A Dragon of the COG

by thehappy

Mira Erza and Natsu head out on their very first job as a team, but things go horribly wrong. Making Happy take a badly wounded Erza and Mira away from the battle, Natsu continues to fight on alone. This is a Gears/Fairy Tail crossover. This story contains action, fighting, swearing, gore sex and war. If this offends you you have been warned Natsux large harem

21. Stairway to Hell

Alright so here is chapter 21! And I'm sure you can all guess where this one is going considering the last cliffhanger! It will go differently for sure, but probably only take up half the chapter...but I'll see on that. Also, if anybody asks I pretty much make up alot of magical moves for most characters...and the same will happen with Jellal. With the exception of his Meteor attack. Oh! FYI...there will be some Natsu/Erza/Juvia fun in this so all you perverts out there will enjoy that...you know who you are. And in case anybody is curious, I'll make next chapter just some regular guild missions and whatnot...then back to Sera for 22...that will end up being either Halvo Bay or Corren, haven't decided yet. My main problem however is the sheer amount of one shot ideas I have! Like right now...8 different chapters I could write. AH! One final thing! I'm looking for somebody interested in drawing a COG Natsu I could use as the icon for this story. While Inferno Darkness has offered, He's really busy with school and what not so i worry I'd be pressuring him so much. But I ask because my art skills are shit...so if your a good artist and interested in drawing a badass version of Natsu with a lancer and facial scar...PM me

Anyway I don't own Gears of War or Fairy Tail...

Chapter 21: Stairway to Hell

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With a resounding whoosh of air, the portal closed behind Natsu as he emerged in the guild hall. With the exception of a few minor mages, the Master, and Romero, only Juvia and Levy were present.

"Levy. I need you to open a portal to Akame Resort. Its the closest place to where they're taking Erza"

"Right. I'm on it" replied the short girl as she started to input commands into her pride and joy. After a few minutes she was done before pressing the activation button. With a shrill beep, nothing happened as she looked in confusion. "What the hell, it should lock on" she told herself as she tried again. The second or third attempts didn't go any better as Natsu started to lose his patience.

"Is it broken?" he asked with anger seeping into his voice.

"No! It should work just fine! It's almost like what happened with the seeders" she mentioned off hand before her eyes widened in realization. "Oh shit! What if somebody found a way to block this! I mean, its not a big secret we have this thing" Levy finished as Natsu nodded his head in understanding.

"You could be right. And Jellal does have alot of followers in his fucking tower...it wouldn't be that surprising if he managed to build something to block us..." he trailed off before coming to a decision. "We'll take my truck. It should be faster than taking the train" he told the two women as he started to march out of the hall. "Come on Juv. We're gonna rescue Erza and take that blueberry bastard down" he finished as the rainwoman followed him.

"Wait! I want to help!" shouted Levy as she grabbed her hammerburst that was leaning next to the table.

"You know this will be a tough fight, right?" asked Natsu as he stood near the doorway.

"I know, but Erza is one of my friends. And what if they have more technology traps? I know you could just smash them, but it could be valuable intel" she finished as she approached the two.

"Well, can't argue with that logic" Natsu relented as the trio quickly hopped into his packhorse before pulling out of the parking spot in moments.

"Master...do you think everybody will be okay?" asked the son of Macao as he watched the man he idolized racing down the road.

"I think so...Natsu will do anything to protect Erza and the others. To be honest, I feel bad for the kidnappers" finished the elderly man as the vehicle was already out of sight.

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"Where are all your guns, Natsu? You usually have at least a few in here?" asked Levy as she sat in the back seat while Natsu careened down the road.

"There in my house since I was preforming maintenance on them last night. Can't just let em sit around gathering dust. I was planning on putting them in this afternoon..." he finished before turning to Juvia.

"Juv, think you can activate that lacrima on the middle console? I need you to connect a call to Ultear of the magic council."

"Sure" she replied with an even tone as she powered up the recently installed device. Within moments, the mentioned woman appeared as a look of surprise crossed her face.

"Natsu Dragneel!? What do you want?" asked the beautiful councilor.

"Erza's been kidnapped by Jellal and taken to the tower of heaven. Now I know Seigrain has something to do with this but I don't know what. So I'm asking you to do whatever you can to assist me in this" he finished as the woman's eyes widened slightly. "Damn! I should've asked the other Erza for more info, but time was of the essence. All I know is she was at Akane Resort when it happened" he thought in annoyance as the woman started speaking.

"Ill do everything in my power to assist you, Natsu. But please bear in mind I'm one of the younger councilors, so there will be only so much I can do"

"Yeah, I understand that. Now let me ask you this. Have you heard any rumors surrounding that place since we last spoke?'

"Yes. There have been unconfirmed reports of odd machinery being taken there...but its just rumors I'm afraid" she finished as somebody knocked on her chamber door.

"I'm sorry Natsu, but I must attend an emergency meeting. I believe it' concerns the Tower" Ultear finished before shutting down the lacrima.

"Damn!" Natsu shouted as he slammed a fist against the wheel.

"Are you okay, Natsu?" asked Juvia in worry.

"Yeah...just kicking myself for not asking the other Erza about all this when I had the chance...thought I had more time" he finished as he pressed the accelerator harder.

"Do you know how far it is to the resort?" Juvia asked Levy as she looked back at the shorter girl.

"We should be there within the hour...Uh, you do know where we're going, right?" Levy asked the man behind the wheel.

"Yeah...I can still smell her" he replied as he took a sharp turn down another road.

"Really? At this distance? What does she smell like?"

"Strawberries and Steel" he replied shortly before flooring it once again, narrowly missing a carriage on the road.

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Era. The main council chamber.

"Well councilor Seigrain. Your the one that called this emergency session" mentioned Org as he sat at the head of the chamber, looking at the blue haired man.

"Yes. Thank you for all coming on short notice" he told the assembled men and women as Ultear took her seat. Not wasting any more time, the blue haired man continued.

"As you all know, my twin brother, Jellal has been working on the R-System...what he has dubbed the "Tower of Heaven"

"We are aware of this blight on your family. Will you please get to the point? the old man asked impatiently.

"Of course. As of yesterday, he has completed the tower. While we have sent many rune knights to go and subdue Jellal and his forces, they have all met with defeat...and some with the lose of life...obviously, we cannot let such a device to be allowed to exist" the man stated as Yajima spoke up.

"What does the R-system actually do?" asked the short, elderly man.

"The R...or Resurrection system has the capability to revive a single person at the cost of another person's life...and I know who he plans or reviving" answered Siegrain as the assembled mages muttered amongst themselves.

"Who?" asked Org as his attention was completely on the man.

"Zeref. The dark wizard" Siegrain finished as Org's eyes bulged out in shock.

"But he's been dead for centuries! If he's revived it will throw the whole world into chaos!" the man bellowed as the blue haired man gave a confident smirk.

"I realize that. That is why I propose we fire Etherion"

"You cant be serious! The blast wave will kill thousands! Not to mention the tidal waves that will destroy countless towns and villages!" yelled the leader of the council.

"I am. And if we wait too long, Jellal will complete his plans. Then you'll have wished to fire it despite the death toll. That is why I propose a vote to target the tower right now" Siegrain finished as Org nodded in agreement.

"Very well. We will cast a vote" he stated before Ultear interrupted.

"Excuse me. But before you vote on this, you should all be aware that Natsu Dragneel and Juvia Lockser are moving toward the tower as we speak. I'm sure your all aware what those two did to save Magnolia, not to mention their magical strength." she finished as Siegrain glared daggers at her. "What the hell are you doing? Your supposed to be under my command!" he thought in fury as the assembled mages started to calm down.

"Well, if those two are heading there, the problem should solve itself" mentioned Org before starting the vote. "All those in favor of firing Etherion?" he asked as Seigrain and two others raised their hands. "All those opposed?" he asked as the majority cast their vote. "It's been decided, we will let Natsu Dragneel handle the situation...after all, he is supposed to anyway..." he finished before standing up. "This meeting is adjourned! I will be in my chambers if any new developments arise" the elder finished before walking from the room.

"FUCK! How will I complete my plans now! Erza Scarlet is almost there and it wont work without the Etherion! GRRRRR! DAMMIT! I'll just have to rely on Jellal to improvise while I make up a new plan...Thank god I built that Dimension Space blocker. They'll have to fight me on even terms now" he thought to himself before storming from the room.

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Erza was in a void of darkness, when she started to hear voices around her. They were distant and far off, but were getting closer. As she tried to concentrate on them, she could feel herself rocking gently and the smell of...salt water? In an instant, it came roaring back as she snapped her eyes open. She was on a boat with her old childhood friends from the tower as Sho leaned toward her.

"Oh good, she's awake. Wouldn't want her to sleep through the arrival of coming home" the short teenager replied as Erza looked at the rapidly approaching tower. Her veins filled with ice as the nightmares of that place threatened to come pouring back. Moving forward, she found herself restrained as she looked down at her body. Yellow, magical ropes were coiled around her as she continued to struggle. "No! I can't go back there!" she pleaded as Milianna came into view.

"You should stop moving. Trying to break those is pointless since they negate all magical energy" the young woman replied as Sho spoke up once again.

"Yeah Erza. Plus Jellal wants you in perfect health. After all..you will be the main sacrifice" he mentioned with a sick smile.

New waves of horror crossed her eyes as she tried to plead with them. "Please...just let me go. You don't want to do this" she asked them as the tower continued to draw closer.

"Sorry Erza, but you abandoned us. Jellal told us so" said Wally as the indoctrination had a complete hold of him.

"Please...just take me back" she pleaded as she looked at Simon, hoping for a reprieve.

"I'm sorry, Erza. But I can't do that' the large man with the metal jaw replied as silent tears started to flow down her face.

"Pathetic" a voice sounded in her head as she momentarily went still.

"Sam?" she whispered to herself, thinking she had gone crazy.

"Yeah. But just a figment of your half crazed imagination. Now what the fuck are you doing?"

"I...I..was captured" she said to the chilly air as the four kidnappers looked at her oddly.

"Yeah, big fucking deal. Your a FUCKING GEAR! You survived shit that would drive most people to the fucking loony bin! Where's the Erza Scarlet that survived Montevado? Or Jacincto? Hell, you've been fucking eaten for shit's sake! But instead of being the fucking awesome badass that I know and care for, your sniveling like a coward!"

"Bu...but I'm scared" she whispered to herself as the tower drew even closer.

"So what! Every time Echo faces off against the locust I'm scared! So is Natsu and Glenn! Does that stop us from killing those evil bastards!? No! Now pick yourself up, get free, and go kill that blueberry bastard!"

"Your right. I've faced much worse than this..." Erza told herself as she reached to the emergency knife she kept hidden in her boot. Pulling it free, she slashed the magical restraining ropes in an instant, before lunging at Sho. Using her free hand, she landed a heavy fist to his face, feeling his nose break under the attack. Grabbing him as a body shield, she pressed the knife to his throat.

"If any of you try to attack me, I'll kill him" she told them with steel in her voice as she tried to requip her weapons and armor to her body. Needless to say, the other three were stunned at the turn of events as the red head continued trying to access her personal space.

"Why can't I summon my armors or weapons?" she asked the group before Sho started chuckling, despite his situation.

"You stupid bitch. Jellal built a Dimensional Space Blocker. It's designed to hinder re-quip mages or any portals that your guild would try to make. It blankets the surrounding fifty miles!" he laughed with malice as he thought of his victory.

"Fine. Then I'll just kill my way using my one blade until my boyfriend gets here" she told them as the boat stopped at the dock. Climbing onto the wooden planks, she started to walk forward.

"Wait! What are you planning on doing to Jellal?" asked Milianna as Simon stood near her. Looking back over her shoulder, Erza's rage could be seen behind her eyes as she replied. "I'm going to fucking kill him" she stated before running toward the first Zeref worshiper on the dock. In one swift move, Erza slit the man's throat before hurrying past, not caring where he fell.

"Wally! We have to let Lord Jellal know Erza escaped!" the nasally teen told his companion before running off to a different section of the tower.

"That's just not dandy!" the blocky gunslinger replied before following his comrade.

Milianna and Simon were staring in shock at the dead worshiper, the mans life blood spread all over the dock as screams of pain and terror resounded from up ahead.

"I guess she was really serious about just using her knife..." the girl with the cat outfit said softly before turning to Simon. "What should we do?"

"I think it would be best to wait for her boyfriend and assist him. That way we wont accidentally incur his wrath...whoever he is"

"Are you sure its wise to go against Jellal? I mean he's taken care of us for so long..."

"No he hasn't. He's stolen our lives by making us work on this tower...and I'm sure you've noticed the difference in Sho and Wally these last few weeks?"

"Yeah...they seem so much more...darker now"

"It's because Jellal rewired their brains...permanently. And you were next"

"But why? I've followed him loyally for years?"

"It's so he can have complete control over them, Milianna. He stole their futures and freedom" the man finished as the two awaited the arrival of Erza's rescuers.

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Jellal was sitting in his throne room, watching the events unfold as he watched Erza Scarlet pin a cultist to the wall before stabbing the man repeatedly in the face. The Lacrima screen continued to follow the red-head as she continued to butcher her way through the lower levels.

"Well...she certainly is more willing to kill since last time I saw her" the man said to himself as three mages stood nearby. These were the assassins from Death's Head. Fukuro, a large muscular man with an owl's head and a rocket pack on his back was standing at the front while two others flanked him. One was Vidaldus, a man with a punk rocker outfit, including a guitar strapped to his back. The third was a beautiful sword woman by the name of Ikaruga who actually led the team.

"Lord Jellal, would you like us to re-capture the target?" asked the sword woman as she watched the lacrima screen.

"No. I've received word from my 'brother' that mages from Fairy Tail are on the way here. Two are confirmed to be Natsu Dragneel and Juvia Lockser. Your job is to prevent them from joining forces with Erza. I leave that part up to you, Ikaruga" the man finished as the doors to his chambers were kicked open.

"Jellal! Erza has escaped!" shouted out Sho as he gasped for air while Wally stood near him.

"I'm well aware of that you imbecile!" Jellal shouted at the teenager with the bloody face who took a frightened step back before gathering his nerve. "What would you like us to do?"

"Well since you failed in your mission to bring the target here in chains...especially when we are so close to paradise...there is only one thing you can do, Sho"

"What's that, master Jellal?" asked the eager man, ready to start his next task.

"DIE!" the blunette shouted as he fired off one of his signature spells, Pleiades at the stunned man. Looking upward, Sho could see six beams of heavenly light racing toward him as he turned and tried to run away. Unfortunately, his fate was sealed as all six beams pierced his back, before bursting out of the front of his torso. No blood spilled as the intense heat of the beams instantly cauterized the wounds as the dead teenager fell forward. Turning to a shaking and horrified Wally, Jellal spoke.

"Sho failed in his mission, even with the assistance of you and the others. Go and protect the Dimensional Space Blocker. Do. Not. Fail." he finished with malice as the gun mage fled from the room.

"Go and get ready. The real game will start soon" Jellal ordered the three mages as they filed past the dead body of Sho.

"Just you wait Erza...I will win this!" he thought to himself as he continued to watch the knight fight his followers.

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Erza had pressed herself against a wall, holding her knife at the ready. It had a slick coat of blood on the blade, but the same could be said for her clothes as she peeked around the corner. It was obviously a kitchen, as many cooking utensils and different foods could be seen scattered across the counters. A boiling pot of water was bubbling on a stove to the left, the steam indicating the intense heat of the water. While this was important to note, the real issue was the three cultists standing in the room. This was an observation she took in a split second before ducking back around the corner.

"Hmmm. they haven't mobilized or even gathered their weapons...this should be easy" she told herself before bursting around the corner. Running up to the closest man facing away from her, she stabbed him in the back of the neck, ensuring a killing move. Ignoring the blood splashing against her body, she pulled the knife free before throwing it at the cultist near the far doorway. It dug into his chest, eliciting a shriek of pain as the last man swung a heavy fist at her moments later. Dodging to the left, she grabbed the pot of boiling water before hurling it at the face of the third man.

"YEEEAAAARGGGHHHH!" the man howled as his skin immediately started to boil and peel off from the blistering water. Ignoring the massively burned man, Erza grabbed a meat cleaver from the counter before bringing it down on the mans head, splitting the skull in two as blood and gore burst in a spray across her shirt. Pulling it free, she marched over to the last man before bringing it down once again, killing the vile follower in a horrible fashion.

"Damn...these bastards don't seem to have an end. I think the was number...twenty seven." she muttered to herself as she looked around the kitchen for anything useful. Spotting a few bottles of alcohol, an idea came to mind as she grabbed a few dish rags. A minute later, she had a trio of Molotov cocktails that she slung in a side bag she found. Searching the dead bodies, she found a simple lighter before stashing it in a pocket.

"There. That will make handling groups easier" she said to herself as she walked through the doorway to the next staircase. Walking up the stairs, she kept a keen ear out for any approaching threats. Hearing voices up ahead, she pressed herself against the wall before taking a quick look. At the top of the landing was a group of six cultists with swords and knives, waiting to fight the unknown threat. Grabbing one of the Molotov's from her satchel, she quickly lit the rag on fire before tossing it at the group. None of them noticed the flaming bottle until it was already arching through the air, and by then it was too late. It burst against one helpless man, spreading burning alcohol across his body as the rest hit three of the other mages. Not wasting any time, she lit a second one before throwing it into the howling mass of burning people, intent on making them suffer for their crimes here. As she waited for the flames to run their course, the sound of a horrible, wounded human being drew closer. Looking once again. a man that was more fire than flesh was running toward her. She doubted the man could see her as his eyes had burned away along with most of his skin. Not wanting to take the risk, she hefted the meat cleaver one final time. As soon as her target came into range, she slammed it into his face horizontally. The skullcap came free, spreading chunks of brain matter and blood in a sickening arc as she walked past, her knife clasped in her right hand once again.

"My my, Erza. You've certainly not holding back against my men, are you?" asked Jellal over the loudspeaker.

"Jellal! Show yourself you coward!" she shouted to the air as chuckling could be heard over the intercom.

"Now, that wouldn't be any fun for this game of ours" he replied to her as she grit her teeth, feeling her anger rising.

"You think this is a fucking game!? I'm gonna kill you when I find you!" she screamed out as her magic flared. "Damn! If I could only requip! I could end this in minutes!" she told herself as she poured more of her magic into accessing her weapons and armor. Her eyes widening in amazement, she could feel her dimensional space. It was only one outfit and weapon, but it would have to do as she quickly re-quipped into her new outfit. In a fading flash of light, she looked down to see herself in red combat pants. Her breasts were covered in nothing but white bandage tape, and a katana was now in her hands.

"Well, somebody has been working out. I was positive you couldn't requip at all. No matter...cause now your friends are here. With their arrival the game can truly begin!" the voice of Jellal paused before speaking once again. "Attention Fairy Tail mages! This tower is currently being targeted by Etherion! The council could fire it at any time! So I guess that means you'll have to reach me first! Of course, there are my most powerful mages waiting to prevent that. So let us see who lives and who dies!" he finished with a malicious laugh before cutting off the communications.

"He's gone completely insane..." Erza muttered to herself while continuing to march forward up the hellish staircase.

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"Well...guess there's no point in being sneaky" mentioned Levy before turning back to Natsu, who was staring down at the two mages.

"So you want to help me and Erza, huh?" he asked the two as the woman nodded her head furiously.

"Yes. We want to help Erza put this nightmare to rest" mentioned Simon as he eyed the scarred man.

"Hmmm. Erza did tell me about these two after our first night together...and they are her childhood friends..."

"Alright. But let me make something clear. If you betray myself or my friends here...I'll kill you. And yes, I do know of the history you share with my girlfriend which is why I haven't beaten you down already. So either help us or stay here, its your call" he finished as he waited for an answer.

"We'll help you! I'm sick of this damn tower!" exclaimed the woman in the cat outfit as her companion nodded in agreement.

"Alright then" he said before turning to Levy. "You go with the big guy and try to find that damn requip blocker...it's pissing me off" he ordered before turning to his other girlfriend. "Juvia, you go with cat girl and clear this tower of any threats, got it?"

"Of course my love! Juvia wont let you down!" she exclaimed as the two women headed off in a random direction.

"Are you going after Erza?" asked Levy as she hefted her hammerburst.

"You know I am. Now get going. We have a timetable" he finished before running off, following the trail of dead bodies.

"Well come on Simon. You said you know where this machine is, right?"

"That is correct. But we will have to pass through Fukuro's territory. He is quite the deadly assassin" he finished as Levy sighed heavily. "Of course he is..." she replied in annoyance as the two walked down a tunnel to the right, heading toward battle.

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Erza had walked into a room with a long wooden bridge hanging above a pool of still water. Aside from that and evenly spaced columns, there wasn't anything else of note in the area...except of course the woman at the opposite end.

"Erza Scarlet. I've been waiting for you to arrive" the woman said loudly, her voice traveling across the room.

"Is that right? And who might you be?" the red head asked as she kept her sword at her side.

"Ikaruga. Leader of Trinity Raven" she said shortly as she readied her own blade.

"I see...and I'm assuming you wouldn't be willing to just let me pass?" inquired Erza as she got into a stance, readying herself for combat.

"You would assume correctly. Now while Jellal doesn't want me to kill you...mistakes do happen..." she finished before slashing her blade through the air a moment later. In the blink of an eye, the column to Erza's left split in half, as her eyes widened in realization. "She just cut that column without even attacking it directly...which means she has some serious speed. I can't afford to take it easy on her" thought Erza as the woman started to speak once again.

"I hope you were paying attention. Because that was my 'moon slash' and it lets me cut anyt.." she stopped as Erza rushed forward, smashing her sword into the assassins with a resounding 'CLANG!'

"Dammit! I wasn't done talking about my attack yet!" the pinkette replied hotly as the two broke apart before meeting again in a clash of steel.

"So what! This is a fucking fight! Not a god damn tea party!" Erza yelled back before blocking a strike aimed at her head. Pushing against the blade, Erza broke free before swiping at her enemy's feet. Ikaruga jumped in the air before coming back to earth a moment later.

"Don't you have proper etiquette for a sword fight!?" First we introduce ourselves! Then we show off our respective techniques in the hopes of impressing our opponents!"

"You'll have to pordon me then! I've been fighting in a war for almost a year!" Scarlet replied hotly as she swiped at the woman's midsection, managing to tear her kimono slightly.

"No wonder your so rude then!" as they met with another clash of steel, both staring daggers into their opponents eyes. Breaking apart, the two gasped for breath before rushing in once more. Dodging to the right, Erza avoiding the oncoming slash before dragging the tip of her blade across her enemy's thigh, drawing blood.

"Damn it!" Ikaruga hissed out as she jumped back, favoring the wound. Glaring in fury, she let out another 'moon slash' which Erza barely dodged as evidenced by the few strands of hair that came away.

"I must say...even though we are trying to kill each other, it is nice to be fighting such a skilled sword woman such as yourself" the soldier told the other woman in praise.

"I can say the same. I have to admit I am surprised by your speed. Nobody has ever dodged my sword slashes like that before"

"You can thank my Gear training and fighting the locust for that" Erza replied as the assassin looked at her in a new light. "Locust!? I've heard of them. While I haven't stayed up to date with current affairs, those are the monsters that killed a fifth of Magnolia if I remember correctly. If this woman fought them, she is indeed a hardened warrior" she told herself as her chest heaved for oxygen. Looking over, Erza was in the same state as sweat trickled down her body as she tried to control her breathing. "It looks like your getting tired"

"Well, I have been fighting my whole way here...but I could say the same to you"

"So then...one final attack?"

"Sounds good to me" replied Erza as she readied her blade for a final charge. Rushing forward, the two women reached each other at the same time before swiping at each other in the blink of an eye. Coming to a stop a mere five feet apart, Ikaruga smiled at her assumed victory...right before her sword shattered into a million little shards. Feeling a cold blade pressed up against her neck, she could feel the growing fear crawling up her spine.

"Just so you know...I could kill you right now. But there would be no honor in killing a defenseless warrior like yourself. Make sure to use this second chance wisely...and hope we never cross paths again" the knight told her before pulling the blade away from her neck. Sinking to her knees, Ikaruga just sat there in silence as Erza walked away, intent on ending this nightmare.

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Levy was following Simon through a maze of hallways and rooms, trying to keep track of her location as the large man walked in silence. Clenching the rifle in her hands, she once again thanked herself for bringing it with. "Thank god I brought this thing with me. My magic just isn't cut out for heavy offense like Natsu or Juvia" she thought to herself as she passed by numerous empty cells. If she looked closely, the young woman could still see some blood stains on the floor. No wanting to know the fates of whoever it belonged to, she busied herself with double checking her weapon instead. As they passed through a large archway, the two came into a large spacious room that was adorned with numerous bird cages.

"Be careful. This is Fukuro's battle chamber. Nobody has ever escaped from here alive" Simon told her as she clicked the gun safety off.

"Got it" she replied as she hefted the rifle at the ready.

"HOO! HOO! Are there enemies of justice in my room! Well I have ways of dealing with this darkness!" bellowed out the bird man as he landed on a cage across the room.

"WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE AN OWL HEAD!" shouted out Levy as the enemy readied a blade in his hands.

"Such language directed at the warrior of light!" he bellowed before activating his rocket pack, speeding for the young woman. "Holy shit! He's fast!" Levy thought to herself as she rolled out of the way, the blade missing her by inches.

"Be careful! He's extremely agile!" shouted out Simon as he started to power up a magical attack.

"What's this? Some powerful magic? I think I'll take it!" Fukuro bellowed as Levy squeezed off a few rounds at the bird man. Unfortunately, she missed as the assassin swooped in, opening his maw beyond human capabilities. All it took was a second for Simon to be completely eaten by the bird man before he flew away, his magic power already increasing.

"YOU BASTARD! LET HIM GO!" screamed Levy as she snapped the hammerburst to her shoulder, firing off another string of shots. Fukuro flew away at the last second, using his rocket pack to hide amongst the cages.

"It's to late for your friend, little lady! The digestion process has already begun! While it used to take ten whole minutes, it now takes under one!" he replied as he zipped through the air, trying to confuse the woman with his fancy aerodynamics.

"Fuck! If that's true, then Simon is already dead...or close to it. And with how quickly this guy flies around, I can't just keep firing off rounds at him...I have to wait for the perfect shot" she told herself as the enemy mage started to dive toward her.

"Are you afraid? Cause you should be!" the bird man bellowed as he swooped closer, opening his large maw once again with the intent of consuming the script mage.

Levy, was standing her ground however, waiting for the perfect shot as she peered down the gun sights. Fukuro was barely twenty feet away as the opportunity presented itself to Levy. Pulling the trigger, the bullet exploded out of the barrel in the blink of an eye before slamming into the jet pack. Within half a second, the heavy lacrima fuel ignited.

"YEEEAAARGGGHHHH! It burns!" screamed out Fukuro as he writhed on the ground, trying to beat out the flames. Not wasting the opportunity presented to her, Levy promptly shot the man in the head, the heavy bullet bursting out the back of his skull in a spray of blood and shattered bone. Collapsing in a dead heap, Levy quickly summoned water with her script magic, dousing the corpse in water.

"Please...please be still alive' she told herself as she used a small knife to cut the dead body open. Folding back the skin moments later, she saw Simon taking short, ragged breaths. Gulping heavily at the sight of the man, she tried to ignore the half dissolved flesh of his chest. Even at first glance, she could see the coils of intestine and other vital organs in full view as she tried not to gag. Watching the horrible sight, more of his flesh dissolved as Simon looked up at her with pleading eyes.

"Please...kill me..."

"But there has to be something I can do!" she exclaimed knowing it was a lie as the man struggled through the horrendous pain.

"Yes...help Erza...and tell her...that I always loved her..." he said before a painful fit of coughing racked his body. After his lungs calmed down, blood could be seen coating his lower face mask as he looked at the script mage once more. "Please...it hurts so much..."

Standing up, Levy aimed the hammerburst at Simon's head as her eyes locked with his. "I'm sorry this happened to you, Simon" she finished before puling the trigger, ending the man's horrible suffering.

"Fuck" she said simply before crouching down, closing the man's eyes with a shaky hand. Letting out a deep sigh, she checked her ammo before continuing forward, trying to push away the fact she just had to kill a childhood friend of Erza's.

"Don't worry Simon...I'll make sure to help Erza...and end this fucking nightmare of hers" she said to herself as she continued forward, intent on completing her original mission.

---

Juvia was standing over the broken and bloody body of a lone cultist, not even bothering to use her water magic on such a weak opponent.

"Wow! You sure are strong miss Juvia!' exclaimed Milianna as the two made their way up another staircase. So far the two had only encountered a handful of zeref cultists, making their progress easy.

"Just call me Juvia! And those men aren't even worth using Juvia's magic on. If Natsu found out I had trouble with such weaklings, he would be disappointed in Juvia...then he wouldn't give her beautiful children!" the rainwoman panicked as the cat-girl looked at her oddly. "Oookaayyy...she's a little off her rocker...but she is a friend of Erza's..." she thought as the two came to a large chamber.

"What is this room for?" asked Juvia as the two walked past the doorway.

"I don't know. I haven't been to this part of the tower in weeks"

"That's because it's my private room for all my lovely slave groupies...and your next" said a man in rock and roll attire as he emerged through a connecting doorway.

"Oh no! It's Vidaldus!" Milianna screamed in panic as she tried to run back to the door, which promptly shut before her.

"Now now, there will be no escape! And once your my slaves...I think I'll take a double blowjob from you two" he smiled with a sick smile as Juvia powered up an attack.

"Juvia will do no such thing!" she replied as her magic finished gathering. "Water Whip!" she shouted out as a ten foot whip of water formed in her hands. Curling it back, she lashed out, trying to strike the man who easily dodged.

"OHHHHH! Your feisty! I like that in a woman!" he taunted before dodging another attack.

"Damn. Looks like I'll have to use something else" concluded Juvia as the whip faded from her grasp.

"Ohh? Tired already?" Vidaldus asked he dodged an attack from Milanna, her magic restraints missing by inches. Growing a deep scowl on his face, he glared at the former slave.

"I didn't like that...which means it's time for a chick fight!" he shouted out as he pulled a guitar from his back. "Rock of Succubus!" he screeched out while a soundwave blasted toward Milianna. Encompassing her completely, she let out a yell of pain before growing silent. Turning toward Juvia, her whole demeanor and outfit had changed, causing the rainwoman to step back in worry. Milianna was now sporting black, form fitting pants that barely rose above her hips while a black shirt with a skull on it completed her outfit.

"Now my slave! Go fight the water girl!" he commanded as he stood nearby, ready to watch the unfolding show.

Launching forward, Milianna punched Juvia in the stomach, but was taken off guard as her fist passed completely through the body. Ignoring the continued barrage of fists, Juvia powered up a new attack, creating a magical circle underneath her enemy.

"Water Lock!" she shouted out as a sphere of water completely engulfed the rocker man. Smirking in victory, Juvia assumed she had won until the water started to rush toward the man's hair.

"Is that the best you can do? My hair can absorb any amount of water" he snickered before turning to Milianna. "Slave. Use your magic restraints...I want to have fun raping this one" Vidaldus commanded as the girl started to form her signature attack.

Juvia's eyes widened in panic as the seconds started to tick by. "If that happens, then Juvia is done for! Time to use her ultimate attack to kill this man!" she thought quickly before starting her final spell of the battle.

"DRAIN!" she yelled out as she targeted the self proclaimed rapist. Within moments, the man stopped moving before screaming out in pain. A flow of water was steadily leaving his body before hovering in the air.

"What...what's happening?" he tried to think as more of his life faded.

"If your wondering what's going on...Juvia is taking all your water. You will not survive without it" she finished before pulling the last remaining drops from the vile man...and not a moment too soon. Milianna was about to launch her attack when she suddenly changed back to her normal, cat loving self.

"Ugh...what happened?" asked the shorter girl as Juvia turned toward her.

"You got put under his mind control" Juvia stated as mentioned person crumbled to dust.

"You...killed him?"

"Of course. He was planning on doing bad things to us" Juvia stated calmly before heading across the room toward the waiting doorway.

"Right..." the cat girl replied as she hurried after the water mage. "Note to self...don't make Juvia mad" she concluded before starting up the next stairway of this cursed tower.

"Well. It seems these friends of Erza's are stronger than I thought" Jellal said to himself as he watched Erza's progress. "And it seems she is getting close. I think I need to move up my timetable" he said before instructing his 'brother' on the new plan to achieve their dream.

---

Era. Org's chambers...

The leader of the council was sitting at his desk, overlooking the latest reports on dark guild activity when he heard a knock at the door.

"Come in" he said without looking up from his paperwork. He barely heard the footsteps echo through his chambers before a knife pressed against his throat.

"You will call the control room and order them to fire Etherion in five minutes" ordered Siegrain as he stood behind the older man.

"What! What is the meaning of this!" he yelled before feeling the blade press closer.

"Do it. I won't ask again" the blue haired man ordered as the elder started to shake in fear. Activating the lacrima on his desk, he established a radio link with the main control room.

"This is Org. I'm ordering you to fire Etherion in five minutes" he yelled through the magical device before a voice responded.

"But sir! We need a majority vote to fire this weapon!"

"Tell them they have almost resurrected Zeref. If it's not fired in the next five minutes, the whole world will burn" Siegrain said softly as the cowardly, older man slowly nodded his head before replying.

"They have almost revived Zeref. If the weapon isn't activated in the next five minutes...our world will die"

"UNDERSTOOD SIR!" the voice said in a panic before the lacrima shut down.

"Now what?"

"Now you die!" replied Siegrain as he slit the mans throat, spilling blood all over the desk. Wiping the excess liquid from his knife on the dead man's coat, the double of Jellal quickly left the room before locking the door.

"Just in time...Erza has arrived" he said softly to himself as he made his way back to his office.

---

Erza had arrived at Jellal's throne room, standing in the open doorway as she readied her sword. Taking a quick glance around, she saw the dead body of Sho on the ground with multiple burn holes in his torso. Feeling new waves of anger wash over her, she readied her sword.

"Your just in time, Erza. The council will be firing Etherion in less than five minutes" Jellel said with a cold smirk as he stood up from his throne.

"WHAT! Why would you have them target your own tower!? Are you completely insane!" she shouted at him as he started laughing.

"Oh Erza...it doesn't matter. And even if this tower falls, I'll rebuild the next one in half the time!" he answered madly before the scarlet knight rushed forward, intent on killing the man. Pulling a sword from a sheath on his hip, he barely blocked the attack before smirking at the woman. Jumping backwards in a short hop, he landed on the balls of his feet before rushing forward, swiping at her chest. Erza leaned back, letting the blade pass mere inches above her before backing up, creating some space between the two. Intent on keeping the pressure up, Erza charged forward again as she swiped her blade toward Jellal's head. With a series of sparks and the clashing of steel, the two soon found themselves on equal ground, unable to get the upper hand on their respective opponent.

"It seems we're evenly matched Erza...but wouldn't you rather put down the sword? After all...we are old friends" Jellal told her as he stood at the ready, separated by ten feet of space. "That should get her to lower her guard. After all, she can be quite foolish" he thought to himself before she charged forward, preparing a strike.

"Do you think I'd trust you! I came here to kill you!" she screamed as she brought the sword down. The long blade connected with Jellal's shoulder, drawing blood as he gasped at the deep cut.

"YOU FUCKING BITCH! I'll destroy you!" the blue haired man screamed in fury as he powered up a magical attack of blinding light. "Heaven's light!" he yelled out before firing the beam at Erza.

Her eyes widening in fear, she rolled out of the way at the last moment before the attack detonated behind her, tossing her to the side. "God damn...that sucked" she muttered under her breath as her lungs screamed for air. "Damn...I'm exhausted. I've been fighting up this hellish tower forever and killed who knows how many cultists... And even if I had access to my armors now, I would be too tired to summon them.." she thought in worry before climbing to her feet.

"Ah, still eager for more, eh? Too bad we're out of time... isn't that right, brother?" said Jellal as the twin of Siegrain appeared before her.

"Your on the council! How could you help a monster like this!?" shouted Erza as sweat trickled down the side of her face. By now, she was covered in scratches, cuts, and the occasional specks of gore from her fallen enemies as she glared at the councilor.

"But you see Erza...we aren't twins...we are the same person!" he shouted at her as the two formed into one, increasing his magical power by at least three times. "And now you stand no chance against me! The time is at hand!" he bellowed manically as the sky above them started to glow an eerie light blue.

Looking skywards, her eyes had widened in horrible realization as her apparent death was mere moments away. Sinking to her knees, she could feel the pain and stress bubbling to the surface as she started to cry. "Natsu...I love you so much" she said to herself as the beam of light started to race toward the tower.

"ERZA!"

Her eyes snapped to attention as Natsu stood in the doorway, covered in the fresh blood of his enemies. Not wasting a single moment, her rushed to her side before embracing her in a loving hug.

"I'm here Erza...whatever happens... I'm here" he finished just at the Etherion blast crashed into the tower..

---

"Dammit! What the fuck is going on up there!" shouted Levy as she moved through another nameless hallway. Running full sprint, the stone of the tower was starting to change into glowing lacrima crystals as she continued to look for the machine. "Where the fuck is this thing! I had one task and I'll be damned if I don't see it through!" she told herself in anger before skidding to a halt at a double door in the hallway. Backpedaling a few steps, she peered inside to see a large machine placed in the center of the room. While the walls were continuing to turn to crystal, the device kept humming along. Slowly approaching, she took in it's appearance. Standing about her height with a visible power conduit running vertically up the center, it glowed a steady green. Ignoring that for now, she approached what could only be the control panel of the otherwise plain and blocky machine.

"Finally! Now lets see if I can shut this damn thing off..." she mumbled to herself, completely missing the sound of approaching footsteps.

"Don't you fucking move, bitch" a voice sounded out behind as she heard the cocking of a gun. Slowly turning around, she was face to face with a strange, blocky man that was pointing a magical gun at her.

"I SAID DON"T MOVE!" he commanded again as Levy stood very still.

"Alright...but I need to shut this machine down to help Erza"

"No way I'm letting you do that! She's the sacrifice to bring back Zeref! We will achieve paradise" he yelled in lunacy as his eyes gained a crazed look.

"Okay. This guys is basically mind fucked...no way he's still sane" she concluded as she remained calm. Not moving in the slightest as the unstable man stood there with a wavering gun, they weren't prepared for instability of the tower as the transformation finally completed. Getting knocked to the ground, the blocky gun-man was momentarily stunned as Levy took cover behind the machine in the room. Un-slinging her gun, she brought it to her chest as a magical bullet sparked off the side, causing her to flinch.

"I'd really prefer not killing another of Erza's friends today! If you walk away now, I won't shoot you!" shouted Levy as she waited for a response.

"Shut up, bitch! None of the others matter to me! Just achieving paradise with lord Jellal!" he screamed out again as he fired off more bullets.

"Damn...looks like I have no choice..." she told her self before popping out of cover and squeezing off a single bullet. The poor deranged man hadn't even bothered to find cover. Instead, he had elected to remain in the open making the perfect target. The bullet punched through his throat in a mere second, before blowing out of the back in a shower of ruined flesh and a shattered windpipe. Falling to the ground, he clutched the gaping wound as he tried to breath, but to no avail. Standing over the struggling man, she leveled the rifle once again before putting the man out of his misery with a second bullet. As the blood started to slowly creep along the floor of lacrima, Levy let out another deep sigh as she looked down at the poor man in pity.

"You didn't deserve this...none of you deserved this" she whispered before turning her rifle on the dimensional blocker. "Enough of this shit" she finished before firing round after round into the machine. Within seconds, it was a smoking, sparking ruin as the bookworm nodded to herself. "It's a shame I couldn't study it, but my friends lives are at stake" she told herself before running from the room in the hopes of finding the others.

---

"Natsu...are we alive?" asked Erza in a shaky voice as she looked around at the crystalline landscape that was now the tower of heaven.

"Yeah...I think so. And I can access my requip space again" he smirked at her as her eyes widened in horror.

"NATSU! LOOK OUT!" she screamed as Jellal appeared behind the dragon slayer with his sword held high.

"I won't let you interfere anymore with my plans!" he screamed in fury as the blade stabbed downward, piercing his chest inches below the heart. Coughing up blood, he saw one last glimpse of Erza's crying eyes as darkness enveloped him.

"NOOOOOO!" she screamed as the red head clutched Natsu's body, cradling his head in her lap. "No. no. no. no." she kept repeating as Jellal stalked toward her. Grabbing her by the pony tail, he started to drag her across the floor until he was near a lacrima wall.

"This is it Erza...time to be sacrificed!" he laughed with an evil chuckle as he placed her into the wall, ready to be absorbed.

"NO! I don't want to die! Natsu! I love you!" she screamed loudly as her lower legs slowly disappeared into the void.

---

Natsu was swimming in a void of darkness when he heard of voice call out to him.

"Is that the best you have son?" asked a gravely voice Natsu hadn't heard in years.

"D...dad? Is it really you?"

"Yes. And I'm sure you have many questions, but there isn't time for that. I've seen your life Natsu. I've seen you fight the locust, save whole cities..and do horrible things in order to survive...and I've witnessed how strong you've gotten"

"You saw all that?"

"Of course! After all, I am part of you now...and no, this isn't a hallucination. You really are talking to me. But forget that right now...your ready"

"Ready for what?"

"The next level...Dragon force! Use it! Unleash its power and save your mate!"

"My mate?"

"ERZA YOU FOOL! She's about to die! And you need to wake up right now!" as a billowing white flame with hints of red and blue danced in the middle. Not wasting another moment, Natsu reached for the fire before eating it in one gulp.

---

Natsu's eyes flashed open as reddish scales started to dance across his skin. His eyes turning golden yellow with hints of red in them, he slowly stood up as he centered his rage on the one responsible. Taking a single step forward, his magical power burst, reaching new heights as scales continued to cross his skin. Miraculously, the recent stab wound was gone, having been sealed by the burst of renewed power. Using a burst of speed unheard of, he bitch-slapped Jellal across the open-aired room before approaching Erza. She was looking at him in absolute shock, despite the fact only her head and one arm was still outside of the lacrima. Grasping her hand, he started to pull. At first it was difficult, but after a few seconds, he managed to pull her free. Setting her down nearby, he looked down at her in a loving smile.

"Is...is that really you Natsu?" she whispered as she looked at her boyfriend in awe.

"It is. Now why don't you just rest here. I'll take care of the blueberry" he finished as he turned all his hatred to his opponent.

"How? How are you still alive!?" Jellal shouted before the man appeared before him in a burst of fire. Landing a heavy blow to Jellal's stomach, the man coughed up blood before Natsu promptly grabbed his head by the ears. Slamming Jellal's face into his knee, Natsu could feel the bones in his nose break before promptly body slamming him into the ground.

"You tried to kill Erza...one of my mates..." and for that...I'm going to kill you, Jellal" muttered Natsu as he stalked closer, the glow of his eyes evident as the dark mage looked on in fear.

Activating his flight magic, Jellal soared into the sky in the hopes of getting away from the dragon slayer. "You fucking bastard! You've ruined everything!" as he started to gather magic for his most powerful attack. As the build up of golden, magical light reached new heights, he aimed it at Natsu who was sucking in air. "GRAND CHARIOT!" Jellal screamed in hate as he unleashed the heavenly attack at his enemy.

"FIRE KINGS ROAR!" bellowed out Natsu at the same time as he released a column of searing white flames with streaks of blue and red. The heat was so intense, that the Etherion was literally melting as tthe two magical blasts met in the middle of the night sky, struggling to overcome the other. The two men were pouring all of their magic into their respective attacks as Erza watched from nearby.

"This power...is amazing..." she said softly to herself as a sense of pride overcame her. "He's so amazing...how did a girl like me end up with a man like that?" she asked herself as she watched the flames inch closer to Jellal.

"NO! I CAN"T LOSE!" he screamed before moving out of the attacks path. Unfortunately for him, he wasn't fast enough as his right side was sheered with fire, causing horrible, third degree burns on that part of his body. Crashing to the floor, he groaned in pain as he started to crawl away. Looking over his shoulder, he could see Natsu on one knee, panting heavily as his scales slowly faded back into his skin.

"Perfect! I still have a chance!" he said to himself before pulling a handful of the etherion laced lacrima from the floor. Taking a huge bite, he could feel renewed vigor course through his body as he slowly stood up to face Natsu.

"HAHAHAHA! Looks like your still gonna lose!" Jellal yelled in insane joy as Natsu looked on in anger.

"Damn...that dragon force used so much energy...but no way I'll eat that lacrima shit...stuff will kill you" he thought as he slowly watched Jellal power up another blast.

"IT'S ALL OVER! Your facing a wizard saint you fucking weakling! And once your dead, I think I'll fuck Erza! Might as well before I try sacrificing her again!" he finished with a sinister sneer as Natsu charged forward, a fist cocked back. Natsu was barely five feet away when something amazing happened. Jellal's right hand exploded in a shower of gore. Hearing the report of a gun, Natsu looked to his right to see a heavily breathing Levy with her rifle raised. Next to her stood Juvia and Milianna who were breathing heavily from the sprint up the tower.

"Sorry we're late" responded Levy as she ignored the dark mages screams of pain as he sank to his knees.

"My hand! You destroyed my hand!" he cried as he clutched the stump with his remaining hand.

"That's the least of your worries!" shouted Erza as she finally rejoined the battle with her sword held high. Looking over at the rapidly approaching woman, he locked eyes with her one last time as she swung the sword at his neck.

"I'm sorry, Zeref. I failed you" were his final thoughts in a moment of clarity as the sharp blade cleaved through his neck in one swift strike. With a small arc of blood, Jellal's head came free before tumbling to the ground, mere feet away from Natsu. Ignoring the collapsing body of the dead man, he concentrated on Erza as she was using her blade to prop herself up, to tired to support herself.

"It's over..." she said softly before feeling strong arms wrap around her waist.

"You did it Erza...you finally put this horrible nightmare to rest..." Natsu said softly into her ear as the others came forward. Just as Juvia was about to reach her best friend and the man she loved, a heavy tremor wracked the tower, causing the mages to fall to the ground.

"Dammit! The tower is becoming unstable!" shouted out Levy as she climbed back to her feet.

"How unstable we talking?" asked Natsu as he stood up to his full height, supporting Erza with one of his arms.

"Like enough to atomize this island and cause a fifty foot tidal wave that will wipe out who knows how many towns...the death toll will easily be in the thousands, maybe even higher" finished the script mage as another tremble shook the tower.

"If I try to absorb and channel the energy, would it stop the chain reaction?" asked Natsu as Levy nodded in understanding. "Yeah...in theory. But whoever does it...probably wont survive" she finished as pieces of lacrima started to break away. The trembling was constant now, as the five mages tried to maintain their balance.

"You all need to get out of here...I'll take care of it" finished Natsu as he started to walk toward the same wall as before. Feeling a pair of womanly arms wrap around his waist while a pair of large breasts pressed into his back, Natsu paused his footsteps.

"Please don't! You almost died the last time and I can't suffer through that again!" cried Erza as Natsu slowly turned around in her embrace. Looking down into her tear streaked eyes, he slowly brushed a calloused hand across her cheek.

"Your amazing Erza. I don't know how I got so lucky to have you and the others in my life.." he finished as he lifted her chin up with his gentle fingers. Bringing his lips down, he kissed her deeply as series of explosions wracked the tower. Pulling back from the kiss, he looked her in the eyes one more time before promptly punching her in the stomach, knocking her out in one blow. Turning to Juvia, his eyes were like steel as he stared at the rainwoman. "Juvia. Get Erza and the others out of here. Your the only one who can get them to safety" he commanded as he placed the unconscious form of Erza in her waiting arms.

"But Natsu! I..." she started before he snapped back at her.

"GO! NOW! Your all too important!" he screamed at her as tears threatened to form in her eyes.

"Natsu...yelled at Juvia? But Natsu never yells at Juvia...he must be really scared...and he said we're too important" she thought before quickly nodding her head before heading to the edge of the tower with Levy and Milliana in two. Forming a sphere of water around the four, she took one final look at her beloved. "I love you Natsu...please don't die" she whispered before diving off the tower, heading straight for the water.

Hearing Juvia's words as he walked to the absorbing wall, Natsu felt horrible. "I hate putting them through this...but their safety and lives are above important. I WILL NOT lose any of them...especially to some fucking tower" he thought in determination as he stepped into the lacrima wall, face first. "I love you all so much..." were his last thoughts as he was consumed in a blinding, yellow glow.

---

Juvia had pushed herself beyond her limits, racing through the water in her sphere as she continued to hold one of her best friends in her arms. She was crying, wishing that she could've stayed and helped Natsu, but she knew that even if she somehow survived the explosion, the others would not. "Juvia can't go on without Natsu! She just can't!" she thought in anguish as she reached the shore in minutes. Ironically, it was at the exact same spot as Natsu's truck as the four emerged from the water.

Setting an unconscious Erza on the ground, the three remaining woman managed to turn around just in time as a bright, yellow light consumed the horizon. Even though they were miles away from the island, they could all see the massive explosion rip the night sky as Juvia sank to her knees.

"No...NOOOO! NAAATTSSSUUUUU!" she screamed in agony as her heart started to crumble, the anguish and pain of losing her beloved consuming her being. Almost to the second, rain clouds appeared overhead as the rainwoman's sorrow gathered the storm. Second's later, the sky broke in the heaven's as she cried and cried, unable to control herself. Feeling a pair of arms around her kneeling form, she looked over to see Levy in a similar state as the rain fell in torrents, drenching the two crying women as the horrors of the day washed over them...

---

Two days later...

Erza woke with a start, sitting up in one quick movement before gasping in pain. Looking down, she could see her body covered in numerous bandages as her wounds were fully dressed. "That's right. I was..." it all came roaring back. The tower, her almost sacrifice, the one final kiss with Natsu...

"NATSU!" she shouted before jumping from the bed. Marching over to the door, she flung it open, not caring that she was clothed in just her underwear. Finding a few scattered mages looking at her in stunned silence, she realized she was at Fairy Tail before marching over to a nearby Levy and Juvia. Sam, Cana, and Mira where at the same table as they looked to the approaching female.

"NATSU! Where's Natsu!" shouted Erza as she looked down at her friends. With the exception of Sam, they all gave a downcast look before Levy spoke up.

"He's missing. After the tower exploded, we needed to get you back her to treat your injuries. But while you were resting, many of us have been out searching for any sign of him. Sadly, there are literally hundreds of miles of shoreline to search" she finished before taking a long gulp of beer.

"Then why aren't you still out there looking!?" she shouted in anger and worry.

"What the fuck do you think the whole guild has been doing the last two days!? Sitting on our asses! I've been out searching for the last forty hours straight with Mira, Cana and Juvia!" yelled back Sam as she pushed herself halfway up, leaning on the wooden table.

"It's been...two days?" Erza asked in realization as she leaned against a pillar, feeling sick to her stomach.

"Yeah. It has" replied the brunette as she slowly started to calm down.

"Do you...think he's dead?" asked the scarlet gear as tears threatened to form in her eyes.

"NO FUCKING WAY!" shouted out Cana as she slammed her drink on the table, spilling the contents everywhere before looking at Erza.

"You think some god damn tower is enough to take down Natsu? After all the shit he's done? All he's survived? I don't think so!" the card mage shouted in anger before looking down at her spilled drink. With a heavy sigh, she crossed her arms before resting her head on her limbs that where now resting on the wooden table.

"She's right...how could I lose faith like that? It's only been a few days...and if anybody can survive, it's Natsu" she told herself as warmness blossomed in her chest once more. Standing up straighter, she started to march toward the guild doors before Sam blocked her path.

"Where do you think your going?" asked the female Sergeant as she looked at her squadmate.

"I'm going to go look for Natsu" she replied matter of factly.

"No your not. Your still healing from your battle. And if that wasn't enough, your magical container was practically empty. You need to rest"

"Under whose authority? Makarov's?"

"No. Mine. I'm giving you a direct order as the leader of Echo to rest. I don't care if you sit with us, but you are in no condition to be out searching" Sam stated as she used her rank against Erza for the very first time in the universe of 137-C.

Looking into Sam's eyes, she could see no give, no chance of bargaining her way out of this before finally nodding her head in acceptance. "Fine. But as soon as I can, I'm heading out"

"That's perfectly fine. I'll even go with you. But for now...I need some god damn sleep" Sam said with a hint of a smile under tired looking eyes.

"Actually, we all could" butted in Mira as Juvia stood next to her, nodding in agreement.

"Juvia promises to help Erza search first thing in the morning! Even though Juvia was very...upset that day, she won't lose faith!" the water mages exclaimed before the four mages started to head toward the door. Bypassing a sad and exhausted looking blue cat on the bar, Mira stopped to look at the lovable furball.

"Happy? Would you like to come home with us?"

"No...I'll wait here with Cana in case Natsu shows up" he replied as he looked at the gathering darkness through one of the window. This caused Mira to realize she almost forgot one of their group, before looking back at the sulking card mage. "I was awful to her a few days ago, and she was relentless in helping to search for him...How could I treat one of my friends like that?" she asked herself in guilt before shouting across the hall.

"Come on Cana. You can crash in my room at Natsu's if you want"

Perking her head up, the sulking brunette gave a small smile and nod before stopping and picking up an exhausted looking Happy. "Come on little guy. We can start fresh and early tomorrow" she said softly as she cradled the little cat in her arms.

"You promise" he asked before stifling a little yawn.

"I promise" she smiled down at him before walking out with the other four women, hoping tomorrow would be a better day...

---

The next day...

Milianna was sitting at a table in the guild hall, sulking to herself as the events of the last few days played in her mind. "How could I have been so foolish? I thought Jellal was leading us to a better future...but instead, everybody died. Then there's what he did to Wally and Sho. They didn't deserve that. And now the man Erza loves...the man that saved her life...is missing. And its all my fault!" she thought in sorrow before feeling a presence at her table. Looking up, it was Erza with Sam and Levy as the three women sat down.

"You alright, Milianna?" asked her childhood friend that was looking at her in concern.

"Not really...I just lost my three best friends...and kidnapped you a few days ago.."

"I lost three friends too you know...and for what it's worth, you were blinded by Jellal's lies. You did the best you could in a horrible situation, so don't blame yourself"

"But I feel horrible about it! And now your boyfriend is missing! ...all because of me" she finished sadly.

"Tch. That bastard is probably just passed out on a beach somewhere or making his way back here as we speak" muttered Sam in annoyance as Levy let out a giggle.

"Well, at least he doesn't have Juvia with him this time" the resident bookworm stated as Erza just groaned in annoyance.

"Thank god for small favors. If that happened again, she'd probably show up pregnant or something" the red head mentioned as her cheeks dusted a light pink.

"Why would Juvia get pregnant from Natsu? Isn't he your boyfriend, Erza?"

"Ah...well...you see Milianna..."

"Natsu is dating myself, Erza, Mira, Juvia...and Cana? I dunno about her yet. But basically when Natsu and Juvia got blasted to a parallel universe, she had sex with him in the guild hall..well the infirmary..." replied Sam as Milianna's eyes widened in sorrowful realization.

"So...I've made you all sad..."

"All you've really done is make us all mad at him for pulling a stupid stunt. And when he gets back, he's getting a faceful of laser" stated the soldier as Levy looked at her in worry.

"Your not gonna hurt him too bad I hope? I mean, he did just save countless towns and the people in them?" asked Levy in concern.

"...well I was gonna wound him...just a little" Sam replied before looking around the hall. Once again, it was empty except for Lisanna behind the bar and Makarov drinking a beer before she turned back to the girls at the table. "I think every available mage is out looking. I heard even Happy is helping Bisca and Alzack search" mentioned the Sergeant.

"You know...I could go help look" mentioned the cat loving young woman with a downcast gaze.

"Well, I'll be able to search tomorrow, so if you'd like to help then..." implied Erza as she looked at the female mage.

"OF COURSE! It's the least I could do! Especially for letting me stay here..."

"Actually, I was wondering what you plan on doing now?"

"I'm not sure...I was in that tower for so long..."

"Well, if you want...you could join Fairy Tail. I'm sure everybody would love you"

"You think it's alright? I mean..." she started again before feeling a hand clasping hers.

"I wouldn't have offered if I didn't think you would like it, Milianna. But think about it for now. No need to answer right away" Erza finished before excusing herself to get a drink at the bar. Watching her long-lost friend walk away, the cat girl looked at Levy.

"Um, Levy? You were there when Simon and Wally died right? What happened?"

"Well...there's really no easy way to say it...but I killed them both" she replied before holding up a hand to stop any interruptions as Erza sat back down with a coke and whiskey. Getting the nod from Sam to continue, Levy resumed her story.

"Basically that Fukuro...bird guy ate Simon. When I managed to kill him, I cut the bastard open to try and save your friend...but I was to late. He was already partially digested...I could see his intestines. He asked me to kill him and to help Erza...and that he loved her. After that...I gave him mercy" the short girl said softly as the memories flooded back into her mind.

"What about Wally?"

"His mind was gone. Whatever Jellal did to him warped his brain and twisted it...I saw it in his eyes as he tried to kill me. I had no choice but to kill him first"

"I see...thank you for telling me" Milianna replied softly before standing up and walking out of the guild hall, wanting to be alone.

"Killing people...is alot harder than killing monsters..." Levy mentioned as Erza and Sam nodded in complete understanding..

---

Unknown location...

"I still can't believe everybody at Cait Shelter were just ghosts...I thought they were my friends" Wendy Marvell said sadly as she walked along a forest path with her companion, Carla. Remembering the events that brought the budding thirteen year old girl out into the world, Wendy tried to shut out the memories. Barely two days ago, her whole guild had disappeared before her very eyes. She had cried for hours as the last visages of their bodies slowly turned to nothingness, leaving her completely alone with Carla. After the traumatic event, she had gathered what food and supplies she could carry before setting off with her friend.

"I understand how you feel, Wendy. But perhaps it's for the best? Now you can go out and make real friends. And besides, you still have me at your side" responded the white furred, talking cat.

"You really think I'll be able to make new friends?" the young girl asked in worry.

"Not with that attitude. You need to be more confident, Wendy. Otherwise people will walk all over you"

"Oh..okay" she replied, trying to put more confidence into her voice as Carla sighed.

"The poor girl. She's such a kind soul and losing everybody she thought of as family really didn't help" she thought to herself as the sounds of the ocean reached her ears. Feeling a warm breeze waft over the two, Carla didn't notice for half a dozen steps that she was alone. Looking back, she saw Wendy sniffing the air,her dragon senses coming into play.

"Is something wrong, Wendy?"

"I smell...blood. Human blood" she responded before walking off the path,following her nose to the source.

"Wendy! Be careful! it could be dangerous!" warned the female cat as she quickly spouted wings to follow the teenage girl.

Moving through the dense foliage, Wendy hopped over a large tree root before pushing past some branches. Feeling the bark scrape against her skin, she ignored it before emerging past the tree line. Finding herself on a pristine, sandy beach, her eyes widened in shock at the source of the smell. It was a man laying on his back, covered in numerous wounds, some of them still very fresh as she ran over to his side. While most of his shirt had been lost, he was still wearing some boots and a pair of tattered cargo pants. Ignoring the pink hair on top of his head, she immediately activated her healing magic. Ignoring the countless scars adorning his body, she concentrated on the open wounds first.

"Wendy! What do you think your doing! He could be dangerous!" chided Carla as she landed near the girl.

"That doesn't matter right now, he needs my help!" Wendy replied in a short tone, not caring for her friends words. "There's so much damage...It's going to take almost all my magic to heal all of these wounds...and I don't think I can even heal these older scars" she thought while studying his heavy physique.

"What could have caused all these wounds? Some of them look absolutely dreadful" commented Carla as she watched the sky dragon slayer work.

"I don't know...but I must concentrate If I plan on healing them all" she finished before going back to the task at hand.

---

Natsu was once again in a void of darkness, but was joined by the large form of Igneel. The two of them had been staring in silence at each other for who knows how long when Natsu finally spoke.

"Soo...how come you abandoned me?"

"Figures you'd ask something like that, you insolent brat" grumbled the large dragon before he continued. "But to answer your question, I didn't. I absorbed myself into your body to prevent your dragonification"

"My what?"

"Basically, when you learned dragon slayer magic, you started a process in your body. If it was left unchecked, you would eventually become a full dragon such as myself. That is why I disappeared...to prevent that from happening"

"I can understand that I guess...but you could've left a note or something..."

"And what would it say? I'm living inside of you? You were so foolish back then you'd probably try cracking your head open to get me out"

"Hehehe, not wrong about that. I was pretty stupid back then.."

"HAHAHA" laughed out the mighty dragon before looking down at his son once again. "At least you agree with me" he finished with a chuckle.

"Alright, so I have another question? Why now? Was it because I unlocked Dragon Force? Which I'm gonna train the hell out of by the way" he finished with a confident smirk.

"It's because I believe you are mature enough now to handle this kind of revelation. And no, it's not because of Dragon Force...although I did nudge it a bit since your mate was in danger"

"I see...so you know about them?"

"Of course! And I must say you have chosen wisely. Your mates are strong, brave, and deadly in battle. But not only that, but they love you very much...even Sam. Hehehe...I like her. She's not afraid to kick your ass when you deserve it"

"Well your not wrong about that...She can be pretty physical when she gets mad...although I guess you could say that about all of them"

"But that is good my son! The prince of all fire dragons needs strong women at his side...despite how crazy they all are"

"Oh don't even get me started! They all have such insane quirks! But...even with all their crazy ideals and habits...I love them very much. I would go to the depths of hell for one or any of them...but I guess I've kinda done that already..."

"Yes...the locust. Never in my darkest dreams have I imagined such horrible foes...and you cant imagine the pride I feel toward you my son. For fighting such evil, for saving countless lives...for making the hard, impossible choices. You have earned my highest respect, Natsu"

"Thanks dad...that means so much coming from you" Natsu replied with a loving tone before a thought came to him. "Hey...you don't watch me when I'm alone with one of my girls...right?"

"OF COURSE NOT!" Igneel bellowed out in fury. "I'm not one of those old perverts in your guild! I make sure to place myself in a deep slumber before any of that happens!"

"Thank god for that...Erza would've been pissed..."

"Haha. She's a fiery one, that knight of yours"

"She sure is...and she's been right at my side through hell...her personal strength is amazing to me..."

"Indeed" the dragon agreed before looking at his son once again. "Now Natsu, our time is almost at an end, so please listen.' Igneel paused before getting a silent nod of agreement from his son. "The first thing is, this was a very rare occurrence so don't expect to talk with me every week. The second is...don't inform the other dragon slayers of where we reside. It takes too much of our magic to converse like this, and could risk the continuing of dragonification"

"Understood dad...but gotta say, it was nice talking with you again...even if it was for a short while"

"Likewise my son. You have gotten so brave and strong...another year of training and you might be able to crack mountains!"

"Ha! I'll do it in half a year!" he replied back with determination"

"I'll hold you to that Natsu...now it's time to wake up"

---

On the beach...

"OH! I think he's finally waking up!" exclaimed a voice as Natsu slowly opened his eyes. Fully opening them, he saw the image of blue haired girl with twin ponytails on the side of her head. Covered by a simple green dress, the girl was joined by a white cat with a small orange jacket adorned with a pink bow tie.

"Uh...your not Levy?" he said in a sluggish voice before propping himself on his elbows. The girl and her cat had taken a few steps back, unsure of Natsu's actions as he looked down at his body. While all his old scars were still there, he didn't have a single open wound.

"Did...you heal me?"

"Yes! I used my sky-dragon magic to heal you! It's a lost magic taught to me by my dragon!"

"Wait. Your a fucking dragon slayer? What are the odds of that happening?" he finished as the white cat scowled at him.

"Watch your tone, mister! I don't want to hear that kind of language around Wendy!" scolded Carla as the man stood up to his full height.

"Yeah...whatever you say, cat" he replied before looking back at the younger girl. "Well Wendy. My name is Natsu Dragneel...and I'm a fire dragon slayer" he finished while lighting a hand on fire.

"Your a dragon slayer! Do you know where Grandeeny is!" the young girl shouted, hoping for some good news.

"Sorry. I only knew Igneel, and he disappeared years ago" he replied as the girl gained a sad, downcast look.

"Hey, don't worry about it. I'm sure we'll find them again someday" he finished as the thought's of telling her raced in his mind. "Damn...wish I could tell her, but I don't want this kid to turn dragon before she even reaches adulthood" he told himself before looking down at the two once more.

"So uh...thanks for healing me and all that, but why are you all the way out here?"

"All my friends turned out to be ghosts and faded away...It's just me and Carla now"

"I see...well if you looking for some new friends, I'm sure Fairy Tail would love you. We even have another two dragon slayers"

"WOW! Really!"

"That's right. So how about it?"

"I'd love to!" Wendy squealed happily before Carla sighed in annoyance.

"You can't just go along with some stranger...especially some brute who's covered in scars"

"Just so you know..Carla. I got these scars fighting monsters that kill people... some of them I got saving the lives of people I love. So next time you judge someone...make sure you base it off of actions" Natsu finished before starting to march off, requipping a new shirt and a boltok on his hip.

"Jeez Carla...that was kinda mean" Wendy told her friend before hurrying off after Natsu.

"Sigh...I suppose I did jump to conclusions to hastily..." she thought to herself before flying to catch up with the two.

It had been several hours of walking now, as the two dragon slayers talked about their dragons, hobbies, and generally anything they could think of.

"So you really have been to other universes?" asked Wendy in astonishment.

"Sure have. One is super nice, but the other...is pretty bad. I was stuck there for five years fighting those monsters I told you about"

"Yeah...those locust sound really scary"

"They are...and I hope you never see one...but odds are, you will at some point. So I want you to promise that you wont fight them, just stay away from them"

"Oh...okay...is it because I'm a little kid?"

"Partly. Plus I don't want you to get hurt. The weapons locust use can cut through any magic in our world with ease. So while I know your strong, you just wouldn't be prepared. And being unprepared means death" he finished before looking over at the slightly shaking girl.

"Even my sky dragon magic?" she asked in disbelief.

"Yeah...even that. Look, I'm not trying to scare you or anything, but these things are beyond dangerous. So promise me you'll stay away from them"

"Alright...I promise"

"Good. Now when we get to the hall...there's a strong possibility I'll be attacked by some women there. Whatever happens, it's completely fine, so don't worry if I take a few punches"

"Why would these women attack you?" asked the white cat.

"Probably because I made them worry...I blew up a slave tower and they might think I'm dead...so one of them for sure will punch me. It's just her way of dealing with it"

"What's her name?"

"Sam Bryne. Super badass soldier that has fought by my side through hell...she might seem scary, but I think she'll like you"

"Really?"

Oh yeah. If anything, at least one of those crazy girls will take you under her wing to teach you a bunch of stuff"

"Wow! I can hardly wait to meet them!" exclaimed the young girl as the trio continued to walk down the dirt path, heading for Magnolia as Natsu continued to tell his two companions about the wonderful people of Fairy Tail.

---

Two days later...

It had been another two days of fruitless searching for the members of Fairy Tail. And while they hadn't given up, many mages had to return to taking jobs in order to support their finances. At the bar, Erza was sitting next to her double from 200-AB, who had thought the soldier could use some support. Next to the duo was Glenn and Sue, just back from a simple job. While she was a very new member, as evidenced by the yellow guild mark that was shown off near her left ankle, she was still worried. Looking over to Glenn, she couldn't help but be confused at the status of the man. He was still a soldier of the COG, but not a mage. Yet, here he was just back from a job with her after splitting the reward. But seeing him just pick at a few pieces of bacon, she was worried for the man.

"Are you okay, Glenn?"

"...Yeah... just worried about my bro is all"

"You really see him as a brother?"

"Well, yeah. Echo is my family and I'd die for any of them and they for me. I know I'm not some fancy mage and never will be according to that old doctor lady in the woods, but that doesn't change the fact the four of us have fought through some serious shit" he paused before looking at the girl. "I like these people...they opened their arms to me and Sam...and I want to repay that kindness by helping anyway I can" he finished before plopping a slice of bacon into his mouth.

"Your a good man, Glenn Parks. How about we go out to search again after finishing our lunch?" the mirror mage asked as she forked some salad into her mouth.

"Sounds good. Plenty of daylight left" he responded as he glanced over to the two Erza's, They were both conversing with themselves, their words drowned out by the chatter and clanking of glasses in the hall. Looking around, you could see Sam eating lunch with Cana, Juvia and Mira, the four prepared to go search once again. Past them was the Thunder Legion, who had arrived very late last night from their own search. Needless to say, they were all worried for their friend as they studied a map that showed the landscape closest to where the tower once stood. Continuing across the hall, you could see Grey and Lucy sitting with Milianna, trying to get to know the girl better. Said girl was petting a sleeping Happy in her lap, absolutely in love with the adorable, talking cat. The very next table over was Levy and Gajeel, the former taking a break and talking with the dragon slayer. Beyond them, were the rest of the members of the hall as Max hung out with Wakaba and Macao, enjoying a beer with the older men as Reedus painted nearby. All in all, most of the guild was present as the two Erza's continued to talk.

"So you really killed Jellal?" asked the visiting Erza.

"Yeah. Took his head clean off. Of course that was after Natsu got stabbed by him...and transformed..." replied Scarlet.

"Natsu transformered?"

"Yeah...I thought he was dead...then it was like a surge of power blanketed the area. When he stood up, his skin was covered in deep, red scales while his wound had completely healed. And his eyes...were golden yellow with flecks of red. I think...it was some sort of dragon transformation. But he was only able to control it for a little bit before he got tired. If it wasn't for Levy showing up, I don't think we would have survived fighting him" Scarlet finished as she felt a hand on her shoulder. Looking over, she could see her double looking at her in sorrow.

"I'm sorry your fight was so much...darker than mine. And I'm sorry I didn't say anything about the tower. I just didn't think about it till it was too late" she finished as her double gave her a reassuring smile.

"It's alright. In the end, we won...and once Natsu gets back...I'm going to kick his ass for making me and the others worry!" she exclaimed while clenching a fist.

"Well, you might need to get in line. I think Sam's going to punish him first" Erza told her friend just as the sound of opening doors reached their ears. Looking over, they were stunned into silence along with the rest of the guild as Natsu stood there with a young, blue haired girl and a white cat.

"Hey guys! What's..." he didn't even get to finish a greeting as a low level beam of laser light smashed into his face, knocking him onto his ass.

"WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT MAKING ME WORRY!" shouted Sam from her table as she lowered her hand before marching over to the knocked over man. Ignoring the stares of her comrades,she promptly kicked him in the side with a heavy boot.

"GAAHHH!" Natsu spluttered as he clutched his now throbbing side.

"That's what you get!" she yelled down at him as the Mira and Cana tried to pry her off of hurting the man even further.

"Sam! Calm down!" shouted Cana as Erza approached from the bar as Natsu slowly sat himself up on the floor. Seeing an approaching Erza, he let out a smile...just as she cocked back her fist and smashed it into his cheek.

"BASTARD! I WAS WORRIED YOU DIED!" she screamed as she straddled his chest, before continuing to slap him senseless. "WHAT THE HELL! You think you can just stay behind and sacrifice yourself everytime we face a life and death situation!? Did you even take into account how I would feel? Or Juvia? Or any of the others!? I LOVE YOU GODDAMMIT! I will never love another man as long as I live! So next time! Next time..." she finished as she slowly broke down into sobs as she softly beat on his chest. "I can't lose you Natsu...I just can't..." she said softly as tears streaked down her cheeks. Feeling her body shift as Natsu slowly sat up, a warmth soon enveloped her as the man wrapped her in a loving hug.

"I'm sorry Erza...I just couldn't bear the thought of you, Juvia, or Levy dying in that tower...I just reacted on instinct to protect you all" he told her softly as she cried into his shoulder.

"Don't...don't you trust us to stand at your side?" she asked between sobs.

"Of course I do..." he whispered out as he slowly lifted her head. Staring into her tear streaked eyes, he could see the stress, pain, and worry in them as he sighed deeply. "I hate it when you cry..." he finished as he kissed her tenderly on the lips. Pulling back a few seconds later, he brushed a few of her tears away with his thumb as he slowly smiled at her. "If it makes you feel better...next time we have a situation like that, I promise to have your or the others at my side. No more going off by myself. Would that be okay?"

"...yeah" Erza sniffled as the two stood up together. Looking over at Sam, Natsu couldn't help but give her a smirk. "That was a nice hit Sam...Knocked me on my ass for sure"

"Tch! Your dumb ass deserved it" she glowered before Juvia ran past the scowling Gear.

"NAAATSUUUUU!" she cheered out before encompassing him in a loving hug. Planting a kiss on his lips, Juvia clung to his side as she glared at Erza. "Love rival will give Juvia alone time with Natsu!"

"No way! If anybody deserves time alone, it's me!" Erza replied back hotly as her double just shook her head in embarrassment from the bar. "Will I act like that once me and Natsu do...'that'? she thought to herself as she continued to watch her double and Juvia face off. Re-quipping a sword into her hand, Erza was ready to fight the rainwoman as the mentioned mage gathered water into an orb, ready to fight.

"HEY! Knock it off! You might scare away Wendy!" Natsu shouted as the two girls looked at him in confusion.

"Who?" they asked in unison as Natsu stood aside to let everbody see the girl.

"Um...hello..." she said softly as all the mages stared at the young girl and her white cat.

"Yo, Natsu? Who is this girl?" asked Glenn as he walked up with Sue in tow.

"This is Wendy and Carla. And get this! Wendy is a dragon slayer!"

"No shit! Really?" asked Gajeel as he walked up to the girl, getting a whiff of her scent.

"Stop sniffing her like some lost dog, you brute!" chastized Carla as Happy's eyes widened in wonder. Flying over, he landed in front of Carla with the biggest smile on his face.

"WOW! You can talk just like me! Would you like to join me for some fish?"

"No. Now go away, tomcat" she finished before turning toward Wendy. Ignoring the sulking Happy, she tried to regain control of the conversation. "Let's go Wendy. These people are obviously uncivilized. Fighting, cursing, displays of affections in public. You can do much better than them!"

"Damn...your some sort of bitch cat aren't you?" mentioned Sam as she walked toward Wendy.

"How dare you! Wendy, we're leaving!" commanded Carla as she clasped onto the young girls hand.

"Hey cat...why don't you let her decide?" finished Sam as she crouched down to Wendy's level. Looking her in the eyes, Sam let out a small smile before extending her hand. "My name's Samantha Bryne, but every body just calls me Sam. Your name is Wendy, right?"

"That's right. My full name is Wendy Marvell"

"Nice to meet you Wendy. Now what do you think of everybody here?"

"Well...Natsu said your all really nice people...even though you have to fight monsters...but you all seem really friendly. If...If...If it's okay, I'd like to get to know you all" she softly smiled as Sam smiled back.

"I think that would be great!" the whole guild heard the female Gear say as the same thought crossed their minds. "Is this the same woman who started a fight on her very first day as a member?"

"So Sam? Are you gonna introduce this young woman to everybody?" asked Makarov as he smiled at the pair in the doorway.

Looking back at the girl and the now scowling cat, Sam gave a reassuring smile. "How about it? Want to meet these crazy bastards?"

"Sure! Come on, Carla!" cheered Wendy as she started following the brunette with a visibly upset Carla.

"Well Sam, since your gonna be busy...I'll be taking Natsu home for some 'relaxation' mentioned Erza as she grabbed Natsu's wrist. "Come on you. I expect to be limping by tomorrow!" finished Erza as Juvia grabbed the other wrist.

"I think not, Erza! Natsu will satisfy me!" Juvia said with a scowl before they promptly dragged the pinkette from the guild hall.

"Lucky bastard..." mentioned Grey before a certain blonde slapped him in the back of the head.

"I heard that! And if you think of trying anything like that..." scolded Lucy as she glared at her boyfriend.

"Of course not! I'm happy with you and only you!" he finished in a slight panic as Cana slipped out of the guild hall. "Whatever those two plan on doing with Natsu...I bet I can get some sweet photos of it!" she thought to herself as she hurried home, intent on fetching her camera.

Looking at the guild hall doors, Wendy had a confused look on her face as she watched the two women drag Natsu away. "What are they planning on doing with him?" she asked in curiosity.

"Well it looks like one of them will be having sex with him tonight" Sam responded honestly as the visiting Erza just slammed her head against the bar. "That's it...it's official. Non of these people know how to even try to hide the truth of such topics" she said into the bar as Levy patted her back.

"It's okay Erza...wanna have some cheesecake?"

"Actually...I was wondering if we could just take a walk and talk? I've been having some... bad dreams ever since my guild watched all the battle recordings a few days ago.."

"Sure. Maybe we can stop at a cafe before it gets too dark?" agreed the short brainiac as the two women left the hall.

Ignoring the fact that she just saw a complete double of Erza leave the hall, Wendy turned to Sam with questioning eyes.

"Um...what's sex?" asked the innocent girl as Sam looked down in disbelief.

"You know...how babies are made?" she replied with a cocked eyebrow. Receiving nothing but a blank stare in response, Sam quickly grabbed Wendy's hand. "Come on. The two of us have to talk about a few things" she said while dragging Wendy to the guild hall doors.

"Where do you think your taking her?" asked Carla who watched the whole scene unfold.

"I'm gonna teach her about the birds and the bees. You can tag along or stay here, I really don't care. But she needs to know about this stuff" the woman replied over her shoulder as the white cat sighed in defeat before following the duo out of the hall.

"Do you think it's a good idea letting Sam talk to that girl about that stuff?" asked Bisca from a nearby table with Alzack.

"I'm sure it will be fine. Plus Sam is right. That girl does need to know about that stuff...especially with how many of us are in relationships. We aren't really that discreet when you think about it" replied Mira as she took a seat at a table with Glenn, Sue, and Millianna. Happy had returned to the table with a fish, happily munching away as he completely forgot the whole ordeal with Carla from earlier.

"You know...Erza was never that forward when we were kids...but I guess that was a different time" Milianna mentioned before a thought came to her.

"So um...I was thinking of Erza's offer..."

"Yeah? What did you decide?" asked Mira as she sat across from the female mage.

"I'd...like to join...but could we keep it quiet til Erza gets back? I'd like to surprise her"

"I suppose that's okay...I'm sure the tin can would be happy with that" she replied in annoyance as Milianna looked at her oddly.

"Did I say something wrong?" she thought to herself before feeling an elbow to her side. Looking over, she saw Sue looking at her with a smile.

"Don't take it personally...she's just upset Erza snatched away Natsu" the mirror mage said sweetly as the two looked at the scowling mage.

Mira was sitting with her arms crossed underneath her impressive bust, her black halter top straining to hold in her curves. Scowling slightly, she looked at the door where Natsu and her two friends disappeared to. "Damn...wish I could have some more alone time with Natsu. But...I guess Erza or Juvia deserve it. I wonder which one will win? And why did Cana sneak off?" she thought to herself before standing up to go make herself some dinner.

---

Flinging the door open to Natsu's bedroom, Erza shoved him inside before slamming the door shut after him. Turning to Juvia, she glared at the rain woman. "Why are you still here? I believe I've earned time alone with my boyfriend" she stated in a deadly glare while looking at her friend.

"Juvia disagrees! She believed Natsu should be with her! After all, Juvia hasn't had her dragon since we were trapped in 200-ab!"

"Well I haven't had him since before Hollowstorm! All you others keep stealing him away!" she shouted in return as Juvia's eyes gained a new sense of sorrow.

"It's...really been that long for you?"

"Yes. I realize it's been barely a month since then...but it's felt like a lot longer" Erza finished as Juvia nodded in understanding, but still unrelenting in her pursuit of Natsu.

"But what about Juvia? She loves Natsu too..." she trailed off before an idea came to mind. "What if Juvia shares with Erza...tonight? It's better than fighting for hours?"

"WHAT!? You mean...like a..a..a threesome?" as the woman's face burned red.

"Precisely! This way we both get what we want!"

"Would you even be comfortable with this? I mean...I've read about them in my novels..." Erza replied in embarrassment before feeling Juvia's hand clasp hers in reassurance.

"To be honest...Your the only one I would consider doing this with. Erza..your Juvia's best friend right along with Levy. So Juvia is willing to try"

"Well...If you were Mira or Sam, I'd outright say no...but I consider you a great friend as well. I suppose we could try?" she questioned the water mage who let out a loud cheer before wrapping her in a hug. Pulling back, Juvia smiled at her friend with an impish look in her eyes. "Now that we agree...let's go get that dragon slayer!" she exclaimed before opening the door. Walking into the room, the two girls looked at Natsu who was just sitting on the edge of the bed.

"So did you two reach an agreement?" he asked as Juvia started to unbutton her coat.

"Yes. Juvia and Erza have come to decision" she replied as she dropped the coat to the floor. With her new hairstyle that let her blue hair flow downwards, the girl looked stunning as she stood there in her blue undergarments.

"And what would that be?" asked Natsu as he took in the stunning form of his water mage.

"We are going to share you" Erza replied to his question as she re-quipped into nothing but a pair of lacy, red panties and a bra of matching color. Standing up, his eyes almost gained a predatory look as he embraced Erza in a powerful kiss. Feeling his tongue battle against Erza's, they wrestled against each other before feeling his belt loosening. Looking down, he could see Juvia on her knees as his pants fell to the floor.

"You know...I could just re-quip out of those?" he questioned as the bluenette started tugging at the hem of his boxers.

"But this is more fun, Natsuuuu" she cooed before dragging his boxers down. Stepping out of the pile of clothes before kicking them away, Juvia's eyes gained a hint of lust before running her tongue along the shaft. "Mmmm...Natsu your already so big" she whispered before sliding him into her mouth before starting to suck on his large member. Sadly, he barely heard her as he was again kissing Erza passionately. Once again they were battling their tongues against each other, vying for dominance before Erza pulled away. Giving the red head a questioning look, she simply smirked back before tugging his shirt off over his head before tossing it away. Looking at his scarred and chiseled torso, she slowly started to leave a trail of kisses down his body before finally sinking to her knees next to Juvia. Not waiting for permission, Erza started to run her own tongue along the side of his erect cock as Juvia made room for her friend. Seizing the opportunity, Erza slid the head into her mouth before sucking in earnest. Not wanting to be left out, Juvia lowered herself further before taking one of his smooth, hairless balls into her mouth. This elicited a loud groan of pleasure from the man as he looked down at the two beauties currently satisfying him.

"How did I get so lucky?" he thought while watching the two preform a sight many men would never achieve in their lives. By now, the two had switched tasks as Juvia kissed along the shaft before starting to suck again with a passionate intensity. This left Erza to service his testicles as she ran her tongue along both before sucking and kissing them both with gusto.

"You two...are amazing..." he said in a husky voice as the two women continued on with their lustful task. Releasing the cock from her mouth after a few more minutes of sucking, Juvia looked up at Natsu with lust and passion in her eyes.

"Juvia thinks it's time for Natsu to punish her for being a naughty girl" she said softly as she stood up, soon joined by Erza who surprisingly, was NOT blushing.

"Oh yeah? I think I can manage that" he smiled seductively as the two women removed the last articles of clothing before climbing on the bed. Juvia was on all fours, presenting her perfectly proportioned ass to her boyfriend as Erza laid down next to the water mage.

Juvia could almost sense when Natsu stepped up to the bed as she presented herself to him. "Juvia has been naughty...please punish her...she's been a bad little slut" she said lustily before feeling his large member slide inside of her. "Ohhhh...so big!" she whispered as the man started to thrust inside her. Looking over to her friend Erza, she noted how close the red head was before another idea came to mind. Lunging forward a few inches, she captured Erza in a kiss as their lips crashed against each other.

Erza's eyes widened in surprise as Juvia kissed her, even as she was still being fucked by Natsu who was occasionally slapping the bluenette's bare behind. Pulling back in momentary shock, Erza could see the tint of sadness cross her friends eyes.

"Did...Erza...not...like...that?" Juvia panted out between hard thrusts.

"No..I was..just surprised is all" she finished as new thoughts raced through her head. "Juvia just kissed me! But to be honest...it wasn't that bad. I mean, we're already this far and my 'novels' do have many of these situations." she finished before coming to a decision. Leaning forward, she was the one to initiate the kiss with Juvia as the two women started to explore each other's mouths. As this continued, Natsu was still fucking Juvia from behind, causing numerous moans of pleasure to escape from her throat as the double sensations of pleasure wracked her body. Natsu smirked at this as he watched one of Erza's free hands wander down her body before the beautiful woman started to play with herself...all the while she kissed Juvia with passion.

Breaking away the kiss, Erza looked down in surprise as she saw her hand pleasuring her moistening core. "Fuck...when did I start doing that?" she said softly as Juvia turned her head before giggling.

"It means Erza is really horny...almost like a bitch in heat. Now is there something Juvia can help you with..Erza?" she replied as the implications took a few seconds to reach Erza's brain. "That's right. I think Juvia is a masochist...likes to be punished and talking like that. I guess it's alright this time" Erza thought while blushing furiously. Even now, she couldn't help but notice how sexy Juvia looked in that position as Natsu fucked her from behind.

"Are...are you sure? I mean...I've never thought of another woman doing 'that'" she asked as Juvia simply nodded with a smile...before letting out another moan as Natsu hit a sensitive spot. "Juvia is sure...just as long as your return the favor" she blushed heavily as Erza climbed past her. Laying on her back before the rainwoman, Erza spread her legs giving Juvia access. Leaning forward slightly, Juvia gave a light lick to the folds of skin around Erza's glistening pussy, earning a soft moan from the woman. Knowing that it must feel good, Juvia started to lick and kiss some more as Erza started to play with her large breasts.

"Oh my god...that feels amazing!" Erza breathed out as she played with her erect nipples as Juvia continued to lick her womanhood. Looking past the blue haired woman, she locked eyes with Natsu who had eyes filled with absolute lust.

"You have no idea how fucking hot you both look right now" he grunted out before slapping Juvia's bare buttocks with a calloused hand. Leaning forward as he continued to fuck the woman before him, he leaned as close as he could to Juvia's ears. "So Juvia? How does she taste?" as said woman let out another moan before replying. "She tastes amazing! But Juvia thinks Erza needs a turn with Natsu...otherwise your rainwoman will melt!"

"Hmmm...I guess Erza can go for a ride" he smirked before pulling out of the girl as she collapsed down, panting from the heavy workout. Laying down on the bed, Natsu waited for Erza as she slowly crawled over to her boyfriend. Swinging a leg over his hips, she planted her feet on the mattress as she placed her hands on his muscular chest. Slowly easing herself down, she could feel his full nine inches enter her as she let out another moan.

"Damn...I forgot how big you are..." she replied lustily before starting to ride the man as she would rise up before slamming herself down again. Feeling a shudder race through her body, she couldn't help the next words. "OH FUCK! YOUR SO FUCKING BIG!" she yelled out loudly as the man reached up and brought her down for a kiss as the two lovers relentlessly fucked each other. Next to the two, Juvia was tracing fingers around her moistening core, giving herself a break as she watch the two continue to fuck. "Those two look so...soo...sexy... Juvia needs to join in...after she catches her breath...after all, Natsu did fuck her like a whore just now" she thought as a light sheen of sweat could be seen clinging to her heaving breasts as she continued to pleasure herself...

---

Cana had finally reached Natsu's home before leaning forward, trying to catch her breath. Clutching the lacrima camera in her hands, she continued to gasp for air as sweat tricked down her forehead.

"God damn...I must've ran the whole way here..." she gasped out as she slowly stood up,her impressive bust still rising as she took deep lungfuls of air. Giving herself a few more minutes, she started to inspect her camera. Making sure it was fully powered, she double checked to make sure the flash component was removed. "Yeah...if Erza or Juvia catches me...I'm dead meat. But the payoff will be worth it in just blackmail and pranks alone" she told herself before a loud shout could be heard from the house.

"OH FUCK! YOUR SO FUCKING BIG!"

"Huh...sounds like Erza is having a good time" the brunette said quietly as she slowly opened the door. Sneaking in, she started to tip toe up the stairs as quiet as possible toward the open bedroom of a certain dragon slayer. Pressing herself against the wall, she praised herself on the complete stealth of her actions. "I know I can't mask my scent. But hopefully he's too engaged to notice?" she thought before taking a deep breath. Slowly peeking around the corner, her eyes couldn't believe the sight. It was Erza riding Natus cow-girl style...as the red head kissed Juvia in passion with her eyes closed. Not wanting to waste the opportunity, Cana raised the camera before snapping off numerous photos. Her work done, she slowly crept away down the staircase with the intention of developing the photographs right away. Reaching the door, she slowly opened it before closing it with a soft click as she emerged outside. Not wasting anytime, she started running as fast as she could with the biggest smile on her face. "I got away with it...I GOT AWAY WITH IT!" she mentally cheered as she continued to race down the beaten path.

---

Breaking away her kiss with Erza, Juvia looked at the open door to the hallway. "Did any of you hear something?"

"No. I was busy riding Natsu and being kissed by you" replied Erza as she looked down at Natsu. "Did you hear anything?"

"I thought I heard some wood creak..but figured it was the bed. And before you ask, no I didn't smell anybody except for you two...it's quite overpowering" he replied before looking at the two beauties. "Now...who wants to get fucked on their back?" he asked with a mischievous smile.

"Juvia thinks it should be Erza...that way she can be fucked like the whore she is...and return the favor from earlier..." she said in a sexy voice before leaning down and licking one of Erza's erect nipples, eliciting another moan from the woman. Looking up into the red head's brown eyes, Juvia pulled away before promptly pulling the blushing mage off of Natsu. Pushing her onto her back, Juvia laid down on the busty female as their large breasts pressed against each other. Kissing her friend deeply as Natsu climbed off the bed to get to the right position. Juvia started to run her fingers along Erza's moist core as the woman arched her back, deepening the kiss. Pulling away after a full three minutes of heavy kissing and playing with the woman's clit, Juvia looked over her shoulder at the waiting male.

Moving to the side, Erza spread her legs as Natsu positioned himself at her lower entrance. "Damn...you two sure know how to show a guy a good time" he told the two before sliding inside the busty red head. Hearing a sharp gasp as he fully slid in, Natsu couldn't help but smirk. "You like that?"

Erza looked down at the man who was now fully inside her as her lust reached a new height. "Yes...Now fuck me like you mean it!" she commanded as the man started to pound into her. Looking over to Juvia, she could feel her cheeks heat with redness as the mentioned water mage climbed on top of her before lowering her glistening pussy near Erza's mouth. "I can't believe I'm about to do this..." she thought before plunging her tongue into Juvia's core. Hearing the moaning of the woman, Erza figured she did something right as she continued to lick the folds of skin. "It's not...too bad actually" she told herself while savoring the taste of her close friend.

Watching Juvia lower herself onto Erza's face, Natsu was overcome with renewed passion as he started pushing Erza's legs back as he looked into Juvia's reddening face.

"How does it feel, Juv?" he asked as he continued to fuck Erza relentlessly.

"Good...sooo good. It makes Juvia feel like a naughty bitch" she gasped as Natsu captured her in another kiss of passion before pulling away. "I bet your getting close?"

"Mhmmm" she agreed as she started to feel a build up in her loins.

"Well I think we should have Erza finish you off while I keep fucking her" he said huskily as he pushed the scarlet knights legs to the bed as he continued to pound her. "Hey Erza! You like being fucked like a slut?"

"Hmmmhmmm" she replied as she continued to pleasure Juvia with her tongue. "Oh fuck! I'm getting so close!" she thought as she started to use her fingers and pink tongue in conjunction on the rain woman.

"Oh fuck! Juvia is gonna cum!" she squealed out as she felt herself release onto Erza's face. Climbing off after she finally regained control of her body, Juvia panted in exhaustion as a heavenly smile reached her face. "That felt amazing! Now Natsu has to make Erza feel good" she cooed while laying on the bed, basking in the glow. She had barely been laying there for thirty seconds before Erza started arching her back.

"SHIT! YOUR MAKING ME CUM, NATSU!" Erza screamed out as she felt the heat in her nether regions release onto the man's cock as he continued to pump in and out of her.

"Damn...you two finished before me" he replied as he pulled out of the panting woman who laid there, gasping for air.

"Well...I guess the two of us will have to do something about that?" panted Erza as she climbed off of the bed before walking over to Natsu. Giving him one last kiss, despite the fluids of Juvia clinging to her face, she sank to her knees as Juvia soon joined her.

"Juvia thinks you should share your warmth with herself and Erza" she suggested as the man started to stroke his member. "You sure you want it like this?" he asked as the two women nodded in agreement before Erza spoke up once more.

"Come on Natsu...shower our faces with your cum..." she begged with a lust filled voice as Juvia stuck her tongue out, hoping to catch the future seed. Seeing what her friend was doing, Erza followed her example as she pressed her face against Juvia's. Natsu quickened his hand motions, hearing the request from his girlfriends.

"OH FUCK! HERE IT COMES!" he shouted out seconds later as he released multiple hot streams of cum across the faces of the two women. Feeling the warmth splash against her cheeks, against her forehead, and across her tongue, Juvia smiled in satisfaction at pleasing her dragon. Looking over, Erza was equally as messy as a large strand had forced her left eye shut while a second strand had landed in some of her hair. Luckily, some of the white seed had landed in her mouth and around her lips. Running her tongue across her lips, Erza savored the salty taste before looking at her female friend.

"At first I wasn't sure about this...But it was alot of fun. I wouldn't mind doing it again, Juvia" she said while re-quipping some towels for the two of them.

"Juvia agrees! This was alot better than fighting over him!" she smiled as she wiped away the semen.

"Well I'm glad you two managed to come to an agreement...but for now...I'm gonna sleep" he said before starting to the bed. Feeling a hand clasp his own in a vice grip, he looked back to see Erza holding on to him.

"There will be no napping for you! I have a lot of pent up stress, and you will satisfy the both of us until we can't walk straight!" Erza commanded as Juvia nodded in agreement.

"So that's how it is huh? Well if you insist..." he replied while feeling himself 'rising' to the challenge. Stooping down, he quickly picked up both women before tossing them on the bed for round two as they squealed in delight...

---

Sam was walking through the city's park with a scowling Carla and a massively blushing Wendy. The poor girl was so red, you could almost see the steam wafting from her ears in embarrassment as she continued to listen to Sam.

"And that Wendy, is how babies are made. Now. Do you have an questions?" the brunette asked while looking over at the girl.

"Uh..no...not right now..." she replied shyly with a still red face.

"Well, if you do...just come to me alright?"

"A..alright"

"Honestly Sam, you didn't need to be so...thorough" Carla told the woman in a scolding voice.

"Actually, I did. Because now Wendy here will be able to make smart, informed decisions on this stuff when she gets older"

"She's only thirteen!" the cat shouted in annoyance as the trio continued to walk.

"Actually...I'll be fourteen in a few weeks"

"Really? Well I guess we should get you something nice when the day arrives? Maybe take you clothes shopping...er no. I hate shopping. Whatever. You can choose when the day arrives"

"You really mean that?"

"Sure I do. Just don't ask me to take you shopping"

"Do you really hate it that much?" asked Carla in curiosity.

"It's not that I hate it...its just sooo boring. All those girls and women puttering around trying on hundreds of outfits then just picking one. All so they can look pleasing to the eye of their boyfriends or husbands. And don't even get me started on those damn cheerleaders in the guild hall. 'Look at how cute I look Natsu' or 'Do my boobs look big in this, Natsu?" Sam mocked in an imitation of Mira while Wendy giggled at the older woman.

"So you've never worn anything like that?" Wendy asked with a soft smile.

"Just once...when me and Natsu had our very first date. Up til then, I'd actually never worn a dress"

"Wow! Really!?"

"Yup! But i guess it worked cause I totally fucked him that night!" she replied with a large smile at the memories in her head.

Letting out a deep sigh at the woman's words, Carla looked up to Sam. "You really don't have a sense of shame, do you?"

"Not really. No room for shame and embarrassment when your a soldier" she replied before spotting Erza's favorite cake shop. "Hey Wendy? Would you like to get a treat?" "Sure! But only if Carla and yourself get one too"

"I can do that" Sam replied as they started to walk across the street. "GAH! What's wrong with me? I don't go to cake shops?" she told herself before an exhausted Cana ran up to the trio. The woman was covered in sweat, grime, and was breathing heavily as she stopped to catch her breath.

"Damn Cana, where's the fire?" Sam asked in a teasing tone.

"No...no fire. Just...the perfect way...to tease...Erza...and Juvia" she gasped out between deep lungfuls of air as she rest her palms on her knees, breathing heavily.

"Oh? Well now I'm curious" the soldier replied as Cana tried to smirk. "It's...not ready..yet. Tomorrow...when the...film develops...I'm gonna go home...shower" the resident lush finally replied before walking toward Fairy Hills at a slower pace.

"What was that about, Sam?" asked the young girl as they stood outside the shop.

"I dunno, but it sounds like it could be funny" she finished before walking inside with the other two closely following.

---

The visiting knight and Levy were walking through Magnolia Park in relative silence, as neither had spoken a word since leaving the guild hall.

"So how are you doing Erza? Now that you know the truth?" asked Levy as she settled on a bench near a small pond. Sitting down next to her, Erza looked at the still water before finally responding.

"Not so good. Seeing what you and your friends have been through...what my double has been through...it fills my dreams with nightmares"

"The locust will do that to you. I had nightmares almost every night when Jet and Droy first died...shit, I still do" Levy replied with a tired sigh .as Erza studied the shorter woman.

"Is there anything to make them go away? I just closed the chapter on the Tower two months ago, and now..."

"Now you realize there are far worse things out there? And you don't know what to do about it? That you might not be strong enough?" asked the script mage as Erza nodded her head.

"How does your guild deal with it? All the death and destruction? All the suffering?"

"Drinking alot for one... But that's probably not the answer you want. I guess...By believing that someday..the war will end. That all the people who have died...here and on Sera will have been worth it to destroy such evil...and by working together. Almost everybody in my guild has fought the locust, so we know how strong we need to be to keep fighting such evil" she paused before speaking again "At the end of the day though, we're still Fairy Tail...and we still try to help people, even if they are in another universe...sorry if that's not much of answer"

"It's alright. It's not an easy question" Erza finished before the two sat in silence.

"I'm sorry for killing you childhood friends" Levy said suddenly as tears brimmed in her eyes.

"It's...alright. I understand the situation was pretty bad."

"Doesn't make it any easier. Killing monsters is one thing. But killing your childhood friends is another"

"But from what I heard from my double, Jellal had broken Wally's mind. And Simon was so badly wounded..."

"Yeah...but I still saw the light go out from their eyes when I pulled the trigger. Those were someone's children, once. And I took away all their tomorrow's...that's gonna stay with me for the rest of my life..." Levy said as she started crying. Feeling herself in a warm embrace, she found herself crying into Erza's shoulder as the mentioned woman slowly stroked the blue hair.

"Levy...I'm not mad at you for that, alright? And I'm sure my double isn't either"

"I know...It's just I felt a little piece of myself die when I killed them" Levy sniffed as she broke away the hug while wiping her tears away before looking at Erza with a ghost of a smile. "Kinda funny. You ask to talk about stuff and I end up crying"

"I guess it is kind of ironic" Erza replied with a small smile as Levy stood up before looking at the setting sun.

"Erza...would you like to join me for some drinks at my place? I'd rather not drink alone"

"Of course. I'd love to" the red-head replied as the two started off to Fairy Hills.

---

The next day...

"So your saying that Cait Shelter is located in the Worth Woodsea to the north?" asked the visiting Erza as she sat next to Lucy while looking across the table at the young dragon slayer and her cat.

"That's right! Are you really going to find the Wendy of your universe and bring her to Fairy Tail?"

"Are you kidding? As soon as I tell the Natsu and Gejeel of my universe, they wont be able to restrain themselves from seeking you out"

"Just make sure to keep those two in line. I'd hate for them to scare the poor girl" replied Sam before she slammed her head into the table.

"AHHH! SAM! Why did you do that!?" asked Wendy in panic as a small trickle of blood leaked from a tiny cut on the woman's forehead.

"Cause I feel myself getting soft around you...Gotta fix that" she replied before reaching out and punching Lucy in the jaw across the table.

"THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM!" yelled Lucy as she rubbed her bruising jaw before punching the woman in return.

"My problem is your blonde ass didn't get knocked out!" retorted the brunette before looking over at Wendy. "Life lesson number one, Wendy. Hit people that piss you off, cause you'll feel better afterwards" Sam instructed while giving a thumbs up.

"Like when that ice mage starts taking his clothes off?" asked the girl as she pointed to Grey, who had misplaced his shirt since arriving.

"Exactly! Why don't you go over and kick him? Tell him to put a shirt on while your at it too?" smirked Sam as Wendy quickly stood up and ran over to said ice mage...despite Carla's protests.

"Put some clothes on!" scolded Wendy as she kicked the man in the shin, causing him to topple over as he yelped in pain. Running back over to Sam, Wendy had a big smile on her face as she looked at the older woman. "Like that?"

"That was perfect! Way to go!"

"Why are you teaching her to hit my boyfriend!?" Lucy asked in exasperation as Erza just let out a beautiful laugh.

"You have to admit Lucy, nobody likes to see Grey naked...even if his habit is more subdued here than in my universe" replied Erza as Cana came up to the table with Mira in tow.

"Hey Sam? Think I could talk with you and Mira...alone?" asked the woman in the blue bikini top and capri pants.

"Uh, sure." she replied before following the other two women upstairs.

"I wonder what that's about?"asked Erza as she watched the three disappear upstairs.

"Who cares? Probably something to do with Natsu or something..." replied Lucy as she got up to go check on her boyfriend.

---

"So what's up Cana?" asked Mira as the card mage pulled something from her pockets.

"How would you two like to tease Erza and Juvia? Annndddd...maybe blackmail them?" she asked them in a serious voice.

"I'd love that. A chance to put red in her place every now and then would be great" admitted Mira as Sam nodded in agreement.

"Awesome! That makes this easier" replied Cana before she showed the two a certain photo of Erza, Juvia, and Natsu in the middle of a threeway.

"Ohh...I could really use this..." Mira said evilly as she reached out to grab it, only for Cana to jerk it away.

"This isn't free. You want copies of this? I want free food and booze for a week...and one job with just me and Natsu any time I want"

"Shit, I'll throw in an extra bottle of top shelf whiskey just for the hell of it" replied Sam as Mira extended a hand to close the deal.

"A week of free food and booze is a small price to pay. Although, you probably could've just asked him for the job thing. You didn't need to force me to agree" replied Mira as Cana clasped her hand in agreement.

"I know. I just wanted you to know I could take him away at anytime I want...like say, if your on a date with him?" she said in a smug tone.

"You wouldn't!?" Mira asked in a slight panic as Cana just smiled.

"I could...I mean, you were pretty mean that one day at dinner..." Cana thought out loud as she tapped a finger on her bottom lip in concentration.

"I'll make it two weeks of free food and booze!" Mira said in a panicky tone. She knew how hard it was to get Natsu on just a one on one date, and she wouldn't risk losing him on a day like that.

"Deal" replied Cana as the new parameters of the transaction were made. Handing over two copies of the photos, she smiled at the two.

"Now make sure to use these for only the best teasing opportunities or issues of blackmail. I expect only one or two uses of them before they lose shock value, so use it wisely...and make sure no other Erza's are around. You know how worked up she gets"

"So could I give copies to double's of myself?" asked Mira as Sam pocketed the photo into her back pocket.

"Don't see why not" Cana said with a shrug before turning to leave, heading down the stairs a few moments later.

"Fuck...I have to make sure to use this right" mentioned Mira as she also placed it in a pocket for safe keeping before looking over at Sam.

"You...you just want to tease her...don't you?"

"Damn your sexy ass I do. Teasing Scarlet is a great way to pass the time!" she replied with a smile before a look of dread passed over her eyes. "Shit...I really am getting soft" she grumbled before marching off downstairs.

"That's not a bad thing, Sam!" Mira shouted out after the woman had already disappeared downstairs. "Heh, she doesn't realize it, but she has been smiling alot more" thought Mira before deciding to go make herself a late breakfast.

---

One hour later...

Cana was sitting at the bar, nursing her third drink of the day. Sitting on the bar next to her was Happy, who had seeked out Cana's protection from the 'crazy cat girl' a label he had come up with for Milianna.

"She tried to dress me up in a suit, Cana...A SUIT!" Happy cried in panic as the brunette patted him on the head. "Don't worry happy, I think you look just fine the way you are. But maybe Carla would think you look handsome dressed like that?" she asked as the cat grew even more depressed.

"No. I asked her. She said I'd look even more foolish than I do now..." he replied as his ears tilted back in sadness.

"Well maybe when Natsu gets here, the three of us can go on a job? That would get you away from all of this"

"Thanks Cana! That's a great idea! But now we just need Natsu. I mean, it's almost noon, what could be taking him so long?" he pondered in contemplation as he crossed his little blue arms in a thinking pose. Within a minute of him asking that, the universe seemed to answer as the doors swung open to reveal Natsu supporting a heavily limping Erza and Juvia.

"AH! NATSU! Your finally here!" cheered Happy as he quickly took flight to the trio.

"Hey little buddy! Mind helping me get these two over to where the other girls are sitting?"

"Sure!" responded the little blue cat as he quickly sported his magical wings before lifting Erza over to the table with Lucy, Erza, Evergreen, Mira, and Sam. As soon as the mentioned mage had sat down, she immediately slumped over in exhaustion as Juvia soon joined her in an equally tired state. Looking over at her double, Erza couldn't figure out what happened.

"Are you two alright? You both look exhausted" she asked in worry as Juvia weakly rose a hand.

"Never better. Juvia is very satisfied right now..." her voice muffled as she spoke into the table top.

"I bet I know what the 'mighty' Titania did last night..." Evergreen mentioned in a smirk, having a chance to tease the red head.

"Shut up, Ever. Otherwise I'll punish you!" Scarlet replied as she tried to lift herself up from the table...before promptly falling forward once again.

"HA! You can't even lift yourself up, let alone walk" the woman with glasses teased with a smirk.

"So Erza...who won?" asked Mira in a knowing smirk as she looked at her friend. Locking eyes with the eldest Strauss sibling, Erza couldn't help but feel a sense of dread wash over her. "Why do I have the feeling she already knows something? But that's impossible. Even for Mira" she thought before looking over at Juvia.

"It was a tie. And I will not discuss my love life with any of you for the remainder of the day" she tried to scold before a glass of water was set before her and Juvia.

"Here you two go. And if you need me I'll be talking with Levy about that dimension gun idea" said Natsu from the side of the table as he looked down at the sitting women.

"Hey Dragneel? How many times did you fuck these two?" asked Sam in curiosity as her fellow Gear's eye's widened in panic.

"Oh! Well since Erza was so insistent that I fuck them both until they couldn't walk...I fucked her seven times and Juvia six! We actually just finished around six this morning!" he said with a happy smile as the two mentioned girls started blushing heavily. Letting out a low whistle, Sam couldn't help but be impressed.

"Damn! Now that's some stamina! I'll have to try that sometime!" she replied as the knight struggled to sit up. "I'll destroy you for sharing intimate knowledge in public!" she chastised while keeping herself propped up on shaky arms.

"Oh yeah? You couldn't even beat Happy right now" Natsu told her with a genuine smile on his face.

"No, but I can still punish you for your lewd behavior!" shouted out the visiting Erza as she came to her double's defense, completely blindsiding Natsu with a right hook. The man hadn't even seen her stand up with a mixture of massive blushing, and anger in her eyes as he went flying to collide with the bar near a sitting Cana.

"Damn! You just got laid out!" cheered a laughing Cana as the whole scene started a wave of laughter through the guild hall.

"Tch! That idiot should know better than to say such things!" replied Erza as she looked down at her exhausted double.

"Thanks for punishing him...I owe you one" replied Scarlet as Juvia cried for her love, unable to do anything at the moment.

"Think nothing of it. I was happy to do that" Erza replied with a small amount of smugness in her voice of having finally bested Dragneel, even if it was for just a moment. Looking at the gathered mages, she smiled at them before looking at the clock on the wall.

'I didn't realize it was that late in the day already. I should really be getting back to my universe. After all, I need to go find a dragon slayer that need's help" she mentioned before turning to Levy. "I'll make sure to let my Levy know you'll be visiting in a few days to start working on the dimensional gun, alright?"

"Sound's good. And thanks...for talking yesterday"

"Think nothing of it. But what my guild has learned of the locust has lit a fire of determination to get stronger...in all of them. I will assist them in that endeavor as soon as I find Wendy" Erza told her as the script mage started to power up the IVD.

"That's good to hear...I hope none of you ever have to face an enemy like them, but if you do, it's better to be prepared" finished Levy as the spinning blue portal came into existence within a second. Giving one final wave to her double and friends, Erza returned to universe 200-ab.

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Universe 200-ab. Fairy Tail.

"Well Erza, how did it go? Did they manage to find Dragneel after that whole ordeal?" asked Makarov as he sat on the bar, nursing a frothing mug of beer. Practically the whole guild was here, even Gildarts who was now sitting next to his daughter, trying to spend time with the lush. Surprisingly, she was actually getting annoyed with him already, but decided to remain quiet to hear what Erza had to say.

"Well, Laxus was right. Jellal did end up dying. In fact the whole situation was way more bloodier than what I went through" she replied while standing in the middle of the hall.

"What do you mean? Wasn't I there with Lucy to help you out?" asked Grey as he sat next to Evergreen.

"Actually no. Besides my double, only Natsu, Juvia, and Levy fought at the tower. Not even Happy was there"

"You mean...I really fought along side you in such a hellish place?" asked the bookworm with widening eyes.

"Yes. You managed to kill Fukuro...but had to kill Simon and Wally. From what the other Levy told me, Simon was a mercy kill. Not much you can do when someones intestines are outside their body...and Wally just tried to murder your double. His whole brain had been rewired by Jellal"

"Holy shit..." whispered Elfman as he looked at the short girl in admiration.

"What about Juvia? She helped right?" asked the rainwoman as her friend nodded in agreement. "You did. Your double managed to kill Vildaldus with the help of Milianna"

"What about Dragneel? How many did he have to...kill?" asked Natsu as he sat next to Lucy and Mira.

"I don't know to be honest. I do know that he got stabbed through the chest right below his heart by Jellal, just as my double was sinking into the Lacrima. But from what Scarlet told me, just as she started to believe that was how she was going to die, something amazing happened. Dragneel unlocked the next level of dragon slaying magic...Dragon Force" she told her boyfriend as his eyes grew wide in amazement.

"You mean...he's already achieved it?"

"That's right, Natsu. From what she described, his body was covered in red scales, his eyes were golden yellow with tints of red...and his magical power sky rocketed. He managed to save her and lay a beatdown on Jellal, but unfortunately it was a new power and was very draining. This gave Jellal an opportunity to try and kill Dragneel, but luckily Levy showed up and shot his hand off. This gave Scarlet an opening to...chop his head off"

"Told you that guy wouldn't survive dealing with those mages' replied Laxus as he sat with Freed and Bicslow.

"What happened next?" asked Macao with Romero sitting at the table near him.

"Dragneel knocked my double out and told them to evacuate the tower, he stayed behind to absorb all the lacrima energy...he saved thousands of lives"

"Damn, I really need to meet this guy" responded Gildarts as he took a swig of beer.

"But I'm confused. How did they find Dragneel?" asked Lucy who was leaning against her dragon slayer.

"Actually he was found...by another dragon slayer" Erza replied with a smirk as Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus shot to their feet.

"You mean there's another one of us out there!?" Gajeel asked loudly as Erza turned to face him.

"That's right. Her name is Wendy Marvell and she healed his wounds before bringing him to the guild. While she is only near the age of fourteen, her healing magic is very impressive. They were very receptive of her, even Sam has taken a shine to her"

"Heh, I bet they were very happy to have Natsu back"

"Yeah...my double was very...forceful in spending time alone with him...along with Juvia" Erza said with a heavy blush as Mira looked at her with a teasing smirk.

"Oh? Did Scarlet and Juvia team up against Dragneel and your embarrassed now?"

"Shut up Mira! They were so sore they couldn't walk! Then he starts talking about it in the middle of the hall in front of the perverts!" Erza shouted to her friend in fury as her eye twitched.

"DAMN! Really? I like this guy even more!" Gildarts barked out in a happy tone before looking to Natsu. "You should do that with some of your girlfriends. That way you can tell me all about it" he finished with a thumbs up.

"Don't give him ideas!" chastised Erza as Mira hugged Natsu from behind.

"Why not, Erza? I mean there are five of us...so it's gonna happen sooner or later..." she replied impishly as she pressed her bosom into Natsu's back.

"Uh...Mira? Not that I'm not flattered, but shouldn't we be heading out to find this Wendy girl? I really want to meet another dragon slayer" he told the white haired girl as she broke off the embrace with a cute pout of her lips.

"Fine, but I'm coming with! Erza, you know where she is right?" asked Mira as her friend simply nodded.

"I do, but I think the three dragon slayers should also come along for this...I just hope Gajeel doesn't scare her"

"HEY! I'm not scary looking!" shouted the dark haired man as he glared at Erza.

"Enough wasting time! Now if you could lead the way, Erza?" asked Laxus as he joined the other slayers in a group.

"Indeed" she consented as the two women, three men, and one blue cat headed out to find a new member for their family. Just as they reached the door, Erza suddenly stopped before looking back at Levy.

"Levy. Your double will be visiting in a few days to start working on a 'dimensional portal gun' so prepare your research" she finished before leading the way out of the hall.

"Maybe I should go visit this Dragneel? Sound's pretty awesome" smirked Gildarts as he watched the group leave.

"Dad...he's been through alot. Like...seeing whole cities die and his friends butchered" Cana said softly as her dad looked at her.

"What do you mean? Isn't he alot like Natsu?"

"He used to be...I think you need to watch Juvia's lacrima...then you'll understand. Just, watch it at home okay? I can't watch it again" Cana told her dad before diving back into her drink, not wanting to talk anymore.

"What's she talking about, Makarov?" asked the ace of Fairy Tail as he looked at the old man on the bar.

"I think it's time you learned what the locust are, Gildarts..."

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Universe 137-C Five minutes after Erza's departure.

"Erza?"

"Yes, Milianna?" replied the red head as she slumped over the table, still to sore to even sit up straight.

"I...uh..decided to join Fairy Tail...if that's still okay?"

"Of course it is! And that's wonderful!" she replied with a happy smile at her childhood friend. Turning to look at Wendy and Carla who were walking around the hall, introducing themselves to the other members, it seemed pretty apparent what they had decided.

"So Wendy, have you decided on staying?" asked Sam who was sitting at the bar with Cana.

"You bet! It's lots of fun here and there are so many powerful mages!" she agreed with a large smile as Happy landed near Carla.

"Your gonna join! Cool! Now we can have lots of fish together, Carla!"

"In your dreams, tomcat" Carla replied coldly as Happy flew off to Natsu with tears in his eyes.

"NAATTSUUUU! Carla's being mean!" he wailed as he landed in his fathers arms.

"Don't worry about it buddy! I'm sure she'll warm up to you eventually!" he told his adopted son as Makarov hopped on the bar.

"Let's hear it for our two new members and throw a party the likes of Magnolia hasn't seen in years! It's time to PARTY!" the old man cheered as the guild erupted into cheers and laughter. Sadly, it was short lived as the guild hall doors burst open revealing a platoon of Rune Knights.

"Natsu Dragneel! You will come with us!"

Alright! I think that should be a great cliffhanger! And damn, this is another long one! 25k my readers! Alright so when I first started writing this I was thinking how to make this like canon...then realized how stupid that sounded. I throw canon out the window so I don't have to follow it! Also, we got to see Levy step up and help out in the tower! And Wendy makes an earlier appearance! Oh, and how did everybody like Natsu's convo with Igneel. Now before you freak out, those will occur very rarely since it takes alot of Igneels magic to talk. Also...threeway with the two beauties and Natsu! longest sex scene yet! Think it was close to 3,000 words by itself! One more thing, I've decided on doing two oneshots then a COG chapter..unless I have massive inspiration! But since I can't really decide on which one shots to write next, I'll post a poll of five choices and let you guys decide! So there is one up right now on my page so make sure to vote! Alright...think that's it! Make sure to review since it fuels my writing veins! Or message me! I'll make sure to reply. BTW, next chapter will be just a normal chapter with jobs, building up some relations with Cana and Natsu...and possible bets between Sam and Lucy. The following chapter will be Halvo Bay.

"How did I do, Happy?"

"Well...there was nowhere near enough fishing! But I met my future girl...Carla's sooo pretty..."

"You know she doesn't like you right?"

"Shut up!" *slaps thehappy with a smelly fish*

"NOW HAPPY IS IN CONTROL!" *lightning flashes*

"Gimme that!"

This is thehappy signing off!