Legend Of The Ice Dragons

The Mission And The Dream

The day was going fine for Fairy Tail everyone drinking, eating, and brawling. Yep today was like any other and Lucy hated it. Yes she loved Fairy Tail with all her heart but sometimes everyone was just too rowdy. She was looking at the mission board when a request caught her eye. The request stated strange environmental phenomena with the atmosphere getting colder then usual and it was summer. This raise Lucy's expectations as she daydreamed of being the wizard that solved the phenomena and be praised by all the people in the village. As she was daydreaming while holding the request Erza walked up and took the paper. Lucy was about to reprimand the person till she saw it was just Erza and backed off shyly. Erza looked over the request folded it then turned to Lucy.

"This seems to be a good mission. Enough pay for each of us and quite the mystery. Good choice Lucy."

Erza gently patted Lucy's head but to Lucy it wasn't all that gentle but for Erza it was. Erza told Lucy to tell Natsu that tomorrow they would be leaving for the mission and to be ready by 7:00 in the morning sharp no excuses. Lucy sighed and walked over to Natsu who was talking to Happy about the best fish. Tapping his shoulder too get his attention Natsu turned and smiled at Lucy.

"Hey Lucy. What is it?"

"We have a mission that deals with a village undergoing some strange phenomena . . ."

Natsu gave her a confused look at the word. Lucy just sighed and tried to reiterate.

"So strange weather. They said that the grounds been freezing up and plants are dying from the cold. Which is strange since it is summer. For all we know it could be just so rouge ice mages practicing. But we won't know for sure till we get there and investigate."

Natsu just nodded with Happy on his shoulder. Lucy infromed both to be at the train station at 7:00 sharp the next morning. Natsu's face immediate fell at the name of any of his worst enemies. Any form of transportation. All three went home to get ready for the trip. At her house Lucy started running through all the clothes and things she would need.

"Well if it's true I absolutely taking a coat with me and some heavy clothing. But also some good looking clothes as well."

Lucy took out her suitcase and started to gather her clothes remembering to put her coat and heavier clothes in first so she didn't forget them like she always did and had too rely on Horologium to shield her from the cold or cuddle close to Natsu for warmth. The guy was practically a bonfire. With Natsu he got started on packing food and extra clothes. He was very exited but also not about this mission. He was exited that he had the possibility he would be fighting but he had to ride a train. With everything packed Natsu told Happy he was going on a walk and will come back when he's ready for bed. Happy nods and curls up in his bed by the fire. Natsu walked out into the forest and started for a clearing that had a pond in it. Once at the pond he sat at the back and started remembering Igneel and about the other dragons that might still be around. Closing his eyes and breathing in the fresh warm air he started too drift off and dream.

~Natsu's Dream~

When Natsu opened his eyes he saw he was in an ice cave. Strange he mostly dreams of being in Igneel's cave in a volcano. Why was he dreaming of an ice cave? The flooding of questions stopped went he saw movement near what he guessed was the entrance of the cave. Turning his gaze to it he saw an old dragon come into the part he was sitting. The dragon was female and he felt like she had a motherly comfort come from her. She slowly laid down next to him and her body around his and looked to him with foggy crystal blue eyes. She seemed familiar but Natsu couldn't place her name. She sighed and gently nudged him to her belly and laid her wing down to cover him. She sighed again but she seemed content with where he was but as he looked into her eye he saw sadness but she smiled in a dragon like way and licked him to show her love for him. But it was what she said that made this all make sense.

"Goodnight my little one. Goodnight Gray. I love you."

Then his lips moved on their own say words he never spoke in a voice that was not his.

"Goodnight Isis. I love you too, momma."

'Gray' then leaned forward and hugged Isis's head and curled up near it. Then 'Gray' closed his eyes.

~End Dream~

Natsu woke surprised by his dream. His had was touching the water. Getting up he started to head home and started thinking on what the dream meant. He had heard stories about the Ice Dragon queen Isis from Igneel but when ever he asked about her Igneel would always get a sad and disappointed look on his face like he didn't something wrong and doesn't want to tell him. Entering his house again he saw Happy sleeping on a pillow by the fire. Just seeing Happy crashed out made Natsu want to sleep more as well. Besides the trip is going to be a long one and just thinking on how far it is Natsu knew the girls would be wanting to take the train and that would make him lose a lot of sleep. Yawning he stretched his arms get sat in his hammock to catch as much sleep as he could before the inevitable train ride he'll try to get out of.