Chapter 5

July 4th, X784

Fairy Tail Guild in Magnolia

"Welcome to Fairy Tail'' said Happy as they were in front of the Guild itself. For the past two days they had been walking after escaping from the Army over Natsu's fight with Bora.

Natsu on the other hand was happy as he can be bringing back two new people to the guild to join. Lucy wanted to join for the longest time and now the opportunity was finally in front of her.

Shawn was glad to join as this would allow him to have all kinds of fun and actually being apart of the real Fairy Tail. "Whoever left that book I both hate and thank you for this opportunity'' as he thought back to where it all began.

Joining Fairy Tail was basically his dream come true and now it's finally going to happen.

Natsu went ahead first as he kicked the door with his foot and yelled "we made it back alive!''

"Were home'' said Happy as he jumped in the air.

Everyone in the guild greeted Natsu and Happy while Lucy was happy to see the lively atmosphere.

"It looks exactly the same'' as he looked inside he could see it was exactly the same as seen in the anime and manga. Inside was similar to a large lunch hall, and mainly consisted of wood, possessing a parquet floor and a mezzanine held up by wood beams overlooking it. Several long benches and the related tables stretched across its length with a bar at the end. The request board was also right next to the bar.

The second floor mainly consists of a few chairs and tables spread around as well as barrels and crates along with it. In the back was the S- Class Request Board in its own separate area of the hall.

A buck toothed man started talking smack about Natsu "So I heard you went all out in Hargeon Natsu, had to go starting trouble…''

"Haaahhhh''

BAM!

Unfortunately, Natsu kicked him in the face before he could finish talking.

"Why did you do that?'' says Lucy horrified for having kicked a teammate.

"You lied about that Salamander, I'm gonna kick your butt'' as a huge ticked off mark showed on his face.

"Good enough for me'' said Shawn as he nodded his head in agreement.

"No it isn't!'' Lucy retorted which he thought was kind of cute.

"Don't get mad at me, I'm just passing along a rumor I heard'' said the buck toothed man

"It was just a rumor?''

"You wanna fight?''

Both bickered back and forth before eventually everyone in the guild got involved and Happy ended up bouncing across the room like a ragdoll.

People fighting and chairs flying, this was the Fairy Tail Shawn knew and love in his previous life.

"Oh wow, I'm actually standing in the Fairy Tail Guild Hall'' as she continued to look at the carnage ensuing.

"This isn't a dream Lucy, here let me prove it'' said Shawn as he pinched her arm slightly.

"Ow!'' before she slapped Shawn upside the head "WHAT WAS THAT FOR?'' as she stared at Shawn menacingly.

"H-Hey, I just wanted to prove to you. Did you have to hit so hard?'' complained Shawn as a bump appeared on his head.

"Of course'' said Lucy as she turned around and looked back at the carnage.

As he looked around he noticed a man wearing nothing but his underwear and a necklace around his neck, he could tell who it was immediately.

Gray Fullbuster

Disciple of Ur and Unparalleled Ice Maker Mage

"So Natsu finally made it back HUH!'' as he turned his eyes on Lucy she freaked out and quickly hid behind Shawn.

"It's time we settled things once and for all'' as he made his way over to the brawl to settle the score… which won't ever at this rate.

"Gray, you're clothes?'' he heard a female voice from behind and turned around to see the bar.

"I don't have time for that'' as he responded not caring for his lack of public decency.

Shawn then saw another familiar face, she was a tall and slim young woman. She was wearing a light blue bikini top featuring a camouflage pattern showing a lot of her voluptuous bust and capri jeans. She also had a pair of metal bracelets adorning her biceps and three round metal bracelets on each of her wrists. Another distinguishing feature was her way brown hair that went all the way down to the middle of her back, brown eyes, and a black Fairy Tail mark on her hip.

Cana Alberona

Fairy Tail's Heaviest Drinker and Card Magic Expert

Letting out a sigh "you see, I don't date the men here because they have no class" before proceeding to down a barrel of booze over twice her size like she was drinking water.

Gray then kicks a table out of his way before declaring "come here and fight me Natsu" " not until you put some clothes"

"It's only noon and you two are already acting like spoiled babies" heard Shawn and Lucy as they turned their heads to see a man towering over them and most of the guild in fact.

He had tanned skin and a rather fit body that would put the bodybuilders in Shawn's old world to shame, had spiky or perhaps wavy white hair and dark eyes with no eyebrows. He also has a scar going down the right side of his face towards his right eye. and dressed like a Japanese high school delinquent with a jacket saying "The Greatest" on the back of it.

This was Elfman Strauss

Take Over Mage and the Manliest Man Alive

"I'm a real man. Care to prove it?" He said in a confident voice.

"Is he saying it's okay to fight?" Asked Shawn

"I can't believe he's encouraging them." Said Lucy in response.

Though quickly he was punched off into the distance by Natsu and Grey.

"They knocked him out that easily?" said Lucy in disbelief.

"Guess he wasn't as much of a man as he thought" as Shawn laughed a little at his own joke.

"Geez, it's so noisy around here huh" heard Lucy and Shawn as they turned around to see a young man with two gorgeous women hugging him. He's average in height, orange hair kept short with a spiky cut. Wearing a green coat with a wide collar with spiky, brownish-white fur trimming lining the hood, a red shirt in flower like motifs and hazel eyes. He's also wearing black pants and white sneakers with each one adorned with light green stripes.

This is Loke a.k.a the Lady Killer a.k.a Leo the Lion.

That image was clearly ruined when a glass hit him on the forehead and showed off an angry expression.

"Are you alright?'' asked one of the girls.

He quickly recovered though and said "I'm gonna go fight, only to protect you two'' as he struck a pose which charmed both girls.

""Good luck Loke'''' said both of them at once.

"He's definitely off my list'' said Lucy as she crossed out Loke in her picture book of what he assumed were her boyfriend material from Sorcerer Weekly, though he wondered if he would make the cut once he became famous enough.

"Hate playboys?'' inquired Shawn.

"Yup,moving on then, what the heck is wrong with these people? There's not one sane person in the whole place'' "I wouldn't be so sure of that Lucy'' said Shawn poking her in the shoulder to get her attention.

"Hello there you two, are you new here?" As Shawn was wide eyed as he saw one of the most beautiful girls in his life.

She was a slim young woman of below average height. She had long, white hair which curls slightly at the ends, with two bangs framing her face and reaching down to her chest; her hairstyle is most distinctive trait with a short, upward ponytail obtained by gathering and tying the hair covering her forehead. She has blue eyes and her attire consisted of a sleeveless, ankle-length maroon dress with a pleated skirt.

Her chest is adorned by a large, pink bow, and similarly colored trimmings framing her rather ample neckline acting as straps and circle around the waist. Also wearing high-heeled shoes matching her dress and a pendant with a blue oval gem along with a bracelet made of white flowers on her right wrist.

Mirajane Strauss

Known as The She-Devil and Older Sister to Lisanna and Elfman

"Um, shouldn't we try to stop them or something?'' asked Lucy as she pointed towards the brawl happening across the guild.

"It's always like this around here, I say just leave them alone… besides'' though before she could finish Elfman crashed into her and both hit the floor hard while Lucy was left in horror.

Looking down you could see her still smiling though with a big bump on her head.

"It's kind of fun don't you think?'' before she passed out.

"Ahh, don't die Mirajane. Shawn do something'' ordered Lucy.

Like a soldier he took up a soldier's salute and replied "yes sir'' before picking up Elfman despite being twice his size easily and threw him back into the mix, only to get throw out again a few moments later with more bruises and injuries. He then gently picked Mirajane in a princess carry before placing her down behind the bar and away from the carnage.

When Shawn came back he saw Lucy getting crushed by Gray while Natsu was holding on to his underwear.

"Give me back my underwear Natsu'' said Gray in anger while Lucy tried to not look but obviously was.

Seeing Lucy he acted politely and said "excuse me miss, can I please borrow your underwear?''

"AS IF!'' she said before swatting him with a paper fan she pulled out of nowhere.

"These guys are all so insensitive, a woman has needs...'' said Loke as he carried her in a princess carry before being punched away by a reawakened Elfman and Lucy nearly dropping to the ground.

"You alright Lucy?'' asked Shawn as he caught her before hitting the ground again.

"Y-Yeah I'm fine, thanks Shawn'' said Lucy while blushing from being so close as she thought "why is he always seeing me at my worst?''

"A real man speaks with his fists Loke'' yells Elfman

"I told you to butt out'' said Natsu as he kicked Elfman off into the distance.

"Aye'' said Happy randomly

"It's so loud, so much for having a drink to relax'' says Cana while Shawn carried Lucy while dodging the rest of the guild's attacks.

"That's enough you guys, I suggest you knock it off'' as she waved one of her cards and a magic circle appeared.

Gray entered into a stance as was prepared to attack "Oh yeah? Says who?'' as he threatened to attack anyone who replied.

Elfman used his Take-Over Magic and turned part of his body to stone preparing to attack.

Loke touched the ring on his finger and said "you punks can be such a nuisance'' as he activated a magic circle.

Natsu enveloped both his fists in flames and declared "I'm ready for ya''

Lucy was hiding behind Shawn again and just in case carried Happy as a human shield for extra protection while asking "They always fight like this?''

"Uh-huh'' says Happy without a care in the world.

"Apparently'' says Shawn right after.

"You two don't seem worried'' as she panicked for the mess she got stuck in the middle of.

BOOM!

All of a sudden something huge slammed against the floor, causing the entire floor to shake.

"Would you fools stop bickering like children!'' as they both looked up they could make out what was a giant standing in the middle of the hall.

"He's huge'' said Lucy as she stared at the huge man.

"It's probably just magic Lucy, calm down'' as he stared up at the giant

"HOW THE HELL CAN YOU?'' retorted Lucy as she quickly hid behind him only poking her head out to see. Everyone else seemed like they were frozen in place as they didn't move an inch.

Mirajane walked up after having regained consciousness and made sure to thank Shawn with a smile and wave before looking up and speaking "sorry, I didn't realize you were still here Master''

Lucy on the other hand freaked out "did you say Master?''

"Hahahahaha, man talk about a bunch of babies, looks like I win this round you guy-ahhh'' as he laughed Natsu was crushed by the foot of the giant belonging to the guild master.

Lucy squealed in fright and hugged Shawn tighter which pressed her chest against his back "Lucy, you're a bit… too close'' though apparently she didn't hear him as the guild master spoke.

"Well, seems like we have a few new recruits''

"Um, yes sir'' says Lucy still frightened of the guild master.

"That's right sir'' said Shawn as he on the other hand wasn't intimidated by his figure.

Though a surge of magic energy occurred and the guild master got smaller and smaller till he was about the size of a child.

Lucy was in shock at the transformation from a giant to dwarf and could probably pass as one of their kind if they existed.

"Nice to meet ya'' he said as he looked like a short, elderly man with black eyes a growing bald with only the outer rims and a thick white mustache. Wearing a white shirt with a black Fairy Tail stamp in the middle under an orange hoodie. He also wore matching shorts and a blue and orange stripe jester hat.

Makarov Dreyar

Fairy Tail's Guild Master and One of The Ten Wizard Saints

"He's so tiny, this little guy is really in charge?'' questions Lucy

"Of course, allow me to introduce the Fairy Tail's Guild Master Makarov'' responded Mirajane as the smile never left her face.

Before she could say anything he turned around before jumping, flipping through the air, hitting the balcony on the second floor with his head, grunting in pain for a moment before standing up like nothing happened.

"Showoff'' commented Shawn knowing that was all just an act to impress them.

"You've gone and done it again, you bunch of clots, just take a look at the paperwork the Magic Council sent me this time, this is the biggest pile of complaints yet''.

Shawn took a moment to think back on the Magic Council of this time, Era, who monitor all the guilds and what they do. "Ohh right, I forgot they don't matter most of the time, so it slipped my mind'' thought Shawn heartlessly, Though if the Council heard what Shawn just said they would probably want to skin him alive for his disrespect.

"Have you lost your minds? All you kids are good for are getting the higher-ups mad at me'' as Makarov was visibly shaking in anger and everyone else in the guild had guilt written expressions on their faces.

"Wow, way to bring the mood down'' said Shawn

"Yeah, though he does have a point'' agreed Lucy

"Wait for it you two'' while Lucy wondered what Mirajane meant by that Makarov continued "However...'' before setting the paperwork on fire with a smile "I say to hell with the Magic Council'' as he threw the paper into the air as Natsu jumped in the air like a fish out of water and ate it.

Lucy was left in shock "now listen up, any power that surpasses reason still comes from reason right? Magic isn't some kind of miraculous power, it's a talent that only works when the flow of energy inside us and the flow of energy in the natural world are in perfect synchronization''

Everyone is looking up at him and listening to him unconditionally, he has had far more experience than anyone else here having lived for a very, very, very long time.

"To perform magic one must have a strong mind and the ability to focus, it should take over your being and come pouring out of your soul, if all we do is worry about following rules then our magic will never progress, don't let those blowhards on the council scare you, follow the path you believe in, cause that's what makes the Fairy Tail Guild Number One'' as he finished he did the Fairy Tail hand sign as did the rest of the guild.

Lucy was smiling wide in joy and Shawn laughed a bit "this, is what Fairy Tail's always been about''

"What?'' asked Lucy

"Nothing, forget I said anything'' as he looked back up at Makarov.

Seeing that he isn't talking anymore Lucy thought "what was he talking about?'' as it almost sounded like he's been here before.

If only she knew how right and wrong she was.

After that everyone replaced the broken chairs and tables as everything went back to normal.

Lucy and Shawn followed Mirajane to the bar where she took out the Magic Stamp Tool and pressed it against the back of Lucy's right hand. After a second she took it off revealing a pink Fairy Tail Guild Emblem on it.

"There, now you're an official member of the Fairy Tail Guild'' said Mirajane in congratulation as Lucy stared at the mark on her hand.

"What about you Shawn? Where do you want yours?'' she asked politely though Shawn took a moment before rolling up his right arm's sleeve.

"Here, in blood red please'' said Shawn as he pointed to just below his wrist, he wanted it to match the color of his magic.

"Alright then, your wrist please'' Shawn did as she told and then she pressed the stamp against it for a second before removing it revealing a blood red Fairy Tail Guild Emblem.

"Congratulations, welcome to the Guild Shawn'' announced Mirajane once more. Shawn stared at it for a while and thought "It's finally happened, I'm really a member of Fairy Tail'' as he clenched his fist and smiled in excitement he replied "thanks a lot Mirajane, I hope we can work together in the future''.

"Me too Shawn and thanks for carrying me out earlier too, I still owe you one'' as she smiled back with a blush on her face.

"No problem, this is more than enough'' as he smiled before turning to Lucy "well we did Lucy, looking forward to working with you'' as he smiled Lucy blushed at it before smiling and saying "me too, hope we can go on tons of jobs together... maybe just the two of us'' as she muttered that last part in whispers

"Sorry, what'd you say'' asked Shawn "N-Nothing I said nothing, hey why don't we go show Natsu?'' as she tried to change the subject.

"Sure why not, lady's first'' as he pretended to gentlemanly bow towards her.

Lucy deciding to play along replies "what a gentleman, I shall take you up on that offer'' she says in a half broken broken English accent before breaking out into laughter. They quickly look around and spot Natsu by the request board and headed towards him.

Lucy still excited lifts her arm and says "hey Natsu look, Mirajane just put the official Fairy Tail mark on us''

"Oh yeah, that's cool welcome to the guild Shawn and Looney'' replies Natsu's halfheartedly.

"THE NAME'S LUCY! AND HOW DID YOU GET SHAWN'S NAME RIGHT BUT NOT MINE HUH?'' screamed Lucy as her fangs were showing from being ignored.

Natsu continued to stare at the board for a moment before Happy "make sure you pick one with a big reward Natsu'' added his two cents.

Natsu saw one that caught his eye and said "wow, a hundred sixty thousand jewel to get rid of some thieves'' as he stares at it excitedly.

"sounds good to me'' as Happy nods in agreement.

"How come my dad hasn't come back yet?'' heard Shawn and the others.

They see a young boy probably around six years old and has straight, dark purple hair. Bangs cover mostly his forehead. Having large black eyes and a small round nose.

Romeo Conbolt

Macao Conbolt's son and future Mage of Fairy Tail

They begin talking about how Macao went up to Mt. Hakobe for a job but hasn't come back since. Lucy was sitting at the bar while Shawn was sipping a fruit drink leaning against the counter. Eventually it ended up with Makarov shrugging Romeo off then getting punched in the face (totally deserved it) before running off.

"That's gotta be tough" Lucy says feeling sorry for Romeo.

As Mirajane is washing dishes she says "I know it sounds like the Master doesn't care, but he really is worried"

Natsu then proceeds to put the request from earlier back nearly breaking the board in the process.

"This doesn't look good Master, you know how he can be. I bet he's gone up to Mt. Hakobe to save Macao" replies Nab, who's usually the guy staring at the request board.

"When is that kid ever going to grow up?" Replies another guild member.

"Who knows, going after Macao isn't going to do anything except hurt his pride" as Nab scratches the back of his head.

"Remember Nab, we can't choose another's path" as he sees Natsu walking out with Happy.

"We may not choose their path, but we can walk beside them, isn't that also true, Master?" ask Shawn as he finished the last of his drink.

Makarov looks at Shawn before looking out the door "that is also true my boy, but be warned, sometimes following the same path might lead to a different end, not only for those around you but for yourself as well" as he takes another gulp.

"I'll keep that in mind, thank you Master" as he pays for his drink and heads out too, following after Natsu.

"Why did Natsu get so upset?" Wondered Lucy

"Probably because he and Romeo have a lot in common, in fact I think he might see himself in him" Mirajane sadly remarks.

"Just because were members of Fairy Tail, doesn't mean we don't have our own personal issues. We've all had our own fair share of suffering and lost"

"You don't know the half of it Mirajane" as Shawn as he thought about the world he left behind.


Next Day

Carriage en route to Mt. Hakobe

"Ugh, why did you both come with us?" Natsu as he lays down on the seat of the carriage in agony.

"I thought maybe I could help" says Lucy

" I thought it would be fun so I tagged along" replies Shawn as he looks at Natsu suffering.

"Wow, you really do have a serious case of motion sickness don't you? It's just another reason to feel sorry for you" as she shakes her head in worry

"Huh, what's that supposed to mean?" questioned Natsu.

"For starters, yo..mpghh"

"Nothing, nothing at all just forget it" Lucy took over and covered Shawn's mouth before he could speak anything harmful.

Shawn looked at Lucy and could tell she was thinking back to what Mirajane told her about Natsu's past.

How we was raised by Igneel, taught him everything he needed to know including magic. Then one day suddenly leaving without saying goodbye. That would be hard on anyone, especially on a kid.

Now searching for him to this very day, Shawn can't help but feel bad since he actually knows where Igneel is.

"Definitely can't tell him, at least for now"

Suddenly the carriage stopped "I guess were there" Lucy announced the obvious.

"Alright, we stopped moving" Natsu seemed to recover instantly the second it stopped and started celebrating on the spot.

"Sorry, but this is far as I can take you" spoke the coat driver.

"Well, let's see what we got here'' said Shawn as he opened the door to a world of ice and snow as far as the eye could see.

Natsu looked like it didn't affect him while Happy was holding on to the door for dear life as the winds were blowing him away.

"Where the heck are we Natsu? It's a frozen wasteland'' yelled Lucy as she looked at the surrounding mountains.

"So this is Mt. Hakobe huh, didn't expect there to be a snow mountain this close to Magnolia, the climate is totally different'' said Shawn as he imagined how this could be possible when it's only a day's journey by carriage.

"Then again this is a magical world so anything's possible I guess'' as he looked at it with excitement for visiting the real deal.

They quickly begin their ascent up the mountain and slowly the temperature drops.

"Why is it so cold? I know were on a mountain but it's summer right now, there shouldn't be a blizzard like this anywhere'' says Lucy as she rubs her arms back and forth.

"That's what you get for wearing light clothing you two'' Natsu coldly commented.

"Says the Fire Dragon Slayer wearing shorts, pot calling the kettle black much?'' countered Shawn which seemed to anger Natsu ``You looking for a fight?'' as his fists engulfed in flames and got up in his face.

"Just pointing out the obvious'' as Shawn stared back at him.

"Alright you two that's enough and Natsu hand over that blanket'' as she pulled it off from Natsu's pack.

She stopped for a moment before putting her hands together like something clicked in her head. Lucy reached out for her keys and took out a silver one with a clock symbol on it before holding it in her hand.

"Open, gate of the Clock Constellation, Horologium'' she declared and as the door opened it revealed a tall brown grandfather clock with long black arms,glass case, a Roman- numerical clock at the center with a small face at the top, and slit eyes. He also has a thin, twirly, mustache-like mouth.

Horologium

The Clock Celestial Spirit and Lucy's Strongest Defense

"A clock whoa!''

"That is so cool!''

Both Natsu and Happy were impressed while Shawn had already seen him before, so he wasn't as surprised as the rest of them were.

Lucy quickly entered Horologium with the blanket in tow and she started speaking but none of us can here her.

"What, I can't hear you'' said Natsu

" 'She says I'm staying here and I'm not coming out' '' answers Horologium for her.

"Then why did you tag along?'' asks Natsu

" 'What kind of crazy job would force Macao to come to a place like this?' she inquiries' '' said Horologium in place of Lucy.

"You should have asked that before you came with us, he went to slay a Vulcan, it's a big monster''

Terror appeared on her face " 'I want to head back to the guild' she proclaims''

"Then go ahead and be my guest I say back'' says Natsu imitating him.

She then looks at Shawn and sees him not affected by everything " 'Why aren't you affected by the mountain?' she asks politely'' answers Horologium.

"My magic covers me from things like the cold and heat to a certain extent, so this much isn't a problem for me, I can even extend it to others as well"

"I could use it on you but it requires direct contact for that to happen'' as he explains you could see her face turn red and didn't say anymore as they followed Natsu down the path.

"Macao, where are you?''

"Macao''

BONK!

BONK!

They both scream as loud as they can before Shawn quickly punches them in the back of the head hard enough they fall into the snow.

"Are you guys idiots? Don't scream when you're on a mountain, do you guys wanna cause an avalanche and be buried alive?'' said Shawn as his fist was still steaming from using a bit of his magic in that one.

"Right, my bad'' muffled Natsu

"Aye'' follows Happy

" 'Thanks a lot Shawn, they don't look like the brightest of people' she says cheerily'' says Horologium/Lucy.

"You're wrong Lucy, they don't just look like they aren't the brightest, they are the dumbest, period'' as he increases the magic inside his body.

Quickly he looks up and says "Something is coming… and fast'' as Natsu, Lucy, Happy lookup they see something falling down aiming for Natsu though he quickly dodges just in time.

As the snow clears they see something and to Shawn it looks like an oversize primate with elongated chins, prolonged ears, and pointy heads that resembles a horn or cone at the top of their heads.

"That's gotta be a Vulcan'' says Shawn as he lays one hand on Aine in preparation for a fight.

"Yeah that's a Vulcan, and a pretty big one at that'' says Natsu as he stares down at the creature.

All of a sudden it starts sniffing before heading off in the direction of Shawn and Lucy.

Shawn already prepared draws out Aine and holds it in one hand "not on your life'' yells Shawn as a blood red magic circle appears on his arm and quickly covers his blade in a red aura as well. Suddenly the blade ignites surprising Natsu, Happy and Lucy as he quickly swung his sword.

"Burst Wave Ignition'' as red beam of energy flew out from his sword and headed straight for the Vulcan. Though it seeing the danger it quickly moves just barely dodging the attack.

BOOMM!

SISSS!

The sword beam continued past before hitting the snow causing an explosion while the snow melted and bubbled from the heat.

"What the heck was that? A flaming sword!'' as Natsu's mouth salivated at the thought of what those flames would taste like.

"Whatever it was that was pretty cool'' said Happy as he had stars in his eyes.

" 'Is that sword imbued with Fire magic?' she inquires'' as Lucy was left wide open in shock.

"I'll tell you about later for now Natsu start fighting, this thing is going after Lucy'' says Shawn as he fires a couple more though the Vulcan is dodging each one from a distance away.

The color drains from her face before " 'Me, why is it after me?' she asks in terror'' questioned Horologium/Lucy.

"Me like human women'' says the Vulcan

"Ahhhh'' screams Lucy inside as she just figured it out.

Natsu punches his fists together "so it can talk huh?'' as it charges again Shawn continues to slash with his swords but it jumps high over him and lands in front of Lucy.

Then it carries Horologium/Lucy away "Dammit, come on Natsu'' cursed Shawn as he ran after them.

" 'Don't just stand there hurry up and save me' she yells furiously'' Shawn hears as they pursued them all the way near the summit. Normally this would be difficult to tread because of the deep snow and rocky terrain but Shawn's magic helped him get through the snowy peaks.

As they got closer they noticed an entrance to a cave and saw footprints leading inside it.

They both went in and the surrounding walls,ceilings and floors were covered in ice.

"Lucy's got to be in here somewhere, Natsu can your nose tell where she is'' asked Shawn as he didn't know his way around.

"Hm, this way'' after a moment Natsu pointed a way further down and quickly heard a voice and some grunts.

"Ah, where did you go Horologium, don't you disappear on me'' screamed Lucy as Shawn thought "his time limit must have run out, time to speed it up'' Shawn decided as he slammed his foot hard against the ice causing it to crack.

"Burst!'' screamed Shawn as he vanished from place. Burst is a technique which focuses the user's magic into their legs and in doing so increases the user's speed tremendously. It works well for crossing long distances in an instant or closing in for a surprise attack depending on the amount of magic they use.

Though the longer it's used the more magic it burns through, at most Shawn can only use it continuously for three minutes before running out of magic, which is why he only uses it for at most a few seconds in battle, though this can be considered an exception.

If he were to compare it to Racer's then the difference is like night and day, though for Shawn a few seconds can be all he needs to win a fight, so you won't hear him complaining.

The scenery quickly changed as with each step he leaped a few dozen feet and Shawn quickly saw who he was looking for.

Lucy was sitting on the floor covered in the blanket screaming "give me an extension'' while the Vulcan was looming over her with obvious evil intentions.

Fortunately, none of that came to pass.

"Aura Impact!''yelled Shawn as he landed his fist on the Vulcan's cheek and winded up flying across the room until it crashed into a wall.

"You're not laying a finger on Lucy you damn, dirty ape'' said Shawn as his fist was still coated in a red aura.

"Shawn!'' Lucy screamed in joy seeing him come to her rescue.

"Glad you're alright, now then what say we bring this perverse monkey down a notch'' as he looked back at the monkey as it broke free from the wall and roared in anger.

Lucy seeing this stands up "let's do this''.

"Hey, ya big ape, where's Macao, tell me'' screams Natsu in fury wanting to know before slipping on the ice and crashing into a wall.

Lucy looked on and said "whoa, that wasn't cool'' before smacking her forehead "why does he feel like he has to make an entrance all the time?''.

"He could just be doing that naturally or he's probably too stupid to realize it himself'' commented Shawn in front of her.

Natsu still upside down from earlier "spill it monkey, where is my friend?'' as the Vulcan looks at him in confusion Shawn and Lucy run over to him with the former pulling out Aine from its sheath ready to strike.

Natsu himself gets back up and folds his arms together "you understand me right? He's a human man, now tell me where he is''

"Man?'' said the monkey as it tilted his head in response.

"That's right'' as Natsu pointed his finger at it "where are you hiding him?''

Lucy hid behind Shawn and said "don't you think you might be jumping to conclusions?''

Then it lured Natsu over to an exit before kicking him out and down the mountain.

"Natsu! This is bad news, he can't survive out there'' screamed Lucy

"That was obviously a trap, can't believe he fell for it, he must be dumber than that monkey''

"No like men, me like women'' as Shawn had enough of this monkey's rambling he punched it in the stomach sending it flying again. Though it quickly recovered and began beating its chest again.

"Damn, I put more power into that one, it's skin and muscle are tougher than they look, maybe if I cut through it though'' said Shawn as he held Aine.

"Alright, you pervy monkey, you're going down'' declared Lucy as she reached for her keychain and pulled out another gold key with a bull constellation on it.

"Open, gate of the Golden Bull, Taurus'' yelled Lucy as she swiped it down a gate appeared.

"Mooooo'' screamed as he looked just like in the series carrying a huge axe on his back. Extremely tall, heavily muscular with physical features reminiscent of a bull covered in a black and white pattern. He also had elongated ears, a pair of horns and almost completely bare except for a suit similar to swim briefs held by a belt, and a bell under his neck.

Taurus

Lucy's Heavy Hitter and Resident Pervert

"Cow?'' questioned the Vulcan.

"I should warn you monkey boy, Taurus is the most powerful Celestial Spirit that I have a contract with'' declares Lucy as she puts on a serious face.

"That'll fade in three,two,one'' as if on cue Taurus follows up.

"Oh wow Miss Lucy, I almost forgot what a nice figure you have, why don't you come give me a smooch'' as hearts appear in his eyes though they aren't as innocent as most would think.

"Great, as if one pervert wasn't bad enough Lucy'' said Shawn as he sighed.

"Oh yeah, I forgot he's a big perv too'' as she feels exhausted just dealing with him.

Taurus looks at Shawn and says "so you're the one huh, Aquarius was right, you are interesting''

"Hope she's been saying good things'' as he turned around to face him.

"So far yeah, let's see how you fight first, then we'll see'' said Taurus as he stared back at Lucy.

"No touch my woman'' said the ape sending shivers down her spine.

"Your woman? Those are fighting words you mookey'' as Taurus's eyes turned both serous and in anger.

"Get him'' ordered Lucy as he jumped into the air and slammed down on the ground sending a shockwave though the monkey evaded it easily.

"He's fast'' commented Lucy seeing him dodge both Shawn's previous attacks and Taurus's too. Though before the fight could continue into what sure would have been one for the ages.

BAMMMM!

Natsu came back and kicked Taurus in the chin sending him flying. "Natsu!'' glad that he was alive but also in shock for what he just did. Taurus eventually collapsed on the floor with his battle axe landing near the Vulcan.

"Looks like this is the end for me'' said Taurus as he felt he was kicked hard enough for his spirit to come out and play.

"Epic Fail'' was all she had to say.

Natsu on the other hand pointed towards the Vulcan and asked "so hey, so how come there are more monsters here than when I left?''

"He's one of my friends dummy, one of my spirits'' she said frustrated at Natsu.

"That guy?'' "NOT HIM THE BULL!'' she yelled before quickly asking.

"Wait a minute, how were you able to survive out there?'' she questioned him only to receive an answer from someone unexpected.

"Was it Happy?'' guessed Shawn

"Your right, Happy came to save me, thanks little buddy'' as he looked up to see Happy flying in the air.

"I knew we were forgetting someone'' as Shawn put one fist over the other in realization.

"YOU FORGOT ABOUT ME?'' shocked Happy to be so easily forgotten.

Putting both hands in his pockets he turned his head "Yeah, because you're so small''

"Shawn I hate you!'' screamed Happy as tears welled up in his eyes and dove towards Natsu to cry.

Lucy folded her arms and asked a question on everyone's minds "So you can't handle other modes of transportation but flying with Happy is okay?''

"What kind of stupid question is that, Happy isn't a mode of transportation, he's my friend, I mean come on'' as Natsu looked at her with a gaze of 'what is she talking about?'.

"You're right, it was totally wrong of me to compare the two'' she said vexingly.

"Um, you guys, I don't mean to interrupt you two but the big guy's getting angry'' said Shawn as he looked at the Vulcan getting more and more impatient with each second.

"My woman'' as he finally lost it attacked Natsu by swinging down it's massive arm. Of course Natsu countered it with his bare fist as the strength between the two shattered the ice underneath them. "You listen up, I consider everyone in the Fairy Tail guild my friend'' then kicked Natsu off into the distance, Shawn seeing an opening reinforces his leg and kicks the monkey towards Natsu "whether it's gramps, Mira, even those annoying jerks Gray and Elfman'' as he sees the flying monkey heading right towards him.

A light starts to shine underneath him "Happy, Lucy, and Shawn too, their my friends''. Then underneath him his Dragon Slayer magic circle appears "which is why'' as the Vulcan tries to punch him he dodges and lands a flamed kick to the gut

"I'm not leaving without Macao'' sending it crashing towards the ceiling before landing on all fours like a cat several ice stalactites fell down.

The Vulcan then claps sending a shockwave and the stalactites towards them. Shawn moves forward and clads it in fire again only this time with two hands.

"Burst Wave Incineration'' as he finished he created a wall of flames melting the stalactites and countering the shockwave.

Only a few made it through but Lucy was able to dodge it while Natsu uhh…

"Your ice attack has no effect on me'' spread his arms the heat melted the ice. The Vulcan then held Taurus's battle axe as Shawn saw he yelled "Natsu watch out''

"That's not good'' said Natsu.

"He got Taurus's axe'' said Lucy with a worried look on her face.

The person in question was still knocked out most likely thinking of Lucy and yet still managed to warn her.

The Vulcan then swung it with Natsu dodging them easily before slipping on the ice.

"No!'' screamed Lucy thinking he was going to get hit though a shadow quickly went towards Natsu's side.

DING!

The sound of blade against blade was heard and the figure was Shawn blocking the axe with his sword.

"Man, it feels... so heavy'' as Shawn increased the aura surrounding his body the pressure let up a little but they were both equally matched in strength.

Meanwhile Lucy was shaking Taurus back and forth trying to wake him up "Go back Taurus, if you go back beyond the gate your axe will disappear too''.

Both Shawn and the Vulcan were both pushing each other not budging an inch. Shawn then had a brilliant idea, he ignited the blade and increased the heat of the flames as high as they could go.

Eventually the axe began to heat up as well and actually started to melt "Natsu, time to eat'' Natsu getting at what he meant crawled towards him and began eating the drops that came off it.

"Is he melting the blade with the flames from the sword?'' Lucy looking baffled a the idea as he thought his would melt too. Though strangely despite the heat the blade hadn't warped at all, which means the blade has a higher melting point than the axe does,

After eating the last of them Natsu replied "Oh great, thanks Shawn, now I've got a fire in my belly'' as he shot out the metal balls at the monkey staggering it.

Feeling the pressure off him Shawn began focusing again as a blood red magic circle appeared behind him the red aura surrounding him increased dramatically and began focusing it all into his left fist making it appear twice as big.

"It's about time we finished this, don't you agree Natsu?'' said Shawn as he reeled his fist back with the other in an open palm stance.

Natsu on the other hand bumped his fists together as his magic circle appeared and jumped in the air.

"Agreed, eat this''

At the same time Shawn used Burst and appeared at the same time Natsu was in front of it.

"Burst Impact Annihilation''

"Fire Dragon Iron Fist''

Both attacks landed on their targets sending it flying in flames and shockwaves before a huge explosion and dust clouds appeared.

When the smoke cleared you could see the Vulcan unconscious, burned, upside down, and with the wall having a huge crater from breaking the impact.

Both quickly bumped fists while Shawn thought "sorry Macao, if it's any consolation I held back a bit'' as all for of them quickly approached it.

"We beat him'' said Happy in joy

"Yeah, but wasn't this monkey supposed to tell us where your friend is?'' Lucy pointed out

"Oh right forgot about that'' Natsu scratched the back of his head while Shawn looked away "forgot about it in the heat of the moment I guess''

"Well I don't think he's gonna do much talking'' as she leaned forward to get a closer look. Suddenly the monkey started glowing which freaked Lucy out and hid behind Shawn as she poked her head out to see.

"What the heck was that?'' wondered Natsu as he sweatdropped at what's happening.

Soon the light faded and in its place was an older man slightly muscular with short, straight, and slicked back dark blue hair. Having linear dark eyebrows, dark eyes, and a prominent nose with a flat, rectangular front. A lot of his face was covered in peach fuzz while wearing a knee-length white jacket kept open, dark purple collar and matching edges and wearing brown pinstripe pants.

Macao Conbolt

Romeo's Father and Purple Flare Magic Specialist

"Macao?!'' says Natsu in shock

"Are you telling me that big, perverted monkey was actually your friend this whole time?'' says Lucy shocked and terrified as she still hides behind Shawn.

"Looks like it… and Lucy'' as Shawn turned his head to see Lucy eye to eye

"Are you going to always use me as a human shield? I'm not Happy you know'' he says as he chuckles. Lucy ends up turning beet red as she flails around "N-N-N-N-No it's not like t-t-that'' as she pokes her fingers together "i-i-i-it's just that I feel safer with you is all'' as she tries to explain herself to him.

"Hahaha'' as he lays a hand on her head she looks up and blushes "I said it before Lucy that you can rely on me anytime, I'm not saying it isn't alright if you feel safe behind me, so don't worry'' as she further blushes in response to his declaration and could only look down and nod in agreement.

Though he couldn't see it a smile was on her face and she held a hand to her chest as she thought "Shawn, he's so kind''.

Happy decided interrupt by saying "Lucy's in Looooveee~'' which snapped her out of it and yelled "SHUT IT CAT BEFORE I SHUT IT FOR YOU!''

Happy content continued talking "he must have been taken over by that Vulcan"

"What do you mean take over?" asked Lucy

"It must have used a possession spell on him, the Vulcans survive by stealing people's bodies and taking over them,they're evil body snatchers"

"Happy, why didn't you tell us that earlier?" Says Shawn coldly.

Happy obviously knowing what he meant "Um you know, I got blown away then left behind by you guys before I could explain, aye that's what happened" says Happy proudly convinced of his defense.

"Then Happy, why didn't you mention that in the carriage? Your answer will decide your fate" countered Shawn as sweat started pouring out of Happy.

Deciding it would be worse to say anything else he says "I'm sorry"

"And the verdict is… Happy is sentenced to no fish till noon tomorrow, the Court of Chambers has decided, dismissed" as the sound of a gavel echoed out.

"Noooooo" screams Happy in agony. Before falling to the floor in misery


After treating Macao using the medical kit Natsu packed into his bag.

"From the wounds it looks like he put up a good fight before that Vulcan finally got to him'' says Happy. Shawn sat down by Lucy helping her patch up Macao.

"Macao, don't you dare die on me, Romeo's waiting for you, open your eyes''

As if on cue we could see his face twitching before he opened up his eyes.

"Natsu?'' says Macao weakly.

"You're awake'' he said in relief as did Lucy while Shawn smiled as the worry cleared up in his heart.

"I'm so pathetic'' he says barely.

"Pathetic? Why do you say that?'' asked Shawn though he knew what he meant by that.

"I beat nineteen of those brutes, but the twentieth… that's the one that got me, I'm so angry with myself and embarrassed to go home and face Romeo ''

"Don't say that man come on you beat nineteen monsters'' as Natsu tried to cheer him up.

Lucy thought "No way, there were twenty of those giant monkey things? And he took on the job all by himself?''

"He's right you know, that's still pretty damn impressive, don't let one small detail get in the way of what you've done'' commented Shawn as both he and Natsu stretched out there hands.

He took both of their arms ``Now come on, let's go home'' as Natsu smiled in joy. "Your boy's waiting for you Macao''

"Thanks Natsu and you are?...'' "Shawn Chambers, a new member, please to meet you'' as he pulled him up.

"They're all amazing, I can't even begin to compare'' thought Lucy as she grinned. "Why are you grinning like that Lucy? It's creepy'' commented Happy.

"I'll show you creepy, watch your back cat'' threatened Lucy.

"Hey Lucy, Happy what are you doing? Let's go'' yelled Shawn as she looked up Natsu was carrying the injured Macao while Shawn waved at them to come over.

"Oh right, coming'' replied Lucy as she got up and ran towards them.

"Aye'' as Happy flew over and landed on Natsu's head.


Two Days Later

Sunset

As Shawn and the group just arrived they headed immediately for the guild to rest and recuperate. On their way there they happen to see Romeo lying down on the steps waiting for someone.

"Hey Romeo'' yelled Natsu as he lifts his head to see him,Lucy, Happy, Shawn, and most importantly… his father being carried by both of them with smiles on everyone's faces.

Romeo's face is in shock for a moment before tears wells up and rushes over to him.

"Dad!'' he yells before jumping and tackling his father to the ground.

"You came back. I'm so sorry dad'' as he continued crying nonstop. "No, I'm sorry for making you worry'' he replied back.

Lucy had tears in her eyes while Natsu, Shawn, and Happy looked on in joy.

"It's okay, I can handle it, because I'm a wizard's son''

"Next time those bullies pick on you, here's what I want you to say, can your old man defeat nineteen monsters all by himself? Because mine can'' as he looked at his son with warm eyes. As he smiled he turned around to see all four of them already leaving.

"Natsu, Happy, thanks for your help'' screamed Romeo

"No prob kiddo'' as Natsu waved his arm back

"Aye'' said Happy as usual

"Lucy, Shawn, thanks for helping them bring my daddy back to me'' he said as Lucy waved back in happiness and with a bit of blush on her for having helped. Shawn on the other hand said "don't stop on your path to become a wizard, if you do we'll do a job together okay?''

"That's a promise. You better keep it, otherwise I'll kick your butt'' as that sealed the deal for a promise far into the future.


Author's Note: Hello everyone Ashbel Dusk here with another exciting chapter of Guildmate from Another World.

First things first though I wanna thank all of my followers and those who favored this series and Sekirei as well, this gives me the motivation to keep on writing and give the community what it god damn deserves. That is the best quality story I can possibly make.

Announcement: I'm considering adding another series, though to be honest this one was more of a sudden impulse after reading a certain novel and yet I've already written five chapters in the last two weeks.

Would you guys be interested in it? Let me know in the reviews with a yes or no added at the end. In the next chapter I'll let you know my final decision, and if there's enough I'll add the summary at the end, till then it's a secret.

Also the next chapter of Sekirei is almost finished, I'll have it up as soon as I can, but I'm going through some life issues at the moment so it may take a little while.

Hope you guys have an amazing day.

Next Time: Shawn heads out on his first job and new surprises are revealed. Tune in to find out

Till Next Time!