The group, composed of Natsu, Happy, Lucy, Erza, Cynthia, Gray, Gajeel and Luke advanced toward a dark forest, leaded by the latter, who was the only who know where that flower could be. Carla and Lily decided to stay with Wendy, in case she tried to do something Natsu-like: get up and pursuit them even in her state, and that was no question for that. Nobody noticed the lurking presece hiding behind trees and various other things. She poked out her headn eyes fixed on Gray.

Juvia wonder why Gray-sama didn't take her with him She gasped I-It could not be...! She imagined Gray took one of the flowers they were looking for, and tend it to Lucy with a beautiful effemine face "This one is for you, Lucy"

Lucy turned her head away, blushing heavely "Y-You don't need to do that, Gray-sama" She launched herself at Gray's arms "You don't need to prove your love to me" Their faces bacame closer, lips pursing

"Lucy.."

"Gray-sama..."

The vision disappeared in a puff smoke when they were inches away. Juvia shook her head, the entirely of her head crimson red

Gray-sama only belong to Juvia. Love rival, you won't take him for her, Juvia make that promise.

For unexplicable reason,Lucy felt a chill on her back. Gray too, but different. She turned her head back, but found nothing

"A problem, Lucy?" Natsu asked, worried by his mate's expression

"Don't worry, Lucy, I'll protect you from any dangers, count on me" Luke said, pointing a thumb at his face while winking. Lucy huffed, crossing her arms under her chest.

"Thank you,but I can perfectly defend myself"

"So? I though our fights proved the contrary. How many times already? Three, if I don't make mistakes".

Natsu and Gray moved in front of Lucy, to protect her from Luke's disgracious remarks. "Watch out what came out of your mouth, magic rober." Gray looked Luke sharply, who lifted a finger dismissively.

"You wrong. First, I don't steal magic. As much as I wanted to do. Like that, you won't be a problem. Second, I only speak truth."

Natsu get closer of Luke, almost bumping his head against his own "Don't ever try to speak to Lucy like that again, or it could be the end of you" His voice had a somber tune, thus only added dangerousity to his words.

Cynthia tugged Erza's arm while the three mages echanged insults "Why are they fighting?"

Erea only sighted exasperently as she remember the encounter with Fairy Tail with White Eclipse just after the GMG. Since then, each time one of each guilds had the unfortune to crossed the passage of the other, it oftenly ended in a fight, and not the friendly ones. The best examples was Lucy and Luke, even if their relation was a little better than the others. A little. And instead of Wendy, everyone at Fairy Tail had someone who reall hate someone from their 'rivals'. Like what happened now.

"Us, Fairy Tail, didn't go well with a guild named White Eclipse, the guild where Luke come from."

"They claimed to be stronger than us, but one day, we will kick their butt" Gajeel said, joining the conversation.

"While you're there,may I ask why did you came? Alone? Without Lily?" Erza lifted a brow

"Lily and shrimp decided to take care of the little one, and I really want to punched the guy who dare hit a guildmate. Plus" He put a hand on Cynthia's head "I've heard that one has a special power, and nearly defeat Salamander. I want to see that, it will be interesting to fight with her. Giehehe" He smiled,showing his pointed teeth.

Cynthia pointed at the mages who yelled words she didn't understand, but it didn't seems to be nice "Should we not trying to stop them?"

Erza sighted while rubbing her temple, eyes closed. She approached Natsu and Gray, who didn't noticed her presence. She grabbed their head, one per hand, and before they could react, they brutally made contact eachother. Insults became pained grunts as they rolled on the ground, holding their fronthead.

"Even in a time like that, you're still think about sisput. There's no time for that. Next time, you will consider that as painless."

Their head ringing, and their eyes were covered by their hands, but they still could hear and 'see' the wrath in Erza. But she was right, that was not the time, they would fight at the guild, when Wendy would be secure. "Y-yes ma'am"

Luke watched the show with geniuely surprise. He didn't know things turned to be like that. Strangely, it remain him some of his own comrades. He placed his hands on his hips, waiting for the fairies to got up.

However, he could felt the danger in Erza's eyes and voice, so he decided to not say anything more, hoping not received a lost bullet.

Lucy helped Gray to got up while Natsu was helped by Happy.

"Thanks buddy" Natsu's voice was still pained, but he smiled at him, patting his head.

"So, can we continue?" Luke asked. When everyone was ready, they marched again, deeper in the forest.

"Hey! If you know these flowers, why don't you copy their power? " Everyone looked at Natsu, surprised by the pertinent question he just asked.

"Unfortnately, I can only copy the magic from living creatures. It didn't work on flowers or magical objects, that's why we do all the way"

"Ahh...I see"

The group arrived at the entrance of a cave. The entrance was dark, so Luke summoned a orb made of light at the top of the group. When he was about to step forward, the dragon's slayers, except Cynthia, stopped him

"Wait. Something's wrong" Natsu said, with a serious face

"What do you mean?" Lucy asked

"I can smell peoples. There many of 'em" add Gajeel

"I too. I don't know who it might ben but it's a large number" Cynthia said, confirming their suspicions.

Happy looked at Natsu, worried "What do we do?"

"What question. We charge!" Natsu charged head first, following the scents "Happy,with me!"

"A-Aye" Happy spread his wings, following Natsu.

"Hey! Salamander! Not without me." Gajeel pursuit Natsu, grinning widely. Finally, he could punch some heads.

"Natsu! Gajeel! Wait!" Lucy tried to stopped them,but it fell on deaf ears as the dragons slayers were going deeper in the cave

"Well, now we know where we're going" Luke said casually, stepping behind Erza, hand on the back of his head.

"Cynthia. Please lead the way, we follow them" Erza looked at the little girl, positioning behind her.

"Uh... Okay" Cynthia lead the group, following the two others.

Natsu and Gajeel followed the scents their nose picked. They were unknow to them, but they were in a hurry. This cave was so to say in the middle of nowhere. So no need to be a genius to know why people would go here.

They ended in a large clearing. The grass present on the ground making contrast with the rocky surfaces they were running through. At the roof, there was a large hole where light could come, lighting the center of the clearing, where grass could grow. This place gave a calm atmosphere, quiet, and beautiful. Well, it could be in other circumstances.

But the problem was the absence of flowers. None of any kind was present, and they didn't like that. They sniffed the air, looking for someone, near, instead of the insane amount of scents in the darkness. Then, they noticed it, preparing each an attack.

Natsu formed a flamming ball on his hand, while Gajeel transformed his arm nto a iron pillar

"Burning Ball of the Fire dragon!"

"Iron pole of the Iron dragon"

The two attacks converged into one point, near of the all they were targeted. A smoke cloud was forming from the two attacks.

From there, a laugh could be heard

"And me who though I was well hidden"A man made his appearence, he was tall, and the most noticeable feature was his unkeep, dirty blond hair. He held a big bag on his shoulder.

"Surely you have a good sense of observation. Or a good intuition"

"Give us back our flowers, bastard" Nastu yelled, igniting his other hand;

"Wait, Natsu, you will burn the flowers" Happy said, stopping Natsu, scoffing. It was indeed a problem. How could ge hit that guy without aking the risk of burning their way to save Wendy ?

"Your flowers? Sorry,but with us, it's first come, first serve." The blong guy said with a smirk

"I take care of that" Happy lifted a paw and prepared to fly at full speed at the flower robber.

"Wait!" Natsu ordored, stopping Happy before he could begin his track ,making him lost balance. "But, Natsu, why?"

Natsu narrowed his eyes, so did Gajeel. All the scents they smelt at the entrance, all that number of people,stood around them, lurking in the shadows, ready to attack at any time. If someone separated from the rest, they prefered not imagined what could happen. But they smiled when they smelt friendly scents approached

"Guys! We're here" The first to came was Cynthia, who lead the rest thanks to her scent., the next ones were in order Erza, Luke, Gray and Lucy.

"Well, I don't know what happened to you, but it seems you gained few braincells. It's surprising"

"Natsu, don't run like that. Unlike you, I'm not made for sprints like that" Lucy tried desperatly to fill her lungs with air.

"That's a sign you must lost weigh. Or else I can't even lift you alone." Happy wore a pride smile to clash Lucy like that. It was always a pleasure to him.

"When all that is finish. I'll lock you in my fridge" It was not a thread, but rather a promise.

" Oof, it's violent with you guys" Luke could not supressed his smile at the conversation he witnessed.

Erza lifted her head, seeing the man far high, who observe the conversation with interest. "I guess he had what we search?" She summoned one sword

"Reinforcement, huh? Too bad I have some too" the blonde man snapped his fingers, and from the darker corners of the clearing the light didn't reach, a large amount of peoples came out, smirking with their number. They didn't really surprised the mages since they were not difficult to be noticed.

Without saying more, Cynthia propulsed herself by exploding flammes form her feet. Combining with her surprising phsic power, she got dangerously close of the man. She pulled her arm back, dark red flammes were forming,but she tried to carefully hit only him, and not the oversized bag he carried

"Iron punch of the Omega Fire dragon" Cynthia swung her fist forward, hitting the man at the cheek; He strumble backward, but smiled noneless "You're not the type to listen, don't you?"

Cynthia had no time to interprate what he said before seeing multiples spells going toward her, taking the shape of arrows.

"...!" Cynthia crossed her arms to soft the impacts, even if her blind sopts were targered too and not protected.

"Water shell!" Water formed around Cynthia, successfullt protecting her from the attacks, which were absorbed by the water. She wasn't the only surprised,judged by the heads turning back, where Juvia stood with a hand extended.

"Juvia still has a hard tume believing you. But since you want to save Wendy, then she will try harder. Also..." Her face became less serious as she wiggled happily toward Gray, hearths spouting out of her being "Juvia want to be close of Gra-samaaa~ "

"You followed us? From the guild" Gray almost yelled, this girl could be creepy sometimes. He tried to pushing Juvia's arm away, in vain. Juvia, her, turned her head toward Lucy with a smug face saying something like Ah! Take that!

Lucy facepalmed. Did Juvia always think she would stoole Gray ? She didn't felt anything particular for him. Everyone know she prefer Natsu more,but she would not admit that. Maybe Juvia refused to believed that. Or that was a way to show her friendship.

Luvy took two of her keys "Gate of the Maiden, I open thee! Virgo! Gate of the Cow,I open thee! Taurus!"

Blinding lights came out of the keys, and the two spirits were sumoned.

"Virgo! We need to take that bag. Taurus! Help me to take out all of these people"

"As you wish, princess" Virgo wasted no time and dig on the ground. Taurus mooo while taking his battle axe

"Since your nice body say it" He charge at some of the robbers, swinging his axe

"Cynthia, Natsu, Gray, Juvia. Help Lucy with these guys" Erza changed into her Fligh armor. "Me, I took care of him" Everyone nodded.

"Hey! Don't forget me!" Luke take offence to not be tell what to do, not that he liked to be ordored by a fairy. Wings spout of his back, similar to exceeds. Lile Erza, he flied at the blonde man, who was standing here

"Don't you think it will be that easy" Numbers of his soldiers put themself between the mages and him, while he replied himself.

Swords appeared around Erza, about twenty "Dance, my blades! Circle sword! The swords around her spinned at great speed around her. Anyone at range was sliced. Not fataly, but it hurt .

Luke crossed his arms, then threw them out "Air push!" The mass before him was pushed at the size, screaming. But the problem was their number. It won't end.

At the ground, despite being more numerous. They having a hard time.

"Roar of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu exhale, a funnel of flammes burning a large number of robbers.

Cynthia jumped, arms extended at her sizes. Reddish flammes trails out of them "Wing attack of the Omega Fire dragon!" She swung her arms forward, taking out numbers of them.

Gajeel looked carefully the black haired girl. He could see her power, and understand why Natsu was having a hard time agains her. He was already excited to fight against her later.

"Dammit, it never end. Ice make, Geyser!" Gray slam his fist on the ground, freezing or taking certains robbers, but more of them replaced the others.

Happy just stood backward, cheering the others, mostly Natsu. His ears picked something at the entrance they enter of the clearing. And before he could say something.

"Fire make: Hot rain!" A magic seal appeared above the robbers, fireballs raining on them. The attack was on a large scale, so the damages were no neglgible.

Hearing that, Luke smiled, not even looking back "For a surprise, a little help wold not hurt"