The four of us stood in front of Fairy Tail. Lucy had her bag beside her. "Welcome to Fairy Tail." Happy said. Natsu then kicked down the doors.

"We made it back alive!" Natsu shouted.

"Were home!" I ignored the greetings I received as I approached the stairs leading to the second floor.

"Welcome back Yami." Mira greeted. "Going up to see the Master?" I nodded. I walked up the stairs and knocked on Master's door.

"Enter." He called. I opened the door and entered the Master's office. "Ah, Yami, welcome home."

"Thank you, Master." I said. I sat down opposite him at his desk as he put aside a stack of paperwork.

"You usually don't come here unless something's happened."

"Bora of Titans Nose. I discovered what he was doing after he was banished from his Guild."

"And what is that?"

"He owns a slave-ring. We managed to defeat him, the Army most likely has him in custody as we speak, but it doesn't hurt to know what he's up to."

"Thank you, Yami."

"I believe the weekly Natsu-Returns-Home-Guild-Brawl is underway." Master Makarov nodded as he followed me out. I crossed my arms and leant on the balcony as Master Makarov entered the first floor. Master Makarov grew to his giant size.

"WOULD YOU FOOLS STOP BICKERING LIKE CHILDREN!" Master Makarov boomed. I watched as everyone stopped, afraid of getting scolded by the most powerful man in the room.

"He's huge!" Lucy exclaimed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were still here Master." Mira said calmly.

"Did you say, Master!" Natsu started to laugh.

"Man, talk about a bunch of babies!" He shouted, "Looks like I won this round you guys-" Master Makarov stepped on him, silencing the loudmouth. Master Makarov turned to Lucy,

"Well, seems we've a new recruit." He mused,

"Yes, sir!" Lucy squeaked. Master Makarov started to shrink down to his normal size,

"Nice to meet 'ya!"

"He's tiny! This little guy's really in charge here?"

"Of course he is." Mira said simply, "Allow me to introduce the Fairy Tail Guild Master, Makarov." Master Makarov jumped up to the railing of the second floor but accidentally hit his head on the railing. I reached down and grabbed the collar of his shirt, hauling him onto the railing beside me.

"Thank you Yami." Master Makarov said. He then turned to the Guild, "You've gone and done it again, you bunch of clods!" He declared. He then held up a stack of papers. "Just look at how much paperwork the Magic Council sent me this time! This is the biggest pile of complaints yet! Have you lost your minds! All you kids are good for are getting the higher-ups mad at me!" We all looked down in shame, "However." The stack of papers in the Master's hands promptly burst into flames. "I say to heck with the Magic Council." He handed the papers over to me. I took the flaming papers and started to eat them, munching on them as Master Makarov continued to speak. "Now listen up. Any power that surpasses reason, still comes from reason right? Magic isn't some kind of miraculous power, it is a talent that only works when the flow of energy inside of us, and the flow of energy in the natural world are in perfect synchronisation. To perform magic, one must have a strong mind and the ability to focus. It should take over your being and come pouring out of your soul! If all we do is worry about following rules then our magic will never progress. Don't let those blowhards on the Council scare you, follow the path you believe in! 'Cause that's what makes the Fairy Tail Guild number one!" Master Makarov put the Fairy Tail symbol up in the air and the rest of us followed suit. I rolled my eyes and joined in with the rest of my guild. The guilds tables were then repaired by Laki and the guild went back to calm. I was seated at the bar with a mug of beer in my hand, sipping it.

"How come my dad hasn't come back yet?" I heard a voice ask. I looked up from my mug and saw Romeo standing in front of Master Makarov.

"Your starting to work my nerves, Romeo." Master said to the young boy. "Your a wizard's son, have faith in your father and wait patiently for him."

"But Sir, he told me he'd be back in three days, and he's been gone for over a week now!"

"If I remember correctly he took the job on Mount Hakobe."

"That's right and it's not that far from here so why won't somebody go look for him!"

"Listen, kid, your old man's a wizard! And like every other wizard in this guild he can take care of himself! Now go home, have some milk and cookies, and wait!"

"JERK!" Romeo shouted as he punched Master Makarov in the nose. The young boy ran out of the guild in tears. "I HATE YOU ALL!" I clenched my hand so hard that the glass broke. My hand was fine, but I stood and walked out of the guild, shoving anyone who was in my way. I stalked through the streets of Magnolia, Natsu following after me.

TIMESKIP

"Why'd you come with us?" Natsu groaned. He and I, as well as Happy and Lucy, were travelling to Mt Hakobe to find Macao.

"I thought maybe I could help." Lucy said plainly. "Wow, you do have a serious case of motion sickness, don't you? It's just another reason to feel sorry for you." I glared at Lucy.

"And what's that supposed to mean?" I growled.

"Oh, nothing!" Lucy squeaked, "Forget I said anything!" The carriage then stopped a few minutes later. I jumped out of the carriage and stretched.

"Natsu, Yami, where the heck are we? It's a frozen wasteland!" We started walking up the mountain as the carriage went back down. "Why is it so cold? I know we're on a mountain but it's the summer right now there shouldn't be a blizzard like this anywhere!"

"That's what you get for wearing light clothing." Natsu said.

"Oh please, your not dressed for it!" Lucy started to pull the blanket out of Natsu's pack, "Now hand over that blanket!" Once Lucy got the blanket, she then had an idea. "Oh, I know!" Lucy pulled a silver key from her belt, "Open! Gate of the Clock constellation! Horologium!" Gears and a clock face appeared out of nowhere to form a large grandfather clock. Arms popped out the side as well as a head from the top.

"Tick tock!" Horologium said.

"Nice clock." I muttered.

"That is so cool!" Happy exclaimed. Lucy then started to say something but we couldn't hear her as she was inside the large clock.

"We can't hear you, Lucy."

"She says, 'I'm staying in here and I'm not coming out.'" Horologium said for her.

"Then why'd you tag along?" Natsu asked.

"'What kind of crazy job would force Macao to come to a place like this!' She inquires."

"You should have asked that before you came with us."

"Macao came up here to take out a large monster called a Vulcan." I explained. Natsu. Happy and I started to walk more up the mountain,

"'I want to go back to the guild!' She proclaims." Horologium repeated.

"Go ahead and be my guest, I say back." Natsu muttered.

"Aye." Happy agreed.

"Macao!" I shouted, cupping my hands over my mouth, "Where the hell are you!"

"Macao!" Happy echoed. My eyes glanced behind me for a split second before I jumped out of the way, landing a good bit away. Natsu landed next to me. I glared at the Vulcan that had appeared. I got into a fighting position, ready to battle. However, it completely ignored me and ran to Lucy, picking up Horologium.

"Me like human woman!" The monster exclaimed. The Vulcan then ran off with Lucy,

"'Don't just stand there hurry up and save me!' She yells furiously." Horologium repeated. I grit my teeth, I had to get her back.

TIMESKIP

Natsu and I ran up the mountain, following the Vulcan's scent. It was all over the place. However, I followed Lucy's scent that was mingled in with it. I pushed myself harder, forcing myself to increase my speed, trying to reach Lucy as quick as I could. We soon made it to a cave made of ice.

"Hey! You big ape!" Natsu shouted as we ran into the cave, "Where's Macao! Tell me!" Natsu then slipped on the ice and spun in circles, crashing into a wall.

"Woah, that wasn't cool." Lucy said. "Why does he feel like he has to make an entrance all the time." I skidded to a stop in front of Lucy, facing the Vulcan.

"Where is Macao?" I snarled, glaring at the Vulcan. "You understand human speech, right? Well, that's what Macao is, a human."

"He's a human man, now tell me where he is!" Natsu demanded.

"Man?" The Vulcan questioned.

"That's right, where are you hiding him?"

"Don't you think you might be jumping to conclusions?" Lucy asked.

"Hey, I think he's gonna show me." Natsu said. The Vulcan pointed to the exit of the cave and when Natsu leant out, the Vulcan pushed him. I walked over to the hole and peered down, an eyebrow raised.

"Natsu!" Lucy shouted as we looked outside.

"No like man! Me like woman!" The Vulcan cheered.

"He'll be fine." I assured Lucy who looked extremely worried. Lucy and I then turned to the Vulcan.

"Alright you pervy monkey, you're goin' down!" Lucy stated as she pulled a golden key from her hip. "Open! Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!" A large bull-like creature then appeared from the ground. He stood on two legs and had an axe strapped to his back.

"Cow?" The Vulcan muttered.

"I should warn you, monkey boy, Taurus is the most powerful Celestial Spirit that I have a contract with."

"Oh wow Miss Lucy, I almost forgot what a nice figure you have why don't you come give me a smooooch." Taurus said.

"Oh yeah, and he's a big perv too."

"If not you then what about your lovely friend." Taurus inched his way over to me. I glared at him, karate-chopping him between the horns.

"Stay away bull-boy!" I shouted.

"No touch my women." The Vulcan growled.

"Your women?" Taurus questioned, "Them's fightin' words you moooonkey."

"Get 'em!" Lucy shouted. Taurus then lifted his axe and swung it to the ground, causing a crack in the ground that shot out some of the ice. The Vulcan dogged it by jumping out of the way, "He's fast." The Vulcan then went to slam Taurus to the ground but the bull was interrupted by a kick to the face, courtesy of Natsu.

"Looks like this is the end for me…" Taurus moaned.

"Epic fail!"

"Hey, so how come there are more monsters than when I left?" Natsu asked.

"He's a friend dummy! One of my spirit's!"

"That guy?" I bought my hand down on Natsu and gave him a karate chop to the head.

"Not the monkey the bull you idiot!" I exclaimed.

"Wait a minute, how were you able to survive out there?" Lucy questioned. Natsu turned back to her and smirked.

"Happy came to save me." He told her. He then looked up at the flying blue cat, "Thanks, little buddy."

"Aye." Happy said.

"Oh so you can't handle other modes of transportation but flying with Happy is ok?" Lucy stated.

"What kind of stupid question is that?" Natsu asked. "Happy isn't a mode of transportation, he's my friend. I mean duh!"

"Your right it was totally wrong of me to compare them." Lucy corrected.

"My women!" The Vulcan shouted. I had almost forgotten he was there. He tried to hammer Natsu to the ground but said pink haired boy used his arm to stop the giant fist, cracking the ground beneath him.

"You listen up." Natsu stated, "We consider everyone in the Fairy Tail guild our friends." I scoffed,

"Friends? They're more like our family." I corrected. I then kicked the Vulcan off him, landing delicately back onto my feet in a crouch. "Master Makarov is our grandfather, our guildmates are our brothers and sisters. Heck, even Lucy's my sister!" A magic circle appeared under my feet. It was inky black, almost blue. It had an image of a Dragon Head in the centre with runes surrounding it. "And if you attack one of our family, you pay the price. You hand over Macao right now! We're not leaving without him!" I launched myself forward and kicked him in the gut with my magic-covered foot. The Vulcan landed a little way away and ice spikes fell from the roof of the cave, landing across the floor. The Vulcan then clapped and sent the spikes towards me. Unfortunately for him, Natsu jumped in front of me. The ice hit him and melted at contact. When the steam cleared, we noticed that the Vulcan had Taurus' axe in its grip.

"That's not good." Natsu muttered.

"He's got Taurus' axe!" Lucy gasped. I jumped out of the way of the axe as it tried to hit us. Natsu slipped and landed on his back. As the Vulcan swung down, Natsu caught the blade with his hands. Lucy was in the corner, trying to wake Taurus up and send him back to the Spirit World. I watched as Natsu melted the blade and a few pieces of the metal fell into his mouth.

"Now I got a fire in my belly!" Natsu muttered before spitting the small bits of metal at the Vulcan. Natsu then pounded his fist's together, "Fire Dragon! Iron Fist!" Natsu punched the Vulcan. It landed upside down, embedded in the ice.

"He beat him!" Happy cheered.

"Wasn't this monkey supposed to tell us where your friend is?" Lucy questioned.

"Oh, forgot about that." Natsu admitted.

"Well, I don't think he's gonna do much talking." I then watched on in horror and amazement as the Vulcan shone gold. It pixelated before shrinking and turning into the person who we came to save.

"Macao!" I gasped.

"Are you telling me that big perverted monkey was actually your friend this whole time?!"

"Yeah, he must have been taken over by that Vulcan." Happy said.

"What do you mean 'taken over'?"

"It must have used a possession spell on him." You see, Vulcan's survive by stealing people's bodies and taking them over. There evil body snatchers." We had gotten Lucy's discarded blanket and laid it out on the ground, laying Macao on top. "It looks like he put up a good fight before that Vulcan got to him though…"

"Macao! Don't you die on me! Romeo is waiting for you!" Natsu shouted.

"His mother's gone and I'll be damned if he loses you too!" I added. "I am not letting Romeo grow up alone! Open your eyes old man!" Macao did just that. He opened his eyes slowly and I smiled.

"Natsu? Yami?" Macao questioned,

"Your ok!" Natsu cheered.

"I'm so pathetic. I defeated nineteen of those brutes. But the twentieth, that's the one that got me. I'm so angry with myself, embarrassed to go home and face Romeo."

"Don't be like that man, you beat nineteen of those Monsters." I stood and held my hand out to Macao. He grabbed it and I pulled him up.

"Let's go home, old man." I said, "Romeo's been waitin' for ya."

TIMESKIP

Natsu and I each had an arm around Macao as we helped him walk. When we saw Romeo, Natsu called out. "Hey! Romeo!" Natsu shouted. Romeo looked up and spotted his dad, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Dad!" Romeo shouted, launching himself at his father with a huge hug. "You came back! I'm so sorry dad!"

"No, I'm sorry for making you worry." Macao apologised.

"I can handle it. I'm a Wizard's son." I turned to leave, Natsu, Happy and Lucy in toe.

"Next time those bullies pick on you here's what you say, 'Can your old man defeat nineteen monsters all by himself because mine can'."

"Natsu! Yami! Happy!" Romeo shouted to us, "Thanks for your help!"

"Yeah, yeah." I muttered, giving him a wave over my shoulder.

"Lucy! Thanks for helping them bring my daddy back to me!" I smirked as I continued to walk on.