The finial battle ends with this chapter. Hope you enjoy.

At first it looked like Fairy Tail had the upper hand. The first few boys they knocked out quickly, but then the sheer numbers began pressing in on them. Sage's goons separated them from each other isolating them in small groups.

Max, Romeo and Laki were surrounded on all sides. Max was trying to break through in the line but it seemed every time he made in an opening another boy was there to fill in. Two boys gripped his arms and a third punched him until his nose was bleeding. They knocked off his feet. Laki dropped to his side and Romeo stood in front of the two. The teens laughed at him.

"Are you going to fight kid?" One asked.
"Scared?" Romeo said in his bravest voice. They laughed even louder.
"Look kid, don't embarrass yourself –" He was cut off when Romeo's fist sung into his gut. Romeo punched again but this time it was stopped. The boy punched him across the jaw knocking him onto the dirt.
"You're just a bunch of cowards!" Laki yelled at them, "It's seven of you against one guy and girl and kid! You should be ashamed –"

Max cut her off by placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't waste your breath on them." He said getting to his feet. He spat blood out of his mouth and looked right at the boys, "You're wasting your time trying to reason with them."
"Max, you shouldn't move." Laki said.
"I'm a Fairy Tail member so I'll protect my friends until my last breath."

Romeo got to his feet shakily. "You won't be alone." He said.
"No," Laki took off her glassed and folded her fists, "You won't."
"Guys –"
"We're in Fairy Tail too, we can't just let you fight alone." Romeo said. Laki nodded.
"Please, stop. I think I'm going to die from the sappiness." One of the boys said.
"Then come on, unless you're too scared." Max said grinning. The boys rushed them.

Gray was being overwhelmed by four teens that could pass as buildings.
"Let him go!" Juvia yelled trying to kick them. One hit her aside like he was hitting away a fly. She hit the ground.
"NO! Juvia," Gray broke out of their grip, "You are going to regret that."
He turned back to them his eyes flashing red.
"Big talk coming from a little man." One laughed.
"You think you're tough because you're all buff? Don't you know that old saying, the bigger they are," Gray dropped and sweeping kicked the one who had hit Juvia knocking him off his feet, "The harder they fall."
He uppercutted another and tackled the third. The fourth punched him in the stomach making him double over. He then hammer fisted over the head. He hit the ground dazzed.
"Gray!" Juvia ran the boy but he stopped her and slammed her into the wall, holding her off the ground.
"Let her go." Gray said trying to get up. The one he had tackled stepped on him, holding him to the ground.
"Who's going to make us?"

Nab hit the ground blood running from the corner of his mouth. Vijeeter kicked two more boys but it wasn't enough to take them out. Warren was tackled to the ground by two boys. Jet and Droy were being used as punching bags.
"If you say you give up we'll stop." One said.
"We'll never give up." Jet said.
"You can't make us." Droy said.
"You're already on your last legs." The boys holding Jet and Droy let them go and they fell to their knees. "See, just make it easy on yourselves."
"That's not who we are." Vijeeter said helping Jet and Droy to their feet. Nab got up wiping the blood of his face.
"You hurt our family."
"And we can't forgive you for that." Warren said.
"If it takes everything we have we'll stop you." Jet said.
"Sorry to break it to you, but you just don't have enough in you to beat us."

Laxus, Bixlow and Fried were struggling against the numbers. The boys fighting them were using baseball bats as weapons. All they could do was block. Bixlow tired to charge through to make an opening but ended up being clobbered in the back of the head.
"At least fight fairly!" Laxus yelled. All his punches were hitting air. The boys were careful to get close enough to hit them with the bats but stayed out of punching and kicking range. Laxus took a blow to the gut that left him winded, then another to the back of his knees making him buckle.
"Fair isn't any fun." One of the boys scoffed.
"Fair isn't fun when you are a bunch of cowards." Fried said. He helped Bixlow to his feet. "You can use all the dirty tactics you want but you won't prevail."
A boy hit him across the jaw. "You talk too much." Another one swung at him but the swing was stopped by Laxus. He had caught the bat in mid swing. He ripped it from the boys hands and broke against his knee.
"That was stupid, you could have used that as weapon."
"I don't lower myself to face anyone. I won't use the cowardly methods you do." He said.
"Alright bit shot, come on. Show us what you got."

"You were saying something about being man? Won't you?" A boy asked as he kicked a fallen Elfman. "Huh? Where's that talk right now?" He kicked him again.
"Stop it!" Evergreen yelled trying to break free of the boy holding her from behind, "Stop hurting him! Can't you see he's had enough?" Tears were running down her face.
"Ever…" Elfman groaned out, "It's alright. I said I would beat these guys and a man always keeps his word." He managed to grin at her.
"There you go again, talking about being a man." He kicked him. "I don't see a man. I see pathetic little teen trying too hard to be something he's not." He kicked him again, but this time Elfman lifted his hand to block the blow.
"I know who I am. I'm part of Fairy Tail." He said sweeping the boy off his feet. He got to his feet but stumbled forward losing his balance. Evergreen bite the boy holding her. He let go with a yelp. She braced Elfman before he fell.
"It's alright. I got you." She said softly. He smiled at her before falling to his knees.

Mira help out her hands blocking Lisanna and Wendy. The three had being backing into a corner.
"You aren't going to touch them." She said. The boys laughed at her.
"Who's going to stop us? You?"
Mira didn't answer. The boy hit her across the jaw and she was knocked to the side.
"Mira!"
"Lisanna, Wendy, both of you get out of here. I'll buy you some time." Mira said. This made the boys laugh again. Mira turned sharply being her foot around. The heel of her shoe cut into the cheek of one of the boys.
"Go now!" Using her momentum she struck another in the temple with the back of her hand. One tackled her, but she kneed him in the gut. Two more grabbed her hands and pinned her to the ground. She tried to break free but together they were too strong. Then one spontaneously let go when a shoe hit him in the eye. Lisanna had thrown her shoe and was getting the other one to throw. The one who she had nailed in the eye was bended over. Wendy jumped over him like a huddle and kicked the other one holding Mira.
"I told you to run." Mira said.
"You really didn't think that we would leave you?" Wendy said helping Mira to her feet.
"Yeah sis, you know us better than that." Lisanna said.
"You should have run while you had the chance. You're not going to get another chance." One of the boys said.

Cana, Bisca and Alzack were trapped between a rock and a hard place, literally. At their backs was a slab of concert that could have once been part of a balcony, but it had long broken away from the building. To their fronts were eight of Sage's goons.
"I wish we had those sling shots now." Bisca said.
"Sling shots? That's you're weapon of choice."
"Don't underestimate Fairy Tail, we can turn anything into a weapon." Cana said. One of the boys grinned at her.
"Anything? You shouldn't talk like that when you're backed into a corner."
"Who said anything about being backing into a corner?" Cana said.
"You have nowhere to run. Its game over."
"The fun is only just starting, and I do have somewhere to run," She ran right at him elbowing him in the face. "I can run forward." The three more boys jumped at her but Bisca and Alzack got in their way. The three of them did hold their own for a while, but there were just too may boys to handle at the same. They were thrown back into the concert slab.
"Come on Fairy Tail, we're waiting for you."
The three of them couldn't move because it was too painful. Cana gritted her teeth as she tried to stand. The boys pushed her back down.

Erza and Jellal were back to back, surrounded on all sides by Sage's goons.
"What is it with Fairy Tail finding itself in trouble?" Jellal asked over his shoulder. He blocked a kick and gripped the guy's foot, tossing him into two more about to attack.
"Hey, you get in more trouble than we do." Erza shot back. She ducked under a right hook and uppercuttered the boy. She twisted around and backed kicked another that was about to attack Jellal.
"Thanks and you get in way more trouble that I do." He indicated to her to duck, when she ducked he punched over her head his fist sending a boy to the ground.
"Yeah right, you are the master of trouble." She judo flipped a boy over her shoulder. As someone was about to attack her she grabbed his jacket and pulled it over his head then elbowed him in the face.
"Erza look out!" Jellal pushed her out of the way just as three boys tried to tackle her. They took him down instead.
"Jellal!" Before she could help him two boys grabbed her hands. She pulled one towards her and headbutted him. She stepped on the others one's foot. Four more boys tackled her to the ground.
"Isn't there an end to them?" She struggled under them. A few feet away Jellal was struggling as well.

Natsu, Lucy, Levy and Gajeel had forced back against a wall by Sage and some of his biggest goons. Natsu and Gajeel were standing in front of Lucy and Levy.
"See what you caused Lucy? You're friends are getting hurt because of you. Isn't that what you wanted to prevent?"
"Shut up!" Natsu ran at Sage but one his goons got in the way, elbowing him across the jaw. Natsu stumbled back. The boy punched him in the face several times, and then kicked him in the neck. Natsu hit the ground gasping for breath.
"Salamander, get up." Gajeel said. He tried to help him but the other boys stuck him down before he could get to him. They pinned him to the ground.
"Stop it Sage!" Lucy cried. "What you do gain by this?"
"What I gain? I get to see the people I hate suffer." He said.
"You're a monster." Levy said. She ran him, but again Sage's goons stopped her. The boy lifted her off the ground by her neck. Levy tried kicking and punching but it was like hitting a wall.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER!" Gajeel torn the boys off him and charged at the one holding Levy. Another clothes lined him. He fell on his back and the boy kicked him in the face.
"N-no, G-g-je-el." Levy said though strangled breaths.

Gajeel and Natsu struggled to their feet. They were both panting heavily. Four boys bearded down on them knocking them back down. Lucy placed herself in front the two but the boys hit her aside. Natsu let out a strangled cry and charged at them. They punched him in the gut before he could attack. He fell to his knees.
"How pitiful?" Sage said. Natsu looked over at Lucy. She was getting back on her feet using the wall as a brace.
"You can't take much more. Just give up." Sage said.
"We won't. In Fairy Tail we protect each other." Lucy said. Sage laughed.
"Really, but they are either beaten or restrained. Who's going to protect you from this?" Sage charged his, fist raised. She flinched but the pain never came. Natsu had intercepted the punch. Sage tried to break Natsu's grip on his hand but couldn't.

"I'll protect her. I'll always protect her!" Natsu's punch sent him flying. The one of the boys ran at Natsu. Gajeel jumped to his feet and used the moment to attack the one holding Levy. He punched him in the gut making him drop her. He caught her before she hit the ground. The boy raised his fist and sent it falling towards Gajeel and Levy. Gajeel covered Levy with his body.
Natsu knew he didn't have enough time to block or dodge the boy's attack and braced himself for the impact. Someone kicked away the boy just before he hit Natsu and at the same moment another person stopped the fist that had been about to fall on Gajeel.

"Natsu, I haven't seen you this beat up in a while." The first person grinned at Natsu.
"Gajeel, since when do you allow yourself to be pushed this far back." The second one said in a clam voice.

"Sting?"
"Rouge?"

"In the flesh." They said together.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Gajeel asked.
"Blue Pegasus called us, said you might be in some kind of trouble." Sting said. At that very moment all around reinforcements were entering the battle.

The boy holding Gray down was knocked off and thrown into the one holding Juvia.
"Gray, I can't believe you let Juvia be handled like that." Lyon extending his hand to help the boy up.
"Hey, we were outnumbered!" Gray said defensively. Juvia tackled hugged Gray.
"Gray, are you hurt?"
"I should be asking you that." Gray said.
"We can discuss how everyone is once we finish these guys." Lyon said. Gray nodded and raised his first. He and Lyon charged together.

"How dear you touch the beauties of Fairy Tail!" Ichiya yelled appearing in front of the boys holding down Erza. He rasied his hands.
"Hold your breath!" Erza told Jellal. They both stopped breathing just as Ichiya began spraying. The boys on top of them started coughing and let them go instantly. Ichiya chased after them with his perfume. Kagura kicked another knocking him out cold.
"Erza, this isn't like you," She held her hand for the girl. Erza took and got to her feet.
"The odds were against us," Erza said.
"Were being the operative word," Jellal said getting to his feet.

Hibiki jumped over the boys in front of Cana, Bisca and Alzack.
"I can't allow sure injustice to be fall girls who I hold near to my heart." He said.
"Hey, that's my girlfriend you're talking about." Alzack said.
"Alzack, be jealous later, kick ass now." Cana said. The four of them attack the boys in front of them.

Eve and Ren appeared front of Mira, Wendy and Lisanna.
"We hate boys don't know how to love girls." Ren said.
"You will regret ever laying a hand on the Fairy Tail beauties."

As Fairy Tail watched more of their friends from the other houses appeared to help fight. Kagura and Erza had both taken up a baseball bats and were knocking down anyone who got in their way. Romeo, Wendy and Sherry were using their height to their advantage running through the feet of others, tripping them. Sabertooth and Cerberus were yelling with joy as they knocked out goon after goon.

Natsu laughed as he watched. "I never thought I would hear myself say this but I'm happy to see you Sting."
"As much as I'll hate to admit it Salamander's right. We owe you." Gajeel said.
"You can pay us back by fighting next to us." Sting said.
"You got yourself a deal." Natsu said punching his hand in his palm. "Let's teach these guys our power."
The four charged at the goons in front of them.

"No," Sage yelled, "NO! Stop them you idiots! Kill them!"
"It's over Sage." Lucy said. He looked at her.
"No, it's not." He grabbed her by the forearm. "Not until I say it is." He pulled her behind him roughly taking her inside.
"Lucy!" Levy yelled and ran after him. Natsu and Gajeel heard her cry and turned around. The second they figured out what was happening the two were running after Sage.
"Stop her and anyone else." Sage yelled over his shoulder. Three of his goons blocked the doorway. Levy tired to break through but the boys knocked her back. Gajeel braced her before she fell. Natsu jumped kicked one knocking him to the ground. The other two were about to tackle him but Gray and Erza ran into them.

"Natsu, we'll handle these guys." Erza said.
"Go get Lucy." Gray said. Natsu nodded at them and took off after Sage. He couldn't see him but he could hear the footsteps in the hallway as well as Lucy's strangled cried.

Sage pulled Lucy up to the fourth floor and threw her to the ground.
"You did this to me!" He yelled at her.
"You did this to yourself." Lucy said getting to her knees. Sage struck her across the face. He turned in a circle searching the room. There were several empty beer bottles lying on the ground. He grabbed one and swung it at Lucy. The sound of glass breaking filled the empty room.

Natsu had gotten there just in time to intercept the bottle. He had taken the hit on his forearm, leaving shards of glass in his arm. He swung his other hand. It connected with Sage's jaw and he fell to his feet. Sage kicked out hitting Natsu in the shin. Natsu fell to one knee and Sage kicked again. Natsu rolled out of the way. Sage jumped to his feet and charged at Natsu. He punched towards his face but Natsu ducked and tackled Sage to the ground. He pinned him with his feet and raised his hands. With a cry he swung downwards Sage's head with enough force to smash a concert block.

Natsu panted as he looked at what he had done. The ground next to Sage's head was cracked. Sage looked at the spot then back at Natsu.
"Why…why didn't you…"
"Finish it? Because you're not worth it. But I promise you, the next time you try to hurt one of my friends I won't miss." Natsu got to his feet and limped over to Lucy. She stood and placed his arm around her shoulders. She helped him walk towards the exit. Sage picked up the broken bottle piece and ran at them from behind.

Natsu and Lucy turned around but Sage was already on top of them. An iron pipe entered the space between then and Sage, hitting the latter in the temple. Sage collapsed to the ground unconscious.

"I've been wanting to do that since the first time he cheated on you." Erza said.
"Man, I wanted to do it." Gray complained.
"Erza? Gray?" Lucy looked at them.
"Well who else would you expect?" Gray asked.
"You two okay?" Erza asked.
"We are now." Natsu said. He flinched when he tried to raise his hand. "Or at least we will be." Lucy couldn't help but smile.
"Let's go home." She said.

Okay, now I have to say the thing I really don't want to. The next chapter is probably going to be the last. I know, I know. I don't want it to end either but I can't keep writing this story forever (even thought I really, really want to). Even if I kept writing at this point I'll either be scraping the bottom of the barrel for ideas or be using one that would be better suited for another story.

Besides, this fic is set in summer and summer can't last forever (even if Phineas and Ferb suggest otherwise).

Nardragon~ until the next page.