Fairy Tail: Next Generation - Volume I

Chapter 6: Me and You vs. Everybody

Liddan Dragneel and Marigold Pollen walk outside the home Falynn Hoxel and travel back to the Guild Redmoon Shield.

After drinking tea and hearing the tales of an old woman, Liddan Dragneel and Marigold Pollen walk outside her fine little home and each take a breath. 

Liddan immediately keels over groaning out, "Oh my gosh that was the saddest thing I ever heard in my life--"

"I sorta wanna go kill Harold Monte now," Marigold said, her face tight and angry as she tried to unclench her fists. "Oh my gosh--that guy--from the bar! He was the bastard--"

"OH DIP--HE'S ALREADY DEAD!" Liddan said, kicking a streetlight before shouting again, "Let's go find his body and burn it!" 

After Marigold and Liddan burned the emotional energy holding them down, Marigold finally stood tall and said, "Okay, I know what the plan is!" 

"What are we gonna do?" 

"We are going to TALK to her!" Marigold declared with no reservation. Liddan waited for her to say something else, but she didn't, she looked at him as if she'd delivered some great war ending speech. 

"Really?" Liddan said as he pondered all the ways this would get them killed. "Just...me you...vs. everyone else and your plan is to...talk?" 

"This is not some comic book villain," Marigold said with a fierce look in her eyes, "this is a woman carrying the trauma of her family--and she needs help! Her goal is righteous--just her methods aren't! I believe--100%--that if we talk to her, we can get through to her!"

Liddan didn't know who this was gonna go, but after all that had happened, he knew he trusted Marigold. 

"So we're just gonna walk in?"

"Yep. Except we've gotta do it in style."

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It was twenty four hours since the events that led to Nashi and Malcon getting taken over, and they couldn't be happier.

To explain, to keep the caster from going complete insane from controlling everyone, there was a sort of "auto-pilot" mode. That meant that Nashi and Malcon had resumed their true personalities, but they were still within the strange hivemind of their captor. 

So there Nashi and Malcon sat, within the Red Moon Shield guildhall, among other members, all sitting peacefully with happy thoughts and hot chocolate. Hot chocolate with lots and lots of marshmallows.

Nashi warmed her hands with her mug, smiling contently as she said, "You know something Malcon?"

"What is it, my good Nashi?" Malcon nodded his head back, holding what was essentially a pint full of the hot beverage he was drinking with a straw (a bad idea with a marvelous conslusion). 

"I feel great!"

"Is that so?"

"I feel live I've met nirvana," Nashi said, "which is my favorite band...therefore if I met them I'd be very happy." 

"I know what you mean, my friend, ally, and confidant Nashi," Malcon said with a blissful expression. "It's as though all my fears and anxiety have been plucked out of my mind and I am allowed to exist freely--FREELY UNDER THE CONTROL OF OUR MASTER!" 

"YES! OUR MASTER!" Nashi shouted, as if triggered by some strange code. However, within the same breath, she returned to her peaceful position. "But yes, all my worries? Fears? Never heard of them! I feel so...happy."