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Chapter 40 - Chapter 42-43

An angry Natsu attempted to hit Klodoa with his fists covered in flames but Klodoa is able to easily dodge and then knocks Natsu down with the end of its stick. Natsu rolls away.

"Natsu! Damn it!" Aira prepares to launch a water attack.

"Look at him tumble, Lucy!" Happy stated.

"Well, I don't think that's the main point here." Lucy muttered.

Klodoa tackles Aira in the stomach. This gives Natsu the opportunity to grab the end of Klodoa. "Caught ya!"

"Great going, Natsu! Now, beat the crap out of it!" Aira said, but Klodoa, manages to use it's skull head to hit both Natsu and Aira on the head even if it's in Natsu's grip. "Stop moving around!" Aira started to argue with Natsu. "Hold it down properly, you dumbass!"

"Try dodging it instead, you jerk!" Natsu fired back. The two Dragon Slayers began fighting.

"This battle isn't pretty." Happy sweat dropped.

Klodoa notices Lucy by the sidelines. He stared at her for a while. "Here we go again! The usual..." Lucy starts to get self-conscious.

"The usual over self-consciousness?" Happy teased.

"No!" Lucy stated. "It's such trouble being so cute!" She acts cute and flirtatious.

"Natsu, Aira! Lucy broke!" Happy yelled as the two continued to fight.

"Oh, it's just a kid. Such a disappointment..." Klodoa brushed it off.

"A kid?!" Lucy gets offended.

"Now!" Aira yelled. They both charge at it, but it manages to dodge their attacks and tackle them instead.

"You brats..." Klodoa zaps them with lightning using the orb inside its mouth. "What's wrong? Is all you got is your youth? Youth alone isn't going to beat me! You young'ns always showin' off your young selves, you!"

"I think he might be self-conscious about his age..." Lucy and Happy pointed out.

"And what?" Natsu and Aira get back up.

"Right on the mark, huh?" Lucy said.

"No, I think it's something else." Happy sweat dropped.

Suddenly, Klodoa looked alert. "Incredible... All six... All Six Generals are wiped out!"

Outside, another mark disappeared on Brain's face.

In horror, Klodoa drops its orb. "No, this is bad! Very bad! He is coming!" He exclaimed in a panic tone.

"What's he saying?" Natsu questioned.

"He?" Lucy repeated.

"There's someone else?" Happy asked. "Don't tell me the eighth?"

From the outside, Brain opens his eyes but they are red.

Klodoa trembled in fear. "What are you talking about?" Aira asked.

"He's juicing like crazy!" Happy pointed out.

"You mean sweat!" Lucy corrected.

"Brain..." Klodoa mumbled.

"If you're talking about him, Jura beat him." Natsu stated.

"No... Brain has another personality. There is the front face, codenamed Brain, who holds so much knowledge. And then there's the back face, codenamed Zero, who loves nothing but destruction." Klodoa explained.

"Loves destruction?" Lucy repeated.

"Zero?" Happy questioned.

"Due to his overwhelming, evil magical powers, Brain sealed that existence away himself with six keys." Klodoa added on.

"And those are... Oracion Seis!" Aira said.

"Exactly." Klodoa stated. "And when the Six Generals fall, and their Body Link magic is broken, the personality of Zero will be reborn once again..."

"This sounds like fun!" Natsu grinned.

As if on cue, a wall gets blown up and a figure walked in. "W-Welcome back, Master Zero!" Klodoa bowed, stuttering.

"Klodoa, it seems things have gotten quite interesting. Even that Midnight was beaten?" Zero said.

"I-I truly apologize!" Klodoa sweats nervously.

"Although, it sure has been a while, to have this feeling... To have this body... This voice! This magic!" Zero stated. "It all brings me back... I'll handle the rest. Stand back, Klodoa." He removes his cloat as he releases his power to change into different clothes. "You little brats... You sure made a mess out of my guild. As its master, I will make you pay for that."

"He's... the guild master of Oracion Seis?" Lucy asked as Zero builds up his Magic Power. "The ground is shaking from his magic power?!"

"Gettin' fired up, Natsu?" Aira questioned.

"I've never felt magic power this nasty!" Natsu replied, grinning at Zero.

"That's right... I'll start by erasing this baldy who hurt this body's Brain!" Zero stated, aiming at the unconscious Jura.

Aira protects Jura by creating a wall of water. "You're gonna attack someone who can't even move?!"

"What nonsense..." Zero said.

"Shit! I don't have any magic power left!" Aira's decreased Magic Power causes the wall of water to disappear as Zero blows him and Jura away.

"Aira!" Cain shouted in concern.

"Whether he can move or not isn't much of a difference. As long as it has, it's just as fun to destroy!" Zero claimed.

Natsu charges at him with his fist covered in flames, but Zero manages to defend against his attack. "Why, you..." Zero touches Natsu with his index finger, blowing him away towards the ceiling.

"Oh, no!" Happy trembles in fear as he holds onto Lucy's leg.

"W-What'll we do? My body's... frozen stiff..." Lucy trembled in fear as she stared at Zero. Zero turns to Happy, Cain, and Lucy who are tearing up. "I'm scared!" He easily attacks them.

In a flash, they are all on the ground, unconscious. "Impressive, Master Zero! Excellent work as always! Defeating these annoying brats like they were nothing!" Klodoa praised.

"But they still live." Zero added. "You're still alive, aren't you? Stand up. You still have form!" Nobody responds or moves a muscle.

Jellal still feels the pain from the battle before. Erza apologizes to him about being in too much of a hurry to stop Nirvana and not caring about his condition. Jellal brushes it off and is glad that he was the one who undid the seal on Nirvana.

Wendy and Carla are attempting to find Jellal, hoping that he will know how to stop Nirvana. Carla then runs out of Magic Power and is forced to switch back into terrestrial mode. Wendy then breaks down, despairing over her guild. Carla then convinces her to find a way to stop Nirvana herself.

On the King's Summit, Zero overlooks the view and spots the Cait Shelter Guild, their first target. Klodoa tells him that by destroying the guild, they destroy the people capable of re-sealing Nirvana. However, Zero responds that it is meaningless and destroys Klodoa itself, first cracking its supporting stick and then stepping on its skull head. He laughs evilly as he declares he wants to destroy every thing. He needs no reason because if it has physical form, he will eliminate it. Zero starts to activate Nirvana's fire and aims it towards Cait Shelter.

Wendy and Carla finally find Jellal and Erza, who had just emerged victorious from their battle against Midnight, the final Oracion Seis General. Wendy runs up to Jellal, only to find that he doesn't remember who she is. She later cheers up after Erza explains to her that Jellal's memories are still scattered and that he can't remember anyone. Wendy then asks Jellal if he knows how to stop Nirvana, but Jellal tells her that a Self-Destruction Spell will no longer work, and that he doesn't know any other method to stop it.

Just then, Nirvana, which had arrived in front of Cait Shelter, begins charging up to fire at Wendy's Guild. However, just as Cait Shelter and it's inhabitants are about to be obliterated, a blast of Magic hits one of Nirvana's legs, throwing it off balance and causing it to miss the Guild.

The blast is revealed to be from the Blue Pegasus Aerial Bomber - Christina, who was shot down by the Oracion Seis. Aboard are Gray, Satsuki, Lyon, Ren, Eve, Sherry, and Hibiki. Hibiki then uses his Telepathy to tell Erza and the rest that Christina is up and running thanks to a combined effort of all on board. Hibiki goes on to explain that after searching through Archive, he has finally managed to figure out how to stop Nirvana: the group must simultaneously destory six Lacrimas located at the base of Nirvana's main body, which channel the Magic Power that its six legs absorb from the Earth and convert into energy. He also cautions that unless all six Lacrimas are destroyed simultaneously, the other Lacrimas will regenerate any one that is destroyed.

Zero then uses his Magic to jack Hibiki's telepathy, complementing the Allied Forces on coming so far and then taunting them saying that he (Zero) is in front of one of the six Lacrimas, therefore making simultaneously destroying them impossible as he states that none of the Allied Forces can defeated him. He then brags that he has already taken down five of their comrades, Natsu, Aira, Lucy, Happy, and Cain. Soon after, Zero disconnects.

Hibiki then downloads an application to coordinate their timings in destroying the Lacrimas, Erza and the rest are shocked to learn that they have only 20 minutes to do so before Nirvana fires again. Soon after that, Lyon, Gray, Ren, Satsuki, and Sherry run out of Magic Power and Christina begins losing altitude. Using the last of Hibiki's Telepathy, Lyon, Gray, Satsuki, Sherry, Erza, Carla, and Wendy plead with and inspire Natsu, Aira, Lucy, Happy, and Cain to get up.

Natsu, Aira, Lucy, Happy, and Cain slowly began to rise despite their injuries.

"Can you hear our voices?" Hibiki asked.

The five of them are heavily breathing as they try to get back into the fight. "We... can... hear you...!" Natsu replied weakly.

"Natsu-kun..." Hibiki smiled to himself.

"We'll destroy... all six... Lacrimas at once..." Aira panted.

"Poseidon! You're okay!" Satsuki sighed in relief, glad to hear that he was alright. Everyone else smiles, relieved to hear the voices of the once fallen Fairy Tail Mages.

"Men..." Ichiya commented.

"And a lucky one gets to fight Zero on the way, right?" Lucy asked.

"There's only 18 minutes left... We have to hurry." Happy added. "We're gonna protect Carla and Wendy's guild!"

"My telepathy is going to run out soon. You should have a map in your brains that I sent you. I numbered each of the lacrimas." Hibiki informed. "Decide on which one of you goes..." Christina nearly breaks down.

"One!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Two!" Aira added on.

"I'll go to three!" Lucy said. "I just hope Zero's not there!"

"I will head to four." Ichiya said. "My parfum tells me that it is the closest one to me."

"The map is what told you." Erza corrected.

"Was it really necessary to correct me?" Ichiya gasped.

"I'll take five." Erza stated.

"Erza! You're okay!" Natsu exclaimed, happy to hear Erza's voice.

"Yeah." Erza responded.

"Then, I'll..." Jellal almost says that he'll take number six, but Erza stops him before he could continue.

"You're six." Erza told him.

"Was there someone else? Who was that just now?" Natsu questioned, wondering if there was an extra person.

"Natsu doesn't know about your circumstances yet." Erza whispered. "He thinks you're an enemy. Don't speak." Jellal nodded his head in agreement.

Hibiki's power finally runs out and the Telepathy cuts off. Christina then crashes as Sherry and Ren's powers completely give out as well.

"Hey!" Natsu shouted.

"The telepathy cut off..." Aira said.

"He was at his limit." Lucy muttered.

"That makes six." Carla said. "We have to hurry!" Erza agrees with her.

"Anyway, it sounds like we have six people." Happy stated. "Let's go! Whoever runs into Zero is responsible for defeating him! Everyone has their own place to go, so there is no backup!" They're all determined to destroy the Lacrimas inside Nirvana.

"Men! Men! Men!" Ichiya, still tied to the stick, hops away to his station. He gives up after a few hops. "Four! I am going to four!" He heavily breathes. "Everyone is counting on me! I cannot betray that trust, no matter what!" He gets back to hopping away to number four. "I don't have time to catch my breath! I am still young! Men! Men!"

Meanwhile, Natsu arrives at his destination, which also happens to be where Zero is stationed. Smirking, the Dark Guild Master asks what business the Fire Dragon Slayer has with him. Natsu grins and states that they'll see who will get destroyed in the end, him or Zero.

Before leaving, Erza tells Jellal and Wendy that Zero is most likely at Lacrima One (Natsu's), as Natsu has a very good sense of smell and probably chose that number for that very reason. Wendy wants to go back Natsu up in his fight, but Erza tells her that Natsu will be able to handle Zero by himself. Upon hearing the name "Natsu" uttered by Erza, Jellal's memories begin to return.

Natsu and Zero are in battle, with Natsu barely holding against him. He manages to use Fire Dragon's Iron Fist to counter Zero's Dark Capriccio. Suddenly, a smiling Jellal appears and blasts Natsu with Fire Magic, making Zero ask him if his memories had returned.

Natsu lies on the ground after being hit with Jellal's flame attack. Zero asks Jellal if his memories have returned, to which he responded with a yes. An angered Natsu gets back up and starts heading towards Jellal to attack him, but Jellal calmly attacks him with more fire and then explains that he has only regained his memories of Natsu, the Allied Forces' only hope, and states that his only wish is to help him defeat Zero and stop Nirvana regardless of what sins he had committed in the past. He pleads with Natsu to accept his flame. However, Natsu attacks him, screaming he won't accept the man who made Erza cry as his ally.

"Damn, this tunnel is long." Aira and Cain finally arrive at Lacrima #2. "Finally we've arrived. So I got to destroy this thing?"

"It seems so." Cain replied.

"Sounds easy enough." Aira stated before he looks around to see if Zero was there before proceeding further. "Doesn't look like Master Zero is here. Man, I really wanted to fight that guy."

"Someone else is most likely fighting him as we speak." Cain informed.

"I suppose I'll use Dragon Force for this, it will be easier to destroy." Aira said.

"You can do it, Aira!" Cain told him.

Lacrima #1...

A bored Zero tells them to take their fight outside as it annoys him. He then unleashes Dark Capriccio against Natsu. Jellal jumps in front of Natsu and shields him from the spell, just like how Simon shielded Natsu and Erza in the Tower of Heaven against Jellal's attack.

Jellal collapses saying that Natsu can finish him off if he wants as he is already on his last legs.

Lacrima #3...

"You should rest a little, Lucy..." Happy suggested.

Lucy struggles to walk as she uses the wall for support. "No! I won't make it then..."

"But... You can barely walk." Happy informed. "Are you okay?"

"What are you talking about? I can walk just fine..." Lucy stated. "But... Even if I'm not so okay... I can't go saying that now!"

Lacrima #4...

"Men, men, men... I must hurry, no matter what happens to this body of mine!" Ichiya continues to drag himself to his station. "I am Ichiya, of Blue Pegasus! I will fulfill my duty to the end!"

Lacrima #5...

"Master Zero is not here." Erza thinks to herself as she looked around her station. "As I thought, he is at lacrima number one, which Natsu headed towards. Natsu..."

Lacrima #1...

Jellal then begs Natsu once more to take his flame, the Golden Flame of Rebuke.

Lacrima #6...

Carla is carrying Wendy as they fly to their station. "Thank you, Carla..." Wendy said. "I hope Jellal is okay..."

"Don't worry about others, worry about yourself! Can you really do this, Wendy?" Carla asked.

"Yeah! This is something I have to do!" Wendy responded.

Flashbacks reveal that Jellal met up with Wendy after everyone was assigned their Lacrimas and entrusted her with the task of destroying Lacrima #6 in his place. He also tells her she has great power as the power of the sky rests within her.

Wendy finally arrives to her station as she stood in front of the large Lacrima, determined to destroy it for Jellal. "The power of a dragon... is within me... This is to protect my guild! Please Grandeeney! Lend me the power!"

"Wendy..."

Lacrima #1...

Jellal says that he doesn't want Natsu to forgive him, but to take the power that the Flame of Rebuke will offer and that he believes in the man Erza believes in. Natsu eventually accepts the Flame of Rebuke which engulfs him. He then begins to eat it while Jellal lies smiling. The Flame of Rebuke activates the Dragon Slayer's Ultimate Form: Dragon Force.

Lacrima #2...

"All right, this Lacrima may be big, but it's nothing I can't handle!" Aira stated.

Lacrima #3...

"I can sense a ton of magic power!" Lucy informed.

"The lacrima is near." Happy stated.

Lacrima #4...

"This parfum reeks of danger." Ichiya said. "I am close. Men."

Lacrima #5...

"The time is near. Natsu, I believe in you." Erza said.

Lacrima #6...

"Wendy, concentrate!" Carla said.

"Yeah. I know." Wendy nodded her head in agreement. "Natsu-san..."

Lacrima #1...

Meanwhile, Natsu has fully activated Dragon Force, his skin becoming scaly and his power being tripled. He attacks Zero, restarting the battle.

Lacrima #3...

Lucy finally arrives to her station, heavily breathing from walking. "I made it... The third lacrima..."

"Lucy, hang in there..." Happy said.

"I knew it wasn't time to show off, but I wasn't able to say I couldn't do it!" Lucy had tears in her eyes.

"Lucy?" Happy mumbled, worried about her.

"I'm completely out of magic power." Lucy said. "Even so, I want to protect Wendy's guild! I don't want to get down on myself! That's why I'm going to keep going, until the bitter end!" She attempted to get back up, but fails.

"Lucy!"

"I can't fall! Not in a place like this!" Lucy claimed.

Lacrima #6...

"Wendy..." Carla mumbled as she watched her.

"I have to do my best. For Cait Shelter... For Jellal, who believed in me..." Wendy does her best to concentrate on her Magic Power. "And for all my other friends, too!"

Lacrima #1...

A delighted Zero and Natsu battle it out, with Zero using some of his most powerful attacks such as Dark Delete and Dark Gravity along with his previous used attacks such as Dark Capriccio. Following the use of Dark Gravity, Natsu and Zero take their battle to the lowest level of Nirvana, just about the legs.

Lacrima #4...

Ichiya, still tied to the stick, finally arrives at his station as he tumbles down. "No... I can't pass out yet! Hibiki, Ren, Eve... Give me the power!"

Lacrima #2...

"3 more minutes..." Aira muttered to himself, staring up at the Lacrima.

Lacrima #5...

"Natsu." Erza breathed out.

Lacrima #1...

Zero appears to have the upper hand and beats Natsu and begins mocking him about his lack of Mastery of the Dragon Force.

Lacrima #3...

Lucy is breathing heavily, unable to stay conscious.

"W-What are you going to do, Lucy?" Happy questioned.

"I don't know!" Lucy responded. "I don't know, but maybe if I throw myself against it... I have to destroy it!" She stares at the large Lacrima in front of her. "I won't give up! I won't give up no matter what!"

"Sometimes, it's that feeling that can give you the power." Gemini approached them.

"We were listening back then." Gemi said as they do their little dance together.

"We heard your feelings." Mini added on.

"Gemini... Why are you here?" Lucy asked.

Gemini transforms into Lucy, surprising Lucy and Happy. "We can copy your body and abilities. We will become your will!" Lucy and Happy cry tears of joy. "We just need to destroy this thing in about three minutes, right?"

"Thank you!" Lucy said.

Lacrima #4...

"Men... Men... I will show you my powerful parfum!" Ichiya uses his Parfum Magic to make himself bulkier and break free of his bonds.

Lacrima #6...

"More power... The power of the heavens..." Wendy continues to concentrate.

Lacrima #1...

Natsu once again stands up while telling Zero that he can sense his friends' feelings and hopes which givve him the power and will to fight. He remembers the encouraging words and actions shown to him by his comrades.

Lacrima #2...

"Guess it's about time." Aira said as water engulfs his body. "Water Drive!"

When the water disappeared, Aira had a different appearance. His blue hair was now spiked up and he had dark blue markings on his face and shoulders.

Cain just stood back as he watched him. "I believe in you, Aira..." He thought.

Lacrima #3...

"Okay, here we go! The Gate of the Golden Bull is good, right?" Gemini asked.

"Yes, please!" Lucy answered.

Lacrima #5...

"Requip!" Erza requips into her Black Wing Armor.

Lacrima #6...

"Power... Power is welling up from within me..." Wendy gathers air around her.

"Wendy..."

Natsu then uses his Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade, while Zero uses his ultimate attack: Genesis Zero. The two attacks clash and an explosion occurs.

The guild members of Cait Shelter watch in horror as Nirvana prepares to fire.

Lacrima #2...

"It's time! Everyone, I'm counting on you!" Aira shouted.

Lacrima #3...

"Gate of the Golden Bull, we open thee! Taurus!" Gemini and Lucy chant together as they summon Taurus.

"Alright!" Happy cheered.

Taurus appears as he does his signature pose.

"We're counting on you, Taurus!" Lucy and Gemini said in unison.

"Leave it to me, nice bodied-babes!" Taurus said.

Lacrima #4...

Ichiya gathers Magic Power in his hands. "Parfum of Power... Maximum Power! Men!"

Lacrima #5...

"Here I go!" Erza prepares to attack the Lacrima.

Lacrima #6...

"Grandeeney... Give me the power!" Wendy was almost complete with with her Magic Power.

"Wendy... Concentrate! You can do it!" Carla continued to watch her, having faith in Wendy.

Zero unleashed his Ultimate Attack, Genisis Zero, which brought forth shadowy beings from a pocket dimension called "Nil." These entities, referred to by Zero as "People of the Nil" engulf Natsu and trap him in the Nil Dimensioin from which they hail.

In the Nil Dimension, Natsu floats, unable to use his powers or move. However, a vision of Igneel appears before him, asking him if he is going to let a thing like this beat him. Natsu then has a flashback to a time when he was training with Igneel, years ago. The young Natsu whines about not being able to destroy a rock that is twice his size, but Igneel then reminds him not to let his feelings get the better of him and to remember that he is a Dragon Slayer. He then tells him to have faith in his powers and remember the pride that comes with being a Dragon Slayer.

Lacrima #2...

"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art!" Aira shouted as a dark blue Magic Circle appeared. "Meikyō Shisui: Poseidon's Emission!" The huge wave of water headed towards the Lacrima.

Lacrima #3...

"Go!" Lucy, Happy, and Gemini exclaim in unison as they watched Taurus destroy the Lacrima.

"Rampage!" Taurus sliced his axe at the Lacrima.

Lacrima #4...

"Sparkle to Infinity!" Ichiya does a couple of twirls as he pounds his fist at the Lacrima.

Lacrima #5...

"With this one blow, I use up the rest of my magic power!" Erza charged towards the Lacrima before swinging her sword at it.

Lacrima #6...

"Sky Dragon's Roar!" Wendy unleashed her Magic Power and releases a large hurricane of wind at the Lacrima.

The present day Natsu smiles and finally unleashes the true might of Dragon Force, burning away a shocked Zero's Magic. After punching Zero numerous times, Natsu then uses one of his Dragon Slayer Secret Arts, Crimson Lotus: Phoenix Blade, and smashes Zero upwards, engulfing both of them in flames. Both of them then crash into the first Lacrima at the same instant that the others destroy their own Lacrima, finally putting an end to Nirvana once and for all.

Lacrima #2...

"Were we able to stop it?" Aira asked himself as he deactived Dragon Force.

"I'm not heaing an explosion, so everyone must've succeeded." Cain replied.

Lacrima #3...

"All right!" Lucy and Happy hugged each other while Taurus and Gemini high fived each other.

Lacrima #4...

"Erza-san, everyone... Good job!" Ichiya praised.

Lacrima #5...

"Natsu... You did it!" Erza smiled to herself.

Lacrima #6...

Wendy and Carla were crying tears of joy. "It's stopped! Wendy, it actually stopped!" Carla cheered.

"Yup!" Wendy agreed. "Nirvana has been stopped!"

Grinning, Natsu stands over Zero's unconscious body. Jellal smiles as well, thinking to himself how Natsu exceeded his expectations. However, the celebrations are cut short, as Nirvana begins to crumble around them. Natsu is saved from falling by Jellal.

"Isn't this kind of dangerous?" Lucy questioned as she sees the falling rocks.

"It's falling apart!" Happy exclaimed.

"Guess it'd be a good idea to escape." Gemi suggested.

"If you don't, you'll be crushed flat." Mini agreed.

"Isn't there some escape route?" Lucy asked.

"We can know what the people we've copied know..." Gemi said.

"But we don't have an escape route from here in our memory." Mini finished.

"I'm sure you'll be fine, though." Gemi stated.

"Good luck!" Gemini disappears back into the Celestial Spirit world, leaving Lucy and Happy behind.

"Wait!" Happy and Lucy shouted.

Aira and Cain were running through the tunnel, escaping from Nirvana. "Not good! This is definitely not good!" Aira exclaimed.

"You think?!" Cain replied, quite irritated.

Erza easily jumps on the falling rocks, making her way towards an exit. "Is everyone okay?" She wondered.

"My honey! Wait for me!" Ichiya dodged the falling rocks, but gets crushed by a large one. "Men!"

Carla grabs Wendy's hand as they escaped together. "Wendy, this way!" Wendy trips on herself, falling behind Carla. Carla turns around and sees a couple of rocks above her. "Wendy, watch out!"

"Iron Rock Wall!" Jura quickly saves Wendy and Carla on time.

"Jura-san!" Wendy exclaimed, happy to see him.

"You're safe?" Carla questioned in surprise.

"Unfortunately, it took time for me to recover my magic power." Jura replied. "But now, we must evacuate with all haste!"

Aira and Cain successfully escape Nirvana, jumping out of it as he tumbled down a hill. Cain quickly grabs him and lands him on the ground safely. "Whew... Thanks for the save, Cain." He told his partner as they watched Nirvana crumble down. "Hope everyone got out all right."

Erza catches up to them both. "Aira! Cain!" She shouted.

Aira turns around to see Erza. "Erza!" He then sees a shadow behind her. "And..."

"Erza-san! Thank goodness you are safe!" Ichiya, his body still bulky, catches up to them.

Erza and Aira scream in terror. They jump back as Erza takes out her spear, pointing it at Ichiya. "What goes there?!"

"And enemy?! And... Ew..." Aira added, getting disgusted by his looks.

"Please calm down, you two." Ichiya said. "Thanks to the power of my parfum, my body has changed." He pops open another perfume bottle. "But inside is the same me, unchanged even a bit!" He did a couple of ballerina moves. *spinspinspin* "Ichiya, at your service!" *sparkle*

Erza and Aira fade away. "You sure attract the weirdos." Aira muttered.

"Yes..." Erza agreed with his statement. "Well, he's dependable, at least." They then hear something above them.

Horologium shows up as he lands on the ground. "I'm so dizzy!" she says..."

"Men? A new enemy?" Ichiya guessed.

"Wait! That's..." Erza began.

"...Lucy's spirit!" Aira finished.

Lucy and Happy walk out of Horologium. "Thanks, Horologium! But, when did you..."

"No. I passed through the gate under my own will." Horologium stated.

"Loke and Virgo do that all the time." Happy commented.

"Due to Lucy-sama's magic power being greater than before, it has now become possible. I can also cure lack of oxygen, bug bites, chappling of the skin, itchiness, and skin spots." Horologium explained.

"Amazing! Even skin spots?!" Erza exclaimed.

"That... could be useful, yeah..." Lucy stated.

"M-My identity is flying away, again!" Ichiya groaned.

"What's the use of healing spells now?" Aira sweat dropped.

"Everyone! You are safe?" Jura, Carla, and Wendy catch up to them.

"The he-cat, as well!" Carla said.

"Where's Natsu-san and Jellal?" Wendy questioned.

"I do not see him. He is still inside!" Ichiya exclaimed.

"No!" Wendy gasped.

"Natsu!" Lucy exclaimed with worry.

"That flaming, good-for-nothing, piece of shit!" Aira cursed.

"Natsu-san!" Wendy called out.

"Natsu... Jellal... What are you doing?" Erza looks at Nirvana which was crumbling down to pieces.

"Natsu!" Happy cried out, running around the place. Something tunnels out of the ground underneath Happy. Natsu appears, seemingly confused at everything.

"Love will save your friends!" Hoteye appears along with Jellal. "Yes..."

"Sheesh... Makin' us worried like that. You really are a piece of shit, ash for brains." Aira muttered.

"Natsu-san!" Wendy runs up to him in tears of joy.

"That's Hoteye!" Carla exclaimed. "Why would a member of Oracion Seis..."

"It's a long story. But don't worry, he's a friend." Jura explained.

"Natsu-san!" Wendy hugs Natsu. "You really... kept your promise..." Natsu grinned at her. "Thank you for saving my guild..."

"It's all because we all had the power, right?" Natsu turns to look at the rest of them.

"All of us?" Wendy questioned.

"You have the power too, Wendy." Natsu responded.

"Men!" Ichiya exclaimed. Happy runs to Carla with hearts around him.

"Me?" Wendy mumbled.

"This time, give me a high-five!" Natsu said.

"Yeah!" Wendy smiled at him. Natsu and Wendy happily high-five each other.

"Can't ask for more than everyone being safe." Happy commented.

"Couldn't agree more." Cain agreed.

"Everyone, you did great!" Jura complimented.

"This completes our mission." Ichiya said.

"Ew!" Lucy turns pale as she looks at Ichiya in disgust.

"And, who is that?" Aira questioned, turning around to see someone.

"I don't know..." Lucy muttered in response.

"Is he one of those hosts from Blue Pegasus?" Aira asked.

"I don't remember one like that..." Lucy replied back.

"That's Jellal." Erza told the two.

"What?!" Lucy and Aira exclaimed in unison.

"That's him?!" Lucy asked in surprise.

"But that's not the Jellal we know." Erza stated.

"It seems like he lost his memories." Wendy added on.

"Yeah, but even so..." Aira trailed off.

"I'm sure it's fine." Wendy informed. "Jellal is actually a good person!"

"At any rate, we must give him our thanks for his help." Erza thanked him for all his help, but Jellal tells her that he shouldn't be thanked, admitting he's afraid of getting his memories back. Erza looks at him and tells him that she's with him, and even if they end up hating each other again, her feelings for him won't change.

Their conversation was interrupted by Ichiya. "Oww-men!" He runs into an invisible wall.

"What's the matter?" Aira asked.

"I was about to release some parfum in the bushes when I ran into something!" Ichiya answered.

"There are some markings on the ground..." Wendy pointed out as she spots runes on the ground.

Jura touches the invisible wall. "Those are..."

"Runes?!" They all exclaimed as they were trapped inside.

"Men! My toilet..." Ichiya exclaimed.

"When did this..." Carla trailed off.

"What's going on?" Happy asked.

"The same ones as Freed?" Aira questioned. "It's just as... no, even more powerful!"

"We're trapped?" Lucy asked.

"Show yourself!" Natsu shouted, ready to fight someone.

A group of Rune Knights appear, surrounding them. "Who are they?!" Wendy questioned.

"It's gonna leak out!" Ichiya exclaimed, about to piss his pants.

"I wish you no harm." One of the men walks closer to them. "All I desire is for you to stay here, without moving, for a little while."

"Who are you?!" Happy questioned.

"I am Captain of the Reformed Magic Council's 4th Enforcement and Detention Corps. My name is Lahar." Lahar introduced himself.

"Who?!" Natsu gasped.

"Reformed Magic Council?!" Aira freaks out.

"They're already back in business?" Lucy questioned.

"We have been reborn, to uphold the law and protect justice." Lahar responded. "We have no mercy for those that do evil acts."

"What do you mean?" Carla asked.

"We haven't done anything bad!" Happy claimed.

"R-Right, sure we didn't..." Aira stuttered.

"That didn't sound very convincing..." Lucy commented.

"I am aware. Our purpose is to arrest Oracion Seis." Lahar informed. "Please hand over that person codenamed Hoteye to us." They all gasped, surprised to hear about Lahar arresting Richard.

"Wait a minute!" Jura began.

"It is okay, Jura." Richard said.

"Richard-dono..." Jura turned around.

"Even if my soul has been awakened to righteousness, that does not wipe clean my past evil ways." Richard said. "I wish to start over from the beginning. That way, when I finally reunite with my brother, I can look him eye to eye."

Jura smiled at him. "Then, I shall search for your brother in your stead." He offered.

"You will?!" Richard exclaimed.

"Please tell me your brother's name." Jura said.

"His name is Wally. Wally Buchanan." Richard answered which gets everyone's attention.

"Wally?" Erza questioned.

A flashback of Wally appeared. "Get it?"

"Blockhead?!" Everybody exclaimed.

"He... Wally was..." Richard began. "...truly an honesty and kind younger brother."

A flashback of Richard and Wally when they were young appeared. They are seen working outside a desert trying to plant some crops.

"My brother and I lost our parents very young. But we worked together and managed to live! Then it happened... Right when we began growing vegetables." Richard continued.

Richard and Wally hardly grew any vegetables due to the dry climate, but they managed to grow a potato. They go inside and eat their potato. Wally takes the entire potato but notices that Richard is left with nothing so they cut the potato in half.

"I have not forgotten the taste of that potato, even now..." Richard finished.

"Actually, I know that man." Erza spoke up.

"What did you say?!" Richard turned around in surprise.

"He is my friend. He is now energetically traveling around the continent." Erza informed.

Richard began to sob with happiness. "Is this what they call a miracle, bestowed only to those who believe in the light?" The moon shines down on them. "Th-Thank you! Thank you! Thank you..." After that, the Rune Knights arrest him and take him away.

"I feel sorry for him." Lucy said.

"Aye..." Happy agreed.

"Ah, well..." Aira said.

"There isn't anything we can do for him." Carla informed.

"Enough already! Just unseal the runes! It's leaking!" Ichiya complained.

"Don't!" Lucy shrieked.

"No." Lahar said. "Our true objective is not the Oracion Seis." Everyone looked at him in confusion. "The one who infiltrated the Magic Council, destroyed it, and fired Etherion..." Erza widened her eyes, knowing who he was talking about. "There is a far greater evildoer among you, yes?" He pointed to Jellal. "You, Jellal." Jellal looked up at him. "Come! If you resist, I have orders to use lethal force!" Erza's more shocked than anyone else.

"But that's..." Wendy started to protest.

"Hold it a second!" Natsu argued.

"That man is dangerous." Lahar informed. "We cannot allow him loose in the world again. Never again." They put Jellal under arrest, handcuffing his wrists. "Jellal Fernandes... I hereby place you under arrest for crime of high treason against the state."

"Please, wait!" Wendy argued. Jellal looked up at her. "Jellal has lost his memories! He doesn't remember a thing!"

"By a clause of the criminal code, that is not a valid defense." Lahar claimed. "You can release them from the runes now."

"But...!" Wendy continued to argue.

"It's okay. I have no intention of resisting." Jellal told her as Wendy looks up at him with a saddened expression. "I never was to remember you... I'm truly sorry, Wendy..."

"She tells me that long ago, she was saved by you." Carla said.

"I see. I do not know how much suffering I must of caused all of you. But to hear that I saved someone makes me glad." Jellal said before turning to Erza. "Erza." She doesn't look up at him or make eye contact. "Thank you for everything." He walks away.

"I must stop him." Natsu stared at Erza as she clenched her fist. "It's for me to stop him. Jellal is going away... Jellal, finally awakened from his long nightmare, is... How can I just let him be shut up in the darkness yet again?"

"Is there nothing left you wish to say?" Lahar asked as Jellal continued to walk. "It's pretty much guaranteed you'll be executed or given life without parole."

"But that's..." Lucy gasped.

"You'll never see another human face again." Lahar said.

"No..." Wendy cried to herself.

"I won't let you take him!" Erza declared.

"You ain't takin' him!" Natsu exclaimed. Jellal turns around to look at Natsu.

"Natsu!" Aira shouted.

"They're from the Council!" Lucy exclaimed.

Most of the guards surround Natsu. "Why, you..." Lahar said.

"Move it!" Natsu yelled, throwing the guards to the side. "He's our ally! We're takin' him back with us!"

"Natsu-san..." Wendy watched as Natsu fought the Rune Knights.

"L-Leave me be..." Jellal said.

"Restrain him!" Lahar ordered. A couple of guards charged at Natsu.

Erza stands there with no expression as her heart was beating loudly.

Aira defends Natsu by bumping into the guards. "Go, Natsu!"

"Aira?!" Happy called out.

Aira fights the guards as well. "There's no stopping Natsu now! After all, I don't get it!" He continues to fight off the guards. "Jellal helped take down Nirvana! And this is the thanks you give him?"

"There is truth to that." Jura slammed his fists together. "It is unjust to arrest a man like that!"

"It pains me to say it, but if that man is taken away, Erza-san will be saddened!" Ichiya agreed, fighting the guards.

"Don't blame me if anyone gets hurt!" Lucy exclaimed, joining in on the fight as well.

"Please! Don't take Jellal with you!" Wendy pleaded as one of the guards grabbed her arm. Carla punches the guard's arm so he can release Wendy.

"Come here, Jellal! You can't leave Erza! You've got to stay be her side! For her!" Natsu shouted. "So come here! We stand with you! We're allies, right?!"

Lahar had lost his patience. "Arrest them all! For obstructing government officials and aiding in escape of a criminal!" He ordered as all the guards gathered around them and tackled them to the ground.

Anger boiled up inside Erza. "Enough! That's far enough!" Everyone halted to what they were doing and stared at Erza. "I apologize for the fuss we've caused. I... will take full responsibility." Lahar looked at her with surprise. "Jellal... Take him." Jellal smiled to himself.

"Erza!" Natsu began to protest.

"Sit down!" Erza ordered.

"Yes, ma'am." Natsu obeyed.

As Jellal walked away, he finally made a realization. "Oh, right..." He turned around to look at her. "It was the color of your hair." Erza was surprised as she watched him get taken away. "Farewell, Erza." Erza was left behind, almost breaking down into tears.

It was nearly morning as the Allied Forces were still in the woods. "Where did Erza go?" Happy questioned.

"Let's leave her alone for a little while." Lucy responded.

"Aye..." Happy agreed.

"To hear that I saved someone makes me glad." The words Jellal had said repeated in Wendy's mind as she cried to herself. Erza is sitting alone on a hill.

Erza thought back to when her and Jellal were children.

Erza remembers Wally, an old friend who is now cross-country traveling, saying that Jellal's name was too long and that it'd be easy to forget. In return, Jellal had said that his name, "Wally Buchanan", was hard to remember as well. Wally then asked Erza her full name and she replied with "I am Erza. Just plain Erza.". Jellal said that was kind of sad and noticed her hair. He stated that her hair was beautifully scarlet and suddenly decided to name her "Erza Scarlet". She remembered Jellal's words: "Scarlet. It's the color of your hair. That way, I'll never forget it!".

"Jellal..." Erza muttered.

"That morning's dawn was painted a beautiful scarlet, the likes of which I had never seen before. Like the color of Erza's hair, it was warm, and passionate... If she could only lift her face, a beautiful skit would spread out before her... If she could only lift her face..."

Wendy silently watched her as she sheds tears of her own.

Erza bursts into tears.

Later in the morning...

"Fairy Tail... Blue Pegasus... Lamia Scale... Also, Wendy and Carla." The Master of Cait Shelter stands outside of his guild along with the members, congratulating the Allied Forces. "You have done well in defeating Oracion Seis and stopping Nirvana. As a representative for the local League of Guilds, I, Roubaul, say job well done. Thank you." The Allied Forces smile back at him. "Nabula! Thank you!"

"It was our pleasure, Master Roubaul!" Ichiya does a couple of poses. "The fight with Oracion Seis was one fierce battle after the next! There was not a single easy battle! But the bonds between us allies led us on the path to victory!" A light shines down on him as sparkles surround him.

Three lights shine down on the Trimen. "You said it, Sensei!" They clapped for Ichiya.

"Men." Ichiya said.

"Oh sure, just take all the good parts for yourself." Aira sighed.

"Men." Ichiya repeated.

"Did he even fight anyone?" Lucy questioned.

"It's finally over..." Sherry said.

"You two did well yourself!" Jura congratulated Lyon and Sherry.

"You're supposed to throw a party now, right?!" Natsu asked.

"Aye, sir!" Happy cheered.

Ichiya was now holding a carrot. "Ichiya..."

"Ichiya..." The Trimen repeated.

"...will join in!" Ichiya finished.

"...will join in!" The Trimen clapped. The four of them started dancing weirdly.

"A party?" Gray asked with his shirt taken off.

"And off go the clothes!" Lucy exclaimed.

Wendy laughed at them cheerfully. The Blue Pegasus team continue to dance. Erza still had a sad expression. "Now... Everyone from Cait Shelter, join in!" The Trimen dance as the Cait Shelter members stare at them. Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Happy join them as both Aira and Satsuki stand far away from them in embarrassment. Wendy happily dances along with them. They all stand there dumbfounded when nobody was dancing with them.

Master Roubaul had an emotionless expression as he stared at the ground. The Allied Forces stare at him. "Everyone... I am truly sorry about hiding our legacy as Nirvit."

"You ruined the mood to say that?" Happy asked.

"We really don't mind at all." Natsu added on. "Right?"

"Right!" Happy answered.

"Master, I don't mind either." Wendy added.

"Everyone, please listen carefully to what I'm about to say." Master Roubaul announced. "To start we are not the descendants of Nirvit." Wendy jumps back in surprise. "We are the Nirvit themselves! 400 years ago, it was I who created Nirvana."

"What?!" Lyon exclaimed.

"No way!" Lucy added on.

"400 years ago?" Happy repeated, tilting his head slightly. Natsu stares at the Master in confusion. Wendy was surprised and speechless at the news.

"400 years ago, in order to stop the world war that was raging across the world, I created Nirvana, a magic that inverts light and darkness." Master Roubaul explained. "Nirvana became our country, and, for a time, we realized peace. However... Great power will, without fail, give rise to a great power opposing it. As much as Nirvana changed darkness and light, Nirvana itself became wrapped in darkness." Wendy looks at him in shock. "It was to maintain balance. It was impossible to change people's personalities to light without limit. As light rises to oppose the darkness, so does darkness rise to oppose the light, without fail."

"Now that you mention it..." Gray recalled Hoteye's and Sherry's personalities switching from the Nirvana effect.

"The darkness lost from the various peoples came back upon us as Nirvit." Master Roubaul continued.

"No..." Wendy trembled.

"It was hell." Master Roubaul continued. "We killed each other... Until no one was left." The Allied Forces continued to listen to his story as they stood there speechless. "I am the only survivor. Well, at this point, that's not exactly right. My physical body has long perished... I am what you might call a spectral form now. Or rather, a weak ghost trying to atone for his sins of the past. I watched over Nirvana for 400 years until someone appeared who would be able to destroy it. And now..." He smiles at them. "...my role is finally over."

"W-What are you saying...?" Wendy asked. Master Roubaul smiles as he uses his Magic. Soon, the guild members of Cait Shelter start to disappear one by one. "What is this? Everyone?!"

"All of you!" Carla exclaimed.

"Magna! Pepel!" Wendy called out.

"What's going on here?! They're all disappearing!" Hibiki said.

Wendy watches her friends disappear. "No! Everyone! I don't want you to disappear!" The guild members smile one last time at Wendy.

"I apologize for deceiving you..." Master Roubaul confessed. "All the members of the guild as illusions created by me." Wendy widens her eyes in shock.

"Say what?!" Natsu shrieked.

"Illusions with their own personalities?!" Lyon questioned.

"What incredible magic power!" Jura praised.

"I..." Master Roubaul began. "...lived alone in these ruins, protecting Nirvana. 7 years ago, a single boy came here."

A young Jellal brought a sleeping Wendy to the deserted village occupied by Roubaul, asking him to take care of her. Roubaul then decided to lie, and told her she had been taken to a guild, specifically a Mage guild. He then told her to go outside and see for herself, simultaneously creating the illusions of the guild and its members.

"I couldn't turn down the request of that boy and his fierce, honest eyes." The Master said. "Even though I had promised myself I would stay alone..."

Soon after, Wendy woke up and asked where she was. Roubaul struggled for an answer, when she suddenly burst out that Jellal was to take her to a guild.

"And so I created an illusory family." Master Roubaul stated.

"The guild was created all for Wendy?!" Lucy asked.

Wendy covers her ears as she cries more. "I don't wanna hear that! Bask, Naoki, don't you disappear too!"

The last two members of Cait Shelter standing behind the Master, disappeared. "Wendy, Carla... You no longer need a foster family." Master Roubaul points to the Allied Forces behind her and Carla. "Don't you have real friends now?" He smiles at them cheerfully as his body starts to glow. Wendy's tears continued coming down. "Your future... has only just begun."

"Master!" Wendy runs towards the Master.

"Everyone, truly, thank you. I leave Wendy and Carla in your hands." Master Roubaul fades away, leaving Wendy and Carla behind.

Wendy's light blue Cait Shelter guild mark fades away as well. Carla looks down with tears dripping down from her face. Wendy looks up at the sky then kneels down on the ground, crying. "Master!"

The Allied Forces could only look at her with pity.

Erza then crouches down behind Wendy, placing a hand on her shoulder. She remembers about her friend, Jellal. "Bury the pain of losing your loved ones... into the arms of your friends." Wendy looks over her shoulder at Erza. "Come. To Fairy Tail."

An aircraft is seen flying where inside, Ultear discusses matters of what happened to Oracion Seis with her Guild Master, Hades. She explains that the Allied Forces had defeated Oracion Seis and destroyed Nirvana. Hades finds the Allied Forces impressive but the two clarify that Nirvana doesn't matter to them because they have a different goal. Ultear forsees that something great is coming, to which she is looking forward to.

On another ship, the Allied Forces delegates of Fairy Tail travel back to their Guild. "Ah! Swaying in the sea breeze feels so nice!" Natsu enjoys the fresh breeze as he doesn't feel sick due to Wendy's spell.

"Isn't this great, Natsu?" Happy asked, enjoying the breeze as well.

Natsu runs around the ship. "Transportation is a wonderful thing!"

"The Troia will wear off soon, you know!" Wendy warned.

"Troia is magic that cures motion sickness!" Happy informed.

Suddenly, Natsu crashes down on the floor, feeling sick once again. "Cast it again!"

"If you do it over and over again, it'll get less effective." Wendy said.

"Just leave him be." Aira said as Lucy laughs at Natsu.

"Carla, you and Wendy are really coming with us to Fairy Tail, huh?" Happy questioned.

"I'm just coming along because Wendy said she was going to." Carla looks away.

"I can't wait! Fairy Tail!" Wendy exclaimed. Natsu screams out loud, still feeling sick from his motion sickness.

"The battle is over, we each returned to our own guilds."

"Men!" Ichiya shouted. "Until the next wonderful parfum, Erza-san, Lucy-san!"

"Come hang out at our place next time, 'kay?" Eve said.

"We'll present you with the ultimate night..." Hibiki added.

"Give my regards to Master Makarov!" Jura said.

"Um... Should we just let this go by?" Lucy asked as she watched Ren and Sherry say their goodbyes.

"G-Go back already." Sherry said as her heart was beating loud, blushing at Ren.

"It's not like I'll be lonely or anything." Ren claimed.

"Sherry!" Lyon called out.

"Ren!" Eve called out as well.

"They llllike each other!" Happy teased.

"Back to our own guilds..." Lucy recalls how she obtained three new Zodiac Celestial Spirits: Scorpio, Aries and Gemini. After Angel's arrest, their contracts with her have been broken and so they decided to join Lucy, to which Lucy was delighted as she had new Spirit friends with her. This surprised the Spirits as they were used to being treated as "tools" and not "friends", but they were glad.

Back at the guild...

"And so, that's why I've invited Wendy and Carla to join Fairy Tail." Erza said. All the guild mates are staring at Wendy and Carla.

"It's a pleasure!" Wendy greeted as she bows down.

"So cute!" Wakaba exclaimed with the guild mates blushing at the new recruits.

"There's a girl Happy!" Nab exclaimed.

"How old are you, Miss?" Macao asked.

"Welcome back, everyone!" Mira greeted, standing next to Master Makarov.

"Master..." Ezra walks up to the Master.

Master Makarov nods his head in agreement. "Excellent work. This area should be peaceful now, for a while. And of course, I bid Wendy and Carla a hearty welcome!"

Erza smiles, looking at her friends.

"Lu-chan! Welcome back!" Levy greeted.

"Levy-chan!" Lucy smiles at her.

"Lu-chan!" Levy hugs Lucy.

"Oh, you... Always making a fuss..." Lucy giggled.

"I'm impressed they're all okay." Jet said.

"Lucy's getting more and more out of our league." Droy said.

Suddenly, water appears and washes most of the members away. "Ah, Gray-sama!" Juvia cried with waterfall of tears streaming down her face. "Juvia was so very, very worried! Juvia's eyes with tears!"

"Gray, stop her!" One of the guild mates shouted.

"I'm drowning!" Another exclaimed.

"Why me?!" Gray yelled as he swims away.

After Juvia calms down, everyone goes back to what they were doing.

"And then there was this snake flying in the sky!" Aira tells his story to everybody about his fight with Cobra.

"Snakes can't fly! It's not like they're a man!" Elfman argued.

"Man?" Happy repeated.

Mira walks over to Wendy and Carla. "How do you do? I'm Mirajane."

"Oooh! Isn't it wonderful, Carla?! This is the real Mirajane-san!" Wendy fangirled.

"I bet that Carla is the same as Happy and Cain, but what kind of magic do you use, Wendy?" Mira questioned.

"What?! Lumping me in with those male cats?" Carla angrily complained.

"I use Sky Magic." Wendy answered. "I am the Sky Dragon Slayer." Everyone stops what they were doing and stares at her in shock. "Maybe they don't believe in me..." She looks down with a guilty expression.

"Whoa, awesome!" Everyone exclaimed. Wendy looks up. "A Dragon Slayer?" The guild mates cheered on. "Wow!"

"The same as Natsu and Aira!" Reedus spoke.

"With Gajeel and Satsuki, that means our guild has five Dragon Slayers!" Wakaba said.

"We are totally unstoppable now!" Nab added on.

Meanwhile, Gajeel, from above, looks at Aira with Cain, Natsu with Happy, and Wendy with Carla. Gajeel sweats nervously. "C-Cats... W-Why?" He clenches his fist. "We're Dragon Slayers, and yet... Why am I the only one without a cat?" He completely forgets about Satsuki who doesn't have a cat as a partner.

"Today we're having a celebration! A party to welcome Wendy and Carla!" Master Makarov announced. All the guild members cheer on. "Live it up! Live it up!"

"Oh yeah! I'm gettin' fired up!" Natsu screamed.

"My clothes!" Lucy yelped, covering her chest.

"That's the spirit, Lucy!" A perverted Wakaba said.

"Gray-sama, you didn't cheat or anything, right?!" Juvia angrily questioned Gray.

"W-What's with her?!" Gray asked.

"Carla, do you want my fish?" Happy offered.

"Absolutely not." Carla denied.

The guild members of Fairy Tail are enjoying their party for Wendy and Carla. "This place sure is fun, Carla." Wendy said.

"Not really my style." Carla mumbled.

Mystogan is also seen on the second floor, overlooking the party. He walks away as he disappears in thin air.