Perry gratefully accepted the money from the girl, she turning and leaving on a quest. With it Perry quickly asked for a meal from the guild. He greedily finished the food and could hear the relieved sounds of Elena in his head.
"Oh, it's so nice to have food again, huh Perry? I mean, last night all we had was liquor, so getting some substance feels great today."
He simply ignored her. She deserved a cold shoulder. He knew he should be used to this by now, but every time she decides to party away all of their money. Taking over while he sleeps... It was all so exhausting at times.
"Hey! C'mon! Talk to me!"
No. No. If he gave her attention, it would only feed her.
She continued to incessantly pester him. He even began to feel sorry for her when she started crying. Crocodile Tears of course, he could hear the falseness in them. He sat, finished with his meal, trying to think of a way to get into this guild. He had only been given enough money for that meal. He sat and contemplated for a few moments, but the clamoring in his head wouldn't give him a moment to think.
"Fine!" He yelled quietly so that his voice wasn't heard by too many around him, but gave enough tone to quiet Elena.
"Fine. Calm down, and let me think for a bit. It is so hard to think with you constantly talking." He was met with silence for several minutes. The minutes soon turned to hours...
"Well?" Elena finally said, fiding that she could control the mouth.
"Oh, did someone fall asleep while deep in thought?" she said, before running to a nearby bathroom, and changing into something a little more comfortable.
She emerged from the men's room in her normal form.
"Ah, I feel so much better!" She called. "Now, what are the requirements to get into this guild?" She said.
"Perhaps a big," She began requiping, "Strong," her red alluring dress appeared on her, "Man would want to help me join?" she said, trying to gain as much attention as possible.

After a hardy breakfast, Trinity had gotten herself out to the yard for a little meditation. She'd been having trouble reproducing... many of the things she'd done during the Magic Games. She was missing... something. A lack of practice, perhaps, had made her rusty. Seemed as likely as anything else.

As she sat in the sun, she recalled her basics. Energy Make was made of energy zones, balanced against each other. Without balance, the Make would fall apart. Each zone had a direction and an amount of force, so in a sense, each Make was multiple small Makes in one. The sword, for example, was four zones. The cutting edges, and the flats, each group opposed to itself. She would have to practice making a three-zone balance somehow.

However, if done properly, unbalance could be maintained. In this way, she could move the Makes in their own, without having to grasp them. She had to anticipate the movements. This was because... ah... Umm...

"Ah, I don't remember." She flopped onto her back, putting a hand on her gut "Hmm... Back inside." The pit in her stomach demanded attention, and she just wasn't able to ignore it.

"Mn, getting up is hard when you're hungry..." She took a breath, sat back up, and let it out slowly, before rolling herself onto one knee and pushing up off of the other with a grunt, to her feet.

Once she dragged her feet all the way inside, she grabbed a skillet after rifling through the cupboards and went about making herself something to eat.

Food and cleanup later, she stepped out into the hall with more food in her hand, and quickly spotted the group at the door. A leisurely stride brought her to the gathering as she wondered what was going on.

@Caits
Lazarus

His eyes eased open, as the dawn crept through the crack in the curtains. He forced himself out of bed. Sasha was leaving for Tenrou Island today, and he foolishly agreed to stay behind last night. He had no idea how long she and the others would be gone, but it would be a long time, for him anyway. He bathed, and got himself dressed in the bathroom, before heading back to his bedroom.

"Yo. It's been a while Lazarus." Shujin was leaning against the inside of the bedroom door, a small grin on his face.

"What are you doing here Shujin?" Lazarus sighed before pushing past him to make his way downstairs.

Shujin grabbed his arm on the way past. "You're really letting her go? To Tenrou without you?" Shujin shook his head. "Some father to be you are."

Lazarus stared him down. Shujin of all people, knew him best. He was trying to rile him up, to get him to come. "I promised I wasn't going. So I wont." He said firmly, folding his arms with a humph.

Shujin grabbed one of his hands, and gripped it with a smile. "Sure, and I'm not going either." He chuckled at his own sarcasm, before letting go. "You think I'm missing out on learning about Fairy Tail? Finding out where I came from? I mean, Lazarus we are brothers, but come on, not by blood. We all agreed we would do anything to help each other find our parents remember? Me you and Wither." Upon mentioning her name, his tone changed, for the worse.

"You left Wither behind with Father Budo Shujin, same as me. You have no right to speak of broken promises." Lazarus scorned.

Shujin held his hands up. "I know..." He looked down. "I know." He sighed. "Listen, the girl you saw at the ball, that's still the real Wither. That's proof she's still in there somewhere! He slammed his fist in the door frame. "I didn't give up on you. Don't you give up on her... One day, we'll get her back. But today is not that day... Now, I'm going to Tenrou, and you're coming with me."

Lazarus was at war with himself in his own head. "We'll get her back one day? Shujin. I'm going to destroy Budo myself, but even I'm not proud enough to face him as I am." He pondered for a moment. "Sasha isn't going to like this."

Shujin raised his eyebrows, before making a whipping gesture, accompanied by a whipping sound. "I'll talk to her."

The two made their way downstairs, bags packed, and joined up with the group congregating. Lazarus didn't really know what to say. He'd already promised to stay behind. He touched Sasha's shoulder. Mentally preparing himself for a beating. "Sasha. I'm coming with you. Whatever happens, I can't let something happen to you or Faith." Perhaps he had said that too loud, but he didn't really care. Faith was a name he had been mulling over for the baby. Boy or girl, he liked it.

Shujin leaned in to Lazarus. "Come on Sasha, let this little light mage come along, I'll protect him." He joked.

Ferrin’s interest was perked by Patrick’s mention of himself and his future.

Power like that...at six? So young.

It was fairly obvious, and not at all surprising, to have confirmation that Patrick wasn’t from this time. Maybe it was because Ferrin, himself, was similarly a man out of time. What was the most fascinating was the implication that, he, Ferrin, had, for some reason, had made different choices in another timeline. What had he done before? What became of him? Most importantly, why was this time different?

However, his expression remained stern and he gave no outward hint of his desire to know more. Instead, he went with a wisecrack.

”Sounds like your creativity has not improved since.” He snarked to Patrick.

Ferrin weighed his options. Logically, he knew there was little he could do to stop them, short of stupidly drastic measures. But, dispite his short time here, these people were part of his new family. That ment the world to a once-orphan like him. More than the world. It would burn before he saw any of them dead. Whether they felt the same was irrelevant.

Yet...he felt an obligation to his old family, to the people that held a place in his heart that was second only to a kind-hearted old man. The obligation to protect their legacy and uphold their ideals into the future.

But was he?

He wasn’t sure. But he did have one last card to play.

”The island’s genius loci is notably fickle. How do you know it truly wants you to stand on it’s shore? Perhaps the guilds failed once because the island did not want them. So then what certainty do you have?”

@Caits




”If yo’ looking for a man, you better look elsewhere. No one here is gonna jump at that skinny bod’.”

Elane heard a mocking female voice call out from behind her, followed by a groan.

“Not again.” Said a similar, yet notability softer male voice.

Walking up to the guildhall was an odd young, androgynous figure of medium height, with bright red-and-blue hair, and blue eyes. They wore a loose cloak with the hood down. Dispite the two voices, there was only one person in sight.

“Do you have to insult every person we meet?” The figure asked, exasperated.

Then things got even stranger. Between one blink and the next, their eye color changed from vivid blue to brilliant red along with their expression of frustration to a smug, haughty look.

” ’Cours I do. Somebody here’s gotta point out the ridiculous. Like your dress.” The female voice said, transitioning suddenly between talking to themselves and adressing Elane.

Blue eyes again.

“I’m not part of this.” The male voice sighed. “Sorry about my sister.” He said to Elane.

”Wuss!” Claire called.

Colt gave her a mental eyeroll.

@PandaBrady

Elena turned with a start at the newcomer, How dare she insult MY looks. she thought to herself, until she noticed that the youth was, maybe a boy?
"Hmm? You aren't falling for the dress' power." Elena said confused. "and your Eyes did that thing too.
I wonder..." she said as she tapped her chin inquisitively.
"Might you have someone else up there with you, boy? Girl? Genderless Child?" she asked. She was honestly curious. Perhaps if this person was like she and Perry, she could find a way out of her predicament. A delicious idea came to her mind. If this person was half a man, he'd be somewhat affected by the enchantment of her dress. Now to hope that nothing happens to wake perry up.
"Oh, little boy, you're attracted to me and my magic dress right?" she said trying to seductively walk over to the youth.
"Could you do me one itsy bitsy teeny weeny favor? If you are two people in one body, tell me how that happened." she said trying to do all she could to seduce him, even trying to wrap her arms around him.

@Crimson Raven

Running her fingers through the leaves on her head, Ariel really wasn't sure there was a solution. Unsure what to say for a while she just shook her head. "Well... I assume you're going to the island with the others. So our training will have to wait for that." For just a moment she flickered orange.

Shutting her eyes for a moment she stifled her anger. Standing here talking with Penny wasn't really doing her much good. Groaning she turned away. "I'm sorry. I can't do this right now." Stepping away Ariel just wanted to slink away. Though she really could use the Phoenix Slayer's help it didn't look likely to happen for a while. On top of that the woman felt betrayed from the whole situation.

It took a couple minutes to get back into a more agreeable mood. Penny was going to have to figure out what she was going to do on her own. Returning to Nolan she noticed that the girl she had been watching moments ago was speaking to him. "Hello there." The girl was giving off an odd sensation, presumably magic related as it was the one thing Ariel had begun to become more sensitive to. Hard to say what the magic was though.

Sasha looked up at the sound of footsteps, and smiled at Lazarus and Shujin. Staying where she had been, Sasha glanced about, seeing Jamie and Jarvis talking with someone, Patrick seemingly engaged as well, and others nearby, whether or not they were coming, wasn’t clear to Sasha yet. She looked back to Lazarus as he spoke, studying him a moment. Sasha had had good reasons for wanting him to stay behind, stay back, away from the temptation that could be Zeref on the island… and she studied him, searching for anything that made not be… him. She waited a moment or two, flickering her gaze to Shujin, raising an eyebrow at his comment, before returning her attention back to Lazarus.

“Alright” She said softly, keeping her gaze on his, not looking away, her tone serious, “I trust you, Lazarus. Perhaps it’s time to have a little faith” She said, offering him a smile, keeping his gaze for a few more minutes before she allowed it to slip to the side, towards Shujin, “He’s never needed protecting. Just to believe in himself, Should you not check on your own guild members, and check in with your master?”

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Patrick watched Ferrin, a small smile on his features, and not seeming to mind the silence as the older man thought on what to say. Rather pleased with himself that he had given the man pause, Patrick was more than content to watch and wait. “You may think that, and perhaps you have the right to, the mere difference is that this time, i decided to come back, and this time, I decided to bring together as many people as I could. Including you, if you’d simply stop being a stubborn old man- nice to see that some things do not chance, at least” He said, shrugging, and leaning against the bar slightly.

He chuckled at Ferrins last attempt to turn their course, and said “And how can you know for certain that the island doesn’t want us there? If it doesn’t, then we won’t step foot on the island, if it does then we will. At this point, only the island itself can stop us. I believe that the island wants our help. If I’m wrong, no harm done, and you are proven right” He said, with a shrug, “In anycase, I was taught that if we don’t try, then we have already failed. I’m going to try, and right now, I don’t need your approval for it. I cannot speak for Masters Jamie and jarvis however. If they wish to stay behind, that is their choice- theirs and no one elses”

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“I’m not going to the island” Penny said softly, but it seemed too late as Ariel walked away, hurt a painful sensation in her chest, Penny let her go. She knew that she deserved it, and yet, it just seemed one blow after another, and she couldn’t take it. Each beat of her heart was painful as she moved towards the doors, trying to keep her pace as steady as she could make it, but breaking when she drew closer, and just about fleeing out the doors. It seemed everything she tried to do lately just… failed, or she ended up hurting someone, or ended up not able to do anything.

She didn’t know what to do anymore. Her breathing came hard and fast as she took to the skies, and to the roof of the guild, landing- more like falling to a somewhat semi sitting position, her arms going around herself, as if to hold herself together. It almost felt like she was being broken into a million tiny pieces, tears stinging her eyes, falling unbidden. A song seemed to weave throughout her entire being, one that seemed to resonate with everything she was feeling, oddly beautiful even in its sorrow. And she knew that if she’d been in her Phoenix Form, that she wouldn’t have been able to avoid singing its song.

She bowed her head, rocking slightly. What was she meant to do? She had no clue how to fix anything, no clue how to make anything better… Maybe it would be better for everyone if she just left. Who would miss her? Sasha, sure… but Sasha had her own family, now. Ariel? She’d made it perfectly clear that Penny had hurt her, and she had no idea how to make that right… She closed her eyes tightly, unwilling to go on that train of thought.

Her heart continued to pump painfully, moving the blood around her body that shimmered with the song, tears still stinging her eyes painfully, her body shaking. Sorrow weighed her down, made her very limbs feel heavy, and it seemed that nothing was enough to fill the grief in her very essence. The song continued to build within her, seeming to come straight from her soul, a cold burning sensations following along behind it, until she couldn’t take it anymore.

The song burst forth from her lips, flames engulfing her as her Phoenix form engulfed her, cold blue flames taking over the warm red and orange, purple flickering through, and she bowed over, gasping, feeling as if her heart had shattered into too many tiny pieces to put back together and the tears fell, staining the roof with their wetness.

@t2wave@Crimson Raven@YipeeXD

Ferrin was totally caught off guard.

”Old man?!”

He hung his head. ”Old...man?” He repeated.

He turned to Jamie, with a pitiful look on his face. He held up a shaky hand and pointed a metal finger at himself. ”Do I...look like an old man to you?

He looked down at himself. ”I’m...old? ImeanI’monlyinmyuppertwentiesIknowIcouldbepushingthirtybutIreallydo’tfeelthatoldamIreallythatold?Iknowmyjointssometimesacheand-“ He took a deep breath. ”I’vebeentoldIhaveanoldsoulbutI’mnotrealyreadytobeanoldmanyetbeforeIwasevenamiddlagedmanIjustfinishedbeingayoungmanandnowthiswhippersnapperiscallingmeoldandI’mnotsurethatI’mthatoldyetIthinkIneedacorner...” Muttering inchoherently Ferrin walked over to a corner, put his knees to his chest, and rocked continuing to sputter nonsense as a small cloud of depression hung over him.

”I’mnoldyetpleasedon’tcallmeoldI’mnotreadytobeoldyetpleasedon’tcallmeoldIstillhavealotoflifeinmeI’mnotoldsopleasedon’tcallmeold...”

@Caits




Is she...?
Yeah, maybe we found someone who can actually stand you.
Not funny. Want me to handle this?
Of course not.
Ya sure? She would look mighty funny with that dress seared off.
You are incorrigible. No. A little charm magic doesn’t phase me.
Oh yeah, you’re a literal walking cold shower. You wouldn’t pop an Ahem, sister if you walked in on a hooker convention at a whore house.
You are the crudest, most disgusting person I know.
Thank you, I try.

This conversation happened at the speed of thought, so the there was just a second’s worth of hesitation before Elane felt a cold feeling against her lower body. Looking down, blue-eyed Colt was holding up a hand in the universal back-off gesture, but his hand was also softly glowing with cold, blue magic, condensation drifted down in a haze. The cold was so intense it could be felt from several feet away. “Back off please.” He asked her politely, sounding more amused then anything. He smiled disarmingly at her. “I’m willing to talk, but not like this. Yeah, at least buy us dinner first.” Claire chimed in. Colt snapped their head to the side, as if shaking off an irritating insect.“Stop that.”

@PandaBrady

Patrick watched with some curiosity and concern Ferrin have what appeared to amount to a mental and emotional breakdown. That had certainly never happened before. He waited a moment or two before he approached, "I'm 16, everyone seems old to me- although perhaps that might have to do with time itself" he shrugged, crouching in front of the older man, "I was, however, meaning the fact that technically, you are over, what is it, 400 years old. That is, if you go by your own date of birth."

He gave a shrug and rising, offered his hand to Ferrin, "come on, have a breakdown later. Your island needs you" He said, his tone rather serious, "and your family needs you too. Both of them" an odd look crossed over his features, quickly gone.

Jamie watched the situation bemused, shaking her head after a moment, "well, I'm forty three, you're both children, now if you've stopped having an internal crisis- and a rather decent external one- shall we continue?"
@Crimson Raven

@Lunarlors34@t2wave
NOLAN and DALTON

What the hell is wrong with this girl?, Dalton and Nolan thought in unison as they shot each other a look. Just what was her deal? The only way she could be shadier is if she was in a trench coat and wore sunglasses while trying to sell them counterfeit watches in an alley. Was she even a member of the guild anyway? "So, uh..." Nolan had no idea what he should say to her. There was just something off about her.

An audible sigh of relief came from Nolan as soon as Ariel came back to him. "Hey Ariel." He flashed her a brief smile. Of course he was also worried about her though right now was not the time and place to talk about the situation between Penny and her. "Do you two know each other?" Nolan inquired, most likely trying to find something to talk about.

Ferrin went limp ”You’re not helping... He groaned, but he took the offers hand to rise to his feet.

”But not four hundred and fourty-three.” He countered, responding to Jamie.

”But yeah yeah yeah, fine.” Ferrin sighed. ”Fine then a compromise. You can go on one condition.” He said, lifting his head. His orange-yellow eyes had recovered their gleam.

”I,”He said, pointing at himself. “take you.” He gestured with his hand in a broad, sweeping motion.

@Caits

Lazarus

He breathed a sigh of relief. "Whatever is on that island, we'll manage it together." Smiling, he lay his hand onto her shoulder, at peace with himself.

Shujin

He thumped Lazarus on the shoulder. "You're right, he doesn't need protecting. But I'm coming regardless. We both have Fairy Tail running through our veins Sasha. Whatever is out there, I've gotta know." He grinned, spinning on the spot walk to the doors to leave Lazarus and Sasha be.

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Covered in iron to avoid the flames, a hand reached out to touch Penny. It seemed she wasn't in a great place at the moment. As far as he was aware, Penny's Phoenix form didn't look like that, as much as he'd ever seen anyway. He could feel the emotional pain running through her, and although he had never spoken to her before, he felt obliged to say something. He whispered gently, in his grainy voice. "You know, our guilds aren't just our co-workers. They're our families. Its not my place to tell you about yours, but in Dragon Fang, when one guild member cries, we all feel it." He pause, to move a little closer, covering himself in iron as he went. He gestured to Sasha and Lazarus. "You're gonna be an Aunt soon you know?" He didn't know why that would help the situation, it was just the first thing that came to his mind. "I don't know whats going through your head right now, nor do I profess to understand it. Heck, who the hell am I to even talk to you? But what I can tell you is that all of these people care about you deeply. They're all your family, not just your sister and the child she bears." He stood up, wafting his hand as it was hot even through his iron.

@Caits

“Who said I was trying to help, Mr Astra?” Patrick said with a wide grin, pulling Ferrin to his feet, “although I was taught never to kick a man when he’s down, I never could quite get the hang of my mouth”

He chuckled, “As for your condition, why, you must take it up with Sasha, and I wish you luck. Better you then me. She’s such a stubborn little thing” He said, glancing over to Sasha, “This is more her expedition then my own, and she’s as much Fairy Tail as you, even if she’s never been apart of it”He warned, before shrugging, “Good luck to you”

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Penny looked up as someone laid a hand on her shoulder, and sighed bitterly when it wasn’t anyone she wanted. She looked away, “Well, right now it feels like all my “Family” hates me. All I’ve done is just disappoint everyone.” She looked through the skylight, to her sister and her partner, “She doesn’t need me to complicate things. She’s happy, and that’s all that matters to me. She doesn’t need me making things difficult”

She looked to the rest of the guild that she could see, and shook her head, “None of them has ventured out to see if I am okay. Not that it matters” She bowed her head, the blue-white flames flickering about her, sorrow still filling her, seeming to want to engulf her completely.

“Everytime I try to do the right thing, it seems to go wrong… “ She’d taken Ariel with her, to kill her father, and look how well that had turned out. All she’d succeeded in doing was just making Ariel’s life harder. She’d wanted to help Jasmine.. The girl didn’t seem to resent her for her absence, at least, but she hadn’t help her find any sort of peace… Sasha had grown into a fine young woman, thankfully, over the last few months… Penny had always needed her, not the other way around…

She sighed and dropped her head into her hands.

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Sasha watched Shujin go, before looking to Lazarus once more, watching him for a few moments, shifting so she could lean against him a moment, “You were scared to tell me” She said, with a bit of amusement, “I’m not scary, am I?” While she knew that they should probably get moving soon, it would take time to gather those that were coming, so she thought that they could take a few moments.

@YipeeXD@Crimson Raven

"Huh... y-yeah, I'm fine!" Amelia lied, stuttering a bit as Jarvis felt her forehead. She hadn't been expecting that and she wondered if her father suspected, or even possibly knew, that she really wasn't feeling that well. She took the drinks in front of her and took her time with them, finishing the warm one first and most of the water before she realized she would need some food as well. "Can you make me something to eat Papa? Anything will do. And what's everyone getting so riled up about?"



After Joshua finished his meal, he realized his favorite companion wasn't among the other members yet. A bit of concern began to grow within him and he dropped his dishes off with Jarvis before heading upstairs. He walked the halls until he was in front of the room he was looking for and gave the door a knock. Best not barge in, it was too risky.
"Amaya? Amaya are you in there? Everything okay?" He asked, his concern in his tone.



"HIGHER! HIGHER GRANPA!" Elyse shouted, laughing loudly as she had Raiden swinging her around. With Jarvis running the bar, Rose had taken the family out to eat, letting Elyse spend the morning with the two members of her family she was either too shy to be around with or too busy playing with Sam to bother with them. However, she seemed to be enjoying their company right now and demanding things of her grandfather.

Lazarus

His eyes shot open. "N-n-no M'aam!" He barked, jokingly. Now that they were somewhat alone, he could speak fairly freely to Sasha. "Uh, listen. On Tenrou, you've got to promise me that you wont over-do it. Whatever we face, you've got her to think about now." He touched Sasha's abdomen. He was certain that it would be a girl. "Promise me, you won't put yourself in harms way if you can avoid it, I can't lose either of you. Not after everything we've been through." He stared at her intensely.

Shujin

He thought for a moment. "True, I'm the first to check on you. I don't know you Penny, but I don't need to; to care about you that is. A wise man once said: 'If you can't show kindness to a complete stranger, you've completely misunderstood the purpose of being a wizard'." The wise man definitely wasn't him, absolutely not. Ok maybe it was him, but they were still words of wisdom.

He reached out to Penny again. "You love every single person in this room with all your heart, even me, a complete stranger. I can feel it..." He hesitated, before lowering his voice. "Something is coming, for all of them. I don't know when, but the lives of everyone in this room... no, everyone in the country, are at risk. Penny, you are essential for the defense of your family when that time comes."

He cleared his throat before leaning in to whisper. "Listen, stranger to stranger, friend to friend, when that time comes my journey will come to an end. I've come to terms with that, but you are not destined to end up like this. Penny, stand up, stand tall, if not for yourself, for everyone in this room, just as I do with every day I have left in this world." He offered his hand to help her up, covered in iron.

@caits

"Eee," Elena said with a start as she backed away from the ice magic, "There's no need for that. As for the joke, I assume that was your other half?" Elena began.
"I'm trying to find out how to get put into this guild so I can make some money. Then maybe we can try that dinner thing again." she winked at him. If there was no reaction she'd call him a party pooper. She then shivered remembering his magic.
"So, what's the other's magic? Fire? It's kinda predictable, but it works the whole fire and ice thing. Cool and Hot headed.
Kinda like me and Perry." She gasped as she let the last bit slip.
"Y-you can keep a secret right? The boy would be devastated if someone else knew." she said, hoping for the cooperation of the duo.
@Crimson Raven

Amaya didn't get out of bed like she normally did. She had listened to what Sasha spoke of.. the Lost island...the last known place of the slayers of old...those like her and hunter...she can finally know what became of the first generation dragonslayers...did they become their dragons or did they just grow old with a normal life...this also brought her ultimate question that bugs her each and every day since her mother dragon disappeared ' Find the guild Phoenix wing'.

That phase scratched into the ice of the wall still in her mind the phase speaking to her constantly...why phoenix wing...why this guild so far from her home her whole world...why not dragon fang or frenzy planet...WHY PHOENIX WING! how did her mother even know of the world outside their ice covered home the world her mother protected...why did Aurora want Amaya to Find this guild...why...this trip to the lost island....that had to be the answer...what if she went, would aurora be there...will the answers she been looking for be found. What if she didn't go...what would become of her here at the guild. Team powder keg was still kinda a thing and kinda not, one member has been missing for what seemed a year even thought probably closer to half a year honestly, and what of the other two? Nolan was so much more stronger then she was or ever was but he is a god slayer...a lot more powerful then some doubt ridden ice slayer. and what has Floe been up to? Amaya has seen her around the guild and talked some with Floe but never really got to know what the dust mage has been up to.

The only constant she had so far was Joshua and teaming up with him for the most part anymore, well him and Cecilia her exceed. they in a way were a duo even a trio at times. was Powder keg still a team or had it evolved from being a team to a somehat team to near non existent. Once again Amaya came to realize something that was once hers once again more or less left her. ever since her birth the moment something was hers it was either taken away or tossed her away.

Amaya snapped back to reality from her thoughts hearing the knock on the door hearing Joshua's voice. She slowly got off her bed walking to the door opening it "Yea I'm fine, just debating if to go with sasha to the lost island or stay here at the guild."She commented leaving the door open for him as she walked back to her bed sitting down as Cecilia was fast asleep in her cat bed on a high shelf.



Rose was sitting in a café with her brother watching their giant of a father using his Earth make to lift elyse up and down as she wanted in the cold weather. Rose was enjoying her hot tea listening to elyse enjoying her grandfather.
"Have you decided which guild your daughter will be probably joining and what magic she might take to?"asked ryu out of the blue
"Honestly, me and Lucus do not mind if she even chooses a guild other then both of ours."Said Rose "as for magic, I honestly can see some form of water base magic because of her obsession with all forms of water it seems...but hey I could be wrong." she replied with a shrug
"One thing that always bugged me though...why are you and lucus of different guilds..."he asked
"Simple we were of the same guild at one point but I decided that guild wasn't for me and I left before he did..."She said giving a vague reply as yes it was a lie but kinda also the trouth. She looked out the window at elyse and their father seeing them happy.
Ryu watched them as well before he sipped some of his coca sitting it down before adjusting his gloves. he looked back at the duo enjoying the cold weather outside the café seeing the joy in the giants face.
"You know, I havnt seen him this happy in a very very long time."said ryu "finding you was all he lived for...always telling me stories about you and even though I and everyone thought him crazy...he was right, you were alive."He said
"I will never live that down and never be able to escape him"she said gently letting out a light laugh

@Joshua Tamashii@YipeeXD

Jarvis sighed, deciding to trust her for the moment, but if she appeared to be getting worse, he’d do something about it, watching her as she drank the drinks he’d give her, “You feel hot, Amelia… which isn’t particularly normal, is it?” he said, as he turned to make her some food, heating the stove rather quickly with a lacrima, moving smoothly around the kitchen until he’d made her a hot breakfast, and placed it in front of her.

“You have to look after yourself, okay? So, drink plenty of water” He added, putting a jug in front of her.

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Sasha smiled, chuckling at his words, before she lay her hands on her stomach, as if she could protect the child within by such a movement. “I won’t let any harm come to her” She said softly, “This is just something I have to do, Lazarus… so that she might have a good life. So that our family, the guild, can survive, and that Fiore can continue as it is. I want to be a mother that she can be proud of” She said, “and I won’t lose her, or you” She promised, “Everything I’ve found… I have to be there, on the island. If there was any other way, I’d take it, but this is the way things have to be” She said, wanting him to understand, needing him to understand.

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“Until the stranger realises you are more hassle then you are worth, wizard or no wizard” Penny replied, her tone becoming slightly anger at his words, wondering who he was to think he could try and talk to her like this. She shrugged away from him again when he reached out to her, shaking her head.

“It matters not what I feel, but what they feel for me, and right now, I’m not a particular favorite. I’ve neglected too many of them” She said, shaking her head again, “They don’t need me.” She said softly, her voice shaking, almost breaking with the emotions flowing through her, seeming more and more intense. “They can protect themselves”

His words only seemed to infuriate her even more, “You’re right, i’m destined to never die unless someone kills me! And that isn’t easy! I’m destined to watch everyone I care about die, and being unable to stop it! I’d rather die with those I love than to live without them!”

The minstrel had wandered her way out the front door. It seemed like it was quite busy in the hall, so she might come back in a few moments. Taking a seat on their front porch, she leaned back against the building and... heard singing? It stopped before long, which she thought was unfortunate. Good music was so hard to come by. With a quick production of a harp, the young lady began to play, wondering if the nearby vocalist would hear her? She tried to mimic what she'd heard, to encourage whoever'd been singing.

@Caits @YipeeXD

How long had it been since Zero had returned to the guild this time? The most notable had been his returned near the beginning of the Grand Magic Games. He’d been in and out of the guild sporadically since then. Normally, Zenoram would have been the one in control. Zero was usually tired after completing jobs, or just didn’t want to deal with the social interaction. Unfortunately, Zenoram was exhausted mentally. He’d been the deciding factor in a battle for the first time in just about ever. The job was to capture a young mage who’d been vandalizing a small town along with committing petty crimes. It was possible that Zero could have taken him had he just been using High Speed magic as advertised. However, the little bastard had paired the High Speed with Slowing Magic. Zero could barely move against him.

You awake? Zero asked Zenoram, beginning one of their typical mental conversations.
Hmmmm?
There’s something in the air.
What?
A powerful magic. A scent that I can’t quite place. If you were in control you could feel it.
Does this mean we’re going on another job? So soon?
I don’t know.

Zero sniffed at the air as he approached the guild. He could already tell it was packed. There were so many people. More so than the usual at a given time. At least more so than the usual he was used to in his mini-visits. He could have distinguished between people, but that would have taken more work and concentration than he was willing to give at the moment.

Zero sighed as he kicked open the door to the guild, his bag slung over his shoulder. He couldn’t be bothered to open the door like a normal person, opting to instead slip his free hand into his pocket as he walked in. The young dragon slayer then took a moment, focusing as he sniffed before taking the quickest route to the person who likely had information on what would be going on.

“Damian.” He said simply as he came up behind the swordsman and lightly jabbed his fist into his back. “The hell’s going on around here?" He asked rather bluntly, ignoring any semblance of tension there may have been.