Kaida made it to the courtyard before picking up Happy and Carla on her radar. She headed towards the woods surrounding the castle to meet up with them.
"Happy, Carla" Kaida called out running up to them.
"Kaida, thank goodness you're safe, where are the others?" Carla asked.
"We're here" Wendy called out.
"Is that Wendy? Wendy where are you child, speak to me" Carla said worriedly.
"Relax, I've got her, I turned her into dirt" Kaida explained. Carla looked appalled.
"And where exactly is this dirt Wendy?" Carla asked, acting all motherly.
"She's on my body, Lucy, Gray, and Natsu too" Kaida said.
"Does that mean that Gray and Natsu are touching your naked body?" Carla asked. Kaida froze, before running off to change. She found a spot in the forest and let Natsu and Gray out, she then walked a little further away and let Lucy and Wendy out. Now naked, Kaida drew the surrounding dirt towards her and used it to coat her body. She then got a little more dirt and ate it. After that they all went back to Carla and Happy.
"Now that, that's taken care of, let's go help Gajeel" Kaida said starting to head off.
"What about Erza, are we going to leave her hanging?" Natsu asked.
"Do you want to get in the middle of a fight between two Erza's?" Kaida answered him.
"N..No" Natsu paled.
"Then we are going to help Gajeel" Kaida said walking away.
"So where is Gajeel?" Lucy asked catching up to her.
"No idea" Kaida answered, continuing walking.
"Then where are we going?" Gray asked.
"To where I last detected him" Kaida answered.
"And where is that?" Natsu asked.
"Just out of the city" Kaida said, walking faster.
"You said where you last detected him, right?" Carla asked.
"That is what I said" Kaida answered.
"Does that mean Gajeel can fly?!" Happy asked excitedly.
"No, It means Gajeel found a way off the ground, my guess to a floating island" Kaida replied. They walked for a bit before coming to a grassy field. "This is where I last detected him" Kaida declared. They all looked up to see a floating island with a giant lacrima on it.
"Yep, I think this is the place" Gray said.
"You think?!" Kaida asked.
"So how do we get up?" Lucy asked.
"Hey Lucy, you got any flying spirits?" Natsu asked.
"Umm, we happen to have two flying cats right here" Kaida pointed out.
Natsu blinked for a second before saying, "Oh yeah!" Everyone fell to the ground.
"Happy, Carla, can one of you help Gajeel get up there?" Kaida asked pointing to Gajeel, who was dangling off the side of the island, "Can the other one fly me up there?"
"Doesn't your, you know, condition keep you from touching things?" Carla asked carefully.
"Yes, but we have to get up there and save our friends, so I am willing to sacrifice" Kaida said.
"You make it sound as if you won't survive" Lucy sweatdropped.
"Then I will have given my life to save my Nakama" Kaida said, caught up in it.
"What about us?" Natsu asked.
"They can come back and get the rest of you" Kaida explained.
"Ok, as long as I don't have to carry Lucy, she's heavy!" Happy said.
"Watch it cat!" Lucy screamed.
"I got Gajeel!" Happy said, hurriedly flying up to escape Lucy's reach.
"Then I guess, I will carry you" Carla said flying up to Kaida.
"Just make it fast" Kaida said, clamping her mouth to keep from throwing up. Carla was careful to not touch Kaida's bare skin, but even so, Kaida found the taste of fur in her mouth. Carla kept her word and flew Kaida up to the island in mere seconds. Kaida collapsed on the ground panting.
"Ugg, Gajeel, you're heavier that Lucy!" Happy exclaimed, heaving Gajeel up to the top, before flying back down to get Natsu. Carla brought up Wendy and then Lucy, while Happy brought up the rear with Gray.
"So Gajeel, how do we destroy this thing?" Kaida asked.
"No one is destroying anything on my watch"
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Authors Note:
So what did you think?
Kaida and the others made it up to the island where their guild mates are being held, and are joined by Gajeel. But who is this mysterious person who has shown up?