Chapter V

Good day to all, I have come with another chapter! I hope you all enjoyed the previous chapter, and that you enjoy this one. If you do, or even if you do not, or if you are confused or unsure about anything, post a review. I would like to thank my coauthors TheLastNanaya and Bakuto Masaki for all their help with the story. Oh, and one more thing. There were previous moments in the story that had the potential to lemons/limes but I wanted to hold off on lemons until the one with Erza in the previous chapter. However I actually wrote the lemons/limes for some of the scenes from earlier in the story that I merely decided not to include at the time and will, sometime later, post them as Omakes in the story. I am not sure when but sometime soon I imagine. I cannot think of anything else to add here, so might as well move on to the reviewer responses.

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Just as a minor warning, there is a bit of a lime in the chapter, I will mark it so just be aware.

Lucy walked into the guildhall and looked around curiously. "Hey, have you guys seen Erza?"

Ur raised an eyebrow and shook her head. "No, why?"

Lucy sighed in frustration. "I wanted to ask her something but I can't find her anywhere."

Mirajane merely smiled and hummed to herself.

Juvia suddenly popped up next to Lucy with waterfall tears falling down her cheeks. "Juvia can't find Sergio-Sama!"

Lucy flinched as the water-woman appeared suddenly.

Mirajane turned to Lucy and remarked, "Lucy, I think you might be able to find Erza in her dorm room."

Lucy nodded in thanks but thought for a moment before shouting, "This place has dorms!?"

Mirajane nodded with a smile as she cleaned a glass. "Yes. For the female members at least. It's called Fairy Hills."

Lucy nodded once more. "R-right. I'll check there." After a moment she then asked, "Erm…where is it…?"

A slim young woman with long, mid-back length purple hair with two bangs framing her face and short bangs covering her forehead and brown eyes wearing a red ribbon atop her head, round, frameless glasses, a light blue dress with dark blue stripes on it that reached just below her waist, a red cravat tie around the folded collar of her coat, dark brown, tight pants that were tucked into white boots, and a brown satchel on her waist walked up to Lucy. "If you like, I can show you to Fairy Hills."

Lucy turned to her and said happily, "Thanks…er…"

The purplette chuckled lightly. "Laki. Laki Olietta."

Lucy nodded. "Right. Thanks, Laki."

Laki and Lucy made their way to Fairy Hills, the large and extravagant dormitory utilized by many of the female members of Fairy Tail.

"Wh-whoa…this place is huge…" Lucy muttered as she looked at the large, multi-level building. "How didn't I know this place was here…?"

"No clue," Laki remarked. "We should head inside, Erza's room is on the top floor, so it'll take a minute to get there."

Soon, the two made their way up to Erza's room and walked up to the door.

Lucy looked around and noticed that the space between Erza's door and the doors on either side was significantly larger than the other rooms in the building. "What's up with the doors?"

"It's a long story, just know that Erza's room is really, really big," Laki answered as she knocked on the door.

There was no response for several moments.

"Should we knock again?" Lucy asked.

Laki shrugged and knocked again, still getting no response.

Lucy then turned the doorknob curiously and raised an eyebrow as it opened up. "It's unlocked."

"That's unusual," Laki remarked.

The two then made their way inside and looked around curiously.

"We should be quiet," Laki warned. "If she's still asleep we should go. She doesn't...like...to..."

Laki trailed off as she and Lucy walked past Erza's bed and gaped.

Lime Starts Here

Erza, with an abdomen that was bulging and engorged, was riding up and down on Sergio's shaft, squelching sounds coming from her body as small amounts of the semen her abdomen was engorged with spurting out. Her face reddened with arousal as she did, she shouted out, in a voice filled with pleasure, "F-fill me more, Sergio-Sama! Make me have your babies! Make me your babymaker!"

Laki gaped and turned to Lucy and whispered, "W-we should go…"

Lucy gulped and then nodded silently as the two made their way out of the room quietly.

As they exited the room, Laki slowly closed the door, right as Erza let out a howl of pleasure as she climaxed.

Lime Ends Here

Laki sighed as she closed the door. "Okay…let's forget that ever happened…"

"What's up with the two of you?" Bisca asked as she walked up to the two.

Laki flinched in surprise as she turned to face Bisca. "Gah! B-Bisca! I-it's n-nothing...!"

Bisca folded her arms in suspicion. "Nothing? Why are you at Erza's door?"

"W-we just wanted to ask Erza a favor…b-but she's busy!"

"So…big…" Lucy said in a mindless voice.

Laki immediately interjected, "Y-yeah! She's got so many armors!"

"She is, huh?" Bisca asked before moving to open the door.

Laki immediately slammed it shut and laughed uncomfortably. "Y-you really shouldn't bother Erza when she's sleeping!"

Bisca narrowed her eyes. "I heard her in there. She sounds awake. And in trouble."

"Sh-she's probably just having a bad dream!"

"…So…big…" Lucy said once more, mindlessly.

"Yeah a big one!"

"Then we need to wake her," Bisca asserted before opening the door once more.

Laki slammed it once more. "I heard that if you interrupt people's sleep when they're having bad dreams it can cause problems, so you should let them resolve it themselves!"

"Not if it makes them have sounds like that! She sounds like she is getting tortured!" Bisca then pushed Laki out of the way, opened the door, and made her way inside.

Laki gulped before hearing Bisca shout, "What the hell!?"

Laki sighed and retorted, "I tried to stop you…" She then rushed into the room, grabbed Bisca, and ran out before slamming the door. "Okay, let's go."

Laki sighed as the three of them started to walk away from the room. "I had no idea Erza was like…that…"

Bisca sighed as she folded her arms. "Guess I'll have to try again later."

Back at the guildhall, Mirajane stood behind the bar serving drinks to some of the other guild members when Sergio walked through the doors.

"You look pleased," Mirajane remarked with a smile as Sergio sat down.

"Is that so? I need to fix that then," Sergio rebutted.

"You didn't come home last night, you know."

"I was busy dealing with some matters of the past."

"Oh, is that what you call it?" Mirajane asked with a smirk.

"Wouldn't you?" Sergio retorted.

At that moment, the doors to the guildhall opened as two figures walked in.

The first was a slender, well-endowed young woman with chin-length, light blue hair that curved in, fringes of hair hanging down framing her face and short bangs hanging over her forehead, brown eyes, and slightly tanned skin who wore a short white dress with a low-cut top, blue markings above the skirt and on the border just above her moderate bust, thigh-high, white, high-heeled boots with blue stripes on the top and the ankles, blue bracelets, covered by long, ankle-length cloak that had feathery protrusions around the chest, shoulders, and back, blue feathers at the bottom of the front and the back extended into long, flaring sections secured by blue ribbons, and a blue rose ornament on the left side of her head.

The second was a slim young woman with lightly tanned skin, green eyes with dark, blue-green eyeshadow, long eyelashes, glossy, dark red lipstick, and long, straight, glossy black hair that reached her lower back that was mostly left loose, parting in the middle of her forehead, sporting two long bangs framing her face and reaching just below her shoulders, which is also tied into bun-shaped loops at the sides of her head, with each bun featuring a braid, wearing a cheongsam that was blue in the front and dark blue in the back with a slit up the left side that was opened all the way up her left leg, exposing her thigh and was secured with multiple dark laces, shoulder-length ornamental gloves bearing the same dual colors, and calf-length boots.

The first woman walked in and then hunched over, breathing heavily. "Wow…I can't believe how long it took to find this place…"

The second woman giggled in amusement. "You need to learn to pace yourself, Yukino. There was no need to run."

"S-sorry…Minerva…I just…got excited…" Yukino replied, winded.

Minerva smirked and then blinked in thought. "That reminds me, I need to get more waffle material."

Sergio stood up from the bar and waved to the two. "'Bout time you three got here."

Yukino immediately stood up and straight and saw Sergio, immediately smiling widely. "Sergio!" she exclaimed as she rushed to him.

"Whoa, someone's excited!" Sergio said in amusement as the white-haired young woman wrapped her arms around him.

"She certainly is," Minerva added as she walked up to Sergio with a smile. "She ran all the way here to get to you."

Sergio chuckled lightly as he ran a hand through Yukino's hair. "Explains why you're so exhausted."

Lucy walked up to Sergio and asked, "Who are they?"

Yukino blinked and pulled away from Sergio as she looked at Lucy. "Who are you?"

Lucy nodded with a smile and answered, "I'm Lucy, a mage here at Fairy Tail," she paused and put up her hand to show her guild mark. "Who are you?"

"I'm Yukino Agria. An in-training member of Da-" Yukino's response was interrupted as Sergio squeezed her bottom.

"She's a mage like you, Lucy," Sergio answered plainly.

Lucy raised an eyebrow in confusion. "O…kay…" She then turned to Minerva. "How about you? What's your name?"

Minerva smirked and responded, "My name is Minerva Orlando. I'm a mage who, like Yukino, works under Sergio."

Ur approached the group and smirked. "Well it certainly took you long enough to get here."

Minerva nodded in response. "Yes, it has, Ur-Senpai. Finding out where Sergio was along with tracking down this guild was a long process."

Lucy blinked curiously. "Senpai?"

"She is my senior and holds a higher rank than I."

"In what?"

Lucy's question was left unanswered as Karin barged in, pointed at Yukino and Minerva, and demanded, "What took you idiots so long?!"

"We kept getting lost!" Yukino shouted back.

"And whose fault is that?!" Karin rebutted.

Yukino began to sweat heavily. "Uuhh…"

Guren waved a hand dismissively. "Let it go. They got here. That's all that matters."

Yukino nodded emphatically. "Yeah! What Guren said!"

Sherry clasped her hands together and said dreamily, "You should have just relied on your love instead of some silly map. It would've led you straight to Sergio."

Minerva sighed and replied, "We lost the map."

Sherry blinked in thought and then said plainly, "Well then obviously your love wasn't strong enough."

"What was that!?" Yukino shouted, angry.

Sergio stepped between the two. "Now, now you two. No need to fight."

Lucy nodded in agreement.

"I don't have any syrup handy so it wouldn't be any fun."

Lucy face-faulted in exasperation and then snarled, "Is that really the problem!?"

"Of course," Sergio answered blandly.

Minerva then asked, "Like when Lady Kara and Lady Titania get into a fight?"

Sergio nodded. "Precisely." He then turned to Lucy and pointed to Minerva. "See? She gets it."

Lucy raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Who…?"

Ur shivered subtly. "You don't want to know. Just thinking of the spats those two get into make me want to hide."

Sergio interjected, "You could always hide under my coat."

Juvia then walked up to Sergio with a pout. "Where were you last night, Sergio-Sama? Juvia was so lonely…"

Sergio smiled warmly and patted her head. "I was busy with Erza."

Chelia turned to him in surprise and shouted with annoyance, "That's not fair! We haven't seen you in over a month!"

Sergio shrugged in response. "She wanted it. Badly. Right, Lucy?"

Lucy flinched and laughed weakly. "H-how would I know…?"

"Really?" Sergio asked incredulously.

Macao, who was sitting nearby next to Wakaba, twitched an eyebrow as he drank from a flask. "Look at that bastard," he whispered sourly, "surrounded by pretty young things…"

Wakaba nodded in agreement. "Yeah…not to mention Mira and Erza seem to like him…"

Macao nodded but then raised an eyebrow and looked around. "Speaking of Erza, where the hell is she?"

At that moment, Erza walked into the guildhall, limping slightly as she sat at the bar.

Mirajane smiled and said pointedly, "Well, good morning, Erza. You're later than usual."

"Y-yeah…" Erza responded with a mild groan to her voice.

Juvia sat silently, pouting.

Erza groaned. "Damn…my entire body is sore…"

"From what?" Yukino asked, curiously.

"Last nigh – who are you?" she asked.

Yukino smiled and answered, "I work for Sergio."

"Ah."

Sergio smiled as he listened to the converse before he raised an eyebrow in thought and turned to Sniper Wolf. "Hey, Wolf, if you don't mind me asking, which side hired you in that war?"

Sniper Wolf turned to him and raised an eyebrow before looking back at her drink. "I fought for the side most in need of help."

Sergio raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Really? Not the one that'd offer the most money? Interesting."

Sniper Wolf shrugged in response. "First-Come First-Serve. And they hired me first."

Sergio nodded in understanding. "Ah, yes. The unspoken code of the mercenary."

At that moment, a magic circle on Sergio's hand began lighting up and pulsing.

"What's that?" Bisca asked.

Sergio looked at it and sighed. "It's a long range communication circle I invented. If you'll excuse me."

Sergio walked out into one of the alleyways near the guildhall and put the communication circle up to his ear.

"What do you want?" he asked with mild annoyance.

After a short pause he answered, "Already? I gave you forty thousand gald last month, and you blew through it already?"

After the voice on the other end responded, Sergio sighed in frustration. "I see that immortal idiot is still with you." A moment later Sergio sighed. "So that little brat's already getting started with the hunt?" Sergio flinched as he pulled the circle away from his ear. "Alright, alright. I'll give you fifty thousand this month. Oh, and I've got two more for the no-kill list. The Demon and Titania Erza." Sergio pulled the circle away from his ear as the person on the other end started shouting loudly. "Don't blame me you heartless bastard. Just do what I pay you for you greedy asshole." The circle then vanished before Sergio sighed. "Geez, those two are way too much to deal with."

Sergio sighed as he walked back into the guildhall and sat down at the bar. "Give me your strongest brew. In your largest drinking container."

After a moment, Mirajane set down a large barrel of rum on the counter.

Sergio raised an eyebrow as he looked at it. "Who the hell drinks this? Gaia?"

Mirajane smiled and answered, "Nope. Cana."

"Who?" Sergio asked curiously.

"Me," a voice said.

Sergio turned and saw a tall, slim, tanned young woman, with an ample bust and long, wavy, mid-back length brown hair, two shoulder-length strands framing her face, with one starting from a prominent, high fringe, big brown eyes with prominent eyelashes, a black Fairy Tail stamp on the left side of her abdomen just above her hips, with most of her upper body exposed save for a blue bikini top, which in itself did little to hide her sizable breasts, a pair of capri pants, high-heeled sandals, three plain bracelets on her left wrist, and a pair of metal bracelets adorning her biceps.

Sergio looked at her curiously. "So you're Cana?"

She nodded. "Yep. That's me. Fairy Tail's greatest drinker."

After a moment of thought Sergio remarked, "Eight out of ten."

Cana slammed her mug on the counter and argued, "Oy! I'm at least a Nine!"

Sergio huffed derisively. "Nine is being generous. Maybe if you wore tight biker shorts or a short skirt instead of pants you'd get a Nine. And not wear panties."

Cana smirked slyly and remarked, "Maybe I should prove to you that I'm a Nine."

Sergio smirked in amusement and asked, "Oh? And just how do you propose to do that li'l lady?"

"I'd say a man like you should be smart enough to figure that out…"

"I know. But I just wonder how long you would able to last. I think thirty minutes and then you're a drooling mess," Sergio said plainly.

"Is thirty minutes all you can muster?" Cana taunted.

"I assure he can go much longer," Mirajane said bluntly.

Cana turned to her in confusion.

Sergio then rebutted, "If we went for how long I can muster you'd need support. Otherwise you'd never leave that room 'til all the cum I packed in you drains out."

Cana smirked ambitiously and retorted, "That almost sounds like a challenge."

Sergio shrugged. "To you it is. To me it's Tuesday."

Ur then stepped in between the two and put up her hands. "Okay, that's enough of that. You've already 'stimulated' most of the guild."

Sergio raised an eyebrow. "We have? The only ones I smell aroused are you, Mira, Erza, Lucy, Flare, Guren, Karin, Juvia-"

"That's enough!"

Sergio shrugged and then lifted up the large barrel and took a swig before spitting it out in protest. "Yuck! This stuff is WEAK!"

Mirajane sweat-dropped in disbelief. "Th-that's the strongest brew we have…"

"The standards have dropped then. I mean COME ON! Doesn't this guild buy any decently aged Moonlight Bourbon anymore?"

Mirajane smiled weakly. "Actually, the guild stopped buying that about ten years ago because no one would drink it."

Sergio twitched an eyebrow. "What? Why? That's the best damn stuff anyone on this continent can get!"

Cana blinked in surprise. "I didn't realize there was another drinker of the good stuff among us. I usually have to buy it myself."

"Of course. That's the only stuff that can get me plastered. Just wonder why no one would drink it to keep the guild to keep it in stock."

Cana shrugged. "I drink it most of the time but the old man thinks it's too expensive for just one person to drink it. I'd be drunk and happy a lot more often if this place actually had more of it."

"Too true. I had a drinking contest with Gildarts using Moonlight once." Sergio then chuckled lightly. "Poor guy never had a chance against a veteran."

Cana winced subtly before chuckling weakly. "Heh, sounds like fun. Of course, there's no way you'd beat me."

Sergio grinned in amusement. "Really, now? Hey Maky! Is my private reserve still where I left it in this place?"

Makarov turned to Mirajane. "You should know where it is." Then he turned to Sergio. "And don't call me Maky!"

Sergio laughed loudly in amusement. "Why not, Maky?! It's fun! And whatever happened to Pinky? Did you two ever fuck and make up after what you did?"

"Who's Pinky?" Lucy asked.

Makarov turned bright red and sputtered, "Th-that's not important…!"

"The guild's doctor. Or she was last time I saw her. Lest she decided to leave that tree hut of hers," Sergio explained.

Natsu, Gray, and Cana then exclaimed in shock, "Porlyusica?!"

"I'm not sure how you remember her, but most of us know Porlyusica as a rather…abrasive character," Cana explained.

"Yup, that sounds like her. Always had a hard spot for humans."

"The idea of that woman showing affection seems impossible."

Sergio chuckled in mild amusement. "Well it helped Maky that he liked getting kicked in the face by her."

Cana spit her rum in shock. "Whoa, whoa, Gramps is a masochist?!"

Sergio grinned. "Bingo. And he got a clear shot of her panties every time she did that." Sergio laughed in thought before shouting, "Anyway, bring out the Moonlight so I can show this li'l girl why you should never challenge the King at his own game!"

Makarov growled as Mirajane set down a large cask on the bar. "I'm going to make you pay for this…"

Sergio smirked. "Can't make me pay for drinks I already own."

Makarov grumbled incoherently as Mirajane opened the cask.

Sergio chuckled as Mirajane poured drinks for them both. "Let's see how long you can stay coherent, Cana."

Cana smirked as Mirajane poured hers. "Oh, we'll see alright."

Sometime later, Cana groaned as she woke up groggily and looked around to see that the guild was pitch black and no one else was left.

"Well you made it to three barrels, I'll give you that," Sergio complimented as he looked at her in amusement. "Of course, I just finished my eighth."

"A dun ned ur shymlaphy…" Cana rebutted incoherently.

Sergio shrugged. "I wasn't giving you any. I was praising you."

Cana huffed in annoyance. "A dun ned ur prav. Am komfdem enuhv…" She then groaned in pain. "Ma ed urts…"

Sergio chuckled. "I don't doubt it. Gildarts was in the same state after our first game. You kinda remind me of him in that way."

Cana frowned deeply. "Maks senz…A gez…"

"Yes. So, what is your connection to my old friend and occasional punching bag?"

Cana narrowed her eyes. "Iz…komplcatd…"

"I see…daughter from a woman he once bedded then?"

Cana sighed heavily.

"I see," Sergio remarked with a sigh. "Does anyone know you're his daughter? Like the idiot himself."

"N-ne…ez nud ere…und A dun no hu ta tull," Cana responded, her words still slurred heavily.

"Simple. Walk up to him, smack him and tell him you're his kid."

Cana frowned somberly. "But…ez nud ere…"

Sergio patted her back softly. "When he gets back that is what you will do. And I will train you to make sure you can punch him through a wall when you bitchslap him."

Cana looked at him unsurely but then nodded. "Oga…bet farst…" She then proceeded to collapse onto the bar.

"Sounds good. Tomorrow then." Sergio then stood up, wobbly on his feet. "Anyway, I better get going. The dancing monkey with the waffles and I have a date with a sun goddess showering in molasses outside. So I bid you adieu!" Sergio then turned, took one step, and fell flat on his face and passed out instantly.

The next morning, Makarov, Mirajane, Lucy, and the others walked into the guildhall and immediately saw Sergio and Cana passed out next to the bar.

"What happened here?" Erza asked.

"Sergio bar night," Ur and Makarov said bluntly.

Erza flatted her brow in exasperation. "I see…though that does not explain why Sergio is passed out on the floor."

Cana grumbled as she was awoken by their conversation. "Keep your voice down…ugh…my head hurts sooo bad…"

"You learned a valuable lesson from this I hope," Makarov remarked.

Cana turned to him with a weak smirk. "Yeah." She then glanced down at Sergio. "Drinking with the stud is fun."

"That's not…oh nevermind."

"I've never actually seen Cana hungover before. Whatever she drank must've been pretty potent," Gray mentioned in surprise.

"That'd be Moonlight Bourbon," Mirajane explained.

"Whoa, seriously?!" Lucy asked in surprise. "I've only heard stories of that stuff. Supposedly it's a bourbon made from a really rare fruit that gets more potent with age. If it's strong enough to give Cana a hangover and knock Sergio unconscious then it's gotta be powerful stuff…"

Sergio groaned as he woke up. "Who let a banshee into the waffle house?"

Lucy twitched an eyebrow and stomped on his head. "Who are you calling a banshee?!"

"…Ow," Sergio deadpanned.

"To be honest I'm surprised the two didn't engage in drunken escapades," Presa remarked in thought. "These two must've had a whole lot to drink if even Sergio was too drunk for sex."

Sergio sat unsteadily on a barstool. "Me eight barrels. Four thirty year olds. A forty and three fifties. She just had three forties."

Gray raised an eyebrow in bewilderment. "What did he just say?"

"He drank eight barrels. The ages of four were thirty years, one was forty and the last three being fifty while she drank three barrels and all were forty years old," Presa explained.

"You actually understand that gibberish?" Lucy asked derisively.

"Yes. You have to when he is drunk."

"It sounds like this is a common occurrence," Erza mentioned.

Presa nodded. "Yes. Though this one is odd."

Juvia turned to Sergio in concern and asked, "Is Sergio-Sama alright? Does Juvia need to cleanse Sergio-Sama again?"

"C-cleanse…?" Lucy asked worriedly.

Presa waved a hand dismissively. "He's fine. I think. Just didn't do what he usually does when drinking with beautiful women."

Sergio reached out a hand weakly. "Juvia, give me a hand. The room is spinning too much to stand…"

Juvia rushed to him instantly. "Juvia's here Sergio-Sama!" She then felt his hand grab her bottom and squeeze repeatedly, causing her to smile gleefully.

Sergio chuckled weakly and said, "Heey Juvia…What dooo you say to us going to a room and stay there 'til I make you a Mama?"

Juvia's eyes lit up with passion. "Yes Sergio-Sama!" She then immediately rushed out of the guild with Sergio over her shoulder.

"Where are they going…?" Lucy asked unsurely.

"To get her fucked into pregnancy," Presa explained. "Cana was real lucky."

Ur raised an eyebrow in confusion. "How exactly is that lucky? I'd say she's missing out."

Presa folded her arms in consternation. "Hmm…true. But she'd have her first time with him drunk and wake up pregnant the next day."

Ur tilted her head in bewilderment. "I still don't see the problem."

"Yes seeing that is how you conceived your child with him I guess it's not surprising. But she would have no knowledge of having the best sex she'll ever have."

Ur folded her arms in thought. "Hmm…that is true."

"Ur has a kid?" Lucy asked in surprise.

Ur nodded happily. "Yup. A daughter. My li'l Ul."

Presa smirked and then asked, "So girls, who wants to come with me and see Juvia get impregnated?"

Sometime later, Sergio walked into the guildhall before Lucy walked up to him.

"Something wrong?" he asked.

"I could use your help on this job," she answered.

"What job?"

She handed him the flier that the job was on.

Sergio examined it curiously. "Kill a monster that's been terrorizing a village, eh? Sounds interesting. Wanna come with, Wolf?"

Sniper Wolf turned to him curiously and raised an eyebrow. "Hmm…sure. It's not like I'm doing anything else."

"Ooh! I wanna come!" Natsu exclaimed, excitedly.

"No. You'll burn down the surrounding forest," Sergio chided.

Natsu pouted in annoyance.

Erza walked over to Sergio, her gait steadier, and asserted, "I shall come as well."

Sergio nodded in response. "Naturally. You and your tight ass better come along."

"Have room for one more?" Minerva asked as she walked over to him.

Sergio nodded once more. "Yes, you too. No one else. I don't need anyone else S-Class on this job to get Lucy some Jewel."

"Oh, come on!" Natsu demanded.

"Here, take this one," Sergio answered as he grabbed a random job from the board and handed it to Natsu.

Natsu looked at it and then growled, "Street performer!?"

"Yup. And you get to be as fiery as you want to."

Makarov looked at the various jobs and pulled one from the board. "Here's a mission that needs ice and water mages. Gray, why don't you and Juvia-?"

Makarov's apparent suggestion was interrupted by Sergio, "No. Juvia's coming with me." He then wrapped one of his arms around Juvia's shoulders and gripped his hand tightly on one of her breasts.

Juvia merely smiled gleefully.

Gray sighed in annoyance. "I'll just do the job myself."

Lucy sighed and then turned to Sergio. "Well, do you want to get anyone else to join us?"

"No, this is everyone," Sergio answered.

"Then let's get going."

Sergio nodded in agreement.

Sometime later, Sergio, Lucy, Erza, Minerva, Juvia, and Sniper Wolf made their way through a deep forest towards the location of the job's origin.

"Geez, why'd they have to be in a forest?" Sergio asked in exasperation.

"Aren't they always?" Minerva retorted.

Sergio shrugged in response. "Who knows? Anyway, we should be near the village."

"I can see it up ahead," Erza mentioned as she pointed down the path.

As they approached, Sniper Wolf whistled in astonishment. "Wow. Seems this place is wealthy for a town in the middle of a forest."

"Truly," Sergio answered as he looked around at the modestly-sized village with buildings covered in expertly crafted, multi-colored stones, extravagant windows made with brightly colored, stained glass, all of the residents clothed in high-quality, masterfully woven garments and shining, jewel-encrusted accessories made of silver and gold. "Wealthier than some cities."

At that moment, a man with short, neatly-combed brown hair, a full beard, purple eyes, and slightly tanned skin wearing a beige shirt with light gold trim, a gold scar, green pants with a brown belt, and black shoes walked up to the group. "You must be the group from Fairy Tail, yes?"

Erza nodded in agreement. "We are. And you are…?"

The man bowed. "Thank goodness. I am Bernhard Kingsman, the chief of this village. Please, come with me. I'll explain everything."

Bernhard led the group into his house, and both Sergio and Sniper Wolf instantly began eying around the room, noting all of the valuables, golden trinkets, bronze and iron boxes laden with gemstones, pillows and cushioned furniture made with silk and expensive, weather-resistant pigments.

'This bastard's loaded,' Sergio and Sniper Wolf thought in unison.

Sergio then redirected his attention to Bernhard and asked, "So, what kind of monster has been plaguing your village?"

Bernhard gulped and answered with trepidation, "A…a Lamia…"

Sergio raised an eyebrow in thought. "A Lamia? Why is it attacking?"

Bernhard shook his head in confusion. "I don't know. It started about a month ago. Every few days it would approach the village, destroy our homes, attack the people, and kill a few of us each time. We've managed to drive it back each time but every time it attacks the damage gets worse and worse."

Sergio narrowed his eyes in suspicion.

"It was big and scary and had red eyes and snakes for hair!" a young girl with waist-length brown hair and grey eyes wearing a simple red dress with green trim and brown shoes said as she rose her arms above her head.

"I…see…" Sergio answered in thought. 'It couldn't be…'

"Aww, aren't you a cutie!?" Lucy exclaimed as she looked at the girl.

Bernhard chuckled and explained, "This is Ayla, my precious daughter."

"That's such a pretty name."

"Thank you!" Ayla said happily, one of her front teeth missing as she grinned widely. Ayla then turned to Bernhard and asked excitedly, "Daddy! Daddy! Can I go play with the horsey!?"

Bernhard tensed and glanced at the Fairy Tail group before turning to Ayla and demanding, "G-go away, child! We're having an adult conversation!"

"Okay…" Ayla answered with a pout before walking away.

"Horsey?" Lucy asked.

Bernhard nodded timidly. "Y-yes. We keep a stable of horses for carriages - but that's not important. We'd like to ask that you slay this beast so that it stops attacking out village. We'll pay you six hundred thousand Jewel for it."

"S-six hundred thousand!?" Lucy exclaimed.

Minerva folded her arms in thought. "That's one hundred twenty thousand Jewel for each of us."

Sergio raised an eyebrow curiously. "You really want this thing dead, don't you?"

Bernhard nodded assuredly. "Yes."

"You can count on us!" Lucy exclaimed with an excited fist pump.

"Indeed," Erza added.

As they made their way out of the village and into the adjacent forest, Sniper Wolf asked, "So, who are we using as bait to lure the Lamia out?"

Lucy and Erza instantly pointed at Sergio.

"What?" Sergio asked in confusion.

"You're the bait," Lucy explained.

"Bait for what?"

"Have you even been paying attention?"

"Not really. Just thinking," he answered mindlessly.

"About what, Sergio-Sama?" Juvia asked.

"Some things don't add up," Sergio answered.

"Such as?" Erza asked.

"Didn't you hear what Kingsman said? This Lamia has been attacking for over a month, with only a few days in between each attack, and that it's been digging deeper into the village with each successive attack and killing several villagers each time."

"Yeah…so sad," Lucy answered solemnly.

"You have to be more observant than that."

"Huh?"

"Didn't you notice? Not a single building anywhere in sight looks even a little damaged and all of the villagers look immensely cheery and happy, not what you'd expect from a village under constant threat from a giant, carnivorous monster. Plus, why was he so skittish when talking to us? And he got a bit panicky when his daughter said something about a horse."

"What are you saying…?" Erza asked.

"Nothing yet. Just that something doesn't smell right here."

At that moment a loud roar tore through the air.

"Incoming tree," Sergio said blandly.

"Hhhuuuhhh!?" Lucy exclaimed.

Minerva waved a hand, causing a multi-colored orb of energy to appear in the air and swallow the tree, making it vanish completely.

"H-huh!?" Lucy shouted in shock.

Minerva smirked proudly and put a hand on her hip confidently. "Impressed?"

Lucy nodded dumbly before she glanced to the side and noticed a long, large, scaly tail moving through the forest. "Wh-what's that…?"

"What is wh-?" Erza began to ask before the same tail lashed out from the thicket, slammed Erza against a tree and began to coil around her.

"Erza!" Lucy shouted in shock as she reached for one of her keys.

Erza snarled in pain as the tail tightened. "C-cannot…b-breathe…!" She attempted to wrest herself free but was unsuccessful.

"Medusa, stop!" Sergio demanded.

The tail slackened slightly before releasing Erza, causing the redhead to drop to the ground and gasp several times.

At that moment, a long, snake-like creature with black scales on its back and grey scales on its abdomen with a female, humanoid torso at the top with light grey skin, red eyes, and long, black hair appeared from the forest and moved towards the group.

Lucy widened her eyes and stepped back in shock. "U-uhh…wh-what the…?"

Sergio narrowed his eyes and frowned somberly. "Medusa…"

"Sergio…" the creature replied sadly before its body was bathed in light. Its form shifted and the light dissipated to reveal a tall, young-looking woman with long, flowing purple hair that reached to the ground, and light grey-brown eyes with noticeably squared pupils wearing round, frameless glasses, a short, form-fitting black dress with purple edges that exposed a small portion of her generous bust, shoulder-length black gloves with purple bands on the ends, and thigh-high black boots with purple on the cuff and a purple section around the base.

After a moment she stumbled and then fell to her knees, Sergio immediately rushing to her side.

"Medusa…" he said worriedly.

She looked up at him and clenched a fist angrily. "Those damn humans…"

Sergio narrowed his eyes. "What did they do?"

She lowered her head and trembled slightly. "Pegasus…they took Pegasus…"

"What?" Sergio asked in shock.

"Hold on, what's going on here?" Lucy asked in confusion.

Sergio stood up, helping the purple-haired woman stand. "This is Medusa, another of my mates."

Lucy twitched an eyebrow. "A-another…? Just how many do you have?"

"Many," Sergio answered curtly before turning to Medusa. "Now, what happened to Pegasus?"

Medusa nodded and answered, "They took Pegasus and forced me to attack people for them…with Pegasus as a hostage."

"Where…?" Sergio asked angrily.

Medusa pointed ahead. "The village not far from here. I keep trying to get in and free her, but I can't find where they're holding her."

Sergio narrowed his eyes and sighed, angered.

Lucy put a hand to her chin in thought. "The village not far from…wait, but that's-!"

"I was wondering why they seemed so wealthy," Sniper Wolf interjected.

Medusa nodded. "They ordered me to attack neighboring villages and would then charge a fee from those to have soldiers from some other group come in and pretend to drive me out."

Sniper Wolf folded her arms with a frown. "And now they want someone to eliminate you and tie up loose ends."

Sergio clenched a fist, enraged. "Minerva. Take the others away. I don't want them seeing what will happen."

Lucy turned to him with trepidation. "Wait…what are you going to do!?"

"Eliminate the ringleaders behind this, most likely," Sniper Wolf answered.

"Eliminate the…?" Lucy asked in confusion before her eyes widened in shocked realization. "You're going to kill them!?"

Sniper Wolf shrugged dismissively. "It's what I would do."

Erza narrowed her eyes as she walked up to Sergio. "You cannot do that. It is strictly forbidden by the Council for mages to kill."

Sergio huffed in derision. "So you would let a human who would torture and rape women live? Or one that burns down villages for fun whilst the families are locked inside their homes? Or ones that would make innocent children slaves?"

"Those are bizarre and extreme situations!" Erza argued vehemently. "These are the rules and the la-!"

Erza's arguments were cut short as she, Lucy, and Juvia vanished into orbs of multi-colored light.

Minerva sighed in exasperation. "Geez, transporting so many people at once is a hassle."

"It was only three. Where'd you send them?" Sniper Wolf asked.

"Wait, why are you here? Juvia should be here," Minerva said in confusion.

Sniper Wolf smirked. "A little mana flow to disrupt and change the target of warp-based magic. Something I developed to deal with such a technique."

Sergio narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "I see…so long as you're willing to help or at least to not get in the way I'll let this slide."

Sniper Wolf smirked and held up her rifle proudly. "Please, whenever I get employers whose jobs leave a nasty taste in my mouth I make sure I never have to work with them again. This chief or whoever is using him needs to be dealt with."

"Good to hear."

As Sergio, Sniper Wolf, Minerva, and Medusa approached the village, Sniper Wolf asked, "So…any plans on how to make him talk? Bamboo slivers between the nails work wonders."

Sergio raised an eyebrow in thought. "There's a new one. Usually I just powderize the bones."

"Isn't that a little messy?"

"Messy can be good."

Bernhard walked up to the group, noting their return with a smile. "Ah, you've returned." He then noticed Medusa with the group and began to ask, "Who's tha-?"

Sergio interrupted the man by grabbing his shirt tightly and pulling him in close. "Let's take this inside, shall we?"

Bernhard gulped fearfully and nodded. "O-okay. Ayla, go play with the horsey. Daddy has business."

Ayla nodded with a grin. "Okay Daddy!"

As the group walked into Bernhard's lounge, the chief asked with trepidation, "Wh-what is wrong?"

"We know," Sergio said bluntly, a grim tone to his voice.

Bernhard's face lost color as he realized what Sergio meant. "…I…I see…"

"Give me Pegasus and we will leave your cretinous little village unharmed. Refuse, and I will turn it to ash," Sergio threatened with certainty.

Bernhard fell to the sofa behind him and clenched his hands together in desperation. "I would if I could, but…"

Sergio narrowed his eyes in frustration. "But what?"

Bernhard trembled as he answered, "If I hand it over they would know. And my village would be…would be…"

"Who are 'they'?" Sergio questioned.

Bernhard looked up at Sergio and explained, "A guild that came to me when my village was running on hard times. With the accidents in the silver mine forcing it closed and the craftsmen beginning to leave. They offered me a business opportunity that would bring back our wealth and allow us to prosper again. I accepted it out of desperation and then they brought that poor creature to the stables."

"What is the guild's name?"

Bernhard shook his head. "I'm not sure. But, I did manage to get a copy of their mark." Bernhard then handed Sergio piece of paper.

Sergio looked at the paper and saw a mark resembling two narrow eyes, one open and the other closed, with three wavy marks below each. He then sighed in frustration.

Sniper Wolf narrowed her eyes in thought. "Huh, I've seen this mark before."

"They're called Shadow Guard," Sergio explained plainly.

Sniper Wolf nodded. "Yeah, they tried to recruit me five years ago, shortly before I joined Fairy Tail."

"Be glad you turned them down." Sergio then turned to Bernhard. "Hey, old man."

Bernhard flinched. "Y-yes?"

"Was there a man with blue hair among the group that came to your village?"

Bernhard thought for a moment and then shook his head. "I-I don't remember one."

Sergio sighed. "I see. Well, that aside, I have an offer for you, chief."

"Wh-what?"

"You give me Pegasus, and I'll ensure that no one who would do you harm gets close to your village again."

"R-really?"

Sergio nodded and pulled a slip of paper from his jacket. "We are Dammerung. You return Pegasus and allow me to station a division here and not even the Rune Knights could force their way in."

Bernhard looked at the slip and saw a mark that resembled a red sun with the head of a black dragon looming over it. He remained silent in thought for several moments before nodding to himself. "I'll do it."

"Smart man."

Sniper Wolf raised an eyebrow. 'Dammerung?'

In the village's stables, Ayla stood next to a bright, incredibly white horse with large wings folded against its side. She brushed its mane as she hummed a tune to herself. She then turned excitedly as Bernhard, Sergio, and the others approached. "Daddy! You came to see how the horsey and me are?"

Bernhard sighed and walked over to Ayla, kneeling down before running a hand through her hair. "I'm sorry dear, but the horsey has to leave."

"Aaawww…"

Sergio walked into the stables behind Bernhard, right as Medusa rushed past him and up to Pegasus, wrapping her arms around its shoulders in joy. "Pegasus! Are you alright?! These humans haven't hurt you, have they?"

Moments later, Pegasus' body was bathed in light.

"What?" Ayla and Bernhard asked in shock.

As the light died down, the horse had vanished and in its place was a tall, well-endowed young woman with long, flowing, wavy blonde hair that reach just past her knees, bright blue eyes, and fair skin wearing tight, form-fitting pink armor with dark pink trim that was low-cut, exposing most of her generous bosom, bright pink gauntlets with dark pink trim and dark purple fingers, a long, light pink skirt with black leggings underneath, bright pink, high-heeled, armored boots with dark pink trim, a long, knee-length, off-white cape secured to her shoulders with dark pink pauldrons, and a pointed, feather-like headdress, along with a large, horn-shaped javelin slung over her back.

Ayla's eyes widened with a large smile. "Pretty…like an angel!"

Pegasus turned to Ayla and smiled as she knelt down to the girl. "Thank you for taking care of me, Ayla."

Ayla nodded with a wide grin.

Sniper Wolf sighed as she folded her arms. 'It seems this is an entire family of weirdness.'

Medusa sighed in relief as she walked up to Pegasus. "How are you feeling?"

Pegasus nodded in return. "I am fine, Mother."

Sergio then put a hand on Bernhard's shoulder with a smile. "You still plan on paying us, right?"

Bernhard gulped and nodded, sweating profusely with fear. "Y-yes…"

Later, after receiving payment, Sergio turned and saw Erza, Lucy, and Juvia entering the village.

"Ah, there you-" Sergio began but was interrupted as Erza punched him in the jaw.

Erza, furious, demanded, "I hope you have a proper explanation for this."

"The only reason we were able to get back here was because of Juvia's nose!" Lucy exclaimed.

Juvia put her hands on her waist with a confident smile. "Juvia's nose knows Sergio-Sama."

Sergio lightly chopped Juvia on the head. "Bad pun."

Juvia pouted. "Juvia should be allowed bad puns to Sergio-Sama…"

"So, how much longer will we stay here?" Minerva asked.

"Not long. Just got our pay for Lucy, and Pegasus and Medusa are coming with us," Sergio responded.

Lucy bopped her fist into her open hand in realization. "Oh, that's right! I've always wanted to see a Pegasus!"

Pegasus tilted her head in confusion. "You have?"

"Yup!" Lucy then looked around the area curiously. "So, uh…where is it…?"

Pegasus twitched an eyebrow. "I'm not an it."

Lucy turned to her in mild irritation. "I wasn't talking about y–…wait, who's this?"

Pegasus bowed gracefully. "My name is Pegasus Gorgon. Daughter of Medusa Gorgon and stepdaughter of Sergio Kresnik."

Lucy remained silent for a moment in thought. "…HHHUUUHHH!?"

Medusa and Sniper Wolf winced in pain before groaning in unison, "Ears…hurt…"

Sergio sighed in exasperation. "Something tells me this one will be a screamer."

Lucy trembled in shock. "B-b-but…I thought Pegasus was a horse!"

Sergio shrugged in response. "She can be a bit of a horse's ass at times."

Pegasus then stomped on his foot.

"M-my point exactly…her ass is also big enough to b-"

Pegasus then stomped his face into the ground. "Shut up!"

"…Ow…"

Lucy sighed in disappointment. "And I was hoping to see a real Pegasus…"

"I am Pegasus you dolt," Pegasus answered with mild annoyance. "My magic lets me take the form of a winged horse."

"Oh…" Lucy responded curiously. "Can I see it…?"

Pegasus sighed and transformed into her equine form.

Lucy widened her eyes in awe. "Beautiful…" She blinked curiously and noticed that one of Pegasus' wings was injured. "What happened to your wing?"

Sergio raised an eyebrow in thought. "What do you…?" He then walked over and noticed the wing and looked at Pegasus sternly. "Pegasus…"

Pegasus returned to human form and explained, "Those monsters broke it to show mother they were serious."

Sergio remained silent, curling his fingers angrily.

Pegasus then folded her arms with a smile and looked at Ayla. "Although, if it weren't for the village I might have lost it."

"I see," Sergio answered before turning to Bernhard. "You have my thanks."

Bernhard nodded in understanding. "It was the least I could have done."

Sergio nodded. "Right. A division should be here by the end of the day and will help fix up your mine as well."

Bernhard's eyes widened in shock. "Th-thank you!"

"Alright, let's get back to the guild," Sergio noted.

Lucy and the others agreed.

As the group walked towards Magnolia, Sergio turned to Lucy and asked, "So, Lucy, how did you like the job?"

"It was fine until crazy chick sent me to the middle of nowhere!" Lucy replied, irritated.

Minerva pouted in response. "I'm not crazy…"

As they continued walking, Lucy periodically looked at Pegasus and Medusa curiously. After several minutes of this, Medusa, nervously, walked over behind Sergio.

Sergio looked behind at Medusa in thought and then turned to Lucy. "Is something wrong, Lucy? You've been making Medusa nervous."

Lucy put a hand on her chin in contemplation. "Well, it's just that, you said their names are Medusa and Pegasus, right?"

Sergio nodded. "Yes. Medusa is, or rather, was a priestess to a goddess and Pegasus is…our daughter."

Medusa smiled warmly as she stood behind Sergio.

Lucy scratched her head curiously. "Well, I remember stories about mythical beings called Medusa and Pegasus, and what I read in the stories fits these two. Like Pegasus being a winged horse, or, turning into one I guess, and Medusa being a snake-human monster with snakes for hair."

Sergio frowned and snarled. "Medusa is not a monster! She's a sweet and innocent woman that loves it when I tie her down to where she can't move and have rough sex with her!"

Medusa's face lit up bright red.

"NOT NECESSARY!" Lucy howled.

"It is necessary so you don't call her a monster again! The last asshole that did that was some dick named Perseus. And I ripped his head off and sent it to his rape-happy father."

Lucy blinked in confusion. "Perseus…" Her eyes then widened in disbelief. "WHAT!? Y-y-you mean those stories are…and these two are…?!"

Sergio raised an eyebrow. "What, you didn't think they were?"

"Of course! Why would I!?" Lucy then slumped her shoulders as she groaned in confusion. "You've gotta be kidding me…"

Shortly thereafter, Sergio and the others returned to Magnolia, walking from the forested trail into the city limits.

"I am glad we have returned," Erza remarked happily.

As they walked past the buildings on the edge of the city, Juvia frowned in thought as she looked at Sergio. "What's wrong Sergio-Sama?"

"Look around," he answered quietly.

Juvia blinked and looked around the area in curiosity.

"The townsfolk are all looking at us."

"They're so happy…" one of the citizens said somberly.

"I guess they haven't seen it yet," another said.

"I feel so sorry for them."

Sergio narrowed his eyes in thought.

Moments later, they arrived at the guild hall and saw that multiple, giant, metal pillars were smashed through it from within, destroying the majority of its structure.

Sergio folded his arms with a confused frown. "Well…this ain't good."

Erza clenched her fists, furious. "Who did this…?"

Sergio shrugged in response. "Who cares?"

Mirajane walked over to the group, tearful. "It was Phantom…"

Gray and Natsu walked up to the others as they heard this.

"A phantom?" Sergio asked in confusion.

"You gotta be kiddin' me," Gray said angrily.

Natsu grit his teeth. "Phantom did this!?"

Mirajane nodded. "Yes, they attacked when almost no one was here. We couldn't stop them…"

Sergio scratched his head and then said plainly, "I see. Did me a favor of tearing it down for remodeling."

Mirajane then led the group down into the basement where the other guild members were.

As they walked down the steps, Sergio shouted, "No one better touch my Moonlight!"

They then walked over to where Makarov was sitting and saw him gulping down a drink. "Ahh…thash hitsh zhe spoth…"

"MA-KA-ROV!" Sergio bellowed as he stomped over to the pint-sized Guildmaster.

Makarov blinked as Sergio and the others walked up to him. "Ohhh…velcome back Rushi…how gosh zhe job…?"

Sergio, before Lucy could answered, interjected in annoyance, "Good. Now STOP DRINKING MY MOONLIGHT!"

Natsu stomped over to Makarov and demanded, "Phantom destroyed our guildhall! Why the hell is everyone down here!?"

"Oh…quith yer shouthin' Natshu…" Makarov responded drunkenly.

"Yeah, it's annoying," Sergio agreed.

"Sho ve'll be thakin' job requeshtsh down here fer a vhile."

Natsu punched a wall in rage. "Forget the jobs! I want payback!"

"Quith yer vhinin', Natshu!" Makarov shouted as his arm stretched and spanked Lucy's bottom.

"And yet you spank me instead…?" Lucy asked in annoyance.

Sergio responded by immediately and violently kicking Makarov through a wall before adding, displeased, "Touch her again and I'll break your arm."

Lucy paled in confusion.

"Now sober up you miniature lush." Sergio then turned to Natsu. "And calm your ass down, hothead."

"Che," Natsu hissed.

Sergio folded his arms. "Also, what the hell is Phantom Lord?"

"Yeah!" Lucy added in agreement.

Erza explained, "Phantom Lord, a guild led by Jose Porla, one of the Ten Wizard Saints. They are a guild that has had bad blood with Fairy Tail from long before I joined."

"Never heard of them," Sergio answered plainly.

Presa walked up to him and explained, "They were established about thirty years ago, after you'd already left the guild."

"Ah. Bunch of nobodies then."

"They're not a guild to be trifled with. They have a group called the Element Four, all four are almost as powerful as our S-Class wizards. Not to mention the guild's strongest wizard, Gajeel Redfox, an Iron Dragon Slayer," Mirajane added.

Sergio folded his arms in thought. "Metallicanna's brat, huh?" He then nodded to himself. "Explains the iron pillars."

"Metallica?" Natsu asked.

Sergio whacked Natsu on the head and shook his head. "No, Metallicanna. A dragon I know that eats metal. Though this group has some gall calling themselves the Element Four."

"Truly," Presa added.

"At any rate, we should get something to eat," Sergio responded with a sigh.

"I'll cook," Minerva declared happily.

Mirajane narrowed her eyes. "No. I will."

Minerva folded her arms in irritation. "Back off, demon wannabe."

"Wannabe?" Mirajane retorted angrily.

Minerva twitched an eyebrow. "You heard me. So out of my way so I can make Sergio his dinner!"

Mirajane then stepped right up to Minerva in annoyance, their bosoms pressing against each other. "Not. Happening."

"You won't stop me, wannabe," Minerva retorted.

"I have a suggestion," Sergio interjected.

The two turned to him.

"You both cook and I get twice the food."

Minerva frowned in thought.

"Maybe…" Mirajane answered unsurely.

Sergio then smiled sadistically and threatened, "Or if you'd like I could leave you both dry for a month."

The two paled in fear and immediately dashed for the kitchen.

Sergio folded his arms in thought. "Wonder if they'll both do naked aprons like Enno."

Macao raised an eyebrow in confusion.

Erza folded her arms in thought. "Hmm…"

Medusa turned to her and asked, "What's wrong, Erza? Stomach pains?"

Erza glanced at her in thought and then shook her head. "Hm? No. I was merely thinking. If Phantom Lord felt brazen enough to attack our guildhall, it is possible that they know where some of our members live. And it would not be the first time they send someone of their own to attack us."

"I see," Sergio remarked thoughtfully. "We could all gather at one place then and act as guards everyone else. Of course, by everyone, I mean only women."

Upstairs, a figure walked through the front doors of the guildhall and looked around in thought. "My, my, this place is a dump." After a moment the figure shouted, "Hey! Is there anyone here!?"

After a moment, Mirajane came out from the kitchen with an apologetic smile. "Coming! Sorry about the mess, we're currently experiencing-" Mirajane stopped and paled when she saw who had walked in.

It was a woman long, light grey hair tied in a ponytail and narrow grey eyes wearing a tight, short, black leather dress that extended to the middle of her thighs, a gray haori with the symbol of "Dammerung" on it, long, black leather boots, a loosely tied leather belt, and a sword in one hand.

Mirajane laughed weakly and said, "H-hey there…b-been a long time…"

After a moment, Sergio and the others walked up the stairs having heard the woman's shouting.

The woman smiled and asked, "So, how's my oldest daughter doing…?"

Mirajane chuckled nervously. "P-pretty good, Mother…"

The room was then filled with silence.

Sergio sighed. "This isn't g-"

"WHAT!?" seemingly the entire guild shouted in shock.

"Ow…" Sergio groaned as he rubbed his ears.

The woman looked around and then saw Elfman and smiled.

"Eek!" Elfman shrieked before hiding behind Mirajane.

Lucy paled in confusion. "Wh-what was that about…?"

"Aren't children supposed to be afraid of their mother?" the strange woman asked.

Lucy then collapsed with a thump.

Sergio blinked as he turned around. "What was that sound?"

"Lucy. She fainted," Mirajane explained.

"Ah," Sergio remarked. He walked over to the passed out girl and lightly poked one of her breasts. "Yep. Out cold."

Happy giggled and began doing the same repeatedly. "Pokey, pokey."

Sergio grumbled in annoyance and slapped Happy with a fish.

"So, uhm…who is this woman…?" Bisca.

Mirajane motioned to the woman with a worried smile and explained, "This is my mother, Karasuba Strauss."

Bisca gaped. "H-huh…?"

Karasuba nodded with an eerie smile before looking around the guildhall curiously. "Hmm…where is she…?"

"Who?" Sniper Wolf asked.

Karasuba then smiled warmly and replied, "My sweet little Lisa."

Mirajane flinched and then lowered her head somberly. "She…she's not here…"

Karasuba raised an eyebrow curiously.

Sergio frowned.

"What's going on?" Karasuba urged.

Mirajane sighed and then explained, "Two years ago, Lisanna, Elfman and I went on a mission together to hunt a monster called the Beast. Elfman tried to stop the beast by using Take-Over on it…but it overpowered his will and…and Lisanna…"

Karasuba's eyes widened. "Wh-what…?" Karasuba then clenched her fists and glowered at Elfman.

"H-huh!?" Elfman grunted in confusion as he backed away slowly.

Sergio narrowed his eyes. "Karasuba, don't…!"

Karasuba then rushed past Mirajane, slamming into Elfman and pinning him to one of the many pillars in the guildhall. "You bastard! You killed my baby girl!" She then pulled her katana from its sheathe and raised it.

"W-wait!" Elfman shouted.

"Karasuba, stop!" Sergio hollered as he ran over to her and grabbed her wrist.

Karasuba clenched her fist around her blade as tears began to slowly fall from her eyes. "But…Lisanna…" She began to tremble in Sergio's grip as tears continued falling. "H-he killed my baby…m-my sweet baby girl…L-Lisanna…"

Mirajane walked up to Karasuba and put a hand on her shoulder. "Please…stop…he blames himself far more than you do…"

"B-but he…he…" After a moment, Karasuba's blade hit the ground with a loud clang as she dropped it and fell to her knees.

Mirajane knelt down and wrapped her arms around her mother. "I know…I miss her every day. My weakness cost me my sister. And I can never get her back."

Sergio sighed and then turned to Mirajane. "Mira, how 'bout you take your mother home? She needs rest."

Mirajane helped Karasuba to her feet and nodded to Sergio. "Come on, let's go home for now."

The two then walked out of the guildhall slowly.

"What was that about?" Sniper Wolf asked in confusion.

Sergio shook his head. "Long story."

Sometime later, Lucy awoke and made her way back to her apartment. However, as she walked through her doorway she gasped in shock. "Uwah!"

"Yo, Lucy," Sergio said plainly as he sat on one of her chairs.

"Why the hell are you all in my apartment!?" Lucy demanded.

Erza, with a cup of milky tea in her hand, explained, "We decided it would be best to group up tonight."

"Why my house!?"

"Because you wouldn't be comfortable with anyone but us," Sergio explained matter-of-factly.

Lucy growled in frustration before sighing. "Nevermind…"

Sergio then asked, "So, Lucy. Would you like some tea?"

"Huh…?" Her eyes then widened. "Hey! That's my tea!"

Sergio blinked curiously. "Really? Huh. We must use the same type of tea leaves then."

"You're going to replace all of the tea you used!"

Sergio waved a hand dismissively. "Right, right. So want any? I only made it for Erza but I don't see any harm in you drinking some."

"It's my damn tea you jerk!"

"Why are you always so loud?" Sniper Wolf asked in annoyance as she sat up on Lucy's bed, nude.

Sergio shrugged in response. "She's a screamer. And I could have sworn I told her I used my own tea leaves to make Erza's tea."

"She's always like that," Cana explained as she sat, bathing in Lucy's tub.

Lucy gaped. "Why are you in my bathtub!? And why is the door open!? Don't you realize Sergio's here!?"

"Oh, right." Cana then adjusted her posture to show more of her torso to Sergio.

Lucy gaped in shock.

"You act like I can't see them at all other times," Sergio remarked.

Lucy sighed and then turned to Sniper Wolf and demanded, "Why are you in my bed!? It's my bed!"

Cana raised an eyebrow. "Really? I thought it was ou-"

Lucy interrupted her by pushing the tanned beauty's head under the water. "Can it!"

"Looks like a lov-" Presa began to say before Lucy threw a bar of soap at her.

"Shut up!"

Sergio chuckled in amusement but then raised an eyebrow in thought. "Hey, idea. Why don't we all talk about why you all joined Fairy Tail? I already know Erza won't talk about hers but the rest I'm curious about."

"I have another question before that," Lucy interjected.

"Oh?"

"Mira mentioned something called the Ten Wizard Saints earlier. What is that exactly?"

"A collection of the ten most powerful mages in all of Fiore, recognized by the Council. Makarov is one of them and Karasuba is at the level to fight and defeat one."

"S-seriously...?"

Sergio nodded. "Yep. Although, she is the second strongest of the Zehn Stern of Dammerung."

"The who of the what?"

"Nothing important."

In another area of town, three people walked through the streets of Magnolia.

The first was a slim young man with orange hair that jutted out on the top of his head wildly, several sharp teeth, and black eyes wearing an open, light brown coat with yellow fur on the trim and cuffs over a high-collared purple shirt, with the collar left open, a checkered belt, dark green, baggy pants that were tucked into dark brown boots, a silver wristband on his right wrist, a black watch on the left, and a distinctive, tall, wide-brimmed brown hat with the same yellow fur as on his coat around the base and at regular intervals up to the top where there was a large ball of fur.

The second was a tall, slim young man with tanned skin and black hair that was held in an unusual style with a distinctive tuft jutting upwards and then curving forward, black eyes wearing a plain white shirt, green plaid trousers, black shoes, and a pair of yellow belts crossing over his chest.

The third was a petite, slender young woman with shoulder-length blue hair tied back with a colorful bandana, leaving a few locks hanging down, framing her face and dark hazel eyes wearing a dark blue, skintight vest that was open around her chest, allowing her bright yellow bra to be seen around her generously-sized bust, along with white pants that reached her knees and brown sandals.

The first man grumbled in annoyance, "Geez, we haven't had a mission in over a week."

"Yeah…" the second man pouted.

"Come on Jet, Droy," the young woman remarked. "It's nothing to be depressed about."

The first man, Jet, turned to her with a frown. "If this keeps up we won't have any money left, Levy."

The second man, Droy, nodded in agreement.

Levy sighed. "Well ever since that Sergio guy showed up he's been snatching jobs faster than I can see."

As the three spoke, however, a figure walked up behind them. "I don't think you need to worry about that anymore."

"What!?" Levy shouted in shock.

And fin. That brings this chapter to a close. I hope all, or at least most, of you enjoyed it. If you did, be sure to post a review. If you did not, post a review trying to explain what it is you did not like instead of just bashing the story. If you did not understand anything or were confused on anything, leave a review and I will do what I can to assuage your concerns.