Authors Note: This is one of the stories that is in my head. I will do my best to constantly keep at it. It's also my main story 'til I finish it. Don't worry. It's not a one-shot. I actually don't like one-shots. Because I feel all stories have potential. If given the time.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, the people, and the places within this anime or manga and the mention of the side story One Hundred Year Quest. ALL of this is just an adaptation to Hiro Mashima's works. I'm a firm believer in giving credit where its due. Everything else like plot development and character development all purely comes from my head. Please don't take what I came up with. Like the name for the title and chapter titles. Also, the songs I mention all rights reserved to the original singer, or composer.

That being said, sit back; lay back; get comfortable and relax.

A/N: This chapter was beta viewed and edited By Perfect Memories, please show her some love too.

Chapter One: Resurgence

The sun was just beginning to rise over the hill above Magnolia. Not a cloud was in sight as he walked silently through the forest with his sound pods over his ears. He didn't really care for the nature of sound, anyway. All he cares about is getting to the reformed guild.

Although it has been reformed for over a year now. He spent that time resting up and getting used to his magic after being sick by the bane particles that had infected his lungs after Tartaros. He was given the okay to complete quests last night by Wendy and Porlyusica.

Being twenty-five now, after all that had gone down. He just wanted to finally lay back and be with his friends. He wanted to stand in front of the request board and choose a quest for himself or for his team. He still hasn't decided which. Although money didn't mean all that much to him.

His feet have finally taken him to his destination. He silently walks to his spot in the corner. He already knew Mira will be here early. He wanted to talk to her. To help him choose a quest for himself or for his team. He is still feeling slightly bashful since he was reinstated back into the guild before the grand magic games. He changed his life around and his bad-boy personality changed into a quiet mouse.

The overwhelming scent of roses enters and fills the guildhall. He associates this scent with none other than Mira herself. He's been around that scent often since he was young. He could always pick up that it's her by that particular scent. No one has the same scent in the guild, so it made it easy for him to detect who is who.

He takes off his sound pods, letting them dangle around his neck as he gets ready to stand. The smell of daisies and lemons overpowers his senses. The wonderful scent of summer. He knew the reason why it's even more powerful than Mira's. He still didn't want anyone realizing who he is meant for. That it's the full-figured light of the guild. Lucy Heartfilia. He sits back down in his seat and listens closely to the upcoming conversations amongst the women. Normally he wouldn't deal with the drama that the females of Fairy Tail gossiped about, but he always took the opportunity to listen to her beautiful voice speak.

Mira turns as she is met with the smiling face of her best friend next to Evergreen. "It's great to see you, Lucy. Your normal order?" The silvery barmaid pulls a cup from the rack and scooped some ice into it. Her big blue eyes would quickly glance up towards the blonde watching her.

"Please Mira that would just be heavenly." Lucy sits down with her hands resting on the counter. She already had Virgo pack for the time she will be away. She even got herself out of her contract with her apartment. She didn't know how long she will be away from the guild. So, she saved up enough money to pay this month and next month's rent. To help her old landlady, to find someone for the time being while she is absent. Her landlady has always been great to her.

Mira hands Lucy the lemonade. If Mira had to choose one fruit that actually describes what Lucy's magic is, it would be lemons. The reason is that lemons seem closely related to what the sun is. Her magic deals with the sun- technically the stars, but her personality represents the sun. So, it's just fitting to put the two together.

Mira then begins her day for the guild and sets things out where she can easily get them. As she does so, she asks, "How are you doing? Also, how do you feel about the guild fully being together, but stronger this time?" The barmaid cupped her cheek as she silently watched the blonde as she tapped her fingers against the glass. Lucy looks into her drink for a long time before taking a long drink. She answers with complete honesty.

"I'm pulled by the happiness that we made it to be in this place stronger than ever. But, I can't help but feel fear. It's been two years since the battles with Tartarus and a year after the battle with Alvarez. But after Tartaros, everyone left me behind. I'm just scared I will lose my family again. If that makes sense." She avoids eye contact with Mira as she continued to stare down into the yellowish liquid. The defeat of Tartaros left scars on her heart. Her friends, her family all leaving her behind. It hurt her so much. Her hand self consciously rubs her chest over her heart. Just the memory made her ache. Then the Alvarez war, that is a whole different ballpark.

Mira sets the ledger on the counter as she looks Lucy in the eye. "Lucy you're a mage from Fairy Tail. When you do your job right as a mage you help both the guild and the people you go to help. But you went beyond that. You helped the guild and brought everyone back together. You're the glue... No, the light of the guild. But how were you able to keep tabs and find everyone?" Somehow everyone is finding out about how she has a board that she pinned any piece of information about a guild member so she could keep track of them. She knew in her heart that one day Fairy Tail would reform.

"I had returned home after the battle of Tartaros and that's when I found a note from Natsu that he was leaving that he would return in a year and to let everyone at the guild know. And that was all that was said in it. And then that's when Master announced the disbandment of the guild. I was heartbroken, lost. Erza had left, Gray and Juvia went their own ways. I then went to work for Sorcerer's Weekly and any mentions of someone in a guild, I would pin to the wall. I kept track of articles and stories. People like Natsu, Erza, and Gray. I didn't know where they went. But I did my best to follow any mentions that would sound like them. From there, I mapped out everyone's locations on a map of Fiore. Wendy went to Lamia Scale, The Thunder Legion all went to Blue Pegasus. In the end, I didn't expect to see Natsu again. Let alone have him see my board when he came back. Even him telling me, that it was time to bring the guild back together. I didn't think it would work actually. I half expected everyone to deny the request. To me, it seemed like everyone moved on with their lives. Maybe even made bonds within the new guild they chose. But to get the first feedback from the Thunder Legion was extremely shocking. Just by them alone, everyone was soon to follow." She took a deep breath not expecting herself to elaborate the entire extent. She guesses that she just got so wrapped up in her emotions she rambled on.

Mira asks softly, "How come you didn't expect anyone to come back?" She looks up to make sure Laxus is still listening. The barmaid mentally knew how the dragon slayer felt about the celestial mage. No one calls her matchmaker for nothing.

"Everyone went their own ways... Leaving me behind after the guild disbanded. Soon in that one year, everyone got stronger. I, on the other hand, didn't train instantly. It felt like a part of me died that day. Mira... I think everyone is alive because of me. I summoned the spirit king during the fight with Tartaros." She looks up from her lemonade to the blue pools belonging to Mira. Mira froze at Lucy's announcement, almost dropping the glass mug she is holding.

"I thought the spirit king didn't have a key. So, how did you manage a summon without a contract?" She asks stunned at the possibility of having the ability to summon the spirit king.

Lucy looks back down to her lemonade. "There's a price to summon him." She bit her bottom lip as she knew what the silvery hair mages question would be next. She really doesn't want to reminisce on such a memory, but she knew if she eventually talks about it, she may feel better.

Mira fears the answer to the next question as she sees the sadden pained look on the blonde. She asks timidly, "What's that price?"

Lucy takes a moment to answer her friend. "Aquarius practically demanded that I had to break her key. She said that it was everyone's only hope. In the end, I had no other choice. Everyone was in a suspended state I think. When you summon the spirit king, time stops. I broke the spell that had everyone in a magical cube and everyone in a way, locked. But, the only way to summon the spirit king is to be really close with your spirit. The opposite could be said about the spirit. Both have to have the ultimate trust in one another. Even then that's really hard to do. It's never happened for over a millennium. In the end, he granted me Aquarius' power. I don't even know if I should say I did all of that. I see how strong everyone else is. That all I think is, how 'useless' I am. I don't even know what's in store for me on this quest."

Little did Lucy know that there are listening ears just a few stools down. Laxus heard everything she had said. For him he is stunned. The one he silently admires she didn't believe in herself. Ever since Fantasia, he knew how strong she was and still is. Beating Bickslow was no small feat.

Then he heard from Bickslow that she beat Freed and Bicks a second time with Cana by her side during the S class trials. That isn't luck, it takes a tactician to be able to change up a game plan on the fly. Also to find a way that helps their partner and their self to finish the battle faster. She showed promise then. She even shows promise now. Being able to cast Fairy Sphere. But to hear that she, herself, didn't believe in herself or her abilities is mind-blowing. 'I'm afraid to admit this, but she might be stronger than me.'

Makarov is in his office, but little did anyone know that he himself is also eavesdropping on the conversation. He heard everything that happened to the young celestial mage. Her pain felt like a sharp knife that sliced through his heart. He only wishes that he was there for her to ease her pain when it was fresh for her.

The rest of the team Natsu opens the guild doors. Still just as loud and rambunctious as they will always be and ever were. Master orders all of them to his office. Natsu throws his fist in the air, while Happy screams, "Aye, sir!"

Erza, Natsu, and Gray make their way up the stairs while Lucy hugs Mira over the bar before turning to walk up with Wendy. Makarov asks them all for their tale of what happened in the war against Zeref.

[A/N: In my mind, the Tartaros and the Alvarez arcs are each part in defeating Zeref. (keyword: war.) Everything was summed up because that isn't My story. My story is coming up. So be patient if you can. So that being said, for this little part I'm not going to fix this.]

Gray inherited Devil slayer magic from his father who was one of the 9 gates demons from Tartaros. Wendy can effectively use dragon force. Lucy is now able to perform star dress effectively. Natsu became the fire dragon, King, after being able to defeat Acnologia with the other slayers.

But, just as easily of gaining new power, each person from team Natsu had to lose something and go through emotional pain. For Gray and Natsu, it was losing their fathers all over again. Same with Wendy for her mom. For Erza, she felt the pain of losing her mom just as fast as she gained her. She felt the pain of abandonment all over again. For Lucy and Aquarius, it was like losing her mother all over again. But the pain of sacrificing her key was just for strength to defeat the enemy. It went against everything Lucy felt like a celestial wizard should be and do. She felt as if she is a hypocrite for all the words, and promises, she has done and said in the past.

Standing before their master they all straighten up when he speaks to them, "I hereby grant team Natsu S-Class positions and the ability to take on the quest that even Gildarts couldn't even finish. The One Hundred Year Quest. Lucy, you may even find Aquarius' key again. If that were to happen, you may keep the key and the award that will be split amongst you guys. When you finish this quest, you may never worry about taking a quest again. With that being said, always live the Fairy Tail way. We will see each other again."

He dismissed the team with the Fairy Tail sign that generally means 'I will always be looking your way.' Which was made by Laxus long ago?

Laxus walks to the S-Class board, finally coming up with his decision. He randomly pulls down a flier off the board as he walks to Mira to get it stamped by her. He walks out of the guild heading in the opposite direction as team Natsu. He watches Lucy's back as she walked towards the fully risen sun. He silently promises himself that he will wait for her like he always has been. He places his sound pods over his ears as the song 'It's not over by Daughtry' blares.