Chapter 4: Big Trouble in Little Magnolia
Guild Hall
Since the incident with Madam Mim and her assassination attempt on Makarov, for reasons unknown, the previous day, the three good fairies were allowed to stay with the guild while they assessed the situation that has affected them and the other characters. The budding relationship between the guild members and the characters continued to grow, as they all began to fit in with Fairy Tail's family dynamic.
Rapunzel and Snow White were conversing with Mirajane about their personal relationships as Rapunzel brought up a certain topic that made the white-haired woman blush. "So, Mira, I noticed that you spend a lot of time with that Laxus guy. Do you... like him?" Rapunzel smiled, watching Mirajane react awkwardly.
"Oh, well, I don't know, he is pretty nice. Even though he can be a little hot-headed sometimes." Mirajane blushed. "But I do know him well enough to know he's not so bad."
"You know, when I first met Florian, I was fetching from a well when he came and serenaded to me." Snow White sighed happily as she continued. "I always knew that wishing would work wonders."
Mirajane was about to contradict Snow White on her part before Rapunzel stops her. "Just... let her have her thing." The Take Over mage held back her tongue and continues the conversation.
"Well, what about your husband, Eugene? What's he like?" Mirajane asked the long-haired princess.
Rapunzel sat silently for a moment before smiling. "Well, he's pretty much everything a husband should be: He's gentle, he's caring... handsome."
"Ooh, how wonderful! I can't wait to meet him! He sounds like a true gentleman! When can we meet him?" Snow White said gleefully.
"Well, that's the thing, Snow. I don't know. I haven't seen Eugene since I ended up here in Fiore. I'm not sure if I can find him." Rapunzel frowned, as she thought about how she missed her husband, her parents, her friends and her home in Corona. She hoped she could find her beloved Eugene and get back home with Pascal, but the longer it took, the more it made her feel sad.
"Don't worry, Rapunzel. We'll help you find him. Wherever he is, he's probably waiting for you." Mirajane comforted the blonde princess who was close to tears, but smiled when her new white-haired friend reached out to her.
"Thank you, Mira, that's so generous of you. I just hope Eugene is okay." Rapunzel said as she wiped the tears in her eyes.
"You know, that reminds me, I wonder what became of the Dwarfs." Snow White pondered.
"The Dwarfs?" Mirajane inquired.
"Oh, they're just some friends that I stayed with when I got lost in the woods one day. They were very hospitable and I kept house for them in exchange for staying with them." Snow White explained. "I just hope that tornado didn't get to them, too."
Meanwhile, with Natsu, Happy and Lucy, who have returned from their latest job, came across Mickey, who was sitting at a table near the corner of the guild hall, moping. Concerned for their new mouse friend, the trio approached the sad rodent.
"Hey, Mickey, are you feeling all right? You look kinda blue." Lucy asked softly as she, Natsu and Happy sat next to the mouse.
"Oh, it's nothing Miss Lucy, it's just... I'm pretty much in the dumps right now." Mickey frowned as he rested his elbows on the table with gloom.
"Why are you in the dumps?" Natsu asked.
"Well... have I ever told you about, Minnie?" Mickey inquired to which the trio replied with a nod meaning 'No'. "Well, you see, she's my girlfriend and... um, well, I was going to ask her to marry me."
"Aww, that's so sweet! Did you pick out a ring for her?" Lucy asked excitedly.
"You bet I did! Look!" Mickey pulls out a jewelry box from his pocket and reveals a large diamond ring, which shined bright like a star in the night sky. It was so shiny that a ray of light strayed off and blinded an unfortunate Goofy, who was carrying a bunch of dishes for some reason, making him slip, fall, and drop all the dishes. "Sorry, Goofy! My bad!"
Goofy replied with a thumbs up, which signaled that he was okay. "Don't worry about me! I'm okay!"
"So did you propose to her, yet?" Happy inquired, which made Mickey slump saddenly.
"I was about to, but then that freak tornado came and picked us right up. I sure hope she is okay. If anything happened to her, I don't know what I'd do." Mickey frowned.
"Yeah, the other guys felt the same about their loved ones. If you want to, we could help you guys out." Natsu offered, bringing a bright smile to Mickey's face.
"Why, that's very kind of you, Mr. Natsu. You and your entire guild are very compassionate you know that?" Mickey said fondly.
"That's pretty much who we are. Even though we may fight all the time, we're still family." Lucy smiled.
"Yeah, and if anybody disagrees, we kick their asses! Believe me, I'm a professional ass kicker!" informed Natsu.
"That's very drastic, don't you think?" Mickey asked concernly.
"'Drastic' is my middle na--AAH!" Nastu yelped as the floorboards underneath him caved in, making him fall throught the hole.
"Natsu! Are you okay?!" Happy called out into the hole, making sure if his friend is okay.
Natsu crawled back up the hole and popped his head and torso up. "Yeah, I'm fine! But look what I found! A mole man!" The Dragon Slayer pulled up a small, bald-headed man in a bright green tunic, who smiled and waved to the latter.
"That's not a mole man, that's Dopey!" Snow White cried happily as she ran over and picked up the little dwarf and hugged him. The other characters and guild members rushed over to see what was happening.
"What's going on up there?! Hey, buddy! Move that big, fat caboose of yers before I move it myself!" said a voice from the hole, as Natsu was forcefully pushed out from the hole, which revealed six other small men that emerged from the deep tunnel.
"Princess! What are you-- what-- what-- um-- uh-- eh, umm... you're here!" The small man named Doc stammered before he finally got his point across.
"Oh, I'm so glad to see you again! I'm so sorry you all got caught up in all of this. I wish our reunion didn't have to turn out this way." Snow White said mournfully.
"It's alright, princess, at least we're all together again and--" The second small man named Happy said jovially until he was interjected by the other small man named Grumpy.
"Okay, that's fine and dandy and all that mush, now would mind telling us where the heck are we?!" Grumpy asked demandingly.
"Well, that's kind of very hard to explain, Grumpy." Snow White said shyly.
"Hey, Snow, do you know these guys?" Mirajane asked.
"Oh, these are the little men I was telling you about. Everyone, meet Doc, Happy, Grumpy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy and Dopey. They are the seven dwarfs." Snow White introduced the Dwarfs to the entire guild hall while the little men greeted everyone in return.
"It's nice to meet you all." Mirajane greeted the Dwarfs as she extended a hand to Bashful, who immediately blushed as soon as he looked at her. "What's the matter?"
"Oh, nothing. It's just... you're very purty. Hehehe." Bashful chortled as he covered his face with his beard timidly.
"Why, thank you, that's very nice of you." Mirajane smiled down at the dwarf, who blushed profusely.
"Hi, nice to meet y-- ah, ah, AH-CHOO!!!" sneezed Sneezy while trying to greet Freed.
"Gesundheit." blessed Freed as he offered Sneezy a hankerchief to blow on.
"Thanks." thanked Sneezy, blowing his nose on the hankercheif.
"Hello, there, what's your--" Sleepy greeted Gray and Juvia as he started to yawn. "Mm, sorry, I'm a little bushed from digging that hole, I need to lie down for a minute." The dwarf laid down on the floor and almost immediately falls asleep.
"Aww, that little man is so tired." Juvia smiled as she looked down at the sleeping dwarf.
"If you ask me, I think his name should be Narcolepsy." humored Gray.
Dopey went up and greeted Wendy by extending his hand out to greet her. "Hello, there, Dopey, my name is Wendy." She waited for the dwarf to respond but was silent as he shook her hand. "What's wrong? Can't you talk?"
"Sorry if my friend here can't speak. He never really learned how to talk." Happy explained.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know." Wendy said apologetically.
"It's okay, he's still a nice fella once you get to know him." Happy assured the Sky Dragon Slayer.
"Okay, who the hell dug a hole in the guild hall floor?!" boomed Makarov as he discovered the freshly dug hole.
"Why, that would be us, Mr..." Doc stepped forward.
"Makarov, Makarov Dreyar, the master of Fairy Tail, and what were you doing digging underneath my guild hall, you vandals?!" Makarov yelled at the Dwarfs.
"I apolo- apol- apol- uh... deeply sorry for damaging your floors, Mr. Makarov. You see, we uhh..." Doc tried to explain himself until a loud voice came from the deep, dark hole.
"OI! Where are you, ya wee goblins?! I can't see a thing down here!" said a feminine voice that had a distinguished Scottish accent.
"Hey, look! I can see a light at the end!" said a second female voice that sounds younger than the first voice.
"Ucch! Finally!" The voices grew nearer until a figure emerges from the hole. She was tall, teenage girl with curly, untamable curly ginger-red hair and wore a dark-green dress and carried a bow. The second stranger was a nine or ten-year-old girl with dark hair tied into a ponytail with hair clips that looked like candy and wore a taffy-colored hoodie.
"Where were you wee gnomes?! We were right behind you and we could've hardly caught up with you!" The Scottish teen glared at the Dwarfs as she picked dirt out of her matted hair.
"Yeah, you could've at least left that lantern with us." said the little girl.
"Well, you should've kept the pace when we escaped that jail cell!" Grumpy bickered at the ginger girl.
"Excuse me?! You were in no hurry to leave us behind back there! It's not like were being chased!" The teenage Scot fired back at the angry dwarf.
"We could've been if you kept your big mouth shut!" Grumpy snapped at the girl, which only enrages her even more.
"THAT'S IT!" The girl was about to pounce on Grumpy when Erza intervened.
"Wait a minute! Who are you, and what's this about jail cell? Are you all convicts? Because if you are we will turn you in to the authorities!" Erza threatened the latter.
"No! We didn't do anything! It was an unlawful arrest!" Happy explained as he started to become a nervous wreck.
"After we got taken by that twister, we got lost when these big guys dressed like knights came and arrested us!" Sneezy explained further.
"We were only minding our business when they picked us up like little daisies and threw us into their carriage." Bashful said shyly.
"They even beat me in the head because I fell asleep. And for that they charged me with resisting arrest." Sleepy moaned as he woke up momentarily.
"How awful!" cried Snow White.
"Yeah, I've been to jail before. I'm pretty much used to it, though." The little girl said which received an awkward glance from everyone, prompting her to change the subject. "Uh... I mean, name's Vanellope von Schweetz, by the way."
"And I am Merida, Princess of DunBroch!" Merida said proudly before noticing Erza's armor. "Ooh, wow, I love your armor! What blacksmith do you go to?"
"It's custom. I have about 100 more where that came from." Erza replied, as Merida stared in aw.
"We weren't the only ones who were arrested, though. There were others, too." informed Doc.
"Who?" Makarov asked.
"Now let's see now, who did we meet in that jail, hmm... umm... Happy, do you remember their names or faces?" Doc asked his friend.
"Sorry, Doc. Ehehehehe, I can't recall." Happy the Dwarf chortled.
"Oh, I remember! See, there was this tall boy with a fez, and this other girl dressed in light blue, or was it teal? I dunno, but they were both tan-skinned and... hehe, I think they were married." Bashful blushed as he described two of the prisoners which suddenly rung a bell in Genie's head.
"Wait, that sounds just like Aladdin and Jasmine! Oh, no! My two favorite lovebirds have been thrown into The Hoosegow, The Slammer, The Big House, The Stir, The Joint, The Calaboose, Up The River, Downtown, DEATH ROW!!!" Genie gasped as he began to panic.
"Yeah, and they were locked up with some purty boy and a mouse girl that had a dog with her!" added Grumpy.
"Eugene!" Rapunzel gasped.
"Minnie and Pluto!" gasped Mickey.
"Well, what are we waiting for?! Let's go bust'em out! Are you with me?!" shouted Donald which received positive feedback from everyone in the guild as they all screamed and shouted in agreement.
"Let's break their sh*t!" bellowed Gajeel raising his fist in anger.
"We shall teach them for messing with Rapunzel-chan's and Mickey-kun's loved ones!" shouted Juvia, equiping her water tentacles.
"Let loose the dogs of WAR!" roared Merida, taking advantage of the rising chaos as everyone charged up to the front entrance of the guild hall, ready to break out and raise hell until Makarov, Erza, the Good Fairies, Judy, Nick and Merlin stepped in between the angry mob of mages and the main doors.
"STOP!!!" boomed Makarov, forcing everyone to stop where they are. "I cannot allow you all to go out and wreak havoc on the town. If we do that, then we will all be in even bigger trouble for trying to attack the local authorities."
"Quite right, even though your hearts are in the right place, that shouldn't justify your destructive actions!" Flora advised the mages and the characters.
"But they've got Eugene in there! I can't let him rot inside of that jail cell!" cried Rapunzel.
"I know how you're all feeling, believe me, I'd be pretty miffed, too, if someone I know was locked up. Let's just calm down, take a breather and--" Nick calmed the crowd just when a knock was heard at the front entrance.
"I'll get it." said Erza as she went over to the main hall doors to open them. Once she does, she is greeted by a man in his boxer shorts, making her flush in embarrassment. "Uhh, master, there's a half-naked man out here."
Makarov came to the door and immediately recognized who this man was. "Mr. Mayor? What are you doing here? And what happened to your clothes?"
"Hello, Mr. Makarov, umm... nice weather we're having, isn't it?" The Mayor said shyly while trying to cover his bare chest, but received awkward stares from both Makarov and Erza. "Okay, I'm just gonna cut out the middle man and get right to it. I... have a problem."
"That you... have a stripping habit?" Erza asked while still staring at the Mayor's bare body.
"Finally, I thought I was the only one!" Gray called out from inside the guild hall.
"Good heavens, no! I... am no longer... Magnolia's Mayor. I have been... usurped from power." The Mayor said shamefully.
"Usurped? You've been overthrowed? How?" Makarov asked surprisingly.
"Some jerk named Pete came into my office, demanding that I relinquish my power over to him! I refused at first, but he brought over a whole army and said that if I don't, they'll attack the town and kill everyone! Since I didn't want to have a massacre on my hands, I did what he said, and he took everything! He took my mayorship, the key to the city... and my dignity. Also my clothes, in case if you haven't noticed." The Mayor explain as his head bowed with more shame.
"Master, didn't Madam Mim say something about working for someone named Pete?" Erza reminded the master who nodded in response.
"Pete? Oh no! Not him!" Mickey exclaimed.
"That fat, conniving slob! I say we go over to city hall and then--RAAAGGHH!!!" Donald ranted as he went into another tantrum.
"I remember that name. He's the same guy that sent goons to try and abduct Donald. No surprise to me." Gray said as he nodded and crossed his arms.
"Do you guys know him?" Lucy asked the characters.
"Of course we know'em! That ol' Pete is always up to something dubious! He's always trying to scam people so that he can get his own way! I say he's the biggest bad egg of them all!" Goofy frowned.
"And he just messed the wrong guild! I'll teach that bastard to try and kill our master!" Natsu growled as he suddenly rushed out the door angrily with Happy in tow. "Get ready, Pete! Fairy Tail's gonna kick your AAAASSSSSS!!!"
"Should we follow him?" Gajeel asked Makarov as he and Pantherlily approached the latter.
"Well, I suppose since Magnolia might as well be in danger, you, Gray and Erza should go catch up to him. Just in case he doesn't cause too much property damage." advised Makarov. "Mr. Mayor, is Pete at City Hall?"
"Um, yes, in fact, he just so happens to be attending a public rally where he'll make an important announcement." The Mayor replied.
"Right, then we'll go and attend this rally, just to see if he's doing anything conspicuous." Erza said as they were about to catch up to Natsu when Mushu stopped them.
"WAIT! We wanna come, too! If anyone messes with my Dragon Brother's family, then vengeance will be MIIIINNNNEEE!!! Just say the word and I'll be on top of Pete like a wolf munching on a cow!" growled Mushu.
"I too, would also like to join you lads and lassies! Given that I am skilled with a bow and arrow!" offered Merida as she equipped her bow.
"Even though we aren't in Zootopia anymore, it's still our duty to serve and protect!" volunteered Judy as she whipped out her tranquilizer gun.
"And nothing says 'Serve and Protect' like busting a corrupted politician." Nick said humorously as he joined his bunny partner.
"Well, what are you waiting for?! Go, go! Save the day! This town is counting on you!" Merlin urged the heroes hastily as they all followed Erza and headed straight for the town hall in Downtown Magnolia.
"Yeah! Let's go, girls!" exclaimed Merriweather before being stopped by Flora.
"Hold on, Merriweather. I think they already have more than enough help." said Flora.
"Well, what about our friends and loved ones? They're still stuck in jail and we have the opportunity to go help them!" suggested Mickey eagerly.
"Now hold on! You can't just go and try to break into a jail! At least not without a plan!" advised Archimedes.
"Well, why don't we use the tunnel that the dwarfs dug up? It leads straight to the Jailhouse, right?" asked Rapunzel.
"True," added Merlin. "But you need some allies to help aid you."
"I'll go! I can use my Celestial Spirits to free the prisoners." Lucy volunteered.
"And I have my wind magic!" offered Wendy.
"I can use my manpower!" Elfman yelled boisterously as he threw his hat in.
"I'll go, too! Mostly because I can glitch us out if we needed to. Also, I just love jailbreaks! They REALLY make the blood pump!" Vanellope exclaimed vigorously.
"I might as well go too, just so I can keep Wendy safe." Carla insisted.
"I shall go as well! Since my buddy Aladdin is in there, we're leaving no man behind! Am I clear, soldier?!" Genie shouted as an army at Elfman who saluted in response and said 'Yes, sir!' "Good! Let's MOOOVVVEEE OUT!"
"Well, what are waiting for? Let's go save our friends!" Mickey exclaimed as he followed the party through the tunnel to the jailhouse.
"Just go throu-- go thr-- uh, umm... follow the tunnel!" Doc stammered as he directed the group while giving Rapunzel a lantern to guide them.
"Thanks, Doc." Rapunzel then kissed the dwarf which made him blush in response.
"Merriweather, since you're more eager to help, you might as well go with them." Flora urged Merriweather, who beamed with excitment. "But, make sure that EVERYONE gets home safely.
"Don't worry, Flora! You can count on me!" assured Merriweather.
"Well, then, hurry along then, time's a-wasting!" Flora said hastily as Merriweather joined the rescue party to help save their loved ones.
As they left, everyone else who remained in the guild hall looked at the Mayor awkwardly at his nakedness. Embarrassed, he covered himself again. "Can someone PLEASE get me some pants?"
City Hall (Magnolia Town)
Meanwhile, at Magnolia's City Hall, sitting in the Mayor's office, was it's newly 'appointed' Mayor, Pete. A fat, anthropomorphic cat, who was sitting in his office chair smoking a cigar, basking in his Mayorship.
"Oohoohoo, this is marvellous!! I never thought this would all be possible! A bigger office, a nice desk, and TOTAL CONTROL OVER AN ENTIRE CITY! AHAHAHAHA!!!" Pete cackled before he quietly sighs. "If only my mother was here to see this. Too bad I put her in a nursing home, ehehehehehe."
He then hears a knock coming from his office door. "WHO IS IT?!" barked Pete.
"It's me, Bellwether. May I come in, sir?" replied a voice.
"Who?" Pete asked, unfamiliar with the name.
"Your Assistant Mayor?" hinted the voice.
"Hold on, it's on the tip of my tongue." Pete pondered as he inhaled his cigar.
"I'm the one you nominated to BE Assistant Mayor?" The voice said.
"NOPE! Doesn't ring a bell." boomed Pete.
The voice sighed before responding. "Smellwether?"
"Oh, yes! Come in!" ordered Pete as a small anthropomorphic sheep dressed as a secretary came in.
"Your public rally starts in five minutes, sir. I have your speech ready for you." reminded Bellwether, who had a stack of papers in her hooves.
"Excellent! Now, I--" Pete was about to get up out of his chair when the telephone rang. "Just one moment, I need to take this."
As Bellwether left the room, Pete picked up the phone and answered it. "Hello? Oh, Miss Grimhilde!"
The voice on the phone suddenly yelled into his ear, making almost drop the phone in surprise. "Wha--what? I'm sorry, wha--" Pete listened as the voice on the other end continued to rant in his ear. "Could you slow down?! I--"
The voice on the phone says something that got his attention. "Oh, that thing with Madam Mim? Naw, that didn't happen like--" The voice bickered loudly, indicating that whoever was on the other end knew what was up.
"Okay, you caught me. I did send Madam Mim to kill that Makarov guy. B-b-but I wanted to make sure that Fairy Tail was out of the way. I was trying to make sure no other magic guild will mess with Underworld, and on top of that, it'll show those morons that we own, not just Fiore, but ALL of Earth Land! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!" Pete laughed as he explained to the voice but only made the other caller angry.
"I know she said that, but--" The caller cuts him off and continues to yell at him. "It's not like they know who-- no, NO! You don't have to send HIM! Look, I won't mess with Fairy Tail any longer, I'll keep a low-profile. they won't suspect a thing!" Pete assured the caller who sounded skeptical at first.
"Trust me, when that day comes, Fairy Tail and this whole STUPID world, won't know what hit them. Now, if you would excuse me, I have a city to run." Pete hangs up the phone and puts on his coat as he exited his office. "SMELLWETHER! Where's my coffee?!"
As Pete prepared for his speech, the Fairy Tail mages and their new colorful friends have reached City Hall where the citizens of Magnolia have gathered outside for the assembly. The party approached the crowd to observe the event that is unfolding. Erza surveyed the area to see if Natsu and Happy have made it to City Hall. "Has anyone seen Natsu, yet?"
"Nope, not yet. That hothead of ours probably has no idea where City Hall is." Gray figured as he looked for the missing Dragon Slayer.
"How about you, Lily? Ya see'em yet?" Gajeel asked his black exceed.
"Nah, I can't see him or Happy." replied Pantherlily.
"Hold on, lemme get up on that head of yours!" Mushu said as he scurried up onto Gajeel and climbed on top of his head, much to the Iron Dragon Slayer's annoyance.
"Oh no..." Judy gasped as her ears drooped with shock.
"What? What is it?" Nick asked concernly.
"Merida, pick me up." ordered Judy as the Scottish girl picked up the anthro bunny so that she could see better. "It's Bellwether!"
"What?! Ice-boy, pick me up, too!" ordered Nick as Gray picks him up so that he could see the sheep at a better angle. "Thaaat's not good."
"What? That wee lamb? You're kidding, right?" scoffed Merida.
"Trust me, she caused a lot of trouble back in Zootopia." warned Judy.
"And there's that dirty fox over." Gray glared at Jonathan Foulfellow who was standing next to Gideon, Bellwether and an another anthropomorphic mouse named Mortimer Mouse near the podium.
"Um, I'm right here you know." Nick said, thinking that it was him that Gray was referring to.
"Not you, I meant the fox that tried to kidnap Donald the other night." Gray said, holding Nick in the direction that Foulfellow was at.
"Ok, wow, that guy is just offensive to all foxes in general. You see this guy, Carrots? He's a walking stereotype." Nick ranted to his bunny partner as Gray and Merida put the animal duo down when Pete finally comes out and steps up to the podium. His appearance confused the spectators that were attending the assembly. The cat-man tapped on the microphone to see if it was working before he started his speech.
"Good afternoon, my fellow citizens of... what was it again?" Pete whispered to Bellwether who whispered back the name of the town to which he misprounounces. "Magpie! You're all probably wondering where your old Mayor is, hm? Well, that's because he resigned! That's right! He no longer cares about this here lovely city and its lovely people, so he got up and left town without second thought! But no worries, my beautiful denizens, I, Mayor Pete, is here to make all your troubles go away!"
This new revelation confused the audience, but they continued to listen anyway. "I have a plan that can help end all your problems and make this town the BEST town in Fiore! The first course of action is to find the root of our problems. And that, is none other than that stupid guild, Fairy Tail!"
The mages of said guild that were present went wide-eyed when they heard this proclamation. Fairy Tail being the subject of politics wasn't anything new, and they did cause problems in the past, but there hasn't been any major chaos in recent months. Nothing as catastrophic as Zeref or Acnologia, thankfully, even though they weren't to blame.
"In fact," Pete continued. "It's ALL magic in general! Admit it, don't you think that without magic or magicians in this town, there wouldn't be so much property damage, costing this town MILLIONS of your tax dollars! Who here has a home or business that has been destroyed or damaged by Fairy Tail mages!"
A few dozen spectators raised their hands up. "Wow, now that's a lot! Not only are they a danger to your property, they are also a danger to the people! Men, women, children and BABIES! For all we know, they could be planning to kidnap your children and using them as SLAVES!" Pete continued his biased speech which made Erza hurt and angry that this man would use hate and ignorance to manipulate people into doing what he wants.
"That's why I am passing a law to make sure that magic and those who use it, be banned forever! And once we drive them out, we'll build a WALL around the borders of this town, to make sure they don't get in. Those who are caught using magic, will be... EXECUTED!!!!" proclaimed Pete, shocking the mages and their friends.
Erza has finally had enough of this, as she called out the fat cat-man. "THAT IS ENOUGH!" She jumps up onto the stage and stood over Pete, glaring down at him while snatching a microphone from the podium.
"Everyone, listen! Do not listen to him! He is not your Mayor! The real Mayor has been usurped by this man! He is only trying to manipulate you so he can get his own way!" Erza warned the crowd, causing a commotion within the audience.
"Don't listen to her! She's insane! You all saw her, she tried to kill me!" Pete tried to persuade the people but Gray and Gajeel stepped in.
"That guy hired a hitman to try and kill our master! Why else would he try to pass a law against magic?" accused Gray.
"It's so that he can get rid of us so that we wouldn't get in the way of his own business!" Gajeel added.
"That fat cat is a nothing but a snake!" shouted Pantherlily.
"LIES! SLANDER! CALUMNY!!!" barked Pete as he took the microphone back from Erza. "I am a legitimate politician! And these imbeciles are just trying to make a fool out of me! So unless Hairy Fail here has some 'evidence' (which there isn't) that proves to you otherwise, then they're out of order! Now get off my stage before I--"
Suddenly, the loudspeaker suddenly switched on and played Pete's conversation with the mysterious caller that was somehow recorded. The rest spoke for itself.
'I did send Madam Mim to kill that Makarov guy. B-b-but I wanted to make sure that Fairy Tail got out of the way. I was trying to make sure no other magic guild will mess with Underworld, and on top of that, it'll show those morons that not only do we own Fiore, but all of Earth Land! BWAHAHA--'
The recording stops as Pete looked at the shocked expressions of the crowd while Natsu and Happy emerged from behind one of the speakers with Natsu holding Judy's carrot pen in one hand. "That enough evidence for ya, fatass?" Natsu smirked as he tossed the pen back to Judy.
"Duh--dee--buh--duh-- how did--" Pete sputtered, completely flabbergasted.
"We snuck into your office and heard every word you said." explained Natsu.
"And we just so happened to have Judy's recorder pen." Happy added.
"Why are there teeth marks and saliva all over it?" Judy asked, disgusted by the salivation that coated the pen.
"Oh, I thought that was an actual carrot." Natsu smiled shyly.
"That guy is a fraud! Get him!" said an angry man in the crowd as the people were about to charge at Pete and his cohorts.
"We've been compromised, Pete! What do we do?!" said a panicked Mortimer when crowd starts to gang up on him.
"If I'm going down, then so will this town!" Pete said as he pulled out a walkie-talkie. "Men! Get out here and get this mob off my back!"
As soon as he gave his order, a gang of mobsters with tommy guns that drove in black vans came and started to shoot into the air, scaring the crowd away.
"Not good! Not good! We got bogies!" exclaimed Mushu as he scurried over to Natsu.
The mobsters surrounded the group and aimed their tommy guns at the latter. "Foulfellow! Gideon! Get rid of these idiots while I go and activate the bomb!" ordered Pete as he Mortimer and Bellwether rushed inside City Hall.
"Bomb?! What's he talking about?" Gray glared at Foulfellow and Gideon.
"Well, you see, we figured that you Fairy brats would try to stop us in taking over Magonlia, so we made a Plan B, which is to blow up the town. The bomb we're using is a magic bomb, and once it goes off... Ka-boom. My that will be a spectacular fireworks display, don't you agree, Gideon? Especially when it's at a lovely viewing distance." The wicked fox smirked while his partner nodded in agreement.
"You slimy bastards!" growled Erza as she used her magic to change into a set of armor.
"Killing innocent people is below dirt! Even for you, filthy demons!" glared Merida while she pulls an arrow from her quiver and pulls it against the string of her bow, ready to fire.
"My, my, my, what feisty redheads, Gideon. How adorable." mocked Foulfellow. "It's a shame I have to kill the two of you."
He pulls a revolver from his coat pocket and aims it at the two girls. "Eeny... meeny... miney..." The anthro fox taunted the girls by redirecting his aim at the latter as he pulled the hammer before finally choosing his target. "...moe!"
The bullet comes flying out of the barrel, zooming straight towards Merida, going straight for her forehead but was suddenly stopped by a surprising force. Gajeel. Foulfellow and Gideon's eyes widened as they both saw the Iron Dragon Slayer catch the bullet in the nick of time... and then eating it.
"Wha--wha-- did you just-- Gideon! Are you seeing this?! He ate the bullet!" Foulfellow gasped.
"Mmm, now that was tasty. But that was just the appetizer." Gajeel smirked as he slowly walked towards the fox and the cat menacingly.
"Stand back! Or I'll shoot... again!" warned Foulfellow, aiming his gun as Gajeel, the latter pulling the trigger multiple times, firing all of his bullets at Gajeel, but to no avail, were all eaten by the Iron Dragon Slayer.
Realizing that he is out of bullets, the trembling Foulfellow throws the empty gun at Gajeel in an attempt damage the mage, only to be consumed as well.
"Man, that was quite a meal you gave me. But you know what would go great with bullets and a gun?" taunted Gajeel as he leered down upon the frightened fox, picking him up and then staring deep into his eyes. "A nice can of Ass-whoop."
He then uppercuts Foulfellow, sending him flying into the air, so high, that he disappears into the sky. Gajeel then looks
down on Gideon and grins evilly at him. "Boo."
The anthro cat shrieked with fear and scurried off, away from the intimidating mage. The characters gawked at Gajeel with fright and amazement, while Natsu, Gray, Erza, Happy and Pantherlily just stared casually at him.
"He ate that foxes' weapon! How did he do that?!" Merida exclaimed.
"Geez, remind me not to get on HIS bad side." humored Nick, despite being intimidated by Gajeel's thrashing.
"Yup, that's Gajeel for you." smiled Pantherlily.
"Lily, wanna help me take of these other bitches?" asked Gajeel, pointing at the group of mobsters who were trembling with fear.
"You got it." Pantherlily said as he transformed into his larger exceed form.
"You guys go and take care of that bomb. Me and Lily will handle these guys." ordered Gajeel as the others rush inside City Hall to thwart Pete.
"Go get'em, my metal-eating Dragon Brother!" Mushu cheered on Gajeel as the Dragon Slayer and his Exceed faced the small army of mobsters.
"So... who wants to die?" challenged Gajeel as the mobsters aimed their tommy guns at him.
Magnolia Town Jailhouse
The group of prisoners kept in the jailhouse sat in their cell glumly, as they waited hopelessly for some kind of miracle to help them. One of the prisoners, Eugene, once known by his alias, Flynn Rider, sat against the wall as he tapped on the bars of the cell with a tin cup. "Well, this is boring. Who wants to try and grab the guard's keys again? Just for the fun of it, huh?"
"What's the point? They're gonna let us out eventually. I mean, they can't keep us in here forever." said a tan-skinned boy named Aladdin, sitting and leaning against the wall.
"I know, right? They didn't even give me my one phone call." humored Eugene.
"I just hope Mickey is alright. I wonder if he's looking for me right now." The mouse girl, Minnie said somberly, while Pluto tje dog rested his head on her lap to comfort her. A tan-skinned girl dressed in light blue named Jasmine, also sat beside her and rested her hand on her Minnie's back, comforting her as well.
"Don't worry, Minnie, he's probably thinking about you right now." Jasmine assured the mouse girl.
"Yeah, I bet Rapunzel is probably looking for me, too. But, hey, at least that's something we can hold on to, right? I mean, it's the only hope we got at the moment. Our loved ones are probably trying to find us. I bet they're planning our escape, right no--" Eugene assured the group as they hear voices coming from the other cell where the Dwarfs escaped by digging a hole in their cell.
They all peer their heads through the bars of the cell, seeing a group of people emerged from the hole and walk up to the cell. It was none other than Lucy, Wendy, Elfman and the rest of the rescue party, including Mickey, Rapunzel and Genie.
"Rapunzel!" Eugene exclaimed thankfully. "Whoa, your hair! It grew back?!"
"Yeah, I'm not really sure either, but I don't think that really matters now. I'm so glad that I found you again!" Rapunzel said with relief as she hugged her husband through the bars.
"Mickey!" Minnie beamed as Pluto barked with excitement to see their friend again.
"Minnie, Pluto! Are you two, alright?" Mickey said concernly.
"We're fine, Mickey, we're just a little anxious right now." affirmed Minnie.
"Just hang tight there, Minnie, we'll get you out in a jiff!" Mickey assured his two companions.
"Genie!" exclaimed Aladdin and Jasmine as the blue genie teleported through the bars to hug his two companions.
"Oh, Al my pal, I missed you so much! So, I see you and Jazzy here are enjoying the honeymoon! Ehehe." humored Genie making Aladdin chuckle and Jasmine roll her eyes.
"Uh, Blondie, who are these guys?" asked Eugene while staring at Lucy, Wendy, Carla, Elfman, Merriweather and Vanellope awkwardly.
"They're just some friends that I met. This is Lucy, Wendy, Elfman and Carla. They're wizards from a guild called Fairy Tail. The Dwarfs, Merida and Vanellope came to our guild and told us where you were." explained Rapunzel as she introduced her new friends to her husband.
"Wow, you're quite the social butterfly, aren't you, Blondie." quipped Eugene, making Rapunzel giggle.
"Okay, can we get these guys outta here, already? Y'know before any guards show up?" reminded Vanellope, who grew impatient with each passing second.
"I'm on it, Open! Gate of Nikora! Canis Minor!" Lucy commanded as she summoned one of her less powerful Spirits, Plue.
"Uh, Lucy? You do realize that's one of your weaker spirits, right?" reminded Carla.
"Just, watch. Plue, do you think you can open the door in the cell to help free the prisoners?" Lucy asked the little spirit politely.
"Puun!" replied Plue excitedly as he jumps up to the lock on the door and sticks his paw inside to turn the tumblers and unlock the door.
Once the door was open, the prisoners were freed from their captivity and they finally reunite with their friends. Minnie ran up to Mickey and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"Aww, isn't this beautiful reunion? Brings a tear to my eye. A manly tear." Elfman said tearfully as he rubbed his eyes.
"I don't get it, Lucy. How did you summon this little guy? Why didn't you use the key on the lock?" inquired Merriweather, picking up Plue.
"I'm a celestial mage, I can summon spirits by making contracts with them so they can help me during combat. They can also be useful for other things, like picking locks and stuff." Lucy explained.
"Well, I like it. I should tell Flora and Fauna about this." Merriweather smiled as Lucy returned Plue.
"Guys, I think we've got company!" Wendy warned as a team of guards heard the commotion and confront the rescue party.
"Hey! What are you doing here?!" said the first guard.
"They're freeing the prisoners! Stop them!" ordered the second guard as they charged at the group.
"Sorry about this!" Elfman apologized as he punched the guards, knocking them out.
"We better get a move on!" urged Mickey as the group ran to the exit when more guards showed, surrounding the rescue party and their liberated friends.
"Don't let them get away!" ordered the commanding knight as the group prepared to fight the mob of knights.
"There's too many of them! We can't take them all on!" Carla exclaimed.
"We'll just have to pave our way through these guys and head back to the guild." Lucy said as she was about to summon another one of her spirits before the wall is suddenly demolished bu an outside force, taking out some of the guards.
The force that destroyed the wall was a large, muscular man with body type similar to Elfman's, only his arms were abnormally large. He wore red overalls and was barefoot. He seemed very disgruntled and was probably not in a good mood.
"Hey, buddy! Have you seen a little girl with a ponytail and a taffy-colored hoodie? Her name is Vanellope and I'm trying to look for her, and I heard you're keeping her here, so--" The large man demanded as he picked up one of the unconscious guards until Vanellope spoke up.
"Ralph?" said Vanellope which drew attention from the large man named Ralph. "What are you doing here, ya big lug?"
"Vanellope! Oh, I've been looking all over for you! Everything's gone all topsy-turvy! The arcade is gone, Felix and Calhoun are missing and now I'm stuck in some Online RPG game!" panicked Ralph as he is reunited with his companion.
"I hate to cut the reunion short, but we still got guards to deal with!" reminded Aladdin as the other guards charged the group.
"Everyone stand back!" cautioned Wendy as she turned to the guards. "SKY DRAGON'S ROAR!!!" Wendy blew a burst of wind from mouth, blowing back the small army of guards.
"Hurry! This way!" Merriweather guided the group through the hole in the wall that Ralph made and they escape the Jailhouse with everyone unharmed. Despite the damage that has been done to the place.
Meanwhile at City Hall
Natsu, Gray, Erza, Merida, Mushu, Judy and Nick entered the main lobby of City Hall as they chased down Pete and his cohorts through the historic building. Pete, Mortimer and Bellwether were about to reach the top of the large staircase when Merida fired an arrow near Pete, stopping him in his tracks.
"Where do you think you're going, JACKASS?!" growled Natsu, running up the stairs angrily towards the fat cat-man.
"I think you mean where do YOU think you're going!" corrected Pete, pulling out a remote control and pressing the big red button on the remote, turning the staircase into a ramp and then making Natsu slide down, knocking the others down onto the floor.
"STIIIIIIIIIIRIKE! BWAHAHA!!! Mortimer, take care of these morons for me, while I activate the bomb!" ordered Pete, making a hasty retreat to his office with Bellwether in tow.
"You got it, Pete!" affirmed Mortimer, whipping out an ACME rocket launcher. "Man, the weapons they sell at retail stores in ToonTown."
He fires multiple rockets at the group, forcing them to scatter about the lobby until they are able to take cover. "We have to catch up to Pete before he activates that bomb!" shouted Gray, taking cover behind a pillar with Merida and Judy.
"Well, how are we supposed to get past Mr. Boom-Boom, here! He's gonna level the place with those rockets if we don't take'em out!" Mushu reminded the Ice-Make mage while taking cover under a desk with Happy and Erza.
"Me and Merida can draw him out long enough for the rest of you to get up there." Erza planned out.
"We'll take care of that ugly rodent for ya! Just be careful, the lot of you!" assured Merida, as she climbed a set of drapes on the wall as part of their improvised plan.
"HEY! Over here, bastard! Come on! Aim at me!" Erza shouted, raising her hands up to distract Mortimer while Natsu, Gray, Happy, Judy, Nick and Mushu rushed past him.
"Oh, you're gonna get it now, red!" smirked Mortimer as he aimed his rocket launcher at the Requip Mage, until he hears a whistle from above. He looks up to see Merida standing on the chandelier hanging from above.
"OI! Up here, ya devil!" shouted Merida, as she used her sword to cut the rope that was hoisting the metal chandelier, causing it fall down on top of the weapon-toting mouse. The ginger girl jumps off the falling chandelier just before it lands on Mortimer, crushing him.
"You okay, Merida?" Erza asked concernly, grabbing Merida's arm and hoisting her up.
"Yea, I'm fine. But I don't think that jackanape is doing fine either." Merida said, glaring at the fallen Mortimer, groaning as he struggled to pull himself out from under the chandelier.
Meanwhile, with Natsu and the others, they finally caught up with Pete and Bellwether in the Mayor's office, who were just about done, setting up the timer on the bomb. "There! It's done! Now we just need to get to the chopper and get the HECK outta here!" said Pete as he and Bellwether finished setting the timer when Natsu and company came bursting in.
"You're not going anywhere!" growled Natsu, while he, Gray, Judy, Nick, Mushu and Happy cornered the two criminals.
"Well, I hate to break to you, guys, but we are, AND you're gonna die. Oops." Bellwether feigned as she pressed the button on the explosive device, setting off the countdown.
"Ten minutes is all I need to get outta this joint." grinned Pete.
"'You'? Don't you mean us?" Bellwether asked nervously.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Smellwether. But, um, YOU, are now expendable. Nothing personal, it's just business, I hope you understand." Pete feigned sympathy as Bellwether frowned.
"B-but I--" stuttered Bellwether, until she gets feels a sharp sting in her derriere, which came from a tranquilizer dart that was fired from Judy's tranq gun. The tranquilizer suddenly kicks in, making her drowsy before knocking her unconcious.
"So... can we wrap this up already? You know, so we can arrest you, disarm the bomb, and have dinner? Some of us have plans you know." chimed Nick.
"You think catching up to me would be THAT easy, didn't you?! Well, think again!" Pete grabs his desk chair and throws it out the window where a helicopter was hovering over City Hall, dropping down a ladder for Pete's convenience. "SO LONG, SUCKERS!"
The helicopter flew away with Pete hanging on to the ladder as he climbed up and pulled himself into the copter. "Happy! Fly me up!" ordered Natsu as the exceed grabbed the back of his jacket.
"Aye, sir!" exclaimed Happy as he was about to carry Natsu before Gray stops the two of them.
"Forget him, Natsu! We gotta get rid of this bomb before it blows!" Gray reminded the Dragon Slayer.
"He's right! We'll get him the next time we run into him!" affirmed Happy.
"Dammit!" scowled Natsu, watching the helicopter fly away to tye outskirts of Magnolia. "Alright, so how do we turn this thing off!"
"Hold on, I'll ask her." Mushu said as he went over to the unconcious Bellwether and started slapping her. "HEY! Little Bo Peep! WAKE UP! Tell us how to turn off the bomb!" To no avail, the sheep lady could not stir from her tranquilizer-induced coma.
"Everyone, stay calm! I'll handle this! There's probably a wire that I can cut!" assured Judy as she removed a panel, revealing a set of wires inside the device. "Now, I haven't done this before, but I've read about this during my time at the police academy. Usually when you're deactivating a bomb, it's always the red wire!"
The bunny takes a pair of scissors from the desk and uses it to cut the red wire. Once it has been cut, the countdown suddenly stops. The latter smiling triumphantly until the clock starts up again, shortening the countdown to two minutes.
"Oh sweet cheese and crackers..." Judy said in a low, high-pitched voice.
"Well, that's it! I'm dead, you're dead, everyone's DEAD! We're basically reduced to particles at this point!" Nick said as he threw his hands in the air in defeat.
"Hurry, cut another wire! CUT ANOTHER WIRE, WOMAN!" Mushu panicked as he shook Judy anxiously.
"I don't wanna die!" Happy bawled, curling into a fetal position.
"No one is gonna die! Not today! Not tomorrow!" Natsu proclaimed, picking up the bomb and carrying over his shoulder. "Follow me!"
"You better not do something stupid with that bomb, you idiot!" yelled Gray, as he and the others followed him.
Meanwhile, outside City Hall, Gajeel and Pantherlily have already taken care of the bad guys surrounding the area, leaving dozens of unconcious bodies. "Well, Lily, I guess this counts as a workout, don'cha think?" Gajeel asked Pantherlily who smirked in reply as Erza and Merida came out to rendezvous with their allies.
"You alright, Gajeel?" Erza asked.
"Yeah, I'm alright. Just finished taking care of these jerks. They really need to exercise more." humored Gajeel.
"Where's Natsu and the others?" Pantherlily asked, reverting back to his smaller exceed form.
"They're inside taking care of Pete. Oi, they're taking a long time in there." Merida said just when Lucy, Wendy, Carla, Ralph and Vanellope approached the rest of Team Natsu.
"Guys, we came to rescue the prisoners when we heard gunshots. What's going on?" Wendy asked concernly.
"Pete was trying to rally the town against Fairy Tail, so we tried to stop him and he sent his goons to get rid of us. Luckily, though, Lily and I took care them." assured Gajeel.
"Where are the prisoners?" Erza asked Lucy.
"They went with Elfman and Merriweather back to the guild to keep them safe. Also, we ran into this guy who just so happens to be friends with Vanellope." Lucy explained, gesturing to Ralph, who had Vanellope sitting on his shoulder.
"Speaking of which, everyone, this is Ralph. Ralph, this is Fairy Tail and Fairy Tail, well you know, vice-versa." chimed Vanellope as she introduced Ralph to the others.
"Hi, everyone, nice to meet you. Name's Wreck-it-Ralph, and I'm from the game, 'Fix-it-Felix Jr.'." greeted Ralph casually before Lucy cuts him off.
"Where's Natsu?" Lucy asked until Natsu and company come running towards the group, carrying the bomb with him.
"Hey, Erza! I got the bomb! I need to get rid of it!" Natsu said, yelling towards his comrades.
"A BOMB?!" exclaimed Lucy, Wendy, Ralph and Vanellope in unison.
"Oh, yeah, forgot about that, didn't we?" Merida said sheepishly.
"Natsu?! What the hell are you carrying a bomb for?!" yelled Lucy.
"We tried to disarm it, but we made it worse! We have to get rid of it before it destroys the town!" Natsu explained.
"Well, why don't you sit on it? Your fat ass might soften the explosion." Gray said sarcastically.
"That's a good idea, Gray!" Natsu said as he did as such, receiving awkward looks from everyone else.
"I was only freakin' kidding!" Gray yelled.
"Well, what did you expect, smartass?! If you're gonna ask a stupid question, you're gonna get a stupid answer!" bickered Natsu, before Erza interjected the argument.
"BOYS! How much time do we have?!" Erza demanded.
"Don't worry, Erza, we still got-- EIGHT SECONDS LEFT?!" Happy screamed as he glanced at the clock as it was getting close to zero. Everyone started to panic until Ralph immediately grabbed the bomb and threw it into the air.
"EVERYBODY GET DOWN!" warned Ralph, as everyone immediately took cover and watched as the bomb finally reached zero, exploding into an energetic yet explosive magical bomb, lighting up the entire sky like it was some sort of firework. The bright light emanated for a short time before finally receding and slowly dims down.
The mages and the characters looked up at the sky, watching the bright light that was caused by the colorful explosion. It left some of them in awe, but the rest gave a sigh of relief, knowing that the crisis is now over.
"Wow. Who knew magic could be so beautiful... yet, destructive." Vanellope said as she gazed at the colored sky.
"That's basically what magic is supposed to be. If it's not used for the right purpose, it can be harmful, possibly even deadly." Carla elaborated, staring at the sky.
"So, Natsu, Gray, did you two catch Pete?" Gajeel asked.
"Nah, he got away. We could've gone after him, but we couldn't let the bomb destroy the town. So we did what we had to." informed Gray.
"You mean bicker like a couple of hounds fighting over a drum of meat?" Merida said ironically.
"I like meat." Natsu said dreamily, drooling at the thought of meat.
"We should all head back to the guild. Let the Knights take care of Pete's remaining accomplices." ordered Erza as everyone followed her lead.
"Yeah, we should also talk to the Mayor about pardoning those prisoners, since they've been unlawfully convicted by Pete." reminded Lucy.
"Does your guild always deal with situations like this? Or is it something on occasion?" Judy inquired.
"Eh, it depends." replied Pantherlily as he sat on Gajeel's shoulder.
"You know what, Pantherlily? It feels like such a perfect day today. In fact, I think I feel a song coming on!" Gajeel said happily as he started to sing to the tune of 'Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah' but since we wasn't a good singer, he just sings it off-key.
Gajeel:
Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah,
Zip-a-Dee-Yay!
My, oh my, what a wonderful day!
Plenty of sunshine, heading my way!
"Hey, hey, hey, man. Are you gonna be singing like that all the way there, or do I have to wear earplugs?" Mushu asked the metal-eating mage, who glared back at him.
"You gotta problem with my singing voice, gecko?" growled Gajeel.
Mushu, not wanting to make him more angry, nodded in reply. "Uhh, nope, carry on."
"Heh, thought so." smirked Gajeel as he continued to sing.
Gajeel:
Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah!
Zip-a-Dee-ay!
Mister Blue Bird's on my shoulder!
Gajeel continued to sing, much to everyone's horror and annoyance, as they all headed back to the guild, confident in the days that are ahead of them.
Meanwhile in Crocus
Pete quietly slinked his way through an alleyway in Fiore's capital city Crocus, hoping that nobody has noticed him hiding in. It is already late in the evening, and Pete has already become one of Fiore's Top Ten Most Wanted criminals, due to his terroristic actions in Magnolia. He is currently hiding from the law, but the Knights aren't the only ones who are out looking for him.
"Oh, geez! This is bad, this is VERY BAD! If I'm not careful, I could get thrown in jail, or worse..." Pete made a slitting gesture that signifies an execution. "Ooh, this is a terrible place to hide! Someone will see me for sure! But I digress, I mean, it's not like those slack-jawed pea-brains from Underworld can find me here."
"I'm sorry, but could you repeat that? I must be growing deaf in my old age." said a voice that sounded gravelly but phrased eloquently.
"You heard me, I said--" Pete turned to face the voice, only to freeze up and stutter at the intimidating figure from where the voice originated from. The figure was a tall, slender man with a slightly muscular build and tan skin. He had long black hair and a goatee and wore a business suit. He also had a jagged scar on his right eye, which seemed to stand out the most in his entire appearance.
"Oh, Scar! Hehe, lovely weather we're having?" Pete said nervously, trying to seem innocent.
"Yes, it's Cloudy with a chance of... slack-jawed pea-brains, was it?" Scar inquired, making Pete even more anxious.
"You heard all that? Oh, don't worry, I wasn't talking about you. I was talking about your... brother! Morris, right?" humored Pete, but Scar wasn't convinced at all.
"First of all, his name was Mufasa, second, he is dead." corrected Scar.
"Oh-- um-- sorry for your loss?" Pete said, trying to feign an apology.
"I HATED my brother! Why else would he be DEAD?!" hissed Scar, making Pete jump. "Why am I even going on about this? You know what I'm here for."
"If it's about that thing in Magpie Town, I was only going on the offensive so that Fairy Tail can't interfere with Underworld's plans!" Pete explained nervously, but then Scar got up in his face.
"It's because of idiots like YOU, are the reason why they would interfere! It's because of YOU, we lost the element of surprise! Perfectly, well thought-out plans being soiled makes me mad and do you know what happens when I'm mad?" Scar asked the fat cat-man, further intimidating him.
"What are you going to me?" trembled Pete.
"Why, nothing at all..." Scar assured Pete, who breathed a sigh of relief. "...that's for Maleficent to decide."
The moment of reassurance was swiftly dashed when Pete heard this. "Eep."
"Throw him in the caravan." Scar said nonchalantly as a group of henchmen grabbed, silencing him and then throwing him into an unmarked carriage. He started screaming and banging inside the wagon, begging to be let out as Scar watched it pull away into darkness of the dimlitted streets.
The scarred man chuckled evilly to himself as he walked away from the scene, finally bringing silence to the now empty alleyway.
A/N: Can you guess what might've happened to poor old Pete? Who knows? Plz leave a review for me!