7 years have passed, unknown to the ones that travelled to Tenrou Island.

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Alex slowly awoke and pushed himself to his knees. He looked around completely confused. He realized he was still on Tenrou Island, but first, no one else was around, and second he couldn't remember the effect of Acnologia's breath attack. He stood up.

"Where is everyone? What happened to Acnologia? I guess I have to find the others first." Alex walked through the woods before he heard someone call him. He turned and saw a boulder of a man coming at him, as the man got closer Alex drew his sword.

"Who are you!" He demanded and the fat man stopped, with some difficultly in front of Alex.

"I'm Droy, from Fairy Tail!"

Alex knew Droy, not very well, but he knew he was a member of Levy's team, but this couldn't be him, Droy was never fat.

"Liar! That's the worst disguise I've ever seen someone wear!" Alex readied himself.

"This isn't a disguise it really is me!"

Alex was about to say something when he saw others coming up behind Droy. Natsu, Gajeel, Erza, Levy, Jet. Alex nodded as he put his sword away.

"What's happened?"

All of the Tenrou island Fairy Tail mages were found, and no one had explained what had happened yet.

"Now that we're all together, tell us why you look so different!" Alex said to the team of members that came to Tenrou Island. Before any of them could say anything a different voice sounded from behind them. The one behind them looked like a little girl. She has green eyes and long wavy blond hair reaching to her ankles, and is wearing a pink dress.

"I will tell you what happened. First, I am Mavis Vermilion. It's been seven years since Acnologia attacked Tenrou Island. I used one of Fairy Tail's spells, Fairy Sphere, to protect the island and everyone on it. No time has passed for the island, or anyone one it but everywhere else seven years have passed."

Silence entered the guild members but the one who finally broke it was Makarov.

"Mavis, First Master of Fairy Tail, we thank you for protecting us."

She smiled "It's the least I could do for my guild. Remember the bonds that you have with Fairy Tail, farewell." Mavis got up and went further onto the island.

"We should be returning to Fairy Tail." Makarov said.

They all got on the ship that Jet, Droy and the other members got and headed back. Alex was sitting on the railing as everyone else was asking what had happened in the last seven years. Alex's mind was on other things.

"I failed my vow...not like I could do much, but still failed." Alex said remembering the vow he had made to his family "I guess I have to accept I failed...another loss...I need to do something about this losing streak." Alex watched the moving water as another memory entered his mind and he tried to bury it again as he couldn't understand why it came out of nowhere.

"Why with all the memories I have that one comes up..." Alex lost his balance and fell from the railing, but quickly grabbed it and pulled himself up and placed his feet on the deck "I don't think it would do to fall." Alex sat down and leaned against the railing "Seven years for what seemed like a few minutes for us...that's pretty hard to believe, but I guess it's possible." He looked at the ones that hadn't gone to Tenrou "There's living proof." Alex closed his eyes and must have fallen asleep because as he opened his eyes the port came into view.

They left the port town and took the train to return to Magnolia. As they got there Natsu was unable to move and the other members decided to wait for him. After a while Natsu could move and they headed to Fairy Tail, but Alex decided to sneak off. He waited at the back and as they had their backs turned Alex went off into the town. He walked around, the town hadn't changed from much. He went to his house and his landlord saw him. He was yelling at Alex about disappearing for seven years and demanded payment for the 7 years. Alex argued that he was sealed away and eventually they came to an agreement and it cost Alex quite a bit, but not nearly as much. Alex decided to go to Fairy Tail now, but when he arrived he found it boarded up.

"Relocation?" He questioned as he walked back into town. He wandered into the middle of town, and saw the crater that was made with his fight against Sanguis was now filled in and there was a building there now. Alex looked at it and saw a name that said 'Twilight Orge.'

"Another guild?" The building was pretty impressive. At the top, the building is decorated with a pair of giant horns and a number of spikes on the roof, waving a flag with the symbol of the guild. It has a Japanese style, a bigger gate, a pair of chains and a pair of fences. In the top, the pair of giant horns has spikes on them, also it has the words MAKE MONEY and a Ogre face with two crossed spikes. Alex stood there a moment before a guy came from his right.

"Standing in awe of our guild?" The man said. He had a long crooked nose and was a little shorter then Alex.

"Not really. Just wondering why is eye sore is in the middle of town where a hero saved the town."

"A hero? You mean Alex of Fairy Tail? Fairy Tail's era is finished. Since they lost their core members, it's been in our debt."

"Still, why is this eye sore here?"

"It's not an eye sore! If you keep bad mouthing Twilight Ogre, then I'll have to teach you a lesson!"

"Try it."

"You asked for it!" He pulled off a big black spiked club from his back.

Alex rose his hand "Binds Of Blood!" the ropes of blood shot out around the man and people were watching as Alex did it. Alex smirked as his claws appeared and he walked right up to the man who now couldn't move.

"Do these look familar?" He asked.

"No! How would I...wait a minute you use blood for those...and these binds."

"Correct." Alex said making the claws disappear and walking back "I am Alex McLean, the Blood Dragon Slayer, and Hero Of Magnolia. Now, explode!" The binds started to grow and then they blew up sending the man back "There, that's done." as Alex was about to walk away a young kid, around 8 came up to him.

"Are you really the Hero of Magnolia?" He asked looking up as Alex, the kid's brother who was 16, a year, younger then Alex came beside the kid.

"Yes. I use magic only a Blood Dragon Slayer can use. Why?"

"We heard you were lost on Tenrou Island." the older one said "You and all of the strongest members of Fairy Tail."

"Tenrou Island, along with us are all safe...you seem to know the situation, what's happened to Fairy Tail in the last seven years?"

"They turned weak." The kid said.

"That sums it up." The brother said "They went into debt with Twilight Ogre, and live in a very small building now."

"Once the strongest guild in Fiore, how weak is it?" Alex asked.

"They get no jobs."

"I see..."

"There is a way to fix it."

"Really now?"

"Yeah. Since you guys are back, you might be able join the Grand Magic Games, and win!"

"Grand Magic Games? What is that?"

"It's a festival where all the guilds in Fiore come and face off against each other with their magic, and fight. If you win you become the number one guild in Fiore!"

Alex smiles "Sounds fun." Alex pauses for a moment "Um...by any chance do you know where Fairy Tail is?"

"Oh yeah, it's outside of town on the top of the hill to the west."

"All right thanks." Alex said leaving the town.

Alex had managed to find the guild with no difficultly and as he walked in Makarov said these words.

"Team Fairy Tail will be participating in the Grand Magic Games!" The guild cheered

"Well that was easy." Alex was ready to try and convince Makarov to allow them to participate, but no need for that. Team Natsu started to talk and Marco noticed Alex.

"There's the last member we lost." He smiled "Welcome back." Alex nodded as he walked to Makarov "As cold as ever I see."

"Makarov, when is the Grand Magic Games?"

"Three months from now."

"Have you picked who's joining yet?"

"Not yet. You have three months to train, if I were you I'd be on my way."

"Understood." Alex left the guild and started to head to his destination.

"Wait up!" A voice called. Alex slowed down back kept moving. Dai came up beside him.

"Yes?"

"You're not leaving me behind this time."

"I'm just going to go train."

"And disappear for three months...I'm coming to make sure you get back on time."

"Fine."

Alex stopped as he arrived at his destination. He smiled "Hasn't changed a bit. This village must be very unnoticed." Alex had arrived at his destroyed home.

"Where is this?"

"This is my home village. I told you my family was dead."

"Yeah...but why did you come here?"

"I made a vow. I failed, so I decided I would train here...besides there's a mountain here too. Me and my friends use to play in that cave." Alex said pointing to the cave in the mountain.

"So you are going to train on the mountain?"

"Exactly."

Time had passed and Alex fall on his back "I don't really know what to do...maybe I should have gone with someone to help me train." Dai had fallen asleep and was leaning against a rock.

Alex stared up at the moon "What should I do? How can I train myself and make up for seven years?" He sat up "Looks like I have to get that answer myself."

"Come on Alex. I expected more then that from Sanguis' second student!"

"That voice." Alex turned to see someone standing on a rock "It's you." Standing on a rock above him, looking no different then she did seven years ago, was Lisa!

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