'Will she be alright?' asked a concerned Wendy.

'I just hope Cole knows what he's doing' replied Lucy

Cole and Reaper walked across the streets, heading towards the tavern. They got a few stares from the crowd as they were well known mages from their respective guilds. A stray child appeared, asking for an autograph

'Not in the mood kid' said Reaper, after which he walked off. The child felt a little bit upset, and handed over the pen and paper to Cole.

'Huh, I'm surprised he didn't ask mine first' Cole smiled and signed the paper, to which the boy smiled and ran back

Reaper just turned back and looked, he kept staring at Cole as Cole walked towards him

'We're almost there..' said Cole, as he kept walking, to which Reaper nodded and followed him

There was an atmosphere of silence in the tavern, when all of the sudden, everyone's attention was drawn to the door. Cole opened the door and entered, followed by Reaper, wearing a black robe

'Cole, you're back.. And is that.. Reaper?!' said Wendy in shock

Everyone else at the guild hall was surprised over Reaper's presence.

'Let's just get this over with' whispered Reaper as he looked around and saw everyone's face

Erza helt her sword, after which she noticed Cole's signal to stand her ground

'If you think you can enter our guild and hurt my friends you've got another thing coming!' yelled Natsu as he was about to land an attack

Reaper closed his eyes and stood still, as Cole used his graviton blast to hold Natsu down

'Let's all calm down, her life's in danger, and he's probably the only one who can help us' said Cole, pointing at the injured Wendy

Reaper grinned as he looked at Cole, after which he stood forward and used his Radial Pulse on Wendy

'You're right, she does have the plague' said Reaper

'So what are you gonna do?' asked Cole

'You might wanna stand back' said Reaper, after which everyone stood afar from him. Reaper spread his arms, after which fire began circulating around him. Cole got a flashback of the time John used his power to heal someone with the plague.

A few seconds later, Reaper stopped and fell on the ground, after which his body started flickering.

'Crap.. Not again..' he whispered as he got up.

'Are you alright?' asked Cole

'I'm fine.. And so is Wendy' he replied as his body stopped flickering

Cole reassured himself by using his radial pulse, and the plague was gone from Wendy's body

'Let her rest for now, her body needs time to recover' said Reaper as he was heading towards the door.

Cole walked towards him and kept his hand on Reaper's shoulder

'Thanks..' he said

'You can thank me by telling me how she got the plague when she tells you after waking up' replied Reaper

'Tomorrow, by the park, after dusk, alone' he added

Cole nodded, after which Reaper left, and everyone turned their attention towards injured Wendy

'Wendy, just check if you can use your sky magic to heal her' asked Gray

'That's a great idea' replied Wendy, after which she headed towards her and attempted to heal her'

'It's working..' she said, as she healed off her other injuries

'She still needs rest' Cole kept thinking, after which he was called by Master Mavis and Master Makarov

'Now Cole, I know you're riled up about what's going on, we are too.. But there's something you should know' said Master Makarov

'What is it Master' asked Cole curiously

'It's about the games Cole, since today Raventail cheated, their team has been dismissed from the games, so to balance out, we had to merge our teams as one' replied Master Makarov

'Oh, and what about the points?' asked Cole

'Well.. That's what.. We're gonna have the points of the previously lowest scoring team, that's from Team Fairy Tail A

'What? All that hard work?!' Cole's emotions changed all of the sudden

'Since we've merged the two teams, we have to decide the five members of the team as well' said Master Makarov

'Erza, Natsu, Gajeel, Laxus and You' said Mavis, surprising Cole.

'What about Gray, or Mira?' asked Cole

'Oh don't worry,we have Gray and Ursa as substitutions' replied Mavis

'So now it's really a do or die situation, and with Wendy lying around, I can't really keep my heads up. But, I should remember why I came here in the first place'

'I won't let you down Mavis' said Cole as he tightened his fist

Hours later, after everyone went to sleep. Cole was awake in his room, and stared at the ceiling. He kept having flashes of the destruction, and chaos caused back in Empire City. He got up from bed and went to wash his face.

'The plague.. But how' he kept thinking, after which he walked to the main hall, where he noticed the injured Wendy, lying on a cot, wrapped with a blanket.

'I never thought I'd see you again...' Cole remembered the exact words off of her mouth

'Everything alright?' interrupted Master Mavis, surprising Cole to an extent he got shrilled and charged his right hand in reflex

'Gah! Oh.. It's just you Mavis..' he said, after he powered down

'You need to sleep Cole' she said as she looked at him

'I know, but it's just.. Thinking about all these things, I really can't' replied Cole

'Besides.. Shouldn't you sleep too?' asked Cole curiously

'I don't need to, I'm a ghost silly!' she said with a smile.

'Welcome to Day 4 of the Grand Magic Games!' yelled out the announcer, after which the crowd began cheering out.

'It has been a splendid performance from all the teams this year, with many more to come, also, as a major announcement, due to the absence of Team Raventail, Team Fairy Tail as to merge as one, and here is the roster for Team Fairy Tail! Erza, Natsu, Gajeel, Laxus and Cole MacGrath!' exclaimed the announcer, after which the crowd started to cheer out loud for them

'Hey, whatever happened yesterday, keep it aside, let's focus on the games' said Laxus, to which Cole shook his head

'Alright then, let's begin with the first event of the day!' said the announcer, after which everyone's eyes were on the board

'Has anyone of you seen Reaper?' asked Minerva, as she stepped in for Team Sabertooth

'Haven't seen him since yesterday' replied Sting

'What A shame, I was planning to let him go in the event, guess I'll go instead' she said

'So, who do you think should go Cole?' asked Gajeel.

'Anyone from our side huh, we know who's a water wizard' said Cole, as he looked at Juvia

'You're our best bet' he said, as he asked her to go in, to which she agreed

'Hello Reaper, I'm sorry Ultear and Meredy can't make it, it seems they are busy with something, but I'm here' said Jellal, standing at the park, behind Reaper

'That's fine Jellal' replied Reaper, as he turned around

'So, any progress on our investigation?' asked Jellal curiously

'I was right about the games being a set up' replied Reaper, surprising Jellal

'They absorb the energy off of the contestants, and use it to power some time machine' replied Reaper

'A time machine?' he further asked with interest

'Yeah, and they want to use it to travel back to the past, and kill Zeref' replied Reaper, surprising Jellal

Jellal kept thinking, after which Reaper wore the hood of his robe.

'Listen, that's all info I came across, I'll let you know if I get more info' said Reaper as he walked away

'Time travel to kill Zeref, I wonder if the consequences would be worth it' thought Jellal as he watched Reaper walk away

Reaper reached the stadium after half an hour, as he entered, he noticed the event of the day was already over. He grinned as he saw Minerva standing victorious, with all the other contestants on the ground

'No.. Juvia..' thought Cole as he clenched his fist in anger

'She humiliated her' added Laxus

'Minerva stands victorious after today's event!' said the announcer, after which the crowd started chanting Sabertooth

'M'Lady, always ruthless' said Rufos

'Did I miss something?' asked Reaper as he entered his Team's area

'Minerva just destroyed them, showed them what we can do' replied Lector

'Well isn't that nice?' said Reaper, after which Minerva joined them

'Reaper, where were you?' she asked, folding her arms

'I had to run a few errands Minerva' replied Reaper, to which she smiled

'I thought of letting you in for today's event, but it seems you're a bit too late' she said with a smile on her face

'Sounds like you had fun' replied Reaper

'It's time for the battle rounds folks, first up, it's team Quattro Cerberus vs Team Blue Pegasus!' said the announcer

'Great, it's gonna be the bunny boys against those weirdos' said Reaper, as he sat on a chair

'I'm gonna go have a look at Juvia' said Cole as he was about to leave

'She'll be alright Cole, she wants us to stay here, so we don't lose focus' replied Laxus

'Damn, she was beat up pretty bad, she put up a great fight, damn it, I should have gone in myself, Agh..' Cole kept thinking, after which he just sat down and shook his head

'Cole, don't worry, we'll make sure they pay!' added Natsu, with a fiery look in his eye

'This time, it's going to be a tag team battle, two on two! The first match is Team Blue Pegasus's Ichiya and the mysterious rabbit-costumed man up against Team Quatro Puppy's Bacchus and Rocker'

As the battle starts, Ichiya tells the rabbit costumed person to reveal himself, much to everyone's anticipation. When the mask comes off, it is revealed to be the Exceed from Extalia and Ichiya's Edolas counterpart, Nichiya, stunning everybody.

'It can't be real, Oh god..' Said Erza, as she saw them, fainting on the spot.

'Erza what's the matter? Pull yourself together!' yelled Cole as he held her

As the two Blue Pegasus participants start reminiscing about their first meeting, Bacchus charges forward, landing a devastating hit on Nichiya, and knocking him out. With that, the battle becomes 2 on 1, and, as Ichiya is knocked around by his opponents, he laments on how he dragged a weak person like Nichiya into this. With that, Ichiya 'dedicates' a Power Perfume to Nichiya, bulks up, and defeats Quatro Puppy in one hit. With Blue Pegasus's victory decided for the first battle

The next battle is between Team Lamia Scale's Lyon and Yuka and Team Mermaid Heel's Kagura and Millianna, both teams fighting their best, but neither coming out on top, the fight ending in a draw and 5 points each.

'Alright folks, it's time for the third, and need I say, the most anticipated battle yet. It's Natsu and Gajeel from Team Fairy Tail vs Sting and Rogue from Team Sabertooth!'

'Finally, some action!' said Sting with a smile on his face

'Let's get this over with' replied Rogue

Reaper grinned as the two headed out, he looked at Team Fairy Tail as they headed out and gave a smile.

'This is going to be fun' he said as he leaned in to have a better view

'Come on guys!' Cole thought as he looked at Natsu and Gajeel walk in