Yukino and Lucy walked behind the rest of the group to quietly chat. Lucy examine Yukino's bite, which was gradually turning into a white dragon. She pointed at Yukino's neck, and whispered, "Did you do that too?" Yukino inquired, "Too? When did...?" Lucy whispered, "About 10 minutes ago. I'm pretty sore. You?" Yukino nodded. She complained, "Me too. I knew time was of the essence, but I can't believe how rough Sting could be. It was really hard trying not to make noise." Lucy whispered, "I know right? It's like they forgot we were virgins beforehand." Lucy and Yukino quietly chuckled.

Lucy asked, "Do you regret it?" Yukino shook her head no, saying, "I've been in love with Sting for a while now. I know it's a bit early, considering we've only been dating a few months, but I'm okay with this." Lucy blushed bright red, mumbling, "Promise you won't judge me too badly." Yukino answered, "I won't." Lucy said, "Natsu and I haven't been dating before today." Yukino's eyebrows shot up. Lucy breathed, "I know. I've had a crush on him for a long time. I'm happy he reciprocates those feelings. And this was a unique situation." Yukino hugged her. "I won't judge you. I actually thought you would judge me as well, but you haven't done that. I admit doing that in a cave wasn't ideal, but I'm glad it was with Sting." Lucy beamed, saying, "I'm glad it was with Natsu too. I love that big goof."

Up ahead, the rest of the group was rushing to get to the exit. Erza and Kagura were leading the way using Ethan's map. Erza pointed to the entrance with a small waterfall just outside: "We're almost there!" Before they could get to the entrance, a huge group of guards came from a hidden pathway in front of them. The head guard commanded, "Get any first generation slayer and any virgin girl before you. The black haired woman and the 2 flying cats are worthless and should be killed."

That comment caused Rogue to go berserk. A group of guards approached Kagura. He snarled, "You do NOT threaten a dragon slayer's mate. She is the mother of my child and the love of my life. You harm her; you've asked for a death sentence!" He went into the shadows and used his position to sneak up on various guards, beating them within an inch of their lives. Kagura was no slouch either. She may not have had her main sword, but she had one of Erza's borrowed blades. Erza and she worked at defending each other, while Rogue, Sting, and Natsu went out of their way to provide a path for Lucy, Yukino, Lector, and Frosh to leave the cave. Next, Kagura left the cave, catching up with the other two ladies.

Sting, Natsu, Rogue, and Erza were busy in battle. While Erza was surrounded, one of the guards pulled out a powder and blew it in her face. She coughed and felt dizzy. She felt her mind slipping, until the world went black. She fell into a guard's arms. He stated, "A virgin has been collected." She was quietly lifted out of the room.

Sting yelled at Rogue, "Go take care of your mate and the other girls." Rogue questioned, "Are you sure? This is quite a formidable group." Sting punched a man in the face, causing a broken nose. He said, "I'm sure Rogue. Those women are strong, but we need to have one of us to guard them. These assholes also want to kill Lector and Frosch!" Rogue blocked a man's punch; then he knocked another guard unconscious. He spit out, "That's for Frosch!" Then he swiftly left the cave to meet the women and the exceeds.

Sting and Natsu continued to battle the remaining guards. All of a sudden, Sting was choking on that horrible powder again. Natsu saw them prepare the powder again. He yelled, "Fire Dragon's Roar!" The remaining powder was in embers. The men were knocked on the ground, burns on their faces. Natsu grabbed Sting and immediately brought him to the waterfall at the cave's entrance. Sting choked a little on the water as Natsu forced him in. Sting had an irritated face, hissing out, "Are you trying to kill me?" Natsu grinned, replying, "I just saved you! I wasn't trying to drown you. I just prevented you from choking on that horrible powder." Sting looked to the side, muttering, "Thank you." Natsu smiled, "You're welcome."

They ran over to the rest of their group. Lucy hugged Natsu, saying, "You're safe!" Rogue looked behind Natsu and Sting, asking, "Where's Erza?" Sting looked around, "I thought she was with you guys already. She wasn't in the cave when we escaped." The group looked back at the waterfall, coming to a crummy conclusion. "SHIT! We just go out of there" yelled Sting. Natsu put his hand on Sting's should, saying, "Yeah, but she's our friend. We aren't going to let her go through all that alone."

Lucy walked over to Rogue with a serious face. "Rogue, I need you and Kagura to go back to Peace Village. We need you to communicate to our guilds via communication lacrima. Also, see if you can get through to the Magic Counsel." Kagura interrupted, insisting "I can also go back into the caves! Erza is like my big sister." Rogue pulled her in a hug. He whispered "I know we can both be powerful, but you're pregnant. Do you think Erza would want you to endanger our child?" Kagura looked down. Rogue kissed her, saying, "I know you think this part isn't important, but it is to help our friends. We do need reinforcements. Plus, we need to tell your guild you're okay." She relented. He softly smiled at her. He said. "Come on, Frosch. Let's go call home. You'd like that right?" Frosch smiled at Rogue and flew on his shoulder. "Fro likes that."

Kagura hugged Lucy and Yukino. In a hushed tone, she said, "Get my sister back. And stop these monsters." Lucy and Yukino nodded. Lucy said, "Go get us some help. Get Rufus and Orga back to the caves, as well." Then Rogue, Kagura, and Frosch ran as fast as they could back to town.

Natsu, Sting, Lector, Lucy and Yukino looked at the entrance. Lucy asked Natsu, "Shall we get going?" Natsu kissed her, saying, "That's my Luce. You may act like a prissy noble sometimes, but you're totally up for a fight when we need it. I'm fired up!" They ran back into the cave.