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An 11 year old boy crying at the horizon that wasn't showing any sign of revealing his friends to him. The candidates for the S-class trials left a month ago today. Natsu-nii, Lucy-nee, Gray-nii, Erza, all of them. Even the master and sweet Mira.

'They've all abandoned me, abandoned us.' Suko turned to see the dishevelled faces of his nakama. 'I have to become stronger. This news will spread. Dark guilds and guilds jealous of our #1 spot in Fiore could attack us whilst we are vulnerable. I have to take charge. I have to make up for the mistakes of my dead brothers and sisters. I have to be stronger than Natsu and the master and Erza and Gray and Gajeel and Juvia and Lucy all combined, they couldn't beat Acnologia as a guild, but one day I'll be at a stage where I can beat the bastard on my own. Not to avenge my stupid ex-guild mates but to prove that I'm far superior to them. I will protect everyone. But this means I have to develop my dragon slaying magic as much as possible. I'll give my all. For the ones left in my life.'

*one week later*

"Wakaba, did you do the budgets?" asked Macao.

"Yeah and it's not good. We're in 300,000 jewel debt to Twilight Ogre and they are not someone you want to get on the bad side of."

Suko burst to laughter. "They're nothing compared to Fairy Tail, I'll beat them myself." Wakaba and Macao were shocked at the sight of Suko even making a noise, let alone laughing.

'ever since he was left at the guild as a four year old, he hasn't spoken to anyone but Natsu and Gray, who treated him like a little brother always trying to get him involved in fights but he didn't enjoy that and Erza used to come save him and treat him like her child, he really liked that. But out of everyone he was closest to Lucy, he even stayed at her apartment a couple of times a week, he was like her inseparable little brother. But never has he laughed or even spoken around the rest of us. He'd beat Twilight Ogre? I've never even seen the kid use magic, he must just be trying to make us all feel better and safer.' Thought Macao.

"What's up kid? You seem happy today?" Wakaba asked cheerfully, clearly on the same wavelength as Macao.

"What's up, Old Man, is that we are Fairy Tail. If they dare to try to intimidate us I will eliminate their entire guild."

The entire guild, even as desolate as it now seemed, was completely silent, shocked. This once introvert and shy child was declaring war on a guild that was much stronger than the current Fairy Tail, with all of the big hitters presumed dead on Tenroujima.

As the guild stood shocked the doors were swung open with a massive thud, kicked in by thuggish members of Twilight Ogre.

"Oh, Fairy Tail. Where's the money you owe us?" the central thug said with an intimidating politeness to his tone as his cronies strolled past a now standing Suko, clenching his fist.

Kinana gasped as one of the members began to grope her.

"As acting guild master I ask that you stop this. We need a little more time to get your money but after that you'll be richer than ever so please leave us in peace."

"No can do master we either get the money or we have some fun with the ladies that aren't at the bottom of the ocean." The crude man snickered. "Hey where's that celestial broad and that knight chick, they were so hot. They had everything they needed in the right place if you know what I mean." He cackled to himself again, Suko was now visibly seething, brimming with a white hot rage that he couldn't control.

Another thug then approached Laki making smooching noises at her, trying to either scare or seduce her, either way the result was the same, it pissed Suko off.

The ring leader then approached Suko, "what's wrong little man?" he teased. "I bet you want to hit me, huh?"

"Damn right I do you bastard." Suko snarled in reply.

The man then placed his coarse hands on the top of Suko's head, right through his rough black hair. "Let me tell you something about life brat. If someone without power tries to protect the things or people he cares about then someone with power will take them with ease."

Laughter.

The whole guild hall stood stunned at Suko's reaction.

"So let me see if I've got this right?" said Suko through the demeaning laughter which was obviously embarrassing the thug who was trying to act tough. "You think you're stronger than me? Hell if he didn't owe you money Macao would've beat the living shit out of you, by now. But since I don't owe you money…"

Everyone's eyes widened with anticipation.

"Sky claw of the dragon emperor." Suko screamed as he chopped the thug with his right hand into the floor, his body flailing like a fish out of water. Then a second wave of magical power hit the floor and left a crater the size of a table.

"Boss!" the other thugs yelped in worry to their completely unconscious, close to death comrade.

Suko raised his hand to halt and silence them, standing over the corpse like figure.

"Bring me the two who touched Kinana and Laki, or you all die."

Murderous intent filled the room, shocking some of the men.

The brutes complied and left their comrades behind to save their own ass. "Before you leave, could you remind me how much Fairy Tail owes Twilight Ogre again?" Suko said clicking his knuckles just like Natsu used to.

"N-n-nothing sir. Fairy Tail's debts are expunged." Everyone in the guild erupted in cheers. Suko began a sadistic laugh that nobody had ever heard before, but no one minded. He'd just saved them.

"Now you two. What should I do with you?" Suko asked whilst pure magical energy emanated from his fist, enough to make any wizard in the room get a glimpse at a small fraction of his power.

The two men screamed in horror, only making Suko laugh more.