First of all I would like to apologize for the late update. The excuse is that my laptop's battery died and it was not a problem, but then the internal fan died and it overheats pretty quickly, which caused an internal error… and well it was a long story, but I've recovered my archives and almost everything is good with my computer. I just need to buy another fan and another battery. I wanted to make this up to you guys so as for that I wrote kind of 2 chapters in 1, it contains approximately 8.7k words so it is going to be a long chapter. Without further ado enjoy.

**********Chapter 12*********

"It was a good match" Natsu said raising his cup.

"Yes, little bit disappointed I couldn't use it" Nezma said.

"Why were you pushed that far? Was it necessary? "Vexius asked

"Mmmm" Nezma murmured as he was taking a zip from his cup.

"Not really, I just got carried away." Nezma said.

"You seemed soft….you like her?" Vexius asked as he emptied his mug.

"Hahah" Nezma just laughed.

"She is sexy though. You know I don't like to thrash women." Nezma said.

"I must admit that there are some pretty girls in your ex-guild Natsu" Vexius said.

"Yes, some of them are pretty" Natsu responded in a low tone.

"Common, which one do you like?" Nezma said as he hugged Natsu.

"Let me see, every girl is pretty, but the sexier I think are: The red-haired, the silver-hair (well both of them are good), and the one wearing a blue bikini, the one with a winter outfit and blue hair, and the blondie." Nezma said.

"What do you think?" Nezma asked as he finished his cup.

"Well, there were other pretty girls out there too" Vexius responded.

"We are talking about that guild" Nezma said.

"I agree with you" Vexius said.

"Any one you want to add?" Nezma asked

"I think not" Natsu said

"So, if you were going to choose one. Who will you choose?" Nezma asked.

"The blonde is fine for me, I don't know maybe the girl with the bikini" Nezma said.

"I'd choose the other one" Vexius said.

"Well we know the red-hair is for Natsu, but you missed one… The one with a green dress and light-brown hair." Vexius said.

"Oh… yeah she was decent as well." Nezma said.

"Erza mine?" Natsu asked.

"That's the name of the red-head" Nezma asked

"Yes" Natsu responded.

"Well she is the one who rejected you." Nezma said.

"Yes she is to blame for many things, but she is in the past now. It has never been mine." Natsu said while lowering his head.

"So, who would you choose?" Vexius asked.

"The silver-hair? Or the blue haired? The silver one is hotter" Vexius said.

"Well… I don't know either. She is a very nice person, but she seems to be doing things because she feels sorry for me. As for the blue-haired, haha, she's with Gray, no thanks." Natsu said as he finished his drink.

"You have it hard man" Vexius said.

"I know… we shouldn't pick any of that guild, why don't we pick someone from another… let's make this a bet" Nezma said.

"Oh" Vexius said.

"Let's get a girl from another guild and that's all. We may lose the tournament but we can fool around a little." Nezma said.

"Hahaha, I'm not sure man, but we can give it a try" Vexius said.

Natsu just sighed.

"Remember we are here for something and that doesn't includes fooling around" Natsu said.

"We were just suggesting. We know what we need to do, don't worry about it. We are your friends, we don't want to watch you sulking every time. It is time you forget about them." Nezma said.

"Just don't forget why we are here" Natsu said as he stood up.

"Where are you going?" Vexius asked.

"I'll take a walk" Natsu said as he left the pub.

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"Lucy are you alright?" Erza asked

"She's still asleep Erza" Gray said as he was next to her bed.

"Oh… Gray can we talk?" Erza asked

"Sure" Gray said as he followed Erza

"What is it?" Gray asked.

"Don't you think those guys are very powerful?" Erza asked.

"Yes I do, we need to avenge Lucy" Gray said.

"Yes I know. We need to promise that if any of us were to fight them, we'll fight with everything we have" Erza said.

"Yeah, I don't like the idea of watching our guild mates in bed. Also my match with that Sabertooth guy" Gray said as he tightened his fist.

"I have to tell you something. When we arrived here I saw a person in a cloak. I was sitting on a table and he/she was clearly looking at me, but when I tried to get near he/she disappeared." Erza said.

"Cloaked person?" Gray asked

"Yes, and I kept silent because of the results of the game. Those guys with the cloaks… I think they were the ones that followed me." Erza said.

"That's why you were so eager to know their identity?" Gray asked

"Yes, but I also felt nostalgic all of a sudden. My heart started pounding very fast when I was talking to the guy in the middle." Erza said.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Gray asked.

"I don't know, but it seems as if I was scared and excited at the same time. I don't know it is something really hard to explain. Anyways I think I felt that way because that was the person who followed me. I want to know her/his identity" Erza said.

"Everyone should be celebrating, those guys wouldn't be an exception. Remember that we can ask or search for their inn. Gray said.

"Yes, but only you and me, don't say anything to the others." Erza said.

Gray just nodded and followed Erza

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"Mirajane" Laxus said as he approached her.

"Yes?" Mirajane asked.

"Can we take a walk?" Laxus asked

"Mmm what for?" Mirajane asked

"I need to tell you something" Laxus said in a serious tone.

"Ok…" Mirajane said as she followed.

Laxus and Mirajane were walking and the sight was amazing. There were not many people outside but the lights of Crocus made it a delightful city. As they were walking they headed to the plaza that seemed to be the most "illuminated" place.

"What is it then?" Mirajane asked as she sat down on the side of the fountain.

"It's about stopping Natsu" Laxus said.

"Huh?" Mirajane said as she raised her head.

"You were against us at first, but why did you suddenly changed your opinion?" Laxus asked.

"Sigh… I want to help in the search of Natsu, that's all" Mirajane said.

"Well, what I wanted to tell you is that if you would be interested in forming a team with me?" Laxus asked. Some hints of red could be seen.

"A team?" Mirajane asked.

"Yes, when we fight Natsu, we don't know when we will encounter him, but I think if we team up we can work together and find him a little bit sooner." Laxus said.

"Ohh…So we a team?" Mirajane was saying as she placed her finger on her chin.

"Well if you think we can get to him a little bit sooner, then we might team up." Mirajane said as she smiled.

"She looks cute" Laxus said to himself.

"Then it is settled" Mirajane said as she started making her way.

"Wait" Laxus said as he grabbed her arm.

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"Where am I?" Natsu asked as he was admiring the city.

"I've been pretty tired lately." Natsu was saying as he saw some familiar figures.

"Mirajane?" Natsu asked. He then remembered the *scenes* with her and all the things they talked about.

"Why do you guys want me to go back? You were the ones that pushed me away. What were your real intentions when kissing me?" Natsu said to himself.

"I think I should ask her." Natsu said as he started making his way.

It was an open street. The way to the fountain was open and there was nowhere to hide.

"Guess I'll just walk and… Laxus?" Natsu asked.

"What the? This place is…where all the couples gather" Natsu said as he saw some couples.

He then saw some people and decided to blend with them.

"I'll focus and I will hear their conversation" Natsu thought.

*Heard everything*

"Stop me? Plan?" Natsu was thinking as he was focused on the conversation.

"Tsk. These guys are moving and I won't be able to hear them." Natsu said to himself as the bunch of people where he was, started to move.

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"Hey Rouge" Sting said.

"What?" Rouge answered

"Isn't that a member of the new guild?" Sting said.

"Seems like one, but all three are wearing cloaks, we won't know which one was the one who fought Fairy Tail." Rouge said.

"Do you smell it?" Sting asked

"Yes" Rouge said.

"It smells like a dragon" Both said.

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"So do you really not know anything that may lead us to Natsu?" Laxus asked

"Sigh… Fine. I talked with him, I tried to convince him, but he rejected my proposal." Mirajane said.

"Didn't we had this conversation?" Mirajane said.

"How were you trying to convince him? You just said you talked, but that's all?" Laxus asked

"I used some…some…tricks" Mirajane said as she winked and smiled.

"Tricks?" Laxus asked.

"Huh? Umm yes some tricks…" Mirajane said nervously.

"Oh… that's nicely played Mirajane" Laxus said as he grabbed her.

"Way to go, you are one step ahead of us. You used your tricks so you could bring him back right?" Laxus asked

"Uhmm…yes" Mirajane said as she sweat-dropped.

"But with what happened things can't stay quiet anymore. You need to avenge your siblings." Laxus said.

"Well I-" Mirajane was saying as Laxus interrupted her.

"You don't need to tell me. Just go ahead with your plans, now that we are a team we'll surely catch him. He needs to pay for what he has done." Laxus said.

"But that is w-" Mirajane was saying

"OH! What a surprise" Sting said as he approached a bunch of people.

"What are you doing there?" Sting asked.

This caught both Mirajane's and Laxus's attention since they were very near.

"Show your face Stygian" Sting said.

A hooded guy came out of the group of people.

"Oh… so there you were, I have a good nose you know" Sting said as he stood right in front of him.

"You know… I've been wondering… where you guys come from? What makes you strong? And most importantly why do you smell like a dragon?" Sting asked

Natsu kept quiet and looked at both Rouge and Sting.

"Dragon?" Both Mirajane and Laxus asked.

They approached the scene.

"Who are you?" Laxus asked.

Mirajane looked at him and her chest was starting to feel like it was burning.

"This was rather soon, but I guess I need to reveal my identity here" Natsu said to himself.

"I-" Natsu said as he was grabbing his hood when a hand stopped him.

"What business do you have with us" Two hooded guys appeared at Natsu's side.

"Get out of the way" A pissed Sting said.

"Nee-chan, Laxus" Elfman said as he waved and made his way to them.

"Elfman?" Mirajane said as he hurried to her brother.

"Why and how are you here?" Mirajane asked.

"Well I want to fight. Wendy-chan and Polyuska-san did a great job healing me. I heard from them, that a strange guild appeared and I wanted to fight." Elfman said.

"But-" Mirajane was saying but Laxus stopped her.

"Glad to have you here Elfman" Laxus said.

"I wouldn't be a man if I was down all this time" Elfman said proudly.

"Get out of the way you weaklings" A pissed Sting said to the Fairy Tail members.

"What?" Elfman said as he was getting angry.

"Don't interfere" Rouge said in a calm tone.

"What do you want? An annoyed Nezma said.

"Which one of you fought Fairy Tail?" Sting asked.

"Me" Nezma stepped up.

"Oh…you fought well, but you defeated a weakling that doesn't even count" Sting said in an arrogant way.

"Mhmm… Well how do you know she was weak? I think you are weaker… or at the same level, your hair is the same." Nezma said.

This caused both Vexius and Natsu to sweat drop.

"Huh? Because of my hair color?" Sting said surprised.

"Are you stupid?" Sting said.

"Huh?" Nezma said.

"Hey Natsu, that guy seems familiar…oh he was the one I fought in the forest, wonder what he's doing here." Vexius said as he laughed.

"Don't cause a scene Vexius." Natsu said.

"Hey… what do you mean by weaklings?" An annoyed Elfman said as he interrupted both Nezma and Sting.

"Get out of the way you peasant" Sting said in an arrogant tone.

"I won't let that one slide" Elfman said as he was getting angry.

"Get out of the way piece of trash." Nezma said to Elfman, but when he was about to touch him Natsu stopped him.

"Stop it, we have the tournament tomorrow, let's go" Natsu said in a demanding voice.

"Hey, why do I feel I know you guys" Elfman said pointing towards Vexius and Natsu.

"I don't know, maybe we've met before." Vexius said.

"Vexius, Let's go" Natsu said in a firm tone.

"Vexius?" Both Mirajane and Laxus said.

"You- you were the one" Elfman said as he started running towards them.

"Nezma" Natsu said.

When he was about to reach them they disappeared into the nothingness.

"What the?" Elfman said as he stopped.

"Interesting" Sting said.

"There were three. One was Nezma, the other one was Vexius and the other one… Could it be?" Mirajane was saying to herself.

"Let's go Rouge, we have no business here" Sting said to Rouge and he followed him.

"Hey you two, who was the weakling?" Elfman said as he approached them.

"Stop it" Mirajane said as she grabbed her brother.

"Let's go" Rouge said as he started making his way.

"Elfman, I need you to tell me all the details about that night when we were attacked" Mirajane said to her brother.

"Huh, oh yes. What are you and Laxus doing here?" Elfman asked as he started looking around him.

Elfman's jaw almost dropped.

"What? Don't tell me… y-ou—guys a-ar-rre li-ke that?" Elfman said as he almost fell.

"Huh?" Mirajane said as she noticed that her brother was misunderstanding.

"Yes we are" Laxus said as he grabbed Elfman.

"You need to be a man to be my sister's boyfriend" Elfman said as he stood in front of Laxus.

"Huh? We are not like that" Mirajane said almost yelling.

"So?" Elfman said as he was not comprehending.

"Mira, we need to play along or Elfman will know of our plan. I know that you don't want him involved" Laxus murmured to Mirajane.

"What good will it do tell him, that we are a couple?" Mirajane murmured to Laxus.

"Just… let me handle this, you go back to the inn." Laxus murmured.

"Sigh… ok, but we are not a couple" Mirajane raised her voice so her brother could hear.

"Come with me" Laxus said to Elfman as he dragged him.

"You know, Elfman this things are kind of complicated." Laxus was saying.

"So you are a couple or not?" Elfman asked.

"Well… we are in the process… I think" Laxus said.

"Mhmm… I know, you like her, but she likes another one?" Elfman said.

"What? I don't know, does she have a special someone?" Laxus asked.

"Shouldn't that be you?" Elfman asked in a teasing voice.

"Ok, let's help each other Elfman" Laxus said as he extended his hand.

"Help?" Elfman asked as he grabbed Laxus's hand.

"I know that you like Eve" Laxus said as he smirked.

"What! What the? Evergreen? You… I don't like that woman?" Elfman said as he blushed.

"Common, I help you with her and you help me with your sister." Laxus said.

"I won't meddle in my sister business. If you want her, do your part." Elfman said in a firm tone.

"Well… I guess I won't help you with Eve. For the record Mirajane seems to be fixated on Natsu" Laxus said.

"Natsu?" Elfman asked

"Yes, since you guys came back from your training, she met Natsu and his companions kicked yours and Lissanna's asses." Laxus said.

"What? I'm not following, what do you mean Natsu and his companions? How is Natsu related with those guys?" Elfman asked confused.

"Let me inform you. You've been out and you don't what happened. You can ask your sister later if you don't believe me." Laxus said.

Elfman just nodded and went with Laxus.

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"Sigh" A tired Erza stopped.

"We've searched through every pub and we never found them" Erza said.

"Yes I know, but they gave us the location to the place where they are staying" Gray said.

"I hope that's true. Every single person we asked, told us a different place." Erza said as she almost started to drag her feet.

"Here, lets knock and wait for them to open" Gray said.

"I'm exhausted and we have the tournament tomorrow" Erza said.

"But we need to find them" Erza said as she regained her composure.

"Hi there, what are you doing so late?" A person said.

"Who is that?" Gray asked

"Oh, Doranbolt, long time no see." Gray asked.

"You guys have the tournament tomorrow. What are you doing this late? Looking for someone? Want me to help?" Doranbolt said.

"No, thanks we are fine" Erza said as she grabbed Gray.

"We are in our way to our rooms, have a good night" Erza said as she dragged Gray with her.

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"What was the deal with those guys?" Nezma said.

"I don't know" Vexius responded.

"Don't cause a ruckus out there." Natsu said.

"You made a good decision Natsu, you are processing well" Vexius said.

"Anyways, lets head to our rooms, we need to rest" Natsu said as he was making his way.

"Stop" Natsu said as he froze in his place.

"Again?" Nezma asked bored.

"What are they doing here?" Vexius asked.

"I don't know, do not make contact with them, we'll watch from here and wait until they leave." Natsu said.

"Is that?" Vexius said as he started to get closer.

"These bastards" Vexius said.

"They brought one of the dogs of the council with them." Vexius said to both Nezma and Natsu.

"So they know?" Nezma asked as he readied himself.

"Wait, they are leaving" Natsu said calmly.

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"What was that for?" Gray asked.

"We don't need the council to meddle in this. Remember Ultear, Jellal and Meredy are with us" Erza said.

"Yes, but isn't that guy trustworthy?" Gray asked.

"We don't know. Also we don't need anyone else finding about Natsu" Erza said.

"Ok, let's head back." Gray said.

"Yes, we'll continue the search tomorrow" Erza said.

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"What could they want from us?" Nezma asked as he jumped into his bed.

"I don't know, maybe they are mad because of their friend, but why the council?" Vexius asked.

"Go to sleep, we have the tournament tomorrow" Natsu said as he turned off the lights.

"Ok" Both Nezma and Vexius said.

"So this is your plan Fairy Tail." Natsu was thinking.

"First, Erza is the one that tries to deceive me and tries to take me back. She then betrays me, and then Mirajane makes her move. She tried to use the same tactic as Erza… Tricks? Huh? So Laxus gave you that idea. I think I'm understanding now.

Mirajane "flirted" with me so I could give up and so I could go to jail again. These guys got Elfman and Lisanna and she not only wants to see me in jail, but wants vengeance as well. Laxus is in some sort of a relationship with her and they are planning to bring me down. As for Gray and Erza, they seem to be searching for me, but the one that gave the orders was master. Also Jellal is with them, there's no way Mystogan came back from Edolas… I get it now, all the big fish of Fairy Tail are after my head. Zeref told me to be careful, but the way things are going, this might not end well." Natsu said as he then smirked.

"They have treated me like a wimp. What Acnologia said was true. True power comes from the hatred, bonds and friendship make you weak. I think they've never accepted me from the beginning, they treated me nicely, but a single mistake was all it took for them to hate and corner me. People are not as nice as I thought, I was a fool back then, but not anymore. I need to show them that I've changed, the childish and stupid Natsu you knew… is no more." Natsu said as he then curled in his bed.

"Well, it makes no sense thinking about this anymore, tomorrow I'll show them what true power is." Natsu said as he then fell asleep.

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"Welcome to GMG second day" The announcer said.

"For the first part we will have one participant of each guild in the game called Chariot. The purpose of this game is to reach the goal, but the cars are in movement and a single mistake can lead to failure" The announcer said.

"It seems it has started and Team Fariy Tail B and Sabertooth are having a little bit of trouble. They are in last place and they are not even moving" The announcer excited.

"In the lead there's Ichiya, Yuuka and Risley. These three from Blue Pegasus, Mermaid Heel and Lamia Scale. A little bit behind are Bacchus from Quatro Cerberus and Vexius from Stygian Phoenix."

"This hangover is killing me" Bacchus said.

"Hahaha" He laughed between hiccups and stomped the cars. Every car was destroyed and the ones in the lead fell down.

"He was making his way, but Vexius was behind him.

"You are persistent aren't you?" Bacchus said as he started to run faster.

"Ohh… well then Dimension-" Vexius was saying as he remembered that Natsu said that they shouldn't use their magic unless they were in combat.

*Bacchus won 1st place and Vexius 2nd, the other were as in the anime. Gajeel gave a speech similar to Natsu's"

"Ohhh… what an exciting event, now for the second part, we'll have some 1 on 1 battles. The guild that are participating are: Stygian Phoenix, Lamia Scale, Fairy Tail, Mermaid Heel, Sabertooth, Blue Pegasus and Quatro Cerberus" The announcer said.

"Well then, the first battle is going to be Fairy Tail vs Quatro Cerberus. The participants are Bacchus and Elfman" The announcer said.

"Huh? Elfman, when did he?" Cana and almost everyone said.

"Well he came back last night and changed places with Wendy. Wendy has been taking care of Carla because she is not feeling well." Macao explained.

*As in anime*

"Let's make a bet, your sisters are mine if I win" Bacchus said in a teasing way

"Huh?" Laxus said as tick mark could be seen on his face.

"Is this idiot serious?" Laxus said.

"Calm down Laxus" Jellal said.

*Went as in anime*

"Well I'm surprised everyone in the arena must be surprised this was truly a man's battle" The announcer said, as many people shouted and stood up to cheer for Elfman.

"This has been a great, now for the second match we have Mirajane vs Jenny.

Everyone was cheering, but the others were thinking that this was decided. Mirajane was going to be the winner hands down.

"So Mirajane why don't we make this more interesting" Jenny said.

*They agreed to a pin-up model event*

"So let's start" The announcer said.

They were modeling in some sort of daring pieces, the pieces of clothe were constantly being changed and all the cheering came from men.

"I have to admit it, that silver-hair has a nice body, and the gold-hair is good too." Nezma said.

"What do you think Natsu?" Nezma asked.

"This is a waste of our time" Natsu said as he was watching the "match"

"Well, this is to entertain us we should enjoy it" Vexius said.

"Mhmm…" Natsu said as he then smirked.

"Oh! Now all the girls are joining the event" An excited announcer said.

"Hoho… there are some nice girls in the other guilds as well" Nezma said.

"Yes I agree…Well the blonde and the red-haired are participating as well" Vexius said.

Natsu kept silent and watched the event until it came to a conclusion.

"The winner is Mirajane. What a fantastic event, we should have more of this type of events." The announcer said, everyone around him agreed.

"Well for the third match we have Kagura vs Yuukino. Sabertooth vs Mermaid Heel, let's see how this battle goes" The announcer said.

*Went as in anime*

"Well I guess every single battle has had an agreement. I can't wait to see the other battle" The announcer said.

"Well, for the final battle we have Stygian Phoenix vs Lamia Scale. The participants are Toby Horhorta and Nezma. Let the final battle begin." The announcer said.

Both reached the middle of the arena and stopped and analyzed their opponent.

*I don't really know how to put the sound of Toby, but it is like a dog sound… I think"

"Wuu… You seem to be strong, but let me tell you I will win this fight" Toby said.

"Take off your hood, let me see who you are. I want to see person I'm fighting with." Toby said.

"Nezma?" Vexius said.

"Huh, so that guy didn't wanted to put his name there." Nezma said.

"Well let's see what he's planning" Nezma said.

"So tell me, who are you?" Toby said.

"You're not worth telling my identity" Natsu said in a calm voice.

"Huh? Me? I will defeat you and remove that hood of yours!" Toby yelled as he charged towards Natsu.

He got some sort of green claws out of nowhere and started attacking him, his speed was incredible he was attacking non-stop, but Natsu was dodging everything with ease.

"Ohh… I thought he was a weak one, but it seems the dog-like guy is actually formidable, but the guy seems to be having no problems." Gray said.

Everyone in Fairy Tail was silent as they were watching the match.

"Nezma" Lucy said as she tightened her grip.

"This is laughable that dog-like guy has no chance" Laxus said as he then laughed a little bit.

"It is good to see that the guy is inspired by the other matches, even though he may be at disadvantage he's not stepping back" Erza said as she started cheering for Lamia Scale.

The Fairy Tail members noticed that Erza was cheering and they started to follow her.

"Go Lamia Scale!" Cana yelled

"Defeat those arrogant guys!" Juvia yelled.

"Go Lamia" Almost everyone was cheering, but Master and Mavis were quiet.

"Go Lamia!" Mirajane yelled.

"Defeat that guy!" Both Lucy and Lisanna yelled.

This pumped Toby and he started to attack with more ferocity and speed.

"Ohh… so you are happy that they are cheering for you" Natsu said as he was dodging every attack with ease.

"Why don't you wig your tail and stick out your tongue too… you failure of a dog" Natsu said.

This made Toby very angry and he started to attack with more ferocity, his attacks had no sense of direction anymore, they were thrown aimlessly.

"I'm getting bored" Natsu said as he then waited for Toby to attack and he grabbed his arm and kicked his elbow making Toby to kneel down in pain.

"Let's see, I will remove my hood if you win, but if I win?" Natsu said as he then started thinking.

"I'll tell you my deepest secret" Toby said in a low voice.

"Huh?" Natsu asked

"I've kept this secret. I'll tell it if you win" Toby said as he stood up.

"Mmm… ok" Natsu said as he readied himself.

"Come" Natsu said.

Toby charged at him again and kept attacking to best of his ability.

"Seems they've wagered something" The announcer said.

"Yajima-san what do you think?" The announcer said.

"I think the guy is doing a great job, but he's getting tired." Yajima said.

"Also I have a bad feeling about the hooded guy" Yajima said, which caused Makarov to look at where they were.

"So you've sensed it too" Makarov said.

"Hah!" Toby was attacking, but his attacks were a lot slower and he was sweating a lot.

"Is that all?" Natsu said.

"I'm tired of dodging you know. I think you've done well" Natsu said.

"I'm going to win!" Toby yelled as he charged at him again, but Natsu with great speed ran and kicked Toby's stomach, which caused Toby to fly some meters and almost lose consciousness.

"What the?" Almost everyone said.

"I think we have a winner. It was not as entertaining as the other matches, but we could see an opponent with great will" The announcer said.

Natsu walked calmly and stopped at where Toby landed.

"What is your secret then" Natsu said as he grabbed Toby and helped him to sit down.

Toby just sat there for a minute, because he needed to catch his breath.

"My secret is that I can't find my sock. I've been searching for it and I can't find it." Toby said as he showed one of the socks to Natsu and he started crying.

"HuH?" Natsu said.

"Well what can I say" Vexius said as he started laughing.

"Hahahaha, is that guy for real" Nezma laughed.

Almost everyone sweat-dropped at Toby's confession.

"You know pal, what's your name again?" Natsu said as he helped him stand.

"Toby" Toby said as he accepted Natsu's help.

"Your other sock is right here" Natsu said as he tore off the sock-necklace from Toby.

This caused Toby to start crying.

"You are a good person" Toby said as he reached for his sock.

"Good for you" Erza said as she was moved by the scene.

"I don't know what to say about this" Gray said as he saw his friend.

"No I'm not" Natsu said as the sock he had in his hands turned into ashes.

"Huh?" Everyone said as they watched the scene.

Toby started crying as he saw his sock turned into ashes.

"How could-" Was all that he said as a feet landed on his face, sending him flying until he crashed at the walls of the arena.

"This was stupid" Natsu said as he recovered his stance.

Erza was mad and Gray held her so she wouldn't step in the arena.

"Let me make your wish come true" Natsu said as he removed his hood.

"Can't be" Almost every Fairy Tail member said as the hood was removed.

It revealed a pink-haired guy but the mid-face mask wasn't helping.

Natsu grabbed the mask and removed it.

"My name is Natsu Dragneel leader of Stygian Phoenix" Natsu said as he turned around and looked at his former guild.

Some sobs could be heard, but in its majority silence reigned the place.

"Y-ou- you are alive" Erza said as she couldn't believe her eyes.

"Natsu" Mirajane said as she started making her way.

"Stop" Laxus grabbed her, but she refused to be stopped and removed Laxus's hand from hers.

"So we were right" Makarov said as he looked at Natsu.

"It is Natsu" Lucy said astonished.

"Natsu" Lisanna started crying as she was trying to get to where Natsu was.

"What happened to you Salamander, now you are copying my style" Gajeel said as he saw Natsu's earring.

There were mixed emotions but almost every member was getting ready to jump to where Natsu was.

"Stop it!" Was all that was heard and all the joy was killed.

"Stop it you stupid children, he's not the Natsu we know" Makarov said as a tear could be seen forming in his eye.

"Don't go down there" Makarov said as almost every member was speechless, but they obeyed their Master.

"Natsu" Mirajane said as she was running at great speed.

"I said stop it" Laxus said as he almost tackled her.

"Natsu" Erza said as she passed Mirajane and Laxus and threw a punch at Natsu.

"Where were you?" Erza said as her punch was stopped.

"Where were you" Erza gave up and started crying.

She hugged Natsu and tightened her embrace so no one could separate them.

"I… so " Erza said between sobs.

"I… wanted- to see… you—so badly, I h-ave a lot of things to explain to you" Erza said as she kept hugging him, but Natsu didn't hugged her back.

"Get away from him Erza" Jellal said as he approached the scene.

"Get away Erza!" Makarov yelled

"I will explain to them that you are not a monster, that you are one of us" Erza said.

"I don't know what you are talking about" Natsu said in a calm tone

"Huh" Erza said as she looked at Natsu.

"Get off me" Natsu said in a menacing voice.

"Get off me" Natsu repeated

"But…" Erza was perplexed.

She then felt that someone pulled her and she released Natsu from the hug.

"Huh" Erza said

"Get away from him, he's dangerous" Jellal said as he grabbed her.

Natsu "cleaned" his cloak and started walking away.

"Natsu!" Erza yelled as she released herself from Jellal.

"Stop" Jellal chased her.

"I'm not your friend" Natsu said as he raised his palm.

"Wind crusher" Natsu said as an invisible wall hit Jellal, Erza, Laxus and Mirajane and caused them to fly until they crashed with some spectators.

"What the?" Sting said surprised.

"What happened" Lucy said astonished.

"Don't get me wrong, you guys are not my friends and have never been. I once tried to be your friend but you betrayed me. Don't get too friendly with me, we are enemies." Natsu said as he slowly started making his way.

"Was that… wind magic?" Wendy said surprised.

"How and where?" Carla said.

"I don't know what is going on, but restrain him" Doranbolt said as he jumped into the arena and ordered some officials to stop him.

The officials charged at him.

Natsu kneeled down and hit the ground with his palm, this caused the ground to tremble and the officials were sent flying high in the sky.

"Burn" Natsu said as he lifted his hand and each finger lit on fire. He then hit every single person that was flying and their clothes started to burn.

"Juvia" Gray said as she immediately threw some water and she extinguished the fire from the officials.

"What the?" Both Vexius and Nezma said as they were watching.

"Pathetic" Natsu said as he turned around and started walking.

"What happened to you…? Natsu?" Lisanna said as some tears started to fall down.

"So what should we do?" The announcer said as he saw Yajima-san.

"The match is over, so this doesn't count" Arcadios said as he entered to where the commentators were.

"What do you mean?" The announcer said.

"I shall allow this. The match was over and some intruders came, he was in all his liberty of doing whatever he wanted." Arcadios said.

"But" The announcer said.

Arcadios glared at him.

"Ok" The announcer said.

"So everyone as we've been told, this match belongs to Natsu Dragneel." The announcer said.

"Gather everyone up" Master said as he left.

"Wasn't that guy part of Fairy Tail before?" Hibiki asked.

"His perfume is not a good one" Ichiya said as he was doing some poses.

"Who was that guy?" Kagura asked.

"Are you interested?" Arana Webb said.

"Don't be stupid, I was just asking. He sent those guys flying as if they were nothing" Kagura said.

"He's Natsu Dragneel an ex-member of that guild. I remember when we saw Erza in the Tower of Heaven." Milliana said.

"He's a dangerous foe" Kagura said as she started making her way.

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"How's everyone doing?" Lucy asked as she stopped Wendy.

"Everyone is alright, they are S-class mages none of them suffered any heavy injuries" Wendy said as she tried to smile.

"I know that this is hard, but there's no going back with this" Lucy said.

*Sob*

"I… cant- -erstand. Why? Wh..at happ..ened with Natsu-san?" Wendy said as she was at the verge of crying.

"I don't know Wendy, but he seems to not care about us anymore. He's indeed our enemy now, we need to bring him down." Lucy said.

"Everyone!" Master said as everyone turned his way.

"As you could see… this day was not a pleasant one. I'm happy that he's alive, but the way he reacted that's unforgivable. It is for all of you to know that Natsu is not a member of our guild. The guild-mark he had is no more, and apparently he doesn't want to come back. I won't force anyone to rejoin our guild, but it is known that doors are open." Master said.

"Today's events opened my eyes, and we need to take serious measures. We need to see what's happening with Natsu. Who's the one responsible for his misbehavior and how are we going to accomplish bringing him to his senses. I won't assure anything, he might not want to come back, but he's part of our family. Some of you may disagree, but a son is a son, and I want to know what's troubling him.

I apologize to everyone because we tried to keep this secret, but we cannot handle the situation alone. I want to tell every single Fairy Tail member that as of today, Fairy Tail's first priority is bringing down Stygian Phoenix and retrieving Natsu. If things don't go well…well time will tell, as of now that's our mission. I ask every single member for your cooperation, you are to use all your strength when battling, and never risk yourselves." Master said as he started making his way.

"I can't believe he's so soft with him" Elfman said.

"What Laxus told me, if that's true, I can't a let a dangerous man like Natsu being close to my sisters." Elfman said.

"As a man I cannot allow this." Elfman said as he tightened his fist.

"You heard Master" Cana said.

"I don't think we can stop him. The only ones capable of doing so are the S-class ones." Cana said as she started drinking.

"Still… It is kind of strange that Master wants to bring him back. He's not a member of our guild anymore, why does he wants to bring him again?" Macao said.

"Who knows, things are like this because of a mistake, but the way Natsu is reacting, I don't know what to think now" Wakaba said.

*Knock* *Knock*

"Erza" Gray said as he entered the room where Erza and Mirajane were.

"Gray?" Mirajane asked.

"Yes. O hey Mira, how are you feeling?" Gray asked.

"Oh, thanks I'm fine, just some bruises" Mirajane said in a sad tone.

"Mmmm… Natsu got you guys pretty good. I really wonder how he accomplished that" Gray said.

"I don't know" Mirajane said in a low tone and then she lowered her head.

"Anyways, do you happen to know where Erza is?" Gray asked.

"She left already, she might be outside" Mirajane responded.

"Okay, then I'll let you rest" Gray said as he started making his way.

"Gray" Mirajane said.

"Yes" Gray responded.

"Do you think Natsu is bad?" Mirajane asked.

"Mmm… I don't know anymore. The way he acted today makes me wonder what he's thinking." Gray said.

"I think that Natsu is not acting alone. Well he's not acting by his own ideals, I think he's doing this because he wants to obtain something" Mirajane said.

"What makes you say that?" Gray asked.

"Sit down and put your clothes on" Mirajane said.

"Oh… shit, I'm sorry" Gray said.

"I know that you are very close to Erza and that you are helping her reach Natsu" Mirajane said.

"Ahmmm… well we are cooperating so we can bring that idiot here. You heard Master didn't you?" Gray asked.

"Well… yes but to be honest, I haven't said anything of this to anyone… so could you keep a secret?" Mirajane asked.

"Uhmmm… yes I think" Gray said.

"Well, the day we were attacked my siblings fought Natsu's allies and I encountered Natsu" Mirajane said.

"Really?" Gray asked surprised.

"Yes… I wanted to tell this to everyone, but I was selfish and then my siblings were injured…so everything became a mess" Mirajane said.

"Well… to be honest I never fought Natsu. We had a… special moment and then he told me he wanted to know something" Mirajane said.

"Special moment? Know something?" Gray asked.

"Well I won't go into details, but yes he said he wanted to know something. I tried to get him back with us, but that's when he said he needed to know something. I think that's why he's acting this way. Maybe he's in trouble and he needs our help." Mirajane said.

"Well that idiot is a very stubborn guy, but if he was in trouble he could've told us." Gray said.

"I came to that conclusion, but after the events of today, I started pondering on his words and his actions, and I came to the conclusion that he's lonely. He's feeling lonely and that's why he's acting this way. He feels like no one is there to help him." Mirajane said.

"Well, that could be true…. I think, but how do you know that there is not another thing" Gray said.

"Well, Lisanna said that maybe he's acting this way because it is something involving his foster father. She said he always acted like that when something about his father popped up." Mirajane said.

"Maybe, it is something about his father, and the more reason for him to feel alone. He's searching for him or something happened and that's why he needs our help." Mirajane said as she stood up.

"Calm down… That could be true, but we need evidence. I will like to talk with Erza about what you've said and maybe we can help" Gray said.

"Well… it is ok with me, but how are you going to convince her?" Mirajane asked

"Don't worry… I don't think it'll be that hard." Gray said.

"Maybe… what happened today…?" Mirajane was saying as she placed her finger on her chin.

"Do you happen to know… why she hugged Natsu?" Mirajane asked.

"Mmm… I don't know… maybe she missed him" Gray said nervously.

"Do you happen to know something about those two?" Mirajane asked.

"It is getting late, and I need to talk with her…. See ya" Gray said as he ran towards the door.

"Gray… you know something don't you? Has something happened between those two that we are not aware of?" Mirajane asked as a tick mark was forming on her head.

"How should I know… ask Erza" Gray said nervously.

"If I remember correctly… Natsu said someone visited him before I went…could it be" Mirajane was saying as she heard the door and saw Gray running.

"You are pretty sly Erza" Mirajane said as she sat down on the bed.

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"Erza?" A voice said.

"Yes?" Erza responded.

"I'm glad I ran unto you." The voice said.

"Who are you?" Erza said as she readied herself.

A cloaked person approached her and Erza froze at her place.

"You are…" Erza said.

"I see you are surprised" Lucy said as she removed her hood.

"Why are you on a cloak Lucy?" Erza asked as she sheathed her sword.

"Well I'm not the Lucy you know" Lucy said.

"Huh?" Erza asked dumbfounded.

"Well you know me, but I'm from the future?" Lucy said.

"Huh? What happened Lucy, you are acting like this, because of the today's events?" Erza asked as she remembered what happened.

"No. I'm telling you the truth, I'm here so we can stop Natsu, before that horrible thing occurs" Lucy said.

"Natsu? Why, something happens?" Erza asked

"Well, it may be a long story so please come with me." Lucy said as she dragged Erza with her.

"So… what is it that you want to prevent?" Erza asked

"Well, three days from now everything might go accordingly, but Natsu is going to try avenge his fallen comrades" Lucy said.

"Huh?" Erza asked.

"Yes, apparently when the GMG finishes everyone is going to despise Natsu, some hatred will be formed between the members of the guild and they will pursue Stygian Phoenix." Lucy said.

"Natsu will not try to escape and he will take everyone head on, but when he was fighting, you were almost killed by one of his comrades, because of that Jellal and the others set a trap for them and they capture and kill both Natsu's comrades." Lucy said.

"But that's outrageous. How can they?" Erza asked

"That's not all. The other guilds will help Fairy Tail and then war came. Natsu opened an ancient seal and he commanded a lot of dragons that were supposed to be dead." Lucy said.

"This dragons will take almost everyone's lives, while I was escaping that war he was fighting, but almost all of his opponents were killed." Lucy said.

"Us?" Erza said.

"Yes, almost every single member of Fairy Tail was wiped out, and Natsu's appearance drastically changed from killing every single member. When we were escaping, Mira was holding Natsu, but she wasn't going to last so Carla and you helped me to escape. As I escaped I watched all the destruction, but then I saw that Natsu was in pain. I approached him and saw that he was kneeling down and he was grabbing his scarf. The scarf was cut in half and he was holding it and you were some meters from there. The scarf was still black and then he reached his hand and gave me his scarf. I was speechless and couldn't move, then the worst happened some people of the council got there and they started fighting Natsu. Master with his last breath defended him, but was killed in the process. Natsu was way too tired and he had no energy left, so he was killed in the scene." Lucy said.

"But, that's impossible, how could he, why?" Erza was trying to say something.

"But that was not all, when I was there watching Natsu's body a person came. I presume he was Zeref, he came and watched the scene. He just closed his eyes and said something. I think he said Acnologia or something like that. He then said that the world was going to end, I just looked at him and he helped me stand up. He then grabbed the scarf from my hand and admired it. He just turned around and put the scarf on Natsu's head, and he said. ~This was not what I expected, I guess you were not ready. I will teach this world a lesson. ~

"All that happened and then I came across a machine. I don't know what happened and now I'm here in the past, well present for you" Lucy said.

Erza was speechless.

"Just think about this, Erza. Don't tell anyone that you've met me. I believe that this scarf is the key to change the fate of this world. Help Natsu and if it comes to it, destroy the scarf before Zeref comes" Lucy said.

"But that might kill Natsu" Erza said.

"I don't know, but he will destroy this world, and there will be no one that can stop him." Lucy said.

"But, the people in the council, the Ten Wizard Saints. I will never kill Natsu." Erza said.

"When he left, Natsu said something to me. That there was no one that could stop Zeref. Natsu is the key to stopping Zeref and the scarf is the key to stopping him. His last words were ~I'm sorry~. Natsu wiped out seven of the ten wizard saints. And you were not the one that cut Natsu's scarf, it was himself." Lucy said.

"So… he stopped himself?" Erza asked.

"Yes, well that's what happened in my future, but I don't want to see you guys die. Everything went wrong since then. Please stop him before anything goes that way." Lucy said.

"But how can I" Erza was trying to process all the information.

"Someone's coming this way. Please don't tell anyone that you've met me." Lucy said.

"I think we can formulate a plan. Find a way in which we can control Natsu. I don't know what, but maybe you can make negotiate with him… maybe you can use the scarf." Lucy said as she then disappeared.

"Erza!" Gray said as he approached to where Erza was.

"What are you doing here?" Gray asked.

Erza was silent.

"Hey I talked with Mirajane. I have something to tell you" Gray said as he approached Erza.

"Not right now Gray. Please I'm exhausted can we talk tomorrow?" Erza said as she started making her way.

"Ok… but Mirajane said she thinks Natsu is not acting alone. That there's some hidden motive that's causing that behavior." Gray said.

"Hidden motive?" Erza said.

"I will talk with you tomorrow first thing in the morning okay Gray?" Erza said.

"Ok" Gray responded.

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"What did the council told you?" Mavis asked

"They said that they were going to dispose of Natsu. He was emanating an aura similar to Zeref. They said it was far too dangerous to have someone being similar to Zeref, so if we don't do our job properly they'll kill him. Everything seemed to calm down since we disappeared for 7 years. But today when he revealed his identity things got complicated." Makarov said.

"Zeref huh" Mavis said.

"You seem to know him." Makarov said.

"Yes, he was the reason of my early death" Mavis said.

Makarov just lowered his head.

"I believe that he's doing this because he really wants to die now. I was chosen back then, but it seems Natsu is the new chosen one." Mavis said.

"Chosen?" Makarov asked.

"I will explain it to you tomorrow. It is getting late, we should be heading to sleep now." Mavis said as she made her way.

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Third day of the GMG

"Welcome everyone to the third day of the Great Magic Games." The announcer said.

"The first event is called pandemonium" The announcer said.

*Erza challenged the 100 monsters*

"She is crazy" Nezma said.

"She wants to prove that she's strong" Natsu said.

"They left Vexius out of the fun" Nezma said as he laughed.

"How are we going to catch Natsu?" Jellal said.

"We need Erza and Mirajane in this. We need someone to deal with those pests around him. We will deal with him directly." Laxus said.

"When this games end?" Jellal said.

"Yes. We need this to end and then we will strike, I'll tell you the details when we gather them." Laxus said.

"So what did Erza said Gray?" Mirajane asked as she approached Gray.

"I wasn't able to talk with her. She said she was way too tired and that she was going to talk with me, but we haven't been able to." Gray said.

"Mmm… we have a pending conversation Gray." Mirajane said.

"Just ask Erza… she will tell you what you want to know" Gray said.

"What is it that I want to know?" Mirajane asked.

"It is a fantastic match!" The announcer said excited.

*The fight was going as in the anime*

"What a marvelous match we've seen" The announcer said.

"The strongest fairy-Titania has defeated a 100 monsters. The strongest guild 7 years ago has shown its power" The announcer said as some tears could be seen forming on almost every member of Fairy Tail.

She was teleported back to the arena and she raised her sword. Every member was cheering for her and she just smiled. She slowly lowered her sword pointing towards Natsu.

Natsu could feel Erza's gaze and then she smiled brightly. Natsu just watched as she smiled.

"Same smile as back then" Natsu said to himself.

"Requip" Erza said

"What the-?" Natsu said as he watched the scene.

Erza smirked as the scarf appeared out of nowhere. She gently caressed it and she wrapped it around her neck. She then let out a faint smile and started making her way to where her comrades were.

"What's the meaning of this?" Natsu asked confused and showing some hints of anger.

"Oh…shit" Nezma said as he grabbed his head.

"You idiot." Vexius said as he watched her pass by.

"That's a nice one Erza" Future Lucy said from the tribunes.

"Ohh… what an interesting turn of events" Zeref said.

"I wonder what she is planning with that… let's see your determination… Titania" Zeref said as he smirked.

Well this is chapter "12". I was going to name this 12-13, but I think it is okay. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I really appreciate all your reviews and comments. Of course I thank everyone who has given some ideas to the story and for all who review. The reviews and comments really help me, be it negative or positive ones, I really appreciate them.

As for the next chapter I want to upload it before or in the 20's of August. I hope you look forward to it and I hope everyone stays well.

PD: I really appreciate the new ideas everyone gave. Of course I couldn't put many, but all of them kind of inspired me to write this chapter. I hope you can keep sharing your ideas.

Thanks again.

Xaze-