Leo the Lion may be the last spirit to defeat, but he already planned ahead. He just kept Nashi and the others away while he went after Lucy and he succeeded. He plans to sacrifice Lucy to cast a spell that will free all spirits from humans. However, Nashi stepped in to stop him and now it's a showdown. Meanwhile, at the bottom of Leo's giant crystal, Storm and all the others came through a celestial gate and were back in their world.

"Looks like we're back." Athena said.

"That old king must have done this." Drake said.

"Dude! Owen, you got cooked!" Michael said as he took noticed of a serious sunburn over Owen's body.

"I was in a desert the whole time." Owen said.

"Guys, look!" Nova said. All of them took a look and saw the giant crystal.

"What is that?" Shae said.

"Nothing good I bet." Gale said.

"Nashi's up there." Storm said. "I can just feel it. She's up there and I have a feeling she's in a real fight." Storm has no idea how right he is.

….

Nashi

"I'm going to make you pay for disrupting my plans." Leo said.

"What's the matter? The big bad cat getting angry?" Nashi taunted.

"You won't get in the way of our absolute freedom!" Leo shouted as he unleashed more of his power and blasted Nashi with it. Nashi did her best to resist the attack, but was still being pushed back. All the commotion woke up Lucy and she saw what was going on.

"Nashi!" Lucy called. Nashi called out her strength and was able to brush his attack aside. Leo was a little surprised as Nashi charged at him again.

"You're so worried about breaking your precious crystal, you won't fight me at full strength." Nashi said. "You're really nothing, but big talk."

"Arrogant human!" Leo shouted as he kept launching attacks at her, but Nashi avoided each one of his attacks. She got in close and held her hands up.

"Fire Dragon Brilliant Flame!" She tossed a fireball right on the ground. Leo jumped back, but more of the crystal was damaged, Nashi's real intention.

"She's aiming….for the crystal." Lucy said. Nashi knew Leo's plans and knows this crystal is needed.

"Since this crystal of yours is so important, you need it in one piece." Nashi said. "So what would happen if it just came shattering down?"

"Now I'm angry." Leo said as rage was practically what he was made out of. "I didn't wait for a day like this to come just to have a punk like you tear it down. I'll make you pay!" He ignited his power again and was going for a big attack.

"Now what's he doing?" Nashi said.

"So much power!" Lucy said.

"This is where you die!" Leo shouted as he was ready to attack.

"Don't do it!" Lucy shouted as she got between them. "Unless you want to kill me too!" Both of them were surprised to see her do that. "You need a celestial wizard to sacrifice, don't you."

"It would be a problem if I don't have one. However, I just need A celestial wizard." Leo said. "You might be scarce, but you're not the only one out there." Lucy was betting all this fighting to end on that. "I'll deal with that after I kill both of you!"

"Mom, get out of the way!" Nashi pleaded.

"No. It's my job to protect you. Not the other way around." Lucy said.

"Mom, don't!" Nashi begged, but Lucy wasn't budging.

"Pitch Black Exploding Flame Blade!" Leo unleashed the power of his dark flames and Lucy was in the direct line of the attack. However, someone jumped in and took the attack for her. All of them were surprised to see it was Loke.

"Loke…" Lucy said.

"Don't worry, beautiful. I'm okay." Loke said, but that didn't stick with how he collapsed and tried his best to stay together.

"Loke!" Lucy called as she helped him up. "What are you even doing here?"

"Why do you think?" Loke said. "Just like it's your job to protect Nashi, it's our job to protect you. All the spirits you're contracted too are more than willing to help you like this."

"But I don't see you guys as my shields!" Lucy said.

"We all know that. It's just something you do for the ones you care about." Loke said as he held out Lucy's keys and gave them back to her. All her spirits feel the same as Loke. "Besides, I can't really die. So you don't have to worry about that." It was a nice moment, but Leo just laughed.

"No self-respecting spirit would ever do something so foolish." Leo said. "Humans and spirits were never meant to live together and I'm going to see to it…." "Shut up!" Nashi shouted as she socked him right across the face and he smashed against the crystal. Nashi was really angry for Leo just laughing at that.

"That's it. I've had enough of this!" Leo said as he attacked her again, but Nashi moved fast and tackled him. She jumped off him and jumped from another part of the crystal

"You think something like that is something to laugh at?!" Nashi said as she smashed him into the ground with them smashing through other crystals. "Humans and spirits CAN live together! Humans aren't what you think they are! Let go of you hatred for it already!"

"Your words mean nothing to me." Leo said as he shook her off and jumped across the falling crystal debris to make his way up. Nashi wasn't going to let him escape that easily as she was doing the same. "It's no use. You won't be able to catch me."

"Oh no?" Nashi said as she gave herself a boost with her flames and went flying straight up and straight at him. Leo was surprised as Nashi drove her fist into his gut and they smashed through the roof. Lucy almost couldn't believe it.

"I won't lose! Not to you!" Leo shouted as he kicked her off. "Freedom is within our reach! We spirits will no longer be enslaved by you humans!" He kept attacking Nashi with his own fireballs, but Nashi kept avoiding them. "We will do anything to have that freedom!"

"Can't you see that nothing is what you think it is?! You'll sacrifice anything and anyone to have that freedom!" Nashi said.

"If that's what has to be done, so be it. I couldn't care less what happens to pitiful humans like you!" Leo said. He built up so much magic power in his hands and held a gigantic dark fireball. Nashi and the others couldn't believe all that power he was building.

"So much magic power! Why?! You'll destroy your precious crystal too?!" Lucy said.

"This crystal means nothing. I'll just find another one with another celestial wizard." Leo said. "My brethren, our day of freedom is near!" Leo said as he was about to launch it, but a sharp pain stopped him. It was from when Nashi hit him in the gut earlier. He didn't think a human could do much, but he was wrong as he couldn't hold on to his attack. He was even more surprised with what he saw coming.

"You'll never know what it means to really be free! Not as long as you give into hatred!" Nashi said as she flew right at him in fire. "Why can't you see what's right in front of you?!" Leo couldn't believe what was in his eyes. All this power from a human? "Open your eyes, Leo, and learn what it really means to be free!" She drove her fist right against Leo's face and sent him plummeting down. Leo smashed all the way through the crystal until he reached the bottom. Leo saw for himself what humans can really do and that power came from seeing a fellow spirit in pain. Nashi landed down and Lucy was amazed with what she saw her own daughter do.

'Amazing…' Lucy thought. 'Sometimes I keep thinking that Nashi is my little girl….,but she's grown into such a powerful wizard.' Lucy was amazed with what Nashi has done.

"Yeah. She's certainly Natsu's daughter." Loke said. As amazing as all that was, the place was starting to shake and fall apart.

"What's happening now?" Nashi said.

"The whole place is falling apart. The fight must have weakened the structure." Loke said.

"This is bad." Lucy said as the place was coming down around their heads. The whole crystal was beginning to shatter as it all came crashing down. Storm and the others were just outside of it and watched as the crystal was destroyed.

"Nashi!" Storm called out as he feared she was still inside. The crystal came falling down and was in a million of pieces.

"I guess someone forgot to shout timber." Gale said.

"Nashi!" Storm said as he hurried over to the crystals and was trying to dig his way through as he thought Nashi was buried. "She's got to be okay. She's just got to be." Storm kept hoping and digging, but he stopped when he saw something emerge out of all of it.

"Saved in the nick of time." That thing was another one of Lucy's spirits. The one known as Horologium, the clock. "That was rather close." He opened up and Nashi, Lucy, and Loke came falling out.

"Quick thinking with summoning Horologium, Mom." Nashi said.

"It's what I do, but it was a tight fit." Lucy said.

"It worked for me just fine." Loke said.

"Nashi!" Nashi looked up and met up with all her friends as they were glad to see she and Lucy was safe.

"I thought destroying things was your father's thing, not yours." Storm said.

"Uh... It was necessary this time." Nashi said. "All of you being here must mean his majesty brought you guys back. Does that mean the other eclipse spirits are gone?"

"Yep. Every last one of them is beaten and it looks like they're gone for good." Michael said.

"Hold that thought." Loke said as he looked over to the side. Nashi followed his sight and saw that Leo was still around, but he was in a crater and wasn't moving.

"Unbelievable. I can't believe all my plans are ruined." Leo said. Leo looked up and stared right at Loke. "How could you? How could you side with the humans? We had a chance for freedom."

"I don't know about you, but I'm actually feeling free." Loke said. "My key might be in Lucy's care, but I still free."

"Is being with a human really all that special?" Leo said.

"Sure is." Loke said. "I admit that I once thought the same as you. My previous owner was vicious and mistreated us, but I was able to stand against her. She may have died because of my refusal to obey, but it worked out in the end because I found Lucy."

"But what's the point?" Leo said. "Even if your current owner treats you properly, the way you keep saying, what's the point? Your key will fall into the hands of another human. How do you know they won't mistreat you?"

"I don't, but I'm not too worried about that. Some of my best times are with Lucy." Loke said. "Besides, I know Lucy. I trust her. I know she'll make sure my key falls into the right hands. Your whole rebellion was for nothing because you don't know what freedom really is. We have our freedom with Lucy because she allows us to be who we are." Leo didn't say anything about that. All that happened was that he was turned to stardust like the others. Maybe Leo could have learned the real relation between humans and spirits if he could have just let go of his hatred and see what was right in front of him the whole time.