[3] And I come back changed, I can feel it in my bones

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          "Male Cat!!" Charle shouted. "Release your magic on my command!!" 
          "Okie-Dokie!!" 
     There was a slight pause that lasted five seconds before she shouted; "now!" A blue streak followed their white wings as they released their full power, making the Dragon Slayers cry in surprise. As they entered the tunnel, their vision saw vast colors before appearing on the other side. 
     Floating islands and rivers greeted them, making them stare in awe. 
           "This is Edolas. . ." Charle whispered in shock.
          "My roots. . ."
          "It really is. . .a different world. . ." Wendy gasped, seeing a weird animal fly past them. Circle leaves grew on the purple barked trees and mushrooms bigger than houses scattered around.Waterfalls fell off the floating islands and onto others, even some plants were seen. It was really a sight to see. 
          "It's so. . .beautiful!!" Wendy cheered. 
          "It. . .really is." Natsu agreed. Before Charle could say something, her's and Happy's wings disappeared. The four of them floated for a big before falling towards the group quickly. 
          "AHH!"
          Thud
     The small group crashed through leaves, bouncing on some mushrooms while they were at it, before landing in a. . .pumpkin-like house. Wendy, Natsu, and Happy groaned in pain. 
        "My wings suddenly. . ." Happy groaned.
        "I told you, didn't I? We can't use magic freely here." Charle pointed out, seemingly the only one that landed on her paws. 
        "You're right. . .This feels weird." Wendy clenched and clenched her fists. 
        "Mhm." Natsu hummed. 
  A sudden glow caught everyone's attention, making them stare at it. On any other basis, it would've been normal. But that would be if it wasn't coming from Wendy's necklace. "N-Nani?!" Wendy cried out in panic. It continued to glow a blue-gray light until a arrow sparkled out the door before vanishing completely. 
      "What. . .was that?" Happy asked, clearly confused. 
      "I don't know. . ." Wendy stared at her necklace, but it was the same as before it glowed.
 Happy turned in a full 360, seeing as they were in a new place. "This looks like some sort of storage house. . ." He pointed out. 
      "Perfect, lets stock up on disguise clothes from here." Charle ordered. Natsu started to dig through some clothes, before picking some up. 
      "OHH! There's a lot of interesting clothes here!" He grinned, throwing on the jacket to cover his guild mark, and a black cloth to hide his hair. 
      "Natsu-san, please don't look over here." Wendy grumbled sheepishly, clutching a dress close to her chest. 
      "Look at this!" Happy cheered, having a cape and metal helmet on. 
     "Hm?" Natsu inched closer to a window, noticing something. "What!?" A vine-like house was just outside the building, a orange fairy tail sign hanging from some vines. In big bold letters, the words 'Fairy tail' was printed. "I-It's Fairy Tail!!"
       "EH?!"  Before Wendy or Charle could stop the doofus, Natsu started to run towards the door. 
       "It's shaped a bit different, but this is Fairy Tail!! It's gotta be!!"
       "Aye sir!"
       "Hold on!!" Charle shouted, wearing what looks like a Egyptian outfit.
      "Everyone's alright!!" Natsu cheered, opening the door a bit.
      "I said 'Hold on'! This seems suspicious." Charle hissed, somehow managing to tackle both Natsu and Happy to the ground.   
      "Juvia's going off to work now." A certain water mage said. Only, she wore more reveling clothes. 
      "W. . .Wait, Juvia-chan!" Another familiar voice cried. Natsu's eyes widen in disbelief. "I wanna go too. . .kinda." It was Gray, but he wore so many coats and scarfs he looked like a snow ball. 
       "Just looking at your outfit is making me hot. . .how many layers are you wearing?" 'Juvia' glaned at the Gray. 
        "Huh?" Natsu's eyebrow twitched. 
        "Call me again when you're wearing less." Juvia waved him off. 
        "B. . .But I get cold easily!" He whined.
      Natsu must have had his mind blown because he shouted; "What the hell?!"
        "Work! Worrrk!" Nab sung out. 
        "Nab. . ." A look alike Jet called out. "You need to take a break more often."
        "You screwed up again?!" Droy growled at a wimpy Elfman. 
        "I'm really embarrassed. . ." Elfman cried. 
    Max and Warren turned around the face the trio, snickering slightly. "Hey look, the two candidates for the strongest in the guild, Jet and Droy, are lecturing Elfman again." Max pointed out.
        "Don't overdo it, you two!"
   A younger looking Macau turned to face the bar. "Cana-san! How about a drink with us for once?" He waved a jug of beer around. 
        "How many times must I tell you. . ." A classy dressed Cana smiled a little. "I. . .don't like alcohol."
        "You know what you are, huh?!" Jet asked Elfman. 
        "Stop crying!"
        "I have a crush on Juvia-chan!" Gray sang, marching around the guild. 
        "Shut the hell up, Gray!!"
   Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Charle stared in shock from under a table they somehow snuck under. "Wh. . .What's going on?!" Natsu almost shouted. 
        "Has everyone gone nuts?" Happy asked. 
    Charle stared wide-eyed at the guild they thought they knew. A sudden figure dressed in a black cat-suit blocked their view. "Oi." She called out, making everyone quiet down. "Who the fuck are you."
     If it was possible, Natsu's jaw dropped even more. "What the hell are you sneaking around here for, huh?" 
         "Lucy-san?!?!"
      The small group of Earth-landers scrambled out from under the table. Everyone watched them with calculated, narrowed eyes. "What the hell is going on?!" Natsu whispered shouted. 
         "Lucy-san is scaring me. . ." Wendy whispered back. The blonde in front of them leaned in a bit towards Natsu.
         "Natsu?" Lucy asked quietly before giving him a big hug. "It is you after all, Natsu!!" 
     Wendy and Happy watched the scene with confused expressions, while Charle just narrowed her eyes.
          "That's Natsu?" Max snorted. 
          "What's with those clothes?" Warren asked, seemingly shipping Lucy and Natsu. (Tehehe >:3)
       
 "And what's with the little girl and cats?" Macau pushed up his glasses.
     Lucy squeezed Natsu before speaking. "Where have you been up till now, Natsu? Do you know how worried I was?" She whispered. 
         "Lucy. . ." Natsu trailed off. 
     Suddenly, Lucy was on Natsu's shoulders and twisting her knuckles against his temples. "Death Penaltyyy~"
        "NYAH!!" 
        "There is it!" A couple of guys cheered, clearing fanboys. "One out of Lucy's 48 torture techniques: Guri-Guri Crash!!"
        "Natsu-san!" Wendy cried. 
        "Poor thing, don't bully him too much." Cana said kindly. Elfman sniffled, still crying. 
        "How long are you going to keep crying for, dammit?!" Jet and Droy instantly exploded. 
   Gray smiled a bit. "I'm glad your okay though." He turned towards the bluenette. "Right, Juvia-chan?!"
        "Shut up."
        "Is this. . .All a result of being in Edolas?" Happy questioned. "Everything has been completely reversed. 
        "Lucy! Look at you, bullying Natsu again! Enough already!" A new voice chastened. Lucy instantly got off Natsu, looking as if she did nothing. Natsu turned wided-eyed towards the new but familiar voice.  "Jet, Droy, you need to stop bullying Elfy too!"
        "Lisana. . ." Natsu whispered, tears about to fall. 
        "No way!" Happy choked out, tears already falling. 
        "Lisana!!!!" Natsu and Happy cried, about to crush the poor girl in a hug. 
   That's what lead to Happy and Natsu getting kicked in the face by Lucy. "HEY!!" She grabbed Natsu's scarf and brought him close. "Since when did you become animal-like, huh?" She snarled. 
        "But. . .Lisanna's right there. . .Alive." Natsu pointed a shaky finger at the white-haired girl. 
        "C'mon, just sit down." Gray lead Natsu over to a table. "What do you say we have a little chat for a while, friend?" 
         "Take off those clothes, Gray." Natsu cried. 
         "Wh. . .Why is Lisanna here?" Happy whispered out. 
         "Mirajane's younger sister. . .should be deceased!" Wendy pointed out. 
        "So that means not everything has been necessarily reversed." Charle finally spoke.
    Happy looked over at the white cat. "What?" He sniffed. 
        "See for yourself" She gestures over to Mirajane, who was waving rapidly but happily. 
        "Natsu!! Welcome back!" 

        "It's normal Mira!" Natsu gasped. 
        "In a way though, that's kinda boring." Happy pointed out. 
        "There's some conclusive evidence." Charle turned towards an older blue-haired woman. 
    Warren was pointing over at Wendy as the same moment. "Doesn't that girl sorta look like you, Wendy?" 
        "You think so?" The older Wendy asked. 

        "ME!?" Wendy shouted, eyes wide. 
        "That you isn't 'reversed' but 'different'. These people aren't the people we're looking for. . ."
   Happy stepped back. "They're different people"
         "They've been here in Edolas "
         "From the very start!" Natsu finished. 
        "It's not that hard to believe. This is kinda like a parallel world. Edolas has its own culture and history, so its possible another Fairy tail would exist. . ."
          "But that's . . .!"
          "This Fairy tail has always existed in Edolas, then?!" Happy finished Wendy's sentence.
    Natsu jumped up, trying to walk over to Charle, but Lucy grabbed his arm. "Then where are the people we know?!" He asked. 

         "What the hell are you going on about?" Lucy grinned a little. 
         "How should I know?! That's why we came here, right?" Charle rebuked. 
   Everyone stopped at the sentence before Charle grabbed Happy and started to drag him towards the exit. "It's just gonna cause us trouble to stay here any longer, lets go!!"
         "Charle?! Where are you going?" Wendy asked quickly, spinning on her heels. 
         "To the Royal City!" She answered hastily. "There should be some clues to where the absorbed guild went!" 
     Before they could exit though, someone burst through the door. "Fairy hunters!!" He cried out, making tension fill the air. 
         "They already found out this location?!" Warren grabbed his hair.
         "Those bastards from the kingdom. . .They're chasing us down again!" 
     Natsu and Wendy looked around, clearly confused. Lucy pointed at Happy and Charle. 
         "Hey, Cat! Where do you think you're going?! It's dangerous outside!"
         "Kingdom. . ." Happy whispered. "The ones that sent us to Earthland. We're enemies of Fairy tail?"
         "How much longer is it going to take for that damn transport field, Levi?!" Lucy barked, clearly tensed. 
         "I'm taking care of it right now, you asshole!" A more busty Levi snarled back. The guild suddenly started to shake, the air shaking. 
         "The atmosphere. . .is shaking. . ." Wendy whispered in awe and slight fear. 
         "Here they come!!" Someone shouted as a monster roared and a bird screeched. 
         "Wh. . .What is that?!" Natsu asked. 
    Charle looked up at the roof in shock. "Fairy Hunters. . .Who is that?"
          "The kingdom is after Fairy tail?! What for?" Wendy asked. 
          "Isn't it obvious?" The Edo Wendy said, probably the only calm one here right now. That's me. . .!!
     
Older Wendy continued anyways. "Under the orders of the king, all magician guilds were abolished. This is the only one that remained in all the world. "

          "Eh?" 
          "You followed Natsu here without knowing that?" Older Wendy sighed at our Wendy's obviousness.  "In short terms, we're the dark guild."
          "All right, transport field open!!" Levy ordered. "Begin transport!" And with that, the plant-like guild hall of Fairy Tail disappeared, just as two thuds  were heard. 

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          "Hey all you bastards!! Moving is finished!!" Levy called out. 
          "Moving?!" Natsu yelped in disbielf, laying on the ground with wide eyes. 
          "They transported the whole guild?" Happy asked, laying next to Natsu. 
          "Amazing. . ." Wendy whispered in awe, on the ground as well. 
          "Everyone alright?!"
          "Yeah!"
          "Lisanna?!" Elfman cried in worry.
          "I'm alright Elfy!" Lisanna reassured. 
      Edo Lucy marched over to where Levy was and pressed her forehead against hers', like Natsu and Gray would.  "You sure did take your sweet time, though! You could've gotten us fucking killed!!" 
           "Shut up! Try doing this for once!" Levy quickly rebuked. 
           "Wh. . .What were those things?" Natsu stammered. 
      Mira glanced at Natsu in concern. "What's wrong, Natsu? Been so long you forgot?"
           "Yeah right!" Someone scoffed, which Mira ignored.
           "That was one of the Royal Magic War Divison captains, Erza Knightwalker. Also known as Fairy Hunter Erza."
      The room quickly filled with tension before another voice spoke up. "And her apprentice, Storm Bender Crystal. But she goes by Spirit."


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