The team reached a high fence, Levy's wristband indicated that Jet and Droy were just on the other side.
"We'll sneak in since we're the smallest," Levy glanced at Lily as he indicated he was talking to her, "Stand guard and we'll signal if we need help."
"Wait!" Lucy stopped the two. "If something goes wrong you might not be able to call for help."
"Good idea." Levy nodded at Lily hopping he agreed. Lily nodded, smirking.
Lily flew Levy and Lucy up to the thatched roof where they crawled in, sitting in the rafters they were hidden in the shadows. They could see Jet sleeping, tied up.
"Dory's not here," Lucy cursed under her breath.
"Lets get Jet out and then we can find him." Lily decided, asking Lucy to stay hidden incase something went wrong. The pink haired Guard was sleeping, a blue cat sitting in his lap playing with a loose thread. Lily flew Levy down and she silently woke her friend, while Lucy remained hidden as back up.
"Levy!" He cried with delight, she motioned a shushing noise.
"Hey, you're not supposed to be in here!" The blue cat shouted. "Who are you?" Lily grew to his full hight ready to protect Levy and Jet.
"Who are you?" Lily barked back.
"I'm Happy! And this is Nastu." He motioned to the sleeping teen.
"Happy, my name is Levy and this is Lily and we really need to take our friends home now. Do you know where Droy is?" Levy asked, hoping the cat was an impartial party.
"He's being interrogated." The cat explained, oblivious to the dark shadow that entered the hut.
"Damn cat!" The man from before walked in, waking the pink haired boy, Natsu.
"Gajeel! What are you doing here?" He looked, "Oh!"
"What are you doing here?" The man, Gajeel, asked.
"Getting my friends back!" Levy stared down the man.
"Well I'm up for a fight." Natsu jumped up excited.
"Lu Chan we need that back up!" Levy called untying Jet with solid script: cut. Lucy dropped from the rafters, calling Taurus to her aid. Natsu fought back with his dragon slayer magic.
"Jet, Evergreens by the wall, she'll get you to safety, Jet run." Levy ordered, he obeyed, knowing this was no time to argue.
"Funny thing, a shrimp like you, ordering everyone about." Gajeel laughed.
"You lied to me, your name isn't Wolf." She joked. "Solid Script: Hole" Her trap engulfed the two boys and Taurus. She had made it pretty deep but the Happy was already rushing to his partners aid.
"Solid script: rope." Levy stopped the cat. Taurus had been knocked out by the fire dragon slayer.
"Happy!" He yelled. "I swear if you hurt him-"
"We're not savages," Lucy rolled her eyes cradling the cat in her arms, "Though I don't know if I ca say the same for you two. If you stopped fighting for 3 seconds we'd like to talk." She stated. Natsu, not listening tried to jump out of the hole but hit an invisible wall.
"Idiot, she put a rune barrier up." Gajeel pointed a finger at Levy sitting cross legged at the edge of the hole with a light pen.
"Now if you idiots would mind telling us where our friend is, it would be appreciated."
"Ha, he's in interrogation surrounded by our most powerful wizards. You wouldn't make it through the door!" Gajeel grunted.
"But you can," Levy pointed at them. "You will take us to meet with your leader or at least someone who doesn't speak with their fists. Where we can talk about this like civilised people."
"Fine." Natsu had given up hitting the barrier. Gajeel nodded reluctantly, Levy searched his eyes for signs of a potential double cross.
"Lily, contact Freed and tell him whats going on, Levy you can let them out." Lucy ordered offering a hand to pull out the boys. Natsu took it but Gajeel jumped out by himself.
They exited through the back, Natsu leading the way and Gajeel at the rear. They walked into the open, the villagers taken aback by these new people. They wondered if they were from the woods, over the years they had occasionally found people living in the woods, but these people seemed different. They reached a large hall, which Natsu opened, allowing the other to enter. Lucy thanked him for holding the door open and Lily and Levy smirked at the two wizards interaction.
"Gramps! Someone wants to have a meeting with ya!" Natsu yelled looking away from the celestial mage. An old man looked up from the bar and took in the strangers.
"You must be out new visitors. Please step into my office." He gestured upstairs.
"First can you confirm the safety of our friend." Levy stepped forward, originally hidden by Natsu's form. Mirajane stepped forward.
"He is safe, Erza is guarding him." With that bit of comfort, they walked up to the old mans office, accompanied by the bar maid and the old man.
"Well, I am relived that some people were able to survive on fairy dome." Macarov started.
"As are we, unfortunately our numbers are declining, oxygen deprivation is on the rise, our medics can't do much to help. That's why we were sent, to see if the Earth is viable for survival." Levy explained.
"I would like to formally apologise for my boys rash decision to kidnap your friends."
"It seems they think with their fists more than their brains." Lucy commented under breath.
"I would like us to help each other," Mira interjected. "After all, we are on the same side." Her smile was very comforting and the girls relaxed there shoulders. Lily's magic then ran out and he 'poofed' into his small form.
"Thats cool! How come your cat can do that."
"Actually I'm an exceed, not a cat."
"Plus he doesn't belong to me, we're friends." Levy smiled, Gajeel felt at peace, he didn't know why but he did.
"Well, this is nice but our friends will worry, may we collect our comrade?" Lily asked.
"Sure, if you don't mind some of us visiting your camp?" Makarov asked hoping to get to know the survivors better.
"Tomorrow then." Lucy stated before Mira lead them down stairs to pick up Droy.
"Droy!"
"Levy Chan!" Lily broke his chain with a snap.
"Are you hurt?" Lucy asked placing at the red head.
"No, not really." Levy relaxed.
"Good."
"Hey anyone else think Erza looks like Flare?" Lucy examined the guard.
"Yes, maybe they're related?" Lily wondered aloud.
"Guys we need to get him to Wendy, he hasn't had his medication in over 24 hours." Levy urged, Droy had a disease that made his bones expand, Porlyusica had fixed it with a potion but he needed it ever 24 hours.