Chapter 9

General POV

"BANG". Derian fell down with a bullet to the back of the head along with some other people who surrounded them. Immediately Gajeel and Igneel picked up their guns and fired avoiding being hit by the opposition until all of the enemy was down. Igneel looked through the window to the roof where Natsu and some others were laying behind sniper rifles. Everything seemed to be calm until shots were being fired once more and hit Igneel in the shoulder. He groaned in pain and sat up against the wall with a handgun in one hand.

"Gajeel go find Levy and take Natsu with you- he may seem clueless but I taught that boy well" He shouted over the gun shots. He quickly texted Natsu the plan and pulled himself up shooting bullets in the direction he was receiving from.

Gajeel and Natsu both ran through the warehouse searching every room until they came across a dark corridor with a room at the end. Slycer was standing in front of the door with an AK-48 in his hand. Natsu immediately pushed Gajeel behind a wall avoiding the bullets being shot at them. When the bullets stopped Natsu knew he was reloading and took the opportunity to aim his pistol at the man's head and shot him with no hesitation. They travelled to the door and pushed slycers body aside kicking the door open revealing Levy.

Back with Igneel

Igneel ran up the stairs to the roof where he waited for backup to arrive. He noticed another sniper who he did not recognise firing at his snipers. He had red hair wearing black leather clothes- this was of course Jet. Igneel growled.

With Gajeel and Natsu

Levy was hanging there unconscious blood dripping from her feet. Gajeel rushed to her and shot the chains which dropped her body but he caught her staining his shirt in thick blood. Natsu went pale and called for an ambulance.

"Levy! Levy! Please open your eyes" Gajeel cried gently shaking her. She gave no response. He felt for a pulse and it was faint but still there. He grabbed his jacket, covered her naked body, picked her up and rushed to the roof where an ambulance helicopter was due to arrive. They were almost there until they heard gunshots being fired at them. Gajeel looked to see the familiar sniper who had previously shot Levy- Jet. He grit his teeth and passed her lifeless body to Natsu.

"Take her to the helicopter- I will deal with him". Natsu hesitated but followed his command as it was Levy's life on the line.

Gajeel ran across the roof to a blind spot where Jet could not see him through the scope. He then rolled avoiding each bullet as he headed for the building the red haired sniper was located at.

As Gajeel distracted him Natsu darted for the helicopter which landed sharply on the roof covering levy with himself in case they were rained with bullets. When he reached the helicopter he carefully passed Levy to the medics and looked back to see Gajeel climbing the roof of the building where the sniper was. He looked at the pilot, "Take her to the hospital I will go help Gajeel." The pilot nodded and lifted for take-off- shots were being fired at them but Natsu quickly responded by shooting in the direction of the opposition to cover the helicopter as it flew away quickly. When the bullets stopped he darted in the direction of Gajeel hopefully he would reach them before something went wrong.

Gajeel had beads of sweat running down his face until he reached the top of the building. Quietly he crept behind the orange haired man until the man suddenly grabbed a hand gun from his leg and shot at Gajeel. Quickly, Gajeel jumped to the side just missing it and leaped at the man. The gun fell out of his hands as they wrestled for their life. Gajeel threw punches but was kicked in the stomach making him double over which gave Jet a chance to grab the gun and aim it at Gajeel's chest. He grinned in a creepy manner. He had his finger on the trigger. Time seemed to stop.