Over the kingdom of Fiore, the two ships soon arrived over its skies as they were soon landing in Magnolia.

"So this is Magnolia. I've always wondered what it would be like." Jexi said.

"So, how are we going to know anything about these Tartaros guys?" Hope asked.

"Oh one step ahead." Espio said as he appeared visible while holding a transceiver. "I 'll infiltrate the conference room in the Magic Council building. If we can find out info on Tartaros, it'll be there."

"Youre the spy, take it." Hope said.

At the building, Espio was dropped off as he made his way into the room and stood in the room behind a statue as he held the transceiver. "All set. How about you?" Espio asked silently.

"We're reading you loud and clear." Vector said.

"Shh. They're beginning their talk." Espio said.

"Enough of this business. We're here to discuss Tartaros and the threat they represent." the leader said. "Recently, seven dark guilds we thought to have been affiliated with Tartaros have been wiped out over the past several days. We don't know why or who's responsible. But its certainly an unwelcome favor. If a legitimate guild is behind this, we are certainly all in danger."

"Could it be...oh what's their name? That small group of dark guild hunters." a councilman said.

"Crime Sorciere? Perhaps, but this move seems way too bold." another said.

"I wouldn't put it past those contemptible fairies."

"They have always favored flexing their muscles instead of thinking."

"Should we just make it a policy to blame Fairy Tail whenever something of this nature occurs?" said an old man.

"Do you have an insight on this, Master Org?" one of them asked.

"This is just a theory, but I believe Tartaros is the one eliminating their own allies. They could be reinforcing their own numbers or purging their own weak personnel." Org said.

The members of the council then laughed at this theory proposed.

"So they're cannibalizing their own members now is it?"

"Quite the brilliant strategy."

"Tartaros is already ready for war. They have no need for additional forces."

"Has old age finally caught up to you?"

"No. I don't think we should dismiss this." the leader said.

"Chairman."

"Whatever the reason, we've ignored this problem long enough. As I hate to admit, we don't know much about them. But in destroying Tartaros, the Baram Alliance will definitely crumble. I propose we enforce the full power of the council in order to remove this blight." the chairman said.

"Hmm. It seems like things are….Ah!" Espio said as he gasped.

"What's wrong?" Hope asked.

"Sorry, but I just had a sensation. Something is about to happen to the building." Espio said.

From outside, the group was shocked to see the entire building suddenly explode before their eyes.

"Espio!" Hope said.

"H-Hope." Espio said weakly. " I need...rescue."

"Crap. Espios down! I need a medevac on him, nnow!"

"No. Don't send a medic." Espio said. "The bomber...he's still here."

"Whats he look like?" Hope said.

"BEastly in apperance, cat like… like a… like a jackal." Espio said.

"He must be with Tartaros. He's a demon." Jexi said.

"If this guy can make stuff explode, what do we do? We cant get to Espio or else he'll die from the next explosion." Hope said.

Espio was groaning on the ground as he saw Jackal himself stand on Org.

"Master Org!" shouted a voice as a man with a scar on his cheek called out.

"Doranbolt. Please, take this stranger and run." Org said.

"He...knew I was here." Espio said.

"Enough talk, old man." Jackal said putting a claw on his head as lines glowed. "Explosion!"

Doranbolt quickly teleported with Espio as they escaped the building together before it exploded.

"Now what?" Luffy said.

"Listen, there are people who know this kinda thing." Hops said. "And a dark guild happens to be on a team."

"Wait, youre…?" Jexi said.

"I'm calling in Spectra Force."

"That isn't going to work...I could tell from when we entered...they're already on this world." Jexi said. "I tried to contact them, but they don't pick up. Meaning they shut off their communication network."

"Working in the shadows. That's how they work sometimes. But the reason is a mystery." Riku said.

"So where do we go now?" Hope asked.

"Fairy Tail. With any luck, this crisis will eventually reach their ears." Jexi said.

"Hope...are you...still there?" a voice said inside the transceiver.

"Espio? Where are you?"

"I'm fine. Doranbolt rescued me. We appear to be in an underground prison." Espio said.

"He's going for Cobra. If anything weve heard is true, one of the Oracion Seis knows a bit of whats happening. Record their conversation." Hope said.

"On it." Espio said.

Down in the prison, Doranbolt and Espio approached a cell with Cobra inside.

"And here I thought I was going to get lonely. What a sweetheart." Cobra said.

"I take it you heard what happened upstairs." Espio asked.

"Are you stupid? I can't use magic inside this cell. That said, it was hard not to notice the explosion." Cobra said.

"Tell us all you know about Tartaros." Doranbolt said.

"Is that so? I don't talk for free. But you'll get what you want...if you release my fellow guildmates." Cobra said.

"I don't have that kind of authority." Doranbolt said.

"Then I suggest you go and talk to somebody who does." Cobra gloated.

"The council members...all of them are dead." Doranbolt said.

"Heh. Sounds like they got ya pretty good." Cobra said before Doranbolt appeared inside the cell with a knife to Cobra's neck.

"Doranbolt!" Espio shouted.

"Be quiet. I lost a friend today. I'm not in the mood for games, understand? I'll give him just one more chance. Talk or die here." Doranbolt said.

"Not until you release the rest of the seis." Cobra said. "Tell you what. I'll give you both a little tidbit. Same goes for you, Jexi and Hope. That's right. I know the two of you are listening in right now."

"He knew?" Hope asked.

"HEh. Spectra laid me in here knowing I'd get arrested. He also predicted you might show up when Tartaros popped up. You guys are very predictable like that." Cobra said.

"Are you gonna get to the point or not?" Jexi asked.

"Fine. The thing about Tartaros...all of their members are Demons from Zeref's books. And their leader is...E. N. D." Cobra said.

"If all of them are Zeref's demons, do we even stand a chance?" Nami asked.

"Honestly...your odds are 50-50." Cobra said.

"Im willing to take those odds." Hope said.

"Your more confident than usual." Jexi said.

"Marys back on my team. I want to have her with me as much as possible. That said, we can take Tartaros." Hope said.

"Count us in too." Joseph said. " If theres any information regarding Dio's whereabouts or his minions afoot, we have to know. And also find the other Arcana using stand users."

"Heh. You mean the guy who called out Silver Chariot?" Cobra asked. "THose stand users?"

"There is one. Where is he?" Kakyoin asked.

"Sorry. Don't know." Cobra said.

"All we know is hes part of the Chariot Arcana, like Chie in some sense." Yu said.

"Also, you should know...Tartaros's targets...are the Magic Council." Cobra said before the Transceiver cut out.

"Damn. Batteries died." Vector said.

"But if Tartaros is targeting members, that has to include for mer ones. Only one guy i know of who was former council. Jexi, do you know of the name Yajirobe?" Hope asked.

"Yeah. He owns that restaurant called 8 Island." Jexi said.

"We need to hurry before anyone else gets there." Hope said.

The ships sailed across the sky a few days later in a hurry as they spotted a small restaurant below. But before landing, suddenly, a large tornado rose up from it, destroying it.

"First an explosion, now a tornado?" Yosuke said.

"Its purple. It must be a demon gate. There!" Zoro said seeing Yajirobe being grabbed by a man in a cloak as a tornado appeared around his arm.

"Know this, heroes. This councilman is getting annihilated by I...the Calamity of the Nine Demon Gates." he said.

"He's definitely from Tartaros." Gemini said.

But before the tornado hit, a thunderbolt struck the demons hand forcing him to let go before another struck the demon.

"Whoa." Jexi said.

"Its lucky i know Fairy tail alot. Other wise i would know…" Hope said seeing a blond man in a cloak with headphones. "That thats the Lightning Dragon."

"Hey pal. Those are my friends in the rubble you're messing with. If you thought you're getting away with this? You're in for a real shock." he said as electricity surged around his arm.

"Laxus." Jexi said.

"This guy, who is he?" Laxus asked.

The man tore off his robe to reveal he has the appearance of some sort of bipedal lion.

"I often forget my own name. But now I remember it. Temperser the Immortal." he said. "Whoosh!" she said as a tornado formed around him as he charged in.

"Whoa! He just summoned a weather pattern by just uttering a simple sound effect?" Hope said.

"He said he was the Calamity...so he has power of devastating weather." Nami said.

As Tempester was about to strike, Laxus dodged and struck him.

"I missed?" Tempester said as he rebounded off the rubble at Laxus only to miss and be taken down again by the man.

"Hes fast like electricity too." Zinia said as Laxus cupped his hands.

"Lighting Dragon Slayer Magic. That's what Laxus uses." Hope said.

"So, what do we do with this guy?" Toma asked.

"I suggest interrogation. He has valuable information." Inga said.

"Yeah. But we should probably take him to the guild." Hope said.

"That mark...on this man's shoulder. So you are with Fairy Tail. I never would have imagined I would have met this kind of power on the surface. No matter though. All I have to do is die." Tempester said.

"Shut up. No one is gonna die." Laxus said.

"A good number of people are about to die, and you and I will be the first." Temperser said glowing purple.

Jexi was the first to realize what was going on. "Hope, we need to get back on the ship. Now." Jexi said.

"He's right. What he's about to do...its gonna be deadly." Damien said as the group besides Laxus ran into the ships and sealed them up as Tempester blew up as a strange mist spread after he did so.

"What is that stuff?" Hope asked.

"Mankind cannot escape disaster." Temperser's voice echoed. "The mist is ripe with Barrier Particles. They will seek out and destroy any Ether nano they can find."

"But none of us have Ether nano in us." Gemini said.

"Actually...we do." Jexi said. "We took it in the moment we breathed in the air of Fiore."

"Whew.. thats why i feel so different." Viola said.

"Ether Nano is inside of all living things on this world, so it got into us too. If we were outside when Tempester exploded, we'd be dead." Jexi said.

"What about Laxus… and the Thunder Legion and Yajima?" Hope asked.

"They were way too close to Tempester. We'd be caught if we tried to save them." Jexi said.

"Wait, Laxus...he's doing something. He's….he's inhaling the mist!" Damien said.

"Laxus! Stop!" Jexi shouted.

"No way you guys are talking me outta this. But what you can do is make sure they get home safe." Laxus said before collapsing on the ground.

"We need to get em to the guild. And after this, no way are they letting this up." Hope said.

"Yeah. A war is very likely now." Zinia said.

At the Fairy Tail guild when they arrived…

They entered to see a few members restrain Natsu.

"This means war! Lemme at em!" Natsu said.

"Cool it, fire boy." Hope said as the heroes walked in as Natsu stopped to look at them.

"No way, how are you even here? We told you guys to not come here until we finished stuff!" Natsu shouted.

"Call it intuition." Dan said.

"Think we could sit by and watch as you take on Tartaros, alone?" Hope said. "Were your freinds, so that means were part of this guild too."

"So lets get down to it. If Tartaros is targeting former councilmen, we need to find and track em down." Applejack said.

"Yeah, but due to their secrecy, we dont even know where they are." Gajeel said.

"Actually, thats not true." Loke said coming up. "I dunno the whereabouts of all the council members, but i cant point you to a few."

"Whoa, really?" Lucy asked.

"How do you even get that kinda stuff?" Wendy asked. She was foolish to do so, as when Loke whispered how in wendy's ears, she turned red and started heating up like a boiling pot.

"Oh." Lucy said.

But it was thanks to this that four locations were disclosed on the map. After the teams were assigned, Makarov came up on to a stage.

"Heroes. I can understand why you came. I have heard of you from Natsu and the others, but you come at a time for not revelry. For today we go to war! Our foes will regret this very day for this is the day they made an enemy of Fairy Tail! The time is now! They hurt one of our own, the blood they spilt is our blood. Let us not fight just for justice, but for the people they have hurt. I declare that here and now, Fairy Tail will destroy this wicked foe!" Makarov shouted.

The members cheered to this as did a few of the heroes.

Hope tugged his gloves as he fanned out his suit. "Sorry about all this Mary. I didnt want you going against such high level foes yet…:

Mary fanned her hair out and adjusted her shorts, which were tightened up because of the hip muscle and tapped her high tops as she made sure they were on tight.

"I know. But...these Fairy Tail guys are your friends. And if someone messes with you or your friends, I'm not gonna sit back. Not anymore." Mary said.

"Yeah." Hope said.

"Fine by me. Always wanted ta actually fight in another world outside revue boundaries for somethin." gemini said. She sheathed her katana and slung it over her back, tugged her gloves and tipped up her hat.

"This may be out of emotion… but I think war never changes, does it?" Fiora said checking her gear and combat drones.

"But Tartaros….they did something they're gonna regret." Zephyr said loading his gun with bullets.

"So we do what were supposed to do. We cover the councilmen and see what Tartaros is planning." Viola said putting on a new layer of skin and clothes on her person.

"Right. Natsu, Lucy and Wendy are gonna see Michello. I want you to go there with Usopp and Vector, Viola." Hope said.

"But what if that explosive cat thing shows up? If he does his magic on me, i may rebound it and blow up the entire town." Viola said.

"Relax, Inga's been working with you to control the level of the blasts, right?" Hope asked.

"Yes. New skin she is wearing will reduce power of explosion and prevents intake of physical attacks. No risk of town lost." Inga said.

"But isnt her getting hit the whole point?" Erica said loading up Gabriel and Raphael with fresh ammo clips and holstering them on her legs.

"What she's saying is that her new skin will act like a buffer, making sure she doesn't get hit once to explode." Kazuichi said.

"Skin been tested well. Can stand up to anything." Inga said.

"Yeah. I'm very well protected in this thing. So no worries." Viola said.

"Then go." Hope said.

At Michello's house…

"So thats the story, and we'd appreciate staying around for awhile along with these three to protect you." Lucy said.

" We'll keep you safe. And you'd better feed us too." Natsu said.

"I appreciate the sentiment, but to be honest, you all would be a nuisance. How'd you find where I live anyway?" Michelle said.

"If you've got a problem, I'm sure we can work it out cat to cat." Happy said.

"Who are you calling a cat?" Michello said. "I know all about your troublesome guild and I want no part of it. I hope your plan succeeds, but you'll have to find someone else to use as bait."

"Tartaros is coming for you regardless. So you are welcome." Vector said.

"Yeah right! I'm not gonna stick around after what you just told me. I'm gonna hit the bricks and don't follow me." Michello said.

"Grandpa. They came a long way to see you. Don't be rude." a girl said walking out.

Viola then saw wendy's face turn red again with an awkward face and bulging eyes. If she looked hard enough, she could see steam evaporate from her.

"Uh, wendy? Are you feeling okay?" Usopp asked.

"Shes the one that did things with Loke." Wendy thought.

"So, getting on topic, sir. Any idea why you might be a target of Tartaros?" Vector asked.

"Hmm. Could be a number of reasons. Council's ticked off a lot of dark wizards over the years." Michello said.

"Also, you might have a clue what theyre planning to do." Viola said.

"Sorry. I got no clue. Wait, there is something. Some awful thing...called Face." Michello said.

"Face?" Viola thought before natsu looked up.

"Everybody down!" Natsu said as they took cover and the house exploded.

"I think we're under attack!" Wendy shouted.

The explosion soon cleared showing lots of rubble as natsu was shown to have eaten a lot of it.

"Dang. That was way too close." Vector said.

"Well, and here I thought you all would be too blown up to tell apart." said a voice as they saw Jackal on the wall. "That's how it was for the Magic Council."

"You're with Tartaros aren't you?" Natsu asked.

"Yeah. Who's askin?" Jackal said.

"Natsu of Fairy Tail." Natsu said.

"Vector the Crocodile, chaotix leader and muscle." Vector said.

"Viola rose, former Idol and now explosive member of a team." Viola said.

"And I am the one and only...Captain Usopp." Usopp said.

"Prepare yourself...cause were gonna hurt ya." Natsu said.