*Northern Mistral, Remnant; June 11, 2019; 1:45 PM*

Oreonna ran towards Neo, dodging an orange-colored energy blast and blocking a kick with her Viola.

The second Oreonna's blade clashed with her mother's, Neo quickly shattered. Another illusion!

Neo leaped over her daughter and sped towards her at lightning speed, trying to work in a quick slash.

The half-Faunus was quicker, side-stepping to avoid the blade and smacking her mother in the back with her literal instrument of death.

Neo flipped onto her feet, shooting multiple energy blasts before racing behind her and trying to gain an upper hand.

Both hunters collided, each one carrying out devastating blows against the other.

Trying to end their spar quickly, Neo swept her umbrella underneath Oreonna's feet, surrounding her with copies of herself.

Oreonna then slammed her instrument into the ground, breaking every last illusion and blowing Neo away.

Neo leaped up to her feet, a proud smile on her face.

"Not bad, kid.." She smiled.

Oreonna returned the praise with a grin and a flick of her catlike ears.

"You've had a lot of time to adjust with the Fall Maiden's power. You almost had me once or twice." She replied.

Neo sat down, taking a minute to catch her breath as Oreonna sat next to her.

"You're still in contact with Auburn, right?" Neo asked.

"Actually yes. She's with Cade and their parents in Fiore. You've been there before, right?" Oreonna wondered.

"I haven't been there, but I do remember Beta being from there. Never really liked him, though.." Neo answered.

"So.. You were asking about Auburn?" Oreonna tried getting back on the subject.

"Oh, yeah. Your friend seems like a good training partner for you. And the weirdest thing is that she's so unlike both her parents." Neo figured.

"I guess that's true, we were able to stand our ground with Cinder." Oreonna agreed.

"Hm... About Cinder.. In your timeline, she has every maiden's powers, right?" Neo wondered.

"Unfortunately. Thank dust she went mostly after Cade, otherwise, we might not even be here."

"And she's followed the three of you in this timeline?" Neo questioned.

"Yeah.. I've heard that Mr. Walker would be the one to take care of her, but.." Oreonna wondered.

"Alex can barely handle a little scuffle with another version of his own son, much less Cinder." Neo scoffed.

"I'm guessing that's why he's been training himself to death.." Oreonna realized.

"Listen, Oreonna. I don't mind you hanging out with Auburn or Cade, but I can't stand those two idiots leading the charge. Even so, if you want to go with them, I'm not gonna get in the way." Neo sighed.

"Thanks, mom..!" Oreonna smiled.

"Just remember that if things don't go well, you still have your father and I." Neo reminded her.

"I promise." Oreonna swore.

A younger Oreonna had been observing their entire conversation with interest, eyes widened at the fact that her older self was so cool.

The older Oreonna grabbed her Scroll and started texting Auburn.

Oreonna:

Mom's letting me come with you guys! :DDD

Auburn:

I'll let Mom and Dad know. Mom's asking what your Mother thinks of her.

Oreonna:

About as well as you'd expect..

Yang:

Even after the apology gift basket?!

*Fairy Tail Guild Hall; Magnolia Town, Fiore; June 11, 2019; 2:00 PM*

Alex looked through the assignment board, looking for a job.

"Hey, Alex!" Yang poked his back.

"Oh, hey. So, how did everything go with the whole 'introduction' thing?" Alex asked.

"Well, on one hand, we'll fit in perfectly.. Most of the people here are orphans, and this one guy's a parent, just like us! On the other hand..." Yang's voice trailed off.

"What did you do..?" Alex grumbled.

"We need to rebuild three tables." Yang answered.

"Why did I even ask? Anyways, I guess you got your mark already." Alex continued.

"Yep!" Yang grinned.

"Okay.. So, where'd you have Mira put it?" Alex asked.

"Left arm." She replied.

"Really? Knowing you, I thought you would've chosen a creepier place." Alex groaned.

"'Creepier' as in..?" Yang asked.

"Not keeping up that minefield of a conversation.. I'm just going to look for a job, and we'll be on our wa-"

Alex was quickly punched in the side.

"LET'S SEE HOW STRONG YOU ARE, NEWBIE!!" Natsu yelled.

"Sit the f**k down, pinkie!" Alex uppercutted the fiery Mage off of him.

"Smart move, new guy." Gray commented.

"Uh, sir... Your clothes.." Cade winced.

Grey screamed and went off to look for his clothes.

Cade and Lucy, another Mage, watched the chaos from the bar, the former completely surprised at the sight.

"How often does this happen?" Cade asked.

"Once or twice a day." Lucy replied.

"Once or twice?!" Alex gaped.

"Oh, hell yeah!" Yang grinned, joining in the brawl nearby.

Alex crawled off towards the bar. He was already used to stuff like this, thanks to Vanoss and his crew. But the fact that they were all around as strong as he was, he found a bit disconcerting.

"I guess being involved in this crap a couple times a day is decent training.." Alex commented.

"Why would you need training?" Lucy asked.

"Well, it's a lot to explain, but the short version is that I have a number of problems I need to fix within a year and a half." Alex shrugged.

"Well, I'd be interested to hear all about it later, but until then, I've already found us a job. Lucy, round up Natsu and Gray. The new recruits can join us if they'd like." Erza decided.

"We'll go. Besides, we need whatever money we can get." Cade nodded.

"Let's hope this mission doesn't end up like they usually do." Alex and Lucy simultaneously mumbled.

Alex blinked.

"Okay, what happens with you?" Alex sighed.

"Natsu sets everything on fire, Gray freezes whatever Natsu missed, and Erza..." Lucy explained.

"If it makes you feel any better, that sounds a lot better than what happens with me. At most, an entire continent was completely wrecked." Alex said.

Lucy screamed.

"AN ENTIRE CONTINENT?! WHAT IS UP WITH YOU?!"

*Location Unknown; June 12, 2019; 1:30 PM*

"Lady Salem. The Unity team is growing stronger and stronger. I think it's almost time we begin Phase One." Cinder confessed.

Salem scowled at the lack of foresight Cinder suddenly had.

"Have your years in power made you so lacking in concentration?" Salem asked.

"Lady Salem.. I.." Cinder began to explain herself.

"I am aware of how strong the Unity Team has become.. That's why I've prepared some... Reinforcements.." Salem continued.

"Reinforcements?" Cinder asked.

Salem nodded.

"No plan can be seen through without supplementary assistance. The Grimm are decent pillagers, but they are inconsistent. Vulnerable. So I've been looking for the perfect assistants to my plan." Salem explained.

She summoned a small glyph, revealing a crystal ball.

"Our enemies have used this to their advantage.. Now, it shall be their downfall.." Salem continued, looking inside the crystal ball.

Cinder peeked inside the ball as well, and grinned at what she saw.

A golden sphere, adorned with ancient markings and pulsating with energy..

The Summoning Key.

Author's Notes:

And with that, the next part of the story is revealed: The Coven Arc.

A fully powered Cinder Fall, hordes of Grimm, possibly the Apothicons..

Normally, I'd save something of this caliber as the epic conclusion of a story, but I'll be honest..

There's a lot more going on than what I've revealed.