A/N: Episode 223, Opening 18.

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CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR: HERE COMES KEMOKEMO

Fairy Tail...

The Fairy Tail members were going about their day when the guild doors opened, revealing a Council messenger.

"A frog?"

"A dinosaur?"

The guild soon gathered. "Master Makarov, I have come from the Council with a message." The messenger said.

"Hey! Did somebody cause trouble again?" Makarov asked.

"No, that's not it. Among the seven guild teams that put up a good fight in the Grand Magic Games, we've created an exchange student system, wherein participants can broaden their knowledge of other guilds." The messenger explained.

"Exchange students..." Makarov repeated.

"Five members can participate." The messenger holds up five fingers.

"Gramps, I'll go!" Natsu pointed to himself. "Me, me! It's perfect! I can ask around about Kemokemo!"

"Natsu, you don't know what an exchange student is, do you?" Lucy asked.

"I'm goin' for sure! You too, right, Happy?" Natsu questioned.

"Aye!"

Lucy raised her hand. "Then maybe I'll go, too. I'd worry if Natsu went off alone."

Gray tried to sneak away but Erza grabbed him. "Where are you going?" She asked.

"Um, I thought I'd go out on a job or something..." Gray answered.

"We're exchange students now. Follow me." Erza said.

"Why?! It's gonna be a pain in the ass!" Gray complained.

Erza was looking at Kemokemo. "At any rate, he sure is cute."

"That ain't an answer!" Gray shouted.

"All right! Let's go, Happy and Kemokemo!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Aye, sir!"

Natsu, Happy, and Kemokemo soon took off.

God Pegasus...

After visiting Quatro Cerberus, the Fairy Tail members entered the God Pegasus guild hall. "Welcome, Fairy Tail members! We've been expecting you!" Alyssa greeted. "You can head on upstairs. Atlas, Izumi, and Shiro are waiting for you."

The Fairy Tail Mages walked up the steps to see Atlas, Izumi, and Shiro surrounding some books. "Oh, hello." Shiro waved.

"You guys made it. We were hoping you could help us with this." Izumi said.

Natsu looked around to see someone was missing. "Where's Lucas and Ace?" He questioned.

"You'll see him when you visit Sabertooth. Ever since Sting's become the guild master, he's been over there a lot since Sting only visits God Pegasus when he has business with Master Kaiba." Shiro replied.

"What's the issue?" Erza asked, getting back on topic as she walked over to Atlas.

"Atlas and I have recently been given a job to locate some god that has been wandering around." Izumi explained.

"A god? Aren't they extinct?" Lucy questioned.

"Apparently not." Atlas replied before looking over at Natsu and then at Kemokemo. He narrowed his eyes. "Natsu, exactly what is that thing?"

"It's Kemokemo! Do you know anything about him?" Natsu asked.

"...No. But I'm sensing something strange from him." Atlas responded.

"Now that you mention it, I do too." Izumi added.

Atlas walks up to Natsu. "Well, whatever he is, he sure is cute. May I?"

Natsu nods and holds Kemokemo up to him. Atlas places his hand on Kemokemo. As soon as he did, Kemokemo spits out fire from his mouth in retaliation, causing an explosion and getting the attention from the members down below.

The smoke cleared as Atlas was drenched in water due to Izumi putting the fire out.

"Erza..." Atlas muttered.

"You don't have to say it. We'll move on to the next one." Erza sighed.

Sabertooth...

Sting rushed out of the Sabertooth guild hall. "Natsu-san!" He shouted.

"Hi, Sting! How have you been?" Natsu questioned before Sting grabbed ahold of his arm.

"Hurry up! The exchange program is canceled!" Sting informed, shocking Natsu.

The Fairy Tail wizards soon joined Sting, Lucas, Rogue and their Exceeds on top of a watchtower.

"That's..." Sting pointed to an island.

"...an island, right?" Natsu asked.

"What about the island?" Gray questioned.

"It suddenly appeared from the sea several days ago." Sting replied.

"An island suddenly appears from the ocean? Is that even possible?" Lucy asked.

Rogue turned around. "It's true. We think the island appeared because of the recent occurrence where the ground shook." He explained.

"It's not a volcano, and it's got a real forest. It's some weird island." Lector added.

"Fro thinks so, too."

"It's got structures, doesn't it?" Natsu asked.

"You've got good eyes." Lucy said.

"So the Council contacted us." Sting stated.

"We want you to explore the island."

Everyone turned, seeing Lahar with two Rune Knights at his side as Wendy and Carla were with him.

"Sabertooth, God Pegasus, and Fairy Tail, working together." Lahar said.

"What are you guys doing here?" Natsu asked Wendy and Carla.

"Um, how can I put it?" Wendy questioned.

"Master asked us to come. You've been causing trouble all over the kingdom, so he told us to keep an eye on you." Carla explained.

"Lahar-san happened to be at the guild just then, so he took us with him." Wendy added.

"If you want us to investigate the place, it would help if you told us everything you know about it." Erza said.

"This is the ruling of the Council: 'That island is dangerous.'" Lahar stated.

"Dangerous?" Natsu quoted as him and Lucy looked back at the island. "Hey, Kemokemo?"

Kemokemo was staring at the island.

"That very important thing... When I try to recall it, a fog rolls in through my brain. I have the feeling I'm supposed to be doing something, but I don't know what it is."

A/N: Sorry for the very short chapter!

Thanks for reading!

~ Kaleb.