Chapter 11 - Team Calem's On the Case!

Rosa sat at the bar, drinking with a young man with a dirty blonde pompadour. The two sat mostly in silence.

"Any idea what job your team is going on next?" Asked the young man.

Rosa lowered her cup. "Not at all. Any ideas, Garo?"

"Actually, yes. And high paying too." He took the flier out of his back pocket. "Take a look."

Rosa took it from him. "Why would you help us with this? Trying to increase the odds of someone else getting into this year's trial?"

"Of course. The higher the pay, the harder the job. Meaning, you're more qualified to try for S-Class. I don't really care about all of that. That, and there's something about this job that I think you want to hear."

She pushed the mug away and looked over at him. "Lay it on me."

Outside, Calem and Don were busy sparring, while Oliver and Alana observed from afar. "I hope today's not another day of sitting around and doing nothing." Oliver said. "I want to head on another job soon."

"Why not just go on one yourself, then?"

He crossed his arms. "I don't roll that way. It's either I work with my team, or I don't go."

"Really now?" She yawned. "I suppose it makes sense. Maybe it's time I practice the Celestial Triad? I think I might be capable of doing it twice before I'm drained."

"Celestial Triad, huh? That's a nice name for it." Don flew back towards them. "How're you holding up, Donny?"

He sprung back up. "I'm just fine." He started running back towards Calem.

Calem dodged most of Don's attack's with ease. Those he didn't dodge he blocked. He pushed Don back after blocking one of the attacks. "Sure you don't want to rest, Don?"

"Crimson Burst!" Don's Flame Breath was easily dispelled by one of Calem's spells. The lizard stomped on the ground. Then I'll just try harder. He took a deep breath. "Omega Crimson Breath!" He then let loose a large stream of fire. Calem held his arms in front of himself and stood strong, taking the flames head on.

His jacket's sleeves her slightly burned, and he patted them after Don ceased his attack. With each pat, he winced slightly. "That's a new one."

Don's face donned a look of guilt. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. My arm's will heal soon." Calem took his eyes off of Don when he noticed Rosa coming towards them all, Lillian right behind her. "What's up you two?"

Rosa was beaming, and snickered before she spoke. "Good news guys. I got our next gig!"

Oliver shot up from the bench. "Really? That's freakin' sweet! What's in store for us, Rosa?"

Lillian held up the flier for the job Garo had handed her earlier. "Ta-da! Here's your new job!"

The other four all huddled around the sheet. "Let's see…" Said Oliver.

All four of them eyed the large words at the top "A kidnapping?!"

"Greeting, my name is Benkei Yamamoto of Oshibana." Began Calem. "Not too long ago, I hired a young man by the name of Jared. He was a fine butler, and someone who had my trust. However, he recently kidnapped my daughter, Sheena. I beseech you, whoever it is who reads this, please come to my aid and bring my daughter home. Her younger brother is overcome with grief, and so am I. You will be rewarded handsomely, of course."

Oliver grinned. "Nice. I like this."

"So do I!" Alana began giggling mischievously. "This is sure to be interesting. When do we leave?"

Rosa looked at Calem. "What do you say?"

He looked at them all. "Whenever you're ready, I guess." Then to the girl holding the flier. "But I'd like to go soon, for our client's sake."

"I'll put this in your room, Rosa!" Lillian then began running off.

She looked over at Alana, who seemed full of joy. "You seem interested. How come?"

She made an imaginary magnifying glass with her hand. "I've always wanted to solve a mystery! Figuring out where this 'Jared' went and why he kidnapped Sheena is sure to be a worthy challenge!"

"Alright, then. I hope you enjoy your investigation." She turned. "I'll think about when I'm alright with going. And prepare of course. Talk to you later."

Oliver took his phone out of his checked the time. "Crap. I gotta head home and help my folks with something."

"I'll go with you." Alana said as she hurried next to him. "I'm heading home, too. I could help out on my way."

"Much appreciated. See you two later." He walked away with Alana right behind him, leaving the other two along.

Oliver's garage door slowly rose with the push of the garage door opener he kept with him. "I'm home!" He led her inside and walked to the door leading into the house. "Mom?"

A woman with jet black hair soon appeared at the door. "Hey there, honey!" She spotted Alana standing near the door and smiled. "Hello there. Who's your friend?"

"My friend Alana. Our newest Team Member."

The woman walked over to the car and rested on a box that was stacked nearby. "It's a pleasure. I'm Yuri."

"It's nice to meet you."

A man soon entered the scene as well. "You're finally home!" He walked past Oliver and patted him on the back. "Hope you're ready to work."

Alana walked over to him. "Hello there. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Chambers. I'm Alana."

He lifted an eyebrow and then chuckled. "Oh! It's nice to meet you too. But, I'm not Oliver's dad. I'm his uncle. Name's Shane Fullbuster."

The girl stepped back in shock. "Really? Like Gray Fullbuster?" Shane nodded. Alana quickly looked at Oliver. "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

He shrugged. "I thought you would've figured it out like how I figured who you were."

"You're Linda's daughter, aren't you?" Asked Yuri. "How is she doing?"

Alana hesitated for a moment. "She's just fine. How could you tell so easily?"

"Linda's one of my best friends! If I couldn't recognize her child, I don't know how I'd feel."

Shane picked up one of the boxes and placed it in the trunk of one of the two cars in the garage. "We'll be bringing these over to the station. Alana, once we have them all in the cars, you can go."

Alana picked up one of the boxes and shook it out of curiosity. She heard several things rolling and hitting each other. "What's inside of these boxes?"

Oliver placed one of them into his car's truck. "Lacrima to be shipped all over the country and made into jewelry."

"You can do that with Lacrima?" Alana looked down at the yellow one in her bracelet. "I thought they were only used for things like magic and TV."

"They aren't just found like that. Magic Lacrima are charged, while Lacrima-Vision is similar, with the Lacrima used inscribed by a specific spell. Does your Lacrima have magic?" The girl nodded. "Normally, one like yours would be nothing more than a bracelet."

"Are you in the jewelry industry, Mr. Fullbuster?" Alana placed one final box into Oliver's car.

"No. Just shipping really. I get the material and ship them off to whatever company, or companies, might need them." He climbed into his car. "I appreciate your help, Alana. Enjoy the rest of your day!"

"You too!" She waved to Oliver and Yuri before walking outside.

"I'll see you at the Guild tomorrow, Alana!"

"Yeah!" The girl began whistling as she headed down the road towards her apartment building.

Later that day, Alana shifted through her closet, searching for an outfit that would be appropriate for the search, as she had mentioned to her friends before. "I just can't find anything that yells 'mystery'. What could I wear…? Oh!" She took out Virgo's key. "Open, Gate of the Maiden! Virgo!"

The pink haired spirit appeared before Alana. "Good afternoon, my lady. Is there something I can help you with?"

"Uh-huh." Alana explained to Virgo the details of her upcoming job. "Can you find me an outfit that could make me feel like a cool old-timey detective? Mom used to tell me about how you always brought grandma new clothes when she needed them."

"Of course, my lady. I'll be right back with the clothes." The girl thanked her spirit before she briefly returned to her realm. She soon returned, holding a folded outfit. From what she saw, all Alana could tell was that it was beige brown and plaid. A hat sat on top of it. "Here you are."

Alana took them and smiled. "Thank you, Virgo!" She laid them out on the bed and stepped away before gasping. "This is perfect! Just like that famous detective from the stories! ...Whose name I cannot remember."

The outfit Virgo brought was composed of black dress pants, a white dress shirt and a gray vest. There was a black tie and a cape coat. The large piece of apparel was the only thing visible earlier due to it's size. A matching deerstalker cap was placed next to it.

Alana squealed and hugged her spirit. "Virgo, I love you!"

"I love you as well, my lady."

Alana sat down and looked at the clothes. "I can't wait until the day we leave so I can put these on!" She cleared her throat. "This reminds me of something." She looked at Virgo. "Virgo… are you a masochist?"

The spirit tilted her head. "I do not understand what you mean by that. What exactly is masochist?"

"Huh?!" Alana let out a sigh of relief. "That makes me feel a little better. A masochists is some who feels good when they experience pain. At least, I'm 99% sure."

"Why would you think I was one?"

"Mom and some of the others members of the guild talk about how you always asked grandma to punish you. If you aren't a masochist, why did you do that?"

"If I did something wrong, I deserved to be punished for not delivering satisfactory service."

"But they also say you'd ask to be punished for basically no reason, either."

"I cannot remember why I did such a thing, to be honest."

"That's perfectly fine, Virgo. You can go now. Thanks again for the clothes!"

The spirit smiled and bowed. "You're very welcome, my lady. I hope that you call upon me soon, whatever your need may be."

The spirit closed her gate, and Alana sat on her bed, admiring the clothes. She soon got up and went back to her closet to hang up her new clothes.

Two days later. Garo and Broker stood near the entrance of Fairy Tail. The two of them were both gazing at Alana with clear confusion on their faces. With them were Glen and Helsa.

Glen looked over at the two of them. "What's up with you?"

"What is she wearing?" Asked Garo. Alana was speaking with Elena while she waited for the others. She was wearing the clothes that Virgo had brought her. "She looks out of place. And by two centuries or so."

"Rosa said that she wanted to feel like she was really a detective while on the job." Said Helsa.

"I don't really see why that would be necessary." Garo shrugged. "But to each their own, I guess."

Calem, Don, Rosa and Oliver all joined Alana by the entrance. Elena bowed as she they left. "Good luck on your job, everyone!"

Team Calem has it's next official job! A kidnapping in the town of Oshibana awaits. But what exactly is it the young butler who kidnapped Benkei Yamamoto's daughter after?