Well guys, it's apparently been three years since I first published 'Tail of the Fairy Pirates' and almost 3 years since I last posted a chapter. Time sure flies, huh? In all seriousness, I would like to apologize to those who hoped for this to be a continuation to this story, and I'm sorry to say it's not. Due to various reasons stemming from the original computer that had Chapter 4 getting its hard drive deleted to just me losing interest in Fairy Tail, and having no motivation to continue this story because of that lack of interest (Off topic, but please support Hiro Mashima's new series, Edens Zero, it has the vibes of the Fairy Tail I love and wholeheartedly recommend it).

But, I haven't stopped writing in those three years, and I'm hope you check out my other work, 'One Piece: Plus Pokemon, since out of all the stories I have on my profile that's the one I wish to continue, it's much better than this once since it was my first attempt at Fanfiction writing and I even considered writing the "planned Chapter 4" but I just couldn't due to not being able to stand my earlier writing.

To make up for it, I'll give a highlight reel of all the plans I had regarding this story, or what I can remember since it's been a while since I thought about this story, so I hope you enjoy:

- Chapter 4 would have consisted of Natsu, Lucy, and Happy's first trial at sea, Gajeel's Gang intense battle in the sky (Which they would have lost due to not being accustomed to the altitude yet as they hadn't fully recovered), Laxus and Freed getting challenged by the Redbeard Pirates, Elfman's group getting jobs at Galley La, Rayleigh explaining things to Gildarts and crew, with the ending of the chapter being the Fairy Pirates spotting the Drum Mountain Peaks

- The next few chapters would have been Sakura Kingdom shenanigans, an adventure in the Sandora Desert, Gajeel the Sky Knight, a battle with Captain Redbeard, and when the Fairy Pirates leave Drum, they would get the latest newspaper with the latest bounties featuring Gildarts and Erza

- The Fairy Pirates would run into Grey's group in Nanohana, and cause even chaos to get the Navy's attention, resutling in them fleeing from Alabasta, but not before the Navy reports someone having already found Ace's Mera Mera no Mi. Meanwhile, at Jaya, the climax of the fight with Captain Redbeard, who would have had a Devil Fruit power, puts Laxus and Freed on edge, but a still unconscious Makarov would have in his Giant form crushed Redbeard, leaving Jaya in fear of the Laxus Gang.

- Realizing the catboat Freyr could barely hold nine people, the Fairy Pirates would start thinking about an upgrade, and when they land at Jaya, they learn of Laxus' group feats and try to find their guildmates and master. During all this Gajeel's group is trying to figue out a way to find the others and end up falling off of Skypiea, into the seas around Jaya. Jaya then turns into chaos as the three Dragonslayers end up going a rampage due to random events. This gets the Marines even more interesting in this group of upstart pirates.

- Once peace had been made at Jaya, Natsu elects Makarov to be captain to everyone's agreement, since people were worried Natsu might go mad with power if he was deposed of soon, and the group says their goodbyes to the Freyr as they steal the Redbeard Pirates' ship that Laxus had taken as a base of operations so they could treat Makarov. Meanwhile. Gildarts' group has been working at Shakky's Bar, though Gildarts mostly just drank, when they hear rumors about a mysterious island all of a sudden appearing in the New World...

- The Fairy Pirates would end up in a Davy Back Fight with the Foxy Pirates after landing on Long Ring Long Land, and Gildarts' group would learn just what the New World is. The chapter would end with the group finally approaching Water 7.

- The would end up on Water 7 and find Elfman as a new chief foreman of Dock 1, with Lisanna and Evergreen as Paulie's secretaries. The Fairy Pirates would trade in the Redbeard Pirates' ship for funds for Elfman to help build them a custom ship to their member's tastes, and while on Water 7 waiting for the ship to be finished they would deal with the the return of the Redbeard Pirates as well as Marines spies noticing their "Devil Fruit Powers" still allowed the Fairy Pirates to swim. The crew would eventually beat the Redbeard Pirates and their ship would be finished, dubbed the "Magnolia", and they would depart Water 7.

- The crew would rest on Thriller Bark's remnants, not knowing what that Island Ship was, while the Marines sent some forces to deal with them, specifically from HQ, the Fairy Pirates would be victorious and depart for Fishman Island.

- The group would come to the Red Line and decide to find the Sabaody Archipelago after dealing with some Slave Hunters, and eventually go looking for Gildarts' Gang, after Lucy remembers the newspaper saying their were spotted on the island. They all gather at Shakky's Bar and tell the last remaining Fairies about what's going on, while Gildarts reports about the sightings of Tenrou Island. Eventually, the First Master, Mavis, appears, telling the Guild the Navy is besieging their sacred place, due to its high concentration of Magic. The group decides to head to the New World to find Tenrou Island and maybe a way back home.

- There would also be various factions, like the World Government, Pirates, or Revolutionaries, behind the scenes looking into the Fairy Tail Guild's strange powers, and some would even try capturing them to harness their unique powers.

- Another story idea was possibly Acnologia might have been transported too, causing havoc in the New World.

And that was as far as I got planning wise, but even though it was just bullet points, I hoped you enjoyed what my plans for the rest of this story was, since I thought I owed the people who wanted this to continue something. Though I don't wish to continue this project, if anyone wants to try it for themselves, I would we willing to give the go ahead and even willingly work with them on it. Finally, I would just like to thank all the readers who liked my first attempt at writing, and hope you all can enjoy any of my future works.

Until Then,

SteelSkull