Here is where things get a little bit interesting, I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 7

Lucy was exhausted; Natsu had lit her on fire at least a dozen times during their "Training session." Lucy jumped into a creek to extinguish the flames, so now she was soaking wet and her clothes were burned, but she knew her dept was finally paid off and now she could relax.

Lucy opened the door to her apartment, and was happy to see that no one else was messing around in her living room. Lucy slowly started to pick up the mess that Natsu left on her floor, she closed all the doors to her cabinets that they helped themselves to, and she picked up the papers they scattered.

Lucy then proceeded towards her bathroom, where she turned the knob and got ready to take a nice warm bath. Once the water was hot, she stripped off all of her clothes and sank into the water with a satisfied sigh.

She was happy that all Natsu wanted to do was train, he definitely wasn't as bad as Erza, who seemed to be a monster when she wanted to train. Natsu gave her encouragement every time she did something wrong, he never once got frustrated at her, or yelled at her for anything.

She was glad that Natsu didn't want her off of the team, in fact, she really wanted to celebrate today as a success. She grabbed a bottle that was full of a soothing potion she bought from a magic store nearby, and poured the whole thing in the bath water, turning it a bright pink color.

The potion felt tingly on her skin, as it took off all of her dry skin and replaced it with smooth skin underneath. She then dipped her entire head into the water and felt the tingling sensation all over her face.

Once she had soaked and all her soreness melted away, she got out of the bath and wrapped a towel around herself. Once she exited the bathroom, she almost felt her heart leap out of her chest.

A man wearing a long coat with short sleeves was sitting at her table, he had a dark aura surrounding him. He had on a dark shirt underneath his black coat, and a spiky bracelet around his wrist. Two swords were strapped on his back, and he had dark red eyes.

"Hello Lucy Heartfilia" he said. He was twirling her key ring around his finger he must have found them when she sat them down to take her bath.

"Who are you?" Lucy yelled, watching as the man stood up and approached her. Lucy started to back away towards the bathroom, but her back hit the bathroom door. The man's hot breath tickled her face, as he ran his fingers through her wet hair.

"If we weren't enemies, I would have loved to take you out" he hissed, Lucy kicked him with all her might, but her attack seemed to only make him flinch a little.

"Feisty are we?" he said. Lucy screamed as she was picked up and thrown over his shoulder, the man had hey keys so all she could do was watch in pure horror as the room around her vanished. In a blink of an eye, she was somewhere else and it looked like she was in another city.

Lizard-like creatures slithered around, some were hanging off of buildings, others were walking in the streets. They stood on two legs, and had scales all over their bodies, their face was flat expect for a snout that poked out just a little. They had long forked tongues, and hands that had long claws poking out of their fingers. Their long tails swayed behind them, as they huddled together to get a look at the people who had appeared in their territory.

"Get back to work smiley pests!" The man yelled, Lucy felt the man shift under her as a black mist started pouring out from his clothes. Lucy felt tired, she fought to stay awake, black dots started to appear in the corners of her eyes. Lucy started to feel herself blacking out, her energy was being sapped away.

"Natsu, help" She whispered, as her vision faded and she fell asleep. The man chucked, he knew no one could withstand his dreamless sleeping potion. The victim was lured into a deep sleep, and they wouldn't wake up for a few hours.

He couldn't have her making his mission difficult now could he? The nameless man quickly slipped into the giant building in front of him, inside he found his members of the Forsaken Cure. A large creature sat at a table, downing a mug full of acid. This creature's name was Beast, he had golden fur covering his body, a lions face and tail, and long curly black horns.

He sat looking quite bored, his face was leaning into his giant paw as he licked his sharp teeth once he spotted the girl.

"I see you brought lunch" he growled, the man carrying Lucy shook his head in protest.

"You can eat her once she's drained of her magic power" He replied, watching as Beast rolled his yellow eyes and continued drinking from his mug.

"So I see you finished your mission, Hudus" A large muscular man said, he was shirtless and had green shorts on with golden strings hanging from the center. He had spiky yellow hair, which seemed to be filled with static.

The newly named man named Hudus nodded towards the giant that seemed to tower over beast. The man specialized in earth magic, he was very powerful, and could probably best Jura one of the ten wizard saints.

"Indeed I have Erhan, not that is was much of a challenge" Hudus said, tossing the unconscious Lucy on the ground. Her body landed with a thud, as her hair covered her sleeping face.

"I say we attack right now, they are bound to fall if they are attacked by surprise" Beast said, his arm smashing the table once he hit it with brute force.

Erhan seemed surprised by Beast's sudden burst of energy, but he soon settled back down when Beast calmed himself once Hudus glared at him.

"We shall attack, the master told us not to wait once we got the girl" Hudus said, kicking Lucy over to where he belly was exposed.

"I wonder what she looks like under that towel" Erhan said. Beast started roaring with laughter, his tail thumping on the stone floor beneath him.

"I understand your curiosity, I was thinking the same thing as well" Hudus said, smiling at the unconscious girl lying at his feet. He tossed her celestial keys to Beast who seemed to be fascinated by them, once Beast caught them he grinned.

"Lock them up to where she will never find them again" Hudus ordered, Beast nodded and ran off somewhere with the keys in his paws.

Erhan watched as Hudus teleported the girl with a wave of his hand, Erhan felt kind of bad for the girl, but he wouldn't dare say anything about it. The fusion would be extremely painful, her death would be long and excruciating.

"Remember, they are the disease and we are the cure" Hudus said, noticing the look of despair on his partners face.

"Yes, I remember" he replied, as he prepared himself for the giant massacre that was about to take place.

~Elsewhere~

Natsu and Happy were back at the guild, after a long day of training they were both starving. Lucy had decided to go home and take a bath, Natsu couldn't blame her she looked like a mess after he had set her on fire.

"What do you mean Juvia still hasn't returned" Cana asked Mira who was giggling at the bar.

"She is still hunting for Lucy, she is really worried Lucy will steal her beloved Gray" Mira said. Cana shrugged and took a swig from her barrel, clearly not interested in the love triangle between the three.

"I think Lucy and Gray would be a good couple" Evergreen said, her glasses flashing at Mira who seemed to be holding in her desire to agree with Evergreen.

"Yeah like you and Elfman, don't think I don't see your little love obsession" Cana said snorting. Evergreen seemed to blush furiously, as she cooled herself off with her purple fan and protested.

"I would never like a giant idiot like Elfman!" Evergreen said, Cana raised an eyebrow at her, but decided not to say anything.

"If anyone has an obsession, it's Erza!" Evergreen said trying to quickly change the subject and get the attention off of her.

Erza choked on her cake before glaring at Evergreen who was pointing at her with her index finger. Mira seemed to look away, knowing very well that Evergreen had touched a very sensitive topic.

"What did you say" Erza growled, from the other side of the bar. Cana placed her barrel down, and started to smile, knowing a fight was about to start.

"Finally a fight, the guild has been so boring today" Cana said, as Evergreen and Erza had a staring contest.

"You heard me, we all know about your obsession with Jellal" Evergreen said, as a blush started forming on Erza's face. Erza started shaking with anger, as Mira ducked underneath the bar as a stool went flying towards Evergreen.

Instead the stool rammed into Cana, who was knocked off the bar table and fell on Mira who was cowering underneath the table.

"It's just like you Erza to try and deny your true feelings" Evergreen taunted, elegantly sitting in her seat and puffing out her chest, knowing she was getting to the supposed "Queen of the Fairies."

"You will regret those words, Requip: Heaven's Wheel Armor!" Erza shouted, and in a burst of golden light, she was heavily armored. Two giant wings sprouted from her back, and armored plates covered her arms. Her skirt was also made of giant slabs of metal, making Evergreen a little intimidated.

"Oh I'm not scared of you Erza, we all know who the real queen is here" Evergreen said, but before she could even attack Erza a flurry of cards hit Evergreen from the bar.

"That's what you all get for causing me to fall from the bar!" She shouted, Evergreen scowled at her before hitting her over the head with her fan.

"That was Erza you idiot, not me!" She shouted, but before she could harm Cana anymore Erza crashed into her with enough force to break a boulder.

Erza and Evergreen crashed into a table, snapping it in two. Evergreen quickly recovered and jumped out from underneath Erza.

"Fairy Machine Gun!" She yelled, as hundreds of balls of golden light shot out from Evergreens body. Erza dodged quickly, using her acrobatic abilities to dodge most of the attack.

The fight had received much attention, and now several people were watching the queens duke it out right in front of them.

"What started it this time?" Gray asked, rolling his eyes as the two members clashed.

"Who cares, GO ERZA!" Natsu screamed, as Evergreen sprouted wings and started to ascend into the air.

But the fight was suddenly stopped by a giant boom that shook the whole hall, Makarov seemed to lose his balance off of a table, as it seemed like an earthquake was ripping Magnolia apart.

"What is that noise?" Cana cried, holding her ears as pieces of the guild hall crashed onto the wooden floor.

"Juvia is scared" Juvia said. She huddled close to Gray as he made an icy shield to protect himself from the falling debris.

Laxus came running into the guild hall, his coat was burnt and soot covered his face. Bickslow and Freed stood beside him, both badly injured holding their sides and out of breath.

"Fairytail, we are under attack!" he said as lightning surged around him, everyone was on edge now, all looking towards Laxus for answers.

Natsu ignited his fist with fire, as Gray took off his shirt revealing his muscular chest. Levy got her pen out, and Gajeel cracked his knuckles.

"Who is attacking us Laxus?" Makarov asked, as Wendy hugged Carla to her chest in fear.

"I don't really know, but a giant creature is hovering over Magnolia and hundreds of lizard-like creatures are attacking." Laxus said, as an ear-shattering roar echoed throughout Magnolia.

"Well let's get in there are kick some butt!" Natsu cried, fire billowing from his mouth as he charged outside shoving past Laxus and heading into the battle.

"Wait you stupid idiot!" Gray shouted, but Natsu was already gone, excited to protect his guild and kick some butt while he was at it.

"Wait for me Natsu!" Happy cried, as he drifted out of the guild flying after Natsu who was long gone.

"He doesn't stand a chance against those creatures" Freed wheezed, as he collapsed on the guild floor. Wendy ran up to him quickly and started to tend to his wounds, he was in bad shape, they must have been ambushed.

"Alright my children, let's go in there and show them not to mess with Fairytail!" Makarov said, as everyone fist pumped the air in agreement.

But they had no idea how much destruction awaited them once they stepped outside and into the battle, fire bloomed like weeds as it raged through the city burning everything it touched. Buildings collapsed, as large scaly creatures crawled all over the place, attacking civilians and ending their lives.

Natsu slammed a flaming fist into one of the lizards, only to have his fire snuffed out and his hand get injured from his attack. The lizard turned to Natsu, taking his claws and raking them across his chest.

Natsu screamed as he was flung into a demolished building, he didn't understand, why didn't his fire hurt the lizard?

Laxus seemed to be struggling as well, no matter how many blasts of powerful lighting he summoned on the creatures, it seemed to bounce off their thick hide with ease. The lizards seemed to not be tired at all, as their tongues flicked in and out of their mouths.

"It is pointless, they are specially designed to resist against elemental magic." A voice boomed from the roof of a burning building, the members of Fairytail looked up to see a lion-like creature with horns coming out of his head.

"Who are you, and why are you attacking Fairytail?" Makarov said, as the lion's head looked down towards the short man.

"My name is Beast, and I'm afraid your life ends here" Beast said. He leapt from the roof like a tiger, his claws were outstretched as he landed on top of Makarov. Makarov couldn't move, as the beast slashed his claws into him and ripped his clothes to shreds.

Wounds appeared all over the guild master's body, as he screamed in pain. Beast finished his attack, as he licked his claws savoring the taste of Makarov's flesh. Natsu wasted no time in attacking the lion, but he jumped out of the way just in the nick of time.

"Master are you okay?" He asked, but he got no response he could barely here the guild master breathing.

Natsu's anger made him scream as he attacked Beast with full force, the lion stopped his attack with one hand, before slugging him in the stomach with a balled fist. Natsu flew into a pile of rubble, his head hitting pieces of stone.

Wendy huddled near the guild master, so many members needed critical care, Cana had fallen, so had Lisanna, and Elfman was battered beyond recognition. Erza fought bravely, but even her attacks left to mark on the creature's rough skin.

Wendy gently used her sky magic to heal the worst of the guild master's wounds, but he was still in bad shape. Natsu continued to fight Beast, but even he wasn't strong enough to defeat the looming giant.

"Natsu Dragneel, the Fire Dragon Slayer of Fairytail, it has a nice ring to it doesn't it" Beast said. Natsu's head was reeling and his muscles felt weak, but he still wanted to protect his friends.

"Fire Dragon Roar!"

"Beastly Howl!"

A blast of both fire and light clashed, making a giant explosion, causing both Beast and Natsu to fly in opposite directions. Beast easily caught his footing, but Natsu tumbled on the ground, not able to recover just as quickly.

Beast smiled a gruesome sight, his gleaming teeth shined in the firelight. Suddenly an idea came into Natsu's head, and he slowly began sucking in the flames around him, Beast watched him carefully, he was very intrigued by this behavior.

Natsu wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and he grinned as his body regenerated its energy and he felt brand new.

"Yeah, now I've got a fire in my belly" Natsu said. Natsu then leapt into the air and ignited his fist, "Fire Dragon's iron Fist!"

Beast made an X with his arms, just as Natsu punched him, Natsu went flying back but recovered quickly. Beast lunged at him, his claws outstretched, Natsu hardly had any time to dodge, and one of Beast's claws nicked his cheek.

Natsu dodged Beast's savage blows, but even though his claws never made contact with Natsu's flesh, he could still feel them raking his body. Soon enough Natsu fell to his knees, he was exhausted, and Beast loomed over him with a grin on his face.

"Even if my claws do not touch you, they will still rip your flesh apart" he said. He picked up Natsu by his hair, and brought him to his snout.

The lion's breath smelt of rotten flesh, it made Natsu want to throw up. His senses were sometimes a curse when things like this happened, his senses made his nose a thousand times more sensitive than other peoples. So the faint scent of rotten flesh on his breath, was like a whole city full of dead bodies to Natsu.

"You know, we have a certain blond-haired wizard in our possession, if that doesn't get you fired up then I have no idea what will" He said, Natsu scowled at the golden furred creature, how dare he kidnap one of his guild mates!

He knew who he was talking about too, his friend, his partner, Lucy was in trouble, and he was prepared to do whatever it took to save her. Natsu quickly rammed his fist into Beast's nose, making him release his hold on Natsu.

"Ice-make: Lance!" A voice shouted from behind the lion, as a giant lance pierced through his chest. Beast roared as he fell to the ground, Natsu looked at Gray with anger as he walked into the battle field.

"I had him, snowflake!"

"It doesn't look like that to me, Flame brain!"

"Ice Bastard!"

"Pink-haired freak!"

"My hair is salmon, not pink, ice princess!"

"Enough!" Erza shouted, she was wearing her Black Wing Armor and she held a sword in both of her hands. Happy was floating next to her, along with Romeo who was trying to assist Erza.

"They have Lucy we need to go after her!" Natsu yelled, Gray and Erza both looked at each other then looked at the giant creature in the sky that seemed to have a city on its back.

The creature had giant feathery wings that seemed to cover all of Magnolia, its back was decorated with hundreds of buildings, it had a large head that was black, and long whiskers flowing from its mouth, it also had three claws coming out from its wing.

A large hole was above its head, and a large canon stuck out of it. It was very high up in the air, but lizards kept descending from it and landing on the ground below. No one knew how to reach it, but they knew whoever was in charge but be hiding up there.

"I'm going up there to look for Lucy" Natsu said. Gray protested and grabbed his arm, stopping him from doing anything stupid.

"Who knows what kind of enemies await you up there, don't be stupid Natsu, you won't be any help to Lucy if you are dead" Gray said. Natsu ripped his arm away from Gray, and glared at him.

"Enough Gray, we need to think of a battle plan if we are to save Lucy in time" Erza said, as she approached the two teenagers.

"What do you suppose we do, our attacks aren't doing anything on the lizards, and we have no idea who's in control of this attack, and half of our members are down" Gray said. Erza pondered for a moment, as her Dark Wing Armor disappeared and was replaced by her regular armor.

"I'm not waiting, I am going to go save Lucy right now" Natsu said, he didn't wait for anyone's reply as he used his fire to boost himself up into the air.

"I'm going with you Natsu" Happy cried. Happy then flew up and caught Natsu in mid-air taking him up towards the giant creature who seemed to be moving very slowly across Magnolia.

"He is such an idiot!" Gray retorted, as Erza thought about what to do next.

"He might be an idiot, but we are the only ones that can save Lucy in time, now all we need to do is find the one who caused all this and save Lucy before all of Magnolia is turned to dust." Erza said, suddenly the sound of little feet could be heard as Panther Lilly and Carla approached them along with Wendy, Levy and Gajeel.

"Perhaps we can be of service" Panther Lily said, as Levy stood beside Gajeel and Carla approached Gray.

"Do you think you could get us up towards the city?" Gray asked Panther Lily who nodded at him.

"We can carry you up there, but we cannot predict what dangers await us there" Carla said, her tiny arms crossed.

"We know the dangers that could be up there, Gray and I will head towards the city, Gajeel and Levy stay here and protect the wounded." Erza instructed, Carla and Panther Lilly both sprouted wings, as they picked up both Erza and Gray and started to fly them towards the castle.

Fairytail would fight hard, but Erza didn't exactly know what kind of war they were fighting. Who was in charge? What did they want with Lucy? All these questions formed in Erza's head as she flew unknowingly towards the awaiting man who was waiting to kill them all.