Ready for the next chapter guys? Haha I know you are. This one's a good one I promise. As I said in the previous chapter, you all get to meet someone from Star's past. I won't spoil anything else, you'll have to read to find out. Also, to anyone who can guess where his magic originates from, I'll award you with a shout-out.

Disclaimer: Same as last time, you all know that.

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"Erigor!" Natsu shouted as he pounded through door after door.

Any room within his sight; the dragon slayer would walk up to and use his flame-covered fist to smash the entrance, and a good portion of the surrounding wall to smithereens.

"Erigor, come out come out wherever you are!" Natsu exclaimed, decimating yet another doorway and the brick that surrounded it.

"Tch….doesn't this guy know how to use a door?" Kage wondered aloud as he followed Natsu from the shadows.

He seeped back into the floor of the station, then continued to silently follow the fire wizard once more. All he was waiting for was an opportunity to strike.

'Now that Erigor's made it out safely this kid doesn't pose much of a threat….at least not to anything that isn't a door.' Kage thought, as the pink-haired wizard smashed through half the hallway he had just rounded.

"Show yourself Erigor!" Natsu roared.

'I could just let him go….but what would be the fun in that?' Kage wondered, surfacing from the floor directly behind the Fairy Tail wizard.

Natsu turned, sensing that an attack was coming, but he was too late. Around four shadowy tendrils took the form of fists and pounded into his body without delay. He shot backwards into some wooden crates, but didn't appear to be too injured.

"There, I've wanted to do that for a while now. Had enough Fairy Tail insect?" Kage taunted as his opponent struggled to free himself of the surrounding debris.

"Not you again!" Natsu exclaimed, coming up from the crates' remnants with his head having gone through a painting.

"Wow, you look like an idiot." Kage commented, smirking at how truly idiotic the pink-haired teen looked.

"Aw shut it, Doggy." Natsu said, causing a tick mark to appear on the raven-haired wizard's forehead.

"It's Kage! Not Doggy, Kage!" He exclaimed.

"Whatever, just tell me where Erigor is!" Natsu demanded.

"Tch, you'll have to beat it out of me, Fairy Tail insect." Kage scoffed.

"My pleasure." Natsu said with a bloodthirsty grin.

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The remnants of the Eisenwald guild either sat in place with ropes surrounding their bodies, or lay on the ground, unconscious and unable to do anything at the moment.

"How long are you going sit there hiding Karaccka?" Byard asked in a low voice, his wounds not allowing him to speak any louder.

"I'm sorry, but I was scared." Karaccka stated, phasing his upper body out of the wall he currently sat within.

"Never mind that now, the wind barrier is up, and now we need to make sure that they don't escape. To do that, you need to find Kageyama before they figure out he can dispel the barrier." Byard stated.

"No, please don't make me. You know I'm no good in a fight Byard." Karacka pleaded, obviously fearing that he would be caught by the enemy.

"Calm down….I'm sure even you can handle this." Byard said confidently, only eliciting quiet groaning from him.

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"Gray, are you sure this is where you and Natsu separated?" Star asked, turning to the ice mage as the group continued to run down the halls.

"Positive. Though I don't know where the fire-breathing moron wound up after we split. For all we know he blew up every wall he could find looking for Erigor." Gray commented.

The group rounded the next hallway, where they saw a vast majority of doors and walls completely destroyed.

"I'll bet we're getting close." Star mused.

A moment later a loud resounding boom sounded off from several halls down, causing them to speed up more. It sounded as if Natsu just went overboard. Upon running down to the end of the next hallway, they saw the dragon slayer standing directly in front of Kage. He was pretty beaten up, it looked like Natsu had just punched him through the wall.

"Natsu, do not harm him, we need him!" Erza exclaimed as she and the other ran up the staircase.

"Waita go you fire freak." Gray commented sarcastically, taking note that the dark wizard looked worse for wear.

"Wha?" Natsu uttered, turning to face the group.

The dragon slayer paled as he saw Erza raise a magic sword high in the air, having it pulled back and making to swing it directly at him. He began to sweat bullets, and his face paled with fear.

"I don't know what I did wrong, but I'm sorry!" Natsu said, holding his hands up defensively as the queen of the fairies continued to move closer and closer towards him.

Natsu released a fearful squeak upon hearing the sword cut into the stone wall behind him, indicating that he, for the moment, hadn't invoked Titania's wrath.

"You will dispel the wind barrier and you will do so without complaint." Erza demanded, a dark shade covering her face as she glared at the dark mage.

Kage, didn't say a word. He was too busy sweating bullets and shaking in fear at the look the scarlet-haired woman was directing at him. Star, from his perspective, was starting to see exactly why people were so afraid of her.

"Just do it man, this chick's a real monster." Natsu said, still shaking from his previous thoughts that he was going to be brutally maimed by the redheaded knight.

"Shut up Natsu." Gray barked.

"Am I understood?" Erza asked sternly, still holding her magical weapon within an inch of slicing into the Eisenwald wizard.

"F-fine, I'll dispel it.…" Kage replied fearfully.

Before they had the chance to cheer, they all watched as a hand pierced through Kage's body, sprouting forth from a magical seal located on his stomach. Kage cried out in pain before falling over, revealing the thickly-built Eisenwald mage that had run away when Star and Erza wrecked the guild members.

"Karacka….why?" Kage uttered before his eyes shut and his body finally hit the floor.

"Kage!" Erza shouted, realizing that if this man died their chances of escaping effectively dropped to zero.

Karacka just stammered and released quiet, short gasps in rapid succession, almost as if he couldn't really grasp the gravity of what he had just done.

"You…." Natsu growled out.

Natsu lurched forward and grabbed Karacka by the collar of his shirt and hefted him into the air; his other fist set ablaze and about to strike him. Star's hand on his shoulder got him to pause though.

"Calm down Natsu. Violence isn't always the answer."

Natsu dropped the rotund man flat on his backside and turned his back with a scoff, crossing his arms with a grumpy look on his face. "Well it would make me feel better."

Star, meanwhile, knelt down and stared at Karacka eye level. "Is this what being a dark wizard is all about? Doing whatever you want and then turning on your allies in a moment's notice without a second thought? He's your friend and you just let him down. People like you really tick me off!"

"Uh….uhhh…." Karacka stuttered out.

Star's face softened a bit. "Friends are the best thing a person can have and shouldn't be taken for granted; cause one day, you might not have them anymore."

Karacka sat there and stared as Star finished his little speech. When the brunette took his gaze off of him, Karacka phased into the closest wall and disappeared.

"Kage, can you hear me?!" Erza questioned.

"I think we're losing him Erza." Gray stated, checking the body for signs of life.

"We can't lose him. We need him to dispel the wind barrier!" Erza shouted.

"He's unconscious, it's no use." Gray replied.

"We have to try." Erza said. She began to shake Kage's body, slamming his head into the floor repeatedly in the process. Gray watched her actions paly out with a sweatdrop while Star just released a tired sigh.

"This isn't going well." Star stated. "I think we may need to accept that Kage won't be able to help us."

"He will if I force him to." Erza replied, still shaking the dark wizard's body.

"Um….did we miss something?" Lucy wondered aloud as she and Happy entered via the large hole that Natsu had sent Kage through during their battle.

"Looks like it." Happy replied to her question.

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"I see, so we're basically stuck here?" Lucy asked, eliciting a nod from several within the group. The team had made their way back to main room of the station, where Lucy got a glimpse of their predicament first hand.

"But we have to stop Erigor from reaching the guild masters!" Natsu exclaimed angrily.

"I know that Natsu! Calm down!" Erza chided, causing the pink-haired mage to pale.

"I think we all need to calm down….is there anything any of you can think of that we can do to get out of this mess?" Star asked calmly.

"I….don't know. The wind barrier is too powerful for any of us to bully through, and our one hope of dispelling it is currently unconscious." Erza replied, sounding slightly worried.

"Hang on….let me try something." Star stated.

Everyone watched as he pulled his sword off of his back and prepared to stab it directly into the wind barrier. Star stabbed his sword directly into the flowing current of wind, actually managing to keep his sword steady if he used all of his strength to do so. After a few seconds, his sword was ripped from his hands and sent flying through the air. Gray had to duck to avoid being de-headed as Star's sword imbedded itself in the wall behind him.

"Do you mind!" Gray yelled with a tick mark on his head.

"So much for that." Star said retrieving his sword. "Doesn't look like I can get through either."

"Let me try!" Natsu exclaimed.

Immediately after he was about to run up and charge the wind barrier head on, a lone hand placed on his shoulder stopped him dead in his tracks. It was Star, who had a stern look on his features.

"If my sword doesn't break through that wind barrier, trust me when I say that your fists wont. Even if you try, you'll end up hurting yourself and we need to save our strength." Star said seriously.

"But what else can we do? Wait, Lucy, can't we just use your spirits?!" Natsu exclaimed, causing everyone else's ear to perk up as a result.

"Wha?" Lucy uttered.

"Back at Everlue's I was transported from one place to another through the spirit world." Natsu stated excitedly, believing that he had figured out a way to solve their dilemma.

"Yeah, but normal people would suffocate to death in the spirit world. Also it's against contract rules. I didn't mind when you did it before because it was Everlue's key, not mine. Besides, I would have to have opened the gate from outside the barrier for that to even remotely work." Lucy replied, striking down that as an option.

"Lucy! I just remembered what I was trying to tell you on the way here!" Happy exclaimed.

"What, you mean when you were calling me weird?" Lucy asked.

"Here!" Happy chirped, presenting a golden celestial spirit key to the blonde.

"How'd you get your paws on Virgo's key?!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Oh yeah, that big gorilla looking maid." Natsu recalled.

"Didn't anyone ever teach you not to steal?" Lucy asked, pinching the cat's mouth in a comical fashion.

"But I didn't steal it, Virgo asked me to give it to you." Happy stated, after which the blonde-haired wizard released him from her grip.

"We don't have time to waste on this kind of stuff." Gray scoffed.

"Apparently, her contract with Everlue ended as soon as he was arrested. Before we all left that day she came up to me and said that she wanted to sign a new contract with you Lucy." Happy explained.

"Thanks for letting me know, but I'll deal with her later. In case you didn't notice, we need to find a way out of here." Lucy stated.

"But.…" Happy began.

"Shut up! Why can't you just meow like a normal cat?!" Lucy asked, a dark aura surrounding her body as she pinched the feline's delicate face.

"She can be pretty scary.…" Gray commented.

"Probably learned it from Erza." Natsu mused, cheerfully observing the blonde's interaction with his best friend.

"I'm sorry. I just thought that since Virgo can drill holes….maybe she could dig through the ground and get us to the other side of the barrier." Happy stated in a dejected manner.

"She can what?!" Star, Erza, and Gray exclaimed in unison.

"Oh yeah.…" Natsu trailed off, tapping his chin at the recollection of the pink-haired spirit's abilities.

"Your right she can! Why didn't you say that before, you silly kitty?" Lucy cooed in an upbeat tone.

"I was trying to, but someone was pinching my face." Happy replied.

"My deepest apologies, now can I please have the key?" Lucy pleaded, bowing humbly before the feline.

"Give me some fish and all is forgiven!" Happy chirped, after which he relinquished the key.

The blonde took the traditional stance she preferred to use when summoning a spirit for the first time, at which point she zoned out all other distractions and focused on the task of opening the celestial portal.

"I call upon thee, in the world of the celestial spirits. And now, I beckon you to my side at once, pass through the gate!" Lucy incanted, flipping the key in the air before grabbing it with her hand. "Open: Gate of the Maiden, Virgo!" Lucy exclaimed.

When the portal opened and said spirit answered the call of the celestial wizard, the full form of the presumably ape-like creature was in full view. However, she was anything but how she had been previously described. Before the group stood a petite young-looking woman with pure blue eyes, peach-colored skin, and pink hair. She wore a maid's outfit, and for some reason sported a pair of shackles that were disconnected from one another.

"What can I do for you mistress?" Virgo questioned respectfully, bowing slightly to the blonde-haired mage.

"Who are you?" Lucy uttered, seemingly incapable of saying anything else.

"What's up Burger, man you look great. You've lost some weight." Natsu commented in a friendly manner.

"My name's Virgo, I apologize for any trouble I might've caused." Virgo replied.

"Wait, this is the maid that you said looked like a big ape?" Star asked confusedly, gesturing a finger towards the pink-haired spirit.

"Yeah, and she didn't just lose weight, she's a completely different person!" Lucy shouted.

"I'm a very loyal spirit who'll do anything to please her wizard. Therefore, I take on any form I feel my wizard will find most appealing." Virgo explained with a small smile.

"I dunno, I kind of liked you better when you were all big and tough looking." Natsu thought aloud.

"Is that so." Virgo stated.

An instant later, and much to the surprise and dismay of everyone else present, the celestial spirit took on the very same form she dawned when working under Duke Everlue. She grew almost four times her size, towered over everyone, and sported twin pig tales as her hairstyle.

"Don't listen to him! I'm your wizard and I like the other form better!" Lucy shouted, prompting the spirit to obey and revert to her more petite visage.

"As you wish mistress." Virgo replied.

"We're kind of short on time right now, so do you mind if we work out the details of our contract later?" Lucy asked in a hopeful tone.

"Of course, whatever you'd like mistress." Virgo replied.

"Do you really have to call me that?" Lucy wondered aloud, sounding slightly annoyed.

"Oh? Would you prefer I call you queen?" Virgo asked.

"No." Lucy immediately answered.

"What about princess?" Virgo asked.

"Oh yeah, that'll work just fine." Lucy replied with a vein look about her features.

"Oh, of course?" Star said to himself, getting a quiet chuckle from both Gray and Natsu.

"Can you please just drill a hole to the other side? We desperately need to get out of here as soon as possible." Erza said, getting back on track.

"As you wish." Virgo stated.

The pink-haired woman bowed slightly before she activated her magic abilities. A magic seal appeared underneath her feet, after which she went to work, quite literally. Within seconds a large hole appeared, giving everyone else the message that they had their ticket out.

"Looks like we've got our way out." Star said.

"Hang on.…" Natsu trailed off, drawing all eyes to him.

Everyone turned to see the dragon slayer with the Kage's arm hoisted across his shoulders and his body being supported as a result.

"What are you doing Natsu?" Gray asked evenly.

"I don't really like him, but I'd feel guilty for him if we just left him here to die." Natsu stated.

"I agree, let's take him with us." Star said, walking up to the dragon slayer's side and taking Kage across his shoulders.

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"Looks like we made it out." Gray mused.

It was more along the lines of stating the obvious given that each member of the team was looking back as the wind barrier continued to rage on the outskirts of the building they had just exited. The winds were strong enough that they could be felt from the group was standing.

"This wind is really something else, it's really blowing, even from way out here." Star said.

Virgo was knelt in front of Lucy holding down her skirt. "I'll keep your panties from showing princess."

Lucy sweatdropped seeing that Virgo's skirt was flapping about as well, and the fact that Gray was standing right behind her; his eyes bugged out and his mouth hanging wide open.

"You just worry about your own." Lucy said.

"Oh wow…." Gray trailed off.

"Hey, where did Natsu go?" Star asked, shifting his head and not finding a trace of Fairy Tail's resident dragon slayer.

"I don't see Happy either." Lucy commented.

"He probably went after Erigor. Happy is capable of flying at extremely high speeds, so if ever there was a chance to catch up to Erigor, that'd be the one." Erza explained.

"It's no use….he'll never be able to catch up to Erigor, and neither will any of you. We can't be stopped now….we've won." Kage stated.

Star set down Kage's body and turned to look at his friends. "If Natsu went after Erigor then I'll go after him as well. Get in the magic mobile and head to Clover. With any luck, you'll run into us on the way there." Star said before he flew off.

Before anyone could follow through on that they were all bound in a strong magical bind. They were all bound back to back, leaving them unable to move.

"Wha-what's going on!" Lucy shrieked.

"I dunno. Erza?" Gray said.

She struggled, but was unable to break free from the magical bind. "It's no use, I don't have enough magic energy to break us free."

They all looked down at Kage, but it was apparent that he was too injured to have done anything. The answer became clear soon though, as three Eisenwald guild members appeared from an adjacent alleyway.

"Well, well, well." One of them said.

"Looks like we've captured some flies in our web."

"There were more of them!" Gray shouted, struggling against the magical bind.

"I thought Star and I took everyone down." Erza said surprise on her face.

The apparent leader of the group smirked. "You didn't really expect that we'd leave all our members in one place did you? Alright boys, enough stalling, let's end this."

As the three Eisenwald members approached Lucy panicked and Erza glared. "Go ahead and do what you want with us but, Natsu and Star have already left after Erigor. Your plans will fail."

They ignored her and continued to approach. Gray grit his teeth. Suddenly however, a red streak of light flashed in between the dark wizards and Fairy Tail wizards. Surprised, the Eisenwald guys jumped back. Kneeling in front of them was a new wizard, he stood up and dusted himself off, allowing the red aura around him to flicker out.

"Hey punk!" The leader of the dark wizards said. "What's the big idea!"

"Sorry," he replied, that same deep voice who spoke to the bartender. "But unfair fights aren't really my style."

The blowing wind flipped his cloak down and revealed his face. Short spikey blond hair complementing intimidating hazel eyes. Strong jaw line and an expression that spoke no bullshit, he was truly good looking. Erza and Lucy even had to admit that, if the red coloring on their cheeks were anything to go by.

"Who the hell are you anyways?" The first guy said cracking his knuckles. "If you've got a death wish, then you've come to the right place.

"My name is Fang Solstice. And you're gonna turn around and leave these poor wizards alone." He narrowed his eyes. "Unless you wanna lay here and bleed instead."

The dark wizards just got angrier, "You've got a big mouth, ordering us around like that. Do you know who we are?"

"It doesn't matter. But ganging up on innocent wizards is something I don't approve of, and won't let go unpunished."

The leader just relaxed and smirked, "Just let him talk. He won't be able to beat all three of us. Go get him." Smirking, his two friends charged forward with their fists pulled back, ready to fight.

Fang didn't look fazed, "Big mistake."

He ducked under the first guy's fist and swung out with his leg to swipe the second guy off his feet. Reacting before his opponent, Fang grabbed the guy's arm and threw him into the building behind them, knocking him out. The third guy took a step back, realizing that he was out skilled, but Fang wasn't giving him the chance to get away.

Fang closed his eyes focusing his magic, "I gave you a chance to walk away." He opened his eyes to show them glowing dark red. "Now allow me to show you the true power of the four sacred beasts!" Fang was surround by red aura again and leap at his opponent and began to mercilessly beat him senseless.

The Fairy Tail wizards looked on, impressed. Gray whistled, "Damn, he's pretty strong."

"Who did he say he was again?" Lucy asked.

"I don't know, but we owe him our thanks." Erza said

It wasn't long before the man was unconscious and the bindings holding everyone together was dissipated. Fang released his magic, "Sorry you guys had to witness that. Sometimes I get a little…..primal."

"Don't worry about it. You have our thanks for rescuing us." Erza said.

"Pretty strong magic you have there." Gray commented. "What do you call it."

"It's my four sacred beasts magic. I can use the powers of any one of the four sacred beasts. Xuan Wu, the turtle; Bai Hu, the tiger; Qing Long, the wyvern; and the one you just witnessed; Zhu Que, the phoenix. Each one grants me different magic power."

"Wow." Lucy said sighing dreamily.

"Yeah, I'll say." Erza agreed. Fang smiled back at her.

"Aren't you guys forgetting that were supposed to be meeting up with Star and Natsu." Gray reminded them, snapping them out of their trances.

Fang's eyes widened slightly at that, but it was so subtle that no one else noticed it. "Mind if I tag along? Maybe I could be of some use."

Lucy looked to Erza who nodded immediately, "Of course, we could always use more strong wizards."

"I'll grab Kage, you go get the magic mobile." Gray said.

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Eisenwald's ace was flying towards the guild master's conference. The silver-haired man abruptly stopped in his path, his eyes widening slightly as he sensed something incoming, and it was simply moving too fast to ignore. With a curious expression, he turned around, looking off into the distance to see what on earth was going on.

'What the hell is that?' Erigor wondered.

Off in the distance he saw an object that moved so quickly it was shining, but that was only for a brief moment. A second or two later it became closer, at which point he saw exactly what it was, and he couldn't believe his eyes.

"We've got you now! Didn't know cats could fly at mock speeds did you?!" Natsu shouted as he flew towards the wind magic user, his hands holding Happy's legs

"What?" Erigor uttered in a tone of disbelief.

The flaming foot of the dragon slayer connected with his body shortly thereafter, causing an explosion to engulf Erigor's form and a significant amount of smoke to cover his fall towards the train tracks. Both Natsu and his opponent landed on their feet, the dragon slayer doing so with his back facing the wind magic user. He caught Happy in his hands a moment later, taking note that the cat looked completely spent.

"You alright little buddy?" Natsu asked, a touch of concern making its way into his voice.

"I'm fine….but….so tired….can't fly.…" Happy whispered weakly.

"Don't worry about it. I think I can handle it from here." Natsu replied, setting him on the grounds below.

"You're one of those pesky Fairy Tail flies. I take it you're here to stop me?" Erigor mused, after which his opponent turned to face him with a stern glare etched on his features.

"You got that right you dress wearing windbag." Natsu said. For extra intimidation, he grabbed his vest and tossed it to the side leaving his upper body bare except for his scarf.

"Heh, funny. Get out of my way kid, or else." Erigor said warningly, bringing up a hand and gesturing an open palm towards the dragon slayer.

A magic seal appeared before the extended open palm, after which a powerful gust of wind poured forth. It washed over the pink-haired mage like an unstoppable tide, little by little moving his feet backward weather he wanted them to or not.

"Is that all you got?!" Natsu taunted, immediately after which the wind picked up to such a speed that it caused a slight explosion where he stood.

From the smoke and dust that resulted from Erigor's attack, the dragon slayer shot into the air, fire propelling his movements and flames once again covering his fists. He shot back down towards Erigor with all the fury of an actual dragon, power written within his eyes.

The reaper dodged the attack, leaping backwards and evading any significant damage. He did, however, get a front row seat to the pink-haired mage smashing his previous position into a million tiny pieces.

"I ain't letting you off that easy!" Natsu exclaimed, lunging towards the silver-haired man without delay.

Erigor brought up his scythe, effectively blocking the fire-reinforced attack and once again getting out of the current engagement without any injury. When the dragon slayer proved to be done with his assault, the reaper then floated back into the air, gazing down at his opponent in an observational manner.

'Impossible….he uses his flames to jump and to strike. I underestimated his power, this might actually be a challenge.' Erigor thought, releasing a slight chuckle to himself.

"Hey, what're you doing up there? Come down here and fight me like a man!" Natsu demanded.

"Don't get to cocky fly!" Erigor shouted, extending his hand and preparing to cast a powerful attack.

'What the hell?!' Natsu wondered, feeling a large amount of magic energy building from underneath his feet.

"Storm Bringer!" Erigor exclaimed, subsequently after which a large tornado-like burst of wind erupted from underneath his opponent.

Natsu was spun around the vortex of wind as if he weighed nothing at all. "Natsu." Happy uttered upon seeing his friend in trouble.

The blue-haired cat tried with all his might to call forth his wings once again, but to no avail. He was simply too drained to do anything whatsoever, and, as a result, all he could do was watch.

"It's no use….I don't have enough magic energy." Happy thought aloud.

"AAAAAAA!" Natsu screamed as he fell from the apex of the tornado, skyrocketing to the bottom of the canyon.

Before he passed the ground level of the railway, a hand quickly grabbed his wrist, stopping his fall. The dragon slayer looked up to see Star standing on the side of the train tracks with his hand firmly gripping his wrist.

"I've got you….now get your ass back up here so we can end this." Star said with a smirk. Natsu responded in kind, smirking in a manner similar to his friend before he was pulled up and once again felt the sensation of solid ground being located beneath his feet.

"What's this, another fly come to be swatted down?" Erigor sneered from the air.

"This ends now Erigor; I'm here to finish this." Star stated, turning towards his opponent and unsheathing his sword. "And you."

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The battle between Natsu, Erigor, and Star begins. Who is Fang and what is his relevance to Star. All will be answered in the next exciting installment of Fairy Tail Remastered. Read, Review, and most importantly, enjoy. Until next time, this is #1 Fairy signing off.