(Third Person POV)
On the Nemesis, Jason was sitting down with Erion in his arms who was drinking from a bottle.
"Damn." Jason said, "You're strong enough to hold that by yourself?? That's crazy."
Erion ignored him and was drinking his milk still, sitting on Jason's lap as everyone there were looking at him with smiles.
"That kid is going to grow up in no time!" Jet said
"Yea!" Droy said
Cana who was drinking booze from a bottle, "I wonder if he'll outdrink me, hehe." she said with a smirk
Juvia frowned at her, "Don't say such things..." She said
Jason looked at Cana with a frown as well, "Yea, what's wrong with you?" He asked, "You should stop drinking at a time like this."
Cana burped, "Eh?" He said, "But I like drinking!"
Mavis walked up to them, "Erion seems to be doing good." She said with a smile, "Oh, guys, go and check on the Northern front. The battle was about to start. We need to be in communication with them, there's still time left for Jason's support to be ready."
They all nodded and walked away.
Jason looked at her with a slight smile, "Everything okay?" He asked
She walked up to him, leaned into Erion, and patted his head, "Aside from the War, everything should be fine." She said while pinching Erion's cheeks, "But I'm worried about the guild hall and Erza's group...."
Erion still drank from the bottle, giving Mavis a frown as she pinched his cheeks gently.
"Relax." Jason said, "If Natsu got there in time, he'll handle the Assassin with no issues. If he does cause him trouble, Natsu still has that."
Mavis straightened up, "I forgot about that." She said, "He was training these past few months to properly use it. If he uses it, he'll be sure to win then..."
Jason nodded, "Yep." He said, "As for Erza's group, they'll be fine. They got Erza, Kagura, and Gray also has that gift I gave him. I ain't worried too much about them."
She nodded, "Still, no communication from them.." She said, "You need to look for them before you head to the North. Promise me you'll do that if they don't check in. Wendy has already taken off, the battle over there is about to begin. The Eastern side has also retreated, leaving The Wizard Saints to fend off the army....I hope they don't die..."
Jason sighed, "Yea..." He said, "This is a bit more hectic than I thought...Felicity is going to send the Black Hawks to the East and the Death Angels to the West. That'll balance things out....."
Mavis nodded, "And as for this one?" She looked at Erion, "What are you going to do about him?"
Erion finished the bottle and set it down on his laps, raising his eyebrow and looking at Mavis. It's almost as if he was silently asking her what she meant. It was surprising that a baby was this capable of understanding communication.
Jason shrugged, "I'll leave him with you when I leave." He said patting his head, "He'll behave, right buddy?"
"Uuiiii!" Erion said lifting the bottle up at Mavis, "Aaaa..."
Mavis raised an eyebrow, "Still hungry?" She asked
"Eee." He nodded
Mavis chuckled, "I'll get another bottle ready for you, then." She said patting his head, "You're so adorable, Erion."
Erion nodded again, "Uuiiii." He said
Jason smiled, "Hear that, Erion?" He said, "She likes you."
"Of course I do." Mavis said, "He's your son. I love him like he's my own. As strange as that is, it's the truth."
Mavis gave Erion a warm smile as Erion looked back at her.
Jason merely looked at this without saying a word, he was mesmerized by Mavis's beauty at that instance. To him, she looked so beautiful, so motherly, so perfect.
"Hm.." He said, "Well..."
He stood up and handed Erion to Mavis who was taken aback.
"Oh?" She said
"I'll get another bottle for him." He said walking away with the empty bottle,
"You two bond a bit more."
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[In a forest, a couple hundred miles away from Hargeon]
Erza walked up to Jellal, "Still no luck?" She asked him
Jellal shook his head, "No." He said, "I can't believe this happened. The airships were shut down and communications to Jason were cut off....."
Kagura sat, leaning against a tree, "At least we haven't encountered the enemy yet." She said
"We can't travel like this..." Erza said, "Laxus is still injured and the others were also hurt in the crash..."
Ultear, who stood next to Jellal nodded, "I agree..." She said, "I can't believe Jason hasn't looked for us yet."
"He may have gotten preoccupied..." Jellal mentioned, "He's going to be all over the place in this war..."
Kagura stood up, "Jellal is not wrong." She said while crossing her arms, "It's like Jason to take all the burden to himself. It's up to us to find our way back. I imagine we can go back to Magnolia, Erza?"
Erza nodded, "Yes, but.." She said, "There's a chance we can encounter the enemy on our way there."
Ultear sighed, "That won't be good." She said, "Where's Gray?"
"Here." Gray appeared from some bushes, "I was doing the business. Anyways, we're going to have to move regardless."
Suddenly, the entire atmosphere became colder than usual, their breaths visible due to the cold.
"Gray...." Erza said, "Stop this."
Gray frowned, "That's not me." He said as he looked around, "I'm not doing this.."
Jellal then widened his eyes, "Oh no." He said
Suddenly, they all felt an ominous and cold aura hit them. The trees and grass around then immediately froze, a wave of cold air hitting them hard.
"This power!" Ultear exclaimed as her body shivered, "Jellal! This is!"
"How the hell?!" Jellal exclaimed, "He was imprisoned by Jas-"
He stopped himself short, not wanting to finish that sentence.
Gray, who was unaffected by the cold, turned to his side to see a figure emerge from the shadows. He saw a tall man with black hair walk up to him, his face covered in dark markings as his left eye's irises were pitch black, a dark purple pupil staring right at him.
"Who...." He said, "Who are you?"
Silver stopped several feet away from him, his expression was that of sadness and surprise.
"G-Gray..." Silver said,
"I-It really is you...."