Really getting back into writing! Also, I just realized how hype GMG is going to be...
Enjoy!
"...Nashi!...Mavis, get her on the ship!"
"She's burning up!"
"Get down!"
...
"What do we do?! How did she even..."
"Is she even alive?"
"Comatose, looks like..."
...
"Get her to the infirmary."
"But Natsu..."
"DO IT!"
...
"What do we do?"
"..."
"Natsu?"
"...I don't know Luce. I don't know."
"Is she really...?"
"Yeah. She's awake."
...
Nashi jolted and her eyes snapped open. She was staring at the roof.
"What the...?" A raspy sound that she supposed was her voice escaped her lips, and she slowly moved her head to look around. Judging from what she could tell, she was back at home, in the infirmary. She had some sort of IV hooked up to her arm, but it was empty, as was the bag next to her on a hook. She slowly sat up, still confused. "How did I...?"
Silverridge. The cannon. Apocalypse. What had happened? Was everyone okay? Had she succeeded?
"All I remember is eating the Etherion..." She murmured, rubbing her temples. "And then everything went white." Nashi sighed and lowered her hand, pushing the blanket off of herself. Seeing that she had nothing on but a hospital gown, she got up and walked towards the window of the infirmary, looking outside. Judging from what she could see, it was summer.
But that made no sense, it had been spring during the incident. Nashi cracked her back with a satisfied moan.
"I guess I should see if anyone else is around..." She muttered. She was about to turn, but the sound of the infirmary door opening beat her to it. Turning, Nashi greeted her visitor with a confused face. Wendy dropped the tray she had and stared at Nashi, eyes wide.
"Wendy?" Nashi asked, voice still raspy. "What happened to me?"
"..."
"...Wendy?" The Sky Dragon looked strange, almost like she was tense. She was frightened. Nashi couldn't fathom why, she felt fine.
"N-Nashi-san?" Wendy finally asked. "H-How do you feel?"
"Alright, I guess." Nashi looked back out the window, watching people mill by the guild. "What happened?"
"...I-I think it'd be best if I got your parents up here..." Wendy picked up the tray she'd dropped, which appeared to have more IV bags on it, and turned to leave. This left Nashi by herself once more. She'd ever felt so confused in her life. Why was Wendy so scared? What exactly had happened? Nashi looked down at her hands, which looked looked rather normal.
For a moment, they flashed brimstone black.
Nashi blinked and it disappeared, but it startled her considerably. What had that been? Something to with Wendy's fright?
"WHAT?!" Nashi jumped at the screech she heard, accompanied by footsteps coming up the stairs. The door was flung open, turning Nashi's attention to it once more. The first figure was her mother, who's baby bump was far bigger than Nashi recalled, and her father, who looked dead serious.
All three stared at each other for what felt like forever, before a smile broke over her mother's face.
"Thank Mavis you're okay." She whispered. "We were so worried."
"What even happened?" Nashi asked. Neither responded to her, and Nashi sighed. "I've been awake for only a few minutes and I'm already tired of not getting an answer."
"You survived a point blank Etherion explosion."
"...Hah?" Nashi asked her father, who still looked dead serious. "Stop fucking with me dad, there's no..."
His face did not flicker in any way to show he was joking. Nashi's stomach turned and she felt dizzy.
"...S-Seriously?" She asked weakly, her mother nodding to confirm the story. "But, how? That shouldn't even be..."
"Possible. It's not." Her father answered. He took a deep breath and finally offered her a pathetic smile. "Yet here we are." Nashi didn't know what to say. How could she survive an Etherion strike? It wasn't possible, not even with odds like one in a trillion.
"What about Silverridge?" She asked.
"Obliterated." Her mother replied. Nashi's felt faint at this.
"How many people...?" She trailed off purposefully, waiting for the damning answer. She did not get one for a moment, until her father chuckled.
"Every citizen of Silverridge was evacuated almost half an hour prior to the explosion." he told her. Nashi breathed a sigh of relief. Ken had come through. "So no one important died."
"...No one important?" Nashi asked. "So...Someone did?"
"Yeah." Her father's expression turned a little poisonous. "The others said you'd been fighting that Apocalypse guy. He'd be the only causality."
Apocalypse was dead.
Surprisingly enough, this did nothing to prevent Nashi from being haunted by what happened at Phantom Dove. She was revealed the man no longer walked the earth, sure, but it did not help her get over what had happened.
"I guess everything turned out alright, then." Nashi said with a sigh, looking behind her out the window. A thought occurred. "Hey, uh, Mom? Dad?"
"Yes, sweetheart?" her mother asked.
"...How long have I been in here?" Her question brought forth more uncomfortable silence, and Nashi turned back to find her parents struggling for words. "Because you're a lot father along in your pregnancy than I remember, Mom. And the trees are in full bloom, so..."
"Two months." her father answered. "You've been comatose for two months." Nashi attempted to swallow this as best she could, but it still surprised her. It had only been the start of May during the incident, so that would make it July. Nashi had missed two months of her life.
"Don't worry about it, sweetie." her mother advised, tears in her eyes. "After all, you should be dead."
That much was true, Nashi couldn't act as if being in a coma for two months was somehow worst case scenario. By all logical accounts, she should have died. She sat on the edge of her hospital bed and sighed.
"I guess." She replied. "Where are the others? Are they okay?"
"More or less." Her father replied, tone unsteady. Nashi couldn't figure out if he was lying or not. "A little banged up at first, but they're okay. I think..."
"NASHI!"
"Gah!" Nashi didn't have time to defend herself before Ultear somehow found her way into the infirmary, and tackled Nashi into a bone crushing hug. "Ul?!"
"I'm so happy you're okay!" The girl shouted, tearing up into Nashi's gown. "We were all so worried about you! When Drake carried you back we didn't know what to do..." Ultear's words turned into nonsensical blabbering, and Nashi just rubbed the girls back in an attempt to calm her down. After a while, a sigh was heard.
"What, are you going to hog her all to yourself?" Nashi looked over to the door to find the rest of her friends standing there watching. Ultear made a noise that sounded like an apology and got off of Nashi, which allowed her to stand up again.
"hey guys." Nashi greeted. "Nice to see you."
"Nice to see you awake." Simon replied as they all walked inside. Before anymore words could be spoken, Nashi was wrapped into another crushing hug, this time by Elise.
"E-Elise?" Nashi asked. It was unlike the Iron Dragon to do this.
"If you ever do some stupid shit like that again, you won't have to worry about dying in that situation, I'll kill you myself." The shorter girl threatened, making Nashi laugh if off worriedly, and the girls grip on her tightened. "We were worried, though..." Nashi once again rubbed her friends back to calm them down a bit, and once Elise regained control of herself, she was greeted by Simon and Damien.
"Surviving an Etherion explosion and only comatose for two months?" Damien asked with a chuckle, placing a hand on Nashi's head and ruffling her hair. "You never stop impressing, do you kiddo?"
"I guess not." Nashi replied, wincing as Damien pushed a bit to hard. Simon shook his head with a smile.
"Just be more careful next time." he warned her with a warm smile. "And if not that, don't go in always have your back, remember that."
"I will." Nashi looked around and noticed something. "Hey, where's Drake?"
"Over here." A voice came. Nashi turned her attention to the doorway, where her best friend was leaning against the door frame, a small smile on his face. "How are you?" he asked.
"Alright." She replied. She smiled and held her arms out. "Do I get a hug, or not?" Drake rolled his eyes and entered the room, and walked into her embrace. After a moment, they parted, making Nashi smile. "You're still really bad at..."
Everything changed.
She was no longer in the infirmary, she was in the middle of a crater. The ruins around her were still blazing, and the sky had turned a dark red hue. Nashi couldn't move or talk, just witnessed. Slowly, her head turned, and she saw Drake standing a ways away from her, watching her. His eyes were filled with terror and confusion.
Directed at her.
As soon as it happened, it was over. Nashi was back in the infirmary, staring at Drake. She blinked a few times in confusion, but shrugged it off. whatever it was, she couldn't figure it out with only brief snaps of it like that.
"You okay?" Drake asked, looking concerned. "You spaced out for a second there."
"I-I'm okay." Nashi replied, not able to shake the feeling the vision of Drake was giving her. "Just a little dizzy."
"Maybe you should sit down." Simon advised. "You may still be weak." Nashi nodded and looked back as she sat on the bed's edge. Sighing, she looked over at all her friends, who were smiling at her. It didn't take long before she too smiled.
"It feels good to be back."
Silence.
That was the only word to accurately describe the aura in the room. The six people in the room were dead silent, as it should have been as well.
After all speaking out against Zeus wasn't something someone wanted to do.
The master of the Olympians stared out the window of his office, waiting to see if any one of the returned soldiers would speak up. After they did not, he sighed.
"So the canon was destroyed without firing." he said, causing the atmosphere to become dangerously tense. "And Apocalypse is dead."
"Y-Yes." Lennix replied shakily. Zeus made a humming sound of agreement, and turned to walk closer to them.
"W-We're sorry." Ramin said. "They...They got us."
"I know, I was watching it all." This made them even more nervous, and rightfully so. "However, this does not put a single damper on our plans whatsoever."
"What?" Shuichi asked. "But you wanted that cannon under our control, right?"
"Wrong." Zeus replied. "What I wanted from that cannon for has already come to fruition without it firing."
"How?" Ramin asked. "You wanted to destroy Fairy Tail, and yet they stand!"
"You're a fool if you honestly thought we had no other motives." Zeus shot back. The three fell silent, and Zeus walked back up towards his desk. "So with that in mind, I mus thank you three. After all, you were very useful distractions."
"T-Thank you, Master." Lennix murmured. Zeus nodded.
"And even with Quintus coming up short by drowning himself, you've all done what was asked of you." This seemed to alleviate some of the worry in the room. "However, there is one problem."
"Uh oh." Shuichi said. Zeus turned back, lightning crackling around his lightning bolt shaped staff.
"The three of you still lost." Zeus raised his staff, and fired.
Lennix and Ramin didn't even have time to scream in pain, disintegrating into piles of ash immediately. Shuichi jumped to his feet in shock.
"What the fuck Zeus!" he roared. "They didn't do anything!"
"Exactly." Zeus replied. "Whether or not the plan worked means nothing for you. Apocalypse succeeded, you did not. I do not tolerate failure." Shuichi growled.
"Well, good luck killing a Demon Lord!" Shuichi took over into his Lord Akirelys, and Zeus turned fully to face him.
"As yes, you're trump card." Zeus said. "A power that makes you nigh impervious to everything not holy or another Demon."
"Exactly! Good luck trying to...!"
"You're a bigger idiot than I could have imagined if you think my lightning doesn't work on you." Shuichi only had time to gasp before he, too, turned into a pile of ash. Zeus sighed.
"Ten of the takeover wizards now still stand." he said to neither of his associates in particular. "Poseidon, if you would." The black hair bearded man nodded, and waved his hand. The ashes were washed away in a white tide of water, never to be seen again. Zeus walked back to his window beside his comrades, looking out onto the ocean.
"What is the next phase, Master Zeus?" Poseidon asked. Zeus nodded to address him. Yes, the next phase of their master plan.
"The Grand Magic Games are approaching." He reported. "That means the next step is going to be completed." Turning to his other companion, Zeus narrowed his eyes. "Is Kronos ready?"
The young man with raven black hair and eyes just as black smirked.
"As ready as he'll ever be." The man reported. "That final blast from the Fairies sure did a number on him though."
"How is he?" Poseidon asked. The young man snickered.
"I wouldn't worry about it." he replied. "Hephaestus made him this rig. Supposedly helps his body run halfway decent. Half the poor fucks face got melted off along with most of his innards getting wrecked, but he can do it." Zeus nodded at this, Hephaestus had it covered.
"Then we are almost ready." he then turned to Poseidon. "Contact our sleeper agent. Tell him what to do."
"And what is that?" Poseidon asked.
"Before Kronos initiates his spell, he is to test END's powers. If she is up to our expectations, Kronos can move in." Poseidon nodded, and left the room to contact the sleeper. Zeus then turned to his other companion. "You make sure everything for Kronos is in place. If even one thing messes this up, I'll kill the both of you." The other man laughed.
"I said don't worry about it." he replied. "Jeez, you're such a buzzkill." The young man turned on his heel to leave, and Zeus watched him.
"Hades." Zeus warned. The young man known as Hades looked over his shoulder. "Take this a bit more seriously, could you?"
The King of the Underworld laughed.
"I got it, I got it."
"I totally forgot!" Ultear shouted happily, bouncing up and down while her five comrades watched weakly.
"What the hell is wrong with Ul?" Damien asked, eyebrow raised.
"The Grand Magic Games!" Ultear brandished a copy of Sorcerer Weekly at them, which was announcing the event in three months time. "With everything that happened to Nashi, it slipped my mind!"
"Oh, right. That." Drake said. "I wonder how it's going down this year."
"Probably as lame as last year." Elise reported. "No one strong entered last year. Lame as hell."
"But look at this!" Ultear shouted, brandishing the open magazine at them. "Sabertooth reported they were entering a team this year!"
Sabertooth. Nashi knew the name. It was Fairy Tail's supposed rival guild, with powerful mages that matched Fairy Tail.
"Then maybe it'll be worth a watch." Simon offered.
"And Lamia Scale, and Blue Pegasus, and Mermaid Heel...This is going to rock!" Ultear squealed.
"Sounds like it." Nashi as they were about to turn around, Ultear gasped.
"What now?" Damien asked. Ultear turned with stars in her eyes.
"It's teams of six." She said. it didn't take long for it too click with everyone else. They grinned.
"She's got a point." Drake said.
"Well hey, if Lamia and Pegasus are entering, we have too!" Nashi agreed.
"And Sabertooth!" Elise cackled. "We could slam of rivals in the GMG! Let's do this!"
"What's all this talk about the GMG?" The six turned to find Laxus standing behind them.
"We should totally enter!" Ultear said. Laxus shrugged.
"We haven't in a long time." he said. "Plus, with the new generation, I'm sure fans would eat it up...Sure, why the hell not?" The six cheered. "It's in three months though, so if you guys are serious about this, some serious training is in order."
"Training?" Nashi asked. "Is that really necessary?"
"Unless you want to get completely stomped by Saber's new team, I'd say so." Laxus countered. Ultear slammed her hands down on the table, looking completely determined.
"I need o find my parents!" She shouted. Drake looked over at Simon.
"Does your mom know how to contact Jellal?" he asked. Simon nodded.
"Let's get on that." the two ran off together. Damien grinned.
"Want to do some training, Pops?" he asked. Laxus shrugged.
"If you think you can handle it." he shot back. Elise sighed and stood.
"Dad!" She shouted. "Dad! We got stuff to do!" Nashi took her turn to stand. Even though she didn't feel all that weak from being out for two months, it couldn't hurt.
"I think my parents are at home," She muttered to herself, taking off out of the guild in search of her parents.
And, with that, the new generation of Fairy Tail decided to go to the Grand Magic Games while, at the same time, their most powerful enemy moves in on it as well. Not to mention their rival guild, Sabertooth, was taking part as well.
Fairy Tail, Sabertooth, Kronos, A sleep agent, And the Olympians, all fighting in one giant arena.
No matter what happened, one thing was for certain. The Grand Magic Games was going to be quite the festival.
And the setup has started! I hope you guys enjoyed, leave a review! Let's try and get ten!