Panther Growl has attacked Fairy Tail with this mechanical giant all to get their hands on Orihime and Lucy. Rukia was able to get them both out and somewhere safe while Ichigo, Nagato, Uryu, and Chad got in the giant to try and stop them from the inside. At the same time, the rest of the guild was trying to bring the giant down from the outside. The four boys split up and Nagato was running down a hall.

"Come on, where the heck is the end to this hall?" Nagato complained. He came to a stop when he picked up the whiff of something. "I know you're there. I can smell you. You might as well come out." His enemy came just that as Shawlong undid his invisibility and appeared behind Nagato.

"So you knew I was following you." Shawlong said.

"I know who you are. You were with Grimmjow when my Dad went down." Nagato said. "I didn't notice before, but I was able to catch a small trace of your scent. When I did, I focused on my nose and knew you were here."

"My name is Shawlong. It seems that fortune is smiling on me since I get to incapacitate another Dragon Slayer."

"Another? So then what happened to my Dad, Gray, and Erza was your doing." Nagato said.

"That would be correct." Shawlong said. "My magic is called Mental Magic. This allows me to turn one's mental capacity against them."

"I don't really get it, but I don't care." Nagato said as he ignited his right fist in flames. "All I do care about is that you're after my Mom and my friend, Orihime. Not to mention you seem to have injured my Dad and a few other members. It's time to bring some payback."

"Very well." Shawlong challenged and Nagato accepted.

"Sorrowful Memories"

Outside, everyone was doing their best to fight the mechanical giant. The giant brought down another one of it's arm swung down and everyone was doing their best to avoid it. Lilly watched the whole battle go on from in the guild.

"This is horrible." Lilly said. "I wish I could do something, but I don't have any celestial spirits that can help." She looked back as Wendy was doing her best to heal her Dad and the others, but it didn't look like they were going to be any help for a while. "Nagato, please hurry."

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Nagato was fighting hard against Shawlong. He threw a fist of fire, but Shawlong was able to avoid each of his attacks. Nagato tried to kick it, but Shawlong was dodging everything he threw.

"Is that the best you can do? I expected more from the son of the great Salamander." Shawlong said.

"I'm just getting warmed up." Nagato said, but he was having a few doubts himself all because of his useless left arm. 'Of course, with my left arm of no use, I have a limit of my attacks. I can't use Wing Attack or Brilliant Flame, but I have to keep fighting.'

"Are you already considering on quitting?" Shawlong said.

"Not a chance. You have no idea who you're up against." Nagato said. This fight was far from over.

…..

Orihime

Orihime was beginning to open her eyes to see wherever she was. She was able to sat up and saw she was in some sort of warehouse and the only two people were Rukia and Lucy, who was just waking up herself.

"Good, you two are up." Rukia said. "Sorry about freezing you two earlier, but it was the only way I could get you two to come along."

"That's right." Orihime said as she remembered Panther Growl was attacking the guild.

"Rukia, I can't just sit here when my friends need my help." Lucy said.

"I know, but we didn't expect them to bring something like that giant." Rukia said. "From what I've gathered, the others are having a hard time against it. We just need to hold out until it's over." Rukia looked at Orihime and saw she was only getting worse. "Orihime, stop with that look. No one blames you or Lucy for what is happening."

"I know, but I still feel like it is." Orihime said. "I also hate that I can't do anything to help my friends."

"Take it easy on yourself." Rukia said. "All we're doing is protecting one of our own. You would have done the same if it was any of us. So there's no reason either of you should be getting upset about this. As long as we stay in this warehouse, we should be safe." They thought they were safe, but they heard something beating against the door. It smashed right off and saw they were founded by Grimmjow.

"I found you….my prey." Grimmjow said with a satisfied grin on his face because he found them and gets to wreak some havoc.

…

The Guild

Nothing anyone was using was working against the giant. All Lilly could do was watch and she hated every moment of this. Lilly had no spirits or any form of magic to help and she was really wishing she did right now. Toshiro looked around and saw someone was missing.

"Where's Suegaps?" Toshiro said.

"He was worried about the girls so he decided to go check on them." Rangiku said and that was just what he was doing. He was running to the safe place that was set for Orihime and Lucy were at, but he was concerned for everyone else.

'Hang in there guys. I want to stay and help, but I just have a bad feeling about this.' Suegaps thought as he kept moving.

"I hope he knows what he's doing." Toshiro said.

"Watch out!" Rangiku called out as another arm slam was coming down. They all did their best to avoid all those attacks, but a few members got hurt from all of it.

"Oh no!" Lilly said as she ran out.

"Lilly, come back!" Igneel called out. Natsu heard him and was grew concern in an instant.

"Is everyone okay?" Lilly said. She ran over to Toshiro and tried to help him up.

"Lilly, get out of here. It's not safe for you." Toshiro said.

"No. I can't just watch my friends get hurt." Lilly said.

"But you don't have anything to fight with." Toshiro said, but Lilly was being too stubborn. D-Roy was in control the whole time and was enjoying it. He had a screen to see the damage he was doing and saw something that caught his eye….Lilly.

"That girl must be Lucy's daughter. She'll hand herself over if we have her. Come here kid!" D-Roy said. He had the giant reached out and grabbed Lilly with two fingers and had her trapped.

"Lilly!" Toshiro shouted and everyone saw she got caught.

"Put her down!" Renji demanded, but D-Roy wasn't listening. Natsu heard everyone and got up and tried to reach out for her.

"Natsu, you can't!" Wendy said.

"Get out of my way." Natsu said, but he didn't have any balance in his movements. "That's my little girl up there. I have to get her down."

"Dad, help me!" Lilly called out. Lilly heard an explosion and saw a hole was made in the chest of the giant and saw Nagato was hanging out with Shawlong standing over him. Whatever Shawlong did was powerful enough to bust through the wall. "Nagato!" Nagato heard her and lifted himself up and saw the situation she was in.

"Lilly!" Nagato shouted. Shawlong grabbed his head to keep him from going anywhere.

"That little girl is your sister, is she not?" Shawlong said.

"Let go of her right now." Nagato ordered.

"I don't think so." Shawlong said and was focusing his magic power into his palm. "Sorrowful Memories." Nagato began to feel strange and everything was becoming grey and cloudy.

"What's going on?" Nagato said. He looked around and there wasn't anything. "Where am I?"

"Let's take a look into you memories." Shawlong said and his voice was coming from everywhere. Nagato began to hear some patting sound and a vision was coming.

"Wait, I remember this." Nagato said. It was a memory of him and his father playing catch when he was only seven with a baby Igneel in Lucy's arms and Lilly and Happy sitting by and watching.

"You've got a strong arm, Nagato." Natsu said as they tossed the ball back and forth.

"Hey, can I ask you something, Dad?" Young Nagato asked as they tossed the ball back and forth. "I know you and Mom are going to be busy with the new baby. So, after some time and I get older, will you teach me how to use dragon slayer magic?"

"Of course, little buddy." Natsu said.

"Yay!" Young Nagato cheered.

"After a couple years, your father started to teach you. However, when you were thirteen, you went on your first job by yourself and you failed." Shawlong said. The image changed to one when he was older. He was by the lake near the guild and he was pounding against the ground.

"No. Anything but this." Nagato begged for he remembered that day.

"I can't believe it. My first big job and I blew it." Younger Nagato said as he was so mad at himself. Lilly and Igneel watched and felt bad for him.

"It's okay." Lilly said.

"No it's not. It was my big chance." Nagato said.

"You became so mad at yourself that you couldn't control it." Shawlong said. "Somehow, your rage combined with your magic and you lost control of yourself." The view changed again. Only this time, Nagato's younger self was roaring and there was fire all around him and he was out on a rampage. All Nagato could do was watch as the worst day of his life was replaying right in front of him.

"Nagato, you've got to stop." Lilly called out. She was down on the ground and seemed scared. Younger Nagato wasn't listening to her. It was like he became a beast with no conscious. Igneel ran out with his arms held out in front of Lilly.

"Big brother, you've got to stop." Igneel said, but Nagato still wasn't listening. He raised his left arm and was about to strike Igneel.

"No! Stop!" Nagato screamed.

"Nagato!" Lilly shouted. Nagato heard her and the flames began to disperse, but Igneel still got hit in the side of his neck and was knocked out and the real Nagato was force to see that horrible event again.

"Igneel!" Younger Nagato screamed as he placed him in his arms and saw Igneel had a serious wound. "Lilly, go get help!" The younger version of Nagato cried as Lilly ran to get help. Inside the guild, no one was aware of what happened. Erza was mad with Gray and Natsu since they ruined her favorite dessert. She held a sword right in her arms.

"Erza, it was an accident." Natsu said.

"No need to get mad." Gray said.

"You're constant bickering ruined my cake. You must suffer the consequences for it." Erza said, but she didn't get the chance to bring it. Lilly busted the door open.

"Daddy, Igneel needs help!" Lilly shouted.

"What?!" Natsu said in a panic. He, Lucy, Gray, Erza, and Wendy ran out and saw Igneel in Nagato's arms.

"My baby!" Lucy screeched. All of them gathered and Wendy got to healing. "What happened?" Lucy was practically having a panic attack.

"It….It was all my fault." Younger Nagato stuttered. "I….I was so….m…m…mad. I couldn't control myself."

"Nagato, it's okay. I know you wouldn't mean something like this." Natsu said. Nagato was beyond upset with his eyes completely widened and water running down. He wasn't thinking straight anymore. He looked over and saw the sword Erza had was just laying on the ground. He reached for it and it scared everyone. "Nagato, what are you doing?!" The next thing heard was the sound of Nagato screaming and the real Nagato grabbed his left arm.

"That was the worse day of my life. I hurt Igneel and I lost movement in my left arm." Nagato said.

"Yes. You almost killed your own little brother that day." Shawlong said.

"Nagato!" Out in reality, Lilly was calling out to her brother, but he wasn't moving and his eyes rolled in the back of his head. "Nagato, you have to snap out of it!"

"What a tragic day that must have been." Shawlong said and took joy in his despair, but NAgato fought back. He reached out and grabbed Shawlong's arm by his surprise and was able to lift it off him. "What?"

"From that day on, I made a promise that I would protect my brother and sister…no matter what!" Nagato claimed and power began to build up around his left arm and he was able to strike Shawlong with it and push him back. Shawlong looked straight and saw his left arm was covered in fire and he could move it.

"What is this? His memory showed he had no movement in his arm." Shawlong said. He looked at Nagato's face and saw one of never ending rage. "This is the same from that memory, but this time all the magic power is concentrated around his left arm and is causing him to move it. From what I can tell, the movement is only temporary."

"You're going to pay." Nagato growled. "Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Nagato used both his arms and launched a fireball that blasted Shawlong. Nagato moved quickly and grabbed him by the neck and pinned him against the wall. Shawlong looked to Nagato's face and saw the face of a raging dragon. "I'll show you what happens to those who would hurt my little brother or sister." Lilly couldn't see what happened, but heard some sort of explosion in there.

"Nagato!" Lilly shouted. She felt something land behind her. She looked behind her and saw Nagato with his flaming arm. "Nagato…your arm!"

"Hang on, Lilly. I'll get you out of there." Nagato said. He used his flaming arm and melted the metal enough for him to use his other arm and slide her out. The flames on Nagato's arm began to disperse and he lost movement in it again. He jumped down and used his fire around his feet to soften the blow.

"Lilly!" Natsu called out as he made his way over to them.

"Daddy!" Lilly cried as she ran right into her arms. Natsu began to see more clearly and saw Nagato's arm.

"Nagato, your arm!" Natsu said.

"I know." Nagato said as he looked down at his arm. The instant magic added some muscle mass, but it was stained red with a scar around his elbow. A constant reminder of his worst memory. "I'm going to need some new bandages."

…

Orihime: Ichigo, did you ever wonder what it was like to be an animal?

Ichigo: Not really.

Orihime: I bet it would be amazing. You can see the world from the sky or swim in the ocean's depths.

Ichigo: That would be cool, but not everyone has that power.

Orihime/Ichigo: Next time: Take Over Takedown

Orihime: If I was an animal, I would be a beautiful bunny or a tough bear.