Grimoire Heart

"Damn that guy," Natsu said, grabbing at his scarf, "He completely ruined the scarf Igneel gave me."

"I'm sorry," Happy said softly.

"It completely clashes with everything I'm wearing!" Natsu said angrily. That caught the group off guard.

"Since when did you care about fashion?" Evergreen asked.

"I always did!" Natsu answered, "Why do you think I wear black? Because it looks good next to the scarf."

"I thought your favorite color was red," Elfman said.

"It is," Natsu answered, "But I'm not going to wear red! Its the same color as my fire!" He then grabbed his vest, and turned it inside out, showing the white inside.

"There're we go!" he declared.

"Of all the people to concern themselves about that, Natsu's the last," Evergreen said.

"Wait!" Happy called, "What about the exam?"

"With a guy like that lurking about, we shouldn't focus on the exam," Evergreen answered.

"The hell we shouldn't focus!" Natsu yelled, "I finally beat Erza! I'm not going to go through it all over again after that!"

"A man can't stop a challenge halfway through!" Elfman said, "I've got to hold up to my sister's level!" The two glowered at each other.

"That guy was kind of creepy, but he didn't seem like a bad guy," Happy said.

"Come on Happy!" Natsu said as he started running, "We got an exam to win!"

"Let's go Evergreen!" Elfman said.

"Shut up!"

(in the sky)

"We've waited so long for this," Hades said, as he tapped his fingers on his throne, "Did so much to acquire the keys. And now Zeref is within our grasp."

"Don't forget about Fairy Tail," Ultear said, "They are on the island, which is their home turf. Fairy Tail did, after all, defeat the Oracion Seis, and some of their most powerful members are on this island."

"So what does that matter?" a guy with wild blonde hair, and red, concentric eyes said, as his body swirled up with black flames, "They'll be reduced to ashes!"

"Don't underestimate any of them, Zancrow," a tall guy who could only be described as a goat man said, "We've been preparing for this day, and all that preparation was important." He was Caprico of Grimoire Heart.

"Indeed," a guy with glasses, and lavender hair that was swept up, "Our guild will be triumphant, as Fairy Tail crumbles before us.".

"I… I…," a fat guy with messy black hair, and white skin, "IcompletelyagreeRustyrose!"

"Don't talk so much, Kain!" Zancrow yelled.

"He said 'I completely agree Rustyrose'," a small girl with short pink hair said.

"Ready for this, Meredy? Ultear asked, smiling at the girl.

"Indeed," the girl, Meredy, said, "This will go well."

"Impressive, is it not?" Hades said as he rose from his throne, "All the darkness that's collected here. Demons and fairies will clash, and only one will still be standing when its done. Let's find out which one."

(on the island)

"I really wish I could like this place, but I can't," Lucy griped, sitting down with a gasp, her and Cana having finally evaded the monsters.

"You've got any idea where to go?" Cana asked.

"Not a one," Lucy said, sighing, "I wish Haru were here."

"Why?"

"Because having my son near me helps me concentrate," Lucy said, before looking longingly into space, "I wish I could give him a nice big hug."

"That's real sweet sister," Cana said, "But don't forget why we're here."

"Well, how can we find a grave with absolutely no hint?" Lucy said.

"There's got to be one," Cana said, "The Master can be an ass sometimes, but he's not so big an ass as to completely deny us any hint. There's got to be something."

"Maybe the point here is brainpower," Lucy said, "Like there's something hidden in the words."

"Care to elaborate?"

"Well, 'grave' can mean a location, but it can also mean 'death'," the blonde explained.

"Maybe you've got some 'Lucy phrase' for me?" Cana asked.

"'Lucy phrase'?"

You know like 'I'll turn into a shooting star when I die'?"

"Do I really talk like that?" Lucy asked with a sweat drop.

"When you're with Haru you do," Cana answered, "Actually some your phrases are even cornier."

"Well Haru is….," Lucy paused, before her eyes lit up, "That's it! I know where the grave is!" With that, she ran off.

"Wait up!" Cana said as she followed. During all this, Gray and Loke were hiding in the bushes,

"That's Lucy for you," Loke said, "Always the thinker."

"We were luck we found them," Gray said, "Natsu will probably kick our asses for spying on him, but its every man for himself! Let's go!" The two then ran off after the girls.

(somewhere else on the island)

Levy was close to banging her head on a rock, with Gajeel.

"Where the hell's the grave!" Gajeel snapped, "Just find a damn path!"

"You trying to destroy my hearing, or something?" Levy asked.

"I'm just so angry!" Gajeel said, "I want to punch Salamander in his smug face!"

"I'm still here, you know," Levy said, "I'm the one whose trying to be S-Class, after all! All you care about is picking fights!" Gajeel looked at her before smirking.

"What, you want some attention, shrimp?" he asked, patting her head smugly, "Then let's fight! You and me!" Levy tightened her fists.

"Stupid Gajeel!" she snapped, as she ran away

"Hey!" the Iron Dragon Slayer yelled, "Where're you going!"

"Away from you!" Levy answered, as she kept running into the woods, ignoring Gajeel's calls.

As Levy ran, she teared up slightly. Just when I thought he was becoming a good guy, he just who's how much of a selfish asshole he is! she thought, I hate him so much! As she ran, she eventually stopped and sat down, curling up.

"Why's he…," she muttered, still softly crying. Then she heard the bushes rustling slightly.

"Gajeel?" she asked, "If you're here to…." However, right then, a goat man and a rooster man erupted out of the bushes. The goat man drew his sword, and swung it, which Levy barely managed to avoid, though it cut her hair band clear in two.

"Wait!" Levy said, "Who…" However, before she could finish, she was grabbed, and pinned by the rooster man.

"Die with honor!" the goat man declared, as he brought his sword down. Levy cried out as the sword came down at her. However, a sudden shadow jumped down, and blocked the sword. It turned out to be Gajeel.

"You idiot," Gajeel said, "Finding you's a pain, so stay at with me." Levy looked up, before smiling gentle.

"Thank you," she said.

"So who are these guys?" Gajeel asked, as Levy jumped to her feet. She then noticed the symbols they carried.

"They're from Grimoire Heart," she said.

"So did the master set up an extra challenge?" Gajeel asked.

"Of course not," Levy said, "Grimoire Heart is part of the Balam Alliance. They must have somehow found their way in."

"Oh well, let's take advantage of this," Gajeel said, "If we can beat these guys, you'll definitely become S-Class."

"Don't get reckless," Levy said, "These guys are tough. We shouldn't go charging into battle."

"You legal guilds are so stuck in your ways," the goat man, who was named Yomazu, said, "All you can think about is your rules."

"*b'gawk* Rules don't exist in real battle!" the rooster man, who was named Kawazu, said.

"What're you guys doing here?" Levy demanded. Yomazu smirked.

"To kill us some fairies!" he answered as he held up his sword, "Solid Script: Sound!" An Eastern symbol for "sound" suddenly flashed into existence, as the area was lit up with a horrible noise. Both Fairy Tail mages cried out as they covered their ears.

"Magic made from words?" Gajeel said, "Can't you use that magic?"

"That's a variant from the East!" Levy answered. As the two struggled against the scream, Kawazu then charged the group, which was noticed by Levy.

"Gajeel!" she called. But her partner couldn't hear her over the scream. As Kawazu leapt at them, Levy managed to pull Gajeel out of the way, but Kawazu then turned, and opened his beak.

"Egg Buster!" Eggs rained down over them, where they hatched, and the yolks turned to fists, pummeling the two. During this, Yomazu leapt at them again, bringing down his sword, which Gajeel rolled out of the way of. As he tried to avoid the attacks, Levy thought quickly, and pulled out her pen.

"Solid Script: Silence!" she said. The letters "silence" appeared, blocking the sound symbol, as it cancelled out the noise.

"My magic!" Yomazu shouted.

"Take this you bastard!" Gajeel said, as he thrust his Iron Dragon's club at him, knocking the goat man away.

"* b'gawk* Take this!" Kawazu said as he sprayed more of his eggs.

"Solid Script: Fire!" Levy said, as she actively cooked the eggs. Meanwhile, Yomazu swung his sword.

"Solid Script: Cut!" The symbol for "cut" appeared, slicing through literally everything around him. Gajeel held up his arms to block, but the sword cut through his Iron Dragon Scales.

"Egg Buster!" Kwanzaa said, as he pummeled Levy again, as she was unable to block all of them. During this, Yomazu continued to cut through Gajeel again and again, as he left a large gash over his side.

"Gajeel," Levy said weakly, looking up.

"Dark Sword: Naru-Kami!" Yams said, as he cut straight through Gajeel.

"No!" Levy cried, as her partner collapsed to the ground. She then crawled towards him.

"This was almost disappointing," Yomazu said, "If everyone else is at that level, we won't even need everyone else."

"Wait?" Gajeel rasped out, "What do you *wheeze* 'everyone else'?"

"* b'gawk* Looks like he's still alive," Kawazu said, "Well that's easy to fix."

"I mean the rest of the guild, that's what," Yomazu answered, much to Gajeel's shock, "Once the rest of Grimoire Heart arrives, it's going to turn this island to dust."

"The entire dark guild is coming?" Levy whimpered.

"Run, Levy," Gajeel said, "You need to warn the others."

"I can't leave you!" Levy said.

"Just go!" Gajeel yelled, "I'll deal with these guys!"

"No way!" Levy snapped, surprising her partner, "What kind of Fairy Tail mage would I be if I left my partner in the middle of the fight!" She then heaved Gajeel up slightly.

"You and I are in this together," she said, "Now are you going to deal with it, or are you going to whine?"

"Let's finish this," Yomazu said, "The more fairies we execute, the better we'll looking to the Master." He then drew his sword.

"* b'gawk*!"

"Let's show them what happens when they mess with Fairy Tail!" Levy said, "Solid Script: Iron!" A big block of iron landed in front of Gajeel.

"Can't fight on an empty stomach, right?" Levy asked with a wink. Gajeel looked at her and smiled.

"You'd make one heck of a wife," he said.

"Don't get any ideas smart guy." As Gajeel started chomping on the iron, there was something about it he began to notice. Levy had infused an amount of her own magic in the iron, which began to merge with Gajeel's. There was then a sudden of explosion of magic around Gajeel, which blew Levy away.

"What's this!" Yomazu demanded. Levy looked up, she recognized this from Edolas. It was very similar to what happened with Natsu. The magic power then concentrated into Gajeel's eye.

(Flashback)

"You're going to pay for messing with Fairy Tail!" Natsu yelled

(End Flashback)

Gajeel rose to his feet slowly.

"You want to mess with Fairy Tail, then you're going to pay," he said. He then opened his eyes. His left eye had turned the color of steel. It had a diamond shaped iris, with a circle in the center.

"Eye of the Iron Dragon!"

Note: I seriously wanted to give Gajeel this kind of power up for this time. I figured it was an appropriate time to reveal it. The idea of Dragon's Eye is that Dragon Slayers have the ability to use it, but it needs to be spurred from the outside, generally by consuming an outside source.

Let's see what Gajeel can do with this power.

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