Hey Verday here! I just wanted to let you know that this is Gray talking about the past so there is going to be a few interruptions from those around him I hope you find it humorous though.

It all started the day Lyon's and my master sealed up the monster Delioria. I was alone and I didn't know what to do. I knew her last words were to head west, but I just couldn't exactly bring myself to move forward. Lyon and me . . . parted under bad circumstances even though we were never under good ones.

"Seriously," Evergreen interrupted casting a perplexed glance to the snowy hair ice wizard standing across from her.

From the way Gray spoke of the older pupil it sounded like he was close to him.

I was just wandering around trying to hold onto something even if it was just a small thing I would have been happy to just follow it. Eventually I came across a town that was way out of the way that most wouldn't even find it. It wasn't even on a map. Trust me I even looked for it once I came to Fairy Tail. That's also where I found this guy Delmore Waterheart.

Everyone around him straightened up at the mere mention of the one who had trapped them and harmed the raven hair ice wizard.

Back then he wasn't even a wizard just an older man at least twenty or so. I mus of been a real sight then because Delmore just took me in. Well any ways when I was strong enough I eventually trusted him enough to tell him my story. I didn't tell him about Delioria trapped in the Ice Shell that was my first mistake. All the while I stayed with him he kept talking about destroying a certain creature that was famous, but he never told me what.

"So what was it," Lyon demanded crossing his arms.

"I'm getting there," Gray shouted raising up, but immediately regretted it as he winced in pain.

He tried to cover his open wound with his hands, but remembered they were bound. He took a deep breath in and out waiting until the pain was bearable.

One day . . . while the two of us were out scavenging for food for the village we stumble across a group of people who were from the same village Ur died to protect. Of course they recognized me as one of the two who were with Ur the same day she sealed the monster away. He listened to their tale about Delioria and when he heard about Delioria being defeated he insisted on going there. Of course since he didn't have any magic I went with him so he wouldn't die from any creatures. I still don't regret that decision though even if it meant what happen next would still happen. So we went back to the place where Delioria was sealed up. I didn't see anyone other than us there, not even you Lyon.

"I left the next day that you had," Lyon answered. "I still wasn't going to give up on my dream that day."

Gray chuckled, "And you haven't changed a bit."

"What's that suppose to mean," Lyon demanded icily, narrowing his eyes at the younger pupil of Ur.

"Nothing it's just you're still stubborn," Gray answered.

"Just continue wit your story," Laxus stated with a sigh.

The demon was there still trapped in the Ice Shell, but when Delmore saw it . . . I guess the best word for it was berserk.

Lyon's eyes narrowed and he remembered the way he acted when Gray had tried to stop his revenge against the demon. He still deeply regretted how he behaved then. His knuckles turned white tightening as he thought of how similar the man and him had acted.

He attacked the ice with anything he could. I. . . tried to stop him and then told him what had happened that day. How it was all my fault that Ur was dead and how she had stopped the monster. He began to choke me and I couldn't bring myself to do anything to stop him. I was lucky to just pass out.

"I thought he loved you," Sherry exclaimed with a dreamy look on her face.

"Far from it," Gray stated closing his eyes sadly. "He was just using me as bait or something, of course I didn't find that out until much much later."

"So what happened next," Laxus asked.

"Not much by the time I awoke he was gone," Gray answered with a sigh. "Sorry but that's all there is. I decided that maybe it would be better if I got stronger that way I wouldn't have to be betrayed over and over again. I went west and eventually wound up at Fairy Tail. He must still be mad about me holding the truth from him or maybe he just wants to prove himself."

"Or perhaps he's mad like I was at your choice," Lyon said silently looking down at his feet in shame.

"Yeah I agree," Yuka nodded.

"Hold on what are you talking about," Bixlow asked.

"On Galuna Island I attempted to revive Delioria by melting the ice of the Ice Shell," Lyon answered. "By chance I met up with Gray, and the pyro. If it wasn't for Natsu, Gray might not be here at all. Since he attempted to use the Ice Shell to reseal the demon once it had escaped.

"However it doesn't explain how come you are the only one who's trapped like this," Evergreen stated crossing her arms, "Or what type of magic he plans to use,"

"I think I know," Lyon answered, "during my seven years away I was researching on how to defeat the monster Delioria and I came across a sacrificial forbidden spell. If that's the spell he plans to use it means he doesn't plan to defeat the monster in a sense but the memory of the monster. However the one whose memory is used is transformed into the monster. In other words he plans to kill Gray along with the monster. Even as far gone as I was at that time I would never would have used that type of spell on him. If he's planning on using that spell than I will destroy him."

"Your speaking my language now," Laxus chuckled creepily and he grabbed the bars.

"Stop it you idiot," Lyon shouted stopping himself before he too grabbed the bars. "You'll hurt Gray!"

Laxus chuckled, "Didn't you know I'm a Lighting Dragon Slayer. I get stronger by eating electricity."

Gray shouted to Lyon, "Hey freeze the bars so Laxus can break the bars easier."

Lyon chuckled and said in a relieved voice, "Don't put me on your level after all I can do better than that."

Ice crept along the floor freezing not only the bars that held Lamia Scale and Fairy Tail wizards, but the chains on Gray's hands. Laxus broke the bars easily and sighed patting his belly. "I think Natsu would say something like 'I'm all fired up' in this sort of situation," Laxus stated with a chuckle as Gray pulled free from the wall.

"Nah it's 'I have a fire in my belly'," Gray answered with a chuckle.

"Let me see you cuffs," Freed ordered as he walked over to Gray.

Gray sighed as he held up his wrists so the green hair man could look at them. Freed nodded his head, "This is why I hate novices." Freed pulled out his sword. "This will hurt Gray, but it will get rid of the cuffs so you can fight too."

"Just do it already," Gray stated impatiently.

Freed nodded and chanted, "Dark Ecriture: Fire!"

Lyon flinched as he watched as fire burn not only Gray but the cuffs around his wrists. Gray winced, and in a few seconds the cuffs were gone as was the fire. Gray huffed and puffed before he staggered to the left where Lyon was. As Gray leaned over almost falling Lyon caught him supporting his fellow Ice Wizard. Gray chuckled, "I felt hotter flames than that. I'll be fine in a while."

"I don't think so," Freed answered, "it was a side effect from the magic runes. It will temporary deplete you magic to only enough to keep you alive. For now I vote we leave this cell. We don't know when this Delmore will return."

Everyone nodded and Lyon handed Gray over to Toby who carefully supported the raven hair youth. Lyon froze the door as Bixlow's "babies" blasted it down. "Now lets pay them back for the hospitallity this Delmore guy gave our Fullbuster," Laxus suggested as sparks of lighting played along his arms traveling upwards to his spiky yellow hair.

Lyon stated, "Normally I would call for a temporary retreat. However he has hurt one of the students of Ur. That in its self is a sin I will not forgive that easily."

"In the name of love I will fight along side Lyon," Sherry stated passionately.

"Where ever the Cold Emperor goes we will follow," Yuka stated nodding his head.

"That's right," Toby shouted nearly letting the weaken wizard fall before he realized his mistake.

"I told you to stop calling me that," Lyon sighed pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Then we're all in agreement," Laxus summed, "lets go take this guy down!"