Cole charged his body as Erza reverted back to her normal armor.

'That won't save you from this' said Cole as he shot a barrage of lightning bolts aimed at her. Erza stood still and immediately deflected his bolts by her sword with grace.

'So that's how she's gonna play' Cole grinned and shot two magnum bolts instantaneously.

'Let's see you dodge this' said Cole soon after which he slammed his fists on the ground. Erza held her sword close to herself and slashed it against the bolt, pressing herself against the attack.

'Gotcha!' yelled Cole, soon after which spikes of ice erupted underneath Erza. With almost no time to respond, Erza tried to jump away in order to escape. The spikes managed to scratch off her leg as she was airborne. Cole quickly used his ice jump to catch up to her and as he approached an unsuspecting Erza, he swung his amp ferociously. Erza was surprised and quickly drew out her sword to block his attack.

'You won't win that easily!' yelled Erza as she reequipped into her black wing armor and kicked Cole away. Cole landed on the ground with his feet, while Erza stood on top of one of the ice spikes Cole had made.

'Fighting her head on isn't the best idea, especially when she has a big ass sword.. but..'

'Alright Erza! you want me? Come and get me!' yelled Cole as he dropped his amp and drew out gigawatt blades from his hands. Cole used his frost dash to charge onto Erza, who was surprised by the speed Cole had immediately attempted to slash his blade, only to be blocked by Erza's sword.

'Is that the best you can do McGrath?!' exclaimed Erza as she deflected his attack and immediately punched him away, followed by immediately changing into her flame empress armor and firing a fireball at him.

'Oh I'm just getting started!' said Cole as he recovered in mid air and used his frost shield to deflect Erza's attack, creating a huge mist which engulfed the battle arena.

'Hold on Yukino, before you leave, if I may ask a few questions that have been bothering me' said Gray as he spotted her outside, near the street markets. Yukino paused and turned around to see Gray and Lucy walking towards her.

'Would you mind if I see that cloak for a sec?' asked Gray.

'Okay..' replied Yukino as she handed over the Dark blue robe. Gray looked at it carefully once again as he kept staring at the emblem embedded on it.

'Why would Reaper have Crime Sorciere's cloak? It doesn't make any sense' said Gray as he examined the cloak Yukino handed over to him. 'You think he killed them?' asked Natsu curiously.

'It is a possibility, but why would he keep their cloak, I mean he wouldn't be keeping it if he knew who they were' added Gray.

'Hey.. Yukino, mind telling us how exactly Reaper ended up joining your guild?' asked Gray curiously. Yukino stared at the ground, seconds after which she looked up and spoke.

'A year ago, Minerva, our Guild Master's daughter, had told Master Jiemma that a powerful wizard was willing to join us. I don't know how and when Minerva met him, but what I do know, is that Jiemma never liked Reaper because of his attitude. He was always disrespectful to his commands' she said.

'Disrespectful?' questioned Gray further.

'He would often skip team meetings, often stay out late at the night, and would always be by himself' replied Yukino.

'It's hard to believe he'd get along with someone anyways' bumped in Natsu.

'Alright, thank's for your time!' replied Gray as he handed over the robe. Yukino grinned and walked away, leaving Natsu, Lucy and Gray out in the streets.

Cole and Erza exchanged blows over the friendly match they were engaged on, right after which Cole's amp and Erza's sword had collided. Both Cole and Erza grinned as both of them tried to overcome one another. Cole tried to gain the advantage, but failed as his actions gave Erza the opening she needed to knock away his Amp. Cole watched as his amp flew away and anchored itself onto the ground. Erza grinned as she was about to finish him off.

'Not tonight..'

Cole smiled back and charged his hands, and used a graviton blast, distorting Erza's balance, he then punched her, knocking her away onto the ground. Erza tried to get up, and then stopped as she saw Cole's amp pointing straight at her face.

'You win McGrath' said Erza as she smiled, while lying on the ground.

'Almost got me there' replied Cole as he extended his hand. Erza grabbed his hand and stood up.

'You know.. we should train more often' replied Erza as she looked at him.

'Aheh, that would certainly piss off Natsu even more don't you think?' replied Cole with a smile.

'HEY!' yelled out a voice familiar to both of them. Cole and Erza turned to their right to see Natsu, Gray and Lucy walking towards them.

'COLE! I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY BEST FRIEND! YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FIGHTING ME! NOT HER!' yelled out Natsu as loud as he can.

'Natsu! Calm down you idiot!' exclaimed Lucy.

'I WON'T CALM DOWN! NOT UNTIL HE FIGHTS M...' replied Natsu before he was knocked out by Erza.

'That's enough..' she said as she struck Natsu behind his head.

'Damn.. didn't know Erza could shut him up with one blow'

'Let's leave, Cole.. I owe you a drink tonight' said Erza with a smile.

'Sure thing' replied Cole as he carried Natsu on his back. As they walked across the street, Natsu opened his eyes to see him being on Cole's back.

'Hey.. if I'm not walking.. and I'm still moving.. then that means..' he mumbled soon after which he started feeling sick.

'Awgh man you gotta be kidding me! Motion sickness?' exclaimed Cole as he let go of him. 'That's Natsu for you' added Lucy.

Meanwhile, as Reaper moved across the streets, incognito, he stopped and immediately climbed on top of a building, as he sensed someone familiar to him nearby.

'It's him alright' mumbled Reaper soon as he looked below and watched as Cole and his friends walked across the streets. Cole suddenly paused and looked up, right towards the direction of Reaper, making Reaper keep his head down.

'What's he doing here?'

'What's wrong?' asked Lucy curiously.

'I don't know.. but I kinda get the feeling that we're being watched' replied Cole soon as he turned his attention towards Lucy.

'Watched?' asked Erza as she looked up.

'You guys ho ahead, I'll catch up with you later' added Cole, surprising everyone around him.

'But where are you going?' asked Natsu as he stood up.

'I have to buy something.. I just remembered' replied Cole. The guild members weren't satisfied by Cole's answer, but agreed to leave without him. As soon as they left, Cole quickly used his ice jump to get on top of the same building Reaper had been standing on.

'Been a long time, McGrath' said Reaper in a demonic voice, staring at the full moon which had been illuminating the night sky. Cole, who was just standing behind him, a couple of meters away grunted as he kept looking at Reaper.

'What are you doing here, how the hell are you alive? I thought I finished you off that day' said Cole as he charged his fist. Reaper smiled and turned around, with his demonic crimson eyes glowing brighter than the lanterns lit across the streets.

'So did I, Cole' replied Reaper.

'I've done this before, and i'll do it once again. I'll finish you off, right here.. right now!' yelled Cole as he aimed his fist right at Reaper. As Cole began charging his body, he felt weaker and weaker, making him fall on his knees as he tried to gather more power.

'Damn it, that fight with Erza sure as hell drained a lot from me, but I shouldn't back off from here, not while he's standing right in front of me'.

Reaper closed his eyes with a grin, soon after which Cole charged straight towards him with his frost dash. As Cole closed in, Reaper immediately opened his eyes and stopped Cole's fist mid air. He then slammed his fist against Cole's torso, knocking him against the building's terrace wall. Cole held his body and tried to stand up, only to be put down by Reaper, who put his feet against Cole's body, preventing him from getting up.

'Oh how long I waited for this moment' said Reaper as he charged his fist and aimed at Cole's face. He then shot a skull bolt close to Cole's face, not intending to kill him.

'I can't kill you' said Reaper as he let him go. Cole stood up and dusted his clothes off, while drawing out his amp in anger.

'Why did you let me go?' askes Cole while charging his amp.

'There's a storm coming.. and..' replied Reaper, before getting interrupted by a blast of Fire covering his entire body.

'Are you alright?' yelled Natsu as he helped Cole stand out. Reaper emerged out of the flames with a grin on his face.

'Natsu Dragneel' said Reaper as he stared deep into Natsu's eyes.

'You think you can hurt my friends and get away with it?' questioned Natsu as he stood up along with Cole.

'Natsu.. you don't need to..' whispered Cole as he tried to stand up.. but fell on his knees.

'Damn it.. I feel like.. I..' said Cole as he fell onto the ground and went unconscious.

'Hmph, looks like it's just you and me.. Natsu' said Reaper with a smile. Natsu turned around to see Cole knocked out Cold.

'Hang in there pal' said Natsu as he covered his fists in flames. 'I won't ever let you..' grunted Natsu as he charged his body,

'GET AWAY WITH THIS!' he yelled, releasing a burst of flame around him, soon after which lightning began to sorround him.

'Lightning?' thought Reaper as he observed Natsu charge his body.

'Lightning Fire Dragon mode!' yelled Natsu as he charged his body and dashed towards Reaper.

'Fire dragon : Wing attack!' yelled Natsu as he attempted to punch Reaper, creating a smoke which covered the entire rooftop. After a few seconds, Natsu rubbed his eyes to see no one standing in front of him. Reaper had left the scene, leaving Natsu and Cole the only ones at the rooftop. Natsu grunted and held Cole on his back, soon after which he took him to the guild hall.

Natsu immediately headed for the Tavern with Cole, who was knocked out cold, on his back, when suddenly, Cole woke up and immediately had fallen off Natsu's back.

'W..what happened? Where's Reaper?' asked Cole as he panicked and tried to stand up.

'I'm glad your alright Cole, Reaper managed to escape, you're lucky I managed to be there on time' replied Natsu.

'How did you know I was in danger' asked Cole as he tried to stand up. Natsu immediately rushed to his aid and helped him stand.

'I knew something was wrong when you said you have to go, then so, I knew for sure someone was watching us, I could smell him' replied Natsu. Cole flashes back to the moment he almost died.

'Why didn't he kill me? what happened back there?'

'I'm.. fine.. let's get going..' replied Cole as he tried to walk.

'Here pal' replied Natsu as he assisted him

As the duo arrived at the guild hall, others were anxiously waiting for the two, as it had been quite late.

'What took you two so long?' asked Gajeel as Natsu and Cole stepped in.

'Cole? are you alright?' asked Wendy as she stepped towards him.

'I'm fine.. nothing to worry about' replied Cole as he sat down on a chair nearby.

'He was attacked' replied Natsu.

'But by whom?' asked Erza.

'Reaper' replied Natsu while looking at Cole, as Wendy began healing his wounds. The hall went into silence upon hearing Natsu's words.

'I won't let that guy get away with this' added Natsu with anger. Erza held her sword and stared at Cole. 'Count me in' she said with a serious look on her face.

'Reaper huh?' said Laxus as he tapped Cole's back.

'I don't know, he could have finished me off right there, but it's something he said.. (Cole remembers Reaper's words before Natsu had interrupted) 'There's a storm coming' A storm'

'I'll handle him myself' said Cole as he stood up. Everyone else looked at him as he stretched his arms. Ursa listened to all of this from a distance and kept thinking about what had happened.

'Why would Reaper do this...' she mumbled as tears began falling off her cheeks. She then looked at her hand and charged her fist with lighting, which immediately turned red.

'Reaper..' she whispered as she stood up and walked towards her room.

Reaper walked across the streets all by himself, soon after which he noticed himself being watched.

'Who's there? Reveal yourself!' yelled out Reaper, soon after which someone with a black robe began to run away.

'Stop!' yelled Reaper as he used his firebird strike to close into the suspect. After a long chase, Reaper shot an alpha bolt aimed at the legs, right after which he used his firebird strike to close in.

'You know, for a kid you do run pretty fast!' yelled Reaper after which he looked at the suspect and was completely shocked.

'What the!?' exclaimed Reaper, being completely shocked over what he saw.

As the guilds prepped themselves for Day 3, a hurdle had struck Team Fairy Tail B, as one of their prime members, Cole McGrath, had been injured. Who knows what Reaper has in mind, with Day 3 on the cards, will Cole and his friends turn out triumphant?