A/N: Sorry for the wait. My Internet crashed, so I couldn't upload the chapter until we fixed it, which took quite a while. OTL Ah well. I hope you'll enjoy the chapter anyways. :3 The word count came out to 5357 words. I think the chapters are getting shorter. .-.
BloodyShinigami: I'm glad you like the story! ^^ Sorry, I'll try to keep the updates quick, but I'm not the fastest person at them. _ _
Anime-VGsUltimate00: Good to know you're anticipating this chapter. ^^ And yes, Tsuna must be kidnapped. -w- Yes, Blood Moon is the guild. I'm happy to know that you liked the name. I personally thought it was kind of iffy, but I couldn't think up anything else. ^^' Ah well. I'm not sure if I can make the enemies likeable at the end or anything, but oh well. Villains are supposed to be hated, right? xD And yes, Ryohei is an idiot. Though I guess there wasn't much time to heal Tsuna either way. *shrug* In the end, I couldn't just leave out a specific guardian. And I too feel bad for Hibari. If he doesn't murder Fairy Tail it'll be a miracle. Oh, and the reason why all the guardians were in one place was that Ryohei was pestering Hibari to join the boxing club, and then Mukuro decided to show up and agitate him, so they ended up getting ready for a fight when Reborn showed up. I always try to make description my number one goal in my writing, since vague things that are confusing and hard to visualize annoy me. ^^' I also try to keep the grammar as clean as possible, but when I'm my own beta reader it doesn't always work out that way. And I'm shocked that you could actually read the story that many times. ._. Ah, and I have no idea who invented homework. I'm sure that they're hated world round though. Poor them… xD
KatrinaKHR27: Glad you liked the chapter. ^^ The villains plot will be explained over the next few chapters, though some of it is mentioned here. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll get Lambo in here. Reborn had sent Nana on a 6-month cruise so she didn't wonder where Tsuna was, and of course she ended up taking I-Pin and Lambo with here, so… yeah. ^^' I'll try to feature the Vongola group more.
The KHRfairytail addict: Sorry about the rings. I often find myself wanting to write them, but ah well. _ _ Anyways, Tsuna's fate will be revealed throughout the next chapters, with only a hint in this one. ^^' I hope you'll keep looking forward to the updates. :3
Aoi No Sora: I'm happy that you're excited with this story. ^^ I'm going to try and have more parts featuring the Fairy Tail group and Vongola, but the next one will probably have a lot more Vongola in it due to the plot. OTL Anyways, I'll try to give them more script!
Cael05: Sorry if the plot's a bit predictable. I'm trying to add surprises in as often as possible though. ^^' It shouldn't be too long before Tarasu's knowledge is revealed, but until then he's not telling anyone. :p It makes me happy to know that you await my updates. ^^
VongolaFlame101: I don't know why, but for some reason I just love this crossover. Like you said, it is quite interesting. -w-
A Natsume Yuujinchou lover: I'm glad you think the plot was unexpected. ^^ I wasn't sure whether or not I could pull off a cliffhanger or not, but apparently so! And yes, it is really Gokudera's fault for Tsuna's capture. OTL He's pretty sulky in the chapter, but not too much. I think he's the most OOC person I have in my story. .-. Ah well. And yes! I did see the new chapter! I ended fan-girling. XD It is pretty sad that they didn't have Squalo in it though. ;A; He amuses me greatly. -w-
XSega789: I'm happy that you're exited for the chapter. I'll try to keep my updates as fast as possible. ^^
I think I've blabbered on for way too long. OTL Anyways, please enjoy chapter 7 of The Flame That Crosses Dimensions! :3
Back in Fairy Tail, everyone was hurrying to prepare weapons, medicine, first aid kits, and anything else they would need for the battle. Upstairs, Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy were planning with Makarov, Mirajane, and the guardians. Wendy had also joined them, as she had become a close friend to Tsuna over the past week.
"We can't have everyone rush in to save him. That would just lead to defeat. I think that we should have a main force attack and distract the guild, while a smaller group goes to find Tsuna."
Makarov nodded in agreement with Erza, and looked over everyone that was there. Gokudera still seemed depressed that Tsuna was taken because of him, but it wasn't to bad since he was going in to save the brunette soon. Yamamoto only had a small smile on his face, as he was also worrying about Tsuna. Ryohei had no clue what was going on currently, but for once was quiet, knowing that something had happened to Tsuna, though he had no clue what. Mukuro and Chrome surprisingly both had grim faces, though Mukuro mainly looked that way because he didn't want anything to happen to the teen before he possessed him. Hibari was, as usual, standing away from the group, but if you looked closely you could see a glint in his eyes, as he was anticipating getting to bite strong herbivores to death. The Fairy Tail group all had serious faces on, though Natsu seemed to be the most eager for the rescue attempt. Makarov cleared his throat to gain everyone's attention again.
"Whom are we sending in then?" he asked, and was immediately answered.
"I'm definitely going to save Juudaime! It's my fault he got kidnapped in the first place, so I won't take no for an answer," Gokudera responded immediately, and Yamamoto laughed while placing a hand on the bomber's shoulder.
"Maa maa, I think I'll go to. If Tsuna's in danger, than I have to help as well."
"I'm also going to the EXTREME!" Ryohei yelled, and everyone had to cover their ears.
"Me too, Master. Tsuna's a good guy, and them knowing about the Vongola worries me," Lucy added, Erza and Gray nodding in agreement.
"I'm going. Those herbivores need to bitten to death for disrupting the peace," Hibari stated, and everyone sighed at the fact that of course it had nothing to do with helping their boss.
"I'm definitely going as well, Gramps. No way can I stand back when someone hurts my friends," Natsu growled darkly, and Makarov nodded, before turning to the last two people.
"I-I would like to help out Bossu," Chrome weakly said, and Mukuro just let out one of his creepy laughs.
"Kufufufu, I can't let Chrome go in alone, so I shall also be going. Plus, I still need to possess the Vongola Decimo, and I can't have others interfere with that just yet." A smirk lifted his mouth up slightly, and the Fairy Tail group had to wonder if Mukuro was actually a comrade or not. Makarov sighed, and wondered how in any way this was a small infiltration force, but shrugged anyways, The more people they have, the better. He knew that this was going to be a tough battle, and he hoped that all his children would make it through safely, as they began discussing battle formations, teams, and other things.
Tsuna groaned lightly, and felt a small burning pain in his arms, like they were being held above his head for too long. He realized that they were, but when he tried to tug them back down, they didn't budge and he felt something on them keeping them in place. Groggily, he opened his eyes. Tsuna blinked a few times before everything came into focus, but when it did, he froze up. The large, dimly lit circular room he was in could only be described as creepy, especially with the blue candles. The whole place was made from stone, and glowed eerily in the light, shadows flickering through the whole thing, though he had to admit it looked slightly pretty, like moonlight was illuminating the place. Glancing at his arms, he saw that though his wrists were no longer tied up, he now had his arms encased in the web and firmly set against the wall. He tried tugging again, but they wouldn't even budge, like when Yamamoto had hit them with his sword. He felt a jolt of alarm course through his body as he remembered his friends, and immediately scanned for them. He didn't see any other figures tied up though, and he just hoped that he was the only that got kidnapped.
"Ahh, you're awake."
Tsuna quickly turned his head over to where the voice had spoken, and saw a man probably in his early twenties smiling at him, sitting on a chair at a circular table in the middle of the room. The brunette shivered as he met the red eyes of the stranger, but couldn't force himself to look away.
"W-who a-are you? Wh-where am I-I, a-and what happened t-to my friends?" he stuttered out, and he cursed his habit of being speech impaired when nervous or frightened.
"So many questions, Decimo? Well, my name is Tarasu Rinen. I'm the leader of Blood Moon, which is the guild that attacked you and your friends. Right now, you're in our guild's building, and as for your friends, who knows. Probably planning a rescue attempt or something silly like that."
Tsuna felt relief as he heard that his friends were okay, but couldn't help but wonder about one thing.
"W-why do you kn-know that I'm V-Vongola D-Decimo?"
Tarasu laughed joyfully at the question, grinning.
"Well, that's an interesting story there. But I don't plan on telling you just yet. Let's just say that we have some… connections," he teased, and Tsuna glared at him.
"T-then why did you k-kidnap me? Even if you d-did kill me and bring down the Vongola, i-it's not like it would help you in th-this world," he questioned, and he was happy that he was managing to get his stuttering under control.
"To bring down Fairy Tail of course. When they come to rescue their precious boss and friend, then that will seal their fate. Cynthia and Akito should have the hint to our location set up tomorrow, so it's only a matter of time until we can finally crush them.
"What! Why w-would you do something like that?" he asked, shocked. As far as he could tell, even if Fairy Tail was rowdy, they didn't do anything to make someone hate them that much. Tarasu's eyes narrowed dangerously, and Tsuna could see smothered rage beneath them.
"They were the ones responsible for my city being completely destroyed intentionally, as well as my parent's death," he hissed out, and Tsuna's eyes widened at that.
"Th-there's no way they would do something like that. That definitely wasn't the-" His sentence got cut off as he gasped for breath. He tried to take a deep breath, but he only filled his lungs a quarter of the way with oxygen. He didn't know what had happened. One moment he's talking and breathing normally, and the next, it was like he was in some kind of air vortex. His chest was now burning with the desire to breath, and he felt light headed at the lack of oxygen. Suddenly, the precious element was filling his lungs again, and he took deep breaths, having nearly suffocated to death even without anything on his mouth, body, or even being underwater. He coughed lightly, and glanced up at Tarasu, whose eyes were glaring fiercely at him now.
"You think a damn brat like you knows Fairy Tail after being here for a week?" he snapped, making Tsuna cringe at the anger in his tone.
"They might not listen to the council's complaints, but when they get an order, they're just like the rest of the guilds. The council had always looked down on my city, since we didn't have a single wizard in it and shunned using magic for everything, instead using our own strength to get things done. They felt that it was intolerable and an act of defiance against them, but they couldn't do anything as we had done nothing wrong.
One day though, three mages came into our town. Though we disliked them, we treated them well, and they stayed for a couple of nights at one of our motels. However, when they found out we had no magic at all in our town, they laughed at us, and called us primitive and stupid. They then started destroying docks, a house, market stands, and just to prove how powerful magic was. So we did what anyone else would do, and attacked. They may have had magic, but we had numbers, and they took a severe beating before they retreated.
Next thing we know, there're Fairy Tail members swarming our peaceful city and destroying every building within sight. My mother and father had hid me in a safe place, but they couldn't fit in it, and had to look somewhere else. Then a mage was in front of them, and he just laughed when they asked him why they were doing this. It was orders from the magic council, to destroy the town that dared to oppose magic, going so far as to beat up defenseless traveling wizards. And if the false accusations weren't enough, he crushed another building right in front of my parents, which belonged to our best friend. My father attacked the mage for it, but he just dodged, and then killed him. He killed my father for trying to protect the town, and then he also murdered my mother, who had only been standing there. Right in front of me, he killed my parents. And when he turned, I saw the shoulder mark clear as day, marking him as one of those Fairy bastards.
You say they wouldn't do anything like that? That they're a sensible guild that doesn't harm innocent people? Then how do you explain them murdering people and destroying the whole town. Only half of us survived, but we couldn't rebuild our town. Not after that. So everyone went his or her separate ways. I eventually found someone who hated the legal guilds as much as I did, and together we learned magic to fight back. Eventually we made it to Blood Moon, who welcomed us with open arms. We were trained to become stronger while we were there, until soon we were two of the strongest members.
Now I'm the second master of this guild, and I can finally have revenge on the guild that ruined my life. No mercy, like they didn't show us any. But it's only the start. After we take down Fairy Tail, other guilds will come in revenge. We'll take them all out, until light guilds are weak and pathetic, and no longer exist in this world.
And that's when we can take out those snivelling idiots who call themselves a magic council. The ones who only care about everyone following their power."
By the time he had finished his story Tsuna was in shock. Fairy Tail, the guild that had welcomed him without many questions, the one that had laughed with him, talked with him, did something like that?
"I-I don't b-believe it…" he muttered, eyes wide. Suddenly he felt like he was punched in the gut, even though Tarasu still sat on his chair, and no one else was in the room. Another invisible punch came, harder than the last, and he coughed as it hit him harshly. The invisible force continued the assaults, and by the time it was over, Tsuna was coughing, and his stomach felt like it was torn in two.
"Don't believe it, eh? Ah well. Not like it matters much, so long as I can kill them all."
"N-no way. They're way to strong for that. You won't be able to take them out," he gasped, still regaining his breath. He heard footsteps clicking on the stone, and his lowered head could see Tarasu's legs approach, before stopping in front of him. A hand harshly gripped his chin, and forced him to look upwards, and straight into the cold, hard red eyes of the guild master.
"Who ever said anything about me destroying them, Decimo?" he grinned, and Tsuna stared blankly at him.
"Y-you did. You said you couldn't w-wait to bring them down."
Tarasu's grin grew wider at that, and he laughed, somewhat maniacally.
"I said I'll bring them down, but never by my own hands! No, that would be far too easy for those bastards. The one to kill Natsu, Erza, Gray, Lucy, and the others until they can't take the betrayal anymore… will be you, Tsu-na-yo-shi~!"
"Oiii! Akiiitooo! Would you hurry up already? Geez, you're so slow."
Cynthia was standing in a park with a large cheery blossom tree, tapping her foot impatiently. It was the middle of the night, so everyone in Magnolia was currently asleep. She was wearing her goggles currently, and watched as Akito walked towards her, not hurrying in the slightest. He was tall, with shaggy orange shoulder length hair and was wearing his own pair of goggles, which were black in colour. He was wearing an open black vest overtop of red tunic, and matching red wristbands as well as black pants tucked into brown combat boots.
"You're just to fast, Cynthia. Enjoy your surroundings for once, would ya?" he said teasingly, rubbing the much shorter females head playfully until she swatted his hands away.
"At least I don't sound like an old geezer, and walk as slow as one too," she taunted, sticking her tongue out at him before spinning around and running off, a fuming Akito racing after her. Within the next five minutes, they reached a large building with a bell at the top, as well as a familiar flag hanging below it. Walking past the outdoor tables, they reached the doors. Cynthia pushed on them, but pouted when she discovered that they were locked.
"We'll have to leave it outside, Akito," she said, sad that they couldn't put the piece of paper actually inside the guild.
"It doesn't really matter. Just as long as they can see it," he replied, and Cynthia shrugged as her spider legs grew from her back again. Using a small amount of her web, she secured a piece of paper to the door firmly, making sure it would stay. Retracting the parts, she faced Akito again, who had a weird look on his face.
"What?" she asked, thinking something was wrong. He shook his head slightly.
"You know, no matter how many times I see that happen, it still creeps me out," he said emotionlessly, earning him a hard whack on the head.
"Ow! Hey, come on, Cynthia! You don't find it slightest bit gross to have extra limbs come from your back?"
"No," she deadpanned, and walked back the way the came, Akito saying apologies as they went, only to earn him a punch to the face.
Lucy reached the guild rather early the next morning, having been unable to sleep, as she was far too worried about Tsuna. It seemed that Gray, Erza, Happy, and Natsu were the same, as they were all sitting at one of the outdoor tables. Gray was the first to notice her, and waved her over, before looking back at something on the table, which Natsu, Happy, and Erza also seemed to be examining. As she reached the table, she saw that they were looking at a piece of paper.
"What's up?" she asked, curious.
"This was on the guild door this morning," Gray sighed, and spun the piece of paper around to face Lucy. She noticed that they all seemed slightly angry and annoyed about something, and guessed it was due to the paper, which she quickly read.
Hello Fairy Tail,
I trust that you are all well? Probably planning an escape plan for your dear Tsunayoshi, am I right? Well, good luck with that, since you probably don't even know our guild's location! Well, since Master Tarasu doesn't want you all to miss out on the big surprise we have in store for the young Decimo, he told us to nudge you in the right direction. Below is a code, and if you decipher it, it will tell you our exact location! Fun, right? Aaaanyways, we'll be waiting for you all to arrive, and then the real fun can start. See you all soon then!
Cynthia and Akito
Lucy's face darkened as she finished the letter, but she examined the code. It looked like complete gibberish to her, as half of the letters were one language, the other half another, and then there were numbers thrown randomly in the mix. Unfortunately, neither of the languages were her native one, nor even the language that runes used. She wasn't like Levy, who could read other languages, or crack even the toughest code, and knew immediately she wouldn't be able to solve this.
"Can you read it, Lucy?" Erza asked, looking at the blond who had her eyebrows furrowed. After a moment, Lucy sighed, shaking her head.
"I don't even recognize the languages. And even if I did, I can't read other ones like Levy can, or… wait, Levy! She's bound to know how to solve this!"
The others faces, which had held ones of disappointment, lifted at this. Unfortunately, Levy had yet to arrive, so they ended up sitting and waiting for her, as more of the members filtered through towards the guild, all of them ready for battle any time they moved out. Finally, over an hour later, Levy walked into the courtyard beside Jet and Droy, all of them locked in a conversation until Lucy ran up and hugged Levy, surprising them all.
"Lu-chan? What's wrong?" she asked, concerned.
"Levy! We need you to solve this code!"
A piece of paper was thrust into her hands, and she scanned it, Jet and Droy also reading it over her shoulder.
"I'll get to work on it right away," she replied, before briskly walking into the guild and settling down at an empty table in the corner that was relatively quiet. Lucy followed her, sitting down in the seat across from her as Levy began writing down notes on a piece of paper she got somewhere. Lucy looked over at Jet and Droy to see them holding tons of reference books, as well as multiple spare pencils and paper, and she sweat dropped as she figured out where Levy had suddenly gotten everything. Natsu was pacing around the entrance, agitated at the taunting, while he waited for Levy to crack the code. Erza had gone off to inform Makarov about the note, and Gray was currently leaning against one of the pillars on the main floor as he too waited, and Lucy could see Juvia hiding as she watched him, no doubt lost in her weird fantasy's again. The guardians, who were all currently staying at the guild, were in various places, though they had to wonder how Hibari had managed to get into the rafters, even if it was just to escape the noise and crowding. Ryohei, Yamamoto, and Gokudera all sat at the bar, the two sports players chatting, while Gokudera was smoking and thinking about the best way to save Tsuna. Mukuro and Chrome where in one of the corners, talking quietly amongst themselves, though the conversations didn't last to long.
The celestial mage sighed as Levy continued writing down things, and she had to wonder how the small teen could still work as Jet and Droy had started their encouragement cheering again. An hour had passed, and Natsu had nearly paced himself into a rut, while Happy just sat on a handrail, munching a fish happily. Levy wrote down one last thing, before she jumped up excitedly.
"I cracked it! I know the location of their guild!" she exclaimed suddenly, catching everyone's attention as news of the note had already passed through the whole guild.
"Great job, Levy-chan!" Lucy congratulated, and Levy smiled sheepishly. Makarov had now made his way over, and jumped onto the table.
"So where is it?" he asked, and Levy quickly organized everything she had into a proper location.
"It's in the heart of a forest, always underneath the shadow of a mountain. It's roughly a two hour walk to it, but that's all they say."
Makarov nodded, as he knew where she was talking about.
"It's a rather dangerous part of the forest, since the only light that goes through is from the moon. It's probably under a spell to keep the sunlight out, though we don't know why."
"Then what are we waiting for? We need to go and attack those bastards now!" Natsu yelled, energetic as usual. Makarov looked over everyone, who all seemed determined to go and help the brunette.
"Anyone who would like to stay behind and protect the guild is welcome too, and all those who will come and attack Blood Moon, we're heading out now," Makarov stated, before he began walking to the exit. Most of the guild followed him, with only a dozen or so staying behind so that their guild wasn't completely defenseless. The guardians, Erza, Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Wendy, Carla, and Happy followed right behind Makarov, as they were to infiltrate the base to find Tsuna. Unbeknownst to the group, red eyes were currently watching them, before the one they belonged to flashed out a wing and swiftly disappeared, easily overtaking the large group as she headed in the same direction as them, though at four times the speed.
It's going just as you planned, Master Tarasu, she thought silently in her head, and continued on her way back to her guild.
The guild members plus guardians had been walking for over 2 hours now, and wondered when they would be reaching the supposed guild. They could see the mountain through the thick foliage, and had been walking in its shadow for quite a while now. Hibari had long since gone ahead, unable to stand being crowded by herbivores, and the rest made their way towards their target at a more leisurely pace, though their footsteps were still swift. Another five minutes of almost complete silence passed, before Hibari suddenly re-joined them. Makarov didn't take more than a few steps until the guild came in view. Gokudera raised an eyebrow at the cloud guardian, since he hadn't attacked everyone by himself for once, but the prefect made no attempt to respond in any way. The rest of the group already knew that the guild was just up ahead, and had spread out now to form a larger line for the attack.
The guild was located in a clean-cut clearing, maybe a mile or so from the mountain's base. It was quite large, with two floors, and it seemed to be made of stone. Though it wasn't the tallest structure, it definitely made up for it in area. Two large steel doors barred the front entrance, which were set strongly into the building around it. There was no cement underneath the actual thing either, only bare ground where grass had been killed. The only windows on the whole structure were a few around the first floor, but even those were sparse.
Natsu was the first person to move forwards, but as soon as he touched the clearing, he had to jump back as an arrow staked into the ground where his foot had been a moment ago.
"Oh, so Fairy Tail finally decided to join us, eh?"
"About time. We thought that you had chickened out."
"Nice to know you didn't abandon that pathetic, scrawny brunette kid."
Multiple voices teased from the darkness, and they stepped into the lighter shadows. Fairy Tail was shocked to see what seemed to be all of the members of Blood Moon already waiting for them, but no one made a move to attack yet.
Before anyone could retort though, Hibari just started walking forwards calmly, basically ignoring the fact that over 100 enemies stood before him. Everyone except for those who knew him stared in shock, wondering how much of an idiot he had to be to walk straight towards the enemy line. Suddenly, a flash of fire rushed towards him, engulfing the figure. The other team laughed at the easy kill, while Fairy Tail stared in shock. The guardians however, smiled, grinned, or smirked, and their group was confused as to why they weren't at least a little bit sad at their comrade's end.
They looked back at the pillar of flames still burning however, when the members of the dark guild stopped laughing, and their eyes widened in shock. The flames died down, and in front of them was a group of large purple spiked spheres, forming a perfect barricade. They shrunk until they disappeared, and Hibari stood there, perfectly unscathed as Roll happily landed on his shoulder.
"I'll bite you herbivores to death for disturbing the peace," he growled.
"Roll, cambio forma."
The small hedgehog flashed white, and soon Hibari was wearing the black trench coat again. Blood Moon, having finally snapped out of their shock at the fact he came out perfectly fine, charged forwards, and Hibari swiftly began attacking them. Fairy Tail also realized what was happening, as they too ran in, and soon both guilds were clashing against each other, the two teams nearly perfectly matched.
Erza, Lucy, and Gray had started skirting the outside of the field, heading towards the guild. Soon, Gokudera, Yamamoto, Ryohei, Chrome, and Mukuro were also following, and Wendy ran after them, Carla in tow.
"Hibari! We need to go!" Happy yelled to the skylark, and he snapped his head up, glaring at the Exceed. However, he swiftly left the conflict – or moreover blew a path through it – and also headed towards the guild entrance. He had thought it would be amusing to bite the herbivores, but they were way too weak to be of any use.
"You're not getting past us!"
The group halted their run to the guild, as three members guarded the entrance. Natsu, impatient enough of having had to wait so long, just charged forwards, knocking out all of them within the next few seconds. Turning to the door, he raised his fist, which was engulfed in flames, before snapping it forwards. It crashed into the steel heavily, which bent heavily, before finally snapping at the force, falling into the building. A group of around twenty men were waiting inside, but upon seeing the group, they let out blood curdling screams before fainting. Natsu blinked in confusion.
"What… just happened?" Lucy deadpanned.
"Kufufufu, it seems they all have some pretty horrific nightmares locked in their heads."
They turned to see Mukuro smiling as he held his staff, before dispersing it and laughing again as he walked past the group, Chrome following behind him closely.
"Remind me to never get on that guys bad side," Gray muttered, and the others nodded in agreement, before following the mist guardians, keeping at least a meter of space between them.
A/N: And finally the main fight starts. Sorry if this chapter was a bit slow or boring. The next ones should pick up though. ^^' I'll be trying to keep the updates as fast as possible, as per usual. :3 As always, please review and criticize. I have come to realize that reviews are like an authors food source. It's keeps one motivated. -w- As alwas, Natsu will be happy to eat any flames thrown at him. Anyways, see you all next chapter! Ciao!
