SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 31 out, this is Chapter 32 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 32: From Pegasus to The Fairies
"Everyone should just be destroyed!" Zero laughed, standing in front of a lacrima sphere that was powering Nirvana, the cannon charging up to fire at Caitshelter.
A blast from the skies forced the cannon beam off course, before several more blasts hit the moving city.
"Nirvana's leg…" Zero growled, surveying the damage. "Who could have done this?" he demanded, Christina's shadow looming overhead.
"Can you hear me?" Hibiki's voice sounded. "Someone, respond. If you are safe, please respond. Erza." He blinked, Erza's and Wendy's images appeared on screen. "And you're safe too, I see, Wendy."
"What happened?" Erza asked. "I thought Christina was shot down."
"We managed, somehow." Hibiki admitted. "We're just a temporary alliance, so teamwork is all the more important. Lyon is using his Creation Magic to replace the wing that was destroyed from their attack. The hull, which was split into pieces, is being held together by Sherry's Doll Attack and Ren's Air Magic. The attack from before was Ditea's Light Magic and Eve's Snow Magic."
"We fused together the magic bombs that Christina had aboard." Ditea explained. "But all we could take out was one leg."
"It's… just that sturdy…" Eve muttered. "And… now… my magic power is…"
"Eve, you've done well." Ditea caught the Snow mage before he hit the ground.
"As you can hear, we're reaching the limit of our magic power." Hibiki chuckled. "We can't attack the ship any longer. And I don't know how long we'll be able to stay in the air. Don't worry about us. Just listen to this, before it's too late. It took a long time, but I finally found it inside the Archive. The way to stop Nirvana. Nirvana has six leg-looking things, right? They're actually more like pipes that suck up magic energy from the earth itself. The lacrima that regulate that absorption are located where the 6 legs join the main body. If you destroy those 6 lacrima in different locations at the same time, Nirvana will be completely deactivated. One at a time won't work. The other lacrima will regenerate the one that was destroyed. I'd like to coordinate the timing, but I don't think I can keep the telepathy up that long. I've uploaded the timing to your brains. Nirvana is about ready to fire again. I just know you all can do it. I believe in you."
"Impossible." Zero cut in. "I am Zero. Zero, the Master of Oracion Seis. First, let me praise you. I never thought there would be someone who could use Archive like Brain. Listen well, mages of light. Starting now, I will destroy everything. As a start, I've destroyed six of your friends. Three Guild Guardians, a Dragon Slayer, an Ice Creation Mage, a Celestial Spirit Mage, and maybe some cat, too."
"Natsu and the others!" Hibiki realized.
"I believe you said something about destroying the lacrima at the same time?" Zero taunted. "Right now, I'm standing in front of one of those six lacrima. As long as I am here, destroying all six at the same time is impossible." And cut off his connection.
"We need four more!" Erza barked. "Someone answer me! Is there no one else?"
"Ulyo, Reiana, Litana…" Ditea gripped her Guardian Ring and prayed.
"Can you hear our voices?" Hibiki inquired, as Natsu's group slowly regained consciousness.
"Hibiki?" Reiana heaved.
"We… can… hear... you…" Natsu breathed.
"And the lucky one gets to fight Zero on the way, right?" Litana joked.
"We've only 18 minutes left." Ulyo added. "We have to hurry."
"My telepathy is about to run out soon." Hibiki informed. "You should have a map in your brains that I sent you. I numbered each of the lacrima. Decide on which one of you goes…"
"One!" Natsu called.
"Two!" that was Gray.
"I'll go to three." Lucy declared.
"The Guardians will head to four." Reiana nodded.
"I'll take five." Erza announced, silencing Jellal before he spoke.
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