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Lucy sat with her legs dangling on the rooftop of the palace, the view was amazing. The palace gardens stretched out for a few miles and around the island of the palace, the other islands floated around. She took another bite out of her apple, enjoying the beautiful sunset along with her best friends.

"Hey Yurika," whispered Lucy, "Are you nervous for tomorrow?"

"Of course, I am Lucy. But actually it should be you whom should be feeling nervous. After all, you will have to learn to respond to the name Kyra. Also, since we are competing in those events, your former guild mates will be present."

Lucy gave out a soft giggle, "I doubt they would recognize me now. I've definitely gotten taller and my hair has grown as well. Not to mention we will all be masked. Though I am anxious to see if my scent is still the same," she added thoughtfully.

It was Yurika's turn to giggle now, "No Lucy, your scent is very different from how it was when you first entered the Draco Realm."

"Indeed," agreed Chiyo, "when you first arrived you smelled of…emm…strawberries and vanilla. But now, you smell like the vast green meadows and bright, warm sunshine."

All 6 girls giggled. "Thank you Chiyo," sighed Lucy as she stood up and stretched. On either side, Chiyo, Yurika, Setsuko, Kazue and Emiko stood up and stretched along with her as one by one they hopped off the roof and onto the balcony nearly 10 meters below, as if it was nothing. And to these girls, it was indeed nothing. After bidding each other good night, they made their way to their respective rooms, an anxious smile on each beautiful face, as they tucked themselves into bed, preparing for the following day.

The Sun rose and streams of light seeped into Lucy's room, shining on her eyes. She sat up slowly, yawning and rubbing her eyes. As she stretched her arms out, a tiny pink exceed with big blue eyes jumped out of her bed and onto Lucy's lap. Lucy smiled and stroked its head calmly. "Good morning Karin, are you ready for today?" The adorable Exceed blinked at Lucy, "good morning Lucy. Or should I say Kyra? And shouldn't you be the nervous one? After all, I've never been to Earth-Land before, whereas you were raised there. This would be like returning to your old home, right?"

Lucy smiled sadly, and gazed out her window, "Yeah, returning to my old home."

After a relaxing bath and changing into a pair of jeans, a black shirt and slipping on a jeans jacket, she tied her blonde hair back into a high ponytail and put on some dark shoes, with matching finger-less gloves. She took one look at herself in the mirror and said. "Wow, I like a total punk right now. Oh well, I tried it. But this just isn't my style." And in a flash, she had stripped down and thrown on a pair of jean short shorts and a tight blue top, leaving her hair as it was and after a few seconds of contemplation, the same pair of shoes.

The others were already at the dining table "Aw, Lucy I thought you were going to try on those clothes that I bought," whined Queen Layla. (A/N: Oh sorry I forgot to mention earlier, Lucy is the next in line as Queen of Draco. But that's not really surprising right? Right?)

"Yes I did mom, but it just didn't suit me I guess. This is much more my style," replied Lucy who proceeded to sit next to Emiko and popped a grape in her mouth. The Queen sighed and continued to devour her usual scrambled eggs, bacon and milk for breakfast. She spoke between mouthfuls, "You girls all remembered to pack your clothes for Earth-land right? The only reason I'm letting you off is because I trust Lynx and Divine to keep you all safe. I barely gave permission for you to become a temporary guild for this year's Grand Magic Games, you know."

The girls all continued to chew their food, making sounds of agreement in response.

"And don't forget never remove your masks except for when you are alone with Lynx, Divine and each other. Also, make sure that Divine doesn't forget to place those rune magic things around your rooms so no one can get in or peek on you. And don't forget to keep in communication. Of course you must always check in with each other. And don't get lured by any guys okay. And remember…" She suddenly realized she had been speaking while staring at her bacon and that the girls were gone, so she might as well have been talking to the wall. She sighed and chewed her bacon thoughtfully; 'Those girls…I hope they stay safe,' then she remembered the 2 sisters she was entrusting them too and face palmed herself, 'Oh who am I kidding? My girls are doomed!' But then she remembered how hard they had trained and how much they had been looking forward to this and smiled to herself, 'My girls…my girls…' She threw her head back and cried anime style, "They are all grown up! WAAAAA!"

Meanwhile, the girls in question were all packed up and ready to go. They stood at the palace doors, ready to bid their loved ones good bye for now.

Lucy let her golden hair down and wore a strapless golden dress which stopped just below her knees and a pair of black Egyptian style sandals with straps which wound around her ankles and a bracelet on her right wrist. In her left hand she dragged a four-wheeled hot pink baggage with a heart on it. She had put on her white mask which covered her eyes, and upper nose, the ribbons covered by her hair.

Beside her stood Chiyo, a raven-colored clip on the left side of her head, holding back some violet hair, wearing a pair of black pants, a red tube top which stopped just below her breasts and a pair of white heels on. Her charm bracelet was on her left wrist and with her right hand she carried a rectangular violet baggage with a picture of a single rose stalk on it. Her dark purple almost indigo mask covered as much as Lucy's, in fact all the girl's masks were the same besides the color.

Beside Chyio stood Yurika, her hair up in a messy bun, with two strands of her light blue hair framing her face and a white rose tucked between her head and left ear. She wore a baby blue-sleeveless turtle-neck and a baby pink skirt that reached her mid-thigh as well as a pair of white flip-flops, her charm bracelet was on her left wrist like Chiyo and her right hand dragged along a two-wheeler which was plain baby pink. Her mask was light blue to match her hair.

Then there was Settsuko, her long red curls tied up in a ponytail, in a pair of tight jeans and a tube top as small as Chiyo's only black, like her black sneakers. She shouldered dark blue duffel and held the strap with her right hand which also had her charm bracelet. Her mask was a light green.

Beside Setsuko, stood Kazue her long curly brown hair split into two ponytails by either side of her face and red rose on her ring on the smallest finger of her right hand as her left wrist had the charm bracelet and carried a magenta duffel on her left shoulder. She wore an orange dress which showed off some cleavage and reached her knees. She wore a pair of black heels and had an orange mask like her dress.

And finally, Emiko had let her hair down and was wearing a long red dress which hugged her body and showed off her curves, leaving her back bare except for the cross straps, it had no sleeves and matched her red heels. Her bracelet was on her right wrist and with her left arm she held a black and red striped rectangular baggage. She also had a hairband covered with a pattern of tiny red roses. She wore a black mask.

Each girl bid every dragon, wolf and any other magical creature they knew, which meant almost everyone. Finally Queen Layla kissed each of their cheeks and gave them her blessing and love before sending them off through a portal to Hargeon Train Station where they would take the train to Clover Town where Layla's 2 trusted friends: Lynx and Divine were staying. As the ladies stepped onto the station platform at least half the guys there either started having nosebleed or just let their jaws hit the floor, drooling.

And it was no surprise, they were a few minutes early for the train so the girls just stood there looking around. Then Chiyo accidentally dropped her ticket and as she bent forward to pick it up, there was a stampede as the men rushed to get a glimpse of her butt.

The ladies boarded the train and sat across each other, 3 on a long seat. "You know it's strange," commented Lucy, "while I lived here all the dragon slayers got sick on transportation and yet we didn't."

"Maybe it's because we are all wolf slayers too," said Yurika, a finger tapping on her chin.

"Or it's because we all learnt from Grandine so we may have a permanent troia on us," shrugged Setsuko as she pressed her head against the window. One by one, the Exceeds, birds, puppies and kittens all fell asleep. (A/N: Oh yeah, I haven't explained yet. Well here goes…)

In the Draco Realm, there lived many magical creatures. But the 4 main ones were Dragons, Felines, Wolves and the BOPs, or Birds of Prey. All 6 of the girls studied with the 4 magical creatures and so each one earned a new companion as a result.

For example: Lucy has her Exceed Karin and her 'pup' Takeshi, a little black puppy which using magic can turn into a large wolf-like creature.

Chiyo has her own Exceed Riko: light purple with big brown eyes and her own 'pup' Sachiko, who remains brown in both puppy and wolf form.

Yurika has her Exceed Himawari: sunshine yellow with bursting green eyes and her kit Ruka, with icy blue fur, kits can turn into large leopard-like creatures, only minus the spots.

Setsuko has Ryo, a silver male exceed with black eyes and her kit Shun, a black male with white paws who remains in those colors while in leopard or 'wild' mode.

Kazue's Exceed Kazuo is a brown male with big brown eyes and she has a bird, or a BOP (bird of prey). They are magical creatures which usually look like small birds but when they feel the need to defend or attack, they will turn into large birds and according to the magic they were taught, Ice, Fire, Water, Lightning or Earth. They will use those elements to their will. Kazue's bird is Alec who in attack mode is an Ice-Controlling Owl but can also be a small brown owl.

Emiko's exceed is Chika, an orange-furred female with dark blue eyes. Her BOP is Rekka, a raven who turns into a Fire Eagle when threatened.

They arrived at Clover an hour later and they were greeted with the same reaction from the guys in Hargeon, a lot of staring and drooling. They then met the two sisters: Lynx and Divne.

Lynx and Divine were fraternal twins. In fact, they looked nothing a like! Lynx had black straight hair which reached her waist and tanned skin. Whereas Divine had dirty blonde curls which hung around her shoulders and paler skin. Their only similarity was their insane personalities and brown eyes.

(SKIP THE MEETING)

BACK TO FAIRY TAIL:

Natsu sat by the bar drinking beer, oblivious to Lisanna's worried gaze.

"What's up Lisanna," asked Mira Jane, her sisterly voice giving Lisanna a small smile.

"Well, Natsu just seems so…lost."

"Aye," said Happy, frowning, "Natsu misses Lucy."

Lisanna shook her head sadly, "It's been what? A year, Lucy's probably, she's probably dea..!" Natsu had leaped to Lisanna and glared down at her in anger, "LUCY IS NOT DEAD! SHE CAN'T BE! SHE ISN'T!"

The entire guild watched him sadly as he slammed the guild doors behind him, not even Happy could cheer him up. Lisanna blinked the tears out of her eyes and stared into space. Sure she had been slightly jealous of how close Natsu and Lucy had become while she was in Edolas and she had to admit, after the 'Accident' she felt guilty for actually having a sense of relief. But least when the bubbly blonde was around, Natsu was actually happy.