trimen, "You had the gall to flirt with a mother to be!"

"Our sincere apologies, Master!" the men said, "We were not aware she was pregnant!"

"Um, its not a problem," Lucy said to them, sweat dropping. She looked at Erza, expecting her to jump all over Lucy in happiness, but saw her still staring into space.

"Will you pleased remain focused?" Carla asked. Everyone then turned their attention back to Cait Shelter.

"Thanks aren't enough," Roubaul said, "Not only did you defeat the Oracion Seis, but you stopped Nirvana."

"You are very welcome, Master Roubaul!" Ichiya said, "The war with Oracion Seis was one fierce battle after another! It as no easy task! Yet our bonds of friendship lead to victory!"

"Yes teacher!" the Trimen said.

"He didn't defeat anyone did he?" Lucy asked.

"No, he just wants to have all the attention," Gray answered.

"You both did well," Jura said to Lyon and Sherry, "You do our guild's name very well."

"Its time to party!" Natsu said excitedly, as he threw his arm around Lucy's shoulder.

"Aye sir!" Happy said.

"After all this chaos, I'm thankful to have a party for this," Lucy said.

"A party, eh?" Gray said. For once he was wearing a shirt. No, this time, he wasn't wearing any pants.

"Will you put your pants on!" Lucy yelled.

"I'm up for that," Lyon said. He also wasn't wearing any pants.

"You too!"

"Now Cait Shelter, join us! Men!" Ichiya said. However, the guild maintained their serious expressions, must to everyone's surprise.

"I'm sorry," Roubaul said, "But I've been lying to you about the Nirvits."

"You ruined the mood for that?" Happy asked.

"I don't really care about that," Natsu said.

"Neither do I, Master," Wendy piped up.

"You all need to listen to what I have to say," Roubaul said, "First, and most important, we're not the descendants of the Nirvit tribe. We are in fact the Nirvit tribe. And I was the one who first created Nirvana." Everyone stared in shock.

"Wait, that was four hundred years ago!" Happy said.

"Indeed it was. Four hundred years ago, in a ploy to to permanently end the wars of the world, I created Nirvana as a way to reverse everything. Nirvana was our nation, and we wandered the world, cleansing the world of darkness. But I failed to notice the fact that the darkness wasn't being destroyed, it was being absorbed."

"Absorbed?" Erza asked.

"It was a matter of balance," Roubaul explained, "Fully getting rid of darkness is all but impossible. For all the light in the world, there will be the same amount of darkness in the world. If darkness is taken away, then light must take its place, and vie versa."

"I guess that makes sense, though I'm glad nobody got caught in the darkness," Gray said.

"The darkness that had been absorbed by Nirvana began to settle into my brethren. In no time, we were fighting amongst ourselves, until there was no one left by myself." Everyone continued to stare in silent awe, though Wendy's stare was somehow the worst.

"Looking back that's probably not entirely accurate either," Roubaul furthered explained, "My own body perished, but my spirit preserved in order to keep Nirvana subdued, a process that took four hundred years. But now that Nirvana has been destroyed, my task has been complete."

"But… but…," Wendy stuttered.

"Wendy," Lucy said softly. Slowly, every guild member began to fade away.

"What!" Wendy cried, "Mala! Perks! What's going on?!"

"All the guild members are vanishing!" Hibiki said, looking around.

"You can't go away!" Wendy cried, "You can't leave me!"

"I'm sorry for deceiving you like this, Wendy," Roubaul said solemnly, "But all the members, the entire guild, were all just one big illusion." Wendy was so surprised, she couldn't talk.

"What?!" Natsu said.

"You mean these were all living illusions?" Erza asked, "Is that even possible?"

"In order to ensure I could watch over Nirvana, I lived alone here, until a young boy came with me, with a young girl. He asked me to take care of the girl. I was so taken back by the boy's eyes, I had to agree. But despite myself…"

(Flashback)

A young Wendy stirred, as she looked around.

"Where… were am I?" she asked, before looking at Roubaul, "Old man…"

"Uh…," Roubaul said slowly.

"Jellal said he was taking me to a guild," Wendy said, as she teared up, "But… what is this?" Roubaul ran his thoughts, as he thought about the course of action, before it suddenly came to him.

"This is the guild he was talking about!" he said excitedly, "Its called…. Cait Shelter! Its a guild of mages!"

"Really?" Wendy asked, smiling.

"Step out, and meet the others!" Roubaul.

(End Flashback)

"I couldn't turn you away, so I created this illusionary guild," Roubaul said.

"So this whole guild was created just for Wendy?" Lucy asked.

"NO!" Wendy cried, "Please let this not be true! You can't disappear! You can't leave me alone!" Carla just stared n sadness.

"You won't be alone," Roubaul said, as he himself began to fade, "I see many comrades behind you right now. Your future awaits. Seek it out!"

"Master!" Wendy cried, as she ran to him, only for him to fully vanish.

"Thank you for everything, everyone. Please take care of Wendy and Carla." Wendy fell to her knees, as the symbol on her shoulder faded away. Carla just averted her eyes, to hide her tears. Meanwhile, Wendy burst into sobs. Everyone watched in sorrow and sympathy, save for Natsu, who walked over to her. He then picked her up, and held her close.

"Don't cry," he said softly, "You're too nice to cry. I know its sad to lose people you love, but know that you're never alone." Natsu then lifted her head, to look at him.

"I'm your big brother," he said, "Its my job to help you carry the sadness." Wendy looked up in tears, as she sobbed into Natsu's chest.

"Come with us," Natsu said, "Come to Fairy Tail."

(sometime later, on a ship)

Unfortunately, Wendy's spell to help Natsu with his motion sickness proved only temporary, and he was again in Lucy's lap. Somehow lying there seemed to help him slightly.

"Are you sure you can't give him another dose of that healing magic?" Lucy asked.

"Sorry, but the effects diminish over time," Wendy explained with an embarrassed smile.

"So you and Wendy are really coming to Fairy Tail?" Happy asked Carla happily.

"Only to stay with Wendy," Carla answered.

"I'm really excited about it!" Wendy said happily. Lucy smiled at that, as she remembered how everyone went their separate ways.

(Flashback)

"Let our parfume reunite once again, my dear Erza!" Ichiya said, "And Lucy, may your child grow strong!"

"Thank you!" Lucy said, smiling.

"Ichiya is certainly a fine name. Men!" Lucy shuddered at the notion of that voice coming out of her baby.

"I'm sure."

"Next time you guys should come to Blue Pegasus," Eve said."We can make your honeymoon quite memorable," Hibiki said. Gray and Lyon shook hands.

"Next time we meet, let's have a duel," Lyon said.

"Why would you want that?" Gray asked, with a smile, "I'd kick your ass." Meanwhile, Ren and Sherry were standing next to each other.

"Aren't you going to leave?" Sherry asked.

"Are you hoping that I won't?" Ren said, "Will you be lonely?" Both of them were flushed red.

"What's with them?" Happy asked. Lucy smiled. She could sense the feeling between the two of them, and it was reminiscent of her and Natsu.

"Nothing," she said kindly.

(Pause Flashback)

"I hope we'll see them all again soon," Lucy said. She had also got three new Golden Keys, the ones that used to belong to Angel, those being Aries, Scorpio, and Gemini. The three were very excited to be with a new summoner, who would no doubt treat them far better.

"Of course we will," Gray said, "Lyon will pester me non stop sometimes."

"What do we do about the snake?" Lucy asked. Everyone looked over at the purple snake, coiled up in the of the ship. Natsu insisted that they bring her along with them, saying that they needed to take care of her.

(Continue Flashback)

"You want to bring the snake with us?" Gray asked, "The hell for?"

"She didn't really do anything wrong," Natsu explained, "She was just doing what Cobra told her. Besides, Cobra helped us out with Nirvana, and we owe him."

"I guess that make sense," Lucy said, "Besides, the snake didn't do anything since the end of Nirvana. What's the harm?"

"You sure about this?" Erza asked.

"Of course," Natsu said, "And clearly the snake isn't bad."

(Pause Flashback

"We can ask the Master," Erza said, "He'll know what to do with it."

"I think the snake's a 'she'," Lucy said. Erza listened to her, but she wasn't really paying attention. She was remembering some of her own.

(Continue Flashback)

"Ms. Erza, if I may have a moment of your time?" Jura asked as he came up to Erza.

"Of course." The two walked off, before Jura leaned in.

"Keep in mind, that the defeat of the Oracion Seis will begin to spread around the magic underworld," Jura said, "No doubt other dark guilds and dark lords will begin to compete for its position."

"We'll remain on guard," Erza said.

"Be sure to," Jura said, "Chances are we'll be seeing them soon."

(End Flashback)

Erza ran her thoughts for potential threats. She couldn't think of any dark guilds, or dark lords, who were that major of a threat. But there was no telling how quick that could've changed. Erza did know about a few particularly powerful lords, who would probably be able to take control of the guilds that Oracion Seis once controlled, but she didn't know much about them.

For now, though, she put those thoughts out of her head, as they approached the dock. From there, it was a quick ride (not so quick for Natsu) to Fairy Tail.

(at Fairy Tail)

"To make a long story short," Erza said, "Wendy and Carla are all new members, and if you don't treat them well, I'll kick your ass!"

"Hello everyone!" Wendy said, as she smiled at everyone. Immediately, everyone swooned at the sight of Wendy and Carla.

"She's so cute!" Wakaba said.

"There's even a girl Happy!" Bixlow said.

"Welcome back, Erza," Makarov said as Erza approached the bar.

"Thank you Master. I'm glad its over with."

"So are we!" Mirajane said.

"Hopefully we'll have a period of peace," Makarov said, "But no doubt the other dark guilds will want to take the Oracion Seis' position."

"Yes, Jura warned me about that as well," Erza said.

"But it doesn't matter for now, we must welcome our new guild members!" Makarov announced.

"Lu!" Levy called, as she hugged her blonde friend.

"Levy!" Lucy said happily. Obviously Levy was happy, but as for Juvia…

"My beloved Gray!" she cried, "I'm so happy you're back!" To that extent, she literally cried a river, that swept several people away.

"Can't you stop her Gray?" Warren asked.

"Why do I have to do anything?!" Gray answered. Suddenly, everyone screamed. Cubelios was slithering up the bar.

"Its a giant snake!"

"Its so gross!"

"I think its kind of cute," Mirajane said, as she smiled at Cubelios.

"What's this, Erza?" Makarov asked.

"This snake was the pet/mount of one of Cobra of Oracion Seis," Erza explained, "He helped us stop Nirvana, and managed to escape. Natsu thinks we need to take care of it."

"I'll do it!" Mirajane said, smiling big, as she hugged Cubelios, "I love snakes!"

"That isn't a snake," Makarov said, as he looked at Cubelios. He then stood up, and waved his hand. The snake let out a pained hiss, as she glowed a brilliant purple. Everyone stared, as when the glow faded, a young, purple haired girl lay on the floor.

"Its a girl," Freed said.

"And she's naked!" Macao said, as he flared red. Erza was the first to react, as he put a blanket over the girl.

"Take her to the infirmary!" Makarov ordered.

(in the Fairy Tail infirmary)

"So the snake was a girl the whole time?" Happy asked.

"Probably from a curse," Erza said.

"Poor girl, I can't imagine being like that for so long," Macao said.

"Yeah, must've been like hell," Wakaba added.

"I don't know," Lucy said, "That guy really loved her as a snake. He actually left he because he was afraid that he'd be putting her in danger." The girl then grunted.

"She's waking up!" Happy said. She stirred as she slowly looked up.

"Wh.. where am I?" she asked, "Who are you people?" Makarov jumped up to her level on the table.

"You are at a magic guild, called Fairy Tail," he explained, "What's your name?"

"My name's Kinana," the girl answered.

"Do you remember anything?"

"Well, I don't really remember that much," Kinana said, rubbing her head, "But I remember one thing." She then smiled, as she looked out the window.

"I remember that there is someone very important," she said, "I remember his voice, saying that he will one day come back to me." She then swooned slightly.

"Maybe its some handsome prince who will come someday to carry me away for a happy ending!" Kinana said happily. Lucy pulled some of the others away, save for Mirajane, who was keeping Kinana company.

"Do you think that voice was Cobra's?" she asked.

"For her sake, I hope not," Wakaba said, "She just got out the darkness, and regardless of how she was treated, I certainly wouldn't want to remember all those horrible things that were done."

"But that still leaves the voice, its still there," Macao said.

"It probably is that Oracion Seis man," Makarov said, "He is still on the loose."

"Well, regardless, it would be best if we kept this to ourselves," Lucy said, "Kinana doesn't have to know about all this for now."

"Well I guess there's nothing to it now, what's done is done," Makarov said as he lead the others out.

"I don't think Cobra will cause trouble," Erza said, "He turned down a chance to escape with Brain's talking staff."

"Come again?"

"Oh yeah!" Happy said, as he flew away, before coming back with a box. After opening….

"Gah!" Klodoa cried as he jumped out, "Man that was cramped!"

"The hell is this?!" Makarov demanded in surprise.

"I'm the seventh member of the Oracion Seis! Klodoa!"

"He's not really that useful without Brain," Erza explained, "And the Magic Council wasn't interested in taking him."

"So we're burdened with him now? Terrific," Makarov said, rubbing his temple.

"I won't let you win!" Klodoa said, "I will…" He was silenced by Makarov when he was grabbed the head.

"Does this guy ever shut up?"

"Not really," Lucy answered. All of a sudden, her hand was grabbed by Natsu, who was absolutely beaming.

"Natsu, what's….," then it dawned on her, "Oh please, not again!" Natsu picked up Lucy, and jumped up onto the stage, to look over everyone.

"Attention!" he yelled. Everyone looked at Natsu.

"Please Natsu!" Lucy cried.

"Lucy and I are having a baby!"

Note: Sorry to end it here, but this chapter was getting pretty long. My hope is to start the original arc next chapter, which will hopefully be good. I also hope I did good with Kinana. I'd certainly like to expand on her, but I'm not entirely sure how.

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