{Tara's POV}

When I opened my eyes I expected a few things. 1) To have the headache of a lifetime, the reason for that was self explanatory. 2) To either be in The Metaverse, or at the Sakura property the girls and I were staying at. 3) To have Martha complaining in my mind about vertigo or something like that... (So why the fuck is nothing like I expected?!)

The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was a cobblestone road and buildings that looked nothing like Tokyo architecture. It didn't help that I could smell a source of fresh water nearby, making me wonder just where the fuck I was.

My senses were also fine and dandy, so I knew I wasn't in The Metaverse. If I was, then I'd still have the building headache that was pounding my skull like a leaf blower... I knew that didn't make sense, I just didn't care. (And now I'm justifying myself for no reason, wonderful.) I huffed at myself, knowing I was distracting myself from the elephant in the room... (More like the emptiness in my mind... Fuck, that makes me sound stupid...) I took a breath, needing it to steady myself before I started freaking out and Shifting like a spaz.

My link with Martha was there, I could feel it, but it was... Walled off, for a lack of a better word. I could feel small bits of emotion, tell she was fine and alive, but that was it. I couldn't meld with her senses, send over my thoughts or emotions, nothing. (Can I still port over?) That was the saving grace really. Our link might've been walled off, but the fact was that we could teleport to each other if it came to it. It worked when one of us was in Hell, so I didn't doubt it would work now.

I was a second away from flicking the switch that'd bring me to my sister when I heard it. "While it will work, I'd recommend you wait until we've had a... Discussion." My head snapped towards the source of that voice, not minding the minor cramp that hit my neck for doing that.

It helped that when I saw just where it came from, I nearly had a heart attack. (No goddamn way...) I pinched myself with my claws, breaking skin and tearing my sleeve as I did, confirming I wasn't dreaming. (Oh my god... Oh my god... OH MY GOD!) If I wasn't freaking out before, I was now! (It's the motherfucking Guild Hall!) The castle like building loomed in the distance, the emblem of my favorite anime displayed proudly beneath the bell.(I like the castle more so that's the design I'm using.)

That was when I had a brain blast, my eyes taking in everything around me as I figured out where I was. "Sweet Jesus I'm in Magnolia!" Then I had brain blast 2: electric boogaloo edition. "Oh shit... That's why she sounds like me..." I knew it was the other way around, but I'd gotten used to my voice being MY voice, so temporarily forgetting that I blatantly stole Erza's form as my own was bound to happen eventually.

With the situation starting to make sense, as much sense as me suddenly finding myself in Magnolia with the link between my sister and I dulled... Which I was going to try my best not to think about because I couldn't feel my sister and thatneverhappenedbef...- Shaking the panic off I took another breath. Martha was strong, whatever was going on would probably freak her out, but she'd figure out some way to handle it. I'd just have to believe in her, which was an easy thing to do.

After grounding myself, I looked towards the Fairy Tail Guild Hall, nodding as I took a step forward. Martha would be fine, she'd figure out some way to get in contact or just hold down the fort until I came back.

Despite seeing better in the Gremory Mansion, I couldn't help but soak in the sight of the gates and the castle. The gates themselves weren't special, they were just there. It was what was behind them that had my heart racing, goosebumps spreading down my arms as my hands reached towards the doors that led into Fairy Tail. Again, they weren't special, they didn't have some ancient or mystifying enchantments on them or anything, they just felt like wood... (Some nice quality wood actually... Wow this is nice.) I felt tempted to try yoinking them for my den... Despite having no reason to have doors in my hoard... (I don't think I could even take them out from here either... Which kinda sucks.) My draconic instincts agreed with me on that.

My greed for nice things aside, I grinned to myself. This was something I'd always wished I could do, especially back when I was Valerie. The dream of doing what I was about to do came up often... And my cosplay of Erza didn't help my original self with those dreams... And now I was here. Not really in Magnolia, I hoped(?), but seconds away from opening the doors to the Guild Hall. (Alright Tara, we just gotta open the doors, that's all we gotta do... Open. The. Doors.)

And so I did.

The first thing I noticed was that they opened dramatically. They opened in a way that was so fucking cinematic I was idly wondering if I was being fucked with as I walked in.

The next thing I noticed was the atmosphere. Being inside the Guild Hall was like night and day compared to outside. Something I instantly found out when I got here was there was no one here. No people, no birds, no dogs... Nothing. I was in a ghost town, and it unnerved the hell out of me. Silence being deafening, air being stagnant and all that.

But in Fairy Tail? The air was charged with emotion, the sounds of people talking, cheering, hell, even FIGHTING, rang out everywhere.

The last thing I noticed was the interior, plus the people themselves. The former looked nearly identical to the first Guild Hall... Just bigger, which was a thought that made me smile considering the wave of nostalgia that hit me was nice. The latter only made that grin grow as I saw members of the cast going about routine. Mira was doing her thing and serving drinks, her siblings helping her out even though the big Man himself, heh, wasn't exactly good at it. Cana and Gildarts were off at her spot, guzzling barrels of alcohol like champs.

A bunch of the other side characters were there too obviously, but my eyes naturally drifted towards the main commotion of Natsu and Gray. They were doing their usual of fighting and insulting the shit out of each other while Lucy was off to the side with Wendy and Carla, the three of them watching the boys be idiots and pummeling each other.

I took it all in, giving myself the time to really enjoy living up to one of my dreams.

But all the good things came to an end eventually, and this did too. It wasn't difficult to notice that there were no scents in the hall, voices coming off as echoes that bounced off the walls, things that rippled a bit like water or the open bit of a window on a hot day. I knew it was some sort of illusion, I just didn't care.

Well, I didn't care until the sound of steel on wood rang out, the illusions slowly dispersing as it got louder. Turning to the source, my eyes widened when I saw the X792 version of Erza walking towards me. Her cape lightly fluttered as she walked, hair cascading around freely and nearly covering an eye, unlike mine which did cover one of my own. She was a few feet away from me as I started to take in her armor, which while it did look cool, I couldn't stop myself from blurting something that I'd always thought about when it came to this set. "Why is there so much exposed titty meat?"

Erza slowed down, making me idly recognize she was shorter then me by 5-6 inches. Blinking she looked down, getting an eye full of said titty meat. After a second of doing that, she looked back up and had the audacity to shrug. "Distracting enemies with sex appeal is a viable strategy."

I thought about that for a bit, then nodded. "Point."

We were both silent after that, Erza was appraising me and looking at me like she could see my soul, and me because I was cringing harder then anyone with common sense listening to a chuuni speak. ('Titty meat!?' I REALLY used the word 'titty meat' at ERZA?! Good fucking lord, strike me down for being a dumbass!) I wasn't Smote for my insolence... Which wasn't actually a good thing seeing as I still had an Erza staring at me. (Well shit.) I blinked when I saw her lips twitch a bit, confused for a sec before the most embarrassing and most likely true scenario bulldozed its way into my mind. (Please don't say you can hear this.)

Her lips twitched again! "Very well, I won't say it then." That was it.

My life was over.

"UGHHH!" I covered my face with my hands and just wanted the earth to swallow me whole. My first impression with my idol was so fucking horrible I'd be feeling it for centuries! (Oh fuck... Martha's never going to let me live it down.) I knew my sister, she lorded being older then me back in our first life, she'd happily do it again with this when I got out of here.

I had my hands in my face, so I didn't notice Erza frown for a second.

I had no idea how long my embarrassment went on for, but eventually Erza must've gotten enough of it, clearing her throat to get my attention. I wasn't over it though, so I settled for moving my fingers away and looking that way. Going by the amused look on her face, I was pretty sure my embarrassment would only go up from here. "Seeing someone that looks and sounds like me, aside from Knightwalker, act like this... Is oddly amusing."

Naturally my first response was a witty retort. "Maybe you should've looked in a mirror whenever Jellal passed by."

Silence...

"No... Wait... What the fuck?" There were crickets in the background... I didn't know where, I didn't think they were actually there, but they were fucking cricketing, and I was fucking baffled.

That changed though. "Touche." Looking back to Erza, I saw the small blush on her cheeks, and took that as a personal victory that should invalidate all my embarrassment... So I pretended it did and dropped my hands away. Embarrassed Tara could go get some ice cream or some shit, the Tara with the wind back under her wings would be here basking in the glory of getting one up on Erza!

Clearing her throat again, Erza looked at me, and smiled. "Now, I believe I offered you a discussion?" I nodded, cause I was interested in whatever the fuck this whole thing was. Erza's brow twitched though, reminding me she read my thoughts, which apparently included general ones too... The nod did not inspire confidence. "It wasn't supposed too. You have quite the colorful language there."

I snorted. "That's something to call it." Her smile grew a bit at that, and I had a good feeling about this whole thing as we walked towards the Guild Master's Office.

"Huh, cozy." And it was.

Instead of the what it looked like in the anime, it was more like Erza's room in Fairy Hills... And also reminded me of Futaba's room, just instead of Otaku merch it was swords and armor. Sure the generic stuff like the desk, bookshelf, and pictures of everyone were there, but it was more Erza then anything else... Which I liked due to my bias of said woman. "A bias I am quite flattered about, thank you very much."

Rolling my eyes, I looked at the woman in front of me, sitting behind the Master's Desk and looking as amused as she did earlier. "Ya know, despite living with someone else in my head for over a decade, it's still creepy to have someone reacting my thoughts."

My shorter mirror, the eye twitch made me grin, nodded. "Naturally, thoughts are meant to stay in ones head, not be addressed... Though to be fair, this situation is anything but." Ah, she was cutting right to the chase! "Yes, I am." Neat. Erza let out an amused huff at that. "Now, to keep it simple," My eyes narrowed but it didn't look like she cared. "What did you think would happen when you entered a realm based off of humanities cognition in the body of an anime character?" I felt a gag arrow pierce me at that. "In Japan." There came the other one.

Ignoring the actual physical arrows for a moment, all I did was stare at Erza Scarlet as the dial up noise went through my mind. No thoughts in my mind as I processed the simple but damning statement... And when I did, my answer was a simple one. (Holy shit I'm stupid.) I ignored the snort from Erza and recognized that yes, going into The Metaverse, a world where if enough people believed something, or one person believed something strong enough, then it became real there, with the body of an anime character was bound to do something... (How did neither of us see this coming?!)

"The answer to that is simple." I zoned back into Erza, her calm gaze not betraying the fact she'd snorted to me cursing a moment earlier. "The both of you had grown to see your bodies as your own... For good reason too. Due to your lifestyle you and your sister are different from my mother and I. The differences between us alone are enough to be seen with the naked eye. You are taller, more toned and muscled, even if you're currently hiding it, as well as having blue eyes. Those are just the visible differences between us as well, we both know your attitude, views towards life, as well as instincts are different from mine. The both of you had distanced yourselves from the fact you were in bodies similar to 'Erza Scarlet' and 'Irene Belserion', embracing your bodies as your own." I nodded along at that, easily seeing the point.

I hadn't really thought of my body as 'Erza' ever since I grew taller then her, another eye twitch that involved her smile straining, and getting bigger tits th...- "Overly large breasts would make getting armor made to handle them a hassle."

Blinking, I raised a brow at the slightly annoyed Mage. "Is that envy I hear?"

Surprisingly, or not if I took a second to think about who I just said that too, she shook her head. "I'm sticking to my earlier point, but I''ll freely admit that I am content with the size of my breasts."

"... Well that's not fun." She scoffed at that, but the small smile on her face was enough for me. I was about to try something else when I had a thought. "Question." She raised a brow back, and I nearly snorted because of it. "Thoughts on you recognizing you're an anime character."

Erza didn't seem surprised at the question, more like she expected it... Which was fair to be honest. Though, I was a bit surprised at the warm smile on her face."You shouldn't be. After all, you and your sister are living proof that the multiverse exists, which in turn means that out there, somewhere in the vast space of the multiverse, I exist. I am real. My family lives as I live, and that our home stands where we stand. Really, there's nothing bad about that at all." She was right... I knew that, I was living in a fucking crossover anime world for fucks sake, but hearing Erza Scarlet herself say that she was out there with the rest of the Fairy Tail Guild just hit harder. "Plus," Her face got softer here, her smile turning into something that made me feel butterflies in my stomach... And I ignored the question of narcissism to keep my focus on her. "I believe people are the sum of their experiences and how they've grown from said experiences." That... Eh..?

Seeing the confusion, she went on. "Erza was once a little girl who lived in Rosemary Village, she had friends, a home, a community. Erza was once a slave who toiled away in a tower run by cultists. Erza Scarlet used magic to help free herself from her captors, as well as fight in a revolt against them." I saw where this was going, but I didn't want to stop her...

(Not like I can if I really tried.) I mentally nodded at that thought.

Erza didn't seem to care about my errant thoughts, and went on. "Erza Scarlet soon became a Fairy Tail Mage, not a good one at the start, but she still did it. Erza Scarlet spent years fighting, taking quests, training to better herself so she would never be shackled ever again." I didn't miss the soft look she directed at her wrists, not that I was meant too anyway. "Erza Scarlet eventually rose to prominence as the Strongest Woman in Fairy Tail, Erza Scarlet had become The Titania, The Queen of the Fairies. That little girl who lived a once peaceful life became a woman who found her home with idiots that never understood the meaning of the word 'impossible.' I became the woman I am today due to my experiences. The blood I shed, the lives I took to protect my family, the years I fought Bandits/Cultists/Dark Mages/Demons/Spirits and any other assortment of foe have made me who I am. Those experiences may not have been real to your world or any others that have 'Fairy Tail' airing or being written, but they were real to me. And that is all that matters."

Well... Well damn... The hell do I say to that? I wasn't expecting to hear a motherfucking Shonen Speech when I woke up this morning! It wasn't helping that my heart was hammering like a war drum! (FUCK OFF HEART! I'M NOT NAR... NAR... WHATEVER THAT IDIOT'S NAME WAS!) My heart didn't care... Then I heard a soft laugh, and remembered that Erza could hear all of this... Goddammit...

Embarrassed Tara came back with a vengeance... And she didn't bring ice cream with her.

After... That, we got the meat and potatoes of why I was here. "Now... I would like to say normally, but again, this is not a normal/natural situation... So I'll go with ideally. Ideally, you would've come into The Metaverse, we would've had our chat, and you'd gain my abilities." She stopped there, probably to let me process that...

And thank fuck she did, because I swear to God if I interrupted Erza with the loudest "FUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAH!" In the history of yeahs that had been fucked, my embarrassment would last lifetimes. Then I realized she said 'ideally', and that something else was going to happen. Looking down, I met the highly amused eyes of The Titania, instantly feeling regret... So much regret... "I'm just going to sit here and let my hoodie swallow me." And that's exactly what I did, bringing up my hood and practically made myself a boneless puddle.

Embarrassed Tara was having the fucking time of her life, and I didn't like that.

Erza's laugh made me feel better though. "As you've realized, you won't just be given all that I am. You will earn the right to live up to the image of Erza Scarlet. And I believe you know just how you'll earn it." Erza stood, feeling taller and more threatening then she looked, and I grinned with my teeth turning to fangs as I got up with her.

The surroundings suddenly changed, going from the inside of her office to a forested area that I instantly recognized the moment I saw the massive fucking tree. (Holy shit I'm on Tenrou...) Taking in the sight, I noticed Erza suddenly appeared further away, the tree to her back and now far enough that we could both charge each other when the fighting started.

"Prepare yourself Tara Sakura." My eyes snapped towards her. The soft look on the redhead's face was gone, replaced with the look I'd seen in the anime. Erza Scarlet wanted to fight, and I wasn't about to disappoint. "Your mind will be closed to me for the remainder of the fight, so there will be no excuses if you can't prove yourself."

Throwing off my sweater, I grinned at the confirmation, then smashed my knuckles together, my grin wide as hell and fangs out as I got hyped up. "Ready to rumble, Erza!" The Titania and I stared at each other, excitement in both of our gazes.

Then, with the start of a familiar but fitting theme, we moved. (Erza's first theme is literally the only acceptable theme to play here.)

Moving in with base speed, I got up close and personal as my fists shot towards her body. Instead of dodging or blocking, she met my fists with her own, steel meeting flesh as we both tried to beat the other in a contest of base strength. Faster and faster are arms and fists flew by,the booms we made getting louder as we just didn't stop. Then in unison, we brought our left fists back, then SLAMMED them into each other. My fist went high and smashed her across the face, hers going low and hitting me square in the chest, knocking the air out of my lungs as we both staggered from the hits. We got a few feet away from each other after that, Erza spitting out some blood as she huffed. "It's always the face."

I snorted, nearly choking at the impromptu complaint because suddenly snorting after losing air wasn't a good idea. "You'll be fineee." Rolling my arms, I smirked at the shorter redhead. "Ready to kick this up a notch?"

Erza scoffed at that. "I should be asking you that. We wouldn't want you to be too busy fangirling to put up a proper fight now would we?" Finishing that off with a smirk, she non vocally brought out a sword.

I narrowed my eyes at her for that, letting my legs get ready for ol reliable. "I'm going to hurt you now." The earth cracked as I slammed my foot into it, a Bo-Pup bringing me in front of her within the blink of an eye, and my knee crashing into her chest like a hammer, sending her flying. I didn't stop there though, using another Bo-Pup to reach her as she impaled her sword into the ground. Though, she was apparently expecting that since she got up faster then I thought she would, swinging her sword at an angle that would've impaled my lung if I didn't see it coming, going for a Hoe Grab, pinning her sword arm down as I stared raining Fist Strikes onto the Titania.

I kicked into my full Draconic power, taking myself off of base human to hit as hard as I could, my fists moving far faster then our earlier rush, managing to get off 30 shots before she retaliated. "REQUIP!" The light was unexpected, so was suddenly losing my footing, but I was a LIGHTNING Dragon, sudden flashy lights were something I was immune too, and I was fast enough to jump away before she could follow up with anything. Though, thanks to my innate advantage, I saw what armor she swapped into before the light died down... "DANCE, MY SWORDS!" And started dodging like hell was on my heels!

Swords tore through the air as I spun, rolled, jumped over and even smashed some apart. Erza had taken to the sky, silver wings reflecting the sunlight, which I didn't have much resistance against, so I couldn't track her too well without getting sun in my eye. There was a simple solution to that though, a solution I was happy to go with.

Bringing out my wings, I coated my arms and legs in scales, letting my claws and talons grow, my eyes going slit as my gaze landed on The Titania. "Let's see who REALLY rules the sky, eh Queen of the Fairies!" My wings flapped as I shot up into the sky like a rocket.

Erza kept her gaze on me though, her smirk growing as swords practically bloomed into existence behind her, a mass of rotating steel that looked like a massive flower. Raising one of the swords she was holding, she spoke. "Let's see you handle this then." She slashed down. "Scatter." There was no fucking way.

I recognized what she was copying at that, and charged lightning in my throat, because fuck no was I about to let that happen. "LIGHTNING DRAGON'S ROAR!" The sea of steel met a golden beam of 'fuck you', my Roar winning out. With the sky clear, I stopped climbing, searching around for my pr...- I tucked my wings in and dropped a bit, narrowly avoiding getting my wins cut by a blade. Unfurling them and spinning led to me lashing out with my tail towards the source. "Byakurai!" A bolt flew off of my tail, though I knew it didn't connect.

My eyes took in the armor Erza was currently in, and my mouth went off before my brain did. "Aside from giving the world a view of your underwear, and giving you wings... Does that armor do anything?" She was in the Black Wing set, which yeah, looked cool... But again... (Just why?)

Erza sighed. "While I want to say this is a viable set due to the sex appeal factor... I don't exactly have much else to say about it..." I just stared at her.

The Titania met my gaze, but I could see the small amount of blood going to her cheeks. "And you just... Didn't get something that wouldn't end up exposing the hidden gate?"

"... We're not talking about this anymore." All the warning I got before she rushed me, blade at the ready.

Now again, I was a Lightning Dragon, a creature with enhanced perception that could pass as a super watered down version of how a Speedster perceived the world. Sure, I kept it toned down so I could live normally, but now was the perfect time to let it free.

I was also a chuuni at heart and was totally going to do something I'd been looking forward too. So, with the world slowing down, I let lightning dance around my form, my hair turning into electrified needles, small lightning platforms formed beneath my feet to give me stable footing, furled my wings, and grinned like a loon as I breathed out. (Lightning Dragon's Secret Art: Godspeed.) The world was still. It wouldn't last forever, especially since it was non vocal, and it ate my reserves like a guzzler, but it'd be enough to get debilitating damage in.

I wanted to fight Erza, a long one where we could just spend hours beating the shit out of each other, but I knew I couldn't. A voice in my mind that sounded alot like my sister's reminded me that I was in an unknown situation and cut off from said sibling, so I'd better do this quick or else suffer for making her panic.

So, that in mind, I powered up even more, my scales covering more of my body, my horns growing, and golden highlights appearing in my hair as I activated my Dragon Force. I was going to take this seriously, and so I moved. The first move was a Triple Kick, disorientation was the name of this newly developed game, and as a speed demon, I was going to make the difficulty as high as possible. My scaled legs slammed into Erza's frozen form, the familiar motion of the Triple Kick flowing smoothly as I stopped myself behind her, making another platform. I normally didn't want to pair this with Godspeed, the point of my 'dance' was to make someone bounce around like Sonic on crack, but since I was, I'd gave to change some steps. So I turned and unleash a barrage of Iron Fists that'd be a bitch to deal with, a Step brought me to her side as I kicked her in the ribs with a Talon, another Step bright me to the other side as I spun and landed a Tail Slam into her stomach. I repeated the process three more times, sticking spells since my Re-Do was limited with Godspeed. I got ready to finish it, Flashing above her and rolling into a dropkick that I slammed into the top of her head, Godspeed and Dragon Force dropping as I called out the move for the cool factor. "Renewal Taekwondo: Rairyu Style - Dance of the Golden Dragon!" Erza went crashing down like a meteor, the sound of her armor shattering long before she hit the ground.

Though before she hit said ground, the flash of her changing armors went off, and the 'boom' that came from her landing was louder then it should've been. Frowning, I dove towards the dust cloud, abruptly stopping above it and blowing the dust away with the gust that came with my abrupt stop... And seeing the armor she was in, I understood why she was fine. "Perhaps challenging a dragon to aerial combat wasn't the best idea."

I snorted at the living fortress, because what else would I call her Adamantine set? "No shit Sherlock." The redhead scoffed at that, spitting out another wad of blood. "I thought we were kicking this up a notch? So far, you're the only one getting her ass handed to her." Now I was likely on cloud yes so far, because I was fighting Erza Scarlet... And I was winning! So I thought I had the right to gloat and had landed to do it.

Future Tara must've hated me with the passion of a million suns for this, because instead of replying, The Titania grinned, the glow of her magic going off. I didn't even need it to die down to tell she was in a set that could give me an issue. The emerald lightning coursing around her body hinted at what was going on, but when she flew at me, nearly catching me off guard with her speed, I knew that she was using the power the Armadura Fairy set gave her as an enhancer... An enhancer that put her a notch below me in terms of speed, and if the gash she tore into my arms with her blades was any indication, power too.

(Me and my big fucking mouth.) Despite that thought, I couldn't help but grin as I flipped back for a Rok Talon, my foot impacting Erza's chin and rocking her head back as my talons cut into flesh. Though despite the pain she should've been in, Erza didn't stagger, lashing out towards where I would've been if I hadn't moved onto my next move. "Dragon Style - Typhoon!" The wind whipped around me as my tail and feet repeatedly impacted Erza, her armor taking a majority of the hi...- "Oh shit." She got rid of one sword, grabbed my tail hard, cracking some of the scales due to the sheer pressure, then SLAMMED me into the ground like I was some puny god before I could get rid of it.

I coughed up some blood at that, but reacted and brought my tail back, freeing myself and rolling the moment I did, dodging a spear that would've impaled me in the gut if I hadn't. That wasn't the end of it either since I had to flip away from a bunch of throwing knives, getting nicked by one that hit at just the right angle to cut into my flesh, despite my scales covering it.

Anime bullshit or pure skill, I didn't know. All I knew was that I hated it because it felt like a paper cut.

Ending up on the defensive sucked since Erza was FOCUSED now, the dual blades in her hand turning her into a whirlwind of pain as she tore into my sides, arms, legs, pretty much everything. I even tried to Flash away, but she fucking GRABBED ME, green lightning shocking me out of my Lightning Body, and smashed my face into the ground. "Laxus was very fond of that technique. It would be foolish if I never learned how to counter it." I didn't even get the time to respond since she weakly threw me up a bit, then hammered me with an uppercut that cracked teeth and bone. It wasn't helping that the green lightning was fucking with my own lightning, and since she was pummeling me I didn't have any opportunities to eat it off me, so I couldn't Step or Flash away.

Still, Erza sending me back into the air was good for me, my wings instantly coming out as I shot off to get space. A chain wrapped itself around my leg, stopping my ascent in its tracks. "I don't think so." Then came the tug that felt like it came from a god.

As I fell though, I wondered how to turn this to my advantage, and came up with an easy and very pleasing idea. (Wait... Wait... Yes! Here we go!) The moment I was close enough, I Shifted into my Dragon Form, SLAMMING my head into Erza's body with the force of train!

We were both sent careening towards the earth, crashing through trees as Erza took the brunt of it all. When all was said and done, I jumped away and Shifted back into my hybrid form, taking the time to eat the foreign lightning still clinging to my scales. I was limited as a Dragon, sure my magic was stronger but Erza had experience fighting intelligent beasts. The upper hand I'd had was that Erza didn't exactly have much experience fighting a Martial Artist like me, especially one who knew what they were doing instead of just flailing their limbs around and calling it an art.

That aside, my reserves were going up a bit, but Erza was also getting up. The Armadura Fairy set was cracking apart though, not being helped by the fact she staggered up, leaning on a spear that looked like her Lightning Empress one. We stared at each other, the lightning crackling around the both of us getting brighter and brighter until it looked like we were mini suns. Erza raised her spear, spinning it until it became a blur, and I opened my maw. "Lightning Dragon's SIKE!/Thunder ARC!" A massive crescent moon made out of lightning shot out towards me, but I grinned and pulled the lightning towards me.

"There are two flaws Dragon Slayers have, and I'm not talking about the obvious one." Uh oh. Looking at her, I noticed the smirk on The Titania's face, a smirk that only grew as she Requiped into another set. "Firstly, when they believe they have a moment to eat, they will ALWAYS do so, even if it's a bad move." My eyes widened both at her words, and the set/weapon she brought out. "Secondly, while you're eating you are IMMOBILE!" The new spear in her hand was spinning a few spins faster then my eyes could see, and I could practically taste the magic she was pouring into it. "NAKAGAMI STARLIGHT!"

My mind sped up as much as it could, causing everything to slow down as I thought about this. The first thing that popped into my head was a simple but true thought.

I was fucked.

If I stopped eating I'd be able to try dodging, but the emerald lightning would stop me from Stepping or Flashing away, which would be the only ways I could dodge that.

On the other hand, if I kept eating I was going to get slashed, slashed and exploded since it would hit the crescent I was currently eating... (Ah fuck it.) Relying on my natural bulk, I Shifted back into Dragon Form and wrapped my wings around myself, the emerald arc of lightning exploding against my scales, but that was fi...- PAAAAAAAAIN! I took the slash, and even though I could handle it, it was still PAAAAAAAIN!

I roared as I felt my left horn get cut off, a majority of my left wing was torn as blood erupted from the gash. Those weren't the only injuries though, just the biggest. My left foreleg was pulsing, and a quick look at it made me get a glimpse of bone, so even though it would heal, that wasn't fucking good. I could also feel a massive wound on my chest, but I couldn't see it and it didn't feel that bad, so I was assuming my lungs wouldn't suddenly fall out. (Thank fuck Shifting changed where all my important bits are.) Peering over my wings, I met the gaze of The Titania, approval in her eyes, so I guess she was happy I didn't die... (I'll ignore that.)

Shifting back, I groaned at the feelings coming from my arm and chest. Looking at the wound, I could see a long gash going down my tit, and probably further... But since I had massive fucking milkers I couldn't see under em... (1st world country problems.) I snorted to myself and looked back at Erza.

She hadn't made any moves after that slash, and even though I'd just taken a big hit, my instincts weren't telling me to go on either. The look of approval was still there, but when she smiled, I blinked. "You pass."

Another blink... "Wut?" I felt like I deserved to say that.

My confusion was expected though as Erza just kept smiling. "You nearly broke my ribs with your 'dance.' Being headbutted and slammed into the earth by a dragon didn't exactly help. At the moment both of my lungs are punctured, I have a concussion that could lead to something worse due to the fractured skull you've given me, there are fragments of my armor stabbing me, and I currently have quite alot of internal bleeding." I blinked at how casually she said that. "You get used to it." And we were back to this. "It speeds the process up and is quite efficient." I sighed, letting it go. "The point is, you had to prove to me you were worthy. Yet I've said it earlier, you could've come in and just been given my powers. That wasn't just because you looked like me, I deemed you worthy when I looked through your memories when I first brought you here. The only reason I didn't just give them to you was because we would both prefer a fight." I wondered if that made us both meatheads. "It does." Nevermind then. She snorted at that. "Anyway, I could continue fighting," Fuckin 'scuse me? "Perhaps even win," Fucking 'scuse me 2x? "But that would be just because I enjoy it instead of wanting to teach you something."

"Nonono, we're not skipping over the 'I can still fight despite kinda dying' thing, or the 'I could probably still win' thing either." Erza raised an amused brow at me, the silent 'Did you forget who I was?' Came off loud and clear. "Nevermind."

She nodded. "That said, continuing the fight has a higher chance of leading to another injury that would result in my 'death.' So, instead of going out in a blaze of glory, which is highly tempting, I will be leaving you with a few simple but important words." My full focus was on her now, the phantom ache of my poor horn, as well as the other wounds were temporarily forgotten. I didn't look away when the familiar glow of her Requip went off, returning her to her X792 armor. She planted a sword in the ground in front of her, both hands on the hilt as her smile softened. "You may not have been a member of Fairy Tail, nor have resided within its halls, but you embody her ideals. We are a Guild, we are Mages, but above all we are family. You not only understand, but you live as we would. For that you are and forevermore will be a member of our family." I could feel the grin split my face at that, but it wasn't over yet. "From today on-wards you, Tara Sakura, are a member of Fairy Tail. I, Erza Scarlet, last master of Fairy Tail so decree." I felt the magic charge in the air, then paused when I felt something on my left arm.

Looking at it, I froze when I saw the blood crawling towards a specific spot, slowly solidifying into the emblem of Fairy Tail. When it was done, the logo sank into my flesh and turned into an exact copy of Erza's own Guild Mark. (... Must. Resist. Squee!) A soft snort reminded me that my thoughts were being heard again so I turned my eyes back to The Titania.

Our gazes met again, but I could also see she was turning transparent. "Live on Tara, and show the world what it means to be up against a member of Fairy Tail." And then she was gone...

I just stayed silent for a bit, taking in the somewhat anticlimactic end to the fight, as well as my new tattoo and what it mean... (Test first, roar my lungs out after.) I closed my eyes, looking for the information I was meant to have, then felt it flood into my mind. I knew what armors, weapons, and skills I'd gotten from Erza, including how to use them. My grin turned feral as I muttered the words younger me wished were real. "Requip." A gold glow went off, and in the blink of an eye died down, leaving me in my new clothes.

Well, armor. Flexing the gauntlet clad hand, my cheeks started to hurt with how wide my grin became. "Hehe... Hehehe... HAHAAAAA! FUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAH!" I was in the X792 armor now. My years of being a cringey shit weren't for nothing!

I was having the time of my life with this, roaring to the skies in sheer childish joy about my new powers...

So of course that was when the most explosive surge of WRATH flooded through the still muted link between my sister and I... (Well... Someone's dying.) That was the only thought I had before flicking the switch and porting over to my sister, ready to figure out what the actual fuck made her 'I'm going to murder you and your whole family' kinds of mad.