'Wendy, it's alright' said Cole as he held her, and closed his eyes while hugging her

'I... I..' she tried to speak up, after which she broke down, crying even more

'Is she alright..' asked the other Wendy in the room

'I'm not sure, she wasn't talking to anyone when she woke up, she was probably waiting for Cole' replied Mira

'Wendy, what happened?' asked Cole as he looked at her

Wendy wiped off her tears and looked at Cole after which she began to speak up

'It all happened so fast, we were out there, then suddenly, there was a big explosion' she replied

'An explosion?' asked Cole

'I.. I was scared, I saw people fighting, the sky turned red and..' she replied, with tears rolling down her cheeks

'Wendy, how did you end up here..' asked Cole

'You were with me when all this happened, I was following you and then someone attacked you.

'Someone attacked me?' he asked

'You were fighting with everything you had, After you got hit, I tried to help, but you were just lying on the ground, coughing blood. I tried using my magic to heal you, but...' she said, as she wiped her eyes

'What happened then?' Cole asked, placing his hand on her shoulder

'You caught hold of my hand, and told me you're proud of me of what I've become, and after that, you just closed your eyes and all of the sudden, I got sent back to the first day of the games' she replied

'She came back in time' whispered Erza

'She's from the future, and the way she's describing it, it doesn't sound right' thought Cole as he patted her head

'Wendy, I won't let that happen' said Cole, as he stood up

Future Wendy didn't reply, she just wiped off the tears from her eyes, as she looked at the rest of the guild

'Do you know anything about the explosion?' Cole further asked

'I... I don't know, all I remember, is people getting sick, the sky turning red... And..' she replied, after which Cole kept a finger on her lips

'That's all I need to know, get some rest Wendy, I'll catch up with you soon' replied Cole as he walked towards the door

'Where are you going Cole?' asked Erza

'I need to talk with someone' replied Cole, as he opened the door

Cole walked across the streets of Crocus, with constant thoughts of Future Wendy's experiences in his mind. He felt a bit uneasy thinking about all of it

'What happened, an explosion? People getting sick? Was she referring to the plague?' Cole kept thinking as he entered the city park

Reaper was sitting at a bench not far from him, he noticed Cole approaching towards him, he got up and stared at Cole, as he came closer

'So, what did she tell you?' asked Reaper, with a tone of curiosity

'Wendy's.. From the future' replied Cole, with slight hesitation

'The future? That's pretty strange..' said Reaper as he folded his arms

'Yeah, and it seems the future wasn't a good one to begin with' said Cole

'What do you mean?' asked Reaper

'She told me there was an explosion, and people getting sick' said Cole

'The plague' replied Reaper

'Yeah, and not only that, seeing me die was the last thing she saw, before she time traveled' added Cole, with his voice diminishing

'It makes sense' said Reaper, getting Cole's attention

'Kessler was able to time travel, so you should be able to do it too, You sent her back to the past, to save her life' added Reaper

'I saved her..' thought Cole

'Well thinking about it won't help, she mentioned something about an explosion, and people getting sick, does it all ring a bell?' asked Reaper, as he began pointing out the evidences

'The Ray Sphere explosion..' replied Cole, feeling surprised over this revelation

'Yeah' replied Reaper

'But the Ray Sphere, it was destroyed! It couldn't possibly be here' said Cole

'When you activated the RFI, you ended up here, but when you came here, where was the RFI?' asked Reaper

'I.. I don't know, I didn't think about that' replied Cole

'Something tells me the RFI is in the wrong hands Cole, and they're gonna use it' replied Reaper

'How are we going to find the RFI?' asked Cole

'The truth is, we can't' replied Reaper

'What do you mean?' asked Cole

'It can be almost anywhere Cole, all we can do is be prepared of what is to come' replied Reaper

'I'm not gonna just sit around and wait for them to blow it up, I'll find the RFI, even if it takes me an entire day!' yelled out Cole in a loud tone

Reaper just grinned over Cole's words, as he wore the hood of his robe and was about to leave.

'Good luck Cole, for tomorrow's match' he said as he used his firebird strike to move away

'The world's about to collapse, and he's wishing me good luck for tomorrow's match? Something's definitely wrong with him, agh, I can't just sit here and do nothing, I need to find the RFI before it's too late'

Cole scoured across the rooftops, using his ice jump and lightning tether, he got to a high point and sat down, closed his eyes and focused his energy on his radial pulse, in an attempt to search for the RFI.

'Cole... I never thought I'd see you again!' a voice echoed in his mind

Reaper was traveling with his firebird strike, he entered Princess Hisui's room, where he was greeted by the princess herself

'You know you should start using the front door' she said jokingly

'It's a short notice' replied Reaper

'There's something I want to tell you as well' she said

'What's that?' asked Reaper curiously

'I met someone, from the future to be exact' she replied

'The future? Is she talking about Wendy?' Reaper thought as he listened to her carefully

'I have been told that my plan will work, if I make a modification to it' she replied

'What modification?' asked Reaper

'The eclipse gate, it can be activated to an eclipse cannon' replied Hisui

'What do you need a cannon for?' asked Reaper curiously

'The city will be overrun-ed by dragons, tomorrow, and the eclipse cannon can be used to defeat the dragons' she replied

'Dragons? You mean to say the city's going to get attacked? What exactly is going on here princess?' he further questioned her

'I.. I'm not sure' she replied

'How can you be sure about the person telling you they're from the future?' asked Reaper

'I can't tell you that Reaper' she replied

Reaper just shook his head, as he felt a bit angered

'Alright, suit yourself' he replied as he left the room

Hisui looked at him moving away with his firebird strike

'The outcome of the final day' she thought as she closed the window of her room

Reaper stood on top of a building, just near his guild tavern. He kept the robe inside his bag, and entered the tavern to see sting and rogue standing right in front of Jiemma. Reaper looks from afar as he watches Jiemma stand up and confront the two dragon slayers

'You two are a disgrace to the guild' said Jiemma in a bold tone

'Remove your guild marks, immediately!' yelled out Jiemma, knocking away all the other members in the room

'What's with this old man, he's getting on my nerve' thought Reaper as he angrily charged his fist

'With all due respect, Natsu Dragneel was a formidable opponent' said Rogue, only to get silenced by Jiemma

'Master, Rogue and Sting did try their best, so don't be too hard on them' said Frosh, after which Jiemma stared at him

This infuriates Jiemma even further, causing him to vaporize Frosh with a blast of Magic, much to the shock of the rest of the Guild.

'Jiemma! I've had enough of you!' yelled out Reaper as he used his firebird strike to knock Jiemma out in surprise

'Stand down Reaper!' yelled out Minerva as she tried to intervene

'Out of my way!' Reaper yelled out, blasting her away with a rocket, after which he dodged an attack from Jiemma and punched his belly ferociously

'W.. What do you think you're doing?' asked Jiemma

'Taking you out for good this time!' yelled out Reaper after which he aimed a skull bolt at his face

Jiemma punched the ground, shaking it, altering Reaper's aim, after which he escaped the tavern

'I won't let him get away!' yelled out Reaper, only to be stopped by Minerva

'Reaper, he's had enough' said Minerva

Reaper looked at her in anger, and then calmed down. He then noticed how Rogue was on his knees, with tears

'Rogue, are you alright?' asked Reaper

'This.. This is all your fault!' yelled out Rogue, to much of Reaper's shock

'My fault?' questioned Reaper

'Stand your ground Rogue, I have a proposition for you' said Minerva, lighting up Rogue and Reaper's eyes

'What do you mean?' asked Rogue

'I saved Frosh before Jiemma could kill him, and only I know about his whereabouts' she added

'Hmph, for once you did something great' said Reaper

'Please, bring him back!' yelled out Rogue, to which Minerva shook her head

'My intentions are the same as my father, I want our guild to be number 1 in Fiore, and tomorrow, all of you are going to play a role in that' she added

Reaper gathered red lightning around his right hand and aimed it at Minerva

'No more games Minerva, bring Frosh back, right now!' he yelled out in anger

'If you kill me, you'll never know where he is' she replied with a smile on her face

Reaper grunted, and then turned to look at Rogue. He had a flash of Frosch's image in his head, after which he stood his ground

'Good, I'm glad you can co operate' she said as she sat on the throne of Jiemma

'We win tomorrow, and you bring him back' said Reaper as he went and stood with his team

'You have my word' replied Minerva

'Damn it, no luck!' Cole grunted as he punched the floor in anger

'I better head to the Tavern, it's getting late' thought Cole, after which he left the rooftop to head towards the Tavern

Upon entering, he was surprised by the large gathering.

'Cole, Lucy has been arrested!' said Natsu in a loud tone

'Arrested? What happened?' asked Cole in confusion

'I don't know, but I'm gonna go and rescue her!' replied Natsu

'That's right, we need to find her, but at the same time, we need to think about tomorrow's game' replied Master Makarov

'What are we going to do?' asked Wendy

'I have come to a conclusion' replied Master Makarov, after which everyone turned their attention towards him

'The search and rescue team for Lucy will be Mira, Juvia and Wendy' he said after which Natsu began to interrupt

'I want to help! I can't sit around like this!' he said in anger

'Alright, Natsu is a part of this team too' said Master Makarov

'So, in conclusion, the five members for tomorrow's 5 man battle will be Erza, Gray, Gajeel, Ursa and Cole said Master Makarov, surprising everyone, including Ursa

'But, what about Laxus?' asked Ursa

'Gray wanted to prove himself, so we're giving him the opportunity to, We want to give you a shot at it as well' he replied, after which Ursa nodded her head

'I won't let you down!' she said, to which Laxus patted her shoulder

'You'll do great kid' said Laxus with a smile on his face

Cole looked around for a few seconds, after which he looked at Mira

'Have you seen Wendy? The one from the future?' he asked

'She's asleep in her room, after eating her dinner' replied Mira

'Alright, Thankyou' said Cole, after which, he noticed Master Mavis call him over

'So, it's down to the final day, and it's going to be an all out battle royale' Cole noticed Erza looking at him, to which he gave her a thumbs up

'Let's do our best Cole!' she said with a smile on her face

'I can't let other things distract me, for now, I have to win it, for them!' Cole and the other team mates stood near Master Mavis, who started briefing over her battle tactics

'Let's take care of this!'

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