As he watched the island shrink on the horizon and the angry screams of his former captain get fainter, Sting smiled; calmly. Something he hadn't done in a long long time. Even though he and his crew might not be out of the woods yet he couldn't help but grin as the sea carried them far away back to the safety of Edolas and a life that may still be tainted by plundering and stealing but with a bit more happiness and calm in the the mix.

I can't wait to see you Yuki...

"Stop smiling like an idiot."

Rogue chuckled to himself as he joined him on the quarter deck a matching toothy grin on his slightly dirtied face from the battle.

"Come on. The crew wants to ask you something."

Sting looked at him baffled, but he straightened his shirt collar, "alright..."

As he walked down onto the main deck the rest of his ship mates had gathered in a crowd in front of him, a bit battered; that's what Fairy Tail can do, but all with matching maniacal grins.

Rufus stepped forward and gave him a low bow. He looked a bit dishevelled and unbalanced without his usual elaborate, plumed hat.

"As the most eloquent and humble member of the Sabertooth crew..."

A few of the pirates huffed and rolled their eyes.

"...I would like to propose to you oh valued comrade a decision that your fellow ship mates have deliberated on for some ti-"

"Get on with it you ponce!"

Rufus glared at Orga and coughed something under his breath that sounded a lot like "Ruffian!" He composed himself, tossing his hair over his shoulder and continued."

"It would make us all very happy if you...Sting would be our new Captain."

Stings mouth fell open and he looked around in a mix of shock and happiness. His eyes totally didn't well with tears of joy or anything.

"Do you need a moment? You look like you're going to cry."

"Shut up Rogue!"

Sting stroked Lectors head as the cat purred on his shoulder.

"Thanks you guys. I would love to be your Captain and I couldn't ask for better Shipmates."

"THREE CHEERS FOR THE CAPTAIN!"

Rogue slapped him on the back and handed him the Captains sword.

"SOMEONE GET THE RUM!"

Laxus looked up at the sounds of cheering from the Sabertooth ship

"Gramps i think they're getting drunk."

"Let them..." Makarov chuckled. "They'll sober up before we get back to Edolas. They know it's not over yet. In fact that reminds me..."

Makarov stared down at his crew on the main deck.

"COME ON BRATS! LET'S CELEBRATE FAIRY TAIL STYLE!"

The loud cheers of the Fairy Tail crew drowned out those of Sabertooth.

Cana raced below deck to her precious barrels of alcohol and like her herd of elephants the rest of the crew thundered down the stairs to party the night away.

As Lucy stirred she realised that her head hurt and her neck felt tender. She could feel the sunlight glaring through the port hole and something heavy on her legs. She cracked an eye open slowly and groaned in pain. When she had both eyes open she felt the full effects of her hangover and the throbbing in her skull. Looking around she got to grips with her surroundings the heavy thing on her legs was Natsu; he lay sprawled across her lower half with happy, his head rested on her stomach, the pink fluff tickling her tummy slightly. Smiling absentmindedly she scanned the room, which appeared to be in more chaos than it usually was; aside from the usual socks and undershorts that usually littered the floor there also lay most of her clothes including her bra. Lucy's eyes widened as she looked down to see she was wearing a very short navy, long-sleeved night shirt with pale blue embroidery. She sighed with relief and sat up, stretching out her arms and clicking her shoulders. Natsu stirred, murmuring as his pillow shifted and happy rolled onto his back; his tiny blue paws stuck up in the air. Lucy rubbed her neck and winced as she ran her fingers over a patch of skin. I don't remember having any injuries there... Lucy frowned then felt a desperate need to find a mirror. She pulled her legs roughly out of Natsu's grasp resulting in a loud thunk and a yelp of pain as he hit the floor. Lucy hurried into the washroom with Happy following quickly after her.

Natsu grumbled, yawning as he sat up and rubbed his elbow.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

Natsu shot up and ran towards the washroom at Lucy's scream. "Luce!...What's wro-"

Lucy stood in the washroom doorway, very red and with and enraged look on her face. Her shoulders shook, her hair was a mess and she kept on clenching and unclenching her fists.

"Natsu." She said in a low and murderous tone.

"Would you like to tell me how I got this!?"

She jabbed a finger at a very purple bruise on her neck. Natsu gulped and smiled uneasly, taking slow steps back as her small figure advanced forward.

"Er...er...I don't really remember...Luce..."

She tilted her head to the side and Natsu noticed two more marks even more pronounced than the first. He reached out for the door handle, prepared to run from the angry female.

"...Well you see... we were drunk...you said you liked them..." He laughed uneasily and then trembled at the murderous look on Lucy's face.

"Er...what's that...I hear Gray...Yeah Gray and he says there's bacon in the mess hall...I'm gonna go get so-"

Natsu bolted out the door and down the corridor, skidding along the polished floor boards. Lucy screamed in frustration and quickly sped after him, Happy clinging onto her shoulder.

"NATSU DRAGNEEL I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"

The hung-over crew was awoken by Lucy's furious yelling and screaming and Natsu's cries of terror.

Hey guys Tsukki here and I'm back with this chapter as requested by some of you in the reviews. I've been really busy at uni and once exams are over I'm definitely gonna continue with the stories I have started. As always R&R it helps me out a lot and I hope you've all enjoyed this adventure so far, it's certainly not done yet xxxx ;)