Dragon Tail Z

by AntiHero627

After the battle against Cell, Gohan and Mirai Trunks find themselves in another dimension. Together they make new friends, face off against strange enemies, and learn the ways of magic and how it affects this new world all while trying to find a way back home. What new adventures await the Demi Saiyans in this world of magic?(Mirai Trunks x Mirajane) and (Gohan x Wendy)

21. Chapter 21

A/N: We're back and it's time for another chapter of Dragon Tail Z! Thanks for the reviews and hope you like this chapter; I put a lot of work into it and there's a little surprise near the end. So sit back, relax, and enjoy reading this fanfic!

Last time on Dragon Tail Z, Gohan was in a fierce battle against Rancor; after being poisoned by the Destron Gas, the Son of Goku had decided to detonate himself and Rancor together in the hopes that it would destroy the Tufflebot, even if he died in the process.

Rancor continued to struggle against the Demi Saiyan's grip as he continued to build up more energy for his attack. "Release me, Saiyan! How can you end a battle this way?! Where is your pride as a Saiyan, your honor as a fighter?! You can't be serious about killing yourself just to destroy me!" he yelled.

"This isn't about honor or pride! This is about doing what's right and protecting this world from threats like you!" Gohan replied.

"What about the Neo Oracion Seis?! Do you really think those pathetic human mages can stop them without your help?!" Rancor inquired.

Gohan hesitated for a moment before answering, "I have faith in my friends, they beat the Oracion Seis before and they can do it again. I just need to make sure that you aren't around to see that happen!" The half Saiyan's body was soon completely covered in gold Ki.

"LET ME GO! ARE YOU INSANE, MONKEY?!" Rancor cried out.

Gohan didn't answer him as he closed his eyes. "This is the end for me. Wendy, Natsu, all of Fairy Tail, my heart was wounded from the mistakes I made during my fight with Cell. I didn't think I'd be happy again after my father died, but you all made me a part of you guild. You showed me a whole new life and helped me when I was lost. Thank you for making me a part of your family. I'm sorry, Katja, I'm sure Tyson and the others can keep you safe. Coco, I hope you'll be alright when this Holy War is over. Trunks, mom, my friends back at home, even you, Vegeta… this is goodbye." Gohan then gripped Rancor's neck tighter as streams of Ki started shooting out of his body. "Dad, I'm sorry I failed you, I couldn't live to be the warrior you hoped I'd become… but at least… maybe I'll get to see you again…" Just then, a magic seal appeared on Rancor's chest gem; it showed six numbers before the 6th suddenly disappeared and the space it occupied started glowing green. Gohan then shouted, "THIS IS THE END, THE WAR BETWEEN THE SAIYANS AND THE TUFFLES ENDS NOW!" before both he and Rancor were consumed in a massive dome of gold energy that expanded across the land; it stretched into the heavens as the planet shook violently.

On the battlefield, the area had a giant circular crater in the ground while an enormous black smoke cloud lingered in the air. Numerous bolts of lightning flashed through the sky as something fell from the black cloud. The Son of Goku slowly fell toward the earth while being unconscious…

Disclaimer – I do not own Dragon Ball Z or Fairy Tail! Akira Toriyama and Hiro Mashima, respectively, do!

Chapter 21

The Demi Saiyan fell from the heavens and landed with a hard crash; he laid flat on his back, completely knocked out. The top left part of his Gi was torn off, as was the right pant leg just above the knee while the left had a hole in it. His body had bruises and he was bleeding from his forehead. Gohan stirred awake and weakly opened his eyes. He groaned as he rose to his feet and looked up to see the dark smoke floating in the sky; he took deep breaths as he gazed up and smiled. "Heh! I'm surprised that I'm still alive after that attack, but at least I got him," Gohan muttered. "It's over."

Suddenly, numerous beams of light shot out of the black could before it exploded, making Gohan shield his eyes. "Oh no," he thought as the light faded and Rancor was shown to be in midair.

"Ahhh! It feels so good to be alive!" Rancor said before glancing down at Gohan, who was looking back at him with a surprised expression. "Too bad you won't be feeling that way in a few minutes."

"It can't be… I used every bit of energy I had," Gohan stated. "How did you survive?"

"It's all thanks to this," Rancor answered while pointing at his chest, which held a magic seal with five numbers on it. "That last attack was extraordinary; it would've decimated me at 40% of my full power. However, your wizard friends have managed to prove useful to me, one of them at least."

"What are you talking about?! Tell me!" Gohan demanded.

"You're aware that this seal that limits my power was placed on me by the Neo Oracion Seis, correct? The way the seal works is that as long as I wear it, those demons have complete ownership over me," Rancor explained. "Fortunately, there's a way for the seal to be removed without the Oracions' consent: they must be defeated in combat! The seal is linked to their will, so if any one of them were to be defeated in battle, their seal would be erased from what was branded by it."

"So, if one of the numbers on your seal is gone, that means…" Gohan muttered in realization.

"That's right, Saiyan! One of your comrades managed to defeat one of the Oracions," Rancor stated as he descended to the ground. "And with one member out of the way, a portion of my full power was let loose, increasing it to 50%, just enough to survive the explosion." The Tufflebot started walking slowly toward the Z Fighter. "And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Once all of those pathetic wizards are defeated, my seal will be broken and I'll be at 100% once again, then this world will feel my wrath to the fullest!" The war machine stood before Gohan, smirking wickedly. "Honestly, my plan was for you to defeat them when we first met, but it's clear that when you did, their wills were still strong. If the seal is to be destroyed, they must give up fighting, and it seems your friends are the ones that can make that happen, which means…" Rancor socked Gohan in the right cheek, sending him sliding across the hard floor. "That I have no reason to keep you alive, monkey."

Gohan cried out in pain as he grasped his cheek; he looked behind him to see Rancor aiming his right hand at him, and the machine fired an energy blast at the Saiyan. Gohan jumped to dodge it but was instantly kicked in the chest and sent back to the ground by Rancor. Gohan groaned as he sat up to see Rancor's finger pointed at him. "Finally, I can resume my plan to eradicate the remaining Saiyans. Once my power is fully restored, I'll be sure to wipe out every pathetic wizard guild in this world, starting with your friends at Fairy Tail!" Rancor declared. Gohan glared at the Tufflebot and in a burst of speed, he got up and tried to punch Rancor; the Hatchiyak grabbed Gohan's fist and pointed his index finger directly in front of his face. "Time to die, Saiyan!" Rancor's finger started emitting a speck of Ki; Gohan's eyes grew wide as the energy dot shined brightly in his face. Just before it was fired, something struck Rancor in the face, sending him flying as he fired the beam; the attack was launched and left a scratch on Gohan's left cheek. Rancor crashed into a large boulder and was buried in the rubble.

Blood spilled from Gohan's left cheek as he looked to his right to see the Chief of the 3rd Custody Enforcement standing beside him and tipping his hat. "Android 13?!" Gohan exclaimed.

"Hey there, city boy, looks like you could use a hand from the Chief," Tyson noted. "And it's the bucket of bolts that I gone toe to toe with, back and thirsty for another beating, huh?"

The rubble Rancor was buried in started levitating before it was vaporized in a flash of light. "Who dares...?" he questioned before he spotted the former Red Ribbon Cyborg. "You… I remember you. The Cyborg that fought me a while ago."

"That's right! You're looking at the Chief of the 3rd Custody Enforcement; yours truly, Tyson Hammer!" Tyson introduced himself. He then started scanning the Tufflebot's power level. "Have to say, metal man, you've gotten a bit stronger since the last time we squared off!"

"You have no idea," Rancor replied as he clenched his fist. "Since you're here, I assume that you're acquainted with this Saiyan scum!"

"Yup, city boy and I go way back, and I reckon the story of how I got here is just like yours," Tyson speculated. "I was built to achieve an old scientist, designed to be his secret weapon like you. And when I tried to follow my programming, I got my ass handed to me by Goku and his friends. Then I found myself in this bizarre place with no explanation or way to go home."

"That's just like my story, and now the both of us find ourselves serving even lower life forms, thanks to those Saiyans…like him." Rancor stated as he pointed to Gohan. "But it doesn't have to be this way. We can still fulfill our purposes and destroy this world. Join me Tyson, and we'll wipe out all of these worthless mages; we'll achieve our masters' goals for vengeance and dominate this world of magic… and we'll start…by killing the Saiyan monkey!"

Gohan kept quiet as he watched the exchange between Android 13 and the Hatchiyak; Chief Tyson then glanced at him, getting him to raise his eyebrow. The Cyborg just chuckled before looking back at the Tufflebot and answering "You know, back at our world, I probably would've agreed to your offer, but some kid with a thirty dollar haircut gave me some tips on free will, up until now, I didn't even know what that truly was. In this world, there ain't no Goku, so my programming is null in void, and here, being Android 13 means nothing for me just as being the Son of Goku means nothing for city boy. I learned what it means to live and it's pretty darn clear your response to this new world is different than mine. So thanks, but I ain't interested in going back to being some mindless minion for a dead man; the only thing I came to do is to kick your ass, and that's what I'm gonna do!"

"If that is your final decision, then I'll destroy you as well lowly human!" Rancor declared.

"Half human," Tyson corrected.

"And half of nothing is still nothing…to me!" Rancor said as his gems started glowing and he charged up his energy. "Ready?"

"Tyson wait! Be careful, he can use the same techniques as Frieza, and Turles and…" Gohan started to say before he was cut off.

"Relax city boy, your old pal Tyson will hog tie this metal man in no time! Just sit back, hold my hat and enjoy the show!" Tyson said as he tossed his trucker hat to the Saiyan before removing his cape and taking out his wine canteen. He took one big sip before letting out a heavy sigh and then smirked at the Tufflebot. "Okay, let's dance!" Tyson fired his finger beam at the Tufflebot who simply deflected the attack; the Cyborg then charged at the Hatchiyak and the two started trading blows. 13 got the jump on Rancor by blocking his kick and tossing him towards the earth before tackling him and taking him underground. The mechanical fighters dug deep in the earth before Tyson released Rancor to power up his S.S. Deadly Bomber and launched it at the war machine.

The blast explosion shook the surface as the Red Ribbon Android flew out of the ground. When it passed, Tyson glanced scanned the deep trench his blast created for the robot. "Now I know you ain't ready to bite the rust yet!" Tyson stated mockingly. "Come on son, I was just warming up!"

"As was I!" Rancor shouted as he burst out of the ground; he dashed towards the Cyborg and punched him in the face, kicked him in the gut and knocked him towards the ground. The Tufflebot then opened his mouth and fired a green blast at the Chief; the blast exploded on impact but Tyson was unharmed as he jumped out of the erosion surrounded by his energy shield.

"Sorry Metal man, but it's gonna take a lot more than that to kill me!" Tyson declared.

"Well then, here comes a lot more!" Rancor obliged as he held out his right fist to the Chief of the 3rd Custody Enforcement. He launched his rocket fist at the Cyborg but his attack was easily evaded. Rancor growled before rushing at Tyson and attempting to battle with his feet and one arm. Tyson effortlessly overpowered him before the Hatchiyak fired an energy beam from his arm cannon at the Chief's chest. Tyson shook it off in time for the red robot to reattach his right fist. Tyson fires multiple red energy blasts at Rancor, pounding him repeatedly. The Tufflebot was consumed in a cloud of smoke and the cybernetic soldier flew into the smoke. When he didn't see the Hatchiyak he immediately blew the smoke away.

Rancor suddenly appeared behind the Cyborg with his fist ready, which the Saiyan noticed and cried "Tyson look out!" The full machine threw his fight at the Chief but was surprised when his attack was caught by his opponent's hand. Tyson looked as Rancor and smirked before sending him flying with a punch. "Impossible, how did he know I was there?!" Rancor thought as he stopped himself. "Even if he can sense my energy, he shouldn't detected me that quickly when I teleport. It must've been luck." Rancor placed two fingers to his forehead and disappeared; every time he teleported to a location close to Tyson, the Chief would effortlessly blocked his assaults. Rancor's final attack was then countered by an energy blast from cybernetic soldier, causing him to crash into the earth.

"Whoa, how is Tyson doing that?" Gohan thought.

"How is this inferior half machine capable of detecting my presence when I teleport before I can attack?" Rancor questioned as he got to his feet.

"You're probably wondering why your little trick isn't cutting it," Tyson said. "Well son, it's because I was designed to have all the perks of any Android, including the ability to sense the vibrations in the atmosphere; so you can keep hopping around as much as you'd like, but I'll always see you coming!" Tyson then flexed his neck before emitting red energy. "Time for and old fashion butt whooping!" he exclaimed before he phased in front of Rancor and hit with a skull bash attack. Rancor staggered a bit as Tyson disappeared again; the Tufflebot sensed his opponent coming behind him and threw a punch at him but Tyson just grabbed before kicking the robot away. Rancor fired an energy blast at the Cyborg who just deflected it. Rancor then fired numerous energy blasts at the Chief who evaded them by flying through the air. The Hatchiyak the dashed at the Cyborg and threw multiple punches and kicks at him which were dodged. Tyson then flew above Rancor and kicked him to the ground before diving behind and elbow bashing him in the back. "Come on now metal man, is that really all ya got?!" Tyson asked. Rancor faced the Android with a fierce look before he smirked. "What's got you so chipper now?"

"Forgive me Cyborg but I was just laughing at your question," Rancor replied. "To answer your question, no this not my full potential; though I am unable to access my full power, I can use 50% of it. It's been a while since I've used more than 40%, I need a few minutes to harness the new power boost properly." Rancor then started emitting a green aura around his body. "Now, you'll learn the difference between inferior half machine and a superior all fighting machine!" In a split second, the Hatchiyak sped towards Tyson and struck him in the gut; the Chief gasped in shock and received a punch to the face that sent him flying. Tyson caught himself and glared at the Tufflebot; He charged at the enemy who responded by dodging his two punched and gave him an uppercut. Rancor then raised his hands and put them together before slamming them on Tyson's head, making him plummet to the ground. The former Red Ribbon Cyborg landed on his feet as Rancor descended to the floor; the Hatchiyak then started beating Tyson repeatedly with his fists. He then finished his assault with Ki charged punch to the Chief's chin.

Tyson staggered backwards as his chin remained in an upward position; he grabbed his head and snapped it back in place before flexing his neck. "Well I'll be damn metal man; you've got some real hard punches there. Guess I'll give it my best shot if I wanna win this!"

"Go ahead and try half machine, but you'll never defeat me. Soon all of my power will be restored and I will unleash that power on you, the Saiyans, and all of humanity!" Rancor declared.

"Not if I rip yer circuits to shreds first!" Tyson said.

"Like I said previously, go ahead and try!" Rancor said as he waved his hand for Tyson to come at him. The Cyborg complied as he charged at the Tufflebot and the mechanical fighters continued their battle. Tyson fired red energy beams that Rancor countered with his own green ones. Within the fireworks of Ki attacks the two began throwing blows at each other. Rancor then gut kicked Tyson, punched him in the face, kicked him in the chin before grabbing his head and slamming him into the ground. Tyson kicked Rancor twice, escaping his grasp and back flipping away to gain some distance. Rancor hit Tyson with a kiai, causing him skid across the ground. Tyson got up as the war machine ascended to heavens; the Chief jumped after him and the fighters clashed.

Gohan watched as the two mechanical men continued to duke it out. "From first glance, it looks like this fight can go either way, and because they're both mechanical fighters, they don't slow down from pain or tire out." the Saiyan thought. The battle then took a different turn as Rancor started to overwhelm Tyson Hammer. "However, Rancor is even stronger than when he fought me, and it looks like Tyson is barely holding his own." Gohan clenched his fist in desperation as it sparked blue electricity. "If this goes on, he could be killed…just like 16…I've got to do something!"

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Back at Katja's home, the Celestial wizard held onto her little friend while looking out with concern. Mest Gryder appeared beside her and placed his hand on her should to comfort her. "Don't worry Katja; I'm sure the kid will be fine." He assured.

"You really think so? He seemed worried about something before he left and we still don't know what cause that huge explosion," she said.

"Trust me, Chief Tyson is one of the best officers of the Council, with him watching the boy's back, he'll definitely be okay." Mest said.

"I hope you're right," Katja muttered as Nico groaned.

"Excuse me, if I may ask, are you being sheltered by the church for some reason?" Lahar inquired.

"Yes," Katja replied.

"Who are you exactly? And who were your friends you mentioned?" Lahar asked the girl. "Please, let us help you!"

The Celestial mage was about to answer when she suddenly gasped when her celestial spirit started sounding an alarm; the silver machine aimed at something and took a shot. Its supposed target suddenly struck the spirit, shattering it and sending back to the celestial spirit world. "Caelum no!" she cried.

"We're not alone here!" Lahar yelled.

"Hey, look out! He's behind you!" Mest alerted Katja as the two officers turned to aid her.

The attacker, who turned out to be Racer, appeared behind the Celestial mage while holding the anti-link blade. "I found you!" the speed demon said as he jumped at Katja, ready to stab her. Just before Racer could get her, the young girl suddenly disappeared from his grasp.

Mest teleported onto the stairs with Katja in his arms. "Don't worry, I've gotcha!" he assured the girl before he vanished with her again, evading Racer's second strike that shattered the staircase.

"Be careful Mest, he's dangerous!" Lahar warned his friend; the two mages dashed around the whole with incredible speeds.

Mest suddenly crashed into the table with Katja still in his grasp and slid across the top. When he stopped, he managed to catch a glimpse of the enemy that was now hanging from the ceiling. "Damn, he's with the Neo-Oracions Seis! Racer!" he stated.

The Dark mage chuckled as he stared at his prey "Destroy, the vessel! Destroy!" He charged at Katja and Mest again but the Councilman still evaded him with his teleportation magic. The speed demon smashed a part of the building, causing a stone beam to fall to the ground. "You're a very quick wizard, I'm gonna have fun destroying you!" Racer said to Mest; just before he could attack, Lahar bashed the Oracion into the side of the building. Racer growled as he saw the glasses wearing mage standing before him.

"Thanks Lahar, this guy's tougher than he looks." Mest said.

"Don't mention it." Lahar replied. "Mest, do you think you can hold him off a little longer while I get Katja to safety?"

"Heh, I was just about to tell you to do that," Mest replied. "Just leave this to me for now, and make sure she's safe!"

"I will." Lahar promised before turning to the Celestial mage. "Let's go!"

"But what about you?" Katja asked Mest.

"Don't worry about me, just get out of here!" Mest ordered.

"Are you sure?" Katja asked with concern.

"He can handle himself, there's no need for you to worry." Lahar assured her. "He may not look it, but he's a skilled wizard. If there's anyone who can take this guy, it's Mest."

"Thank you, and please be careful," Katja pleaded before leaving with Lahar.

Mest chuckled at his opponent as he prepared to fight him. "You know I've abandoned a lot of things, but losing my humanity is a line I'll never cross!" He told the Oracion.

"Destroy," Racer replied.

"Ok monster, let's see who's faster! Mest challenged the speed demon; the two dashed around the church hall, smashing into it repeatedly as they fought. Lahar and Katja with Nico in her arms ran far from the battlefield. The two speedy wizards flew right through the wall and continued their battle outside the Katja's home; they raced around the open field until Racer got the jump on Mest by slamming him into the ground. "I get it, you're pretty quick!" Mest said to Racer who appeared on the rooftop. "But I'm just warming up! Direct Line!" Mest and Racer disappeared again, moving around each other very quickly. "This guy's so fast it's hard to see what he's doing!" Mest thought. "But from what I can tell, he's only moving in simple straight lines! My direct line isn't as restrictive, so all I have to do is circle around him!" Ready to test out his new strategy, Mest moved to try and get around his opponent; he was surprised when Racer was the one who was behind him and not the other way around.

"I can see your movements fool!" Racer declared before he kicked Mest onto a small set of steps.

"Damn, I spent way too much time getting hammered, this is rough," Mest groaned in pain.

"What's wrong? Am I too fast? Sorry about that." Racer mocked the council officer. "This is nothing but my warm up! Time for round two!" The red lines on his body suit started glowing with magic.

In a far away location, Lahar stood with Katja by the enormous tree she was watching with Nico earlier; Lahar was performing a few hand movements, creating letters and placing them around the young Celestial wizard. "What are you doing?" Katja inquired.

"I'm creating a Jutsu Shiki barrier to keep you safe incase Racer makes it to our location," Lahar explained as he continued making the barrier. "So can you tell me about what you said earlier, about you and your friends?"

Katja nodded "Yes. The attacks on the churches are just a side effect; the true goal of the Neo Oracion Seis is to perform Anti-Link rights."

"What's an Anti-Link?" Lahar asked.

"Since Zentopia was founded there's been an underground society; it's managed to remain hidden from the powers that be since its inception." Katja explained. "They've worked to keep the Celestial Wizards of Neville safe and sheltered all this time."

"Neville? I heard he was a Celestial Wizard but it has never been confirmed." Lahar said.

"He was many things, including a great teacher who had many pupils. We're their descendants, biological links to his works," Katja stated with a sad tone.

"What do you mean?" Lahar inquired.

"It's our job to protect his legacy, for as long as we're still living." Katja replied. Suddenly numerous black markings appeared all over her body. "These crests symbolize that, out duty as well as our great curse." The markings faded away before the young girl looked away in sadness.

"I had no idea, I am deeply sorry for the burden you must carry. I can't even fathom it," Lahar said. "But your friends…they are neither alive nor dead. What happened to them?"

"Well, you see, whenever the Anti-Link has been activated, the Celestial Mage loses their biological link, then they fall into a petrified state where they fated to slumber for the next hundred years."

"What?!" Lahar gasped in shock. "They won't awake for a century?!"

"Yes, that is the fate for those who have failed to protect their link," Katja explained. "I had believed that me and my friends could uphold Neville's legacy but this Neo Oracion Seis have proven to be too great for us; one by one, all of my friends have fallen victim to the curse. I am all that's left, but soon, I will join them in their slumber."

"You shouldn't say that, there's still a chance for us to save you," Lahar said. "Listen, one of your friends, a Celestial Wizard by the name of Emily, she lost her link but she wasn't put into a deep slumber like the rest of your friends."

"Emily? I had heard that she was attacked but was still awake," Katja said. "I don't know why the curse didn't affect her, but it doesn't matter. Cause once my link is gone, she will witness this world's end while I will not."

"Haven't you been listening to you? We're going to let you fall victim to your curse! Me, Mest, Chief Tyson and Gohan, we're going to do all that we can to save you!" The Council Marshal finished the last seal completing his magic barrier. "There, the barrier is up, you'll be safe here until we return." Lahar then turned to leave the Celestial mage and her spirit alone.

"Are you going back?" Katja asked him.

"Yes. As much faith as I have in my friend, I still worry about him. He's been through a rough time and still regrets his past mistakes; now he's trying to make up for it by saving you." Lahar replied.

"I noticed, just please be careful and make sure you both com back alive." Katja requested.

"Don't worry, we don't plan on dying just yet." Lahar assured before running back to Katja's home.

The young Celestial mage looked up at the tree she gazed at some time ago and muttered "The end is near," she then looks out to the heavens and asked "Gohan, wherever you are, I hope you're alright."

Back at the Church hall, Mest Gryder was slammed into another wall by Racer. "Damn, this guy's much faster than I expected, and I get the feeling he's just toying with me," the Teleporter thought. The speed demon appeared above the councilman and cackled.

"Well this was fun, but I still have a mission, to destroy the vessel," Racer stated. "So, I'll make this quick." The Oracion then jumped at Mest to finish him off; suddenly, a chain of light wrapped itself around Racer's ankle, the Oracion looked back to see Lahar emitting the chain from his right palm before he was pulled back and tossed into the roof of the Katja's home. Lahar the retracted his chain and rushed over to help his friend up.

"Are you alright my friend?" Lahar asked him.

"Just a little banged up, but nothing serious," Mest. "Thanks."

Lahar nodded before looking over to see Racer slowly creeping towards them "Destroy…the vessel." He muttered.

"Just stay back and get some rest Mest, I'll handle this." Lahar told his friend.

"Lahar, no! This guy's no slouch! You won't stand a chance alone!" Mest warned him.

The Marshal of the Magic Council gave a small smile to his friend. "You haven't been around for seven years my friend, someone needed to step up and pick up the slack. Chief and his disciples weren't the only ones working harder than ever taking out dark guilds for the council…" He then threw off his cape and prepares himself for the fight by taking a fighting position and exerting a Magical aura. Racer then appeared in a blitz and tried to strike the Marshal with a right roundhouse kick. Lahar blocked it with his arms on time and parried another left roundhouse kick from the dark mage which made the ground break from the pressure twice. The bespectacled Rune Knight grabbed Racer by the leg and launched a powerful fire encased knee attack on the gut with a Magic circle, sending the speedster flying with a large explosion. Racer lands on his feet and growls as he grasped his abdomen in pain.

Mest stared at his partner in amazement as Lahar lowered his knee. "Whoa, Lahar, when did you get so tough?" he inquired.

"Like I said, you've been away from work for a while. A lot has happened over the years," Lahar replied. The Oracion and the Custody enforcer charged at each other; they clashed at incredible speed by FT universe standards, either reshaping or destroying the terrain as Lahar used his elemental magic to alter battlefield in an attempt to counter or limit Racer's unpredictable speed pattern. "This is a result of my own training, for seven years I learned as much magic as I could while still serving the magic council." Lahar thought. "Ever since the Tenrou Island incident where that Grimoire Heart member Azuma, annihilated my fleet with ease, I dedicated myself to acquiring new skills; from Martial Arts to Elemental Fist Magic for controlling the area to my advantage, to Chain Magic for apprehending criminals who resist arrest. And even though I wasn't chosen to be one of Chief Tyson's students, I did obtain some form of physical strength from his basic training programs and even learned to match speed mages to an extent. All of that hard work has prepared me…for moments like this!" Lahar then summoned his chains again, binding the Oracion and surprising him as he couldn't believe that anyone could catch him when he was moving at half his top speed; Lahar then dragged the speedster along the ground, making him eat dirt and creating small trenches. In Retaliation, Racer grabbed the chains and forcibly dragged Lahar right into him before dropkicking him with great fury.

Lahar was sent flying but he recovered and sideswiped his legs, creating fired blades in the air and immediately getting up back on his feet while launching the fire attack at towards Racer who dodged and noted of its sharpness that could have caused him some serious harm. Lahar continued to advance on the speed demon, attacking him with numerous punches and kicks powered by water, earth, fire or air magic; Racer swiftly evade every strike while dashing around the Marshal to try and find his blindspot. The demon finally managed to get the drop on his opponent by attacking him from the rear, only to be intercepted by a kick from the other Council officer Mest Gryder. Racer was sent flying into the already damaged church hall, going right through the wall with so much force that the building immediately crumbled and collapsed. "Oh geez, that was my bad. Guess I hit em much harder than I needed to." Mest said sheepishly.

"Don't worry Mest, I'm sure Zentopia will gladly accept the property bill as thanks for our services against the Neo Oracion Seis who already destroyed many of their church halls already." Lahar guaranteed.

"I hope so," Mest muttered. "The last thing I want is to be just like those Fairy Tail mages,"

At her location, Katja and Nico had just watched as her home was shattered into several pieces and reduced to rubble and wood; Nico moaned in sadness as his master petted his head. "It's ok Nico, it'll be alright," the celestial mage said to comfort her spirit friend.

The Oracion jumped out of the destroyed building and glared at the two Councilmen that were about to take him on together; The two Rune Knights charged again towards Racer and used teamwork and coordination to figure out Racer's pattern and match him. The two Rune Knights charged again towards Racer and used teamwork and coordination to figure out Racer's pattern and match him, Racer had to block and parry every attack made by the Dynamic Duo with their clashing speed. "This is impossible! First that boy from Fairy Tail and now these two council slaves are able to keep up with my speed." He thought as avoided another attack from Lahar and blocked one from Doranbolt. "I refuse to accept this!" Racer' bodysuit started glowing red again as he grabbed Mest and tossed him into the ground before stomping on his chest with both his feet; he then dashed towards Lahar and started rapidly striking him from all directions, making it hard for the Marshal to predict his movements. Lahar was suddenly knocked onto the ground flat on his stomach; he looked up to see the Oracion charging him with murderous intent. Lahar then placed his palms on the ground, making Racer trip with an earth attacks which allowed Doranbolt to throw an elbow drop on the Dark Mage, sending him crashing on the ground. Two large rock hands suddenly sprung from the earth and tried to squash the speed demon, Racer barely managed to avoid the attack but this once again left him open, letting Mest tackle him right back to the ground.

Creatively, Lahar combined fire and earth magic transforming the whole terrain into lava to deny Racer footing he needed to make his blitzing movement; he then combined air and water magic to form an enormous mist cloud to surround the fiery battlefield. With the mist limiting his vision and the lava preventing him from running anywhere he wanted, the Oracion found it difficult to evade his opponents or strike them back. The Speedster avoided most of the lava around while trying to escape the mist; he then jumped upward appearing above the mist to try and find an escape route. He was suddenly caught by a surprise attack from Doranbolt who kicked the Oracion around repeatedly in every direction with his Teleportation Magic, and finished him off with a dropkick and roundhouse kick combination, sending Racer plummeting into the fiery terrain hard. The resulting impact caused a medium combustion, which showed downed Racer in a crater with his body curled together (A/N: The Yamcha Position.)

"I think he's down for the count!" Mest stated before chuckling at the Oracion.

"What's funny?" Lahar questioned his friend.

"Nothing, just the way he looks right now." Mest replied.

"Let's just restrain quickly," Lahar suggested as he summoned his magic chain and sent then to bind the speed demon; before they could reach their target, Racer suddenly disappeared from the crater. The two officers looked over in surprise to see the enemy standing on all fours again. His bodysuit was glowing as a small veil slipped from his hand and hit the ground. "What was that? Did he drink something from that bottle?"

"Don't you think it's a little too early for you to be hitting the good stuff pal?" Mest asked. "Where were you keeping that anyway, your suit has no pockets?"

Racer replied with a roar as his body erupted in a pillar of Ki, causing the lava around him to dry up, the mist to disperse and the ground to crack from the pressure. The two Rune Knights shielded their faces from the force of Racer's power increase. "What is this power? It feels like magic but also…something else, something sinister." Lahar said from observing Racer's power increase.

"This doesn't look too good," Mest stated.

When the power boost stopped, Racer's body looked like it was vibrating constantly with streaks of dark lightning licking his body; the new Racer released such killer instincts as he gazed at his adversaries. Not wanting to give him the chance to attack, Lahar sent out his magic chains at the speed demon. Racer made no attempt to dodge as the chains simply went right through his body. Lahar and Mest stared at the Oracion in shock before the bespectacled Rune Knight tried again; no matter how many attacks he threw at Racer he still was unable to land a single hit on the Oracion. (A/N: No, it's not intangibility, he's just moving to the side slight and too fast to see so that it looks like he's phasing through the attacks; if you've the Original DBZ series when Goku fought Burter and Jiece, you'll know what I mean.) "I hope you're done, cause no it's my turn." Racer snarled, in a burst of speed, he rushed at the Rune Knights and struck them from all sides. Every punch, kick, and strike the speed demon gave the officers was faster than either of them could react to. Racer then grabbed and slammed Lahar and Doranbolt's heads together, giving them bloody noses before swinging them around so fast like a tornado and sending them crashing into the ground.

"Damn it, he's so much faster than before, it's unreal!" Mest thought as he teleported to try and surprise Racer. As he reappeared, Racer was standing behind him.

"What's the hurry? Going somewhere?" Racer asked mockingly. Mest disappeared again, but everywhere he went, Racer would always appear close by. Eventually when the two ended up back to back, Mest tried to punch Racer but he vanished from his sight; the councilman looked around in distraught. "What's the matter? Can't find me?!" Racer called out to the Rune Knight; Mest suddenly felt numerous fist strike him in the chest before being socked in the chin and collapsing on his back. Racer then appeared with his fist held out before glancing at it. "Heh, now this is true speed, I'm practically untouchable!"

The Oracion then noticed the Marshal standing on one knee and holding his hand out to him; he only smirked as he disappeared again then reappeared right in front of Lahar before striking him hard in the gut, knocking the wind out of him. Lahar gasped for air before Racer struck him in the back of the head making him fall face first on the ground. "Incredible, I've been so fast in my life! No can ever see me when I'm running, let alone catch me! At this rate, I'll be the fastest for sure!" Racer boasts before he remembered his mission. "But even with this speed, I shouldn't waste anymore time, I have to destroy the remaining vessel! I doubt these two are n any shape to follow me and even if they did, they can't stop me! Now I just need to find the vessel, with my speed, scanning the area shouldn't take long! I'll find her in no time!" He then dashed off to look for the celestial wizard.

"Damn it, he's going after Katja!" Mest muttered as he staggered over to Lahar and picked him up. "Wow, he really did a number on you, even your glasses is cracked."

"You're one to talk, do you even have the strength to transport us to Katja?" Lahar asked weakly.

"Don't worry, I still have some juice left in me, maybe a few more jumps but if we hurry we might make it in time." Mest replied.

"Good, I'll direct you to where I left her. You should be able to get there despite the distance, now let's go!" Lahar said. The two quickly made their way towards the celestial mage with the hope that they could still save her from her fate.

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With Android 13 and the Hatchiyak, the two mechanical fighters were still duking it out; the battlefield continuously rumbled and cracked from their power clash. The two then separated and stared at each other. Rancor then teleport in front of Tyson and struck him with his right arm before putting him in a strangle hold. "I've grown tired of toying with you Cyborg; it's time to deactivate permanently!" Rancor declared as channeled an electric current throughout his body. Tyson fought against zapping and used his elbow to bash Rancor in the gut before grabbing his head and tossing him away from; Tyson's eyes started glowing as he fired energy beams from them. Rancor countered by doing the same. The two beams clashed and pushed against each other; Rancor then put more power into his beams, gaining the upperhand. His beams over came Tyson's and blasted the Cyborg's body. As the Chief fell from the sky, Rancor grabbed him by the hair and started rapidly punching him; he then tossed the Red Ribbon Android downward and dove after him.

Rancor then grabbed Tyson and fly to the ground with him in his grasp. "It's time you went down and shut down Tyson!" he shouted as he released the Cyborg, sending him plummeting into the earth; Tyson's impact made an explosion that dug a large trench into the ground, all that could be seen was Tyson's right hand sticking out from underground. "Well, what a waste of technology but oh well, those who stand against the Tuffles will perish!" Rancor exclaimed. He then raised his hands above his head and formed a large pink sphere of Ki; Gohan watched as the Tufflebot prepared to toss his attack at Tyson, turning his crater into his grave.

"Oh no, Tyson's in serious trouble! I've got to do something!" he thought as he tried to stand but collapsed onto his knees instantly. "Damn it, I still haven't recovered from my fight with Rancor, but I can't just let this happen! I've got to move…come on body…whatever power I have left…bring it out!" The Demi Saiyan's body started emitting blue aura as he got to his feet and shouted "Haaah!"

"This is Goodbye Android!" Rancor yelled before his sensors started detecting a growing power signal; he looked over to where the Z Fighter should've been, only to find that he had vanished. "Where'd that Saiyan monkey run off to?!" His answer came to him in the form of a skull bash attack from the Son of Goku that sent him flying backwards; the Saiyan the fired an energy blast at Rancor's Ki sphere, detonating it so that the explosion consumed the Hatchiyak. Gohan looked over to at Tyson's crater in time to see the Cyborg emerge from it.

"Nice to have you back Tyson, I was worried you might've been broken." Gohan said.

"What in blazes are you doing city boy?!" Tyson asked. "I told you to let the Chief handle this!"

"Yeah well, I can't let someone else fight my battles for me, it kinda hurts my pride," Gohan replied with a smile.

Seeing his determination, Tyson smiled back at the Saiyan and said "Alright then city boy, since you can't sit still, what do ya say we take em out together?"

"Sure!" Gohan replied just as the Tufflebot appeared before them.

"What's this? The monkey and the Android wannabe have decided team up to take me!" Rancor stated. "It makes no difference, neither of you could defeat me alone, what makes you think you can do it together?"

"Guess we're about to find out won't we!" Gohan replied.

"Yes we will Saiyan," Rancor growled.

"Listen city boy, I know yer eager to throwdown, but you're banged up from your little go around with this metal man," Tyson said. "So we'll attack him at the same time, but whenever he retaliates, I'll act as a shield so that you don't take anymore damage!"

"Ok, now let's take him down!" Gohan said as he turned Super Saiyan. The two hybrids let out a furious battlecry as they charged at the Hatchiyak who wasn't fearful in the slightest. Both threw numerous blows at the machine but he blocked every single one of them; the two half humans then phased behind Rancor to strike his back, but he countered by elbow bashing both in the face. They flew backwards before catching themselves and jumping at the Hatchiyak again; Rancor dodged them by jumping upward and the two quickly jumped after him. Just as they were about to reach him, he fired two energy blast from his hands, one at Gohan and one at Tyson. The Saiyan and the Android managed to evade the blasts, allowing them to combust elsewhere. They landed on the ground and looked up but Rancor was nowhere in sight. "Where did he go?!" Gohan asked just before the robot appeared at his back.

"Right behind you," Rancor replied before kicking his foe in the back. Tyson rushed at the machine man but failed to land a hit as he was knocked away by a punch to the face. The two hybrid warriors got up from the ground and took their stances again. "Gonna try it again eh?" Rancor inquired. "It's futile!"

Gohan and Tyson charged at Rancor again, Gohan got to him first and tried to punch him. Rancor blocked the and attempted to kick the Saiyan but he disappeared and reappeared at his back where he kicked him over to Tyson who clamped his hands together and bashed the Tufflebot with them. Rancor quickly shook it off as his opponents came at him again; Gohan and Tyson attacked him from all sides, throwing every blow at him with everything they had. Rancor still managed to block their attacks but was caught off guard as Gohan struck him in the gut and Tyson kicked him in the chin; he had little time to recover as his enemies were still coming strong. Rancor remained on the defensive as he adversaries continued their relentless assault, they then palm struck him, punched him in the gut, elbow bashed him in the chin and finished their combined attack by flipping towards him and kicking him in the face with both feet. The Hatchiyak glared at the hybrids as they held their fighting stances.

"What was that just now?! Their power levels suddenly sky rocketed?!" Rancor thought before he glanced at the Demi Saiyan a saw him taking deep breathes. "Heh! It doesn't matter, the gas will kill that monkey, it's only a matter of time. I can handle a half machine abomination with ease." The war machine started emitting a green outline as he said "Not bad, half-breeds, let's see you do that again!" The three fighters resumed their battle; this time, Rancor was on the offensive, none of his opponents managed to land a single blow this time around. Rancor then charged his right fist with green energy and used it to punch Tyson in the cheek before kicking him in the gut and blasting him into the earth.

"Tyson!" Gohan cried before he went back to trading blows with the Hatchiyak; Rancor threw the same punch at the Saiyan but he quickly blocked it with both arms. Gohan then tried to kick Rancor but he disappeared only to appear in a second and elbow bash the Son of Goku in the chin before clamping his hands together and swinging them at Gohan, sending him hurling towards the ground. The Z Fighter groaned as he quickly stood and jumped back into to face the mechanical monster, he was quickly joined by Chief Tyson. "Doesn't look like we'll beat him with brute force alone, I don't suppose Dr. Gero gave a supercomputer brain that can come up with game winning strategies, did he?"

"Nah, the doc was too afraid of one of his kin growing smarter than him, but I do have an idea." Tyson replied. "I recall the mean green being you teacher, so I reckon you might know the little trick he used to kill yer paps and uncle."

"If you mean the Special Beam Cannon, then yeah I know. Why?" Gohan inquired.

"Cuz we're gonna do that, an attack like that should fry his circuits in a snap!" Tyson said.

"Ok, just one problem, at my current state, it'll take me some time to gather the energy needed to penetrate Rancor's armor." Gohan explained.

"That's why you got the Chief on your side," Tyson replied as he pointed to himself. "I'll keep metal man busy while you prepare your attack! Just don't keep me waiting too long city boy!"

"Just make sure you hold him off long enough," Gohan said back. "And do your best!"

"Alright then, let's go!" Tyson exclaimed before rushing at the Hatchiyak solo; the two mechanical fighters crossed arms as they traded blows. Gohan placed two fingers from his right hand to his forehead and concentrated most of his Ki into them. Rancor continuously beat Tyson senseless, but the Chief of the 3rd Custody Enforcement remained persistent and fought back in spite of the damage he took. Tyson then grabbed Rancor's arm and tossed him into the ground before firing a red energy blast at him; after the blast exploded, the Red Ribbon Android looked up to see the Tufflebot coming down on him. Rancor slammed into the Cyborg and smashed him into earth before placing his hands on his back and firing a massive green energy blast point blank on him. The Blast pushed Tyson deep underground and let out numerous beams of green light that shot into the heavens as it detonated.

"Now…to kill a monkey," Rancor muttered as he glanced at Gohan who was still charging his attack. The Hatchiyak flew towards the Saiyan noticed him coming right away. Rancor reared his fist back as Gohan stared at him with wide eyes full of fear; when he swung, his fist went right through the Demi Saiyan. "What?!" Rancor yelled before Gohan disappeared from his view. "An afterimage, so the monkey still has some tricks up his sleeve; but it won't be enough to save you from me!" He looked around and spotted Gohan still storing energy for his attack. Rancor charged at the Z Fighter again who just split himself into ten hims. Rancor simply smirked as he channeled Ki into his right hand and fired it upward; the Gohan barely managed to dodge the blast, but this left him open to Rancor personal strike. The Tufflebot kicked the Saiyan in the chest, Gohan shook it off, determined not to lose his focus on his attack. Rancor continued to throw multiple punches and kicks at Gohan, who was dodging and blocking every single one of them as much as he could, but with only one hand and half his focus on preparing the attack, he could do all that for so long. Rancor finally got a hit in when he punched Gohan in the gut and kicked him in the side; the Saiyan groaned in pain but still concentrated on his attack. "I have to admit I'm impressed. Your focus and endurance are incredible," Rancor commended his foe as he aimed his hand at him. "But this fight ends now!" He fired an energy blast at the Saiyan and it exploded on impact. Rancor smirked in triumph until the smoke cleared and he saw Gohan's left hand was out allowing him to generate an energy shield for protection.

"Almost there…just a little bit longer," Gohan thought.

"Hmm! Once again your resilience has proven to be your greatest strength Saiyan. However, now that you have that shield up, half your Ki and concentrated is focused on protecting yourself, which means it'll take you longer to charge your attack." Rancor stated as he prepared another energy blast. "I wonder how long you can keep this up in your condition," The Hatchiyak repeatedly fired blast after blast, each one colliding with Gohan's shield and dissipating; Gohan's started to twitch as he attempted to hold up his shield, and the more Rancor fired Ki blasts, the longer Gohan needed the shield for defense, and the more his left arm twitched. Eventually, Gohan's barrier changed from blue to red and after the final blast, the shield shattered and the Demi Saiyan was defenseless.

"Just a little more…come on!" Gohan thought as he still focused on the attack.

"Say Goodbye Saiyan!" Rancor yelled as he charged to finish off the Saiyan child; suddenly, Tyson sprung out from underground and grabbed the Tufflebot in a full-nelson hold. "What?! You wretch! I thought I killed you!" Rancor yelled as he tried to get free.

"Heh! Alright city boy, metal man's not going anywhere, so hurry up and shoot him while you can!" Tyson said to Gohan.

"It's almost ready…just another second," Gohan said as he was nearly finished charging.

"Release me Cyborg! You can't seriously expect to hold me long enough for his attack to hit me!" Rancor said.

"What's the matter?! Afraid to die?! Now I didn't think machine was capable of fear!" Tyson mocked the robot.

"How can you be so foolish?! Have your own brain began to malfunction?! Don't you realize what will happen if his attack strikes me?!" Rancor inquired. "When that blast hits it's go right through the both of us, you'll be killed along with me!"

"I wouldn't worry about that. My reflexes will allow me to let go and dodge at the last second," Tyson assured. "Besides, even if I am hit, I won't keel over right away; I survive long enough for Jill to fix me up!"

"What is it with you and the rest of these earth-dogs?! First the Saiyan monkey tries to kill me by blowing himself up, then you sacrifice yourself just ensure my defeat! Can't you just accept your loss and die?!" Rancor questioned furiously.

"Tyson…" Gohan muttered just as he finished power up his attack. "Alright, it's ready!"

"Then what are you waiting for city boy?! Hit us with everything you've got!" Chief Tyson ordered.

"Right!" Gohan complied as he pointed his two fingers at the mechanical warriors and shouted "Special Beam Cannon, Fire!" A purple and gold spiraling beam attack shot out of Gohan's fingers and flew towards Rancor and Tyson; Rancor looked at the beam in horror before he suddenly smirked and flipped himself over, making it so that the beam was aimed right at Tyson's back. Instantly, Gohan reacted by bending his fingers, allowing him to redirect the beam at the last second to it just grazed the Cyborg's back as it sailed upward and blew up. Rancor then broke free from Tyson's grasp and grabbed him before tossing him into the Demi Saiyan; the two hybrids were sent plummeting towards the earth as Rancor fired multiple energy blasts at them. Gohan quickly put up another energy shield to protect himself and the Chief; Rancor didn't let up in his multiple blast barrage which began to overwhelm the Demi Saiyan. The Saiyan's barrier soon broke and Rancor fire a giant mega blast to finish off his foes; Tyson quickly put his own barrier to shield them, after the blast passed, the Demi Saiyan and the Cyborg separated and attacked the Tufflebot from his right and left side respectively.

Tyson threw a punch that was grabbed and Gohan threw punch that Rancor blocked with his knee. Tyson threw another punch but Rancor blocked it and slapped him aside; Gohan tried to kick the Hatchiyak twice but his strikes were blocked again. Rancor then proceeded to kick both hybrids in the head before Tyson retaliated by throwing another fist at him, only to be elbow bashed away. Gohan yelled as he tried to kick the robot again, but Rancor grabbed his and punched him away. Gohan quickly caught himself in the air before charging at the machine one more time along with Chief Tyson. Rancor grabbed both their fists and threw them towards the earth before firing numerous energy blasts at them; the hybrids evaded the energy attacks and flew across the battlefield to escape the onslaught. Rancor eventually lost sight of the two when the area became covered with dust; the two fighters suddenly jumped out of the smoke and fired a double burning blast attack. Rancor held out his hands, creating a kiai that stopped the blasts before they reached him, dispersed them into multiple smaller blasts and repelled back to their senders. The hybrids stared at the Hatchiyak with surprised looks as they were pelted by their own energy attacks. Rancor laughed maniacally as the whole arena was set ablaze from his devastating power. After it ended, Tyson flew up and punched Rancor in the face just before Gohan kicked him in the back.

The Demi Saiyan and the Cyborg back away from the Tufflebot, Gohan was breathing very heavily as he was running low on Ki; Rancor smirked at the Son of Goku's current state while Tyson frowned. "Damn it, city boy's energy is incredibly low, and still dropping. At this rate, he's not gonna last long." The Chief thought.

"What's the matter monkey? Getting tired?" Rancor asked mockingly to Gohan. "You look like you're about to pass out."

Gohan gave a goofy grin to the Tufflebot before saying "I can…do this…all day. Guess you're…Destron gas…won't be enough…to stop me!"

"So you say, but even if you can go on forever, I'm afraid your little friend will not last that long," Rancor said.

"What are you talking about?" Gohan inquired.

"That Celestial mage the two of you were protecting, by now comrade Racer's tracked her down and is about do to her what the Neo Oracion Seis did to the others." Rancor explained.

"You're wrong metal man, specs and his friend will keep the little lady safe." Tyson argued.

"I suppose you'd be right if it were not for a few things,' Rancor replied. "First, me being here was nothing more than a means to draw the two of you away from the girl. We were aware that none of the Neo Oracion Seis would be capable of taking on either of you, let alone the both of you at the same time; so I was tasked with getting the two of you as far away from the girl as possible and to keep you occupied long enough for the link to be severed,"

"Lahar and Mest are still there, they can protect Katja!" Gohan said.

"Ah, but there's something Racer has that gives him the advantage over your allies…the combat drug!" Rancor told them.

"Combat drug?" Gohan asked.

"A special serum I created that not only increases the drinker's magic and physical prowess but it also awakens their inner Ki reserves and fuses it with their magic power." Rancor clarified. "Simple strategy worthy of a Tuffle, divide and conquer. With it as his trump card, Racer will your friends and take what he wants from the Celestial mage and once you're out of the way, no one will be able to stop me!"

"No…it can't be true," Gohan thought as he closed his eyes; he couldn't sense Katja's Ki but he could sense Racer's moving around rapidly. His eyes shot open when he sensed how low Lahar and Mest's energy was. "Oh no, Lahar and Mest…both their energies are almost at zero and Racer's has risen dramatically. This bad, if he finds Katja, they might not be able to stop him!"

"Ah, I can tell from the look on your face that you sense my words are the truth, Saiyan." Rancor said. "So you know your celestial mage doesn't have long to live."

Gohan glanced over to Chief Tyson who gave him a look that said he could sense the same thing. "Well, what are you waiting on city boy? Go on, get! Make sure them Indians and the little lady are doing fine! I'll keep metal man busy and catch up, no high tail it out of here!" the Cyborg instructed.

"Right! And Tyson…thanks!" Gohan said before dashing off to save the celestial mage.

Rancor shook his in disappointment "Saiyans, such miniscule minded monkeys, falling for the same trick twice…divide and conquer." He stated.

"So why'd you let city boy go? Too afraid to take us both on, thinking we actually beat you?" Tyson asked.

"You know as well as I do that the Saiyan was weakening as the battle dragged on, thanks to my Destron gas he is no longer strong enough to pose a threat to me." Rancor replied. "As for why I didn't stop him…I have my reasons. But enough about that, I believe we were going to continue fighting."

"So eager to get your metal ass whooped? Then I'll be happy to oblige!" Tyson said as he took his stance; in his mind, he was thinking. "I can't take this guy alone; he's a lot tougher than I am. I might have to go big blue chief to stand a chance…but that forms solely devoted to Gero's mental programming and I've never used it here before. I'll just have to stall until Goku's kid comes back." The two mechanical fighters bashed into each other and resumed their battle.

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Elsewhere, Katja and Nico were still waiting for their protectors to return from battle; Nico continued to groan as his master held him in her arms to comfort him. "Don't worry Nico, I'm sure Gohan and the others will return soon," She promised her friend. "But if you're scared, you can run away you know. I want you to be safe Nico." The celestial spirit shook its head in protest which made Katja smile sadly. "Thank you Nico, you've always been by my side. I hope that we'll be together forever." The mage then gasped when she saw the Oracion appear right in front of her.

"There's no where you can hide that I won't find you!" Racer said. "Now, to destroy the vessel!" Racer then charged towards Katja, only to crash right into the Jutsu Shiki barrier, sliding down it like a cartoon character. Katja couldn't help but giggle at the comical scene but stopped herself shortly due to how scary the dark mage looked as he glared at her even though she is safe behind the barrier. "I'm glad you got a laugh out of that, cause when I'm through with you, you won't be laughing for quite a while." Racer declared as he reared his fists back and started rapidly punching at the barrier; his numerous pounding at the shield caused it to shake violently, Katja held her pet tightly as she closed her eyes in fear. Eventually, the Shiki barrier began to crack until it Racer poured Ki into his left fist and struck the barrier shattering it completely. Katja stared at the Oracion in horror as she grinned wickedly at her; just as he about to grab her he was suddenly tackled to the ground by an injured Mest.

"Mest!" Katja cried with joy until she saw his condition. "You're hurt!"

"Forget about! Run while you still can!" Mest shouted to her. "Lahar, now!"

The bespectacled Rune Knight wrapped his chains around the mage and spirit and began to carry them away. "Get off me!" Racer yelled before he donkey kicked the Teleporter of him into a tree; Mest fell unconscious on the ground and Racer jumped towards his prey. He ran right through the magic chain, severing it with ease.

"No!" Lahar cried before he was bashed in the back by the Oracion and knocked onto the ground; Racer then grabbed Katja and pinned her to a tree, holding her by the neck. Nico jumped to help his friend but was swatted away into another tree where his nose got stuck.

A red crystal dagger appeared in Racer's hand as he said. "Once I perform the amplitude limiter anti-link, you're pain will end!" The celestial mage trembled as the blade was pointed close to her neck.

"This is it, I knew this day would come." Katja thought as she closed her eyes. Racer drew his blade back and prepared to strike when and energy blast was fired at him; he jumped away, evading the blast which struck a tree and knocked it over.

"What was that?!" Racer asked before he was kicked in the face by the Son of Goku. The Oracion landed on his back as the Z Fighter landed beside the celestial mage before falling to his knees in exhaustion.

"Gohan!" Katja cried as she ran to his side. "Are you alright?"

"Don't worry, it's not as bad as it looks." The Saiyan replied as his haired changed from gold to black.

"You were hurt badly, you almost died…because of me." Katja said sadly as tears formed in her eyes.

"Hey, don't be sad. I said we'd protect you. As long as you're ok, these wounds aren't a big deal." Gohan said. He then grew alert when he saw Racer get back on his feet.

"You again," Racer growled.

"Damn, that last attack used all of my remaining power; at this point the energy I have left to fight with is my own life force and this gas slowly killing me isn't helping." Gohan thought as he slowly stepped in front of Katja. "Maybe I can still win this; I have to protect Katja no matter what! I won't let these guys hurt her!"

"Carnage…destruction!" Racer exclaimed. "I must destroy the vessel, no matter who stands in my way!"

"Then what are you waiting for?! Come get some!" Gohan challenged the Oracion. Racer charged at the Demi Saiyan; Gohan ducked his strike and tried to kick him but he disappeared. Gohan immediately faded away to chase after him. The two appeared and disappeared continuously while trying to strike each other. Suddenly, the Z Fighter was knocked onto the ground; he quickly got up and tried to sense the dark mage. The Son of Goku was struck many times before falling flat on his stomach just as Racer appeared before him.

"What's the matter boy? You're much slower than the last time!" Racer stated.

"Damn, I can still sense him but I can't react fast enough," Gohan thought as he got to his feet. "He's much faster than he was in the tomb; guess Rancor's combat drug isn't all talk. At this point, I only have one more trick up my sleeve," The Demi Saiyan ran around the Oracion before splitting into seven images of himself. Racer just stared at the afterimages with a neutral expression.

"This trick again huh," He muttered before smirking. He then disappeared and few seconds later, reappeared with his foot in the half Saiyan's chest; Gohan slid across the ground before grasping his chest in pain. Racer then appeared in front of him and said "I'll show you how it's done." Five cackling Racers suddenly appeared and circled the Saiyan who stood up and scanned for the real one.

"I can't even sense him anymore!" Gohan thought. He was then struck by multiple punches from Racer who finished the assault with one final super punch. Gohan fell on his back and struggled to get up again. "I felt Ki behind that last blow,"

"Stay down boy! I have unfinished business with the girl," Racer said before dashing at Katja and pinned her to the tree again. "Now, where were we miss?" he asked as he brought out his red dagger again.

"Katja…no," Gohan said weakly as he tried to stand.

The celestial mage looked over at the Z Fighter and gave a small smile. "It's alright Gohan, I always knew this was going to happen. You did your best, thank you. Just please, don't forget me." She pleaded before closing her eyes.

"No…stop!" Gohan ordered as he got to his knee. "Leave her…ALONE!" With whatever strength he could muster, the Demi Saiyan jumped towards the speed demon with his body surrounded by Ki. Just as Racer was about to stab the girl, Gohan skull bashed him in the chest, throwing him off and causing the blade to graze her right arm; the two men fell to the ground before glaring at each other.

"You little brat!" Racer growled. Just before he could attack the half Saiyan, a crimson red flash of light caught their attention. The two Rune Knights woke up and saw the bright light as it expanded; when the light died down, the Rune Knights and the Z Fighter were still there but the Oracion was nowhere in sight.

"What just happened?" Lahar questioned.

"Beats me, but I could really use a drink right now," Mest replied before he noticed the Saiyan. "Hey, you alright kid?"

"I'll be fine, but where's Racer?" Gohan asked.

"He's gone." Lahar replied.

"Oh no, Katja!" Gohan cried as he sensed her Ki; he turned around to see the celestial mage lying on the ground with her markings revealed. "But how? I didn't see her get stabbed!" Gohan thought as he approached before he saw the scratch on her arm. "That dagger must've cut when I attacked that guy." The Son of Goku started shaking the celestial mage in an attempt to wake her up. The three were completely unaware of the speed demon that was watching them from a nearby boulder.

"Heh, the Anti-link has been completed." Racer chucked.

---

At Kardiac Cathedral, the leader of the Neo Oracion Seis and Zentopia's impenetrable fortress of war were still battling in the underground tomb while the Indian Knight and the fairies watched; while they were going at it, the eyes of the horse statues in the tomb began to glow, getting their attention. Midnight immediately basked and started laughing in triumph "Ah, the celestial wizard anti-link has been completed!" he announced before he glanced at Will Neville's coffin. "This means there's only one thing left to do." Brain II focused Ki into his left fist along with his dark magic; with one swing, he struck the casket of Will Neville, shattering the barrier around as well as the casket itself, exposing the celestial mage's corpse.

Centurion stared at the Oracion leader in shock. "Impossible, he destroyed the perfect shell with one blow!"

"Their body links have all been severed! Oh, great Neville, the amplitude limiters have finally been released!" Midnight stated as Will Neville's skull began to levitate. The same marking that Katja had appeared on the skull before they disappeared and Midnight shattered the skeleton head. "Now nothing stands in the way of your nightmare!"

"This is bad! If his work here is done, it means that he and his comrades might have gotten to every last Celestial wizard linked to Will Neville!" Weinheidt thought.

At that moment, the Son of Brain turned and started to walk away from his foes. "Hey you, hold on! Where the hell do you think you're going?!" Centurion asked the dark mage.

Midnight looked and replied "My business here is over. Now I'm going to regroup with my comrades and ensure that the reality of the real nightmare comes to pass. Now that the Infinity Clock is fully under our command, the end is finally within our grasp!"

"Did you really think that I would just let you walk out of here?!" Centurion inquired as he pointed his sword at the Oracion leader. "My mission is to take you down, and I intend to carry it out!"

"Heh! So, you're still planning to resist me?" Midnight asked as he faced the Machias. "Well, we can't have that can we?" The dark mage started releasing a massive amount of power that started to shake the tomb.

"Whoa, this guy's power just increased again! I'm not sure I wanna see what he plans to do with it," the hunter thought.

"What are you up to now?!" Centurion asked.

"You'll see." Midnight said while smirking wickedly.

"I don't think I wanna wait to find out!" Centurion stated as he pointed his right hand at the dark mage, shifting it into his signature cannon; his magic started gathering the cannon. "Bolter Cannon!" He shouted as he fired a massive blast of magic power at the Oracion.

Midnight simply held out his hand, halting the attack and redirecting it to the Machias; it struck his right shoulder, severing his arm off. Many sparks of electricity came out of his body as his bolter cannon fell to the ground before him. "I think it's time to end this before it gets out of hand." Midnight joked. He then spun his hands in a circular motion while channeling magic in them. "Genesis Zero!" He slammed his hands together; numerous wailing souls suddenly sprung out and started surrounding Centurion, Weinheidt and the Fairies. "Now open, portal of the demon's wail!"

The four were shocked as the wailing souls began swarming them and dragging towards an open hole. "What the hell is this?!" Centurion asked.

"What's happening?!" Weinheidt questioned.

"Go forth travelers of the void! I want you to consume their souls, their memory, consume their very existence! Devour them for the sake of your master!" Midnight ordered. The souls obey as the consume there four pulling them closer and closer into the void; at the last second, Centurion grabbed Weinheidt, Bisca, and Alzack and tossed them out of the river of wailing souls. The three landed on a ledge and watched in horror as Zentopia's Machias was swallowed up the souls and fell into the void before it closed shut, trapping him. "Now, you are forever trapped with the darkness!" Midnight said before he disappeared from the tomb.

"That Centurion…he saved us." Bisca stated.

"Yeah he did, but he couldn't save himself," Alzack said. "And now he's gone."

"There's no time to dwell on that now," Weinheidt declared. "We have to get back to the guild hall and report to the others before figuring out what our next move is!" The Fairies went over to the Machias' severed arm cannon and picked it up; they nodded in agreement and hurried back to their guild with the Indian Knight.

---

Inside the void, Centurion floated aimlessly through a dark gray space, incapable of moving. His body started to slowly disintegrate due to the pressure from the void. "Heh! Fool, this place can't consume me! I don't soul, and my existence is for the sake of serving the Archbishop! As long as Zentopia needs my power to protect it's teachings I …will…never…die…" The Machias then closed its eyes as it slowly deactivated; its body was then teleported out of the void instantly.

The Centurion appeared in a strange laboratory within the grand Cathedral of Zentopia, missing both his legs and his right arm; as he remained inactive, someone entered the lab, the current head of Zentopia, Cardinal Lapointe. "So, you've failed your mission Centurion. Well, I suppose it depends on how you look at it, from my perspective, you've succeed in casting the illusion that Zentopia is trying to the activation of the Infinity Clock! But to you and your comrades, you've failed to prevent the Neo Oracion Seis from gaining full control of it!" the Cardinal said with a stern look on his face. "Not that you were suppose to succeed, the combat drug made sure of that! But don't worry, you'll soon have a new mission, and I assure you, this one will indeed be much easier to complete!" The Cardinal's face changed into an evil grin as he gazed at the deactivated Machias, he then glanced outside to watch as the flying Infinity Clock started sprouting out magic chains that attached themselves to the ground, his grin growing more sinister.

---

Back with Gohan, the Demi Saiyan was still trying to wake the Celestial mage, but to no avail. "Come on, Katja! Wake up, please!" he pleaded to the girl. "Oh no, her life force is getting weaker," he thought. "No, I can't let anyone else die1 I have to do something!" The Z Fighter placed his hands on the girl's stomach and started emitting Ki; his energy then traveled down his arms and started entering Katja's body.

"What are you doing?!" Mest asked the boy.

"I'm sharing my life force with her! Maybe it'll stop her curse!" Gohan answered.

"Will that really work?" Lahar questioned.

"I don't know, I gotta try!" Gohan said as he continued to give her more energy; he finally stopped and fell on his hands while breathing hard. "I think that did it, her life force has stopped decreasing."

"Are you ok boy?" Lahar asked.

"Yeah, just need a while before my energy can be restored." Gohan said.

"Look, she's waking up!" Mest announced.

The Celestial mage opened her eyes and sat up. "Katja, you're awake. I'm so glad you're alright." The Saiyan said.

"Yes I'm fine. But what about you?" she asked him.

"Don't worry about me, I'm ok." Gohan replied.

"Can you tell us what just happened?" Mest asked.

"The Anti-link was activated, I can no longer feel the biological link anymore." Katja explained as Gohan and Mest helped her up. "But it seems my curse didn't take effect,"

"Are you sure? Cause it looks as though you've lost your magic power." Lahar said as he glanced to his right. The other looked his way and saw what he meant; Nico was standing and waving to Katja while his body started to fade away.

"What's happening to Nico?" Gohan asked.

"Since I don't have any magic power, I can no longer keep his gate open. He's returning to the celestial spirit world." Katja answered before addressing her friend. "Nico, thanks for everything you've done for me. I'll never forget you or the others, I swear!" The spirit answered back with his usual groan which only the former mage understood and replied "Yes, you're right; and it won't be in a hundred years. I'm sure we'll meet again soon."

"So you can understand him?" Mest asked.

"Kinda, I can only catch a little bit here and there but, I'm pretty sure he's saying thanks for helping to Gohan." Katja said to the Teleporter who had his hand on her shoulder. "And to you, he says get your paw off her."

"Oh, my bad," Mest said as he complied.

"One more thing, he says he's glad I have a friend like Gohan to look after me for him," Katja said.

"I assume this means you're no longer a Celestial wizard." Lahar said to which Katja nodded.

"I'm sorry, this is my fault. If I'd been stronger I could've defeat Rancor and Racer before now. You wouldn't have lost your magic or your friend. I couldn't protect you," the half Saiyan said sadly.

"No, you're wrong. You did protect me, from a horrific curse. You all did." Katja said as she smiled gratefully at the Z Fighter. "If it wasn't for what you did, I'd be as good as dead now. So thank you, you saved my life. You're my hero and a great friend."

Gohan looked at her in surprise before smiling back. "You're welcome, and thanks." The Saiyan then sensed something ominous and looked up as did his companions; they observed as the sky grew dark red and storm clouds began to form. "What in the world?!"

---

In another location, Wendy, Jillian, Bickslow had managed to help Erigor regain his memory; after he explained how he gained new power but was controlled by the Oracion Seis through his dreams the Fairies realized that their fortune telling guildmate also being manipulated due to the fact that she had been sleeping a lot lately and that she might've been used to pick teams that worked in the dark mages' favor. They then looked up and saw a giant stone fish swimming the skies above them. "Oh no, the Infinity Clock has been released." Wendy stated.

"What? That can't be it! It's way too big!" Bickslow argued.

"That is indeed the Infinity Clock," Erigor confirmed. "It was hidden above the grand Cathedral of Zentopia."

"Great, now what?" Bickslow asked.

Jillian held out her hand and released her threads of Ki that restrained the former Grim Reaper. "You two head back to the guild hall and join up with the rest of you guildmates!" she instructed. "I have to take this guy back to the council prison and report to the council! I'll catch up with you later!" And with that, she flew off into the air with Erigor in her custody.

---

With Natsu and Lucy, the Fairies as well as Lord Byro and Michelle witnessed the numerous chains from the Infinity Clock going into the earth. "Oh great, now what?!" the Dragon Slayer inquired.

"It would appear that the Infinity Clock has been activated." Byro stated.

"Oh no! We've got to find a way to stop it!" Lucy said.

"I'm afraid…I cannot help you with that!" Byro told them. "I've been ordered to take you to the Cardinal, Lucy Heartfilia."

"What?!" Natsu questioned.

"Why now all of a sudden?!" Lucy asked. "What could he possibly want with me?!"

"I don't quite understand it myself, but it's my duty to follow orders so please cooperate." Byro requested to the Fairies.

"You're not taking here anywhere!" Natsu said.

"I couldn't care less about your orders! Look at that thing in the sky, we can't afford to waste anymore time!" Lucy urged him. "I know you're just trying to do the right thing but deep down you have to know that's not it!"

The Legion leader seemed hesitant at first before replying "No, I don't."

"Byro, you're only making this harder on yourself by thinking," a voice said getting the mages' attention; they looked over to the downed Jackpot who squirming. The zipper on its face opened and a skull with an orb in its mouth on a stick popped out. "Why are you hesitating? Simply remain faithful to the doctrine and carry out your orders!"

"Not you again!" cried Lucy.

"It's that creepy talking stick!" Natsu said.

"My name is Klodoa, I am the seventh member of the Oracion Seis, otherwise known as the brains of the operation. You remember don't you?" the stick spoke to Natsu and Lucy.

"The seventh member? Wait a minute…" Lucy said as she remembered seeing only Angel, Brain II, Cobra, Racer, and Grim reaper from the Oracion Seis; aside from Jackpot and Rancor, there were only five members. "Are you short a person?"

"There's no need to hide the truth any longer, the time has come to reveal yourself!" Klodoa said to Michelle. "Shed that disguise you've been wearing and show these friends of yours who you really are!" The Fairies glanced back at Lucy's sister who still kept her neutral expression.

"Who? Michelle?! That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!" Lucy denied the stick's words. "If you're trying to confuse me it won't work this time stickman! That girl is Michelle Lobster, she's like family! She's my sister! She traveled all over to find me and give my father's memento! She's all the family I've got now that he's gone." When the girl in question didn't answer the celestial mage approached and held her hand in comfort. "Don't worry, I won't fall for his tricks, I know better than to believe anything that creep has to say." Michelle still gave no response but just turned away. "Hey what's wrong?" Lucy asked her. "Michelle, please tell me it's not true. Please."

Michelle's face grew sadden and Lucy stepped back from her; the girl began to shed tears before saying "I'm sorry I hurt you…big sister," Her body started glowing as she took on a new appearance; she wore a short, strapless shirt made entirely of dark green petals, long, dark green gloves that reached the top of her arms adorned with light green thorny vines, a short wide skirt made of dark green petals that point sideways, and pouch-like boots. Her right eye was covered by a rose eye patch while her left one held the symbol of the six demons before shifting into a blue iris. "You see, I truly am a member of the Neo Oracion Seis!" she revealed. "The Mistress of deception, they call me Imitatia." Lucy started at her sister full of hurt as tears formed in her eyes. "We needed you and your friends to gather the parts of the Infinity Clock and assemble it for us; that's why I took the form of Michelle Lobster, it was the only way I could earn your trust."

"How could you be so cruel? I treated you like family," Lucy wept to the deceiver.

"We're willing to do whatever it takes to emerge victorious. We attacked the churches in order to sever all known body links, thereby releasing the seal on the Infinity Clock. Now that that goal has been achieved." Imitatia explained as she held her hand out to Lucy. "You are the only one who is still needed…big sister Lucy."

"What's gotten into you?" the Celestial mage asked as she approached the sixth Oracion. "Wait I know, they must be controlling you with a spell. Don't worry, I'll help you!" She reached for Imitatia's hand before she was pulled back by Natsu.

"Stay away from her!" the Dragon Slayer instructed as he glared at the imposter; his fist lit on fire as he prepared to protect his friend. "So you were lying to us the whole time Michelle?!" he asked her.

"That's not my name," Imitatia replied as she held up her left hand and conjured a flower shaped shield/blade with the mark of the Oración Seis; the petal start to rotate like a buzzsaw as the dark mage is about to fight.

"ANSWER ME!" Natsu ordered as he jumped to strike her.

"No, stop!" Lucy cried, making her friend cease his attack abruptly; this however left him open to Imitatia's attack. The Salamander was struck in the face by the Oracion's flower shield and sent flying.

"A critical hit right off the bat! That's my girl!" Klodoa commended the deceiver.

"Byro," Imitatia addressed to the Legionnaire. "Don't tell me you've forgotten the orders Lapointe gave you. Take Lucy Heartfilia back to him at once!"

"You are in no position to tell me what to do! My loyalty lies with the church of Zentopia…" the Legion leader was interrupted when something smacked him in the face; a gold seal with Zentopia's emblem fell onto the ground before Lord Byro who stared at it in disbelief. "That belongs to the Archbishop!"

"Whoever holds his gold seal has the same authority as the Archbishop himself." Klodoa revealed.

"From this point forward, my goals and the Archbishop's are one and the same!" Imitatia stated. "Now, take Lucy Heartfilia to the Cardinal!"

Lord Byro makes no move as he begins to ponder on what he should do.

"So you and your buddies are prepared to sacrifice your lives for your mission, huh? Life ain't something you just toss aside like garbage, you should protect it! We fight for the lives of the people we call our friends! Don't you know that friends aren't slaves or tools?! YOU CAN'T JUST USE THEM HOWEVER YOU PLEASE, THEY'RE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT!"

"Don't you care that people are suffering because of your mission?! Are you that heartless?!"

"You claim to be doing this for the greater good, but where's the good in causing pain and suffering just to follow a simpler order?! Are you so ready to pierce your allies as well as the innocent?! You believe what you're doing is righteousness, but in truth, you're just as wrong as you claim us to be!"

"Any path that hurts the innocent will never lead to the greater good; in fact, it's nothing but a dead end! If you're willing to follow that path, then what does it say about you?!"

"All the suffering, all the chaos we've caused on our mission, that isn't what the Legion Platoon or Zentopia stands for! We should be protecting the weak; instead of breaking them down, we should be building them up and showing them the way! What's righteous about slaughtering our flock? Don't you see? It is hypocrisy, and I simply can't abide it any longer! If the arrow must pierce through the hearts of lost lambs in order to find what is right, then it's wrong, and it should be snapped in pieces!"

The words of Natsu, Lucy, Gohan, Happy and even his former subordinate Coco respectively played in his head, making him question all that he has done until this moment. He closed his eyes as he continued to think about the situation.

"Why are you just standing there?!" Imitatia questioned the Legionnaire. "By the order of the Archbishop, I demand that you take Lucy right now!"

The Legion leader opened his eyes and gave his answer. "No."

"What was that?" Imitatia asked him.

"I will not do as you command," Byro replied.

"What?! Why not?! Have you forgotten where your loyalty lies?! Are you turning your back on Zentopia's doctrines?!" Klodoa questioned.

"No, I will never turn my back on Zentopia. Up until now, I didn't understand why these guild members were so opposed to my actions, but now I do. All I've done is blindly follow the orders I've been given without question, and that has led to the current distress the world is in. By allowing the Neo Oracion Seis to manipulate us, my comrades and I have brought about the holy war we intended to prevent, but no more." Byro said solemnly. "I will no longer follow orders while ignoring my conscience and disregarding the lives of others. My mission is what I decide it to be, and since stopping the Infinity Clock is of utmost importance…"The Legion Platoon commander took a stance as he glared at Imitatia. "Taking you down will act as the first step to doing so!"

"You really intend to stop us? Seems like you've forgotten who the pawns are and who the players are in this game of chess!" Klodoa said.

"So, now even you question your doctrines." The deceiver said as she pulled out a sword from her flower shield. "If wish to oppose us, is no longer of use to us! Anyone who stands in the way of our goal...must be destroyed!" The Mistress of deception threw her razor flower shield at the Legionnaire who blocked it with his staff; Imitatia then retracted her shield and rushed at Byro with her sword. The Legion commander waved his staff, causing both weapons to disappear from Imitatia's hands.

"Even though you've been acting as one of these guild mages you still believed you could defeat me with magic despite seeing that I can nullify all magic." Byro said; he then struck Imitatia with his staff, elbow bashed her and kicked her away. "Surrender, and face the consequences of your actions!"

Imitatia shakes off the assault and gazes at Byro. "I refuse to let anything stand in the way of my goal." She said as she pulled out a veil from in between her breast; the deceiver opened the small bottle and gulped down the red liquid in it. Her body was surrounded by a red outline before exploding in a pillar of crimson light. Byro shielded his eyes from the bright display; when it died down, Imitatia stood before him, channeling a fiery aura.

"What did you just do?! What was that?!" Byro inquired.

"A little gift from the mechanical slave Rancor, a combat drug that enhances my physical abilities and enables me to use the same powers as Gohan." She explained, to prove her point she held out her hand to the Legionnaire and fired a kiai, blowing the man a few feet away. Byro growled before charging at the Oracion and trying to hit her with a few blows; Imitatia blocked them easily before kicking him away. She then fired an energy blast that Byro tried to nullify but couldn't and quickly dodged by rolling out of the way.

"She truly can use the same power as that boy from Fairy Tail," Byro thought. "However, I cannot afford to back down now!" Byro jumped high above Imitatia and held up his staff while imbuing it with Magic power to form a huge ornate warhammer. "Divine Hammer!" He exclaimed as he brought his weapon down on the deceiver; the impact created a huge explosion of white light. When it passed, Byro was surprised to see his intended target had blocked the attack with both her arms. "Impossible, she managed to stop one of my divine attacks with just her arms!" Byro thought before he was struck in the face by a fist from the Mistress of deception, followed by a kick to his abdomen and a blast that knocked him onto his back. Byro got to his knees and groaned in pain as he gazed at the dark mage. "I cannot let this demon defeat me! I must make up for the great sins that the Legion Platoon have committed on behalf of Zentopia!" he thought as he focused his magic power into his right fist. "Divine Fist!" He sucker punched the sixth Oracion in the face; she merely looked at him nonchalantly. Byro stepped back in shock before Imitatia struck him in the gut with a Ki charged punch then in the face with the same attack. The Legion Commander fell unconscious on his back as the deceiver stood over him.

"This is the fate for all those who stand in the way of our goal," Imitatia said as she stepped on Byro's chest armor, cracking it. "And those who try to get between me and my sister." She held her left hand over his head and prepared to fire a Ki blast at it.

"NO!" Lucy cried as she grabbed her Fleuve d'etoiles, wrapped it around her sister's hand and pulled, making the blast miss the Legionnaire. "Michelle, why?"

"Big sister, why did you stop me? This man is trying to take you from me." Imitatia said with no emotion. "Do you not want for us to be together?"

"No, I…" Lucy started to say as she pulled her whip back. "Michelle please, just talk to me. We can work this out," The Celestial mage walked towards the deceiver and offered her hand to her. "I don't wanna fight my sister,"

"I do not wish to fight you either…" Imitatia said as she held out her hand as though she was going to accept her sister's; Lucy eyes grew wide as the Oracion struck her in the gut and she collapsed onto the floor unconscious. "But I can't allow you to stop me,"

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Natsu shouted "Fire Dragon Talon!" The Salamander brought his flaming foot down on the dark mage who blocked it with her arms. "I'm not letting you take Lucy away Michelle!" he declared as he back away.

"Even after I told you the truth you both continue to deceive yourself," Imitatia said. "I told you that's not my name. I am Imitatia."

"I don't care who you are, you're gonna pay for lying to my friends, especially Lucy!" Natsu said as he jumped at the Oracion with his fire fist; he was surprised though when his attack was blocked by her flower shield, but he didn't have time to register it as he was suddenly wrapped by numerous thorn vines. "What the?!"

"One thing I've learned from my time with the Neo Oracion Seis is that I'm not the only one who deceives my big sister, you've also cast an illusion over her eyes, Salamander!"

"Oh yeah, how's that?!" Natsu inquired as he struggled to get free.

"You keep promising to protect her, but it's because she's always around you that she ends up in situations that nearly lead to her death!" Imitatia accused the Fire Dragon. "Phantom Lord, Nirvana, Tenrou Island, even Fairy Tail itself has endangered big sister's life! All of you act as her family but you so willingly bring her into harm's way!"

"That's not true!" Natsu argued. "Lucy wanted to join Fairy Tail, and she goes with us on those dangerous jobs to help people! We do our best to protect her and she does the same for us!"

"You're trying to deceive me, but the Oracion Seis revealed the truth to me!" Imitatia stated as the Dragon Slayer cried out from the intense she started to cause him. "I'm the only one who can protect big sister Lucy, and with the Neo Oracion Seis and the Infinity Clock, I can now fulfill my wish!" She then struck the Son of Igneel in the gut with a punched before kicking him in the chin. "Your time of influencing Lucy is over! Big sister and I will be together forever!" She struck Natsu wither razor flower shield and slammed him into the ground where he was knocked out. "I will make sure that you never put big sister in danger again!" She declared as she approached Natsu and grasped him by the throat; Imitatia looked over to the damaged church hall before tossing him towards it and preparing an energy blast with her right hand. "Goodbye, Salamander." She bid her foe as she fired a red Ki blast at the church hall, it made impact and blew the building from the inside, causing it to collapse onto the Fire Dragon Slayer.

"Ha, ha! Atta girl! Excellent work killing the Dragon Slayer!" Klodoa commended the deceiver.

"He was in my way, but now he's out of big sister's life forever!" Imitatia said.

"Hmm, I thought there was suppose to be three of them here, did the other one escape?" Klodoa pondered before he looked over and noticed something else. "Wait a minute, now Byro's fled as well. Must've happened when you were busy with Salamander."

"We have what we need so it doesn't matter; we'll see him again soon. And I'm sure the rest of Lucy's guild will come to save here eventually." Imitatia said as she picked up the celestial mage and put her over her shoulder. Her body then started glowing as four rose petals came out of her back and took the form of butterfly wings. (A/N: Just like how Kurama can fly in Yu Yu Hakusho.) "Now let's go, we've wasted enough time already."

"Very well, it's time to bring about the inevitable chaos!" Klodoa agreed before Imitatia grabbed him and flew off into the air. Close by, Elfman was hiding behind an enormous boulder holding out his commutation card and whispered to it. "This is bad, we're in serious trouble!"

"What did you say? Can you speak up?" Warred asked through the card. "Seriously, I can barely hear you!"

The Takeover mage glanced from his hiding spot. "Looks like the enemies gone. I'd better get Natsu."

"Hey, Elfman! What's going on?!" Warred continued to ask.

"I'll tell you when we get back, and you're not gonna believe it!" Elfman said before putting the card in his butt pocket; he then ran over to the rubble that was once a church hall and cried "Manly dig!" as he started lifting the rock pieces and tossing them aside. After a few digs, he managed to find Natsu's hand and grasped it. He pulled hard, freeing the Dragon Slayer from the rubble. He placed him down and put he his ear close to his chest. "Glad to see you're still alive bro." Elfman said when he heard Natsu's heartbeat; the Salamander then coughed and opened one eye.

"Where is that phony? I'm gonna pound her face in!" Natsu said weakly.

"They're gone Natsu, and should be too." Elfman suggested as he placed Natsu on his back. "Let's get back to the guild hall!"

"But…I gotta save…Lucy," the Son of Igneel muttered before passing out again.

"I know it's not manly to run, but we don't have a choice right now! We gotta tell the others about Michelle and we're going to need all the help we can get to save Lucy." Elfman said "But don't worry Natsu, we're going to save her, That's promise from a real man! Now, manly run!" The beast takeover mage raced back to his guild hall with his comrade on his back.

Elsewhere, Kanaloa was hopping away from the church hall with the injured Legion commander on his head. "I am grateful to you for rescuing Kanaloa, thank you." Byro grunted to the octopus as he stood up. "I must return to Zentopia, so that I can see the truth with my own eyes…is this really what the Archbishop wants?"

---

Back with Gohan, the Demi Saiyan, the Rune Knights, and the former mage stared at dark heavens as lightning flashed and the sky grew darker. "What's going on?" Gohan asked.

"The Infinity Clock has been released," Katja answered. "The end is near,"

"That must mean that none of the teams completed their mission." Mest said. "Great, now what?"

"We must report this to the council, and plan our next move!" Lahar suggested.

"You guys should take Katja to safety and let Fairy Tail know what happened!" Gohan said. "I'm going back to help Tyson."

"You can't, you're hurt!" Katja argued.

"She's right kid. You should get those injuries checked out before you start fighting again," Mest agreed. Before anyone could say or do anything, something struck the ground in front of them blowing the Rune Knights and the half Saiyan back; they looked to see Chief Tyson on the ground, battered and bruised and with a dislocated shoulder. "Hey Tyson, what happened?!"

"Wait, where's Katja?!" Gohan asked. The three looked around and gasped when they found the girl; Rancor stood before them smirking as he held Katja I his right hand. Her mouth was covered by his huge hand. "LET HER GO!" Gohan ordered as he jumped at the Tufflebot, only to be smacked away due to his weakened state. Lahar and Mest rushed o aid the former mage but were struck in the back by Racer who landed beside Rancor.

"Déjà vu eh Saiyan?" Rancor asked mockingly. "Here we are in the same situation again, only this time, you don't have the strength to oppose me."

"Rancor, if you hurt her I'll…" Gohan started to say.

"You'll what?! You're too weak to challenge at the moment, let alone save this girl." Rancor pulled out his wrist blade and held it close to Katja's face. "Since her link was severed, we no longer need her alive…I should kill her," Katja glanced at the blade in fear before it was retracted. "But I'm feeling generous now, so here's the deal monkey. Surrender yourself to us and the girl, all of your comrades here will be spared." Rancor held the girl out to the Saiyan, grinning triumphantly. "You're move Saiyan,"

Gohan looked angrily at the Hatchiyak before glancing at his frightened friend; he sighed deeply and said "Fine, I surrender." The Son of Goku walked over to his enemies and stopped right in front of them.

Rancor then released the former mage who quickly ran to embrace the Z Fighter. "Gohan! You can't give yourself up to these guys! They could kill you!" she said worriedly.

The Saiyan held Katja in his arms before looking her in the eyes. "I'm sorry Katja, I have to do this." He then pushed her over to the Rune Knights where she was caught by Mest. "GET HER OUT OF HERE, NOW!" The Teleporter complied and quickly vanished with the former celestial mage; Gohan was then struck in the back of his head by Rancor's fist, causing him to be knocked out. Rancor grabbed the Demi Saiyan and slung him over his shoulder.

"Let's go, we've got plans to make." Rancor said to Racer.

"Hold it right there metal man!" Tyson ordered as he got up and fired an energy blast while Lahar let out his magic chains; Rancor simply grabbed Racer and jumped up to avoid the attacks. Tyson spotted the Tufflebot in the air and quickly jumped after him. Rancor placed two fingers at his forehead and in an instant he disappeared before the Cyborg could reach him. Tyson descended on the ground, unable to sense Rancor's energy anywhere nearby; he and Lahar looked down in shame as the time of the inevitable chaos grew closer.

"DAMMIT!" Tyson exclaimed as he let out a fiery red Ki. "Dammit all! Being a good guy sure does suck!"

A/N: Done! This has got to be the longest chapter I've ever written; never realized how long it would take to finish this arc. Sorry I've kept you all waiting, been a bit busy; but I assure you things will really get interesting. Instead of Natsu taken hostage by the Six Demons it's our beloved Demi Saiyan and even Imitatia can manipulate Ki sue to the effects of the Combat Drug! So what's gonna happen to Gohan? How will Fairy Tail and the Legion Platoon defeat the Neo Oracion Seis now? Find out on the next explosive chapter of Dragon Tail Z! P.S. The fight scenes of Gohan and Tyson vs. Rancor was inspired by Goku and Piccolo vs. Raditz, Gohan and Krillin vs. Ginyu in Goku's body, Goku and Vegeta vs. Ultimate Buu (just a few of my favorite Tag-team battles), and a hint of Piccolo vs. Frost. Hope you guys are still reading and stay tuned for the next chapter, until then, TTFN AntiHero out!