Hey guys i'm starting the phantom lord arc. It is one of my favorite arcs, so i'm milking this as long as i want. And choose the perfect opponent for Ace in this arc.

In magnolia…

Ace, Natsu, Erza, Gray, Happy and Lucy were returning from a job. They had done it successfully, all of them had smiles on their faces.

"That was great, we should jobs like that more" Ace cheer with joy, "Those bandits didn't know what hit them".

"Yeah, you can say that again Ace!" yelled Natsu. "Aye, Sir" Happy commented.

"Yes, that was a great adventure" Erza stated, "But, we did cause a lot of damage on the job".

"Nah, don't worry about it Erza, I'll take the blame", Ace told them, "I mean I'm the one who told everyone here to join me for this job". He soon pull out a bag of cash they had received doing the job, "All we need to do now is to divide between the six of us".

Lucy had worry look on her face, "What's wrong Lucy" asked the flying cat, she soon step out of her trail of thought, "Huh, sorry what did you say?"

"The cat just asked you what wrong?" Gray told the blonde, not realizing he strip his shirt off.

"Gray, your clothes" Ace stated, and caused Gray to freak out.

Lucy that explain her feelings, "It just that i was wondering why you asked, me to come with you on the job. I'm not as strong as you guys, so why bring me along?".

Ace soon flicked Lucy on the forehead, "You're stupid Lucy. The reason we brought is that were namaka and namaka should always stick together". Lucy was surprised at his comment and smiled with delight.

"Don't forget were also Fairy Tail strongest team" Natsu yelled. Ace smiled at his Brother comment and soon notice everyone staring the, "what's going on? Why everyone staring at us.?'.

The entire group also notice it as well, the townspeople had looks of sorrow on their faces, Ace then look at the guild and saw it was looking strange.

At the guild entrance…

The groupm was shocked at what they were witnessing right before their eyes, the guild, their home, was destroyed. Ace grind his teeth in order to control his anger. "Who the hell did this to our guild?", Natsu screamed with anger.

"It was phantom" said a voice, everyone turn who it was. It was Mira with a look of griff.

"It was those Phantom bastards?", Natsu reply to Mira, "Where gramps Mira?".

In the basement…

Mira lead them down to the basement, Ace saw the guild members with gloom faces, he felt their pain as well. They soon met the master, he was drinking and also drunk.

"Hey there kido's how you been doing" The master said. The team was surprised at his expression.

"Gramps what are you just standing around?" Natsu asked with anger in his voice.

"Calm down Natsu, there no need to do anything, rash", The master said in a drunken matter, "The attack happen before we all woke up!".

"Good, then no one got hurt" Erza stated, "We should be thankful for that at least". Natsu on the other hand didn't feel the same way, and soon slam his fist on the table causing it to break, "Like hell, Gramps you can't let phantom get away with this".

Mira interven, "We understand your frustration Natsu, Corazon went to the council to tell about phantom lord actions", She bow her, "He had so much anger in his eyes that it anger, it scared me".

Gray sigh, "Yeah, He always didn't like the people who mess with the ones he cared about", Gray so enter a depressing state.

"But, the good thing no was hurt" Said a voice, they saw who it was Rayleigh, "We have no beef with them if they didn't harm any members".

Ace nodded in agreement, "Yeah, if they did harm anyone. That would have to answer to me", then lit his fist with fire, to show proof of his warning. Natsu smiled at his older brother words, then everyone in the guild did as well, as if his words had power towards them.

Later that night...

Lucy was making her way to home, "I can't believe phantom lord would do that" She whispered, "To think, I was planning to join them, before I met Natsu". She soon a person at the entrance, it was Ace, "Oh, hey Ace".

Ace left his head, and smiled at her, "Hey, Lucy how are you?"

"oh , great actually. Why are you here?", she asked the ex-pirate.

"I just wanted to know if you got to home, safe and sound" he reply. Lucy smiled and invited him to her home.

As they walk up stairs Ace said something confusing to her, "I only wish that those guys would have waited to come into the apartment".

Lucy slowly turn the door, "What do you mean by...WHAT THE HECK?", Lucy was shocked to see,Natsu, Happy, Gray and Erza in her room. "Why are you in my home", she yelled as she throw the bag she was caring to Natsu.

"We wanted to make sure your" Erza stated.

Ace only nodded in disapproval, "Well, then you should had waited for her like normal people. To let her invite you in". Erza then look at Ace with serious , "What that suppose to mean".

"I mean it rude to enter someone else's home without her permission. I thought someone like you would know." Ace reply, but soon felt a fist on his face, "What the hell was that for?".

"For telling me, that i'm a rude person" Erza answered Ace.

"For telling you? No, I am saying that you are a rude a person", Ace yelled at Erza and soon got in a heated argument with her. Lucy was frightened by the two argument, so did Gray and Natsu.

"Are they like this sometimes?", Lucy asked, Natsu and Gray both nodded in fear. Soon the both s class wizard ended their argument, and soon look around the apartment.

Everyone in room the room soon look through Lucy's apartment, causing Lucy to complain for looking at her stuff.

"Hey, Plum did you find some food?' Natsu said, eating some candy.

"Hey, Erza check out these pretty panties you might like to try out" Happy said.

Erza blushed, "I can't believe you would wear something like this Lucy".

"Stop, being rude, Erza don't go looking through her stuff" Ace said

"Guys please be quiet, i'm trying to have sleep right now" Gray told them trying to sleep on Lucy's bed.

Erza then turn to the boys, "We have a serious problem. Your boys hygiene, I refused to sleep with a room filled with sweaty boys. So, i suggest you take a bath". Gray and Natsu complain, but soon change when Ace said a suggest, "Let's just take a bath my way then".

Gray and Natsu expression change entirely, "If it's that way, then let's do it", both them said in union. Lucy was confused on what was saying his way".

"aahhh, man this is the best" Natsu said with pleasure. He, Ace and Gray were on top of the apartment building, in three separate tubs of hot water.

"it's been a long time when we did this, huh, Ace?" Gray asked his older brother. But, only saw him fast asleep, and laugh. It was the only time it made sense for Ace to sleep at a time like this.

Lucy and Erza were taking a bath together, "Man i can't believe Ace convince them of taking a bath". Erza nodded, in agreement, "Yes, Ace has quite an influence on them", she soon got of the tub and Lucy following. Lucy change into her PJ's, while in Erza stay in towel and left into the living room to see the boys finish with bath.

Ace and Natsu were having arm wrestling contest, Gray was reading Lucy novel. Erza saw Natsu was having trouble in the arm wrestling, "Ace let him win this time".

"No, not letting that happen" Ace told her, when he was about to pin him down.

"Okay, you left me no choice" Erza said, she then unravel her towel and show her naked body to Ace. It cause Ace to bleed from his nose uncontrollably and thus losing the arm wrestling. Natsu cheer, while Ace was cleaning his nose.

Erza soon requip to her PJ's, "See was that so hard Ace?".

"So hard, you had to show me your body to let him win" Ace complained, "I rather face Phantom lord all by myself then let Natsu win".

"Hah, then you should surely lose Ace" Erza scoffed at her old friend.

"Not likely Erza", Ace reply to Erza, causing her to raise subscription, "You forgot, I'm a nomad for the ten wizard saints!".

Lucy was interested in the subject, "What are the ten wizard saints?".

"They are the ten most strongest wizards in Fiore" Erza answered, "And master Makarov and Dark lord Rayleigh are one of them". Lucy was shocked when she heard that.

"Then fairy tail would win against them no problem" lucy said.

But, Ace nodded in disagreement, "no not really, if we did fight. Both, side would tie against with each other", Lucy was shocked, "Their master Jose Porla is also one of the ten wizard saints. Then they have this elite group call the element four, that rival our s-class wizards. Then their Black iron Gajeel, or the iron dragon slayer".

Lucy asked in fear, "you mean like Natsu. That means he eats Iron?"

Ace nodded, "Buts, thats not whats worrying me", everyone soon pay attention to Ace, "I've heard rumors, that they have a devil fruit eater of their own. Who said's to be the strongest wizard they have". Everyone garp at Ace's word.

"Another, devil fruit eater. How's that possible?" Lucy thought in her mind. Soon saw Gray was reading her book and took it away from him.

"Hey you can't read, I promise Levy she could read it first" She said to Gray

"At least tell me what happens'

"no', and soon saw Erza holding her hand for it, "Not you too either"

in phantom lord…

"HEY, Gajeel i heard what you did to the Fairy Tail guild", Said a random phantom lord member, "There probably running home to their mom's, waaah", but soon the wizard was hit by a iron pole.

"How many times I got to tell you, not to bother while eating?" Gajeel said as revert the iron pole back to his hand, "And besides were to power for those fairies to challenge

"Good work my boy" Said Jose in the shadows.

"Thanks, i felt like i was being soft on them so left them a little present" Gajeel reply

"Don't you went a little too far?" said a man in the shadows lighting a cigar.

"Shut old man" Gajeel cursed the man, "And besides you done worse before"

The man sigh, "fine suit yourself. I only care about is Fire-fist coming". the man left the guild.

Magnolia south gate park…

A group of people surrounded the tree in the middle, Ace, Erza, Gary and Natsu walk through them and soon witness three of their guild members body beaten to a pulp, on a tree. They were Droy, Jet and Levi. Ace and Natsu were furious at what phantom lord had done.

Soon both, Rayleigh and Makarov came to the scene, "I can accept our HQ, being trashed, but I will not accept my children getting harm", Makarov said with ferocity and crushed the staff he was hold.

"I agree these wizard are our family to me." Rayleigh stated, "I will make Phantom pay for this". He soon pull his sword and cut the pieces of iron that was holding the bodies, like butter. Both, old man gave out intense energy, to show their seriousness.

At phantom lord..

"Ha ha ha, those fairy tail loser got what the deceiver"

"Yeah, I heard Gajeel took three of them"

Soon three random Phantom lord wizards, were about to leave, to something to Fairy tail as well. But the doors flung open with a fiery blast. Burning the three Phantom lord members. The Phantom Lord member turn who it was, it was the fire-fist Ace and the rest of Fairy tail.

"Fairy tail, has arrived" Yelled Makarov.

Soon both Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord member attack one another. Member of Phantom lord try to attack bought were soon surrounded by yellow greenish lights, "Hotarubi", Ace said, "Hidaruma", soon the members were burn to a crisp by the fiery explosion of the lights.

The fairy tail members were beating Phantom lord members one by one. Erza turn into her Dark wing armor and attack members of Phanto. Natsu was using fire dragon slayer magic to burn groups of Phantom Lord members. Gray uses his ice maker to rain some pain on Phantom Members.

But, was surprising was Rayleigh knocking out members of Phantom by looking at them. Ace knew the technique, "Conqueror Haki".

"Maki, you go up ahead and deal with Jose, I'll watch over the battle" Rayleigh told his friend, Makarov agreed and left to go meet Jose.

"Be careful Master" Erza with worry

But soon a crashing was heard, everyone turn to see who was, it was Gajeel.

"Well, you guys fight good for a bunch of scum bags" Gajeel told Fairy tail.

Nab try to attack him but was blown away by Gajeel Iron club.

"Nice try" Gajeel told Nab, but soon Elfman attack him with a stone arm.

"Huh, your Elfman aren't you"

"Yeah, I am and i hope, you're man enough to face me!' Elfman yelled.

"Okay, man. Let's see how you deal with this" Gajeel soon use his clubs to attack his own members. Elfman was surprise, but soon was attack by Gajeel from losing focus. Natsu soon use Elfman as a launching pad and a attack Gajeel sending him flying to the bar.

Ace smiled at Natsu attack but soon heard a familiar voice, "Desert Spada", his arm was cut off by a blade of sand. Everyone in the guild was shocked, the cut off arm disappear into fire and Ace re-grow another one.

He turn to see who it was, and to his surprise the man who save from getting executed.

"I thought I was hearing about you being here in this world, were only rumors" Said the man, "Fire-fist Ace".

Ace gave a look of hatred, "then i guess you got what you wanted, Crocodile".

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Tat the end of the chapter. Crocodile vs. Ace.

What will happen next, let's see on the next chapter. On The Desert vs. The Fire.

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P.S. What relationship should i built next, please tell me.