Back in Magnolia, things had gone from bad to worse there. The sky was shrouded with red clouds. And to say that things had gotten better for Wendy and Carla would be a gross understatement. As a matter of fact, inside of the palace, Cobra had Carla tied up like a marionette and dressed like one, while Wendy, dressed in slave clothing, was chained to Brain's throne. Racer, Hoteye, Angel, and Midnight simply watched.

"Puppet kitty want a cookie?" Cobra asked mockingly, stuffing cookies into Carla's mouth, despite her attempts to keep her mouth shut. "Here's your cookie! Shove 'em all down your throat!" He laughed cruelly, "Here, have lots of cookies. Have some more!"

Midnight laughed amusingly, "Watching people suffer in a performance always makes me laugh."

"A show like this must be worth money! It could be a big hit on Broadway! Oh yeah!" Hoteye suggested.

"I don't see why it's so amusing, Hoteye," Racer shrugged. "Puppets are nothing new."

"That's the problem with you, Racer," Angel pointed out. "No sense of humor."

Brain tugged on Wendy's chain, pulling her towards him while holding an apple. She screamed, "Stop it! Brain, please! Leave her alone!"

Brain smirked and gestured Cobra to stop, but not before he stuffed more cookies into Carla's mouth with a grunt.

"Awww…" Hoteye pouted. "And I thought the show is supposed to have a grand finale. Oh yeah!"

"Father, should I torture the cat next?" Midnight asked.

"Now, now, Midnight," Brain eased. "Let's not make the Princess sad even further. Our intention is to make her as comfortable as possible." He turned to Wendy, "It pains me to see you reduced to this, Wendy." He took a bite out of the apple Wendy was holding. Wendy scowled as she wiped a piece of the apple off her face, as Brain continued, "A beautiful creature such as yourself should be on the arm of the most powerful man in the world." He waved his finger and made a crown appear, "What do you say, my dear? Why, with you as my queen, we will rule Magnolia with an iron fist. Just allow my dear friend Doriate to use his Law of Retrogression to turn you into a woman my age, and you will have nothing to deal with."

Wendy's responded by reaching a glass of wine and splashed Brain's face with it, "Never!"

Brain growled, "Why, you little…! I'll teach you some respect!" Wendy fell back as Brain raised his hand as if to strike her.

"Eh, she's gonna get it now," Racer said.

Brain stopped and thought for a second. He smirked and turned to Natsu, who sat nearby, "Oh, Genie… I have decided to make my final wish. I wish for Princess Wendy to fall desperately in love with me."

Wendy gasped in horror.

Meanwhile, Romeo, Asuka, and Happy arrived back in Magnolia and flew towards the palace.

Natsu was once again as William F. Buckley, as he said, "Ah, master, there are a few addendas, some quid pro quo—"

"DON'T TALK BACK TO ME, YOU FIRE-BREATHING LOUT!" Brain roared, grabbing Natsu. "You will do what I order you to, slave!"

"Look, why don't we just turn her into, like, 40 years old?" Racer suggested. "That way, she can follow you without resorting to the last wish."

Brain ignored Racer. Wendy was fearful Brain might succeed. It was at this moment that Wendy looked up and saw Romeo in the window. He quickly shushed her, and then Wendy got an idea.

"Oh, Brain…" Wendy said seductively. Brain and Natsu turned to see Wendy stand up and put the crown on her head. "I never realized how… incredibly handsome you are."

Natsu's jaw dropped while Brain looked a little surprised. Nevertheless, Brain smirked as he pulled Natsu's jaw back into place, "That's better. Now, sweetheart… tell me more about… myself."

Wendy approached him, "You're tall, well-dressed…"

The rest of the Oración Seis simply watched on. As Romeo and Asuka jumped down, Natsu noticed them.

"Romeo!" Natsu exclaimed. "Romeo, little buddy!" Romeo shushed him, and Natsu quickly zipped his mouth shut, before he zapped over to Romeo. He unzipped his mouth and said, "Romeo, I can't help you. As long as they have the dragon scale, I'm working for Senor Psychopath and his cronies now!" To show his point, Natsu's head changed into Brain's before it changed back. "What are we gonna do?"

"Hey, you're looking at a street rat who gets out of trouble every time," Romeo assured, rezipping Natsu's mouth.

"What?" Natsu muffled in confusion with his mouth zipped.

"Don't ask why!" Asuka whispered. "Just watch us do as we do!"

"She's right," Romeo agreed. "We'll handle this."

"I hope so," Natsu hoped to himself.

Romeo slid down a pile of gold and hid close to Wendy and Brain, whose back was turned to Romeo.

"Go on," Brain smiled.

"And your face… is so… filled with drawing lines," Wendy said, putting her arms around his chest and pretending to twist his clothing, actually motioning Romeo to come over.

Cobra was eating some grapes before he noticed Romeo. He gasped and attempted to scream, "Bra—" But Asuka and Happy grabbed him and covered his mouth, holding him down.

"And the street rat?" Brain asked, leaning down Wendy's level. Wendy made a face of disgust, before she quickly slipped back into the act.

"What street rat?" Wendy said.

As Cobra continued to struggle with Asuka and Happy, they knocked over a bowl, drawing Brain's attention, but Wendy quickly grabbed him and kissed him on the cheek instead of the lips (because she's twelve years old, she's too underage to kiss an old man on the lips. Look it up!). Romeo stared with an incredulous look of horror on his face, while Asuka and Happy looked on in disgust.

"Eww!" Cobra exclaimed, muffled.

"Yuck!" Asuka and Happy exclaimed at the same time.

Once Wendy's kiss lets go of Brain's cheek, Brain said, "Your kiss… I can smell it. It's a fragrant as a blueberry. But you can do better than kissing me on the cheek. You have to…"

But then he stopped as he noticed Romeo's reflection in Wendy's crown. He whirled around and shouted, "YOU!"

"How did he get back here?!" Midnight exclaimed.

"I didn't see that coming!" Racer added.

Brain zapped Romeo, flinging him against a pile of gold. He yelled, "How many times do I have to kill you, boy?!"

"How many times…?" Romeo wondered. And then it struck him. "So you're the old geezer who tried to kill me at the Dragon Cave of Wonders!"

"Yes. It's a mistake to let you live," Brain admitted. "A mistake I do not intend to repeat!"

Wendy rushed Brain, but he threw her to the ground. Romeo rushed over and grabbed Brain's staff.

"Get the dragon scale!" He yelled at Wendy, who ran over to it and picked it up.

"No!" Brain shouted. He shook off Romeo and zapped Wendy into an hourglass. "Ah, ah, ah, princess— your time is up!"

The sand from the top of the hourglass began to fall to the bottom. To make matters worse, Wendy was at the bottom!

Racer laughed and said, "Now that's funny!"

Angel rolled her eyes, "Oh, shut up."

"Wendy!" Romeo screamed.

"Oh, nice shot, Bra—" Cobra began, only for Asuka to hit him with a bowl, knocking him senseless. She rushed for the dragon scale.

"I got it!" Asuka screamed.

"Don't toy with me!" Brain growled, zapping Asuka, turning her into an action figure.

"Asuka!" Romeo yelled.

"I'm coming, Romeo!" Happy cried and flew in. He grabbed the dragon scale with his paws. "I got it! I got it!"

Brain shouted, "Things are getting a bit fuzzy now, boy!" He laughed maniacally and zapped Happy, turning him into a stuffed plushie. "Get the point?"

"Happy!" Romeo cried.

Unexpectedly, the dragon scale fell down into Carla's paws, who watched the turmoil worriedly.

"I wish Fairy Tail was here to save us…" Carla muttered, without even realizing she held the dragon scale.

"Wait, what's going…" Natsu exclaimed, before his body glowed and went out of control. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no! SOMEBODY HELP!"

But it was too late. Natsu's fingers uncontrollably fired hundreds of magic bolts from his fingers all over the throne room, summoning dozens of wizards. Among them are Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Mirajane Strauss, Elfman Strauss, Lisanna Strauss, Cana Alberona, Laxus Dreyar, the Thunder Legion, Levy McGarden, Shadow Gear, Juvia Locksar, Loke, and many others. Everyone who watched this happen was shocked to the very core.

"HUH?" Racer exclaimed.

"WHAT?!" Angel cried.

"It can't be!" Midnight exclaimed.

"Oh yeah!" Hoteye exclaimed.

"Is that…" Cobra gasped.

"FAIRY TAIL?!" all members of the Oración Seis shouted together in unison, completely stunned.

Brain exclaimed, "I thought we defeated and imprisoned those fools a long time ago!" And then it struck him. "Unless…" He turned and saw, to his surprise, that Carla held the dragon scale.

"Me?" Carla asked herself, confused. "I brought them here?"

"That's Natsu for ya!" Romeo chuckled. He turned to Carla, "Awesome job, Prime Minister!"

"Oh, you're welcome, Prince Romi… I… I mean, Romeo, right?" Carla replied, which Romeo responded with a nod. "And please, call me Carla."

"Fair enough," Romeo smiled.

"GIVE. THAT. BACK!" Brain roared, and he fired a blast from his staff, forcing Carla to drop the dragon scale. The blast was about to hit Carla, but Romeo dragged her out of the way. The blast destroyed one part of the wall on impact.

"Are you okay?" Romeo asked Carla.

"I'm fine," Carla answered. "But hurry! Wendy is in danger!"

"I got it!" Romeo nodded, and he made his way to the hourglass Wendy was trapped in.

"Not so fast!" Racer shouted, as he, Cobra, Angel, Midnight, and Hoteye blocked his way.

"You have no chance of winning against the Oración Seis," Midnight mocked. "There's five of us and only one of you."

Romeo made a smirk, as the Fairy Tail wizards stood behind the Oración Seis, preparing to attack the evil wizards.

"I think you're forgetting one thing, Oración dorks!" Romeo said confidentially.

"And what's that?" Racer raised his eyebrow.

"No one EVER messes with Fairy Tail!" Romeo answered with a confident smirk.

Then, to their shock, the Oración Seis saw the angry Fairy Tail wizards standing behind them!

"We've been careless the last time we fought at Magnolia," Gray said. "But this time, we won't hold anything back!"

"Making an enemy of Fairy Tail will be the greatest mistake you'll ever regret," Erza glared.

"Enough talk! It's payback time!" Lucy shouted.

"Mommy…" Hoteye whined as Fairy Tail assaulted the five evil wizards. It's on! (Cue the Fairy Tail theme song!)

*POW! WHACK! SMACK! BAM! WHAM! POW! CRACK! WHACK! SLAM!*

"Ice-Make: Ice Bringer!"

"Requip: Heaven's Wheel Armor! Circle Sword!"

"Open, Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!"

"Satan Soul: Demon Blast!"

The Fairy Tail wizards' attacks and magic collided with Brain's minions, devastating them while Romeo and Carla watched and cheered them on.

Romeo shouted, "Go get 'em! Show 'em what for! Fairy Tail's the best!"

Tears of joy streamed down Carla's face. She sniffled, "It's a miracle! I wished Fairy Tail would return, and lo and behold, they have! Magnolia's heroes… they've returned!" She wiped her tears and turned to Romeo, who is still standing with her. "Um, Romeo? Shouldn't you be…"

"Oh, right!" Romeo quickly realized where he was and ran to the hourglass, hoping to save Wendy.

"ROMEO, HELP ME!" Wendy screamed.

"Hold on, Wendy!" Romeo shouted. "I'll save—"

Suddenly, Brain appeared magically in front of Romeo, frightening him a little bit.

"Oh, man!" Romeo groaned. "Not cool!"

"You keep getting in my way, you pesky little street rat!" Brain glared at Romeo, glowing with dark green energy resembling murderous intent. "Very well, I'll take you out myself!"

"I'd like to see you try, you old geezer!" Romeo shouted with determination.

"Dark Rondo!" Brain chanted, firing a stream of green tendrils from his staff. Undaunted, Romeo jumped above him. Brain raised his aim upward.

"Fire Dragon's Claw!" Romeo launched a strong, burning kick into Brain's forehead, slamming him to the ground.

"Such power…" Brain exclaimed. "A street rat like you can use magic as well?"

"Did I mention when I was at school, I also studied how to use magic? I chose Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. It's my favorite," Romeo explained with a sly smile. "Truth be told, I kept my magic hidden because it might cause property damage. I only use it whenever I fight someone tough. And that someone is standing right before me."

Natsu, who was observing the battle at the time, remarked Romeo, "Wow. That kid is hot. As hot as a volcano, that is. Just where did he learn Dragon Slayer Magic? From Igneel?"

"It matters not," Brain growled, slowly standing up. "No matter what kind of magic you possess, I am far beyond you! I am the most powerful sorcerer in the world!"

"Give me your best shot!" Romeo dared.

"Gladly!" Brain shouted as he gets ready for battle, Romeo doing the same.

Brain shoots Dark Rondo from his staff again, this time homing in on Romeo. But Romeo managed to dodge them with ease. Romeo did a back-flip and used Fire Dragon's Wing Attack to smack the tendrils away. Brain casts Dark Mine, summoning explosive orbs of green energy. Romeo dodged each of the mines, one by one, then he jumped high and hit Brain hard with Fire Dragon's Crushing Fang.

Growling, Brain casts Dark Capriccio, a far more advanced ability than Dark Rondo. Romeo dodged the attack easily, but couldn't block an attack from Brain's staff, the latter magically appearing from behind. Romeo managed to recover and hits Brain a few times with his punches and kicks. Brain disappeared and reappeared, and zapped Romeo with Dark Capriccio, allowing Brain to summon Dark Lightning Bolts from the ceiling, knocking Romeo down to the floor.

Romeo weakly stood up and said, "I won't… give up."

"You've already lost!" Brain boasted. He casts Dark Freeze to freeze his body on ice, trapping him. Brain was about to deal the final blow, but Romeo, being a practitioner of Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, melted the ice quickly and counterattacked with a Fire Dragon's Iron Fist to Brain's jaw, sending him flying.

Brain quickly recovered and fired multiple Dark Capriccios. But Romeo quickly scooted away and deflected some of them back to Brain. Romeo jumped forward and struck Brain with multiple punches and kicks. Brain tried to counterattack by swinging his staff multiple times like a hammer, but Romeo dodged them all quickly, and struck him in the chest with Fire Dragon's Claw, flinging him.

Brain performs an Aerial Recovery and tried to blast Romeo with Dark Storm, but Romeo stopped the attack by casting Fire Dragon's Roar, engulfing the spell and Brain into flames. Brain landed on the ground and backed away, sustaining a few injures.

Swearing revenge, Brain casts multiple elemental spells such as Dark Fire Pillar, Dark Blizzard, and Dark Maelstrom, but Romeo used his quick reflexes to dodge all the spells with ease. Not even a hundred Dark Capriccios can stop him. Romeo counterattacked by hitting Brain with Fire Dragon's Iron Fist, Claw, Wing Attack, Sword Horn, Flame Elbow, and the final blow is Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade.

Brain fell into the ground, heavily injured and his body and clothing scorched. Brain's skull-faced staff was dropped and picked up by Romeo, who split it in two with his knee. Romeo was now exhausted and breathing heavily after the fierce battle. After a long moment, however, Brain raised his body slowly, despite the injuries he sustained.

Brain grinned evilly, "Are you finished?"

"No, but you are!" Romeo panted. "I know… you can't beat me!"

"Beat you?" Brain smirked. He stands up, his eyes glowing red. "On the contrary, I'm just getting warmed up!" He breathed a ring of fire around Romeo and laughed evilly.

"Wow," Natsu remarked. "Romeo's not the only fire breather."

"What's the matter?!" Romeo yelled. "Aren't you afraid to fight me for real, you cowardly zero?!"

Brain appeared in the fire, as he said, "A zero, am I? Perhaps you'd like to see how much of a ZERO I can be!" As soon as Brain said that, there was an explosion of green fire surrounding him as he began to transform. His scorched clothing has now been replaced by a green uniform, his skin now turned white, the black lines on his face have completely disappeared, and his eye color now turned red. Brain, now in his Zero form, stared at Romeo with evil intent.

"Man, that look is WAY worse than his last one!" Natsu commented in disgust about Brain's new form.

Ignoring Natsu, Romeo and Zero clashed in a heavy throwdown of punches and kicks. As Zero casts Dark Delete from his hands, Romeo dodged the green magic discs and used Fire Dragon's Sword Horn to slam Zero into the chest, making him scream in pain. Romeo then hits him three times with Fire Dragon's Wing, Claw, and Roar.

Natsu multiplied himself into cheerleaders with the letter 'R' on their sweaters and cheered, "Rick-em, rack-em, rock-em race— kick that jerk into the face!"

Zero turned to Natsu and snapped, "You stay out of this!"

Natsu began to wave a little pennant with the letter 'B' on it, as he said bored, "Brain, Brain, he's our man, if he can't do it—" Then he yelled. "GREAT!"

Romeo used Natsu's distraction to try and get to the hourglass where Wendy was trapped, but Brain saw this and blocked his path, stunning him with multiple Dark Capriccios, causing Romeo to scream in pain.

"ROMEO!" Wendy screamed, tears streaming down her face.

The sand was now up to Wendy's knees. Romeo jumped onto a large gem and slid across the floor, powered up by his Dragon Slayer Magic. He turned a corner, but Zero couldn't, so the front half of Zero's body crashed through a wall and hung outside the palace. Romeo jumped on Zero's back and smashed him with Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade. Zero screamed in agony. Romeo jumped off and returned to save Wendy, who was now chest deep in the sand.

"Wendy, hang on!" Romeo yelled, about to hit the glass with Fire Dragon's Iron Fist. But Zero grabbed him with a Dark Capriccio used as a whip and pulled him away from Wendy. The Dark Capriccio's restraints caused him to scream in pain.

"NO!" Wendy is still crying, shocked to see Romeo in a bad state.

Zero laughed evilly, "You little fool! You thought you could defeat the most powerful being on Earth!"

"Squeeze him, Brain," an injured Cobra smiled evilly, having appeared out of nowhere after surviving his painful struggle with Fairy Tail. He wrung his hands, "Squeeze him like a—" As he said this, he didn't notice Natsu beside him, until he elbowed him out of the way.

"Without the genie, boy, you're nothing," Zero taunted Romeo.

"The genie?" Romeo gasped, before he spotted Natsu. He got an idea; the craziest idea of all. "The genie!"

There was silence between Romeo and Zero for a few seconds, until Romeo broke into maniacal laughter. Zero, on the other hand, isn't amused.

"You know," Romeo smirked. "For a super-powerful being, you're a total idiot."

"What are you talking about?" Zero glared.

"Natsu is the Genie of the Dragon Scale!" Romeo answered angrily. "And he's got more power than you'll ever have!"

"WHAT?" Zero roared in fury.

"You only wished to be the best wizard in the world, but not the power of a genie!" Romeo continued, "He gave you your power. He can take it away!"

"Romeo, what are you doing?" Natsu asked Romeo nervously. "Why are you bringing me into this?"

"Face it, Brain!" Romeo smirked. "Without Natsu, you're only just second best!"

Zero paused to think about this. Then he replied, "You're right. His power does exceed my own!" He then smirked as he added, "But not for long!"

Zero then circled his Dark Capriccio around Natsu. He sweated, "The kid's crazy. He's just a little punch-drunk with Fire Dragon Slayer Magic! One too many hits with the green freak." As Natsu said this, his hand turned into a puppet based on Zero, hitting his head with it.

"Slave," Zero commanded. "I make my third wish! I wish to be an all-powerful genie!"

Wendy watched in fear while starting to go under the sand. Romeo watched in concern, silently hoping and praying that his plan would work.

"Alright," Natsu said, reluctantly. "Your wish is my command." He turned to Romeo, muttering sarcastically, "Way to go, Romeo."

Natsu covered his eyes with one hand, while the other zapped Zero. Brain's Zero form dissipated and turned into a green genie; bigger, eviler, and more powerful.

"YES… YES!" Brain exclaimed as the Dark Capriccio disappeared, dropping Romeo to the ground. The boy quickly recovered and ran over to Wendy as her hand disappeared beneath the sand. Romeo smashed the glass with Fire Dragon's Iron Fist, freeing Wendy, the sand pouring her out to the floor. Romeo helped Wendy stand while she coughed out sand. "THE POWER!" Brain screamed as he grew and bursts through the roof. "THE ABSOLUTE POWER!"

"What did you do?!" Wendy shouted at Romeo as they both clung to each other.

"Trust me!" Romeo shouted back. "It's the only way!"

Brain was too busy conjuring to notice a black lamp, instead of a dragon scale, appearing out of nowhere from where Brain is. He screamed, "THE UNIVERSE IS MINE TO COMMAND, TO CONTROL!"

"Not so fast, Brain!" Romeo smirked as he ran over. "Aren't you forgetting something?"

"Huh?" Brain said as he looked down questioningly.

"You wanted to be a genie, you got it!" Romeo yelled.

"WHAT?!" Brain exclaimed as shackles appeared on his wrists.

"And everything that goes with it!" Romeo shouted proudly as he held up the lamp.

"NO!" Brain screamed, being sucked into the lamp. "NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"I'm gettin' out of here," Cobra said frantically. "C'mon, you're the genie. I don't want—"

But as Cobra tried to run away, Brain grabbed him and pulled Cobra in with him.

"Phenomenal cosmic powers…" Romeo said as the two were completely sucked into the lamp. He smiled slyly as he added, "…itty-bitty living space."

"Romeo, you're the man!" Natsu cheered and laughed as he slapped Romeo's shoulder. "You're a total fighter AND a total genius!"

To Be Concluded…