Chapter Text
CHAPTER 2: The Pillow Fort
Acnologia lets the kids start to renovate the cave while he runs an errand, and they make a pillow fort.
[Takes place between ODAF chapters 5 and 6]
Characters: Gajeel, Wendy, and Rogue
CHAPTER 3: Wendy Drabble: X778
Wendy contemplates the meaning of family.
[As of ODAF 8]
Characters: Wendy
Minor Characters: Acnologia, Gajeel, Rogue, Charle, Natsu, Grandeeny, Roubaul
CHAPTER 4: Laxus Drabble: X778
Laxus from age eleven to seventeen.
[From ODAF 1 to ODAF 8]
Characters: Laxus
Minor Characters: Porlyusica, Makarov, Bickslow, Natsu, Lisanna, Acnologia, Ivan
CHAPTER 5: Laxus Learns Dragons Are Real
After their first training session, Laxus gets invited to the "dragon's den" for dinner—and answers to secrets he wasn't even aware of.
[during ODAF 11]
Characters: Laxus, Acnologia, Gajeel, Natsu, Wendy, Rogue, Charle, Happy
CHAPTER 6: Acnologia and Gildarts Level a Mountain
Acnologia and Gildarts attempt at engaging in a friendly spar—that doesn't destroy the environment.
[between ODAF 11 and 12]
Characters: Gildarts, Acnologia
CHAPTER 7: Dragons' First Christmas
The Christmas of the year X778 in the house of the dragons.
[between ODAF 11 and 12]
Characters: Acnologia, Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel, Rogue, Happy, Charle
CHAPTER 8: Meeting Mystogan
Acnologia meets Mystogan, and Wendy finds him again.
[between ODAF 12 and 13]
Characters: Mystogan, Acnologia, Wendy
CHAPTER 9: Natsu's Secret
Natsu was never very good at keeping secrets. Not from his closest friends.
[between ODAF 8 and 9]
Characters: Natsu, Lisanna, Happy
CHAPTER 10: Plight of a Guildmaster
Makarov isn't sure what to make of Acnologia.
[ODAF 11- 13]
Characters: Makarov, Porlyusica, Acnologia
Minor Characters: Gildarts, Wendy, Rogue
CHAPTER 11: Rising Thunder: Part I
Laxus encounters Bickslow for the first time.
[X775, pre-series]
Characters: Laxus, Bickslow, Bickslow's Babies
CHAPTER 12: Dragon and Child
The dragons observe Acnologia.
[ODAF 2 - post-TET]
Characters: Grandeeny, Metallicana, Weisslogia, Skiadrum, Igneel
Minor Characters: Acnologia, Wendy, Gajeel, Sting, Rogue, Natsu, Laxus
CHAPTER 13: Birthday Bash
Cana's 14th birthday.
[August 16, X779; between ODAF 12 and 13]
Characters: Cana, Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, Wendy, Lisanna, Sting, Rogue, Erza
CHAPTER 14: Rising Thunder: Part II
Laxus and Evergreen go on a job.
[February 27, X778; early ODAF]
Characters: Laxus, Evergreen
Minor Characters: Bickslow
CHAPTER 15: Anna
Anna continues her search for the children and finds more than she expected.
[June 3, X780; post-TET]
Characters: Anna, Gajeel, Wendy, Rogue, Acnologia
Minor Characters: Erik, miscellaneous townspeople
CHAPTER 16: Rising Thunder: Part III
Laxus encounters Freed.
[July 18, X778; between ODAF 9 and 10]
Characters: Laxus, Bickslow, Freed, Evergreen
CHAPTER 17: Rising Thunder: Part IV
They finally become a team.
[April 8, X779; between ODAF 12 and 13]
Characters: Laxus, Bickslow, Evergreen, Freed
CHAPTER 18: Death in the Family
The Strauss siblings go on a job.
[June 4 - 5, X782; post-TET]
Characters: Lisanna, Natsu, Mirajane, Elfman
CHAPTER 19: Loke
Loke wasn't expecting there to be other people besides him pretending to be human in Fairy Tail, much less a dragon.
[early to mid X782; post-TET]
Characters: Loke, Acnologia
CHAPTER 20: Sting Drabble: X779
Sting after coming to Magnolia.
[between ODAF 12 and 13]
Characters: Sting
CHAPTER 21: To Join a Guild
Jellal joins Fairy Tail.
[immediately following TET]
Characters: Jellal, Erza, Mystogan
Minor Characters: Gray, Erik, Natsu, Wendy, Lisanna, Makarov, various guildmates
CHAPTER 22: Natsu Drabble: X781
Natsu finds his family.
[past - December 26, X781]
Characters: Natsu, the rest of the dragonlings, Natsu's mom, Zeref (sorta)
CHAPTER 23: Virgo's Key
Virgo delivers her key.
[between TLS 3 and 4]
Characters: Virgo, Erik, Gajeel, Happy
CHAPTER 24: Twinkle Little Star: Aftermath (Natsu)
Natsu needs some comfort.
[immediately post-TLS]
Characters: Acnologia, Natsu, Happy
CHAPTER 25 & 26: Twenty-Four Hours
The end of the twenty-four hour endurance race doesn't go well.
[post-TET]
Characters: Erik, Jellal, Acnologia, Levy, Wendy, Natsu, Gajeel, Sting, Rogue, Happy, Charle, Cubellios, Porlyusica, Erza, Evergreen, Freed, Bickslow, Jet, Droy, Makarov
CHAPTER 27: Laxus and Makarov Finally Talk
Now that Makarov knows that Laxus is a dragon slayer, it's time to actually address.
[post-TET]
Characters: Laxus, Makarov; Bickslow, Acnologia
CHAPTER 28: A Few Times Rogue Found Something in the Woods
Rogue finds things in the woods, and then the one time he found a friend.
[ODAF 10 to post-TET]
Characters: Rogue, Acnologia, Sting, Gajeel, Erik, Natsu, Wendy, Frosch, Charle
CHAPTER 29: Before the S-Class Trial of '82
Jellal and Erik talk.
[post-TET]
Characters: Jellal, Erik
CHAPTER 30: Lucy Meets the Guild
Lucy gets acclimated to Fairy Tail.
[post TLS 3 to post-TLS]
Characters: Lucy
Minor Characters: Natsu, Gajeel, Erik, Cana, Laxus, Evergreen, Freed, Bickslow, Levy, Sting, Rogue, Wendy, Charle, Frosch
CHAPTER 31: Mudball
Somebody else finds something in the woods.
[post-TET]
Characters: Acnologia, Natsu, Sting, Happy
CHAPTER 32: Lacrima-Born
Laxus meets Erik.
[post-TET]
Characters: Laxus, Acnologia, Erik
Minor Characters: Bickslow, Wendy
CHAPTER 33: Acnologia and the Svit: Part I
Two hundred years ago, Acnologia had a life-altering discovery. The transition from beast to man was not an easy one.
[between ODAF prologue and ODAF 1]
Characters: Acnologia, minor OCs
CHAPTER 34: Acnologia and the Svit: Part II
Acnologia's experience with the Svit did not end after three days.
[between ODAF prologue and ODAF 1]
Characters: Acnologia, minor OCs
CHAPTER 35: Mystogan and Jellal
Mystogan tries to figure out what to do about Earthland’s Jellal.
[post-TET]
Characters: Mystogan, Jellal
Minor Characters: Acnologia, Rogue
TIMELINE
X588
- Acnologia finds out about dragon tamer magic; stops being a murder-hobo (ODAF 1)
X595
- Acnologia is nursed back to health by the Svit. (Ch.33)
X597
October:
- Acnologia attends the Svit's Moon Dance Festival. (DT Prologue)
X772
- Ivan plants the lacrima into Laxus (ODAF 1)
- Acnologia encounters the scene
X775
October:
- Bickslow joins Fairy Tail (Ch.11)
X778
February:
- Acnologia adopts Wendy (ODAF 2)
- 27th—"Rising Thunder: Part II" (Ch.14)
April:
- Gajeel and Rogue adopted (ODAF 4)
- "The Pillow Fort" (Ch.2)
May:
- Natsu found by Acnologia (ODAF 5 – 8)
- "Natsu's Secret" (Ch.9)
June:
- Acnologia and kids move to Magnolia. Start building house. (ODAF 9 – 10)
July
- 18th—"Rising Thunder: Part III" (Ch.16)
September:
- (Early) House is finished. (ODAF 10)
- Wendy, Rogue, and Gajeel join Fairy Tail. (ODAF 10)
October:
- Acnologia joins Fairy Tail. (ODAF 11)
- 25th—"Laxus Learns Dragons Are Real" (Ch.4)
December:
- Laxus passes S-Class trial (ODAF 11)
- 17th—"Acnologia and Gildarts Level a Mountain" (Ch.6)
- 25th—"Dragons' First Christmas" (Ch.7)
X779
January
- 8th—"Acnologia and Gildarts Level a Mountain" (Ch.6)
- Sting found and adopted; joins Fairy Tail (ODAF 12)
April
- 3rd—"Meeting Mystogan" (Ch.8)
- 8th—Thunder Storm officially becomes a team (Ch.17)
August
- 16th—"Birthday Bash" (Ch.13)
December
- Acnologia becomes S-Class (ODAF 13)
X780
March
- 22nd—Acnologia brings Erik home. (TET 1)
April
- 2nd—The Tower of Heaven is destroyed (TET 8 - 12)
- Erik joins Fairy Tail
- Jellal joins Fairy Tail (Ch.21)
- 12th—"Lacrima-Born" (Ch.32)
June
- 3rd—Anna discovers the whereabouts of all five children (Ch.15)
July
- Jellal properly meets Mystogan (Ch.34)
December:
- Erza becomes S-Class.
X781
December:
- Mirajane and Mystogan tie in the S-Class trials. Both ascend to the rank.
X782
February
- 7th—Loke joins Fairy Tail (Ch.19)
June
- 5th—Elfman dies; Lisanna 'dies' (Ch.18)
November
- "Twenty-Four Hours" (Ch.25-26)
December
- Jellal becomes S-Class. (Ch.29)
X783
December:
- Gajeel becomes S-Class.
X784
April
- Frosch joins the fam. (Ch.28)
May
- Mudball adopted. (Ch.31)
July
- 2nd—Lucy meets Natsu, Gajeel, and Happy. Bora is arrested. [TLS 1 - 3]
- 3rd—Lucy joins Fairy Tail
- 8th—"Virgo's Key" (Ch.23)
- 9th—Erza initiates a mission with Gray and Natsu. [TLS 4]
- 22nd—Erza leaves with Jellal, Lucy, and Gray to Galuna Island. [DT 1]