//------------------------------// // Day Zero of Adventure (conclusion) // Story: The Equestrian, Fairy Tactician // by proverbs //------------------------------// [Flashback] Tenrou Island, X678 Mavis was sitting with her parents in the Red Lizard guildhall, drinking some apple juice, trying to keep from crying. But all around her, the other members were making fun of her parents. “Mavis’ parents sure are pathetic. I mean they’re the weakest people in our guild!” “I know right, and they gave birth to a good-for nothing daughter, it’s really sad.” Tears began to spill out from the corners of her eyes and she ran. Spilling her drink and running as fast as her tiny legs could carry her. “Hey, there she goes!” “Maybe she finally realized what deadbeats her parents are!” “Hahahahahaha!” Why… why do they have to be so mean to my Mommy and Daddy… why! “Wah!” tripping on a root somewhere in the forest, Mavis looked at her scraped knee and her tears began anew. The sound of her voice carrying through the trees. “What is wrong Little Fairy? Why are you crying?” A soft masculine voice spoke to her. Mavis looked up to see her parents standing right there in looking at her with smiles. They then came and sat down next to Mavis, while her Father pulled her into a hug and her Mother began to dress her skinned knee. “Tell me Little Fairy? Why are you crying?” Mother spoke softly and kindly. “Don’t you remember? Fairies don’t visit people who are sad.” “I know.” “Then why are crying?” Sniffling, and fighting back sobs, Mavis rubbed her eyes before speaking, “Because *sniff* ev-everybody is saying *sniff* mean things about you and it made me *hic* Saa-aa-aad!” Turning around and burying her face into the man’s chest, she began to cry again. The parents both looked at each other before smiling and laughing. Mavis, perplexed by her parent’s reaction looked at them with big owlish eyes and spoke between sniffles. “What’s so funny?” “What’s funny is that you think we care about what everybody else thinks?” “Huh?” tilting her head to the side, Mavis gave a questioning look to her Old man. “Mavis, we don’t care about what the guild thinks, but we do care about what you think?” He then held her at arm’s length. “Do you think that we are lazy? Weak or good for nothing?” Eyes widening in shock the little blonde shook her vigorously. “No! You are the best parent’s anybody could ever have!” Smiling down at her, the Mother then scooped Mavis up in a hug and kissed her at the top of her head. “Mavis?” Cranning her neck so she could look up. “What is it Mother?” “Do- [End Flashback] “Do Fairies exist?” At everypony’s perplexed expression, spoke volumes of what Mavis just asked. Nopony knew what a Fairy was, other than from what children’s literature and a guide to mythical creatures. “Do they have Tails?” Now they were confused. Why would a Fairy have a tail? That doesn’t make sense. Mavis then went back to the chalkboard, quickly erased her previous work and began to draw a strange symbol. It had a birdlike head, two strange half arrow legs, two wings from the back and two strands of hair coming from the back of the “head”. All in all it was a strange symbol. “An eternal mystery. An eternal adventure.” Turning around to face everyo- everypony. Taking in the bewildered expressions and confused faces. Pushing her dress off the right part of her shoulder, she then revealed she had the same mark that she drew, only in a crimson red color. “And our Members will be the ones who want to find out.” Hiding her mark once again, she then turned to her audience. “That’s why I named it Fairy Tail.” The assembled ponies were speechless at what Mavis just said. But eventually they began to stomp their hooves in excitement. She created a guild just for the sake of making friends and going on adventures? While they couldn’t understand it, it did make sense in a weird way but still confusing. Applejack being the Element of Honesty knew Mavis was telling the truth. There was no lie in her eyes that she could see. And that made her very good in her books. Fluttershy was stunned. She made a meeting place so people who didn’t have any family could be together. That was amazing to her. Maybe I can become a member too? Rarity was absolutely amazed about what Mavis has accomplished. Being so young and yet so wise was very inspiring to her. She couldn’t help but smile. You and I are going to be the best of friends. Rainbow Dash was by far too dumbstruck to say anything other than, “Awesome!” over and over again. Even going so far as to do backflips. “That is incredible!” Pinkie’s smile could not get any bigger but somehow it did. “Dotheylikeparties,whatdothemembersdoforfun?Whatexactlydothemembersdo?...” Twilight was speechless. Here was someone who made friends, so he she created a guild just to do that? She could learn so much from her. How to make friends, how to be friends. The possibilities were endless! Celestia, couldn’t help but smile. Not a practised smile, but a true genuine smile. It warmed her heart that this is the reason why Mavis created Fairy Tail. In fact the gears in her head were turning. Maybe she could appoint Mavis to teach Twilight about the magic of friendship and what it entails? “Um, excuse me. Miss Mavis?” That small voice had everyone direct their stares to Luna who had yet to say anything. The smaller Alicorn flinched under the stares and tried to make herself smaller. But Mavis just then walked until she was a few feet away from Luna. She leaned forward and looked at her with a smile on her face. “What is it, Princess?” “Can I…” Luna looked hesitant before breathing deeply, “CanIjoinFairyTail?” Mavis blinked owlishly a few times, before standing straight up. She turned her gaze toward the ceiling before returning them to the dark alicorn. “Of course you can.” Mavis then had to figure out if she could create a stamp that could replicate the guild mark, but that could wait. But then she came up with a crazy idea. “In fact,” She then turned around, climbed the stairs leading to the upstairs loft before addressing everyone again. “I’m going to create a branch for Fairy Tail right here in Equestria! “And not only that, but you Princess Luna are its first member!” All jaws hit the floor after that. Nopony could believe what Mavis just said. It was truly shocking. “So, welcome Princess Luna, first member of the Equestrian branch of Fairy Tail!”