I was currently sitting on a table alone in the headquarters guild hall. Quickly after Fairy Tail left, all the injured had been treated and I had been one of them, due to Gajeel. I frowned, yet again, I was sure that Gajeel would have told the master about my betrayal, but he made to move to mention it. I was half expecting to get in trouble for it, but Jose didn't even spare a glance at me. Thankfully, no one had noticed my short conversation with Cana so for now I was safe.
However, the fight was not over and as soon as we were up to strength, we headed to Fairy Tail. I stared out of the window, looking at the moving view as we made our way to the destroyed building. Around me people were cheering and toasting to master and our S class mages. Despite his failure to keep Lucy a captive, Jose was in a normal mood which surprised me and worried me at the same time. It meant he had something up his sleeve.
The cheering around me increased all of a sudden, and we stopped moving, indicating that we had arrived at our destination.
A large grating sound hurt my ears and I peered out the window, only to be shocked but what I saw. How could I forget about Jupiter! The cheering had died down now, but the pleased looks on their faces annoyed me. Why was everyone okay with this? Fairy Tail were innocent!
I watched in horror as Erza ran forward, ex-quiping to a defensive armour.
I clenched my teeth, trying to stop myself from showing my dislike for the situation. If I was caught now I wouldn't be able to help.
"You look constipated."
I kept my eyes forward. "I'm not in the mood right now, Ingrid." I told the red head. This really wasn't the time for one of our childish arguments.
She made to action to leave, instead leaning on the wall next to me. "I know how you're feeling."
I turned my head this time, confused. "Don't think you got away with that little tip off to the Fairy woman. I'm not an idiot."
I stared at the woman. "You can't stop me."
"I'm not trying to." She turned back to Fairy Tail, "I know it's wrong. Even Gajeel is going to far."
I opened my mouth in shock at her words. She was serious! I had never once heard her disagree with Gajeel.
I looked out the window again. The power of Jupiter was still building up and before I knew it, the cannon had shot and the Erza took the explosion head on.
"Ha! There's no way she will have survived!"
"How stupid!"
The laughing invaded my ears and I held back my anger. These people, they're not my nakama. I could never be nakama with people who were so accepting of this meaningless fight! How could they not see this was wrong!
When the smoke cleared, a huge crater was revealed. I could barely see a spot of red at the end of the damage. However, that was the only evidence of the cannon. I sighed in relief, but I was still worried about Erza.
Jose's voice rang throughout the room from speakers. "After Makarov, now Erza is unable to fight." He commented conversationally. "You don't stand a chance now." I could hear the humour in his voice, "Hand over Lucy Heartfillia."
The order was followed by a number of shouts and protests, all saying the same thing; "We won't betray our nakama!"
"Hand her over!" He repeated, anger evident in his words, but Fairy Tail wouldn't give up. They wouldn't hurt Lucy.
I felt sad, I thought I had found nakama here. I thought Phantom Lord was my family. But after what Gajeel did… I felt like I'd lost my family. I was so dumb, I thought that Phantom were different to the one I knew from the anime. I thought they couldn't be so horrible, I didn't want to believe it.
"Then we'll fire an even bigger and stronger Jupiter! Now struggle in these fifteen minutes while we reload!" Jose shouted in anger again.
Jose's shadow army flew out of all the windows. "Now get a glimpse of hell, Fairy Tail! You only have two choices left; get killed by my soldiers, or die by Jupiter!"
The room cheered yet again. "Yeah! Let's kick some fairy ass!" They charged toward the doors, but we're stopped by Gajeel.
I noticed Ingrid looking like she had an internal turmoil.
"Gajeel! What are you doing."
"Tch, we don't need you guys. This is all part of masters plan. Stay here and watch the show." He grinned wickedly, "Me and the Elemental Four will be more than enough." with that he left to room, leaving everyone throughly disappointed.
"Well, if it's the masters wishes then it can't be helped." The others nodded in agreement.
To hell with that. I have to stop this before it gets even worse. I quickly bid my frenemy farewell before sneaking out of the main hall.
Now, what was I going to do? I needed to stay hidden, seeing as all non S class mages were ordered to stay out of the fight I would surely be stopped by someone. Where was I going? I could go and destroy Jupiter before it fired, but Totomaru was guarding that and Natsu would do that easily anyway. I hoped he wouldn't get too hurt by Natsu, he was a dork but he was still my friend.
I could help with stopping the rest Elemental Four, but I wouldn't stand a chance against Aria or Monsieur Sol and I couldn't hurt Juvia. The only thing left would be to stop Master Jose himself. Maybe I could persuade him to stop the war, and give up on the job too. I nodded and searched the halls for Jose, cursing that fact that I preferred the guild building in Oak Town. I had no idea where he or I was.
As I ran I could hear the countdown to Jupiter through the speakers. Each minute made me more tense, I knew that Natsu would stop it, but what was keepin him so long?
"1 minute."
God dammit! What the hell is he doing?
"30 seconds."
I skidded around a corner, where the hell is everyone! Master Jose is nowhere to be found!
"20 seconds."
I glanced out of the window, seeing the Fairy Tail mages fighting off Jose's ghost soilders.
"3… 2… 1."
I cringed, ready to hear the sound of destruction. When it passed I looked out the window to see Fairy Tail safe and sound. "Well done, Natsu!" I whispered to myself, before continuing my search.
All of a sudden, the ground started shaking and I felt the floor beneath me beginning to tilt to the side. I quickly clutched onto a door handle for dear life until the room was steady again. I was hanging from the door handle, which was now acting as the ceiling. Dropping to the row on doors I that were now the floor I shook off the surprise and ran off. This would make finding the master a whole lot harder.
