Hello, and welcome to the next chapter. This chapter will introduce a certain red head and start the events of Lullaby. I have nothing else to say right now so without further ado…

Chapter 3: The Darkness of Lullaby

After the recent events that went down, everyone went home for the night. Natsu and Happy went back to their place, Lucy stayed with Mira for the night until she got her own place, and Lelouch and Euphemia were allowed to stay one night in the guild's medical wing.

Lelouch and Euphemia got up early and decided to explore the town in order to be more familiar with the townspeople. As Lelouch and Euphemia were about to leave, Makarov came in to get ready to open the guild hall.

"Ah, Lelouch and Euphemia." Makarov implied when he saw the two up and about. "I assume you two are ready to start another day?"

Euphemia nodded her head. "Master, Euphie and I are going to explore town for a while and find us a place to live." Lelouch told the master. "If Natsu and Lucy are wondering where we are, let them know we won't be available." Makarov gave a nod of approval and walked to his office, leaving Lelouch and Euphemia to get their stuff and leave the guild hall.

Magnolia certainly was a lively town in their opinions. It was a decent sized town with a population of 60,000 that was mainly home to merchants. The two saw some landmarks of the town, including Kardia Cathedral which was supposedly the oldest building in the town. After that, they stopped at a restaurant for some breakfast. Luckily, Euphemia still had a good amount of money from her time as an independent wizard. After they finished eating, they went to see the rest of the town before returning to the guild hall.

"Ah, Lelouch and Euphemia." Makarov said sitting on the bar as he saw the two walk in. "So, how did you enjoy your tour of Magnolia?"

"It's an interesting town to say the least." Lelouch replied. "The townspeople are certainly nice." Euphemia added in. Makarov just nodded as he expected that of Magnolia's citizens.

"So, where are Natsu and Lucy right now?" Lelouch asked as he didn't see them in the guild.

"You just missed them" replied Makarov, "they took a request and left a few minutes before you walked in."

"Oh man…" Lelouch and Euphemia turned to see a group of three wizards looking at the request board with disdain.

"Did someone already take that book-stealing job? That one paid 200,000." A girl dejectedly said. The girl in question was a young, petite teenage girl with brown eyes and shoulder-length blue hair that was tied up by a colorful bandana around her head. She was currently wearing a blue tank top and mid-length white pants. This was Levy McGarden, leader of a Fairy Tail team called Shadow Gear.

Behind her were her two teammates. The first was a slim man of average build with black eyes and short orange hair, kept jutting backwards at the sides of his head. He wore an open, light-brown coat with yellowish fur trimmings on its edges and sleeves, which reached down below his elbows and a high-collared purple shirt under the coat, with its collar mostly left open. He also wore baggy dark pants covering his legs, which were tucked inside dark boots and an extremely high hat matching his coat, with a large brim and fur trimmings over its entire length, at regular intervals, plus a large furry ball on its top.

The other man was a tall, slim young man with black eyes, thin dark eyebrows pointing downwards at their outer edges and black hair kept in an unusual, distinctive hairstyle, with a tuft of hair on top jutting upwards and then curving frontwards, being reminiscent of a plant's stem. His hair extended in a rounded form on his forehead and was cut on both sides in a spiraling motif. The man wore a simple white shirt, green checkered pants, and dark shoes with lighter soles. He also sported a pair of distinctive yellow belts crossing his chest, each passing over one of his shoulders.

These two, in order, were Jet and Droy, Levy's teammates and childhood friends.

"Sorry," Mirajane said as she walked by the board, "I guess Natsu and Lucy got to it first."

Levy sighed in disappointment. "I really could've used that money."

"Don't despair," Makarov said, "it's probably for the best Levy. It's changed."

"What do you mean?" Levy asked.

"I was just contacted by the client concerning that job." Makarov explained.

"Oh, did they cancel it?" Mira asked.

"Not at all." Makarov said as he formed an eerie smile. "Quite the opposite. In fact, the reward's been increased. It's now 2 million."

This shocked Shadow Gear. "2 MILLION JEWELS?!" Levy yelled in shock.

"They paid THAT much for some stupid book?!" Droy said.

"That's almost like 'fighting monsters' type of pay!" Jet said.

As Shadow Gear were now thinking it was better that they didn't take the request after all, Mira had a question for Makarov.

"Did they say any reason why?" Mira asked.

"Perhaps it's that important to the client that they would raise the reward." Lelouch theorized.

"Whatever the case," Gray added in, "it looks like that job got a whole lot more interesting."

"Oh Gray, nice skivvies." Mira suddenly commented.

"Hm? GAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Gray looked down and, sure enough, he was just in his boxers again.

As Gray went to look for his clothes, Lelouch approached Makarov. "Master, do you know of any place that is good for magic training?" Lelouch asked as he and Euphemia wished to hone their skills.

"Hmmm…" Makarov thought about it, then came up with a place. "There is an isolated area on the outskirts of town where some members practice their magic. I would recommend that place if you wish to practice your magic arts."

"Thank you master." Lelouch said. "What direction is this area in?"

"To the southeast." Makarov answered.

Satisfied with the answers, Lelouch and Euphemia left the guild and headed in the direction of the training area.

It took a couple hours to get there, but when they arrived, they were greeted by nothing but open land, rocks, some spread out trees, and plateaus. Finding a good place to lay down their stuff, Lelouch and Euphemia began to test out their skills.

'Ok,' Lelouch thought to himself, 'perhaps I'll give this magic a go.' Lelouch held out his hands and began to manifest sand in his palms. This was Lelouch's Sand Magic. It allowed him to freely create and control sand. Lelouch waved his hands and a small twister of sand manifested around him before crossing his arms in an x-shape pose.

"Suna!" The sand then started to turn into small knives and went flying into nearby trees when Lelouch spread out his arms. Satisfied with small-powered long-range attacks, Lelouch decided to try out another offensive spell, but with more power. "Uchiwa!" This spell was almost like Suna except instead of knives, the sand turned into bows and arrows which proceeded to fire upon other trees as well as some rocks. The trees took major damage and the rocks exploded.

"I believe that's enough for offense, now to move on to defense." Lelouch turned towards Euphemia who was practicing her magic in a different area.

"F-Clef Bow!" At Euphemia's call, her staff turned into a bow that took the shape of two conjoined f-clefs. When she pulled back, an arrow in the shape of a musical note began to form. Euphemia fired the note arrow on some rocks, and they exploded with musical sounds emitting from the explosion.

"Euphie!" Lelouch shouted, drawing Euphemia's attention to him. "Launch a spell at me." Euphemia understood what Lelouch was trying to do and activated her Memory-Make magic.

"Memory-Make:" A chain of memories began to form behind Euphemia's head as she readied her attack. "Archers of Vesuvius!" A row of 15 magma-like bows and arrows appeared in front of Euphemia and pulled back, ready to fire.

"Fire them now!" Lelouch shouted. Euphemia waved her hand and the bows all fired at once. As the arrows were closing on Lelouch, he prepared to use a defensive spell. "Tsusagu!" A twister made of sand appeared around Lelouch and managed to absorb the blows of the arrows. When the twister subsided, Lelouch emerged with only minor scratches.

"Your defenses seem to be good Lelouch." Euphemia said approaching Lelouch.

"That they do." Lelouch replied. "We still have plenty of time left. Let's keep at it." Euphemia nodded in response.

The two continued to train until Euphemia noticed the sun starting to come down. "It's getting late Lelouch," Euphemia pointed out, "we should probably head back to the guild now."

Lelouch nodded and the pair started to head back. On the way back while going through a forest, Lelouch spotted something strange and alarming, a group of what appeared to be bandits armed with magical weapons heading a different direction.

"Euphie…" Lelouch said in a low voice as he directed Euphemia's attention to the bandits. Euphemia narrowed her eyes at the sight and could sense that they were approaching someone. And it wasn't them.

Deciding to silently follow the bandits, Lelouch and Euphemia saw the group getting ready to attack a walking figure that was carrying a cart full of luggage.

The figure in question was a young woman with long scarlet hair and brown eyes, wearing a type of armor that Euphemia identified as a Heart Kreuz, a blue skirt, black boots and diamond shaped silver earrings.

Although Lelouch and Euphemia could see that the woman was capable of defending herself, the two still decided to help out.

Just as the woman noticed the bandits following her, the Britannia siblings sprang into action.

"Memory-Make: Bubbles of Scorching Karma!" Euphemia released a storm of pink bubbles that surrounded the bandits.

"What the hell!" One of the bandits shouted.

"Are these… bubbles?!" Another questioned.

"Hey boss, look up there!" A third bandit yelled out.

The bandit leader, who was classified with an eyepatch and a pirate-like coat looked up to see Lelouch and Euphemia, the latter of whom had her arms out releasing bubbles.

"Is she serious?!" the bandit leader said smugly. "As if bubbles would do anything to us. POP THEM MEN!" The bandits smirked in glee and attacked the bubbles, only to gain expressions of shock and pain when the bubbles exploded with scorching heat.

"The bubbles are bombs?!" The leader shouted in shock. Lelouch took advantage of this opportunity and attacked.

"Blast Burn!" Lelouch let out a stream of scorching fire at the bandits who began to scream in agony as the flames began to burn them. The bandit leader was getting mad and decided to attack.

"Sand Bomb!" The bandit leader threw a sphere of sand at Lelouch who was ready to counter.

"Pyro Punch!" Lelouch punched out his fist and a stream of fire engulfed the sand bomb, turning it into glass, where it fell to the ground and shattered. The bandit leader was stunned by this and didn't see Euphemia behind him.

"Gong Bell Smash!" Euphemia Swung her staff into the bandit leader, letting out a loud gong-like sound as the staff hit him. The bandit leader was hurled into a tree and crashed into it, sending him into unconsciousness.

Seeing all the bandits down and out, Lelouch and Euphemia relaxed and let their guard down. The woman then approached the two.

"Are you two alright?" The woman asked. The two turned to the woman. Lelouch and Euphemia couldn't help but admire the woman's beauty, it was on par with Euphemia's.

"We're fine. Thank you for your concern." Lelouch assured the woman.

"No problem." The woman said before wondering about something. "By the way, why were you two in those trees?"

"We were at an open area training our magic." Euphemia answered. "But as we were on our way back home, we saw that group of bandits approaching you."

"We knew that you could take them on yourself, but we decided to help because it was the right thing to do." Lelouch added in.

"Well in that case, thank you." The woman said gratefully. Lelouch caught a glimpse of her mountain of luggage.

"May we help you with your luggage?" Lelouch asked.

The woman stood in thought. 'They seem like nice people, and that magic of theirs was peculiar. I'll let them tag along for a bit, if only to see what they are like in person.' "Very well then, you may help me." The woman said, handing some of her luggage to the two.

"So, where are you going exactly?" Euphemia asked.

"I'm on my way back to Fairy Tail." The woman replied.

"Fairy Tail?! Lelouch and I go there!" Euphemia said. This man the woman look at them in surprise.

"You two are part of Fairy Tail?" She asked. Lelouch unbuttoned the top of his shirt and showed his dark purple mark and Euphemia shifted the top of her dress so her pink mark could be seen.

"Euphie and I joined yesterday, along with another named Lucy. So, you go to Fairy Tail as well I assume?" Lelouch asked.

"Correct. I'm Erza Scarlet, one of Fairy Tail's S-class wizards. It's nice to meet you." The now named Erza said. Lelouch could sense a great amount of magic power from Erza, so he knew Erza was telling the truth.

'S-class, must mean she's one of the elites of Fairy Tail, even stronger than Natsu.' Lelouch thought. Natsu was already a flaming monster, but Erza was definitely a powerhouse in her own right. "We should probably introduce ourselves. I am Lelouch Lamperouge." Lelouch introduced himself.

"And I'm Euphemia Kenjima." Euphemia said.

"Euphemia Kenjima, I've read about you. The Mistress of Melody, right?" Erza asked, having heard about Euphemia from Sorcerer Weekly. Euphemia nodded in response. "Well, it'll be great to have a wizard like you in our ranks." Erza said, complementing Euphemia.

"Euphemia has done well here, I on the other hand am completely new to the concept of magic." Lelouch said, surprising Erza.

"You've never done magic before? Then how were you able to use those attacks so well?" Erza asked.

Lelouch turned to Euphemia, who leaned to him and whispered in his ear. "Perhaps it's ok if we tell her about our past and our old world." Euphemia said as she was sure they could trust Erza. Lelouch nodded and turned to Erza.

"Well, Erza. It's a long and complicated story, but we'll tell you." Lelouch said. "Euphemia and I… are from another world entirely." This surprised Erza.

And so, Lelouch and Euphemia told Erza everything they told Makarov when they joined Fairy Tail. About their world, the 3 superpowers, Lelouch getting exiled to Japan, Britannia's invasion of Japan, the Black Knights, all the way to the Zero Requiem.

Erza was deeply shocked and sad about Lelouch's past. Like Makarov, she developed an undying hatred towards Charles zi Britannia. 'I almost wish that heartless, uncaring, horrible excuse for a man wasn't dead, so I could kill him myself.' Erza thought in anger. She thought she had a rough past but Lelouch's was more horrible than hers.

Lelouch and Euphemia then told Erza about how Lelouch arrived to Earthland and their encounter with Natsu and Lucy in Hargeon. When they got to the part of Natsu and Lelouch teaming up to take down Bora, Erza just sighed. 'Of course, Natsu would destroy an entire port, but I'm surprised Lelouch would cause as much destruction as well. Sure, he may have caused destruction in his old world, but that was because it was a war.'

"I must say, you have become an interesting fellow, Lelouch." Erza said. "I can only imagine what your other magics are."

"You'll find out soon enough." Lelouch said. Erza then turned to Euphemia.

"And what about you Euphemia? I'm surprised you know the ancient Memory-Make magic, but I have a feeling it's not the only magic you know besides Music Magic."

"You're right." Euphemia said as she got up. She spread her arms out and concentrated. "Requip:" Erza's eyes widened at hearing this word as a magic circle formed under Euphemia. "The Melody!" Euphemia's outfit then changed. She now wore a white dress that had pearl blue ruffles on the sleeves. Going down the middle of the chest was a sky-blue line to match the lining of her scalloped tutu, which was lined by pale-blue tulle and a white ribbon. Around the navel of the dress were two bands of blue. She also wore white sleeve and leg warmers lined with ruffles and adorned with a blue gem on the hands, and sky-blue hearts on the legs. Her hair became curly and was worn in a ponytail bound by a white ribbon with a blue gem heart in the middle. Finishing her attire were white shoes. "White Gospel!"

Erza was surprised. "You use the same magic as me?!"

"Your magic is similar, Erza?" Euphemia asked.

"Yes, I use a special type of Requip as well? Yours is called, The Melody, correct?" Erza asked.

"Mhm. I can change my outfits to fancy clothing which changes up my Music Magic." Euphemia explained. "This one is called White Gospel. With it, my Music Magic spells become akin to that of Gospel music."

"A very interesting type of magic." Erza commented. "Well, my requip, The Knight, is similar to yours, except I change armors that specialize in a certain aspect. For example," Erza then spread her arms out and her body glowed. "Requip!" The glowing subsided to reveal Erza wearing a different type of armor.

Erza was now wearing a black armor with some silver trimming with a pair of wings reminiscent to those of a bat or dragon. The armor had 2 large shoulder pads with silver crosses on them, slim gauntlets for protection, silver-edged leg plating, and a neck guard decorated with red gems. Erza's hair was also tied up in a large ponytail with two bangs framing her face.

"This is one of my hundreds of armors that I can change into, Black Wing Armor." Erza explained. "This armor grants me the power of flight form its wings and increases my offensive skills."

"I see," Lelouch said. "An armor like that could be perfect dealing with a tank of an enemy but could be trouble when up against a fast opponent."

"That's right." Erza said, impressed with Lelouch's depiction of her armor's strengths and weaknesses. "You know your stuff."

"Lelouch is incredibly smart." Euphemia said. "In fact, his mind is considered to be prodigious. He's a master at chess."

"Is that so?" Erza asked, impressed with Lelouch's intelligence.

"Yes, out of all the people I've faced in chess, I've only lost to one person. My elder half-brother, Schneizel el Britannia." Lelouch said. "His intelligence was actually greater than mine."

"It's true." Euphemia confirmed. "Schneizel was the smartest one in our family, even more than Lelouch."

Erza closed her eyes in thought. Lelouch could very well prove a valuable asset in Fairy Tail. And his intelligence could actually be of help to Erza as she heard something troubling while on the road.

Euphemia then noticed the sun setting in the distance. "Oh no, it's getting really late now." Euphemia said. "I don't think we'll make it back before the sun goes down."

"Then we'll just camp here for the night." Lelouch said. "No harm in doing so. Besides, it'll give us more time to get acquainted with one another." Erza nodded in agreement and began to set up tents.

Later, as day turned to night, Lelouch, Euphemia and Erza were sitting by a campfire. When Lelouch looked at the fire, it made him think about Natsu.

'Master said Natsu took that request to steal a book from a rich person.' Lelouch thought. 'Knowing him, he's probably wrecked the place just to look for it. That fireball's fists are bigger than his brain sometimes.'

"Erza, is that cheesecake you're eating?" Euphemia asked when she saw Erza pull it out from her backpack.

"Yes, it is. Is there a problem with that?" Erza said in a sudden dark tone. Euphemia didn't flinch as she was used to it from Cornelia.

"No, it's just that too much sweets would be bad for your health and I was just concerned." Euphemia replied. Erza smiled in response.

"Well, I appreciate the concern, but it's fine. I eat stuff like this most of the time and I haven't suffered any drawbacks." Erza said.

Euphemia nodded her head in understanding as she got up to prepare to cook meat. Rza then decided to ask Lelouch more about his mission.

"So Lelouch," Erza said, getting Lelouch's attention "your goal is to basically find these 13 powerful items tied to YHWH and use them to restore his powers correct?" Lelouch nodded in affirmation. "So, why did he choose you specifically? Why not someone else?"

"There are a couple of reasons." Lelouch answered. "One, because since it was my father that was responsible for opening the door to YHWH's domain, allowing that assailant to swoop in and attack, I feel like it's my responsibility to fix this." Erza could see the logic in that. "And another reason, Lord YHWH said there will be a grand conflict in the future, a war unlike anything the universe has ever seen."

"A war?!" Erza said shocked.

"Yes. YHWH felt that my strategic mind could be a huge help when that time comes." Lelouch explained. "And it won't be the only time, YHWH sensed that I would be involved with other conflicts before the war, whether they be small bouts or full-scale wars. He felt that I could make a difference in those conflicts."

"In that case, I would like to ask you to do something for me." Erza said. "You and Euphemia."

"What is it?" Lelouch asked.

"While I was on the road, returning from my latest job, I happen to overhear something that's given me trouble." Erza began to explain. "Apparently, a dark guild is plotting something despicable. I'm not sure what exactly, but it has to do with something called, Lullaby."

"And you think Euphie and I could be a benefactor in stopping their plan." Lelouch said, making a mental note to lookup information about Lullaby when they returned to town.

"Correct," Erza said. "I also plan on having Natsu and Gray help us. Their prowess could prove beneficial in helping us."

"I agree," Lelouch said, "despite Natsu's weakness when it comes to vehicles, he does have amazing potential. Plus, although I have not seen what Gray is capable of yet, I believe that he can cover Natsu when up against enemies that can overwhelm his fire. But, there's a problem with those two. They're always arguing with each other, it could end up being a liability if their not supervised."

"You're right about that." Erza said. "Another reason I wish for you two to come with me, someone has to keep those two in line." Lelouch nodded at that. Their conversation came to an end when Euphemia said that the meat was ready.

After eating a good amount of food, the trio decided to turn it in for the night. Lelouch couldn't help but wonder what exactly that dark guild was planning. 'Whatever it is, it will not be good.' Lelouch thought as he drifted off into sleep.

As morning broke out, Erza was the first to get up and went to the tent Lelouch and Euphemia shared. "It's morning. Time to head to the guild." Erza said. This prompted the two to wake up and prepare to hit the road.

Later, the trio reached the entrance to Magnolia. Erza was carrying a large and decorated horn, which she said came from her earlier job request of slaying a monster, while Lelouch was carrying her cart full of luggage. "Erza, Euphie and I are going to head elsewhere to get some supplies for the task ahead after we drop off your stuff." Lelouch said.

"Very well, I'll head to the guild and get Natsu, Lucy and Gray." Erza replied.

The trio went their separate ways, hoping that they would be able to stop this evil before it could grow out of control.

At the guild hall…

Around the same time the trio entered Magnolia, the guild was filling up with people. Natsu and Lucy returned from their book stealing job late last night. While on the way back, they ran into Gray, who informed them of Erza's impending return. They ran into trouble when 5 wizards captured Happy and attempted to eat him, but the trio were able to beat them. However, when one of them mentioned something called 'Lullaby', a shadow suddenly engulfed them, and the perpetrator sped off. This brought an eerie feeling to the group of four.

"Hey Mira. Could we get three beers over here, please?" A member shouted to Mirajane, who was busy serving people in the guild. "Coming right up." She replied.

"So Mira, when are you and I going to go on a date?" Spoke a man with a pompadour-like hairstyle wearing a light green shirt decorated with a dark green flower pattern and light red pants.

"Wakaba, there's just one problem…" Mira spoke to the man, named Wakaba Mine, as she transformed into a plump-looking woman. "You already have a wife." She transformed into Wakaba's wife, Millgana to get him to stop with the flirting, much to his discomfort.

Lucy was currently looking at the request board trying to find a job so she could get money to pay for her apartment rent. "Finding a magic bracelet. Breaking a spell on a cursed cane? Reading someone's love forescope… Hunting a volcano demon?!" Lucy talked to herself as she looked through the different jobs. "Geez, I had no idea wizarding jobs were so varied."

"Well, let me know when you find one that you're interested in taking on." Mira said as she walked to the board. "The master's away right now at a conference, so I'm covering for him until he returns."

"What kind of conference?" Lucy asked.

After borrowing a light pen, a magic tool used to write in the air, from a rather fat orange haired member named Reedus Jonah, Mirajane began to explain the different power rankings in the magic world. She talked about the Magic Council, different guild leagues, and about dark guilds. Dark guilds were guilds that weren't officially recognized by the Magic Council, effectively making them criminal organizations, which is true most of the time. Most dark guilds were involved with magical crimes.

"Would you hurry up and pick us a job already?" Natsu asked, eager to go out on another mission.

"You have got to be kidding?" Lucy said angrily. "Why would I even do that?"

"Well, we are a team now aren't we?" Natsu replied.

"Yeah, and we picked the job last time." Happy added in. "It's your turn to pick, so get to it."

"Just forget it cat." Lucy said as she crossed her arms. "As far as I'm concerned, our team has been disbanded. And besides, you guys didn't actually want me, you just needed me last time because I'm a blonde." Lucy remembered that Everlue was looking for a blonde maid.

"Don't be ridiculous." Natsu said. "That's not the only reason we chose you. We picked you cause you're so nice." He said with a smile. Lucy blushed a little at this remark.

"Hey Lucy," Gray said as he sat at a nearby table with Cana, "I wouldn't stay with those losers if I were you. You'll get plenty of offers from other teams."

"Your clothes Gray." Cana said causing Gray to freak out.

"Jerk." Natsu said which caused Gray to angrily get in his face.

"Did you just call me a jerk, dragon boy?!" Gray snapped at Natsu as he glared at him and vice-versa.

"And what if I did? What are you going to do about it?" Natsu snapped back.

As Natsu and Gray were throwing insults at each other, Loke walked up and started to flirt with Lucy.

"Why don't you join a team of love with me Lucy? Later tonight, just the two of us?" Loke said as he had an arm around her, causing her to get uncomfortable. "Do what?" Lucy said.

"You're just so stunningly gorgeous." Loke said as he adjusted his glasses. "I have to keep my shades on when I look at you. Or I'll be blinded by your dazzling beauty." As he was checking out Lucy, he suddenly caught a glimpse at her keys, causing him to be shocked. "THOSE KEYS! You're not a celestial wizard, are you?!" Loke asked as he started to back away from Lucy.

"Uh, yeah?" Lucy said confused.

"AUGH! CURSED FATE, WHY MUST YOU TOY WITH ME SO?!" Loke yelled as he ran out of the guild with tears in his eyes. "I'M SORRY, BUT YOU AND I CAN'T BE TOGETHER MY DEAR!"

"What got into him all of a sudden?" Lucy asked bewildered.

"Loke has a bad history with celestial wizards." Mira explained. "Rumor has it, he dated one and it didn't end up very well."

Lucy wasn't surprised by this, but before she could comment, she got ran over by Natsu getting hurled at her. Natsu got up and started hurling more insults at Gray, who hurled him. The guild just laughed at the two causing a scene before Loke rushed back in.

"GOT BAD NEWS!" Loke shouted, giving him the guild's attention. "It's Erza! She's on her way here!" At hearing this, the entire guild began to freak out. Even Natsu and Gray stopped fighting.

"Wow, just mention Erza and the whole place freaks out." Lucy said, already feeling some shivers on her back.

"Well, she is the strongest female wizard in our guild. So she can be a little intimidating." Mira replied.

The guild quieted down as they started hearing heavy footsteps. They knew who they belonged to.

"That's gotta be her" said Laki Olietta, a lavender-haired girl wearing glasses over her brown eyes

"Those are definitely her footsteps." Wakaba said worryingly.

"Even the air's gone still." Macao commented.

Erza then walked in the guild, carrying the large horn from earlier. Setting it down with a huge thud, she looked in Mirajane's direction.

"I have returned." Erza said. "Mira, where is the master right now?"

As Lucy was enthralled by her beauty, Mira greeted Erza. "Welcome back, Erza. The master's away at a conference right now." Mira told Erza who nodded her head.

"So…" A blonde-haired member named Max Alors said, "what's that humongous thing you got there?"

"This? It's the horn of a monster that I slayed. The locals were so thankful, that they decorated it and gave it to me as a souvenir." Erza asked before darkening her expression. "Is there a problem with that?"

"NO! NOT AT ALL!" Max and a few nearby members said, not wanting to get on Erza's bad side.

Erza then caught a glimpse at Lucy, who Euphemia told her about, and looked her over. Despite not looking like it, Erza could tell Lucy had skill and potential. She then turned her attention to the other members.

"NOW LISTEN UP!" Erza shouted, getting everyone to flinch. "While I was on the road, I heard a few things. Word is, Fairy Tail has been causing nothing but trouble as of late. While the master may not care, I most certainly do."

Erza then proceeded to scold certain people. Cana for her out of control drinking, a brown-haired man wearing a black jumpsuit named Vijeeter Echo for dancing on the tables, Wakaba for his smoking habit, Nab for dawdling in front of the request board, etc. When she got to Macao, she just sighed as she almost gave up on him.

"Are Natsu and Gray here?" Erza asked. Happy pointed to the two who were sweating in fear while hugging each other like they were bros.

"Oh, hey there Erza." Gray stuttered out. "We're just hanging out like good friends tend to do."

"Aye!" Natsu said in correspondence, causing Lucy to freak out over him acting like Happy.

"That's good." Erza replied. "I'm glad to see the two of you getting along so well. Although, it's not uncommon for even the best of friends to lock horns every now and again."

"I wouldn't say we're the best of friends." Gray said in response, to which Natsu let out another "Aye".

Lucy was concerned about Natsu until Mira told him that the reason he was scared was because Erza beat him up pretty badly in a fight a few years ago. Macao then commented about how she beat up Gray shortly afterwards when she saw him walking around naked and Loke one time when he tried to hit on her.

"Natsu. Gray. I need you to do me a favor." Erza said, getting the two's attention. If Erza was asking for a favor, then you HAD to listen to what it was.

"While travelling, I overheard something that has me worried." Erza explained. "Normally, I'd consult with the master before acting, but he is not here at the moment and this is extremely important." Natsu and Gray had serious looks on their faces. "The two of you here are among the strongest members in our guild right now. So I could really use your help."

This caused Fairy Tail to be shocked. Erza, the strongest woman in Fairy Tail, asking for help?

"Lelouch and Euphemia will be joining us. We'll meet at the train station tomorrow morning. Don't be late." Erza then walked out of the guild.

As Natsu and Gray stared at each other, finding it hard to believe that they'll be working together, Mira had a surprised look on her face.

'Erza, Natsu and Gray all on the same team?! We could be looking at the most powerful team in Fairy Tail!' Mira thought. She then felt a tap on her shoulder and saw Lelouch, who had just walked into the guild after dropping off Erza's stuff.

"Mira, Erza told me that the master is at a conference right now. Where is this conference at exactly?" Lelouch asked.

"It's at the small town of Clover." Mira replied.

"And regarding this potential team formation, will you be contacting the master about this by any chance?" Lelouch asked.

"Yes." Mira said. "He'll definitely want to know about it. Why?"

"I need you to tell him something for me…"

The next morning at Magnolia Station…

Lelouch and Euphemia were on their way to the train station to meet up with everyone else. As they were walking, they heard comments from other people about a flaming man and an icy man arguing. The two realized it was Natsu and Gray getting into yet another argument.

"We should probably get there quickly or else who knows what will happen." Euphemia said. Lelouch nodded and stepped up his pace. They ran into Erza along the way who was carrying a cart load of luggage. Lelouch theorized she couldn't magically store away all her armors, so she had to carry some the old-fashioned way.

The three soon reached the spot where the other four were. "Sorry we're late, did you wait long?" Erza asked as Natsu and Gray stopped arguing and went all buddy-buddy mode. Lucy, on the other hand was shocked with the amount of luggage Erza had.

"ALL THAT LUGGAGE BELONGS TO YOU?!" Lucy comically yelled.

"It's time to go good buddy!" Gray said as he and Natsu shared a shoulder hug and pumped up their fists. "Aye!" Natsu replied to Lucy's grief.

"Good, I really like seeing the two of you getting along." Erza said as she turned to Lucy. "And you are Lucy, right? Euphemia told me you joined the same time as her and Lelouch."

"Yeah, I just joined Fairy Tail." Lucy said as the station staff were loading Erza's luggage on the train. Natsu and Gray went back to glaring at each other since Erza was talking to Lucy, but acted all friendly whenever she turned her head to look at them.

"Mira asked me to come along with you so I could learn a thing or two. I hope that's not a problem?" Lucy said.

"It's no trouble at all. I'm Erza Scarlet. Nice to meet you." Erza replied. "Mira told me you took out a mercenary gorilla using only your pinky. It'll be great to have someone like you onboard. Thanks for your help." The comment about beating a gorilla with only a pinky finger made Lucy feel uncomfortable as that was not how it went at all, plus Mira only asked her to go with them to keep an eye on Natsu and Gray.

"Hey Lelouch." Natsu said when he saw Lelouch in the station. "I want to tell you something."

"What is on your mind, Natsu?" Lelouch asked as he wondered what Natsu wanted to say, though he had a feeling of what it was.

"I want to have a fight with you when we get back to Fairy Tail." Natsu said as he held up his fist. His request shocked everyone, even Erza. Lelouch thought about it before saying something.

"There is an old saying, 'United we stand, divided we fall.'" This confused Natsu as it wasn't an answer to his request. "If we wish to have a guaranteed success in this mission, it's imperative we cooperate as a single unit." Lelouch looked Natsu in the eye. "Here's what's going to happen. If you and Gray promise to work together and not try to kill each other, then I will accept your request for a battle." Natsu held down his head in response while Gray quickly objected.

"WHAT?! Forget it!" Gray shouted in denial. "If you think I'm going to work with that flame brain, then you can-" "Alright then. It's a deal." Natsu suddenly said, causing Gray to get a gob smacked expression on his face. "Then it is decided." Lelouch said, causing Natsu to smirk in delight.

"I'M ALL FIRED UP NOW!"

"…someone please kill me now…"

The group got on the train after Natsu accepted Lelouch's conditions for a battle. Immediately, his motion sickness kicked in, causing him to lose his earlier hype.

"I swear, you're totally pathetic Natsu." Gray deadpanned. "One minute you're excited about a battle, the next you're like this."

"Natsu, come here and sit next to me." Erza said.

'I guess she wants me to move.' Lucy thought to herself as she moved to the other side where Gray was sitting, letting Natsu sit next to Erza.

"Now just relax." Erza told Natsu, who weakly let out a groan of response. Erza then suddenly punched him in the stomach, causing him to get knocked out. "There, that should make the trip a little easier on him." Erza explained. Lucy was sweating at this, thinking Erza wasn't as sane as she thought she was, Lelouch and Euphemia, who were sitting at the booth across from them just sweat dropped at this and Gray had no reaction.

"Hey, Erza." Gray then switched the topic. "I think it's about time you started filling us in."

"Yes, tell us more about what this dark guild is planning." Lelouch added in.

Erza nodded and began to explain. "I have been led to believe that the dark guild, Eisenwald, is planning something big. I'm not entirely sure what it is yet, but it may have something to do with a dark item called Lullaby."

"Hey, we heard about that before." Lucy said. "From those guys that tried to eat happy."

Upon hearing the name Lullaby, Lelouch narrowed his eyes. As a precautionary, he had searched for any information about Lullaby and what he found bothered him. It was one of the reasons he asked Mira to send Makarov a message from him.

Meanwhile at Eisenwald…

A group of people were walking down the hall of the guild building of Eisenwald. Above them, five wizards, two red-haired twins, a purple-haired man, a small orc-like man, and a giant… chicken, were seen tied up and beaten. These were the five people that tried to eat Happy but got beaten up in the process.

"I hear Kageyama finally got back." One member said.

"Yeah, he said he managed to find it." Another member said gleefully.

The leader of the group, a man with a large scythe, turned towards the others. "The moment of truth has arrived, gentlemen" the man said. "This means we are now one step closer towards our goals." He gave out a sinister smirk. "The guild masters will be too distracted with the conference; they won't see us coming."

Back on the train…

"From what you told me," Erza said, "those five that you encountered may have been members that left Eisenwald and went into hiding. Perhaps they didn't want anything to do with whatever they're planning."

"So, Lullaby's apparently so dangerous, it even frightens dark wizards?" Gray asked.

"From what I understand, it's very likely the person you saw dragging those five away was a member of Eisenwald." Lelouch said. "They didn't want anyone knowing about their plan and those five were a risk that needed to be taken care of. In order for a plan to work, you have to be sure there are little to no risks as possible."

"I wonder what their plan actually is?" Euphemia wondered.

"Let me start from the beginning…" Erza told the group how she overheard a group of people while at a bar on her way back from her monster slaying job. They were talking about finding the location of Lullaby and one of them said they would return with it in about three days.

"Lullaby. That's like a song used to sing kids to sleep." Lucy said.

Yes. And if it was sealed away, it must be dangerous and powerful." Erza replied.

"And you're sure the guys you saw at the pub were with Eisenwald?" Gray wanted to be sure.

Erza nodded. "I can't believe I was such a fool to not remember that name. Eisenwald's ace; Erigor. He only accepts assassination requests. That's how he got his alias 'Erigor the Reaper'."

"He kills people for money?!" Euphemia said in horror. Lelouch clenched his fists. Erigor sounded like many Britannian Nobles, preying upon the weak just because they can. It made him sick. The strong should NOT prey upon the weak, they should work alongside each other, hand in hand. "Does this have to do with them being a dark guild?"

"Yes," Erza replied, "6 years ago, the Magic Council outlawed assassination requests. However, Eisenwald believed money was more important over rules. As such, they were kicked out of their guild league and named a dark guild since they continued to remain active since."

Lucy was now sweating in fear. "Okay, I think I should head home now."

"Lucy's slimy all of a sudden." Happy said.

"It's sweat!" Lucy said back.

Erza slammed her fist down on Natsu's head, not concentrating due to her being frustrated. "How could I have been so foolish?! If I had only remembered Erigor's name back then, I could have pulverized the details out of them!"

"You didn't know back then." Lelouch said. "We can't change the past, but we can prevent them from carrying out their plan. I've read about Lullaby before I came here, and it's a tool that has to do with death. So that means Erigor may be targeting someone or something specific. What that target is I don't know, but I do have my suspicions." 'It's a good thing I was precautious and gave Mira that message to give to master, if Erigor's going after who I think he is.'

Lelouch's words surprised the others except for Euphemia. This was Lelouch's intelligent side showing.

"You may be right. All the more reason we have to take them down before they can succeed in their goal." Erza said.

Everyone nodded except Natsu, who was still out, and Lucy, who was now drenching in sweat.

After stopping for lunch, the train resumed its run to Onibas station. "Before we get there," Lelouch said, "Gray, I need to know what your magic is. I could work something out, but I need to know everyone's abilities first."

"Alright." Gray held out his hand and made it like he was clenching something. When he opened his hand, a small ice sculpture of the Fairy Tail symbol was shown. "This is my magic. Ice-Maker Magic." Lelouch nodded his head.

Onibas station…

It didn't take long after the lunch stop for the group to reach Onibas. The group had left the train and were preparing to head into town. As Lucy mentioned how she should've stayed at the guild, Lelouch noticed a missing sight of pink hair and widened his eyes.

"Crap!" Lelouch shouted as he ran back to the train.

"Lelouch, where are you going?" Gray asked.

"We accidentally left Natsu on the train!" Lelouch shouted causing the group to get shocked.

By the time Lelouch had reached the railways, the train already left, with the still sick Natsu still on it.

"Dangit! We're too late!" Lelouch said angrily as the others caught up with him.

"We were so busy talking we forgot about him!" Erza said, clenching her fist in frustration. "I'm such a fool! Natsu hates all forms of transportation! This is all my fault; I need one of you to come over here and hit me!"

"Beat yourself up later!" Lelouch said. "Euphie! Head to the train and get Natsu out of there, we'll meet up with you once we get it to stop."

Euphemia nodded and held her fingers on her head. "Memory-Make: Helios' Chariot!" A flaming chariot pulled by flaming horses manifested itself as Euphie hopped on and whipped the horses to move.

As Euphemia went into the distance, Erza pulled the emergency brake, stating it was an emergency and rented a Magic Mobile, a vehicle that runs on magic power.

As the group sped off in the direction of the train, Lelouch could only hope that Natsu wasn't in trouble.

At the same time, on the train...

Natsu was groaning in discomfort as a man approached him. The man had black eyes and black hair tied in a short, spiky ponytail. He wore a white shirt with a high collar and an intricate symbol on its back over a plain, dark red undershirt, a pair of aquamarine pants, black shoes and small black earrings in each ear.

"Well, lookie here. A Fairy Tail wizard." The man said as he approached Natsu. "How's the guild life treating you, huh?" The man kicked Natsu in the face. "Don't act all high and mighty just because you're in an official guild. To us, you guys are just harmless little flies who blindly follow the Magic Council."

Natsu got angry at this and ignited his fists.

"Oooh. Did I strike a nerve?" The man asked sarcastically. As Natsu was getting ready to fight, the train moved and his sickness kicked in, canceling out his flames.

"Ha, that's it?" The man said before a magic circle formed under his shoes. "Let me show you how it's done." His shadow then extended and struck Natsu, sending him to the floor.

"That magic…" Natsu said weakly as the man smirked. Suddenly, Euphemia crashed into the train and hopped down while dispelling her chariot.

"What the? Where did you come from?" The man said shocked. Euphemia just glared at him while helping Natsu. Suddenly, the train came to a stop, causing the man to stumble and drop a flute with a three eyed skull on it.

"What is that?" Natsu said as he recovered from his sickness.

"Y-You saw it?!" The man worried.

"It's payback time!" Natsu reignited his fists. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

"Guard Shadow!" The man had a wall of shadows rise to protect him. As the spell hit, the man was protected, but didn't get unscathed. "Lucky shot." The man muttered.

"A little fly, huh?" Natsu talked back.

"Attention passengers!" The announcements came on. "Our emergency stop was a false alarm. We will be moving again momentarily." This wasn't good for Natsu.

"Oh crap! I gotta go!" Natsu quickly went to get his stuff as the shadowy man got back up.

"Hold it!" The man said. "You're not getting away that easily. You're dealing with Eisenwald!"

"Eisenwald, huh? How about we take this outside?" Natsu said until the train started moving again, causing Natsu's cheeks to puff up.

Outside, the group finally caught up to the train. Euphemia saw the vehicle, grabbed Natsu and jumped to the group. Lelouch caught her and the group stopped as the train went off into the distance.

"Natsu! Are you alright?" Erza asked in concern as she hugged him, slamming his head into her breast plate, which hurt.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Natsu grunted. "But I got into a scuffle with someone on the train. I think it was the same guy that dragged those guys that tried to eat Happy away. He said he was with Eisenwald."

Upon hearing this, Erza snapped and slapped Natsu across the cheek. "You Fool! That's exactly who we're after! Why did you let him get away?! I explained everything on the train!" Erza yelled, completely forgetting that she knocked him out on the train to make the travel easier on him.

Before Erza could yell any further, Euphemia decided to cut in. "Erza, when the train stopped, the guy stumbled and this flute with a three-eyed skull on it dropped out of his jacket."

"A three-eyed skull?" Lucy and Lelouch said worryingly. "Is there something wrong you guys?" Happy asked in concern.

"I've heard about that flute before. Lullaby." Lucy said. "It's Death Magic!"

"She's right." Lelouch said. "I looked up information about Lullaby before we left Magnolia. It's a cursed relic used to cause death. There are many cursed objects forbidden to be used, but Lullaby is even more dangerous. Who knows that they plan to do with it."

With that, everyone quickly got back on the magic mobile and sped off, more determined to stop whatever Eisenwald was planning.

Kunugi Station...

People screamed as a conductor fell to the ground after being stabbed. A group of Dark Wizards were overrunning the station and hijacking the train.

"This train belongs to Eisenwald now!" The leader shouted. He had short silver hair which hanged down from the left side of his face and black eyes. He dressed similar to that of a Shinigami, being bare-chested and wearing a hakama, a black scarf around his neck and geta sandals. He also had dark blue tattoos on his chest. This was the ace of Eisenwald, Erigor the Reaper. "Get everything off the train. Luggage, conductors, all of it. And do not hesitate to kill any stragglers." Erigor told his men.

The man that attacked Natsu came off the train and met with Erigor. "Kageyama," Erigor said, "I heard you were coming back by means of a train, but it looks a bit roughed up. Mine explaining?"

"Come on Erigor, don't you want to see what I brought back?" Kageyama said as he pulled the Lullaby flute from his jacket. "I finally managed to get rid of the seal." He said in delight.

"Well done, Kageyama." Erigor said delighted as the Eisenwald members were smirking with glee. "At last, it's ours men! Lullaby! Originally, it was a simple tool used to cast death curses, useful, but limited. Then it was transformed into a demon flute by the Great Black Wizard himself. Now it can kill hundreds, thousands all at once, putting all who hear its song into endless sleep."

Erigor then switched the topic to the state of the train. "So, why is the train all damaged like that?"

"Ran into a little trouble, but it was no big deal. Just some fairy flies that needed swatting." Kageyama replied.

"Did they see Lullaby at all?" Erigor asked with a nasty glare.

"Only a small glimpse. Besides, it's too late for them to d-" Kageyama was cut off as Erigor swung his scythe near Kageyama.

"You allowed a Fairy Tail fly to see the Lullaby flute and just let him get away?!" Erigor was angry at Kageyama.

"B-But sir! I-It's not like he knows what we're planning." Erigor wasn't happy with Kageyama's excuses and pointed the scythe at him.

"We cannot afford to take ANY chances!" Erigor yelled. "Fortunately, we have a strategy already in place." Erigor calmed down and retracted his scythe. He then turned to the gathered members of Eisenwald. "Once we get to Oshibana Station, it'll be up to you men to swat these pesky flies away."

"YES SIR!" The members yelled. Eisenwald then boarded the train and headed for Oshibana.

Sometime later, in Oshibana...

The group were speeding across the streets, trying desperately to get to the train station.

"Erza, slow down! You're going way too fast!" Gray yelled. "At this rate, you're going to exhaust all of your magic power."

"There's no telling how many people will die if they play Lullaby's song." Erza retaliated. "If I run out of magic power, I'll just rely on hand-to-hand combat."

"She's definitely got guts. She's like Kallen in a way." Lelouch thought to himself. Euphemia was thinking the same thing about Suzaku, when she spotted smoke in the distance. "Look!" Euphemia shouted as she pointed to the smoke tower. The group headed in that direction and came upon the train station. Erza stopped hard and Lelouch held on so he wouldn't get flung off.

The station was crowded with people as the staff were trying to get them a safe distance from the station. Erza approached them and asked what was going on, while headbutting them in the process.

"Seems like her questioning methods are a little counterproductive." Lucy deadpanned while holding onto a sick Natsu.

"She's got her own ways of getting information." Gray said.

"Clothes, Gray?" Euphemia pointed out as Gray was in his boxers, again.

Eventually, Erza learned that a small army regiment was sent in, but they haven't come out yet. The group went inside, only to encounter the army squad sent in before. They were not in good condition; some were beaten very badly, and a few looked to be dead with blood everywhere. Lucy was horrified at what she saw. Lelouch grit his teeth, being reminded of massacres that happened in his old world.

Euphemia approached a soldier covered in severe wounds. "What happened?" She asked as she tried to heal him.

"They... got us... they got... us good..." the soldier rasped out. "Please... be... care... ful..." The soldier limped. Euphemia checked his neck, there was no pulse. She tried to hold back the tears in her eyes.

"They were up against a dark guild." Erza said, clenching her fists. "A small contingent like this would never stand a chance." The group continued onward after Euphemia laid down the dead soldier.

They then came into the railroad area, where they were greeted by a troubling sight.

"Welcome! Step into our parlor you Fairy Tail flies."

The entire Eisenwald guild was standing ahead of them. Over 100 dark wizards all smirked darkly. Lucy was so frightened, she accidentally dropped Natsu.

Erza looked at the top of the train, where Erigor sat. "You fiend!" Erza said with disdain. "I take it you are Erigor?" Erigor smirked in response.

Kageyama looked at the group and caught Natsu in his sights. "Hey! It's your fault that Erigor got mad at me. Get up!" He growled at Natsu, who got up after hearing his voice.

"We are not intimidated. I demand you tell me what you plan to do with Lullaby!" Erza demanded.

Erigor gave another dark smirk. "So you haven't heard?" He then floated to the loudspeaker. "Tell me, what do all train stations have?"

"Loudspeakers." Lelouch said. "You plan on having Lullaby's song broadcasted to the entire town!" Erigor laughed in response.

"Thousands of onlookers have flocked to this place to get a glimpse at the action. Little do they realize just how close they have stepped into death's domain." Erigor explained.

"Why would you do such a thing?" Euphemia cried out. Lelouch narrowed his eyes at Erigor. He couldn't help but feel that there was a different plan at work and Erigor was just distracting them.

"This is retribution to all the fools out there who fail to appreciate the rights they hold so dear. Who remain ignorant of the plight of those who've had theirs taken away." Erigor said. "They must be punished, for turning a blind eye towards the world's injustice!"

"But killing them won't make things better for you. It'll only make things worse." Lucy pointed out.

"At this point, we've given up on trying to regain our rights. The only thing we want now is power. Power to wipe the sins of the past and take control of the future!" Erigor shouted out.

"We're ushering in a new age of darkness! And you flies will be long gone by the time it gets here!" Kageyama's shadows escalated and were about to attack Lucy, then Natsu sprung up and knocked away the shadows, shocking Kageyama.

"Oh, wow. Looks like we got ourselves a little party." Natsu said, causing Lucy to look at him in concern.

"No, Natsu. These are the guys we have to fight." Lucy responded.

"Like I said, it's a party!"

"What you are planning is a wanton, despicable and meaningless act." Lelouch said. "If there is one thing I will not tolerate, it is a one-sided massacre of the weak by the strong." He flared up his magical aura. "If you dare to oppress your power by attacking those who are powerless, then we will not rest until you are punished for your sins! No matter how mighty, how formidable that you may be!"

Erigor began to float away. 'The Fairy Tail flies have fallen into my trap. But I will not rest until they have heard Lullaby's melody of death, then we will be able to take revenge on those who wronged us.' "I leave them to you! Show these flies the true terror of Eisenwald!" Erigor shouted as he vanished into thin air.

""He vanished!"" Lucy and Happy said in shock.

"Euphie, head down into the station. See if Erigor is still in the building." Lelouch told Euphemia who nodded and headed out, but not before Lelouch slipped something in her hand.

"Natsu and Gray, you go with her." Erza said. "If the two of you work together, not even Erigor can defeat you." Natsu and Gray just glared at each other. "WHAT DID I SAY?!" Erza yelled. ""Aye!"" Natsu and Gray went in the same direction as Euphemia.

"They ran off!" An Eisenwald member said.

"They're going after Erigor." Another pointed out.

"I got this!" A man wearing a distinctive jacket that made him look like an Egyptian pharaoh said as he shot wrappings from his fingers. Grappling and landing on the balcony, he proceeded to go after the trio. "I, the great Rayule, will take them down!"

"I'm coming with you! That pink-haired dimwit's gonna pay!" Kageyama said as he prepared to follow Rayule but was stopped.

"Wait, Kage!" A green-haired fat man with no visible nose and big lips said. "Take some of our men with you." He then turned to the 15 people nearest to him. "Listen up! The pink-haired girl form earlier, I recognized her straight away. She's the Mistress of Melody, Euphemia Kenjima. Her magic is strong, so you have to take her out fast. Be careful though, who knows what she's got up her sleeves." The man then pointed at Kageyama. "Now GO!"

"Yes, Karacka!" The men shouted as they huddled around Kageyama. The shadowy wizard then melted down into his shadow, having the 15 men with him melt down as well. The shadow then sped off in pursuit of the Fairy Tail wizards.

"We'll catch up once we've dealt with everyone else here." Erza said.

"3 people against one whole guild?" Lucy was worried. She felt that just the three of them wouldn't be enough.

"I'm sorry, but you two ladies aren't gonna be as cute when we're done with you." A man who had whiskers on his cheeks and dark hair in a flat tuff said.

"Let's do this!" Erza shouted. "Right behind you!" Lelouch shouted back.

Erza then held out her hand, and through a magic circle, a sword materialized in her hand.

"A sword came out of thin air!" Lucy said in awe.

"If you dare insult Fairy Tail in my presence, none of you will live to see tomorrow." Erza declared as Eisenwald members came rushing at her.

"We ain't scared of you. We got tons of magic swords to beat you with!"

Erza then shocked Lucy and Eisenwald when she easily took down the rushing dark wizards. She blocked, parried and countered the Eisenwald mages several times. At the end of it, at least 30 people lay beaten around her.

Other Eisenwald members began to rush at Lelouch, thinking he would be easier. Little did they know, they were walking into the lion's den.

"Sand Magic:" Sand began to swirl around Lelouch. "Arashi!" A giant twister of sand materialized and engulfed the Eisenwald members, sending them into unconsciousness.

Lelouch saw some Eisenwald members trying to get Erza from behind. He held out his palms as magic circles formed on them. "Light Magic: Rays of Light!" Beams of light shot out from Lelouch's palms and struck the wizards as they were about to strike Erza.

Erza looked at the downed wizards and turned to Lelouch. She nodded her head in thanks and turned back to the dark wizards.

"How about long-range attacks!" The Eisenwald members fired beams of light at Erza, who jumped into the air, switched her sword with a spear and struck the wizards down.

"H-How can she requip weapons so quickly?" An Eisenwald member said worryingly as Erza switched to two magic swords.

"Erza's just getting started." Happy said with a dark look on his face.

"Erza?" Karacka asked to himself, swearing he heard that name before. Lucy decided to help out as well.

"Open, Gate of the Giant Crab: Cancer!" From a magic circle, Cancer materialized. He was dressed similar to that of a hairdresser, wearing a blue striped shirt and dark trousers with two aquamarine stripes each side, a pair of green shades, and boots in his feet. Cancer had black, braided hair in red cornrows that end in a shape that resembles crab's pincers. Lastly, as his theme implied, Cancer had six crab legs on his back.

"You need me to fight these guys? -ebi" Cancer asked Lucy.

"Yeah, take them out with style!" Lucy responded with her hand on her chin and a glint in her eye.

Cancer then rushed at some Eisenwald goons and pulled out 2 pairs of scissors that had crab-claw designs. Cancer snipped at the members and when he stopped, not only did the weapons they carried fall apart, they also became bald! They fainted in shock over their new 'hair-style'.

"Nice work, Lucy." Lelouch said. Erza nodded in agreement.

"Oh, thanks it was nothing." Lucy said, happy that she scored some points with Erza.

"However, the way this crab calls you '-ebi', I find it rather insulting." Erza said, making Lucy dejected over her harsh comment.

Erza then brought her attention back to the enemy, and there will still many of them still standing.

"Still so many, but I'll still wipe them out." She said as a magic circle appeared under her feet. Her entire body began to glow as her armor came off of her. She then began to place another armor on her body.

"Most magic swordsmen only have the ability to switch their weapons." Happy began to explain. "But Erza is able to switch her armor for wizarding armor that enhances her abilities. It's a special magic that only she possesses. A special type of requip like Euphemia's, except her's is called; The Knight!"

When the glow died down, Erza was now seen in a new armor, seeming to be made entirely out of silver metal. The upper portion of her armor consisted of a small breastplate that was composed of feather-shaped plates that pointed upwards with a large metal flower on the front. Her biceps were covered by metal straps and her large-plated gauntlets sported feather-shaped plates at the edges. Her waist was circled by large, decorated plates reminiscent of feathers that lied on a long skirt. She wore a pair of plated boots that were partially hidden under her skirt, each boot sporting metal ornaments shaped like wings. She also wore a neck guard made of feather-like plates and a tiara with prominent metal wings. Finishing the armor were two pairs of large metal wings which adorned Erza's back. There was also a circle of swords surrounding her.

"Heaven's Wheel Armor!"

"Oh wow!" Lucy said in awe of Erza's armor.

While Lelouch was also enamored by this change, he remained focused. He began to generate storm clouds around his body as Erza began her attack.

"Now dance my blades!" Erza shouted as the swords began to form a large circle around her waist. Upon seeing her transform, Karacka immediately knew who they were up against.

"I knew it! It has to be her!" Karacka said as Erza's swords picked up speed.

"Circle Sword!" The swords shot out, and cut through the Eisenwald members like they were nothing. At this point, around 85% of Eisenwald were knocked out. Seeing how strong Erza was, most of the remaining members began to shoot light beams at Lelouch, who was surrounded by storm clouds.

"Lelouch, look out!" Erza shouted, but Lelouch wasn't worried.

"Weather Magic:" A huge storm cloud began to form above the charging Eisenwald members. "Thunder Cataclysm!" A huge storm formed and engulfed the charging members. They were bombarded with strong winds and heavy lightning. When the storm cloud subsided, the members were seen knocked out with major burns from the lightning.

Lucy shuttered at this. "Woah, and I thought Erza was terrifying."

"Alright! You two are dealing with me now!" The whiskered Eisenwald member said as he charged, with Karacka trying to stop him.

"Don't do it Byard! Do you have any idea who that woman is?!" Karacka yelled, only for Byard to get knocked out easily by Erza. "She's the queen of the fairies, Titania Erza!" Erza requiped back into her Heart Kreuz armor as Lelouch released the electric pressure from his attack.

"OH MAN! THAT WAS AWESOME!" Lucy yelled in glee.

"Forget this! I'm out of here!" Karacka yelled as he fled deep into the station.

"I would imagine he's going to look for Erigor. Lucy, you should follow him." Erza said.

Lucy hesitated, but quickly complied when Erza gave her a glare. She ran quickly after Karacka alongside Happy, leaving Erza and Lelouch by themselves. Erza then went onto one knee and Lelouch went over to support her.

"Erza, are you alright?" Lelouch asked in concern.

"I'm fine." Erza assured. "But Gray was right, I overdid it on the magic mobile." She was exhausted. Lelouch went down and had her use him as support. Luckily, Erza was able to quickly get on her feet.

"We're not out of the woods yet." Lelouch said. "Erza, get the civilians near the station to evacuate as far from the station as possible. The staff as well."

"What about you?" Erza asked.

"I'll take a look around near the station just in case any Eisenwald members are still around." Lelouch said, though he had a different reason for doing so.

Erza nodded and the two split up, Erza went to the balcony to alert the people and Lelouch exited through the front and got a good distance away from the station. Erza grabbed a megaphone and walked to the edge of the balcony.

"LISTEN CLOSELY!" Erza yelled into the megaphone. "IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIVES, THEN LEAVE THIS PLACE IMMEDIATELY! THIS STATION HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY A DARK GUILD! THEY ARE THREATENING TO BROADCAST A DEADLY SPELL OVER THE LOUDSPEAKERS THAT WOULD KILL EVERYONE HERE!" The civilians were shocked to hear this. "I BEG YOU, PLEASE LEAVE THIS AREA AT ONCE!" The people heeded her pleas and ran to a safe location, including the train staff she headbutted earlier.

Erza watched as everyone ran from the station. "Now that the people are at a safe distance from the station, what will Erigor's next move be I wonder?" She asked herself when she suddenly felt a strong blast of wind. She looked behind her and was shocked to see the station surrounded in a giant barrier of wind.

"Is that… some kind of wind barrier?" Erza said in shock. She then felt a presence behind her and turned to see Erigor floating there, smugly.

"I've always wanted to face the Queen of the Fairies." Erigor said as he raised his palm. "But unfortunately, I don't have time for that right now." With a wave of his palm, he sent Erza through the wind barrier, trapping her.

"ERIGOR!" Erza tried to break through the barrier but got repelled due to how strong the wind was.

"It's useless!" Erigor said. "There's no chance for you to escape my magic sealing barrier. If you try to escape, the wind will tear you apart."

"What is the meaning of this?!" Erza shouted.

"We've wasted enough time on you Fairy Tail flies. Now if you'll excuse me…" Erigor then floated off in the distance.

"ERIGOR!" Erza shouted in anger. "Damn you!" 'So he wasn't targeting the station after all, but what is his plan exactly?' Erza thought.

"Erza!" She suddenly heard Lelouch's voice from the other side of the barrier. "Are you alright?"

"Despite a few scratches, I'm fine." Erza said. "But Erigor fled for some reason. This station wasn't his target."

"He's heading for Clover." Lelouch said. "Erigor's true targets are the guild masters at the conference." Erza's eyes widened in shock and horror.

"He's… going to try to kill the masters." Erza whispered in shock.

"I theorized that would be Erigor's goal the moment I read about Lullaby." Lelouch explained. "I also saw a map of the train tracks and saw that they ended in Clover, where the conference is right now. The reason Eisenwald took over this station was to prevent any traffic from heading to Clover since the train is the only way to get there. They also lured us here to trap us so we wouldn't cause any problems."

"NO!" Erza shouted in despair. "HE CAN'T DO THIS!"

"Don't worry. I took precautions." Lelouch assured Erza. "Before we left, I told Mira to send a message from me to Makarov along with the notification that you, Natsu, Gray and Lucy formed a team. He most likely has gotten it by now."

"What did you tell him?" Erza wanted desperately to know.

"I don't have time to explain. Just know that the guild masters will be safe." Lelouch told Erza, trying to assure her that the situation was under control. "Listen, I need you to head back into the station and gather the others. Also, find the one called Kageyama. If he could dispel the seal on Lullaby, then he can most likely disable the barrier. Once that happens, head across the tracks to Clover as fast as you can."

"What about you?" Erza asked.

"I'll go after Erigor and attempt to stall him. If I'm lucky enough, I may be able to bring him down before you guys get here." Lelouch answered. "But just in case I'm not enough, have Natsu come to me as fast as possible. His flames may be able turn the tides."

"Lelouch, are you sure?" Erza asked. She knew how strong Erigor was and since Lelouch was new to magic, she felt that he would have a hard time against him.

"I'm positive. Now go! Find the others. I'll meet you at the train bridge leading to Clover." Lelouch then formed a small tornado around his legs and took off, intending to stop, or at least slow down, Erigor before the others arrived.

As Erza watched him go, she couldn't help but feel some concern for him. 'Lelouch, be careful.' She thought as she ran into the station to do what Lelouch asked her to do.

With most of the team stuck in the wind barrier, Erigor made his way to Clover to kill the guild masters, unaware that he was being followed.

Here we go! Erza has been introduced to the story and our heroes have come face to face with Eisenwald.

This update didn't come as fast as I intended. It was mainly due to family issues. My grandmother died late January, so I had to be somewhere for her funeral.

I chose to stop with Erigor trapping the heroes, except Lelouch, in the station. I will try to finish the Lullaby arc next chapter. It may end the chapter after that, I'm not sure.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. Please leave a review, like and follow the story if you wish, and I will see you guys in the next chapter, whenever I finish it. Peace.

Next Time: Serving Justice