Hi everyone! It's okay to have multiple stories in production at once, right? I have too many ideas, it's just the problem of writing it properly. I've thought of writing this for a while now. It messes with the timeline a bit, there's a lot of time skips in this chapter, and Natsu is a bit OOC, but it's my fanfic so yeah. Spoilers for chapters 416 and 436. Hope you enjoy!

Fairy Tail. It was a guild that had survived so much. And yet, the guild was now gone. They weren't defeated in battle. They had actually just come out victorious against a dark guild, the darkest guild of the Baram Alliance, Tartaros. They were preparing to celebrate together.

"We totally owned those demons!" Natsu cheered.

"They sure did a number on our guild hall though." Erza observed.

"Listen up everyone! I have some news for you all." Makarov climbed to the highest place he could on the pile of rubble that was the Fairy Tail guild hall. "Fairy Tail will disband. No complaints, anyone. This is my final decision."

No one could speak. They didn't understand. But Master's decision was final. They all drifted for a while walking around the town in a daze, each blaming themselves.

Millions of thoughts ran through the fire dragon slayer's mind. I'm weak. I couldn't do anything. That's why Fairy Tail isn't here anymore. So… I'm going to train harder than ever!

Natsu ran out of the town, completely alone. He didn't even bring Happy. He ran until he collapsed. Natsu swore that he would become stronger, the strongest wizard alive.

Time skip-1 month later

"Natsu…"

"What do you want, Zeref?"

"Natsu… You deserve the truth."

"What?"

A flash of light appears as the book of E.N.D. is opened.

Time skip-1 more month

What is this pressure? It's almost like an explosion of Ethernano. Natsu thought to himself, Ethernano, Etherion, Etherious… Wait, Etherious?

Natsu stared into the valley where he had traced the magic to. There he saw enemies he had hoped to never see again. But maybe… they can change their ways.

Time skip-Another month (A/N So many time skips…)

"Crime Sorciere… Join us! We're also an independent guild of former criminals. Our goal is the same. We'll get better results working together! Join us, Forgiven Phoenix!"

Jellal and Meredy were excited and joined in quickly. But Jellal had a question.

"Natsu, why are you in an independant guild for criminals?"

Natsu shrugged, "I figured they deserved a second chance. They're all fine now."

Another %&!*ing Time skip! 1 more %#*ing month!

Natsu shouted out to his guild mates, "Everyone! The magic council Era has given everyone here a pardon! What's more, our guild has been approved as a legal guild, and will be sending us any others who have fallen down the path of darkness! Now, everyone, we have the trust of the council now, so don't screw it up! Remember, no killing, no torture, as little destruction as possible, and no taking over the world! Celebration time for now! To Forgiven Phoenix!"

"FORGIVEN PHOENIX!" Came the cry from his guild members.

Natsu walked through his guild hall. He had founded Forgiven Phoenix as a way for criminals to redeem themselves. His small independant guild had grown from a ridiculous idea in his head to a legal guild with members from pretty much every dark guild. This included members of the Oracion Seis, Grimoire Heart, and Tartaros. There were still other dark guilds, but Natsu hoped to bring them to the right side. Forgiven Phoenix's ultimate goal was to turn Zeref good. Natsu loved his guild, sure he missed Fairy Tail, but Forgiven Phoenix was here now, and was his home and family.

Guess what? Another time skip! 4 months this time!

Gray was getting tired of playing the villain. He had infiltrated Avatar for information on E.N.D., but they had nothing. He sat in their base of operations, depressed. He refused to call it a guild hall because Avatar was a dark guild. Then a rumbling could be heard. The roof exploded. Someone yelled. "Jackal! Master said little to no destruction!"

"Calm down, I didn't destroy any of the town! Just the guild hall, which was going to be demolished by the council any way! You're such a goody-two shoes, Saylah."

Gray was horrified. Two members of Tartaros were there. Gray was sure they had all been killed. What's more, they were attacking a dark guild. A guild that worshipped Zeref. Were they looking for information? Battles were breaking out, and soon Gray was the only Avatar member left standing. Gray surrendered, asking them to let him live. But he noticed something. The members of Avatar were still alive. Then the Rune Knights arrived, and the Avatar members were arrested. Jackal and Saylah gave the Rune Knights salutes as they passed, and the knights thanked them. As Gray was put in handcuffs, he noticed that Jackal's shirt had ripped in battle. On Jackal's chest, Gray saw not Tartaros' guild mark, but a symbol resembling a phoenix. Gray wondered what guild he was in now. The Rune Knights led Gray away.

The next day (or, another #$!ing time skip!)

Avatar was at trial. Gray looked around the room. He expected a long time in prison, life probably. He tried to argue that he was infiltrating Avatar, but the council didn't believe him. The judge slammed his gavel down, "We will contact Forgiven Phoenix and you will most likely stay with them for as long as they see necessary. You will spend tonight in the jail until Phoenix's master arrives and brings you to his guild."

Gray wasn't expecting that. They were going to be placed under the care of a guild? He was still questioning that until he fell asleep in a cold cell that night.

The next morning

"Why on Earthland were you caught as a part of a dark guild?" A vaguely familiar voice woke Gray. He blinked as the figure walked away from him. It was too dark to see who it was. "I'm going to have to testify for you now, baka."

In court again, the judge gave the final sentence. "All Avatar members excluding Gray Fullbuster will be under the care of Forgiven Phoenix. Gray Fullbuster has earned his freedom through the defense given by Forgiven Phoenix's master. That is all." Gray was in shock as his handcuffs were undone. Who was the master of Forgiven Phoenix, and why had he defended Gray? The rest of Avatar boarded a train with some Rune Knights. Gray got on the same train. They got off at Oshibana Station. Gray watched the Avatar members enter a castle with the words Forgiven Phoenix on it. There was also a picture of a phoenix which Gray assumed was the guild mark. He remembered Jackal had the same symbol on his chest. So that's where he is now… Gray pulled out a small bag of jewels. Not much, but enough for lunch. Gray sighed. He needed a job. He went to a place to eat. After he had finished his lunch, he noticed a figure walk out of a grocery store across the road with what seemed like enough food for a hundred people. The man didn't have anyone with him, and it must have been impossible to see from behind all those bags. Gray walked over and picked up half of the man's bags.

"Thanks, Gray." A familiar toothy grin smiled at him over the bags.

"Natsu?!" Gray hadn't seen the slayer in about 10 months.

"Thanks for the help. My guildmates are too lazy to go shopping."

"You're… in another guild now?"

"Yeah. I needed work."

"Oh. Of course."

"By the way, good going. You should have asked the council for permission before infiltration. Instead, you end up caught as a criminal."

"How did you know about that?"

"I had to testify for you."

"Wait. The one who testified for me was… Forgiven Phoenix's master. Don't tell me you're…"

The trademark smile was back. "Yup! Our guild is actually comprised of former criminals. The council trusts me with them. Most of 'em are good now, some still need a bit more practice. Oh! You wanna join us for a bit? We're welcoming our new members."

"I guess. I kinda need to find work though, so maybe just to say hello."

"Alright."

By then they had reached the guild hall. "You know what… I just realized those Avatar people are going to be really mad at me for tricking them. I better not." Gray handed the groceries back to Natsu. "Okay then! See you soon, ice princess!"

Gray smiled at the old nickname. "You too, flame-brain!" Gray waved and headed for the train station.

Chapter E.N.D.! Puns… Hope you enjoyed! See you next chapter!