2,149 words. I must love you. A lot of information is spread in this chapter, you finally find out who Bordon is. I wonder if it's bad that I came up with who he was as I was writing this chapter? Maybe I should plan more... But that's no fun! I like my characters deciding what happens in a story, not me. Oh well, if I'm doing it wrong who cares? We all have our own way of writing. Besides I must be doing something right since some of you seem to like it.

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Natsu POV

When I woke up and saw Lucy lying next to me for a second I thought we were back in her apartment, that she was just sleeping, that everything was normal, that at any moment she would wake up and yell at me to get out of her home. But then I realized that we weren't sleeping on the same bed, the pillows were stiffer, and it didn't smell like her. For a second I was extremely confused, and then everything came flooding back and I felt a stone drop in my stomach.

Lucy looked the same as she did yesterday, she still hadn't woken up.

I sat up from the bed I had found last night that sat next to hers. Happy was still sleeping peacefully next to Lucy, and it pained me to have to wake him up and bring him back to this harsh reality, but I had made a promise to explain everything, and I knew Happy would want to hear it too. I took a moment staring at Lucy before gently shaking awake Happy.

"Come on, bud. We have to go."

Happy blinked blearily up at me and mumbled, "Natsu, has Lucy waken up yet?" I winced as if he had hit me before responding.

"Nope, not yet."

Happy turned to Lucy as he asked me, "She will wake up, right Natsu?"

I wanted to say yes with the utmost confidence, but some part of me hesitated. Could I really say that? Wendy had said she should wake up soon, that now it was just up to Lucy, but I started to wonder if she really wanted to come back. What Bordon had done to her would be enough to send anyone crawling into a hole. While I knew Lucy was no coward I still couldn't help but wonder… I mentally shook myself, it didn't help to think like that.

I took a deep breath and gave Happy a grin. "Of course she'll wake up, she's Lucy after all! She's as tough as nails. I'm sure Luce will wake up in no time!"

Happy stared at me for a few seconds before returning my smile with an, "Aye!"

"Come on buddy," I said. "I have a few things to explain."

I know I have to explain everything but I hadn't expected this.

I was standing at the bar with the entire guild surrounding me. After I had left the backroom with Lucy in it they had surrounded me and demanded answers. It was a miracle they hadn't stormed the backroom. Master sat on the bar counter and said calmly, "Give Natsu some space, he will explain but he needs air in order to do that."

They all obediently took a step back except for Erza who stood directly in front of me. Her glare could penetrate walls, and luckily it wasn't me she was glaring at, it was Gramps.

"Master, explain yourself," she said. Gramps gave her a look that said, 'Patience, child.'

Surprisingly it was Mirajane who spoke up. She stood next to Erza. "Erza, it's Natsu who's going to explain. Right Natsu?" she asked, turning to me. I nodded nervously as Erza's glare turned to me.

When I didn't start explaining Gramps prompted me with a, "Well, go on Natsu."

I stared at the ground, scowling, wishing it could swallow my problems, namely Bordon.

"It was Bordon Grand who hurt Lucy, the man with the green hair who came in here a few days ago," I said. Everyone blinked in surprised before their faces quickly turned into ones of rage.

I heard shouts of outrage and threats come from the crowd. I shook my head slowly, my shoulders slumping.

Erza noted my actions and said loudly so everyone could hear, "That's not all there is to it, is it Natsu? Finish your explanation." Everyone went quiet, waiting for me to continue. I didn't want to, I wanted to bury this like I did before, but this time it wasn't so simple.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself. I imagined Lucy was standing next to me, encouraging me to continue, before I began.

"Bordon used to be a Fairy Tail member." I said.

A confused murmur drifted through the air. Levy frowned at me from the side and said, "But I don't remember him."

I nodded, and Erza glanced at Gramps before turning back to me. "What is the meaning of this Natsu?"

"Bordon was a part of Fairy Tail for almost a year, he came when I was seven. He was a runaway wizard, coming from an abusive family. He's a powerful mage, so powerful that he even beat Erza, easily."

My mind drifted to the first time I had met Bordon.

I had been fighting with Gray when the doors of the guild had burst open.. Standing there was a kid, a little older then me with shockingly green hair and a sour face. He had gone up stairs to meet Gramps and had come down an official member of Fairy Tail. I had struck up a conversation with him, wanting to fight him to see how powerful he was.

He had looked at me after I had challenged me and said with a grin, "You have a death wish, don't you?"

After being insulted by that we had had a fight but he won without even lifting a pinky. I still don't know what his magic is, just that it's freaking powerful. When Erza had challenged him he beat her easily to.

We quickly became friends, as our strange and loud personalities immediately connected. Though we hung out a lot I never really knew him. All I found out was that he had an abusive family and that he had run away. I wanted to know more but when I asked for more he got this dangerous glint in his eye that gave me the chills.

Even though we were friends I still challenged him on a regular basis and every time I lost. No one in the guild really liked him, Happy included. They say he gave them the chills, and I still don't understand why I wasn't afraid of him like the rest. We used to fish together, preferably when Happy was sleeping since Bordon claimed to not like cats.

Bordon became my almost brother, but then something changed.

Skipping the part on how we used to be close I said, "Something changed after seven months of him being in the guild. He got more aggressive, and angry. The only one that kept him in line was Gramps. Bordon used to destroy things in the guild when he got angry, which was a lot. He beat up everyone that came near him, except me. And then... he started attacking guild members. At first we all thought it was a different guild who did it but I guess he got a little sloppy. When he hurt them he would blind fold them so they didn't know who it was, but one who he had hurt caught a glimpse of him. After they were attacked they told us it was Bordon."

I paused, my thoughts growing darker and darker. Everyone looked shocked and confused at this. Happy frowned at the ground, with furrowed brows.

I continued.

"He hurt so many people before we finally found out the truth, and when we did everyone was pissed to say the least, Gramps was so angry the ground shook. Gramps forced Bordon to leave the guild, and even fought with him. The guild was almost completely destroyed during that fight. It was awful, Bordon was so powerful. Gramps won, but only barely. Bordon finally left, in one piece though."

My mind flashed back to after the fight.

The guild was in shambles with Gramps standing there staring grimly at Bordon who was picking himself up from the ground, slightly bloody.

Bordon growled at Gramps, "You win for now old man, but I will be back."

He turned to me and smiled. At the time I was in shock, horrified even. I couldn't believe my friend had done something so horrible, had hurt my family. It should have been anger that rested in my stomach but it was just sadness and the feeling of betrayal.

"Natsu, before I go, you should know something. You were my only real friend here, that's why I never hurt you or your precious cat. But next time I see you, I won't be so nice."

I was crying now, something that was rare. "Why?" I had choked out. "Why did you hurt my friends?"

He gave me an incredulous look, blinking, before grinning at me savagely. 'Why? Isn't the answer obvious? Because it's fun!"

I snapped back to the present as a sick feeling started to form in my stomach. I sat down on one of the stools.

Erza frowned. "But that doesn't make sense, I don't remember any of it!"

Mirajane spoke up, "Me neither."

Everyone confirmed this with words like, "I don't remember either!" or "That doesn't fit!", except for the newer members.

I turned to Gramps, begging for him to continue with my eyes. I was exhausted after that explanation.

He grunted and said in a clear voice, "Calm down, children. I will explain."

"After we finally got Bordon to leave we fixed up the guild and we thought we could go back to everyday life but then something happen. I believe Bordon used magic to infect us with his presence. The atmosphere turned sour, and slowly everyone started to act like Bordon, throwing tantrums, yelling and fighting."

He shifted before continuing.

"Natsu was the first to notice and informed me. We deduced that it was Bordon's fault, for that is the only logical reason for why you all were acting like him. We looked through books trying to discover what he had done when we came across something called Memory Infection. It's a spell that forces you to act in a certain way directed towards a specific memory. My guess was that he used the memory of himself in everyone's mind and used the magic, making everyone act as he did in that memory. The only cure we could find was to erase the memory."

He hesitated before continuing. "So I cast Forgetful magic, which makes you forget something specific the caster chooses. I took out Bordon from all of your memories. The only one's not affected by Bordon's magic were Natsu and I. Now that you know though... I am not sure if the magic he used will come back and affect you again."

Everyone stared at Gramps with dumbfounded expressions.

Erza had a dangerous aura surrounding her as she spit out, "I'll kill him." The other guild members nodded in agreement.

Gramps shook his head sadly, "It's not that simple Erza. It was a close call when he was just a child, but now that he is a full grown adult I can no longer assure victory. He has grown, I am sure."

"Master, we can't just do nothing, especially after what he did to Lucy!" Mirajane cried in protest. "Surely if we all fought against him we could win!"

"But at what cost? How many will be injured, some possibly dead?" Gramps looked in everyone's eye before continuing. "You will not go after him children. I will not risk any of your lives. But if he comes to us, now that is a different matter. If he does come here then it will be war, but you are not to seek him out. Am I understood?"

Everyone had sour faces, especially Erza, but they all nodded reluctantly.

I stared at the ground miserably, my thoughts drifting back to Lucy. I wanted to break Bordon for what he had done to Lucy, and what he had done to everyone else all those years ago, but it was hopeless.

I felt a small paw rest on my leg and I looked down at Happy, who was looking at me with a worried expression.

I looked at my hands and realized they had become fists again. I released them with a small sigh, and forced a grin at Happy. "Don't worry buddy," I said crouching down to his height. "If Bordon does come this way he won't be leaving in one piece, if even alive."

I glanced around at the guilds furious faces and guessed he probably wouldn't leave alive, that was of course saying if we beat him.

I could still hear Bordon's voice ringing in my ears when he said to be prepared.

I wondered if any of us really were prepared.

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