Chapter 50: Invasion

Elsewhere at the skies…

The dark airship was on its way to Magnolia to create the invasion and Darkness has a plan for his upcoming empire. Darkness and the henchman are at the briefing room discussing their plan for the invasion down at Magnolia.

"So what do we do lord Darkness, what do you want us to do?" Death asked.

"Well you see Death, once we make it to Magnolia you and Crash will command the troops and kidnap as much people as you can, Hunter you and Fang can command the ships to fire at the city but don't destroy it, we don't want Sonic to get very angry when his city is destroyed. We're planning to kidnap a lot of our enemies and turn them into weapons." Darkness explained.

"Consider it done my lord." Crash considered.

"Roger." Hunter obeyed.

"Sting, you will go through the list of how many of our enemies left to capture and Candy I want you to track every guild on the map for our next targets." Darkness commanded.

"Yes, sir." Sting and Candy obeyed.

"Good now we have our objectives, let's get to work then guys. We have a lot to do today while Sonic is away."

The henchman go on to get everything settle for their mission and Darkness returns back to the observation room.


Fairy Tail, Magnolia Town…

Wendy and Carla walk from Fairy Hills to the guild to meet up with everyone. Carla notice Wendy's face expression into a sad one and begin to ask creating a conversation.

"What is the matter child?" Carla asked.

"Well Carla you see ever since Sonic isn't around at the guild or here in Magnolia with him and Kenny out at Tartarus Island, have you noticed that the guild have got bored because Sonic and Kenny are not here." Wendy explained.

"Now that you mentioned it, it sure has and I do miss Kenny's company."

"You like Kenny do you?"

"No I do not?"

"That's not what I hear, you've been thinking about Sonic's partner all this time and missed his company. You really like him?"

"Yes. I confess that I like Kenny, not a word to tomcat I do not want any trouble for this."

"I won't, I hope Sonic returns home today. I really miss him."

"Me too, I miss him and Kenny too and I hope they come home today too. Why don't we find a job to try to keep us busy instead to be stuck in boredom child?"

"Good idea Carla, maybe if we come back Sonic and Kenny will return."

"That's one possibility."

The Sky Dragon Slayer and her exceed arrives to the guild and enters inside by pushing the doors open. The guild was at their usual routine, Wendy sees Team Natsu discussing their job so they approach them.

"Hey guys, what are you doing?" Wendy asked.

"Oh hello Wendy, we're discussing about our job we took from the board. Care to come along with us?" Erza asked.

"Sure, I would like. What about you Carla?"

"I accept." Carla answered.

"Then it's settled."

Zack and Jim enter the guild and approach to the bar and takes his seat. Jim looks to his partner to ask a question.

"Where did you ran off to last night Zack?" Jim asked.

"Just for a walk, nothing more." Zack responded.

"To walk where exactly?"

"Just went to take a walk that's all."

"If you say so then I believe you."

"Hey Zack, what happen to you yesterday? We were supposed to go out for dinner and you reschedule it for tonight." Mirajane proclaimed.

"I know and I'm sorry, I went to go take a walk from a long day I had." Zack apologized.

"It's ok, at least you can make it up for me for tonight."

"Of course beautiful."

Mirajane smiled and kisses her boyfriend on the cheek. Elfman and Lisanna look disgusted but accepts it knowing how Mirajane truly loves Zack. Team Natsu were ready to go out on the job after telling Mirajane about the job they took from the board. All of sudden, there hear some noises that was coming outside that caught the whole guild's attention.

"What was that?" Macao asked.

"Hell if I know, probably a massive wind or something knowing it is a beautiful day out." Wakaba guessed.

Wakaba's guessed had been wrong when suddenly, a cannonball came bursting down at the guild and trash the table, breaking it into pieces causing every wizard of the guild to jump by surprise. A second after, they hear screams coming from outside so they all rushed outside to see what is really going on but as they get outside, they see a airship up in the air attacking and terrorizing the civilians of Magnolia and there are Dark Soldiers terrorizing the town.

"This has got to be the work of Darkness the Hedgehog. He had planned this while Sonic is away at Tartarus Island." Mirajane said.

"Now that's not manly at all!" Elfman said angrily.

What's more of the shocking attack, the dark army kidnapping the civilians and bringing them back to airship to capture them.

"They're kidnapping the citizens." Lucy pointed out.

"That has got to be the work of Darkness the Hedgehog." Makarov said.

"What do we do?" Wendy asked.

"We have to defend everyone, all lives are at stake. We don't have any choice but to fight Darkness and his army without Sonic and Kenny around so we must do what we can."

"Ok then, sounds good to team."

"Everyone will split up and cover more ground and defend everyone and every child. NOW GO!"

And so Fairy Tail set on to complete their objectives splitting up into groups of teams. There was Thunder Legion, Team Natsu, Team Shadow Gear, and a few more teams that split up to defend the city and fighting off the dark soldiers. Zack and Jim teamed up with Team Natsu to and defend as much people they can while fighting the dark soldiers.


The Dark Airship…

Darkness looking on in the observation room using the lacrima screen as the Fairy Tail guild fighting the dark soldiers to protect the people. He had also watching the black dragon slayer fight.

"Fight all you want Fairy Tail but sooner or later, you all will end up being capture along with the other guilds that I've plan to capture as well for my plans." Darkness grinned.


Magnolia…

Macao, Wakaba, and Cana defend the civilians using their magic, Cana had combine her cards to add much damage to defeat some of the dark soldiers.

"I can't believe Darkness would create a sneak attack while Sonic is away." Wakaba said after finishing up another dark soldier.

"You're telling me, Sonic has been gone for almost two weeks and he and Kenny haven't made it back home yet. They sure are taking their time to find those stones." Macao agreed using his magic.

"Sonic will be back, believe I know he will. When he returns back home, I had a surprise waiting for him." Cana smirked using another magic with her cards.

"You still can't get over Sonic can't you?"

"Nope. What can I say, I'm in love."

"Don't let Erza hear you say that." Wakaba warned.

"Whatever."


The Strauss Family…

The family working together, side by side to defend and get the people to safety fighting off the dark soldiers.

"This is getting out of hand, there are just no stopping to these guys." Lisanna commented.

"You're telling me but a real man well take on every last one of them just like Sonic." Elfman responded fighting off more of the dark soldiers.

"You still talk about Sonic do you?"

"He's a real man after all and will do everything he can to protect the people he cares about and so will I to protect my sisters."

"You're so sweet Elfman."

Mirajane using her Satan Soul to knocking off multiple dark soldiers and had Zack on her mind of what he is doing.

"I hope Zack doesn't go up against Darkness, I hope he doesn't." Mirajane thought.


Team Shadow Gear…

The team got everyone to safety while they hold off the dark army taking them over to the guild where they can be safe. Jet using his speed magic to pound off the dark soldiers as fast as he can while Dory uses his plant magic to distract them. Levy getting the people to safety as the fight and the invasion goes on.

"These guys just keep coming." Jet commented.

"There's no end to them it's like fighting a giant army." Droy added.


Team Natsu…

As the civilians were heading over to the guild for safety, Team Natsu holding off the dark army along the way. Natsu and Zack team up together, using their dragon slayer magic even Wendy helped with Natsu and Zack. Erza requip to her Heaven's Wheel armor then changes into her Purgatory armor to add and increase the damage done to the dark army.

As Zack holding off the dark army, he could tell that Darkness is at the airship observing and wanted to go confront him and so Zack commanded Jim to take him up to the airship to confront the dark hedgehog leaving Team Natsu to deal with the dark army.

Lucy look on while her celestial spirit Leo to handle the army protecting the civilians to get to safety.

"What the heck?! Is Zack is going what I think he's going to do?" Lucy inquired.

"Your guess is good as my Lucy. Zack is going to confront Darkness the Hedgehog." Gray corrected while fighting off one of the dark soldier.

"Why the heck what he wants to do that! I wanted to go confront him myself. Happy let's go up to that airship." Natsu demanded.

"Aye." Happy complied.

"Now hold on Natsu, are you sure that you want to get on that thing, you have motion sickness do you not?" Erza pointed.

"Yeah good point, I don't think I can handle being on the airship." Natsu frowned in fear.

"Didn't Sonic told Zack that he'll fight Darkness alone just the two of them." Lucy mentioned.

"Yeah but I guess Zack didn't get the memo that Sonic will deal with Darkness alone. He's just too stubborn." Gray answered.

"I think he wanted to fight Darkness to join Team Sonic and Sonic is going to be angry when he comes back and won't like it." Wendy stated.

"Let's not worry about Zack but right now we must complete our objectives to get these people to safety and hold off the dark army when Sonic and Kenny arrives back." Erza commanded.


The Airship…

Zack and Jim arrives and aboard on the airship and they search for the dark hedgehog to confront him.

"DARKNESS!" Zack shouted.

"Are you sure you want to face Darkness, Sonic told you that he'll face Darkness alone and this is his fight and not yours." Jim questioned.

"I do want to do this. It'll be my chance to make Sonic proud and hopefully I can join his team." Zack answered.

"You know what Darkness is capable of, you're not that strong enough to face him alone."

"Yeah but at least I am willing to try."

"*Sigh* OK. If you say so then but let's not try to get ourselves killed ok?"

"Don't worry, I won't let that happen."

"Hey speaking of which, since this is an airship, how come you're not in your motion sickness?"

"That's a good question, I don't know."

"That's because we're using the magic to prevent anyone to go in motion sickness." The voiced intervened.

Zack and Jim turn their attentions over to Hunter the Wolf and Fang the Viper appearing out of the blue on the airship and surrounds the black dragon slayer and his exceed with the dark army.

"Who the hell do you think you are to arrive the airship, you must've got a death wish scum?" Hunter threatened.

"Do not demand to fight lord Darknessssss you arrogant giant freak." Fang added with a stern look.

"I don't care, now tell me where can I find your lord. I want to fight him and defeat him from harming the people I cared about." Zack demanded.

"You will not be fighting lord Darkness, you got to go through me first in order to fight him."

"Not a bad idea at all. Black Dragon…"

"You don't have to." A dark voiced interfered.

Hunter, Fang, and the dark soldiers turn their attentions to Darkness the Hedgehog appearing to the scene and to confront Zack and Jim. Hunter, Fang. and the dark army bowed down to their lord as Darkness makes his way to the black dragon slayer and his exceed.

"Hello Zack. You're looking well, still haven't changed I see from the last time we met from the Grand Magic Games." Darkness remembered.

"Oh believe me, I've changed a lot then after you've disappeared for almost two weeks." Zack countered.

"*Chuckle* I had other plans, planning for this day to come. I've long dreaded for this day when I take this world and rule by the darkness empire. No one will never stop me this time, not even my arch rival Sonic."

"Oh I will stop you alright."

"Fool! You can't even touch me nor defeat me. What makes you think you can go up against me?"

"Because I've been training a lot and this time you will see the different me Darkness, I will defeat you and I will make my mentor proud of me."

"So damn stubborn. Didn't Sonic told you that he'll fight me alone and just only me and Sonic?"

"So what? I'll fight you."

"All of this… all of this so you can join Team Sonic isn't it?"

"Yes."

"*Chuckle* AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!"

"What's so funny?" Jim asked.

"Because you are much a fool that I've expected. You arrive on my airship, demanded to fight me and telling me the reason why is to join Team Sonic. I got news flash for you my black dragon slayer friend, Sonic isn't looking for any new members he mentioned that it's just only himself and his exceed partner. Sure they travel around the world together but they have their reasons. Yet you will do whatever it takes to join Team Sonic, how predictable can you be?"

"Shut up! Enough with all of this talking, let's fight already." Zack snarled.

"I have no interest of fighting you Zack, besides you're not even on my level including Sonic's level knowing he's the most powerful wizard no scratch that a fighter in all of Earthland and so am I. You won't a second against me."

"Last a second? We'll see about that!"

Zack rushes to Darkness engulfs darkness into his fist.

"Black Dragon Iron Fist!" Zack shouted.

Zack hurls his fist to strike a fierce punch but however, Darkness senses it and catches the fist shocking Zack at first.

"You sure have a lot of fire in you. You may be my interest opponent at all." Darkness commented.

With that, Darkness pushes Zack seven feet away from him. Zack gets up on his feet and launches himself in the air and creates streams of darkness from his fist and hurls his fist downward to the dak hedgehog.

"Black Dragon Wing Attack!" Zack shouted.

Darkness smiled and when the technique gets close to him, the dark hedgehog quickly teleported out of sight surprises Zack. Zack look around to find the dark hedgehog but sense a presence behind him.

"Who are you looking for?" Darkness asked.

Zack jumped up and quickly turns around tries to strike the dark hedgehog with his Black Dragon Tail to strike a roundhouse kick using dark magic engulfing on his foot. Darkness blocked the technique like it was nothing and look into Zack's eyes.

"Impressive but you're still no match for me." Darkness commented.

Darkness extend his hand out pointing to Zack and seconds after, he blasts a dark purple wave pushing the black dragon slayer away five feet. Zack got angry and activate his Black-Earth Dragon Mode to try evening the odds and charges at the dark hedgehog with his technique.

"Black-Earth Dragon Smashing Fist!" Zack shouted.

Zack engulfs his fist with dark magic and black rocks and strikes a brutal hit on Darkness. This time it hit Darkness sending him flying away and hits the ground three feet away. Zack smirked and this gave him the advantage he needs to add the momentum so Zack then again using his ability against Darkness building up his magic and prepare to use it against the dark hedgehog.

"Black-Earth Dragon Roar!" Zack roared.

Zack unleashes a gigantic roar creating a beam from his mouth along with rock particles with this roar. Darkness stood up on his feet, begin smirking and surprises everyone as he deflects the roar just with one hand shocking Jim at this including Zack.

"How… how did he deflect it?" Jim pondered.

"That's impossible." Zack uttered.

"*Chuckle* I told you, you're no match for black dragon slayer. Give up while you still can." Darkness said brushing himself off.

"No! I will not give up, I will impress Sonic when I beat you and save everyone including my girlfriend."

"If you insist. Come on, come at me with everything you got you giant scum."

Zack got angry and begin to activate his strong spell activating a magic glyph behind him.

"Secret Dragon Art: Boulder Avalanche!" Zack shouted.

Zack begun to shout out black rock magic boulder towards the dark hedgehog hoping that would damage him. Darkness stand there and smiled.

"That's an interesting technique. Oh well time to end it right now." Darkness commented.

As the boulders reach to Darkness, the dark hedgehog then stopped their tracks by using his telekinesis surprising Zack and Jim at this and Darkness looking on over to the black dragon slayer.

"Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa! You're a fool Zack Hyperion. You cannot defeat me, you're not that strong to beat me." Darkness insulted.

"I don't care, I'm ending this right now!" Zack shouted.

Zack activated his Black-Fire Dragon Mode and charges at Darkness. Darkness then hurls the rock boulders over to Zack but the black dragon slayer counters the dark hedgehog with his technique to breaks the rock boulders.

"Black-Fire Dragon Scythe!" Zack shouted.

Zack create and forms black fire into a giant scythe and slashing thought he rock boulders in half and runs towards the dark hedgehog. Darkness looking on, Zack readied his scythe and swings it at Darkness hoping to finish him off but his shocking surprise, Darkness catches the black fire scythe and look into his eyes.

"Here's a good advice: listen to your mentor when he tells you not to do things that you're not supposed to. You are just too damn stubborn and arrogant bastard." Darkness advised.

With that being said, Darkness then blasted a dark purple beam at Zack pushing him back. All of sudden, Hunter then uses Massive Hurricane on the black dragon slayer to damage Zack right through the process and Darkness then uses his telekinesis and pulls Zack close and Zack struggle free from Darkness's telekinesis.

"You never learn can't you Zack?" Darkness proclaimed.

"Shut up! Wait until I get out of this, you're going to be sorry." Zack countered.

"On the quite contrary, you can't break my telekinesis. I have you where I got you, Crash, Death he's all yours!"

The black elephant and the pale grey echidna appear and nod their heads to their lord. Darkness pushes Zack away and Crash then forms rocks into his fist with spikes attached them and punches the black dragon slayer to the ground and beats down Zack merciless as the dark army, Hunter and Darkness looking on and Darkness smiled and laughing at Zack's defeat. After two minutes of beating up Zack, Crash lifts up Zack right in the air and Death takes out two of his scythes and prepare to use his new technique that he learned.

"Reaper Slash!" Death shouted.

Death launches up in the air, then air dashes towards Zack and swing his scythes right toward him passing through Zack and sends him a terrifying slash which creates large amounts of damage. Zack screamed in agony and collapses to the ground crashing down. Zack could not get up or return back to the fight as he was brutally beaten and weakened by the hands of Crash and Death. Jim rushes over to Zack's aid and carries him off the airship and returns back to Fairy Tail guild. Darkness watching on and Death begin asking.

"What shall we do next lord Darkness?" Death asked.

"We've kidnapped a lot of people, there are still some at the guild protected by the wizards of Fairy Tail." Crash added.

"True and let us stormed to the guild and kidnap the people including the wizards of the guild. Let's send a message to our dear friend Sonic." Darkness smirked.


Fairy Tail…

Every wizard had regroup back at the guild even taking the civilians in the guild for safety. As everyone got settled in, Mirajane noticed that the guild is missing someone or two people to be precised.

"Wait where is Zack and Jim?" Mirajane asked.

"He went to go fight Darkness the Hedgehog at the airship." Happy answered.

"WHAT?! Zack is fighting Darkness?" Makarov asked.

"He left us fighting the dark army to go confront Darkness." Natsu scowled.

"Sonic had told him that he'll handle Darkness alone but he's too stubborn and naïve to go against him."

"He must've went to go defeat him to impress Sonic and Kenny." Wendy figured.

"All of this to join Team Sonic, how predictable is Zack. Sonic is the only one that can defeat Darkness and his henchman but Sonic and Kenny are nowhere to be found which they are still at Tartarus Island. Hopefully we can depend on Sonic and Kenny to return back alive with the stones."

A minute later, Zack and Jim return back to the guild and Zack was brutally beaten and Jim using his full body transformation to help him up and take him inside. Mirajane gasped and rushes over to him.

"Zack what happen to you?" Mirajane asked.

"Darkness and his henchman had beaten him up. Zack tried to defeat Darkness but he was too powerful for him to fight and overcome him, he did not stand a chance." Jim answered.

Makarov walk over to Zack and confront him about his actions.

"Zack you know Sonic told you not to go and fight Darkness. You're very lucky that you haven't got yourself killed but you're safe in one piece that's what counts." Makarov mentioned.

"I know… I'm sorry, I just wanted to be like Sonic to defeat Darkness the Hedgehog and protect all of you." Zack frowned.

"I know. You can still be like Sonic, be a hero like him but there some difficult things that you cannot handle that will lead you into a disaster. Its best you let Sonic take care of much bigger problems like this. Do you understand?"

"I… yes I understand."

"Good. Do not ever do something like this again."

"I won't."

"Don't ever scare me like that again." Mirajane demanded.

"I won't and I'm sorry."

*Track begin to play: Coup De Grace (Modern Warfare 2)*

Before Mirajane would cheer Zack up until all of sudden, the doors begin to blast open by Crash using his rock magic to ambush everyone as the dark army begin to charge in and take refuge. The wizards of Fairy Tail begin to have one final stand against the dark army but all of sudden, a black wave push them back as Darkness enters in the guild and uses his power to knock everyone out by one shot.

The dark army then take the remaining civilians and capture them. Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, Laxus, Erza, Mirajane and some of the wizards try to take on Darkness but Darkness push them back and Hunter intervenes and uses his wind magic to weaken them and thus Death swoops in and uses Death Slash to taking them down to the ground. Makarov looking on and sees the dark hedgehog so he goes up against him but Darkness captures him using his telekinesis. Makarov struggled free to save his children but Fairy Tail was losing and there was nothing they can do and the dark army had surrounded them and capturing them commanded by Darkness to take them back to the airship.

Makarov creates his giant hand to counters Darkness but overall the dark hedgehog deflect him and pulls him close to grab him by the neck and chokes him.

"You lose Makarov, your so called children would not stand a chance against me and my army even my henchman. Not even that stubborn Zack Hyperion could not defeat me." Darkness smirked.

"You're wrong, there is still Sonic and he and his exceed friend Kenny will return back and he will destroy you. Mark my words Darkness, you will be defeated again." Makarov remarked.

Darkness grin turn into a glare and he shocks the master of the guild with purple lightning and knocks him unconscious. The dark army then takes Makarov away, Zack uses his last bit of strength to hit Darkness but Darkness senses it and creates an energy blade and slashing him through delivering severe damage and Zack screamed in agony coughing out blood from his mouth and afterward Darkness delivers a powerful spinning hook kick knocking the giant out unconscious. Jim try his best to come to his partner's help but the grey wolf stopped him and suffocated him to make the exceed black out.

After the ambush, Darkness begin to laughed and all of them return back to the airship and lock up the civilians and the wizards of Fairy Tail away and move on to their next destination to invade and continue on with their plan for the entire world.


Meanwhile, Tartarus Island…

Sonic, Kenny, and Spiral heading their way to the coast. They had walked 34 miles and was getting close to the coast and ready to get off the island. Sonic and Kenny could not wait to leave and had unfinished business and deal with Darkness then ask Zack some serious questions about if he's going to betray Sonic or not and discuss about Sonic's vision.

"We're almost there guys, I can feel it." Spiral said.

"Finally. We get to go home." Sonic said with excitement.

"Me too, we've been away from our friends for too long and it's time we head back." Kenny mentioned.

"That's right and we're going home today buddy."

The trio made their way to the coast traveling a few more miles and when they arrive, they see a figure who was standing there, waiting for someone or something. The trio looked at each other for a brief moment and that until Sonic then begin talking to the figure. The figure appears to be a male character, a muscular young man with long, white light-colored hair. The male carries a sharp gaze; his eyes have black circles around them. His skin is tan plus his body bears a markings of a dragon. For his attire, the male wears a high collared cloak which bears as a draconian markings, a sash around his waist, and baggy pants that decorates the same as the most former article of clothing.

The person looks to Spiral at first, then the exceed and lastly to Sonic and somewhat found his target.

"Are you Sonic the Hedgehog?" the tan male asked.

"Yeah I am, who are you? Are you here to collect the stones pal?" Sonic questioned.

"No but I come for your life Sonic the Hedgehog. I know you are the chosen one and I will determine to kill you."

"Wait just a second, how do you know Sonic here is the chosen one?" Kenny asked.

"Because…"

The tan male possess dark magic and glares to Sonic knowing he's getting serious.

"I know you're the chosen to kill me and the one who's going to kill you… I'm Acnologia." Acnologia introduced telling the trio who he is.

Sonic, Kenny, and Spiral jumped up by surprise standing in front of the person who is determined to kill Sonic.

To Be Continued…


*Closing Theme (Dragonball Z)*

The tan male character is Acnologia! He has come to kill Sonic, preventing him to defeat him to complete his destiny. Now Darkness had kidnapped the people of Magnolia and with Fairy Tail along with his plans. Things are turning to the worse and Sonic is in the brink of survival to fight the powerful Acnologia. Can he defeat Acnologia to complete his destiny to save Earthland from the reign of Acnologia's destruction or will Acnologia kill Sonic and live on to create destruction?

Tune in next time to see the fight between Sonic and Acnologia in this exciting scene and chapter of Fairy of Darkness 3: Age of Darkness.