Hi everybody!

So I've been having this idea float around in my head for a while and finally figured out a good way to start the plot. This is another longer series, similar to "Our Worst Nightmare" another Fairy Tail fanfic, so I hope that you stick around with me until the end and hope you enjoy!

Also this story takes place after the Grand Magic Games arc, however there will be spoilers/hints towards the more recent chapters as the story goes on (Tartarus and the arc with Zeref and Mavis in particular). I haven't read the manga, but I know basically the summary of the future arcs, so if you don't want to know about that, skip this story for now and come back when you feel like it.

Chapter One: A Fateful Encounter

It was a relatively normal day at the Fairy Tail guild. Natsu and Gray were busy brawling in the middle of the room, with Elfman jumping in from now and again because he kept on screaming about how "manly" fighting was. Juvia was nearby eying Gray, virtually undressing him with her eyes but it wasn't really necessary since during the brawl, Gray's shirt had, no surprise, magically disappeared while fighting. His pants looked as though they were close to being tossed to the side as well. Hoppy was busy chasing Carla around, desperately trying to get her to join him to go to the lake together and eat some fish. The Thunder God Tribe was occupied fawning over Laxus again; however, Evergreen seemed to be eying Elfman more and more with each passing second. Levy was busy studying, most likely preparing for another job as Gajeel watched her from a distance, his eyes never leaving her line of sight for more than 5 seconds at a time. His attention was distracted primarily by Jet and Droy, who were standing directly behind Levy cheering her on. Lily was currently not in the guild as he was training outside, some of his shouts flooding into the guild hall with power and strength. Erza was also not present, most likely stopping by the café to buy herself some strawberry cake. Cana was drinking, Master Makarov was lamenting his numerous high bills, and Wendy was talking with First Master Mavis about some unknown topic. Lisanna and her sister Mirajane and their friend Kinana were wandering about, trying to keep some kind of sanity in this guild.

And me?

I was spending my time at the bar counter trying to focus on reading a new novel that I just found the other day. It was just at sunset and Natsu, Happy, and I were walking home after a mission, travelling through the forest when I saw it: a hard covered tome-looking book. I immediately picked it up and brought it back to the guild for the master and Levy to check first. They said that there didn't seem to be anything particularly worrisome about the book at all. It was just a plain book. The only thing that was unusual about it was that except for the first page, none of the other pages had words on it. So, of course, I started to read it. It was then that I realized that somehow it could tell what I had read previously and filled in the rest of the pages as I went. At the beginning of the book, it has a quote that gave me a couple of chills when reading it, "Only the descendent of the fire dragon can save the world. They alone can feel the compassion of humans and the power of a deadly dragon." Even now, I don't understand why that quote is there, but I guess it has something to do with Natsu.

This story is a bit different from the novels that I normally read because it is very similar to my own personal life. When I asked Levy about it, she said that maybe the book was taking its plot from my mind in order to match my life. I shrugged and kept on reading the book. With the quote at the front of the book, it only makes sense that it is related to Natsu. He's saved everybody dozens of times. Still, it was very strange to hear about my own life at Fairy Tail from another's perspective.

It even captured my frantic feelings whenever my rent was due. It was too true at the moment actually. My rent was due soon and I was stressed. I didn't want to go out on another mission just yet until Erza came back. When the entire Team Natsu was together, we could go on more difficult jobs that paid more. Better for nearly everybody. So I was reading to pass the time. IAs I was reading about some of the wild antics that the people in the story were experiencing, the entire counter shook with a sudden bang. I gritted my teeth and didn't turn around. I knew that it was most likely caused by the two bumbling boys that were part of my team. Seriously, they are so powerful yet they act like 5 year olds 99% of the time.

I wasn't in the mood to glance back at them and there was another loud bang with a scuffling sound. I scowled and clenched my fingers. I thought slowly, "Just wait for Erza. Once she gets here everything will calm down. Then you can go on a job. Just read."

Another violent crash, "Just ignore them," my conscience crooned.

Loud shouts and cackling followed shortly after. Clenching and unclenching my fists, I closed my eyes and I focused on my breathing. This wasn't worth getting annoyed over.

In.

Another shake.

Out.

The sound of splintering.

In.

I was knocked forcefully off of my bar stool and found myself flat on the ground. My eyes snapped open.

Screw it.

Rising to my feet, I stomped over to both of the culprits and smacked both Natsu and Gray face-first into the ground. Ignoring their groaning and complaining, I glared darkly at both of them and they withered under my gaze. I spoke threateningly, "Both of you need to knock it off. You're going to destroy the guild again, and I'm going to be dragged into cleaning it up again. I'm not in the mood and you both are just acting like lunatics."

The guild hall was so silent you could hear a pin drop and then I heard a voice that caused my heart to drop into my stomach, "What is going on here? Care to explain Lucy?" I slowly turned around to look up to the face of the feared red-haired Titania. Her eyes were stern and her eyebrows raised in questioning.

I squeaked slightly and looked for some place to hide but I was in the middle of the guild hall. No place to go to. Erza loomed over me and I managed to squeak out, "Natsu and Gray were fighting and I just put a stop….to…" I trailed off. Even though Erza is one of my best friends, she's scary when she's mad and I definitely didn't want her angry at me.

She regarded me for a moment, sighed and turned to face past me, her eyes cold. She started walking past me, only for me to realize where she was headed to. I called out in warning but the sound had barely left my lips before the boys were slammed into the ground once more, significantly more violently than I had. She stood over top of them and scolded, "I can't believe you two. Its been years. Years that we have been working together and yet you cannot seem to understand the rules of friendship and of the guild. Lucy was right to have done what she did." I let out a big sigh of relief but felt slightly bad for the boys that were each sporting a large bump on their heads.

Erza let them climb to their feet and spoke, "Anyways, before I had to help finish this mess, there was something that I wanted to mention to you, Natsu." The pink-haired boy in question turned to her sharply, a slight hint of fear remaining in his eyes. Erza said, "As I was coming back, I passed through a town that was in mourning. After asking some of the locals, they said something about how something called the "Fire Dragon Heiress" is missing. Taken by some bandits."

Natsu's eyes flashed in shock and Erza continued, "I also heard that they were going to enlist Fairy Tail's help in trying to recover the Fire Dragon Heiress, so I decided to come back to let you know. I thought that since it was dragon related, that you might want to know."

Natsu's face beamed in excitement and said, "I bet it has something to do with Igneel!"

Then Gray interrupted and said, "Listen for a second Flame Brain, it's called the Fire Dragon Heiress. I doubt it has anything to do with Igneel at all. It seems to relate to a woman more than anything else."

I frowned and thought for a moment, eventually adding, "I've never even heard of something like this before. I assume it's just an artifact or piece of artwork that must have been special to the town."

Natsu's face fell and he growled, "But it still might be a clue. Maybe it can lead to another one of the dragons?"

Erza shrugged and said, "I'm just relaying what I heard. I think that we should all go together, apparently the mayor of the town was willing to pay a small fortune to whoever managed to save the Fire Dragon Heiress He must think that whatever is behind this is dangerous."

My heart leapt in my chest. Rent money! I said, "I agree with Erza. We should all go." I also added, "We can also make sure that Natsu doesn't go overboard and do something dumb while searching."

I heard Natsu scoff at my comment, but he didn't reply. Mira appeared out of nowhere with a piece of paper in her hands and she cheerfully said, "I heard you guys talking and already told the mayor that you would be on your way."

Gray nodded and took the paper from Mira and went to put it in his pocket when he realized that, like always, his clothes have vanished again and he was only clad in boxers. Grumbling, he took to picking up his clothes and Erza called out, "Hey Wendy! Want to come with us?"

The bluenette jumped up at her name and a look of fierce determination on her face. She replied, "I'm happy to help wherever I can!"

A white cat appeared floating at her side and the cat said, "I'll join you all as well. I don't want Wendy to be in too much danger."

Then a blue cat appeared out of nowhere and said, "Aye! I'm coming too!"

Erza smiled and said, "So it's settled, we leave immediately. We should arrive at the town just before sunset. The mayor said something about how it is best to search at night. Try to catch the bandits unaware."

With that, we were off. Clutching the book from before to my chest, I didn't notice that more writing had appeared in the book until we got on the train. This next section was titled, "The Fire Dragon Heiress". I smiled slightly but didn't read the next section yet. Had I read the next section, I would have been more prepared for what was about to happen over the next 24 hours and prepared for one of the biggest shocks of my life.