So here's the long awaited revised chapter 1. I'm really sorry for the long wait. I'll admit that I fell out of writing even though the ideas for this story kept going through my head. I hope you guys can forgive me.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, except for Elaina and anything that you don't recognize.

Elaina woke up to the noise of other people hustling around.

That's weird, she thought. Usually she didn't hear these kinds of sounds at the orphanage. Is it possible they were doing construction nearby and she hadn't heard about it?

She opened her eyes and was shocked when she found herself in an alleyway.

"How'd I get here?" she asked herself as she sat up. Nearby was an old suitcase that she hadn't seen since she moved into the orphanage. Her mother's suitcase, one of the only things that managed to be salvaged from her old home. "How'd that get here? More importantly, where am I?"

Elaina looked around the alley, thinking she managed to sleepwalk her way there, but a jingle sound caught her attention. She looked down at her belt—how'd she manage to change into jean capris, a long sleeved, purple shirt, and purple sneakers?—and saw a ring of keys that varied from gold to silver hanging there.

"What?!" she exclaimed before looking to see the whip on the other side of her belt. "This can't be possible!" Elaina quickly opened the suitcase, noting that most of her clothes from the orphanage were in there, and pulled out a mirror. She let out a sigh of relief, seeing her brown haired, green eyed reflection, before realizing the most important fact.

"My wish last night...I didn't just get a life like Lucy's. I got Lucy's life. I replaced her! Oh no!"

This was bad. This was very, very bad.

How could I be so stupid? I should've known wishing for something like this would have serious consequences. I mean, seriously, you've read stuff like this online, Elaina. Yeah, those were fiction, but people have written about stuff like this happening. Elaina took a deep breath.

"Okay, so I'm just gonna have to let this play out," she said out loud. Elaina smiled a little. "It can't be too bad. I get to join Fairy Tail, but I feel bad. Lucy could still exist and I just stole the life she was meant to have. Or maybe because I'm here, Lucy doesn't exist anymore. Either way, I'm just gonna have to go with the storyline because if I don't, who knows what could happen."

Elaina sighed and put the mirror away before standing up. "Okay, I can only guess that I'm at the start of the series, so I must be in Hargeon. Now Lucy was first seen in a magic shop to purchase Plue's gate key. Guess I know where my first stop is." She grabbed the handle of her mother's suitcase and started walking around Hargeon before she came to a stop.

"Wait a minute," she said to herself. "Lucy didn't have her suitcase on her so she must've dropped it off at a hotel or an inn. Looks like I have a change in destination." Elaina continued walking around town, managing to find a decent looking inn. She checked in, grabbing a room for the night; although she knew that she probably wouldn't use it for the night. Then Elaina continued to walk around town, hoping for some familiarity that she had seen in the show. Finally, she spotted the magic shop and walked in.

"Hello," she greeted the shopkeeper with a timid smile.

"Hello there," he said. "What can I do for you?"

"Well, I was just passing by when I saw you shop," Elaina said to him. "I couldn't help but notice that it's the only magic shop I've seen so far in town."

"Yes, it's the only shop in town. The people around here are more fishing folk than they are magic folk. I reckon most people in town don't even know how to use magic. I built this shop to sell to the wizards who happen to be passing through, much like yourself."

"I get it. Hargeon is a port city. People here depend on merchants and traders, not wizards."

"Well, aren't you a smart young lady. Now what can I get for you?"

"I'm looking for some gate keys," Elaina said, deciding not to mention that she was looking for a specific key. That could make him a bit suspicious and that would be bad for her. She didn't need to screw anything up early on. Elaina looked around the shop and saw Plue's gate key.

"Gate keys, huh?" the shop keeper inquired. "That's a rare request."

"Oh, wow. The little dog." Elaina looked at the gate key in awe. It was incredibly different seeing it in person rather than on a screen. It was definitely a wonderful piece of craftsmanship for such a simplistic design.

"Yes, but that one's not very powerful, you know."

"I know, but I kinda really want it." She tried her best not to sound like Lucy when she was buying the gate key. It was a bit difficult though because Elaina truly wanted Plue's gate key. "How much is it?"

"20,000 Jewel," the shop keeper said.

"Oh, wow." Elaina quickly checked her pockets, finding out that she had enough money to buy the gate key, but that would mean she would have very little left over. She bit her lip, knowing that she was going to meet Natsu and Happy in the future and she would be treating them to lunch. Remembering that scene, she knew that she would be spending quite a bit of money on food.

"Is there any way we can make a deal?" she timidly asked the shop keeper. He considered this.

"Well, you seem like such a smart and polite young lady. I suppose I could drop the price to 18,500 Jewel." Elaina was a bit surprised. The shop keeper only dropped the price a thousand jewel for Lucy. Then she had to remember that she wasn't Lucy and that her presence could already be affecting how the events are going to happen.

"Oh, thank you," Elaina thanked the shop keeper. "I really appreciate it." She paid the man and collect the gate key. She said goodbye, wishing the shop keeper a nice day, before leaving the shop.

"Me being here must already be changing things," Elaina said to herself as she walked through town. "I gotta be careful though. I can't change things too much or I'm gonna affect the whole story and make things go from bad to worse." She sighed. "That's a lot of pressure. I'm not sure I can even do it." She looked down at the ground as she walked.

Then she heard girls screaming like they saw their favorite celebrity. She looked in the direction of those girls before seeing the group of screaming fangirls, remembering this was the moment that she was gonna meet Natsu and Happy.

She walked over to the group, hearing the name Salamander as she did. Knowing that it wasn't really Salamander, Elaina only hoped that she wouldn't be put under that spell much like Lucy did before Natsu had showed up.

Elaina looked at the wizard, who was going by Salamander, as the girls were screaming at him, trying to gain his attention. To be honest, she wasn't impressed. Sure, the guy was decent looking, but Elaina wouldn't call him hot.

"You ladies are all so sweet," Salamander said. Then he turned his head, glancing over at Elaina, taking note of her beauty.

"Igneel! Igneel!" Elaina heard Natsu shout as he was getting closer to the crowd. "Igneel, it's me!" Elaina looked at Natsu shoved his way to the front of the crowd. The pink haired boy looked at Salamander, disappointed that the wizard wasn't who he was looking for. "Who the heck at you?"

"Who am I?" Salamander asked, shocked that Natsu obviously hadn't recognized him. Then he recovered. "I'm Salamander. Surely you've heard of me before." Then he noticed that Natsu and Happy were walking away. "Hey, wait a minute!"

That's when some girls attacked Natsu, angry that he was walking away.

"You're so rude!" one of them exclaimed.

"Salamander's a great wizard," another said. "You better apologize to him or we're gonna rip you to shreds."

"What is it with you girls?" Natsu asked.

"Now, now," Salamander said. "That's enough, my lovelies. Let him go. I'm sure the poor boy didn't mean anything malicious by it." The crowd of girls swooned. Then he handed Natsu his autograph. "Here's my autograph, kid. Now you can brag to all your friends."

"No, thanks," Natsu said. This earned him another vicious attack by the fangirls.

"Guess it wasn't him after all," Happy said as Natsu groaned in pain.

"Definitely not him," the pink haired boy said in pain.

"Well, I'm afraid I must be going, ladies," Salamander said. "I have business to attend to."

"You're leaving already?" the girls asked in disappointment and sadness.

Salamander snapped his fingers and light purple fire appeared at his feet, lifting him high above the ground. This earned cheers from the girls.

"I'm having a soiree on my yacht tonight and you're all invited," he said before he left. The girls were still chattering when he left.

"Who the heck was that guy?" Natsu asked.

"Not sure, but he was a bit of a creep," Elaina said as she walked over to Natsu and Happy. The two looked at her. She waved shyly at them with a small smile on her face. On the inside, however, she was fangirling herself. She was so excited to meet Natsu and Happy. "Hi. I saw those girls attack you and I wanted to make sure you were okay."

"Uh..." Natsu managed to say before his stomach growled in hunger. Elaina giggled a bit.

"How about we go grab some lunch? My treat."

"Sure," Natsu said.

The three had gone to a nearby restaurant where they sat down at a table and ordered before Natsu and Happy introduced themselves.

"My name's Elaina," the brunette said. "It's nice to meet you." Natsu chowed down the food that was brought over. "So Natsu and Happy, huh?"

"Hm-hmm, you're so nice," Natsu said with his mouth full of food. Despite the mouth full of food, Elaina still blushed at the compliment.

"Thanks. But you can slow down, you know. You're gonna choke if you don't." She smiled a bit. It's a good thing that shop keeper lowered the price more. I still have some spending money. Not a whole lot, but some.

"So it seems like that Salamander guy was using some sort of charm spell to hypnotize those girls in town into thinking they were in love with him," Elaina said. Then she came up with a lie, not sure if Happy or Natsu would call her out on not being under the spell herself. "I had a friend go through something like that once. He must've gone through a lot of trouble to get his hands on it since they've been banned for years. That creep."

She put her hands around the hot chocolate she ordered with a bit of a smile on her face before she continued. "Believe it or not, I'm a wizard too."

"Is that so?" Natsu asked as he continued stuffing his face.

"Yeah, but I haven't joined a guild yet." Elaina took a sip of her hot chocolate. "You two know what guilds are or have heard about them, right?" The two nodded. "Then I guess I don't have to explain, huh?" She traced the tip of her finger around the edge of her cup. "The guild I wanna join is the most popular one there is. I mean, I've heard some bad stuff about them, but they seem like such a fun bunch to join. I was once told that sometimes the good just outweigh the bad and I think the same applies when joining that guild. I'm definitely gonna do it one day. It'll be fun, going on jobs and making new friends." Natsu looked at her in interest.

"You talk a lot," Happy said. Elaina blushed. Nobody has said that to her, except her parents. She gazed down at the table while she played with the necklace around her neck. It was a simple heart pendant with a small garnet stone, her birth stone, in the center. It was originally her mother's that she had made when Elaina was born.

"I've been told that before," she said. "I tend to ramble when I get really into a conversation. Sorry."

"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." Elaina looked at Happy and smiled.

"That's okay. Like I said, it's not the first time I've been told that. Anyway, you guys came here to try and find someone, right?"

"We're looking for Igneel," Happy said.

"We heard a rumor that a Salamander was gonna be coming through this town so we came here to see him," Natsu said with his mouth full of food still. "Turns out it was somebody else." He continued eating.

"Yeah, that guy didn't look like a salamander at all."

"No kidding. I bet that poser can't even breathe fire like a real dragon."

"Uh, so you're saying your friend looks like a dragon?" Elaina pretended to inquire. She knew exactly what they meant, but they obviously didn't.

"No, you got it all wrong. He doesn't look like a dragon. He is one." Despite already knowing this, the thought of a real dragon still shocked Elaina.

"What?"

"Aye, Igneel is a real life fire dragon," Happy said. Elaina bit her lip.

"I hate to burst your bubble, guys, but why would a fire dragon be in the middle of town?" The boys were speechless. "The thought does seem a bit ridiculous. Not to mention people would definitely notice the large dragon. I'm sorry, but I don't think your friend Igneel is here." Remembering this was just about the right time that Lucy had left, Elaina got up and left the right amount of money on the table.

"Anyway, I should really get going." She looked at Natsu and Happy. "I really hope I'll see you guys again." She started to walk towards the door.

"Thank you, ma'am," the waitress at the door said to Elaina. "Please come again." Then she looked behind the brunette. "Oh!" Elaina, too, looked back to see Natsu and Happy on their knees, bowing.

"Thank you for the food!" Natsu said.

"Thank you!" Happy said. Elaina blushed in embarrassment as people looked at the three.

"Please stop, you guys," she said. "You're embarrassing me." The two looked up at her. "Really, it's no big deal. I figured since you got beat up earlier, Natsu, the least I could do was treat you to lunch. A friendly gesture is all."

"I feel bad, though, 'cause she's been so nice to us," Natsu said to Happy.

"Aye, we owe her something," the blue cat said.

"Oh, I know!" Natsu held up the autograph he got from Salamander. "Here, this is for you." Elaina giggled.

"Thanks, but no thanks," she said. "You guys don't owe me anything anyways. I wanted to do this. Now I really should get going, but you guys should stay and finish eating." She waved goodbye at them. "I hope to see you guys around."

Then she left the restaurant and found herself at a park. She sat down on a bench and thought about her meeting Natsu and Happy.

"Meeting those two, I'm definitely not disappointed," the girl said to herself as she looked up at the sky with a smile. "It probably went better than what I expected and Natsu…he's definitely cuter in person." She sighed dreamily, thinking about what was going to happen in the future. "Fairy Tail...ever since finding out about the series, I've always wanted to join that guild, to have a sense of belonging again." She pulled one of her legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms around it. "Fairy Tail really is the best guild there ever was."

"What was that?" a voice said, gaining Elaina's attention. "You want to join Fairy Tail?"

"You!" Elaina said as Salamander came out from the bushes.

"I've been looking all over for you," he said. "I wanted to personally invite you to the party I'm having on my yacht tonight."

"Your charm spell won't work on me. That magic's weakness is awareness. It doesn't work on people if they know you're using it." Elaina felt confident despite her quiet nature. Maybe it was because she knew what kind of man this fake Salamander really was and every instinct in her was screaming for her to protect herself.

"Just as I thought. I guessed you were a wizard the moment I laid eyes on you. No matter. The invitation still stands."

"Yeah, no thanks. I wouldn't even dream about going to a party thrown by a creep like you."

"A creep? Why would you call me that?"

"Well, for one, your spell, using it to make yourself popular and gaining the affection of all those girls."

"Don't be mad, my dear. It's all in good fun. I just wanted to feel like a celebrity at my own party. Can you blame me?"

"Even famous wizards can be big idiots, huh?"

"You wish to join the Fairy Tail Guild, right?" Elaina looked at him warily. "Have you ever heard about Salamander, one of Fairy Tail's wizards?"

"Are you telling me you're him?"

"That's correct. And if you want to join, I could probably put in a good word for you." Elaina knew that this was part of his trap and knew that he wasn't a Fairy Tail wizard, but she still had to continue on with the storyline.

"I guess it wouldn't hurt to go to a party," she finally said.

"Then I'll see you at the party tonight." He turned to leave, but stopped and looked back at her. "If you could not say anything about the charm spell—"

"I won't say a thing," Elaina cut him off.

"Good." Then, like before, he snapped his fingers and fire appeared at his feet, carrying him off. Elaina sighed once he was gone.

"I guess I have to start getting ready for that party, huh?" she said to herself. "I just hope I have a dress in that suitcase."

Elaina went back to the inn she was staying at and rummaged through the suitcase until she found what she was looking for.

It was a simple dress that went down to her ankles. There was a slit on the right side that went up to just below her mid-thigh. It was a nice royal blue with a neckline that stopped right before her cleavage and loose sleeves that were three quarters. Elaina also found one inch heels of the same royal blue. Then she brushed her hair, letting it fall down to her mid-back.

She sighed as she looked at herself in the mirror. She straightened out her dress.

"Well, this is the best I can do," she said out loud. "Now it's onto the party."

"It's Elaina, right?" Salamander asked as he poured drinks for them. "That's a lovely name."

"Uh, thank you," Elaina said quietly as he set down the bottle.

"I'd like to toast to your beauty." He snapped his fingers and balls of the liquid floated out of the glass. "Now, open up wide, Elaina. Savor the taste of each flavorful drop as it enters your mouth." Elaina cringed at how creepy he sounded. She waited until the liquid was close to her before she slapped them away.

"What do you think you're doing?" she asked as she stood up, keeping up her act of not knowing what going to happen. "You don't think I know what you're up to? You're trying to use sleep magic." Salamander chuckled.

"Very impressive, my dear."

"I don't want to give you the wrong idea, but I'm not gonna go as far as dating you to get into the Fairy Tail Guild."

"You're quite a handful, aren't you?" Then two curtains opened. Guys with big muscles were holding the guests of the party, who were asleep.

"What's going on?"

"Welcome aboard my ship. And you'd be wise to behave yourself until we make it Bosco." Then he said in a low, intimidating voice, "Don't make me angry."

"We're going to Bosco?! What happened to getting me into Fairy Tail?"

"Forget it. I just said that so I could lure you here and make you one of our slaves. Although..." He stepped closer to her and ran his finger down her cheek, jawline, and stopped under her chin. "With your natural beauty, I might just take you for myself." Elaina shuddered in fear briefly at the thought of what he might do to her before slapping his hand away and pushing him back.

"You're gonna kidnap all of these girls?" Elaina clenched her fists in anger before reaching to grab her keys from the holster on her thigh. "I'm not gonna let you get away with this!"

Salamander snapped his fingers and a string of fire knocked the keys out of her hands and into Salamander's.

"These are gate keys," he noticed. "So you're a celestial wizard. Only the wizard who is contracted can use this magic so these are absolutely useless to me. Whoops." He tossed the gate keys out of the window. Elaina's eyes opened widely as he did so.

Two of his guys grabbed onto Elaina's arms while she closed her eyes tightly, trying to wield the tears that were gathering back before she looked at the man before her with a fire in her eyes that very few rarely saw.

"You used magic to take advantage of others. You have got to be the worst wizard alive." Suddenly, something large crashed into the ceiling. Elaina smiled when she saw that it was Natsu. "Natsu!" Then the ship rocked on the water and Natsu suddenly looked sick.

"I knew this was a bad idea," he managed to say with his hand over his mouth to keep himself from throwing up. Elaina sighed, remembering that Natsu had motion sickness.

"Hey, what're you doing here, Elaina?" Happy said, floating above the hole Natsu had made with his wings spread out.

"The creep tricked me, Happy," Elaina said. "He said he was gonna get me into Fairy Tail. Hey, I didn't know you can fly."

"Yep." He then used his tail to wrap around Elaina's waist and took off. "Hold on."

"What about Natsu, Happy? Is he gonna be okay?"

"I can't carry two people." Then he dodged the multiple streams of fire that Salamander had sent their way.

"Seriously, Happy, what about Natsu and the other girls?"

"We got a problem, Elaina."

"What do you mean? What's wrong?" That's when Happy's wings disappeared.

"My transformation's up." Then they both screamed as they plummeted into the ocean.

Getting her bearings, Elaina looked around and saw her gate keys resting on a rock. She quickly swam over to them, grabbed them, and then swam up to the surface. She took a gasp of air before looking towards the ship that was still on its way to Bosco.

"All right, this is it," she said quietly, hoping Happy didn't hear her. "My first time using magic." Then she said louder, "Let's do this. Open, Gate of the Water Bearer: Aquarius!" She turned the key in the water, opening the gate that allowed the blue haired mermaid to appear.

"A fish!" Happy said excitedly, seeing the fishtail on the mermaid.

"Sorry, Happy, but she's not for you," Elaina said.

"That was awesome."

"That's the power of a celestial wizard." Elaina smiled. I can't believe I just used magic! "Whenever I use my gate keys, I can summon spirits from other worlds to help me. All right, Aquarius, I need you to use your power to push that ship back into port." She pointed at the ship. Aquarius scoffed. "Oh so that's our relationship, huh? Look, Aquarius, I'm sorry that your key dropped, but to be honest, it wasn't really my fault. I'd really appreciate it if you could help me out here, please."

"The next time it happens, though, you're dead." Elaina sighed.

"Right." Then Aquarius used her urn to create this enormous wave to wash the ship back onto shore, along with Elaina and Happy. The ship washed up on the shore, tipped on its side. Elaina sighed as she looked at the celestial spirit.

"Thanks for your help, Aquarius," she said.

"Don't call me for a while," the blue haired spirit said. "I'm going on a week-long vacation with my boyfriend. And he's hot."

"You don't need to rub it in." Then Aquarius returned to her home.

"I've got an idea," Happy said. "If the fish lady gives you any more trouble, you can call me to take care of her." Elaina giggled slightly.

"Thanks, Happy." Elaina stood up before running towards the ship with Happy on her shoulder. She looked up and saw Natsu standing up in one piece. "Natsu!" She stopped when she saw the look on Natsu's face.

"So you claim to be a member of the Fairy Tail Guild?" Natsu said to Salamander.

"So what's it to you?" Salamander asked. "Go get him, men."

"Sir," his guys said.

"Let me get a closer look at your face," Natsu said before taking off his coat.

"Natsu, look out," Elaina said on instinct as two guys charged at Natsu.

"Don't worry about him," Happy said, holding a fish in his paws. He must've gotten it from his backpack. "I probably should've told you this earlier, but he's a wizard too." Elaina just looked on in amazement as Natsu knocked a guy down with a single blow.

"My name is Natsu," Natsu said. "And I'm a Fairy Tail wizard. And I've never seen you before."

"Oh, wow," Elaina said. "Natsu's a Fairy Tail wizard?"

"That mark on his arm, this guy's the real deal, Bora," one of 'Salamander's' guys said.

"Don't call me that, you fool," Bora said.

"I know him," Happy said. "That's Bora the Prominence. Rumor has it, he was kicked out of the Titan Nose Wizard Guild a couple years ago because of bad behavior."

"I have no idea what you're trying to do here, buddy, and I don't care if you're a good guy, bad guy, or what," Natsu said as he walked down the side of ship to get closer to Bora. "I'm not gonna let you dirty the Fairy Tail Guild's name."

"What are you gonna do about it?" Bora said. "Stop me? Prominence Typhoon!" A magic circle appeared in front of him and a stream of purple fire shot out and attacked Natsu.

"Natsu!" Elaina shouted, reacting to instinct to go help him. Only Happy, with his wings spread out, stopped her. She looked on and watched in awe as Natsu, still very much alive, consumed the flames around him.

"Thanks for the grub, poser," Natsu said.

"What's going on here?" one of the men asked. "Who is this kid?"

"Fire magic doesn't work on Natsu," Happy said.

"Oh wow," Elaina said. "I've never seen anything like that before." She watched as Natsu continued walking towards Bora and his men.

"Now I've got a fire in my belly that's raging to get out," the pink haired boy said. Then he unleashed his attack, bring his two hands together in front of his mouth. "Fire Dragon Roar!" A huge stream of fire shot out from Natsu's hands. All of the men were down for the count, except for Bora, who used his fire to lift him above the wreckage.

"Hey, Bora, I swear I've seen this guy before," one of the men said. "The pink hair and the scaly looking scarf, there's no doubt about it. He's got to be the real one."

"Salamander, huh?" Elaina said with a smile.

"I hope you guys are paying attention," Natsu said as flames surrounded both his fists. "This is what a Fairy Tail wizard can do. Here I come!" Natsu charged to attack. Bora tried to counterattack, but that didn't stop Natsu. Elaina watched as the two went at each other.

"So Natsu can eat fire and then use it to attack?" she asked Happy. "How exactly can he do that? Is it a spell or something?"

"He has dragon lungs that allow him to breathe fire, dragon scales to help him to dissolve the fire, and dragon claws for attacking with fire," the cat explained. "His brand of fire magic is one that allows his body to take on all the qualities of a dragon. It's an ancient spell that's rarely used anymore."

"Really?" Elaina was really interested. Yes, she knew all of this already, but to her, it was still interesting to hear.

"This particular magic was originally used to deal with dragons."

"Amazing." They watched as Bora used an attack to slice through a good part of the town.

"It's called Dragon Slayer magic. Igneel was the one who taught it to him." They continued to watch as Bora attacked, only for Natsu to eat the flames. Natsu finished the fight with his Fire Dragon Iron Fist attack. He sent Bora into a bell tower.

"Don't be silly, Natsu," Happy said in response to what Natsu had said during his fight. Something about cooking Bora like a smoked fish or something like that. Elaina was just too caught up in the fight. "Everyone knows you smoke food with smoke, not fire."

"That was incredible," Elaina said. "But he sure overdid it."

"Aye." That's when she heard many footsteps and turned around slightly, seeing the vast amount of soldiers coming their way.

"The army?!" Then she screamed as Natsu suddenly grabbed her wrist and was pulling, or really dragging her, behind him.

"Oh, crap, we gotta get out of here," he said.

"Where are we gonna go?" Elaina asked him.

"Just come on. You said that you wanted to join the Fairy Tail Guild, didn't you?" Natsu looked back at her and grinned. "So let's go." Elaina smiled widely and nodded.

"You got it!"

And just like that, Elaina's Fairy Tail journey started.

There you have it. I hope you guys liked this latest update. Don't forget to leave a review!