Chapter 3

VRROOOOMMMM!

A Magic Limousine. A very special type of Magic Vehicle that often carry Fiore's Rich and Famous, and this is where we find our Hero, much to his discomfort.

"So Mason, Was it?" The Leader of the Fairy Tail guild Makarov Dreyar asked. He sat opposite of Mason who was preoccupied looking out the window. "You certainly are quiet…. And you say you're a Dragon Slayer like Natsu?..."

"..." Mason replied with more silence.

"Say something damn it! Don't you know it's rude to ignore people, especially your elders!" Makarov had grown impatient with the Dragon Slayer, one could even say he was quite SHORT with him.

Mason turned to look Makarov in the eye, and that's when it became clear. Mason was totally green in the face. "I think…. I'm gonna hurl…."

"Not on me! Point the other way!"


(Flashback)

Back on the beach, after Jose had been defeated. "I'll take it from here."

"AAHHH!" Natsu yelled as he was dropped from Mason's back, as the white haired boy dropped him to go join his fellow Rune Knights.

Mason grabbed the handcuffs from the officer making the arrest. "Umm… But sir, we received direct orders from headquarters to stop the two guilds fighting and arrest both parties." Said officer explained, still pretty confused by the whole ordeal unfolding before him.

"Well you failed on the whole stop the fighting of the guilds, I had to do that for you." Mason shrugged as he took credit. "Don't you think it's fair that I get to make the Arrests for you too?"

"But sir, Makarov is still to be held responsible for.."

"Enough!" Mason sounded of using his Soldier Voice. "I told you I'd take care of fairy tail, for now. If you wanna be helpful, then go gather up Jose Porla. I think he's still in the Phantom Guild Hall." Mason pointed his thumb back at the Giant Robot that was beginning to break apart. "Looks like you'd better hurry, if Master Porla is crushed by falling rubble that wouldn't look very good on your official report would it?"

"Yes sir…" With that the Rune Knights begrudgingly went off to go collect Jose.

"Hahaha alright!"Natsu jumped up, suddenly full of energy. "The Magic Council can't tell us what to do anymore! We got one on the inside!"

"Yeah but who is this guy?" A shirtless mage asked, the Fairy Tail Ice Wizard Grey Fullbuster.

"I don't know him, but the way he talked down to those Rune Knights was pretty manly." Tough guy, Elfman Strauss commented.

"I don't know him either, but he's kinda cute." Fairy Tail's resident Pinup model, Mirajane Strauss said with a chuckle.

"He's an old friend.." Erza commented, just barely being able to keep herself upright after the events of today. "I knew him before my time with Fairy Tail, we've been separated for awhile but it's good to see him again."

"Hahaha! Way to show those losers." Natsu ran up, and placed his arm on Mason's shoulder as if they were old friends. "That's how is Dragon Slayers get things done."

"Yeah, we can celebrate later." Mason spoke up. "But first let's take care of business." Mason walked up to Master Makarov holding the hand cuffs. "Makarov Dreyar… Your under arrest!" Mason clipped the cuffs onto the old man's wrists.

"WHAT!?" The entire guild erupted in confusion.

"No! I don't wanna go to jail!" Makarov cried out.


(Flashback ends)

Back on the Magic Limousine. "There there…" Makarov said, slowly rubbing Mason's back as he sat hunched over in the back of the Limousine. "I appreciate you going through with this, but are you sure you can talk the council out of any punishment. I don't want you sticking your neck out for my sake."

"Yeah….. Don't worry about it…" Mason said slowly, trying his best not to lose his lunch. He was eventually able to sit back up. "The council loves me, at the most you'll get a slap on the wrist." Mason smiled before once again being overtaken by his motion sickness.

"Sir!" A Rune Knight opened the window between the driver's seat and the back of the limo. "We've reached Era, the magic council is only a few minutes away."

"Oh thank god…" Mason gave the soldier a thumbs up, and he closed the window. "Don't worry about a thing. I've got you covered."


(Later. In the magic council)

"Has the council reached a verdict?" A large bearded wizard addressed the council. "Regarding the punishment of Makarov Dreyar for endangering the lives of the citizens of Magnolia."

"Yes your honor." A man with blue hair almost identical to Jellal, but in actuality it was his twin brother Siegrain. "The council rules, not guilty! Thanks to a testimony by a high ranking soldier, the same one who apprehended Erigor. He was on the scene during the battle and he claims that it was the leader of Phantom Lord, Jose Porla was the one who initiated the conflict and Master Makarov And his guild were simply acting in self defense. I however recommend we assign an agent to monitor the Fairy Tail Guild to keep any further incident from arising. I nominate the Agent whose testimony was used as evidence. Captain Mason Alastor."

"All in favor of this." The chairmen called to the rest of the council.

"Aye!" Seven of the other council members responded, giving a majority vote and carrying the motion.


(Meanwhile, elsewhere in the magic council headquarters)

There is a room in the Magic councils headquarters where some of the most powerful members of the organization gather to take on missions, and discuss their findings in the world of magic. The wizards are the Captains or the Custody Enforcement Units, the Magic Councils Special forces. Today four of the six captains have gathered here.

Mason Alastor Head Captain of the 2nd Custody Enforcement Unit. He practices Dragon Slayer Magic, a lost magic that allows him to take on the destructive Power of a Dragon. Trained by the legendary Dragon Buruut And a survivor of the Tower of Heaven incident Seven years ago. At 18 years old he is the second youngest of the six.

Tyson Hammer, Head Captain of the 3rd Custody Enforcement Unit. A large, muscular man with short white hair and a large bushy moustache that covers a majority of his face, but his bluish green eyes remain uncovered. His Magic is known as Burst Magic, simple yet extremely powerful. He can create devastating explosions of magic power. At 43 he is the oldest active member.

Amber Celadon, Head Captain of the 5th Custody Enforcement Unit. A short, petite girl with chocolate brown hair that reaches down to her shoulders and pale blue eyes. She's an expert at Gun Magic and carries two hand gun cannons both of which are capable of obliterating walls of solid steel with a single shot. At 14 she is the youngest of the six.

Julia Moors, Head Captain of the 6th Custody Enforcement. A young woman with long blonde hair and dark green eyes. She is a Second Generation Dragon Slayer, Inside her body is a Lacrima that grants her the power of Plasma Dragon Slayer Magic. At 22 she is one of the older members of the Group.

"So the Boss isn't in town?" Mason asked the other wizards gathered in the room.

"Nope!" Tyson was the first to answer in a gruff serious tone. "Out on job. That means your in charge two."

"I guess so." Mason pushed himself up out of his chair. "And I got a special assignment for you lot." He looked down at the other three.


(Magic council Captains Bar)

Mason swung the door to the bar open and his friends all ran inside. "Alright guys, it's time to get your drink on. And that's an order! We're celebrating!" Mason raised a mug of meek into the air before starting to down it.

"Haha!" Tyson smacked the white haired boy on the back, causing him to spit out his drink. "It's good to have you back, kid. This place can get pretty boring without you around."

"Then take a job old man!" Mason yelled back. "You don't have to keep yourself cooped up in this place. Look at me, I brought in Erigor and Jose. I think I'm in for a pay raise."

"What your in for is a transfer." Julia says between sips of wine. "I heard from the higher ups that you'll be observing the Fairy Tail Guild starting tomorrow. Thanks to the influence of our favorite council Member."

"I don't know why you guys are so hard on him." Mason said putting down his mug. "His brother may be nuts, but he seems like a pretty nice guy. I'm ok with the move, those Fairy Tail guys seem pretty interesting, plus there's another dragon slayer there so at least there will be something to talk about."

"Another Dragon Slayer? That is interesting. Is he a Dragon slayer like me or a "Real Dragon slayer" " Julia said making quotes in the air with her fingers.

"No he's a real Dragon Slayer. Like me." Mason answered, kinda confused by the girl's sarcasm.

"So there's another delusional boy out there that actually believes in Dragons. It's kinda sad." Julia said turning back to her wine. "It's kinda fitting that he's part of a guild called fairy tail."

"Hmm. Your just jealous that your power comes from a rock in your chest." Mason replied with a smirk.

"Ok, ok stop fighting…" Tyson stood up between the two. "You're acting like children. Amber, say something."

The quiet girl looked around the room, then back down to her drink. "I have to drink juice…. Cause I'm small…." The brunette looked over to Julia then down at her own chest. "Very small."

"So you're really okay with being relocated. You realize your about to be a glorified baby sitter. Most knights who take jobs like this are at the ends of their careers, I'm not even considering taking a supervisor job. And Fairy Tail is a real nut case, I don't see this assignment ending soon." The experienced Tyson put his hand on the boy's shoulder, offering the young man his advice.

"I won't lie to you guys, I requested the supervisor assignment." Mason admitted, timidly lifting his glass to his lips.

"WHAT!" The entire group nearly spit their drinks at the boy.

"You do realize that's career suicide, right?" Amber asked again in a monotone.

"Yeah, well I've actually been doing some thinking recently, and depending on how this job goes, it may be my last as a Knight." Mason said staring down at his mug. "It took me three years to reach second place on in the CEU, I would never want the Captain's Job and being a General sounds like a lot of work, I'm no good with the troops the council let's me command from here. I never really liked politics much so there's no way I'd be gunning for a seat on the Council. It just feels like I've gone as far as I can here. I've always been interested in guild wizard's that's why this Relocation Job is…. a…. great…. opportunity…. for…. me." Mason began shaking and his friends started to go pale in the face.

"What did you say…." A powerful, imposing voice, shook the very walls around them. Mason swiveled around on his bar stool and was with a gigantic Magic Council Symbol on a Gigantic armor chest plate. His eyes looked up to find a knights helmet with a brown plume and to glowing yellow eyes staring through the viser down at him. "You took a Relocation job!" The armor Roared, knocking Mason out of his seat and not the floor.

This walking Suit of Armor, was known simply as Brosnan. The Captain of the 1st Custody Enforcement Unit, the leader of the 6 and the most powerful member. Rumor is that no one has seen past the armor and lived to talk about it.

"B-B-Boss…. Uh hah! Your looking good… When did you get back?!" Mason smiled back, but at the same time a nervous sweat broke out across his face.

"I heard the rumors, I came by hoping to confirm them as false." The bulking Knight grabbed him by the throat, lifting up into the air. "It looks like I was the one who's wrong. And I hate being wrong!" Golden Eyes stared down into the dragon slayer's soul. "Tell me why you would even think about taking a supervising job!"

"ACK! Because…." Mason replied in a crushed voice. "I think it's gonna be a good learning experience…"

"Ggrrrr…. You idiot." Brosnan let go of the boys neck, dropping him to the floor. "I forbid it. We have better use for you here."

"But boss, The council has already approved of the move." Tyson interrupted and was met with another cold glare.

"I'll talk to the council and they will change their minds." Brosnan said before turning to the door. "You're the Second Captain Of Custody Enforcement Unit. When I'm not around, the council will look to you to make decisions and execute perfectly. Up to this point you've been rash, reckless and unreliable. Your loose cannon attitude reflects poorly on all of us, regardless of any results you may yield."

"Hold it!" Mason stood up between Brosnan and the door. "Look I don't care what you have to say about me or my work, but I'm taking this assignment. I'm leaving for Magnolia tonight, and you can't stop me."

"What did you say?" The golden eyes shining through the Massive Knights helmet narrowed onto the relatively small Dragon Slayer.

"Now, now. I think both of you need to calm down. Just let the boy take the assignment it's not like it will hurt anyone." Tyson tried to plead with his superior, but failed to gain so much as a response.

"A job like this devalues all of us. We aren't Errand boys, we're elite soldiers. We don't take these jobs, and I'm not about to let this idiot change the president that we've worked hard to set." Brosnan said as a magic circle appeared summoning his sword. "Now move out of the way Mason, before I split you in half."

"Wait!" Mason spoke back up. "If you want to settle this. Let's do this the right way, let's fight. If you win you can call off this job and that will be the end of it. If I win I can do what I want." A cocky smirk formed across his face.

"Fine by me…" Brosnan brushed the boy's confidence aside. "I've been meaning to put you in your place for a while now." With twin flashes of light a massive shield, Mason's body length in diameter, and a colossal sword as thick as a tree summoned themselves to Brosnan's hands. "But make no mistake, I will utterly crush you."


(Later…)

The five wizards moved together down the hallways to Magic Council's Training Facility where they came across a familiar face.

"Oh, there you are." Fairy Tail's Master Makarov had concluded his business with the council and greeted the dragon slayer with a smile. "The councilmen told me that we are to leave as soon as you're ready to leave. I'm looking forward to returning to the guild, so if you're ready…" Makarov's smile turned to a frown as he leaned that he was once again being ignored by the young man. "You damn kid! When will you learn to respect your elders!" Mason simply walked past him, his eyes fixated on the fight ahead.

"Apologies." Fellow old man Tyson said with a bow. "He's currently preoccupied. He's challenged his superior to a fight, and it seems like a trend in his generation for to get so excited that they seem to forget everything thing else around them."

"Hmph! It's definitely a trend that seems common in young Dragon Slayers… I suppose I understand. I'll wait here a bit longer." Makarov said in a disappointed tone.

"Well it may not be any more exciting than sitting here, but you're welcome to watch if you'd like." Tyson replied, receiving a confused look from Master Makarov. "I'm pretty sure it's not gonna be close." Tyson explained. "It may be a fight between number 1 and number 2 in our ranks, but that gap is wide. Massive in fact. I'm. Pretty sure it won't be close…."


(Training battle field)

The six entered a large auditorium, in the center was a sandy battlefield full of scattered stones of various sizes. In the center stood the two combatants and the audience remained sidelined.

"Alright if the combatants are ready!" Tyson yelled to the battlefield. "Then you may BEGIN!"

Mason was the first to move flipping the hood of his cloak over his head covering his face in shadows, leaving only two glowing red eyes visible to his opponent. "PHANTOM DRAGON'S! ROAR!" Through the opening of the hood flew a spiraling swarm of screaming purple ghosts that took no time colliding armored giant resulting in an explosion of smoke and dust.

"Really… Is that all?" Brosnan's voice boomed as the dust cleared, revealing the massive magic-canceling shield had been put up. "I'd hoped you'd improve at least a bit since the last time we fought, but no. You still charge head first like a reckless child. Huh?" That's when Brosnan realized the dragon slayer was gone…

"PHANTOM DRAGON'S STRIKE!" Mason had suddenly appeared in the air next to Brosnan and swept his leg that was glowing purple with magic energy, into the side of his helmet. The blow sent the giant back a bit, sliding and making a track in the dirt.

"What! How did he do that?" Makarov said startled. "I thought he used Dragon Slayer Magic, he just teleported!"

"Not quite teleportation." The Plasma Dragon Slayer Julia spoke up this time. "Mason is a PHANTOM Dragon Slayer, he has the ability to turn and invisible and he can move without making a sound."

"He's been our best stealth operative for years. He also has the ability to Phase through nearly any physical object or attack as well as levitate and use telekinesis. His magic is certainly versatile." Tyson explained.

"That's fascinating…" Makarov turned his eyes back to the battle at hand. "And you say he's only the second most powerful among you and that the gap is large. That must mean that the Knight is really something."

"Yes. There is only so much that even the most Versatile Mages can overcome and the boss is destruction incarnate." Tyson said also turning his attention to the fight.

"Neat trick… try one of mine." Brosnan rose the enormous sword into the sky and it began to glow golden, then it began to swirl in the air creating a golden ring. "DOUBLE RING!" Two rings flew off from the tip of the sword. Mason was able to jump over the first, but the second caught him dead in the chest sending him flying backwards.

"Why didn't he faze through that attack?" Makarov asked.

"Energy based attacks, especially those made of light and fire, Mason can't Phase through." Tyson explained. "I suppose you could call it a weakness of sorts, but it's more like a limitation."

"Ughh…. Youch! That one stung. My head's still ringing." Mason put a hand to his head through the hood. "You still got it boss."

"Clearly. And I suggest you get serious, before you get hurt!" As that was said, Brosnan's massive sword came crashing down over Mason's Head, forcing him to roll out of the way.

"Wait? Can he not phase through the sword." Makarov asked.

"The sword and the shield are both special. The boss uses light magic, which is pretty much the antithesis of Mason's Phantom Magic. She imbues her weapons with her magic power and that makes them immune to his magic." Tyson answered.

"I see…" Replied Makarov. "So the Knight has the advantage in strength and her magic matches up well against Mason's… He'll have to be mighty clever if he hopes to win this one."

As Mason continued to dodge blows from the mighty blade an idea came to mind. He grabbed a handful of his cloak. "Alright! Two can play at this game! Sword!" He called out, channeling magic energy into the fabric changing its shape into that of a Katana freeing his Snow White hair from the hood. Then he used this sword to block the massive blade, resulting in an explosion of sparks.

"So you wanna get in a sword fight with me, huh!" Brosnan began pushing her blade harder. "Big mistake!" With a powerful thrust of the massive sword, Brosnan was able to shatter Mason's Katana. But before the blade could make contact Mason jumped on top of it and used it as a springboard.

"Chains!" Mason chanted and the shattered bits of sword reformed a a long chain, which he grabbed midair. Then using his intangibility he phased through brosnan's massive arm and ensnaring it in magic chains.

"Ugh…. What's this?" The titanic knight struggled, unable to move, as Mason made his way in front of the knight.

"Let's try this again." The boy smirked. "PHANTOM DRAGON'S ROAR!" This time the spiral of made contact with the suit of armor.

KABOOOM! A large purple explosion erupted from the collision.

"Well…. I suppose that was a bit better." A confident voice called back from the plume of smoke. "I'll do you one better. GOLDEN EYE! GLORIOUS SHINE!" Two golden eyes emerged from the grey smoke, then a massive beam of light erupted, clearing the dust clouds away.

"PHANTOM DRAGON'S BARRIER!" Mason created a dome of purple magic, but it would prove to be useless, the yellow energy blast destroyed it with ease and the force of it buried Mason into the battlefield.

"Certainly more than I expected. You had some semblance of a strategy, very impressive for a head strong idiot. But unfortunately you're running low on magic power, game over Dragon Slayer." Brosnan gloated, but the battle wasn't quiet over yet.

"Grrrr…" Mason growled, gritting his teeth, as he kneeled down in the dirt. "Fine, I guess I have no other choice. Phantom Drive!" Mason said and his hair began to whip itself upwards as an enormous spring of magic power erupted from deep inside, forcing waves of purple energy to flow over the Dragon Slayer's body. He stood up and opened his eyes which had changed from red to a bright vibrant color, the same shade as his aura.

"Wait! What is this Drive? Magic Amplification, Natsu doesn't have such a technique and he's a dragon slayer like Mason." Makarov rambled in a state of confused Awe.

"That may not necessarily be the case…" Tyson commented. "Traditionally there have been two distinct types of Dragon Slayer. Dragon Slayers that were given their abilities because of a Lacrima implanted in them, like Julia for instance." The bearded man gestured to the blonde. "And texts references mages who were given their abilities by training under a dragon, I assume Fairy Tail's Salamander falls into this category. Mason is a hybrid of sorts, his body produces Dragon Slayer magic on its own but in his body lies a Lacrima of the same element. He can run the flow of magic in his body through the Lacrima giving it a supercharge, and that creates the Drive ability."

"Fascinating…. I wonder if it would work with with other types of magic?" Makarov speculated.

"You haven't seen anything yet." Julia who had remained quiet the whole time spoke up with a smirk. "The idiot thinks that using the power of his Lacrima is cheating. I've spared with him hundreds of times and he'd rather lose than use that ability. So that must mean he's serious."

"Hmmm. Don't think that an Amplifier spell has me scared." Brosnan announced with unwavering spirits. "If you truly wish to continue, then come at me."

"Fine! You asked for it." Mason summoned his chain back into its wristband form before charging headon.

"Woah! You are faster, so that spell increases your physical abilities as well as your magic power." Brosnan commented as Mason dashed across the sandy battlefield.

Mason charged ahead and began to ball up his fist. "PHANTOM DRAGON'S!"

"Fast. But not fast enough!" Brosnan slammed the massive shield down ahead of the oncoming attack, but then Mason suddenly disappeared and reformed behind the shield. "What? A counter!"

"VANISHING FIST!" Mason called our as he uppercutted the massive knight, into the air. "Now's my chance. DRAGON SLAYER SECRET ART: CURSED SOUL, 10000 PHANTOMS!" An enormous Geyser of purple phantoms like the ones created from Mason's breath attack, erupted. The ghost made of energy flew upwards colliding with the falling suit of armor and enveloping it in purple light.

"Ha, Ha.." Mason's Drive dissipated. "How was that, for a head strong idiot."

CLANG! The sound of armor hitting the ground was almost like a victory bell for the dragon slayer. Brosnan's massive armor landed in an upright sitting position, but there was a gigantic hole in the massive Knight's chest. "You Idiot!" Two glowing yellow eyes and a much less masculine and imposing voice emerged from destroyed armor.

With steps that shook the earth, an unexpected figure emerged from the rubble of the armor. A skin tight bodysuit dawning the Rune Knights insignia showed of Brosnan's very feminine curves and her long, chocolate brown was tied up into a ponytail. Her eyes sparkled gold.

Brosnan, Head Captain of the 1st Custody Enforcement Unit. She is very much a woman with long brown hair and golden eyes to boot. She uses a variety of Light Based Magics but her most famous and perhaps most deadly is her Golden Eye Magic. At 19 she is the youngest wizard ever to hold her position.

"She's a girl!" Makarov let out a surprised screech.

"No." Julia spoke up once more. "That is a girl." She pointed her thumb over to the young Amber who had fallen asleep watching the fight. "That." She pointed at Brosnan. "Is a badass."

"Do you know how long it's gonna take me to fix my armor?" Brosnan took a sassy stance, putting her hand on her hip as Mason simply stood there with a dumb look on his face. "Hello! Are you listening."

"Huh!" Mason snapped back. "Sorry I was just taken aback. You wear that bulky armor so much sometimes I forget what a total Hottie you are." The Dragon Slayer shot back an innocent, toothy smile. Not paying too much attention to what he had just said.

"What…." Brosnan said sheepishly her face burning red with embarrassment, but that embarrassment quickly turned to anger. "WHAT!" She jumped backwards and a golden magic circle appeared in front of her eyes. "Time to die jerk! Golden Eye Beautiful Cannon!" A massive laser erupted from the circle.

"Oh, I guess we're still fighting. Phantom Drive!" The Purple Aura returned and Mason stuck his hands out in front of him. "PHANTOM DRGAON'S CANNON!" A large purple magic circle appeared at the tips of Mason's fingers and an energy blast Similar to Brosnan's but purple in color flew from his fingertips.

The two met in the center, but it was immediately clear that The brunette's blast was more powerful. The gold blast overpowered the gold one and plowed into Mason, completely over taking him.

After the attack faded, Mason found himself lying burnt and smoking on the ground. Brosnan slowly walked over to the beaten Mason and looked down at his face. "Fine…" she said in a defeated tone. "You can go to the stupid guild or whatever, just don't cause any more trouble. And stop being a perv." She said, putting her arms beneath her large chest, pushing it upwards a bit more. A small red blush formed on her face.

"Y-you… Got it Boss." Mason soluted weakly, before a cartoonish puff of smoke rose from his mouth and he blacked out


(End)