Romeo P.O.V

Utterly soulless is how I felt as I sat beside the door to the infirmary where Porlyusica was fussing over Wendy. Erza had enough sense to land immediately after Wendy questioned me about who I was. If she hadn't I would have fallen off the Griffin and plummeted the ground while happily accepting death. After she landed she told me to stay on the ground and regroup with the other while she took Wendy back to Fairytail. I didn't protest as I stared at the ground while Erza took off with Wendy I regrouped with the others and didn't say a word. Apparently everyone was too scared to talk to me even Gajeel he said I looked like I had just kissed death. After a while of sitting there I decided to go back into the main hall where the mood wasn't much better. Levy was fussing over any type of books she could find about these bandits apparently they were pretty famous and ranked as an S-class mission if anyone could take out their leader. I sat beside Erza who was perched on the bar while fussing with her armor it took a while but she finally spoke up.

"You know it wasn't your fault right?" she muttered adjusting her armor.

Unfortunately that was the absolute last thing I wanted to hear so I got up once more and walked away toward the door. But before I reached it I heard Porlyusica calling out to me.

"If you want to know what happened to your girlfriend I strongly suggest you stick around boy." She said crisply fixing her eyes on me.

At this point I wanted to rip her eye balls out of her skull but she was the only one who could heal Wendy so perhaps after. I seated myself at a table facing her and she pursed her lips at me I could see she was struggling with Wendy's situation. Porlyusica normally hated humans including herself but Wendy it seemed she could tolerate more than others so this must have been difficult for her.

"There is no blunt force to the girls head I did a full scan tried every remedy I could but she is unresponsive. She is like a blank slate." She began but I cut her off.

My temper was rising at this point she was talking about Wendy like she was a patient and not a guild mate believe it or not Porlyusica once belonged to Fairytail.

"So in short you can't heal her." I said curtly.

The whole guild drew a collective breath and several members took a step back but I kept my stance and stared straight at Porlyusica. But she didn't seem angry at me in fact her eyes seemed sad like she was pitying me.

"There is nothing to heal boy something is missing I can heal but I can't replace." She responded in a deathly whisper. There was a silence but this time it was Levy who piped up from behind her mountain of books.

"I found something!" she exclaimed before rushing behind her stack of books again. The whole guild moved over to her pile and I recognized some of the books thick black books containing mugshots. One book was opened up to a man who was stated to be 29 he had a one blind eye according to the profile.

"Is this the leader?" I asked pointing to the mugshot.

"Yes." Levy mumbled digging through another pile of books.

It was quite as Levy dug through her pile before exclaiming happily holding a worn out newspaper she walked toward the center and began to read.

"Twenty nine year old Marcus Salvatore had a fairytale life growing up from an unstable family in poverty to finally marrying his childhood sweetheart Lilian. He led a quiet life till one day the factory that his wife worked at exploded killing her and hundred other workers. An investigation was launched and it was soon learned that the manager of the factory was to blame for the explosion. However Marcus did not wait for the trial to take justice on the manager and killed the manger a day before the trial resulting in the loss of his right eye." Levy quoted before dropping the newspaper and getting out another book.

This book was a heavy leather brown book with gold letters that spelled out "Profiles." I recognized this book it was a part of many books that had detailed profiles about the worst bandits, murders and overall lowlifes. Levy flicked through the pages furiously till she stopped and started to read she took a moment and began to read.

"That's why I didn't make the connection he wasn't captured under his real name. Marcus escaped from a jail cell after killing that manger with the help of his anti-magic chains. Marcus is a mage with the ability to produce anti-magic atoms while still using magic. He can form any weapons from thin air by manipulating the atoms around him but his signature weapon are his anti-magic chains which he then infuses with anti-magic atoms. Due to this skill he acquired the attention of many criminals and formed a society which he runs in order to fund his research." At this point Levy stopped reading.

"How does an ability like that even work?" Natsu asked scratching his head.

"Anti-magic atoms still has bits of magic the same way magic has atoms of anti-magic it's all about balance. It's a rare type of magic but not unheard of." Erza answered turning back to Levy.

But Levy was lost in the book she had turned a sickly color of white like she was going to be sick she was trembling. But she kept looking the book as she stuttered trying to speak up my guess was that she found out what Marcus had done to Wendy.

"Levy what did he do to Wendy?" I asked I couldn't take the suspense. Levy looked horrified and placed the book down for everyone to see on this page were eight women who all looked exactly like Wendy. Only one of the eight women was smiling the one at the top who looked as though she could be Wendy's mother. She had the same face, the same dark hair even the same smile.

"That Lilian after she died according to the file Marcus had a mental breakdown he couldn't handle the idea of losing her. So he didn't in order to save him from going insane with grief according to the file his mind formed an alternate reality for him. To him the accident never happened and he became obsessed with the idea that Lilian had run away and not died. He finds women who look exactly like her….and he performs the extraction process which drains the women of their memory. He believe that the extraction process cures his "wife" of whatever made her run away in the first place. Each victim has been driven mad and according to this file the women have been under the care of the Magic Council for a year. They rejected the process and kept all their memories but it messed the processing of their brain so rehab was necessary. According to this file Wendy is the only one who has survived the process with no mental damage. But in essence Marcus funded a group of scientist to build a lacrima that could steal the memories of others and he succeeded he just needed a strong test subject." Levy finished angry tears streaming down her face.

Again there was silence I stared at the ground in disbelief what type of science and grief can give you the ability and will to steal someone's memories. It wasn't until Erza spoke did everyone start to look hopeful again.

"According to this file research was done on the creation of this lacrima and it was discovered that it contains the memories of all the women it was used on. There is no use in sitting here moping tomorrow we set out to find that lacrima." Erza barked dismissing everyone.

I stayed in the seat for a while not moving not till it got dark anyway slowly I got up and walked. Erza had given everyone orders for the day but she had already told me that I was to sit this one out. I didn't mind siting it out according to the file there was no guarantee that even if they got the lacrima they could restore Wendy's memory to me it was a hopeless situation. I had already lost Wendy and this time she wasn't coming back. As I thought this I walked up to the balcony of the guild hall and leaned against the railing letting the cool air graze and stroke my face. But the moment didn't last long as the door behind me opened and Wendy climbed out and on to the balcony with me. She spotted me and raised a finger to her lips as she closed the door and pressed her ear to the door. After standing there for a second or two she gave a sigh of relief and straightened up.

"Sorry that cat thing I think Carly is her name wouldn't leave me alone and I just needed some air." She said walking to the railing standing beside me.

I could help but laugh this which made Wendy look at me with a confused expression.

"What so funny?" she asked in an offended tone.

"Nothing just that Carla is your best friend." I said slyly.

"That cat with wings was my best friend. Couldn't I have made friends with humans?" she asked bowing her head in shame.

I couldn't help but cry in laughter as I bent over clutching my stomach it wasn't until I wiped the tears from my eyes did I see Wendy staring at me. "Something wrong?" I asked.

"No just that you're the first person to smile at me the whole time I have been here. Everyone else gives me this sad look or this pity look I hate it." Wendy said staring at the city below.

This I had no answer everyone loved Wendy here and it was impossible to look at her knowing that she wasn't Wendy.

"When that lady had me on the griffin you called me something." She said.

"You mean your name?" I asked sarcastically.

"Could you say it again?" she pleaded.

I felt my stomach hit the floor to not even recognize her own name it must be a low point. To not know how much joy and hope that name gave to people it was truly sad. I felt like I was looking at a child instead of teenager. Yet how could someone who is still so young have so much taken away first she was taken seven years out of time and now she had her memories taken away. I then realized I must have looked pretty weird staring at her for this long so I decided to answer her question.

"You are Wendy Marvell member of Fairytail and you are a Sky Dragon Slayer." I said proudly.

"I sound like a super hero." Wendy chuckled.

"You have no idea." I replied smirking.

Wendy smiled but she shifted uncomfortably like she wanted to ask a question but was too afraid to. But I bowed my head because I already knew what she wanted to ask.

"My name is Romeo." I said softly.

Wendy looked up and gave me a grateful smile before muttering thank you and for a moment I had my Wendy back. But then I couldn't see the emotion in her eyes she didn't remember me she didn't know me I wasn't anything to her.

"Umm I have to head home I know Lucy told you were the dorm rooms are so I'll see you tomorrow." I said a bit coldly.

As I walked down there was still people in the guild hall working on the lacrima plan but they were confined to a corner. I began to walk out when suddenly Wendy ran out and called out at me.

"I thought you were different!" she screamed at me.

I turned around stunned and confused standing under the guild hall door but I couldn't speak.

"I am still Wendy! I thought this guild was a family but since I've been here you guys all look at me like I'm a monster! Whoever Wendy was I am still her! I didn't ask to forget!" she screamed tears now falling down her face.

I felt it and I'm sure everyone else did too the guilt but we couldn't help it we had essentially raised Wendy since she came here. She grew up into such a beautiful young warrior to lose all those memories was the equivalent of her never even being there. But just as I was about to speak I heard a sharp snap of metal as a chain shot out of nowhere smacking me in the face. I felt my jaw break on contact and blood dripped down the front of my chin. I hit the ground before whipping around to the see the chain snaking its way to Wendy coiling its length around her waist. She screamed as she was lifted into the air and with a might whip she was yanked forward. Natsu shouted releasing a flamethrower trying to melt the chains but the flames harmlessly licked the steel chains. It clicked in my mind whose chains were these and I cried out to Erza as Wendy was coming toward me.

Erza locked eyes with my registering what was happening and summoned one of her swords to her side. She arched her back and threw her sword forward like a javelin it soared past me following Wendy as she was pulled out the archway. I crouched down and launched forward grasping the hilt of the sword and arched my back bringing it up in a high arch cutting the chains in two. The chain snapped back and retreated as I dove and cradled Wendy before I touched the ground I spun around launching the sword back to Erza. She launched forward grasping its hilt as another chain shot forward trying to grab Wendy. It came speeding toward me but Erza intercepted it with her sword batting it away. I landed behind her as she battled with the chain in front of her was Marcus and the other bandits.

"GIVE ME BACK MY WIFE!" he screeched letting loose three more chains.

Erza reequipped summoning more swords to her side easily swatting away the chains with a toss of her flaming red hair as the rest of Fairytail ran past her toward the mob of bandits.

"Get Wendy out of here!" Erza ordered as she cut through more chains.

I nodded my head and yanked the chains off of Wendy before placing her on my back once more.

"Hold on." I said holding her tightly.

She didn't answer she looked around everyone was fighting for her she could hear the screams the yells. The fire that was now blazing courtesy of Natsu and she didn't understand any of it in her eyes we all seemed like monsters.

"You are going to have to trust me." I said worriedly.

She broke free of her daze and looked into my eyes I could see the hesitation in her eyes but she locked her arms around my neck. With that I launched forward through the mob of people.

Wendy P.O.V

I didn't know what was going on I woke up, I was taken to a guild, found out my best friend was a flying cat, and I meet Romeo. All these people were strangers but they knew me I could see that they knew me by the pain in their eyes. I couldn't understand any of it. Apparently I was a Sky Dragon Slayer who could heal and empathize with others. Basically I was a very confused person and now I was thrown into the middle of a battlefield. I gripped Romeo tightly as he carried me I felt oddly safe with him I felt whole when I was with him. I wondered if he was my boyfriend but for now I didn't have time to worry about that as far I was told a man was hunting me down. This Marcus had stolen my memory, stolen my family from me, and he took Wendy away from me. Forgetting everything and everyone felt like being born again but this time I was born with anger I wanted to hurt his Marcus for stealing my family away from me. It seemed un-Wendy like at least from what I was told but I wanted to hurt him I wanted him to pay for taking away my memories. As Romeo kept running more bandits kept following us but Romeo couldn't do anything he was too busy holding me. As more bandits followed us one leaped out at us in an attempt to grab me I shut my eyes and heard a yell. A boy with pink hair intercepted the bandit and the two went crashing to the ground behind us as Romeo kept running.

"NATSU!" I screamed.

I gasped did I just remember someone's name but just as quickly as it came the name left me.

"Romeo! Turn back!" I screamed holding him tight.

"Natsu did that so you could escape don't let him down by making me go back." Romeo yelled back.

I could feel tears streaming down my face tears for people I didn't even remember.

"I don't want anyone to get hurt or die because of me. Even if I don't remember." I said sobbing into Romeo's shoulder.

He bowed his head but the sadness didn't last long because a chain streaked by homing in on Romeo.

"Look out!" I screamed but it was too late.

The chain streaked forward and latched itself onto Romeo's leg and yanked him back. I went flying over his head and rolled around as I made impact with the concrete. I groaned as I sat up but I wished I had stayed on the ground there was blood and fire all around me. I could see everyone fighting I didn't want them to fight now for someone they couldn't even remember.

"Stop…"

No one answered.

"Stop." I sobbed a little louder.

Again no answer.

"STOP!" I sobbed screaming at everyone who could hear.

Then I head the clank as a chain came speeding toward me it was about to lock on when Romeo dashed in front me as the chain latched itself to his arm. He yanked his arm away and the chain recoiled before three more started shooting forward. I sat there as Romeo fend them off screaming at me to run but I couldn't I couldn't even move. The man who was controlling the chains Marcus I presumed grew closer. His chains moved faster and one struck Romeo's face sending him to the ground. I screamed but I still couldn't move my instincts were telling me to but I was frozen watching as each chain struck him causing blood to gush out of his wounds. He was now down to one knee blood dripping off his body and onto the floor but Marcus had his eyes on me. A single chain now lurched forward aiming at Romeo's head I felt fear I felt like my whole world was being attacked. This one boy this boy no Romeo was about to die and I couldn't let that happen I wouldn't let it happen. I couldn't explain the emotion running through me expect if I had to give it a guess I would say I loved that boy the boy I couldn't even remember. I loved him on a deeper level then I loved the others but I could feel it even if I didn't remember them I loved them all of them. I guess that's what made me get up and run in front of Romeo.

Romeo P.O.V

I closed my eyes happily as I heard Wendy's footsteps she was going to run she was going to live. I wasn't going to but she was and that was enough for me. I waited for the chain to perch my skull but I instead I heard a thump I looked up and I froze. Wendy was in front me arms extended as the chain dug itself into her stomach it busted out of the right side of her back just missing her spine. She gasped and blood spewed from her mouth as she feel to her knees with the chain sticking out of her back coated in her blood. She was breathily softly as she turned around to face me. "You're ok." She said smiling with blood dripping down her chin. The whole battle field stopped everyone bandit or Fairytail we all stopped and looked at Wendy.

Wendy P.O.V

It didn't hurt as the chain ripped into my stomach I really didn't the blood in my mouth and throat were definitely unpleasant. But Romeo was safe everyone was safe as I dropped down to one knee Marcus approached me. His eyes looked dead as he kneeled in front of me I thought I would hate him and kill him if I ever saw him. Yet I couldn't bring myself to hate him he was so sad and I don't know how I guess because of my ability as a Sky Dragon Slayer I could see that he was dying. His obsession with finding his wife and his mental condition had taken its toll on him.

"Lilian?" he asked as though he was seeing things for the first time.

I shook my head.

"My name is Wendy not Lilian you have to let her go." I said softly.

"I…don't know how." He sobbed. I smiled at him kindly before placing my hand on his cheek as my hand glowed a vibrant green. I wasn't sure what I was doing but I did know I couldn't stop his death but I could clear his mental condition before then at least. His eyes seemed to clear and he stopped for minute before his eyes became filled with tears.

"I….am…sorry." he sobbed.

"I know." I replied. It wouldn't be too long now he was taking his last breaths blood was down dripping out of his mouth but before he took his last breath he reached into his jacket. Slowly he pulled out the lacrima and held it before me.

"Mission terminated." He choked more blood dripping out of his mouth.

The orb cracked and shattered into glass and wispy bits of smoke flew out one into my head and the rest to other women who were under the care of the Magic Council.

"Thank you. Lilian I'll see you soon." He whispered as he fell to the ground dead with blood trickling from his lips. The chain that was imbedded in my stomach dissolved and now I could feel the pain. I leaned back and fell into Romeo's arm. My eyes fluttered open and I stared at him I couldn't really hear what he was saying but I as he leaned his head into my shoulders I heard it. He lifted his head up and I mouthed the words back at him with a smile on my face. But now, I was tired now, I would rest and settle in for the longest nap.

The last chapter will be up tomorrow "Farewell Wendy."