Author's note 1: I own nothing except my OCs and original magic.

Chapter 4: Team Morningstar vs Eisenwald

Zeke groaned as his alarm started to ring. Still a bit tired, the archer turned off his alarm and walked towards his window, opening it to reveal the morning sun. Team Morningstar had just come back from the Everlue job yesterday and the brunette was looking forward for another day at Fairy Tail. His room was pretty standard. A desk/bookshelf containing some of his favorite literary works, a few mechanisms spread over the room, and two pictures on his dresser. The first picture showed Team Morningstar when they were younger, Zeke wearing a pair of spiral-patterned glasses and Alyssa being the smallest of the group along with a silver-haired girl and another brown-haired boy. The other picture had Zeke as a kid as he was in the arms of his smiling parents.

After getting dressed and grooming himself, the archer wizard walked down the stairs and smelled something cooking as he entered the kitchen.

"Good morning, bud." A man in his late 40s greeted him. He was a large man with brown hair and a matching beard with brown eyes behind a pair of rectangular glasses. He wore a white undershirt and black sweatpants. He also had a blue Fairy Tail mark on his left forearm. This was Lyle Hudson, father of Ezekiel Hudson and husband to Amelia Hudson. "One of your friends showed up."

Zeke raised an eyebrow and turned to see Happy on their dinner table eating a cooked fish. "Good morning, Zeke."

"Morning Happy." Zeke said as he sat down at the table. "So what brings you our humble abode?"

"Natsu and Alyssa are on a date and I didn't want to feel like the third wheel." The cat answered.

"Sorry about that."

"It's okay." Happy said with a smile. "Natsu promised that he would take me fishing after our next mission."

"Good for you." Zeke smiled as his dad put down a platter of pancakes.

"Kind of early for date though." Lyle said as he sat down.

"Aye. But then again those two aren't a usual couple."

"That's true." Lyle chuckled, having known his son's teammates for years. "By the way, I talked with Amelia last night and she said she should be able to visit next week."

Hearing this brought a smile to Zeke's face. "Mom's coming home? Awesome!"

After the three had finished breakfast (and Lyle had changed into a blue polo shirt, black slacks and brown shoes), they headed for Fairy Tail and saw that the place was lively as ever.

"Lyle, you old son of bitch!" Wakaba said as the two shook hands. "Finally back from that Translation mission in Bosco, huh?"

"Well ancient Vulandrian isn't exactly the most easy to decipher." The bespectacled man replied before seeing his other friend. "Macao! I heard you beat nineteen vulcans! Pretty impressive."

"Thanks." The blue-haired man said as the two shook hands.

"Hey, Zeke. Happy." Lucy said as she greeted the two.

"Morning Lucy." The two greeted.

"Have you guys seen Natsu and Alyssa?"

"They're on a date." Zeke answered, the blonde girl nodding in understanding. The archer then motioned to his father. "Anyway, I'd like to introduce to someone. Lucy, this my dad Lyle. Dad, this is Lucy Heartfilia, the newest member of Team Morningstar."

"Nice to meet you." Lucy said with a smile.

"The pleasure's mine, Ms. Heartfilia." The older gentlemen said with a bow before whispering into his son's ear. "She's pretty cute, don't you think?"

"What are you getting at?" Zeke whispered back.

"I'm saying I don't see a ring on that finger." Lyle said with a grin, making his son flabbergasted. "Haha, just pulling your leg buddy." He said with a pat on the back.

"Don't joke about that kind of stuff, Dad!" The archer exclaimed as his teammates chuckled.

"Well then, what else have you got going on?" Macao asked as the three friends sat down at a table.

"Well, a certain Royal Knight is coming to town next." The bearded man stated.

"Amelia's coming back? That's great! A good old Team Crosshair reunion!" Wakaba exclaimed, referring to their old team. "Let's celebrate. Hey Mira! Three beers over here!" He called out to the passing by barmaid.

"It's ten in morning." Lyle stated with a sweat drop. "Don't you think it's a wee bit early to get plastered?"

"Oh, lighten up." The smoke wizard replied. "Make that two beers and a water."

"Sure, coming right up!" The cheerful woman said as she approached.

"And how about a date while we're at it?" He followed up, blowing out heart-shaped smoke from his pipe. This made his friends slap their heads.

"Really?" Macao asked. "You do this everyday."

The white-haired barmaid just smiled as she placed their drinks on the table. "But Wakaba..." Mira was covered in and transformed into an older lady. "You already have a wife at home."

"Will stop turning into my wife?! It's freaky!" Wakaba jumped back his friends chuckled.

"It's always so noisy in here. Can't a girl drink in peace?" Cana asked as she brought her drip to her lips, only to find it empty. "Damn, empty already."

"Maybe it's a sign that you shouldn't drink so much." A lilac-haired girl named Laki commented.

"Oh shut up." The brunette groaned as a certain ice wizard passed by their table, making the two women blush in embarrassment. "Gray, your clothes are gone."

"OH CRAP!" The black-haired man said, rushing to get redressed.

At the job request board, the three members of Team Morningstar were looking for the right job.

"I didn't know wizard jobs were so varied." Lucy stated.

"It's not all fighting monsters." Zeke replied.

"Aye."

"Hey, Lucy." The three turned and saw Loki walking towards them. The playboy grabbed Lucy's hand and held it close to his face. "If you're still looking for a team, how about you and me form a team of love?" Before he could kiss her hand, the celestial wizard quickly pulled away.

"Ya, no thanks." Lucy replied as she motioned to her friends. "I've already joined Team Morningstar."

"Such a shame." The orange-haired man said as he pressed up his sunglasses. "A princess like you joining a team of trouble makers like them."

"If anyone's a trouble maker, it's you." Zeke stated, annoyed by the ring wizard. "Or do I need to remind you of what happened when you flirted with Alyssa?"

Loki's body suddenly became pale as he remembered the day he flirted with the speed queen. It ended up with him going through a wall, third degree burns and a major bruising to his nards. He could recall the yell of a certain dragon slayer.

"So you think it's okay to hit on someone else's girlfriend!? Fire Dragon Iron Fist!"

"Please don't mention that again!" The ring wizard begged. "I still have nightmares from that day!"

"And yet you still haven't learned your lesson." Happy said.

"Yes I..." He then thought back to how many women he had hit on, and remembered that a few of them were already taken. "Okay, you made your point. But I can't help myself. When I see a beautiful woman, my heart aches at their divine presence! Is it wrong to try and share my love?"

"You're confusing love with flings." Zeke stated. "Me personally, I'd rather have a serious relationship with one girl than be a lecherous playboy."

"And how many girlfriends has that attitude got you?" Loki asked with a smirk. "Oh right, zero. So anyway, Lucy..." He turned to her (ignoring the glare Zeke was giving him) and was about to flirt with her again, but he noticed the key ring on her belt. "Ah! You're a Celestial Wizard!?" He recoiled in shock.

"Ya, what of it?" Lucy asked, confused at his reaction. The orange-haired playboy turned away and ran, tears falling out of his eyes as he ran out of the guild hall.

"What a cruel twist of fate! I'm sorry, but we can never be together!" He cried dramatically.

"Okaaay, that was weird." Lucy stated with a sweat drop.

"Rumor has it that Loki had a relationship with a Celestial Wizard that ended on bad terms." Happy stated.

"Makes sense." The blonde replied as the three went back to looking for a job.

Meanwhile...

"Dare! Dare to believe you can survive!" Natsu and Alyssa sang together. The two had come to a local karaoke place for their date and were drawing a crowd. "You hold the future in your hand! Dare! Dare to keep all of your dreams alive! It's time to take a stand!" The two sung as the crowd applauded.

A few minutes later, the two were walking through the streets, their arms linked.

"That was so much fun!" Alyssa exclaimed.

"Can't argue with you there." Natsu replied. "Sorry I couldn't take you somewhere more extravagant. Maybe we should have taken a little bit of Mr. Melon's reward money."

"It's fine." The amazonian woman said. "As long as you're with me, anyplace is great."

Natsu blushed and gave his signature smile. "You're awesome." He said before leaning up and kissing his girlfriend's marked cheek, making her giggle. However, this tender moment was interrupted by a certain ring wizard running past them as he screamed.

"Was that Loki?" The speed queen asked.

"Yup. And it looks like he's headed for the guild." The dragon slayer observed as the couple ran after their fellow wizard. Unbeknownst to them, a red-haired woman in silver armor and a blue skirt was walking through town, carrying a large decorated horn over her shoulder and wearing a serious expression on her face.

Back at the guild, Zeke, Lucy and Happy were sitting at the bar, chatting with Mirajane as they waited to tell their teammates about their new mission. Mirajane had told them about how Master Makarov had left for the Guild Master's Conference in Clover and explained to Lucy the nature of the Dark Guilds, wizard guilds unauthorized by the Magic Council but still operated, usually doing underhanded jobs. Everyone in the guild was doing their normal routine until Loki slammed the door opened.

"GUYS, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!" The playboy exclaimed with a panicked expression. "Erza...she's back." Everyone except Lyle, Zeke, Happy, Mira and Lucy froze in fear and started to panic a little. The most scared one was Gray as he started sweating severely.

"She's back?" A voice behind Loki said causing him to jump and turn, seeing Natsu and Alyssa.

"Ah! Where did you guys come from?"

"We saw you screaming through the streets and followed you." Alyssa said before scowling. "So Ms. Tincan is back. That's just freaking fantastic." The couple joined their friends at the bar.

"Well, it's official." Zeke said as he rubbed his forehead. "Today is gonna suck."

"Aye." Happy said with little to no energy.

"Everyone else is scared at just the mention of her name." Lucy stated. "But you guys just look annoyed."

"That's because she's not really scary." Natsu replied. "Once you realize that the worst she can do is beat us up, the fear of her tends to fade."

"She won't be beating up anybody if I have anything to say about it." Alyssa grumbled as she crossed her arms over her chest. The sound of metal boots clanking against cobblestone was heard as most of the guild started to sweat.

"That sounds like Erza." Laki muttered in fear.

"Those are definitely her footsteps." Wakaba said as he bit down on his pipe.

The entire guild watched as the red-haired woman walked into the guild hall. She placed the giant horn the ground, making a loud noise at it hit the floor.

"I have returned." She said as she looked around. "Where is Master Makarov?"

"Welcome back, Erza." Mirajane greeted with her usual cheery demeanor. "The master already left for the conference in Clover. He should be back by tomorrow."

"I see." The armored woman said.

"So, what is that?" A wizard asked, pointing to the giant horn.

"It's the horn of a monster I defeated. The locals were nice enough to decorating it in a show of gratitude." She looked back at the man. "Is there a problem?"

"No, not at all!" The man answered in a panic.

"She doesn't look as monstrous as you guys described." Lucy whispered to her team.

"Looks can be deceiving." Natsu whispered back.

"She's probably heard about what happened at Mt. Hakobe." Lyle whispered to Macao.

"I'm screwed." He whispered to himself as he started to sweat.

"Listen up!" Erza addressed the guild with a stern expression. "During my travels, I've heard that Fairy Tail has been causing trouble again. While the master may not care, I do!" She turned her attention to Cana, who was drinking out of wine barrel.

"Cana! If you keep drinking like that, you'll blow out both of your livers!" She then turned to a dancing man.

"Vijeeter! Take the dancing outside!" She turned to Wakaba. "Wakaba, get rid of that filthy habit!" The older man dropped his head on the table. Erza then turned to Nab, who was standing by the request board. "Nab, I figured you would be by the board. Stop being indecisive and pick a job already!" The tribal looking man nodded in fear as she turned her attention towards Macao.

"Macao!" She said, making the blue-haired man sweat as she said nothing and just sighed.

"Please just say something!" He whimpered.

"I don't even know what to say." The redhead groaned as she rubbed her forehead. "You've caused so much trouble."

"It's like she's a one-woman disciplinary committee." Lucy whispered to her team, the other agreeing.

"Now, are Gray and Team Morningstar here?" Erza asked. A few scared wizards pointed to the ice mage and the team.

'Traitors!' Natsu screamed in his mind.

"Hey, Erza." The half-naked man said as he shook like crazy. "What's up?"

"Frostbite still hasn't gotten over the beating Erza gave him years ago." Natsu whispered to Lucy.

"No kidding. He picked a bad day to walk around nude." Zeke whispered.

'To be fair, I kind of understand.' The blonde girl thought, thinking back her first reaction as seeing Gray naked.

Erza then turned her attention towards Team Morningstar, making Lucy flinch as the rest of teammates did nothing. "Ah, Alyssa. Nice to see you're eating healthy."

A vein appeared on the speed queen's head. "What's that suppose to mean?" She asked as she approached the redhead.

"Oh nothing. I think it's great that you're not self-conscious about your body."

"Tough talk coming from someone so insecure about their femininity that she has to hid behind a cheep set of armor." The orange-haired woman retorted as she leaned down, pressing her head against Erza's.

"Oh, so the woman who out-muscles every man in the guild except Lyle and Elfman wants to talk about femininity!" The redhead scowled as she pressed back. "And for your information, this armor is a one-of-kind custom made!"

"Ya, and it still looks cheep!" The amazon replied as figurative sparks came from the two's eyes as the growled at each other.

"Anyone else getting a sense of deju vu?" Happy asked.

"Ya, they're kind of like Natsu and Gray." Lucy stated.

"Please don't compare me to her." Gray requested.

After a few more seconds of scowling, Erza moved back from Alyssa and looked at the whole team. "Now I know we've had our...disagreements in the past. But right now, I have a serious favor to ask you guys. While was in Onibas, I heard something troubling. Normally I would consult with the master about this, but since he's out at the moment, I figured the five of you would be the next best approach."

This statement shocked everyone in the guild, especially the aforementioned wizards.

'What would worry Erza so much that she would willingly work with us? Especially Alyssa?' Zeke pondered. "Team, group huddle! That means you too, Lucy!"

The five of them huddled together and started whispering. After a minute or so, the group broke and looked at Erza. "Mira, cancel our bandit mission." Zeke said before continuing. "As of this moment Team Morningstar has formed a temporary alliance with Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet."

"Sure thing." Mira responded with stunned expression.

"Meet me at the train station tomorrow morning." Erza ordered. "I wil explain the details there."

"Hold on!" Gray exclaimed.

"You have a problem?" Erza asked with a glare, making the ice wizard shake his head no in fear.

"Erza...Natsu...Alyssa...Zeke...and Grey." Mirajane whispered to herself, catching Lucy's attention. "With the five of them joining up, this might just be the strongest team in the history of Fairy Tail!"

"EEEEHHH!?"

'Stay strong, my son.' Lyle thought as he looked at Zeke with a serious expression. 'I have a feeling you're going to need it.'

And then...

"AHHH! What was Erza thinking?!" A certain salmon-haired dragon slayer yelled as Team Morningstar and Gray were waiting at Magnolia Station the next day. "Working with you is the worst!" Natsu yelled at the fully clothed ice wizard.

"Hey, I'm not happy about this either, Pyroboy!" Gray yelled back.

"Ice Prick!"

"Fire Crotch!"

As the two argued, the rest of the team just stared at the two. "There they go again." Happy commented.

"Don't they ever get tried of yelling at each other?" Lucy asked.

"I've know these guys since we were kids." Zeke replied. "They've been fighting since then and I don't think they'll ever stop."

Lucy sighed and turned towards Alyssa, who was staring off with a bored expression. "Hey, Alyssa." She started, getting the speed queen's attention. "Is there a reason you have a grudge against Erza?"

Alyssa blinked before sighing. "It's not that I hate her or anything. It's just that we were never on the best of terms when we were kids."

"You weren't on good terms with Mira, but now she's your best friend." Happy stated.

"That's different. Mira apologized for what she did. I've never heard Erza apologize even once." The orange-haired amazon said, confusing Lucy since Mirajane was one of the nicest people in the guild.

"Sorry for the wait, everyone." Erza's voice said. "I hope you haven't been waiting long."

"It's o-" Lucy turned and was shocked at what she saw, which was Erza pulling a large cart of luggage behind her. "THAT'S A LOT OF LUGGAGE!"

"Well let's go good buddy!" Gray cheered with a fake smile as he wrapped his arm around Natsu, angering the dragon slayer.

"Take your arm off me before I burn it off." Natsu said through gritted teeth.

"Ah, it's good to see you two getting along." Erza said with a smile.

"Are you kidding? I'd take a bullet for this guy." The ice wizard said as he sweated.

"That's a lie and you know it." Natsu replied.

"Shut up." The black-haired man whispered.

Erza turned her head and saw the flabbergasted blonde girl. "Oh, you're the new girl. What was your name again? Lu...Lu...Luigi."

"It's Lucy!" The blonde corrected.

"That's it." The redhead said. "Why are you here?"

"She's the newest member of Team Morningstar!" Happy proudly stated.

"Oh, I see." Erza said with surprise as she examined the girl. "Normally I'd be against bringing a newbie on a mission like this, but you must something special if these guys let you join their team."

'Was that a complement?' Lucy asked in her head.

"Look, Erza." Alyssa said as she walked towards the redhead. "For the sake of the mission, I'll try to get along with you." The taller woman then pointed at her with a determined expression. "But when this is all over, you and I are gonna have a rematch! One on One!"

The speed queen's statement surprised everyone.

"Does your girlfriend have a death wish?" Gray asked Natsu, who said nothing as he looked at the orange-haired woman.

"I've gotten a lot stronger now." Alyssa stated as she clenched her fist. "So don't except an easy win this time."

Erza was stunned but then a smirk appeared on her face. "As much I hate to admit, I can tell that you've indeed gotten a lot stronger since our last bout." The two stared down each with matching determined expressions as the redhead held out an armored glove. "Very well, when this mission is over, the two of us will fight. May the best woman win."

Alyssa smirked and shook her hand. "Don't worry. I plan to."

"OH YEAH!" Natsu yelled as his head lit on fire, also setting a part of Gray's jacket of fire. "I'M ALL FIRED UP NOW! LET'S GO!"

A few minutes later, Natsu's tone was different as he laid on his girlfriend's lap, her caressing helping him deal with his severe motion sickness as they rode the train. Sitting next to them was Zeke reading a novel and Happy polishing one of his Lacrima bombs. Across from them was Gray staring out the window, Lucy who had Plue in her lap and Erza looking at the couple.

"You know, I can help you with your motion sickness." The armored woman stated.

"No way!" Alyssa exclaimed. "The last time you said that, you just punched him in the stomach!"

"What? He can't be motion sick if he's unconscious." Erza replied, not seeing the fallacy in her logic.

"Please no." Natsu groaned.

"You just traded one form of agonizing pain for another." Zeke stated as he turned a page, not caring about the glare Erza was giving him. Feeling that the tension was high, Lucy decided to ask Erza a question.

"So what kind of magic do you use, Erza? There was no info about it in Sorcerer Weekly."

"Erza's magic is really pretty." Happy stated. "It makes her enemies bleed a lot."

"How is that pretty?" The celestial wizard asked.

"It's not that great." The armored woman stated. "Personally, I think Gray's magic is more beautiful."

Hearing this got the Ice Wizard's attention and he decided to give a demonstration. He held his left hand out and placed his right fist against his palm. After creating some frost, he removed his fist and revealed an ice sculpture of the Fairy Tail emblem. "It's no big deal. Just Ice Magic."

"So you use Ice and Natsu uses fire." Lucy stated. "That's why you guys don't get along. You guys are opposite elements."

"I've never thought of it that way." Erza replied.

"Nah, I just hate his guts." The rivals said as they briefly glared before Natsu's motion sickness kicked back in.

"So, are you going tell us the mission details?" Zeke asked Erza as he put in a bookmark and closed his novel.

"We're going up against the dark guild, Eisenwald." The armored woman stated. "When I stopped over in Onibas, I overheard a couple of Eisenwald wizards talking in a bar. They mentioned the name Erigor."

"Erigor, the ace of Eisenwald." Zeke clarified as he pulled out an information Lacrima and brought up his profile. "This guy's been known for his preference in assassination missions. That's why they call him the Grim Reaper."

"Grim Reaper." Lucy said nervously.

"That's right. The Magic Council prohibits wizards from taking assassination requests, but Erigor choose money over the rules." Erza explained. "Because he and his guild disobeyed the council, they were kicked out of there magic league. But despite this, they still operate as a dark guild."

"Still doesn't explain why you think we should intervene." Alyssa stated. "Dark Guilds are usually handed by the Royal Army."

"That's true. However, I heard them mention a magical artifact called Lullaby and how they were having trouble with the seal that was placed on it. And given Eisenwald's track record, if they're after a sealed item, it can't be good."

"So that's why you needed all of us." Gray concluded.

"I'm not so arrogant that I believe I can take on an entire guild on my own." Erza replied with a nod. She clenched her fist and slammed it against her seat arm. "I should have stopped them when I had the chance, but now we have to stop Eisenwald before they do something horrible."

"You mentioned Lullaby." Zeke said. "Before we came back from our last mission, we encountered a group of bandits that knew something about Lullaby. They might have been members of Eisenwald, but we'll never know for sure."

"Why is that?" Erza asked.

"They were killed by some kind of shadow magic." Happy answered, shivering at the memory of the group being sucked into the ground.

"Then our mission is simple." Erza stated. "We find Eisenwald, defeat anyone who gets in our way, and take this Lullaby."

"Maybe I shouldn't have come along." Lucy muttered.

"Lucy, you're making a lot of juice." Happy stated.

"It's sweat!"

A few hours later, the group had arrived in Onibas and departed the train. After his motion sickness wore off, Erza lead the group to the bar where she had overheard the Eisenwald wizards.

"Natsu, do your thing." Zeke ordered. The dragon-slayer nodded and started smelling the table were the dark wizards had sat two days ago. Most of the scents were faint, but he raised his eyebrow as he recognized one of the scents.

"Sulfur." He stated. "It's almost identical to one I smelled in the woods, just without the scent of ancient wood."

"That wood smell must be Lullaby." Lucy theorized. Suddenly, Natsu's eyes widened and he yelled.

"What's wrong?" Alyssa asked.

"I recognize the scent from somewhere else!" The dragon-slayer exclaimed. "I thought I was just confusing scents because I was so out of it, but this confirms it!"

"Confirms what?" Zeke asked as the salmon-haired man turned towards his team.

"The guy behind that shadow magic was on the train!" He said, shocking the team.

Meanwhile, a group of wizards were forcing the passengers off the train in Kinugi station. Leading this effort was a man with silver hair, a black scarf, a bare chest, black gloves and a pair of japanese style pants. He had bandages on his wrists and feet, markings on his face and carried a large imposing scythe.

"All passengers and crew off the train!" He ordered as the rest of his guild was shoving people off. "Eisenwald is taking over."

"Master Erigor." The silver-haired man turned and a saw a man with white clothing and black hair in a pineapple-shaped ponytail.

"Ah, Kageyama." He greeted the black-haired man. "I assume you did your part."

"Just as planned." Kageyama said as he pulled out a flute with a three-eyed skull at the end. "Lullaby is now ours."

"Excellent." Erigor said with a sinister grin as he took the flute.

"But we might have to move up our plans." Kageyama stated, causing his master to raise an eyebrow. "There was a group of Fairy Tail wizards on the train." He said, remembering the mark on the orange-haired woman's cheek.

"Did they follow you?"

"No sir. They got off at Onibas."

"Then there's still time." Erigor concluded before addressed the rest of his guildmates. "Double time, people! We're headed for Oshibana! Make sure everything we need is on board."

Unknown to the dark wizards, a maniacal laugh was echoing inside of the cursed flute. 'Soon.'

Meanwhile, the Master's conference in Clover was in full swing as Guild Masters from all over Fiore were chatting and trading stories. One of these was Master Makarov, who was sitting on table as his cheeks were red from the alcohol he had just partake in. His currently conversing with an...interesting gentleman in a red dress, a bald head, some stubble on his chin and small decorative wings on his back. This was Bob, master of the Blue Pegasus Guild.

"I'm so jealous, Maki." The strange master stated. "Your wizards are so full of life. I hear your newest member gave someone quite the thrashing."

"Ahh, you mean Lucy. Yep, she's stronger than she looks." The short man said with a smirk. "And let me tell ya, she's got a body that won't quit."

"Oh! So naughty, Maki!" Bob responded. "You shouldn't be talking about your wizards like that. Speaking of your new girl, I heard she's joined your guild's demolition squad."

Makarov sweat-dropped at the nickname Team Morningstar had gotten. "Yes, that's true. But she seems to be getting used to the Fairy Tail lifestyle."

"Oh, you mean acting like a bunch of wild animals?" The two turned and saw a beautiful woman in her early thirties. She had purple curvy hair, black eyes, and tan skin. Her outfit consisted of a black t-shirt with a brown jacket draped over her shoulders, green pants and black combat boots. This was Sicilia Vasquez, master of the Titan Nose Guild. "While I do admit that they did a good job defeating Bora, they still leveled part of Hargeon in the process."

"She has a point." A man with brown hair, a black t-shirt, a spiked neck collar, shades and a wizard hat said. This was Goldmine, master of the Quattro Cerberus Guild. "Your wizards do tend to go overboard a lot. The council is afraid that one of these days, Fairy Tail might destroy an entire city by accident."

"Ahh, what do I care what those council blow harts say?" Makarov replied. "They're just jealous that my wizards are hot."

"And that's the kind of attitude that's going to land you in hot water." Sicilia commented.

"Master Makarov! Master Makarov!" The four turned and saw a tiny bird with a wizard hat flying towards them, carrying a letter in it's claws. "You have a letter from Mirajane, sir."

"Thank you, little guy." Makarov said as the bird dropped the letter into his hand. He activated the letter, creating a magic seal over the envelope and showing a miniature image of Mirajane.

"Hello master." The image said with a smile. "I'm glad you made it back to the conference."

"Take it in fellas." The short man said as he showed off the image. "Quite the looker, ain't she."

"Not bad." Sicilia said as he parted her hair. "But she's still a got few years left before she could match me."

"Something incredible has happened! Erza and Gray joined Team Morningstar on a mission! This might be the strongest team in the history of Fairy Tail!"

Any other guild master would have been ecstatic at the possible founding of their guild's strongest team, but in Makarov's case, the thought of those five wizards teaming up almost gave him a stroke. He stared into space before collapsing on the table.

"Maki?" Bob asked.

"I guess the council has reason to worry." Goldmine commented.

'This is a nightmare!' The twitching master screamed in his head. 'Those five really could destroy an entire city! Okay, calm down. The conference ends today so I can make it back by tomorrow. I just hope nothing happens until then.'

And then...

After realizing that the wizard with Lullaby was on the train, the group rented a magic-mobile (a vehicle powered by a wizard's magic energy through an arm-placed SE plug) and headed for Kinugi station since that was the next stop on the train's route. Erza was the one at the wheel as they reached Kinugi Station. The group saw that the military had arrived and were helping the civilians. So the they decided to head for the next stop in Oshibana.

"Slow down, Erza!" Gray yelled as he held onto the roof of the magic-mobile. "You're gonna blow up the SE plug!"

"It doesn't matter!" The armored woman stated as she drove at high speeds through the streets of Oshibana. "We have to stop Eisenwald, no matter the cost."

"But you'll use up all your magic by the time we get there!"

"Then I'll have to resort to hand-to-hand combat. Besides, I have you guys to back me up."

Gray looked at her until a groaning voice came from underneath, he turned and saw Natsu halfway out the window as the rest of Team Morningstar (sans Happy) were trying to pull him in.

"Stop it Natsu!" Alyssa exclaimed. "You'll fall out at this rate!"

"That's the plan!" The motion sick man groaned.

Inside the vehicle, Happy was pondering something. "Hey Lucy. I feel like I'm forgetting to tell you something important."

"Something important? What is it?" She asked.

"I can't quite remember." The cat said as he tried to think. "But it had something to do with you."

The group then saw a large crowd of people gathered by the train station. "I think we might have found them." Zeke said. Erza nodded and parked the magic-mobile. The group got off (with Alyssa carrying her still motion sick boyfriend by his shoulders) and saw smoke coming from the station as the station personal addressed the crowd.

"Everybody, please remain calm. There has been a train derailment. Until repairs have been made, the station is closed for the moment."

The crowd started discussing that some of them had heard that dark wizards had taken over the station. Erza walked up one of the employees. "What's the situation?"

"Why would I tell..." But before he could finish, Erza headbutted him. She turned the next employee and asked the same question, headbutting him when he didn't tell her. She was about to do the same to a third employee, but was stopped by Zeke standing between them.

"Easy, Erza. Let me try." Zeke said before turning to the scared employee. "I'm sorry about my associate's behavior. We're from the Fairy Tail guild and we think that a group of dark wizards we've been following have holed up in this station."

The employee thought for a second before whispering to Zeke so as not to cause a panic. "You're right. A group called Eisenwald has taken over the station. A few army groups have entered to secure the building, but none of them have come back."

"Thank you." The archer whispered back before turning to a confused Erza. "Ever heard of the phrase you catch more bees with honey than with vinegar?" He then turned towards his teammates and Gray. "Alright guys, let's go!"

"That was surprisingly easy." Lucy commented.

"That's Zeke for ya." Happy replied as the group ran into the station. The seven of them eventually saw a bunch of soldiers covered in bruises and in some cases, their own blood. The gang's reactions ranged from sadness, repulsion, and fear.

"They didn't stand a chance against an entire wizard guild." Alyssa sadly stated. Zeke gave the fallen knights a salute and the group moved on until they reached a large room. Inside was the entirety of Eisenwald, all staring down the group.

"Welcome to our parlor, Fairy flies." Erigor taunted as he was perched on one of the loudspeakers. "We've been expecting you."

"There's so many of them." Lucy said with fear evident in her voice.

"Erigor, I presume." Erza said as she glared up at the Grim Reaper. "Where's Lullaby?"

"Oh, you mean this?" The grinning man as he pulled out the aforementioned artifact.

"A flute?" Alyssa asked as she helped Natsu stand up. "Gotta admit, I wasn't expecting that."

"Flute?" Lucy asked, suddenly gaining a look of realization. "Guys, I know where I've heard that name before! Lullaby's a cursed flute that uses a form of death magic! Anyone who hears it's song is killed!"

"Intelligent little fly, aren't you?" Erigor asked.

"What's your plan, Erigor?" Zeke asked, trying not to show that he was disturbed by this new info.

"I'll give you a hint. What do all train stations have in common?" He said, motioning to the speakers underneath him.

"So you're going play it through the speakers?" Erza asked as she grit her teeth. "If you do that, hundreds will die! What reason could you have for committing such as nefarious act?"

"They committed the sin of a turning a blind eye to the injustices of the world." The silver-haired man stated. "So the reaper has come to cleanse the world of those that flaunt their rights so carelessly."

"It's your own damn fault for taking all those illegal requests." Zeke stated.

"And killing them won't get you your rights back!" Lucy shouted.

"We no longer care about our rights, we want power!" Erigor said as wind slowly started blowing around him and he clenched his fist. "And with our power, we'll erase the past and control the future."

Natsu glared at the grinning wizard as fire started to gather around him. "Power? You're going to kill innocent civilians because you want power? Well, Erigor...let's see how powerful you are when I take Lullaby and shove it up your ass!"

"Eisenwald!" Erigor exclaimed as he rose into the air. "Shows these flies what happens when they get in our way!" And with that, he disappeared in a mini tornado.

"Wind Magic." Alyssa stated.

"We have to stop him!" Erza exclaimed.

"You're not going anywhere!" Kageyama said as unleashed a swarm of shadow tendrils at the group. However, Natsu destroyed the tendrils with a flaming fist.

"We'll have to divide and conquer." Zeke stated as he conjured up his longbow.

"Agreed." Erza said. "Natsu, Gray. You guys look for Erigor. The rest of us will deal with these guys."

"Are you kidding me?" Grey asked, not up for teaming up with his rival.

Natsu looked at Zeke and saw the archer nod. "Alright. Give 'em hell!" And with that, the two ran out of the room.

"You're not getting away!" A man with Egyptian apparel said as he released a bunch of black wrappings from his arms and followed after them. "I, the great Rayule, will make them suffer."

"I'm coming too." Kageyama said as he disappeared into the shadows.

"What?! Just the five of us against an entire guild?!" Lucy panicked.

"Make that four." Zeke replied. "Alyssa, you go look too."

"That's seem like a bad idea." Erza said.

"With my magic, I can find Erigor faster." The orange-haired woman said before turning to the redhead. "Unless you think you can't handle them."

An anger tick appeared on the armored woman's forehead. "Of course we can handle this! NOW GO!"

"Fine." Alyssa said with a grin. She saw Lucy panicking and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, Lucy. I believe in you."

Seeing her teammate's smiling face lightened her fears a bit and she nodded. After that, the taller woman conjured a purple seal behind her back and took off.

"Enough talk!" One of the Eisenwald members exclaimed. "Let's waste these idiots!"

Erza summoned a red magic seal that transformed into a long sword with a winged hilt and grabbed it. "Couldn't agree more."

A group of dark wizards armed with various weapons charged at the redhead. As they got closer, the armored woman swung her sword with such force that it destroyed all their weapons and knocked them back.

"Show off." Zeke said as he jumped into the air to evade some energy blasts. He held out his right hand and created several specs of light that transformed into a single arrow, loading it and aiming. "Arch Shot: Arrow Rain!" He fired and unleashed a massive stream of arrows, hitting several dark wizards.

Erza charged into the crowd as two Eisenwald members attacked with giant swords. In response, her sword glowed and transformed into a double-bladed sword and she destroyed the swords with a swing.

"Take this!" Three wizards said as they joined their attack and launched it at the armored woman. She was going to react, but Zeke landed in front of her and held out his right hand.

"Shield Up!" He conjured up a shield out his magic energy and blocked the blast. While magic arrows were the easiest thing for him to create, a basic shield spell was a good alternative.

"I was going to deflect that." Erza stated as she swapped out her blade with a pair of twin swords.

"Sure you were." Zeke replied as he created some more arrows for a Rapid Succession spell and fired.

"I've never seen someone Requip as fast as her." One of the Eisenwald wizards said, gaining Lucy's attention.

"Requip?"

"It's kind of like your magic, Lucy." Happy explained. "But instead of summoning spirits from another dimension, Requip wizards can call weapons they store. And that's only the tip of Erza's power."

"Really?" Lucy asked, watching as Erza fought off more goons up close and Zeke was jumping around and firing arrow spells.

"Still this many left. How annoying." The armored woman said as her body started to glow. When the glow faded, Erza was in a different set of armor, this one giving her the appearance of a Valkyrie with silver wings behind her.

"That's Erza's true power." Happy stated. "Along with swapping weapons, she can also swap out different armors. Each of them giving her new abilities. This is a unique ability to her called the Knight."

"Wow." Lucy said with astonishment.

"Dance, my swords!" Erza exclaimed as she summoned multiple swords that started spinning in a circle behind her. "Spiral Sword!" And with that, the circle of flying swords hit most of the dark wizards, knocking them out.

"You bitch!" A man with whisker-like marks on his face leaped at her from behind with his hands covered in magic energy. Erza turned and swatted the man away with the butt of one her swords.

"She took out Byrad with just one hit!" An obese wizard with green hair said in fear. "There's no doubt about it! It's the queen of the Fairies, Titania Erza!" He used his magic to phase through a nearby wall to escape.

"He must be going after Erigor." Zeke said, noticing Erza changing back to her normal armor and leaning on one of her swords, sweat coming down her face. "Lucy, Happy! Let's finish this!"

"Got it!" Lucy said as she pulled out a golden key. "Open, Gate of the Giant Crab - Cancer!" And with that, the familiar crab spirit appeared. "Take these guys out with style!"

"Right on, baby." The crab spirit said as he charged a group, using his scissors at blinding speeds. When Cancer landed on the other side, the dark wizard's weapons split to pieces and all their hair fell off, causing them to faint from the shock. Happy jumped up and tossed a few lacrima grenades and Zeke fired another Rapid Succession spell, taking out the rest of Eisenwald.

"You okay, Erza?" Lucy asked the sweating requip wizard as Cancer went back through the spirit gate.

"I'll look after her." Zeke said, helping the redhead stand up. "You go find our missing pal."

The blonde girl looked at her friend before nodding. Happy decided to follow her, leaving Zeke and Erza alone with the unconscious dark wizards.

"You really have a lot of faith in her." Erza stated.

"She hasn't let me down yet." The archer replied. "But you should have let me take charge. Strategy is my niche."

The redhead said nothing as she turned away, not wanting to admit that when it came to strategists, the archer was one of Fairy Tail's best.

Meanwhile, Alyssa was running through the station at super-speed, looking through every room in as she searched for Erigor. Since she couldn't find him inside the station, she decided to search the exterior of the building. As she reached one of the balconies, she noticed some wind appearing around the station and looked up. In the air above the station, Erigor was had both his hands out as he was chanting a spell. Taking this chance, the amazonian woman reared her right fist back as a magic circled appeared behind elbow.

"Speed Queen: Momentum Punch!" With a burst of speed, Alyssa ran up the building and leaped, knocking the surprised wind wizard towards the other balcony.

"You actually hit me." Erigor said as he got back up and cleaned the blood off his lips. "It won't happen again."

"We'll see!" The speed queen exclaimed as she charged. The two started exchanging and evading attacks, Erigor's wind magic able to match Alyssa's speed.

"Wind Slicer!" Erigor yelled as he swung his scythe, creating a razor-sharp torrent of wind that Alyssa jumped away from, the attack slicing part of the balcony away. "You'll need more than speed to defeat me, Fairy Fly!"

"You'd surprise what a little speed can do!" The orange-haired woman proclaimed as another circle appeared behind her as she started vibrating her hands as they were close together. A ball of vibrational energy started to form in between the hands as Alyssa moved them to her side. "Speed Queen: Vibration Blast!"

"Wind Spiral!"

Alyssa thrust out her hands and fired the vibrational energy as Erigor unleashed a spinning blast of wind. The two attacks collided creating a massive back draft that pushed the orange-haired woman back. When she removed her arms from her face, she saw a massive tornado had surrounded the station. "What the hell is that?"

"It's your prison." Erigor said as he appeared behind the amazonian woman and pushed her into the wind before she could react. She quickly got back up and saw that the station was unharmed as the twister continued to spin. "While would love to reap your life, I have a schedule to keep to." The Grim Reaper said from the other side.

"You mean your murdering spree." Alyssa replied as she launched at the wind. "Speed Queen: Momentum Punch!"

As her fist made contact with the raging wind, she felt a stream of pain go through her arm and screamed in pain as she was knocked back into a nearby pillar. She got back up and heard Erigor laughing.

"Looks like you just found out the power of my Wind Barrier. You're welcome to try and break it, but any attack you use will be sent back at you." The wind wizard explained. "You can keep trying to escape and eventually this place will be your tomb!"

"Nice plan." Alyssa replied. "Except for the fact that you can't use the station's PA system to spread Lullaby's cursed song. So what now, you silver-haired bastard?"

"Let's just say that by tomorrow, the entire wizard world will be changed and our revenge shall be fulfilled!" Erigor proclaimed as he flew off into the distance.

"Erigor!" Alyssa yelled as she unleashed her Twin Twister spell, only for it to be knocked away. "Whatever your plan is, we will stop you!"

To be continued...

Author's Note 2: And so, the Lullaby arc has begun! Now just to clarify, Gray and Erza won't be joining Team Morningstar. But I do have two more OCs that will join our main team during the Galuna Island and Thunder Tribe arcs. And trust me when I say that it will be awesome!

(We see chibi versions of Lucy and Happy running through the station)

Lucy: You know, you didn't have to come with me, Happy. I can find one wizard by myself.

Happy: I know, but that doesn't mean I can't help out.

Lucy: Aw, thanks little guy. By the way, did you remember that thing you wanted to tell me?

Happy: AH! It's on the tip of my tongue! It's so frustrating!

Lucy: Don't worry. I know the feeling.

Happy: Next time: Azure Flames and the Cursed Song! Don't underestimate me just because I'm a cat!

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