N/N: Okay, I am terrible at scheduling…but on the bright side, here is the TRUE (as in not a quick prologue) beginning to the new arc of The New Fairy Tail! Hope you guys enjoy!

*Disclaimer: neither duodragoon nor I own/have any affiliation with Fairy Tail; all rights go to Hiro Mashima. Seriously, we just do this for fun*


The New Fairy Tail

Guild Battle Arc

Chapter 11: Swift as a Coursing River


*It is early in the morning. So early the sun is not even close to rising, and the moon still casts its gaze over a quiet Magnolia. Well, mostly quiet. We see Juvia walking down the street with a traveling pack on her back*

She comes to a stop in front of a brick building, "So, this is where she lives; I bet my little angel is sleeping. I'll sneak in, make her breakfast like the good old days, then it's off to training." Juvia opens the door with hearts in her eyes, before shock overcomes her as she sees the exact opposite of what she thought.

In the living room, Silvia is doing one hand stand push-ups in her sports bra and athletic shorts. She walks closer and hears the count, "998, 999, 1,000." Silvia stops and does a back flip over her mom. She grabs a towel on a nearby seat and wipes the sweat off her face. She then looks at Juvia, "Hi mommy, you're up late! I just finished my morning warm up." Surprised and trying to keep her cool composure Juvia says, "Well I just happened to finish my morning routine and decided to pack the gear for our training trip." Silvia nods, "As expected from my mom, let me get changed, eat, then we'll head out?" Juvia nods and Silvia rushes into the next room. Juvia takes this time to look around.

The room is nicely sized and has a sea blue carpet in the center of the room, there are two big blue couches on opposite sides of the room. On the far wall is a fireplace and right above it is a TV. On the fireplace is three pictures. On the left, we see Duo, Akiko, Silvia, Jarvan, Roxina, Kaizer, and Raiu as young children. The middle picture has Duo, Akiko, Silvia, Jarvan, Kaizer, Raiu, Lucio, Roxina, and a red-haired guy who is almost as tall Jarvan. He has a big sword on his back and is wearing an unbuttoned, black, short sleeved shirt. They look to be in their early teens. The last picture seems to be the most recently taken; in it is Duo, Silvia, Akiko, Hikari, Jarvan, Lucio, Raiu, the red-haired guy, and twin girls that are in their late teens. Both are dressed like fairy pop stars, with one in a jade colored attire, the other in pink.

Juvia calls out from the living room, "So what is your morning routine?" "1,000 push-ups, 1,000 sit ups, and a four-mile run," is Silvia's response. Juvia is surprised to hear such a routine. "How often do you do it?" Juvia asks calmly. "Every morning. Otherwise it wouldn't be a morning routine," Silvia replies, giggling at the end. Juvia then asks, "You never skip a day?" Silvia walks out wearing black athletic pants, a blue top, and black boots, whilst messing with her hair before she puts on her black beanie. On her right arm is the black scarf. "I can't." Juvia looks at Silvia confused. Silvia takes in a deep, dramatic breath.

We change to another scene to see Jarvan walking through a forest path behind Elfman.

Silvia begins, "Everyday me and my friends push ourselves to our limit, sometimes past them."

Next, we see a buggy speeding down the road with Akiko behind the wheel and Hikari next to her vomiting off the side. "No matter what challenges lie before us, we always push forward."

Raiu is in her personal dojo meditating with the two pop star girls meditating right behind her, they're all wearing karategis. "That's why I have to keep pushing myself."

Lucio opens a room full of practice dummies and swords as a solemn smirk forms on his face. Silvia looks at Juvia with determination in her eyes, "Because I know that my friends are working as hard, if not harder, than me and I can't afford to be left behind."

Finally, we see Duo following Gajeel into a dark cave, behind them a rock slides in front sealing the entrance. Juvia smiles seeing this new side of her daughter, "All right, let get going." They both grab their bags and head out.

*3 days later*

We see a mysterious mountain made of blue stones with a white waterfall running through it. At the bottom of the mountain is a lake. In the water, we see Silvia. She is aware of her surroundings, but still seems to be looking for something. Suddenly, several water dragons sprout out of the lake. These dragons do not unsettle Silvia, as they launch a barrage of attacks at her, she swiftly dodges them and takes them out one by one. After the last one is dispersed Silvia lands gracefully. Immediately she does a spin kick, a hand of water catches it. The water quickly takes the form of Juvia, "Good. Your senses have improved drastically over the last few days. Let's take a break."

They both walk to the shore where both of their bags are. Juvia pulls out two towels and throws one at Silvia, who catches it and wipes her face. They both sit on rocks that are next to each other. Silvia takes out a bottle of water and begins to drink. Juvia stares at her, 'Amazing. I never would have guessed she would be able to advance this fast in such a short time. Truth is…there's very little left to teach her.' Silvia hops up, "I'm ready for more. What's next?" Juvia gets up and answers, "Well sweetie, we're reaching the end. There's very little left to teach you. Congrats, you're-" "DON'T YOU DARE!" Silvia yells. Juvia is shocked by this outburst. Silvia continues, "I already told you, I can't afford to hold back or take breaks. I have to give it all I've got no matter what." Juvia sees that determination in her eyes again.

Juvia now understands, "Okay then, if you truly believe you're ready. I'll teach you the technique you want to know, but be warned if you mess this technique up, if you over use it, or miscalculate, it will destroy you. Knowing this will you continue?" Silvia nods. Juvia smirks then turns towards the lake, "All right, back to the water. We have one more day before we change locations." Silvia nods then starts to walk. She feels a breeze and stops, she looks up to the sky and mumbles to herself, "I wonder how everyone else's training is going." From the lake Juvia yells, "Come along daughter!" Silvia snaps out of her thoughts and heads towards the lake.

*Meanwhile*

We peak into Raiu's personal dojo in her mansion. Raiu is standing over her two pop star girls who are kneeling gasping for breath, "Really Chrissy, Rose. Is this all you guys got? Come on! We need to push further." Chrissy says, "We can't go on, we need a break." Rose adds, "Three days with no rest…only our fair lady would still have this much energy but still." Raiu gets in a stance, "Come at me!" Chrissy and Rose both stand up, but have little left to give. They're about to launch another assault when they hear, "Hold on!" They all turn to see Laxus standing in the door way with a small portly man in a suit and an exquisite mustache standing next to him. Laxus is signing a paper, once he is done he hands it to the man, who scurries off.

"You can't push your subordinates too hard, otherwise they'll burn out. Chrissy, Rose go relax in the hot springs and recover. We'll need you two tomorrow, and let my secretary know I need my calendar cleared for the next few days," Laxus unbuttons his tops until he has no tops on. "Well squirt, looks like I'ma have to remind you who the original Thunder Lord is." Laxus inhales and he grows twice his average size. Raiu grins, "It's been awhile old man. Hope you're not too rusty!" She charges at him.

*Next, we head deep into the woods where Jarvan and Elfman are back to back and surrounded by a whole lot of monsters. The best way to be surrounded, really*

"Now this is a REAL MAN'S work out. Glad you can still keep up," Elfman says in true Elfman form. "Are you kidding? The J-Dog's been holding back so you could get a piece, sensei," Jarvan replies. They both look at each other and laugh before both yelling "It's time to run wild!" Then they lunge at two different areas, as the air is filled with howls of pain from the monsters.

*Next our scene is a hot spring, where we notice Hikari is meditating while Akiko...well she's there also floating around*

Akiko yawns, "I'm bored. Hikari~ come play with me!" Hikari, annoyed, says, "I already told you I'm busy, and you should be doing the same. If you paid attention when your mom told us about this place, the more you concentrate the more your magic will increase." Akiko looks over at her and says, "I know I know, but we've been here for like 3 days now. Can't we take a break even for a little bit?" Hikari sighs, "I guess taking a break won't hurt, but back to training right after!" Hikari turns to look at Akiko, but she has suddenly disappeared. Hikari looks around vigorously, but fails to notice Akiko rising behind her with a sinister grin. Akiko lunges sending both girls into the water. They both come up at the same time and start playing and splashing each other.

*We enter the sealed off cave [N/N: Narrator powers kick ass!]. It is very dimly lit with torches. Deep in the cave is a room, we hear screams of pain coming from the room. As we enter the room, we see Gajeel sitting and watching as Duo is rolling around screaming in agony. He has black, draconic marks all over him*

As he is watching Duo, Gajeel thinks to himself, 'This kid is amazing. It's been two days and he's still going at it. Even I would have given up.' Gajeel remembers the day before they started training:

They were at home and Levy had just finish making dinner, they were digging in when halfway through Duo stopped and said, "Hey dad, can I ask you something?" Everyone at the table stopped eating, Levy and Gajeel looked at each other. They both knew this was serious, Duo only called him dad when it was. "Sure son. What is it?" "Well I was reading an old book and it was telling me about origin." Gajeel nods in response, "Then maybe you should talk to your mom she experienced second origin first hand." Duo nods, "I did talk to her about that, but that's not what I wanted to talk to you about. In that same book, it talked about many different origins, and there was one that I want to try. That I need you for." They both make eye contact and have serious expressions.

"Dragon Origin. It says you need two dragon slayers to do it. The book says it grants the user greater control over their dragon powers." Gajeel looks worried, "But at what cost?" Duo then tells him, "They say you may not survive the ritual." Gajeel jumps up "Like hell I will! I'm not gonna send you to an early grave!" "Calm down Gajeel," Levy says. Gajeel retorts, "But Levy!-" She gives him a stern look and he sits down immediately. Levy continues, " He cleared it with me first, I went through second origin and that was not pleasant. However, he could have easily taken that, so I know he could handle this. Gajeel you will make sure he survives, got it?" Gajeel nods, "Yes ma'am."

He snaps back to reality, 'This is intense I might have to stop this.' Gajeel stands up, "SIT BACK DOWN OLD MAN!" Gajeel is shocked and looks at Duo. Duo is looking up at him with his red eyes that look a lot more draconic than usual. You can see he's in tremendous pain, but is far from broken, "I can't give up! I won't give up! I'm gonna unlock this power and prove Fairy Tail is number one! So, sit down!" Gajeel grins and sits back down.

*In a hotel, just outside of Magnolia, we peak into the hotel room currently being used by the Ice Devils as they wait for their battle with Fairy Tail*

The first two we see are Brazz and Lokore. They are sitting in front of the TV looking for something to watch. Jaina and Namika are sitting at the table in the kitchen area. Jaina is doing her nails while Namika is sharpening her blade. Gin walks through the room followed by Kaizer. Brazz jumps up and looks at them to escape boredom, "Where you guys going?" Kaizer responds, "We're going out for training." Brazz's face changes from excitement to annoyed instantly, "What's up with you guys? Ever since we got here all you guys have been doing is training, come on let's do something fun!" Kaizer simply replies, "It would be best not to underestimate our opponent. Fairy Tail has a great track record with beating opposition that thinks they're not a threat." Jaina snickers, "We know darling. We've been training for this all year. We're not gonna waste all of our training just because we aren't training." Namika stops sharpening her blade to look at Gin and Kaizer, "We are Master's elite, we will not fail."

Gin twitches then speaks, "Master...you're worried about that old man?" Suddenly the room gets impossibly cold, to a point where Brazz shudders from the chill. Gin looks over his shoulder and we see his irises are glowing gold, "We lose and he'll be the least of your worries." Gin and Kaizer walk out of the room and the temperature returns to normal. Sensing the uneasy feeling still in the room Lokore asks "Speaking of whom, where is Master or First Lady?" Brazz answers, "Pops left earlier, said he was gonna go take care of some business, but I haven't seen mom since the night we came here. Strange…wonder where she could be?"

*We see Gray walking through Magnolia. He stops and looks up. We see he is looking up at the statue of Makarov and Laxus. He puts his head down and continues to walk as tears slide down his face*


N/N: Sorry for the long delay on this chapter; life is not too cooperative when it comes to making and sticking to a schedule. Good news though: I have PLENTY of chapters stacked up and lying in wait! Sooo, as always, favorite and/or follow if this story interests you, and leave a review to tell us what you think.

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