Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
September 16, x785.
After getting Mystogan to agree to his two requests, Alfonzo returned to Earth Land and went about his business as usual, never even telling Elicia or the other girls that he had made a trip to Edolas to see Mystogan.
After a little more than a month, today, the day before Alfonzo and Elicia's wedding, the town of Magnolia was decorated in a festive manner. Two of its S-Class wizards getting married the next day was a big deal, after all.
On top of that, many visitors from outside the town had arrived to attend the wedding. So, all the town's hotel owners were ecstatic over the extra income. Meanwhile, most of those visitors had gathered at the Fairy Tail guild hall.
"It's the day before his wedding." Tsunade said while holding a bottle of sake. "But he's off completing a quest, or something. That kid is so irresponsible."
"Although part of me wants to agree with you, Tsuna." Ritsu, with a cup of tea in her hand, said in a gentle tone. "You are the last person who should be commenting on someone being irresponsible. Or did you forget? You still owe the guild and I quite the sum of money."
"You owe money again, Lady Tsunade?" A fair-skinned woman, appearing to be in her mid-twenties with onyx-colored eyes and jet-black, shoulder-length hair wearing a bluish-black kimono with white trim asked in an incredulous tone. "How did that happen? I was only gone for eight months."
"How else could it have happened, Shizune?" Ritsu asked in an exasperated tone. "While Alfonzo was working on the new training facilities, she had the urge to gamble. So, she took the money she was supposed to use to pay for the new work and gambled it all away."
Hearing that, the black-haired woman, Shizune, Tsunade's apprentice, wanted to put on an astonished expression. However, things like this had happened so many times over the years that she could only sigh in resignation.
"And since you said she owes both you and the guild, Master Unohana, I'm assuming that you covered the costs, correct." Shizune asked in an exasperated tone.
"That's correct." Ritsu replied before taking a sip of her tea. "On top of that, I've been training her in an attempt to instill the value of discipline in Tsuna, as well."
With that, Tsunade, who was about to take a sip from her cup of sake, began shuddering violently.
'Instilling the value of discipline, my ass.' Tsunade thought to herself as she gently placed her sake cup on the table. 'That can't be called anything but torture. I mean, I'm not a hundred percent sure, but I'm pretty sure I've died at least a couple times during her training."
By this point, not only Shizune was looking at Tsunade with pity in her gaze. But all the other members of Mermaid Heel, namely, Millianna, Kagura, Anko, Araña, Risley, and Beth, who followed them to Magnolia to attend the wedding were doing the same.
"So, it really did happen." Kagura said in her usual, nearly emotionless tone. "I thought you were acting strange that one day. You were acting strange the day they left, as well."
"Yeah, I remember the day when she snuck in like a thief." Anko said. "It was completely obvious, now that I think about it."
Hearing that, all the other girls nodded their heads in agreement.
"Would you brats shut up!" Tsunade shouted in embarrassment.
At the same time, the attending members of Blue Pegasus were also in the guild hall. Though, they were not all seated at a table and chatting amongst themselves. Instead, they had broken into a few groups to mingle with the wizards of Fairy Tail.
While Bob, the master of Blue Pegasus, was sitting at the bar and chatting with Makarov, Goldmine, and Ooba Babasama, Ichiya was currently in one corner of the guild hall by himself after being frozen from the neck down when he tried to kissthe back of Ur's hand.
Meanwhile, Hibiki and Eve were currently being batted around the guild hall as part of a brawl that was started after the ladies they tried to flirt with kicked them into other tables. Ren, on the other hand, was sitting with Sherry of Lamia Scale acting like a tsundere while flirting with her.
Then, there were Karen and Sorano, who were not even at the guild hall. Instead, while Sorano was offering any assistance she could with last minute preparations for the wedding, Karen was pestering Elicia to cancel the wedding and become her owner full-time, instead.
"It's good to see that the guild hasn't changed too much since we left." Bob said in a nostalgic tone.
"Yeah, a Fairy Tail without meaningless brawls isn't a real Fairy Tail." Goldmine added with a smile. "But this guild hall really is something else."
"Yeah, if it wasn't for Phantom Lord's attack last year, it would still be the same old guild hall." Makarov, with a mug of ale in his hand, replied. "I guess that's the only good thing that came out of Jose's foolish attack."
"I'm actually even more surprised that Jose passed away so shortly after his guild was defeated, though." Ooba said after taking a sip from a glass of wine. "Who would have thought he would have a heart attack in his sleep so soon after his magic power was crippled by [Fairy Law]."
'I'm actually not so sure that was the case.' Makarov thought as he took a swig from his mug of ale. 'I can still remember the killing intent Alfonzo and Elicia released after Jose said something about torturing and raping them. I wouldn't be surprised if they snuck into the prison and finished him off themselves. They did take a trip to Crocus shortly after the investigation ended, after all. I have no idea how they could have done it and left no traces if they did, though.'
With his thoughts reaching that point, Makarov decided it was better for his mental health to not think about it anymore. Instead, he decided he would simply chat with his old friends. It was a happy occasion, after all.
"Anyway, where is that young man you brought with you, Goldmine?" Makarov asked curiously. "The strange one with the bushy eyebrows and the green jumpsuit, I mean."
"Oh, he got someone to show him the training rooms." Goldmine replied. "And he hasn't' come back since."
And just as Goldmine said, the young man who accompanied him, Might Guy, had been escorted to a training room by Reedus shortly after arriving at the guild hall. And ever since then, he had been working out under sixty times normal gravity while shouts of youth echoed through the entire floor.
On a side note, Goldmine chose to leave Bacchus at his guild hall. Even though Bacchus had given his relationship with Elicia some thought after Alfonzo knocked some sense into him, he unfortunately returned to his prior thoughts not long afterward. So, to not only keep the ace of his guild alive, but to also not sour relations with an allied guild, Goldmine forbid Bacchus from attending the wedding under the threat of excommunication.
Sitting at another table, Jura of Lamia Scale was chatting with Gildarts, Ur, Gozaburo, Ren, and Masa. And while the Fairy Tail wizards were all drinking, Jura chose to refrain from doing so.
"So, what's it like being a member of the Magic Council, Jura?" Ur asked curiously. "I mean, I have to do so much paperwork as a guild master, I can only imagine how bad it must be for you."
"Seriously, and that's why I refused to become the next guild master after the old man." Gildarts said with a hardy laugh.
*Bang!*
In the next instant, while he was laughing, Gildarts was slapped on the back of his head. As a result, his face was slammed into the table.
"Damn it, Ur!" Gildarts shouted. "What the hell was that for?"
"And just who do you think is responsible for most of my paperwork?" Ur shouted back. "If it weren't for you, your daughter, Erza, and Natsu, I would have almost no paperwork to do at all. Instead, because the four of you can't be bothered to care about your surroundings, I have so many compensation reports to fill out! I can only imagine how long it's been since you had Alfonzo's cooking!"
Like that, Ur continued to rant while violently shaking Gildarts by his collar. At the same time, Gildarts began feeling a wave of depression over the fact that he had not been able to enjoy Alfonzo's cooking in over four years. Meanwhile, all the other Fairy Tail wizards at the table could only look on with pity. Pity for Ur, that is. They only looked at Gildarts with a sense of schadenfreude. At the same time, Jura, with a peaceful expression on his face, watched the interaction calmly.
Meanwhile, the last of the guests, Darkness, watched the ongoing brawl in the guild hall with flushed cheeks and labored breathing. And while doing so, she constantly tried to insert herself into the fight. However, whenever she got too close, the nearby Fairy Tail wizards would somehow reconcile and stop fighting... Until Darkness took her distance again, anyway.
At the same time, back at Alfonzo and Elicia's mansion, Elicia, with all the mansion's residents, Evergreen, Laki, Bisca, Karen, and Sorano, was making any necessary last minute adjustments to their dresses while paying extra attention to her Maid of Honor and bridesmaids.
"So, did you ever get Fonzie to tell you who his last groomsman would be?" Cana asked while Elicia manipulated her threads to adjust her dress.
"Nope." Elicia replied with a slight pout. "He told me that it would ruin the surprise."
"That damn surprise again." Cana muttered. "He's making me so curious that it hurts."
"I know, right." Elicia replied, continuing to pout as she did so. A moment later, however, her pout turned into a smile. "Still, I'm really looking forward to seeing the surprise, you know. I don't remember the last time Fonzie kept a secret from me this long."
"Has he ever?" Erza asked curiously. "Alfonzo does not seem like the type of man to keep secrets, after all."
"Now that you mention it..." Elicia muttered as she continued to work. "I don't think he has."
"Hmph!" Karen, standing off to the side and watching Elicia work snorted. "He truly is not deserving of your love. To think that man would keep secrets from you. You should cancel this wedding and the engagement. Then, you can become my owner and punish me whenever I do something wrong."
"OMG! Does this chick ever quit?" Marin asked while wearing her own bridesmaid dress. "It's obvious she's only going to end up pissing Lici off if she keeps going on like this."
"I think that's what's she's aiming for." Ultear said in reply to Marin's exasperation.
"You all really shouldn't pay attention to her." Sorano said while shaking her head. "Karen really only thinks about herself, anyway."
Meanwhile, Elicia had come to the same conclusion as Ultear. Though, she also knew that Karen was genuine when she told her to break things off with Alfonzo. Still, Karen was more concerned about getting Elicia to punish her in any way.
"By the way..." Mirajane said, cutting into the conversation. "Does anyone know where Alfonzo took Alzack, Laxus, Gray, and my brother?"
In response, everyone, other than Elicia and Karen, exchanged confused glances, completely unsure of where Alfonzo and the other members of the bridal Party were.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Unnamed Island.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo, with Laxus, Alzack, Gray, and Elfman were walking through the recently finished mansion Alfonzo built off the coast of Fiore, near Cedar.
"So, you're planning to move this whole mansion from here to Lake Sciliora?" Alzack asked in an astonished tone.
"Yeah, shouldn't be that hard with my magic." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "So, what do you think?"
"You're insane." Laxus said bluntly. "You're gonna fly something this big over half of the kingdom, that's the only way I can describe you."
"Yeah, but if I built it any closer, there's a good chance someone could have seen it. Or at the very least, sensed it." Alfonzo replied with a shrug. "The good thing is that no one will see it flying through the air. Since I can bend the visible light around it while it's airborne. That way, it won't cause a panic."
"But didn't you say you wanted to keep it a secret from your girlfriends until the wedding day?" Gray asked in a curious tone. "How are you gonna do that? They'll definitely find out tonight, won't they? I mean, I wasn't even using [MPD], and I could feel it when we were still over half a mile away."
"That's where my last groomsman comes in." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "I left a magic item in his house that will amplify the power of one of his spells to an insane degree."
"And who is this last groomsman of yours?" Laxus asked, crossing his arms in front of his chest as he did so.
"He's a member of the guild." Alfonzo said. "He's been gone for a while, though. But here's a hint, he tends to put everyone to sleep whenever he comes to take a quest."
Hearing that, Laxus, Alzack, and Gray stopped to think about what Alfonzo said. However, they did not get to think about it for very long.
"This house is fit for a real man!" Elfman, who had been overwhelmed by the sight of Alfonzo's new mansion, shouted enthusiastically after he finally regained his senses. "Mira's gonna love living here!"
That exclamation immediately pulled Laxus, Alzack, and Gray out of their contemplative states, causing them to glare at Elfman in annoyance. Meanwhile, Alfonzo could only pray to everything holy that Elfman was able to get that "real man" stuff out of his system with that... At least until the end of the ceremony, anyway.
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Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
September 17, x785.
"Today's the day." Mystogan, who just stepped through an Anima gate into the living room of his house in Magnolia, said. Then, after looking at the clock on the wall, which read, 4:15 a.m., he nodded in satisfaction. "And I'm right on time, too."
A moment later, Coco, who was also invited to attend the wedding stepped through the Anima gate, as well.
"Is this really the world where Lily and the others were sent to?" Coco asked as she looked around.
"It is." Mystogan replied with a nod while making his way over to the coffee table. "You should be able to see him later on during the ceremony and reception."
Hearing that, Coco smiled brightly as she stepped away from the gate. Shortly afterwards, the gate closed. Though, the sound of a female voice asking to be brought along could be heard until the gate closed completely.
"I can only imagine the trouble Captain Knightwalker would cause if she were to attend the wedding, as well." Mystogan said while shaking his head as he picked up the magic item lying on the coffee table.
"So, what are we supposed to do now, Your Majesty?" Coco asked. Though, it was obvious she was more interested in seeing Elicia and exploring than anything else.
"Wel…."" Mystogan replied as he looked up at the clock on the wall. "It looks like we have an hour or so until I'm supposed to act. So, I don't see why we can't explore the town for a short while. Though, at this time of day, there won't be much to see."
Hearing that, Coco's eyes lit up immediately. Then, she nodded her head vigorously, not caring that most, if not all, of the townsfolk would still be fast asleep.
After putting on his mast, hood, and cloak, Mystogan, with the magic item in hand, led Coco out of the small house. Then, he showed her around the dark, quiet town. And while there were a few people moving around due to coming home from the few bars in Magnolia, like Mystogan told Coco, there was not much to see. Still, Coco was enamored by everything she saw.
"Oh, and Coco…" Mystogan said as he reached the central plaza.
"Yes, Your Majesty?" Coco asked, excitement still shining in her eyes.
"While we're here, you can't call me 'Your Majesty'." Mystogan continued. "You have to remember, in this world, I'm not a king. I'm just an S-Class wizard from a Legal Guild."
Hearing that, Coco frowned slightly. AT this point, she could not imagine Mystogan being anything other than royalty. However, because she understood the situation, her frown smoothed out a moment later before she nodded her head in understanding.
"Then, what should I call you?" coco asked curiously.
"Call me Mystogan." Mystogan replied. "Just like everyone else."
"Understood, Your Majes… I mean, Mystogan." Coco said with a salute.
"You should probably not salute me, either." Mystogan replied with a wry smile. "Anyway, it should be about time for me to act."
As he spoke, Mystogan pulled one of the magic staves off his back. Then, with Alfonzo's magic item in one hand, he used the other to slam the end of his stave into the cobble stone at the center of the plaza.
"[Sleep]." Mystogan chanted.
A moment later, mist began to spread from the contact point of the stave and the cobble stone road. Then, at high speed, it spread towards the edges of the central plaza. And as the mist spread, Mystogan bent forward and placed the magic item on the ground next to his stave.
Once the magic item was on the ground and had absorbed a small amount of the mist, the mist began spreading even faster, eventually covering all of Magnolia, including the Fairy Tail guild hall, Alfonzo and Elicia's mansion, the Seto Families' mansion, and the whole of Lake Sciliora.
"That Alfonzo truly is a genius." Mystogan said as he marveled at the increased power of his spell.
*Thud!*
Meanwhile, as Mystogan watched his spell spread, Coco, who had no magic power to speak of, fell unconscious before falling to the ground.
"I didn't think it would affect Coco, too." Mystogan said as he leaned down to pick up Coco in one arm. "The spell was calibrated to only affect those with magic power flowing through their bodies."
In fact, Mystogan's assumption was completely wrong about why Coco fell asleep. Instead of the spell causing her to pass out, it was because of her taut nerves.
Ever since Mystogan asked her to accompany him to Earth Land, Coco had been bouncing off the walls in excitement. And as the day drew nearer, so did her excitement increase, having not slept the night before departure.
Finally, after more than a full day of anticipation, she finally fell asleep.
"I hope she wakes up in time for the wedding." Mystogan said as he held Coco in one arm. "It would be a pity if she were unable to see Elicia get married."
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Fiore Airspace.
At the same time, a gigantic structure covered in brick and stone, with a metal base, a magnificently maintained lawn, and an artificial shoreline, was flying towards Magnolia from the direction of Cedar. However, it seemed as if no one on the ground noticed it passing by. And the reason for that was simple. Thanks to Alfonzo's control over the visible light spectrum, because of his [Electromagnetism Magic], the entire gigantic structure was invisible from the ground.
"I can't believe this is really happening." Laxus said from the edge of the structure that would act as an artificial island once it was placed in the center of Lake Sciliora. "Your crazy ass is really flying this big ass mansion over Fiore."
"Yeah, this is incredible." Alzack added. "I always knew you were strong, but this is more than I could have ever imagined."
"Seriously." Gray said with astonishment in his expression. A moment later, however, he looked back to Alfonzo with concern. "But how are your magic power reserves? This can't be easy, right?"
"Yeah, it's pretty taxing." Alfonzo replied with a proud smile. "But if we continue at this pace, I should still have a quarter of my reserves left when we touch down."
"Damn, how much magic power do you actually have?' Laxus asked, turning his attention away from the scenery.
"Only a little more than you." Alfonzo replied. "But mine is much denser than yours."
"So, it's because of that compression exercise you told me about, huh?" Laxus muttered. "I guess I should work on that seriously, too."
"You mean you haven't been doing it?" Alzack asked in a surprised tone. "But Alfonzo told you about it… Almost a year ago, right?"
Hearing that, Gray also looked at Laxus incredulously.
"Seriously, even Fried, Bickslow, and Evergreen have been doing it." Gray muttered.
"Look, old habits die hard, alright?" Laxus said, looking away to hide his blush as he did so. "I'm still getting used to taking advice from Alfonzo."
In response, Alfonzo, Alzack, and Gray could not help but laugh. Then, after a few moments, they noticed that there was someone missing from the conversation. Simultaneously, the four turned their gazes towards the last member of their little group, Elfman.
When they finally laid their eyes on him, Elfman, with his eyes bulging and his fists clenched, was staring at the scenery below. At the same time, he looked like he was really struggling with something.
Naturally, Laxus, Alzack, and Gray were thoroughly confused by Elfman's expression and behavior. Alfonzo, on the other hand, had a pretty good idea of what was wrong with him.
"*Sigh* You can go on ahead and say it, Elfman." Alfonzo said in an exasperated tone. "Just make sure to put a lid on that shit during the ceremony, alright."
Hearing that, Laxus, Alzack, and Gray had the light of realization flash through their eyes. Meanwhile, Elfman took a deep breath. Then, he breathed out a sigh of relief. A moment later, he clenched his fists tightly, raised them over his head, and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"There's nothing like flying through the sky on an island!" Elfman shouted, his voice echoing through the surroundings. "This is how you travel like a real man~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
"I don't' even know why I didn't see that coming." Gray said in an exasperated tone.
"Seriously? Can't he say anything else in a situation like this?" Alzack added.
"Even though he's right…" Laxus continued. "But when I hear him say it, I just wanna kick him off the edge for some reason."
In response, Alzack and Gray nodded in agreement.
"We're almost there." Alfonzo said, breaking up the atmosphere. "I can even feel his spell. And just like I thought, my new amplification magic item worked like a fucking charm."
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
Hearing what Alfonzo said, Laxus, Alzack, Gray, and Elfman all stopped what they were doing to look in the direction of Magnolia. And to their surprise, it was completely covered in mist as high as the top floor of the Fairy Tail guild hall.
"What the hell is up with all that mist?" Gray asked in a shocked tone.
"Yeah, is the town under attack?" Alzack asked, reaching towards his holsters as he spoke.
"We gotta get down there!" Elfman said, flaring his magic power to cast his [Take Over Magic].
"That mist, it feels kind of familiar." Laxus said, leaning forward slightly to get a better look at the town. A moment later, after opening his eyes wide in realization, he looked back at Alfonzo with a shocked expression on his face. "So, he's the last groomsman, huh?"
Hearing that, Alzack, Gray, and Elfman were taken aback and pulled out of their battle ready states. Then, like Laxus, they looked in Alfonzo's direction to hear an answer to Laxus' question.
"I'm not surprised you were the only one who recognized that mist, Laxus." Alfonzo said with a smile. "The other three always fell right to sleep whenever it came into the guild hall in the past."
"So, it really is him, huh?" Laxus said while rubbing his chin.
"It really is who?" Alzack asked, releasing his pistols in the process.
"Yeah, stop acting all mysterious." Gray added.
"Exactly, real men just say what's on their minds." Elfman said loudly.
*Sigh!* x 4
In response, and while feeling that the atmosphere had been shattered, Alfonzo, Laxus, Alzack, and Gray sighed in unison.
"He's talking about Mystogan." Alfonzo replied while shaking his head with a wry smile on his face. "He always used this spell whenever he came to take a quest. I gave y'all the same hint earlier, before we took off, remember?"
"Oh, now that you mention it…" Alzack replied.
"Yeah, but before we could think about it for too long…" Gray said, continuing from where Alzack left off.
"This moron shouted that shit about being a real man and broke our concentration." Laxus said, finishing the thought.
"Did I?" Elfman asked, confusion evident in his tone.
*Sigh!* x 4
Once again, the other four sighed in unison.
"It's to the point that he doesn't even remember saying it anymore, huh?" Alfonzo muttered while shaking his head.
In response, Laxus, Alzack, and Gray nodded their heads in understanding while Elfman continued to be confused.
Eventually, the flying artificial island flew over the town before reaching Lake Sciliora. A few moments later, after lining up the long pedestal at the bottom of the island with the base he had buried under the lake floor, Alfonzo lowered the island into the lake.
"Gray!" Alfonzo shouted as the floating island broke the surface of the lake. "I need you to freeze the displaced water! Fast!"
"On it!" Gray shouted back as he made his casting gesture. "[Ice Make: Rose Garden]."
In the next instant, All the water that overflowed from the lake was frozen before being molded into giant ice roses that surrounded the lake.
"Not bad." Laxus said with his arms crossed. "Nice touch."
"Yeah, it's really fitting for the occasion." Alzack said while nodding in agreement."
"Tch! Don't treat me like I'm as dumb as Natsu." Gray replied with a scoff while clicking his tongue.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo was focused on fusing the base with the pedestal extending down from the rest of the floating island. Then, once he was done, he could finally release his tension.
"*Sigh* It's finally done." Alfonzo said, wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead as he did so. Then, he looked over to Laxus before continuing. "Laxus, can you send up a bolt of lightning to get Mystogan's attention? That way, he'll know that he can stop his spell."
"Sure." Laxus replied with a shrug as he raised his right hand into the air.
"But why don't we just go get him?" Alzack asked in a curious tone.
"Yeah, I'll go get him." Elfman said as he prepared to leave the island.
"If you want to fall asleep before you can even get to the shore, be my guest." Alfonzo replied with a shrug. "But this time, Mystogan's spell is strong enough to even put Gildarts to sleep… I think…"
With that, Elfman came to a complete and sudden stop. At the same time, Laxus lightning bolt lit up the sky, drawing Mystogan's attention.
About half an hour later, as the mist produced by Mystogan's spell slowly dissipated, Mystogan arrived at the shore of Lake Sciliora with Coco fast asleep in his arms and a completely dumbfounded look in his eyes.
"Is this what he was talking about when he came to ask for my help?" Mystogan mumbled while he gazed upon the floating island with the giant mansion standing atop it. "This is even more impressive than I had imagined."
Shortly after Mystogan arrived, Alfonzo brought Laxus, Alzack, Gray, Elfman, and Mystogan to a room where Mystogan could lay Coco down and they could discuss the plans for tomorrow.
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