The next chapter is about the dragon invasion. That will be fun, and I plan on making it long, so it might come out late. Also, please put in your guesses for what chapter this story will end on. All you have to do is leave the guess in a review before the GMG arc is over. With that out of the way, enjoy the chapter.

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Harry and Wendy made it to a set of double doors. They were huge, standing 30 times Harry's height.

"Yeah, this has got to be the exit," said Harry as he gazed upon the doors.

"So, should we go back and get the others?" asked Wendy.

"No, I got a better idea." Harry turned around and pointed his wand forward. "Expecto Patronum." A bluish-white light streamed from Harry's wand and formed a stag. The stag faced his caster when he noticed there was nothing to fight. "Prongs, go and bring our friends here," said Harry. The stag nodded and galloped away.

Harry turned back to Wendy and saw her eyes locked on where the stag disappeared with awe. Harry realized that this was the first time Wendy had seen a Patronus. He called her name, drawing her attention to him. They stared at each other for a second before Wendy said, "What was that? I had never seen anything so beautiful."

Harry chuckled and began to explain, "That was the Patronus Charm. The charm conjures a guardian created with your most positive feelings. It's a complex spell, and many were unable to produce one. The guardian takes on the form of an animal you have a deep affinity for." Harry smiled as he remembered teaching the DA how to cast the Patronus Charm. "In my fifth year at Hogwarts, I trained some students to produce the charm. Everyone learned how to do it by the end of the week."

"That sounds so cool," said Wendy. "What is the charm for?"

Harry's expression darkened. "It fights off creatures of pure evil." Luckily, Harry didn't have to explain more because Carla woke up with a groan. Wendy's head snapped down to look at the white exceed with relief.

"Carla, are you alright?" she asked.

Carla rubbed her head and gave Wendy a reassuring smile. "I'm fine. What about you, Wendy? How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine. Harry got us out before that plant took too much of my energy."

Harry turned to face the underground cave to see if Prongs was on his way while half listening to Wendy and Carla. The wizard could see a speck of light far in the distance and knew it was his Patronus. He stared for ten seconds when he realized the light was coming closer. Harry felt out for his friends' life forces and sensed them drawing near.

"Our friends are on their way," Harry told his two companions. Wendy and Carla followed Harry's line of sight. Wendy had to squint her eyes to see the glow of the stag. She breathed out a sigh with a small smile. "Thank goodness. We'll be out of here soon," she said.

Five minutes later, Harry saw Natsu, Mira, Lucy, Yukino, Happy, Panther Lily, Loki, Arcadios, and Ron following behind Prongs. As soon as they stood together, Harry thanked the stag, which vanished a second later.

"Glad to see you're all okay," said Harry, checking each party member one at a time.

Natsu grinned with satisfaction. "Yeah, we kicked their butts!"

"Aye, sir!" Happy declared.

"Can we get out of here now? This place gives me Chamber of Secrets vibes," said Ron, who kept shifting from one foot to another.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Ron, but I agree. Let's get out of here," said Lucy as she made her way toward the exit, but before she could open the double doors, they swung open on their own, causing everyone to freeze.

A person in a dark cloak stood on the other side of the doors with a hood covering their features. They took a few steps into the underground, but Harry saw tears trailing down their cheeks. He wondered how he missed this person, for Harry couldn't feel their life force, but they did give off the same magic energy he had tried tracking down a few days ago. He realized this person was the owner of the notebook.

"Please, I need your help," the cloaked person said in a voice Harry and the others knew too well. Their breaths were caught in their throats as the hood fell from the figure's head, revealing Lucy underneath.

"You're me…" said Lucy, the one Harry and his team came to save.

The second Lucy nodded and said, "I'm from the future. I used the Eclipse Gate to get here so I could warn you."

"Warn us about what?" asked Yukino, reminding Harry that she doesn't know about the future events mentioned in Future Lucy's notebook.

Future Lucy was about to explain but collapsed before she got one word out. Natsu was the first to act by running up to the fallen mage and picking her up.

As Natsu and the others tried to wake Future Lucy up, realization dawned on Harry. He believed he couldn't sense Future Lucy's life force because Present Lucy was also with them.

"She just tired," said Wendy, snapping Harry back to the here and now. "Let's take her with us. Maybe she could tell us more about the events of the future she hadn't written down."

"Wendy's right," said Harry. "Let's get out of here and get somewhere safer." The others nodded, and Natsu picked Future Lucy up and carried her on his back. They left through the open doors, which Harry closed and locked with a flick of his wand.

Harry and his friends climbed the stone stairs and entered the palace hall when they reached the top. The Master of Death scanned the area in search of a room. The white walls were lined with opened windows, allowing him to see the evening sky.

'Have we really been down there that long?' he questioned but didn't linger on the thought. He looked at his friends and saw them enter a room next to the door leading to the underground. Harry didn't follow until he aimed his wand out the window and shot sparks into the sky.

Zeref and Hermione were getting closer to the palace when they saw red sparks fly high in the sky.

"What was that?" asked Zeref, recognizing Harry's magical energy but not understanding the purpose.

"That's the signal to let Fairy Tail know they found Lucy and rescued her," informed Hermione. "I guess you could say it asks like a flare gun."

Zeref hummed in acknowledgment. "Let's hurry. I can sense two signatures marked by my gate, and they are drawing closer together."

"How far are these two from my friends?" Hermione asked as she paced faster toward the castle.

"One is already with them, but the other has powerful dark magic twisting around them like a demon," Zeref answered, wishing he could teleport to his gate and shut it down, but he didn't want to risk appearing in front of everyone before he had a chance.

"I guess that means the one with my friends is the one that wrote that notebook," Hermione muttered thoughtfully.

Zeref nodded, "Right, and the dark one is responsible for the chaos."

Harry walked into the room to find his friends surrounding Future Lucy, who slowly woke up with a moan. The wizard approached the group and heard them ask if the time traveler was okay. Future Lucy informed them she was fine but had something to tell them.

Harry stepped next to Mira and listened to what Lucy had to say, though he felt he already knew.

"I came back to warn you all about the dangers of opening the Eclipse Gate," Future Lucy started. "If the princess succeeds in opening the gate, dragons will come through and destroy everything!"

Natsu laid a hand on Future Lucy's shoulder. "Hey, calm down. We already know this. Harry found a notebook that explained all of this already," he said.

Yukino looked surprised. "Wait, is that why you didn't want to open the gate?" she asked.

"Yes," said Harry. "The notebook said hundreds of dragons come through the gate and burn everything to the ground. It doesn't surprise me since Zeref grew up during the dragons' reign on Earthland."

Future Lucy nodded. "That's right, but not only that, the Eclipse Gate needs to connect to another for it to work. By the time Zeref built one, he was already immortal."

Harry remembered reading about his future self telling everyone this information, only to find himself behind bars. He guessed Lucy could get away with it since she's from the future.

"Please," Future Lucy sobbed, "help me stop the gate from opening!"

Natsu gently grabbed the back of Future Lucy's head and pulled her closer till their foreheads touched. The dragon slayer reassured her that they'll help because they were friends. Future Lucy didn't bother to stop her tears from falling. She leaned into Natsu and sobbed into his shoulder.

Harry and the others stayed silent, allowing Future Lucy to get all her woes out, but Harry kept an eye out for unwelcome guests.

TBC

Well, it's not a very long chapter, and not much happened. Some parts are being skipped or not mentioned because I don't remember them. We'll just go straight for the action in the chapter, see some dragons, and see a new Master of Death power from Harry. It's going to be fun, just wait and see. I'm going to make chapter 119 awesome!

Harry: New power? What is it?

Enj/Dark: *gives Harry my notes*

Harry: *looks at notes* Oh wow! 80

Natsu: Let me see! XD *tries to look at notes, but I stop him* HEY!

Enj/Dark: Harry is allowed to know because he's the one that has to do it. For you and everyone else, it's a surprise.

Zeref: Now you got everyone wondering. Is it as fascinating as Death Shield?

Harry: It's up there, at least.

Voldy: Oh…?

Enj/Dark: Yes, it's going to be good! Um…Who's turn is it?

Zeref: I don't remember.

Enj/Dark: I need to write down who's next in the order. That way, I won't forget again. Voldy, your turn!

Voldy: Wha- *freezes when he sees my glare* I mean…Please review! ^^;