SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 27 out, this is Chapter 28 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and my OCs.
Chapter 28: March of Destruction
"I… won't… lose…" Angel swore, standing back up as Ulyo unfroze Happy. "Oracion Seis… doesn't lose. One woman, one kill." She charged up Caelum. "Blast away into oblivion! It missed?" she gaped when the beam curved. "You too?" she demanded, Caelum shutting its Gate.
"Natsu!" Lucy turned to see Natsu floating away on the raft.
"What the…" Ulyo gasped when the raft started flowing downstream, both girls having grabbed onto the Dragon Slayer. "Rapids?"
"Hold a sec…" Lucy looked forward at the waterfall. "You've got to be kidding me! Natsu!" she held onto the Dragon Slayer as the raft went over the falls.
"A bandage?" Lucy blinked, upon awakening to find a bandage around her arm. "And wait, what's with these clothes?"
"They are items from the Spirit World." Virgo informed. "As yours were quite in tatters…"
"Where are we?" Natsu wondered, stirring.
"I gave Natsu-sama and Ulyo-sama similar outfits." Virgo added.
"Jellal!" Natsu snapped. "Where's that light?"
"You mean, that?" Ulyo pointed to the horizon.
"It's close." Lucy remarked. "And wait, hasn't the colour changed?"
"Yes, while you three were unconscious, it changed from black to white." Virgo reported.
"That was a close call." Natsu grinned. "Thanks."
"What's with you, all of a sudden…" Lucy blushed.
"Oh yeah, where's Happy?" Natsu wondered. "Lucy, Ulyo, weren't you with Erza?"
"We all go separated." Ulyo explained.
"Oh well, I guess the three of us should head towards that light ourselves." Natsu shrugged.
"Princess, I will now take my leave." Virgo bowed and shut her Gate.
"Sherry!" Lucy exclaimed, the battered Doll Mage exiting from the bushes. "Thank goodness you're safe."
"I found you, Fairy Tail mages." Sherry muttered.
"You idiot!" Gray roared, his icicles stopping Sherry's summoning.
"Gray." Ulyo blinked, the ice mage pinning Sherry to the ground.
"Let me go!" Sherry demanded. "You're still alive? I'm getting revenge for Lyon-sama!"
"She's been acting all weird after that light appeared." Gray explained.
"You were acting pretty weird before too." Natsu stated.
"Natsu, that was Gemini." Ulyo deathpanned.
"I won't forgive you." Sherry swore. "Revenge for Lyon-sama!"
"Revenge for who exactly?" Lyon questioned. "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
"Knew he's too stubborn to die." Litana grinned as she and Reiana entered.
"Well, it was pretty close." Lyon admitted. "That guy's bomb lacrima was more powerful than I thought. It took a long time before I was able to move again."
"Mataku." Litana sighed, catching Sherry as she fainted. "Stun Spark." She sent her healing spell into the Doll Mage, releasing her from Nirvana.
"As I thought, she was taken over by something." Gray noted.
"That's Nirvana." Ulyo supplied.
"We were too late?" Lyon wondered, as Brain started the final stage of Nirvana's resurrection.
"Whoa there, that's…" Gray gaped. "Damn it, Erza was inside that light."
"That didn't sound good…" Reiana muttered as the ground rumbled.
"What in the world is this?" Natsu exclaimed as giant legs emerged from the ground. "I don't get it."
"So, this is Nirvana's true form?" Litana exclaimed.
"Can you even call it magic at this point?" Ulyo retorted.
"I have a really bad feeling about this." Lucy muttered.
"No kidding." Gray agreed.
"Everyone, spilt!" Reiana barked as the ground erupted underneath them.
"I knew it!" Lucy squealed as the appendage emerged from the ground, taking them with it.
"Where's Ditea?" Ulyo asked as the group dashed up the leg.
"How would we know?" Reiana snapped.
"Fine time for us to get separated." Litana retorted.
"What do you think you are doing, Natsu?" Gray barked, Natsu suffering from motion sickness.
"This thing's…" Natsu mumbled. "You know… that…"
"Again?" Ulyo echoed.
"I'm gonna hurl…" Natsu moaned, running up.
"Idiot!" Gray snapped as Natsu started to slide off. "Don't let it get to you! Natsu!" he shouted, the fire mage falling off.
"Happy!" Natsu beamed, the Exceed swooping into break his fall.
"Man," Gray sighed as Ulyo gave him a smile. "That guy's gonna give me a heart attack."
"You guys head to the top." Ulyo instructed. "We're heading in that hole."
"Aye!" Happy replied and flew up top.
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