After hearing Natalia's story, Erza and Gray want to save her now more than ever. They were hoping for a surprise attack, but Rod was already aware of their presence and got them to come out of hiding.

"What are they doing here?" Natalia questioned, but she just remembered that the two of them left the guild before the attack. "That's right. They weren't at the guild earlier."

"These two snuck on our train by themselves?" Jaccu said. "Are they just that brave or are they just that stupid?"

"You two are on here without permission. Leave." Kaemin said.

"We'll leave and we're taking Natalia with us." Gray said as he got ready to fight. Erza pulled out a pair of swords and was ready herself.

"No. Don't." Natalia said, but her voice went unheard as the rest of E.R. attacked. Kallie ran right towards them. She held out her leg to kick Erza, but Erza crossed her swords and blocked the attack. She pushed Kallie back and tried to slash at her, but Kallie flipped back.

"Ice-Make: Lance!" Gray shot lances of ice, but Kaemin stopped the attack as he used his swords and caused the ice to break easily. "No way!"

"So you use maker magic like Jaccu." Kaemin acknowledge.

"Not like me!" Jaccu said as he managed to get right next to Gray and gave a pretty strong uppercut under his chin. "I'm better!" Jaccu gave him a strong kick in the gut and had Gray hit the wall. Erza tried slashing at him, but he avoided his attacks. "Ooh! What's your name?"

"Stop flirting and focus on taking them out." Kaemin said. He ran pass Jaccu and tried using his swords against Erza, but she was able to block his attack as well.

"They're strong." Erza said.

"You should see what we did to your fellow guild members." Kallie said as she got right next to Erza with her unable to move. She grabbed Erza by the face and slammed her against the ground. Kaemin used the opening and kicked her back.

"You attacked our friends? You'll pay big time!" Gray said as he slammed his hands on the ground and had ice form on the floor and froze their feet to keep the enemy in place.

"You think a little ice can slow us down?" Rod taunted as he easily broke free one leg from the ice. He stomped down and caused the entire ice to shatter.

"You're kidding me!" Gray said as he can't believe how strong they are.

"Iron-Make: Rammer!" Jaccu formed a hammer-end piece of metal and had it slam very hard against Gray to have him slammed against the wall. When it disappeared, Gray dropped to his knees and held his gut.

"Gray, are you okay?" Erza asked.

"I'll be okay, but these guys are on a whole other level compared to that other unit we fought." Gray said.

'Is it because before we had Platinum Angel to help us last time or is it simply a difference in power? Maybe a mixture.' Erza thought.

"You shouldn't let your guard down even for an instant." Rod said as he was right in front of Erza. Erza turned her head, but was met with his hand as he grabbed a hold of her neck and lifted her up with her feet not even touching the ground. Erza tried using her swords against him, but Rod easily knocked them out of her hand. He tightened his grip and Erza was having trouble breathing.

"Erza!" Gray shouted as he tried to save her as he formed some ice around his arm, but Rod was able to stop the attack and grab Gray the same way. Both of them could feel his magic power and it was unreal.

'This one's magic power is completely different from the others. It's not just stronger, it's more intense. I think it would be safe to say that he's the strongest one out of all of them.' Erza thought.

"You two shouldn't be here. You're not supposed to be on a train without a ticket." Rod said. "I'll let you two live since we made a deal with Natalia, but your stop is coming up."

"Wait. Natalia, listen." Gray said and got her attention. "I'm sorry. I really am. I'm sorry about what I said back at the guild. You do belong in Fairy Tail." That was nice of Gray to admit, but Natalia just turned away.

"I'm afraid it's too late." Rod said. "Natalia has accepted her fate. She's going to die and she knows there's nowhere in the world for her. I know you two heard what we were just talking about. So you know that this all that awaits for her."

"You would use her tragic past and those hurtful feelings to bring her to such a despicable fate?" Erza said. "How depraved are you? What kind of people are you?"

"The kind that doesn't care so long as we have our way." Rod said and said it so casually like he has no shame in it. He radiated some of his magic power. Suddenly an explosion went off with part of the train cart's wall coming off and Erza and Gray being tossed off the train. Both of them rolled against the ground as the train went further and further away. "That should take them away."

"Hopefully they get the message and stay out of this." Jaccu said. "I'll give Fairy Tail this much. They sure do have some hot as hell ladies."

"Get focused. Sea Lily Town is coming up." Kaemin said. The rain was clearing away and a large tower could be seen with another town and that town was where Natalia's fate will be sealed. Meanwhile, Erza and Gray had a rough landing, but they were able to get back up.

"Erza, are you okay?" Gray said.

"I'll live." Erza said.

"Those guys are seriously strong. No way you and I can handle those guys by ourselves." Gray said.

"That's why I'm calling in some help." Erza said as she pulled out a portable communication lacrima.

…..

Fairy Tail

They finished fixing the place up and helping the injured. Makarov took notice of a communication lacrima going off. He pushed his chair over and was able to answer.

"Hello? Who is this?" Makarov said.

"Master, it's Erza." Erza's voice could be heard and everyone gathered to hear her.

"Erza? Where are you? We could have used your help a little while ago." Makarov said.

"I already know what happened at the guild. I'm with Gray right now." Erza said. "We know what happened with Natalia. We tried to save her, but this unit of E.R. was a lot stronger than we believed."

"Yeah. They just humiliated our whole guild and beat everyone." Natsu said with some anger.

"Erza, does this also mean you know of what happened with Natalia?" Lucy said.

"Yes. I know she turned herself." Erza said.

"It was more than just that." Happy said.

"Natalia claimed that being in Fairy Tail really meant nothing to her." Lucy said. "She only stayed around because of some debt she made herself. I can't believe she actually say that."

"No. Listen. Natalia actually enjoyed her time in Fairy Tail." Erza said and hat got everyone's attention.

"It was more complicated than you guys think." Gray said.

"Gray, my love! I'm so happy to hear your voice once more!" Juvia cheered.

"Juvia, not now." Levy politely said.

"Natalia did join Fairy Tail for the reason she said at first, but she actually grew to enjoy it." Gray said.

"Natalia only gave herself up because she wanted to protect everyone." Erza said. "I don't know what she said to all of you, but she only said it in hopes that we don't go after her to try and save her for our own sake."

"If she thinks we're not going to help her, she's got another thing coming." Natsu said.

"Yeah, but there's something you all must know first." Erza said. "We heard about Natalia's past and it's a harsh one. The reason Natalia joined E.R. in the first place was because she wanted to disappear from the world."

"What? Why would she want that?" Laxus said.

"Natalia had a hard life as a child." Gray said. "A lot of people were actually afraid of her and her own mother hardly seemed to care for her from what we heard. Then, E.R. attacked her home village and Natalia was the only one who survived."

"What?! Her home was destroyed?" Wendy said as she felt sorry for Natalia.

"How awful." Carla said.

"Natalia tried to survive on her own, but that wasn't going so well." Erza said. "Natalia believes there's no place in the world for her. She believes that everything she thinks and feels doesn't really matter. She only stayed in Fairy Tail because she thought she needed too, but I think she actually she wanted to stay."

"So we were wrong about her all along." Lucy said as she felt better about how Natalia really felt, but also felt bad so of how she thought of Natalia.

"You can apologize to her when you see her." Makarov said. "We need to convince Natalia to leave E.R. for good and return to the guild. Fairy Tail is the home she never had."

"Guys, we've got a serious problem." Gray said. "They were never planning on taking her back. They're planning to kill her." That piece of information was the biggest shock to all of them.

"They're going to kill her?!" Happy said.

"How could they do that? They're suppose to be friends, aren't they?" Natsu said.

"Apparently, it's looked down upon of any sign of betrayal." Erza said. "Since Natalia left E.R. and joined Fairy Tail, even for a short while, they saw it as betrayal and they won't tolerate it."

"Still, she's their friend, isn't she?" Natsu said.

"Natsu, I don't think this affiliation is like guilds." Gray said. "I don't think they care for their friends or even see each other like that. Besides, the fact that Natalia is from a separate unit might play a part in it."

"This is horrible." Lucy said.

"Do you know where they're taking her?" Makarov asked.

"They're traveling by train." Erza said. "They're taking her to a town called Sea Lily Town. Is anyone familiar with that place?"

"I think I've heard of that place." Levy said. "Sea Lily is town by the ocean like Hargeon, but it's border by the water is actually a waterfall so no boats can actually dock in it. Other than that, not much is really known about the place. It's all shrouded in mystery for years."

"I have a hunch E.R. might be responsible for that." Gajeel said. "There's a chance they're using that town as a base."

"Even if they are, that isn't going to stop us." Natsu said. "We were given the job of eliminating E.R. and that's what we're going to do. They attacked our guild and they've taken one of us. We've got to make these bastards pay big time for what they did."

"Agreed." Makarov said. "This time, the whole guild is going. Not only is this enemy strong, but we need to show Natalia how much she is cared for so she can continue living."

"You can count me in." Gajeel said as he was popping his knuckles. "If this E.R. is really all bad, I want to see what they're really all about."

"If my darling is going, so am I." Juvia said.

"Same here. After that little humiliation, I've got to get a little redemption." Laxus said. Everyone in the guild agreed and they all feel the same about Natalia now. She's one of them now and they're going to let her know that she is welcomed in the guild.

"Erza and Gray, go on ahead and get to this Sea Lily Town. Scope out the area so we know what to expect." Makarov said.

"Understood." Erza said.

"Just you wait, E.R." Natsu said as he stared off at the distance. "We're going to rescue out friend."