"Hold on a moment, do you want to repeat that…?" Lucy's expression turned blank as Ena stated where they were heading. "I could've sworn you just side…Isle of Dragons…?"

"I did not make any mistakes in my speech, Lucy-san," Ena responded with a nod.

"Wait…so those guys we just fought…" Freed thought it only for only a moment before coming to a conclusion. "Those were…?"

"That's correct," Ena nodded once again. "They were dragon soldiers. Though they are incredibly powerful, I was surprised that Wendy managed to fell them all in one blow. …I do sincerely apologize for Nasir's actions…"

"…." Cynthia remained silent, keeping a watch over the bandaged up Wendy who was still unconscious. She wasn't leaving Wendy's side for a moment.

"You know, it was pretty sneaky of you to hide such a secret!" Mii cooed from afar, placing her hands on her hips. "I was just about to comment on how pretty those pink wings of yours were~!"

"You're a little irritating, you know that?" Ena responded with a sarcastically sweet smile.

"That explains it…" Natsu said with his arms crossed, giving Ena a skeptical look. "I thought you smelled funny this entire time, but I couldn't put my finger on it. But now I get it! You're a dragon too!"

"A little late on that train…looks like all those flames really did turn your brain to mush…" Gray commented, and of course he and Natsu were butting heads once again because of it.

"What was that, you naked jackass?!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Did I stutter, dumbass!?" Gray responded with a condescending grin.

"Natsu! Gray!" Erza raised her voice along with adding a sharp stern tone to it, causing both males to freeze in place, acting as though they were best buddies. "I forbid you two to continue fighting while we are assisting Ena! You are being bad representatives, and I will not tolerate it!"

"Erza-san seems really angry…" Juvia said while shying away from the scarlet haired mage.

"I couldn't have said it better myself, Erza," Makarov spoke with a firm nod. "Expect punishment of the highest degree if you two end up fighting even once while we're here, understand?" Makarov's tone held a dangerous weight to it, and he wasn't just conveying his words to Natsu and Gray. It was meant for everyone within his guild, and especially the female who somehow managed to join them: Mii.

"D-Don't worry Gramps, we'll be good!" Gray voiced what he and Natsu were both thinking,

"There's no need to worry about me, old man," Mii said with a dismissive wave of her hand. "I'm a good girl."

"I wonder if she noticed that we still don't believe a single word she's said…" Lucy made the side comment to Cana, who gave a shrug.

"Doesn't look like she cares all that much…or maybe she's just stupid?" Cana suggested, taking a swig of her bottle.

"You two aren't very good at whispering…" Mii commented with a deadpanned expression. She then pointed to Cynthia, who remained glued to Wendy's side. "Anyway…shouldn't you be checking on the kids? Cynthia hasn't moved or said a word since the trip resumed."

"…You're right." Lucy looked over to Cynthia, who had the same expression on her face since they continued their travels. "Cynthia, are you all right?"

"….." Cynthia remained silent, responding a moment later; a rather late reaction. "O-Oh…yeah…I'm fine."

"You're tired…you should get some rest." Carla waved her paw.

"There's no need," Ena spoke. "We're just a few minutes away from docking. Once we arrive, I promise I will explain everything to you there. Can I have your cooperation for a little while longer?"

"Keeping us in the dark still?" Mii huffed, placing her hands on her hips.

"Mii, be quiet." Erza ordered. The authority Erza's voice held caused Mii to stiffen up and nod.

"R-Right…" With a nervous laugh, Mii rubbed the back of her head.

"We are docking. Prepare for landing." Ena stated as they finally reached the incredibly large island in the sky. Docking the ship at a port, Ena stopped and began to walk off. "Follow me, but slowly. You might not be used to the strange gravity this island has just yet…." And once she stepped off, Ena seemed to be fine.

"Pssh!" Natsu waved his hand and walked off the ship, only to have his legs wobble and collapse under him. "Guh!?" And he fell to the ground, looking like an idiot.

"I warned you, Natsu-san…" Ena said, keeping her calm composure, but on the inside she felt like giggling. She had to stay professional as the princess, after all. "Take things slowly, everyone."

"We don't have our land legs yet, Natsu…" Lucy shook her head while taking Ena's advice and walked onto the land slowly. She staggered a little bit, but she was standing. "See, it's simple?…" While everyone else began departing, Lucy used the time to look around. She was amazed for starters; the city they docked in look similar to Magnolia, there were hardly any differences but for some reason the foreign aspect of it all made things seem that much more pretty. She was no architect, but even she could tell that some of the designs on the buildings were from a time far earlier than her own. Far off, Lucy could see a large castle standing in the center of the town. "Whoa…"

"Wow…" Even Mii was taken aback by the simplistic beauty of the island. "There's no way this is the entire island is it…?"

"Not at all." Ena responded. "This is only half…the other half we stay away from for now. I'll also explain that to you in a short time. But please, follow behind me and don't speak to the other residents of the island just yet." She said this, because a few of the dragons did notice the unfamiliar faces walking by. These dragons all assumed human forms as well. There were some whispers going on between the citizens.

"All these instructions while we still don't even know what's going on…" Mii voiced her complaints once again; whether she meant it or was just trying to be annoying was unclear.

"It's so nice…you could hardly tell these were dragons just by looking at them at first glance." Cynthia commented while carrying Wendy on her back. It looked like she was having a little trouble, however.

"Do you want me to take her?" Erza offered, but Cynthia shook her head at the request.

"No, I can do it. She's not that heavy." Cynthia replied. "I wish I could do more for her, though..." Wendy was always doing her best to heal others. But when she needed healing, who could help her...?

"I wonder what they're saying about us..." Levy couldn't help but wonder. She felt a little nervous with so many eyes on her.

"They're just curious. But they can keep their curiosity to themselves." Gajeel reassured Levy. But if any of them gave Levy an evil stare, he'd match right back with his own!

"Don't intimidate them!" Levy pleaded. Gajeel just huffed in response.

"Follow me. We are going right to the castle." Ena nodded, beginning to lead the way down the street with Fairy Tail following right behind her. The residents of the town looked human, but their presence was certainly that of dragons. The adults were larger than humans by a foot or two, and the children were slightly bigger as well. Upon seeing Ena they all bowed in place.

"Princess Ena has returned!"

"Are those the warriors she claimed will help us in this time of need!?"

"Are these the warriors that fate said will defend us!?"

"Is the Chosen among them!?"

The voices of the dragons began rambling and the noise created made their dialogue hard to understand, and it left the Fairy Tail wizards with quizzical expressions all over their faces. "What exactly is going on here…?" Erza asked Ena.

"Erza-san, I ask that you wait until we reach the castle…" Ena's voice sounded like she was pleading a little bit. She knew Fairy Tail had questions, but she had to keep them in the dark for just a few moments longer. While she did tell Fairy Tail the basic situation of what was going on, it was clear there was something else below the surface that was bugging her. For now, Erza decided to trust Ena.

"Fate….?" That word seemed to catch Lucy's attention.

"So this is the Isle of the Dragons…" Mii muttered to herself, but it didn't seem like she was just amazed. It also sounded like she was trying confirm something.

Laxus caught her tone and raised a brow. "Not what you expected, troublemaker?"

"Pfft…" Mii snapped out of her thoughts, waving a dismissive hand to Laxus. "It's perfectly fine. A little bland, though."

"We'll be arriving at the castle gates in a few minutes…" Ena told the others. After a few minutes, the group stood before a large double doored gate that guarded the entrance to the castle; the design on the doors was a dragon roaring a particular element. "And here we are…" Ena stopped just before the doors, letting out a sigh; turning around, she clasped her hands behind her back and gave a grateful smile. "Thank you for continuing to cooperate with me this entire time, even if I haven't been divulging much information to you yet."

"Are you going to tell us everything now?" Lucy questioned while crossing her arms under her bosom.

"Not yet," Ena shook her head. "But, all will be made clear in just a matter of minutes. Once I explain to my Father why I've brought you here, you will understand."

"Can't we just fight already?" It appeared that just sitting around doing nothing was starting to get to Natsu. He wanted a fight and the fact he didn't even know what was going on yet bothered him.

"I agree with the idiot." Mii said while pointing at Natsu. "I haven't even gotten to show off my stuff yet!" While everyone else was probably still questioning why Ena allowed someone like Mii to join them, the reason was clear to the princess. She could sense there was something about Mii that drew her to the Isle of the Dragons, and whatever it was Ena also intended to find out. She just felt bad that everyone else had to put up with her causal, flirtatious, slightly stuck up and nonchalant attitude.

"I don't think anyone wants to see your stuff…" Evergreen commented from the sidelines.

"Bleh!" Mii stuck her tongue at Evergreen in a childish manner. She then took the time to look up at the castle behind the gates. It was a large castle that stood at least 5 stories, and the material seemed to be something rare that could only be found on the island. That was the conclusion Mii came to at the very least, and it seemed she wasn't the only one who came to this conclusion. "Damascus? Whoa, this place really is old! That stuff is so rare!"

"Anyway…are you all ready to enter the castle?" Ena asked, and everyone gave a nod. "Follow me. We're going to the throne room." Ena began to walk towards the gate open it, but something familiar caught her attention not too far away.

"Yo, Ena! I see you're finally back!" The voice from behind caught everyone's attention, causing them to turn around. A tall male with dark green hair, red eyes, and a cloak approached the group. "Huh…so this is Fairy Tail in the flesh, huh?" The mysterious male questioned with an inquisitive stare.

"You've heard of us…?" Erza asked.

"Of course! Third strongest guild in Fiore after the GMG last year, right? Or…technically you guys are the second strongest, since I heard that Twilight Zone guild disbanded or something…but yeah, I heard you guys are pretty strong." The male said with a shrug of his shoulders.

"We would've won those games if they had better morals back then...but they learned their lesson." Lucy commented silently though it seemed the dragon heard her, which caused her to let out a small nervous chuckle. For some reason, the first half of that comment came out a bit more aggressive than she intended. She liked Cosmic Star, even if they weren't the friendliest bunch at first. "Anyway…"

"Oh, before I forget, let me introduce myself! My name is Kurthnaga!"" The dragon replied with a nod, giving a slight grin. "Dragon Prince of this Island."

"Ena is your sister, then?" Mii pointed at both of them with a curious head tilt.

"That's right…she's the youngest, I might add." Kurthnaga nodded, and then gave Mii a curious glance. "Wait a second…you're not with Fairy Tail, are you?"

"Not quite…" Mii replied. "But your sister here was kind enough to let me join Fairy Tail on this trip! Don't worry; I won't be causing any trouble. I'm under watchful eye of such a trustworthy guild."

"She didn't even know we existed before we met…" Lucy muttered and it seemed Mii heard her, just giving a sweet smile.

"Well…it's nice that the second strongest guild in Fiore is here to help us…" Kurthnaga began, though his tone of voice shifted to something that began to rub the Fairy Tail wizards the wrong way. "Ena made a nice pick, but I believe I made a better pick to help us in this time of need."

"Oh yeah?!" Natsu's eye gleamed with slight anger at the fact Kurthnaga had the audacity to talk down to Fairy Tail like that. "Who'd you pick that you think is stronger than us!?"

"Are you really that dense, Salamander?" An oh so familiar cocky voice made its presence known…no, more like it demanded attention. Reve Volver appeared with his hands in his pockets, giving his patented cocky ass grin to the Fairy Tail mages and Ena. Behind him? The White Eclipse Guild of course. "It's only natural to enlist the help of the strongest guild in Fiore. The second strongest can go ahead and go home."

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It appears that Fairy Tail was not the only guild to be dragged onto the Isle of the Dragons! White Eclipse now enters the fray due to the Dragon Prince, Kurthnaha's intervention! How will the two guilds act in the presence of the unknown king of the island? What are the dire circumstances of this supposed war? There's only one way to find out.

Next Time: Audience With the King.