Third Person Pov

“C’mon Lu! We're almost there!” Levy McGarden calls back to her friend and sees her struggling with getting through the crowds of fish everywhere. It was a really busy day, special too.

“I'm hurrying! I ran into a crowd while you were ahead so-” Lucy Heartfilia protests. Levy flicks some bubbles at her with her tail and cuts her off.

“Excuses excuses. Look, I can see it!” She exclaims, swimming ahead, then coming back with bursts of excitement.

“Finally! Being gone so long makes me really miss it!” Juvia Lockser laughs, referring to the beautiful coral castle in the distance, growing ever larger.

“It'll be nice to see my little brother again, and I bet you can't wait either, huh Wendy?” Cana Alberona looks over at the small blue haired girl, smirking at her red face.

“C-Cana-San!” Wendy Marvell cries out, covering her face while trying the dismiss the thought of seeing Romeo Conbolt again.

“Look! There's the gates!” Erza Scarlet points out, noticing the always hidden passage into the castle grounds.
The girls enter the castle and quickly try to make it into the throne room without getting held up by other friends, Queen Mavis needed them.

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Third Person Pov...On land.

“Come on Salamander! You almost there with that report yet?” Gajeel Redfox growls at the lazy pink haired procrastinator. He had a report on oceanic studies due in an hour, and he was only a third of the way done after working for three hours.

“I'm working on it! And stop calling me tha-” Natsu Dragneel begins to argue.

“Yeah yeah, Just get it done!” Gajeel orders, and throws a pencil at Natsu’s head. He catches it, but glares in the direction of his coworker.

“Guys, you're going to miss lunch.” Gray Fullbuster says. Natsu directs his glare at him. Three seconds later a bell rings loudly.

“Well that's lunch, I'm going.” Jellal Fernandes says, and with Gray, leaves for their lunch break.

“J-Jellal! Don't leave me here!” Natsu calls after him, hungry and hating Gajeel.

“It's your own fault Natsu, you should've finished that report sooner.” Jellal responds, already halfway down the hall.

That same report was the one Lord Zeref had requested. He was obsessed with the ocean, no matter how empty it was to everyone else.