Levy: Silver-chan does not own Fairy tail!

(Laxus pov)

"Are you positive, Erza?" I asked, doubtful of her strategy. Last night I believed the idea to be bad, now, I believe it to be horrible.

The armored fairy requipped out of her pink cotton pajamas and crossed her metal-covered arms over her busty chest with a flip of her scarlet hair. Her eyes shot me down with a watch-your-mouth-with-me gleam. "Pardon me, Laxus. Do you believe yourself to have a greater plan? If so, you may gladly share."

I curled my lip and avoided her chocolate lazers. "No," I grumbled, "but I think your master plan has some flaws."

"Like what?"

"Has it occurred to you that the dragons can't interact with each other during Predatory? Teaming them up together is like throwing a bunch of exceeds into a laundry machine," I pointed out with a hint of a 'ha!' in my gruff tone. Claire, Skip, Rosie, Happy, Charles and Pantherlily gulped.

Erza rubbed her chin with a calculating expression. "Indeed, but we can't go in separated in solo groups. Genesis would pick us off one by one."

Lucy butted in with her finger pointing upwards as if she was teaching a lesson. "Why don't we pair one dragon with one non-dragon?"

"Oh yes, that's perfect. Then we can all watch as the defenseless non-dragon gets their limbs ripped off and eaten alive by the Dragon Slayer. Good idea, Lucy," Shelby drawled sarcastically while clapping her hands slowly in an un-amused display of congratulations.

Lucy huffed, turning away from the blackette. "Don't need to be a bitch about it," she mumbled almost inaudibly.

Shelby's eyes slitted. "What was that?" she growled, pushing herself off her chair.

Lissa and Darcy leapt into action and grabbed both her arms, shoving her back down into her chair. "Testy aren't we?" Lissa mused with a smirk.

Shelby flipped Lissa the middle finger and jerked away from her arm.

Erza cleared her throat so our attention was back on her. "If I may continue, I have worked a new plan, adjusting it to Laxus' comment. The groups will be Myself, Gajeel and Wendy; Shelby, Natsu and Lucy; Lissa, Gray and Rouge; and lastly, Darcy, Laxus and Sting. This way, there are two dragons per group with one non-dragon to keep them at bay, and in this case, Wendy is included since she isn't old enough to be effected. Any complaints?"

Sting raised his hand. "Yeah, I don't like this plan. I'd rather not be alone with two fairies when I could be with my partner."

"I agree with the blonde bastard. I'm not working with a saber," I snarled at the arrogant mage. It was more than obvious that our two guilds still weren't so used to each other. And like I honestly wanted to work with such an arrogant bastard.

Erza looked less than thrilled at our disagreeing with her. She inhaled deeply through her nose and arched her back high. "Look, I know this isn't the most comfortable task, but I believe based on skills that these groups are the best. It may not be the greatest plan, I understand, but it will take the best we can offer to save Luna. I beg you, please put aside any petty feeling just for the time being. I could use all your help."

I wanted to fire back and say 'Hell no!' but Erza looked so desperate that I couldn't form the words.

Shelby raised her long arm next with a doubtful expression glued to her face. "Umm, Erza? I don't mean to complain or nothin', but do you really think Lucy will be able to handle two psycho dragons, one of which who is her best friend?"

I snuck a glance at Lucy, expecting her to rant on and on at Shelby, yet when my eyes caught her, I saw she was considering Shelby's words with nervous brown eyes.

Natsu scoffed, waving his hand around as if what Shelby said was ridiculous. "Of course she will, Luce is strong."

Lucy rubbed her arm with a distressed quiver in her rosy lips. "Well…I haven't ever dealt with two raging dragons before…."

Erza's eye twitched. "I-you've-…..Whatever. Fine, fine!" she shouted, throwing her arms up. "Sting, work with Natsu and Shelby. Don't like it?! Deal with it! I'm getting tired of your damn childish ignorance. Now, shut up and listen or Mavis so help me, Genesis will be the least of your worries!" She requipped her purgatory sword into her hand and swung it down forcefully. The unfortunate table in front of her easily split into two like silly putty compared to Titania's strength. Her eyes were wide like a hungry predator as she shot each of us down with her demon gaze.

The girl was pissed.

Tangerine squeaked and jumped behind me. I smirked at the terrified teen as her hands clutched my over-sized fluffy jacket.

After everyone in the room swallowed their tongues in fear and gave quick nods, Erza sent her sword away and took a deep breath with her hands folded. "Alright. So, now that we have our groups, which will surely back-fire now that there are three dragons in one group," she grumbled, "We will send each group to their coordinated location in the castle."

"Erza-san, how do we know what the castle looks like and where is it?" Wendy asked with a cute tilt of her head.

"Levy traced Genesis' call with us on the communication lacrima to an abandoned castle in the city of Oak Town. We don't know the exact location though. Just that it is in Oak Town."

Gajeel spiked up with a knowing shine in his crimson orbs. "I know Oak Town. That's where the urban branch of Phantom Lord used to be located before they tore it down when our guild was disbanded."

"Excellent. Then you should be able to easily guide us around Oak Town," Erza chided with an uplifted smile spread across her lips. She obviously didn't hear the acid in Gajeel's words. At least the bastard felt bad about his horrible ex-guild.

Gajeel scratched his spiky black mane with an uncertain look. "I'd only been there a handful of times. I guess I can probably remember the town, just don't get your damn hopes up."

Erza nodded. "Understood. Now, when we get to the castle there should be several entrances. Each group will go down a different path and hopefully take down whatever member of the W-three awaits them. One group will get off easy and will survey the rooms while in wait for the other three groups to arrive. Once the W-three is taken care of and we all meet up, as one group we will head for Genesis. However, three of us will rescue Luna while Genesis is distracted. Lissa, Shelby and Darcy will be the three to save her."

My blonde brows shot up north as my eyes fell upon the three said mages. Why the hell was Team Midnight saving Erza's sister and my friend? They don't know her like us.

"Why us, Erza?" Lissa asked, confusion laced in her voice. "Not that I'm complaining!" she added hastily, waving her hands around.

Erza met Lissa's aqua eyes and a frown crept the corners of her lips down. "Because….." she shook her head, dazed, as if awaking from a dream. Erza slouched over and rested her head in her hands. She laughed humorlessly. "It's a long story, and I'm sure to tell you all on the train ride there. But….." Erza's face scrunched up in pain, "this is kind of all you guys' fault."

No one heard the last part of what she said because of one word; Natsu, Sting, Rouge, Shelby, Lissa, Gajeel and myself all tensed up as the color drained from our bodies.

"TRAIN!?"

(Luna pov)

I sat back on my window ledge as the morning sun just started to rise high in the slate gray sky. I let my scraped up legs dangle over the ledge while my brown eyes glowered at my wrists. Genesis forced me to hook the magic cancelling bracelets back on my raw tainted wrists. The rings wrapped around, blocking my magic from my use and leaving them the same as any other non-magic human alive.

Assholes, I spat to the devil bracelets.

I frowned with a heavy, exhausted sigh. My fingers unconsciously trailed up my bruised arm and circled around my left shoulder. My fingertips brushed across the mangled flesh scars, skimming the ragged lines tainting my guild mark. I didn't dare look at the crescent dotted puncture wounds forming a scarlet moon of teeth marks from my fairy's head to the bottom of its blue body. I would just cry if I did. And I was sick and tired of crying.

"Knock, knock!" called a despicable voice, followed by the creaking of a certain damn chained door. "Hello! It's me, Genesis. The psychotic man-slaughterer who ripped you from your home and friends! Remember? I sure hope you do. That's kind of a hard thing to forget."

I spun around with a scowl tugging down my lips. "What is it now? Come to rape me?" There wasn't anything much worse that he hasn't already done that he could do.

Not that I'd tell him that. The baka would look some up.

Genesis flinched. "God no! I'm not that cruel! Damn…way to put bad images in my head," he grumbled, rubbing his temples with his ring fingers.

I would've been touched by that. "But you are cruel enough to murder innocent people and destroy beautiful lives?"

"Yeah. Pretty much."

"You're despicable," I spat. This man was disgusting trash and every aching second he was near me just added to the growing sickness in my stomach his very essence caused.

Genesis shrugged. "Well, I can't help it. It's always been like this."

That oddly peaked my interests. "What do you mean?"

"It's a long story full of travesty that I don't have the emotional capacity to tell you."

Wow. He knows the word 'capacity'? I shrugged. "Fine. You don-"

"Okay, I'll tell you. Geeze." He slammed the chain door and sat in the center of the circular stone room Indian style. Genesis rested his god-like chiseled chin on his hand and puckered his lips in thought. "Well…..I grew up in an insane asylum because that's where my parents were being held. Nice place. Everyone is always so happy."

"That's probably because their mentally ill…."

"Yeah. That what the doctors told me. I told them to go fuck themselves for not believing in true happiness. Then I told them to fuck each other because that would probably be more interesting."

I had no words to respond.

Genesis continued. "Anyways, you really pick up a lot of stuff in that kind of place. Like rabies. But that's another story." He shook his head to dismiss that 'story'. "When I was seven I killed some chick who was insulting my parents and I discovered I had a horrible magic. I also realized I loved to hear the pained screams of people and the tortures my magic could do to them. When I went back to visit my parents that day, Rune Knights tried to arrest me for murder…blah, blah, blah….I split their heads open…..blah, blah, blah. Long story short, I got past the fuckers. And….." A darkness swarmed Genesis' eyes. "Then when I got to the insane asylum, my parents killed themselves in fear of having such a terrible son. The moment I walked in the door, blood splattered and smiling, they killed themselves. Right in front of me."

I bit my lip to push away the pity I felt for him stirring in my chest. I always believe every one should be able to mourn with their friends. Hell no! This bastard deserves no sympathy!

Genesis sniffed, blinking rapidly. "So, in grief for my parents, I slaughtered everyone who stepped into my path. Scarlet became my favorite color. Like your pretty hair."

I gaped. He. Did. Not. Just. Say. That…Fuck. Heat flooded my cheeks and I covered my face to hide it. Stupid green haired fucker.

"Along my pained travels, I heard of a dark guild called Oracion Seis. The master of that guild, Master….Zero? I forgot his name. Apparently, the dark mage's strongest spell was called 'Genesis Zero'. From that day on I took the name Genesis. Timberwolf was some bar I stumbled into and I liked the name. That's why I am known as Genesis Timberwolf." After finishing his story, he paused with a sullen expression.

I glared at the mage coldly. "Congratulations. Too bad you are still an awful monster."

He smiled with no amusement. "Nobody's perfect, Luna."

I ripped my eyes away from his form and focused my attention out the window. I didn't like the kind way he said my name.

I took in all the surroundings until my eyes caught something cloudy. Peering closer, I leaned forward to further identify the thing. "What is that?"

Genesis silently materialized next to me and followed my eyes to the gray puffs coming from in between two of the bordering mountains that lined the horizon. "It's smoke."

I scooted away from him, but kept my eyes glued to the smoke. "From where?"

"The Oak Town train station."

So that's where we were. All the way in Oak Town.

Genesis' eyes glowed brightly as a grin crept up his face. I shuddered as all of the sorrowful human I'd just witnessed moments ago, melded back into the psychotic best that now consumed him. All from loss.

"It seems the train just arrived," he mused, staring intently at the mountains before him. "That means the pieces to our game have arrived." Without another word, he stormed out the room with the loud clanks of locks echoing in his leave.

Pieces?

(Erza pov)

I sat comfortably on one of the six bunks in the train cabin, dining peacefully on a slice of strawberry cake. The sweet frosting welcomed my tongue to its savory flavors as I shoved the fork back into the cake to receive another bite. It still bewildered me how they served strawberry cake on the Oak Town rail road.

Lucy sat on the cabin floor in front of me while Plue rested in her lap. Her brown orbs trembled in fear of what would be ahead.

I set my plate down beside me and offered a kind smile. "Nervous, Lucy?"

The blonde nodded slowly. "I suppose. I mean, Genesis is unlike any other threat we've dealt with."

"You are very right," I pointed out. "But no matter whom the foe, we can always defeat them with the power of friendship."

Lucy beamed.

"Ugh! That was soooo cheesy," Shelby groaned from the far corner of the cabin. She was panting with her skin radiating a ghostly pale and a sheer of sweat glazing over it. Her body trembled as the motion-sickness cocooned her. Rosie was perched on her shoulder, rubbing a small lavender paw tenderly across Shelby's cheek.

I quirked a brow and tilted my head. "Is it now? I do believe friendship is the thing that keeps Fairy tail at its maximum. Am I wrong?" I asked, knowing very well I wasn't.

"No…You're not, Erza. Shelby….is too stubborn….to admit it," Lissa stuttered from the other corner of the girl's train cabin as Wendy hovered over her sickly form to perform Troia. Skip was on her lap, playing with the puff ball on the tip of his tail. He didn't seem concerned for Lissa's sickness, but I was sure that was only because he was used to it.

I surveyed the two new Dragon Slayers and crossed my leg over the other. What was it about Team Midnight that had Luna in such a flurry?

"Pardon my random question," I interjected, curiosity getting the better of me, "but…have you ever done anything….per say, bad, in your life," I directed towards Lissa.

The messy blonde was stunned at the out-of-no-where question and placed a hand to her sweaty forehead. "Not that I'm aware of…."

I turned to Shelby. "And you?"

Shelby seemed to take my question into deep consideration, rubbing her chin with her eyes squinted in thought. "Hmm. Does it count if it was self-defense?"

"No."

"Then I'm pretty sure no. Though, I'm not too sure what your definition of 'bad' is. Like drugs and smoking? Because still the answer is no."

Rosie nodded with a cute smile. "Mmhhmm. Shelby may seem like an awful bitch, but she is a good girl."

Shelby whipped her head towards Rosie with dangerous warning eyes. "Stop swearing so cutely! You are like two! Don't make me seem like a bad influence!"

Rosie hung her head with a sad pout. "Sorry..."

I inclined my head to the curled up figure of Darcy peacefully breathing out soft breaths as she slept on the bunk above mine. "Darcy?"

Lissa gave me an are-you-serious look. "I'm pretty sure we aren't vigilantes, thanks for the concern, Erza," she spat. I could tell I was angering her for accusing her and her team of felony.

Bowing slightly in apology, I filed through my brain. "I didn't mean to offend you, Lissa. I am simply curious to why my sister doesn't trust you all."

The blonde let her jaw go slack. "Uhhh, what?"

I sat up straight, patting my armored chest. "You see, you and your team are the reason my sister had been acting strangely. I don't blame you at all, but I do believe my sister when she claims something is up." If only I had believed it sooner.

Lissa puckered her lips as she and Shelby shared a glance along the lines of 'WTF?'

"If you like," I added, "I can gladly explain." They seemed completely unaware that Luna had been avoiding them for the last month they'd joined. In fact, it seemed that neither of them had even conversed with Luna once. I know Darcy had, but I don't believe either of the dragons in Team Midnight had.

Wendy, who had finished performing Troia on Lissa, made her way over to Shelby with a puzzled flick of her brown eyes towards me.

"That'd be appreciated, Erza," Lissa said with a face flickering with which emotion to display.

I nodded. "Well, it started the day you joined…"

(Gajeel pov)

As soon as the evil-ass train pulled to a screeching stop that could be heard from the boy's cabin, every dragon shared a look and hauled ass out. We all stumbled out our cabin door and jumped into the bright morning sun. And the ground. Oh, that wonderful damn pavement.

"Fucking train," I growled, embracing the open space of the Oak Town train station. Salamander and the stripper pushed past me already in a brawl I'm positive was for no fucking reason. "Dumbasses," I muttered under my breath. Three whole seconds and they've already gone out.

I forgot for a second Natsu had dragon hearing as his pink head whipped towards me. "What did you say, Gajeel?!"

I 'tch-ed' him and crossed my arms with a cocky smirk I knew would piss him off. "Exactly what you think I said, Salamander."

Natsu, completely ignoring Ice Princess, rounded on me furiously. "I swear Gajeel, I'm go-!"

"What will you be doing?" said a shadowed figure with a red gleam to her eyes said from behind Natsu.

Salamander froze and all the color drained from his face. He cautiously turned around with a panicked smile. "N-nothing. E-Erza."

The scarlet monster smiled warmly and smacked him on the back so hard I heard a crack. "Good boy. Now, let's move," she called to the eleven remaining mages gathered in the station. Her fierce chocolate eyes shot me down and I unwillingly gulped. "Gajeel, lead the way," she ordered with no room for argument.

I groaned and fidgeted with my headband wrapped around my forehead. "Fine, but if I remember the damn city correctly, it's gonna take a while."

Erza dolled a blank stare. "Lead. The. Way."

I nodded quickly at her menacing hurry-up aura and started walking past the bustling people loading and leaving the trains. The noise of chatter and laughter led me to grinding my teeth. Why can't people shut the hell up?!

I bumped the people brushing past me with my elbow in an attempt to get them the hell out of my way. No luck, they just kept swarming in by the dozens. My ruby eyes skimmed the mages beside me and I noticed that unlike me, Laxus' path was completely clear as people quickly hurried out of his past. The hell!?

I heard a squeak and saw that the small orange girl about the size of Shrimp (maybe taller) had been shoved and knocked to the ground. I couldn't help but laugh as she pouted on the ground. She looked a lot like Shrimp...I mean Levy, besides her Salamander styled orange hair.

I noticed Laxus stop in his path and bend down to pick her up. Instead of bringing her to her feet, he hauled her up and let her ride on his shoulders with her pink staff strapped to her back. Darcy flushed, but didn't argue and rested her hands on his head with a smile. "I can see everything!" she exclaimed with twinkling purple eyes.

Gray, Salamander and I all made kissing sounds towards the tall blonde and cracked up laughing at the love-struck S-class mage. That is until he electrocuted us and we collapsed to the ground, sizzling and twitching.

The girls pointed at us and giggled in a fucking annoying way and strolled on ahead with Darcy and Laxus. When I was able to get my fried body up, I growled and stomped ahead to catch up. I don't know where the fuck they think they are going. I'm the one who knows the way.

I steered my way to the front and used my best memory to maneuver myself through the familiar looking town. Mid-way I heard the black haired chick groan loudly and slow down. I didn't bother to stop and just kept walking. I did, however, turn around to see if she would lag behind.

"Sting-kun!" she called, immediately snatching the blonde's attention. She put on a seductive pout and pressed up her breasts. "Can you carry me? I'm just so tired," she whined.

I rolled my eyes. What a whore.

And of course Sting perked up and yelled "Yes!"

Shelby winked at Lissa who was beside her shaking her head in shame, and jumped on Sting's back, wrapping her arms around him tightly. "Thanks, Sting-kun," she purred.

"No problem!" Sting cheered with a stupid smile stapled to his idiotic face.

Bakas.

I continued ahead with the sound of Salamander growling beside me with his face twisted in rage. We reached the center of the bustling stone castle town and we all gathered in a circle to discuss. Annoying girls kept staring at me and the rest of the guys while guys who walked by would wolf-whistle at the girls. I hated this place so fucking much. Although, when this one guy wearing lots of goth make-up waggled his eyebrows at Gray and waved his hand in a 'call me' gesture, I had a hell of a time howling in laughter while the stripper shivered and paled.

Erza, who claimed herself leader of this secret mission, held her chin up to make herself look all high and mighty. "We've made it this far. Now all we need to do is find the castle."

"That might be harder than we thought. This whole town looks like a bunch of castles smashed together with all the stone fixtures and stuff," Lucy complained.

Natsu, who was still shooting daggers at Sting, faced our group completely with a grin. "I know how to get directions."

Oh this will be good. Gihihi.

Natsu spun on his heels and skipped happily over to a girl standing by herself a ways away. He was just out of my hearing range, so I could only assume what he was saying. His mouth flopped open and closed as he waved his arms around and nodded his head. The girl just stood there with an eyebrow raised and her arms crossed. Then, I don't know what he could have possibly said wrong while ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS, but the girl's eyes widened and her mouth flopped open. We all stared as the chick swung her hand around and slapped Natsu hard in the face before storming off, muttering curse words that put mine to shame.

Natsu came back with depressed lines hanging over his head and a red hand print on his left cheek.

"Natsu, what the hell did you say?!" Lucy barked, staring after the furious girl who totally bitch-slapped him.

Salamander just stood there, face hidden in shadows. "I asked for directions…"

"Then why….you know what, never mind," the blonde sighed, shaking her head.

I grunted and ran a hand down my face. "Pathetic. My turn." I exclaimed to the group.

I flipped away from my group and stomped over to some scrawny looking guy reading the newspaper. I slapped the paper away from him and grabbed his collar, bringing him up to my face. "I need directions. Got it?!" my crimson eyes bore into his wide, terrified ones and my multiple piercings shone in the morning light.

He nodded with a fearful whimper and held his hands up. "O-okay, just p-please don't hurt me!" he cried.

I grinned like a wild wolf. "Good. Know where an old abandoned castle is? Probably dark and creepy?"

The man pointed behind me up to a mountain range in the distance. "J-just behind those mountains I-is an abandoned castle. I-it hasn't been used in a-ages."

"Thanks."

I dropped the guy and as soon as his feet hit the ground, he stumbled away, crying. I made my way back to the group and pointed in the right direction. "We go there."

Erza nodded and we all followed her to our destination. And our demise.