Chapter 4: Welcome to Fairy Tail!
Things had finally begun to settle down from Natsu and Ben's outrageous battle. As the members of Fairy Tail began to relocate back to their guild hall at Makarov's order, many of the wizards in the old man's guild approached and congratulated him on his victory against their pink haired guildmate. Ben was flattered, but nonetheless wondered why many were so intrigued in the fact that their comrade got squatted by a kid of all people.
Ben was currently sitting with Natsu's group, simply leaning his chin against his arm as the wizards of Fairy Tail resumed whatever it was they were doing before he arrived. He didn't know exactly what to do as of now. Part of him was extremely grateful to them for allowing him to stay, but he was still conscious of his circumstances. Here he was a person in the midst of an entire guild full of nothing but wizards.
A person who relied on the wonders of Science, being alongside those who relied on the forces of nature and the power of Magic. It was truly a wonder to behold.
While Natsu and Gray were bickering with one another in a typical fashion with Happy joining in, Erza and Lucy sat on the same side as him. From the bar, which was located quite close to their group, Mira seemed to notice Ben's blank look on his face.
"Is everything alright for you, Ben?" Mira asked, concerned. "You seem to be spacing out a bit."
Ben turned his face to glance at Mira, a slightly awkward smile on his face as he responded. "Oh, I'm fine. I… Guess I just feel a little out of place, that's all really."
Lucy hummed. "Why would make you feel like that?"
"As you all know, I don't use Magic. My powers come from the Omnitrix. And though it may look like Take-Over magic to you all, I know that it's not really an actual thing to substitute for it." He answered, poking the Omnitrix a few times.
Makarov simply smiled as he sat from where he was, sipping from his beer mug. "I can see why you think so. However, tell me… What do you think of the Magic you've seen so far?"
The girls and Ben glanced over towards the old man, with Ben blinking a few times as he thought of an answer to his question.
"Well… Regarding the Magic that I've seen so far in Earth Land, I'd have to say that they're unique in their own way. The flexibility of their uses is undeniable." He admitted.
"True. But you also have learned the reasons that they use them, yes?" Makarov then asked.
Ben nodded. It was true. He learned the rough explanations of how a Guild functioned in the Kingdom of Fiore. The members of this guild were basically mercenaries, people who used their abilities to perform jobs of all sorts. While of course they generally stayed on the path of good and never sorted to stray off and do evil tasks, Ben couldn't help but notice how some of these people acted towards one another.
From the looks of various members, they all used their abilities for some kind of purpose; and it was pretty much a part in their everyday life. Natsu and Gray used their powers in all of their actions, comical or not, and from observing other members, their Magic often related to their own lifestyle as well.
"Solid Script, Smoke, High Speed, Dragon Slayer Magic… They all are special, I can tell that at least." Ben listed off finally. "In regards to all of the Mages here, I can tell they use their abilities for pretty much any occasion."
"Indeed." Makarov nodded. "But… I must ask this then. How are these abilities to that of things in your own world, Benjamin?"
"I'm a bit curious about that as well." Mira admitted. "I wonder how it's like in your world."
"I as well." Erza nodded. "Care to explain a little?"
"Well… Magic does exist in my world, as I've come to personally meet users of the art. And although their abilities weren't as direct as the Magic used here in Earth Land, there are some similar things." Ben answered, before taking a look at the Omnitrix.
"Regarding things other than Magic though? I have to admit, chances are that there's probably a type of creature in my world that can replicate the same effect of the Magic here." He went further on.
Makarov, who had his eyes closed, nodded a couple times in understanding as he took all of this information into account. "I see..."
The Guild Master then opened his eyes, and turned to Ben. "Then why do you claim that you are not a Magic wielder?"
Ben knew Makarov would ask this question. No doubt that the people here saw his abilities as that of a Take-Over Mage, a person who could transform into various forms much like himself.
"Well, like I said before. The Omnitrix isn't magic; it's technology." Ben explained.
Makarov sighed a little, gesturing Erza to take the reins of this conversation for a little bit. The redhead smiled, glancing to Ben as she folded her hands together on the table they sat on.
"There is much more to being a Wizard than simply wielding magic. Power can come from all kinds of sources, and science is just one of those paths. It is what we choose to do with the powers we possess that defines a person." She said in a sagely manner.
Mira nodded, and began to add onto this. "The members of Fairy Tail make the most of what we have. We cherish the time we share together as a family, and live every day to the fullest. For us, that is our definition of a Wizard."
"Precisely…" Makarov smiled.
"And…" Ben blinked. Though it was a bit vague, he was starting to understand what they were getting to. Lucy listened as well with deep interest.
"Living life to its fullest. Staying on a wholehearted and pure path, doing what one wants to, while spreading good and helping those in need all the while." Makarov quoted. "And from what I've seen… You have all of those defining qualities, young man."
Ben simply stared at Makarov's grinning face. He didn't know what to say to that, or how to react. By Makarov's logic, any kind-hearted person would qualify as a Wizard in his eyes.
From what he said, Fairy Tail was pretty much a big family trying to live life as normally as they could. He was no longer feeling sorry for being stranded, but did it really look like he was making the most of this life-changing event?
"…What are you trying to say?" Ben asked. He was pretty much knowing where this was going to go, but asked regardless.
Makarov placed his beer mug down, facing him fully as he smiled.
"I am simply offering you a chance. I'd like to ask someone to see if they can find a way to arrange a way home for you. If, however, there isn't any, I want to offer you a chance to live life as a normal person, here in Earth Land. As a member of Fairy Tail." He explained.
Ben's eyes widened. It went without saying that he was absolutely baffled at this sudden situation; however, he was touched by the old man's resolve for his and his guild's way of life. Makarov described this guild as his "family," and he was already willing trust Ben enough to offer him a place in it. He wanted to grant someone a chance to do good, and live a blissful life.
He thought hard about this. He… He had family back in his own world… But as of yet, there was probably no way to return there. It didn't look like this world had the technology to fabricate another Portal Generator, despite the era these people lived in.
However… As hard as he thought about it, it was then that some words from Max came from the back of his mind. Words that he once said to Ben when he first got the Omnitrix, and the responsibilities that came with using the powers of it.
'Being a hero isn't about letting others know you did the right thing; it's about you knowing you did the right thing…' He recalled his words.
Smiling at his grandfather's mental image, it was then that the three girls looked at him as he turned to Makarov.
"You know… That might not be so bad." He admitted with a smile. "I think I'll take that offer."
Makarov's eyes widened, before calming down with a gentle smile growing instead. "…And I will accept that decision with all of my heart."
It was then that Natsu and Gray stopped their bickering, hearing Ben's words. The onyx-haired youth blinked several times before opening his mouth.
"Are you serious?" Gray asked, a bit surprised at his decision.
"Hey! Ain't that swell?!" Natsu grinned, lunging over the table and hanging a shoulder over Ben's neck.
"N-Natsu!" Lucy barked, though she and the rest of the nearby wizards smiled at Ben's decision to join their ranks.
"Alright everyone!" The old man said as he stood up with his beer mug. "Despite literally coming in like a storm, we now have gained another addition to our family. Everyone, welcome our newest member: Ben Tennyson!"
The crowd roared and cheered with a thunderous applause. Natsu's team went up and congratulated Ben as the rest of the guild proceeded to celebrate with a feast.
As Ben was released from the commotion, Mira approached him with a stamper.
"Ben, can I have a moment of your time?" Mira requested politely.
Ben gave her a nod, prompting her to wring it out. The stamper had a simple square in design, but Ben could tell it had Magic embedded into it.
"So, now that you're an official member of Fairy Tail, where would you like your mark?" She asked.
Ben looked at the stamper for a bit, and then thought for a moment for where he'd think would be the best spot. After deciding, he lifted up his left sleeve.
"I'd like to have my mark here." Ben said, pointing to his left shoulder.
Mira giggled a bit, gladly accepting Ben's decision. Stamping right onto his left shoulder, the rectangular mark flashed brightly, before morphing into the trademark Fairy Tail emblem. The flash dissipated to show a brilliant dark green coloration in its place.
Mira then gave Ben a warm smile. "Welcome to Fairy Tail, Ben!"
"Aye!" Happy agreed, hovering over him before landing on his head with a plop.
Ben smirked, giving his new emblem a look. 'Well, this is probably going to be an interesting time.'
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The next day, things had started to return to a relatively normal state. In the guild hall, the newest member of Fairy Tail, Ben Tennyson, was sitting at the bar. He seemed to be quite…awkward however.
Yesterday right after his fight with Natsu, Ben had become an official member of Fairy Tail. He noticed that many of their members had placed their emblems in easily visible locations, but Ben figured that there were probably going to be many opportunities for showing it off. Makarov provided the young Omnitrix wielder with some temporary housing to start off, as Ben had none of this world's currency to go off on.
Sitting with some members that started to get acquainted with him, some of the more curious members, such as Mira, Cana, and even Wakaba were with him as they listened to his stories from places he went during his summer vacation two years ago.
"There was this one time when we visited this place called Sparksville." He started to recall. "It was…electrifying."
"Electrifying…? That's a bit vague." Cana tilted her head as she jugged down a mug of alcohol in an instant.
"Never mind that!" Mira brushed her off. "Tell us more!"
"Heh… Well, Sparksville itself was basically a huge tourist attraction. Me and my family visited nearly every attraction…until we encountered a gigantic rubber ball." He explained, expanding his arms out emphasized. "And let me tell you, there were things that we shouldn't have let out from it..."
"Things? You mean aliens?" Wakaba guessed.
Ben nodded. "You know how rubber is an insulator for electricity? Well… It turns out that I might've accidentally set some electric aliens free…"
"And then what, they caused a bunch of bedlam?" Cana joked, but snickered upon seeing Ben making an awkward smile. "Pfffft… Are you serious?"
"Well… If I had a few words to describe them… I'd quote some words from Sparksville's mayor." Ben then said.
"What were they?" Mira asked, more curious then ever. Ben smiled a little as he activated the Omnitrix, slapping the core down a few seconds later.
Everyone shut their eyes, and as they opened them. Resembling Ben was a small creature that took on the form of an anthropomorphic battery. He was primarily black in color with green almond like eyes. He had a large white and gray lightning like line from where his neck starts, to where his legs start on his front and back. On the top of his head was a hole, in which a mass of electricity surged off from. On his back were a plus and minus symbol. The Omnitrix dial was displayed on his chest, with the Fairy Tail emblem on his left shoulder.
Wakaba nearly fell over as Ben zipped in front of him, zapping his sides in a cynical show of humor.
"AH!" He whelped. "What?!"
"…Megawhatts have a dangerous sense of humor." He quoted. "That's what those Nosedeenians, like Buzzshock, were known for!"
While Cana and Mira were giggling at the middle-aged man's falling, suddenly, the front doors to the Guild opened. Stepping inside was Erza with Gray, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy behind her. The ice mage and Dragon Slayer were wearing their usual attire whilst Lucy had changed into a blue shirt with brown shorts.
"Excuse me, but is the Master here by any chance, Mira?" She first asked the white-haired teen next to Cana. "I still have to punish these clowns for their foolish actions on their previous endeavor."
Buzzshock blinked a few times as Wakaba got up. "What do they mean by that?"
"Agh… Well, before you showed up, let's just say those four took on a job that they weren't supposed to, even though it was a success." He summarized.
"Well, the old man left a while ago." Cana answered. "Probably to go do some business with the Council as usual."
"I'd say that's about right, Erza." Mira shrugged.
Upon hearing their words, Natsu, Gray, and Happy all sighed heavily in relief. Lucy frowned as she looked upon their relaxed figures, wondering if this punishment they were supposed to receive really that gruesome of a thing.
"Well, at least that's not happening!" Natsu gleamed in a joyful matter.
"Yep. At least we'll be safe from that until the Master gets back." Gray let off a small smile.
Lucy shrieked, grasping her head in confusion. "You guys are really freaking me out! How is he going to punish us?! What's that?!"
Hearing their loud whimpers and cheers began to annoy Erza, who clanged all of them on the head with her armored fist. They all cried out in pain as lumps grew on top of their heads.
"SILENCE, ALL OF YOU!" She barked. The group instantly ceased their talking and shivered in fear. Natsu and Gray even held onto each other, both afraid of further punishment.
Sighing, Erza then turned to Mira once more. "Do you know when he's planning to return then?"
"Hmm… I'm not sure exactly, but I'd imagine it'd be soon. Their meeting place wasn't too far from here." She answered.
Erza nodded, placed her hands on her hips in an authoritative matter, and turned to face the four behind her. "The Master may not be here at the moment, but you four are not getting off the hook! You broke the rules of the guild by taking on that S-Class quest, so prepare for your punishment."
Natsu, Gray, and Happy immediately hugged each other in support, whimpering in fear. Buzzshock even winced a little as he reverted back to human.
"Erza's the authoritative type, I guess." He chuckled sympathetically.
"Well, it was nice knowing you all." Wakaba joked. Ben turned to the Smoke Magic user in question.
His smile then turned into a frown as he looked away. "It's a shame. Those two boys are one thing, but I can't believe Lucy-chan's getting punished too… Oof, that's harsh…"
"…Dare I ask what this punishment is?" Ben murmured to himself.
"Wakaba?! Hey!" Natsu demanded furiously. "How come you don't feel sorry for what's about to happen to us?!"
"And why are you involving me with this flame brain of a guy, you old fart?!" Gray added in turn.
Before anyone could intervene, a fight broke out between the three. The former two traded insults back to one another as they fought Wakaba and each other. Ben watched this superb moment of idiocy as a sweat drop rolled down his face. He managed to sneak away before he could get hurt.
"Fighting sure seems to be a popular thing to pass time." He guessed.
"Being a man means that you take responsibility for your actions." Elfman stated as he came near. "You two are men, right?! It's high time for you to get up and face it like men!"
"It's not fair!" Happy cried as he flew around. "Why doesn't anyone include me in the list of those to be sorry for?"
"Will someone please tell me what that is?!" Lucy barked while still panicking. Ben and Mira glanced at each other, shrugging while Natsu and Gray began to throw fire and ice at one another.
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After all of that was taken cared off, Ben followed Natsu and Gray as they were standing in front of the Request Board. It was a board on the wall with various jobs posted all over it. However, the duo was mainly focused on a particular job request in the center. The request was printed on black paper with white ink, had two eyeballs at the top, and a bunch of indecipherable scribbles all over it.
The only thing readable was the big "Read This" at the top and a "500,000 Jewels" reward marking at the bottom.
"What's this?" Ben asked. "Some sort of request?"
"That's what I was gonna say." Natsu placed his hands on his hips. "I've never seen a request sheet like this before."
"Yeah, me neither." Gray agreed. "What's it say?"
"Oh, hey there, guys! Welcome back." A voice then called out behind the three.
Turning around, Natsu and Gray recognized the person who called them out. He had orange hair, glasses, and wore a dark green jacket with white fur trim around the hood.
"Oh, hey, Loki." Natsu greeted, before turning back to the request on the board. "Uh… Let's see what these characters say…"
"What's up?" Lucy asked, stepping to see why they were gathered around the Request Board. "A job?"
All of a sudden, Loke flinched away. His eyes were wide open, and it looked like he was ready to just dart away at a moment's notice. "L-Lucy? Y-You're back too, I see!"
"Isn't that obvious? I was with Natsu too, you know?" Lucy pouted in a condescending matter. "Geez. Why are you always jittery around me?"
Loki began to sweat a little, before suddenly breaking off the topic. Er… Nothing!"
Loki quickly turned and made a break for it; however, he smacked straight into Erza and fell on his back unconscious. Ben merely blinked a few times in confusion as the redhead came near.
"Oi! You two won't be taking any requests while I'm around!" Erza scolded the two as she walked pass Ben. She placed her hands on her hips as Natsu detached the strange form from the Board.
"Hmm… It says here… "Please decipher the true meaning of this text and behind these characters. If you manage to do it, a reward of 500,000 Jewels will be rewarded to you".Woah, 500,000? That's wicked!" Natsu grinned.
"Aye, sir!" Happy nodded.
"Deciphering some text?" Gray rose an eyebrow. "Now that's an odd request."
Taking a closer look, he then frowned however. "Hey, that's some ancient text that's on that though. No one's gonna be able to read it."
"Hold on, it's written in modern letters too." Happy noted as all of them started to look upon the request. "Take a look."
"…Didn't I just say that this was a bad idea?" Erza reminded them.
"Wait… Oh, I can read that part then!" Natsu blinked as he looked down on the text. "Let's see here…"
"Uh… Is that safe to read off? I'm getting a bad feeling from my left arm…" Ben muttered.
"Ugo deru rasuchi boro kania…" Natsu started to read off, only to rub his head in frustration. "Ugh…! WHAT THE HECK! I don't get this!"
However, though it didn't seem to have an effect initially, suddenly, the request paper began to brighten up, casting different colors of the rainbow on the group who were transfixed on the glowing paper. The waves of light caught Wakaba and another man's attention as they sauntered closer to it.
He was a slim, mildly muscular man of average height with short, straight, slicked back dark blue hair. He wore a knee-length white jacket, with a wide, dark purple collar and matching edges, with the sleeves kept rolled up. He was Macao Conbolt.
"What's going on?" Macao asked. "Is something happening?"
"Heh." Wakaba snickered. "The kids are so scared of the Makarov's punishment that they're sweating rainbows."
"Err… I don't think that's the case." Macao sweat dropped.
The two continued to watch the group while they were still entranced by the glow of the text that Natsu read off. A few seconds later, the light faded away. The group stood there motionlessly, until…
"…Why do I feel so tall all of a sudden?" Erza suddenly asked as she looked at herself. "Also, why does my torso feel so heavy?"
"Why am I so cold for…?!" Gray suddenly shivered, which made Macao and Wakaba dart their eyes over.
"Huh? Since when can Ice Make users get cold?" Elfman asked in confusion. His confusion went further on as he and Mira started to see his entire body starting to secrete cold layers of frost.
"W-What the heck? I feel like I'm gonna freeze over!" He squeaked, chattering his teeth as he folded his arms around his body.
That statement dragged attention from the other mages as their eyes opened slightly. Since when did Gray, someone who was infamous for stripping and not being cold in any situation, feel cold all of a sudden? Things were beginning to look funky…
"…I feel shorter." Ben then said, before frowning. "And… What is with my voice? It sounds like a child's."
"Well… Aren't you a kid, Ben?" Wakaba asked while sweat dropping.
"…Ben? But I'm… Erza." He blinked, before widening his eyes. "Wait, what?! What is this?!"
Natsu also snapped out of his phase, but his face sweating a bit. "What's going on? I feel…very hot all of a sudden? Ugh, damn it! I'm gonna strip!"
"Huh? Natsu, are you alright?" Macao asked, stupefied as well. "You've never complained about the heat before."
"Oh, lookie here!" Lucy yelped happily; however, her cheeks seemed to a rosy red, and her attitude was that of someone else. "Check out this hot body!"
"Huh? Why's everyone so tall all of a sudden?" Happy, who was standing on the wooden table, spoke out next. Suddenly, he brought up his paws to his face. "…WHAT THE?! I'm in the stupid cat's body?!"
"Isn't that obvious?" Elfman asked. "You're the only talking cat we know."
"I'm not Happy though! I'm Lucy!" He retorted, which made the Strauss flinch in response.
The groups then turned to Lucy and were met with a shocking sight. The blonde mage made a mischievous expression, fondling her large breasts. "I don't think I've always had these things, but they're fun to play with!"
Wakaba, Elfman, and Macao were left dumbstruck and blushed in excitement. Happy, meanwhile, was absolutely appalled as his eyes bulged out. Immediately, he glared at the blonde angrily. Happy quickly leaped off the table, flying straight toward the Lucy.
"Leave my body alone, pervert!" Happy yelled furiously. "LUCY KICK!"
The blue cat landed a direct hit in the blonde's gut; though it only served to be a slight source of pain for her, and more for the attacker. Happy collapsed to the floor, his right leg throbbing in pain. Lucy and the others stood above him.
"W-What's going on here…?! Why am I Happy's body for…?" She whimpered as she tended to her aching leg.
Loki finally came to as he steadily got up from the floor. "Ugh… My head. Erza's armor is seriously hard as—"
As the orange haired teen's vision focused back to normal however, the first thing he saw was a certain blonde mage in front of him. He immediately resumed his previous behavior that he only showed in front of Lucy, flinching before dashing in the other direction.
"Uh… What?" Happy/Lucy tilted his head. "That was rude."
Elfman, Wakaba, Macao, and Mirajane were left dumbfounded and speechless over everything they were seeing. Pretty much all the mages nearby were in complete questioning of what happened to these six people. Lucy/Happy in particular cried out as she got up.
"First, I'm a cat, and all of a sudden there's this creepy lookalike of me!" She accused as she pointed at Happy/Lucy. "I need answers!"
"What are you going on about, Happy?" Natsu asked, cocking a brow in confusion. "What do you mean?"
Ben sighed heavily, his face making an expression that was an eerily reminiscence of Erza's when she had to keep Natsu and Gray under control. "You are all acting as fools!"
"…Woah. Never thought I'd see that kind of expression on my face. At least, not in a while." Erza admitted. "But I think you've got the picture, right, Erza?"
"E-Erza?!" Natsu and Gray suddenly huddled together again, though they were quite confused that it was Ben that was making them act this way.
"Yes! Is it not obvious? The six of us have switched bodies and minds alike!" Erza/Ben announced, firmly standing with his arms folded together. "Take a moment to notice, Natsu, Gray, you foolish boys!"
"S-So wait, who's who then?!" Gray looked around frantically.
"It should be like this…" Mira giggled. "Natsu and Gray, Lucy and Happy, and Ben and Erza!"
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"EEEEEEEH?!" Everyone in the Guild, besides Ben and Erza themselves, yelled in astonishment.
"The ancient spell, Changeling, has been cast, I see..."
Everyone turned to see Master Makarov standing at the front doorway, his head down and his hands grasping his cane behind him. He snickered a little as he walked inside, noting the interesting faces on everyone.
"Seems like we're in a mind-boggling situation, I see!" He punned. "You all have activated the Changeling!"
"Master, welcome back." Ben, or rather, Erza in his body, came up to him, with all of the other affected members following suit. "What in the world is that spell?"
"It came from that sheet, which is basically a tablet of a spell placed in a readable and interactable form." Makarov answered. "Quite a doozy, if I say so myself."
"Well, what does it do?" Ben, in Erza's body, then asked.
"When one recites the wording written on that sheet, the minds of those nearby will be switched between one another, with at least one going to a different body." He chuckled.
"T-That sounds horrible!" Happy gasped.
"Hey… You're Natsu, ain't ya?!" Gray, in Natsu body growled as he grabbed his own body's shoulder.
"Yeah? What about it?" Natsu/Gray glanced back, before getting the collar grasped by his own body.
"This is your fault then! Because of you now I'm stuck in your body!" Gray/Natsu explained in a harsh tone. "What the hell have you done?!"
"Hey, how did I know?! All I did was read the stupid thing!" Natsu/Gray argued back.
"Alright, that's enough, Natsu… Or it is Gray? Honestly, the two of you act so similarly to one another." Makarov corrected himself. "However, this spell does more than switch bodies, it switches the magic that the people use altogether as well."
"Wait, what?!" The group of switcheroos then turned to him, though Ben was reacting a different matter other than shock.
"Don't tell me there's something else as well, Master!" Erza/Ben grabbed Makarov's shoulders.
"Er… Unfortunately, yes. The rumors say that if the spell isn't reversed in half an hour, then the effect is permanent. You'll no longer be able to switch back." He chuckled sheepishly in response.
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"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" Everyone else then yelled, not including the six.
W-What?! How long has it been?!" Natsu/Gray ran around frantically for an answer.
Mira took out a small pocket watch, eyeing it. "It's been around sixteen minutes since it's been activated."
"Wait, what?" Ben/Erza turned to her, frowning. "We've been frantically wandering for more than fifteen minutes? When, I mean, how?"
The other reacted similarly, shocked by how much little time remained despite not even doing anything in the meantime. They immediately turned to their Master again for answers.
"Gramps, isn't there anything you can do?!" Gray/Natsu cried out. "Anything to change us back?"
"Hmm… Well." Makarov looked away, itching his own nose while thinking. "Since this is pretty much Lost Magic… I don't have a clue!"
Suddenly, the group's eyes widened to become bigger than clocks while their jaws fell to the floor, expressions of horror being written off on their faces. Erza/Ben especially was bothered by the Master's answer as Makarov folded his arms while huffing a bit.
The old mage sighed. "I was looking so forward to punishing you… Though looks like you've got your hands full right now! Compared to this, my punishment would be miniscule!"
"Even me?" Ben/Erza pointed to himself.
"Er… I'm sorry for your involvement in this as well. You're… Ben, yes?" Makarov guessed. "Oh good, I got one person right at least."
The short old man then began to walk off, whistling away like nothing happened. "Well, best of luck to you all!"
The team was left dumbfounded. Natsu/Gray and Lucy/Happy were both heartbroken, their bodies scaling down to a pile of cartoonish mush. Gray/Natsu was on his knees; he too was too horrified to stand as his spirit comically started to come out from his throat.
Erza/Ben and Ben/Erza looked at each other awkwardly. Ben watched as his body was standing firm and calm; although he could then see that his left eye was twitching, as well as his whole body soon after.
"This is quite the predicament…" Erza/Ben muttered.
"AGH! This is stupid!" Gray/Natsu yelled. "I can't take it anymore! I'm gonna strip!"
He swiftly pulled off his black vest and Natsu's wrist band within moments and threw it aside, leaving his upper body exposed. He was just getting ready to take off his pants too until the flame mage tackled him in his own body, twitching veins forming on his head all the while as well.
"Oh, hell no! No pervert's gonna strip me down in public on my watch!" Natsu/Gray promised.
"Even in Natsu's body, Gray wants to strip down? Seems like its more of a psychological thing going on for him instead." Ben/Erza folded his, or her… They folded their arms.
"It seems so, Ben." She responded, sighing a little regardless. "That idiot…"
Lucy/Happy sprouted wings from their back, though it didn't seem to be intentional.
"The ability to fly with angelic wings is something cool… Though I don't wanna be a stupid cat forever!" She barked. "Can't someone do something?!"
"Eh? But what's so bad about being stuck as me?" Happy/Lucy asked innocently.
"You don't even have a thumb to grab stuff, for starters!" Lucy/Happy retorted, which made him gawk in response.
"Hey, stop stripping my—UuuuuwaaagH…" Natsu/Gray continued to prevent Gray from stripping his body, only to start drooling some small bits of ice. "Ugh! What the hell?! Why's there ice comin' out from my mouth?"
Everyone looked to see Gray/Natsu with fire drooling out from his mouth and onto the floor as well. "Fire?! Why am I drooling magma or some crap?"
"Hey man, stop it!" Elfman ordered.
"We can't!" Both of them retorted as they tried to cover their mouths. Unfortunately, they couldn't hold it any longer, and large amounts of fire and ice started to vomit out from their mouths.
"…I've heard the phrase of people vomiting rainbows before, but this something else entirely." Ben/Erza sweat dropped, before turning to his body. "Umm… Erza."
"Hm?" Erza/Ben glanced over.
"Mind if you do something with the Omnitrix?" He asked. Erza's eyes widened, as she realized what he was trying to do.
"O-Oh… Sure. Go for it." She answered as she extended her left arm out. She looked down on the Omnitrix, observing its futuristic appearance.
She remembered how he activated it. Pressing the two dial switches, she flinched as the core popped out of the device. "It… Doesn't hurt when it comes out?"
"Why would it hurt?" Ben/Erza asked. "Go for Heatblast!"
"N-Never mind…" Erza/Ben muttered as she took hold of the core.
As soon as she turned it, the holographic image of an alien she never seen before appeared. She frowned upon looking at it. By now, the flames were starting to spread, which made a few of the mages nearby stagger away.
"Uhm… Which one is Heatblast again?" She asked.
"He's pretty hard to not remember. Flaming head and all." Ben/Erza rose an eyebrow.
She sweat dropped. After taking a few seconds upon to view countless amounts of unfamiliar forms, the hologram of Heatblast finally appeared seconds later. Flaming head, just like he said. Gulping a little, she pushed down the core, though the Omnitrix seemed to spark a little before she was enveloped and blinded the guild hall with a green light.
Everyone turned to see her now transformed, though she wasn't Heatblast. Instead, she had transformed into Upchuck, though it appeared to be a different version.
This one had swampy-green skin, tanned stomach and muzzles, black digits and black-green spots on his tail, limbs, hips on his back. His eyes were now sharper and green. He also had whisker like lines. His teeth are were more aligned with visibly sharp canine teeth. His tail was short and straightened, as opposed to the other Upchuck's curled tail. He wore the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on his left forearm, and the same uniform as well.
"Upchuck? And the Merk form?" Ben/Erza frowned.
"W-Why didn't I turn into Heatblast?" Erza/Upchuck gasped, looking at herself. "And… T-This form seems…objectively disgusting. I do not know why."
"Uh… F-Forget it! Erza, eat the area where the fire is spreading out towards!" He ordered.
Erza/Upchuck blinked, before glaring at him question. "…What?"
"That's how Upchuck works! Trust me." He flinched. He never knew Upchuck could have such an imposing look.
Erza continued to glare at him for a second, before sighing. "…Fine."
Before actually doing that, she took a moment to instead glance at something else. She hesitated for a moment, before opening her large mouth. A large and long green tongue emerged from it and took hold of a chair. Many of the nearby members backed away as Upchuck then proceeded to gulp it down whole, swallowing it in its entirely while her stomach began to glow a little.
"…This is probably the most disgusting form of a superpower." She looked down on her stomach. "Now what?"
"Well, usually…" Ben/Erza was about to answer, but it was then that Upchuck's stomach started to twitch.
"I'm… Not feeling so well all of sudden…" She uttered as she started to cover her mouth.
Everyone watched with slight horror as Erza/Upchuck's stomach started to expand out to a monstrous size. "Ben?!"
"Now Upchuck it!" Ben/Erza pointed at the fire. "Hurl it out!"
"Are you serious?!" Erza/Upchuck barked, though her stomach was about to burst by the looks of it. "Ugh… Fine!"
With a glare now on Upchuck's face, everyone's eyes widened as they started to leap out of the way. With a wave of disgust in her mind, Erza/Upchuck opened her mouth and hurled a giant green energy projectile. It flew right into the pile of flames, causing that part of the guild hall to blow up.
Luckily, even with the minor amount of destruction, the flames ceased as Gray/Natsu stopped drooling. As the smokescreen cleared out, Makarov's jaw dropped upon seeing a huge whole in the middle of the floor.
"MY GUILD HALL!" He cried out.
Erza/Upchuck sighed. She then looked at the Omnitrix dial on her forearm and pressed it like Ben did, reverting back to human form. She groaned as she placed a hand on her lips.
"That was…unpleasant." She admitted.
"So, even though we have each other's Magic, we don't know how to use it properly." Gray/Natsu sighed. "How troublesome…"
"Waaah…! Why is this happening to me…" Happy cried, accidentally bumping into Erza/Ben. "Ow!"
Everything seemed to be hopeless, but it was then that a trio of wizards appeared at the front entrance.
"No need to worry! Leave it to me, Lu-chan!" a feminine voice called out.
Everyone then turned to see Levy with Droy and Jet. Happy cried out with joy as she flew into her arms. "Levy-chan!"
"Levy!" Natsu/Gray said. "Can you get us out of this?"
"You guys have nothing to worry about!" Droy grinned. "Since Team Shadow Gear is here, we'll revert you lot back to normal!"
"Rest assured! And now…" Jet started.
"Do your thing, Levy-chan!" They then said together, posing around Levy with goofy smiles.
Mira chuckled, which made Jet and Droy sweat drop. "So, in short, that means that Levy will have to figure something out on her own."
"Ooooh! Thank you so much! You're so kind, Levy-chan!" Lucy/Happy said, squirming around in the petite girl's arms.
"If it's for you, Lu-chan, I'll do it! I'll do my best." She smiled, before whispering into her ear. "And it's because I'm gonna be the number one fan of your works!"
"So, what are you gonna do?" Natsu/Gray interjected. "Something smart?"
"Good question! Jet, Droy!" She snapped her fingers.
The two grinned as Jet sped off to gather a bunch of books, with Droy using his Magic to do the same. Levy then sat on a bench holding the request paper in her hands. A few books were stacked around her, with the others gather behind the blue haired mage.
She then took out a pair of red glasses from her pocket. The glasses were given a slightly more distinctive appearance, with no inscriptions on the lenses, and a wing being present as an ornament jutting out from each of the lenses.
"Glasses?" Ben/Erza noted as she stood to her side.
"Yep! These are Gale-Force Reading Glasses. They allow the user to read books at an extremely fast pace. Mine are designed to allow me to read eighteen times faster!" Levy winked, which made Ben blink in surprise.
'That's really useful…! Maybe I can get myself a pair…' He thought.
"Anyways. I know a little about ancient texts." Levy explained. "Let's start with that was written on the sheet itself, alright?"
"Will we make it though? There isn't much time left." Gray/Natsu asked as Levy began to read off the flier.
"Give it a rest." Erza/Ben quickly said. "Let's let Levy do her job without disturbing her."
"Working with concentration is the best condition!" Lucy/Happy added as she flew onto the table, although her voice was muffled. Everyone then realized that she had a fish in her mouth, with Lucy gasped in shock. "And why do I have a fish in my mouth?!"
"Alright, let's see what the modern version's characters translate to…" Levy began reading a book, and as she did so, her Gale-Force Glasses activated, a streaming wave of rainbow light covering the text she was reading as hundreds of letters and numbers started to go in between her and the text.
"Okay… Ugo deru…" She mumbled. She was beginning to skim pass the pages as her progress started.
"Please hurry though, Levy." Gray/Natsu said calmly, though he was worrying on the inside. "We only have ten minutes left."
"You sure it's okay to recite the words of the Changeling yourself?" Ben/Erza asked, curious about her own condition. "Won't it affect you?"
"Nah, it's alright." Levy smiled, switching between her books and the request sheet. "As long as you don't read the entire text out, the spell won't activate again. Trust me."
"There's not much time!" Natsu/Gray shouted. "AH! This is killing me!"
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...
After going through the remainder of the books present with her, Levy held a stern expression as she closed the last one. Natsu and Gray zipped in front of her, hoping for good news.
"Well, Levy?" Natsu/Gray asked first.
"Did you find out anything?" Gray/Natsu then asked afterwards.
"…No." The blue haired girl sighed. "I'm not getting anything out of this…"
Natsu/Gray and Gray/Natsu both let out frustrated yells. Lucy/Happy nearly passed out. Ben and Erza both flinched as they looked at each other.
"That ain't good…" Ben/Erza admitted.
"I do not wish to be stuck in a child's body…" Erza/Ben whimpered a little.
Natsu/Gray roared. "I won't let it end like this! I can't remain in this pervert's body for the rest of my life!"
"What'd you say?! I don't wanna stay in a body that has a literal fire down his throat!" Gray/Natsu growled.
"WHAT WAS THAT?! You wanna fight, ya bastard?!" The former then turned to him.
"If I can shut your dumb face up then, yes!" The latter retorted as they bashed heads again.
Erza/Ben groaned frustratingly as she engrossed a lethal scowl upon them, which instantly made them hug one another and shiver in nervousness. Ben himself flinched in response to seeing that harsh looking expression on his own face. She didn't even need to yell at them in his body; they were instinctively afraid of that look.
"Hey, I can still do some work in the meantime." Levy pouted. "Macao, how long do I have?"
"Eight minutes." The middle-aged man responded. "Think y'all should start getting used to the end."
That statement made the whole team flinch. The possibility of actually being trapped in another person's body was stupid enough, but it was even more fearful to one's psyche altogether of course. Ben found himself disturbed by this as well. Being stuck in a girl's body was certainly not how he wanted to spend the rest of his days, especially since he just got out of the Null Void yesterday as well. He had to do something.
While most of the members opted to sit down and groan in frustration, Ben/Erza could only think of ways to make this situation easier to solve. Droy and Jet literally began to cheer on Levy as she began to go through another set of books on ancient text. They remained like this for a few minutes, hoping for something to happen.
"…I wonder what we'll do if we wind up getting stuck like this." Gray/Natsu questioned, his chin resting in his hand as he asked.
"What do you mean by that?" Natsu/Gray turned to him in an annoyed fashion.
"Think about our condition. Do you really think we'll be able to go out on jobs like this? It's not like we can just adjust to this and go about on our daily lives as well." Gray/Natsu explained.
"I'd guess we'd have to… Not like we have a choice." Natsu/Gray flinched, before sighing.
"I think it's fine!" Happy/Lucy smiled, before getting kicked in the face by his own body.
"Stupid cat! No one thinks that! Just take a look at Ben and Erza's situation!" Lucy/Happy growled.
"…A young woman transferred into the body of an adolescent boy." Makarov summarized. "That sounds like something you'd see in a comic strip."
"Well, it's not like we can't wor… Wait a minute." Erza/Ben was about to say something, but stopped. This prompted everyone to look over.
"What're saying, Erza?" Lucy/Happy inquired. Ben/Erza then realized what she was going to say, his own eyes widening as well.
"…None of us know how to use our abilities. If we were to all go and take a job, none of us would be able to complete it." He explained. Erza herself nodded slowly as to agree.
"H-He's right!" Gray/Natsu shouted. "All of our techniques and Magic are basically half-assed right now!"
"W-We're basically Fairy Tail's weakest team!" All five of the actual mages shouted at once.
It was true, really. If the spell wasn't undone, they would be trapped in another's body, and wouldn't know how to use any one of their powers to their fullest extents. Trapped in another person's body would not only have ramifications on their missions, but their personal lives as well. Especially if people of the opposite genders, or those of a different age set or even a different species were to switch as well.
For Ben, he had spent years in the Null Void, learning to survive as well as unlock new forms to utilize. Being trapped in a female mage's body would be an utter hell for him. Not only have to learn how to utilize Erza's abilities and even Magic in general, but his life would be entirely obstinate too. A boy in a girl's body was universally a no go.
Natsu/Gray roared violently. "I can't burn stuff like this!"
"Haven't you heard the phrase "ice is basically a cold fire", ya bastard?! Don't diss Ice Magic!" Gray/Natsu retorted.
"I don't wanna be stuck as a blue flying rat!" Lucy/Happy cried out.
"Rat?!" Happy/Lucy's eyes popped out. "How demoralizing!"
"This is deplorable! I'm one of Fairy Tail's S-Class Mages! I can't represent the guild like this!" Erza/Ben shrieked.
"Hey, the Omnitrix is a pretty handy thing if you know about all the transformations… But what about Magic?!" Ben/Erza barked.
However, that proved to just make Levy realize something as she let out a yelp of knowing. Immediately after Ben's yelling, the team crowed around Levy with a mix of excited and curious expressions.
"So, you can lift the spell, Levy-chan?" Lucy/Happy asked as she hovered above her head.
"Please, do so!" Gray/Natsu begged.
"Well… This is what the text says." Levy rose an eyebrow, before smiling. "In view of this substitution will you all be happy forever!"
"…Huh?" Ben/Erza blinked.
"…And?" Natsu/Gray demanded.
"Everyone who has been affected by this spell will live happily ever after!" Levy replied.
"WHAT?!" Everyone barked. "HOW IS THAT A GOOD THING!"
"We wanted help to get rid of the spell, not for you to decipher and find out what it means!" Gray/Natsu yelled.
"Wait, really? Oh, that's right! I'm so sorry, Natsu!" Levy bowed in apology.
"I'm Gray though!" He barked.
Lucy/Happy flew next to Levy and laid a paw on her shoulder. "I trust you, Levy-chan! Maybe there's a riddle or something to figuring it out?"
"Hmm... I can try interpreting it that way!" Levy shrugged.
As Levy resumed her work, Droy and Jet continued cheering her on, the former banging a drum while the latter waved around a fan. Macao and Wakaba sweat dropped at the loud amount of noise they made right behind her.
"Isn't all that noise just doing the opposite?" Macao asked.
"Such men! I'm joining them as well!" Elfman declared, which made the two of them sweat drop as they watched the Strauss place on a headband like Jet and Droy's. "MAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"
Levy ruffled her hair in annoyance however. "It doesn't make any sense though… What's the deal with this spell? It's not giving any obvious hints. These aren't even words anymore…"
Macao then held three fingers up. "3 minutes remaining. I'd say to get ready like I said before, you all."
"…I'm going to spend the rest of my life as a cat." Lucy/Happy fell to her knees. "Such a way…"
"I'm going to live my life as a young boy?" Erza/Ben looked on her hands. "How unfortunate…"
"Hey! I should be reacting the worst out of everyone! I just got out through what was basically Hell, and now I'm in a teenage girl's body in a world where Magic exists?!" Ben/Erza growled, which made Natsu and Gray huddle in fear due to hearing the voice of Erza's voice. "Oh, come on, it's not that bad!"
"Wait… I got it!" He then grinned as he turned to the Omnitrix. "Erza, lemme try something!"
"Huh? What're—"
Before she could answer, Ben/Erza activated the Omnitrix. Erza/Ben frowned as he began to turn the dial a few times until he reached his chosen form. She blinked as she observed the figure of the alien he wanted to choose, but merely closed her eyes as he slapped the core down.
"I'm trusting you on this, Omnitrix!" He yelled as the guild hall was once again blinded.
As the flash dissipated, Erza/Ben was replaced with what seemed to a crustacean. She had pincers for hands and six legs, and seemed to possess skull plates that were able to reveal his brain at will, which was pink in color. Wearing a black and grey neck brace, her entire lower half and center of her head was covered by a grey and black uniform. The Omnitrix revealed itself to be on the neck brace as her green eyes blinked.
"Fish!" Lucy/Happy gleamed.
"No, crab!" Natsu/Gray corrected.
"What does that thing do?" Gray/Natsu asked Ben/Erza.
"You've only got a minute left!" Macao held a finger up. "Better hurry!"
"You're fucking enjoying this, aren't you, Macao?!" Natsu/Gray held a fist up to him.
"E-Er… T-That's not true…" The middle-aged man sweat dropped.
Erza/Ben looked at herself, before humming. "I'm a crustacean? What does this form do—Oh… I suddenly feel like I have a surging increase to my intelligence!"
"Yep! Brainstorm's one of my smartest forms!" Ben/Erza smiled. "Go help Levy!"
Erza/Brainstorm nodded as she waddled over to Levy, who looked like she was beginning to find an answer. "Alright… I feel like I'm getting onto something now."
"I shall assist you!" The brain her picked up a book with pincers and began to read off as well.
Master Makarov stood behind Natsu and Gray, smirking at their frantic movement. "Still trying to dispel the Changeling, I see."
"Gramps! Come on, don't you remember anything?" Natsu/Gray asked. "At this rate, we'll all be…"
Makarov's face light up before he could finish, as if an idea had popped up in his brain. Everyone then turned to face the old man, with Brainstorm/Erza running off from her duties to pick him up with her pincers. "…Oh!"
"Have you a solution for our predicament, Master?" She asked.
Everyone waited…but then he just blinked while shrugging. "Eh, I forgot what I was thinking."
Everyone then fell over in response, with Natsu and Gray growling. "Damn it, old man!"
"Think you've got around forty seconds left, everyone." Macao then folded his arms. "This is getting interesting."
"Quit your foolish endeavors in trying to belittle us, you brute of a Mage!" Erza/Brainstorm barked with a glare.
In her rage, Ben/Erza noticed that she unconsciously opened the plates on her head, revealing a giant pink brain. Before anyone could comment on how gross it was, without warning, a large burst of electricity sprang forth from her brain and zapped Macao. Everyone then gasped as Macao felt to the floor, crisp as ashes while Erza/Brainstorm flinched at her handy work.
"E-Electrokinesis?" She stuttered. "Benjamin?"
"Remember? Brainstorm." He pointed to his cranium as Brainstorm's skull plates closed. "Super intelligence and the ability to release electrical energy with your brain."
"…I shall never get used to this." She admitted as she reverted back to human.
Suddenly, Makarov's face brightened once more. "Oh! I think I remembered something!"
"What is it, Master?!" Erza/Ben turned to him.
"While it can be lifted, I'm afraid it has to be two people at one time." He then sheepishly admitted. "Meaning it's impossible to change everyone back all at once…"
"T-Thirty… Seconds…" Macao counted off while still frosty.
"So, who'll go first then?" Gray/Natsu asked crossly. "It's gotta be me and Natsu!"
"Yeah!" Natsu/Gray agreed.
"Wait just a second, you scoundrels!" Erza/Ben shouted, her expression changing into a glare. "We can't have our newest member and one of our S-Class members be fated to such a problem! We should do so first!"
"Uh… I guess?" Ben/Erza blinked. 'I can't rage since she did so for me already.'
Immediately, five of the six members began to argue, with Ben nervously observing from where Makarov stood. He only stood to the side, scratching the side of his cheek in annoyance.
'I can't believe this happens on a daily basis with these guys…' He thought. He then turned to Levy, who had the brightest look he ever saw her have so far.
"Wait, I got it!" She announced. "Lemme explain how it works!"
"Fift…teen!" Macao counted off, before getting slugged by both Natsu and Gray.
"Just change us back! Hurry, Levy-chan!" Lucy/Happy pleaded.
"R-Right. Here goes then!" Levy gulped, looking down on the sheet.
Suddenly, the request sheet containing the Changeling spell that had started began to glow brightly as she breathed in to recite a phrase.
"Aruboroya tesura rugi gou! Aruboroya tesura rugi gou!"
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...
Rainbow colored light and sparkles began to spread out and cover the entirety of the circle of members. As it did so, a giant helix of bright colors and magical ciphers began to spark out from the page, casting light throughout the entire hall. A beam then shot into the sky, from which it then stretched out through the entirety of the town.
Everyone watched with awe as the dazzling effects continued for a little while longer. After a moment, the light died away and everyone let out collective sighs. The six affected members stood still for a few seconds, before blinking a few times. The first to do so was Ben, who looked at himself and grinned.
"Hey, I'm back to normal!" He grinned.
"As am I…" Erza's eyes widened as she clenched her fists, smiling a little. "I'm glad that's over..."
Luckily enough, everyone else was back to their bodies as well.
"We're back in our bodies too!" Natsu and Gray glanced at each, punching each other in the face to make sure. "We're not drooling out stuff too!"
"My wings!" Happy cried out in happiness as he activated his Magic.
"Ah! I'm back!" Lucy cried out in joy as well. "Thank you so much, Levy-chan!"
"I did it, holy cow!" Levy grinned.
"Alright!" Droy smiled.
"Our cheering worked!" Jet added, the two of them exchanging fist bumps.
"How'd you do it? You have to tell me!" Lucy then asked. Ben and Erza nodded as well, walking over to gaze at the Changeling sheet.
"Well, I figured that since ancient spells were probably a bit more simplistic, the creators had to be a little bit more creative with how it worked." Levy explained. "So, I tried reversing the spell by reversing the saying."
"…So, reading it backwards?" Ben guessed.
"Precisely! I noticed that old spells don't have that many characters to begin with, so I went with that motion!" Levy smiled, patting his shoulder. "Good thing, too!"
"That's… Really funny for something so drastic." Lucy remarked. "Isn't that ironic…"
"It's over, at least." Natsu sighed. "Someone give me some fire to eat!"
"Thanks for that, Levy." Gray smiled at the petite girl. "We owe you one."
"Nah, it was nothing! I actually had a lot of fun trying to puzzle this out!" She giggled, not use to the compliments from the Ice Mage.
"That was some fine work, everyone. You kids can adapt, I see." Mira… Said?
The group turned and saw something quite strange. Mira was sitting cross-legged on the bar countertop like an old man, and was holding Makarov's cane all the while. They blinked in confusion, as that was the pose Makarov himself took a little while ago.
"H-Huh?" Lucy and Levy frowned. "Mira?"
"…Hm?" Makarov, who was now standing on the floor, uttered in a feminine fashion. "Did I get shorter all of a sudden?"
Ben's eyes narrowed as he started to chuckle sarcastically. "You don't think that…"
"Gramps and Mira switched?" Gray chuckled. "Oh wow…"
"Wowza!" Makarov/Mira stood up, eyeing Mira's body. "Check out this hot body!"
"W-WHAT?!" Mira/Makarov's jaws dropped. "I've switched with the Master?! I can't believe this!"
Erza began to look around. "…Did anyone get affected by this?"
They suddenly then heard someone stomp on the floor…but it was Cana of all people, who had a fierce expression on her face.
"Man up! We can figure this out!" Cana yelled. "…Wait, why do I smell alcohol from my body? And why is my chest so heavy?!"
They then heard the loud sound of liquid slurping from another table. It was Elfman, sitting on a table across from her, chugging down an entire barrel of beer just as Cana would do herself.
Suddenly, Elfman set down the barrel and looked around with big, wide eyes. "Hey, what's all the rack…"
His face then began to puff up, before falling off the table to nearly puke. "Ugh… I feel… Really tipsy all of a sudden.
"Elfman and Cana, uh?" Natsu said. "Who else is changed?"
"Hey, Droy." Droy looked over to Jet, only for his eyes to widen.
"Yeah, Jet?" He looked over and reacted similarly.
"Hey!" They both shouted. "We've also changed!"
"You two act so similarly, so who can tell the difference?" Makarov/Mira rolled his eyes, and then his expression gleamed. "In my case though, I'm rocking this hot body!"
"Levy! Help me, PLEASE!" Mira/Makarov cried out.
Levy and the original six looked around at their fellow, body-swapped friends, who were squabbling between each other like chickens. Most of them were confused on what to do, even Erza. Levy took a look at the sheet again, chucking with a nervous tone.
"Oh no…" Levy gulped. "I may have made a mistake..."
"…It's like looking at the old Mira." Erza cupped her chin.
"…I wonder if I can revert all of this with Clockwork?" Ben wondered as he activated the Omnitrix. "Guess I'll find out."
Even after just a day in Fairy Tail, Ben was already getting mixed up in their messes. It was certainly going to be an interesting time in here, that's for sure…
"…Can I get some help?" Macao heaved.
"…Mages are still cool." A kid said with a smile. He was his son, Romeo. "It's always interesting with Mages here in Fairy Tail!"