"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

-Christopher Reeve

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"You are the reincarnations of these Warriors."

"These three?!" Lucy broke the silence, not bothering to hide her shock. "They only learned of our existence today!"

Makarov gave her a sharp look, causing her to step backwards. "You shall not lie to yourself Lucy, I know you too can see the resemblance they have to them." He snapped before turning his attention back to the silent teens, still processing what they were told. "I know this is a lot of information, let's take a break. I'll continue later."

"But Ma-" A stern look from Makarov silenced Erza. "Yes Master…"

Reluctantly, the three teens plus a certain Exceed exited the room while Lucy stayed behind. She glared at Makarov furiously, clenching her fists.

"What are you planning Mr. Makarov?" She demanded to know.

"I said to take a break Lucy, that includes you." He said evenly, keeping his eyes closed. Lucy knew she had been dismissed so she simply sighed and exited the room, only to leave a few parting words before left completely.

"You're involving this people in something they have no part of."

"They were destined to be part of this from the very beginning, Lucy."

She narrowed her eyes and departed.

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The three sat at the bar in silence, an unusual feat for them considering they were usually the rowdiest group of the entire place. They only moved their heads when Lucy came down the stairs, brows furrowed in concentration.

"If this is some joke between the old man and you then it has gone on long enough," Gray growled, slamming his hand down on the table. "If you think this is funny, especially to us, then you're dead wrong!"

"I'm as confused and upset as you are, so the least you could do is save your anger for Mr. Makarov!" Lucy snapped in reply, gaining the attention of other members. "You are not supposed to be involved in this, that's for sure."

The air grew colder and bits of frost began to creep across the table that Gray was sitting at, an intense chill flowing through the air as he sat up.

"Then why the hell are you telling us this?!" He yelled.

"Gray calm down…" Erza warned, slowly getting up herself.

"Erza, she's not telling us anything and I know this is getting to you too!" He snapped, too upset to realize he had snapped at Erza Scarlet. He whipped his head to Lucy and jabbed a finger at her, before able to get a word in as ice shard spewed out towards her.

"Overrule," She ordered and the ice shard melted in air, the paper talisman doing the same. She turned to shocked Gray and rest of the Guild, silence filling the air.

"It's a sick joke for both of us," She growled and squeaked as a card was aimed at her neck.

"I knew you were trouble!" The girl named Cana hissed, the stench of alcohol once again causing Lucy to reel backwards. "I'd start talking Princess-"

"It's Priestess actually."

"Whatever! Wait…" She turned to the voice and raised an eyebrow. "Loke…?"

The wild-haired man sported a suit, unusual for his usual attire in the Guild. He took Lucy's hand and pulled her away, pulling the girl into a protective hug.

"Priestess, I knew I'd find you here…"

"EEEEEEEH?!" The Guild chorused.

A tap on his shoulder caused him to spin around to look up at the towering Erza, "Care to explain, Loke?"

"Yes…" Another deadly voice said, Loke turning to see Lucy giving a death glare at him. "…Care to explain?"

He laughed nervously, pulling apart from the hug. "Well…Priestess Lucy…you see…I…"

"SPIT IT OUT ALREADY!" Someone yelled from the back.

Loke sighed, "I came here once while we were living in Karen's shrine – after her death of course. The divine presence this place had…gave me strength, so I continued to return and eventually became a member." He explained, scratching the back of his head. "I kept up my strength so I could try and purify Aries…then you came. When we joined your shrine as your familiars, I didn't want to leave Fairy Tail just yet so I visited whenever you didn't need me…"

"So you knew this place had divine presence? Why didn't you tell me?" Lucy asked, slightly hurt.

"I told Capricorn and he said it was probably just built on a graveyard or something." Loke said sheepishly, "I didn't want to worry you, I didn't think it would turn out to be so much more…"

Lucy opened her mouth to speak but Loke caught her off as a feeling took him over, "I've got to go Priestess, something happening in the Spirit World…don't worry and make friends!" With that, he left the flustered Lucy and awestruck Guild, disappearing in thin air.

"CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!" Natsu finally yelled, after being silent for so long. "I THOUGHT FOR ONCE IF I STAYED QUIET AND LISTENED I WOULD FIGURE IT OUT BUT SO FAR I DON'T GET ANYTHING." He stopped, huffing and froze as a small paw placed itself on his arm.

"Are you okay Natsu?" Happy asked, causing the Guild to jump back.

"DID HAPPY JUST TALK?!" The Guild chorused.

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Outside, Makarov could hear the frantic panicking out of the Guild, Erza calming them down, and the four of them explaining everything to a disbelieving crowd.

He chuckled and flipped through the book, passing Igneel and moving onto the next chapter: The Fairy Tail Resistance

It wasn't pure luck that had brought them all to this Guild, each and every one of them had their own gifts…whether they wanted them or not.

As arguments broke out outside, he knew it was time to make an appearance.

He shoved the doors open and hopped up onto the railings, clearing his throat before howling, "SHUT IT YOU BRATS!" And the Guild went silent.

"What they say is true…but it doesn't just apply to them." He said, waiting for the whispering to quiet down. "Whether you came here on your own will or were brought here, it was no coincidence. It was fate, a fate that was sealed long ago whether you wanted it or not."

"M-Master, what are you saying?" A blue-haired girl piped up, eyes wide.

"What I'm saying, Levy, is that Fairy Tail brought us together in more ways than one." He growled, looking sternly at them. Then he began, explaining everything he had told the trio, explaining Lucy and Happy, and even more.

The Guild went silent until laughter broke out, some falling to their knees.

Natsu was livid and stood up on a table, "Stop laughing!" He yelled then pumped his fist in the air, unaware of the flame that had lit itself. "The old man is telling the truth!"

"Natsu, your arm!" A white-haired girl cried from the counter.

"Aw crap, not again!" He yelled, furiously waving his arm to blow the flame out.

"Lucy, would you please…?" Makarov groaned and the girl rolled her eyes, snatching Natsu's arm and sticking another talisman to it, dispelling his magic. The paper burnt up but so did the fire.

With that, the Guild was silent again.

"Like Natsu and Gray…you will see these abilities appear in yourselves." He rasped, sighing as their eyes widened. "It may not be apparent at first but you now will have the knowledge to prepare yourself for the moment. When you know for sure they have come, you will tell me and be sent to Lucy for training."

Lucy whipped her head up, eyes furious. "Training?! I never agreed-" She was cut off as he glared.

"You have now Lucy, now that more people are involved."

She growled and sighed, accepting defeat.

"I know this is difficult for you all to process so I will leave you now to talk, if you have any questions, ask Lucy or I." With that, the elderly man returned to his room.

The Guild was quiet for moments before chatter burst out, some casting curious glances at Lucy while others glared suspiciously. The blonde-haired girl sighed, looking around for the exit until she locked eyes with the blue-haired girl.

Levy was her name…right? Lucy wondered and jumped as the girl steadily approached her.

"U-umm…Lucy, right?" She squeaked, the Priestess could see her hands trembling. "Are we going to be alright…?"

Lucy's eyes widened, she wasn't expecting this. Quickly, she regained composure and grinned, "You'll be fine! I went through the same thing and I'm still alive, right?"

Levy blushed and enveloped the Priestess in a hug, causing her to stiffen from the unusually close contact. "Thank you so much Lu-chan~"

"…Lu-chan?" She asked once she found her voice again.

Levy released her from the hug, "You know, like a nickname!

"Nickname?"

"You don't know what a nickname is?"

"I know what it is!" Lucy retorted, a blush on her face. "I've just…never really had one I guess.

"Loke calls you Priestess," Levy pointed out.

"All my familiars call me that."

"You have more than one familiar?" The white-haired girl asked, slipping out of the bar and approaching her.

"Well yeah, it's what makes my shrine so special." Lucy was uncomfortable with the attention, she wasn't used to humans seeing her and yet she was okay with talking to a goat, a mermaid, and a ram. Yep, totally normal.

The trio watched from afar as Lucy gathered a crowd with stories of her familiars, explaining the workings of the shrine and such.

"Umm…Natsu?" A squeaky voice called and the said-boy looked down to see Happy, fumbling with his paws nervously.

"Err, yes?" Natsu crouched down, slightly unsure how he was supposed to talk with his cat. He was still Happy…right? Natsu had to admit, that if Happy could talk before, he would certainly be like this.

"I'm hungry!" He chimed, giving a grin.

Yep, still Happy.

"How 'bout some fish, you always love that." Natsu suggested, returning the grin with his own. Even in this form, Happy was still his best friend and nothing could change that – except for fewer difficulties in the communication department.

"Aye! Let's ask Mira if she has fish in the back!" Happy agreed, jumping onto Natsu's shoulder.

"You know how to say Mira's name?"

"Aye! I know everyone here, remember? Even if I couldn't talk to you then, doesn't mean I couldn't understand!" Happy teased and Natsu chuckled at that. He had a feeling that the cat was always eavesdropping on them, maybe without him even realizing it.

He jumped forward, his trusty blue partner by his side and dived into the crowd of the Guild once more.

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The sun set behind her as Lucy trekked up the stairs to her Shrine, a small smile still plastered to her face as she crossed into the divine land.

"I'm back!" She called, giving a wave to her familiars who were working hard in the Shrine.

"Priestess!" Virgo cried, running towards her with her arms out. She enveloped Lucy in a hug and held her cheeks, an unusual gesture for the usually stoic woman. "What happened?"

"Oh, I was just with Mr. Mak-"

"Why are you crying?"

Lucy suddenly became aware of the hot tears that were streaming down her face and confusion whisked her into a world of emotions. She wiped them away furiously, giving a shrug.

"I was happy…so why am I crying? I don't get it…" She mumbled, shaking her head furiously.

"They're happy tears, brat." An annoyed voice crowed and Aquarius floated over, causing Lucy to pale. "You made friends, haven't you?" The mermaid had been with Lucy the longest and despite their many differences, she knew the young Priestess the best as well.

"F-friends? You guys are my friends and I don't cry like this," She argued, raising an eyebrow.

"Lucy, you are seventeen years old and have never had regular friends! Just accept that you're happy!" Aquarius snapped and flinched as the girl wrapped her arms around her, a rare gesture but…Aquarius let it happen and gently rubbed the girls backs as she 'happy cried' into her chest.

And one word chorused through the surrounding spirit heads: Finally.

Sorry for the late update but I updated :D

School has started so I don't know how much time I'll have to pop these out so gomen but bear with me.

In this chapter we focus more on the emotion of all this and both the lore, feelings, and characters all involved in this.

Cindy M 19: Was Lucy a reincarnation of Mavis or only the others reincarnations? I love it.

First off, I'm very happy that you like my story! Because of the recent reveals in the manga – which I won't spoil – I had to take some creative liberties when it came to Lucy. So I won't spoil anything but I'll say she is and she isn't. Hopefully that gives you some idea and sorry if it doesn't~

If you have any questions, just PM me or review!

See you until next time,

-Emza