1 Year Later
"I'm telling ya, it's a great idea!" said Natsu.
"No it isn't, Dragon Breath!" replied Gray.
"Is too, Ice Minty Fresh!"
"Flame Brain!"
"Ice Princess!"
"Flame Breath!"
"Popsicle Princess!"
They probably would've gone for another hour or so if it wasn't for Lisana. "Um Gray, your clothes." Sure enough, Gray's nasty stripping habit has come back to bite him in the back. Muttering a few more insults at Natsu, Gray went away to change. Natsu was about to say how much the perv had it coming, but he was cut off by Elfman. "I hate to say it Natsu, but Gray's right. I mean, I'm supposed to be the man of my family and I don't want my little sister going there. It's just, if the rumors are true, that thing's supposed to resurrect Zeref. Zeref."
Everyone was silent. Starting the last year, rumors have started to circulate about a mysterious tower under construction; allegedly the previously unknown eighth tower in a series of towers designed to resurrect Zeref, the evilest wizard to ever exist. Eventually, this reached the ears' of the guilds, and Natsu being his usual hot-blooded self, decided it would be a great idea to sail out to the tower and stop its construction, preventing Zeref's resurrection. Now Natsu was trying to confence the other kids to come with him.
"M-maybe it's not such a bad idea Elfman." said Lisana.
"What?!"
"W-well, it's just that if we do stop the tower's construction, we'd be doing some serious good. Besides, I don't how to explain it, but I feel like something important is there." Lisana turned to Natsu. "I'm in."
Natsu's face broke into a grin. "All right, that brings the party up to two. Anyone else?" "I guess I'm in." said a guy's voice. Natsu, Lisana, and Elfman spun around to find the source. It was Gray, who came back after changing. Natsu smiled coyly. "Didn't you say that it's a bad idea, Frosty?"
"True. But I can't have you getting stronger than me. Can I, Dragon Head?"
"No you can't, Snow Queen." replied Natsu. He then turned to Elfman. "So Elfman, are you in or out?"
Elfman seemed to be weighing his options of either going with Lisana and the others into unknown territory and face almost certain death, or stay at Fairy Tail and face the wrath of his older sister Mirajane for letting their little sister go into dangerous waters with just Natsu and Gray. Finally, the middle child of the Strauss siblings chose the safest choice. "I guess I'm coming with you."
Natsu broke into a smile so big it made his other look like a speck of dust by comparison. "All right! We have a full party of 5! Let's get packing!" said Natsu. He couldn't help but feel all giddy inside. He, Gray, Elfman, and Lisana were gonna go out to the tower, stop its construction, prevent Zeref from being resurrected, and come back heroes. What could possibly go wrong?