SSD: Hey, everyone! So sorry about the delay! Life's been pretty hectic since I last updated…wow, over a year ago. I got stuck in some really bad debt due to, err, impulse control issues.

Laxus: *deadpan* You gambled. On gatcha shit.

Lucy: You know better than that!

SSD: I know, I know! I'm getting better about it! *rumbles* Outside of work getting hectic, being shunted to part-time graveyard for about 6 months and alternating mornings, I really haven't had time to write. Then one of my best friends passed away unexpectedly near the end of the year and I just really hadn't been in the mood to write…

Lucy : *hugs SSD* Sorry, I won't go too hard on you this chapter. Are you sure you're good to go?

Laxus: *pats SSD's head* Buck up, woman, you've been sitting on this in your head the past year. Get writing.

Lucy: Laxus!

Laxus: What? She needs to move on and get this done already.

SSD: *snort* *sniff* Thanks, Lucy. Laxus is right, I really shouldn't have kept this for so long. Anyway, here's the story!

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Chapter 49: A Tale in Blue, Part Two

Siegrain sighed as he settled with his siblings in the train compartment. He rubbed his face to get rid of the last vestiges of his blush. 'I can't believe I did that to Erza. I also can't believe she stood there and let me…hug? Grasp? Her. He gave a wary glance at Jellal, eyes narrowing at the amusement in dark green eyes. "What has you so amused?" He groused.

Jellal stifled a chuckle. "Nothing, nothing. So, where are we going exactly?"

Wendy's shoes thumped on the underseat as she settled onto the cushion. "I want to know, too! You said we're going to see Mama?"

Siegrain smiled, nodding. "Yeah. Mermaid Heel is based in Cedar, so that's where we're going."

"What happened that made us separate?" Wendy tilted her head curiously. She hung her head. "I know Jellal isn't really my brother, but he's still you, right?" She looked back up at Siegrain.

The Council member sighed. "You're not wrong, but you're not fully right either." He looked up at Jellal. "While I had Mother's file, I made some adjustments. I put Wendy as alive and with Fairy Tail as well as changing my own status…but I also added you. My role here is as Siegrain Fernandes, 10th Wizard Saint and member of the Magic Council. And that's what I put in the file." He smiled at a stunned Jellal. "You can stop wearing that ridiculous getup, Jellal."

Jellal blinked, glancing away. "It's not ridiculous."

Wendy giggled. "But you're wearing hula hoop pants!"

Jellal colored under his mask. "…fine, I'll ditch the pants."

Siegrain gave a triumphant smirk. "Now that's out of the way, Wendy has a point. You clearly are some version of me, but how is it possible?"

The illusionist crossed his arms as he leaned back in his seat. "I have a mother named Amelia and a sister named Wendy as well…but I also have an older brother." His eyes closed. "My father is Ivan Faust. His counterpart here would be Ivan Drayor."

Wendy and Siegrain both froze, staring at Jellal.

"Counterpart?" Siegrain muttered. "You're from an alternate world?"

Wendy perked up. "That's right! You're the Jellal from Edolas!"

Jellal jerked in surprise while Siegrain gave his sister a side glance. "Wha-How do you know that? I mentioned the Anima in front of you, but I never said anything about Edolas."

Siegrain was curious about this development. "Another world with our own parallels? Hmm…since I use Heavenly Body magic, I guess it makes sense that a version of me from the alternate world would be able to use Ocean magic."

"Ocean magic?" Wendy and Jellal both voiced their confusion.

"Hm." Siegrain nodded. "Ocean magic is what our mother uses, it goes beyond plain Water magic. I don't remember much of what she told me, but to my understanding it deals with the push and pull of the tides and being truly one with the water. She was able to use the water as an extra sense, even use it to extend her sight so long she had physical contact with water." He put his hand under his chin in thought. "When Aquarius unlocked your magic, she said it was suitable for hers. Mother may be able to teach you how to use it."

Jellal frowned, removing his mask as it got stuffy in the cabin. "That's another thing I don't understand. In Edolas, we don't have inherent magic. All magic that we use or develop is based from lacrima." He sighed heavily, sorrow in his eyes. "It's a dying world. When I was sent here by my father, it was extremely hard to find lacrima anymore and it was being debated to disband the magic guilds. The air there was just…stagnant compared to here."

Wendy's head hung down as she remembered when she had been in Edolas. "The Anima…it siphons magic from here and brings it to Edolas. But it isn't just idle magic…" Tears welled in her eyes as Siegrain felt apprehensive.

"What do you mean…?" This…was not where he expected this conversation to go from Wendy's initial question.

Jellal met his Earthland counterpart's gaze, grim. "Sometimes it targets mages with high concentrations of etherion."

Well. That was DEFINITELY not good. Siegrain breathed out slowly through his nose. "What happens to the mages? Do they just have their energy drained. Or-"

Wendy latched herself to Siegrain's side, burrowing her head into his coat. "They turn into lacrima…" Her voice was barely above a whisper.

Siegrain froze, eyes locking on Jellal. "And…Edolas uses lacrima for all their magic…"

The only response he received was Jellal closing his eyes, bracing his forehead against his hands.

"Dear gods…they're just using people for fuel?" Siegrain felt…disgust, horror, and, and…

It was wrong. So so so SO wrong! Why-wha-HOW could anyone find that to be a legitimate solution?! Well, he did do the whole Tower of Heaven ordeal, even if the only intended sacrifice on that one was Erza. He…probably shouldn't bring up that comparison. This Edolas busy was infinitely worse.

Jellal met his twin's eyes neutrally. "I know. My grandfather exiled me from Edolas to punish my father for not agreeing with the Anima plan. Father sent me through the Anima to find a way to stop it on this side. I…haven't had any luck."

Siegrain pinched the bridge of his nose. "Well. This situation just got a lot more complicated." He crossed his arms and settled back in his seat. "I'll need to inform the Council of this, especially since I'm sure this may involve the disappearances of the Wizard Saints that are MIA."

Concern flashed through Jellal's eyes. "Wizard Saints have gone missing?" Wendy looked up at Siegrain from the question.

Siegrain grimaced. "It's not common knowledge, the Council just put out that the prior Saints have decided to retire and pass along the title to new candidates." He sighed. "I shouldn't be telling you this, either, but with this information…a lot is coming into place."

Jellal nods. "I think I understand. Now you understand some of my confusion of why I have magic. If the people of Edolas had our own magic, we would have had no reason to resort to this atrocity."

Wendy tilted her head. "What if you do, but it got locked away? Aquarius said she unsealed your magic, right?"

"It's possible, I suppose? We won't know unless we could get a hold of another Edolas native and somehow test that. And how did it get sealed away in the first place?" Jellal heaved another sigh.

"We don't have the time or the resources to try it right now, though. So we'll focus on training you in your new power." Siegrain responded. "We'll…have to break the news that Mother has a new son, though."

Wendy looked confused. "You didn't tell her?"

Siegrain had the grace to look somewhat sheepish. "I…felt that it would be better if she learned it in person?"

Jellal gave his twin a deadpan stare. "You didn't forget, did you?"

"No, I didn't. I just informed her that Wendy and I were alive and that I was going by a different name."

"How long will it be until we see her?" The Dragon Slayer chimed, hoeful.

Siegrain uncrossed his arms and pat her head. "It'll take us about two days to get there, then we'll have to tread with some caution. Mermaid Heel is a guild that only accepts women, so Jellal and I may be viewed with suspicion."

Wendy blinked "What about me?"

Jellal smiled. "You'll be fine."

"We're doing some shopping before we see Mother, though." Siegrain glared at Jellal. "Mother is NOT seeing you in that outfit."

Jellal twitched, mumbling, "It really isn't that bad…"

Two days later, Jellal tugged at the white turtleneck Siegrain had forced him into. His new outfit was a direct opposite to his twin's and, much as he was loath to admit, a much better fit than his prior one. It still held enough of the dark coloration he preferred, but it was overall not as…eccentric. Wendy swung between them, holding one each of her brothers' hands and wearing an adorable sky blue sundress with daisies along the hem and bust. They were heading towards the beach that served as the training grounds for Mermaid Heel. The private beach strip was sectioned off by a wooden fence made of, fittingly, cedar and had two women standing guard at each side of the gate leading to the inside.

The first woman, with purple hair and teal eyes, noticed them approaching and stood in front of the gate, barring their way. "This beach is closed to tourists. If you want, there's another section that's open to the public another mile down."

The second woman, wasn't really a woman, much closer to being a preteen than any sort of adult. She had bright, crimson hair that rivaled Erza's in color and shockingly gold eyes. Embedded in the sand beside her was a…sword? It was metallic and sword-like in shape, but the metal was shaped and smithed to be latticed. The hilt was just as odd as the sword, having what seemed to be an eye right at the center and flanked by two plain bars of…steel? The metal had an odd shimmer, so perhaps it was a result of the enchantments on it?

Siegrain snapped out of his musings. "Ah, sorry. My name is Siegrain, from the Wizard Council. These are my siblings, Jellal and Wendy."

The redhead was the one who spoke this time. "Jaz said this isn't a tourist spot, so get lost. OW!" She nursed her sore head from where the dubbed Jaz thumped her.

"Sorry about her, Jennariel-" "It's Jenna!" "Jenna is a new member and still learning. Is this about Council business? Our guild Master is at the Hall if you need her."

Siegrain shook his head. "No, it's more of a personal matter. I learned recently that our mother was affiliated with the guild and, after asking around, the townspeople said she's normally here at this time."

Jaz nodded, looking more understanding. "Oh, I see. Well, what's her name? I'll see if she's in and can come out to meet you."

Siegrain exchanged looks with his siblings before nodding. "Her name is Amelia Fernandes, so-"

Jaz's smile seemed to freeze and she twitched. "Jenna…go run to the hall and fetch the Master."

Jenna look confused. "But there's supposed to be-" Jaz pushed her away. "Okay, I'm going!" She ran off, pulling her sword from the sand as she did so.

Jaz crossed her arms. "We have a café not too far away, let me grab another member and they can take you there. You're probably going to want to be sitting down."

The siblings exchanged a worried look as Jaz entered the training grounds to get their guide.

"You…you don't think that Mama is-is…" Wendy began tearing up.

The twins both moved to soothe her fears, Jellal stroking her hair. "Don't worry, Wendy, maybe she's just out on a job right now?"

Siegrain nodded. "Right, she may be one of the Guild's Aces, it wouldn't surprise me as she is really strong."

Jaz returned with a teen with silver hair and silver eyes. She wore what seemed to be a traditional white yukata with silver swirls threaded throughout it. She smiled kindly at the trio. "Hello, you must be the Fernandes children. It's a pleasure to meet you." Her eyes closed, head tilted, and her lips lifted into a gentle smile. Siegrain swore that the area around her briefly filled with, weirdly enough, spinning flowers for a split second. "My name is Gin. Let me take you to the café while we wait for the Master, hm?" She lead them off the beach and down the boardwalk to a quaint, seaside bar.

The waitress looked up, a young girl with blue-black hair and electric blue eyes. "Big Sis Gin! You aren't supposed to be on shift today, are you?"

Gin walked over and pat her hair. "Not today, Areli. We're just waiting for the Master."

Areli nodded and looked at the siblings. "Let me get you some menus to browse while you wait!" She took some laminated papers from the side of the dais and lead the group to a square table. "Here you go. I'll grab you some water while you wait." She bowed, gold glinting briefly under her apron, and quickly left to the kitchen.

Gin huffed a quiet laugh. "Please, take a seat. Areli is new to the guild and is rather eager to help." She remained standing as the sibling sat down, Jellal pulling out the chair for Wendy.

"You aren't going to sit?" Siegrain asked her.

She shook her head. "No, I'm sure the Master will be here shortly. She's probably sorting out the paperwork from one of our member's accidents from this week."

Siegrain and Jellal exchanged amused looks, Jellal responding. "It can't be as bad as Fairy Tail's weekly exploits."

Gin's eyes glinted with amusement and recognition. "I suppose not. I've heard your expense bills are positively horrible."

The trio of bluenettes cringed. "You have no idea…"

Areli came back, depositing three glasses of water on the table. She looked up as more customers came in. "Just let me know if you want to order." She quickly left again.

"You should try the stuffed crab, all of our stock is caught fresh everyday." Gin offered.

"You have that dedicated a supplier?" Jellal blinked, impressed as a former royal.

Gin nodded. "Courtesy of our Master. She goes out everyday and we sell until we run out. Any extra that is left after the dinner rush we take to the orphanage for their evening meal."

The door to the restaurant swung open, causing heads to turn that way. The figure making their way to the table the siblings sat at was definitely a woman, wearing a pleated blue shirt, white and blue striped thigh high leggings that cut off at the ankle with dark blue sandals. She wore a similarly striped white and blue crop top. Over her ensemble was a navy blue Captain's coat that fell to her knees. What captured Siegrain, and Jellal's, attention, was the deep blue bangs poking out from the white bandana covering the woman's hair and the equally blue eyes darkened in anger. She roughly pulled out the fourth chair of their table, stomped her foot into the seat and leaned in intimidatingly towards the siblings, also showing she wore biker shorts beneath the skirt.

"I don't know who you brats think you are, but you chose the wrong people to imitate to get at me." There was a long scar trailing from her jaw up to her temple, twisting as she scowled.

Wendy whimpered, shrinking away from the harsh glare.

Siegrain narrowed his eyes, standing up. "I think there's been a miscommunication-"

The Mermaid Heel Master cut him off. "There's no mistake, my kids are dead and they died nearly eight years ago. Now get out of my town." She shoved the chair into the table, knocking the waters over.

Wendy gave a choked sob as the water spilled over, dripping off the table and soaking into her dress. Jellal snapped out of his stupor at seeing a form of his mother alive. He stood up as well. "How dare you make Wendy cry." He gripped the back of the chair tightly. "You may look like our mother, but you can't possibly be her." He tucked the chair in and picked up the crying Dragon Slayer.

Wendy wrapped her arms around Jellal's neck.

Siegrain glared at Amelia, but…he closed his eyes. This isn't how he wanted this reunion to go. Had the courier he sent not arrived in time? No matter. He would see this through. Jellal had Wendy well in hand, he could focus on convincing their mother of their identity.

"You think us to be imposters, but that couldn't be further from the truth." Siegrain spoke lowly.

Gin quietly helped Areli usher the patrons from the area after seeing the meeting explode into a confrontation. Amelia didn't flinch under the accusatory stares from the twins.

"My name, is Siegrain. These are my siblings, Jellal and Wendy. And I assure you, we are the children of you, Amelia Fernandes, Blessed of Aquarius." He met Amelia's eyes, full of conviction.

"What did you just call me?" Amelia whispered, looking struck.

"Blessed of Aquarius, as your mother was before you and her mother before and beyond to the time of the Grand Schism when the Celestial Spirits departed this world and to the Celestial World. Those were the tales you passed down to me as a child. 'The Blessing of Aquarius flows through us, granting us hair the color of the deepest ocean.' Do you remember that?"

"Siegrain-" Jellal shifted his hold on Wendy some.

"Not now, Jellal. I asked if you remember that, Mother?" Siegrain stared at the now shaking woman intently.

Amelia looked between the three siblings, going back and forth mostly between Jellal and Siegrain. "I don't understand…I only have two children, not three. Yet…only Jellal should know that saying. Who are you?"

Siegrain gestured to the chair in front of the siblings. "I'll explain, but perhaps we should sit down and discuss this like normal people."

Amelia gave a self-deprecating laugh, wiping a hand over her face. "That sort of attitude…you certainly remind me of your father." Her eyes softened, looking at the table and then at Wendy. Wendy looked away, ducking her face back into Jellal's neck. "I'm sorry, I guess I let my anger get the better of me there." She waved her hand and all the water floated up, even the water soaked in Wendy's dress. Another flick of the wrist and the water was neatly deposited into all three glasses. "Gin, Areli, get us some fresh water, if you would. We're taking this to the private room. You can let the other customers back in."

Gin's patient smile never faded. "Of course, Lady Amelia. I'll also go prep you something to eat while you talk with your family."

Amelia made a "follow me" gesture. "The private room is this way, I'd actually like to keep my business open, you know?" She lead the siblings to a shuttered off room that was roughly half the size of the main area. She knocked out a pattern on the wall and a glowing spell array covered the door. "Alright, start talking on which of you is the real Jellal." She leaned against one of the dining tables.

Siegrain cleared his throat. "That would be me. However, Jellal is also me."

Amelia nods, thoughtful. "I see…your father told me there were other worlds, but I hadn't believed him, Thought it was one of his fanciful adventure tales."

Jellal looked surprised. "He knew?"

Amelia nodded. "Yeah, he claimed to be an 'airship pilot', which I thought to be crazy." She smiled fondly. "Didn't stop him from being a charming bastard and got me out of the country. Which reminds me…" Her eyes narrowed at Siegrain and he knew this wasn't going to be pleasant. "If you're my Jellal, what possessed you to name yourself Siegrain of all things?"

Oh, she actually looked even more livid at that than of them possible being frauds. Siegrain shuffled nervously. "I previously had a bout of amnesia and when I remade myself, the name stuck out. It made me uncomfortable at first, but changing the inflections seemed to work out."

The new matriarch seemed mollified at the response. She then turned to Wendy, eyes misting. "Then this is Wendy?"

Siegrain nodded to Jellal and he set the girl down. Wendy still stuck to him, nervously looking up at Amelia.

"M-Mama? Are you still mad at us?"

Amelia strode forward and knelt down to look Wendy in the eye. She brushed part of the child's bangs back, rubbing a bit of the hair between her fingers. "No, not at all. I'm sorry I lashed out at you. Even if you weren't mine, you didn't deserve that." She smiled at her. "Can I get a hug?"

Wendy launched herself into Amelia's arms, bawling. "Mama!"

Amelia choked up herself. "My baby…you're so big now." She pressed her face into Wendy's hair, openly crying.

Jellal and Siegrain shared a look before shrugging and joining in the family hug. Amelia opened her arms, trying to hug all three of them in an awkward tangle as years of guilt and grief and love came flowing out.

Some time later, after their emotions all settled and Gin brought in a platter of delicious smelling cuisine, the Fernandes family sat at one of the tables, Wendy next to Amelia and the twins sitting across from them.

"I had tried to find you after I killed off that bastard, but you were gone." Amelia plopped a sliver of fish in her mouth while looking at Siegrain.

"I had figured as much, later."

"So what happened? I can see you took care of Wendy."

Siegrain flinched. "Ah, well, the cultists that attacked us that day, they were after me. I knew I was in trouble and came across a woman that I now know was Grandeeney. I left Wendy in her care and ran away to lead off the cultists. They captured me and made me a slave, working on constructing something they hoped would revive Zeref."

Amelia choked on the fish. "They did WHAT?! If I hadn't already drowned that bastard, I'd do it again!" She scowled and stabbed her fork into a filet. She slung back a swig of her ale, forcibly calming herself as she looked at Wendy. "Did this Grandeeney person treat you alright?" She asked in concern.

Wendy nodded, much more cheerful. "Grandeeney is the best! She taught me how to heal and use Sky magic."

Amelia looked bemused. "Really? Hm, that's a pretty big coincidence."

Jellal looked curious. "Why is that?"

"Gin has the same skillset. Hahahaha!" Amelia grinned. "Maybe she can offer you some pointers?"

"I think that'd be a bit hard since Wendy neglected to mention it's Sky Dragon Slayer Magic." "Pffft!" Siegrain grimaced and wiped away the spewed ale with a napkin.

"The hell?! So's Gin!"

Now that caught the siblings' attention. "EHHHH?!"

Wendy looked especially conflicted. "H-how?!"

Gin entered the room at that moment, bearing a fresh pitcher of water. All eyes immediately turned to her, causing the silver haired woman to pause. "Mah…is everything alright?"

Wendy shot from her seat, staring up at Gin intently. "Are you really a Sky Dragon Slayer, too?!"

Gin blinked. "I have a Dragon Slayer lacrima that was passed down in my family, yes, but I learned Wind Magic first before it was implanted after I showed to be compatible to the dragon inside it."

Siegrain twitched minutely. 'What is going on with all these Slayers? I thought Fairy Tail was bad with having four, now they're four and half with more popping up all over the place.'

Jellal appeared interested. "That sounds like Laxus, I remember Natsu and Gaju talking to him about First and Second Generation?"

Siegrain nodded. "Second Generation Slayers have lacrima holding the Slayer Magic implanted into them. First Gens are those that learned from the Dragons themselves."

Amelia narrowed her eyes at Siegrain. "You handed your baby sister off to a dragon?! What if she'd been eaten!"

Siegrain leaned away from his mother's stormcloud expression. "She looked kind and I figured it was a better option than cultists?"

The bluenette woman grumbled but relented.

Gin…looked at Wendy with stars in her eyes. "You've met an actual dragon? You must tell me all about it!" Amelia cleared her throat and Gin looked chastised. "Later, after your family time, okay?"

Wendy nodded. "Okay!" She skipped back to Amelia's side and hopped into her chair. Gin refilled their glasses and left the room to them once more.

"Now…" Amelia gazed at Jellal. "If you aren't my Jellal, whose are you?"

Jellal fidgeted under her stare. "By all technicalities, I am still yours. My mother in my world was you, or rather, my world's version of you. My father, though, I'm guessing isn't the same here. I was still born with the name Jellal, nonetheless."

Amelia's eyes darkened. "Just tell me your father isn't a slimy eel named Saegran, and I'll claim you as blood no matter what."

The Edolas native relaxed. "No, but his counterpart here is, from what I've heard and seen, completely different to the man I know."

Siegrain poked his casserole. "He's drawing out that you married Ivan Dreyar in his world and the man is a good person in that world."

Amelia started coughing and choking again, banging her chest to clear the water. "Dreyar?! He tried, back in the day before I came to Fiore, but I sent him packing. That man reeked of his own ego. It really didn't surprise me when word came out that he was practicing illegal magic." She shook her head. "I find it odd that changing your father would change the color of your mark, though…guess you just took after me more than him."

Jellal shuffled in his seat. "About that, we…don't have inherent magic in my world, but apparently I do. We had a conversation with a girl in my guild who's contracted to Aquarius and she…unlocked…my own magic. Siegrain tells me it's Ocean Magic, but I don't know the first thing about harnessing it. I've used staves for illusions and spellwork while I've been here."

Amelia blinked in curiosity before giving a deadpan expression. "It figures the kids I have don't get my magic, but the one from an alternate reality does."

Siegrain crossed his arms. "No need to be so disappointed."

The guild master shook her head. "I'm not, just not too surprised. Art was a really strong wind mage, so it was always a chance. Jel-sorry. Siegrain. I'll have to get used to that. What was it that you use?"

"Heavenly Body Magic, it's essentially the Caster counterpart to Celestial Spirit Magic."

A strange look crossed the matriarch's face. "You use planetary and stellar magic to cast your spells right? And call on constellations as well?"

Siegrain looked confused. "Yes…?" Where was this going?

"Theoretically, if you were to use your magic to draw on the Aquarius constellation, what do you think would happen?"

Siegrain blinked. That…was a very good question. He had never tried doing something like that before, just stuck to the celestial bodies as the spell source. It was worth the effort to attempt it, though. "I never thought of it before, but I'll give it a try later."

Amelia nodded with a pleased smile. "We can go have a family training time. I'll even let you guys use the beach! So long as you respect my girls, understand." A dark expression twisted her face. "Sons of mine or not, I won't have any sort of mistreatment happening, you hear?"

Jellal and Siegrain gulped. "Crystal."

Amelia thumped the table. "Great! Now let's get out of here and hit the beach!" She cheered with her arm raised.

Looks like this trip will be more of a working vacation than Siegrain had thought.

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SSD: And done! Sorry for the delay, again, but yeah. I also figured out that my tablet came with Microsoft Office preinstalled and…yeah. I feel stupid that it took me a year to figure it out. My computer is in a position now that makes it uncomfortable to type and I've weaned myself off phone game enough now, but it was a major problem the past year.

Laxus: Alright, SSD, you and me are gonna have some words about you throwing Dragon Slayers all over the place.

SSD: Yeah, I know, I honestly hate it, too, but Dragon Slayer Magic fits them best since the characters' original concepts were a draconic race. Earthland doesn't have a draconic race outside of the Dragons, so…Dragon Slayers it is. Getsuga's the only one that's in her natural form in the first place. We've also met a good chunk of OCs, so tell me how you like them! Some are going to stay background, some will play important roles in the future, and I'm curious about my dear readers' theories, if they can even get close to what's in my head.

Lucy: The Fernandes mother is…actually kinda scary. And she IS the leader of Mermaid Heel, right?

SSD: Yes, Lucy, I heavily implied and later called her that. Not sure if the siblings have quite picked up on it knowingly. Anyway, that's all for now! I'll try to work on the third part of this mini-arc so I can wrap up the prequel to Edolas. In which I really hope I haven't given away too many hints on my plans for it just yet…

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