Fairy Tail's battle against E.R.7. has been going back and forth so far with both sides being even. E.R.7. is putting up a fight against some of Fairy Tail's best, but that doesn't stop them. The others are in engaged in some battles, but Natsu continues to track down Natalia. After a frantic search, he and Happy somehow ended up at the top of the tower.

"Natsu, did you really think they keep her up here?" Happy questioned. "This is where they were when he first showed ourselves to them. Did you really think they would stay here?"

"Have to search somewhere." Natsu said and started sniffing his nose. "Natalia's scent is still here. It's mixed in with some of the others, but her flower scent stands out from the rest of them."

"That means you should be able to track her, right?" Happy said.

"Way ahead of you." Natsu said as he started sniffing around like a dog. It lead him right to the wall, but Happy was having doubts.

"I think your nose might be on the fritz." Happy said. Natsu knew his nose too well to have doubts. Natsu pounded the wall and they could see the secret passages.

"Don't doubt the nose. They must have taken her down this way." Natsu said.

"So if we follow the path, it should lead us to Natalia." Happy said.

"Yeah, but there are a couple other scents down there. Doesn't matter." Natsu said. "Nothing is going to stop us from saving out friend." Natsu ran down the hall with Happy flying after him.

…..

Natalia

Natalia continued being escorted by Rod and Sonder. She's hoping someone from the guild will come to rescue her, but it wasn't looking so good for her.

"Are you worried about your little friends, Natalia?" Sonder said. "You don't really have time to worry about such trivial things. There's no way they can defeat this unit and there's no way they will be able to find us. Just give up any hope of you getting out."

"Well, that's not entirely true. There actually is a way for them to track us." Rod said.

"Huh? What are you talking about? How could they track us?" Sonder questioned.

"I heard that dragon slayers actually possess a stronger sense of smell than most people. They could track us by scent." Rod said.

"Say what?!" Sonder said as he couldn't believe Rod didn't say anything about this. "Rod, you knew that? If you knew that, why didn't you say anything sooner?"

"You didn't ask." Rod said, but he actually had a hidden agenda.

"What?! Don't you think that was important information to know? We don't want them to chase after us!" Sonder said as he had them stop. "You're protecting me, aren't you? You should be able to make calls like that on your own." As the two of them were arguing, Natalia looked back and was hoping for the best. "Hey." Natalia turned to him, but he smacked her across the face. "Don't think this changes anything. You'll still be dead either way." Natalia glared right at Sonder. He was surely the lowest of the low. "You really are more trouble than you're worth. Rod, drag her if you have to." Rod reached over and grabbed Natalia and dragged her with them.

'Natsu…I know it's you coming. I just know it. Please hurry.' Natalia thought.

…

Gajeel

Gajeel was able to meet up with Laxus in the kitchen after coming across Foota. Foota's specialty is gravity magic, but that isn't stopping Gajeel since he was able to pound Foota right outside.

"Cha-cha-cha. What is with this guy?" Foota said as he got back up. "I thought I could immobilize him, but this guy is a lot tougher than he looks."

"Nice punch." Laxus said.

"I'm just getting started." Gajeel said as he popped his knuckles. "I wish I could pound this guy around all day, but we're in a hurry." Gajeel ran right at Foota. "Hand over that damn key!"

"Cha-cha-cha! This guy is a monster!" Foota said as he used his magic and had the gravity around Gajeel go sideways. He tried to push Gajeel back, but Gajeel was holding out and it seemed like he was running on a treadmill.

"You think a little push can stop me?" Gajeel said as he tried to fight against it.

"Cha-cha-cha! What is the deal with this guy?" Foota said. Foota put a little more power in his magic and was able to have Gajeel slide back and had him hit the wall.

"Don't worry. I'll take care of him." Laxus said as he was building some electricity around his arm.

"Get in line, thunder troll." Gajeel said. "Do I look like I'm beaten? This is my opponent. You already got your opponent."

"Who do you think you're talking too? I'm one of E.R. I'll show you my power." Foota said as he was running back in and kept the fight between him and Gajeel going.

"So far I'm not impressed. Iron Dragon Roar!" Gajeel said and unleashed his breath attack.

"Idiot. If my magic can work on you, it can surely work against your spells." Foota said and used his magic against Gajeel's roar and had it dispersed. However, Foota appeared to have vanished.

"Where'd he go?" Laxus said.

"I don't know, but he's not getting away." Gajeel said and ran through the whole and made it outside. "Where is he?"

"Up here!" Gajeel looked up to be met with a powerful right hook and was shoved against the ground.

"Bastard!" Gajeel was able to swing his leg around and give Foota a powerful kick and knocked him off. Gajeel got back up and gave Foota a strong uppercut that pushed him back some.

"Cha-cha-cha. This guy is really starting to get on my nerves." Foota said. He looked around to see what he could use to help beat him and noticed how close they were to the water. "That's it. I hope you can swim." Foota was using his magic again and tried pushing Gajeel into the sea.

"You're not pushing me around this time." Gajeel said. He reached out to Foota and Foota got a little scared at the thought of what he was doing.

"You're crazy. You're not dragging me in with you." Foota said. He added some more power to it, but Gajeel grabbed Foota's arm when he did and wouldn't let go. That caused both of them to be flying off the fortress and over the water. Both of them fell in and were out of sight.

"Gajeel!" Laxus called out as he ran out and tried to find them from above the fortress. Gajeel and Foot emerged with Gajeel holding on to Foota and started pounding him around.

"Let's see you try and get out of this." Gajeel said. "Did you really think a little water could stop me?"

"Wait, you idiot." Foota said.

"Not a chance." Gajeel said as he was ready to cause Foota to blackout.

"Gajeel, you're heading to the waterfall!" Laxus called out. Gajeel heard him, but he didn't noticed because he was distracted with beating Foota around. Gajeel took a look behind Foota and saw they were about to head down.

"Oh crud! Looks like we're both goners." Gajeel said.

"You are. I'm out of here." Foota said as he used his magic around himself and tried floating out of the water.

"Oh no you don't!" Gajeel said as he grabbed a hold of Foota and was floating with him, but the added weight appeared to have some effect on Foota's control over his power.

"Cha-cha-cha! Let go you idiot. You could cause both of us to go over the falls." Foota said. "You're extra weight is causing some problems."

"So you better us over the land quickly." Gajeel said. He was actually entrusting his life to an enemy, but if the enemy wants to stay alive as well, he's got no choice, but to help Gajeel. As that was going on, Laxus watched from the safety of the fortress on the upper level, but he heard a strange sound coming from the kitchen.

"What's going on in there?" Laxus questioned. Laxus went to check it out and saw the fridge was shaking. "That other guy is trying to break out." The door burst right off and Laxus was ready for him.

"That…..was….quite…..pleasant actually." Yonku said.

"Huh? This guy sounds different." Laxus said. He watched as Yonku stepped out and he couldn't believe what was right in front of him. Yonku was much bigger like he was stuffed and actually had some food in his mouth. "Are you kidding me?! Did you eat everything in the fridge?!" These members of E.R. are quite unpredictable. Being unpredictable also has an effect on one's hope. It can cause it to rise or flee and so far it's troubling for Fairy Tail.

…

Lucy

Lucy wasn't fairing much better herself. She went to face Kallie after Gray failed to beat her, but she isn't any better than he was. Kallie was taking a bath and Lucy, for some reason, barely has any energy to stand.

"I thought you came here to fight. Is there a problem?" Kallie said.

"Quit taunting." Lucy said. "I don't know what kind of powers you have, but I won't go down as easily as you might think."

"Really? You mean unlike that last fairy that came in here?" Kallie said and Lucy scowled at her for looking down on Gray. "It is your move. The battle has already begun." Lucy tried to get back up, but was still having trouble.

'My strength seems to be coming back a little, but it's still not enough.' Lucy thought. She remembered what happened to Gray and she knew the real danger hasn't even come yet. 'Whatever happened to Gray, she's the one who did it. That happens and I lost some strength. How is she doing it?'

"Well, my bath time is about over." Kallie said as she got out of the bath. "Please excuse me." She lowered a curtain so she could change in private.

'I can't let things go like this.' Lucy thought as she was doing her best and noticed much more of her strength was coming back. 'Yes. That's it.' Lucy was able to get back on her feet just as finished Kallie finished changing into her clothes.

"Oh! Are you ready to get serious?" Kallie said.

"That does it!" Lucy said and pulled out one of her keys. "Open, Gate of the Archer: Sagittarius!" She called for one of her spirits and Sagittarius rose.

"You called, milady." Sagittarius said.

"Interesting. So you use spirits to fight along with you." Kallie said.

"Make it so she doesn't move around so much." Lucy said.

"I'm on it." Sagittarius said as he took aim and fired some arrows. Kallie didn't even try to dodge them. The arrows grazed against Kallie, but she wasn't wounded or anything. She transformed into a bunch of bubbles and dispersed. "What's this?"

"Bubbles?! What?!" Lucy said. "Was that some sort of bubble clone? Then, where'd she go?"

"Right behind you." Kallie said as she appeared behind Lucy and gave her a strong kick that knocked her against the tub.

"Lady Lucy!" Sagittarius called out.

"You get lost." Kallie said as she drove her knee against Sagittarius' gut and slammed her foot against his head.

"I'm sorry, Lady Lucy. I must be going now." Sagittarius said before he vanished.

"I'm afraid you're going to need more than you little pets to beat me." Kallie said. Lucy managed to get back up and was wondering what was going on.

'How is she doing that?' Lucy thought. 'That clone was made out of bubbles. Come to think of it, there were bubbles on the floor when I walked in.' She took a look at the spot she was on earlier and noticed the bubbles were gone. "Hold on. Do you use some sort of bubble magic that gives your opponents a relaxing feeling and drains them of their strength?" Kallie was always the calm kind of person, but not right now.

"What?! How could you have known?! Who told you?!" Kallie said.

"A little sensitive, are we? All I did was take a guess." Lucy said. 'Okay. I now know what type of magic she can use, but I still don't know what she did to Gray exactly.' She thought. Kallie adjusted her glasses and got serious.

"Still you won't be able to win." Kallie said as she held her palm up to her moth and she blew against it with all kinds of bubbles coming off her hand and surrounded Lucy. "Bubble magic might look playful and it actually makes cleaning yourself a whole lot easier, but it can also be quite dangerous."

"What do you mean?" Lucy questioned, but she had a feeling she wasn't going to like it.

"This is what I mean." Kallie said. "Popping Burst!" She snapped her fingers and all the bubbles started to pop with each one releasing a shockwave that blasted Lucy. Her body felt like she was getting smashed from all ends of her body. When it all settled, Lucy dropped to the ground. "Every member in this unit possess a magic that might seem like nothing, but each one is powerful in their own way. As we continue this, Natalia is getting further and further away. Your guild might have defeated E.R.6., but we are on a different level. Soon, we'll reach the point where you can't do anything to stop us." Lucy wasn't giving up yet. Natsu is chasing after Natalia, but there's no telling how much closer she is to the Forgotten Sea. Time continues to run out, but everyone is going against an enemy they just can't seem to get through.