Chapter 13

'Thinking' – thoughts

"Speaking" – speech

'Thinking' – Dragon/God/Beast thinking

"Speaking" - Dragon/God/Beast speaking

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters they are property of Hiro Masima.

Amanny: Glad you enjoyed it, as for what's going to happen with Jellal and Natsu... well you will have to wait and see.

Monxu Aki: Here you go, hope you enjoy it.

-The Tower of Heaven-

"I welcome you to the Tower of Heaven. I am Jellal, ruler of this tower. It seems like all the pieces are in place," a male voice echoed throughout the tower.

This caught the attention of the Fairy Tail mages along with Juvia and Simon. They stopped running to where Millianna and Wally should be once they heard the voice.

"So he knows were here, he could be waiting to ambush us at any turn," Simon said.

"I'm delighted that you have all come here to see me, how about we play a little game?" Jellal asked over the intercom.

"I call it the Heavens Game. The rules are quite simple, I wish to use Erza as a sacrifice in my ceremony to resurrect Lord Zeref. If I succeed the gates of Heaven will open, crowning my victory. However, if you manage to find a way to stop me you will be the winners of the game. To make things a little more interesting I have enlisted four knights to battle on my behalf since my comrades decided to turn on me," Jellal's voice echoed out.

"Four knights, who could they be?" Simon asked himself, searching for his memories to try and figure out who Jellal had hired, hoping to give them some sort of an advantage.

"The only way you'll be able to get to me is if you can defeat them, in other words, a three on eight battle royal," Jellal said with a laugh.

"So he doesn't know about them yet," Haru softly said to himself. He assumed that Jellal counted Millianna and Wally as being against him.

"Another surprise I have in store for you. The Magic Council is currently discussing whether they should fire and Etherion Blast at us, so there's no telling how much time is left. And if it hits, game over for all of us," Jellal finished his speech.

"Why would the Magic Council resort to such drastic measures?" Erza asked out loud.

"We can worry about that later and hope they decide against firing, for now, we have to reach Wally and Millianna," Simon said with a bit of urgency in his voice.

-With Natsu and Ultear-

"It doesn't seem like he is aware of us being here," Natsu said after they listened to Jellal's speech.

"I assume the others managed to get Erza's old friends to join them," Ultear agreed.

"Well then I suggest we avoid any confrontation until we reach Jellal and the Fairy Tail mages can take on the 'knights' Jellal hired," Natsu suggested.

Ultear nodded and the two of them disappeared into the shadows that filled the tower.

-With the Fairy Tail group-

They entered a room that had all sorts of cat-related items.

"Millianna, Wally where are you?" Simon asked as they entered the room.

"Is what Jellal said true?" Millianna asked in a soft voice.

"Unfortunately it is, and he lied about Erza betraying us," Simon said.

"So Erza can still be our friend?" Millianna asked with a bit of hope in her voice.

"Of course Millianna, I never stopped caring about you," Erza made her appearance known.

"I'm so sorry Erza," Millianna cried as she jumped and hugged the scarlet-haired knight. Erza happily returned the hug.

"Where is Happy?" Haru asked after giving the two a moment.

"The kitty, he is just sleeping over there," Millianna said and pointed towards one of the couches. There Happy was, sleeping with a peaceful smile on his face.

"I gave the kitty a fish and after he ate it he fell asleep," Millianna said in a cheerful tone.

"Hey buddy time to wake up," Haru said while he gently shook Happy's small form.

"Hey Haru, I met this really nice cat-lady who gave me a fish," Happy said with a sleepy smile.

"That's nice Happy, but it's time to wake up, we have a battle waiting for us," Haru said

"But I was having a wonderful dream about fish," Happy whined at the idea of getting up.

"I'll buy you a big juicy fish when we get back to Magnolia if you help now," Haru said in a sing-song voice.

"Where's the bad guys," happy jumped up while shouting, looking like he was ready to face an entire dark guild. The Fairy Tail mages who knew Happy couldn't help but laugh at the enthusiasm he showed when he was offered fish.

"Let's move out, we have four unknown enemies between us and Jellal," Erza said, regaining her commanding persona she always had in the guild. Everyone nodded and they made their way out of the room and to the stairs that led up to the top of the tower.

"There are multiple paths to the possible location that Jellal can be in. I suggest that we split up into groups so that we can cover more ground in a shorter amount of time before the Council decides to fire the Etherion Cannon," Simon said as they walked into a large room with three doors leading on.

"Happy, Wally and Millianna, will you stay here and look after Shô. You will be our backup group, so if anyone is having difficulty with their adversaries they can fall back here where you can overpower them. Then Haru and Gray will form one group, Juvia and Lucy will form another, and finally, Simon and myself will be the last group," Erza said.

"Be safe everyone, I don't want to lose anyone here," Haru said as he and Gray ran down one of the doors. Lucy and Juvia took off through their door leaving only Erza and her old friends in the room.

"I can't say how sorry I am for leaving you all those years ago, but know that I only did it to keep you safe and to gain enough power so that I can return and free you," Erza said to her old friends.

"Seems like you did a dandy job at becoming powerful, don't worry doll, we now know the truth," Wally said with a smirk.

"Let's go, we don't want Jellal to wait now do we?" Simon said as he made his way over to their door.

"Stay safe Erza, I don't want to lose you after I just got you back," Millianna said as she hugged Erza.

"I promise I will come back Millianna," Erza softly replied before breaking the hug and following Simon.

-With Haru and Gray-

Haru and Gray walked into a massive room that was filled with cages suspended by chains.

"I can see an exit on the other side of this room by I can't see a path for us to follow," Gray said after scanning the area.

"Something's coming," Haru said quietly moments before they heard an owl hoot. They looked up to where the hoot came from and saw a glow coming closer to them. Once the glow was close enough they could identify what it was.

The bizarre being that was flying towards them was a heavily muscled man with only a green pair of pants on and two straps going above and below his arms. These straps were attached to a rocket pack that explained how he was flying and where the glow came from. The thing that made this being bizarre though was that it had the head of an owl.

"What the hell is that thing?" Gray asked in utter shock at the strange being.

"I am here to pass judgment for I am Fukuro, the true warrior of justice," Fukuro hooted out while striking a pose you would expect from a superhero.

"Just what are you?" Haru asked Fukuro.

"I am one of the members of Trinity Raven of the Death's Head Caucus guild and a true warrior of Justice. Now prepare to meet your deaths," Fukuro Hooted out again as he prepared for battle.

"This must be one of the knights Jellal mentioned," Gray said to Haru.

"Well, then I guess it's time to fry this overgrown chicken," Haru smirked while lighting his fists on fire.

"I would prefer a cooler solution," Gray smirked back as he placed his right fist on his left palm.

"Jet Ho Ho Hou" Fukuro called out as he launched himself at the two Fairy Tail mages with his rockets. "Ice-Make: Shield" Gray called out, forming a shield between them and Fukuro as Haru dashed to the side of the shield and called out "Fire Dragon Roar", sending a powerful stream of fire at the owl-man.

Fukuro twirled around the fire and smashed his fists into the icy shield. The shield immediately gave way and shattered into pieces. Gray had to jump back to dodge the devastating blow.

"Wow this guy has some insane power behind his punches to destroy my shield so easily, be careful not to get hit," Gray said before rolling to the side to avoid the large fist that came flying at his face.

"Fire Dragon Wing Attack" Haru called out and slammed the two fire whips into Fukuro's side, sending him tumbling off the platform they were on. "Ice-Make: Lance" Gray called out and sent a volley of curved ice lanced down towards Fukuro.

"Justice Ho Ho Hou" Fukuro's voice called out from below. A blast of energy was sent against the lances which resulted in them being shattered. Fukuro rose in the sky and once again hovered level to Haru and Gray.

"You evildoers will fall to my justice," Fukuro hooted before calling out "Jet Ho Ho Hou" again and flying towards Haru this time.

"Fire Dragon Roar" Haru called out and launched a huge vortex of fire at Fukuro. Fukuro once again began twirling around the vortex. "Fire Dragon Talon" Haru's voice sounded from inside the fiery vortex just before his foot, covered in fire, came out of the vortex, and struck Fukuro in his stomach, sending him crashing into one of the cages.

'Natsu's advice is already helping me, no doubt I will become stronger if he teaches me some things,' Haru thought with a grin as he succeeded in fooling Fukuro.

"Ice-Make: Cage" Gray called out as the open portion of the cage Fukuro crashed into was reformed with icy bars.

"Nice job Flame Brain," Gray smirked.

"Not too bad yourself Stripper," Haru replied with a smirk of his own. The two bumped fist before jumping between cages to get to the other side of the room.

"You think this will be enough to hold me down?" Fukuro's angered hoots could be heard from behind. "Screech Ho Ho Hou" Fukuro called out as he let out an ear-piercing screech that shattered the icy bars. Haru dropped to his knees and grabbed his sensitive ears in pain.

"Jet Ho Ho Hou" Fukuro called out and flew straight back to the two mages. Gray jumped to another cage and turned around just in time to see Fukuro open his jaws wide and closing in on Haru. Gray could only watch in horror as Fukuro swallowed Haru.

-With Lucy and Juvia-

"Why am I stuck with you and not my darling Gray," Juvia grumbled as she and Lucy walked through a long corridor.

"If you want to go back there and argue with Erza be my guest but I don't want to die young," Lucy said with a shudder at the end. It looked like Juvia was about to complain further but she was silenced by the sound of an electric guitar.

"What's that horrible noise?" Lucy asked as she covered her ears in discomfort.

"I think it sounds quite nice. It might be one of those knights Jellal mentioned that we have to defeat," Juvia said with a serious face. Lucy's hand moved to her keys as the two mages slowly moved forward.

The corridor opened up to a large room with multiple gaping holes in the walls that lead to places unknown. In the middle of the room stood a mildly muscular man with extremely long black hair, with two bangs framing his face. He looked like a typical extreme Metal musician with his pale skin and dark makeup around his eyes and lips. He was bare-chested with a tattoo reading 'Skeletoy' being visible. He has shoulder pads and arm guards covered in prominent spikes. He wore a pair of tights held up by a belt with a skull-shaped buckle and boots with greaves. He was holding a guitar that was attached to a belt hanging from his left shoulder, with large stubs on it and the shape resembled a blue axe.

As the two walked up to the strange rocker he stopped spinning his hair in a circle and let out a scream and held a high pitch for a minute.

"You ladies liked my destruction solo?" the man asked with his tongue out.

Lucy and Juvia just stared at the man with dumbfounded expressions.

"I'm Vidaldus Taka, an assassin of the Death's Head Caucus guild. A death head is like a skull get it," Vidaldus laughed.

"I take it you are indeed one of the knights Jellal spoke of," Juvia said in a monotone voice.

"I'm the wing of the Trinity Rave. Rock Yeah," Vidaldus shouted the last part and his hair spread out like it was alive. "Hair whip" he called out and his hair formed multiple whips that launched themselves at the two mages.

Lucy actively jumped around the room to dodge the whips formed from Vidaldus's hair while Juvia calmly stood still. A whip of hair raced towards her only for her body to become water and the hair phased through her, leaving her completely unharmed by the attack.

"Wow, that is a rocking bod you have there," Vidaldus said as he saw his hair move through Juvia's body.

My body is made entirely out of water. Your attacks will not affect me what so ever," Juvia said in a confident voice.

"You handle this then Juvia I know you can do it," Lucy cheered the water mage on while huddling in a corner, hoping Vidaldus won't send another attack her way.

"Water Lock" Juvia called out and sent a stream of water to encircle Vidaldus, completely capturing him in a bubble of water.

"Is that all you've got?" Juvia said in an unimpressed tonne as she looked at Vidaldus as he floated in her bubble looking like he was drowning.

"I'm so glad you are on our side," Lucy cheered as she saw the easy victory Juvia obtained.

Vidaldus suddenly stopped his drowning act and gained an evil grin. The bubble of water started shrinking as he planted his feet on the ground. Juvia's eyes widened in shock while Lucy once again began to worry for her safety.

"Absorb" Vidaldus's voice softly echoed around the room as his hair absorbed all the water and he played a single chord on the guitar.

"How were you able to escape Juvia's, Water Lock?" Juvia asked surprised.

"If you wash your hair with shampoo every day it can easily dry out, it's beneficial to rinse it every one in a while," Vidaldus said with a smirk.

"That doesn't explain how you were able to escape Juvia's, Water Lock," Juvia stated.

"That was easy, you see my hair can absorb any liquid, though I will never absorb oil or alcohol because that will mess up my beautiful hair," Vidaldus grinned.

"We will see about that. You won't be so confident when Juvia cuts your Hair off," Juvia said in a dark tone. "Water Slicer" she called out, sending a compact blade of water at the rocker. Vidaldus merely began swinging his hair in a circle once again and easily absorbed the attack.

"Open Gate of the Golden Bull: Taurus" Lucy called out. She wasn't about to let Juvia fight this battle on her own now that she is being countered but Vidaldus's hair. A giant bipedal bull appeared after a doorbell sounded.

"You both have quite the rocking bodies," Vidaldus commented just as Taurus entered the world.

"Keep your filthy hand off my Lucy's rocking body," Taurus said while lifting his giant axe above his head, ready to strike Vidaldus. Vidaldus gained a crazy smile as he released the strap on his guitar.

"Take this moo," Taurus brought the axe down with a mighty swing.

"Not today cow," Vidaldus blocked the axe with his guitar before calling out "Hair whip" and sending Taurus into the wall with a well-placed whip of hair into his side.

"I'm sorry Miss Lucy," Taurus said as he disappeared in a puff of gold.

"I have a rocking idea for one of you hot chicks. One of you will be my succubus," Vidaldus said with a laugh. His eye rested on Juvia before he began playing the guitar at a fast pace. "Rock of Succubus" He called out as purple energy emitted from the guitar and engulfed Juvia.

"Juvia, what's going on?" Lucy asked in concern as the purple energy began seeping into her body.

"Stay back, he's too dangerous," Juvia said before letting out a scream.

Mist covered the entire room for a moment before it began dissipating.

"Juvia are you okay?" Lucy asked in concern for the rain woman.

"She's my slave now babe," Vidaldus said.

Juvia appeared out of the mist but her appearance completely changed. Her hair was now a lighter shade of blue. Her skin was the same pale colour as Vidaldus's skin, she now wore a revealing purple top with navy blue tights, held up with a white belt. She had the same dark makeup around her eyes and lips as well.

"I'm going to take you on a ride straight to hell blondie," Juvia said in a voice that was similar to Vidaldus's and a crazed grin, sticking her tongue out at the end.

-With Erza and Simon-

"So you use Darkness Magic?" Erza asked as she walked beside Simon down one of the corridors.

"Yes, but unlike the normal usage of the element I focus more on the darkness aspect, not the ghostly apparitions," Simon said.

"That could come in handy when we face our enemy, tell me if you cover the area in darkness like you did at the casino, are you able to grant allies vision in your darkness?" Erza asked, wondering how they could take advantage of this possible ability in the upcoming battle.

"Yes it is possible, but only in a small area surrounding them, and it's more like seeing the shadows in a more defined way instead of what you would normally see," Simon said. Erza's mind began to race at all the possible applications of this technique in combination with her many types of armour.

Their talk was stopped as they walked into a room with a long pathway in the middle and multiple torii lining said pathway. On each side of the pathway were ponds with cherry blossom trees on small islands. The beautiful cherry blossom petals were gently blown from one side of the room to the other by a breeze.

In the middle of the pathway, halfway across the room stood a woman with long, bright pink hair which is tied on top of her head in two large buns. She has a curvaceous body, wearing a long, slightly loose white kimono. Her sandals had extremely high platform soles. In her hand was a katana with an extremely long blade, a decorated handguard with a traditional hilt wrapping and pommel.

"It seems like my opponents will be Erza 'Titania' Scarlet, and Simon Mikazuchi," the woman said in a calm voice.

"It seems like you know who we are, mind introducing yourself?" Erza asked as she stepped closer to the woman.

"Where are my manners, I am Ikaruga, leader of Trinity Seven and member of the Death's Head Caucus guild," Ikaruga said with a slight bow.

"We need to be on guard, she is a formidable assassin. Her team is the top assassin squad in their guild, which lies at the top of the assassin guilds," Simon whispered to Erza.

"And that sword she has," Erza muttered.

"Now I assume you want to get to Jellal, however, your journey will come to an end here," Ikaruga said with a confidant smirk on her face.

"I will have to warn you now, step aside and let us pass or you will be sorry," Erza said with anger filling her voice.

"Now, now, there's no rush," Ikaruga smiled.

"If you haven't noticed that the Magic Council is in the process of discussing whether to fire the Etherion Cannon or not, a cannon that can destroy an entire country?" Simon asked in disbelief.

"That doesn't concern me, once I have disposed of you and my job is done we will be out of this tower before the Council can even come to a decision," Ikaruga said confidently.

"You seem to be underestimation our strength there," Erza said, her eyes never leaving Ikaruga's sword for a moment.

"Then why don't we put it to the test?" Ikaruga asked with a smirk as she took the sheath of the blade and held it at her side. Erza wasted no time as she summoned multiple swords that began spinning behind her and with a call of "Circle Sword" the spinning mass of blades flew towards Ikaruga.

"Yasha's Empty Flash," Ikaruga said with a smirk as the blades Erza's blades shattered into small shards of metal and flew harmlessly past her.

"Simon, now," Erza shouted a moment before Simon called out his spell "Dark Moment". The entire room went pitch black for Ikaruga. Erza on the other hand could see a few meters in front of her. Spotting Ikaruga standing in the same place in the same stance worried her. She saw Simon charging up an attack from behind Ikaruga.

"Simon be caref…" Erza couldn't finish her sentence as she saw Simon's arm get pierced by Ikaruga's blade. The light soon filled the room once again.

"How did you know where I was?" Simon asked as he staggered back, clutching his bleeding arm.

"Don't you know an assassin is at home in the dark?" Ikaruga asked with a smirk.

"Dark Burst" Simon called out as he turned to look at Ikaruga. Simon expected an explosion to engulf the pink-haired assassin but to his surprise, nothing happened.

"I blocked your magic temporarily with that stab. I want to fight the famous 'Titania' in a sword duel and your dankness will only inhibit her abilities," Ikaruga said as she saw the confusion on Simon's face.

"Simon, I'll handle things here, make sure the others are okay," Erza commanded, still keeping her eyes on Ikaruga's blade.

"Are you sure you will be all right here?" Simon asked. He didn't want to leave Erza alone but he knew he was dead weight right now and that Ikaruga might exploit his weakness to win the fight.

"Yes, if this is the opponents we are facing, please go check on Lucy and Juvia. They are the most vulnerable group out of the three," Erza said.

"After I have helped them I will meet you here again before we continue to the final knight," Simon said before turning around and making his way back to the room where they all split up

"Now it's just you and me," Erza said as she watched Simon leave before calling out "Re-quip: Black Wing Armour".

-With Natsu and Ultear-

"Be careful, I sense a magic source up ahead," Natsu said to Ultear as they stealthily made their way to where Jellal would most likely be according to Ultear.

"Might be one of the knights Jellal talked about. I hoped we can still avoid them," Ultear replied.

"Unfortunately that won't be possible," Natsu sighed as a figure rose from the ground. It was a man wearing a dark coloured full-body suit with red cloth around his right hip and over his shoulders. Twin blades were fixed to both his hands and two large shurikens were placed behind each shoulder. He wore a mask that covered his face and only showed two glowing red orbs where his eyes would be.

"This is as far as you will be going," the male voice sounded gruff. The blades on his hands extended moments before he dashed towards Natsu and Ultear. "Flash Forward" Ultear called out a quick counted, sending numerous copies of her crystal ball at the man. This halted his advance as he opted to destroy all the crystal balls with well-placed jabs.

"You will have to do better than that if you want to defeat me," the man said as he moved his hands to the shurikens on his back. He was suddenly hit by the crystal balls he broke a moment ago, but they were all fixed.

"A good hit, allow me to introduce myself. I am Shedo, the shadow of Trinity Raven and their fourth member," Shedo said as his eye lit up for a second.

"I don't have the time or patience to deal with you right now so I will give you one chance. Step aside or fall by my hand," Natsu growled.

"Confident are we, have you not heard of Trinity Raven before, the strongest and most deadly team of Death's Head Caucus?" Shedo asked as he slipped one of his shurikens off his back.

"I have heard of them, even crossed paths with them before but they do not strike fear in me, they are simply too weak," Natsu said as he made his way to the man, intending on simply walking past him. As soon as Natsu was in striking distance of Shedo, the assassin threw the shuriken at inhumane speeds at Natsu.

"Natsu caught the shuriken and crushed it in his grip. Natsu and Shedo stared at one another for a moment, with Natsu's hand still outstretched.

"Impressive reflexes, though I don't believe that you have crossed paths with Trinity Raven before, seeing as we never leave any survivors," Shedo said.

"That was some time ago, but allow me to jog your memory," Natsu said as he removed his hood and began covering himself in a purple and grey aura. Realization flashed in the glowing red orbs of Shedo as he felt the ominous magic Natsu possessed.

"Seems like I have forgotten the prey that got away, 'Death Walker'," Shedo said with a chuckle. "Shadow double" Shedo called out as his shadow rose from the ground. The shadow and Shedo alike began circling Natsu and Ultear.

"Will you be able to deal with him while I go on to Jellal?" Natsu asked Ultear. He was confident that she was more powerful compared to the assassin.

"I'll quickly deal with him before joining you, just don't go dying on me," Ultear said with a smile. Natsu destroyed a shadowy shuriken that came from the shadow before pulling Ultear into a hug.

"His weakness lies in his reliance on the shadows," Natsu whispered into her ear before sending a pulse of magic towards the shadow that was making an advance on them. The shadow dissolved when the pulse reached it, and with a grin, Natsu made his way to the exit of the room.

'He knows how to defeat these shadows and gave me a demonstration, just overload them with a magical pulse and they will be dissolved,' Ultear smiled at the way Natsu gave her two pieces of advice in defeating her advisory.

"You will not get away again 'Death Walker'," Shedo said, but before he could attempt to stop Natsu a crystal ball made contact with his back, sending him into a wall.

-With Lucy and Juvia-

Lucy knew she wasn't a match for both Vidaldus and Juvia so she did the only thing she could think about. Run.

'If I can make it to Millianna and Wally they can help me save Juvia, they are the backup team after all,' Lucy thought to herself as she quickly ran back to where they split up and the backup team was waiting.

"There is no running away from this rocking party," Vidaldus shouted as he played a chord on his guitar. "Boom Blast" Vidaldus shouted as a wave of sound hit the wall above the entrance, blocking Lucy's way back.

"You think this will stop me?" Lucy asked as her hand reached for her keys. "Open Gate of the Maiden: Virgo" Lucy called out. After another doorbell sound, a pink-haired maid appeared.

"What can I do for you Princess," Virgo asked as she bowed.

"I need to get out of here but they blocked the exit," Lucy quickly said while dodging a hair whip that came from Vidaldus.

"As you wish Princess," Virgo said before jumping up and spinning before drilling a hole in the floor, creating an exit for Lucy. Lucy quickly jumped into the hole and began running to the other exit. "Water Flood" Juvia called out from behind her as the hole began filling with water. This worked in Lucy's favour as she was washed to the exit.

Once she was out she quickly made her way over to the support team. Millianna was sitting in one of the chairs in the room with Happy on her lap and Wally was standing in a corner, leaning on the wall while Shô was still unconscious on one the floor.

"Where is the water girl?" Wally asked as he saw Lucy running into the room.

"One of Jellal's knights used some spell to take her as his slave," Lucy said as she tried to catch her breath. Wally and Millianna's faces darkened at the mention of slaves.

"I'll stay here and watch over Shô," Wally said as he turned to Millianna.

"Right, come on kitty, we have some bad guys to scratch up," Millianna said with her cheery voice being invaded by anger.

"Don't hurt Juvia, she isn't in control. The spell should revert if we defeat Vidaldus," Lucy said.

"I'll restrain her with my Nekosoku Tube," Millianna said.

"That won't work. Her body is made of water so it will just go through her. I'll keep Juvia busy while you take on Vidaldus," Lucy countered. Millianna gained a grin at the prospect of smacking the slaver around and nodded.

"Happy will you be able to help Millianna in taking on Vidaldus?" Lucy asked the blue cat.

"Aye," Happy cheered. The new team ran back the way Lucy came from. They arrived at the hole Lucy used to escape but saw that the rubble that was blocking the doorway was cleared away and Juvia was standing there.

"So you come back for an encore blondie?" Juvia asked with a laugh.

"Then we will oblige, yeah," Vidaldus said from behind her before playing another set of chords from his guitar.

"Millianna, Happy, he uses sound magic and hair magic so be careful," Lucy warned her teammates before running to Juvia and dodging a stream of water that came to her while Happy grabbed Millianna and flew over the water mage.

"Wave Flood" Juvia called out as she created a wave of water that completely engulfed Lucy.

'Lucy, I can't control my actions. I don't want to hurt my friends, and I hope you will be able to forgive me and accept me into your family at Fairy Tail,' Lucy heard Juvia's voice in her head. This just made her confident that she could bring Juvia back.

Lucy was washed against the wall with a hard thud but she managed to get back up. Juvia was laughing while preparing another attack.

"I'll bring you back to your senses and then we will go back to Fairy Tail together,' Lucy declared. This got Juvia to stop for a moment and a tear formed in her eye. Lucy took advantage of this moment of hesitation

Lucy dashed straight at Juvia with a key extended. Once the key made contact with Juvia's water body she called out "Open Gate of the Water Bearer: Aquarius".

The blue-haired mermaid Aquarius came into the world from a vortex of water that spouted from Juvia's body.

"You summoned me here using someone's body?" Aquarius shouted in rage as she created a massive tidal wave and sent it towards the two girls.

While this was happening Happy flew Millianna over to Vidaldus where she called out her first attack. "Kitten Blast" she called out as several spiralling orange tubes were sent to Vidaldus. "Boom Burst" Vidaldus countered while playing a series of chords on his guitar. A soundwave collided with the tubes and scattered them around the room.

"Hair whip" Vidaldus called out, sending whips of his hair to attack the cat tag team. Happy flew around the whips, avoiding them for the most part until one managed to hit, sending the two crashing into the floor.

"You don't hurt the kitty cat," Millianna raged as she heard a groan from Happy. She jumped forward, scratching Vidaldus with her sharp nails.

"You're one crazy cat," Vidaldus said as he grabbed the neck of his guitar and slammed the body into Millianna. Millianna tumbled back into Happy as he was starting to get up.

"Let's end this concert of yours," Vidaldus said with a glint in his eyes as he prepared a devastating chord by dramatically raising his hand with his guitar pick up high. Before he could play the chord a mass of water hit him in the back and started flooding the room.

"Even more rinsing for my wonderful hair Vidaldus said as he surfaced from the flooded room. The water level began to recede as he absorbed it.

"Juvia, can you hear me?" Lucy called out.

"I'm here," Juvia responded in her normal voice. This made Lucy smile, knowing her friend was released from the mind control.

"Let's take this guy out," Lucy said as she readied her whip. "Water Whip" Juvia called out as she formed a whip made of water form in her hands.

"Let me in on the fun," Millianna said. "Nekosoku Tube" Millianna called out and grabbed hold of the orange tube.

"So this is why they said hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," Vidaldus said just before the barrage of various whips bombarded him. After a few minutes of continuously beating the poor rocker, he passed out.

"Now that's what you call girl power," Millianna cheered as she grabbed Happy and gave him a squeezing hug while jumping around the room. Lucy and Juvia let out a giggle at the victory celebration.

-Magic Council Headquarters in Era-

"Regarding the vote to fire the Etherion Cannon the vote stands at two in favour and four against, therefore the council has decided against firing the Etherion Cannon at this time," the Chairman said.

"You fools, if we don't end this now my brother will bring back a force of evil from the grave," Siegrain shouted in anger.

"And who might that be?" the Chairman asked.

"And why didn't you mention this sooner?" another member asked.

"I was afraid that the mere mention of his name since widespread panic would ensue if word got out, but you leave me with no choice. He's resurrecting Zeref," Jellal shouted. The looks of utter shock on the Council members' faces only solidified the impact of this news.

"And you're absolutely sure about this?" the Chairman asked as he looked Siegrain in the eyes.

"Yes," Jellal replied with conviction. The power that one word carried had all the impact needed to convince the other members about how serious he was.

"I call for another vote," Jellal said after a moment of stunned silence. The grim atmosphere increase as member after member raised their hands in support of firing the Etherion Cannon.

There you have it, Chapter 13 is done. So yeah I have included an OC to the Trinity Raven group, and he acts as their shadow. My idea was for him to not be in the spotlight of the team to keep the name Trinity. Anyway, the fight with Vidaldus is complete, Haru was swallowed by Fukuro, Ultear is now up against Shedo and Erza is facing off against Ikaruga. I will probably not write the entire fight between Erza and Ikaruga since the anime fight is quite good there, I'll just fill in some things that might be affected by some of the other battles. In the next chapter, I will finish the three battles that are currently happening. Hope you guys enjoyed and leave a review with your thoughts. See you in the next one.