this is because chapter 10 was a little light (and late), if you like what your reading please follow or favorite. Reminder I do not own fairy tail.
Alex went to the mail office.
"How can I help you today?" A tired worker stated.
Alex faked a smile "I'd like to get this delivered to oak town. You see I have family that-"
The worker took the letter without question and briefly read the address before slipping it in a box. In that letter contained information on all fairy tail members, except a man named mystogan. And a request for backup in capturing their target. If she arrived in a timely manner
Alex went back to keep tabs on the other members of the fairy tail.
Soon a day became days, then a week. Then a letter appeared. Expect company. Was all it said and Alex went about in preparing for his "guests"
Later that night, Alex waited outside the town. Then as if on cue a covered wagon stopped near him. Then out came boze, Alex acknowledged him with a nod. Gajeel stepped out next and Alex couldn't contain grin "now this is going to be fun."
After making their way across the town the phantom party arrived at the designated safe house.
"So we're going to need to wait until she comes back, then…"
"Actually Alex, we're here on different task" Gajeel smirked and handed Alex a letter. He read and reread the letter, his new orders.
"Okay, so what do we do?"
"Hit them where it'll hurt"
"Ok, this Tuesday nobody will be in the hall."
"Perfect." With that they began planning and preparing for this declaration of war.
Alex moved close to the building, seeing no activity inside he motioned for the come out as he opened the door. Gajeel entered and began his work, alex and boze stayed out to watch for any bystanders.
Minutes later and with nobody around Alex turned to see iron bars blossoming from the guild hall. He was in awe of the sight.
They left for the safe house. Gajeel arrived moments later.
"I doubt this will push them towards war." Alex muttered
"yeah, I know. "Gajeel responded
Boze spoke up "come on job's done, let's just head back."
Gajeel silenced him with an upraised hand "not quite" he laughed " I have a plan."
Alex spoke up "well, It might be best if we lay low for a while."
And they did, alex sighed. Then sitting on a sun drenched roof he noticed new arrivals on the street below. Two males and two females, the guys one black haired one pink, were arguing over something, the red haired woman obliviously erza, said something and both grey and natsu stopped, but alex wasn't paying attention to their squabble, alex was focused on the blonde. "Lucy heartfillia." Alex whispered as said girl turn and talked to compatriots. Alex ran off to tell the Gajeel, he wanted to stay and follow them to their guild.
Alex grinned, he was present when most of fairy tail seen their guild. Cana, jet, droy and mirajane. He faltered, when he saw mirajane he felt remorseful in his participation in the attack. He shook his head, there is no room for remorse in phantom lord.
"hey, we have company."
"oh."
"yeah, Lucy heartfilia, erza scarlet, natsu dragneel and grey fullbuster."
Gajeel perked up at the mention of the salamander but said nothing, to Alex he didn't need to.
"We'll see what we can do tonight." After tonight they would have to head back to the guild.
That night Alex watched Lucy enter her apartment, he dropped from the roof. He quietly opened the door and crept up the stairwell and inserted a pick when he heard voices. He dropped to the floor and listen through the crack between the door and floor.
"…possible they looked up where everyone lives" Alex backed away and crept out the building, he wasn't surprised that people were grouping up, but he didn't realize they would already guarding her. But he needed to get her, for the guild he needed to succeed on this job. So he went to search for Gajeel
And found him and boze in a park. Boze was standing on watch while Gajeel did something to the tree.
Alex got closer and saw the three bodies stapled to the tree. Gajeel finished up "what'd think."
Alex was shocked he didn't even know what to say, when people saw this it would be a declaration of war "I… uh that one, droy, is higher than the others."
Gajeel laughed and boze came over "alright now let's go."
Alex started to follow them when he saw movement in his peripheral. "Shit. Witness." And he ran off
"wait!" boze called out but Alex was already gone.
Alex ran down the street and spotted his quarry, who just entered an alley. Alex ran down the alley and was closing in when the person rounded another corner. Alex whipped around and nearly ran head first into a brick wall. He quickly looked around but saw no trace of the witness, he poked in a nearby trash pile. Seeing no way someone could have hide nearby or climbed the wall, he left, but if he was really paying attention he would have notice some discrepancies, like how a bag of trash was half inside the 'wall'.
An hour later Alex met up with Gajeel. It was then he remembered why he searched for Gajeel earlier.
But it was too late. They went home.
In the guild hall boze, Gajeel and Alex separated. Alex bumped into Bronx, "oh, you. Watch it or you'll end up like her."
"What? Who- what did you do to Verna?"
Bronx turned and smirked "oh, right. You weren't here when it happened."
"Wait!" Alex snarled but just then a commotion erupted on the other side of the room.
Both Alex and Bronx made their way over, unsurprisingly Gajeel was at the center of the commotion.
Alex manage to push his way through a small knot of members, when he heard an all too familiar voice.
"The seeds have been sown. Excellent work Boze, Gajeel." The master spoke from atop his balcony Boze took the compliment with a nod.
"Not so fast, master. That trash won't act from just that." Gajeel grinned "so I left them a little present."
"Well, well…just make sure you keep that one alive. Oh and Alex please see me in my office."
Minutes later Alex stood in front of the doors leading into the master's study.
"Alex, please. Sit." The master gestured to a chair across the desk. Alex did "sir what happened to Verna?"
Master Jose grimaced "I was hoping you would find out later" he sighed "well she said somethings about the guild and started becoming a problem for us… so I had her banished. I didn't want to but she left me no choice."
Alex closed his eyes "when."
"While you were away. Look, I understand you were close so I have to ask, will this affect your duties for the guild?"
There was only one answer "no" he lied.
"Good then on to your next assignment-"
"But I just completed the task you assigned me."
"Alex, your task was to retrieve her, and since she is not here you failed. But there is a chance of redemption."
"You want me to hunt for her? Again?"
"No I will have someone else do that, but once we get her in custody. You are to prevent anything from happening to her."
"Ok." Alex stood to leave.
"Alex we can't lose her. Here take this." He handed Alex a dagger. Everything he was taught went against killing. Except one "loyalty to the guild, loyalty to the master." With that Alex left to get some sleep before morning.