I would like to credit the following users for submitting their OCs.

Lionel Zenith, Volt and Eden Stormbringer (HolyKnightsofTheRoundTable)

Vincent Larkee (reven228)

Ethan Reid (MetalSonicReject)

Heart (blog-heart-slover03)

If I didn't introduce your OC it's because I'm going to introduce them later or I rejected them, which I would have given you a PM to let you know. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter!

September 5, X790

At the Phoenix Dawn guild hall, several wizards were all sitting around and generally just lounging. Spiral, Sakura and the others have yet to return from their S-Class mission. Azusa was sitting in the corner by herself holding onto her broadsword and had a look of concern on her face.

*… I hope he comes back in one piece…* Azusa thought to herself. *He can't die… at least… not until I tell him…*

Azusa looked up and noticed all of the new guild members interacting with each other.

Two of those new guild members were Lionel Zenith (Age 26), Volt and Eden Stormbringer (Age 24). Lionel was muscular, had dark blue eyes and his yellow hair was smoothed forward. Volt was an Exceed with yellow fur and green eyes. Eden had grey hair and blue eyes. Lionel had laid out a series of jobs on the table they were sitting at.

"Which job are we going to take?" Volt asked.

"Hmm…" Lionel was looking over the job fliers repeatedly. "What do you think, Eden?"

"I don't really have a preference." Eden answered.

"This one here involves rescuing pretty girls." Volt said, pointing to one of the fliers.

"None of them say that." Lionel said.

"Aw, I thought you'd fall for it." Volt moaned.

Sitting at another table was Vincent Larkee (Age 24), a rather tall man with aristocratic features and long pale blonde hair slicked back and going down to his upper back as well as sharp green eyes. He carried himself rather well and he had this 'noble' air around him. He was also dressed rather well with a black longcoat and a white dress shirt on underneath, a pair of black dress pants, black riding boots on and a red cravat to tie the outfit together as well as a pair of white gloves. At his side he carried a sheathed sword, a rather elegant katana kept in a black sheath with golden embroidery. Overall he looked rather elegant and more like a noble than a mage.

"When are those 'powerful wizards' going to get here?" Vincent asked no one in particular.

Static slammed his fists, sparking on contact. "You want a powerful wizard? You've got one right here!"

"Heh, you don't look so tough!" Vincent laughed.

"Those are fighting words!"

"Bring it on!"

"Take it outside, guys!" Karina shouted. "We can't pay to have our guild hall repaired if you destroy it!"

Aqua, who was sitting at another table, sighed and noticed that there was a young man sitting at her table drawing something on a sketchpad. He was Ethan Reid (Age 21); a young man with short, spiky blonde hair and blue eyes.

"What are you drawing?" Aqua asked, leaning closer to Ethan to get a closer look at his drawing.

"Uh, w-well…" Ethan stuttered a bit.

Aqua saw that it was a beautiful sketch of the inside of their guild hall.

"I really like your drawing." Aqua complimented.

"Th-thank you." Ethan said. "This is just something I do for some quick cash on the side."

"Can I see some of your other drawings?" Aqua asked.

"Sure." Ethan handed Aqua his sketchpad.

Aqua sifted through the sketchpad until she came across a drawing of four people.

"Wait, aren't they-" Aqua was about to say.

"Yep, that's Team Natsu of Fairy Tail." Ethan said. "I actually made that sketch based on a Sorcerer Weekly article. I never actually met them."

"Didn't they disappear over 6 years ago?"

"Yeah… I wonder if they're okay…"

"You know… one of our guild mates actually met Team Natsu a long time ago. Maybe you could ask him about them sometime."

"Thanks… that'll be 5 J for looking."

"What?!"

"Hahe, I'm just kidding."

At another table all by herself was Heart (Age 12), a tall, young girl with straight black hair that reached her shoulders, black eyes, white skin and wearing a white T-shirt with a black cardigan, jeans, black flats and a blue bracelet.

"You seem quiet." Aura said as she approached Heart.

Heart looked up at Aura. "Oh, hi."

"Don't you want to meet some of your new guild mates?" Aura asked. "I'd prefer it if you did, because Azusa over there has barely said a word to anyone ever since she entered the guild. I tried talking to her once, but she didn't say anything."

"And I thought I was quiet."

"Only a few people in our guild have actually heard her speak: Master Blaise, Aqua and Spiral."

"I think I met Aqua the other day, but…"

"Spiral's out away on a job with other guild mates. It was an S-Class job, so I hope they're all okay."

Just then the doors to the guild hall had opened and everyone's attention had turned to them. Walking through the entrance were Spiral, Sakura, Jason, Hikari, Flora, Haru and Xanders and as they made their way to Blaise's office, almost everyone was just staring at them.

"They're back…" Aqua muttered.

Azusa had finally looked up and smiled. *Thank goodness…* She thought.

The group entered Blaise's office, where she was busy filing paperwork.

"Master Blaise, we're back." Spiral said.

"I'm glad to see you all made it back in one piece." Blaise said. "And I'm also glad that you have brought some new guild mates with you. Please give me a full report on the mission."

Back inside the guild hall, things were still almost too quiet until someone else had finally spoken up.

"Those were the wizards sent on the S-Class quest?" Vincent asked. "They didn't look so tough."

"Hey!" Static shouted as he headbutt Vincent. "Don't underestimate Spiral! He actually managed to beat me!"

"Heh, like that's anything special!" Vincent laughed.

"Watch it, buddy!" Static said.

Lionel and Eden were also talking amongst themselves.

"That girl with the green hair…" Lionel said. "I wonder…"

"So you sensed it, too." Eden said.

"Sensed what?" Volt asked.

Back in Blaise's office, the mission report had been given and Blaise seemed lost in thought.

"So you not only completed your mission, but you defeated a group of wizards on par with most S-Class mages on your own." Blaise said before standing up. "Jason, Spiral, Sakura, Hikari, please step forward."

The four wizards took a step forward and Blaise walked around her desk and up to them.

"Over the last month, you have proven yourselves as very capable wizards and your abilities have far exceeded my expectations." Blaise said. "On your missions, you have all displayed incredible willpower, cunning and strength; all of the qualities necessary for an S-Class mage. Even though the job was only S-Class to bring powerful wizards for the sake of sparring, I feel as though you four are among the strongest in our guild. That is why I am granting all four of you the title of Phoenix Dawn's S-Class!"

All four of them were a little surprised hearing those words, though each of them seemed to have a different reaction to it.

"Seriously?!" Sakura asked with a look of excitement.

"It's an honor." Jason said with a smile.

"Are you sure?" Spiral asked with only a small hint of doubt.

"I don't think I'm cut out for S-Class." Hikari said with a sweat drop on her head.

"Some of you may not even be aware of your true strength, but eventually you will understand just how strong you are." Blaise assured them. "But that doesn't mean you have to stop training. In fact, now that you're S-Class you have to get even stronger."

Sakura smacked her fist against her palm. "You don't have to tell me twice!"

"Now then…" Blaise said as she turned to Xanders and Haru. "You two need your guild marks."

"By the way, I saw that we got some new members to the guild." Spiral said.

"Yes, at least five more have entered our guild since you four left." Blaise said. "Be sure to introduce yourselves."

A few minutes later, Blaise exited her office, went to the second floor with Spiral, Sakura, Jason and Hikari standing behind her and stood before the rest of the guild.

"May I have your attention, please?" Blaise asked.

Everyone else in the guild hall turned their attention toward Blaise.

"As you may already know, Phoenix Dawn doesn't have any S-Class wizards." Blaise announced. "However, today I have decided to grant these four wizards behind me that title! Spiral Yuki, Sakura Momohime, Jason Lexus and Hikari Suta! Some of you may see them as too young to be S-Class, but in my eyes they are all capable and powerful wizards."

"Is she serious?" Volt asked, whispering to Lionel.

"She IS a Wizard Saint, so you can't question her decision." Lionel said.

"If any of you wish to take on an S-Class quest, you must have one of these four accompanying you." Blaise continued. "That is all I have to say at the moment. If you'll excuse me, I'll be gone for another few days to complete another request. I trust you all won't destroy the guild hall while I'm out."

And with that Blaise left the guild hall and the four newly appointed S-Class wizards went down the stairs.

"Hey, Spiral!" Static shouted. "Now that you're back, how about a rematch?"

"Not right now, Static." Spiral answered. "I'm feeling a little tired right now."

"Come on!" Static said. "Don't be like that. Let's brawl!"

Static charged his fists with lightning and lunged toward Spiral.

"Photon Wall!"

Static slammed face first into a wall of light that Hikari had created.

"If Spiral's not in the mood to fight, he shouldn't have to fight!" Hikari shouted before clutching onto Spiral's arm. "And if you need any help resting, I'd be more than happy to help."

"Shall I grab my mallet then?" Flora asked as she flew up to Sakura. "Anyway, congratulations on making S-Class!"

"Heh, this is just the beginning!" Sakura said with a smirk. "Come on, Flora! Let's get some training done!"

Sakura was about to run out of the guild hall until she was stopped by Lionel.

"Excuse me, Sakura, was it?" Lionel asked. "Do you mind if I ask you something?"

"I don't mind, go ahead." Sakura said.

"Do you know anything about the Lightning Dragon Albion?" Lionel asked.

"Why would you ask me that?" Sakura asked.

"It's just that I noticed by your scent that you're a Dragon Slayer, just like me." Lionel answered.

"You're a Dragon Slayer, too?" Flora asked.

"Yep!" Volt said, flying right next to Lionel. "He's the Lightning Dragon Slayer!"

"Wait…" Jason said as he walked up to them. "I thought Fairy Tail's Laxus was the Lightning Dragon Slayer."

"He only obtained that power through a lacrima." Lionel stated. "I was actually raised by Albion himself."

"I'm sorry, but I don't know anything about the dragons other than Fleuressca." Sakura said.

Lionel seemed a little disappointed. "I should have expected not to get any answers."

"Jason!"

Jason turned to see Aqua waving and calling to him and he walked over to Aqua and Ethan.

"Need something, Aqua?" Jason asked.

"Yeah, this is Ethan, one of our new guild mates." Aqua said, motioning her hand to Ethan. "He's a big fan of Fairy Tail's Team Natsu, so I figured you should tell him about the time you met them."

"Of course." Jason said as he sat down at the table.

At that same time in the guild hall, Azusa was walking up to Spiral, but she stopped and hesitated for some reason and turned around. As she walked back to the table, Heart walked up to her.

"Are you okay?" Heart asked.

"… I'm fine." Azusa answered simply.

"I heard that you're pretty quiet." Heart said.

Azusa remained silent.

"Like that." Heart said. "I don't know why you don't talk to anyone, but you're in a guild now. I might be quiet myself, but at least I'm talking to people. You barely talk to anyone."

"I… I just don't do so well around other people…"

"Then why did you join a guild?"

"… I came… because I'm looking for someone…"

"Well, whoever it is, you won't find them by being quiet." Aura said as she walked up to them. "If you want to find them you have to start speaking up."

Azusa thought about it for a moment and then smiled. "I'll do that… Thanks…"

A/N: Did I portray everyone's OC okay? Please let me know in the reviews (This will be the only case in which I will ask for a review). For the characters I haven't provided clothing descriptions for, just use your imagination because I wasn't provided the information when they were submitted. I'm still accepting OCs, so if you still want to submit one please fill out the character sheet in Chapter 9. By the way in case you're wondering, Azusa DOES NOT have a crush on Spiral. What she needs to tell him is something completely different than something like that. Anyway, stay tuned for next time!