Natsu, Lucy, and Gray watched from the comfort of the conveyor belt, satisfied from dropping off Brain with his new owner to deal with.

Natsu saluted with a teasing grin, "Happy trails, Dirty Brain." He chuckled to himself, "This is even better than sending him to jail."

Lucy crossed her hips, "This'll teach that mint-in-the-box creep how it feels to played by a kid, even though he never experienced it yet."

Gray smirked, "Oh, I think he will be."

"Natsu! Lucy! Gray!" Erza called from behind them.

"Help us out here!" Gajeel shouted.

"Hurry!" Wendy cried.

The three turned to see their friends opening the case and removing the duct tape trapping the bodies of Juvia, Romeo, and Kemo-Kemo. The Young Prospector and the black-furred critter climbed out of the case, and the Rain Woman groaned as she started to pull herself up, struggling to push away the weight holding her down.

"Oh, no! Juvia!" Natsu gasped. He, Lucy, and Gray ran over for aid.

"Natsu!" Juvia screamed.

But it was already too late. The case went sliding outside down the ramp, until it landed next to a luggage carrier where two men were waiting to transport all the luggage to the airplane. Juvia was forced to go limp at the presence of these men, as they closed the case, picked it up, and stocked it with the other luggage, before revving up the carrier.

"Juvia!" Natsu never expected the only female member in his Roundup Gang disappearing with the cargo. He had to do something, otherwise Juvia would spend the rest of her life alone in a museum in New York, but since the Natsu's Roundup collection was incomplete at the moment, she would most likely go back into storage. But Natsu wasn't done yet; it was not in his nature to give up and leave a friend to a grisly fate. Taking action, the pull-string Dragon Slayer doll gave a whistle, and Kemo-Kemo ran over, determined to answer the pleas of his trusty and fearless friend. Natsu climbed on his back, then looked over at Lucy and Gray, "Guys, c'mon!"

Gray obliged, "You got it!"

Lucy agreed, "Right behind ya!"

Once all three toys were aboard, Natsu spurred Kemo-Kemo into action. "Ride like the wind, Kemo-Kemo!" The black-furred critter obediently bounced out of the conveyor belt and slid down the ramp. Landing on the airway, he took off bouncing as fast as the wind could take him, chasing after the luggage carrier. Ever since he encountered the Roundup Gang and rediscovered his roots, he had acquainted himself with Juvia, Romeo, and Kemo-Kemo for a time. And despite all the animosity between the Salamander and the Rain Woman over going home or to a museum, Natsu still viewed her as a true friend, a sad and lonely toy looking for a home and a family. He wasn't going to let her be alone anymore, or ever again. This was the final part of the mission; one last rescue he had to pull off.

Natsu cheered on, "Hey-Howdy-Hey! Giddy-up!"

Lucy shouted excitedly, "Woo-hoo! Go, Kemo-Kemo!"

Gray encouraged, "C'mon, Kemo-Kemo! Hyah!"

Within seconds, the speedy black-furred critter approached the carrier at a close inch. "Guys, give me a boost!" Without waiting for permission, Natsu climbed on Gray's shoulders with Lucy supporting his weight, and reached for a tag on one of the suitcases. After grabbing onto the tag, he went flying in the breeze, pulled off from the others.

"Natsu!" Gray and Lucy cried out, having witnessed their salmon-haired comrade hoisted away with the cargo, trying to hold on. Fortunately for Natsu, he managed to climb to the top of one of the carrier's carts delivering assortments of luggage, using several handles as a ladder. His eyes catching sight of Juvia's case, he jumped over the luggage carts until he reached the one where the case was stored, and dove inside the pile of cargo.

"Here's the rest!" the carrier driver called out to his co-worker, and began piling suitcases and packages into the plane, one by one. Natsu, who was hiding among the other suitcases, observed Juvia's cased already loaded. The odds of escaping the plane were one in a million, but the overwhelming desire to continue on burned inside him, and the fire urged him not to relent. Brimming with an idea, he hid inside a golf carrier shortly before it was picked up and tossed inside the cargo bay. Natsu unzipped the bag, spilling the several golf balls on the floor, and noticed Juvia's case stacked on top of a pile. He climbed up, reached it, unsealed the locks, lifted the hatch, and saw the light blue-haired doll curled on her side in the fetal position, clearly depressed of a horrible fate awaiting her in the museum.

Natsu smiled slyly, "Excuse me, miss, but I think you're on the wrong flight."

Juvia whispered happily, "Natsu!" She pulled herself up and ran over to hug him, the latter reciprocating it.

Natsu urged, "C'mon, Juvia. It's time to take you home."

Juvia pulled away, a worried expression crossing her face, "But… what if Ken doesn't like me?"

Natsu laughed jovially, "Are you kidding me? Ken's definitely gonna love you! Besides, he's got a little sister."

"He does?!" Juvia gasped excitedly. "Why didn't you say so?! Let's go!" She grabbed Natsu's arm, jumping out of the case and heading for the exit. The salmon-haired toy's invitation to be one of Ken's toys won Juvia over right away; since he mentioned that Ken had a little sister, the chance of being played with was too tempting to pass up. When Ken grew up, Maka would most likely play with her. Two kids for the price of one.

The two toys hid behind a circle-shaped bag to avoid detection from the baggage loader. "Hold it! There's a couple more bags coming from the terminal!" he shouted down at the other man.

Natsu and Juvia walked down the door slowly and carefully. He whispered, "Okay, on three. One… two…"

Before they could sprint through, the baggage door closed. A voice called, "Too late! Put 'em on the next flight!"

The engines ignited, all the passengers were present and accounted for, and the wheels stirred, sending the plane back down the road. In the cargo bay, the lights turned off automatically, notifying that the baggage must not be disturbed until the plane arrived to its predestined location. A wave of uneasiness crept towards Natsu and Juvia; they were trapped in the plane, and they became desperate for another way out. Once the plane was off the ground, they would never get down.

Natsu dreaded, "This is bad."

Juvia asked worriedly, "How are we going to get out of here?"

Natsu looked around and saw a latch clicking with a small light. "Over there! Come on!" he pointed, and he and Juvia ran over to the mechanism. Through the glass, they saw the wheels screeching against the road. It may be risky, but it was their last and only chance to escape. The pull-string Dragon Slayer gripped the handle and wrenched it open. As a result, the latch uncovered with a strong current of wind looming in, and the two looked down at the iron bars supporting the wheels.

Juvia asked nervously, "Are you sure about this?"

Natsu answered, "I'm not sure, but it's worth a shot! Let's go!" He climbed out first, then helped Juvia down. The two toys carefully maneuvered down the landing gear without any problem at first. They were almost near the ground, and the plane was close to its positioning station for takeoff. Suddenly, Natsu slipped off his feet. Luckily, Juvia was able to grab his hand before he fell. Unluckily, his arm tore some more, revealing a larger hint of stuffing beneath the rip, and he couldn't help but scream frantically.

Juvia shrieked, "Hold on, Natsu!"

The pull-string Dragon Slayer doll was at a tremendous amount of jeopardy, first by being torn off his arm a second time, then being ripped and torn and crushed under the wheels. Before he could start hoping he'd be lucky to miss the wheels, his dragon-scaled scarf flew off his neck due to turbulence, until it was caught in the hands of Lucy riding on Kemo-Kemo with Gray.

Lucy called out, "What's a Dragon Slayer without his scarf?"

Gray chuckled, "Seriously, how many times you gotta lose it?"

Natsu beamed, "Lucy! Gray!" Even the Rain Woman doll was glad that someone was here to help.

At that moment, the plane turned around an intersection and readied itself on the airway, before it increased its acceleration, zooming at a fast pace until it gained enough strength to fly upward. Natsu realized that the plane was ready for takeoff, and despite Kemo-Kemo's best efforts, the pickup speed proved fast enough to lose him. He hastily searched for anything to get himself and Juvia off the plane, until he eyes fell towards a deadbolt in the middle of the tires. Just like that, another idea came to mind.

Natsu called down, "Lucy, Gray, Kemo-Kemo, get behind the tires!"

Gray shouted, "Are you insane?! You'll get ripped to shreds!"

Lucy interjected, "I think he's on to something! Let's go!" Kemo-Kemo obliged, and he decreased his bouncing behind the tires.

Wasting no time, Natsu reached his back and grabbed his pull-string, twirled it around, and tossed it on the bolt. The loop successfully caught the round mechanism, and he looked up at Juvia. He notified, "Juvia! Let go of the plane!"

Juvia exclaimed shockingly, "WHAT?! Are you crazy?!"

Natsu assured, "Trust me! Let's just pretend it's the final episode of Natsu's Roundup!"

Juvia protested, "But it was cancelled! We never saw if you made it!"

Natsu said determinedly, "Well, then let's find out together!"

Juvia hesitated at first, fearing that this bold move would be their last… but what other choice do they have? Reluctantly, she decided to trust Natsu's idea. She took a deep breath to steady herself, and she let go of the landing gear, grabbing the pull-string Dragon Slayer doll as they both fell towards the ground. Both toys screamed, swinging under the wheels with support from the extendable dexterity of Natsu's pull-string, until they finally landed behind Gray and Lucy on Kemo-Kemo. The pull-string unhooked from the deadbolt and wound back up to Natsu. The plane took off, on its way to New York without any of the toys based on characters from Natsu's Roundup onboard. They were out! They were safe!

"WE DID IT!" Juvia screamed hyperactively. "WE DID IT, WE DID IT, WE DID IT!" She and the others cheered and laughed, and they hugged each other. The plane disappeared, leaving the former collectables of Natsu's Roundup behind.

Gray congratulated, "Nice ropin', Pyro!"

Lucy admired, "Awesome work, Nat! You're the man! You're my man! You'd make a better Celestial Treasure Hunter as I am. Maybe even better than me."

Natsu chuckled, "Oh, you're such a tease. I'm just your friendly neighborhood Fire Dragon Slayer doing my job."

Lucy smiled contently, "And you've done it with flying colors. We're back together again, save and sound."

Juvia remarked, "That was definitely Natsu's finest hour! I hope someone films this!"

Natsu grinned, "Yeah, me too! I'm glad turned out all right."

Gray gave Natsu his scarf back, "Your scarf, partner."

Natsu happily held the fabric, "Woo-hoo!"

The celebration was then interrupted by another plane landing behind them. The bodies of all five toys went stiff, their eyes widening as they remembered where they were.

"Let's…" Natsu's smile never wavered. "…go home." Lucy kissed his cheek in approval. The rest couldn't agree more.