Thanks Aries, sorry I can't help but leave cliff hangers but yes eventually *evil laugh* all will be revealed.

Okay enough about the Fairy Tail gang for now let's go back to the bad boys.

Sting was muttering curses wrapped up in a head piece to keep the sun off, it was boiling hot traveling on camels, following an imaginary trail led by Jellal and Lyon. Rouge was just behind Sting but he offered no complaint to their situation, his pet a desert fox Froshe lay sleeping in front of him, Sting's pet Lector a meerkat stared out into the distance observing everything. Zeref was just ahead of him following behind Lyon, his small pet a Thorny Devil lizard was on his shoulder, Zeref called him Acnologia he was an evil little lizard that loved to hide in your clothes so you would pick them up and get pricked by his spikes.

"We're stopping at the next town!" Jellal called behind him.

"Thank the gods" Sting groaned Lector looked to him then back out into the desert.

"Be patient Sting our time will come" Zeref says over his shoulder.

"Yeah" Sting grumbles looking over to Rouge who looks unfazed as usual, Cobra and Zancrow were further back Cobra looked bored and Zancrow was amusing himself by angering a scorpion he had picked up and put in a jar.

They made it to the next town by some miracle, Sting jumped down and stretched, letting the camel drink in a nearby trough, Rouge and Zeref did the same, Lector kept close to Sting as did Froshe who had woken up, Acnologia stayed on Zeref's shoulder as Cobra and Zancrow joined them.

"What did you discover?" Zeref asks Jellal and Lyon.

"We were told they escaped out the south gate, which is true they ran for several minutes to a herd of camels to escape into the desert, from there we can only calculate how far they could have gone, this town is one, its close too close to be a cleaver hiding spot however if anyone here has seen anyone from Fairy Tail we will know their base must be close"

"How will we know if someone from Fairy Tail has been here?" Cobra asks.

"This" Lyon says holding up a necklace with an odd symbol on it.

"What's that?" Rouge asks.

"Their symbol, anyone one with this is a member of Fairy Tail, however many people support Fairy Tail so be observant of liars, they'd sooner lie to us than tell us any truth when it comes to these bandits" Jellal says.

"Why is that?" Zancrow asks.

"Fairy Tail is much like an underdog, they look after people that are taxed to much or are hungry, for them to do something so bold is surprising, however if they think it will help people which they must, they will"

"They're do-gooders" Zeref summarises.

"Indeed" Jellal accepts.

"Alright we'll split into three groups cover more ground and meet back in three hours to see what we get" Jellal decides.

"Very well Sting, Rouge you two team up, I'll go with Zancrow and Cobra"

"Right" Sting and Rouge agree heading off, Jellal and Lyon already gone Zeref takes the two body guards.

"Do you have a particular plan my lord?" Zancrow asks.

"Don't I always?" Zeref smiles.

"Yes my lord" Cobra answers with a smirk the two follow him to a tavern, the rowdy bar goes quiet as the three enter, Zeref unfazed goes straight up to the bartender.

"Have you had any members of Fairy Tail in your establishment of late?" Zeref inquires.

"I don't tend to have outlaws in my bar, or people looking for trouble, if that'll be all I'd ask you to…" Zancrow's arm strikes out, his hand around the bartender's throat cutting off his dismissal, Zeref looks around to the now shocked bar, Cobra standing in its doorway.

"I'll ask you all then, has anyone seen any members of Fairy Tail?"

"Just what do you want?" someone asks.

"I would think the question makes that obvious, I want Fairy Tail" Zeref says, Zancrow yanks the bartender over the counter and onto his back on the floor.

"Fairy Tail has committed high treason to the sultan, they have kidnapped the young Princess Levy, when they are found and they will be found, their punishment will be severe if anyone is associated with these outlaws and neglects to come forward, their punishment will be equally painful" Zeref announces, Cobra smirks cracking his knuckles as Zancrow places his foot on the bartenders throat.

"For the last time, who here knows anything about Fairy Tail?!"

I was channelling my inner Snape in this one Zeref can be scary! Review what you think, and Follow or Fav for more!