Filler: Chapter 141-145

Summary: What was Lyon doing after he fell off the cliff with Racer?

Setting: Sometime after Chapter 140 and before Chapter 146

A/N: This filler was written to explain one of the biggest mysteries concerning Lyon during the Oracion Seis arc (for me).

Well that was anti-climatic, Lyon thought as he hopped off his giant ice bird and landed on solid ground.

After getting Racer far enough away from Gray and Sherry, Lyon had promptly set about removing the explosives strapped to Racer's body. Freezing his hand, Lyon sliced off the straps and flung the lacrima high into the air. As the men continued their rapid descent towards the ground, Lyon launched his dynamic ice sculpture into the cliff, creating several large holes. Grabbing a hold of Racer, Lyon flung him inside one of them. Just seconds before the lacrimas blew up, Lyon managed to escape to safety as well. Using a wall of ice, Lyon blocked off the entrances, shielding them from the impact of the explosion. Waiting patiently, Lyon kept himself hidden as the debris and dust fell from the sky. Once the worst was over, Lyon finally left his hiding spot, hoping to rejoin his friends.

When Lyon returned triumphantly to the top of the cliff, he expected to be given a hero's welcome by his junior pupil and guildmate.

However, Gray and Sherry were nowhere to be found.

How nice that they decided to wait for him, Lyon thought sardonically as he crossed his arms across his chest. Where was he supposed to go now?

Couldn't they have waited at least a few minutes for him to return? The ice mage grumbled to himself. He couldn't understand why Gray and Sherry had left so quickly. It boggled his mind that the two people he'd saved had just abandoned him. It wasn't like Lyon was trying to kill himself when he flew off that cliff. Surely Gray and Sherry realized that. And even if he had been, shouldn't they have stuck around for a while to mourn his death? Talk about loyalty, Lyon thought sourly.

Sighing, Lyon surveyed the area in order to figure out his next steps. Remembering the last time he saw Gray and Sherry, Lyon tried to view the situation from their perspective and deduce their next actions.

He wondered if they had assumed Lyon had fallen and had gone to search for him below the cliff. Which meant Lyon would now have to go back down again, in order to meet up with Gray and Sherry.

Lyon pondered the best way to proceed with this. Racer was trapped in the makeshift prison Lyon had created in the cliff earlier, which should hold until the authorities arrived. Lyon figured Sherry should be safe for the next little while because she was with Gray.

Well, since he was already up here, he might as well go grab his coat first, Lyon thought.

A/N: Was I the only person who read Chapter 146 to think… WTH? Lyon flew off the cliff TOPLESS! Where did that coat come from?

So this is my explanation for the sudden reappearance of Lyon in his white coat in Chapter 146… Also, why it took Gray and Sherry so long to meet up with a perfectly alive Lyon (Lyon came back up while the other two went down).

A/N 2: Thank you for the review, KittyArt! I don't know if anyone else agrees, but it totally looks like a snowflake to me! I have a few more stories drafted for this series, so they will be published soon. Hopefully you'll like the upcoming ones too!