Chapter 55

Y/n's POV

"Hey! What the heck do you think you're doin? What's the big idea with you sneaking around our guild?" Mom asked, looking at us. Dad and Wendy shoved their way out from under the table just staring at mom."I don't know... Why are you acting so freaky?" Dad asked, as he looked at mom. 

"You think this place has warped their minds somehow?" Wendy asked. Mom just stared at dad leaning in close to him. "Natsu?" Mom asked. Dad gulped as we all looked at them, wondering what was about to happen. "Why didn't you just say it was you, you big bonehead?" Mom asked, hugging dad tight. It shocked me to see mom hugging dad since she'd normally be hitting him in the head for something. "Um, something is definitely off about mom." I whispered to Wendy. Everyone was shocked to see that it was dad before mom asked about where dad had been. "I was thinking the worst had happened. Don't ever make me worry like that again." Mom said.

"Um, I'm sorry." Dad said, clearly confused. A second later, mom was on top of dad and started grinding dad's head with her fists while keeping him in a headlock with her legs. Wendy, Happy and I just looked at what was going on, still confused about everyone in the guild acting so differently. "Why isn't Cana half-naked and drunk? And why is Elfman crying instead of thinking about manhood?" Happy asked. Jet and Droy shouted at Elfman to stop crying out loud. "Why is everybody acting so crazy? My poor little brain feels like it's going to explode." Happy asked. Everyone was acting happy to see dad again like he had been missing or something while I just stood back looking around with Carla and Sapphire. "Wendy's right. I think this world changed them somehow. That's the only explanation for why they're being so weird." Happy said. Auntie Mira called to dad before I looked over, seeing her in a more revealing outfit than she normally wears around the guild. "At least Mira's normal." Dad said.

"Yeah, that's kind of a disappointment." Happy added.

"By the way Natsu, what's with the kids and the cats? Are you a babysitter now?" Macao asked. 

"Seriously." Wakaba added. They looked at each other before panicking. "What are these cats doing here?" Wakaba asked.

"How'd they get inside?" Jet asked. 

"Those aren't regular house cats, those are Exceed." Droy said. Everyone was panicking over Happy and Carla while I made Sure that Sapphire was still hidden away. "Um, it's the outfits, isn't it?" Happy asked. 

"Natsu, what the heck is going on here?" Mom asked.

"Has anyone else noticed that everyone freaks when they hear Exceed? What does that mean, anyway?" Dad asked. I sighed and shook my head. "Well, Carla?" Wendy asked. Happy came over and tugged on my outfit before I looked at him. "Can I get some help Y/n?" Happy asked. I nodded and helped him remove his helmet that he put on. "It's way too hot for this get up." Happy said. Auntie Mira came over before kneeling down in front of Happy. "They sure do look a lot like them. Now I understand why everyone's so on edge." Auntie Mira said. Macao and Wakaba warned her to not get too close cause they were worried about happy biting her. "I don't trust them one bit." Gray said.

"You know I think big sis is right. Don't worry, these guys just look like exceeds." Elfman said. Carla scolded Happy for taking off his helmet before looking at me. "Why did you have to help him? You should've told him to keep the helmet on." Carla complained. 

"That's not how I do things. Besides he wanted it off so I decided to help him." I said. Happy put his helmet back on before Happy and Carla were set on a table. Mom forced dad to sit down at one of the tables before getting close to him again. "Spill it cat wrangler. I wanna know where you were and what you were doing and you better hope I like your answers." Mom said. I looked at Wendy who was clearly scared of mom now. "I don't suppose I can get back to you on that one?" Dad said. 

"We don't have time for that, just tell her everything that's happened so far." Happy said. 

"Fine. I guess that's simple enough. Then again I was asleep for most of it." Dad said. I sighed before mom put dad into another head lock. Warren and Max were talking about mom's attacks before I saw Wendy looking at Bisca and Alzack who were ignoring everything going on and just flirting with each other. "You know I kinda feel like I shouldn't be watching any of this." Wendy said.

"Well then don't watch it. Although I feel like I could learn a thing or two from watching them." I said. Wendy blushed at my comment before looking at me. "I'm glad they admitted their love for each other, but there is such a thing as restraint." Happy added. I heard Gray saying that he'd love to go on a job with Juvia before she shot him down. Juvia eventually kicked Gray sending him bouncing and rolling around the guildhall while Happy tried to avoid getting rolled over by Gray and running into someone that seemed familiar, but I didn't recognize. I turned back to see mom still pinning dad down, but this time she was trying out a few new pinning styles. Dad was trying to tap out, but mom wasn't letting him go. "I wish Lucy would go back to normal." Wendy said.

"I think this version is kind of fun. Plus mom never does anything like this so it's interesting to see." I said. Dad eventualy broke out of mom's grasp before running away from her. I heard Levy arguing with Nab before mom asked for dad to come out from hiding so she could try something new out on him. "That goes double for you blondie, shut your trap." Levy said. 

"What was that?" Mom asked. I stared in disbelief  as I saw mom and Levy arguing for the first time. "Okay, now it's getting weird." I said. They started arguing with each other while Wakaba and Macao tried to get them to calm down. "I recognize most of the people here, but I don't think I've seen Erza yet." Wendy said.

"You're right, her scent isn't anywhere in the guildhall too." I added, sniffing the air.

"That's not a bad thing." Dad said.

"No kidding, do you think she'd be the complete opposite of herself?" Happy asked.

"The way our luck's been, she'll be even more psycho than Lucy." Dad answered. I looked under the table seeing dad and Happy down there hiding from mom. "I hope not." Wendy said. -

"It's hard to imagine what Erza's opposite would be like." Happy said. Dad started talking about one situation where she would be apologetic instead of being the person she is. Happy started going on about what version of big sis would be with her calling him master. Wendy gave her input on what big sis would be like which was mostly a baker which I smiled at since I could see that one. "These fantasies of yours are a waste of brain power not to mention embarrassing." Carla scolded.

"Still I can't help but wonder how different she'll be." Wendy said.

"I know it's kind of exciting." Happy said. I thought about it for a bit before mom eventually found dad pulling him towards her. She was winding her arm up getting ready to test out her new move on him. "Man you're obessive." Dad said.

"This new move is gonna rock your socks off." Mom said.

"Quit it, I don't have time for this freaky pain thing whenever..." Dad started.

"That so? So you wanna play tough? I love that game." Mom said. She elbowed dad in the forehead before kicking him into the air. Dad landed on the ground with a few bumps forming on his head. "Wow, that must've hurt." Wendy said, looking even more scared of mom. Mom was sitting on top of dad clearly the winner of their quick little contest. "Yeah, I think this version of mom is fun." I said, smiling. Happy asked dad if he was okay. "Never better." Dad said, weakly. 

"Remember this the next time you decide to play." Mom said.Everyone was shocked hearing dad talk back to mom like that which I thought was normal. "Alright, mister deathwish. You gonna tell me where you've been lately? Spit it out." Mom demanded.

"Well... Happy... Y/n.... A little help here?" Dad asked. Dad looked over at Happy and me pleading for us to help him. "I would but this mask is so heavy I can't really do anything." Happy said. 

"You've got this dad." I said. Mom looked at me confused before someone else spoke up. "Lucy? Are you harrassing Natsu again? You should know better." Someone said. I looked over seeing a girl that reminded me of auntie Mira before looking back at dad who was clearly stunned by this girl. "Fine. Whatever." Mom said, putting her hands behind her head. Elfman and auntie Mira welcome the girl back before the girl thanked them calling them sis and bro. I was confused on who this girl was but she clearly knew who they were."It's... really you." Dad said, looking at the girl.

"She's alive." Happy said.

"Lisanna." Dad added. I looked at him confused, but he was clearly happy to see her. Dad was started to cry as he continued to look at her. Lisanna loked at dad clearly concerned about how he was reacting before everyone else joined in at looking at him. Dad and Happy jumped at Lisanna before mom jumped in and kicked them back. "You've got three seconds to explain what's going on before I start breaking bones. You hear me?" Mom threatened.

"Lisanna's there. She's right there alive." Dad said. 

"Of course she is." Mom said. Gray got dad away from mom before encouraging dad to cry since they were old buddies. The four of us were just looking at Lisanna. "Wait how's Lisanna here in the first place?" Happy asked. 

"Mira and Elfman's sister? But I thought she'd been killed on a dangerous job." Wnedy asked.

"Was I really the only one who didn't know her?" I asked. Wendy nodded. I sighed and just hung my head in shame. "I thought this world was the opposite of our own, but that's not the case." Carla said. I looked down at Carla confused. "What do you mean?" I asked.

"if it were the opposite then Mira Jane would be acting differently. But the biggest clue is right there." Carla said, pointing to someone. I followed where she was pointing before seeing a more mature Wendy. I stared at her for a moment before I felt a blush crossing my face. "Hey Wendy that shrimp there kinda looks like you. A little you." Warren said.

"Yeah? Think so?" Mature Wendy asked.

"Now that you mention it, they do look similar." Max said. 

"Are you saying that's me?" Wendy asked. I could feel Wendy looked at me before stepping in front of me. "Stop looking at her." Wendy said, grabbing my face. I shook my head before looking at Wendy. "This is bad we should leave here as quickly as possible." Carla said.

"Why? What's going on?" Happy asked.

"These people. They're not our missing friends. This isn't the Fairy Tail we've been looking for. They're not opposites, they're different people entirely. They've been edolas citizens from the beginning. It's not as crazy as it sounds think of it as sort of a parallel world. Edolas has it's own separate history and culture. So it's possible for a completely serparate Fairy Tail to exist." Carla said.  

"No way." Wendy said.

"I can't handle all of this complicated crazy talk." Happy admitted.

"Okay, if these people aren't our friends then where are we suppose to find them?" Dad asked.

"What are you babbling about over here?" Mom asked. 

"You expect me to know that? If I did then we wouldn't be on this wild goose chase." Carla said. I looked around some more before spotting someone that looked like me sitting at a table alone. "Wendy, look." I said, pointing out the person that looked like me. Wendy turned to see what I was pointing at before seeing a version of me that looked less matured than me currently along with acting more shyly around everyone. "Woah that's you?" Wendy asked me. The Edolas me had a F/c dress on wearing her hair down. She was reading a story before looking over in the direction of Edolas Wendy. I looked at Wendy who was blushing a little before I got her to stop by grabbing her face. Wendy snapped out of it before looking back at Edolas me. "Do you think that she's...." I started. 

"Yeah, she does. She likes Edolas me, but she acts way more shy than you." Wendy pointed out. Carla grabbed Happy before pulling him towards the door. Wendy and I asked where we were going before Carla mentioned the royal capital. As she got to the door Nab opened it and she ran into him. "We've got big trouble! The fairy hunter is here!" Nab shouted. Carla and Happy headed towards the door before being stopped by mom. "Where do you think you're going? Do you want to die?" Mom asked. Everyone began panicking before Levy got working on something. "What's with the air it's vibrating?" Wendy asked.

"She's here!" Elfman shouted. A giant beast came flying out of the sky circling around the back side of the guildhall. "The fairy hunter." Happy said. As the beast started flying around the guildhall a familiar scent difted towards my nose before I looked outside. "It can't be." I said.

"What a monster." Carla added.

"Why would the kingdom send that after Fairy Tail? I don't understand." Wendy asked. 

"Are you that out of the loop?" Edolas Wendy asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked. 

"The king ordered all the guilds to be destroyed to protect the limited magic supply. Out of all of them one is still standing and it's this one." Edolas Wendy answered. Wendy asked as I realized what that meant. "I don't know where you think you are, but this is Fairy Tail and we're a dark guild." Edolas Wendy said. Everything in the guildhall began floating before mom ordered everyone to hold onto something. "Wait a sec! This is a vehicle!" Dad shouted. There was a bright light before everything felt off. Eventually everything went back to normal. "That was close, but we made it." Mom said. Everyone was on the floor clearly not used to what just happened. "Okay I'm lost." Dad said.

"I think the guild changed locations." Happy answered.

"So did my stomach." Wendy added. Everyonw as making sure that everyone else was okay before Edolas mom and Edolas Levy began arguing. "Who was at the reins of that monster earlier?" Dad asked.

"Have you seriously forgotten? You must've hit your head when we landed." Edolas Mira said.

"That was one of the captains of the royal city's magic warfare units. Erza Knightwalker. She's also known as the Fairy Hunter." Edolas Mira said. Wendy, dad, Carla and Happy were shocked to hear that while I just looked outside not wanting to believe it. "It can't be. Our enemy is Erza?" Dad asked.

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