Happy Canada day! (So what if I'm late a day I was spending time with my family)


Guest(1), yes, well,you are not mistaken, that was in chapter two previously, but I decided to edit that out. You see, I didn't really have Natsu's character down, or, at least, the Natsu in this universe down. And that was out of character moment for him, and since this is a more character driven story I'm tryin real hard to keep him in character, see?

Phoenix(1), haha, well what else could I do? The best person on this site asked me to update before Thursday after all. Tower of Heaven is happening! Juvia Juvia Juvia. I'm going to have fun with Juvia. Especially since the Phantom Lord arc hasn't happened yet. Or will the council fire etherion at all? We'll probably see Natsu living with Jude after Phantom Lord, but I'm in a bit of a devil may care mood right now, so who knows? Ashes Remain, On My Own? I'll have to give that a listen. I'm dying to type this chapter, honestly. (Summer time, yes. Now I can write more! And more! And More!)

Guest(2), well, I'd typically capitalize it, but I don't want to paint Natsu in a religious light. But hey, you know what, I'll go back and do that. :)

Phoenix(2), yea, I'd love to add that at the moment because I'm starting to think Natsu needs a hug. Oh, you read Dragon Tail? Aw, now I'm kinda embarrassed, you're too kind. Honestly. Yea, I'm Kinda figuring out the Dragon Force right now. Like is it gonna be all five elements, or less than that, or is it just gonna be one based off what day it is? Hmm.

Phoenix(3), Happy Canada Daaayyy! (Bri-tish Co-lum-bi-a!)


Erza, despite the heavy glare directed at her, didn't shift or fidget in her seat. What she did do was glare right back. "I am well aware of your grievances with your situation, but until we can be sure that you're innocent, we'll have to keep your magic sealed."

Natsu let up on the glaring a little, and suddenly he looked tired. Exhausted. "It wasn't me who killed them. I can promise you that."

Erza, in turn, lessened her glare. "I would like to believe you, Natsu, but the magic council…"

"Because they've been so dependable. Listen, it wasn't me, it was-" and the ceiling crumbled. Dropping down from it was a group of people, and before either Fairy Tail Mage could react the sole girl in the group had a rope around Erza, and Natsu vanished in a flash of light. A lone card fluttered to the floor, which was picked up by a rather… square… man.

"What is the meaning of this?" Erza pushed against the rope, but much to her dismay, it held fast. It also completely cut her off from her magic, and as such, her hammer space.

"Oh sister, we thought we'd come and visit! Don't you recognize us?" The blond haired man grinned dangerously, and pocketed the card the cubed man handed to him, keeping the face of it firmly away from the requip Mage.

"Sh-Sho?" Erza whirled in her bonds, her horrified gaze flying to each of them. "Wally? Simon? Milliana?"

Wally twirled a gun around his finger. "Oh, so you do recognize us?"

Simon averted his gaze, and Milliana held her hands near her face like a cat would its paws. "You should come visit more often Erzy!"


Gray peeled himself away from the smashed bar, letting rubble crumble away from him. His ice clone was dripping onto the floor.

Drip.

The room was completely deserted, which was understandable considering the attack that had taken place minutes before.

Drip.

That guy was after Erza, wasn't he?

Drip.

It was unlikely he had managed to find her, the red head was surprisingly good at blending into crowds. But the. Again, she had been with Natsu, and who knows who that guy was working with.

Drip.

Then again, maybe Gray was being a little unfair in his judgement of the gu-

Drop.

Someone else was here. Pulling himself to his feet, Gray let his magic flow around his hands. "Whoever you are, I know you're here!"

"Always so eager for a fight, weren't you Gray."

"Lyon?"

A ice tiger flew towards Gray, its claws perfectly poised for ripping him to pieces.

"Water Slicer!"


Lucy groaned. Being stuck in a card was far less exciting than it seemed it should be. It was just… White. Aside from the small square of space that let her view the real world. However, the ceiling proved to be quite boring after spending an extended amount of time staring at it. (It had 47 tiles that she could see.)

She had tried summoning her spirits, but to her annoyance the keys refused to work.

Then again, Tyring a third time wouldn't hurt, would it? "Open, gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!"

Nothing.

Lucy groaned again.


So me, my mom, and my dad ended up going to this really sweet old ladies house for Canada day dinner, because her husband passed away recently and she accidentally made far too much. The main course was alright, though a little bland. But the desert. Oh God, the desert. You guys know cheesecake, right? Well she made cheesecake but she forgot to add sugar. Bleck. I kinda felt bad for her though, cause it seemed like she really tried hard on it… And then the second desert. It was this chocolate/coconut pudding. So she insisted everyone try some, and once we all ate a little she started sharing detail on how she made it, and we learned the coconut milk she used was so rock hard she had to put it in the over for an hour to get it to soften. Because it was three years old. Thankfully I had really strong mint gum in my purse and I was able to sneak my mom and dad pieces while she was looking away.

Oh yea… I did say this chapter was gonna be longer, didn't I? Whoops. But hey, at least a lot of stuff happened. ~ShadeShadow