I didnt realise how close this chapter was to the last one. Oh well. Wendy is back and safe, but we still don't know the Balam Alliance's true goal. Lets see what happens. Review and constructive criticism is welcome. Enjoy!

Chapter 20

"Wendy is back." Warren's voice echoed throughout everyone's heads. "She's at the main hall."

"Awesome!" Natsu said aloud. He grinned at his partners. "Now we just need to beat the Balam Alliance."

"Shouldn't we leave?" Lucy asked, worried. "We have Wendy back, we can't risk anything else."

"If we leave, we risk all of Fiore getting caught up in something bad." Happy muttered. "We can't let that happen." Lucy placed a hand on her chin.

"But-"

"No buts Lucy." Natsu snapped. "We're too far into this, we aren't backing out now."

"What if something happens?" Lucy cried. She stopped as Natsu turned round and grabbed her shoulders.

"It won't." Natsu said softly. He looked into her chocolate eyes. "Not while I'm here. We're going to beat these guys, get back home, and then beat up Gray. Nothing will happen."

Lucy swallowed thickly. She knew she could trust Natsu. She would trust him with her life, knowing that he care more about this family then anyone. He wouldn't let anything go wrong. She nodded.

"Good." Natsu smiled, ruffling her hair. "Now, lets keep moving."

"So what's the plan?" Happy asked. "We came looking for Wendy, but know she's safe."

"I guess we just look for either the others for the bad guys." Natsu shrugged.

"So we head back to the main hall?" Lucy questioned.

"Nah, just keep moving."

Cobra stood on the edge of the mountain, the dragons by his side. They had all quickly grown, each one now up to waist height in size.

"What are you planning Midnight?" Cobra wondered aloud.

"Yes, I wonder as well." Cobra span around to see Zeref standing there, his smile on his face.

"Z-Zeref?" Cobra stammered. The dragons around him and hissed at the black wizard, a few spitting their element.

"Oh please." Zeref smiled at them. "You seven failed once, after 400 years of being trapped, I doubt you could do it this time."

"W-What do you want?" Cobra demanded, his voice shaky.

"I just came to see how far away he is." Zeref walked next to Cobra, looking into the distance. On queue, a roar echoed over the mountain. "Ahhh, he won't be long." Zeref began to leave.

"Wait!" Cobra yelled. "Midnight is looking for you!"

"I know." Zeref replied. "I'm going to see him now."

Makarov hurried through the thick forest with Crome Sorciere, Warrod, Michello and Yajima. He wasn't messing around, and instantly shut people up if they started talking. He wanted to get to his family as quickly as possible, hoping that Wendy was ok and no one was hurt. A shiver ran over his spine as an roar echoed over the forest.

"What the hell made that noise?" Makarov muttered.

"Something that wants us dead." Warrod said gravely. The group waited quietly, hoping to hear the noise once again.

"I think that was it." Jellal stated. "Keep moving." The group continued, only pausing to Michello could catch his breathe.

"You guys... go on ahead..." The old man gasped. "I'll... catch up."

"I'll wait with you." Yajima suggested. "Everyone go." Makarov nodded his thanks before moving again. Reaching the edge of the forest, he looked up at the huge mountain.

"Are they up there?" Warrod asked.

"Yes, I sense their magic." Jellal answered.

"Well in that case." Warrod raised his hands, sprouting a tree from the ground. Hopping on it, the tree continued to grow, climbing along side the mountain to quickly reach the top.

"So cool..." Meredy gasped.

"Why thank you." Warrod gave a small bow.

"Into the castle." Makarov instructed. They headed towards the broken double door, just to find a group in the hall.

"Master!" Romeo cried.

"Is everyone ok?" The master asked in a panic.

"Yeah, we also got Wendy back." Elfman grinned.

"Well, Romeo got her back." Cana explained, causing the boy to blush.

"Excellent." Makarov praised.

"Well this looks awful." A voice grunted. Looking down the hall, Makarov saw Master Hades glaring at them. "Oh, the boy came as well. I guess this'll be a little fun."

"Hades!" Makarov boomed, removing his jacket. "You've caused too much harm to my children. This ends now."

"I agree." Hades smirked, removing his eyepatch to reveal his Demon Eye.

"You don't have to do this alone." Warrod grumbled, stepping besides Makarov. "Precht!" He barked towards Hades. "You cannot win. We founded Fairy Tail together, you shouldn't have left. You betrayed Mavis."

Hades' face twisted with anger and he raised his hand. "Don't lecture me. Never call me that name. I am Hades, leader of Grimoire Heart, master of the Seven Kin of Purgatory. Mavis was a little girl who never saw the true potential of magic. Formula 100!" Once again, a shockwave was sent towards Makarov, who blocked the attack. Makarov countered with his own blinding magic, which Hades vaporised.

"You don't want to do this Precht..." Warrod said calmly.

"The name is Hades, and you'll regret stepping to me." Hades snarled back. "Piercing Bullet." Magical shots of energy was fired in the groups direction. Mest quickly moved the injured out of the way, while Lyon and Cana stepped up to battle.

"Stay back!" Makarov hissed at them. "He's mine. Rain of Light!" A magic seal appeared before the short man, from which blast of light were generated. The launched themselves towards Hades who countered with his Bullet Magic. Explosions rippled throughout the hall, causing the injured behind Makarov to cower.

Warrod watched the intensity in Hades' eyes, sad that the man he once called his partner was gone. "Fine." Raising a hand, his eyes became serious. Around Hades, the floor cracked and plants flew from the ground, entangling the man.

"What the-" Hades gasped.

"Stop right there Precht." Warrod ordered.

"Precht is dead!" Hades snapped back. Freeing his left arm, he quickly wrote formulas in the air. "Formula 82!" Another shockwave was released, snapping the plants that held Hades in place. Raising a hand to his Demon Eye, he yelled. "Nemesis!" Behind him, dark, shadowy creatures began to rise from the ground.

"What are they..." Makarov wondered in fear.

Hades began to laugh. "These? Through my Demon Eye, I can show you the Abyss of Magic, something I've spent years learning. These are creature, demons, that will rip you apart."

I had to give Hades an awesome moment, he was under appreciated in the anime. Only getting one arc, boooo. For those who don't know, Precht is his real name, and he's a found of FT along Warrod. So conflict will go down. As for Midnights plan, it's coming. Please remember to vote for the next story in the strawpoll, and Generations will be out later today! Hope you all enjoyed, next chapter will be Sunday!