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Moments After Laxus Was Freed

JPR ran into the infirmary, seeing Nora sitting next to Laxus while the doctors were looking him over. "We heard the screaming, what was going on?" Ren asked.

Pyrrha looked at Laxus, her eyes widening. "Is that…?"

"Yes." Nora nodded.

"Uh… wait, what…?" Jaune asked. "But I thought Fairy Tail was long gone."

"Hey, so did I…" Nora looked at Laxus. "But here he is, alive… he was trapped in a crystal by one of Salem's henchman from the past and I busted him out a few minutes ago. Ozpin tried to figure out a way how to bust him out for centuries and… here I come a-swingin'."

Pyrrha rubbed her chin in thought. "If your ancestor is here… does that mean Erza-"

"I wouldn't count on it." Ozpin walked in. "Erza had perished during the Dragon King festival. She died not long after Acnologia was put down."

Pyrrha looked down. "Oh…"

"Laxus is the only one still here." Ozpin said and looked up at one of the medics. "How is he?"

"He's stable… but there's just one question. How the hell is he still alive?" The medic wondered. "It's incredible… he was trapped in a crystal for centuries and now… he's out and alive."

"He's a man out of his time." Ren mumbled.

"Poor guy didn't know what was going on. The shock was enough for him to pass out." Nora said before sighing. "Then again, if I was in his shoes, I'd be feeling the same way."

"Mmm…" Laxus stirred as the five of them looked to see Laxus waking up.

"Laxus. How do you feel?" Ozpin asked.

Laxus sat up, rubbing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose. "I have a question for you. Who the hell are you?" He asked. "How the hell do you know me?"

"Because, centuries ago, you were my grandson."

"You're not my grandfather." Laxus said. "You've gone senile, old man. If you really say you are, then prove it."

Ozpin smiled and then did the Fairy Tail sign. "See this?"

…You're calling him a loser? Jaune thought. …Wait, wouldn't you apply that to your forehead?

"That's not enough."

"There was a parade about to commence and you once told me: "It's a message. When you see me holding up my hand like this, it means that even if I can't see you, I'm looking you way."."

Laxus's eyes widened. "The only person I told that to is…" He looked up at Ozpin, where he could've sworn he saw an image of Makarov behind him. "…Grandpa. You… son of a bitch, you've grown up." He said. "…How many lives did you go through to break me out of there?"

"Plenty of lives, but I'm not the one who broke you out. She did." He pointed to Nora who waved at him.

"…There's no way I'm in the future." He said as he would spot the calendar… and then saw the year. His eyes widened in shock and then looked around, seeing the various technology that he hadn't seen before. "Well… shit, I am in the future. I'm out of my own time…"

He pinched the bridge of his noise, rubbing his forhead as well. "Sorry about the wall…"

"Don't worry about it." Ozpin waved it off.

Laxus looked over to Nora. "So… you're my actual descendant?"

"Pretty much."

Electricity crackled through Laxus's body and then aimed his hand at Nora, firing a small bolt of lightning at her, to which she absorbed it. "Heh, that tickled." Nora smiled, as electricity crackled through her body as she fired a small bolt of lightning from her hand at him.

"Not even a scratch." Laxus said before chuckling. "What do ya know…"

"Soooo, big guy… how'd you get your semblance?" Nora asked.

"Let's see… it was around the time when there was this massive rainstorm. I was heading back to the guild from a mission when I noticed a boy crying in the rain. I walked up to him and asked if he was alright, and I offered to take him home. Then the rainstorm turned into a thunderstorm and long story short, a massive lightning bolt struck me. Amazingly, I didn't die… and that's how I got my Lightning semblance. How about you?"

"Oh, got struck by lightning… didn't die, it was a crazy Thursday!" Nora smiled. "Though, I'm able to absorb lightning and enhance my strength, however I did find a power up on an adventure called the Thunder Hand and now I'm able to manipulate lightning myself!"

Laxus chuckled. "I see… wait a minute, you got struck by lightning on a Thursday?"

"Yeah. What, did you get hit by lightning on a Thursday?"

"Actually, yes."

"What day of the month?"

"July 7th."

"Duuuuude, same!" Nora exclaimed. "Come to think of it, I think that was the day when I got my Thunder Hand powers too!"

Laxus blinked before chuckling. "Heh, apparently July 7th is a hell of a day for us Dreyars."

"Weeeell, I'm a Valkyrie, but I do have Dreyar blood in me."

Pyrrha chuckled. "What do you know, you two are bonding already."

Laxus looked over at Pyrrha, his eyes widening. He could've sworn he saw Erza for a split second. "Erza…?"

"Huh? Oh no, Erza's my ancestor. I'm Pyrrha Nikos."

"Well… you definitely resemble her." Laxus nodded.

"Um… excuse me, Mr. Laxus, sir…" Jaune spoke up. "What was your time like in Fairy Tail? I bet you have a few good stories."

Laxus let out a chuckle. "I have plenty. In fact, there was a time when-"

Ozpin walked off, letting out a few chuckles as he walked back to his office. Once he got there, he would see Glynda already having an annoyed expression on her face. "What's with the look?"

"Honestly, they should be more careful with their scrolls." Glynda said.

"Now now, in their defense, no one expected an EMP to go off." Ozpin said.

"It's not that I'm concerned about." Glynda pulled up Jaune and Nora's scrolls. "These two looked like they wanted to fix their scrolls but ended up making it worse."

Ozpin looked at Jaune's. "How peculiar… it's like a wrench went through this one."

"I don't think he knows how to properly use a wrench."

"Glynda, I don't think Jaune is that useless with a wrench."

"Then who did? Surely, it has to be someone who's completely inept with a wrench!"

"Achoo!" Chiaki sneezed. "…Huh?"

"The Black Panther has been the protector of Wakanda for generations. A mantle that has been passed from warrior to warrior. So now because your friend murdered my father, I also wear the mantle of king. So I ask you, as both warrior and king, how long do you think you can keep your friend safe from me?"

"Oooh, I like this guy already."

"So how's he holding up?" Glynda asked.

"He's adjusting, and he's also getting along with Nora." Ozpin responded.

"That's good… but I'm worried that his mental state might take a hit." Glynda said. "A man who was sealed up from his time is now walking among us in a different era."

"If I know Laxus… he'll get by. He's tough." Ozpin pointed out. "That said… I can't help but worry…"

"That's probably the grandfather in you talking." Glynda said.

"Indeed, I wonder if he'll ever adapt to this era of time. Especially with how our world merged with the Mushroom Kingdom. He's out of time, after all. I wonder if he'll truly get by… after all, he was scared out of his mind, and even though he's calmed down and accepted that he's in the future, I doubt he'll ever be the same."

"Oh, don't be like that, Ozzy! Laxus is a tough guy, he'll get by! I know he will."

The sudden voice startled the two as Glynda readied herself. "Who are you? Show yourself!"

"It can't be… I know that voice anywhere…" Ozpin looked around. "Where are you?" He would look around the entire office before turning his gaze at the desk.

"Hello~!"

"Ah!" Ozpin yelped as Glynda turned around.

"Who are you!" Glynda demanded.

"Glynda, relax. This is Mavis."

Glynda blinked. "Mavis… as in… Fairy Tail…? One of the previous Spring Maidens?"

"That's me~!" Mavis waved.

"…But… you're dead." Ozpin said. "Are you… do you have any unfinished business to take care of?" He looked around. "Is that boyfriend of yours here too? Is Zeref-"

"Naaaah, just me. I'm not that type of person. I actually come back to Remnant every once in a while. Part of my semblance, apparently." Mavis shrugged.

"Your… semblance?" Ozpin blinked. "I thought your semblance was Revitalization, meaning you revitalize plants or give humans and Faunus another chance at life right before they die."

"Weeeeell, apparently if that mixed together with my Maiden Powers, it gave me the ability to come back to the world of living any time I feel like it." Mavis shrugged. "Caught me off guard the first few times, but what can ya do?"

"So… does that mean you're still-"

"Alive? Nah, I'm dead." Mavis waved it off. "And before you ask, I don't have my Maiden powers either. That's all Raven Branwen." She said before rubbing her chin in thought. "Hmm, does that mean I'm somewhat related to her now…? Nah, that's ridiculous. Whoever thinks that is kidding themselves." She giggled.

"So, wait, all this time, you could've dropped by for a visit?" Ozpin asked.

"Yeah, I could have… but unfortunately, I kept getting distracted and wanted to see what's different in Remnant before I head back. Though… I feel like I'll be sticking around a while longer." Mavis smiled. "After all, you're still having some trouble with Salem!"

"Mmm… yes. Unfortunately, we don't know how to get rid of her."

"Ooooh, I'm sure you'll think of something!" Mavis walked over to the window, looking over the campus.

"Like what?"

"Like I said… something!" Mavis turned around and leaned on the window. "Lucky for you, you've got Fairy Tail's number one tactician so we can easily-" The window tilted and started to fall, taking Mavis with it. "Oh! AAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"Mavis!" Ozpin exclaimed, but Mavis floated up.

"I'm okay!"

CRASH!

"My back…" Crack "My back!"

"…Except for him." Mavis grimaced while Ozpin sweatdropped and Glynda had a "Are you kidding me!" look on her face. "You ever thought about replacing this window?"

Glynda sighed in annoyance. "The old window had broken off so many times, we decided to get a new one last week. However-"

Last week…

"Alright, the new window is set." Glynda said.

"Eureka!" Oobleck exclaimed.

Ozpin turned around as did the others. "So! Who's up for some celebratory coffee?" He asked, and then the window fell off the tower.

"…Hey, where'd this blue jay come from?" Port wondered as it landed on his shoulder.

SMASH!

"MY LEG!"

Everyone sweatdropped while Glynda had a few cross veins on her forehead. "SON OF A-"

Back in the present…

"Goodness." Mavis rubbed her head. "These windows just do not like you."

"Unfortunately." Ozpin mumbled.

"Soooo! I say we get Laxus up and at 'em!"

"For what?" Ozpin asked.

"He can't stay in the infirmary forever. He's gotta say the brand new world~!" Mavis smiled.

"I don't think that's a good-" Mavis disappeared into the floor. "-Idea…" Ozpin sweatdropped.

Mavis popped back up from the floor. "Hey uh… which way is the infirmary again?"

Back in the Infirmary…

"Ya know… why did they call you "Dragon Slayers" anyway?" Ren asked.

"Good question. There were a lot of Dragon Grimm back in the day and only a few of us were able to kill them. Though, Erza had killed a few of them herself, but she thought the title of "Dragon Slayer" was overkill for her… which is ironic, considering the woman's ridiculously strong and bore the title "Titania" and whatever."

"How many of you were there?" Pyrrha asked.

"Seven. Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Sting, Rogue… some hotshot that went by Erik, but he called himself Cobra… and then of course, me."

"Wooooow!" Nora exclaimed, her eyes sparkling. "These stories were amazing! …Didn't really like how you tried to destroy the guild because you thought they were all weak."

"Eh… I wasn't in the right head during that time." Laxus mumbled. "Had an attitude change after that."

"An attitude change, yet still the most hard headed Dragon Slayer out there." A voice said as Laxus turned his head to see Mavis approaching.

"Mavis?!" Laxus exclaimed in shock.

"That's Mavis?" Pyrrha asked.

"Oh my gosh, she's so adorable!" Nora exclaimed as she jumped over to her, hugging Mavis tightly. "Oh, you're so cute! I could pinch those cheeks of yours!" She said, and actually did so.

"Ow ow ow ow ow!" Mavis winced.

"You're hurting? But you're a ghost." Ozpin pointed out.

Nora broke the hug with a dorky grin. "Nice to see you too." Mavis giggled and looked over at Laxus. "So, how do you feel?"

"Adjusting, I suppose. I don't understand this new fangled technology, but I'll figure it out." He said and then got out of bed.

"W-wait a second!" The nurse exclaimed. "You still need to rest, you just got out of your crystalized prison!"

"Lady… I've done enough resting for one life time." Laxus said and walked out, with JNPR, Mavis and Ozpin walking after him as Laxus walked outside.

"So Laxus… what do you want to do first?" Mavis asked.

"I have no idea… but I'd like to see what's changed in Remnant." Laxus said and turned to Nora. "Think you can show me what's new?"

Nora grinned. "Of course! Oh, you're gonna love this hangout spot that we love going to!" She said, taking his arm. "Come on, we're heading straight for the Mushroom Kingdom!"

"Mushroom… Kingdom…?" Laxus wondered as Nora took off. "W-wait a minute!"

"Oh… Nora." Pyrrha shook her head as she went after her, as did Jaune and Ren. Mavis and Ozpin looked at each other before they decided to go after them as well.

Meanwhile…

"Seryu Ubiquitous?"

"Yes…" Seryu looked up. "Does that… ring any bells?"

"Hmm… nope, doesn't ring a bell at all." The Toad mother said.

"Oh."

"Tell me, what happened to you, my dear?" She asked as Seryu ate her soup up. In fact, she slurped it all down in one sitting. Goodness, she must be hungry…

"How come you don't let me do that?" The Toad child wondered.

"I've lost my way for a long time… I was with this group, hell, you might even call it a cult at this point. I was tasked to take someone down but… this someone, I think his name was… Lumber? Tumble? I forget his name… but he pointed out that there's more to life than… killing people."

"Oh my word…"

"All my life, I've been abused… tortured… I found this cult who brought me in and treated me like family, but… I've been having second thoughts for a while, and I can thank that Schnee boy for making me see the light… and yet, these voices keep telling me to do these horrid things…"

"Schnee boy? …Oh, you mean Whitley! He's a good kid. He and his group are really good dancers and singers!"

"Whitley… so that's his name…" Seryu mumbled.

"Are you looking for him?"

"No, I'm looking for someone else… but I don't know where to look… I'm so lost, I don't even know what to do anymore."

"Who are you looking for?"

"…Jacques Schnee."

"Jacques? Is he a friend of yours? Personally, I wouldn't give him the time of day. That asshat got what he deserves by being thrown in jail."

Oh, so when you cuss, it's okay but when I do it, I get in trouble? The Toad kid thought in annoyance.

"He's… an acquaintance. But I don't know where he is…"

"Oh, he's in the Mushroom City jail."

"Mushroom… City?" Seryu asked.

"Yeah, it's about several miles from here. If you take the bus, you should be able to make it there within half an hour."

"I see…" Seryu closed her eyes. "I understand… where's the nearest bus stop?"

"Oh, a few blocks from here. You're actually going to go see him?"

"Let's just say… I want to reunite with him. It's been a while…"

"Oh, okay. Personally, I wouldn't give him the time of day, but… I won't judge." She said as Seryu stood up.

"Thank you for your hospitality…" She said as she walked out the door.

"Wait!" She stopped her as she turned around, then she received a basket.

"Here, have a basket full of delicious cookies and brownies. I think you might enjoy 'em on your trip to Mushroom City."

Seryu stared at the basket before giving her a soft smile, a few tears escaped her eyes. "Thank you…" She said and walked out the door, then went off to the nearest bus stop. Once she got there, she sat there for five minutes, contemplating if she was willing to go through with it.

A Wiggler Bus pulled up at the stop, and the doors opened. Seryu looked at the door and stood up. She hesitated for a second. If I go through with this… it's going to be the point of no return. She thought. "…No… I have to go through with this." She said as she stepped onto the bus.

"Where to?"

"Mushroom City."

"You got it, ma'am. By the way, I like your dog ears. They look cute on you." He said as the Wiggler Bus pulled away.

Ibuki: Ooooh... this is gonna be trouble...

Eh, it's Jacques. *shrugs* What can ya do?