AN: So here is the next chapter, I am sorry for the wait but I have other stories to update as well, already I am in the midst of doing an update for my Harry Potter: Gods and Angels story and my Road to Hell story. That being said I am still like this story a lot and have had a lot of ideas for it up to and including the Tartarus Arc, so the updates will likely stay quite regular.

I would like to thank everyone for all the support they have given and the reviews they have left. I have tried to reply to those asking questions either with a PM or within the story itself where appropriate. If I have missed any I am sorry. I real appreciate the comments though as it helps when I am planning out and writing my story, I find other people's perspectives very useful when coming up with my own ideas.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or Fairy Tail.

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(Last Time)

It was about ten minutes later and the Christina was slowly beginning its journey out of the Woodsea Forest, Wendy and Carla were currently stood at the railing looking out into the forest, tears gently falling form Wendy's eyes as she looked at the place Cait Shelter had once been.,

Wendy hadn't been able to believe it at first, the Cait Shelter Guild and all of its Guild Members, they had all been illusions. However, when the people she had called her friends and her family had started disappearing before her very eyes, she had had no choice but to believe what Master Roubaul had told her.

The people she had known were little for than echoes of their former selves, created by Roubaul to keep her company. They had once been the Nirvit people, the creators of Nirvana and Roubaul had been their chief. For over four hundred years his soul had remained bound to Earthland by both his magic and his will, watching over Nirvana and waiting for the day he could finally destroy the thing he had once created.

For the last few years he had spent his time looking after Wendy, getting more joy from that then he had ever felt before. Cait Shelter and all the people Wendy had known had all been illusions he had created for her, but now Nirvana was gone and Wendy he was no longer able to keep himself bound to Earthland.

His last request after he had explained this to Wendy had been for the others, Percy, Erza, Natsu, Lucy and Gray to look after her. To take her back to Fairy Tail where she could make new friends and family, and where she could grow into the powerful, kind and gentle mage he one day knew she would.

"Are you feeling okay?" Erza asked a she approached Wendy from behind.

"I-I'm f-fine… it's…j-just a lot to take in all at one…" Wendy replied as she turned to look at Erza, thankful for the company she provided.

"I am sure it is, but I just want you to know, we are here if you need us, all of us. You are now a member of Fairy Tail, and Fairy Tail is a family we will never abandon a member of our family, no matter what." Erza replied as she placed a gentle hand on Wendy's shoulder.

Wendy nodded at that before she lunged forward and threw her arms around Erza, burying her head into her shirt as she once again began to cry, this time though she was not crying tears of sadness, instead they were tears of happiness.

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Chapter 9

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(In The Town of Magnolia a Day Later)

The Fairy Tail Guild Hall was based in the busy and bustling town of Magnolia. The Guild Hall itself had once been an old wooden building consisting of three floors and incorporating several architectural styles. That building though, the one that had been home to Fairy Tail since its conception had been destroyed a few months ago, and a new one had been built in its place.

The new Fairy Tail Guild Hall was a large imposing building made out of stone, looking almost like a castle in its design. At the top of the grand building there was a bell tower, within which gleamed a large bronze bell. The outside of the Guild Hall contained a large stone terrace with greenery around the boarders, a large swimming pool and an outside bar. Flying from the Guild's walls were multiple Fairy Tail flags, and written in big letters above the entrance was the words 'Fairy Tail'.

The inside of the large Guild was a cavernous stone chamber, filled with dozens of heavy wooden table and benches. The hall itself was very grand and could probably pass as a banquet hall in some royal palace, despite its grandeur however the room did not come off as a stiff and cold place. Instead it was a lively atmospheric area, filled with the sounds of raucous laughter, comradery and slightly drunk Fairy Tail Wizards.

Along one of the halls walls there was a large wooden board, covered in hundreds of posters, this was the Guild's Request Board and all the poster tacked on it were the missions that had been brought to the Guild.

Each mission was given a classification from D to A depending on its difficulty. Only a wizard of a corresponding or high rank could take the missions, and before any mission could be started it had to first be signed off by either Master Makarov, the Guild's Master, or Mirajane, Makarov's assistant/ bar maid/ babysitter.

Off to one side from the main Request Board there was a smaller one, this one contained only S Class and harder missions, with these missions only being available to wizards who had been given an S-Class rank. On the other side of the Guild Hall to the Request Boards was a long wooden bar, one that spanned nearly half the width of the hall.

Currently approaching the Guild Hall, having just completed a very difficult S-Class mission was the Fairy Tail team that had been sent to the Woodsea Forest to deal with the Dark Guild, Oración Seis, plus three tagalongs.

The Fairy Tail team consisted of Erza Scarlet, Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Lucy Heartfilia and Happy. Tagging along with them was Wendy Marvel, a Sky Dragon Slayer and soon to be Fairy Tail's newest member, her partner Carla and final Perseus, a current member of the Guild and Fairy Tail's Ace, though not one of the wizards who had been assigned the mission to fight the Oración Seis. Instead he had just decided to take a detour when going to Fairy Tail and join the team in the Woodsea Forest.

"Well damn this place has changed a lot hasn't it?!" Percy said loudly as he came to a halt in front of the new Guild Building, his eyes wide as he saw how much it had changed from the quaint, if slightly odd looking building it had been when he had left, to the large, grand, imposing building it was now.

"Yeah the old building was destroyed by Phantom Lord a few months ago, so Master had it rebuilt!" Natsu replied as he continued to walk forward, a grin on his face as he slammed his foot against the door making it spring open with a loud bang. "We're back!" Natsu shouted as he strode in, happier than he had ever been to be back at Fairy Tail after the long grueling mission he had just been on.

As Natsu entered a cacophony of noise followed as people called out their greetings, Gray, Lucy and Happy followed quickly after Natsu, the sound increasing as more greetings were called out to them. The four of them ended quickly getting swept up in the chaos that is Fairy Tail as people continued to shout and laugh together, throwing their drinks around and just generally being loud.

Percy and Erza both made to follow after them, Percy still looking around appraisingly as he checked out the new Guild Hall. Whilst Erza just looked forward to reporting in then going and getting a shower, after a hard couple of days. Before they entered though Percy glanced back and saw that Wendy was hovering at the entrance, an uncertain and nervous look on her face. Carla stayed beside her, though unlike Wendy the little cat creature just looked disapproving as she watched all the Fairy Tail Guild members having fun, day drinking and being noisy.

Glancing back at her, Percy smiled kindly as he saw the nervousness on face. "Come on Wendy there is no need to be nervous, everyone at Fairy Tail is very kind and I am sure they will all be happy to have you joining their family."

Wendy brightened up slightly at that, but still looked slightly apprehensive.

"Besides Erza and I will be there if you ever need us." Percy added in, glancing over at Erza who smiled in response before she too looked at Wendy and gave her some encouragement as she extended her hand, letting Wendy take it as she led the two of them in to the Guild.

"Come on Wendy once we get you joined up I will then take you to the Fairy Hills Dormitory where most of the women in the Guild stay." Erza said as she led Wendy into the Guild Hall, a fond smile on her face as she remembered how nervous she had been when she first came to Fairy Tail. But just like what had happened with her, Erza knew Wendy would eventually settle in and fall in love with the Guild.

Watching them go in Percy made to follow, before he did though he glanced up once more his smile turning slightly sad as he saw the new Guild Building. He had been there when Guild had first been started, he had helped his old friends, Warrod, Precht, Yury and Mavis build the Guild from the ground up. Since then, he had over the years spent a lot of time at the Guild Hall, so much so that it had become his new home. Actually it had become more of a home to him than anywhere else, even Camp Half-Blood or the little flat he had shared with his mother and her husband in New York for a few months had not felt as much like home as the Fairy Tail building had over the years. Maybe it was because he had helped build it with his own hands, and had spent many happy decades within it watching over the Guild as it grew and flourished into what it was today.

The old building was gone now, but despite that, this place still felt like home. Maybe that was because a building did not make a place a home, it was the people in it. A person's home was where their heart was, and Percy's heart would forever be with Fairy Tail.

Smiling once again at that as he shook himself out of his nostalgia, Percy stepped into the Guild, reveling in the warmth of the Guild as he heard a number of exclamation of shock, surprise and joy as the members of the Guild saw their Ace return to the Guild for the first time in two years. What followed next was a cacophony of noise as a number of people rushed towards him in greeting, whilst others cheered and shouted. The sound of quickly moving feet announced the arrival of Mirajane, as she unceremoniously threw her arms around him in greeting, burying her head in his chest as she did so. Bringing his arm around and giving her a smile when she looked up at him, a few tears trickling down her face as she smiled at him.

"I'm home."

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(In the Fairy Tail Guild Hall an Hour Later)

"So Percy how was the mission?" Master Makarov, a short, elderly looking man and the Fairy Tail Guild's Master asked as he looked over at Percy from where they were both sat on stools facing the Guild's bar. The last hour had been a chaotic mess of shouting, cheering and heavy drinking, it was only now that Percy finally had a chance to sit down, choosing the seat next to Makarov as he did so.

Glancing over at Makarov, Percy smiled slightly. He always found it amusing how such a small old man could contain such colossal magical power. The man barely stood at three foot tall, and looked to be in his later seventies, which was actually younger that the eighty three year old man actually was. Despite that though the Guild Master probably held the same amount of raw power within his body as Percy himself had, and considering Percy was a very powerful demigod that was a ridiculous amount for a person of his size to have.

Makarov's magical power was probably not that surprising once you got to know him, he was after all the Fifth Ranked Wizard Saint and was known as the 'Giant of Fairy Tail' and one of the strongest human in Fiore. The four wizards who ranked higher than him in the Wizard Saints were known as the Gods of Ishval, four men who were stated to be so powerful they classified as gods.

Having personally met a number of gods in his past, including Tartarus a Primordial God, Percy could quite frankly say that that was the biggest load of bullshit he had ever heard. Their power paled in comparison to the Olympian Gods and when compared with the might of a Titan or Tartarus, well the comparison was laughable.

That being said he had met a number of them and would admit that their power was probably on a par with a minor God's, though that being said so to was Percy's, Gildart's and Makarov's. In fact nowadays Percy's was probably on a par with one of the Olympians' power, though with him having not seen a single one of them since he found himself here it would be difficult to test that out. At the moment he was only going off vague assumption and guess work.

The only reason the four men ranked higher than Makarov was either due to the types of magic they used, their skill with said magic's or for political reasons. Percy knew that if it came down to skill he would be able to trump all four Gods of Ishval, in fact there were probably only a handful of people on Earthland who had the experience and skill level Percy had, and that was without him using his sword Backbiter. But in types of magic, well the types of magic in this world were as varied as the people, over the centuries the people of Earthland had expanded their research in magic to cover almost everything they could.

For Percy though it was probably the pretentious titles they chose to take which one of the reasons Percy had not accepted the Council's offer of being a member of the Wizard Saints. He had many other reasons of course, including not wanting to put himself under anyone else's control, nor wanting the duties and constricting responsibilities that came with the title, but the stupid titles was one of the reasons.

The Gods of Ishval…. Ha!

That wasn't to say that there were not Gods here in Earthland as there were, but unlike in Percy's home world the Gods here were much more reclusive. In fact it had been over four hundred years since he had arrived here and he had only heard of them from second hand accounts, from True God Slayers who were powerful mortal wizards who were taught magic by the Gods, it was from the few of them he had met that he had heard of the existence of the Gods from.

There were also records of them, most cultural and societies in the world had records that proved they existed, but they seemed to come and go at will and Percy hadn't come across any of them during his travels, or at least not yet, he still occasionally looked for one. What he would do when he did finally meet one though was debatable. A part of him wanted to fight so he could test his power see how the Gods of this world stacked up with the ones he was more familiar with, a greater part though just wanted to talk, to learn more of the history of this world, to learn from one who might know more than he had been able to find out in the four hundred plus years he had been here. After all he had many questions.

"Percy?" Makarov asked again, a frown on his face as he saw that Percy had zoned out slightly.

Blinking as he heard that Percy pulled himself back to the present, it wasn't often he got lost in his thoughts but it did happen occasionally. "I am sorry Makky, what was it you asked again?"

"The mission you took in Seven, how did it go?" Makarov replied shrugging off Percy's absentmindedness, he had known the man since he, Makarov had been a kid and was well used to Percy's quirks by now. All of them including his occasional penchant for blue coloured drinks and food. Why he did that was still a mystery, but he had been doing it for so long that a number of blue coloured foods and drinks had made their way onto Fairy Tail's menu, in fact Percy was drinking a blue coloured, Plum Stout even now.

"It was pretty grim." Percy replied a frown on his face as he brought his wooden tankard to his lips and sipped it. "It took longer than I thought it would, the slave trade had sunk its roots deep in not only Seven but the countries around it too. More often than not I was crossing borders tracking leads and tearing the network to pieces, the suppliers, the distributers and the buyers, it was messy bloody work."

"A grim task, but a necessary one." Makarov replied as he sipped his own, normal coloured ale. He had no doubts it was a bloody mission, Percy liked to make a point when dealing with underworld crime networks, and to do that eh relied on the only thing people like them understood, violence. Makarov had been shocked when he had first found out about this side of Percy, but he had quickly understood, Percy did what he did so others didn't have too. All things considered Percy was probably darker than most Dark Wizards, but unlike them though he acted in the best interests of the people, he fought for what was right no matter the costs. It was admirable really, and it worked.

"Aye." Percy replied as he took another drink, ignoring the shouting from the rest of the Guild as they heard the details of the Oración Seis mission from Gray, Natsu and Lucy, it wasn't every day that you here about a mission to take down one of the strongest Dark Guilds in Fiore. "So what happened here while I was gone, I have heard a few bits and pieces about the last few months from Erza, Natsu and the others, but I've heard little else?"

Makarov sighed heavily as he heard that, looking to the side as he did.

Cana was sat a few feet away, a smile on her face as she joked around with Erza, teasing the red faced, scarlet haired woman about something or other.

Cana was a tall, slim, young woman with an ample bust. She had long, mid-back length brown hair. She had large brown eyes and visibly long eyelashes and possessed a very voluptuous figure, with large breasts and curvy hips. Currently she was wearing a blue bra, and brown capri pants, proudly exposing her black Fairy Tail mark on her abdomen.

Smiling slightly as he saw that Makarov looked past her, his face becoming slightly sadder as he looked past the duo and instead watched as Mirajane, gave Wendy and her partner Carla the Guild's Mark, officially making the pair members of Fairy Tail.

Mirajane was a slim young woman of below average height. She had long, white hair which curled slightly at the ends, with two bangs framing her face and reaching down to her chest; her hairstyle's most distinctive trait was a short, upward ponytail obtained by gathering and tying the hair covering her forehead. She had large blue eyes and a curvy, voluptuous body, with large breasts. She was one of Fairy Tail's more well-known mages, most recently for being a model who had posed numerous times for the Sorcerer Weekly Magazine.

Before that however she was most well known as one of Fairy Tail's S-Class wizards, she was known by many as the Demon of Fairy Tail, on account of her magic and her rough, tough, occasionally abrasive personality. She like both Laxus and Erza had been one of Percy's students when she was younger, happily joining the other two in hassling Percy until he showed them some of his tricks and tips. That had all changed however, the bold and daring woman she had once been was now gone, nowadays she was a lot quieter and calmer, and had given up the life of a fulltime wizard, instead choosing to be a waitress to make money instead of taking missions like she had used too.

The reason for this sudden change was due to a mission she had gone on, a few months after Percy had left on his two year mission to Seven. She had gone on her mission to track down and defeat a powerful monster with her younger siblings, her brother, Elfman, and her sister, Lisanna. The mission had ended in tragedy as Lisanna had died, due to Elfman having tried to use a full body take over with his 'Take Over Magic' only for him to have failed. 'Take Over Magic' was a type of magic practiced by all three siblings that allows the user to essentially take over the power of an entity, be it beast, animal or devil etc. and then use the power they gain from that take over to fight.

The loss of Lisanna had impact on both of them. Mirajane had lost her confidence and had begun to repress her magic, whilst Elfman lost all confidence in his abilities neither had been the same since. Though in recent months they were showing improvements, Elfman had recently learned how to do a 'Full Body Takeover' and Mira had regained some of her fighting spirit. Still though they were very different than they had been before Lisanna's death.

"A lot has happened Percy." Makarov said tiredly as he turned to look at the curious looking man. From there he went on to explain the tragedy that had befallen the Strauss siblings, then he told Percy about the more recent events; the attack Phantom Lord had launched on Fairy Tail, Laxus's insurrection which had led to a small civil war breaking out as his grandson made Guild Member fight Guild Member, as he tried to take control of Fairy Tail by becoming the new Guild Master, claiming he wanted to make Fairy Tail stronger than ever so it would never be in danger again. He had failed of course and had been kicked out of the Guild due to his actions.

Percy froze as he heard everything Makarov had told him. The loss of Lisanna was heart wrenching, he had seen the girl grow up and her loss was a deep blow to all of Fairy Tail, especially since he knew how much it would crush Mira and her brother, the family had been very close.

The attack on Phantom Lord though annoying was not that surprising to Percy, Phantom Lord always was a shitty and malicious Guild or borderline Dark Wizards, he had also heard about the attack before from Erza and was satisfied that justice had been served, the Phantom Lord Guild had been disbanded after all and its Guild Master, Jose Porla was in prison.

Though he would of course be having a few words with this Gajeel character, the man had started the whole ordeal by attacking Levy, Jet and Droy, three longstanding members of Fairy Tail and some pretty nice kids. So yes Percy would be having a very harsh talk with the young man.

The situation with Laxus though was quite shocking to Percy though. He had known Laxus since the boy was born, just as heh had known his father and his grandfather. He had seen Laxus grow into the man he was, which at the time had been kind, caring, if slightly overconfident and had even helped him train his magic. Passing on what he knew about Electrokinesis to the 'Lightning Magic' user.

Percy did not know what had happened to Laxus in the two years since his absence, but his actions showed Percy he had changed, and not for the better. Suffice to say Percy would be having words with him to, or more likely he would track him down and beat some sense into the man before dragging him back to the Guild. Laxus would come back to Fairy Tail and would truly make amends for his actions, Percy would make sure of that. Getting forced into exile from the Guild was not a worthy punishment, at least not in Percy's mind, plus it had the chance of backfiring on them just like how Ivan, Laxus's father's exile had backfired on them when the arsehole had made a rival Dark Guild called Raven Tail.

For now though Percy had more important things to deal with. Draining the last of his drink, Percy slammed the mug down before he stood up. Making eye contact with Makarov, Percy gave the younger man a nod before he walked past him, a nod Makarov returned as he already knew what Percy was going to do.

Standing up from his stool Percy walked past Cana and Erza. Absentmindedly giving Erza's shoulder a gentle squeeze as he passed, getting the woman's attention as he sent her a slight smile, one which she reciprocated a faint tint of red on her cheeks as she met his eyes. Walking past her and ignoring the now grinning Cana who leaned in closer to Erza, muttering something that made the Titania of Fairy Tail flush bright red and look at the bar, Percy instead approached Mira and Wendy.

"It looks good on you." Percy said a smile on his face as he saw Wendy was now sporting a blue Guild crest on her arm.

Wendy looked up at him at that a large smile on her face, meeting his gaze though she soon let out a slight "Eeep" before she quickly looked down at her feet, her face flushing bright red as she scuffed her foot along the floor. "O-oh, eerr thank you… Percy…. I am really h-happy to be here…"

Percy smiled at that, thinking she was still a bit nervous as he ruffled her long blue hair, making the girl flush an even brighter red.

"Tell you what why don't you go show Ezra." Percy said with a smile as Wendy looked up at him again, nodding her head shyly before she quickly gave Mira a quick thanks, before she made her way past Percy and over to Erza.

Percy smiled as he watched her go, the smile growing as he saw the joy on her face as she showed the smiling Erza her Guild Mark. Before a chuckle left his mouth as he saw Cana swinging an arm around Wendy's narrow shoulders and mutter something to her which made both Erza and Wendy flush a bright red, both of them conspicuously glancing at Percy.

Percy however didn't notice as he instead turned to face Mira, meeting her kindly smile with one of his own.

"It's really good to see you again Percy." Mira said a smile on her face as she took a few steps forward and wrapped her arms around him, her head resting gently on his shoulder.

"You to Mira, you to." Percy replied as he wrapped his own arms around her, holding her for a few seconds. "I heard about what happened."

He could feel Mira stiffen in his arms, and heard a sudden intake of breath.

"Losing the ones you love is very hard… there is no healing the hole they leave in your heart." Percy said sadly, thinking back on all the people he had lost over the many years he had lived. Some had died of old age, some had died in battle, others, well others he had just lost. Like the people he had known in Camp Half-Blood and his old world. Despite all that however he had continued on, he had met more people and created new bonds. "If you wallow in your sadness it will destroy you. The best thing you can do is to continue living your life for the ones you have lost, because they may no longer be with us but as long as you continue on and can remember them, then they will never be forgotten and so will never truly be gone."

He could feel Mira nod her head as she heard that, before her body started shaking, Percy could hear Mira's muffled sobs emanating from where she had buried her head into his shoulder. Letting out a sigh Percy proceeded to just hold her closer letting her get it all out, a she did so he glanced up and made eye contact with Erza.

She seemed to understand what he wanted as she proceeded to grab the half-drunk Cana and drag her away from the bar, with Wendy following meekly after, giving Percy and Mira some space as the white haired barmaid continued to let out her pent up grief. Percy patiently holding her all the while.

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(Fairy Tail Guild Hall a Few Days Later)

"So Percy how long are you going to stick around before you head off again?" Master Makarov asked as he glanced over at Percy.

The two of them were once again at the bar, joined this time by Mira and Cana, with Mira working behind the bar serving the members food and drinks and Cana drinking, excessively. Erza had been with them before, but had elected to take Wendy on a tour of Magnolia with Lucy tagging along a half an hour ago, Erza taking them on the tour so she could show them where the best shops, cafes and parks were.

Hearing the question both Mira and Cana looked over in interest.

Percy shrugged in response before saying. "Will probably stick around the Guild for the foreseeable future, though I will be heading off later today, I have a personal mission I want to accomplish."

Cana cocked an eyebrow in curiosity as she heard that, a smug looking spreading across her face as she leant her arm on the bar and smirked at Percy. "What is this personal mission of yours? Or does it involve a certain feisty red head?"

Percy sent Cana a bland look as he heard that, the beer in her tankard exploding out and soaking Cana as he did so. "You should really learn how to take your alcohol, I mean you are spilling it all over the place."

Cana just scowled at Percy at that, ignoring the laughter from the rest of the Guild. "Point taken."

"Oh dear, that was a bit clumsy Cana…" Mira said a large smile on her face.

Cana glowered at Mira in response for a few seconds, her lips trembling a bit before she burst out with laughter, slamming her now empty tankard on the bar and demanding another one, one that would be on Percy's bar tab.

Smiling at the ongoing carnage, Percy turned away from it and instead looked over at Makarov, instantly making the Guild Master suspicious. "So I am actually going to go and track down Laxus, beat the crap out of him and then drag him back to the Guild."

A spray of beer left Makarov's mouth as he heard that, his eyes wide as he looked over at Percy in both surprise and irritation. "I kicked Laxus out of the Guild for a reason you know! You can't just bring him back here like nothing happened. He caused a lot of pain to the members of Fairy Tail with his actions."

"Which is exactly the reason I am going to kick his arse and drag him back here, he caused a lot of damage and as such he will make amends. When I bring him back here I am going to make him apologize to the Guild for what he did. After which he will rejoin the Guild, only he will be under probation for the next three years, along with his three minions… the Thunder Legion." Percy replied back a smile on his face as he saw Makarov scowling, the short man quickly getting flustered.

"I'm the Guild Master you do remember that don't you." Makarov replied irritably. "I should be the one who makes those decisions not you."

"I didn't hear you saying no to what I said though." Percy responded with a slight chuckle as he saw Makarov scowling at him.

"What would a probationary period mean?" Mira asked curiously, having overheard their conversation, as she looked between the irritable Makarov and the amused Percy.

"It is a punishment that is not used often, mainly because most Guild members don't break any major rules. What it would mean is that Laxus, Freed, Bickslow and Evergreen would be only allowed to take B-rank missions and below for the three years, they would also have to pay higher dues to the Guild for those three years and all four of them would be restricted from taking part in the S-Class exams for three years." Percy replied giving a rough outline of what Laxus and the Thunder Legion, the team of Fairy Tail wizards he leads, would be receiving. After all four of them had caused trouble, and Percy didn't think it was fair for just one of them to take all the blame, so he would bring Laxus back and ensure that all four guilty parties were punished. That being said all four of them were strong wizards, and good people at heart, it would be a shame to lose them from the Guild. That being said all four of them needed to grow up a bit.

"You do realise I kicked Laxus out of Fairy Tail don't you. I can't just let him back in, it would be seen as me showing favoritism for my grandson." Makarov spoke up, the look on his face telling Percy he wasn't that against the idea.

"And who would think that? The rest of the Guild knows you are not showing favoritism, the fact you are putting him on probation after a month long exile from the Guild is proof of that." Percy replied nonchalantly.

"Do as you wish." Makarov replied with a sigh, "But I will put your suggestion to the Guild first before I decide on whether or not to allow Laxus back in, if the others accept your suggestion then fair enough, if not… if not the original punishment will still stand."

It was a bit of a copout that much was obvious. Makarov knew that if Percy suggested Laxus be allowed back in and given a suitable punishment then the rest of the Guild would agree, most of them knew Laxus was a decent guy at heart after all, even if he did act like a little shit sometimes.. He also knew Freed, Evergreen and Bickslow would be more than happy be put on probation for three years if it meant Laxus coming back. Plus Makarov too wanted his grandson back in the Guild, even if he was an obnoxious brat sometimes.

"Well you're the Guild Master, what you say goes." Percy replied with a grin.

"Now you admit that…" Makarov muttered as he took a large gulp of his drink.

"So you are going to track down Laxus, any idea where he might be?" Mira asked curiously.

Percy shrugged in response, "I am not sure, but I don't think he will be hard to find, he never was the subtlest of people."

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Before anything else could be said, they were all taken by surprise as a loud alarm began to ring out across Magnolia and the entire town began to shake. Hearing the alarm and feeling the tremors through the earth, Percy rolled his eyes in exasperation. It looks like the big oaf was back.

"He's back!"

"It's the Gildarts Shift!"

"Everyone inside!"

Glancing out of the Guild's open doors, Percy watched as the town began to rearrange itself, the buildings all beginning to shift and slide away, yet there were not any cracks or buildings being damaged. The town was rearranging the entire layout on its own, the many gears and machinery that had been laid in the foundations of many parts of the town kicking into gear. It could only mean one thing, Fairy Tail's most destructive member, Gildarts had returned from the One Hundred Year Mission he had gone on.

Looking over at the open doorway Percy was not at all surprised to see the man in question walking towards the Guild, travelling down a large pathway that had been made for the overly clumsy and destructive wizard. A straight pathway that led directly to the Fairy Tail Guild building, making sure the man couldn't wander off and destroy something in the town by accident.

Gildarts was a large heavily built man with a single black cloak and pair of baggy trousers being the only articles of clothing he wore besides his worn boots. Beneath the tattered cloak, bandages wrapped themselves around the man's heavily muscled chest from the top shoulder to the abdomen, the man's most distinctive traits included his orange slicked-back hairstyle and rugged face. A large bag was thrown over his shoulder as he approached the Guild building, a look of curiosity on his face as he noticed how much it had changed.

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"So Makky how long has it been since Gildarts has been back?" Percy asked as he watched the commotion that had over taken the Guild.

Ever since Magnolia had entered the intermittent Gildarts Shift, every Fairy Tail member had flooded into the Main Guild Hall waiting for his arrival, a number of them letting out shouts and cheers as yet another of Fairy Tail's favourite sons chose to return.

"I haven't seen the brat in three years." Makarov replied his eyes closed in remembrance. "I swear he's the most troublesome brat out of the lot of them!"

"Heh, no kidding." Percy chuckled in response. "The guy makes Natsu look responsible and subtle."

"I wouldn't go that far." Mira said with a light giggle as she brought her hand up to cover her mouth.

Before Percy could reply they were interrupted by the pink dragon slayer, who previously had been lurking at the other end of the bar with Happy, gray and Elfman, occasionally sending Percy conspicuous looks. Looking as if he wanted to say or ask something of him, but not quite sure how he should go about it.

"Are you guys talking about Gildarts?" Natsu asked the group as he wandered over to them, Happy flying after him. With Gray and Elfman also joining the group, the both of them having followed the dragon slayer when they saw him approaching the group of Percy, Makarov, Mira and a now drunk, semi-conscious Cana.

"It's been so long since we saw the old man." Gray said loudly as he leant against the bar and looked over at the others, patiently waiting for Gildarts to arrive as he did so.

Elfman, Mira's younger brother, a large, heavily muscled man with spiky white hair and a prominent scar running down his face, nodded in agreement with the ice wizard. "Gildarts is truly the manliest in the Guild… no offence Perseus…"

Percy ignored him, instead glancing over at Natsu. The dragon slayer had been curiously quiet since they had come back to the Guild like he had something on his mind, Percy had also noticed that the boy seemed to want to ask something of him, but didn't seem to know how to go about it. This in itself was abit odd as the boy usually just blurted out the first thing that came to mind.

"Enough about that! I can't wait to fight him later!" Natsu said loudly slamming his fist together as he did so. "I want to see how far I have come and how far I have got left to go!"

Natsu was practically bouncing on the balls of his feet at the thought of seeing Gildarts again, boyed up even more by the thought of fighting the man as well, Gildarts had become almost like a pseudo father/ uncle figure to Natsu when he was growing up, one that he really liked to spar Natsu's comments and seeing his excitement, both Gray and Elfman sweatdropped.

Happy however only patted Natsu on the head bringing him back to reality. "But Natsu the last time you couldn't even land a punch! Gildarts completely destroyed you without even trying."

"Yeah I know, but how am I ever going to get stronger if I only fight those I can beat." Natsu replied, gaining a look of faint surprise from Percy and Makarov. It was an unusually mature response from a usually immature young man.

"After that can I fight you Perseus?" Natsu suddenly asked as he looked over at Percy, finally deciding to ask what he had wanted to ask for a while now.

"Why would you want to do that?" Percy asked with a raised eyebrow.

"To show you how far I have come since we last fought and also to show you that I am serious about getting stronger." Natsu said fiercely as he ignored Gildarts arrival for now and instead focused in on Percy.

"I was planning on heading off on a quick mission." Percy responded carefully, watching Natsu closely to see his response.

"Well, will you fight me first, just so I can show you what I have got" Natsu said a slight frown on his face as he heard Percy response. "I just want to show you I am serious about getting stronger now… and maybe get a bit of help… if you are willing?"

Percy cocked an eyebrow at that, yet again surprised by what he had heard, je knew Natsu had wanted to ask something but he hadn't expected this, maybe Natsu had grown up a bit in the time Percy had been gone. Smiling slightly Percy nodded. "Tell you what, I will give you a little spar before I head off, maybe a few tips too if you are lucky."

"Great!" Natsu said a grin on his face as he gave Percy a thankful nod before he looked back to the doorway as Gildarts strode in. After he fought with Percy he would then challenge Gildarts, both of the men were very strong, but both of them also had very different fighting styles. If he wanted to become truly strong he knew he would have to try and learn what he could from both men.

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AN: So a lot of stuff has been set up in this chapter. Percy has agreed to fight Natsu and maybe give him a few tips.

Percy will also have his own mini arc as he finds Laxus so he can drag him back to Fairy Tail. I always thought that the Thunder Legion got off quite easy whilst Laxus was given all the blame. That being said he was a shit and did deserve to be punished, but I like the idea of probation more than exiling him, after all Laxus is a strong wizard and an asset to Fairy Tail, he just needs to grow up. Which is why I prefer the probation route, it allows him to remain in the Guild but doesn't give him automatic forgiveness, nor does it exclude him from the Guild he has spent his whole life in. For the eagle eyed ones they will also know what other impact this will have on the story as it progresses.

We also get to find out a bit more about Percy's character and history, and get to see how his character has evolved in between the time he left Tartarus and arrived in Earthland.

We also meet more of the characters at Fairy Tail and may get to see Percy having a 'chat' with Gajeel about his actions in the Phantom Lord Arc.

Other than that the Edolas Arc is on the way, only it will be different to canon and I hope you like the differences.

We may also see a few brief scenes from the other forces at work in Earthland which should be interesting.

So yeah I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and leave a comment or a review and I will see you all next time.

Seagate.