In a land far, far away lies the kingdom of Fiore—a small, peaceful nation of 17 million people, and a place filled with magic. Found in every home, bought and sold in every marketplace. For most magic is merely a tool, a mundane part of everyday life. For some, however, magic is an art, and they've devoted their lives to its practice. These are the wizards. Banded together into magical guilds, they ply their skills in search of fame and fortune. Many such guilds dot the landscape of Fiore, but there is a certain guild in a certain town that soars high above the rest. One from which countless legends have been born. A guild that will no doubt continue to create legends well into the future. Its name… is Fairy Tail.
"Ah, I'm so bored." A bluenette said as she stood in front of the job request board. "There has to be something I can take for work."
The young woman had reflective porcelain skin, long azure hair, and eyes of the same shade. Her hair appears to be thick in volume and was unkempt, being uneven in length all around. Her middle bangs overlap each other and reach around her nose area, while her right bangs are more voluminous than her left bangs. Her figure was also mature as she stood now at 5'5" with a curvy figure.
She had on a sleeveless fishnet top under an off-the-shoulder cropped neon green top. She then had on fishnet armbands with fingerless pink gloves as well. Her pants were tight and made of leather, and tucked into black combat boots. Each of her ears were triple pierced with silver small hoops. The young woman then looked to her guildmate who has always had trouble picking a job.
"Hey, Nab, you've been here all day looking at the board, see anything interesting?" She asked.
Nab tilted his head giving a thoughtful hum before he moved across the board to place his hand on a job.
"This job has to deal with a wizard robbing town after town." Nab said. "There's a big reward out for him to anyone who catches him and brings him in. Seems like something you'd want to take, Vivi?"
Vivi grinned while snatching the request off the board so fast that Nab hadn't realized it was gone until a moment later. He sweat-dropped while looking at the excited grin on her face.
"Sounds like my kind of gig." Vivi said. "Can't wait to see what kind of magic this guy uses, kick his ass, and put him behind bars!"
She'd just leave a note for her brothers, so they knew where she went. Or tell one of the others to tell them. They could be a bit overprotective at times.
"Do you really think you should be taking on that job on your own?" Gray, who was only in his boxers as usual, asked as he walked up behind her.
Vivi clutched the request to her chest while turning to frown at the ice wizard over her shoulder.
"What?" Vivi asked. "Don't think I can handle it?"
"No, I think you'll go overboard like you've been doing in your last few jobs, and you'll have to take another trip to the Magic Council to apologize personally for destroying something important." Gray retorted.
Vivi rolled her eyes while thinking of the Magic Council. They were always in her business and getting onto her even when she finished the job. So what if a few things get broken in between?
"It's not like you have room to talk, Fullbuster." Vivi said, turning to face him fully to poke his chest. "I seem to recall you doing a lot of damage on a few of your jobs too."
"Yeah, but I've never had to personally apologize to the Council." Gray pointed out.
Vivi growled while bumping her forehead against his as she glared at him. He glared in return while pressing his forehead right back against hers.
"Keep pushing it, Frosty, and I'll have you crying for Master once I'm through with you." Vivi warned.
"Oh yeah?" Gray asked. "Big words, Vi . Let's see if you can back them up."
The two's glares intensified as they practically growled at each other like mad animals. The heated anger passing between the two had Nab slowly backing away as many others of the guild noticed the tension building between the two.
"Not even noon and they're already ready to kill each other." Wakaba said, chuckling.
"Same old, same old." Krov said from a few tables down. "At least Natsu isn't here to make things worse."
At the mention of her best friend, Vivi forgot all about Gray while pushing him to the side. He grunted while stumbling slightly, but he was able to keep his footing.
"Now that you mention it, where is Natsu?" Vivi asked.
She had only come to the guildhall a few moments ago when returning for a job, and had been so eager for another she hadn't realized her fellow pinkette's absence.
Gray frowned at the mention of that fire-munching idiot as Vivi glanced around the room.
"He got word of a Salamander in another town." Mirajane said as she came around the bar. "He went with Happy to check it out."
"He must think it's Igneel." Vivi said. "But why would a dragon be in the middle of a town?"
"Idiot probably didn't think about that." Gray said.
"You probably didn't think about it until I said something." Vivi deadpanned.
Gray narrowed his eyes about to retort when the door to the guildhall was kicked open to slam against the wall loudly.
"We made it back alive!" A familiar voice shouted.
"We're home!" Another voice echoed.
Everyone turned to see Natsu walking in with Happy with him. Vivi smiled at the pinkette and the little blue cat. Her guildmates called out greetings to the young wizard and his feline companion.
"Welcome home, Natsu!" Vivi called out as she waved.
Natsu turned his head seeing Vivi there, and a large grin pulled across his face.
"Vi, you're back!" Natsu said.
"Vi!" Happy called out as he jumped up and down.
Vivi chuckled then noticed that Natsu and Happy had returned with a new face. Vivi blinked at the blonde girl curiously. Did she come here to join their guild?
"So, I heard you went all out in Hargeon, Natsu." Krov called out. "Had to go starting troub—"
He never finished his sentence since Natsu kicked him right in the face. Everyone was quite used to stuff like that, so most of them didn't even blink. Though the new girl looked totally freaked out.
"Why'd you do that?!" She exclaimed.
Vivi just chuckled as she moved to stand near the bar. Looks like Natsu was ready to fight already, and he just got home.
"You lied about that Salamander!" Natsu snapped. "I'm going to kick your butt!"
Krov sat up from where he had been kicked into a table, which had smashed into pieces due to the impact.
"Don't get mad at me!" Krov retorted. "I'm just passing along a rumor I heard!"
"It was just a rumor?!" Natsu demanded.
"You wanna fight?!" Krov demanded.
"Let's go!" Natsu accepted the challenge.
Chaos broke loose in the building, and Vivi laughed fully as a lot of the members got pulled into the fight. She remained at the bar while even taking a seat to watch as everyone was being pulled into the ruckus.
"Gees, not again." Cana said as she sat down next to Vivi. "Can't they control themselves?"
Vivi shrugged her shoulders while happy with the familiar surroundings. This is where she felt most at home. It's the place where her family was. Happy then tried to calm Natsu down, but he got sent flying instead.
"So, Natsu finally made it back, huh?" Gray, who was suddenly by the bar with the girls, asked.
Vivi blinked, noticing that Gray was still only in his boxers, but as long as he wasn't butt-naked, she'd leave him alone.
"It's time we settled things once and for all." Gray said as he walked forward.
Vivi rolled her eyes at Gray though said nothing since she really didn't care if he got involved with the fight.
"Gray, your clothes." Cana called out.
"I don't have time for that!" Gray snapped as he turned around.
Cana shook her head in annoyance as Vivi just sat back with the grin spreading across her face again as someone was thrown across the room. If it kept getting more exciting, she'd have to join in too.
"Ya see, I don't date the men here because they have no class." Cana said.
She then proceeded to pick up a large barrel of alcohol to tilt it back to chug the content.
"Come here and fight me, Natsu!" Gray demanded.
Natsu looked over his shoulder at the ice wizard as he was beating up another member of the guild.
"Not until you put some clothes on!" Natsu retorted.
Vivi then looked towards Elfman as the large man was walking through the calamity with his arms crossed over his chest.
"It's only noon, and you boys are whining like spoiled babies." Elfman said. "I'm a real man. Want me to prove it to you?"
His answer was two fists in the face, which sent him flying through the air over the chaos.
"Butt out!" Natsu and Gray—the owners of said fists—said after sending Elfman flying.
"Man, this is great!" Vivi said laughing as she held her stomach.
Their new guest was thinking differently as she wondered just what she had signed herself up for. She then looked to Loke as he was chatting it up with his girlfriends.
"Geez, it's so nosy around here, huh?" Loke asked his girls.
A stray glass then hit him on the forehead, which brought a look of annoyance on his face. He got up while trying to play off everything in front of his ladies.
"I'm going to fight." Loke said. "Only to protect you two."
They wished Loke luck as he winked at them, and as their blonde guest was marking him off her list of most eligible bachelor wizards, Vivi finally got up while guessing she might as well greet their guest. Or at least find out who she is. If she's with Natsu, she must be a new recruit.
"What the heck is wrong with these people?" The blonde asked once she finished marking Loke off her list. "There's not one sane person in the whole place."
"You think so?" Vivi asked as she finally reached the blonde.
The blonde looked at Vivi with wide eyes as Vivi stood there with her hands on her hips.
"Y…You're Viviane d'Autriche !" The blonde gasped. "You've been in Sorcerer's Weekly magazine a few times. You've shot photoshoots with Mirajane!"
Vivi sweat-dropped at the blonde's enthusiasm of meeting her since Vivi didn't see herself as a big deal.
"Nice to meet you…" Vivi trailed off since she didn't know the girl's name.
"Oh! I'm Lucy!" The girl said, smiling brightly.
Vivi nodded her head then had to dodge a bottle that was accidently thrown in her direction. Lucy's mouth fell open in shock while wondering how Vivi had managed to dodge.
"Oh, Vivi, do we have a new member?"
Both girls turned to see Mirajane standing there with a kind smile on her face.
"It's Mirajane!" Lucy gasped. "In the flesh!"
Vivi leaned away from Lucy feeling a little bit creeped out by her reaction towards Mirajane.
"Actually, Mira, I don't know." Vivi said. "She came in with Natsu. Said her name is Lucy."
Mirajane nodded with her smile growing a bit as she turned towards the blonde.
"Um, don't you both think we need to stop them?" Lucy asked.
"It's always like this here." Mirajane said. "I just leave them alone. Besides—"
She was cut off when Elfman, who had been sent flying, hit her at full force. She landed on the ground with him on top of her, but she continued smiling.
"It's kind of fun, don't you think?" Mirajane asked.
She then passed out with Lucy starting to fuss at her with wide eyes. Vivi snorted, shaking her head in amusement. They were really getting into it now. Gray then hit Lucy, which sent them both to the floor. Vivi frowned when seeing that Gray lost his boxers now leaving him butt-naked. Vivi's eyebrow twitched in annoyance. She's put up with Gray running around in his underwear, but what she wouldn't put up with is his nudeness.
"Hey, give me back my underwear, jerk!" Gray snapped at Natsu who was laughing.
Lucy cried out 'covering' her eyes, so as not to look at Gray's naked body. He walked over to her.
"Excuse me, Miss, may I please borrow your underwear?" Gray asked.
Before Lucy could even react, Gray was socked right in the jaw by Vivi who had a dark look on her face. Gray hit the floor then rolled right into a table that hadn't been broken yet, but his impact made it break into pieces. Gray sat up holding his aching jaw as Natsu laughed at his misfortune. Lucy's mouth dropped open in shock. She thought Vivi might actually be somewhat sane!
"Gray, you pervert!" Vivi snapped. "Have you no shame?!"
"It's not my fault!" Gray retorted. "Natsu stole my underwear!"
"Don't blame Natsu for your bad stripping habit!" Vivi yelled.
She attacked him as Lucy watched with wide eyes at how brutal Vivi was being. The pinkette was super scary at the moment. Lucy was then suddenly swept off her feet by Loke.
"All these guys are so insensitive." Loke said. "A woman has needs."
Loke was then punched in the face by Elfman, who had managed to get up, which caused Loke to drop Lucy.
"Real men speak with their fists, Loke!" Elfman said.
Natsu kicked him in the face to send him flying once more across the room into someone else.
"I told you to butt out!" Natsu snapped.
Vivi then went tumbling into him when Gray managed to get her off of him. He managed to steady her with his hands as she rubbed her aching jaw.
"Oh, hey, Vi." Natsu said smiling. "Missed having you around."
As if a flip was switched, Vivi's annoyed expression was instantly switched with a kind smiling one.
"Aw, Natsu, I've missed you too." Vivi said as she hugged her best friend.
"Hey, how come you never beat him up?!" Gray demanded after pulling on his boxers. "It's his fault I lost my underwear!"
Vivi's annoyed expression returned as she turned to look at Gray who looked just as annoyed as her. Before she could reply, Cana spoke up over everyone.
"That's enough you guys." Cana said as she pulled out one of her cards. "I suggest you knock it off."
Everyone turned towards her with her threatening tone seeming to egg them on even more.
"Oh yeah?" Gray asked. "Says who?"
He brought his hands together with the magic circle forming as he built up his magic. Elfman activated his magic as well while looking ready for a fight. Vivi held out her hand with a pink magic circle forming as an electric guitar appeared in her hand seemingly out of thin air.
"If you think this fight is over, think again." Vivi said grinning. "I just got started, and if anyone is coming out on top, it's going to be me."
Her grin was almost wicked, and had Lucy gulping. Vivi seemed to be a very scary young woman.
"You punks can be such a nuisance." Loke gripped as he activated the magic in his ring.
Natsu, who wasn't about to be outdone, activated his magic as well the fire forming on his fists.
"I'm ready for ya." Natsu declared.
"They always fight like this?" Lucy asked, holding up Happy as if he was a shield.
"Uh-huh." Happy said while smiling.
"You don't seem worried!" Lucy pointed out.
Everyone came to a halt when a large dark figure jumped down into the room from the upper floor. Lucy squeaked in surprise as everyone looked towards the figure.
"Would you fools stop bickering like children?!" He demanded.
The guild members, who had been fighting, all looked away sheepish or coughed nervously. Vivi even slowly placed down her guitar while knowing better than to keep fighting.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Mirajane said. "I didn't know you were still here, Master."
"Did she just say Master?!" Lucy freaked out.
Natsu burst out laughing, cutting through the tension in the air as he placed his hands on his waist.
"Man, talk about a bunch of babies." He teased. "Looks like I won this round you—"
He never finished his sentence since he was stepped on by the Master Makarov, which had Lucy jumping in shock. Vivi winced knowing that had to hurt.
"Hmm, seems we have a new recruit." Makarov said.
"Yes, sir!" Lucy said nervously.
Vivi snorted at how jumpy the new girl was as Makarov shrunk down to his usual form. He smiled at the blonde while raising his hand.
"Pleased to meet you!" Makarov said.
"He's tiny!" Lucy said. "This little guy's really in charge here?!"
She had not been expecting the guild master of Fairy Tail to be so small. Especially after seeing him so big.
"Of course he is!" Mirajane said smiling. "Allow me to introduce Fairy Tail Guild Master Makarov!"
Makarov proceeded to jump into the air to flip towards the upstairs's railing, but he hit his head. He righted himself while coughing as he pretended that didn't happen. Makarov then cleared his throat, and everyone in the guild was sure they were about to hear a lecture for the papers in his hands, which Vivi was sure were letters sent by the Magic Council.
"You fools did it again!" Makarov snapped. "Look at these letters I received from the Council!"
He shook the papers at them, and some of them actually looked a bit sheepish.
"First, Gray," Makarov began.
Gray looked up with a frown wondering what the Council had to complain about him now.
"Good job on sweeping out that smuggling organization." Makarov said. "But you walked around naked in town afterwards, and ran away after stealing underwear that was drying."
Many of the guild sweat-dropped even though they were used to Gray's stripping problem.
"But wouldn't it be worse if I were naked?" Gray asked.
"What were you doing naked in the public in the first place, Frostbite?" Vivi asked. "Think of the poor children you scarred for life."
Gray glared over at Vivi, who stuck out her tongue in return, which had his eyebrow twitching in annoyance.
"Will you two calm down?" Elfman asked.
Vivi and Gray turned their annoyed looks onto him, which had Makarov sighing.
"Elfman, you had a mission to escort a VIP, but you assaulted him during the mission." Makarov said.
"He said 'men are about education', so…" Elfman trailed off seeming sheepish.
Makarov shook his head as he shifted through more papers sent by the council.
"Cana, drinking 15 big barrels of alcohol, and charging it to the council." Makarov continued, which had Cana frowning since they found her out. "Loke, flirting with councilmember elder Reiji's granddaughter… a certain talent agency charged us for damage compensation, too."
Loke looked away with a drop of sweat going down his cheek while not even wanting to explain his hook up with that elder's daughter. Makarov ruffled through more papers.
"Vivi," Makarov began. "Though you chased out the herd of leopard boar, you also succeeded in destroying half the town of Poppy by chasing them through the streets. You then ruptured a dam in Water Lily Valley, which did put out the forest fire, but also caused water damage to the town. After that you managed to destroy a historic monument in Hyacinth when fighting that gang of thieves. Finally, your latest job in Aster ended with the mayor's personal mansion being turned into shambles! What do you have to say to yourself, young lady?!"
Lucy looked to Vivi with wide eyes while wondering how she managed to cause so much trouble. She knew the Fairy Tails were known for taking things too far, but that's just scary how much destruction one member of the guild can cause. Vivi smiled at Makarov while making an innocent expression as she placed her finger on the dimple on her cheek.
"Sorry, Master." Vivi said. "I guess I don't know my own strength. So can it really be my fault if a few things were broken?"
Lucy nearly fell over in shock at Vivi's words and the innocent act as Makarov shook his head with a sigh. He's heard that excuse so many times he was wondering if she'd ever come with anything else.
"You would think you'd know your own strength by now, child." He said then cleared his throat. "Now, Jaser, the list of complaints against you are even longer! Eating the sand sculptures at Akane's annual sand sculpting contest, burying an entire town in sand, three eats and runs, four times you've barged unwanted into—!"
"Um, Master, hate to interrupt, but Matt isn't even here." Cana said before Makarov could continue. "He's still away on his latest job."
"Same goes for the rest of the Treblemen." Levy added.
Lucy blinked wondering who these Treblemen were, and why one of them ate sand. Didn't that hurt his stomach? And how could it even taste good? Makarov frowned as he clenched the papers in his hand.
"Of course, they're not here." Makarov said then looked to Vivi. "Vivi, when those troublemaking brothers of yours return, tell them I wish to speak to them about their latest blunders. Even Chris and Dom have gotten complaints sent about them."
"Yes, Master." Vivi said, giving a small salute and a grin.
Makarov nodded in return then set his eyes on the one who had caused the most trouble out of all these children.
"And Natsu," Makarov said. "You destroyed the Devon Thief family, but you also destroyed seven other houses that belonged to the townspeople…leveling a historical clock tower in Tully Village. Burning down a church in Freesia. Damaging parts in Lupinus Castle. Nazuna Ravine observatory collapsed and thus stopped operations. Destroying half of Hargeon Port."
Vivi let out a low, impressed whistle. It seemed Natsu had been busy as of late.
"Alzach, Levy, Krov, Reedus, Warren, Bisca, etc." Makarov continued.
Everyone he called out looked away, unable to meet his gaze because they did feel bad about causing trouble.
"Have you lost your mind?!" Makarov demanded. "All you kids are good for is getting the higher ups mad at me… However,"
The papers burst into flames in his hands, which confused Lucy. Was it okay for him to do that?
"I say to heck with the Magic Council." Makarov said as he tossed the flaming papers into the air.
Natsu jumped into the air, chomping his mouth down on papers as if he was a dog jumping for a treat. He landed on his feet to continue munching on the flames.
"Now listen up, any power that serves past its reason still comes from reason, right?" Makarov inquired. "Magic isn't some kind of miraculous power. It is a talent that only works when the flow of energy inside of us and the flow of energy of the natural world are in perfect sync. To perform magic one must have a strong mind, and the ability to focus. It should take over your being and come pouring out of your soul. If all we do is worry about rules then our magic will never progress. Don't let those blowhards on the Council scare you. Follow the path that you believe in because that's what makes the Fairy Tail guild number one!"
He held up his hand in the Fairy Tail salute as Vivi called, and everyone cheered while doing the same as their master. Vivi laughed, grinning broadly as she did the same as the others as well. This is why she loved this guild so much. Lucy looked around at everyone while smiling. Looks like she really did pick the right guild to call home.