AN: Oh my God I'm so sorry guys. It's literally been months since I've updated. I promise to try harder to post more, but I can't make a set time, for with university and everything, I barely have time. Thank-you to those who bore through the wait, and I hope you enjoy this chapter. If you received a notification, it is probably because I edited the chapter. I removed the part with the new characters and added on to the previous part.
Remember to comment and review, for I can always use your opion. Also, I will put up a pole around the time of the Phantom Lord Arc for who Juvia will end up with, so stay posted for that.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail at all (I wish I did though) and all rights go to Hiro Mashima and his publishers. I also do not own Percy Jackson or Heroes of Olympus and all rights go to Rick Riordan and his publishers.
Xander pov 1st
"Did that just happen?"
"Erza asked them for help?"
"We'll meet at the train station tomorrow morning." Erza said. To say I was surprised was an understatement. Erza rarely needed help, and when she did, she asked Cana and I. But this time, she asked me and Juvia.
"Erza, Xander, and Juvia working together. I never saw that one coming. This could be…..the most powerful team Fairy Tail's ever seen! All three of them are S class!" Mira was astonished to say the least.
At the train station, Juvia and I were waiting in front of the tracks. Meanwhile, Lucy was on a nearby bench with Happy and Plue, the Canis Minor spirit."What brings you along Lucy?" Happy asked.
"Mira asked me to come. She asked me to make sure those three don't destroy everything in a ten mile radius. Knowing them they would 'accidentally' blow up a mountain."
"Sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting long?" Erza arrived.
"No not re…" Lucy saw the gigantic thing Erza was carrying. It was a full carriage of luggage. "All those belong to you?"
"Whoah look at that luggage!" Happy shouted.
"Can we get going? Juvia wishes to know what mission we are going on," Juvia interrupted. We boarded the train and sat in one of the cubbies.
"Erza. It's about time you start filling us in. What kind of mission are we going on here?" I asked.
"Of course. I have reason to believe that the dark guild Eisenwald is planning something big. I'm not sure what exactly, but it has to do with a magic item called lullaby." she explained.
"Lullaby?" Lucy asked.
"Let me start from the beginning. Just the other day I was coming back from a job. I stopped at a pub in Onibus that i know was a gathering spot for local wizards. A group of wizards said they were trying to break a seal that locked Lullaby. They one they call Kageyama said he would have it in three days, and give it to the wizard Erigor at the Eisenwald guild."
"Lullaby? That's like a song you sing kids to sleep." Lucy commented.
"Yes. And the fact that it had been sealed away proves that it must be very powerful magic." Erza replied.
"Are you sure the people in the pub were with Eisenwald?" I inquired.
"Definitely. I can't believe I was such a fool that day!" She narrowed her eyes, "I didn't recognize his name. Erigor, the ace of Eisenwald. He only accepts assassination requests, which is why he earned the name 'Erigor the Reaper.'"
"He kills for money?" Juvia asked.
"When the council outlawed assassination requests, Eisenwald decided that money was more important than the council's rules. As a result, they were kicked out of their wizard league six years ago. But that didn't stop them. They've disobeyed orders and remain active to this day." She slammed her fist on her leg, "How could I have been so careless. If I recognized that name that day, I could've pulverized them! I could have forced them to reveal their scheme to me!"
"Lullaby…..Wait a minute. The three eyed skull! It's death magic!" Lucy choked.
"So Eisenwald wants to do something with this death magic and you want to stop them because you're sure that what you overheard is going to be something bad?" I asked.
"That's correct. I'm not foolish enough to take on an entire magical guild all by myself. That's why I asked you and Juvia for your help. And Lucy, thank-you for coming as well. We're storming the Eisenwald guild." Erza declared.
I cracked a smirk and punched my first, "Sounds like fun to me."
(3RD PERSON POV)
The crew arrived at the Onibus station, climbing out of the door. Xander, once he walked out, stretched back and yawned. "Xander, I hope you're not tired. We need you at full strength for this fight," Erza chastised.
"Relax Erza. I'm plenty energetic. In fact, I just can't wait to take down some bad guys." Xander assured Erza. Erza still had her doubts. If one of them end up too tired to fight, that could prove to be quite a large hindrance. Xander although yawned again. Just then, Juvia yawned as well.
"Juvia, not you too. I swear, I should have given you more time at the guild to eat and gain energy. I'm such a fool! Lucy, hit me for my retribution!" Erza ordered.
Lucy sweat dropped, "That won't be necessary." Lucy then realized she was on a dangerous mission, so she sent Plue back to the spirit world and put his key away. Once she sent Plue back she yawned.
Erza began to panic. 'There must be some reason to their yawning. They had plenty of sleep last night, especially Lucy.' she thought. Just then, she herself yawned. The group began to grow drowsy, unable to stop growing tired. "Sleep Magic!" Erza exclaimed.
"Lullaby!" Juvia replied. She collapsed onto the ground struggling to stay awake, "We're too late!"
Just as Xander was slowly closing his eyes, he saw a tall figure walk toward his unmoving body. All he could notice was a large scythe held in the man's arms on his shoulder. All Xander could hear was the sound of a flute in the distance and the shadowed figure's maniacal laughter before he blacked out.
(1st person Xander)
Desperate. That was all we could feel. What happened was shameful. Three S class mages and an A class taken down in one fell swoop. Imagine your pride washing down the drain, a dark guild overcoming your strength, all with the power of…..him.
Of course, we could have always given them payback, but we ourselves didn't know if we died then or not. Lullaby, the death magic, the endless sleep, was simply a flute. Four great mages, taken down by a flute.
At that moment, we weren't sure if death was such a bad thing. The next thing we knew, we woke up, but this time in magic blocking shackles. We were still in the train station, that was good, but we were tied to a pillar, unable to budge.
"Oh look. The sleepyheads are waking up," a man said. The man had dark pants, with no shirt. His shoes were spiked, and he had bandages past his elbows acting as sleeves. His white spiky hair fell down in a crescent, much like the scythe that rested on his shoulder.
"Erigor, the reaper. I should've known it was you," I spat, right on his spiky shoes.
"Uh-uh-uh. Be careful what you say, boy! Right now, you're the ones in shackles, not us." Erigor kicked me in the chest for good measure, twisting it, and pushing me into the pole. I then realized spikes adorned the bottom of the shoes. I winced in pain. "Oh? Is the great Oberon hurt by a little spikes."
"Stop! Please!" Lucy cried from my side. Drops of blood began to seep through my shirt. Erigor just laughed, his goons behind him enjoying the moment.
"Oh? Celestia wants some too?" Lucy had a pure look of horror in her eyes. I wanted to help Lucy, but I was helpless. "Nah," Lucy was confused, "Why don't I just torture you instead," he said to me. He sent a barrage of kicks and punches at me. The spikes in his shoes poking more holes in my skin. To add insult to injury, he punched with brass knuckles, only hitting my spots with wounds.
Lucy was stuck, no way to help. A single tear ran down her cheek. 'Is this the end?' she thought. Erigor began to send a devastating punch, only to be stopped by my palm. Astonished didn't begin to explain Erigor's reaction. "What's wrong? You were just so cocky a moment ago."
"How? How did you escape the binds?"
"Maybe you should have checked my pockets before you tied me up," I pulled out a switchblade from my back pocket. I close it and put it back into my pocket. I stood up, with Erigor's fist still in my palm. He was frozen in shock. Taking advantage of his temporary paralysis, I used my other hand, and punched him square in the face, knocking him back several meters.
With the time for him to get up, I tossed Lucy my knife, "Get everyone out, and we'll regroup at the rendezvous point." She nodded and cut all the ropes. She picked the locks on the shackles, and tried to wake up the other two.
"Ugh. I could really use some help." She began to pick up Erza, but the wizard in armor was all she could carry.
The members of Eisenwald began to crowd Lucy, and she was beginning to lose hope. Just then a certain blue cat came soaring through the skies, "Did someone order a hero?"
"Happy! Can you please carry Juvia?" Happy nodded and picked up the Rainwoman. The group dashed out of the station, avoiding dark wizards, becoming a blur in the distance.
Meanwhile, I had some unfinished business. Neither of us were giving up, but Erigor seemed to be getting the worst of it. Even worse for Erigor, I haven't taken off my magic blocking shackles, meaning that I was fighting him without magic.
Erigor stood up, only to be the target of a shuriken. It hit him right in the shoulder. "What? Where did that come from?" I chuckled, as I pulled out some more shurikens from my side pocket. Some of the guild members were trying to attack me with a from behind ambush. I pulled out several shuriken, and quickly jerked back, hitting every target in the shoulder. Erigor stood up again, a smile crept on his face.
"Tell me Erigor," I addressed him, "Why did Lullaby not kill us?"
Erigor cackled, a devilish smirk appearing on his face, "I haven't broken the seal yet." His hand glowed, and he placed the flute on the ground. A magic seal appeared blowing winds everywhere, causing everyone to cover their faces. Placing his fingers around the flute he began chanting, "Peto a tenebris ad lucem et de potestate uinci. Et dimittere a ex sigillum perpetua una dormienda. Et facti sunt potestatem Zeref meis. Lullaby!"
A bright Purple light engulfed the train station, sending of waves of magic power. The ominous wind was evil and malevolent, sending shivers down the spines of even the dark wizards. The light vanished into the air like a poisonous gas. Erigor turned to attack with the newly unlocked weapon, but was too late. I had vanished.
(3rd Person POV)
Lucy hobbled, struggling to carry the weight of Erza. She was well far away from the station. Happy was trailing right behind her, Juvia still in his paws. They arrived at a dark cavern in a mountain outside the city. The walls were damp and muggy, as if it had rained. All Lucy could see was five meters in front of her, the further of the cave filled with a dark abyss. Lucy dared not venture farther into the depths of the cavern. She laid Erza down, followed by Happy putting down Juvia.
Lucy sighed, "Just our luck. They just have to have a death weapon." The blond slumped onto the cavern walls and pouted. "And we don't even know where Xander is. I hope he's okay."
"Don't sweat it Lucy," Happy assured her. "Xander can hold his own against those goons. Remember that he's almost as powerful as a wizard saint. If he didn't slaughter those Eisenwald jerks, then he'd find a way to escape. You can count on it."
Xander panted and wheezed, trying to catch his breath. He had been escaping the Eisenwald guild and running away via rooftop. Of course, his training with Libros has improved his agility tenfold, but it still takes its toll on the scarlet mage. Just when he thought he had lost lost their trail, three Eisenwald mages were right behind him.
Seeing how none of them were a major threat, he decided to encounter them instead of fleeing. They caught up to Xander, each about to perform a spell, but Xander was too quick. He zoomed up to the first dark wizard and sent him flying, unconscious with a roundhouse kick. The second one gathered fire in his hand and sent projectile fireballs in Xander's direction. Xander charged, running on the walls, and he launched himself at the second wizard. He slid on his knees, just missing the dark wizard's fire punch, and he gave the mage an uppercut from below.
The last mage proved a greater challenge. This one sent a shadow ribbon towards Xander. It reached out of the ground and wrapped around his torso. Then a second shadow ribbon wrapped around his legs, preventing him from walking. The binds began to tighten, but Xander remained calm. Rather than panic, a devilish smirk appeared on Xander's face.
"What's so funny?" the mage asked. "Afraid of little ol' Kageyama, so you laugh to disguise the fear. I can give you some more shadows if you want." Kageyama said. Xander moved his wrist and grabbed a key, it glowed, and Lumos appeared. "How?" the shadow mage asked. "I didn't see you take of the shackles."
"I didn't. Your ribbons took them off for me," Xander replied blankly. "Lumos, take him out." The spirit cracked his knuckles and flew at Kageyama. Using a light beam, he shot it at the shadow mage. Kageyama tried to defend, but Lumos' attack made the shadow ribbons vanish. Once Kageyama was good and down, Xander bound him up, and slumped him on his shoulder. Lumos asked why he needed Kageyama. "I need him to tell me Erigor's plans," Xander replied. He sent Lumos back, and went on his merry way to where the others were.
Lucy paced around the cave with worry in her eyes. Xander wasn't back, Erza and Juvia weren't awake, and Happy wasn't making anything better either. What if Xander didn't make it out? What if he was put to sleep again? What if they killed him? "No!" she told herself, "Of course he made it out." She walked up to the cavern wall and slumped down on her shoulders. Dropping to the floor.
Just as Lucy was beginning to lose hope, she saw two figures approaching, Xander arrived, and with a hostage. She sprung up, hope returning to the gleam in her eyes. "I'm back, how are the others?" Xander asked. Lucy looked down at Juvia next to her in worry. "That bad?"
"They haven't woken up yet. Why do you you think that is?"
"I have no idea, but if it's deadly I'll have no idea what to do." Xander looked down in shame. His pride in being one of the most intelligent in fairy tail being shamed.
Lucy had too many things on her mind. What will happen to the others? What exactly is Lullaby? Thoughts of worry clouded her mind. Thoughts that won't leave her. Worry bringing on more than she can handle. But of course, she believed that Xander could do anything. One of the very things she admired about him. He never gave up, and he never backed down. Xander always did the impossible.
Some members were chatting about what just conspired between Erigor and Xander. "I can't believe we finally have lulaby." One of the dark mages said.
"Yeah, and about time too." Another replied. Their leader Erigor slowly walked towards the entrance and smirked.
"I believe that the time has come. We'll soon be able to reach our goal. The Guild Masters will be too busy talking on and on at their conference to even realize what's in store for them," Erigor spoke.
"So Erigor, when do we depart?" asked another wizard. Erigor spun around, pointing his scythe at his chest, too close for comfort.
"You guys stay. I leave….now," Erigor cackled.
Lucy sat slumped against the cavern walls, confusion placed on her face. The moldy scent began to nauseate her. She let out a huge sigh as she watched Xander. He was crouched down, grabbing Erza's arm and interlocking it with his own. "I don't know if this will work, but I'll give it a try," he said. Xanders arm became encompassed with white stings of white light. The strands wrapped around Erza's and poked her arm. They began retracting, pulling out black strands as they began mixing into a silver color. As soon as the light vanished, Erza jerked awake, gasping.
Lucy had even more confusion written on her face, but she let it diminish with the joy of Erza's return. Xander, however looked tired. "Xander, are you okay?"
"I'm fine," he reassured, "Erza, you okay?"
'What happened?" she groaned. She looked around the cave, and landed her eyes on Juvia. "What's wrong with her? Is she okay?"
"Well..." Xander began, "When we got out of the train, we all passed out. Later, Lucy and I woke up, tied to a pole. I got us free, and Happy and Lucy got you and Juvia to safety while I held off Eisenwald." He made one of those 'I'm guilty' smiles, and prepared for an onslaught of attacks.
Erza's eye twitched, "You mean to tell me that Eisenwald is still out there! They could be attacking the city!" Erza growled in fustration and punched the stone wall, cracking it in the process. She jerked back, "Lucy, you stay here with Juvia until she wakes up." Lucy nodded in affirmation. Erza then grabbed Xander, "You are coming with me."
As Erza began storming out of the cave, Xander sighed, and began following her.
Erza and Xander arrived back at the station, kicking the door down. They wasted no time on planning an attack. They knew each other like they knew themselves, acting in complete unison. "Requipp! Flame Empress Armor!" "Open gate of the Sun Octuran, Helios!"
Erza changed into an armor that was predominantly dark red in color, with orange and black parts. The orange parts were shaped like flames and the other parts reminisced of Dragon's limbs. She pulled out a red sword, and prepared for attack. After Xander summoned Helios, he pulled out his whip, the strand combusting into fire as he pulled it out. The three instantly launched themselves into the crowd of dark mages. They worked with speed and grace. Xander grabbed several mages with his whip, tossing them to Erza as she cut them down. Meanwhile, Helios sent waves of fire blasts, knocking out the mages in the process.
Within little time, the two mages had taken out the whole dark guild, barely breaking a sweat. "Something's wrong," Erza turned towards Xander, "That was too easy." Erza requipped back into her Heart Cruz armor as Xander sent Helios back.
"You're right. We haven't even faced Erigor yet. We haven't even found Lullaby. He must have it, but why not use the speakers here?" Xander questioned.
The two ran to the roof of the place and faced a large crowd, "Attention! If you value your lives, you will leave at once! The group of dark wizards are in posession of a weapon of death!" Everyone, including the officers ran away. When the two turned their backs, they gasped as they saw a giant barrier of wind surrounding the whole station.
The twins glanced at each other before glaring ahead as a figure came down, floating. "It's a shame. I thought dealing with you Fairy flies would be fun. However, I have much bigger things to do. See you in Clover town!" With a motion of his hands, he sent them into the barrier. Erza attacked it, trying to get through but she bounced of.
"Erigor!" Erza growled. Said wizard grinned as he flew off, leaving the barrier to suppress the Fairies.