A/N Hello, Kimiko here :) This is my first fanfic and the idea has been in my head for the past month or so. Will contain OC's (only a few). No pairings for now.

-Normal POV-

Erza looked up at the sunset that was covered up by a stone ceiling just a couple of hours ago. Passed out bodies laid out all around her, as sounds of fighting from the distance passed her ears. She had been on yet another mission with team Natsu, the objective being to destroy a dark guild named 'Poison Ivy'. The mission was chosen of course by her fellow team mate, Natsu.

-Flashback (Erza's POV)-

"Erza, wanna go on a mission with the team?" Natsu screamed into my ear.

"It depends if the rest of the team agrees", I replied.

"Oh don't worry about that!" Said Natsu with the biggest grin I have ever seen on his face. "I've already spoken to Gray, and Lucy has no choice but to come!" His grin turning slightly evil at the last part. "Must be my imagination" I thought to myself. But then I remembered what he meant by that; Lucy's rent was coming up yet again, and no matter how terrifying or hard the mission would be, she would always come along, since it would be her only way to get rent money. I went to pack up my items whilst Natsu happily hopped off with Happy flying above his head, to tell Lucy about the mission which came with a pretty large award.

As promised, we all met at the train station at 3 in the afternoon, Gray searching for his shirt for the heck knows which time that day, Lucy still freaking out about the amount of money she would earn, Natsu getting pale just at the sight of trains, and Happy floating just above him, eating a fish. The train ride leading to the client wasn't too long, but was long enough to keep Natsu swaying on every step he took, even after an hour had passed. The walk to the client's house lead through half of the town, but something was off. It wasn't too hard even for Natsu to notice. All of the streets seemed to be empty, as if deserted, except from a few people passing by, terror showing all over their faces. Before knocking on the door, I checked to see the status of Gray's shirt, which surprisingly was still on. After a couple of knocks, an elderly man, about in his 60's, opened the door with shaky hands. The man glanced at me with his pale blue eyes. "Yes?" he said, breaking the silence.

"Hello," I replied in the nicest voice possible. "We're the mages from Fairy Tail that accepted your request, uh…"

"Sanji. My name is Sanji."

"It is nice to meet you, Sanji-san. I am Erza, and this is my team; Lucy, Gray, Natsu and our exceed Happy," I said whilst pointing to each one of them.

"Well it sure is nice to meet your team. But now, how about we go inside where there'll be a little more privacy?" Sanji said, and we of course, took up on the offer. His cottage was quite small, and I was surprised he offered a reward of 500'000 J, but all in all, it was very cozy. By the looks of it, he was the only one that lived there. "The mission…" the old man began speaking. "As stated on the request, it is to take out a dark guild named 'Poison Ivy'. That guild has been terrorizing our town for quite a while now. They…." I saw a pained look in his eyes. "They killed her. My wife, Chichiro, she was out in the forest where their guild was located. She saw some people walking in her direction. Of course with the nice nature that she had, she thought they were just some travelers that were lost, and offered to show them directions. But she was wrong. And knowing their pride, the criminals were offended by that. And because of such a measly thing… They killed her." Tears started pouring out of his eyes. I looked towards my team, seeing Happy sat depressed on Natsu's shoulder, Lucy looking at the man with pity in her eyes, Gray staring at him in shock, and Natsu's face scrunched up in anger. "I wasn't the only one to lose a dear one. Many of us tried to confront their guild about this, only to meet the same fate. That is why, we… We got all of our remaining money together to hire a guild. We're desperate to make this stop."

"Don't worry, Jii-san, we'll make sure they pay!" Natsu said standing up abruptly. Lucy looked expressionless, and Gray followed Natsu's lead, standing up himself. "Well, we better get going, Sanji-san," I said. "But may I ask for a location?"

"Their guild is located in Tero Forest, just in the east of town. When you reach the forest, just follow the path. It'll lead you straight to their guild." He said, looking down. "But be careful, will you?"

"There's no need to worry about us," Lucy stated. "I promise we'll make this stop!"

"Arigato, for everything," Sanji gave us a teary smile.

And with that, we left.

It didn't take us too long to arrive to the Tero Forest. As Sanji told us, there was a path leading into the woods. Natsu said he could smell dark magic along it, and the scent got even stronger further down. Lucy kept on having a worried look on her face. "Don't worry, Lucy," I said placing my hand on her shoulder. "We'll be all right, and we'll make sure to keep you safe." She forced a smile, and looked at me with the worried look still showing. "I know Erza, but I just can't help feeling as if something big is about to happe-" Natsu had stopped her abruptly from finishing her sentence. "The guild, it's close, I can smell it", he said.

"Well what are you doing, Flame Brain, lead us towards it!" I don't need to state who shouted that.

"I was just about to do that, until you interrupted me, Ice Queen!" was the reply he got.

"Ice make: Hamm-" I stopped him from creating anything.

"Are you really wanting to make a riot, when a guild-full of enemies is nearby? Are you really that stupid?" I asked glaring at both of the idiots. I let Gray's collar go. "Natsu, lead the way please," I said. Lucy let out a sigh at the idiots' antics, and followed behind us, as Natsu started sniffing the air yet again, and walked off to a different direction.

Natsu's smell proved itself to be useful yet again, as soon enough we were hiding behind the trees and in the bushes, a couple of meters away. As I tried to think of a plan, I hadn't noticed how Natsu had jumped out. "All right, you scum! Come out here so I can beat you up!" he screamed. Surely enough, a sea of enemies flowed out of the guild's doors, making us leave our hiding places. "Who dares enter our territory?" asked a man about double the height of Natsu, whom I presumed to be the master of the dark guild. "You. Because of you, many people have lost their loved ones. Because of you, the people of this town are hiding in their homes, fearing death if they stepped out. And now you, will have to pay!" As Natsu ended his short speech, the fight began. We split up in fours- Natsu and Gray taking on the enemies at the entrance, whilst Lucy and I ventured onto the guild. The guild still had many people inside, of course, causing us two to split up. Whilst Lucy summoned Loke and Capricorn, fighting amongst them with her Fleuve d'étoiles, I re-equipped into my Heaven's Wheel armor, and fought with my swords. Destruction of the building began to take place.

-End of Flashback, Normal POV-

And, well, that's how Erza found herself to be staring at the sunset through the remains of a wall. All of her enemies were either knocked out, or in no condition to fight any longer, so she ran to Lucy, who was also almost done with her enemies. There were a few left, which Erza easily knocked out. At the sight of Erza, Lucy told Loke and Capricorn to return to the Celestial spirit world. Natsu and Gray soon joined them, showing that they were also done with their enemies. "Let's explore, maybe we'll find some more of them," Lucy said. We followed her thoughts, and split up to search anything interesting. But, what they hadn't noticed, was a male of their age, struggling to stand up. "Amber…"

A/N Bwahaha Cliff-hanger :D Now how's this for a first FanFic? Don't know when I'll finish the next chapter, might even be tonight, but in the next chapter, my actual plot for this begins! Anyway, R&R.
~Kimiko Watanabe