After a few days the guild was back to normal. Mortis, Jellal and Spirit were working on the power balance magic. Mortis needed it more powerful, since she still had her magic power increased by the serum. Mortis's body glowed blue and red, brighter than it ever had before. She took a breath of relief as she felt normal again. "You must be careful now. If the power balance breaks again. You will never be able to build it again" Jellal explained. "Got it" Mortis said, nervously.
Jellal walked back into the guild. "Listen Mortis. I'm going to go travel with uncle Jellal" he said. "Uncle?" she asked, smirking. "Well he is. And I'd like to call him uncle as I can't call Keliff father because he wasn't. He killed my true father. Anyway, I was wondering if you're going to come with us?" he asked.
Mortis knew she could go with them, but she didn't want to leave Natsu. Also Gray had just introduced her Lyon. They all were ice siblings and Mortis had finally felt like she had a family, within Fairytail. "I need to talk to someone about it before I make a decision on that. When do you guys leave?" she asked. "In the next couple of days" he answered.
The town bell struck midnight. Nobody was in sight. Mortis walked down the street, by the river. She then saw her dad. "Dad!" she called. Jerry looked up and smiled as he hugged his daughter. "I heard what happened yesterday. Are you alright?" he asked. "I'm fine dad. My powers back under control." They sat down on the bench. "Can I see your magic?" he asked. Mortis smiled and she brought out her hands. One held fire, while the other held the Fairytail logo in ice. "Gray Fullbuster taught me that ice trick" she explained. "I never thought that one of my children would learn more than one magic ability" he said. She scratched the back of her head as she explained "it's a long story."
She stared at the river for a while. Jerry placed a hand on her shoulder and asked "I'm sensing you need to talk about something. Do you?" she nodded as she asked "Jellal Fernandes raised more until I was five. We travelled all around Fiore. I have an opportunity to go with him again. I want too, but I don't want to leave what I have with Fairytail. I don't know what to do. So what would you do?" she asked. "Hmm" he wondered, scratching his hairy chin. "Because he raised you, do you see him as a father?" he asked.
Mortis didn't want to answer truthfully, but couldn't bring herself to lie. "Yes I do." Jerry slapped her arm and said "then where's the difficulty. Fairytail will always be waiting for you when you decide to come back. And so will I." Mortis smiled and said "thanks dad." As they were hugging goodbye Mortis quickly remembered "Natsu says he's sorry. He couldn't come because he's recovering from a stab wound I gave him." Jerry stared into the distance as he said "I'm not going to ask." They both laughed.
Mortis sneaked back into the house. Hoping she hadn't woken Natsu or Lucy. Natsu thought it would be a good idea to treat Mortis like a child, so she could have her strength like one, so he gave her a curfew for nine. It was then two. She walked up the stairs without making a sound, just as she was about to grab the door handle… "You are so grounded."
She turned around to see Natsu standing there with his arms crossed and new bandages around his stomach, in his boxers. Mortis smacked her hand over her eyes and said "Oh my days. Please tell me you have pyjamas?" she begged. "I'm wearing them!" Natsu answered. "Oh I'm going to need help after seeing that" Mortis said, removing her hand. "I said to be back by nine" he said. "So?" she shrugged. Natsu playfully grabbed her arms, picked her up into her room. "What are you doing you absolute nutter?!" she laughed. "Just being the big brother" Natsu smiled, putting her down. "More like the big pain" she laughed.
Natsu sat on the bed, smiling. "What's up?" she asked, sitting next to him. "You've changed so much" he said. "How?" she asked, confused. "You smile now. You let yourself loose" Natsu explained. Mortis looked back at two months ago when she first joined. She was so scared and wouldn't smile for anything. Now she's even laughing.
"Natsu listen. About travelling with Jellal. I'm going to go with him and Spirit tomorrow" she said. "Oh" Natsu said. He stared to the floor. "Are you mad?" she asked. He shook his head as he replied "no. I'm sad you're leaving. But it's what you want and you will be back one day right?" Mortis hugged him as she said "Hell yeah. I'm not quitting the guild, I'll just be travelling with Jellal and Spirit for a while."
Natsu knew she needed to tell her. There was something he has held back from her. But if she's going to travel and for who knows how long, then he had to tell her. He kissed her forehead and said "you know I love you?" "Yeah" Mortis replied, worried. "Then there's someone out there who is far more powerful than me and you put together. We have no chance to defeat him if we ever came across him" he said. "Who is he?" she asked. Natsu leant back and placed a hand on Mortis head as he answered "our older brother."