Natsu looked up at Makarov in confusion "What do ya mean Gramps, where" Natsu then remembered everything about the Dragon including the conversation he had with Igneel whilst he was unconscious "Gramps, what happened to Gajeel and Tekuya? Also did Doranbolt remember to pick up the sword?" Makarov chuckled at Natsu's questions as none were about himself 'He'll make a fine Guild master someday' "They are both fine Natsu, and Doranbolt dropped both you and the sword off" Natsu sighed in relief before remembering the dragon's last words and his Conversation with Igneel.
(Flashback Starts)
Natsu was floating in darkness before a flash of fire appeared in front of him, he looked in awe as the flash of fire formed into Igneel, his lost father "Igneel, where have you been?" Igneel chuckled at his son "I can't tell you my boy, we were sworn to secrecy, though I can tell you that as Ignis said more dragons will be coming, as my son you are the Prince of the Fire Dragons but that will only sway some of them as they do not believe humans are more worthy to live than ants, you will need to grow stronger and quickly my boy, as Ignis was only a quarter of my own strength" Natsu looked at him in horror "But even with three of us, we only just scratched him before I entered Dragon Force, in fact it was Tekuya who did the most damage before then" Igneel huffed "I know, and though I'm unhappy that you have befriended the brother of that monster Acnologia, I understand that he is your friend and that he has saved you just as you saved him today. I have to tell you that your power has doubled after your body absorbed the dragon blood that was on it, from now on though, it will only go up by a third of your maximum power each time you slayer a Dragon also there are two other first generation Dragon Slayers that you will need to find, second generation Dragon Slayer like your old friend Laxus can slayer Dragons but it will be harder for them, now I must go my son, you will be waking up soon" "No don't go Igneel" Natsu shouted as the black and Igneel started to disappear.
(Flashback Ends)
"Gramps, I need you to go and fetch Gajeel and Tekuya, all three of you will need to hear what I have to say" Makarov looked intrigued and agreed to go get them.
(A few minutes later)
Makarov walked into the room with both Gajeel and Tekuya, Tek instantly walked over and chuckled at the bandages on Natsu "So what's up Natsu? Other than the fact that you look like a mummy taken from a tomb" Natsu chuckled back "Fuck you Tek, anyways, After you two were taken away, I entered Dragon Force and the Dragon told me his name for being worthy and powerful enough to enter it, he was called Ignis, now we battled for a bit, I used your Blade Tek and used a secret Technique move, then I used a Dragon Slayer Secret Art to finish him off but as he was dying he said that more would come, I then had a visit from Igneel whilst I was unconscious and he told me that there were two more first generation Dragon Slayer out there that we needed to find and that second generation Dragon Slayer like Laxus and Cobra would be able to kill a Dragon but it would be more difficult for them than it was for us" Tek looked intrigued by the new secret technique but keep quiet as Makarov spoke "Well Natsu, thank you for sharing that and as I promised you three are now S-Class mages, we will discuss the new Dragon problem when we return from the S-Class Trails" and with that Makarov left the room, Tek and Gajeel were about to walk out when Natsu spoke again "Tek, Gajeel there is something I must discuss with you two" they turned and looked at him with curiosity "That wasn't all Igneel told me, Apparently each time we kill a Dragon we will get a power boost, the first is double our current power, then every other kill is one third of our power, now the bad news, the Dragon we faced was apparently only ¼ of Igneel's full strength" Tek and Gajeel looked at him in horror "You can't be serious Salamander" Natsu looked at him with a serious expression "I'm deadly serious, the only reason we won was because he was underestimating us" Tek sighed "So we need to train hard, got it, now I wanted to ask, what was the Secret Technique you used with my blade?" "It was called Fire Dragon's Piercing Blaze Strike, I'm not sure if I can do it with any other blade or with just yours though" Tek looked thoughtful "You would need a Blade made out of Dragon Scales to be able to pull it off again, so if we face another Fire Dragon, I would suggest taking some of the Scales just after it dies cause just after 3 weeks, the scales power dropped to below half of its original power unless it is moulded by Dragon Magic or in this case Dragon Slayer Magic, we'll also have to make a metal version for Gajeel and one for Wendy for when she is old enough" Natsu and Gajeel nodded before the three Dragons grinned about becoming S-Class. Natsu stood up and started to walk when his knees started to buckle, Tek quickly appeared from his shadow and caught him, Natsu then wrapped his arm around Tek's shoulders so that he could lean on him "Let's go, I want to see everyone" Tek chuckled whilst Gajeel mumbled about insane, hard-headed Fire Dragons.
(Fairy Tail Main Hall)
Everyone stopped and stood still as the infirmary door opened, they the cheered as Natsu beginning supported on both sides by Tek and Gajeel grinned at them "Hey guys, what's up?" he was then divebombed by a young blue-haired dragon missile "NATSU-NII your awake" he looked down to see Wendy hugging him tightly, like he would just disappear if she let go with tears running down her face, Natsu sighed and took his arm from around Gajeel's shoulder and started wiping the tears away "I'm sorry I worried you Wendy, but I'm fine so that's all that matters right?" Wendy looked up at him and nodded with a fanged grin.
(One Week Later)
Natsu, Tek and Gajeel had all recovered completely and were sitting around waiting for the Tenrou Team to return Gajeel started grumbling under his breath "What's up Gajeel?" "I feel like something has gone really wrong" Natsu gained a Mischievous glint in his eyes "Is this because you couldn't go with Levy to the S-Class trials to protect her" Gajeel blushed and mumbled "I don't need to protect the shrimp" Tek then gained the same glint in his eyes as Natsu "But you want to, don't you? you want to hold her in your arms and protect her from the bad feeling you are getting" Gajeel growled and slammed his hand into one of the tables "Damnit, I'll kill you both" Tek and Natsu laughed "Calm down Gajeel, we know she's your mate, we're just messing around a bit".
Gajeel calmed down and turned to the other two male slayers "After the S-Class Trails are over, I'm going to head out and start looking for one of the other two Dragon Slayers" Natsu and Tek quickly got serious "I'll be going to find the other one, I've heard some rumours, so I'll just follow them" Natsu and Gajeel nodded at him "And whilst you two do that, I'll go and inspect the body since Doranbolt asked me what the council should do with it, I told him to let me look at it before they touch it" Tek and Gajeel nodded to him as they left to do other things. Natsu rested his head against the table 'Hopefully we'll get some information from the body' he thought to himself.
(The day after the S-Class Trials was supposed to finish)
Natsu, Tek and Gajeel where sat at one of the tables waiting for the S-Class team to return when Macao sat next to Natsu, Romeo sat on Natsu's other side "Natsu, what time are they supposed to arrive back from the trials?" Macao asked in a worried tone "They were supposed to arrive back at about midday and it's almost 5p.m., I think something went wrong" Natsu answered in a serious tone whilst thinking.
"Natsu-nii, they're going to be fine right?" Romeo, Macao's son asked his role model "I'm sure they are going to be fine Kiddo, they're all super strong right? And you know Gramps won't let anything happen to them" Natsu answered with his usual grin trying to cheer up the child "I know, but without you and Gajeel, they are missing two of their strongest members" Romeo said as he lowered down his head down a bit.
"Come on Romeo, you know how strong Erza, Gramps and Gildarts are, I'm sure they're fine even without me, Dark boy and Metal head" Natsu said reassuring the boy. Romeo smiled looking up at his Role Model "You're right Natsu-nii" Secretly Natsu was worried about the S-Class group, knowing Erza they wouldn't show up this late without some heads up from the Red Head.
The when everyone was starting to relax after listening in on Natsu's conversation with Romeo, there was a knock on the door of Fairy Tail.
"Did someone just knock on our door?" multiple members of Fairy Tail asked in surprise that anyone would do that to the notorious, rambunctious guild hall. Tek started walking over, Natsu followed, "We'll get it I guess, weird something like this would happen without Gramps here" Tek stated as he and Natsu arrived at the door and opened it.
They opened the door to see about a hundred Rune Knights being led by Doranbolt and Lahar, Tek raised an eyebrow "Hey Doranbolt, Lahar, what's up, are we under arrest or something?" he asks looking out over the Rune Knights, he and Natsu then looked at the faces of the two other mages and knew something was wrong.
"I'm sorry Natsu to have to inform you but the Magic Council was doing an investigation on Fairy Tail behind your backs and whilst we were spying on the S-Class Trails, your guild was attacked by the dark guild Grimoire Heart. After the battles ended, the Black Dragon of the Apocalypse, Acnologia" Tek freezes "Appeared and let out a huge roar, there was a moment where it looked like something was fighting it but then the entire Island was vaporised by the attack" Doranbolt said not looking in Natsu or Tek's eyes after the Council betrayed them after what they did for Fiore.
"Wait…so your telling me…they're…dead?" Natsu asked barely able to get it with the shock running through him after hearing what Doranbolt said, he turned to see Tek looking down his bangs covering his eyes 'He's going to blame himself because of Acnologia' Natsu thought to himself as Doranbolt replied.
"Yes, Natsu all of the mages that were on Tenrou Island…are dead" Doranbolt choked out as he took a step away from the guild. For the first time in history Fairy Tail was silent. Every mage was shocked that all their strongest mages were wiped out.
Lahar cleared his throat to break the awkward silence "I'm sorry for what has happened, and I know this must be quite a shock, but the Council needs to be informed of your new Guild Master by next week, I'm sorry for your loss and we will leave you to grieve" and with that Lahar, Doranbolt and the Rune Knights left.
Natsu closed the door and turned around to hear the crying and sobbing of several members of the Guild. Macao was the first to break the tension "What are we supposed to do now?" the others looked at him in worry as no one knew what they were going to do without their core members.
"Alright, seen as now one looks like they know what to do, I want you to grieve as you need and try to get through this, I need to do some research on what happened" Natsu said in a loud commanding voice taking the lead since no one else was, he walked over to Macao "Hey, I know this is going to sound strange but can you take Gajeel up to the infirmary for me and watch over him for me?" Macao was completely surprised when he looked over at the Iron Dragon Slayer who looked like a lifeless shell.
"Um Natsu, what is wrong with him? And for that matter what is wrong with Tekuya?" Natsu turned around and looked at Tek who was still looking down and had his fist clenched at his side "Something I'm going to have to deal with in a second, can you please take Gajeel up and try to comfort Romeo?" Macao nodded and took Gajeel up to the infirmary as Natsu walked over to Tek.
Tek looked up to see Natsu as he arrived, he opened his mouth when Natsu spoke "Don't you dare apologise, he may be your brother, but you don't control his actions" Tek looked at him in shock for a second before nodding and sitting down, Natsu sat down next to him "Tek, I'm going to need some help finding something in the library, you in?" Tek looked at him curiously before nodding as the two got up and headed towards the library, Natsu was walking remembering the conversation he had with Levy after the Fantasia Parade.
(Flashback Starts)
Natsu walked over to Levy who was reading a book with the Fairy Tail Guild Mark on it "Hey Levy what are you reading?" Levy looked up at him and smiled "It's a book about our Guilds magic that was created by the First Master Mavis Vermilion, it's called the magic of the Fairies" Natsu looked stunned "We have Guild Magic" Levy giggled at his expression "Yes, but only the Guild Masters learn these kinds of spells. Master knows how to use the easiest of the three, Fairy Law. Remember? He used it against Phantom Lord. One of the more surprising things is that Laxus knows how to use this spell as well". Natsu looked curious "So what are the other spells?" Levy straightened up in her seat "All together there are officially three Spells, Fairy Law, a spell to weed out evil. Fairy Glitter, a full offensive spell made to vanquish any foe. Then there is Fairy Sphere, a full defensive magic, that can negate any attack but at a cost, though there are rumours that she created more" Natsu grinned "Thanks Levy, we should do this more often, I don't read much but it is fun listening to you describe them" Levy smiled back at him "No problem Natsu, anytime, and I would like that as well".
(Flashback Ends)
Natsu and Tek scanned over the Library for a few minutes before Tek shouted "Hey Natsu, is this the one?" Natsu ran over to the farthest corner of the library where he found Tek looking down at the book he was looking for in his hand, Natsu looked up at Tek's face and recoiled "Tek, your eyes are glowing gold?" Tek looked at him in shock before he placed the book on a table and rubbed his eyes, when he lowered his hands and looked at Natsu, his eyes were back to faintly glowing red "Are they back?" "Your eyes have returned to their natural colour, that was strange though, was it the book?" Natsu picked up the book and looked at it "We'll research it later".
He opened the book and began reading, after a few minutes it was obvious to Tek by the glint of happiness and hope in his eyes that he had found what he was looking for "Oh everyone is going to be happy when they hear about this" and with that he started running for the infirmary, Tek sighed and followed him mumbling about flame-brained idiots.
(Fairy Tail Infirmary)
Natsu and Tekuya walked into the Infirmary to see Gajeel sat in a chair in complete shock with Panther-lily sleeping on his lap, Romeo was sleeping in one of the beds whilst Macao was sat in a chair casting them both worried looks, Natsu walked over to him "So how are they" "Romeo passed out whilst crying and Gajeel hasn't moved since he sat down" Macao answered with a worried tone. "Well, you guys can stay here for the night, I'm going to send Kinana home, so lock up for me okay, and Tek please take Wendy and Carla to your place for the night, she will have taken this hard after losing her other guild, also try to get some rest yeah?" Natsu requested in a slightly cheerful tone, Tek sighed and walked out of the infirmary, Macao looked at him in confusion "Why are you so happy, Natsu?" Macao asked knowing Natsu's connection to the lost members of the Guild.
"I have big news for everyone, so in the morning I want everyone here at the Guildhall, so I can explain it to everyone at the same time, I'll give you a hint though. Our friends may not be out of it yet" Natsu then left the Infirmary leaving behind a shell-shocked Macao.
As he walked down the main hall, he saw that Kinana was the last person here, so he sent her home and started to walk towards his own with a smile on his face.