"N-Natsu-san, Lucy-san…Gray-san, Erza-san, Laxus-san…Juvia-san…?!" Wendy had never felt more relived in her life to see her guild members. "C-Carla?! How did you guys!?"

"I kept feeling uneasy…so even though I was an hour behind, I went as fast as I could to catch up with the train you took…" Carla explained. "I was following you the entire time, and when Doranbolt appeared, I flew back as fast as I could to Fairy Tail…"

"You were following us…?" Cynthia blinked, and then shook her head slowly as she realized that wasn't important.

"The Calvary?" Correll asked as he rubbed his face from Natsu's punch, looking at the group of Fairy Tail wizards.

"Who do you think you are to lay a hand on either one of them…?" Natsu asked in a deep, menacing tone.

"Third Captain of the Magic Council enforcement unit…Correll…" Correll replied. "Those two girls are in a lot of trouble, you see. Attacking three on duty officers…"

"They wouldn't have attacked if you left them alone!" Lucy shouted, forcing a gate closure on Cancer to conserve her magic energy

"My, my…" The First captain, Aloy walked from the shadows, shaking his head. "What seems to be the problem now, Correll?"

"F-First Captain!" Correll stood up straight, saluting at the presence of the first captain.

"Who's this guy?" Gray asked, narrowing his eyes at Aloy.

"First Captain, Aloy," Aloy replied to Gray. "Now, Fairy Tail, what seems to be the problem?"

"Your friends are trying to talk away two of our guild members," Laxus replied, his arms crossed as faint traces of electricity danced around his body, meaning he was ready to attack in case things went south.

"Oh, I see…" Aloy shook his head slowly. "You see…we have orders to take in the girl known as Cynthia…she is a threat to the country of Fiore and she needs to be detained…"

"Screw that!" Natsu shouted. "She's a member of Fairy Tail, and if she's a problem, she's OUR problem and we will handle it!"

"I'm afraid this problem is a lot larger than you can comprehend, Salamander," Aloy replied, keeping his eyes trained on Natsu, prepared if the hot headed Salamander attempted to strike.

"No," Erza started. "When we are unable to handle it, that is when it becomes a big problem, and Cynthia is not a problem or a threat, nor will she ever been one."

"E-Erza…" Cynthia felt a warm feeling in her chest from everyone standing up for her and what she wanted to be.

"I think it's quite noble to stick up for your family, as you call them," Aloy replied. "But she, and Wendy Marvell, are criminals, and it is my job to apprehend them both."

"You'll have to go through us first, bub," Gajeel said, pounding his fist together.

"I really do not want to do this…" Aloy sighed, shaking his head slowly. "But, Natsu Dragneel, you are under arrest for attacking an officer on duty…"

"You're gonna have a hard time taking me in!" Natsu glared deeply at Aloy, who seemed unfazed.

"I'll be damned…" Maggie said quietly. "You knew this was coming, didn't you?"

"Perhaps," The male replied, rubbing his chin.

"Unless higher criminals than you appeared, I'm afraid this is the end for you, Fairy Tail," Aloy said with a tiny smirk.

"Juvia will do whatever she needs to do to protect Wendy-san and Cynthia-san," Juvia said with a glare towards Aloy and the surrounding Council guards.

"Aye, sir!" Happy nodded in agreement, getting in a battle ready position.

"So be it…" Aloy smirked, a gold heavenly glow appearing around his body. "Meteor…" He flew up, and at a blinding speed, he aimed a punch at Natsu, but his punch was blocked by Laxus, who had electricity dancing around his body.

"L-Laxus, I could've blocked that!" Natsu yelled out.

"No you couldn't have," Laxus replied as Aloy jumped back, impressed by Laxus's speed.

"Impressive…" Aloy said. "I wouldn't expect any less from Laxus Dreyar…"

"You ain't ready for the big…" A voice from above said.

"What the…?" Correll looked up, spotting a figure holding a large hammer in his hands. "MOVE!" Everyone looked up, noticing the figure.

"BANG!" The figure slammed the hammer into the ground just as everyone rolled out of the way; the hammer's impact caused a giant explosion, creating a large smoke cloud, and separating the two groups.

"What the hell was that!?" Gajeel asked as he sprang up, looking around, unable to see anything through the smoke.

"WHO was that is the better question…" Erza replied, looking around.

"Wendy, are you okay?" Cynthia asked, supporting Wendy up.

"I'm fine…" Wendy gave a small nod as she stood up. When the smoke cleared, several figures, including Maggie were now in front of the council, causing their eyes to widen.

"Fancy meeting you blokes here," Maggie smirked to the Council guards.

"What…?! Who are these guys?!" A Council Guard asked as his eyes widened.

"T-Tartaros...and Silent Sanctum!" Correll replied.

"Tartaros, Silent Sanctum!? What are these two doing here?!" Odin replied, finally recovering from his injuries with his battle with Wendy and Cynthia as he made his way over to Correll and Aloy.

"We heard members of the Council were all but here," A male with knight's armor, short reddish hair replied, holding a hammer in both of his arms, smirking widely.

"That's the Deadly Blade…Byron!" Correll said in shock.

"Heartless bastard works too," Byron replied, changing the hammer he had in his hands with double swords.

"What do we do, we're too weak to fight…" Odin asked, gripping his chest.

"We cannot fight them; we must allow Wendy Marvell and Cynthia to escape for the time being," Aloy replied.

"But Aloy!" Correll protested.

"It's a losing fight," Aloy replied, looking at the shadows of the members of Lethal Sanctum, and the Fairy Tail wizards observing from the sidelines. "We're outnumbered, injured, and outmatched. We have to deal with these mages first before we can deal with Fairy Tail."

"Tch…fall back, men…" Odin said through a heavy scowl as he, Correll, and the guards fell back. The Fairy Tail wizards used this time to escape on the train, except for Laxus, who morphed into a bolt of lightning and went back to Fairy Tail because he didn't want to deal with the motion sickness as the train rode off. Aloy eyed the figures of the Lethal Sanctum mages before giving a wink to Maggie, smirking as he used Meteor to fly off.

"That went well," Byron replied with a smirk as the Council fell back.

A tall mall with red hair walked forward, a cigarette in his mouth. He was wearing a black and red tee along with red pants and shoes. He shook his head slowly, taking the cigarette out of his mouth to blow some smoke out. "I suppose so," he replied.

"I wish we could've killed them though…" Byron shrugged. "Right, Horoki?"

"Mhm," Horoki replied, placing the cigarette back into his mouth.

"You know that would've been against my orders," The male in the lab coat walked forward with his hands behind his back, shaking his head slightly. "The orders were to simply make sure Cynthia remained out of the Council's hands. There is no need for violence as the first solution.

"That's boring!" Byron protested, a heavenly light appearing around his double swords as a blood red sword appeared in his hand. "My sword was begging to taste their blood!"

"You did the job I asked of you," The male replied, smirking. "Now, where did…"

"They had an errand to run," Horoki replied, smirking slightly. "They went to send a message to another well-known guild."

"I see…" The male brought his hand to his chin. "Your mission for now has been completed, and I will tell your master that you did an exceptional job."

"What about uh…Cynthia?" Bryon asked, scratching his head.

"She is not ready yet, and the Council will be more focused on you than on her now, which should give her ample time to become as strong as I want her to be before we initiate the takeover of Fiore." The male nodded slowly.

"Oi…thanks…whatever your name is…" Maggie scoffed slightly, crossing her arms.

"My name? Oh dear, I can't believe I've yet to tell you. My name Aiden Viscard." Aiden nodded slowly.

"And who's this Cynthia girl you so desperately want to keep tabs on?" Horoki asked.

"Oh, her name is Cynthia Viscard; and she is my daughter."

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On the train ride back to Magnolia, three out of four Dragon Slayers were groaning loudly from the motion sickness. "Ugh…." Natsu fell on the floor on his stomach, his eyes white as his face turned blue.

"I hate this…" Cynthia was lying her head on Wendy's lap again as Wendy rubbed her stomach for some relief.

"What the heck was THAT all about!?" Carla yelled out.

"The Council was after Cynthia! And I had to protect her!" Wendy replied.

"I know that," Carla sighed, placing her paws on her hips. "I meant, WHY are they after Cynthia!?"

"They think she's a threat to Fiore…" Wendy sighed, frowning.

"Why would they think that…?" Erza asked, keeping a sharp eye around in case anyone was following them, though it seemed unlikely. Cynthia sighed, and began to explain the entire story she told Wendy about where she came from and why the Council is after her, taking up most of the train ride.

"If you want to turn me in…" Cynthia started, groaning slightly.

"N-No!" Wendy put her arms around Cynthia protectively. "Don't turn her in…"

"We're not going to," Gray replied, nodding. "If she becomes a threat, then it's our problem to deal with, not theirs."

"Juvia agrees with Gray-sama!" Juvia nodded as hearts entered her eyes.

"Can we just get off this train…?" Gajeel groaned quietly, embarrassed that his tough attitude was easily broken by a train ride of all things. After what seemed like an eternity to the Dragon Slayers, which was only an hour in real time, the train ride stopped and the Fairy Tail wizards made their way back to Fairy Tail. Everything relating to the Council's chase for Cynthia went quiet…