Chapter 2: A Horrifying Discovery

The next morning.

Gray was up early with his clothes on, wearing black pants as he exited his bedroom, he then walked down the hallway. "(Something isn't right, that girl may have a weak spot for picking up people that don't have a place to go, but...)"

Aria then was in front of him. "Hello."

"Uh, good morning." Gray answered acting cool. "You need something?"

"I just wanted to tell you that I'll be shopping with my guards and Tatsumi." She answered with a innocent smile.

"Ok, my friends and I will stay here and relax then." Gray replied nodding his head.

Aria smiled and walked away as she met up with two guards. "Keep an eye on him and those two girl companions of his."

The three guards nodded their heads.

Juvia wore a tan skirt with a blue collar vest walking down the hallway gazing at the windows. "This place is quite beautiful."

"Yes, but..." A voice said from behind who was Taran. "For some reason, I feel something is off."

"I agree, Aria and her parents seem nice however I think too nice." Gray stated putting his fingers under his chin. "I got a plan, listen to me good."

Meanwhile

Tatsumi helped with the guards help Aria with shopping in the city.

After stopping a few shops, everything they bought was on a wagon.

"She is quite the shopper, I never saw so much stuff like this." Tatsumi said astonished seeing a lot packages.

"Women do act like this, do they?" The guard next to him asked.

"I don't know I mean I have a female friend that wears anything she has." Tatsumi commented.

"THAT'S BECAUSE I'M POOR YOU JERK!" Sayo protested angrily.

"Oh, Tatsumi, you see the castle over there?" The guard asking gazing foward at a large castle in the center. "That is the large capital where everything happens."

Tatsumi was totally surprised on how the castle was so large. "I always wanted to see the inside and what kind of decsions the Emperor makes for the whole country!"

"Well not excatly." The guard said as he got closer to whisper into the young boy's ear. "There is an emperor but he's a child, our world is plaqued by corruption, its the minister that controls the emperor from the shadows."

"Minister!" Tatsumi yelled as the guard covered his mouth quickly. "Don't let anyone hear you, those who oppose are beheading."

Tatsumi hung his head down. "So he's the one taxing all my villagers."

"Yes, the entire capital knows." The guard added.

Tatsumi gritted his teeth.

"On top of that we're dealing with these scums." The guard turned his head around pointing at a wall with three wanted posters.

"Night Raid, who are they?" Tatsumi asked.

"Band of assasins terrorizing the area, they're called that cause they attack at Night, high rank officals the upper class, its wise to be very cautious."

"Thanks sir." Tatsumi said.

"Anyway, we should deal with that." The guard pointed seeing two guards keeping steady while carrying a large package.

Later Tatsumi went to lunch with Aria and the guards.

They went to a banquet selling chicken wings and water.

"Hmm yum." Tatsumi said chopping a few chicken wings and taking a gulp of water.

Meanwhile

Gray, Juvia, and Taran were making their way out of the mansion.

Just then three guards stood in front of mansion's entrance.

"Going somewhere?" One of them asked.

"Sorry, we just want to take a walk." Gray answered.

"Sorry, we can't let you go." The second guard stated.

"Look, we just want to take a walk outside." Juvia said.

"We were instructed to make you stay inside the mansion by Aria." The third stated.

"Why is that?" Taran asked looking a bit suspicious.

Then the father came out with three cups of lemonade.

"Sorry, would you care for lemonade?" He asked nicely.

Gray just gave him suspcious look.

The mother came in and holding a dairy book.

"Excuse me, what are you writing in there?" Taran asked.

The mother jumped a bit closing the book. "Uh, nothing of the sort." She said nervously.

Taran then raised her left hand and motioned the book towards her.

"What the?" The mother said confused on what just happened.

The black haired woman read the page the mother was reading as she did a gasp came from her mouth. "You were drugging people here that visited you previously?!"

Gray and Juvia gasped in shock.

"The cat's out of the bag." The mother said with wide eyes. "Guards seize them!"

Gray turned around and put his left hand into his right palm. "ICE MAKE: FLOOR!

The floor beneath the guards turned into a ice which made them slip and slide foward.

"What the?!" The father asked shockingly.

"LET'S FIGHT!" Juvia proclaimed. "WATER LOCK!"

THe guards were then captured in a cicular mass of water.

"PSYCHIC CONTROL!" Taran declared in fury as the three guards were sent flying out the entrance doors.

"Who...who are you people?" The father asked who was suddenly whimpering in fear.

"We're now the people who are going to bring you to you knees." Gray replied with a glare.

"Oh dear." The mother said shaking in totally fear.

Soon time passes as Nightfall appeared.

In the bushes next to the mansion was two figures jumped out of the bushes.

A girl with blond hair the same one that tricked Tatsumi but had longer hair with cat like paws and claws, beside her was a long black haired girl.

"Sounds like these people were taken in people who didn't have no where to go." The black haired girl said quietly.

"Right, Akame, so let's get kick some ass." The blond haired woman said cracking her knuckles.

"Something is strange." A voice from behind said who was a big tall figure with armor. "It seems that there is no guards around here."

"Strange, I thought there would be on patrol." Akame said seeing no guards in the yard.

Tatsumi returned with Aria in her chariot wagon as he got stepped out.

Aria made a gasp of shock. "Aah!"

Tatsumi turned around and saw the mansion the entrance doors were smashed opened but then saw three guards on the guard.

"Are you three ok?" He asked kneeling down at the guards but they wouldn't respond.

Tatsumi walked inside with Aria, both noticed the floor beneath them was covered in ice but was melting.

"How did this floor become frozen?" She asked puzzled.

Tatsumi knelt down feeling the part of the floor that was still frozen. "Prrr, that's cold." He said shaking his fingers.

"Wait, Gray, Juvia, and Taran!" He exclaimed in realization but he noticed Aria's parents on the floor both were knocked out cold.

Tatsumi then grabbed Aria's hand and ran outside with her. "Where should we go?!"

"There is an shed we can hide in." Aria answered.

As they left two figures arrived inside.

A girl wearing glasses cut the mother in half while Mine took a out a gun and blasted the father's body.

They walked on a dirt path and soon came to the shed but as they did there stood Gray, Juvia, and Taran, all three of them were furious.

"Where have you guys been?" Tatsumi asked.

From a far was the three figures.

"Who are those three kids?" Akame asked.

"Don't know, but there is another boy." The big tall armor guy said. "With the girl we're after."

Just then another man came behind them who had green hair. "Yes, but that black haired guy, he's with two beautiful girls." He said looking jealous

"Don't start, Lubbock." The blonde girl said annoyed. "Leone, Lubbock, quiet." The tall armor man hushed.

A girl wearing glasses and a pinkette girl were still inside the mansion observing now after killing the parents.

"Whoa, look at this floor." The Pinkette girl said looking stunned and feeling the floor with her hand. "This floor is so cold, is this Esdeath's doing, Sheele?"

"If so then there would be a lot of ice then this, Mine." The girl wearing glasses answered.

At the shed.

"Are you respondible for Aria's parents and the guards?" Tatsumi asked as he took out his sword.

"Look, something isn't right about these people." Taran stated.

"We were going to take walk around here but Aria's parents wouldn't let us!" Juvia protested angrily.

"I snatched a diary from the mother and was writing something down that was disturbing." Taran stated.

"Yes, also we just looked inside this shed!" Gray said as he started gritted his teeth with anger. "Tatsumi, you mentioned that you were traveling with two friends, right?"

"What are you saying?" The brown haired boy asked looking confused.

Gray roughly grabbed Tatsumi by his shirt.

"SIERRA!" Juvia proclaimed as she transformed her whole body into a water.

Aria, including the Akame and two men were surprised at what they just saw the girl do.

"How did that chick do that?" Lubbock asked shocked. "Your guess is as good as mine." Leone answered looking surprised.

"Something is strange about these three people." Akame said putting her hand under her chin. "I mean I heard about a Imperial Arms for using to control water but she seems to on a different level."

Juvia's attack busted the door open and Gray showed Tatsumi the inside which was sick.

He was so horrifed what he was seeing, there were a several prisoners dead but then he saw Sayo attached to a cross.

Aria tried to sneak away.

"WATER LOCK!" Juvia proclaimed as the young child was engulfed in a circular water mass.

"Tat-su-mi." A weakened voice said which got the browned haired boy's attention.

There was Ieysau looking very weak coverned in blood. "That girl, she let me and Sayo into her house, we then got drugged, Sayo was totured to death, I was the only one left."

Aria was in a freaky state, her face became so creepy with such anger. "IT DOESN"T MATTER THAT GIRL WAS SO WEAK IT FELT GOOD TORTURING HER AND SEEING HER DIE WAS SO SWEET!"

"She's gotten creepy." Taran said.

"I'll shut her up." Gray said as he put his left hand into his right hand's palm. "ICE MAKE: ICE CANNON!"

Tatsumi was shocked so were the Night Raid assassins at they were seeing next.

"That's one big ice Cannon." Bulat commented sounding impressed.

Gray's Ice Cannon fired a ice cannonball which blasted Aria then blowing her into the air.

"PSYCHIC CONTROL!" Taran proclaimed as her left hand glowed causing the girl to stop in mid-air.

Tatsumi took out his sword and dashed ahead slashing the girl's body.

"Thank you, I needed to see that." Ieyasu said getting weaker as Tatsumi took his friend in his arms.

"Is there something we can do?" Gray asked.

"No." A voice said.

There stood behind was Akame and Leona.

"Hey you're that blonde from the bar!" Tatsumi exclaimed.

"Its me alright." The blonde said waving as she gazed at Gray Fullbuster.

"Wait, what do you mean we can't do anything for this boy?" Juvia asked.

"The mother poisoned the previous guests with medicine and kept those things in a dairy." Akame explained. "Sorry, there is nothing we can do for him."

"I should let you know, Tatsumi, Sayo never gave in, she was incredible, I wanted to go out as a hero." Iseyao said weakenly as he raised his right hand into a fist proudly as he collasped.

"His strong will kept him alive." Akame stated.

Gray was silent as Juvia cried on her friend's shoulder.

Taran was left shocked and felt a feeling inside her. "(What am I feeling.)" She thought.

Akame turned to leave.

"Shall we take these four with us?" Leona asked as the black haired girl looked at her but nodded.

Leone took Tatsumi by his shirt. "Hey, let me go now!" He cried struggling to break free.

"I suggest you three come with us too." Akame said staring at the three people. "Besides, you three have some powers we never seen before."

"(Did she see us using our magic?)" Gray asked himself.

"What do you think we should do?" Juvia asked wiping her eyes. "I think we should go with them." Taran answered. "Do you think, Gray?"

"Hmm, I suppose besides we might not have a choice." Gray said though he wasn't liking the idea in a way.

They soon followed Akame and Leona on top of the mansion(who still had Tatsumi in her hands but was now carrying him.)"

"You're late!" Mine asked. "Who are those four, with you and Akame?"

"This is Tatsumi that I'm carrying." Leona replied. "As for these three...um."

"My name is Gray Fullbuster." The black spiked haired boy replied.

"My name is Juvia Lockster." The blue haired girl replied waving slightly.

"My name is Taran." The long hair girl said.

"I see, new recruits?" Lubbock asked.

"New Recruits?" Tatsumi asked confused.

"Starting tomorrow you four are part of Night Raid." Leona explained as she tossed the browned haired boy onto the ground of roof. "Don't we get a say in this?" Tatsumi asked.

"Forget it, we don't have choice I think." Gray answered. "He's right." Taran agreed.

"Well, aren't you two smart especially you." Leone said giggling at black spiked boy.

Juvia's eyes twitched but then. "Bulat, take Tatsumi." Leone ordered.

The armor Knight held Tatsumi in his right arm. "Put me down, I don't want to murder people!" He protested struggling again.

"Aw, it gets easier." The Tall Armor Knight said.

"What does?" Tatsumi asked looking weirded out.

"The mission is complete, we're heading back to base." Akame stated as her and her comrades leaped ahead into the forest.

"Where are we going?!" Tatsumi asked but none of the Night Raid Assassins answered.

Meanwhile at Earthland.

Gajeel, Levy, and Pantherlily were at the gateway and three were gazing at it.

Flashback scene.

The three former Fairy Tail members were talking with the Jean-Luc the head of Archaeologist in a hotel building

"I see, an old woman told you about the gateway." Jean-Luc said.

"Yes, she knows about the place, she also mentioned a girl named Taran was nearby, however we don't know much about this Taran." Gajeel replied.

"Taran, I heard about that girl, rumor is that there is a Dark guild called Avatar, but their location was never located but Taran was a new recurit, therefore her wherebouts was close by the town." Jean-Lux explained.

"So, you're saying that she was going meet up with her new guildmates, also capturing her might help you find Avatar's location?" Levy asked.

Jean-Luc nodded his head. "Anyway, I'll gather some more of our Archaeologist students and see how we can bring back your friends including Taran back.

Flashback ends.

Gajeel seemed to be getting impatient. "Maybe we can activate this piece of junk, using magic, IRON DRAGON'S ROAR!"

"SOLID SCRIPT: STORM!" Levy proclaimed as her created a strong gust of wind.

Pantherlily got bigger and more muscular and swung his sword on the part of the gateway.

Their attacks hit the Gateway which then absorbed their magic and activated showing three symbols, one symbol was a Dragon with a metal like face, the second was a person a holding a book of some sort, and third was a panther like cub.

Like last time the gateway unleashed a strong wind enhaling the three Fairy Tail wizards.

"This isn't good!" Gajeel screamed. "NOT GOOD AT ALL!" Levy cried.

"THIS IS WINDY!" Pantherlily paniked

The gateway closed the portal.

Four figures in black cloaks were walking through the forest leading to the town Gray and Juvia were staying in.

"Let's find out more about this gateway we've been hearing about." One of them said who was taller.

"Yes, indeed." The second black cloaked figure argeed who was short but a two horns were pointing out of the hoody.

"Let's go investigate." The third said who seemed to little taller the short figure but not as tall as the other tall figure.

"Right." The fourth figure said who was enormous body showing a large muscles on its arms and legs.

End of chapter.