This is my first fanfic in about two years.
I have discovered the beautiful magic that
is Fairy Tail since then. And, because of
some beautiful, majestic writers on this site,
I have finally gathered the motivation to
begin my own FT fanfic.
It takes place after the GMG arc.
Enjoy, kittens!

The massive room had lain abandoned for more than seven years. The massive statues of King Faust still stood, arms upstretched as if casting a spell. But there was no magic here anymore. There hadn't been for years. The stone chamber was dark and quiet, a memory that most were happy to leave in the past. The Anima plan had failed; the sacrifice it called for was much too great. Eventually this place would disappear, just like Edolas's magic had.

Or so everyone thought.

It all began on a normal summer's day. The royal city was functioning normally, with everyone going about their business. The members of the worker's guild, Fairy Tail, were all out and about doing their work.

Wizard guilds no longer existed in Edolas, because of the lack of magic. Instead, worker guilds had taken their place. The members would be hired for all types of odd jobs, and Fairy Tail was one of the best. Their members always had plenty of jobs to choose from.

Early that day, a messenger bird flew through the window of the Fairy Tail guildhall.

"My, my." The woman Mirajane said when she read the message. "Summons from King Jellal himself! This is unusual. And the people he requested…I wonder what his reasoning is?"

"What does the king want, Miss Mira?" Cana asked from where she was sipping her tea.

"He wants a team of Fairy Tail members to help him with some secret mission…he says it is urgent."

"Is it really from the king himself?" Cana wondered

"It is. See, the royal seal is right here next to the bottom of the page." Mira showed Cana the letter. The dark-haired woman's eyes widened in surprise.

"Natsu and Lucy I can understand; they are inseparable. But why ask for Gray and Wendy?" Cana spoke. "It seems a bit random."

"I know as much as you. Anyway, we should have them report as soon as possible. These are summons from King Jellal." Mira decided. "Natsu! Lucy! Gray! Wendy! I have a job request for the four of you!"

The four slowly gathered before Mira. "What, all four of us? Who is the request from?" Gray asked. Through the years, he had abandoned his habit of wearing so many clothes. Though he normally wore long pants, sleeves, and a scarf at all times.

"I don't have time for this, Natsu and I were going to go into town today!" Lucy protested.

"Maybe…maybe we should at least listen to the job first. It might pay well." Natsu mumbled. He flinched slightly when Lucy looked at him, but she just shrugged and nodded her assent.

The relationship of the two former wizards had grown dramatically in the past few years. Now, Natsu wasn't nearly as timid around his blonde-haired companion as before, and Lucy was a lot nicer to him. It was as it should have been, the two were engaged, after all.

"Go ahead, Mirajane. Tell us what the job is." Wendy urged.

"I don't know exactly what it is. I just know who sent it. King Jellal."

There were exclamations of surprise from the four people. Mira kept speaking. "He wants you all to meet him at something called the Anima Reactor. He says it is urgent and to go as soon as possible."

"But why the four of us? I haven't seen a team like this since…" Wendy spoke, "Since we met the Earthlanders." She made a small smile, thinking of the younger version of herself. I wonder how big she has grown in all these years. I hope she is doing well.

"That other Natsu was crazy!" Natsu shuddered. But I kind of looked up to him, he was really brave.

Gray shook his head. "It might not have anything to do with them. The path between our worlds was sealed years ago." I still have a hard time believing me and that other Gray are versions of the same person.

"I'll take the letter, Mira. Does it have a map, or any kind of directions?" Lucy asked. "We shouldn't keep the king waiting."

"Yes, it does. Here you are, Lucy." Mira handed over two pieces of paper.

"Good." Lucy looked to her chosen companions. "Let's get going.

Perhaps an hour later the group of four stood outside a huge stone doorway. As they approached, they spotted a hooded figure.

"Hello there!" Wendy called out. The figure turned to face them and lowered it's hood to reveal the face of King Jellal.

"I see you all got my note." He spoke calmly as they met. I'm sorry for the short notice, but this can't afford to wait."

"Wh-what is the problem, Sir?" Natsu asked timidly. Being so close to such an important figure made him very nervous.

Jellal looked around to make sure that nobody else was close by. He motioned to the Fairy Tail members. "I will show you." He said, then walked inside the large building.

At first it was a bit dark, but as the group of five arrived in the massive room, their faces were lit by sparking blue light.

"What in the world is that?" Gray asked. "It looks like giant statues of the former king."

"And the light." Lucy commented, gesturing to the semi-formed ball of blue energy that was hovering above the statues' outstretched hands. "I haven't seen anything like it since the magic disappeared."

"That light is why I called you here today." Jellal said, "I check on this place from time to time. Last night, I passed by and saw this. It is indeed magical energy."

"But how can that be? Magic disappeared from Edolas years ago!" Lucy exclaimed, astonished.

"I do not know. I have made the best attempt I could to study this, and have come up with a possible explanation." The king spoke solemnly. "You all remember how the Earthlanders left Edolas with the magic seven years ago? I think that their own magical energy may have warped the portal somewhat, and magic has continued to leak from their world to ours. I don't know why it has just manifested itself, but the energy seems to be contained within this room."

"I thought that Demon Lord guy wanted all the magic for himself. Why would he allow it to leak into this world?" Gray asked.

Jellal took a deep breath. "It was not him that rid this world of magic. It was myself."

The Fairy Tail workers began protesting, but the king raised his hand. "I did it to prevent future wars over magic. Please let me finish.

"Anima transferred magic from Earthland to Edolas. I think the remnants of the spell are still trying to do just that. But if magic started to come back, it would not be a good thing. People would fight over it, and it would be stolen energy anyway. We have no right to it.

"What we have to is try and eradicate the remnants of Anima to keep peace in Edolas. But we cannot do that from here. We have to close up the portals from the other side. From Earthland itself."

"And you want us to go to Earthland." Wendy guessed. "Is it because we are the other versions of the wizards who went through the portal?"

Jellal nodded. "Erza Knightwalker is in another city right now, doing political work. And nobody knows where that reporter is. This can't wait, so I called you four. I don't know how fast the energy will accumulate now that it has manifested, but we can't take any chances. The Anima were naturally drawn to me while I was in Earthland, so I would assume the spell will gravitate towards you once you have gotten there. You will have to be on watch, though."

"You expect us to leave our homes and Nakama just like that?" Lucy asked incredulously. "We have lives, you know! And this could take weeks to do!"

"I know it is asking a lot." Jellal answered. "But you four are the best to do it. The Anima was warped by other versions of yourselves, so it is likely that you are the only ones who can pass between the worlds now. Please, do this for the sake of your world. I do not want war to rage here."

This is a chance for me to be a hero…like him. Natsu thought. "It seems like we have to do this…But we don't if you don't want to!" He added quickly as his nakama looked at him.

"No, you're right. I will miss Juvia, but we must go." Gray decided.

"If you're in, I'm in." Lucy said to Natsu, taking his hand.

Wendy looked to Jellal. "What do we have to do? And how will we even get to Earthland?"

Jellal explained how to seek out and seal the Anima. They would need magic to do it. "I suggest seeking out your Earthland selves. You will probably end up near them anyway, because of Anima's current nature. As for getting there…

"I will use the magic that has accumulated in this room to generate a portal to Earthland. You will all need to join hands. The transition may be a bit rough, but don't let go for anything. And here." Jellal passed Wendy a small, round crystal that glowed red. "You are probably the most responsible. This is a lacrima that will help you gauge how many anima are left. When they are all gone, it will look like a glass bead. It's a modified version of what I used in Earthland so long ago. When this happens, have someone put magic energy into it and I will know to call you all home."

Wendy nodded and pocketed the lacrima. "I will be careful with it, I promise."

"Good. If we are to do this, we must do it now. Please ready yourselves." Jellal ordered.

The Fairy Tail members looked to each other and nodded. They joined hands and formed a square.

"Hold on tightly." Jellal advised. He turned away towards the statues of Faust, focusing on the energy above him. His voice echoed as he cast the spell.

"I call upon the worlds to merge! Focus on this point and hear my cry! Anima: quadruple force!"

The blue light shot towards the Fairy Tail members and swirled about them like a tornado, lifting their clothes an hair. Eventually their feet left the ground as well. With a flash, the four people disappeared.

The huge room grew dark. Jellal, now alone, looked down at his feet. I can only hope I made the right choice.

If you want to know the beauties that inspired
me to start writing again, they go by
AquamarineDust and AnimeAngel808.
Their fics are The Fire-Proof Lock and
True Meaning of Fairy Tail - Rewritten. In that order.

Also, pairings will be classic for this fic. NaLu, Gruvia, maybe a bit of Jerza somewhere in there.

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