Alright guys, time for the next chapter. Here we begin the Galuna Island arc. Glad that some of you like Cinder Fall 39 enjoyed my Omake. Anyway I like to thank Cinder, Kit Raven, MusicalArtist185, Shinpachi2023, Unoriginal00, grassfire101, and reaper27 for favoriting and following Alternate Tail this week. I also like to thank Circe, tfandanimefan, BloodyAyame23aka k, Fairy of the Friz, and Shadowwolf1997 for their reviews.

FotF, thanks for enjoying the battle between Gajeel and Erigor.

Gajeel: Ghi, hi, what can I say, I'm the best.

Figuring out the battle requires a mix of concentration and understanding how each character fights. I'm hoping you enjoy the next arc, I'll try to write as Gray as well as I can.

Circe, glad you are enjoying Mira. Guess badass Mira is pretty much awesome Mira!

Mira: Arigato, Circe-san. Boy, that role reminds me so much of my younger days.

And yes, tfandanimefan, Makarov really has his hands full dealing with this team. Having the Strongest Team will always have cost, monetary cost.

Makarov: Why must my brats be so destructive. At least this one is only as bad as Natsu's team in canon.

I don't know, maybe I can make Team Gajeel even more destructive. Fu, fu, fu

Makarov: You wouldn't!


This chapter will help set up much of what is to come in the future. Anyway, it's time we begin with a disclaimer. Guys?

Gajeel and Levy: DigiXBot does not own Fairy Tail.

Thanks.


Trial by Iron, Rise to S-Class

The events of Lullaby have spread all over Fiore. How the dark guild Eisenwald sought to use one of Zeref's creations to kill the Guild Masters, only for them and Lullaby itself to be defeated by five Fairy Tail Wizards. The story even managed to reach the ears of the Magic Council.

"Even though Eisenwald has been brought down," The head chancellor said. "the true problem of the dark guilds has not been dealt with."

"We should just wipe them out altogether." One councillor stated.

"How?"

"Does it matter?" A councillor with a creature on his head growled. "Eisenwald manage to use Zeref's magic, a taboo that can't be repeated." He pulled out the flute Lullaby from his cloak, now sealed in a transparent box. "We can't allow any of them even access one of them."

"I think the real reason you all are upset," A blond haired councillor with a scar stated. "Is that not only Eisenwald found it under our noses, but Fairy Tail, the real in pain in your asses, was the one that fix that mess."

"You're pushing dangerous grounds, Stormorsel!" The other councilor shouted.

"Please calm down, Org-san," A black-haired woman consoled. "He's only saying the truth we don't want to say."

"That may be, Ultear, but the real worry," An older woman said worriedly. "Is how bloodthirsty that group of Fairies are becoming." She raised her hand and holographic images of the five Fairy Tail wizards appeared.

"Bloodthirsty?" A short wizard with a three spike hat. "I think, Belno, that they acted that way only because they wanted to protect the guild masters."

"Protect! Yajima, they're nothing more than monsters!" A cat-like man shouted. "That demon Strauss caused one of the dark wizards to almost suffer organ failure! The Vastia boy used a technique on another that would be consider torture! The Redfox brute gave a third a near fatal stab wound, and who knows what he did to Erigor! That, cat-thing caused many Eisenwald members to end up in full body cast! And the McGarden girl, she-"

"That's enough, Michello." The chairman commanded.

"Did he say… McGarden?" Yajima muttered curiously under his breath.

"I don't really think destroying pride though a haircut would be considered 'monstrous.'" Ultear chuckled.

"Michello raised an important point, Chairman Seam." Org stated. "Fairy Tail has already cause problems with their recklessness, and now this team is only on a line above violent vigilantism. We must show that the council still cannot be taken lightly by anyone."

"And how do suppose we do that?"

Org raised a staff towards the projection of Mira. "You want to take down the beast, grab it by the head."


Far away in Magnolia, a blue-haired girl was in the midst of writing a letter.

"Dear Grandfather," Levy wrote. "At the time I'm writing this, I'm just in a regular day. It would hard to believe that I was part of an incident involving stopping Eisenwald's terrorism and defeating an Etherious. And yet I get excited just replaying memories from that time. Most of the Eisenwald wizards were arrested, but the real problem is that Erigor escaped capture. He could come back to get revenge against Fairy Tail.

"But I'm not worried. Because Fairy Tail has the strongest team, with Gajeel, Mirajane, Lyon, Pantherlily, and me. So you don't have to worry too much Grandfather. Love, Levy." Levy smiled, before dabbing her pen to finish.

"P.S. By the next letter, I could finally accomplish it. Wish me luck!" She sealed the letter away in an envelope. Afterwards Levy walked to her living room, where a bucket rested. She knelt before it.

"Okay Levy," She said to herself, taking a deep breath. "You've manage to stop an attack from a Etherious. You're ready for this." With her hand she wrote W, A, T, E, R. "Solid Script: Water!"

However, she ended up with "wasabi," which was made of wasabi sauce that fell into the bucket

"Damn it!"

"Huh, so that's why you need a pen." Levy turned around and saw that Lyon was sitting in her chair, in only his boxers.

"Trespasser!" She repetitively hit him with one of her less enjoyed (but still loved) books. "What are you doing here?! And who said you can strip in my house?!"

Lyon raised his hands in surrender. "Wait, you got the wrong idea." Levy stopped her attack. "I stripped before I came in." The ice mage finished. He tried to eat some of the wasabi from the bucket, but all of it just disappeared.

"That doesn't make it better!" She pinched her forehead. "Why are you here?"

"I just came in case you forgot what happening today." Levy raised her eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"Knew you would forget. Didn't you hear what Gajeel asked Mira before we left."


The two manage to arrive outside the guildhall in time, where a large cheering crowd was gathered around Gajeel and Mira, both with fierce expressions in their eyes.

"Place your bets!" Cana shouted, kneeling by a tally board with the combatant's names. "Does the Dragon Slayer have a chance against our She-Demon? How long will he last in the ring?"

"Is this a good idea?" Levy asked Lisanna as the former made it to the front.

"Hi, Levy," The white-haired girl said. "And don't worry, both are serious about this."

"Of course they would be," Elfman said excitedly. "If they weren't they wouldn't be real men!"

"You do know Mira-nee is a girl, right?" Lisanna chuckled.

"But still," Levy continued. "A fight between two members of Fairy Tail's strongest team couldn't-"

"Strongest?" Lily interrupted raising an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean, you, Gajeel, Lyon, and Mira are Fairy Tail's strongest."

"Wait," Lyon said, smirking. "You think the four of us are the strongest. Where did you get that silly idea?" He did not notice a depressed aura covering Lisanna until she started crying.

"Ah!" Lyon said startled. "It was you Lisanna? I'm sorry, I didn't know."

"You better apologize to her like a man, Lyon." Elfman gruffed. "Anyway, Gajeel, Lyon, and Lily all have great manliness, but they are still stronger men."

"For example, the strongest wizard would be our master." Erza added. "He did not obtain the title of Wizard Saint for no reason."

"Then there is Gildart, Fairy Tail's ace." Lily said. "He's the only one that comes close to Master. He take's missions far place S-Class level. It'll be rare to actually see him yourself."

"I agree with Mira being the strongest," Lucy said. "Actually, she and Erza are tied as Fairy Tail's strongest female mages, both S-Class mages."

"You gotta feel lucky they're not rivals anymore, Levy," Cana shouted. "They were as bad as Ironface and Stripe-a-lot back then. A fight between them now could end all of Fiore." Cana laughed as Levy gulped.

"Don't exaggerate, Cana." Erza said sternly.

"Last there's the last two S-Classes, and both are as manly as Erza and Nee-San," Elfman finished. "Jellal and Mystogan, the strongest men in our generation."

"I said that your team would be the strongest, because you five could get along perfectly." Lisanna said wiping her tears.

"But Gajeel and Lyon are always fighting." Levy deadpanned.

"Anyway, this battle will still be interesting." Erza said.

"You bet, I'm expecting Mira to wipe the floor with Gajeel." Lyon grinned.

The glares in the two combatants grew, both ready to begin.

"Last time I challenged ya, I was a snot-nose kid." Gajeel said. "I'm a hell of alot stronger now, I'll be winning this match!" He covered his body in iron scales.

"Is that so," Mira smirked, scales already covering her. "Then I should test you a lot harder then, Satan Soul: Halaphas!" In Mira's place stood a demon with a blue color scheme, wearing a one piece and having angel-like wings, horn-like ears, scaly armor on forearms and legs, and a scaly tail. "Come at me, with everything you got!"

"Halaphas!" Lyon stared in shock. "I thought master banned her from using that!"

"Apparently not." Erza said smiling. "She's taking Gajeel seriously then."

"I hope she doesn't use the secret technique." Elfman shuddered. "Last time she used that form, she destroyed an entire village."

"Ghi hi!" Gajeel chuckled. "Bring it, She-Demon!" Makarov walked towards the center of the fight. "Ready...go!" Makarov moved out of the way as Gajeel sent the first attack.

"Iron Dragon Club!" Mira nimbly leaped over the construct as she used it to run towards Gajeel. Gajeel pulled back his club and moved away from the Take-Over mage's punch. Mira tried to knock him down with her tail. However, he moved away quickly before that could occur. The Dragon Slayer launched a fury of punches at her, but she skillfully blocked all of them. Forced at a brink, Gajeel pulled back and activated his sword, yet Mira managed to block each strike with her gauntlets. With unmatched speed she slid down and brought down the Gajeel slayer.

Gajeel, however, was not down for the count, as he let out an iron dragon roar Mira barely manage to dodge.

"Wow!" Levy said amazed.

"A rather good match, don't you think." Lily stated.

"Maybe, but Nee-san will hand Gajeel a manly defeat!" Elfman boasted.

Gajeel prepared to launch his fist, while Mira charged her fist with shadow energy, but before they could a clap stopped them.

"That will be enough." A frog-like man wearing robes said as the crowd parted away for him to march forward. "Nobody move. I am a messenger from the council."

"A messenger!" Lucy shouted.

"From the council?" Erza asked.

"Ah man, they're here for the alcohol order I made, aren't they?" Cana grumbled.

"I don't think that's it, Cana." Lisanna chided.

"Why are you here?" Makarov questioned as he marched towards the messenger.

"The council has decreed that, for massive property damage and 11 other crimes during the Eisenwald incident, Mirajane Strauss is under arrest."

"Eh?" Mira said as she transformed back.

"What?!" Everyone else shouted in confusion, with Gajeel and Elfman being the most vocal.


Much later, after Mira was taken away, the other wizards return to their guild. All of them were depressed; they couldn't do anything to prevent the arrest of one of their own.

Lisanna herself showed much worry, pacing back and forth by the bar.

"You need to calm down, Lisanna-chan." Makarov said. Lisanna stopped pacing and turned to him.

"I'm sorry master," She replied. "It's just, what if the council decides to lock up Mira-nee?"

"We can't worry about every little detail of the future," The old man answered. "We just have to hope for the best."

Lisanna sighed and gave a small smile. "Alright master."

"Anyway, you're handling this rather well," Makarov said. "At least better then, well, your brother." He turned and saw Alzack, Bisca, Lucy, Lyon, Jet, and Droy trying to hold onto and calm down an enraged Elfman.

"Calm down, Elfman!" Alzack shouted. "You can't just barge into Era!"

"Man!" The white-haired man yelled. His sister laughed a little while Makarov groaned.

"Calm down, Elfman." Makarov commanded. "Unless you want to be transformed like Gajeel was."

"Let me out!" A black lizard shouted from within an upside down glass cup. Gajeel was calling out to Lily, who was sitting next to him on the bar counter.

"Be quiet Gajeel," The warrior said. "You'll only act reckless if we let you loose."

"Then just turn me back then! To my old body!"

"You would then try to rescue Mira."

Gajeel paused. "Um, I won't. Who cares about the she-demon, just let me go!"

A thump drew their attention as Elfman was put to sleep by a tranquilizer. "There's nothing we can do," Lyon said as he and the other gently placed away the sleeping mage. "Our enemy is the council itself.

"Then why aren't we telling them they're wrong!" Gajeel shouted.

"No point bothering," Lily stated. "Even if it's light, once a magic is declared dark magic by the council, it's dark magic. They will not bother listening to our excuses."

"But still, Fairy Tail has always caused trouble many times before," Erza stated. "And the council never reacted to this level."

Levy sighed. "If they're responding now, then that must mean the council is up to something."


Within the magic council's Fiore branch headquarters, the council messenger was escorting the handcuffed Mira towards the court hall.

"Well, what do ya know," Mira stopped as she recognized the blond haired man leaning against a pillar. "Guess the council is interested in exorcism." He gave Mira a shit-eating grin as the messenger bowed to the floor.

"Stormorse." Mira growled.

"Long time no see, Mirajane." Stormorse laughed. "Don't worry, Demon, this is only a thought projection." The body flickered for a second. "In fact, all the geezers are in Era, having a projection here since they thought this case was too small to be in person."

"So this is your little plot." Mira said irritated. "Why bother with us?"

"Hey, I was just supporting your little gang awhile back." Stormorse smiled. "The real reason for this is that the council's too afraid to take responsibility over the whole Lullaby crap."

"So they needed a scapegoat." Mira growled.

Stormorse only chuckled. "Pretty much. Actually, I came for another reason." He leaned into Mira's ear. "Don't go telling the geezers about... 'that.'" He smirked. "It'll be a hell of alot easier to keep quiet." He pulled back and began to fade away. "See you behind the doors, Demon."

"I…" Mira looked down at the messenger getting off the floor after the projection vanished. "I did not know you were friends with a councilor."

"We're not friends," Mira scoffed. "And he's not someone to trust."


Back at the guild, Levy could not wait any longer. "We need to get to Era! We can testify for Mira!"

"Have patients, Levy." Makarov responded.

"But she's right master," Lisanna defended. "If we're too late, Mira-nee might have already been sentence!"

"No matter how much we hurry, we will not reach in time."

"Just let me out already!" Gajeel shouted.

"Are you sure you want to come out?" Makarov asked. To everyone's confusion Gajeel seemed to be taking a long time to consider the request.

"What in the world…" Lily asked.

"What's the matter, 'Gajeel'," Makarov grinned. "Cat got your tongue." And to everyone shocks he blasted the glass, pushing 'Gajeel' off the table. To further surprise, the lizard became a familiar flame mage.

"Macao?!" Everyone shouted. The purple flame mage rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry," He said. "I kind of own Gajeel a debt. So I turned myself into a lizard and pretended to be him."

"But if you're here," Makarov said. "Then that means he's-" He groaned at the thought. "We are going to be in so much trouble."


In Era, the trial had just began. The magic council members were seen on the podium above Mira, who was standing tall with calmness.

"Defendant Mirajane Strauss." The chairman said. "Concerning the Eisenwald terrorist incident the other day, you are suspected of destroying parts of Oshibana Station, Ryushika Canyon Railroad Bridge, and the guild master conference hall. According to the witness' testimony, the culprit had white hair and can change forms, and…" An explosion from behind Mira interrupted him and grabbed everyone's attention

Coming out of the hole in the wall was Gajeel wearing a leather outfit similar to Mira's and a white wig. "I'm the crazy bitch ya looking for!" He shouted, turning one of his arms to metal. "Look, I can even shapeshift and all that! Try to arrest me!"

Everyone was looking at him with confusion and frustration (Except Stormorse, who looked at the scene with enjoyment). "Gajeel, you fucking moron!" Mira cursed under her breath.

"I'm Mira, dammit! Tell me what I'm guilty for, and it better be more important than saving the old geezers' live! Ghi hi hi!" Everyone was silent for a few minutes until the chairman spoke. "Arrest them both."


In a cell that evening, Mira was taking out her frustrations in a healthy manner. By repeatedly banging Gajeel's head into the cell's wall.

"What." She slammed the dragon slayer into the wall. "The. Hell. Were. You. Thinking!" She finished with a final slam to the floor. "It wasn't even a real trial!"

"...Eh?" Gajeel groaned.

"The council wanted to show they weren't pushovers, so they put me in a kangaroo court to keep us in check."

"Wait," Gajeel said as he got up. "Are you saying that even you got guilty…"

"They would have let me go." Mira finished calmly.

"Dammit!" Gajeel cursed while he sat down on a nearby bench. "All of that for nothing!"

"But," Mira grinned. "That was nice of you to try to take the blame."

Gajeel scoffed. "Ah, I just wanted ya back quicker so we can finish the fight. Plus, everyone was moaning about saving you, but the old man wouldn't let them go." He looked away.

Mira just chuckled. But outside their cell, a certain scarred councilor was observing with interest.

"So that's Gajeel Redfox," Stormorse smirked. "Doesn't seem like much trouble, but I should still keep an eye on him."


Hours later, the two return to Fairy Tail. Gajeel of course was celebrating his freedom.

"Ghi hi! There's nothing better than the air outdoors!" He said as he checked down a fork. "It's the best damn thing in the world!"

"Urg," Jet groaned. "We get it Gajeel, now calm down."

"And stop eating the silverware!" Droy shouted.

"Just glad you two are safe." Levy said to both Gajeel and Mira.

"Yeah," Mira sighed, sitting at a table. "Though they should have left him in jail longer."

"Glad your okay, Nee-San," Elfman said excitedly. "You stood up to those councilors like a man!"

"Still, after what happens," Lily inputted. "perhaps you and Gajeel would soon finish that spar." Gajeel stopped celebrating. "Damn it, I forgot about it! She-Demon, let's fight."

"No way, Lugnut." Mira scoffed and leaned back to the table. "I'm too tired to fight."

Gajeel nevertheless began to charge at the eldest take-over mage. However, she transformed into Satan Soul, grabbed him before he could land a hit, and threw him into a wall, making him unconscious.

"She did say she wasn't in the mood." Lyon sighed.

"You should have been a man and listened." Elfman shook his head.

Most of the guild members laughed at Gajeel's fail, while a few like Levy looked concerned. Lily on the other hand had a worried expression, and Makarov took notice.

"What is it, Lily?" He asked the Exceed. Lily looked up. "He's coming." Both of them soon started to feel sleepy.

Lisanna saw the fatigue in the two. "Master is everything-*yawn*" But she soon fell to sleep.

"Is it hi-" Erza was about to ask, but she too fell into slumber. Soon everyone but Makarov and Lily were completely asleep. Only the sounds of snoring and approaching footsteps filled the halls.

Marching into the building was a tall and perhaps muscular man wearing full robes around him and limbs wrapped in bandages. His head was wrapped with a dark blue bandanna on top and a green mask below. In his hand he held a staff with a star on the end.

"Is this really necessary, Mystogan?" Makarov grumbled, struggling to keep awake, as the cloaked man grabbed a request from the mission board.

"Yes Master." Mystogan answered. He turned to the guild master. "I need to speak to Lily in private."

"Ah, yes." Makarov turned to Lily. "Don't mind me, you two, just an old man fast asleep. Just make sure to wake everyone up." And he soon began snoring. Mystogan faced the Exceed.

"You sensed them, didn't you?" Mystogan asked.

"Yes," Lily answered. "one approximately 3 degrees south, 4.5 degrees east…"

"And the other about 2 degrees north, 5 degrees west." Mystogan finished. "And they'll activate at the same time in a few days as well."

"I'll deal with the one in the south then."

"Best bring some friends," The cloaked wizard advise. "I heard of some troubling news in that location." The man began to walk away.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Lily asked sternly.

"Of course, they'll be up in five, four, three, two, one." By the time he walked out the door, he had vanished, and everyone began to wake up (Except Gajeel, who was still knocked out).

"What was that?" Levy asked.

"That was Mystogan." Erza answered. "He's one of the strongest guild members."

"For some reason he hates to be seen," Lyon added. "So he always put everyone to sleep every time he picks a job."

"So no one has seen his face?" Levy asked.

"Just Master," Erza said. "Though they are rumors that Pantherlily might have seen…"

"No." Everyone looked up to the second floor and saw a blue-haired man wearing a white shirt and a dark blue coat. He also had a red birthmark over his right eye. "I have witnessed Mystogan's true face."

"Jellal!" One wizard shouted. "You're here!" Gajeel began to wake up.

"In case you're wondering," Lyon said to Levy. "Jellal is also one of Fairy Tail's strongest."

"Mystogan has a sense of social discomfort," Jellal spoke smugly. "You do not have to wonder too much about it."

"Oi Tattoo face!" Gajeel growled once he got up. "You want to act so tough, then fight me!" Jellal just laughed.

"You cannot be serious." The blue-haired mage replied. "You were just defeated by Mirajane, a wizard far below me." The said take-over mage growled at that. "How can you even dream of defeating me, Fairy Tail's strongest wizard?"

Gajeel roared and ran to attempt to jump to the second floor, but Makarov enlarged his hand and smash the dragon slayer with it. "You are not allowed to the second floor. Not yet anyway." The old man said sternly. Jellal laughed at the dragon slayer, who growled in response.

"Don't think you can hide up there forever." Jellal smirked. "Why would I hide when you can't even reach me?"

Makarov looked up to Jellal. "And you, enough taunting, Jellal."

Jellal shrugged. "Let everyone remember that the title of the strongest belongs not to the Titania, nor to the She-Demon, nor to Mystogan, nor even to the so-called ace. I am, and always will be, the strongest Fairy Tail wizard." To the irk of everyone he went deeper into the second floor.

"What was that about?" Levy asked Lisanna as she walked over to her. "What's on the second floor?"

"The second floor host jobs more difficult that regular jobs, S-Class jobs." The white haired girl answered. "One mistake and you can fall to your death. That's why only the six S-Class mages like Master, Mira-nee, and Jellal can take them." Lisanna smiled. "Probably for the best you and Gajeel shouldn't take those jobs, neither of you are ready yet."


"So those were some of Fairy Tail's strongest." Levy said as she walked home later that evening. "And those S-Class missions..." She grabbed the handle of her door. "I better start training if I want to do those." She opened the door…

And saw Gajeel shirtless, doing push ups with Lily (In battle form) on his back, the latter curling weights.

"Gajeel! Lily!" Levy shouted. "Why are you exercising, in my house?!"

Gajeel grunted as he continued his routine. "Gotta, urg, become, urg, stronger so, urg, can beat everyone." He stopped and Lily transformed back to his smaller form.

"That doesn't explain why you can't do it in your own home!"

"Cause we're a team, Shrimp." He got up and showed a pink barbell. "Here's yours."

Levy groaned. "I don't need to exercise right now."

"Then in that case, I just made a decision." Gajeel said as he pulled a sheet of paper from his pants. "We'll be taking a tougher job." Levy paled as soon as she saw the mark on the request.

"You stole an S-Class request!" Levy shouted. "What were you thinking Gajeel?!"

"Actually," Lily inputted. "I was the one who acquired it."

"Why would you do that?! None of us are qualified to do S-Class!"

"Because," Gajeel grinned. "If we complete this job, then Gramps will have to see we're ready to be S-Class wizards like She-Demon and Tattoo-Face."

"You do not have to worry," Lily added. "I selected the job with the lowest reward. By comparison, of course, it's still a 7,000,000 reward."

"And it's a fun one, 'Save Our Island.'"

"Island" Levy asked.

"Yeah, save the cursed Galuna Island, Ghi hi hi!" Gajeel laughed.

"Urg, forget it," Levy groaned. "That's not going to persuade me."

Gajeel frowned but then smirked. "Well then, did ya know the 7 million is only part of the reward." He handed the request to Levy

Levy raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?" She soon found out when she read the reward. "7 million jewels AND ancient tablets!" She lit up with excitement.

"They must have expected intellectuals to come as well." Lily responded.

"Ancient tablets, Shrimp." Gajeel added. "You know, the ones with facts and stuff. Like maybe ancient magic…"

Levy stood up taller with her hands on her hips. "I'm in!" She grinned.


The next morning, most of the guild members were at the hall eating a healthy breakfast of… well, pretty much anything alongside alcohol. The peaceful Frühstück did not last long.

"Master!" Erza shouted from the second floor. "One of the S-Class missions, it's gone!" Makarov spewed out his drink as confusion filled the other guild members.

"Oh, that request," Jellal said, not looking away from the novel he reading on the second floor. "I saw a cat stealing it. The one with the wings."

Now everyone was shocked. "Lily stole it!" Erza shouted.

"It couldn't be him, he never breaks the rules."

"If he did, then that means Gajeel and even Levy were involved." Everyone began debating on what occurred and how foolish the three were.

Pantherlily, Makarov thought. What did Mystogan tell you to take such actions?

"Hmm," Jellal thought outloud. "They have broken a practical rule. Such an act means expulsion." He laughed. "If the three can even manage to come back alive."

"If you knew about this, why didn't you stop them!" Erza shouted at the blue haired mage. He put down his book, a bored expression on him.

"It was dark," He said. "I didn't recognize the cat as Lily. Oh my bad, I meet Exceed, or whatever made up term he uses." He chuckled, but stopped when Erza held a sword to his neck, a furious aura surrounding her.

"Erza," Makarov called out. "Which job did they take?"

Erza did not look away from Jellal. "The job for the cursed island Galuna." Surprise and fear covered nearly everyone now.

"Jellal, bring them back!" Makarov commanded.

"I would," The blue haired man said. "But I've already accepted another job with my team, and I cannot afford to be late."

"I can go after them, Master." Erza volunteered.

"Hold on," Lyon spoke up from the bar. Makarov turned to him. "What Metal-Face and the others did, that's unforgivable to you, Gramps." His eyes were pooled with determination. "Let me bring them back to you."

Makarov put his finger to his chin, trying to decide who to send.


In Hargeon, Levy sighed as she, Gajeel, and Lily sat down on a brick wall. "I can't believe that no one's willing to even sail near Galuna Island."

"Given the reputation of Island, it's not a surprise the act would be considered taboo." Lily said

"We should just swim there." Gajeel grunted. Levy turned to him sternly. "That's impossible. First, there's the ocean currents. Second, there's the huge sharks near Hargeon…"

"And third, you'll probably end up sinking, Iron-Ass." The three got up and saw Lyon grinning, though his expression did not express joy.

"What the hell are you here for, Silver-Combs?!" Gajeel shouted.

"To bring you back, by Master's orders." The ice-mage smile fell. "If you come back now, you could avoid expulsion."

"Expulsion!" Levy paled. Lily on the other hand, stood tall.

"I understand that we have broken the master's trust, and I am willing to accept any punishment he see's fit. However," His expression went stern. "I will not accept it until we have completed our mission."

"Yeah," Gajeel grunted. "We're doing this S-Class, no matter what." His arm began covered in scales.

"Fine," Lyon growled as his hand was filled with ice magic. "Then I'll have to use force. Just be lucky Gramp's sent me instead of Erza or Mira."

Levy stood between them. "Calm down, guys!"

"Hold on there a minute." The four paused and saw a man with a long mustache around his mouth, who was prepping his boat. "Are you guys wizards?"

"Um, yeah." Levy answered.

"So you came to stop the curse."

"Hell yeah!" Gajeel grinned while Lily and Levy nodded. The man smiled. "Then you can hop in."

"No way!" Lyon shouted. "I'm not letting you guys go that easily!" Unbeknownst to him, Lily flew behind him, then knocked the ice mage out with the hilt of his sword.

"Why would you do that?!" Levy asked as Lily and Gajeel dragged him onto the boat. "If he heads back, Gramps will send either Titania or She-Demon after us." Gajeel said. "So let's head up to the S-Class island!" However, as soon as Gajeel got on the boat, he began to suffer from motion sickness.

Levy sighed as she boarded the vessel. "Well, at least I can add kidnapping to explain why I got kicked out of Fairy Tail."

And so begins the Galuna Island arc.

Gajeel: I bet I can finish the job faster than Salamander did.

Natsu: Yeah right, metal face!

Laxus: So me and Fernandez are switching places, huh. It's an alright choice. Can't see myself as a councilor though.

Jellal: What persuaded you to do that?

Well, it was mainly because I switch Erza and Mira, and you two are paired with them respectively.

Jellal and Laxus: ...Of course.

But it's also because of other reason. Both of you started with darkness with your heart, both worked to make up for you sins, and both are extremely powerful, with Jellal being a Wizard Saint and Laxus defeating the fifth rank Wizard Saint.

Lily: Very logical conclusion.

Thank you.

Gajeel: So now Dreyar's the bloke that's being control by Fullbusters's crossdressing brother.

Lyon: I have never crossdress in my life!

Gajeel: I'm talking about the other one.

Gray: What do you- wait! Who told you that Ultear was a boy?!

Gajeel: Hey, that's what Salamander said.

Ha ha, and you believed him?

Gajeel: Aw, shut it!

Gray: Flame Head, why would you still think that?

Natsu: Hey, I'm 80% that Ultear person is a dude.

Makarov: Wait a minute, did you just switch my grandson with a random individual!

I didn't even say if Jellal is your grandkid in the story instead of Laxus.

Makarov: Is he?

Yes. You have a blue haired wizard for a grandkid now.

Makarov: Gahhh! Macao was right, You have gone too far!

Geez, calm down, it's only a minor story edit. I did say they would be edits to the family tree.

Levy: So, what was that discussion between Lily and Mystogan about?

You'll find out much later in the story, though I'm sure some of you can guess. Anyway folks, leave polite comments about the story, and expect the next chapter next week. Sayonara, minna!