"Ever heard of Mystogan?" Nashi rolled through a list of memories and names in an attempt to place his name too a story, but couldn't. She was sure she'd heard his name somewhere, but she couldn't do it. She looked at Damien hopefully, but he didn't seem anymore aware then she was.
"Sorry, can't place it" Nashi replied, and he almost fell off of the stairs.
"Seriously?" He demanded. "Do they talk about me over there?"
"Well recently, no" Damien replied. " I swear I've heard your name somewhere before though."
"Well, I was...no, am a member of Fairy Tail" He told them. "I'm surprised your parents haven't told you the story about Edolas" There was that name again, Nashi was sure she'd heard it. She, however, had been told all the stories a thousand different ways, so she could never keep one thing about a story straight. She could've sworn Zancrow was a member of Tartarus for longest time before someone corrected her.
"Remind us?" Nashi asked.
"The whole of Magnolia was swallowed up by the Anima," Mystogan replied. "I helped them get here to Edolas, and I stayed to be king" Nashi could remember that story now. That crazy one with all the doubles of people that were the opposite of how they really were. Nashi nodded, and Mystogan sighed. "I thought that the Anima business was over, but apparently it isn't."
"Quick question," Damien said. "Why can't we use our magic here? I tried beating your soldiers up and nothing happened."
"Because you are mages of Earthland" Mystogan replied. "Your magic cannot be used here without the consumption of X-balls. Speaking of which..." Mystogan dug out a small vial containing red balls, poured two out, and threw them and Nashi and Damien. "Eat those, you'll be able to use magic then" Nashi cast Damien a wary glance, and he nodded. Nashi out the ball in her mouth, and she realized it tasted like nothing. She swallowed it and felt her body warm up. A small fire lit and danced in her open palm, and she grinned, feeling much more comfortable.
"Wait," Nashi said. "If you're Edolas Jellal and you're the king, then does that mean...?" Nashi trailed off as she looked up towards the pair of feet yet to descend from the thrones. She chuckled.
"Yes, that means exactly what you're implying" She stepped down from the thrones, and Erza came into view.
"My head hurts" Damien muttered. Nashi couldn't help but agree. The woman looked and sounded like Erza, but it wasn't her all at the same time. Nashi's head spun at the knowledge.
"What are we going to do with them, Jellal?" Edo-Erza asked. "We can't just have mages of Earthland running around, it'll cause a panic"
"I think you may already," Damien replied. "There were four others who got sucked over here, but they weren't with Nashi and I in the Anima room." Mystogan sighed.
"I think the best course of action would be too deliver them to our Fairy Tail" Before Nashi could speak up, Erza did.
"Are you sure that's wise? Seeing their Edolas counterparts...may not be a good thing" Nashi wasn't sure if that meant there was another her running around over her, but she got to excited.
"I will see them there personally" Mystogan said. "They may listen with the word from their king, they will have to listen"
"You ain't my king, pal" Damien said.
Nashi watched as people carved a path and knelt down as Mystogan walked through the streets. She could hear them whispering.
"Isn't that the Dragion kid?" One asked.
"With Mira's kid too?"
"What did they do?"
"Why are they with the King himself?"
"Today has been weird. First a hole opens in the sky and now this..."
"You don't think they're Earthland mages, do you?"
"Impossible, the Anima can't open without magic in Edolas, and there hasn't been for over twenty years!"
"Hey, Nashi" Nashi looked over to find Damien watching her carefully. "What do you make of all this?" Nashi sighed as Mystogan rounded a corner and a green building came into view.
"I don't know" She finally said. "I mean, where else would've we've been sent?"
"I think a better question would be, how do we get back?" Nashi had to agree with him there, she really wanted to get back. As interesting as Edolas sounded, the prospect of getting back was more important.
Well, that and she'd gone missing, again.
"This place may be a shock to you guys" Mystogan spoke up, interrupting Nashi's train of thought. "Let me do the talking and explain everything. I'm sure they'll understand... I'm just not sure the other you's will."
"Oh, this is kind of exciting!" Damien said. "I can't wait to see the other me!"
"If he's the opposite of you, he might be a nice guy" Nashi joked, getting her a venomous glare from Damien and a chuckle from Mystogan.
"How are things in Earthland, anyway?" Mystogan asked suddenly. "Is Makarov and everyone doing well?" Damien and Nashi shared a look.
"Um...Mystogan...can we call you Jellal?" Damien asked.
"If you want, I don't care" He replied, turning to face them. Nashi gulped.
"Well... uh... you see..."
"...Makarov's dead, isn't he?" Mystogan's blatant tone shook Nashi up a bit. Mystogan sighed at their silence. "I assumed as much. It has been almost thirty years, I had hoped it was otherwise... Is...Laxus in charge now?" Nashi nodded, and Mystogan sighed. "It must be hell then. I'm sorry if he causes a lot of trouble."
"What?" Was all Damien managed, Nashi feeling just as confused.
"Before I left, Laxus was all about controlling the guild and kicking everyone out." Mystogan replied. "Is he different now?"
"Yeah, Gramps is pretty chill" Nashi replied. "I never really got to know Makarov all that well, but Laxus is a nice guy" Mystogan nodded in silence, ending the conversation there. "So...Edolas Fairy Tail?" Mystogan nodded and did his best to perk up.
"Right, of course, I'm wasting time." He began walking up the steps towards the doors. "Come on then, we haven't got all day you know" Nashi and Damien trailed up the stairs after him and he pushed the doors open. Nashi didn't look past Mystogan's towering frame, but she could hear people gasping and see them kneeling.
"Y-your Highness!" A familiar voice shouted. "W-what are you... what can we...?"
"Stand, Lucy" Mystogan spoke.
"H-how did you know my name, Your Grace?"
"Doesn't matter, we have pressing matter to discuss." Mystogan stepped out of the way, and he gave Nashi and Damien the front row seat to everyone staring at them in shock. Nashi found herself staring at her mother, but she was slightly different. She had shorter hair, and a side pony tail
That and the growing look of anger on her face.
"W-what did you do, Nashi?" She demanded, and Nashi sweat dropped.
"Nothing, honest!"
"Damien, what happened?" Mira demanded from the crowd, and Damien chuckled.
"Well, do you want the story before or after I got arrested?" Nashi suppressed a giggle as Mira fumed. Mystogan coughed, regaining the attention of the guild.
"As I said, pressing matters" he said. "These, however, are not your children"
"With all due respect, your Highness" Lucy said. "I think I know my daughter when I see her" Mystogan sighed.
"Nashi, if you would" Nashi figured he wanted her to prove it to Lucy, so she lit er entire body on fire and the whole guild jumped back.
"Someone get some water!"
"Nashi's on fire!"
"Uh, you idiots!" Everyone turned back to Mystogan as he shouted angrily. "That isn't your Nashi! it's Earthland's Nashi!"Everyone turned back with a gasp as Nashi extinguished herself. "She was sent here by a mysterious force, and while I have it investigated, she and Damien will be staying here, alright?" Nashi could tell it wasn't a question, he was informing them. Lucy smiled weakly.
"A-as you wish, your Highness!" Mystogan nodded, turning back to Nashi and Damien.
"If you two ever find out anything about where your friends are or what sent you here, do not hesitate to come to the palace, my door is always open"
"Got it, your Highness" Nashi said.
"Can do Jelly!" Damien said saluting, and Mystogan smiled weakly.
"I'll take my leave then" He turned on his heel and left, leaving Nashi and Damien standing there feel uncomfortable.
"So..." Damien said, breaking the silence. "Any one know any good jokes?" Nashi face palmed.
"We won't be any trouble, really" Nashi said. "We'll be looking for our friends most of the time, so..."
"Friends, huh?" A voice demanded. "Who are they?" Nashi turned to find a familiar female standing there, and Nashi felt like she had vertigo. Edo-Ultear looked like Nashi's Ul, but she was wearing way less clothes and sounded way bitchier. Damien coughed something that sounded like slut, and Nashi paled.
"Well, Earthland you" She said weakly, and Edo-Ul laughed.
"We're friends in Earthland? Wow, how fucked is it over there?!" Nashi managed a weak chuckle.
"Ultear, be nice" Edo-Gray said.
"Shut up, pops!"
"Love you too, dearie!" Before Nashi could comment on that, a white haired figure walked up to them, and Nashi's eyes widened in shock as she glanced between Damien and him.
"Mavis, that's creepy" She said weakly as the two Damien's scanned each other warily.
"You're supposed to be me?" They both said at the same time. "Hey, don't copy me! Stop it! Uh, you're the worst" Nashi's Damien turned to her. "Tell this dope I'm better than he is." Nashi was about to say something when Edo-Damien laughed.
"You better than me? Impossible." All it took was Damien changing into his demon form the scare the other off. Nashi sighed.
"Did you have to make him piss himself?"
"I pissed myself?! Mavis, Edolas me is a wuss" Nashi turned and noticed Edo-Elise hiding behind her mother, and Nashi smiled and waved to her.
"Hey, Elise!" Nashi said with a grin, and Elise just shied away, confusing Nashi profusely.
Nashi spent the majority of her afternoon meeting and greeting everyone from Edolas, and she was about a difference away from snapping and lighting someone or something on fire. She sighed as Damien walked over too her and took the set next to her.
"This place is weird." He complained.
"I know," Nashi replied. "Ul's a flirty, bitchy exhibitionist. Elise is shy and introverted, you're a wuss, Drake and I are nowhere to be found, and I'm one comment about my lack of cover on my upper body away from punching someone in the face." Damien chuckled.
"Well, you do keep that vest unzipped most of the time, and you don't seem to like wearing any other shirts."
"Get over here and let me punch you, you bastard" Nashi and Damien spent the next 5 minutes wrestling each other on the table, Nashi intent on punching him and Damien covering himself. They were interrupted by the door opening.
"Oh!" She heard her mother say. "There you guys are!" Nashi turned and nearly threw up. Edo-Nashi stood in the doorway with a shit eating grin plastered on her face, and a blonde girl stood next to her, making Nashi feel even sicker. Damien saw it too, and Nashi looked over at him worriedly.
"Damien...That's..."
"What the fuck..." They remained silent as Edo-Lucy explained the situation. Nashi saw her Edolas counterpart look over and her eye widen as they landed on her, and Nashi gave a sheepish wave. "Nashi... that girl with you... it's...!"
"I know, I know" Nashi hissed. "I recognize her" Nashi watched as the two girls approached them and Edo-Nashi smiled weakly.
"So...you're me?" She asked. Nashi nodded weakly. The blonde girl smiled.
"So does that mean your my Earthland big brother?" She asked Damien, who looked on the verge of tears. Nashi had never seen him so torn up.
"Steph...Stephanie..."
Heh, another cliffy. Hope you enjoyed, leave a review!