At Akane Resort, the famous waterpark/ resort in Fiore where The Fairy Tail mages are having fun at.

Lucy and Gray were at the ocean as they were riding a magic jet ski of some kind as the two were cruising along in the water. While the two were having fun, they didn't notice Juvia lurking in the ocean, giving Lucy the coldest human glare while floating in the water."LOVE RIVAL!"

Erza is laying on her stomach as she laid down on a beach blanket and was enjoying the sun's warm radiance on her back with Kiara who was resting there with her.

Mira is looking after Haruka and Haruo who were playing around by making sandcastles

A lot of the male population were looking at the two beauty as they had hearts in their eyes before they get pulled away by the female population who we can speculate as the male's wives or girlfriends

Mira looks out in the ocean where Lucy and Gray were having fun as she had an amused smile

"those two are like kids" she said before seeing Haruka and Haruo who were barely trying to make a sand castle, she crouched down and asked "what's wrong you two?"

"Papa isn't here" Haruka said with a sad voice as she patted the sand with her toy shovel

"it's not fun without Papa" Haruo spoke while drawing circles on the sand

Mira frowns to the two as she knew that they loved being with their father but what can she do?

"come on you two, don't sulk now" Mira said as she petted their heads "something urgent came and Natsu had to go because or maybe probably he is needed to help someone"

"but…" Haruka pouted

"you remembered what Natsu taught the two of you, right?" she said as she smiled to the two

"When a friend needs help, we have to help" Haruka and Haruo replied to her as Mira nodded with a smile

"that's right" Mira said as she ruffled the two's head

"now come on!" Mira stands up with a big grin "you two are going to ride the jet skis with Lucy and Gray now"

she hoists the two up and signalled Gray and Lucy to come to their location


after playing on the beach for a few hours, the gang were now playing at the Casino to get some cash and have some fun

Mira is sitting by a bar as she is watching over Haruka and Haruo, the twins playing some games with other children in the casino.

"man, I'm beat" Gray came in wearing a tuxedo as he sat beside Mira while ordering a drink

"played hard?" Mira asked with a smirk

"hard, but came out a lot" Gray said as a waiter came and place a check of one million jewels to Gray

"thanks" Gray said as he pocketed the check

"*whistle* you're going to live the life for a while, huh?" Mira said with a grin as Gray smirked

"how are the two?" Gray said while looking at Haruka and Haruo who were looking at the cards in their hands while Kiara is sitting on Haruka's head

"enjoying the place but not that much" Mira replied as she takes a sip of her drink

"Natsu?" Gray guessed and was replied with a nod by Mira

"those two need to learn that Natsu can't always be with them," Gray said while thanking the bartender who gave him his order "time is passing and they have to grow up sooner or later"

Mira chuckles a bit to him

"can't believe those wise words came out of your mouth" she said to him as Gray shrugs his shoulders with a smirk

"Gray-sama" a voice spoke behind the two as they turn to see Juvia in a blue dress

"you…?" said Gray in surprise


"Wow! Erza you're amazing!" Lucy cheered, witnessing Erza win yet another game of poker, "You've won five games in a row! You're rolling in jewels now!"

"Hehe, lady luck appears to be on my side tonight," Erza said with a satisfied smirk, as she stared at her ever-growing stack of chips. The scarlet haired knight was on an absolute hot streak and she didn't plan on stopping anytime soon.

"Hey, it's time to switch dealers." A new mysterious dealer said, pulling away from the bewildered and shocked the previous dealer.

"Right now I feel like I can't lose to anyone." Erza said as she placed her next bet on the table, "Let's play another round!"

"Uh, you might wanna choose your words a little more carefully Erza," Lucy warned, as she nervously eyed the nearby security guards.

"I like your enthusiasm ma'am." The dealer said, hiding his face from everyone as he rapidly shuffled the cards, "In that case why don't we play an extra special game? This time we won't be playing with chips." Suddenly Erza was dealt her cards and her eyes widened in surprise when she saw them. Each individual card had a letter on them, all the cards spelling out 'death.' Erza's eyes widened even further when she noticed a familiar tattoo underneath the dealer's lower lip, "Let's bet with our lives..."

The dealer fully lifted his head, revealing a face Erza hadn't seen in almost a decade, "Erza-neesan."

"S-Sho..." Erza breathed out, as she stared at the man in shock.

"It's been a while...nee-san," Sho said, smirking at Erza.

"You...you're Safe?" Erza asked nervously, as she began to break out in a cold sweat.

"Free? That's not quite the word I'd use." Sho replied, gazing darkly at the scarlet haired knight.

"Ah...no...that's not what I meant..." stuttered Erza with bead of sweat sliding down her cheeks.


Gray, and Mira are with Juvia as the Water Mage seems nervous

"I heard that Phantom Lord was disbanded or something like that…" Gray asked.

"Yes..." Juvia said as a slight blush spread across her face, "Juvia is once again an independent mage."

"So… And I'm guessing you have your eyes set on Fairy Tail now?" Mira asked, eyeing the pendant around Juvia's neck.

"Yes! Very much so!" Juvia exclaimed, as she rapidly nodded her head, "Juvia would like to join Fairy Tail!"

"Well with what you guys just did..." Gray said, rubbing the back of his head, "I wouldn't mind too much...but I don't know what master would say."

"But if what Juvia has done is a problem then Juvia will do whatever Juvia needs to do to get in!" said Juvia

"well we can't wait to see if you pass our test!" Mira said with a grin as Gray shivers at her words while Juvia nodded with determination

suddenly a large presence looming behind them. Mira, Juvia and Gray turned their heads to see a man standing behind them. He was a very massive, tall and muscular young man, with his overly large arms and hands appearing even larger compared to his extremely thin legs.

"Gray Fullbuster and Mirajane Strauss, I presume?" The large man asked as he towered over the two, "Where's Erza Scarlet?"


"What the… Its pitch black!" Lucy exclaimed as she and Erza too were plunged into darkness, "What's going on!?"

"Wait, the light's coming back!" Erza replied, looking around. The darkness faded, revealing an absolutely empty casino hall.

"Sho?!" Erza looked around, trying to find her old Friends.

"Over here, nee-san," The blonde guy called from behind. He stood with his arms widespread, surrounded by a pile of his cards. To Lucy's horror, people were screaming inside these cards.

"Huh?!" Lucy yelped in shock, "There are people in the cards?!" All of the casino players were inside the cards.

"Do you think it's strange?" Sho asked with an evil smile, "I learned how to use magic too."

"Magic?" Erza asked with a strange expression in her voice, "Just… What do you…?"

"Meow!" Someone meowed from behind.

"Kyahh!" Lucy yelped as she was bound by magical ropes, just like Mirajane, "What?! What is this thing?!"

"Meow! Super strong, right?" Asked a strange brown haired woman as she pulled the bound Lucy toward her. She had some weird cat-like traits, like eyes and nose.

"And you… you too?!" Erza exclaimed, "You can use magic as well?!"

"Long time no see, Eru-chan!" Millianna waved to Erza cheerfully.

"What's the meaning of this?!" Erza demanded, "Lucy is my Friends!"

"Meow… Friends?" Millianna asked in quite a childish way.

"Weren't we your Friends, nee-san?" Sho wondered.

'They were… her Friends?!' Lucy asked herself as the ropes' hold was becoming tighter.

"Ah… well…" Erza replied, still shivering.

"That was until you betrayed us of course…" Sho added with a mournful expression, making Erza turn away from him.

"Don't ruffle her feathers too much, Sho…" The square man said, as he appeared, using some sort of teleportation magic, literally assembling himself from little square blocks, freaking Lucy out with his appearance, "A dandy man knows how to maintain his composure… Hmm… You turned out to be quite a looker…" He noted, while looking at Erza

"You… Who are you?" Erza wondered.

"I'm not surprised that you couldn't recognize me, Erza. Compared to the Mad dog Wally from the old days, I'm much better-rounded now…" The square man replied.

"Wally?! you can use magic too?" Erza asked.

"No need to be so awe-struck," Someone said as a large vortex of darkness magic appeared in the center of the casino hall, "Once that guy gets his mitts on you, anyone would be able to use magic… right, Erza?" The huge guy in the turban said as he appeared from the vortex.

"Ugh!" Lucy yelped as Millianna pushed her on the floor.

"I've already notified Jellal that we found Erza and soon we'll bring her to him," The large guy informed the others.

"Erza, what is going on?! Who are these guys?!" Lucy asked, "Why does he call you 'nee-san'?!"

"He's not really my brother," Erza answered, "They're my former Friends…"

"Friends… but I thought you'd been at Fairy Tail since you were a little kid!" Lucy exclaimed. Gray told her that Erza joined several years ago.

"This… this was before that…" Erza replied, "What are you guys doing here, anyway?" She asked the square guy, whose name apparently was Wally.

"We came to bring you back," He replied.

"Meow," Millianna meowed joyfully.

"Jellal needs you, Erza," Simon said.

"Let's go back, nee-san," Sho smiled, shedding tears of joy. "Finally, nee-san, you're going back."

"I bet Jellal is smiling ear to ear right now," Wally said.

"I can-" retorted Erza

"If you insist on being stubborn..." Wally said, pulling a new revolver out of his coat pocket. Lucy squeaked in shock when Wally pulled back the hammer, "I'll kill your little blonde friend here."

"Stop it!" Erza screamed, the fear and worry in her voice surprising her old Friends, "I'm begging you! Don't hurt Lucy!" Before Erza could say anymore a loud bang rang out and she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her back. Slowly turning her head, Erza saw Wally's gun had warped behind her, "What the..." As soon as the words left Erza's mouth she collapsed into Simon's arms.

"ERZA!" Lucy yelled in a mix worry and anger.

"Don't worry, it's one of my sleeping bullets," Wally said, putting the revolver back into his coat pocket.

"We got our target." Simon said as he hoisted Erza over his shoulder, "Let's head back now."

"Hey! Where the hell do you think you're going! You can't just take Erza like that!" Lucy yelled, her face red in anger as she fiercely struggled against her bindings, "Give her back now!"

"Meow. Keep your mouth shut." Millianna said as she snapped her fingers. Suddenly the ropes binding Lucy began to tighten even further, making it harder for her to breath. Lucy screamed in pain as her body was stretched even further, "Another five minutes and you'll be cat food..."

"She's noisy," Wally said in displeasure before he shot her, knocking her unconscious.

"Nee-san..." Sho said as tears built up in his eyes, "You're finally coming back home...to the Tower of Heaven. I bet Jellal will be smiling ear to ear when he sees you."

"T-Tower of H-Heaven?!" Erza thought, memories of her cursed past began to invade her mind before she felt consciousness slipping from her, 'They actually finished it?!'


a few minutes later," Lucy began to stir. She opened her eyes and found Kiara staring right at her. She slowly sat up as Kiara jumps down

"you ok?" Gray asked her as Lucy sees Mira, Gray, Juvia, Haruka and Haruo looking at her with worry

"What happened?" Lucy asked.

"We found you unconscious and tied up." Mira explained. Lucy's eyes widened before she remembered everything happened.

"Thanks! You saved me!" Lucy thanked them

"where's Erza-neechan?" Haruka asked Lucy

"we've got to go and save her!" Lucy exclaimed as she stands up

"but how? Where do we even start?" Gray asked before hearing Kiara squealing to him

"Kiara can smell Erza-neechan's smell!" Haruo said as Mira nodded

"good, let's go" Mira said and was about to walk towards the dock when her heads turn to look at the twins

"but for you two, no" Mira said and was replied with the twins whining at her "why!?"

"because it's dangerous!" Mira scolded the two

"but Mira, they can't stay here either. Who knows for how long the magic that turns the people into cards last" Gray said to Mira "they don't have anyone to watch over them"

Mira pondered for a moment before rubbing her back head in annoyance

"alright…" Mira said with a sigh "but stick close to us, ok?"

Haruka and Haruo nodded

"ok then, let's go" Gray said as he went to a nearby boat tied up to the docks


"Jellal-sama..." Vidaldus spoke as he appeared from the shadows and looks to Jellal who was sitting at his throne

"I'm here to report the capture of Erza Scarlet was successful." He said to Jellal who smirked and let out an amused laugh at the question,

"now that the Tower of Heaven is complete, and the sacrifice readied. The time has finally come." Jellal's smirk became twisted and evil as he spoke the next few words, "You will become a living Sacrifice to our aspiration, Erza Scarlet."

"Now I can finally achieve my dream. I just hope that troublesome Dragon Slayer will be able to cooperate to my demands." he then asked Vidaldus in a serious tone

He swipes his hand on a lacrima orb where it showed an image of Natsu sleeping in Ikaruga's arms as the woman was singing a lullaby to him

"he is still with Captain Ikaruga, Lord Jellal. He will do anything just to stay with her" Vidaldus told to Jellal

"she had better put him out of the picture, he is by far the most threatening man alive" Jellal said to him "a man with the power of a dragon is not something to be taken lightly"

Vidaldus nodded to him

"be at ease, she has full control over the man" Vidaldus said to him as he looks to the lacrima orb "a maiden can tame even the most ferocious beast"


That's a wrap!

Bye bye