Hey guys! So far college has been going pretty well and it's not as overwhelming as I thought it would be. Anyway the reason why this chapter came out kind of late was because I didn't have any inspiration to write this. Anyway, I'm pretty happy w/ the fight scene so yeah. Also thank you so much for the 232 followers. It makes me really happy that people actually like my writing. Anyways, enjoy!

Wendy was still standing in the doorway looking at Ezel, waiting to see if he would make the first move. Her body was tense and her fingers were curled around the hilt of her pocket knife, the material cool and smooth under her skin. It gave her something to focus on, something to keep her mind in the present, not worrying about the past or future. Ezel would probably underestimate her but she could use that to her advantage. Brute strength only got you so far, after all. Natsu and the rest of her cousins had been thorough with her training, and only a few years later they had deemed her worthy of going out on missions and jobs. She had to do well, had to make them proud of her and to live up to the rest of her family's reputation.

Ezel moved first, surprisingly faster than she thought he would. He lashed out with one of his long knives and Wendy nimbly ducked and slashed with her knife. It barely scratched him. Ezel delivered a nasty scratch to her leg. She gasped at the sting and instinctively put her hand on it to apply pressure. Wendy winced as her hand came back sticky with blood. That was probably going to need stitches when she got back. Then she would get a lecture from Porlyusica about being careless and "how could she expect to be a doctor if she was always fighting." Porlyusica's words, not hers. Absentmindedly she wished Chelia was with her. She shook her head and barely dodged Ezel's next attack. Focus. That had always been her problem as Gajeel and Rogue had constantly reminded her.

With her focus renewed, she countered Ezel's next move and got in a decent slash of her own across his preferred arm. She supposed one good thing of training to be a doctor was that she knew where people could get hurt. The idea of using knowledge that was meant for good to hurt people didn't resonate well with her. She hated the idea. But like Sting had told her so many times, "use anything to your advantage, it might save your life one day." It was said casually since Sting and Natsu were the masters of improv. They just had that spontaneous nature that made them naturals at taking whatever happened and making plans out of thin air. Wendy rolled as Ezel lunged for her head, forcing her out of her reverie.

She jabbed her knife up and gave him a deep cut on his calf. Her nose wrinkled at the black blood that was now pouring down Ezel's leg and dripping onto the floor. He didn't falter with his actions. No matter how deep the cuts were it didn't seem like it slowed him down or deterred him in any way, or at least any way that Wendy could tell. She knew that the Demons were strongly genetically engineered so they were hardly human at this point. Through her thoughts, she asked Hibiki if he had any information on Ezel or his weaknesses. Her fighting was based more on strategy than brute force unlike a lot of people in Fairy Tail and their allies. She had noticed that he was practically ambidextrous when it came to fighting so she'd have to severely hurt both of his arms or make it so he couldn't walk, or fight for that matter.

Wendy slid under his outstretched arm and left a deep cut at the top of his foot, near his ankle. Blood splattered on her arms and the warmth of it sent shivers through her.

"Brat!" Ezel roared and he lunged for her and swiped at her neck. Wendy stumbled backwards, the suddenness of her moving back confused her for a moment. Ezel kicked her and she flew into the wall. A metallic taste filled her mouth and the back of her head throbbed in agony. She leaned against the wall, but her reactions were too slow. A strong punch was delivered to her stomach and she slowly slid down the wall.

"Wendy!" a voice called from the doorway. Wendy opened her eyes, not even realizing she had closed them. "Hold on, let me help you!" A blur of pink moved in her vision and Ezel was pushed back by a blast of extremely compressed air While he was distracted, Wendy had enough time to draw her gun and started shooting at him. Chelia darted through the room and shoved a knife in the small gap between his ribs. Ezel coughed up blood.

"Your fight is not over. You still have to deal with him, the Underworld King." With a maniacal laugh, Ezel slumped over and stopped breathing. When she was satisfied Ezel was well and truly dead, Chelia sprinted over to Wendy and helped her get up.

"We need to get you back to Porlyusica, we can worry about what he was talking about later. I have some first aid stuff with me, just in case you know, so let me fix you up and then Porlyusica can have another look." Chelia got out a roll of gauze, adhesive tape, and packets of rubbing alcohol pads.

"How did you find me?" Wendy croaked. Chelia stopped what she was doing and grabbed a small bottle of water and supported Wendy's neck so she could drink.

"Hibiki sent me your location; I got really concerned so I had to come see if you needed help. It looks like I showed up just in time."

"Thank you," Wendy whispered and she attempted to give her best friend a hug. Although it felt like one of her arms was broken; she didn't remember it breaking, but it must have been when she kind of blacked out when Ezel was beating her senseless.

"Can you stand?" Chelia asked when the worst of Wendy's cuts were cleaned and wrapped. Wendy shook her head bashfully. "Let me call Lyon or Jura to carry you, I can't do it by myself."

A couple of minutes later, Lyon practically ran into the room. "We need to get her to Porlyusica now. Wendy, you need to stay awake. Don't close your eyes ok?" She nodded, hearing the words but not really processing them. Wendy knew she needed to stay awake but her eyes were so heavy and her body felt like it was made of lead. "Chelia keep her awake," Lyon commanded as he scooped her up and moved as fast as he could without causing her any more discomfort.

Thankfully they avoided the Knights and they dropped her off in the hospital floor. "What happened to you?" Gray demanded as Lyon gently laid her down in a bed.

"Lay off Gray, she needs to rest first. I'm sure Chelia can fill you in on what happened." Porlyusica was already hooking Wendy up to an IV and putting several electrodes on her wrists, neck, and chest.

"She's going to need stitches," Chelia commented and the pink-haired doctor nodded her head in agreement.

"She will, but she needs to be stable first. I'm sure she'll pull through; she's strong."

"Who else do we still have that can fight a Demon gate?" Rogue asked after Hibiki had relayed the news that Wendy and Chelia had defeated Ezel and that Wendy was now resting in the hospital ward.

"Lucy fought Franmalth, Natsu beat Jackal, Erza and Minerva beat Kyouka, Mirajane defeated Seilah, Gray dealt with Silver, and Juvia killed Keyes," Sting listed. "That leaves Torafuzar and Tempester."

"Is there anyone who can fight them and actually stand a chance?" Rogue asked and Sting shrugged his shoulders, casually punching someone in the throat.

"The Thunder Legion I believe is planning on taking down Tempester. Sparky was talking about getting revenge because apparently Tempester had seriously hurt Ever, Freed, and Bickslow. I can deal with Torafuzar. Sting and Rogue shared a glance and nodded.

"Good luck, come back to us in one piece Gajeel!" Sting yelled at his already retreating back.

I know it's not canon that Chelia helped Wendy, but I wanted to get more of her in, bc I love her and I think she's amazing and plus you learn a little bit more about Wendy. I love getting reviews from you, it really makes me happy so hmu w/ those reviews. Also if any of you are in southern Florida or the Gulf area in general, stay safe and be careful.

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