History Fanfic / AlternateTailSeries

* ADogNamedDog: Rogue's original name for a green Exceed was going to be "Frog" (Due to the pink frog-onesie he was wearing) before settling for Frosch (Which is German for frog).

** Because Fairy Tail meet Lily in Earthland first, they thought his smaller form was his normal state, while his battle form was a transformation like Take-Over. It wasn't until the Edolas Arc that he clarifies the matter.

* CompositeCharacter: WordOfGod describes this story's version of Mira as such, being a combination of canon Mira's mature self and her younger, hellion self.

* ComicallyMissingthePoint: After Wally claimed that Lily was a cat because he can talk, Lily argues that one, he is an Exceed, and two, that logic would mean that Wally and Millianna are cats as well. Millianna, still referring to Lily as a cat, is ecstatic that he thinks she's a cat.

* AllYourPowersCombined: Downplayed example during [[spoiler: Tenrou Island, where in the fight against Azuma, Lyon uses an [[ElementalArmor Ice Sentry]] that contains traits of his teammates(Gajeel's scale, Levy's Bogha, Lily and Carla's wings, Mira's demon tail, and Kagura's tail) as well as using Ice-Make versions of Elfman's beast arm, Cana's cards, and Merudy's Maguilty blades]].

* InCharacterCommentaries: The author notes at the head and tail of each chapter include comments from the canon-versions of the characters.

** The main cast of the story compose of minor and supporting characters in place of Fairy Tail's main crew.

* SinsOfOurFathers: Subverted between Levy and Clan Garten. While her grandfather is viewed as a traitor, Levy herself does not receive any hostility for it. Murray states there is no reason for Levy to suffer for Joseph's "crimes," and that she is welcome to join the Clan. But because it means forsaking her grandfather and her guild, Levy refuses.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In her fight against Mira, Beelzea states that the Takeover has constantly letting her past trauma impact her actions, such as relenting her attack on Laxus when she had the chance to kill him, allowing him to wait for the Etherion to be absorbed by the Tower of Heaven, or going after Ultear without a thought or plan.

* KillItThroughItsStomach: Levy defeats the angel Shamsiel by flying into its mouth and blasting its inside with dark-based Solid Script spells.[[spoiler: It destroys him, but generating those spells hurt her as well.]]

** [Kagura is found by a young Mystogan while trying to find her brother Simon and is later given to Roubal.

* AscendedExtra: Mira's Satan Souls, which are simply forms in the manga, are now their own characters with unique personalities and relationships. Even her generic Satan Soul was given a name, Beelzea.

* TheClan: Clan Garten, an organization of researchers that appears in Part Two, with the main family all being related. Most seem to use at least one form of letter magic, the grunts especially being fond of Solid Script and Rune Magic. They also use [[ClockworkCreature Automatons,]] animal-based machines sent out to fight. [[spoiler: Joseph Mcgarden, Levy's grandfather, was once a member of this clan]].

** Stave Magic involves generating a spell based on the number of magic circles. The primary examples are healing, electricity generation, a reflective shield, battle aura, and a massive beam from above. Other powers include illusions and mist transformation. [[spoiler: Along with aera and size-changing, Lily's use of this magic makes him a straight example]]

** Levy can theoretically create any element with her Solid Script Magic. And adding the abilities of Holy Scriopture, including [[PowerGivesYouWings flight]], purification magic, and a bow generated from her arm, she practically has a large arsenal.

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Lisanna, after unintentionally absorbing a boar soul and a lizard soul at the same time, becomes a [[HumanoidAbomination monsterous cross]] [[MixAndMatchCritters of boar/lizard/human]] that tries to kill a Clan Garten Mook after he tries to snipe her.]]

* TheDogBitesBack: The prisoners under watch of the ''Chained Ego'' guild are often abused by the guards, much to frustration of the guild's master. When Moreau disables the magic that keeps the prisoners in line, the first thing that Erigor does is [[BlowThemAway send a callous guard flying into the wall]].

* EnergyBow: With the spell Bogha, Levy can coat her arm with runes to become a makeshift bow, which she can fire her Solid Script spells at greater speed.

** In Alternate Tail, it is establish that weaker Letter Mages (such as Levy at the start of the series) require a medium to use their magic. Because Alexis was scene using his Thesaurian Magic through his [[BladeOnAStick dual lances]], Gajeel believes that he is vulnerable without them. At least until Alexis states the lances were only used to give him a better reach, right before he petrifies Gajeel with a single touch.

** After Lyon defeats Merudy, Lisanna notices that the Abyss Breaker spell is slowing down. Abyss Breaker is powered by masters of the four elements Fire, Earth, Water, and Air. She and the others realize that since Merudy's element was Aether, she was actually subsituting as a power source, and one of the two remaining Elementals of Phantom Lord is outside the mobile headquarters.

* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Fairy Tail's ace Gildarts, Makarov's estranged son and Jellal's father Ivan, Lyon's mentor and Ultear's mother Ur, Lucy's mother Layla, and Erza's mother Irene were part of a team under the teaching of Levy's grandfather Joseph. In canon, Gildarts has interacted with Ur, as he mentioned to Gray in the ''Ice Trail'' spin-off, and no relation was mention with Ivan when they were both guildmates. Meanwhile, Layla has never met any of them in her life, while Irene [[spoiler: was an over 400 year-old Dragon Slayer.]]

* ImagineSpot: Similar to the anime, Gajeel, Lily, and Kagura try to imagine what Edolas Mirajane would be: Gajeel thinks she would be a submissive weakling, Lily imagines her as a loyal soldier, and Kagura has a fantasy of Mira as an older sister that makes her sweets.

** Laxus's lightning body, while magic based, is subjigated to grounding. Hence why Gajeel beats by grounding him into the Tower of Heaven using Iron God Sword.
** Merudy's sensory link shares feelings between herself and the target. Hence Cana beats her during the S-Class Trial by transferring her drunkness, which would better felt by Merudy than the more alcohol tolerant Cana

** Despite being using free-hand Solid Script to aid Gajeel in his fight against Natsu, Levy isn't an InstantExpert. Her fight against Ore has her using her pen to use her magic, and in "A Play Of The Ages," she mentions to Lisanna that she's been practicing free-hand style to make it more consistent.
** Without any money to pay the 7-year rent for her apartment, Levy is forced to find a current one. However, she runs into several problems including not having enough having to pay for the deposit, her credentials being questionable due to being a member of Fairy Tail, and any apartment she can afford to buy is not adequate for living in.

* ShipTease: Primarily between [[OfficialCouple Gajeel and Levy]], as well as with Lyon/Merudy and Mira/Laxus

* TheWorfEffect: When we are first introduced to Mercator Garten, he quickly captures Freed before his guildmates could react. Even when Freed frees himself and Gajeel joins him, Mercator handels both of them with ease, almost defeating them until Mira arrives. Even then, a combined attack from all three wizards only does enough to break his shield.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Damascus thought [[spoiler: Zeref]] would be happy to learn how many people Grimoire Heart killed for their goal. She was very, very wrong.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: An interesting case with both Mirajane and Kagura, as not only do they keep their respective tragedies from canon (Mira absorbing a demon and becoming a pariah of her town and Kagura losing her brother) but also take the tragedies of Erza and Wendy respectively.

* TheWorfEffect
** When we are first introduced to Mercator Garten, he quickly captures Freed before his guildmates could react. Even when Freed frees himself and Gajeel joins him, Mercator handels both of them with ease, almost defeating them until Mira arrives. Even then, a combined attack from all three wizards only does enough to break his shield.