A new chapter already! I'm getting really excited about this story! I personally think this is better than my other stories. Thank you to everyone who followed/favorited/reviewed! If you have any questions you can ask in your reviews or PM me. I have a question for you. Do you want a pairing in this story? I absolutely will not write Nalu, but I'm open to other pairings. Romance won't be a major thing. Anyway, onto the story!
Gray got off the train. He had no idea why he had stopped in Magnolia, as there was no guild there, but he had a rush of nostalgia as he walked through the familiar streets. Without meaning to, he walked toward the ruins of the guild hall. There he was greeted by a blonde celestial mage. (No, not Gralu. I despise that with all my heart.)
"Gray! You're here! We've been looking but no one could figure out where you were!"
"Really? I thought I would have been all over the news."
"Don't go getting a big head now." A scarlet haired mage came in. "You're not that newsworthy."
Gray shook his head. "No, I mean, I got arrested. How was that not on the news? The council likes to brag."
"The only recent arrests were a dark guild called Avatar. And the council can't brag as much, because it's a guild doing all the catching." Lucy remembered the news articles she had read. She had free access to them as an underwear model.
"There's a guild catching dark guilds?" Wendy asked.
Levy nodded. "Yup!"
"What is this guild? It's seems interesting. It would be nice to meet them. Do you think they'll be in the Grand Magic Games?" Erza questioned.
"The guild is called Forgiven Phoenix. As for the Games, I have no idea." Levy responded.
"Either way, Levy has done the paperwork. We're an official guild again! Let's start training for the games!" Lucy cheered.
"Aye sir!" Happy responded.
"We need to choose teams. I think we should have the same teams as last year." Erza said.
"We need a new reserve for team B, and Erza can't participate because she's the master, but that should be fine." Carla pondered.
"We need to replace Natsu-san also." Wendy pointed out.
"Hey, you're right. Where is the Salamander?" Gajeel looked around. "Happy, do you know? He's normally with you."
Happy suddenly looked the opposite of his name. "No. I haven't seen him since the guild disbanded. He just disappeared that day."
Gray spoke up. "I saw him earlier today. But sorry, I don't think he'll be coming back to Fairy Tail anytime soon."
Everyone stared at him. Erza picked him up by his shirt, which somehow was still on. "What do you mean, he won't come back? He loved this guild more than anything, he was the most upset when it disbanded. So why wouldn't he come back?"
Gray gulped. Being in Titania's death grip was terrifying. "H-he's in another guild now! And his guild members are counting on him, and I can tell he cares for them!"
Erza dropped him. "He'll come back. Fairy Tail is his family. I'm sure of it." She gave him a death glare only the Queen of the Fairies could give.
"Even if he wants to, a guild master can't just leave their guild with no warning! And the rest of his guild will destroy the world without him! Let's just go to the games! We won it without that fire-eater last year."
The requip mage's eyes widened. Then she calmed. "I'm trusting you now Gray, but if any of that is false, there will be consequences."
A shiver went down Gray's spine. Erza looked lost in thought. Natsu a guild master? Worry about that later. We have better things to do. The Fairies raised their flag and began training to get their title back. (Again. Deja vu anyone?)
Forgiven Phoenix
Natsu climbed to the balcony to give his usual inspirational speech. "Alright everyone! Our first Grand Magic Games are in two months! We're going to train as hard as we can! We'll be the number one guild in Fiore! So let's go! FORGIVEN PHOENIX!"
"FORGIVEN PHOENIX!"
"Intense training starts now!"
Hey. Guess what? Another time-skip for two months! Yay, Star! You put too many time skips…
Forgiven Phoenix
"Remember the rules everyone! This is just a game. That means no killing, and no torture. Now, let's be the best guild in Fiore!"
Fairy Tail
"Fairy Tail will always pull through! Show them all the fruits of our training! Let's be the best guild in Fiore!"
"All competing teams must be in their inns at 12:00 sharp! Or you don't get to participate!" An unidentifiable voice spoke through the capital.
The mages were prepared. As the clock struck twelve, the inns were raised up and transformed. Each inn looked like a mini arena. There was a monster in each. "The first 8 teams to beat their monster will move on, kabo! Begin!"
Gray assessed the monster. It was big, and strong, but it was clumsy and slow. It didn't take too long to defeat it, and when they did the inn floated to the Domus Flau. "Congratulations, kabo! Third place!"
"Third place? Who's first and second then?"
"You'll find out!"
"Alright everyone! I'm Chapati Lola, your announcer! I have with me Yajima, former council member. We're announcing the 8 guilds that made it!"
Cheers rang out through the stadium.
"In eighth place, Mermaid Heel! Kagura Mikazuchi! Millianna! Risley Law! Araña Webb! Beth Vanderwood!"
"In seventh place, Blue Pegasus! Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki! Hibiki Lates! Eve Tearm! Ren Akatsuki! Jenny Realight!"
"In sixth place, Lamia Scale! Jura Neekis! Lyon Vastia! Yuka Suzuki! Toby Horhorta! Chelia Blendy!"
"In fifth place, Fairy Tail Team B! Mirajane Strauss! Laxus Dreyar! Juvia Loxar! Cana Alberona! Gajeel Redfox!"
All of a sudden, yelling was heard. "Master!" "Master, please don't leave us!" "Please, Master we need you!"
"Calm down! I'm not leaving. I'll never leave you guys."
"Thank you Master!" "We'll always have our Master!"
"Now calm down, you're making a scene."
Erza glanced at the guild box next to theirs. People were climbing on one man, but Erza was too far to make out faces. She wondered why they thought their master would leave them.
"Well, kabo, that was quite an interesting interruption, but we'll get back to the teams now."
"Gomen! Continue!" The man who everyone was climbing on waved on the announcers.
"In fourth place, Sabertooth! Rogue Cheney! Orga Nanagear! Minerva Orlando! Yukino Aguria! Rufus Lore!"
"In third place, Fairy Tail Team A! Gray Fullbuster! Lucy Heartfilia! Wendy Marvell! Elfman Strauss! Lisanna Strauss!"
"I'm curious as to why Fairy Tail didn't play Erza Scarlet. She is quite a powerful mage." Yajima wondered aloud.
"Erza Scarlet is Fairy Tail's current master. Guild masters are not allowed to participate."
"Oh. Anyway, we have the strongest guilds from last year. Who's left?"
"In second place, we have a first time guild. They became a guild about eight months ago. Forgiven Phoenix Team B! Erigor! Doriate! Flare Corona! Vidaldus Taka! Jellal Fernandes!"
Fairy Tail stared at the competitors in horror. How could these criminals be allowed to participate?
"And in first place, Forgiven Phoenix Team A! Saylah! Jackal! Meredy! Erik, better known as Cobra! Sorano Aguria, better known as Angel!"
"Come on guys! So the Phoenix may rise again!" A voice cheered from the guild box next to Fairy Tail's. Erza stared. The one cheering was… Natsu.
"I suppose everyone wants an explanation. Forgiven Phoenix is a guild of former mage criminals. It is a place for people to atone for their sins by finding others and bringing them to the right side of the law." Chapati said.
"It's also a place for the council to dump their problems." Yajima added under his breath.
"So all of these members are pardoned by the council, and are completely safe. Oddly enough, the guild of former criminals was founded by none other than Natsu Dragneel, who has actually defeated most of the members when they were still in dark guilds."
Many people stared at the Phoenix guild box. They saw Natsu's smiling face, looking perfectly happy among people who had once tried to kill him.
Chapati cleared his throat. "Now that that's out of the way, we'll show the schedule for this year's games."
The lacrima vision activated and the agenda popped up.
Day 1: ? and Battle
Day 2: ? and Battle
Day 3: ? and Battle
Day 4: ? and Tag Team Battle
"Now, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!"
Author's Note: Chapter end! Hope you enjoyed! I love writing this story! If you have anything you want to see, PM me or review! By the way, this daily uploads probably won't be a thing. Remember the pairing! Thanks for reading!