Chapter 34

"I'm your uncle." Brain sneered at Levy, who stared up at him with wide eyes. This man, this cold, heartless man who hurt her friends and threatened her family... he was related to her?! How? How could he possibly be her uncle? On either side? Her mother was so kind and gentle, and her father was firm but compassionate. This man before her, he was a cold, ruthless monster! "Ah, you don't believe me?" Brain scowled, tightening his grip on her arm. "I suppose I should specify. I'm your great uncle. Take a look, little girl. See any familial resemblance? Anything?" he pulled her closer, far too close for her comfort, and made her look at his face. He did look somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place it. Something about the slant of his jaw and the curve of his eyes. "My niece looked so very much like my younger brother. Not so much like me, but it is enough, no?"

"I... you're my m-mother's... uncle?" Levy managed to stammer out, leaning back to try and distance herself from the man as much as possible. He just grinned at her.

"I see you've got my brother's smarts, much like your mother did." he shook his head, standing up straight once more. "Except for when it comes to men, apparently. The women in our family tend to fall for very... dangerous men, men who should be... dealt with." Levy tensed at this. She couldn't tell if that was just him musing about her and her mother's choice of romantic interests, or if it was a concealed threat against Gajeel. And then she wondered if this man had something to do with her parents' deaths...

"What... what do you want from me? Why did you bring me here?" she gathered up the courage to ask.

"Oh, little girl, there are many reasons for that." he chuckled darkly. The cruel grin he gave her made her shrink back in fear. "But those reasons are for me to know... and you to find out." he released her arm but quickly pushed her off the platform. She yelped in fear and surprise as arms wrapped around her, and she looked behind her to find that Cobra had returned. "You know where to put her." Brain told Cobra, who nodded.

"And the other woman?" Cobra questioned.

"Stick her with the blonde for now. I might give her to the men later, if they deserve it." Brain chuckled, earning a cheering roar from the entire guild. Levy watched as men came to the platform and dragged a struggling Juvia away, in the same direction Cobra had taken Lucy. Cobra began to drag Levy in the opposite direction, pulling her through the crowd. The men kept trying to touch and grab at her as she was dragged away, all of them cheering or hooting lewdly. Levy's eyes began to fill with tears as she turned to look at Brain, who was still giving her that evil grin.

Gajeel... please... hurry!

Gajeel growled to himself as he paced back and forth. He paused to look out over the large group of men and women amassing at the ruined mansion. Fairy Tail members all eager to fight, to crush Phantom Lord, to get revenge! They were armed to the teeth, ready to live and die for the family. Even the members they had in the police force were there. It was the single largest gathering of Fairy Tail members since they initially drove out Phantom Lord sixteen years ago. No, this was larger. They'd gained more members since then... an unprecedented number of members, especially in recent years. No number of police, swat teams, or FBI agents could even think to confront this growing crowd, nor did they attempt to. No, the tension was so thick that the entire city could feel that something big was coming. Everyone stayed indoors, even the cops.

His old man, the Don, was overseeing the gathering of their forces. He stood in front of the growing crowd, his face stoic. But Gajeel knew the old man was as furious as he was. This was a direct attack on his family. Several of their best members were dead or injured, and three of them were taken. One being his future daughter-in-law. Makarov and Igneel stood beside him, as the rest of the council was helping get everyone together. Igneel's daughter-in-law, the mother of his grandchild, had been taken. He'd had to knock his son out to keep him from going after her, much like Metallicana had to knock some sense in Gajeel. Natsu finally got the message when Igneel reminded him that he still had Kasai to look after. Would he abandon his daughter? Leave her not only motherless, but fatherless as well? Natsu hadn't liked his implications, but he understood. He's been clinging to his daughter ever since, spending as much time as he could with her. But he was determined to get his wife back no matter what. He would fight, but his daughter would know he loved her before he left.

Gray was also in a bad place, though, unlike Natsu, he hadn't needed to be reminded of his daughter's importance. The first thing he did was make sure his baby girl was safe. Then he left her with a family friend, along with a note for his daughter, in case he or Juvia didn't survive this war. He's been helping everyone prepare since then.

Gajeel had been working closely with the council, creating a plan of attack. They formed squads, chose leaders of the squads, and decided their plan of attack. First, there was the infiltration team, led by Gajeel. They were going to try and locate their missing family members, and identify key targets to eliminate. Once they relayed information, or if they were not heard from by a certain time, the rest of the family would make their attack. They planned for three waves. The first wave would distract the main forces, and the second would cut of any path of escape. The third wave was bringing the heat. All the heavy hitters, destructive weapons, etc., would be coming in with the third wave. They were certain that Phantom Lord was unaware of their dealings in the arms section of the black market, seeing as they mostly focused overseas. They wouldn't know what hit them.

Phantom Lord would be nothing but ashes by the time they were through with them. Nobody. NOBODY messes with Fairy Tail.

Yay, I got a chance to update again! Sorry for the short chapter again but if I went any farther it would be one humongous chapter and it would have taken me even longer to update :P

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