A Railgun in Fairy Tail Book 2: Dragons

Mr. Cursey Prowls At Twilight

Mikoto was dreaming, she could tell that much. How she knew this was a dream, she didn't know. But it was definitely a dream.

Mikoto sat on top of a skyscraper, looking over the Academy City Skyline while the sun set. Next to her, perched a majestic golden dragon, whose eyes looked astonishingly like Mikoto's

"Thundaarix.." Murmured Mikoto.

"Hello again my daughter." said Thundaarix. "We meet once again in the realm of sleep."

"Mother, is there something wrong?" Mikoto asked. "Why did you call me here?"

" I fear that your current battle holds more danger then you know dear daughter. Griomoire Heart is not the only one with their eyes on the one who holds the forbidden texts..."

"What?" said Mikoto. "What do you mean?"

"Dravis has been watching this dimension for eons.... He has watched it's magic develop, and it's science flourish. And most of all, he has watched as dragons lived on in this world in secret, somehow surviving the influx of humans.... He fears this world....the world that accepts both realities despite how much Science and Magic has warred with each other in the past......But most of all, he fears the 103,001st grimoire that dwells within the Index Librorum Prohibitorum....."

"Why is he so scared of it?" asked Mikoto as she remembered the mountain range sized dragon she had met in the ruins under the Black Flood Marshes in Fiore. "How could anything scare somthing so evil......?"

"He fears it because it holds the other half of the prophecy Markorav spoke of....the one that involves you and the fate of the Multiverse. It is said that the prophecy holds an immense truth that could change the tides against Dravis if ever read by mortal eyes. Dravis does not wish anyone to read the book. So if you should succeed in defeating Grimoire Heart and subduing Hydra Head.......... Dravis will still be the greater danger."

"What should I do Mother?" pleaded Mikoto. "Please...I don't know what to do."

"Defend Index and yourself at all costs. The two of you are too important in this, if either of you were to die before the final battle....then all would be lost."

Thundaarix raised her beautifull golden head and stared at the setting sun. "The time is fast approaching, the age of dragons will either end or begin anew...You must be ready my daughter, for one day, the dimension of magic and this dimension will have a permanently intertwined fate....and you will be the key between those two worlds."

"I-I don't know if I can do it..." said Mikoto hugging her arms. "Everyone says I'm some big shot in Academy City. Even in Fairy Tail they say I'm one of their toughest guild members....but on the inside, I'm just............I don't know.."

Thundaarix nuzzled her snout against Mikoto's cheek and made a low humming noise. The scales felt warm against Mikoto's skin, like someone was pumping comforting courage into her body.

"You are strong my daughter......remember that you are strong....Always."

"Mikoto....hey Mikoto!!"

Mikoto woke with a start. "Huh? Whuzzat!?"

Mikoto was sitting in a diner with her friends Kuroko, Uiharu and Saten. Thanks to the hectic events of the past day, Mikoto had hardly gotten any sleep, having spent much of the night helping her fellow guild members settle into Touma's cramped dorm and helping Erza call the Academy City district managers to see about repairing the Fairy Tail Cafe. Luckily, it looked like the repairs would be finished in about 3 to 4 days (In a city full of people with supernatural powers, it's pretty much required to have good repair men on hand).