Times went on since the Nirvana Incident, as the news of the Oracion´s Seis defeat, were spread like a wildfire across the land. Wendy and Charla left their illusion guild and joined with Fairy Tail where they were warmly greeted by everyone in the guild. Everyone partied hard for their new recruits before bringing them to the Sakura Cave where the two believed that they had walked into a different world.

As of now, Wendy with Charla watch the rain of glowing sakura petals that seems so magical.

"it's so…." Said Charla, having no words to describe how beautiful the scenery is.

"beautiful!" Wendy finished Charla's sentence as there were no other words to describe how beautiful the Sakura trees are.

"right? I had the same expression when I joined Fairy Tail too!" said Lucy as she with Levy walked near the two new members. "this place can only be the most amazing place to ever see when you join Fairy Tail!"

Wendy nodded with a smile as she just looks at how amazing the whole scenery is.

"just how are there Sakura trees here and how is it possible that they are blooming in this season?" said Charla with pure confusion, knowing that it is not the season for Sakura to bloom in Magnolia.

"they're Eien Sakura no Ki or Eternal Sakura, they will always stay bloomed for decades to come, you know" said Levy, explaining how the trees keep on blooming their beautiful Sakura flowers "and how they got here. Well.."

"Natsu planted them all here himself" said Lucy, finishing Levy's sentence.

"Natsu-san did!?" said Wendy as she and Charla look surprised.

"yup, every single day he takes care of all the trees here just for the twins" said Levy with a smile before the four hears some commotion by some group as they see Gray, Macao, Mira, Wakaba, and Makarov cheering for Elfman who spins around while having Haruka and Haruo on his shoulders, the twins laughing happily. "he do anything to make sure that the twins have fun and are safe"

Wendy and Charla looks at the twins before to Natsu who is with Ikaruga, both parents watch with soft smiles to see their children happy smiles. The two new members looks at each other before sighing while smiling a bit.

Everyone partied hard as they went all day of nonstop partying.


After hours, the day had turned to night as Fairy Tail's welcoming party haven't stopped yet.

Wendy holds up her hand as air spins around in a circle upon her palms before it disperse making a breeze to Haruka and Haruo, the twins looks amazed from the wind that blew on their face and hair while they sat on their parent's laps together.

"that was amazing!" said Haruka with sparkling eyes as Haruo nodded with sparkling eyes as well.

"n-not really…I'm still learning my own magic" said Wendy with an embarrassed face.

"what are you saying?!" said Cana who appeared behind Wendy and wrapped an arm around her. "if Haruka and Haruo says that was amazing, then it is amazing!"

"n-no…I just" replied Wendy, still embarrassed from the praise.

"Papa! Can you do that!?" asked Haruka turning to Natsu who lifted up his right palm as sakura petals started to fly around his palm in a circle before the man place his other palm over the circle of sakura petals and slapped it. Everyone watch as Natsu opens his palms to reveal a small flower tiara made entirely of Sakura Petals.

"wow!" Haruka, Haruo, and even Wendy were amazed as Natsu placed the flower tiara on Haruka's head, the child looking amazed by the flower tiara on her head.

"make mine! I want a crown! A king's crown!" exclaimed Haruo to his father, his eyes sparkling because of the amazing trick that Natsu just did.

Natsu smiles as he waved his hand around and some sakura petals on the ground started to fly in the air before they formed a circle above Haruo's head and then formed to be a crown.

The twins wowed in amazement as so did Wendy who couldn't believe that Natsu is able to do such tricks.

"here" said Natsu to Wendy as he holds a closed up palm in front of her.

Wendy looks at Natsu's hand curiously before she holds up both of her hands with her palms open before Natsu opens his palm and dropped a few sakura petals onto her palm. Natsu twirls a finger as the sakura petals started to move and flew in a circle before they formed a flower bracelet.

"wow.." Wendy looks in amazement before Haruka and Haruo placed their flower crowns on top of her head. Wendy looks at the twins in surprise as they grin and smile happily to her before they gave her a hug which she reincorporates.

Natsu and Ikaruga watch their twins being such lovely kids to Wendy as it made them happy. The two parents leans their heads close to each other as they watch Haruka and Haruo pull Wendy towards Lucy and the others as the group were having fun playing card games with Cana who is winning so easy.


The days in Magnolia soon passed as Wendy and Charla are now honorary members of the Guild while also residents of Fairy Hills.

After some days in Magnolia has passed, we turn our attention to the guildhall where Lucy came to the guild as she sees everyone was partying as usual

"hi, guys!" Lucy greeted her team as everyone replied back with a 'hi' 'hello'

"have you two gotten used to the guild?" Lucy asked Wendy and Charla.

"yes!" Wendy replied with a smile while Charla just nodded as she drink a cup of Darjeeling tea.

"that's good to hear" Lucy said with a smile.

"you two fit in just nice and fine" Gray said with only a pair of boxers "and in time, you two are going to be great wizards"

"CLOTHES!" Charla exclaimed while Wendy looked away with her eyes closed in embarrassment.

Haruka and Haruo were running around chasing after each other while Ikaruga was at the bar and in the middle of drinking tea served by Lisanna.

The day goes on as usual for Fairy Tail before the Church's bell suddenly rang

The bell rang and rang as the sound indicated something big is about to happen.

"this ring!" Gray exclaimed while having a big grin and so did everyone else

Lucy, Wendy, Charla, Ikaruga and Juvia were confused with some new members of Fairy Tail as they had no idea on what was happening.

Soon, Jet and Droy came running from the door

"GUYS! IT'S GILDARTS!" Jet shouted out

"HE'S BACK!" Droy shouted next as Hearing their words, the guild instantly partied and celebrated like crazy

"Gildarts? Wendy asked

"I've heard of him!" Lucy said while gulping her throat "in the news, they said that Gildarts is Fairy Tail's strongest wizard whose magic power rivals Master and even Natsu's!"

"amazing.." Wendy said

"but still.." Charla said looking at everyone partying "why must they celebrate if this 'Gildarts' coming back?"

"It's obvious!" Mira said with a grin "that big oaf hasn't been home for three years"

"three years!?" Lucy, Wendy and Charla exclaimed in shock

"what has he been doing ever since!?" Lucy was bewildered to hear the news

"Gildarts went on an S class quest that goes beyond the normal S Class" Mira explained "they're called SS class quest and there are also the Decade Quests"

"Decade Quests are quest that haven't been cleared for 10 years and the one Gildarts took goes beyond that of any ordinary SS Class quests" added Erza as she with Gray joined in on the conversation.

"a quest that goes beyond the Decade Quest…" Lucy muttered out as Mira nodded

"the Century Quest…an S Class quest that has not been completed for over a hundred year" said Mira as Lucy is shocked to the core to hear such a quest before the town suddenly rumbled.

"what's happening?!" Wendy exclaimed in surprise as she hold on to the table.

"it's happening" Cana replied drinking some beer "the stupid Gildarts Shift"

"Gildarts shift?" Lucy looks confused

"looks outside and sees it with your eyes," Mira said looking out the window


The town shifted as the houses moved and shifts before forming a single line that leads towards Fairy Tail

"the town?! It split into two?!" Lucy and the others exclaimed in shock

"why on earth does this town have such function!?" Charla looks in shock to the long lane leading to Fairy Tail

"the so called strongest mage of Fairy Tail is actually so strong that his magic turns everything he touches to dust" Cana told the cat before drinking more beer "he destroyed many houses when he was on his way home and that was 3 years ago"

"eeeeehhhhhh!?" Lucy and the others exclaimed in shock

Everyone looks upon the long lane as they can see a figure approaching to Fairy tail

Everyone waited for the Strongest Mage's arrival and there he is, Gildarts Clive, Fairy Tail strongest S-class mage who rivals Natsu.

The orange haired man looks around the place before sighing

"where the hell am i?" Gildarts asked

"hey! Gildarts!" Mira greeted the older man with a grin as Gildarts looks to her before smiling happily

"Oh! Mira! Long time no see!" Gildarts exclaimed happily "did the guild got a big makeover or something!?"

"couldn't he tell that from the outside?" Lucy asked while sweatdropping

"it's Gil-jii!" Haruka and Haruo screamed out as the twins run towards Gildarts

"ooh! Haruka and Haruo!" Gildarts look to the twins as they jumped at him and he fell on his back "you two grown so big! Last time I saw you two, I could fit you guys in my sack!"

Haruka and Haruo grins to the man as they got off him to let him stand back up

"ne ne! did you get us souvenirs?!" Haruka and Haruo asked at the same time

"hahaha, sure did!" Said Gildarts with a grin

"the old guy hasn't changed one bit" Gray said with a smile as Elfman nodded

"a man among men" Elfman said

"Cana-chan!" Gildarts screamed as he ran towards Cana and hugs her

"DON'T COME NEAR ME! YOU GEEZER!" Cana screams as she pushed away Gildarts face who was trying to give her some smooches

"BUT~! I MISSED YOU SO MUCH~~!" Gildarts exclaimed out

Lucy looks confused and looks at the scene weird

"it may not look like it but Gildarts is Cana's dad" Warren told Lucy who got shocked again to hear such news

"shocking, right?" Gray asked "none of us knew before Natsu told to Gildarts that he is Cana's dad back then"

"we want in too!" Haruka and Haruo jumped onto Gildarts' back who was hugging and smothering Cana with love and hugs while the tanned woman screams at him

"hahahaha" Gildarts laughed as Haruka and Haruo laughed with him

"Gildarts!" Makarov went to the man who saw Makarov

"Master! Long time no see!" Gildarts greeted the old man

"how did the job go?" Makarov asked Gildarts who just laughed as this made Makarov sigh

"sorry, I couldn't do it" Gildarts replied as this made everyone shocked

"for a quest that even Fairy Tail's strongest mage could not complete…..what is it?...this Century Quest?!" thought Lucy

"I see, so not even you could do it" Makarov said

"sorry, I sullied the guild's name" Said Gildarts rubbing the back of his head

"no..i'm just happy that you came back" Makarov said before smiling "you're the only one who has ever come back alive after all"

"well.." Gildarts stretched a bit as he can hear his bones crack "need to get some rest"

He walks away but stopped when he remembered something

"is Natsu here? Got to talk with the guy for a sec" Gildarts asked

"he's at the Sakura Cave, tending the Sakura Trees" Makarov replied as Gildarts nodded

"ok then" Gildarts before Makarov stopped him

"wait right there!" Makarov exclaimed, "last time you went there alone, you nearly destroyed the entire forest!"

"really?" Lucy asked Gray and the others who nodded in unison

"hahahaha" Gildarts laughed embarrassed as he rubs the back of his head

"we can get him there!" Haruka raised her hand and so did Haruo "yeah!"

Makarov nodded as he smiled

"Ikaruga, you should go too" Makarov told her as Ikaruga nodded

"very well" Ikaruga replied as she stands up from her seat

Gildarts instantly slides beside Ikaruga and flashed a charming smile to her

"hello there, mam" Gildarts smiled to her "may I have the pleasure of having dinner with you tonight?"

"hey Gildarts!" Mira called out to the man "I wouldn't do that if I were you"

"just a moment, Mira" Gildarts held a hand to Mira while looking at Ikaruga with hearts in his eyes "I must have dinner with this fine lady here"

"hey, you're gonna get it, pervert old man" Cana said before on cue, Ikaruga swings her right leg directly at Gildarts family jewels which made all the male in the guild wince a bit knowing how painful is it to get kicked in the nuts.

"oo….oooh…ooooohhh" Gildarts instantly fell to his knees as the S Class mage was instantly defeated with a single blow to the nuts.

"I've a dislike to men like you" Ikaruga said while holding her sleeves over her mouth and walk away

"OOooh….oooh" Gildarts grunted in pain as Haruka and Haruo poked at the man's face with sticks

"like I said, Ikaruga already got a man" Mira said as Gildarts stands back up while holding his probably broken family jewels

"who is the guy who got her?" Gildarts asked while trying to stand up straight

"her name is Ikaruga Ryu, she's Natsu's wife" Cana told her father who got a surprised face before smiling a bit.

"I see….he got his woman back, huh?" Said Gildarts before standing up "I see…I see!"

Gildarts laughed a bit before walking to the front door

"come on you guys! Now I've got to have a chat with Natsu!" Said Gildarts with a laugh

"wait for us!" Haruka exclaimed as she and Haruo run after Gildarts with Ikaruga following behind

"are Natsu and Gildarts close or something?" Lucy asked while putting her thumb to her chin

"they sure are" Lisanna replied "the two are good buddies, after all"

"really?" Lucy asked

"it all started 6 years back when Gildarts came back from a job" Lisanna explained

Flashback

Within the western forest of Magnolia

Nearby Natsu's home, the man is at a small lake and in the middle of fishing

He sat near the small lake while leaning against a tree

Beside him is a large straw basket and in it were Haruka and Haruo, still infants while being watched by Kiara who rested nearby.

Haruka yawned in her sleep as the little girl stretched her little hands and pushed off her blanket

Natsu pulls up the blanket and patted his daughter's head before he leaned back to the tree as he sits while closing his eyes.

As the man rested, the line to his fishing rod got tugged a few times

Natsu grabbed the rod and yanked it up

From the lake, a giant fish nearly the size of 2 horses bursts out of the water while splashing water everywhere.

Natsu grabbed Chitetsu's handle as he draws the katana before sheathing it

The giant fish got cut into giant chunks of meats as the head and the spine bone were the only things left.

The meat falls to a giant leaf as Natsu stands up and carried up the meat

"look after them while I go back and store the meat," Natsu told to Kiara who squealed

Natsu heads back to his home where he started to save the meat in a cold room where he will later use the meat to make some meal at a later time.

After finishing, Natsu went back to the small lake where he hears the sound of Haruka laughing and giggling.

He quickens his pace as he sees Gildarts kneeling in front of Haruka and is doing funny faces

"Peropero ba!" Gildarts sticks out his tongue and did weird noses which made Haruka laugh and giggle.

Natsu came in as Gildarts stopped making funny faces and stands back up

"oh, you must be their parent," Said Gildarts "sorry if I intrude or anything but the little one was crying and all"

"you're Gildarts Clive, aren't you?" Said Natsu as Gildarts stopped talking and nodded

Kiara squealed as the two adults sit together while she stayed near the basket watching over Haruka and Haruo.

Now, Natsu and Gildarts were fishing together while chatting about each other

"well, seeing how you're a member of Fairy Tail and the two of us haven't met each other" Said Gildarts before sticking out his hand to Natsu "Gildarts Clive, nice to meet ya"

"Natsu, Natsu Daimou" Replied Natsu while shaking Gildarts hand

The two fished together as they soon became good friends with each other

The sunsets as the night soon came

Gildarts and Natsu were still fishing as they had a giant pile of fish behind them

Kiara squealed as she sleeps in the basket with the twins

"I see…" Said Gildarts while having a solemn look "..you lost your woman, huh?"

"yeah" Replied Natsu looking at his reflection in the water as he sees Ikaruga beside him in the reflection before the water ripples and she vanished "but I will find her again"

"I'll pray for that to happen," Said Gildarts while patting Natsu's back


The days passed as Natsu was now in the caves while tending to the growing Sakura trees

He was in the middle of watering the trees when he looks to the cave's entrance and sees Gildarts coming in.

"yo!" Gildarts greeted Natsu with a grin as the man looks at him before continuing to water the plants.

"did you just come back?" Natsu asked as he watered the trees while Gildarts went to the center Sakura tree where there is a picnic blanket set on the grass with Haruka and Haruo on it, the twins are playing with chew toys while Kiara watched over them.

"just did and man am I tired" Gidlarts said sitting down on the picnic blanket

He looks around and smiles at the beautiful Sakura trees as their petals rain down

"you've sure been taking care of the place" Said Gildarts before his cape gets tugged by Haruka and Haruo.

Gildarts grinned at the two kids as he lifted them up to his lap

Natsu looks at him playing with his kids as he smiled a bit before focusing back on taking care of the Sakura trees


after taking care of the trees, Natsu sat on the picnic blanket as Haruka climbed up to his lap and started playing around with Natsu's hand

"man, this place sure is something," Said Gildarts while Haruo was tugging on his cape and played around with it "the vibe makes it feel like we're in another world"

"is that so?" Replied Natsu as he caressed Haruka's head

"it sure does" Gildarts replied while Haruo crawled his way to his father

"did you already tell her?" Natsu asked Gildarts who raised an eyebrow

"tell who?" Gildarts asked

"Cana" Replied Natsu while carrying both of his twins on his lap "your daughter"

Gildarts' eyes bulged out as his jaw dropped

"just now….what did you say?" Gildarts asked

"her scent is somehow similar to her" Replied Natsu while pointing to his nose "a Dragon Slayer's nose is never wrong"

Gildarts instantly stands up and made a dash out of the cave

"CANAAAAAAA!" The man screamed out as he made his destination for Fairy Tail

"he didn't know he had a daughter?" Said Natsu while Haruka and Haruo are playing around with Kiara.

Flashback

Gildarts and the others are making their way to the Sakura Caves as Haruka and Haruo were leading forward.

"we're here!" Haruka and Haruo shouted out as the two ran into the cave and into the Sakura tree field.

The two went in as Gildarts and Ikaruga followed behind

Within the cave, the Sakura trees glowed and their petals rain down everywhere.

Natsu is sitting beside a Sakura tree as the man was resting before he opened his eyes and glance to the side.

"PAPA!" Haruka and Haruo ran towards their father as Natsu smiles to his kids.

"we've brought an old friend of yours" said Ikaruga following behind her children as Gildarts came into view.

"yo! Long time no see!" Gildarts greeted Natsu who nodded in respond

The group sat down as Gildarts told the stories of his adventures to Natsu and the others as Haruka and Haruo laughed to the funny stories, Gildarts shared

"and then I sent the bandits flying with just a swing of a wooden plank!" Said Gildarts before laughing as Haruka and Haruo joined in laughing.

Natsu leans against the Sakura tree as the man sighs.

"how long are you going to keep up the act?" Natsu asked as Gildarts stopped laughing before chuckling a bit.

"there's no going past you, huh?" Said Gildarts as he takes off his cape and revealed that his body was damaged and wounded bad

"what did this to you?" Natsu asked again while checking the bandages wrapped around Gildarts body.

"a dragon…a black dragon" Gildarts replied as the image of a black dragon with glowing red eyes appeared in the back of Gildarts' mind "I have a feeling….that we would be meeting this monster soon"

Natsu sighs as he can see the image of the black dragon in his head.

"yes, but that is still for the future to decide" Replied Natsu before hearing footsteps coming from the entrance of the cave as he sees Lucy and the others coming into view

"looks like we've got company" Said Gildarts putting on his cape

"it seems so" Replied Natsu before a sakura petal flied down to his shoulder before flying away

Everyone soon started to celebrate Gildarts return in the sakura caves as they all partied out till the moon rises.


That's a wrap!

Bye bye