Meanwhile at Gemini and Midnight's location
"How? How did you defeat me when you're only a spirit?" Midnight groaned.
"We rely on our master's strength, and our master is one of, if not the strongest mage in all of Fiore." Gemini praised.
"You're being...a bit biased. Don't you think?" Midnight rasped.
"Maybe, maybe not piri piri. But Princess has also gone up against hundreds of dark guilds by herself and survived."
Midnight looked at the spirit girl curiously, trying to understand how someone could become so strong. With no forthcoming answer he let himself pass out and finally rest.
"Piri, piri that was fun!"
"There they are!" Gray shouted as he, Jura, Wendy and Charle, who had met up with the two, caught up to Lucy sticking her tongue out at Jellal while Erza was smacking her face repeatedly. Jellal seemed confused as to why he was getting such treatment and Happy was crying.
"Everyone..." Happy wailed. "Save Natsu! Lucy let him be taken away!"
"Aw, really Lucy that's not cool at all." Gray joked.
"Indeed, no guildmate should ever let their other guildmate be recruited to the dark side." Jura chuckled lightly.
"Shut up Happy! I didn't let Natsu get taken" Lucy growled, her entire being erupting into flames.
"That's it, Aqua, Loke. I'm breaking my promise."
The group had taken to heading where Gemini told them Zero was controlling Nirvana. Soon they were face to face with the leader of the Oracion Seis and Natsu.
"The Six Generals have lost all of their members." Zero sighed. "Starting today, I will create a new set. Starting with this one."
"I knew it..." Gray shook his head. "Finally getting scouted by a dark guild, eh? He's not just gonna listen to you, you know?"
"Ha, you lost all your guys so if we beat you then we win! This is a cinch!" Lucy cackled.
"Oh, and how are you so sure? Nirvana will surely turn this boy's heart dark and you will soon have to fight your friend." Zero shouted with glee from where he stood triumphantly.
"Like hell I'll let it!" Natsu growled, biting Zero's arm.
"Why you..." Zero scowled, slamming Natsu into the ground.
"Waa..." Natsu moaned, back on the ground.
"He's not feeling too well." Jura observed.
"He gets sick on vehicles." Gray explained.
"Stop? Nirvana?" Zero grinned smugly. "Unlikely. This city will soon be charged and then I will use it for it's true purpose!"
"Tell us your purpose." Jura scowled. "Why are you aiming for Wendy's guild?"
"Bah! You really think I care for Cait Shelter? I could care less for that place. I am aiming bigger! And I'll enjoy watching you try to stop me." Zero smirked with Natsu in his hands. "I'm looking forward to it honestly. I suspect you'll see true hell."
"Hurry up... and beat this guy..." Natsu rasped. "Stop... this thing..."
"You got it Natsu!" Lucy shouted shooting herself towards Zero's position, who then quickly teleported away to another side of Nirvana.
"Nice tr-Ahhh!" Zero groaned as a golden fist retracted from his stomach, causing him to fall over in pain. His already broken body breaking even more. "How?"
"Heh, I'm not a one trick, uh one trick. Loke?" Lucy asked.
"One trick pony princess."
"I'm not a one trick pony princess!" Lucy bragged, causing everyone around her to face palm.
"Oh my god." Erza whispered.
"I will not be def-eated." Zero rasped, "Dark Caprio!"
Lucy quickly dodged the green beam headed her way, pouncing atop the kneeling man she buried a flaming fist in the man's skull. "HELLFIRE PUNCH!"
"Whoa. Lucy, I think you might've actually killed the dude." Gray uttered shocked.
"Nah, he's probably paralyzed but not dead, I held back." Lucy yawned, going to pick up Nastu who was still groaning in pain.
"Lil dragon can you cure Natsu, before he dies of motion sickness?" Lucy said jokingly.
"Okay!" Wendy said happily, already preparing to use her magic on Natsu. She created a light blue glow on her hands and pressed them over Natsu's ears. "Troia."
"Oh?" Natsu shot up in euphoria. "I'm perfectly fine!"
"I'm glad it worked." Wendy smiled.
"It's great!" Natsu cheered. "Teach me that magic, Wendy!"
"It's a sky magic, you won't be able to." Wendy shot his idea down.
Once they all regrouped, they tried to figure out their next move. Despite defeating all Oración Seis members the building was still moving much to their confusion.
Gray scowled. "We still have to stop Nirvana. This room has no controls, so that idea's a bust."
"Stopping it aside, there's something weirder at work here." Charle frowned. "There's nobody here and Zero has been defeated. So why is this thing still moving?"
"An auto-driver, or something?" Lucy mused tiredly.
"The destination must have been set already." Erza answered.
"No way..." Wendy teared up. "Our guild..."
"Don't worry Windy." Lucy reassured her. "It won't harm your guild. After all, I promised I wouldn't let anyone make you sad, so I'm going to stop it. That's for sure!
Everyone!" A panicked man rushed into the tent-like building that was the Cait Shelter guild hall. "We have a problem! Nirvana is heading this way!"
"What?"
"Did the Allied Forces' operation fail?"
"Master!"
"Nebula..." The old man muttered, pouring himself a glass of sake, before turning and drinking from the bottle instead.
"Eh?"
"Don't drink straight from the bottle like that!"
"Anyway..." Someone started, hoping to address the issue. "Nirvana is heading here."
"Nirvana is heading this way..." Master Roubaul mused, having finished drinking. "Is this fate or just a coincidence, nebula..."
"I hope Wendy is safe..." Someone muttered.
"Yeah..." Someone else agreed. "If something bad happens we won't be of any help."
"Don't worry." Roubaul advised, taking another drink and promptly spilling it. "Lighting magic is still alive! Nebula is shining more than ever!"
"Yeah!"
"Master, let's evacuate!" Someone suggested urgently. "Our barrier won't work on Nirvana!"
"You idiot!" Roubaul roared. "There are people fighting to stop it! If we believe they will prevail, then there is no reason to move from here!"
He sighed and reached for the bottle again. "Never mind... maybe it's just time we paid for our crimes..."
"Even though we're discussing stopping this thing, we still don't know how." Happy whined.
"How about we crash it?" Natsu suggested. "That'll stop it right?"
Lucy rubbed her chin. " That could work we just gotta-
"Lucy, there is no way we are gonna be able to actually crash something this huge, so both you and Natsu just shut up right now." Erza sighed.
"Well if crashing ain't the answer then how the hell we gonna stop this thing?" Gray asked.
"Why don't we ask Zero?!" Happy yelled.
"Because Lucy killed the guy." Gray deadpanned.
"No, I didn't he's just asleep." Lucy defended, turning to where Zero's body was, double checking he was still de-asleep.
"We heard that Lucy!" Loke yelled.
"I said nothing." Lucy chuckled looking away.
"Anyway, we should be-
"Boom!" Before Lucy could finish her sentence, an explosion was heard.
Erza looked around. "What was that explosion right now?"
"It came from the King's Square!" Jellal observed.
"So, you've managed to hurt master?" A new voice intoned. "No matter I will finish what my guild started!"
The group stared in shock at the talking skull-tipped staff.
"That's the staff that Zero's been holding..." Gray muttered. "What's going on?"
Lucy growled, before sending her flame whip at the staff securing it in her hand and slamming it repeatedly into the floor. "Stop this damn city, you stupid stick!"
"Calm down Lucy! You don't even know who that is." Wendy observed.
"I-am-the-eighth-member of-Oración Seis, Klodoa." The staff told them as he continued to get pounded in the floor. "I have awakened form my slumber to eliminate y-"
"Shut up and stop Nirvana before I burn you to ashes!" Lucy shouted, continuing to pummel the ground with the skull.
"The eighth of a group of six?" Natsu mumbled. "So is the name just for theatrics or something?"
"So, we're just accepting the fact that it's a talking staff?" Gray asked no one.
Klodoa groaned, trying but failing to pull himself out of Lucy's grip. "Such a violent brat...Let me go already!"
"Not until you stop Nirvana!" Lucy growled heating up her hands to a scorching temperature.
"Never! That guild which is coming into view is our crushing point. Since they possess the power to seal Nirvana away, they must be des-."
"I-DON'T CARE-WHAT-THAT-GUILD CAN DO-YOU-ARE-NOT-GONNA-TOUCH-EM!" Lucy growled ready to snap the stick in half."
Natsu and Gray hissed when Lucy tossed Klodoa into a wall near the control panel shattering one of his glass eyes.
"My eye!" Klodoa screamed.
"There's more where that came from!" Lucy yelled, slightly scaring Natsu and the others.
"Mm, mm " Klodoa whimpered.
"What's the deal, huh? You finally gonna stop this thing?" Lucy grunted.
Wait! Perhaps while I have the chance... Klodoa mused, hurriedly firing off Nirvana. "Fools! We'll see who has the last laugh now!" The staff cackled about to fly off after shooting off Nirvana.
"Oh no you don't." Loke said grabbing the staff out of the air and tossing it to Lucy who had a feral grin on her face.
"So, you thought you could get away with shooting at my lil dragons guild huh?"
"I'm sorry." Klodoa whimpered.
The air began to vibrate as Nirvana prepared to fire. Lucy, Natsu, Gray and the others looked on in worry as a giant cannon began to position itself towards Wendy's guild.
"NO!" Wendy screamed. "Lucy, please use your shield to stop the beam!"
Lucy looked at her kin with sad eyes. Even with her shield she could never block such a blast. It broke her heart to see Wendy cry but nothing she could do would stop the beam.
"Lil dragon. I can't."
A large burst of energy shot out of the walking city towards Cait Shelter. Lucy gave a defeated sigh as Klodoa cackled in her hands. Having had enough of the staff she lit her hands and burned the staff to a crisp, no longer wanting to deal with thing that made her lil dragon sad.
The city shook as energy struck it and the beam tilted slightly, shifting and only grazing the top of the building as it shot into the sky. A second barrage of shots crashed into one of Nirvana's legs.
"What in the fu- "
"Language child!" Charle scolded, slapping Lucy on the back of her head.
Lucy bared her teeth at the cat before going back to her original thought "But how did that happen?"
Erza looked up and her eyes widened. "That's... the magical bomber, Christina! With Leon and the others keeping it afloat!"
Anyone! Hibiki called out. Can anyone hear me? If you're safe, please respond!
Hibiki! Erza called back, while Lucy held a distraught Wendy and tried to calm her down. This is Erza and the others. We're all fine!
I am just about safe as well... Ichiya cut in, still tied to a stick and lying in some random place.
Senpai! Hibiki sounded elated. Thank goodness.
"What's going on?" Erza asked. "I thought Christina was taken down."
As you can probably see, with the help of Leon's magic and everyone's else combined we were able to keep it afloat. The attack was courtesy of Eve's Snow Magic though.
Charle gaped up in wonder. "All of you..."
"Awesome! You aren't weak after all!" Lucy cheered.
"Whack!"
"Ow what the hell mate?!" Lucy whined.
"I have never manipulated anything this large before..." Sherry groaned tiredly.
"This..." Ren rasped out, next to her. "This isn't heavy at all..."
"We can do this, just a little more!' Leon yelled.
Inside the ship, Eve was paling. "I combined my magic with the missiles that were on the ship, but I still couldn't destroy even a single leg." He sighed and slumped back. "And after that attack... I'm out of power. I can barely even move."
"However, I'm afraid all of us here are exhausted." Hibiki sighed, hearing Eve and Sherry slump to the floor in a faint. "We won't be able to attack again..."
"Sherry!" Ren reached out to her. "You really push yourself too hard..."
"Don't worry about us!" Hibiki shouted. "Just listen! It took a while, but I managed to find the information we need in my Archive! I know how to stop Nirvana!"
Really? Erza called out.
"As you've seen, Nirvana has six leg-like structures, right? Well, those legs are actually valves drawing magic from the earth." Hibiki explained. "The lacrima crystals responsible for controlling the absorption process are located at the base of each leg. If you can destroy all six at the same time, Nirvana will stop! However, one at a time won't do. The other lacrima will simply regenerate the lost one."
"I'd like to coordinate the timing..." Hibiki sighed. "But I don't think my telepathy will hold out for that long... I uploaded an exact time into all your heads! I know you can do it. I believe in you!"
"Wait we just gotta destroy the orbs at the same time?" Lucy repeated, "That's easy I can do that by myself!"
Erza and the others looked at the blonde bewildered. There was no way the mage could do such a thing. "Lucy, do you honestly believe you can blow Nirvana up by yourself. I understand your strong but even you have your limits." Erza sighed.
Lucy smiled at her mate "Nah I've absorbed enough celestial energy and Virgo filled me up with a bunch of Celestial food, so this'll be super easy just leave now so you're not caught up in the aftermath."
"Luce come on I know you're strong but-"
"Natsu, I got this."
Natsu and the others stared at Lucy before deciding it was no use arguing with the girl. Once they gathered up all the Oración Seis members, they ran to safety so as not to get hurt. They couldn't believe they were leaving such a dangerous job to Lucy.
As Lucy began gathering up every ounce of magic she had, she slowly took deep breaths in preparation of the attack she was about to use. "Gemini?"
"Piri, piri yes princess?"
"You ready for that attack?" Lucy said grinning.
"Really we're gonna use that one…here?" Gemini said happily.
"Yup. Gonna need all the power I got to do what I need." Lucy said proudly.
"Alright!"
"I can't believe we actually left Lucy" Gray said, baffled that Erza would allow them to leave the dense blonde behind.
"I know what you're thinking, and I highly doubt even if we tried to stay Lucy would allow us to. She'd probably sick her spirits on us." Erza sighed.
"You're right about that." Natsu grumbled.
"Lushie's crazy strong, she can do it!" Happy cheered.
Meanwhile Wendy and Charle looked back at Nirvana with worried eyes. Lucy was abnormally strong, they knew that, but that didn't mean she was invincible.
"Lucy…please be careful." Wendy whispered.
Jellal looked to the woman he used to call friend and saw how worried she looked for the blonde who ran off grinning. While he knew this would in no way make up for his past transgressions, he hoped in a way it would be a start. So, before they noticed his absence, he left to join Lucy.
"Alright and a one a two-
"Wait! Please-wa-wait!" Jellal huffed, out of breath. Lucy looked to the blueberry haired man confused, she had no idea why he ran all the way back to her.
"Whatcha doing back here Jemal? Wanna see the greatest mage destroy this place, yeah don't blame ya." Lucy said smirking.
Jellal rolled his eyes, biting his tongue from making any remark to Lucy. He knew he had no right to anyways. "No actually. Look, while I don't doubt you could destroy Nirvana all by yourself and with just your power alone-
"Damn straight, right Gemini?" Lucy said winking at her spirit.
"Piri piri! Damn straight!" Gemini cheered.
"Don't corrupt the twins, damn it! And focus on the task at hand!" Aquarius yelled.
Ignoring her spirit, she turned back to Jellal and waited for him to begin speaking again.
"Look, I get that but, I just figured maybe I could be of assistance."
Lucy rubbed her chin in thought. Then turned to Gemini, "Whadda ya think?"
"I don't know, can you really offer anything useful?" Gemini asked.
Jellal began to softly smile at the spirits words, they were quiet intriguing. Then remembering he needed to answer spoke. "You truly are a savior to many Lucy."
"I don't get it?"
"I want to help you by amplifying your slayer magic." Jellal explained.
Gemini and Lucy looked at eachother even more confused than before. They weren't exactly sure how he was going to do that since he used holy magic, but they were willingly to watch him humiliate himself.
"Alright then man go on, just remember even if you do help me I ain't forgiving you for messing with my girl and almost killing me." Lucy growled.
"Heh, I figured." Jellal chuckled weakly. "And I accept those terms, so long as everyone comes out safe. Now then Lucy accept my flames."
Lucy stared at the offered flame. "Yoooo! Gemini look at the flame it's golden just like our flames! Whadda ya think should I eat it?"
"Piri piri! Do it, do it!" Gemini cheered.
"This is the Flame of Rebuke." Jellal told Lucy. "I won't ask for your forgiveness... but I do want you to accept this power. I believe in you. I believe in the woman... who Erza trusts."
"Alright lez go!" Lucy yelled, completely ignoring Jellal's heartfelt words. After eating the golden flames, scorching fire began to surround Lucy. "Whoa! That was some tasty flames, got anymore?!"
"Err. No. Lucy will you please stop Nirvana now?" Jellal requested.
"Eh, oh yeah sure thing. Yo Gemini let's go! Time to use our ultimate magic."
"Stand back Jellal, things are about to get hot." Lucy chuckled.
Jellal looked around to see who Lucy was talking to, face palming when he realized it was him. He just wasn't used to her calling him by his name. Taking cover, the former villain watched as Lucy and her spirit clasped hands.
"Alright Gemini time for one of Lucifer's favorite moves! Ultimate demon slayer secret art: Exploding Hellfire purgatory!
Jellal was in awe at the amount of power put in that one move. If he was completely honest, he didn't really believe Lucy would be able to take down Nirvana by herself but now seeing the entire building begin to crumble around them he couldn't help but wonder just how powerful this girl truly was. He knew despite using so much magic she was still holding back.
"Guhu!" Jellal gagged.
"Dumbass, I thought you left!" Lucy yelled as they ran out of the tumbling building.
"Err, well I was-ki-kinda intrigued to see what -you would do." Jellal said.
"That's- Ahhh! Understandable-ahh- Dumbass! Ahhh, we're gonna die!" Lucy screamed, carrying Jellal over her shoulder as she dodged falling debris.
"Horologium please get those two out of there before she gets killed by falling concrete." Aquarius said, rubbing her forehead and trying to stop her headache.
"Of course, Aquarius." The clock replied, already having planned on heading out to save his master.
Outside cheers and shouts of victory erupted as the mages saw a huge explosion occur, followed by Nirvana tipping over, the entire construct crumbling. Erza, Gray and even Jura stared up at the falling building in disbelief. Knowing that it was Lucy who had destroyed the enormous building was frightening. If one person was capable of such a thing just what else could she do.
"Woo go Luce! That's my partner who destroyed Nirvana!" Natsu cheered.
"Yeah Lushie's number 1!" Happy yelled flying in loops.
"Wow, Lucy's so cool." Wendy whispered, with stars in her eyes.
The rest of the light alliance were too busy cheering for the destruction of Nirvana to realize that it was due to one person it was gone.
"I don't see Lucy-san anywhere." Jura commented, looking around.
"Lucy! Where are you?" Wendy sounded frantic.
"Wait. Where's Jellal?" Erza asked.
"Damn." Gray sat down and leaned against a tree. "What happened to that idiot?"
Erza raised an eyebrow when in the distance she saw something flying through the sky. In a matter of seconds, a giant clock was crashing down right in front of all of them revealing an unconscious Jellal and sickly-looking Lucy."
"Hello everyone. I have returned your comrades. Good day."
"Ughh, need food." Lucy groaned.
"Lucy!" Wendy crashed into her middle causing her to fall while hugging her tightly. "You really did protect it." Tears streamed down the smaller girls' face. "Just like you promised...you destroyed Nirvana and saved my guild. Thank you!"
As if she was never even sick Lucy hopped up smiling hugging the little bluenette back. "Well duh, I'm a celestial mage and I never break my promises. I said I'd keep your guild safe and I did." Lucy said proudly.
Wendy continued to hug Lucy, unsure how else to thank the powerful girl.
"I think we should also be thankful everyone is safe." Jura declared proudly. "Everyone... you did a truly excellent job."
"This marks the end of our operation." Ichiya added, appearing out of nowhere tied to a stick.
Gray ignored Ichiya's random appearance to glance at Jellal. "So, who's that guy? Is he one of the Blue Pegasus guys?"
"That's Jellal." Erza frowned. "But he's not the Jellal from before."
"I want to thank you for your help." Erza smiled, walking up to the withdrawn man.
"Erza..." Jellal sighed. "No... there's no need to thank me."
"Yeah seriously. I mean if anything this barely makes up for what he did." Lucy yawned. "Still a bastard probably but he ain't that bad. Helped me out with taking Nirvana out so that's good but I still don't forgive the bastard for almost ki-uhh." Lucy groaned as she looked to see her mate retracting her metal fist from her stomach.
"Don't think you've won Jellal." Lucy said, shaking her fists, "Mate said that's her way of saying she loves me."
Erza rolled her eyes at her friends' words and continued to speak to Jellal. "What are you going to do now?" Erza asked, leaning against a wall next to him.
"I don't know..." He looked down. "I'm sure that the answer to that won't be easy to find. Furthermore, I'm afraid that my memories will return."
"Well, I'm here for you." Erza told him with certainty. "Even if that hatred was to return, the current you won't vanish."
"I'm HeRE fOr YoU JelLaL." Lucy mimicked. "Whatever I'll still win you over, Scarlet." She mumbled into Natsu and Wendy's shoulders. The two dragon slayers hugging their friend in hopes of lifting her spirit.
As those in the light alliance began to gain their bearing and prepared to head back to Wendy's group random markings surrounded the entire group trapping them. This did not make Lucy, who was very tired, happy.
"What is this?" Ichiya pressed against a rune wall. "A spell?"
Gray grit his teeth. "We're trapped... when did this happen?"
Wendy was puzzled. "What's going on?"
"There will be no more violence." A new voice announced. "So please refrain from moving for a short while."
"I am the head of the newly reformed Council's 4th Custody Enforcement Unit." The man told them. "My name is-
"Lajar get me the hell outta here or I swear once I'm outta here ima kick all your asses. I'm tired, hungry and I wanna sleep." Lucy grumbled already recognizing the council man.
"Err, uh yes Ishgar Demon of course my apologies. Let the woman out already!" Lahar yelled, not noticing everyone's confused faces at the man's reaction to Lucy's orders.
Within seconds Lucy was released from her cage and already asleep on a makeshift bed Aries had created with her wool. Meanwhile Natsu and the rest were still trapped and stuck listening to Lahar explain how the council got back together.
"We were reborn in order to enforce laws and justice." Lahar explained. "And because of that we will not forgive any form of misconduct."
"None of us have done anything wrong!" Happy protested.
"Our purpose is to arrest the Oración Seis." Lahar sounded grim. "While we have already collected the others, it seems one of them is among you, correct? Would the man known as Hot-Eye come over here, please?"
The group was confused at why he would think Hot-Eye was with them until Jura shouted for them to stop. Apparently, he had gone to retrieve Hot-Eye when they weren't paying attention.
"Wait!" Jura objected.
"It's alright, Jura." Hot-Eye sighed. "My good nature may have awoken, but that does not erase the sins of my past. In order to start over I must make things right first."
"I see." Jura nodded. "In that case, I shall search for your younger brother in your place."
Hot-Eye was shocked. "Really?"
"Of course." Jura smiled. "First, tell me his name."
"His name is Wally." Hot-Eye told him. "Wally Buchanan."
Erza's eyes widened. "Wally?" She cut in, remembering a not-so-well-rounded man. "I know him!"
Both men turned to her in shock. "What?"
"He's a friend. "Erza smiled fondly. "He's doing well. Last I heard, he was traveling across the continent."
"Sniff..." Hot-Eye began to cry as he fell to his knees. "Even though I am one who only recently turned to the light, it has already granted such a miracle to me?" He sounded disbelieving. "Thank you... thank you!"
"Great." Gray grunted. "Now can you take this barrier down?"
"No." Lahar shook his head. "Our goal was not just Oración Seis. Infiltrating the Council... causing its' destruction... firing Etherion. There is a far greater villain among you." He pointed to the man in question. "Jellal. Come with us! We have authorization to eliminate you if you resist."
"Woo, justice served, ya heard em Jellal get outta here." Lucy yelled having woken up from her nap at the news. She quickly high fived Loke and Virgo who had come out at the news.
"But Lucy-" Wendy began to protest, before Lucy motioned for her to be quiet.
"Lucy please." Erza pleaded, "Surely you don't actually think that? Jellal was possessed!"
"Yeah but I mean he also almost killed me and like that was kind of a drag." She pointed out showing the scar on her stomach.
Everyone's jaws dropped.
"Uh...so may we arrest Jellal now?" Lahar asked in confusion.
As Lucy was about to answer and tell the man yes, she turned to see Erza, who looked sad. And of course, listening to her inner Lucifer she decided to do as said and do whatever it took to make her mate happy.
Sighing Lucy shook her head, "Uh, what a freaking drag. Lajar give me a damn lacrima, I got some people to speak to."
Lahar protested. "But Miss Lucy!"
"Lajar, lacrima now." She ordered.
"Of course." Lahar squeaked.
A few moments later, a yelling match between the council and Lucy, and a rescind of her threat to not help them when needed, Lucy had gotten Jellal out of going to prison. Despite not really wanting to.
"Uh, there Jellal you're free to go, Lahar you can go job well done." Lucy sighed, already feeling a headache from all the work she had to do.
Shocked, Jellal could do nothing but nod as he watched the council guards march off. "Thank you, Lucy."
"Whatever, I didn't do it for you. I did it for my mate." Lucy yawned. "Oh, but I forgot to mention the conditions for your release."
Jellal and Erza looked at the blonde worriedly.
"And those are?"
"Basically, you gotta go around doing community service stuff." Lucy explained.
"Err...I have to what?" Jellal asked.
"What I did for Alakitasia, destroying dark guilds and stuff, you gotta do that." Lucy shrugged. "Best I could do so you wouldn't go to prison."
"Destroy dark guilds and in return I get my freedom." Jellal looked to Lucy with a smile on his face, I can do that."
"Oh, I know you can because see you never had a choice blueberry. I told the council I'd help them whenever they need me so I could get you out of prison. You owe me now, so take this seriously and lessen the work-load for me." Lucy growled.
"Understood, I apologize." Jellal mumbled.
Erza rolled her eyes at her teammates threat. She'll never understand the dense blonde.
"Fairy Tail. Blue Pegasus. Lamia Scale. And you, Wendy and Charle." Roubaul started, with the rest of Cait Shelter behind him. "Congratulations on defeating Oración Seis and stopping Nirvana. As a member of the local union of guilds I, Roubaul, offer you my thanks."
"You are most welcome, Master Roubaul!" Ichiya exclaimed. "The conflict with Oración Seis was one fierce battle after another! It was not an easy task at all! Yet our bonds of comradeship ultimately led to our victory!"
"Das a lie and you know it! I did all the work!" Lucy whined.
"That's our sensei!" The Trimens cheered.
"He just loves stealing the spotlight..." Gray muttered.
Happy was confused. "Did he even defeat anyone?"
Jura glanced down at Leon and Sherry. "Both of you did great."
"Well, it's all over." Sherry smiled.
"Jura-san..." Leon blinked at the praise.
"I think this calls for a party!" Natsu cheered.
"A party, huh..." Gray smirked, somehow bare from the waist up.
"Heh..." Leon chuckled, standing next to him in the same state of undress.
"Now, friends from Cait Shelter!" Ichiya turned to the group. "Will you join...us..." He trailed off as he noticed the stoic and serious faces they had.
"My friends." Roubaul spoke again. "I must sincerely apologize to you all for concealing the truth of the Nirvit tribe."
"That's why you ruined the mood?"
"Seriously, we don't mind..."
Wendy looked up at him. "I don't mind either, Master."
"Everyone..." Roubaul sighed. "I ask that you listen carefully to what I say next. First, we are not the descendants of the Nirvit Tribe... we are the Nirvit tribe. The man responsible for creating Nirvana 400 years ago... was I."
"Holy shit! That's crazy! Like did you know that Wendy? What about you Natsu?" Lucy asked, in total surprise, not noticing everyone looking at her.
"Nope, not at all!" Natsu said in complete surprise.
"Err, yes well four hundred years ago, in the hope of putting an end to the wars ravaging the world, I created the Reversal Magic, Nirvana." Roubaul explained. "Nirvana became our home and nation, a symbol of peace for many long years. However, a great power will always be opposed... for all the darkness that Nirvana turned into light, it took more and more darkness upon itself."
"It is a matter of balance." He told them. "It was impossible to simply change people's natures from darkness to light. Where there is darkness, there must be light... and the other way around. The darkness that was taken away from Nirvana's targets came to settle on the Nirvit themselves."
Wendy began to tremble. "No..."
Lucy noticing her lil dragon begin to cry wrapped her arms around the smaller girl. Already beginning to understand what was happening.
"It was hell." Roubaul 's voice turned grim. "We fought among ourselves, almost to extinction. In the end, I was the only one to survive." He sighed. "Well, that's not even accurate. My own body perished many years ago. I remain here as just a spirit. In order to atone for my sin, and in hope of finding someone with power I didn't have, who could destroy Nirvana in my stead." He looked over the group. "And now... my task is finally over."
The gathered mages watched in shock as members of Cait Shelter began to vanish into thin air.
"What is this?" Wendy looked around frantically. "Why are you..."
"What's going on here?" Hibiki grit his teeth. "They're all vanishing!"
"No!" Wendy wailed. "You can't! You can't just disappear! Don't leave me like Grandeeney!"
"I must apologize for deceiving you all this time, Wendy." Roubaul lowered his head. "All the members of this guild were just an illusion I created."
"What the what now?!" Lucy shouted. Even she was shocked at what the man was able to do.
"In order to watch over Nirvana, I lived alone in this abandoned village. That was until seven years ago, when a boy came to me, asking me to take care of his friend." Roubaul continued. " Even though I had sworn to live in solitude, I took the girl in and created a guild of illusory companions." Roubaul finished.
"A guild created for the sake of one person..." Lucy's eyes widened. "Damn old man, that's some crazy power you got there! Lucifer would be impressed." Lucy said grinning.
Erza immediately slapped the girl on the back of the head. "Don't act so calm at a time like this you idiot!"
"Just complimenting the old man, damn mate." Lucy mumbled.
"No!" Wendy shook her head tearfully. "I don't want to hear this!"
"Wendy, Charle... you no longer have any need of illusory companions." Roubaul gave a wide smile. "You have found yourselves true companions now!" He smiled, slowly vanishing. "Please take good care of Wendy and Charle."
Wendy fell to her knees crying for her former guild master.
Lucy sighed, rubbing her forehead, this was all too much for her to take, but she knew she had to say something encouraging for her lil dragon. Walking forward and kneeling next to Wendy, Lucy lifted Wendy's chin allowing her to see her goofy smile. "So, like when my mom died, I wanted to disappear. Then when Lucifer left, I thought damn everyone I love just like's leaving me huh?"
Wendy stopped her crying to look at Lucy confused; her words weren't exactly encouraging but she was wondering where she was going with this.
"I guess what I'm tryna say is, when people we really love leave us, it's a real drag." She continued, feeling much more confident in her words once she saw Wendy begin to sit up straight, listening intently. "But like that's where friends and partners come in, they help you, so you don't feel that sad feeling that was like a heavy weight on your back!" Lucy smiled with Natsu, Erza and Gray standing behind the blonde smiling.
"Lucy" Wendy wiped her tears away.
"Come on lil dragon, join Fairy Tail. I promised when we reunited, I'd never leave you again right? Don't let me break that promise." Lucy said grinning, pulling the smaller girl close into a hug.
"The sea breeze on these ships is really the best..." Natsu gave a blissful smile, running back and forth on the deck. "These vehicles are amazing! right Luce?!"
"The troia will wear off soon you two." Wendy cautioned them.
"I know right! This is awesome and a much better replacement for my pi-blur" Lucy instantly stopped her running around the ship to throw up in a nearby thrash can.
"Wh-why me?"
As if on cue, Natsu collapsed with his cheeks already puffing up. "Oof...c-cast it again, please..." He moaned.
"The effects will last less if it's used too often." Wendy told him, going to help Lucy up.
"Just let them suffer." Erza and Gray chorused.
"Wendy and Charle, you're really joining Fairy Tail, right?" Happy asked the white Exceed.
"I'm only coming because Wendy said so." Charle huffed.
"I'm so excited!" Wendy cheered. "I can't wait to join Lucy's guild!"
"I can't wait to have you join my guild! Just wait till I show off my lil dragon to everyone!" Lucy bragged.
"My name is Wendy, and this is Charle." Wendy bowed to the guild members. "I'm the Sky Dragon Slayer. Please take care of us!"
She looked around at the stunned faces and sighed. "I guess they don't believe me."
"Hey, applaud for my lil dragon right now or else!" Lucy growled releasing her flames. Instantly everyone began applauding.
"Sorry Lucy, we were just shocked to have another slayer in the guild!" Cana chuckled nervously.
"That's awesome!" Max yelled, as others began surrounding Wendy asking about her magic.
"She's a Dragon Slayer!"
"That's so cool!"
"With Natsu, and Gajeel, that makes three Dragon Slayers now!"
"Hey what about me?! I'm a demon slayer and I could take you all down if I wanted!" Lucy growled.
"So, three dragon and one demon slayers?" Macao said.
"Holy shit, we really are the strongest guild!" Wakaba shouted.
"And now that everyone's back..." Cana raised a hand towards the ceiling. "Let's party!"
"It's a welcoming party for Wendy and Charle!" Makarov cheered. "Let's show them the spirit of Fairy Tail!"
"This place sure is fun, right, Charle?" Wendy looked around at the partying mages in amazement.
"It's too noisy." Charle sighed.
Mystogan stared down at Wendy from the second floor for a moment, before wordlessly turning away and dissipating into mist.
Lucy turned around to stare at the second floor of the guild once she felt eyes on her a lil' dragon but at the sight of no one around she went back to paying attention to her smaller best friend.
"Prolly nothing." She thought.
"So, you're leaving?" Erza asked, looking at her former friend readying their bag to leave Fairy Tail.
Jellal looked at Erza then the blonde glaring behind her, a small smile appearing on his face.
"Yes, I need to start my journey and fulfill my promise to Lucy and the council. I'll visit when I can."
"I'd appreciate that." Erza said smiling.
"But it's not really necessary you know?" Lucy said tossing an arm around Erza, who rolled her eyes, and smiled apologetically to the other mage. "I'll keep Erza safe and sound so just focus on your task got it, good."
Jellal pulled at his collar, and chuckled. "of course, my apologies. Well then until the next time we meet everyone."
Erza and the rest of Team Natsu watched as Jellal left their guild, onto his next journey.
"Hey, anyone know where Lucy is? she's been missing for like a week." Natsu asked, Erza right behind him also curious as to where Lucy was.
Mira turned to the worried dragon slayer and knight mage before answering. "Oh, she actually went on a mission with Wendy, said it was to make up for lost time. They should actually be back right about now."
"Boom!"
"Man, Windy you were amazing! Like when you tossed that guy back with the wind and then flew down with Charle!" Lucy gushed. "I can't believe how strong you've gotten!"
Wendy continued to blush at the praise she was receiving from her idol. "It was nothing, I mean I just remembered to train like you said."
"Damn straight you have!" Lucy cheered hugging the smaller girl, causing the entire guild to coo at the two. Seeing such a strong mage coddle a little girl was such a rare and adorable sight, they couldn't help but take it in. Erza couldn't help but find the sight adorable.
"So ya decided where ya gonna live yet?" Lucy asked Wendy.
"How could have the child done that when you took her on a mission as soon as she got her guild mark you idiot!" Charle yelled.
"Shaddup cat, I was just asking!" Lucy yelled.
"Err, well I was thinking about the dorms, since everyone lives there." Wendy said nervously hoping to stop her friends from fighting.
"That's a good choice!" Lucy yelled, "My mate lives there so you'll be well protected. And plus, she lets me sleep over all the time, so I'll see you too!"
"That's great!" Wendy said, happy at the thought.
"I do not, you break in when I'm asleep and spoon me!" Erza blurted out turning bright red at her confession.
"Semantles."
"I'll kill you."
"Everyone!" A random mage ran into the guild. "There's trouble!"
Wendy looked up when bells began to ring around the city. "What's that?"
"I don't know, maybe I'm gonna get to fight someone strong?" Lucy smirked, standing next to her.
"That sound..." Gray's face lit up. "It couldn't be?"
"It is!" Natsu was ecstatic. "Gildarts has come back!"
"Gildarts back huh?" Lucy mumbled to herself. "I think I'm finally gonna get to have a fun fight." Lucy said smiling.
And so comes an end to the Oracion Seis arc and onwards to the next! Thank you to all those who were patient for my hiatus and continue to support my work. Please comment, follow, like.