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A sigh left Harry's lips as he and his friends, Ron, Hermione, Erza, Lucy, Wendy, Natsu, Gray, Happy, Fawkes, and Carla, returned to Warrod's nature-like home. A mission was requested from the tree man about a month after Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel's photoshoot. Makarov chose Team Zeal to take the job since they were the strongest, and Ron and Hermione came along since it would be their first adventure with Harry's whole team.

The 11 magic users stood before Warrod's front door, and Erza knocked, creating echoes. Warrod, a man that reminded Harry of broccoli, opened the wooden door and smiled pridefully at them.

"I see you have returned. Please, come in. I have food ready for you," the tree-man said, stepping aside to allow the team entry.

Harry looked around when he heard a growl. He knew it didn't come from him - he doesn't remember the last time his stomach growled like that - but everyone turned to Natsu, who grinned sheepishly.

"Sounds great, old man!" Natsu said and dashed in, leaving a pink afterimage behind for a second.

Erza closed her eyes and bowed her head. "Thank you for the offer," she said as she and the rest entered the one-story home.

Laughter surrounded the dinner table as Ron retold every event of their mission. "All of a sudden, we all turned into children, but since Harry, Hermione, and I have different magic to you guys, our magic went wild. As children under 11, we don't have control of our magic, so we have accidental magic. This happens when we are in danger. Since Harry's father and godfather were pranksters, his magic took after them because every one of the enemies kept turning into bunnies or changing colors. Mine caused explosions, and Hermione's magic compelled everyone within a yard of her to sit down and read books! IT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING EVER!"

Warrod road in laughter, along with those who actually saw it. Harry tried to take a sip of water, but the image of one of the dark mages turned into a pink bunny with blue star-like patterns sitting near Hermione reading a children's book made it very hard to not spit it out.

"Well, it's getting late, children," said Warrod. "You can all stay the night here and return to your guild tomorrow. You'll find blankets in the closet over there." He pointed to a small door to Harry's right before standing to leave for his bed. "Goodnight, everyone!"

"Goodnight, Warrod!" everyone said in return before picking out blankets for each of them. Harry found a comfortable spot on the floor with Fawkes curled up like a cat next to him. He closed his heavy green eyes and fell asleep quickly.

The shadow of the looming castle washed over Zeref as he stood before the gate. The king of Fiore had asked him to visit, saying it was about Tartaros. The dark mage came as quickly as he could. Due to Tartaros' constant movement, he had trouble finding his demons.

With a possible new lead on Tartaros' location, Zeref entered the castle, following a guard to King Fiore. The small king sat at his desk with three stacks of paper set to the side. Zeref's face pinched in sympathy at the sight.

King Fiore looked up at the sound of the door opening and smiled. "Ah, good morning, Emperor Spriggan," he greeted. "Please, have a seat. There is something we need to discuss."

A brown leather chair sat in front of the king's desk. It was plush and shined in the sun's rays. Zeref sat in the chair, leaning back and enjoying the high quality of comfort.

The dark mage locked eyes with the king and bowed his head. "Good morning to you too, King Fiore. You told me there was information about Tartaros?" he asked with a tilt of his head.

The king nodded. "Yes, they attacked the Magic Council yesterday. We don't know why, but maybe you could shine some light on the event."

Zeref processed Fiore's words. There were two reasons Tartaros would attack the council, both of which were their powerful weapons. One was broken, but the other, the more dangerous weapon, was not.

"They must be after FACE." Zeref's words caused color to drain from his fellow ruler's face. "I see you understand the danger we're now in, but I don't think that's why they're after it. They have a book I'm looking for called E.N.D. They must think the only way to open that book requires a lot of power since it contains my most powerful demon. But it only needs to be opened like a normal book and contains memories and power. That's all."

"Who is E.N.D? You said it's your most powerful, but the way you speak of it, it sounds like it's already roaming the world."

"He is. E.N.D wasn't a demon originally. He was human. That's why he can roam the world and be separated from his book."

"I see, but you still haven't told me who he is."

Zeref was silent. He didn't want to tell the king who his demon was, but he knew he had no choice. With a sigh, Zeref said, "You remember what I told you about my past? How my family died? Ever wonder how that's the case, yet Natsu is alive?" Fiora nodded. "Well, END stands for Etherious Natsu Dragneel."

Fiora's eyes widened. "You turned your own brother into a demon?"

Zeref shook his head. "Natsu is still human. He can choose to remain so, but if that book opens, he will remember his past and gain a power boost. That's all that will happen."

"Then why would Tartaros bother with FACE?"

"I didn't program them to be overly intelligent." Zeref shrugged. "If I did, this world would have been destroyed long ago."

The king of Fiora widened his eyes, creating new lines around them. "Well, I guess it's a good thing you only made them with the desire to kill you and not take over the world."

"True, but I gave them limitless ways to kill me. Returning Natsu's powers with FACE isn't good for the world."

"You sure they aren't just using FACE to eliminate your magic?" Fiora asked.

"As I said, they're not that smart."

Zeref walked out of the castle and into the warm sunlight. A soft breeze brushed through his hair, earning a smile as the dark mage enjoyed the touch.

The soft pitter-patter on the concrete from behind alerted Zeref of a small creature. It jumped onto his back and climbed until it reached his shoulder. The black-eyed mage turned to see the little red creature with leaves crowning its head. There was a worried expression on the familiar's face, causing Zeref to frown.

"What is it?" he asked, feeling a tight knot forming in his gut.

"Tartaros is on the move again, but their ally, Voldemort, plans to…" Zeref's eyes widened in horror.

Natsu kicked the doors to the guild open with a loud exclaim, "We're back, guys!" Harry rolled his eyes fondly while his two childhood friends stared at the pink-haired dragon slayer as if they had never seen him before.

"Ron, Hermione, why are you making that face?" Harry asked.

"We're still getting used to it, I guess," said Ron.

"It was quiet when you guys were missing, but now we understand what everyone meant when they said we should have seen how loud and crazy it got here," explained Hermione.

"But you've been dealing with them for a while now. How are you just now wrapping your minds around it?"

Ron and Hermione raised their eyebrows at Harry. "At first, we thought it was just them celebrating returning home, then winning the Grand Magic Games, but then we went on missions together, and they're still partying," said Ron.

Harry shrugged. "I guess you have a point." After Fairy Tail's race, Harry decided to go on multiple missions with his two old best friends. It took them three weeks to complete their jobs, sending home letters so Fairy Tail didn't panic and hunt them down. When they returned, Makarov called them to his office to give them the mission they just came back from.

"Harry!" The dark-haired wizard looked to the bar when he heard Mira call him. She held up a brown envelope with a red wack seal. "This came in just this morning," she said with a cheery smile.

Harry smiled in returned and approached. He kissed her before taking the letter from her hand. "Thank you, Mira. Do you think you can get me some water and a chicken sandwich, please?"

"No problem! I'll get that ready while you read." She turned around to grab a glass and fill it up with water.

Harry thanked her before breaking the seal. He pulled out the letter and began to read the familiar handwriting.

Coils,

I got grave news. Tartaros is planning to attack Fairy Tail. I don't know when, but it could be any time now, so I'll be brief. Their guild moves through the sky on a giant cube. So warn everyone and keep an eye out.

Cerberus.

TBC

We are now in the Tartaros Arc! XD

Harry: The final arc of this story. :)

Zeref: From the notes I'm seeing, we still have a bit to go.

Natsu: Why are you allowed to look at them? :(

Harry: Yeah, Enjali doesn't let me look at them.

Zeref: Unlike you two, I can keep a secret.

Voldy: I can too, but she doesn't let me see either.

Enj/Dark: You would try and change my plans to benefit yours. Now, it's your turn. Do it, or I'll put you in a fairy dress that Mavis will love.

Voldy: Please review… -_-