Natsu and Lucy chased down the figure they were pursuing. It took awhile for Natsu to catch his scent but he was able to find it eventually. They had him cornered.
"Have your bracelet ready Lucy." Natsu whispered to her.
When the figure realized he was trapped he stopped and turned to face them. But instead of looking scared, nervous, or anxious he looked very smug and proud. Like he had masterminded this incredible plan and all the pieces of said plan had fallen into place perfectly.
"Well, well this is an interesting sight." He chuckled. "One of the greatest vampires of all time working alongside the direct descendant of his greatest rival."
"Yes fate can be very ironic can't it?" Natsu said. "But nevertheless we are working together and we now have you trapped which means you're officially screwed."
But the figure just started laughing.
"What's so funny?"
"Oh Natsu you're very powerful but also so very predictable. It is not you two who has trapped me but I who has trapped you two."
At once the two of them suddenly became aware of the huge hoard of red eyes looking down at them from the shadows. There were surrounded by vampires. So many vampires and worst of all they were pure blood vampires. Lucy could hear their intense panting as they lusted for blood and she could almost feel their breaths on her neck.
"Alright my comrades you know what to do." The figure said. "Take him but do too much damage. Remember what our queen said, she wants him alive. Well...So to speak."
"What about the woman?" One of the other vampires asked.
"A free drink for someone. First come first serve."
Lucy almost became petrified with fear when she heard that. She thought about running but before she could make a decision, Natsu grabbed her by the arm and pulled her behind him.
"Don't even think about touching her!" He snarled at them.
Next thing Lucy knew the vampires were dropping down and lunging toward them. She quickly moved her fingers over her bracelet and a huge flash of solar light was shot from it. The vampires who were caught in the flash screeched as they were instantly reduced to ash.
"Whoa." She said in amazement. "Did I do that?"
"Yes and whatever you do don't stop!" Natsu said before grabbing one of the oncoming vampires by it's neck and twisting it off. "Is that the best you lower class parasites can do?! Come on! Take your best shot!"
And they did but each time they came close they would either be burned to death by Lucy's bracelet or have their heads removed by Natsu. A couple of times the horror would cause Lucy to go a stiff for a moment but Natsu would quickly snap her back to reality. Reminding her that if she froze she could become dinner. It was a total war zone, ash and severed heads on the ground followed by bodies collapsing in blood. Those other vampires were fools to underestimate Natsu. He wasn't just some ordinary mortal turned vampire, He was one of the first that there ever was. Older than each and every one of them and experienced in power and fighting that none of them could even imagine. Capturing him seemed like an impossibility.
Eventually those who were still uneliminated decided to retreat while they still could but Natsu managed to capture one who was fleeing for interrogation purposes. He knocked him out a special drug Erza made to dull a vampire's senses and chained both his wrists and ankles in shackles made from that very special brand of silver that can harm vampires. Once that was done he set all the bodies of the dead vampires on fire and the three of them left to meet up with Gray and Juvia.
"I smell smoke." Gray said when they met up. "Does that mean you took care of the pest problem here?"
"Yep." Natsu asked.
"Who's that?" Juvia asked pointing to the unconscious vampire Natsu held over his shoulder.
"An informant. Something tells me that there's more to these vampire attacks than just simple feedings. So I think it's time we had a chat with someone on the inside."
"And what makes you think he'll talk?" Gray asked.
"He'll talk or we'll fry him like an egg. Right Lucy?"
"I guess." The blonde said.
They hauled him into the back of their van and drove back to the organization where they reported to Erza everything that had happened. Once he woke up they put him in the interrogation room. Of course he tried to escape but it was no use with those shackles on him.
"Struggle all you wish you're not getting out of here." Erza told him.
"What do you people want from me?" He asked once he accepted that there was no escape.
"The leader of that group you were in said that you were trying to capture one of my agents alive. Why is that?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh you don't do you? Gray."
"Yes."
"Get the chain."
"Right." He said with a mischievous grin.
"Chain me up all you want! Your shackles won't break me!" Their prisoner said defiantly.
"Oh but this is no ordinary chain. Unlike the ones holding you it's not made from metal or used for binding."
"Then what the hell kind of chain is- Oh no! No! Not that! Anything but that!"
In Gray's hands he held a garlic chain.
"Fresh from the market." Gray said with his grin widening.
"Get that demonic vegetable away from me!" He cried fearfully.
"Of course." Erza said. "After you tell us what you know."
"Never!"
"Suit yourself. Gray."
She handed him the chain and moved to pin him on to the interrogation table. Then Erza plucked a piece of garlic from the chain and held it under the prisoner's nose. Just inhaling it's odor made him feel like acids was scorching his insides.
"No! Please! Have mercy!"
"Now let's see how many cloves this one has shall we?" One by one plucked the cloves off while making sure he breathed in each and everyone. "One...Two...Three...Four..."
"Stop! It burns!"
"Ready to talk now?"
"No!"
"Five...Six...Seven...Eight."
"You call yourself human?!"
"Nine...Ten."
"I can't breathe! I don't know how much more I can take!"
"Eleven...Twelve...Oh looks like we're all out of cloves."
"Phew!" He breathed in relief.
"Now let's count the others."
"No!" He shouted in horror. "Alright! Alright! I'll talk! I'll talk! Just stop!"
"Very well."
She dropped the chain and Gray allowed him to sit up.
"Okay but you gotta swear you won't tell anyone you heard this from me. If she finds out I squealed she'll throw me in the sun!"
"Who?"
"Her name isRegine. She's our queen and our creator. Not exactly our mother but she did give us life. Anyway she's ordered us to start attacking like this so it will draw out that pink haired vampire."
"My hair's not pink it's salmon!" Natsu shouted from behind the glass where he and the girls were watching.
"She wants to capture him."
"Why?" Erza said.
"I don't know."
"Have it your way. Gray."
"No! No! I swear I don't know! She created me just recently so I don't know all her plans or what exactly she has in mind but I do know this. She's sending out another attack at the local train station."
"When?"
"A week from now. At night fall."
"You wouldn't lie to us would you?"
"No! I'm not! I promise! Cross my non beating heart and hope to be staked!"
"Anything else?"
"That's all I know! Now please don't make me smell that garlic again! Please!"
"Relax we're done with you."
"So you're gonna let me go now right?"
"So you can continue to feed on innocent human beings? I don't think so."
"Then what are you going to do with me?"
"Well to be honest I think the best thing would be to stab you in the heart with a wooden stake or cut off your head and then burn your body but you did tells us what we needed to hear so killing you would you make me dishonorable."
"So you're gonna let me live?"
"Yes although let you live freely, that's a different story."
"What do you mean?"
"Gray tell my men to have a cell prepared for our prisoner."
"Gotcha." Gray said.
"You're locking me up?!"
"Nothing personal. Just protecting mankind from having their blood forcibly drained out of their bodies." Erza said.