Chapter 17- Falling amidst the chaos

"BLIZZARD!" Snowflake cried, she whirled a storm of snow around herself and cast it toward Juvia. Juvia didn't even bother to dodge as the snow hit her. Juvia was slammed against the wall but acquired no injuries.

"Juvia's body is made of water." Said Juvia.

"WATER LOCK!"

Snowflake was held in the water lock by the blue haired water mage. But Snowflake just smiled.

"Why are you attacking Fairy Tail?" Juvia demanded.

"To retrieve what we desire." Answered Snowflake,

"Why do you want Juvia?" Juvia asked in her strong voice.

"Because Juvia was the last to see the legendary black wizard Zeref… Souless is looking for Zeref… Because without Zeref, she has no soul." Snowflake replied. The shadows cast over her eyes was becoming less opaque as her other personality began to shine through. Snowflake's eyes depicted sympathy and love… Juvia looked confused at this but kept a strong face.

Something burst through Juvia's body. Juvia looked at the mage who reminded her of her Gray-sama.

"Juvia!" called out Gray as it hit her…. Gray-sama really cares… about Juvia… Juvia is happy to have such caring nakama….

"Juvia's body is made of water! It is okay Gray-sama. Juvia isn't hurt, Juvia is glad Gray-sama cares." She repeated as she turned back to Snowflake.

Snowflake broke the water lock with ease.

"It's a shame your boyfriend isn't made of water to." Snowflake said coldly.

Juvia turned her head to see the unconscious Gray, with body sprawled across the floor.

"Gray!"

Juvia didn't even know what hit her, but she knew, the second she turned her head, was the second she'd lost the fight.

"I'm sorry Fairy Tail…. I'm sorry Gray-sama…. I wasn't able to protect my nakama…." Juvia's eyes shut as the rain woman went out like a light.

Somewhere else in the guild…

Wendy was being backed up into the wall by the creepy looking dark mage with the jester hat.

"Who are you?" Wendy asked frightened…

"Wendy!" yelled at Charla from further away…

The dark mage answered, "I am the Jester." he said darkly. Wendy was quite creeped out, but she remembered all the times Charla had told her to stop being weak when faced with Oracion Seis. Wendy had grown so much since then, and determined to prove it.

"Scary…" Wendy shook as she found herself cornered with no way out…

"Such a shame a cute girl like you-" But Jester didn't have a chance to finish his sentence despite his creepy compliments,

"ROAR OF THE SKY DRAGON!"

At the impact of the sky dragon's roar, Jester was knocked backward into the floor. But Wendy didn't stop there,

"Sky dragon's wing slash!"

"Sky dragon's claw!"

"Sky dragon's crushing fang!"

Wendy's attacks hit effectively, but Jester tolerated her attacks. He stood up in front of her looking fierce and creepy as ever.

"Card magic…" He began slyly… "ROYAL FLUSH!"

Jester opened his arms wide and cast his cards toward Wendy. The cards turned to a massive wave of water and knocked Wendy backward back into her corner.

"Kyaa!" Wendy screamed,

"Wendy!" Yelled her little exceed. Charla flew over to Wendy only to find herself being hit and thrown across the room like a rag by a devilish Jester.

"CHARLA!" screamed Wendy with tears tumbling from her beautiful brown eyes.

The Jester pulled out another set of playing cards. No, a pair.

"Card magic… Jokers!"

Wendy was surrounded by two jokers both wearing matching jester hats and clown outfits. The room became dark, she was now… alone…. They closed in on her, laughing and creeping toward her, grabbing her arms, she tried to use her magic but nothing happened…. What is this magic? I can't break free! What to do I do?! The two jokers pulled on her arms as if fighting over her and then tossed her into more nothingness…. Blackness… This isn't possible… This can't be happening… Is this all in my head? And that's when Wendy got it… Yes! It's in my head! It's an illusion! Wendy broke free from the Jester's spell.

"Very clever girl! You saw through my illiusion! Did you like the nullifying touch I added! I find it increases fear significantly! Of course, with you figuring it out so quickly, it was hardly fun."

Jester and Wendy were now circling each other, switching positions just like Wendy had planned. Wendy smiled, ready to put her plan into action.

"Quit the chatter! Shattering light! Sky Drill!" cried Wendy,

Air swirled around both Wendy and the Jester as she backed him up to the guild walls, Wendy couldn't risk using such a spell in the position she was in before without wiping out half her guild-mates with him. Wendy manipulated the swirling wind by moving her arms in a motion that sent the wind spiralling in a tornado like manner toward Jester. There was no escaping this attack, Cheria was the only exception being able to heal herself. Even then, Cheria never actually escaped the attack.

Somewhere else in the guild again….

Evergreen didn't even see her go by. She was insanely fast. Evergreen was ready to fend for herself when all of a sudden her opponent was gone. Hundreds of cut and scratches marked her body and her long hair was cut short as a slash came in contact with her neck. Beads of crimson blood emerged from various cuts all at once. Evergreen screamed as the pain attacked her everywhere. She fell to her hands and knees. Such quick defeat almost brought evergreen to tears, her eyes became glassy, all she'd seen was a smirk and a light pink head of hair, and now she was on her hands and knees. I'm pathetic.

"EVERGREEN!"

And then there was hope.

Elfman Strauss ran to her side and tried to help her up. But he'd let his guard down to soon, a number of cuts raked across his back. Elfman growled at his forgetting this was a war zone.

"Take-over: Lizardman!"

Elfman braced himself in front of Evergreen, praying that his scales would protect himself and Evergreen for a short while. Each slash hurt more and more cutting deeper and deeper into his thick and tough skin.

Evergreen tried to gain the strength to stand. If I truly want to be called Titania, I must pick up myself whenever I fall. I must not show my weakness and I won't give up and let someone else finish the job for me. I WILL WIN! Evergreen rose to her feet slowly placing foot after foot underneath her body balancing herself. I am a Fairy Tail wizard I will not be taken down so easily.

Elfman continued to shield himself from Ikegura with the scales on his arms, but she didn't stop, she just kept cutting and cutting and cutting. Finally Ikegura took a break and positioned herself standing a couple of metres before the Lizardman smiling devilishly. She laughed cruelly as Elfman breathed heavily placing two giant hands on his knees.

Fairy wings glittered across Evergreen's back, she used her wings with as much strength as she could gather through the pain. Finding it hard to rise even up to her feet, Evergreen fluttered her wings and ran up Elfman's broad lizard back as a ramp. Evergreen leapt over Elfman's head using her wings for support.

"Fairy bomb!" shouted Evergreen, as she attacked Ikegura from the air space above her.

Ikegura looked around confused for minute, only traces of fairy dust swirled around her.

"Well that's…. Pathetic." commented Ikegura.

"GREMLIN!" Evergreen commanded as a continuous stream of fairy bombs rained down upon her opponent.

Ikegura held her sword in front of her and attempted blocking or reflecting the bombs, but Evergreen's magic wasn't so easily defeated. Bombs continued raining down upon Ikegura as more and more bombs exploded at the contact of the sword.

Ikegura fell to the ground beaten by the hands of Evergreen who had also fallen to her hands and knees in front of Elfman once more. Elfman rushed to her side.

"Evergreen!"

"Elfman! Don't touch me I'm fine." Evergreen scowled.

"Rejecting help isn't man!" commented Elfman.

"Just leave me be! I don't need anyone's help!" She growled at him. Shadows cast over her eyes and her now short hair fell over her face. "Don't let your guard down! We are still in the middle of a war zone!"

Evergreen's eyes rolled back into her head and she collapsed. Elfman followed soon after. The hundreds of cuts were too much.

Somewhere else in the guild….

"ASUKA!" Bisca Connell's eyes darted from fight to fight looking for her daughter.

"ASUKA!" Alzack Connell searched in concern.

The married couple ran through fights and flying blades and attacks looking for their darling Asuka.

"Bisca! Have you seen her?"

Bisca shook her head in dismay as tears began running down her cheek.

"ASUKAAAAAAAA!" yelled Bisca. Bisca threw down her gun and ran recklessly through the chaotic battles and broken wreckage of the guild. Every table and chair was smashed, not a wall was whole, unconscious bodies were collapsed on the floor, the atmosphere and her surroundings were hectic and fast paced, Bisca couldn't catch a glimpse of Asuka anywhere… Bisca ran and ran around the guild hall, dodging attacks and searching desperately.

"BISCA WATCH OUT! yelled Alzack. Alzack pushed Bisca out of the way as a last resort and let the flames swallow his body. The heat of the fire dragon's roar engulfed Alzack who had pushed Bisca to the side away from Obra and the roar. Little did Natsu know he took down a comrade along with an enemy that one time.

Alzack was burnt and bruised on the guild's broken floor boards.

"ALZACK!" he heard faintly… it was the voice of his wife….

"Find…. A…su…ka…" Alzack pleaded hoping his wife would hear. Then Alzack was passed out cold.