Fairy Tail - Second Generation Wizards

The Crew

"I know where she is."

Everyone looked to the back of the Guild Hall, where a tiny, floating cat was looking guilty. His kawaii face was looking sadly at the floor. It was Happy the Exceed. He was never around much; he was always spending time with Carla the Exceed, who was his mate. He hardly ever visited the Guild any more.

"Happy!?" Natsu gasped in disbelief. "Wait... how do you know where Neva is? Did you see her go somewhere?"

"No," The exceed admitted shamefully. "I convinced her to go."

Juvia stopped crying abruptly and ran over to Happy, angrily strangling him against a nearby wall. You what, you miserable cat?" Her face turned red in anger, and she began to steam. I remembered then that she was a water mage.

Happy's voice gurgled in a choke, as Grey pulled Juvia's hands away from the Exceed's neck. Happy gasped. "Y-yes... I figured it would be good for her guild experience overall. It's good to start missions young... Have you seen Natsu?"

"Yes," Said Juvia irritably. "And Natsu's a mess!" Other people in the crowd murmured in agreement.

"Hey!" Natsu objected in the background, but then gave in when he realized it was true.

When Happy sighed guiltily, Juvia tried calming herself down. "What quest did Neva take? Hopefully nothing too major... she's only 8."

Another Exceed who had been floating by a woman with short blue hair came forward besides Happy. "Happy! You really sent Neva on a quest be herself? You know better than that! Wendy and I are absolutely furious!" She said in a thick English accent.

Wendy, the woman with the bobbed blue hair, stood beside Happy and the white Exceed. "Carla, I think Happy did the right thing. It's good for experience overall. I remember when I first joined Cait Shelter I was only 6 years old... and I went on a mission the very day that I got there!" She looked down at a little boy that was at her feet. She patted his head. He was Grant, Wendy's son.

Carla scoffed. "Wendy, dear!"

Wendy looked stern. "Carla, I'm an adult now. You can't boss me around any more." Carla tried to object, uttering a few 'buts' and 'waits', but Wendy ignored her and walked back to where her spouse, Romeo, was standing.

Juvia interrupted everyone. "Please, focus on finding my child!"

"Juvia... Neva went on a quest to go beat one of the dark guilds. Naked Mummy, I believe?" Happy said, deep in thought. "But the members of that are imbeciles... it won't be too hard for her."

Makorav, the old man who used to run Fairy Tail, stepped off his place on the bar table. "I will send out a group to find her. Any volunteers?"

I shot my hand up into the air. From the rest of the audience, I saw three other hands go up as well. Or... two hands and a paw. I looked around. There was a girl-- blonde hair and emerald green eyes, tiny glasses covering them. And then there was Storm, of course, standing behind me, but avoiding my gaze. And finally... the paw. It belonging to a small, teal Exceed.

Makorav nodded. "Then you four shall go. Fayette Strauss, Storm Fullbuster, Nashima Dragneel and Celia the Exceed." Everyone in the group gathered by the door. I was a little angry that Storm volunteered with me. He's being to clingy.

The blonde girl, Fayette, smiled at me. "Call me Fay. Neva's my friend, so I figured I'd go."

The little bluish Exceed flew over to us. I assumed she was Celia. She was adorable, with little tiny wings that sprouted out of her tiny blue vest. She grinned a pointy-toothed smile. "I'm Celia!" She was the daughter of Carla and Happy, which was obviously shown by her looks. And I remembered her from somewhere.

"Remember me, Nashi?" Celia mewed. "We met when you were a child."

"Yes," I smiled. "I do."

"We should get going," Storm walked over finally, holding a piece of paper. "I got a copy of the request from Mirajane. I believe the request is on the outer part of Magnolia... we can probably walk there."

Fay clapped her hands enthusiastically. "Great! Then let's go! Oh, and guys? I'll gladly take the lead on this one."