The group of five Fairy Tail Mages plodded their way up the magical serpentine path that lead to the peak of Mt. Hakobe. The only thing that made it magical was the way snow diverted away from the path keeping it nearly pristine and covered with very little snow or rocks. The wind howled sporadically knocking poor little Levy to and fro. Gajeel took to walking behind his diminutive wife and mate. He would put his hands on her shoulders to steady her whenever that wind would make itself known. Lucy wasn't feeling all that great trudging up the path. But she attempted to keep her discomfort to herself. Of course with that pesky telepathic link business she wasn't able to hide much from her husband.

It's cold. My feet feel swollen from all this walking. I just want to get there already.

Natsu smirked at his wife. Her cheeks were flushed pink from exertion and her mouth was curved downward in concentration. You know I'm sure you could ask Horologium to come out and assist you up the mountain.

As if he heard the call Horologium was suddenly at Lucy's side. He made a sweeping gesture with his hand and bowed to her. She spoke aloud in hushed tones to keep from causing an avalanche. "Did you come here with your own magic, Horologium?" She felt the need to ask because of the strange business at the base of the mountain. Granted she didn't feel the same sensation coursing through her as before so she probably could have answered herself. But still concern outweighed her logic and she felt the need to reassure herself.

"Yes, I felt you needed me." He answered relieving her troubled mind.

"I know I've used you to cart me around in the past. I feel bad acting that pampered little princess role now. But...I.."

"Think of the babies, Miss Lucy. If you tire out it might inadvertently harm them."

Erza put an armor clad hand on Lucy's shoulder. "Do what you have to do to make it up this mountain, Lucy. You're carry a precious bundle and your comfort, and their care comes first before anything else."

Lucy smiled up at Erza then made a move to climb into Horologium. "Yeah, utilize Horologium while you still can, Luce. I'm sure sometime soon you will be the size of a house and unable to fit in his small belly compartment anymore."

It didn't take long for Lucy to divert her path and 'Lucy kick' Natsu into a coniferous tree. Her face etched with concern when the snow beneath her shook luckily her movement only caused a small amount of snow to be disrupted across the path and soon thereafter resettle itself on the bank beside it. The magic, once again, keeping the path debris free.

When Erza realized it was safe she went over to where Natsu was crumbled at the base of the tree. She punched the tree just beside Natsu's head unsettling some of the snow that hampered the branches. She leaned toward him and whispered into his ear. "You will refrain from referring to Lucy's size or potential size for the remainder of her pregnancy. Do you understand?"

Natsu's eyes got big and his body trembled from terror as he imagined all the gruesome punishments Erza might dish out. Luce, please! I'm sorry.

Lucy didn't bother to answer him. In fact she looked the complete opposite direction up the mountain.

Levy sighed. Gajeel put his hands on her shoulders again, but this time he did so to console her. He liked to reach out and physically assure her that he was there for her.

Levy smiled up at her husband. The smiles turn to quiet laughter when she caught sight of some of the icicles that had grown at the ends of his thick hair. She couldn't stop the laughter that shook her body so she pulled at a lock of hair and moved it to show Gajeel.

Gajeel's eyes widened and then settled into a grin. Levy's mirth was contagious.

Erza looked on the couple with envious eyes. She hoped someday soon to make a full confession to Jellal. But there just never seemed to be the right time or place...

It took another four hours before the group got to level plateau on the mountain. They weren't at the top yet but at least here they could set up a camp to rest and eat lunch.

Lucy was still annoyed with Natsu. But when he pointed out how cold she looked and demonstrated his magic as a way to warm her up she conceded to releasing her frustration. She sat against Natsu's chest and smiled at his warmth.

"Let's not dally long. If my sources are correct this mage's house shouldn't be much farther up the path."

After tidying up camp the group, although tired from their long journey, persevered their momentum up the path. About thirty minutes later the path started to taper off and disappear. The group became confused and worried until Levy pointed out that she felt the source of a strange magic. "There's an enchantment here." She said as she reached out to touch thin air. When her hand actually touched the spell itself words lit up across the magic much like Freed's enchantment spells.

With the practice she had received during the Fantasia festival and once again on Tenrou Island she made little work of getting the enchantment to let them pass. She didn't take the enchantment down itself for their own safety, and the safety of the jewel crafting wizard that must be somewhere inside it. She merely modified it to say something along the lines of allowing only themselves the ability to pass through the enchantment.

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Erza knocked at the door of a small log cabin. She didn't really expect an answer but she felt the need to be courteous all the same. It was with great surprise when the door opened on it's own to the group. The five looked at each other each with tension, all prepared their magic in case it was some kind of trap.

A small elderly man sat in a rocking chair. His tawny face was wrinkled. His mouth turned down behind a long gray beard. He couldn't have been much taller then Master Makarov. On his head he wore a small red tasseled hat. He looked at the two boys first. Then his eyes wandered over the two girls beside them. "So, I guess I need to get my stuff together and come with you now, right?"

The group looked at each other. All grew puzzled with the little old man in front of them.

"Oh, don't worry your heads too much over the situation. I can sense my own magic you know." He pointed a gnarled finger at Lucy. "She is wearing one of my gems somewhere on her person."

Lucy looked down at her hand where both her wedding band and engagement ring blinked up at her. "You mean this?" Lucy showed him said finger.

"Ah, so he used it as an engagement ring did he? This boy probably didn't realize it at the time but the magic called to his own. He was somehow compelled to purchase it. Same honestly might happen if a possible mate were to come across a gemstone."

"So," Erza addressed the elderly man in question and paused momentarily, "I'm sorry we didn't get your name."

"I realize it's bad manners to not introduce myself right away. But you five did force yourself through my enchantments which is in pretty bad taste itself." The girls looked sheepishly at each other. "But, still you need something to call me other then 'that old jewel crafting mage.' My name is Jaspar, Jaspar Darnet."

"So, Jaspar, are you saying the magic will call out to the dragon slayers and their mates. Does that mean it will play cupid for any slayer that doesn't have a mate?"

"I guess that is one way to put it. But that's not the extent of the gem's magic. Dragon slayers only have one mate. But it will encourage the magic between slayer and mate to be the most powerful magic they can share. It will also expedite the fertility clock."

"Fertility clock?" Levy asked cautiously.

"Oh yes, you see when a dragon slayer claims his mate generally there is initially a twelve year wait for the body to adapt to the chemistry of the dragon slayer magic coursing through her blood."

Lucy became confused for a moment. She knew that she didn't have her ring on her at the time of conception. Natsu hadn't proposed until after. But perhaps, she paused mentally before asking, "Is the magic able to operate within a certain radius?"

"Well, it would have to be wouldn't it? I mean how else would the compel to purchase such a gem trigger in either the slayer's or mate's mind?"

"No, not that part of the magic. I mean," she blushed, "the fertility magic."

"Oh, I'd imagine that all the magic in the gem itself is intertwined into the radius of the spell. I never considered that possibility though."

Levy sheepishly looked up at Gajeel then at her own engagement ring. "Is there any stipulation on the magic?"

"The gemstone itself has to somehow correlate to the magic of the dragon slayer. The color that represents the magic generally. But that's only an example."

Levy walked up to Jaspar. "Gajeel is an Iron Dragon Slayer." She held up her hand. "He purchased this black steel engagement ring with both of us in mind. The gemstone itself is found in iron ore. Would that be enough to correlate to his magic to cast your spell upon it?"

"But, Levy, you two have already found each other. You also seem to already have the closest tie between slayer and mate. Why would you need the spell also?" Erza asked.

Levy blushed slightly and looked down at her feet. "Because, I don't want to wait twelve years to become a mother."

Gajeel not prone to show public affection put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her on the crown of her head.

"I'm sure that this would work out nicely. But it takes quite a bit of time to cast the spell. I'm sure you don't want to have this ring out of your sight for the months it will take."

"Months?" Lucy rubbed her belly. She loved Levy and would happily do much for her. But she did not want to be stuck in a log cabin for who knew how many months of her pregnancy.

Jaspar got out of his chair and confirmed that he did indeed at about the same height as Master Makarov. He laid a gnarled hand on Lucy's own. "Relax dear one, I wasn't finished with what I was saying. I think it would be a good idea if we went back to your guild. I'm sure you will happily provide me room and board in exchange for my services." They had come full circle to his original statement of coming with them it seemed.

The group looked at the little old man and became worried. How would he manage the trip? "Again, you worry too much." He went to a large bookshelf that held miscellaneous magical objects. He was surveying over a shelf dedicated to mysterious bottles of liquid concoctions. "Ah, here it is!" He held up a bottle of inky looking liquid. "This is a vial of guild teleportation. If one of you were to use it. It would teleport us to the closest person who also had the same guild mark."

"Can it transport items too? My cart is outside." Erza briefly described her magic to Jaspar. Jaspar shook off her worry and got his own stuff together. Then he insisted that they all went outside to use the vial.

Once outside, Erza held the bottle in her hand standing in the middle of the circle of her friends. She was instructed to pour it on the ground and a magic circle would appear. Each member would then jump through the circle and they would come out on the other side next to their closest guild member. Because of her cart Erza decided to go first. Lucy opted to hold Jaspar's hand to carry him through.

Erza jumped through the midnight blue magic circle that appeared on the snow covered ground. She clutched her cart in her other hand and felt the weight of it as she dropped into nothingness. She collided with something hard and heard a groan of pain underneath her. She quickly moved when she realized she had landed on someone.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry are you quite alright?"

"Erza...?"

Erza gulped as she stared into his dark brown eyes. "Je..Jellal..."

I actually imagined Jaspar more with a Merlin style beard but I couldn't find any custom content for Sims 4 to make that happen.