A few days after the dinner with White Eclipse, Cynthia, Natsu, Wendy, and Lucy were out in an open field, sparring for the afternoon. "Come on, Wendy!" Natsu urged Wendy to come at him, entering his lightning Flame Mode. "You can do it again, right?"

"I don't know how I did it the last time, Natsu-san…" Wendy shifted around on her feet uncomfortably, looking down at the ground.

"Maybe it was a onetime thing…?" Cynthia tilted her head slowly,

"Gajeel can do it, and I can do it too!" Natsu nodded. "I'm sure you can do it too!"

"I'll try…" Wendy placed her feet apart, taking a deep breath. Red flames and raging winds slowly started to surround her body after a few minutes passed; however, it all vanished as quickly as it appeared. "Darn…"

"Nothing, huh…" Lucy frowned a little.

"You just need a little practice," Natsu nodded, exiting his Lightning Flame mode. "You'll get the hang of it! In the meantime, why don't we head back?"

"Sounds good to me," Cynthia nodded slowly, taking a step forward; after she took that one step, a voice shouted over to them.

"Hey!" Erza waved, carrying her usual belongings.

"Erza-san!" Wendy smiled over to the scarlet mage.

"How's your training going?" Erza asked, smiling slightly.

"It's going…it's just going," Lucy chuckled a bit, rubbing the back of her head.

"How are you feeling, Natsu?" Erza asked her tone a bit more serious.

"Tch, still pissed if you're asking about that," Natsu pounded his fist into an open palm, frowning. "I wanna get that Sidney guy and that entire guild back!"

"Well…you shouldn't really pick a fight in a guild where you're outnumbered…" Cynthia started, looking down at the ground to avoid Natsu's gaze. "And you shouldn't accept a punishment you don't even know about…I was about to lose it just from watching that…"

"I…I'm sorry…" Natsu looked down a bit, shaking his head. He wasn't going to admit what he did was reckless, but he did accept the fact the least he could've done was ask about the punishment.

"I'm just glad you're okay, Natsu-san," Wendy nodded slowly, rubbing her left arm with a small smile.

"The next time I see any of those jerks I'll pound them!" Natsu nodded to himself, the idea already set in his head; there was no changing his mind about it now.

"There he goes…" Lucy sighed.

"But you know, it was kinda like fighting Gildarts." Natsu said, thinking back on it now.

"Huh? Really...?" Happy was surprised to hear this.

"Well, he's definitely just as strong. But...it was different. Gildarts would've had fun and pushed me the right way. Fighting Sidney, it just felt like he didn't care. That's what makes me so mad about it!"

"So you're upset that he treated you like a chore?" Lucy couldn't exactly blame Sidney for feeling that way, but at the same time she understood what Natsu was trying to say. Sidney did not give off a pleasant vibe at all...

Erza decided to travel back to Fairy Tail along with Natsu, Lucy, Wendy, and Cynthia. A thought then popped into Natsu's head, causing him to grin slightly. "Oi! Erza!" Natsu stepped forward, grinning with excitement. "It's been a long time since we've had a fight, right!?"

"I believe so…" Erza nodded slowly.

"FIGHT ME!" Natsu grinned at his words.

"You want to fight?" Erza raised an eyebrow, smirking slightly.

"YEAH!" Natsu nodded twice, grinning. "I'm gonna beat you this time!"

"Alright, Natsu," A bright white heavenly light surrounded Erza as she entered her Giant's armor, the next thing she did was grab Natsu by his collar and slam him into the wall.

"W-WAIT!" Natsu groaned from being slammed against the wall and flailed his arms. "N-Not right now tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow?" Erza raised an eyebow, then released Natsu, nodding. "Sure, tomorrow sounds like a wonderful idea."

"Erza's gonna fight Natsu tomorrow…? OH!" Cynthia clapped her hands together and grinned. "I know it's gonna be a big fight, so how about we tell everyone and hold a big festival!"

"A festival?" Wendy pondered the thought for a moment before nodding. "YEAH!"

"Please, Erza-san!?" The two girls asked in unison with puppy dog eyes which Erza couldn't find the heart to say no to.

"Yes, we can hold a festival," Erza smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head.

"YAY!" Cynthia ran inside Fairy Tail, gathering everyone's attention. "Everyone, there's going to be a big festival in the town square for Natsu vs. Erza!"

"Natsu's gonna fight Erza?" Gray couldn't help but laugh a little. "He's gonna lose, again."

"YOU WANNA GO RIGHT NOW UNDERPANTS?!" Natsu stormed into the guild, immediately going forehead to forehead with Gray.

"LETS GO, PINKY!" Gray and Natsu were glaring into each other's eyes, much similar to what Cynthia was referring to during the White Eclipse Dinner.

"They fight over such pointless things…and I bet they make an amazing team…" Cynthia thought to herself, smiling slightly. Word of the upcoming festival spread around town quickly. Luke was in town shopping during all of the commotion, and decided to spread the news to White Eclipse about the festival. "A festival!" Luke nodded. "It seems Natsu is gonna face off against Erza, or something."

"Natsu vs. Erza, huh?" Reve leaned back in a chair, his hands behind his head and his feet propped up on a small table.

"A festival sounds like fun!" Kuro gave his usual cheerful nodded as he consumed a bowl of noodles.

"You guys can go," Selene said, waving a dismissive hand.

"Aw, not coming, Selena?" Reve asked with a slight smirk.

"I'm not big on those festival things," Selene replied, shrugging off Reve's comment.

"I bet those Fairy Tail guys are still mad at us though," Kuro said with a small frown.

"They have no right to be," Taya chimed in, stepping out of the kitchen. "From what I heard, Salamander accepted the punishment, lost, and took it, yes?"

"Well, you know Sidney…" Luke replied, unsure on why he was giving Natsu any kind of defense at all.

"Doesn't matter," Taya replied. "If he's mad at us for what he did, that's not our problem."

"Taya's got a point," Reve chuckled. "Sidney showed him a thing or two anyway. So, who all is going along to this festival, because I know I am. Seeing Titania in action will be interesting, to say the least."

"Oh, oh, I'll go!" Kuro grinned.

"Me too!" Nami replied with a cheeky smile.

"I guess I have to go then…" Taya sighed, wanting to keep a watchful eye on her sister; but the idea of a festival was rather appealing in the back of her head.

"Heh, I think I'll go," Luke replied. "A fight sounds pretty good, so why not?"

"I'm sure anyone else who wants to go can catch up before it's over. Until then, let's get some rest. I have a feeling it's gonna be one hell of a festival." Reve nodded, heading up into his room for the day.