It is currently nighttime and Natsu, Lucy and happy are walking back to the guild from the clients house that they just left.

Lucy: Unbelievable who in their right mind would turn down two million?

Nastsu: If we had taken the money it wouldn't have looked good. You gotta think about fairytail's reputation.

Happy: Aye.

Lucy: But we made him happy right? We got the job done and now we're walking home? And then to find out that they weren't even wealthy? They were just renting that house so everyone would think they were rich. It's not like it matters we would've taken the job either way.

Happy: I don't know about you greedy.

Lucy: Of course I would have!

Happy: Sure greedy.

Later on after the three got tired of walking they decided to make camp. Natsu made a fire and was cooking some fish over it when Lucy asked him a question

Lucy: By the way, the house how'd you know it wasn't really theirs?

Natsu: Hm? Oh that was easy. Cause it smelled like some other house. Seemed pretty obvious. Even Marcus could've figured that out.

Lucy: Sure to you two animals maybe. Well not me I was still lost in the clouds from reading that book.

Natsu: Seriously geez I get that you like books but the way you fawn of them is just creepy. Reminds me of Levy.

Lucy: Maybe you should pick up a book or two once in your life then you'll see why I like them so much.

Natsu: Nah that's not my style. I like adventures that I can actually go on not ones that are jotted down in a book.

Lucy: Your missing out but okay.

Natsu: Whatever you say.

The next day Natsu with happy on his head are walking through a swamp with Lucy behind them in inside her clock spirit.

Horologium: I don't know about this guys are you sure your going the right way she asks

Natsu: Happy says this is the way home so this is the way we're going. Is what I answer.

Happy: Have faith in me. I'm a cat I have a great sense of smell my nose will lead us home.

Horologium: It's dogs that have great noses. And what does smell have to do with direction? She asks

Natsu; Why don't you do your own walking for a while?

Horologium: Because I'm tired! she groans exhaustedly

Natsu: Oh geez. Just what I need someone acting like a spoiled little rich kid who never had to do anything herself.

Suddenly while natsu was mumbling to himself he heard a noise from a bush beside him.

Natsu: Whose there!?

Natsu then jumped into the bush and started attacking what made the noise.

Horologium: Do you always have to fight? She asks worriedly

Happy: You can take 'em natsu!

Suddenly natsu popped back out of the bush along with Marcus.

Happy: It's Marcus!

Horologium: What is he doing here? She asks

Marcus: Trying to find a bathroom!

Natsu: Who the heck ever heard of a bathroom in the woods?!

Marcus: I wanted some privacy! I didn't expect an idiot to barge in.

Marcus and natsu continue throwing insults at each other while Lucy watches on.

Lucy: Their so childish!

Happy: She says to the cat!

Later on everyone decided to sit down while happy decided to go fishing for some food.

Lucy: So your on your way back from a job?

Marcus. Yeah there's a shortcut through these woods that will get you back to town in no time.

Happy: See. I told you so.

Lucy: Yeah well if your nose is so great how come you didn't know Marcus was right in front of us? Smart ass?

Happy: There's some things you just don't wanna smell.

Marcus: What was that!?

Natsu: I agree so go on home and we'll smell you later.

Marcus: Fine I will. And unless you want trouble you should to.

Lucy: Why do you say that?

Marcus: Cause Erza's due back any time now.

Natsu: Huh!?

Lucy: The Erza woah!

Happy: Yeah she's the most powerful woman in all of fairy tail.

Marcus: I don't agree but okay.

Lucy: I can't wait to meet her! But you know I've never seen a picture of her in sorcerer weekly. What's she like?

Happy and natsu: scary

Natsu: Wild animal.

Happy: A vile beast!

Natsu: Nah more like a full on monster!

Marcus: She's not that big guys.

Natsu: Well she's big enough for me

Happy: One thing we can all agree on is she is definitely that scary well maybe a little scarier.

Natsu: Crap we should really get moving then!

Suddenly someone cast a spell cause an explosion to go off where the four where sitting

Lucy: *cough* *cough*

Marcus: what now

With sand coming out of his mouth natsu called for happy who was tied up above a fire with five mysterious wizards around the fire.

Wizard 1: Finally gonna get some real protein!

Wizard 2: No berries for us tonight.

Chicken wizard: Meat!

Wizard 4: Our future holds a feast.

Wizard 5: Wow look at him shaking geez. Relax. Your gonna be in our stomachs soon enough so there's no need to be scared.

Happy: Actually I'm not shaking like this because I'm scared.

Wizard 5: Huh?

Happy: I gotta use the bathroom really bad. I can't hold it much longer. It bet you it'll make me taste wired.

Wizard 5: Who cares!? Not cook it.

Chicken wizard: Meat!

Wizard 4: I'll take mine medium please.

Happy: Hey I'm serious! It's gonna make me taste funny! I just know it will!

Natsu: Hold it right there!

Lucy: Happy!

Happy: Thank goodness! Now I'm not gonna taste wired!

Wizard 5: Pipe down.

Natsu: That's our friend your trying to roast buddy! Sorry but you guys are gonna have to make other plans for dinner.

Marcus: Your all wizards aren't you what guild are you with?

Wizard 5: I'm not telling. Get 'em!

Natsu: Marcus let's do it.

Marcus: Alright but I don't take orders from you.

Natsu and Marcus then started attacking the wizards without using any of their magic which Lucy took note of.

Lucy: Their not using their magic. Their just using their raw strength.

Happy: Lucy stop admiring them and help me damnit!

Lucy: R-right sorry!

Lucy then started untying happy and failed to notice the giant chicken wizard approaching her from behind with its wand on fire.

Happy: Lucy behind you!

Lucy: Huh? Eeek! Please don't kill me Mr. Chicken!

Marcus then came and kicked the chicken in the head and knocked it out.

After a couple of minutes Marcus and natsu and beat all the wizards and tied them all up to a nearby tree.

Marcus: Don't you think you went a little overboard natsu?

Natsu: So what if I did I got the job done.

Natsu: Grow up already. You and gray are embarrassments to the guild.

Natsu: What? Don't compare me to him.

One of the wizards that was tied to the tree began to speak and Lucy heard.

Wizard 5: Lulla-

Lucy: Lulla what's lulla?

Wizard 5: Lulla-by

Marcus: Huh? Lullaby?

Suddenly a massive shadow hand came and snatched the wizards that were tied to the tree then vanished.

Happy: What was that!?

Natsu: Who was that!?

Marcus: Well whoever it was their fast. I can't even sense their presence anymore.

Lucy: Lullaby.

Currently in magnolia an armored female wizard with scarlet hair is walking through the streets while carrying a large monster horn with one hand above her head. This wizard was the queen of fairies. Erza Scarlet.

The four had somehow made it back to the guild before Erza and Lucy was now currently looking at the request board for a job since she needed the rent money.

Lucy: Hm. Search for a magic bracelet and dispel a cursed staff. Wanted: Astrological love forecaster!? Hunt down volcanic devils!? Wow there are really all sorts of missions huh?

Mirajane: If you see any that you like, let me know. The master isn't around now.

Lucy: What? Oh, Your right.

Marcus: He's attending the regularly scheduled League meeting, so he'll be gone for a while.

Lucy: League meeting?

MiraJane: The masters of the regional guilds gather to make the periodic reports. It's different from the council though. Reedus, can I borrow your light pen for a second?

A fat man who was sitting at a table closest to the bar where MiraJane was and gave the pen to her.

Reedus: Oui.

Mira then started writing in the air with the light pen.

MiraJane: I doubt anyone new to the guilds can figure out the magic worlds organization chart. At the very top of the magic world is the government and the ten members of the council. They exist to promote public safety and order with respect to the magic world. The council also has right to pass judgement on wizards who have committed crimes. Below the council are the guild masters. One of their many duties is to communicate the decisions of the council. They also keep open paths of communication to guilds of other regions. They oversee local wizards like us.

Lucy: I never knew that the guilds were all connected.

Mira: The links between the guilds are important. If not handled properly then...

Natsu: The dark ones will come!!

Lucy: Eeeek!!

Natsu: Hahaha! You said eeeek! Scared you.

Lucy: Come on! Don't scare me like that!

Natsu: Scaredy Lucy. Or Sclucy for short.

Lucy: Don't give me wired nicknames like that!

Marcus: Well he's right Lucy. The dark ones really do exist. Most people believe that their just legends and myths but that's how they thrive. The more afraid of them you are the stronger they become. They're most commonly known as dark guilds. They don't care about laws. They'll steal, kill, rape whatever gives them pleasure they'll do it.

Lucy: Geez. Why do most people refer to them as myths and legends?

Marcus: Because of how rare they are actually mentioned. That's enough about the dark guilds for one day. You were looking at the request board right? Find anything good?

Lucy: Yeah I did but there's no way I'm bringing along natsu and happy.

Natsu: Why?

Happy: Aye?

Lucy: The last job we went on you were just looking for a blonde girl right!? It could have been anybody.

Natsu: Yeah it could have but we chose you because your such a nice person.

Gray: What's the rush you don't have to decide immediately. I heard about your huge success. I'm sure that more team requests will come in than you can stomach.

Gray was sitting on a bar stool with no shirt on and no pants on and he had a smoke in his mouth while looking at Lucy

Loke: Lucy, you and I must form the love team!! We start tonight!

Loke was trying to be fashionable and win Lucy's love.

Gray: You defeated two members of the southern wolf bodyguard guild plus a woman who was built like a gorilla, right?

Lucy: T-that was all natsu.

Gray: Damn you natsu! You tricked me!

Natsu: Your ice brain was so stupid you fell for it!

Natsu and gray then began to fight in the background.

Loke: Say...

Lucy: Y-yes

Loke: You really are stunning! Your beauty is brilliant even through sunglasses. If I took of the glasses, I'm afraid you'd blind me.

Lucy: Ha,ha let's find out.

Loke then saw Lucy's celestial keys and remembered a bad experience he had with a celestial wizard.

Loke: Huh!? Your a celestial wizard!?

Happy: She has spirits like a cow and a crab.

Loke: That's to cruel a trick! Sorry I'm afraid this relationship won't work after all!

Loke then dashed out of the guild to who knows where.

Lucy: Huh? When did we even start a relationship? What was that?

Marcus: Loke isn't very good with celestial wizards.

Lucy: I'm sure it's something in his past that has to do with women.

Not even two minutes later loke returned looking extremely panicked.

Loke: Natsu, gray really bad news!! Erza's back!!

Natsu and gray: Awww shit!!

The whole guild suddenly became very quiet and nervous except for Marcus, Mira and Lucy who didn't know what was about to happen.

Erza: I have just returned, is the master around?

Marcus: Nah. He's at the league meeting.

Erza: I see.

Guild member 1: E-Erza what's that big thing you brought back?

Erza: Oh this? It's a horn of a monster I killed. The locals were kind enough that they decorated it and gave it to me as a reward. Is it in the way?

Guild member 2: N-no not at all!

Marcus' thoughts: yeah it definitely is

Erza: By the way, I hear that you fools have been nothing but trouble. The master might overlook this, but I most certainly won't!

Lucy: T-that's Erza?

Happy: Yep! Strongest in the guild!

Marcus: No cat. Mira is stronger and you know it.

Happy: Shhhh! Don't let Erza hear you say that or your dead!

Marcus: Do you remember how many times I beat her in matches when we were kids?

Happy: Oh yeah.

Erza: Cana! Stop drinking so much!

Erza: Visitar if your going to dance do it outside as a street performer!

Erza: Wakaba! Get rid of that filthy smoking habit!

Erza: Nab! Don't just stand in front of the request board all the time! Just pick a job!!

Erza: Are natsu, gray, and Marcus here?

Happy Aye!

Happy then pointed to where the three guys in question were standing.

Gray: H-hi Erza! W-were the best of friends again today. J-just like every day.

Natsu: Aye!

Lucy: Natsu's turned into happy!

Marcus: What's up?

Erza: Well that's good. I suppose it's only natural for friends to lock horns every now and again. Anyways I have a favor to ask you three.

Erza: When I was out on a job I heard some disturbing rumors. I was going to ask the master's opinion on it but, this must be addressed quickly. So I've made the decision. So I want you three to come along with me.

Everyone: Huh!?

Marcus: Let me guess this has something to do with lullaby?

Erza: Wha- how'd you know?

Marcus: Natsu might not remember because he's an idiot but we've already encountered some wizards who mentioned that name. And by the looks of their guild mark they were affiliated with a dark guild. The Eisenwald guild.

Natsu: We encountered a dark guild but they were so weak!

Marcus: Probably because they were just pawns or underlings.

Marcus: Also there was this guy who had what looked like shadow magic. I didn't get a good look at him but he can move extremely fast but only when there are shadows around him. Take away the shadows and he's done for.

Erza: So will you come along?

Marcus: Sure! I'd be happy to. So will natsu and gray. Right boys?

Natsu and gray: R-right!

Lucy: Why are they scared of Marcus.

Happy: Oh because he's beaten the shit out of them multiple times.

Erza: Good! We'll meet at the train station tomorrow.

Erza then left the guild to go pack and purchase the train tickets.

MiraJane: Erza, gray, natsu, and Marcus? This could be the strongest team fairy tail has ever seen.

Gray: I-I can't I just can't! This guys the creepiest thing in existence, and I'm supposed to go with Erza, him and Marcus!?

Marcus: Hey what do you have against me?

Natsu: A team like that shouldn't even be possible! More than that I just don't wanna!

Natsu then turned around and saw that Lucy was standing right behind him. He then thought of an idea. He took of his vest and scarf and put them on Lucy.

Natsu: From now on your natsu!

Lucy: That'll never work.

Happy: Aye.

Marcus: I don't know. I think it looks good on you. Natsu's clothes suit you quite well.

Lucy: Huh!?

Lucy was now red with embarrassment.

Meanwhile at the Eisenwald guild multiple guild members were talking about the armored wizard they saw earlier that day.

Member 1: What guild does that armored woman belong to?

Member 2: I don't know.

Member 3: She was pretty huh? Damnit I wanted to have my way with her.

Member 1: Ha! You wouldn't last three seconds!

Member 3: What was that!?

Erigor: Is Kageyama not back yet?

Member 2: It can't be helped. It won't be easy to break a seal that holds that.

Erigor: This isn't the time to sit back and relax. This is our opportunity right now. Now when all those old geezers are in their meeting.

The next day Natsu, Gray, Marcus and for some reason Lucy were all at magnolia station.

Marcus: So uhh why are you here. I don't remember Erza asking for your help.

Lucy: Mira asked me to keep an eye on Natsu and gray

When Marcus heard that he started laughing imagining Lucy trying to break up natsu and gray's fights

Marcus: Good luck with that.

Natsu: Why does a monster like Erza need my power!?

Gray: I don't know! But if anybody should be saved from this it should be me!

Marcus: Geez if these two keep this up the whole mission it's gonna pain in the ass even for me.

Erza: Sorry. Did I keep you waiting?

Lucy: Oh hey Erza-why do you have so much stuff!?

Erza: Huh? Who are you? I didn't notice you yesterday.

Lucy: I'm a new member my name is Lucy. Mira asked me to go along with you to keep an eye on natsu and gray. It's nice to meet you.

Erza: The name's Erza but you probably already know that already. So your the girl that everyone is talking about in the guild. You took down a bodyguard gorilla. We can use wizards like you.

Lucy: That was natsu.

Marcus: Hey Lucy can I talk to you for a sec?

Lucy: Uh yeah what's up?

Erza: Marcus where are you going? I'm explaining what needs to happen.

Marcus: Explain it to me on the train. I need to talk to Lucy. Privately.

Erza: Hm. Alright. Don't take to long.

Lucy and Marcus then went out of earshot when Lucy spoke up first.

Lucy: So what's up?

Marcus: Something's been bothering me. What's your last name?

Lucy: Why do you wanna know that all of a sudden.

Marcus: Just tell me.

Lucy: I-it's Heartfilia.

Marcus: Tch. I knew it.

Lucy: Why? what's wrong.

Marcus: I knew your mother. We were quite close back in the day. I also know you father quite well.

Lucy: So you know why I came here then?

Marcus: Yeah it's kinda obvious. Little princess didn't wanna be the heir to her daddy's business so she left to be free.

Lucy: What do you have against me?

Marcus: Against you personally nothing. I don't hold the sins of your family name against you.

Lucy: Sins of my family's past?

Marcus: You'll figure that out one day. Hopefully. Your family has a past and so does mine.

Lucy: So what did you wanna talk about? Did you just wanna know my last name?

Marcus: No. I wanted to know if you knew what the heartfilia name really meant and why your mother had to die and lastly how she knew my own flesh and blood.

Lucy: Huh? W-what are you talking about

Marcus: In short, we're related.

Lucy: Related what do you mean related? I'm an only child!

Marcus: Yes I know that quite well. I'm not your brother.

Lucy: So your my cousin?

Marcus: Yes.

Lucy: Why did my mom or dad never tell me I had a cousin?

Marcus: Because they didn't know about me. I was born 400 years ago during the time of your ancestor Anna heartfilia.

Lucy: So then wouldn't that make you my ancestor?

Marcus: If I stayed in the past yes. But because of a certain device I was launched along with all the other dragon slayers 400 years into the future which is the time period.

Lucy: So who is your bio mother?

Marcus: Your probably expecting me to say Anna right?

Lucy: Yeah.

Marcus: Well I can tell you it's not. I personally believe that it was her sister.

Lucy: You say was, is she dead?

Marcus: You'd think so. But before my "dad" disappeared he told me he could sense my mom's spiritual pressure but it was faint. He explained that meant she was either on another dimension or very far away.

Lucy. What about your bio father?

Marcus: I have absolutely no clue.

Lucy: I still don't get it how are you my cousin?

Marcus: Oh geez. Your mom comes from the line of Anna heartfilia. I come from the line of her sister. Get it now?

Lucy: Y-yeah. Why are you telling me all of this? Plus your last names not even heartfilia.

Marcus: Because I took my "dads" last name before he disappeared. My real last name truly is heartfilia but I don't go by that name. I go by stealer.

Lucy: Ok so I get how your my cousin but what I don't get is how is your mother possibly still alive?

Marcus: The same way I am and all the other pure dragon slayers are. Like natsu. She wasn't supposed to go through the machine but I believe that she did. And if my dad is alive he did as well.

Erza: Are you two done talking over there!?

Marcus: It seems like it's time to go.

Lucy: W-wait I still have so many more questions I want to ask!

Marcus: And I'll answer them all. But if we don't get back to Erza soon both of us are gonna be in for a world of hurt. So come on let's go do our first mission together cousin.