He was still lost for words, he had not expected his father to be so understanding about all of this. He still couldn't believe that he had invited him to come back, did he misjudge the old man. After all these years, could they come to terms with everything?

He thought this as they reappeared in his and Remy's apartment. He watched as Jose looked around the apartment, the man looked excited about meeting the young woman called Carma. He had yet to introduce himself to the lady.

He watched as Remy walked forward to the door, their day had grown busier. As he motioned for Jose to follow, he thought that today he would focus on Lisanna's fear trial as Carma would be too busy catching up with her Uncle.

As soon as they exited, he looked back to see Jose's face. It never failed, every time someone came into the guild for the first time, their mouths would hit the floor and they would just stop and stare. He always found this entertaining.

Remy immediately turned and knocked on Bickslow's apartment. It was funny really, just a couple months ago, that was Remy's place. Everything had changed in such a short amount of time.

The door creaked open and he saw Lisanna smiling, she looked ready for the day. But her smile turned to a look of confusion as she spied Jose, who was still gawking at the caves.

"What's going on?" Lisanna asked.

Remy chuckled. "Let's just say we have a day ahead of us. Is my son up?"

She nodded before letting everyone in. They led Jose into the living room just as Bickslow came out of the kitchen with a fresh cup of coffee. He felt his gaze go between him and Remy a couple of times before landing on Jose.

"What's he doing here?" His son said, pointing at Jose.

"Son, they know." He answered, earning him more confused stares.

"Fairy Tail and Jose here have figured out the mystery." Remy said pointing to the man on the couch.

His son looked bewildered. "How did they figure out everything?" He was on edge, clearly not trusting the man in front of him.

Jose cleared his throat. "We haven't got everything now. Makarov started looking into things after you disappeared. I started my own search for the truth years ago. I came here to meet my niece."

Lisanna's eyes brightened with excitement. "So does that mean that Fairy Tail is on our side?"

"We still don't know. We just finished speaking with Makarov and he seems to be coming around. I don't know about the others, but it looked like we may have a shot at getting them on our side." Remy said, smile plastered on his face. "That's why we're going back tonight."

Bickslow gave Remy a funny look. "We're Going back?"

"Yes, we are going back tonight. And by we, I mean Ivan, myself, you, and Lisanna."

"I get to see my brother!" Lisanna said excitedly. He had to chuckle, while the girl showed nothing but annoyance with her sister, she still had positive feeling when it came to her brother.

"Yes." Remy answered clearly, turning to turn son. He could see the look of shock and panic on the boy's face. It had been a long time and he didn't really leave them on the best of notes.

He walked over and clapped his hand on his son's shoulder. "It will be okay, they seemed happy to hear that you would be coming."

Bickslow's worry seemed to fade a little at this. He could tell the boy was still conflicted though. He really couldn't blame him, he still had his own doubts.

A knock came to the door and Lisanna left to answer it. He already had an idea of who it was.

Not five seconds later were his suspicions confirmed when Warner walked in with a young woman. He almost had to take a double take. She looked almost identical to Sasha, excluding the pink hair.

"Good of you to join us, we were just discussing something of great importance." Remy said, motioning them forward.

Warner looked to his son before grabbing out his pack of cigarettes, he swore that kid never stopped lighting those things. Bickslow left and returned, bringing him a plate for an ashtray.

But that was not the main event. He turned his eyes to Jose, who was looking upon the young woman in shock. He looked like he had a lot to say but didn't know how to say it.

"So what are we discussing?" Warner asked, before lighting his cigarette.

Remy chuckled. "Well we may have a new ally. Fairy Tail has uncovered the truth. Tonight Ivan and I may seal the deal. This would open more doors up to us."

His son suddenly smiled. "Having a legal guild on our side means we can get information faster, because it will come directly through the government. Fairy Tail has always had connections to the council meaning we could even get classified information without even trying."

"But what if they betray us? If they have connections to the council they could be using us. They could always be getting information for the King." Warner argued.

The boy had a point, but he doubted it. "While Fairy Tail has connections to the council, they don't really have a good standing with the council."

Lisanna giggled. "It's not their fault, trouble just has a way of finding them."

Warner looked like he was about to argue, when Carma walked forward. She has a slightly confused look on her face. It was probably because Jose would not stop staring at her.

"Sir, do you have a problem." Warner asked, he could see that the boy didn't like the way the former wizard saint was staring at his companion.

Remy laughed. "It's okay Warner, I need to introduce them anyway."

All of the younger faces looked confused about this. Even his son seemed to not understand.

"Carma this is Jose Porla, he is your great uncle." Remy chuckled as he said it.

He had to hold back his laughter as not one, not two, but three mouths dropped.

Jose still didn't say anything, he knew the man had to be tongue tied, it was a lot to take in, in a short amount of time. That and it was a little awkward.

Tears immediately started to fall from Carma's eyes. "I…I have an uncle."

Jose took a deep breath, but only nodded.

"We figured that we would let you have your first day off here. You can start training tomorrow. Today, I believe you two need to catch up on the last 23 years." Remy smiled crossing his arms, looking over at him.

He smiled back before, looking around to the rest of the group. "Come on now, let's give them their space. You three have training to get to anyway." He said, trying to rush them out of the room.

Before they left, Bickslow turned back around to face Jose and Carma, who were now sharing the couch. "If you need anything, just use the kitchen. If you finish up in here and want to walk around, try and lock the door behind you."

They both nodded and his son followed him outside of the apartment. "Well now, Lisanna you're with me, Bickslow you're with your father, and Warner, I'll see you at the training center." They all nodded as they broke into their groups.

He wondered how things would go tonight. He hoped for the best.

Mira and Laki were taking a nap as they waited for nightfall. He didn't know what to think, in mere hours Bickslow would be in front of him again.

He was both excited and confused at the same time. Sure he wanted to see his brother again, but how different would he be. While his grandfather had been quick to believe Remy and his father's story, he was still doubtful. He had a hard time believing that they had been betrayed by the council. The council was always working to improve the land of Fiore, not sully it. 'But what about that village where you found Lisanna? They didn't look like they were helping at all.' His thoughts argued with him. 'But that was just one town. Every country has at least one town that's like that.' 'True, but shouldn't they be doing more to help. Why do they allow the King to over tax those people, aren't they supposed to regulate the country's taxes?'

He slammed his fists down on the table, he was getting a headache from all of this.

"Laxus, come here." Freed was motion him over to the bar where Kinana was serving food. The man was clearly excited about tonight.

He walked over and plopped next him, Ever was on the other side of Freed looking over the menu for the day. She ordered before passing him the menu. He began to scan it before placing his order. He looked back at both of his friends. Both had giddy grins on their faces.

"If Bickslow and Lisanna are coming I can ask them about the wedding. They can be a part of it." Evergreen said happily. He had to know that that was the only thing on her mind right now. Elfman and her were only two weeks away from walking down the aisle. "It's too late to make Lisanna a bridesmaid but they can at least show up. Heck, if they like each other so much they can be each other's date."

Freed chuckled. "With all of this craziness, I almost forgot about the wedding. It's nice to see something bright ahead of us after this period of darkness."

"Is it really over yet?" He said earning himself two confused looks from his companions.

"What are you saying?" Ever asked.

He huffed. "Just don't get your hopes up. I still don't believe my father's story. For all we know he could be lying about all of this."

"Laxus, I don't think that they are lying. If we didn't have Sasha's letters I would agree with you, but there is a lot of evidence pointing to the fact that Ivan is indeed telling the truth."

"It's still a lot to wrap your head around. Why would the council get rid of them like that? Why did they feel the need to make my brother? It just doesn't make sense." He argued.

"We still don't know everything yet. They promised to return tonight, we will get our answers then."

He looked down at his hands as Kinana dropped all of their food in front of them. Part of him wanted to believe his father. He did want to believe that the man wasn't completely evil. He wanted to get to know the man who had abandoned him as a baby. He wanted to know why he only wanted Bickslow around, wasn't he his son too. Yeah, he was jealous. He was the older sibling, the heir to the Dreyar family line, so why was Bickslow his first priority? He took the Resus last name over the Dreyar name, so wasn't he just spitting in his face. His brother was basically saying that he didn't want his last name.

He groaned to himself today would be a long day.

Carma didn't know what to say. She was too happy for words. She had a family, even if it only was one person it was more than she had before.

She smiled before asking. "So, ummm…tell me about yourself."

He smiled at her before speaking for the first time. "Well, I used to be the master of Phantom Lord along with being a Wizard Saint. I left that behind a long time ago."

"What else?" She wanted to know more.

He laughed awkwardly. "Well, there's not much to say other than that."

"What kind of magic do you use?"

"Mainly shadow magic. Your mother used letter magic, she was so skilled at decoding that it would take her only a matter of minutes to translate anything."

"That's probably why she was chosen. I myself use memory magic, I'm guessing that came from my other mother then"

He nodded at her. "No one in our family used that kind of magic, so that probably where you picked it up."

"What was she like? My mother I mean. Your niece?"

She saw his eyes light up. "She was fierce, passionate, and smart. You didn't want to get on her bad side or she would make your life a living hell. I saw so many men run away from her screaming about how un-agreeable she was." He laughed.

"Kind of like what I'm doing to Warner now." She said, covering her mouth.

He cocked an eyebrow up at her. "Wasn't he that boy from earlier? The one who was smoking." He didn't look to happy about this.

"He's not too bad. A little rough around the edges, but he has his reasons. He started smoking after he found out the truth about his father." Jose gave her a funny look. "His father smoked, he feels closer to him when he smokes. I'm not happy about the habit either, but I'm not going to stop him just because I don't like it. He doesn't have a family left, well a family that we know of."

"What guild was he in again?"

"He was in Lamia Scale, his mother's old guild."

"He most likely has family there then or at his father's guild. I doubt that there is nobody left." He smiled at her. "If you want, I could look into it, that boy needs somebody."

She felt herself blush. "He has me."

"So I guess I better get used to having him around then." He asked.

She nodded, wanting to change the subject. "What else did you know about my mother?"

"She was an S class mage in Phantom Lord." He smiled at her. "You look just like her."

"Really?"

"Except for your hair color and your eyes. If it weren't for that you would be a carbon copy of her."

She giggled. "What hair color did she have?"

"Blonde and no she didn't act like one." He laughed.

She had never been this happy. She could just sit here and ask this man question after question for days. She smiled to herself, happy that Master Remy had given this experience to her. The decision to leave Mermaid Heel was the right decision. It had led her to this.

He had just traveled into the city limits, his red eyes glowing slightly. The Fairy Tail guild wasn't far. He had to figure out where his targets were staying. Finding Makarov's home would not be hard. All he would need to do is ask a few questions. He smiled to himself. He loved using his magic. No one ever suspected anything. Being a master of illusion had its advantages. That's how he killed that fat pile of lard over at Blue Pegasus. The man's screams still hovered through his mind, making him laugh.

Getting into his home was easy. All had to do was disguise himself as someone the target trusted and bam, he was in. Makarov would be easy, he had a grandson. All he needed was to see this man and pouf, lights out for the Wizard Saint.

He cackled to himself at the very idea, his eyes glowing darker. He had to finish this all tonight. His master Toma E. Fiore, the King of Fiore was waiting for him.

To Be Continued….

Authors Note

Oh, 55 you're such an evil bastard. What are you going to do when you see all of those people? Also Laxus stop being so selfish, you can't have everything. Also hooray with Jose and Carma meeting.

As I was rereading through this series I noticed one funny thing about my writing, especially in this story. People like to eat. I swear I write so many scenes of people ordering or making food in this. Heck, I did it again in this chapter. So I propose the Window to the Soul drinking game. Every time someone makes food, orders food, or sits down at a table for food take a drink.

Also next weekend I am going to start the oneshot of this series starring Remy's mother Anastasia. That is if my internet is still on. If I'm having problems with the internet expect updates on my school days as I take my laptop with me.