Ugh! You guys have no idea how much I just want blow through these first few arcs. God I wish I could just skip the Galuna Island arc(I don't really like that arc very much) I have so much good shit planned for the later chapters, especially the upcoming Phantom Lord arc(So look out for that one ;) ) This chapter will cover a large portion of the Lullaby arc, and the next chapter should finish it off. Also, Holy Shit! This story is already over 400 followers, almost at 400 favorites, and is getting close to 200 reviews. So thank you all for supporting this story. Let's get to the fic!
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
Magic
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, or any of it's character. They are all owned by Hiro Mashima.
(10 Minutes Later; Kunugi Station)
Erza's magic four wheeler slowly came to a stop just outside Kunugi station. The magical vehicle came to a stop behind a fence on the other side of the tracks. From where they were the Fairy Tail mages could overhear the commotion happening in the station.
"A bunch of crazy people carrying weapons stormed onto the train!" An elderly passenger explained to a royal army guard.
"I know who those people are!" Another passenger exclaimed. "They're from a nearby dark guild!"
Lucy couldn't believe what she was hearing, as she leaned out the four wheeler's window.
"They...took over a train?!" Lucy said in disbelief, as she sat back in the four wheeler. She then placed Natsu's head back into her lap, running her fingers through his hair. "I can understand a horse-drawn carriage or a boat but a train...?"
"Aye...it doesn't seem very beneficial since it can only run its rails." Happy said, rubbing his chin.
"But a train has speed on its side." Gray said, as he began to take of his clothes. "Maybe they're in a hurry to carry out what they're planning?"
"Gray for the love of God keep your clothes on." Lucy groaned, as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Do thing the military will be able to help at all, Erza?"
"I hope so." Erza said, glaring at the tracks that lay ahead. "But I've got a real bad feeling about what's ahead."
Further up the tracks, the Eisenwald mages were preparing for the next stage of their plan. While the other dark mages made preparations, Kageyama was explaining what had happened to him to Erigor.
"Flies you say?" Erigor asked, scratching his head with Lullaby.
"It was some pink-haired bastard on the train a minute ago." Kageyama explained, as he rubbed his sore jaw. "But you don't have to worry. That brat was nothing but a joke."
Erigor ground his teeth, as his left eye twitched. Suddenly two blades of wind shot forward, and slashed the end of Kageyama's ears. Kageyama howled in pain, clutching his bleeding ears. Erigor leaned forward, and glared at Kageyama.
"Don't tell me he found out about Lullaby." Erigor said in a low tone.
"E-Even if he did, no one w-would be able to stop our p-plans." Kageyama said through the piercing pain in his ears.
"Of course." Erigor said, his eyes darkening. "But we cannot have anyone getting in our way. Do I make myself clear?" Erigor began to twirl Lullaby between his fingers. After a moment he stopped, and pointed the demonic flute at the other Eisenwald mages. "Flies huh? This is one forest they really should't be flying in."
A few miles behind the train, Erza's magical four wheeler was speeding through the town of Kunugi at a blistering speed. Gray had to hold onto the vehicle's roof for dear life, as Erza swerved and weaved around corners. The ice mage's eyes widened when he saw the S.E. plug attached to Erza's arm start to inflate.
"Erza slow the fuck down!" Gray screamed, as Erza made a particular tight turn. "That S.E. plug is really starting to inflate!"
"If Erigor plays that flute a lot of people will die!" Erza exclaimed over the roar of the four wheeler's engine. "Human lives are in stake right now!"
"I know that, but right now we have no idea what they're planning." Gray argued, as he ducked under some flying debris. "You should slow down, because we will likely end up having to fight those bastards."
"I don't care." Erza said, as the four wheeler started to go even faster. The vehicle had cleared the city limits, and was now racing towards the next town. "If it comes down to it, I'll use a stick to fight." The knight then turned her head to look up at Gray. "Besides I still have you guys with me. That's why I brought you with me and Natsu. Plus with what Natsu has told me, Lucy should be able to help us fight as well."
"ERZA!" Natsu's voice rang out from inside the carriage.
"Yeah Natsu!" Erza called out, turning to look into the four wheeler's carriage. She saw that the dragon slayer was laying in Lucy's lap. The celestial spirit mage seemed to doing her best to calm the dragon slayer's motion sickness. But despite her efforts Natsu still looked rather green.
"I-I know that you're w-worried about what Erigor and Eisenwald are p-planning, but p-please take it easy." Natsu weakly said, his eyes meeting Erza's. "W-We don't need you collapsing from exhaustion b-before we even get t-there." Erza saw the worry in Natsu's eyes. With a sigh Erza slowed the amount of magic she was pumping into the S.E. plug. The four wheeler slowed down, but was still keeping up a good pace. "T-Thank you." Natsu said, flashing Erza a weak smile.
"Tch, you're a sucker when it comes to flame brain." Gray commented, but as soon as the words left his mouth a chill ran down his spine.
"You want me to come up there and show you what I do to people who call me a sucker?" Erza said in a menacing voice, her eyes narrowed dangerously at the ice user.
"N-NO! I-I'M SORRY!" Gray yelled, as he waved his arms frantically.
"Good that's what I thought." Erza said, turning back forward. "Lucy keep Natsu healthy back there." Erza said, as the train's next stop came into view. "It looks like things might get rough pretty soon, and we're gonna need him to be in fighting shape."
"Sure thing Erza." Lucy said, as she returned to running her fingers through Natsu's hair. "Don't worry Natsu, we'll be there soon enough." The dragon slayer groaned, and buried his head into Lucy's thighs.
"Thank you Luce." Natsu said, his voiced muffled by Lucy's thighs. This would normally cause Lucy to blush madly, but she was starting to get used to the dragon slayer's antics. Instead of blushing a small smile spread across Lucy's face.
"Lucy, I think I had something to tell you." Happy said, scratching his head in confusion. "But I can't remember what it is."
"What is it Happy?" Lucy asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"I just told you, I can't remember." Happy said, his brow furrowing.
"Well you're making me curious, so try and remember." Lucy said, as Happy began to rub his chin.
"Oh man! I don't feel good!" Natsu exclaimed, as he shot out of Lucy's lap and leaned out the window.
"Not feeling...good..." Happy muttered, his scrunching up as his mind began to work.
"Natsu be careful!" Lucy screamed, as she grabbed onto the back of Natsu's vest. "You might fall out!"
"Ugh...please...just push me out already." Natsu groaned out, as his cheeks swelled.
"Hrm what did I want to tell Lucy?" Happy hummed, as he watched Lucy try to pull Natsu back into the four wheeler. "Lucy. Weirdo. Fish. Yummy. Lucy. Weirdo."
"I'm not weird you stupid cat!" Lucy exclaimed, turning to glare at Happy.
"What is that?" Erza asked with wide eyes, as she spotted smoke billowing out of the Oshibana train station. "I'm sorry Natsu, but we have to move." Erza said, as she pumped more magical energy into the S.E. plug. "Everyone hold on!"
(Five Minutes Later; Oshibana Station)
Erza came to a stop just outside the Oshibana train station. A large crowd had gathered around the station. People were murmuring and talking to each other to try and discover what was going on.
"Alright everyone time to get out." Erza said, pulling the S.E. plug of her wrist. "We need to find out what's going on." Erza hopped of the magical four wheeler with the rest of the group following closely behind her.
"Ladies and gentlemen please stay back! It's quite dangerous here!" A police officer called out through a megaphone. "A trained happened to derail by accident, so no one is allowed to go into the station. Until we can confirm the situation inside the station, it will be closed to the public."
"Let's go!" Erza exclaimed, pushing her way through the crowd of people. "Out of my way!"
"Everyone move!" Natsu yelled, following right behind Erza. "Step aside everyone!"
"But guys the station is closed!" Lucy said, struggling to keep up with Natsu and Erza's pace.
"Screw what they said Luce!" Natsu said with a grin, as he grabbed Lucy's hand. The blonde gasped in shock when the dragon slayer yanked her forward, so that she was now right behind Erza.
"Lucy we have no time to waste listening to them." Erza said, shoving a bystander off to the side. "Every second counts, so we have to be fast." Finally reaching the front of the crowd, Erza spotted a police officer trying to keep people back. "What's going on inside the station?" Erza asked, walking up to the officer.
"Excuse me miss, but who are you?" The officer asked, raising an eyebrow. Instead of saying anything, Erza growled and headbutted the officer. The man groaned, and fell over unconscious.
Erza spotted two other officers, and approached them. "What's going on inside?" The officer just gave Erza a surprised look. Again Erza headbutted the officer, knocking him unconscious. Erza walked up to the third officer, and tapped his shoulder. "What's going on inside?" The officer let out a startled shriek when he turned to face Erza. Growling in annoyance, Erza like before headbutted the man.
"Guess she only likes people who give her an immediate response, doesn't she?" Lucy asked, as she watched Erza walking up to several other officers, head butting each of them.
"That's Erza for you." Natsu said with a sweatdrop. "She can be rather unorthodox at times."
"I guess you know her better now." Gray said in a frightened tone, as he watched Erza walk back towards them.
"*Sigh* Those guys didn't know anything." Erza said, putting her hands on her hips. "Let's just head inside."
"Aye sir!" Happy cheered, as everyone followed Erza into the station.
Walking into the station, the Fairy Tail mages were greeted to a troubling sight. The stairs and entrance to the station were littered with bodies of defeated royal army soldiers. Most were still alive, however they were very badly injured, but Erza could tell that some of the soldiers were in fact dead. The sight made all the Fairy Tail mages cringe, even a hardened mage like Erza.
"I can't believe they've all been defeated." Happy said in disbelief, as he floated over the defeated soldiers.
"Our enemy is a dark guild, which means they're all mages." Erza said, making her way through the station. The Fairy Tail mages all took great care to step over the fallen soldiers in there way. "A military platoon like this one would't stand a chance."
"Hurry up! The platform is this way!" Gray said, once they had moved past all the soldiers. The ice mage pointed towards a set of doors at the end of the hall. Everyone sprinted down the hall, and burst through the doors at the end of it. On the other side of the door was something that the Fairy Tail mages weren't expecting. Waiting for them appeared to be over four dozen Eisenwald mages. Erza spotted Erigor sitting atop the parked train.
"I knew you'd come." Erigor said, resting his scythe on his shoulder. "Welcome to hell, Fairy Tail!"
"Shit, what's with all these people?" Lucy hissed, as fear began to spread through her body.
"Heh, we've been waiting for you." Erigor said, an evil grin spread across his face.
"You're Erigor right?" Erza asked, glaring at Eisenwald's Shinigami. Her fists began to unconsciously clench.
"You damn flies, it's because of you..." Kageyama growled, as he glared at Natsu.
"Hey calm down Kage-chan." Rayule said, placing a hand on Kageyama's shoulder.
"What do you intend to do?" Erza asked, her voice taking on a menacing tone. "Your answer will decide whether I punish you all, or simply hand you off to the authorities."
"Ha, we're just having a little fun." Erigor answered with a twisted grin. "We haven't gotten a lot of jobs recently, and we're getting really bored." All the other Eisenwald mages burst out laughing, as Erigor began to lift himself off the ground using jets of wind. "You little flies just don't get it do you? What do train stations have?"
"He's flying!" Lucy said in awe, as she watched Erigor levitate higher into the air.
"That's wind magic!" Happy pointed out, as strong gust of wind blew all around them.
"Station?" Erza asked herself, as she watched Erigor begin to fly towards the station's loudspeakers. The re-equip mage could hear the Eisenwald mages snickering behind her.
"Time's up Fairies." Erigor said, as he knocked on the loudspeakers. Erza's eyes widened, as realization hit her.
"Are you going to broadcast Lullaby?!" Erza asked in a shocked tone.
"EH! No way!" Lucy yelled, as her mouth opened in shock.
"What!?" Gray exclaimed, goosebumps covering his skin.
"You bastard!" Natsu growled, as he felt anger begin to boil inside him.
FWHAHAHA!" Erigor burst out laughing, with a twisted smile on his face. "There are hundreds...no thousands of people gathered around the station right now. If we can broadcast it loud enough, maybe the entire will hear...the melody of death."
"THAT'S INDISCRIMINATE MASS-MURDER!" Erza roared, taking a threatening step forward.
"We are simply cleaning up those fools who live their lives, enjoying their rights." Erigor said, leaning back in the air. "None of them knowing that their are people who have had their rights taken from them. Living a life oblivious to the unfairness of the world is a sin. Thus, I the Shinigami, have come to punish them all." Erigor brought his scythe to his mouth, and ran his tongue along the blade. "A most righteous punishment called DEATH!"
"Your right will never be returned if do something something that awful!" Lucy argued, glaring at Eisenwald's Shinigami. "Plus, you're the bad guys to begin with!"
"Now that we've come this far, it's not 'right' that we seek. We seek 'authority.' If we have authority we can simply erase the past and control the future." Erigor explained, causing a growl to escape Lucy's throat.
"You're a complete fool!" Lucy exclaimed, pointing at Erigor.
"What a pity," Kageyama said as he slammed a hand onto the ground. "For you annoying little flies." A shadow shot forward at blinding speeds, slipping past both Erza and Gray. A large fist spouted out of the ground, and prepared to smash Lucy. "To die before getting a glimpse of the dark age!"
"Damn it!" Erza cursed, as she spun around with her sword drawn. "Shit, I can't get there in time!"
"YOU!" Natsu roared, cutting the shadows with a hand covered in flames. "HOW DARE YOU TRY TO HURT LUCY!"
"You..." Kageyama growled, as he watched his shadows begin to dissipate.
"Thank God Natsu was there." Erza thought, as she placed a hand over her racing heart. "I hate to think what would have happened if he wasn't here."
"T-Thank you Natsu." Lucy stuttered out, still in shock over what just happened. "He's always her to protect me."
"This time we're on a real battleground, you bastard!" Natsu exclaimed, his fists coated in red hot flames. But those flames died out when he saw all the other Eisenwald mages, begin to surround Kageyama. "Shit, there are more of them then I thought."
"You've fallen into out trap Fairies." Erigor thought with a smirk, as he watched events unfold from above. "We had to spice things up here and there, but now it's time to get back to our original plan. There's someone who has to hear the melody of death. Someone I must put to death!"
"This is Fairy Tail's strongest team." Lucy said, pointing at the small army of Eisenwald mages. "Prepare yourselves!"
"I'll leave the rest to you." Erigor said with a smirk, as he turned around. "While I go play the flute." He then started to fly towards a nearby window. "Let these clueless flies feel the power of Eisenwald's darkness." With a crash Erigor flew out of the train station's window.
"Are you running away Erigor, you coward!" Erza exclaimed, glaring at the hole in the window.
"Shit! Do you think he's running to the next building?!" Gray suggested, as he felt a chill run down his spine.
"Gray! Natsu!" Erza called out, getting both mage's attention. "Both of you go after Erigor." Both Gray and Natsu looked confused, as they stared at Erza. "If you two work together there's no way you could lose to Erigor."
"But Erza I want to stay here, and kick these guy's asses. Especially since I owe that guy a proper fight." Natsu said, pointing at Kageyama.
"Natsu, Lucy and I will take care of things here." Erza said, flashing Natsu a grin.
"Take care off...all of these people, just us two girls?" Lucy asked herself, not liking their odds.
"Erigor is planning to use Lullaby on this station." Erza said, grabbing Natsu and Gray's shoulders. "We have to prevent that from happening no matter what." Erza looked at Natsu with pleading eyes. "Please Natsu, Lucy and I can handle things here. You trust me don't you?"
"*Sigh* Yeah I trust you more than anyone else I know...Anyways you're right." Natsu said, as he grabbed Gray. "Come on ice princess let's go."
"Get your hands off me flame brain!" Gray said, swatting Natsu's hand away. "You could have just asked me to follow you."
"Whatever let's just find this Erigor guy." Natsu said, as he sprinted after Erigor.
"Oi! Slow down man!" Gray yelled, running after the dragon slayer.
"Hey two of them are running off!" An Eisenwald mage exclaimed.
"They're probably going after Erigor-san!" Another Eisenwald mage pointed out.
"Leave the flies to me." Rayule said, shooting mummy like wrappings out of his fingers. Using the wrappings like a grappling hook, Rayule chased after Natsu and Gray.
"Me too! I can't forgive that pink-haired bastard!" Kageyama exclaimed, as he melted down into a shadow.
"Tch, Rayule and Kageyama are so belligerent." Byard said, leering at Erza and Lucy. "I bet it'll be more fun to play with these girls than those two guys."
"It's all for the plan. They're much more respectable than you." Karacka said, earning a glare from Byard.
"Lucy, once we take care of these fools we'll go after Natsu and Gray." Erza said, taking a few steps forward.
"Sure thing Erza." Lucy said, reaching for her keys.
"What can do girls do?" Byard said, a faint blush dusting his cheeks. "Both of them are gorgeous though."
"It's to bad we have to kill them." An Eisenwald mage said, licking his lips.
"Oh, I can't wait to see the Fairies' strip show." Another Eisenwald mage said, blood trickling out of his nose.
"How disgusting." Erza said, holding out her hand. Magical energy began to build around the knight's extended hand. "You're lucky I sent Natsu off, or he'd be mauling you all right now."
"That pink-haired freak couldn't lay a finger on us." Byard said, with a dark chuckle.
"Try insulting Natsu, or Fairy Tail further." Erza said, as a large materialized in her hand. "I won't guarantee that you all live to see tomorrow."
"She took out her sword!" Lucy gasped, as she take a fighting stance. "So that's what her magic looks like."
"Heh, you're magic is not so rare lady." An Eisenwald mage said, as sword appeared in his hand.
"We have a lot of swordmages here as well." Another Eisenwald mage said, equipping two swords into his hands. "We'll strip that armor off you, and see what you got underneath."
The Eisenwald swordmages all charged forward at once. Erza's eyes quickly scanned over each of the mages. Her trained eyes spotted each of their weapons, and picked out the best way to fight each of them. Figuring out her best strategy Erza charged the Eisenwald mages by herself.
"Is she insane!?" Lucy screamed in her head, as she watched Erza sprint towards the Eisenwald mages.
But what happened was not what Lucy was expecting. Lucy had heard stories of Erza's strength from magazines and from Natsu, but to see it in person was something else entirely. Erza blew through the Eisenwald swordmages without even a scratch on her armor. She blocked, parried, countered the mages often times without even looking at them. Lucy could only stare in utter disbelief as Erza tore through the Eisenwald mages, without even breaking a sweat. At the end of her rampage, over a dozen Eisenwald mages lay defeated behind Erza.
"How about ranged magic you bitch?!" An Eisenwald mage roared, magical energy gathering in his hand.
Reacting quickly, Erza backflipped and dodged the mage's attack. Mid flip Erza swapped out her sword for a large spear. Before the Eisenwald mage could even gasp in shock, Erza had taken him out with her spear. As soon as Erza landed back onto the ground, she changed out her spear for twin swords. The Eisenwald mages gathered around her weren't prepared, as Erza began to flawlessly cut through their ranks with her dual blades. Lucy was in awe at how graceful Erza appeared to be, as she ducked, weaved, and spun through Eisenwald's ranks. In her wake a trail of defeated mages. Again Erza swapped out her weapon, this time a large axe appearing in her hands. With a massive swing, Erza took out a half dozen Eisenwald mages.
"Th-This woman...How can she re-equip her weapons so fast?!" An Eisenwald mage exclaimed, fear evident in his voice.
"Erza's greatness starts here." Happy said, a grin spread across his face.
"Erza?" Karacka said, as his brows furrowed in confusion. "Where have I heard that name before?"
"Come on guys, we still have plenty of men left!" An Eisenwald mage shouted, rallying the other men.
"You guys are way too much trouble." Erza said, as her entire body began to glow. Her armor began to strip off her body. "I'll just wipe you all out at once."
"Whoa! Here armor is coming off!" All the Eisenwald mages stopped to ogle Erza's body.
Happy smirked, as he watched Erza's body begin to glow brightly. When the light started to die down, most of Erza's body was masked in smoke. But what Lucy saw made her gasp. Erza's body was covered in an entirely new armor that Lucy had never seen before. The new armor seemed to be made entirely out of silver metal. The upper portion of the armor consisted of a small breastplate that was composed of feather-shaped plates that pointed upwards with a large metal flower on the front. Her biceps were covered by metal straps and her very large plated gauntlets sported feather-shaped plates at the edges. Her waist was circled by large, decorated plates reminiscent of feathers that lied on a long skirt. She wore a pair of plated boots which were partially hidden under her skirt, each boot sported metal ornaments shaped like wings. Erza was also wearing a neck guard made of feather-like plates and a tiara with prominent metal wings. The armor also sported two pairs of large metal wings which adorned Erza's back, composed of metal feathers which got longer and larger at the edges. Lastly over a dozen swords appeared in a circle behind Erza.
"Heaven's Wheel Armor!"
"Whoa!" Lucy said in awe of Erza's new armor.
"Erza?! She can't be..." Karacka said, as the swords behind Erza began so spin rapidly.
"Dance my swords." Erza said, as he swords formed a lager circle around her waist. "Cut them to shreds, Circle Sword!" The swords shot out, and cut through the Eisenwald mages that had surrounded Erza. The attack wiped out a majority of the remaining Eisenwald mages.
"You bitch!" Byard roared, as he charged Erza. "I'll be your opponent!" Without even blinking, Erza cut Byard down before he even had a chance to touch her.
"Pathetic." Erza said, as she glared at the fallen Eisenwald mages.
"S-She took out Byard in one hit! T-There's no doubt!" Karacka said, as fear filled his body. "She's the strongest w-woman in Fairy Tail! Erza the Titania!"
"Amazing!" Lucy exclaimed, as a faint blush painted her cheeks. "I could fall in love with her."
Around Erza were the bodies of all the fallen Eisenwald mages. The only one left standing was Karacka. As soon as Erza's piercing gaze landed on Karacka, he bolted out of the room.
"He might be heading after Erigor." Erza said, as she turned to face Lucy. "Lucy you go after him."
"Me!?" Lucy exclaimed, pointing at herself.
"Please! Lucy we don't have time to just stand around!" Erza yelled, causing Lucy to jump in surprise.
"Okay Erza!" Lucy said, as she ran after Karacka.
As soon as Lucy left the room, Erza released a heavy sigh and re-equiped back into her Heart Kruez armor. Sweat poured off Erza's body, as she began to pant heavily. "Natsu was right. Driving that magical four wheeler has really affected me. I'll the leave rest to you Natsu...Lucy...Gray."
(With Natsu and Gray)
"If we work together? Tch, no way!" Gray yelled, as he ran next to Natsu.
"You think I like this anymore than you do?!" Natsu exclaimed, as he glared at Gray. "But Erza asked us to work together, and I plan on doing what she said."
"Whatever, I can take care of Erigor myself." Gray said, as both Fairy Tail mages came to a fork at the end of the hall.
"Which way do we go?" Natsu asked, as he looked down both hallways.
"We'll have to split up." Gray said, as he placed a hand on Natsu's shoulder. "Listen Natsu. Our opponent is an idiot who's planning to use dangerous magic to kill a lot of people." Gray held up his clenched fist. "If you find him, crush him to pieces."
"That's not all, right?" Natsu said, holding up a flaming fist. "He's the moron who picked a fight with Fairy Tail. I'll burn him black as charcoal!" Natsu and Gray both grinned at each other. But as soon as they realized they were being nice to each other, they both quickly turned their heads away.
"Don't die." Gray said under his breath.
"Did you say something, Gray?" Natsu asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing! Just hurry and go!" Gray yelled, as he ran down one of the hallways. "Tch, if he manages to broadcast the death curse medley, it's gonna be a mess." Suddenly Gray came to a stop. "Wait, broadcast! That's right! If he's gonna broadcast Lullaby, Erigor must be in the public broadcasting room." Gray looked up at a sign overhead, and saw where public broadcast room was located. Sprinting down the hall, Gray found the broadcast room and kicked down the door. But when Gray entered the room, he found that it was empty. "Why is he not here? This is the only room where he could broadcast Lullaby from."
As Gray examined the room, he didn't notice a figure slowly descending from the ceiling. Rayule had a wicked grin on his face, as he prepared to attack Gray.
"It's strange that's he's not here." Gray said, as he felt a tingle shoot up his spine. "Does that mean he never planned to broadcast Lullaby?" Gary dove out of the way, as several wrappings slammed into the ground where he had been standing. He turned to see Rayule smirking at him.
"My, my you have good instincts." Rayule said, as he stepped onto the ground. "You'll be a nuisance to our plans."
"So there really is something going on?" Gray asked, as the air chilled around him. "Jeez, and you bastards were complaining about not having any work."
(Regular Meeting Site for Guild Masters)
"Makarov-chan, I like the mages in your guild." Bob, guild master of Blue Pegasus, said as he sat next to Makarov. "I heard that two of your mages beat up a very influential man from somewhere."
"Oh yeah! That was Lucy and Natsu! Lucy's our newest member!" Makarov explained, his words slurring slightly, as he took a gulp from his drink. "She's really good! Especially her tits!"
"Oh Makarov-chan you pervert!" Bob giggled, as he waved his hand dismissively.
"It's good to be lively, but you guys are overdoing it." Goldmine, guild master of Quatro Cerberus, said in an annoyed tone. "I heard that some council members are worried that you guys might destroy an entire town one day."
"I want to be smashed to smithereens by Lucy's boobs." Makarov said drunkenly, as he twirled on top of a table.
"My, you shouldn't hit on your own mages Makarov." Bob said, resting his head on his hand.
Suddenly a messenger bird flew into the room. The small bird appeared to be carrying a letter. Spotting Makarov, the bird immediately flew over to the Fairy Tail guild master.
"Makarov-sama, you have a message from Mirajane-sama." The bird said, handing Makarov the letter.
"Hm." Makarov hummed, as he opened the letter. As soon as the letter opened up, a small projection of Mirajane appeared.
"Master, thank you for attending the regular meeting." The Mirajane projection said, as she waved at Makarov.
"Look she's our calling card!" Makarov said, pointing to the letter. "Isn't she so cute!?"
"I've got some wonderful new for you master!" The projection said, causing Makarov to raise an eyebrow. "Erza returned and went on a mission with Natsu and Gray. Of course Lucy and Happy also went with them. Don't you think that's wonderful?" Sweat began to form on Makarov's brow. "I think this might very well be the strongest team in Fairy tail." Makarov was now sweating profusely, as he started to feel faint. "Well, I thought I'd inform you of this so I wrote you a letter. See you later!"
As soon as the projection of Mirajane disappeared, Makarov feel of the table. The Fairy Tail was twitching slightly. His face was twisted in horror, as sweat poured of his body.
"Oh my God they might actually destroy a town!" Makarov thought, as his left he twitched. "The regular meeting ends today, and I can be back tomorrow...So please don't cause any messes until then!"
(Back at Oshibana Station)
A large crowd was still gathered around the train station. People were discussing what could possibly going on inside the train station.
"What's going on inside?"
"Military personal went in, but they haven't come out yet."
"Have they all been defeated by the terrorists?"
"The wind is really strong today."
But all the talking stopped when a lone figure began to walk out of the station. A scarlet haired woman clad in armor descended the stairs to the station. Every watched with baited breaths, as the woman approached a police officer.
"H-Hey! You're the woman who barged in earlier! What the hell is going on in there?!" The officer asked, but instead of asking Erza grabbed the megaphone from the man's hands.
"If you people value you your lives, leave immediately! The station is occupied by dark mages!" Erza yelled into the megaphone, causing the crowd to let out a collective gasp. "One of them is ready to cast a spell that will kill everyone around here! Evacuate as far away as possible!"
The crowd stood in shock for a moment, before everyone turned and bolted away from the train station. Each of them was tying to get as far away as possible.
"Hey, why are you making people panic?" The officer asked, as Erza dropped the megaphone.
"It's better than seeing them all die." Erza replied, turning to face the police officer. "What I said is true. My friends and I are doing everything possible to prevent that from happening, but we cannot guarantee your safety. So it's best for you to evacuate too."
"Gah!" The officer shrieked, before he ran out of the station.
"Lullaby...a forbidden magic that kills anyone who hears its melody...Erigor is planning to commit mass-murder using that." Erza thought, as her eyes narrowed. "But now there is almost no one here. It'll be meaningless to use Lullaby now. Well...what will he do now?"
Erza was cut from her thoughts when a huge gust of wind blew past her. Erza had to shield her face, as the wind continued to pick up speed. After a few moments, Erza couldn't believe what she was seeing. A massive wall of powerful wind had formed around the train station.
"H-How can this be?" Erza asked in disbelief, as she stared at the massive wall of wind that towered over the train station. It looked as if the station was surrounded by a massive tornado. "The station is surrounded by wind!"
"Mmmm, what's a flying doing outside." Erigor asked, as he descended on Erza. "Ah, you're the one who sent all the bystanders away. Hello Titania."
"Erigor!" Erza yelled, as she spun around to face Eisenwald's Shinigami. "Did you do this?" Erza gestured to the wall of wind behind her.
"I just wanted to fight you one time." Erigor said with a smirk, but then he sighed. "But unfortunately I don't have time for that right now. Just stay inside and be a good girl." Erigor then blasted Erza back with a powerful burst of wind. The force of the blast sent Erza flying through the wall of wind, and back into the train station. Coming to a skidding stop, Erza slowly rose back to her feet.
"Erigor!" Erza exclaimed, as she tried to push her hand through the wind. But Erza howled in pain when the wind cut up her unarmored hand. Erza clutched her bloody and bruised hand, as she glared up at Erigor through the wind.
"Don't bother this magic wall goes one way, from outside to inside." Erigor said with a cackle, from outside the wind wall. "If you flies try to escape you'll cut to shreds."
"What the hell are you doing?!" Erza yelled, anger evident in her tone.
"Haha, it's a birdcage...or rather a flycage." Erigor said, as he began to fly off. "I've waisted too much time already. Now if you'll excuse me."
"Where are you going!? Erigor!" Erza screamed, as she clenched her bloody fist. "We're not done talking you bastard!" Erza clenched her teeth, as she hung her head. "What's...going on? This station isn't their target after all?!
(Back with Gray and Rayule)
"I'll kill anyone who interferes with our plans." Rayule said, flashing Gray and evil smirk.
"Plan or whatever this is the only place you can broadcast Lullaby from." Gray said, as he gestured around the room. "If Erigor, who has Lullaby, isn't here, why did you guys occupy the station?"
Rayule merely chuckled, as he swung his wrappings like a whip. Gray quickly ducked underneath the wrapping, but he was shocked when he saw Rayule hit the broadcasting equipment.
"He destroyed the broadcasting equipment without even hesitating. So they don't plan on broadcasting Lullaby after all." Gray thought, as he glared at Rayule.
Again Rayule shot his wrappings at Gray. But this time Gray created a wall of ice in front of him, blocking the wrappings before they could get him. Rayule chuckled, as he wrappings returned to his hand.
"So you're an ice mage." Rayule said with a smirk. "This'll be fun."
"What is your real plan?" Gray asked, as his wall of ice disappeared.
"About now Erigor-san's magic wall of wind should be finished." Rayule said, causing Gray's eyes to widen.
"Magic wall of wind?" Gray parroted in a confused tone.
"It's a wind barrier to keep you flies from leaving this place." Rayule explained with an evil grin.
"What?!" Gray exclaimed, as his eyes widened in shock. Suddenly Gray growled, as he shot forward and kneed Rayule sending him flying through a wall. "I fucking hate complicated stories, so just tell me what the hell is going on!"
"We trapped you flies in here, because you were an unexpected hitch in out plans." Rayule said, wiping blood from his mouth. "Originally we occupied this station to block off all transportation access to Clover Station, the last stop." A smirk spread across Rayule's face. "That town is across a huge ravine, and there's no transportation other than this train. Unless you can fly like Erigor-san."
"So that's where Lullaby is heading?!" Gray exclaimed, as Rayule began to stand back up.
"Just think about what's currently going on in Clover City!" Rayule said, as she shot a barrage of bindings at Gray. Too shocked to move, Gray was hit in the shoulders. Rayule grinned, as he watched blood coat Gray's shoulders.
"N-No way!" Gray exclaimed, as he clutched his bleeding shoulder. "It can't be! Clover City is the town where those old geezers are having their regular meeting! Your real target is the guild masters!"
"HAHA! So you finally figured it out little fly!" Rayule laughed, as Gray's eyes darkened.
"You're doing something really crazy against geezers with powerful magic." Gray said, as he released a shaky breath.
"Playing the flute for geezers who are unaware should be easy." Rayule said, as he shrugged his shoulders. "Erigor-san can do it just fine on his own. Besides people like you guys who interfere can't leave the station. That means there's no way you can stop us now." An evil smile spread across Rayule's face, his eyes wild. The Eisenwald mage never noticed the air freezing around Gray's hands. "We're taking revenge for the oppression we had to endure in the past! Everything will disappear into thin air!"
Before Rayule could continue, Gray grabbed ahold of his face. In an instant Rayule's head was encased in a block of ice. Gray glared at the Eisenwald mage, his eyes filled with anger.
"We'll stop you assholes, and make you regret targeting out parents." Gray said, as he pushed Rayule over. He stood over the Eisenwald mage with eyes full of fury. "I'll teach that there are guilds even more frightening than dark guilds."
(Back with Erza)
The scarlet haired knight had made her way back inside the trains station. She was walking amongst the fallen Eisenwald mages when she noticed one was still conscious. She growled in anger, and grabbed the man by his collar.
"Erigor's magical wind wall, how do I get rid of it!?" Erza yelled in the Byard's face.
"I don't know! I-It's impossible!" Byard said, as he cowered away from Erza. "There's now way for us to nullify the wind wall." Erza snarled before she punched Byard in the face, causing him to roar in pain.
"Erza!" Gray exclaimed from the floor above Erza.
"Gray?!" Erza yelled in surprise, before her eyes widened. The knight began to panic when she didn't see the dragon slayer with Gray. "Where's Natsu?! I thought he was with you!"
"Natsu please be okay." Erza thought, as she clutched a hand over her heart.
"There was a fork in the station, and we split up. I haven't seen him since then." Gray said, as he saw a look of worry flash across Erza's face. "But we have bigger problems on our hands!" This got Erza's attention, as she looked back up a Gray. "Eisenwald's true target is the town ahead! It's the town where all the geezers are having their regular meeting! Erigor is planning to use Lullaby there!"
"Yeah, I got the general idea from Erigor, but this station is surrounded by a magic wall of wind." Erza said, as she released a deep sigh.
"I just saw it!" Gray said, as he hoped down to Erza's level. "If we try to force our way through it, we'll be turned to minced meat!"
"Erigor is getting closer to master, and we're wasting time here." Erza said, rubbing her wounded arm."
"One of these guys should know how to nullify this wind." Gray said, as he kicked an Eisenwald mage.
"Stop it...they don't know how to dispel the wind wall." As soon as the words left Erza's mouth, she let out a small gasp.
"What is it?" Gray asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"I just remembered someone named Kageyama in their Eisenwald! He's the one who broke the seal on Lullaby by himself!" Erza exclaimed, causing Gray's eyes to widen.
"If he's a dispeller, he might be able to get rid of this wind!" Gray yelled, as both Fairy Tail mages took off down the hall.
"Let's look for him! We have to capture Kageyama!"
"Tch, Ka-Karacka..." Byard stuttered out, as he looked at the wall besides him. "Are you just gonna hide forever? You're there aren't you?"
"S-Sorry." Karacka said, as he materialized from the wall next to Byard. He slowly approached Byard, rubbing the back of his head.
"You heard what those Fairy bastards said, right?" Byard said, earning a nod from Karacka. "Kageyama's being targeted by them. Go to him."
"Why me!? I won't be able to help him!" Karacka said, as he began to panic.
"Oh, your job will be much easier than that." Byard said with an evil look in his eyes.
(On the Other Side of the Station)
Lucy and Happy slowly walked through the abandoned train station in search of Karacka. But so far they hadn't found a single sign of the missing Eisenwald mage. Lucy sighed, as the pair turned another corner.
"We totally lost him." Lucy said in a dejected tone. "Maybe we should just go back and regroup with Erza." Hearing this caused Happy to look at Lucy in shock. "W-What?"
"Erza told us to go after that Eisenwald guy." Happy said, as he began to shake. "I see...Lucy is truly incredible...she's gonna ignore Erza's request. I wouldn't want to see Erza doing this and that to you Lucy."
"What is she gonna do to me?!" Lucy asked, as she began to panic.
"You don't want to know." Happy said, causing Lucy to squeak in fear.
"Okay! I'll keep looking for him! We'll search until we find him!" Lucy said, as she continued her search.
"You change your mind pretty quickly Lucy." Happy said, as he followed closely behind the blonde.
"Why are you even following me, you dumb cat?!" Lucy yelled, as she glared at Happy.
As Lucy and Happy continued to search for Karacka, Natsu was still searching for Erigor. Coming to another room, Natsu raised a flaming foot and smashed through the wall next to the door.
"ERIGOR!" Natsu roared, as he stormed into the room. "Where are you hiding, you bastard!?" Swiveling his head from side to side, Natsu didn't spot Erigor. The dragon slayer hoped out of the whole he had created, and moved to the next room. "Alright next one!" Again Natsu crashed through the wall in an explosion of flames. Spotting nothing once again, Natsu moved to the next room.
"Does he know how to use doors?" Kageyama thought, as he watched from the ceiling. The Eisenwald mage was still in his shadow form. "He's insane."
"Next!" Natsu yelled, as he crashed through yet another wall.
"But Erigor-san isn't even in the station anymore, so he's just wasting his time." Kageyama thought, as he began to descend from the ceiling. "I could just leave him alone. Then..." Kageyama swung from the ceiling, and kicked Natsu in the back of the head. The dragon slayer sent flying across the room into a stack of boxes. "I won't have a peace of mind!"
"You again?!" Natsu roared, as he spun to face Kageyama. He glared at the shadow user, his eyes full of fury.
"I got the basic idea of what your magic is." Kageyama said with a smirk. "You increase your destructive power by coating a part of your body in flames or lightning. Pretty unusual magic, especially since you can use two different types."
"RAH! I really want to kick the shit out of you for trying to hurt Lucy! But I don't have time to deal with you!" Natsu yelled, as his body became surrounded by flames. "Where's Erigor?!"
"I wish I could tell you that little fly." Kageyama said, as his shadow shot forward. "Maybe if you defeat me, I'll tell you."
"Oh, you're gonna tell me after I kick the shit out of you?" Natsu asked, as he dodged Kageyama's shadow attack. A grin spread across Natsu's face when he looked at Kageyama. "Talk about killing two birds with one stone!"
"Tch, he's fast." Kageyama said, as he slammed his hands onto the ground. "But there's no way you'll be able to dodge my Shadow Snakes!" Several snakes made out of shadows shot towards Natsu, and began to chase after him. Ever time Natsu dodged, the Shadow Snakes would turn and chase after him. "They'll chase you to the end of the world!"
"Fine!" Natsu exclaimed, as he coated his fist in red hot flames. "No more evading then!"
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
"Lightning Dragon's Claw!"
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
"Lightning Dragon's Wing Attack!"
One after another Natsu destroyed the Shadow Snakes that were coming after him. Each attack switching from fire to lightning in the blink of an eye. Kageyama watched stunned that Natsu was single handedly destroying all of his shadows.
"Last one!" Natsu yelled, as he inhaled deeply. Electricity cracked around the dragon slayer's mouth, as his cheeks started to bulge. "Lightning Dragon's Roar!" A streak of bright lightning shot from Natsu's mouth, and destroyed the last Shadow Snake.
"N-No way! He destroyed all of them!" Kageyama exclaimed in complete and utter disbelief. The Eisenwald mage's eyes widened, as Natsu stalked towards him. The dragon slayer had a grin on his face, as he coated his fist in flames. "This can't be happening!"
"This is for trying to hurt Lucy! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu punched Kageyama in the face with a flaming fist, sending the Eisenwald mage flying across the room.
"What's with this punch?!" Kageyama thought, as he flew through the air. "It's not the punch of a mage!"
But Natsu wasn't finished with Kageyama yet. He dove after the shadow user, and grabbed him as soon he touched the ground. Using his momentum Natsu flipped over, and hurled Kageyama threw a nearby wall. Natsu inhaled deeply again, as embers formed around his mouth.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
"H-He's a d-demon!" Kageyama thought, as he watched the stream of flames fly towards him. The flames hit Kageyama, causing an explosion to ring throughout the station.
"What was that?!" Happy asked, as he spun towards the sound of the explosion.
"That sounds like Natsu!" Lucy said, as she ran towards the explosion. "C'mon Happy!"
"Aye sir!" Happy said, flying after Lucy.
"That's gotta be Natsu!" Erza exclaimed, as a wave of relief washed over her. "It's just up ahead."
"Looks like flame brain is causing trouble again." Gray said, as they rounded a corner.
Kageyama lay in a barely conscious heap against a wall. His eye twitched, as smoke drifted off his charred clothing. Natsu smirked as smoked billowed out of the corners of his mouth.
"HAHA! I won, ya bastard!" Natsu laughed, as he pointed at Kageyama. "As you promised, tell me where Erigor is!"
"*Cough* Ha, what an i-idiot." Kageyama said, as a smirk spread across his battered and bruised face. "Erigor-san isn't even in the station anymore."
"Huh?!" Natsu yelled in anger, as he grabbed Kageyama by his collar.
"Stop Natsu! We need him!" Erza yelled, as Gray and her ran up to the dragon slayer.
"Erza? Gray? What's going on?" Natsu asked, as he turned to face his friends.
"Good job, you pink-haired bastard!" Gray said with a grin.
"Thank God you're alright Natsu." Erza said, as she walked up to the dragon slayer. "And good job dealing with Kageyama."
"What's with you two." Natsu said with a confused look. "It was nothing."
"We have no time to explain, but we're looking for him." Gray said, as he rushed past Natsu.
"Leave it to me." Erza said, as she kneeled next to Kageyama. Suddenly a sword appeared in Erza's hand, and she pressed it against Kageyama's throat. "I want you to nullify the magical wall of wind at once." Erza pressed the blade harder against Kageyama's throat. The blade just barely broke the skin, causing Kageyama to hiss in pain. Kageyama flinched when he saw the seriousness in Erza's eyes. "You'll get a new cut overtime you say no, understood?" Erza's tone was deadly serious, causing Kageyama's eyes to widen.
"Hey Erza...he's all worn out." Natsu said in a surprised tone. "That's a little cruel don't you think?"
"Natsu just shut up!" Gray hissed.
"U-Un-der-stoGAH!" Kageyama suddenly yelled in pain, as blood started to pour from his mouth. "-od." Erza watched wide-eyed, as she watched Kageyama slump forward. She gasped when she saw a small dagger in Kageyama's back.
"Kageyama!" Erza exclaimed, as she grabbed Kageyama before he could hit the ground. "Kageyama speak to me! Please, we need your nullifying mage! Please don't die!"
"Shit he's our last hope!" Gray said, as he ran towards Erza. "Shit! Kageyama hang in there! Hey! We need your help man!" Kageyama was barely breathing in Erza's arms, and his eyes were closed. "For real!? Shit!"
"Kageyama pull yourself together!" Erza said, as she began to panic.
"Erza...it's no use. He's unconscious." Gray pointed out, as he kneeled next to Erza.
"I can't let him die! He has to nullify the wind wall!" Erza exclaimed, as she looked at the wound on Kageyama's back.
"You can say that, but he can't use magic in his condition!" Gray yelled, as he gestured to Kageyama's battered condition.
"He has to do it!" Erza yelled, as she began to sweat.
While this was going on, Natsu spotted a man jutting out of the wall behind Kageyama. The man's arm was extended, and he had a shocked look on his face. The man began to sputter incoherently, as he started to sink back into the wall. A sudden rage filled, as his eyes widened in raw fury.
"Aren't you nakama from the same guild!" Natsu roared, as he shot forward. Lightning sparked off the dragonslayer's fist. Natsu's fist crashed through the wall, and grabbed the fleeing Karacka by his throat. He slammed the man to the ground, as a vein bulged on his head. Natsu's breathing was ragged, as he glared at the man below him. "YOU BASTARD! IS THAT HOW YOUR FUCKING GUILD WORKS?!"
This is the scene Lucy and Happy stumbled upon, when they finally caught up with everyone. Lucy was shocked when she saw Gray and Erza trying to help and injured Eisenwald mage. While Natsu stood over another Eisenwald mage, a look of pure rage on his face.
"Uh, d-did we come at a bad time?" Lucy stuttered out, as everyone turned to look at her.
"Aye, I think we did." Happy said with a gulp.
(Track Leading to Clover Town)
"Clover town, where the guild masters have gathered...it's getting close." Erigor said, as he walked down the train tracks leading to Clover town. "Since I've regained most of the magical power I used to create the wind wall, I should speed things up." Wind gathered around Erigor's legs, as he shot into the air. Using his recharged magical energy, Erigor sped towards Clover town. "Those geezers took away our jobs and rights...just wait and see. I'll kill you all with Lullaby's melody! It's time for the Shinigami to purge their retched souls!"
(Back at Oshibana Station)
"Erigor's real target is the regular meeting!" Lucy gasped, covering her mouth in shock.
"Yeah...but we won't be able to get outta here unless do something about this magic wind wall." Gray said with a sigh, as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"RAAAH!" Natsu roared, as he tried to run through the wind wall. But the second he touched the powerful wind, he was sent tumbling backwards.
"Kageyama, please help us out." Erza said, trying to coax the unconscious man. With Lucy's help, the Fairy Tail mages had managed to heal most of Kageyama's injuries. He would live, but he was still severely battered.
"I'll just break through!" Natsu yelled, as he punched the wall with a flaming fist. Like before he was sent tumbling back as soon as fist touched the wind.
"Natsu!" Lucy exclaimed with a worried look on her face, as she rushed over to the dragon slayer.
"Idiot...you can't break through with brute strength." Gray said, putting his hands in his pockets.
"I'm not done yet!" Natsu exclaimed, as he shot to his feet. The dragon slayer took a deep breath, causing electricity to spark to life around his mouth.
"Lightning Dragon's Roar!" The stream of lightning struck the wall of wind, and the two elements battled for a few moments. But everyone was shocked to see the beam of cut through the wind wall, and create a large opening.
"It cut through!" Erza said in a shocked tone. But before the Fairy Tail mages could make a move, the hole in the wind wall closed up. "Shit it doesn't stay open long enough!"
"I could keep a continuous stream going, so you guys can get out." Natsu suggested, causing Erza to shake her head. "RAH!" Natsu roared again, as he tried to brute force through the wall once again. He started to push through, but his face and were getting cut up.
"H-Hey! Stop it Natsu! You'll get cut to pieces!" Lucy exclaimed, as she ran up to Natsu. But Natsu ignored Lucy, and continued to push through the fierce wind. "I SAID STOP IT!" Lucy grabbed Natsu, and pulled him back into the station. Natsu turned to glare at the person who had pulled him back, but his eyes softened when he saw Lucy's worried look. "I told you stop it you idiot! Are you trying to hurt yourself?!"
"S-Sorry Luce," Natsu said as he avoided Lucy's gaze. "I'm sorry if I worried you."
"It's alright Natsu." Lucy said, as she smiled at Natsu. "Just please be careful."
"Natsu, Lucy's right. If you keep a continuous stream of lightning you'll be trapped here after we get out, and it will drain you of your magical energy." Erza said, as she walked up to Natsu and placed her hand on his shoulder. "And we're gonna need your help to fight Erigor, so save your strength." Natsu sighed, before he nodded in agreement.
"We've got to hurry! Gray, can't you freeze this thing?" Lucy asked, pointing to the wind wall behind her.
"I would have done that a long time ago if I could." Gray said with a huff.
"Shit! What are we gonna do?!" Erza yelled, slamming her fist into the wall beside her.
Natsu's eyes suddenly widened, as he stared a Lucy.
"What!?" Lucy asked, as Natsu spun around and grabbed onto her shoulders.
"I know! We can use your celestial spirits!" Natsu yelled, causing Lucy to raise an eyebrow. "I was able to travel through the celestial spirit world in Everlue's mansion!"
"But...humans usually would die when they enter it...cause they can't breath there." Lucy explained, earning a frown from Natsu. "And the gate only opens where the stellar spirit mage is standing. Meaning if you want to get out of here through the celestial spirit world, we'd have to have at least one celestial spirit mage outside of the station."
"There's really no way you can do it!" Natsu whined, as he tried to plead with Lucy. "Can't you at least give it a try!"
"I said it's impossible!" Lucy huffed, as she stomped her foot. "Besides it's a serious breach of contract when a human enters the celestial spirit world! It was okay the other time, because it was Everlue's key."
"Sorry Luce, I didn't know it was such a big deal." Natsu said, as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Well it is." Lucy said, as she crossed her arms. "Celestial spirit mages take contracts very seriously, you already know that."
"Everlue's key." Happy said to himself, before sudden realization hit him. "Lucy! I just remembered!"
"What?" Lucy asked, turning to face the blue cat.
"The thing I was going to tell you when we were in the magical four wheeler!" Happy said, as he reached into his green pack. After rifling through the pack for a moment, Lucy was shock to see Happy pull out a golden zodiac key. "This!"
"That's Virgo's key!?" Lucy exclaimed in shock, as she pinched Happy's nose. "You shouldn't be taking someone else's key without their permission!"
"No, Virgo herself wanted you to have it." Happy said, as he pushed Lucy's hand away.
"What?!" Lucy shouted, as she snatched the key.
"What are you two talking about?" Erza asked, as she walked up to Natsu, Lucy, and Happy.
"Don't waste our time talking about nonsense." Gray said in an annoyed tone.
"Virgo..." Natsu said, tapping his chin as he thought. "AH! You mean the gorilla maid!"
"She said since Everlue was arrested their contract was broken." Happy explained to Lucy. "So she wanted a contract with you instead. She came to Natsu and I's house."
"I'm flattered by the offer, but it's not the time for that. We have to think of a way to get out of here!" Lucy said with a huff.
"But-" Happy was cut off when Lucy grabbed his cheek.
"Shush! Just be quiet and let us think!" Lucy said, putting Happy back down.
"Wait! Lucy Happy's onto something!" Natsu exclaimed, surprising the celestial spirit mage. "Virgo can dive underground, and dig holes! She can get us under the magical wind wall!"
"Is that true?!" Gray said, his eyes wide.
"I see! Good job Happy!" Lucy said, as she hugged Happy. "Why didn't you mention that earlier?!"
"Cause you kept pinching me." Happy replied with a deadpanned look.
"I am the one who connects the road to the celestial spirit world." Lucy chanted, as she raised the golden key. "Thou...shalt head to the calling and pass through the gate. Open! Gate of the Virgin! Virgo!" A blinding light filled the room, as a magical circle formed underneath Lucy. A moment later, a beautiful pink-haired girl burst out of the ground in front of Lucy. Natsu, Lucy, and Happy stared at Virgo in shock. She looked nothing like the behemoth they had met in Everlue's mansion. "EH?!"
"How may I help you, mistress?" Virgo asked, bowing to Lucy.
"Huh, you lost a lot of weight." Natsu said, as he looked Virgo up and down.
"Sorry for causing you trouble last time." Virgo said with a smile.
"Lost weight...she's like a completely different person!" Lucy exclaimed, as she pointed at Virgo. "Y-Your appearance is so different."
"I'm a loyal celestial spirit. I can work in whatever appearance you'd like." Virgo explained.
"You looked a lot scarier, and more intimidating before." Natsu said, as he rubbed his chin.
"Then I can change back if that please you." Virgo said, as she changed back to her previous form.
"God no!" Lucy yelled, as she waved her hands frantically. "Go back to your other form."
"As you wish, mistress." Virgo said, as she changed back.
"Huh, she's pretty cute." Gray said with grin, before Erza grabbed his ear.
"Keep it in you pants." Erza said, causing a chill to run up Gray's spine. The re-equip mage's gaze then landed on Lucy, and she smiled at celestial spirit mage. "Lucy...I guess Natsu was right about you. She really is a great mage."
"Virgo we don't have time to make a contract now! Can we please do it later?!" Lucy pleaded with a the spirit.
"As you wish, mistress." Virgo replied with a bow.
"Please stop calling me, mistress." Lucy said, as she rubbed her arm. "It brings back some bad memories, and makes me feel weird."
"How about, your highness?" Virgo suggested quirking her head.
"That's even worse!"
"How about, princess." Virgo said, causing a light blush to spread across Lucy's face.
"Well I do like that." Lucy said, she put a hand to her cheek.
"Hurry up you two!" Gray yelled, starting to get rather frustrated just standing around.
"Okay! Here I go!" Virgo yelled, as she began to tunnel into the ground.
"Wow! She dove right in!" Gray exclaimed in astonishment.
"Great job Lucy!" Erza said, as she hugged Lucy against her armored chest. Lucy grunted in pain, but she allowed Erza to continue.
"Alright! Let's get through this hole!" Gray said, as he prepared to jump through the hole Virgo created.
"Nice job Luce!" Natsu said, as he hoisted Kageyama onto his shoulders.
"Natsu, what are you doing?!" Gray asked, as Natsu walked towards the hole.
"I won't feel right if he dies after fighting me." Natsu said, as he jumped into the hole. Erza and Lucy couldn't help but smile at the kindness Natsu had shown. Kageyama, who was starting to regain consciousness, couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Eventually everyone had made their way through the hole Virgo had created. Natsu and Kageyama were the first out, and Natsu let out a loud laugh as he crawled out of the hole.
"WE MADE IT! YEAH!" Natsu screamed, as he got onto the street outside the wind wall.
"Hurry!" Erza yelled, as she helped pull Lucy out of the hole.
"Holy shit! This wind is fucking insane!" Lucy yelled, as she shielded her face.
"Princess! Your underwear is almost showing!" Virgo exclaimed, as she pulled Lucy's flowing skirt back down.
"Then you should hide yours too!" Lucy yelled, as she watched Virgo's own skirt blow in the wind.
Gray watched the scene unfold with wide eyes. But he nearly jumped out his skin when he felt a hand grip his shoulder tightly. The ice mage turned his head to see Natsu glaring at him.
"If I were you, I'd turn my eyes away now!" Natsu warned, causing Gray to turn his head the other direction.
"T-There's no way...you'll catch up to Erigor-san now..." Kageyama said from where he laid on the ground.
"Wait! Where did Natsu go?!" Erza yelled in a panic, as she lost sight of the dragon slayer. "Did we lose him again."
"Happy isn't here either!" Lucy pointed out, as both her and Erza's eyes widened.
(Tracks Leading to Clover Town)
Erigor was approaching Clover town. He could see the town off in the distance. But Erigor's eyes widened when he felt a presence rapidly approaching behind him. He turned his head to see what appeared to be a person flying towards him.
"THIS IS..." The approaching figure yelled. "HAPPY'S..." Erigor gasped when he received a flaming kick to the face. "MAX SPEED!" Natsu grinned, as he watched Erigor crash into the tracks below.
"I can't...fly...anymore..." Happy said, as he fell into Natsu's arms.
"Thanks buddy! Now we caught up with the bastard!" Natsu said, giving Happy a toothy grin.
"Y-You!" Erigor said, as he stood up and glared at Natsu. "Why are you here?!"
"To kick your skinny ass, you gentle breeze bastard!" Natsu said with a smirk, as lightning sparked off his hands. "I know your weakness now!
Aand done! Damn another long ass chapter! Well next chapter will have Natsu vs. Erigor(Don't worry it won't play out like in cannon) and Fairy Tail vs. Lullaby. So look forward to next chapter. I plan to the next chapter out before I write anything else, so it should be out pretty soon. So what did you guys think? Remember to follow/favorite(Let's try to hit 500), PLEASE REVIEW(Let's finally break 200), and PM me any ideas you have for this fic. So until next time I'm outta here!