The crowd of newly minted mages smiled as they made their way back to the guild, already seeing that the building is luckily intact. Lex in particular was half expecting the large building to be shaking from a fight, what with her luck and how Fairy Tail can be.

The crowd entered the guild, watching as the current members and Displaced all hung around one another, spotting Flora and Nate manning the bar in Zen and Adria’s absence. The duo took the position as Lex hugged her Displaced family before teleporting to the second floor, sitting on the railing with her legs crossed.

“Now then. Now that we are all gathered, it is time to announce who will be getting a promotion to their next rank, as well as the ranks of the recently tested members.” She turns to the Displaced. “The Displaced have their own rank and title, Displaced obviously, which is equal to that of an S-Class wizard. Any objections to this rule?” No one raised a fuss, knowing just how strong the other dimensional beings are.

“Now then, let’s see here. We are going to start with the newer members and where they are ranked. The new Genin mages of the Guild are; Maeve Riftwall, Arakunia, Amaterasu Shiranui, Unmei Gaidancu, Saya Source, Joy Fleese, Marnie Daisy, Gilded Breeze, Bertha Will, and Verdant Tavernda.” Lex allowed the guild to applaud the new youngsters, officially, to the guild as mages.

“The new Chunin mages of the guild are; Capper Dapperpaws, Violet Tavernda, Adria Riftwall, Sythe Slain, Willow Wisp, Scarlet March, Madness Marigold, Kathrine Spot, and Dawn Lightwing.” Bigger applause as there are more people clapping.

“The new Jounin mages of the guild are; Amber, Aspen Marigold, Reni, Cobalt Will, Fizzle, and Laruma.” Even more clapping with more people! Lex smiled before looking back to her Archive list floating next to her.

“There are no new Kage or Rai mages as of yet, but I just know that will change during the next examination. So with that out of the way, the following mages have been promoted from Genin to Chunin; Raine Jewel, Fluttershy, Rarity Belle, Echo, Silk Song, Swift Service, Nate Quartz, and finally Pinkie Pie.

The Chunin who have now been promoted to Jounin are; Bladed Wind, Azure Skies, Star Burst, and Zecora.

Jounin Promotions to Kage are as follows; Emerald Blizzard, Legacy Tracer, and Trixie Lulamoon. Finally, there are no promotions to Rai.” Lex smiled as everyone cheered, now being able to enjoy their new ranks and such.

“Now that all the boring stuff is out of the way, what do you guys say we show these Newbies how Fairy Tail party’s!” The cheers were near deafening, making Lex glad she had a clone put Yoru to sleep in her room and soundproofed it. “For those who are feeling up for it,” Lex pointed to the stage near the back, where many now noticed several clones of Lex setting up instruments, microphones and stage lights. “Who wants to have some karaoke in the guild hall!”

“Hell yeah!” Nat and Sora yelled out. Adam smirked wide as he saw Lex had an electric guitar and amp set up as well. Ed and his group all cheered as well. Lex smirked as a few of her clones popped, before Lex raised her hand, index finger up.

“Alright Fairy Tail! Let’s party!”

***Each Story starts their individual POV per chapter here. Not sure if you want to show the others singing, so added these links just in case***

“Cheers!” I smiled as I took a long swig of some cider Zen brought my table, watching as my friends, new and old, all took their own drinks. At least most of them.

Like she had asked for before, Yang was at the bar with a fancy glass that had a Strawberry Sunrise in it, complete with the tiny umbrella. The blond had a near visible aura that said she wanted to be left alone for a while, so I managed to convince the others to give her some space and to mingle with the guild. It wasn’t that hard, especially for RWB to leave their Y alone for a bit.

The long table I was at was full of cheer as everyone got to have fun with one another. Neo was signing to the dragons, Reni, Laruma and Amber, about some of her ‘adventures’ in our timeline. They seemed interested, mostly Laruma, about some of the grimm and huntsman she had faced prior to our Displacement.

Ruby had a big smile on her face as she talked to Bladed Wind, Star Burst, Sythe and Shining about their weapons and armor, taking the chance to show off Crescent Rose to this world's ponies.

Pyrrha was talking with Aspen about her team as well as names for her dragon when it hatched. Speaking of, Weiss was one of the few not drinking and instead was playing with Boreas along with Penny, who kept stopping to check her own egg.

Blake was kinda off to the side, talking with Kathrine and Willow while purposefully avoiding eye contact with any of the canines in the room. At least she was talking with people instead of actually all, as Ruby so aptly put it, Blake-y.

I took another swig of some whiskey I got. I don’t know what they do here, but this was a hell of a lot better than the crap Qrow let me drink when we met a few months back. Good thing aura apparently burns off alcohol influence very quickly depending on how much you have. I am tempted to go out with Qrow and see how much I can take since I have nearly as much Aura as Jaune did according to Pyrrha.

“Hey Adam.” I turned to Polearm as he shimmied over on the bench. “Once you’re finished, wanna head back and have a spar?” I raised a brow as I took another sip. “I saw how high you scored during the MPF, but I know you are more of a swordsman than a mage, so I wanna see how good you are.”

“Really now? I suppose I could use a good fight. I’ve been pretty chill today.” I replied, downing the rest of my drink and slamming it down with a sigh, unconsciously getting the others attention. “How do you wanna do this?”

“No holds barred? I wanna see you at your best.” Was Polearms reply as he slammed his own drink down. I grinned and nodded, extending Ember Celica around my wrists.

“Let’s do this.” I turned to the others who looked curious and a little concerned. “Pole and I are going to go have a spar in the back. Anyone wanna come?”

“I wanna watch.” Ruby stated, sipping the last of her milkshake.

“I suppose it could be interesting to see you go all out.” Weiss added, giving Boreas an apple slice.

“You know I am coming with.” Penny stated, Neo nodded in her head next to her. “What about you Pyrrha?”

“No thank you. I think I’ll just relax here in the guild.” The Amazon declined before walking up and heading to the bar. I shrugged as she left.

“You think I could join in?” Shining Armor questioned. I glanced to Polearm, who shrugged and nodded. “Thanks. Wanna come watch Caddy?” The pink alicorn nodded, quickly drinking the last of her own mug. I glanced towards Blake, who was now talking to Nat, and then to Yang, who was calmly just eating a wrap.

“Let’s go guys.” The group all nodded and we made our way to the door. This should be a fun time killer.

I wonder how strong Polearm and Shining Armor are?

’Hooooly crap!’

That was all I could think before I was forced to dodged a bolt of lightning coming from the Lightning Emperor clad Shining, then raised my sword to parry a very fast slash from Polearm’s own blade.

We had only been fighting for a few minutes but already I knew I screwed up by not taking them seriously from the get go, so I am stuck on the defensive and playing catch up. I started going all out barely a minute ago, and so did the other two, as Shining finally requiped armor and Polearm seemed to suddenly get faster.

I narrowed my eyes as I began to fall into my battle mentality, whipping my blade out and returning it like a viper strike, deflecting many of Shining projectiles, before backflipping away from Polearm. I landed and went on the attack, using my still superior speed to slash and try and break Polearm’s guard. I had to disengage as Shining came in with his spear to try and stab and/or shock us.

I am not sure how long the three of us went back and forth in this spar of ours. But I do know I needed my aura when Pole managed to land a strike on my back and Shining managed to burn me once. Likewise Shining was forced to change armours at least three times to defend himself while Pole was in a firm stance and got a few hits here and there.

Before long though, there was a loud ringing that brought our attention to the crowd watching. Penny was holding out her scroll, which had a timer and the aura metre that we were using to decide who wins.

“And the winner is....no one! It’s a tie!” Penny cheered, but that just made me and guys slump as we saw the metre was at the same for all of us.

“Damn it I was hoping to win.” Shining muttered, Requipping back into his casual clothes while Pole sheathed his sword. I sighed and picked up my spent shotgun shells. I didn’t need my sister getting on my case for leaving ammo around where the kids could grab them by mistake.

I nodded thanks to Weiss as she passed water to each of us while we made our way back into the guild. I could hear some of the members on the stage, making me smile as I heard the cheer coming from the building.

I saw Rarity walking off the stage as the guild clapped for the unicorn, but I noticed she looked a little disappointed. I couldn’t really see what or who she was staring at as she walked away to her friends, but I hope things work out for her.

“Oh oh, Adam!” I turned to my girlfriend as she got an excited expression on her face. “Why don’t you go up and play something?”

“Seriously?” Weiss muttered behind me. I then remember WBY didn’t know I can play guitar.

“I’m not sure babe.” I halfheartedly resisted as Penny began to drag me to the stage.

“Come on, its been forever since I last heard you play! This will be fun!” Penny cheered, still dragging me, while I noticed the others grabbing a table near the stage. Ruby had a big grin on her face, same with Neo. Weiss looked on with a raised brow. I noticed Nat was talking with Blake and Yang, and it seemed rather serious.

“Come on Adam!” I rolled my eyes, but grinned anyways as I was dragged backstage. “Alright. How does this work?”

“You tell me the song, and the others get to the instruments while you take the stage and any instrument you wanna use.” I admittedly jumped a bit at my sisters voice, and turned to Lex, or rather one of her clones, that was hanging out backstage. At least she made it easy to tell who is the original since the clones have black stripes in their hair instead of her normal gold.

“Oh, so you...what, scan the singers mind for what the song sounds like if you didn’t know it?” I questioned while heading over to one of the guitars.

“Pretty much. But I don’t think we’ll need to do that with you little bro.” A clone resting by a drum set said. “We and the boss already know most of the music you listened to back home.” Another clone by a digital keyboard stated. “So just name the song, and we’ll looked through our memories for it.” The last clone, the first one I was talking to, finished.

“Please don’t do that! You know people finishing each other’s sentences have always freaked me out!” I yelled at my sister(s?), grabbing the electric guitar I was looking at. Penny gave me a double thumbs up before heading back to the others. I sighed and nodded to the Lex clones before taking out my scroll and showing them the songs I wanted to do.

“Well now. This will be fun. Let’s do this bro!” I nodded to the clones cheer, heading through the curtains.

“Alright Fairy Tail! Who’s having a fun night?!” The guild all cheered at the clones call. “Now then. This karaoke thing is about to turn up, with the first Displaced of the night! Give a quick cheer to my little brother, the Grimm huntsman, Adam Taurus!” I admit a little stage fright set in as I walked up with the guitar in hand, looking over the crowd of the guild as they cheered.

“Hey everyone, I guess this is a first for me. So, tonight, I am going to play a couple songs from home, and hopefully not screw it up in the process.” I smiled as the guild laughed a bit. I managed to see Blake and Yang watching from a back table with raised brows, and sent them a quick wink. “Now, I hope you enjoy this little show of mine. Let’s rock Fairy Tail!”

Reluctant Heroes

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The guitar rift was first before it was followed by my sister on the keyboard, and before I knew it, my own voice echoed through the guild.

“Day by day
We have lost our edge
Don’t you know?
Forgotten is the life we’ve led
Now it seems
You don’t care what the risk
The peaceful times, they have made us blind

Can’t look back
They will not come back
Can’t be afraid
It time after time
So once again
I’m hiding in my room
The peaceful times, they have made us blind

So you can’t fly if you never try
You told me, oh long ago
But you left the wall
Outside the gate
So more than ever, it’s real

It was like a nightmare
It’s painful to me
Because nobody wants to die too fast
Remember the day of grief
Now its strange for me
I could see your face
I could hear your voice

Remember the day we met
It’s painful for me
Because nobody wants to die too fast
Remember the day we dreamt
It’s painful for me
I could see your face
I could hear your voice”

During the small pause in singing I allowed my eyes to drift over the crowd. The guild members were all cheering in excitement, clearly getting into the song. I didn’t know where this singing came from, but I am not going to complain.

Ruby and Penny were likewise cheering loudly, Neo next to them only smiling and clapping. Weiss’s jaw nearly hit the table, Boreas cooing on her head.

The Bumblebee duo in the back were wide eyed as I played my song, their faces not hiding their expression of shock. Though, even from my position I could see Yang struggling not to nod her head to the beat. I managed a smirk before I started the second half.

“Song for the reluctant heroes
Oh give me your strength
Our life is so short
Song for the reluctant heroes
I wanna be brave like you

Song for the reluctant heroes
Oh give me your strength
Our life is so short
Song for the reluctant heroes
I wanna be brave like you

Can’t look back
They will not come back
Can’t be afraid
It time after time
So once again
I’m hiding in my room
The peaceful times, they have made us blind

So you can’t fly if you never try
You told me, oh long ago
But you left the wall
Outside the gate
So more than ever, it’s real

It was like a nightmare
It’s painful to me
Because nobody wants to die too fast
Remember the day of grief
Now its strange for me
I could see your face
I could hear your voice

Remember the day we met
It’s painful for me
Because nobody wants to die too fast
Remember the day we dreamt
It’s painful for me
I could see your face
I could hear your voice

It was like a nightmare
It’s painful to me
Because nobody wants to die too fast
Remember the day of grief
Now its strange for me
I could see your face
I could hear your voice

Remember the day we met
It’s painful for me
Because nobody wants to die too fast
Remember the day we dreamt
It’s painful for me
I could see your face
I could hear your voice”

Once the instrumental and synths ended, the crowd immediately began cheering louder than before, clearly excited and happy after the song.

I sighed in relief as I finished, shaking my hands and taking a glass of ice water from Lex’s clone. I normally didn’t sing, at least back home, but I have a sneaking suspicion some magic is in the air around me that made me start singing.

My voice was a little sore, but not nearly as bad as I thought it would be since, again, I don’t sing. Though, I guess that is a lie now.

“Alright everybody! Wasn’t that a ride!?” The crowd cheered in excitement at Lex’s call. “So, who wants some more?!”

I blinked at my sister's clone, then to my actual sister, who was talking to Edward. The crowd was cheering again, making me blush and rub my head as I never really was much of a performer.

“I-I’m not so sure.” I muttered into the mic, earning a crowd of calls from the crowd. I rubbed my head again, before glancing to the back where Yang and Blake were talking. I raised a brow as the two seemed to come to an agreement, before making their way closer. They stopped at the table the others were sitting at.

Then they began yelling.

“Come on Adam! You can do better than that!” Blake yelled with a smug grin. For some reason, my eye began to twitch.

“Yeah, you call that music?! Give us something bigger!” Yang cheered as well, grinning as my eye continued to twitch.

That was a low blow. No one messes with my music!

“Come on Adam! Try again, encore and all that crap!” The blond continued, before loudly slamming her metal hand on the table. She started quiet, but soon the guild began to fill up with her chant.

“TAU-RUS! TAU-RUS! TAU-RUS! TAU-RUS!”

My face probably went red, my eye continuing to twitch while my hands began to shake.

“ALRIGHT!” The crowd stopped at my yell, luckily it wasn’t into the mic. “You want more? Let’s kick this up another level!” The crowd all cheered as I yelled that. I turned to the Lex clones, and tapped my head. They nodded and I felt a foreign yet familiar presence in my brain.

I smirked and gripped the guitar, sending a small nod to my friends, before lightly scraping my fingers against the strings. I tapped my foot to get the rhythm built, and thought to Lex.

“One, two. Three!”

The guitar rift mixed with the drums as I started, smirking as the crowd all jumped at the sudden and loud start. Then, I began the vocals.

Believe

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“I won’t fall to pieces
Counting up these scars
Things that keep me decent
Never seemed so far

Believe
In letting go
I was born from sin

Believe
In taking hold
Power from within, I’m

Holding onto seconds
To make em’ turn into minutes
Counting all my blessings
I never want him to finish, no

Climbing all my towers
This evil’s gotta diminish
We’ll never grow apart
I’m by your side (I’m by your side)

Believe
I can Achieve
See this fire in my soul
Will guide me right to you

Believe
I fear nothing
See I’ve come to clip your wings
Can you hear the angels sing?

Come to clip your wings
Can you hear the angels sing?
Come to clip your wings
Can you hear the angels sing?

It’s like cold hands around my neck
Not a life that I’d come to expect
No rest for the wicked, I’ve come to learn
It’s not the fire inside that’s gonna burn

Everybody living day by day
Not knowing what lies
And waits no

Got my own vengeance on my mind
Gonna right the wrongs
That took place on that day

(What could I have done?
I’m by your side
What could I have done?)

Believe
I can Achieve
See this fire in my soul
Will guide me right to you

Believe
I fear nothing
See I’ve come to clip your wings
Can you hear the angels sing?

Come to clip your wings
Can you hear the angels sing?
Come to clip your wings
Can you hear the angels sing?”

The soft piano finished the song, letting me relax and catch my breath. My hearing though, nearly went out as the crowd before me cheered loudly. I managed a grin as I left the stage and rested the guitar on the back amp. One of the clones patted my shoulder as I made my way out to the others.

“Adam!” I lost my balance as a couple living guided missiles impacted my chest, sending me to the ground.

“Why?” I groaned as Penny and Ruby were blabbering atop my chest about my music.

I managed to look past the two excited girls, seeing everyone else I brought with me laughing at my position. Even Pyrrha was looking away and covering her mouth!

Eventually I had enough and placed my hands over the mouths of the two girls still sitting on my chest. I leveled them an unamused frown as they seemed to just now realize what just happened.

They managed to barely keep themselves from laughing in embarrassment, quickly getting off me as I got myself up. Ruby was nervously rubbing the back of her head, while Penny was just smiling that same smile of her, trying to act all innocent, but her red face ruined that.

I rolled my eyes, and messed up their hair, earning indignant yelps from the duo as I walked over to the table with a grin.

My grin grew as I just now noticed Yang’s impressed smile. “I think it goes without saying, I know my way around a guitar.”

“Hehe, no argument here bully.” I frowned at her lame pun, not even gracing her with a response as I sat down and immediately took her drink. “Hey!”

“I normally don’t sing and I just had to do two songs. I need one of these.” I told her before drinking all of it in one go, sighing as the alcohol burned my throat a bit before I used Qrow’s method of burning it off.

“Not cool Adam.” I just raised a brow with a grin, earning a pair of narrowed red eyes in return.

“Oh, well what are you going to do blondie?” I grinned as Yang began to grind her teeth, before her eyes suddenly went back to their normal violet, and she smirked.

I raised a brow, but couldn’t do much else as I felt a strong and painful electrical current running through my body, making me jittery and fall onto the floor again.

“I don’t need to do anything when your girlfriend holds your leash.” I heard her say as I saw Penny looked down at me with a grin, her right arm still sparking with electricity.

“N-n-not c-c-cool!” I managed to stutter out, the current dying in my body as I muscles tightened and then went slack.

“Sorry Adam, but we all know how much Yang likes her Strawberry Sunrise.” The ginger above me replied as she took a seat, while I was slowly getting control of my body again.

“Yeah you kinda had that one coming.” Ruby stated, the tri-coloured mute next to her nodding as she took a shot of some alcohol she had with her.

All I did was the most mature action I could take at the moment I sat up.

I stuck my tongue out at them.

“Hahahahahh!” I glanced over to a suddenly laughing Blake, who was trying to calm herself as she sat at the table. “I-I’m sorry! But your face is too good! I never thought I’d see the day Adam would look so childish!”

That destroyed the underlying tension like a bomb as the group descended into laughter. I smiled as I managed to get up, seeing the damaged team RWBY, Neo, Pyrrha and Penny all smiling happily as they laughed.

“Hey.” I turned to Penny, who just smiled. “Thanks for bringing us together.”

“Anytime babe.” I replied, giving her a side hug as the group devolved into merriment.

“‘Hic’ you know you can’t beat me d-dude. So why don’ ‘hic’ don’t you c-call it quits?” Yang tried to say, her red face betraying just how far she had gone into the bottle. I’ll admit I was a fair bit buzzed myself, but nowhere near as much as the bombshell before me.

Turns out I can handle my liquor pretty well. Who knew?

I admittedly lost count of how many drinks the two of us had, the small towers of mugs only giving me a rough estimate since Zen had been refilling some of them as we called him.

I honestly don’t remember how we got here, but all I knew was that a slightly tipsy Yang had challenged me to a drinking contest since her uncle wasn’t here. Blake was hanging out with Pyrrha and Weiss and Ruby, Neo and Penny were all properly meeting and greeting the guild members of this world, so I was kinda left alone at the time.

I knew that both of us were using Qrow’s aura trick to burn off the effects of the alcohol before it would hit us, but it seemed the amount of aura is also important, and since I have more than her, I have been doing pretty well.

At least I think I have. This is only my fifth time going out drinking.

“Y-you know Adam, you’re ‘hic’ not all that- ‘hic’ all that bad.” The drunk managed to slur out, taking a big swig from her mug. “You would ‘hic’ would have been a gre- ‘hic’ great party pal.”

“Alright, now I know you’re drunk.” I replied with a grin, almost wincing at the sensation of the liquids in my stomach. I finished the last of the drink in my mug, before seeing the others slowly making their way over.

[“Wow, you guys really don’t mess around.”] Neo signed, her eyes wide at all the mugs around Yang and I.

I chuckled a bit in embarrassment, before noticing a wobbly Penny being supported by Weiss and Ruby. They saw my raised brow and sighed.

“She is a bit of a lightweight apparently.” Weiss stated, helping Penny to the table as the ginger giggled aloud.

“How many drinks did she have?” I questioned, scooting over to her.

“Two bottles of hot apple cider.” Ruby answered, chugging her own non alcoholic cider.

“Really?”

“She’s never had alcohol before, remember?” Pyrrha added, looking a little pink in the face, but still coherent.

I was going to respond, but was stopped again, this time by my clearly drunk girlfriend all but jumping onto me, wrapping herself around me like she was a sloth. I raised a brow as she was just giggling to herself.

Then I blushed brighter as she began to nuzzle into my neck, her natural scent invading my senses. Damn these increased senses for allowing me to pick up some pheromones!

“Eheheh, so ‘hic’ so comfy.” I glanced to the others for some help, but they were either trying to hide a smile (Ruby), struggling to contain their laughter (Neo), blushing and looking away (Pyrrha and Blake), or facepalming (no need to say who is doing that).

I rolled my eyes and tried to adjust myself as my giggly girlfriend was just hanging off me, seemingly happy for no reason. The sudden roar of laughter from my drinking buddy told me all I needed to know about how Yang sees this.

I sighed, resigning myself to being a cushion to Penny as the others took their own seats.

We all perked up as someone was tapping the mic a couple times, gaining our attention. Why did I just now notice Lex was on stage. And, wasn’t she just singing.

‘Wow, I must be more out of it than I thought.’ I blinked a couple times, catching the music over the members in the guild. ‘Hotaru? I remember this song.’

I smiled as my eldest sister began to sing in Japanese, causing my friends to become curious. The tone was so soft, so relaxing, I remember the last time I was listening to this song was during Nat’s high school graduation two and a half years ago.

I relaxed as the tone of the music flowed through and over me, and I knew the others as they all visibly relaxed. I felt Penny relax and rest against me, almost falling asleep. Yang was the same, her head resting on Blake’s shoulder, seeming to use her hair as a pillow.

Weiss smiled as Boreas yawned, wrapping herself around the Ice Queens shoulders and nodding off. Pyrrha, Ruby and even Neo all smiled and relaxed as the song continued, allowing themselves to relax.

I smiled warmly, calmly adjusting Penny in my arms so she was actually resting against my chest instead of hanging off my shoulders. I felt her go somewhat limp in my arms as the alcohol in her system finally made her fall asleep.

I sighed to myself as Lex finished the song, the soft cheers from the crowd making my sister smile widely. I was curious when she used some kind of magic that made a beam of blue light pass through the heads of all the still awake guild members, but considering almost all of them were heading to the door and Lex made a bunch more clones, I knew she was giving them the go ahead to head to bed.

I gave a quick glance around, seeing all the Displaced in the room looking at Lex, who just raised her hand, and I noticed the door to the basement was glowing. I glanced to Kairi, who nodded, the message clear.

Time to go home.

Adam Epilogue

Walking back through the portal, we found ourselves back near the backyard of the house. The portal made an odd powering down sound, before turning off and shrinking so it was barely bigger than my hand. I gotta love that time lord magic.

“Well, I am going to bed.” Weiss stated, carrying her dragon in her arms as they made their way back to the RWBY house first.

“Weiss! Wait up!” Ruby ran after her partner, and I could swear I saw a grin on Weiss’ face.

“Adam.” I turned to Blake, who was still carrying the now unconscious Yang on her back. “We’ll see you later. Take care of her will ya?”

“I should be telling you that.” I responded with a good natured grin, before looking at Yang and grinning wider. “And try not to test how soundproof your room is.”

“What do you mean?” I didn’t answer, just turning and walking back to the house while Neo and Pyrrha were heading to the JNPR house, the mute having a shit-eating grin on her face while Pyrrha was blushing brightly.

I knew Yang would answer for me, and considering I heard a loud meow-like yelp behind me, I knew Yang was taking care of Blake.

I managed to open the door to the house, glance at the clock on the wall. It was just after 2 am, so pretty late. I glanced to the living room where Qrow was asleep on the couch while I sensed Oscar in his room.

Making my way silently through the house, I managed to get Penny’s door open. As gently as I could, I placed the sleeping former android off my back and onto her bed, before placing her dragon egg on its own little bed she made.

I glanced at my girlfriend, seeing how her hair was spread about the bed, blushed, before shaking my head and helping into the bed properly. She’ll probably be a little annoyed about sleeping in her clothes, but I am NOT about to change her into her pyjamas myself.

At least, I was planning on leaving, before I felt something grip my arm, and the next thing I knew, I was on my back. On the bed. With a hazy eyed Penny holding herself above me with a big grin.

“Hey babe.” I blushed at Penny’s slightly slurred, but extremely low and sultry tone. “Where did you think you were going?”

“P-P-Penny! You’re awake?” I managed to stutter, my face going redder as Penny lowered herself to nuzzling into the crook of my neck. Why, why does she smell so good?! And why is dragging her chest against mine!?

“Hehehe, you smell nice.” That wasn’t an answer. “I wonder why you were going to leave? Did you not wanna sleep?”

‘What is she talking about? Is she more drunk than I thought?’

“Maybe you’ll spend the night working on that cork board?” I froze. “Maybe planning to talk with Ozma about Salem and his plan? About Jinn and her answer?”

“How-” I blinked, turning red as Ruby’s cape as suddenly my mouth was covered by Penny’s.

“Hehe, I knew that would getcha.” She muttered against me. She pulled back, and I was going to try and talk, but froze when I saw Penny taking her dress off. “I don’t like sleeping in this thing.”

My mind was short circuiting, trying and failing to compute what was going on, and I only managed to get control of myself when I noticed I was missing everything covering my top while Penny was working on my belt. I grabbed her hand, stopping her as she got the loop undone. I got a look at her, seeing she was wearing a very nice pair of tan underwear and her black stockings, while her hazy eyes were a little more focused.

“Penny, don’t you think you’re going a little fast? You’re clearly not in your right mind and are letting some kind of instincts take over.” She frowned, making me feel a little bad, but I didn’t want her to do something I’ll regret later.

Penny let go of my belt and raised herself up so she was face to face with me. She was silent, making me a little nervous, but as I turned to look away, she grabbed my face and forced me to look back at her.

She looked, scared. Her eyes had a faint mist, but it was clear to me she was at least coherent right now.

“Somethings coming.” I raised a brow as she lowered herself and kissed my forehead. “Something big is coming. I don’t know how I know.” She kissed my cheek. “I don’t know what it is.” She kissed my nose. “I don’t know what is going to happen, but I don’t want it to take anyone away.” She pulled back, tears slowly falling from her eyes and onto me.

“Adam. I don’t want….I don’t want to lose anyone else. I don’t want to see you, or Ruby, or Weiss, or Pyrrha, or Neo, anyone else to disappear. Adam I-” I cut her off this time, grabbing her cheek and gently placing my lips against hers.

Penny stiffened, then relaxed as I used my free hand to gently push her, flipping us over.

“You won’t.” I placed a kiss on her forehead. “I won’t let anyone else die.” I kissed her cheeks. “I won’t let Salem and her cronies take anyone away.” I kissed her nose. “I won’t.” I looked at her, in her beautiful green eyes. “I won’t allow any of it. Whatever is coming, we’ll stop it.” I moved my arms, carefully pulling her hands above her head, interlocking our hands. Penny glanced to our hands, before looking up at me, and tearily smiling.

“Together?”

“As one.”

I released a held breath as I finished my drink, the second of many to come for the night surely. Only twenty minutes into the party and already many are starting a ruckus. I let myself relax near the back of the room, not really one for crowds, especially if they are as rowdy as the Fiore Fairy Tail. And considering I saw the Minotaur and that giant abyssian armwrestling each other, I knew a fight was going to break out at some point.

I managed to convince Sora to go over to the other kids with the excuse to hang out with our niece and nephew a bit more, this time actually doing so as her original form.

My sister really needed to learn to act her age sometimes, and not just to spontaneously act like a kid one moment, and then act like an adult the next.

I saw my marefriend breaking off to hang out with her counterparts, clearly having a better connection to Ed’s Twilight than this world. Though that was only because the two have hung out before this, so Dusk knows her more, even if it had been a few months since we last saw Ed’s counterparts.

I glanced around, seeing all of the guild enjoying themselves, especially Ed’s group as they hung out with this world's version of them. The RD’s seemed to click, no surprise there.

I admit, I was curious about this place for the longest time, but seeing it in person. Seeing all these different creatures, not just ponies but the canine, felines and even the individuals of the species was incredible. Lex has made Mavis proud I think.

I chugged the last of my third mug, the light alcohol in the cider being less distilled than some things I have had, but it was perfect for a simple drink to relax with. I nodded to the canine, Zen, as he took my mug away and I got up from my seat.

I may be a little shy with crowds, but I knew I could at least hang out with people I knew. There was one person I wanted to talk to in particular. Luckily she wasn’t that hard to spot despite her pension for stealth.

“Hey Blake!” The faunus turned away from two of the other felines, Kat and Willow I think, and turned to me.

“Oh hey. Um, Natali right? Adam’s sister.” The amber eyes girl greeted with a small nod.

“Yup, nice to finally meet you in person Blake.” I greeted back, patting the faunus on the shoulder. “So, how has my brother been? Admittedly I hadn’t been in as close contact with him as I want to some times.”

“Oh he’s...fine I suppose.” She replied. “He’s been training with Penny, Ruby and Pyrrha a lot and has been taking the time to give me and the others our own fights. Though...now that I think about it he seemed to be a little distracted lately.”

“Distracted?”

“Yeah, like there is something on his mind, but he can’t seem to get it out.” That was worrying. Adam didn’t really like keeping secrets, if anything he was the one who helps people admit things. “It started about a month ago.”

“That is...very odd.” I admit, sipping some water I brought. “He normally isn’t one to keep secrets, especially to his friends.” I tapped my chin in thought, but whatever was going on with him, I trusted him to tell the others when he was ready. “So aside from my brother, how have things been with your team?”

“Oh, we’re fine. Weiss and Ruby have been having fun with each other like when we were back at Beacon.” I raised a brow as she stopped.

“And….Yang is..?”

“Um, Yang is Yang?” To the unobservant, Blake would appear confused, but I could see the slight shift in her eyes as she tried to think on another topic to talk about. I narrowed my eyes, placing my drink to the side.

“Really. Yang is Yang?” I raised a brow, watching the feline faunus squirm a bit. “Come one Blakey.” I wrapped my arm around her shoulders. “You can talk to me about stuff. You know, one Bi to another.”

“You’re Bi?”

“I am pretty sure.” I relied without a pause. “Honestly it was only after my Displacement that I thought about stuff like that, but looking back to Earth, I’ll admit I have found a bunch of girls back home attractive, and a couple guys.”

“Um, TMI.”

“Oh, sorry about that, I was rambling. Anyways, you know you can talk to me about your obvious attraction to the blond.” I grinned at her blush.

“I-I don’t-”

“I am just going to stop you there.” I placed a finger on her lips. “Blake. You like Yang. Yang likes you. Pretty much everyone can see it, even Weiss and Neo.” I blinked a couple times. “Well, maybe not Ruby. That girl has matured a bit, but she is still a little too innocent.”

“Um, can we please not talk about this?”

“Eenope!” I quote with a grin, before it fell into something a little softer. “Blake, you really shouldn’t try hiding it anymore. I admit I was a dense dummy with my own relationship at first, but I can tell you want to try but can’t get the courage to try.”

“Yeah well if you went through what I did you would do the same thing.” She muttered angrily, making me frown as she tried to stop the conversation. I gently grabbed the mug she was trying to drink from, lowering it from her face.

“You’re right. I probably would. At least, if I didn’t have my siblings.” She turned to me. I have my big sister, even if I had to take care of her sometimes, my little sis, who is arguably a problem child herself, and I had Adam, who is more than willing to throw the first punch.”

“So what’s your point?”

“Well, you have people like that too, even if you didn’t want to see it.” She looked a little wide eyed at that. “Ruby would be more than willing to just hug you to make you feel better, maybe share her cookies with you. Weiss would scold you and try and make you face whatever it is head one, but she would still be standing beside you. Pyrrha and Jaune would be giving you a ton of moral support, even if the latter needed to open his own eyes. Nora would probably just do something crazy that would force you to step in. Ren would give you some sage advice about listening to your inner self or something like that.

Anyways, I’m rambling again. The point is, you’re not alone like you think you are.” I took her hand and smiled. “Even when you were in the White Fang, there were those that genuinely cared about you. Like Ilia.”

“Yeah, and you saw where that went.”

“Yeah, I did. You saved her.” She looked at me again with wider eyes. “Even when she allowed herself to get caught up in the dogma and wrong message of your people, you dragged her back to reality. You inspired Menagerie to stand up against the other Adam, you're willing to risk it all to see your ideals through.

You made some bad decisions, that much is true, but no one is perfect. Everyone needs a hand every now and then.” I smiled as she looked completely stunned. “You’re no coward Blake. You are not a failure for wanting to step back from the conflict for a while. You are brave, strong, and I admit, I can see what Yang would find so attractive about you.”

I gave a small grin as I scooted closer and let my hand lower. “Plus this is always a bonus.” I laughed at her mewling yelp as I managed to get a good grip on her rear. All the fans were right, she had a great ass.

“Oi!” I managed to avoid her swip as I laughed at her blush. I giggled more as she tried to look menacing, with her slit pupils, but her red face completely ruined it.

“Come one Blake, you have to admit, you do fill those out really well.” Her face just went reder and I swear steam should have been coming out of her four ears.

“Can you leave my body out of this? Please?” She all but begged, more embarrassed than angry at this point.

“Alright alright, sorry. Anyways, you really don’t need to try and prove yourself to anyone. You are just, you. And I know Yang wouldn’t want anything less.” I glanced around, smiling as I saw a certain blondshell having a likely similar conversation with my uncle. “So, how about we see you and Yang hanging out.”

“I...I’m not sure that is a good idea right now. She looked like she wanted to be alone.” Blake muttered, not looking up from the table.

“Well, I don’t think you’ll have much choice in a minute.” She looked at me with confusion, but the clearing of a throat on her other side, brought her attention away and towards a slightly nervous looking Yang.

“Uh, hey Blake, Nat, how’s it going?” I smiled at the lame attempt, but didn’t hold it against her.

“Eh, nothing to complain about. How are you Yang?” I started, nudging Blake’s leg with my foot.

“Eh, I’m fine. Your uncle decided to give me an upgrade.” She motioned with her prosthetic.

“Let me guess, you can feel things properly with it now?” She nodded, a little surprised. “Yeah, he did the same thing to my marefriend a while back. It has been really helpful.” I mentally frown and nudge Blake in the ribs with a Vector as she tried to shrink away from me, inadvertently going closer to Yang.

“So, what are you two talking about before?” Yang managed to question, clearly a little nervous. I grinned at the faunus, making her squirm a bit more.

“Oh, nothing much, just talking about our families and friends.” I stated.

“Oh, cool. So, how have things been with your sister? Ruby and Penny told me about what happened before Weiss, Blake and I showed up.” The blond looked genuinely curious.

“Hehe, she can be a pain sometimes, but what little sister isn’t?” Yang nodded sagely, clearly remembering her younger years with Ruby. “Sometimes it seems like she is bipolar. One minute she acts like a mature teenager, the next she is no different than a child.”

“I hear that. Ruby used to be similar, only more on the childish side.” Yang added, laughing a little at her memory.

“I don’t doubt that.” I grinned as I turned to Blake, who looked a little relaxed as she wasn’t the centre of attention. “Hey Blake, have your parents ever talked about giving you a sibling.”

“No, oddly enough.” She answered, surprising me. “I admit I have wondered what it would be like to have a sibling sometimes, but mom and dad both agreed that one was enough for them considering how busy they were with their respective positions.”

“Oh yeah, your dad was the one who originally founded the White Fang right?” Yang questioned, earning a sad nod from Blake. “He must have been really cool. Sun talked about how stoic he was when you two were in Menagerie.”

“I think that was just because he didn’t like Sun.” Blake replied with a small smile. “I hope he’s okay.”

“I wouldn’t worry. He was heading back to Vacuo with his and Coco’s teams wasn’t he? He’ll be fine.” Blake nodded. I did not know that SSSN and CFVY were in Vacuo.

“Here’s hoping.” I added. “Hey, who knows. With that Stargate in your backyard, you guys might be able to head back to Remnant.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, but don’t get your hopes up. There is an infinite amount of timelines out there, so it might take a while before you guys find your original timeline.” I warned, earning a resigned, but relieved nod from the huntresses. “Well, I’m going to go play with my sister, you two have fun.”

I grinned and walked away, not looking back, but I heard Yang startup conversation with Blake again. Those would be just fine I think.

I walked around a bit, greeting and talking with a bunch of this world's members, especially the people that I have never seen before back in my timeline like the bartenders Zen and Adria.

I am not a hundred percent sure how long I was just talking and greeting with the members, but eventually I made my way back to Yang and Blake, the duo hangin out near the back table.

“Hello again!” I quoted Pyrrha, catching them by surprise.

“Oh hey Nat, what’s up?”

“Not much, I am not really much of a crowds person so I just talked with a bunch of the members that don’t exist back in my timeline.” I admitted, sitting across from them.

“Yeah, I hear you. If Ruby wasn’t with the others she would probably just be hanging near the bar since there is no punch bowl here.” Blake joked, earning a small chuckle from myself and Yang.

“Sorry about coming back so soon, I just wasn’t really comfortable talking with anyone else since I don’t really know them.”

“What about your Twilight?” I leveled a blank stare at Yang, and pointed my thumb towards the table of Twilight’s, the three mares talking about some experiments they can do in their respective worlds as well as comparing personal experiences. “Okay, yeah. I wouldn’t want to get in the middle of that.”

“Yeah, I love my marefriend, but sometimes she needs a chance to go all nerd mode with someone who can actually keep up. I am more of a medical scientist and not a magi scientist.” I admitted.

“So, what are you planning on doing when you get back to your timeline?” Blake questioned.

“Not much honestly. Twilight, Sora and I have spent most of our free time lately training with Grandmare Nyx in preparation for Shining’s Wedding.”

“Oh, that’s the one with the changeling invasion right?” I nodded to Yang again. “Yeah, Twilight and some of her friends told us about that.”

“Well we can’t be a hundred percent sure the wedding will go the same as the original timeline, that is nearly guaranteed since Sora and I are here and Twilight is already an alicorn.”

“Well, hopefully things go well for you.” Blake offered her support. “If things get really bad, I am sure Lex and Adam will let you and Sora crash in their worlds for a while.”

“Of that I don’t doubt.” I stated, before sighing. “Honestly I am not worried about the wedding itself but what might happen if we’re forced to reveal Twilight’s heritage and form.”

“Yeah, Adam mentioned you said your Celestia was a bit more paranoid than ours.” Blake muttered.

“Understatement, she is legit scared of dark magic, anything she sees as dark, and even blames said magic for a large portion of turning Luna into Nightmare Moon.”

“Well that’s stupid.” Yang deadpanned. “But, I think you can handle it if everything Adam told us about you is any indication.”

“Heh, thanks for the vote of confidence Yang.” I smiled a bit. I then blinked as I heard the tapping of the mic up on stage.

The three of us turned to the stage, all three of our eyes widening as Adam walked up with a guitar in hand, a sheepish grin on his face. While Blake and Yang were looking at him in surprise, I looked around and spotted the rest of his friends, the huntresses cheering him on in excitement, except Weiss.

I guess WBY doesn't know my brother can play.

I grinned and made my way closer to the stage as Adam began his song, Reluctant Heroes was one of his favourites. I took a seat near the stage, before glancing to the side as I felt the bench shift.

“So we are going up at some point right?” I didn’t turn, merely raised my arm and pulled my teenage formed little sister closer to me.

“No question on that front sis.” I grinned, one that matched the teen homunculus next to me as our brother played his heart out.

Not long after his first song came to an end, I was treated to the pleasant show of Blake and Yang gloating Adam on to do another song, my brother's red face making Sora and I laugh before she started his metal song.

“So, what songs do you have in mind sis?” I questioned as Adam sang loudly.

“Oh, I have a couple ideas.” She grinned, tapping her head. I nodded and placed my hand just below her horn, reading her mind and grinning at what she wanted to play.

“Alright, we should really thank Screwball again for letting our phone connect to YouTube back on earth. That was such a good song.”

“Too bad all we can do is watch videos. I wonder how anyone would react if they saw our channel posting vlogs from Equestria.”

“They’d probably flip their shit. And the government or the Merchant might get involved to stop us.”

“True, true. Speaking of, wanna watch the last season of Rick and Morty later?”

“I really should say you’re too young to watch that, but I know you’ll just steal my phone to watch it anyways.”

My sister just grinned like an imp and laid her head against my shoulder as Adam left the stage, heading to his friends table. Sora and I just enjoyed each other’s company for a while, watching as a bunch of other members went up, before we decided it would be our turn.

“Let’s go Sora.”

“Right behind you.”

My sister and I made our way to the stage, and we’re not really surprised when we saw all the clones of Lex running about with the instruments and equipment.

“Hey Lex!” The clones turned to me and Sora, before one walked up with a grin.

“Hey sis. I take it you two want a turn onstage?”

“Is it not obvious?” I grinned at her laugh, before using the Broadcast spell to send the information on what songs we have in mind. The clones all grinned, one of them bringing over a small keyboard, before using some magic to make it into a full sized one.

With a nod, Sora and I sat at the piano while Lex moved the curtains.

“Alright everyone! Time for another couple of songs. For now, we have a special treat as my little sisters Natali and Sorano are going to play a very close number on the piano. Give them a cheer will ya?!” The crowd cheered again, making me and Sora smile as we cracked our knuckles before using our Vectors to pick up a couple of different instruments ourselves.

Sora grabbed a violin, cello and a couple of dumb sticks for the drumset she sat at, while I had my Vectors act as a couple extra hands on the piano.

“Alright everyone. My sister and I are going to play a small number that is rather close to our hearts, but doesn’t have any lyrics. Still, I hope you enjoy, Our Last Charade.”

My Last Charade

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I allowed myself to relax, letting my fingers and Vectors to fly across the piano as we started, my sister beginning with her violin and cello. The song was calm, yet melancholy, one of a person facing their inner demons and choosing to fight after running for so long.

I closed my eyes and allowed myself to fall into the perspective of the person this song is meant for, and all he went through because of that Hate and Spite.

Sora, I knew, was in the same boat, the both of us sympathetic to the ‘Demon Child’ who was just angry and scared.

A shame Frisk couldn’t stand next to them in the end.

The song was a short one, but it was emotional, one that makes the audience feel for the person it was meant for. I sighed as I finished the last note, letting the piano to reverberate the tone for a couple seconds.

The guild broke out in a polite, but no less excited applause, more whistles than cheers, but I knew it was because of the nature of the song. Not something you specially cheer for, but one you applaud.

I glanced at the guild members, a couple actually misty eyed, while some smiled sadly. I glanced towards Adam’s table, the huntsman nodding to me while his friends all looked a little shocked, memories flying through their eyes.

I glanced at my sister, who sighed and nodded to me, and I saw how small her smile was. She honestly enjoyed the story, and sympathized with Chara and Asriel.

I cleared my throat into the mic, gaining everyone’s attention again, before I sighed with a smile.

“Well that was a downer huh?” I joked, the small laugh from the crowd easing my soul. “How about next, my sister and I play something a little more upbeat, and personal to the guild.” The crowd cheered in approval, making me smile as I used a Vector to move one of the mic’s over to Sora as she still sat at the drumset.

“Let me ask you guys something Fairy Tail. Who likes snow?” My sister questioned, earning some confused mutters, but some members raised their hands, making us smile. “Well, for the guild, who knows if during winter, we might just find the guilds namesake.” I smiled and let Sora take the lead while I sang backup for once.

Snow Fairy English

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“Fairy, where’re you going?
We’ll gather the light along the way
And make it shine upon a brand new day

Oh yeah!
Can you hear the voice that’s calling you yet?
Oh yeah!
It’s raw and hoarse from screaming out to you

Oh yeah!
But it won’t give up until you can answer it
Oh yeah!

Oh yeah!

Though all this time has past, I still remember
The sun and moon and how they shine together
It feels so strange when you are not here with me
I need your smile just to keep me going

In my heart, it’s snowing
I’m trying my best to smile
Slowly it’s warming
As fate is linking your heart with mine

Fairy, where’re you going?
We’ll gather the light along the way
And make it shine upon a brand new day

Oh yeah!
Breaking like the waves on the shore of the ocean
All my feelings ebb and flow away
The orange sunset fades to white and grey

Oh yeah!
Cherishing that rainbow we saw together
All the colours in my memory
Are turning into snow with every day

It’s strange but when you smile
I feel much stronger
But when you laugh
It lifts me so much higher

In my heart it’s snowing
I’m trembling but now you’re here
And tightly you hold me
And its warming me right down to my core

So now Fairy
Slowly but surely
You’re walking your way
Just hang in there

(Why? X7
Oh yeah x7)

I’ve forgotten how it goes, teach me how to laugh
Because your smile is like a magic spell
You could change the world I know
‘Cause you’ve surely changed mine

And that’s why
You are my fairy

In my heart, its snowing
I’m trying my best to smile
Slowly, it’s warming
As fate is linking your life with mine

Fairy, where’re you going?
We’ll gather the light along the way
Shine on a brand new day

In my heart, it’s snowing
I’m trying my best to smile
Because it was you
Because my fairy, it was you

It’s snowing
Snow fairy

Oh, here my hands I’ll hold you gently
Carrying all the light you gave
Snow Fairy

Don’t say goodbye.”

I grinned as the Lex clone played out the guitar and synths, the ending making the crowd cheer loudly again. The positive cheers seemed to always follow the Displaced performances, mostly because it seems every Displaced in the building are amazing performers.

My sister and I stood near the edge of the stage and bowed, before heading back and making our way through the tables. I spotted Dusk near the back, grinning at me with a small mug in hand, which she promptly chugged.

“What are you standing here for?” I looked to my sister, who rolled her eyes and shrunk to her original form. “Go hang out with your marefriend. I am going to hang with Auntie Luna and the twins.”

“Oh, alright. Have fun sis.” I departed, almost missing my sister roll her eyes. I wonder why she did that.

“Hey babe, fun party right?” I nodded to my marefriend, seeing she is a bit tipsy, but from my experience she can be pretty lucid despite alcohol.

“Yup, I am so glad Lex invited us.” I then frowned a bit. “Are you doing ok?” Dusk tilted her head, but I just lay a hand softly on her new wings. It hadn’t even been a full twenty four hours since her ascension, so I was worried about her.

“I’m fine? I mean I knew this would happen eventually. Still feels weird, but at least here there are plenty of other alicorns I can talk to.” She admitted, shrugging her shoulders. “This world’s Luna was originally a unicorn too, so she gave me a couple pointers about handling my new earth pony strength and a couple exercises for my wings.”

“Oh, that’s helpful.” I added, earning a nod from Dusk as she looked at her mug. She then offered it to me, making me realize how thirsty I was actually. A quick swig later, a mouthful of apple cider was sliding down my gullet. “Thanks.”

“Anytime.” I looked at Dusk confused, she was blushing for some reason. “So, I was walking around and spotted the library earlier, wanna check it out?”

“Sure, I was wondering what Lex had back there.” I replied, letting her take my hand. She’s being a little clingy for some reason.

I was in for a treat I think.

“Fuck...yeah, right there.” I grinned, lightly scraping my canines against my girl's neck, feeling her pulse quicken under my teeth. I could tell her prey instincts were telling her to get away from the sharp teeth, but she stayed still.

I let my hands continue their light message under her undone shirt. I was right earlier, she was bigger than before. Now we match! At least in terms of pure size, hers were softer than mine.

I stopped scraping my teeth and bit while applying some suctions, making my mare moan louder, making me grin wider. I let go of her neck, seeing the skin under her very light layer of fur turning red. I couldn’t do much else as a prosthetic arm latched onto the back of my head, forcing my face against Dusks, not that I minded.

I am not sure how this happened, but after maybe two hours or so of wandering the library, the next thing I knew, Dusk and I were on one of the tables making out with each other.

Good thing everyone else was in the guild proper.

I placed everything else out of my mind as I rubbed myself against my beautiful marefriend, groaning into her mouth as my bra-clad chest rubbed against hers. I mentally grinned, knowing she has way more pleasurable parts than I did, something I took full advantage of as I moved my hands from under her shirt to her back, gently preening her wings.

Immediately they sprung open to their full wingspan, while I muffled Dusks very loud moan with my mouth. I rubbed the joint between her shoulders and wings, while using a Vector to lightly caress her horn, making her back arch and her eyes to shoot open in a silent scream.

I pulled back and caught my breath, grinning at the mares thoroughly spent expression, her face was completely red through her fur. I grinned wider, before glancing to the clock nearby, seeing we had been gone for a while now.

“Heh, come on babe, we should probably get back.” I stated, pulling my shirt back down as she moaned in disappointment. I then moaned myself as I felt her lips on my neck and her hands on my chest.

“Can’t we continue? You didn’t get a turn.” I grinned as she muttered that against my neck, her flat tongue making small circles around my right artery.

“I would love that Dusk, but I don’t want anyone to have to come looking for us and walking in the middle of the fun.” She groaned sadly, but nodded against my neck, before letting go and buttoning back up her shirt. I was oh so tempted to rub her wings again, but I knew she would just try and jump me. I helped her to her hooves, she was a little wobbly, but she managed to get her footing as we made our way back to the guild.

I am sure everyone who saw us come out of the back knew what was going one since our hair was a little disheveled and Dusk still had a dopey grin on her muzzle.

“Alright everyone, I think this is around the time to call it a night.” I glanced to the stage, seeing Lex, the real one, up on stage with a small apologetic grin on her face. “However, I think there is still time for one more song.” I raised a brow, watching as my sister made several new clones while Dusk and I made our way over to where Sora was hanging out with Auntie Luna and the twins. “I hope this will help some of you relax for the night.”

‘Hotaru? Lex and Sora love this song.’ I thought, grinning as I saw my younger sister smiling and relaxing against our aunt. I was silent as I sat next to them, my aunt barely sparing us a glance as we let the music wash over us.

I raised my arm and wrapped it around Dusk, who didn’t resist and rest against me as the second verse began. I carefully laid my head against hers, being extra careful to avoid her horn.

“This song always helped you sleep, remember?” I telepathically asked Sora.

“Yeah. You used to play it on your phone at night so I would fall asleep before you.”

I grinned to her, lightly nodding against Dusk’s head as Lex’s song began to come to an end. I glanced around after getting my bearings back from the trance I was in from the music. I glanced around as the members began to head to the door while Lex popped in several new clones.

I glanced at Kairi who sat nearby, seeing her raised a brow as well, before we spotted the door to the basement light up a bit. I locked eyes with the keyblade wielder, who nodded to me as well.

Guess it's time to go home.

Nat POV

I yawned as I carried my sister on my back, walking through the sleeping town with my marefriend to her library/house. Twilight yawned as well, the crescent moon above us told us it was a little after two in the morning right now.

Sora fell asleep on the flight home, Nyx was also asleep in her own room in the castle. Twilight and I were trying to be as quiet as possible as we made our way through the town.

The lights were out in the library, so Spike was asleep. He said he was going to hang with CMC while Twilight and I were gone, so he should have had a fun day.

Twilight unlocked the building first, letting me in before locking the door behind us. She lit up her horn as a light as we made our way through silently. Entering the spare room Sora had been using as her own room, letting me lay her down on her bed. A quick storm with my Vectors, and Sora was in her pyjamas under the covers, nuzzling into the bed.

I smiled and placed a small kiss on her horns before I closed the door to her room. Twilight had gone ahead and was checking on Spike’s room, the snoring coming from the open door being all the info we needed.

I yawned again, heading to the bathroom and brushing my teeth and washing my face. I heard the pipes from upstairs going on so I knew Twilight was doing the same. A few minutes later, I was making my way up the stairs, being careful of the squeaking boards.

Once I opened the door to the room, I glanced around quickly, seeing Twilight out of her cloak and outfit and now in a see through blue nightgown with her purple underwear visible under it. She had her back turned to me, placing her sword and gauntlet in a hidden compartment in her closet.

I frowned as she closed the compartment, sighing as she rubbed her prosthetic arm. I hugged her gently from behind, being mindful of her wings.

“What’s on your mind babe?”

“Nothing. Just….thinking about the wedding.” I frowned at her tone. It was clear she was worried, probably about revealing her wings. I turned her around and gave her a comforting kiss on the forehead, just under her horn.

“Don’t worry. We’ll figure it out when it comes up. For now, try and relax, and come to bed.” I gently grabbed her arms and dragged her to the bed, moving the sheets with my Vectors. Twilight blinked a couple times before going over to the nightstand, where a folded up piece of paper was sitting.

“Alright, lets see here. ‘Imagine you have an extra set of arms on your back, and you want to have them behind your back.’ Seems simple enough.” I raised a brow, grabbing the paper as Twilight tried to move her wings around. I saw it was a list of things she can do with her new body that can make things easier, at least according to Lex’s coltfriend and Luna.

I watched as I sat on the bed, as Twilight first extended her wings to their full lengths, before rolling her shoulders a couple times for them to flap before they closed and rested against her back.

“Guess I can’t sleep on my back for a while.” She said, sighing as she made her way over and sat on the other side of the bed.

“You haven’t slept on your back since we started dating.” I pointed out with a grin, making her blush with a sheepish grin as it was obvious she forgot that.

With a small shrug, I laid down and opened the sheets for Twilight to shimmy in, curling up against me as I acted as the big spoon, being mindful of her now sharper horn.

I smiled as I wrapped my arms around her, while her tail wrapped around my leg like normal. It said something that I got used to the prehensile limb wrapping around me.

I felt her wings shifting a bit as she tried to get comfy, so I lifted the bedspread a bit so she could move her wings easier.

“Thanks babe.”

“Anytime.” I held her closer, nuzzling into her hair, inadvertently bumping our horns against each other. It didn’t hurt, it just gave a small buzz down my back. Twilight shivered a bit from the contact, but relaxed against me afterwards.

“Tomorrow you have your first wing based flight lesson with Grandmare Nyx. So let’s try and get as much rest as we can. Ok?” I felt her nod against me, lightly kissing my collarbone, making me smile as I returned it on her cheek, before she shared a proper goodnight kiss.

‘Things will kick up soon. Please, just let us enjoy what time we have left together.’

I took a breath as I finished my shot, just sitting on the bar, and watching as the members and Displaced all began to mingle with one another. The younger members were hanging out with Sorano, Auntie Luna and, I guess, Auntie Celestia. It was good for my girls to be having fun with others their age was well as those who are younger than themselves. My girls really seemed to connect with their cousins, while Sora was just hanging out with Luna.

I noticed Adam heading out the door along with a small crowd consisting of Ruby, Neo, Weiss, Penny, Polearm, Shining and Cadance. I saw both Adam and Polearm griping the blades at their waists, so I didn’t need to think much about what they were doing.

I smirked as I saw Ed talking with Yang while Nat was talking with Blake. All three Twilight’s in the room were hanging out as well, with Dusk seeming to be the most outgoing, considering she has a mug of clearly alcohol in her hand.

Everyone else was scattered about, each enjoying the guild and its amenities to the fullest while they can. Zen and Adria were working hard next to me as they mixed up and sent out many drinks while Violet, Maddie, Verdant and Swift were all running around. Maeve was sitting at the bar, nervously nomming on her tail as her mother worked her magic with the drinks.

“Maeve honey, why don’t you go hangout with the other kids?” I questioned. The youngest abyssian looked to me before nervously rubbing her paws.

“I-I don’t wanna bug them.” Was what I could get out of her tail muffled speech.

“You don’t need to worry about that dear. I know you and your mother have only been here a couple weeks, but you don’t need to be shy. We’re all family here.” I stated, lightly petting the kitten on the head. Thanks to her mother, I learned about a small, special spot on her head just past her ears that she loved being scratched.

The purring I heard definitely proved I hit the right spot.

After a bit, and a small cup of milk, Maeve sighed and let go of her tail before turning in her seat and looked towards the kids area. I smiled and stood, offering my hair for her. I knew she felt safe when she had a connection to someone, but was a little iffy about holding hands, hence the tail biting.

I didn’t have a tail, but my hair was plenty long enough, and smooth and soft despite its naturally spiky appearance. Maeve got to her paws and almost immediately bit on my hair as I led her to the group. I could see Sora entertaining Ed’s twins and little Nyx with her Ice magic by making small sculptures. She also made tiny multi colored fireworks in her hand. The CMC were talking with my kids about school and about making a schedule for the seven of them (Dawn ‘officially’ joined the CMC last week) to practice their magic together.

“Hey kiddos.” The youngsters all turn to me as I gently lead Maeve out from behind me. “If you guys are free, try and play with Maeve here. Don’t pressure her though.”

“Pretty kitty!” Maeve jumped a bit as my niece and nephew made their way over. Oddly, the kitten seemed to actually calm down around those two. Auntie Luna looked visibly amused as her kids began to play with Maeve, the abyssian no longer biting onto my hair and now playfully pouncing around the kids.

“Those two certainly have a way with people.” I muttered to my aunt, who just nods and giggles as the kids play together. Even Sora joined in, apparently deciding to act her actual age and shifting back into her true form.

“Indeed. Morning and Eclipse seemed to just bring out the best in people, no matter who they are.” Auntie Celestia stated as she walked up, keeping an eye on the kids and they playfully ran around, avoiding any adults nearby.

“And to think you didn’t believe you would be a good mother.” Auntie Luna nudged me as we watched my girls play with the others. “Those three are perfectly little ones. Speaking of, where is young Yoru?”

“I put her to sleep in our room and I have a clone watching her. The last time we had a party she ended up crying almost the whole time because of the noise.” I answer with a small grimace. I am thinking Yoru may have an affinity for Sound magic because of how loud she can be when she wants to. “Luckily she doesn’t really complain a lot. Honestly I was expecting her to be way more fussy.”

“Well, no two children are alike.” Celestia adds, taking a sip of some cider she had. “I forgot to say so, but thank you for inviting us here Lex. Ed probably said it already, but some of us needed a break for at least the night.”

“Yeah Uncle Ed said you needed a vacation for at least a day after getting with him. How is that working for you three anyways? No judging, but I have a hard time seeing a polyamorist relationship working out back home on earth and not in anime.”

“Well, I won’t lie and say it has been entirely easy.” Luna admitted. “But, Ed has more than enough room in his heart for two girls, let alone the rest of our family.”

“Yeah, I can see that. Plus I guess you immortals will easily be able to stick together.” I added, before frowning. “Now I just hope I can stick with Sonbā for a while.”

“Sonbā, that is the Sombra Alicorn right?” I nodded at Celestia. “You shouldn’t need to worry much dear. I had the chance to talk with him while you were out with the newcomers, and I believe if anything were to happen to Rainbow Dash, he very well could work as a replacement with the amount of loyalty he shows.”

“I supposed that is fine. Now if only I wasn’t so iffy on going beyond a hug and a kiss.” I angrily muttered to myself.

“Hey, none of that dear. You have a bad experience with your previous male. There is no need for you to force yourself into any position that makes you uncomfortable.” Luna comforted me was I admittedly wallowed in some self-pity. “Besides, like my sister said, your mate is most loyal, and I know he won’t pressure you into anything.”

“I know I know. I just-ugh! I wanna show him how much I care for him, but I can’t even say that other word for magics sake!” I relied with a frown.

“Like Luna said, don’t force yourself dear.” Celestia patted my head like I was a child. Which to her, I sorta am. “For now, focus on spending time with him and your children. You can think about bedding him at a later time.”

“Yeah, right. Sorry If I was venting, I don’t really have a lot of people to talk to about this.” I rubbed my head. “I mean, Adria was a one night stand with some other Abyssian she never saw again, but she isn’t all that angry about it. Aspen’s husband is just on the road but they still keep in touch and he is planning on stopping by some time. Those two are are the only other mothers in the guild, but Mrs. Cake and Creamy Heart aren’t all that much help either.”

“I suppose it could be frustrating and embarrassing to talk about with others who either have good relationships or aren’t mothers themselves.” Luna admitted, sipping her cider with a sigh. “But, be sure to remember I am always willing to lend an ear if you need one.”

“That goes the same here Lex.” Celestia stated. “I’ll admit I didn’t spend much time with you as my sister had, but we are family, so if you ever need something, feel free to, what was the phrase, drop me a line?”

“Close enough auntie Tia.” I said with a grin, feeling more relaxed around the solar alicorn counterpart than before.

I am not sure how long I spent just hanging out with my aunts and watching the kids play, but before long I made my way back to the bar to watch over the guild again. I noticed that Adam and his crowd had returned at some point, and Penny was dragging my brother up to the stage.

Considering I saw him eyeing the guitars Vinyl lent me for the night, I knew we were in for a treat. I noticed as I walked up that Ed was sitting near the bar corner as well, right next to my seat. This actually would be a good chance to talk to him.

”What can I do for you, my oldest niece?” My uncle questioned as I took my seat at the bar.

“Not much uncle. Just wanted to relax while Auntie Luna and Tia watch the kids.” I replied as I waved Zen over. “Besides, things are about to kick up.” I told him, motioning to the stage as one of my clones and Adam, who now had the guitar, walked up to the mic.

“I guess I’ll need to get up there at some point,” Ed muttered as Adam began to play.

“Lex, there is something you should know about my twins,” I glanced at him as he made a couple of glasses and poured some wine for me. I wasn’t about to turn a good drink down, so I began to pay attention. “If Yoru was made through Alchemagic means like you say then she is akin to the same biological and mental factors as my children. In my world alicorns age rapidly. The twins biologically and mentally are three to four years old when in fact they are only approaching a year of age. Do you understand what that means for your daughter?”

“She will appear a lot older than she actually is. I wanted some kind of explanation about that actually.” I replied as I took a sip of my wine. Hmm, strawberry. “Yoru looks nearly a year old now, but she is only about two and a quarter months. I was worried it was just something that happened to ponies in general, but the Cake twins got rid of that theory. Luna, Celestia and Cadance weren’t any help since they only ascended instead of being born as alicorns.”

“Naturally born alicorns have a magic greater intake and pull on magic than an ascended alicorn,” The alchemist explained. “Tia and Luna were born alicorns in my world. If you recall Flurry’s brith she had magic on par with that of two ascended alicorns, one of who was the element of magic,” I nodded, remembering Adam talking about his world’s Cadance. “Due to the great influx of magic their bodies have access to they need to age up rapidly so they can gain control over it. Once they reach physical maturity their rapid aging well slows to nearly a crawl. That is usually around two years of age making it around eight to ten year physically and mentally. So no need to worry about her growing up too fast. Though she still ages faster than normal foals and reaches her early twenties by her sixteenth birthday.”

“Hehe.” I chuckled as Adam finished his song and the crowd immediately began cheering for an encore . “Thanks for explaining it to me uncle. Honestly I was worried she would catch up to me before I knew it. This is a load off my mind.” I glanced around and smiled as I saw Nat and Sora making their way backstage while Adam was playing his song. “Now, I can just relax for the night, and worry about cleanup later. Though, be sure to talk to Kairi before you leave.”

“I still plan on getting my spot on the stage too,” I managed to suppress a grin as my uncle began to squint at me before he smiled himself. “You’ll be a great mother and wife Lex. Oh, before i forget, You have another uncle out there in the void. He was Displaced as Asta from Black Clover and he is my middle brother by blood. So keep an out for a headband with a four point red star on it. Wanna hear how I beat an Acnologia Displaced?”

“You did what to who?”

I am not entirely sure how long I spent at the bar, just listening to my uncle as he told me about his run in with a freaking Acnologia Displaced with Zeref, Mavis and God Serena, but after a while we separated as Ed went to go mingle with the guild again.

Nat had gone up with Sora not long after Adam finished his songs, said huntsman being greeted at his table with cheers as the group relaxed together.

I spent most of my time afterwards at the bar, watching over the guild, my guild, and popping in more clones as they popped themselves from either accidents or time limit expiring.

I smiled as Kairi, mini Luna, Ed and the rest all got a turn on stage, their music being rewarded by positive cheers and yells from the crowd.

Before long it was well into the night, a few members now visibly drunk or at least feeling the effects of the alcohol, while the younger members made their ways back to their rooms for the night. However there was still an ‘afterparty’ to enjoy, some of the stronger drinks being brought out and mixed.

I gave a big grin to Sonbā as he stayed with the kids, somehow our daughters were not tired enough to go to bed yet. I also had another clone with Yoru in the office finishing some last minute paperwork.

I decided it was about time for me to end it though, it was starting to get a little late. With a grin, and a chug of the last of my wine, I made my way to the stage, nodding to some of my clones as a couple popped. I tapped the mic a couple times, gaining everyone’s attention.

“Hey everyone. So, who’s had a fun night so far?” The crowd all cheered, filling me with happiness at their own excitement. “Well then, now that I know how much fun you all are having, I suppose it's my turn.” I grinned as I nodded to my clones, who set up the instruments. The crowd again cheered as they seemed to realize I was going to sing next.

I noticed Sonbā and the girls looking on with big grins, and I sent them a quick wink as I cleared my throat.

“Now then, let me ask you all something.” I smiled at their confusion. “Who likes being a part of Fairy Tail?!” I didn’t give them a chance as the drums all but exploded.

Hero Too

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“What am I to be
What is my calling?
I gave up giving up
I’m ready to go

The futures left unseen
It all depends on me
Put it one the line to follow my dreams
Yeah!

Tried all my life
I’ve tried to find
Something that’s makes me hold on
And never let go

OHHHH!

Hero too
I am a Hero too
My heart is set
And I wont back down

Hero too
Strength doesn’t make a hero
True heroes
Stand up for what they believe

So wait and see
So wait and see

What do they think of me?
What do they think I’ll be?
I could not care less
I don’t wanna know

Am I doing right?
Am I satisfied?
I wanna live my life like its meant to be
Yeah!

Tried all my life
I’ve tried to find
Something that makes me hold on
And never let go!

OHHHH!

Hero too
I am a hero too
My heart is set
And I won’t back down

Hero too
Strength doesn't make a hero
True heroes (true heroes)
Stand up for what they believe

So wait and see

People will judge for no reason at all
Yeah they might try to say your dreams dumb

Don’t listen

They may look down on me
And count me out
I’m going in my own way

They may look down on me
And count me out
I’m a hero
I’ve got music

Hero too, I am a hero too
My heart is set
And I won’t back down

Hero too
Strength doesn’t make a hero
True heroes
Stand up for what they believe

YEAH I’LL BE!

Hero too
I am a hero too
My heart is set
And I won’t back down

Hero too
Strength doesn’t make a hero
True heroes
Stand up for what they believe

So wait and see

I have met so many heroes
In my life
Gave me the strength and courage to survive
Gave me the power to smile everyday

And now its my turn
To be the one
To make you smile!”

I took a deep breath as the music finished, the crowd in the guild cheering loudly, making me smile warmly. I was thankful to the ice water my clone brought up, despite how weird it is to be thankful to my own self.

I glanced over the guild, seeing everyone cheering themselves, enjoying several drinks from the bar as Zen and Adria worked together, the later practicing with her new magic while the former was using his new eye magic to do everything with his eyes closed.

I saw Nat and Dusk were walking out near the library while Sora was talking with Aunt Luna and Aunt Celestia, though considering I saw a dopey smile on the mares muzzle and a smug grin on my sisters face, I had a sneaking suspicion of what they were up to.

Adam was holding up a visibly happy drunk Penny while Blake was in the same position with a bubbly drunk Yang. Pyrrha, Neo, Ruby and Weiss were either amused or embarrassed by their expressions. Though the red face on the former heiress I couldn’t tell if it was from alcohol, anger or embarrassment.

Uncle Ed was hanging with Kairi, and the rest of the newcomers were just wandering around. I checked my watch, and sighed, knowing it was about time to close up shop. I tapped the mic a couple times, gaining the attention of everyone who was coherent.

“Alright everyone, I think this is around the time to call it a night.” I paused as I heard as many disappointed mumbles as agreeing. “However, I think there is still time for one more song.” I smiled and popped in a new batch of clones, sighing as I felt the slight drain on my magic. “I hope this will help some of you relax for the night.”

I glanced to my clones, who nodded, the one at the keyboard beginning the soft rhythm. I nodded to myself as I got ready, knowing this will be a little different than before.

With another sigh, I began to sing.

Hotaru

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“tsuyu no mannaka
kyou wa ame agari
namanurui kaze
shizuka na yomichi wo
toorinukeru natsu ga chikai

{In the midst of the wet season
today after the rain
a lukewarm wind
blows through the quiet night streets
Summer draws near}

hikari kagayaki
kono me wo ubai
te ni shitaku naru
furete mitaku naru
anata wa kono hotaru no you

{Shining with light
it steals my gaze
I want to hold it
I want to try touching it
You are just like this firefly}

mou iikai mada mitai
mou iikai sono kokoro

{Are you ready? I still want to look
Are you ready? At that heart}

anata no kimochi ga mienai
nozomu hodo kurushiku naru
sore de mo kirai ni narenai

{I can’t tell how you feel
The more I want the more it hurts
Even so I could never hate you}

fuwa fuwari to
chuu wo mau hotaru
sukoshi fureta basho kara
miru no ga ichiban ii
sotto sotto

{To look at
the fireflies that gently
flutter in the air
from the place where I touched them just a little bit
is what I like the best
quietly, quietly}

tsukamenai todokanai
tsukamenai sono kokoro

{I can’t hold it, I can’t reach it
I can’t hold it, that heart of yours}

‘jibun dake ga omotte iru’
kanjiru to nakitaku naru
onaji kimochi ni wa narenai

{‘It’s just my own thinking’
I want to cry when I feel this way
Our feelings can’t become the same}

mou iikai mada mitai
mou iikai sono kokoro

{Are you ready? I still want to look
Are you ready? At that heart}

anata no kimochi ga mienai
nozomu hodo kurushiku naru
sore de mo kirai ni narenai

{I can’t tell how you feel
The more I want the more it hurts
Even so I could never hate you}

‘jibun dake ga omotte iru’
kanjiru to nakitaku naru
anata no kimochi ga shiritai

{‘It’s just my own thinking’
I want to cry when I feel this way
I want to know how you feel}

anata no kimochi ga mienai
(tsuyu no mannaka
kyou wa ame agari
namanurui kaze
shizuka na yomichi wo)

{I can’t tell how you feel
(In the midst of the wet season
today after the rain
a lukewarm wind
blows through the quiet night streets)}

sore de mo kirai ni narenai
(shizuka na yomichi wo
toorinukeru
natsu ga chikai)

{Even so I could never hate you
(Passing through the quiet night streets
Summer draws near)}

(kyou wa ameagari
kyou wa ameagari
natsu ga chikai)

{(Today after the rain
Today after the rain
Summer draws near}”

I sighed and looked over the crowd, seeing many actually fell asleep to my song. Those that were intoxicated seemed to be the ones in the deepest state of rest, while those that were still awake were now visibly tired.

With a grin, I tapped my head, using the Telepathy spell Broadcast, to send a small message into the minds of every member still awake.

“Get to bed you guys. I’ll handle cleanup.” They all looked to me with questioning glances, but I just smiled and pointed to the door, many nodding and taking at least one of their friends to their rooms. I noticed Trace giving a sleeping Flora a lift back, as well as Kat doing the same to Capper.

I looked to the Displaced, who looked to me questioningly, but I used some Light magic to make the door to the basement light up while summoning a dozen and a half new clones. The message was clear.

Time to go home.

I laughed as I watched the start of organized chaos that is a Fairy Tail guild party, before turning and eying the stage for karaoke. I then noticed that our guild master was listening intensely to her uncle at the bar. ‘Must be one hell of a story,” I thought as I looked on. It continued for a few more minutes then Lex got up and said something to Ed and she walked off. Ed then finished his drink and looked like he was scanning the crowd till he spotted me.

In the next second he was standing right next to me, “Hey there. I need to talk to ya. Can ya spare a few?” He motioned with a drink in his metal hand.

I nodded, a frown spreading over my face. “The S-Class job?”

“Only if you want to talk about that,” he held up a hand. “No, I want to know how your Keyblade training is coming along and what types of different keychains you’ve gotten thus far.”

I shrugged. “Let’s find a quiet corner then.”

“Let’s chat in Lex’s office,” Ed motioned. “I have a few things I need to leave for her in there and I’m pretty sure she won’t mind if it’s just us.” he placed his fingers to his temple for a second. “Yep, we’re all good now,” He motioned and I found us in the office. “Don’t be surprised at this. I’ve gotten a lot stronger since the last time you saw me and I can pull what is referred to as a Batman by combining several spells.”

I blinked. “Considering that I’m sure we’re ALL getting stronger, I’m really not surprised. Anyway, what’cha wanna know?”

“Like I said before,” he points at me. “How are things going for you? What kind of keychains do you have? How’s your love life? How’s everyone back home? A typical stuff. More importantly is there anything that I can help you with while we’re together like this?” He leaned against Lex’s desk before reaching into a ripple in the air and pulling out a stack of books and a box to set them on the desk. “Those should help her,” he turns his eyes back to me.

My face broke out in a rather bright red glow. “Um, love life? I-I’m REALLY not ready to be thinking about that sort of thing.” I quickly got myself under control. “As for the other questions, Well, I’ve got Destiny’s Embrace, obviously, Oathkeeper, Crystal Snow, Metal Chocobo, Ever After, Way to Dawn, and a copy of Lex’s unique keychain Fairy’s Flow.” My eyes narrowed. “As for what’s going on back home, I’ve currently got the Element Bearers going through a full military campaign in the form of Final Fantasy Type-0 in the simulator. After what I found out, we need them to know how to handle a war. Though, to be honest, it probably won’t end up being a full scale war.”

“I would hope not,” Ed looked into his drink. “War is ugly and the girls don’t need to see what a real war is like,” he sighed. “I can forge you a few Keyblades if you want me to. I also want to give you this,” he held up a red crystal cross with a few cracks in it. “Do you recognize it?”

I shook my head. “Afraid not.”

“This is my keychain,” He said bluntly. “Do you remember my Keyblade and its specifics?”

“I definitely remember that Keyblade,” I shuddered. “I think I was a little too creeped out by it to ask for specifics.”

“The Baku,” Ed tossed me the keychain. “You’re the first person I’ve given that to. You’re probably the only one that can properly use the Baku other than me. It’s specifically strong against Nightmares as the name suggests and it boosts dream eater abilities.The weapon has two handles for a reason and I will warn you, you won’t be able to handle its power alone. That said, who do you think wields it with me and then you?”

“I assume your wife is who wields it with you,” I crossed my arms, eyes closing as I thought it out. “As for me, I’d imagine that Luna would wield it with me. My guess is that it has to be someone you have an INCREDIBLY strong bond with.”

“Correct on most fronts,” He smiles. “But it doesn’t necessarily have to be a strong bond but the stronger the better or someone with a dream affinity similar to Luna’s. Say Nightmare Moon or Nyx as well. My son would also fit that description. Kairi, with that key you can traverse the Dreamscape, can I trust you with that power?”

I raised my hand. “I solemnly swear that I will use that Keyblade responsibly, and not abuse the power of the Dreamscape.”

A red chain came from the cross and wrapped around my hand then disappeared. “That chain is your bond, break it and the keychain will shatter and you will never receive another,” Ed sternly glared at me and then sighed. “I know you’ll use it right. Do you have an Oblivion?”

I smiled. “I don’t personally, but Oblivion is Luna’s personal Keyblade.”

“Still,” He held up a black crown keychain. “I will give you your own and once I give it to you I need you to give it back along with your Oathkeeper. I also have these for you,” he held out a small bag that jingled in his opposite hand. “Do you trust me with your keychains to do as I ask?”

I hesitated for a moment before I nodded, pulling out my bag of keychains. “I do. Besides, if whatever you have in mind goes wrong, I do have a way to restore them.”

“Give me a moment,” he smiles, taking the Oblivion and Oathkeeper through a door that just appeared. I stood there for about five minutes and then Ed came back pushing the door up with a slight cough causing smoke to come from his mouth. “Man that forge is something else,” he dusts himself off.

I gave a light giggle. “How’d the fight go, Rodin?”

“It went better than expected,” He smirks, pulling out smoothing I’d never expected to see. “Your X-blade is ready,” he held out a Keyblade that was made from a crossed Oblivion and Oathkeeper. I just stood there, face pale, and eyes wide. “Stop gawking and take it.”

I swallowed, hesitating. Now this, this wasn’t what I expected. “Considering the threat level we’ll be up against, this is probably the minimum of what I personally will need, but the reputation...”

“As soon as you take it there's no going back Kairi,” Ed held it out. “With this you will be able to give whomever you choose a Keyblade. With this you will take the rank of master. But only if you want it and truly desire it. Until then, it will wait for you.”

My face hardened, before I stepped forward, taking the X-Blade from his grasp. “I truly want this. I feel it's the only way to truly protect what’s precious to me. Maybe I can even change its reputation for the better.”

Ed smiled at me, “I’m proud of you,” he placed a hand on my head. “I know you can do it. One more thing,” he pulled a black headband with a red four-point star on it. “This is the token of the Anti-Magic Knight, Asta Ferris. My younger brother and I mean by blood,” He placed it in my hand. “I think he might prove to be a good summon for you given his background in martial arts before he was displaced. Not to mention becoming Asta has greatly increased his prowess physically and he knows his way around a sword.”

I nodded, pocketing the token. “And on that note, I think we need to talk about what’s coming.”

“I’m listening,” Ed looked at me.

I nodded, pulling out a small holographic projector, turning it on to reveal the monster. It was tall, easily double the size of myself, and roughly in the shape of a man, but with four arms. Its upper left, and lower right arm were black, while the lower left and upper right were white, with sharp, cruel claws at the ends of them. To finish the monstrous image, it had the head of a vulture, its eyes glowing a deep, malevolent, crimson.

“This is what we’re facing,” I shuddered, remembering my brief encounter with the creature. “Its name... is Tash.”

“It looks like a purebred heartless from deep in the realms of the Darkness,” Ed rubbed his chin. “Possibly a cannibal. Only the strongest wills to move on and consume survive in those depths. They usually don’t come out into the realm of light due to not being able to remain here for very long. How long did it stay before it started to break down and did you defeat it?”

“I’m afraid it isn’t that simple,” I sighed. “Faust herself told me about it, right after making me aware of some creatures that need to be exterminated on sight, called Sin Eaters, and Voidsent; creatures of stasis, and darkness respectively. Tash not only commands them, but also creates them. I’ve taken to referring to it as a Void Eater.”

“No he’s not a Void Eater,” Ed shook his head. “I’ve fought Void Eaters and this isn’t one. Void Eaters are like negative copies of Displaced and they hunt us due to being incomplete. They eat our void energy to complete themselves and they’re relentless. They can be chimeric if they feed off different Displaced but their soul targets are the copies they’re made from, the Displaced that spawned them specifically. If you can beat a void eater then they become an ally for life. They’re much stronger than this creature, so much so I had to enter my void form to defeat mine and Quill’s. If one of these comes after you again, be careful and don’t forget to call me right away.”

I shuddered again. “OK, yeah, I’m gonna try to stay the hell away from those. I guess Tash would just be a chimera of some sort then. In any case, I watched Tash turn somepony into a Sin Eater, simply because they happened to walk past. Hell, it almost turned me into a Voidsent, but I have a ‘special’ protection from that sort of thing.”

“You have a charm or spell of some type?” Ed raised an eyebrow

I shrugged. “More like I have a perfect balance of Light and Darkness. To create a Sin Eater or Voidsent, one must throw off the balance in either direction. Due to my unique nature as a Princess of Heart who can also wield Shadow Dragon Slayer magic, it protected me.”

“I don’t think that’s quite all of it,” Ed reached into a ripple and pulled out a solid black sphere that radiated darkness, “Do you have some reference as to what this is?”

I frowned as I studied the orb. “I’m not entirely sure, but it resembles artifacts that were used by the Leviathan race in the Mass Effect series, but I’m pretty sure that’s not what that is.”

“This is a Black Dragon Slayer Lacrima,” he explained, levitating the sphere in front of me. “One of the three original slayer magics.”

“Hold on,” I frowned. “I’ve watched and read all of the Fairy Tail content. How have I not heard of this?”

“It’s lost knowledge that not many are aware of actually,” Ed explained. “This magic was wielded by only three individuals in its entire existence. All of them dragons. One being the dragon king who started the war and wanted to dominate humanity, the other his clone, and the last being a draconic armor that went mad from the dragon's corruptive influence because the armor was made from the remnants of the clone’s body. That dragon’s name is The Dragon King Níðhöggr, also called The Unbreakable Dark.”

“OK, I suppose that makes sense,” I nodded. “But why do you bring that up? I mean, it’s not like that was what protected me.”

“I bring it up due to what you said,” Ed points at me. “You have shadow magic not true black magic. You have some form of balance at the moment but eventually you light will over power it. You pseudo balance saved you last time, but this is a time limit and it’s steadily running out,” he snarled and two more crystals appeared on either side of the black one. “The bright one is Photon or Light Slayer magic. The one that looks like a normal crystal is crystal slayer magic. These are for you,” He said as a bag appears and all three lacrima float into it. “I’m not going to tell you the consequence of using these as you know what too much dragon slayer magic does but I will say to be careful if you decide to ever take one yourself or give them to someone else. They are incredibly potent and can easily be drawn on too much. Use them as you see fit.”

I nodded, picking up the bag. “Alright, I have a couple ideas for these. Anyway, with all of that said, where do you stand in this battle?”

“You mean in the battle of light and darkness?” Ed crossed his arms. “Or do you mean in your battle with the darkness?”

“Against Tash,” I clarified.

“I don’t stand with the void entities if that was what you were wondering,” Ed crossed his arms.

“No, no,” I chuckled. “I mean can we expect help from you?”

“Kairi, you’re Lex’s guild member, making you extended family, so yes you can count on my help should you ever need it,” he placed a hand on my shoulder. “But another thing you should know is that my power is not from the light or the dark but the void itself. I am Truth’s Avatar and my power comes from it. Should he decide that he wants entertainment he’ll lock me up just to watch. That said, my choices are my own making my magic, abilities, and other skills as well as my years of experience are all available and at your disposal.”

I smiled as I gave a sigh of relief. “That’s a weight off my shoulders. We’ll have at least a week’s warning before Tash shows up, so I’ll make sure to contact you as soon as it gets close. Now, I think I just heard Luna go up for karaoke, and that is something I have to see.”

“Are they going to form the Lunar trio?” Ed grabbed the bridge of his nose. “I suppose we should see that. Not to mention I do have my own songs to do as well.” He smoked. “The stage is that way,” he pointed, showing me that we were back in the bar area. “And they did all go up there. And looks like your sister is looking for you.”

“Best not keep her waiting then,” I replied with a grin as I made my way down to the stage. Luna quickly spotted me as I approached, a grin appearing on her face, before a nervous look appeared.

“Um, hi everyone,” she quietly spoke into the microphone. “I uh, have a song to sing. I hope you like it.” She then turned to the Lex clone on keyboard with a nod, signalling her to start playing.

Into Oblivion
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Whispers of who I was, who I’m meant to be
They’re constantly echoing
And beckoning

Cast my home aside, lead me into the sky
Just realize what our destiny holds
Our stories untold
Just waiting to rise

Guided blindly by shadows within the dark
Is this what’s become of me?
An enemy?

Cast my sight away, lead me into the night
Can’t fight away what has taken control
Of all that I know
And stolen my light

With this burden I bear, I’m alone
There’s so many mistakes to atone
You deserve so much better than this broken soul
I must fight this battle on my own
But I’ll prove to you how I have grown

Cast the past into the darkness that still lies
To be with you, I will do what I must
I’ll hold tight your trust
I’ll be by your side

Don’t be afraid, what was lost can be found
Hear what I say, don’t let go of my hand
Our futures unplanned
Our destinies bound

As the voices of the three young lunar alicorns and the piano faded, I found myself silently crying for the innocence that was stolen from my sister. I wiped my eyes as I applauded with the rest of the spellbound guild members around me, some of them also wiping their eyes. I watched as Luna shyly smiled, a blush coloring her blue cheeks as she and her new friends got off the stage.

I watched them with a smile before I stepped up to the stage myself, approaching one of Lex’s clones. “Weight of the World, from NieR: Automata, if you please,” I requested, getting a nod from her. I then turned to the guild hall. “Alright, now that my sister has sufficiently captivated us, it's my turn. I’ll be singing a song that…” I trailed off, not knowing how I wanted to finish that sentence. “Well, let’s just say that it means a lot to me right now.” I glanced over at the clones, giving a nod to signal them to start.

Weight of the World
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Ee ser les hii san mian
nei escalei lu push to lei
Schmosh juna wu ria eh je chon nur
Nasico whosh pier wan nei
wananba ri na qua lei
Sila schmer ya pit pa lu

{I feel like I'm losing hope
In my body and my soul
And the sky, it looks so ominous
And as time comes to a halt
Silence starts to overflow
My cries are inconspicuous}

Un schen ta tii pia pa ke lo
Angelei myoch schalen drei mo blony yei
Nat mia sweisch pa ya lei
Nikansch pe tama het chem mai lei jei
Qia ta tii meh sa

{Tell me God, are you punishing me?
Is this the price I'm paying for my past mistakes?
This is my redemption song
I need you more than ever right now
Can you hear me now?}

La feto bo ras di lei
Shel va pelo cra na dii sii hei
Naya chyo ma ter meh lava ma puoru
Ig nagya di lem myo
Sequoish pela chyo mei lu
Wana piesla hola uma schen dan
Ankesto pe no na suna
wu ria ri wan chelai
Wan chelai

{Cause we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world
I wish that someway, somehow
That I could save every one of us
But the truth is that I'm only one girl
Maybe if I keep believing my dreams will come to life
Come to life}

Uru barn bra etsu mei
nischesch ku ru ti tua hei
Lemyou da ushka ler pia tu mei
Schmawa si ler sooch pi
gia gatita lei wo tisna
Schalwa fla ter pa pi tia

{After all the laughter fades
Signs of life all washed away
I can still, still feel a gentle breeze
No matter how hard I pray
Signs of warning still remain
And life has become my enemy}

Un schen ta tii pia pa ke lo
Angelei myoch schalen drei mo blony yei
Nat mia sweisch pa ya lei
Nikansch pe tama het chem mai lei jei
Qia ta tii meh sa

{Tell me God, are you punishing me?
Is this the price I'm paying for my past mistakes?
This is my redemption song
I need you more than ever right now
Can you hear me now?}

La feto bo ras di lei
Shel va pelo cra na dii sii hei
Naya chyo ma ter meh lava ma puoru
Ig nagya di lem myo
Sequoish pela chyo mei lo
Wana piesla hola uma schen dan
Ankesto pe no na suna
wu ria rei wan chelai
Wan chelai

{Cause we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world
I wish that someway, somehow
That I could save every one of us
But the truth is that I'm only one girl
Maybe if I keep believing my dreams will come to life
Come to life}

La feto bo ras di lei
Shel va pelo cra na dii sii hei
Naya chyo ma ter meh lava ma puoru
Ig nagya di lem myo
Sequoish pela chyo mei ru
Wana piesla hola uma schen dan

{Cause we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world
I wish that someway, somehow
That I could save every one of us
But the truth is that I'm only one girl}

La feto bo ras di lei
Shel va pelo cra na dii sii hei
Naya chyo ma ter meh lava ma puoru
Ig nagya di lem myo
Sequoish pela chyo mei lo
Wana piesla hola uma schen dan
Ankesto pe no na suna
wu ria ri wan chelai
Wan chelai

{Still, we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world
I hope that someway, somehow
That I could save every one of us
But the truth is that I'm only one girl
Maybe if I keep believing my dreams will come to life
Come to life}

I let the final notes of the song fade into silence, the haunting melody and chaotic lyrics having momentarily brought life in the guildhall to a halt. I imagine only a few knew the meaning behind the song, and fewer still would know why I found the song so profound at this time. After all, I’m not just carrying the weight of my world, but the weight of this world too when Tash finally arrives.

I’m pulled from my introspection when a small blue missile slammed into me, wrapping me in a hug and knocking me to the ground. I stifled a chuckle, while the rest of the guild just laughed as I peeled Luna off of me.

“Wanna do a song with me quick?” I asked with a grin.

Luna returned my grin before turning to the clones. “I’ve got a special version of Brave Shine I want to do with my big sis.” The clones smiled and nodded as we picked ourselves up for one last song.

Brave Shine (English) [Remix]

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Now, it’s only a dream - a single wish
But it’s in these hands that take aim and miss
I fight it but I can’t wake up

I was given a vision of the end
But it’s here in these hands that cannot mend
And the memory will haunt me for all eternity

How can I destroy my weakness?
‘Cause I wanna be stronger
I need to keep them all safe, but I lack the power
If we learn to wield our flaws, then the future can be ours

BRAVE SHINE
If you need a hand to hold, then STAY THE NIGHT
On the darkest of my days YOU SAVED MY LIFE

Far beyond the razor-edge of your blade
There lies a prayer that will surpass - a dream I know will last throughout time
YOUR BRAVE SHINE

Never give into that ungodly night
What good is a star that has lost its light?
I watch as they fade one by one

We are on the same road, both you and I
Like two planets, we are bound to collide
And we can’t see or break free beyond our destiny
I’ve fallen victim to my weakness in my haste to be stronger
I somehow lost it all in my hopeless bid for power
Time will leave me, I don’t mind - It can leave us both behind

BREAK DOWN
As the constellations fall and turn to dust
We collide and burn until the BREAKING DAWN
Far beyond the dream we carved together
The vow we’ve made, it’s kept me strong
It’s been here all along… Here in my hands

If to feel pain is my fate
Then I have just one thing to say
Here in my scar-covered heart
Color will always exist
I watched the last stardust rise up and fly
Dust to dust
Ash to ash
Into the sky

BRAVE SHINE
If you need a hand to hold then STAY THE NIGHT
On the darkest of my days YOU SAVED MY LIFE
Far beyond the razor-edge of your blade
There lies a prayer that will surpass - a dream I know will last throughout time
YOUR BRAVE SHINE

The guild burst into cheers as Luna and I finished. Smiling to the crowd, we stepped forward giving a bow before stepping back into the crowd. No sooner had we stepped down, however, Melissa of all people stepped onto the stage.

“Alright, alright, nice job there Kairi and Luna,” the techie said with a grin. “Now, I’d like to issue a challenge. Adam Tauros, I hear you’re a bit of a musician, care to put it to the test?”

A chuckle rang out from the shadows just off stage. “You sure you want to go there Shields?”

“Oh, I am,” the grinning techie replied.

“Oh no,” I groaned, shaking my head. “The shonen competitive mindset got to her.”

“I heard that, Kairi,” Melissa snarked back. “But I’ll let it slide this time. Tauros, I challenge you… to a cello off!”

The bull faunus blinked. “Uh, what?”

“It’s simple really,” the techie replied, pulling two full sized cellos onto the stage. “You and I will play a song, in this case Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal, while singing the song in a duet fashion. The crowd will then decide which of us gave the better performance.”

“Ahh, I see,” Adam nodded with a grin. “So sort of like a dance off.”

“Exactly!”

“You’re on!” the faunus declared with a grin, which was easily matched by Melissa as the two of them picked a cello, and started their performance.

Smooth Criminal
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As he came into the window
Was a sound of a crescendo
He came into her apartment
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
She ran underneath the table
He could see she was unable
So she ran into the bedroom
She was struck down, it was her doom

Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?

Annie, are you okay?
Will you tell us that you're okay?
There's a sound at the window
Then he struck you — a crescendo, Annie
He came into your apartment
Left the bloodstains on the carpet
And then you ran into the bedroom
You were struck down
It was your doom

Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?

You've been hit by—
You've struck hit by—
A Smooth Criminal

I don’t know!

Annie, are you okay?
Will you tell us that you're okay?
There's a sound at the window (I don't know)
Then he struck you, a crescendo Annie? (I don't know)
He came into your apartment (I don't know)
Left bloodstains on the carpet (I don't know why, baby)
And then you ran into the bedroom
You were struck down
It was your doom Annie (Dag gone it)
Annie are you okay? (Dag gone it-baby)
Will you tell us that you're okay? (Dag gone it-babe)
There's a sound at the window (Dag gone it-baby)
Then he struck you, a crescendo Annie (Hoo! Hoo!)
He came into your apartment, (Dag gone it)
Left bloodstains on the carpet (Hoo! Hoo!)
And then you ran into the bedroom (Dag gone it)
You were struck down
It was your doom Annie

You've been hit by—
You've struck hit by—
A Smooth Criminal

The roar of the guild as the two put their cello bows down as absolutely deafening! It was quite clear that there would be no single winner as they stood, grinning like fools, before giving a bow to the audience. I just shook my head with a chuckle, as I realized what Melissa was actually trying to do; give the audience a show. I always seem to forget how dramatic she can be.

I was off in the back watching my family enjoying themselves. It has been a long time since I’ve been to a family reunion of any kind, well over fifteen thousand years. I have to say that no one is slouching in there training from the display given off by Pole, Adam, and Shining.

Spike is off with Rarity more than likely visiting a few shops in Canterlot. He did say he would make some gemstone fabric for Lex and the guild. So Canterlot and in need of supplies for his work equals date with his girlfriend in an alternate reality, that boy has game I’ll give him that much.

I remember back to when Kairi and I visited Sora and Nat’s world. Dusk is a descendant of Luna/Nightmare from their world, not really surprising seeing as it’s pretty common for Twilight’s lineage to often be from royalty or even Starswirl. Adam was getting stronger and so was Nat, I also sensed they’d all awakened their keyblades.

The kids were the ones having the most fun. I’m glad Sora is acting her age, she needs to more often from what Nat has told me though it was hard for her not to sometimes.

I’m proud of Lex for stepping up to be a mom and then there was little Yoru, cutest little thing.

She reminds me of so many of my other children but most of all the twins.I still need to have a little chat with Faekage Lex about her daughter’s biological nature as an alicorn. Alicorns can be a handful and I have quite a bit of experience with not only raising kids but alicorns too, helped raise Luna and Tia after all.

‘They’re growing up and so am I,’ I thought looking to my metal hand.’It won’t be long UNTIL I have to leave the world behind,” I smirked as I downed another drink. “Too bad Qrow didn’t come. I'll send some of Pole brew back with Adam for him. I hope he talks to Ruby soon.”9

“Speaking of RWBY.” I looked over to see the characters all partying around except for Yang. “Hmm…” I saw her at the bar alone. “I know that atmosphere,” I said to myself as I walked over and sat down next to Yang. “Want to tell an old man what’s eating at you?” I asked as a bottle of Pole’s brew came out of my storage and two glasses appeared and poured us each something to drink.

“Oh hey. Uh, Edward Right? Qrow, Ruby and Adam talked a lot about you.” The blond responded as she took the drink.

“I would think so,” I said, taking a sip of my glass. “Adam is my nephew and we did have quite the ordeal the last time I saw them. I don’t think Qrow is my biggest fan for taking away his booze either but I still think he considers me his friend. But enough of that, what’s eating you up right now? Love?”

The blond choked on her drink, her face turning as red as her sister's hood. She coughed for a minute trying to clear her airways, before glaring at the alchemist. “A little warning next time!” She tried to deflect. It didn’t work as I raised a brow. She sighed. “It’s not really my love life I am thinking about right now. Just my normal trust issues.”

“Trust issues?” I looked at her. “I know a few things about trust issues. Last time I trusted someone outside those I LOVE I was turned to stone for two thousand years. Did you even ask her why she ran?” I set my glass down. “Or is because that is a constant reminder,” I pointed at her arm.

She sighed. “I assume you know my full story.” I nodded. “Then you know she wasn’t the first to run away. Heh, I feel a bit like dad.” She took another swig of the drink. “I just….don’t want to get hurt anymore. But I don’t want to act like my mom and end up hurting her too.”

“You’ll end up hurt yourself and her more if you don’t say anything,” I sighed. “I nearly lost both of my girls cause I walked away over seven thousand years ago. When I came back, they didn't even really remember me,” I motioned to Tia and Luna and then myself. “Luna didn’t even know my name. I found out not long after Luna told me she was pregnant with our twins that Celestia has loved me since she was a little girl. She was almost consumed with hatred by it. Tell me what you really feel.” I motioned to her. “Love for her, or is it the fear. Perhaps both but it is the fear that she’ll run and that you’ll get hurt that keeps you from reaching out to her.”

“Brothers damnit, why are all you immortals such huge pools of advice? Freaking fortune cookies.” She grumbled, downing the remaining drink in her cup and focusing her aura to burn it off. “If only I wasn’t such a coward with this. Heh, and she said her Semblance reflects her cowardice.”

“You, a coward,” I raised an eyebrow. “You faced down a psycho to try and save her. You lost your arm to try and save her, she ran to save you. Her semblance isn’t a reflection of her cowardice but the courage to know when to run and fight another day. Would you still be standing here if she hadn’t run away?” I looked to her out of the corner of my eye. “Right now you are a coward being too afraid to admit that you love her. True strength is knowing when to face fear and to run and fight another day.”

“I repeat, why are you immortals such fortune cookies?” She sadly jokes. She stretched a bit, before frowning as her prosthetic made a couple of clicking sounds. “Damnit, sounds like I have to clean the gears again.”

“Want me to take a look at it for you?” I offered. “Believe it or not I had to do my own building of prosthetic limbs for over a fifteen millienia now. I was the one who installed Nat’s marefiend’s arm,” I pulled my sleeve up to reveal my own metal arm, her eyes widened in a bit of shock. “I can even give you some magical nanomachines to maintain it so you won’t have to. They also hide inside you body and should you need to eject your arm they can replace it.” I downed the last of my drink. “I believe you’re do for an upgrade though. The model you're using is a couple years out of date. Up to you.”

“Heh, top of the line Atlas tech huh. I guess even a year can make this a little out of date back on Remnant, let alone in another world.” She muttered, before sighing as the arm began clicking before disconnecting.

“You should really take this time to talk to her Yang,” I say softly, taking the arm. “I know it’s hard but love isn’t easy and it has a funny way of letting us be with the ones we’re meant to be with,” I looked at her and she is still apprehensive about it. I start to work on her arm as my nanomachines create different tools. “I have had many lovers in my time and raised many children. Each relationship was different from the last. Don’t let yours go without a fight,” I held up her new and improved arm to her. “You’re all set now. The nanites are in the arm and will enter your body through your skin. You won’t even feel them. They will also connect your nerves to the prosthetic giving you your sense of touch back for the most part.”

“Oh, cool.” Was her quiet reply as she took her arm back and placed it back to its connector. She shivered as the nerves fully connected. Once she stopped shivering she clenched her hand a couple times, feeling it fully as opposed to before where it was really just the illusion of touch.

She shivered again as she grabbed a new Strawberry Sunrise from Zen. “I guess I’ll need to get used to the feeling again. As if feeling the partial return after nine months wasn’t enough.”

“You’ll get used to it rather quickly,” I smiled. “You’re a fast study and quick healer. The nanites can make nearly any singular weapon you can think of in an instant, their limited to small complex weapons like lasers. But they can also make new material from the dust in the air. That's how they repair and multiply as well as keep up your arms maintenance, so technically it has an auto heal but still takes time. You also have limited access to my data network. I hope you enjoy it. The machines also further strengthen your body, so a better immune system, a little bit stronger, semblance upgrade to. You still have to get hit but like Adam now you can take it through your arm and have less damage. What do you think?”

Yang looked at her arms, comparing the flesh to metal, before grinning a bit. “I think I have to get ready for a sparring match when we get home.”

“I hope you enjoy it, and give your uncle a good sock to his shoulder and tell him not to end up in a tree,” I smirked. “Don’t just stand there either, you have someone you need to go see,” I say, pouring myself some more wine as I see Lex coming this way. “If you don’t want to tell her everything just make sure she knows that you’re there for her anytime she needs it.” Yang nodded and took her Strawberry Surprise and walked over to join her comrades.”What can I do for you, my oldest niece?” I sipped as Lex sat next to me.

“Not much uncle. Just wanted to relax while Auntie Luna and Tia watch the kids.” My niece replied, waving Zen over. “Besides, things are about to kick up.” She stated, pointing to the stage. I just now noticed as Adam walked up with a guitar as one of Lex’s clones left the stage.

“I guess I’ll need to get up there at some point,” I turned around to listen. “Lex, there is something you should know about my twins,” I made another glass and poured some wine for her. Taking it she started to listen to me and the music. “If Yoru was made through Alchemagic means like you say then she is akin to the same biological and mental factors as my children. In my world alicorns age rapidly. The twins biologically and mentally are three to four years old when in fact they are only approaching a year of age. Do you understand what that means for your daughter?”

“She will appear a lot older than she actually is. I wanted some kind of explanation about that actually.” Lex replied as she took a sip of the wine. “Yoru looks nearly a year old now, but she is only about two and a quarter months. I was worried it was just something that happened to ponies in general, but the Cake twins got rid of that theory. Luna, Celestia and Cadance weren’t any help since they only ascended instead of being born as alicorns.”

“Naturally born alicorns have a magic greater intake and pull on magic than an ascended alicorn,” I explained. “Tia and Luna were born alicorns in my world. If you recall Flurry’s brith she had magic on par with that of two ascended alicorns, one of whom was the element of magic,” She nodded. “Due to the great influx of magic their bodies have access to they need to age up rapidly so they can gain control over it. Once they reach physical maturity their rapid aging well slows to nearly a crawl. That is usually around two years of age making it around eight to ten year physically and mentally. So no need to worry about her growing up too fast. Though she still ages faster than normal foals and reaches her early twenties by her sixteenth birthday.”

“Hehe.” She chuckled as Adam rubbed his hands, getting ready for his encore. “Thanks for explaining it uncle. Honestly I was worried she would catch up to me before I knew it. This is a load off my mind.” She then glanced to Nat, who was walking over to the stage with Sorano. “Now, I can just relax for the night, and worry about cleanup later. Though, be sure to talk to Kairi before you leave.”

“I still plan on getting my spot on the stage too,” I squinted at my niece and then smiled. “You’ll be a great mother and wife Lex. Oh, before i forget, You have another uncle out there in the void. He was Displaced as Asta from Black Clover and he is my middle brother by blood. So keep an out for a headband with a four point red star on it. Wanna hear how I beat an Acnologia Displaced?”

“You did what to who?”

Ed’s Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMfMRwaT3pA

“Thanks so much for the invite sis. This was a lot of fun.” Adam grinned, helping Penny as she yawned and stumbled, the alcohol going through her, but now making her sleepy.

“We have got to get together more often.” Nat stated, stretching with a yawn, causing Sora to do the same. That just caused a chain reaction as everyone in the room below the age of twenty yawned as well, starting with Ruby and ending with Kairi.

“We are in complete agreement on that sis.” The Faekage agreed, sighing as she set up the portal for Kairi’s group first. Her daughters were just hanging out on the couch in the bunker with their alicorn of a father, who was seeming to doing stock of the room.

“So, not to bring down the mood, but are we all in agreement to fight when the time comes?” The keyblade user asked, earning serious nods from the others.

“We’re in. I know Penny won’t leave Adam when the time comes.” Ruby stated.

“Dawn and Trixie are all ready for the fight when it comes. They are willing to go all out for the fight.” Lex stated, nodding as the portal began to spin.

“You’ll have a hell of a time trying to keep us away from the fight.” Nat stated, a nod from her girlfriend and sister all the agreement she needed. Kairi smiled, knowing her Displaced friends were ready and willing to fight.

“Before you go Kairi.” Lex stopped the group before they left, holding up her phone. “Group photo?”

“Hell yeah.” The Displaced all grin, Edward taking over the cloning duty and summoning a few of his own so the group could all have their own photos. Adam and Blake managed to wake Penny and Yang up, though it was only through Lex’s Aroma magic.

“Sorry Penny, I know you want to sleep, but we have some last minute photos to take.” Adam apologized, earning a rolled eyes, but a bright smile from his girlfriend who was slowly gaining her first hangover. Yang was more vocal about being woken up, but relented as she admittedly wanted her own photos.

“Alright everyone. On Displaced! One, two, three,”

“DISPLACED!”

The snapping of several cameras filled the otherwise silent bunker, earning smiles from everyone.

“I’ll call you guys if something comes up. Until then, stay safe guys.” Kairi smiled, hugging her friends and fellow keyblade wielder before entering the portal with her sleepy friends.

“Family photo?” Sora muttered, earning a nod and pat on the head from Aunt Luna. Ruby and her friends grabbed the phones/scrolls from the Displaced.

“Ah, no you don’t Penny.” Ed stopped the ginger from walking to the others, earning a tilted head. “Hey, you’re my nephew's girlfriend, you’re as much a part of this family as I am.”

“Indeed Penny.” Aunt Celestia said, holding the sleeping Morning and Eclipse as Luna quickly fussed over Sora, Kuna, Ammy and Mei. “We’re family, whether you like it or not.”

Lex rolled her eyes but smiled, having always wanted a large family. She quickly made a clone, who teleported away, and a minute later was walking down with an awake Yoru in her arms.

“Hey sweet pea.” The bluenette whispered, bouncing the tired but giggly infant in her arms. “Sorry I had to wake you but, I knew you would just be waking up a bit anyways. Now, I need you to be a good girl and smile for me when we take the photo.” All she got was happy gurgling and coos, but Lex knew her youngest was agreeing with her.

“Alright, RWBY, Neo, Pyrrha, you guys got the camera features ready?” Adam questioned, earning a nod from the aforementioned females.

The large Displaced Family got themselves ready on a couch Lex levitated over. Edward sat on the centre of the couch with Luna on his left and Celestia on his right, Morning Star and Solar Eclipse sitting on his lap. Lex sat on the floor with her daughters surrounding her and Sonbā on her right with his wings wrapped around her, the infant Yoru in her arms. Nat sat on the right armrest, the child formed Sora sitting on her shoulders while Dusk stood next to her with her arms wrapped around the Diclonius sisters. Adam sat on the left armrest, Penny smiling as she sat on his lap, the faunus wrapping his arms around his girlfriend.

“Alright. Everyone ready?” Lex questioned, earning a couple positive noises in response. “Alright Ruby, on your mark.”

“Alrighty. Everyone, look at the huntress!” The reaper grinned as the kids focused their attention on her. After a couple moments, the huntresses began to snap the pictures. Several snapped photos later, the large family smiled at one another and dispersed.

Adam grinned at his friends as he set the family photo to his Home Screen. Lex grinned as her sibling hugged their nieces as the portal was set for Adam’s world.

With a mischievous grin as she went over and used some Sleep magic on Penny, causing the former Android to fall asleep on her boyfriend. Lex grinned at her brother, who rolled his eyes, lifting the ginger onto his back and attaching Penny’s dragon egg to his chest. She then did the same thing to Yang. Blake sighed, but still smiled to the Faekage as she managed to lift the blond onto her back as well.

“See you later Lex. Feel free to call anytime.” Adam said, going through the portal with his friends. They all sent their own farewells, Ruby zooming around and hugging everyone in the room in the span of twenty seconds. The former heiress gave a quick bow, her dragon companion copying her. Pyrrha and Neo gave their own waves goodbye before entering the portal. Blake sent a thankful smile to Nat, and a still-not-completely-asleep Yang sent the same to Edward.

Lex smiled at her sisters, the youngest finally allowing herself to succumb to sleep as the Diclo-homunculus was picked up by the elder Diclonius.

“We’ll talk later Lex. If you ever need a hand on anything here, even if it is just babysitting, don’t hesitate to call.” Nat stated, hugging her nieces and sister before heading to the portal with her marefriend.

“Stay safe you three.” Lex parted, watching her sister's forms become distant as the portal worked its magic. Finally, she turned to her uncle and his group, who were all together.

“Thanks for the fun Auntie.” Morning tiredly muttered, a nod being all Eclipse could manage as they yawned together.

“Aw, anytime sweetpea.” She smiled, hugging the little alicorns, her daughter hugging their cousins as well. She hugged her aunts and uncle as well. “Thanks for coming over you guys. This was a lot of fun.”

“Well, remember to not be a stranger dear. If you ever need to talk, mother-to-mother, feel free to stop by the Dark Library.” Luna offered, picking up her kids as they began to nod off. Lex nodded, having noticed Sonba clapping Polearm on the back as he got ready to leave with Twilight holding a sleeping Nyx in her arms as well.

Rarity, Rainbow and Spike all just stood off to the side, not wanting to get in the middle of the family farewells.

“Lex.” The mage turned to the alchemist. “Be sure to update me on anything that happens with Yoru. Anything at all. We don’t want you to panic and do the wrong thing.”

“No argument here Uncle.” Lex stated, rocking the slightly fussy girl in her arms. “I’ll see you guys later then. Feel free to stop by the guild anytime you want. We’ll always be open for family.”

“Of that, I don’t doubt my dear.” The slightly taller blond gave one last hug to his niece before his group all got together. “See you guys later. Oh, and Sonbā, try not to give her any more kids for a while.”

“EDWARD!” Ed laughed as he used his Rinnegan, the group all warping away from the red faced mage nearly a second later.

The Faekage took a few moments to get her breath back, embarrassingly red in the face and panting from her uncles last sentence. After a few moments, she got herself under control again and turned to the others. The kids all looked half asleep on their feet already. With a roll of her eyes, she nodded to the tired alicorn in the room, who nodded back and lit up his horn, levitating his tired daughters as they made their way to bed.

‘Heh, a big family. I guess, I do have what I wanted.’

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