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Outline: Guild
Achilles is walking down the street towards the guild while carrying Happy in his arms. As he gets closer to the guild his excitement builds up as he is about to end this job once and for all. Achilles stand in front of the wooden double door then gently places Happy on the ground while thinking of Natara's words,You should be more tactful to defenseless people. You shouldn't treat them like that when they're vulnerable. He gets up and sees no one is paying him any attention. Achilles turns away from the guild as he notices a group walking towards him.
He sees a man with dark blue hair, a woman with scarlet hair, a woman with blonde hair, a white cat like the one he dropped off, and short blue haired child. He feels the excitement again as he imagines the look on their faces when they find their present. However, his excitement makes him unaware of his surroundings as he bumps into Gray.
"Sorry, I should be more careful." Achilles apologizes as he avoids Gray's eyes.
"It's not your fault, don't sweat it." Gray says as he gives Achilles a half smile then continues to walk towards his friends.
As Achilles begins to walk away, a sudden shriek resonates from behind as a wide smile creeps upon his face. Lucy gently picks up Happy from the ground and sees that he is alive but in immense pain.
"That's Natsu's scarf…." Wendy mutters as her throat begins to swell up from fear.
Gray turns around to see if anyone is behind them but no one strikes him as threatening. Lucy rushes into the guild carrying Happy in her arms with a worried look on her face. If Happy is in this condition, she can only imagine how bad Natsu must be. Wendy follows Lucy as they find a nearby booth as Lucy places him on the table. Happy is barely moving and even Carla's presence isn't doing anything to him.
"Hang in there Happy. Wendy reassures as she removes a flap of the scarf. A piece of paper gracefully falls on the floor without anyone noticing.
Wendy places her hands on top of Happy then a light blue aura emits from her hands as Happy's distressed face slowly becomes at ease. Erza notices a piece of paper on the floor as she bends down then grabs it in her hands. Her eyes widen with fear then anger as she crushes the note in her hands.
"Are you aright, Erza?" Mira ask as she senses a tense vibe from Erza
"They have the audacity to do this to our friends. No, to our family." Erza answers.
"What's going on?" Kaden ask as he, Adora, Gildarts, and Cana sit in a nearby booth.
Their first job with Gildarts went well as Gildarts decides that they're both ready to go on solo jobs. Erza gets up from the ground as feeling sick to her stomach. She can't barely feel her legs as she struggles to stand up.
"We would love to thank Fairy Tail for giving us such a lovely gift, Natsu Dragneel. As a thank you we leave you something to remember him by, if the cat survives the trip. In addition, if you follow this address in the note, you will be able to see him before he meets his demise- Arcane Eclipse." Erza reads as she looks up to see her fellow guild members with wide eyes.
"We need to get him." Happy says weakly as he stands up slowly.
"Happy, please sit down." Wendy urges as Happy places his paw in front of her then looks at his friends.
"He doesn't have much time." Happy begs as tears well up in his eyes as he replays the scene of Natsu sprawled on the floor wondering if the man with his hair in a ponytail did something to him or if it was the toxin.
"What do you mean, Happy?" Lucy ask as she worries about Natsu especially the way they ended things.
"She has these pointed gloves that if she touches you with them then every time you use your magic a toxin will spread inside your body." Happy explains as he sees Natsu's pained expression as Bellona extracts her finger from his chest.
"We're going now!" Gray shouts as Juvia's eyes light up
"I'm going with you to help." Juvia announces as she grabs his arm. The sudden contact makes Gray jump a bit then looks down to see that she is worried about him.
"Alright." Gray says
"Take these two with you." Gildarts announces as he points at Adora and Kaden.
"Yes!" Kaden exclaims happily as Adora jumps from his movements.
"Consider this another training. Besides, they might help if things get out of hand." Gildarts adds as Kaden and Adora nod in unison. They both get up and walk towards Gray.
"I have a special technique for that spell of hers." Kaden says with a sly smile.
While her friends start planning, Lucy can't help but worry about Natsu and if he is okay. It kills her knowing how they ended their conversation. She feels a small tug on her sleeve then looks down to see Happy weakly looking at her.
"He was never upset with you." Happy reassures as Lucy feels a single tear roll down her face.
"Natsu cares a lot about you, Lucy." Happy adds as he gives her a small smile. A warm touch on her shoulder makes her turn her head to see Erza staring at her with determination.
"We're heading out." Erza says as Lucy nods her head.
Team Natsu with Juvia, Adora and Kaden make their way to the train station with worrisome thoughts about this infamous guild. Erza or Makarov have heard of them since the council kept this as a secret from them. However, rumors about this guild makes the group a bit uneasy since one of the rumors was that they kill strong mages for sport. As they make it to the train station, Wendy walks towards Lucy with Carla in her arms with a soft smile on her face.
"Don't worry, Lucy, Natsu won't let a guild get away that easily." Wendy reassures as Lucy smiles
"Yeah, let's hope he does what he does best." Lucy smiles
"What's that?" Wendy ask
"Over doing it." Lucy says as Wendy lets out a soft chuckle. The train stops in front of the group as they each enter one by one then find a seat inside. Juvia sits next to Gray while Kaden sits next to Juvia. Erza sits with Adora, Wendy and Carla and Lucy sits with Happy, who is sleeping on her lap.
"Hold on, Natsu." Lucy thought as the train begins to move.
Will Team Natsu make it in time to help Natsu fight out Bellona and her guild?