Chapter 31: Awakening

A/N: Hey there people! So for those who read the reviews(ME) you may have seen a theory that Juvia's not actually dead but now in the shadow dimension that Lucy dumped her magic into, (Theory by brucie86, SHOUT OUT!) so I wanna get your responses. To do this I created a poll on my profile so go check it out! It'll close in one week so don't wait! Also shout out to sashaXmafuyuForver for the review and Natsu would need a brain to think with his actual head. Enjoy Chapter 31!

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The Next Day Guild Infirmary (Wendy POV)

I open my eyes and let out a blood curling scream as I look around, the last nightmare was really bad. "Wendy what's wrong?" Asked a very masculine voice and I turn to see Doranbolt looking at me very concerned. 'Wait. Where am I?' I look around and find that I'm in the infirmary, not at home.

"Why am I in the infirmary, Doran?" I ask as he looks at me confused before he realizes that I don't actually remember the past few days.

"Do you remember anything of the past few days? What's the last thing you remember?" He asks very concerned which in turn worried me.

"Ummm… Oh, yeah the wedding." I said and suddenly the entire day hits me like a ton of bricks. I begin to shake and mutter almost incoherently, "No, no! don't touch me! Don't hurt me… No… stop…"

"Wendy!" He yells and embraces me trying to calm me down as the tears start to fall to quickly and rapidly down my cheeks and onto his shoulders and chest.

I look and see a shadow and immediately start yelling crazily, "No! GET HIM AWAY FROM ME! NO! NO! NO! GET AWAY!" I look at my hands and arms and see blood that isn't really there anymore. It was when I was attacked and the shadows reminded me of him, my tormentor and attacker. Gōsuto.

"Wendy! Calm down, shhh, shhh, shhh no one's here but me it's ok. I'm here and that's all. He's not here, he won't hurt you again. I promise. Shhh. I'm here babe." Doranbolt coos into my ear, but I don't hear him as I continue with my panic attack and mental breakdown. I was a mess, and no amount of comforting was going to fix that right now.

Porlyusica comes in and looks genuinely concerned for me. She walks over to me and joins Doranbolt in hugging me and says softly, "It's ok child, he's right, no one but us is here. Shhh relax my child and rest, you have been unconscious for two days now. You need to rest and then deal with your inner demons, not the other way around. Rest my child, get some sleep, lords know you need it. Now rest, that's an order." She said and I looked at her and she had tears staining her eyes as well as she looked at me and was saddened by the state I was in.

I took a deep breath, feeling I needed to put a brave face on for the woman that was my mother's counterpart from Edolas and who had taken a certain interest in me. "Thank you Porlyusica-san. I will do so now. Doran, you can leave its ok, thank you for watching over me and comforting me, go and rest please. You look like a mess babe." I say and kiss him on the cheek and lay back down, smiling at him, trying not to cry again.

He looks at me skeptically, but sighs and says, "Ok, please rest up and listen to Porlyusica. Please? I want to be able to take you home soon, ok babe?" He asked and I nodded at him and smiled up at him. He then bent down and placed a sweet kiss, a one that says I love you, get well soon, on my forehead and he left the room.

"Child, do try and rest. Please. I know many people are wishing for you to get well soon, so try and help yourself as well. Don't try and push it just yet and don't go in any dark rooms or rooms with a lot of shadows, that won't help you. Sleep well young one." Porlyusica said and I watched as she left, the door closed and immediately the fake smile I had plastered on left and I knew I looked very depressed and sullen. Hopeless really.

'I'm a mess. And I don't know if I'll ever recover this time.' I think to myself and felt the tears escape my eyes, and I turn my head into the pillow and cry into it. And continue to do so until I finally fall asleep, having thought the entire time, 'I probably won't recover this time.'

(POV Change to Porlyusica)

Close the door and slump down to the floor and begin to cry, by myself in the middle of our now makeshift hospital, 'Sorry Grandine, I failed. I couldn't help her or protect her, I'm so sorry.' I pull my knees up to my chest and begin to cry harder, squeezing my knees and feeling sorry for myself. 'Gold and me. That's it from my generation of Fairy Tail members, that's it for those I considered my friends. And Makarov, oh poor Makarov and his grandchild and his family. I'm so old and weak that I could do nothing for him as he, as he… as he died. He died and I didn't know right away or how. I'm such a fool and so weak… This is why I don't hate humans, but myself.' I hear footsteps and see the young man that was with Wendy and has been since she was brought in here except for when I kicked him out. He looked worried, uh-oh, "What now?" I ask pointedly and look at him, very annoyed now by all this craziness that had surrounded the guild as of late.

"It's Jellal. The other blue haired one. He's waking up now, and I think he's almost fully awake now. You should check on him he got beat up pretty hard and used a lot of magic, I think. He looks pretty pale and like he got drained or something." He said and I was up quickly and off to do my job, helping people who are sick or hurt, 'If I can't change the past then I'll protect the future.'

I walk into Jellal's room and see him up and awake now but he still looked exhausted as well. I look at him and ask, "How are you feeling?"

"Tired, extremely so. But other than that I feel fine, maybe a bit sore though. Where are Erza and Wendy? Are they alright? I can already tell we lost since there's no partying going on, so how are the others? And don't spare any details, I can handle it and want to know exactly what happened." He said and looked at me with a look of determination that made me feel better about everything, as he looked like a true member of Fairy Tail now. It made me feel like there was still hope.

"Ok, just know it's pretty gruesome. You and your wife got the least amount of damage done to them. Your wife is still unconscious in the next room and Wendy is a bit shaken right now. Mirajane and Elfman are no too bad, they are just simply recovering from being suffocated to unconsciousness. Now onto the more serious cases, the one called Jura had several vertebrae broken along with nearly all his magic being drained from him. We were able to save his ability to walk however so he will recover. His partner, Lyon, sustained a number of third degree burns all over hi upper body, which have now left him scarred and will leave him scarred forever. He will never look the same. Gray and Gildarts were very badly beaten up, they had broken bones, bruises, internal bleeding, and lost a lot of blood because of it, they barely survived their wounds. Laxus and Gajeel both had their skull broken open and lost a lot of blood as well, they barely made it, and Laxus had two different fractures on his skull that will leave a new scar now. And Cana has a broken shoulder, clavicle, arm, and shoulder blade, along with the shoulder being so badly dislocated it tore all the tendons and muscles in her shoulder. Her career as a card mage is over now. She'll be lucky if she can even write again." I finished my report and saw his look of shock of how badly the guild was beaten up this time.

Then his eyes grew wide and he asked very concerned again, "What about Warrod, Juvia, and Master?"

I feared he would ask this and I looked down, not able to meet his eyes as I said, "They did not survive their battles. They were killed by the enemy. Natsu killed master, Lucy killed Juvia, and the one called Padre killed Warrod." I said and was able to finally meet his eyes and saw the tears in his eyes that were causing me to join him as well. It was the first time I had actually said this and it hurt me, it hurt a lot.

"No… Natsu and Lucy? I-I-I can't even comprehend that." He said and let a tear fall, wiping it away. "I'm going to go and rest in Erza's room now, so she won't be alone when she wakes up. If you'll excuse me." He said and stood and walked out of the room, leaving me and my tears that were now on my cheeks, alone, like I always was.

"Stop moping around, you have a guild to help run. That's what you would say if the situations were reversed I do believe." I heard the voice but could not believe it and turned to see indeed that the owner was none other than Makarov, but not just Makarov was there. Makarov, Rob, Bob, Gold who was the only one alive among the men, and Yajima were all there. And they all were looking at me with a face that seemed perfect for them, one of happiness and of kinship. "So stop moping and listen up, I can't keep the others here long and Gold has official guild business to deal with. So listen up. The guild needs you to be strong and to be a light and guide for it now. Fairy Tail has lost it's way and Laxus can help get it back on the right track, given he has the support of a good advisor, which needs to be you. Also you'll need to move in closer with the rest of the guild, you're too far away as it stands, and they'll need your medical help a lot as they train for the rematch in one year. While I may not be the master anymore, Laxus is and has been since yesterday, you still must obey my order as it is a very poor idea to upset a ghost. They will haunt you, you know." He said as he smiled at me and I felt my heart lifting, being repaired by his words, something he was always very good at when he was alive.

"Yeah Porlyusica-kun! The young men of the guild would really like to see such a mature women helping them. Makarov are you sure I can't stay longer? Or maybe haunt the boy's bath house…" Bob asked and was about to say more.

Thankfully Rob cut in and yelled at him, "NO! Gods you pervert leave the young ones alone they are the future of this guild! But yes Porly, they will need your help, especially the one named Erza, she has suffered a great mental defeat. She will need your help in remembering what grants a mage strength!" He looked at me and nodded.

"I concur with them both. And they will need help cooking as well! I know you can't cook as well as me but you're not half bad!" Yajima added as I glared at him and his obsession of cooking, he really did love to cook.

"Yeah, and I don't really get along too well with Laxus, so I'm gonna need your help when I deal with him, so yeah help him out please!" Gold said and they all looked at me and smiled the smile that had gotten me to break out of my shell of exclusion and allowed me to open up to them.

"So what do you say? Will you do it Porlyusica?" Makarov said and looked at me.

I sighed and said, "Fine, but it will be hard. I really hate you damn humans!" I said and they all broke out laughing, me joining with them and for the first time in years, I felt good and felt young again. 'Maybe these next few years of life, which were definitely my last as I could tell, could be just what I needed, a chance to atone for my shortcomings.' I smiled at them and they began to fade away, going back to the afterlife.

They then all gave Gold and I the farewell salute, as Gold and I stood side by side and saluted them back, putting our right hand up in an L shape and turned our hands so the back of it faced them. We smiled at them and watched as they left us, probably for the last time until we die. I sigh and say to Gold, "So when are you leaving? You bother me too much." He deadpans at me and looks at me like I'm crazy. "What I said I would play nice when you were here on business, not for comforting crazy old women." I said as I smirked at him.

He smirked back at me and left waving back at me, saying, "Whatever ya old hag. See you around."

I watched as he left and I thought to myself, 'Yes. This is what I must do. I have found a new purpose in life, and it is to help return the guild to it's former self, and I know this is going to be my last job. Thank you Makarov, you have given this old hag hope once more.'

(POV Change to Erza)

I open my eyes and blink rapidly before my eyes adjust and I see that I'm in the infirmary. I immediately hear someone say, "Oh you're awake finally. Good to see you awake. I missed you." I turn and see Jellal, who looks exhausted and looks like he was hit by a train or something, I try and get up but feel so sore I struggle to do so. "Whoa there! Wait and rest, it's alright now, no need to worry, we won't be attacked any time soon."

I look at him and remember that we had been in a battle together, and we had lost, my fists clenched together in frustration. "Did the other groups win?" I ask and look at him expecting him to say yes, but still had my fists clenched at the memory of losing. "How are the others?"

I hear the door open and see Porlyusica come in, immediately she responds. "Well, Wendy is a bit shaken right now and is sleeping in her room. Mirajane and Elfman are no too bad, they are just simply recovering from being suffocated to unconsciousness. Now there are more serious cases, take the one called Jura for example, he had several vertebrae broken along with nearly all his magic being drained from him. We were able to save his ability to walk however so he will recover. His partner, Lyon, sustained a number of third degree burns all over his upper body, which have now left him scarred and will leave him scarred forever. He will never look the same. Gray and Gildarts were very badly beaten up, they had broken bones, bruises, internal bleeding, and lost a lot of blood because of it, they barely survived their wounds. Laxus and Gajeel both had their skull broken open and lost a lot of blood as well, they barely made it, and Laxus had two different fractures on his skull that will leave a new scar now. And Cana has a broken shoulder, clavicle, arm, and shoulder blade, along with the shoulder being so badly dislocated it tore all the tendons and muscles in her shoulder. Her career as a card mage is over now. She'll be lucky if she can even write again." She said and I looked at her in shock unable to comprehend just how we were beaten so badly.

I look at Jellal and know there is more that she isn't telling me and I realize she left out three people in her summary of the battle causalities. "What about Juvia, Warrod, and Master Makarov?" I asked and she looked away from me and my heart sank as I knew what was about to be said though I can't believe it.

"They were killed in their battles. Their enemy killed them, mercilessly. Natsu killed master, Lucy killed Juvia, and the one called Padre killed Warrod." She said and I was immediately furious.

"NATSU AND LUCY DID WHAT?! WHERE ARE THEY? I'LL KILL THEM!" I yelled and was immediately pushed back down onto my bed by Jellal.

"Calm down. This is not the time for that. You wouldn't be able to touch them anyways, but what we can do is prepare you to fight the one known as Gōsuto. We can train you to beat him and get your revenge for all of us against him. But Natsu and Lucy are out of the question." Porlyusica said and I glared at her for a moment before I realized the truth and lost the edge to my glare.

'She's right. They would crush me like I used to be able to do. When did this become the case? When did I lose so much ground to them?' "Yes, I understand." I said and looked down and felt like a true loser.

"Don't lose heart, Scarlet, you are needed and still relied on as a top mage of this guild, and your battle is perhaps the most important. If you win then you can go and help the others in their battles. So look up and prepare! The others will need your fighting spirit! They will look to you for guidance and for leadership! So stand up and lead!" Porlyusica said and immediately I felt my spirit rise and my hope for us soar.

'Yes! I must lead! I will do whatever I can! I'm the Titania of Fairy Tail! I must not lose heart!' "Yes! I will do it!"

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A/N: A little sadness and comfort today. Wendy is traumatized for life now, and Cana is officially out of the game. Damn Lucy! Crush a girl's spirit and livelihood! HAHAHA, oh well I'm not really a fan of Cana as she seems like she's utterly useless most of the time. SO, don't forget to take the poll! AND READ AND REVIEW! ADIOS!