Mission 19 [action - forward-dated to shortly after Seventh Heaven re-opens]

[redhairedknight]

 [Anyone going to Seventh Heaven for lunch today will get a nasty surprise.  Around noon, one of the tables is going to get uppercutted into the roof, as the young girl who just appeared beneath it growls with frustration.  She's stuck in the standard New Feather clothes, but she doesn't seem to notice or care.]



All right, Mira, where'd you go?  Don't tell me that you've chickened out already - we've still got a score to settle!

[Erza Scarlet is back from her mally-napping, but she's about six years younger, and a lot more hot-blooded than normal.  She'll be running around the restaurant, knocking things over and generally causing a ruckus as she searches for her arch-rival (at least, until somebody explains to her what's going on).]

((OoC: replies will come from stupidmira  for icon purposes.  And my apologies; I didn't realize that Seventh Heaven was still closed when I initially wrote this))

Comments

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[Just gonna duck one of those flying tables before it knocks into him, thanks :| He's too busy fuming to notice that this kid looks sorta familiar.]

VOOOOI, brat! The hell do you think you're doing?!

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Trying to find that idiot Mira, of course! She must've ran away when I wasn't looking, but she couldn't have gotten too far! If you see her around the guild, let me know, 'kay?

...Say, did you just join, miss? I've never seen you before!

1/idek

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[....]

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[eye twitch]

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[counting to ten...counting...]

Done!

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[screw it.]

WHAAAAAT?!

WHAT "MISS?"

VOOOOOOOOOOOIII!

lol

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Keep your voice down, lady! You're louder than Natsu, and I didn't think that anyone could be that noisy!

XD

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

Waaaatch it, twerp, before I string you up by your pig tails.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

...If you did that, I'd just have to shave your head bald. [Erza sticks her tongue out defiantly.]

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[He'll just toss said hair out of his way and grin.]

How? You'd be stuck.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

I'd find a way. I can be pretty resourceful in a pinch.

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[He laughs at that.] Whatever, brat. [Squalo is about to brush her off, but there's something oddly, eerily, familiar about that look the kid is giving him.]

...What's your name?

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Erza Scarlet! I just joined recently, but I'm gonna try my best to make a name for myself!

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[So, this isn't good.]

...Joined whaaat, exactly.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

The Fairy Tail guild, of course. How could you not know that? I mean, that's where we are right now!

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

Fucking hell, they shrunk you.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

... [Well, she wasn't expecting that.] Huh? "Shrunk me"? What do you mean? And who are "they"?

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

Some shitty scientists. And you're closer to The Island of Dr. Moreau than you are any fairy tale.

You're in Luceti, kid.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't get the reference, but she figures it doesn't really matter.] Where's Luceti? I've never heard of any place with that name! ...In fact, how did I get here?

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[Squalo exhales a gust of air, moving his bangs, and decides to do things the easy way. He ticks off her questions on his fingers.

Hell if I know.
No one here now had either.
And that's the million dollar question. You solve that, you solve just about everything.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

So you don't know anything, then? Great.

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

Or you're asking the wrong questions.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

...Well, what did you mean when you said those scientists shrunk me?

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

Because you are not the you who's been living here. The you I know is older.

[ooc: >.> stupid typos]

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Really? Are you used to me being a really old lady or something?

((OoC: Don't worry about it; it happens to me all the time!))

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

Saggy skin, wrinkles, the whole bit.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

And I bet I'm really strong, huh? [In her experience, more often than not, being older means being more powerful.]

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[He smirks a bit at her enthusiasm, but he rolls his eyes.]

Voi, what you are or aren't in the future doesn't matter, kid. You have to work for what you want first.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Heh heh. Yeah, I guess. It'd be kinda boring if I knew my limits anyways. [Limits? What limits? She's a shonen protagonist, after all!]

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[Who needs 'em anyway XD]

You have a hell of a pair of shoes to grow into, but I figure it's safe to tell you this much: I've never seen anyone better....with a pair of knitting needles.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

[Erza's eyes widen in anticipation.] That's just what I wanted to hear! I knew that I'd be -

["...with a pair of knitting needles." ...wat. Erza bangs her tiny fists on the table in frustration.] WHAT?!

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[Somehow Squalo manages to keep an innocent face.] You were expecting something else?

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was expecting something else. How am I supposed to keep my friends safe with knitting needles?

Figured you'd be the best at knitting, you old lady. [She's figured out her earlier mistake of calling this person a lady by now, sure, but she knows it's something that will annoy him.]

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[Except that he already knows the insult. Squalo ignores it for now and muses over whether Erza will remember any of this.]

Good question. VOI, you can keep their toes from freezing off with knitted socks!

[a shrug] Or you could drop the sissy shit and pick up swordsmanship. It's what I'd do, if I were you.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

[Oh, she will. And she won't like Squalo calling her an old lady.]

Heh. I've already got a pretty good start when it comes to swordsmanship, and I won't be giving that up any time soon!

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[Welp, good thing he likes to live dangerously...]

Except for knitting, don't forget. But I'm not interested in that. When did yo pick up the sword?

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Well, it was... about four years ago. [That's bringing back some rather unfortunate memories, but she tries to repress them.] I didn't really have much of a choice at the time, but I decided to stick with it afterwards.

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[Squalo frowns at the change in her attitude. He wasn't expecting that, but it doesn't stop him from asking.]

What for?

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

I needed to keep my friends safe, of course! I need the strength to do that, or else I wouldn't be much help to them in times of crisis.

((OoC: Sorry it took me so long to respond; I would have done it sooner, but I wasn't able to get Internet access until recently.))

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

You're determined. I'll give you that.

[ooc: No worries! And then it's my turn to apologize. First the week of LJ fail followed by muse fail...]

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

[Erza gives a big grin at that comment.] Of course! All mages of Fairy Tail are really determined people!

((OoC: That's okay; hopefully the latest chapters will help a bit in that regard.))

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

Are they now. [His lips quirk a bit in amusement. Young Erza is far less reserved than her counterpart.] And what is a Fairy Tail mage?

[ooc: Thanks, and they have XD]

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

A Fairy Tail mage is... uh... not quite sure how to put it into words... Well, we're all part of the same guild, of course, but we're like one big family! If any of us get in trouble, the rest'll do their best to help out!

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

Family, huh. I might know something like that. [Except far less sentimental...]

Why'd you join, kid?

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

What do you mean you "might"? Either you do or you don't, right?

...Rob said I should. He's... He was kinda like my grandpa. I figured anywhere that Rob liked to be must be a good place, and I was right!

[torrenziale.livejournal.com]

[And being purposefully frustrating] Do I? What you mean and what I mean could be two different things.

Guess Rob was a smart guy.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

It's family! What else could it mean? [In addition to being less reserved, Erza's a lot easier to frustrate at this age.]

[She smiles at that last comment, though.] Yeah, he was. Aside from the master and Granny Polyusica, I can't think of anyone who'd be smarter than him!

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Wtf WHAT IS THIS RUCKUS.]

O-oi! What are you doing? [His restauraaaant. In the interest of his customers (and to make sure nothing's spilled), he quickly chases after before she gets too far]

Little Miss, you can't run around in here!

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

...Why not? I do it all the time! [As far as she knows, she's back home. The two places look similar enough to her, anyways.]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Because there are people eating in here!

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Well, can you help me out? I was this close to beating up Mirajane, and then she must've ran off. Have you seen her around anywhere?

[She picks up a napkin and the nearest pencil (or pen, or anything that can be used for writing) that she can find, and starts doodling. The picture she draws looks sort of like this (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100704112708/fairytail/images/a/ac/Cooking_Mira_in_Natsu%27s_imagination.jpg), except the drawing is much, much cruder. Also, Erza can't resist adding little details, like stink lines and a forked tongue.] She kinda looks like this, if you've never seen her before, and she couldn't have gotten too far.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Mirajane? Beating up? Crappy pictures? This is a lot to take in, and even more so because this girl looks very familiar. Sanji's gaze bounces between her and the picture]

No, I'm sure I'd remember someone like that.

... Have we met before, Miss?

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Really? Well, I'll find her sooner or later...

I don't think so, but you might've heard of me at some point, mister! My name's Erza!

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Erza-chan?! [Well shit. He... should've seen that coming.

Seeing as this is a textbook case of Malnosso Fuckery, Sanji recovers quickly, save the headache that's forming. But hey, at least one mystery's been solved]

Do you... is this place familiar to you?

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

That's a silly question! We're in the... [As she looks around, it slowly dawns on her.] Hey! Where's the guild? And where did everybody go?

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

This isn't your guild, I'm afraid. [His mind is pacing, trying to come up with the best way to phrase this. Just up and saying "You've been kidnapped and your shitty age has been tampered with" doesn't sound like the best introduction]

You see, this place is called Luceti.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

Luceti? ...Never heard of it. How'd I get from the guild to here?

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

It's a little difficult to explain.

Y'see, your guild isn't really here.

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

What? [It might seem silly that something that simple would get a reaction out of her, but her guild is literally the only home, and the most significant family, that she's ever had - to be told that it's not in this place in any form is distressing, to say the least.] Is this some kind of joke? Who put you up to this?

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[He holds up his hands in apology] No joke. C'mere. [He's going to lead her outside, if she's willing to follow. What she'll see obviously isn't any place she recognizes]

[stupidmira.livejournal.com]

[Erza doesn't see any reason to not follow him, but when she gets outside, she's still somewhat surprised by what she sees.]

This... definitely doesn't look like any place I've seen before. How did I get here, though?

((OoC: Sorry it took me so long to respond; I would have done it sooner, but I wasn't able to get Internet access until recently.))