"You did what, Laxus?!" Lucy said. She and all the other parents noticed Nashi and the others were missing. When they all went over to the guild, Laxus told them everything. "How could you let Nashi and the others take on an enemy by themselves?!"

"Just try to calm down, Lucy." Laxus said. "Nashi and the others have proven they can handle themselves just fine."

"Still, you just threw them into the lion's den." Lucy said.

"Lucy, relax." Gray said.

"Yes. I'm sure Laxus wouldn't do this if he didn't have some sort of plan." Erza said.

"How can you all not be mad or worried or anything like that?" Lucy said.

"I am worried about Gale and the others, but it's out of our hands now." Levy said.

"But we knew they were going to end up fighting these guys to begin with." Gajeel said with Gia on his shoulders.

"Gale's going to come back and he'll win!" Gia said.

"It's because we have faith in our kids and we know Laxus must have some sort of plan." Natsu said. "I get what you're saying. I wish I could have gone too and fight."

"That's not what I'm saying." Lucy said. She was so frustrated and turned away from everyone. 'I wish Nashi and the others wouldn't have to fight at all with the kinds of trouble we all use to get into. It's only natural a parent would worry about their child no matter what the reason might be. Don't they get that? Nashi, just please come back soon and unharmed.' She hoped.

Shadow Veil

Nashi and the others lurk through Shadow Veil's halls, but those of Shadow Veil have proven to be tough opponents. Storm and Sasha are already facing pretty tough opponents and Gale is about to find out himself how tough they can be. Upon entering the next room, Gale came faced with another member of Shadow Veil.

"So you're one of the guys that work for this place. Care to tell me who the hell you are?" Gale said.

"The name is Benith. I welcome you to the home of Shadow Veil."

"Don't really care for warm welcomes. I came here to bust some heads and you just volunteered to be the first one up." Gale said.

"You like to get right to it, don't you?" Benith said. "I heard that Fairy Tail is all brawn and hardly any brain. Is that it's claimed as the greatest guild around? Is all just pure muscle and fighting for you people?"

"That's only how people outside our guild who don't really know us see it." Gale said. "I didn't come here to have a chat, but I would like to know why you guys are so interested in us. Why did your two buddies attack us before?"

"I don't really see why I should tell you anything." Benith said.

"If not, I'll beat it out of you!" Gale said as he charged right at Benith and held out his hand. "Iron Dragon Sword!" Gale jumped up and was about to slice Benith right down the middle.

"So you're a dragon slayer, are you?" Benith said.

"So what if I am?! You're done for!" Gale said as he swung down and split Benith in two, but it didn't work the way Gale thought. He was kicked right in the gut by two legs and he slid back. Gale looked up and couldn't believe what he was saying.

"What's the matter?" Benith said. "You look like you're seeing double." That's just what Gale was seeing because there was actually two Beniths now.

"What the hell?" Gale said. "There are two of you now? How can there be two of you?"

"This is my magic. It's cloning magic." Benith said as one clone talked and then the other one. "It's black magic that allows me to split into multiple copies of myself. Do you see what we're trying to tell you? Defeating me won't be as easy as you might think?" While the others are fighting one opponent, Gale appears to be fighting multiple opponents who are one opponent.

….

Storm

"Ice-Make: Hammer!" Storm formed a hammer made out of ice and swung it down at Anith, but Anith slipped out of the way. Anith used his magic to have a couple whips come to him. He tried lashing at Storm, but Storm formed a wall of ice and blocked the attacks.

"You can't keep running." Anith said. "Eventually you'll break like that ice."

"This guy is really getting on my nerves. I can't be wasting my time with this wacko. I got to take him out now." Storm said. Storm was about to use his magic again, but another chain came and wrapped around his arm.

"I have you now!" Anith said.

"What the devil?" Storm said. The chain pulled him and dragged him against the ground. Another chain came out and wrapped around Storm's other arm and kept him restraint. "Nice try, but I can just freeze these chains." Storm tried to focus his magic power, but something was different. None of his magic was coming out and the chains weren't freezing. "What's going on? Why isn't my magic working?"

"These chains are different from the ones I had around you earlier." Anith said. "They're made from sealing stone. A special material that blocks whoever is restraint by them from using magic."

"You've got to be kidding me." Storm said as he tried to get free, but the chains were too strong.

"You're mine now!" Anith said as he used one of the whips against Storm and all he could do was take it. "I'll let you off easily if you do me one thing. I want you tell me everything about Fairy Tail, even the darkest secrets."

"Bite me." Storm said.

"Ooh, new forms of torture, but I think I'll stick with this." Anith said. "So are you going to tell or are you going to want more pain like a masochist?"

"As if I would tell you anything." Storm said.

"You asked for it." Anith said and whipped Storm again. Storm was doing his best to hold off the pain, but without the use of magic, all he can do was take it.

…..

Nova

Nova has yet to find an enemy or any room that they might be heading in. All she can really do is continue to run down the hall she was in.

"How big is this place? It all looks the same." Nova said. What Nova didn't know was that she already fallen into an enemy's hands. She was being watched by someone in another room and he was enjoying her running and not getting anywhere.

"Run all you like, my pretty. I can't wait to see what you're like."

Sasha

"Now I've got you!" Caluke said as he tried to hit Sasha, but Sasha ducked out of the way and he caused another pillar to crumble. "You can't dodge me forever." Sasha took cover behind another pillar and tried to catch her breath. Caluke is a resilient opponent. He doesn't light up anywhere and his reactions are surprisingly on point.

'How am I suppose to beat this guy?' Sasha questioned.

"You can't hide from me!" Caluke said as he had his magi form around his entire body and took the shape of an elephant's head. "Elephant Smash!" He charged right at the pillar Sasha was hiding behind, but there was no sign of her.

"Here I am!" Sasha said as she came down from above with a sword in her hand. She swung down with it, but Caluke jumped out of the way.

"Nice try." Caluke said, but he saw a flash of electricity coursing through the floor. Caluke jumped up to one of the pillars for safety. "Electricity?"

"That's right." Sasha said. The sword she was holding was actually a rapier with electricity covering the blade. "This is my Thunder Rapier. Every strike from it will feel like being hit by lightning."

"That's a nice little toy you have, but that won't be enough to beat me." Caluke said.

"I've spent a lot of time out in the wild, on my own, before I joined Fairy Tail." Sasha said. "I've hunted down a lot of animals so I could survive. You're just another one of those animals."

"Am I?" Caluke said. "I can't be hunted so easily!" He charged down the pillar and right at her again as he held his arms out like claws. "Tiger Claw!" He had magic flowed into his hands and formed his spell again. He tried swiping at Sasha, but Sasha used her sword to deflect each of his attack. Each one of them was moving with great speed. Sasha tried swiping at his head, but Caluke jumped back. Sasha jumped back and requipped a handheld gun. She kept trying to shoot at him, but Caluke kept moving around and used the pillars like shields.

'Damn it. He's too fast.' Sasha thought. 'If I don't find some way to slow him down, I could be in real trouble.' She kept trying to follow Caluke, but she soon lost sight of him. "Where did he go?" She tried looking around for him, but she didn't see anything.

"Here I am!" Caluke said as he somehow managed to get behind her and started beating her around like a punching bag. "I'll beat the beast I am into you!" He gave her one last punch in the jaw and sent her flying across the room and crashed into a pillar with her dropping her weapons. Sasha dropped to the ground like a doll with here battered and beaten. "Don't tell me it's over already."

"Bastard…" Sasha mumbled as she wiped her mouth and tried to get back up.

"That's the problem with some humans. You're all too stubborn to give up." Caluke said. "You know, some animals have accepted the fate or just decide to run away. We humans share many traits with animals. Maybe you should consider doing the same."

"Never." Sasha said.

"So you like to have more pain and more punishment." Caluke said. "If that's what you want, I know just the power to bring that." Caluke was radiating some magic power again as orange lines appeared over the frame of his body. He grew fangs and his eyes turned to slits with stripes appearing on the sides of his face.

"What now?" Sasha said.

"Wild Persona." Caluke said. "I'm even more beastly now. Nothing will save you now!" Caluke charged right at Sasha and held out his hand, but Sasha was able to roll out of the way of his attack. She was able to reach her gun and held it to him, but Caluke surprised her by knocking it out of her hand. He gave Sasha a strong kick and sent her crashing into a pillar again and that pillar had cracks formed in it.

"His power has increased even more." Sasha said. Her whole body was in pain and it was hard for her to move.

"I guess humans share the fact that some animals are too stubborn as well." Caluke said as he licked his lips. "I can smell your sweat. I hear the groans of pain. Hide it all you like, but you can't change the fact that you've reached your limit and this battle is about to end with a crater and having you in the center."

"His little transformation has made him more beast-like." Sasha whispered. "I can't take him on in a head-on fight." Sasha held her rips, but as her hand brushed against the fabric of her jacket, she got an idea. "I can't beat him physically, but perhaps I can outsmart him." Caluke used his speed and grabbed a hold of her by her leg and tossed her to the other side of the room. Sasha crawled against the floor and hid behind a pillar.

"You can't keep avoiding me. Just accept your fate." Caluke said. He waited to see what she was going to do. When Sasha peeked out to look, Caluke took that as a signal to attack. "You're done for!" He was going in for the kill, but Sasha actually tossed her jacket and it landed on his face. "Hey!" Caluke yanked it off, but not fast enough as Sasha was right beneath him. She slashed across him and he felt electricity coursing through him. 'Her Thunder Rapier? She must have grabbed it when I tossed her across the room.' He thought.

"You are physically stronger than me, but strength alone doesn't determine the victor." Sasha said as she requipped and pulled out her magic bazooka. She took aim at point-blank range and blasted him. Caluke was blown into the air and crashed into the ceiling. Caluke plummet down and crashed on the ground. "You called it stubbornness, but we call it persistence for you hurt our friends." Caluke was down for the count with such close and powerful attacks. Sasha reached for her jacket and placed it back on, but she was in a lot of pain. Sasha tried to continue on, but all her injuries made her progress slow. If it was like that with just one member of Shadow Veil, it's hard to imagine what the rest might be like.