Back to Rain Bringer Village, Wendy tries to use her healing magic on Juvia to help her get better, but for some reason her healing magic is unable to break Juvia's fever.

Wendy: (worried) This is bad, for some reason my healing magic isn't working on her fever.

Carla: (looking at the window) We can only hope and pray that the others find some useful information from Sabertooth.

Manana: Maybe. She need hot soup? Always make fevers go bye-bye.

Riku: Manana think soup will help?  

Glimmer: I hate to break it to you. But I don't think a bowl of hot soup will help her.

Sena: Yeah. She'll probably need something more than that. (brings up a hot towel to her forehead and wipe it)

Juvia could be seen breathing rapidly and her cheeks still being red although they were slightly a lot more than normal.

Nikol: Well, we'll just have to take care of her to the best of our abilities until the rest get back.

Lanz: Yet hope it soon.

While they're all talking about her. Juvia's mind was thinking of one thing and that was....

Juvia: (thoughts) Y/N, my sweet darling... please... be safe... for me... and our..... child...

Speaking of Y/N, he was seen with Natsu, Lucy, Happy, A, Matthew, Noah, Mio, Euine, and Taion. As all of them were each riding a lion.

Happy: (flying) That's gotta be it!

They saw the Sabertooth guildhall from the distance.

Lucy: Wow, that's huge!

A: I had to say it's pretty impressive.

Y/N: (turns to Natsu) So what makes you so sure that this Sabertooth place will have any info on Gray, anyway?

Natsu: I can't talk about it.

Mio: What do you mean you can't talk about it?

Euine: Yeah, what's the big secret?

Natsu: (turns around) Listen real close, guys.

Taion: You know you should really watch where you are going!

Natsu: I trust Gray, alright? But the only way we're gonna be able to find out anything useful, is if we stop trusting him.

Y/N: (confused) What do you mean by that?

Noah: Also, can you talk and watch the road in front of you at the same time?!

Natsu: I gotta stop trusting him for now, but only until we find him. That's what I mean.

Y/N and Lucy: THAT DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE!!!

Natsu: I swear, I will find Gray and bring them. You hear me? But I can't say anymore until that happens.  

All of them were stunned by the determination in Natsu's face, clearly showing how much he will do in order to bring back Gray.

Lucy: (twisted Natsu's head) Turn around, dummy!

Eventually, they made it to the Sabertooth guild. In front of them was a beautiful woman with short white hair, brown eyes and even a blue ribbon shaped like a flower. 

Yukino: Lucy?! It's you! Well, this is certainly a pleasant surprise.

Lucy: (waves at her) Hey Yukino! I hope everything's going good with you.

Yukino: Yeah. Things are great.

Yukino then saw Y/N now noticing a new person she had never seen before although it got her intrigued and bit nervous, because of how handsome he looked.

Yukino: Hmmm. Lucy? Who's that guy next to you?

Lucy: Oh him? That's Y/N, he's our new friend.

Y/N: Hey there, nice to meet you Yukino.

Yukino: (blushing while nervous) H-H-H-Hi! I-I-I-It's nice to m-m-meet you!

Y/N: Are you okay? Your face is starting to turn red.

Yukino: (blushing while nervous) I-I-I-I am? W-W-W-W-Well I might be feeling....

Y/N then brought his hand to her forehead this caused Yukino to turn even more red.

Y/N: Your head is starting to feel hot. Are you sure you're okay?

Yukino (blushing like crazy) W-W-W-W-Well I I I I....

Suddenly, her ears started to release steam and then she fainted backward to the ground.

Y/N: Yukino?!

Euine: Hey! Are you okay?!

Mio: She just fainted.

Taion: Is that naturally for people these days?

Noah: I don't think so. But I'm really not sure.

???: There's some faces I haven't seen in a while.

??? 2: Oh yeah, it's been a long time.

Natsu looked at the individuals who said that with one of them being a short blonde hair but very chubby guy and the other being a red cat wearing some martial Arts clothing.

Sting: Hey there strangers. Thanks for dropping by.

Lector: It's good to see ya!

Y/N: (confused) Hmmm. I guess so? (turns to Lucy and whispers) You know that guy?

Lucy: I have no idea.

Natsu: (smirks) What's up, Sting?

Lucy: (shocked) That's Sting?!

Sting: Wow, man! You haven't changed one bit.

Natsu: Yeah, you either.

Lucy: (wide eyes) ARE YOU BLIND?!?!

Matthew: (shocked) He's like a bloody balloon!

Sting: So, what brings you all the way to our guild?

Orga: (smirk) If you're here to hang out than be our guest!

Rufus: And if it so happens that you came to work with us, then be our partners.

Lucy: (closes her eyes and smiles) That's sweet of you but we are a little busy at the moment.

Lector: (to Happy) Hey, uh, did Carla not come with you?

Happy: No, not this time. Is Frosch around?

Lector: Frosch went out on a job with Rouge and Milady and I don't know when they'll be back.

After hearing that Rogue and Frosch already left on a job, Natsu grabs Lector's face.

Natsu: Where'd they go?!

Y/N: Natsu, what are you doing?!

Sting: Hey man! Get your hands off Lector, okay?!

Yukino: Please calm down!

Lector: I don't know! But they just left. They're probably only as far as the city gates by now.

Natsu: (grins) Awesome. (grabs Y/N's hand) Let's go Y/N!

Y/N: Wait, what you do mean by-

Suddenly Natsu runs off after Rogue and Minerva white taking Y/N with him.

Natsu: Thanks!

Y/N: (surprised) Wait a moment! Natsu!

Yukino, who recovered from her fainting spell, and Lucy looked shocked and worried by how Y/N was dragged off by Natsu.

Lucy and Yukino: (worried) Y/N?!?!

A: (annoyed) That boy..... I just know he's gonna get someone killed by acted like that one day.

Lucy: Hang on, Natsu!

Happy: Wait for us!

Lucy: How rude.

Sting: (walks next to Lucy, now back to his normal shape) What the heck was that all about?

Lector: No clue!

Lucy: (realizes) YOU'RE BACK TO NORMAL?!?!

Mio: But how?!

Taion: You were just fat a second ago!

Noah: Is that even possible?

Taion: I don't know myself either.

The scene shifts to Natsu who was seen running while holding Y/N who was screaming at him.

Y/N: NATSU!!! STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!!!

Natsu sees a young man with black hair, red eyes, and a scar across his nose while wearing a blue uniform along with a young woman with black hair and green eyes wearing a light blue and white outfit with a green cat in a pink frog suit.

Natsu: Hey! Rogue!

Rogue: (curious) Is that Natsu?

Minerva: Hmmm?

Natsu: (grabs him mid-run) Let's have a chat!

Natsu tosses Y/N to Minerva who crashed into her while he was running with Rogue.

Rouge: You're choking me! 

Y/N: (annoyed) I swear! That guy is totally reckless! First, he allows himself to baited by that Moebius and now he just carries off and throws people like he doesn't care!

Frosch: If you guys want to talk, we'd be happy too.

Natsu: Sorry, but this is a private conversation between me and Rouge only! (exits with Rogue)

Y/N: (curious) What's up with him?

Minerva: Excuse me...

Y/N: Huh?

Y/N then turned to see the woman he crashed into was underneath him, who had a blush on her face.

Minerva: But could you get off me?

Y/N: (blush) Oh, sorry. (stands) I didn't mean to crash into you.

Minerva: (blush) It's all right...I'm Minerva (thoughts) Good god, he's so hot!

Y/N: (smiles while holding out his hand) And I'm Y/N.

???: Y/N!

Both of them turned to see Lucy and the others were running towards them.

Lucy: (out of breath) You alright?

Y/N: Yeah. Natsu grabbed a guy next to Minerva and ran with him while he left me with her.

Then Lucy and A saw how close to he and Minerva was and both of them got jealous once more, both the two of them force themselves to smile, although there were something inside Y/N that told him that it wasn't the case.

Lucy: (forceful smile and jealous) Y/N, why is Minerva so close to you? Mmmm?

A: (forceful smile and jealous) Yes, please tell us EXACTLY why?

Y/N starts feeling scared as he slowly backs away from Minerva. 

Y/N: (nervous) Well... You see... Natsu kinda threw... me into her. (thoughts) Good god! I'm thinking that I would rather face all of Moebius than deal with this!

Minerva: (to Lucy) It's been some time.

Lucy: (normal smile) Yeah. I'm glad to see you're part of Sabertooth again.

Minerva: Oh, were you just at the guild hall?

Lucy: We dropped by for a sec. Is Sting okay?

Matthew: Yeah! The bloke looked like he swallowed a whole watermelon.

Minerva: We had our annual Tiger, Tiger, Tiger eating competition a few days ago.

Lucy: Ah, and he went a bit overboard, did he?

Minerva: But I was the one who tasted victory.

Y/N: Really?! (look at her) Man, the other girls must be jealous of your figure.

Lucy: Is that why you didn't didn't participate in this year's Grand Magic Games?

Minerva: Well, Sting is our guild master now and he's of the opinion that the games are too boring without Fairy Tail in the competition.

Frosch: I think so too!

Then Minerva gets a look of worry as she looks down to avoid eye contact and uses her hair to cover her eyes.

Minerva: (worried) Lucy...I like to apologize for my behavior last year.

Lucy: Huh?

Y/N: What do you mean by that?

Minerva remembers mainly what she did to Lucy during the games and so did Lucy, but she smiled.

Lucy: (smile) Apology accepted. (Minerva gasps) I mean, both of us only wanted our teams to take home the grand prize.

Minerva: (worried) That's true, but I still went way too far.

Y/N: Well, I don't know what you did, but if you feel sorry about it. That means you truly regret it. And if Lucy forgives you for it, that means it is all water under the bridge.

Minerva: (smile) I think it's a shame that Fairy Tail had to disband like that. You all made such a wonderful guild.

Lucy shows Minerva her Fairy Tail emblem and smiles at her.

Lucy: (smile, places her hand near her chest) It's not really gone. It'll always leave on in our hearts. That's a guild's true home.

Meanwhile, Natsu and Rogue were seen in a maze.

Rogue: (crossed his arms) Now what's so urgent? Why the hell did you drag me all the way out here? 

Natsu: I wanna see your job request!

Rogue: (confused) Huh?

Natsu: Just show me the flyer.

Rogue was unsure why, but he shows Natsu the flyer.

Rogue: Here you-

Natsu: (snatches the flyer of Rogue's hands) Gimme that!

He sees it's a job to destroy the black wizard cult, Avatar.

Natsu: That must be it. I'm gonna take this one for you.

Rogue: (shocked) Huh?! You can't steal my job! And besides, you don't belong to a guild anymore, do you?!

Natsu: You bet I do. (looks at him) I'm a member of Fairy Tail! So like I said I'm gonna take over this job, the only thing I want out of it is to destroy Avatar! The bounty's yours. But you and Frosch can't leave town until I get back. I want you to swear you'll stay put.

Rogue: You've lost your mind. (sees Natsu running off) Where are you going?!

Then Natsu grabbed Y/N again who was talking to Minerva.

Y/N: Not again....

Natsu: Come on! We got what we came for!

Lucy: (upset, follows him) Natsu, put down Y/N now!

A: (annoyed while holding her sword) That's it! I'm gonna slice his head off.

Natsu: Minerva, keep an eye on those two, okay?! Don't let them leave town!

Rogue: (arrived) What's going on with them?

Minerva: No idea.

Frosch: That was weird.

(Time-skip)

Later, we see them all in the forest sitting down around each other while also talking about what they are about to do.

Y/N: (reading the job request) "Destroy Avatar." Do any of you guys know who or what they are that Rogue was supposed to destroy?

Natsu: (stick on his mouth) Beats me.

Happy:(shakes his head I haven't heard about them either.

Lucy: (serious) They're a Black Magic cult.

Y/N: Black Magic cult?!

Lucy: (serious, nodded) After all of the Dark Guilds were defeated, Avatar rose up to take their place. They're fanatically devoted to Zeref.

Suddenly, they heard some giggles and turned to Euine who was giggling.

Euine: Zeref? You mean the Black Fool?

Natsu: The Black Fool?

Noah: Yes. We were all told about Zeref and how he meddled in Black Magic.

Taion: We were told he was an idiot who thought himself better than everyone, but everything he made backfired in his face.

Mio: That's why Euine laughed. He was like a jester in our stories. An idiot.

Natsu: So Zeref was like a clown to you guys?

Euine: Yeah! The stories we were told about him made him look like an idiot.

Happy: But to us, he was the Black Wizard who created demons from the books of Zeref and constructed terrible devices.

A: Most likey, the Consuls told them that because of what we told you three before. Remember?

Lucy: Right. I'm not sure if he has anything to do with them, but as I understand it, the members of Avatar worship him like a god. 

Y/N: Alright Natsu! What's going on here?! (turns to Natsu) You told Rogue to stay in town and told Minerva not to let him go anywhere. So why?

Natsu then got up while saying "Mmmm" meaning he was thinking before walking up to a tree and placing his left hand on it.

Taion: What is he doing now?

Mio: Is that his way of thinking perhaps?

Lucy: (annoyed) You really can't tell us huh?

Natsu: Nah, I'll tell ya what's going on. It's all because of what Future Rouge said to me.

Matthew: (confused) What do you mean by Future Rogue?

Lucy: (surprised) When those dragons that traveled through the Eclipse Gate came?

Noah: (shocked) Dragons?!

Euine: (shocked) You guys saw dragons come out a gate? I find that hard to believe.

Natsu stayed quiet after that, although it confused Y/N more by the fact a future version of Rouge appeared in this time, nor the fact that dragons were still alive nor there was a gate that they traveled through in the first place.

(Flashback)

In a flashback after Natsu defeated future Rogue and Motherglare with the help of Atlas Flame.

Future Rogue: One year from now. You must warn the Rouge from your time to protect Frosch, from Gray Fullbuster. (Natsu widen his eyes in shock) He will kill Frosch.

(Flashback ended)

Lucy: Come on, Natsu. Don't keep us in suspense. Are you gonna tell us what Rogue said or what?

Natsu: The year after that Grand Magic Games, meaning right now, Gray's supposed to be our enemy. 

Y/N: (confused) What?! I thought he was a friend of yours?!

Mio: Is it like with the Consuls?! Someone controlling him?

Natsu: That's what I like to find out.

A: So you thought if you went to where Rogue was going, you would find him. Is that what you thought?

Lucy: But didn't we successfully change the version of the future that Rouge came from? (looks down) That shouldn't be possible anymore.

Natsu: Yeah, I don't know for certain, but right now this is the only lead that I have to go on.

Lucy: (sad) I can't imagine him being our enemy.

Natsu: You heard what Juvia said. Gray had those black markings all over him. They were on him when we fought Mard Geer too. I'm not sure, but I think the way he was given his Demon Slayer Magic, may have involved him getting taken over by some kind of demon.

Y/N: Demon Slayer Magic? You mean like your and Wendy's Dragon Slayer Magic and Sherria's God Slayer Magic?

Natsu: Yeah. He told me he gained it from his dad after their battle during Tartaros.

Taion: If you knew, why not tell the others until right now? Why not then?

Natsu: I didn't want to drag everyone else involved, especially with what happened to Juvia.

Euine: Yeah.... Well maybe we wouldn't have to worry about this if you I don't know TOLD SOMEONE!!!!

Noah: Euine calm down.

Euine: I'm just saying Noah. We could've avoided all this.

Lucy: (thoughts) Why did he wait so long to tell me? Obviously, Gray and Rogue were supposed to fight at some point and Natsu knows what the outcome will be. Is that why he left?

Lucy blushed and her heart was beating faster on the words she just heard from him. Her feelings towards him were now really at the top and she could lie that in her mind...she really wants to tell him how she feels towards him, but doesn't know how to say it in words in the first place.

Lucy: (smile) You're right.

Happy: Aye aye sir!

(Back to Avatar)

We then see Alok kneeling down while also spreading his arms and praying to Zeref like he was a true God.

Alok: Oh, Zeref. The day of purification draws nigh. When whole souls are offered up to you in a great reaping. You shall be exalted on high atop a grand world of magic, heralding the death and rebirth of this contaminated domain.

Jerome: (enters) Your Eminence. Please excuse me, but do you intend to proceed soon? We've received word that both the Council may have already learned of the purification plan.

Alok says nothing to Jerome and breaths heavily through his mask. Jerome knows that this means he wishes to continue, despite the council getting in the way because of his devotion to Zeref.

Then a brown skinned female member appears with barely anything to cover her top while also having very long white hair. 

Briar: We may need to root out any subversive elements beforehand. Isn't that right, Bushy?

Jerome: (confused) Bushy?

Alok:.....

Jerome: I shall consider it

Alok: Leave me to my prayers, I require solitude.

Jerome: But before I go, your Eminence, I heard something about a third party crashing our event.

Briar: A third party? Who is it?

Jerome: I don't know. But whoever it is, may be wanting to do something about our ritual. What do you want to do about it, your Eminence?

Alok: Hmm... If they plan to interfere with the purification plan, they must be eliminated.

Jerome and Briar: Of course, your Eminence!

Jerome and Briar left Alok alone as they were having a meeting with the other members. Then we cut to Mary who was outside this entire time.

Mary: (smile) Okay, we all know how grandfather has a tendency to be hard-headed. So I'd wager it won't be too long before we have some company.

Briar: Silence, Poison Tongue!

Mary: (pouts) Hey now! I really don't appreciate being given one of your terrible nicknames! Couldn't you at least think of something to cool me instead?!

Then a man with a long head accompanied with a huge goatee and also huge eyebrows. He also has a tattoo at the top of his head with the words written Tea. 

Gomon: If the Magic Council and this third party have caught wind of the purification plan we're brewing up, that would be migh-tea bad indeed.

Mary: (shivers) First these terrible nicknames, then terrible tea puns? Give me a break. (giggles) 

Next is tall and is covered from head to toe in black armor, which features a skull and a pair of hands with its palms facing the front printed on his chest. 

His face is covered by a silver mask with a single large red circle in the middle of it and filled with seven smaller black circles inside it, below the red circle there are two openings that can be seen on the nose and mouth section of the mask.

He has pair of large silver masks on his shoulders that are reminiscent of an angry 's faces with a pair of horns and a pair of lower fangs. He also has a blue and silver armbands on each of his arms and a pair blue and silver boots on his feet.

D-6: Which way will the winds of fate blow?

Then it shows a boy wearing a huge hay while having a doll in hand and wearing some make up that makes him look like a clown. 

Abel: As long as I can have a little fun, I'm all good.

Jerome: Our problem is not with the Council and this third party, but rather how word of our plan has reached their ears.

Gray: (smirk) So what you're trying to say is that we have a spy in our ranks, right? And you're trying to point the finger at me, aren't you?

Gomon: Hmmmm.

Briar: Icy Boy.

Mary: (smile) Well you did come to us from the, quote unquote, greatest guild in the world, lol.

Jerome simply grunts as he stares at Gray, still suspicious of him.

Jerome: We've done our due diligence on you, Gray Fullbuster. You have quite an interesting past. Not only was your family killed by Deliora, a demon from the books of Zeref, our dark lord also was involved in the deaths of your master and her daughter.

Briar: If you really are suspicious of him, why wait to bring it up now?

D-6: He's faithfully served alongside us for over half a year.

Jerome: However, he still had no reason to revere lord Zeref.

Gray: (smirk and eyes close) Sounds to me like your due diligence is spotty, Dark Sword Jerome. Master Ur's daughter is alive for one thing.

Jerome: (walks in front of him) So tell us, what draw you to our cause?

Briar: Lay off, Brushy.

Gray: It's cool, Briar. I welcome the chance to explain myself. (points at Jerome)

I joined you because I'm after the Book of E.N.D! Is that a good enough reason for ya?!

Everyone is shocked that Gray is looking for the book of Zeref's most powerful demon, E.N.D.

Gray: And that's all I want. (evil smirk) 

No matter what I have to do to get it or who I gotta go through, it will be mine!

Briar: (thoughts) Such darkness.

Gray: (closes his eyes and sighs) Yeah, I used to be in the guild, you all know that. But it's gone and I found my true calling. (opens his eyes and smirks) Now listen up closely so I don't have to repeat myself. The only thing I care about is killing E.N.D, and I'm sure as hell gonna make that happen!

Briar: (thoughts) Revenge has cast a dark shadow on his heart.

Gray: (starts walking away from them) So if you can get me there, I'm with ya.

Mary: Ah, there's no way some spy from the Magic Council could give off that kind of raw dark energy. And he's super hot! 

D-6: (nodded)

Jerome: I wonder... (to Briar) I've given some careful consideration. And yes, you may call me Bushy.

Briar: (shocked)

While they talked no one noticed that someone was watching them. It was a Consul wearing a leaf-shaped helmet. 

Consul: ........

(Back to Y/N's Team)

As the group were walking on a stone bridge in a forest, they soon found Avatar's lair.

Natsu: Well, that's the place. No doubt about it.

Y/N: (sarcastic) Man, that's not creepy at all.

Lucy: It's like an old church swallowed by the forest.

Noah: So now what?

Natsu: (smirk) Trust in the old Plan T of course!

Y/N, A, Matthew, Noah, Mio, Euine, and Taion: (confused) Plan T?

Taion: What's Plan T?

We then cut to a small group of the Rune Knights, and one of the members went to the captain.

Rune Knight: Captain, we're getting close to Mikage forest. Avatar's HQ is somewhere in there.

Captain: Roger.

Rune Knight: But sir, I have some unfortunate news. We've made contact with our spy and confirmed that, Gray Fullbuster, is in fact affiliated with the cult.

Captain: Gray....

Then the captain smirks before revealing to be than the once Fairy Tail member, the Iron Dragon Slayer, Gajeel.

Gajeel: (smirk) I guess we'll just have to arrest him with all the other creeps. Isn't that what the Custody Enforcement Unit is supposed to do anyway? (chuckles)

Meanwhile In Colony 4, Ethel looks out from the commander's room. Her right eye glows with the same red light as that of the Colony 9 and Gamma soldiers when they attacked the party. While looking at a cage with something in it.

Experiment #1325: (growls) ROARRRRR!!!!

Chapter 5 ended. 

What do you think of this chapter? Interesting isn't it? Well, you're about to see more next. 

And if you're wondering about the monsters you going to see, Z and the other Consuls are always experimenting with different ideas. Like with Trooper Pirates and Dark Nations.

Let me know what you guys think at the comments below, peace out!