Chapter 1

"Onions can be apprentices?" by Happy

Loke slumped over the counter of the rebuilt Fairy Tail guild bar. He should have been quite happy today, after all they had been successful in rescuing Erza from the Tower of Heaven and there seemed to be no immediate threat. Erza was trying to serious injure someone for spilling her cheesecake, Gajeel, Natsu and Grey were locked in a three way battle and almost everyone else in the guild were fighting just for the sake fighting. It was an average day at Fairy Tail.

Usually her would join them or be pulled into it, but today he wasn't in the mood for any of that. Loke felt as if there was no use of any joy on this day because today was the day when she died. No, he wasn't thinking about his previous owner, Karen, he was thinking of his very first owner, the one he saw die in front of his very eyes.

"I should've been the one who die that day." The lion spirit muttered as he attempted to bury himself into the wooden counter. All he wanted to do today was to mourn in peace.

Sadly that wasn't going to happen…

The bar fights were soon stopped by the guild doors were blasted to bits by a white bolt of lightning. Standing among the rubble was a very mad Laxus carrying a small bundle in one hand. The thunder dragon slayer rushed up to the counter at a speed that rivalled that of light. Slamming his free hand he bellowed, "WHERE'S THE OLD MAN?!"

"Welcome back Laxus, Freed, Evergreen, Bickslow." Mirajane greeted cheerily, unfazed by Laxus' tone. "The Master is currently out and will be back in a few hours."

"That's not soon enough!"Laxus cried, hugging the bundle closer. "He'll be dead by the time Gramps gets back."

Mirajane's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates to what she had heard. "What was that?"

Laxus quickly whispered something into her ear before she dragged him up to the infirmary.

"Laxus seems to be out of character today."Erza stated as she knocked Grey and Gajeel's heads together.

"Maybe someone stole his fish." Happy suggested.

"I don't think that's the case."Lucy sweat-dropped.

"I'll challenge him to a fight as soon as he gets back." Natsu proclaimed, shooting a pillar of flames into the sky. "I'll beat him this time."

"Considering the state Negi's in right now, he won't be fighting anyone anytime soon."

The group spun around to see a very haggard and worried Thunder Tribe.

"Why would Laxus be worried about green onions?" Grey asked while rubbing the large lump on the back of his head.

"Negi is the name of Laxus' apprentice, not a vegetable." Freed explained. "We found him abandoned in the middle of the forest. The boy was badly wounded and had forgotten everything except for his name. The plan was to leave him in the next town we came across but when Laxus discover that Negi was able to use similar, if not the same, magic as him; he took the boy as his apprentice."

"Laxus sees the boy as the little brother that he never had." Evergreen continued while fiddling with her fan. "He was fatally injured during our last job and his condition had been getting worse ever since."

The rest of Fairy Tail was quite shocked. Who was the boy who caused the guild's most anti-social team to open up like that?

Many miles away, another 'guild' was fretting over the disappearance of one of their most powerful mages. He had fallen into depression and was mentally unstable at the time of his disappearance, what sort of trouble might he cause?

A figure in a black cloak chuckled darkly. If all things went to plan, their goal would finally be accomplished. Now if only they could get rid of that woman…