It's been three days since Macao brought Mason and Myrrah back to the Guildhall. Thankfully Myrrah's broken foot was fixed rather quickly due to Porlyusica's help on the first day. However, Mason continued to sleep for another two days. While the Guild felt anxious for Mason's fate, they believed in Porlyusica and that the young boy will return to good health soon.
Makarov sat next to the infirmary bed where Mason lay, softly petting Myrrah's head as she lay beside Mason. Poor girl, she hasn't felt his side since they returned to the Guild. Finally, Mason started to shift in his bed and opened his eyes. Groggily, Mason sat upwards, inspecting his surroundings until his eyes fell on the Guild master Makarov.
"Good morning Master?"
Makarov couldn't help but chuckle at the fact that after three days of sleeping, those were his first words.
"Good morning son, you had quite the sleep! Three days of sleep in fact"
Makarov could see panic growing in Mason's eyes and tried to quell any anxiety growing in Mason
"Don't fret though boy, Porlyusica examined you while you were asleep, she fixed you and Myrrah up and advised us to let you sleep because you used up a lot of magic out there."
Mason while thankful for Porlyusica, couldn't fully believe that she healed him. Porlyusica is good at her job, hell she's great at it. But he looked like he was never even in a fight, the bruises are gone, and his ribs felt as if they were never cracked. Something just didn't add up, but he didn't want to question Master on this, Mason should just be thankful they got out there alive. As Makarov explained what happened to him after he fell unconscious, Mason made a mental note to thank Macao for saving him and Myrrah. Speaking off Myrrah, she has been crushing his legs ever since he woke up, almost as if she's scared that if she moves away from him, he'll fall back asleep. Mason could help but find her attitude somewhat adorable. Suddenly, something that Makarov said to him leapt out at him. Excitement growing in his stomach
"WAIT a minute. Three Days!? Does that mean what I think it does?"
Makarov flashed a smile at Mason and crossed his arms before replying.
"Gahahaha Indeed it is my boy! Today is the Magnolia Harvest Festival!"
With confirmation from the Master, Mason threw himself out of the bed, ready to celebrate this year's festival. Mason thanked the Master for looking after him and ran towards the exit of the infirmary with Myrrah. Makarov watched the two leave with a look of caution, now wasn't the time to ask Mason about his power. He's too young.
"YoUR WelCoME."
Mason shut the door to the infirmary and made sure that he was out of sight from anyone else except for Myrrah.
"What do you mean by that?"
The voice seemed to sigh before replying, somewhat less violent than his usual tone.
"PoRlYuSica dIDn'T heAl YoU, I DiD."
Mason, shocked at this new revelation stayed silent, wanting the voice to continue speaking.
"yOU aRe mY HOsT, I woN'T Let yoU dIE. ToGEtHeR We CaN bE ThE StROngeST."
Mason shuddered at the idea of giving his body over to the voice again. That was something he just couldn't do. Last time Mason checked, his body belonged to him and nobody else. However, Mason couldn't just ignore him this time though because deep down he already knew that it was the voice that healed him.
"Thank you."
The voice just grunted back as if to say that it was no problem. The moment between Mason and the voice was interrupted by a myriad of cheers on the first floor of the guild hall which only meant one thing. The Miss Fairy Tail contest would be starting soon. Mason ran downstairs so excited to see the girls perform that he accidentally ran into Elf-man.
"Hey your awake! Now that's a real man! Everyone Look who's up and running!"
A few mages made their way over to Mason in order to congratulate him on his recovery. The first one to speak was Max.
"Great to see you awake, you had us all worried you know?"
Mason scratched the back of his neck sheepishly at this. He wasn't usually one that got the attention of other guildmates, that right was reserved for team Natsu and their epic feats. Speaking of team Natsu, Grey came over to congratulate the young boy on his health.
"I heard what happened, I guess your not as weak as I originally thought eh?" Grey began laughing at his little joke but stopped when he noticed Myrrah growling his way as if threatening him for what he said to Mason. "I'm joking I'm joking of course! You and Myrrah are plenty strong already if you can beat and Alpha right?"
With a slap to Mason's arm, Grey made his way back to where he and Natsu were sitting. While Natsu didn't come over, he did give Mason a thumbs up as if to say good job. He was probably to focussed on waiting for Lucy to appear on stage for Miss Fairy Tail. The last three to approach the Mason and Myrrah were Macao, Romeo and Wakaba. Macao waved at Mason as he approached the two and opened his mouth to speak, but before Macao could speak Mason threw his arms around Macao to embrace him. Wakaba couldn't help but laugh at the sight of the young boy hugging Macao and cracked a little joke.
"Well Macao I didn't realise that Romeo had a big brother eh? Maybe that's why the wife divorced you huh? You philanderer you."
Macao laughed at his best friend's little jab, but he had to admit, holding Mason like this did feel a like how Romeo hugs him, just a little taller.
"You don't need to do this son. We're all family here aren't we? If your ever in trouble again ol' Macao will come save you every time."
Mason couldn't help but giggle at Macao's over confidence then turned to look at Romeo who was standing beside Wakaba. Having a father must feel pretty good, Mason walked over to Romeo.
"Your lucky to have such a cool dad Romeo."
Romeo couldn't help but beam at the compliment aimed at his dad.
"That's because dad's the best! Well second best after Natsu of course!"
Mason looked at Myrrah and she stared back at him. He may not have a mother or father, but he doesn't need one. As long as he has Myrrah, he doesn't need anything else. Max's voice suddenly boomed throughout the Guildhall as he stood on stage with microphone in hand. Which could only mean one thing. It's time to start the Miss Fairy Tail contest! The first woman was Cana, who used her card magic to change into a swimsuit. This seemed to have been a good decision because the crowd went nuts. Second up was Juvia, who used her water magic to also change into a swimsuit. Mason was beginning to notice a pattern here, not that he was complaining as Mason has only recently been 'aware' of women per se. Thirdly was the crowd favourite Mirajane. Everyone was pumped, silently praying that she would follow in the footsteps of the other two. However, expectations were soon shattered when Mira decided to change her face into Happy and then Gajeel. It was absolutely hilarious. Mira was followed up by Erza who changed into a gothic style dress and Levy who showed the crowd the beauty of her solid script magic. Next up was Bisca who showed of both her sniping talents as well as her figure. After managing to penetrate 5 different coins in the air with one shot, the crowd exploded in cheers. Mason couldn't help but be jealous of Alzack right now, it just wasn't fair, if he was a little older then maybe he could have had a chance with Bisca too. Last was Lucy to take centre stage, clad in a cheerleader's outfit as well as holding two pom-poms. Lucy's performance was cut short by a surprise guest in the form of Evergreen who began claiming that this competition was unnecessary because she is already the winner of Miss Fairy Tail, turning Lucy into stone in the process. The rest of the thunder legion then appeared with Laxus on stage presenting all the Fairy Tail women in their petrified state. Evergreen explains the 'rules' of their new game where the Guild must defeat the Thunder Legion before their hostages, the petrified girls are turned to dust. The four suddenly disappeared, leaving all the Fairy Tail mages running out of the Guild to find the Thunder Legion. This wasn't just a game, this could potentially turn Magnolia into a battlefield. It was time for the Battle of Fairy Tail to begin.
