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Drabbles, Extras, and Side Stories

Summary:

Extra scenes, side stories, and whatever else that doesn't fit squarely into an arc from the How to Raise Your Dragon Slayers universe. Anything from character musings to fluff moments to important build up scenes.

NOTICE: This exists in the How to Raise Your Dragon Slayers series, but all stories have been moved to individual slots in that series. This document persists to preserve comments, collections, and links. Sorry for the confusion.

Notes:

I have arcs planned, but because 1) not every idea I have fits into the flow of chapters and 2) I sometimes come up with ideas too late, I have made this baby right here. I will try to provide context and dates for each fic, so it's clear where it fits in the timeline.

Unless noted otherwise, all events are canon to the universe.

Requests will absolutely be considered, but no promises just because I'm trying to keep things consistent.

If you're skimming through the arcs from the beginning, feel free to stick around here for a bit (until chapter 10 or 11, based on when I wrote it) or go on ahead to The Eighth Tower. Welcome aboard~ :)

Chapter 1: Table of Contents / Timeline

Notes:

Have you ever seen a graphic/layout designer write a series? No? You have now.

As I foresee this series getting a little big and hard to remember, and this drabble series—existing between arcs and chapter—will be especially hard to keep up with, I've decided to organize! Yay! *confetti cannons erupt*

If you're the type who just wants to read about certain characters or pairings, this is cherry picking friendly. If you're the type who likes to have a timeline (like myself), this is for you. Or, if you ever wanted to go back and re-read something but you couldn't find it? This is the right place.

There is no story here, so feel free to skip ahead to get to those juicy drabbles and scenes >>>

NOTE: Yes, I start at Chapter 2, because AO3 says this is Chapter 1 and I like numbers to match

NOTE 2: Yes, I repurpose Chicago citing to use chapter numbers and not page numbers. I couldn't think of a better way. (especially since page numbers don't exist on AO3)

NOTE (12/16/20): At one point, the first installment was the same name of the series (How to Train Your Dragon Slayers) but in my notes I refer to the arc as Of Dragons and Fairies, and it will be noted on the timeline as such. Once I finish it, I will update the title to match.

KEY
— ODAF = Of Dragons and Fairies
— TET = The Eighth Tower
— TLS = Twinkle Little Star
— DT = Demon Tales

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]