Rosen Blaue 4

Hey guys, hopefully this chapter I wrote is at least interesting. I originally designed it to be a bit of a plot-cleaner-upper by explaining some things, so I hope it didn't turn out too bad. Anyway, send me your questions, I'll try to address them(I have the attention span of a gnat, and memory of a hyper goldfish), and sorry it's so short.

"Why hasn't anything been done about this?" demanded the Princess.

Lahar looked away for a moment. "To be honest, You Highness… There's nothing we can do, not against this kind of magical power."

"How will you know if you don't try?!" she snapped, tossing her hair out of her eyes angrily.

"We did, Your Highness, and… It… didn't go well for us."

Flashback

Zeref looked up, startled, as Lahar stepped into the road in front of him. Dark eyes were curious, but wary. "Can I help you?" he asked cautiously, taking a small step back.

"Yes, actually," agreed Lahar, pushing up his glasses. "Don't resist capture." A small, taunting smile made its way to his lips. "The Anti-Mage Unit I brought is the best in the Army. You don't stand a chance. So, in the name of the Magic Council, you're under arrest.

"So, you arrested him?" the Princess asked.

"No, your Highness."

"What!?"

"Please let me finish, Your Highness."

"…Very well."

Zeref yelped when the Drain Charge slammed into his chest, and stumbled for a second, but showed no change in power-levels. He narrowed his eyes as the next set of attacks were launched, and pulled his magic in to form a slim, black glove that ended just below his wrist. Almost lazily, he swatted the Charges out of the air.

He's a monster, decided Lahar, taking a short step back before steeling himself.

At that moment, an Army combat mage leapt into the fray, hitting Zeref point-blank with an impact-based spell.

The black-haired mage was smashed against the wall, but got back to his feet in mere seconds, expression darkening. The only sign of the attack was a streak of soot on his cheek.

Zeref flicked his wrist, and a tendril of dark magic twisted and writhed in the air, forming a whip. Crack. He was no amateur with his weapon of choice.

The same combat mage lunged at Zeref again, only to have the whip crack! Like black lightning against his armor, knocking him back sharply. It was his turn to hit a wall, but he didn't get up.

"Retreat!" ordered Lahar, eyes widening as a crushing magical presence appeared nearby, headed in the direction of the fight.

His men were only too happy to obey.

A hooded, female figure appeared beside Zeref as the army retreated.

All Lahar caught was a glimpse of blonde.

"He is a monster," the Princess agreed solemnly.

"They all are," Lahar snorted lowly. "Your Highness, Fairy Tail and Rosen Blaue produce very powerful, very loyal mages. No one can deny that."

He just swatted them away like flies, he though with a shudder.

"If we were to commission a guild-" the Princess suggested.

"They'd lose." Lahar had no problem with interrupting her now. "Sabertooth was previously the number one guild in Fiore, and two of their strongest members have joined Rosen Blaue. Furthermore, as Miss Heartfilia is still registered as both a Fairy and a Blue, I have no doubt Fairy Tail is in league with them. Mages like the Titania are not something we have a great supply of. Worst of all, the paperwork was filed before members were chosen, so the guild is legal. We can't disband it, because they'll just register as a Rogue Guild, and do whatever they want without even attempting to follow the laws."

The Princess chewed her lip viciously. "Do we have anything on them?"

Lahar shook his head. "No. Documented evidence of Jellal Fernandez's inability to control his actions has been duplicated, and sent out. It's not enough to stand on legally, but it's enough to cause us a major blow for his arrest. We can't touch him. Laxus Dreyar has no true criminal record, as he hasn't actually harmed anyone. He's also more magic than man," Lahar dismissed. "Not someone we want to be fighting."

"What about the Celestial Mage?"

"Heartfilia is a key member of both guilds. Targeting her… Remember the War with Phantom Lord? Imagine that, but on a much larger scale with far more powerful mages. Juvia Lockser and Gajeel Redfox have joined Fairy Tail. That's one quarter of the Element 4, and Black Steel Gajeel. Two of the six Oracion Seis members have also joined Rosen Bl-"

"Can we get them for that?"

Lahar grimaced. "We have the legal grounds to arrest them, but…"

"But what?" she prodded exasperatedly.

"They were not given proper trials," Lahar spat, looking disgusted. "As such, they were illegally held prisoners, and have leverage against us too."

"They're blackmailing us?!"

"Well…yes. And seem rather smug about it."

She stared at him for a moment. "The blonde boy?"

"No criminal record, and he's a Victim of the Tower of Heaven Incident. Which we only made worse."

"The two from Grimoire Heart?"

"If they've removed their guildmarks, no evidence. All eye-witness accounts belong to Fairy Tail or Rosen Blaue members, who can detract or discredit them, thus destroying the case. Also…" he paused here, looking torn between disgust and worry.

"Go on," the Princess prompted softly.

"…The Grimoire Heart woman, Urtear, was apparently the one possessing Fernandez. As a small child, she was stolen from her mother and taken to a lab."

The Princess looked horrified. "You mean… For human experimentation?"

Lahar's grim nod made her clap a hand to her mouth. Slowly, she slumped back in her throne. "How awful," she murmured. "And not a thing I can do."

Slowly, she looked up at Lahar. "Leave me. I need to think."