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Last Time: FT got captured by the Dark Five

Now: They find themselves in the heart of the Dark Guild.


Chapter 15- Nightmare

The doors to the throne room opened as the Dark Five walked in. The master shifted forward in their seat atop the stairs of the throne. The Dark Five was dragging individuals behind them. They then took a knee in front of the master.

"We have returned," Claudia said as lifted her head. "And we brought you a couple of prizes."

"May we present the wizards of Fairy Tail," Chris said. "We have confirmed them to be Natsu Dragnell, Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlett, Wendy Marvel, Jellal Fernadez, their exceeds, and Krysta Fairchild."

The master rose from the throne.

"I see you have brought me excellent prizes," the master said. "Take the Fairy Tail wizards to a cell. I'll deal with them later. But put Fairchild in a separate cell. I will come and deal with her personally. Thank you, Dark Five. You have succeeded in bring me the girl."

"You are welcome, Master," all five said at the same time.

They then grabbed the wizards and dragged them away to the cells doing exactly what their master order of them. The master took a seat on the throne as they left with a large, devilish smile on their face.


Gray groaned as he rolled over onto his side. His body felt sore as if he had done some crazy hard training and didn't stretch after. He opened his eyes and found himself laying on the floor of some cavern. He sat up and looked around. He was in cell and he wasn't alone. Natsu and the others of his team were all there, unconscious. Gray moved around the room to check on them. He started with Wendy and Carla.

"Ow, my head," Wendy groaned. "Where are we?"

"In a cell," Gray commented. "Are you okay?"

"Just a little dizzy," Carla stated. "But okay."

"Yeah, same. But my head is a little sore," Wendy said.

Gray nodded. "Let's wake the others."

They went around and woke the others.

"I'll take them down! Let me at them!" Natsu called with his fists raised to fight as he shot up straight. He then realized where he was. "Huh? Where are we?"

"In a cell, Natsu," Lucy said as she rubbed her eyes. "Looks like everyone is okay."

"Yes, but it seems we have been captured," Erza commented as she stood at the cell bars. She was studying the bars. Erza had discovered after waking that she couldn't use her magic.

"Well let's break down these bars and escape," Natsu said, jumping to his feet.

"Wait, Natsu…" Gray and Erza called, but got cut off as Natsu tried to slam his fist into the bar, hoping it would burn away. It didn't.

"What the?" Natsu said confused.

"There's a nullification spell around it, Natsu," Carla said as she was picking at the bars. "We can't use magic to break out."

"Then what do we do?" Lucy asked. "If there is that spell, then I can't summon Virgo to dig us out."

"Well that wouldn't work anyway," Erza said. "This prison appears to be a few floors tall and we are on what looks like the third floor. Virgo would only be able to dig down until we drop into another cell."

"We can't just sit here though," Jellal said. "We should find a way out and stop this guild now that they have brought us to their home."

"Hey guys," Wendy spoke up. "But where is Krysta?"

Everyone looked around the cell. Wendy was right. Krysta wasn't there. Where was she?


Krysta woke up to find herself suspended from the wall of a cell. One that she was occupying alone. She looked up at the cuffs on her arms. Krysta tried to use her magic to unlock the locks, but they didn't budge.

"I wouldn't try that," a voice said. Krysta recognized it. She turned her head to see the blonde woman from before in the same dress. "Those cuffs nullify any and all magic. You're stuck."

"Where am I?" Krysta asked. "And where are my friends?"

"Your friends are fine, for now," the woman said. "But you guys are in our guild hall. Welcome to the Nightmare Guild. I'm Claudia, the leader of the Dark Five that took you and friends down."

"Then what do you want with me?" Krysta wondered.

"I have come to keep you company until our Master comes to see you," Claudia said. "And I thought we could have some fun while we wait."

She got a devious smile and approached Krysta. Claudia then summoned a thin vine from the earth and then reared back with it, ready to strike.

"Now I want to hear you scream," Claudia said.

She whipped the vine at Krysta like a whip and it slashed across the front of Krysta's shirt. Krysta bit back a scream, but Claudia kept going until finally a scream fell from her lips filling the cell.


A scream erupted from the cell bay. Gray and the others shot to their feet and ran to the cell bars.

"That was Krysta's voice," Wendy said worried.

"I smell blood," Natsu growled.

"We need to get out of this cell," Lucy pleaded. "They're torturing her."

"Damn it!" Gray groaned as he heard another scream. He slammed his fists against the bars, bruising his knuckles in the process.

"I have an idea," Happy spoke up.

Everyone looked down at the little blue cat.

"Whatcha got buddy?" Natsu asked.

"Just follow my lead," Happy said with a smile.

Everyone else exchanged a glance and decided to hear the little blue cat out.


Claudia laughed as she continued to lash the vine at Krysta. Krysta winced in pain. Damn this hurt.

"Boy this is so much fun," Claudia said with a smile. "And I enjoy hearing your screams of pain."

Krysta looked down to see her stomach was cut up from the whipping. Her shirt was shredded from the vines, but somehow her sports bra was unaffected. She looked back up to Claudia, but the girl was looking away from her. She had her fingers to her forehead.

"Fine, I'll be right there," Claudia said then sighed lowering her fingers. "Well damn. I was hoping to keep having fun with you, but it looks like I have to go. However, I will leave you with one last taste of my vines for now."

She swung the vine once more. Krysta braced for its impact. The vine slashed and cut the hair tie that held her hair up and then dragged down her shoulder, cutting the shirt. Her hair cascaded as she bit back another cry of pain.

"Damn you," Krysta growled. "You'll pay for this you, bi…"

Krysta was cut off by a solid punch to the head. The punch was strong and powerful enough that it caused her to see stars and then see nothing at all.

"I'll return to kill you later," Claudia's voice rang through her head as her vision went dark. "No matter what my Master wants with you. I'll be the one to end you."

Then everything went black.


Meanwhile…

Happy laid out his plan and they all got into position. Lucy then approached the bars and called for help to the nearest dark guild member who was a guard in the cells.

"Help!" Lucy cried. "Please help!"

The dark guild member came over to the cell bars.

"What's going on?" he asked from under his hood.

"My friend, he has fallen ill and it's super contagious," Lucy cried. "And my other friend can use healing magic on him, but because of this nullification spell on the cell, she won't be able to save him before we all get sick."

"Oh yeah?" the hooded man questioned.

He glanced past Lucy to Natsu, who was curled up on the floor looking positively ill. What really had happened is Erza gave him a nice solid punch to the gut that was strong enough to make him feel like he was going to puke.

"My tummy hates me…" Natsu grumbled uncomfortably.

Wendy turned to the guard with tears in her eyes. "Please! I need to save him!"

The guard then looked frantic.

"Uh, well I'm going on leave here soon. So I don't want to get sick either!" The guard said. "Just be quick about it."

He waved his hand and the spell fell. All of the faces went from faces of worry to smirks. Gray and Erza both produced swords with their magic now back. They then slashed at the bars and cut their way out.

"No way!" The guard cried. "I was tricked!"

"Now get lost! LUCY KICK!" Lucy said as she charged at him and kicked the poor guard away from the cell.

"Alright, now we need to find Krysta," Erza said.

"As well as the master of this guild," Jellal added.

"I smell Krysta up there," Natsu said as he pointed up to one of the cells on the floor above them.

The way this place was set up was with catwalks and bridges that connected one side to another with large openings in the middle. Like something that would be seen in a mall.

"Let's go get her," Happy called as he sprouted wings.

"STOP THEM!" Voices called from down the walkway.

They turned to see more guards and members of the dark guild rushing toward them.

"Well that didn't take long," Gray said.

"Gray and Lucy, you two go get Krysta," Erza ordered. "We will handle these dark guild members."

"On it," they said at the same time.

The two of them ran down the nearest bridge.

"How are we to get up there?" Lucy questioned as they ran.

"Just hang on," Happy's voice then rang.

"We've got you," Carla's voice followed.

"Huh?" they both said as the two exceeds flew up behind them and grabbed them.

"Thanks guys," Lucy said with a smile.

They then flew up to the top floor. As they reached the top, Happy and Carla set them down just outside the cell. Lucy pulled one of her keys out.

"Open gate of the Golden Bull! TAURUS!" Lucy summoned.

Taurus appeared a second later.

"I'm ready to make my mooove Miss. Lucy," the bull spirit said as he spun his axe.

"Take down this cell door," Lucy ordered.

"Do you really think that will work?" Gray asked.

"Yeah, the guard was able to use magic to take down the spell," Lucy said with a smile and thumb up. "So if we take it down from the outside that should bring down the spell. Now get it, Taurus."

Taurus pulled back his axe and then swung at the cell bars. The bars fell apart and the spell disappeared. Gray, Lucy, Happy, Carla, and Taurus charged into the cell. They froze when they found Krysta dangling from the wall.

"Oh no…" Lucy said her voice shaking with horror.

Her body was covered in cuts and bruises, and blood from the cuts dripped down her front. Her clothes were tattered and her hair had fallen around her face. Gray clenched his fists together.

"They're going to pay for this," Gray growled.

"Taurus, get her down," Lucy ordered.

Taurus nodded. Surprisingly, not making a comment about Lucy or even Krysta's body in this moment as he might normally do. So he does have a filter after all. The spirit cut the cuffs on the wall and Krysta fell forward. Gray caught her in his arms.

"Is she okay?" Lucy asked.

Gray placed a hand to Krysta's cheek and it managed to stir her.

"Yeah, she's fine," Gray said then sighed. "Thank goodness."


Krysta felt relief in her arms as she came to. She wasn't hanging from the wall anymore, that much was clear. She then realized someone was holding her. She opened her eyes to see a pair of dark blue eyes staring at her. She smiled when she saw Gray's face.

"Gray, thank goodness," Krysta said. "You're alright. I was so worried."

Gray found himself chuckling.

"You were worried? We were worried about you," Gray said. "Are you alright? You're injured."

"I'm just a little cut up," Krysta said as she moved to sit up. "Nothing I can't handle."

"We can have Wendy heal you," Lucy, who Krysta just realized was also there, spoke up. "But who did this to you?"

Krysta became serious. She clenched her teeth.

"It was that chick from before. She was the leader of the group that took us down in the Citrus Hole," Krysta said. "She said her name was Claudia and she is the leader of the this elite group of dark wizards called the Dark Five. Apparently, their Master wants me for some reason."

"But why?" Gray asked as he helped Krysta stand up.

"I don't know," Krysta said running a hand through her hair. She then pulled it up into a ponytail with one that she produced from her pocket. "But whatever they want, let's go find out."

"That doesn't really sound like the best idea," Lucy said with a twinge of worry. "But they messed with Fairy Tail. So they deserve a good beat down." Her mood then switched to that of a readiness to fight.

Gray and Krysta chuckled.

"Come on, let's get back to the others," Gray said.

Lucy nodded. Her and Taurus led the way out of the cell followed by the exceeds. Gray looked to Krysta.

"You sure you'll be okay?" Gray asked concerned.

"I'll be fine," Krysta said. "Let's go, if you think you can keep up with me." She winked at him.

Gray smiled. That wink made his heart flutter. They then raced out of the cell. Gray then made an ice slide and they slid down to the level below, knocking down a couple darks members in the process of coming off the slide.

"Krysta!" Wendy called. "You're okay!"

"I'll be alright," Krysta said as everyone jogged up to them.

"You're hurt," Jellal stated.

"Here let me heal you," Wendy said as she started to heal the injuries.

"Oh, that feels nice," Krysta said with a pleasant sigh. "But I am alright."

"Are these the last of them?" Gray asked as he kicked one of the guys on the ground.

"For now, yeah," Natsu said as he wiped the corner of his mouth.

"Now that we are all back together, let's go pay a visit to the Master of this guild," Erza said.

"Aye!" Everyone called.

Erza led them through the prison and toward the exit in the hopes that it would lead them to the Master of this guild.


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