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Gajeel and I stood near the dark guild, checking out the situation from afar. The sun was at its final moments, night would soon arrive. The building itself was huge, but falling apart. Cobwebs and busted pieces of wood littered the exterior. I couldn't help but snort. "How stereotypical is this. It looks like a haunted house for kids, not a place abducting them."
Gajeel grunted, "Come on, let's take a look out back."
We kept our distance, staying in the treeline as we made our way to the back. The scene was much like before, old and rotted. I noticed what looked like a basement door. "Hey Gaj look, think the kids are down there?"
He shrugged. "Maybe, wanna go check it out?"
I agreed and we crept up to the door. Opening the door was surprisingly quiet, which I was thankful for. The smell was pungent, like wet dust and mold. Looking closely I could see three doors. I looked up at Gajeel. "Hear anything useful?"
Gajeel stayed silent for a moment then pointed to the single door on the right. "I can hear sniffling in there, like a kid."
I nodded my head. "OK I'm gonna go in there and free the kids, take them outside and give them the route to the villagers we have stationed half a mile away. You check the other door and we'll meet up for the third, ok?"
Gajeel nodded and we parted ways. I almost laughed at the door, it was so old that the lock was one you could see through. I morphed into shadows and slithered my way through. Once inside I could see there were 2 men at a table drinking. My heart nearly broke when I looked behind them at the cells filled with children of all ages, dirty and huddling together. Once I was close enough I paralyzed the men. I shifted back and pushed my foot onto the one man's neck. "OK man let's make this quick and easy, tell me two things. Why do you have these kids, and who's in charge here?"
The man looked absolutely petrified at me. "I-I ain't suppose to tell"
The other man decided to speak up. "Bitch what did you do? Fix us or I'll use my co-"
I crouched next to the man and slammed my hand on his face violently. "Dormio" Once he was out I looked back at the first man, who somehow managed to look more terrified than before. "Now unless you want the same fate, answer me."
"Ok ok! Look the boss uses them for experiments, I-I don't know what he does with them but t-they started dying so w-we started taking more!"
I stood back up and glared. "And what about your boss?"
The man paled. "H-he's a magic user, him and his second in command. W-water and plant m-magic."
I nodded my head and put him to sleep too. I grabbed the keys off the other guy and started opening up the cell doors. When I finished the kids hadn't moved. "Guys I'm here to save you! Come on I have an escape plan set up for you." As they slowly made their way out the door swung open, causing the kids to scatter back in. Looking back I saw Gajeel. "Woman what's taking so long. I already took care of my door AND checked the last one, which is a way upstairs."
I looked back at the kids. "He's with me, don't worry. Now come on!" I ushered the kids out and told the oldest kids where to go and to make sure none of the small ones get lost. Once they were out of sight we made our way back inside towards the final door. As we walked I whispered what the man told me. "So at least two magic users, we should be just fine."
Gajeel agreed and we made our way up. The main floor was completely deserted besides the two men guarding the front door, though their ability to use magic was pitiful. It was upstairs that shit hit the fan. The second we made it up the stairs, Gajeel was slammed down with what looked like sand. I jerked my head over to see a dark skinned man and a tall, pink haired woman. She looked absolutely stunning, while he looked quite rugged. "Seems we have a little infestation Garen." The pink beauty spoke.
"Right as ever my love." The man named Garen spoke back.
Gajeel came into view, looking absolutely pissed. "Hey why don't you shut it and do something punk!"The pink beauty laughed and obnoxious laugh and held her hand up. "You're too cocky."
Suddenly I was blown halfway down the stairs, my ears ringing. Where Gajeel and I once stood was a black char mark. Gajeel had managed to be blown onto the chandelier above, hanging on and irritated. He swung back and forward and lunged himself back where he was. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!"
I walked up to him. "Explosive magic if I had to guess."
The woman snickered. "Look at you, not quite as dumb as you look."
I scoffed. "Yeah well I'm sure you're quite as dumb as you sound."
Garen looked angry. "NEVER SPEAK TO AN ANGEL LIKE THAT!" He braced himself and formed a tornado of sands, it making its way to us. I shifted into the shadows and easily dodged the attack. I sped up and right before I reached him, turned back and slammed into him. He fell to the ground with a grunt. I could hear explosions behind me, but before I had a chance to react the man turned into sand and I felt intense pain in my back as I slammed into the ground. The sand reformed into the man and he grabbed me, pushing his fists into the explosion wound on my back. I screamed out and turned into shadows, wiggling out of his grasp. Now a safe distance I was able to see the situation. Gajeel had a few marks on his arms but seemed unscathed. The woman looked more beaten up than anyone else. Garen was standing and attempting to find me. After a moment he began to laugh. "See, this is why Alli is a true woman. Seems your partner has abandoned you!"
It took a lot in me not to scoff. As if I would run away this easily. I used my maker magic for my trusty bow. Once Garen was close enough to Gajeel I shot. When my arrow hit he fell forward giving Gajeel the perfect position to slam his iron club on top his head, knocking him out. I rushed forward, switching to my sledgehammer and ran towards the woman. "YOU IDIOT!"
I smirked when she threw her hand out. I jumped up, using the force of the explosion to propel myself and slam my hammer into her. When she dropped down I landed with a thud and put my hand on her head. "Dormio.."
I sighed and sat up. "You ok Toni?"
I nodded my head, then started to feel drowsy. "Actually Gaj, I feel sorta... tired.." As I fell forward I saw Gajeel drop to his hands and knees before everything turned black.
As I came too, the first thing I noticed was I wasn't laying down. My eyes were still fuzzy but I could make out that I was suspended in the air. Suddenly a jet of water hit me in the face. I sputtered and shook my head, trying to clear my head. When I looked back up I could see 2 men. The taller one was much older, fine lines surrounding his lips, eyes and forehead. His hair was long, reaching mid back and black as night. The one next to him was probably around my age with brown hair and a sinister smirk that left the hairs on my neck standing up. I looked up at my arms which were being held up by vines hanging from the ceiling.
"I wouldn't attempt to whisk away in the shadows mage, or else he's done for."
I looked over and gasped. Gajeel was strung up much like I was, except there was a sword wrapped in vines in front of his chest. "One wrong move from you and.." The vines moved and the sword jerked forward, so close to his chest that a drop of blood dripped from the prick the sword gave him. My chest began to ache. I didn't know what to do..
"Who sent you?" I glared back at the old man. He glared right back. "If you don't want to talk then fine. Creed?" The younger man named Creed flicked his hand and more vines came from the ceiling, this time going towards me. In a blink of an eye the vines had slipped into my mouth and we're pushing down, forcing my mouth open. Then the older man brought his hands up and I suddenly felt like I was drowning. The jet of water was aimed straight into my mouth and nose. The vines wouldn't budge, no matter how hard I tried to close my mouth or pull my head away. Then instantly the water stopped and the vines eased up, but didn't leave my mouth. I tried to bite down, but they didn't break. "I'm going to ask you again. Who sent you?"
"Can't you see my mark? We're from Fairy Tail!"
Creed rolled his eyes. "And we're not idiots. Of course you came from a guild, which town called in for help."
I stared at them shocked. "I don't know, we were just told where the guild was."
The man shook his head. "Wrong answer." The vines tightened up and once again water was slammed into my face. I shut my eyes and shook violently, unsure of what to do. The water finally stopped and I coughed, doing my best to breathe. "ANSWER ME!"
The sound of metal breaking caught our attention. I looked over and seen the sword was busted in half and Gajeel was now awake, chewing. I morphed as fast as I could and shot in front of the younger man. "Dormio!" I fell over, landing on top of the now unconscious mage. Water shot at my side and it felt like a heavy punch as I slid across the floor into the wall. I grunted and tried to get up. I heard Gajeel growl and looked up to see Gajeel attack the water mage. Gajeel tried to slice at the man with his iron a blade, but the man's waist turned into water. I grabbed my shadow bow and shot him in the face. He stumbled and Gajeel used that moment to punch him, knocking him out. I stumbled over and fell forward, using Dormio to ensure he would stay out. Gajeel grabbed onto me and lifted me out. "Toni are you ok?"
I took a deep breath and nodded. "Yeah. Let's get the council out here and finish this up.
Gajeel and I stepped into the guild hall. I was nervous, I knew Makarov would be pissed. When we were noticed the hall went silent. "ANTOINETTE! GAJEEL!"
I jumped while Gajeel seemed unfazed. Master stepped into view, in his enlarged form. I gulped and hunched down a little. Once in front of us he spoke again. "HAVE YOU BRATS LOST YOUR MIND! TAKING AN S-CLASS JOB WITHOUT PERMISSION! WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELVES?!"
Gajeel spoke up. "We were successful."
I raised my eyebrows and looked at Gajeel. "AND WHAT IF YOU TWO WEREN'T! WHAT IF TONI GOT HURT GAJEEL! BE PREPARED FOR YOUR PUNISHMENT!"
Word came in that team Natsu was back so I made my way to the guild. Everyone was celebrating as usual. I waved at Gajeel sitting in the back. Once I saw Lucy and made my way over. "Hey you! I see you came back unscathed!"
Bisca laughed. "Didn't think you'd show your face after what happened with Master."
Lucy gave me a quizzical look. "What happened?"
Cana laughed and drunkenly leaned forward, "Yeah her and Gajeel went on an S-Class job without permission, master was pissed."
I shuddered at the thought when I noticed the new girl sitting quietly near us. "Hey who's this?"
The girl jerked up straight. "My name is Wendy."
Natsu jumped into my view. "SHE'S A DRAGON SLAYER TOO!"
I smiled at her. "Is that so? What magic do you use?"
She blushed. "Uh Sky and support magic.."
My eyes sparkled. "NO WAY! YOU HAVE TO TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT FOR MY NOTES!"
She chuckled nervously and scratched her head. "O-okay.."