Once Fairy Tail was on it's way to being repaired, Loke came up to my team and I, and then dropped a bombshell. "You're a Celestial Spirit?" Natsu demanded.

"No way, really?" Happy gasped.

"Sorry I didn't tell 'ya before." Loke said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head. Natsu looked all around Loke, inspecting him from every angle.

"So that's why you smell so weird." Natsu decided.

"Yeah, I guess." Loke conceded.

"Gotta say, I'm surprised I never caught onto 'ya." Gray commented.

"Mizuki wonders why you don't look like the other Spirits that Lucy has." Mizuki said, floating up in his face. "Aquarius is a fish, Plue is a little doggie, and Taurus is a cow!"

"Virgo has a Human Form too." Loke told her. "It's not like we're all animals."

"You say that but I've seen her turn into a gorilla!" Natsu complained.

"She's not really a gorilla."

"Loke here is actually a Lion Spirit." Lucy revealed, sitting at the bar.

"Lion's like a grown-up cat, right?" Happy asked.

"Yep, you got it." Loke told the blue feline with a smile.

"Don't lie to him!" Lucy shouted.

"Shouldn't you be restin' up in the Celestial World right now?" Gray asked him.

"I'm doing a lot better than I was." Loke assured. "I just wanted to come say hi. Well, that and I couldn't wait to see Lucy again." Loke then swept Lucy into his arms. "Excuse us, we need to have a little chat about our future together!"

"What're you doing?" Lucy cried, thrashing in his arms. "Put me down!"

"Oh man, I wish I had a Celestial Spirit." Natsu complained.

"What kind of Celestial Spirit would you even have?" I asked him. I was already worried about the answer.

"A Dragon, duh! 'Cause then we could practice our magic on it!"

"I don't think Celestial Spirits want to be summoned to be punching bags, Natsu." I sighed.

"That's right." Loke agreed, throwing his arm over Lucy's shoulder. "You summon 'em when you need some lovin'."

"I think you'd better go back now." Lucy said. Lucy lifted Loke's key. "You need to be careful, you're not up to full strength yet."

"I got 'ya somethin'." Loke pulled out a handful of tickets and offered them to us. "Here you go."

"What are those?"

"They're tickets to this awesome beach resort." Loke revealed. "You did so much for me, it's the least I can do." Gray, Natsu, Happy, Lucy, Mizuki and I each took a ticket.

"Wow, this place is really hard to get to." I commented.

"I already gave Erza and the kids their tickets. I hope you guys have a good time." I blinked, turning to Loke.

"Wait, you did what?"

"Come on, chop chop!" Erza ordered. "No lollygagging." I turned again and saw Erza, already dressed in summer gear, Rini asleep in a baby harness on her front and Sting and Ryos sitting on top of her luggage. "Now hurry, or we'll leave you behind!" I approached Erza.

"Are we so sure it's a good idea to bring the boys." I said softly, whispering to Erza behind a hand. The boys weren't paying attention, excitedly talking about the trip.

"We haven't gone on a family vacation since we brought Rini home." Erza responded. "It'll be fun."

"I guess you're right." I said. I approached Lucy. "Hey, Luce, you ready to head out?" I asked. "If you don't have what you need, we can get it at the resort."

"You know somethin'?" Lucy wondered. "I was just thinking. If I was ever in his situation, and I had accidentally caused somebody here to get hurt or worse, I'd be just as torn up about it as he was. But I wouldn't hold on to the guilt, 'cause I know my friends would be there for me. If I ever needed to talk, there's always someone here at Fairy Tail. We're really lucky, you know."

"Couldn't have said it better myself." Erza said. Lucy turned to us and smiled.

"Come on, what's the hold-up?" Natsu demanded. "Let's get goin'!"

"I can't wait to get to the beach and soak up some rays." Gray said.

"Me too." Erza agreed. "What an unexpected threat this'll be."

"Yeah!" Sting and Ryos cheered. "Beach! Beach! Beach! Beach!"

"Now, let's have some fun!"

"Aye Sir!"