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The day had finally come to an end as Natsu walked towards the guild with Happy flying next to him and Lucy more crawling behind him than walking. Lucy looked towards the red head and had no idea how he managed to have so much energy all the time, same with Happy. The guild finally came into view when Lucy heard a familiar shout.

"Hey you guys!" they all turned to see Gray running up to them, his shirt unbuttoned revealing his tattoo and abs like usual. How he did that all without thinking, Lucy would never know. Natsu turned to meet Gray.

"What's wrong?" Gray finally stopped in front of them, his shirt flying off in the process.

"Erza said she wants to see you and me immediately." Natsu's face turns a shade of green and hobbles after Gray who was yelling at him to hurry up. Lucy and Happy, left in the dust of the three second conversation which had just transpired in front of them, simply continued towards the guild in silence. The sooner she was given her money and allowed to go home, the better.

(Inside the guild)

Natsu landed in a chair with Gray sitting next to him and Erza sitting across from them. They both knew she was serious because she didn't even greet them with the normal serious tone she usually gave.

"We have received some news from the council and the master wants us to investigate it." Natsu leapt to his feet, a new vigor instilled into his body once more.

"Alright! When do we start?"

"We start tomorrow morning. We need Gray on the team as well along with Lucy. Happy can come along like usual." Natsu pumped his fist into the air and fire slid from his mouth in excitement.

"Awesome!" Gray's monotone face never shifts.

"What is our mission?"

"There is a new guild called Innocentius. It seems to be made up of about 30 individuals and no one has really heard about them. All we know is that they have accomplished several high ranking missions. They seem to have several VERY powerful mages so we need to confirm their identity within the magical community. Gray nods and stands up, his pants now gone, before heading over to one of the tables to relax. Juvia immediately follows Gray to the table and sits next to him like a lost puppy. Natsu leaps onto the table.

"We are gonna show these guys how Fair…" before Natsu could finish his sentence, Erza grabbed his hair and pulled him down from the table. The tears slowly came from Natsu's eyes.

"We are not going to start anything. We are simply going to introduce ourselves to them. Now go get some sleep." Natsu slowly nodded and sulked out of the guild towards Lucy's apartment.

(The next morning)

After an event filled morning of Lucy yelling at Natsu to get out of her bed, they all arrived at the front of the guild, ready for their adventure. On the way out of the city, Natsu's stomach ached with hunger and they ended up stopping for food before they even managed to leave the city. When they finally were out and in the wilderness all seemed normal for a good amount of time, having chosen to walk in order to prevent Natsu from getting weak. Natsu then felt that he sensed someone was watching them and motioned for Happy to go up and see if he could find anyone. Happy went up into the air but motioned that he could not see anyone. As the five of them continued along the road, the feeling soon passed onto Lucy, Gray, and even Erza. They all knew that it was still a day until they reached Innocentius but they also knew that the guild would probably be scouting out any investigators. Finally Natsu couldn't take it anymore.

"Whoever is out there, come out and show yourself!" There was a silence as Natsu's voice echoed throughout the wilderness. From this silence emerged the sound of footsteps. Everyone turned to see a short stocky man of about 20 wearing simple black pants, a black shirt, and a camouflage jacket. The man's boots scraped against the dirt path as he approached them, his hands in the pockets of his jacket. Erza walks out to confront him.

"Who are you and why have you been following us?" The man's short brown hair was ruffled by the wind and his face gave off a hardened complexion, making him seem older than he was.

"I am Josef of Innocentius. Why are you here, Erza Scarlet?" everyone cringed at his frankness. Erza approached the man and they stopped right in front of each other. No normal person ever addressed her in such a manner. The wind picked up as the two stared at each other. After several seconds of stillness, Erza extended her hand to him.

"We are here to see how your guild is doing. We must ask to meet your guild master and he will officially announce your guild to the rest of the world." Josef does not extend his hand to Erza's, in fact he does not even take his hands out of his pockets.

"We are not the kind to be talked to as if we were servants. We shall not be treated in such a manner."Erza's face went from light to stern.

"We are not asking. We are telling you to take us to your guild master." Josef's face never changes.

"And I am politely telling you no. I am telling YOU to turn around and go back to your guild." Erza's withdraws her hand.

"I will do as I am ordered." Josef stood in their path, "If you do not move I will be forced to subdue you."

"I'm afraid that is impossible, Erza Scarlet."

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