Time period: After Grand Magic Games
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Elaine Vitalihive is a noble that is the daughter of two former members...
The New Girl (Fairy Tail Fanfic): Chapter 19: Something Wicked Coming
Third Person POV--
"Damn it!" Gray roared, slamming his fist into the nearest piece of wreckage. His voice echoed through the scorched and ash-covered Guild.
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The feeling of failure crawled down his spine like ice, settling deep into his bones. All around him, the others were slowly stirring, waking up to the destruction Kaname had left in his wake. The Guild was in ruins—walls charred, tables shattered, and the air heavy with the smell of smoke. Kaname had vanished in a sheet of light, taking Elaine with him.
"Natsu! Can you catch a scent?" Erza's voice was sharp with urgency as she ordered him into action.
"I'm already on it!" Natsu said, crouching down and sniffing the air. He moved quickly, darting around the room, his nose twitching as he took in the scent of the burned wood and debris. He leaped onto the rubble, sniffed again, but his face fell. "No... I can't smell anything. Not Elaine, not Kaname. I don't get it."
Gray stormed toward him, his frustration boiling over. "Smell again, Flame Brain!" he barked, grabbing a fistful of Natsu's shirt.
Natsu's eyes flared with heat, but after a tense pause, he exhaled and nodded, taking another deep breath. He sniffed the air once more, but the same helpless expression crossed his face. "I'm telling you, there's nothing! It's like their scents just vanished."
Gray's shoulders slumped, his body shaking with a fury he could barely contain. He turned to Lucy, his voice low, barely controlled. "Do you... remember?"
Lucy nodded, her hand clenching over her chest as she tried to steady her racing heart. "Yes... After Elaine helped Natsu earlier, something clicked. Like a fog lifting. Natsu and Happy both remember too. Elaine's Healing Magic—it must have done something, triggered our memories. But I don't know how."
Gray ran a hand through his hair, his mind racing. "Yeah...it all started coming back to me too. She broke through whatever spell Kaname put on us."
"I started to remember after we dropped Elaine off at her apartment," Erza said, her voice steady, though her eyes blazed with frustration. "As soon as we realized Kaname's spell was breaking, we rushed back here."
"But we were too late..." Mira's voice was soft, filled with sorrow.
Gray shook his head, refusing to give in. "It's not too late! We can still find her. We have to."
"Wait!" Levy's voice cut through the rising tension, and all eyes turned toward her. She rushed through the crowd, breathless, her blue hair a mess and her face streaked with ash. "We have to hurry! They can't have gone far!"
"How can you be so sure?" Gajeel asked, narrowing his eyes at her.
Levy pointed toward the spot where the portal had appeared. "The portal was yellow. That color indicates the distance it can transport someone. Yellow means it was a mid-range jump. They're still within reach!"
