Chapter 1

Premonition

Fairy Tail, Magnolia.

It was as lively as it could get, Cana was sitting on top of the table hugging the barrel with her hands and feet. While in the corner of the guild Wakaba was talking to Macao about the old days in Fairy Tail, they laughed at the memories how they used to break stuff. In same time near the request board Elfman was telling Wendy that she's a man for picking out slightly more dangerous quest, while Charla was trying to explain to him that Wendy is a girl. He hadn't noticed the angry Evergreen behind him listening to his boosting about being a man a vein had popped up on her forehead. She started smacking the takeover wizard on the head with her Chinese fan while yelling
"man, man, man, just by looking at you it makes my blood boil!"
"What is wrong with you wench!" shrieked the takeover mage, trying to cover his head with his hands.

They hadn't noticed that at that time the entire guild was watching them, including the master who was sitting on the bar drinking his beer smiling at them. Next to him was Mirajane who was polishing the already perfectly clear glass, with a smile plastered on her face she had covered her lips with the fingers
"Oh my," said Mirajane.
"I wonder when those two will get together," she added. While looking at the pair, laughing silently so she wouldn't attract any attention towards her.
Master Makarov chuckled at her comment.
"That's Fairy Tail," he said. As he raise the mug to drink more beer proud of his guild.

Suddenly armored footsteps could be heard slowly closing in outside the guild doors, everyone at the guild stopped talking at the familiar noise, some were even covered in fear as the doors slowly opened letting in more sunlight, as four shadows were stretching on the ground as the Fairy Tail's strongest team enters the guild.
"We're back!" shouted Titania. With her usual fierce expression as she makes her way towards the master to discuss the mission outcome, behind her gloomy looking Lucy with a blue cat on her shoulder patting her head, slowly dragging her feet making her way to sit on the table next to Wendy and Charla.

"Welcome back, everyone!" Mirajane greeted. While waving at the group that had just entered, Lucy tired from the mission rested her chin on the wooden table before she sighed over and over out of desperation for rent money.

"How did the mission go Lucy-san?" asked Wendy. With a smile that soon vanished from her face as she noticed Lucy being struck by terror on her question, face turning blue and eyes white as she recalled the terrifying moments that happened on the mission.

"Did something happen?" nonchalantly asked Charla. Lucy raising her hand and with her thumb pointing behind her back, while stuttering she replied "that happened," behind her certain fire and ice wizard already started with their typical pointless arguments, face to face insulting each other as on one side fire and on the other ice magic clashed.

"Flame brain!"
"Damn stripper!"
"Shit fire!"
"Perverted bastard!"
"Match stick!"
"Are you looking for a fight!?"
"Bring it on!"

Fist engulfed with flames landed on Grays face, knocking him into the wall. The proud dragon slayer started to laugh, when a cold fist connected with his jaw knocking the dragon slayer on the floor, more punches were being exchanged until Titania had enough of it and snapped, grabbing both of them by their collars and smashing their heads.
"Cut that out, now!" she shouted. Acting like nothing happened she returned to her table, after the talk with master Makarov she was now waiting for her strawberry cake.

Suddenly the fighting stopped, Natsu frowns at Gray "that happened because of you! When you decided to freeze the whole god damn building." before he even finish talking the ice wizard interrupted "you're the one who decided to break the ice, you knew the building was old!"
"Lucy won't be able to pay her rent." Natsu mumbled to himself while rubbing the bump on his head. Not even listening to Gray.
Vein popped on Gray's forehead, shouting "Bastard! Listen to people when they are talking to you!"

"And so half of the reward goes to repairs after the building and several others collapsed," said Lucy. With a worried expression on her face she covered her head with both hands. "Why does stuff like this keep happening to me" she muttered. "They're always overdoing things," added Charla. While slowly turning behind her to notice Happy who was holding a fish wrapped in red ribbon. "Hey Charla I brought you a fish!" said Happy. With paws stretching forward to give the fish to Charla which she rejected instantly.
Happy broken by Charla's reaction went under the table to sob.

"I'm going to take Lucy on a mission, just the two of us, if you're around bad stuff happens!" said the dragon slayer.
Turning from the ice wizard and slowly walking to the request board to pick up a job.
"Do whatever you want!" replied Gray. He was clenching his teeth as he started to walk to Erza.
The fire wizard liked Lucy, she was his team mate, comrade and a friend he wanted to help her out, feeling little guilty about how every mission seems to make her feel tired and sad only because he and Gray would start fighting and breaking stuff. "Damn this dragon senses" he thought to himself as he could hear the ice wizards grinding his teeth in frustration, "maybe I said too much this time" he thought, looking over his shoulder at Gray who sat down opposite Erza, with a sigh he continued to walk towards the request board.

"What was that about?" asked Erza. She was looking at the angry ice wizard, eagerly waiting for answer.
"It's nothing," replied Gray.

As he was looking through the jobs posted on the request board something caught the dragon slayer eyes.

"Help Wanted"

Investigate the mysterious disappearances

"Please find our missing daughters"

Payment: 2 million jewels & bonus key

Location: Blackwood Village

He picks up the job, "this should be enough money to cover Lucy's rent for years" he thought to himself, with a wide grin on his face he made his way to Lucy.

"Hey Luigi!" standing behind her smiling "I found a good job just for us." The dragon slayer said. He holds out the request showing it to Lucy.
Angry at the dragon slayer she turns around with a frown raising her fist and waving back and forth rather comically, "My name is Lucy!" knowing that he's teasing her she couldn't help but raise her voice a little. "Natsu 2 million jewels, it seems like it's a hard mission," before she finish commenting the bonus key caught her attention "ok let's do it!" she replied. Her mood changed instantly, overexcited about the key she sat up from the table and started to walk towards her apartment.
"I'm going to get ready meet me at the train station in 1 hour," called out Lucy. As she walked out of the guild doors waving her hand, Natsu looked at Happy who was still sobbing under the table. "Are you coming partner?" asked the dragon slayer. "Aye!" replied the blue cat. Flying and landing on the dragon slayers shoulder.
As the fire wizard started to walk towards the guild doors, Happy looked behind at Charla little disappointed to leave her side right after they had just returned.

"I have a bad feeling about this" said Charla. "Well your intuition is usually correct," replied Wendy. As he was about to walk out the doors a familiar voice stopped him.
"Natsu," called out Erza. Who was standing behind the dragon slayer with Gray next to her, "are you going to be alright just the two of you?" asked Erza. She obviously had doubts about allowing them to go alone on this mission.
"Don't worry, we'll be back soon," replied the dragon slayer. As he was walking out the doors he looked and smiled back at them.
"Are you sure this is ok Erza?" asked Gray. Knowing that this is not simple mission, he was not showing it but he was worried about his friends, knowing how reckless Natsu can be sometimes, all of the times.
"Don't worry I'm sure they'll make it," she assured Gray. Before she turned around and went to her table.
Gray sighed and followed her.

Little did they know that their enemy this time is entire Dark Guild, to their horror small branch guild operating within that area was abducting girls above the age of 17, to use them in experiments for the Lost Magic Resurrection, in attempt to revive their dead master.

2 hours later.
Charla's eyes closed for a moment and her body stiffened, images flowing inside her head until she snapped out of it hearing familiar voice.

"Are you ok Charla?" asked Wendy. Concerned about her friend she started to pet her on the head.
"Yes I'm fine," the white cat replied. "What was that, just now?" She asked herself. With eyes twitching and face covered in fear and sweat as she slowly recollects what she saw earlier. "Was that L..? Lucy? And is t..? Is that Natsu?" tears started to well up in her eyes.

In a thick dark forest blurry image of a castle almost as it is waving, Lucy chained up in a big room with an altar in the middle of it, blood colored magic circle appearing above her as she was lying on the altar in pool of blood unconscious covered in cuts and bruises all over the body, next image of Natsu like she has never seen him before engulfed with flames, angry with red eyes and what it seemed like scales on his skin, the castle collapses, people screaming and running for their lives, dead bodies all over the place rotting, as the castle is slowly consumed in flames..

"I hav... I have to warn them!" she thought. Starting to shake in fear trying to calm herself with few deep breaths, she said to herself "I'm not going to make the same mistake again!" while remembering at the grand magic games, crying from the images she saw magic wings appeared and she dashed towards Erza and Gray.
Wendy running behind her worried what is wrong with her friend.

"ERZAA, GRAYY!" she yelled. With tears falling on her cheeks, surprising and catching the attention of everyone in the guild.
"LUU.." sobbing as she's trying to speak up "LUCY & NATSU ARE.."

"HEEELP THEEEEM!" she shouted. Slowly losing consciousness from the shock and horrible images she falls on the floor rolling just to stop in front of Erza who already had serious look on her face after hearing what Charla has said. Titania turned to her side to look at Gray who was just standing there.

"GRAY!" shouted Erza. She was trying to gain the attention of the ice wizard who was looking down at Charla, he made no movements to her calls.
The ice wizard was shocked, he knew that the white cats words aren't something to ignore, but to see her THIS distressed he knew something big was about to happen.
"GRAY!" he shook of and turned to Erza with questioned look on his face.
"We are going after them," said Erza. Calling out to Wendy to pick up Charla and follow them.
"Mira, inform the master!" shouted Titania, as they stormed out through the guild doors leaving the guild members shocked.