Well it's nice to see that we've draw more FAVORITE and FOLLOWERS. Shame the reviews didn't pass 840 but hopefully this chapter will delight you all. Again we're sorry for the wait but as it was mentioned, things are getting more busy which is why it will be taking us more time to get the next chapters ready.

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FINALLY THE WINNER OF THE MISS FAIRY TAIL CONTEST WILL BE REVEALED! (Surprise winner in store)

Fairy Tail: Omniverse Invasion

Chapter 25: Things Settling Down; The Fantasia Parade

Fairy Tail Guild Hall

At first it was dark for him, as he opened his eyes. Everything was a bit blurry at first, but shapes and colors were starting to form before him. Ben closed his eyes hard as he groaned a little and awoke to see where he was. "Wha…" he groaned. "Wh… where am I?"

He tried to raise himself up but found that his body wouldn't move. He struggled trying to lift his upper body but it wouldn't budge an inch, it felt like his body being weighed down by more gravity. He found his head to be the only thing he could really move so he turned it to the right to try and get a clue as to what was going on. It looked like he was in the Fairy Tail Guild, but possibly in the back. There, everyone was being treated as much as possible, though they seemed to be in faster recovery. Though he was stinging a bit, as he looked down at himself. His chest had been bandaged, as was his right arm, and a few spots to where Laxus's lightning hit him. Compared to the others, he seemed to be in the middle of recovery… while he took a gander in the corner, and chuckled at one in particular that were recovering.

Apparently Natsu had Gray has been beaten up like the rest. And as such, they were wrapped up like freakin' mummies, as well as mumbling completely like one. Well, actually, it was Natsu who was doing all the mumbling, since his mouth was wrapped up, and Gray was just sitting beside him yelling how no one can understand his gibberish. Apparently the two had taken a beating from various targets; Natsu's were easy to determine that they were caused by Laxus. While he recalled that Gray got his from fighting that weirdo Bickslow.

Ben sighed, as managed to raise his hand to his head and rubbed his fingers through his hair, as he groaned, "Well, we can at least say this nightmare is finally over, I'm not sure I got anything left in me to keep fighting."

"The only real nightmare is that fool's grandson's pitiful excuse for a rating game," an elderly woman spoke up, as Ben turned to see the owner of the voice. She was a slim and tall elderly Caucasian woman with pink hair, tied in a bun on the back of her head by two large pins with crescent moon-shaped edges, and with two bangs of hair left framing her face. She had reddish eyes that were displaying a very stern look and a beauty mark located below her mouth, on the left side of her face.

Her attire consisted of a dark green blouse with a tie around the collar, paired with a long matching skirt and simple shoes. Over this, she sported a crimson-colored cape, with a wide collar decorated by massive Dragon horn-like decorations protruding outwards, and edges adorned by white, arch-like motif. Another noticeable thing about her was that she had a frown that seemed to be permanently displayed.

Ben blinked in a little surprise, seeing someone new to the Guild. Being polite as he could, he waved to her and smiled, "Hey, I'm Ben. Ben Tennyson. Nice to…"

"I detest humans," she curtly stated, as she walked away to a cabinet to take out some things for medicine most likely and check on the other patients while. "Including cocky little pretty boys."

Ben blinked, as he seemed to take it rather grimace, as he frowned, "Well, you're human too, aren't ya?" She turned around to give him a stern stare down, which Ben shrunk back, as he gulped, "You know what, forget I said that."

"Makarov told me about you while I was tending to your injuries, boy," the lady addressed to him. "He says you're quite a level-headed young man, next to everyone around here."

Ben's fear dropped down, as he seemed relaxed, "Oh, thank you."

"He also said at times, you're so full of yourself, your overconfidence is suffocating and nauseating," the woman replied, earning Ben to slunk his shoulders in defeat.

But then raised his head up, as he asked, "Well, you know a whole lot about me, but I don't know anything about you. How come I've never seen you here before?"

The woman turned to Ben, as she simply replied, "My name is Porlyusica. I'm a healer who lives in the forest near Magnolia, and I have no desire to socialize with the likes of you, young man." She then turned away, as she stated, "Now that I've tended to your wounds, I'm leaving."

Ben blinked, but then did his best to stop her, as he asked, "Wait. What about everyone else? Who's gonna take care of everyone?"

Porlyusica merely stopped before she left, and stated, "I've already healed everyone else. You just need to recover." She then turned a little, as a scheming calm smile spread on her face, "Besides… there's a special nurse that volunteered to look after you."

That nurse comment made Ben a little worried, as he gulped, "Uh, she doesn't happen to smell like beer, does she?"

"BEN!" a feminine voice called out.

Suddenly, Juvia popped out of nowhere, and stood before Ben, who somehow jumped back in his bed when his head reared back, as he was nearly shaken with surprise. But it wasn't Juvia's popping out of nowhere that spooked him. It was what she was currently wearing. She was wearing a sexy tight white nurse's gown with the mini-skirt stopping halve way down her thighs, black panty hose that showed off her legs, white high heels and a little nurse's hat resting on her head showing off her blue short hair. Her gown had a red cross on her abdominal area with a matching smaller one on her hat. Needless to say Ben found her appearance to be very attention grabbing as he couldn't look away from her.

She stopped right in front of Ben, giving him an eyeful of her sexy outfit, as she gave him a cute-looking pout of concern for him. "Ben, how are you feeling?" she asked, as she placed the back of her hand on his forehead. "You're not still sore, are you?"

Ben stood frozen for a moment before her touch snapped him out of it and he politely pulled her hand back, as he responded, "Well other than feeling like someone sucked all the blood out of me and then pouring it back in to me before I dropped dead, I'm perfectly fine." But then he had to ask, "So what's with the nurse's outfit? You lose a bet or something, or is Erza asking you to model for her outfits?"

Juvia chuckled at Ben's sense of humor, as she simply answered, "Oh Ben, you have such a humorous wit about you. No, Lady Porlyusica was having trouble getting everyone healed, so I volunteered." She then stood up, and twirled in her outfit, as she smiled, "And yes, Erza loaned this to me." She then stopped, as she made a cute pose, and asked, "Don't I look like a real nurse?"

Ben gulped, his cheeks beginning to fluster, as he realized… she was really sexy in that getup. "Yeah and um…" he gulped, as he realized he was stuttering: something he never did. Boy, was Juvia sexy in that getup, it was hard for him to look at her without sweating up nervously, but he managed to get it out, "Well… I think… you look… really pretty in that dress. Like really hot and sexy to the point that I'm starting to lose it" he thought the last past to himself after speaking.

Juvia flushed for a moment, and then smiled brightly, as she lunged at him, hugging him tightly as she thanked him, "Oh, thank you, Ben! This makes wearing this slightly revealing outfit worth it if you give me praise in looking so lovely in it!"

Ben blushed, not from the hug, but as always, her impressive chest pressed against his. He sighed, looking up at the ceiling, "Guess she forgot about the whole being friends thing. I guess I can let it slide for now. She spent the whole time worried about me during the fight; this is probably the best I can do for her for now." But then a thought struck him, as he pushed her away slighlty, and asked, "Wait! That old lady asked you to do this, and no one else?"

"Well, everyone else was in recovery, and Mirajane's looking over Elfman," Juvia explained earning a slight guilty look from Ben since he was the one who put Elfman here when he fought him. "Levy's looking over Jet and Droy…"

Ben blinked, as he asked, "Well, what about Cana, Lucy and Bisca?"

Juvia went wide eye in surprise at the alcoholics name, and then looked away, as she grimaced a little, remembering what had happened hours ago during everyone's recovery.

Flashback

Cana had managed to get Juvia alone as everyone was recovering. Juvia looked rather calm and collected, but Cana seemed to freak out, as she glared at Juvia and grabbed her by the shoulders, almost shaking the poor girl for no reason. The brunette then wearily looked to Juvia, as she asked, "Okay, that little fight that was going on during the contest… the one with us fighting that pale weirdo with the guns and swords?"

Juvia thought about it for a moment, but then lit up, as she stated, "Oh yes, I remember now. He was the one who gave me and Ben a beautiful description on love making back on that vessel, the Hammer, right?"

Cana got a dumbfounded and flustered expression at hearing 'beautiful description of love making' but decided to ignore it, "Yes. Yes that's the one."

"Oh yes, that was truly miraculous and amazing," Juvia cooed out, clasping her hands and looking up the sky. "A forbidden love against two sides; one good and one evil. It's almost like Romeo and Juliet. Only Romeo truly is a villainous scoundrel who's intoxicated with a truly addictive nectar…" and then looked to Cana, who arched a nervous eyebrow. "You, Cana. You are the forbidden nectar that he has tasted."

Cana sweat dropped, as she stated, "I think you should team up with Levy some time; you two could write a book." But she shook her head, as she stated, "Listen, you can't tell anybody about this. Not even Ben."

Juvia blinked on that, but then smiled, "Oh, a forbidden secret love. I see. That's even better!"

"No, I just don't want anyone getting the wrong idea," Cana corrected. "I don't have any feelings for the guy whatsoever." She then got into Juvia's face as she stated, "So we are never going to tell anyone, or mention this to anyone, right?"

"But you two seemed so into…"

"I SAID NO MENTION OF THIS TO ANYONE!"

Present Time

Juvia sweat dropped, as she calmly stated, "Oh, nothing. Never mind. Anyway Lucy is helping Bisca after she got hurt fighting Bickslow, she felt responsible for her injuries and stayed by her to help out."

"What about Alzack?" Ben questioned curiously since he knew about the guys crush on the cowgirl.

"Well he's recovering well and clearly wanted to be by Bisca's side but since Lucy was with her first, he's lost his nerve to approach her. Although he has been watching from a distance." Juvia revealed before she then held out a thermometer and grew a smile, "So how about we continue taking care of you. I'll take your temperature."

Ben sweat dropped, as he pointed out, "Ummm… that's a rectal thermometer. You know where that goes, right?"

Juvia looked at it, and blushed in embarrassment, as she chuckled, "Oh, that's right. How could I be so klutzy. For a moment, I almost asked you to pull your pants down." But then she blinked, as her imagination ran wild again, with Ben taking his pants off, and then the rest of his clothing, as he slowly caressed and kissed her, slipping off her clothes as well before they began to lay down on the bed and shack it as they made love. Steam shot out of her ears, as she fumbled, "Um… let's forget I said that part, okay?"

Ben just put his hands up in defense, as he stated, "Look, I'm just gonna get some sleep. Why don't you take the day off and get some rest yourself. After what's been going on around here, I think you could use it."

She shook her head, "No, I can't do that. I'm not done making you feel better." She then went on with a list of things to do for him, "I still have to put a cold rag on your head, sing to you…"

"Oh yeah?" Ben questioned stifling a chuckle, as he asked sarcastically, "And I suppose you wanna rub vapor rub on my chest too?" It was uncomfortably silent among the two, as Ben slowly turned to Juvia… who was blushing and straight as a board, as if she saw him naked. Ben gulped, realizing he had started something up again, "Oh boy…"

"You… you want me to rub something on your bare chest," she asked, taken by surprise.

Ben shook his head, as he calmly stated, "Um, no. I was only joking." He then got a nervous expression when he saw Juvia's face looking flustered and dazed "SERIOUSLY I was just joking; you don't have to take it so seriously Juvia."

Juvia thought about it for a moment, but then shrugged, trying hard not to smile, as she simply stated, "M-Maybe we can start with that if you're having trouble breathing and all."

Ben sweat dropped, as he defended, "N-No, I think I can manage on that. Breathing just fine. I'm injured not sick."

But Juvia just stared at him for a moment, both silent for over thirty seconds. Until Juvia asked, "Are you sure? It could help."

Ben sweat dropped at that, as he sighed, "No no, I think I'm going to be fine right now."

Juvia was silent again for a moment, until she asked with a chipper smile, "Then are you strong enough to bathe yourself? I can scrub your back if you feel like you can't stand on your own."

Ben groaned, as his head collapsed back on the bed, rubbing his forehead to get all the worry out, "Maybe we can just start with dinner. It's getting late."

"Great," Juvia said, as she sat up, and prepared to walk off, "I'll go to a restaurant and get something to eat. Maybe some chicken soup."

But then Ben went wide eye, as he shot up, "Whoa, wait! Hold on! You can't go out looking like that; you'll attract too much attention to yourself!"

Juvia stopped for a moment, and then looked at herself, and then giggled in embarrassment, as she complied, "You're right, I'm far too hot in this."

"Hot from what? Heat or sexiness?" Before Ben could make a comment on that, Erza walked on in, along with Master Makarov who was in a wheelchair being pushed by her. He seemed to be doing better, but the old lady, Porlyusica, told them he needed to take it easy for a while. But at that moment, Erza looked to everyone, who seemed relieved and then spoke up.

"Everyone, good news," Erza said with a smile on her face, although she still had her calm demeanor among her, inside she wanted to act like Lucy and cheer on. "The Master is going to recover shortly." Everyone cheered on that, but she shouted, "HOWEVER…!" Everyone stopped, as they froze in place, as Erza stated, "Take it easy, alright? He's still in recovery, so he won't be fully back to strength just like that. That means no loud noises, no brawls, nothing to rile up his blood pressure."

At that moment, Natsu stumbled on in, with Gray tied to him like a mummy, which would have made Ben laugh out like a banshee or something. But Natsu mumbled aloud, while Gray, who was only halfway wrapped up, growled, "I don't care if you like brawling, if the Master needs some peace and quiet, we'll give him peace and quiet. And I don't want you fighting with me attached to you." He then shouted, "WHO THE HELL WRAPPED ME UP WITH THIS IDIOT LIKE A MUMMY?!"

Ben blinked at that, but then noticed that Juvia was on the verge of crying at that point, which Ben realized it was her. He then looked to Gray but before he could comment, Gajeel beat him to it and roared out, "HEY, YOU IDIOT! THAT WAS JUVIA'S JOB; IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, GO STRAIGHT TO HELL! Though considering you're tide up with a Fire Dragon Slayer like Natsu, that's not gonna be hard to avoid."

"Now now," Makarov calmed down the scene before it escalated. "That's not important right now, what is important is that we'll be setting the Fairy Tail Fantasia parade a day later. Plenty of time to relax and get things ready while we're recovering." At that moment, the whole room was full of happier conversations and happier subjects on the parade.

But then Jet and Droy popped up, looking worse for wear, as Droy asked, "Hey, what's the news on the Miss Fairy Tail contest?"

"Yeah, who won?" Jet asked.

And then suddenly, an uproar of questions and complaints began. Makarov groaned, as he rubbed his forehead on annoyance, hoping they would have forgotten about this. But then Erza, who knew that this was going to push Makarov to his limit, finally shouted, "ENOUGH!"

Everyone remained quiet on that fact, as Erza cleared her throat, and looked down to Makarov, "Master, would you…? I know you're not strong right now…"

"Oh hush your mouth, I'm more than strong enough for a little announcement," Makarov stated. He then looked to everyone, as he cleared his throat. "Now, as you all may know, we have yet to deliver an actual winner for the Miss Fairy Tail concert." He then cupped his chin, as he tried to look serious on it, but his face was blushing and he was getting a nosebleed. "It was pretty hard to decide on who the winner was. After all, there were so many lovely contestants that rivaled Mirajane this year."

SMACK!

Makarov was slapped on the head by a broom from Mirajane who gave him a smile with a hidden threat as she giggled, "Now master please don't make me have to harm you and just say who won."

Makarov cleared his throat, as he stated seriously, "As I was saying, thankfully, one of the judges, who we all know is seriously not interested in a relationship…" Everyone turned to look at Ben, whom Juvia was still blushing and fantasizing about what Ben had said earlier, ignoring everyone, as Ben grumbled. "… He and the other judges managed to tally a vote on the spectators' reactions, and helped the vote go down much faster after the Thunder Tribe's battle with us."

Everyone was now eager to hear the results as Makarov cleared his throat, "And the winner is…" The silence was drawn in once Makarov made the old move for the old Pause for Effect deal. Until everyone was on the verge of falling out of their seats, Makarov then announced, "… ERZA SCARLETT AND JUVIA LOCKSER! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FAIRY TAILS HISTORY, WE HAVE A TIE!"

That earned a whole row of amazed talking, as everyone was telling each other about the unexpected result. Even Erza was blushing a little, but then lightly touched her cheek, as she confessed, "I never expected to win this contest, let alone impress Ben so much."

Juvia went blank, as her face went into Rival Mode, "Wha?! Does this mean Erza has an interest in Ben?" She scanned her like a terminator would, and then shrugged in sorrow, "But then again, she's beautiful, courageous and she's single. She would be anyone's choice for a mate. Even Ben would give in to her goddess looks, and that I'm just so plain."

But then Erza pointed out, "Though I am flattered to be on the same level as Juvia. I would have thought she would have won first place."

Suddenly, Juvia went wide eye with shock, as she gulped, "Wait. Erza… thinks I'm beautiful?" Suddenly, flashes of thoughts went in her head, with her and Erza, on the bed, with only the covers on their bodies, with Erza on top of her… and then slowly their lips were about to touch… Juvia snapped out of it, as she blushed like mad, and flailed her arms around her sides, as she freaked out, "AAAAABSOLUTELY NOT! I COULD NEVER DO THAT SORT OF THING; IT'S JUST TOO IMPROPER!"

Ben, figuring out the situation with Juvia's imagination, groaned, "I don't think you have anything to worry about concerning that. I'm pretty sure Erza isn't a lesbian" he whispered out loud where it went unheard.

Cana sighed, as she leaned on the wall, "Man, I really thought my sex appeal would have gotten me the prize money." She said before taking a sip of her beer to begin drowning her disappointment.

Elfman's fists were balled up, as he constantly roared out, "Dammit! My sister really worked hard on this performance! For her not to win, this situation makes me sad! So violently sad!"

Neb and Happy looked at the scene, as Mirajane was trying to assure her brother she didn't care if she won. Neb asked, "So do you think he'll try to cry out his frustration… or start another fight?"

"I don't wanna stick around if it's the latter," Happy said, as he munched on a fish. But then he looked over to a corner, and saw Lucy.

She wasn't taking this very well, as she collapsed on to her knees, balling her eyes out, "Aaaaaah! Why did it have to be a tie, and why couldn't I have been in it? It's all Evergreen's fault! If she hadn't interrupted my routine, I would have at least had a shot at it. This is horrible; how am I ever gonna get my rent money now?!"

Neb sweat dropped at that scene, as he stated, "Yeah, I don't think Lucy's taking this very well either."

Ben also took notice of the scene but then remembered something. He turned and called to Neb, "Hey Neb." Neb looked over to him, as he asked, "Could you dig in my hoodie? There's something in there I want you to give to Lucy."

Neb dug through the hoodie, and then produced a small satchel back, as he blinked, "What's this?"

"Just give it to her man." Ben grumbled.

Neb shrugged, as he walked over to Lucy, who managed to stop her crying. When she looked at the bag, she opened up… and went from sad to surprise, as she looked to see Jewels in there. "Ben, this is…" she gasped, as she counted. "This is 60,000 Jewels. H-how… why…?"

"It's money I owed you from the clothing you got me when we first met and you brought me to Magnolia. After I learned my Diamondhead crystals were worth something, I set up a sale on a side-line for sculptures. They really sell for a lot here in Magnolia; I even have some projects on the side for orders," Ben explained. "I did say I owed you, didn't I?"

"But this is too much, Ben, I can't…"

"Consider it plus interest for my late repayment" Ben smirked, as he stated. "I don't know if it'll be much for the rent this time, but…"

Ben was cut off, as soon as she got up, and ran over to him. She glomped on him, as she smiled uncontrollably thanking him, "Oh, thank you, Ben. Thank you so much!"

Happy was nearby as he sweat dropped, "Boy, when it comes to money, she goes way overboard."

"Yep," Neb responded.

Juvia, on the other hand, was letting her jealousy go out again, as she sweat dropped, "I knew it! I knew she'd go into hussy mode and try to steal my Ben away from me. MY ETERNAL RIVAL!" But then blinked, "But wait… what if it's like with Erza, and she asks to share him with me…. With both of them…"

Suddenly, her wild imagination once again went overboard, as she pictured herself and the two girls in general… naked on a bed with only the sheets covering them. They beckoned Ben to join them, as he wore nothing but a towel, and began to take it off to join them in bed together.

Suddenly, Juvia's face went red and her ears steamed out like crazy, as she slumped to the floor. "Ugh! I can't take this anymore. This is just too much for me. I doubt I can ever concede with that kind of relationship. Or if Ben's into that sort of thing to prevent others from getting hurt with his decisions on emotional matters."

Both Lucy and Ben blinked at that, as Lucy leaned in asked, "She's having one of those fantasies again, isn't she?"

Ben nodded, "Yeah, I think we all agree that when she gets like this, it's probably something she knows might happen or won't happen around me or her."

Neb sighed, as he looked to Ben, "Oh, for crying out loud, Ben. Just let her ride ya cowboy style and get it over with."

Now it was Ben's turn to blush, as he shot out, "WHA!?"

Even Juvia was blushing like mad, as she asked, "C-Cowboy style?" But then fainted from the imagination overload and a geyser of steam that shot out of her ears.

Lucy, who was nearly hit with the blast, screamed out in panic, "Oh, for crying out loud! Take a cold shower, lady!"

At that moment, Erza walked up to them, as she greeted to Ben, "Ben, I wanted to say thank you for tallying up those votes like that."

Ben shrugged, "Well, I had to. You were tying up together, and considering what happened, I didn't think we needed the tie breaker considering how everyone is right now."

She nodded, "Nevertheless, thank you." She then turned her attention to the recovering Juvia, as she said, "By the way, Juvia. I have a proposition on how to use the prize money. I was thinking we could go on a shopping spree for clothes. Well, until after the parade, of course."

Juvia lit up, and smiled as she clapped her hands in delight, "That sounds wonderful; there is this dress I've been wanting to buy for a while now."

Neb smirked as he looked to Ben, "And I think I know the reason why she wants it."

Ben frowned and bonked the green cat on the head, "Shut up."

"Oh Ben," Erza said, as she looked to him. "Since it's a clothes shopping day, I think Juvia and I would appreciate it if you could accompany us on this?"

Ben blinked before pointing to himself, "Me?"

The boys all heard that, as they looked to Ben's direction, all snarling and biting each other, calling him a lucky dog and that they'd kill him in his sleep that night. Erza nodded, "Yes, I heard that Fourarms is strong, and is what he is: a being with four arms. He might help with the carry-ons."

Ben got a deadpanned expression as realization caught on, "So you don't need Ben, you just want Four arms for a pack mule….. okay fine, I'm down with it." He said the last part after seeing he had no jobs he planned to take yet and he was taking a break from his secret projects.

But then Erza tapped her chin, and looked up at the ceiling, "Although… maybe we could use a critic on the outfits we'll be getting. We might also need an opinion on the underwear as well." She said the last part playfully.

Ben went wide eye, as he gulped, "Uh… lingerie? That kind of underwear?"

Juvia was once again going red, and then fainted next to Ben, as she sighed, "I'm starting to feel a little dizzy now. I don't think I can take much more of this kind of thought."

Deciding against it, Ben then asked, "Hey, what happened to Laxus and the others?"

The two girls looked to him, as they seemed rather guilty on the information, as Erza answered, "Laxus… was forced to be disbanded from Fairy Tail."

Ben looked a little sympathetic to the situation, since he knew this was hard on Makarov especially, "Man, I can't believe he did that to his own grandson. I mean, I know the guy's a major ass-plug, but to kick out your own family…" Ben scratched the back of his head, as he stated, "Me, I would have gone with a month in the dungeon with crappy food service. If this place had one that is."

"Natsu isn't taking this all that well either," Erza stated. "He felt kicking Laxus out was too harsh as well. But the Master made his decision. The Master met with his grandson as he was recovering. The Master gave him a stern lecture, but made mention of the true meaning of a guild."

"I'm amazed he didn't go all giant on him," Ben admitted.

Cana joked, "Well, he did scold the guy for about an hour. Which I felt was a bit too lenient on the bastard."

Erza shook her head, as she replied, "He did scold Laxus for his actions, especially on how he used Fairy Law to harm Ben, which he felt was a disgrace to the spells legacy and creation of protecting fellow comrades. But he also added that he never wanted him to be someone strong or looked up to. He just wanted him to be happy and healthy."

Neb groaned at that, "Y'know… old people need to be straight to the point. If he had learned that earlier, things like this would have been avoided."

Erza nodded, "Afterwards, Laxus felt pretty guilty of his crimes of endangering everyone in the Guild. And therefore was excommunicated from the Guild. Luckily, Laxus understood it rather than tear the entire place down in anger."

"Bet everyone was lucky that didn't happen," Ben stated.

"Y'know the one thing that surprised me the most," Cana pointed out, as she walked back to them. "It's that Freed shaved his head completely bald just to say he was repenting."

Ben blinked, "Freed? You mean that guy with all the rules and green hair guy?"

Cana nodded, "Yeah, but what was really surprising was that he managed to keep his lightning bolts on his head without having them off."

Ben shook his head to get that into his head, as he commented, "You guys are the strangest bunch I've ever met."

Lucy frowned, "Yeah, well you're weirder than us."

"Oh please, I'm more normal than you." Ben commented dismissively.

Erza shrugged, but went on, "Anyway, the Thunder God Tribe stated that if Laxus was getting kicked out, then they'd leave as well."

"Talk about devotion," Neb stated. "Especially to that guy."

"Indeed, and I was even more shocked to learn that Laxus willed them to stay," Erza replied. "He stated he wanted Fairy Tail to remain strong, and with them staying here, we'd be stronger."

Ben was a bit surprised to hear all that coming from Erza, and on to what happened as well. But then Ben asked, "So what do you think is going to happen now?"

"Now," Erza stated as she then walked away, "We rest get ready the parade for tomorrow."

Meanwhile

Porlyusica was on her way home after making sure everyone was okay. But then she started to hear rumors around the town. Apparently the citizens were talking about the recent events, stating that it was one crazy debacle. Once they learned that the little practice was actually a Darwin fight to see that Laxus would become the next

And some were even scoffing the idea that Laxus would be a better Guild Master than Makarov, saying that the kid was too emotionally undeveloped. Porlyusica shook her head, "Humans. They don't know anything about what's going on in Fairy Tail." But then she blinked, as she thought aback to the boy Ben, and from what Makarov had informed her about him, "Then again… there are worlds within worlds that we know not of what goes on in them."

Later that Night at the Fairy Tail Guild

Guest Room

Ben had been transferred to the Guest Room to recover a little more, as he slept in the bed all comfy and cozy. Neb had walked back to their home, since he didn't feel obliged to stay and wait for him to get better. He'd be alright in the morning afterwards, so Ben decided to stay and sleep on over. But at the moment, he felt a bit heavy at that moment. As he blinked awake, and tried to get up.

He groaned as this happened, 'Ugh! What the…? Why does my chest feel so…'

But then Ben's eyes went wide with shock, and his complexion paled at what he saw was the source of the extra weight. Juvia was in the bed, snuggled up next to him… and holding him in a sleeping embrace.

Ben gulped at this situation, "What the…? Why is she in my bed?!" He gently tried to wrench himself free of her, not even bothering to use gentle stealth, as the alarms in his head were on high code red. But so far, it was of no avail, as it seemed like she had a death grip on him. He cursed under his breath, "Crap! She's not letting go and I can't get loose! Dammit, how the hell is she this strong? She doesn't look like she body builds!"

He stopped struggling after a while after realizing he'd never get free, but then blinked as he heard a soft moan coming from her directly. It was then that he had stopped for a good long while, and saw her long enough. For the first time since they met, she was relaxed, much like at Akane Beach Resort. No goofy romantic poetic talk, no hiding behind walls or pillars and definitely no mood swings involving hot scolding water and an over active imagination; she was just quiet, relaxed, and seemingly peaceful. It was strange for him seeing her like this; it was a side she never actually showed, only when she was at peace and asleep. It was only when she was with him relaxed did he see this side of her.

A small blush slowly lit up on his face, as Ben looked at her child-like sleepy face, "Huh. I never realized it when she was always fighting or with the whole rival declarations or all the craziness we go through… but Juvia looks really cute when she's asleep. I mean sure I always thought she looked attractive but seeing her like this makes her seem adorable." He smiled, as he used his left hand, and gently stroked her hair. This earned a small purring moan from her as a pleasant smile surfaced on her face, causing Ben to snap back into reality, as he shook his head, "No, Benjamin K. Tennyson! Don't you dare let your head float up to Cloud 9! You and she promised you'd be friends!" He then sternly looked down at her, as he nodded, "I gotta get out of this before she wakes up, and goes to the wrong conclusion."

He tried as hard as he could to get out of it, but to no avail as it did the opposite. The more he tried to get out, the closer and tighter Juvia's hold on him became. And it made it even worse, as her breasts were squishing up on his chest. He went red on this, as he realized it, "Oh crap! Oh crap, oh crappity crap! Her breasts… Dammit! Why do they have to be so soft on me like this?" He shook his head, as he reminded himself, "Keep it together, Tennyson! This is Juvia, not a sexual plaything for your already-flaming up hormones." But he looked down at her face, as well as her unbuttoned blouse giving him a good view of her cleavage, as he gulped, "But my self-control is losing, while my libido's obviously gonna win here!"

And it got worse for him, as he felt something else; it was coming from down below, as he realized the horror. Her bare leg and foot was stroking his legs, almost tickling him. He gritted his teeth, as he realized it, "Great, now her leg's joining in on this. Why the hell can't she just sleep still and not move around like this?!" She began to snuggle up to him more now, causing more problems for him. "….Great first I had this predicament with Cana back at the resort due to a stupid mistake on my part and now I'm having it with Juvia who clearly snuck into my bed intentionally." He groaned and whispered "Ugh, please let this be over with soon. I wanna sleep again."

"Mmmm… Ben…"

Suddenly, his eyes shot wide open, as he heard Juvia's voice speaking up. He snapped himself out of his stupor, as he realized she was waking up. Blushing from embarrassment, he nearly freaked out in a panicked state, "WHA?! It's… it's not what you think! I swear…!"

He then stopped, as he realized what was wrong with the current picture. Juvia was still fast asleep, despite the fact that Ben shouted his throat-leaping heart out. Ben looked at the girl with a shocked raised eyebrow at her, and his quiet tone was back, as he looked at her amazed, as he told himself, "Boy, Juvia. You are one heavy sleeper."

But then, Juvia stirred in her sleep, as she stated in her dreams, "Ben… I… I'm sorry…" Ben was surprised to hear that, as he let her continue with what she talked about, "I… I don't want to hurt you… I'm sorry I'm always a nuisance… but I… I do love you… I just want you to be… happy…"

Ben just looked at her, a little shocked by what she was talking about. For some odd reason, it made his heart beat faster, hearing her so concerned for someone like him. All he ever did was avoid her approaches and confessions, all while trying to keep her as just a friend. And after all that, she still thought of him more than anything. Ben smiled at the Sleeping Water Undine Girl, as he wrapped his arms around her. In so doing this, she seemed to stop, as if sensing him hold her, making her feel safe.

He pulled her in, as he scooted up a seat, not knowing what he was going to do at that time. He then whispered at her face, which rested under his chin, "You are one crazy, hopeless girl Juvia… but you don't have to say sorry to me."

He then closed his eyes, as he did the unthinkable when he leaned in close to her. He kissed her on her forehead, very lightly, as she seemed to sense that as well, and smiled, feeling at peace.

Ben pulled back, and allowed her to sleep on him, as he used his right arm to grab the covers at the side, and cover them both. It was when he finally relaxed and thought about it, his eyes opened in a calm state of shock. His voice even spoke in a calm state of realization, as he gulped, "Oh boy…" He then looked down at Juvia, who was now resting and not moving, and sighed before whispering a confession that went unheard by the sleeping girl. "Darn it. Now I know for certain that I'm falling for you."

He leaned back on his bed post, as he sighed, "This is gonna complicate our whole friendship agreement now."

Morning

The sun rose up and lit through the windows, easily awakening anyone who was sleeping in the Fairy Tail Guild guest room. Currently in that said room, Juvia stirred under the covers as she sat up, and stretched away the sleepiness. She yawned as she stated, "Good morning." But then paled, as she realized she was sleeping in the bed that Ben had taken residence in for the night. Her eyes went wide with shock, as she didn't see Ben nearby, "Oh no! Ben!? Where are you?"

"Right here," Ben's voice came from her right. She quickly turned to her right, and saw a fully awake Ben, getting his hoodie jacket on, and fastening the belt. He looked pretty good.

She gulped, "Oh, Ben!" She then nervously looked away, as she gulped, "Eh, th-the reason I'm in the bed, I mean… well, um…" She then looked to Ben, with a twitchy smile, and asked, "Did you sleep well?"

He nodded a yes, "Yeah, I slept pretty good last night." Juvia sighed in relief, but then it was Ben's turn to tease, as he smirked, "I mean aside from the fact that your leg was brushing up on mine, your head was resting on the crook of my neck, and your boobs were squishing/pressing on my chest the whole night." Juvia's whole body drained of color, as her eyes went wide and her mouth agape at that knowledge. But Ben shrugged innocently, "But other than that, I slept pretty good."

A moment of silence washed over them, until Juvia's color returned, and she got out of the bed, bowing her head to Ben in apology, "I'm terribly sorry for that! I didn't mean to do any lewd or perverted things to you, as you slept!"

Ben chuckled, as he gently placed his hands on her bare shoulders, as he assured her, "You didn't do anything lewd or perverted; all you did was cling to me like a stuffed animal or a body pillow." But then he had to ask, "But I have to ask: why were you in my bed in the first place? I thought you were gonna go back to the girls dorm for the night."

Juvia looked to him, and explained, as she embarrassingly blushed and rubbed her arms, "Well after you ate dinner, I was planning to go back to the dorms. But then it was really late, and I didn't want to walk that long mileage to the dorms. But while I was debating, I noticed a slight chill in the room, and I realized despite the blanket, you could still get chills while sleeping." She then sheepishly poked her two fingers together, "So I… I climbed in while you had the covers off to help warm you with my body heat."

Ben kept his smile, but had a credulous look on his face, as he stated, "I'm just amazed you didn't do it naked. I mean, that works more effectively."

Juvia scratched her chin, as she sweat dropped, "The thought did come to mind on that… " But then panicked at him a little, "But I snapped out of it right away before I decided to start on it by instinct."

Ben sweat dropped, "That's a relief." But then he blinked, "So what was with the whole crushing me in your sleep."

Juvia's face blushed more, as she gave him a bashful smile, as she explained, "Sorry about that. I have a tendency to cling to stuff while I'm asleep." She looked at him with concern as she asked, "Was that the case?"

He nodded, but assured her, "Yep, but you didn't crush me like a boa constrictor. Your boobs pretty much softened the crushing experience."

She nodded sheepishly, feeling a little embarrassed that she was like that in her sleep. But then she looked surprised as she then said, "Yeah, but now that I remember it, I felt you hugging me back while I was asleep." She didn't know why, but the memory of it, made her blush as she smiled at him, "I'm just sorry I did something like that; I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."

But then she was pulled into a hug by him; his arms wrapped around her as her hands rested on his shoulders. "Oh, I didn't mind, Juvi," Ben said, using her nickname, as he explained, "Besides, you were tired, I was half-dead; yesterday was a pretty taxing day for both of us."

Juvia was a bit stunned by that, but then confessed something, as she wanted to get it off her chest, "Ben… even though I was petrified, I felt like I could hear everything and see things around me. I was a prisoner in that stone shell, while everyone was fighting just to save me and the others." She then gently pushed him away, as she looked at him with saddened eyes, "And you were caught in the middle of it. When I held you in my sleep, I wanted to keep you safe more than ever. Promising myself that no harm would come to you as long as I was by your side."

Ben smirked, knowing full well this girl worried about him without a single ounce of worrying about her own safety. He returned it to her, as he replied, "Y'know something? It was the same thing with me." Juvia looked a bit stunned by that, as he stated, "All I could think about was how much danger you and the others were in. I didn't know half the time if I'd lose and that Laxus would have kept his word in not harming you guys."

Juvia looked up to Ben, almost daring to kiss him but then she snapped out of it, as she pulled away, and laughed nervously, "What are we doing? We promised we wouldn't do the whole romance thing." She smiled, as she walked out, "I'm going to see if anyone's in or not. If not, I can make some breakfast for the both of us." She looked back, as she saw Ben standing there, a bit confused on what had happened, as she smiled, "For a moment there, it was like you were trying to confess a love proclamation. That's silly for us." And then walked out.

Once she was out of sight, Ben smiled, as he sighed and whispered, "You're not kidding yourself on that, Juvia…"

Juvia wasn't far off, but didn't hear a thing, as she leaned on the wall next to the closed door, and sighed sadly, looking up at the roof of the Guild, berating herself, "Stupid Juvia. We promised we'd stay friends for his comfort. You know he has to go back to his world once he's done with what he's doing here." She hugged herself, as she smiled sadly, "Still… it felt nice when he held me."

That Night

The night skies were glowing bright with the stars and from the many magic fireworks that were being shot into the sky giving off a beautiful chorus of colors that sparkled and rained down before they burned out. The air was glittering with particles of magic that sparkled like miniature stars.

The town was in an uproar as the residents were all cheering and dressed up for the parade. People were wearing headbands, costumes, accessories, holding stuffed toys or even having colorful markings draw on their faces to celebrate the event.

The Fantasia Parade was making its way down the streets of Magnolia in a straight line that had hundreds of people watching from the sides in excitement. The Lavish floats with the Fairy Tail Mages slowly made their way down the streets, as the citizens cheered on for the show. They made their way down the streets, as the citizens, including old friends of some of the Fairy Tail Mages cheered on the scene. Even the recovering members of the Thunder Tribe were cheering them on, though in silence, since there were still things left unresolved, as well as the remembrance of when Laxus left with silence and without resistance. But for now, everyone watched at the floats were making their way, shining brightly like never before.

Beginning the Fairy Tails trail of performers were a group of Fairy Tail girls that Ben didn't know personally and had only seen them around the guild but never spoken with. The girls were all wearing red bikini tops and bottoms with yellow outlines that had shiny small chains like from a necklace attached that circled around their ribcages, thighs and biceps. They also had what looked like small purple demonic tails attached to their bottom that ended with a hook like tip. They each had 4 fluffs that reminded Ben of boas that appeared to be attached to their backs and finally they wore large hats that looked like they were from Christmas holidays and a pair of red ribbon bracelets that had 2 small pearls on each. To Ben they looked like beautiful show girls from Las Vegas who were celebrating Christmas early.

Behind them was the first float were Cana, Macao and Wakaba were standing on. Their float was mostly shaped like a vehicle with 4 blue and light blue looking wings attached where the wheels would be and had two large light blue replicas of their guild marks which were facing each other like a mirror would on a round platform. Behind that was a more oval shaped platform that had a wooden white cloud with a rainbow over it and stopped in the air with another wooden white cloud and two poles like street lights that on the rear sides.

But no one was really paying attention to the float cause they were all viewing Cana as she used her card magic to make her cards circle around her while being covered in visible magic that had them being held by shapes in the form of pink hearts that were hollow. Jet and Droy were showing off their fire and smoke magic before they combined them to form a pink and dark purple swirl that popped when Cana threw a card at it and caused it to become a large pink heart that popped like a balloon along with many of the other replicas that were in the air.

Behind them were another team of people in costumes that were marching in foot, followed by another float that was round and decorated to show a large tree home that Ben learned was modeled after Porlyusicas own home in the woods to show that she was considered a part of Fairy Tail even if she didn't bear their mark or ever work with them on missions. Although Ben learned that it's appearance was made drastically different from the pink haired medics actual home so as to avoid her anger since Makarov didn't ask for her permission (And no one planned on telling her about it). On the float was Jet, Droy, Max and Alzack. Jet was dressed like a blue caterpillar, Droy was a bunch of leaves that were sprouting from a pumpkin while Alzack retained his usual cowboy cloths.

The next float was a large drum shape float colored pink and white with a wide platform, which was large enough for all its performers to move around without bumping into one another On the back there was a large red crown heart with wings, and a large glass ball in the center, that glowed brightly in the night. On the float stood Lucy, Levy and Bisca as they wore matching pink and white cheer leader like outfits that consisted of a reddish pink tube tops with white fluff exteriors that showed of their cleavage and a large pink ribbon that was right in the middle of the valley between their breasts. They were also wearing white skirts with a pink stripe at the end that stopped just midway down their thighs and were wearing white high socks that went over their knees as well as long white gloves that stopped just before their elbows and were double striped red at the end. All three of them were waving a pair off flags as their moved them around almost professionally as they danced in perfect synch, showing they that must have rehearsed as Bisca winked at the crowed while Lucy and Levy gave big smiles which got the crowd cheering more.

Behind them in the list of floats was one that was smaller compared to the rest. The float was designed to look like a grey castle tower that wasn't very tall, with a small door at the front while surrounded by a small gold fence. At the top of the tower was a noticeably large pink flower bud. Standing at the float was Elfman in his beast form as he roared at the crowed but for show rather than intimidation. Above him the pink flower bud began to glow as it seemed to start blooming but actually had some of the petals detach form the bud and fly off to reveal Mirajane wearing a light blue dress with an orange corset that made her look like a princess.

She waved to the crowed below her before her whole body was enveloped in a flash of light. The crowed eagerly awaited to see what spectacular take over she would use but got the surprise of their lives when she turned into a giant red salamander whose large body and weight caused Elfman to jump off the float in panic as her new large size made the castle like structure crumble under her heavier weight but thankfully the floats surface and vehicle managed to withstand her and kept moving forward although at a slower speed now.

The next float was blue in color and short as it was styled to look like a water well. It was full of water to near the brink and on the float was Ben, Juvia and Gray. Ben was dressed up in a dark blue prince's outfit, Juvia wore a lovely dark blue ball gown that almost made her look like a queen rather than a princess while Gray wore a dark hooded costume and carried an oddly angled staff that made him look like a creepy sorcerer.

Ben waved to the crowed before using the Omnitrix to transform into Water Hazard. The crowd cheered in awe at seeing Bens form before he used his powers to levitate a large portion of the water in the air and created shapes of different sizes that hovered over the crowds as they changed shapes repeatedly after a few seconds.

Juvia followed his lead and raised a portion of the water before raising it high like a waterfall that was pouring in reverse. She spun her hands around a bit more and made the towering water align into a different form until she paused it into the shape of what looked like a castle.

Water Hazard saw it and knew that was the signal for him. With another green flash his form was now replaced with Bigchill who unveiled his wings and took to the air before he took a deep breath and then exhaled a large amount of his freezing breath as it struck the water and froze it solid to now make it an ice castle who's walls looked perfectly smooth and crafted as it sparkled. Bigchill landed at the top of the tower before he phased inside the ice castle and was enveloped in another green flash before his form was replaced by Chromastone who light up his body with ultraviolet energy that illuminated the interior of the castle and made all it's walls glow with magnificence.

The crowed was in awe at the spectacular view as the cheering momentarily stopped for a silent admiration as they gazed at it. Even Juvia was in awe since she didn't know Ben was going to do this kind of performance after forming the castle. It seemed he knew how to improvise well if the results were anything to go by.

A few floats behind them was a pink colored float that was shaped like a stage with pictures of swords on the sides and the picture of a sword being stabbed through a pair of light blue colored wings that were over another pair of larger dark blue wings, white curtains completing the stage. On the float was Erza who was wearing armor that was colored red, gold and white. The upper part of her armor only consisted of a small breastplate that is composed of feather-shaped plates pointing upwards with a pair of large white wings on the front which extends over her breasts . Her biceps were covered by metal straps and her very large plated gauntlets sported feather-shaped plates at the edges. Her waist was circled by large, decorated plates reminiscent of feathers that lie on a long skirt. She wore a pair of plated boots which is partially hidden under her skirt. Lastly she also wore a neck guard made of feather-like plates and a tiara with prominent metal wings that were spread out upward.

Floating around her were 11 silver swords identical to the two she was holding in her hands. They had decorate red looking leaves above the hilt that then expanded with white bladed wings, had a blue jewel obscured by the red leaves with a gold outer lining and a red and gold lining that reached the tips of the blade.

Erza was performing a lovely solo dance as she twirled swords while staying within the rotation of her swords, moving with grace while not bumping into her blades. She did a spin, letting her hair flow with her moves before striking a pose as her body was enveloped in a flash of golden light that covered her completely before it died down to show her new appearance.

She was now dressed in a two piece bikini top that showed of her breasts more as well as her slim and toned figure. Her bikini top was decorated with white wings designs imprinted on them, with shell like clasps holding the top together. Around her waist she wore a toga-like bottom, which fell right down to her feet and covered the bottom part of her bikini which showed off her legs. Her hair was done up in four long pigtails and wore a gold arm and wrist bracelet on each arm as well as a leg bracelet on each leg and a gold collar around her neck with a white seashell hanging from it. She carried a pair of scimitars in her hands with a long white cloth tied to the bottom handle of each sword and wore a pair of high leg pink sandal straps.

The crowed was in uproar as they saw the Titania of Fairy Tail perform another dance as she twirled and spun with her cloths trailing around her. Many of the men developed hearts for eyes and large blush's while the woman had their hands clasped together with their fingers interlocking as they gazed at the red head with awe and admiration.

As the floats rolled on by, Laxus was hidden in the back of the crowd, Laxus stood there. Cloaked and undetected by anyone as he watched the parade. On his face was a calm bit of humility and respect to all those who he had pitted against one another. It was only moments after that he saw his grandfather make his entrance; Makarov entered the scene, wearing what he usually wore in the Guild but with a cat-eared hat instead. It was at that moment, Laxus was reminded of his first Fantasia parade he watched as a child. That day, he had made up a sign for Makarov to know that even if he wasn't seeing him, he was looking out for him. It was an L made of his index and thumb finger, his first initial, raising it high in the air as high as his arm could go. He sighed, as he turned around to go, but stopped as he heard a familiar voice cry out.

"FAIRY TAIL! PRESENT ARMS TO SAY FAREWELL TO ONE OF OUR BEST!"

His face showed amazement as he realized it was his grandpa that had spoken up, but he was even more amazed at what he saw next as he turned around to see the parade. Everyone in Fairy Tail, including Tennyson, Gajeel, and even his own grandfather… were using the same sign in the current parade.

Then Makarov spoke up, as loud as he could, "Laxus! Even though you're no longer part of the guild… YOU'RE STILL ONE OF US! WE'LL ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE!

Laxus, as he saw and heard all of this, was both ashamed and touched by this declaration to him, as he sighed, "I really was a fool, wasn't I?" His eyes then landed on Ben who looked at him with a gaze of indifference. It was clear he hadn't forgiven him just yet but there was no resentment or grudge in his eyes. With that he walked out, turning his back only this once, not daring to look back to the people that he cared for, now more than ever.

Meanwhile unknown to everyone who was present and participating in the parade, on a roof and overseeing the show was a black hooded figure looking through a pair of binoculars as he observed the spectacle below him.

"Man this is one heck of a show. I never knew people could put on these awesome performances." The figure said before pulling their hood back to reveal none other than D'arkes who pressed a button on the device on his wrist before he heard a faint buzzing sound as 6 small bots shaped like dragonflies flew towards him. They stopped just in front of him and hovered silently after lowering the speed of their wings.

After he interfered with Cana and Juvia by fighting them to stall and keep them occupied (and secretly away from being harmed by Laxus) he had left when the runes came down but not before kissing his favorite smocking hot alcoholic brunette and bidding her farewell. However what they didn't know was that after he teleported, he had just moved to a secluded part of town and observed the rest of the fighting from a distance undetected. He observed and used the spy bots to record the fights Laxus had against Erza, Mystogan, Ben and Natsu. Suffice to say that he found it all entertaining and was surprised Laxus could use that Fairy Law spell that Vilgax and Albedo were still attempting to analyze for weaknesses they could use to defend themselves against it. He knew Vilgax would be pleased that he acquired a second scanning of that spell to help out with their research.

However at the moment he didn't really care about that as he simply enjoyed the show and paid special attention to the girls of Fairy Tail and their outfits before he put all his focus on Cana as he watched her smile and perform with carefree and happiness.

A few short hours later there was a small flash of light on the roof and then no one was there anymore.

Later that Night

In The Hammer

"CRACK!"

A loud cracking sound emanated from the room as a glass tank shattered and liquid poured out as a large fist had punched through from the inside.

"At last you are awakened!" Psyphon hailed in glee with Albedo behind him who had his arms crossed as Vilgax's eyes snapped open with a demonic red glow for a moment before the medical spider bots detached from his body, along with the cable connected to his respiratory mask which he ripped off. With a loud thump he took his first step out of the healing tank before taking more after that and stopping in front of his loyal servant.

Psyphon, being the ever-suck up brown nose, kneeled to his master, as he greeted, "Oh Great Exalted One! You have awa…" But Vilgax grabbed him by the throat, as he towered above everyone, as Psyphon squeaked out, "…awakened…"

Vilgax lowered Psyphon and released him as he pulled his hand back and looked at it before flexing his claws and muscles as if examining them.

"Hmm my body will need an hour to fully awaken back to normal." He mumbled out before he turned to Albedo, as he asked, "Report. What has happened in my absence?"

"Well, after many failed attempts in in Project CHIMERA, I think I have found a viable DNA source that will allow the bonding of different DNA samples in one being," Albedo replied before he went to a computer and pressed a button to display the silver haired girl of Fairy Tail. "Her name is Mirajane Strauss; her DNA code is perfect to utilize in this project to build our forces."

"And did you acquire the specimen?" Vilgax asked while looking over the image.

Albedo looked for an answer, but had none to think on, rather sheepish on the truth, as he confessed, "I... had detained her and obtained the sample but was then thwarted by a meddlesome member of the guild who destroyed my sample… I had no choice but to fall back before more of them showed up. But next time, I have a means to getting..."

"ENOUGH!" Vilgax roared, causing all them of them to stop. "Now that I have recovered from my battle with Tennyson it's time we resume our plans to conquer this world."

"Excuse me," a new voice spoke up, getting their attention, as they turned to the shadows to where it originated from. They looked and saw a pale woman with black hair and dressed in a battle robe of sorts. "If this is how your operation works here, I'm amazed to see how long you last out there."

Vilgax and the others said nothing, as they were surprised to see this woman in the ship and actually standing before them. She was either very brave or very stupid considering where she was and who she was standing before.

"Who are you!?" Vilgax lowly growled out while his eyes glowed, threatening to fire his omega beams to the trespasser.

Before the woman could comment a luminesce blade suddenly landed above her shoulder and next to her neck as she developed a slightly surprised expression, clearly having not expected another resident.

"Well this is a surprise. I come home expecting boredom after a long day's work and instead come to see my boss's awakening and a surprise guest in our base." The new person in the room spoke out and the woman turned her head around slightly to see a young man with white skin and black hair staring at her playfully. "May I ask for the name of our lovely visitor, I would hate to kill you before knowing it?"

The woman gave an innocent yet clearly evil smile at D'arke. "My apologies, call me Ultear."

Next Chapter: Day of Bonding and Meeting of Opposing Darkness

Well, everyone, the votes are in, and the polls done and done. Here are the Results:

1st place: Juvia

2nd place: Erza

3rd: Cana

4th: Mirajane

5th: Lucy

6th: Levy

7th: Bisca

And the Winner for the title of Miss Fairy Tail is… JUVIA LOCKSER! ~There she goes… Miss Fairy Tail~

Yeah, you get the point. Anyway the voting was close between Erza and Juvia but the water mage came out the winner. Now as for why it was a tie between her and Erza, well that's for some fun next chapter so stay tuned.

I understand there were some questions about the previous chapter so I'm going to answer them here to clear something up. If you have more questions after reading the chapter, then say them in your reviews and I'll answer them in the next chapter.

Why didn't Ultimate Feeback and just absorb Fairy Law?

The reason is because Fairy Law unlike most types of energy that cause destruction to whatever it touches is an energy that drains power itself and dimishes the enemies will to fight. While Ultimate Feedback may not be a magic user, he did absorb some from Laxus lightning which helped make the spell more effective against him. Plus Fairy Law is basically like a blinding flash of light and Ultimate Feedback can't absorb that.

Why did Laxus's Fairy Law see Ben as an enemy?

Obviously if you consider the fact that the first time Ben and Laxus met they were on bad terms and since then they've only gotten worse towards one another. Laxus viewed Ben as an enemy and threat to his plan for taking over the guild since he was also an S-Class who was under consideration for becoming Guild Master. Since Laxus had not one single good moment with Ben is it really any wonder Fairy Law didn't fail to strike him down.

Why didn't Laxus's Fairy Law work on Natsu or anyone else?

Unlike in cannon, Laxus was more focused on defeating Ben, seeing him as his main enemy. The reason it didn't work on Natsu is because Laxus already thought he was defeated so his Fairy Law interpreted that as him not being an enemy. Also like in cannon Laxus, does indeed care for his guild mates deep down due to their good times in the past before he became a jerk. Ben was the only exception because there is no good memories between them at all.

When will Ben and Juvia start to date?

That time is getting closer than you think but is still some chapters from happening.