He paused when he seen Erza out of her usual attire. She had on a fitted sleeveless brown dress with a white trim. It was flowy toward the bottom. Her hair was down and loose, covering her back. Not in its usual braid he had grown accustom to. She looked less like Erza and more like.. Well.. A girl! He felt his heart stop for a brief moment. It was a simple dress but she looked stunning despite that. She turned her head slightly, looking over her shoulder at him when she realized someone else had entered the room. She turned completely around and looked at him, "Back already?" "Yeah" Dave replied, trying to keep from slipping out of his usual composure. "How'd you do?" "Good.. I got promoted" She smiled, "That's great. Means we're almost equals now then, huh?" ".. Yeah..." She looked at him with a bit of concern, which caused something in Dave's chest to flutter a bit. "Is something wrong?" He shifted a bit, his composure slipping out more than it should have. "I, um, I need to talk to you about something... Personal... Right now. It's rather important" She blinked, looking curious and amused. "Okay" She looked toward the other girls in the room and they all exchanged glances and nods before she departed the room with Dave. – They walked out the gardens where they met up with each other so many other times, mostly on accident. Mostly, it was when Dave was thinking and Erza came, wondering what he was thinking about. He was trying to get himself together. Erza watched him, a little worried. "Dave, honestly, is there something wrong?" She put her fingertips on his shoulder, him facing away from her. Dave took a deep breath, "We've known each other for a while, Erza, to the point where you've become an important person in my life. Extremely important. So important to the fact I would die for you if it ever came to that because... Well... Because I love you" He turned around and looked her dead in the face, though it was very difficult from him to do. "I love you so much that I want you to be my wife. So... Erza..." He took a deep breath, "Will you marry me?" She stared at him blankly. She took a few steps toward him but it was enough to close the space between them. She looked up at him for a moment and tossed his shades aside before putting a hand on his shoulder and the other on his cheek. She placed a soft and chaste kiss on his lips, almost too innocent. He slowly slipped his arms around her thin waist, kissing her back. The kissed escalated a bit... To the point it wasn't so pure and virtuous. This kiss, this one kiss, their first, went on until they needed breath. They looked at each other for a while, breathing heavily. A smile etched into the redhead's face, "Of course I will"

"Erza… Erza… It's time for you to wake up" Erza Scarlet's eyes opened and she started to look around. She was in come kind of water chamber with an oxygen mask covering her mouth and nose. Just how long has she been in here? When did she get in here? Her eyes began to search for an escape. She noticed a figure pressing buttons and suddenly all the liquid in the chamber began to go down the drain that was at the bottom of the chamber. Then, the door popped open and she tore off the mask before stumbling out. Where was she? She looked around, looked for someone, anyone, that could explain this to her. She searched for the being that had let her out of her chamber prison but only saw a pile of clothes she recognized to be her own then a note that had MIRA on it. She inspected the note before she dressed in the outfit she wore on an undercover mission; black skirt, black dress shirt, and black knee high boots. Scarlet exited the chamber room and immediately started toward the cells, feeling some kind of pull.

Davesprite looked at her, "So… What you're saying is they weren't even dating when he proposed to her?" Cana continued to wipe the cup in her hands, "That's right" Davesprite blinked,"Alright then…" Cana laughed a bit at his reaction, "Davey, Davey, Davey. There's more to the story and if you just pay a little more attention, I promise you that it'll all be clearer"

Dave walked home one day, smiling like he always had since Erza accepted his proposal and they moved in with each other. He was only a block away when he notice something wrong. There was a crowd of people and soldiers surrounding a house. He raced down the street, sure enough it was his house. He pushed past to the front of the crowd, watching an unconscious Erza being pulled out of their house in her pajamas. He stepped forward, "What's going on here?" The man in charge stepped up the Strider, "It seems your fiancée has been suspected of treason" Dave looked at him, "That's highly unlikely. She's one of us! She's given her life to protect this kingdom!" The man looked Dave straight in the face, "I don't give the orders, I just do what I'm told" He shoulder checked Dave before having the redhead loaded in the back and driving off, leaving Dave staring after them.

"Mirajane? Mira? Is that you?" A strangely familiar voice said. But it was almost impossible since she hadn't heard that voice in years. The white haired girl looked up then her eyes widened, her suspicions confirmed. "Erza?" The redhead smiled and they approached one another, hugging through the bars. "Stand back... I'm going to get you out of here, alright?" Erza drew her sword from its sheath that rested against her hip. Mirajane Stratuss took a few steps back as she seen the sword hitting the metal bars. The sound of metal on metal made her cringe. Then she watched the bar hit the stone floors. Erza put her sword back in its rightful place and she looked at her demonic friend, "Come on... We don't have any time now"

"Prisoner 1197 has broken out. Repeat. Prisoner 1197 has broken out" Dave glanced up at the intercom, gritting his teeth in frustration. "Damn" He hoped Karkat was somewhere close to stop the escape. Dave looked at the intercom. He had no choice, feeling some kind of pull that told him he had to go there. He ran toward the prison where their new prisoner was being kept.

King Amos frowned, "Who let out the Substance?" He had been notified that Erza Scarlet had been released from the chamber. He wasn't happy about this at all. He scowled. If she met up with Dave then this could mean the end of his experiment. Either he would kill her and thus further editing to Knightwalker would be a fail or he would figure out what happened and they'd take down him and his project. Both scenarios where unfavorable for him. He tapped his fingers on the arm rest of his chair. He decided to send out a message to his private soldiers. The only ones he really truly trusted in his army. He pushed a button from his private screening room, "Do not let Dave Strider see Erza Scarlet"