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"This feels so weird!" Alana screams while floating upward in front of the Magnolia Magic Shop.
Clutching the small wicker basket in her arms, she squeezes her eyes shut until Oberon's hand rests on her shoulder.
"Are we almost there yet?"
"You can open your eyes now."
She looks down to see a rooftop inches below them, and Oberon to her left, clearly amused by her panic.
"See, good thing you wore pants."
"This isn't funny!"
"It's always funny when I make people float," he cackles and floats higher above her, leaving her to pout.
"You're supposed to be nice to girls!"
"I am being nice. I let you fly."
Alana looks away, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "Let's get to the main street before the parade starts."
Oberon floats down to her level and brings them both to stand on the rooftop. "I can make gravity on us weaker so we can jump between rooftops instead of flying."
"Thank you. That's much better."
"Wuss," he mutters under his breath.
"What?"
"Nothing. But for Laxus, I can mimic the feeling of falling to help with his motion sickness. Want to try that?"
"That sounds worse."
Oberon shrugs and turns to the city, looking out at the rooftops under the setting sun. "Let's go before we miss the start."
They rush across the rooftops, leaping across wide streets and narrow alleyways with ease, not making a sound or cracking a single tile as people crowd the streets below to catch a glimpse of the Phantasia Parade.
Stopping on the main street near Kardia Cathedral, they perch atop the rooftop of a three-story building, feet hanging over the edge as Alana opens the basket she prepared.
"I made some things with Grandma. What kind of cookies do you—"
She glances at Oberon to see him floating beside her, reading the Grimoire she delivered earlier.
"Is that all you do?"
"I'm a Wizard, studying is how I grow."
"I've seen how you Fairy Tail Wizards act. Can half of you even read?"
Oberon shrugs. "I'm sure they can. I never asked."
"Cookie?" He glances over to see her handing him a rainbow-colored cookie.
With a thought, he floats it over to him and takes a bite, and is immediately disappointed.
"It's just chocolate chip, but I think these look better."
"I like it, thanks."
Minutes later, while he and Alana are chatting, the sun sets and colorful fireworks paint the sky.
Across the street from them, Gildarts sits on a rooftop and drinks from his flask. Looking on as the people below cheer and applaud the first few floats and performances of the parade below.
The music is loud, but not chaotic. A symphony of bands and performances flows through the street with enough people marching between them so they don't overlap.
And Gildarts enjoys this camaraderie and peace, even noticing Oberon and Alana, giving them a small wave, which they mirror before going back to their conversation.
'She even brought him snacks, and he's reading his Grimoire while talking to her…I need to talk with him about this...'
Gildarts relaxes on the roof and enjoys his drink, observing the crowd below and the parade floats.
Until a cacophony of explosions rolls through the sky. Intense Magics shatter the air and explode in colorful motes of light and dancing flames.
A bolt of yellow lightning arcs about, bouncing from one spectacle to the next before forming a Fairy Tail symbol in the sky and shattering into golden sparks that dissipate before reaching the buildings below.
Down the street, a wave of confetti flows as if it has a mind of its own, carried by Wind Magic before rushing upward to reveal Fairy Tail's parade floats behind it.
The confetti burns away in the sky after swirling in a controlled vortex as the music builds, pulling all attention to the Wizards dancing in matching costumes and dazzling the crowd with their Magics.
Gildarts chuckles, spotting Macao dancing atop the first float with Enno, the blue flames around them moving in perfect sync to enhance the spectacle, wide smiles plastered across their faces.
'Guess it wasn't so hopeless after all,' he thinks while taking another sip of his flask.
He then looks across the street and sees Oberon floating beside Alana, who is now a few feet above the roof, holding his left hand.
His Grimoire floats beside him as he watches his guildmates perform in the street below.
They all look down as more floats move by, various Wizards showing off their Magics and working in perfect sync, drinking in the cheers and applause from the crowds as the constant Kamera flashes dazzle them.
Until eventually, the final float arrives. The largest of them all, made to look like a castle, except multiple pieces were floating and rotating around the main structure, leaving the towers hovering above the float and crowd.
In the middle of the float on a high perch is Makarov Dreyar, wearing a jester costume, silly hat included.
Carefully, using Telekinesis Magic to control the papier-mache structures floating around them.
And above him, floating while cloaked in the thin layer of yellow lightning, Laxus Dreyar, dressed as a traditional knight in a full suit of armor, wielding a sword.
He floats above and slashes the air a few times, releasing tiny lightning bolts with each swing before thrusting his sword into the sky.
A bolt of lightning is fired from the blade and explodes into the Fairy Tail symbol once more, causing the crowd to cheer as Master Makarov uses more Magic to create fireworks across the sky.
"What is that?" Alana asks, not understanding the salute.
"It's a Fairy Tail thing. It means that even if we can't see each other, we'll still be looking out for each other."
"Oh, that's pretty cool," she says. "I guess Fairy Tail Wizards are really cool, or at least you are. But is this why you joined, to make friends?"
The performances continue, and the guild members relax back into their routines.
"No. I just joined to learn more about Magic. To fight a Dragon?"
"A Dragon? Those don't exist anymore."
"I know at least one does. And I need to be strong enough to fight it."
She notices the intensity in his expression and grows concerned, gently touching his shoulder. "You want to get stronger to hunt a Dragon?"
"No. I don't want to hunt anything. Actually, I still kind of think Dragons are pretty cool. But they're dangerous, at least that one is. So, I have to get stronger. In case it comes here, that I can stop it from hurting anyone else. Anyone I care about."
"Anyone in Fairy Tail," she mutters.
Oberon turns to her and smiles. "And my friends outside Fairy Tail. Like you, and your grandma!"
"Fighting a Dragon…that does sound pretty cool. But also really scary."
"I'm a Wizard, fighting dangerous creatures is what we do. And I'll be S-Class in a few years, so I'll get way way way stronger than I am now."
Oberon is so overjoyed at the thought of how powerful he'd get that he can't help but laugh, accidentally pulling her higher above the roof with him.
Alana clings to his arm until he steadies them.
As they both calm down, the main parade float reaches them, and everyone looks at Laxus and Master Makarov flowing through their performance, culminating in Laxus being tossed into the air and using his Magic to slow his fall.
Laxus smiles, enjoying the moment.
Then notices Gildarts on one rooftop as they pass by, with Alana and Oberon opposite him.
All three of them were smiling at him, and glancing down, his grandfather was also looking at him with a broad smile.
A cheerful smile splits Laxus's face as he sheathes the sword and thrusts his right hand toward the sky, making the Fairy Tail Salute for everyone to see.
All the guild members see this and return the gesture, and looking to the rooftops, he sees Gildarts and Oberon do the same.
Then his gaze meets Oberon as they pass by his rooftop, and they share a knowing nod, sealing the future of both this Guild, and the world as everyone knows it.
Two friends who would become inseparable brothers, no matter what the world throws at them. Making Fairy Tail stronger than ever before as they lead the next generation.
Making the continent and world safer by vanquishing all that would threaten it.
Oberon, the future Ace of Fairy Tail, and Laxus, the next Guild Master.
Each a Wizard Saint boasting enough magical might to change the world at a whim, working together to create a world where Fairy Tail has no enemies.
The King Of The Fairies and the Storm Dragon King…
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