OMG Sakura-con was so much fun! Did any of you guys go? You might have seen me! I was one of the very very few Juvia Lockser's there. I was one of the ones in her fairy tail outfit.

Sorry for the late update, I've been working on another project that has demanded immediate attention and I haven't been able to work on this. This chapter is smaller than the last two but I hope you guys enjoy it while I am finishing all my heavy work before next month.

Also they are going to need a team name once they get into Hellfire Imp, I really don't want to just call them team Gray… That sounds so bland, so what do you guys think their team name should be? Please put suggestions in you review, well if you want too. Your feedback helps me out a lot!

"Now remember, no stripping!" Megan commanded. She turned and grabbed Juvia's hand before leaving and pulling Juvia with. Juvia look startled and followed. Her shirt was the same spring green color as Megan's eyes and she wore simple jeans, while Gray was wearing a… Toga?

Megan burst into laughter, while Juvia's eyes widened. Gray facepalmed. They were at least wearing average clothing, he was stuck wearing this thing whenever he activated his ring.

"My, my, don't you look heroic," said Megan with false sweetness. Juvia smiled giddily at him and rushed over to him, pulling her hand away from Megan's.

"Juvia thinks that Gray-sama looks handsome as always!" Gray moaned and stomped away to his room to change, no way was he going to march around town wearing a toga. He came out wearing a normal T-shirt and pants.

"How's this?" he gestured towards his clothing.

"Boring and simple, but its presentable," Megan simply said.

Juvia shot her a fiery glance, and then turned her dark blue orbs to Gray and they softened. "Gray-sama looks good in whatever he wears!"

There was a slight snort from Megan and Juvia glared at Megan again.

"Okay, okay calm down you two. Thanks to these disguises we can all go out now, these will hopefully allow us to get back to the guild based without being discovered too." Gray and the two girls shared looks. Then, without speaking, they turned and left their room.

It was still nice outside, so they tried to enjoy as much as the weather as they could. Gray looked for Juvia but panicked slightly when he couldn't find her… Then he remembered that the stalkerish dark-skinned girl next to him that was staring at him with large pink orbs was Juvia.

"Hmmm, we should have code names!" Megan suggested. She pointed a pale finger to Juvia. "You can be Nala." Juvia looked puzzled at the name but the auburn haired mage just shrugged in reply before moving to Gray. "Gray you can be Noah."

"Juvia doesn't think that the idea-" Juvia started, but Gray didn't let her finish.

"-It's a good idea, if we use our same names then it will be a dead giveaway. Do you need a new name Megan?" Gray asked the ring mage. Megan hesitated while in thought, then put forth her answer.

"I don't really think so, I'm pretty sure that the people we are trying to avoid don't really know me well enough for it to be a problem. The only people I've really talked to have been those Team Shadow Gear mages."

Gray nodded. "Okay then lets split up and look around for information, we can leave for the guild later." He turned, ignoring Juvia's sparkling gaze.

"Juvia… Juvia means Nala will go with Noah-sama!" Gray stopped and facepalmed.

"You two can partner up together and go…" He turned and gave Juvia a scolding look. "And Juvia, if you act so obviously like yourself you'll be found out anyway, try talking normally." He hurried and disappeared into the growing crowd, leaving the two alone.

"Juvia…I mean I will try!" Juvia said with determination. Megan chuckled and grabbed Juvia's hand. She tugged the water mage farther into the crowd on the opposite direction and went to go enjoy the day.

A man with icy cobalt eyes walked into a dimly lit room. Wall sconces lit up with light lacrima and in front of him stood another, with dark eyes as well as hair. He stood tall above the other with a jagged scar down the left side of his face. Black letters Absolute Zero on armor appeared where the sconce flames shed light.

"The prophecy is getting closer to its due date… Are you sure things will go alright?" asked the man with the cobolt eyes.

"Yes, yes Apollion, things will be fine. As long as we have an ice mage to sacrifice, one that is not tainted by demonic presence." Continued the unnamed one.

Apollion bowed. If this plan worked, then his guild would rule supreme in the ashes of hellfire. Funny, in order to bring forth fire and rebirth, the world had to go through frost and destruction. Acnologia would be hard to control, but they had followed their directions and finally were able to create the artifact that would channel a mage's lifeforce to manipulate a more powerful being's mind.

"The ice mage I found is skilled, and he has agreed under for the sake of his guildmates. Of course, he has little sake in the matter anyway since it is a prophecy. And prophecies always fulfill themselves." Apollion replied. Oh how fun it was in making the ice mage realize how his days were so numbered, how as long as his guildmates were with him their days were numbered as well.

The unknown man shot Apollion a fierce glare. "This had better not mess up, Tartoros failed because they underestimated this guild, don't make the same mistake!" Apollion nodded in fear and backed out of the room, leaving the other man alone in side. "One more thing Apollion, when the ice mage comes here, bring him to me!"

A slight shiver rushed through Apollion when he noticed the closed doors now behind him. Why did the master want the ice mage though? He worked his mind around the question futilely as he walked away.

Gray's gaze flashed from stall to stall. He carefully scanned every face that moved past him. There wasn't much to do other than search for information to bring back to the guild, but that was just to delay them leaving.

Apollion had told him as he left the warehouse to go straight to the main guild. Gray was supposed to suffer no distractions or delays, just move straight back. He was even given a map to do so. The mountains north of Onibus… Southeast of Mt. Hakobe. There were very few people up there; it was a good spot for a base. And with the trail of towns suited to the train that ran through the east side of Fiore it was close enough to civilization to prevent total isolation and shortage of supplies.

A flash of blue caught his eye and his head turned. It was Levy.

The blunette was wearing her usual orange dress, and had kept the same messy hairstyle. Jet and Droy were following close behind her, carrying large bags while Levy carried a simple one. Are they leaving town? I wonder if they found anything on me? Well one way to find out.

Gray pushed and shoved through the crowds before breaking through into a cleared patch of ground. Well it wasn't exactly completely clear, it was a picnic area. It wasn't that hard for Gray to spot team Shadow Gear, they were the only ones sitting down at a table.

Gray checked to make sure that his disguise was still on before heading towards the Fairy Tail mages.

"Hey cutie."

Levy turned to Gray with a startled expression on her face. Gray smiled to her and sat down next to her.

"Ummm….Excuse me?"

"You heard me, I think your cute!" Gray smiled while Levy's eyebrow twitched. It was obvious that Levy wasn't sure what to make of it. Damn Gajeel, how on earthland do you manage to charm this bookworm? That metalhead doesn't even try!

"Um thanks but-"

"Our Levy is not for sharing!" shouted Jet and Droy. They glared indignantly at Gray, who lifted his hands innocently.

"Hey, hey sorry there. I wasn't aware that such a stunning princess existed, you have an intelligent aura around you too. You are way smarter than the girls I am use to seeing back home." Gray slipped Levy another charming smile. She smiled back, albeit uneasily.

"So, your name is Levy huh? Mines Noah," Gray said.

Levy blushed. Gray imagined himself weaving his fingers through her blue hair. Gazing into her blue eyes and tugging off her Cossack hat. He could see her blushing cheeks and hear the 'Gray-sama' that rang through his ears.

Wait… Levy didn't have blue eyes or a Cossack hat, only Juvia wore that. Nor did Levy ever called Gray, Gray-sama. Damn. Gray got distracted by that stalkerish water mage, now Levy was looking at him weirdly.

"Are you alright? You seem to be spacing," she said politely. Gray mutely nodded and instead grabbed her hand.

"I'm sorry." He started blushing, though he didn't mean to. Why do I have to do this kind of stuff? I never did when I was in Fairy Tail! He bit his lip and scolded himself. It doesn't matter what I did in Fairy Tail now.

"Oh, um… err… Its fine!" Levy stuttered. Out of the corner of his eye Gray saw Jet and Droy sulking on the other side of the table, obviously haven given up on their blue haired comrade.

"So, you're a guild mage huh? What guild are you apart of?" Gray asked.

"Oh, I'm a Fairy Tail mage… Are you apart of a guild?"

"Nah, I prefer being a freelance mage."

"Oh…"

There was a slightly awkward silence. Gray just stood there with her hand still in his, why was trying to do this so difficult? Was it because he thought of her as Gajeel's? Or maybe he just really couldn't find anything about the short bookworm that could even remotely turn him on, maybe he saw her as a sister or friend too much.

Or was he thinking of Juvia?

"So, news travels fast about Fairy Tail, being a popular guild and everything. Any news on the teammates you lost or that traitor?" That made Levy stiffen, and Gray wondered if he maybe brought it up too early.

She muttered something that sounded like a curse, with Megan's name somewhere in there. She looked up at him and studied him carefully. He noticed her face was beet red and that she was really warm. He wasn't sure if it was fever or embarrassment. "Um, I would prefer it if you backed away please. Then I'll tell you." Gray did as she commanded and she continued.

"We were recently contacted by the guild through communication lacrima, it appears our imprisoned teammate have returned, and have information about what is going on. The traitor was an ice make mage within our guild and we haven't had a single sight of him since the incident." Her eyes were downcast and the rest of team Shadow Gear was glaring daggers at Gray.

Levy was squirming slightly, and Gray decided that he had gotten out all the information that he needed. He stood up and withdrew his hand.

"Well, thanks for the fun. But unfortunately I have to go now, good luck… Fairy Tail." He turned and walked away, leaving the Fairy Tail mages standing there in confusion.

He smiled, feeling pretty confident about himself. Then he noticed that his shirt was gone.

He had started to strip while talking with Levy…

A little while into his walk back to their meeting place, Gray started to feel a slight tingling. The ring on his finger started blinking on and off. It must be the signal that my disguise is about to wear off. And if I put it back on… I'll end up wearing a stupid toga! Gray glanced from side to side, checking to make sure that he wasn't being seen, before darting in the alley that was just a little ways in front of him.

He was just in time too, as soon as he darted into the shadows he felt his body change. He felt his magic drain into the ring, flow out over his body in silvery light, then retreat into the ring. He was wearing his usual pants and boots, with nothing else. The dark blue Fairy Tail mark was still on his chest, and he frowned at it.

I'm going to have to remove it when I get to Hellfire Imp, otherwise others will find out, including that ring mage Megan. Gray groaned and looked at his ring. Would it disguise his guild mark? He tapped it again and that same feeling of being converted in magic repeated itself.

He looked at his pure white toga and ripped it off, leaving only a pair of white shorts, he felt much better. And thankfully there was no guild mark on his chest, this disguise was pretty good if you got past the freaking toga.

He walked out, and bumped into a woman. It took him a few minutes, but he quickly recognized the woman as Juvia, and the one next to her as Megan.

"Um… You took your clothes off?" asked Megan. Gray nodded and she sighed "whatever."

"I think that Gray-I mean Noah looks amazing!" said Juvia, scanning him with her dark blue eyes.

A person walked past the group, and Gray's eyes darkened. He grabbed the two other mages and pulled them back into the alley.

"So I found Levy." Juvia gasped and Megan looked slightly surprised. "Apparently the captured mages escaped and made their way back to Fairy Tail. No other ex-Fairy Tail has been sighted by them either, that means we are safe." Juvia let out a breath of relief.

"Well that's good, but why does Fairy Tail matter so much to you two anyway?"

Juvia and Gray froze. The ice mage shot Megan a hostile look but Juvia rushed over and began whispering in her ear. He couldn't hear what they were trying to say but afterwards the ring mage settled down and just nodded. Gray wondered what had passed between them.

"Well if you two are done chatting and everything I think that it is time for us to leave," Gray said. The two nodded. "Lets go."

They walked the rest of the day, determined to get to the base of Hellfire Imp. Gray felt goosebumps rise, which felt weird. He wasn't cold nor was he scared. There seemed to be a heavy sense of forewarning ahead. What would happen?

Gray didn't notice Juvia watching him with concern in his eyes as they walked. Megan's eyes were also upon him, although she was more intrigued than concerned. These two had stuck with him despite everything that could possibly happen, even Megan, who definitely didn't trust him completely and was loyal only to Juvia; The water mage was always loyal to him, recent events proved that.

He remained absorbed in his thoughts. So did Juvia and Megan. When he finally looked up he noticed the guild hall looming in front of him.

It was too dark to make out much detail, but what he could tell was a elegantly made silhouette made of a dark-almost-black building material. Wood? It was made in reminiscent of eastern architecture. The curves and thatch-looking roofs.

"Well… Here we are…" Gray murmured. A rough voice echoed out of the woods behind him.

"Ah Gray, so glad to see you made it here so well. However… Who are these two people with you? I did tell you to come alone."

Sorry about the shorter chapter, it must be way shorter than what you guys are used to after the last few chapters, don't worry though the next one should be longer, more even with the other two (as in around 3.5k instead of over 4k or under 3k words.

Please let me know what you think about the chapter and what the name for Team Gray should be!