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"Igneel, who are the last three we're supposed to find?" Natsu turned to the red dragon.

"The last three are Yukino Aguria, Erik, and Laxus Dreyar," Igneel told them.

None seemed to be surprised at the names. Loke appeared and said, "I can help you find Yukino."

"That would be great Loke!" Lucy exclaimed.

After hours of traveling, the dragons alighted and landed on the floor as the sun fell lower from the plains. "We'll stop here tonight. You all must be tired," Igneel told them as they all got off.

"It's been awhile since I've gotten a ride on a dragon," Wendy yawned.

"More like have been in the air," Natsu told her and lay down on the grass tiredly.

Many others nodded in agreement as they began to lay down as well. Tyson lay next to Natsu, hoping to feel comfortable near him.

Tyson felt himself against a very warm heat source. Cracking an eye open, he saw that he was being carried by Natsu. "What's happening?" Tyson muttered, confused on why he was being carried.

"We were attacked. Somehow, we managed to meet Laxus and he's taking those knights on at the moment," Natsu explained.

Looking around, he could see both Sting and Rogue carrying Romeo and Wendy, but the rest were on a run. "What happened to Igneel, Grandine, and Metalicana?" Tyson asked.

"They're going to retrieve Yukino for us," The pinkette explained.

Tyson fell silent, allowing the dragon slayer to concentrate on running.

Natsu soon skidded to a stop to see a flash of lightning. "You're back so soon, Laxus," Natsu commented as he put Tyson back on the ground.

"Surprised?" Laxus questioned dully.

"Not rusty for not using much magic?" Sting asked.

Laxus gave a small shake of his head. "So what have you been using your magic for?" Natsu was now confused.

"Searching for any other Fairy Tail members. What else would I use my magic for?" Laxus told them.

"Yeah, well, it seems we were all on the move," Gajeel told him.

"Anyone been to Magnolia yet?" Laxus asked.

"We were just there, but we didn't see where the guild once stood," Erza had a serious expression.

"I had visited the graveyard there a few months after the attack. It seemed many died including Gray, Lisanna, Macao, Wakaba, Gramps, Juvia, Evergreen, Freed, Bickslow, Droy, Nab, Vijeeter, Kinana, and Gildarts. I had met up with Cana, Alzack, Bisca, and Asuka that day. They're probably all dead also at this point of time," Laxus gave a sigh in grief, sad faces hung onto each face.

"What happened to the others?" Wendy asked, seeming to want to know more.

"Your cat had disappeared, never to be seen again. Natsu, Happy had also disappeared. You all disappeared and a few others had moved away, removing their guild marks and never using their magic again," Laxus answered.

"Happy had died in my hands after I ran away. I carried him to Natsu's house and buried him there. I never made a grave stone, but I was relieved that I was able to bury him," Tears formed at the corner of Lucy's eyes.

"I watched your cat fly off Wendy. She went had gone off on her own probably to the exceed encampment. Lily had saved her by letting her go as we were attacked. Though, Lily had escaped with me, but died after about another twenty years, more or less," Gajeel gritted his teeth.

They stayed there, sadness was hanging around and before long, Natsu's head went up and a strong wind was felt. "Is that...?" Laxus blinked to see three dragons.

"Yup, those are dragons," Natsu gave a wide grin.

The dragons landed and a white-haired girl got off of Grandine.

Laxus stood there, unable to say a thing. "Lucy-sama! Natsu-sama!" Yukino ran over to the group.

"You don't have to call us that, Yukino. You can drop the -sama part from the names," Lucy gave a small nervous laugh.

"It's great to see you Yukino. Though, Sting and Rogue are also here," Natsu glanced back to see Sting and Rogue a bit nervous.

"Sting-sama, Rogue-sama! It's great to see you! I haven't seen you in years!" Yukino ran over to them, looking joyful to be reunited with others from her guild.

"Er, yeah. It's great to see you also, Yukino," Sting rubbed the back of his head nervously.

Rogue stayed silent, which he probably has for the time they've been all together. "All that's left is one dragon slayer, Cobra- er, I mean, Erik, was it?" Wendy scanned them all.

They all looked at Jellal for answers. "When we heard about the guilds being attacked, we decided to remove our guild marks of Crime Sorciere and investigate the situation as normal people. That was the last time I saw Erik. I don't really know where he is. For all I know, he might have been killed or is just wandering," Jellal explained.

"Well, what would be the most visited places he would go to?" Levy asked.

"It was mostly Crocus and the occasional visit to Magnolia," Jellal told her.

"Today's the day that..." Natsu just realized.

"The day that we were attacked and our guild was torn apart. The day when all of Fairy Tail split up and left," Lucy bit her lip.

"We heard about your defeat. They had said with Fairy Tail down, there was nothing for the other guilds to do, but fall also. We had visited Magnolia a week after the attack and met up with Cana, well, one of the orphans took us to where she was after she recognized us. She told us that Fairy Tail's final fighting days were over. She listed off all the missing," Rogue finally said.

Flashback

"There's no way Fairy Tail was wiped out!" Sting told Cana who was sitting across a round table from them.

"It's the truth, Sting. The ones that are missing and we have no idea of where they had gone is Lucy, Levy, Romeo, Erza, Happy, Charles, Lily, Laxus, Wendy, and worst of all; Natsu and Gajeel," Cana listed all the missing people.

"You don't know where they are?" Rogue asked.

"No, but there are many that have died also. I was shocked to here that Gray was one of those people," Cana eyes showed sadness.

Sting and Rogue stayed silent. "Even my father, Gildarts, and Master had gotten killed in the fight," Cana added.

"This reminds me of the Tenrou accident," Sting had a sad face on.

"Has your guild been attacked yet?" Cana asked, now concerned.

"Yeah, the day after Fairy Tail had been taken down. We came here after that fight, hoping that we could meet someone to tell us what had happened here. Could you give any battle details?" Sting wanted to here more.

"Gray was the first to die in the explosion of the guildhall. Natsu had eaten the fire that blazed in the building, but troops marched into the guild. We had demanded them to tell us who they were, but all they said was 'Death to magic'. The fight was quite deadly. Many of the guild members escaped, but many others fought on, allowing as many members escape from the area, remove their guild mark, and saying to never show their magic again. I had escaped with Wendy and Romeo with Natsu's help of getting us out, but that was the last time I had seen him. I had left the two at Porlyusica's, but Romeo was badly injured and Wendy had been stabbed quite a few times. I wouldn't recommend visiting them, but I'm sure that Porlyusica will teach a bit to Wendy and then both of them will run and hide at some point of time," Cana told them.

"Why couldn't you had followed the missing?" Rogue asked.

"Laxus, Wendy, Gajeel, and Natsu; all of Fairy Tail's dragon slayers were missing. There's no way anyone else could and the scent is gone. It's been raining here for days," Cana told them, a little irritaded by the question.

"That means other guilds were probably attacked in the last week, not standing a chance," Sting gritted his teeth.

"What do you mean by that?" Cana asked.

"Fairy Tail was always the strongest guild. No other guild could beat them for a long time. No matter how strong their bonds other guilds had or even a wizard saint. The Fairy Tail I know should always gets back up every time they fall. They get angry and then no one can defeat them. Not even our guild can defeat them. That's what it meant to be Fairy Tail. Not for their title, but for their friends that have been troubled," Tears began to show at the corners of Sting's eyes.

"I know, I know that since I was part of Fairy Tail, but the kingdom is killing magic off! It hurt to have my guild mark removed from me! I had pride in the guild I was in! The Titania, Mystogan, Laxus, Master being one of the ten wizard saints, Wendy, Gajeel, and the legendary Salamander, Natsu. So many powerful, kind, and well known people in our guild. They're all gone now! This must have been as fraction of the pain Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy had gone through when they lost their dragon parents! You killed your own, though you didn't have too. Those three may never meet another dragon again!" Cana had rage pulse through her.

Sting backed away, fearing that the woman would attack. "I envied all the others that were stronger than me. I may be the one that used one of the great Fairy Tail spells at the Grand Magic Games, but the credit goes all to Natsu for giving Fairy Tail hope of winning the Grand Magic Games and winning in battle against you. Please, leave now. You may never meet another Fairy Tail mage for the rest of your life," Cana stood up.

Sting let out the breath he had been holding.

"Thanks for the information. I hope that you can find a new family to fill most of what you've lost. Fairy Tail was a great guild, you know. Maybe one day we'll get it back," Sting told her, wiping away tears, turned and walked towards the door.

Cana said nothing and both Sabertooth mages left the orphanage, walking straight to the cathedral, seeing the Fairy Tail graves.

End Flashback