After Jellal met up with Ultear and Melody, he explained what happened with the mysterious being.

"Is what you just said...true?" Melody asked.

"I wouldn't normally believe such a story..." Ultear said.

"We completely misunderstood, and at the same time...we were caught up in an irresistible destiny. The door that will change the world, Eclipse...and the Dragon King Festival." Jellal said.

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After Sora packed her bags from the hotel Saber was staying at, she knocked on Rogue's door.

Opening the door, Rogue blinked, surprised. "Yes..."

"Just came to say goodbye!" Holding her hand out, she smiled.

"...Why?"

"Huh?" Blinking from confusion, she tilted her head.

"After all we did to you, why...would you...?" Looking down, he was too ashamed of gazing into her eyes.

Laughing, she took ahold of his hand and closed her eyes. "Yeah, but I know that's not the real you. In my eyes, you're kind. You're calm and collected, like the moon that shines bright in the starry sky. So, don't beat yourself over everything!" With that, she kissed his cheek and ran towards the hotel Fairy Tail was staying at.

Meanwhile, Rogue stood stunned. Slowly, he reached to where she kissed him. Upon realization, his face exploded with a bright red.

Later, all of Saber was called in a meeting with Jiemma. Motioning Sting and Rogue before them, he glared as they stepped forwards, looking down. "Sting! Rogue! What was that supposed to be?!"

Tightening his fists, Rogue said, "We have no words. It was a complete failure. Natsu bathed himself in lightning, and even without fire, he mustered up overwhelming power. His strength was far beyond what we imagined, Natsu Dragneel!"

Furious, Jiemma stood up from the couch, spilling the cup onto the floor. "Are those the words of a member of the world's strongest Guild?!" Walking forwards, he stood before them. "Who told you to go out there and embarrass us with that half-baked wizardry?! Who told you to go out and lose?! Not only that, you let Sora get away! You have sullied the name of the world's strongest Guild!" Stomping his foot on the ground, he sent them to the background. "You don't have the right to call yourselves Sabertooth!"

Punching them, he yelled, "Remove it! Remove your Guild marks! We need no weaklings in our Guild! We need no losers!"

Silence ensued while the rest watched this unfold, terrified to even protest.

Timidly, Lector raised his hand up. "Now, now, Master! Sting and Rogue tried really hard!" Jiemma looked at him, glaring. Walking forwards, he took small steps not to anger Jiemma. "Maybe he lost this once, but I'm very proud of Sting!"

"Lector..." Sting mumbled.

"I think that knowing what it is to lose can make a wizard stronger. Sting has learned a lot going through this competition!" Too stunned, Sting listened to his friend.

"Who are you?!" Jiemma asked.

Pulling his shirt up, Lector nervously smiled, shaking from fear. "Oh, come on, Master! I'm a long-time member of Sabertooth, with a mark and everything..."

Annoyed, he glared more. "The mark of Sabertooth is a matchless mark of excellence! It is unfit for cats or dogs! Be gone!" Raising his hand towards him, Jiemma sent an explosion his way.

Too stunned for words, Rogue's eyes widened. Meanwhile, Sting yelled, "Lector!"

In the air, Lector mumbled, "Sting..."

While Fro cried out his friend's name, Rogue grabbed him, holding him tightly to him from fear of losing him.

Crying, Sting could only watch the scene happen again and again in his mind.

"It's a blight! Having the mark of my Guild on such a lowly..." After Jiemma said this, Sting yelled from pain. Turning to him, he said, "Oh, shut up, Sting!"

Getting up, Sting covered his eyes. "What you've done...What you've done is just..."

"Shut your mouth! Quit whining over one stupid cat-" Before he could his sentence, Sting attacked him with a ray of light in his stomach.

After a moment of silence, Minerva smirked. "That is enough."

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While that happened, Sora was walking towards Fairy Tail. Humming a tune, she skipped on the road with her bags in tow. When she finally reached her destination, she smiled. As she reached her hand to the door, she couldn't wait to see her family. However, before she could react, the door suddenly opened. She was tackled with a hug from Magi. Falling down, she looked at them.

"You're back!" Aladdin yelled.

"Sora!" Alibaba yelled.

As they all gave her different greetings, she laughed. "Hey guys!"

Pushing them off of her, Muu smiled. Holding his hand out to her, he said, "Welcome back."

Taking his hand, she said, "It's good to be back."

Time Skip~~~~~~~~~

After Sora was greeted by everyone, especially Natsu, Gajeel finally returned from the mines underneath the arena. After the whole fiasco, he told all the Dragon Slayers to come with him. However, as they were leaving, Lucy, Gray, Carla, Happy, and Lily followed them.

After they finally reached their destination, Wendy looked towards Gajeel as they walked. "What is supposed to be down here, Gajeel?"

"Shut up and follow me."

"And why is it just us?" Natsu asked, glaring.

"Seems a little suspicious to me." Sora narrowed her eyes at Gajeel.

"It must have to do with being a Dragon Slayer." Happy assumed.

"That sounds right." Lily said.

"...But even if it is...we've also got rubber-neckers." Carla looked at Gray and Lucy.

"No rubber necks here." Gray said, arms crossed.

"Hey, wouldn't you be curious?" Lucy smiled.

Stopping, Gajeel said, "This is it."

"Hm?" Natsu and Sora looked around.

Looking where Gajeel was looking at, Wendy's eyes widened. "These are...!"

"What are these...?" Gray asked.

"The bones...of some kind of beasts...?" Lucy suggested.

Bones were scattered everywhere they looked. Shocked, they didn't no what to make of it.

Sniffing the air, Sora's eyebrows furrowed from confusion. "Dragons...?"

"Dragon bones. A dragon graveyard..." Natsu said.

"These...are all dragon bones?!" Happy exclaimed, looking around.

"So many!" Carla said.

"Well, this place proves they existed." Lily said.

"Why here?" Gray asked, scanning the area.

Crossing his arms over his chest, Gajeel said, "How should I know?"

"What is all this...?" Natsu asked, walking forwards with Sora.

"For this many dragons to..." Sora said as they looked around.

"I wonder what could've happened here..." Lucy said.

"Do you think that maybe...Igneel could be one of-" Happy said.

"Happy!" Carla interrupted.

Looking at Sora and Natsu, he realized his mistake. "Ah! I'm sorry!"

Frowning, Natsu and Sora said, "Naw. He ain't here."

Looking down, Gajeel narrowed his eyes. "It's been 14 years since our dragons vanished...It looks like these ones have been buried here much longer than that."

Suddenly, Wendy thought of something. "Milkyway!"

Turning towards her, Lucy tilted her head. "What was that, Wendy?"

"Milkyway." she repeated. "One of the ultimate techniques that Porlyusica taught me...Milkyway. It calls upon the voices of the dragon souls as they flow with the heavenly river." Wendy explained. Walking forwards, she continued. "Up till now, I thought for sure it was an attack, but...it's possible that this is its purpose." Stopping in front of everyone, she said, "Milkyway could let us hear the voices of the spirits of dead dragons."

"What?!" Gajeel exclaimed.

"You mean..." Natsu said.

"If we listened to the soul of a dragon buried here...we might be able to find out what this place is. Maybe even what happened to our dragons when they vanished..."

Meanwhile, the mysterious being was sitting on a bench in the city. Taking the lid off a marker, she started writing on a piece of paper on her notebook.

However, a man noticed her. "Hey, you! This place is off limits!"

Turning towards him, she ran away before he could catch her.

"Wait...!" Sighing, he noticed her notebook was on the ground. "Hm?" Picking it up, he looked at her writing. "What's this? Messy handwriting...Um...'Seventh day of the seventh month'...'Eclipse'...'plan'...'Dragon King'...'Festival'...What is this?"