Chapter One

Memories

"LUCY!"

Natsu woke up with his own scream. He dreamed of it again. A girl named Lucy. A person he doesn't know or remember.

He has been living in this mysterious town for two years and he doesn't remember anything from his past except for Igneel.

He remembered he has to find his father, Igneel. He has been searching for him for two years and yet he still doesn't have any lead to where he is.

He was about to get up when he noticed someone entering the room. It was Maito. The old geezer who took care of him the first time he got in this town. He treated his wounds and offered him to live in his house since he doesn't remember anything. And ever since that day, he has been living with him and has been treated as a family.

The old man probably heard his scream and hurried to get to him. Natsu stayed on the bed being watched by the old man.

"Having bad dreams again?" the old man asked.

Natsu nodded. "It was her again. That girl… she must be someone I knew in the past. I saw her crying and it breaks my heart. But I don't know her. I…"

The old man stayed silent as the boy in front of him continues.

"I heard her screaming. Calling out my name, she said she's waiting. Everyone is waiting. Fairy Tail. Do you know where Fairy Tail is?"

Natsu asked the old geezer and locked eyes with him.

"I know. In Fiore, a city called Magnolia. The top guild in Fiore."

Natsu kept his eyes on his while listening as he proceeds.

"You must've been a part of that guild. And that girl, she must've been the most important person to you. Is she the only one you saw in your dreams?"

"Yes. But she mentioned Erza, Gray and Happy. I'm not sure, but I have this feeling that I will recognize them once I get to meet them." He got up from the bed and started to fix his scarf.

"What are you going to do now?"

"I've decided. I will go to Magnolia and find out my past. Thanks for the info."

"Finally. I'll prepare everything for our journey." He spoke as he started to walk outside the room.

"Our?" Natsu stared at his back. Without turning back, the old man said,

"There's also something I need to settle in Fairy Tail. I'll tag along with you."

Natsu and Maito started their journey a day after their conversation. He hasn't felt being this fired up ever since he woke up on that town. He felt something stirring up inside him.

I'll finally see her, he thought.

He suddenly felt dizzy. The old man forced him to ride a horse carriage from a friend. He hasn't still got used to riding any mode of transportation. He still feels sick whenever he rides one.

The old man just laughed at his condition.

"Getting dizzy, are we?" Maito spoke trying to suppress a laugh.

"I'll ask Wendy next time to cast Troia on me." He answered him sluggishly.

The old stopped driving and looked at him with a surprise look on his face.

"Who's Wendy?" he asked curiously.

When the carriage stopped, Natsu realized he mentioned Wendy whom same as Lucy and the others, he doesn't remember.

"I don't know. A nakama, I guess. Just like the others, I will recognize her once I get to see her."

Maito continued driving quietly and gave Natsu a glance before having his eyes back on the road. He noticed Natsu starting to get dizzy again as the carriage started to move.

It seems he's starting to remember his comrades. He said to himself.

They continued the journey until the sun goes down. It was completely dark when they decided to take a break. They decided to camp on the side of the road. Natsu made a fire to keep them warm from the coldness of the night.

Maito cooked the food they have brought for the journey. He asked Natsu to feed the horse. As they started to eat, Natsu notice someone moving from the bushes.

He stood up and walked slowly. He was about to fire an attack when a cat went out of the bushes.

Natsu was surprised to see a black rectangular cat with pink ears and two whiskers on each side of his face came out of the bushes. Instead of an attack, he found himself looking intently at the cat. He has a strange feeling he met the cat before. Until he heard the cat spoke.

"You're Natsu, right? Have you seen Shaggot-sama and Nichiya –sama? By the way where's Happy and Carla?" The cat spoke with a smile on his face shaking his hand back and forth continuously.

Natsu stared at the cat, memories flowing inside his head. He remembered the cat. His name is Nadi, an Exceed from Edolas. He remembered Edolas, the parallel version of Earthland.

But he only remembered being in Edolas but not the reason why he was there or the people he's with during that time.

He felt someone tap his back as he tried to remember details about Edolas. It was Maito. He didn't notice he followed him.

"Are you old comrades of Natsu?" Maito asked Nadi.

Nadi looked at Natsu and asked, "Are we?"

"Of course we were."

They turn around as another voice spoke. Two exceeds went out from the other part of the road. This time, it was a weird cat with a large head and orange hair. And a girl exceed from which the voice came from.

"Shaggot-sama! Nichiya-sama!" Nadi cried.

More memories shot back at Natsu. He remembered fighting King Faust of Edolas along with the Exceeds and his comrades. They defeated him and went back to Earthland with the Exceeds.

But the faces of his comrades stayed blurry. He ignored it and told himself that he will remember it from time to time. He has to be patient.

"Why don't we eat first and talked about this over dinner?" the old man offered the food and they all sat down to eat. Luckily, they have brought fish for their journey.

They continue eating while the Exceed told them what happened during the last part of the battle in Edolas to help Natsu remember few things he has forgotten.

Maito told them what happen to Natsu so they told him everything as detailed as possible except for the part before Exceeds when to fight King Faust.

They all decided to rest after dinner and agreed to continue their journey tomorrow before sunrise.

Everyone seems to be sleeping already. Natsu noticed. Even the old man seems to be dozing off.

He remembered Lucy. The face he always sees in his dreams. The only face he remembered.

"I'll see you soon, Lucy." He closed his eyes and felt asleep with a smile on his face.