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"thinking"

On with the story

At a part of Magnolia

Houses were burned in flames, people were screaming in fear and panicking while running away from the destruction

Soon, Erza and the others came running in to the scene

"how horrible!" Kagura stated, seeing the amount of destruction

"Mira-nee!" someone called out to Mira as it was her little sister, Lisanna

"Lisanna!" Mira exclaimed as she looks around before spotting Lisanna by a burning house's rubble

They ran to her and found Lisanna with her brother Elfman who was under the pile of the rubble

"Elfman!?" Mira exclaimed in surprise as her little brother is trapped under the rubble, and Lisanna was trying to get the rubble off him

"Mira-nee! Please help! Elf-niichan!" Lisanna cried out as she tried relentlessly to get the rubble of him

"I know!" Mira exclaimed as she started pushing away the rubble off her little brother with Ultear, Macao and Wakaba helping

Explosions rang out as Erza, Kagura, and Ikaruga turns, seeing Zancrow coming out while dragging the corpse of a woman with red hair

"hahahahaha~! It's so nice smelling blood in the morning~!" Zancrow laughed out

"think he's the guy?" Kagura asked, combing her hair behind her ear before tapping the gem on her earring, summoning Natsu's sword in her grasp

"if you account that he is holding the corpse of a dead woman" Ikaruga said as Natsu's black red katana appeared out of her hair comb "I would say that he is the culprit of this catastrophe

"talk later" Erza said as Natsu's armor equips on to her before transforming to fit her figure "we have to take him down before he does any more damage and makes any more casualties"

Zancrow was laughing before his crazy eyes spotted Erza and the others

"do you want to play~!?" Zancrow asked like a maniac as he laughed again

"get your siblings away" Kagura told Mira who nodded before she carried up Elfman, Ultear helping Lisanna get up "we'll handle this"

"you can't be serious! This guy managed to bring this much damage!" Macao stated before the three dashed towards Zancrow, ready to pummel him down

"guess that's their answer" Wakaba said

"let's go!" Mira said as she started running while carrying her little brother, Ultear and the others following behind


Explosions soon rang out in the town as Lucy watched from the window

"will Erza and the others be alright?" Lucy asked, feeling worried for their friends

"I'm sure they'll be fine. they're Empresses after all" Cana said

"but this Zancrow was able to injure Natsu who defeated Erza-san and the others before" Kamika pointed out as "Erza-san and the others are strong but Natsu was stronger than them, if Zancrow was somehow able to defeat Natsu, what chance do they have?"

"don't underestimate my daughter" Irene stated "her strength has increased since her freshmen year. And that goes to your friends as well"

"yeah, she's right." Cana said agreeing "we trained with Natsu before and got stronger, didn't we?"

"yeah" Lucy said nodding before hearing a big explosion coming from the town

"what was that!?" Cana exclaimed in surprise as the explosion was loud and a fire was spreading

"a fire!?" Kamika stated, seeing the fire that was burning the houses

Éclair watched from beside Natsu's bed as she holds his hand tight

"Natsu…wake up…please" she prayed not noticing that her Dragon mark was glowing red


At the scene, flames rages everywhere

"Gaah!" Erza grunted in pain as she was sent flying to a house that instantly crumbles to pieces upon her crash

"E-Erza!" Kagura exclaimed on the ground, while holding her bleeding arm

Zancrow laughed while having a hold on Ikaruga who was held hostage

"what's wrong~!? Come on~! It's fun!" Zancrow laughed as he grips on Ikaruga's neck tighter, causing her to be in pain

Erza slowly got up as she gritted her teeth while blood drips down from her forehead

The three Empresses were battling Zancrow in a stalemate but that soon change into a one side battle when Zancrow got a hold of Ikaruga and held her hostage before attacking Erza and Kagura who couldn't fight back at all

"not only is this mad man strong, he is an utter disgrace and a coward!" Erza glared at Zancrow who smirks before laughing even more

"die~!" Zancrow laughed out as he fires a black fireball that grew giant in the air

"Erza! Get away!" Kagura exclaimed as the fireball went flying at Erza

The fireball flied close to Erza who could only watch and sees it get closer before Mira appeared in front of her

"Mira!?" Erza exclaimed as Mira summoned Natsu's Dragon Shield and face it forward

"Oraaaah!" Mira shouted as a red magic barrier appeared, the fireball instantly colliding with it before dispersing away

"what?" Zancrow said looking surprised before he felt cold on his feet. Looking down, he saw Ice had frozen around his feet up to his knee "ice?"

"now, Ikaruga!" Ultear who was nearby and had a hand reach out exclaimed as Ikaruga took the chance and did a back kick on Zancrow's crotch, causing the psycho to shout in pain

Ikaruga got away as she jumps a few feet from him while placing a hand on her neck

"you guys are here?!" Kagura stated while getting up

"yeah, and we're here to kick this guy's ass!" Mira exclaimed while punching a fist to an open palm

Zancrow rubs his hands around his kicked crotch before glaring at Ikaruga who had hurt his jewels

"I'm going to make a new hobby now~! And it's killing pink hair girls like you~!" Zancrow exclaimed with a maniac grin while sticking a tongue out

"try if you may" Ikaruga said as she draws the black red katana and it soon ignites in flames


Natsu sleeps on his hospital bed as Éclair and Irene watch over him while Lucy, Kamika, and Cana went out to get some warm drink

Éclair watched Natsu as he just sleeps, his chest goes up and down to his breathing. She holds his hand as she caressed it before feeling his hand grasp her hands

"Natsu?" Éclair called out as Natsu's eyes slowly opened

"he's awake!" Irene said in surprise before going out to call the doctor

Natsu's eyes looks at the room's ceiling before glancing at Éclair who was in tears

He smiles a bit before his hand reached up and cups her cheeks, wiping away her tears with his thumb

"sorry for worrying you all" Natsu said as Éclair smiles while leaning against his warm hand

Natsu sat up as he looks around his hospital room before to Éclair

"I got to go" Natsu said as Éclair nodded in understanding before she was given a gentle kiss

Irene and the doctor soon came in but Natsu was gone and Éclair was standing by the open window

"where is he?" Irene asked as Éclair glanced at her and smiled before to the outside


Erza and the others were battling against Zancrow as they were overpowering him in number but the mad man was stronger in power

"Hahahahah!" Zancrow laughed as he punched a fist out and a stream of black flames went flying at Erza

"like I let you!" Mira shouted as she got in front of Erza and positions her shield forward, a magic barrier appeared, blocking the fire attack

Zancrow laughs as he dashed at Mira and started sending flaming punches at her shield

Mira gritted her teeth as Zancrow's punches were heavy and it made her feet get digs down on the street

"Hahahaha!" Zancrow laughed as he spewed out black flames from his mouth, burning everything around

"Mira! Move! You can't hold on to this longer!" Erza exclaimed as Mira just keeps up the shield, not letting the flames burn them

Flashback

A few days before at school

"aggh!" Mira shouted as she falls back while having the Dragon Shield equipped on her right arm

"you ok?" Erza said as she was sparring with Mira

"yeah" Mira said as she got back up while holding her head before looking at her shield "why am I stuck with a shield? Kamika's gauntlet fits me better"

"that's wrong" Natsu said as he stands behind them "my weapons, the Drago Arms have a will in each of them and they have a reason to choose each one of you"

"a reason? What reason would this thing have to pick me?" Mira asked, the shield glowing red before transforming into her bracelet

"you have a desire" Natsu replied "a desire to protect those who are close to your heart"

"what?" Mira said

"your siblings, if they were in danger what would you do?" Natsu asked

"that's obvious, I'm going to save them" Mira replied before realizing that Natsu is going with

"your desire to protect out goes that of any one else's" Natsu said before pointing at her bracelet "that is the reason why it chose you"

Flashback

"like hell I'm going to lose!" Mira shouted out as the Dragon shield shined red before flames rages around it

"what?!" Zancrow looks in surprise as Mira charged through his attack before bashing the shield right at his face "guuah!"

"take this!" Mira shouted as the shield transformed into a metallic Dragon head on Mira's right hand that ignites in flames "Raaah!"

The Metallic Dragon head roared before Mira slams it right at Zancrow's gut, causing the man to spit out blood

"Eaahhh!" Zancrow went flying as he crashed through many houses behind him, all crumbles to pieces

Mira soon fell to her knees as her Drago Arms transforms back into her bracelet

"Mira!" Kagura and the others ran to her as Mira looks extremely tired

"haa….haaa…take that…." Mira huffs out as her magic was drained from unleashing such a powerful attack

Before long, a pillar of black flames erupted in the town before Zancrow came crashing in

"hahahahaha! That was a nice punch!" Zancrow laughed while having blood covering his mouth and his stomach was bruised hard

"are you serious!?" Kagura exclaimed in surprise

"no wonder Natsu-han was not able to defeat him previously" Ikaruga said

"Ultear, you think you can get Mira out of here?" Erza asked as Ultear nodded

"don't mind me!" Mira said getting up before falling back down "ain't gonna let you guys…fight alone!"

"just shut up and get away!" Kagura exclaimed "you'll just put yourself in danger!"

Zancrow laughs as he burst into black flames

Erza and the others prepared themselves as they were going to have to fight for their lives

Zancrow grins before he runs towards them while letting out a maniacal laugh

"here he comes!" Ikaruga exclaimed before Natsu came bolting pass them and sends a flaming hook right at Zancrow's face, breaking his nose in an instant

"Gaaaauuh!" Zancrow went flying away as he crashed towards the houses yet again, destroying even more

"N-Natsu!?" Erza looks in surprise as Natsu looks to them and nodded before he dashed after Zancrow


That's a wrap!

Bye bye