The villagers led me to a storage area a little bit away from the village. After I had wrapped Gray's wounds and made sure everyone was safe, I stayed up and made sure that those lackeys or that Lyon person didn't get anywhere near the people. I continued to survey the village long after the sun had come up and my transformation had disappeared. "Is everyone ok?" I asked, handing a blanket to one of the little kids. "You're all ok now. I promise, no one is gonna hurt you anymore."

"Yui?" A voice called. I turned and saw Erza. I balked, Lucy and Happy were behind her, both tied up, with Mizuki resting on her head.

"H-hey Erza." I stuttered. Mizuki flew off Erza's head and flew into my arms, shaking. "Did you scare Miyuki? Za, honey, I know you're mad at us but that's no reason to frighten her." Erza let go of the ropes holding Happy and Lucy and approached me, wrapping me in a hug.

"I'm just happy you're safe." Erza breathed. "I know how hard it is for you to be here again." Mizuki slipped out of my arms as I sighed, wrapping my arms around her waist.

"I've changed since I've been here." I muttered. "The Moon here...it's different, it's…" I closed my eyes. "I'm not myself."

"We'll figure it out." Erza pulled away from me and cupped my cheek. "I'm here." I smiled softly. "I thought you were supposed to be stopping Natsu and Lucy."

"I was, but then Natsu knocked me out and when I came too we washed up on the shore. I found my old home, picked up a couple things that I left when Selene took me away. I found a little toy for Rini."

"That's sweet. I'm just glad you're safe."

TIMESKIP

I was seated with Lucy and Happy in one of the tents the next morning. Gray then walked in and froze. "You made me wait." Erza stated. "Not smart."

"Erza!" Gray exclaimed. "Why are they tied up?"

"Lucy and Yui got me up to speed with everything that's happened. I thought you were sent here with Yui to stop Natsu and these two fools. Needless to say, I'm disappointed in you."

"Where is he anyway."

"That's something we'd all like to know."

"The last time I saw him, he was fighting against the Cold Emperor's lackeys." Lucy started to explain. "But when we went back to where the village was, there wasn't any sign of him. Wherever he is, I hope he's ok. Anyway, since we couldn't find him, Erza demanded that we take her to you and Yui. But I had no idea where you guys had ended up."

"Mizuki had to fly high up in the air to look for you." Mizuki said, stretching her arms wide and high. "From that high up, she was able to find this place!"

"Ok, we're going to search for Natsu, and then we're going back to the Guild." Erza stated.

"But we can't leave the Island just yet!" Gray protested. "If Lucy and Yui filled you in then you know exactly what these villagers are going through right now."

"And what would be your point? I came here solely to apprehend these fools for breaking the rules of the Guild and bringing Yui back to the safety of home, away from this cruel place. I'm not interested in anything other than that."

"Rules? Have you even seen what's happened to the people on this Island?"

"I have."

"And you're still just gonna turn your back on 'em?"

"Their request has been posted on the boards of every Guild Hall. The Villagers will be better served by wizards who are cleared for S-Class. You're not qualified."

"How can you be so heartless?"

"What did you say?" Erza turned and glared darkly at Gray.

"That's no way to speak to the Great Erza!" Happy cried.

"You suck up." Lucy muttered.

"Have you chosen to defy the Guild Rules as well?" Erza demanded, a sword appearing in her hand. She pointed the blade at Gray's throat. "You'll face the same punishment." Gray then grabbed the sword, pulling it away from his neck. He pointed it to his chest and glared back at Erza.

"Do what you must." He growled. "For me, there's no other choice to be made. I can walk away from what I know is right." Gray walked around the sword and to the flaps of the tent. "I'm seeing this through to the end. And you can't stop me." Gray left and Erza's glare settled on Happy and Lucy once more.

"Please don't get mad at us! We don't have control over Gray!" Lucy wailed.

"He's not feeling like himself right now 'cause he lost a fight to his old friend!" Happy added. Erza then turned and sliced Lucy and Happy's ropes.

"These events are intolerable." Erza declared. "We'll deal with the immediate problems for now."

"Thank yoU!" Lucy and Happy cheered.

"This doesn't change anything! You're still going to face punishment."

"Yes Ma'am…" Suddenly, there was a large crash, and the Earth started to rumble. We raced out of the tent and from where we were, I could see the Moon Temple start to tilt. My eyes widened.

"No!" I cried.

"Come on!" Erza shouted. Pretty soon, Erza, Gray, Lucy, Happy, Mizuki and I were running towards the Moon Temple.

"We can't let it be more destroyed!" I exclaimed, "That place was my home!"

TIMESKIP

"He seriously wants to fight that demon?" Lucy asked once we had paused.

"Even back when we were kids, Lyon's always dreamed of surpassing Ur's magical ability." Gray explained. "But since she's gone, and he can't challenge her directly, he's decided that it's up to him to kill Deliora 'cause it's the one thing that she couldn't do."

"Well yeah, I guess that'd be the only way to challenge someone who's dead."

"Aye." Happy agreed.

"Listen, there's something, something I never got to tell him." Gray admitted. "I kept it secret, Ur made me promise to never let him know. But I have to. Ur may not be with us, but she's still alive."