Chapter 11

Anti-Venom


"Speech"

'Thoughts'

"Magic"

Flashback

Location / Date / Time Skip


Barely anyone could move as the explosive balls moved closer to them. Those who could covered the girls in a failed effort to protect them.

"Iron Rock Wall!" Pillars of stone shot out of the ground and blocked the spell, creating a lot of dust. "Barely made it."

"Jura!" Sherry cheered.

"You're the best!" Eve shouted.

"I'll second that." Hibiki added.

"Yeah, thanks for that." Lucy nodded.

"Alright." Erik pushed himself up to his hands. "Let's get them." Everyone looked forward and the clearing was empty.

"They left." Gray mumbled in anger.

"How could they get away!?" Erik shouted as Carla looked at the empty space.

"They wiped the floor with us." Ren said.

"They're a lot stronger than we are." Eve added. "We're lucky to be alive."

"The Oraciōn Seis..." Lyon mumbled. "What unbelievable power..."

"And there are only six of them." Hibiki reminded. "They're a lot stronger than the rumors said."

"Look at what they did to Christina..." Lisanna mumbled in horror.

"According to Angel, the one in the feathers, they know everything about our mission." Jura reluctantly confessed. "We're lucky no one died today."

"Wait, what about all the people inside the ship?" Lucy asked.

"Calm down, pretty lady." Hibiki said.

"Christian is equipped with a remote control function." Eve explained. "So, there's no need for a pilot. The plan was to climb a board once we found their base, but that didn't really work."

"Well, I guess that's some good news." Lucy sighed.

"Good too see you're okay." Lyon clutched his shoulder as he walked over to Jura.

"Not quite." The Saint confessed. "In fact, I barely made it out alive."

"You're injured?" The maker asked.

"Their strength scares me." The bald man nodded. "Honestly, if it wasn't for Ichiya's painkiller, I'd be in totally agony right now."

"Vile Oraciōn Seis..." The short man said. "Instead of choosing to fight, you run like cowards. That means we win."

"This isn't a game, weirdo!" Gray shouted.

"Okay, we're battered, but not beaten yet." Ichiya pulled out a vile of perfume. "Take a whiff, and let my painkiller parfume ease you." He popped the cork off and a green mist left the glass.

"It works..." Lucy mumbled. "My pain is fading away. Just cut back on all the posing."

"Well, what do we do now?" Lisanna asked. "They took Wendy and Happy."

"Isn't it obvious?" Erik asked back. "We find where they are and beat the crap out of them! Follow me!" He took a few strides before Carla grabbed his collar, forcing him to the ground.

"We cannot be reckless." She scolded the boy. "You need to calm down and think this through."

"Those wings..." Gray mumbled.

"You can fly?" Ren asked.

"You've never seen Aera magic before?" Carla asked turning around. "Well, then I guess that explains why you would find it surprising."

"She really is like Happy..." Lisanna mumbled.

"You're trying to copy Happy, aren't you?" Erik asked from the ground.

"As if!" Carla shouted.

"Calm down, we can have two flying cats." Lucy joked.

"I am concerned about Wendy and that tomcat, but this isn't something to be taken lightly." Carla said, ignoring the comment. "We cannot face them again until we come up with a plan."

"I agree, miss Carla." Jura spoke up. "The enemy is stronger than we thought."

"But, first..." Carla turned and everyone followed her to Erza, leaning against a tree as red venom spread on her arm. Ichiya tried his parfume, but it did nothing.

"Lucy..." The red head reached out and grabbed for the blonde. "I need to borrow your belt."

"Wait, what?" The belt was ripped off, giving the Trimen a quick glance of her lower half. "Close your eyes, jerks!" She kicked them away as Erza tied the belt on her shoulder.

She threw her sword to the ground as she bit her other sleeve. "Someone cut it off." Her words shocked the whole group.

"Erza, calm down." Gray said. "We don't need to do that. We have walking first aid kit with us."

"We do, where?" Erik sat up and noticed everyone staring at him. "Why is everyone looking at me?"

"Think you can suck out the poison?" Lisanna asked.

"I can't." He shook his head.

"Why the fuck not?" Gray asked, slamming his head into Erik's.

"It's venom, not poison..." Erik growled back.

"What's the difference?" The ice mage asked.

"The difference is poison is ingested, venom is injected." Erik explained. "Its a totally different toxin. I tried eat some as a kid, and Doyaku said I was luck to live. This much might kill me, and even then it might not save Erza."

"Just try!" Lisanna begged. Erik looked at his friends face and just gave up.

"Fine..." He kneeled down and put his lips to the wound. The second it touched his tongue, he recoiled back and spat it out. The tainted spit hit a rock and started melting it.

"What the hell just happened?" Lyon asked.

"That's not natural venom." Erik said, whipping his mouth. "It's cooking her from the inside out."

"Maybe it's some kind of magic venom?" Lisanna hypothesed. "How are we supposed to help her if we can't touch it?" Erza couldn't stand the pain anymore and collapsed.

"No!" Lucy ran over and helped her up.

"We need to stop the venom from spreading!" Eve shouted. "If we don't, she'll die."

"We need Wendy!" Carla declared, catching them all off guard. "She can save your friend. This isn't the time for us to be fighting ourselves. We need to think of a plan to save Wendy. And, maybe that tomcat."

"Wait, she has some kinda anti-venom magic?" Eve asked.

"Not just that." Carla said. "She can cure fevers, remove pain, and fix wounds."

"Excuse me." Ichiya spoke up. "I feel like my usefulness to the group is being threatened and I find that unsettling."

"Don't be crazy." Sherry said. "Everyone knows healing spells are lost magic. There's no way she can use them."

"Wait, does this have anything to do with the 'Neried' thing?" Lucy asked.

"Yes it does." Carla answered. "You see, that little girl is the Sea Dragon Slayer. She's Wendy the Neried!" The whole group was in shock of the deceleration, but none more so than Erik.

"She's a Dragon Slayer too!?" He asked.

"I'll give you all the details later." Carla said. "Although to be honest, there's not much else you need to know. Wendy is the only one capable of saving your friend. We need her now. Unfortunately, the Oraciōn Seis need her too. I don't know why."

"In that case, our goal is clear." Lyon said.

"We're gonna have to rescue her." Eve added.

"We'll do it for Erza's sake." Gray agreed.

"And Happy's, too." Lisanna added.

"Alright, who's with me!?" Erik raised his fist and the group rallied behind him.


Oración Seis Hideout

Deep in the forest, an unnatural clearing stood. Once home to an ancient race, they would send their priestess into the cave to hear the voices of their gods. But now, it was the home to a much darker presence.

Wendy and Happy were shot out of the staff and crashed into a wall. "Don't be so rough!" Happy shouted. "She's just a kid!"

"Thanks for the snack." Salamander chuckled as he picked up Happy by the tail. "Cubelious here was getting hungry." The snake beared its fangs and its tongue licked his fur.

"Let him go." Brain ordered. With an angry sigh, the pinkette threw the cat back at Wendy.

"Are you okay?" She asked in concern.

"Brain, why did you grab this girl?" Racer asked. "Does she have anything to do with Nirvana?"

"She's not that impressive if you ask me." Angel mumbled.

"Is she valuable?" Hoteye asked. "That's it. You plan on selling her to the highest bidder. We'll make a fortune, oh yeah!"

"Money doesn't solve everything, ya know." Salamander reminded him.

"Au contraire." The earth wizard said back. "I think it does because you can buy anything."

"This girl practices a brand of water magic." Brain said. "It's called Sea Dragon Magic. It can purify toxins and heal wounds."

"Seriously?" Racer asked.

"I thought that was a lost practice..." Angel mumbled as Midnight snored.

"Now that is valuable." Hoteye added.

"A snot nosed brat like this?" Salamander asked, kneeling down to look her in the eye. "But what good does that do-" His eyes went wide as he stood back up. "Are you saying what I think you're saying?"

"Exactly." Brain nodded. "We can bring him back."

"What was that you said earlier, Racer?" Salamander asked with a chuckle. "That I fucked up bringing him back?"

"Shut up." The blonde said.

"No!" Wendy shouted. "I'm not helping any bad people!"

"Oh, but you will..." Brain said with a glare. "You will revive him, that is a fact. Racer, go get him."

"Why not have the guy who brought him here first get him?" Racer asked, only to be met with a glare from the leader. "Fine, but it'll take an hour." He stood up and left the cave.

"Salamander, Angel, Hoteye, I want you three to continue the search for Nirvana." Brain ordered.

"Seriously?" Salamander asked. "Nirvana is practically ours once he wakes up. Why do we need to do anything else?"

"It is always better to have precautionary measures." The leader said. "Midnight and I will remain here for his revival."

"I don't think he's up for conversation." Hoteye said, looking at the sleeper.

"Fine, let's go Angel." Salamander turned to the cave entrance.

"No!" Brain shouted. "You will split up and search alone. Is that clear?"

Salamander looked back over his shoulder and glared at Brain before nodding. "Crystal..."

"Well boys, what do you say we have a little wager?" Angel asked. "First one to find it gets a prize-"

"In the form of a million jewel!" Hoteye interupted.

"Do we look like the kind of people who have that kind of money?" Salamander asked. The three left to search, leaving Wendy and Happy alone with Brian and Midnight.

"What exactly... does Nirvana do?" Wendy asked, holding Happy tight.

"It does a wonderful thing." Brain smiled with a evil gleam in his eyes. "It turns light into darkness..."


With Lucy and Hibiki

Lucy poured water on Erza's arm as the venom slowly but surely spread. "Come on, guy's. You have to hurry." The water quickly started turning to steam, scaring Plue at her legs.

"You do know that's not gonna help, right?" Hibiki asked, making Lucy turn to him. "We can't just sit here and worry. We need to do something to help them."

"How do we do that?" The blonde asked as a keyboard appeared in front of Hibiki's fingers.

"I know we're not much of a team since we were all just thrown together at the last minute, but we need to start think like that if we wanna beat the Oración Seis." Hibiki said as he typed onto the screen in front of him.

"Archive magic, that's what your magic is called right?" Lucy asked.

"Indeed it is." Hibiki nodded. "Not much use for fighting, but it's pretty handy when you need to share information. So, why didn't you go join the others?"

"No, someone needs to stay here and keep an eye on Erza." The blonde said back. "Besides, it's not like I'm much of a fighter myself. I'm obviously the weakest fighter of the group. Even Lisanna can fight on her own."

"You're just being modest." Hibiki said as he typed away. "I've heard about what you've done. Beating up nineteen Vulcans, master Jose, you even took on an entire dark guild by yourself."

"Geez, and I thought Elfman exaggerated." Lucy said as as she walked over. "So, how come you're not going to help them?"

"How could I sleep at night at if I left you ladies alone?" He asked with a grin.

"Thanks." The blonde smiled back. "Guess you're not so bad after all. Way nicer than Sorcerer Weekly said you were."

"Good to know." He chuckled back. "Thanks to this magic, I can track the others, make them know where we are and share information with them. That way, once they rescue Wendy and Happy, they can come back to us and save Erza."

"Wow. You can do all that?" Lucy was actually impressed.

"Thank master Ichiya for that." Hibiki said back. "He's the one who taught me this." He typed away for a few more seconds before speaking up again. "Alright, looks like I found Erik's group."


With Erik, Gray and Carla

"So, if Wendy is a Water Dragon Slayer, what does she eat?" Erik asked the white cat,as all three raced through the forest.

"Not water dragon, sea dragon." Carla corrected. "And to answer your question, she eats water to regain her powers."

"How is that any different from drinking?" Gray asked.

"Well, for starters, it has to come from the ocean." Carla said before turning to back to Erik. "The only reason she applied for this mission was for the chance to meet you."

"Why me?" Erik asked.

"Becasue you're another Dragon Slayer." Carla answered. "There's something she wanted to ask you about."

"Do you know what it is?" He asked.

"Actually, yes." Carla nodded. "It seems the dragon that taught her mysteriously disappeared seven years ago. She was hoping you might be able to tell her where to find it."

"What was the Dragons name?" Erik asked.

"I think she called her the Sea Dragon, Belinda." Carla answered.

"Sea dragon Belinda." Erik mumbled. "Seven years ago..." His mind focused on his task, he missed the branch in front of him and fell to the he ground before popping back up. "Wait, maybe Laxus knows!"

"Did you really forget what Gramps said after the festival?" Gray asked. "Laxus isn't a real Dragon Slayer. His dad just shoved a dragon lacrima into him."

"Guess I forgot." Erik rubbed the back of his head embarrassed.

Carla gasped and both men looked forward. "What's happened here?" Instead of the normal brown and green combo, the whole forest was pitch black.

"The trees... are all black..." Gray mumbled.

"Whoa, that's creepy." Erik said.

All turned around as footsteps drew their attention. "That's all caused by Nirvana." One of the men, with REALLY BIG round ears, said. "Ain't that right, big bro Zatou?"

"Oh, yeah." The second one, with an afro, nodded. "This magic is so strong, nature itself can't contain it. Everything around it just withers up and die. Ain't that right, big bro Gatou?"

Hundred of monkey like members appeared in the trees and surrounded them. "This isn't good." Carla mumbled. "We're completely surrounded."

"That's all caused by-" Gatou started to repeat himself.

"Stop saying the same thing." Zatou said.

"Huh, didn't even notice it." Gatou said.

"Seriously, we get to fight monkey!?" Erik asked in joy. "That's awesome!"

"Hey, those punks are with the Fairy Tail guild!" A member shouted in between the brother. "They're friends with the blonde that stop us a Acalypha!"

"Oh, an angry monkey!" Erik shouted, disgusting Carla.

"We're the guild Naked Mummy!" Gatou shouted back. "Were with the Oración Seis!"

"You got a death wish pal?" Zatou said as dark energy pooled of his fist.

"What's Naked Mummy?" Erik asked.

"Are you seriously that stupid?" Gray asked. "They're the dark guild Lucy told us about."

"It was a trap." Carla mumbled. "They tricked us into thinking we only had to fight six wizards."

Gray summoned ice to his hand and smirked. "The more the merrier."

"Got that right!" Erik cheered. "Give me the monkeys!"

"What wrong with you two?" Carla asked. "We should run while we have the chance!"

"No way." Gray said back. "That's just bad manners, especially after they came to us. We're not leaving until they take us to their base."

"Where at you keeping Wendy and Happy!?" Erik asked as poison rolled of his fist.

"What the hell magic is that?" Zatou asked.

"Don't mess with us!" Gatou shouted. "We're with the Oración-"

"You already said that!" Erik shouted annoyed.

"This is the end of the line for you Fairies." Zatou said as the whole guild started shrieking like monkeys.

"Why do I get the feeling that all the Fairy Tail wizards are like this?" Carla asked. "How can two wizards stop an entire guild!?"


With Ren and Eve

The two playboys stood back to back as they were surrounded by a group of people, all with a long strand of hair brought to a point. "Look at their hair." Ren said. "These guys must be with the Black Unicorn guild."

"These creeps really wanna get in our way?" Eve asked.

"What, you gonna cry, pretty boy losers?" A member asked.


With Lamia Scale and Lisanna

The four stood in a circle as wizards in red cloaks surrounded them. "Stay behind us, Miss Lisanna." Jura ordered. "They're with the Red Hood dark guild."

"Not a chance." Lisanna said back. "I can fight too!"

"I can't believe we were being followed." Lyon mumbled.

"I don't think they know who we are." Sherry said with a chuckle.

"It's Jura, the wizard Saint." One member said. "If we beat him, it will make us famous."


With Ichiya

Ichiya crawled up against a rock and begged for mercy as dark wizards surrounded him.


Oración Seis Hideout

"Sorry I'm late." Racer said as he placed a coffin on the ground. "This thing is so heavy, I could barely build up any speed. I thought I was fast, but after this, I'm not so sure."

"Let me assure you, Racer." Brain said, walking forward. "There is no one faster than you."

"What is that?" Wendy asked from the ground.

"Its some kinda coffin..." Happy mumbled as Brian looked down at her.

"Its time, Wendy." He said. "Are you ready to use your healing magic to resurrect the man in here?"

"I said no!" Wendy shouted. "I won't do it and you can't make me!"

"Yeah, you heard the lady!" Happy added.

"Perhaps I forgot to mention, you don't have a choice!" Brian shouted as the magic chains unlocked and the lid melted away, revealing Jellal with blue markings on his body.

"What the?" Happy asked as Brain smirked. Wendy gasped at the face in the coffin.

"Let me introduce you to Jellal." Brain said. "A brilliant wizard who infiltrated the Magic Council."

"No, it's not possible..." Happy was in complete fear as he backed away. "It can't be..."

"Oh, but it is." Brain smiled at the cat. "Brought back by our very own Salamander. Once he's revived, he will lead us to Nirvana."

"Revive him!?" Happy asked. "How? What are you gonna do!?"

"It's really him..." Wendy mumbled, catching Happy off guard.

"How do you know him!?" The cat asked.

"Sadly, overexposure to Ethernano caused him to go into catatonic state." Brain explained. "He might be unconscious, but he is still very much alive. You are the only one who can heal him. Isn't that the least you can do after everything he's done for you?"


With Erik and Gray

"Hey bro, let's show these guys how scary Naked Mummy can be." Gatou said to his brother.

"Yeah, too bad it'll be over so quick they won't even know what hit them." Zatou said back.

"Yeah, but I'm thinking we show these guys just how scary Naked Mummy can be." Gatou repeated himself.

"You just said that! Charge!" Zatou shouted and the whole guild charged at the two wizards.

"These guy's need to stick to the comedy routine." Erik chuckled.

"Plus, that 'Bro' act is getting annoying." Gray said. The dark wizards fired their guns and both dodged before Erik slammed his fist into the ground, sending dozens of members sky high. One charged from behind and Gray froze his face before throwing him back into other members. The two then took turns just destroying the dark wizards.

"Take this!" The member from Acalypha shouted as he cocked his gun. "It's my magic shotgun!" He pulled the trigger and fired, only for his shot to miss as Erik dodged it. "I'm sorry!" We're his only words before getting sent sky high by Erik's fist.

"Huh, they're tougher than they look." Gatou said to his brother. "What should we do?"

"We already talked about this." Zatou said back.

"But they're a lot tougher than they look." Gatou repeated himself again.


Oraciōn Seis Hideout

"Jellal..." Wendy mumbled as she stared at the bluenette male. "I don't understand..."

"That guy is bad news." Happy said. "Why is he here?"

"Wait, you know him too?" Wendy asked the cat.

"It's not like I want to." Happy answered as he stood up and glared at the body. "He tried to kill me, Erza, and a whole bunch of other people! He got the council to fire the Etherion."

"I know..." Wendy let her long hair cover her eyes. "I heard about that..."

"I thought he was dead!" Happy shouted.

"Not quite." Brain said. "At the moment, he's just a shell of his former self. But he's also given you the greatest gift, haven't he?"

"Wait, he did?" Happy asked before turning to Wendy. "What does that mean?"

"This is your opportunity to return the favor and bring him back!" Brain shouted at the girl.

"Don't do it!" Happy shouted back. "No matter what he says, don't wake Jellal up." Wendy just stood there, listening to both sides. "Please, you can't."

Brian pulled out a dagger and pointed it at Jellal's neck. "So, I take that as a no?"

"Stop!" Wendy shouted back as Brain stabbed the coffin, right next to Jellal's neck. Wendy dropped to her knees and almost cried. "Please, don't do it." Brain waved his hand and blasted the ground next to her.

"Bring him back." He ordered. "You have the power to do so, so do it!"

"That's the last thing you wanna do!" Happy shouted. "They're planing to use him to find steal Nirvana!"

"But... I have to help him..." Wendy said back. "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him." She gripped her hand into a fist as tears fell from her eyes. "He was so kind to me... I've heard about what he's done... but they can't be true." She stood back, her fists still clenched.

"They're all true!" Happy shouted. "I was there! I saw it!"

"He's not someone who could do that!" Wendy shouted at the cat.

"But, he did..." Happy said.

"Just... give me some time to think." She requested from Brain.

"Why!?" Happy asked the girl. "Just tell him no!"

Brain merely chuckled at the two. "Very well, you have five minutes."

'Someone, anyone.' Happy thought o himself in a panic. 'Please help us.'


With Ren and Eve

The pointed haired mob charged the pretty boy's with weapons and magic. "Air Magic: Aerial!" Ren held his hand out and a dome of air trapped a group of dark wizards. "There's less oxygen in that dome, meaning you can't breath as well as normal."

Another group charged Eve and threatened to turn him ugly. "You wanna see ugly?" The group jumped at him and he raised his hand. "Snow Magic: White Out!" A magic seal appeared and a blizzard of snow shot out of it, burying the enemies. "How's that for cute?.


With Lamia Scale and Lisanna

"Foolish wizards." One cloaked Wizard as they all drew on sketchpads. "Here's some real magic."

"Is that so?" Lyon asked.

"By drawing us a picture?" Sherry added.

"It's Picto magic." Lisanna explained. "We have a wizard back our guild who uses it all the time."

"She's correct." Jura explained. "It let's bring anything they draw into the real world."

"Unison Picto!" The dark wizards all chanted, summoning matching seals. "Goblin!" A puff of smoke appeared and when it died, a horde of pink, squirrel like creatures appeared.

"These are goblins?" Lyon asked.

"How adorable." Sherry and Lisanna said almost hugging one.

"Do not be fooled!" Jura shouted. "They are still viscous beasts!" The goblins rolled up into balls and started bouncing off the wizards.

"We have no choice!" Lyon blasted the creatures with ice.

"Wood Doll!" Sherry possessed a tree and it pounded the goblins.

"Sorry about this!" Lisanna turned her arms into green feathered wings and flapped them, sending some goblins flying away.

All the goblins whined as bumps developed on their heads. "The poor widdle things..." Sherry said feeling sad for the drawings

"I said stay focused." Jura said, holding one by the tail.

"Listen to him." One of the dark wizards said as the group drew again. "Keep your eyes on the goblins. Unison Picto!" A new seal appeared and from it, a massive green Wyvern emerged and roared.

"Seriously, a Wyvern?" Lyon asked.

"Not cute!" Sherry shouted.

"Even Reedus can't do this!" Lisanna said.

"They are skilled artists." Jura said before the dark wizards ordered the beast to attack. The light wizards ran away and the goblins folllowed them.

"What do we do!?" The others asked the Saint, making him turn around.

"Iron Rock Spike!" Jagged rocks shot out of the ground and pinned the beast in place. "Finish him, now!"

"Ice-Make:" Lyon started.

"Marionette Attack:" Sherry copied him as Lisanna jumped into the air.

"Snow Tiger!" Lyon finished and an ice tiger tackled the drawing.

"Rock Doll!" Sherry summoned a golem and it punched the beast.

"Animal Soul: Rabbit!" Lisanna turned into a giant purple bunny and bounced off the beast, sending it falling to the ground.

"Iron Rock Powder Explosion!" Jura summoned five spikes that pierced the beast, turning it into a cloud of dust. The actions scared the goblins before they disappeared themselves.

The artists were in a panic at how quickly they beat the Wyvern. "Can we draw something scarier!?" One dark wizard asked.

"They may just be drawings, but I do not approve of your use of life as cannon fodder." Jura said with a dark glint in his eyes, scaring the dark wizards.


With Erik and Gray

The two wizards panted in exhaustion as the last of the dark guild members fell. "Man, what a workout." Erik said as he wiped sweat off his chin. "I thought it be easier."

"For a bunch of monkeys, they put up a good fight." Gray added.

"Who would think taking on an entire guild would be a walk in the park?!" Carla asked as she came out from behind a tree. "You were outnumbered twenty to one, at least!"

Erik heard a strange click as leafs fell from nearby trees. "Get down!" He leapt and pushed both Gray and Carla to the ground. All looked up as a dozen trees fell over, revealing a woman in pink holding a sword with a four point guard, gold string wrapped around the black sheath and a dragon head tipped handle.

"Greetings." The woman said. "I am Ikaruga. I'm afraid this is as far-"

"Get off me!" Gray shouted before pushing Erik off and noticed Ikaruga. "Hey, who are you?"

"I think she said her name was Ikea." Erik said.

"That's a stupid name." Gray said.

"You idiots!" Carla shouted. "She's from an assassination guild! She's here to kill us!"

Ikaruga raised her hand and chuckled. "How sad, the cat is the only one who gets it. Tell me, where is Titania? I wish to finish our fight from the tower."

"You were there?" Erik asked.

"Of course." She said back. "Just like Salamander." The name of Simon's killer angered Erik and he charged at the assassin. "How unseemly. You should never interrupt a lady."

"Where is he!?" Erik shouted as he threw a punch that Ikaruga easily dodged.

"What good would that do to a dead man?" Ikaruga asked as she gripped her sword. "Yamato Wind!" She swung with blinding speed, sending blades of wind at him.

"Ice-Make: Shield!" Gray jumped in front of Erik and created a shield that blocked the attack before shattering. "Erik, calm down."

"Don't tell me to calm down!" Erik shouted as he pushed Gray to the side and charged the assassin. "Poison Dragon Crushing Fang!" He swung his forearm and Ikaruga blocked it with her sheathe, holding her breath to make sure she remained unpoisoned. She delivered a roundhouse kick to his temple, dazing him.

"Damn it!" Gray shouted as he channeled his magic to his hands. "Ice-Make: Lance!" Dozens of lances shot out at her, making the assassin smirk.

"Garuda Flame!" She spun in a circle and sent a blade of flame towards the ice, destroying it. "You'll have to do better if you want to beat me."

"How's this for better!?" Erik punched the tree he was leaning against, sending the entire trunk towards the assassin. She ducked the trunk and Erik closed the gap before grabbing her stomach area. "Poison Dragon Grip Strike!" He blasted her with poison, sending her flying backwards.

With all her strength, Ikaruga dug into the ground, kicking up dirt as she slid to a stop before examining herself. Other than the large hole in her clothing, showing her belly button, she was fine. "Ice-Make: Saucer!" She looked up as Gray threw a buzzsaw of ice at her.

"Yasha's Empty Flash." She swung her blade and destroyed the ice before she sheathed it again.

"Erik, charge!" Gray shouted as he summoned a sword of ice.

"We got you now!" The Dragon Slayer shouted as he joined Gray.

Magic gathered around the blade before she opened her eyes. "Zendatsu." Time seemed to slow down as she swung her blade repeatedly. She sheathed her blade again and time returned to normal as Erik and Gray fell to ground, their jacket and sword destroyed. "I've improved greatly since the tower, all in an effort to impress him. Sadly, that feather bitch seems to be his main focus, but I'm sure delivering your head to him will please him."

She walked over and drew her blade before pointing it at Erik's neck. "Said good bye to your life." She raised her hand and swung, only to find her blade dug into the ground. "What the?" Ikaruga mumbled aloud before she suddenly started coughing. "No, it's not possible, unless..." She looked over at Erik who had a small smirk on his face. "The blast..." Bags appeared under her eyes as she dropped to her knee.

Erik willed himself to his feet and pinned Ikaruga to the ground, his elbow at her neck. "Where are Wendy and Happy!?"

"Give me... one reason... I should tell you?" Ikaruga asked.

"Because you need this!" Erik reached into his pocket and pulled out a vial of his antidote. "Talk, or you're not getting any of it!"

"The hell's the matter with you!?" Gray pulled Erik off of her as Carla placed the sword in a tree and landed next to Ikaruga. "You gotta calm down! You're acting no better than the guys we're fighting!"

"Unless you have anybetter ideas, we're doing it this way!" Erik shouted.

"They're a few miles to the west." Carla said, floating next to the two.

"How do you know that!?" Erik asked.

"We talked, that's how." Carla said before grabbing the antidote from Erik's hand and placing it in Ikaruga's. "Now let's go!"

The two men were confused before nodding and running to the east. 'I never told her anything.' Ikaruga thought as she looked at the antidote in her hand.


With Ren and Eve

"Where the Seis hiding!?" Ren demanded an answer from a downed wizard.


With Lamia Scale and Lisanna

"What does that mean?" Lyon asked as he threw down a cloaked wizard. "An ancient village in the west?"

"Am I the only one who finds it funny?" Sherry asked. "These creeps were sent by the Seis to slow us down, only to end up telling us where they are."

Jura turned and looked to the side. "I want you all to go west, now."

"What about you?" Lyon asked as the three turned to the Saint.

"There's a large amount of magical energy heading this way." He explained.

"One of the Oraciōn Seis?" Sherry asked.

"Most likely." The saint nodded. "I will deal with them. The rest of you, head to the west." Sherry and Lyon nodded and left, while Lisanna stayed behind. "Why aren't you leaving?"

"Because you said we shouldn't fight them alone." Lisanna said, hoping the Saint would accept it.

"What's the real reason?" Jura asked, making Lisanna's head dropped.

"If I tell, can you promise not to tell?" She asked back, and the Saint nodded. "One of them saved my life two years ago. I just want to ask him some questions."


With Ichiya

Ichiya hung upside down as dark wizards carried him like a hunting trophy, yet he still bragged like he won the fight.

"Can't we just kill this troll?" One carrying the stick asked.

"Lady Angel said she forgot some to get some information with her coping magic." Another explained. "So were stuck with him. Unless you wanna anger her partner."

"No way, not making that mistake again." The carrier said as they continued walking.


With Erik and Gray

"Think this is it?" Erik asked before bringing his hands to his mouth. "Happy! Wendy!"

"Be quiet!" Carla said back. "The enemy might hear us."

Inside the cave, the group heard the muffle cries of Erik. "Deal with them." Brain ordered Racer. "Take them out."

"Gladly." The blonde smirked as he rushed out of the cave.

"The pathetic fools." Brain mumbled about the Alliance.

A glimmer of light caught the trios attention as Racer zoomed past them, knocking them to the side. "Why is he here?" Erik asked as he slid to a stop.

"You're time is up." Brain told the girl. Wendy panicked as sweat rolled down her face.

"Don't do this!" Happy shouted. Brain took offense to the cat and blasted him back.

"Your magic can bring him back, so will you help your friend or leave him like this?" Brain had grown tired of waiting. "You must!"

"Jellal..." Wendy mumbled as she clenched her fist again.

Racer stood on a branch overlooking the two Fairy Tail Wizards. "I can handle this." Gray said. "You go down there and help them."

"Right." Erik nodded.

Racer chuckled as he dove at the two, only to slip on a wall of ice Gray created. "Carla, fly me down there." Erik turned to the white cat, only to see her still dazed from the hit.

"Here, use this!" Gray summoned a slide of ice that swirled around until it reached the bottom.

"Let's go!" Erik grabbed the cat and the two slid down with Carla screaming all the way.

"You've done it now..." Racer said as he stood up. "No one puts the brakes on me."

"Looks to me like traction is your problem..." Gray said, turning around. "I can do more than just put the brakes on you, pal. Ready!?"

Erik reached the bottom and almost puked. "Are you sick?" Carla, having recovered and floating in the air asked. The two started calling fro the duo, earning a response from a cave. Erik and the cat raced towards the entrance and stopped in horror.

"No..." Erik growled as the two stared at a conscious Jellal. "How!?"

Brain looked over his shoulder and smiled as Wendy started crying. "I'm sorry... But I had to... I owe him..."

"You used your healing magic in him!?" Carla shouted. "What's wrong with you!? You know what that does to you!" Wendy wiped the tears from her eyes before she fell over unconsious. "Wendy!"

Jellal looked down at their girl. "I don't care how you're here, or how you're still alive..." Erik growled before poison rolled off his fist. "But I'm taking you down again!" Jellal glanced up at the slayer, held out his hand and blasted him with golden energy, sending Erik crashing into a wall before rocks buried him.

"Good to see your still at your full power." Brain walked over and Jellal did the same to him.

Happy ran over to his partner as Jellal walked past them and out the cave. "Erik, wake up!" Happy shouted, waking Erik up.

"Let's go, you and me!" Erik looked around for the bluenette.

"He left." Carla said as Erik stood up.

"Son of a bitch!" Erik cussed.

"Look, its clear that the two of you have some sort of history, but our first objective should be taking Wendy to your friend as soon as possible." Carla said, making Erik growl. "You want to save Erza, don't you?"

"Damn it, this sucks!" Erik roared. "I almost hate him as much as Salamander! But you're right... let's go." The cats picked up the slayers and carried them out of the cave.

Midnight slept to the side as the ground exploded, showing Brain hidden from the blast. "Well, that was unexpected. Mayhaps I removed his shackles a bit to early. But that doesn't explain this anger he has. It's definitely something new. Did he somehow hear our plans for Nirvana?"

Brains eyes went wide when an idea entered his head. "No! Does he plan to horde the power of Nirvana all to himself!? I will not allow it! It belongs to the Oraciōn Seis, not to him! Salamander! Do you hear me!? Jellal has escaped and is looking for Nirvana! Find him and stop him!"


With Salamander

"Loud and clear, boss." Salamander said, buried in the brush. "I've been meaning to settle things after what he did to me and Angel when he took over." The telepathy died down and he scratched Cubelious, chin. 'No way am I letting anyone else control Nirvana. It belongs to me and Angel.'


With Gray

Gray was tossed into a tree as Racer charged him. He raised his leg to kick the ice wizard and Gray barely had time to dodge the kick. Gray looked up as Racer bounced off the trees until he landed on a branch. "Man, this guy is fast."

"For your information, I'm the fastest man alive." Racer bragged. "You can't beat what you can't catch. I'm called Racer for a reason." He looked up and noticed the cats carrying the dragon slayers.

"Yes, he found them!" Gray cheered.

"How'd they get past Brain?" Racer mumbled. "There's no way they beat him."

"I wouldn't be to sure about that." Gray teased.

"Well, it's the end of the line." Racer zoomed upwards and kicked the group to the ground. Erik barely had time to catch Wendy before she crashed to the ground.

"You guys okay?" Erik asked the cats, only to find them out cold. He picked them up and started running as Racer charged him.

"Ain't no one getting away from me!" Racer shouted.

"Ice-Make: Rampart!" Gray summoned a giant wall of ice that Racer crashed into. "Get out of here, Erik!" Gray shouted between heavy pants. "I said I can handle him by myself."

"You sure?" Erik asked. "I can tell you've burned though a lot of magic power."

"Just go!" Gray shouted. "I've got this!"

"Thanks..." Erik whispered.

"No matter what happens, I won't let him pass!" Gray shouted. "Go, Erza needs you!"

Begrudgingly, Erik turned and ran into the forest. "The second she's healed, we're coming back for ya!"

"I know you will." Gray softly said, as Racer placed his hand on the wall.

"That's twice you've managed to stop me." The blonde said.

"And don't think it's gonna be the last." Gray said back. "Ice can slow anything down, you know that right?" Racer growled as Gray looked over at him. "When I'm done with you, you're gonna be real slow, pal. Cause when I'm done with you, you'll be nothing more than a giant ice cube.


With Jellal

Jellal ripped the coat off of some wizard and stared at his hand as a single name escaped his lips. "Erza..."


I'm sure many of you noticed I changed Wendy's element. I was on the Fairy Tail wiki a few weeks ago, looking at Wendy's spells and looked down at the trivia. Apparently, this was there plan from the beginning, but they changed it last minute. I figured this story would be a good story to put that element in. Changed her Dragons name two, because 'Sea Dragon Grandeneey' doesn't roll off the tongue as well. If anyone wants to know what Belinda looks like, same headshape as Grandeeney, body covered in lavender and light blue scales on top and white on the bottom, series of shrinking sharks dorsal fins going down her back, webbed and clawed feet, and a dolphin-esk tail with two tips at the ends.

Someone asked in the reviews asked if since Erik was there, they wouldn't need Wendy. And my response is yes they do. It's not poison, is venom. There is a giant scientific diffence between the two and I want to be a scientific as possible, and I realize how ridiculous that sounds as I write this.

One thing that always bugged me about Ikaruga was that, she was saved from Etherion and then just disappeared. So, I figured bring her back in Erigor's position here. Her new sword was just a picture I found when I type in 'dragon sword' on google. And she's not lying that she didn't tell Carla anything. She had, as Matt Hardy would say, 'a premoniton.'

Beta read by Natsu is Awesome.