The Chaos of Time

Chapter 1

The Beginning

The broken bodies of wizards littered the battle field. Even with the combined efforts of the guilds of Fiore, the armies of Alvarez prevailed. Looking around himself, all Natsu could see were the forms of his friends, lying in pools of blood. Erza, Lucy, Gray, Laxus, Gajeel, Levy, Makarov, Happy… All of them are dead. The only one remaining is the blue haired dragon slayer he held in his arms.

Natsu P.O.V

'They are all dead...I failed them all. Wendy...I will protect you.' "Dear Brother, it seems that you were not strong enough to defeat me. You and the girl are the only ones still alive. Maybe I should kill her as well?" The speaker is Zeref Dragneel, my brother. 'I cannot let him take you away from me too.'

"Please, I am begging you. I will do anything you want, just spare her life." This plea only seems to amuse Zeref.

"What I want you say? I wanted you to kill me!" He kicks me hard in the face, causing me to drop Wendy, as well as sending me flying. Zeref walks over to me before crouching down.

"I will make you a deal brother. I will use my magic to send both of your souls back in time to the day after you passed through the eclipse gate. You will both retain your current magic power and abilities, as well as your memories." As tempting as his deal sounds, something doesn't seem right.

"Why would you do this?"

"I need you to kill me! That is the only condition you must swear to. You must be strong enough to kill me when you meet me again. A person's soul can only be tampered with in this way one time. If you fail to kill me in this second life I am giving you, then I am afraid that this world is going to be destroyed." I will admit his offer is reasonable.

"So brother, will you accept my offer?" I look at Wendy lying next to me, then at the rest of my friends who are scattered around the field.

"I accept your offer. I promise to defeat you." Zeref smiles at me. "Thank you my brother, and good bye."

He touches my forehead placing a magic seal on it, before walking towards Wendy, and repeating the action. My vision goes blurry before fading out completely.

When I open my eyes, the first thing I notice is the lack of strength in my body. Raising my arms, I am surprised to find that they are quite scrawny. 'So he wasn't lying. He really did send me back in time. That means that everyone is still alive.' Taking a look around I recognize the surroundings. I am in the forest I had found myself in once Igneel had disappeared.

"Fire Dragon's Roar" A huge spout of fire bursts from my mouth. I grin, 'I still have my magic. There aren't very many people who could stand up to my current power level.' I put aside my thoughts and start walking, knowing that if I walk far enough I will eventually make it out of the forest.

I need to find Wendy, which isn't going to be easy. She travels around with Mistogan for a while before joining Cait Shelter. But, if my nose is anything like it was, then I should be able to sniff her out.

After travelling for an hour, and still stuck within the forest, my stomach starts growling. The last time I remember having a meal, was before the armies of Alvarez had attacked, but I guess that that doesn't apply to my current body. 'Well, I guess I have to hunt for something.'

Picking up the scent of a wild boar, I head off in the direction. I find the boar after a few minutes, and smile at my luck. The boar is roughly the same height as a horse, and has lots of meat on it.

"Hey you fat pig, come here so I can eat you." I call out as I approach it. It looks slightly confused, and is probably thinking something along the lines of 'Why is this puny human picking a fight with me?' Deciding to show me who is in charge, it charges at me intending to trample me.

I brace myself, and once it is upon me I slam a Fire Dragon's Iron Fist into its snout, killing it instantly. With a successful hunt completed, I start a small fire and begin roasting the boar.

Once the boar is done, which in my case means that it is slightly burnt, I tear off a leg and begin to eat. 'This boar is good, but I sure do miss Mira's cooking. Well Natsu, you will see them again just be patient.'

A scream shatters the peaceful quiet of the forest, jolting me awake. 'I dozed off I guess...but what was that scream? It sounded like someone is in trouble.'

I jump up and head in the direction of the scream. When I reach the source of the sound I notice two things. The first is a group of bandits; the second is the man whose wagon they are surrounding. 'So it seems that I have stumbled across a robbery.' I smile at my luck. Not only do I get to save someone, but I get to beat up some people at the same time.

"Hey! Leave him alone" I speak while walking into the opening. This causes a slight uproar amongst the bandits.

"Hey kid you better scram if you know what's best for your health." One of the men states, while holding up a knife threateningly.

I smirk at them before igniting my fists on fire. "Quite the contrary actually as it is you that should run away."

A few of the men look at the fire with fear in their eyes. "This kid is a wizard! Hey boss, we should retreat."

The man, who I assume is the boss, looks me over before scoffing. "If you are afraid of a puny kid, then you don't belong in this line of work. We outnumber him, so stop being childish and get him!"

I grin inwardly as they charge at me. Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame! A large fireball appears before I throw it into the men, knocking them out cold, and throwing them like ragdolls.

The boss who had just been looking so confident, had a wet spot on his pants, and was sputtering nonsense. I turned to him, and he turned around before running away.

With all the bandit's defeated the man who had been being robbed walked up to me. "Thank you very much kid. That was some amazing power you just displayed there, might I ask you your name?"

"The names Natsu Dragneel and it was not that big of a deal. I was just passing through when I heard a shriek. Is there a girl with you?"

The man looked a little flushed at that question. "Unfortunately, and as much as it pains me to say this, it was me. That aside I would like to thank you for protecting me and my cargo. I am the owner of a cuisine restaurant in a nearby village, and I was transporting a lot of food to Magnolia for the Harvest Festival."

He is going to Magnolia...what a perfect coincidence. "I was trying to find my way to Magnolia myself actually."

"Well that is great. I have a proposition for you Natsu. Travel with me to Magnolia. If you protect me from bandits along the way, I will pay you 25000 Jewels and make you food."

'OMG FOOD! I am so going with this guy!' "Deal! I will do it."

The rest of the trip went without incident. I got payed my money, ate my food, and waved goodbye to the culinary god, before heading towards the park.

'I really want to go to Fairy Tail, and see all my old friends. But I really want to find Wendy. She wasn't conscious when I made the deal with Zeref. The best thing to do would be to find her and explain what happened.' I pull my hair not knowing what to do.

"Hello little one, do you have family here?" 'I know that voice it's...' "Mar...! " 'You idiot, he doesn't know you, so why would I know him.' "No I don't have a family. My father disappeared a few years ago. I have been trying to find him" I say, reciting the words I had said the first time around.

"That is unfortunate son, how about you come with me. I am the master of the Fairy Tail guild. Maybe if you join, we can help you find your father. By the way, what does your father look like?" The old man now identified as Fairy Tail's master spoke.

I looked up at him and said "His name is Igneel, and he is a fire dragon. Have you seen him?" At the mention of the word dragon, the master's eyebrow rose slightly. "I am afraid that I have not, but I am sure we can discover something if we try hard enough." He said with a slight grin. "By the way, I never caught your name."

I jumped up into the air, "I'm Natsu Dragneel! Let's go to this guild place." 'Okay I guess that I will just do the quick introduction to the guild, then head off and try to find Wendy.'

The two of us went on and walked towards the guild hall. Right before opening the door, Makarov turned to me and asked me a question.

"Do fairy's have tails?" 'Ah the old Fairy Tail slogan' I slanted my head slightly, before responding that I didn't know. "Well boy, the answer is unknown, but the quest to uncover the answer will be one full of adventures." He said with a smile, that I returned. He turned to the doors, and giving them a slight push, began to walk in. "Welcome to Fairy Tail." He said.

Somewhere in the woods

Wendy P.O.V

I slowly opened my eyes, to see the morning sun shining down on me, and the sound of running water nearby. 'What happened, and where am I?' I thought quickly trying to assess the situation. Feeling a little parched and sporting a minor headache, I stood up and went in search of the water. Coming across a little stream, I bent down to take a drink when I saw it. Staring back at me from the water was the face of a small blue haired girl. I let out a small shriek, as I lifted my arms up to scan my body. Sure enough, the reflection wasn't lying. Before I could think too much of my situation, I heard twigs breaking behind me, and the sound of something walking though the brush.

"Hey are you okay?" A familiar voice spoke from behind me. 'Wait...that can't be him he's...' Turning around quickly I saw a familiar face, with blue hair, and a strange tattoo around his eye. Looking closer, I realized that he too was in a much younger body.

"Jellal...What is happening here?" I mumbled softly.

Having picked up what I said, his eyes narrowed as he looked at me with suspicion in his eyes. "What are you talking about, and how do you know my name?"

With those words spoken, I realized that something was definitely wrong with this situation.

A/N

Hello everyone, and thank you to those who have taken the time to read this. This is my attempt at a time travel fanfiction, so do forgive if this chapter seemed to be similar to any others you have read. This will be a NaWen fanfiction, though I doubt that I will ever write anything above a T rating, at least in this story. With that out of the way, this is a story that I will be writing as I go. I have a few thoughts on what to do, but haven't planned much. I will try and leave the story somewhat open to the audience, so if you have any ideas, I might just use them. Farewell to you all and don't forget to R/R as it would really help me with my motivation.

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