Inside Levy's room in the Fairy Hills dormitory, the two Fairy Tail mages were facing off with the intruder. Casually, he took his foot from the frame of the window and entered the room. Panther Lily readied his sword and glared at the black haired man.

"Identify yourself! "

"Levy McGarden... Be calm and come with me! "The man said while ignoring the exceed. Lily of course, snarled as his words weren't met with any kind of response. Behind him, Levy narrowed her eyes and glanced at the man mentioning her name. After taking a better look, she came to a conclusion.

"Lily! He's one of them! One of the super rookies." She shouted while pointing at Dante.

"So they really were working together all along!" The grip on the cat's sword hardened as he was talking.

"Looks like the gig's over. I guess it doesn't matter at this point. We'll face off with you sooner or later. Master Goodwill did say that all of us gathering at the same time could cause some problems." The super rookie started scratching his head while closing his eyes. His golden highlights reflected the light from the descending sun while the wind was going through them. The fact that their cover was blown didn't seem to bother him much.

"What are you planning? Why did you go through all the trouble of entering guilds and deceiving everyone?" The blue haired started interrogating the enemy. Hearing her voice caused him to open his eyes.

"Geez… First thing you start doing is asking questions. Don't worry, you'll be filled in on everything when you come to where I'm taking you. See what I did here? I avoided telling you where you'll be going." A satisfied grin showed on his face. Levy and Lily however, sweat dropped from his words. Unsure of how to react, they looked at each other. When the awkward moment passed, the muscular cat straightened up and looked at the super rookie in a serious matter.

"So that's why that guy from yesterday just showed up in Magnolia. You knew that Gajeel would leave the moment he smelled him, so you thought that you could just grab Levy in his absence." The exceed swung his enormous sword to the side, thereby creating a gust of wind that went through Dante.

"You made one miscalculation though. You forgot about me."

"Don't count me out Lily. I'm fighting as well." Levy took a step forward and readied herself for battle.

Dante looked at the two of them for a moment, and then lowered his arms as well as narrowing his eyes.

"Since it's come to this. May the both of you experience the clutch of the sand dragon." Sand started enveloping both of his hands as he spoke.

….

"Huh. I remember you saying something similar the last time we met. But we know how it ended that time. Don't we?"

Uwe slowly raised his body from the ground. After he got up, he took a look at the new set of clothes he bought. Seeing as they were covered in dirt, he started wiping them clean.

"Tch… And I just bought those." He said while making an unsatisfied look on his face. Across him, Gajeel jumped from the rooftop he was standing on. When he landed, he waited for his opponent to finish and readied himself.

"I'm not gonna wait anymore. It's time to pay you back for that little stunt you pulled at that time." The dragon slayer glared at the super rookie, ready to once again start the battle with him. Uwe finished with his clothes in the meanwhile and raised his body. For a moment, he made an emotionless expression and looked at Gajeel. Then, his face contorted and changed to a shallow smile with deep, piercing eyes.

"You mean when I defeated you? Hahahaha! Man, what a sore loser you are. It's hilarious! Hahahahah!" He started laughing his butt off loudly. As he was indulging in his howling, Gajeel clenched his fists and narrowed his eyes. He was infuriated, but he knew better than to let him get under his skin again. After all, that was his mistake the last time they fought.

"But… You know what was even more hilarious?" All of a sudden, Uwe stopped with his laughter and asked Gajeel. Taken aback, he raised an eyebrow.

"The face Levy-chan made when she heard I beat you. You should've seen it! I've never seen so much despair in someone's face hahahahahahahahaha! Just thinking about it is hurting my stomach haha… GACK…" Before he had the chance to continue laughing, he felt a long, hard, iron club on his chin. Gajeel had extended his arm and transformed it. The club continued extending until it pushed the white haired into a nearby wall. It broke the instant his body touched it, as the force was too great for it to handle. On the other side, Gajeel was standing silently, with his eyes currently shadowed. As he retracted his arm and straightened up, a large vein popped up on his forehead. His eyes were opened wide in a glare and his eyebrows were pulled down together. On his face, absolute rage was visible.

"Enough talking. Time to beat the living shit out of you."

From the crushed wall, Uwe appeared with his smirk intact.

"Making you mad is so easy, I don't really have to try anymore. You want a rematch? I'll give you one. When I'm done with you, you'll have the honor of being beaten by Uwe Blitztank twice."

….

Natsu was panting heavily as he was running through the woods. Just behind him, Happy was flying, but still struggling to catch up to his pace. A big sweat drop was visible on his forehead as he was advancing. Looking around, the more he neared the place where he smelled Alex's smell at, when he entered the woods, the more destruction was there to be seen. Ultimately, he made it to the clearing near the river where he met him. Upon arriving, he stopped.

"What's wrong Natsu?" Seeing as he stopped, Happy halted as well to ask his partner. But there was no reaction from the dragon slayer. In fact, no explanation was needed. As soon as Happy looked in front of him, everything was clear. It was obvious that this place was the epicenter of the explosion. Both of them widened their eyes from shock.

"W-What happened here?" The blue exceed said. A big lump formed inside his throat. Next to him, Natsu was just looking at the scene with his mouth agape. Then, he started sniffing around.

"I-I can't smell him anymore! This burned scent is all over the place." He started looking around frantically, searching for any proof that the saiyan might be alive. Soon, Happy followed suit.

While looking around, they noticed his backpack on the ground. All of its pockets were opened and it was seemed empty. Around it, tools were scattered on the ground. Suspicious, Natsu neared the place and started inspecting the backpack.

"What are you doing?" A cold, grumpy voice was heard from behind them. As they turned around to look, a wide smile showed on their faces. In front of them, Alex was standing, topless and with very little clothing on him. But alive and breathing.

"Alex!" Both of them jumped and started running towards the saiyan. But while approaching, they saw something that made them stop. All over his body, countless scars were scattered. And there weren't only a few of them. No. In fact, there wasn't much undamaged skin on him. Noticing their stares, Alex looked at his body for the cause. After realizing, he just shrugged it off and went for his backpack. He stood in front of Natsu and grabbed his belonging from the dragon slayer's hands. Natsu staggered for a moment, but then regained his senses. He watched as the black haired teen passed by him.

"They're just old battle wounds." Alex said while collecting his tools and returning them to his backpack.

"Battle wounds?" Happy said with a question mark over his head. But their curiosity soon wore off, and the smiles from before returned.

"Man, am I glad to see you. I thought something happened to you." Natsu put his right hand behind his back and closed his eyes. A big sigh of relief followed. However, his words struck Alex by surprise.

"Why would you care if something happened to me?" The saiyan said while maintaining his posture. Still, he was absorbed in putting all of his tools inside the backpack. Now it was his words that caused the duo to look at each other. They opened their mouths and turned to look at his back. Being the cheerful group they were, they didn't understand his coldness towards them. Well, there was that incident involving the tent, but to not care about his supposed death?

"What are you talking about, why would we care? You're the guy who saved Lucy. We all owe you one." Natsu raised his right fist and smiled. Soon, his partner joined him.

"And even if we didn't know you, we would never leave you to die." He continued on. At that moment, the black haired stopped stuffing his backpack. A bead of sweat formed on his forehead. Something about those words… It just made him feel uneasy. But he shrugged it off not a moment later. His silence made the atmosphere awkward for the two Fairy Tail mages.

"What happened here?" Happy was the next to question. After all, they never got to the point where they would ask that.

"An explosion. Can't you see?" Still, Alex refused to turn around. His answer caught them by surprise. A huge sweat drop fell from their heads. While Natsu was looking at the saiyan, not knowing what to say, he noticed the bandages on his back.

"Hey, are you hurt?" A sudden question arose. Startled, Alex finally turned around. He thought that his appearance would give the answer away by itself.

"What do you mean?" He asked. The pink haired dragon slayer raised his finger and pointed at his back.

"Those bandages. Did you get hurt in the explosion?" While making an expression full of innocence, Natsu asked.

At first, the saiyan didn't know what he was talking about. Then, he turned to look. And when he did, everything became clear. He widened his eyes for a moment. But an instant later, he narrowed them angrily, as well as gritted his teeths. He stood up and faced the duo. Surprised, Natsu and Happy took a step back.

"Enough with the questions! What are you cretins even doing here after all you've done today?" His voice became bitter and his attitude worsened. Sweat appeared on them as they were confronted. They weren't prepared for this sudden change of emotions. And what made them even more surprised, was that it took a harmless question about some bandages for him to lose his cool. Staggered, Natsu was looking around for some kind of explanation. Then, he noticed the bag hanging from his shoulder. Almost instantly, a grin showed itself on him.

"Right. I came to bring this to you!" He took the strap from his shoulder and raised the bag so it could be in his line of sight.

Unaware of what he was looking at, Alex raised an eyebrow.

"What is that?" He asked. His question only made the duo smile more confidently. They opened the zipper and started unpacking the tent.

"Look, Natsu bought you a tent to show you how sorry he was for burning your old one." Happy raised his paw while talking to the saiyan.

"And it's a really pricey one too. Took me almost all of the money I had left from my last job hahahahah." The dragon slayer laughed loudly as he was unpacking. But he came to a halt only a brief moment later. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to set the tent. Confused, he looked all over the parts to figure out something. Huge amounts of sweat started pouring from his face as he was thinking.

"Natsu, don't think too much. You'll hurt yourself." Worried, Happy approached his friend. The cat's words angered the pink haired greatly.

"Shadupp' Happy! If you know better, then come and help." He lashed out at the exceed.

"Aye Aye…" Happy neared the tent and took the blueprint. Slowly, he started aiding Natsu by telling him what to do. Their cooperation however, didn't bare much fruit. Still, they weren't even close to finishing.

"AAAAAAAAAAAH! Who knew it would be this hard? But don't worry, we'll be done by…" The dragon slayer started pulling his hair out of frustration. He turned to Alex to inform him that he wouldn't leave without finishing. But as he was about to say that, the look on the saiyan's face caught him off guard.

Alex's expression was dark and focused. His eyes were narrowed and his body was stiff.

"Oi… Are you taking pity on me?" He said with his eyes fixated on the dragon slayer. Natsu stood in his place, unsure of what to say. Alex approached him slowly, until they came face to face to each other. The tension rose as the saiyan was glaring at Natsu. Beside them, Happy stood with a concerned look on him.

"Take your tent and leave. I am one second away from splitting your head in two. The last thing I need now is an idiot pitying me." He clashed his forehead against the pink haired's. His eyes portrayed his rage. As he said what was on his mind, he turned his back and went for his backpack.

"No… I'm not…." Natsu tried desperately to justify himself, but Alex didn't want to hear one word of it.

"ENOUGH! I'M TELLING YOU TO GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! WHAT IS IT THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND?" He turned around and shouted his lungs out. Huge veins popped out of his forehead. His ki started rising. The ground was about to shake from the pressure. At that moment, Alex lost his temper completely and was about to strike the dragon slayer. But then…

Before they could feel the effects of his ki rising, Natsu got down on all four and bowed down. The saiyan widened his eyes from shock. Never did it occur to him that that would happen. And he wasn't the only one. Happy widened his eyes as well.

"Natsu…." The exceed said while looking at his friend.

"I'm sorry…" The pink haired's head was buried in the ground as he started apologizing. For a moment, Alex thought that he misheard him.

"I'm sorry. You went and helped Lucy when she was in trouble. When I should've been there for her. And instead of thanking you, I made you homeless. Please, let me make it up to you." As he finished, Natsu raised his head and looked the saiyan in the eyes.

Alex was left speechless. To say that his actions surprised him was an understatement. Then however, he gritted his teeth once again.

"What are you doing!? You prostrated yourself just to apologize!? Have you no pride?" The black haired was livid. He had no way of understanding what he was seeing. To him, bowing down was a sign of weakness, inferiority. To see someone do that, without being forced, without showing respect and of course, without showing fear. It was unimaginable. Natsu on the other hand, just looked at him with wonder.

"What are you saying? Of course I have my pride. My pride as a Fairy Tail mage. That's why, I'm not leaving this place without repaying for the kindness you showed to one of my comrades. As well as make amends for what I did." As soon as he finished, a wide, soft smile decorated his face. Next to him, Happy looked proudly at his friend and let out his Aye.

Alex looked at the scene in front speechless. This showcase of camaraderie, as well as the definition of pride presented by the dragon slayer, left him wondering. Inside his mind, he remembered the one man who spoke similarly.

"I don't understand you." He let out those words mixed in with a sigh.

"You look so confident when you speak. And yet, I can't understand you." Natsu and Happy looked at the saiyan with wonder in their eyes. The pink haired stood up and closed the gap between Alex and himself.

"Fine. I'll take the tent. Don't bother building it. I'll do it myself. As for the thing about burning my old one. I won't hold any grudges." Alex turned around and went back to collecting the remaining tools on the ground. His words caused a big sigh of relief from the dragon slayer. He turned to Happy and gave him a high five.

"Maaaan. That's a relief. I don't think I could've slept with all the guilt." The Fairy Tail duo closed their eyes while chuckling. Then, Natsu looked around for a bit. The demolished woods still left a certain uneasiness within him.

"Are you sure everything is fine? I mean, who did this?"

"Shouldn't you be back already?" Alex said without turning back. His words struck the two friends like thunder.

"That's right! If we don't get back soon, Erza is gonna be really mad." Happy pressed his paws against his cheeks and made a petrified face. But as frightened as he seemed, it couldn't even compare to the horror that was depicted in Natsu.

"YOU'RE RIGHT! LET'S GO HAPPY! QUICK!" they turned around and started leaving. But before they entered the woods. The dragon slayer turned back again.

"Alex!" His words caught the attention of the saiyan.

"If you ever need something, just come to Fairy Tail. You'll always be welcomed there." He said while grinning and pointing at the insignia on his shoulder.

Alex looked at it for a moment. And then said.

"There's another thing." Now it was Natsu and Happy whose attentions shifted.

"I still owe that girl for buying me lunch. Listen. If anything happens. Babilonia is the place to look." And with this, he turned around and ended all contact with them.

"Babilonia?" Natsu looked as though he never heard of the place. Behind him, Happy strived to get them going.

"Natsu! Hurry!" As soon as he heard his friend yelling, Natsu turned around and took off.

"Alex! I'll see you around. Take care!"

…..

The stare off between Uwe and Gajeel stopped and the dragon slayer leaped in. He clenched his fist and threw a punch at the super rookie. Uwe quickly evaded the strike by turning to his side. While his opponent passed by him, the white haired narrowed his eyes.

"What was that? You're not gonna come at me with your dragon slayer magic?" He raised the question. Gajeel just turned around.

"I don't need to be at my best to beat a copycat." He said while looking at him with his fist still clenched. As he heard his words, a vein popped on the super rookie's forehead.

"You're still underestimating me!? ME!?" He stretched out his arms to the sides and shouted. From the ground, huge amounts of mist started elevating. The black haired was staggered by the sight, but he soon calmed down. While the mist was covering the scene, Uwe voiced himself.

"Why don't you have a taste of Guido's magic? Let's see how you fight when you don't know where your opponent's coming from." His voice echoed. Oddly, there wasn't any sign of the super rookie. Soon, the mist filled the area and Gajeel couldn't see past his nose. He just stood there without moving. Then, he flexed his nostrils. After that, he looked above and retracted his hand.

"There you are!" With a shout, his iron club extended towards the sky, ultimately hitting something. From that part, Uwe was pushed out while holding onto the black haired's arm. As soon as he left the mist, it all dissipated. A smug showed on Gajeel's face.

"You moron. Did you think I wouldn't smell you inside the mist?" While talking, he swung his arm downwards. As it traveled to the ground, the white haired was still holding onto it. Ultimately, they crashed onto the ground. Quite the amount of debris started falling from the impact. And from inside of it, he voiced himself.

"No. I hoped you would do that." Surprised by the words he heard, the dragon slayer widened his eyes. As he did so, he felt sharp pain coming from his fist. Immediately, he returned his arm. And when he did, he noticed a small part of it missing. He snarled the moment he saw it. While transforming his arm back, he watched as Uwe emerged.

"Neat trick you showed me. And it's working for me as well. As long as it's not my iron, I can even eat the one you generate." He was still nibbling on the left over iron. A wide smirk on him. His face caused Gajeel to grit his teeth. The Fairy Tail mage transformed his arm to an iron sword and went for the super rookie.

"So you even have to copy strategies?" With a shout, he closed the gap between them.

"Well, I'm entitled to some originality. Aren't I?" Uwe took a deep breath. Inside his mouth, fire started forming. At the sight of that, the Fairy Tail mage widened his eyes.

Fire Dragon's Roar!

Huge flames erupted as the white haired copied Natsu's signature move. Unable to defend himself, Gajeel was hit at point blank range. While smiling, Uwe watched as the fire engulfed the dragon slayer. It pushed him some distance away, back to where he was standing before he attacked.

"Do you still think it's a smart move to take me lightly?" The super rookie showed off his smug. As the flames burned out, Gajeel came out with his arms crossed, defending against the direct blow. Uwe's smile disappeared the moment he saw that.

"Tch. So you still had time to soften the blow?" He looked at the dragon slayer disappointed. Gajeel on the other side, had a big smirk on him.

"Gihihihi. These flames don't hold a candle to Salamander's." He lowered his arms and straightened up.

"If that's the best you got, this won't even be a challenge." His eyes pierced right through the super rookie. Agitating him greatly.

"Oh yeah? We'll see about that."

….

Lily swung his sword at the man facing him. Unfazed by the buffed beast leaping at him, Dante jumped in as well.

"Fist of the Sand Dragon!"

His right hand was suddenly enveloped by a large ball of sand. Catching the attention of the Fairy Tail mages in the meanwhile. He thrust his fist at the sword coming at him. The two attacks collided, causing sand to scatter all around the room. Levy was forced to guard against the grains coming her way. The exceed and super rookie were caught in a struggle of power as the sword was locked against the fist. Lily gritted his teeth heavily as he used more and more of his strength. Dante however, seemed relaxed. Almost as if he was taking it easy. Struggling to take the upper hand, the black cat was the first to back off. He started panting heavily as soon as he gained some distance. From behind them, Levy removed her guard and voiced herself.

"Did he just say…" But before she could finish. Dante interrupted her.

"That's right. My name is Dante Samiel. And one year ago, a lacrima containing sand dragon slayer magic was implanted inside my body." While making an emotionless face, he said. As soon as they heard everything, Levy and Lily widened their eyes from shock.

"Another dragon slayer!?" The exceed lost his composure and gritted his teeth. In his mind, the fact that he was fighting a dragon slayer changed the playing field completely. Being close to Gajeel for so long, he knew just how destructive they can be. Seeing the unease in his eyes, Dante raised an eyebrow.

"What? Are you scared?" Not an ounce of arrogance was heard from him. Rather, he was genuinely curious.

"Scared? No. But rather careful. Either way, you're not getting past me!" With a loud roar, Lily went for it again. Expecting the same scenario, Dante did the same thing as before. But something unexpected happened this time…

"Solid Script: Rope!"

Levy swung her hands in the air and the word rope appeared. It fluttered all the way to the black haired and tied itself around his hands. He was wonder stricken at the sight. But his worries didn't stop there. He still had the humongous cat swinging its sword at him.

"It's over!" Lily jumped high with his weapon raised. He was only a split second away from cutting him diagonally. But before that could happen, Dante countered.

"Bite of The Sand Dragon!"

From the ground, the sand that was scattered before, all came together and raised to trap the exceed. A huge bead of sweat formed on his forehead as he was rendered immobile. There wasn't enough sand to envelope him whole, but still enough to stop him.

"Lily!" Levy shouted after witnessing the scene. Quickly, she started writing letters in the sky again. This time they wrote "Wind". When she finished, from the letters a strong gust of wind emerged, blowing the sand away, and thereby freeing her friend. Across them, Dante ripped the letters tied on his hands. This time, it was his turn to strike first. With incredible speed, he closed the gap between them, causing Lily to grit his teeth as he knew he wouldn't make it in time. However…

Before there was any contact, a card fell beneath the super rookie. Sensing danger, he pulled out in time. From the card, a lightning bolt stroke. Recognizing the magic, Levy turned around.

"Geez… Can't a girl have a drink in peace?" In front an open door, Cana was standing with a card readied in her hand. Immediately, a wide smile showed on Levy's face.

"That was a bold move to barge into Fairy Hills. A move you'll come to regret." The brown haired beauty said.

…..

Huge racket echoed as the battle between original and fake was going on. Currently, Gajeel was plated in his iron scales while he was striking the super rookie. Uwe took the punches head on and countered with a punch enveloped by flames. In time, the Fairy Tail mage managed to dodge the incoming fist. They were going at it for a while now. And just like he said he would, the white haired kept consuming anything coming his way while fighting back with the moves he copied from Natsu. Gajeel used the distance that was between them to take a breather. Till now, thing weren't going anywhere for him. His own abilities were working against him this time, and it angered him.

"Tch. This is stupid. At this rate, the others will catch you before I have the chance to pummel you." He showed a smug as he was panting. Across him, Uwe was staring at his foe while listening. To him, his words were only meaningless blabbering.

"Pummel me? I wonder if you're really that stupid, or if you're just playing. Because the way things are going, I getting pummeled is the one thing that won't happen." When he finished, the super rookie went for it again.

"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"

The white haired rushed at Gajeel with incredible speed. When he got close to him, he set his hands ablaze, trying to land a blow at the dragon slayer. He on the other hand, was all too familiar with every move Uwe tried on him. By simply moving to the side, he caused his opponent to pass by him. Unprepared, Blitztank lost his footing and started slowly falling forward.

"You may have Salamander's moves, but his speed is another thing completely!" Gajeel shouted with a wide grin on him. The moment he felt the opening, he combined his fists and struck the super rookie down. This time, he transformed back to his original state before delivering the blow, thereby making it impossible for it to be consumed. Uwe felt immense pain from his back as the combined strength of both of Gajeel's fists hit him from behind, burying him into the ground.

But that wasn't all...

"Don't think that that's it!"

The dragon slayer transformed his right leg into a steel club and stomped the super rookie further to the ground. After that, he lengthened it while pressing him with his foot. He dug a path in the ground using the white haired's face.

After he returned his leg to its previous state, he watched the super rookie lying motionless.

"So you need to be completely focused to copy something. That's why my iron could hurt you after you fell to the ground. Gihihihi… That's good to know." The Fairy Tail mage was laughing loudly as he figured out a strategy. He started cracking his knuckles out of excitement. Finally, he could let loose.

From the ground, Uwe was slowly getting up. His white hair shadowed his face. From his heads crown, blood started flowing. An injury from the blow not a moment ago. Surprisingly, from his mouth, giggling could be heard. Gajeel narrowed his eyes.

"Hey… What are you laughing about?" He enquired with his eyes locked on the super rookie. Uwe on the other hand, didn't respond. He just lifted his index finger slowly.

As he did that, the word 'Hole' suddenly showed itself below Gajeel's feet. The dragon slayer had little time to react before the letters transformed into an actual hole. After he fell inside, he watched as the silhouette of Uwe was visible.

"Are you surprised?" From it, words resounded.

"You shouldn't be. I mean, it's only logical that I could copy Levy-chan's magic after witnessing it yesterday." Gajeel gritted his teeth as he listened, he was about to attack from the hole. But before he could do that…

"Anti-Magic Room!"

Just like he did in their last encounter, Uwe summoned the green orb and surrounded the Fairy Tail mage with it. Instantly, he felt heavy, and nauseous. He was struggling for air and fell to his knees.

"Ever since you met me, you're slamming me because of the magic I use. But should I tell the beauty of it? It's in the variety. Who else can use dragon slayer magic one moment, and then something completely different the next. With this power, only the sky is my limit. Never, never will I let someone look down on me again. You know why? Because I'm better than you."

A vile grin was decorating the super rookie's face as he was looking down on his struggling opponent.

"Now… Let's finish it the same way we did last time." Uwe stepped back a bit and readied himself. Once again he wanted to end it by humiliating Gajeel. He wanted to end it with the Fairy Tail mage's signature roar. From the hole, Gajeel seemed helpless as he was about to lose. But before that could happen, he smirked.

"What did I tell you? The way things were going. The rest were always going to catch up before I had the chance to beat the hell out of you." As he heard the dragon slayer's voice, Uwe immediately turned to look in front of him. But before he could recognize anyone, or anything for that matter, a lightning bolt struck him, causing him to wince from the pain. The moment the attack connected, Gajeel was freed from the green orb. When he escaped from the hole, he turned to look behind him. As he did that, he grinned widely.

There, the rest of Fairy Tail was standing with Erza in its front. From the crowd, small jolts of electricity were seen. They were coming from Laxus and were probably an after effect from his attack just now. Erza took a few steps forward and neared the super rookie. He was still on the ground.

"It's over. There is no use running anymore. Will you turn yourself in quietly, or will you risk your life by fighting us all?"

…..

With things escalating at the pace they did, the Fairy Tail mages had a significant advantage in their hands. The super rookie who came with the intention of abducting Levy had to face off with three opponents at the same time.

Dante watched carefully in the direction of the recently arrived Cana. She responded with her smirk changing to a more serious expression. Soon, she joined up with her teammates as they all eyed the black haired.

"So this is the guy that caused all of the racket?" Levy turned to the sound of Cana talking. With a nod, she confirmed.

"Yeah. He's one off the super rookies." She answered quickly and immediately turned to look at Dante again. All three of them stiffened their bodies in preparations for an onslaught.

"Things aren't going as smoothly as I imagined." The black haired took a deep breath and sighed. He raised his right hand and used it to pass his fingers through his hair. After his little movement however… He narrowed his eyes.

"But that just means that I have to take this more seriously." As soon as he finished speaking, he released his magic power. Huge winds filled the room to the brim, with grains of sand erupting from his body. The power released was so great, that the trio of mages had to not only shield themselves, but also be catious that the wind doesn't blow them away. Books flew off from the shelves and all the furniture got damaged by the sand cutting itself in it. More and more sand filled the room, and soon, the figure of Dante was completely lost from their sight. Lily gritted his teeth as he didn't like the situation they found themselves in. He turned to look at the two girls beside him. Levy and Cana struggled considerably to hold their ground. The way things were progressing, they were seconds away from levitating from the ground.

"Levy! Cana! Get behind me! That way you'll be sheltered from the wind." With a loud shout, he gathered the attention of the ladies. They nodded almost instantly and both hid behind his back. When he was reassured that both of them were save, Lily started swinging his sword around in an attempt to fight off the sandstorm.

"Where are you!? Show yourself!" The black exceed howled loudly at his opponent. Dante however, didn't seem in the mood to respond. Their struggle continued for a while until the super rookie let out some words from his mouth.

"Sand Dragon's Destructive Claw!"

The trio of mages all tensed up at the words they heard. Lily raised his sword, prepared for an incoming attack. Levy and Cana as well. Even though they were hiding behind their friend's back, they still raised their arms and cards.

They stood like that with nothing happening, until….

"AAAAAAAAAARG!"

The blue and brown haired females widened their eyes at the unexpected sound. In front of them, a large splash of blood fell on the floor which was soon followed by the exceed falling to his knees. On his chest, a large wound opened up. Four sharp cuts shaped like a large claw mark. As soon as they saw it, Levy and Cana opened their mouths in disbelief. But it didn't end there. In what seemed like a split second, more and more wounds opened up on Lily's body. Blood splattered all around as the painful cries echoed throughout the room. Ultimately, he succumbed to the pain and fell face first to the ground unconscious.

"LILYYYYYYY!" Levy shouted at the sight of her friend falling. She tried to come to his aid immediately, but the strong winds wouldn't let her.

Then all of a sudden, the winds stopped. The two mages were surprised at first, with their sight travelling around the busted room. Dante was nowhere to be found. As the surprise faded off, Levy rushed to Lily with Cana staying behind. As soon as they split, the super rookie suddenly appeared from the sand scattered on the ground. Cana turned immediately. With a card in her hand, she tried to attack. But before she had the time to do that, Dante grabbed her throat and raised her body off the ground. At that moment, even Levy turned. Seeing Cana being choked, she started waving her hands in the air, trying to use her solid script magic.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Dante said while using his other hand to point at the woman in his grasp. Levy stopped to look at Cana, and when she did…. Her face went pale immediately. Her eyes widened, as well as her pupils. She was frozen in shock completely.

Inside the super rookie's hands, Cana started dehydrating. It was as if all the water in her body was gradually disappearing. The once flawless beauty was looking more and more like an old woman. She started coughing uncontrollably as the process was progressing.

"STOP! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CANA!?" Levy started running towards Dante as panic started kicking in.

"Stop right where you are!" As she was nearing him, the black haired shouted.

"Right now, the lives of both the cat and this woman are lying in your hands. Your decision will decide whether they will continue to live, or die this instant. I will ask you again. Levy McGarden, will you come with me?" Cold, emotionless eyes glared at the blue haired as Dante awaited her answer. At first, Levy was staggered by his question. She turned to look at Lily, and then at Cana. Sweat was flowing over her whole body, until she ultimately closed her eyes and ousted the next words.

"OKAY, OKAY! I'LL GO WITH YOU! JUST PLEASE…. STOP THIS!" Tears started falling from her eyes as she broke down on her knees. She covered her face while bawling loudly.

"See. Was that really so hard? You could've saved all of us a lot of trouble if you just agreed in the first place." Dante let loose Cana and started scratching his head. The moment the brown haired fell to the ground, Levy rushed to her. She put her arms around her shoulders and looked at her. The state Cana was in was almost unwatchable. There were no similarities to her usual appearance.

"Please help her! I already told you that I'm coming with you! Please… She's going to die." The blue haired confronted the super rookie, tears still falling from her eyes. Dante responded with a look filled with worry.

"I'm sorry for doing all of this. But you have to understand that there's no other way." When he finished, he put his right hand into his pocket and took out a little bottle with some purple liquid in it. He then crushed it and threw the insides at Levy. As soon as she came in contact with it, she automatically fell asleep and fell to the ground.

Dante approached her unconscious body and lifted her up. Upon lifting, he put his right arm around her waist and decided to carry her that way. He took one last look at the state of the room, as well as the two fallen mages. Then he turned towards the window and left.

…

"Huh…huh…huh…"

Uwe was panting heavily while supporting his body with his hands. His clothes were torn apart and multiple cuts were visible on his body. Sweat was overflowing from his forehead as he raised his head. He immediately gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes. From the distance, Erza was advancing in her Robe of Yūen. In her hands, she was wielding a staff with a blade attached to it. Reluctant to surrender himself, the super rookie decided to face off with all of the mages confronting him. Needless to say, it was a stupid move. He wasn't able to lend a single blow on them and resorted to running away.

"DAAAAAAAAMMMITT! HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO TAKE THIS!?"

He was mad. The situation he found himself in was more than unfavorable. With the scarlet beauty running towards him and the rest following after her, he stood up and readied himself.

"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art!"

Uwe raised his hands and clapped them together. As he did so, they merged and formed a gigantic iron sword.

"Karma Demon: Iron God Sword!"

With a shout, he swiped the sword down. As he was watching the blade falling down, there was no question in his mind that even Titania couldn't survive an attack of this magnitude. But… He would soon be disappointed.

Suddenly, from the ground, an enormous iceberg emerged. As its tip was rising, it soon clashed with the sword. With the blade cutting through the ice, but eventually getting stuck in it. Uwe immediately gasped at the sight. His gaze shifted to the source of this phenomenon. There, Gray was standing with his hands sideways, indicating that he just used his ice make magic. A big smirk was showing on his face.

Blitztank was further infuriated by this, but he had more urgent trouble awaiting him. Almost instantly, Erza appeared in front of him with her weapon ready to deliver a blow. Right in the nick of time, he managed to plate his body in iron. The blade on the staff thrust right to his chest, cracking the armor.

"Aaaargh!"

A painful cry escaped from his lips. At that moment, his body reverted back and he was pushed away. The super rookie found himself on his back. A second later, Erza's weapon was leaned against his throat.

"It's over! Your pointless struggle has finally met its end."

Uwe opened his eyes wide. Around him, everyone chasing him gathered. Lucy, Gray, Juvia, Wendy, Mira, Laxus and so on. They all surrounded him.

He gritted his teeth intensely as he assessed the situation. Then, as if throwing a tantrum, he started banging his head against the ground. The blade on his throat didn't stop him in doing so. In fact, Erza pulled out last minute to avoid killing him.

"T-This can't be happening! I can't fall here! I'm destined for greatness! At least… That's what I was told." A sorrowful look showed on his face. Something which caught the attention of everyone gathered. From the crowd, Gajeel emerged and took a few steps to look at the fallen super rookie.

"Tch. I really wanted to be the one to bust his ass." His eyes showed signs of disappointment.

"That's not important Gajeel-kun. What's important is that we've finally caught him." Juvia approached the dragon slayer and said.

"That's right. Who cares if you didn't dish out the final blow? With this, Levy is finally safe." Gray joined Juvia in scolding. Which made the water mage extremely happy. Immediately, she jumped in Gray's direction, only to fall to the ground a moment later when he moved away.

"Just shut up!" Gajeel looked away from them and back to the downed Uwe.

"But it's true. Levy-chan is finally safe." A bright smiled decorated Lucy's face as the feeling of closure passed through her.

"Which brings us to the next topic. Why do you need Levy?" In the midst of the joyous moment, Laxus popped up with a question whose answer interested everyone.

"This is the right time to come clean on everything." Light enveloped Erza as she was requiping back to her Heart Kreuz armor. Uwe on the other hand, just looked distantly.

"I see. So you don't feel like talking. Maybe you'll be more talkative when you arrive at the Coucil. This time, I will personally make sure that you get there." The scarlet haired continued as she went to apprehend him.

Then….

A tornado of sand appeared between the super rookie and S-class mage. This sudden phenomenon caused the group of Fairy Tail mages to take a few steps backwards. Surprise showed on all of their faces. Erza covered herself from the sand. Her sight was still locked on Uwe. While looking at him, she noticed something that appeared odd. A wide smirk drew itself on him. Then, he stretched out his tongue tauntingly.

"Fooled you…" He winked at the scarlet haired. This action left Erza feeling surprised. She was wondering what he could've meant with that. Then, inside the tornado a silhouette of a person was starting to be visible. Uwe stood up without a problem. Lucy caught a glimpse of that, and widened her eyes in response.

"H-He….. Everyone! He's getting up!" She shouted to alert her friends. The moment her voice was heard, everyone turned to look at the super rookie.

"Why is it that always when I see you, you're in a pitiful state? Eh, number 5?" A voice came out of the silhouette. Gradually, the silhouette started to look more and more like a young man. Soon, all of the surrounding mages could see his face clearly.

"That face… Isn't he another one of the Six super rookies?" Lisanna was the first one to state the obvious. Having seen the pictures in the magazine, they were familiar with the appearances of almost all of the rookies.

"You're right!" Carla spoke. She was holding unto Wendy to keep herself from getting blown away.

"Screw you Dante! Like I would put up with all of this if you had been here sooner. And this is the last time you're calling me number 5! Like there's any way I'm the second weakest. What took you so long?" Uwe blew a fuse at his ally. He started picking the pockets from his ragged pants. Unbeknownst to the Fairy Tail mages, right after he bought this set of clothes, he placed a little something inside his pockets.

"I had some unforeseen trouble awaiting for me." Dante said. He still had Erza's gaze latched on him. As more of the sand faded away, his waist started being visible. While the S-class mage was looking, it seemed to her like the new person was holding onto something. A person to be precise. She narrowed her eyes and focused. When the face of the unconscious person was finally visible, Erza froze from shock. Her eyes widened and her mouth was agape. What she was seeing was Levy. Soon, the rest caught up on this.

"LEVY-CHAN!?" Lucy shouted at the sight before her. Next to her, Gajeel immediately leaped in without thinking. The rest followed suit.

"BASTARDS!" Erza screamed from the bottom of her lungs as she thrust her weapon at the duo in front of her.

"It was fun knowing you Fairy Tail." Uwe took out something reminiscent of a glass sphere. He broke the sphere with his grip and instantly, both Dante and he, vanished from the sight. Erza's strike went through thin air as the rest stopped and made faces filled with disbelief. Gajeel, who stood in front of the group of mages and just behind Erza took a moment to process what happened. Then, he clenched his fist and screamed.

….

Inside the guildhall, mixed emotions were present. As soon as the group of mages witnessed the shocking end to their battle, most of them hurried to Fairy Hills. When they entered Levy's room, they found the mess that was left behind, as well as the unconscious bodies of their friends. The wounds on Panther Lily's body and the unexplainable state that Cana was found in, both chilled the blood in their veins and subsequently made it boil from anger later. Immediately, Wendy went to heal the exceed's wounds while the rest hurriedly carried Cana's body to the guild for her to be treated by Porlyusica.

Some of the mages returned to the guild to notify Makarov of all that has transpired. The master, who thought of all of the wizards as his children, was distraught. At first, he raged around, declaring that he would find the culprit even if it took him to the ends of the world, and make him pay for hurting his children.

All of Fairy Tail felt the same. Without a question, they would rush into battle at this moment to go and rescue Levy. But they didn't know where she was. Not only that, but they didn't have any clues either. All of the super rookies vanished, but no one knew where they went.

Mirajane went to inspect the sphere that was used to teleport them away. But by the time they collected the shards, there was no magic power left in them. And there was no indication as to where it was from. It was an item that they never have seen before.

At this moment, all that they could do was stay calm and try to figure out what to do. Who to ask? Makarov was busy contacting all the guilds with the super rookies. He relied on the only lead they had. In his absence, Erza tried to keep everybody's heads up. But she was unconvincing. Mainly, because she couldn't force herself to forget. The culprit was right in front of her. If she had only been quicker, this might not have happened. Levy, one of the guild mates she holds so dear, might not have had vanished. Being the person she was, she blamed only herself.

But that's how everybody was feeling. Just by observing the faces spread across the vast guildhall, one could guess their feelings with quite the accuracy. Everybody blamed themselves for letting Levy be abducted. Wendy covered her eyes with her hands and cried. Next to her, Lucy was sitting with tears falling from her face. She was petting her friend, trying to comfort her. Even though she might have been in even more pain. Since Levy was her best friend.

But as bad as she was feeling, it was nothing in comparison to Gajeel. After Levy had disappeared, he kept going around, trying to sniff her scent. When that proved to be pointless and he was left with no other options, he decided to stay outside.

Not only did he let Levy be kidnapped from within his grasp. But he left her side to go and pursue revenge against Uwe. Something that he didn't get in the end. In the meanwhile, his partner, who stayed behind, got injured.

The dragon slayer clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. The thing that pained him the most was this powerless feeling. He should be doing anything possible to find her now. But there he was. Standing in front of the guild hall, with no option but to wait for something to pop out.

And the only thing on his mind was the image of Levy's face. Telling him to be careful before he headed to fight Uwe. Those were the last words she said to him.

With those things on his mind, he heard a loud noise approaching.

"HURRY UP HAPPYYY! I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ERZA WAIT FOR EVEN A MOMENT LONGER!"

In the distance, Natsu and Happy were running frantically. Their faces were contorted as they were forcing every step they took out of their bodies. It seemed, that they have been running for quite the while. Upon seeing the lone figure of Gajeel, Natsu smiled and waved.

The iron dragonslayer though, just looked with an inexplicable expression on him. He hadn't noticed till now, but Natsu actually wasn't around while everything was happening.

While everyone was fighting, trying their best to catch the man who was after Levy, he was nowhere to be found. And now, while the rest of Fairy Tail was grieving, he had this irritating, stupid smirk on him. The feeling of anger that Gajeel had focused around himself, now shifted, and it was all directed towards the two approaching mages.

"Yo, Gajeel! Tell me, is Erza around? We kinda' skipped on some work today so she's probably angry at us." The pink haired approached casually, unsuspecting of how his friend was seeing him now. Gajeel dropped his head for a bit. With his eyes shadowed, he slowly spoke.

"Salamander… You bastard… Where the hell where you today?" His voice was deep and grumpy. After listening to him, Natsu made a grimace that seemed to depict confusion. He simply continued forward towards the guild before he answered.

"Huh? Oh, I kinda had something to take care off." Slowly, he came to the point where he was passing by his guild mate. But when they came side by side to each other… Gajeel grabbed the pink haired's head and slammed it to the concrete road.

Happy, who was just behind Natsu, witnessed the scene unfolding right before his eyes. He stood there, with his sight focused on what was happening, still unable to comprehend. His pupils widened, showing his shock clearly.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Immediately, he ran off towards his friend while shouting at Gajeel. When he got to Natsu, the dragonslayer pulled his head from the ground and glared at the man responsible.

"You bastard! What the hell is your problem? You trying to pick a fight?" He jumped back to his feet and shot a glare at the black haired. But instead of an answer, he got a steel club coming his way.

Right in the nick of the time, he managed to cross his arms and defend against the blow. But Gajeel wouldn't stop there. After his last attack didn't hit its mark, he tried once again with his leg. It was plated in his iron scales.

But just like the last time, Natsu was composed enough to defend himself again.

"You're my problem, you dickhead! You, with that stupid face off yours that was walking off somewhere while the rest of us where fighting. Just looking at it, with that stupid smile that doesn't even have a clue about what happened today is making me sick." The black haired was livid. But all that his words accomplished was a surprised face that showed on Natsu.

"What are you talking about? What the hell happened?" He asked. As soon as the question was registered by Gajeel, he stopped with his advances, catching his guild mate off guard.

"Why don't you enter then? I'm sure even a complete idiot like you will understand." With those words, Gajeel turned around and started leaving the sight. When the sight of his back leaving was getting distant, Happy approached Natsu.

"Natsu… What happened? Why was Gajeel so angry?" The exceed was visibly worried.

"Don't know…" The dragonslayer answered with a distant look on him. Then, he turned towards the guild, and went to enter it.

When he opened the enormous doors, the atmosphere he found inside made him wary. Hundreds of faces immediately looked at him.

Slowly, he was walking inside while tilting his head from one side to another. The atmosphere was filled to the brim with sorrow. It was as if someone had died.

He looked at the table where Lucy, Wendy, Gray and Juvia were sitting. With the addition of Carla who was lying on her partner's lap. They all shifted their saddened gazes and looked back. Except for Gray, all of their eyes were swollen and red.

"W-What happened here?" Natsu stood in the middle with no clue whatsoever. Next to his feet, Happy took a few steps and positioned himself so he could see Carla. He still was worried for her all the time while they were handling with the Alex problems. But now, there wasn't even a trace of the expression that she had before. The only emotion visible, was sadness.

"Carla…"

The first to lift himself up was Gray.

"Look who finally decided to show up..." He looked at the two of them with a stern look on him. Next to him, Lucy glared angrily at him.

"Stop it Gray! We don't need this now." She said.

Gray just shrugged it off and turned his face to the side. Still, Natsu was left without an answer. Some distance away, Erza started approaching.

"Where have you been Natsu?" Her eyes were piercing through the dragonslayer. In normal circumstances, this would be enough to make him fidget. But he kept his composure this time.

"We went and bought a tent for Alex to replace the one I burned. Then we stayed a bit to set it." He started explaining. While he was doing that, the Fairy Tail mage started remembering all about Alex and the things that happened before Levy was abducted. Even in the midst of all that was happening, this small act from Natsu forced a small smile on Erza's face. They were in the wrong for being angry with him.

"Enough with this! Just tell me what the hell is going on already!" The sudden raise in tone caught everyone off guard. Natsu was slowly running out of patience, and he didn't like the fact that there was still no one who would fill him in.

Once again, everyone's faces lowered to look at the ground. Then, with a shaky voice, Lucy finally said….

…..

"Mph... Eeeew…"

Currently, inside a darkened room with a single small window acting as the only source of light, Levy was waking up from an uncomfortable sleep. She put her right hand on her forehead and slowly started opening her eyes.

At first, she didn't know where she was or what was going on. All that she was feeling, was this intolerable headache. It was as if she was experiencing a hangover, without having drank at all. Then, things started coming back.

She remembered the appearance of one of the super rookies. Then they were fighting him. And lastly…

"LILYYYYY! CANAAAAA!"

A sudden surge of energy passed through her body when she remembered the state her friends were. She forgot all about her pain and went straight forward where she assumed the door would be. Her eyes still weren't used to the lack of light. When she came across either a wall or the door, she started hitting it frantically in hope of some kind of response.

"Let me out! What about Lily and Cana! Why did you leave them behind!? I told you I would come, didn't I!? "She continued this for a while, with no response. In the end, she fell to her knees and started reassessing her situation. Right now, she had no idea where she was or what the purpose of her abduction is. The only thing she knew, was that Uwe said something about translating…

While she was pondering about her next move, she heard a lock being slowly unlocked. Immediately, she jumped and prepared herself. Suddenly, a wide stream of light entered her dark chambers, blinding her in the meanwhile.

Levy covered her eyes with her hands while the sound of soft and subtle footsteps was heard. It took her a moment to adjust to the light. When she removed her hands and took a look, a young man with silver hair and a black leather jacket was standing in front of her.

He was gazing at her with an uninspired look on him. Levy took a step back and tried to say something. But before she had the chance…

"He's calling for you." It was a few simple words that came out of his mouth. But the way he said them, didn't leave much room for questions. However, the blue haired did muster one out.

"Who?" She looked at the man in anticipation. But there was no answer. He just turned around and started leading the way. After a while, he turned back and said.

"Are you coming?"

It was obvious to Levy that she wasn't going to get any answers out of him. So she complied and started heading his way. When she left the room she was in completely, she noticed that her clothes had changed.

Currently, she was wearing a black jacket, white sash, a black traditional Japanese hakama and a pair of long sandals with black socks.

She stood there for a moment, trying to figure out a reason. But while she was midway in thinking, she realized something. If she had a new change of clothes, there had to be someone who took the old ones off. Her face blushed intensively and her mouth opened awkwardly, something that didn't left unnoticed by the man in front.

"What's wrong?" His eyes were still narrow and his face was stern. But there was a bit of confusion present in his expression.

"W-Who changed my clothes?" The Fairy Tail mage said while looking at the ground. At first, the man didn't say anything. Then, he just turned around and kept walking.

…..

"And just like that, I held off the hundred or so Fairy Tail mages and returned safe and sound with Levy McGarden in my possession." A loud voice was echoing in a large hall. The walls were all made of stone and were considerably old. Antique even. In the middle of it, a large throne was located indicating that this was some kind of an old throne room. Currently, Uwe was recounting his past feats to a little girl. She had fairly short blond hair, which became a brighter yellow towards the tip. A black-headband in her hair, and a side ponytail tied with a green ribbon. She had blue eyes, and on her neck, she wore a black-ribboned necklace with a small, hanging jewel. Her outfit consisted off a short yellow and white dress with a big flowery bow on the back. On her feet, she had big brown boots with black buckles.

Currently, she was looking to the side while pouting. Uwe, having noticed, sighed slightly, and narrowed his eyes.

"Hey, you brat. Show some respect to your elders and listen when they are talking. How can you be so uninterested while listening to the great things I did. Huh? Clementine?"

He grabbed her cheeks and tried to forcefully turn her head so she would face him. Clementine wouldn't let off and tried her best to stay the way she was.

"I'm not talking to you. You broke the toys that I borrowed you." She kept pouting. Her words caused Uwe to stop and look at her in confusion.

"Toys? Oh, you must mean Jama, Guido and Kentaro." After realizing, he let go off the little girl and turned around. Immediately after he moved his hands, Clementine started rubbing her cheeks.

"Are you really that pathetic that you have to pick on number 6? Eh, number 5?" A new voice sounded itself. Blitztank immediately gritted his teeth because he knew who it was that called him out. When he turned to the source, he spotted Dante sitting on the support of a stairway that led somewhere below from where they currently were.

"I've had enough of you running your mouth like that. If I'm number 5, than what number are you supposed to be?" The white haired approached his fellow super rookie and clashed his forehead against his. Dante remained calm in spite of everything and made a cheeky smile.

"Well, I'm stronger than you, so that makes me at least number 4. See what I did here?" Satisfied with himself, he started laughing. His joke however, was accompanied by awkward stares from both Uwe and Clementine. After a moment passed, Dante stopped his laughter and took a more serious demeanor.

"Jokes aside, I could never be something above 4. The top three are just crazy monsters." His words were met with a confirmative nod from Uwe. At that moment, Clementine's face lightened up and she started running.

"Umgar nii-chaan!" Her words caused the duo of mages to widen their eyes and look at her direction. And as soon as they did, their shoulders stiffened.

"Number 1…."

From the same stairway Dante came in from moments ago, a new figure appeared. He was an abnormally large, extremely muscular man who was at least 6'9" tall. He had a relatively small face, with yellow bloodshot eyes underneath small eyebrows, a hooked nose, long chin, and thick veins on his forehead. He had very long, thick, swept-back black hair that resembled a mane, a wavy, waist-length mustache, and a spiky goatee. He wore a dark blue feather coat draped on his shoulders, below which was a plain, light-colored, long-sleeved, close-fitting, and open shirt held together by a light rope belt. His outfit ended with dark pants and black boots.

Without a doubt, this man was a scary sight. However, as soon as Clementine neared him, a soft smile showed on his face. Something that contradicted his appearance completely.

"Geez, I told you so many times not to call me that." He bowed down so he could be at the same face length as his friend. Then however, without as much as a warning, his veins popped up and he frowned.

"Which one was it?" He pointed his blood shot eyes at Dante and Uwe, which caused them to flinch and sweat simultaneously. While Clementine placed her index finger on her lips and started humming playfully, Uwe begged inside his mind that someone would come to save him.

"I see things are as lively as ever." As if sent by the heavens themselves, a calm, almost seductive feminine voice was heard.

Instantly, all of the people gathered turned to look at the source. And when they recognized the person, mixed emotions filled the room. A big smile showed up on Clementine, while Umgar just turned his head uninterested. Dante narrowed his eyes and stared focused. Uwe on the other hand, made a lecherous grin as he was ogling her.

With a few steps the woman approached everyone. It was the last super rookie. Liliana Protasova. Better known as just Liliana.

She had a curvaceous, voluptuous body. An olive tan and deep, turquoise eyes. Her hair was chin length, and maroon in color. With a few bangs loose on the sides. Her outfit consisted of a tight, black dress that went all the way till her ankles, with two cuts on the sides and a deep décolleté, emphasizing her legs and cleavage. On her shoulders, a white, fur jacket was rested. Lastly, black high heels were what she was wearing on her feet.

Noticing Uwe gawking at her, Liliana made a small smirk. Something which made the white haired even crazier. He fixed his hair and went to face her.

"Miss Liliana. It's always a pleasure being in the presence of your beauty." Being truthful to his reputation of a ladies man, he went with the intent to charm her. The beauty reacted with another smile and a narrowed, focused gaze. She raised her hand and placed it on Uwe's chin, causing him to blush. Seeing him react like that made her giggle.

"Hehe… You always were quite the charmer Uwe. Stop with the comments, what are we going to do if you make me blush? Will you take responsibility?" From his chin, she moved her fingers to his cheek and back. All the while looking at him with teasing eyes. The white haired was completely enchanted by her. He was looking at her like he was in a trance. Some distance away, Dante made a big sigh.

"You idiot. You're gonna get yourself killed." He said while scratching his head.

In the midst of all the super rookies engaging with each other, footsteps started resounding in the large hall. They were coming from the stairway. Since it was just behind her, Liliana turned around to take a look. Uwe sharpened his eyes as he awaited the impending arrival. He knew all too well who to expect. The rest did so as well, as a strange aura filled the air. It was as if the room was being lit by curiosity and expectations.

Then, they appeared. The first one to show himself was Orlando. His eyes were closed and he didn't pay much attention to his allies. In front of him, Liliana made a slight giggle, which pissed off the copycat next to her greatly. But all the reactions changed when Levy was seen walking slowly behind him. She was observing her surroundings carefully. The interior of this hideout was indeed impressing, but what stood out to her was how old and preserved the place was. Then she turned her head to look in front, and when she did, she stopped instantly and gritted her teeth. With a piercing glare, she looked at Uwe, and then shifted her sight to Dante, while maintaining the expression.

Blitztank responded with a creepy smirk, while Dante just averted his gaze, avoiding eye contact with her. For the rest of the super rookies, it was the first time meeting her. Liliana took a moment to gaze at her, but seemingly unimpressed, she switched back to Orlando. Umgar on the other hand, watched carefully. He heard his master speak highly of her, so he had great expectations. It was Clementine's reaction that threw everyone off however. She paced energetically with a skip in her steps. As she neared the Fairy Tail mage, she started going around her, inspecting every angle of her body. Slightly flustered, Levy raised her finger as if trying to say something. But she didn't have the chance, because the next thing that happened was the little girl lifting off her hakama and trying to take a peek inside.

"W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"

The blue haired shouted while hurriedly pulling her hakama down. Clementine took a step back, and then shifted her attention to Orlando.

"Hey, hey Orlando! Orlandooo! Is she the girl that master Goodwill was talking about?" She slanted her head a bit while looking at the man.

Orlando didn't stop advancing this whole time, and he was just next to the duo that was talking before he came in. He didn't respond to Clementine, which caused her to pout angrily.

"Huh!? Why are you ignoring me? Stupid, stupid Orlando! Why don't you fall into a pit and die?"

When the tantrum stopped, she turned her head to the side and closed her eyes. While all of this was happening, the silver haired didn't bulge for a moment. In front of him, Liliana placed her hand over her mouth and giggled again. She then narrowed her eyes, and took a small step.

"My, my, you're awful. Teasing a little girl like that. But that cold demeanor just ads to your charm."

Next thing, she wrapped her arms around him and closed the gap between their faces to just a few inches. Immediately, the hair on Uwe's head stiffened from jealousy.

"It's been so long since we've seen each other, O-R-L-A-N-D-O- -D-A-R-L-I-N-G."

She placed her mouth next to his ear, whispering the last part of the sentence.

Being held by a gorgeous woman while she's whispering one's name into his ear is usually enough to make a man weak in his knees. But Orlando just opened his eyes and looked at the woman in the same emotionless way he was looking at anybody else.

"I brought her here, so get on with it!" He closed his eyes once again, and ousted those words.

"You did well Orlando. I thank you."

Suddenly, a voice was heard from the vacant throne. The sound surprised everyone, causing them to switch gears and look at the direction, ready to engage in battle if needed.

Sitting on the throne with a calm face, was Bosco Goodwill, the man who blew up a portion of the woods this morning. Immediately, five of the super rookies stopped whatever it was what they were doing and lined up next to each other to bow down.

Levy was surprised by what she was seeing. These people, the famed super rookies who were meant to become wizard saints, were bowing down without abstention. With a beam of sweat visible on her forehead, she turned to look at the man they were bowing down to.

Imagine her surprise when she saw his eyes already locked on her.

"Levy McGarden. It's been a long time coming, but I'm delighted to see you. Welcome to Rusalka!"

….

At first, Natsu had a pale look on him with disbelief written all over it, but then, it gradually started changing to blazing rage. He clenched his fists with all his might, causing veins to bulge from his arms. He was gritting his teeth to the point where it would be no surprise for them to break instantly. But the scariest part about him were his eyes. They were bloodshot and filled with anger. Fire started oozing out of his body.

"We were played completely… and Levy-chan was…" Lucy couldn't contain her tears while speaking. Seeing her like that, caused severe heartache amongst the other members. Finally resulting in loud cries from the ones holding off their tears.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?" Natsu roared at his guild mates, causing all of them to look at his direction with mixed emotions. Some were surprised at the sudden outburst, while others were angry with him for yelling at such a time.

"WHY ARE YOU WASTING TIME CRYIN'? YOU SHOULD BE OUT THERE BUSTING THOSE BASTARDS FOR WHAT THEY DID TO LEVY! WHY ARE YOU JUST SITTING THERE?"

His eyes were lit while he was speaking ferociously. The dragonslayer's whole body was shaking from anger, and to the surprise of most, a lot of it wasn't directed at the super rookies, but at them instead.

"It's not like we want to sit here idly Natsu. But we just have no clues to her whereabouts."

A voice was heard from somewhere inside the crowd. The source of it was Lisanna, who was sitting at the bar with her siblings."

"She's right you flame brain! Do you really think that we didn't do all we could already!? Master is out talking with everyone who might have a clue, and he still wasn't able to find anything. And you show up and think you can lecture us?" Gray jumped from his spot and right in front of Natsu. His face was contorted, showing off how angry he was at his guild mate. At first, Natsu bumped his forehead to his rival's, squaring off with him again. But then, he remembered something.

"I might know where Levy is!"

….

The night moon was high in the sky as nighttime was already upon. In the forest on the outskirt of Magnolia, Alex had finished setting up his new tent. He had a satisfied grin on him while observing his work. Then, while remembering how he got the tent, he started doubting if he should keep the thing. He lowered his head and looked down. His clothes were still torn apart, but one thing was different. He noticed the green crystal pendant around his neck.

After Natsu left, he decided to put it around. The saiyan took the crystal in his hand and gazed at it.

"You were an annoying old geezer Tobias. But you saved my life…. You deserved so much better than having your final resting place desecrated."

Alex raised his body and looked at the sky.

"It's about time the pink haired dude told his friends about Babylonia. I sensed two power levels wracking havoc today so they must be interested."

He clenched his fist and flared up his ki, causing the ground beneath him to shake.

"That's right. Show me the way to Babylonia. But once I get there, stay the hell away. Because things might get a bit explosive.

….

Chapter 7 is done. I had like 70% of it ready like 3 weeks ago. Then I got sick and after I recovered I got a bit lazy. After that, I went on a trip to Munich with some friends so the writing got delayed further. By the way, if anybody actually reads this and thinks about visiting Munich one day, you definitely should! It's an amazing city with great food and people. And don't get me started on the beer… I had the best beer in my life in this local on the Marienplatz. Augustiner am platz was the place and Augustiner was the beer.

Anyway, there were reviews again.

Elvisfonz23:

There isn't a particular reason why they look alike. They just have some similarities which reminded Alex of her. Thanks for your comments and I appreciate you giving your opinion on the villain. Hope you continue reading.

JensenDaniels32:

Nice and short comment. I appreciate that.

Rufael:

Thanks for your comment. I really like the fact that people are continuing to comment on every new chapter. And you're one of them so I want you to know that appreciate it. As for the mark, everything will be clearer at some point later.

Guest: Turlesanddafruit:

Hope you're happy with them.

Guest: DasIstFairyTail:

Thanks!

The super rookies have been revealed, which means all the villains have lined up. I'm getting excited because this is the point where I wanted to come when I started writing this. To anyone reading this, please look forward to next time.