Chapter 2 - Flash to the Past
"Aaahhh!" I scream as Kali and I plummet through the dark light of whatever has entrapped us. Kali is gripping my shoulder like a lifeline as we plummet through the darkness. I look down and see a magic circle opening below us.
Kali screams as we approach it. A tingling sensation runs through my body as we pass through it. Once we've completely passed through, my eyes are blinded by the bright lights of wherever we are. As I look down I realize we are falling through the air.
"Aahhh!!" I scream as I fall. Kali springs into action and flies herself to safety. Unfortunately, she forgot one thing... Me! Before I can yell at her to save me, I crash into a table on the ground.
"Nashi!" Kali cries. She swoops to my side. "Are you okay?"
"No." I groan. I sit up on the now broken table and rub my head. "That hurt... a lot." I open my eyes to see a perplexing sight. I'm still in Fairy Tail. The guild hall is like a giant castle, but it's different. I don't wanna say it looks smaller, but it does. I look around and notice that I landed on a table occupied by a few guild members. They stare at me, perplexed by the teenager sitting on their lunch.
"Sorry." I smile and climb off the broken table. When I turn around to face the guild, they all have the same expression. "Um, hey guys. Sorry about the table." I smile.
I feel a sudden jolt as I'm pulled backwards. I feel a cold sensation on my neck and look down to see a sword under my chin.
"Whoa Hey!" I shout.
"Who are you?" The voice says. I recognize that voice, it's Erza!
"Erza! It's me Nashi." I feel the sword pull away from my neck slightly. She's letting her guard down. She moves the sword down and points it at my back. I slowly turn around to face my Aunt, but what I see blows my mind. She's young! She's got to be my age, maybe older. My mouth is gaping open like an idiot. Kali floats down to my level, her eyes are wide and her mouth hangs open.
"I don't think we're in Fairy Tail anymore." Kali squeaks. I nod my head and look around. The hall is filled with my dad's friends, all of them significantly younger.
I see Cana in her blue bikini top chugging a barrel of alcohol. Elfman is standing at the top of the stairs trying to intimidate me like a real man. Macao and Wakaba are middle aged men. What the heck is going on!
Then I see them, the people that matter most to me. Gray Fullbuster is shirtless and ready for a fight. Juvia cowers behind him with googly eyes. Gajeel Redfox acts casual eating his metal. Pantherlily is right at his side on the table. Wendy Marvel eyes me carefully while Carla glares at me.
Standing with them are the two most important people in the room, Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia. Natsu's fists are on fire ready to attack. Lucy is reaching for her keys wondering if I am an enemy. All I can do is stare at them. They are so much younger, my age even! I want to run up and hug them, but Erza's sword is pointed at me. I can't risk it.
My father seems to notice my staring and I quickly avert my eyes. "Natsu who is that?" A squeaky voice asks. It's Happy!
"I don't know." He grumbles.
"Natsu?!" Kali screeches. Her eyes are bugging out of her head and her mouth is practically on the floor. "Holy cow!" Kali grabs me by the scarf and looks me dead in the eye."What did you do?!" She yells.
"Me?!" I shout. "You wanted to read the spell just as bad as I did."
"That was a bluff and you know it! Now look what you've done!" She turns to the crowd. "What year is it?!"
"784." Someone yells.
"784!" She screeches.
"How was I supposed to know this would happen?!"
"You know the stories about reading unknown spells! They all end in disaster!"
Erza clears her throat, drawing our attention to the red headed Titania. "Care to explain what is going on?" She implies.
My voice comes out as a croak, trying to think of what to say. Before I can utter a single word, Kali is jetting off toward our family.
"Kali wait!" I yell. Kali doesn't listen and I run after her, Erza right behind me.
"Alright listen up!" She shouts. Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Gray, Gajeel, Lily, Wendy, Carla, and Juvia all stare at the new exceed. "Do any of you know how to-"
"Kali no!!" I tackle her to the ground before she can finish her sentence. Cupping my hand over her mouth I stand. "I'm sorry about my partner." I apologise.
"It's no problem." Natsu smiles, his canines sticking out like fangs. I blush and give him a small grin. It's so wierd to be talking to my father before he's even met me.
"Natsu Dragneel." He says reaching out a hand for me to shake. I shake his hand.
"Nashiiiiiii..." I drag out the last part of my name. I can't say that my name is Nashi Dragneel! I try to think of a last name I can use. I look around and see Lucy's keys and a torch of fire on the wall. "Lockflame. Nashi Lockflame."
"Tell me Nashi," Gray speaks up. "Do you always come falling out of magic circles in the middle of guilds?"
"That's what I'd like to know." Erza inquires.
I half laugh at his sarcasm, trying to act cool despite the fact that I'm freaking out in the inside. "Not exactly." I answer.
I shift uncomfortably, that's when I remember the guild mark sewn onto my sleeves.
"Are you a guild member?" Lucy asks. I can feel the sweat forming on my brow.
"Psh, not yet." I smirk. It isn't a total lie, I haven't been born yet; therefore I am not a guild member yet.
"What are you trying to pull here?" Natsu accuses. He leans his face in inches from mine. The smell of smoke overwhelms my nose. I try to act cool.
"Me? Nothing. Um, where is Master Makarov? I need to talk to him about something."
"Oh well, usually you talk to Mirajane." Lucy explains.
"No, I really need to talk to Master Makarov."
"Nashi I see him!" Kali yells.
I catch a glimpse of the old man himself sitting on the bar drinking out of a beer mug. He puts down his drink and stares at Kali and I. With a loud pop, Kali's aeramagic wears off and her wings are gone. I reach out and grab her just before she hits the floor.
Without saying another word to my family, I make my way to the bar. I approach him and clear my throat to get his attention. He glanced up at me then back at his drink.
"Can I help you young lady?" He asks gruffly.
"I really hope so." I answer. Makarov glanced up at me, his eyes are wide, clearly surprised by the guild crest on my jacket.
"My office, now." He says gruffly. Gramps hops off the bar and I follow him upstairs. Once we are inside his office, he shuts the door. "Have a seat."
I take a seat in the wooden chair, Kali sits in my lap and I wrap my arms around her.
"I don't take imposters lightly." Gramps says. He walks over to a large desk and sits on top of it.
"An imposter?" Kali squeals.
"Gramps if you'd just listen to what I have to say, this'll all make sense."
"I've never seen you before in my life and yet you wear the guild crest." He doesn't even look at me, just stares at the floor.
"Please, just listen to me!" I reason.
"I have nothing to say to an imposter." He says coldly.
"No you don't understand, I'm not an imposter."
"I don't believe you!" He yells. I stand from my seat and walk over to the desk and slam my hands on it.
"Look at me!" I shout. Gramps finally looks at me, his eyes are filled with rage but mine are too. He finally sees me for the first time. My pink hair and brown eyes. My sharp canines and my steaming hands.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Nashi and I think you know where I come from." The room falls silent. "I'm from the future."
Master Makarov says nothing. I proceed to explain how I got here and about the strange request. I leave out my true heritage of course and only tell him the important details.
"Next thing I know, I'm landing on a picnic table." I conclude. Gramps nods, he believes my story.
"Do you have the spell with you? Maybe we can use it to send you back."
I reach for my knapsack and dig through it's contents. It's gone!
"I must have dropped the paper when we were sucked here."
"Do you remember the spell?"
"I think so."
Gramps handed me a pen and paper and asked me to write it down. I wrote down the spell as best as I could remember and handed it to my master.
He took the paper and opened the door to his office and stepped out. He stood by the railing of the second floor. "LEVY!" He yelled. A few minutes later, he came back with a girl. She had short choppy blue hair and wore an orange sun dress.
She eyed me curiously it was then that I recognized her, she was Aunt Levy. I wanted to hug her on the spot, but realized that she had no idea who I was.
"Levy this is Nashi. She needs your help with a spell." Gramps handed the paper to Levy. Levy looked over the spell, she gasped.
"This is a time travel spell!"
"Really? We hadn't noticed." Kali spat.
"Kali, don't be rude." I scolded.
Levy's eyes went wide with excitement. She squealed in delight.
"You're from the future!" She squealed.
"I guess..."
The next thing I knew, Levy was throwing her arms over my shoulders in a hug.
"Oh my gosh! I have so many questions. When are you from? What's the future like? Are you a wizard? What kind of magic do you use?"
I sat in my chair dumbfounded by all the questions.
"Levy, if you could please figure out a way to send Nashi back." Gramps interrupted.
"Yes of course master." Levy said excitedly. With a great big smile she left the Master's office.
"Levy!" I call out to her. She pokes her head in the doorframe. "Please don't tell anyone." Levy looks at me quizzically.
"Yeah, sure thing."
She closed the door and retreated downstairs to figure out the spell.
"Nashi." Gramps said, calling my attention. "Be careful of what you do during your time here. Your actions here in the past have the power to alter events in the future." I nod in acknowledgement. "Now let's go introduce you to the family."
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"Listen up brats!" Gramps yells across the guild hall. "This is Nashi, she is there newest wizard of Fairy Tail. I want you all to be on your best behavior and make her feel welcome." He announces. Whispers rang throughout the hall. "I want you all to treat her like family, because she is."
"What's her magic?" Someone yells.
Gramps gives me a look as if asking if I was okay with sharing. I give him a nod and step forward. The entire guild looks up in anticipation, waiting to see what I can do. I look down at Kali who gives me a nod. Taking a deep breath I raise my hand for all to see.
I concentrate my energy to my hand. My hand starts to get warm and suddenly a golden yellow flame wraps around my hand.
"My name is Nashi Lockflame and I am the sun dragon slayer!"
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