Fairy Glitter

Cana could only marvel at the grave of Mavis Vermillion, the First Master of Fairy Tail. It was truly a sight to behold; it was simple in its design, but it had an eerie glow to it, like there was a light from within the core of the grave.

"So this is it?" Cana murmured, as she slowly approached the grave. She looked up, and noticed what almost looked like a protective bubble over the area, preventing the rain from getting in. Cana reached out to the grave, but recoiled when she got a slight shock. As she steppe back, letters appeared over the grave.

"Here I seal Fairy Glitter. May it sear away all darkness."

"That energy," Cana muttered, "Could that be what Master once told us about the Three Great Magics?"

(with Team Natsu)

"Fairy Glitter."

"I have heard tell about the three great magics of Fairy Tail," Bluenote said, as he looked at the downed mages

"The hell you talking about?" Natsu asked, as he started to pull himself up. In response, Bluenote looked at him, sending the Dragon Slayer crashing down.

"Natsu!"

"Big brother!"

"It is the light that obliterates all foes," Bluenote explained, "Its a power that has no equal."

"Look, we don't have any idea where the grave is," Lucy said, "You're wasting your time."

Natsu, however, began to slowly push himself up. As he did, though no one seem to notice, spines began to peak out of his back, as the scales climbed further up his face. He then let out a roar, as he leapt up at Bluenote. The dark mage just held up his hand, to push him further into the ground; however, the Dragon Slayer pushed himself up, flapping slightly with his wing. That didn't go unnoticed by Bluenote, who was forced to apply more pressure; eventually, the Dragon Slayer was forced to the ground.

"Natsu!" Happy cried.

"Now either help me or get squashed like insects," Bluenote said plainly, though he didn't lower the hand pointed at Natsu. Lucy gritted her teeth. If this man managed to pin even Nat's, then what kind of monster were they dealing with. Someone help she thought.

(with the Cana)

Cana was getting frustrated. She hadn't come all this way and dealt with everything fate had to throw at her to just get a random spell she didn't want or need.

"What was all this for?" she asked out loud, "Was it for nothing?" As Cana stared at the shrine, her memory faded back to when her mother, Cornelia Alberona, died when she was six. In her will, Cana was to live with her father. Cana only knew his name…"

"Gildarts," she murmured, as she thought of her father. She found out that he had worked at a mage guild, but when Cana met him, Gildarts hadn't recognized her. If only to stay close, Cana joined the guild, though she only would see him every so often, and each time she tried, Cana found how out she couldn't say those all important words.

Eventually, days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years. Throughout those years, Cana trained herself in Card Magic, though she never revealed the truth. Eventually, she decided that the only way she could earn her father's regard is to get the title of S-Class, but for four years, no progress was made. Cana clenched her fists.

"No matter what I do, I can't say it…," she murmured, tears welling in her face, "I'm so… so…" There wasn't a word that really covered what she felt. Right then, a crying sound came out, which Cana founded out was a special card she gave to Lucy, that warned her if she was in danger. Cana's mind that went to her partner, and she fell to her knees.

"Lucy," she said softly, thinking about her partner had left her own son behind to help her, "I'm so sorry! It wasn't supposed to be like this! I'm so sorry!" Unbeknownst to Cana, Mavis floated over her, listening to her as she spoke, narrowing her eyes. Now she realized who this girl reminded her of; she reminded Mavis of Zera. Mavis couldn't help but chuckle slightly, thinking about how Zera may have been as an adult. Cana then rose to her feet, and then slowly approached the totem, reaching of the light source. She let out a cry of pain as the energy all surged at her.

"I don't care anymore! Not about being an S-Class, not telling the truth!" Cana cried, "I just want to help my friends! I just want to help my guild! Please help!" Mavis just smiled at the sight of that.

Suddenly the glow abruptly faded, leaving Cana to wonder what had happened. She then took a step back, as she looked at the symbol on her arm. The Card Mage looked at the symbol, before a smile spread.

"Thank you, First Master," she said, before starting to run back the way she came, as Mavis watched.

"Go save our family," she said.

(with Team Natsu)

Despite their best efforts, the team wasn't doing crap against Bluenote. Though it took slightly more effort than usual to keep Natsu down, the Dragon Slayer was still pinned. But still, his red scales continued to climb up his body.

"I'll ask one final time," Bluenote said, "Where is the grave?"

"And I'll tell you again!" Lucy answered, "We don't know!" Bluenote was silent for a time, looking closely to his opponents, before sighing.

"I believe you," he finally said. That surprised the guild members for a time, as he held up his hand.

"Might as well dispose of you now," Bluenote said, "No need to hold onto the to the trash." With that, he started to bring his hand down.

"Hey you bastard!" Bluenote looked up, and noticed a flash of light. He waved his hand, deflecting the cards. After the dust cleared, he noticed Cana standing on the rocks over her.

"Cana!" Lucy cried out at the sight of her partner.

"She's back!" Happy said.

"Lucy!" Cana called, "I'm so sorry! I'm sorry for leaving you! Sorry for taking you away from Haru! Sorry for…"

"I get it!" Lucy answered, smiling, "Apology accepted!" Cana then leapt at Bluenote, throwing another several cards at Bluenote, who deflected them again. As he was distracted, Cana landed in front of him, and held up her arm, with a red mark, that looked similar to the Fairy Tail mark, only more stylized.

"What kind of symbol is that?" Happy asked.

"Could that be…," Carla muttered.

"Natsu!" Cana called, "Can you distract this guy while I get the spell ready?"

"Eh?" Natsu asked, cocking his head.

"I'll comment on your weird repto-face later," Cana said, "Just help me!"

"This is getting irritating," Bluenote said, before slamming his fist into the ground. This sent a ripple that sent the group careening away.

"Gravity is one of the fundamentally truths of reality," Bluenote said, "None of you can move under my magic." He then approached the downed Cana.

"Now give me that magic, and we can finish this quickly," Bluenote said.

"Even I were to give you them," Cana answered, "Only Fairy Tail members can use any of the three great magics."

"All one need do is find the source of all magic," Bluenote responded, "Once you find it, all magic can be found."

"Source of all magic?" Lucy asked out loud, as it sounded familiar. Bluenote then stood over Cana, who floated in front up in front of him.

"You can use Fairy Glitter, yes?" he asked, "That's quite a feat; hard to envision a pathetic little girl being able to do such a thing." With that, magical seals appeared around around Cana, as she started glowing. Cana screamed in pain, as she started literally sparking. Natsu then finally got an idea, as he gathered a flaming claw, before thrusting his fist into the ground. This sent a shockwave through the ground. That broke Bluenote's focus just in time for Cana to slip out of his grasp, and leap back.

"Nice going Natsu!" Cana said, befor holding up her arm, and began to chant, "Gather! Oh guiding rivers of light! Shine on! To crush this wicked fang, this evil…" Her mark on her arm began to glow. Bluenote could recognize this magic.

"FAIRY GLITTER!" A massive ring of light appeared around Bluenote, who cried out at that.

"That power!" Lucy said, "Its amazing!"

"Disappear!" Cana said, as the light began to gather around Bluenote. However, the dark mage slammed his foot into the ground, sending another shockwave throughout the surrounding area. Cana's concentration shattered, as did the ring of light. Cana wasn't able to do anything, as the spell broke apart, the arm carrying the mark severely lacerated.

"It doesn't matter how powerful a spell is," Bluenote sneered, "If a weakling tries to use it, its going to fail." Cana could only look up, as Bluenote loomed over her. Her magic power was completely sapped, and he couldn't do anything.

"Cana!" Natsu cried out, as he tried to pull himself up. A small, scaly stub appeared at the base of his spine.

"Please… stop…," Lucy squeaked.

"Now fall into the abyss, like the vermin you are," Bluenote rumbled, holding up his hand. However, in his focus, he failed to notice a new presence, until it blast him away. Every stared up at the figure, revealing a very familiar, very angry, and all too welcome face.

"Gildarts!" Natsu cried happily.

"We're saved!" Happy said.

"Dad," Cana whispered, tears streaming down his eyes. Bluenote jumped to his feet to face Gildarts, glaring at this new enemy.

"So you're Gildarts?" Bluenote muttered.

"I don't give a damn who you are," Gildarts answered, "The only thing I care about is crushing you."

(across the island)

It hadn't just been Gildarts who came back. Bixlow and Freed had made it o the base camp, where they were challenging Rustyrose. At the same time, Gray had encountered Ultear, and the two were facing each other. Lastly, for reasons Meredy didn't fully understand, she was helping Juvia.

We believed in our victory. We really did. Bu despite everything, we could do nothing to stop the calamity that was approaching….

(….)

"Do you think they'll come home today, big brother?"

"I don't know, but no reason not to hope."

Note: These actually felt like events I needed to actually depict. While there are a couple of obvious events, there are a couple minor ones that worth noting. I won't say them though.

The last fight before Hades that will be depicted will be Erza and Azuma, because I've got some actual ideas on how to make it different.

Please review. Just short of the 700 mark.