A few weeks have passed since the funerals for the departed. Things slowly returned to normal for both Fairy Tail and White Eclipse. Fairy Tail slowly returned to the usual loudness it was known for and the members tried to press on without Lisanna once again. It wasn't the easiest thing in the world but they were getting it done, because they knew she wouldn't want them to mope around without her. Natsu tapped his foot somewhat impatiently on the guild floor, his expression showing that he was expecting something that had yet to come. Noticing this, Lucy walked over to the dragon slayer with a raised brow. "What's wrong, Natsu?" Lucy inquired, hoping nothing was wrong.

"They've been taking forever to make a move…" Natsu replied while closing his eyes, his arms crossed as his foot tapping seemed to increase at the mere mention of it.

"You mean Dealer, don't you…?" Lucy sighed as she took a seat on the chair nearby.

Natsu gave a nod. "Yeah…I've been itching to pay them back and now they don't show their faces of course…" That's what made him so impatient. It was pretty crappy of Dealer to make their move, steal Lisanna's life, and then hide away in the Shadows. That was the worst part of it all. The second they showed their faces again, he would...!

"Don't worry, Natsu," Lucy gave a reassuring smile. "When we see them again, we'll pay them back for what they've done. No matter what, we've always won in the end, right?"

"Heh…" Slowly, a smile appeared on Natsu's face at Lucy's words. He gave a nod after. "Yeah, that's right! I hope they know what's coming to them!"

At a table on the other side of the guild, Wendy and Cynthia were having a chat. Carla was sitting on the table itself, listening in on the conversation, but she couldn't help but stare at Cynthia every so often, her vision from before quickly flashing into her mind. Every time she looked at Cynthia, she saw it. It played quickly, but she couldn't make anything out. The setting seemed familiar, but Carla couldn't put her head on it. In her vision, she saw an injured Wendy, Lucy, Natsu, and Mirajane, an uninjured woman who looked similar to Cynthia, an unfamiliar face who was laughing, and Cynthia herself, surrounded by a flare of red flames. "What is this all about…?" Carla thought to herself.

Cynthia blinked a few times, waving at Carla. "Uh…Carla…?"

"Hm…?" Carla shook her head, snapping out of her little trace after Cynthia called out to her. "What is it?"

"You keep staring at me every few seconds…is there something on my face?" Cynthia asked, now using a nearby spoon as a quick mirror.

"Oh, no, you're fine! I guess I'm just tired…" Carla replied.

"Are you sure you're alright…?" Wendy asked while examining her exceed partner.

"Yes, I'm fine, honest…" Carla nodded. She didn't want to say anything about her vision, she rarely did. Plus, she had no idea what it meant, so she would have to find out whenever the event happened, but she didn't even know how long it would be from now.

A short amount of time later, Tristan (from the previous chapter) walked inside the Fairy Tail doors, holding a paper in his hands. Erza was the first person to take notice, so she walked over to Tristan with a quizzical expression. "Is there something we can help you with?"

"Erza Scarlet, correct?" Tristan asked, to which he received a nod.

"That is correct," Erza replied. "What have you come to Fairy Tail for?"

After hearing he was correct, Tristan gave a respectful nod to the scarlet knight. "Well, Erza-san, my name is Tristan Gareth. I am the SS class mage of Black Phoenix."

"Black Phoenix?" Erza tiled her head while listening to Tristan. "Is that a new guild?"

"You could say that," Tristan replied before continuing. "My master thought it would be a good idea to get to know the other guilds better, so she came up with an idea. But, I need to speak with your master about it before doing anything else, if that wouldn't be a problem?"

"Of course…it shouldn't be a problem. Follow me." With a nod, Erza turned on her heel and led Tristan over to the bar where Makarov was, drinking beer as per usual. "Master, we have a guest who wishes to speak to you."

"Hm…?" Makarov lowered his mug and observed Tristan. A small part of him hoped it would've been an attractive female but we all can't have what we want now can we? "I am Makarov, third and sixth master of Fairy Tail, how may I help you?"

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Makarov-san," Tristan said while giving a respectful nod once again. "I am from the guild Black Phoenix, and my master thought it would be good if we could get a few guilds together." Tristan then handed Makarov the paper in his hands. "Please, read this and tell me what you think about it."

"What's this?" Makarov's eyes skimmed the paper as he read it aloud. "There will be a guild tournament in Clover Town this weekend starting Friday hosted by our very own Black Phoenix; all guilds are welcome to join…"

"Tournament?" The ears of the guild seemed to pick up the word as soon as it left Makarov's lips.

"What do you think, Makarov-san? Will you allow Fairy Tail to participate?" Tristan asked as the paper was handed back.

"A tournament? I'm already in! Let's go!" Cynthia hopped from her seat, bouncing up and down with excitement.

"It has been awhile since we've gotten to do anything, Master…" Erza commented, her want for some action starting to show.

"This weekend, correct…?" Makarov asked Tristan for confirmation. How could even turn down the offer when all of his children were excited just from hearing about it.

"That is correct." Tristan said with a slight grin from the basic acceptance of the invitation. "Here, I've marked a map with Black Phoenix on it. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop by." Tristan then turned around and began to walk off. "I'll see you all next weekend, then?"

"Indeed…" Makarov said with a grin.

"Excellent…" Tristan chuckled before walking out of the guild.

"A tournament!" Lucy exclaimed with a large grin. "This is exactly what we need!"

"Let's actually win this one too…" Macao commented with a cough.

"We made third in the Grand Magic Games, but those Games weren't exactly the most fair that year…" Gray commented. "But, I have a good feeling about this one!"

"It's this weekend, correct?" Cynthia asked as she hopped towards Makarov.

"That's right, starting Friday." Makarov replied.

"And what's today, gramps?" Laxus inquired while crossing his arms.

"Thursday," The sixth master replied, taking a sip from his mug before the realization struck him. "Gah!" He the spat his drink out from the shock.

"We should be leaving…" Freed coughed. "Unfortunately, there's hardly any time to fit in some last second training."

"With what we've been doing, we don't need it." Laxus said while staring at his hand.

"I agree! To Clover Town! And let's aim for Number 1 as always!" Makarov shouted.

Just outside of Fairy Tail, the two hooded figures who watched Lisanna funeral eavesdropped on Fairy Tail. The male smirked slightly once he heard Fairy Tail agreeing to enter the tournament. "So, there's gonna be a tournament, eh?" He then looked to his hooded female companion. "It'll be good to see them in action, don't you think?"

"Mhm…" The female nodded, staring into the window while the members talked it out. "I think Fairy Tail has a good chance at this, they have been working harder since Dealer attacked. They've never been the ones to stay down for very long."

"I agree with you there…I can't wait to see how this is going to turn out…" The male nodded, now turning his back. "Let's go and get there before they decide to rush outta here. It wouldn't be good if they saw us just yet."

"Aye…" The female nodded and turned around, walking off with her male companion to Clover Town ahead of Fairy Tail.

Just on the other side of the building, Tia, Jack, and Diamond observed the conversations going on about the tournament. "A tournament, hm…?" Diamond tapped her chin a few times before getting an idea. "Tia, I got it…!"

"I was already planning on watching it," Tia replied, cutting Diamond off in the process. Diamond's expression was that of comical shock since Tia was already a few teps ahead of her.

"You're pretty slow..." Jack chuckled.

"E-Eh…" Diamond huffed after, merely crossing her arms. "Well, whatever, you can have fun with that and send whatever you find back to us."

"Of course I will…" Tia sighed before turning around. "This is the chance to observe the current statuses of members of a few guilds, providing they join. I wouldn't pass this up, there's too much at stake in the long run for us. Now, I'm going to go before they spot us, I care not if you come with or decide to return to base." Tia then walked off.

"Jeez, so cold hearted lately…Even more than myself…" Diamond sighed and followed Tia and Jack.

"You get on her bad side..." Jack replied to Diamond's mumble with an indifferent shrug.

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In White Eclipse, the still amnesic Jaxon stared at the Grand Magic Games trophy on the top of the cupboard. He blinked at it a few times, trying to remember what it was and where it even game from. "Hm…"

"Oi…" Taya called out to Jaxon to grab his attention, a successful attempt as the male turned around. "What are you staring at?"

"This thing…" Jaxon said while pointing to the trophy.

"The Grand Magic Games trophy we won last year?" Taya asked while walking forward.

"We won the Grand Magic Games last year…?" Jaxon blinked a few times, rather astonished by the fact.

"Yes…" Taya gave a nod. "You participated in a fight and won."

"I did? Wow, go me, I guess." Jaxon couldn't help but smirk to himself. Despite the fact he currently had no memory of these events, he couldn't help but feel proud of that fact he was useful.

Moments later, a knocking sound came from the door. "I got it!" Luke shouted as he hurried down the stairs; he was the doorman most of the time, after all. He opened the door, only seeing Tristan standing there in the cold, seemingly unfazed by it. "Can we help you?"

"Yes, hello, I'm here to speak with your master? Or whoever else is in charge. My name is Tristan." Tristan said with a nod.

"Name's Luke," Luke replied before stepping back, allowing Tristan to step inside.

"Yo, Reve!" Luke called out to the gunslinger, who walked down the stairs after hearing his name. "We have a guest and he wants to speak with you or Master."

"Thank you, Luke-san." Tristan said as he walked inside.

"Eh? The old man is sick so I'm usually the one in charge here," Reve said as he walked towards Tristan. "So, who are you and what do you think I can help you with?"

"My guild, Black Phoenix, is hosting a tournament in Clover Town this Friday, and it will continue over the weekend," While Tristan spoke, he handed Reve the paper explaining everything. "My guild master believes this will be a good way to get to know the other guilds for this friendly competition."

"Another tournament?" Taya asked while walking towards Reve and Tristan; she couldn't help but overhear the conversation and it peaked her interest.

"Tomorrow, huh?" Reve asked while observing the paper. He thought it over for a few seconds before giving a nod. "Alright, we'll join. It's been a while since we've shown how and why White Eclipse is the strongest guild."

"So you will be joining, then? Excellent." Tristan gave a nod and walked outside. "I'll see you all tomorrow."

"It's been a while since we've gotten to warm up…Looks like all that hardass training will finally be paying off." Luke said with a slight smirk.

"Of course," Reve replied before walking down the halls, firing off a bullet so the noise would gather everyone's attention. "Oi, lazy asses, get up!"

"What now…" Cygnus groaned as he trudged out of his room. "I thought today was our day off?"

"Stop complaining and get moving," Reve replied while he pointed to the door. "There's a tournament in Clover Town starting tomorrow and we have to get moving."

"What about Master? Is he coming?" Nami asked as she bounced happily out of her room.

"I'll take him with us!" Aira said with a nod. "When are we leaving?"

"As soon as possible," Reve replied. "Everyone's gonna see why we're the number one guild once again, so let's get going."

"Aye!"

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Outside of Twilight Zone, Evanee had her arms crossed, watching as all the members were panting and gasping for air. They had an intense training session, but they weren't finished yet. "Is that all?" Evanee asked. "I know you can do better."

"I just...need a minute..." Taranis said while sprawled onto the ground.

"Your opponents won't give you that time." Evanee said with an authoritative tone. "Dealer defeated a majority of you. We can't let that happen again."

"I know..." Rylo was bitter about his defeat as well. He should've known better, but they still got the drop on him!

"It won't happen again." Flynn said with a firm nod.

As Twilight Zone trained, Tritan approached them. "Excuse me. This is Twilight Zone, correct?"

"That it is." Evanee turned to Tristan, quirking a brow. His magic power was notable and impressive, but she wasn't going to comment on that. If he wanted a fight, she'd make sure he regretted it. "What do you want?"

"My name is Tristan Gareth, Ace of Black Phoenix." Tristan introduced himself with a curt nod. "My guild is hosting a tournament, and I was coming to ask if you wanted to take part in it."

"Pass." Evanee shook her head. "We're busy training. We're not ready."

"Unfortunately, she's right..." Adacore grumbled, staring at his hand.

"I see..." Tristan gave a simple nod. "Thank you for your time. I won't take any more of it up. The invitation is still open if you wish to join, however." With that, he left with his teleportation magic.

Evanee let out a quiet sigh, then glanced at her guild mates. "Come on. Back to work."

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Tristan returned to Black Phoenix via teleportation magic. As soon as he returned, he was greeted by a few of his members. "Ola-san, Leon-san, I would like to tell you that it all went very well."

A tall female with long black hair and matching black eyes stepped forward. She was quite attractive, and she wore a black jacket, a black skirt, knee-high black boots and a white undershirt. Ola Belle, Master of Black Phoenix. She didn't speak however. More so, she couldn't. She was mute. She instead lifted her finger and wrote words into the air to form a sentence. "Did it? Who all will be joining us, then?"

"Fairy Tail and White Eclipse have agreed to join. Along with Lamia Scale, Mermaid Heel, Quatro Cerberus and Sabertooth. Twilight Zone may or may not be coming…I didn't feel too comfortable stepping inside Blue Pegasus so I slid the note under their door…" Tristan replied, a classic anime sweat drop forming on his forehead at the last sentence.

The male with blue hair tied into a pony tail, green eyes, and wore a standard outfit of shirt, shoes, and pants grinned at the amount of guilds Tristan managed to recruit for this event. Leon Shi, the Acid Dragon Slayer. "That's great, Tristan-senpai!" Leon said with a large, kawaii grin. "You managed to get lots of strong opponents for this; I can't wait to face off against them!"

"Neither can I," Tristan said with a slight smile.

Ola gave a nod before writing in the air "I'll tell the others the tournament is going on and get the rules ready."

"Everyone is sleeping, I believe," Tristan said, immediately covering his ears after because he knew what was coming.

A devious grin appeared on Ola's lips as she turned around. Then, from her own shadow, came large, demonic looking shadows with sharp fangs. These shadows sprinted down the hallway and began to screech in a slightly comical way, startling the other members.

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"Ah, just as the script says…" Hyde nodded to himself, pleased with his work.

"You and your scripts…" Knightwalker merely sighed as she walked over to Hyde. "What is it you have planned this time?"

"Oh, I don't have anything planned," Hyde replied. "I just influenced something so my scouting for actors can begin. It's a process, see…"

"Right…" Knightwalker replied, half listening to Hyde while the other half of her attention was on her spear, a slow, dark smirk curling onto her features as she began to speak once again. "I'll go with you; I want to see how Scarlet has been doing lately…"