The Rise of a Warrior: Fairy Tail

by The Legendary Dragon Reaper

Luke Drako, S-class wizard of the Fairy Tail guild, the true Lightning Dragon Slayer, student and son of the Lightning dragon Kaminari. This is his story. The story of a Dragon Slayer trying to find his place in the world, and make one hell of a strong team along the way. And with any luck, he just might win the heart of a certain brunette card mage. OC x Cana. Read and review.

37. Tenrou Island IV

I would like to thank everyone who reviewed, favorited or followed this story since I updated it.

Jaemos: Thanks, I'm glad to see you like this story. Tenrou Island is my personal favorite arc in Fairy Tail, but the Grand Magic Games arc is a close second for me.

Ragnas Bredvolts (ch 35): Yeah, looking back, Mest doesn't exactly have the best track record in Fairy Tail. Despite the rantings I see in your review, all things considered, I don't exactly blame you for not being very fond of him. As for me, I've never really given him much thought to be honest. Yes, I enjoyed writing Lisanna's fight scenes in the last chapter, but I do admit that some of the techniques need to be worked on, but it's just the first appearance of the form, so of course it can be improved on over time. That's really all I have to say for now, so you have a nice day as well my friend.

Ragnas Bredvolts (ch 36): Yeah, I think I've made it clear by now that when it comes to his fellow members of Grimoire Heart, Noah just doesn't give a shit. Zancrow on the other hand, he really doesn't care either, so of course he wouldn't give a damn about missing Rising of the Shiled Hero, which is totally great by the way. I never realized it, but you're right about what you said, Azuma's magic having a great deal of variety compared to others. As for the whole speech from Luke/Gildarts to Natsu, I agree that it was a missed opportunity to give him some more character development, being more mature and serious and knowing when to back off and all that, but I plan on adding that in later in the arc. I haven't been keeping up with the 100 Year Quest arc, but what you're telling me sounds very interesting, so I'll have to check that out at some point. Yep, Noah's been going to town on whatever Fairy Tail members he can find, starting with Natsu and the Strauss sisters, and he'll be running into another one next chapter, but I'm not saying who. No, Natsu is considerably weaker than Noah by a fair amount, but that doesn't mean Natsu is out of it for the arc yet. He'll be back in time for the final battle. Speaking of the final battle, I do plan on adding in at least two more people. I'm not going to reveal who's going to save Lucy just yet, or else risk spoiling it for you. That's actually pretty interesting about Hades' last name though, I didn't know about that. Anyway, that's all I have to say for now, and you have a nice day as well my friend.

Altajir95 (ch 36): Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked the last chapter.

Guest: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked the last chapter. Noah's fights were ones that I really enjoyed doing. I hope you continue to follow my story.

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The sun was starting to set over the skies of Tenrou Island.

Gajeel stood in the middle of a large crowd of corpses surrounding him, all of them bearing the Grimoire Heart guild mark 'Well at least that's the last of them. About fucking time too, all of these worthless lackeys are starting to get on my nerves. When the fuck am I gonna get to fight one of the guys that can actually fight?"

"How about right now." this was when Noah suddenly dropped down in front of him and cracked his neck "Hate to break it to you though Black Steel, but if you want to get to the Seven Kin of Purgatory, then you're gonna have to go through me."

"Hate to break it to you too Aftershock, but I don't pluck the second strings."

"Says the one that's second to Salamander."

"Shut your fucking hole! I'm a hell of a lot stronger than I was back then, and the next time I get my hands on him, he's going down!"

"Sorry about that, but I already beat you to it." that stopped Gajeel in his tracks.

'This scent, he's covered in blood, but not just any blood… You went up against Salamander already… and you beat him?"

"He put up one hell of a fight, but he didn't do that much damage, though I mostly blame that on the brain power, or lack thereof in his case. The question is, can you satisfy in the ares where he was lacking?"

"Why the fuck don't you come and find out for yourself? Iron Dragon Scales!" covering his body in dragon scales made of iron, Gajeel launched himself towards Noah, resulting in a swift clash of fists between the two of them

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Meanwhile, with Lucy…

Having been left alone by Cana, and subsequently found, Lucy's eyes slowly opened just in time to see a fat white figure looming over her in the form of none other than Kain Hikaru, and about to stomp on her, and with a comical shriek she avoided it at the last second "Okay hold on a second, did I miss something?! Where the hell did the gigantic Pokemon dude come from? Don't tell me that this guy is one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, and for that matter where the hell did Cana go at a time like this?! Start talking Pokemon, what the hell did you do with my friend?!"

"Uh…" Kain gave a shrug "I dunno, the ladies room maybe?"

"Start talking, what did you do to her?"

"Listen blondie, there's no need for you to be worried about your little friend right now."

"And why is that? Do you know something that I don't?"

"What I know for a fact is that you're not going to live long enough to see her again."

'Okay, I'm totally confused right about now, was I sleeping a minute ago? How the hell did I end up losing track of Cana like that? I just hope she isn't dealing with another one of these freaks like I am. I have no idea what's going on, but I need to take this guy down ASAP.'

However, once Kain saw the look he was getting from Lucy, he suddenly started hiding behind a tree "You know glaring at me like that isn't going to save you, you might think it's intimidating but it's not!"

"Try saying that to my face instead of hiding behind a tree like some sort of stalker."

"Do you have any idea who I am? I'm Kain Hikaru, one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, I'm super strong and stuff!"

"Strength doesn't mean a damn thing in my eyes, for a member of Fairy Tail like me, facing a strong opponent is just another challenge for us to overcome. I'll gladly take you on, and I'll even defeat you!" she was met with him holding up a hand.

"Uh, first let me ask you one question. I feel something bristly on my head, do you see anything up there?"

"Are you talking about your hair?" she was met with him pointing at her like it was some sort of epiphany 'Oh joy, another lunatic.'

"Fine, you asked for it now!" Kain promptly reached into his cloak "Prepare to face the wrath of my Witching Hour Curse Magic, you should've run when you had the chance to!"

'Awkward and creepy, just what have I gotten myself into?' and yet her fear turned into surprise at the sight of him pulling out what looked like a rag doll.

"Before I kill you here and now, would you mind giving me a strand of your hair?"

"Come on, if you don't give me a strand of your hair with my Cursey Doll!"

"Yeah let me think about it, there's no way in hell that's happening!"

"All I need is one flimsy little strand of your hair, and then Mr Cursey will let me control you however I want to. You'll be like puddying in my hands. Hmmm, pudding."

"You know telling me freaky stuff like that isn't going to help you get your hands on my hair right?" she was met with another one of his epiphany stares "Are you seriously just realizing this now? Besides, everybody knows that voodoo dolls are totally bogus, you can't scare me with some stupid bluff dough boy."

"Dough boy isn't his name, I already told you that his name is Mr Cursey so you'd better get it straight lady! You don't have to be rude just because I want to kill you!"

"No you idiot, I meant a bluff as in an exaggeration, you know like how you tell people that you're bloated instead of fat."

"Wait a second, are you calling me a liar, because that's even worse!" he started rubbing his own hair.

'Is it just me, or did I just light a stick on a short of stupidity.' she freaked out at the sight of him pulling out a strand of his hair 'It's official, this guy is a fucking lunatic!'

"If that's really what you think, then why don't you give it a try for yourself?" he put his hair into the doll.

"You've gotta be kidding me, are you just messing with me?"

"Why don't we just use my bristle for demonstration, you just have to stick it on Mr Cursey's head and then he's ready to go."

'You've gotta be kidding me, please don't let this guy ever reproduce.'

"There we are, no go ahead and offer it a try." he handed the doll to her "There we are, now do you see? Do you feel the power? You can go ahead and apologize to me now, feel free to give him plenty of hugs and kisses too. By the way, I think I'm starting to get hungry, so do you think we can fight later-" he was cut off by Lucy slamming the doll into the ground, which caused the same to happen to him.

"Holy crap, it actually worked? Oh I'm gonna get a lot of mileage out of this one.'

"Okay that's enough lady-" he got his legs stretched in a very painful way "Hey come on, it's my turn now!"

"Break dance spin." she spun it around on its head "How about some yoga?" she started making it do several poses, which caused the same thing to happen to Kain "Yeah that's right, come on and feel the burn. I know you can do it you giant tub of lard!"

"You little witch, give Mr Cursey back to me!"

"Hey come on, what's the rush? There's still a crap load of embarrassing poses that we haven't even tried yet." she started doing more poses.

"Yeah baby! You like that? Check it."

"You're not supposed to enjoy it you idiot!"

"You know what, screw you!" and then the comedy mode sort of switched off as Kain promptly pounced at Lucy and snatched the doll away from her, and then he stomped on the ground like an angry sumo wrestler "Alright, now I'm angry, and you can forget about me wanting you to ask me out on a date, you hear me?! I won't bother to waste any of my feelings on a bully who won't share her toys!"

"Trust me pal, I'm gonna find a way to get over it."

"It's time for you to get a non-stop ride on the Kain Pain Train! Choo-choo!" he shot forward with surprising levels of speed, forcing Lucy on the run almost immediately "Chugga chugga choo choo!" he started bursting through all of the trees of rocks in front of him.

"Hate to break it to you, but I'm putting the breaks on this train!"

"Don't run away from me! Why can't you accept my feelings for you?!"

"Well there's only one thing to do, fight big and creepy with bigger and creepier!" she pulled out one of her keys "Open, Gate on the Golden Bull: Taurus!" she opened the gate and promptly summoned Taurus "Get this creepy Pokemon!"

Kain was quick to stop Taurus and his axe with his bare hands "Celestial Spirit magic and an axe swinging moo cow?"

"Listen up pal!" Taurus let out a snarl "There's only one bovine who gets to plow Ms Lucy's pasture, and it's the beef cake in front of you!"

"Woah… you know I haven't had a steak in a good long while, is it okay if I try to take a bite out of you?"

"No, but you can kiss my flank when I beat your ass!"

"Hey Taurus, show this doll loving sumo reject that we don't take any bullshit." Lucy told him with a smirk.

"Moo to the moo, then how's about a peak at that skirt!" Taurus pounced at Kain with his axe ready to cut him down.

"Dosukoi!" Kain dealt him a solid blow that sent him crashing to the ground.

"Ow…"

"What the hell?!" needless to say, Lucy was freaked by this "How the hell did chubby style over there get the drop on you?"

"I don't know Miss Lucy, but I'm tenderized, so smooches." and then Taurus disappeared back to the Celestial World.

'Well this sucks, now what the hell do I do?'

"Now then…" Kain dropped into his sumo stance "The appetite is roaring inside of me, and I'm suddenly in the mood for strip stick."

"Strip what now?!" and that was all Lucy needed to hear before she promptly started running, with Kain chasing after her at full speed.

"Get back here!"

"What the hell is with this guy, he's stronger without magic! How the hell is someone so light on his feet?! Wait a minute that's it, his feet! Open, Gate of the Archer: Sagittarius!" she pulled out another key and opened the gate.

From the gate emerged Sagittarius himself "Howdy do mt lady."

"Horsemeat, yummy!" Kain lit up at the sight of him.

"Come again?"

"Forget about that, just hurry and aim for his stubby legs!" Lucy told him "Trick him up!"

"Righty-o, I have no intention of allowing you to get your hands on Lady Lucy or your chopsticks on me for that matter!" he fired a series of arrows.

"Dadasu Turn!" Kain leapt into the air and dealt each of the arrows a sharp kick, sending them hurtling right back to where they came from.

'It can't be, he was able to deflect them?!' thinking quick, Sagittarius blitzed in front of Lucy and took the full force of the arrows for her "This is it for now… forgive me… Lady Lucy…" and then she disappeared.

"Okay, now I'm mad! Open, Gate of the Scorpion: Scorpio!" Lucy pulled out a third key and opened the gate.

From that gate emerged Scorpio in all of his glory "Hey now, it's been awhile, but I'm still totally wicked in all of my glory! You think we could make this quick, me and Aquarius are having our own little island adventure, and I'd hate to have to leave her hanging ten, you feel what I'm saying?"

"By all means, get back as fast as you can. I don't want to give her any more reason to start plotting my demise."

"Duly noted, wicked."

"HEY!" Kain suddenly exploded at Scorpio "Just because you're on some romantic getaway trip with your girlfriend doesn't mean you have to rub it in my face!"

"Fair enough, I've got something else in mind! Sand Buster!" Scorpio attacked Kain with a blast of sand from his tail, which pretty much did absolutely nothing.

"You know I could go for a grilled scorpion, but I'd rather not have all of this sand around when I do." and then he sneezed, and it was a big one.

"Oh man, that is wicked nasty, so is this gonna be-"

"Dodoskoi!" Kain dealt both of them an attack that sent them flying into the air.

"Hey Lucy, since my sand is worth about jack shit, I'm gonna go ahead and make the trip back over to my Bahama Mama, that cool? Wicked." and then he disappeared.

"So totally not wicked at all!" now alone, Lucy found herself freefalling 'Well this totally sucks, I'm running out of spirits.'

"Hey lady." this was when Kain got her attention "You know Mr Cursey still has my person on his head, so what do you think would happen if I had the ability to change what his body was made of?"

'You mean he's made cursing himself into an advantage?'

"Change Mr Cursey, I'm getting tired of being made of iron, so for now I say we should go with light. Shining Dodoskoi!" from the curse doll, Kain unleashed a blast of light energy that promptly hit Lucy dead on, ripping through her outfit and sending her crashing to the ground in a heap "You can't defeat me lady, I may not look very tough, but I'm still one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory. You'd better try and summon something tasty before I really get mad."

'Well he's not much of a fighter, but I bet he'll make for a good distraction. Open, Gate of the Little Dog: Nicola!" she pulled out a silver key and opened the gate, summoning Plue onto the battlefield, which actually did seem to work as a distraction.

"Oh god he's so cute I just want to die, I just want to pick him up and hold him and squeeze him and cuddle him and-" and then he started drooling, which led to him chasing Lucy through the forest while she held Plue in her arms "Give me the yummy little thingy!"

'Well that could've gone better, I guess my plan backfired! Time for the backup plan! Open, Gate of the Giant Crab: Cancer!" she opened the gate.

From the gate in question emerged Cancer in all of his glory "Long time no see Baby."

"Holy crap legs!" was Kain's reaction to seeing Cancer.

"What's the deal baby, you don't write or call, and your hair needs a trim in the worst way you can imagine. Now how's about we start with some deep conditioning?"

"I see you're just about as clueless as ever." Lucy noted dryly "Now go over and bite the tubby guy that's boiling that pot so he can cook you."

"Hate to break it to you baby, but I have a fear of pots full of boiling water."

"Well get over it, because I need you to give him a haircut so bad he's gonna end up running away in shame."

"Way ahead of you, just stand back and watch." Cancer promptly blitzed through Kain with his scissors in hand "You like your haircut baby- What the actual fuck?" he looked over to notice that his scissors had been majorly worn down "How did you manage to wear down my babies so bad baby?"

"Oh yeah." Kain gave him a thumbs up "My bristles haven't seen any shampoo since the stone age pal."

"That's not something you should be proud of."

"Too bad! Dodoskoi!" Kain promptly sent Cancer flying into the air.

"See you later… Baby…" and then he disappeared.

'Dammit, at this rate I've only got one shot left! Open, Gate of the Ram, Aries!" she pulled out her fifth Zodiac key and opened the gate.

From that gate emerged Aries, looking as meek and shy as ever "Hello, I promise you that I'll do my best."

This was when Kain came barreling towards her "Hey you'd better have food for me, right now my stomach is trying to eat itself!"

"I'm sorry, I wish I could satisfy you."

"Wait a minute, why are you apologizing to me?"

"Well it's because you're starving, and I can't do anything to help you. I'm sorry!"

"Please don't go!" and then they suddenly entered some sort of weird fantasy "My darling I hate to see you cry, don't you know how much I love you?"

"You do?"

"Yes, with all of my heart."

"Will you hold me in your massive arms?"

"Are you kidding me, of course I will dear!"

"Oh Kain my love!"

"Yes that's my girl, run into my arms sweetheart! Aries my dear, thank you for filling my heart with wonderful wool-covered joy!"

"I know we just met today, but I love you."

"Lay it on him." was all Lucy said.

"Wool Bomb!" Aries promptly blasted Kain with a Wool Bomb right in the mouth, causing him to fall flat on his back "I hope that I was able to properly serve you Miss Lucy."

"Yeah you did a lot better than I expected you to, I never even knew that you would turn out to be such a good actress. Where did you learn that?"

"Oh I learned it from Leo, he said that this sort of thing always works and that I would be a real asset to you."

"By turning on the waterworks and making men into putty in your hands, were those his exact words?"

"Well yes."

"Uh huh, remind me to talk to him about that later."

"Why Aries, just why?" the smoke cleared away to reveal Kain not even hurt, and pissed off as all hell "I know I can be clingy, but why did you have to break my heart?"

"I think you've made him angry! You've gotta be freaking kidding me, there's just no stopping this guy is there?'

"Dodoskoi!" Kain promptly sent both of them flying into the air, which also caused Aries to disappear back to the Celestial World as a result "Fine then so be it, I'll have to satisfy my hunger with a full course dinner of pain! Mr Cursey, change into gun!" he leap into the air high enough to see Lucy rolling down the side of a hill "This is the last stop on the Kain Pain Train! Self Reinforcement: Iron!"

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Meanwhile, with another battle between Dragon Slayers…

"Iron Dragon Shield!" Gajeel slammed his arms together and formed an iron shield in front of him just in time to defend himself from a breath attack, though he was still sent skidding backwards from the force 'Dammit, this guy packs one metric fuckton of a punch, but it won't be anywhere near enough! Iron Dragon Lance: DEMON LOGS!" he launched a barrage of iron spikes from both of his arms.

"Mountain Dragon Terra Shield!" Noah slammed a hand into the ground and summoned wall of earth in time to protect him from the barrage of iron spikes "You know I have to admit, it does feel nice to fight against someone who doesn't have to resort to blowing shit up in order to win a fight. Granted I'm hoping to fight Thunderclap, but still, fighting someone who uses actual physical attacks is a nice change of pace."

"I kind of know that feeling too."

"But at the same time, you're out of your fucking gourd if you think actually I'm going all out right now."

"Whatever, don't think I'm going down as hard as Salamander did."

"Keep using that head of yours and you'll at least last longer than he did." he then noticed out of the corner of his eye that Lucy fell to the ground a few feet away from the scene

"How's this for using my head! Iron Dragon Club!" Gajeel morphed his arm into a club and launched it forward… only for it to slam into Kain's face right as he descended, sending him crashing into a nearby tree "What the fuck?!"

"Gajeel, oh thank god!" Lucy breathed a sigh of relief.

"Going on record here, I didn't need any help taking down this Dragon Slayer."

"What Dragon Slayer?" then she noticed Noah "Wait what, but he was-"

"Yeah yeah, already went through that. Seriously though, what in the name of fuck are you doing here?"

"Well up until a second ago, I was running for my life from a gigantic Pokemon that I think was trying to eat me."

"Okay for the record, it's Chiaotzu from Dragon Ball that looks like the Pokemon. If you're gonna reference Team Four Star, at least have the decency to do it right."

While that was going on, Noah glanced over at where Kain was picking himself up off of the ground "So dough boy, you wanna tell me what the hell is going on?"

"Oh yeah, sorry about that." Kain pulled himself up and rubbed his new giant bruise "I was trying to fight that girl over there, and I almost finished her off."

"Yeah I can see that, like how you got drop kicked by Black Steel literally less than three minutes ago."

Back with the main exchange, Lucy glanced over at Gajeel "Looks to me like Noah has been giving you a hard time too."

"Normally I'd just brush it off, but he's a lot tougher than I thought he'd be." Gajeel promptly spat out some blood "Plus word is that he took out She Devil, Animal Girl and Salamander all on his own, so frankly I call dibs on him."

"You don't have to worry about that with me."

"Good to know."

"Speaking of which though, how have you been doing with him?"

"Like I said, he's tougher than he looks."

"He's doing better than Salamander did." Noah offered his input "He might be lacking in the power department, but he's definitely got a lot more going for him in terms of brain power, and frankly he's less annoying than Salamander is."

"It's not that hard. I mean I could totally have beat him on my own, but now that blondie here has decided to show up I'll go ahead and throw her a bone. Now don't get me wrong, as far as I'm concerned we're still rivals when it comes to the S-class trials, but I don't mind calling a truce for now. It couldn't hurt to share a little bit, give these assclowns something to really worry about."

"That's something I don't have any sort of problems with." Lucy promptly tied her hair back into a ponytail "I've gotta admit though, if this were back during Phantom Lord then I never could've imagined myself teaming up with you."

"Hey don't be like that blondie, even back then you said that my singing wasn't that bad."

"I said the lyrics weren't that bad, but truth be told your voice sounded like a garbage disposal gargling broken glass."

"And even after I chose not to beat you like a pinata and even treated the injuries that you got from Jose."

"Which is why I never said anything about it out loud."

"Fair enough. So how about it, are you ready?"

"You bet I am."

"Sounds like the two of you are pretty fired up." Noah shot them a smirk, but then he glanced over at Kain and rolled his eyes "For fuck's sake you idiot stop chewing on your cape, none of us can understand what the fuck you're saying!"

'So we're really taking on two of them at once, and one of them knows us personally on some level, which means that he's got a better idea of how to handle us.'

"So we're taking on two of them at once huh?" Gajeel gave a confident smirk "I've gotta admit, now I've got a fire in my belly."

"You know what, that's it!" Kain suddenly exploded "I'll take care of these bratty kids myself, just leave them to me! First I'm gonna filet the blonde girl, then I'm gonna go ahead and barbecue the goddamn hedgehog and have him for desert!"

"Forget it you fat dipshit, we're sticking with two on two! And if I'm a hedgehog, then you really are a Pokemon."

"Actually I don't think I would mind taking them on one at a time." Lucy commented.

"Well I do. Think about it blondie, this is just us killing two birds with one stone, and I get the chance to one-up Salamander."

"You already did by not annoying me." Noah told him dryly, then shot a glance over in the direction of Kain "Alright big guy, I'm leaving it to you. See what you can do to them, I'm gonna go see if I can track down the one I actually want to fight."

"Good luck with that." Kain quickly applauded him "What about the others?"

"Zancrow got his ass kicked, Zoldeo basically Hakai'ed himself, and I think Ultear actually managed to track down Zeref." he then glanced over at Lucy and Gajeel "Word of advice, when you finish with the tub of lard here go after Ultear. You'll recognize her, she's the sadistic bitch in the tight battle armor with boobs as big as her ego. I don't really pay attention to their rantings, but they want to use Zeref to bring about this Grand Magic World and kill all the people who can't use magic."

"Trust me we'll take down your girlfriend, but not before I take you down and pound your ass into the ground!" Gajeel promptly charged at him as his skin turned to iron once again.

"Wait for it…"

"Dosukoi!" Kain suddenly blitzed in front of Gajeel and dealt him a palm strike to the face, the force of the blow sending him tumbling backwards.

"And there it is. Whoever is gonna start kicking ass just don't waste any time, keep in mind that we are on a schedule here and I'd rather not have to come back to do any damage control. So yeah, someone just kick someone's ass and clean up after."

"No way, I've got a stomach to fill and the main course just got served. There won't be anything for me to clean up after."

"Whatever you need to tell yourself." and so Noah started making his way off the scene.

"Dosukoi."

"Bring it on. Iron Dragon Club!" Gajeel morphed his arm into a club, but rather than use it to attack, he instead used it to repel himself away from Kain's next attack "I'm gonna take the dough boy for myself blondie!"

"And that leaves me with Noah then!" Lucy tried to chase after him, only to be met with a sharp glare from Kain, only to suddenly find herself frozen in place.

"What the fuck are you doing, he's gonna get away!"

"Look I'm trying to move, but I can't seem to budge!"

"See here, this is how." Kain held up his curse doll, which happened to have a certain strande of blonde hair attached to it "I snagged one of your hairs from when I was chasing you earlier."

"What the- How did you-?"

"Now that you and Mr Cursey are connected to each other, it's time for me to serve out your just desserts. Now what was the first thing you did to me? Oh yeah, it was this!" he stretched the doll's legs painfully, which caused the same thing to happen to Lucy "Go ahead and show us those funky moves of yours!" he started spinning her like a top, earning more comical screams of pain.

Gajeel just watched the entire situation, confused as all hell 'Okay so now this is happening, and frankly I haven't been this confused since I saw Thunderclap crash Phantom Lord's open mic night. Shit, who would've thought he could sing like Bryan Adams.'

"You can forget it blondie, there's no way I'm letting you ask me out now."

"Keep dreaming you bristle hole!" Lucy was promptly sent flying through the air thanks to the curse doll.

"Oh come on now, don't be so shy. You love to dance for me and pose for me don't you?" he made her pose in a bunch of different ways.

"Cut it the hell out already!"

"Looks like you're enjoying it if you ask me."

"It's totally in your thick fat head!"

Gajeel's eyes narrowed at the sight of what was happening in front of him 'Okay this is weird, whenever the fat guy does something to that doll it happens to Lucy too. Is this some kind of voodoo bullshit? I thought that was a myth.'

"Hip to the hop you little rabbit!"

"Oh come on, just knock it off already!" Lucy found herself hopping like a rabbit, much to her inevitable humiliation.

"Why don't I make you tickle yourself silly?"

"Do you wanna die?!"

"Actually you know what, I think that's exactly what you should do." with a quick sweep of his hand, Kain sent Lucy hurtling forward.

"GOD DAMMIT! GAJEEL GET OUT OF THE WAY!"

"I've got eyes, I don't need you to scream that." Gajeel promptly leapt over Lucy, placing a hand on her back to balance himself.

"Are you trying to cop a feel?!" and yet she was forced to aim a kick at Gajeel's jaw.

"Iron Dragon Club!" Gajeel quickly held up one arm and morphed it into a club made of iron to protect himself from Lucy's kick, which was quickly followed by the sound of a loud and sickening crack 'Gotta give it to the stripper, he's got good ideas for offensive and defensive spells.' he's talking about Gray in this case.

Lucy promptly let out a comical shriek and clutched her now throbbing foot "What in the name of hell are you doing?!"

"I could ask you the same thing, you trying to go for my manhood?"

"It's not me you idiot, it's the creepy doll!" and then she was forced to repeatedly punch him in the face in a comical fashion "You know I'd be a hell of a lot more sorry about this if you didn't break my foot!"

"It's my face, you think I was gonna let you anywhere near it? It's bad enough I don't have any eyebrows, I'm not proud of that, but I don't need you fucking up my money maker! Half of a successful music career comes from the looks dammit! Look at John Stamos for proof! Okay you know what, fuck this. Iron Dragon Chains!" he summoned some chains made of iron from his arms and bound Lucy in place "Just stay the fuck still dammit! For crying out loud, when did you get so strong? Either you've been doing some push ups, sit ups and drinking plenty of juice, or you're getting a major boost from that power."

"HEY!" Kain suddenly exploded at the two of them "For crying out loud, don't the two of you have any sort of decency?! Quit being all cuddly and kissyfaced in the middle of a battlefield already!"

"Neither of us are doing anything like that you fat tub of lard! One more crack like that and you're going down tubby!"

"...Tubby? Tubby?! NOBODY CALLS ME TUBBY! Now you've got me really mad, you wanna get handsy in front of me and you call me the T word?! Fine, then go right ahead and take this!" he forced Lucy to take Gajeel into a bear hug "I'll have your girlfriend hug you so hard that your spine turns into jelly! Mmmm, jelly." he had Lucy bend him in a variety of comically painful ways "Yeah there we go, put the squeeze on your main squeeze! Stretch him like he's made of taffy! Mmm, taffy. This is just a taste of the power of my Witching Hour Curse Magic, and your future is looking very dark indeed!" but then he noticed a certain something was missing from his hand "MR CURSEY! Why the hell does everything I love always run away from me?!"

"Probably because they like guys that don't look like they stuff themselves with donut holes, or guys that look like donut holes themselves!" as it turns out, despite Lucy being forced to bend him in ways he didn't know were physically possible, Gajeel was still able to morph one of his arms into an iron club "Well at least I got this creepy little thing away from him, now what the hell do I do with it?"

"Alright Gajeel, way to go!" Lucy lit up at the sight of him holding the object that was torturing her, only to scowl at the sight of him smirking "Don't even think about it."

"Oh I'm thinking about it blondie."

"Give my back my doll!" Kain pounced at Gajeel in a blind rage.

"You can forget it pal, this thing belongs to me! Iron Dragon Sword!" Gajeel quickly spun around, which also sent Lucy flying, and he attempted to decapitate Kain by morphing his arm into an iron sword, which then sent Lucy flying into the air.

"Dosukoi!" Kain promptly dealt Gajeel a brutal headbutt, which sent him flying high into the air at high speeds.

"Dammit what gives, how the hell is he so fast? I guess the ram and the chicken guys were right about what they said, these Seven Kin of Purgatory are on a whole other level.'

"Did you honestly think that some pathetic and wimpy official guild like you would be able to overpower the likes of us?! DOSUKOI!" Kain blitzed up into the air and dealt Gajeel a palm strike to the face, the force sending him crashing into a nearby cliffside, which resulted in him crashing to the ground.

'Dammit!'

"Gajeel no!" Lucy was left horrified.

"Dammit I'm stuck, I can't get myself loose!"

"Just hold on, I'll summon Virgo to get you out of there!" Lucy reached for one of her keys, but then froze as she came to a horrible realization "No… it can't be… of all the times for this to happen… of all the times for me to… to run out of magic power…" she failed to notice the towering form of Kain looming over her.

"Dammit blondie he's behind you, get the fuck out of the way!"

"Dosukoi." Kain dealt Lucy a brutal chop attack that drove her into the ground, causing her to cry out in pain.

"You son of a mother fucker, you get your hands off of her!"

"Relax hedgehog man, you're gonna get a front row seat for tonight's execution."

"I said let her go you bastard! When I get my hands on you there isn't gonna be anything left of that ugly sack of shit you call a body!" Gajeel tried to force himself free, but under the force of so much rubble, he didn't have any luck "Listen blondie you've gotta get the hell out of here, you've gotta get out of here or you're gonna get yourself killed! Forget about what happens to me, just keep running and don't look back!"

"No… I can't…" as a result of her defiance, Lucy was met with Kain firmly stomping down on her back, causing her to cry out in pain, and she was picked up by the head "I absolutely refuse to run away… I won't do it… I won't leave one of my friends behind… I'd never be able to forgive myself… if I left one of you behind…"

"Blondie… Lucy…"

"I guess that's one way of saying goodbye." Kain promptly started squeezing Lucy's head, the look on his face filled with malice "I can't wait to take that cute little head of yours and pop it right off."

"You get your fucking hands off of her!"

"Take it easy hedgehog, you'll break my concentration! I might not squeeze her enough the first time." he squeezed tighter, earning a squeal of pain.

"Why you son of a mother-" but then Gajeel suddenly noticed something out of the corner of his eye: Mr Cursey lying a few feet away "Speaking of concentrating…" he picked up the doll and took control of Lucy, making her swing her legs around and deal Kain a sharp kick straight to the face, then a fist across the cheek.

"Dosukoi!" Kain aimed a palm strike at her.

"Dodge the bastard!" Gajeel made Lucy bend over, and then doing a lot of other stuff that included either making her dodge or attack Kain in painful ways for both of them "And just like that, available for the first time ever is the fully functional Lucy action figure! Huh, maybe I have a career in advertisement.

"Did you forget that I've got joints to think about or are you trying to be a cruel and heartless bastard?!"

"Hey me being a cruel and heartless bastard is helping you beat his ass into the ground! Don't complain about this, just enjoy the effects!"

"...Holy crap you're right, I might win this after all."

"Hold on, let me try something. If I can control her physical abilities, then maybe if I combine my Dragon Slayer magic with her. Iron Dragon Sword!" the doll's hand transformed into a sword made of iron, which caused the same thing to happen to Lucy, which of course caused her to freak out.

"What in the name of fuck did you do to me?!"

"Nothing I don't do to myself all the time, this is gonna be more awesome than me discovering Avatar the Last Airbender for the first time! You know, if you live."

"What the hell do you mean by IF?!"

"Watch and find out! Iron Dragon Chains!" Gajeel morphed one of his arms into an iron chain and attached the doll to the end of it "I'm gonna see if I can get this shit up to mach speed!"

"Please stop, I don't wanna do this!"

"I stopped listening to you when you said that my voice sounded like a garbage disposal, it's payback time, both for you and for him!"

"Okay you know what, you totally suck!"

"Just get that Celestial Whip thing out and get ready to wreck some shit!" Gajeel promptly started swinging around the doll in mid air, sending Lucy flying through the air and screaming in comical terror as she did so.

Kain was growing rather nervous at what he was seeing "Uh this isn't good, I've got a bad feeling about this."

"Screw you Black Steel, when this is over I'm lighting you on fire!" and yet despite this comical threat, Lucy pulled out her Celesital Whip and morphed it into a sword, the blade radiating magic energy "Special Attack: Double Celestial BLADE DANCE!" she soared downwards at full speed while spiralling towards Kain with both blades pointed at him, resulting in her drilling into him and leaving him lying in a crater, unconscious and with a gigantic hole in his stomach that was pouring out blood. Lucy on the other hand, she was left reeling from the impact herself, and promptly fell to her knees as a result "Okay… I'm out…"

"And so is the tub of lard, he's down for the count!" Gajeel pumped a fist from where he was still trapped under a ton of rubble "You know I'm pretty tempted to do a victory pose."

"Don't even fucking try it, I say I've been through more than enough today."

"You're not the one trapped under a crapload of rocks you can't even eat."

"Why don't you just use your Iron Dragon Slayer magic to cut yourself free?"

"Why do you think, we had a gigantic tub of lard trying to eat us before."

"So what then, do you want me to try and pull you free now?"

"And have you rip my head off while you do it? Forget it. Iron Dragon Sword!" using his Dragon Slayer magic, Gajeel morphed his arm into a sword made of iron and cut himself free of the rocks, being careful to avoid another landslide "Well that was fun, is shit always this crazy whenever you team up with Thunderclap?"

"I don't really get to team up with him too often, but no not really. That's mostly because he's sane."

"Hey! Oh wait, no that's actually fair."

"Yeah I figured. Anyway, now that the tub of lard is out of the way, we should probably focus on trying to find Noah and stop him. You think you can track his scent?"

"Only one way to find out." Gajeel quickly took a whiff of the air, but then he scowled "Nope, it's no good. I know for a fact that I can still smell him from when he was here, but he must have done something to mask his scent, so I can't tell which way they went."

"Don't forget about Cana, I don't have a clue where she is right now." Lucy's leg suddenly sprouted up next to her.

"And I'm sure that high kicking like a line dancer is gonna turn out to be the answer to all of our problems. Well mine actually, I was gonna try and turn you and Levy into chorus girls for my next performance when we get back to the guild."

"...We're gonna have a good long talk about that later. As worried as I am about Cana right now, we're gonna have to deal with all of this business about Grimoire Heart and Zeref first."

"Fine by me. But seriously, I've got bunny girl outfits picked out and everything-"

"Ignoring that! From what I understand, the main plan of Grimoire Heart for taking over the world completely revolves around Zeref."

"Well that hasn't been done, why the hell do the bad guys always want to take over the world or some bullshit? It sounds like such a huge pain in the ass as far as I'm concerned. Seriously, stick me with my music career and I'd be totally fine."

"Yeah, good to know you've got your priorities in order."

"Enough about that then, let's go track them down. We've gotta settle the score with these bastards for the crap they've been giving us up until now. When I get my hands on those sacks of shit, they're gonna wish they never set foot on the sacred ground of Fairy Tail."

"How did they even get here to begin with?" then Lucy felt it hit her "Hey wait a second, they must have travelled on some kind of ship to get here right? And Noah said that one of his comrades was planning to take Zeref back with her to her master didn't he? I have to guess that whatever ship they came here on is anchored somewhere near the island. That has to be where they're going to end up. It's too bad we don't have Happy or Bolt here, they'd be able to fly around and look for it."

"We can't afford to dwell on that right now, all we should do for now is head back and check on the others. Maybe Lily and the others can take a look once we manage to track them down."

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Meanwhile, Gray was in the middle of exploring the forest on his own, when he heard rustling and he came across a woman that he thought was Ur, his deceased mentor. However, it was actually just Ultear, carrying the unconscious form of Zeref on her shoulders. After he got over the shock of how she resembled Ur, he decided to follow her.

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Meanwhile, on Route E…

"One of the many tunnels that wind through Tenrou Island, also known as Route E."

On the route in question, Cana slowly wandered through the tunnels of this route, her mind focused on only one objective 'If Lucy was right about this, then I should be able to find Mavis' grave somewhere down here. I'm gonna be the first one out of anyone to find it, I'm gonna be the one who passes the trial this year. I'm going to finally make S-class rank. I have to become an S-class wizard, and then I'll finally be able to look him in the eye, and I'll finally be able to tell him the truth. I have to become an S-class wizard, because I can't do it until then.' she continued wandering until she saw a light at the end of the tunnel, and her eyes widened at the sight that awaited her "Is… Is that it?"

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Meanwhile, with a certain Dragon Slayer…

The sun was still setting over the skies of Tenrou Island.

Noah stood on the edge of a cliffside, his mind drifting as he felt the breeze blowing through his body 'So Zancrow, Caprico, and now Kain have been taken down, and Thunderclap hasn't had to get involved in those fights once.' he felt a pulsating in his pocket, and he promptly pulled out a communication lacrima "What do you want?"

"I take it you're aware of the situation already. Of my elite Seven Kin of Purgatory, three of them have already been bested. It would appear that Makarov has trained all of his children quite well up until now."

"You shouldn't be surprised, I told you about their power that I saw during my time with them in Edolas. You knew this wasn't going to be any easy win."

"Yes, I did take that into account."

"And you promptly ignored it."

"Anyway, as I said, three of the Kin have already fallen. Bluenote has made it quite adamant that he intends to get involved in the battle himself. I ordered him to stand down, but he's already made it quite clear that regardless of my orders, he intends to join the battle himself if another one of the Kin should fall at the hands of Fairy Tail. As for you, I see that you're making effective work of some of Makarov's children."

"I'm looking for a good fight, something I have in common with Azuma."

"I'm aware. As for Bluenote, if he does indeed end up joining the battle, you had best be prepared to damage control."

"Duly noted." he stuffed away the lacrima and let out a sigh 'Dammit, Bluenote actually getting up off his ass and joining the fight? Sorry Thunderclap, that's one thing I didn't count on seeing happen today.'

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Elsewhere on the sea, Lahar reached the conclusion that he would contact the HQ of the Magic Council about the events taking place on Tenrou Island, especially with the information about how Bluenote Stinger was among the ranks of Grimoire Heart.

However, Doranbolt was quick to contradict him and ask for a little bit more time, and as such, he promptly teleported out with the communication lacrima.

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Meanwhile, back on the island…

Wendy looked down over Makarov's unconscious form, with Carla and Lily by her side, her mind racing 'Master is so badly hurt, but I can't do anything to help him. Right now, the only thing I can do is wait for Natsu to get back.'

"Hey shrimp!" this was when Gajeel and Lucy promptly showed up on the scene "I heard about what happened to Master, how is he holding up?"

"I've been trying to heal him, but he's hurt so bad I don't think he's getting any better."

"Dammit."

"Although it would seem that the Master's wounds are turning out to be quite serious, for whatever the reason may be, I don't feel as though is life is truly in danger." Lily noted "Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that this island is considered to be sacred ground."

"At least it's an explanation."

"Wouldn't surprise me."

Wendy and the others looked up, and her eyes widened "Noah…"

Sure enough, Noah dropped down onto the scene "Sup." he quickly rose a Terra Shield to block an attack from Gajeel "Take it easy Black Steel, I'm not here to pick a fight. I just came to check and see if Makarov was in as bad of a condition as I was led to believe." he looked down at the unconscious form of Makarov and let out a scoff "Typical, it takes the old man forever to get off his throne and once he does he doesn't know how to hold the fuck back."

"So then… you really are with Grimoire Heart… but why?"

"That's gonna have to wait, you've got more incoming right about now." Noah promptly jerked a thumb back behind him.

As it turns out, that was exactly where Mest appeared before the group, the communication lacrima in hand "Oh good, you're all still alive."

"So the traitor has returned." Lily noted, his tone filled with disdain.

"Friend of yours I take it?"

"That would be Mest, apparently he's a spy for the Magic Council." Lucy told him.

"To be quite honest, my name is Doranbolt actually." he was met with a number of pissed off looks, with the exception of Noah.

"To be honest, none of us give a shit what your name is." Gajeel stepped forward as his skin was covered in iron dragon scales "What the hell do you want?"

"You don't have to worry about me, I assure that I'm not here to cause any trouble. I guess you could say that I came here on a rescue mission. I can use my teleportation magic to send you and all of your guild members somewhere safe, I'll get you as far away from his island as I possibly can, but first I need to know where everyone is in order to do that."

"...Yeah, I got this." Noah promptly stepped up to Doranbolt "I don't need to be a member of their guild to know that they're essentially going to tell you to fuck off. Dark guild or not, I know that they wouldn't have any reason to trust anyone acting in the interest of the Magic Council of assholes? This problem has nothing to do with you, so do the world a favor and get the fuck out of here."

"Step aside, my business is with Fairy Tail right now." so Doranbolt turned to the others "Please just listen to me, I guarantee that when the Magic Council finds out what's going on here, they won't hesitate to do whatever it takes to neutralize the threat that's presenting itself."

"You mean they might resort to using Etherion like they did back in the Tower of Heaven, but I'm guessing cut out the six hours of debating and the requirement of the reveal of the revelation of the plan to resurrect Zeref. They used it before back in the Tower of Heaven during that whole thing with Jellal. Add it to the list of proof of how this guild ends up in deep shit no matter where they go or what they do, something I bet you have no problem with."

"You're wrong! Look I admit it, I infiltrated Fairy Tail in order to find dirt on them to bring them down, but all I wanted was to get the guild disbanded, not blow all of them straight to kingdom come. I will never act to put people's lives in danger, I'm not a killer! Not that I expect you to understand." he was met with a fist to the gut.

"That's the difference between us dipshit, I don't resort to lying or fucking with people's heads when I do my business. I'm blunt and straightforward, I told these guys flat out that we'd most likely be enemies when we met again, and now here we are." Noah glanced over at Gajeel and the others "For the record, this just means that you're gonna have to hurry up and take care of business fast, and I'm gonna do likewise."

"What?!"

"Trust me Aftershock, that was the plan." Gajeel shot him a smirk.

"Be realistic about this! Your master has already been defeated and Grimoire Heart has a number of incredibly powerful wizards on their side, so there's no chance in hell of you being able to defeat them."

"So what then, we just go ahead and blow this entire island to kingdom fucking come, is that what you're saying?"

"You're out of your mind!"

"So are you if you ever thought that they would agree to run away." Noah told him flatly "If you think that any of these people would ever dream of running away, then you're living in a fucking fantasy. Here's a message for the council on behalf of Fairy Tail: Tell them that they had better make like Lori Loughlin's integrity, credibility and respect, and disappear from the face of the Earth for good. They're sure as hell gonna regret it if they don't. Fairy Tail knows how to take care of themselves."

"Is that a threat to the Magic Council, a threat from some lowly wizards like you, and one from a dark guild no less?"

"Blow it out your ass." Gajeel spat out at him "Dark guild or not, he understands our guild a metrick fuckton better than you ever will. You've got a hell of a lot to learn about us, because whether it's Grimoire Heart or the Magic Council, the fact is that Fairy Tail doesn't dream of backing down. You try and attack us, it's going to be the last mistake you ever make. We'll rip you apart and put you deep in the ground before you ever knew what hit you." as if on cue, he was followed by the sound of thunder rumbling above him.

Noah glanced up to see storm clouds gathering overhead "Looks like there's a storm coming over the island, whether it be figurative or literal. I'd better get moving." he prepared to take his leave, but he stopped and glanced back at Wendy "For what it's worth kid… I'm sorry." and then he took his leave.

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At the same time, Erza and Juvia were experiencing trouble in their battle with Meldy, and with the latter down, Erza decided to take Meldy on herself. However, Meldy continued to aim her attacks at Juvia, claiming that she was #13 on the list of people to kill. She then went on to add that Erza was only the fifth, Luke was the fourth, Gildarts was the third, Makarov was the second, and the first on her list was Gray, the person she wanted to kill the most because he was the one that she blamed for killing Ur, Ultear's mother. Hearing Meldy's declaration of her desire to kill Gray caused Juvia to rise with newfound power, determination, and most of all, terrifying levels of rage. She then asked Erza to leave and continue with searching for the others, while she was left to battle Meldy alone.

Meldy simply thought it was fortunate, seeing how she came to the island mainly to fulfill her purpose of killing Gray, and she found someone who had strong feelings for him. She then proceeded to cast her Sensory Link on Juvia and Gray, a spell that enabled the senses of two people to be merged into one, which enabled them to feel what the other did. Juvia was initially left enthralled by this, but as Meldy attacked her, she discovered that it also resulted in them sharing pain, so what hurt Juvia would also hurt Gray. This angered Juvia, which in turn caused her magic power to rise. As a last resort, Meldy decided to cast her Three Spread Sensory Link, a spell that allowed Meldy herself to be connected to the link between Gray and Juvia. She then went on to declare that it didn't matter if it was her or Juvia that died in their battle, because thanks to the link, if one of them died, then Gray would die too.

Now that Meldy was in a three way deadlock, she concluded that even if she were to end her own life, she would also be able to end Gray's life, for the sake of Ultear. She attempted to use her swords to slice her throat, but Juvia attacked herself in order to stop her. Despite being in pain from this, Meldy tried again, insisting that the only option left was for her to die. As her swords descended, she recalled the memories she had with Ultear.

Meldy remembered the day that Ultear took her in to save her, and the time that she had once called Ultear her mother. Her emotions from these memories ended up flooding through the link, and Juvia intercepted the blade and hugged her, claming that Meldy should try her best to live for the ones that she loved, and that she intended to do the same. Juvia's emotions ended up flooding through the link as well, which caused Meldy to burst into tears as Juvia did, and then she conceded defeat as a result. The two of them then collapsed in the water, unable to fight each other anymore.

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Meanwhile, with Luke…

As the rain poured down from the skies above, Luke finished dealing with a few scratches and minor wounds across his body, and then he pulled himself back to his feet 'Okay, that's enough of that. My wounds are taken care of, the Dragon Slayer lacrima in my back restored enough of my magic power. I'd better get going and help the others before it's too late.'

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At the same time, Gray took a moment to notice that the extra senses and the mark on his arm that resulted from Meldy's magic had disappeared. However, Ultear suddenly appeared behind him. He was wary of her, though she admitted that she actually was Ur's daughter, and she smiled at him, saying that she had wanted to see him for so long, and she assured him that she was on his side. He accused her of lying to him, claiming that Ur must not be pleased with what her daughter was doing. However, Ultear countered this by claiming that the actions she was taking were exactly what Ur wanted.

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Meanwhile, with another team…

As a result of the rain, Gajeel and the others were forced to take some shelter and wait it out, though he was getting impatient 'Dammit I can't stand waiting around like this, we should be out there tracking down the others.'

"Hey guys!" this was when Happy suddenly bolted into the cave "I left Natsu back at the camp and I spent like an hour trying to find you guys."

"We had to take shelter from the rain, we couldn't bring master back to camp like this. But on the plus side, we've taken down at least three of the Seven Kin of Purgatory now."

"So how about it guys, what do you think?" this was when Lucy suddenly stepped out and revealed herself to them, clad in a new white and blue outfit "So what do you think, do you like the new look?"

"You look most satisfactory Princess." Virgo noted "Clothing from the Celestial World truly does suit you quite well. This is our latest fashion. Do you like it?"

"You bet I do, thanks."

"Of course princess, happy to be of service." Virgo then turned her attention to Wendy and presented a new pink outfit for her "Your turn now."

"Oh you didn't have to do this for me." Wendy assured her.

"Please think nothing of it, now change before you catch cold."

"Okay, thanks a lot."

"Would you like some assistance with getting out of your clothes?"

"I think I'll be fine, but thanks for offering." she went and hid behind a large rock.

Lucy glanced out the entrance to the cave "Looks like the rain just doesn't want to let up, we could be in here for awhile."

"It is nice to be dry, but I feel kind of helpless."

"I know what you mean." this was when Lucy glanced up and noticed Carla flying back towards the group "Hey Carla, what happened with Lily? You didn't lose him did you?"

"No, we decided to split up." Carla told her "We decided to stop by the base camp on the way here. Natsu, Levy and Lisanna are in pretty bad shape, so Lily decided to stay with them while they were recovering."

"I hope they get better soon." Happy muttered.

"As do I, but the good news is that we spotted the ship of Grimoire Heart sitting off the east coast of the island."

"Well we have an idea of where the enemy is, so that's good." Lucy noted.

"I know what do to." Gajeel pulled himself to his feet "I say we head out and start busting some skulls in."

"Hold on a second Gajeel, I think we should head back to base camp first. If Cana and Gray show up, then we could really use their help."

"But-"

"She's right." Wendy stepped out in her new outfit "If it's up for a vote then I'm with Lucy, we should go and check the camp."

"...Fine fuck it, let's get moving. I'll carry the Master myself." Gajeel promptly slung Makarov over his back.

"And what about me?" this was when Doranbolt got their attention.

"You just keep the council from blowing us to hell. We don't need their help or want it either, we can take down Grimoire Heart and Zeref without their help. Above all, make sure they don't fire that Etherion thing."

"And you think they'll listen to that?"

"Probably not, so in that case just try and buy us some time. We're counting on you for this, as ridiculous as that sounds."

"You're the ones who are being ridiculous, you can't beat them! There isn't a single guild that's faced Grimoire Heart and lived to talk about it, do you even have a plan?"

"The only plan that actually matters, we're giving them everything we've got." and so they took their leave out into the pouring rain, leaving Doranbolt dumbstruck.

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Meanwhile, with a certain S-class wizard…

By this point, having departed to search for her comrades on her own, Erza was wandering through the woods of Tenrou Island, calling out to anyone who would hear "Wendy! Luke! Can any of you hear me?!"

"The famous one herself, Erza Scarlet, Titania."

'This magic power…' sensing the presence of another, Erza quickly whipped around and her eyes hardened "Whoever is there, come out and show yourself!"

"Very well then." with his eyes glowing red, Azuma made himself known as he emerged from the side of a nearby tree branch "At last, I've finally come face to face with a true warrior from your guild in the form of you, Titania. I assume that you were referring to the young girl with the cats, correct? Well she's gone, I made sure of that."

"What was that?" Erza clenched her fists and gritted her teeth "If what you say is true… then I have no reason to let you live."

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Meanwhile, with a certain Dragon Slayer…

Noah stood in the middle of a muddy field, his gaze aimed up at the storm clouds pouring down rain above him 'The scent of the wind has changed… Meldy, don't tell me you… I have a bad feeling about this…' he pulled out his communication lacrima "Give me some good news, am I wrong about this?"

"I'm afraid not. Meldy has indeed been defeated in battle. I'm as pained by such a thought as you are. To think that even she would be bested in combat."

"Yeah yeah, you never thought that even half of the Seven Deadly Kins could fall at the hands of your former guild. Just tell me…"

"She has been defeated, but she still lives."

"Uh huh. So then…"

"Bluenote stayed true to his word, and it appears that he has already left. I had hoped that I would not have to send him into the fray, but it would seem that the end is near."

"So I can see. Meldy…' at this, Noah crushed the communication lacrima in his hand and gritted his teeth as a single tear rolled down his cheek 'Meldy, I'm sorry I couldn't be there for you… I promised I would always be there to protect you… And I'm sorry to you too Thunderclap, I had hoped that he wouldn't have to get involved in this.' he paused impressively, then took a slight whiff of his nose 'This scent… Wait I know that scent, that's the drunk chick that Thunderclap has the hots for, even if he doesn't know it. Why would she be on her own? Something doesn't seem right about this. I'd better go check it out.' and so he promptly took off through the rain in search of the source of that scent. For those of you who didn't get it, he means Cana.

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Meanwhile, at Fairy Tail's camp…

Mira looked down at Natsu and the others, then back at Panther Lily "So Gajeel met up with the others, and now they're on their way back? At least now we have an idea of where most of the others are."

"Yes, and they should be here soon." Lily told her "In fact, they should be following Carla back here to camp even as we speak."

"That's a good thing too, now that so many of ours are out of commission we're gonna need as many as we can get, and I can't take care of the rest of the enemy by myself."

"And we'll be adding one more to the wounded when they arrive with the Master."

"I still find it kind of hard to believe that those bastards beat him down like that. Speaking of which, do you have any idea where Luke is right now?"

"Unfortunately no, I don't know where he is."

"Just great. Well it doesn't matter if he's here or not, we're gonna send Grimoire Heart straight to hell by showing them what a true demon is capable of. We've got what it takes to pull it off, I know that for a fact." she was met with the sound of footsteps approaching them, and she whipped around and her eyes narrowed.

As it turns out, it was Rustyrose approaching them "I have a suggestion for all of you, why don't you just surrender? There's nothing wrong with that, differences in power are quite obviously bound in this unbalanced world of ours. Feel your drums pound faster against their cages and prepare yourselves for oblivion, because that is where all of you are headed."

"Oh yeah, well that's what you think scoundrel!" Lily promptly transformed into his big form and readied himself for the fight to come.

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Meanwhile, with Wendy's group…

By this point, Wendy and the others were making their way back to camp through the storm, but their was still a sense of dread looming over them "I have to admit Carla, I'm still pretty worried about all of this. What if Doranbolt fails?"

"Just forget about that creep, we don't need him." Carla told her flatly.

"I guess."

"I'm worried about Luke and Cana too." Lucy commented "We don't have any idea where either of them are right now, I just hope they managed to find their way back to base camp."

"You think Erza might be there too?"

"I hope so."

"Maybe, but I think we're gonna have to hold that thought for the time being." Gajeel promptly screeched to a halt, which caused the others to do the same "We've got another problem right now, and it's in the form of the really big dude in front of us, and I'm pretty sure that he's being showered by either the rain or his own magic power. If it's the former then it totally sucks to be him, but if it's the latter then I would say we're pretty much fucked. Dammit, the other guys we've seen so far don't even hold a fucking candle to this one. Start talking big guy, are you one of the Kin?"

The big dude in front of them was none other than Bluenote Stinger himself, being bathed in his own magic power mixed with the rain "Tell me, have any of you learned to fly?" he received a numerous of WTF looks "Am I to take that as a no? A pity then." he held out his hands as his magic power subsided, and the rain literally stopped falling in mid air around him.

'Holy shit, I'm getting Avatar vibes right now.' it's true, this exact scene reminds me of the scene where Katara confronts the man who killed her mother, and then she literally stopped the rain in mid air. It was epic.

"So be it then. Fall." Bluenote's magic power exploded around him, crushing Gajeel and the others under the incredible pressure as a result.

'Fuck, I can't move! It's crushing us! Is this some kind of gravity magic, or is this just the force of his magic power?'

"You know personally, neither the Fairy Tail guild nor any of the plans we have for Zeref mean much of anything to me, if anything at all. But there is one thing I've been longing to do on this island for so long now. Tell me, where can I find the grave of Mavis Vermillion? I wish to pay my respects to the First Master of Fairy Tail!"

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Meanwhile, with Luke…

Amidst the pouring rain, Luke perched himself high atop a cliffside as he took a whiff around himself 'Okay, back to full strength and I'm detecting the scents of multiple enemies. I think the closest one is…' his thoughts were cut short by the sudden explosive increase in magic power coming from Bluenote 'New plan, forget about the closest source of magic and focus on the biggest one instead.' he promptly started moving towards that source, his mind racing 'The power I'm sensing from him is insane, he must be even more powerful than Jose was by a longshot! I'm gonna have to use Dragon Force at least to take him down, maybe even try and use that too if it doesn't work. It's a longshot, incredibly risky, and it might destroy my body in the process, but if I have to do that in order for me to protect my guild, then I will without any sort of hesitation.'

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Meanwhile, with Cana…

'Is this it…?' Cana slowly and surely made her way closer to the exit of the tunnel 'At long last, I've finally found it… the grave of Mavis. The day has come where I'm finally going to become an S-class wizard, and then I'm finally going to be able to face my father… and then maybe you too Luke.' she went through the exit, and sure enough, in the clearing ahead of her stood the grave of Mavis Vermillion, and she was quick to notice the golden flame burning in the hole in the center of the headstone 'What is this… What is this light…? Am I seeing things?' she slowly made her way forward, and looked up when she noticed something 'It's weird, but it's like this place is being protected from the rain. This light is it so intense… is it some rare kind of magic power or something?' she slowly reached for the light, only to suddenly be repelled by a burst of energy as runes started appearing in front of here "These runes… Here I sealed the Fairy Glitter, one of the three grand Fairy Spells. May it forever shine in the darkness." her face fell as she read this, and a horrible realization came over her "This isn't her grave at all."

"So this is where you ended up."

Hearing a voice behind her, Cana quickly spun around, and her eyes widened at the sight of who was standing before her "It's you…"

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Meanwhile, with Bluenote vs Fairy Tail wizards…

"Son of a…" Gajeel tried to pick himself up out of the crater Bluenote's attack had left him in, but he didn't have much luck "Start talking asshole, what the hell are you after? What the hell do you want with us?"

"It's as I already told you." Bluenote told him "I want to learn the location of the final resting place of Mavis Vermillion."

"You're gonna be looking for awhile asshole, even if we did know where it was there's no way in hell we'd tell you."

"I wonder what he wants with the First Master." Wendy muttered "Do you think it might have something to do with the second part of the trial?"

"Hell if I know."

"Wait a second!" Happy suddenly lit up in realization "I think I just figured out what this guy is really after!"

"If you're anything like Salamander then chances are that we're gonna end up losing brain cells when we hear what you have to say, but since we're already being crushed you might as well go ahead."

"The crazy guy in the ponytail wants to be an S-class wizard just like the rest of us, so he came out here to make us accept him as a member of the guild!"

"...Yep, you're totally Salamander's cat, and I can feel my brain cells dying." this was followed by a sudden surge of magic power crushing Happy "Thank you ponytail."

"Alright that's enough, I've had enough of your worthless prattling." Bluenote wasn't putting up with any of this "I only intend to say this once, so listen and listen well. I don't know anything about a trial, and I have no intention of joining you pathetic fools in your guild."

"The only fool here is the dipshit in the ponytail!" Gajeel spat at him "That grave is more than just a headstone dammit, it's sacred ground to this guild, so even if we knew where it was, there's no way in hell of us ever telling someone like you!" he was promptly met with a surge of increased gravity, but he was still talking despite this "What is it… that you want…? Just spit it out… and tell us already…"

"What I want is the sparkle of fairies, what you know as Fairy Glitter! One of the three grand spells of your guild, a spell just as powerful as Fairy Law itself, if not moreso."

"So what then, you're another fucking lunatic obsessed with power?" Gajeel was met with another surge of increased gravity "If glitter is what you want then why don't you try hitting up a craft store?" another surge "You're just proving my point you assclown!" surge.

"I want to have that merciless light for myself, now tell me where I can find it or I fully intend to squash you until you pop.

"As if there's a fucking chance in hell of me telling you!" and cue another surge 'Dammit, this guy just won't let up!'

"So tell me then, which of your friends would you like to see be crushed to death first?"

"I am Gajeel Redfox… son of Metallicana, the Iron Dragon…" Gajeel slowly pulled himself back to his feet "It's gonna take… a lot more than what you've got… to keep me pinned to the ground… like some kind of pushover… I'm not gonna lose so easily… sure as hell not… to the likes of you! You can push me down with as much gravity as you want, but like that song says from Kelly Clarkson, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!"

"I heard that Fairy Glitter had been was sealed away with Mavis where she had been buried, so tell me where it is and I'll leave all of you in peace."

"IRON DRAGON ROAR!" Gajeel pounced at Bluenote and tried to deal him a full power breath attack, only to be sent flying with a shockwave and sent crashing to the ground.

"You know you really should listen to someone when they're talking to you, otherwise it's just considered rude."

'Dammit, I couldn't even fucking touch this guy, and none of the others can move. Now what the hell are we supposed to do?'

"I see that you've brought Makarov with you as well. This is perfect, if you won't give me the answers I need, then I'll just ask him where the grave is located."

"Like hell you will, you mess with the old man and I'll cut you down like a goddamn turkey you fucker! Our conversation isn't over yet!" Gajeel was met with another surge of gravity, with the same happening to Lucy and Wendy.

"We're done with talking when I say we're done with talking, now are you actually going to be helpful to me or do I have to squash all of you flat?"

'Dammit this isn't good, even if I can stand up I can't hit this guy, and none of the others can even move under his power! What in the name of fuck are we supposed to do now?!'

"Well?"

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"So this is where you ended up."

Hearing a voice behind her, Cana quickly spun around, and her eyes widened at the sight of who was standing before her "It's you…"

As it turns out, Noah was standing above the clearing on a high tree branch, and he promptly leapt down next to her "I followed the scent of shampoo with lilies mixed with booze, and I ended up finding you. What are the fucking odds?"

"Yeah yeah, very funny. So you're with Grimoire Heart then?"

"With being the operative word, I'm only in it for one person. I thought you were paired with the blonde with the Zodiac keys and the rich fantasy life."

"You've been tracking us?"

"I've been keeping tabs on everyone I think is worth watching, mainly because either they're strong or they're connected to Thunderclap, so imagine my surprise when I saw you hit her with a sleep spell and bail on her, all to find the grave of your first master. Why? What's so important to you about finding this grave?"

"I… I did all so that I could become an S-class wizard. I hated doing it, but I've come too far to turn back or just give up. In order to do thagt, I had to find this grave, and for what? It's just a spell, not the real thing. I feel like this is some sort of sick joke. I'm not looking for some stupid spell, I'm looking for the real grave dammit! How the hell am I supposed to finish the trial and become an S-class wizard? I need answers dammit!" she received no reply, and her face fell from rage to grief "Am I just not good enough to become an S-class wizard? After everything I've been through, do I just fall short at the finish line? Am I just not good enough? Have the past 12 years of my life been nothing but a big fat lie, a waste of time and energy? It's like it's meant to be, it's even raining like it was then too."

"I'm not sure I follow."

"I don't expect you to." Cana looked back at the grave as tears started streaming down her face endlessly "It was a rainy day like this 12 years ago, when my mother passed away. I was only 6 back then. When her will was read, I learned that my father was still alive, so I set out on my own to look for him, and I found myself at the front door of Fairy Tail. All I knew about my father was his name… Gildarts."

'...Okay, wasn't expecting that.'

"I was so excited when I met him, but… he didn't recognize me. He didn't even know that he had a daughter. Whenever he went out on a job, he was gone for weeks or months at a time, and before I knew it I ended up joining Fairy Tail. As time I went on, I always tried to tell him the truth, but I never had the heart or courage to. The one thing I couldn't say eventually became a crushing weight I couldn't ignore. I learned how to predict fortune telling cards so that I would learn when my father was finally going to come home. Eventually I started learning Card Magic, and I took to it so easily, hoping that somehow being able to master it would bring me closer to him, but it didn't. My father was the best wizard in the entire guild, he was placed on some kind of metaphorical pedestal and everyone down below basked in his radiance. I was buried beneath all of them, out of sight and out of mind."

"Not surprising, I could tell right from the first instance I sensed him that this guy was nothing to scoff at. That, and he looks a lot like Shanks from One Piece." this was ignored.

"Years went by, and I still never had the courage to tell him who I was. I found myself scared of the thought of telling him. What if he rejected me? What if I wasn't good enough? Then they announced the candidates for the S-class promotion trials of that year, and I was chosen as one of them. My father said that he was rooting for me, and so that was when I decided that I would tell my father the truth, but only after I became an S-class wizard."

"I take it that didn't go well."

"I got run over by Laxus in the first year, and in the three times I participated in the trial after that, I've only known defeat in that trial. Even people like Erza, Mira and Mystogan, who joined the guild after I did, managed to become S-class wizards. Then there's Luke, the one who made it on his first try."

"And speaking of Thunderclap, does he know about this?"

"He found out after me third failure in the trials. He was sympathetic, and he even tried to help me become an S-class, but in a clean sort of way without bending any sort of rules. That was the day when I realized something as important as meeting my father… Luke was more than just someone important to me… I had fallen in love with him, I had grown to love him more than anything… That gave me even more incentive to become an S-class wizard."

"To prove yourself to your father, and to prove to yourself that you're worthy of the affection of the man you had grown to love." Noah's gaze softened ever so slightly.

"Even after everything I've been through with everyone… I'm nothing but a failure… a worthless drunk who can't even make S-class after 5 tries… my father could never be proud of me as I am now… that's why I decided to make this my last attempt… Luke didn't want to accept that, and he even gave up his photography for me."

"He's into photography? Huh, that does explain that camera he always keeps around. I guess he's deeper than even I gave him credit for." then she heard a pulsating sound coming from her bag, which she quickly took out her HELP LUCY card, which was going off loudly.

"Okay that's just tacky." again, Noah was ignored.

"Lucy's in trouble… she's been helping me this entire time… solely out of the goodness of her heart… and how do I repay her? I knock her out and leave her in the bushes… and I totally abandoned her…" she started shaking and fell to her knees "What have I done… What have I done…? Lucy… Luke… all of them… I betrayed all of them…" that was all she could get out before she finally broke down crying.

Noah could only watch her break down in silence.

"No… It wasn't supposed to be like this! I never meant to betray my friends! I can't do this… not anymore… being S-class isn't worth it… if it means hurting them…"

"So there we have it." Noah promptly snapped her out of her grief "You fucked up in one of the worst ways people can, you abandoned your friends when they needed you, and you pretty much spat on everything your guild believes in for the sake of your own goal. So what are you going to do now?"

"...I'm gonna do the only thing I can. I'm gonna give it everything I've got to protect my friends and make things right." Cana slowly pulled herself back to her feet and her gaze hardened in the direction of the grave "It's okay if I don't become an S-class wizard… it's okay if I never tell my father the truth… as much as I want to…" she reached towards the grave and touched the golden light at the center "They don't mean anything to me if I have to sacrifice my friends and my principles to do it!" the light began surging with magic power, ripping apart her jacket in the process "Please I'm begging you, I have to save them! That's the only true purpose that I have right now! It doesn't matter if I tell my father the truth! It doesn't matter if I become an S-class wizard! It doesn't even matter if I can tell Luke how I feel about him, or if I can even stay in the guild, because no matter where I end up or who I become, my heart is always going to belong to Fairy Tail! I'm begging you, I need the power to protect my friends, and you're the only one who can give it to me now! I don't have the strength to do this alone!" her guild mark on her hip started glowing golden "Give me the strength I need to protect my guild, the people that I love more than anything, the people that I call my family!" she was suddenly enveloped in a bright golden light.

"If that is the case, then you have nothing to fear. Mistakes are not shackles that keep you from moving forward, but rather they sustain one's heart and allow it to grow."

'That voice… could it be her… Mavis… First Master…?' when the light subsided, Cana found herself with a new red marking on her arm, and she gave a small smile "Right." then her face hardened as she levelled her gaze on Noah "So what about you then, am I gonna have to go through you to get to them?"

"Who said anything about that? All I was gonna say was, do you want a ride?" Noah slammed his hand into the ground, and two slabs of earth rose up in front of them "This way you can get there faster."

"You're really okay with taking me to take out your guild mates?"

"Right now I'm just giving them a gigantic metaphorical middle finger because, to be totally honest, I hate just about all of them, except for two people." Noah waved his hands, and the two of them were riding away in identical slabs of earth.

"So what gives then, why stay with them? How did you end up with them in the first place?"

"...It's not rocket science. Hades found me after my dragon Jishin disappeared, he took me in and trained me, and he did a damn good job of that. But things got bad after about three years, when I discovered what he really wanted: to bring about this Grand Magic World that required us having to sacrifice 90% of the world's population. I wasn't cool with that and I wanted out, but he made it clear that I had to fight my way through him to get out. I didn't hesitate and I went at him with everything I had, but even with the power of Dragon Force, I was lucky to have lasted as long as I did. He tore into me and went to finish me off, but as he did, my life sort of flashed before my eyes… I kept seeing her face… she was the only one in the guild that actually understood me and my feelings, and believed that my dragon was real… I didn't know what to make of it at the time, but eventually I realized… I loved her."

"So then… you stayed for her."

"I guess you could say that."

"I guess I get it then." Cana looked ahead as her gaze hardened "I could be heading straight to my death right now, but frankly I don't care. I've got twelve full years of kindness that I have to repay, and you'd sure as hell better believe that I intend to deliver!"

'...Is it bad that I'm kind of turned on right now? No forget it Noah, focus on Meldy. If you have to, you can masturbate to this one later.'

"I know it's this way! Just hang on Lucy, I'll be there soon, and I'm going to be bringing the big guns with me in the form of the grand spell Fairy Glitter! Whoever is attacking my friends, they're about to get a face full of it!"

"I can already smell him, it's Bluenote, the second in command of Grimoire Heart, and not only that, but he's just as strong as I am, even in Dragon Force."

"It doesn't matter how strong he is, with the power of Fairy Glitter at my disposal, I'll be able to protect everyone in my guild! Now who the hell do I need to squash?!"

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"Now who the hell do I need to squash?!"

Lucy and the others looked up, and they promptly lit up "Cana!"

Sure enough, Cana was standing above the rest of them on top of a slab of earth Noah had been using to take her to the battlefield "Sorry I'm late."

"Yeah you are by a long shot, but better late than never, and I'm just glad you're okay."

"I'll be better once I know all of you are safe, and there's no way in hell I'm letting this guy lay another finger on my friends!" she leapt down onto the battlefield and threw forward a barrage of magic cards.

"Am I supposed to be impressed?" Bluenote simply held out his hand and deflected the magic cards with ease.

"You're going down asshole!" her arm started glowing "And this is how I'm gonna make sure you stay down! Fairy…"

'That spell… it can't be!' with a quick flash, Bluenote sent Cana crashing to the ground in a heap with his gravity magic "Tell me what that magic is, or you die here and now."

'D-Dammit…'

"It couldn't be…" Carla was the first one to figure it out "Is it possible that she actually learned how to use Fairy Glitter?"

"Yeah…" Cana slowly pulled herself back to her feet and turned to face Lucy "I'm sorry I just up and left you in the forest like that. I betrayed you and our friendship. I don't have any good excuse, and I know that I have a lot to answer for. But at the very least, now that I have this, I can begin to atone. All I need is one clean shot with this spell, and it will make sure that this creep isn't going to hurt anyone else!"

"Alright!" Lucy lit up when she heard this "So what then, does that mean that you were able to track down the grave."

"Yep, you were right on the money."

"Wait a second, she did?" Gajeel let out a groan "Well so much for the shrimp getting the chance to go to S-class. Well it wasn't all that anyway, I only cared about beating the crap out of these people anyway."

"The trial isn't even important anymore Gajeel, and it wasn't important then either. Right now, what is important is that I need your help to beat this guy. I just need you to keep him distracted long enough for me to gather the power to blow him straight to hell."

"That's not likely to happen." Bluenote held ou both hands and unleashed two simultaneous surges of magic energy that sent everyone flying "You're such a foolish little girl, you've gravely misjudged the gravity of your situation." he unleashed another surge of powerful gravity to keep everyone pinned down "I have to admit, I never thought that Fairy Glitter would be delivered directly to me personally."

"Not like you're gonna get it. I'm gonna go track down Thunderclap, later asshole." so on that snarky note, Noah promptly gave Bluenote a certain finger gesture and promptly took his leave from the scene.

"Now if you would be so kind, and if you value your life, the time has come for me to take that spell off your hands once and for all."

"Forget it asshole." Cana spat at him "Unless you actually plan on joining the Fairy Tail guild, there's no way in hell that's going to happen. This spell is useless to anyone else."

"If you knew anything about the origins of magic, then you would come to realize that all spells are fundamentally the same. Every single type of magic that exists in this day and age was once part of a single unified whole."

'A single type of magic?' Lucy frowned in thought upon hearing this 'I feel like I've heard of that somewhere before, but I don't know why.'

Bluenote promptly lifted Cana into the air with his gravity magic while also binding her with it at the same time "I've approached the abyss of sorcery, and as such I don't need to join your guild in order to use that spell or any other." he tightened his hold, causing Cana to scream in pain as a result.

"Cana! Let her go!" Lucy was met with another surge of gravity magic.

"I have a question for you little girl, and you will answer it. Did you honestly believe that you were truly capable of wielding an advanced spell such as Fairy Gliter?"

"So what if I did…?" despite the crushing pain of being under his gravity magic, Cana shot him a dirty look full of defiance "You've got a problem with that bastard?"

"Fairy Glitter is an ultra-level spell that uses pure light to deny the existence of anyone that is deemed to be an enemy by the user of the spell, so you bet I've got a problem with it, especially with a pathetic amateur who thinks that she has what it takes to control such power." he tightened his grip on his magic, causing Cana to scream in pain "You don't have to worry though, I fully intend to relieve you of it in a method as painful as possible.

"Dammit… I can't…" with a primal roar, Gajeel suddenly slammed his entire head face first into the ground 'I can't force myself out of the gravity on this level, but maybe… I'm only gonna have one shot at this, who knows if it will work again. Iron Dragon ROAR!" he unleashed a powerful breath attack underground that caused the ground underneath the battlefield to explode.

Bluenote wasn't damaged by this, but it did cause him to lose his hold on them "You're quite the cocky little brat aren't you? I'll be sure to fix that soon enough!" he unleashed a surge of magic energy that sent Gajeel flying, along with the others.

"Sucker."

"Nice one Gajeel, I owe you." Cana quickly pulled herself back to her feet.

"GO! DO IT NOW!"

"Oh believe me,I plan to. Guess what asshole, this amateur is about to rock your whole fucking world!" Cana then rose up her right arm "Assemble, oh river of light guided by fairies!" the mark on her arm started glowing golden, and then her entire body was engulfed in a golden light that shot up through the storm clouds above them "I hope you're ready, because you're about to see what a member of Fairy Tail can really do!"

'It can't be, this isn't possible!' Bluenote was left in a mix of awe and disbelief 'She's actually doing it, but how can this be?! She's just an amateur!'

"May your radiance shine and vanquish the fangs of wickedness!" Cana summoned a golden halo overhead "Adios you bastard, this is why you don't want to mess with Fairy Tail! FAIRY GLITTER!" with a wave of her arm, she guided it down towards the ground as the halo closed in on Bluenote, causing him to scream in pain "THIS IS FOR MY GUILD! FOR THE PEOPLE I LOVE! THE PEOPLE I VOW TO PROTECT! THIS IS FOR MY FAMILY!"

The golden halo binding Bluenote turned into a golden light, causing his screams to intensify, but rather than kneel, he simply slammed a hand into the ground "FALL!" he unleashed a powerful surge of gravity magic, causing Gajeel and the others to be sent flying.

Cana herself lost her balance and she was sent crashing to the ground, her arm covered with blood as a result 'How…'

"So that's the level of skill that's required to use Fairy Glitter? Don't make me laugh. I suppose that even the most powerful magic is next to worthless when it ends up in the hands of lowly trash like you. Your magic is far too weak, you own body couldn't even handle it. When you acquire a spell as powerful as that, you can't expect to master it after one attempt. You need months, if not years of practice to develop your magic to use it properly, and you clearly lack such experience. Even with my gravity magic, it took me years to master it to the level it's at now."

'Oh god, he's right… I failed again…'

"I'm going to be taking the spell from you now, and the good news is that I don't need you to be alive to do it."

'That was it… my last chance and I blew it… I guess in the end… I just didn't have what it takes after all…'

"Yet another day comes and goes, and I still don't get to fly, despite my search for a truly worthy opponent. Maybe sending you to the depths of hell will be enough to lift my spirits." and so he reached for her.

'So this is it… this is where it ends for me… Everyone… dad… Luke… I'm sorry…' Cana could only shut her eyes and wait for the inevitable… but it never came, so she opened her eyes, and she was shocked by what she was seeing.

As it turns out, Luke was holding her in his arms bridal style, clutching her close to his chest like his life depended on it, with Gildarts (incredibly pissed off) having sent Bluenote flying with his Crash magic. Once he knew that Bluenote was a safe distance away, Luke immediately pointed his sword at him while still holding Cana "I'm going to say this once, so listen and listen good. If you ever lay a hand on any of my friends, especially her, I won't hesitate to cut you down."

A/N:

And with this chapter, we see more members of the Seven Kin of Purgatory fall at the hands of Fairy Tail, this time being Kain Hikaru and Meldy. However, despite this success, things take a turn for the worst, as Bluenote Stinger, one of the most powerful mages in all of Grimoire Heart, has decided to enter the fray in search of the power known as Fairy Glitter, a power which has now fallen into the hands of none other than Cana Alberona, who has revealed her reasons for her obsession with becoming an S-class wizard, but also realized her mistakes and now she aims to redeem herself by saving her friends. Also, in addition to learning of Cana's reasons, we also see Noah's reasons for joining Grimoire Heart in the first place, and why he chose to stay with them.

While it didn't really amount to much, I did show a little bit of a fight scene between Noah and Gajeel, two Dragon Slayers that really haven't interacted too much up until now. Sure I didn't get to show a lot of it, but I think I showed enough to prove a certain point: While Gajeel being as strong as Natsu is somewhat debatable, he's definitely the smarter of the two, and I think that gives him a fair advantage over Natsu.

So yes, rather than Natsu and Happy in this fic, Gajeel was the one who had the chance to make the save. Like I said, one of the few quarrels I have with the Tenrou Island arc is that Gajeel has so little screen time in the arc, whether it be before or after he and Levy fight against Yomazu and Kawazu.

Also, I'm fairly certain I've said this before, but I'll say it again. I do not apologize for any of the TFS references I've made in this chapter, any previous chapters, or any future chapters. I'm a hardcore fan of TFS, and even though DBZ Abridged may have come to an end, I feel that's it's my responsibility as a fan to try and spread the joy that I've been given by them to whoever I can in any way I can.

So yes, after seeing Cana's valiant yet failed attempt at defeating Bluenote with Fairy Glitter, we see the return of both Luke and Gildarts, and both of them are beyond mad and ready to raise some hell. But that's going to have to wait until next chapter, seeing how this one has just about surpassed 17k words. Also, this chapter means that this story has reached the 500k word count, something that hasn't happened to any of my stories before this! I wouldn't have gotten this far without all of your support, so thank you for that.