Daycare Kids in Fairy Tail Origins

Chapter 9

Quick AN: The picture above was again done by me, just an edit of my picture of Daycare Brandon but this time including his cards (they'll be explained later). ALSO, this chapter partially takes place back at the daycare and with a certain character we mentioned before. 

A ten year old boy was sitting in the corner of a room as his father and uncle were talking with his godparents. He was silent even as he felt the eyes of several kids staring at him. He merely focused on the cards in front of him. 

His blue-grey eyes shut as he flipped over a card. He waited a second before another card was flipped over. Another moment passed and a third card was flipped. Slowly his eyes opened to reveal that one was glowing faintly, much to the all of the little kids' shock. 

The brunette looked over each of the cards carefully before he nodded with a small smile. The glow faded from his eye as he stood up, tucking the cards in his pocket. He swiftly made his way over to where his family members were still talking. 

"Godfather Austin?" He asked and the panda hat-wearing man along with the other adults looked at him. 

"Yes, Brandon?" Austin asked curiously. 

"Can you show me exactly where they were sleeping when they disappeared?" Austin glanced at the boy's father and uncle, who nodded, before saying. "Sure, follow me."

The young boy, along with the other adults, followed his godfather upstairs to where Michael and Ritchie had been staying in one of the mini-apartments. When Austin was about to go in, Brandon shook his head and asked. "May I go in by myself?"

While the adults looked at each other in concern, his father soon nodded hesitantly. 

Brandon entered the mini apartment with a smile and made his way over to the bed. Surveying the sheets, Brandon noticed a tiny amount of blue residue on the bedframe. He reached over touched the residue, rubbing it between his fingers. 

He nodded before taking out one of the cards he had flipped over. It was a tarot card showing a portal on the front. He carefully touched the residue to the card, causing it to glow slightly. He then placed the card on the bed. 

The same eye that had been glowing before did so once more. As his eye glowed, the card started to glow brighter as well. He heard his father calling to see if he was alright. He merely said as a blue portal started to open. 

"Don't worry, father, the cards see all. Including our return." And with that, Brandon stepped into the portal. 

Just as the door opened, the portal disappeared with Brandon in tow. 

When Brandon stepped onto the other side of the portal, he was surprised to see he was alone. He pulled out one of the other cards he had flipped. He then pricked his finger before letting a single drop of blood drop onto the talisman tarot card, causing one point of the card to light up. 

The young boy went in the direction it was pointing in. The cards had never steered him wrong before so why should they now? He stepped outside of the great hall into the bright sunshine. He took a deep breath and started to continue, only to hear voices. 

"How could another portal have even opened up? Little Michael and Ritchie aren't even sure how it happened themselves so how would another one have opened up?" He heard a familiar but also unfamiliar voice ask. 

"Look all I know is that one of the dragons said they saw a light coming from the guildhall again and that's why they dropped in our conversation. I don't know how." Said a more feminine voice. 

"We should definitely start keeping an eye on this place, for all we know, whoever just came through, if someone even did come through, could be dangerous." The first voice said. 

"I'll talk to the other guild leaders, we'll work out a rotation so that we know immediately if something like this happens again." The second voice sighed. 

Brandon turned and walked in the direction that he had heard the voices in. Only to come face to face with this world's Austin and Bri. Upon seeing him, both their eyes widened but that did not shock them as much as what Brandon said next. 

"Hello there, I'm Brandon. I'm looking for my younger brother, Ritchie, and my little cousin, Michael. I know they ended up here, so could you possibly direct me in their direction?" He asked politely as his eye glowed slightly as if to dare them to say no. 

Bri and Silver looked at each other before they looked back at him and nodded, unsure of what to say. Brandon gave them a small smile before gesturing for them to do so.