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Laxus POV

My day had been bad so far, to put it lightly. First, I read a letter from my long lost wife telling me I have a daugter as well as our son who I haven't seen since he was two. Then she says that our daughter, Ria, is the reason she left seven years ago. And that she was coming back, bringing both.

That was all great, except the part about the daughter which I didn't know how to take. Yes, I am the great Laxus Dreyar but having a kid who I had never met, and who was apperantly practiced my magic, well that's a lot to put on a guy's shoulders.

From that realization, everything went down hill. I mostly stayed up on the S-class balcony, only coming down to settle a fight between the Fullbuster and Dragneel kids, or their parents. I was used to these fights, but Erza was busy with her own children, which left me, the Master, to do all the hard work. Perfect.
Of course, secretly I was watching the large double doors that led into the guild for any sign of movement. I wanted to be the first to see Mira and our kids.

And of course, that didn't happen. I had heard Mira's voice from outside, but I was too shocked to do anything, so I just watched as she pushed forward a nine year old boy with blonde hair, grey eyes, and a tall build. He wore a black rain coat, that covered everything but his blue jeans and yellow shoes. I knew instantly that the boy was Roku, only several years older than I had last seen him. And that the twitching girl in his arms was Ria.

When she screamed, I felt my blood freeze. What was happening to her?

"Laxus!" Cana shouted, and I instantly jumped down landing by my son, and pulled Mira towards me. Her lips were as soft as ever, maybe even sweeter with the fresh rain that flowed down them. She smiled against my mouth and slapped me, silently saying that it wasn't the time. Well sorry, but I hadn't seen her in seven years. I was going to kiss her, it was just a natural reflex.

"Laxus," I nearly jumped at how broken her voice sounded, "Ria. .she's. .s-she might. . ."

"No." I told her, because Ria wasn't. "Not before I meet her. Now Mira, please explain what happened." I knew the rest of the guild were staring like the idiots they usually were, so we had to get it over with.

She explained, and I made a dent in the table from how hard my fist was pressing on it. How dare that thing try and kill my daughter. Once Mira and Roku managed to get through the story, they sat down and I patted Mira's shoulder, trying to be some form of comfort.

Lucy summoned Loke, and they had thier usual banter before the lion spirit got down to buisness. And the way he did that was by looking at Ria with an expression of horror and going still, saying "Y-yea. .you should run. Because there is no way you'll like what's coming."

"What do you mean?" Roku jumped from his seat. "What about my sister?!"

"I hate to tell you this," And I knew something bad was coming, something that might change everything. "But your sister's. . .dead."

And her body convulsed one final time. . .and laughed.

It was a high laugh, but deep at the same time, reminding me of a fire or stormy day. Ria's back was arched, and her blue eyes were wide open.

Except they weren't blue anymore. The glowing orbs were now a bright orange-red color, exactly like flames. Actually they were flames, twisting and flickering like they were trapped there. I grabbed Roku and Mira and pulled them back, sensing danger. I noticed that everyone else did the same with their kids, all except Loke who, surprisingly stepped forward resigned, as if he had prepared for this moment.

Finally the girl stopped laughing and started moving. First her legs lifted up, and she pushed her body upwards till she was standing up on the table. It was then that I noticed other changes; her clothes had turned all red, and slightly more fitted, and her hair had changed from a blonde pony tail to flowing red curls. Ria's skin became paler and the little ponytail hanging over her eye crumbled to ashes.
"Oh. . .it feels good to have hair again." Her voice was stronger, and had a self confidence air to it. Something like I had had one time. She turned to Loke, surprised."Leo? What are you doing here?"

Loke's fist glowed. "To stop you Phoenix. What else? Regulus Punch!" He shot a beam of light at her, but the girl dodged, almost flying over the table' surface.

"Oh, brother. You should know better than to do that." With that, a whirlwind of fire burst from her hands, engulfing Loke. She just laughed as he cried out in pain, vanishing, and I would have hit her with a bolt of lightning, but what about Ria?

As if she had read my mind, the girl turned, facing us. "Ria is not your concern anymore."

"Why not! That's my daughter you're talking about! Let her go!" Mira tried to claw Phoenix, but I held her back.

"Ah ha ha. . . No. You see," the firey headed girl thought for a moment. "Mirajane or Mother, you can't sperate the two of us."

"What!"

"Well, you could, but only if you wanted your little girl to die. But be warned, I will defend my host." She glared.

"What do you mean by 'host'?" Lucy pushed past Natsu's hand and he growled.

Phoenix whirled to her, lighting her hand at the same time, "Oh, that? Well, it's actually how I survive."

"But you called Loke 'brother'. That would mean you're a celestial spirit right?" the mage fingered her keys.

Unfortuantely, the so called spirit noticed the motion, and stapped back, slipping off the table. She would have hit the floor, had a pair of firey featherd wings not sprouted from her shoulder blades, and lifted her about seven feet higher in the air. "Get Roku behind the bar." I whispered to Mira, and she reluctantly did as told, with the little boy just following in shock. I noticed her siblings joined the pair, protecting them.

"Listen, Celestial Mage," Phoenix spat the words like poison, "I will never be at the call of the likes of you, never. Got that!" The fire in her eyes dnaced, and some leaped out, landing on a couple heads of people who still hadn't moved away in fear or aprehension. "There is a reason that I destroyed my key, and that was to keep mages like you from trying to control what you shouldn't have power over. Now keep your fingers off those keys, or I might just destroy you as well."

Lucy's fingers moved at once, and her husband grabbed her again. The girl floating above them flew slightly higher, as if Lucy might still try and take her non-existant key.

"Hold up a minute." I finally decided it was too much. "How can you destroy your own key?"

"Easy." The spirit replied. "I'm Phoeinx, the Firebird. Also known as the Key of Chaos. I'm not infinetly powerful, and I have limits, but you won't want to try and kill me."

"Why?"

"I can regenerate, and bring myself and my host back to life."

"So Ria's not dead."

Her smile faltered, and I knew I had guessed right. I smirked.
"True, she's not. . .dead, but you won't be seeing her again." There goes that victory.

Roku exploded. "What! No! That's my sister you're talking about, and though she's a pain, she'd never leave her family that easliy. Never!"

Phoeinx smiled, but it was slightly pained. "Maybe, but to get her back you'll have to incapacitate me enough for her to fight back. Which I don't think she wants." We all looked at her questioningly. She laughed. "I can hear her in my head, idiots. And she can't fight anymore."

"No!" Roku shouted, trying to get past the bar. "NO! Ria, I know you can hear me, so just listen. FIGHT BACK! Please! You're in pain, and you're scared, but please! Fight her!" His grey eyes burned with desperation, but he didn't say anymore.

Phoenix let out a cry, and started to loose altitude. "No! Not going to happen little girl." Her form started shifting hair becoming lighter, skin tanning. Her scarlet wings flickered, the flames drawing closer to her body. "You. . .are. . . . .not. . do. .ing. .this!" She said between huffs. But finally whatever had been happening stopped and she flew into the air again.

Right before screaming and plumetting to the ground. She hit the tabe and it shattered, also being engulfed in flames as it went. Phoeinx writhed on the ground, but her eyes were open, flickering from red flames to blue crystal. A new voice spoke from her mouth, sounding like a tougher and younger Mira. "Sorry, Phoeinx. . .but this is my body. . .and I'm keeping it."

"No! I won't!" Phoenix screamed. But Ria didn't stop her attack.

They kept switiching back and forth for several minutes, and though the guild members tried, no one could get near enough to do anything. Until finally, my daughter, Ria, won the fight, slumping to the wood floor. She laughed, and then said "This stuff looked a lot more comfortable as a ghost. I'm surprised my grave isn't being dug right now."

"Ria? What do you mean sweetie?" Mira and Roku walked forwards slowly, still shocked.

The next words could only be described one way; heart stopping.

"The thing Phoenix showed me Mom. One down, twelve to go."

Wow, long chapter.

So, did it work out? Or is Phoenix just going to take over again when Ria weakens? Why did she destry her own key? Why can't Laxus see Makarov (his son)? Odd.

Tell me what you thought, and/or think.