Ch 3: Explanations
Earlier at Fairy Tail:
"So who do you think's going to be the next S-Class mage of Fairy Tail?" asked Nab as he stood in front of the request board.
"My money's on Cana, she's had the most experience in competing at these exams and knows what to expect." stated Wakaba with a confident grin.
"Mine would have been on Natsu if he wasn't left behind." said Macao with a grin.
"Even with him having that cast?" asked Jet.
"Yep, something as little as that wouldn't hold Natsu back." replied Macao still grinning at the thought of Natsu punching at anyone in his path with just his right arm.
"You do have a point there Macao, nothing can keep that guy down." said Droy as he unconsciously rubbed the side of his face, which happened to be the place where Natsu punched him last in one of their brawls.
"Yea nothing can stop Natsu, but where is he, doesn't he usually show up by now?" asked Jet who was now looking around for the pink headed dragon slayer.
"I told you guys that we should have went after Natus when he stormed out of here." stated Macao in a smug manner.
"He's probably still blowing off steam about not getting to participate in the exams Macao. And like you said there was a really high chance that he would have won it this year too." replied Wakaba.
"No kidding, he did that S-Class quest and completed it when no one else could." said Nab still standing in front of the board looking for the perfect job.
"It might have actually been higher than a regular S-Class request too, considering that he had to kill a drake. And those things were thought to be extinct along with the dragons, but then again Natsu was raised by a dragon so drakes still being around shouldn't be that surprising." said Laki as she joined the conversation.
"You have to be kidding me, it might have been higher than just a normal S-Class quest?" asked Jet in disbelief.
"Yep which is why I would have bet on Natsu even with one of his arms in a cast, like Macao." said Lak.
"Dam Laki, I thought that you would have been betting on Cana or Levy since they are women." stated Droy in shock since Laki usually sees all men as evil.
"I am rooting for them, but if I was going to bet I would have put it on the one who was going to most likely win." stated Laki as if it was obvious.
"Well we can all agree that Natsu is a strong member of Fairy Tail that unfortunately will have to wait until next year to become S-Class." said Wakaba with a proud grin.
"So who do you thinks going to become S-Class since Natsu is out Macao?" asked Jet.
"That would be either Cana or Grey, but I am hoping for Cana since she's been trying for this for so long." replied Macao with a grin remembering the times that he and Wakaba had to help cheer up the girl after her not becoming S-Class. It's actually how they became so close and Macao started to see her as the daughter that he never had.
"I am sure that Levy is going to win." declared Droy which everyone expected.
"Yea I am going to have to agree with Droy on this, and I hate to admit this but Levy having Gajeel as her partner is really going to help her." stated Jet.
"I forgot that he was Levy's partner that definitely makes her a really strong contender who would be right up there with Cana and Grey." said Macao as he rubbed his chin. They all then heard a knock at their door which was something that they have never heard before and when they looked to see who it was they were shocked to see two men in Council Uniforms that placed them in the Rune Knights section of the Council.
"What does the Council want, you guys know that this is when we do our S-Class exams so the Master isn't here?" asked Wakaba with a little hostility in his voice.
"That is what we are actually here about." replied Lahar with an expressionless face.
"What the hell are you guys talking about?" asked Macao angrily.
"What we are talking about is…" said Lahar with a small scowl, since he wasn't a fan of being talked down to by mages from any guild.
"I should be the one to tell them." said Doranbolt cutting Lahar off.
"You know that you don't have to do this Doranbolt." responded Lahar with a frown since Doranbolt seemed dead set on telling Fairy Tail about what happened.
"Yes I know that Lahar, but it's the least I can do for them after what happened." replied Doranbolt with his own frown.
"Mest what are you doing back already and where are the others?" asked Droy as he looked for Levy.
"Better question, what the hell are you doing in a Council Uniform and why is he calling you Doranbolt?" asked Laki as she pointed a finger at Lahar, Doranbolt then let out a long sigh.
"He's calling me Doranbolt because that is my name; Mest was just the name I used to infiltrate Fairy Tail under the Councils orders to find something to get you disbanded. That is also the explanation of why I am wearing this uniform because I was never actually a part of Fairy Tail, which is why I went to your S-Class exams to see if there was anything there that we could us on you." explained Doranbolt as all of the Fairy Tail members became shocked then turned really angry at the person that moments ago they thought was a friend and member.
"We ought to beat the living shit out of you right now for betraying us." declared Jet as he got ready to fight if need be.
"We treated you as one of our own." said Laki as she glared at Doranbolt and was also ready to fight.
"I think that you should probably leave right now Mest or whatever the fuck your name is before we do end up attacking you." said Wakaba as he sent a cloud of smoke at Doranbolt causing him to cough.
"But where's the rest of the S-Class contestants and the rest of them?" asked Droy who was more concerned about Levy then the traitor that was in front of him.
"That's what I wanted to tell you guys." said Doranbolt with his head down.
"Well then spit it out you traitorous dog and then leave and never come back." said Macao with a steely glare.
"I don't know how else to say this, but they are all dead." said Doranbolt as he started to cry quietly.
"What the fuck are you saying, there's no way that they all could have died." shouted Jet as he grabbed the collar of Doranbolt.
"I wish it wasn't so Jet but I saw it with my own eyes, they're all dead." said Doranbolt as he continued to cry.
"But how, they were all so strong?" asked Wakaba who's pipe was on the ground because of how shocked he was.
"It it it it was was…" replied Doranbolt unable to get it out because of all the guilt that he felt for not being able to save any of them. And they were all great mages that were always helping out others which only made it harder on Doranbolt and his conscious.
"It was Acnologia that caused the death of all of your members that were on Tenrou Island. His attack was so strong that Tenrou Island was completely wiped off the face of the world. I am truly sorry for your loss, they were all great mages that shouldn't have died that way." explained Lahar with that expressionless face of his.
"This has to be some sick joke, right?" asked Droy who didn't want to believe it and was already starting to cry.
"How could this happen?" asked Macao who was crying and didn't care at all who saw.
"They're all really gone." stated Laki as she too broke down and started to cry. Every other member at Fairy Tail was now crying because they could all see that Lahar and Doranbolt were not trying to pull some sick joke on them. And in fact were telling them the truth that their family and friends were all dead.
"Oh dear lord, Natsu will destroy half of Magnolia when he hears about this." stated Wakaba who realized that the dragon slayer wasn't here yet.
"That won't be happening." stated Lahar still showing no emotions.
"Why are you going to lock him up?" asked Macao who was now directing all of his emotions towards the two men.
"No because Acnologia killed him after Natsu tried to save the lives of your fellow members." said Lahar.
"That's impossible he wasn't even there." stated Wakaba since he and Macao were the only ones able to actually talk since everyone was crying, which only increased after hearing that Natsu was gone as well.
"He showed up at the last second and let out a roar that was definitely his. Natsu then attacked Acnologia trying to get him to not focus on everyone else but Acnologia didn't care and just took out the whole Island. After which Acnologia and Natsu battled for a while and then he fell into the ocean." explained Doranbolt finally being able to speak and tell the rest of Fairy Tail how heroically Natsu died, while doing everything that he could to protect his friends.
"This can't be happening, not him as well." stated Macao as he went back to crying.
"This is the end of Fairy Tail." said Wakaba as he joined Macao and everyone else in crying. That is until they heard a roar and the front doors of the guild exploded with flames flying everywhere and standing where the doors once were, was none other than Natsu Dragneel.
"Don't any of you listen to these fucking cowardly liars for another god dam second." shouted Natsu as he was covered in flames and looked like he was ready to attack.
"Natsu?" asked absolutely everyone there.
"Yes, and I am here to tell you that these two pieces of shits here have no fucking idea what happened because they were hiding on their goddam boats sitting back as everyone else fought for their lives." shouted Natsu who still had flames going around him.
"How are you still alive, I saw you get hit by Acnologia?" asked Doranbolt with a smile since Natsu somehow was still alive.
"Because some friends of mine weren't cowards and came to get me out of the ocean. And I knew that something was off about you, whatever the fuck your name is and you are lucky that I don't rip your head off right now for what you did and tried to do to Fairy Tail." shouted Natsu as he came closer to the two people from the Council.
"And I wouldn't blame you Natsu, I deserve it because it's entirely my fault that everyone else is dead." replied Doranbolt as he hung his head in shame. The next thing Doranbolt knew he was pulled out of the way of a flaming punch by Lahar, the punch slammed into the wall behind him and obliterated it.
"Say that their dead again and the next time I won't miss you Council bastards." growled Natsu as he glared at the two men who were taken aback by the power that Natsu was now giving off.
"None of them died, I don't know how but they all disappeared before Acnologia's attack hit." shouted Natsu so that everyone could hear him.
"I was there as well Salamander and that is not what happened, you shouldn't give your friends false hope that they are alive when we both know that they are de…" said Lahar but didn't get to finish since a flaming fist connected with the side of his head launching him into the wall.
"I fucking warned you, but you bastards think that you know everything. Guess what you don't and you were there my ass, you were hiding on those boats of yours miles away cowering in fear." shouted Natsu ready to annihilate either of the men that were in front of him.
"You know that I can arrest you now just for hitting me Salamander." stated Lahar as he got up and glared at him.
"I would like to see your pansy ass try, it doesn't matter what you send at me I will destroy it all." declared Natsu.
"Well let's see how you handle a whole regimen of Rune Knights." said Lahar who was getting angry at Natsu.
"AHAHAHAH are you fucking that dumb whoever you are? I just fought Acnologia and survived, so you think that you could scare me with Rune Knights. Sorry but even if you got all of the Rune Knights in the whole country coming at me it wouldn't even make me sweat, after facing the Black Dragon of the Apocalypse there isn't many things left that will scare you." stated Natsu now having a smug grin on his face.
"The names Lahar and that is a valid point there Salamander but everyone knows how much you care about your guild so if we can't get you then the Council would just settle for one of your friends." replied Lahar with his own smug grin.
"Do that and I will destroy the whole Council and you will be the first one that I annihilate Lahar. Actually I might as well tell you now that I am tired of the Council trying to get rid of Fairy Tail so from here on out you are going to let us be, if not then there won't be a Council anymore." said Natsu with a grin.
"Natsu what are you doing?" asked Macao who just heard Natsu pretty much say that he would go to war against them.
"That is obvious Macao I am getting the Council off of our backs which they shouldn't even be on considering that we have saved their asses a few times." explained Natsu.
"Salamander you do know that you pretty much declared war on the Council?" asked Lahar with a grin.
"No I just told you what would happen if you assholes kept trying to get rid of us. And I also wouldn't call it a war when you guys wouldn't even stand a chance." replied Natsu with a serious expression.
"Natsu you can't be serious, there's no way that you can win against the Council." said Doranbolt who really didn't want to see Fairy Tail be disbanded just after learning that the other members might be alive if Natsu was correct.
"Oh but I am traitor, but I will let someone else who knows more about how the council works explain to you two how we could bring the Council to its knees. Oh yea Jet get the stamp for our two new members so that they are officially apart of Fairy Tail." said Natsu as Jet just looked at him as if he was crazy.
"Jet I said get the stamp and they are the two beautiful women in the door way." said Natsu with a growl that made Jet disappear and reappear right next to Meredy and Ultear with the stamp in hand.
"Color and location?" asked Jet in a scared voice after the look he just received from Natsu.
"Black, right shoulder." replied Ultear as she exposed her right shoulder for him to put the mark on.
"Pink, right shoulder." replied Meredy with a smile as she to exposed her shoulder for Jet to put the mark on.
"Wait a minute you're Ultear of Grimoire Heart, I am placing you under arrest." stated Lahar as he started to make his way over to her to try and arrest her but was stopped dead in his tracks by a tight grip.
"You won't be doing that Lahar, remember what happens if you try to do anything to a member of Fairy Tail. And if you do anything to these two I will kill you Lahar." said Natsu as his grip on Lahar's shoulder felt like he was going to break it.
"But she's a dark mage, that destroyed the previous Council." replied Lahar trying to make a case with Natsu.
"That was before Lahar, now she's a member of Fairy Tail that will be watched by me. Ultear is also the person who is now going to explain why if you go against Fairy Tail again or try and have us disbanded, how the Council will once again be destroyed and this time I think it would be permanent because the citizens of Fiore will turn against you." said Natsu with a grin as he let go of Lahar's shoulder.
"Okay I am listening." said Lahar with a scowl and an overall pissed off look on his face.
"Well Lahar, as you know the Council needs the support of the citizens of Fiore otherwise they will lose all of their power and funding. This is way those Council meetings are always about how well the public views the Council and their ability to maintain order and peace." explained Ultear with a grin on her face as she walked over to be standing right next to Natsu.
"Yes every employee of Council knows that." replied Lahar.
"Good, so the first reason why you aren't going to do anything against Fairy Tail or Natsu specifically is because you need Natsu to be on your side right now otherwise you are going to have a really bad time in the future." said Ultear with her grin still present.
"That is wrong Ultear, the Council would never need a mage like him." said Lahar who now had a little grudge against the dragons Slayer.
"HAHAHAHA just like they didn't need me all of those times that I saved their asses before? I actually have an example where the Council specifically asked for my help in the last month because they couldn't do anything about it themselves." said Natsu as he laughed in the face of Lahar.
"Are you talking about the fire drake?" asked Doranbolt.
"Look at that the traitor can actually put two and two together. Since you are part of the Council I assume you know what that drake told me before I killed it right?" asked Natsu with a grin.
"That more drakes would be coming in the future." responded Doranbolt.
"Bingo traitor, and if that happens then you are going to need little old me to save your asses again." replied Natsu.
"We don't even know if that will happen Salamander, so I see no reason why we shouldn't lock you and Ultear up for going against the Council?" asked Lahar with a smug grin.
"Because first of all we have already alerted the media about the possibility of more drakes coming and that if Natsu does happen to get arrested it was because the Council was trying to take away a member of Fairy Tail. We also decided to make public a few of the times that Natsu saved Fiore from catastrophes that for some reason the Council kept his involvement out of the news. For example Lullaby, Tower of Heaven and Oracion Seis are a few of the big ones.
So it would look really bad if the Council randomly arrested a mage that has saved the lives of countless citizens of Fiore with the looming threat of more drakes coming when he's the only who can do anything against them since the rest of the dragon slayers are gone with the rest of the Fairy Tail members. Granted the Council could still arrest him and maybe still survive which is a risk some of the Council members are probably willing to take. But the Council will definitely not survive if a drake shows up and they put the only mage who can stop it in prison." explained Ultear.
"We would just let Natsu go and deal with the drake and I just realized that Cobra could deal with the drakes for us as well." said Lahar with a smirk spreading across his face after remembering that Cobra was also a dragon slayer.
"HAHAHAH and people say that I am the idiot, dam Lahar how in the fuck did you get to your position? You must have some good connections or just know the right people." asked Natsu while laughing to himself.
"It was neither of those I got here by my own hard work Salamander." replied Lahar in a pissed off voice.
"Well you aren't thinking clearly now, which makes me wonder if I wasn't the only one that got hit in the head by Acnologia. I guess I better fill you in then, first off after throwing me into prison why would I ever help you guys with anything and you are probably going to point out that I would be saving lives if I helped. But guess what those lives that would be lost would be on the Councils hands not mine and I would be completely fine with not helping because guess what Lahar people die. And the media would already know why I am refusing to help you guys out which I know that some people would probably hate me for it but it would be worth it to watch the Council go down when this could have all been easily avoid which is something that the media already knows about.
As for Cobra helping you, man that would be the day. I think he would be thinking along the same lines as me wondering why should he help you guys out when you were the ones holding him. Now you could offer him his freedom which he would probably accept and he'd deal with the first drake that shows up. But after that I can guarantee you that you'll never see him again unless he goes back to his old ways which is highly likely and I would know since I put him away for you guys. A man like Cobra only respects one thing and that is power which is one thing in this supposed situation the Council won't have." explained Natsu with a grin.
"Shit, but are you willing to risk all of this because of Ultear?" asked Lahar.
"Yes and it's not just Ultear but the rest of Fairy Tail as well Lahar or did you already forget that the Council is going to leave the rest of us alone as well?" asked Natsu while he glared at Lahar.
"That is asking for way too much Salamander." stated Lahar.
"Too much Lahar, I am actually asking for the minimum here. Because that was only the first reason that you would do what I am asking here. After the next one I could ask to become part of the Council and I am betting that they would do it just so we don't go through with what we have planned. I bet I could get half of them to quit if I wanted." said Natsu with a confident grin spread across his lips.
"And what is this apparent trump card that is even better than your first one?" asked Lahar not believing that they could possibly have something better than what they already have which was actually really good.
"That would be this, and don't mind the audio that will be completely fine if we decided to release this. Just a few things that we didn't want you guys to hear right now." said Ultear as she showed the whole guild and the two people from the Council the fight between Natsu and Acnologia that she recorded. And the only part that didn't have the sound was when Natsu and Acnologia were talking about the members of Fairy Tail still being alive. After everyone watched the fight and they all just looked at Natsu wondering how strong he actually was and how was he still alive and only walked away with those three scars going over his eye.
"Just showing this alone would destroy the Council for numerous reasons. First one and something that the Council would never be able to actually get around was the fact that it's powerless to do anything against Acnologia. Just look how a whole fleet of Council ships did nothing but turn tail and run. Also it shows how the Council just sat back and watched a group of mages that have always helped Fiore whenever they could, and did absolutely nothing when the Council's actual job is to help legal guilds like Fairy Tail. Not to mention that an additional three dragon slayers are no longer here to help if any drakes do show up, thanks to the Council not doing anything. I can't imagine that the other guilds would be happy to learn this or that the Council is not actually going to help them when they need it.
This video also shows that Acnologia is actually an intelligent being, which is something that the Council has been trying to always deny. It also shows that one mage was willing to go up against Acnologia when a whole fleet of Council ships wouldn't even fire a single shot at him. Not only that, but also that Acnologia actually acknowledged Natsu as an opponent and was able to survive miraculously with no help from the Council because once again you were too busy running away. It will also raise questions why the Council was even there if it wasn't to help Fairy Tail fight Acnologia, which I am sure the Council will be able to come up with a few good lies that will fool the citizens. But I can guarantee you that the other guilds will figure it out and just like them realizing that the Council isn't there for them, they will learn that it is almost the exact opposite and that the Council would rather shut them down." explained Ultear as she leaned against Natsu's shoulder with a confident grin.
Lahar and Doranbolt were left speechless because everything that Ultear said would most likely happen if that video was ever released and it would definitely mean the end of the Council, well at least this one. While the rest of Fairy Tail was just as shocked about all of this and really didn't know what to do because a few minutes earlier they were told that all of their friends died. But then out of nowhere one of the people supposedly dead, shows up and tells them the exact opposite and then gets into a fight with the Council members here. Then along with the two new members that he brought he informs everyone how they were able to destroy the council if they felt like it, all in all it was too much for everyone there to process. This is why everyone just sat there for a few moments trying to process everything that just happened.
"That would cause all of Fiore to fall into complete chaos." stated Doranbolt.
"Your point traitor?" asked Natsu with a growl.
"That tons of people would get hurt and possibly die." shouted Doranbolt.
"Yes and it would all be because you assholes tried to shut down Fairy Tail, and felt the need to still try and hurt us after we just lost a good portion of our guild. So no I don't care about any of that stuff traitor, because I will not let anyone else ever again hurt what's important to me. And if they do then I will drag them down with me kicking and screaming until we are both comfortable in hell and as you know I can stand the heat that most people die to." replied Natsu as he glared at Doranbolt.
"But literally thousands of lives could be lost Natsu." stated Doranbolt who didn't want to believe that Natsu was okay with this.
"Yes, but they sure as hell won't be the lives of my friends and family which you used to be a part of traitor. And you are forgetting that this doesn't need to happen if the Council minds its own goddam business and never again tries to do anything against Fairy Tail ever again." shouted Natsu at the end.
"You know that the Council will not be happy about this Salamander and see it as an act of war." said Lahar.
"There you go again saying that it will be a war, but sorry to break it to you Lahar but I won't be a war. Besides I am not the one who started this shit, it was the Council that started it when they tried to shut us down and even went so far as to send in a spy. But guess what I just ended this war that the Council seemed like they wanted, and they are lucky that I am not demanding more. Wait a minute I did think of something that needs to be done otherwise I am going to release this video and that is the records of Ultear and Meredy are to be completely destroyed and both of them being pardoned of all past crimes. If not then Fiore will be plunged into chaos which is something I and every other member of Fairy Tail can deal with because that's what our lives always are." said Natsu while staring right at Lahar.
"What's to stop you from continuing to blackmail the Council?" asked Lahar who was extremely pissed off right now.
"I wouldn't call what I am doing right now blackmail Lahar, it's more of a favor to the Council since I am withholding information from the public that would cause, as the traitor put it, mass chaos. Which I really don't want to see even though I would be fine with it, but I really should show the public because they do have the right to know that the Council can't help them when they need it. So as for whats to stop me from asking for a few more favors from the council, nothing actually except for I am a man of my word Lahar. So remember all of the things that I said today Lahar, because if the Council doesn't agree to my conditions then they will all happen. Which would mean that we would be seeing each other probably sooner than either of us want." explained Natsu with a smirk.
"Well this is going to be a lot to tell them." stated Lahar.
"Don't worry Lahar my dear I have been recording everything that happened since Natsu broke down the door. Oh and here is a copy of his fight with Acnologia which I am sure they will want to see, but don't worry I have tons of copies that I have already sent out to some of my friends and some of Natsu's friends. You would be amazed at how many people he actually knows who would do almost anything for him, but it's not that surprising when he's constantly saving lives." said Ultear as she threw a lacrima recording to Lahar and Doranbolt.
"What's to prevent the people that you sent copies from sharing them?" asked Doranbolt.
"Look at you trying to figure out more about something you don't need to. No wonder they made you their little spy, but don't worry they won't be able to unless Natsu or I say so. That also includes the situation that we are both killed which I wouldn't put past the Council and I would know since I used to be part of it." replied Ultear with a smirk.
"Now leave before you have to be carried out." shouted Natsu causing the two men to jump back from him and leave. Just as Doranbolt was almost gone he stopped and turned around with a big smile.
"Thank you Natsu." said Doranbolt still having that smile and in the process confused everyone why he just thanked Natsu. Who for the whole time that Natsu was there looked like he was ready to rip his head off and only called Doranbolt a traitor.
"For what traitor?" asked Natsu clearly still angry at Doranbolt.
"For surviving and letting me know that the rest are still alive Natsu." replied Doranbolt and then turned around and continued to follow Lahar.
"Well now that they are gone, everyone this is Ultear and Meredy and as you can tell they are going to be part of Fairy Tail." said Natsu as he looked at the rest of the guild.
"Is it true that the rest of the group isn't dead, they have all just gone missing?" asked Droy being the only one brave enough to speak up.
"Yea they are Droy, where they went or how long they are going to be gone for I really don't know. Here's what I saw before Acnologia attack hit them, the whole group were holding each other's hands making a big circle with smiles on their faces as they looked up into the sky. Then there was a flash of gold light and I could have sworn that I saw a white Fairy Tail symbol come from the group and then there was nothing." explained Natsu as he scratch the back of his head.
"That doesn't really sound like they made it to me." said Jet with a sad expression thinking that Natsu was mistaken in thinking that they were actually alive.
"Natsu's telling the truth everyone, and if you don't believe me then watch this." said Ultear as the jumped to the part in Natsu's fight with Acnologia where they talked about what happened to the members of Fairy Tail and the island but this time with the sound intact.
"See Natsu's telling the truth, there still out there." said Meredy.
"I honestly don't know what to believe right now." said Wakaba as he shook his head.
"Well I do, Natsu says that they are a live so that is what I am going to believe. Even Acnologia said that something was off about the whole island disappearing." said Droy with a big smile.
"Yea you're right Droy, Natsu is usually right when it's something serious." said Jet now also having his own smile. After those two believed in Natsu's claim about the Tenrou group still being alive out there soon every other member followed suit and Fairy Tail was no longer a depressing place and was actually quite upbeat.
"So what's the plan now?" asked Alzack and everyone all turned to Natsu for an answer.
"Why are you all looking at me?" asked Natsu.
"Well because you were the one that told us that they are all still alive, so we were assuming that you already have a plan." replied Bisca.
"Okay everyone, here's my plan." said Natsu with his usual toothy grin.
"So what is it?" asked Jet with a grin expecting it to be crazy like most of the things that Natsu does.
"I just told you." replied Natsu still grinning.
"Natsu, you didn't tell us anything." pointed out Laki with a glare directed at him.
"Yea, that's the plan on what to do about the Tenrou group." said Natsu while nodding his head.
"Natsu are you trying to tell them that your plan is to do nothing about the Tenrou group?" asked Ultear who somehow pieced that together.
"Right on the nose Ultear." said Natsu taping his own nose.
"What?" asked the other members of Fairy Tail.
"Exactly that everyone, we do nothing about it." said Natsu still grinning.
"How could you of all people say that Natsu, especially right after declaring war on the Council for the reason of protecting Fariy Tail? And somehow most likely winning and I am pretty sure that you are going to get exactly what you asked for too." asked Macao in disbelief.
"I need to get better at explaining what I mean." said Natsu with a sheepish smile.
"You think?" asked Bisca sarcastically.
"Okay here is what I meant by us not doing anything about the Tenrou group. In my opinion whatever we do to try and bring them back is going to be a waste of our time and effort, now let me explain that comment. From what I saw they did some sort of magic spell or something to protect the island and themselves, like I said before I have no idea what they did but whatever it was protected the whole island because it just vanished in thin air. Whatever spell that was must have been a really strong one since the whole island is gone with them, and I completely lost their scents. Since it was something that they did, it means that they are most likely going to come back on their own time schedule and won't be affected by whatever we do to try and bring them back." explained Natsu still having a grin on his face.
"Oh so you're saying that sending out a search party would be pointless since they were the ones that disappeared with the island?" asked Meredy.
"Yes Meredy, but if Tenrou Island does come back and they are not back here within an instant of that island reappearing I will be the first one out there looking for them." said Natsu still grinning as he traced his three new scars on his face with his left hand.
"So we monitor where Tenrou Island is and if it comes back we go looking for them?" asked Droy with a small smile.
"Yep and the first place we should look is that dam disappearing island. How does that even happen and this is a big island with a giant tree in the middle of it." stated Natsu as he tried to show them what the Island and tree looked like with is hands. This caused a few members to start to laugh at Natsu and how happy and positive he still was after something like this happening.
"So what are we going to do while we wait for Tenrou Island to reappear?" asked Macao with a grin as once again everyone turned to Natsu for answers.
"What the hell guys, you used to never look at me for questions like this?" asked Natsu as he looked back at everyone else.
"Well that was before you beat the Council at their own game." said Laki with a grin.
"Hey that wasn't just me Ultear helped out with the finer details." stated Natsu as he pointed a finger at Ultear.
"True, but you already had the main parts Natsu. I just polished it up a bit and made it pretty much fool proof." said Ultear with a proud grin at what she and Natsu just accomplished.
"Whatever Ultear, I am still giving you the credit for it." stated Natsu.
"I am not the dragon slayer that literally made it all possible by killing a drake and then somehow fighting Acnologia and not dying." refuted Ultear.
"But I would have died if you didn't save me, so it was all thanks to you Ultear." argued Natsu.
"You've been a member of Fairy Tail longer so you'd know what's best for Fairy Tail." replied Ultear who then stuck her tongue out at Natsu playfully.
"You two are both so weird." said Meredy who was giggling at the two of them.
"So Natsu, if you're done arguing with your new girlfriend what are we going to do while we wait?" asked Macao with a big grin as he thought how fortunate Natsu was to be young and having a beautiful woman like Ultear.
"Yes Natsu, what are we going to do?" asked Ultear as she hugged him and rested her head on his shoulder.
"First of Ultear isn't my girlfriend." said Natsu which got him a lot of looks of disbelief since Ultear was all over him.
"Not yet Natsu." Ultear whispered into Natsu's ear so that only he could hear in a sultry tone, causing Natsu to have a faint blush.
"Sure she isn't Natsu, it's total normal for beautiful woman to be all over men that they are into." said Jet sarcastically.
"Happens to me quite often actually and this is just how Ultear acts. The first time I actually had a long meeting with Ultear, she was dressed up as a man." said Natsu with a smile who was then being hit by Ultear over and over again. As a few male members glared at Natsu knowing that he was probably telling the truth that it happened to him a lot and he was too dense to figure out that it meant that the girl most likely had a thing for him.
"Why do you always have to bring that up Natsu, I told you already that it was Transformation magic so that I could keep my identity a secret." said Ultear as she continued to hit Natsu who was just laughing.
"Well it didn't fool me and like I said before people are always calling me an idiot." replied Natsu still laughing as Ultear hit him some more.
"That just because of that nose of yours and all of those people were wrong when they said that about you Natsu." said Ultear as she gave him one last hit on the back of the head.
"Yea whatever you say Ultear. So are you guys sure that you want my opinion on this?" asked Natsu as he sat down at the bar with Ultear and Meredy at both of his sides.
"Yes we are Natsu, so please just tell us." said Bisca who spoke up for the group.
"Okay my first suggestion is that we get a temporary guild Master to fill in for Gramps while he's gone. Just because the Council will no longer be trying to get us disbanded doesn't mean that we won't have to pay for the damages that we cause from here on out." replied Natsu.
"Natsu now that the Tenrou group is missing you are really the only one here that ever caused much damage." stated Alzack with a big grin that everyone else soon had because Natsu was indeed the only one remaining that caused a lot of damage.
"Well that's your guys problem, I can't help it that I am so awesome which actually is the other part that I have a suggestion about." replied Natsu with a smug expression on his face.
"And what would that be Natsu?" asked Wakaba who was so far impressed with Natsu's suggestion.
"Well that would be training of course; Fairy Tail did just lose all of its S-Class wizards and possible candidates for becoming S-Class wizards. So we are pretty weak right now compared to what we were just a week ago. Even if you guys don't want to train, I need to train a ton because as you all heard there might be more drakes popping up soon and last time I came too close to dying or losing an arm." stated Natsu as he leaned against the counter of the bar.
"But what about the guild, we still need to do jobs?" asked Laki.
"What are you talking about Laki; of course we are going to be doing jobs. Those are sometimes the best form of training that you can get because you are always getting actual experience, and when I am at least not on a job. I am going to be working on the things that don't always get as much use on jobs, with whatever else I feel like doing for the day as well." explained Natsu with a grin.
"That sounds like an okay plan." said Jet with a smile.
"Yea it does, and once Levy gets back she's going to be so impressed with how much stronger I have become as a mage." declared Droy as he headed to the request board.
"Not if I improve more than you." shouted Jet as he too, went to the board to pick out a job.
"AHAHAH of course that is what those two would be thinking about." said Natsu with a chuckle.
"What about some of the weaker members?" asked Laki without looking at Natsu.
"First off Laki I don't even think you know how strong you are, not to mention that you can be scarier than Mira or Erza when you get mad. Like that time I broke that thingy you were trying to make with your magic and you gave me that look as if you wanted to kill me. Yea that look that you are giving me right now Laki, but back to your original question about weaker members. Well I will be willing to train with anyone that wants to while I am at the guild and not doing a job because like I said before I need as much training as I can get." answered Natsu. Some of the male members were wondering how he didn't crack under the glare that Laki gave him but then remembered that Natsu did just fight Acnologia and survive meaning there probably isn't much out there that scares him now.
"Thanks Natsu, and don't break any of my things again. And I for one would love to train with you." replied Laki with a small smile appearing on her face.
"Good and like I said anyone else is welcome to join us." said Natsu with a smile.
"What about completing S-Class requests, those are the big jewel makers for the guild and I don't know if we will be able to keep a float without them? Master Makarov always said they were the jobs that kept the doors open." asked Macao with Wakaba nodding his head in agreement about hearing that they were what kept Fairy Tail going.
"Well I guess I might as well say it now, but I was planning on stealing them and doing them while whoever the new master is, wasn't looking." said Natsu with a sheepish grin as he rubbed the back of his head.
"You are actually the only one that was close to S-Class that came back Natsu." said Wakaba with a grin.
"Not to mention the only still here that could actually probably do any of them." said Macao knowing that there was no way in hell he could.
"Hey that's not true, Meredy and Ultear were both S-Class level in their old guild." stated Natsu as he pointed to them.
"What was your old guild and if I remember correctly Lahar was trying to arrest you as soon as he saw you?" asked Nab.
"Well I guess I might as well tell you all about our past now." said Ultear as she let out a sigh and then went ant told them about her past and what she did as a dark mage. She told them everything thinking that it would be better if she got it all out now so that once they finally accepted her there would be nothing that could possibly ruin it. So a few hours later she finished and looked at all the members trying to figure out what they thought about her now.
"That is some history you have their Ultear." said Bisca letting out a long whistle.
"Well welcome to Fairy Tail, Ultear and Meredy." said Alzack with a warm smile as everyone else started to smile at the two former dark mages.
"Wait that's it, you are all fine with us being a part of your guild?" asked Ultear in disbelief and was half expecting to fight her way out.
"Yea Ultear, Master Makarov said that Fairy Tail would always have its doors open for those who have lost their way. And that it was our job to put them on the right path, and it looks like you two have already started that." said Macao as he gave them a quick grin.
"Why do you think that?" asked Meredy.
"Well you two did save Natsu for us." pointed out Laki.
"You have already help the guild deal with the Council." stated Max with a small grin.
"And the biggest reason for why we are so willing for you to join us, is because Natsu already trusts you two which is good enough for me." said Wakaba with a sly grin.
"He's right on that, Natsu came somehow always tell if the person it good deep down or not. Master Makarov could do the same thing, so if either of those two trusted someone pretty much the rest of Fairy Tail did." explained Warren.
"I don't even know what to say." said Ultear as she tried to keep her tears at bay.
"I told you two that Fairy Tail is the best." said Natsu smug look and was then being hugged by Ultear and Meredy as they both cried into his chest.
"Thank you Natsu." said both of them in between sobs.
"It's okay you two, you're both now part of the family which means that we are all going to be there if you ever need us. So on behalf of the entire guild, welcome to Fairy Tail Ultear and Meledy, now let's do what we usually do when we get a new member and party!" shouted Natsu getting everyone else there in the spirt because just being around him made you want to join in on the fun.
"You truly are the weirdest person I have ever met Natsu." said Meredy as she wiped away her tears.
"Thanks Meredy, now let's have some fun everybody because after today I am going straight back to work and training." shouted Natsu getting cheers of approval from the rest of the guild as they started one of their parties. It was smaller than normal but Natsu made sure to make up for that by being as loud as possible and doing whatever he could to keep the spirits up of the members there.
A few hours later:
"He sure is something isn't he?" asked Macao as he sat down next to Ultear.
"Natsu sure is." replied Ultear as she watched Natsu teach Meredy the finer points of how to partake in a guild brawl.
"Only Natsu could turn one of the saddest days for Fairy Tail into a party were everyone is actually having fun." said Macao with a proud grin on his face as he watch Natsu as well.
"Not to mention that he challenged the entire Council as if it was nothing." stated Ultear with a smile.
"Well according to him a lot of that was thanks to you Ultear, and thanks for that and also saving Natsu in the first place." said Macao.
"Any normal person would have done the same." stated Ultear.
"That isn't true Ultear there was a whole fleet of Council ships that just left him which you could have easily done too. But you didn't because like the rest of us know, you are a good person Ultear who unfortunately went down the wrong path when you were younger. Which easily could have happened to any of the members here but we were lucky enough to find Fairy Tail just like you and Meredy have now." said Macao.
"Thanks Macao that sounded like something the Master of Fairy Tail would say." replied Ultear loud enough for a few other people to hear.
"Stop that Ultear, they are going to start thinking that I might be a good idea." said Macao while glaring at her.
"Sorry Macao I was just stating my opinion and can't help it if others agree with me." said Ultear with a mischievous grin.
"I swear that every woman that joins Fairy Tail are secretly the devil." said Macao as he dropped his head on the table that they were sitting at.
"HEHEHE sorry Macao but that is just because Fairy Tail only has strong women that know how to deal with men." giggled Ultear.
"That's an understatement if I have ever heard one, but I actually have a question about something that Acnologia said to Natsu while they were fighting. I already tried to ask Natsu about it but he just waved it off as if it was nothing when I have a feeling that this is something that is bigger and he might be keeping it a secret." said Macao barely above a whisper.
"Okay you definitely have me interested, so what is it?" asked Ultear.
"Acnologia said that Natsu achieved the first stage of dragon force, and as far as I knew there was only just one dragon force and not multiple stages to it. So what did Acnologia mean about that, do you think that Natsu could even become strong than he already is?" asked Macao.
"I can't believe I missed something like that, and you said that Natsu wouldn't answer you and would just brush the question off?" asked Ultear.
"Yea, Natsu would pretend that he didn't hear or change the subject, but he seriously might be doing that because he honestly doesn't know about it either and might be embarrassed by that." suggested Macao.
"Could be, I think I know where I can get some books that might help us on this puzzle." replied Ultear.
"Now I just want to make sure that you know that you can't steal anymore Ultear." said Macao in a joking manner.
"I know that jerk, but there are some hideouts that have a lot of valuable things that I need to make sure that they don't fall into the wrong hands." said Ultear after she lightly hit Macao.
"I am pretty sure that Natsu would be more than happy to help you with that." said Macao giving Ultear as suggestive grin at what he was trying to get at.
"I do not need or want your help on those matters at all Macao, I am confident in my own abilities." replied Ultear as she looked away from him.
"And I am sure that it works on most men, but Natsu isn't like most men." stated Macao.
"You're right Macao Natsu isn't, he's just been waiting for me." said Ultear as she got up and head towards Natsu leaving a stunned Macao behind.
"Oh there you are Ultear I was just about to get you." said Meredy as she jumped in front of Ultear.
"And why were you going to do that Meredy?" asked Ultear with a little grin.
"Because I have great news, I have found a place for us to stay and I think you are really going to like it." stated Meredy with a really big grin.
"We'll see about that Meredy." replied Ultear still grinning at Meredy.
"Natsu offered for us to live with him for as long as we want or until we get our own place." said Meredy with a proud smile on her face.
"You're right Meredy I really do like that news, it's going to make it easier for me to get closer to Natsu." said Ultear with a happy smirk.
"I knew you would, and Natsu said that he wants to go with us on our first jobs as Fairy Tail mages." replied Meredy who was clearly excited about this.
"Well where is Natsu?" asked Ultear since he was no longer in front of them.
"He said that he was going to go and grab a few jobs that we could then pick from." answered Meredy just as Natsu walked up to them with usual grin on his face as well.
"I take it Meredy told you about our plans?" asked Natsu.
"Yes, but what if I don't want to stay at your place?" asked Ultear with a smirk.
"It was only an offer Ultear, but if you don't want to you are free to stay where ever you like." said Natsu.
"I would love to stay with you Natsu, I just wanted to know why you offered this to us?" asked Ultear with a small smirk on her lips.
"Because you two are my friends and I know that you don't have much right now." explained Natsu with a warm smile.
"Thank you Natsu, you have already done so much for us." replied Ultear as her smirk turned into a full blown smile.
"Na it was nothing Ultear and I would do it all again, if you two need anything don't hesitate to ask." stated Natsu still having that warm smile on his face.
"Anything you say Natsu?" asked Ultear in her sultry tone that she kept using on Natsu, as she grabbed his arm and brought it right next to her chest while also giving him a sexy smirk. Of course this caused Natsu to start blushing and take a big gulp.
"Anything that is reasonable." said Natsu with a bit of a stutter.
"I am going to hold you to that Natsu." said Ultear with a suggestive grin.
"Hey Macao we are going to head out now and will probably be gone for a few days doing these jobs." said Natsu as he held up four flyers that were all S-Class.
"Wait Natsu, what about training with some of the other members?" asked Macao.
"You can tell them that I will do as much training with them as they want, but first I need a little more cash and let Fiore know that we are still going strong." replied Natsu.
"Okay but what about selecting a new temporary Master?" asked Macao.
"That can be up to the rest of you guys and I am confident that you guys will choose a great new Master. Oh and if I had to pick one it would be you Macao to be the New Master, later." said Natsu loudly at the end so other members could hear him as he, Ultear and Meredy left the guild with all of them laughing quietly knowing that Macao was not going to be happy.
"Natsu get back here right now and pick someone else dammit." shouted Macao knowing that there was no chance of that happening.
"Those two together is definitely going to make things interesting around here." said Macao to himself as he sat down at the bar with a loud sigh hoping that the other members weren't going to pick him for the next Master of Fairy Tail because of those two saying such ridiculous things out loud.
End of Chapter
Author's Notes:
Thanks for reading and I hope that you enjoyed this chapter. So I usally throw down some of my thoughts here so I guess I will continue to do that, my first one is how quick do you want me to progress through the seven years. The max that I am willing to time skip is a full year because like I said earlier I want to focus on this time more than other stories usually do. I guess that is my only thought that I have except for if you guys want me to bring in Oc's or do some other things that I think will be fun and change how other things will play out after the seven years are done. Well that's enough of that so as always feel free to leave me a review.
Until the next Chapter
Digem Out!
