Chapitre 7: Welcome to Fairy Tail!
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
May, x771
Just before night fall, the train from Hargeon pulled into Magnolia's train station. Shortly afterward, Alfonzo, Elicia, Makarov, and Macao disembarked.
"Kids, welcome to Magnolia." Makarov said with a smile.
As Makarov welcomed Magnolia's new residents, the quartet stepped out of the train station. When Alfonzo and Elicia looked around at their new surroundings, they were in awe. Like in Hargeon, Alfonzo and Elicia knew that they had seen better structures in their previous lives. But at the same time, they could not help but be attracted to the medieval architecture on display in front of them.
Once again, seeing the awe on the children's faces, Makarov and Macao could not help but smile.
"Come now children." Makarov said with his grandfatherly smile. "You'll have a lot of time to explore and get familiar with the city. But for now, I think it's time to introduce you to your new family."
With that, Makarov began to walk, causing Alfonzo and Elicia follow quickly. And like last time, Macao brought up the rear. As they walked, Alfonzo and Elicia noticed that the buildings were becoming larger. Eventually, they reached a large plaza.
"This is the Magnolia's central plaza." Makarov said, introducing the area. Then, he pointed to the four cardinal directions. "As you can see, The town is split into four regions by the two large roads that lead into the plaza."
Following the directions of Makarov fingers, they could see the wide streets that Makarov was talking about. While turning around, they also saw a large and beautiful building built on one of the corners of the plaza.
"Hey, Gramps." Elicia said excitedly while tugging on Makarov's cloak. "Then, she pointed at a large building. "What's that?"
The building Elicia pointed at was a large, rectangular building. Compared to the other buildings in the surrounding area, it had a more modern feel to it. There were four cylindrical towers adorning each corner of the building as well as a tower in the center. There was also a bell on the side of the center tower facing the large gates that served as an entrance.
"Oh, that's Kardia Cathedral." Makarov said after following the direction Elicia pointed with his eyes. "It is one of the three great churches in the kingdom."
"It's really big!" Elicia exclaimed excitedly. Then, she frowned and glared at Alfonzo.
'*Sigh* She knows me so well.' Alfonzo thought while smiling internally. 'Not being able to say, "that's what she said," almost physically hurts.'
"Anyway, if you look down that way." Makarov said, pointing down one of the wide streets. "To the East is the female dormitory for members of the guild, Fairy Hills."
Though they could not see it very well from the central plaza, Alfonzo and Elicia could see a rather large building at the end of the road. But combining the fact that they were so far away with the fact that it was nighttime, they could not make out any more than that.
"Elicia, that's where you'll be living until you can afford to buy or rent another place in the town." Makarov said.
In response, Elicia nodded happily. However, she frowned shortly after that.
"Does that mean I can't live with Fonzie?" Elicia asked in a sad tone with tears forming in her eyes.
"There's nothing I can do about that, Child." Makarov said gently. "Boys and girls live in different dormitories."
"*Sniff* Okay.. *Sniff*" Elicia replied trying to hold back her tears.
While Makarov was considering changing the rules after seeing Elicia holding back tears, Alfonzo rolled his eyes at the act Elicia was putting on.
'If I don't live with her, she'll have to wake up on her own.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'And that's what she's afraid of, since she's never been good at that.'
"Ahem!" Makarov cleared his throat forcefully to stop himself from doing something that he could not take back. Then, he turned around and pointed in the opposite direction. "If you look in the other direction, you'll see the park where the Rainbow Cherry Blossom Viewing Party takes place.
Hearing the term, Rainbow Cherry Blossoms, Elicia's attention was successfully diverted. She then stared down the street with excitement while wiping the tears from her eyes.
Elicia's change in mood caused Makarov to sigh internally. Feeling good that he did not cause a little girl to cry on her first day in Magnolia. At the same time, he heard Macao snickering at his misfortune. But he decided to ignore that for now. He could punish Macao later, after all.
"And the street that runs between those two places is where the Phantasia Parade happens!" Makarov said with vigor, spreading his arms with each hand pointed toward the east and west. "And when you're old enough, you'll be able to participate in the parade as well."
With that, Elicia's eyes lit up like a pair of torch lights. Even Alfonzo, who tried his best not to show it, was excited and looking forward to the parade. Before they could get too excited, however, Makarov pointed toward the north.
"But that is where we are headed tonight!" Once again, Makarov spoke with great enthusiasm.
Before Alfonzo and Elicia could asked what was in that direction, however, Makarov began to walk. Even though Alfonzo and Elicia knew what Makarov was referring to, they both showed excitement in their expressions. Their destination was exactly what they were looking forward to ever since they awoke their past lives' memories.
After Makarov took a few steps, Alfonzo, Elicia, and Macao all began to follow him. While they did, Macao smiled at the children who seemed to be excited by everything they saw along the way.
"Oh yeah, although we didn't walk past them, to the south, west of the train station are the Halfcocr Hotel Bar, the Toy Store, Tom, and the Magic Store, Lendis." Macao mentioned.
Although Alfonzo and Elicia heard him, Macao's statement did not really register with them at the moment. They were too excited to reach their final destination. Seeing that the kids were not interested, Macao could only smile wryly.
After a two and a half to three mile (approx. 4 – 5 km) long walk, with a short break to get a drink in between, the quartet finally reached their destination. When they arrived, they saw a three story tall building in the style of a pagoda with the higher floors built smaller than the ones below them. The roof tiles covering the first and second floors were long and curved at the end with tiles jutting out from the corners. At the very top of the building, there was a curved dome-like roof that came to a point. And sticking out of that point was a flag with the Fairy Tail symbol embroidered on it.
On the outer wall of the second floor, there was a cloth banner, held up by two poles, with a large Fairy Tail symbol on it. And the large doors that served as the building's entrance had a shape similar to the roof at the top of the building. Above those doors was another banner with the name of the guild, Fairy Tail, written on it with pictures of fairies on either side. Behind that banner was a stylized heart-shape that jutted out from the surface of the wall. Also, there were many pentagon-shaped windows on the walls with the same stylized hearts on their corners.
Upon seeing this large, slightly intimidating building up close, Alfonzo and Elicia's mouths fell open. They were both thinking that the building looked much bigger up close than it did in the anime and manga. However, they were broken from the revelry by Makarov's voice.
"We have arrived!" Makarov said after taking a few steps forward and stopping in front of the doors. "Now, I'd like to welcome you to your new home, to Fairy Tail!"
Because of Makarov's loud exclamation, the sound of people stirring could be heard from the other side of the large doors. Then, just as Makarov turned around to open the doors, the doors swung open with force.
*Bang!*
The large entrance door slammed into Makarov's face as he turned around and he was sent tumbling back to where Alfonzo, Elicia, and Macao stood. The trio could only look at Makarov, who was holding his nose in pain with dumbfounded gazes.
Meanwhile, from the now open door, a man with brown hair styled into a curly and fluffy pompadour, wearing sunglasses, a leather jacket, red shirt, blue pants, and black shoes stepped outside and looked around.
"Was that Master's voice?" The brown-haired man asked. Then, when he caught sight of Macao, he spoke once again. "Hey, Macao, I thought I heard Master's voice. Wasn't he with you?"
While Alfonzo and Elicia were trying to hold back their giggles, Macao covered his face with his left hand. Then, with his right hand, Macao pointed down toward the ground.
Following the direction Macao pointed, the brown-haired man saw Makarov lying on the ground staring at him with blood shot eyes.
"Oh, Master." The brown-haired man said while taking a step back into the building. "It's good to see that you're back. How was your trip to Hargeon?"
After not receiving a response for a few moments, the brown-haired man took another step back.
"Wow, would you look at the time." The brown-haired man said in a nervous tone. "I've got a quest scheduled for tomorrow. So, I really should get home and get some rest. Wouldn't wanna go on a quest in any condition other than my best, right?"
Just as he was about to escape, the brown-haired man came to a halt when he heard Makarov's angry bellow.
"Wakaba, you brat!" Makarov shouted loud enough that he could be heard over all the noise from inside the building. "Stop right there!"
Immediately afterward, Makarov jumped to his feet. Then, his right arm enlarged, and he grabbed the brown-haired man, Wakaba Mine, as he took his first step.
After a short scolding, Wakaba was released. Then, he lit a cigarette and looked at the two kids that came with Makarov and Macao.
"Hey, kids, it's nice to meet you. I'm Wakaba Mine, Macao's partner and best friend." Wakaba said with a smile.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Alfonzo Marcus/Elicia Taylor." Alfonzo and Elicia said, introducing themselves in unison.
"Such well-behaved kids." Wakaba said with a chuckle, I wonder how long that will last when they get used to the guild?"
Ignoring Wakaba, Makarov ushered Alfonzo and Elicia into the guild hall. When they entered, they saw a rather noisy group of people drinking and chatting. However, there were not many children around their age, but there were a few. A quartet of children sitting at a table and a lone boy standing in front of a board with a lost expression on his face.
Making up the group of children, first was a group of four. A blond boy with grey eyes, who seemed to be around ten or eleven years old. Then, there was a boy with bluish black hair and dark red eyes, looking to be nine or ten years old. The third was a light green-haired boy with blue eyes. And the fourth was a bespectacled girl with light brown hair and dark brown eyes.
In front of the board, the boy with the lost look in his eyes had black hair and eyes.
*Clap!*
Once Alfonzo and Elicia were standing next to him, Makarov clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. Once everyone was focused on him, Makarov gestured toward Alfonzo and Elicia.
"Okay, listen up!" Makarov said loudly. "On our trip to Hargeon, Macao and I brought back two new members of the guild. Now, allow me to introduce you to Alfonzo Marcus and Elicia Taylor, the newest members of our family."
"Whoo~~~~~~!"
The guild hall exploded in cheers. Then, those who were drinking began to toast each other happily.
"Now, these two are only six years old!" Makarov said, raising his voice over the cheering. "So, give them a hand when they need it. But don't help them too much. Like all of the members of Fairy Tail, I want them to grow up strong. Not to be coddled. Got it?"
"Got It!"
The entire guild answered in unison. Then, Makarov guided Alfonzo and Elicia toward the group of four sitting around a table. At the same time, he called the lost boy over from the board and introduced them to each other.
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Chapitre 8: The Future of the Guild
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
May, x771
After Makarov introduced Alfonzo and Elicia to the rest of the guild, he led them toward the group of four children sitting at one of the several long tables that ran the length of the guild hall's first floor.
As they approached the quartet, Alfonzo and Elicia gawked at the building's interior. What they saw was a large hall that resembled a medieval dining hall with several long table and benches, a bar off the left of the hall, a board that they assumed was the quest board each guild should have, and a mezzanine held up by wooden pillars, and a hard wood or parquet floor.
"Nab, come here." Makarov said, calling out to the black haired boy who was idling in front of the quest board.
In response to Makarov's call, the black-haired boy, Nab, looked at Makarov, then he looked at the board once more before jogging towards Makarov.
Nab arrived near Makarov, Alfonzo, and Elicia around the same time that the trio arrived near the quartet of children sitting at the table.
"Listen up, children." Makarov said. Then, he looked at the faces of the seven children. Once he was sure he had the attention of all seven of them, he spoke once again. "I've already introduced Alfonzo and Elicia. Now, I want the rest of you to introduce yourselves. You all are the future of the guild, so I want you to try and get along."
After Makarov's instructions, the five children looked at each other as if they were all waiting for someone else to take the lead. Eventually, after seeing that no one spoke, Makarov looked at the blond boy sitting at the table.
Laxus, why don't you go first." Makarov said.
"Hmph!" The blond boy, Laxus, snorted arrogantly. "I'm Laxus Dreyar. In the future, I'll be not only the strongest wizard in Fairy Tail, but I'll be the guild master, too."
After Laxus' introduction, Alfonzo and Elicia exchanged glances, while thinking the same thing.
'Before Laxus' father, Ivan, implanted the Dragon Slayer Lacrima in Laxus, his personality was much meeker." Alfonzo and Elicia thought to themselves at the same time. 'So, that means that he's already got [Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic] and Ivan has already been expelled from the guild.'
"It's nice to meet you." Elicia said energetically with a big smile on her face.
"How ya doin'?" Alfonzo replied casually.
"I'm Bickslow." The blueish-black-haired boy, Bickslow, said while staring at Elicia in a daze.
'It looks like Elicia has an admirer.' Alfonzo thought while watching Bickslow's face turn red slowly. 'Too bad for him, she's off limits.'
Alfonzo then subconsciously held Elicia's hand, causing her to glance at him with a smile. Then, Elicia snuggled up close to Alfonzo. Seeing these actions, Bickslow frowned slightly, but said nothing in response.
"I'm Evergreen." The brown-haired girl said with an expression and posture that was clearly seeking attention.
'She already thinks she's the most beautiful, huh?' Alfonzo thought as he glanced at Evergreen. 'As an adult, she's pretty cute, but her personality sucks. What a waste.'
'I can tell, Fonzie and Evergreen aren't gonna get along.' Elicia thought as she glanced between Alfonzo and Evergreen. 'When she gets outta pocket, Fonzie won't hesitate to tell her about herself. I hope it doesn't come to that, though, it's better for everyone to be friends'
"Fried Justine." The light green-haired boy said disinterestedly.
'In the manga and the anime, they made it seem like Fried was into Laxus... Like, really into Laxus.' Elicia thought to herself while looking at Fried curiously. 'I wonder if it's true.'
After the four children sitting at the table introduced themselves, everyone looked at Nab, who had yet to do so. Unfortunately, Nab was not currently paying attention. Instead, he was constantly stealing glances at the board he was standing in front of a few moments ago.
"Ahem!" Makarov cleared his throat. "Nab, it's your turn."
"Huh? Oh... Um... I'm Nab Lasaro." nab said, still stealing glances at the board.
"I can't understand why you even spend so much time looking at the board." Evergreen said disdainfully. "You can't even take any quests yet. You should spend more time training, instead."
"Anyway, now that you've introduced yourselves, I'll leave you kids to get to know each other." Makarov said. Then, he looked at Bickslow and Evergreen in turn. "Bickslow, Evergreen, take Alfonzo and Elicia with you when you head back to the dorms, got it?"
"Yes, Master." Bickslow and Evergreen replied in unison.
Makarov nodded in satisfaction, then he walked toward the bar.
"I'll inform the dorm supervisors of the new arrivals." Makarov said as he walked away while waving his hand.
After Makarov walked away, silence fell on the group for a short while. However, Elicia did not let it stay that way for long.
"So, how old are you guys?" Elicia asked energetically. "Me and Fonzie are six. Oh, and what kind of magic do you use? Have you gone on any quests yet? What kinda things do you like to do? Are there any...?"
As Elicia barraged the five other children with questions, Alfonzo eventually put a stop to it by covering her mouth with his hand.
"Lici, I think you should only ask them one question at a time." Alfonzo said with a helpless expression on his face. "How are they supposed to answer all those questions at the same time."
"Oops, tee-hee." Elicia giggled before sticking her tongue out cutely.
Seeing such a cute gesture, everyone could not help but look at Elicia with at least a slight smile, while Bickslow's face reddened even further. At the same time, Evergreen looked at Elicia as if she were her mortal enemy.
'The new girl is so cute.' Bickslow thought while staring at Elicia. 'But she's too close to the new guy.'
'Is this girl trying to challenge me?' Evergreen thought with a frown. 'I'll show her who the most beautiful girl in Fairy Tail is, just wait.'
"So, like Lici said, we're both six." Alfonzo said. "How old are you guys?"
"I'm ten." Laxus said.
"Nine." Bickslow followed up.
"Seven." Evergreen said haughtily.
"Seven, too." Fried said, still in a disinterested tone.
"Um... Me, too." Nab said, still stealing glances at the quest board.
"Uh... Why do you keep looking at the quest board like that?" Elicia asked innocently.
"Huh?" Nab exclaimed after realizing that Elicia was referring to him. "Because I'm looking out for the perfect quest for me."
"But, like Ever said..." Elicia replied.
"Don't' call me Ever!" Evergreen shouted in protest.
"... You're not old enough to take any quests, right?"
"I just want to be prepared." Nab replied.
"I see." Elicia replied.
"There's no need to pay attention to that slacker." Laxus said in a self-important tone. "He's a weakling, anyway. Now, tell me, what kind of magic do you use?"
While Alfonzo frowned at Laxus' Tone, Elicia smiled as if she did not notice the tone Laxus used. In reality, she did not notice the tone. Instead, she was just excited to talk to one of the strongest members of Fairy Tail in the future. On top of that, she knew that Laxus would mature years later and become one of the most dependable members of the guild.
"I use [Thread magic]." Elicia said happily. "What about you?"
Instead of answering Elicia's question, Laxus looked at Alfonzo.
"And what about you, Kid?" Laxus asked arrogantly.
Alfonzo's frown deepened. Although he mellowed out after his accident in his past life, he was still a very proud person. So, instead of answering Laxus, he looked at the other three children sitting at the table and thought to ask the same question as Elicia.
Before he could speak, however, Elicia noticed that Alfonzo was starting to get angry, so, she pulled on Alfonzo's sleeve and looked at him with upturned eyes.
"*Sigh* Fine. I won't cause trouble." Alfonzo said in an exasperated tone. Then, he looked back at Laxus. "[Metal Magic]."
Though he was not please at the delayed answer, Laxus nodded with satisfaction.
"I use [Lightning Magic]." Laxus said.
'If it weren't for Lici, I'd smack that smug look off your face.' Alfonzo thought. 'A few lightning rods and some non-conductive metal like tungsten or titanium, and you would be no threat at all.'
A moment later, Alfonzo shuddered.
'What's wrong with me?' Alfonzo thought to himself without changing his expression. 'Why is this setting me off like that? Is it because of my young body? It has to be. My hormones and emotions are out of control. Damn it, I need to be careful.'
Like Alfonzo, Elicia was also worried about Alfonzo's mood. Although, she was more concerned that his old personality was starting to resurface. Hopefully, he would not lose his humility now that he had his eyesight again. After all, he had such high pride in himself even when his eyesight was almost gone.
Alfonzo then shook his head slightly to keep his temper under control. Then, he shifted his attention to the other children.
"What about you guys?" Alfonzo asked.
"[Fairy Magic]." Evergreen replied.
"[Word Magic]." Fried said.
"[Seith Magic]." Bickslow also said.
'They all have [Eye Magic] of some kind, too.' Alfonzo thought to himself as he observed the three who just answered his question. 'Have they not learned it yet, or are they keeping it secret? Judging from how they acted during the Battle of Fairy Tail Arc, they probably haven't learned it yet.'
"What about you Nab?" Elicia asked with curiosity in her tone.
"Oh, I use [Seith Magic], too." Nab replied absent mindedly.
"So, you and Bickslow use the same magic?" Elicia asked, her curiosity growing.
"Yes and no." Bickslow replied eagerly, trying his best to impress Elicia. "[Seith Magic] is a magic that controls objects after placing souls into them. Although we both use [Seith Magic], my magic controls human souls while he controls animal souls."
"Does that mean you have to kill animals and people to use your magic?" Elicia asked while grabbing Alfonzo's arm and hiding behind him with an expression of fear on her face.
'Stupid me.' Bickslow thought to himself when she saw the scared expression on Elicia's face.
'*Sigh* If she had read the wiki, she would know how those magics work.' Alfonzo thought while shaking his head.
"No, we use wandering souls." Bickslow explained. "Only dark wizards would kill people to use their souls."
"Oh, okay." Elicia said in relief, poking her head out from behind Alfonzo.
'So cute.' Bickslow thought after seeing Elicia's relieved expression.
The kids continued to chat like that, answering a few of the questions Elicia asked during her rapid-fire question spree. By now, Alfonzo and Elicia were sitting at the table with Laxus, Bickslow, Fried, and Evergreen. Meanwhile, Nab had returned to the quest board, looking over all the available quests.
"So, what do you do in your free time?" Elicia asked curiously.
"Train." Laxus, Bickslow, and Fried answered simultaneously.
"Is that all?" Elicia asked, tilting her head cutely. "Don't you have any hobbies?"
"There's no time for hobbies when you want to be the strongest." Laxus said as if it were obvious.
"That sounds so~~ boring." Elicia said.
"Well, I like to find ways to make myself more beautiful." Evergreen said proudly.
"Oh, really?" Elicia said excitedly. "I like to sew. One day, I'm gonna make the beautifulest clothes in the world."
"Then it sounds like you'll be making clothes that are suitable for me." Evergreen said with a smug smile on her face.
Like that, Elicia and Evergreen began to talk animatedly about how to make themselves and other things more beautiful. Meanwhile, the boys at the table could only look at them blankly.
'No matter the world, girls never change.' Alfonzo thought to himself.
"Although I agree with you three, training without break gets boring." Alfonzo said to Laxus, Bickslow, and Fried. "When I'm not training, I like to cook and bake."
"Hmph!" Laxus snorted. "You're gonna end up weak if you think like that."
"We'll see." Alfonzo replied in a dismissive tone.
Naturally, Laxus did not like that answer.
'There's no point in arguing with him about this.' Laxus thought to himself unhappily. 'Once I'm the guild master, I'll just kick him out of the guild. My Fairy Tail has no room for the weak.
Not long after that, Alfonzo and Elicia, being the youngest children present, began feeling sleepy. So, Bickslow and Evergreen took them to the male and female dorms, respectively, bringing an end to their first day in Magnolia and Fairy Tail.'
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