We ended up arriving the next day. We were surprised to find the resort looking rather deserted even though the weather was looking good... "Oh well!" Miriza exclaimed, "More beach for us!" I looked over to see her wearing a white swimsuit and skirt with black rimmed edges designed to look like ribbons. Her hair was now tied up with a black ribbon, though there was ow a tropical looking flower braided in. "How?" was all I could say. "I would have expected it to be a little more busy," Lilias sighed. She was wearing the swimsuit Bluebell had bought her for her birthday. "You too Lilias!?"

"This vacation is going to be great!" Lokni yelled. I turned to see him... Wearing a pair of light blue swimming trunks.

"I have a feeling something is up though," Xavier sighed. He also just happened to be wearing a pair of black swimming trunks which were grey at the rims. "How the hell can you guys change so quickly!?" was all I could say. I turned to see if I could see Bluebell anywhere. I spotted her with the other cats. "Even the cats are in swimsuits!"

"Don't worry," Bluebell smiled, "I was able to buy you a swimsuit before we went! I know you'd forget!"

"How come that fact doesn't reassure me..." I muttered.

"Are we seriously all going to check the place in our swimsuits?" I asked looking down at the swimsuit Bluebell had acquired for me. It was lavender in colour with turquoise flower patterns. "I don't really think this is my colour..."

"Stop complaining!" Xavier said, "We'd better get to the main hotel to find out what's going on... and check in of course." I could have never imagined anything as embarrassing as this. Why did we have to go in our swimsuits? After we had checked in (the whole time I was dying of embarrassment...) and dumped our stuff in the hotel rooms we decided to check out the casino. That was Lokni's brilliant idea. "I'm pretty sure we should check the casino first!" he had suggested, "Then we can win all sorts of amazing cash prizes!" I think he wasn't too concerned about finding out what had happened, but more or less winning some grand prize or something at a game of cards or on one of the arcade games... But yet again, this was some serious business... SO WHY DID WE HAVE TO GO IN OUR SWIMSUITS!

We eventually arrived at the casino. It was completely empty. But it was during the day and people usually came here in the evening. It just seemed a little too quiet though... We stayed close to one another in stead of splitting up. We didn't know what had happened here. It was best to play it safe. For the whole time we searched the place, I couldn't help but wonder what had happened to our friends - the strongest team. It seemed odd how we hadn't seen them yet, let alone heard them. I would have thought that we would have... knowing them... As we looked I noticed evidence that there had been some fighting due to small amounts of destruction here and there. There was no doubt that they had been here... Had Gray and Natsu fought or something? No, that couldn't be it... It seemed like the wrong kind of destruction. Soon we came across the bar. At the foot of the bar we spotted what looked like one of Gray's ice clones, accept it was all broken and everything had been in the wrong place. "This is odd," Xavier said, "I would have thought we would have at least have been able to smell them by now..."

"You're right," Miriza answered, "We should have at least caught there scent. Sadly, a person's scent doesn't stay around for too long. That means they haven't been here in a while..."

"I can smell other people though," Lilias frowned, "They're coming from over there." She was pointing to another area of the casino. Now that she had pointed it out, we could all smell it as well. Quickly, we forwards in that direction.

When we arrived there, the first thing I noticed were what looked like orange roped lying on the ground. They looked like they had been cut or something... As I moved towards them, I heard a voice. "Stop!" I was coming from beneath me. I looked to the ground and halted. There,on the ground, were many black and white cards... Printed on each one was a different person. Accept, they weren't printed on. They were moving. They were real people - trapped inside the cards...

Xavier picked up one of the cards. "What happened here?" he asked. The man inside whimpered. I didn't blame him. Xavier could be scary...

"To but it briefly," he began, "These strange people turned up at the casino. First they turned us all into cards, then they tied up the blonde girl... Then I saw them teleport away with a red headed girl and a blue cat..."

"Our friends," Xavier muttered, "They're in trouble!" Xavier was just about to run off when Lilias grabbed hold of his arm.

"Stop Xavier!" she exclaimed, "As Fairy Tail wizards we need to help these people! I know you want to save our friends... Trust me... We all do... But they're the strongest team! We trust that they'll all be fine! No matter what! Right now these people need our help! So as Fairy Tail wizards: We help them!" Xavier stopped.

"I guess you're right," He muttered, "So how are we going to free them?"

"Look over here!" Miriza called. We turned to see her and Melody examining the orange bindings. "If the man in the card was right," Miriza carried on, "Lucy would have been trapped in these. It's binding magic. It also looks like these ones stop the user from using their magic power. Therefore the only way for Lucy to have escaped is with outside assistance." We were now all gathered around the bindings.

"Are you sure Baka?" Lokni asked. Miriza nodded.

"Excuse me," A voice from beneath us spoke. We turned to see a man in a card holding a knife. "But I was the one who helped that blonde girl escape from those bindings."

"How?" Lokni asked.

"I cut through with my knife." He answered.

This made me think. So the objects inside the cards had an affect on the surroundings outside. Would it also be the same in reverse? Would outside objects be able to affect the people inside the cards? If so then we couldn't use ordinary blades to cut through the cards and set everyone free... But what about magic blades... "Does anyone have any magic blades on them?" I asked. It seemed nobody in the cards did.

"I do!" Miriza answered. She was holding the knife we had spent so long trying to find when we were all little. I was glad it was finally coming into use.

"I think the pocket knife the villagers gave me is magic," Viper said.

"Alright," I spoke, "Can you two test your knives out against the people in the cards. We need to be sure that they'll be able to cut through. Make sure that person had a blade on them as well so if it doesn't work they'll be able to protect themselves." My plan was then set into action. Luckily, it turned out that my theory was correct. Magical blades would be able to cut through, if you used them multiple times. This would make it harder not to hurt people without a way to defend themselves. I guess we would just have to do it gently for them. It would take longer, but at least they wouldn't be injured in the process...