In Magnolia, the night is calm and quiet as everyone had gone home and sleep for the night. Mostof the streets are empty except for the trio member of Shadow Gear who were still walking around as they were heading to Jet and Droy's home for the night.
"wouldn't it be better for you stay with Lai and the others at the dorm, Levy?" asked Jet, thinking that Levy would be better staying at Fairy Hills.
"yeah, you would be more comfortable there then staying with us" said Droy in agreement.
"don't be ridiculous! I would rather with my team then act like chickens in a henhouse! We are a team after all, I know you two are strong to watch over me when we get into trouble!" said Levy with a smile as Jet and Droy swooned by her kind words.
"Oh, Levy! you're so kind!" the two shouted as joyful tears and hearts in their eyes
"There's nothing to fear with the three of us!" Jet proclaimed proudly.
"I'll protect you, Levy!" Droy declared with confidence.
"No, I will!" Jet argued.
They then stopped their arguing when they heard some crying coming towards them
"what is that?" Levy asked confused "crying?"
"something is coming!" Jet exclaimed as he looks back behind them.
Levy and Droy prepared themselves for it might be Phantom Lord trying to attack them
"LEVY-NEECHAN!" The sound of children was heard as it surprised Levy, Jet and Droy
They then heard familiar voices as they saw that it was Haruka and Haruo with Kiara running to them
"Haruka-chan!? Haruo-chan!?" Levy exclaimed in surprise as both the twins were crying to them
"what's wrong!? Jet asked them as he was replied with their cries
"Papa -sob- he -cries- Papa!" Haruo cried as he holds his eyes as his tears falls down his face
"Natsu? did something happen to Natsu!?" Droy said while holding onto Haruo's shoulder
The twins cried harder as they hugged Levy and Droy and cried to them
"Kiara what happened!?" Levy asked the pop fox while trying to calm down Haruka
"Kyuiiii" Kiara squealed in sadness to her as Levy looks at the kids and then to Jet.
"Jet! Go with Kiara and find Natsu!" Levy told him as he nodded
"let's go, Kiara!" Jet said as he grabbed the little pop fox and run at high speed to where Natsu's house is
"come on, Droy" Levy said as she carried Haruka into her arms "we need to get Erza and the others!"
"got it!" Droy said as he carried up Haruo and then they run towards Fairy Hills
"Natsu! Natsu!" Jet hollered in the forest as he runs around with Kiara riding on his shoulders. "hey! Natsu! answer me!"
Jet went into a braking halt as he looks side to side to see any sign of Natsu, but he couldn't see the man anywhere.
"just where he could be!?" said Jet before Kiara squealed and jumps off his shoulder. the Pop Fox started sniffing the ground before she ran forward. "you got his scent, Kiara!?"
Jet followed Kiara as the Pop Fox keeps on running before the two arrived at the opening where the remains of Natsu and Gajeel's battle remained still. Iron Log spears on the ground and some on the tree and foot tracks everywhere.
"This is" said Jet before he spotted Chitetsu as the katana is laid on the ground. Jet quickly went to the katana and was about to pick it up when static of electricity shocks his hand. "ow!"
"don't think of touching me or you will lose your hand," said Chitetsu as the demonic skeletal shadow appeared upon his blade.
"hey, where's Natsu, and what happened to him?!" said Jet to the talking katana.
"he fought against the one named Iron Dragon of Phantom Lord" said Chitetsu "and he lost against him"
"what!?" exclaimed Jet in shock.
"leave me be here and find him" said Chitetsu "his life is in danger"
"right!" said Jet as he ran to inform the others while Kiara stayed behind. The Pop Fox squealed at Chitetsu before she started sniffing the ground and then ran following a scent.
"this is why mortals are so soft and foolish at some point of time" said Chitetsu as the katana's blade glowed black. "why join such people like them?"
at Fairy Hills in Lucy's room, the occupants were all asleep as Lucy sleeps on her bed, Gray on the couch, while Erza and Lucy on a spare bed on the floor. Everyone slept peacefully for the night before the door slammed open by Levy.
"Erza! Everyone!" Levy shouted as she turned on the light. Everyone clenches their eyes open, as their eyes winced a bit to the light
"what's -yawn- wrong?" Lucy asked while rubbing her eyes
"Levy? Droy?" Mira stretch her arms up and scratch her back while looking at them
"what's all the racket?" said Gray before yawning.
"why are Haruka and Haruo crying?" Erza asked as she stands up and sees Haruka and Haruo, both still crying and wailing.
"Natsu! something happened to Natsu!" Levy exclaimed to them
"What!?" Lucy exclaimed to them
They then heard running coming from outside and into the dorm as Jet appeared.
"Jet?!" Droy exclaimed to his friend
"where's Natsu!?" Levy exclaimed to him
"I couldn't find Natsu there! And it's bad! Chitetsu said that Natsu just fought against Phantom and is seriously wounded somewhere!" Jet exclaimed to them as they all gasped in shock and surprised
"Levy! Lucy! You two stay here with Haruka and Haruo while Droy and Jet you two wake everybody up!" exclaimed Erza as she requips her Heart Kreuz Armor on and started to walk out of the room followed by Gray and the others." the rest of us are going to find Natsu!"
"Papa…!" Haruka cried onto Levy's shoulder as the latter caressed the child' back
Levy looks in worry for the twin's father as she prayed to god that he is safe
"Natsu!" Macao shouted out to the pink hair man who was nowhere to be found in the town
"Natsu!" Lisanna shouted she looks for any sign of the man
"Where are you man!" Elfman shouted while running around the streets
"any luck!?" Wakaba shouted to Alzack who is looking for Natsu on a roof
"nothing!" Alzack shouted back to him in reply
"we got to find him! Chitetsu said he's seriously injured!" Loke shouted while looking at the alleyways
within the Phantom Guild Hall, the guild is just as dark as its name as it is such a gloomy looking guild.
"Gajeel, I heard you attacked Fairy Tail, huh? And you also took down one of their top mage?! Good job!" A Phantom Lord Guild member said as he approached the iron dragon slayer who is currently sitting at a table, eating a handful of iron screws and bolts with a pissed expression. "I bet their spirits are pretty crushed right now! Serves them right!" Before the man could say anything else, an iron club extended from Gajeel's arm; sending the man flying across the guild.
"What did I say about disturbing me while I'm eating?" Gajeel said in an annoyed tone, as his arm returned to normal, "You scum." The iron dragon slayer stood from his seat, and glared at the other guild members. "I don't like it! I don't like it at all!" Gajeel shouted as he kicks away a table near him
"My, my..." Jose appeared with a dark chuckle and asked "what is the matter, Gajeel-kun? are you still not satisfied after defeating the Red Slayer?"
Gajeel then punches the wall beside him "That wasn't a fair fight! why didn't you tell me that Salamander had kids?!" Gajeel shouted at Jose with a glare
"oh my! It must've slipped my mind that I forgot to tell you" Jose replied with a calm innocent face as he shrugged his shoulders
"you better not messed with Salamander's kids, Jose! You hear me!" Gajeel shouted at him "a dragon's hatchlings are the last thing you want to mess with!"
"I'll try to keep that in mind" Jose replied as he turned around to walk back into the shadows
Gajeel then glared at the rest of the guild members
"that goes for all of you! You try to mess with them, you'll be messing with me!" Gajeel growled at them as they all nodded in fear to him
The search for the injured dragon slayer went on till morning as everyone was searching high and low for Natsu. We then turn our attention to the forest where Gray, Erza, and Mira are looking for any tracks of Natsu around the area.
"Natsu!" exclaimed Gray as everyone looks for Natsu everywhere and still couldn't find him. "where are you!?"
"if we had Kiara around" said Mira as the Pop Fox could help them find Natsu with her sensitive nose. The Majin looks up as Erza came hovering down while in her Heaven Wheel's armor after doing an aerial survey of the forest to find any sign of Natsu. "you found him?"
"I don't see him anywhere in the forest" said Erza as she equipped back her Heaven Wheel Armor for her Heart Kreuz armor. "I can't see nor even sense him anywhere!"
"just where could he be?! If Chitetsu says that he's badly injured, we should be able to find traces of blood or something!" said Mira, annoyed by the fact that they couldn't find Natsu in the whole night. Everyone keeps on looking around before they heard a familiar squealing sound coming from the front.
"that sound" said Erza as she looks at the front.
"that's Kiara!" exclaimed Mira as everyone followed the sound of the squealing and soon finds Kiara.
"Kiara! Where were you this whole time?!" said Gray as Kiara squealed in reply before running off. "hey!"
"I think she knows where Natsu is" said Erza as Mira looks at her.
"then let's follow!" said Mira as she ran after Kiara as Gray and Erza followed behind.
At the Sakura cave's entrance, Kiara ran in as Mira, Gray, and Erza followed behind as they arrived inside.
"why she brought us here?" said Mira in confusion as to why Kiara led them into the Sakura caves.
"it couldn't be" said Erza with a fearful look before they heard Kiara squealing out for their attention.
They all look at where Kiara is as the Pop Fox is by one of the Sakura Trees where two legs were poking out from behind.
"is that…" said Mira before they all went to Kiara and looks to who is behind the Sakura tree, when they did, their eyes widen in shock, surprise, anger and sadness.
Natsu Daimous laid against the tree, with bleeding holes on his chest, shoulder, and right leg as he just laid there unconsciously while covered in a few Sakura Petals.
"Natsu!" shouted Gray as he kneels beside the man and sees the blood that is covering his body and soaked into his clothes. Gray holds Natsu up as he checks on his body "hey! Natsu!"
Gray's hands felt that they were drenched as his eyes widen in shock when he saw Natsu's blood just covering them. Mira and Erza stood beside Natsu as they clenched their fists in anger because of one of their strongest and kindest guildmate is injured badly and is also a father to two children who could be orphaned in the future.
Kiara squealed as the Pop Fox rubs her head against Natsu's hand, trying to get a reaction but he isn't moving at all. Gray placed his hands over Natsu's wound as he froze them up to stop his bleeding and preventing intense blood loss.
"damnit! Damnit!" exclaimed Gray with an angry face.
Before long, every member of Fairy Tail entered the Sakura Caves as they formed a crowd, all look in shock at the fallen Salmon haired mage, Gasps of shock and grunts of anger could be heard from the crowd as they were all angry.
"Papa!" cried out Haruka and Haruo as they run to the crowd while Lucy and Levy running behind, trying to catch the twins.
"don't let them see him!" said Mira as Macao and Wakaba nodded before both adults stopped Haruka and Haruo from seeing their father in his state.
"Papa! Papa!" cried out Haruka as Macao holds her back from getting towards him. "I want to see Papa!"
"don't! you two can't see him now!" said Wakaba, holding Haruo who struggles in his grasp.
"Papa!" cried out Haruo in tears as their father is injured badly and they wanted to see him and be with him. Everyone holds in their anger as they know how exactly the twins feel.
everyone then felt a powerful presence coming towards them as the crowd make way for Makarov who was wearing his Wizard Saint's attire with a walking wooden staff in hand. Makarov make his way to the end of the crowd as his eyes were foreshadowed as he looks at Natsu's state.
"Master…." Erza said while not looking at him as her focus was on Natsu
"I can withstand our guild being demolished to a ruined bar home…" Makarov started with his voice low and humble, "but seeing my grandchildren's tears and the blood spilled from one of my children!?" his staff then started to crack apart as his hold became even more severe, "is something no father can forgive!" his voice turning into a powerful roar, his staff finally bursting from the enormous pressure of his grip.
A raging golden aura then erupted from the guild-master, which startled many of the surrounding bystanders. "WE GO TO WAR!"
under the Fairy Tail's basement, Natsu's whole body is bandaged up while he rests and recovers on a hospital bed. Lisanna came and stands beside Natsu's bed as she placed down a small bin filled with cold water on a table beside his bed, she drenched a small towel into the cold water before she squeeze out the excess water and then folds the towel. She placed the towel on Natsu's forehead before Lisanna went away.
Nearby Natsu's bed is Lucy, Haruka, and Haruo Makarov had left with the rest of the guild while leaving behind Lisanna and Lucy to watch over Natsu and the twins. Haruka and Haruo were asleep as they slept on Lucy's lap while the blonde watch over them before looking at Natsu.
"how could Phantom do this to you?" said Lucy with a frowning face as the one who got her to join Fairy Tail is terribly injured and wounded as tears fall from her eyes. "those Phantoms….they're unforgivable!"
at Oaktown, a branch of Phantom Lord resides within the town.
A trio of guild-members was making their way past the many rows of tables that littered the main hall of the building.
"it's time for a job!" "let's pluck some of those Fairy's wings when we get back!" Just before the three could make it to the door
BOOM!
a large explosion erupted from the entryway, blowing the doors completely off their large hinges and across the hall. The trio, and some of the Phantom guild-members who were sitting near the door were sent flying as well.
After the dust cleared, the angered and startled members of Phantom Lord were first met with the sight of Mira in her Satan soul with a pissed expression on her. As the dust cleared further, unease was thrown amongst the Phantom members as they saw an entire group of mages standing menacingly in the hole that was just made.
"Fairy Tail has arrived!" roared the voice of Makarov at the head of the Fairy Tail mages.
The war between instantly began as both sides charged at each other
"Purple Net!" Shouted Macao as he released various tendrils of blue flame to ensnare many of Phantom's members, "Wakaba!"
"Got it!" the smoke mage replied. "Smoke Crush!" he exclaimed as pink smoke shot out of his pipe in the form of many fists that he sent out to clobber the mages that Macao had captured.
"Beast Arm: Black Bull!" shouted Elfman before his arm transformed into a dark coloured beast arm with prominent muscles.
the take-over mage launched a whole group of mages into the air. He then brought his arm back and flexed it, "Taking out scumbags is manly!"
"Ice-Make: Geyser!" Gray launched his ice out and created and a large chunk of jagged ice that took out another wave of oncoming mages, "Is that it? Pathetic."
"Re-quip!" Erza erupted from a bundle of Phantom members, clad in her Flame Empress armor, sending all the mages flying with a vicious force, "Tell me! Where is your Element 4? Let me face them!"
Mirajane released several pillars of Darkness Magic from the ground and sent the group surrounding her flying, "Now tell me… WHERE THE HELL IS THAT IRON BASTARD SO THAT I CAN PUT A PRETTY NEW DENT ON HIS STUPID FACE!?"
"Card Magic: Lightning! Reverse! Lovers!" Cana shouted as she held up three cards at oncoming Phantom mages, "Fate of Lighting!" a large net of lighting was shot out around her and electrocuted all the mages coming her way.
The next Fairy Tail member to be surrounded was none other than the small Pop Fox, Kiara.
"Get that Pop Fox!" "it's just a little runt!" "Let's catch it and sell it for some cash!"
Kiara sneered at them as she transforms into her larger form and started shredding their clothes with her clothes, making them all scream.
On the other side of the guild, Makarov was fighting a group of Phantom Lord mages. The enemy mages didn't stand a chance, as Fairy Tail's master tore through their ranks like paper. Makarov's arms grew to massive sizes; smashing Phantom Lord mages to the ground.
"H-He's a monster!" A Phantom Lord mage rasped out, as he struggled against Makarov's iron grip.
"You laid hands on this monster's family." Makarov said in a dark tone, glaring at the mages around him, "Don't think any human laws will protect you!" The Phantom Lord mages took a fearful step back, as Makarov threw the mage he was holding into a nearby wall, "Jose! Show yourself!"
"where are Gajeel and the Elemental 4?!" Erza exclaimed
"So... that's Erza the Titania, and The Demon Mirajane" Gajeel muttered as he looked down at the small battlefield from the rafters. "But I don't see Gildarts, Laxus or Mystogan anywhere." He crossed his arms as he watched Fairy Tail continue to push his guild, but that didn't seem to bother him at all
meanwhile, Natsu is in his dreams where he stood in the middle of a broad grass field as he watch the grass dance from a passing wind.
Natsu then hears the sound of bells jingling with one another as he turns and sees that he is now in a snowy region that is blowing out snow from a blizzard. However, amidst the blizzard is a large Sakura tree that glows a beautiful pinkish colour. Natsu looks at the Sakura tree before he hears the jingling bell once more.
the man looks at the Sakura tree as the blizzard disappeared and he with the large Sakura tree were now within some sort of garden where there are so much life thriving within. Dragonflies hovering over water, frogs ribbiting while sitting on lily pads, and several wildlife lurking around.
Natsu hears the bell jingling once more as he started to walk towards the Sakura tree as the sound is coming from behind it. Step by step, Natsu felt as if he was drawn towards the Sakura tree.
"This place is" said Natsu before he hears singing coming from behind the Sakura tree as the singing is coming from a woman's voice. The fireflies started glowing around the Giant Sakura tree as they danced around in the air. Natsu hears the wind blowing as a few sakura petals dance in the air with the fireflies.
Natsu reached towards the other side of the tree as the two Pop Foxes run up ahead him as they were squealing to someone. The sound of the singing was getting closer as Natsu walks around the Sakura tree and saw a white clothing near the trunk of the tree.
tears started to form in Natsu's eyes as they weren't stopping flowing down his face for no reason The singing stopped as Natsu turned around the corner and saw someone he once held dear
"…Ikaruga" muttered Natsu in tears that endlessly drip down his eyes.
That's a wrap!
Bye bye