This was their last chance. The cannon was about to fire upon Magnolia, but it just might be stopped. Seven of the wizards stand at the very top to destroy the seven obelisks that will shut down the D.E.C. While at the same time, Ichigo is facing off against the last member of Ten Rave, Dusk.

"Here we go." Natsu said as all of them were building up power.

"It's now or never." Nel said.

"We're only going to have one chance at this." Erza said as she requipped into her Black Wing Armor. "Ready?"

"Ready!" All of them said. This will be the end of Ten Rave or Magnolia.

"My Special Item"

While everyone was getting ready to deal the final blow to the cannon, Ichigo was finishing his battle against Dusk. The two of them kept trading blow and neither of them was backing down.

"Just give it up. The cannon is ready to fire." Dusk said. "There's no way you can beat us if your team was just formed.

"Not a chance. You would be surprise as what can be accomplished." Ichigo said. Back at the tower, the ending has come.

"Here we go!" Natsu said. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

"Spatial Spirit's Distortion Flow!"

"Light Spirit's Meteor Strike"

"Shark Biter!"

"We only got one chance." Erza said as she swung her sword down on her target.

"Time to give it all I have." Shunsui slashed as he struck again his obelisk.

"Koten Zanshun!" A blazing fist, multiple explosions, the force of a meteor, the water jaws of a shark, two separate strikes from swords, and a mysterious power. Those attacks crashed against the seven obelisks that were suppose to be difficult to break, but all of them were destroyed. The timing was exact and executed perfectly. With the seven obelisks destroyed, it caused the magic in the cannon to build up rapidly and shot out.

"No, this can't be!" Dusk said as magic power began to shoot out and the whole place began to crumble.

"I guess this means it worked. All seven of the obelisks were destroyed at the same time." Ichigo said.

"I don't understand. How would we have failed?" Dusk said.

"I'll gladly beat the answer into you." Ichigo said. Dusk was caught off guard as Ichigo came and started beating him around. "You thought you were superior to us. You better think again. You're mistake was your guild taking us on separately. We might be from other guilds, but when people work together, there isn't anything we can't do!" He gave Dusk an upper cut and Ichigo jumped after him. "Time to end this once and for all."

'No. I won't make it. This can't be happening.' Dusk thought and he didn't see Ichigo anymore. He was witnessing the power of a spirit slayer as he faced against a being with power he could never imagine.

"Spirit slayer Secret Art!" Ichigo held out his hands and black and red energy spiraled around and were forming a giant red and black orb that kept growing. "Full Black Moon Slay!" He shot out the orb and Dusk had no way of defending himself with it. Dusk got caught up in the blast and caused even more destruction which helped with the D.E.C. falling to pieces.

"Oh man! Hurry, we need to get off of this thing." Natsu said in a panic as everyone on the tower was about to fall with all the pieces.

"We've got to get Hachi." Harribel said.

"Hurry." Muramasa said. They all tried racing down the stairs so they can rescue their friends before they get crushed. It was difficult because it was like trying to move in an earthquake.

"Look out!" Nel said as the tower began to fall like a tree with all of them on it.

…

The Alliance

"Hurry! Move out of the way!" Uryu called out. Everyone that was trying to slow the D.E.C. down was moving away with the cannon breaking apart. All of them managed to get a safe distance and watched as the last of the cannon hit the ground.

"It's finally over." Chad said.

"What about everyone that was on that thing?" Renji said.

"They'll all be okay, right?" Rukia asked.

"I sure hope so." Uryu said. With nothing else for them to do, all they could do was wait for all of their friends to come out of their alive.

…..

The D.E.C.

"We're dead. Are we dead?" Nel asked as she had her eyes closed and couldn't see what was happening around her.

"Nel, maybe you should try opening your eyes." She heard Harribel's voice. Nel opened them up and blinked a few times. It looked like she was flying and when she sat up, she saw everyone one Orihime's shield and it was flying.

"Wow! How is this possible?!" Nel said.

"Orihime, brilliant thinking by using your defensive spell to save us from the fall." Erza complimented.

"What about Hachi?" Nel asked.

"He's fine. Look down there." Shunsui said. He pointed down and saw Hachi was perfectly protected. "The shield kept him safe as well." Orihime lowered the shield to the ground and she undid it to let them all off. Orihime ran out from the group because she needed to know that Ichigo was safe.

"Ichigo! Ichigo!" Orihime called out.

"Calm down. Ichigo is a strong guy. He should be fine." Natsu said, but Orihime wasn't any calmer.

"Ichigo!" Orihime called out and that call was answered. As daybreak arrived, Ichigo rose out of the debris. He tossed Dusk to the others and he landed in front of them. They saw Dusk was taken down. The final member of Ten Rave has fallen.

"We did it again!" Ichigo cheered. "We did it. Ten Rave has been taken down." All of them cheered along with him…except Orihime.

"An excellent job well done, Ichigo." Erza said. "You were able to defeat a member of Ten Rave all by yourself and he was claimed to be the strongest."

"That's right." Ichigo said as he walked to them. "As you can see, Orihime, I also got your hairpins back and I kept promise. I won and I came back just like I said it would." Orihime didn't say anything. Ichigo saw she held her hand down and saw her hands were gripped and shaking.

"Orihime, what's wrong?" Muramasa said.

"You should be happy. We won." Natsu said.

"Orihime, speak up. What's the matter?" Ichigo said. Orihime looked up and she had tears running down her face. She went over and wrapped her arms around Ichigo's torso and placed her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you." Orihime cried. Ichigo could see it more clearly. Orihime wasn't crying because she was sad. She was crying because she was too happy and she couldn't hold her emotions to keep them back. She was once of no help, she lost what was most precious to her, she was concerned about all of her friends that were old and new, and now she was of use and was able to do something to help and her last concern was gone.

"It's all alright, Orihime. You can let it all out." Ichigo said as she continued to cry and he held her. "Orihime, from now on, you can cry whenever you want. It's better than to keep them locked up inside you, but I'll do everything I can to keep those tears back."

…..

Magnolia

Everyone of this alliance regrouped in Magnolia. It was a hard fought battle, but those of light were able to overcome those of darkness. Ten Rave was arrested and locked up and the time has come for everyone to part ways.

"All of Cherry Sakura and Blue Pegasus, you have my deepest gratitude." Erza said. "Even Fairy Tail couldn't have handled a situation like this on our own."

"No thanks are necessary." Shunsui said.

"My guild was repaying the favor for what yours have done in the battle against Lost Treasure." Harribel said. "You would have done the same for us."

"I still can't believe the leader of Ten Rave was a former member of Fairy Tail." Toshiro said.

"Yes. I've heard a couple tales about Ivan, but I never thought I actually be caught up in one of his plans." Uryu said.

"It's all over and done with. The best we can do is move on from it." Izuru said.

"Hachi, how are your injuries?" Orihime asked.

"I'm doing much better thanks to you." Hachi said. "It's great that you have your magic power back."

"Sir, it's about time we leave." Nanao said.

"I guess you're right." Shunsui said.

"Thanks for all the help." Shuhei said.

"Ichigo, I hope we get to meet again." Muramasa said.

"Same here." Ichigo said as they shook hands. That nice little moment didn't last long as Nel put him in another one of her death grips.

"Bye, Ichigo. I'll miss you." Nel said.

"Be sure to come by our guild some time." Rose said.

"If the woman don't mind some of the freaks drooling over them." Kensei said.

"It was a pleasure to meet all of you." Shinji said.

"And give our best regards to all of your friends." Hachi said.

"Sure thing and thanks for all the help." Ichigo said and they all parted ways. They started as acquaintances and now they part as close friends from separate guilds.

"Hey, Orihime. Are you finally going to tell us what's so special about those hairpins?" Natsu said.

"Hang on, she doesn't really want to talk about it." Ichigo said.

"It's fine." Orihime said. "These hairpins mean a lot to me. My older brother, Sora, gave them to me. They were a birthday gift from him when I turned twelve. Just before…..he died." That was a surprise to all of them.

"Your brother is dead?" Renji said.

"I'm so sorry." Erza said.

"It's okay. These hairpins are really all I have left of him." Orihime said. "I just need to take better care of them so I don't lose them. It's my special item and I have to hold high responsibilities for them."

"I can understand that. My scarf was given to me by Igneel, the dragon that raised me." Natsu said as he placed his hand against it. "I would do anything to keep this safe. I can't imagine not having it."

"Yeah." Orihime said. 'After this whole experience, I have another special item.' Orihime thought as she looked to the guildhall with the pride of being a member. 'I'll do anything to protect it as well.'

…..

Night

Night came back around and it was going to take some time to clear away the D.E.C. A couple people were using this opportunity to use the dead of the night to remain covered.

"Oh my! Fairy Tail went to town on this place."

"What did you expect from that guild? No matter where they go, no matter what the circumstances are, they always leave some form of destruction."

"What are we looking for again?"

"It should be around here." The man looked around the debris and he saw something shining under it. "There it is."

"A lacrima?"

"This is no ordinary lacrima. This is the Kleidi tis Méllontos, or as it is more commonly known as the key of future. This lacrima powered the entire Dragon Extinction Cannon. It's stronger than the lacrima Tartaros used to destroy Fairy Tail's guild hall."

"First we manipulated Lost Treasure to obtain the key and now we fooled Ten Rave into unlocking the cannon so we can obtain the Kleidi tis Méllontos. We were even got them without lifting a finger thanks to Fairy Tail taking them out for us."

"Yes. With this, our grand master plan is near completion. Only one piece remains. The time has come for Fairy Tail to face our wrath."

…

Ichigo: A smiling face of a child comes as the day is all about him. Wanting to be as strong as both his parents and show his appreciation. Igneel Dragneel, the youngest of the Dragneel family is going to get that.

Next time: Igneel's Day

Ichigo: An entire day spent for one little kid.