Chapter 10
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Erin walked back to the guild at a brisk pace after returning the Leviathan Stone to Rakim. The sun was already setting, casting shadows over the city. The reward Erin received wasn't great but he could care less about that right now. At that very moment, a man was at Fairy Tail who possibly had the answers to who Erin was. That was the only thing he could think about right now.
However, one particular thought that kept entering his mind was the smile Zerex had on his face as Natsu and the others were taking him back to the guild. He didn't know if the guy was just crazy or if he was actually happy that he had been captured. Erin pushed the thought aside from now, focusing on the task at hand.
He glanced up as the Guild Hall came into sight. Erin pushed open the doors and his eyes widened at what he saw. There were banners, balloons, and confetti all over the place. Happy was flying around with a party hat on his head and was laughing about fish or something. Most of the guild members had returned home by now so not many people were there.
"What's all this for?" he muttered.
"It was supposed to be your birthday party." Erza said walking up to him. "But I guess we'll have to hold off on it due to the arrival of your new friend."
Erin sweatdropped and mentally facepalmed himself. "Yeah sorry about that."
"Don't be," she said with a reassuring smile. "This Zerex guy might have the answers to who you are and what those people wanted from you. That seems more important right now than a party."
Erin was glad to hear her say that. Partially because he was glad that she would always have his back and also because he thought Erza would have pounded him for bringing Zerex to the guild. In hindsight, it probably wasn't the best place to bring him but Erin couldn't think of anywhere else to take him.
Erza walked up to Erin and, to his surprise, smacked him upside the head.
"Ow! What was that for? I thought you said we were cool?"
"I did. But you're still an idiot for bringing him here."
Figures… Just when I think I'm in the clear, there's always something to tell me otherwise.
"C'mon, Erin. You had some questions for our little prisoner right?"
Erin nodded his head, rubbing it at the same time. He followed Erza into the basement where Zerex was being held. Zerex just sat in a chair and Gajeel was standing by the Sound Wizard, making sure he didn't try anything to escape. Alzack was also there with one of his guns aimed at the man's head. Zerex's head was down looking at his hands which were together. Erin noticed that he had two fingers pointed toward the wall in front of him. Erin disregarded it as some type of sitting positioning thing. Besides, it's not like he could do anything to escape. Two of the strongest wizards of Fairy Tail were in the room, plus one of the sharpest shooters in the guild.
"Wake up, Zerex," Erin said.
Zerex raised his head and opened his eyes. "Well, well, what a nice surprise. What can I do for you, Erin?"
"It's like I said, Zerex. I need answers. Who exactly are you? What are you doing here?
Zerex leaned back in his chair and folded his hands behind his head. "Well like I said, my name is Zerex and I'm here because you took me prisoner if I'm correct."
"You know what I mean."
"And you already know those answers. Or at least you should."
Erin narrowed his eyes at the man. He was getting really pissed off by his smug attitude. "I don't have time for your games, Zerex. Just tell me what I want to know and I might consider handing you over to the Council without any broken limbs."
"Oh please, you don't have the balls. I know the type of guy you are. You wouldn't break a few limbs just to get some information."
"You're right, I wouldn't. But he would." Erin jerked his thumb at Gajeel who gave Zerex a wicked smile.
Erza walked up to Zerex and grabbed him by his collar. "Answer me this. Why was Erin being hunted being hunted down 6 months ago?"
Zerex blinked at the question and then smiled. "Now that I can answer."
She threw him back in the chair and crossed her arms. "So what is it?"
"Cool you're jets there, red I'm getting to it. We were hunting him down because he's a traitor."
Erin sweatdropped. Did he hear him correctly? He was a traitor?
"What the hell is that supposed to mean? Was I part of your guild or something?"
"Oh you were more than just another member of some guild. No you were part of something bigger."
"Would that something be called Contra?"
"No, but we do use some of their resources."
"So what was it?"
"You think I'm just gonna tell ya that?" Zerex said with a smile. "No, you're gonna have to find that out on your own." Zerex chuckled to himself like this was all some big joke. It was like he didn't even realize the situation he was in.
"Hey, Erin." He turned around to see Gray walking down the stairs. "You have some visitors."
"What? Who?"
Gray shrugged his shoulders. "Didn't say. Just said they needed to speak to you."
Erin shook his head. "Alright. Make sure he doesn't try anything." Once he was upstairs, he saw a group of five people he hadn't seen around the guild before.
That must be them. He walked up to a woman who was in the group. She had black hair and was wearing a brown vest with a sleeveless black undershirt.
"Hi I'm Erin," he said. "Were you looking for me?"
The woman turned around and Erin's eyes widened. The woman had a scar down her left eye and the trident mark on her neck. "Yes, we were."
Oh crap!
Before Erin could do anything, the woman had raised her hand and blasted him into a wall.
"Erin!" Everyone shouted.
No One POV
Natsu sprang into action with flames erupting from his body. He charged towards the woman only to be blocked by a large man. He was bald and was wearing a sleeveless shirt with brown pants.
"Get out of my way!" Natsu growled. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
The large man grabbed Natsu's fist, not even flinching when the flames made contact with his skin. "You're Natsu the Salamander right? I've always wanted to meet you so I could crush you in a fight. Unfortunately though, that will still have to wait."
He threw Natus into Elfman who was rushing to help him. The Dragon Slayer crashed into Elfman and the two crashed through a wall.
"Spore," the scar lady said, "put them to sleep. I don't want to waste time on these ants."
A young girl about Lucy's age with green hair gave a small grin. "Yes, ma'am." She opened her mouth and a black gas began to fill the room. Every member of Fairy Tail crumbled to the ground in a deep sleep.
Suddenly, Erza, Gajeel, Gray, and Alzack came crashing through the floor, creating a giant hole in the ground. Zerex jumped out of the whole and dusted his hands off. "Miss me guys?"
"No," the scar lady said coldly. "Now grab Erin and let's go."
"Jeez Miranda, I don't get a thank you for helping track down the kid? You know how hard it was to send out a message to you guys saying that I was in trouble. I had to mask my magic so that the Iron bastard wouldn't hear it."
"Whatever. You shouldn't have fallen so easily to him."
"The kid caught me by surprise. He's learned to control the magic we gave him really well."
Zerex hoisted Erin over his shoulder and walked back over to the group. A magic circle appeared under their feet and they were teleported out of the guild.
….
Erza POV
Erza blinked her eyes open and saw Natsu staring down at her.
"Good you're awake."
Erza turned her head to see that everyone looked like they were just waking up. She sat up, rubbing her head. "Natsu what happened?"
"Those guys that came to visit Erin ended up being up being bad guys. We got our butts handed to us and then they took Erin."
"They did what!? Why didn't you stop them?"
"Erza calm down. There was nothing we could do. Trust me, we're all as pissed as you are right now."
Erza slammed her fist to the ground in frustration. She felt responsible for Erin after she had brought him back to the guild six months ago. She had promised him she would help him find the people that were hunting him and looked how that turned out.
She got up and looked around at the guild. Everything was trashed. It wasn't as bad as when Phantom Lord attacked but it still never felt good to have someone come into your home and walk all over it like it was nothing. Her eyes scanned the room until they landed on the cake they had made for Erin's birthday party.
Somehow it had remained intact during the chaos. Erza walked over to it and saw the words 'Happy Birthday Erin' written on it. She clenched her fists in anger.
They'll pay. No one takes a member of our family and gets away with it
"So, Erza what's the plan?"
Erza turned around to face Natsu and the others. "We find Erin and we bring him home."
….
Erin POV
Erin opened his eyes to see a gray ceiling above him. He looked around to see that he was in a damp cell with just the bed in it. There were no windows, which didn't really surprise him. He sat up and put his head in his hands sighing. He couldn't believe what had happened.
Zerex wanted us to bring him back to the guild. I knew there was something off about him. He always looked like he was in control of the situation even though we had captured him.
Erin the sound of metal creaking and he looked up to see a girl walk into the cell. She was about his age and had autumn hair that was tied back in a ponytail and sea blue eyes. Erin was actually surprised for a second. The girl standing before him was quite pretty. She was about his height, had a nice curvy figure, and had a bust that was slightly smaller than Lucy's but was still pretty nice. She had on a pair of jeans and dark blue sweatshirt.
Erin snapped back to reality when he remembered the situation he was in. What are you doing? She's the enemy, you can't be thinking about things like that. You should be coming up with a way to get out of here.
"I can't believe it's you."
Erin looked up to see that the girl was covering her mouth and she was… crying? She rushed up to Erin and hugged him as hard as she could. He just sat there stunned. He didn't know what to do. Part of him was saying to attack her and escape. But another part of him told him not to. This girl felt familiar to him, like she was from his past.
Okay, what the hell is going on?
"I thought I would never see you again," the girl said while crying into his shoulder.
"Um look I have amnesia so you're going to have to refresh me on what's going on here," he said.
She looked at him with a worried look in her eyes. "You don't remember me?"
"Sorry I don't. So can you tell me who you are?"
She stood back up and wiped the tears from her eyes. "My name is Luna," she paused for a moment, taking a deep breath. "I'm your sister."
Chapter End
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