Fairy Tail: Robots And Fairies

Chapter Fourteen: The Malfunction

WARNING: this chapter is a laughing hazard! Do not eat or drink anything while reading this story. You may choke on it or it may come out your nose.

You have been warned, now on with the show!

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Two weeks had passed since Phantom Lord was defeated. In that time-span, a lot had transpired. After the battle, when everyone had gathered around the wrecked Guild Hall, Braedey had offered to go Steampunk and repair it again. However, Makarov declined and even though he appreciated Braedey's offer, he said it was 'time for a change'.

Almost immediately, Fairy Tail had gotten to work on building a new Guild Hall. Nonetheless, nearly a couple days after they started, the Rune Knights showed up. The Rune Knights was the army of the Magic Council, and the wizards of Fairy Tail knew that they would show up eventually. Natsu and Happy had tried to escape, but were easily captured.

The Rune Knights interrogated everyone; however, the longest person they questioned was Fairy Tail's own powerful shape-shifter, Braedey Martin. The Knights had heard reports of a giant titan in Magnolia, firing an red beam at Phantom's headquarters. In addition, they knew absolutely nothing about Braedey, only that he was a new member of the Guild and that he seemed to be a powerful Take-Over mage.

Makarov advised Braedey it would be best not lie to the Knights, but acceptable if he stretched said truth a bit. With that in mind, Braedey gave the Knights what they wanted; only he didn't tell them the complete truth about himself.

When asked where he came from, Braedey said he was from a land very, very far away. When asked what powers he wielded, he told them he had a combination of Take-Over and Re-Quip, which shocked most of them. When asked why he joined Fairy Tail, he told them because he wanted to help people and that he also needed to make a living.

None of the responses he gave them were necessarily false. Braedey just didn't tell them that he was from another universe and that he didn't use magic, rather absurdly-advanced technology. If he had, the Transformatrix wielder had a sneaking suspicion that they would think he was a lunatic and take him to an insane asylum.

Anyways, when the week of interrogation ended, Fairy Tail was called to Era, the headquarters of the Magic Council, to await trial. The level of anxiety everyone was experiencing was high. With just one order, the Magic Council could easily disband Fairy Tail.

Fortunately, in the end, Phantom Lord was deemed guilty and disbanded, and Master Jose was stripped of his rank as one of the Ten Wizard Saints. The Council announced that Fairy Tail's punishment would be decided at a later date, but that still didn't diminish everyone's excitement. After all, the evidence pointed straight to Phantom so no one really believed that the Council would punish Fairy Tail too severely.

A day after their trial, the Guild got back to work on constructing a new Guild Hall. However, for the Ultimate Team, something else came up that turned their attention away from building: Lucy had suddenly disappeared. When Braedey, Natsu, Gray, Erza and Happy had gone to her apartment house, they discovered a note, saying,

I will go home
Lucy

Instantaneously, the team quickly climbed aboard the next train and went after her. Lucy was their friend, a member of their team. It just wouldn't be right without her. Even Braedey could admit to that. Things didn't seem right without the beautiful blonde yelling at Natsu, Gray, Happy, and occasionally Braedey for their idiocy.