Sapphron has not only managed to kill Elfaude, but he also managed to Drake captive. Apparently, he wanted someone from the sixth generation of dragon slayers for he wishes to harness this mysterious power that they hold. He and Keenan returned to their hideout where the others waited for him.

"Welcome back." Sharell greeted.

"Did you get what you were looking for?" Linus asked.

"We certainly did." Sapphron claimed as he dropped Drake on the ground.

"Hey! That's the punk from before!" Cerex said as he remembered Drake from their first encounter. "Why did you bring him back here?"

"I want to know more about this strange power those from his generation have." Sapphron said. "They have the ability to create new dragons into existence. I want to see if there's a way to harness that power. This could lead to something extraordinary."

"Does that mean you're postponing our plans?" Cerex questioned as he didn't want to wait around any longer.

"Not quite." Sapphron said as he made his way over to a peculiar item. "We've waited for all these years for our time. Why wait any longer?"

"Agree, but it's a shame that Korog, Kuroi, and Lumiere won't be here to join us." Sharell said as they took a moment to mourn.

"I am saddened by our lost, but they shall be resurrected as well." Sapphron said. "Our time is near. It's time for the dragons to resurrect." He stood facing a scepter that appeared to be made out of bone with a small dragon-like skull on it with wing-like extensions on it. He grabbed a hold of the spear and can only imagine what was ahead of them from here. "This scepter was made from the remains of Necrula, a necromancer that was a dragon. Now, we hold the power. With this, the world will be how it should have been for all these years."

"They will get involved. They will try to get in the way." Sharell warned him. "Especially since we have their friend."

"I'm well aware of that. That is where the rest of you will come in." Sapphron said. "There are several layers between this world and the next. It's going to take time to resurrect such mighty beasts. On top of that, if there is some truth to Elfaude's fears, I want to see if there is a way to tap into the power these new dragon slayers have before hand. If this human ends up loosing his life, we could lose that power for good."

"Sheesh. You're always coming up with excuses for us to wait." Cerex complained with annoyance.

"Patience, Cerex. All good things come to those who wait." Sharell said.

"I'm just glad we're finally doing this." Keenan said.

"What do we do with our special visitor in while you get the final steps ready?" Linus asked.

"Just keep an eye on him for now." Sapphron said. Sapphron is entering the final the steps of his plan. He can hardly wait himself. "Soon, our dragon friends. You will be brought back to this world.

...

Magnolia

It's a dark time in Magnolia. Someone died and a friend is lost. As Nashi made her way back to the guild, she was saddened by the lost of Elfaude. With him gone, it's all on Nashi and her guild to stop the insanity. When she finally looked up at the guild, she saw someone was already ahead of her.

"Storm?" Nashi said. Storm made his way back to the guild, but he was just as upset as she was. Meanwhile, Levy got back to the guild and was telling Laxus the good news she had.

"Are you serious?!" Laxus said. "That's fantastic, Levy." It was nice to hear some good news, but that good news will easily be overshadowed by the bad news. Storm walked right in the guild, but he was so upset with himself that he practically grabbed a table and flipped it over and got their attention. "Storm! What's wrong with you?"

"I... I did something really stupid. I... I was mad and just couldn't... I couldn't..." Storm was really mad at himself as he dropped to his knees. "I couldn't control myself because I couldn't accept what happened. No wonder she might love him." Nashi was just outside the guild's doors and felt guilty about what happened with him. Laxus sighed, but he could see what was going on.

"Storm, we all have moments of weakness." Laxus said as he walked over to him. "We give into feelings like anger or temptation, and we end up doing things we regret. We do things we thought we never do before, but that's all okay. You have every right to be upset, but it's what you do with those feelings that really matter. Even if you did do something awful, it doesn't mean things won't work out. Things might not have gone the way you like, but so what?" Storm raised his head to hear more. Nashi was listening to all of this as it applied to her. She gave into feelings of temptation herself and end up doing things she thought she wouldn't. She also regrets that she kept it all a secret with it hurting Storm in the process. "So you got a little angry. You probably did something awful. You clearly regret it. That shows you're a good person. Even if you hurt some people, even if you ended up taking something too far, you can always go back and apologize. It might not instantly fix everything, but they're always a good first step. Just try not to beat yourself up so much." Laxus would know. He took things too far himself when he did the Battle of Fairy Tail, but he ended up regretting it and did all that he could to make up for it.

"But Master, I did something really stupid." Storm said. "Drake and I fought... I almost took it too far... He was weakened and that's why this happened." He said as he pulled out the piece of fabric he tore off from Drake and placed it on the floor. "They took him." Nashi couldn't believe what she just heard. Laxus was a little shocked himself.

"Drake..." Laxus said. He could see things have gotten very serious now that one of their own has been taken. "Enough sitting around. It's time for us to go on the offense."

...

Later

Laxus called all the members he could. Now that one of their own has been captured, it's time for them to go into action. He's also been informed of other matters that has happened. They have to do something now before it's too late.

"This enemy has made a grave mistake. Not only have they just killed Elfaude, but they've taken Drake captive." Laxus said as he tried getting everyone ready for what's to come. "We can't sit around anymore. We finally know where they are hiding and we need to act now."

"Elfaude might be gone, but we were able to find where they might be hiding." Levy said as she pulled out a map of Fiore. "We've deduced that they are hiding in this mountain range." When she pointed to the mountains on the map, Lucy took an instant notice to something.

"Hey! Look what's near those mountains." Lucy said as he pointed right at a certain city.

"Crocus! Of course!" Gajeel said.

"What is it?" Gale asked.

"There's a whole dragon boneyard underneath the capital." Gajeel said. "It makes sense they would hide somewhere around there."

"It's much worse than you all realize." Nashi said. "Elfaude warned me about something. If the spell that brings back the dragons works, it could lead to the end of all human life in the country." All of them who was hearing about this the first time were quite shocked about that.

"Are you serious? Every person in Fiore could die?!" Gale said.

"If that's true, this is more serious than we thought." Simon said. Now that they all know how grave the situation is, they really do need to do something now.

"What are we going to do?" Nova asked.

"I'll tell you what we're going to do." Storm said as he stepped up. "We're going to save our friend, then save Fiore." Storm might have made a mistake, but he's going to do all that he can to fix it.

...

Sapphron

Sapphron needed a mental moment himself. He and his comrades have been living as dragons for practically four centuries. So many years that they felt isolated from the rest of the world. Despite how they can take human form, they weren't human anymore. On top of that, the dragons were no longer a part of this world. That made them feel even more like outcasts. They started as humans, but they're dragons now in world they feel like they wouldn't fit in. It was all a lot to take in, but that could all change in mere moments.

"Are you okay?" Sharell asked as she came over to check him.

"I'm fine. It's just hard to imagine that this day would come." Sapphron said.

"Indeed. For so many years, it felt like a day like this would come." Sharell said.

"For so many years, we lived as dragons. We felt like outcasts of this world." Sapphron said. "We also lived in fear because of Acnologia. He remained out there and we feared that he would kill us as fellow dragons."

"Yes, but that's not a problem anymore." Sharell said.

"Indeed." Sapphron said. "What's more is that we lived through the suffering and misery of the dragons we considered friends and family. After a living a world where we felt so out of place, I decided to change that by bringing back the dragons. The time will soon come. I must admit...I'm almost afraid to go through with it." Having one's goals and dreams about to come true can be a nerve-wracking moment, but Sharell lend him some support as she walked up behind and wrapped her arms around him.

"I'm here with you. You never have to go alone." Sharell said. That got Sapphron to calm down. It was a nice moment, but it was stopped as she felt something. "They're here."

...

Crocus

Meanwhile, everything was practically normal in Crocus. Queen Hisui was doing things that a queen would do for her kingdom.

"Queen Hisui, we have that upcoming meeting to get ready for." Arcadios said as he helped with her responsibilities.

"Do we have to? I was hoping to enjoy some relaxation." Hisui said, but the look on Arcadios' face says that it just isn't going to happen.

"Queen Hisui!" An attendant called as he came over with a lacrima. "I have the master of guild called Fairy Tail on this communication lacrima. He wants to speak with you. He says it's rather important and a great emergency."

"Fairy Tail?" Hisui said. Knowing that Fairy Tail was calling her, she believed this must be something important. She held out her hand and was given the communication lacrima with Laxus on it.

"Queen Hisui..." Laxus said. "I'm sorry to bother you, but there's something of great importance you need to know." He took the time to explain the situation to the queen. When she heard about the dragon slayers from hundreds of years ago, as well as the threat to every human life in Fiore, she and Arcadios was quite shocked.

"Are you serious?" Hisui questioned.

"I'm afraid so. I called to warn you that you might see some dragons." Laxus said. "They're using the mountain range near your city as your hideout. If the dragon boneyard underneath is connected there, they could have been using the remains to help them in their plans."

"If all that you say is true, I must send a squad to investigate this at once." Hisui said.

"There's no time. Besides, we're talking about dragon slayers that have been around as long as Acnologia, if not longer." Laxus said. "It's going to take some real firepower to take these guys on. No offense, but your knights or whatever don't have what it takes. They would be destroyed in mere minutes."

"So what should we do then?" Hisui questioned.

"Don't worry. We're on our way, but I already sent some people to go on ahead. The rest of us should be arriving at Crocus as soon as we can." Laxus said as he thought ahead.

"Who did you sent ahead?" Hisui questioned. Some members of the guild are already arriving into the mountains.

"I've sent Fairy Tail's best team." Laxus claimed as Nashi and her friends landed down. It's just as Elfaude claimed. It's all in their hands.