"What would happen to Juvia and Jellal if Gray x Erza became canon?"

This is Juvia and Jellal's story...

In Gray's hospital room...

She stared in silence at the sleeping man she once thought she knew. Erza had spent nearly half her life around Gray, her now comatose husband. However, in the span of three hours, so many revelations came simultaneously, and so much of the truth was forced upon her. Erza wasn't given so much of a chance to speak her thoughts on the matter with him. What even were her thoughts on the matter, to begin with. Was she suppose to forgive him for the crime or condemned the man she voluntarily fell for? The scarlet woman knew there was a choice to be made eventually. Master might very well evict Erza from the guild is she stands by Gray's side. That man was a traitor to the guild, and Erza stood on the thin line of victim and accomplice. One slip and she would lose everything she had ever built...her life in shambles.

However, Erza knew there was one thing she could do to mend some of the cracks.

She can fight for Juvia's sake. The Gods were close to Juvia, and Erza was ready to lay her life on the line to secure this victory for the woman wronged. This scarlet warrior will fight tooth and nail in this battle against Medusa, so the Gods will have one left enemy to worry about. Sorrow and tears can wait. Erza Scarlet had to push that negativity away and slash that terror down.

"There's only one answer for me," Erza requiped her infamous silver sword. "I will stand up and fight!"

In Laxus's hospital room...

"Laxus..." Master whispered in a hushed tone as he watched his grandchild lay. At some point, Makarov knew he had to retire. The life of the guild could no longer to depend on his old fragile body.

No, this generation has almost outlived Makarov, and death could not much longer. Condemned to this wheelchair, Makarov was unable to lead the charge not defend his children from danger. No, Makarov must only hope his children will watch each other and defend the helpless.

How could he be reassured though? Gray...one of the few he watched grew from a spunking little boy to a grown man, may have very well brought the magic world to an end. Had Makarov failed to correctly raise his children? Would others turn their backs on Fairy Tail when given the chance? Oh dear Mavis, have I brought your dream to an end?

"Will you stop mopping like a spoiled child?!" Without a moment to wheel himself out of danger, a wooden broom slammed into the back of Makarov's head.

"Porlyusica..." He groaned as he rubbed the swollen lump. "You arrived earlier than I expected."

"I am Fairy Tail's Medical Advisor after," She reminded him with an indifferent tone. "I can't allow these kids to die just yet. But, what's with this solemn look on your face? It's unnatural."

"Do you believe I failed at raising the next generation?"

"Honestly Makarov, what am I going to do with you? You can't hold their hand through every trial and tribulation. At some point, they must take responsibility, and you must fall back. You're getting too old to be fighting, and you're too old to be running a guild by yourself." The healing mage shook her head as she took the seat near him. "What Gray did was the product of his own problems and decision. Not every member will turn on the guild. Look at how the guild reacted to the news and that will be your answer."

"Porlyusica..."

"Now come help me gather my medical supplies," She brushed off her dress once she stood up. "You might be old, but you're not to the point where you can't hold my basket."

"Must you insult me?" Makarov sweatdropped.

"Makarov...thank you for rushing to fight this time," Porlyusica said softly. She had already lost two of her former teammates in the life of battle. Porlyusica was thankful she would not lose a third.

In the Underworld...

Damn souls fled the scene. They knew better than to stick around when Hades was upset. His emotions were parallel to none yet extremely rare. Hades was known for understanding several perspectives in a single situation, and so Hades was known to be one of the most levelheaded Gods in existence. Yet this one instance was there was reasoning they can do with that God. His goldy aura flickered wildly as he stared down his wife.

"Persephone, what in the name of fucking Zeus did you just agree to!?" His voice boom through the lair. "How dare you throw yourself into harm's way like that?"

"I did it to protect you!" Perse shouted through her tears. She thought the right choice had been made. Hades had a chance to survive this battle. An army was preferable when the other option was Gaia. "I didn't want to lose you!"

"And, I don't want to lose you!" Hades shot back which shock his wife. Not because he was yelling, this wasn't the first time Hades had lectured Persephone. The Vegetation goddess was more shocked about how she neglected her husband's own feeling. They were so rare that Persephone had assumed Hades would understand why she chose to fight. "You are the light in this Hell! You are one of the few blessings I have in life! And, you decide, now of all times, to throw yourself into a fight where I cannot defend you! And, you expect me okay with this decision?"

"Hades, I-"

"How I focus on my task when your opponent could quite literally wipe you from existence? How do you expect me to go on without you once everything is said and done?" Persephone watched as her husband succumbed to the pressure of his own fears. Tightening her fist, the goddess took the first step to proving why she stood by her choice for this long.

"HADES!" She snapped back. "I am not the helpless Goddess you kidnapped so long ago! I full-fledge Goddess and one of the twelve Olympians! There's so much I can do, and I haven't even shown you what I could accomplish with my powers alone. I've learned so much since I became your wife and been a part of Fairy Tail. So please...have faith in me."

"...You won't stand down will you?"

"Nope!"

"Ugh...Report back to me when things become too much," He submitted to his wife. A part of his still told him to tie and lock her up until the matter was handled, but he knew Persephone could be trusted. The Underworld ruler could not protect her forever, but Hades silently wished he could. "And, I love you, Persephone."

"I love you, Hades."

Near the church hall's entrance...

With everyone disbanding to handle their business, that left on disfigured God in the church which he found to be fitting. Heps was familiar with fading into the background or being considered white noise. It was condemning at times while comforting during others. He had gone decades at a time alone, and he was okay with that. The only contact he received was the offering

What Heps wasn't okay with was the fact he presented with a beauty he could never call his own. Aphro was like a gust of wind in his life, always fleeting and brushing up against everyone. As odd as it may sound, Heps never felt as if he was Aphro's husband but more of a friend. To be honest, he never wanted her to be his wife, but who was he to deny Zeus? Aphrodite was never the kind of woman who would settle down with a man. She was a flirt, plain and simple, yet there was still one thing Heps would never understand when it came to Aphro. The Love Goddess never looked at anyone the same way Apollo looked at Hermes and Artemis or smile the way Hades does when Persephone lit up a room.

Did Aphrodite have no one she truly loved? "I guess that explains why she could never look me in the eyes." Heps scoffed as he sat next to his deceased wife's silhouette.

"Yo," Aries announced his presence by taking a seat next to Heps. "How is ya holding up?"

"Why do you care? All we do is fight each other for Aphro's attention...well did." Heps grunted. As far as the craftsman was concerned, there was nothing left to connect him to the warrior. The King and Queen of the Gods were dead, and Aphro was wiped out of existence before their very eyes.

"Man, give me break will ya," He shrugged. "With Aphrodite gone, I ain't got a reason to live anymore, so I came to make amends. I know I fucked your wife and all, but there's something I gotta tell ya. Aphro wanted me to ya this if anything happened to her."

"And what was it?" Heps said with skepticism in his voice.

"A century or so after y'all's marriage, Aphrodite and I secretly came up with a plan to get back at Zeus. I was tired of Zeus looking down on me and shit; Aphrodite was tired of carrying out the will of that bastard. So, we slept together." Aries admitted. "We figured by sleeping together. We can defy the will of Zeus. I got my bragging rights of banging Zeus's hottest daughter, and Aphro got her sense of rebellion."

"And, it never occurred to you that it makes sense to tell me this at the beginning of the scandal and not blindside me?"

"Yeah, it did, but we didn't want to risk the whole plan. It rode on the fact that ya had a real reaction to every hookup." Aries scratched the back of his head. "I know it's shitty, but that was the best we could come with. The two of us don't are the same as the rest of y'all. We ain't smart like ya or Athena."

"Aries..."

"Well, I done said my piece," Aries abruptly stood up. "Looks like my time almost up."

"Aries, what are you talking about?"

"Come on Heps, I ain't like the rest of ya. I ain't got anyone waiting for me at the end of this war. I ain't got a myth to my name." His shoulders slumped. "I can die, and I would be nothing more than a distant memory. Hell, if I throw myself in front of Persephone, Hades might have the decency to write my name on my gravestone."

"And, do you think I have anyone left? Shoot, I didn't have anyone, to begin with. Aphrodite was never mine. You said so yourself. I was only a puppet in your two's schemes."

Looking down at the depressed God, Aries sighed to himself. He really fucked up. Aphrodite might haunt him for the rest of his Godly life if he didn't fix his mistake. "Hey Heps, how about this? If you're willing to watch my back...I'll try my hardest to get ya through this."

Puzzled by the offered, Heps pushed the subject. "...Is this your way of making amends? 'Cause you don't have to risk your life for mine, I'll be fine."

"Man, it ain't like Hermes and Artemis are gonna helps us," Aries huffed, "They got their own group to worry about. In the times of war, I learned the hard way that everyone only defends the ones they love. When push comes to shove, I know none of them will protect us, so...how about we make a pact to help one another? Shit, I know I ain't the best God around, but I'm trying my damnest to do betta."

"Hmph," Heps smirked as he stood up. "What the hell, I don't have much to lose anyway. Follow me, you're gonna need a new set of armor if you're gonna protect a big guy like me."

"Hell yea!"

In Fairy Tail's archives...

"So this is where you ran off to?" Poseidon mused as he leaned against the library's doorframe. "Figures you would lock yourself in a room filled with books."

"If you must know, I am doing some last minute studying," Athena huffed with a stern expression. "It never hurts to learn new material every once in a while."

"Hey, if that's how you wanna cope with the situation, then who am I to stand in your way?" He shrugged his shoulders before entering the room. The carefree God picked up the first book he stumbled across. "The History and Mystery of Magic? Athena, didn't you write long ago? Why reread it?"

"Poseidon, why did you come looking for me?" Athena sighed as she slammed her book. "Let's cut through the farce,"

"Blunt as always, but, hey, that's what makes you who you are," Poseidon said indifferently, but his smile remained. "Do you think it possible for a human transcend and become a God?"

"What are you getting at?" Athena raised an eyebrow. "If we were to give a human some ambrosia nectar, then I would assume they would become a God...in theory at least. Why do you ask?"

"Just a passing thought," He chuckled. "There's a chance that Zeus and others won't return if we kill Gaia. I just thought we should have a backup plan in case."

"Logically, we would need a secondary plan, but that would require us to search for potential candidates." She rubbed her chin. "Then, there's the matter of those who are facing Gaia? Are we to think that far ahead? Do we require blessings for those are still alive?"

"I mean...if I had to pick a successor, Juvia is the only world-renowned Water Mage that we've come across." Poseidon offered. "I'm sure the others with okay her. Look at what she did with Perse and Apollo. Wanna make a list? I know that's kinda your thing."

"...No, I don't think we're not the most qualified." Athena paused. Not due to her considering the facts, but the inconsistencies in what Poseidon just said. For a God who claimed this was a passing thought, he already had a preference in who should replace him. However, there would be a better time to push the subject. "No, we will need to collect the remaining Gods to determine who can fill in the seats...once Gaia is gone."

"Welp, Imma go for now," Poseidon announced his departure. "I'll see ya upstairs."

Once Athena was certain the Sea God was gone, she whispered softly to herself. "Poseidon, you are lucky that I am preoccupied at the moment. Otherwise, I would get the truth out of you."

In Jellal's hospital room...

This was one of the few battles Juvia did not want to fight without Jellal by her side. His strength alone would put Juvia at ease, and his presence is always so comforting. But, Juvia knew that she couldn't always have her way. This would be one battle that must be fought without his shoulder to lean on.

For Jellal's sake and those who have fallen, Juvia will carry this burden. It was Jellal who lead the charge against Gray for Juvia's welfare, so now Juvia must do the same to bring him back to life. She will come out of this match alive and see Jellal's smiling expression once again.

Placing a gentle kiss on his forehead, Juvia made her departure. Please wait a little longer Jellal, Juvia will return. "...And thank you for standing the rain."

Juvia's Gods: Apollo (obtained). Persephone (obtained), Hermes (obtained), Hades (obtained), Artemis (obtained), Poseidon(obtained)

Jellal's Gods: Aries (obtained)

Levy's Gods: Athena (obtained)

Gajeel's Gods: Hephaestus (obtained)

Aphrodite (Absorbed?)

Zeus (Absorbed?)

Hera (Absorbed?)

A/N: We're just raising all the death flags this chapter! I wanted to add as many different POVs as possible and explain smaller details a little more. Like, I couldn't go into detail about Hades' fury about the final decision or Makarov's position on the whole matter. But, each part was supposed to be like 400 words, and we saw how that turned out. Thus, I had to cut certain people out, sorry to Erik and Gajeel fans. I thought about doing Gaia/Kyushu and having a 'Ready As I'll Ever Be' kind of theme. But, I scraped it.

ALSO, I read the 100 Year Quest story, and that guest was right. There's an uncanny resemblance between Gaia and Touka. I mean if you take out the connection to the Gods with Kyushu and that whole love thing with Touka, and they're basically the same...and it's slightly unsettling. However, that manga debuted exactly a year after my first chapter, so I ain't too worried about the similarity.