“Galuna Island!?” Crystal said in shock, pulling out the paper Gray gave her from the cube. Uncrumpling it, she looked the page over and found that it was an S-Class job. “S-Class!? You’re taking us on an S-Class mission!? That’s the highest mission there is!” Crystal said in protest, walking up to him and punching him hard in the arm.

“Crystal …” Pinkie said nervously, standing just behind her.

“If you want me to calm down, I won’t! He wants us to go to an island full of demons!” Crystal said in frustration, turning to Pinkie and pointing back to Gray, making him dodge to the side as a few shards of crystal were sent his way.

“I think you should calm down though.” Pinkie said forcefully.

“Why should I?” Crystal growled, growing crystal around one of her clenched fists. “Gray is the idiot that wants to go on this job to try and find someone!” She added, turning to the wall beside her and punching it, causing cracks to form as the crystal around her fist broke apart.

Wanting to stop her in her tracks, as well as to try and calm her down, Gray gathered up his ice magic and launched a spell at Crystal, trapping her in an ice net.

“Ice-Make: Fishnet. Comes in handy when someone needs to calm down.” Gray said, placing his hands in his pockets as he looked at the stunned mage.

“I’m perfectly calm. I just don’t see why you have to go an S-Class job to try and find Lyon.” Crystal said, struggling to keep the anger out of her voice.
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“S-Class? What’s that?” Twilight asked Makarov, observing the guild as they all watched their master to see what his next move would be.

“You’ve been helping for the past couple of months, so it’s no wonder you wouldn’t know. S-Class is the highest rank in the guild. Only four people have access to the job request board and they are the strongest mages here. Reason being that they have the risk of the mage dying if they accept a request. If someone’s taken it, then they’re very stupid.” Makarov explained, hopping off the counter and walking up the stairs to the next floor. “Do you have any idea who’s taken it?” He asked Mirajane once he got to the top of the stairs.

“The only thing I could find were a few ice shards on this side of the bannister.” Mirajane said, walking over and showing him.

“Must have been Gray. Why would he take a job though? He knows the rules.” Makarov said, looking at the slowly melting ice curiously. “Someone needs to bring him back though. Which job did he take?” He asked Mirajane, glancing at the job request board.

“The job to lift the curse off of Galuna Island.” Mirajane said, remembering which ones were on the board and which ones weren’t.

“That one? Hmmm. Twilight, you want to go and get Gray to come back?” Makarov asked her, climbing on top of the bannister and looking down at the Unicorn.

“Is what he did that bad?” Twilight asked, looking up at the both of them.

“Yes. The other S-Class mages won’t be able to get back in time.” Mirajane called down.

“And the others can’t help why?”

“Because they aren’t Unicorns like you. You can do more magic than all of us combined with that horn of yours.” Mirajane answered, disappearing as she climbed down the steps.

“I’ll go and get Gray then. Can I ask for help in case I can’t?” Twilight asked and looked at a couple of the guild members just in case.

“Yes, you can. Who do you want to take?” Makarov grunted, standing behind Twilight and on top of the counter.

“Thank you. I want to take Levy and, is it … Cana?” Twilight asked, looking over at the girl drinking straight from a keg of beer on top of one of the tables.

“That’s right.” Cana said, stopping her drinking for a bit to answer. Looking at Twilight, she placed the keg down next to her, and quirked an eyebrow. “You want me and Levy to help?”

“Yeah, I do. If I’m not able to bring Gray back, then I want you two to help. That okay with you two?” Twilight asked, nervously tapping her index fingers together.

“Fine with me. If we manage to find Crystal along the way, then that’s even better.” Levy said, heading out the door.

“Almost forgot about her.” Twilight mumbled guiltily, following both her and Cana out the door.
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“Remember what you were like on the train?” Pinkie asked Crystal, watching her as they stepped onto a boat Gray managed to procure.

“Yeah … oh no.” Crystal said, feeling queasy just from the mere motion of the rocking boat.

“Do you get motion sickness?” Gray asked her as he carefully sat down, making sure not to capsize them.

“Yeah. I think it’s about to get even worse thanks to what’s happening with me.” Crystal replied, sitting near the edge of the boat in case she really did throw up.

“Which is … what?” He asked, trying to get some more info out of her.

“I’ll tell you when we get there.” Crystal mumbled, wrapping her arms around her stomach gingerly. After her little blow-up in the alley, both of them managed to calm Crystal down by convincing her to go along with them. When she had managed to convince Gray to let her go, she followed the both of them and helped them find a boat, even if it was with a bit of reluctance. When Gray found one, along with someone willing to take them there, Crystal merely groaned, not believing that she was actually doing this.

A fourth person stepped onto the wooden row boat, rocking it slightly as he expertly moved with the motion of the sea to his place on the boat. Crystal looked up at him and saw he had a light grey coat and was wearing a black undershirt, white overcoat and dark, water-resistant pants. He had no shoes on and wore some sort of beanie that was meant for seaweather.

“Who are you?” Pinkie asked, bouncing a bit in her seat.

“I’m the one that will take you three to the island.” He said simply, grabbing an oar and pushing off, directing them to their destination with powerful strokes. “Blackhead said that two of you were mages. I take you to the island so that you can lift the curse, yes?” He asked them.

“Yeah, that’s why we’re going to the island.” Gray answered, leaning back and looking at Crystal worriedly as she leaned over the side, clutching onto the boat so hard her knuckles turned white. “You sure she’s okay?” Gray whispered to Pinkie.

“Yeah, she’s fine.” Pinkie said happily but shot Crystal a worried look all the same.
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“Gray is going to an island so the only logical place to go to would be the port closest to Ponyville.” Twilight said, thinking aloud as she quickly finished checking off the marketplace.

“Of course it would be. How else would he get there?” Cana asked, looking through her pack of magical cards.

“We can just take the train to the port.” Levy suggested, looking over Twilight’s checklist. “You missed one.” She pointed out.

“Thanks. The train doesn’t go to the port, which I think is a stupid idea. We’ll just have to walk there instead.” Twilight said, absently ticking off the item Levy had pointed out. “Checklist done. Now we walk to the port. Shouldn’t be more than about six hours with scheduled rests.” Twilight added, scrolling up the checklist and placing it in her pocket.

“Seriously? You girls are going to walk for six hours straight to the port?” Rainbow called out, landing beside them. “Why are you even going there in the first place?”

“We are going to get Gray and bring him back to the guild.” Twilight answered, looking over to Rainbow, shaking her quill to get the last of the ink off. Once she did, she lit her horn up and teleported the quill, ink and scroll back to her library.

“Gray? The one who’s always half-naked?” Rainbow asked, seeing them nod their heads in confirmation.

“Have you seen him?” Twilight asked, rubbing her wrists to get a bit of circulation into them after having gone over the checklist multiple times.

“Last I saw, him, Crystal and Pinkie were getting into a boat. Not sure where they were headed though.” Rainbow nodded her head, looking confusedly at their reactions. “What?”

“You saw them at the port? How long ago?” Cana asked, folding her arms over her chest after adjusting her bag.

“About three hours? I think?” Rainbow asked, not entirely sure of how long ago she saw them.

“That’s fine, we’ll just have to run then to cut our time in half.” Twilight said, sighing as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

“You seriously think you can run for three hours straight? Why don’t you just use your magic to teleport there?”

“For one, I need to see where I have to go for the teleportation spell to even work. Second, I can’t teleport the three of us without collapsing as soon as I make it to my destination. So we’ll have to run there to make up for lost time.” Twilight explained calmly, turning away from her friend and started to jog in the direction of the port.

“Sorry, no dice.” Rainbow said and grinned, grabbing onto the back of Twilight’s shirt, causing it to tighten around her front. “I’m going to take you there in a fraction of the time.”

“What?” Twilight managed to get out before she was suddenly picked up and flown at an incredibly fast speed towards the port. Once she was set down, she watched Rainbow hightail it back to Ponyville to most likely retrieve the other two. Fixing up her shirt, Twilight sighed as she felt it become loose again. As she was about to scan the horizon for them, a rainbow trail signalled their position. “There they are.” She murmured, crossing her arms over her chest as she tapped her foot.

When Rainbow lighted down, she unwrapped bother her arms from around Levy’s and Cana’s waists, stepping back a bit to shake the stiffness out of them. “Here you go! Told you I could get the three of you here in a few minutes.” Rainbow said proudly.

Levy smoothed her hair and dress as she tried to catch her breath from the sheer speed at which Rainbow had flown. “You weren’t kidding about you taking us here in less than ten minutes.” She gasped, walking forward a bit.

“I’m just glad we got here. Now all we have to do is catch up to Gray and the others.” Cana said, glancing back to Rainbow. “Do you remember which way the were heading?”

“West-North-West. Port’s that way, Twilight.” Rainbow said, walking up to her, grabbing her shoulders, and turning her until she faced in the right direction.

“Ah, right. Thanks. You want to come along and help?” Twilight asked.

“Nah, I got to get back. I promised the CMC, Applejack and Rarity I’d go camping with them. According to Rarity, it takes a couple of days to pack but really? A couple of days? I think she’s just overreacting. Anyway, gotta go.” Rainbow explained, running backwards before turning around and leaping into the air, flying back to Ponyville.
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“Have we made it yet?” Crystal groaned, staying close to the edge of the boat in case she got sick again.

“We are nearly there.” The captain said and turned to look at his three guests. “Do you know what the curse does to people if they stay there long enough?” He asked, crouching down and placing the oar back where he got it from, letting the current and wind power the boat for a bit.

“No. What?” Pinkie asked.

“It does this.” The captain answered, taking off one half of his jacket to show off a mottled, blackened arm. It looked like it was meant to be part of a demon. Pinkie’s and Gray’s eyes widened at the sight while Crystal leaned over the side, staring glumly at the moving ocean below them, watching the stars in the sky fade in and out as the ripples obscured them.

“It turns you into part demon?” Gray asked, eyes boggling at the sight. Pinkie was going to ask the captain something else but she stopped as she noticed he was no longer there.

“He’s gone!” Pinkie said, planting her hands on either side of her head.

“Did he fall in?” Gray asked, quickly looking over either side of the boat for any signs of bubbles.

“I didn’t hear a splash …” Crystal grumbled, leaning back up and looking blearily at the island. “Is it just me, or is that getting closer?” She asked, pointing to the suddenly looming rocks.

“Yup.” Pinkie gulped, immediately clinging onto the boat. “Everyone brace yourselves!” She shouted just in time before the boat smashed against the rocks, flinging the occupants somewhere onto the island.
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“No luck here. What about you?” Levy sighed, trudging back to the proposed meeting place if they didn’t manage to find anyone willing to take them. Along the way there, she had met up with Cana, who only shook her head.

“Nope. Maybe Twilight had some luck.” She suggested, patting Levy on the shoulder. They both walked back to the meeting place, which happened to be a one of the cafes strewn along the dock, hoping to get some of the sailors to buy something to eat or drink. They found Twilight already sitting at one of the outside tables, chatting it up with one of the patrons.

“Who’s this?” Levy asked, taking a seat at the table with them while Cana sat opposite her.

“Oh hi you two. I’m just talking with this captain. He says he can get us to Galuna Island, even if no other captain is willing to take us.” Twilight explained, smiling at him. The captain in question had on a white sailor’s hat, a white jacket with a light blue undershirt, black pants and white sneakers. His coat was a light-green one and he had neon-yellow for his mane and tail.

“How did you manage that one?” Cana asked, pulling out a flask from her bag and taking a swig from it.

“I told him that Princess Celestia asked me to go to this island for a personal reason, along with my two friends. Who could say no to the princess?” Twilight said, sporting an embarrassed blush on her cheeks.

“I did not think you would use your position with the princess like that.” Cana said, quirking an eyebrow at Twilight.

“She is very convincing. We will leave at dawn. No later, no earlier.” The captain said, getting up and tipping his hat in Twilight’s direction and slowly walking away, back to his boat to sleep for the night.

“Where are we going to find accommodation?” Cana asked, watching the captain move away before turning her gaze back to the others.

“No clue, but I’m sure we’ll be able to catch up to them. They should’ve arrived at the island by now, if not then they’re very close to it.” Twilight answered, resting her head against the tabletop while cradling her face in her hands. “This is ending up in a disaster.” She groaned.

“It’s not a disaster. We’ll get on the boat in the morning and then get off at Galuna, depending when we get there, it will be about noonish, I think.” Cana reassured Twilight, patting her on the shoulder.

“Yeah, well, we had better get there as soon as we can. Who knows what’s happening on that island.” Twilight replied, straightening up in her chair and looking at the both of them. She then eyed the flask in Cana’s hand and raised an eyebrow.

“How can you drink that much and still have enough cognitive abilities to think straight?” Twilight asked, referring to the keg of beer she had drunk earlier at the guild.

“I’ve gotten used to it, especially after drinking for five years.” Cana said with a shrug, taking a sip.

“Aren’t you eighteen though?” Twilight asked, jaw dropping in astonishment.

“Yeah, so?” Cana asked, looking pointedly at Twilight.

“Thirteen year-olds can’t drink. Their bodies are unable to handle it.” Twilight explained, stressing the fact that she shouldn’t have even been drinking at that age.

“Turns out my metabolism is stronger than most.” Cana replied, giving Twilight a grin. This shut Twilight up for a moment, giving Levy a chance to speak.

“There’s accommodation not far from here. I found it while searching for someone to take us to the island. It’s fairly cheap too so there’s that.” Levy interjected, placing her hands flat on the table.

“Not like there’s any other option. Let’s go with that.” Cana agreed, standing up while putting her flask away. She then gripped Twilight’s shoulder and brought her to a standing position as well. “Come on. Levy, can you lead us there? I think I broke her brain.” Cana said with a chuckle, gently steering Twilight in Levy’s wake.

Author's Notes:

Sorry about the different perspective changes. If you don't like they way they constantly switch, comment why below and I'll try my best to fix it up for the next chapter.

More info for the Fishnet spell - http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Ice-Make:_Fishnet