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All the Prince's Fairies

Blood leaked from Lily's open jaw as a beam of violet light had pierced straight through his abdomen, sending burnt flesh, clothe, and bone fragments into the air.

"No!" Gajeel roared.

"Lily!" Laxus screamed.

"Pantherlily!" Shagotte cried.

"It's not over." Everyone looked down, and saw Mirajane Rheas on a Legion, and her gauntlet aimed at them and smoking. And behind her, were hundreds of Legions with soldiers riding them. "It's not over yet, you bastards!"


Rheas's attack caused Lily to be projected forward. Laxus steered his white Legion to be in a position for Gajeel to catch him.

"Dammit!" Gajeel growled as he laid his partner flat on the beast, his red blood staining on the Legion's white feathers.

"He's still breathing." Shagotte said in a worried tone as she checked the larger Exceed's pulse. "Laxus…"

"On it. One Layered Magic Circle: Purity Sonnet!" With a series of gestures, Laxus formed a small, violet magic circle above the massive hole, and not only did the bleeding stop, but Lily's flesh and bones were slowly growing back.

"Like ducks in a barrel!" Rheas smirked as she blasted once again at the distracted group.

"Darkness Stream!" Strauss, in her Beelzea form, flew in front of the attack and scattered it away.

"Strauss…" Rheas growled

Pure rage was etched on her counterpart's face. "You really want to go there?"

Laxus turned away from his spell to glare at the white-haired captain. "You've changed a lot, Mira. You really want to attack a prince of Edolas…"

"So you really betrayed us." Rheas looked at him in anger

But before Laxus could respond, a large and powerful voice echoed throughout the land. "I DO NOT SEE YOU AS MY SON."

"The king's voice!" South exclaimed.

"But where's it coming from?" Lyon questioned.

"WHEN I HEARD REPORTS OF YOUR DEATH IN THE DESERT, I PRAYED FOR A MIRACLE OF YOUR SURVIVAL." Faust continued to boom. "BUT THAT MIRACLE HAD TURN YOU INTO AN ENEMY OF EDOLAS IN THE SEVEN YEARS YOU'VE BEEN GONE.

"THAT'S RIGHT. I KNOW THAT YOU AND THAT FILTHY FALLEN HAVE BEEN DESTROYING MY ANIMA'S! I HOPED THAT FLORIDA WOULD HAVE BEEN WRONG, BUT NOW I KNOW YOU HAVE CHOSEN ALIENS AND FALSE GODS, OVER YOUR OWN COUNTRY!"

"Where's that voice even coming from?" Kagura asked

"Show yourself, ya coward!" Natsu roared.

"Give it up, old man." Laxus said coldly. "Your Anima operation failed. There's no reason left to fight."

"A FIGHT, IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK THIS IS?" The forest below them began to shake with the earth. "THIS IS A SLAUGHTER, NO, A CLEANSING OF THE ENEMIES OF THE KING." Large metal feet stomped heavily on the ground.

"What is that?" Levy asked fearfully.

"ANYONE, EVEN YOU LAXUS, WHO DARE DEFY ME, WILL BE WIPED OUT! THEY'LL BE NOTHING LEFT."

"Father…" Laxus growled, fear starting to creep in.

"THAT'S RIGHT. I SHALL KILL YOU. YOU AND YOUR PRECIOUS FAIRIES. THEY'LL BE NO ONE LEFT TO STOP ME. I SHALL HARVEST EARTHLAND UNTIL IT IS DRY. I SHALL TRANSFORM EVERY LAST EXCEED. FOR NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A KING!"

Roaring immensely was a massive dragon automaton that stood at 20 feet tall on bent reptilian legs that were as thick as tree trunks. Massive arms that each ended with two claws extended from the sides of the machine. A ten foot, bendable tail danced behind it, while an elongated metal head had glowing red eyes that could pierce through steel.

Everyone looked in fear at the massive machine. "Dorma Anim…" An Exceed gasped in fear.

"'Dorma Anim,'" Laxus mumbled. "That means 'Dragon Knight' in the old tongues… is that some sort of armored dragon?!"

"It certainly looks like a dragon." Mira stated.

"What kind of armor we're talking about?" Gajeel asked.

"It's a ridable armor suit that contains a magic-canceller, which nullifies all external magic attacks." Washington explained.

"Kinda like your weird tech, but pure magic." Natsu said to the Freelancer.

"But right now, the king is piloting the Dorma Anim!" Coco shouted.

"MY SOLDIERS!" Coming from the Dorma Anim, Faust's voice roared over the terrain. "CAPTURE EVERY LAST EXCEED!"

"Yes, your Majesty!" Each one of the Legions flew at the Exceeds.

"Everyone move!" Laxus shouted. But it was for naught as the the soldiers aimed their cannons at the fleeing Exceeds, blasting many with a light that transformed them into Lacrimas.

"Run!"

"Waah!"

"We'll become crystals!"

"Everyone, run!" Shagotte called out.

"It's too dangerous, Shagotte!" Laxus said as he held her back.

"We have to protect the Exceeds!" Lyon shouted as he, Levy, Merudy, Lucy, Coco, Wash, and South landed on Legi-Pyon.

"That means taking on Rheas and the others." Levy said.

"What about that mecha?" Merudy asked.

"That's things immune to magic," Wash answered. "There's no chance of fighting it head on."

"Right now, we have to get the Exceeds out of here!" Lucy yelled. "They're defenseless against them."

"NO HUMAN SHALL ESCAPE!" Faust roared. "Rheas!"

"Yes, sir!" Rheas ordered her Legion to fly straight at Legi-Pyon.

"No you don't!" Strauss flew quickly at her counterpart, then sliced her Legion's troath, forcing the massive beast to fall into the earth with its screaming rider.

"Finally…" Strauss breathed. But relief quickly fled when a black-armored being tackled into her.

Recovering from the impact, she was startled to see Rheas flying in front of her, with two black, metallic bat wings coming from the back of her armor.

"Last time you one you had the advantage of flight," Rheas smirked. "But with Lucifer's Wings, we're on equal footing, well, equal wings."

"Don't act so cocky," Strauss snarled. "As if that will change things."

"Oh, really? Wrath!"

"Evil Spark!" And both Mira's attacked each other, releasing their power at full might.

"ONE LESS FAIRY TO HIDE BEHIND, LAXUS." Faust roared. The Dorma Anim roared as it launched a massive white beam at his son.

"Three Layered Magic Layer: Mirror Water!" Laxus shouted as three magic circles formed in front of him, collecting the energy into a sphere, before breaking it apart into several beams that struck the Dorma Anim, releasing a massive amount of dust.

But Laxus became shocked when the dust faded, revealing the massive machine to be unscratched.

"Shit!"

"HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN?! DORMA ANIM IS IMMUNE TO MAGIC!" Faust prepared for another strike-

But was stopped when Gajeel leaped from the Legion and slammed his fist into the neck of the mecha.

"WHO DARES?!" Gajeel smirked as he leaped off the Dorma Anim while a fireball tackled into its chest. As the Dragon Slayers pulled back, Faust was startled that the two managed to cause some damage to the Dorma Anim.

"HOW CAN THEY DAMAGE TO THE MAGIC-IMMUNE DRAGON!" Faust was startled when his sensors detected an anomaly in the environment. And while he wasn't affected, the many rocks that suddenly flew up from the earth put the Dorma Anim off balance.

"You may be immune to my magic," Kagura said as she shut down her gravity field. "But that doesn't make you invulnerable."

"Nice work, Half-pint." Gajeel said as he and Natsu stood next to you.

"I'll leave direct damage to you two."

"I say that Dragon Slayer magic caused more than enough for all three of us." Natsu said with a smirk.

"What are you guys-" Laxus began.

"Just leave this to us, Laxus." Kagura said to him.

"Killing dragons is in me and Metal Face's job description." Natsu added

"Sides, you're too busy keeping Lily alive and saving the Exceeds." Gajeel said.

"He's right." Shagotte said to the blond-haired man. Laxus turned to Lily and saw the magic circle he made was weakening, the Exceed's healing slowing as a result.

"Alright." Laxus nodded. "I leave this you, Gajeel."

"Ghi hi," Gajeel smirked. "Try to stay alive, Maskman."

"On it!" Laxus commanded his Legion to fly up.

"Everyone!" Shagotte called out to the frighten Exceeds. "Head to the forest, they'll cover us!" Many Exceeds heard her call and followed her and Laxus to cover.

"Come on!" Lyon shouted to the others on Legi-Pyon. "We need to give them some cover fire!"

"Sure it's okay to leave those three against the Dorma Anim." South questioned.

"It may be a machine, but it still a dragon." The ice mage replied proudly. "Kagura controls one of the most powerful forces and one of the most powerful weapons in Earthland."

"And Gajeel and Natsu have trained for years to fight dragons." Levy added. "They're dragon slayers, the only wizards that can match Dorma Anim head on!"

"Won't mean much if the Royal Army helps Faust in his slaughter." Wash said. "So let's do our part!"

"Right!"


"You're insane." Lisanna Rheas growled at the blue-haired mechanic, while the rest of the Fairies were in debate.

"I get that it's hard to believe." Levi said to the crowd. "But the Royal Army is planning on fighting the Exceeds. Gajeel told me of this."

"I know of Gajeel." Erza said. "Her information is always reliable."

"But that doesn't mean fighting the Royal Army!" Natsu protested fearfully.

"With their advance magic, they got us outmatch." Lucy added. "And that's not even including their Freelancers."

"Why don't we wait for the army and the Exceeds to wear each other out?" Droy suggested. "Then swoop in for the kill."

"It is a valid strategy." Cana nodded.

"Or we can go in and support the king." Merudy said. "If he's right, he could get all the magic he wants."

"And by aiding him, the Kingdom will be in Fairy Tail's debt." Kagura added.

"It'll be a win-win for all of us." Lyon nodded.

"You really think so, Lyon-kun?"

"Calm down, Merudy!"

"That won't work." Lisanna argued. "Once it's over, the King will strike at our backs."

"And while Droy's plan sounds good, there's a good chance the king will still have enough to finish us." Levi said.

"If you ask me," Alzack said as he pulled Bisca closer to him. "I rather stay here nice and safe with my Bis-Bis."

"Same here," Bisca added. "We got little chance of finishing of the Kingdom at any point. Why not just live for anoth-"

"We won't have another day!" Levi suddenly shouted. When the crowd became silent he continued. "Faust won't just stop with the Exceeds. With the magic he'll get, he will trap our world in darkness and fear. Free to impose his will on every last soul. And nothing can stop him.

"Besides." He sighed. "We can't run forever."

"What do you mean, Levi?" Erza asked in concern. "We could gather any supplies we need on the go."

"I mean that literally, we can't run forever." He pointed at the teleporter. "Before I went to help those Earthlanders, I checked and saw that we only have one jump left. After that, we're sitting ducks."

"What about your experiments?" Elfman asked hopefully.

"They won't generate enough energy. The point is that right now, Edolas is at a turning point. And how we end up is based on what we do today. They are at least 10 Fairy Tail wizards from Earthland fighting with their lives to stop that tyrant. Our choice is to either live or die now as heroes, or die latter as cowards. So what do you say?"


"Great." Gajeel growled as he, Natsu, and Kagura faced off against the Dorma Anim in a massive clearing. "I can't believe we have to team up again!"

"This is gonna be the last time we do this!" Natsu shouted back. "Got it?!"

"Don't have to tell me twice!"

"Um, guys." Kagura called out. "Maybe we should focus on the king first."

"No problem." Gajeel smirked.

"YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME?" Faust questioned.

"You bet." Kagura said as she thrust her hands forward. Suddenly Gajeel and Natsu felt a strong force from behind pushing them forward.

"Whoa!" The two were startled at first, but they managed to regain their bearings and used the speed to crash into the Dorma Anim, pushing it back.

"Iron Dragon's Club!"

"Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!" While both attacks didn't bring down the machine outright, it did left noticeable damage.

"Damn them…" Faust cursed inside the machine.

"Guys!" Kagura called up. "Jump!" The two then felt their weight decrease.

"Alright!" Natsu then jumped several meters into the air. "Fire on the left, and on the right!" Two flames appeared in each of his hands. "Bring them together and…" He brought them together to form a massive sphere of fire. "Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" He threw it straight at the machine, leaving noticeable burns on it.

"Argh!" Faust cringed as his control room became an intense sauna. "Already at 75 percent damage?!" He then saw Kagura with her arms outstretched. "That brat. She's somehow controlling their gravity. Then let see its range! Dragon Rider Missile!" The back of the Dorma Anim opened up to reveal multiple ports that launched dozens of rockets flying straight at Kagura.

"Oh no!" As the missiles came close, Kagura brought together her hands, and soon they moving around her.

"WHAT?!"

"Ergh!" Kagura cringed from the strain on her magic. "Release!" The rockets stopped spinning and began to fly in every direction. But it wasn't enough as they turned around back to her.

"Half-pint, move!" Gajeel shouted. "They're tracking you!"

Kagura used her gravity magic to push herself away from the missiles, but in her haste she stumbled over a crack in the ground and fell flat. She looked in horror at the approaching projectiles.

"Urah!" Natsu jumped over her, then gave a burning spin kick that destroyed and blasted away the rockets.

Natsu landed on the ground and smirked. "You okay, kid?"

"I'm fine," Kagura said as she got up. "Thank you, Natsu-san."

"YOU LITTLE." Faust growled. He prepared to fire again, but his systems showed him that damage was occurring on the back.

"Good thinking Salamander!" Gajeel, with his hands as hammers, grunted as he banged on the ports on the Dorma Anim's back until they were sealed shut.

"GET OFF!" Faust roared as he made the mecha shake, forcing Gajeel off.

As this happened, Natsu spotted two missiles, albeit with red bands on them, approaching him. "Look's like there's some left." He charged straight at them

"Natsu-san don't!" Kagura shouted. "They're not like the others!" But it was too late as the missiles stopped flying before blowing up, releasing massive amounta of flames.

"FINALLY!" Faust laughed as the fire grew larger. "NO MERE WIZARD IS A MATCH FOR ME!" But to his shock, the fire began to shrink as it was sucked away into-

"Man!" Natsu shouted as finished eating the flames. "That's some nasty tasting fire."

"You're telling me!" Faust turned the Dorma Anim's head to see that Gajeel was crunching into its tail. "The iron is just as shitty!"

"AWAY!" He swung the mecha's tail to send Gajeel off, letting the slayer land next to Natsu and Kagura. "ARE ALL EARTHLANDERS THIS AMAZING?"

"You're not so bad yourself," Gajeel said with a smirk. "No wonder that hunk of junk is called a dragon."

"That's no dragon." Natsu laughed. "Just an old man hinding in a suit of armor."

"He doesn't have any guards with him." Kagura said. "All we have to do is take him down and it'll be over."

"NOT QUITE, LITTLE GIRL." Faust bellowed. To the fairies shock the machine began to shift in form.

"DRAGON SLAYERS ARE QUITE THE INTERESTING PEOPLE, NO, WEAPONS!" Magic energy began flowing from the earth into the changing mecha as its armor became black.
"YOU TWO SHALL BE THE GREATEST WEAPONS IN MY POSSESSION! AND YOU GIRL, WILL BE PROJECT FREELANCER'S NEWEST GUINEA PIG!" The Dorma Anima was now a 30-feet tall humanoid machine with black armor and two swords on the arms, and its long tail now a ponytail.

"LET DORMA ANIM: BLACK HEAVEN BREAK YOUR SPIRITS APART!"

"Oh yeah! Iron Dragon's Sword!" Gajeel leaped forward and swung his transformed arm at the beast. But with only one arm, the Dorma Anim managed to block the attack.

"HA HA HA!" Faust laughed maniacally as it used the other arm to grab Gajeel and threw him away.

"Shit!" Natsu cursed as he and Kagura looked at the enhanced machine in horror. "It's too powerful now!"

"YOU HAD LITTLE HOPE TO WIN, AGAINST A KING!"


"Urghhhh." Lily opened his eyes to see a pair of concerned gray eyes.

"You need to take it easy." She said. He looked down and saw the layers of bandages wrapped around his waist as he laid against a tree.

"What happened?"

"Rheas attached you." Laxus answered. He was standing nearby with many young Exceed. "She and my father led an army to wipe out the Exceed. Right now Mirajane is facing her while Gajeel, Natsu, and Kagura are dealing with my father. The rest of our guildmates are handling the army."

"And what of the Exceeds?"

"Laxus and I managed to evacuate some of them," Shagotte answered, then sighed. "But most were transformed into Lacrimas."

"No…"

Laxus saw the longing in the two and turned to the young Exceeds nearby. "You guys want to help me check the shields real quick?"

The little ones looked at him in excitement. "Really?"

"Okay, Mr. Human!"

"His name is Laxus." Shagotte chided them softly.

"Oh, sorry your Majesty." The young Exceeds looked up at Laxus. "Can we go now, Mr. Laxus?"

The blond-haired man chuckled. "Sure thing." They then left, leaving the two older Exceeds alone.

"He's grown so much in the last few years." The white Exceed noted.

"He did managed survive in Earthland on his own for a few years." Lily said in agreement. "I was worried when we got separated when arriving in Earthland, but he showed his resilience when I saw him in Fairy Tail." He tried to get up but then felt a burst of pain at his waist.

"Honestly, Pantherlily." Shagotte said as she helped him down. "You always push yourself."

"Says the woman who flew out there, despite her own limits in flying?" Lily teased with a smirk.

The white Exceed laughed. "I learned that from you, remember."

"And I'm sure that Carla inherited it from you as well."

At this her face fell. "How did…"

"She looks just like you, Shagotte. No else could be her mother. But why was she in Earthland? And what was this mission she spoke of?"

At this Shagotte explained everything. About the mission. About the 99 Exceeds eggs. And about Carla. When she finished, Lily was left in complete shock.

So that means… she's my...

"Lily." The two looked up and saw Laxus returning with the young Exceeds. While the younglings were filled with joy, the Fairy Tail wizard was clearly tired.

"Too much for you, Laxus?" Lily asked, still dealing with the revelation.

"They're a bit of a handful." He admitted. His expression then became serious. "Gajeel, Kagura, and Natsu can't hold down my father forever."

"What are you planning?" The larger Exceed pushed himself upright.

"One last mission, to save Edolas. You sure you want to come?"

"I won't let you face this alone, Laxus."

"Thank's, Lily." The blond-haired wizard turned to Shagotte. "I left my staves here to maintain the shield. They'll hold for a few hours."

She nodded. "Just be careful you two."

Laxus smiled, then whistled, summoning his white Legion to him. As he got on, he saw Lily kneeling before Shagotte before the two rubbed their noses together. Lily then rose and joined Laxus onto the Legion.

The Exceed Warrior noticed the slight look of awkwardness on Laxus. "What is it?"

"... Couldn't you two done that before I came back?" Laxus deadpanned.

Lily only chuckled, and the two flew off towards the castle.


"Keep firing!" Lyon shouted to the others on Legi-Pyon. "Ice Make: Eagels!"

"Solid Script: Fire!"

"Maguilty Blade!"

"Shoot now, Sagittarius!"

"Moshi Moshi!" The wizards attacked the many legions in the sky while the Freelancers fired their bullets.

"Mystogan and Shagotte must have got most of the Exceeds out of here." Carla said. "So we need to make sure the army doesn't find them.

"Right!"

Meanwhile, Strauss and Rheas continued their fight. "Hold still!" Strauss gritted.

Rheas laughed as she flew away. "What's the matter, never fought someone stronger than you?"

"It takes more than wings to win!"

"You're right, it takes brains. Sloth!' Rhea's Seven Deadly Sins transformed into a long, metallic sloth claw. Rheas held the gauntlet towards the charging wizard before firing a blue wave of energy. When Strauss was hit by it, she slowed down to a halt.

"Now stay there while I find your friends, then kill them. Greed!" Rhea's gauntlet changed once more, and Strauss could only watch as Rheas bolted towards her comrades.

The Fairies were continuing their air assault when Levy spotted a white-hair figure coming fast at them. "Incoming!"

But it was too late as Rheas dove under them, then slashed through the belly of their Legion, making it release a pained roar.

"Legi-Pyon!" Coco cried. Everyone on it screamed as the Legion started to fall to the earth below.

"Hmm." Rheas smirked at their falling state while a few Legions flew down towards them. "That was too easy." She was so distracted by her victory that she was unable to stop a tackle into her back.

"You?!" She shouted at Mira, who was glaring at her in intense rage. "How'd you escape?! Sloth mode is meant to slow down any enemy!"

"One of my Satan Soul's can use enchantment, making your spells useless. But that doesn't matter." Strauss seethed. "You already tried to kill so many of my friends. That's something I can't ignore."

"Is that so," Rheas replied in a cold seriousness that radiate from her. "This world isn't big enough for two Mira's."

"Well then," Strauss countered back with a burning aura. "Let's do something about that." And with that, two demons charged at each other for a final showdown.


"AHHH!" The five fairies, one girl, two Exceeds, and two Fairies screamed as they continued to fall.

"Holy Scrioptúr: Eitilt!" Levy activated her wings, then used it to grab Lyon and Merudy, while Carla grabbed Lucy and Wash and Happy held onto Coco and South, slowing their fall to a rough crash in a forest clearing.

"Oh," Happy groaned. "You two were heavy…"

"You don't say that to a girl, you know!" South shouted at him in irritation.

"Where's Mira?" Levy said as she deactivated her wings.

"Must be fighting her other self." Lyon said. He then saw a glow from behind the trees. "Move!"

The ten leaped away, and were startled when they saw dozens of soldiers approaching.

"So many of them…" Levy gasped.

"You need to stop!" Wash shouted at his fellow soldiers. "You know this is wrong."

But when the army refused to yield, Lyon stated "We have to fight back." He pulled out the vial of X-Balls, then tossed one each to his guildmates before swallowing one himself.

Suddenly the soldiers started to fire at Happy and Carla with a white beam of light.

"Wow!"

"Urgh!" The two shouted as they leaped away from the attack.

"Keep back!" Levy shouted as she wrote "Fire" before throwing at them, sending the soldiers back from the heat. But they continued their assault on the Exceeds. "Why are they only targeting Carla and Happy..."

"All Exceeds must be transformed into Lacrima." A soldier said as he aimed the weapon at the two Exceeds. "Those two are the last ones left. Surrender and become our power source!"

"Why would we agree to that?!" Happy shouted as he tackled Carla away from another shout.

"So that's it then," Lyon growled as he slammed his hands together. "You see Exceeds as nothing but a power source?! How can you live like that?!" From his hands, he created a massive tiger that plowed through the army. But more soldiers came before them.

"You want them," The ice mage challenged as his comrades prepared to fight. "Then come through us!"


Meanwhile, in the city of Extalia, two demons were tearing through the streets as they unleashed attack upon attack.

"Satan Soul: Kitsune!" Strauss shouted as she transformed. "Yokai Cross!" She released the flame attack at Rheas.

"Envy!" Rheas's gauntlet transformed into a blue, scaly bird talon. When she trusted her hand forward, the fire broke apart.

"What-argh?!" Strauss didn't get a minute to recover as Rheas used her gauntlet to send her crashing through five buildings.

"Greed!" With her arm transformed again, Rheas bolted into Strauss, and continued to push her through multiple buildings until crashing into a warehouse.

"Finally!" Rheas smirked at her counterpart's still form. "Wrath!" She leaped down with her red gauntlet, ready to crush her opponent down-

"Satan Soul: Sitri!" Strauss transformed once more, then blocked the attack with her legs. Rheas screamed as the part of her in contact lit up in flames. She leaped away and shouted "Gluttony" then used her gauntlet to suck away the fire.

"That's it?" Strauss taunted as she cracked her neck. Rheas snarled as she ripped a slab of concrete from a nearby building, then threw it straight at her counterpart, only to see it shatter apart.


Meanwhile, Gajeel and the others were on the defensives by Faust as they were forced to the ground by an uprising of magic energy from the earth.

"YOU FOOLISH WIZARDS!" Faust bellowed from the Dorma Anim. "WITH ITS ENHANCED ARMOR, THERE IS NO CHANCE OF VICTORY!"

"Why the hell is it that everyone is starving for magic here," Gajeel growled as he rose up. "Yet you got plenty of it?"

"NAME ONE RULER THAT DOESN'T CHARGE TAXES?" Faust taunted. "THAT'S HOW MONARCHY'S WORK, BOY? DORMA ANIM IS A WEAPON SO POWERFUL, IT MUST DRAIN MAGIC FROM ALL OVER EDOLAS, HENCE WHY IT IS FORBIDDEN! THAT'S WHY I MUST WIN, FOR THE SAKE OF THIS WORLD!"

"This world?" Kagura hissed.

"Don't act all high and mighty," Natsu said in anger. "You're just taking all the magic for your greed."

"I don't give a rat's ass for this world," Gajeel growled. "But when I joined Fairy Tail, I learned to help those without power. That's why for Edolas's people, I'll save them from you!"

"You're right Gajeel-san." Kagura said. "We won't let you win, Faust!"

"AND WHAT CAN YOU DO, LITTLE GIRL?" Faust questioned. "AT LEAST THE DRAGON SLAYERS CAN CAUSE A DENT!"

"I was holding back," Kagura said as she held out Archenemy, still with the Edolas device on it. "But no more!" She then grabbed it by the sheat.

"Half-pint, are you-"

Kagura then pulled the sheet straight off it, and the Sword of Calamity released a suffocating aura from magic.

"For Fairy Tail and Edolas's people, I won't hold back!"


"Keep at it!" Lyon shouted as he guided his Snow Tiger against the soldiers.

"Open, Gate of the Lion, Loke!" Lucy shouted.

The spirit appeared as he adjusted his cuffs. "Leave them to me, Lucy!" Loke said as he charged at the enemy. Lucy nodded and pulled out her whip to join in the attack.

Levy and Merudy were using their range magic to help in the fight, while Coco was kicking back at the enemy and the Freelancers were blasting their guns at max speed. But it became futile as the soldiers continued to trap in the ten.

"We can't hold on forever!" Wash shouted.

"What about your Freelancer tech?" Lucy asked.

"Your sand spirit damaged them in our fight!"

Hope began to decrease further as the soldiers pulled out shoulder-mounted barrels that launched hundreds of magic bullets at them.

"Whoa!" And one was flying straight to a terrified Happy.

"Happy!" Carla shouted as she leaped in front of them, then took the brunt of the projectile.

"Carla!"

"Oh no!" The soldier that fired shouted in panic. "I hit an Exceed!"

"You idiot!" His comrade reprimanded. "We them alive to power us!"

"Carla!" Happy cried as he pulled away to cover, her clothes singed from the attack. "Hand in there!"

"We're outnumbered!" Loke shouted. He then saw Lucy blasted by the bullets to the ground.

"Keep at it!" Lyon shouted, despite the fact that his Snow Tiger was breaking apart from the onslaught. He brought his hands together. "Ice Make: Gor- argh!" He screamed as a bullet cut at his arm, forcing him to hold it tight to stop the blood and stop his spell.

"Lyon!" Levy and Merudy shouted in worry.

"How?" He gritted. He then heard chuckling and saw a figure in white hiding above in the trees.

"Sorry, Earthlander." Wyoming mocked as he reloaded a new rifle. "But I always get my target!"

"Cut it out, Wyoming!" Coco shouted at him. "You can't possibly believe this is right!"

"There is no right, Coco. There is only the King's word, and treason."

The trees behind the group ruffled as four Legions charged at them, leaving Levy, Merudy, and Wash forced to the earth.

With their firepower, the army caused the eight fighters to be blasted repeatedly to the ground. The legions roared at their masters' triumph.

"Someone," Carla prayed. "Save us…"

As the soldiers closed in, a single sampling emerged from the ground behind the wizards and their allies. Then a massive vine burst from the earth and gripped on a neck of a Legion

"What the-" Happy gapped.

"Who?" Levy began to ask, but then more vines appeared and held down the other Legions as they rose from a single stump growing quickly from the dirt.

"What kind of magic is that?" Lyon asked as the tree grew larger, filling everyone with expressions from shock to fear as a certain symbol became visible.

"No way…" South said in shock.

"They actually made it." Wash said.

"But they always run away." Wyoming gasped, a sense of fear in his voice.

"Fairy Tail!" Levi Macrosen shouted as he lead every Edolas Fairy Tail wizard charging at the army. "Let's break some heads!"

The Fairies of Edolas roared in agreement as they used their equipment to take down several soldiers.

"We won't run away!" Erza Knightwalker proclaimed as she slashed a solider with her staff.

"You think we're some sort of cowards?!" Lisanna Rheas roared as she gutted an enemy with two metal claws over her hands.

"We're done with hiding!" Lyon Typhoon yelled as he blasted an enemy with his hammer.

"Time to crush their army!" Lucy Ashley proclaimed as she trapped an enemy in a choke grip.

"Let's show them our bonds!" Elfman Rheas said with new bravado as he smashed an enemy with his hammer.

"Sorry for the late arrival," Macrosen said as he helped his female self up. "Took me a while to convince the whole band."

"Your timing is just right." Mcgarden replied in a smile. "Hey, think you can help those two." She pointed at Wash and South, to which Macrosen scowled.

"You want me to help some fucking Freelancers?!"

"They're on our side now."

"We just need some help with this." Wash said as he showed Macrosen his broken Nullifier.

The blue haired mechanic smirked. "A magic and science mix? Leave it to me!"

"Fairy Tail of two worlds?" Heartfillia said in awe. "This is amazing."

"Take a picture." Ashley said to her. "It'll last longer."

"It's good to see another Lucy." Loke said as he adjusted his glasses. "You're obviously into my charm."

"Sorry bub, but I'm not into playboys." At this Loke collapsed.

"Wait," Both Lyon's glared at each other. "You're me?!"

"Put some clothes on!"

"You take some off!"

"They are two Lyon-kuns!" Succugate cheered as she pulled back a kunai knife from a stabbed soldier using her chain.

"...Are you alright?" Keyster asked in concern as she hit another soldier.

"Great, two Merudy's." Typhoon grumbled at the sight of the two pink-haired women while blasting a soldier with an ice beam.

What is wrong with my counterpart?! Vastia growled mentally as he sent an ice creation at a platoon. Does he not know what a wonderful woman Merudy is?!

"Even in this world, Fairy Tail is a noisy group of people." Carla said.

"Aye." Happy said in agreement.

"There they are!" Two soldiers were about to grab them, but then Kagura Harukomag leaped in between them and pulled out her fans.

"Futen's Fury!" With a downward flick of her fans, Kagura sent a massive gale that sent the soldiers flying back.

"Are you two alright?" The violet-haired woman asked

"We're fine." Carla said to the older version of her partner.

"Hang on." Kagura grabbed the two, then ran to a cluster of tree and placed them down by the roots, keeping them hidden from the battle.

"If you need any help, just call to me." Kagura said, then ran to join her guildmates.


"They can't hide forever." Wyoming growl, taking aim at both Macrosen and Mcgarden. "Game over, mate."

He pulled the trigger and the expected the bullet to pierce through the blue-haired girl's skull, but it was deflected by a sudden bubble shield.

"What?!"

"Sorry, Wyoming." South drawled. "But I owe this moron for fixing my gear."

"Never thought I met a woman worse than either Ashley or Rheas." Macrosen grumbled as he electrocuted an enemy with his gauntlet.

"Play nice you two." McGarden joked as she shot at some soldiers with her Bogha arm.

"Damn it." Wyoming curse, but he became unsettled when he saw a race car driving towards him, and on it-

"Here's your stop, Freelancer!" Natsu Dragion shouted from inside the car.

"Thanks!" Wash jumped from the vehicle, then used the momentum to punch Wyoming out cold before landing on the ground. "I guess not all cars are evil…"

"Traitor!" A group of soldiers surrounded him, with the leader wielding a baton glowing with magic.

Wash smirked under his helmet as he slammed his fist to the ground, releasing a shockwave that fried out all the.

"Uh oh." Wash pulled away as Jet, Droy, Elfman, Coco, and Cana leaped in and took down the startled soldiers.

"That wasn't so bad for a Freelancer." Cana said politely to the gray-armored soldier as she twirled her parasol.

"Thank you, ma'am." Wash said, slightly blushing.

"We owe you guys." Macrosen said to McGarden as they stood back to back.

"What do you mean?"

"You guys inspired us to take action. We wouldn't have done this if your boyfriend and his buddies didn't barge into our guild."

"He's not my boyfriend!" McGarden protested with a blush. But she then smiled. "We may have inspired you, but this was all your decision."

"Damn right. So let's give it all we got!"


Strauss threw large pieces of rubble at Rheas, but the captain simply activated her mechanical wings and flew off. In response, Mira transformed to Satan Soul: Beelzea and flew after her.

"Rheas!" The She-Demon released a large storm of shadow magic at her foe.

"Strauss!" The captain countered by releasing her own shadow magic from Seven Deadly Sin: Pride mode.

The resulting collision creating an explosion that sent both foes flying back.

"Why do you do this?" Strauss panted. "You know this is pointless."

"This is a cleansing." Rheas countered. "The kingdom seeks to bring order to a chaotic world. But you fairies keep causing chaos and division!"


"I have received reports of the incident." Faust said to a bowing Rheas. "You let your emotions get the better of you."

"Forgive me, your Majesty." Rheas said humbly.

"The fact that your brother and sister are a part of Fairy Tail brings concern." At this the captain stiffened. "However, your loyalty has never faltered since I took you in years ago. So I offer you an opportunity. Destroy Fairy Tail, and you may take in Elfman and Lisanna."

"Thank you." Rheas held back her tears. "I won't let you down."

"See that you don't."


"The kingdom of Edolas will bring order. And if a bunch of cats have to die, then so be it!"

"That's not order, that's just conquest!" Strauss snarled. "As if I'll let you succeed!"

"Too late for that! Lust!" Rheas brought her hands together as they were swallowed in a bright light. When the light faded, she separated to reveal a black gauntlet on each. The left gauntlet was covered in flames, while the right was covered in ice.

"What the hell…" Strauss stared at the weapons in shock.

"Lust is powerful," The captain explained. "It can burn you out in passion or leave your heart cold as ice. It can cause war and destroy civilizations. That's why it's the strongest of the sins."

Strauss only growled. Beelzea?

It'll be ready.

Everyone, She called out in her mind. Unleash it! Six voices screamed in her head as a black aura surrounded her.

"What is that?" Rheas gapped.

"Satan Soul, Extinction Mode. I can draw the power of all my souls and concentrate it into one. It's meant only as a last resort for the amount of magic used."

"So we're both at our strongest?" Rheas smirked. "Then we'll end this!"

"Bring it on!" At this both Mira's flew straight at each other. Fire, ice, and darkness collided into a massive explosion that cleared out Extalia and sent massive amount of rubble into the air.

Rheas tumbled away from the blast with her armor tarnished and the Seven Deadly Sins shattered, while Strauss was thrown back in human form. The island then shook and began to descend.

"That attack was enough to send this island crashing." Strauss realized.

"And we're both out of magic." Rheas stated, then smirked. "But that doesn't mean I'll give up!" She charged straight towards her counterpart and landed a strong slug on her.

Strauss recovered and punched back at her. The two continued to exchange blows as Extalia fell closer and closer to the surface

"I won't lose!" Rheas roared as she pinned down Strauss. "I'll get the infinite magic and bring balance to this world!"

"You keep talking about balance!" Her counterpart hissed as she forced her to roll. "But how does all you've done cause balance?! You stole from the weak, coerce them to surrender, brought hatred and destruction-"

"That's what being human is!"

"You're wrong!" Strauss punched Rheas at the jaw. "Being human means coming together! Being human means protecting the weak! Why don't you hear them, Rheas?! Hear what the people really want?!"

"It's because I hear it I do this!" Rheas swept Strauss off her feet and slammed her feet at the waist. "Magic is withering, and Edolas will die if we don't do this!"

"You can't understand it! What it's like to fear and despair the lost of magic! What it is to fear death when it is gone!" She then launched another strike with her fist as Strauss got up, but Strauss easily caught it.

"Aren't you alive now?!" Strauss shouted as she held tight onto Rheas. "You don't need magic just to survive! Just look around, magic is already gone! But you're still breathing! Humans can overcome anything, even fear! That's what it means to be human!

"We both have the same rage and cruelty in our hearts, Mira! But I know that we also have the same kindness! So use that kindness! Focus on the people you have now!"

Rheas was startled at her statement. We're more alike than I thought… She then felt a drop of water on her face. A tear?

"We're not alone!" The island where Extalia was once was crashed into the ground, releasing a large explosion of sound and rock.


"Something just fell." Lisanna said as she heard the destruction. "What the hell was it?"

"It can't be…" Elfman said as he felt an aura of familiarity from the sight. "Nee-san?"


"It's over." Rheas said as she and her counterpart laid on opposite sides of a crater. "I'm all out of energy."

Strauss just laughed. "You're still alive, aren't you?"

Rheas smiled back. "You one, Strauss. Guess you're the better."

"Nah. We're both Mira, aren't we. So how can we win or lose against the other?"


"Let's go!" Kagura struck her unsheeted blade in the air, releasing a shockwave that cut through the earth towards Faust.

"FOOLISH GIRL!" Faust roared. "YOU'RE MAGIC HAS NO EFFECT!" But while the shockwave did not damage Dorma Anim directly, it released large amounts of rock that pushed it off balance. "ARGHHHH!"

"This is it," Kagura huffed in amazement. "The power of a calamity."

"That's it." Natsu smirked. "Metal Face, you and I need to combine our roars! Kid, do that again with us!"

"Will that even work?" Gajeel questioned.

"No other plan, right?"

"Fine by me! Iron Dragon's Roar!"

"Fire Dragon's Roar!"

"Hurrah!" The slayers released their attacks at once, while Kagura gave another downward strike. The two roars combined together into a storm of burning iron, and was boosted forward by the attack. Faust looked in shock as the combined attacks reached him and created a massive explosion that sent earth scattering away.

"It worked..." Natsu said with a smirk. But it faded when the dust faded and the three saw the machine high above them.

"It didn't even hit him." Kagura said

"It can jump that high?!" Natsu shouted.

"Hit him again!" Gajeel yelled.

"MULTI-DETONATION DRAGON CANNON!" The Dorma Anim released a huge beam of energy from its mouth that engulfed the entire area below in fire.

The three wizards screamed in pain as they were sent tumbling away.

As Faust laughed from inside his machine, they struggled to rise.

"I can't stand." Kagura said as she was unable to get up.

"I'm all out of magic." Natsu said. "Is this it…"

"Don't..." Gajeel growled at them. "Don't just quit on that easily!" He forced himself to stand.

"Get up you bastard, cause I'm still standing!"

"JUST GIVE IN!" Faust roared at the slayer, then had the Dorma Anim grabbed the slayer. Gajeel roared as he struggled to get out.

"Gajeel-san…"

"What can even do without magic?" Natsu questioned.

"If that's your problem, then wrench it from our future!" He then began to push out of the machine's strong claws. "Grab what you can until there's no future left!"

"YOU WON'T HAVE A FUTURE WHEN I'M DONE WITH YOU!" Faust threw Gajeel away, but he failed to see a pink blur slide underneath him.

"Argh!" Gajeel screamed, but he then felt himself turn in flight, and he soon realized he was in orbit around Kagura.

"I'll do it!" Kagura screamed as she held her hands together, keeping the gravity field around Gajeel. "I'll pull everything from my future!"

"DAMN YOU!" Faust shouted, but then saw his sensors blaring. He realized too late when Natsu slammed his fist into the Dormo Anim's right foot with all his might.

"Our wish… our goals…" Natsu shouted as he released all his fire into the foot, burning it and forcing it into the earth. "We'll use it to come together! It's up to you, Gajeel!"

"Half-pint!" Gajeel shouted as he activated his iron scales. "Remember what you did with those rockets."

"Y-yeah?" Kagura gritted as blood leaked out of her ears.

"I want you to do that with me!"

"What?!"

"Trust me!"

"IMPUDENT BRATS!" Faust roared as he tried to move, but Natsu's heat keep the right leg from pulling out of the earth.

I trust you, Gajeel-san…

"Do it!" Gajeel roared.

"Right!" Kagura shut down the orbit and focused her gravity behind Gajeel, sending the Dragon Slayer rocking through the air towards Faust at an increasing velocity.

Nice plan. Natsu smirked as he kept Faust down. He's using Kagura's gravity magic to push him forward, so let me aid him! He released a fist-size burst of his flames at Gajeel, which covered over his iron scale.

"Thank's Salamander…" Gajeel smirked.

"WHAT IS IT?!" Faust roared, seeing an Iron Dragon covered in flame bursting towards him.

"Iron Dragon's Burning Bullet!" The flame-covered Gajeel easily pierced through Dorma Anim, sending black metal flying through the air as he held tight onto Faust.

Gajeel crashed landed onto the earth below as he held onto the burnt Faust. As the flames on his died out, he reverted his iron scales while breathing heavily. Natsu and Kagura were smiling while the Dorma Anim broke apart from the damage.

"Checkmate, Faust."


The shouts of pain echoed through the palace as Laxus and Lily beat down every guard they encountered. Lily winced from the pain on his waist as they entered a large chamber.

"Take it easy." Laxus said. The chamber was several stories tall, and in the center a massive lacrima sphere floated between two supports within a large circular gap. One support came from beneath and one was hanging from the floor above. "You still have some damage from Rheas."

"This must be where the Anima is generated." Lily said. "But why are we here? With Faust soon to be defeated, the Anima won't be used anymore."

"Do you remember that day, Lily." Laxus said as he walked over to the rails surrounding the hole. "Seven years ago."

The Exceed frowned. "I remember like it was yesterday."

"The three of us, you, me, and Shagotte, thought my father and his hunger for magic will cause the Anima's to destroy our world."

"What does that-" Lily then froze. "No…"

"But we were wrong. It wasn't going to be my father who would end Edolas." Before Lily could stop him, Laxus pulled out his staff and blasted the center Lacrima with a burst of magic. It glowed a bright white before a pillar of light erupted throughout the hole and raced out of the castle to the heavens above.

"It was going to be me."

Oh Jeez. Laxus in any world is a hard person to read, huh.

Gajeel: Who cares about that? What matters was that badass finisher I did!

I suppose. Anyway folks, leave your reviews and your opinions at the towel section we call the review archive. See you next week for the big finale.