Child of Hidden Magic

Series: Fairy Tail, Fairy Tail Future
Type: On-going Fanfiction
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Pairings: NaLu, Gruvia, Gajevy, Jerza; Elfever, Miraxus; and their children.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or the characters. Purely fan made. However, their children I created from my own imagination.

Chapter Twenty-eight

The next day, Lucille woke up bright and early. Even though she slept like a log, she was anxious about how everything would be revealed today. She thought about Erza's words before they made their way home.

"You contacted Uncle Jellal..?" Natalie whispered in shock.

"Yes."

"What's the plan, Erza?" Natsu asked with a serious expression. His body was rigid, tense. He went back to the battle with Tartaros and..Zeref. His eyes darkened for a moment as his mind went back to those horrible times. He almost lost himself in his memories but he felt a warm hand touch the back of his neck, their fingers gently scratching the neck line of his cherry blossom pink hair. He let out a slow, slightly shaky breath as he looked at Lucy. She gave him a smile and he relaxed. No, he would protect everyone. Their would be no sacrifices, no death. Only the death of his child's enemies. Maybe that was too dark of a thought, but he'd do anything to protect his comrades, and especially his three precious girls.

If Erza noticed the dark expression, she didn't let on. She rested her hands on the table. "Even though it's late, I will contact our fellow guilds to come to Magnolia tomorrow. We will explain the situation. Once everyone is aware," her eyes narrowed, a slight smirk tugging on her lips. "We will prepare for battle." This earned smirks from both Natsu and Gray. Lucy and Juvia, their expressions serious, nodded in unison. Natalie, Lucille, and Ray looked at each other surprised but smiled nonetheless. "Now. Go home and get some rest. We will all gather in the main hall at nine a.m sharp." After that everyone filed out and headed home.

Lucille looked at the lacrima telling her the time and sighed. It was seven thirty. How would she pass the time? Not to mention she was nervous to see everyone from the other guilds. Crime Sorcieré, Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, Mermaid Heel and Sabertooth. She'd probably get to see Adonis, Amber, Neve, Roxy, and Uriana. She was nervous to see them as well. Deciding not to think about her nerves, she grabbed some clothes and tip toed her way to the bathroom. As she turned the shower on and hoped she wouldn't wake anyone up, she tried to think of how she'd bind her time. Her thoughts drifted to Lydia and Lance. She wondered how they were. Was Lydia any better? Should she stop by and relay to Lance what was going on today? Probably. Then her thoughts drifted to Ray. He'd probably be able to calm her down. As she got dressed, and let her hair air dry some before putting it into a pony tail, she decided she'd go see Ray first. With that, she left a note and she put on her brown boots and quietly left the house. Ray didn't live too far away. Before they were born, Lucy told her how she had become quite close with Juvia now that she wasn't considered a love rival after she married Natsu. And begged both Gray and Natsu to get houses close by. So close all they had to do was walk a couple minutes away. The two gave in when she threatened to have Erza pummel them if they didn't bend to her demand. So of course they did.

Once Lucille arrived at the Fullbuster's, she creeped to the back of their house. Ray's bedroom window was in the back on the left. When she got to his window she saw a lump on top of his bed accompanied by a mess of blue hair. She chuckled as she tapped on the window. When he didn't stir, she smiled. She then knocked on the window, which made him stir but not sit up. Her grin widened as she brought her arms back, hands by her head, before she slammed them on the window. She saw the lump of Ray jump a foot in the air before falling off the bed with a thump.

Ray poked his head up above his bed to look at the window, his hair a dishelved mess. What he saw made him inwardly chuckle, but on the outside he frowned from being woken up. Lucille had her face pressed against the glass and was waving like an idiot. He sighed and held up his index finger, asking 'give me a minute.' When she nodded and walked away, he sighed and put on a pair of dark gray sweatpants, and a navy blue t-shirt, with some sandals. He tip toed out of the house and to the backyard. Lucille was bent down admiring Juvia's pond with many unique fish. He cleared his throat and she turned her head to look at him before standing. "Please explain to me why you woke me up at eight in the morning? And by giving me a heart attack no less?" When she chuckled his heart thumped but he focused on her words.

Lucille breathed in but didn't directly look him in the eyes. "I slept well but..I'm a little nervous about everyone coming together. I haven't seen them in so long. And out of the circumstances of why they are coming together has me a tad nervous and regretful." She said as she finally sat down on one of the benches. "That's why I came here before I was going to go visit Lydia and Lance. I knew you could help calm me down." She said giving him a confident smile. He was her best friend and all.

Ray blinked and sighed, he smiled as he scratched his bed head and walked to sit down on the bench as well. "Well, I have always been able to calm you down. But this feeling probably isn't just being nervous. You're excited, Lu. You've been gone for eight years and you're getting to see our friends after so long. You're just nervous to see how they will react to you being back and how they look and act like. It's understandable." He said calmly after he gave her a comforting smile. He watched her breathe in and sigh. She gave him such a grateful and sweet smile that he felt his heart beat quicken and his face heat up. He had such an urge to just wrap her in his arms and hold her, but he restrained himself, as hard as it was.

Lucille stood and smiled. Ray was right. She was just excited. And that was fine. As she listened to what Ray said and let his voice wash over her, she felt much calmer. She turned to him, bent down, and gave him a quick hug. "See?" She said with her hands on his shoulders. "I knew I was right to come to you." She pulled away and grinned, walking backwards. "Thanks for calming me down. I'll meet you at the guild after I see Lydia and Lance!" She waved and began jogging towards Wendy's house.

Ray just sat there, finally letting himself blush full blast. He put a hand to his heart and sighed, a smirk tugging at his lips. "Why does this always happen..? Mavis, she's going to be the death of me."

Lydia felt as if her body was made of lead. Her body felt exhausted but her mind felt awake. However, she didn't have the energy to open her eyes. Where was she? The last thing she remembered was redirecting the lighting at Quinn and Nina. What happened after? Wait...was she dead? She began to panic slightly but stopped when she smelled the sent of clean air, woods, and..books? The only person who smelled like books was..

Sudden movement made her finally open her eyes. After her eyes adjusted, she saw tree branches stretching to the ceiling. 'Aunt Wendy's?' She thought. Then she glanced down and saw a mess of blue hair. This made her body stiffen when she realized it was Lance. As he breathed in slowly from sleeping, she drank him in. His natural, perfectly tan skin, his unnatural blue hair that looked like ocean waves, and his calm expression. But she took note of how he had a permanent wrinkle on his brow that formed over the years from him concentrating. But when she looked around, no one else was there. How had they got to Wendy's? Cain's teleportation? Where were the others? Why was Lance here? Lance, of all people! All of a sudden she gasped when she felt pressure on her hand. Here, Lance was gripping her hand in his. She blushed but then broke into a warm smile. She gripped his hand making Lance's eyes open sharply. He sat up and stared directly at her.

"Lydia!" He shouted. He stopped short as he noticed he accidentally moved the blanket, revealing her chest. They both blushed like mad. He grabbed the blanket quickly and threw it back over her, accidentally covering her whole head. He turned away embarrassed before saying. "I'm sorry! I-I!" He heard Lydia's soft, muffled laughter and cautiously turned around. When he saw the blanket over her head he burst out laughing too. When their laughter died down he pulled the blanket down to reveal her face and collar bone. Color had returned to her cheeks and she didn't look in pain. "Sorry about that..um, how do you feel?" He said as he took a seat.

Lydia sighed. "I'm a little sore, and my body is so heavy. But..my mind feels alright. What happened? Last thing I remember, I redirected that lightning. Did I pass out?" She asked.

Lance nodded. "Yeah. Your plan worked. But you suddenly passed out. That's when Cain teleported us. We were a little ways away from Wendy's so we brought you here, then had Wendy treat you. I stayed behind to...to take care of you along with Wendy." He said looking away slightly. He sighed and bowed his head. "You had horrible scorch marks from the lightning traveling down your arm and through your skin. Wendy said she could probably tone them down but," he swallowed. "She said that you'd probably have a small scar." He waited for her anguish, her anger, and her defiance. But that's not what he received.

"Ah." She said as she closed her eyes. She sighed. "I guess it can't be helped." She watched as Lance looked at her sharply, his eyes wide in astonishment. She smiled. "I guess I'll just have to look at it as a proud battle wound." She said giving him a cheeky smile. She watched as he looked at her, tears slowly beginning to form in his eyes. But he didn't let them fall. He huffed and smiled. She smiled. "And it's not your fault. It was my decision, all you did was trust in me, your comrade." She found and gripped his hand. Her expression turning hard. "And don't you dare blame yourself for my actions and the faith you had in me."

Lance saw there was no fighting Lydia so he smiled and nodded. "Alright." He said gripping her hand back. They stared at each other. His red eyes seemed to drink in the life her eyes had once again. There was fight, strength, and love he noted. He bit his lip, wanting to say something about how he knew of her feelings, but not sure how to begin. All of a sudden he heard Wendy open her front door and running feet before Lucille burst into the room. "Lucille." He said before she rushed to Lydia, Wendy not far behind.

"Lydia! How do you feel?!" She asked as she gripped her free hand.

Lydia smiled. "I'm fine. My body is sore and tired but I'll live to fight another day." She said confidently.

Lucille looked at her relieved and nodded, tears in her eyes. "I'm glad to hear that." Her expression turned serious as she went to grab a chair and sit down by her bed. Wendy came and began to heal Lydia with her magic. "Master Erza called the guilds together." Everyone stopped, afraid to even breathe. She continued. "She's going to explain the situation and ask them to join us. Then she said we'll train. Preparing for battle." You could hear a pin drop as everyone mulled over her words. "I thought I would tell you before I head to the guild. We're meeting at nine a.m." She said, standing as she noticed she needed to head over. "Sorry, I can't stay long."

"It's alright." Lydia said.

"Go. We'll fill in Aunt Wendy as she tends to Lydia." Lance said with a nod. Lucille nodded, smiled to all of them then left.

As Wendy looked at Lydia's marks she spoke. "So. What is going on that calls for our guilds to be united?"

Lucille decided to walk in the side entrance of the guild and was glad she did. As she walked down a hallway leading to the main hall, she saw many people gathered. She hid behind the corner and looked at each new person. Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, Mermaid Heel, Sabertooth, and even the Crime Sorcieré were all here. It was exactly nine o'clock and she swallowed the lump in her throat. She could feel everyone's magical power. Which intimidated her more. She squealed when someone poked her sides. She crumpled to the floor and looked up to see Naja's toothy grin. "Naja!"

"What're you doin' standin' there like a wallflower?" She said with her arms crossed. Not surprised that Lucille was still super ticklish.

Lucille looked away. "Well...I'm just..uhh.."

Naja just cocked her head to the side. "Yer scared?" She asked curiously.

Lucille blushed. "Just a little...everyone's magical power is incredible. It's intimidating."

Naja only laughed as she grabbed Lucille's forearm, lifting her up effortlessly. "Yer strong too, ya know." Lucille looked at her shocked. "Don't let'em intimidate you girl. Show'em how strong an' confident you are an' have become." She smirked looking at the sea of people.

Lucille smiled and nodded. She interlocked her arm with Naja's, earning her a surprised look as she marched them forward. As they made there way on to the scene, Naja made Lucille release her as she pushed her into Ray. She bumped into his back and he lifted his arm to look back and see it was her. She gave him an apologetic smile and pointed to Naja who stuck her tongue out at her. Ray sighed as he lowered his arm around Lucille's shoulders and turned her away from the other members, causing her to blush some from their close proximity. She breathed a sigh of relief. Natalie, Cain, Lucy, Natsu, Gray, and Juvia made a circle around her. She smiled. 'Mavis, I love my family..'

Just then the whole hall hushed as Erza descended the stairs. As she walked towards the bar, she jumped up and stood on the bar so everyone could see and hear her.

"Thank you, everyone, for coming on such short notice." She placed her hands on her hips. "I won't be cryptic and instead be straight forward. We need your help in defending a member of our guild." She scanned the room till her eyes landed on Lucille, whom gulped and stiffened. "A certain group is after them and wants to sacrifice them and their magic to gain immortality. Why they want immortality is still unclear. But this member encountered some of them and they are strong. One of our own getting severely hurt. She will live but the fact remains. So, will you all ally us in our efforts to crush them? To pay them back for wanting to sacrifice one of own and for the fallen member whom they hurt?" Erza knew the answer but as a couple agonizing seconds went by, all of a sudden the hall erupted. Everyone saying they were in. She smiled and noticed Lucille looked like she were crying as Ray and Natalie huddled around her. The next moment, someone asked the question Erza knew would cause an uproar. Whether it was good or bad was anyone's guess. Erza was leaning towards the good.

"Who's the member?" Lyon Vasti, the new Master of Lamia Scale asked, his arms folded across his chest.

Erza smiled. "You may know her as the young girl we lost eight years ago." She saw everyone frown then gasp from realization. "She's back but instead of taking my word for it," she looked to Lucille. "Come forward."

Lucille swallowed and Ray and Natalie gave her one last squeeze before pushing her forward. She breathed in as she stood on a step stool, Erza taking her hand to help her up. As Lucille slowly turned she realized she wasn't breathing. She took in a shaky breath and looked at her friends and family, their support strengthening her. She spoke. "I, Lucille Dragneel, disappeared eight years ago to the spirit world, desperate to be a celestial spirit Mage. It turns out I had the potential, it was just dormant. So the Spirit King had an audience with me and accepted to teach me. However, time is different in the Spirit realm. So in order to gain my magic, that meant disappearing for eight years. I could have told you all but," she looked down. "It would have been harder to leave. So I didn't tell anyone." She looked up. "Now I'm seventeen, I have gained the magic I always sought after, but now I'm being targeted. My friend, Lydia, got hurt because of me. And I know we're all strong, but these people...they're strong too." She stared everyone down when she felt Erza's comforting hand on her shoulder. "I will not go easily. I will fight against them. But I hope you'll aide us. With our collected strength, I'm sure we'll be able to crush them!" She said. Then the hall erupted into cheers. She noticed some were crying, some jumping for joy. Lucille gave them the happiest smile she had and jumped down. Immediately she was surrounded in the largest group hug she's ever been a part of or seen.

"It's so good to have you back, Lucille!" Milliana cried, rubbing her cheek to Lucille's. Lucille giggled as the sensation tickled.

"You've grown into a lovely young woman, Lucille-chan." Hibiki said as he grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it lightly, Jenny right by his side smiling warmly. Jenny still looked young, much like Mirajane. She found out, Hibiki had taken over as Blue Pegasus's new Master. He was the perfect Master for the new generation in her eyes at least.

"Thank you, Master Hibiki." She said bashfully, nodding to Jenny. She remembered she had a small innocent crush on Hibiki when she was younger, and of course he reveled in it. But not as he would with normal women. Hibiki gave her a smile and let himself be shoved out of the way by a young woman around her age. She had dark blue eyes and tan skin. Her dark pink hair shaved on the left side of her head while full, and wavy on the right side, resting on her shoulder. She had multiple ear piercings on both ears and one lip ring on her bottom lip. She wore a revealing black suit. She did not wear a shirt underneath her suit jacket, which reveals most of her breasts, being buttoned three times beneath her chest; a pink belly button ring visible. The sleeves are rolled up to her forearms and one pink, fingerless, fishnet glove adorned her right hand. She wears black, tight but stretchy suit pants with dark pink, rocker boots. The Lamia Scale guild mark on her left breast in pink.

"Outta the way, Uncle Flirtypants."

"Uncle?" Lucille asked and stared at the girl trying to figure out who she was. She had quite the bold look. That's when it hit her. "Wait..Roxana?!" She exclaimed. Everyone in the room hushed dangerously. Roxana looked at her and gave her the most dark and sinister smile.

"I'll excuse you since you've just come back. But no one, NO ONE, calls me Roxana anymore. It's Roxy. Got it?"

"Uh..uh...y-yes!" Lucille said stiffly. After that, Roxy broke out into a grin, spread her arms out and wrapped Lucille into a bear hug. She released her and began to comment on how beautiful she had become, and how voluptuous she was. Roxy is the daughter of Sherry and Ren Akatsuki.

Next a young woman a little shorter than Lucille and a young man stepped forward. The young woman had short, wavy, brownish blonde hair, peach skin, and blue eyes with round, slim glasses. She wears a violet, sleeveless, formfitting dress. The dress begins at her neck and comes to the center of her collar bone to a yellow diamond. The top of the dress covers her chest but from her torso to her waist is lavender with yellow polka dots. She wears a light purple belt with a yellow diamond in the middle, and the dress splitting in the middle and gets longer in the back. She wears dark brown pants with violet boots. The boots reach below her knees and have a u-shaped section that is similar to how the torso of her dress looks, with two brown bands around her ankles. Her wrists are adorned with light purple stretchy bands and her guild mark is on her left shoulder blade in lavender. The young man has dark blue eyes with shoulder length, blond hair; half of it is pulled into a braid with a strip of hair on the right side of his face, and peach skin. He wears a green v-neck shirt and a blue jacket that ends past his waist, the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. His neck is adorned with a silver necklace with a blue gem and a light green scarf, his right wrist has two skinny black bands, one with a green gem. He wears a black belt, brown tight pants, and black boots that come to his knees. The Blue Pegasus guild mark is on his left peck muscle in blue. They seemed to look like they were related. The young man looked like a Greek god. 'Wait..Greek god?' Lucille thought. She gasped and pointed. "Amber?! Adonis?!" Both of them looked at her surprised but smiled.

"Hello, Lucille. It's been a long time." Amber said as she came forward and wrapped her in a hug. She pulled away. "We're so happy and relieved that you are alright. But shame on you for not telling us!" She said in a mock full, scolding tone. But she didn't keep it for long before she smiled. She was pushed to the side as Adonis came up and swooped Lucille in air, twirling her, forcing everyone else to move away or get a foot full of Lucille's boots to their faces. Lucille giggled once she was placed on solid ground.

"Lucille-chan!" Adonis said smiling as he went to kiss her cheek but was stopped by Amber grabbing his ear. "Ow ow ow!"

"No, no, Adonis. You're spoken for remember? Besides, she's a couple years too young for you." Amber apologized as she drug a whimpering and flailing Adonis away. Amber and Adonis were the daughter and son of Jenny and Hibiki Lates. They were quite powerful and quite the duo on missions, Lucille was told. She's never seen them in action but she really wanted to.

Lucille said hello and talked some with Sherry and Ren, and Jenny and Hibiki, as well as Roxy, Amber, and Adonis. She found out that Roxy was the lead singer and guitarist of her rock band, 'Webz of Fate'. Turns out Naja was their drummer but kept that on the low, she wore a sort of disguise. Not even Lucille's team knew, save Lance who was threatened to keep his mouth shut. Adonis took over Jenny's legacy and was a Mage and model. He was definitely sought after but told Lucille that his heart was taken. When she asked by who, a tall young woman walked forward with a fluffy, pink haired young man. She had long, semi-wavy, pinkish white hair pulled into a side pony tail with side bangs that cover her right eye. She has green, slanted eyes and peach skin. She wears a dark green, sleeveless, dress-skirt. The dress-skirt begins from the middle of her neck; leaving an opening to expose some of her chest with a gold chain. At her mid section she has a gold trim design on both sides; the sides outlined in the gold trim design are pastel green. The skirt is short, outlined in gold trim, and is cut on the right side of her thigh and has two chains. Pastel green tights adorn her legs with black thigh-high boots with two gold buckles and gold toe trimmings. She has black gloves and adorns the Crime Sorcieré cloak. The Crime Sorcieré guild mark on her left thigh in pale green.

"By me." The woman spoke in a slightly low voice.

As Lucille looked at her, she saw Meredy smile and wave at her from behind. She gasped and whispered. "Ur! Uriana!" She grinned and gave her a tight hug. Uriana made an 'oof' sound for the hug and patted Lucille's head. When she pulled away she looked from her to Adonis. "So..you two..but how?"

Adonis chuckled. "She asked me." Lucille gasped, blushing, and looked at Uriana.

Uriana just shrugged. "He was just dilly-dallying. Stalling if you will. I can only wait so long. No..scratch that, I'm not a patient person. So I asked him." She said bluntly. To which Adonis just scratched the back of his head.

"You gotta realize, you're a pretty intimidating person, Love." He said as he lazily draped his arm over her shoulder. He was only a couple inches taller than Ur.

Ur rolled her eyes as she grabbed his middle finger from the arm draped around her, and bent it back. He grunted as he removed his arm from around her, Ur still holding back his middle finger. She grinned evilly. "And you wouldn't have me any other way, correct?" Adonis just laughed and nodded. She let him go but not before kissing his finger. Then she turned her attention to Lucille who straightened her back.

"Sis, I think you're scaring her."

Lucille looked to the young man who had been quiet the whole time beside Ur. He had short, pink, wavy hair and dark green eyes. He wore a long, red zip-up hoodie with two white, vertical stripes at the top of the hoodie, and on the sides of his arms. He wears a dark grey shirt, with a small, grey v-neck trim. He wears a black belt that has two bands attached and light brown, form fitting pants, with black shoes. The Lamia Scale guild mark is on his left forearm in dark red. The young man smiled and waved at her and Lucille figured he was Neve. He was the only one left. "Neve!" She smiled. "Your hair is just as fluffy as ever."

Neve looked down bashfully but smiled. He came up and gave her a big hug before pulling away. But not before whispering, "We're so glad you're back. It's been a lonely eight years without you." Neve and Ur were the daughter and son of Lyon and Meredy. Lyon and Meredy ended up having to work together for a mission concerning their two guilds. And they found they had a connection. Of course, they technically had a long distance relationship, but they pushed through and got married; having Uriana then Neve. Of course Meredy took time off from her place in her guild, but after awhile, she returned and Ur obviously joining her as she got comfortable with her magic. Neve smiled and looked at the others. "We're finally all here!" He said enthusiastically as he thrust his arms in the air.

Lucille giggled and watched as Ultear, Max, Naja, and Jax walked up to them. Along with Cain, Natalie, and Ray, and Leroy, Bea, Zane, Kenji, and Yuuna. Her friends, her family, were finally together. She smiled as she said, "C'mon! Group hug!" Those who were reluctant were dragged in by the others as they all laughed at their odd hug. Once they pulled away, Erza grabbed their attention.

"Alright, now that we understand the situation. I'd appreciate it if you all would mind staying here at Fairy Tail and train with us. We'll learn how to attack together, some of you are already familiar with that concept." Erza smiled as she saw Lyon and Gray give each other knowing smirks. Mirajane and Jenny smiled at each other, as well as Lucy and Yukino. She saw many others exchange knowing looks, as well as her own to Jellal. "Once we are familiar with each other, we will search for this group. Is this alright?" There were whispers but in the end, they all agreed. Of course, they had to contact their respective guilds and have someone fill in for them as temporary Master. Once that was settled, everyone was shown where their rooms would be during their stay. Erza explained that they would begin tomorrow and that for now, they should just relax and enjoy themselves.

Lucille immediately wanted to talk more with Amber, Adonis, Neve, Roxy, and Ur. She found out Roxy had 'String Magic'. Basically it consisted of light-weight, almost invisible strings of air that can either be sharp or not. She can use them as traps; if someone taps it she'll know, and she can wrap them around her foes and make them do what she wants. Like hitting themselves or attacking other people, basically making them her puppet. It was a combination of Ren's air magic and Sherry's doll magic. And honestly, perfect for her personality. Amber took after Hibiki with Archive magic, and Adonis took after Jenny with her Machina Soul magic. Neve had snow magic and Ur had a type of magic similar to 'Maguilty Sense' called 'Mist Sense'. Mist comes out of her hands and slithers to her foe, freezing them in place while the mist invades their senses; she then can make them "feel" pain or experience a memory, it's all mental, not physical. Ur told Lucille the first time she used it, she accidentally casted it on herself and became blind in her right eye, which is why she grew her hair out and over that half of her face. She lifted away the hair to show her right eye, which was a dull, pale green. She then covered it back up, but not before Adonis took her face and kissed her right eye. The action made Lucille blush, but she knew that was Adonis's way of saying she was still beautiful. Which was beautiful in and of itself. But Ur also took up Ice-make magic. Their magic was so incredible to hear about and made her eager to see it in action tomorrow.

Lucille told them of her time in the Spirit World, which led her to showing off Locksmith. Amber was quite intrigued. And once again, someone was the victim of Locksmith's body lock. Cause ripples of laughter. By then it was time for lunch and they all ate together while chatting happily.

After lunch, Lucille made her way to talk with each guild. She started with Mermaid Heel. Of course she had seen Kagura and Kenji just the other day, but she talked with Millianna, Araña, Beth, and Risley. None of them had any children, but she wasn't surprised. They were all like good Aunts to her. Then she went to talk with the members of Lamia Scale. It was great to see Uncle Lyon again and he was thrilled to see her as he brought her into a hug while making an ice kitten for her. Sherry and Chelia rushed at her, wrapping her in their embrace. Chelia was still a close friend of Wendy's and often helped her out with healing people. Not to mention they still teamed up sometimes. Sherry, Roxy's mother, was still the same, although she sported a short, curly haired look. The other Lamia Scale members were happy to have her back as well and told them they were still the same. Lyon told Lucille that only Neve and Roxy were the new generation as of now, that they would carry on the guilds name.

When Lucille made her way to visit Crime Sorcieré, they were huddled in a corner, Erza right beside them. The Council still haven't really approved of Crime Sorcieré nor did they know whom the members were. Of course some speculated, but the guild didn't cause havoc, so they let them be. But Crime Sorcieré, due to certain missions, had to work together with all of the guilds present. Of course they were skeptical once they saw who the members were but after working with them, they decided to keep the guild members identities secret. They all turned to her and she gave Jellal a hug. He stiffened in surprise, but hugged her back warmly.

"So how are you dealing with all of this, Lucille?" Jellal asked tentatively.

Lucille breathed. "I'm dealing. Of course, I'm still worried. But now that I've told everyone, and you all agreed to help, I feel calmer." She said smiling. "And I won't go with them easily." She winked.

"You won't definitely." Macbeth said, a small, sinister smile forming on his lips.

"Yes! Me and my babies will take care of them!" Sorano declared triumphantly, her hands on her hips. After some time, Sorano and Yukino crossed paths. Two sisters who had been sewerage do for so long were reunited for a mission. Once they realized it, they cried and rejoiced. Since then they've kept in contact. Sorano wanting to be in her niece and nephews lives. Lucille giggled.

"We'll take care of them in a flash." Sawyer said as he gave her a thumbs up. Lucille smiled at him.

"Have you visited Lance and Lydia?" Erza asked.

Lucille nodded. "I did before I came to the guild this morning. She's doing well. I don't know about her scarring, and she said her body was weak, but that she felt alert and awake." She chuckled. "And in her words she said, 'I'd to live to fight another day.'"

They all chuckled. "That definitely is something Lydia would say. She would definitely wouldn't say that if she wouldn't live." Erza smiled. Then her expression grew serious. "We will win, Lucille. Especially, for Lydia as well as you. You won't be taken from us again. Stay strong." She said as Jellal rested a hand on her hip, bringing her closer. "We'll talk more about that tomorrow. For now, just reminisce with everyone." She said giving her a warm smile.

Lucille fought back the lump in her throat and gave them a toothy grin. "Aye!" She responded before waving and moving on.

Erza spoke to Jellal in a low voice. "You will be staying the night, yes?"

Jellal kissed her head. "Yes. This time, we stay. We will learn to fight together, as you said, for the best outcome." Erza's expression relaxed and she allowed herself for a moment to relax into him. To rejoice in his presence, as she conversed with them, learning what they have been up to.

Lucille then made her way to the members of a Blue Pegasus. Of course she became surrounded by Hibiki, Ren, and

As her, Natalie, Lucy, and Natsu walked towards their home Natsu spoke. "We'll get them Lucille."

"I know."

"And we won't lose anyone either." He said as he wrapped her in a hug as they walked. Lucille breathed in her fathers scent which smelled of nature and the smoke from a bon fire. It soothed her nerves.

She smiled and with new found certainty in her voice she replied. "I know."

Phew this was a long chapter! But I really wanted to fit all of this into one chapter.

So you get to meet the other kids! And yes I'll be uploading what they look like soon. Probably the next day.

But I hope you're looking forward to the next chapter. It'll be action filled, and have some funny stuff in it too. 〜（ゝ。∂）