S.R: Well…. I have a few stories that will be up eventually now. My beta reader suggested I finish at least one of my two Fairy Tail stories first however. But it'll be a while before that happens so you guys are stuck with these two for now. I just wanted to give you guys a heads up though.

S.R: Also it's been a while so it's time for another disclaimer.

I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL. I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS.

S.R: Now we take you back to your regularly scheduled program.


Throwing the blonde asshole to the ground Natsu growled darkly. The man had been completely caught of guard twice now, rubbed at his throat as he lightly coughed.

"Why the fuck did you have to stop me?! I was about to skull-fuck that bitch you call a wife! I'd have completely and utterly made her my slut before ripping her to pieces right in front of that helpless little brat. Then I'd have made that little shit my personal slave just like her mommy."

Somehow, Natsu let Zancrow finish his little rant before exploding in his fury. He didn't even bother with his magic. After all, Natsu was strong enough to cause the entire island to shake with just his physical abilities.

Tremor after tremor shook Tenrou island as Natsu utterly broke the blonde man in front of him. Twenty solid minutes of bashing on him was what it took before Natsu realized he hadn't managed to turn the fool into a pile of goop. Taking in a deep breath he growled out in a dark tone.

"I will fucking end you."

Zancrow wasn't used to his magic having to heal his body as much or as quickly as it had been, but the idea of a fight that required his magic's full capabilities was exciting. Something was telling him this was going to be the fun fight he'd been searching for.

Pushing himself up off the ground, he glared towards the pink haired man. Of course he knew who the bastard was. 'The Salamander' was one of the strongest mages in Fiore, and the one he was looking forward to fighting the most.

"I'll give you credit for making me have to resort to my godly healing factor. But it's not enough. And now, you wont' be able to fucking touch me with your magic."

He commented, completely forgetting that the pink haired man was not only a Fire mage but an Earth mage as well.

Lunging forward the blonde man attempted to punch Natsu square in the face. But with how pissed off he was, Natsu didn't even give him the chance. Easily catching the fist, Natsu used enough force to pull him off of his feet and threw him into a tree. Colliding back first he gasped at the impacted before laughing.

"Alright! You want death so badly?! I'll give it to ya. Just remember, Zancrow's the name of the guy that killed ya!"

He gleefully shouted as he let his magic free. Black flames sprang to life around his right hand. Punching forward he watched excitedly as his magic exploded the moment it made contact with Natsu.

"Is that all you've got?"

Natsu asked as the attack dissipated, disappointment clear in his voice. His clothes were slightly ruffled, but there was no sign of him being harmed in any way. Zancrow couldn't help but let his jaw drop.

"I'll admit, had I been anyone else that attack would have done something, but you can't hope to scratch me with this level of magic."

A moment later Zancrow couldn't see the pink haired man. But he didn't have much time to think as a shout of "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist" came from his side. Before he even registered the sound in his ears a fist of pain caught him on the cheek.

"What the hell?!"

He screamed as pain flared to life on the side of his face. By this point Natsu's wrath had gone from a smoldering flame, to being a raging inferno. Yet he still retained his sense of self. Rather than give into his anger however, Natsu remained in control. There was no way the fight was ending without him ending Zancrow's life, not after what he'd heard the man threatening to do. Yet, rather than tear Zancrow limb from limb right away, he was going to make the bastard feel completely helpless first.

"Those black flames of yours…. I've read about them. You're a Fire God Slayer. Super powerful yes, but that doesn't make you a true God. Nor does it make it possible for you to defeat something stronger than you."

"The fuck are you talking about!?"

Zancrow yelled as he attempted to punch Natsu not noticing the deadly serious tone he'd used. But the Dragon Slayer side stepped the fist and landed another Fire Dragon's Iron Fist, expect this time it was to the blonde man's gut.

"Think about it. If you're so damn powerful then why aren't you the leader of Grimiore Heart. You can't beat Hades can you?"

As one of the Wizard Saints, Natsu was privy to all the information the council had about the dark guilds, so he knew all about Grimoire Hearts ranking system, and that they all fell short of being able to beat their guild master in a fight.

"Are you saying you're on his level? Bullshit!"

Sucking in a deep breath after that shout Zancrow unleashed a massive plume of his terrifying black fire from his mouth. But Natsu just walked through it without batting an eye.

"You might not be able to win a fight against him, but your magic still causes burns to him right? So why isn't that the case here?"

Natsu smirked as irritatingly as he could, as he once again landed a Fire Dragon's Iron Fist into Zancrow's stomach. This time he purposefully used enough force to launch the main into the air.

"This is how you use your lungs properly. Fire Dragon's Roar!"

Unleashing his roar Natsu smirked at the fact his attack was both far larger and far stronger than the Fire God Slayer's previous attack had been. A moment later Zancrow landed on the ground with a groan. Strangely he had slight burns covering his body despite the fact that as a Fire God Slayer he was supposed to have immunity to fire, just like the Fire Dragon Slayer in front of him.

"I'll tell you why your fire isn't working on me. I'm stronger than you. Your magic isn't able to harm me because of that. It's why I can still burn you though."

Natsu commented as Zancrow shakily stood back up.

"The fuck you are!"

Unable to believe it Zancrow rushed forward. But Natsu met his charge head on. Both of them had their hands and feet covered in flames, as they clashed. Yet it was easy to see that Zancrow was the one getting beaten back. Natsu barely even had bruises forming, while Zancrow's body was covered in patches of burns and his abdomen was already turning black and blue from the punishment.

"When you burn down the west… And you burn down the east… Fire God's Kagutsuchi!"

Unleashing a torrent of black flames around his body, Zancrow used the opening it provided to get back. While he still refused to believe that the pink haired punk he was fighting could be stronger than him, he had come back to his senses from the rage he'd been in before. 'I've got to be smarter about this fight...' He thought to himself as he felt his body begin to repair itself. Then he remembered, as a God Slayer his recovery should be far quicker than the Dragon Slayers. 'This has to become a battle of attrition.'

"Fire God's Bellow!"

He shouted attempting to force Natsu to take damage, completely forgetting the fact that because he was weaker, his magic would not be able to affect the Fairy Tail wizard.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!"

The two attacks collided but the black fire was swallowed by the far superior orange-red blaze. Yet Zancrow didn't have any time to blink as a moment later he was smashed into the ground by an axel kick.

"You know, I thought this might help me blow off some steam given just how much you've pissed me off… I mean you tried to kill both my daughter and my wife right in front me, then you threatened them right to my face. But you're so weak I can't even bring myself to call this a fight."

Natsu commented, and for the first time in the fight Zancrow noticed that the pink haired man's eyes were draconic slits. He didn't get any time to think about it as he was lifted off the ground and thrown into a nearby tree.

"Either you start fighting as if your life depended on it, or I'm ending this fight here and now."

Meanwhile

"Piercing Bullet"

Gildarts heard before his magic flared protectively around him.

"Oh come on, you can do better than that. Makarov wouldn't have struggled otherwise."

He taunted, despite the fact he could feel a faint sense of familiarity from the bearded man across from him.

"A small brat like you should now better than to taunt his elders like that."

The man commented. Even his voice was somewhat familiar to the Crash mage.

"Should I respect you? I'm sorry, attacking Fairy Tail like you have means you're an enemy, and I don't have time to respect my enemies."

Gildarts commented as he tried to punch the older mage, but his attack was easily dodged. Luckily his Crash Barrier, which was passively created by his magic negated the counter attack.

"I see you've actually managed to learn how to be defensive with your Crash magic. That's quite impressive. Then again, there hasn't been a Crash mage as talented as you are since before I was born..."

"Just because you praise me doesn't mean I'll take it easy."

"Brat… You're a few decades too late to be threat to me."

The way he said the word Brat, reminded Gildarts of Makarov. Then he recalled how roughed up the guild master was. Yet despite his shape, this man could have easily ended the fight rather than toy with him.

"So how do you know Makarov?"

Here Hades grinned. Just from the glint in his eye, Gildarts knew the man was recalling a time that he was actually quite fond of.

"I'm the one that named him the third guild master of Fairy Tail."

When he heard that the orange haired man froze in place, eyes wide as dinner plates. Both men understood that the fight was stopping now. Precht, because he knew that he owed Fairy Tail an explanation, and Gildarts because he had to get some answers first.

"Why?"

It was a simple question. But at the same time it was far more than that. Gildarts was asking every question he had with one word.

"Why you ask? Well to put it as simply as I can, in order to completely rid the world of Zeref and his dark magic, all traces of magic need to be destroyed. As the largest obstacle, Fairy Tail must be crushed first. After all on top of being the most powerful guild, Fairy Tail houses one of the largest sources of magic in existence as it's most important secret."

Since he knew all about the guild's biggest secret, courtesy of the fact Makarov wanted him to be the next guild master, the orange haired man could only glare at the older man. But then, he narrowed his eyes, having realized something had to have caused the older man to snap.

"I knew someone used one of Mavis's spells to seal off Tenrou Island. So I delayed our attack. Especially since aside from that Natsu boy, the majority of your power houses were here. If I take your heads with me the rest of Fairy Tail will fall into despair, making it far easier to finish them off."

Sadly it made sense to Gildarts. Because he knew that Tenrou Island would return, Precht couldn't destroy Fairy Tail. So long as they were still alive, even if in a stasis, he wouldn't be able to access Fairy Tail's biggest secret. Taking out Fairy Tail while they were in stasis would just reveal the guilds secret to the magic council, and they wouldn't let anyone have it. Which meant Grimiore Heart had to wait until everyone returned from Tenrou Island first. Yet once they did come back, the guild's strength would return, and together Fairy Tail would be impossible to defeat.

In other words they only had a small window of opportunity to attack and win. Attack the just returning members before they could actually make it back to Magnolia. Then attack the remaining members afterwords.

"So then why not just blast us to bits from your airship?"

"I couldn't guarantee that you all died from the blast. Besides, my guild members were getting antsy so I figured killing you all in person would be best."

Back To Natsu

Dread had set in with Zancrow. After the brazen declaration the pink haired man had made, he realized it was true. He had to fight tooth and nail just to be able to get a few hits in, not that they actually mattered as far as he knew. It had only been five minutes and he was already just barely standing.

Natsu had a few bruises forming, and had bloody knuckles from where they'd busted open while he completely wrecked Zancrow. Even after everything he'd done before the fight, Natsu was still standing strong. Zancrow on the other hand… The only reason he was able to take the beating he had just received without becoming paste was because his magic allowed him to mend his bones and heal most of his bruises within minutes. Yet he still looked like he'd just come out of a blender.

"Ah dammit!"

The blonde cried out as he slammed a fist into the ground beside himself as he struggled to his knees. Natsu just stared towards Zancrow impassively. He knew things weren't finished just yet. But since he'd unleashed his frustrations on the man, he felt it only right to let the dark wizard have a moment to breathe properly.

Zancrow finally understood he couldn't win. He finally understood he was completely outclassed. But he did have one question to ask before he'd let the fight end.

Slowly climbing back to his feet he glared at Natsu before quietly inquiring.

"I finally get it, you're stronger… But why are your flames still able to harm me?"

"I told you my magic is stronger than your magic. You can't overpower my immunity to fire, but I can overpower yours. Despite the fact you never tried to, that is also why you wouldn't have been able to eat my flames, they're simply to strong for you."

As the pink haired man said it, Zancrow realized he never tried to eat the orange-red fire that the Dragon Slayer used. He instinctively knew it was a bad idea, so he didn't try. Sighing, he called on the remaining magic he had in his body. A dry and hollow chuckle left his lips as he looked towards Natsu.

"It's time for one final attack."

Zancrow had long since noticed that Natsu was trying to make him feel complete despair before ending the fight. But he was still prideful enough to not make it easy, especially since there was no way he wasn't going to die. Yet the blonde man had decided if he was going to die it would be on his terms. So rather than let the Dragon Slayer kill him… He'd use his remaining magic. To suddenly and completely empty your magic container, was a death sentence no matter how strong of a mage you were. It was the equivalent of allowing themselves to bleed out from an artery.

"Fire God's Forbidden Art: Blazing Execution"

An extremely dense inferno of black fire burned around Zancrow's arm as he lunged forward, it was as if his arm had become a blade of pure fire, meant to pierce through anything.

Even though it had more power behind it than Natsu thought the blonde had left, he didn't flinch or back up. Instead he decided to meet the attack head on with one of his own. He knew exactly what Zancrow was doing, but even with how much the blonde man had pissed him off, he still felt like he had to respect him and put forth an attack of a similar level.

"Fire Dragon's Secret Art Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade!"

Completely overpowering Zancrow's attack Natsu's flames launched the blonde dark mage through the air. He watched until the tree-line prevented him from seeing the impact, but even if he didn't, Natsu's sense of smell told him that the God Slayer had died the moment his attack connected.

With The Rest Of Fairy Tail

Thanks to Ultear and Meredy roughing him up quite a bit Gray was worn out, though he wouldn't change what had happened. Thanks to his sincerity he was able to convince the two to stand down. Meredy would follow Ultear anyway, as the older woman had been her adoptive mother, so once the dark haired woman decided that she had no reason to be part of Grimiore Heart they defected then and there. The trio decided to head towards Blue Pegasus's bomber since it was likely the safest spot on the island. On the way they ran into Juvia, who had grabbed Jet and Droy to come help Gray. Though they were glad to see there wasn't a need to.

By the time they got to the Christina their group had grown once again. Jet and Droy carefully carried Makarov as Cana calmed her daughter down after the chaotic day she'd had so far. Freed and Bickslow both jumped when they saw the state the guild master had fallen into, but they knew it just meant defending the Christina was even more important now. Luckily they had help from Jet and Droy now.

"What's the current situation?"

The group asked as Warren made contact with the remaining members that were still fighting.

"Counting the two defected members of their "Seven Kin of Purgatory" we've taken down 6 now. Gildarts isn't responding, but if you focus hard enough you can feel he's confronting whoever that massively powerful magic presence is."

Since Ultear was still somewhat in shock over her decision and feeling a bit guilty for trashing Gray as hard as she did, Meredy was the one to help figure out who was left. Gildarts was facing the guild master, Hades, and the only remaining member of the Seven Kin was a guy named Azuma. But then Warren spoke up.

"Erza's found the last of the Kin. Gajeel and Wendy are moping up the small fries and Natsu said he's going to back Gildarts up."

Meredy shivered a bit as she revealed just how dangerous their guild master was.

"It's probably a good thing that Natsu and Gildarts are going to fight Hades together. I'm just not sure if it'll be enough…. Thanks to the 'Devil's Heart' machine that constantly generates magic, he's almost invincible."

"What do you mean?"

Freed asked. Since Cana and Makarov were both distracted, he was the most sensible one to take control of the situation. So Meredy explained about the 'Devil's Heart'.

The 'Devil's Heart' constantly generates magic, and doubles as the fuel source for their airship, and as Hades's magic container. So long as it's making magic it could power anything and everything on their airship, and it was the real reason Natsu wasn't able to take their ship out the sky.

"But Hades used some kind of magic to place his own heart inside of it. So long as the machine is still working he can't be killed. No matter what happens the magic just recreates his body. On top of that, because he's connected his heart to it, all the magic it creates is his to use, meaning his magic container is technically infinite."

She told them, with Warren relaying her words to Natsu via his Telepathy.

"Destroying the 'Devil's Heart' doesn't' mean Hades will die though. After all there have been a few times where we've turned the machine off to make sure that all parts are still 100% operational.

With Natsu

"Hey Gildarts, looks like we get to team up for this one."

Natsu commented as he entered the clearing where Gildarts and Hades were facing off.

"You sure you can handle this Natsu?"

Gildarts asked, not even taking his eyes off of Hades.

"Given the fact he's cheating by linking his heart with a machine that constantly generates magic? This is a two man job."

Hades just scoffed at that.

"So the wannabe dragon thinks he can make a difference."

Not even a second later he was reeling from being forced into a tree.

"You should know better than to invoke a dragon's wrath. Yet you've done just that… You bastards attacked my friends. My family. That alone would guarantee that I kick your asses. But then one of your idiots tried to kill my daughter right in front of me. I may have used him as a stress ball for a bit, but I'm still fucking pissed!"

As he spoke Natsu let his magic roll of of him. His anger fueling it, Natsu entered Dragon Force while staring down Hades. Gildarts just watched on, as he felt his anger rise as well. He had only just found out about his connection to little Michiko, but hearing that she had been in danger after he left her with Makarov was enough to make him follow Natsu's lead. Though he was secretly extremely impressed with how much Natsu had grown.

As they let the full might of their magic come to bear, both Natsu and Gildarts had pillars forming around them. The pressure was unbelievable, and Hades was sweating even though he still had the advantage.

"To think the two of you could be such monsters..."

Hades mumbled as he tried to think of a strategy that wouldn't cause him to be too worn out. Even though the 'Devil's Heart' could restore his body via magic, it didn't do anything for fatigue. Unfortunately for him, Natsu wasn't going to give the older mage a chance to plan ahead.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

This time Natsu's attack was much more dangerous as Hades went sliding along the ground. He had only just gotten his defense up in time. But Natsu wasn't done yet.

"Earth Dragon's Stone Talons!"

Performing an axel kick, the moment Natsu's heel touched the ground a trial of spikes shot upwards, as they raced towards Hades, launching him from the ground into the air. Despite his shock at the fact Natsu was using a second element, Gildarts moved into place for an attack of his own.

"Crushing Evil, Spreading the Truth: Empyrean"

His Crash magic coated fist caught Hades in the chest. For a moment he was just suspended in air as his body shook from the impact. But then he flew threw the air as if he were shot out of a canon. Considering the situation Natsu and Gildarts chased after the flying body. Both cautiously keeping an eye out for the counter attack they knew would be coming.

Somehow even with his defensive Crash Barrier, an explosion happened right next to Gildarts head, causing him to temporarily close his eyes. If he had been on his own it would have provided enough of an opening for Hades to bring his foot down on the orange haired mans head. But Natsu protected him, countering Grimiore Heart's guild master's kick with one of his own.

Blinking, Hades backed off, realizing that this fight was going to be much, much harder than he had first thought. 'They won't let me come up with a battle plan, and they've got the strength to make it difficult. Not to mention their teamwork is pretty decent' He thought to himself as he weaved between the fists that were thrown at him, as the two Fairy Tail mages attempted to catch him in a pincer attack.

"How long has it been since I could just cut loose." Hades commented with a soft smile as one hand pointed towards Gildarts with his Bullet magic, while the other freely swung a chain made from pure magic towards Natsu.


S.R: Okay yeah, I thought I'd be bashing Zancrow a bit more than I did. But in the end I'm still pretty satisfied with the fact that Natsu utterly crushed him. I guess I didn't hate Zancrow as much as I thought I did. As for Gildarts vs. Hades, I did tell you guys that it was only a partial fight and not a true blue fight right? I think I did.

But what do you guys think of my plan for dealing with him? Gildarts and Natsu tag team. No, they won't split up, it is a proper 2 on 1 fight. Not a 'I'll distract him while you destroy that machine' type fight. Hopefully this makes up for the somewhat lacking fight between Gray and Ultear and Meredy.

Anyway I'll see you guys next time!