….Mavis raised Larcade?

Everyone knew the saying "older than you look", but Mavis embodiedthat saying. Physically, she was only thirteen, but chronologically, she was over one hundred years old, making her the oldest guild member. But if that wasn't enough, imagine seeing this pre-teen girl with a young man with blonde hair, and being told that they were mother and son.

Yeah, it would be more than a little mind-blowing.

No one really knew Larcade's backstory, or who is faster was, only that he stayed on Tenrou Island with his mother, and that neither of them really talked about it, like at all. And the guild knew better than to pry, though it was still quite a surprise when Larcade first announced his presence to the group on Tenrou Island, and that he was the son of the First. But when the Grand Magic Games came around, they were all pretty happy to have a new fighter their side, and if he was as capable as Mavis said he was, they had a good chance.

"I don't get what everyone's so worked up about," Larcade said, leaning on his hand, as he looked around the crowd, "Macao told me that these kinds of fights happen all the time at the guild."

"The only difference is that these fights don't involve major property damage," Cana said.

"Though I wouldn't put it past Salamander to break the whole damn stadium when he comes into the fight," Gajeel said.

"Is it true that one fifth of the annual budget goes to paying for damages?" Larcade asked, cocking his head curiously.

"Well, in Natsu's defense, the mission is always completed," Mirajane said.

"And normally he ends up doing more damage than the monster he was sent to deal with," Laxus said, rolling his eyes. Larcade couldn't help but snicker at that. His mother always did tell him that when she first conceived of the guild, she envisioned it as a very rowdy place. And if the guild wasn't rowdy then what was it? Everyone then quite down to hear the next matchup.

"Looks like the next match is Larcade of Fairy Tail Team B, against Millianna of Mermaid Heel!" Lola announced.

"Me?" Larcade asked, somewhat surprised.

"Alright you got this," Cana said, patting him on the back, "Go kick some ass for Fairy Tail!"

"Alright then," Larcade answered calmly, as he leapt from his place in the stands, and down to the ground. Millianna soon followed suit.

"Go Larcade!" Mavis cheered, "Make Mommy proud!" Larcade just sweat dropped at his mother's antics.

"Come to think of it," Makarov said as he stood next to Mavis sitting place, "I'm not that sure what kind of magic the boy uses."

"When he was born, Larcade demonstrated a high amount of magic potential," Mavis explained, with a confident smile, "Since he was young, I've tried to figure out what he can do, but he's proven himself a jack of all trades. But…" She then frowned briefly.

"I forbid you from using that magic!" Mavis instructed her son, "It would be far too indecent!"

"Duly noted," Larcade answered calmly, more to himself, as he took a breath, and pressed his hands together, and looked at Millianna, "Erza has told me about you."

"That's great to know!" Millianna said, smirking, as she pulled her coat, "But I ain't going to go easy on you just because you're Erzy's friend!"

"Same to you," Larcade said, returning the smirk, "I definitely can't lose now, not with my mother watching." Right then, the gong rung, signifying the match beginning.

"Then you're mom's going to be disappointed!" Millianna declared, as she held up her hand, "Bad Kitty Restraint!" Her magic seal then appeared before her, and her Cat Tube appeared out of it, and lashed at Larcade, who didn't move. Instead, he deflected the tube with his hand with no issue.

"Is that it?"

"Not even close!" Millianna answered, as she held her other hand, and another seal came up. Another several tubes lashed out at Larcade, who shifted, and twisted out of the way. He then held up his own hand, as beams of light appeared around him, which shot at Millianna who leapt out of the way.

"Its not going to be that easy," Larcade said, as he waved a finger, as hands of light manifested and reached for Millianna, who had to run to avoid the attacks.

"Alright!" Millianna declared, as she slipped off her gloves, revealing her sharp nails, "No Ms. Nice Kitty!" She then leapt at Larcade, hoping to beat him in hand to hand combat. However, when she attempted to scotch him, Larcade easily dodged the attack. So Millianna tried again. And again. And again. And again. Each time ended no better than the last, and Millianna was getting angry.

"Dang it!" she snapped, "Why won't you go down!"

"Nothing personal," Larcade answered, "But you're a long way away from bring me down." He then pushed her back, and clapped his hands together. Around him appeared eight perfect sphere's of light, each about the size of a fist. The balls then came around Millianna.

"Transcendence." The balls of light then all exploded into an even bigger flash of light, and when it faded, Millianna was seen beaten, and maybe two thirds conscious.

"Gah," was all the cat girl could see, her eyes in swirls.

"She'll be fine," Kagura said from the stands.

"Was a pretty lopsided match though," Risley said.

"Millianna is skilled," Erza said, as she and Team A stood in their own stands, "But Larcade is still way out of her level."

"I guess that's to be expected from Master Mavis' son," Wendy said. Larcade took a breath, as he composed himself.

"Way to go sweetie!" Mavis said, as she jumped up and down waving Fairy Tail flags. Larcade just snickered slightly. While he knew only Fairy Tail members could see him, it was hard not to be embarrassed. When it came to the guild, any child who at some point wasn't embarrassed by their parents, didn't have a true childhood.

(later in the Honey Bone Inn)

"I'm so proud of you!" Mavis said, hugging her son, even though she only came up to his upper stomach, "You were amazing!"

"I just won a fight," Larcade said, as he hugged his mother back, or at least tried to, considering that Mavis was still technically intangible. Though Mavis always found some way to hug Larcade whenever she needed to. When he was little, and would have nightmares, she'd sleep with him, and even though she couldn't touch him, that didn't mean Larcade couldn't feel his mother's warmth.

"You represented your guild, and fought for your guild," Mavis insisted, "You should be proud." Larcade chuckled slightly at that, as he sat back in the chair, and looked over his guild mates doing what they did best, which was cause chaos.

"I wonder what Father would think of this," Zeref said. Mavis took a breath, as she sat on the table beside her boy.

"He would be proud of you as well," she said, with a gentle smile, "Now…" Mavis then leaned forward and kissed Larcade on the forehead.

"Take it easy," she said, "You may already fought, but something tells me you're going have to fight again."

"Yes Mother," Larcade said, "Trust me, I don't anticipate myself getting involved in this kind of ridiculousness."

"Its not 'ridiculousness'," Mavis said, "Its Fairy Tail, be proud of your family."

'But you're my only…" Larcade paused, as he remembered one of the first things he remembered his mother telling him.

"You may be my son, sweetie, but Fairy Tail will always be your family."

Larcade looked at his mother who merely smiled at him. He then looked back towards the guild, which had taken to surfing on barrels.

"I guess so."

Note: This was inspired very much by the most recent chapters. The mindset amounts to Mavis raising Larcade through the thought projection. That said, it pays not to think too much about this idea in this particular context. Analyzing the major details of any given concept should be saved for a full length story, which this obviously isn't.

Obviously this concept opens a lot of opportunity, but it stands to be mentioned that again, these are just one shots to introduce ideas, and play around with it a little. Also, if you like an idea, no reason why you can't do a story about it yourself.

Be sure to review and prompt.

To go on a (hopefully) brief tangent, ScrewAttack is apparently doing a Death Battle between Zoro and Erza. While I like both characters, I'm not looking forward to this fight (while I'm rooting for Erza, I think the match could be a tossup, because both of them are seen doing some pretty incredible feats). This will just stoke further antagonism between Fairy Tail and One Piece fans, which is really not needed.