The Leviathan of Fairy Tail

by dragomaster312

Sadness and grief are like water in the ocean. At times, it's calm and other times it crashes violently. All you can do to overcome it, is to swim. A boy named Willy goes through many adventures, while struggling to find out who he is despite his past. Will he swim or drown? I do not own Fairy Tail. Willy by is owned by me. Any comments/reviews appreciated. OC x Canon in later.

78. Chapter 78 The Dragon Chain Cannon

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Chapter 78

The Dragon Chain Cannon

WILLY'S POV

After I left my Edolas self behind, I was flying high in the air above. I wasn't sure if letting my Edolas self go was the right thing to do, but it was better than watching her kill herself just because she lost to me. In the meantime, I had to find Natsu and the others. Hopefully, they were fending for themselves in their fights with Sugarboy and Hughes. I was feeling a bit tired due to expending quite a bit of magic power, but I pushed myself to keep going praying that my friends were alright and well.

So far, I could see nothing, but the park itself with a few destroyed buildings here and there. Then, I saw something that made me stop abruptly and my eyes widen with surprise. On the ground below was a large and strange creature. It was big, a deep red-magenta color, had eight tentacles, and had the face of an elderly man.

"What the heck is that thing?!" I said with a hint of shock. "It's not Hughes... and it's not Sugarboy either. Did one of them summon this beast?" I then shook my head shaking the cobwebs of shock from my mind. "I don't have time to gawk! I have to find Natsu and the others! They've got to be around here somewhere!"

I then flew on passing by the strange creature continuing my search. I flew on until I was coming to the end of the park where we first entered. Then I saw a certain pink-haired someone below me running as fast as his legs could carry him letting out a mighty yell. It didn't take me long to realize who it was.

"Natsu!"

Upon hearing me, the fire dragon slayer screeched to a halt and then looked up and saw me and I swooped down to him touching down to the ground.

"Alright, Willy! You're in one piece!" he said. "We were worried about you after you got shot out of the sky!"

"Thanks for the worry, but as you can see, I'm perfectly fine," I said giving a slight smirk. Then I took notice of two other people who were missing. "Wait a sec. Where's Lucy and Gray? Are they alright?"

"Gray went off chasing that chin guy," replied Natsu. "As for Lucy... she's kinda stuck at the moment."

"Stuck? What do you mean by 'stuck'?" I asked raising a brow.

Then Natsu gasped as if he suddenly remembered something. "Wait a sec! We got no time for this!" he cried. "Willy listen! We gotta catch up with Gray and that chin guy right now and get that key!"

"Key? What key?" I asked now confused. "And you mean Sugarboy right-"

"There's no time to explain!" interrupted Natsu. "We gotta catch up with Gray right now!"

Before I could answer, Natsu raced off busting through the door and dashing down the hallway.

"Natsu! Hold on! Wait for me!" I yelled as I ran after him now feeling more confused than before.

The two of us raced down the hall running as fast as we could searching for Gray. Soon enough, we saw two figures in sight just ahead of us. One was Sugarboy who was bruised and bemused, face-down, and completely nude with only a pair of black briefs on. The other was Gray standing tall and triumphant as he held a large key-like object made of ice floating in his hand.

"Get it straight, chin boy," I heard him say. "I don't like being called Ice Boy is because I'm an Ice Make Wizard. I can make anything."

"Gray! There you are!" I called. "Glad to see that you're okay!"

I was feeling pretty relieved upon seeing Gray, but Natsu, however, seemed to be angry as he and I came up to him.

"Damn it Gray!" he snarled. "We finally caught up to you, ya jerk! What, you thought that you can keep running from us?!"

"Calm down pyro," said Gray calmly. "I was busy taking out this clown."

I then looked towards the unconscious Sugarboy. "Seems like you had your fair share of trouble too," I said.

Then Natsu grabbed Sugarboy by the shoulders and began shaking him like a ragdoll. "Alright, you lousy creep! Gimme that stupid key!" he snapped. "Hand it over right now or you're gonna be sorry you chinny bastard!"

"Take it easy, Natsu!" I chided. "The guy's already unconscious! And you still haven't answered my question about this key you're talking about!"

"Perhaps I can provide an explanation for you, Willy," said Gray. Then he explained. "You know how the king of Edolas wants to turn our friends into magic power? Well, he has a machine that will do that called the Dragon Chain Cannon."

"The Dragon Chain Cannon?" I repeated.

"That's right. I don't know what it looks like, but I'm assuming it has something to do with the dragon slayer magic they took from Natsu and Wendy," went on Gray. "Anyway, based on from what I heard, the king wants to fire this thing at the floating island the lacrima's on, so it'll crash into Extallia. We definitely don't want that. But if we can hit the lacrima directly with the dragon slayer magic that thing fires, we can turn everyone back to normal."

My eyes widened at this and even Natsu who at this point stopped his interrogation with Sugaboy stopped and was listening.

"Is that really possible, Gray?" I asked with hope. "Can we really return everyone to normal with that?"

"We sure can. And as an added bonus, I destroyed the original key and made an exact duplicate with my Ice Make Magic while I was fighting Chin Boy over there," said Gray smiling. "With this, we'll be able to save our friends!"

I felt a flash a hope and joy go through my body. "That's great!" I said smiling from cheek to cheek. "This is the best news I've heard all day!"

"I don't really understand any of that stuff," said Natsu who was also happy. "But that sounds like a plan to me! Where's the cannon at now?"

"Apparently it's just ahead of us," replied Gray. "But before you go rushing in, there's a bit of a small problem. There's no way to get inside the chamber where they're keeping the thing."

"That's no biggie," scoffed Natsu with confidence. "We'll just bust right through the doors with our magic."

"That's not gonna work," said Gray. "Supposedly, the door's made of some kind of wizard canceller anti-magic lacrima."

"That will be somewhat of a problem," I said thoughtfully. "If it can cancel our magic, then we'll never be able to get in."

"Well, I say we should give it a try anyway!" said Natsu defiantly. "We won't know unless we try!"

"And if it doesn't work, then what?" spoke Gray. "Use your head, Natsu. We need a plan."

"But what can we do?" I asked. "I mean it's not like we can ask politely to open the doors or something."

Then we heard the sounds of clinking footsteps coming towards us making us turn towards the sound. When we looked, our eyes widened in shock and horror. Walking towards us, battered, weary, but unbeaten, was Erza. But it wasn't the Erza that we knew. It was the Edolas Erza known as Knightwalker.

"So... it seems that I found you," she spoke panting. "And it seems that you have the key as well."

"No way! It's Erza!" spoke Gray.

"And it's not the Erza we know..." I spoke trembling a little. "It's the Edolas version, Knightwalker!"

"But if she's here... then that means... our Erza lost?!" gasped Natsu his eyes wide with terror.

Knightwalker only smiled as she slowly walked towards us like a lion finally cornering her prey.

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NO POV

At the front of the doors leading to the Dragon Chain Cannon, four guards stood in front of them standing vigilant making sure that no one got by them due to the Earth Landers invading the castle and Code ETD being at its final stage. Then again, even if they could get by, they could never get past the doors considering that they were made by wizard canceller anti-magic lacrima. So far, there was no sign of trouble. Then they heard the sound of footsteps coming towards them. The four guards immediately readied their spears preparing to take down whoever was coming, but then they gasped.

Coming towards them was none other than Erza Knightwalker. She was battered and beaten, but she was still alive and well. Not only that, but she was dragging three unconscious bodies with her tied by rope. Those bodies were Natsu, Gray, and Willy.

"No way! It's Captain Knightwalker!" cried one of the soldiers.

"Glad to see that you're unharmed," said another.

"Does she look unharmed to you?!" snapped the third. "She looks like she got into a fight with a monster!" He then spoke to Knightwalker as he along with the other guards ran up to her. "Do you need assistance Captain Knightwalker?"

"Don't trouble yourself," spoke Knightwalker coldly. "I'm fine."

The guards then took notice of the three unconscious boys on the floor behind her.

"Captain Knightwalker. Who are those boys?" asked the first soldier.'

"They're all keys to the Dragon Chain Cannon," said Knightwalker.

"K-keys?" puzzled the second. "I don't understand."

Knightwalker ignored the second soldier and then went on to speak to the first. "I trust that His Majesty is inside?" she asked. "If so then let me inside."

"O-of course Captain!" said the first soldier. "Open the doors!"

The four soldiers then stood on either side of the doors and they slowly began to open.

"We're very close men," spoke Knightwalker as the doors fully opened. "Everlasting magic power is within our reach."

She then marched inside dragging the three boys in with her. Inside, there was a big and spacious room. In the very back of the room as was stranger altar-like structure. There were two large structures of King Faust's face on either side with a wing in the back and in the middle was a large stone construction that was long and tall and had a strange logo of a dragon on it. In front of this altar was several soldiers and in the very front of the altar, was none other than King Faust himself. Erza then walked up to her king.

"Erza. Glad to see you're still alive," Faust said. "I've heard that you've successfully recovered the key."

"I'm afraid that's only half true, Your Majesty," said Erza. "The key has been destroyed."

King Faust then scowled at the redhead in slight anger. "Explain yourself."

Erza then grabbed Gray by the rope and then threw him before him. "This Earth Lander and create a working copy," she said.

"Who is that?!" asked Faust with a hint of surprise.

"He's an Earth Land Wizard sir," said Erza. "And he's also a comrade of the dragon slayers."

Faust looked at Gray and then back at Erza. "Is he connected to the lacrima that vanished from the plaza?" he asked.

"He is indeed," replied Erza.

"Then free him now," said Faust. "And have him produce the key immediately."

Then with a quick slice of her weapon, Erza cut the ropes that held Gray setting him free. She then pulled up Natsu and held the edge of her sword close to his neck.

"Get up Earth Wizard," she commanded. "And don't do anything rash. With the key you produce, you will activate the Dragon Chain Cannon. Otherwise, your two friends will pay the price for your disobedience."

Gray then looked up at the altar-structure inspecting it. "So this is the Dragon Chain Cannon huh?" he thought. "It's not quite what I imagined it to look like. This'll make things way more complicated."

"Quit stalling!" snapped Erza. "Produce the key, now!"

Gray looked back at Erza and clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Alright fine," he said. "I guess I got no other choice."

He then placed his right fist into his left palm making icy magic power surge through them and then spread them apart. From his hands like before, a copy of the key appeared. Everyone was amazed at this display, even Faust himself.

"So this is the power of Earth Land magic," murmured a soldier. "Amazing."

"But... why does he have to be shirtless?" asked another.

"Get off my back already," said Gray. "I'm not some kind of circus sideshow you know."

The Ice Make Wizard then walked up the altar coming to a large keyhole. He then inserted the key and then with some effort turned until it was sideways. At that moment, the dragon logo above began to glow in an amber color as it surged with magic power. The eyes of the stone structures of Faust's face also began to glow and the ground began to rumble and shake.

Faust seeing this incredible sight laughed with triumph and glee. "YES! THIS IS A GLORIOUS DAY FOR OUR KINGDOM!" he shrieked. "EVERLASTING MAGIC POWER WILL BE MINE!"

"This is gonna be my only chance," thought Gray. "I have to score a direct hit one the lacrima with this thing, otherwise it's all over for Fairy Tail and the people of Magnolia."

Above them, the roof began to open and above them, a giant red pillar of light was shining from above them shooting right into the sky which was coming from the Cannon itself. Gray looked around trying to find somewhat to redirect the weapon wherever they would be, but he couldn't find anything. He then began to grow frantic while Faust continued to laugh like the power-hungry maniac that he was.

"Where's the damn controls?!" he screamed in his head.

"Prepare to fire!" commanded Faust.

Seeing that there was no more time, Gray looked at Knightwalker and she looked at him and gave him a nod.

"Now's the time!" she said and the cut Natsu's and Willy's ropes. "Natsu! Willy! Go!"

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WILLY'S POV

As soon as Erza cut our ropes setting us free, me and Natsu sprang into action. Natsu's entire body flared with fiery magic power while mine flared with blue magic energy.

"Alright! Let's do this!" Natsu yelled. "FIRE DRAGON WING ATTACK!"

He unleashed a powerful blast of flames from his fist blowing away a squad of soldiers making them shriek in agony.

"WATER DRAGON ROAR!"

I took a deep breath and unleashed a powerful blast of water from my mouth blowing away another squad of soldiers. Faust wasn't laughing anymore.

"What is the meaning of this?!" he demanded. "What is going on here?!"

Natsu and I looked back at the old man and both of us flashed toothy smiles. Knightwalker then suddenly appeared and grappling Faust by the arm and held the edge of her sword close to his neck.

"I'm calling off the launch!" she yelled.

"Erza, you traitor!" snarled Faust. "How dare you do this to me?! You're playing with fire here!"

"No way! Is she out of her mind?!" cried a soldier. "This is high treason!"

"Don't be too sure about that," I said. "It isn't treason if she's hasn't betrayed anyone. Why don't you boys take a closer look?"

At that moment, Knightwalker began to glow with magic power. The next minute, her armor changed into a certain redhead's familiar outfit comprised of armor and a blue skirt revealing her true identity. Knightwalker Erza was really the Earth Land Erza just as we planned.

"Nice work, Erza!" called out Gray. "It got a bit hairy there, but thanks to you, we're gonna be able to save our friends!"

Natsu cackled with glee. "You idiots completely fell for it!" he grinned. "Good old Plan D! Deceive the Royal Army dummies!"

"My name is Erza Scarlet, an Earth Land Wizard!" said Erza. "I want you to aim the cannon directly at the lacrima!"

"Don't do it!" yelled Faust. "Fire it at its original target!"

Despite him being held at swordpoint, Faust was still insistent on going through with the plan, but his soldiers weren't so sure.

"Damn it! Now what?!"

"That's pretty low taking a hostage like that!"

"We could care less what you think," scoffed Gray.

"Because we're willing to do whatever we have to do to save our friends!" added Natsu.

"So if you know what's good for you, do as she says!" I said. "Otherwise, your king's gonna pay for it!"

I was feeling a bit worried because I promised Edolas Me and no harm would come to Faust, but I knew that Erza wouldn't hurt him unless she had to. If things grew hairy, I would jump in and stop her. Thankfully, I didn't have to do anything.

"What'll we do?!" asked a soldier. "We must protect our king!"

"No! Fire it now!" yelled Faust. "Forget about saving me and eliminate those Exceeds!"

The soldiers didn't listen. They obviously cared more about their king's safety, so they complied with our demands.

"Changing target! Aim for the giant lacrima!" called out a soldier.

From the cannon above us, a large object came out of the light coming from the Cannon. It appeared to be skeletal-like and had the appearance of a dragon's head.

Faust was now livid with anger. "You cowards!" he roared. "You're throwing away our chances of everlasting magic power!"

It seemed that things were finally going our way and I thought that it would finally be over, but then came trouble. I then saw a glint coming from above as did Erza and Faust. Something then came falling from above heading straight towards Erza and Faust. It turned out to be the real Erza Knightwalker whose face was twisted with rage.

"SCARLET!" she roared.

She swung her spear with the pure intent to kill. Having no other choice, Erza immediately threw Faust away and raised her sword in time to barely block Kngithwalker's attack.

"I thought I was done with you Knightwalker!" snarled Erza gritting her teeth.

"I don't give up so easily, Scarlet!" Knightwalker shot back. "No prepare to fall!"

"No! Erza!" I yelled.

I was about to go to Erza to try and help her, but then I heard one of the soldiers.

"His Majesty's free! Reset to the original target!"

The dragon head on top of the cannon began to growl as the ground began to shake and tremble more violently.

"FIRE!" yelled Faust as he cackled with triumph once again.

"No! The cannon's about to fire!" I thought. "I gotta stop this before..."

I then stopped hoping to get Faust back, but it was too late. The dragon head inside of the cannon shot forth from the cannon straight up toward the sky letting out a roar. It flew and sailed until it crashed straight into the lower side of the lacrima that was still floating from above digging deeply into the rock of it.

"Attachment complete!" shrieked Faust. "Now smash it into Extallia and wipe those Exceeds from existence!"

"NO! DON'T DO IT!" I screamed.

"WE CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN!" yelled Natsu.

Then suddenly, something bursting through the ceiling from above us making us all look immediately up. My eyes then widened in shock as a large creature came flying towards us. It was one of the creatures I saw when me and Gajeel first arrived. I was immediately on guard thinking that it belonged to one of the captains of Edolas, but then I heard a familiar feminine voice as the beast landed.

"Hey, you guys! Get on its back!"

Every one of us knew who that voice belonged to.

"It's Lucy!" I yelled.

"Holy friggin crap!" shrieked Natsu. "They turned her into a monster!"

Sure enough, Lucy popped up on top of the beast's head along with another girl with brunette hair and having a face reminiscent of a dog. "Quit your babbling and just get on already!" she yelled.

Not wanting to waste time, the four of us scrambled to the legion as fast as we could.

"How could this happen?!" I heard Faust say. "How is she able to control a legion?!"

"Because I'm the one controlling it!" said the brunette girl.

"Coco!" I heard Faust growl in anger.

We all four of managed to get on the legion, the great beast took flight with a flap of its wings and soaring through the hole it created and into the wild now black yonder. It was then we all saw the chained lacrima. It was now on the move slowly going faster and faster glowing red like it was some kind of comet or meteor. Not only that, just like what we heard, it was on a collision course straight towards neighboring island which was assumed to be Extalia.

"Are we gonna be able to stop that thing?" called out Natsu.

"We won't know unless we try!" said Lucy. "We have to!"

"Yeah! We can't give up now!" said Gray.

"They may have been able to link the lacrima, but we can still stop it!" I said. "If we don't then we can kiss Fairy Tail and Magnolia goodbye!"

"THEN LET'S GO!" roared Natsu as he ripped off his coat.

The legion let out a shriek as if it understood what was in our hearts as it kept flying as fast as it could. The two floating islands grew bigger and bigger as we grew close and the gap between them was rapidly shrinking. I braced for impact as the legion charged at the island head-on until finally, it slammed its head into the lacrima with a booming thud. The beast may have been big in size, but the lacrima was larger and with its current speed only pushed the legion back.

"Give it everything you got!" yelled Coco.

The legion let out a struggling wail as it tried its best to stop the lacrima, but the lacrima kept on moving. Wind from the force of the momentum buffeted us as Extalia loomed closer and closer from behind.

"This isn't working!" Gray yelled. "This thing's got too much mass and momentum!"

"We can't give up now!" Erza spoke loudly. "If we fall, then we'll fall with Magnolia!"

"Then let's use our magic to stop this thing!" I yelled. "If we unleash it all at once, maybe it'll stop!"

"Come on! Please stop!" begged Lucy. "You gotta! We have to save our friends no matter what!"

Natsu then ran forward towards the legions head with a mighty yell, he slammed his hands on the surface of the lacrima summoning forth an orange magic circle and pushed on it helping the legion push.

"Come on! Stop you bastard!" he growled as he pushed with all of his might.

Not wanting to be left out, the rest of us joined in and pushed against the speeding lacrima as well. I ran forward and let out a yell as I slammed my hands on the surface next to Natsu. I summoned forth a magic circle from my hands as well and my water wings sprouted forth from my back. The momentum was overwhelming and it felt very strong, but I wasn't going to back down and neither was Natsu. Just then a familiar voice called out from above.

"Natsu!"

We both looked up and we saw Happy swooping down towards us. He then came to stop just above us looking to be very worried and conflicted about something.

"I'm... I'm sorry..." he mumbled trying to find the words. "I... I didn't mean too..."

Natsu simply looked at his blue cat friend and flashed a toothy smile. "Come on buddy. Give me a hand would ya?" he said.

Happy was surprised, but then that surprise was replaced with a smile. "AYE SIR!" he yelled as he swooped down and slammed his paws on the surface and began pushing too. I couldn't help but smile at what had just happened, but I quickly refocused and I resumed pushing with all of my strength. We tried our best and pushed and pushed, but the lacrima kept on going. Suddenly, I heard a booming noise causing me to turn around I could see the surface of Extalia right behind us rapidly growing closer and closer as the surface of Extalia began to crumble.

"Oh crap! They're gonna collide!" I heard Gray yell.

"Endure it!" Erza yelled back. "Give it everything you got!"

"IT'S NOT GONNA END THIS WAY!" roared Natsu as he pushed giving it everything he had.

Then the lacrima finally collided with Extalia with a mighty boom making us feel tremors all around. Luckily, the impact didn't destroy Extalia, but we were now between a rock and a hard place. Literally. However, we weren't giving up. I placed my feet against the wall behind me and with a yell began to push with all my strength. Above me, Natsu was holding the lacrima with his legs as well pushing just as hard letting another loud yell.

"Don't give up!" he screamed. "We can still push this thing back!"

"Aye, sir!" Happy yelled as he pushed with all the strength his tiny body could muster.

"Gajeel?! What are you doing down here?!" I heard Erza exclaim. "You should be using your magic to turn the others back to normal! Get back up there!"

"Give me a freaking back! That black cat's in the way!" Gajeel yelled back at her. "If you wanna deal with that fuzzball, then be my guest!"

"Never mind all of that now!" Gray shouted. "We don't have time to worry about the lacrima or the cat! Just push!"

"We gotta stop this thing! Or everyone we know and love will die!" screamed Lucy.

Then a figure stood above us revealing to be the black cat that Gajeel was talking about. He surprised to see us pushing, but he was more surprised to see Coco.

"Coco!" he exclaimed. "What are you doing down there?!"

Coco looked up and was relieved upon seeing the black cat. "Lily! You're still alive! I'm so relieved," she said. "And I've come to realize that I don't need magic power anymore. Who needs that when you can have eternal smiles instead?"

"What kind of nonsense is that?!" roared Lily. "You have to get out of there Coco! No matter what they do, these people can't stop Extalia's destruction!"

"Don't be too sure!" Natsu growled loudly. "We'll stop this thing for sure! If there's one thing we Fairy Tail wizard's prove is that nothing's impossible!"

"Aye, aye sir!" agreed Happy.

"That's right!" I yelled out. "If it's one thing I've learned, is that impossible isn't in Fairy Tail's dictionary! We won't give up, even with the odds stacked against us!"

As I kept on pushing against the weight of the lacrima, I could feel my arm and legs growing weaker and feel like jelly, but I didn't care. I had to keep pushing. I had to do what I could to help save Magnolia and Fairy Tail.

I then closed my eyes tightly trying to summon up more strength to push, but then in my mind, I began to see the inside of the Fairy Tail guild hall. I could see everything and everyone happening within it. Natsu, Gray, and the others and even Mira and Elfman all smiling and having a good time. I also could see my village back at Nomekop and everyone that lived there including my Mama and Papa.

I could see both of them smiling at me and reassuring me at that I can do this. I can get through this trial I'm under.

The two then stepped aside and three people stepped forward revealing themselves to be Mira, Elfman, and Makarov. Mira and Elfman smiled at me while Makarov smiled kindly.

That alone made my eyes water and adrenaline surge through my body giving me new strength.

"NO! NOT LIKE THIS!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. "FAIRY TAIL IS MY FAMILY AND MAGNOLIA IS MY HOME! I LOST THEM BOTH ONCE, I'M NOT GONNA LOSE THEM AGAIN!"

Water surged through my legs and I used my Aqua Jet to push even harder against the lacrima.

"It's getting a bit tight in here guys!" Lucy cried. "I don't know if I can keep this up!"

"Just keep pushing guys!" yelled Gray. "We can do this!"

"Use every ounce of magic you have left!" encouraged Erza.

"We can do this, guys!" I yelled. "Don't quit! It's not over till its over!"

Just then someone came swooping down towards us and hit the surface of the wall next to Happy. It was Carla who was now pushing on the surface of the lacrima with all of her strength.

Happy's little eyes widened in shock. "Carla! it's you!" he gasped. "What are you doing here?!"

"I'm not giving up!" replied Carla. "I'll protect Fairy Tail and Extalia! I won't stand by and watch my homes being destroyed!"

At that moment, a yelling voice was heard and someone else slammed into the surface next Carla pushing with all of its might. It was a tall black cat wearing a strange outfit and having a pair of wings just like Happy and Carla.

"What are you doing here?!" gasped a surprised Carla.

"Because I want to protect my home as well!" the black Exceed replied with gritted teeth. "Your courage... has inspired me!"

I stared at the Exceed wondering where he came from and how he knew Carla, but then I turned my attention towards the sky and my eyes widened in shock and amazement. In the sky, numerous trails of light came flying and were heading straight towards us. It didn't take me long to see that the light turned out to be multiple Exceeds. Among them was Wendy who was being carried to us by another Exceed. A wide smile crept across my face.

"Hey, guys! It's Wendy!" I cried joyfully. "And it looks like she brought the cavalry!"

"I don't believe it..." I heard Carla whisper. "They all came..."

"Alright, everyone!" Wendy yelled. "Get ready to push with all of your might!"

Every single Exceed let out a loud meow in response. Then one by one, Exceed by Exceed, they all slammed against the surface of the lacrima pushing with all their might and strength. The lacrima was now beginning to a lot less weightful now that there were multiple being helping to save not only Magnolia but Extalia as well.

"Just keep pushing!" Natsu roared out.

"This won't be the end of Fairy Tail or Extalia!" Gray yelled out.

"Quitting is not an option! Not for Fairy Tail!" Erza encouraged.

"We will stop it! No matter what the cost!" Lucy cried defiantly.

"That's right!" I yelled. "Because we're Fairy Tail! And Fairy Tail never quits! Not when our lives and friends are on the line!"

A bright green light then shone forth from the surface of the lacrima as everyone combined their magic power to push the lacrima back. The pressure grew less and less as everyone let out a yell of defiance and encouragement.

"This is it!" yelled Wendy. "GIVE IT YOUR ALL!"

I poured every bit of my strength and my magic letting out a loud yell along with everyone else. Then miraculously, the lacrima began to push away from Extalia until it was completely away from the island. Suddenly the lacrima along with the Dragon Chain was enveloped with a white light emitting a powerful force of wind. The wind blew so strongly that everyone that was pushing was immediately blown off of the lacrima. I was buffeted all around by the wind disoriented, but I spread my water wings and then flew up into the air righting myself.

The light continued to glow brightly and slowly began to die down until it faded away completely. When I could see again, I could see that Natsu and the others were flying in the air thanks to a couple of Exceeds grabbing a hold of them. I then took notice of the lacrima island that we repelled. It was now nothing, but a shell of rock floating by the dragon chain. Then the rock along with the chain began to glow as they slowly began to fade away until there was nothing left.

No one said a word not understanding what had just happened. At last, Wendy broke the silence.

"Did... did we do it?" the sky dragon slayer asked.

"I... I don't know," spoke Erza quietly. "But... the lacrima... it's gone."

"It just disappeared," spoke Gray. "Does... that mean..."

"What happened to our friends?" wondered Lucy. "Are... are they..."

My heart was now hammering into my chest fearing the worst. But then...

"No need to worry," said a voice. "They're all safe and sound."

Everyone immediately looked up above where the voice was coming from and we saw a large white legion flying towards us. Standing on top of the legion was Mystogan.

"Mystogan!" exclaimed Erza.

"Sorry for the delay, but my search for a larger Anima vestige to restore everything took longer than I thought," he explained. "However, I wouldn't have been able to make it in time if it wasn't for all of you. You have my thanks."

"So... so does this mean... that..." Happy began a hint of joy in his voice.

Mystogan took off his mask and beanie and smiled at the blue Exceed. "Yes. Everyone is back to normal," spoke Mytsogan. "By passing through the Anima again, the lacrima will return to its original form in Earth Land. It's finally over."

There was another long silence. Then all of the Exceeds erupted with a chorus of cheers. I especially felt so happy that I let out a scream of joy.

Mystogan then looked towards Lily and smiled kindly at him. "Lily, long ago you saved my life and I'm glad I could return that favor today," he said.

Lily who was now crying tears of joy looked at Mystogan and bowed respectfully. "Yes, and I can't even begin to thank you enough... my dear prince."

Coco who was also crying joyfully was all smiles. "I don't believe it," she wept joyfully. "Our long-lost prince has returned home at last."

Me along with the other Fairy Tail wizards looked at Mystogan in shock.

"He's a what now?!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Oh man. As if he wasn't mysterious enough," I said. "Now I've got even more questions about this guy."

As Lily and Mystogan looked at each other smiling and reveling in their victory and moment, there came trouble. Before Lily had a chance to react, something blasted right through his midsection making him cry in agony and pain. Everyone gasped in horror as Lily fell helpless towards the ground badly wounded.

"No! Black cat!" cried Gajeel.

"LILY!" Mystogan yelled.

I quickly looked into the distance where the blast came from and I saw a squad of legions flying towards us. In front riding on her own legion with her spear that was smoking having to have recently been fired was the counterpart of a certain red-headed woman. She was now wearing nothing, but a leotard and had her hair cut short and her face was filled with vengence and boiling anger.

"Damn it! We got company!" I yelled. "And it's not the good kind!"

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Magnolia and its people are safe, but now there's Knightwalker and the Royal Army to deal with!

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