Everyone is shocked and confused by the news that, thanks to a rare disease, Natsu will never be able to fight again, but the one who has the hardest time understanding is none other than Natsu himself. Unwilling to accept his condition, he finds himself at odds with the guild, and with Gray in particular, in trying to assert his freedom to continue living as he had before.

Natsu charges off to fight a Dark Guild, only to be captured and brutally tortured for five months. When his friends from Fairy Tail break in to save him, they realize he may be broken beyond repair.

Natsu and Gray are going on a mission, but Natsu collapses from an illness. Can Gray get him back home before it's too late? Very slight Gray/Natsu