It's been a while hasn't it. to tell the truth, life happened. You know the usual responsibilities and such. Especially college. I don't have the right for excuses, so I apologize immensely. I'll try to upload more often, but I can't promise anything. However, that doesn't mean I've forgotten this story. Heck, I might have even refined some important plot points in my absence. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter. :)

I do not own Fairy Tail. Except for my OCs, obviously.

Chapter 6: Fire VS. Lightning

It had been a week after Helios ran away from that town, and not much has happened aside from walking all the way back to Magnolia while being shirtless. Just another typical day for a Fairy Tail member. While walking down the road to Magnolia, Helios looked at the sky thinking about his mentor Natsu. Ever since he defeated those imposters, he's been having thoughts about how his mentor is doing. He knows that Natsu and his team was off doing difficult jobs, but it still worried him. It had been a while since he left, and nobody knows how are they doing. "It's probably nothing. He's alright. I mean he's with Lucy and Nashi. I doubt that either one of them is going to let him die." He thought.

Looking down, he noticed that he's finally back at Magnolia and picked up the pace. Despite having been attacked multiple times before, Magnolia is still buzzing as ever with merchants from across the country or sea trading and selling. The citizens buying their goods. It always put a smile on Helios' face. The sheer positivity that this town gives off is quite contagious and nobody can change that fact. Much less at the Fairy Tail Guild Hall, where everyone's yelling can still be heard halfway across town.

While walking through the streets, some people greeted him and he did so right back with a smile, but it's nothing compared when teenage girls started to eye his shirtless body. Some were blushing, others staring and, worst of all, some outright screamed in joy by calling him out. This embarrassed Helios turning his face like a cherry. He knew that he had a body that would make any girl fall in love with him, but he didn't want that kind of attention, much less from girls who only looked at the physical. Besides, he wasn't a stripper like the Fullbusters. He likes to keep his skin under clothes, not bare naked. As soon as he spotted his house, he quickly shuffled away towards it to change his clothes.

"Mom? You there?" He called out and nobody responded. "Must be waitressing at the guild hall." He muttered to himself. He went to the kitchen to grab a few snacks he'd been craving for since he left and went upstairs to his room. He also noticed that the guest room had been used. "Wonder who came by?" He asked himself out loud. He got to his room and took off his old clothes so that he could take a shower. That's when he heard something. It sounded like something crackling. Maybe it was the wall, he and his mother has been meaning to fix the wall for quite a while now, or it could be electricity, which, usually only meant one thing. Nova's back. After getting off the shower and drying himself, he checked out the house hoping that she wouldn't be here, and thankfully, it was true. Nobody was at the house except for him. Going back to his room, Helios picked out an outfit he had been meaning to try out. He put on a sleeveless, black shirt, an azure, waist length, short sleeved coat with dark green cuffs and collar and held the Fairy Tail Emblem at the back, dark green, baggy pants and black boots. He looked at himself in the mirror and smiled. He may be awkward, but he always tried to look his best.

He took off to the guild hall, and felt like somebody was watching him. He turned to only see the citizens walking about minding their own business. He just ignored it and continued on. He still knew that Nova might be back so he didn't really think about it much, and that's saying something. When he was at the entrance, he stared at the door hoping that today there wouldn't be another bar fight. He sighed, and just as he was about to open the door, a few people came flying out. He dodged it and looked inside to see his comrades and friends beating the shit out of each other, and at the center of it was short, dark blue haired teen with piercings all over his face named Gale Redfox. "C'mon ya extras, I'll take you all on!" He yelled.

Gale was the usual everyday short stature jerk with a soft side to him. He uses Iron Dragon Slayer Magic. His "little" sister Emma Redfox was near him giving him a glare. "I'm really getting tired of your stupidity Gale." She said. She looked a lot like her mother Levy McGarden, but with a few piercings and black hair, however she was taller than Gale. She was less bombastic than her brother, but she has her fair share of excitable moments. Her magic is Solid Script Magic.

Helios tried to sneak stealthily through the guild; hoping to not be spotted. Too bad somebody else noticed him. "Helios!" Someone called out. Helios looked to where the voice came from. Only to meet the resident boy toy, Eugene Strauss. He's also recognized for being his cousin. He yelled an incoherent sentence as he walked over. Eugene looked a lot like his father Elfman except he had his mother's hair. Like his mother, he took advantage of his good looks and seduced a lot of girls, all of which, he played them like a fiddle. He uses his father's Takeover Magic.

"What is it now, Eugene?" Asked Helios with a terrified expression.

"Show me what a true man you really are!" He yelled as he put his forehead on top Helios.

"Well... I-I just don't know if-" he said while fidgeting his fingers before Eugene was frozen by Ice Mage, Ur Fullbuster. Helios smiled at his savior, but immediately blushed. She was in her bra.

"Go home, Eugene, you're drunk." she said with an irritated expression as she walked over to Helios to help him up. Ur noticed him covering his face. "You okay, Helios?" Helios then pointed at her chest while keeping his face hidden. Ur followed to where his finger was pointing at, and she blushed too. Both turned away avoiding each other. "Sorry." She said.

"Don't worry. Let's just pretend this never happened." He said with his back turned to her.

"Agreed." She said as she immediately left.

Helios continued sneaking away towards the kitchen where his might mother be. Only to once again be interrupted. This time by his spiky blonde haired friend by the name of Igneel Dragneel. "Yo, Helios over here quickly!" He called out signaling him to go over to him for some cover. At least it wasn't a fight. "About damn time you finally put on that outfit." He smirked as Helios, Igneel and a girl hid behind a table. The girl next to him was Charlotte Alberona. She looks exactly like her mother. Unlike her mother, she absolutely despises alcohol. She uses Card Magic.

"This is absolutely the reason why I don't drink." Charlotte said with hiss in her tone.

"I know right. I mean, there's no need to scratch the suit." Igneel complained. Helios could only snicker as both of his friends complained about the chaos. "The worst part is that it's totally new!" He complained before a mug went flying through the guild and hit square in the head knocking him out cold. A mixture of shock and laughter overcame both faces as Igneel lied there unconscious.

"Hey, you know where mom is?" Asked Helios avoiding another mug.

"Yeah. She's at the kitchen." Answered Charlotte. Helios nodded and went crawling to the kitchen, and the chaos ensued.

"Thank God, I made it." Thought Helios as he quickly closed the door behind him. "Mom?" He called out.

"Over here, honey" she answered. Helios followed where the voice came from. Along the way Helios found a bright wine haired girl named Robin Kinney. Like many other members of Fairy Tail, she's an orphan. So, eventually, she joined Fairy Tail when she found it. She knows a bit of Requip Magic, but her real forte is Sky Dragon Slayer Magic. Like Helios, she learned her magic from a previous Dragon Slayer. Her mentor is obviously Wendy Marvell.

"Hey there, Robin." He said. "Let me guess, hiding from the bar fight?" He guessed.

"You know, I'm all for a drink or two, but not this level. You saw what happened to Igneel." She said. Helios snorted as he remembered that moment. He continued to walk, and finally found his mother, Lisanna, cleaning the dishes with a brown haired boy of his age that he has never seen before.

"Who is... he?" Asked Helios pointing at the boy.

"Name's Victor Koken, but you can call me Vic." He introduced himself as he reached out to shake his hand. Helios shook it, but slowly.

"He's staying with us in the meantime, okay." Said Lisanna. "So you better get used to him." Helios just smiled at him, and Vic smiled back. Both didn't know what to do so Vic continued washing the dishes while Helios continued talking to his mother.

Both mother and son caught up on old times, and she popped the question he has dreaded for a week. "So, how did your job go?" She asked while scrubbing a dish.

"Uh... well... it went... well." He said as he tried and failed to avoid the question. He picked up a dish to help her out.

"Yeah right. And, I'm the queen of Fiore." She answered sarcastically. "Spill it." She ordered. Lisanna was Helios' mother and only with her does he truly feel comfortable to not be awkward. Well, there's also, his other cousin, Nova.

"Well... I may have... kind of... destroyed a plaza." He said sheepishly. Lisanna looked at him and smirked. "What?" He asked noticing her smile.

"Oh. It's nothing." She said avoiding the question.

Helios just continued to help wash the dishes. "Okaayy... Anyways, mom?" He asked. She hummed in confirmation that she's hearing him. "Is Nova coming back?" She stopped to snicker and then laughed out loud. This only made Helios and, even, Vic nervous. "She's back isn't she?" To this Lisanna nodded while still laughing. As if on cue, Helios heard the doors slam open, and Nova's voice called out. The entire guild hall stopped and was dead silent.

"So, you're all having a party without me? I'm hurt." She stated. "Now, where's Helios?!" She asked out loud. Lisanna pushed him outside much to his dismay. He tried to come back in, but was only met with another push. He complained with incoherent sounds. Helios turned to meet everybody's gaze. He paled and then blushed again as he went through the guild hall to meet the gaze of Nova Dreyar who called him out. Meanwhile, Vic and Robin peeked from the other kitchen door to see what was happening.

"He's a dead man walkin'." He heard Gale say before Emma elbowed him on his ribs.

"Nova... how's it going?" Helios tried to smile, but came out as if he didn't know how to smile.

"On my way here, I stopped at a pub, and heard something that intrigued me." She said meeting his eyes as he tried to look away. "I heard that you managed to... destroy a town's plaza." Murmurs went through the entire guild. Helios was just a nervous puddle filled with fear of what might come next. "I have to say that..."

"I'm dead. aren't I? I'm totally dead." He thought.

"About damn time you started destroying shit! It's kind of a Fairy Tail tradition, don't ya think?" With this everybody roared in approval. Except for Helios who was coming back from the brink of death. "Hey, Aunt Lisanna, where's mom and dad?" She asked to the woman leaning against kitchen's doors.

"They went to a Guild Masters Conference. Freed's in charge until they come back." She answered.

"Alright! Let's get this shit started again!" She yelled as everybody went back to drink booze and get drunk for the night. She grabbed Helios by the head and put him in a headlock. "You know I'm proud of you." She stated.

"Agh!-I know... could you please..." he tried to say. Nova let him go, and he started to rub his neck. "I sensed you, the moment I was taking a shower." He said.

"I know. Don't really care though." She said giving him a toothy grin with her big canines.

"I know you don't." He smiled back with his canines. Helios looked back at the guild and saw everybody celebrating and drinking. "I am your cousin, you know." He commented.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say, King Awkward." She said as her face lit up with excitement. "I got an idea! Why don't we fight? You've certainly gotten stronger since last month, right?" She asked with excitement. Before Helios could even answer, Nova had already made a decision. "Hey guys, Helios and I are gonna fight!" She yelled.

In a matter seconds, everybody went outside and gathered around Nova and Helios. While Nova was prepping, Helios was panicking. He had just gotten back, and now he's going to fight. "I'll try to go easy on ya." Said Nova cracking her knuckles.

"Yeah... easy for you, is hard for me." He thought.

Vic watched as everybody was getting excited, and turned to Lisanna who was also looking at her son. "Hey Ms. Lisanna, what's Nova and Helios' magic?"

"They're Dragon Slayers. Nova is the Lightning Dragon Slayer and Helios is one of the Fire Dragon Slayers." She answered.

Vic was shocked to hear her say that. "If she's the Lightning Dragon Slayer, and he's a Fire Dragon Slayer. Then this is going to be fun."Upon realizing this, Vic, too, started getting excited. It was Fire VS. Lightning, Dragon VS. Dragon.

Helios had two thoughts as to what to do. First, though he's a skilled fighter, he was nowhere near Nova's strength, and it would honestly be a one sided battle. However, his second thought had different plans. Despite being awkward, he somehow felt excited that there's a crowd around him. Somehow, he felt the fire within him blazing with excitement. Maybe its because, it's Nova, someone who he considered a sister. It's really not the first time they've sparred. In the end, it doesn't really matter because, he's still going to fight, either way. Once again like Night and Day, his demeanor changed, and he grinned. "Come at me, Nova." He invited her as he got into his fighting stance.

"Alright! It's fighting time!" She yelled slamming her fist into her palm and electricity crackled around her. Helios just stared back as flames erupted from his body. The crowd went wild at the sight of this. Both reared back their fists and both erupted with there respective elements and launched at each other. Both fists were about to collide. Until...

"Helios Strauss of Fairy Tail!" Someone yelled. Both Helios and Nova stopped their fists midway almost hitting each other. Helios looked around to find a frog looking at him. "On behalf of the Magic Council, you are hereby arrested for heavy property damage!" Everyone murmured as to what exactly was happening. Helios, on the other hand, changed his demeanor once again, and started to panic.

Chapter 7: To Era!

The beginning of the first story arc starts now! Hmm. Helios is one of the Fire Dragon Slayers, hmm? And who's Nashi? Hmmm? Questions. Questions indeed. As it may be obvious I introduced many different characters in this chapter. Some will be more focused than others, but in the end these characters are the Fairy Tail Guild's next generation and a few others that might come along the way. It's big, but I think I can manage it.

To clarify a question asked by a reader recently (reviews), Helios is the son of Lisanna and knows Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. Igneel is the son of Natsu and Lucy. He knows Celestial Spirit Magic. Lastly, as if its not obvious, Nashi is, also, the daughter of Natsu and Lucy, and she, also, knows Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. As for the story reason why, well, you'll just have to read. I hope you enjoy your day or night and stay safe.