When Laxus made it to Tenrou Island the fighting was at its peak. Team Natsu and Wendy were in the middle of their battle with Hades and they were losing, badly. Hades had exhausted the group and was getting ready to deliver a fatal blow to Natsu. Laxus arrive just in time to save Natsu from dark wizard.

"So this is the fossil that took out Gramps? Interesting." Laxus was trying to keep an air of indifference even as he was furious that his grandfather was severely injured by the man before him. Laxus' lightning was still surrounding him when he head-butted Hades to get him away from Natsu.

"It's Laxus" Gray was surprised to see him.

"I never thought I would be happy to see him." Lucy commented to herself.

"Isn't he the Masters grandson?" It was a little blue haired girl that spoke. Laxus didn't recognize her but her scent hinted at her being a Dragon-Slayer. What was such a young girl doing at the S-Class trial and what was Natsu doing having her in this fight?

"I see" Hades said to Laxus. He thought the man had looked familiar. "So you're a blood relative of Makarov."

For the first time in Laxus' life he was able to ignore those words. He didn't care what this man thought about him. He was more worried about his old guild-mates. They were in rough shape. "How pathetic. You guys got beat so bad you look like a bunch of tattered rags."

Natsu smiled up at Laxus and laughed. "No joke." That was the reaction Laxus was hoping his words would have.

"What are you doing here, Laxus?" Erza asked him.

"I came to pay my respects to the first guild master. I used to me a member of Fairy Tail too, y'know. I was just planning to stop by Mavis' grave, so this is a big surprise. I certainly didn't expect to run into the second guild master." Laxus had recognized the man calling himself Hades right away. He wasn't sure how he was still alive after all these years but Laxus was planning to fix that soon. "I've got an idea, since you're already here, how about I dig a grave for you, too?"

"My, what a shame. To think that poor Makarov would be burdened by such a pretentious grandson." Hades tried to provoke Laxus.

Laxus didn't let the words get to him. He knew the type of person he was, he had come to accept it. He instead attack and landed a few hard blows before Hades was able to recover and dodge out of the way. Laxus was feeling stronger than he ever had before and he knew it was because he was in tune with his inner dragon. They both wanted to take down Hades for what he had done to Fairy Tail.

"Good, I'm impressed with your magic power. Not to mention your courage. I didn't realize the boy had more than one pawn of Gildarts' caliber." Hades didn't even seem phased by Laxus' attack.

"You know, that reminds me of something the geezer used to say. 'Whenever you face a tough enemy it doesn't matter how strong they are, standing up to them is what's most important' ain't that right, Natsu?" Laxus called out to the Fire Dragon-Slayer.

"Yeah, you bet!" Natsu might be down right now but he wasn't out. Laxus had a feeling he was going to need the kids help to take down Hades. He looked around but didn't see anything flammable to give Natsu a boost of power. Looks like he was just going to have to buy time for the kid to recover.

"Utter nonsense. That's nothing more than a weakling's excuse. Think you're strong enough to face me?" Hades beckoned Laxus to attack with his hand. "Then let's see what you got!"

Laxus cracked his knuckles, this was going to be fun. "If you insist." He lunged forward to attack with a lightning fist attack. Hades was just as fast as Laxus and the two seemed evenly matched. Laxus lunched multiple attacks with his Dragon-Slayer magic but Hades was able to doge them all. In return though Hades had been unable to land a hit with any of his magic either. Hades tries attack with his chain magic but Laxus dodged again. The chain linked with the giant globe in the center of the room and Hades used it to almost crush Lucy who was still unable to move. In the few seconds that Laxus was distracted Hades knocked him off his feet with a wave of energy. Laxus found himself on his knees with magic circles around him. He recognized the spell as the Amaterasu Formula and he knew he was in trouble.

"Now die!" Hades shouted out before activating the spell. There was a black ball of magic energy so strong that it threw Wendy, Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Lucy away from the center point, "Those hit by the Amaterasu Formula lose all strength in their limbs and become immobilized. Simply blocking it consumes so much magic power it can be fatal."

Laxus had shifted to lightning to try and avoid the attack, knowing he couldn't possibly block it. He came around behind Hades and used his speed to land a hard kick to Hades back, knocking the old man down. "To think, that was only one leg. I still have the other one and both my hands. Not to mention the rest of me. If I combined them into one attack it's be a hell of a lot stronger than the kick that just took you down." Laxus was bluffing but it was really all he had at this point. He had managed to doge the worse of the Amaterasu Formula but he could already feel the effects of it from just being grazed. This fight was going to end, soon. "You want to try me?"

"You talk big. Although I can't blame you. There's an air of confidence that comes with youth but it's not indicative of your skill. You can't beat me!" Laxus didn't know if Hades could see his bluff or was just that over confident. But he was going to take him down. They both attacked at the same time and it ended in a draw. Laxus was running low on magic power and his knees gave out on him. He couldn't get up, he couldn't even move thanks to that spell from before.

"Well, would you look what we have here? I knew you were full of bravado but I didn't expect you to fall to your knees so soon." Hades was gloating over him.

Laxus could hear Natsu call out to him. He had bought the kid as much time as he could, but it didn't seem like it had been enough. Laxus laughed as he looked at Hades. "I've traveled almost everywhere, all over this world of ours, but this is the first time I've ever met such a monster." And people thought Laxus was a monster, he had nothing on this guy. "I've got a long way to go."

"What are you saying?" Natsu yelled at him. He could tell Laxus was ready to give up the fight.

"You got to pull yourself together, man!" Gray yelled at him. It was strange to have the children he treated so poorly trying to support him.

"I'm glad I could help you come to that realization, Laxus, was it? But this is the end." Hades stood over Laxus with a ball of pure dark magic power in his hand. That power was probably going to be enough to kill Laxus. "Prepare to die!"

"I realize, I'm not a member of Fairy Tail anymore." Laxus could hear everyone around him yelling at him to get out of the way but he couldn't move. He had one last plan and it was probably going to kill him. "This bastard took out my grandpa. So I'm allowed to take revenge, right?"

"Yeah, of course you are!" Natsu shouted.

Laxus summoned up all the magical power he had left into one bolt of electricity and sent it all to Natsu. This was either going to save them or kill Natsu. It meant that Laxus took the full hit from Hades attack without any protection. "This one's my treat, Natsu."

After the attack dissipated Laxus saw that Natsu had been able to ingest his lightning. The other around were discussing what this could mean but Laxus was just happy to see Natsu was on his feet again.

"Why did you give it to me? You know that I'm weaker than you." Natsu was staring at Laxus in disbelief, the magic energy was still sparking around his body.

"It has nothing to do with who's weaker or stronger. He wounded Fairy Tail's master. It's only right that someone with the guilds emblem take him down. Anyone who hurts the guild deserves what's coming to them. Go get him, Natsu." Laxus had faith that Natsu was stronger than he knew. Laxus had felt the strength that came from being in tune with his dragon. To Natsu that was just second nature. If he could tap into that power now, Laxus knew he would win. He felt his eyes closed as his exhaustion finally got the better of him.

Natsu attacks Hades with the combined force of his and Laxus' magic, becoming a Lightning-Flame Dragon-Slayer. Natsu's attacks are exponentially stronger than they were before and he is able to deal heavy damage to his opponent. Natsu pours all his combined power into a Lightning-Flame Dragon: Roar. The attack is so powerful it can be seen over the entire island and blows up a significant portion of the ship. He is so weak after the attack he can hardly stand but Lucy catches him before he falls off the ship. Hades appears to have finally been defeated.

"You may have knocked me down, but I'm not out." They hear Hades voice and the old man actually stands up. "Well done Makarov. You've raised some truly remarkable children despite your flawed philosophy. I can't remember the last time someone left me tattered and torn after a good brawl." As he spoke magic energy covered his body and when it faded he was completely healed from his injuries, even his clothes had been returned to their pre-fight state.

"I appreciate the entertainment but I must get back to work. I'll be obliterating you now. Believe me, you'll wish I'd done so sooner." Hades removed his eye patch to show a glowing red eye. "Devil's Eye, open. You will now witness something you've never seen before. The Abyss of Sorcery. From here extends an endless realm that surpasses your feeble imaginations."

They could feel the dark magic power surrounding them and growing stronger by the second. It had all of them freaked out. Lucy was trying to get Natsu back up but he was out of power, useless right then. The strength of the darkness around them was enough to bring Laxus around, although he couldn't do anything other than listen as Hades explained his whole reason for doing this.

"In order to walk the path of sorcery one must sink into its abyss of eternal darkness. Within that darkness lies primordial magic that shines like the heavens. The purest of magic power. Can you feel it? The primordial magic is so close it's palpable. Yet it's so far in the depths it may as well be out of reach. Within those depths is a lost world. The Grand Magic World. And Zeref is the key to reaching it. Tonight, Zeref will awaken and history will forever be altered and then at long last the primordial magic's will find their rightful place with me."

"We cannot allow that to happen." Erza told him. She was readying herself to fight.

"You will be ostracized. Only the strong will be allowed to live and you lack the resolve necessary to reach into the abyss." Hades words chilled Laxus to the bone. They were so similar to what he use to believe. Not long ago Laxus would have done anything for the type of power Hades had and he hadn't cared who got into his way. Laxus found a new understanding of his grandfather's actions. If this was the path Laxus had been walking down he couldn't blame Makarov for banishing him. But this also meant that Hades was going down. A man like him would never defeat Fairy Tail.

"Things are about to get way worse." Gray said, having a bad feeling about that eye Hades had.

"Chapter Four, Verse Twelve from the Book of Zeref. Arcane Magic: Nemesis." Hades chanted and creatures started to rise out of the debris around them. They were horrible monsters created purely from dark energy. "With the magic power of the Abyss at my command I can create nightmares from the tiniest speck of dust. Devilish dancers and heavenly arbiters. Such is the supremacy of Arcane Magic."

Every Fairy Tail member there was frozen in place with fear as they came face to face with the creatures that Hades had summoned. Everyone except Natsu who had gotten to his feet.

"Don't worry. We've got everything we need to beat this guy right here with us." He began to quote Gildarts from their fight earlier. "There's nothing wrong with fear. After all, how else would we come to know our own weaknesses? And you need to know them to become a stronger and gentler person." He looked around at his friends. "Today we learned just how weak we really are. So what do we do next? I'll tell you, we grow stronger! On our own we might be too afraid to stand up to him but right now, we have our friends by our side. I still have courage because you're all here with me. There's no reason to be afraid! When we're together we can accomplish anything!" Natsu always had a way of motivating people.

Natsu lead the charge at Hades. They were attacking without any magic power but they wouldn't give up. Natsu had given them the strength to face their fear and with that strength Hades magic had no effect on them. Wendy and Lucy tossed Natsu forwards and with a helping kick from Gray and Erza, Natsu was able to land an explosive hit to Hades, causing all the creatures around them to fade away.

After the attack Laxus felt his power returning to him. It was the same for all the wizards of Fairy Tail as, somehow, the Tenrou Tree was being restored and with it the blessing on the guild. Laxus didn't know why he was included in that but he didn't care at the moment. He got himself up and deliver a lightning punch to Hades face, ordering everyone to attack him at the same time. They couldn't let him recover again.

Lucy attack with her newest spirit, Capricorn. Wendy used her Sky Dragon: Wing Attack, confirming Laxus' assumption she was a Dragon-Slayer. Gray used his Ice Bringer and Erza attack with her Heaven's Wheel armor. Hades knew that he was going to be defeated and in a last ditch effort tried to use Grimoire Law. He wasn't fast enough and Natsu took him down with his new attack. Advance Dragon-Slayer Secret Art: Flame Lotus Exploding Lightning Blade.

"We did it gramps. We showed them who's boss. We put everything on the line and we showed them the power of our guild." Natsu said and Laxus couldn't help but smile at him with pride. The kid had actually done it. "Fairy Tail is the Greatest!

Just when they thought the battle was over and they might get a chance to rest the three Exceeds ran up with the rest of Grimoire Hearts guild chancing after them. The six of them were out of magic power and the dark guild was planning to take advantage of this. Luckily the other members of Fairy Tail showed up then and Master Makarov was able to scare them off. The entire guild was celebrating their victory as the sun rose over the island. Laxus was acutely aware of Cana's presence. He could feel it in every cell in his body and it took great effort for him to ignore her. He had other things to worry about.

He was sitting cross legged on the ground, wait for his grandfather to scorn him, or even acknowledge him. He wasn't stupid enough to think Makarov didn't notice him. "I'm proud of you for coming back …" The old man said much to Laxus' surprise, he still couldn't look at the old geezer though. "Is that what you expected me to say?!" He was suddenly yelling at Laxus. "How dare you set foot on Tenrou Island after I kicked you out of the guild?! What were you thinking?! You're still expelled, y'know!"

This was the reaction he had been expecting. His sighed. "Geez you're going to have a heart attack, old man."

Levy tried to calm the master down but all the yelling had drawn the full attention of the guild. The Thunder Legion noticed Laxus and tackled him in their joy to have their leader back.

"You came back to us!" Bickslow shouted in joy.

"We thought we'd never see you again!" Evergreen was hugging him tightly and Freed was simply crying in happiness.

"Get off!" He shouted as he tried shoving them off him. They were making his skin craw, especially Evergreen. His inner dragon didn't like her touching him and it had been the reason he snapped at them. He cared about his friends but he didn't want them clinging to him.

The guild started to work their way back to base camp. The members involved in the last fight had to be mostly carried and there was still two members missing, Juvia and Gildarts. Cana was worried about her father but they could look for him after getting everyone better. She had been shocked to see Laxus on the island and it only added to the conflicted emotions inside of her.

As Bickslow and Freed helped Laxus back to camp he picked up some of the conversation Makarov was having with Hades. "Why did you fall to the dark side?" Makarov asked the former Master, a question Laxus wanted the answer too as well.

"I told you once, darkness is the true nature of magic. It is comprised of miracles that were born in the shadows and subsequently brought into the light. After I retired from Fairy Tail I began traveling down the path of sorcery in hopes of learning the underlying principles of the world. I learned that the one we live in, with its overflowing magic, is a lie. The Grand Magic World that Lord Zeref described is the true world of magic. I wanted nothing more than to see it for myself. To make that happen I began collecting all of the keys I needed to resurrect the legendary black wizard. I was so close … So incredible close to my dream. Primordial magic was finally within my reach." Hades explained.

Was magic really dark at its heart? Laxus felt inside himself to his inner dragon, the living magic inside his body. It was dark, it fed on his negative emotion. It made him stronger by making him feel hate and anger. He could see what Hades was talking about. His magic was the darkness inside him.

"Even if your dream had been realized it wouldn't change anything. If magic's true nature is darkness I can accept that." Makarov said much to Laxus' surprise. "And if it's light, I can accept that too, because magic is alive. So its purpose is ever-evolving with the times. It grows, along with the wizards who use it. There's no definition of magic because everyone thinks of it differently. It's as limitless as your imagination. It can become darkness or light depending on its caster. Fairy Tail is free to use magic however we choose." It was as if Makarov had been reading Laxus' thoughts. Maybe it was time Laxus started listening to the old man's lectures.

Back at base camp Wendy started to use her healing magic to fix up the worse of the injured. Gildarts and Juvia had managed to find their way back but had apparently lost Zeref. Laxus learned that Lisanna hadn't actually died and had just been in another world, which was taking some time to wrap his head around. He also told Gildarts all about how he had been expelled from the guild. Cana had gotten angry over seeing the two of them together and he didn't really understand why. He was slowly adjusting to her scent again but it wasn't easy. He had been doing anything to distract himself from it and that was the main reason he was schmoozing with the other guild members. After Cana had seen him with Gildarts she had left the camp and went off on her own into the forest.

"I'll keep everyone distracted if ya need time with your mate." Gajeel said to Laxus, he was keeping his voice down so that no one else could hear them.

"My what? I don't know what you are talking about." Laxus had been watching the spot Cana had disappeared.

"What!" Gajeel shouted before lowering his voice. "Don't tell me ya don't know about the mating neither."

"I don't need to tell you anything" Laxus brushed him off and headed into the forest, following Cana's scent. He still didn't like the Iron Dragon-Slayer and if he knew about his relationship with Cana it made him a bigger threat.

Laxus found Cana sitting on a large boulder in the middle of a small clearing. She had her back to him but he could smell the salt of her tears. He wanted to pull her into his arms and comfort her but he didn't trust himself to touch her. Just her scent was driving him crazy, if they touched he was sure to lose control. "I guess you're still mad at me, huh?" The rest of the guild members on the island had seem for forgive him, but he hadn't hurt them like he had Cana.

Cana wiped her eyes before turning around to face him. "It's not that. I actually forgive you for what happened." She was being oddly serious for once.

"You shouldn't." he said simply. He moved closer to her, he couldn't help it. He only stopped when they were a few inches apart.

"I didn't want to forgive you but … During the trials I betrayed Lucy. I hurt my own partner just so I could become S-Class. I almost got her killed. I guess that made me understand what you did a little more. Being guild master is just as important to you as being S-Class is to me." She couldn't look at him as she talked. She saw his hand reach out for her arm, stopping just short of touching her before he pulled back.

"Why does S-Class mean so much to you?" He asked, mostly for a distraction.

"I made a promise to myself. I would tell my father the truth once I was S-Class." She leaned into his chest. She felt him tense up under her but she wanted to feel his warmth. She wrapped her arms around him to hold him tightly.

"So are you going to tell him? Before he runs off again?" Laxus asked her and it must have surprised her because she jumped back and looked up at him. "I figured it out a long time ago. Gildarts is your father, right? You were always hanging around him when he was at the guild but it wasn't the hero worship that Natsu showed. You were always nervous, you could barely talk. You also worry about him when he's gone. He was the only person in the guild you couldn't seem to talk too. I figured he had to be the guy you came looking for."

Cana actually felt relief at the fact someone else knew her secret. She leaned into him again but he was still tense. "Yeah, I'm going to tell him."

They stood like that in silence for a while. Laxus had laid his head on her, breathing in her scent. He was still too scared to return her embrace. His inner dragon was getting agitated at his lack of action. It had this strong, possessive need to have her, his … mate? The word was strange but it felt right at the same time. "I don't think I'm going to be able to control myself much longer if you continue to cling to me." He told her.

"Then lose control." She spoke in just above a whisper but her body spoke volumes above that. She pulled him closer and rubbed her body fully against his, wiggling herself against the hardness she felt between their bodies.

His inner dragon roared in delight. The sound rumbled in his chest as he pushed her back against the boulder she had been sitting on. Their lips smashed together in a desperate, heated kiss. His desire was already wound up so high he hardly noticed the difference when they had finally touched. He could smell her reaction though and his inner dragon was practically purring with his approval. He could feel his magic taking physical shape and when her tongue brushed over his fangs they both shivered.

"Hey, Cana! Where did you go?" Lucy's voice travelled through the trees.

Laxus growled as he kissed and nibbled a path down Cana's neck. "If she comes over here, I might kill her."

"You wouldn't" Cana was breathless, suddenly crying out when Laxus bit with significant force at the sensitive spot at the base of her neck, sucking on the sensitive skin. "Laxus! You're going to leave a mark." That had been the whole point. Laxus kissed along her collarbone before repeating his bite on the other side of her neck.

Cana was lost to the sensation on Laxus' mouth on her body. She didn't even hear the squeak Lucy let out when she walked into the clearing. Laxus cursed and pulled away from her, true fury was in his eyes as he turned to Lucy.

Cana whined at the loss of contact but quickly sobered as she saw the rage in his eyes, his lightning was dancing across his skin and he looked every bit the dangerous Dragon-Slayer he was, covered in scales with claws and fangs bared. Cana quickly put herself between him and Lucy.

"I take it I'm interrupting." Lucy said nervously, backing slowly away.

"Don't run!" Cana shot over her shoulder at Lucy as she faced Laxus. "Dragon's love to hunt, you'll only provoke him further."

"That's easy for you to say! He doesn't look like he wants to murder you!" Lucy shouted at Cana.

Cana ignored her friend and instead focused on her lover. "Hey there, bad boy. What's all this all about?" She tried a playful tone with him. She grabbed his arms, his lightning stung but it wasn't anything she couldn't handle. She had thought he had been joking about killing Lucy before, now, not so much. Cana forced him to look at her, it took a lot of effort but she did manage it. "You're not going to let your anger control you again? Are you?"

"Dragons don't share" His voice was a low growl that sounded completely foreign.

"Who's asking you to share? Lucy isn't here to join in. Right Lu?" Cana was trying to keep her voice calm.

"Right. I didn't even know you guys were here. I'll just be going now if that's okay with you …" Lucy sounded like she was terrified but Cana didn't risk looking at her.

"Is it okay if she leaves?" Cana asked. Laxus' eyes darted to Lucy when she tried taking a step back. "Hey, focus on me." She held on tightly to his face, making him look back at her. His lightning was starting to burn and the pain must have shown on her face because he moved back a step, regaining control of his magic for the moment.

"You should both leave." Laxus was fighting for control over his inner dragon. It was furious and it was taking everything he had to keep it from hurting Lucy. His weak control was evidenced by the fact he was still in his Dragon-Slayer form.

"I don't think I should leave you alone right now …" Cana was worried about him.

"If someone was to stop us again …" he took a deep breath, his whole body shaking with the effort he was putting forth. "It won't be pretty."

Lucy grabbed Cana's hand "We should listen to him. Let's go." Cana reluctantly let Lucy pull her away from Laxus. Once they were safely out of sight Laxus released a large amount of magical power in the form on lightning. His inner drgon was livid at losing its mate. Laxus' roar of anger was drowned out by the sound of his thunder.

"What did I just walk into?" Lucy asked Cana as they both looked at the light show Laxus was putting out.

Cana just sighed, not answering her. "Why were you looking for me anyways?" She asked her friend.

"Oh, right. I heard about these healing springs nearby and wanted to see if you wanted to check them out with me." Lucy looked over Cana's neck and her burned arms. "It looks like you might need them."

Cana covered up the marks on her neck with her hands, blushing. "It's not as bad as it looks."

"You can tell me all about it while we wash." Lucy said, dragging her off to the springs.

This was going to be one long, awkward conversations.

Note: Sorry for the late update. I got sick and was sleeping most of the last few days. But it's finally up! I had been hoping to get all the way to year X791 in this but it was just becoming way to long. So next time on 'Accidental Mate' Acnologia attacks, the island gets time locked and Cana has a lot of explaining to do.