Guess what? I'm not dead! Ha!

But in all seriousness, I am SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRY for not updating this story in forever. Life caught up to me, and this kept getting pushed to the back of my mental list of priorities. I've had the idea for this chapter and some of the plot in my head for a long long time, but never got around to writing it.

I hope I can update again soon, but I can't guarantee it.

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The assassin, after breaking down the door, rushed into Natsu and Erza's room, but hesitated. There was only one person in the bed. Erza was sleeping, but Natsu was nowhere to be seen.

"Huh. I could have sworn that the pink headed guy was here too." He sighed. "Well, I guess I'll take what I can get. He pulled out a sharp dagger, and positioned it over Erza. "DIE ERZA SCARLET!" He yelled as quickly moved his hands in a downward motion. But that was when he felt it.

A full on flaming fist crashed into his right cheek, sending him through multiple walls. The dagger was inched away from Erza's chest when Natsu's punch connected, but was sent several rooms down along with its owner.

The assassin slowly got up, and charged at Natsu, who did the same.

Jellal was close. He could see the resort. As he neared the outer fence, though, he heard a loud explosion. Smoke and flames erupted from the roof. Another explosion followed. He set Ultear and Meredy on the ground, and collapsed. Getting there had used up all of his magic and stamina. There was nothing more that he could do besides sit and watch.

"I'll go help Natsu," Ultear said as she started to hop the fence, but Jellal stopped her.

"Let's leave it to Natsu. Besides, we can't let you use up all your magic now. When this is over, the resort is going to need much more than a patch job."

"FIRE DRAGON'S JAW!" Natsu yelled as he clasped his hands together, and crashed them onto the top of the man's head, sending him from several floors down to the Casino, creating a small crater in the ground. He gripped a card table as he helped himself up. Many of the people gambling stared at him. You don't see a man holding a dagger fall through the ceiling at extreme speeds. Or, they just had one drink too many. Or both.

The dagger started to glow, and the man threw it at Natsu, who had jumped down the hole. The dagger mover at extreme speeds, due to the enemy's unknown magic. Natsu dodged it, turned around, and caught it by its handle. He turned back around and walked up to the man, who was struggling to stand, supporting himself with the card tables.

"I made a promise!" Natsu yelled. "And I'm not going to break it!" He stuck the dagger into the card table, and lit his fist on fire. "FIRE DRAGON'S IRON FIST!" The man flew across the room, destroying some card tables and slot machines. Natsu ran up to him, grabbed him by his neck, and threw him at the ceiling. "NEVER!" As the man started to fall to the ground, Natsu planted a flaming kick into his stomach, sending him straight up, through more ceilings, and above the resort. Natsu jumped up to follow him. He sucked in fire, and his belly grew abnormally large. "FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR!"

When the flames subsided, the man fell out of the sky, crashed through the ceiling, and landed in the hallway, coincidently right in front of Natsu and Erza's room. Somehow, Erza had managed to sleep through the commotion. The man dragged himself across the floor, through the remains of the shattered door, and right up to the bedside, next to Erza. He pulled out another dagger, and proceeded to attempt to stab her with it. Unfortunately for him, Natsu had made it just in time, grabbing the man's wrist with the dagged less than an inch away from Erza. Natsu snapped the wrist, and planter a firm punch to the man's face, effectively knocking him out.

Natsu grabbed the body, picked it up, and kicked it. Hard. He smelled Jellal, and kicked it in his direction. The unconscious man fell in Jellal's general area, and Natsu knew Jella would take care of it. Natsu was tired, so he got back into the bed, which was the only thing in the room not destroyed or on fire, and fell asleep.

The next morning, Erza woke up. The room looked normal. She lightly punched Natsu on the shoulder. No response. He punched him a little harder. Still no response. Impatient, Erza reequipped one of her metal gloves, and punch Natsu hard, sending him into the wall. He grumbled as his eyes slowly. Seeing the room being all fixed up, he silently thanked Ultear. Who knows what Erza would have done to him if she woke up to the room looking the way it did.

They got dressed, went to the buffet for breakfast, and started their day.

Ultear, Jellal, and Meredy were back at their little camp. But they had a guest. A guest tied up in a chair, being interrogated. Who are you working for? Meredy asked him. Normally, Jellal would do this, but after the events of the previous night, he had gone to sleep and still hadn't woken up. She couldn't really blame him though. Meredy wasn't really great at punching, so she delivered a rough slap to the man's face. "Who are you working for?"

The man laughed. "Is that the best you can do?"

Suddenly, Jellal walked into the 'Interrogation Tent'. "I'll take it from here Meredy." She walked out to do who knows what. Jellal grabbed the man's collarbone, and delivered a solid punch square in his face. The man spit out blood. "You might want to start talking, because I am not as nice as my companions."

Natsu and Erza were walking to the beach in their swimsuits. Natsu was thinking about last night's events, while Erza was thinking about cake. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a security guard reviewing security lacrima footage. He obviously had no idea what he was doing. Erza leaned over to see what it was. A flaming man was giving a hooded man with a dagger a very very brutal beating. And the entire hotel was burning and destroyed. She reached forward, surprising the guard, to fast forward a couple hours. She then saw Ultear repairing the hotel. It all became clear to her in a matter of seconds.

"NNNNNNAAAAAAATTTTTTTTSSSSSSSUUUUUUU!"