Two weeks have passed since the battle between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord. After the announcement of the disbanding of Phantom Lord, most of the disbanded guild's resources were expended on the building of the new Fairy Tail guild. Currently, the wooden structure of the guild was finally finished. Naruto would have done it himself, but Makarov insisted that the younger Fairy Tail members should do it. Naruto and Makarov were enjoying their drinks as they watched the younger generation work.

"Ahhh, this is some good stuff," Makarov sighed in happiness, just taking a swig of his beer. He sat on the makeshift bar counter while Naruto was gulping his beer down.

"Ahhhh," Naruto breathed out, wiping his mouth and slamming the beer mug on the counter. "No matter what, beer is great."

"I agree with you, old man," Makarov agreed before taking another swig.

"This reminds me of the time your eighteenth birthday," Naruto said, grinning at Makarov. Makarov spat out his drink before coughing.

"You promised that you would never bring that up again," Makarov coughed out, glaring at Naruto. Naruto continued to grin before disappearing in a yellow flash. Makarov managed to stop coughing as Naruto came back with a filled beer mug in his hand.

"Why didn't you get me one?" Makarov asked.

"Because you're not done with yours," Naruto answered.

"Mine is nearly done," Makarov responded, showing his beer mug, Naruto peered into it to see a half-full mug. He looked up at Makarov with a deadpan expression on his face.

"Nice try, but you're still a millennia too young to trick me," Naruto stated, a mocking look on his face, before he looked back at his beer. Makarov pouted before he took another swig of his beer.

"What do you plan to do with Lucy's father?" Makarov asked with a solemn expression on his face. A serious expression replaced the mocking one on Naruto's face.

"He's been a good friend, but he completely lost it after Layla's unfortunate death," Naruto said, swirling the beer in his mug.

"True," Makarov agreed, nodding his head in agreement. The two sat and drank in silence before they heard a crash. They sighed before turning their heads to see Erza standing in front of a yellow-haired man. This man was big and bulky, but not to the point that it looked like he was on steroids. His hair was spiky and he had a large scar over his right eye. He had well-tanned skin and wore a black, gray-furred long coat, a long-sleeved, purple undershirt, very dark blue, long pants, and black boots. He had a sneer on his face as he looked at Erza. His name was Laxus.

"I dare you to say that again," Erza growled, glaring at Laxus. Laxus just continued to sneer at Erza as he stood up. He easily towered over Erza.

"I said that Fairy Tail suffered this humiliation because those weaklings," Laxus stated, arrogance clear in his voice. Erza tilted her head upward to glare at Laxus. Laxus could see the fury in her eyes.

"Fairy Tail should be a guild for the strong," Laxus stated. "Not for the weak like all of you." Everyone within range just glared at Laxus as he walked away from a fuming Erza and towards Makarov and Naruto. They just watched with a bored expression on their faces as Laxus walked over to them. Laxus just looked at Makarov and Naruto in contempt.

"This was all your fault. If you were stricter with your recruitment policy, our guild wouldn't have suffered so much humiliation. It's because of your weak will that a pathetic girl like her joined our guild, which greatly hurt our guild's reputation," Laxus stated, pointing at Lucy, who was sitting at another bar counter where Lisanna was stationed. Naruto and Makarov just looked at Laxus before mentally sighing.

"Not again," they both thought before looking squarely at Laxus.

"Laxus, anyone is allowed to join Fairy Tail. This guild was built by the First Master to be a place of fun and adventure for every mage out there. I will not change this just because we suffered a bit of humiliation," Makarov stated.

"The First Master was weak," Laxus responded, glaring at Makarov. Suddenly, Laxus felt a murderous aura aimed at him. A cold sweat appeared on his skin as Laxus turned his head to see Naruto glaring at him. Laxus' eyes widened as he remembered who the First Master. This murderous aura terrified Laxus, a experienced mage, to the point of wetting his pants. Laxus knew what he had to do to remove this aura, but Laxus was a proud man and wouldn't back down from any of his statements. These two conflicting thoughts ended up, having Laxus turn around to avoid the gaze of Naruto. Makarov just smirked as he took a sip of his beer. However, Laxus wouldn't leave without saying the last word.

"You're getting old, Jiji. Isn't it time for you to pick the next guild master?" Laxus sneered, looking back. Naruto and Makrov's faces turned ugly while Laxus looked forward.

"LAXUS, FIGHT ME," Natsu jumped out of nowhere, igniting his fists. Laxus didn't bother looking at Natsu as his right arm stretched out, grabbing onto Natsu's face.

"Mhmmmm," Natsu cried out, his vice muffled by Laxus' large hand.

"Too weak," Laxis stated before he slammed Natsu into the ground. Cracks were made from the impact of the slam.

"NATSU," many of the guild members cried out as they gathered their magic including Erza. Laxus let go of Natsu's face to see Natsu looking at him with strong determination. Laxus didn't even look fazed at the sight of everyone looking at him angrily.

"All of you are weak. I'm ashamed to be in the same guild as you," Laxus shouted, spitting on the ground. The guild members could only watch in anger as Laxus transformed into a lightning bolt. Naruto and Makarov sighed as a lightning bolt streaked across the clear Magnolia sky.

"What a pain," Naruto groaned, looking at his empty beer mug.

"I agree. I never thought that my own grandson would become one obsessed with power," Makarov replied.

"Tell me about it," Naruto agreed. "I thought I raised you kids better." Makarov chuckled in response.

"Master," they heard someone call out to them. Naruto and Makarov turned their heads to see Erza walking up to them. For the second time that day, they sighed.

"Master, please do something about Laxus," Erza requested, looking at Makarov. Makarov calmly took a sip of his beer before looking up at Erza.

"I'm sorry, but Laxus has done nothing to the guild," Makarov stated.

"Master, he hurt Natsu," Erza pointed out.

"Natsu wanted to fight him. He knew what the risks were. Any injuries are his fault," Makarov stated.

"But."

"Enough," Makarov interrupted in an authoritative voice. "I will not do anything Laxus, who has done nothing." Era looked at Makarov.

"Grandfather, please do something about this," Erza asked, turning her head to see a missing Naruto.

"Grandfather," Erza called out.

"You won't find him," Makarov told Erza, taking another drink of his beer.

"But Master, you must do something about Laxus," Erza said, turning her head back to see an empty beer mug in place of Makarov.

"Master?" Erza called out, looking around. Then, she heard a snigger behind the bar counter. She leaned over to see Makarov and Naruto with nosebleeds and perverted grin as they read a green book. A tick mark appeared on Erza's forehead as she recognized the title in two men's hands.

"Master. Grandfather," Erza growled as she emitted a dangerous aura, cracking her knuckles. Naruto and Makarov whipped their heads around to see the terrifying Erza.

"Erza!" Makarov and Naruto exclaimed.

"What do you think you're doing?" Erza questioned, cracking her knuckles again.

"N-N-Nothing. R-R-Right, old man," Makarov stuttered, turning his head to see Naruto missing. Makarov could swear that he saw a dotted outline of Naruto.

"You crafty old man," Makarov said, feeling betrayed, before he looked back at Erza to see her reach for him. That was the last thing Makarov saw that day.

Meanwhile, Lucy and Lisanna were watching in amusement as Erza started beating Makarov.

"That old man never learns," Lisanna stated, shaking her head.

"Does this happen a lot?" Lucy asked, sweatdropping.

"More than it should," Lisanna confessed in a resigned tone. More sweatshops appeared on Lucy.

"Makarov just never learns," a voice said near them.

"AHHHHH," Lucy screamed a she jumped in her seat, surprised. She turned around to see Naruto, a tooll grin on his face.

"You did that on purpose," Lisanna accused, looking straight Naruto.

"No, I didn't," Naruto denied, a troll grin still on his face. Lisanna just looked at Naruto with knowing eyes before looking back at Lucy.

"Naruto apologizes for the scare," Lisanna stated.

"No, I'm not," Naruto responded, but shut up after seeing a glare from Lisanna.

"It's ok. I kinda expect it from a guild like Fairy Tail," Lucy smiled, waving her hand to show that she didn't care.

"That's not a good thing," Lisanna replied, glaring at Naruto. Naruto just shrugged before he looked at Lucy.

"Shouldn't you be helping with the rebuilding?" Naruto asked Lucy. Lucy scratched her head in embarrassment, averting her gaze from Naruto.

"I would," Lucy said. "But I'm still recovering from an injury."

"What injury?" Naruto inquired. Lucy's face turned red before Lisanna decided to intervene.

"Lucy has hemorrhoids," Lisanna told Naruto. Naruto and Lucy were stunned for a moment.

"Oh ok," Naruto meekly replied before he stood up. "I'm sorry for asking." Lucy and Lisanna watched as Naruto walked away.

"What was that?!" Lucy exclaimed, looking at Lisanna.

"I don't really think you want to tell Naruto the truth," Lisanna pointed out. Lucy thought back to what happened.

"What did I tell you about dropping my key?" a silhouette of Aquarius appeared above Lucy's head with a whip in her hand. Lucy shuddered at the memory.

"Thank you," Lucy said, grateful.

"You're welcome," Lisanna smiled, patting Lucy's shoulder. Lucy just sighed before laying her head on the table. Suddenly, Naruto appeared in a yellow flash with a bottle of ointment in his hand.

"Here's some hemorrhoid cream," Naruto meekly said before he disappeared. Lucy looked up at Lisanna.

"This is all your fault, you know," Lucy said.

"Sorry," Lisanna replied. Lucy just smiled at Lisanna before she stood up.

"Where are you going?" Lisanna asked.

"Since I'm not going to be of much help here anyway, I might as well go home and use the cream to heal my butt," Lucy answered, picking up the bottle. Lisanna nodded her head in understanding.

"See ya tomorrow," Lisanna said as Lucy walked away, waving. Lucy walked back to her cheap apartment in Magnolia. She placed the bottle on her desk before she pulled something out of her pocket. It was a train ticket. The time written on it was an hour from now.

"I have enough time to write a note," Lucy thought to herself before she walked over to her desk. She pulled out a clean piece of paper before getting a magic pen ready.

At Night

It was night time at the guild. Everyone had gone home except for the few drunkards. Naruto was lying on top of the wooden frame of the new guild building. He was mentally conversing with Kurama when he felt a slight vibration on the wood. He then saw Loke loom over him with a smile on his face.

"What do you want?" Naruto asked, looking at Loke.

"Is it wrong to say hi to my savior?" Loke asked.

"Yes, when it's you. Usually, you would be courting a young woman or something like that right now," Naruto answered.

"How low do you think of me?" Loke asked, pretending to sound hurt.

"I was being generous," Naruto deadpanned. Loke just smirked at Naruto before looking serious.

"I have a problem," Loke told Naruto.

"What is it?" Naruto asked, closing his eyes. "Did another girl reject you?"

"No, it's starting," Loke stated, showing his right hand or where his right hand was supposed to be. Naruto looked at it before sighing.

"You knew this day would come," Naruto solemnly said.

"Can't you do something about this?" Loke asked, slight panic in his voice.

"You know I can't," Naruto stated in a resigned tone. "I may have some influence over Celestial magic, but not on the level of the Celestial King. Only, he has the power to save you." Loke looked sadly at Naruto before he pulled his hand back.

"Don't worry, your hand will return. I would advise you to finish saying your goodbyes now," Naruto told Loke.

"No need," Loke replied.

"Are you sure?" Naruto asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm sure. I haven't made any real, meaningful relationships during my time here," Loke stated in a sad voice.

"If you say so," Naruto responded before Loke walked away. Naruto looked up at the stars.

"Are you laughing at me now, Sasuke?" Naruto wondered.

"Knowing that Uchiha brat, he probably is," Kurama replied mentally.

"Shut up," Naruto snapped. "Just because he's a teme doesn't mean he can laugh at me."

"If you say so," Kurama said. "Whom I'm concerned about is that Laxus kid. He reminds me too much of that Uchiha brat."

"Don't worry. He's nothing like Sasuke. Deep down, he still loves Fairy Tail while Sasuke abandoned the village for power," Naruto reassured Kurama.

"If you say so," Kurama responded, unconvinced.

"Trust me, Kurama," Naruto continued. "If he does anything, I will do the same thing I did with Sasuke."

"What? Beat him half to death while losing an arm in the same process," Kurama sarcastically commented.

"Just for your information, my arm is no longer a prosthetic," Naruto pointed out, irritated at the reminder.

"Only after you absorbed all of the nine tailed beasts, giving you an incredible healing factor, which regrew your arm," Kurama argued.

"Whatever," Naruto pouted, gazing at the stars. "Hey, Kurama, do you ever think that our souls go up to the skies and become a star?"

"Shut up, brat. I'm not having a discussion about the afterlife with you," Kurama stated.

"Aw, come on," Naruto complained.

"Stop whining," Kurama responded. Naruto stayed silent for a moment before he looked at the moon.

"Just wait a bit longer, Hinata," Naruto smiled before he sat up. He stretched his body before pulling out a kunai from his sleeve.

"What do you plan to do now?" Kurama asked.

"I'm going enjoy the night sky," Naruto answered before he threw the kunai towards the moon. He closed his eyes as he swirled his chakra around his body. He could feel the necklace draining some of his chakra, but he didn't care. Then, Naruto disappeared. In his place, there was a kunai.

The Next Day

Once again, the guild was busy. Despite the events of yesterday, all of the mages were in a good mood as they continued with the rebuilding of their guild. Everyone seemed fine. Of course, this grated Naruto's nerves. Left and right, his eyes moved as he sat with Lisanna as they watched the mages work.

"Are you ok?" Lisanna asked.

"I'm fine," Naruto curtly replied. Lisanna just looked at the unusually stiff shoulders Naruto had.

"Are you sure? You seemed to be on edge," Lisanna pointed out.

"I'm fine," Naruto said again. "I'm just on the lookout for anything that might happen."

"What's making you jumpy?" Lisanna asked.

"Kid, when you have lived as long as I have, you learn that any peace and quiet is a premonition of something," Naruto answered, looking around. Lisanna sweat dropped before she just shook her head.

"The reasons for your paranoia is strange," Lisanna commented before she stood up. She wiped her skirt before she walked over to the back of the bar counter. Naruto continued to look agitated before he saw Natsu and Happy walk over.

"Hey brats," Naruto greeted as Natsu and Happy sat down next to him.

"Hey old man," Natsu replied while Happy ordered for some fish from Lisanna.

"Oi, stop calling me old," Naruto responded, annoyed. Natsu just grinned at Naruto before looking back at Lisanna.

"Hey, where's Luce?" Natsu asked out of nowhere.

"I don't know. She's usually here by now," Lisanna answered, placing a plate of fish in front of Happy. Naruto then felt something strike a nerve in his head.

"She probably overslept or something like that," Lisanna continued as Naruto closed his eyes in annoyance.

"It can't be this," Naruto grumbled, opening his eyes.

"What's wrong, Naruto?" Happy asked after swallowing his entire fish.

"Nothing," Naruto mumbled before he stood up.

"I will go check on her," Natsu stated before he stood up.

"What's wrong?" Erza' voice asked. The four of them turned their heads to see Erza and Gray walking over to them.

"Luce's not here. I'm going to go to her house to see if she's alright," Natsu told them.

"We will come with you," Erza responded, crossing her arms over her armor.

"I will come too," Gray said.

"We don't need you," Natsu instantly rejected Gray.

"What was that?" Gray asked in a forced tone. "You say a lot for a guy who had to be carried back to Magnolia from the giant robot." Everyone except for Erza could see electricity sparking between Gray and Natsu's eyes. Natsu and Gray started pushing their foreheads against each other.

"Aren't you going to stop them?" Lisanna asked Erza.

"There is no need to," Erza answered, closing her eyes. "They are merely having a conversation." Lisanna sweat dropped as she started feeling two opposing auras from the duo. Naruto rubbed his eyes in annoyment while Happy started eating another plate of fish.

"What did you say, stripper?" Natsu growled at Gray, pushing his forehead forward.

"Stop calling me a stripper, you flamebrain," Gray growled back, pushing his forehead forward.

"Then, where are your clothes?" Natsu pointed out. Gray looked down to see himself in his dark blue boxers.

"What the?!" Gray exclaimed before he ran off to find his clothes. Natsu laughed at Gray before getting hit on the head by Erza. He was about to complain, but Erza's glare shut him up. Naruto just smiled at their antics.

"Ah, how good it is to be young?" Naruto said.

"Pick a mood, Naruto," Happy said, munching on his fish. "One minute, you complain about Natsu and Gray's antics. Next, you start feeling nolstagic. You change your mind more than a woman shopping freely?" A tick mark appeared on Naruto's forehead as he looked at the blissful Happy.

"What did you say to me?" Naruto smiled at Happy as he cracked each one of his fingers. Happy still didn't notice the approaching Naruto. By the time he did, it was too late.

"Katon: Great Fireball Jutsu," Naruto shouted before shooting a large fireball right at Happy. Happy saw the large fireball at the corner of his eye. He turned his head before a look of despair appeared on his face. The fireball passed through him. Naruto smirked as he saw a anime burnt Happy with puffy hair with a singed fish in his hand. Happy shakily turned his head to look at the fish in his hand before it crumbled into ash. Tears started to well up around Happy's eyes as his hands shook.

"Take that, brat," Naruto sneered before sensing a murderous aura near him. He recognized the aura before sweat started to fall profusely down his skin. He too shakily turned his head to see Lisanna smiling too sweetly at Naruto.

"What do you think you're doing?" Lisanna asked.

"N-N-Nothing," Naruto stuttered before he tried to walk away. To his horror, he felt something hold him in place.

"What did I tell you about bullying Happy?" Lisanna, still smiling, asked Naruto.

"U-U-Um," Naruto panicked before he tried to make a mad dash for it. The grip from Lisanna held him in place, so Naruto just fell onto the floor. He shoke in fear as he saw a smiling Lisanna raise her metal tray.

"W-W-Wait, Lisanna. I can explain," Naruto tried to explain, but it was too late. The entire city of Magnolia could hear the high-pitched scream of Naruto as he faced the one enemy he could never beat, a mother's fury.

An hour later

"Are you ok, old man?" Natsu asked as Happy sniggered next to him.

"Yeah, old man. That was quite a beating you took," Gray added in. Leaning on Erza's shoulder, there was Naruto with anime bruises across his entire face as Erza supported him.

"That's what you get for burning my fish," Happy teased. Naruto whipped his head around to glare at a smirking Happy.

"I will get you for this," Naruto promised.

"I will just tell Lisanna then," Happy responded before he extended his wings and flew up above Naruto's head. Naruto was too injured to bother lifting his head up.

"We're here," Erza told the group. The group stopped walking to stand in front of a medium-sized building. When Naruto looked at it, he thought it was just a small office building.

"This is where your friend lives, brat?" Naruto questioned, turning his head to look at Natsu. Natsu nodded his head before boldly walking to the front door. He knocked before waiting for the door to open. Everyone was surprised to see an old, budgy lady open the door.

"Wow, I didn't know Lucy wore that much magic," Gray joked, making Naruto and Happy chuckle. A tick mark appeared on Erza's forehead before she smacked the back of Gray's head.

"Ow!" Gray exclaimed in pain.

"Don't be stupid," Erza told off Gray before she looked at an abnormally silent Naruto and Happy. Naruto and Happy were trying hard not to look at Erza's disapproving glare.

"Um, is Luce here?" Natsu asked the old lady.

"If you're looking for the girl, she's gone," the old lady told the group in a cranky voice. Everyone looked at her in surprise as she pulled out a piece of paper.

"She left this on her desk. I'm assuming its for you guys," the old lady said, handing the piece of paper to Natsu. Natsu took it before the old lady closed the door. Everyone quickly gather Natsu to read the pice of paper. Natsu opened up the folded paper to see neat handwriting on the paper.

"Well, what does it say?" Gray asked after a moment of silence.

"Um," Natsu responded, squinting his eyes.

"Come on, Natsu. You should be able to read this," Erza said in an irritated voice. "I know because I taught you how to read."

"I can't read the handwriting," Natsu stated, making everyone fall onto the ground.

"Are you serious, flamebrain?!" Gray exclaimed, being the first to stand up.

"Aye," Happy joined in, flying up. Naruto smacked his forehead as he saw Erza lie on the ground with a depressive aura around her.

"How could this be?" Erza mumbled. "Have I failed in my teaching?"

"I mean look," Natsu replied, showing the piece of paper to Gray. Gray inspected the piece of paper before he looked away.

"What does it say, stripper?" Natsu asked Gray.

"I don't know," Gray answered. Naruto and Happy sweat dropped at the idiocy of their comrades.

"I can't believe that you guys can't read simple handwriting," Naruto stated, standing up. His anime bruises disappeared as he took the pice of paper off Natsu.

"Good luck, old man," Gray and Natsu said at the same time before they glared at each other. A tick mark appeared on Naruto's forehead as he looked at the two boys before turning his head to read the letter. He blinked for a moment before rubbing his eyes.

"Huh?" Naruto muttered as he pulled the paper closer to his face.

"What's wrong?" Happy asked. Naruto was silent for a moment. Then, he shakily turned his head to Happy, Natsu, and Gray. He had a creepy smile on his face.

"I-I-I," Naruto said, the smile still on his face. "I can't read the handwriting." Everyone including the depressed Erza looked at Naruto with a disappointed look.

"What?" Naruto responded.

"We thought you of all people would be able to read handwriting like that," Natsu told Naruto.

"Yeah/Aye," Happy, Gray, and Erza agreed, nodding their heads.

"Can you blame me? Her handwriting makes the sentences looks like a drawing instead of actual words," Naruto tried to explain, but he was only met with the disappointed glares of the group. Naruto could hear Kurama laughing in his mind.

"This reminds me of your childhood," Kurama chuckled.

"Shut up," Naruto grumbled in his mind before he looked at the pice of paper. He started looking at the piece of paper even closer. The others thought that Naruto could actually read it for a moment. Then, he looked up at them. He smiled at them again before he ripped the paper in half.

"Screw it. None of us can read it, so let's just go track her down," Naruto announced. Everyone just looked at Naruto coldly.

"That's pathetic, old man," Natsu said in a disappointed tone.

"Aye," Happy agreed in the same tone.

"You just ripped the last thing we have of Lucy," Gray stated, shaking his head.

"I can't believe you would do such a thing," Erza said in a disappointed voice.

"Wha-What?!" Naruto, flabbergasted, responded as he looked between each person. "You brats do know that I can track Lucy's magical signature, right?"

"Yeah, but you ripped up Lucy's message to us," Gray pointed out. "What if she wanted to be left alone? By going to her, we will be disrespecting her wishes." Naruto opened his mouth to respond, but he couldn't think of anything to counter that argument. A depressive aura settled around Naruto's head as he drooped his head.

"I'm sorry," Naruto apologized in a sad voice.

"Don't apologize to us," Erza scolded Naruto. "Apologize to Lucy."

"Aye," Happy added in with a sly smirk on his face. Naruto nodded his head before he clapped his hands together. He closed his eyes before taking in a deep breath. Everyone could feel a surge of magic revolving around Naruto before it expanded enveloping the entire area and beyond. The group waited for a moment before Naruto opened his eyes.

"Found her," Naruto told the group.

"Where is she?" Erza immediately asked.

"She's on a train heading west," Naruto answered.

"Why would she be on a train?" Natsu asked.

"I don't know," Naruto replied.

"We would know if you didn't rip up the piece of paper she left behind," Gray accused Naruto. Naruto just looked away as everyone started staring at him again.

"I'm sorry," Naruto apologized again. "How about we just go follow her?"

"How are we going to do that?" Natsu asked.

"We run," Naruto smiled evilly. The group just looked at him before looks of horror appeared on their faces.

"No," they all said in scared voices at the same time before quickly turning around to run away. Each of them felt a hand on their shoulder, stopping them from running away. They shakily turned their heads to see five Narutos grinning at them.

"Are you ready for some training?" Naruto asked, smiling evilly.

Later, with Lucy

Lucy was walking through down a large, empty road. She wore a simple pink singlet and short blue skirt with high brown boots. Soon, she arrived at the front of a large gate. She took in a deep breath before nodding her head. She walked over to the small guard station at the side of the gate. Inside, there was a man sleeping with a book on top of his face.

"Um, excuse me," Lucy called out, tapping the glass.

"Uhhmmmm," the guard exclaimed, jerking awake. His book fell onto the floor as he looked at Lucy.

"Ah, Miss. Lucy. Have you come to visit?" the guard smiled at Lucy.

"Yeah," Lucy answered, smiling back at the guard.

"Well, welcome home," the guard said before pressing a button. A click could be heard before a magic circle appeared on the gate.

"Thanks, Mr. Lipitty," Lucy thanks before walking over to the magic circle. The guard just waved his hand before picking up his book. Lucy walked through the magic cricle before finding herself in front of a large yard. She sweat dropped as she remembered something. An hour later, she finally stood in front of a huge mansion with a beautiful garden in front of it. The mansion was enormous in size, spanning at least hundred metres. The garden was large with neatly trimmed hedges and lawns. A gorgeous man-made river flowed through the garden. Lucy just smiled sadly at the sight of the garden before she walked to the entrance. She knocked on the large white doors three times before waiting. As she expected, an old man in a butler suit opened the door.

"Ah, Mistress. Lucy. Welcome home," the butler smiled at Lucy.

"Thank you, Matthew," Lucy replied very formally. "I wish to speak to my father."

"Of course," the butler responded. "But you must first prepare." Lucy nodded her head in acceptance before she followed the butler inside. As she walked through the halls of the manor, she looked at the familiar halls she grown up in. Her childhood flashed through her mind. Feelings of regret and sadness filled Lucy's heart, but she repressed these feelings, replacing it with a feeling of determination.

"Please wait here. The maids will prepare you as soon as possible," the butler instructed Lucy, opening a door.

"Thank you," Lucy replied in her formal tone before entering the room. It was simple dressing room with a closet, mirror, and chair. It was decorated in exquisite wallpaper and just looking at the architecture would make one feel rich. Lucy sat down on the chair before relaxing.

"I never thought I would be back here," Lucy thought to herself before laughing. "Shows how much I've come." Then, she heard the door open. Turning her head in response, Lucy saw two maids with a beautiful and extravagant white dress in their hands.

"Miss. Lucy," they greeted, bowing.

"Please, don't be so formal," Lucy responded, standing up. For the next thirty maids, the maids tried to slip the dress onto Lucy. To all those who passed the room, they would hear weird grunts and groans, making them wonder about the happenings inside the room and for perverts to imagine some 'extraordinary' things.

"Ready, Miss. Lucy," the one of the maids told Lucy. Lucy was breathing heavily as she tried to stretch in her dress. The dress was a bit small, so the slightest of movement had the possibility of tearing it.

"Your father is waiting for you," the other maid told Lucy. Lucy looked at herself in the mirror. She took a deep breath before breathing out.

"Take me to him," Lucy ordered the maids. They nodded their heads before leading Lucy out of the room. As Lucy walked, the hallways started to expand. Then, they stopped.

"Here is his office," one of the maids informed Lucy.

"Thank you," Lucy responded. The maids slightly bowed before leaving. Lucy waited for a bit before walking to the door. She knocked lightly five times before stepping back.

"Come in," a strong, dominant voice responded. Lucy gripped her fists before opening the door. Lucy was met with the sight of a dimly lit room. She couldn't see much except for a large desk with a large chair, shadowed by the light of the window behind them. Lucy could barely make out the silhouette of a large man sitting on the chair with both elbows leaning on the desk with his fingers interlaced together.

"Have fun on your trip?" the man greeted, harshly. Lucy looked strongly at the silhouette of her father.

"It was enlightening, father," was all Lucy said. The man nodded his head before standing up. He walked over to the front of his desk, letting Lucy get a better sight of him. Her father was a tall and large man with broad shoulders and a very strong chin. His bright blond hair was both neatly cut, giving him the look of a military soldier. He wore a shady striped brown suit and a white undershirt with a dark blue tie. He emitted an authoritative aura that would make anyone bow down to him. He looked at Lucy before nodding his head.

"I have called you back home to tell you one thing. You are to be married," Mr. Heartfilia said, getting straight to the point. "I have found you a suitable groom that help lead the Heartfilia family to prosperity." Lucy expression turned sour when she heard this.

"Why am I to be married, father?" Lucy asked coldly.

"It is for the sake of the Heartfilia family," Mr. Heartfilia answered Lucy, ignoring her cold tone. "He is the heir to a relatively major country to the west of Fiore. However, he is very smart and would be perfect for the Heartfilia line." Lucy stayed silent for a moment while Mr. Heartfilia just looked at his daughter.

"That is all I wanted you to know," Mr. Heartfilia stated. "You are to meet him in a week's time."

"Father," Lucy said. "I refuse." If Mr. Heartfilia was stunned at his daughter's words, he didn't show it.

"This is not open for negotiation," Mr. Heartfilia stated in a stern voice.

"No, father. I shall not marry this man you picked out for me," Lucy said defiantly. Then, she grabbed the dress she was wearing before ripping it off, revealing the simple clothes she came in with. Mr. Heartfilia's eyes widened as he saw pieces of the dress fall down the floor as his daughter stared at him, a fire in her eyes.

"I have learnt something during my time with Fairy Tail," Lucy said, dropping the ripped dress onto the floor. "I've learnt that one does not need to be related to be part of a family. From the beginning of my time in Fairy Tail, they have treated me with warmth and kindness that I haven't felt here since Mom died. I'd rather live there with absolutely no money than live in this cold and bleak mansion. You might think you can control my entire life, but you can't; Fairy Tail has shown me this." Mr. Heartfilia and Lucy glared each other down.

"That is all I wanted to say," Lucy said before turning around. "I'm returning to Fairy Tail. Goodbye, father." Mr. Heartfilia watched as Lucy left the room before rubbing his forehead.

"Oh, Layla. Where did I go wrong?" Mr. Heartfilia grumbled to himself with a pained expression on his face.

"You know what you did wrong," a voice told Mr. Heartfilia. He quickly turned his head in surprise to see Naruto sitting on his chair with a serious expression on his face.

"Sir Naruto," Mr. Heartfilia exclaimed before bowing. "What are you doing?"

"You know why I'm here, Jude," Naruto said in a dark tone, standing up. Mr. Heartfilia just watched as Naruto walked over to him. Mr. Heartfilia may be tall, but he was still dwarfed by Naruto's height.

"I've come to give you one piece of advice," Naruto gazed directly into Mr. Heartfilia's blue eyes with his blood-red eyes. "Never threaten my guild again. You may be Layla's husband, but I will put you down like the rabid dog you are. Understand?" Mr. Heartdfilia curtly nodded his head in fear as Naruto walked away. Mr. Heartfilia waited until Naruto was out of the room before collapsing onto the floor.

With Lucy

"Have a good trip, Miss. Lucy," the butler waved as Lucy walked out the front door, waving.

"Bye, Matthew. I won't be leaving just yet I have somewhere to go first," Lucy responded.

"Of course, Miss. Lucy," the butler understood, bowing. "I wish you will find happiness with your new friends." Lucy just smiled fondly at the butler before walked away. She walked along the edge of the garden before turning the corner. She continued walking for a bit before standing in front of a large statue of an angel. The angel had its head bowed with its hands clapped together like it was praying. Around its feet, there was a square block with an engraving etched onto it. It read," Layla Heartfilia. X748 - X777. A loving wife and mother."

"Hi, Mom," Lucy said, standing in front of the grave. "I've come to say hello. I don't know when I will be back, so I thought that it would be best to tell you everything now. Mom, I finally made some friends. Sure, they are a bunch of rowdy people, who constantly demolish buildings, but they are really nice. I don't think I would have been able to confront father like I did if it wasn't for them. Fairy Tail was the best thing that has ever happened to me." Tears were already flowing down Lucy's face while she spoke. It wasn't big, heavy tears, but small, smooth tears that showed a person's release of emotion. Lucy was content and that was all that mattered.

"We like you too, Lucy," a familiar voice exclaimed. Lucy turned around in surprise to see a surprising sight. She sweat dropped as she saw a panting Natsu, Gray, and Erza - each on the verge of collapsing out of exhaustion — while Happy was smiling at her.

"A-A-Are you guys ok?" Lucy asked, immediately removing the somber atmosphere.

"N~pant~Naruto m~pant~made us run all the way here," Gray managed to explain through pants before collapsing onto the ground.

"Ha. I win," Natsu bragged before he too collapsed onto the ground. Erza straightened herself before taking in a deep breath.

"We are fine, Lucy. Thank you for asking," Erza answered in an unsteady voice.

"What are you guys doing here?" Lucy asked. "Didn't you read the note I left behind?" Erza and Happy looked away from Lucy at the mention of her note.

"What's wrong?" Lucy immediately inquired. "I wrote that I was coming back and that you guys didn't need to worry about me." Lucy noticed a strange, black aura around Erza and Happy as they continued to look away.

"You know we were worried that someone might have forced you to write that," Naruto smiled, appearing behind Erza and Happy.

"Naruto?!" Lucy responded in surprise. "How did you get here?"

"Simple," Naruto replied. "I ran like these guys." Lucy looked in surprise at Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Happy.

"You guys ran here?" Lucy questioned. "That's impossible. It takes half a day ride on the train to get here."

"He was a monster," Natsu and Gray groaned at the same time. Lucy sweat dropped again as she saw ghosts leave out of their mouths as they lay on the floor.

"Come on, it wasn't that bad," Naruto responded, squatting down next to Gray and Natsu.

"Shut up, old man," Gray and Natsu both said at the same time. A tick mark appeared on Naruto's forehead when he heard this.

"It looks like I didn't push you boys hard enough if you can still talk," Naruto smiled evilly as he cracked his knuckles. As Natsu and Gray heard the cracks, they knew one thing.

"RUN," Natsu and Gray screamed before they sprinted off as Naruto started chasing after them. Erza, Happy, and Lucy watched this.

"Let's go home," Erza stated.

"Yeah," Lucy agreed in a happy tone.

"Aye, sir," Happy jumped up in happiness.

"I'm a woman not a sir," Lucy responded, smacking Happy's head.

"OW," Happy screamed out in pain. Erza just shook her head before walking away. Lucy and Happy quickly followed her. After a moment of walking, Erza decided to ask Lucy something.

"Lucy, how much land does your father own?" Erza asked.

"Oh, do you see that mountain over there," Lucy replied, pointing out to a foggy view of a mountain. Erza nodded her head in response.

"My father owns land from here and all the way to the mountain," Lucy told Erza.

"Wow, that's a lot of land. Right, Erza?" Happy commented, turning his head to look at Erza. To his amusement, Erza was frozen stock still with a dazed expression on her face.

"Erza, are you ok?" Lucy asked.

"The sky looks beautiful today," was Erza said.

"Lucy, I think you broke her," Happy stated, trying to stop a giggle from his mouth. Lucy just shook her head before smiling fondly. She then looked at the sky.

"The sky does look beautiful."

"Ha. Lucy has gone crazy as well."

"SHUT UP, YOU STUPID CAT!"

Naruto and Mavis: Family Adventures

The Castle Part 2

Hours passed. Soon, the moon shone brightly over the Fiore sky. During this time, Naruto and the King were discussing ways of improving the country with advice from the King's personal retainers. Now, the King and Naruto were enjoying a nice game of shogi.

"I win," Naruto said, placing a piece onto the board and capturing his opponent's king.

"My, my. You're good," the King commented.

"I should be," Naruto replied, leaning back into his chair. "In my youth, I would play against the smartest person in my hometown."

"Did you win?" the King asked.

"Of course not," Naruto laughed. "He would beat me in three moves and walk away like it was nothing." The King looked at Naruto amazed before nodding his head.

"I think I've kept you here long enough. It's time for you and Young Mavis to go home," the King stated.

"Yeah, you're right," Naruto agreed, standing up. "It was good having this discussion with you."

"I agree. I hope you come by more often," the King replied, standing up as well.

"Maybe," Naruto replied. Suddenly, a huge fireball came flying towards the King.

"WATCH OUT," Naruto shouted before pushing the King away. He then grabbed the fireball with his bare hands before hurling it towards the wall. A huge explosion could be heard.

"Your majesty," the guards exclaimed, barging into the room.

"It's all right," the King reassured his guards, standing up and wiping the dust off his clothing. "Sir Naruto saved me." The guards looked relieved, but were still on guard. The King walked over to Narut, who was looking around frantically.

"What are you looking for?" the King asked.

"The source of the fireball," Naruto answered before he found something. He walked over to a corner of the room before picking something up. It was a burnt glass ball with yellow engravings. He inspected it before nodding his head.

"Here, catch," Naruto said before chucking the glass ball at one of the guards. "Someone snuck in a lacrima, which was set to fire out a fireball at exactly this time."

"That's impossible. All magical items are prohibited from the castle," the guards responded.

"Obviously, it was an inside job," Naruto replied.

"That's a serious accusation, Sir Naruto," the King responded in a stern voice.

"I know, but why do I have the feeling that this was all a distraction," Naruto replied.

"YOUR MAJESTY," a servant barged in.

"What's wrong?" the King immediately asked.

"Y-Y-Your son," the servant stuttered.

"Speak, servant," the guard commanded.

"Your son. He's been kidnapped," the servant exclaimed.

"Mavis," Naruto's eyes widened before he dashed over to the Prince's room. He slammed the door open to see the entire room in a mess.

"MAVIS," Naruto shouted in alarm before noticing a note on the floor. He picked it up before unfolding it. He quickly scanned the note. The note crumpled in his hands as the King and the guards caught up to him.

"What's wrong, Sir Naruto?" the King asked, noticing the look of pure rage on Naruto's face.

"They took Mavis," Naruto answered before looking at the King. "They also took your son and wife." The King looked at Naruto in surprise before a look of anger appeared on his usual kind face.

"Get the Commander and Court Mage here," the King ordered.

"Yes, my liege," the guards responded before running off.

"I'm going to kill those bastards," Naruto growled; his eyes started flashing red.