A/N: Woohoo! Here is the next chapter! Erza comes into the picture! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairytail, I only own my OC


Chapter Four: Eisenwald

Back at the guild, everyone is doing their usual routines on a normal day. As always, Wakaba asks Mira on a date but she always reminds him using her Transformation Magic. Cana complains about wanting to drink in peace and Macao tells her that she drinks too much. Natsu rests his chin on the table wanting to go on a job and Happy reminds him that they're running low on money which makes Lucy complain about not taking the Two millon Jewel reward. Lucy goes to the request board to look for a mission and Mira tells her that she needs to know if she is going on a job because the Master is at a meeting. Lucy questions about the conference. Mira explains about how a conference between guilds work. Natsu jump scares Lucy making her angry at him. Mira also explains the dark guilds getting involved in crimes. Natsu gets bored of it, asking Lucy to pick a job.

"Just choose a job will you?" Natsu asked, smiling at Lucy

"And what gives you the right to say that to me?" Lucy glared at Natsu

"Well, we are a team and all" Natsu reminded her

"We picked the job last time. This time it's your turn" Happy said

"Yeah right, you know our 'team' is disbanded" Lucy crosses her arms as she looks away "You didn't care about me! You just needed someone with blonde hair!" Lucy remembers about the Everlue mission

"That's not the only reason we chose you, Lucy" Natsu gives her a toothy grin "It was because you're nice!" Lucy blushes a bit

"Don't worry about picking a team. I'm sure you'll get a ton of offers soon enough." Aira said

"You're annoying." Natsu muttered. Aira gives him the death glare. They clash heads together, arguing with each other

"Did you just call me annoying, fire freak?!" Aira growled at him

"You're super annoying, you water jerk!" Natsu growled back. They continue to insult each other

"There they go again." Happy and Cain both said

"Lucy. Won't you form a team of love with me?" Loke flirts with Lucy, wrapping his arm around her neck. "Tonight, just the two of us" Lucy looks at him in confusion "You really are beautiful" Loke pushes his glasses up "Even with my sunglasses on, your beauty is dazzling. I'm sure i would go blind if i saw you with my naked eyes."

"Go blind. Fine by me." Lucy gets annoyed easily, not impressed by him. Her Celestial Spirit keys shine as she moved. Loke notices her keys shining and freaks out a bit

"Y-You're a celestial wizard?!" Loke jumps back while Lucy looks at him weird

"Yeah. She has a cow and crab and stuff" Happy comes in the picture with a fish in his mouth

"What a cruel twist of fate" Loke screamed out loud "I'm sorry! we can never be together!" Loke runs out of the guild, leaving Lucy behind

"What's his deal?" Lucy asks Mira

"Loke's bad at dealing with celestial wizards" Mira smiles at Lucy "Rumor has it he had trouble with a girl a long time ago"

"I'm not surprised he's-" Lucy gets interrupted when Natsu crashes into her. Natsu lies on her back as she gets irritated with the Dragon Slayers "Knock it off, you guys.."

"He picked a fight with me. I can't turn down his offer" Aira said, holding his fist in the air

"You're the one who started it, blue freak!" Natsu gets up and insults him

"When exactly did I start it, pink bastard?!" Aira insulted back

"Talk about petty..." Lucy sweat drops at them

"They're always like this" Happy commented. The guild mates laugh at the Dragon Slayers, as well as Lucy

Loke comes back into the guild with a warning ahead of them "This is bad!" Everyone turns their attention to Loke "It's Erza...she's back!" Everyone sit there in utter shock when they here Loke's warning. Natsu and Aira stop fighting and let go of their scarves

"Erza? You mean the person Natsu mentioned eariler?" Lucy asked

"You could say she is the strongest female wizard in Fairytail now" Mira replied. A shadow of a woman carrying a giant horn over her head walks towards the Fairytail guild, loud footsteps are heard right outside the guild

"It's Erza" Laki said as they sit in silence

"Those are Erza's footsteps" Wakaba remarked, hearing her loud footsteps

"Erza's come back..." Macao muttered. Lucy watches the entrance of the guild while the guild mates are murmuring things under their breaths to each other

"Given this reaction, Erza must be one powerful wizard...!" Lucy remembered about picturing Erza as a scary monster "Scary!" The shadow of Erza with a giant horn over her head walks into the guild as people stare at her. Erza sets down the horn, making a loud noise

"I've returned. Is the master here?" Erza asked

"S-So pretty!" Lucy admired her beauty. She looks nothing compared about what Natsu and Aira described

"Welcome back!" Mira greeted "The master's at a conference"

"I see." Erza replied

"What is that humongous thing, Erza-san?" One of the guild mates ask

"The horn of the monster i defeated. The locals decorated it and gave it to me as a thank you" Erza answered "Is it a problem?"

"No, not at all!" The guild mate responded, terrified by her while everyone else gets nervous

"I bet she's heard about what happened at Mr. Hakobe..." Cana said while drinking a barrel of booze

"O-Oh crap, I'm a goner..." Macao whispers to himself

"She's not what i imagined at all" Lucy muttered

Erza turns to everyone, catching their attention "Listen up! On the road, I heard that Fairytail has been causing yet more trouble. The master may not care, but I do!" Erza turns to someone else "Cana! How dare you drink dressed like that! Vijeeter! Dance outside! Wakaba, I see cigarette buds on the floor. Nab. I see you're dawdling in front of the request board as usual! Do some work! Gray, button up your shirt all the way! Macao!" Erza sighs at Macao

"Say something!" Macao impatiently waits for her complaint

"Honestly, you cause so much trouble" Erza shakes her head "But I'll be kind and say nothing for today"

"She's already said a lot, though..." Lucy whispers to Mira "What is she, a disciplinarian?"

"That's Erza for you" Happy said

"Still, even if she is kind of a loudmouth, she looks like an actually-mature person." Lucy said "Surely there's no reason to be afraid of her?"

"Are Natsu and Aira here?" Erza asked, looking around

"Aye!" Happy points to them for her. Natsu and Aira have their arms around each others necks. Acting as best friends when Erza watches them

"H-Hi, Erza. We're good buddies as usual!" Aira replied nervously Natsu replied with a simple "aye"

"Natsu's turned into Happy!" Lucy pointed out

"I see. it's natural for good friends to fight sometimes, too" Erza crossed her arms, relived to see Natsu and Aira getting along for once. "That said, i like seeing you get along like that."

"No, we're not exactly 'good friends'..." Aira remarked

"Aye." Natsu added

"I've never seen Natsu like this before!" Lucy is surprised to see Natsu acting maturely for once

"A long time ago, Natsu challenged Erza to a fight and got really beat up" Mira tells Lucy

"She found Aira trying to drown Natsu while they were fighting and beat him up" Macao added

"She beat Loke up too for trying to hit on her" Cana said "You reap what you sow"

"I would've expected much from him..." Lucy muttered

"Natsu. Aira. I have a favor to ask" Erza said. Natsu and Aira look at her in shock "I heard about something bad while on my last job. Normally, I would consult the master about something like this first, but i believe this is a matter of most urgency. I want your help. Will you come with me?" Natsu and Aira look at each other.

"What in the world?" Guild mates whisper at each other "Erza's asking for help?" Surprised to see that Erza is asking for help "This is the first!"

"We leave tomorrow. Make sure you're ready" Erza told them

"Me and him..." Natsu thinks to himself

"...On a team?!" Aira thinks to himself as well

"Erza, Natsu, and Aira...I never even imagined it before..." Mira muttered "But this could be very well the most powerful team in Fairytail..."


The Next Day...

The four Mages including Happy and Cain, go to Magnolia Station to take on the mission that Erza needed help with.

"Why do i have to team up with?!" Natsu angrily yells at Aira

"That's my line! If Erza needs help, I'm more than enough by myself!" Aira shouts back Aira was wearing his usual clothes a black shirt, gray pants, no shoes, a white jacket and his light blue scarf over his neck.

"Then go by yourself! I don't wanna go!" Natsu keeps on complaining

"Don't come, then! Let Erza beat you senseless later!" Aira complains as well. Everyone stares at the Dragon Slayers who are arguing in the middle of the station

"I don't know them. I don't know them." Lucy gets embarrassed by them and sits on a bench with Plue sitting on her lap while Happy is eating fish and Cain is sighing at his partner who is fighting with Natsu

"Why are you here, Lucy?" Happy asked

"It's because of Mira-san..." Lucy responded

Past

"Those two will fight when Erza's not looking, so be there to stop them. Okay?" Mira innocently smiles at Lucy

"Me?!" Lucy sits there in surprise, becoming responsible for the Dragon Slayers

Present

"You aren't stopping them, though" Happy pointed out

"I know, but..." Lucy whined

"I'm sorry. Did i keep you waiting?" Erza comes in the station with a huge stack of luggage. The Dragon Slayers instantly stop arguing, behaving themselves

"So much luggage!" Lucy stares at it in shock

"Let's be good buddies today, as usual!" Aira and Natsu wrap their arms around each others necks, looking like a good pair of friends

"Aye, sir!" Natsu cheers on

"Yes. It's important to be on good terms." Erza said "So, who are you? Didn't i see you at Fairytail yesterday?" Erza asked Lucy as Natsu and Aira jump around. As Erza turns her back to them, they clash their heads together and continue to argue

"I-I'm Lucy! I just joined!" Lucy happily introduces herself, carrying Plue in her arms. Mira-san asked me to come with you too. It's nice to meet you!"

"I'm Erza. It's a pleasure" Erza introduced herself "Ah, so you're Lucy?" Erza glances at the Dragon Slayers, they quickly stop fighting and act like best friends. She turns her back to Lucy, Natsu and Aira start fighting again. "The one who defeated a mercenary gorilla with just your little finger?" Lucy jumps in utter shock "It'll be wonderful to have you on board. Thanks for your help" She takes another glance at the guys

"M-My pleasure.." Lucy sweat drops at her. In her mind she thinks of a different situation

"Erza, I'll come along, but on one condition" Natsu seriously said. Aira warns him not to do it

"What is it? Tell me" Erza looks back at Natsu

Natsu clenches his fist up to his face "Fight me once we get back!"

"Hey! Don't get hasty! Do you want to die?!" Aira puts his hand on Natsu's shoulder

"Things are different from last time" Natsu evilly grins at him "I can beat you now!"

Erza smirks at Natsu, accepting his request "It's true that you've improved. I feel somewhat at a disadvantage, but all right. I accept."

"All right! Now I'm fired up!" Natsu yelled as he clenches both of his fists, lighting his head on fire

They aboard the train, waiting to arrive at their destination. Natsu gets motion sickness, almost passing out

"Geez, talk about pathetic. This, immediately after picking a fight? It's a good thing i drank water before we left otherwise I'd be in the same boat." Aira rested his elbow near the window, staring at the outside

"It's gotta be tough doing this every time..." Lucy felt bad for Natsu

"Oh, all right. Come sit next to me" Erza said

"Is she telling me to move?" Lucy gives her a straight face

"Just relax." Erza puts her arm around Natsu. She delievers a hard punch to Natsu's guts, knocking him out as he lands on her lap "There. That should be better"

"Th-This woman might be a little weird after all..." Lucy thinks to herself

"Erza. Isn't about time you fill us in?" Aira asked "What exactly are we doing?"

"Right. We're going up against the Eisenwald dark guild" Erza replied "They plan to use magic called Lullaby for something big."

"Lullaby?" Aira and Happy said

"That thing from before?" Lucy asked

"I see. So you've encountered Eisenwald as well" Erza said

"Probably. They mentioned something about Lullaby" Aira remarked

"It sounds like they were guild dropouts" Erza said "The plan must've been too much for them, so they ran off"

"And that plan has something to do with Lullaby?" Aira asked

"It's only a guess, but the shadow that dragged them off was probably Eisenwald's main squad" Erza responded "They must have not wanted the plan to get out"

"What kind of plan are we talking about?" Lucy said

"Allow me to explain everything in order. It happened the other day on my way home after that job. I stopped by a pub in Onibas where wizards gather." Erza explained. While she was in Onibas, in a bar, she overhead a group of wizards talking about Lullaby's location

"Lullaby...Like a nursery rhyme, right?" Lucy asked

"Yes. The fact it's sealed away likely means it's very powerful magic." Erza answered

"And they were members of Eisenwald too?" Aira asked

"Yes. Like a fool, though, I didn't recognize the name 'Erigor' at the time" Erza said "He is the ace of the Eisenwald dark guild. He only accepts assassination-related jobs, for which he earned the nickname "Erigor the Reaper."

"Assassination?" Lucy said.

"The council outlawed assassination requests, but Eisenwald decided that money is more important. As a result, it was kicked out of the wizard guild league sic years ago. However, they disobeyed orders and remain active to this day" Erza explained

"I think maybe i'll go home." Lucy nervously sweats. Erza slams her fists on the side of Natsu's head

"I was careless! If only i had recognized Erigor's name then, I could've pulverized them and had them confess their scheme!" Erza angrily said

"I see. So Eisenwald is planning to do something with this Lullaby, and you want to stop them because its obviously something bad?" Aira asked

"i don't believe i can take on an entire guild by myself. That's why i asked for your help." Erza said "We're going to storm the Eisenwald guild"

"Sounds interesting." Aira smirked

"I shouldn't have come..." Lucy remarked. The train stops at a train station for other people to aboard "If it's not rude to ask what kind of magic do you use, Erza?"

"It's not rude." Erza replied

"Erza's magic is pretty! It makes her enemies bleed a lot!" Happy said

"You call that pretty?" Lucy commented

"Personally, I think Aira's magic is prettier even though it's similar to Natsu's" Erza takes a bite of her strawberry cheesecake

"Really?" Aira uses his Water Magic to make streams of water coming from his finger Lucy admires his magic "I'm the Water Dragon Slayer"

"Oh! Is that why you and Natsu never get along? Because Natsu uses fire and you use water?" Lucy asked, making a point

"I never really thought of it that way" Erza remarked

"Does it really matter?" Aira sweat drops at them


The train finally arrives at Onibas Station "Are the Eisenwald guys still in town?" Aira asked

"I don't know, that's what we are about to find out" Erza replied

"That's going to be a wild goose chase..." Lucy commented

"Huh? Where's Natsu?" Happy asked. Natsu is left behind on the train as it leaves. "There it goes." Happy waves the train goodbye while Lucy drops her luggage with a wide open mouth.

"I was so absorbed in our conversation that I forgot. I can't believe myself. He's terrible at riding vehicles, too!" Erza clenches her fist and blames herself for leaving Natsu behind "This is my fault. Could you please hit me?!" Lucy tries to calm her down


On the train, Natsu is feeling sick from the moving vehicle when his is approached by an Eisenwald member, Kageyama. He kicks Natsu in the face and says that they call the registered guild members "flies". Natsu starts to use his Fire Dragon Slaying Magic, but gets sick. Kageyama uses his Shadow Magic and knocks Natsu across the train car.

The train suddenly stops due to the fact that Erza pulls the emergency stop back at the station so they can catch up to the train

Now that it stopped moving, Natsu gets up and sees a strange-looking flute that has a skull on top with three eyes. Kageyama looks panicked because Natsu saw the flute and then he defends himself against Natsu's attack. Suddenly, the conductor announces that the stop was a false alarm. At first, Natsu wants to take the battle outside. But when the train starts to move again, he jumps out and just happens to hit heads with Aira as Erza drives their Magic Four-Wheeler to catch up to the train.

"That hurt, you idiot!" Aira yelled

"Shut up! How dare you leave me behind!" Natsu yells back in anger

"My apologies. But you don't appear to be hurt. I'm glad" Erza grabs Natsu's head as it slams on her armor

"That's hard!" Natsu felt the pain from her hard armor "Urgh! I'm not alright! Some weirdo attacked me on the train!" Lucy questions him about the weirdo "The one who dragged away the guys who tried to eat Happy. Said he was with Eisenwald..."

Erza immediately slaps Natsu across the face "You fool! We're trying to go after Eisenwald! Why did you let him go?!"

"This is the first time I've heard this..." Natsu holds his cheek while he looks up at Erza in confusion

"I explained it eariler! Listen when people talk!" Erza scolded him

"I think it was because you knocked him put...She's unbelievable in various ways..." Lucy commented. Aira agrees with her while Happy reminds her that it's just how Erza is

Erza gets back on the vehicle and wraps the SE plug around her wrist "He was on the train, you say? We're going after it!"

"What was he like?" Aira asked

"He wasn't very distinctive, actually. Oh, yeah. He did have some kind of skull flute. The skull had three eyes" Natsu tries to remember

"A three eyed skull?" Lucy asked

"That's creepy." Aira commented

"What's the matter, Lucy?" Happy worriedly asked

"I know about that flute...Lullaby...A cursed song...! It's death magic." Lucy exclaimed

"A cursed song? Like an incantation?" Aira asked

"I've only read about them in books, but there are some deadly, forbidden spells out there, right?" Lucy said

"Yes. Cursed black magic that kills whomever it is used on" Erza remarked

"Well, Lullaby is worse than that" Lucy warned


The citizens scream in horror when they see a man with a large scythe murder an official who worked at the station. The man, who happens to be Erigor, orders his men to empty the train and kill anyone who dares question them. The dark guild, Eisenwald, claims the train from Kungui Station as their property. Kageyama informs Erigor that he knows a way to break the seal on the Lullaby.


Erza harshly steps on the gas of the Magic Four-Wheeler, rushing towards Eisenwald. "Slow down, Erza! Powering this thing takes up a lot of magic energy! Even for you, Erza!" Aira warns her

"This is no time for complacency!" Erza shouted "There's no telling what Erigor might do if he gets his hands on thatr death curse magic!" Inside the vehicle, Natsu gets sick once more. "Curse them...What is their aim?!" Erza thinks to herself while driving to the station Eisenwald is at.


A/N: The chapter is finally done!

And don't worry i am working on my other Fairytail stories as well

Next chapter is super big and exciting!

Until next time!

~Sarah