Here is the fifty-sixth chapter in this story released in accordance with the release schedule. The Grand Magic Games are in the books and both Fairy Tail and the Black Bulls have returned to their city and the middle of nowhere respectively only to be met with big news in the wake of their successes in the Grand Magic Games and their aftermath. It's good news for both of them and now that the Games are over and things have returned to normal, well as normal as it can for them, it's time to celebrate it and what better way than for a joint party where Fairy Tail can break in their restored and returned Guild Hall. That's right, it's finally time for the Black Bulls and Fairy Tail to meet Wizard Guild to Magic Knight Squad, what could possibly go wrong? Well let's see as we start the Bonding Arc as I'm calling it. That is all the administrative stuff I have for y'all while there are no questions that need an answer here, there are three guest reviews that need a response so I will do that now. Do keep them coming as your support is the best motivation for me to keep producing chapters at this kind of rate.

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Chapter 56: Bulls Meet Fairies

"I take it that it didn't used to look like this?" Yami asked as he and the rest of the Squad save Henry who had to be brought in once they were inside and knew where to put his special box looked up at the large, multistoried building before them. "Makarov did say that it was rebuilt and improved but I never really spent time in Magnolia so I wouldn't know what it used to look like."

Naturally, the building that the Black Bulls were looking at was of course the restored Fairy Tail Guild Hall which they were about to enter to kick of a party that Makarov had invited them to so that Fairy Tail could break in the newly restored and returned Guild Hall. The Black Bulls couldn't say no to that and after Finral had delivered their acceptance to Makarov, along with a special communication device for him to directly contact Yami to streamline their communications on this and other matters, they'd begun planning it.

Now, after a few days of sorting things out and finding the right time when almost all of Fairy Tail would be present, the moment was finally at hand and Fairy Tail had gathered in their Guild Hall for it while the Black Bulls had arrived in Magnolia and were about to enter. Only Henry wasn't present and that was because of how tricky it was to transport him so to save time they'd wait until they got in and Finral would make the portal within the Guild Hall and bring in the box that Henry was in and place it in a central area so that he too could participate in the festivities.

Of course said festivities would also double as an announcement of Asta's new status as it had yet to be made official, that would come tomorrow, but Yami intended on announcing it Fairy Tail tonight before the rest of Ishgar learned it in part because he felt they deserved to know and in part to rub it in. All that was soon to come but first they had to get in and Yami had asked a question that needed an answer. Well it didn't but Nero decided to just to speed things up.

"No, it was an abandoned building when I first came here to investigate it after we arrived in Fiore." Nero said. "Nothing more. From what I heard, they couldn't afford it with so many of their top members and their Guild Master gone so they got kicked out and went to a new one on the outskirts of the town, if that. This is grander than what I've overheard though so clearly the King spared no expense in restoring it."

What Nero didn't mention was that she had fully explored the abandoned Guild Hall that had once stood here because it was abandoned and as such she could learn more about Fairy Tail by seeing how they'd been before losing so many of their members. It had been during that exploration that she'd found a secret area the hidden area below it that she'd sensed thanks to the magical seals on it. Naturally, Nero decided to see what was down there as magical seals were nothing to a Sealing Mage.

As such Nero was able to gain access to it and discover what was down there. What Nero had found was, well, she wasn't sure what it was beyond a what looked like a young blonde girl floating in a tank but clearly it was important so she didn't mess with it and just left, resealing everything back to how it was to prevent her intrusion from being detected.

While Nero had no clue what was going on in that room, the protections and precautions had been extensive so she figured it was a Guild secret and likely one that only the Guild Master knew about. As such, she'd opted not to share what she'd found with anyone because this wasn't her or her Squad's secret and fell outside the scope of her information gathering duties. Besides, it was hardly the first thing that Nero had learned in her long life that she was going to keep to herself and it wouldn't be the last.

"Well it seems like the King was generous but they did do a lot to end the dragon threat so they deserve it but we should remind them who won the Grand Magic Games of course." Yami noted with a grin before he set off through the gate and towards the doors into the Guild Hall. "Alright then, let's go on in. Makarov did just say to barge in to start this baby so let's do just that."

That others nodded in agreement, and some were more than fine with this as they didn't trust Yami to knock gently, before they quickly followed Yami as he strode towards the entrance. Makarov had said to just throw the doors open as they'd all be gathered in the main common area and that's just what Yami did as soon as he reached them though it wasn't like they could stop him anyway if he tired or if they used magic then they wouldn't stop him after Asta helped. This was a party though so they were unlocked and ready and as such opened with ease when Yami got to them.

Like with their own hideout, the entrance to Fairy Tail's Guild Hall opened up into the main common room though this one was significantly larger and more ordered than their own. That made sense though what with this building being specifically a Guild Hall and someone's home that had been redesigned with said person's magic.

The Black Bulls entered as a group and took it all in as they came to a stop just past the doorway while the doors closed behind them. Right away they noticed a long green carpet running down the center of the room to a raised stage at the back which the rest of the carpet bordered.

From there the Black Bulls noticed the rest of the first level. There were four sets of three tables in rows on either side of the central aisle, the bar off to the right hand side, raised areas on either that had wooden railings on them and doors at the far end no doubt leading to other amities, and lastly, on the first level at least, and lastly, and oddest of all, lampposts either side of the carpet in a few place. Above it all was an upper level balcony though from a glance it was on the third level of the building as the cavernous common room took up multiple levels.

Of course, the Black Bulls only just managed to take this in before there was a cheer and they were greeted by what looked like all of Fairy Tail standing before them in center of the common room. It was almost all of them, only Gildarts wasn't present but that was to be expected and as the Black Bulls didn't know him not noticed by them, with Makarov standing front and center before his Guild. The cheer brought the Black Bulls back to the party at hand and they walk up to Makarov while noting the members of their Grand Magic Games teams behind him and the others Guild members flanked them.

"Welcome Black Bulls!" Makarov said smiling. "To the restored, original, Fairy Tail Guild Hall! Home of the former and soon to be future number 1 Guild in Fiore. Once we reclaim it from you next year of course."

"Come and take it from us old man." Yami said with a grin as he stood before Makarov and looked down at him his magic building around him and reminding everyone just how strong he was. "We're not giving it up without a fight."

"I expect no less from the Guild that shocked Fiore." Makarov said his smile turning into a grin at the challenge that he fully expected his children to rise to. "So to honor our successes in the Grand Magic Games be they winning it or ending the dragon attack and solidifying ourselves as the top two Guilds, let's break this new Guild Hall in with the only Guild left in our way back to the top!"

That got a cheer from the members of Fairy Tail while the Black Bulls just grinned or smirked at the impending festivities, well the guys did at least save for Gauche who was just looking at a picture of Marie and Gordon who was just smiling at all the new friends that he'd make. Meanwhile Vanessa cheered for the impending free booze, which got a look from one member of Fairy Tail, and Charmy cheered for the upcoming feast. As for the rest, Mimosa smiled excitedly, Noelle put on her best socializing face, Nero remained expressionless, and Grey cowered behind Gauche from all the attention.

This was to be expected though seeing as the two Guilds had shared a lot be it fighting against or with each other in the Grand Magic Games and the dragon attack afterwards or the recovery between the two or the Grand Ball. It was from all of those things that they'd forged both rivalries and friendships but now it was time for them to really get close just as Julius would have wanted for them.

"For once we stand atop the pile, it feels nice so we won't relinquish it anytime soon." Yami said as the cheers died down. "But keep this enthusiasm up, I need you to help us surpass our limits and get even stronger while were here. You've made a good start but I know there's so much more to come from you lot."

"That we will." Makarov said with a nod of agreement as the Black Bulls made his children stronger just as they made the Black Bulls stronger, after all, a member of Fairy Tail rarely lost twice and seeing both Erza and Laxus defeated by the same man really lit a fire in the whole Guild. "So let's get this party…"

"Wait, I recognize those scents!"

The interruption came from Natsu who was naturally close behind Makarov and who was currently sniffing the air. It had been during the banter between the Guild Masters that he'd picked up two scents that he knew he'd been around enough to get a baseline for and focused on them.

Admittedly, Natsu had probably smelt them before back at the Grand Ball but he'd been too distracted by all the fun that he was having pretending to be King and then there was the stuff with Hisui so he'd not been focusing on what he was smelling then. Now, though, when faced with just the Black Bulls Natsu's nose had focused on two scents within the Black Bulls that he recognized from places he'd not seen the members of this Guild and he quickly rushed forward to the first smell and the one that was more pressing in his mind.

"Wait Natsu, that's rude!" Makarov said but he didn't stop Natsu in time before he reached Nero and started aggressively sniffing her. "Don't go sniffing people, especially not our guests who are in a different Guild!"

"Stop being a creep!" Lucy shouted as Nero took a step back and a rare startled look crossing her face as she did. "You're clearly startling Nero! We're supposed to show how we're not weirdos; you know that right?"

"Yeah, she's not into men from what I can tell." Juvia said. "Or at least not Gray which is all that matters."

"Rest assured there is no one that I'm interested in romantically." Nero said trying to back away more but Natsu was pressing. "And this would certainly not help things if I was."

"See now get back her Natsu!" Lucy shouted. "Don't cause another incident!"

"Yeah, things could get out of hand quickly." Erza noted now on edge and ready to intercept Asta should he come to the aid of his guildmate but right now the Black Bulls were still trying to process what Natsu was doing. "We should save that for later."

"That's not helping!" Lucy exclaimed. "We shouldn't escalate at all!"

"Sorry, I can't help it, she's got the exact same scent as something that I picked up at in our old Guild Hall after we returned from Tenrou Island." Natsu said and at that even Nero's usually schooled expression looked surprised and a little worried. "I swear it! She's been in the old Guild Hall and spent enough time there to leave a trace of her scent somewhere in the common area."

"What are you talking about Natsu?" Romeo asked. "I spent two years in the old Guild Hall and I never saw this girl there once and I'm sure the others haven't as well."

This got a chorus of agreements from his father, Wakaba, Warren, Max, Laki, and several of the other members who'd not been on Tenrou Island when Acnologia had attacked them. This helped and Nero decided to press the issue because if not then her transformation would be revealed because she knew for a fact that she'd left feathers in her nest that was in the rafters of Fairy Tail's old Guild Hall, feathers which were no doubt the source of her scent there.

"See, you're guildmates know that I've not been there so you must be mistaken." Nero said trying to placate Natsu. "I don't even know where your old Guild Hall was so how could I have been there?"

"Hmm, no I've definitely smelt it there." Natsu said sniffing even more and thinking as focused solely on Nero's scent. "And not just there, I was focused on rescuing Lucy but I swear that I got a whiff of this when we were in the Palace before the Princess sent us to that prison thing below it."

"Er…" Nero said as everyone watched and that really got Makarov's attention because he knew that one of the Black Bulls had been watching his rescue team up to that moment. "That makes even less sense then…"

"And not just there, I smelt it during the Games." Natsu said interrupting Nero his brow furrowing as he thought. "It was in our team's area during Laxus's battle with Raven Tail I think but why there? It was just us and no one from any other Guild was present, not even the rest of Fairy Tail."

"Wait, isn't that when a cute little bird landed on your head?" Erza asked as she recalled Laxus's battle and how a bird had arrived and told them that it was an illusion. "And then spoke to us revealing that the battle we were watching was fake."

"I remember that, that was really weird." Lucy said. "Talking cats is one thing but birds were something else."

"Right it sounded like Mira a bit and now that I think on it the bird also sounded like the girl who asked me for a dance at…" Gray said before trailing off as he felt Juvia's glare and gulping but it had all clicked. "Miss Secré, that was you? You can use Transformation Magic?"

"Call me Nero, I don't use my given name these days." Nero said before she glanced at Yami. "Captain? This is…"

"Yeah guess the secret's out." Yami said with a sigh as he blew out a puff of smoke though it really wasn't a big issue, it just meant that Nero couldn't keep tabs on Fairy Tail anymore which was fine as they were forging a friendship with them so there was no need for Nero to make a nest in their new Guild Hall. "That's some nose you got kid, right up there with how some who can read ki can tell people apart by their ki, if you ask me. Noelle, you can learn a thing or two from him."

"Yes sir." Noelle said. "I, er, was actually going to ask for help there, I'm still getting used to the enhanced olfactory sense that I now have."

"Oh it's really easy once you get used to it." Natsu said grinning at her. "And when you do you can pick up scents really well."

"I'll admit that I have begun to be able to do that." Noelle said. "But what you just did was on a whole new level."

"Salamander is actually a freak when it comes to the whole smell thing." Gajeel said and Wendy nodded. "His is on a level above ours so if anyone can help he can."

"Thank you, we are here to get stronger so I do need to fully harness the changes that I went through after the Naval Battle." Noelle said with a bow of her head. "I am new to the whole Dragon Slayer stuff so any help from three experienced Dragon Slayers is appreciated."

"No sweat, you're Asta's version of Lucy and Asta's my rival so I'll help, that and you use Sea Dragon Slayer Magic so I really want to see how it stacks up against my Fire Dragon Slayer Magic." Natsu said causing both Noelle and Lucy to go red Mimosa grumbled in jealousy at that though Natsu naturally didn't notice that as he turned back to Nero. "Anyway, why do you smell like that bird? And sound like it and Mira for that matter?"

"I have no clue why I apparently sound like your guildmate." Nero said. "As for the bird, that's up my Guild Master."

"Show them." Yami said as Nero glanced at him before getting serious. "But try to keep this to yourselves, there are advantages to what Nero can do that we'd like to keep it under wraps as you never know when this could come in handy."

"Of course, we'll do our best to preserver Miss Nero's secret." Makarov said. "But I too am curious so if you could show me, I remember that bird as well."

Yami just nodded at Nero that she should do it and so with strange transition she turned into a small black bird with a red face, black beak, and white underbelly. The two horns on her head were replicated on the bird's head, as was the cowlick of hair that she had in the center of her head, and her tail was forked. Instantly Fairy Tail reacted.

"Woah, that's some high level Transformation Magic." Mira noted. "Specific but still up there."

"I'll say, it's very different to what I can do." Lisanna said. "And a lot easier for sneaking around so I see the use in it."

"Impressive." Makarov said. "So you were the bird that helped out, I wouldn't have guessed."

"I was right!" Natsu said. "You must have a nest at the old Guild Hall, that would explain how I picked up your scent there."

"I'll admit I wasn't expecting that." Lucy said. "But that explains why the bird could talk."

"So cute!" Erza said holding out her arms as she finally made the connection to where she'd seen the bird before, Nero's bird form was clearly the model for the bird plushie she'd bought from the Black Bulls' store in Magnolia when they'd visited it. "Please let me hold you."

"I'm not a pet." Nero snapped as she flew up and around before she landed on Asta's head which elicited a crushed look from Erza as she wanted Nero to perch on her head, though admittedly she had actually been treated as a pet of sorts before her seal was broken but she didn't want to get into that. "I just so happen to have a spell that transforms me into a bird that's all. It's been useful for us as we knew nothing about Fiore before coming here so I used it to learn about the other Guilds and how they worked so we knew what we were getting into. That's why I had a nest in your old Guild Hall, well that and you were all that we'd heard about this continent and from a man we all trust so we had to learn more."

"Yes, an old friend of mine and I thank him for being worried and looking out for us when I went dark for a while." Makarov said ending any discussion. "Your Guild has some seriously impressive talent Yami."

"I just pick who I like, their talents are their own." Yami said. "But this ability of Nero's has helped us adapt to this world and now that we're at the top she'll get more opportunities to help out the Kingdom with her magic."

"Yes Captain." Nero said from Asta's head.

"Naturally, we've got a few with similar abilities who help out like that as well." Makarov said. "But if that is all then we should really…"

"Wait there was one more scent that I need an answer for!" Natsu shouted as he sniffed and looked around as he couldn't initially see the person he was smelling so he went to it. "There! I know that I've smelt you before!"

At that Natsu pushed through the Black Bulls to one who Fairy Tail hadn't noticed as she was clearly cripplingly shy and nervous about the party given that she was cowering behind the rest, specifically the tall one who had helped Laxus against Zirconis and who had a creepy obsession with his own sister. Now that Natsu had pushed through the Black Bulls, though, the rest of Fairy Tail noticed that she had blue hair and was vaguely familiar from when they'd seen the Black Bulls as a group during the Grand Magic Games and afterwards but that was about it.

"Ah! What do you want with me!" Grey wailed her usual shy panic kicked up a notch as Natsu reached her and began sniffing her just as he'd done with Nero. "Please, this is really embarrassing! I don't smell do I, that would be so bad!"

"Damn it Natsu!" Erza said striding forward and slamming the side of her hand on the top of his head hard enough to cause a lump to grow and stun him thus allowing her to grab the back of his vest and pull him away. "This is an unacceptable way to treat our guests, can't you see that that poor girl doesn't want you to sniff her. Behave yourself, don't go sniffing girls, it's creepy."

"But she smells just like the shopkeeper we met in their shop in town!" Natsu protested as Erza dragged him. "You know, the one we realized was actually using magic when she said she wasn't and who you deduced was one of them and a skilled Transformation Wizard. I'm certain of it! This proves that you were right! She was a Black Bull all along!"

"Hold up, really?" Erza asked her tone changing to intrigue as she let go of Natsu and turned to look at Grey while Natsu proceeded to fall to the floor in a heap thanks to being mid drag when Erza released him. "Is Natsu correct? Were you that shopkeeper?"

"Well, er…" Grey said going bright red as everyone stared at her.

"Please, if you could confirm I'd like to know if my suspicions were correct because that was some serious Transformation Magic." Erza said. "Even Mira's isn't that good I felt."

"Hey!" Mira complained.

"Sorry but it was." Erza said with a shrug. "It just felt on another level and besides your primary magic is Take Over Magic."

"Th, thank you." Grey said and looked nervously to Yami. "C, Captain?"

Yami just exhaled another cloud of smoke and nodded again because at this point there was no need for secrets beyond the whole being from another world one. Grey took that as an invitation and looked back to Erza before there with a sudden puff of smoke she turned into an exact replica of Erza down to the clothes, current hairstyle which fell over Erza's right eye, and the scar along her left cheek that Asta had inflicted in their duel.

"Huh, you must have an artificial right eye though it's different to the item in Gauche's left." Grey said her tone confused but more notably to Fairy Tail she spoke in Erza's voice and sounded more confident which was a stark contrast to what they'd heard from her only seconds prior. "Because I can't see out of my right eye right now. I can't recreate exactly what yours is but I doubt you could fight the way you do with only one eye. I can feel how strong you are, physically, and no girl I've ever transformed into can compare to this. It's really weird."

"Woah." Erza said blinking and most of Fairy Tail were stunned by that seeing as Erza's right eye wasn't a secret but neither was it common knowledge nor could it be realized just by looking at her. "That's, that's seriously something else. You've transformed into me all the way through but because my right eye's artificial you've basically got a fake eye there. That's unreal."

"I'd say but it's even more than that." Mira added taking an immediate interest in a fellow Transformation Mage and one who clearly had self-conscious issues in her true form so Mira was now determined to help her gain some confidence. "She's changed her voice to match yours as well Erza. On top of that the change is so deep that she's altered her musculature to replicate yours to the point that she can feel it. Neither of those things are easy."

"I, er, like being other people so I'm good at this." Grey said as she held herself just as Erza would. "As such I've trained hard with my magic."

"It can be hard to tell if it's Grey or who she's impersonating." Vanessa said with a grin and revealing Grey's name to Fairy Tail, or at least the name they knew Grey by as no was certain if that was her actual name. "For those that don't know her or the person she's pretending to be that is. Can be real useful at times."

"Though her ki never changes so I always know what it's Grey." Asta said helpfully. "And apparently her scent is the same as well so…"

"Shut up Asta, it's not nice to comment on a girl's smell unless it's to tell her that she smells nice." Grey said though as she was currently looking like Erza she looked and sounded like Erza so she channeled the redhead's personality to a scarily accurate degree and even punctuated it with a similar chop to the top of Asta's head. "Now apologize."

"Sorry." Asta said.

"Good."

"Woah, that gave me chills." Lucy said blinking. "It was almost like a second Erza."

"One is scary enough to deal with." Happy said with a nod. "Two is a nightmare."

"Wait your name is Grey, er, Grey?" Juvia asked preventing any devolution as she addressed what several members of Fairy Tail were thinking and getting Grey's attention and she turned to Juvia and nodded though she was still looking like Erza. "This could get confusing."

"Oh I can make it more so." Grey said as there was a puff of smoke and she turned into the spitting image of Gray Fullbuster. "See. I can change into anyone I want."

"Ha, it's Grey as Gray." Asta said with a laugh not realizing that the Gray in Fairy Tail spelled his name differently to the Grey that he knew. "That's hilarious!"

"Oh my, two of my icy hunks in the same place!" Juvia said hearts in her eyes as she looked between Gray and Grey-Gray. "Have I died and gone to heaven because this has to be a dream!"

"Can't you tell the real one." Gray said his shirt already gone before he sighed. "No, you're just being you, aren't you Juvia."

"Yeah ours is a stripper so…" Natsu began before he looked back and Grey had also stripped off her shirt and they all noted that she'd copied Gray down to his muscular appearance, Guild Mark, and the cross shaped scar on his lower abdomen. "Never mind, they're identical only the copy is nicer than the original."

"Wait does that mean?" Gray asked as it hit him.

"Oh I'd never." Grey said in Gray's voice and going bright red as she shook her head her personality reverting back to normal at the thought. "I'm too embarrassed by that. I always transform back to normal before, er, that no matter who I turn into."

"I can actually see that." Gray said with a sigh. "Well that's good to know at least."

"But you could show me if I asked?" Juvia asked as she sidled up to Grey the way she would to Gray because, well, she looked exactly like her beloved so she defaulted to her usual setting even if she knew logically that this wasn't the real Gray. "Please, I want to know all of my icy hunk!"

"Juvia!" Gray exclaimed his eyes life.

"Now, now, my love." Grey said returning to playing Gray and turning to Juvia to gently take her chin in her, well Grey's, right hand and lift her head up so that she could look seductively into the Water Wizard's dark blue eyes while channeling a little of Vanessa's skills in order to properly convey what she was trying to convey. "You should wait for the real deal and when he's ready to reciprocate your love, it's better that way. However, if you wish to practice talking with your man, I can be a stand in for him. I don't mind that at all."

All of this was way to much for Juvia's heart to handle and she went bright red before her mind seemed to explode as she fainted from sheer joy, and obsessive love, with steam coming from her head. Grey caught Juvia and easily lifted Juvia into a princess carry before taking her over to Gray.

"Here, sorry for messing with your girlfriend." Grey said as she handed Juvia over to Gray who instinctively took her in his arms in the same manner allowing Grey to step back. "I guess I got a bit carried away."

"She's not my girlfriend." Gray muttered though he didn't put Juvia down and she seemed to know she was in the real Gray's arms as she snuggled into him despite still being passed out. "But, er, how could you lift her? I'm sorry but you don't look so strong."

"Oh I've got your current level of physical strength." Grey said surprising everyone in Fairy Tail at that. "I can't replicate a person's magic but when I transform into someone I fully become them in a sense. I did say so when I became Erza a few moments ago but I guess I didn't clarify that it's more than just a feeling. I must admit, though, I do find being all buff like this a bit gross but this is nothing compared to being Asta though being a strong woman like Erza was something else."

"Er…" Gray asked not sure what do say to this while most of Fairy Tail continued to blink at her.

"So does this extend to exceeds as well or are you only able to transform into other humans?" Carla asked her tone inquisitive and not as surprised as the rest of her Guild as she realized that Grey was something else when it came to Transformation Magic. "Just out of curiosity that's all."

"I can do both no problem." Grey said with another puff and they all looked down to see that she was now a replica of Carla which made Happy, well, happy though Grey did hold back the full extent of her magic as Gauche had once said to her that the fact that she could transform objects as well was unique, at least amongst the Transformation Magic that he'd seen. "I can even recreate your wings but I can't fly with them so clearly your flight abilities are magic based. I've been practicing while here to get better as well as to try and overcome my shyness so it's through that that I can turn into exceeds as well as humans."

"That's amazing." Mira said as Grey showed off her exceed wings as Carla's clone while Happy was looking between the two Carlas with hearts in his eyes just like Juvia had done a few moments ago when there had been two Grays. "To have such a level of Transformation Magic, it's almost unnatural. I've never known a Transformation Wizard with this level of skill."

"Wait, I've got a test to know just how accurate your transformations are." Cana said her tone excited as she stepped forward and crouched down next to Grey. "Can you turn into…"

She whispered the name into Grey's ear so as to not tip her hand as the person would surely realize her plan. Grey was confused but she nodded in agreement and Cana gave her a wicked grin before she stepped back to give Grey space as Grey transformed again in a puff of magic. This time, though, when it faded, she was a copy of Lucy though she almost instantly got a pained look on her face.

"Damn, how are you not in constant back pain?" Grey asked as she lent forward while looking at Lucy though as Lucy was used to Gemini copying her she wasn't too surprised, that was until Grey raised her hands to her breasts, well Lucy's, and began to fondle them as she looked down at impressive assets she now had. "Like seriously, I've changed into Vanessa and Mimosa, and Erza wasn't small just now, but these are something else. I think it's the rest of Lucy's body that plays a roll though; she needs to work out more if I had to guess."

"See Lucy, I told you that you were heavy." Happy said excitedly. "It's not just me."

"Shut it cat!" Lucy shouted glaring at Happy who just snickered behind his right paw before she turned to Grey. "Please Miss Grey, that's um…"

"Right sorry, just examining a new body." Grey said lowering her hands and standing upright while Wendy and Levy both got jealous that neither of them could use Transformation Magic. "I didn't mean to say you're fat, you're actually in great shape, just that with these things and the rest of your physique you need more core strength. This is solely on my experiences transforming into women with large assets and that's not much so it's more speculation than anything else."

"Don't apologize for enjoying what Lucy has." Cana said as she got behind Grey and her hands replaced Grey's so that she could get a full handful of Grey-Lucy's breasts which she then began to enthusiastically, and vigorously, fondle. "They're so bouncy as well. Yup, definitely confirmed, they're a perfect replica of Lucy's boobs. I can tell that much just from…"

Cana didn't get to finish before Grey let out a yell of shock and indignation and instantly turned into Elfman with a puff a smoke all while Cana was still fondling her and Lucy was bright red at what she was seeing. The result was that Cana was suddenly off the ground and holding into Elfman's broad chest now rather than Lucy's impressive breasts.

Before she could do more than blink, though, an embarrassed Grey reacted instinctively by reaching up and behind her to grab Cana's head with one of Elfman's massive hands and yanking Cana over her shoulder and off her back. Grey then spun and threw Cana away with the way any woman would when fondled like that without permission though the scream came off more as a yell.

Naturally, Grey now had Elfman's strength and before Cana could correct herself, she slammed back first into the wooden railing on the raised section on the left side of the common area and crashed through it. She hit the stone wall behind her a second later with a boom that winded her and caused her to fall into a crumpled heap on the ground all while everyone blinked at Grey's sudden action.

"Ah! I'm so, so, so sorry!" Grey yelled still in Elfman's form as she realized what she'd done and turned to Fairy Tail bright red and bowed deeply her usual personality coming back which made the whole thing really odd. "That was instinct, I didn't expect her to grope me, well me when I was transformed into Lucy. Please forgive me for attacking one of your members."

"Trust me girl, Cana's done that to me as well so I've got no hard feelings with you reacting that way." Lucy said, she liked Cana but this was just desserts for all the times that Cana had fondled her and gotten away with it. "That was worth seeing."

"I think it's time we stop the introductions and get this actually started." Yami said as Cana groaned and began to recover while Wendy and Mimosa both hurried over to see if she needed healing with Mimosa's grimoire already out and floating in the air next to her just in case. "This might get out of hand if we continue and when my guys do that things get destroyed."

"Usually by you." Magna pointed out which got a glare from Yami. "Right, sorry Captain Yami sir!"

"I agree, we can save this inevitable destruction for later." Makarov said glad that Yami had deescalated things right before they devolved as normally attacking one of his Guild would spark a reaction even if Cana had provoked it. "Bring in your last person, you mentioned that one had to be brought in separately because of his condition, and then we'll kick this party off with a bang."

"Finral, if you will." Yami said. "We've kept Henry waiting too long."

"Yes sir." Finral said as he held out his hand. "Henry and his protective box coming in."

At that a magic circle the same color as what Finral had used to bring in the whole hideout and drop it on the Sea King Dragon only much smaller appeared in the air behind the gathered members of Fairy Tail. That caused them to turn around and look at it right as it turned into one of Finral's normal spatial portals only larger than what they'd seen him make in the past.

One of the best things that Finral had found about being in Earth Land was adapting to their use of magic circles to increase the size of his portals, as well as range if he marked them correctly, and so he was easily able to connect to one underneath the special box Henry was in back at the hideout and drop it in. Admittedly this method drained his mana more than normal but Charmy was around so it wasn't an issue and besides, he only used the magic circles when he need to transport larger items anyway.

Naturally, the members of Fairy Tail didn't know this, they just stared at the portal as the small stone and glass box slowly fell through it to land right in the center of the common area on the carpet and between two of the lampposts with a loud thud. They all knew of how useful Finral's magic was but not had seen what he'd done in the dragon attack so didn't know that he had more to give until now as they stared at the box that several recognized as the same one that was used for the Grand Ball, along with the long haired man that was in it.

"Hello everyone." Henry said smiling and waving at them, his voice as slow as ever. "Thank you for having me. I'm sorry I can't come out of this but I look forward to meeting you all."

"We wouldn't have this without all of the Black Bulls present so glad you can make it." Makarov said to Henry before he shouted to the entire room. "And now let's get this party started!"

That was all that they needed as there was a cheer from both Guilds and the party began at once. They all broke up into groups as the alcohol began to flow freely while Charmy went off to help with the food as that was where she was best and what better way to show their growing friendship with Fairy Tail then to help cook, and the merriment began. It was time for the Black Bulls and Fairy Tail to celebrate together and let lose, what could possibly go wrong with that?

A little tease and cliffhanger but, well, that happens. Admittedly I had planned on this chapter being the whole meeting but when I realized that the initial part was this long I decided to separate it from the general party part which will be in multiple sections similar to the Grand Ball to show the various groups and all come together at the end. This just feels easier, breaks things up at a decent point from whole meeting to smaller groups, and does mean that I can get the Black Trio out a bit faster as the next chapter will be about twice as long as this one if I have to guess. Anyway, at long last the general meeting between the Black Bulls and Fairy Tail has happened and already we're getting some fun filled moments, thank god the Grey and Gray spell their names differently, and that's only going to increase as we break up into groups so stay tuned for that. That's all that I have for y'all however so I will leave this chapter off here. If you like this story please follow, favorite (this story and me) to keep up with it and leave a review or PM; your support is what helps motivate me to keep up this work and any questions posed before the next chapter is uploaded I will try to answer. Until next time.

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