Not gonna give any excuses for this one cause there are none just the next chapter, all I can say for future references is that future chapters won't be posted on or around specific dates its just gonna be whenever I get it done.

Everyone had been sailing now for a few days towards Tenrou Island's last known location in the hope that they'd find their comrades but none more so than Sorano. She knew more so because of the celestial spirit king's very own words, while the entire guild didn't head out in search of Tenrou Island a good few did all of which had taken up different positions on the ship to get different viewing positions.

Sadly, though all anyone could see despite following Blue Pegasus' co-ordinates was a vast blue wasteland that stretched for miles, there were hardly even any birds in the sky its like the whole area was lifeless. Well that was until Jet thought he spotted somebody, "Hey guys look, is that a little girl standing on the water?" the speed mage asked in shocked as he pointed out over the starboard side pointing towards a small girl with long blond hair that reached down to her bare feet, she wore a long pink dress, had emerald green eyes and stood atop the water's surface.

A moment of silence fell between the girl and the group before out of nowhere the giant Tenrou tree arose from the water, it just kept going and going and didn't appear as if it was going to stop any time soon. "Fear not everyone, all your fellow guild mates that you seek are perfectly fine" she said using telepathic communication before she started making her way inland to Tenrou, "Quick Jet, you're the only one of us who'll be able to catch up to her before we lose" Sorano shouted and off like a rocket Jet took but before long and finding his way inland he'd gone and lost her. "Awe crap, not only is everyone gonna want to beat the crap outta me but I've gone and lost my chance at being Levy's hero to dear god what have I done!" the speed mage shouted as he fell to his knees.

"Dude shut-up we still have to search the island" one of the guild members responded by slapping him across the back of the head with a rolled-up magazine. "Okay guys lets split up into three groups before meeting back here in an hour, hopefully we've found something by that stage" Sorano planned out to everyone. The problem with Tenrou Island was that there's multiple different routes to take on it, some are direct others intertwine and others even go in a circle so when you're trying to get somewhere on the island choosing your path is key.

Back on the mainland

Somehow Sorano had managed to convince Draco to stay on the mainland to look after Joy and that she was capable enough to look after herself this time round. Draco on the other hand was struggling a bit with joy, he almost preferred looking after the baby than the now 6 year who was the very mirror of her father, in the sense that she left nothing but destruction in her wake. Yep she was definitely gonna either be a Dragneel or known as one, one thing the guild didn't really need.

At the Fairy Tail guild itself a young lad with purple spikey hair stood outside looking out towards the sea, remembering it as the last place where he saw so many of his friends and idols go and disappear over these last seven years. Deep down he too believed that his friends would return someday and Fairy Tail would be returned to its former glory. "Yo Romeo, what are you doing just standing out there, it's gonna get dark soon you better get inside!" Macao the boys father shouted out to him before downing a pint of ale.

Back on Tenrou

All the different groups had now carefully chosen their own path in the hopes that at least one of them would reach their missing friends on the island, all the groups could see the sun was setting and that it was time to pick up the pace. Suddenly a thought came into Sorano's head if "If Acnologia was using a breath attack from up above them, then that means…."

"Everyone we need to go towards the centre of the island, that's where they'll be" Sorano said with excited before taking off as fast as she could which surprised the others before they realised, they should follow after her. Even though she had never been to Tenrou Island before she felt as if she knew where she was running, like something was pulling her towards what she was looking for and she knew she was gonna find. "He's close, I can feel him" Sorano thought to herself as she ran while looking at the glowing mark on her hand, it almost gave off burning sensation and the more she ran towards the islands centre the more it burned.

At the pace she was travelling it didn't take her long to reach what she assumed was the middle of the island, raising the marked hand up she moved it around to get a feeling for what direction Natsu was. Before she could get a lock on the pyro, the rest of her group managed to catch up with her. "Hey Sorano don't go taking off like that without us" Laki said as she let out a few huffs. "Got him" the stellar spirit mage shouted as she took off again, although this time she wasn't running for as long.

Not even five minutes had passed yet and when she passed through a cluster of bushes, she found exactly what she was looking. "NATSU, NATSU, NATSU!" Sorano kept on shouting at the seemingly unconscious dragonslayer before jumping atop him and shaking him silly. "Who what" at first the surprise got him but right now Sorano was just in too good a place to really answer him, she also hadn't forgotten about Joy, Natsu had yet to learn that he was a father but it might work out better when they got back home.

"Sorano? When did you get here, infact what happened to Acnologia?" Natsu quizzed as he wrapped his arms around his white-haired partner. "I'll explain everything shortly Natsu but at the moment we need to make sure the rest of the guild is all here" Sorano said gently as she helped Natsu back up onto his feet. "That'll be easy, with my nose we'll have 'em tracked down in no time" Natsu bragged as before the two and the rest of the group began the search for the rest of the guild.

It didn't take long for multiple groups of the members to get quickly spotted and everyone brought back to the meet-up point before exiting the island to the ship. By the end of the hour mark the other groups had now shown up and were ecstatic to see their once missing comrades, it soon become a hug for all with everyone making sure they didn't miss someone. "Alright everyone lets gets everyone sorted, onto the ship and we can discuss what going on" one of the members said before the rowboats were ready for use to get back to the main boat.

The next day on the mainland

Again, Romeo stood watching out over the sea for his friends, a small group of remaining Fairy Tailers appeared and he knew it was time to go back to the guild and finish his studies off. Although the young mage had the majority of his studies finished off, or at least those he was allowed access to. The young lad was about to say something for himself before the guild doors were kicked open and three mages just walked on in like they owned the joint. "Jeez this place is even more of a whole than the last time we were here" Thibault said the rest of his men.

"What are you doing here Thibault, we agreed that we weren't gonna pay you until next week!" Macao shouted at the Twilight Ogre who just smiled in response. "Well you see here's where thing ain't gonna cut it, our master doesn't exactly agree with letting yous away with paying double next month, honestly it ain't gonna work out for us" the sleezball said with both his hands tucked away in his pockets. Every word that came out of his mouth only served to infuriated each and every member of the guild more and more until finally someone finally grew a pair and stood up to him. "We don't have your so just hurry up and get lost" the young pyro mage said as his right hand was now surrounded in a bright purple flame, or was before Thibault simply blew it out.

"Please he didn't me, we'll have your money we just need more time" Macao panicked as he pulled Romeo back to his arms and shielded him. "Sorry but times….ughghgh" Thibault had started before he had soon found a powerful foot connect with his backside sending him across the room, the same could be said about Thibault's fellow guild mates resulting in everyone from Fairy Tail to turn their heads back around to the entrance.

It didn't even a minute for the entire guild to lunge forward at their previously missing comrades and wrapping themselves around each other. "Alright I think this deserves a party, FAIRY TAIL STYLE!" Master Makarov shouted out as he was nearly ready to burst into tear seeing so many of his 'children' like this. As he looked around the room, he could see that in his absence there had definitely been some new additions to the guild, not that he was complaining his family always welcomed new members.

Meanwhile Natsu and Sorano were in the corner of the guild hall which didn't go unnoticed by another celestial spirit mage who still wasn't overly fond of their relationship. "I knew it from day one" a voice said causing Lucy to turn around to its source, "Oh Mira you scared me" Lucy replied but Mira wasn't letting her have any of it "Anyway back onto subject, from the way you've acted since you joined the guild, to how you act around any of Natsu's female friends to finally how you act with Sorano in general I'd say it's pretty obvious you like, like Natsu" Mira explained with a beautiful smile across her face, although it carried a hint of mischievousness to it. Hearing Mira's words surprised Lucy greatly, so much so she could barely form her own words.

"Hmm I wonder what's wrong with her?" Sorano pondered as her and Natsu looked over at a very panicked and riled up Lucy. "Who knows its Lucy, some things are better left unknown" Natsu said in a jokey like tone. "oh yeah that reminds me of something, you stay here with everyone else I need to go get something a bring it back" Sorano explained to the fire dragon "Ok but as-long as you're not gone too long" he replied before waving her off and returning inside. Again, Sorano did ger best to make this trip as quick as possible as she wanted her daughter to meet her father more than anything right now, the only thing that about stood a chance against it was finding her little sister.

When she was far enough away from the guild, she made a communication call via lacrima to Draco in order to ask him to bring Joy to where she was. Not being one to disappoint Draco swiftly arrived at Sorano's location with Joy in hand who after more than a few days was very eager to see her mother again. "Mom where have you been, you've been gone forever" the child whinged as she hugged her mother tightly.

"I'm sorry sweetie, I had special work to do and it just wouldn't end" she quickly replied as she took her child's hand "Now how about we head up to the guild and join the party everyone is having" Sorano suggest and at the very mention of the word Joy's eyes lit up like stars "Party!" this caused both her mother and Draco to laugh at the wee child, tonight they'll definitely find out if she's a Dragneel or not. "Yep, and there's a bunch of new people there I want you to meet so lets hurry" Sorano encouraged the child on as the trio began picking up pace towards the guild hall.

By the time they had arrived at the guild hall just about the average had happened, Natsu, Gajeel and a naked Grey (cover joys eyes) were fighting, enter Erza too split it apart, Cana was having her drinking wagers, Mira and Lisanna were serving drinks yano etc. Once the fight was split up and Grey had some clothes on much to Juvia's discontent Sorano called Natsu over to the guild entrance "So what was it you wanted to show me?" the pink haired wizard asked with a tilted head. "Well it's less something and more someone…" Sorano paused for a moment to collect herself.

"Natsu, I want you to meet our child!" she shouted gaining the attention of the entire Tenrou group who turned round toward Joy. The men, Natsu included couldn't help but let their jaws drop whereas the girls were all fawning the little child. Erza was going on about seeing as since her and Natsu were practically siblings that she was now gonna be an aunt, the Strauss siblings literally smothered the poor child, rubbing their faces up against hers.

"There, there buddy, don't worry it'll start off tough but you'll manage to power on through" Gildarts said as he gave his protégé/good friend a rub on the back to snack him back to life. "Yeah your right man" Natsu simply said as he pushed through the mass of ladies, he'd yet to get a proper look at his child himself.

As he made it into the middle, he crouched down to Joy's height in order to get a good proper look at her, the two stared each other off for a few seconds without moving or saying anything until Natsu decided to make the first go. "So, what's your name?" the dragonslayer asked with his hands folded behind his head, "Joy, you don't need to tell me your name I already know" the child replied politely with a smile. "Okay how about we get to know each other better over at one of the tables before re-joining the party?" Natsu suggested to the child hoping she got all of that.

"Draco if you wish to you may stay for the party it's up to you" Sorano suggested for her celestial spirit but as tempting an offer it was Draco had a certain meeting to attend to. As Draco left this just left Natsu, Joy and Sorano to the table in order to discuss things that had happened over the course of the last seven years. Natsu had learnt that Sorano had not only been taking care of Joy and his house but that her and Draco had to fend of the celestial spirit king.

"So is there anything else, like have you started learning any magics yet?" Natsu asked excitedly as he remembered the first time he learned magic with Igneel. "Actually I've started learning fire magic, according to mister Macao I'll be very prominent in it someday" Joy said with just as much excitement as her father, in fact through the smile you could see definitive similarities between the two.

"So, what do you think of your dad?" Sorano asked her kid as she wrapped one arm around her to bring her closer. "I wish we'd found them sooner, he's really funny and I can't wait until he shows us how good a wizard he is" Joy said with glee causing her father to smile as if he was flexing on the world, Sorano on the other hand could only laugh at her childish companion.

"Alright back to the party!" Natsu shouted before making his way up to the bar and asking Lisanna for the usually. "Congratulations by the way Natsu" Lisanna congratulated the fire-breather as she set down his drink, but before he could say anything Natsu felt a heavy gauntleted arm slink over his shoulder. As he followed the path of the arm to its source his lips began to tremble, "Natsu as everyone knows every good child need a godmother" Erza started before taking another drink. "Erza are you actually suggesting what I think you're suggesting?" he genuinely asked because as we all know he ain't the brightest bulb.

"Come'on we both know it's the right choice here" Erza explained although it was clear that the alcohol was getting to her already because it was no secret the only person less intolerant was Wendy. "Sorry Erza but me and Sorano won't be choosing any Godmothers until such a time as we're married" the dragonslayer said out of panic just hopping Sorano wasn't within proximity to hear him when he said that. "Yano what you could do, I hear Juvia has been struggling with trying to get Grey's attention, maybe you could help her out seeing as you've known Grey for so long you'd be perfect to give the right tips" Natsu said hastily to try and get this mildly alcohol influenced Erza off his back.

Prey to the gods it worked this time, "Ah it's good to see all my child together again like, back on Tenrou I actually thought I was never gonna see such smiling faces again" a rest Makarov with his drink in hand said, "They're definitely a lively bunch I'll give them that" the master's grandson Laxus responded as he leant up against a tree. "I realise you risked your life by coming to Tenrou Island in order to save us but you also know that means your past sins still can't be forgiven" Makarov made sure his grandson understood and he just received a nod.

"So what will you do?" the guild master asked and at first Laxus just stared up to the stars, "I guess I'll stick around for a bit before I decide what direction or where to take off to next" the lightning mage pondered before giving his gramps a smile. "What I said before, you know I'm still willing to let you back into the guild" Makarov pointed to Laxus who was unsure about it what his grandfather was offering considering everything he'd done to his friends in the past. "Give me a couple of days to think about it from tomorrow gramps, I'm not sure I deserve a second chance" Laxus said with shut eyes and his head leaning up towards the stars.

"Anyway, I think its time we returned inside" Makarov said with glee as he noticed his now empty pint, as the two just about walked into the guild they couldn't believe what had happened to the joint in the two or three minutes they were outside. The state of the place was worse than any time in the past, Makarov thought Erza or Gildarts would have done something to settle them down a bit but Erza was up on stage giving a horrible singing display and Gildarts was trying to outdrink his daughter and for some reason Lucy was huddled up in a corner talking with Mira. "Really, these are the kids you're so proud of?" Laxus asked humorously already knowing the answer.

"Just do me a favour and get them under control, I don't want to have to clean this mess up tomorrow" Makarov mumbled causing his grandson to smirk at the old timer, he knew that he still wanted everyone to have fun but he thought everyone had gone just a bit over the edge. With a bit of lightning crackling in his hand he let it strike the middle of the guild floor, or at least somewhere where someone wasn't standing, "Alright nimrods take a look around you, I get it's great to be back and all but with the way you're carrying on there's not gonna be a guild hall for us to use so ease up on the drinking and whatnot" the lightning mage said with a strong tone.

"Whoa who's that guy?" Sorano asked as she'd never seen the guy before thinking he was a bit on the arrogant side. " That's just Laxus he's the master's grandson, yeah he's definitely someone you'd not want to mess with, the only other person in the guild that could probably beat him is Gildarts" Happy explained popping out of nowhere resulting in Natsu letting out a loud 'tch' showcasing his disbelief in the statement. "Well technically his not actually a member of the guild, but I've a felling gramps will let him back in soon" Natsu added in as since the battle with Hades he felt it was the right move to do.

No that everyone had settled down at least a little bit they all made their way back to partying but just not as intensely, this carried on throughout the night until people couldn't stomach it no more. At certain points in the night it did get bad again and Natsu even got to see the true bit of Dragneel in his daughter, Erza ended up passing out and Natsu needed to carry her into the infirmary where she spent the night, Lucy somehow ended up locked in the toilet and Juvia had herself wrapped around Grey in the corner of the room as if he was trying to escape but she wasn't having it.

Next morning

Luckily before anything more disastrous could happen Natsu, Sorano and Joy had all left a good bit earlier than the others as all-nighters weren't exactly the speciality of six-year olds. The next morning whenever Natsu got a proper look at his house again he could see there had definitely been some improvements. For one it was bigger, any moss and nasty looking plants that had been growing about it had been removed and replaced with more vibrant ones that gave off a more welcoming looking that also said yes people live here.

There was also a small pond that was connected to the nearby river system which Happy was gonna be delighted about. Natsu wondered to himself how Sorano was able to get all this sorted, "So I hope you don't mind the couple changes I came up" Sorano said out of nowhere before finishing with her regular smile which unfortunately for the dragonslayer he stood no chance against. The slayer let out a small laugh "if you hadn't don't something my house would have been own grown by a plant"

"Morning mommy, morning dad" a chirpy voice said causing the two to turn round and see Joy resulting in both smiling. Natsu knew that his major life goal was to find Igneel and Gajeel's or Wendy's dragon incase they knew were he was, but the fact he had a family right now was something he hadn't seen happening for a long time. Genuinely if they had of made it back from the S-class trials then at this stage of things maybe having a proper family was on the to do list but now that things have shifted about quite a bit a completely different urge in him had taken over.

Right now this, despite meeting her for the first time, felt like a family reunion and yes it may have been a reunion of sorts with Sorano because of how they were linked and it must because they were linked that he was likely linked to Joy in some form or fashion or at least they were his thoughts. But right now it looked like the search for Igneel was taking a back seat because as Gildarts said it starts out tough but then it gets easier.

"So shall we head to the guild to see the state it was left in?" Sorano asked after they all finished their breakfast her own main reason for going was to see if anyone had to sleep at the guild because they couldn't make it bake. "I do, I do; I want to see dad fight someone" Joy replied as she jumped up and down happily. "She really is your child" the white-haired spirit mage said humorously resulting in Natsu rolling his eyes as he thought to himself he better get used to such comments.

At the guild hall (early morning)

As Natsu, Sorano and Joy had arrived at what used to be a guild hall they were quite shocked, windows were broken, there were holes in the walls and the sign itself was missing a couple of letters and this was just the outside view. As they made their way in, they noticed a few pairs of people, they saw Grey and a very happy Juvia, Cana and her usual barrel spent the night together and Gildarts just lay passed out on a table. That's when Sorano noticed the bathroom door rattling and a vague noise coming from inside, so she went over to investigate and she couldn't help herself but feel just a tiny bit embarrassed for who she found inside. "Of all people that had to open the door it had to be you" …... "Why hello to you too Lucy" Sorano replied calmly to Lucy's venomous tone.

Suddenly that's when Natsu remembered he'd left Erza in the infirmary last night and thus went to go see if she was alright or just dying of hangover and sweet Igneel he hoped it wasn't the later. Unfortunately, it was the later, as he walked into the room he had a sword thrown at him, "Oh Natsu it's just you, ughh I really don't remember much last night" Erza moaned out while covering her face with her hands. "Sorry I didn't mean to disturb you just came to check up on you" he let her know causing her to smile at the fact she had such good friends. Getting up out of the bed she came over and gave the pyro a hug, "Erza yeah hugs are great and all but you're completely naked right now" Natsu revealed resulting in the legendary Titania turning fifty shades of crimson before firing Natsu through the wall.

"What happened you?" Sorano asked curiously as she poked at Natsu's face, but before he could answer Erza came out with a towel wrapped around her. "PERVERT!", "Never mind I think I get it" Sorano responded just from the sight of Erza although her shouting pervert just added on. Natsu at the moment was stuck with a bare ass Erza in his mind and was trying to realise how she didn't realise she wasn't wearing any clothing, it didn't matter now because the image was imprinted onto his mind which for any other man might have been great but not when the focus of the image is someone who you've spent nearly eight years with in the guild and think of as a sister.

As the day pressed on the guild began to fill up with more and more of its members and to help pass the time all the members were pitching in with fixing up the damage done to the joint and maybe even improve it with what they had. When it got to midday Natsu remembered that he told Joy he'd show just how good a wizard he really was and that was through the only way he knew how, fighting. It didn't take him long to pick a fight, Natsu and Max were sizing each other up before obviously Natsu hastily decided to make the first move thinking this was gonna be an easy win but there was something the dragonslayer had definitely not taken into account for this fight.

Using a stream of sand Max easily deflected Natsu's flaming fists much to the salamander's surprise and confoundment before the sand mage got a few quick hits in on him. "Yano Natsu we haven't just been sitting around on our butts for the last seven years" Max explained as carefully controlled the flow of the sand streams. Continuously Natsu tried to land attack after attack but he just kept getting batted away much to the impressment of all Max's friends who were now thinking that they too could beat Natsu.

With enough of this shit Natsu could feel whatever remnants of Laxus' power that was left within him and combined it with his own "LIGHTNING FLAME DRAGON MODE!" covered in a cloud of flame surround in a veil of lightning the power he was now giving off was far greater than it had been before, "Lightning flame what" Sorano shouted in surprise while her daughter just stared on in amazement and Max now wasn't all that sure about continuing the fight. "LIGHTNING FLAME DRAGON ROAR!" taking all the lightning and flames into his mouth Natsu unleashed it all in an unbelievable roar that ripped through the very land itself and after seeing such a display Max gladly threw in the white flag, sadly though this roar didn't live up to his last roar's expectations but his Daughter was still at a loss for words, the only way she could describe it was as if an actual dragon had landed before.

"So, what you think of that"

Okay that's the end this time round, obviously future chapters in future will have small changes to their storylines due to influence of some characters etc. Don't know if I plan to use the embarrassment moment between Natsu and Erza or if I'll just have her acting a bit off in the chapter. If you haven't already been able to tell I'm gonna make Lucy and Sorano kinda not like the other.