A/N: sorry for the delay(been busy) and disclaimer I do not own fairy tail.
Alex hesitated before entering the master's study.
"Alex, what a pleasant surprise." Master Jose Porla said holding a sheath of papers, going through them without looking up.
"You asked, I came." Alex stated, usually seeing the guild master in private was something reserved for the S class. Or for those who had become a problem for the guild.
Master Jose placed the sheath on the desk and made a gesture towards the chair opposite of his own. "Where are my manners, come in, relax."
Alex took one step forward and closed the door, an unsettled feeling in his gut. "If I may, why do you wish to see me, Master?"
Master Jose gave a theatrical sigh, "No small talk? Well, I am concerned for the guild's most prized rookie, especially when I learn that rookie had to go through stability testing for a few days." He gave Alex an expectant look.
Alex told his story about the potion again. Master Jose laced his fingers and peered over his hands. "Who else knows about this?"
"Aside from the clinic, Verna Dubois." He answered truthfully, wondering if maybe he should have left her out of it.
Master Jose gave Alex a bemused grin, an unreadable look in his eyes. "Verna does seem to have a knack for causing mischief."
Fear spiked through Alex. "Is she causing trouble?" he said, afraid she did something that would cause expulsion, or worse.
"Trouble? No some other members have filed a complaint about her…antics and I have decided to let her off with a warning."
At that Alex relaxed "With some male members, I presume." Sharing the grin with the master.
"Yes they did deserve it but enough of that, let's talk about what we are going to do with you."
Alex took a deep breath, readying himself for his master's orders.
"Until you receive the report from the clinic, you will be suspended from jobs." Alex winced, but it was expected. "And if what you say is true about your magic, then we'll have to begin testing of our own."
"But…" then Alex briefly saw something dark flash across Master Jose's features. He averted his gaze "Yes, Master."
"Good, I will send someone for you tomorrow." Alex turned to leave "One other thing, do not tell anyone else of your…condition."
"Of course master." And Alex left.
The next morning Alex woke, got dress and waited. He continued waiting until finally, a few hours later, there was a quiet knock at the door. Alex opened the door to see Tichus standing in the hall.
"Come." And he started walking down the hall, Alex closed the door before following suit.
"Where are we heading?" Tichus said nothing in response, causing Alex to frown. Eventually they made their way to a door, Tichus pulled out a key and entered the room Alex followed. In the room there were some machines on carts but nothing else.
Tichus closed the door "this is where we begin testing." Tichus walked to one of the machines "stand over here and take your shirt off."
Alex did as he was told, a thought crossing his mind "This machine..."
"Yes?"
"It's similar to the one they used at the clinic."
"It is." Tichus confirmed as he applied suctions cups to Alex's body
"So, we are testing stability?" he asked as Tichus pulled out a set of needles connected to the machine
"Strength, stability and other things related to your magic." He said as he slipped the needles into Alex. The boy winced at the unpleasant feeling but did not pull away.
"Alright, get ready and remember relax."
Alex tried to take the old man's advice, but it was a lot easier said than machine whirred to life and Alex felt the pull accompanied by a sharp pain. It was enough to startle him into tensing up.
"Alex! Relax!"
Fighting the rising panic and trying to ignore the pain, Alex managed to calm himself to enough to get himself to begin relaxing. Once he was relaxed, the pain subsided and the pull on his magic felt stronger.
"A few more minutes." Tichus reassured him, and true to his word, after a few minutes the test was over.
"So that's all?" Alex couldn't help but sound hopeful, it had been an unpleasant experience.
"Not quite, we have to do this again tomorrow and the day after."
Alex's shoulders slumped, "Just like the clinic." Tichus continued to stare at the monitor, not responding. "Hey, something up with results?" Concern grew in Alex's gut at the man's behavior.
"Hm? Oh just some anomalies in the test, nothing to be concerned about."
"Anomalies in a test of magic are something to be concerned about." Alex replied, the feeling his gut getting worse.
Tichus dismissed his worries with a wave "This is why you take the test a few times, to weed out anomalies. Let's get something to eat and I will tell you a little about the testing."
Alex's stomach growled in agreement. Maybe the feeling he had was just hunger.
The next day Alex took the test with little difficulty "So what are the results this time."
Tichus scribbled down the results, "I need to see master about this." The old man mumbled. Alex followed him, fear once again rising,
"Why would we need to see the master about this?" Concern edging his voice
"I may have stumbled upon something, something that can change a lot of things." They entered the master's study.
"Well don't bother to knock or anything." Master Jose joked
"Jose, we may have made a discovery." Tichus handed the master his notes.
Jose glanced at the papers "It only has been two days, how certain are you in this?" he tapped the notes
"Certain enough old friend." Tichus responded
"If this is true, then the clinic's report is useless and we'll have to start from scratch."
"Sorry" Alex interrupted "but what are we talking about?"
"Unclassified magic."
Confusion replaced dread "Eh?"
"Technically it would be a sub-type of lightning, based on its characteristics." Master Jose clarified.
Tichus looked towards the master "How should we proceed about this?"
"You have free reign to do whatever is necessary, within reason of course we can't waste a lot of jewels if it fails." Master Jose addressed them both "Now, if you don't mind, I have a guild to run." And he made a shooing gesture.
Tichus and Alex left the masters study "We'll start the same time tomorrow except meet me at the entrance, got it?"
Alex nodded and left to get something to eat.
Alex waited for the old man at the door when someone outside called out to him. He looked to see a familiar figure approaching him
"Hey Verna, just finish a job?"
"Yeah, had to investigate a crypt." Her stiff tone told him just how much she had enjoyed it. He smirked a little.
"Ooh, did you see any ghosts." He said mockingly, she gave him a deadpan look.
"No, but there were rats, a lot of rats. So how are thing going?"
He was about to tell her when he noticed Tichus. "I'll tell you later tonight." He whispered and left to see the older man. The two males waved a goodbye to Verna and left.
"I've set up the testing area up pass the sky cells."
"So, what am I supposed to expect?"
"An obstacle course and other things to help expedite the evaluation process."
Alex nodded as they walked pass the base of the sky prison.