Wendy and Porylusica ran outside to investigate the explosion and stood next to Erza observing the scene before them with awe. Porlyusica shook her head and brought palm to her face but she was unable to keep from smiling.

"How did I know Natsu had something to do with this?" Erza sighed.

"I'm just glad he had the sense to take it outside before he got too carried away."

"What is going on?" "Why are Natsu and Zeref fighting?" Wendy's small voice cut through the both of them but it was Carla who answered instead.

"Natsu sees that his brother has lost his spirit and is trying to reawaken it." All three women stared at Carla who was in her human form watching the scene herself. She shrugged. I walked in on everything but kept to myself. Erza smiled.

"If anyone could light the spirit inside someone it was Natsu."

Zeref dove away from his brothers attacks barely managing to miss being singed by his flames.

"Natsu, I don't want to fight you." The young Dragonslayer quickly moved within range and sent him flying once more with his Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon.

"Too bad, I'm not gonna stop till you wake up!"

"We don't have time for this!" Zeref's anger was getting dangerously close to its limit. Why was his brother wasting time with this? "We have to get to the castle and save Mavis!" Natsu closed the distance once more and sent a volley of flames at him. He may not want to fight his brother but he could dodge his attacks at least. He was distracted by the volleys he didn't notice Natsu had gotten behind him. He felt a searing pain in his back as Natsu's Wing Slash of the Fire Dragon connected. He couldn't believe it. Natsu wasn't holding back. With that hit he could tell his brother was coming at him with everything he had. That was the last straw for him. His rage boiled over and his aura spilled out. The dark curtain began to form around them like before but Zeref tempered it enough so it was confined to only the immediate area surrounding him. Natsu's next attack connected but there was no fire to it this time around. That didn't mean that it didn't hurt like hell but at least he wasn't in any real danger now. From that point their fight was strictly physical. They traded punches back and forth until they were both at their limits. Their last punches connected at the same time and they both hit the dirt with no signs of either of them standing again. Wendy moved to start the healing but Erza held her back.

"Not yet."

After a minute of resting both of them rose slowly to their feet. They loked arms and struggled with all their might to overpower the other.

"Were wasting time!" "Every second we spend fighting is time we could use saving Mavis!"

"What good would you be to her right now if you're too scared to fight!" Zeref was taken off guard by his outburst and Natsu took that opportunity to break through his guard and toss him to the ground pinning him where he fell. Zeref struggled but his body had been pushed to the point of exhaustion. Natsu glared down at his brother.

"You really pissed me off." "It doesn't matter who we are up against." "We have faced enemies that we never thought we could beat." "We beat a freaking god Zeref but you are just gonna tuck your tail and run because of one guy?" "When it comes to our family we don't run." "They can beat us down as many times as they want but we will still rise until our family is safe." "That is what it means to be Fairy Tail!" Zeref averted his eyes.

"Natus…but I'm not Fairy Tail." Natsu's anger slowly slipped away. He stood up and offered his hand.

"Of course you are." "We all think of you as family now Zeref." Zeref looked around and all of the guild members had gathered outside to watch their fight. They all sent him a nod of agreement. Zeref found it hard to keep his emotions in check as he took his brother's hand. He stood up straight and took a deep breath.

"Thank you all."

Mavis was frantically dodging the multitude of attacks the two girls were throwing at her. She sent a blast of her fairy magic at Haven throwing her off but Lisse struck her with an electrically charged whip. She cried out and lost her footing rolling on the rough ground. Her body collided with something hard and before she knew it her arms and legs were encased in crystal. She struggled to pull free but the crystal wouldn't budge. Lisse approached her slowly. She rand her tongue across her lips.

"Is that all the First Master of Fairy Tail can offer me for entertainment?" "I'm disappointed." Mavis was tired of the games. She focused her power inward channeling it into her hands and feet and releasing it in one blast of energy. The light blinded the two girls long enough for Mavis to close the distance on Haven and fire a blast of Fairy magic point blank into her chest. She fell to the ground motionless.

"I'm just getting started." Lisse's eyes lit up. She clapped animatedly and grinned.

"Yes, come and get me princess!" A flash of light temporarily blinded Mavis and her legs were swept from under her by what she assumed was the whip. Before she hit the ground, she felt that familiar sensation of Lisse's lightning striking her chest. She gasped in pain and hit the ground hard. She tried to get up but the ground wrapped around her arms and legs once again. Mavis turned her head to see Haven's disheveled presence standing up. She tried to summon the same energy from before but Lisse hit her with another bolt. She cried out and her body suddenly went limp. Her eyes were getting heavy as she saw the girls standing over her. She felt light as a feather, almost peaceful. She also felt something else. As it seemed like Lisse was planning to hit her once more with her power, an energy was building inside of her body. It spread from her toes to her head converging around her heart. Lisse snapped her fingers and the energy exploded from inside of Mavis' body. Haven and Lisse were thrown from their feet as Mavis' semi-conscious body started moving on its own. She moved quicker than she had ever seen anyone move before. It was almost as if all of the ethernano particles in the room had been consumed by her body. The girls had no chance as Mavis took them down like child's play. She stood over their bodies ready to finish them off. A figure appeared behind her and cut through the aura striking her in the side of the neck and she blacked out.