Truth
Bolt stared intently at the notebook in his hand. He tapped his pencil on the sheet of paper that had a magical formula on it. The Fairy Tail guild mark was in the middle of the page. "What am I doing wrong? This spell just won't come together."
"Bolt?"
The boy looked back from his spot in the grass field where he was sitting on a rock that night. He saw his sister coming toward him. "What is it?"
Layla stopped behind him and looked over his shoulder to spot the notebook. "What are you writing?"
Bolt quickly shut the book and stood up, spinning around to face his twin. "What was it that you wanted to talk to me about?"
"We need to get to the next spot where there have been rumors of a mysterious dark guild," Layla answered. "They might be Crime Spree as well."
"Got'cha." He scratched his head while he looked over to his left to see the dropped and broke weapons of Crime Spree members they had defeated and sent back to their original time.
The doors to the Fairy Tail guild bust opened, getting everyone's attention. "Where are they?" the voice at the door growled. Laxus walked into the guild hall with his team quick on his heels. His arms were firmly crossed over chest.
"Who are you talking about, Laxus?" Makarov questioned.
Erza faced the group that had just arrived with her body bandaged up, feeling that Wendy needed to focus her attention on Lucy. Lucy sat at a stool at the bar. Wendy was healing her as Lucy refused to go to the infirmary despite how injured she was and not allowing anyone to carry her there. She wanted to be there if her 'children' arrived.
"Bolt and Layla, where are they?" Laxus shouted.
"They haven't come back yet," Mirajane answered.
Laxus clenched his teeth with his anger clear on his face. He had rushed through his latest mission so he could get back to talk to them. He figured they come back by now since they left before him and he was determine to get some answers even if he had to beat it out of them. What Pipe said before he disappeared still nagged at him.
"What's the problem, Laxus?" Makarov questioned.
Freed stepped forward. "We got some information from a Crime Spree member we ran into and we like to confirm it with Bolt and Layla."
"We also had a run in with a Crime Spree member," Erza said.
"Wait, that's what happened?" Natsu shouted. The girls of Team Natsu hadn't gotten a chance to explain what had happen on their last mission. "I wish I had gone I could have kicked their ass." Natsu looked over at Lucy with concern. "Sorry, I wasn't there for you."
"Did they reveal anything?" Freed asked.
Bickslow held up his hands up to shoulder level. "We ran into that B Class loser Pipe the puppeteer who's butt we kick. What about you guys?"
"Our run in was with the A Class wizard Lizbeth the Dark Pool," Erza answered. "We managed to send her back as well."
"Whoa, no wonder you both are so beat up," Wendy said.
"Makes Laxus and his team look like chumps," Natsu laughed.
"WHAT YOU SAY!?" Laxus shouted. Lightning crashed just outside the guild hall that made everybody jump, especially Lily who covered his ears. "Once you stop getting your ass kicked by members of Crime Spree and the future you can talk."
"Oh, yeah." Natsu ready himself for a fight.
"Stop that right now, Natsu," Makarov said. "Laxus, what is this information you want to confirm with Bolt and Layla?"
"According that Pipe guy, Laxus is Layla and Bolt's father," Bickslow said. His puppets repeated the last word he said. "And he's Fairy Tail's next master."
"What!?" Natsu shouted.
Erza and Lucy looked in shock before they both ended up blushing at the thought of Lucy with Laxus to create Bolt and Layla.
"What about gramps?" Natsu said.
Evergreen adjusted her glasses. "You didn't think Master Makarov would be master forever did you, Natsu? Besides we already know Gildarts doesn't want the job." She placed her hand on her hip.
Natsu ran up to Laxus with his fists balled up. He glared up at the blonde. "I should have known that jerk was your son?"
"We're not sure of that yet, you idiot that's why we need to talk to them," Laxus replied. Though part of him already felt like it was true without any conformation from the twins.
Erza took a step forward with her face still red. "A-are you sure this Pipe said that Layla and Bolt are your children?"
Laxus looked over at Erza and nodded. "Yeah, that's what that loser said as he left and cursed me. Why what information did you get out that Lizbeth woman?"
"You met up with Lizbeth?"
Everyone looked over to the doors. Bolt and Layla were back after they had been gone for over a week. "What happened?" Layla asked.
"You guys are back," Mirajane said happily.
Layla sighed. "To be honest it was an accident. I suppose we're just use to coming back after taking down a Crime Spree base."
"It's hard to break habits," Mirajane responded. "Especially when this is your home."
Laxus walked straight up to the twins, towering over them. He held an intense gaze in his eyes. Bolt raised an eyebrow confused with the sudden look. "What's with you?"
"Is it true?"
"Huh?" the twins said in unison.
"Me being your father, is it true?" Laxus finished his questioned.
Both twins were taken aback, looking up at their father. Their eyes had betrayed them and Laxus could see it all in their eyes. "H-how did you…?"
"Pipe blamed me for bringing you into this world," Laxus answered. "So I have my own brats, huh? And I'm Fairy Tail's next master."
Bolt looked over at his sister. "Told you there was no point in hiding it."
Layla looked over at her brother. "How was I supposed to know they go blabbing about us? I figured they be more determine to kill our friends than chatting."
Lucy got off the stool and looked over at the twins. "Then does that mean I'm really your mother?"
Laxus looked at the other blond strangely.
"So I guess every secret is out," Bolt said, hating the plan to begin with.
Natsu's mouth dropped in utter confusion. "What you don't even look like them?" Natsu pointed to the Dreyar twins.
The twins pulled back their cloaks to reveal their arms one had the green bracelet that kept them bond to the time while the second one was a plain looking silver one. They both snapped the silver one off to return to their normal appearance they also removed their cloaks to show their regular clothes underneath.
Everyone looked in amazement at the sight. Happy sprouted wings and flew up with his eyes gone white in shock. "Layla looks just like Lucy."
"Expect she kind of reminds me more of Edolas' Lucy than our Lucy," Natsu said.
"Maybe she got it from Laxus," Happy responded. "And Bolt looks a lot like Laxus back when he was a teenager."
"Expect he seems sort of softer than Laxus did," Natsu replied.
"Maybe it comes from Lucy," Happy suggested.
"Who you calling soft?" Bolt barked.
Lucy walked up to the twins, being by Laxus' side. "Why didn't you tell us?"
"So Cosplay Queen is Laxus' baby mama," Bickslow said.
Freed looked over at Bickslow. "She's his wife Bickslow. You make it sound like some sort of booty call."
Lucy's face turned red with steam coming out of her ears in embarrassment. Laxus shifted his eyes in the girl's direction. "What's wrong with you, Blondie?"
"Dad called mom Blondie even before they started dating?" Bolt questioned.
His future parents looked at him. "You mean he keeps calling me that?" Lucy angrily pointed at Laxus, being completely flustered.
"Didn't know you had a thing for me, Blo-ndie," Laxus purposely stretched out the nickname.
"Shut up," Lucy shouted. Lucy then progress everything that she had just learn. "I'm going to have twins!"
Laxus' shoulders dropped, thinking about what that meant as well. It meant having to deal with crying babies, homework, taking care of them when they were sick, and in Layla's case dealing with boys chasing after her.
Everyone could feel the strange aura around the future parents.
Bolt sighed. "Looks like old man was right, they totally do freak out when they find out about us."
"That was what we were trying to avoid."
Everyone else in the guild busted out laughing at the two blondes' dismay.
"Hey, Bolt," Natsu yelled. "Fight me. This time I'm going to beat you." Natsu charged forward as all four blondes' turned in the direction of the pink hair wizard.
"Natsu, cut it out," Lucy said.
"Idiot," Laxus said, getting ready to punch the fire dragon slayer lights out.
Bolt simply clapped his hands together. Natsu was struck with a bolt of lightning and dropped to the ground completely toasted. Smoke came off of his body. "Dumbass."
Lucy and Laxus looked back at their future son. "So you're finally using the lightning magic I taught you, huh?" Laxus smirked.
"You taught him?" Lucy questioned.
"Guess that makes sense," Macao said.
"Certainly explains why he could keep up with Laxus," Bickslow said.
"To think we get to meet Laxus children I feel so emotional right now," Freed spoke.
"What was that by the way?" Lucy asked.
"My Thunderclap spell," Bolt answered. He spread his arms out. "That's why I'm Fairy Tail's Left hand Gauntlet, Thunderclap at your service." He gave a slight knightly bow.
"Why did the last part remind me of Loke?" Lucy questioned.
"Loke did constantly pop up at our house when we were growing up," Layla offered.
Bolt folded his arms across his chest. "Yeah, but mostly just to flirt with mom." He then pointed at his sister. "And sis once she was old enough."
"What!?" Laxus growled. "Don't tell me you learn from that playboy?" He had to teach Loke a lesson one of these days, especially if he was going around flirting with his family.
"I just remembered something," Lucy said. She grabbed Bolt by the ear, yanking him toward her. Bolt bit down on his teeth and shut one eye in pain. "How dare you make your own mother almost kill herself to prove a point?"
"Ow, I told you to stop you're the one who didn't listen," Bolt defended himself.
"Don't talk back." Lucy pulled on his ear harder and Bolt yelp in pain.
Layla covered her mouth and giggled. Despite being in the past, despite not even being born yet it truly felt like home.
So what did you think of the chapter and thanks to all of you who have reviewed so far you keep me going.