Back again! I've been busy lately, but I finally had time this week to write some! The action is finally starting up in this chapter! Caution to those who read it: A little bit of lemon. Not much, but enough that small children shouldn't read.

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Laxus's POV

Silver hair pooled around her like rivers of silk and reflected the dim light of dawn that began to pour through the window. Her soft, naked body tucked comfortably against mine and rose and fell with each even breath she took. My arms held her closer, and a soft moan was released from her lips when they traced over her curves. A delicate and sleepy smile curled her mouth, and those eyes I've grown to love fluttered open to find mine.

I kissed her gently, unlike the rough and hot moments we had shared last night. She smiled brighter beneath my lips. I pulled back to take in every luscious edge of her. Mira was like a rose. A sweet but dangerous flower, and one that I never thought I could have. Her beauty was renown across the country of Fiore, but underneath was magic as lethal as a viper. It was true and vicious power that could rival my own, and it made her all the more desirable. Beauty, wits, and power… She had everything I had ever wanted.

For years, we had stayed at a distance, never getting too close. We had grown up together, but we had chosen different paths. I'd sit in the corner of the guild hall and watch her, always wondering about her and what she was thinking. She was one of Gramp's favorite guild members, and personally, one of mine. When I fought against the guild to overpower Fairy Tail, I thought I had destroyed what fragile connection we had. However, after Tenrou Island, I learned that it wasn't so. Every now and then, we'd catch each other staring then one of us would quickly look away. When it came to women, I could have anyone I wanted and whenever I wanted, but with her…it was different. I didn't want to ruin anything with her or push anything. Then, when Jane entered our lives, the relationship finally began to bloom. I didn't hesitate. I cornered her in the back rooms of the guild and finally told her everything I felt for her.

I've always admired your beauty, your strength, and your devotion to the guild. I've always loved you, and clearly, we realize we can't take this tension between us anymore in the future. We have a kid, and we are married. I don't want to wait until it's too late to celebrate this new life. I want to start it now and with you and no one else.

And I kissed her until both our lips were swollen, and she had pleaded my name in my mouth, begging for more than just a simple kiss. I'd happily given her everything she wanted and more every night and day since then. Now, she was lying in my arms, naked and unafraid or ashamed to be with me. She had admitted the same love last night, and we spent the entire night "celebrating" these new feelings.

Her silky, pale arms snaked around my head and pulled me into another luscious kiss and snatching me from my thoughts. "Good morning," she whispered against me.

I smiled in return and nuzzled her neck. "Good morning beautiful," I replied. My eyes roamed over her body hungrily, and I had to look away before I attacked her and repeated last night all over again.

Sensing my line of thoughts, she chuckled and hid her body underneath the bed sheets. I shot her a gracious smile then peeked over her shoulder to the lacrima lying on the bedside table. Jane's tiny body reflected in its surface, her small breathing the only sound echoing from it. I all but demanded to keep her with us. I wanted to know what it meant to be a family. To have something as warm as a child and a mother in my embrace. Scarlet almost didn't allow it, but something happened when she looked at the infant. Though it was quick, I almost thought they shared a significant glance before she looked away and told me to take Jane home. Though it was a wild theory to think that her and a baby could share such a look, I still had my suspicions that the kid was more than she looked.

I rested my head on the pillow with a heavy sigh, and Mira's fingers lifted to my face. "What's wrong?"

I shook my head subtly. "I don't want this to end," I told her. "The search begins today, but I'm worried about what will happen if the future doesn't change…"

Mira's hand hesitated for brief second before it continued to trace the outline of my jaw. "It may change and it may not, but that's not what you should be concerning yourself with. Even if we fail—which we won't—I'm still here. This chapter will not be ending. It's just beginning, and I will not ever let you go."

My body rolled onto hers, knocking the sheets away. She smiled temptingly up at me as I straddled her. Her eyes flickered to my growing erection, and I dove into a kiss, assaulting her with my desire. Our tongues wrestled for dominance, and I felt her body shudder with pleasure against mine. The sweet scent of her body's natural lubrication drifted to me, and I growled with all the terror of a dragon. However, she didn't let me ravage her. Instead, she flipped me over and took my throbbing cock in her mouth, sucking hard on the head. A hard moan escaped from somewhere deep inside.

"Mira… you're a demon," I grumbled just as my eyes drifted shut.

Several hours later

Erza's POV

My boot tapped impatiently against the guild's wooden floor as I awaited everyone's usual attendance. Jellal stood beside me, a comforting figure amongst my constant worries. We had stayed up late into the night with the master to fabricate a plan of action to draw out the dark sorceress, and how to finally rid Earthland of her presence. Everything had to be carefully considered, and just one wrong step could mean disaster.

A warm hand on my arm jolted me back to reality. I smiled up at Jellal. "I'm sorry," I started, but he shook his head.

"Now is not the time to be worrying. You have to be strong for the others," he said simply and walked off to the bar to order a drink for us from Mira. I sighed, knowing the task as a leader was a terrible responsibility. You couldn't express your fears in front of anyone, especially your team.

A loud rumble of laughter spilled from the guild's doors. I didn't have to look up to know it belonged to a pink haired dragon slayer. An angered scream accompanied him, and Lucy stormed after him, cursing him for some silly antic. Gray intercepted the fire mage, telling him to apologize to Lucy. Juvia glowered at Lucy, furious that Gray was concerned about her more than Juvia. Natsu challenged Gray since he didn't like the way the ice mage was talking to him. A scuffle started between the two, and I rolled my eyes.

I strode towards them, irritated that they would dare start fighting now. I tugged on their ears, and they started to whimper both in fear and pain. "Honestly! Do you two idiots always have to brawl?"

A blaring commotion started at the guild doors, and we all snapped our attention to it. The twin dragon slayers were at each other's throats, punching and kicking like the pair of blockheads I was still holding. Gale and Leevi continued to throw insults at one another until Scarlet came before them. She snatched them apart and pulled on their ear lobes. They started to whimper both in pain and fear. "Honestly! Do you two idiots always have to brawl?"

Her eyes glanced up, and we were locked in a chilling stare. She noticed the way I was holding Gray and Natsu, and a flustered blush grew on her cheeks. Our similarities of mannerisms were eerily similar, and she quickly chunked the two apart. She broke her eyes away from mine and walked into the room confidently, easily ignoring me.

The ice and fire mage slipped from my grip and ran for cover, but I made a mental note to punish them later. Jellal sauntered to my side, and he suddenly froze when he saw her. I had forgotten that they had not yet met. "Th-that…that's Scarlet?"

She could pretend I didn't exist all she wanted, but the moment Jellal said her name, her head whipped around to find him. Shock shattered her confidence, and she physically began to shake as she stared at him. Her brown eyes searched his body, unbelieving. Her hands reached up to the tattoo on her face, and a single tear trailed down her cheek. When it hit her hand, it snapped her back to reality, and her expression grew cold and distant once more. She hung her head and stormed out of the guild, anger and disappointment written all over her face before she disappeared.

Jellal and I stared after her, hurt obviously coursing through both of us. We stood in misery, lost in thought for a few moments as the others filed into the guild. Nashi joined up with Lucy, and the blonde began braiding her hair. Ever staggered in after the twins, shouting "Woman" just as often as Elfman shouted "Man," much to Evergreen's distaste. Gale and Leevi started playing cards against Gajeel and Levy, and surprisingly out played them. Jay was showing Happy pointers about approaching their woman and giving flowers instead of fish. Natsu and Gray were at the bar eating. Cana sat on the bar with her usual keg. She was talking to Mira about Jane. Laxus was sitting next to Master Makarov, the baby in his arms. Freed, Bickslow, and Lisanna sat around a table chatting with Romeo, Wendy, and the exceeds. Macao talked to Wakaba, and Bisca, Alzack and Asuka were playing a shooting game.

Everything was perfectly normal. Except that Scarlet hated us.

I pushed down the tears and swallowed my pride. It didn't matter whatever frivolous emotions I had at the moment. What mattered was my guild, and we had far more important matters. Jellal helped me onto a table, and I crossed my arms as if they were a shield to block the emotions in my heart from spilling out. "Listen up!" I shouted, grabbing everyone's attention. "It's time we start discussing how we are going to destroy the impending evil and protect our future."

Master stood up and walked to the middle of the guild hall. Though he was nearly three feet, his presence made him feel as if he was taller than the very guild we stood in. He cleared his throat as he glanced around, taking a quick note of everyone present. "As you know, Morgania was subdued sixty years ago, by a few of the guild masters and the ten wizard saints. She was buried far beneath the earth in a cavern surrounded completely in a rare crystal that freezes time and nullifies magic. The only way to get her out is by using the three keys entrusted with the three Lords of Fiore. These lords hid the keys, and their whereabouts are unknown."

Jellal spoke up to explain the first phase of the plan. "The Lords were well known, but two of them were killed before they could pass off the location of the key. However, one has already been eradicated."

"Jellal!" Natsu shouted from the bar. "When did you get here?"

"Natsu! Don't tell me you just noticed him?" Lucy chastised him. "Seriously, shut up and pay attention."

Jellal, ignoring the outburst, continued, "One of the lord's had secretly entrusted the location of a key with his illegitimate son, and the boy grew up and joined a treasure hunter's guild. The guild has found it, and I've been informed that they intend to find the tomb it unlocks and search it for hidden secrets about their own monetary gain. They do not know what is actually inside."

"That must be how it was opened," Gale perked up.

"Aye!" Leevi agreed. "Those treasure hunting bastards always get in the way."

"We have to stop them from opening the tomb," Lucy said. "But how? Last time we encountered a guild like that, they made their dislike for mages very clear."

"We have to find the other keys," I answered her, recalling the time her, Natsu, Gray, and I had engaged treasure hunter's before. "They will not cooperate, so we will force them. By finding the other keys, we will bargain with them."

"You cannot possibly mean giving them the other keys!" Gray argued, leaping to his feet. "That's ludicrious!"

"We should go to their guild and fight for it back!" Natsu shouted and joined him, his hand already flaming.

"Sit down!" I yelled at them both. Their mouths snapped shut, and they sat erect on their stools like frightened children. "Of course, I do not intend to give them the keys. However, we cannot fight the guild. The Magic Council will arrest all of us for another war, and we will be stuck in jail while they unleash Morgania."

"So what do we do?" Levy asked.

Jellal crossed him arms. "The only way to cooperate with treasure hunter's guild is to bargain with them. You have to give them something more precious than the treasure they currently have. So, to get the keys from them would be impossible, so we will not bargain they keys with them at all. Instead, we will have to use another tactic."

"Which is?" Gajeel grumbled from beside the script mage. He was leaning against her, resting his arm on top of her head.

"We'll have to bargain something worth more than gold," I explained, a devious smirk on my face as I gazed at Lucy. She seemed to grow uncomfortable suddenly. "Lucy, I believe you knew another one of the owners of the key. Or, rather, you knew the lord's wife. The third lord passed away, and he left the key's location with his wife and son."

"W-who was it?" the spirit mage questioned nervously.

"Mistress Lilith Bennet and her son Thomas Bennet."

She groaned loudly as if she were about to be sick. "Shit…"

Jellal continued on with the plan. "Lilith Bennet is having a ball in a few days in honor of her son's twentieth birthday and has extended an invitation to the Heartfilia family. You will go in your father's place with an escort, and try to trick Thomas into showing you around the Bennet estate. We believe the key is hidden somewhere around the mansion. Gray, Juvia, and Jay will act as fellow aristocrats and take the place of the Lobster family. They are the cousins of the Heartfilia's and have not had much contact since their son's sudden illness. However, they are expected to make their debut at the ball. Your goal is to talk to the other nobles and learn as much as you can about the second lord whose key is also still missing."

Jay pretended to fall ill and slouched against Nashi. She shoved him off, and Juvia grasped Gray's arm, her eyes becoming hearts. The idea of being Gray's wife—even though it was pretend—started to make her go crazy, and she fainted in Gray's arms.

I rolled my eyes, and stated the next stage. "Natsu and Nashi also have an important role at the ball."

Nashi smiled brightly, but Natsu made the same sick expression that Lucy had at the mention of the Bennet family. He never liked dances, though I didn't understand why. He cleaned up good, and his dancing was okay. He was not as skilled as I was, but he didn't make anyone sick like I usually do so it was decent enough.

"Lady Bennet has been looking for a new husband to keep her company in her late years," I started again, getting pleasure from his horror. "She has a knack for desiring young men with children. When Lucy goes on her tour with Thomas, make sure you distract her. Warren will link you and Lucy so that when she finds a rather suspicious place, Nashi and Jay can slip away from the party to search it."

"Why Nashi and Jay?" Cane asked, suddenly appearing with a keg identical to Cana's.

"Because if the children are caught roaming around, it will seem more innocent and less suspicious. They can feign being lost easier than an adult," Jellal answered.

"Ugh… this whole plan makes my brain hurt," Natsu complained. "And I don't wanna have to deal with some Lord Lady…"

"Shut up," I snarled. "This is for the good of the guild, so do your part."

He mumbled incoherently and started to pout.

"Of course, Laxus and I will accompany you," Jellal said quickly.

Lucy looked at him curiously. "Why?"

Jellal and I exchanged a knowing glance and nodded. "The land on which the mansion was built is enchanted. Those who enter onto the land cannot use magic, and because we are almost certain that the treasure hunters may attack the ball, we are going to have to stop them."

"How will we know it's them?" Levy asked, her hands absent mindedly scratching Lily's ears.

For the first time since discussing the plan, Master finally spoke up. "We are going to set up hidden lacrima's around the mansion and watch from the guild which figures look suspicious. Gray and Natsu, you'll also have the job of engaging them in physical combat, but only as a last resort."

Natsu and Gray perked up at the idea of fighting, no matter how small the chance of it was. Hopefully, if all went well, then they wouldn't have to lift a finger.

"Gray," I started. "While you are learning information about the other Lord, we will be sending another team to his abandoned mansion. They will scour the place looking for anything, but they will be looking for a needle in a haystack until you learn anything interesting about him such as hobbies or peculiar interests. The other team is also at risk of being attacked by the treasure hunters, though we assume they will search there first."

The back doors suddenly exploded open, and Warren jumped through happily, holding out an arm ful of bracelets. "I'm finally finished!" he exclaimed. Reedus strode in behind him, holding out his paintbrush and palette.

The guild eyed the bracelets curiously, and Warren held up a thick black one and explained, "We researched the land Lady Bennet lives on and learned that it is impossible for the person to use magic. However, magic items are still feasible. Reedus created a bracelet for each of the members going to the ball including Laxus and Erza. I helped him by infusing some of my magic with them so that the person wearing the bracelet will be able to communicate with whoever they are thinking about."

He started to hand them out, and Reedus sat down, obviously exhausted from using so much magic. Lucy and Juvia compared theirs, and Natsu and Gray fought over whose was cooler, even though Reedus designed them the same as to prevent a fight. Nashi ogled happily over hers, and Jay didn't care, he watched Nashi's smile with growing adoration. Warren tossed his last two to Laxus and me. I caught the silver bangle with ease and observed its lightness and intricate details carved into the sides. I slipped it on just as the others did and tested it.

Natsu! Stop staring at my ass!

Gray-sama is so hot!

Nashiiiii...loooovvve meeee…

Damn stripper messing with my daughter.

What did you say about my son pyro?

SHUT UP! I shouted through our mind connection. It's supposed to be directed towards one person, so try and concentrate on talking to one person.

But wouldn't it be better if everyone knew what you were thinking? Lucy asked.

Do you really want to know what I'm think, blondie? Laxus interjected followed by a series of frightening and graphic images of Gray and Natsu being slaughtered by him if they didn't learn to control their minds. Soon the connection quieted, but everyone's scared expressions said enough.

"My children," Makarov suddenly stated. "This is a dangerous mission, and I will expect you to handle it as delicately as possible. Do not destroy or harm anyone unless they become a threat to our guild. Even the kids are at risk. Protect everyone, and finish this mission as quickly and safely as possible."

Lucy gasped, and we all looked at her. "Master… we have the plans for the keys…but what will we do when we have them? How will we get rid of the dark sorceress?"

She watched Makarov expectantly, but it wasn't who that answered. "Isn't it about time to reveal yourself?" My head snatched around towards the doors where Scarlet leaned against the opening. She was eyeing Laxus…or rather what he was holding.

The baby suddenly laughed at her, and the guild was in shock especially Laxus, as the bundle in his arms answered back, "But it's so much fun!"

"Fuck!" Gajeel cursed and jumped. Levy held onto him in fright, then realizing they were hugging, quickly released in embarrassment.

Jane started to grow, and Laxus nearly threw her in fear. "It's okay," she promised, as her body changed into an adult. Her hair grew as long as Mira's and eyes the same color as hers reflected the giddy smile on her face. "Sorry, but I forgot to mention something important."

Ragged clothes clung tightly to her body, exposing every curve that made even me jealous. She cocked a hip and spun around towards the guild, an unabashed expression on her face. She looked too intensely satisfied that she scared the hell out of everyone by becoming something other than a child. "All of us are from twenty years in the future, and even though Scarlet is the leader, I'm the eldest."

"What the fuck?" Laxus finally exclaiming, finally snapping out of his surprised stupor. Mira appeared at his side, clutching onto him as she stared at Jane in astonishment.

"But…how?" she breathed almost too quiet to hear.

Jane simply shrugged. "There are some things we should probably mention before we get going on this little adventure of ours." She gave a pointed gaze at Scarlet. Scarlet nodded, and Jane finally explained everything the kids had been hiding. She started with what we knew about the future, how Morgania sought revenge, how she used her magic on us, and how she destroyed most the guild. Sadly, she told us the fates of each family, and I watched as one by one, the families began to cry. The parents were horrified at what happened, and the children couldn't bear to remember. When she explained Scarlet's story, I tried to look at her, but she had disappeared again. Finally, she finished with her story. "I know the story we told you originally about Laxus killing Mira, and it was the truth…partially. I inherited some of my father's lightening dragon slayer magic and my mother's take over power. As a babe in my mother's womb, I was able to takeover anything, and after one trip to a church, I accidently took over the power of a god. The god of time. I can manipulate his magic and transform my body's age on a whim."

"That's not possible!" Lisanna shouted. "Mira-nee can takeover demons, but gods?"

Jane lifted her hands in mock innocence. "Don't blame me for wanting more power than a lowly demon. Anyways, the power killed me and my mother, and my father used lightening magic to try and revive us. It worked…for a time. I was born into the world, but at the cost of my mother's life." She shot an apologetic smile to Mira. "Then, when the shit hit the fan, and the bitch Morgania arrived at the guild and destroyed everything, the last remaining members of Fairy tail developed a plan…"

Each of the kids' heads dropped at the sudden memory. I looked around the guild, noticing the guilt and despair from each of them. My voice trembled as I asked, "Who survived?"

Jane gulped audibly. "Only Makarov, Laxus, Gildarts, Asuka, Happy, Lily, Wendy, and Romeo were left last time, but that was before…" She sighed irritably and rubbed her forehead. Shaking her head, she looked up, and said quickly, "We did a mass unison raid, and they gave their last bit of life to help me send everyone back in time."

My heart clutched in my chest, and I staggered backwards on the table I stood. "W-what?"

"That's it?" Romeo demanded, looking at his dad across the guild. Macao shot him an encouraging smile, but he couldn't hide the worry in his eyes.

Scarlet appeared again, this time she was beside Jane, hugging her tightly as the blonde started to tremble and fought back tears. She was the one that answered for her. "Fairy tail gave everything to ensure that we made it back here in time. Everyone at home is dead and gone. If we fail this mission of destroying Morgania, then we all die."

NOOO! They can't die! What the heck are they going to do? How are they going to stop this evil? Darn you cliffhanger!

How do you think they should defeat her? I need some ideas here guys. I have my theories, but I want to know what you think they should do!