Edolas, Edolas Continent, Unnamed Plains.
November, x784.
Nearly an entire day had passed since Alfonzo, Elicia, and Lucy arrived at the Edolas Fairy Tail's guild hall. And during that time, they realized that the guild's atmosphere was almost identical to the Fairy Tail they grew up in. Though, certain members of the guild were a lot more aggressive.
In fact, Alfonzo has had a few run ins with this world's Jet and Droy, who thought themselves the strongest. And without the use of his magic, he put them in their places with a few well-placed punches and kicks.
*Sigh* The absence of magic power in the body really makes the people of this world much weaker, physically, than back home." Alfonzo muttered while looking down at Jet and Droy, who were covered in bruises. "Which makes Mystogan's feat of becoming an S-Class wizard even more impressive."
"Mystogan, you're talking about Prince Jellal, right?" Levy asked while staring down at her team mates from Team Shadow Gear disdainfully. "God damn it, if you're gonna challenge someone to a fight two on one, don't get your asses kicked so fucking bad! You're making the rest of us look weak!"
"If you're so bad ass, why don't you fight him?" Jet shouted back.
"What did you say?" Levy asked, her eyes narrowing dangerously.
"Shut the hell up, Jet." Droy said sternly. "Are you trying to get us both another ass kicking?"
"Don't order me around, asshole!" Jet fired back.
Deciding he was done with that little episode, Alfonzo distanced himself from the bickering teammates and sat down at the bar next to Elicia and Lucy.
"So, how much longer are we gonna stay here?" Lucy asked curiously. "I mean, if they convert that lacrima into Magic power, won't everyone from Magnolia be in danger?"
"Don't worry, Lucy." Elicia replied with a smile. "If it's as big as Mystogan said it was, it will take a long time to prepare for use."
"And that proves it, size isn't everything." Alfonzo said with a cheeky smile.
"Oh, like you can talk." Elicia replied with a seductive gaze. Then, she licked her lips as she continued. "You're just lucky you have the technique to match your size."
Meanwhile, Lucy could only look on dumbfoundedly as a blush crept onto her cheeks.
"We were having a serious conversation, right?" Lucy asked. "How did the two of you turn that into… this?"
Hearing Lucy's question, Alfonzo and Elicia only smiled at her in response.
Over the last half a year, despite the fact that Lucy's body was so tempting, they had found out that she was quite innocent when it came to sexual matters. So, they found some measure of enjoyment in turning conversations to a sexual nature when she was around.
"If you knew how big Fonzie was and how good he was at using it, you'd be more interested in our conversation, Lucy." Elicia said with a mischievous smile on her face.
Immediately, the slight blush on Lucy's face exploded, covering everything from her neck to the tips of her ears in a bright red. At the same time, Alfonzo and Elicia felt as if they could see smoke coming out of the top of the younger girl's head while her eyes started spinning.
"Okay, Lici, that's enough." Alfonzo said, holding back a laugh. "Lucy's right. This isn't the time for that."
"*Sigh* Okay~." Elicia said, seemingly in disappointment.
"But if you wanna find out what she's talking about, Lucy." Alfonzo whispered into Lucy's ear. "Maybe the two of us could spend some more time getting to know each other when we get back to Earth Land."
The blush that started to recede when Alfonzo stopped Elicia came back with a vengeance when he whispered into Lucy's ear.
'Oh my god! Did he just ask me out on a date?' Lucy asked herself internally. 'But why did he have to do it while teasing me about.. that?'
Even though she was complaining on the inside, Lucy nodded her head meekly, clearly happy, yet embarrassed, to receive Alfonzo's date invitation.
At the same time, while Lucy's head was lowered in embarrassment, Alfonzo and Elicia exchanged glances before nodding in satisfaction.
"Anyway, to answer your earlier question." Alfonzo said, his playful and flirtatious demeanor nowhere to be seen. "We'll stay until tomorrow night at the latest. There's a chance that Natsu, Happy, Wendy, and Carla might find their way here."
"Yeah, it would suck if they came here and we were already gone." Elicia said with a smile. "Otherwise, they would have to find magic items to use until we could find them. And let's be honest, with Natsu's recklessness, he would probably blow through all the magic in his magic item in one attack."
Although the blush on her face had not disappeared, Lucy's expression had become serious. Nodding in agreement with Alfonzo's plan and Elicia's assessment, she could only pray that everyone would be all right until they could be rescued.
"By the way, I wonder what Mystogan and Gajeel are doing right now." Lucy said, a pondering expression on her face.
"If I had to guess, Gajeel is probably gathering information." Alfonzo replied. "I mean, contrary to how he acts, he's a good infiltrator when he needs to be."
"Yeah, back when he was with Phantom Lord, no one would have even known about when he attacked Levy, Jet, and Droy if I hadn't been nearby." Elicia added. "Well, Fonzie would have. But that's only because he had his [Magic Power Detection] active because he was having a bad feeling that night."
'And because we knew the plot.' Alfonzo and Elicia added silently.
"Now that you mention it, I remember him saying something like that." Lucy muttered as she thought back to that night.
"As for Mystogan." Alfonzo said, pulling Lucy out of her thoughts. "I'm not a hundred percent sure. He's probably going around to see who he can still trust after leaving Edolas so long ago. But other than that, I have no clue. I don't even know him well enough to hazard a guess."
'They never really said what he was doing in the anime, either.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'The mother fucker just kinda showed up at the end, made Panther Lily switch sides, and then he fought Natsu before sending all the magical shit out of the world.'
"I guess that makes sense." Lucy replied with a nod. "Until the tournament, I had never even seen him before."
"Yeah, he does have the habit of putting as many people in the guild to sleep as possible whenever he shows up to take a quest." Elicia said with a smile.
At the same time, a four-wheeled magic vehicle was racing across the plains from the direction of Syca Town. And inside the vehicle were six individuals, two talking cats and four humans.
"What's wrong with him?" The Edolas Lucy asked from the front passenger seat of the magic vehicle.
"It's because Natsu is a strong Dragon Slayer." Wendy replied while rubbing Natsu's back, who was suffering from motion sickness.
"But aren't you a Dragon Slayer, too?" Lucy asked in confusion. "Why are you okay, Wendy, when he's like… that?"
"It's because I'm not strong enough, yet." Wendy replied while clenching her fists. "But one day, I'll be strong, just like Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus."
"I don't get it." A spiky, pink-haired young man with goggles over his eyes wearing a red leather jacket, a white shirt, and blue pants exclaimed from the driver's seat. "If what you said is true, he's supposed to be me from another world, right? Then how is it possible that he has motion sickness?"
*Smack!*
"Shut it Natsu." Lucy said as she swatted the driver, the Edolas Natsu, in the back of his head. "At least he's not a blubbering baby when he's outside of the vehicle."
Swerving due to the sudden slap, the Edolas Natsu quickly corrected the vehicles path before rubbing the back of his head.
"Geez, Lucy, you don't have to be so violent all the time." The Edolas Natsu said.
"What was that?" Lucy asked with a growl. "Are you talking back? Why don't you say that again?"
Instead of responding, the Edolas Natsu only focused his attention on the path ahead.
"Coward." Lucy muttered under her breath. "Why can't you stand up for yourself more? Then maybe I would…"
Though the Edolas Natsu could not hear Lucy's muttering, and the Earth Land Natsu was in no position to pay attention to it, as he was suffering from motion sickness, Wendy heard every word and began to blush at what she heard.
"Wendy, what's wrong?" Carla asked after seeing Wendy's face redden so suddenly. "Are you feeling sick? Is the different environment affecting you?"
"No, Carla, I'm okay." Wendy replied while shaking her head. "But I'm glad you're doing better now."
Ever since the four of them, Natsu, Happy, Wendy, and Carla had been transported to Edolas, Carla had been wearing a melancholic expression. Actually, she had been wearing it even slightly before the anima opened over Magnolia. And the reason for that was something that Carla did not want to believe.
Carla's visions were of a taller than average female talking cat, or Exceed as they are called in Edolas, with white fur, grey eyes, and diamond patters dotted around her eyes wearing a regal gown with a solemn expression standing before a number of large eggs. And just before the vision ended, she heard the female Exceed give an order.
{"I entrust all you unborn children to find the Dragon Slayers and bring them back to Edolas for the prosperity of our lands."}
Seeing that same vision once again, Carla's concerned expression reverted to a melancholic one again. As a result, Wendy's smile turned into a concerned expression, too.
Meanwhile, Happy could only watch the girls with concern in his expression as well. On top of that, he had gotten used to Natsu's motion sickness over the years, so he was not all that concerned about his best friend.
"Alright, everybody." The Edolas Natsu said a few moments later. "We're almost at the guild hall."
"Ugh… Finally…" Natsu groaned uncomfortably. "Just make it stop…"
A few minutes later, The Edolas Natsu pulled up in front of the guild hall before cutting the engine off immediately.
"Alright, you guys go on in." The Edolas Natsu said with a smile. "I'll change the fuel lacrima in case we need to get moving again."
"Good." Lucy said with a nod. "And you better be ready when we need you. If you're not, you won't like the consequences."
"Come on, Lucy." The Edolas Natsu replied with a fearless smile. "When have I ever fallen behind on the road?"
Meanwhile, the Earth Land Natsu had opened the door to the backseat immediately and flung himself out of the vehicle.
"Ah! It feels so good to be on solid ground again!" Natsu shouted.
"Sorry, Natsu." Wendy said as she also climbed out of the magic vehicle. "If I could use my magic, I could have cast my [Troia] spell."
"Oh yeah, I completely forgot about that." Natsu replied with a smile. "With that, I could ride in vehicles with no problem. Wendy, hurry up and cast it on me, then we can go for another ride."
"Uh… Um…" Wendy stammered after hearing Natsu's request.
"Did you forget that fast, we can't use our magic here, you buffoon." Carla said disdainfully.
"Carla…" Wendy whimpered.
"Enough talking." Lucy said, finally climbing out of the magic vehicle. "Come on, let's go inside. We can use the guild hall to get closer to Louen. Then, you can use the airship to get to the capital."
Hearing that, Natsu paled immediately.
"An airship?" Natsu asked, while taking a step back. "I think it would be better if we walked."
"Oh, don't be a baby." Lucy said, grabbing Natsu by the arm. Come on, let's go."
With that, Lucy dragged Natsu towards the guild's front doors while Happy, Wendy, and Carla followed closely.
*Bang!*
"I'm back!" Lucy shouted after kicking the guild's doors open. "And you'll never guess what I found while I was out."
"Finally, the bimbo is back." Levy said after hearing Lucy's voice.
"What did you say, midget?" Lucy asked angrily.
Before she could continue, however, Lucy noticed Alfonzo, Elicia, and the Earth Land Lucy sitting at the bar.
"Guild Master? Elicia Phyllis? And another… me?" Lucy exclaimed in shock.
Meanwhile, Natsu, Happy, Wendy, and Carla also looked in the direction Lucy was staring after hearing her exclamation.
"Alfonzo!" Natsu shouted.
"Lici!" Wendy shouted happily.
"Lucy!" Happy shouted happily as he ran over towards the Earth Land Lucy. "The real Lucy is here!"
"What do you mean by 'the real Lucy'?" The Edolas Lucy asked with a tick mark on her forehead.
"See, just like I said." Alfonzo said with a smile. "I knew they would find their way here."