Chapter 33

Going Home

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or its characters, only my own OC's, Energy Magic and my Ideas

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"Frea..."

What... What the hell?

"Frea... Wake up..."

Why... Who is that? They sound so far away...

"OI! Wake up!"

Frea's eyes snapped open when someone yelled in her ear and she shot up, blinking rapidly. She stared in surprise to see Bisca, Alzack, and Warren sitting in front of her, they all looked...older?

"What the hell..?" She murmured but she was tackled by all three of them as they hugged her with tears streaming down their faces, and smiles spread across their lips. "Wait a minute?! What's going on, what happened?!" She asked, she was so confused.

Why are they here, and why do they look so different?!

"Please... let me go, your...tch... hurting me!" Frea growled, wincing when one of three hit the wound on her side. They all slowly climbed off of her and sat down with wide smiles and tears, in front of her. She blinked a few times as she switched her gaze back and forth between the three. "Why do you guys look older? What's going on?" She asked.

"We thought all of you were dead." Warren smiled, "You've been missing for seven years."

Frea blinked in shock at his words, and she glanced past them to see everybody else sitting on the grass along with Jet, Sam and Droy. Seven years... Seven years?!

"You cant be serious?!" She asked and they nodded. "Then..."

"You cant be all that surprised." Frea's eyes twitched when she heard the voice right next to her, and she recognized as being the one that had yelled in her ear earlier.

"Don't act like you aren't!" She growled and smacked the Lightning Dragon upside the head. "Your just as surprised as I am, idiot!" She hissed and Laxus frowned.

"You wanna go, woman?!" Laxus yelled.

"Hell yeah! I'll kick your ass, damn Lightning Idiot!" She retorted. They both jumped to their feet, magic blazing up around them as they prepared to start a fight.

Bisca, Alzack and Warren smiled nervously, all sweatdropping.

"There's no need to fight you two..." They murmured. Frea clenched a fist and her Magic blazed up around it, while Laxus did the same as his lightning crackled around him. Frea brought her fist back and narrowed her eyes,

"Fist of the-" She started to swing forward but in an instant her Magic disappeared and she stumbled a bit, catching her self before she fell over. Her eyes closed as she brought a hand up to her head, she felt drained and light-headed all of the sudden.

She opened one eye and glanced down at her other hand, "Why... Why am I all out of Magic Power?" She hissed. She turned her hand over and her other eye opened when she saw a black crescent moon symbol on the back of her left hand. She blinked in surprise before she took a small step to catch herself again when the light-headedness returned.

"Hey, you ok?" Warren asked as he stood up with Bisca and Alzack. Laxus' magic had faded when he noticed the sudden disappearance of all her Magic power, not even he would attack her if she couldn't use any magic. Frea didn't answer as she stared down at the black mark on her hand, and everyone's eyes rested on it. She sighed and clenched her fists.

"JYNX?!" She yelled furiously and they all jumped back in surprise at the sudden outburst.

Frea glared down at the small ghost as she appeared beside her, Jynx was wearing a neutral expression, but she did sweatdrop a little at Frea's furious expression. Frea placed her left hand right in front of Jynx so she could see the black crescent moon mark, it matched the one Jynx had over her eye.

"What the hell is this?!" Frea hissed and Jynx let out a low sigh.

"Its a Magic Limiter." Jynx replied quietly, and the ghost slowly passed her hand over the mark, it faded until it was no longer there. "I will explain why I placed it there later, for now you'll be out of Magic Power." Jynx explained.

"Who is she?!" Warren, Bisca and Alzack all asked at once. Frea let out an annoyed sigh,

"Later, I will explain, later. For now," Frea's gaze switched from Jynx as she looked past all of them. "I think she wants to say something." Frea explained as she gestured a hand toward a young girl with long pale blonde hair, wearing a dress, and pupil-less green eyes. The girl, the search party had seen earlier.

"She's the one that came with you when you showed up the at the Guild Hall awhile back, isn't she?" Frea asked Jynx quietly without looking toward the ghost.

"She is." Jynx replied.

"Who are you?" Somebody called out and the small blonde girl smiled.

"Mavis, the First Guild Master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermillion." She replied and they all stiffened a little. "The Power of all your Bonds was so strong, that I collected it to cast one of the Three Ultimate Spells of Fairy Tail; Fairy Sphere." Mavis explained. "The spell protected all of you, but it took seven years to dispel." She murmured.

Mavis smiled as she began to lift off into the air.

"Thank you, to think we would be saved by the First Master." Master Makarov told her and Mavis shook her head.

"I am an astral body, collecting your Magic power together was all I could do." Mavis told him. "Your own dedication and love for one another saved you." Mavis chuckled a little, "This is the perfect era of the Guild, is it not?" Mavis disappeared in a flash of golden light and they all relaxed a little.

"I think its time we go home." Master smiled and everyone cheered their approval.

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Frea sat down on the deck with her back leaning against a mast as she hugged her stomach and grumbled. She hated boats... hated them!

Everyone besides Natsu and Laxus were milling around and laughing, smiling and talking. The search team looked extremely happy, she could feel the pure joy and happiness coming off of them even with no Magic Power at the moment. Everyone steered clear of her, they could all tell she didn't like riding the boat and probably thought it best to leave her alone for the time being.

She cast a slightly annoyed look at Jynx as the ghost girl sat down in front of her, but she waited patiently for her to speak once she noticed the serious look on the Spirit Mage's face. Jynx sat with her eyes fixed on Frea, as a period of silence passed between the two. Frea blinked in surprise, she had never seen Jynx so quiet, and she could tell something was troubling her.

Jynx let out a heavy sigh and her blood red eyes closed, "I had to place that Magic Limiter on you because you would have been in trouble if I hadn't." Frea stayed silent, mostly because she felt she would throw up as soon as she opened her mouth, but she listened closely none the less. "Being in that frozen state, you weren't aware of what you were doing, but you were constantly unraveling the Fairy Sphere Spell, by using your own Power to wear down against the spell."

Frea couldn't help but stiffen a little at the words, she didn't remember doing that, but then again those seven years they were inside the spell were a complete blank.

"You did that for the entirety of the Seven Years. But you would have unconsciously worn away at the spell without stopping if I had not placed my Seal on you. Doing it non-stop would have put to much strain on you, and you were unable to regain any Magic Power as long as you wore away at Fairy Sphere." Jynx explained and her red eyes opened, calm and unreadable. "If I had not been forcing your unconscious mind to stop for periods of time to rest, you probably would have died." Jynx told her quietly.

Frea's eyes widened at the ghost's words. Could she really have been doing that without knowing?

Jynx was watching carefully for her reaction, gaze unwavering from the face of the Energy Dragon Slayer in front of her.

"You are completely drained of any Magic Power because of this." Jynx continued quietly. "Mavis didn't tell the rest of the guild, but the only reason it only took Seven years for Fairy Sphere to be dispelled, is because you were dispelling it."

Frea blinked in confusion, this was weird, how could she not have known she was wearing Fairy Sphere down with her own Magic? Frea's eyes closed all the way as she let the information sink in, maybe she had faintly been aware of dispelling Fairy Sphere? But when she searched her mind for the answer she came up blank, all she could really remember of the Seven Year gap would have been the darkness of her mind.

But would Jynx's story really explain why she was completely void of any Magic Power now? Why she had only been able to summon up that meager amount when she had been about to fight Laxus, only to have it disappear all together as it was spent? Her thought were spinning so much she almost skipped over the part where Jynx had said she was using her Magic against Fairy Sphere for Seven Years. Seven Years... she couldn't have that much Magic Energy, could she?

She couldn't... not when she ran out of Magic Power so fast when she had been fighting Hades.

"You wanted to tell me something else back on Tenrou, before Acnologia attacked." Frea murmured, without opening her eyes. "You said you would speak with me later, and I can see now that is was important by the way your acting. So, what is it?" Frea asked quietly. Jynx didn't answer her right away and she opened her eyes a little to look at her.

Jynx just looked back with an expressionless face before looking away from her.

"That matter can wait until you have settled back in at the Guild." Jynx told her quietly. "It is important, your right. But I see no need to ruin such a happy occasion with serious matters." Jynx replied. "Besides, you will need to regain your Magic Power and have a clear head, when I feel you are ready to hear of my tale, I'll meet you again." Jynx explained as she got to her feet. "Goodbye for now..." Jynx murmured as she disappeared in a purple haze.

Frea looked at the place where she had disappeared for a moment longer, before letting out a low groan and hugging her stomach tighter as her eyes closed again. She couldn't wait to get off this damn boat...

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The Twilight Ogre mage who had just been about to hit Romeo with his sword was kicked away from behind and hit the wall at the back of the Guild house. Fairy Tail no longer resided in its old building, now it was located in an old run down mill that used to be a tavern, far away from the center of Magnolia. The other four Twilight Ogre mages were taken down in a flash, and the Members of Fairy Tail assembled in the hall froze, eyes growing wide.

"We're Home!" Natsu called out into the Guild with a toothy smile spread across his face. "Sorry it took so long!" He apologized. Behind him stood the returning members who had been missing for seven whole years. Frea cast her gaze over the hall, only Vijeeter, Laki, Macoa, Wakaba, Kinana, Nab, Reedus and Romeo stood assembled in the building, all of them looked older, as to be expected when you miss seven years.

Frea smiled at the tears that started to spill upon their arrival and the entire place grew noisy and joyful. She headed over to the five fallen Twilight Ogre Mages with Chase at her shoulder as they picked the men up and walked to the Entrance of the Guild, throwing them out and slamming the door. Chase gave her a smile and she smiled back,

"Feels good to be back, huh, Teach?" He asked and she nodded.

"Definitely." She agreed. Once Master had explained what happened to everyone the Hall erupted with noise as a party was thrown for the returning members. Frea fixed Chase with a stern look and he smiled sheepishly, "You better stay away from me kid, I am not letting you mess with me after the incident at the inn." She growled and he chuckled.

"Alright, I wont come near you then." he promised and she turned away after giving him one of her scariest glares, before walking toward a table to sit down and enjoy the party.

It did feel good to be back even though everything was different. She smiled widely at the celebration, Fairy Tail was still Fairy Tail even if it had changed after those seven years.