When Minerva woke up she saw that she was in a new place.
"Where am I?"
"You're in my home, but depending whether you are safe or not will depend on your answer."
Minerva tried to sit up but couldn't and she saw that she was strapped down to a table and there was some sort of large gallon of orange liquid that had a cord that was injected into both sides of her stomach.
"What is this?"
"That stuff is acid. Now I will be the one asking the questions here and you will answer them if you value your life. You better hope I like your answers because I am in an extreme foul mood."
Minerva looked to her left to see Irene standing with her arms folded and was frowning at her.
"Now, where is Erza?"
"Kyouka and Seilah took her to their Headquarters."
"Tartaros, correct?"
"Yes."
"What do they plan on doing with her?"
"As far as I know just mainly torture but knowing Kyouka she might kill her."
Irene looked away.
"And you helped them take Erza from me."
Irene went over to the large gallon of acid and was about to push the button but Minerva quickly pleaded.
"No, wait please! I know where their exact hideout is where they have Erza."
Irene looked at her and Minerva continued.
"Kyouka loves to torture people until she gets bored with them and since she has been looking for Erza for the past few years I'm certain that she'll drag the torturing."
"But why did you help Kyouka get Erza? Erza my only child! The only family I loved but was forced to give her up!"
"Because they have mine! Kyouka threatened to kill the one person I loved if I didn't get Erza. I didn't want to I swear, but I only did it because the one I loved was going to get killed."
Irene looked away then Minerva took it a step further.
"We both have a bone to pick with Tartaros right now. I'm asking as an assassin if you would let me go so that I could help the one I love and at the same time I'll be taking you to their headquarters."
Irene thought about it then she pulled the cord out of Minerva's stomach.
"Alright. You take me to their hideout and we'll get back what was ours from the start."
Minerva nodded then they both left out of the place and made their way to the Tartaros hideout.
Tartaros Hideout
Erza came to only to find herself with her hand cuffed above her head and she was only wearing her under garments.
"Where am I?"
"You're in Tartaros."
Erza looked up to see Kyouka then she remembered what happened before passing out.
"Where's Minerva and Yukino?!"
Kyouka smiled.
"Minerva's probably still passed out from a major shock in her body. As for the other girl, she's in a testing chamber to see if the unborn child of hers will be healthy enough to become an assassin."
"Why would you involve a child into this?"
"You were supposed to be a type of assassin as well, Erza."
Erza blinked.
"What do you mean?"
Kyouka giggled.
"You really don't know. Well it's not surprising since your mother was forced to give you up shortly after your birth. In your mother's opinion, you were among the very few to be allowed to live a normal life."
"What are you saying? I'm just now meeting that woman."
Kyouka was a bit surprised.
"Seriously? I guess that means I have to start with the very beginning. Have you ever heard of a woman called the Scarlet Despair?"
"A little, what about it?"
"The Scarlet Despair is none other than your mother, Irene Belserion. When it comes to ranking in the Assassin records, your mother is the fourth in line."
Erza's eyes widen.
She has heard of the Scarlet Despair but she only knew from her history class.
The Scarlet despair was raised in an abusive home then she was sent to a mental prison. There she met three other people that were just like her and all four of them broke free from the prison killing ever guard there. One member left on his own but the Scarlet Despair and the other two prisoners had formed an Slaughter group called the Spriggan but today assassins are one tenth of the population.
"There's no way, how did she have me?"
Kyouka smiled.
"From what I know, your mother killed your father because he refused to have a sadistic woman for a wife despite how devoted she was to him. Despite her assassin talent she had a gentle side for the ones she loved which was your father and you."
"…."
"So after your mother killed your father she went into deep depression but still had love for you. When the Spriggan group found out that she had given birth to you they told her that she would have to raise you to become a proper assassin."
"She refused."
"That's right which caused you to live away from her. The Spriggan was going to put a tracker on you but your mother told them not to since she didn't want you under any threat. Which was smart on her part because had they put a tracker in you when you were just an infant, you would have been killed a long time ago."
"But why now? Why did she want to get me now?"
Kyouka smiled.
"Irene never told you? That's easy, a mother's guilt. When she saw that killings in schools were increasing that's when she had you to transfer to Spriggan Academy. She wasn't sure what else to plan but now if any other assassin from anywhere were to find out that you're her only daughter chances of them wanting to kill you is rather high."
"Minerva's an assassin, why didn't she try to kill me?"
"My guess is that she was only thinking of her lover."
Kyouka then looked away.
"Speaking of which, I'll be right back."
Kyouka left out of the room then went to the testing chamber only to see that Seilah was injecting something into Yukino.
"To speed things up?"
Seilah nodded.
"Yes. This drug will force the pregnancy to come to a close very quickly."
Yukino on the other hand was laying on her side in pain. Kyouka smiled as she rubbed Yukino's stomach.
"Since Minerva didn't know that you were pregnant before, that must mean she never felt your stomach."
"…."
Seilah looked at Kyouka.
"What shall I do when it's time for the child to come?"
Kyouka smile.
"Not sure yet. I still plan on toying with Erza. I'm sure it'll come to me later."
With Erza, she was still in deep shock at the fact that she had blamed her mother who actually gave her a chance at having a normal life instead of one full of regret.
"Grandfather Makarov was right. This was for my own good for you both to protect me. If I had just been more understanding, this wouldn't have happened."
Erza then lowered her head as tears began to stream down her face.
"I'm so sorry, Mother."
AN: Oh, man! Erza knows the truth as to why she was forced to live with Irene! Will Irene and Minerva make it in time to save Erza, Yukino, and the child that's on the way? I will update soon!
