Yesterday was a really, really busy day. I really don't know what to say besides the statement that yesterday was busy. Today seems a little bit less busy, but we'll see. In this chapter, we get some more OC stuff, and a new setting comes up.

Here's the chapter. Enjoy.

It had been decided. Makarov would return to Fairy Tail and send the children of four sacred families to fight against almost god-like immortal mages. But there were doubts about this strategy. Would they even be strong enough to fight them? Makarov had thought about it, and he decided that Team Natsu would go with them.

Saber Tooth had reported that the infamous group of mages was hanging around ghost town. Makarov didn't trust them at all, but he had no choice. If Saber Tooth was lying, there would be punishment for them later. But even with the plan set in place, Makarov had his doubts. He had no doubt that there would be bloodshed.

Arcana, king's private chamber

The meeting with the guild masters had concluded, and Paco was sitting in his private office, looking at a book and reading through the pages. It wasn't just any book. It was the book that his father had handed to him on his death bed. It was in good condition, the dark green spine still firmly in place, and the pages completely free of imperfection. Paco had first expected it to be about his father's life, but it was about Paco's life up until his father's death. Paco was still reading it when his son came in, a worried look on his face.

"Father, what's this about sending children to fight against these monsters!" Darius demanded as Paco looked up and shut the book.

Darius looked like he had been up all night. He had bags under his eyes and his hair was a complete mess. Paco almost felt bad for him, but stopped himself before giving his son any sympathy. He was a prince, and he needed to feel everything, even despair and anger.

"These children have immortal blood running through their veins. They are not immortal themselves, but they have the strength to devour those of the court. Makarov is currently bringing together the children by contacting the families of those who have immortal blood." explained Paco calmly as his son looked surprised.

"Even the Flarina and Silence families? Have we kept track of them all these years?" the prince asked, the king nodding his head.

"Of course we have. I have personally contacted those two families, and it appears that those two went to Fairy Tail. Makarov may have an even easier time than we thought. Team Natsu will be dispatched to escort the children to a ghost town called 'Merhaba'. Do you know of it, Darius?" Paco asked, his son nodding his head.

"It was an industrial complex that failed back in Lidia's days. Most of the facility lies underground, and was used for scientific experiments and mining. Something went wrong with a science experiment and the entire facility was abandoned, along with the town that surrounded it. It was declared safe during Xalender's reign, but nobody returned. Are you sure this is a good idea, father?" Darius asked, Paco nodding his head, but a worried look crossed his face.

"I'm sure it will be alright. They are Fairy Tail, after all…"

Fairy Tail

"Um, we really weren't expecting this kind of reaction to our last names…" said Justin sheepishly as they sat at the lunch table in the back of the guild.

"If you're a Silence family member, why didn't you keep in touch with us? Our families were friends with yours during the rebellion!" Garret shouted loudly, Justin thinking about why he hadn't contacted the Tsubasa and Ryuusaga families.

"I-I think my mom told me not to contact you guys because it would bring too much attention. Our family didn't really like all the attention we got after the rebellion. We just tried to live life the way we always had." explained Justin as Garret shrugged.

Athena looked at the others sitting at the lunch table. She still wanted to know what everybody was doing at Fairy Tail. They already knew why Mitsu was here, but didn't know about Kory, Karis, and Garret.

"So," Athena said, looking at the three who hadn't told their stories yet. "What're your stories? What brought you to Fairy Tail?"

Kory was the first to respond, smiling at the question. He glanced at Mistu, the brown haired mage just grunting at his rival.

"I came to Fairy Tail so I could fight my rival again!" Kory said cheerfully, pushing the memory of the dying forest away.

"We came to Fairy Tail to meet Kory, actually. It was sort of luck that we found him in Fairy Tail." said Karis as Garret nodded his head.

"During the trip here, we got stuck in some kind of windstorm, and we managed to push through it, meeting a nice girl named Malice on the way. Oh, I forgot to ask, are you guys members of the guild?" Garret asked as Justin and Athena nodded.

"We joined the guild as soon as we got here, and it's been sort of our dream to join Fairy Tail, and we finally did it!" Athena said excitedly as the doors to Fairy Tail opened, Makarov stepping in.

The group of mages looked over to where Makarov was, the guild master scanning the guild's lunchroom and eventually finding Justin and Athena. The legendary guild master walked over to the lunch table and looked at the group of mages before him. Makarov had contacted all the families, and conveniently enough, they had all gathered at Fairy Tail!

"I'm sorry, but we can't waste any more time. Please, come with me." said Makarov as everyone stood up from the lunch table and followed the ancient guild master towards the main hall of the guild.

As they headed towards the main hall, Makarov motioned to Erza, the legendary Titania waving the other members of Team Natsu over. As they left, a figure watched from the windows, smiling as they left.

…

"Some of you have seen strange things on the way here, and I will explain why I have gathered you here," Makarov said as he looked at all the people gathered in the main hall. A group of immortal mages has returned to purge the world."

Makarov saw the look of fear cross the faces of everybody in the room. Makarov tried to steel himself to any bad emotions. He knew that this would be difficult.

"Do not be afraid of their immortal strength. The Tsubasa, Ryuusaga, Flarina, and Silence families have the strength to defeat these immortals! Team Natsu will protect you from any harm, and will escort you to Merhaba, the ghost town where this group of mages is rumored to be hiding. You must go now in order to end this threat, and please, return safely."

…

Justin and Athena were shivering as they exited the guild, Team Natsu with them. Kory and the others were with them. Mitsu had insisted he come along for extra protection and to test his strength. All the mages felt like they were going into a trap, but they didn't complain. Makarov had shown signs that it pained him to send his guild members into such a dangerous mission, but everybody knew it had to be done.

But Justin and the others didn't understand everything. How could they defeat immortal mages? Justin was still thinking about it when they passed a scarecrow planted by the side of the road, wearing blue overalls and a plaid shirt, its grinning face looking at them. As Athena and Justin passed it, they looked at their friends.

"Do any of you remember that scarecrow being there?" Athena asked, Garret looking back to see what they were talking about.

"Uh, no, I don't think that was there before." said Garret as Mitsu looked back as well, rolling his eyes at the commotion over a scarecrow.

"Just concentrate on the task at hand, not the stupid scarecrow." grunted Mitsu as they left the scarecrow behind.

Merhaba

An old man walked into the ghost town, looking at all the abandoned houses, stores, and schools. He held a gnarled walking stick and wore a three cornered hat with a simple tunic. He was short, and he had his eyes closed, like he was blind.

"Such a strange group…." murmured the old man as he walked through the town, heading towards the large concrete building that lay in the middle of the town.

The ground wad dusty and dry, and it kicked up small clouds of dust as the man walked towards the building. He eventually reached the building, the doors broken down, and the inside of the building messy with ruined papers spilled everywhere. It was dark inside, but the old man couldn't see any of it. He suddenly turned around, walking stick in his hand like a weapon.

"Noland, you've finally joined us."

The old man's expression softened and he put the walking stick down, returning to normal. He couldn't see who spoke to him, but he used the earth to be his eyes, observing those who stood in front of him. It was an old friend, Bauer. More people were coming from the abandoned houses, Hudson, Malice, and Fahmak joined Bauer in welcoming Noland to Merhaba.

"What took you so long to join us?" Hudson asked, the blind man named Noland looking at him.

"I was observing Fairy Tail. It seems that they have found the children of the four we devoured long ago." said the old man calmly.

Malice shifted uncomfortably at the mention of the devouring and Hudson smirked at that.

"Well, did they get the message from Saber Tooth?" Hudson asked as Noland nodded.

"Yes, they are headed here right now."

Hudson smiled happily and he turned to the others behind him. The concrete building loomed in the background as he shouted into the air.

"Let's give these Fairy Tail mages a warm welcome!"

…

I didn't get to include everything I wanted to in this chapter. I'll try to get it in next chapter. To explain how Noland can see, he uses the earth to see. He is on good terms with the Goddess of the Earth, and she gives Noland a second pair of eyes, allowing him to see whatever touches the ground.

Anyways, that small spoiler aside, I will see you all later. FF