In response to palominogirl's review, I'll explain how Cana's tracking system works if some of you didn't understand. After regrouping with most of the members through random searching, they judged where everyone would have fell from accounts of the other guild members saying where everyone was stood when the cathedral collapsed. After that, search groups were given call cards like the one Lucy received from Cana in the series so they could report back to Cana and the awaiting group, and headed in the general direction they expected the missing people to be located.

I hope that helped anyone who wasn't sure :)

Revolution

Chapter 6; Uncovered Hideout

During the next few weeks, the team ran from town to town, looking for a guild that could aid them. But everywhere they went, all they saw was the same thing as they had that night. All of the mages they knew had been arrested. All those who associated with them were taken into the 'Red Church' and even Fiore's own crown castle and Church were infected by them. For all they knew, they might have been the lasts wizards alive.

That was until they chanced upon an old friend of Lucy's. He was a young guild Master of a guild called 'dark arrow' which Lucy was once allied with in the past. He was young and good looking, raised in the guild during its actual dark and ruthless past. But he had been a part of its change for the good and it was really popular with young child and often adopted children with nowhere to go. Luckily, it was on a far off island and with the aid of a powerful barrier, the 'Red Church' and the exorcists hadn't gotten anywhere near it. But it didn't stop them from trying

They were able to find refuge there, but that's all they could find. At present, they had found no way to tackle to growing strength of the 'Red Church' and its disciples. All they could do was holding out and hope they could save their friends in time before this 'purge' would happen to them.

Lucy sat on the pebble stone beach overlooking the calm oceans in the cold morning breeze. She wondered what would happen to her and her friends, and the rest of the mages in the world. Most of all, she found herself upset and ashamed at the people. There were thousands of them that had been saved by magic and had looked to it for help in times of need, and yet, when it was the magic that needed them, they were ready to cast it aside so easily. Humans really are selfish creatures...

"I remember when you always used to come out here and think..." A soft gentle voice spoke behind her. Lucy recognized it straight away but turned around to look anyway. A tall figure with broad shoulders and a well-built body stood towering behind her. He wore a plain white shirt that gripped to his muscles that had grown since she'd last seen him. His eyes were a clear ocean blue and he had short brown hair that looked cut in an awkward, random angles. He came the long way down to sit beside her and look out at the ocean.

"I see the girls had managed to get to your hair." Lucy chuckled lightly.

"You should see your boyfriend's." Ran joked, giving her a playful nudge in the shoulder. "Emi got a hold of him."

"Which one?" Lucy asked.

"Your little disciple. It's amazing how much she picked up off you." Ran tutted.

"Well, maybe I should be worried. And he's not my boyfriend." Lucy corrected him, but Ran seemed determined to push it.

"Last time I saw you guys, I'm sure you two were close. Or did you have a spat?" Ran suggested, picking up and flat stone and skimming it across the water.

"I'm not sure what ideas you keep getting into your head, but we're not like you think." Lucy smiled softly. The smile dropped as she looked out at the barrier. "What about this barrier?"

"I dunno. From what bookworm told me, it isn't a natural barrier and none of us cast it." Ran replied. "The only way to break through is to destroy the talisman on the bottom of the ocean floor. But I doubt they'll find a way around that."

"You shouldn't call him bookworm, he's name's Orion." Lucy scolded.

"He pretty much lives in books, why can't I call him bookworm?" Ran shrugged.

"Because you're pretty much useless without him." Lucy retorted.

"Touché." Ran acknowledged. "He's like my secretary except he could do with a bigger chest." Ran joked. "Seriously though, that boy's become even more overbearing in the last few years."

"If he wasn't, this guild wouldn't be standing." The blonde shook her head, casting her gaze out over the water again. "As we were saying, this barrier. Do you think someone else cast it?"

"Either we had some outside help or this island much really like me." Ran shrugged.

"I doubt it's the latter." Lucy sighed and rose.

"That's mean." Ran added, following her up.

"Oh well, we should be grateful." Lucy shrugged. "Let's get back; Emi cutting Natsu's hair is just pushing my curiosity."

The two wandered back up from the beach and into the guildhall. The guildhall wasn't much different to Fairy Tail's own. When Lucy had first seen it, all it had were four stone walls and a few wooden tables. But since the kids got a hold of it, the whole place was beaming with color and paintings up the walls and crayon stains on the table.

"LUCY!" Natsu wailed. Lucy looked across the wave of children, and saw a pink haired boy. Natsu sat pinned to a chair tied up with rope and a young woman with long blue hair pinned up into a bun and scissors in her hands.

"Emi!" Lucy exclaimed.

"LUCY!" Emi exclaimed, dropping the scissors immediately. She leapt from behind the dragon slayer, darting straight towards her. Her arms wrapped around the blonde's neck, almost tackling her to the ground. "Where have you been? I haven't seen you in years!" Emi exclaimed, giving the girl a tight squeeze.

"No kidding!" Lucy exclaimed. "It's been like three years!"

"Four actually," The blue haired girl corrected. "Jeez, you guys haven't changed a bit. I mean, you haven't visited even once since then!"

"I'm sorry." Lucy pleaded.

"Don't worry about it. Time's have been tough recently, especially now. We all need to pull together for the kid's sakes. That includes Natsu." Emi teased, giving Lucy a tight squeeze again.

Lucy chuckled weakly, but couldn't help feeling a little dampened by the reminder that even thought their little island was protected, outside their bubble, their guild was still in custody and the world being taken over little by little bit. But until they had a plan, they couldn't go into action. For the time being, they had to wait it out.

"LUCY SAVE ME!" Natsu wailed as some smaller girls approached him with scissors. Lucy shook her head and made her way over with Ran and Emi in tow.

"These two are mine." Emi smiled, catching two small children by the head and turning them around.

"You had kids!" Lucy exclaimed in shock. Emi...who had once been a small fifteen year old girl she knew...had kids. Where did that little innocent child go?

"Aha, I'm just kidding. This is my niece and nephew, Damian and Rose's kids. This is Dimitri Octova, and this is Rozera Octova." Emi grinned introducing each one. One was a boy who had bright green eyes and burning red hair and the other was a girl with bright blue hair with burning purple eyes. The boy was about fifteen and the girl was about twelve. Dimitri bowed and blushed but Rozera looked up almost defiantly. Girls can be so feisty when their young, Lucy thought with a sigh.

"I'm Natsu!" Natsu introduced himself with a big grin. Rozera blushed and looked away softly.

Emi made a dramatic gasp, turning Rozera to face her. "Could it be? Does Rozera like Natsu?" Emi teased causing Rozera to blush a brighter crimson.

"What?" Natsu exclaimed in shock and Lucy couldn't help but laugh.

"Now, now, Rozera." Ran chuckled, lowering picking her up into his big strong arms. "You can't have Natsu because he belongs to Lucy."

"Natsu does not belong to me!" Lucy exclaimed, but she couldn't hide the bright red blush burning on her cheeks. Rozera gave her an angry and sharp stare.

"Ooo...Looks like Lucy's hated. My, my, jealousy can be a cruel thing." Ran continued his little monologue before turning to the young Rozera. "I know, you can have Natsu and I'll have Lucy."

"That's a great thing to say in front of your girlfriend, Ran." Emi growled.

"Oops. Busted." Ran chuckled.

"Girlfriend?" Lucy exclaimed. "Then you two are...together?"

"Yup." They nodded.

"But- But- What?" Lucy stood with her jaw almost touching the ground.

"LUCY!" Gray's voice cut across the guildhall. Everyone felt silent as sick stomach rose into Lucy's chest. Lucy stopped what she was doing and raced towards the ice mage. Emi and Ran quickly followed after. Natsu managed to get one of the kids to cut him free before catching up. They closed the guildhall, leaving the children quietly alone.

"What's going on?" Ran exclaimed, making sure the door was closed.

"There are several ships coming through the barrier!" Gray exclaimed. "Juvia detected them. They're carrying the Red Church's cross." They hurried after the ice mage as he weaved in and out of the tunnels of towering hallways until they came out onto a balcony looking over the ocean.

A fleet of about thirty ships surrounded the island. Six bore a white flag with a red cross and the other twenty four were government ships. So it was really true. They heard rumors of them controlling the government, but they hadn't thought it was true.

"They're really here..." Emi whispered.

"Dammit, how did they break through the barrier?" Ran barked in frustration. "The only way to break through is to destroy the talisman!"

"The children, we have to protect the children!" Emi exclaimed.

"The boat!" Lucy exclaimed.

"But even if we load all the children onto that boat Lucy, there's no way we can break that line." Ran pointed out, gesturing to the impervious wall of ships around them. Lucy sat quietly and thought for a second.

"We'll clear a line and let you and the kids break through." Gray cut in.

"What?" Emi exclaimed. "But that would mean you guys staying here. If you were using it on the ship they would only pursue you and shoot you guys down."

"Its fine, Emi." Lucy stepped forward, grabbing the girls by the hands. "We're strong right. We'll protect the kids. It's for their sakes right?"

"But Lucy..." Emi wanted to protest, wanted to find some way to take Lucy with them, wanted to protect everyone. And yet, she couldn't find any way to do so. Emi knew Gray's plan was the only one that had the slightest chance of success.

"Go load up the children, Ran will lead you to it." Lucy smiled gently, giving the girl and hug. "Let's go."

Ran hesitated for a moment, giving Lucy a long stare in her eyes. "Really, you never do change." He gave her a sad smile and then ran to the doorway. "You better protect her dragon slayer!" He called behind him as he ran back to the guild hall.

"Are you sure this will work, Gray?" Lucy asked wearily, turning around to face the oncoming ships.

"If I'm right they only have a range of about a hundred foot before they can shoot. The banks too shall for them at about ninety foot. So we'll have to clear a way out before then. Me, Juvia and Natsu will go take care of the other ships, you go guide the boat!" Gray ordered and he and Juvia dispersed.

"See you later, Luce." Natsu grinned and leapt over the balcony with easy. Lucy ran to the edge and saw him running across the beach three stories down with flames flickering from his fists.

"See you later." Lucy smiled and turned, running to the guildhall.

Children were already scarcely seen in the guildhall, each was escaping out the doors. Ran passed by Lucy in the doorway, and gave her a surprised glance. "Are all the children out?" Lucy asked, ignoring his surprise.

"I think so. Emi's doing a headcount at the boat, so we'll know if any are missing." Ran explained picking up a small green haired girl that was about to trip, who also happened to be calling Emi.

"I'll double check and meet you down there." Lucy decided and ran into the guildhall.

It was strange seeing the place so empty and quiet. From what she could tell, there was no one else left. However, just as she turned to leave, she noticed the bright color of red mixed in with the shrub. Lucy ran to the flower pot, crouching down besides the boy. His green eyes looked up in surprise at the girl standing above him. "Hey, Dimitri, right?" Lucy beamed a friendly smile. "Shouldn't you be with your sister and Aunt?"

He nodded quietly, but then shook his head and turned back to the corner he was in. Lucy looked passed him and noticed something moving underneath the broken flower pot. She looked closer and saw a little white bird pressed against the far edge of the half-cracked flower pot. The boy seemed to want to get it, but it pressed itself to far back. He had stayed behind because he didn't want to leave the bird.

Lucy was flustered for a moment. The boy wouldn't leave the bird and she had no idea how to get it out of there. Then a memory suddenly resurfaced in her mind. Lucy leapt up and out into the back kitchen. She returned a second later with a cup of flour and a handful of seeds.

"What's that for?" Dimitri asked, staring at it in confusion. Lucy quickly took a handful of the flour, and patted it on her hands. Next she picked up a handful of seeds and set them into the far corner of her hand. She stayed very still and very quiet for about a minute, with the boy watching closely by her side. Sure enough, the little chick slowly crept out from beneath the flower pot, walking up her hands to the seeds. Once the bird was completely on her hand, Lucy put her other hand gently on top. The little bird lay down calmly in her hands and pecked at the seeds.

The boy watched in surprise, watching the little bird chirp happily in Lucy's hands. "Put some flour on your hands." Lucy gestured to the cup. The boy put the flour on his hands and did just as Lucy did. He then put a few seeds on the center of his hands. Lucy opened her hands near his and the little chick hesitantly jumped over onto his to gobble up the seeds. "There." Lucy sighed; putting the boy's other hand over the little chick. "Now keep it close to your chest. We're going to go find your aunt now okay?" The boy nodded, and followed Lucy out the doorway, keeping a cautious face and holding the bird carefully against his chest, making sure not to drop it.

"How did you know how to do that?" He asked, following Lucy who was trying her best to remember the way. Luckily the muddy footprints she could tell were Ran's told her she was going the right way.

"My mother showed once when I was very little." Lucy explained, as they turned the corner. The shouts of children in the distance echoed through the halls as they got closer.

"You must have had a nice mother." Dimitri commented happily.

"Yeah, she was great." Lucy sighed. She thought back to the estate and began to wonder how everyone was doing, her father and the servants, and even the maids. Although the estate was sold, she couldn't be sure if her father would be in favor or not of the magic world.

"LUCY!" Emi's voice wailed. "DIMITRI!" The girl came flying down the corridor, dropping to her knees in front of the boy. "Thank god you're alright." She sighed, dragging the boy into her arms. Dimitri was careful to pull the little bird out the side as not to be crushed by the girl.

"Are you missing anyone else?" Lucy asked.

"No, this is it." Emi nodded, with her face full of relief. "Ran's got the boat ready. We'll head south to another country and see what help we can find." She turned and led them down to a door where it opened into a boat dock. There was no water in the man-made holding station for the boat but once the relief doors open, water was bound to come flooding in and set the ship to sail. Lucy watched as Emi lead herself and the kid onto the boat. Lucy headed up a pair of metal stairs to a catwalk leading to a switch board with the emergency pull leaver to open the flood gate. Once she saw they were on board with Ran stood on deck with a few of the old mages manning the deck of the refurbished timber boat, she set her hand on the lever.

"Lucy!" Ran yelled, running up to the closest edge of the boat. "Come with us!"

Lucy turned and stared at Ran in surprise. He had been her closest ally once upon a time and she knew he only meant well but offering to take her with them, but she couldn't leave her guild mates. Instead, she slowly shook her head. Ran looked up at her sadly, and went to open his mouth more. Just as he did, Lucy pulled down hard on the lever. The screech of the flood gate tore through the air and water burst through. The deck was almost flooded in an instant as the water raised the body. Ran cursed to him, hesitating and looking at Lucy one last time with his pleading look, before running back down the deck to the helm. Lastly, the runway lifted up and released the boat into the ocean, leaving Lucy behind.

Lucy watched carefully until the boat was safely in the water before running up another pair of stairs leading to the second floor of the guild.

Lucy raced down the hallways to the quickest exit out of a window and onto the beach. She safely made the drop down without too much effort onto a slope that cushioned her fall.

The mage ran up to the coast of the beach just in time to see several frozen boats stuck in the water, other alight with fire and people diving off board and other with holes piercing the bow of their ship, causing it to slowly sink into the ocean. Almost half the boats were cleared out, and just in case, Juvia and Gray combined their powers to build a wall of ice extended out as a barrier for the boat. By the time the boats get around it, they would already be long gone. That was magic they just wouldn't have been able to do on a boat, especially Natsu of all people.

Lucy knew exactly what would come next. There was no way off of the island for them, and even if there was, they couldn't be sure where the next place to go next would be. Seven ships had already docked onto the other side and the dragon slayer, ice mage and water woman were fighting them off as they would come. But Lucy could already see the men stood in their windows, their guns already locked onto them. It felt as if she could hear the click of the gun fire, but that would mean she had good hearing. Maybe it was just wistful thinking to hear the sound of the weapon meant for putting them down. But all she knew she could really hear was the three bangs of the guns. Each one, letting a mage fall to the ground. By the time the last one echoed in her ears, her face was already pressed against the sand and she slipped into darkness.

Next Monday; Apostle Lucy
Our main antagonist finally makes their appearance as a drastic revelation occurs jeopardizing the entire team, some more than others.

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