Fairy Tail's Future

A Visit From a Friend

Igneel gets very sick after Layla left, it baffles everyone in the guild. Nothing Wendy does seems to have any affect on whatever it is.

Natsu starts to get frustrated, "What do you mean you can't help him?"

Wendy looks down at the ground, "Whatever he has, I haven't seen before, I'm not sure how to help. I'm sorry."

Lucy places a hand on her shoulder, "It's ok, Wendy. We know you tried."

Wendy nods. "I'll look into ways of helping him." She leaves the infirmary, and the two people inside.

Natsu punches the wall in frustration, "He was perfectly healthy 6 hours ago and now he can't move."

"We are all upset but that's no reason to snap at Wendy. Natsu look at me."

Natsu turns, Lucy can see the sadness in his eyes. "We'll find a way to help him, you just have to be patient."

"I'm sorry Luce, patience isn't my strong suite."

"Yeah I know." She smiles at him.

From his bed Igneel mumbles, "Mom mom where are you?"

Lucy walks towards him, and grabs his hand. "Go back to sleep, we'll take care of everything."

Igneel cracks his eyes just enough for Lucy to see his beautifully colored eyes, he faintly smiles. "Mom." Then he closes his eyes.

"I must look a lot like his mom." She rubs his head.  "Poor boy, get some rest."

Natsu looks at the younger boy, "Get well, I promise I'll find your sister."

In the main room of the guild hall, a stranger walks in, a cloak covered much his face and body. He walks towards Mira at the bar.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

The boy uncovers just enough for Mira to see what he looks like. His spiky dark blue hair and sea blue eyes gives his identity away, that and the fact that under his cloak he isn't wearing anything except his underwear.

"Future Fullbuster?"

The boy nods, "I'm here to help. I need to see Igneel."

"Follow me. Quickly."

Mira takes the boy to infirmary. "You don't know the way there?"

"The guild hall will be destroyed once or twice before I am old enough to remember the set up."

"Of course, the hall always gets destroyed. Why would that change?," she says fondly.

Mark grows quiet before softly asking, "Aunt Mira, how is Layla?"

Mira smiles, love is her favorite thing to see, "She left when she got a letter from Tenebrae. She couldn't stand the thought of any of her family getting hurt because she couldn't beat him."

Blue eyes search the elder, a lost look that saddens her. "Tenebrae has been attacking the guild in our time too. He is too strong for us to defeat. We need her to win. Things have been changing."

"Things?"

"It was just minor things at first, scars and hairlines. But now friendships and stories have been changing. My mother and father have been distant, I'm worried that if things keep on in this direction their marriage will cease to exist."