Erza and Blue commandeered a pirate ship which took them to the Cursed Galuna Island. The red head filled in the other girl on what had happened in her absence.
Blue laughed softly as Erza regaled the tale of her being arrested and Natsu bursting in dressed as Erza. Erza smirked and shook her head, "I thought I was going to kill him."
The pirates docked a while ago and now the two wizards were walking down the beach, looking for their friends. Not long in the ground shook.
"That's gotta be them!" Erza exclaimed. They broke out into a sprint and found Lucy petrified beneath a flying rat. "I've got this!"
Erza summoned her sword and knocked out the giant beast. It fell next to its unconscious master making the ground shake again.
Lucy exclaimed, "Erza!"
Erza glared at her and put her sword away. Blue wandered up to the pair.
Erza said, "Lucy. You do know why I'm here, don't you?"
Lucy grimaced awkwardly, "To take us back? Promise you won't hurt me?"
The red haired mage continued to glare icily at the blonde.
Blue figured that this awkward moment was as good as any to make an introduction, "Hi Lucy, I'm Blue!"
Lucy shakily waved her hand as Happy flew up next, "There you are! I've been flying all over! I've been so worried about-." He gasped and turned around. Erza grabbed his tail.
"Now where are Natsu and Gray?" She asked.
Lucy exclaimed, "Look I'm sorry that we came here without permission, but some really awful things have been happening on this island! There's this guy whose minions are trying to revive a frozen demon, and the islands villagers are suffering because of this magical spell their using. They're turning into monsters! We just thought that if we could work together we might be able to help them."
Blue's mind reeled a mile a second. "Frozen Demon? It couldn't be him…It couldn't be-there's no way that Deliora could be here! There's no reason! It's gotta be something else…"
Erza responded as Blue was deep in her thoughts, "That is none of my concern."
"Please Erza let us finish this job! We can't leave things this way!" Lucy exclaimed.
Lucy jumped back as Erza pointed a sword at her. Blue also snapped out of her thoughts and watched the scene unfold before her.
"I don't think you understand. The three of you have betrayed Master Makarov, you'll be lucky if you walk away with your lives."
Lucy quivered beneath her.
The gray haired wizard chuckled and rolled her eyes at Erza's dramatics. Lucy led them to where the villagers were staying.
There she was able to see Gray who was injured but fast asleep. They were alone in the tent and it was almost pitch black. Erza was speaking to some of the villagers outside.
"How did you get so hurt?" Blue whispered to him. She knelt by his side and wished for his good health. "Please don't let this be about that demon, it wouldn't make any sense yet-."
She let out a shaky breath, "-Yet, what are the odds that other demons are trapped in ice."
Her brother continued to slumber below her. She stood up and stretched her taut muscles. Sighing softly she said, "Goodnight Gray, I love you."
She ventured into the tent she would be staying in and set a place for her to sleep. It may not have been her own bed but she was grateful for the rest. Dawn was in 4 hours and she wanted to be asleep for every moment of that time.
Though asleep she was, she tossed and turned. Blue's body dripped with sweat as her face twisted into pained expressions. Lucy and Happy were still tied up while Erza sat with her legs and arms crossed. Lucy had drifted to sleep a few times and every time she woke back up she noticed Blue writhing a little in her sleep.
"Wow…she must have really bad dreams." Lucy mumbled. "I wonder what the nightmare is about."
Happy whispered back, "Well, she is Gray's sister so if he-."
Lucy cut him off exclaiming, "She's Gray's sister?!"
Erza shot a glare at Lucy and she froze. "Quiet."
As Blue's nightmares began to fade, the sun began to rise and surprisingly with the sun completely up Blue still snoozed.
"She must've been really tired." Happy noted.
Gray entered the tent. His eyes widened. Erza glared at him "You made me wait. Not smart."
"Erza!" He exclaimed. Gray looked at Lucy and Happy, "Why are they tied up?" Then he glanced to the other side where his sister lay sleeping, "And why is she here!?"
"Lucy's got me up to speed with everything that has happened." Erza said. "I thought you were sent here to stop Natsu and these two fools, needless to say I'm disappointed. Blue and I were sent here to retrieve all of you."
Gray glared at the ground.
Erza continued, "Now we're going to search for Natsu and return home."
"But we can't leave the island yet, if Lucy filled you in then you know exactly what these villagers are going through right now!"
She glared back, "And what would be your point?"
"You're going to turn your back on these people?! How can you be so heartless?!" Gray exclaimed.
Erza brought out her sword and exclaimed, "What was that? Have you chosen to defy the guilds rules as well? You'll face the same punishment!"
Blue shifted in her blankets and groggily woke to the sound of her brother's voice.
"Gray?" She whispered. Blue got to her feet in time to see her brother walking out.
"I'm seeing this through to the end, and you can't stop me." He said.
She took a few more steps and said, "Wait-Gray!"
The younger sister grabbed her brother's arm. Gray pushed her back and pulled back his arm, "Get away from me."
The thin teen's expression fell as she slid to the ground.
"Why-why is this happening again..? I know why it's happening…I just wish it wasn't. It means it's him…It's Deliora." Her thoughts and worried battered her heart. Blue took a deep breath and followed her brother. The other three followed suit.
They walked in silence for a little while before Gray stopped and glared at Blue, "You can't come."
"I'm coming." She responded evenly.
"Blue! I mean it!" He exclaimed.
Blue shook her head, "If someone is really trying to revive Deliora; it's not just up to you to defeat them. I'm here too, and I wouldn't let Ur's dying achievement be in vain."
"But it's not just Deliora." He growled. "It's Lyon!"
He marched forward while Blue stopped in her tracks. She caught up to Gray and asked, "What's Lyon?"
"Lyon is trying to resurrect Deliora." He said. "He wants to defeat it."
Even though she continued running with the group, Blue's blood went cold. "Lyon?"
Lucy exclaimed, "He really wants to fight that thing?"
"Even when we were kids Lyon has always dreamed of surpassing Ur." Gray muttered, "But since she's gone and he can't challenge her directly; he's decided it's up to him to kill Deliora. 'Cuz it was the one thing that she couldn't do."
They continued through the woods when they were attacked by some of Lyon's cult followers.
"Gray and Blue you two go on ahead. We'll take care of these guys." Erza exclaimed.
"But-."Gray stopped.
"Go, we've got your back!" Lucy cheered.
"Thanks guys!"Blue exclaimed and continued running straight. "Though I don't know what I'll do when we get there. I just can't believe this is all Lyon's doing. He should know- he should know better! He-He wouldn't -this has to be a mistake!"
The brother and sister ran as fast as they could with memories flashing through both of their eyes.
A 10 year old Gray successfully made his first ice shield. He smirked triumphantly and his Master nodded in approval. His younger sister clapped and ran to him for a hug, "You did it Gray!"
The bitter child scowled and made the ice shield again, blocking Blue from touching him. Blue collided with the ice and fell back on her bottom. "Woah, you did it again!"
"Tsk, well yeah." He walked away from her and headed back towards the house.
Their master Ur watched Blue return to her feet and go over forms again and again. The ice still blew up in her face. Each failure she took silently, getting back to her feet and trying again. Training days were long and hard.
Blue blinked back tears and forced herself to run faster.
"Why do you let him be so mean to you?" Lyon asked Blue. They were lying out on the roof of the house watching the stars twinkle above them.
"He's angry." Blue responded. "I think he'll feel better if he yells at me like he does."
"But doesn't it make you angry or- sad?" Lyon turned his head towards her.
"Hm- sometimes I guess, but not really. At least we're still together. He could've died with Mom and Dad…I could've died." She nodded. "That makes me sad; I miss my Mom and Dad."
Blue didn't hold back her tears; the 8 year old wasn't ashamed of crying over her dead parents in front of anybody. It was silent between the two for a few moments, in that time the younger dried her eyes and calmed herself down.
Lyon was looking back at the stars and said, "Why don't we visit their grave tomorrow?"
Blue's gray eyes met Lyon's black ones and she asked, "Really?"
"Well yeah! I'm sure Master Ur won't mind if we go off for a few hours." Lyon said, "We can pick flowers in the valley along the way."
Blue sat up quickly and wrapped her frail arms around the eleven year old, "Thank you!"
Lyon returned the hug and smiled awkwardly, "It's no big deal."
"It is to me." She smiled in return.
Finally at the temple Gray turned to Blue, "We should split up and cover more ground."
"Not a chance Gray." She gave him the harshest look she could muster. "I'm coming with you."
Gray huffed and continued searching the temple with Blue hot on his heels. Finally they discovered a room caked with ice. "You better not get in the way." Gray muttered.
He put his hand on the ice and destroyed a section to allow them through.
Lyon and Natsu were on the inside, both looking at the siblings with shock. "It's Gray and Blue!"
Gray walked in followed by Blue who was staring at Lyon with wide eyes. Lyon's eyes went back and forth between the two, until Gray started speaking. "Natsu. Let me deal with him, we'll settle things once and for all."
Natsu argued, "No way man, you've already lost to him once!"
"And it's not going to happen again, this will be the end of it." He glared at Lyon.
Lyon mocked him, "You seem awfully confident, and what of you Blue? Are you prepared to fight as well? Even though you were just as much of a victim to your brother as Ur was."
"Shut up! Lyon, you were right! I'm the one whose to blame for our Master's death and hurting Blue all those years!" He growled. Blue looked to Gray in surprise, he continued, "But you're no better. You've threatened my comrades, brought harm to the villagers and now you're trying to destroy what Ur gave her life to complete. It's time we accept our punishment together."
Gray got into the ice shell stance.
"That stance! Not the iced shell?!" Lyon exclaimed.
"Gray, what are you doing?!" Blue exclaimed.
"Are you insane?!" Lyon asked.
"If you want to live change the villagers back and then leave this island, and never return." He commanded and created the magic circle beneath him.
"He's bluffing, he really wouldn't do this. He's bluffing to get Lyon to cave. He wouldn't leave it like this, right?" Blue's thoughts scattered over the map.
"If you agree to that, I'll stop. Otherwise, this is the end."
"Is that so? Well I don't believe a word of it." Lyon smirked, "You're bluffing."
Gray intensified his magic, frost and magical energy began to swirl around him. "No I'm not."
"Gray stop!" Blue exclaimed. "You'll die!"
Gray didn't stop, in fact the energy swirled around him faster. "All these years I've lied to myself. I didn't want to admit that Ur died because of me, but she did! And it's time I took responsibility. So I will here and now, I'm not afraid to die. If that's what it takes!"
"Stop this now!" Lyon exclaimed.
"What's it gunna be!?" He replied. "Are we going to die?! Or are we going to live?"
"You wouldn't! You're not brave enough to give your life!" Lyon shouted at him. "You wouldn't leave your sister behind!"
"I've already been a shitty brother for most of her life, watch me." Gray shouted, "IIICCEE SSHHEEL-."
"No!" Blue thought. She charged up the magic around her and prepared to strike, but someone else beat her to the punch. Literally. "Shut up!"
"Natsu!" Gray exclaimed angrily. Blue let the electricity simmer down and put her hand on Gray's shoulder, lightly electrocuting him. "Ouch, Blue!"
"You can't just bust in and steal the scene with a bunch of fancy talk… Get to the back of the line pal!"
Gray stood up and rubbed his shoulder, "Back of what line?"
"I got here first, so it's my fight!" Natsu exclaimed. Gray argued back each grabbing each other threateningly. Blue rolled her eyes and sighed.
She looked back to Lyon and softened her gaze, hesitantly she approached him. Lyon narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists.
"Are you willing to fight me too!?" He snapped at her.
Blue bit her lip lightly and nodded, "If I have to, but I just wanted to say that I've missed you."
Lyon's pale face flushed lightly at her comment then he scoffed, "You betrayed me. You could've come along with me yet you chose him!" He pointed to Gray.
She grimaced, "He's my brother; I had to keep my family together."
"We were a family!" Lyon exclaimed with malice in his eyes. He glared at Gray who was still arguing with Natsu. "But your miserable brother destroyed it when he killed Ur!"
Blue breathed in deeply, "We all share some blame of that night, and if we had all stayed together we could've worked through it."
Lyon laughed pitifully, "No, not with him. You chose wrong, he didn't deserve you. Did he even treat you better afterwards? You seem to not practice ice elemental magic still. Did he not help you?! Gray abused you day after day and you still went back to him!"
Lyon was shouting at her now, Blue's body trembled as she repeated, "I had to keep us together."
The walls and ground shook around them. Ice fell from the ceiling. Natsu let go of Gray and asked, "What now?!"
The temple was reverting back to its original form; it was no longer tipped sideways.
A man wearing a creepy mask walked in and addressed Lyon, "The moon will be out soon, so I thought I'd take the liberty of straightening the temple for you."
Gray said, "That weirdo fixed it all by himself?"
"Hey so what'd you do to fix it huh!?" Natsu yelled
The man turned towards him and laughed obnoxiously, angering Natsu even more, "Tell me how you did it you jerk!"
"Now that everything else is in order I supposed I should commence the moon drip ceremony." He grinned and ran away.
"Stop ignoring me you demon haired freak!" He shouted and ran after him, "I'm gunna pound this guy a million times, I'll let you two handle this ice guy."
Gray nodded.
Natsu added, "It will look bad if you lose again, and not just for you."
"I know what you mean." Gray said.
Blue nodded as well when they all said in unison, "But for all of Fairy Tail."
Natsu left and the three of us stood in equidistance from each other.
"What a boisterous friend you've got there." Lyon commented.
Gray ignored him, "Tell me something. A second ago when I was going to freeze ourselves for good, you were counting on Natsu or Blue to stop me before I could finish, right?"
"No, the opposite in fact. I never thought he'd be foolish enough to come near a spell like that. And Blue never really excelled in training back then, so I naturally assumed she could not." Lyon replied.
Sparks flew from the end of Blue's fingertips as she gave him a disapproving look.
Lyon rolled his eyes.
"So you were just gunna stand there and take it?" Gray asked.
"Exactly, because someone would come to rescue me. You on the other hand would be finished for good." He replied.
Gray sighed and grumbled, "I should have known."
"Even so, you still want to fight? After what happened last time?" Lyon asked.
Blue looked to Gray's bruised body and he didn't reply.
"Don't fool yourself. You could never-."
Gray cut him off, "That's enough."
"What!?"
"Just forget about Deliora."
"What kind of nonsense is this? Your threats don't work so you turn to begging?!" Lyon exclaimed. "Does your guild have a dentist that removes or fangs or are you just a coward?!"
"Lyon, there's something I have to tell you." Gray muttered.
"What is it now?" He spat.
"Ur is still alive." He said quietly. "The ice shell doesn't kill it's captor, it uses it's body to form the barrier. The ice keeping Deliora sealed away, which you've been trying to melt, is actually Master Ur. She isn't dead. She lives on as that ice. I'm sorry that I never told you the truth back then. Ur made me promise to keep quiet."
Lyon nodded slowly.
Gray said, "It's over, there's no reason to do this anymore."
Suddenly Lyon was at Gray's side, shooting ice through his back.
"Gray!" Blue exclaimed and shot lightning at Lyon.
Lyon dodged as Blue charged up more energy. She stood in front of her brother while Lyon was in front of her.
"Touch us and you might as well be fried!" Blue sniffed.
Lyon scoffed, "Of course I know how the spell works. I can assure you she's not alive anymore. That's nothing more than a chunk of ice."
Gray struggled to try and get to his feet, "You knew-you knew all along?"
"Knowing is one thing and believing is another. If you believe that Ur is in there then you two are even greater fools than I thought."
Gray got to his feet and stepped around Blue. Blue begged him to get back but he ignored her.
"You knew the whole time and you still went through with this!?"
"What of it!?" Lyon taunted.
Gray punched him back against an ice wall. "I'm done. I'm done trying to save you."
"Gray!" Blue exclaimed.
Gray ignored her and lunged for Lyon again. Lyon caught hit him in his previous injury, "Aim for your opponents weak spot, and hit it with all you've got! Ur taught us that remember."
Gray grimaced and snarled, "You have no right to speak her name and I won't let you!"
Lyon slammed his knee into the same spot knocking out Gray's air. Gray shot back up despite his injuries and went back in for the fight. Lyon and Gray continued trading blows and knocking each other around while Blue watched nervously.
"If I use my magic I risk hitting Gray and there's no way I could get in between them right now!" Blue thought anxiously. Electricity crackled around her, her unused magic charging up with her anxieties.
Gray snapped his head up and hit Lyon up then kicked him back against the wall again. Both of them panted but Lyon struggled back to his feet.
"The cold Emperor, defeated in battle by the likes of you?" He grumbled and pulled himself back up. "I won't stand for it."
Gray narrowed his eyes, "Then get over here and fight."
He growled in return and lifted his hand for a spell, "Ice make dragon!"
Though Blue was just as quick, all that magic she sent into a powerful lightning bolt straight at the dragon. It burst into pieces without touching Gray.
Lyon snapped at him, "This fight was pointless. Deliora will be revived either way; it's far too late to stop me now!"
"We won't stop trying." Gray stood up and nodded to Blue. Suddenly the ground shook again.
"The ice sealing Deliora has finally begun to melt away. There's nothing you can do, you've failed!" Lyon boasted, "Do you two know how long I've waited for this moment?"
Lyon sent ice spikes and them, and Gray made a shield to protect them. Blue charged herself up; though low on magic she had enough fight left in her to attack. She ran to Lyon at the speed of light, knocking his feet out from under him and stopping the attack.
"I don't care how long you've wasted your time on this stupid plan!" Gray replied.
"Stupid?!" Lyon snarled and returned to his feet. They exchanged more blows.
"Even with everything you've known you'd still kill Ur without a second thought. You make me sick." Blue's older brother muttered. They stopped and caught their breaths.
Lyon shouted, "Say what you will. I don't care. Our Master is long dead, if we want to prove that we have surpassed her then what can we do in her absence? Think Gray, there's only one answer. Deliora!"
Lyon casted ice around his fists and attacked Gray head on. Gray didn't lose his confidence though; he dodged each thrust and countered with an ice sword, slicing him in half. His body turned to ice, revealing an ice clone.
Blue caught him first allowing Lyon to grab her but with a charge through her body he was electrocuted. "Ice make tiger!" He cried and sent the tiger after them. Gray put the tiger in an ice cage and created an ice cannon.
"Wait Gray- you'll kill him!" Blue exclaimed.
He ignored her and pulled the trigger. Without thinking her magic went to her feet and she ran in front of Lyon at the speed of light then created an ice shield blocking the blow.
"Blue!?"Gray exclaimed in surprise. He hadn't expected her to try to save him after all this. Though it didn't look like enough; when the smoke cleared it revealed both Lyon and Blue knocked unconscious. "Stupid brat. Well, at least she finally made the ice shield."