Mama Mirajane-5
"Master, we have a slight problem." Mira exclaimed as she came up to Makarov.
"What seems to be the problem?" Makarov asked.
"Last night we learned, Velvet can't go back to her smaller, chibi form." Mira explained.
Makarov looked over to where the Exceed was, removing Scythe's splint and putting ointment on his arm.
"I see. She is still in her other form." Makarov said cupping his chin.
"I think it might have something to do with the Moon Drip she was exposed to." Mira sighed.
"That could be a possibility, however, we've got a slightly larger problem." Makarov exclaimed. "Scythe isn't able to actually predict the future like we thought."
"What?" Mira asked.
"Last night, something wasn't sitting right with me, so I had a friend of mine come in, he's a professional, helped Cana with her magic. You remember him, tall lengthy guy, looks like Slenderman." Makarov exclaimed. "I had him come in last night, and he confirmed, from the magical aura around the table, someone controlled Scythe to tell us about the coming war."
"So, they gave us a warning through him." Mira exclaimed her eyes wide with shock.
"Exactly. He still had control over his own mind, whoever did it, just controlled his actions to show us the cards, predicting the war." Makarov stated.
"But whoever did this must be extremely powerful. I couldn't sense their magic at all in Scythe." Mira stated.
"That is a problem, but one we have to put on the back burner, while we prepare for any oncoming attacks from Phantom Lord." Makarov exclaimed.
"I'll be sure to have Scythe at a friend's house when the war begins." Mira sighed.
"I might have a solution to that."
Mira and Makarov looked to who spoke, and saw Lucy standing there with a small smile on her face.
"What solution do you have Lucy?" Makarov asked.
"Well, I spoke with grandpa Crux last night, one of my spirits, and he told me that Aquarius was acting kind around Scythe was because she finds him to be rather cute and has a secret motherly side. So I asked him if it would be possible to take anyone into the Celestial Spirit world, and apparently there is a way for that, they just have to be wearing clothing from the celestial spirit world."
"So you're recommending Aquarius babysits while the war goes on?" Mira asked.
"If you're willing, otherwise I could ask my landlady, she's supposedly good with kids." Lucy recommended.
"I'll be sure to remember that. But I'll keep options open." Mira exclaimed.
"Oh Mira, by the way, a letter came for you from the adoption agency." Makarov said handing her the closed envelope.
Mira opened up the letter and read it in anticipation. She lowered it with a grim look on her face.
"What's wrong Mira?" Lucy asked.
"T-they're sending someone over to the guild to inspect my daily life to see if I'm fit to raise him." Mira exclaimed.
"This is bad. If they try and take him away, he's going to throw a fit and use his magic." Lucy exclaimed.
"That's not even the worst possible outcome." Makarov exclaimed. "If his magic is discovered, the council could easily take him away, and force him into growing up as a weapon."
"I can't let that happen to my baby." Mira cried slightly, her hands covering her face.
"Mama, what's wrong?"
Mira looked up from her hands to see Scythe sitting there, a sad look in his eyes.
"Is it because I told about the war with the cards? Are you upset with me about it?" Scythe asked, having no clue why she was upset. "I'm sorry."
"Oh, no sweetie, it's nothing involving that. You're a good boy, I'm not upset with you." Mira smiled reaching over the bar counter and pulling him into a hug. "Mama's just upset about something, and I don't know the outcome of it."
"It's okay Mama, I'm sure you'll be able to get the outcome you want." Scythe said hugging her tightly.
"C'mon Scythe, let's go play with Plue." Lucy smiled.
"Alright." Scythe smiled as Mira set him down.
Once they were out of hearing shot, Makarov turned to Mira.
"What's the letter say about when the representative comes?" He questioned.
"If my calculations are correct, they're coming on the day the war will start." Mira exclaimed.
"Hey Mira, would it be alright if I took Scythe on a job?" Lucy asked coming back over. "Nothing serious, just a smalltime thing."
"Sure, just be sure he stays safe, and his arm should be better by the end of the day, so you can leave tomorrow." Mira exclaimed.
"Alright. I'll go let him know." Lucy smiled walking back over to the table Scythe was sitting at, playing one handed patty cake with Plue.
"Are you sure it's going to be alright for him to go on a job with the adoption agency sending someone from CPS so soon?" Makarov asked.
"I'm sure. He's a member of the guild, and she said the job wouldn't be too serious, and it won't because I'm the one who's gonna pick it." Mira exclaimed walking out from behind the counter to the request board.
Mira looked over the request bored before finding a job that seemed suitable for Lucy and Scythe.
"Lucy, I've found a job that would be easy to do." Mira smiled.
Lucy took the flyer and read the job.
"Wanted, Sorcerer or Sorceress at Kitsune Daycare. Reward is standard pay for daycare employees. Must be good with kids, can bring their own kids if necessary; free of charge." Lucy read aloud. "I don't know Mira, do you think Scythe would do well with the other kids there?"
"I think he will." Mira smiled. "Besides, it's a good chance for me to scout out daycares for him. This one's especially good because it's in Magnolia."
"Alright." Lucy smiled. "Should I get some things for Scythe?"
"I've got his bag of toys right behind the counter." Mira smiled.
"Okay, c'mon Scythe, we're going on our first job together." Lucy stated.
"Yay." Scythe cheered.
"Alright, his nap times are every three hours, and he get cranky without Mr. Snuggles. So make she he has his stuffy otherwise he won't settle for his naps." Mira explained.
"Alright, anything else I should know?" Lucy asked taking the bag from Mira.
"Yeah, he has constant nightmares, mainly from his past, is what I think they're from. If he is having a nightmare. Sing him Goodnight my Angel by Celtic Woman." Mira explained.
"Oh I love that song." Lucy smiled.
"It's the only one he'll settle to. I learned that the hard way." Mira chuckled.
"Mommy. Are you coming?" Scythe asked.
"No sweetie, you're going to be going on this job with Aunt Lucy only." Mira smiled. "But don't worry, you'll still be coming home after her shifts end."
"Okay mommy." Scythe exclaimed hugging her with one arm.
"Now be good for Aunt Lucy, sweetie, and behave around the other kids." Mira exclaimed.
"Yes mommy." Scythe smiled before he began following Lucy to their job. "Bye-bye."
"Bye sweetie." Mira smiled.
~Ten minutes later, at the Daycare~
"Hello there, my name's Sasha, how can I help you?" The receptionist at the front desk asked.
"Hi, my name's Lucy, I'm here from Fairy Tail, answering the job request." Lucy exclaimed holding up they flyer.
"Oh, excellent, we've been waiting on someone to answer that for a couple weeks now." Sasha smiled walking around from the counter, seeing Scythe. "Who's this little guy?" She asked as Scythe stepped behind her.
"This is Scythe. He's a little shy around strangers. He's on this job with me, because his mother is a little busy tending to our guild mate's orders." Lucy exclaimed.
"Oh, Mirajane is this cuties mother?" Sasha inquired kneeling down to look at Scythe.
"Yeah. Looks like her reputation is well known even in Daycares." Lucy smiled.
"Every year for three years she's come by during our fundraising bake sales, and has volunteered to put her baking skills to use, raising the results of the sales even higher than we anticipated each year." Sasha smiled. "She's a good friend of mine. I had no idea she had a kid."
"Well, she actually adopted him. I'll explain it to you later. Say hi to her Scythe." Lucy smiled stepping round to behind Scythe.
"H-hi." Scythe said before turning around and burying his face into Lucy's shins.
"Oh dear, what happened to his arm?" Sasha asked.
"He's a sorcerer, but he used an attack his body couldn't handle yet, so he ended up breaking his arm in a couple places. The cast will be coming off tomorrow." Lucy explained putting a comforting hand on Scythe's head.
"Oh my. Well, let's see if we can't fit him into the magic users group." Sasha smiled before looking at the books. "Looks like we've only got one other magic user in that group, so there's plenty of spots available."
"That's great." Lucy smiled.
"How long will you be accepting the job?" Sasha asked.
"For a while probably." Lucy smiled. "Can't say exactly how long."
"Lucy." A familiar pinket shouted opening the doors scaring her.
"Natsu, what are you doing here?" Lucy asked.
"I have the perfect job for us to take. It's taking down a group of bandits, and the reward is pretty decent." Natsu smiled.
"Natsu, I'm in the middle of a job right now." Lucy exclaimed.
"Aw come on, Grey and Erza have already agreed to come along." Natsu groaned.
"I said no Natsu. Now get going." Lucy exclaimed pushing him out the door.
"What was that all about?" Sasha asked.
"Natsu's just wanting me to join him on a mission of his." Lucy sighed.
"I see. He wouldn't happen to be the legendary Salamander from Fairy Tail would he?" Sasha inquired.
"He is. Honestly he's the reason I was able to get into Fairy Tail." Lucy sighed.
"How'd you meet?"
"Long story. I'll tell you if we ever have a break together." Lucy chuckled.
"Alright. Now, Scythe follow me while I get you settled with your new friend." Sasha smiled.
Scythe hid behind Lucy, nervous to go with Sasha.
"Why don't I follow you?" Lucy asked.
"Sounds like a good idea. It could be the start of the tour." Sasha exclaimed.
Lucy followed Sasha, with Scythe right behind her, as she led them to the magic children's room.
"The other child we have who uses magic, is actually a lost magic user, surprisingly. She's extremely young, around eight years old, and she's a little bubbly. So she's going to try and make Scythe feel as welcome as possible." Sasha smiled leading the way. "She uses Sky Godslayer magic, and her parents live in town; though she's wanting to join the same guild her cousin was a part of."
"Oh nice. It's so sweet to have role models in your life." Lucy smiled.
"Now, what kind of magic does this little guy use?" Sasha asked as they stopped in front of the door.
"He's uh… Godslayer element Etherion." Lucy chuckled nervously, seeing the shocked look of disbelief on Sasha's face. "Why don't I explain during the tour?"
"Good idea." Sasha said, composing herself as she opened the door, where an eight year old girl with neon pink hair sitting at one of the tables, drawing.
"Chelia." Sasha smiled gaining the bubbly girl's attention.
"Yes Miss Sasha?" The pinket asked looking up from her drawing.
"We've got a new playmate for you." Sasha smiled. "Be gentle when you play with him. His arm is broken."
"Okay." Chelia smiled skipping happily to them leaning forward to look at Scythe. "Hi there my name's Chelia. What's your name?"
"S-Scythe." He said shyly still standing behind Lucy.
"It's okay sweetie. I'm gonna leave you here with Chelia while Miss Sasha and I talk about my employment here." Lucy smiled kneeling down to face him.
"But Aunt Lucy, what am I gonna do?" Scythe asked.
"Well, you're going to be doing some arts and crafts with Chelia." Sasha smiled.
"Now behave." Lucy exclaimed standing back up. "What do you do for watching them in the room when there's no adults?"
"We have golems made of fabric with steel bones. The steel if for protecting the children if needed. The kids won't even notice the metal unless we use a command spell to activate the golem's protection mode." Sasha explained as they left.
Once the door was closed, Chelia took Scythe's hand, that wasn't in a cast, and led him to the table where she had been sitting at earlier.
"Let me take a look at that arm." Chelia smiled undoing the cast after sitting him down.
"But mommy says that I'm not supposed to take it off before my arm is healed, unless it's for cleaning." Scythe exclaimed.
"I can help speed the progression of healing." Chelia smiled holding her hands above the arm, and a small ball of black air formed, pressing it lightly to his injury.
"That tickles." Scythe giggled.
"So what kind of magic do you use?" Chelia asked, starting up a conversation.
Scythe didn't give a verbal answer, he slowly raised his left arm, covering it in obsidian black metal, from the elbow to his fingers, with black flames around his hand, and black lightning crackling around his metal covered arm and the fire.
"Cool. You're a Godslayer just like me." Chelia smiled before she sighed with a frown. "But you're lucky. You have three elements. I've only got one."
"It's a curse." Scythe exclaimed.
"Hmm?" Chelia asked looking a bit surprised he'd say that.
"I… I was a lab rat. For a bad man. He took me from my family, killed my mommy and daddy, then I spent six months, being his test subject." Scythe exclaimed. "But now I have a new mommy, and she makes everything all better."
"Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. That isn't 'love' at all, what he did. No 'love' for him." Chelia stated, sounding on the brink of tears as she gently hugged him.
'I get the feeling the ugly pink haired lady and her are related.' Scythe mentally gasped.
"You're arm's all better now." Chelia said, smiling once more.
"Thank you." Scythe smiled moving his arm around.
"So what do you wanna do now?" Chelia asked.
"I don't know." Scythe chuckled.
~The next day~
"What happened here?" Lucy questioned.
Lucy stood in front of the Fairy Tail guild hall, with a bag of supplies for her next shift at the Daycare. But there was a problem. The guild hall was destroyed, with beams of iron protruding from every which angle that was sticking out from the hall's structure.
"It was Phantom." Mira exclaimed, holding Scythe in her arms. "They struck earlier than the prediction told us they would. Natsu, Erza, Grey and Happy are down in the basement right now. The job they took was completed sooner than they thought with all three of them."
"Is everyone okay?" Lucy asked.
"Everyone's fine. They struck in the middle of the night when no one was there. Scythe keeps fussing about wanting to fight Phantom Lord." Mira sighed as Scythe seemed grumpy. "I shouldn't keep you from your shift at the Daycare. Take Scythe, and get going."
"Alright." Lucy sighed taking the grumpy toddler.
Lucy headed off, for the Daycare, finding Sasha waiting outside the doors with a worried expression on her face that turned to relief once she saw them.
"Is everything okay? I saw the damage to the Guild Hall on my way to work, what's going on?" Sasha asked opening the door for them.
"There's a war starting between Phantom Lord, and Fairy Tail. It was predicted by someone who used Scythe as a conductor for the warning." Lucy exclaimed.
"A war, that sounds terrible." Sasha gasped.
"Phantom Lord made the first move, striking the Guild while no body was there." Lucy exclaimed putting Scythe in the magic user's room with Chelia. "According to Mirajane, nobody got hurt, thankfully. Master had sent a message to the council about Phantom Lord possibly starting a war between Fairy Tail the day it was predicted. The council most likely didn't take him seriously."
"That's the council for you." Sasha sighed.
"Now you behave Scythe. No sneaking out to try and fight Phantom Lord." Lucy exclaimed.
"Fine." Scythe grumped sitting on a beanbag chair.
Lucy left the room, leaving the toddler with Chelia who had gotten there ten minutes before him.
"Hey Scythe, why the long face?" Chelia asked.
"Fairy Tail was attacked and I'm not allowed to fight back." Scythe grumped.
"Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. You wanna know what makes me feel better?" Chelia inquired sitting beside him.
"Cartoons?"
"No, playing tag. You're it." Chelia smiled booping his nose.
Scythe smiled, as if his problems melted away, and started chasing after Chelia. The gam of chase went on going back and forth for quite some time, before Scythe and Chelia stopped for snack time.
When nap time came around, Chelia acted as a big sister and held Scythe close to her, as they both slept, with Chelia on top of the blanket, and Scythe under it.
"Awe, they look so cute sleeping together." Sasha smiled, taking a photo to post on the 'Most Memorable Moments Wall' of the Daycare, which was just basically a large corkboard that took up ninety percent of the wall space.
"I get the feeling Chelia and Scythe might be more than friends in the future." Lucy smiled closing the door.
"I don't think Scythe would be interested in girls older than him. Who knows, maybe he is, only time will tell." Sasha smiled pinning the picture up.
"So these are all the most memorable moments from the Daycare?" Lucy asked.
"From the first memorable moment of the Daycare first opening its doors nearly fifteen years ago, to now." Sasha smiled. "My mom was the one who founded the Daycare, and I inherited it when she retired. Even began keeping up with what kids are interested in these days."
"I can tell." Lucy smiled, before the pitter-patter of water was heard. "That's strange, the weather man didn't say anything about it raining today."
"Eh, you can't really trust what a man whose face you can't see over the radio says." Sasha chuckled. "C'mon, it's nap time, we finally get a break from taking care of the kids."
Meanwhile inside the dark room, where the napping toddlers were, the golems were sitting around, acting as the naptime beds. From the shadows out of one of the rooms, a womanly figure stepped out, her blue eyes focused on one of the sleeping figures on the golems plushy bodies.
"Target acquired." She whispered as she raised her hand. From between the golems, a small stream of water, separated Scythe from Chelia wrapping around Scythe and the blanket, keeping him wrapped up in it, as she lifted him from the golem's fluffy torso.
"Intruder." The golem stated, quite loudly, wrapping its soft hands around Scythe.
"Damn it." The mysterious woman cursed. "Water Slicer."
A blade of water shot out from her hands, cutting the golem's hands off as she used her water to grab Scythe again, before jumping out the window, and shattering the glass just as Sasha and Lucy came rushing in.
"Scythe." Chelia called out, having fully woken up.
"Chelia, what happened?" Sasha asked coming to see if her other magic using Daycare tenant was okay.
"I don't know. I was sleeping and then I woke up to the golem shouting there was an intruder." Chelia exclaimed. "Next thing I know, that strange woman grabbed Scythe and ran out the window."
"We need to call all the children's parents, and get them to come pick their children up." Sasha sighed.
"Why?" Lucy asked.
"It's standard protocol for situations like this. Head back to Fairy Tail and notify Mirajane about this. I can handle the rest." Sasha explained.
"Is Scythe going to be alright?" Chelia asked grabbing Lucy's hand.
"I know he is sweetie, he's been through worse. Trust me." Lucy exclaimed kneeling down to look Chelia in the eye.
"Lucy get going." Sasha called.
"Alright already I'm heading out." Lucy called back grabbing her bag and heading out the door.
It took Lucy five minutes to run back to Fairy Tail, half the time it would take her to walk to the Daycare from the guild, as she was on a mission to notify Mirajane about it.
"Mira, Mirajane." Lucy called, heading the for Guild's basement.
"What's wrong Lucy, did something happen?" Mira asked before noticing one crucial thing. "Where's Scythe?"
"That's what I'm here about. Someone broke into the Daycare and took Scythe during naptime." Lucy exclaimed as a crowd had gathered around her.
"No." Mira gasped. "No, not my baby."
"Who could have done something like this?" Elfman questioned as he clenched his fists. "To kidnap an innocent child like this, is simply unforgiveable." Elfman shouted shattering an empty barrel with his fist, in anger.
"Where's Master?" Lucy asked.
"He's currently nursing a hangover." Cana sighed. "Unfortunately, he also received a response from the council, saying they don't have time to deal with our antics, and if we start a war with Phantom Lord, we will be forcefully disbanded."
"We'll find whoever took the boy." Makarov exclaimed, sitting on a barrel with a scowl on his face, Velvet standing beside him holding a glass of carbonated water with a strong pain killer in it. "Mark my words, they will pay."
"I don't think we can go by any leads right now Master." Grey sighed. "The authorities are probably already at the Daycare, searching for any clues, but if whoever took him uses magic, then they'll be impossible to find."
"Not to mention CPS is coming for an inspection tomorrow." Mirajane cried.
"If the police are notified who was kidnapped, then they should have notified CPS as well, letting them know about the situation." Erza exclaimed. "Unfortunately, that also means…"
"They'll be coming today instead of tomorrow." Mira groaned.
"Enough talking. Erza, you Grey, Natsu, and Lucy go out and start searching for Scythe, start by tracking his scent. The rest of you I want you to split up and search for him in places you think might help. Mirajane, Elfman, you stay here. I don't think Mira can handle the stress of the search." Makarov exclaimed.
"Aye Sir." The guild shouted as they rushed out through the basement entrance, leaving Makarov, Mirajane, and Elfman in the basement.
"Mira, why don't you go clean something? Cleaning always takes your mind off stress." Elfman suggested.
"Good idea." Mirajane sighed as she went to start her cleaning.
"Excuse me. Is this the Fairy Tail Guildhall?" A man dressed in a black suit, with a yellow tie, and silver hair, asked walking in, a clipboard in his hands.
"Yes it is sir. May we help you?" Makarov inquired.
"Yes, I'm with CPS, I'm here because of an incident that happened involving a young boy I who is being adopted by a woman I'm supposed to assess to see if she is qualified to raise him?" The man asked. "My name is Mr. Mike."
"Please, come in. We apologize for the poor state our guildhall is in right now. Some vandals from the Phantom Lord Guild caused quite a bit of damage last night when no one was around." Makarov exclaimed as Elfman pulled up a seat for him.
"I see, why may I ask is that?" Mike inquired sitting down.
"Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord have been on bad terms since they were both founded. But it's never been this extreme." Elfman exclaimed.
"I see. Tell me, where is Ms. Strauss now, not to mention the rest of your guild mates?" Mike inquired writing the information.
"She's currently trying to keep a level head by keeping herself busy with cleaning. She's trying to be strong for both her and her son. As for the guild, they're all out searching for Scythe." Makarov sighed.
"I see. Would it be possible to speak with her?" Mike asked.
"I don't think that's a good idea for the time being." Makarov exclaimed.
"Very good. The stress of a missing child is troublesome enough. To put more pressure on her with an interview would just be mind, breaking." Mike smiled. "Now, I haven't even begun to assess her, but you big man. What would you say is the best qualities of her?"
"Well, big-sis has always been there for me and our little sister Lisanna. True she was somewhat of a rebellious girl when we were younger, but after… Lisanna's passing, her softer side became more prominent, she got it in her head it was her job to continue the roll of mother hen towards me. So I'd say, her best qualities are her kind nature, her loving heart, and her generosity." Elfman explained. "Not to mention she's an amazing chef, as well as a former S-Class Wizard."
"Hmm." Mike exclaimed. "Well, I appreciate your time. I think I have all that I need."
"Very well, please be in contact with any news if you receive any." Makarov requested.
"I will." Mike smiled before leaving.
~Elsewhere~
"Here he is Master Jose." The water witch exclaimed setting a chained up Scythe on the ground.
"Let me go meanies." Scythe shouted struggling in his restraints.
"Very good Juvia, I'm proud of you for accomplishing your mission." Jose smiled getting up from his throne. "Now then, would you like to inspect your property for any damage?"
"Indeed I will."
Scythe's face grew pale and his blood ran cold hearing that familiar voice. He looked up and past the throne to see a tall mad with white hair, a long white beard, wearing a purple long sleeved shirt, and tan cargo-pants, with a gauntlet on each of his arms, and an eyepatch over his right eye.
"No, stay away from me." Scythe cried as she began struggling to back away. "Leave me alone."
"Oh, he doesn't seem to like his old master does he?" Jose smirked.
"Calm yourself boy." Hades exclaimed, reaching one of his armored hands out.
"No, no, no, NO." Scythe screamed as Hades hand grasped his head.
"This won't hurt a bit. I promise." Hades stated as his hand began to glow.
~That Night with Team Shadow Gear~
"I'm sorry Mira we couldn't find a single trace of him." Levy sighed holding Mira's hands.
"It's fine. I know we'll find him. I thank you for all you've done." Mira exclaimed. "Go home and rest. Be sure to stick together. Phantom Lord might be after us because the war starts tomorrow."
"We will don't worry." Levy smiled before she left with the rest of her team.
"Poor Mira. I couldn't imagine what she's going through right now." Jet sighed as he walked alongside Droy with Levy taking the lead.
"I couldn't imagine either." Droy sighed.
"I just hope we find Scythe, and the war doesn't get in the way." Levy sighed.
"It most likely will." Jet sighed.
Unknown to the trio, there was a shadowy figure lurking around them, waiting for the right moment to strike.
"Do you think Scythe is going to be okay?" Droy asked.
"I think he'll be all right. He survived being a slave for six months for Grimoire Heart. From what that little Chelia girl said, the woman who kidnapped him, was a water witch." Levy exclaimed. "Scythe's the Etherion Godslayer after all, it'll take more than a kidnapping to make him break."
"Hi there."
Jet, Droy, and Levy all stopped, staring at the figure who had appeared from out of nowhere in front of them.
"Who are you?" Jet asked as he and Droy stepped in front of Levy.
"Just a guy doing a job." He smiled. "The name's Gajeel."
Before any of them could respond, an iron club came out of nowhere and slammed Jet in the face.
"I'm your punisher." Gajeel smirked.
~The Next Morning at Magnolia Southgate Park~
A large crowd had gathered, around the sakura tree, all the people, gasping in shock and horror as to what was hung there.
"Excuse us. We're from their guild. Please let us through." Erza exclaimed as she began pushing her way through the crowd, with Natsu, Lucy and Grey accompanying her.
Hanging from the tree, Levy, Droy, and Jet, were shackled to the trunk, in a crucifixion style. The Phantom Lord Guildmark painted on Levy's toned stomach. Erza, Happy, Grey, and Lucy, gasping in horror, while Natsu's face gained a look of rage, and his blood boiled as many of the people there, were asking questions as to why Team Shadow Gear was still up there.
"Levy." Lucy cried.
"Jet, Droy." Grey shouted.
"Phantom Lord did this." Natsu exclaimed as the air around him began to rise, making the ends of his cloak float, and his hair spike as his muscles tensed.
The crowd began to part as Makarov began to make his way to his three injured children. Mirajane, and Elfman behind him.
"Master." Erza exclaimed.
"I can take our headquarters being reduced to rubble. But I will not let harm come to my children without taking revenge." Makarov exclaimed in anger, his grip tightening on the staff in his hand. "We have no choice but to go to war."
"Master." Natsu exclaimed. "Scythe's scent is on them."
Mira's eyes widened as the trio were taken down, and given immediate first aid treatment, one of the medics finding a child's shirt.
"This is the shirt Scythe wore yesterday." Mira gasped, seeing the garment torn to shreds.
"Phantom Lord, was behind his kidnapping." Makarov growled. "The war has already begun."
~Phantom Lord Guild Oak Town Branch Hall~
"Oh yeah! That's priceless!" One of the guild members exclaimed.
"Those Fairy clowns got what they had coming to 'em huh?" A second anonymous member exclaimed.
"I heard Gajeel went and took out three of them himself." A third member cheered.
The Members of the Phantom Lord Guild were cheering and chattering on with what they all thought their next move was gonna be.
"Hey." A teen's voice shouted from the rafters. "You all shut up. Fairy Tail is the strongest guild around, you're all gonna pay for what you did."
"Ah, can it pipsqueak. Fairy Tail is weaker than us if not the weakest guild in the kingdom." One of them shouted, throwing an empty beer bottle at the cage that hung in the rafters.
"Let me out of here and I'll show you whose weak bub. C'mon." He shouted.
"Can it punk. I don't know why your master left you here, and I don't care. We got paid for retrieving you, and that's all that matters. We'll release you once your memories are whipped clean of the past couple days." Gajeel shouted standing next to the cage upside down.
The young teen glared at Gajeel, before he noticed the Iron Dragonslayer slipping in a message without the other noticing.
Quickly, he took the note, allowing Gajeel to jump down, making it look like he was done with whatever he was doing to tick the kid off.
Hey, I hate seeing children treated like this, I got a big spot in my heart for kids, so I left your shirt with the three I hung in Magnolia Southgate Park, so Salamander can track you down. I never thought Master Jose would willingly stoop so low to agree to work with a Dark Guild, especially one that could force a child to age rapidly like they did to you. If you want, after this is all over, I could be your big brother, only if you're okay with it that is. Gajeel… P.S: Destroy this note so no one can see that I'm trying to help you escape.
He looked to Gajeel, knowing the strength of a Dragonslayer's hearing, he chewed up the note and swallowed it for good measure. Before looking down through the bars of the cage.
"Hey big bro…" Scythe started, whispering so only Gajeel could hear. "My name is Scythe." He explained, causing Gajeel to smirk.
Three members of the Phantom Lord Guild were making their way to the entrance, complaining about Gajeel having all the fun and wanting to join in.
As they approached the doors, they burst open, sending the trio flying back. The smoke cleared to show Natsu was the one to who had blown in the doors, with the rest of Fairy Tail behind him.
"Fairy Tail has come calling." Makarov shouted.
"Natsu." Scythe called out.
"Gramps, they've got someone else up in the rafters." Natsu exclaimed.
"Go after Gajeel, my boy." Makarov exclaimed using his Titan Magic to grab the cage and pull it down from the rafters and setting it down in front of him. "There you go my boy, you're free. What was Phantom Lord doing with you?"
"Gramps, it's me." Scythe exclaimed as the war began.
"I'm sorry boy but I don't know you, however you do seem familiar. But you do have the Fairy Tail Guildmark. Maybe you became a member when I had my meeting in Clover Town." Makarov stated.
"No, Gramps. It's me, Scythe. Hades had hired Phantom Lord to kidnap me." Scythe explained showing Makarov his back, revealing the large branding on it.
"Scythe? But how?" Makarov questioned.
"Hades did something to me. He forced me to age until I became, well, I'd have to say fourteen years old." Scythe explained.
"We'll talk about this later. Team Shadow Gear were attacked and hung in the tree in Magnolia Park." Makarov explained. "Return to the Guildhall at once."
(Que Music… Holding out for a hero: Emerald Sun)
"No way. I'm fighting." Scythe growled igniting his hands in obsidian black fire and lightning. "A benefit to being forcefully aged is I have more magic reserves, so I don't have to worry about depleting them unless I do a roar."
"You are a member of Fairy Tail, do as you wish." Makarov exclaimed.
Scythe jumped onto the cage before jumping into the fray, slamming his fist against an opponent, with dark skin, an overcoat, and a pair of sunglasses.
"Hey kid, what's the big idea butting into our war?" Natsu asked as they began fighting back to back.
"It's me, uncle Natsu." Scythe sighed as he rolled against Natsu's back and flipped off his shoulders, evading a swing from a sword wielder, while simultaneously forcing Natsu back to evade it as well.
"I have no clue who you are." Natsu exclaimed before his scent was whiffed by Natsu's senses. "Wait, Scythe?"
"Bout time you figured it out." Scythe chuckled landing in front of Natsu, slamming a flame covered foot in an opponent's stomach. "Long story short, I was forced to age into a fourteen-year-old, by Hades."
"So that bastard was here. I kept telling Grey that Hades and Grimoire Heart were behind this, did he listen? No, he just called me crazy." Natsu exclaimed as he began fighting back to back with Scythe again. "Where's Gajeel, do you know?"
"I don't, even if I did, I don't think it would be a good idea if you went after him." Scythe exclaimed doing a backflip before landing on the ground and leg sweeping his opponent, before jumping up and slamming his elbow down on the Phantom's chest.
"Why not?" Natsu questioned.
"I'll explain later. Right now, all you need to know, is he's a friend." Scythe stated ducking and jumping at the same time, evading two blades that were aiming for his neck and legs.
Grabbing the wrists attached to those blades, Scythe twisted the wrists holding them, before slamming them into the ground, followed by the face of the one attached to those hands.
"Gotta say, you've got some pretty good fighting moves." Natsu smirked.
"I don't even know half of what I'm doing. It's as if my body is just moving on its own." Scythe exclaimed, taking the falchions in hand, and channeling his magic through them.
"Careful with those Scythe, swords are not toys." Natsu exclaimed as he ducked, forcing Scythe to the ground with him, before jumping back up and kicking a member in the face, before the ground began to shake.
"What's going on?" Scythe questioned.
"It's Master Makarov's Titan Magic. He's going full on Rage Monster here." Natsu smirked.
Scythe was about to compliment Makarov's magic when he felt a disturbance in the air pressure. Deciding to follow, Makarov, Scythe leapt from the ground jumping on the heads of different members of Phantom Lord, tailing him closely, following Makarov to Jose's throne room of the hall. Finding the man sitting in the throne, with a long purple hat, and bat wings sewn into the cloak.
(End Song…)
"Jose." Makarov shouted.
"Oh, look what the car dragged in." Jose smiled.
"Why are you attacking Fairy Tail?" Makarov questioned. "Tell me."
"I haven't seen you in quite a while, Makarov. Six years ago at a Guild Master's conference. I remember that day. I was a complete mess. I can't hold my liquor as well as the rest of you."
Makarov responded with throwing a giant fist at Jose, shattering the throne, and heaving up a cloud of dust.
"I didn't come here for small talk. I want answers, Jose." Makarov growled. The dust cleared to reveal Jose unharmed while his form glitched a bit with the madman laughing. "A projection? You coward. I should have known you'd flee with your tail between your legs."
"It's not cowardice." Jose argued. "I'm simply trying to avoid a fight between two Wizard Saints. In lieu of that mess, I'd prefer a sensible victory, without all the commotion."
"Why are you hiding? Come and face me like a man!" Makarov glared.
At the foot of Jose's projection, a holographic image of Lucy, tied up and unconscious appeared, causing Makarov and Scythe to gasp.
"Lucy? But why?" Makarov asked.
"Why you ask? You mean she's a member of your guild, and you don't know?" Jose asked, before a falchion came rushing and sliced through his holographic form, imbedding itself into the wall.
Makarov and Jose looked in the direction the blade came from and saw Scythe standing there, a burning fire in his eyes.
"Let my Aunt Lucy go. Or I swear you're going to regret it." Scythe growled.
"Oh, what's the little birdy doing out of its cage? You shouldn't be here, not be a good weapon and go back to your cage where you belong." Jose smirked.
Scythe growled and took a step forward. Even though he was a hologram, in the room, Jose couldn't help but shake at the intensity of the fire Scythe held in his eyes.
"You know, there is someone who I was created after. Someone who can destroy the world." Scythe exclaimed walking slowly to the hologramed man. "I believe all Wizard Saints know of him. The Black Dragon of Death, the Bringer of the Apocalypse. He goes by many names, but the one you'd most know him as, is the Dragon Acnologia."
Jose's holographic form stepped back, as Scythe stepped forward, forcing the Phantom Lord Guild Master back, until he was against the wall, the hilt and half the blade of the falchion sticking out of his chest.
"I swear upon my own grave, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth, and you will feel the wrath, of an Etherion Godslayer." Scythe exclaimed taking the hilt of the embedded blade. "Are we clear?"
Jose didn't respond, he only disappeared, as well as the image of Lucy. Scythe sighed, unaware that the pressure of air had changed to being directly behind him, not Makarov.
"Scythe look out." Makarov shouted as a man dressed in green appeared behind him.
Scythe turned around, seeing the man briefly before Makarov pushed him out of the way, and took his place on the receiving end of the spell.
"Master." Scythe shouted.
"How sad. The Master of Fairy Tail, has given himself up for just one of his children. So sad, and touching at the same time." The man in green exclaimed.
"I'm going to make you pay." Scythe growled.
Disappearing in a wisp of air, Scythe bounced off the wall of the throne room on the top floor, bouncing from one wall to another. Creating a vortex of air around his assailant, sucking the wind from his lungs, down to 6%, causing him to pass out.
"Hang on Master, I'll get you some medical help immediately." Scythe exclaimed with the falchions on the small of his back, with Master Makarov in his arms.
Heading down for the main floor, Scythe got to Natsu in an instant just as he cleared off another bad guy.
"Natsu, we've got to go now." Scythe exclaimed.
"What happened to gramps?"
"He took a powerful hit for me. We have to regroup and come up with a plan immediately." Scythe stated before he rushed for Erza. "Erza."
"Who are you and what have you done to the Master?" Erza inquired pointing her swords at him.
"It's me Scythe. I don't have time to explain, but we need to get going, Master needs help, or he won't make it." Scythe explained.
"Everybody fall back." Erza shouted taking Makarov in her arms. "We need to regroup."
"What? Erza, we can beat them, we've got them on the run." Grey exclaimed, before Erza took one of his hands.
"Please Grey, Master is down, and he needs medical attention." Erza begged getting Grey to agree as Scythe Natsu.
"Hey Natsu. Get one of these guy's to tell you where their main guildhall is." Scythe exclaimed.
"Why?"
"They kidnapped Aunt Lucy, and they're holding her hostage." Scythe explained.
"Alright. But what are you gonna do?" Natsu asked.
"I'm gonna get Master to whoever can heal him." Scythe stated heading off for the exit.
Alzack and Bisca were following him closely, with the Master in Bisca's arms, with his face a sickly green.
"Don't worry Master." Scythe growled. "Phantom Lord is gonna pay."