"I really think this one is good." Lucy said as she finished up one of her own little stories just as she was ready for bed. However, it seemed like Stella wasn't really paying much attention. "Stella, are you okay?"

"Huh? Oh... Yeah..." Stella said. "It's just that... It's about Anka."

"Anka? You mean Black Wizard's kwami?" Lucy questioned.

"Yeah. Today is his 3500th cycle, which is a birthday to us kwamis." Stella said as she was really worried about him. "I hope he's okay."

"We'll free him from Black Wizard one day. It would help if we just knew where Black Wizard was." Lucy said.

"Well, there actually might be a way." Stella said. "Since it's Anka's cycle, all of us kwamis might be able to communicate with him and find out where Black Wizard is. We would just need to be in the Miracle Box. With all of us kwamis together, we have better chances of pulling it off, but we won't get another chance for a long time. The more of us there, the better our chances could be."

"That's great! When does it happen?!" Lucy said as she could already see Black Wizard's demise.

"Tonight..." Stella said with Lucy shocked that they were just going to let it pass. "Master Mavis wants me and Igneel to stay close to our owners incase Black Wizard does attack."

"She does have a point there." Lucy said.

"But Igneel told me about an idea he had." Stella said. "He and I would go inside the Miracle Box while Pixi stands guard. If there's trouble, Pixi could come in and tell us what would be happening."

"That's perfect! There shouldn't be much problem if Pixi is standing guard." Lucy said as she liked the sound of this. "Stella, this could be our chance to find Black Wizard and save your friend. As long as everything goes the way you said, there isn't much risk. You've got to go." Stella was so happy that Lucy said that.

"Thank you, Lucy!" Stella said as she flew over and grabbed a marker. "I am going to need this to show the other kwamis. It's a bit of a tradition we have. I'll be back as soon as I can, hopefully with good news." With Lucy allowing Stella to go, Stella didn't wait another moment and flew out of there. This could be there chance to find their friend and save him from evil.

...

Natsu

Natsu was already informed of what happened from Natsu. He opened up a window and made sure the coast was clear.

"Are you sure about this, Igneel?" Natsu asked.

"It's our one chance to find Anka. If we find Anka, we find Black Wizard." Igneel said. "Don't worry, Natsu. As long as Pixi is standing guard, we'll be able to come back if anything happens."

"You're right. What am I worrying about?" Natsu said as he trusts Igneel. "Good luck, Igneel. I really hope this works." Once Natsu gave him permission, Igneel flew out of there and hurried over to Master Mavis' place with Natsu getting ready for bed. It's out of Natsu's and Lucy's hands now.

...

Zeref

Not everyone was settling in for the night. Zeref's work as himself or Black Wizard never seems to know any rest. As for Anka, he was hoping to slip away from him as he tried flying away, but it was like Anka flew into a barrier.

"Where do you think you're going, Anka?" Zeref questioned.

"I was just going out since it is my birthday." Anka said.

"That isn't happening, Anka. You know you're not allowed to go too far away from me." Zeref said. "I can't have you warning anyone about me or who I really am."

"I won't, I promise." Anka said as he had hope he could leave, but Zeref wasn't budging at all.

"I thought I made myself clear." Zeref said as he glared right at Anka and Anka kept himself quiet. At that moment, Zeref's miraculous was detecting the negative feelings of someone, someone who he could use and manipulate again. "I'm in need of your services right now, Anka. I can sense one's fear, great fear." Zeref turned for his hideout with Anka having no choice accept to follow him and create a brand new villain.

...

Stella

As for Stella, she flew through the air as she hurried to Master Mavis and get inside the Miracle Box. As she flew around, Igneel was able to find her and caught up to her.

"Twinkles!" Igneel called as he got next to her.

"Quit calling me that. You know I don't like that name." Stella said.

"Not my fault that you twinkle." Igneel said. "Did you tell your owner what was going on?"

"Of course. She and I trust each other and don't keep secrets from each other." Stella said. "I just do hope we find Anka soon."

"Same." Igneel said as he was worried about Anka, but he tried to look like he wasn't when Stella noticed that. The two of them flew around until they finally arrived at their destination. When they got there, they saw Mavis was fast asleep with Pixi watching everything over.

"You made it!" Pixi said as she was glad to see them. "Let's move quickly while we still have the chance." Knowing they didn't have much time to waste, the three of them hurried over to the record player where the Miracle Box was stored. "Good luck. I really do hope you all find Anka." It looked like their plan was in action. Stella and Igneel flew inside and made their down to the Miracle Box. They were able to make it inside the box with no problem. The Miracle Box was much bigger on the inside than the outside. A whole pocket of space was inside there with various objects from the outside stored there for all the kwamis to play with.

"Hello!" Igneel said as all the kwamis were there. There was Steel, Chill, and the other kwamis of a tiger, phoenix, mermaid, shark, minotaur, lion, harpy, falcon, rabbit, Pegasus, werewolf, and bat.

"Stella and Igneel are here!" The phoenix kwami said as they were all happy to see them.

"Kwamis of destruction and creation, it's so great to see you again." The tiger kwami said.

"It's great to see you too, Fangg." Stella said.

"It is quite fortunate that your owners were able to come." Fangg said. "I see that you also brought a gift, Stella."

"Yes. It's from my owner." Stella said as she handed over the marker. The other kwamis were quite curious as to what it was and tried to figure it out.

"I got it!" The shark kwami said. "It's a magic brush!" He figured out it was used for drawing and they all quite enjoyed it.

"Well, the time has come. Let us hope we can get in contact with Anka." Fangg said. "Come, my fellow kwamis. Let us begin!" All of the kwamis wasted no time. They all gathered around in a magic circle. When they were all gathered together, they all started singing a magic song that they hoped will help them find Anka, but none of them know what is happening on the outside.

...

Lucy

Lucy was trying to fall asleep and wait for Stella to be back in the morning. However, something woke her up as some sort of sparkling dust fell over her.

"Huh? What was that?" Lucy questioned as she woke up.

"Lucy." An eerie voice came from her bed as someone came up and that someone was Natsu. "Lucy."

"Natsu?" Lucy said. Usually, she would be happy to see him, but she could tell something was quite wrong.

"I came to tell you I'm in love with Taylor!" Natsu said as he was acting like some sort of weirdo. Lucy felt like she was having a nightmare with the way she crawled over to her. "She and I are going to be together, get married, and have children." Lucy was getting really scared from the sight and from those words. She jumped over him and went out through the skylight with her slamming it shut.

"What got into him?!" Lucy said. She wasn't the only one having a terrifying time. She heard people screaming and saw strange creatures, monsters, and much more happening all around the street. "What's going on?!"

"Pleasant nightmares, everyone! Nightmare gives nightmares." She looked up and saw what was causing it. Lucy spotted a small guy wearing a black cloak and rode on a black pillow with that magic dust coming from it. His face was also painted purple with him having glowing red eyes.

"He must be bringing nightmares to life!" Lucy said as she could see what was happening now.

"Lucy!" Nightmare Natsu called as he came through the skylight. "I'm in love with Taylor!"

"I've got to get Stella!" Lucy said. She moved quickly as she got around the fake Natsu and hurried to get Stella.

...

Natsu

Natsu was trying to sleep himself. However, he was disturbed from Nightmare's magic dust. He woke up and could tell something was wrong.

"What was that?" Natsu questioned. Suddenly, iron bars came down around his bedroom. "What the heck?!" More and more iron bars came down like he was being caged and trapped. He tried to find some place to run to, but the bars just kept coming down and blocked him from going anywhere. Natsu's nightmare is being trapped in his own house and now it's becoming a reality.

...

The Kwamis

The kwamis continued with their little song. They were hoping for some sort of reaction, but nothing came out of the magic circle. None of them could understand what was going on. This spell was suppose to help them find their missing friend. Seeing that this wasn't going anywhere, Stella and Igneel stepped out of place to speak with Fangg.

"What do we do, Fangg?" Stella said. "Nothing's happening."

"Perhaps we're not as powerful as I expected." Fangg said. "We are missing a few kwamis, like Uniss the unicorn kwami. We haven't heard from her in so long."

"What if we bring Pixi in? Do you think that would be enough?" Igneel suggested.

"But Pixi needs to stand guard in case we're needed." Stella said.

"We've got to do this to find Anka. We're not going to get another chance." Igneel said.

"Igneel does have a point, and we are running out of time." Fangg said. "Go and get Pixi. One more kwami might be enough." Igneel flew straight for the exit. He was able to get out of the box and made his way out through the record.

"Pixi!" Igneel said.

"Igneel? What is it? Were you able to find Anka?" Pixi questioned.

"Not yet. We need your help." Igneel said.

"But I need to stand guard if Black Wizard decides to launch an attack." Pixi reminded.

"Please, Pixi. All of this is for Anka." Igneel said. Pixi didn't want to go behind Mavis' back, but finding Anka is of great importance. The sooner they find Anka, the sooner they find Black Wizard, and the sooner they can defeat Black Wizard and rescue Anka.

"Let's go!" Pixi said as they both flew inside to join the rest of the kwamis. They flew into the Miracle Box and Pixi joined in the magic circle. All of them started singing together and it appeared to be working. While they were all working on that song, Lucy managed to get all the way to Mavis' place. She had to act quietly so she wouldn't wake up Mavis. She snuck around and went to the record player.

"Stella! Stella!" Lucy called inside, but she had no way of knowing if Stella could even hear her. She fiddled around with the record player, but she had no idea how to even get the box out of there. "What do I do?" This wasn't looking good for her. It got even worse when Nightmare's magic dust reached them and sprinkled over Mavis.

"Wha..?" Mavis woke up when she felt the dust sprinkle over her. "Lucy? What are you doing here?"

"Uh..." Lucy tried to think of a good explanation, but there was no time as three spectral orbs flew out of the floor.

"We are the ghosts of the Guardians. It is your fault, Mavis, that we were destroyed!"

"No! It's not my fault! I never meant for it to happen!" Mavis said as they all flew around. Mavis and Lucy grabbed whatever they could and tried to swat them away.

"Lucy!" She looked to see Nightmare Natsu creeping in. "I'm in love with Taylor! She and I are meant for each other!"

"If he didn't look like Natsu, I give him a good kick." Lucy said.

"This is bad, Lucy! You need to transform!" Mavis said.

"I can't, Master! Stella is inside the Miracle Box!" Lucy said.

"This is bad! There's no way to communicate with the inside!" Mavis said as they could be in real trouble here.

...

Black Wizard

"This seems to be going well, almost too well." Black Wizard said. He was well aware of what was happening in Paris, but he knew something wasn't right. "Where could Celestria and Salamondra be? They should be facing their worst fears right about now." He wondered where the heroes were, but he suddenly felt something came over him. He could hear the song of the kwamis in his head and was beginning to feel their presence. "What is this?!"

...

The Kwamis

The song appeared to be working. A pillar of light shot up from the magic circle and the kwamis were starting to get somewhere. However, it wasn't Anka they were seeing.

"That's not Anka!" Stella said.

"That's Black Wizard!" Igneel said as they were all shocked to see it was him.

"Aha! I sense you, kwamis! You can't hide from me now!" Black Wizard said.

"Keep singing! We have to find where he's hiding!" The harpy kwami said.

"I think not, little kwamis. It is I who will find you!" Black Wizard said. He had the powers flow in reverse and now he was trying to find them.

"We have to break off the connection before he finds us!" The lion kwami said as they all stopped what they were doing and was able to stop him from finding them.

"Wait a minute. That's why we couldn't find Anka." The phoenix kwami said.

"He's being used to power Black Wizard's miraculous." The bat miraculous said.

"That means he launched another attack, but Igneel and Stella are here." The falcon kwami said.

"Go! Find your owners!" The Pegasus kwami told them. Igneel, Stella, and Pixi hurried out of the box so they could see what was happening.

...

Nightmare

"Before the connection was severed, I was able to track the kwamis hiding to the east of where you are now." Black Wizard told Nightmare for he wanted those kwamis. "Find them and bring them to me."

"You got it, Black Wizard." Nightmare said as he started searching. Now that Black Wizard knows the kwamis are out there, he isn't going to let them escape from his grasp so easily.

...

Lucy and Mavis

Lucy and Mavis were doing their best to fight off their fears, but it wasn't looking good. Stella, Igneel, and Pixi flew out of the record and could see the trouble they were all in.

"Hold on. Isn't that your owner right there?" Stella said.

"No way. He doesn't know where Master Mavis lives." Igneel said. "No way that can be the real him, but I have feeling he is going to need me." Fearing that Natsu might be in danger, Igneel hurried out of there and hurried home as fast as he could.

"Lucy! Over here!" Stella called and got her attention.

"Stella! Perfect! Twinkle!" Lucy was able to transform and became Celestria. Once she became Celestria, she used her whip and kept them all away. She lashed at the orbs and turned them to dust with Nightmare Natsu being thrown into the closet. They now have a moment to breathe and calm down.

"I'm so sorry, Master." Pixi said.

"We'll talk about it later. Celestria, you better get going." Mavis said. Celestria knew Mavis was right. Paris was in need of their help and had to move fast.

...

Igneel

As for Igneel, he was flying as fast as he could through the streets. He knew he had to get back to Natsu asap. What he didn't see was that Nightmare spotted him.

"Kwami spotted!" Nightmare said.

"That's Salamondra's kwami! Either capture him or follow him back to his owner!" Black Wizard ordered. Nightmare flew after Igneel and tried to follow through with the orders. Igneel had the feeling he was being followed. When he looked back, he spotted Nightmare chasing after him.

"Your nightmares are beginning, kwami!" Nightmare called as he fired dust at Igneel, but Igneel swerved around and avoided all of the shots.

"I know what worst nightmare is, and you'll never have me go vegan!" Igneel called. Knowing he can't lead Nightmare back to Natsu, he needed to do something to lose him. He saw how he could do that when he dived into the subway and Nightmare followed after him. Igneel flew through the tunnels and hoped something would show soon. It did when a train was coming at them. Nightmare had to move to the side to avoid getting hit by it, but it allowed Igneel to get out of there.

...

Natsu

Iron bars continued to come down and trap Natsu. Natsu was really freaking out as he was feeling the worst case of claustrophobia. Natsu had no idea what to do and it seemed like no once can free him.

"Natsu! I'm here!" Igneel called as he was able to make it home with Natsu feeling relieved.

"Igneel! Fire Up!" Natsu didn't wait another moment as he transformed and bust himself out of his series of cages.

...

Nightmare

Nightmare might have lost Igneel, but his terror was still going on. He continued to bring nightmares to life and was finding some enjoyment in their terror. Celestria was able to track him down and spotted him with Salamondra soon joining up with her.

"Hey, my little star." Salamondra said. "Care to give me the lowdown of what's happening."

"Can't you see? That kid is bringing nightmares to life." Celestria.

"Really, because seeing you is a dream come true." Salamondra said with Celestria getting annoyed with his flirting. It did alert Nightmare of their presence. Seeing them means he has a chance to get their miraculous. He flew straight at them, but they both jumped out of the way. When Nightmare came back around, he started shooting magic dust at them, but they kept themselves moving and avoided all of his attacks.

"All that magic dust is coming from the pillow he's flying on. I bet that's where the etherious is." Celestria said.

"We just need to know him off to get it. Not a problem." Salamondra said as he pulled out his staff. He jumped right at Nightmare and knocked him right off the pillow. "I got it!" He reached for the pillow, but it flew past him and was able to catch its owner before he hit the ground.

"I think it's time you two lived out your own worst nightmares." Nightmare said.

"That isn't going to happen!" Celestria said as she jumped at him and twirled her whip around, but Nightmare flew around and was able to avoid all of her attacks.

"I got him!" Salamondra said as he jumped at him again, but Nightmare flew around and tackled Salamondra out of the way.

"He's pretty fast, but let's see if he's faster than this." Celestria said as she had another trick, but Nightmare saw what it was as he came at her again. "Open the Celestial Gate!" She tried using her powers, but Nightmare fired a blast and it hit her before she could get any item.

"Now your nightmare begins!" Nightmare said as he had Celestria now. Celestria tried using her whip or do some impressive jumps, but her worst fear is loosing her powers. There's nothing she can do now. Nightmare fired another blast and knocked her off the roof. She grabbed the edge before falling, but she was now trapped. Since she had nowhere to go to now, Nightmare reached down and tried to take her earrings.

"No you don't!" Salamondra said as he came in and knocked Nightmare away. Just as Celestria lost her grip, Salamondra jumped down and rescued her with both of them landing on the street. "You okay?" She was, but Salamondra wasn't going to be as Nightmare sprinkled his dust on him. However, he appeared fine as he was still able to use his staff effectively.

"You still have your powers?" Celestria questioned.

"I'm not afraid of loosing my powers." Salamondra said.

"What are you afraid of then?" Celestria questioned.

"Salamondra!" They both looked and saw a copy of Celestria. "I hate you! I always wanted to get rid of you!"

"So, I'm your best dream and your worst nightmare?" Celestria questioned as she wasn't sure how to feel about that.

"Open the Celestial Gate!" Nightmare Celestria used her own powers and got a massive blade with the Leo sign on it. She came down and tried attacking both of them, but Salamondra pushed the real Celestria back. Nightmare Celestria tried attacking them again, but Salamondra used his staff and tried holding her back. He twisted her body around and kicked her back to get some distance.

"Let's go!" Salamondra said as he grabbed Celestria and went back to the rooftops.

"You're not going anywhere!" Nightmare Celestria called as she went after the two of them. Salamondra carried Celestria and they were both figuring out what they're going to do.

"Any bright ideas?" Salamondra questioned.

"I'm thinking." Celestria said, but it's not easy when she can't use her powers. The two of them kept running until Nightmare came around and blasted the two of them and caused Salamondra to trip. Nightmare floated on one side and Nightmare Celestria stood on the other with the two of them being trapped.

"Nowhere to run or hide! Time to hand over your miraculous!" Nightmare demanded. Celestria tried to figure out what they're going to do. She did see the concrete ledge behind them, Nightmare's pillow, and Nightmare Celestria's blade. She might not have her powers, but she does see how they can win.

"Don't move until I give the word." Celestria said. Salamondra didn't get it, but he trusted her. The fake came at them and swung her massive blade at them. "Now!" The both jumped out of the way and the fake smashed it against the ledge with the tip breaking off. "Salamondra, the blade!"

"Got it!" Salamondra said as he jumped to the broken piece and smashed his staff against it. It flew right at Nightmare and cut right through his pillow and knocked him out of the air with the etherious flying out of the pillow. Once that was done, Celestria grabbed the broken piece.

"Miraculous Starlight!" She tossed the broken piece in the air and everything was restoring to normal. All the nightmares vanished with Celestria getting her powers back. Nightmare also turned back into a regular boy.

"Pound it!" The heroes celebrated. When they saw the etherious flying, Celestria activated her whip.

"It's working again!" Celestria said as she now can do one last part. "Time to de-evillize!" She tossed her whip and caught the etherious with it purifying the etherious. "Gotcha! Bye-Bye, little guy." She said once she released it. Once that was done, she walked over to the little boy. "Are you okay? What was all that about?"

"Celestria!" The boy called as he was happy to see her. "I had a horrible nightmare after watching a monster movie. When I woke up, this weird flying lizard went in my pillow and I saw the face of a man talking to me."

"Black Wizard took the fear this kid had from having a nightmare to etheriouize him." Celestria said as she understood the situation.

"Well, it's all over now. I'll take the boy back to his home." Salamondra said as he lifted the boy in his arms and was heading out.

"Salamondra, you don't honestly believe I think that way about you, do you?" Celestria asked referring to that nightmare of herself.

"Course not." Salamondra said as he took the boy home and the nightmare ended.

...

Black Wizard

"Your nightmare isn't over." Black Wizard said. "It hasn't even begun yet. Your worst nightmare will become a dream come true!" Black Wizard hasn't had a wake-up call yet, but he's dreaming big.

...

The Next Day

"I'm sorry, Master Mavis." Pixi said.

"No, I'm sorry." Lucy said.

"It's really my fault since the whole thing was my idea." Igneel said. All of them explained to Mavis what happened. She wasn't pleased about all the sneaking around, but she does understand the reasoning.

"I can't be mad." Mavis said. "I do understand you all just wanted to find Anka, but you can see why I was opposed to the idea. The time will come where we will defeat Black Wizard and save Anka, but that's just not today."

"I'm really sorry, Lucy." Stella said.

"There's nothing to be sorry about." Lucy said as she comforted Stella. "We're in this together." Seeing how close those two are had Igneel be a little more grateful towards having Natsu as an owner.

...

Natsu

Igneel made it all the way back to Natsu. When he got there, he gave Natsu a pleasant surprise as he flew up to him and hugged him.

"What's this about?" Natsu questioned.

"It's nothing." Igneel said as he tried being modest. "Natsu, thanks for giving me some freedom to do the things that I like."

"Of course. I know what it's like to be locked up. We're in this together, right?" Natsu said. Igneel fully agreed. They might have failed to find and save Anka, but that time will come soon. Both sides worst nightmare will be if the other succeeds, but that is a nightmare that will become a dream come true to one and will be one that does come true.