"Heartfilia?" Erza looked over at Lucy, she recognised that name. However Natsu had no clue. He stepped forward with a scrunch up face.
"You're not getting your hands on Lucy!"
"Natsu!" Lucy said looking at Natsu surprisedly.
"Why do you want Lucy. She was a member of your guild AND you left her out on the street. Why do you want her back!?" Erza furiously asked awaiting an answer.
"Simple, this is nothing more than a means to an end."
"What" Erza growled, sending death glares to the unseeable face in the machine.
"We got a request from her father, requesting us to return her home, sadly we got this after expelling her from the guild for betraying Phantom Lord."
Lucy could only stand in shock.
"Lucy would never betray her guild!" Erza shouted furiously at the accusation. She took a glance at Lucy, wanting to know how she felt about this. Lucy's face was angry.
"Dad wants me back." Her voice growled. All the terrible memories she had with him, now he wanted her back. "Must have something to do with money."
"Your dad Lucy." Happy nudged Lucy. He then noticed small bits of liquid, balancing at the edge of her lashes.
Next to her Natsu had, had enough. He marched forward and yelled.
"You ain't taking Lucy anywhere, Lucy stays with us, GOT IT!" Lucy stared at the sudden outburst. She couldn't understand it, but at the same time she could.
"Natsu." She got next to him and grabbed his shoulder, gaining his attention. "Natsu do you even understand what he is talking about, he's going to-"
"I know." He cut her off, staring sternly into her eyes. "They made you cry Lucy, no guild should use their guild members for money. A guild is a family, its wrong for them to do this to you. I won't accept it!"
"But Natsu, your guild."
"Lucy, you should never under estimate Fairy Tail."
Lucy felt her heart burst, but this time with happiness and bewilderment. Around her were the sounds of Fairy Tail members willing to protect guild wasn't even her own yet they would protect her at their own expense.
"What a wonderful guild." Lucy thought happily.
Suddenly a terrifying voice echoed among the crowd.
"Have it your way then." With that the cannon created a magic circle.
"requipt!"
Erza had transformed, now wearing her animate armer.
"Erza what are you doing?" Natsu shouted.
"Get back!" She demanded, using her shield to hit Natsu, Lucy and Happy back a few feet. As soon as they hit the pavement, Natsu sprung up to stop Erza but was held back by a dark head boy.
"What are you doing Gray? ,let me go!"
"No you idiot, you can't stop her, you just have to have faith in her."
"ERZA!"
The cannon shot a giant, deadly beam which Erza stopped and used her shield to block the beam from hitting the guild. Though the force was strong Erza stood her ground not without struggling against its power.
When the beam finally ceased Erza flew back, her armer disappearing. Natsu and the boy Gray ran over to Erza's limp body.
"Erza!" Natsu said worriedly, watching her slow shallow breaths.
"Makarov has fallen, now Erza can no longer stand, any chance of victory has slipped through your fingers. You have no choice but to surrender Lucy Heartfilia immediately."
"We will never-"
"Its okay."