AN: Ok! Merry Christmas to all! Unless of course you don't celebrate Christmas in which case, Happy Holiday of your choice! Or if you don't celebrate any holidays because you're just that much of a stick in the mud, congratulations here's a special chapter because I do!

For those interested, the Multipairing vs True Pairing poll is currently 16-7 in favor of Multipairing.

Now that the news update's out of the way, Reviewer Replies! :D


DarkDrawerJ: As always, glad you're still enjoying! :D Yes that was a fun little chapter to write. I was initially worried that it might be a little TOO steamy on Erza's part, but then I remembered, 'oh wait, it's Erza. Yeah, she would TOTALLY do that.'

Blaze2121: Why didn't Erza bust out the succubus outfit you ask? Three reasons: Number one, I don't know what Erza's succubus outfit looks like (although I do have some rather vivid ideas on the subject *nosebleed to oblivion*). Number two, we actually get to SEE Erza try to seduce someone in 100 Year Quest, and that was the same combination she uses there. Number three, Jerry almost lost it as was. Do ya really think he could've withstood a succubus on TOP of kitty=bunny=Seduction Armor? And yes, forget steam it'll have smoke roiling off it when/if the real thing rolls around.

Beruit: Glad you're enjoying! Thanks for the high praise, that's exactly what I've been going for! :D I haven't spelled it out yet, but Mira and Laxus weren't a thing until right after Lisanna 'kicked the bucket' and Mira needed a shoulder to cry on. As for Laxus's power trip, I can't say much without spoilers about Laxus's future characterization, but I will say that it wasn't an issue then.

Raidentensho: He actually already HAS his weapon, and yes, we've already seen it. He's had it since his introductory scene. Why hasn't he USED it? (chuckles) Yooou'll seeeee...

Prometo: Yes to all! :D

A-non-knee-moose: Ah, I see you are also a moose of culture! Yes Doc Whistler is indeed a reference to and expy of Mr. Whitmore, but did you catch the OTHER cameo in that chapter? 8D Weeell the reveal of the final pairing is still a considerable ways off yet, although like with all the red herrings, there will be numerous hints dropped prior to its confirmation. Depending on how the poll goes, I may admit who it is on Valentine's Day if 'Harem Ending' wins (we're currently at 16-7 in favor of a Harem Ending), in which case it's a moot point.

StraxyX: Don't know if you've made it this far yet, but in regards to your comment on Chapter 3, Jerry isn't TRYING to flirt. It wouldn't have done him any good even if he WAS trying to flirt since Mira's got one hell of a resistance to flirting after hearing it from so many guys (keep in mind she is publically acknowledged in-universe as one of the most beautiful women in Fiore). She hears it from everybody, so flirting is actually a terrible idea with her if you haven't already earned her interest. Jerry's just honest to a fault and lucky as hell.


And now that all that's out of the way, let's get on with the show! I'll admit, this isn't the Christmas Special I originally planned, but that one's having to be put off until next year since it would give away quite a bit of spoilers for the upcoming arcs. Strangely enough, if through some miracle I'm able to keep to my schedule, we'll actually hit Christmas in universe just in time for Christmas next year, which is also perfectly timed for the first Christmas Episode!

Sadly though, that DOES mean I had to whip up something else for this year's Christmas Special, and since it was a right pain to get this ready in time (writer's block is EVIL), it came out a bit shorter than I wanted. Then since I had the day off today, I was able to spend most of the day racking my brain on what to do, and lo and behold I managed a second one! I put them in here in reverse order to how I wrote them so they'd fall in chronological order.

I would also like to clarify that these ARE canon to the rest of the story, they are not mere omakes.

I hope everyone enjoys, and if you catch the references, you have my full permission to lose your mind with excitement at the implications, and if you've been reading the Reviewer Replies, you might even be able to guess one of the blockbuster shocks of the Road to Mattachu arc.


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==Visitors==


I honestly found it bizarre to have so many friends over so often, my parents had been rather paranoid about guests my whole life, so it wasn't something I was used to. Now though, it seemed as though the entire guild wanted to check out my apartment. When I mentioned it to Lucy, she revealed that most of them didn't even bother to ask before entering her apartment and just popped in unannounced. "I guess they're a bit more worried about getting blown up if they sneak up on you," she mused.

Natsu and Happy dropped by the day after we moved in and only made a cursory glance around, sniffing a few times before asking where Lucy's apartment was. I pointed him upstairs and he took off with a delighted grin. I guess he was more excited to visit Lucy than me. Not that I can blame him, Lucy is much friendlier, and she's gorgeous too, so there's that as well.

Cana was second. A day or two after Lucy and I got moved in, she dropped by to see the place, and she poked around everywhere. Most particularly I noted, in the fridge and cabinets. After about the tenth cabinet she opened, "Are you looking for something Cana?"

"Where's the booze?" she asked with a frown.

"I don't drink but once in a blue moon, so I don't have any," I replied dryly.

Cana looked at me in shock, "What are you?"

"Supremely stingy and inordinately fond of my brain cells," I replied.

"Ah, so you're a stick in the mud."

"Nooo," I replied a little peevishly, "I just don't drink often."

Cana yanked a bottle out of her purse with a grin and waved it at me, "So if you're not a stick in the mud, how about helping me kill this?"

I looked at it, "Is there enough there for both of us?"

"Yeah, I'm gonna drink like ninety percent of it anyway," she admitted, "But drinking's no fun if I'm all by myself."

I sighed with a small smile, "Alright, alright. I guess if you just need a place to crash, it's not like I've got anything better to do today."

I did actually. There was a lot I wanted to learn about the new world I was inhabiting, and I had a considerable stack of books borrowed from the Guild that I was steadily burning my way through to try and get a grasp of the world around me. Even with the Wind Reader Glasses though, it was still mostly boring, especially the friggin' encyclopedia. Informative? Yes. Entertaining? Hell no. An afternoon of drinking and possibly cuddling (or more!) with one of the most gorgeous women I'd ever laid eyes on was much more exciting an option.

And so drink we did! We also played a lot of cards. It started with poker (which she kicked my ass at), then Blackjack (which she also kicked my ass at), then two or three other games (all of which she kicked my ass at). It probably didn't help that she'd had way more than one bottle on her and was making me take a shot every hand I lost. She'd offered a kiss if I won, so I wasn't protesting the booze too hard, but suffice to say I was rather tipsy by the time she suggested strip poker.

I don't remember much of what happened after that, and all I know for sure is that I woke up the next morning in nothing but my underwear with Cana on top of me on the couch in nothing but her underwear and usual bikini top. Cana looked a little surprised when she woke up, but instead of getting angry, she just smiled and gave me a good morning kiss.

Then she helped me cook breakfast and it was not lost on me that she didn't put her pants back on until after she'd had her breakfast while sitting in my lap. She paused on her way out the door, "Thanks Jerry. This was fun, we'll have to do it again sometime." Then she gave me a quick kiss before heading out with a wave and a smile, "See you at the Guild!"

Master Makarov dropped by the next day. "Heard you'd acquired an entire building. Thought I'd drop by to make sure everything was in order and safe."

I nodded and stepped back out of the doorway, more than a little embarrassed that I'd almost closed the door on him because I'd looked right over the top of his head and not seen him, "Of course, come on in."

Master walked through the kitchen, extending his arm with magic to peer into the oven to make sure the temperature lacrima was working, then the fridge and freezer. He walked to the back where the water heater was (there was only one for the whole building, but the temperature lacrima was robust enough to act as a tankless water heater capable of keeping up with everything there going simultaneously) and checked that, then he came back into my apartment and proceeded to inspect the bathroom.

After he was done checking everything, he came back to the living room/kitchen and hopped up onto the couch, turning and sitting. "Well, this is certainly a very nice place," he declared, "But there is a small matter that concerns me."

My ears pricked up immediately and he continued, "I understand you're letting Lucy rent an apartment upstairs at an extremely low rate."

I nodded, "That's right. She's my friend and helped me find this place, I'm not going to charge her full price."

Master nodded, "That's very kind of you, and I'm sure you would never use the leverage of being her landlord to gain any undue influence."

I blinked and took a second as that processed, then I went pale as I understood what he was implying, "WHAT?! NO! I'D NEVER! That joke about paying me in kisses was just me poking fun at her to make her drop the issue! I'd never ever make her actually do anything! I just didn't want her arguing for a higher rate that she wouldn't be able to afford! And I mean she is a great kisser, but that's not something I'd ever try to force her to do! She's my friend, the first one I made in this world! I'd honestly probably just shrug off any debts she did build up unless she was just outright taking advantage of me, and even then, I'd never call 'em like that!"

Master nodded, "Very good. I trust that applies to other potential tenants as well?"

"Of course! It's a moral thing not a 'she just so happens to be my friend' thing," I exclaimed.

Master nodded, "Well good, would you mind if I spread the word to other members of the guild? According to Mirajane, even what you specified as your regular rate is dirt cheap. I'm sure plenty of our members would be overjoyed to live here."

I was momentarily at a loss for words, then I thought for a moment, "I suppose it couldn't hurt. I'd prefer it be people I'm already fairly acquainted with though. I honestly hadn't even thought about the possibility of renting out the other two apartments yet, but I guess if anyone's having trouble keeping their rent up somewhere else, I could at least talk to them."

Master nodded, "We don't have any that I'm aware of right now, but I'll let you know if I catch wind of any."

I nodded, "Cool! Thanks Master!"

Master nodded and hopped off the couch with a smile, "Rightyo, well that's all for the inspection. Which apartment is Lucy's? I need to drop by and check on her too."

I directed him upstairs and less than half an hour later heard a loud shriek of "GET OUT!" followed by a loud splash from the canal. I looked out the window and saw Master climbing out of the canal, drying himself off with magic and strolling off with a cheeky looking grin on his face.

I immediately headed upstairs, pausing at the door to knock, "Lucy? It's Jerry. You okay in there?"

A moment later Lucy opened the door with a lacy red and black corset in one hand, "Oh hey Jerry. Yeah, I'm alright. Just…coming to terms with the fact that everyone in this guild is a damn pervert. I mean I was all touched and thought it was sweet when Master came by to check and make sure the apartment was in good shape and that I wasn't living in some hovel," she threw her hands up in exasperation, "and then he just goes poking through my underwear drawer! I mean, serious…ly…"

It was right about then that she realized she still had the corset in her hand. For a split second, she froze, her eyes locked on it with the most hilariously gobsmacked expression. She immediately hid it behind her back as she blushed utterly crimson.

I tactfully cleared my throat, "Well, I'm glad you're alright. You know that I'll come running if I ever hear you scream like that right?"

If anything, she blushed a little redder at that, only now she was smiling, "Thanks Jerry. I really appreciate it. Um, I was about to have lunch, you want to come in?"

I smiled, "Sure! What's cookin'?"

The day I unlocked Crash Magic, Elfman dropped by right before lunch and declared my very utilitarian abode to be quite manly. I gave him a thumbs up and grimaced as he sat down on the couch, apparently intent on staying for a while. He looked at the books, "You sure do have a lot of books. Why don't you do something more manly, like lifting weights?"

I sighed, "Because the training regime I use doesn't require excessive weights as it's designed to enhance speed, precision and control more than raw strength. Martial arts are designed for anyone to be able to use, and thus do not require excessive brute strength."

"Oh?" Elfman asked, his curiosity piqued, "So what kind of workouts do you do?"

"Pushups, sit-ups, jumps and various flexibility exercises on top of simply executing my techniques in increasingly rapid repetitions and varied combinations. I'd do chin-ups but I don't have anything sufficiently sturdy here to hang my full body weight off of," I ticked off, "Really though, the guild hall brawls have been providing plenty of practice."

"So…does that work?"

"I was regional grand champ for 17 year old males the last year I competed," I answered honestly, "And our dojo routinely took home the overall number one spot."

Elfman wound up staying through lunch as we swapped stories and exercise tips, then we headed over to the guild together to see if anything interesting was happening.

Levy, Jet and Droy dropped by the day after I was allowed to go home with my injuries. I was still crashed on the couch with my head leaned back and everything from the waist up wrapped in bandages. I was on the couch so that I didn't have to get up to snag things out of the kitchen with my telekinesis. I had never realized how prone I was to eating with my right hand until I had to consciously use my left one.

I was in the middle of forcing myself to focus as I attempted a telekinetic drawing for the first time. I'd always wondered about the implications of telekinesis for the world, now that I actually had it and nothing better to do, I was quite determined to find out. Thankfully I caught their mental signatures before they knocked and I was able to wave my charcoal dust back into its jar rather than having it explode, "Come on in, it's open."

Levy immediately zeroed in on my attempts at charcoal rendering from memory with telekinesis and demanded to know what it was. I picked up a picture that I'd managed to pull off with my telekinesis and floated it over to her, "That's Fuyuki Japan. Super duper packed and skyscrapers everywhere higher than you'd believe. I've only been there once, and I don't remember much of it, but I don't think I'll ever forget this view."

They only stayed for a little while, apparently they were on their way out of town on a job and had just stopped by to check in on me, but they turned out to be the first of many. No less than a dozen people from the Guild dropped by to check on me that day. It may have been a little tiresome to have to deal with so many people, especially in my apartment, and I didn't make much progress on my telekinetic control, but when I started to drift off to sleep that night, I realized I didn't mind. It, actually made me kind of happy when I stopped to think about it.

Then someone knocked on the door and I was just about to take that thought back when I realized it was Mira dropping by to check on me on her way home for the night. I actually wound up going to sleep with an even bigger smile.


==Legend==


==July 18th==

"Long ago, in a time near forgotten, when man had only just recently become more than beast and had only just begun to band together into what is now called civilization, back before the concept of separate nations existed, there was a king. Because all of mankind was united within that single nation called Babylon, centered in the great city of Uruk, the King of Uruk was king of all mankind and thus had the attention of the gods. Wanting to maintain their influence, the Gods decreed that the king was to marry a goddess, and from their union was born a son. This son was the first demigod, and he was blessed with seemingly limitless talent, strength and cleverness. Should he apply himself in the slightest, no matter the domain of his interest, he would surely excel to the greatest limits. When his father the king passed away while he was still young, and with his mother having returned to Heaven, the son became king.

The people rejoiced at his kingship, for they knew that he was capable of ruling well. The young king was brilliant in all regards, but all too soon he became obsessed with worldly pleasures. His eyes became clouded with greed and his heart blackened with arrogance. All that existed in the world was his, for he was king of all mankind, and so all that mankind made was by rights his. He set out to collect everything, and he took all the worlds treasures for himself. If it had a shred of value that he could see, it was immediately thrown into his treasury. Whether or not he had any use for it mattered not, it was treasure and all treasures were to be his.

If he saw a treasured lover, his thought was that she must be his. He would snatch women away from their lovers and take them for himself until he grew bored of them and sent them back to their lives. If he saw a treasured tool, or anything which he did not already have a sample of, he took it without hesitation. If it were precious metal or gems, it became his. He was king of all, there was no questioning his commands even though the people suffered and starved under his rule.

The gods saw this and were displeased, for the king neglected not only the people but the gods as well. The temples were stripped of anything which could be considered valuable to better line the king's palace, and the offerings were reduced to naught but scraps from the king's table. This angered the gods terribly, so they sent an emissary to punish the king.

"This emissary was granted the power of the Chains of Heaven called Enkidu, and this gave him life, so he was called Enkidu as well. Enkidu knew nothing of man, he had only just been born, so he was sent a tutor in the sacred priestess Shamhat, a woman of great beauty. For seven nights and six days, Shamhat taught Enkidu, and when he had been taught, Shamhat led him into Uruk. Upon seeing the young King's cruelty and tyrannical nature, Enkidu challenged the king.

For days on end they fought tirelessly, the king using magic to call forth the treasured contents of his vault and flinging them like arrows as Enkidu turned the very earth around them into the mighty Chains of Heaven. When finally the vault was empty and Enkidu was down to the final links of his chains, the king and Enkidu fell onto their backs and laughed. From this almighty clash the two forged a mighty friendship.

From Enkidu's influence the king grew kinder, for Enkidu was kind and to see unkindness was saddening to him. As Enkidu was the king's only friend, the king went out of his way to be kinder so as to not sadden his friend. As the years went by, they grew ever closer, and with their unfathomable strength they staved off many catastrophes. The king continued to collect his treasures, but he was no longer cruel, and his people were once again happy.

Impressed by his feats and enamored with his wealth and strength, the goddess of love and war, Ishtar the Princess of the Gods, came to the king with a proposal of marriage. However, the king was aware of the goddess's cruel and whimsical nature, and so he rejected her advances.

Outraged by his rejection, Ishtar demanded permission from her father, the King of the Gods, to send punishment upon the king and by extension all of Uruk. The King agreed and Ishtar unleashed Gugalanna, the mighty Bull of Heaven who was considered a catastrophic entity even amongst the gods who only Ishtar could tame. Gugalanna was as tall as a mountain, his fur was as a storm front and lightning roared from his eyes as his horns plowed up rivers. With his mighty thrashing and fury, he would bring a flood to drown all of Uruk.

Or at least he would have…had the king and Enkidu not intercepted him. For seven years Gugalanna raged, but together the king and Enkidu bound and slew him. The clouds that had covered the earth receded and the great flood that had threatened the world dried up and fell back into the sea. It was the greatest of victories and the king and Enkidu were praised as the great guardians of mankind.

Their joy was not to last though, for Ishtar's reputation had been sullied further by their rebuffing of her punisher. In rejecting her the king had earned her scorn, in slaying her mighty champion Gugalanna, he earned her unyielding wrath. Ishtar demanded that the king and Enkidu be punished for so insulting her, and the gods agreed, for in scorning her and defeating the gods' greatest destroyer, the king and Enkidu had broken the yoke of the gods upon humanity altogether. They had no force greater than Gugalanna, so as long as mankind had the king and Enkidu, they had nothing to fear from the gods. For the gods this was a catastrophe no less than what they had sought to unleash upon Uruk, and so they agreed to punish the king and Enkidu.

The king could not be so easily killed, for to do so would send humanity spiraling back into chaos which was no more pleasing to the gods than to have man be free of their control. Even beyond that, the king had proven his strength when he defeated Gugalanna, so his premature death could not be arranged even by the gods. Enkidu on the other hand, was not so lucky. Being that he had been created by the gods, he could also be unmade by them, and so he was turned back into the clay from whence he'd come. He died in the king's arms.

In those last few moments, as his life was fading, Enkidu thanked the king for being his friend, but told him not to weep as he assured the king that he would find many more such treasured friends if he tried. The king in his grief disagreed and told Enkidu that he would forever be his only friend, that way his value would never decrease in the slightest. Enkidu died before he could change the king's mind and thus the vow to never have another who he called friend was etched forevermore upon the king's heart.

After Enkidu's death, the king was struck with a profound fear of his mortality. He had long desired to see humanity through to the end, but now with Enkidu's death weighing heavily upon his mind, he realized that as a mortal he could not. So he abandoned his post and wandered the world for many years, until he finally learned of one who had attained immortality. He ventured into the underworld to seek out this hermit, and learned to his horror that the hermit had only escaped death by casting aside his humanity. This was an unacceptable route to the king and so he was about to give up on immortality.

However, as he was about to leave, the hermit told him of another way to achieve immortality. Even deeper within the underworld he said, there was an herb, the root of which would allow him to live as long as he wanted should he consume it.

Taking heart in the ancient hermit's words, the king ventured to the deepest depths of the underworld. After much searching, he found the herb and headed home, overjoyed that he might live long enough to see humanity through to the very end. However, as he was making his way home, he realized that in his fervor to find a way to cheat death, he had neglected his body and was now terribly weary. He stopped at a spring and took a bath, groaning in pleasure as the weariness left him. But in his moment of respite, a hungry serpent found the herb that granted life and ate it.

The king cried out in horror as his prize was swallowed, snatched away right before his eyes. Then, to the king's surprise, the snake shed its skin and was born anew, the first of its kind to ever do so. The king laughed as he understood that the herb granted youth rather than eternal life and that his quest had been completely in vain. Yet at the same time, it wasn't.

For in that moment, upon seeing the snake shed its skin, the king realized that he didn't have to live forever to ensure humanity's future. He would never fully get over the death of his friend, but never again would he let it crush him so. He went home to Uruk and resumed his duties as king, working tirelessly to ensure the future of humanity, putting his wisdom and gifts to use for the betterment of all his people, for he had come to realize that they were his greatest treasure. Forever after he was remembered as the first hero whose story was remembered. He was known forever after as the King of Heroes, the one and only, King Gilgamesh."


Lucy and Levy started as they realized they had only just then heard the king's name for the first time. Then Levy asked, "So, did the king ever make another friend?"

I opened my mouth to reply and drew a blank. The answer had been there just a second before, I was sure of it! But now… "Ya know, I feel like there was more to it, but I can't for the life of me remember it." The back of my right hand suddenly itched, so I scratched it through the bandages.

Levy pouted, "Come ooon, surely you can remember!"

I frowned at her, "No, I really can't." I racked my brain in silence for a few moments anyways and came up with a frustrating blank. I could almost feel the hole in my memory, but that was supposed to be impossible with Archive…right?

"So what did King Gilgamesh look like?" Lucy asked, "He must've been really handsome if the Goddess of Love fell for him."

"Golden hair, red eyes, wore a vest and a turban and big floofy pants," I declared without a moment's hesitation, "You could tell he was from a different era, and even more you could tell that he was important just by looking at him. Pride oozed off every inch of him but there was just as much surety that he had earned every scrap of it."

Lucy and Levy both blinked at me in surprise and I blinked as it hit me just how sure I sounded. I put hand to my head and started scratching through the bandages as though that might help me get a better look in my minds eye at that hole in my memory. That same hole that wasn't supposed to exist and kept slipping through my fingers every time I felt like I almost had it, but for all that I couldn't pin a single thing about it down, I was growing increasingly sure it was there.

"You almost sound like you met him," Levy pointed out cautiously.

"I know, but I can't remember, and he was not the sort of person you'd ever forget meeting and HOW DO I KNOW THAT?!" I wanted to throw my broken arm to my head to that I could scratch furiously with both hands because now my whole scalp was itching like mad, but at the same time, the back of my right hand was going equally mad and I wanted to bite it to make it quit itching, "GAAAH WHY AM I SO ITCHY?! AND WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER?!"

I yanked out my cards with my magic and started using their hardened corners to viciously scratch at my bandages with enough force to somewhat mitigate my horrid itch. As the itch began to subside, "Ok, Levy, it's your turn to tell a story right? Maybe taking my mind off of it will make this itch go away."

Levy blinked and then racked her brain for a moment before, "Ah I know! How about the tale of Sir Ban and the Fairy Elaine?"


==Later==

That evening as Lucy and I were walking home from the Guild Hall, Lucy asked, "So have you been able to remember anything?"

"About?"

"King Gilgamesh," Lucy clarified, "It seemed really personal for you."

The itch started up again. "The way I can't remember, it's almost like there's some sort of magic induced block in my memory," I mused as I scratched at the back of my hand, "But that's impossible because there was no magic in my world, and memory alteration, especially something capable of circumventing Archive, would require magic."

Lucy was quiet for a moment, "You seemed like you really liked that story, and it seems like you really respect King Gilgamesh, but something I didn't notice until the end of it, you never mentioned his name when you were talking about his time before he met Enkidu and the adventure after it."

I nodded, "That's because he wasn't the King of Heroes then. It wasn't until he after his revelation that he became the hero who was remembered for being the first and greatest of all heroes. The time with Enkidu and the adventure leading up to that revelation were important because those are what made him into the hero he became."

"So…he wasn't as much of a hero before that?"

I shook my head, "Definitely not. When he was a kid he was good, but between then and meeting Enkidu he was a horrible tyrant, everything the man he grew into would've despised. When he was with Enkidu he was better, but only because Enkidu was there and good enough to more than balance him out. It wasn't until after his quest for the immortality that King Gilgamesh understood the lesson that Enkidu was trying to teach him."

"And after he learned the lesson?"

"He was a good king," I replied before explaining, "he kept his kingdom in the best order he could. Everyone he could help, he did. Those who could grow to be better than they were, he encouraged to do so and directed them on their way to become greater. He pretended that he was only doing it because it made him better, and in his eyes, he was, but to him the king's glory was the people's glory, and their achievements were his. It's like saying the body's works are the achievement of the mind, but at the same time the mind is nothing without the body to support it. So he promoted his people and himself at the same time because they were his people but he was their king. He was thoughtful and treated his subjects with understanding, presenting himself at all times as an example of how they should strive to be. He took pride in his people and they took pride in him and as a result both parties took even more pride in themselves."

I grinned, "If I were ever to be a king, that's how I'd try to rule. In fact, that's how I try to be anyway. Treat everyone with understanding, and have the patience and wisdom to work through and overcome anything with enough pride to keep my head up no matter how bad things look."

"Maybe that's why you remember it so well," Lucy mused, "He became everything you want to be."

I pondered that for a second and then smiled, "Yeah, I guess he is, isn't he?"

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NEXT TIME on Mad Little Slice of Heaven...

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Gajeel and I had managed to stop laughing about five minutes later, but we still had very large grins plastered across our faces. Then Levy's voice bounced through my head, "Hey Jerry? Am I doing this right?"

I sat bolt upright and looked around, quickly pinpointing her location half a mile away (by no means an unimpressive broadcast distance, especially for a beginner), "When did you learn Archive?! And you don't have to talk out loud you can just think it now that the connection's established."