Davina jumped down from Laxus' shoulders, and the two ran to the tree. Juvia had begun putting it out with her water, while Natsu ate the flames. But already, they could all see that the Rainbow Sakura tree would not bloom this year. Wendy, teary-eyed, promised the master that she would heal the tree so that it may bloom again another year.

"It had to have been Ivan and Goru!" Erza claimed, enraged.

Mira had taken on a very angry look, one would say it was demonic. "They will pay for this."

Even the First Master had a dark look in her eyes. "This cannot go on any longer, Third Master. You must send a team to stop your son."

Makarov hung his head. "We will discuss who will be best, Mavis."

Davina saw Lucy at the tree, gently placing her right hand against it. The Red Nymph approached the blond, putting a hand on her arm.

"The last time I saw this tree bloom," Lucy started, her voice cracking. "I was sick. I had so badly wanted to see it. I was in my home when Natsu uprooted the tree and sent it down a river just so that I could see it bloom. Master was really angry, but I was happy that Natsu had done that just for me. And now I don't get to see it properly bloom."

Cana had approached the two girls, very angry. "After seven years, all of Fairy Tail is finally together to see it again. And now we can't. Macao told me that they've been waiting all these years for this day to come again, and it's ruined."

Davina whipped away a single tear that had fallen from her eyes. "They'll pay. I swear they will."

Kane grabbed onto the Red Nymph's left leg, crying. Levy was behind him, looking very sad, with Gajeel at her side.

"Vina..." Kane began. "We have to stop them."

"I know." Davina gave a short nod. "Don't worry, Kane. Next year, we'll be able to see this, alright?"

Her exceed friend could only nod in agreement.

Fairy Tail had gathered in their guild hall, in an uproar. Makarov and Mavis had taken all the S-Class mages they had, minus the one who wasn't there, upstairs to meet and discuss their plans.

Davina and Kane quietly sat at a table with Lucy, Natsu, Happy, Gray, Wendy, and Carla.

Although, Natsu had to be tied down so that he didn't go running off to face their enemies alone. He struggled against his bindings, while Lucy and Happy tried to calm him down, and Gray kept insulting his stupidity.

Other guild members were also arguing, wanting to take Natsu and run to their enemies blindly. Gajeel nearly did that, until Levy stopped him.

"What will we do?" Wendy asked.

Davina put a hand on the young girls shoulder. "We wait and see what Makarov and Mavis have in mind."

They didn't have to wait long, as everyone who had gone to the second floor soon came back down.

"Everyone!" Makarov's voice boomed, silencing the loud guild.

Mavis stepped forward. "We have discussed the best team members. We don't know how many allies Ivan may have, if there are any besides Goru and the woman."

The guild master took over. "The team will be Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Erza. They will be accompanied by Davina and Laxus."

Wendy slowly stood up. "I could go with them." She spoke softly.

Makarov shook his head. "I need to here to heal the tree and give hope to the people of Magnolia."

"The team will leave as soon as they are prepared." Mavis told them.

The guild went into silence as they eyeballed the team that would be going. They all looked at each other in a mutual agreement they they did not need any preparation, that they were already good to go.

Mira approached Davina, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Laxus will make sure that you don't fight the Angel Slayer. Please, be careful."

Davina smiled brightly. "I'll come back. Have some hot cider with a stick of cinnamon ready for me, okay?"

The woman returned her smile. "I'll put my heart into preparing it."

The team had gone to the Rainbow Sakura tree, where Natsu hoped to get a whiff of one of their enemies so that they could follow their trail.

Happy remained close to Natsu and Lucy, and Kane stood by Davina's side. On the way there, Kane had told his friend that he would protect her with his life, just as he knew she would do for him.

Natsu turned towards the team. "I think I got a whiff of one of his comrades."

Davina stared at the tree as she spoke. "Goru probably put a Trapper Spell on the tree. You must be smelling him."

Gray gritted his teeth. "It don't matter who he's smelling, as long as we find them and repay them."

They all nodded and let Natsu lead them away. He led them out of Magnolia and into the woods, far down a path. They seemed to be walking for about twenty minutes before Natsu came to a halt.

"It stopped." The Dragon Slayer said.

Erza looked around. "There's no one here."

"It must be an ambush. Be on guard." Laxus spoke.

Natsu had already pulled Lucy closer towards him, ready to protect her. Davina, already by Laxus, reached out and grabbed his hand.

"As long as I keep him alive, then they have no use in killing me either." Davina thought to herself. "I won't ever let him die."

His hand gripped hers in return, and the whole team waited for the ambush.

The ambush didn't come in a way they thought it would. One moment they were standing there, the next moment all of them felt wind blowing upwards against them as they all plummeted into darkness.

"What the hell?" Davina heard Gray say.

She had let go of Laxus' hand on the way down, and now patted the ground to try and find him.

"Laxus? Kane? Is everyone okay?" She asked.

Natsu set his fist on fire in order to give off some light as he stood up. Erza was also on her feet, helping Lucy up.

Davina got to her feet, and helped her little exceed friend do the same. Laxus was near Gray, who magically had stripped of his shirt already.

"I don't suppose Lucy has a spirit that's a flashlight." Happy stated.

Lucy shook her head. "No."

The team, having recollected themselves, continued through an eerie looking door. Davina, this time, was by Lucy as they walked, and the poor blond looked frightened of the dark place.

Everyone continued on in silence, ready for a battle. Kane had actually hidden though, clinging on to the back of Laxus' shirt so that he was under the mans big coat.

Lucy jumped at the noise of a rock falling, grabbing onto Davina's arm. They paused, and unfortunately they paused for too long. Suddenly, a cage swallowed Davina and Lucy up inside of itself, connected to a pulley system on the ceiling. The cage took the two girls off.

"Natsu!" Lucy screamed, reaching out towards him.

"Lucy!" Natsu tried to keep up with the cage, with Laxus at his side and Erza and Gray behind them. But it was useless, as the cage was going quick enough to make the two girls dizzy.

Eventually the cage came to a stop, and dropped the two girls out. They sat there, rubbing their foreheads and trying to collect themselves once more.

"Hm." A sweet voice sounded across the room. "I suppose this is fitting. Although I honestly expected someone else, since they knew to keep you away from me."

Davina got to her feet and looked at the woman before her. Her bright blue eyes pierced into Davina's golden ones. "Iris?"

The woman smiled. "Do you know what's fitting about this?" She asked her.

Lucy stood up, balling her hands into fists. "Nothing is!"

Iris held a hand up. "Silence, you broad." She rolled her beautiful eyes. "What's fitting, is that in a previous lifetime, over four hundred years ago, your power was so immense that you accidentally killed me." The woman shrugged her shoulders. "But in this lifetime, I've been given the power to kill you, dear sister."

"You talk about lifetimes, but it's me who has been reincarnated, while you remained in the same life." Davina said.

Iris glared. "Lord Zeref brought me as a demon. I've been the only demon able to revert back to humanity."

Lucy pulled Davina's sleeve. "We have to get back to the others."

Iris' glare deepened, a look a pure hatred overtaking her features. "No, darling. She has to die, and since you're here with her, you can ride her coat tail to hell!"