Hey guys! I'm back with another chapter. I apologize for the wait for this chapter, but life and college kinda got in the way; and I had to update my other pics before I did this one. So I thank you all for your patience. This chapter will hopefully see the end of the Galuna Island arc, but it may end up taking one more chapter. Then we can get to the Phantom Lord arc, which I'm ver excited to start writing. Also this story has almost reached 650 followers, which is ridiculous to me! So thank you all for your continued support. One more quick thing before I get on to the fic. I know I said I wouldn't add any more girls to Natsu's harem, but I've come to love Brandish from the Alvarez Empire's Spriggan 12. So if, and only if, she switches sides and starts fighting with Fairy Tail, or helps them in some way, I will definitely consider adding her to Natsu's harem. However if she doesn't switch sides, and remains an enemy, I won't add her. But I have a feeling she'll have a change of heart, or disagrees with Zeref's motives, and will start helping Fairy Tail. I just get those kind of vibes from her. She has that villain turns good guy feel to her. And I would fanboy so hard if she actually ended up joining Fairy Tail, as an actual guild member. Because I love when Fairy Tail gets new members; Wendy, Gajeel, Juvia, and Mest are some of my favorite characters next to Team Natsu's original members. Also how fucking amazing is that new opening to the Fairy Tail anime. It's absolutely perfect in my opinion. But enough of my ramblings, let's get to the fic!

P.S. I will not be retelling Gray's backstory with Ur and Lyon. We've all seen Gray's time with Ur and Lyon in the anime/manga, so I don't want to waste time retelling it here because it would largely remain the same.

"Speech"

"Thoughts"

Magic

Disclaimer: I don't Fairy Tail, or any of its characters. They're all in Hiro Mashima's very capable hands.

"What did you say?!" Natsu said with a furious look, turning to glare at the enemy mages. The dragon slayer's jaw was clenched, and his were tightly balled. Lucy could feel the air fill with electricity, as Natsu's magic flooded the area.

"Hmm, about 50 or so villagers, and two mages." Yuka observed, crossing his arms behind his back. "I give them 10 minutes, tops."

"How dare they..." Moka breathed out, as his eyes hardened. "They destroyed Bobo's grave..." The village chief rushed forward, but was stopped by a small group of villagers. "It's unforgivable! You'll pay for what you've done!"

"Chief! You have to calm down." A villager said, as he held Moka back. "Everyone get out of here!"

"Yeah, we don't want to be sucked into this fight!" Another villager exclaimed, as he picked up Gray's unconscious form. "We'll keep Gray-san safe!"

"I won't let any of you get away." Sherry said, her eyes narrowing at the fleeing villagers. "Reitei-sama's orders were for total obliteration." Sherry turned to the massive mouse behind her. "Angelica, shall we?"

"Chuuu!" Angelica exclaimed, scooping Sherry up in her arms and flying after the villagers.

"You son of a bitch get back here!" Natsu roared, as Sherry and Angelica sped past them. "Lucy! You have to stop them!"

"Right! Leave her to me!" Lucy shouted, as grabbed ahold of Angelica's large foot as she flew past. The celestial spirit mage held on for dear life, as Angelica flew higher into the air. "Stop right now! Don't you dare try to harm the villagers!" Lucy began to frantically punch Angelica's foot, but it had little effect.

"Who's that?" Sherry asked, spotting the blonde girl from before hanging off Angelica's foot. "Looks like we have a stowaway."

"Let's see how you like this!" Lucy exclaimed, as she unraveled her whip. Cocking her arm back, Lucy began to repeatedly strike Angelica in the face with her whip. The massive mouth roared in pain, and stopped spinning her tail.

"What are you doing, Angelica?! If your tail stops spinning..." But before Sherry could finish, Angelica began to plummet towards the ground below.

"Yeehaw!" Lucy cheered with a wide grin, as she clutched onto the plummeting Angelica.

"Please stay safe Luce, we're counting on you." Natsu said to himself, as he watched the large mouse crash into the ground a safe distance away. The dragon's slayers fists clenched, causing veins to bulge on his arms. "If you get hurt because of these guys...I don't know what I'll do."

"I bet she'll snap." Yuka said with a bored look, as he watched Angelica smash into the ground.

"I DIDN'T!" Toby roared in anger, earning a sigh of annoyance from Yuka.

"I wasn't talking about you." Yuka pointed out, as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Natsu, do you think Lucy is alright?" Happy asked with a concerned look.

"Luce is real tough buddy. She'll be fine." Natsu said with a toothy grin. "But go check on her, just in case."

"Aye sir!" Happy cheered, as he began to fly towards where Lucy was.

"Now..." Natsu said, turning back to Yuka and Toby. The dragon slayer's body became engulfed in lightning, as he shot towards Toby. "I can deal with you two! Lightning Dragon's Sword Horn!" Natsu hit Toby with an electrically charged headbutt. Sending the dogman crashing to the ground. Yuka's eyes widened in shock, as he watched his teammate fall in one hit. Using his momentum to flip forward, Natsu inhaled deeply; embers formed around his mouth, as he aimed at Yuka. "Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu unleashed a red hot stream of fire at Yuka. Engulfing the mage in the intense flames. Flipping completely over, Natsu came to a skidding stop. However Natsu's eyes widened when he saw his flames begin to disperse; leaving Yuka completely unharmed.

"Such violent flames." Yuka said with a flick of his wrist; causing the rest of Natsu's flames to disappear. "Tch, don't tell me you're Fairy Tail's famed Salamander!"

Natsu's attention focused on some movement behind him. Glancing over, the dragon slayer saw the Toby was getting back to his feet. A frown spread across Natsu face, as he watched the dogman dust himself off. "Damn it, he's back up now too."

"We once belonged to a famous guild, too. So we won't be defeated so easily." Yuka said, as a smirk spread across his face. "You must have heard of Lamia Scale." Natsu's eyes widened when he heard this. "That's right...The guild Iron Rock Jura belongs to..."

"I don't give a fuck!" Natsu roared, shooting a stream of flames out of both of his arms. Yuka quickly raised a barrier to protect himself, but Toby was hit full force.

"B-Bastard! Listen to my tale until the end!" Yuka exclaimed, as he continued to block Natsu's flames.

"It's none of my business." Natsu said, clenching his teeth. "I don't give a shit which guild you used to belong to, or who your nakama are. You're targeting our client, meaning you're bothering our work." A vein bulged on Natsu's forehead, as his eyes filled with rage. "Which means your enemies of Fairy Tail. That's good enough reason for me to fight."

"Toby, don't butt in." Yuka said, as Toby got back to his feet once again. "I'll deal with him. Surge!" Yuka waved his arm, and a wave of magic flew towards Natsu.

"Easy, I'll just bust through it." Natsu said, as electricity sparked off his fists. But Natsu's eyes widened when he saw the wave of magic begin to cut into the ground. Reacting quickly, Natsu dove out of the way.

"Ah, I see you've noticed the 'nature' of my magic." Yuka said with a small smirk. Natsu growled, and released another stream of fire from his mouth. "Surge!" Another wave of magic, nullified Natsu's flames. "Each wave I create release vibrations that nullifies all magic. In short it's magic that blocks other magic."

"So that's the feeling I got earlier; I felt I couldn't block your magic with my fire or lightning." Natsu said, wiping the excess flames from his mouth.

"When I worked for Lamia Scale, I worked as an anti-mage." Yuka explained, as he gathered a large amount of magic around his hands. "You know why don't you?" Yuka raised his arms, releasing the large amount of magic he had gathered. The magic rocketed forward, causing to large explosions right in front of Natsu. "All other mages are powerless before me!" The dragon slayer raised his arm to shield himself from the flying debris.

"That should take care of him." Yuka said with an evil smirk. However Yuka's eyes widened when Natsu shot out of the cloud of debris; flames licking his clenched fists.

"We'll see about that!" Natsu roared, as his fist shot forward. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

"Surge!" Yuka quickly formed a magical bubble that neutralized that's fire.

"Fine I just won't use magic then." Natsu said with a feral grin, as his fist thrust into Yuka's magical barrier. "See it went right through." However Natsu's began to cringe, as the magical bubble began to violently vibrate his arm.

"Sticking your bare hand in a magical sphere is just stupid." Yuka taunted, as he prepared to strike Natsu. "In a matter of seconds you'll be blown away."

"I don't think so." Natsu with a strained grin, causing Yuka to quirk a large eyebrow.

"Oh, and why's that?" Yuka asked in a mocking tone. "You can't use magic inside my Surge Salamander."

"I figured out your magic's weakness." Natsu replied, causing Yuka's eyes to widen. "I can't use my magic in this sphere, but if I'm not using magic I can pass right through it." Natsu's grin morphed into a wicked smirk, as his elbow began to fire out a constant stream of flames. "However I can still use magic outside this sphere!"

"You can use magic as a booster to increase your physical power?!" Yuka exclaimed just as the flames streaming off Natsu's elbow exploded backwards.

"Fire Dragon's Flaming Elbow!" Natsu roared as his fist rocketed forward at an incredible speed. The dragon slayer's strike sent Yuka flying backwards. Moments later Yuka crashed into the ground in an unconscious heap. "Heh, that's one down!"

"Ooohn, you're pretty good." Toby said, cracking his knuckles.

"If you thought that was good, I'll show something even more amazing." Natsu said, as he glared at the remaining enemy mage.

"You won't. I'm way stronger than Yuka." Toby said, as his nails suddenly elongated. "Paralysis Nails: Mega Jellyfish!" Toby crossed his arms, and a grin spread across his face. "A secret is hidden within these nails."

"Paralyzation?" Natsu asked, quirking a pink eyebrow.

"HOW'D YOU KNOW?!" Toby exclaimed in a disbelieving tone. "Shit...he's a pretty smart mage."

"I really don't know what to do right now." Natsu said, scratching his head in confusion. "He's one of the stupidest people I've ever met."

"Don't call me stupid!" Toby roared, as he lunged at Natsu. The dragon slayer quickly sidestepped Toby's strike. Spinning around, Toby took another swipe at Natsu. The dragon slayer dodged once again. Letting an enraged roar, Toby began to swipe at Natsu furiously. "Once these nails touch, electrocuted, paralyzed, and all that awaits you is death!"

"Wait, did you say electrocute?" Natsu asked, as he stopped dodging Toby's attacks.

"Got you now!" Toby exclaimed, as he stabbed his nails into Natsu's chest.

"Damn it that kind of stings." Natsu said, as he rubbed the spot where Toby had stabbed him.

"WHAT?! WHY AREN'T YOU PARALYZED?!" Toby roared, as he stomped his foot.

"You really are an idiot." Natsu said, striking Toby with an electrified kick to the jaw. "Electricity won't work on me dumbass." Toby spit out some blood, and prepared to attack Natsu again. But the dragon slayer reacted first, grabbing ahold of Toby's wrist. "I'm getting really annoyed by you. So you're gonna take a nice nap." Natsu then forced Toby stab his nails into his own chest. The dogman roared in pain, as electricity coursed through his body. After a few moments, Toby fell to the ground; paralyzation stopping him from moving.

Natsu let out a light sigh, and turned to the ruins of the destroyed village. A frown spread across the dragon slayer's face when he saw the melted remains of Bobo's grave. Natsu made his way over to the grave, and put it back together as best as he could. The pink-haired dragon slayer kneeled in front of the grave, as he placed down the partially melted headstone.

"These people have done some truly cruel things. But everything will be back to normal soon; the village and its people. I guarantee it." Natsu stood back to his feet with a determined look in his eyes. "I'll avenge you, don't worry." The dragon slayer then turned towards where Lucy had crashed. Natsu knew that Lucy could fend for herself, but he couldn't help the inkling of worry that spread through him. "Please stay safe Luce, I know you can handle this."

(With Lucy and Angelica)

"Ugh...damn it that freaking hurt." Lucy groaned, as she began to scan the area around her. "Where is that pink-haired girl?"

"*Sniffle* *Sniffle* Thanks to you girlie, Reitei-sama's confidence in me has dropped." Sherry said, as tears fell from her eyes.

"Love?" Lucy parroted with a confused look on her face.

"On top of that, you hurt Angelica." Sherry said, trying to wipe the tears from her eyes. A sudden growl escaped Sherry's through, as she leveled furious eyes on Lucy. "I'll never forgive you!"

"That's fine with me!" Lucy exclaimed, as she reached for her gate keys. "Bring it on you psycho bitch!"

"I'll end you!" Sherry screamed, thrusting her arm forward; creating a small pink magic circle. At first nothing happened, but after a few moments Lucy began to hear creaking sounds from behind her. Spinning around Lucy saw that the tree behind her was moving. "Wood Doll!"

"EH?! The tree is moving?!" Lucy yelled, just as the now living tree took a swipe at her with one of its large branches. The blonde celestial spirit mage dove backwards, and grabbed Taurus' key. "Open! Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!" A magic circle immidiately formed in front of Lucy, and Taurus rose out of the ground. With a loud roar, Taurus used his massive axe to cut the Wood Doll in half.

"Celestial Spirit Magic!?" Sherry said in a shocked tone. "And she has one of the twelve Zodiacs as well!"

"Great job Taurus!" Lucy cheered, standing back to her feet.

"Lucy-san's tits are the greatest!" Taurus exclaimed, as he blew steam out of his nostrils.

"*Groan* You're so lucky Natsu isn't here right now." Lucy said, pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Tch, making your celestial spirit say such things and even enjoying it; that's very indecent." Sherry said, as she placed her hands on her hips.

"I didn't make him say it, and I am certainly not enjoying it you bitch!" Lucy shouted, shaking an angry fist at Sherry.

"How unfortunate..." Sherry said, as a small smirk spread across her face. "Celestial spirit mages are powerless against me."

"Taurus! Get her!" Lucy exclaimed, pointing at Sherry. But to Lucy' surprise Taurus turned his head, and glared at her. "Taurus what's wr-" Lucy was cut off when Taurus swung his massive axe at her. Taurus' swing barely missed Lucy, destroying the ground next to her. "What the hell Taurus! What's going on?!" Fear was evident in Lucy's voice, as she backed away from the celestial spirit. All the air escaped Lucy's lungs when she was slammed to the ground by her throat. Taurus' massive hand was tightly gripped around Lucy's throat.

"L-Lucy-s-san...I can't c-control my b-body." Taurus struggled to say with a pained look on his face.

"Haha, my Doll Attack: Puppeteer is a magic that can control anything but humans." Sherry said with an evil smile. "That applies to celestial spirits as well...since they aren't human."

"T-That can't be." Lucy gasped out, as Taurus continued to grip her throat.

"Taurus go ahead and strip her." Sherry ordered, causing Lucy's eyes to widen.

"I-I'm sorry L-Lucy-san...I m-may act perverted...b-but I would n-never d-do something l-like this to you...I j-just can't s-stop my a-actions." Taurus managed to say, as he tried his best to fight Sherry's control.

"CLOSE! GATE OF THE GOLDEN BULL!" Lucy screamed, as Taurus grabbed ahold of the front of her shirt. The blonde yelped when Taurus ripped off her shirt, leaving her bandeau bra as the only thing covering her chest. "PLEASE! CLOSE IT! TAURUS!"

"You open and close celestial spirit gates upon both party's agreement." Sherry pointed, continuing to bend Taurus to her will. "You cannot close a gate one-sidedly. Fairy Tail's mages must truly be weak if they're only at this level."

Lucy let out a pained gasp, as Taurus began to pull her arm back. The blonde could feel that her arm was about to be broken if she didn't do anything soon. As Lucy frantically tried to think of a solution, she could have sworn she heard a voice whisper to her.

"Please stay safe Lucy, I know that you can handle this."

"Was that Natsu?" Lucy thought, as she suddenly clenched her fists. "That's right! Natsu and the others are counting on me! I can't give up!" Lucy let out a steady breath, as she began to focus her magic. "Alright, one more try!"

"CLOSE!" Lucy exclaimed, as she gathered all her will into closing Taurus' gate. "GATE OF THE GOLDEN BULL!" The blonde let out a long breath, as she felt Taurus' weight disappear. Opening her eyes, Lucy saw that Taurus' form was beginning to shimmer and fade away. "Ha...Haha...I-I did it, Natsu." A wide smile spread across Lucy's face, as she gazed at her hands. "I managed to do a Forced Gate Closure."

"I...I didn't imagine that she could do something like that." Sherry said, a shocked look on her face. "It seems I've miscalculated."

"I-I've grown stronger..." Lucy said, as she gazed at the Fairy Tail marker on her hand. With renewed confidence, Lucy stood back to her feet. The blonde grinned, as she unwound her whip. "Yes! I'm a member of Fairy Tail too!"

(In Deliora's Chamber)

Lyon stood in front in the middle of Deliora's chamber. His eyes wandered over the frozen demon, as he studied its form. After a few minutes Lyon was shaken from his thoughts when someone spoke behind him.

"Reitei-sama." Lyon turned his head to see a masked man standing behind him. "Why didn't you kill that Gray brat?"

"No particular reason." Lyon replied with a shrug of his shoulders. "You know I don't prefer blood."

"You say that, but at the same time you sent three mages to kill all of the villagers." The masked man said, as Lyon turned his attention back to Deliora. "It seems to me that you may still have some hidden feelings for your once fellow student."

"Nonsense." Lyon said, crossing his arms over his chest. "I beat him so badly, he wouldn't dare oppose me...But if he by chance gets in our way again, I'll kill him without hesitation."

"Really?" The masked man asked with an evil smile.

(Back with Lucy and Sherry)

"I guess I should acknowledge you as a Fairy Tail mage after all." Sherry said, as she hopped down to where Lucy was.

"The real match starts now." Lucy said with a smirk, cracking her whip.

"Just don't forget; your celestial spirits are useless against me." Sherry said with a smirk of her own.

"We'll see about that." Lucy said, as she grabbed another key off her ring. "I still have a bunch of celestial spirits!" Lucy raised the silver key she was holding. "Open! Gate of the Canis Minor! Nicola!" In a puff of smoke Plue appeared in front of Lucy.

"You don't listen, do you?" Sherry taunted, as a magic circle formed in front of her hand. "Doll Attack: Puppeteer!" Sherry's magic took control of Plue, making him do her bidding. The celestial spirit quickly spun around, and began to attack Lucy. However, that consisted of Plue repeatedly pounding on Lucy's boot. Sherry's eyes widened when she saw a grin spread across Lucy's face.

"You fell for it!" Lucy exclaimed, her whip flashing towards Sherry. The pink-haired woman quickly jumped backwards; barely dodging Lucy's attack.

"Damn! Stupid small fry celestial spirit! Cancel Manipulation!" Sherry exclaimed, as she continued to dodge Lucy's whip. "Enough! Doll Attack: Rock Doll!" Lucy's jaw dropped as she watched a massive rock monster form in front of her. Sherry had a wicked smirk on her face, as she stood atop the rock doll.

"FUCK THAT!" Lucy exclaimed, as she bolted in the opposite direction; with Sherry's rock monster hot on her heels. "Fuck, fuck, FUCK! Do I even have any celestial spirits that can break that fucking thing!? Lucy continued to sprint through the jungle, ducking under branches and dodging trees. Bursting through the tree line, Lucy found herself on the beach. "*Pant* *Pant* The ocean? I can call Aquarius here...but..." Lucy turned around to see Sherry's rock monster looming over her.

"Looks like you have nowhere else to run." Sherry said, as he monster closed in on Lucy.

"Water can't beat rock...and Aquarius usually sweeps me away too." Lucy's eyes widened, as an idea popped into her head. "Sweeps away!? I got it now!" Lucy dodged an attack from the rock monster, and made a beeline into the ocean. Sherry's rock doll leaped over Lucy, and landed in the water in front of her. But Lucy was already prepared; a gate key already in her hand. "Open! Gate of the Water Bearer!" Lucy plunged her key into the ocean, causing a large magic circle to form around her. "Aquarius!" The mermaid celestial spirit burst out of the water in front of Lucy.

"Aquarius!? You have that powerful celestial spirit as well!?" Sherry exclaimed in a surprised tone.

"Our enemy is that woman!" Lucy shouted, pointing at Sherry. "You hate women like that right?! Take her out!"

"Tch." Aquarius said in an annoyed tone, turning her eyes away from Lucy.

"You always have a bad attitude! Just take care of her!" Lucy yelled, earning a glare from Aquarius.

"Man, you're as noisy as ever. No wonder you don't have a boyfriend." Aquarius jabbed, causing Lucy's cheeks to tinge pink.

"That's none of your business!" Lucy exclaimed, as she tried to calm her raging blush.

"Doll Attack: Puppeteer!" Aquarius grunted, as she was taken over by Sherry's magic. "Ha, now you can't use Aquarius anymore. Make her go back to the Celestial Spirit World at once."

"No." Lucy said, surprising Sherry. "She's my trump card."

"Fine with me. Go ahead an be scattered away by the power of the sea!" Sherry exclaimed, as she began to manipulate Aquarius. "Aquarius! Destroy her!"

"I'll do that without you ordering me around, punk!" Aquarius roared, as she formed a massive tidal wave.

"You're truly a fool." Sherry said, as she watched Lucy be swept away by the wave. However Sherry yelped in surprise when the wave washed over her as well. Both girls screamed, as the tidal wave carried them towards shore.

"Tch, what are you talking about; Forced Gate Closure." Aquarius said with a smirk, as she began to glow. "I'll close the gate at my own will...idiots." With that final remark, Aquarius returned to the Celestial Spirit World.

Lucy and Sherry both washed up on the beach. Both girls were extremely dizzy, and had a hard time standing back up. Finally after a few minutes both girls managed to stand up on wobbly legs.

"Aquarius always makes massive waves whether you're friend or foe." Lucy explained, struggling to keep her balance.

"Gah...I was careless." Sherry said, almost tripping over herself. "Even so, she didn't destroy my rock doll."

"So what? The doll only moves if there's someone manipulating it." Lucy said, her dizziness causing her to spin around aimlessly. "Meaning I don't have to defeat the rock doll as long as I keep you dizzy." Lucy and Sherry suddenly bumped into each. Both girls immidiately began to weakly slap each other. "This is a Fairy Tail mage."

"I can't believe you're settling for a tie." Sherry said, dazedly slapping Lucy's arm.

"This ain't no tie! I'm gonna win!" Lucy exclaimed, as she violently shook her head.

"What are you talking about? You're staggering around just like me you idiot!" Sherry chastised, as she blindly swiped at Lucy.

"Not anymore! Take this!" Lucy exclaimed, as she cocked her fist back. With her dizziness now gone, Lucy's clenched fist shot forward. Lucy's punch hit Sherry in the cheek, sending the pink-haired girl tumbling to the ground. "KO bitch!"

"I-I can't...lose." Sherry said, as she laid on the ground. Her head now spinning from Lucy's punch. "Even if the candle of my life is blown out...my love for Reitei-sama won't disappear."

"Holy shit you're melodramatic! Quite fucking exaggerating! Come one, all I did was punch you!" Lucy exclaimed in an annoyed tone.

"Angelica...please avenge me." Sherry said before she fell unconscious.

A large crash sounded in the jungle behind Lucy. The blonde's eyes widened when she saw Angelica leap into the air above her. The massive mouse looked like it was about to body slam her.

"You're shitting me! That thing wasn't a doll!" Lucy exclaimed, as she tried to run away. But Lucy's legs immediately gave out, and she collapsed to the ground. "Shit! My legs are like gelatin right now! What am I gonna do?!" Unable to think of anything, Lucy closed her eyes and waited for Angelica to crush her. But a loud slashing sound caused Lucy to peak open an eye. The first thing Lucy spotted was head of flowing scarlet hair. Fully opening her eyes, the blonde saw Erza standing in front of her. The knight sword was drawn, while a defeated Angelica lay by her side.

"Erza!" Lucy exclaimed, as a massive smile spread across her face. However Lucy shut up when she the look on Erza's face. The scarlet haired woman seemed to be extremely upset. "That's right! We've broken the guild's rules by taking on an S-class quest by ourselves!" Lucy flinched in fear, as Erza walked towards her. The blonde was quite surprised when Erza extended her arm for Lucy to grab.

"Are you okay Lucy?" Erza asked, pulling the blonde onto her feet. The redhead's expression quickly changed from one of anger to one of concern. Then like a worried mother, Erza began to search Lucy for any injuries. "You aren't hurt are you?"

"I-I'm fine Erza." Lucy said, barely able to hide the surprise in her voice. Suddenly Lucy hung her head in shame. "You're hear to take us back, aren't you." However, Lucy was completely caught off guard when Erza pulled her in for a hug.

"I'm glad you're alright Lucy. I was so worried about you and Natsu." Erza said in a shaky voice, holding onto Lucy tightly. "I came here to keep your dumb asses safe."

"T-Thanks Erza." Lucy said in a shocked tone, as Erza released her from the hug.

"Lucy! You're safe!" Happy cheered, as he flew towards the blonde. But Happy stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Erza. Immidiately Happy son around, and began to fly the other way. But he was stopped when Erza grabbed onto his tail.

"Don't worry Happy, I'm not mad at you guys." Erza said, causing Happy to release a sigh of relief. "Now, where's Natsu?"

"I don't know." Lucy replied, as she clenched her fists. "We got separated during the fight...But we have to help the people on this island Erza! There are some mages here that are trying to revive a frozen demon called Deliora! And the villagers are suffering because of this! Lots of awful things are happening here!" Lucy bit her bottom lip, as she glanced way nervously. "We...want to save this island somehow."

"*Sigh* Alright, as long as I'm here I might as well help you guys finish your mission." Erza said, causing Lucy's eyes to light up.

"You will?!" Lucy exclaimed, earning a nod from the scarlet haired woman. "Thank you Erza!"

"Okay, lead me to where the village is. We can find Natsu later." Erza said, as Lucy began to lead them through the jungle.

(The Next Morning)

"Ugh." Gray groaned, as his eyes slowly fluttered open. The ice mage was surprised to find himself inside of a tent. Rising to his feet, Gray made his way out of the tent. When he lifted the tent flap, Gray was surprised to see a large tent city surrounding him."Where am I?"

"Oh great...you're awake." Gray turned his head to see a dark-haired girl smiling at him. "Don't be surprised. This is a storage area a short distance away from the village. But since...our village was destroyed last night we're all taking shelter here."

"The village..." Gray's eyes widened, as he remembered Lyon's words from the previous night. "Vanished?" Gray cringed in pain, as he clutched a hand over his heart. "Lyon...he really did it."

"But thanks to Natsu-san and Lucy-san, no one was injured." The girl said, causing Gray's eyes to widen.

"They're here too?" Gray asked, as he began to scan around the camp for his fellow guild members.

"Yes, they asked you go to their tent once you awoke." The girl said, pointing to a tent behind her. Gray followed where the girl was pointing and entered the tent she was pointing too. Lifting the flap, Gray was surprised to see Erza with an annoyed look on her face. Turning his head Gray spotted Lucy and Happy sitting off to the side avoiding his gaze. Erza's hands were clasped on her lap, as she glared at Gray.

"ERZA?! W-What are you d-doing here?!" Gray screeched, as he recoiled in fear. The ice mage gulped loudly; breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Lucy told me everything, Gray." Erza said in an icy tone, as her glare hardened. "I thought you were supposed to bring Natsu and Lucy back. Not help them continue this extremely dangerous mission!" Erza let out a light sigh, and closed her eyes. "Honestly, I'm disappointed in you Gray."

"W-Where's Natsu?" Gray asked, as he glanced around the tent.

"That's what I'd like to know." Erza said, not even trying to hide the worry in her voice. "We haven't seen a trace of him."

"Lucy...do you know what happened to Natsu?" Gray asked, earning a deep sigh from the blonde.

"I honestly have no idea where he is." Lucy replied, as she unconsciously started clenching and unclenching her fists. Gray also noticed that Lucy sounded rather worried about the pink-haired dragon slayer's well being. "He was fighting with some of Reitei's men, and we got separated. We found the mages defeated, but Natsu was nowhere to be found. After that Erza told us to take her to where you were."

"How did you find this place?" Gray asked, quirking a dark eyebrow. "I just found out that this was a storage area for the village."

"Happy and I found it when we were searching through the air." Lucy answered, as she turned her gaze to the floor. "Natsu likely has no idea where this place is."

"Which means he's probably wandering around with no idea where to go." Erza said, standing onto her feet. The knight turned to Gray, as she equipped a sword into her hand. "Gray we're going to find Natsu, let's go."

"Erza..." Gray breathed out, as he clenched his hand around the blade of Erza's sword; surprising the scarlet haired knight. Erza's eyes widened when she saw blood dripping from Gray's hand. "After we find Natsu I'm continuing this mission. I don't care what you say. You can do whatever you want! But this is what I choose! I just gotta do what I gotta do." Gray released Erza's sword, and started to make his way out of the tent.

"Uh, that's a great speech Gray but..." Erza tried to say, but Gray cut her off.

"I'll do what I want until the end." Gray said, turning his head to look at Erza. "Cut me down if you want."

"Again that was a nice speech Gray, but I never said I was gonna try and stop you." Erza said in a confused tone, causing Gray's eyes to widen. "In fact I was planning on helping you guys finish this mission."

"WHAT?!" Gray exclaimed, as his face burned red in embarrassment. "So I made that awesome and inspiring speech for no reason!?" Gray's face burned even brighter when he heard Lucy and Happy start giggling. Just then Gray felt a throb of pain come from his hand. Looking down, Gray saw that his hand was still heavily bleeding. "And I fucked up my hand for no damn reason too?!"

"God, I'm really glad I came now." Erza said with a sigh, as she began to bandage up Gray's bleeding hand. "You three would be dead right now if hadn't shown up."

"I can't believe Gray cut up his hand for no reason!" Happy exclaimed, as he burst out laughing.

"Happy!" Erza exclaimed, silencing the blue cat immidiately. "Don't make fun of Gray. He made of very courageous and inspiring gesture." A small smile spread across Erza's face, as she finished wrapping Gray's bandages. "Now, Let's go find our idiotic dragon slayer."

(Temple; Near the Center of Galuna Island)

"*Yawn* Shit...I had thought of such a good idea." Natsu muttered to himself, as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. "But I slept way too long." A determined grin spread across Natsu's face, as he looked at the temple before him. "Well then, let's do this."

In the center of the temple, Lyon sat on a large stone throne. In front of him stood a very sheepish looking Toby. The dogman had just finished retelling the previous nights events to Lyon, and the ice mage looked rather annoyed to hear that his men had been defeated.

"This is unbelievable." Lyon said, crossing his arm over his chest. "Are you really the only one left." Toby broke out in a cold sweat, as he slowly nodded his head. "Fairy Tail...they're pretty good."

"Please don't tell Sherry and Yuka that I paralyzed myself." Toby said, hanging his head in shame.

"Deliora's revival could be completed now." The masked man said, as he entered the chamber.

"You're here too Zalty?" Lyon asked, raising a silver eyebrow.

"Tonight...the Moon's magical power will be at its highest, and Deliora will be revived." Zalty said with a wicked smirk. "But if anyone gets in the way of the Moon Drip ritual, Deliora will stay encased in ice forever."

"This is getting out of hand." Lyon said, as a frown spread across his face. "I should've just taken care of them myself."

"Your opponents are the fabled Salamander and Titania. They're two of Fairy Tail's strongest and most famous mages." Zalty explained, causing Lyon to chuckle under his breath.

"As always you're quick with your info." Lyon said, as he leaned forward in his seat. "But they're no match for me. With my ice blades that surpass Ur, I'll cut them to shreds."

"Hmmm, I like your confidence." Zalty said with a toothy grin. "So...I will join you in this upcoming battle?"

"WAIT! YOU CAN FIGHT?!" Toby shouted with a shocked look on his face.

"Yes...a bit of 'lost' magic." Zalty replied with a dark chuckle.

"Man that guy's creepy." Lyon said under his breath, avoiding Zalty's masked gaze. Suddenly the room started shaking violently. Rubble and debris fell from the walls and ceiling. Statues and pillars began to crumble throughout the room.

"I-Is it an e-earhtquake?" Toby asked, as the room continued to shake.

"T-This is..." Lyon started to say just as a large hole collapsed in the center of the room that led to the bottom of the temple. An extremely loud crash rang throughout the temple, as the room began to tilt to on its side. "No! The temple is being tilted!"

"Looks as if he's already started." Zalty said cryptically, as a smirk spread across his face. "Why don't you both look down there." Zalty pointed to the large hole in the floor. Lyon and Toby raced over to the hole, and were shocked to see what they saw.

"WHAT?!"

"NO! NOT HIM!" Toby shouted, as he spotted the familiar pink-haired at the bottom of the hole.

"Man, things break so easily when you don't want them to." Natsu said, as he wiped excess sparks of electricity from his mouth. "But when I want to break something it's a giant pain in the ass."

"You bastard..." Lyon said, leveling a harsh glare on the dragon slayer below. "What's the meaning of all this?"

"The ruins are tilted aren't they?" Natsu asked, as he cracked his knuckles; causing sparks to dance across his hands. "Now the Moon's light won't reach that demon down below."

"What the hell did you do..." Lyon growled out, gritting his teeth as he began to fill with rage. "Fairy Tail..."

"It appears that he's tilted the entire temple." Zalty said in an amused tone. "He must have destroyed half of the pillars supporting this temple, so that it would tip over on its side. That means moonlight won't reach Deliora." A delighted smirk spread across Zalty's face. "You're much smarter than you look."

"Shut the hell up!" Natsu exclaimed, as his legs became engulfed in a flurry of fire.

"Flames around his legs?" Lyon asked, quirking an eyebrow. However Lyon gasped when Natsu suddenly rocketed towards him; the flames around his legs propelling him upwards at incredible speed. All the air left Lyon's lung when Natsu headbutted him in the stomach; lifting the ice mage into the air. However Natsu was surprised when Lyon shattered into chunks of ice. "Over here." Spinning around, Natsu's eyes widened when he saw a flock of ice birds flying towards him. "You can't dodge these in midair, can you?"

Natsu gathered flames into his mouth, and fired the stream of fire at the ceiling. The flames quickly forced the dragon slayer downwards; causing Lyon's ice eagles to fly over his him. "Sorry you dick! But I can!" The pink-haired dragon slayer smirked, as he stood he stood on his hands. Seconds later flames began to shoot out of Natsu's legs. The dragon slayer swung his legs around; spreading his flames around the room.

"Such destructive magic!" Lyon exclaimed, as he dodged the raging flames that coated the room. As another wave of flames swept across the room; Lyon jumped into the air to dodge them.

"Let's see you dodge this in the air asshat!" Natsu exclaimed, as his cheeks bulged with lightning. "Lightning Dragon's Roar!" A thunderclap echoed throughout the room, as a streak of lightning shot towards Lyon.

"No you don't!" Zalty exclaimed, extending his hand. Instantly the ground beneath Natsu began to decay and collapse.

"WHY AM I ALWAYS FUCKING FALLING!" Natsu shouted, as fell through several of the temple's floors.

"My...you sure are a lucky man Reitei-sama." Zalty said with a smirk.

"What did you do Zalty?" Lyon asked, landing back onto his feet.

"Pardon?" Zalty replied in a confused tone; his smirk still spread across his face.

"Don't act stupid...your magic crumbled the floor, didn't it?" Lyon asked, causing Zalty to chuckle slightly.

"You're very observant Reitei-sama, you saw right through me." Zalty said, tilting his head slightly. "But please understand, I can't lose you until Deliora is revived."

"You think I'll die from such weak flames?" Lyon asked, as he clenched his fists. Ice magic flooded the room; freezing the floor and most of the walls. Lyon turned to Zalty, and glared at the masked man. "You and Toby get lost. I'll take care this nuisance myself."

"I'm going to kick the shit out of whoever did that." Natsu grunted, as he lifted himself out of the hole he had fell through.

"I, Lyon Reitei, am the only mage who can defeat Deliora." Lyon said in a dark tone, as he glared at the pink-haired dragon slayer. "It would be a disgrace to my name if I couldn't beat this nosy brat."

"My, my things are heating up." Zalty said with a grin, backing away from Lyon.

"Defeat Deliora?" Natsu parroted in a confused tone, as he finished climbing out of the hole. "He's pretty much defeated already. You'd waste all this time and effort to thaw out Deliora, just to fight it? Man you're one weird dude."

"I'm doing all this to surpass Ur..." Lyon said, as ice mage gathered in his hands. Raising his arm, a barrage of ice eagles flew towards Natsu. "And continue dreaming!"

"Then why don't you just fight Ur directly?" Natsu asked, doing his best to dodge the ice eagles.

"Ur is dead already you fool." Lyon replied, causing Natsu's eyes to widen. Gray's words from earlier ran through Natsu's mind.

"Deliora is a demon my magic teacher, Ur, sealed at the cost of her own life."

"So he meant she died..." Natsu said, as another wave of ice eagles flew towards him.

"It's all because of Gray!" Lyon screamed, launching another ice eagle directly at the dragon slayer. Because he was occupied with the other ice eagles; Natsu didn't notice the newest one until the last moment. Reacting quickly, Natsu raised his arm to block the frozen bird. The ice eagle smashed into Natsu's arm, creating a small explosion of ice.

"I don't know what happened in the past." Natsu said, as blood began to drip down his arm. "But there are a lot of people who are suffering because of what you're doing here. It's time for you to snap out of it..." Natsu released a growl as his fists became engulfed in lightning. "With some electroshock therapy!"

(With Gray, Erza, Lucy, and Happy)

"Lyon intends to defeat Deliora?!" Lucy exclaimed, as Erza and her followed closely behind Gray.

"Lyon has been aiming to surpass Ur for a long time." Gray explained, as he raced through the jungle. "Now that Ur is gone, he's trying to surpass her by defeating Deliora, something she couldn't do."

"I see..." Lucy said in a quite tone. "In order to surpass the dead, that'd be the only way."

"No...he just doesn't know." Gray said, clenching his teeth together. "Ur did disappear, but...she's still alive!"

"No way!" Happy exclaimed in a shocked tone.

"What do you mean, Gray?" Erza asked, surprised by this new revelation. "What happened in the past?"

"It all happened ten years ago." Gray said with a sigh, as he recalled his travels with Ur and Lyon. Erza and Lucy couldn't help but feel saddened when the ice mage retold the story of how Ur sealed Deliora using Iced Shell.

"Gray...I'm sorry that had to happen." Erza said, as the temple came into view.

"Yeah, I'm sorry you had to go through that Gray." Lucy said, feeling tears begin to form in her eyes.

"Save your apologies." Gray said, as he turned to face his friends. "There is nothing either of you could have done. It's in the past now. We have to stop Lyon."

"Right, let's find Natsu and take care of Lyon." Erza said, re-equipping a sword into her hand.

"Erza's right, we have a dragon slayer to help!" Lucy exclaimed with a grin, as she grabbed ahold of her whip.

"Then let's go find the flame brain." Gray said with a smile, just as an explosion shock the entire the temple. "Actually...he shouldn't be too hard to find."

(With Lyon and Natsu)

"Shit! This guy is tougher than I thought!" Natsu thought, as he dodged another series of ice spikes. The dragon slayer gathered lightning in both his hands. "With lightning in my left hand...and lightning in my right hand...when you combine them together..." Natsu slapped his hands together; causing a large ball of electricity to form. "Lightning Dragon's Brilliant Flash!" A deafening thunder clap, and blinding flash of light, disoriented Lyon as Natsu threw the ball of lightning at him. Lyon quickly leaped out of the ball of lightning's path. However Natsu had planned for this, and was already behind Lyon. "You fell for it! Fire Dragon's Claw!" Natsu's flaming foot slammed into Lyon's back, sending him crashing into the ground. But Natsu cursed under his breath when Lyon burst into pieces of ice.

"Damn it! This brat is better than I thought he'd be!" Lyon cursed, as he landed back in front of Natsu. Before either mage could make a move, they were caught of guard when the ice on the wall to their right began to crack and break apart.

"What's going on?!" Natsu asked just as the wall of ice collapsed. Both Natsu and Lyon were shocked to se Gray walk into the room. "Ice princess? When did you wake up?"

"Natsu...let me take care of him." Gray said, glaring at his former fellow student

"But he kicked your ass last time!" Natsu complained, crossing his arms over his chest.

"There won't be a next time. This is it." Gray said, as he continued to glare at Lyon.

"You have such confidence, Gray." Lyon said, returning Gray's glare.

"It's my fault Ur died ten years ago...but I can't forgive you...for hurting my nakama, the village, and trying to melt the ice encasing Deliora." Gray said, crossing his arms making an "X" sign. His right arm was above his left arm with his right palm facing down and his left palm is facing up. Instantly a large magic circle formed underneath Gray's feet. "We shall both receive punishment, Lyon."

"THAT POSE?!" Lyon exclaimed, as his eyes widened in shock. "Iced Shell?!"

"Iced Shell?" Natsu quietly parroted, the words ringing in his head.

"Ur cast a magic called Iced Shell on this demon."

"It's a demon that me magic teacher, Ur, sealed at the cost of her own life."

"Ur is dead already you fool."

Natsu's eyes widened, as he stared at Gray. "Don't tell me he intends to..."

"H-Have you gone mad?!" Lyon exclaimed, as he took a fearful step back.

"Return the people of this island back to normal, then take your comrades and leave." Gray ordered, narrowing his eyes at Lyon. "This is your last chance."

"Oh, I see now." Lyon said as a smirk spread across his face. "That spell was just a threat...how ridiculous." Before Lyon could utter another word a massive wave of ice magic exploded off Gray. Ice magic flowed around Gray's body. An icy wind whipped throughout the room that pushed Natsu and Lyon back.

"I'm dead serious." Gray said with a look that proved he wasn't kidding.

"Why you!" Lyon exclaimed, as ice magic gathered in his hand. But before he could attack, another burst of ice magic pulsed off Gray. The wave of magic sent Lyon flying back, and made Natsu shield his eyes from the intense winds.

"The fact that Ur died because of me will never change. Regardless of how many years go by." Gray said, as his body began to freeze over in preparation for his attack. "I need to take responsibility one way or another." Lyon and Natsu's eyes widened at Gray's words. "The time has come Lyon. I'm prepared to die."

"You can't be serious!" Lyon exclaimed, as he stood back onto his feet.

"You will answer me Lyon!" Gray yelled, ice magic continuing to whirl and cascade around him. "Do we die together, or live together!?"

"Do it." Lyon said, as a maniacal smirk spread across his face. "You don't have the guts to die."

"Lyon." Gray said, shutting his eyes and shaking his head. "You disappoint me." The ice magic surrounding Gray began to increase in speed and intensity. "This is the end!" Lyon's eyes widened when six magic circles formed around him. "Iced..." However before Gray could complete the spell, he received a harsh punch to the face. Lyon's eyes widened, as his heart beat erratically in his chest. Looking to see who attacked him, Gray was surprised to see Natsu standing over him, panting heavily. "...Natsu."

"Don't just run on in here and start rambling on about responsibility and all that other bullshit." Natsu said in an annoyed tone. "This is my fight ice princess. I'm gonna take out this asshole."

"What?! I asked you to let me take care of it!" Gray exclaimed, as a scowl spread across his face.

"Yeah, and did I ever say "sure go right ahead?" Natsu asked, earning a growl from Gray. The dragon slayer grinned at Gray's sudden anger. "What? Did I make the little princess mad? You gonna attack me now?"

"I have to end this shit between me and Lyon!" Gray shouted, grabbing ahold of Natsu's scarf. The dragon slayer seemed unfazed by Gray suddenly grabbing him. "Even if it means I have to die for it!" Gray winced when Natsu grabbed onto his arm, and squeezed so tightly that veins bulged in his hand.

"So you're gonna end this by dying, huh?" Natsu asked in a cold tone. His eyes were full of rage, as he glared at Gray. "Stop running away like a little bitch." Gray let out a shaky breath, as he stared at Natsu with wide eyes. Before Gray had a chance to speak, the entire temple began to shake once again. "What the hell is going on?!"

Outside the temple, Lucy and Erza had just finished taking out most of Lyon's henchmen when they hear the commotion.

"What's that sound?" Erza asked, turning to face the temple behind them.

"No." Lucy breathed out, as her eyes widened in fear. The temple was no longer on its side, and was back to its normal position. "The temple isn't tilted anymore."

"Oh come on!" Natsu exclaimed, stomping his foot onto the ground.

"Now the Moon's light will reach Deliora." Gray said, as he grit his teeth.

"I'm sorry to disturb you." Zalty said, as he reentered the room. "The Sun will be setting soon, so I returned the temple back to its normal position."

"Zalty, that was you?" Lyon asked in a surprised tone.

"You son of a bitch! It took me so long to tilt this temple!" Natsu exclaimed, as he glared at the masked man. "How did you do that?!" The masked man simply chuckled at Natsu's question. "DON'T LAUGH YOU BASTARD! HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!"

"I'm going to go start the Moon Drip ritual." Zalty said, as he ran out of the room. Natsu's eyes filled with fury at being ignored by the masked man. However Natsu's eyes widened, as a scent hit his nose.

"Wait, this scent. That guy smells familiar." Natsu thought, as he tried to remember the scent. "I know that scent. I've met that guy somewhere before."

"Alright! Bring it on you masked bastard!" Natsu roared, as he began to chase after Zalty. "I will find out who you are!"

"Natsu!" Gray exclaimed, reaching out to the pink-haired dragon slayer.

"I'm gonna give that guy a million ass whoopings!" Natsu shouted, as he turned to look at Gray. "You stay and take care of Lyon! And don't disgrace Fairy Tail's name!"

"I know." Gray said, as he turned back around to face Lyon.

"*Sigh* Are you all this noisy?" Lyon asked, shaking his head.

"Earlier...when I was about to use Iced Shell on you, did you expect Natsu to stop me?" Gray questioned, causing a small smile to spread across Lyon's face.

"No...I never imagined he would get near the spell." Lyon replied, as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"So you were going to take it?" Gray continued his questioning with a skeptical look.

"Yes." Lyon answered, nodding his head. "But I figured that I'd be rescued somehow. That's why I told you to use Iced Shell." As large smirk suddenly spread across Lyon's face. "Even if you'd encased me in ice, I still have my comrades. And we're on the island where Iced Shell can be melted with Moon Drip."

"Damn it, I was too rash." Gray cursed under his breath. "Iced Shell is completely useless here."

"So do you still intend to fight me?" Lyon asked with an amused look. "You do know that you can never defeat m-"

"Let's stop this." Gray said, causing Lyon's eyes to widen in shock. "Please, give up on Deliora."

"What is this nonsense you're spewing now?" Lyon asked with a light chuckle. "First a threat, now you're trying to persuade me?"

"Lyon...listen to me." Gray said, his body going rigid as he prepared for what he was about to say. "...Ur is alive." Lyon's eyes slowly widened, as this new revelation sunk in. "Iced Shell is a spell that transforms the caster's body into ice. The ice that is sealing Deliora, the ice you've been trying to melt, is actually Ur." Lyon inhaled sharply, as he continued to stare unbelievingly at Gray. "Ur...is alive...as the ice." Gray had an ashamed look, as he hung his head. "I'm so sorry for not telling you this sooner...but I promised Ur."

"Gray..." Lyon said in a dark tone. His silver hair hiding his, as he hung his head. The ice mage slowly began to walk towards Gray.

"Lyon, let's just st-" Gray never got to finish, as he suddenly felt something pierce his stomach. Coughing up blood, Gray looked down and was shocked to see an ice sword impaled through his stomach. Turning his head, Gray saw that Lyon had an evil smirk on his face.

"I already know all that, Gray." Lyon whispered into Gray's ear. "You're just wasting your breath. That's not Ur anymore. It's just ice scraps now." Gray gasped in pain when Lyon yanked the ice sword out of his stomach. As soon as the sword was free, Gray collapsed to the ground.

"Y-You...you knew?" Gray asked, clutching his profusely bleeding wound.

"Don't tell me you seriously believed that Ur was still alive, right?" Lyon said, as he watched Gray writhe in pain. "Grow up already."

"You knew it...but still did this..." Gray rasped out, as rage filled his body.

(With Natsu and Zalty)

"Wait up! You masked bastard!" Natsu yelled, as he caused Zalty through the temple. "Who are you?!" Zalty raised his arm, and the ceiling above Natsu began to collapse. "This won't stop me!" Natsu quickly destroyed the falling debris with a flaming kick. Zalty waved his hand once again, and the debris surrounding Natsu began to repair the ceiling. "What the..."

"As you can see, I repaired the temple like this." Zalty said with a wide smirk.

"Wh-What was that magic?" Natsu asked, as he watched the ceiling fix itself.

"A type of 'lost magic.' It's a magic that was erased from history, because of its incredible power and the gravity of its side effects." Zalty explained, as Natsu turned to face him again. "Just like your magic, dragon slayer."

"History?" Natsu parroted, but the pink-haired dragon slayer's eyes widened when he saw that the masked man was gone. "He disappeared! Where did he go!?" Natsu released a slight growl, as he scanned around the room. "I know that scent from somewhere. I will unmask you."

(Back with Gray and Lyon)

"Well I'm going to assist Zalty, and finish the Moon Drip ceremony." Lyon said with a evil smile, as he began to turn away from Gray. "Have fun bleeding out." But before Lyon could leave; Gray lunged forward, and hit Lyon with a powerful punch. Lyon was sent skidding back, as blood poured from his nose.

"Impossible!" Lyon spat, coming to a stop. "How can you move with that injury?!"

"I'm sick of this..." Gray breathed out, causing a confused look to spread across Lyon's face. "I wanted to save you, but now I'm sick of your shit." Gray instantly formed a bow out of ice, and prepared three arrows. Before Lyon could even think of dodging; the three arrows hit him in the chest. Lyon was sent tumbling back by the force of the arrows. But Gray didn't let up. Charging forward, Gray kicked Lyon in the stomach; knocking the wind out of Lyon. Gray then grabbed Lyon by the front of his shirt, and punched him again. The punch sent Lyon crashing into the wall.

"I can't be...bleeding..." Lyon struggled to say, as he fought to stand back on his feet. "Because of Gray!" A furious look formed on Lyon's face, as he raised his arm. "Ice Make: Snow Dragon!" The room began to shake, as a massive dragon made out of ice flew towards Gray. The ice dragon caught Gray in between its large jaws. Gray grunted in pain when the ice dragon slammed him into the ground. "I don't want to waste my magical power on you...After this, I have to be prepared for my battle with Deliora."

"I...won't...let you." Gray grunted out, as he lifted himself back onto his knees.

"Just stop struggling already; Deliora will be revived in no time." Lyon said with an evil laugh. "No one can stop it now..."

"I will stop it..." Gray said, glaring at Lyon.

"You say that even though Zalty is taking care of the Moon Drip ritual." Lyon said with a cocky attitude. "Will you beg for mercy now?"

"Don't underestimate Natsu!" Gray said, as a large grin spread across his face.

(Deliora's Chamber)

"It's time..." Zalty said, approaching the still frozen Deliora.

"I finally found you!" Zalty quickly spun around to see Natsu's body engulfed in flames, as he shot towards him. "Show me your damn face!"

"Oho, what a strange thing to say." Zalty said, as he dodged the dragon slayer's attack. Natsu crashed into the ground where Zalty had been; causing a cloud of dust and debris to kick up. "But how did you find me?"

"My sense of smell is amazing." Natsu replied, tapping his nose. "And I know I've caught your scent before. I know you're a woman, so you might as well take off that ridiculous disguise."

"Hmm, you're much smarter than you appear Natsu Dragneel." Zalty said, as he took of his mask. Natsu's eyes widened when he saw that Zalty was the dark-haired woman he had scene next to Siegrain when he had went to the council. A playful smirk spread across the woman's face when she saw Natsu's surprised expression. "Oh, you seemed rather shocked to see me."

"You're that woman that was standing next to Siegrain!" Natsu exclaimed, as he pointed at the woman. "What's your name?!"

"I don't really have time to play with you, dragon boy." The dark-haired woman said, as she turned to look at Deliora. "I really have to revive Deliora, you see."

"Well don't even bother. It's too late." Natsu said with a confident grin.

"Oh, and why is that?" The dark-haired woman asked with an amused look.

"Gray will take care of Lyon. And I will defeat you." Natsu said with determination in his voice. "And that's the end of it."

"Is that so?" The woman asked, as she watched a sliver of purple light pour in from the ceiling. Natsu's eyes widened when he saw turned around to see purple light hitting Deliora.

"Th-The light?!" Natsu exclaimed, as he looked up at the ceiling. "Is someone performing the ritual up there?!" Up on top of the temple Toby was chanting and bowing, as he solely performed the Moon Drip ritual.

"The Moon Drip's effect is rather weak with only one worshipper." The woman explained with a small smirk. "But to tell you the truth we already have enough moonlight." To prove her point the ice encasing Deliora began to melt. "Hmm, it's starting I see."

"Oh fuck!" Natsu exclaimed, as he watched the ice begin to melt. "Deliora's ice is beginning to melt!" The pink-haired dragon slayer quickly spun around, and started to run out of the room. "Shit! I fucked up! I gotta go take out that guy up top!" Natsu let up a yelp when the ground underneath him suddenly collapsed. "You made me fall AGAIN!" Natsu glared up at the dark-haired woman. "I'm going to kill you."

"I can't have you running away." The woman said, as Natsu crawled out of the hole. "How about this, Natsu-kun. If you can beat me, I'll tell you my name."

"Shit..." Natsu said under his breath, as he turned to look at Deliora. The demon was melting rather quickly, but the woman wouldn't let Natsu leave to stop the ritual. "Fine, but you better hold your end of the bargain!" Natsu raced forward, and swung a flaming fist at the woman.

"Do you think it's wise to your Fire Dragon Slayer magic under these circumstances." The woman asked, as she jumped away from Natsu's attack. "You're only accelerating the melting process."

"I thought you'd want the ice to melt faster, no?" Natsu asked, as the flames surrounding him roared brighter and stronger. "I know that my flames can't melt that ice. So I'm gonna take care of you as quickly as possible, and then take out that guy up top."

"Mmm, you're full of surprises Natsu-kun." The woman complimented with a small smile. "Your quick reflexes and flexibility while fighting are very impressive."

(Back with Gray and Lyon)

"The ruins are shaking again." Gray observed, as he stood across from Lyon. Both ice mages were bloodied and battered from their ongoing fight.

"The Moon Drip ritual has started." Lyon said with a victorious smirk. "Deliora's ice is melting as we speak." Gray's eyes widened, as he thought of his teacher's ice melting away. "I guess this it. You couldn't stop us. How long I've waited for this day...for ten long years I've gathered knowledge and recruited comrades. I eventually learned of this place." Lyon explained, as a flock of ice eagles began to circle around him. "Galuna Island where the moonlight gathers." The ice eagles suddenly shot forward, and began to pelt Gray. "We transported Deliora here from Brago. That was almost three years ago."

"So you've wasted three years of you life on such a ridiculous thing." Gray said, as he sent out a burst of ice magic that destroyed the remaining ice eagles.

"Ridiculous?" Lyon parroted, as his eyes filled with outrage. "How can you say that, when you've been playing around in some guild for ten years?!" Gray covered his head, to block a large piece of ice dropped by Lyon.

"I just believed in Ur's words." Gray said, as ice debris fell around him.

"If you head to western countries you'd find tons of mages stronger than me."

"Fairy Tail is where I wound up." Gray said, locking eyes with Lyon. "Ur was right; There are some incredibly strong mages there. I couldn't believe the power of some of them." Gray closed his eyes as he remembered the first time he had asked Makarov about Iced Shell.

"That can't be done. Iced Shell is created from the caster's own will. No other magic is capable of melting its ice."

"B-But you have so many amazing mages here!"

"Hmm, there is one method. But you cannot do it. Melting that ice practically means killing this Ur person you've told me of."

"Now that I think about it jii-san was probably talking about Moon Drip." Gray said, leveling anger filled eyes on Lyon. "I'm really disappointed to learn that my senior wants to do something that'll kill Ur."

"Whatever..." Lyon said with an amused look. "I've been looking forward to this day for years." Lyon charged towards Gray with a tiger made out of ice encasing his arm. "Now that Ur is dead, think carefully of how we, her left behind pupils, will surpass her! With Deliora! I will surpass Ur by defeating Deliora, which is the one thing she couldn't do!" Lyon launched the ice tiger at Gray, but he quickly dodged it. "Your aspirations are admirable, but you've failed to notice that you've taken the wrong path."

"How can someone so blind try to surpass Ur?!" Gray shouted in an angry tone. "You're 100 years too early for that!" Gray formed a sword made of ice, and slashed at Lyon. Because he was so close, Lyon was unable to dodge the attack. Gray's ice sword swiped across Lyon's stomach. But like with Natsu, Lyon crumbled into a pile of ice.

"Ice Make..." Gray spun around to see Lyon above him. "Snow Tiger!" A massive tiger made out of ice, that filled a large portion of the room, towered over Gray. When the ice beast swiped its sharp claws at Gray; the ice mage jumped over its attack.

"Ice Make: Prison!" A large ice cage fell to the ground, trapping Lyon's ice tiger. "Is that all you've got Lyon? What a pitiful creature."

"Ridiculous! I'll just crush your molding magic..." Lyon said, as his ice tiger tried, and failed, to smash out of Gray's Ice Prison.

"One-handed molding magic is unbalanced." Gray said, landing back onto the ground. "That's why you're not capable of using your full power at crucial times." Gray punched his fist into his palm, as large amount of ice magic gathered around him. "Ice Make: Cannon!" Gray fired a massive ice projectile from the launcher that hit Lyon square in the chest. Lyon roared in pain, as he was sent crashing into the wall behind him. The ice mage had impacted the wall so hard that it collapsed. "That's what Ur taught us."

"G-...Gra-...y" Lyon managed to say before he coughed up a large amount of blood. Letting out one last gargled breath, Lyon fell backwards, defeated.

"Gah!" Gray exclaimed, as his sword wound from before suddenly began to bleed heavily again. The dark-haired ice mage panted, as he froze over his injury. "Shit...I should've stopped the bleeding first." Suddenly a deafening roar echoed throughout the entire island. "T-That roar...I can never forget it."

"Deliora..." Lyon breathed out, as he stared up at the ceiling.

"Shit, it's been revived." Gray thought, tightly clenching his fists. "I've got no choice...I'll have to use Iced Shell."

(In Deliora's Chamber)

"My fucking ears!" Natsu yelled over the thunderous roar; his ears starting to ring. "I going to go deaf!" Natsu's eyes widened when Deliora completely broke out of the ice next to him. "FUCK!"

"There it is!" The woman exclaimed with a delighted look. "It's finally here!"

In another part of the temple Erza, Lucy, and Happy were still searching for Natsu and Gray. There search had led them towards the top level of the temple.

"That roar...could it be that Deliora demon you've told me about?" Erza asked, turning to face Lucy.

"No...it can't be...it's been revived already?!" Lucy exclaimed in a fearful tone, her eyes widening.

"Guys. it's the light from before!" Happy exclaimed, pointing to some purple light that was pouring in from the ceiling. "It's Moon Drip." Just then another deafening roar shook the temple.

"Again..." Erza said, rubbing her chin. "We heard Deliora's roar, but the Moon Drip ritual is still going on. Meaning Deliora isn't fully revived yet." Erza's eyes widened, as she suddenly started pulling Lucy towards the nearest staircase. "Come on, we have to move!"

"Wait Erza! Deliora is way below us!" Lucy pointed out, as she continued to be pulled by the scarlet haired knight.

"If we stop the ritual, we can still stop the revival!" Erza explained, as he raced up the stairs with Lucy in tow. "We have to hurry!"

Back in Deliora's Natsu cursed under his breath for taking so long to defeat the dark-haired woman.

"Alright! Enough wasting time!" Natsu exclaimed, as he engulfed his body in flames. "Here I come!" But before Natsu could attack, he had to dodge a crystal ball that was shot towards him. The crystal ball missed the dragon slayer, but it bounced off the wall and came right back at him. Dodging again, the crystal ball returned to the dark-haired woman.

"I was thinking the same thing, Natsu-kun." The woman said, as she waved her arm. Once again the crystal orb shot towards Natsu.

"Enough!" Natsu roared, catching the crystal orb single handed. The woman's eyes widened when she saw the dragon slayer crush her crystal ball with his bare hands. "I'm sick of your bullshit!"

"My, my Natsu-kun you just keep impressing me." The woman said with a small smile, as she flicked her wrist. The destroyed crystal orb at Natsu's feet reformed, and shot up at him.

"I SAID ENOUGH!" Natsu yelled, as he caught the orb once again. The dragon slayer cocked his arm back; lightning sparking off his entire arm. "How's a taste of your own medicine!" Natsu charged the orb with electricity, and hurled it at the woman. With it's new electrical charge, the orb reached the woman in a blink of an eye. Despite its incredible speed, the woman managed to dodge the orb's full force. Quickly jumping to the right, the orb merely nicked the woman's arm. The orb crashed into the wall, and shattered to pieces once again. However the woman waved her hand, and the orb returned to her good as new. "Damn it, that thing fixed itself again!"

"I can manipulate an object's time." The woman explained, rubbing her grazed arm. "Meaning I returned the crystal back to a time before it was broken."

"Time!?" Natsu exclaimed with a confused look on his face. "That's impossible!"

"Arc of Time is a lost magic." The woman said with a smirk. "Why don't we move the crystal's time into the future?" Suddenly the crystal disappeared from the woman's hand. A sudden whooshing sound alerted Natsu that the orb was behind him. Coating his hand in flames, Natsu destroyed the crystal orb.

"Useless." The woman said, as the orb reformed midair; striking Natsu in the gut. The orb began to fly around Natsu, but when he went to destroy it again the orb stopped in its place.

"It stopped?" Natsu said, quirking a pink eyebrow.

"Indeed...I can even stop the orb's time." The woman explained, as Natsu peered into the crystal ball.

"I'm guessing this magic of yours doesn't work on humans." Natsu observes, earning a chuckle from the dark-haired woman.

"A+ Natsu-kun, you're on fire right now." The woman said with smirk. "My magic doesn't work on any living creature to be exact. That's why I can't undo the ice, because it's actually Ur."

"I don't get you at all." Natsu said, earning a confused look from the woman. "You want to revive Deliora so Lyon can defeat it. It's Lyon's idea, so it's oaky for him...but what would his comrades gain?"

"No idea." The woman replied with a shrug. "I just joined the group recently."

"And what about you? What is you objective? Don't you work for the council?" Natsu questioned, pointing at the woman.

"Oho, you're just too smart Natsu-kun. I'm not here on council business. I alternative motives." The woman replied with a small grin. "Reitei-sama...I mean, that brat is no match for Deliora. He can't defeat it."

"But that's terrible! Are you gonna try to defeat it?!" Natsu asked, causing the woman to chuckle.

"I'm afraid not, Natsu-kun." The woman smiled, as she looked at Deliora. "I want to make the demon mine." Natsu's eyes widened at this new information. "Even though it's an immortal demon, there are ways to manipulate it. Wouldn't it be amazing to have Deliora under my command."

"Meh, sounds stupid to me." Natsu said with a slight shrug. "I kinda wasted my time asking...I thought that maybe you had a burning passion to accomplish something...and..."

"You just don't understand yet." The woman said, turning her back to Natsu. "But there are times when you'll need power."

"When that time is upon us I'll just trust my nakama and my own power." Natsu said, igniting his fist in bright flames. An image of all his nakama appeared in Natsu's mind, with Lucy, Erza, and Mirajane standing at the front of the group. "The power of us, Fairy Tail mages."

"Vanity will destroy you." The woman said, as she raised her arm towards the ceiling. "Ceiling, accelerate thy time and crumble." The ceiling above Natsu began to collapse towards the ground.

"Each and every one of you; wrecking this island for the stupidest reasons ever!" Natsu roared, as a vein bulged on his forehead. "I've had enough of all of you!" Natsu's legs became surrounded in flames, as he rocketed towards the woman.

"Let's see if my Arc of Time can extinguish those harsh flames." The woman said, as a volley of debris shot towards Natsu.

"You're leaving this island now!" Natsu exclaimed, as a launched a wall of blinding fire at the debris. When the fire and smoke cleared, the woman was surprised to see that Natsu was gone.

"He's not here!?" The woman exclaimed in shock, as she began to search around the room.

"I can manipulate time as well, you bitch!" Natsu yelled, as he appeared on the ceiling above the woman. "I can control the future! I'll send you flying in a second!" Natsu cocked a flaming fist back. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu's flaming fist connected with the woman stomach, sending her flying backwards. "I expect to learn your name real soon." Natsu said, as a triumphant grin spread across his face.

On the temple's roof Erza had raced forward, and quickly dispatched Toby. The dogman lay in a heap on the ground, nursing his new wounds.

"Great job Erza! You stopped Moon Drip!" Lucy cheered, as she ran up to Erza.

"IT'S TOO LATE ALREADY! YOU FAILED!" Toby exclaimed in an angry tone. "THE RITUAL IS COMPLETE!"

"N-No." Erza and Lucy breathed out, as another tremendous roar rang out.

Back in Deliora's chamber Natsu stood defiantly before the freshly released demon. The dragon slayer clenched his fists, as he stared the demon down. This is the scene Gray stumbled upon, when he entered Deliora's chamber. Walking closer to Natsu, the ice mage was surprised when he suddenly found himself knee deep in water. A sad look spread across Gray's face, as he scooped up a handful of water.

"Ur." Gray thought, the water running down his arm.

"Gray! When did you get here!?" Raising his head, Gray saw that Natsu was now staring at him. The dragon slayer had a slightly worried look on his face. "Now that Deliora's been revived, we've got no other choice! We have to take this bastard down!"

"Hahaha...it's impossible for you guys..." Gray and Natsu's eyes widened when they saw Lyon crawling into the chamber. The ice mage had a crazed look on his face, as he advanced towards Deliora. "Let...me...fight Deliora...to surpass...Ur..."

"Tch, it's even more impossible for you! So stay the hell back!" Natsu exclaimed, pointing at Lyon.

"We...finally...meet..." Lyon said, as Deliora released another roar. "Deliora..." With great effort, Lyon managed to barely stand up on his feet. "The only...monster that Ur couldn't defeat...I will defeat it...with my own hands...right now...I will...surpass...you now..." Lyon began to shuffle towards Deliora, but ice mage let out a gasp when Gray chopped him in the back of the neck. With a low groan, Lyon collapsed to the ground.

"That's enough Lyon." Gray said, as he crossed his arms once again. "Leave this to me. I'll seal Deliora." Like before, ice magic began to fiercely swirl around Gray.

"Iced Shell!" Lyon exclaimed, gritting his teeth. "D-Don't Gray! How long do you think I spent melting that ice!? History will just repeat itself! Eventually I'll melt the ice...to challenge Deliora again!"

"This is the only way." Gray said, as frost and ice began to cover his body. "This is...the only way to stop Deliora now."

"Step aside ice princess." Natsu said, stepping in front of Gray. "I'll fight it."

"Move you ass! You're in the way!" Gray exclaimed in an angry tone.

"I stopped you earlier, because I didn't want you to die." Natsu said, turning his head to look at Gray. "Didn't my voice reach you?" Gray's eyes widened when he heard this, and the ice magic surrounding him began to die down. "You remember when Lisanna died right? I won't put our nakama through that ever again."

"Natsu..." Gray breathed out, as the ice covering his body completely disappeared. Gray and Lyon's eyes widened when Deliora reared its arm back. The demon let out a mighty roar, as it prepared to strike. "LOOK OUT!"

"I won't give up until the end!" Natsu roared, as he coated his fists in electricity. However before the demon could attack, cracks began to spread across its body. Suddenly Deliora's arm fell off, along with several other body parts.

"W-What the!" Natsu yelled, jumping back to avoid the collapsing demon. As soon as Natsu jumped away, Deliora's head landed where he had just been standing.

"N-No way..." Lyon said, clenching his fist in rage. "This can't be!" Lyon pressed his head against the ground, as he fought back tears. "Deliora...was long dead. For ten years...Deliora was trapped in Ur's ice. And we...are witnessing its final moment..." Lyon choked back a sob, as tears began to fall from his eyes. "I'm no match...I'll never surpass Ur."

"Gray..." Natsu said, placing his hand on the ice mage's shoulder. "Your teacher was amazing."

"Gray, I'll seal away your darkness."

"Thank you so much..." Gray said, tears falling from his eyes as he remembered Ur's words. "Teacher."

"Come on, let's get out of here." Natsu said, giving Gray's shoulder a quick squeeze. But before Natsu began to leave Deliora's chamber, he suddenly remembered something. "Shit! That woman never told me her name!" As if on cue a piece of paper floated down from the ceiling. The dragon slayer reached out, and caught the paper. On further inspection Natsu saw that it was a note addressed to him.

"You really are full of surprises, Natsu-kun. Since I am a woman of my word, my name is Ultear. I look forward to our future meetings. And next time we fight, I won't go easy on you."

"Ultear, eh?" Natsu said, burning the note into ashes. "I won't be going easy on you next time, either."

"Alright Lyon, let's go." Gray said, as he helped Lyon onto the his feet. Lyon had to lean heavily on Gray, as the three mages made their way out of the temple. When Natsu reached the temple's exit he was surprised to see Erza, Lucy, and Happy waiting for him.

"Erza?!" Natsu exclaimed in shocked tone. "When did you get here?!"

"Yesterday." Erza replied, as he she pulled Natsu into a tight hug. A small smile spread across Natsu's face, as he returned Erza's embrace. However the moment was ruined when Natsu heard a growl come from Erza. A moment later, the dragon slayer received a harsh slap across the face. "Don't you EVER do something so fucking stupid ever again! Do you have any idea how worried I was?! Mira was a wreck too! If you'd wanted to go on an S-class mission, you should have just asked me! I would have gladly taken you!"

"S-Sorry Erza." Natsu said, hanging his head in shame. "I...I just wanted to prove to Laxus that I was worth fighting."

"Why would you want to do that?" Erza asked, her anger beginning to fade.

"Because that bastard insulted your strength." Natsu said, clenching his fists in anger. Erza's eyes widened when she heard this, and her face began to tinge pink. "I can handle him berating me, but I won't stand for him insulting my nakama, especially you Erza."

"Natsu...you don't have to prove yourself to Laxus." Erza said with a warm smile. "You're the most amazing mage I know."

"Yeah!" Lucy chirped with a wide grin. "Laxus can go fuck himself! You're the strongest mage I know, Natsu!"

"R-Really?" Natsu asked, raising his head.

"Aye Sir!" Happy cheered, as he flew into Natsu's chest.

"Thank you guys." Natsu said, as he pulled Lucy and Erza in for a quick hug. Both girl's faces reddened at the sudden contact with the dragon slayer. When Natsu released the girls, a massive grin spread across his face. Erza and Gray smiled when Natsu released a loud cheer. "Yeah! It's done! We did it!"

"I was kinda worried a few times back there." Lucy said, releasing an exhausted sigh. "Ur-san is truly amazing."

"We've completed an S-class mission!" Natsu cheered, pulling Lucy in for another hug. The blonde let out a surprised squeak when Natsu began to spin her around. "We did it Luce!"

"Do this mean we can go on the second floor now?!" Lucy asked, as her eyes lit up.

"We're not finished yet." Erza with an amused smirk. "The mission was to help the villagers, who were turned into demons. So that means our S-class mission hasn't ended yet."

"B-But Deliora died..." Lucy reasoned, as Natsu set her back down. "So the curse on the village should be..."

"No..." Erza cut Lucy off, shaking her head. "The curse wasn't caused by Deliora. Moon Drip's enormous magical power has harmed these people. There's no way the situation has changed, because of Deliora disappearing."

"Shit." Lucy cursed under her breath.

"Then let's go heal them then!" Natsu said with a toothy grin, as he gave Happy a high five.

"Aye sir!" Happy cheered, jumping into the air.

"How do we fix this?" Gray asked, turning his head to look at Lyon.

"I dunno." Lyon said, causing everyone to groan in annoyance.

"But if you guys don't know about it. How will we break the curse on the island?" Lucy asked, placing her hands on her hips.

"We've know about the villagers ever since we came to this island three years ago." Lyon explained, as he crossed his arms over his chest. "We didn't interfere with the villagers at all. They've never come near us, either."

"Never for three years?" Erza muttered, raising a scarlet eyebrow.

"Come to think of it, the light from Moon Drip should've shined down on the ruins almost every night." Lucy said, as she rubbed her chin. "It's strange that they've never investigated the temple."

"I have some doubts about Moon Drip's effects on a human body." Lyon said, as he gazed up at the Moon.

"What? Don't give me some bullshit about how 'it's not your fault" Natsu said in an annoyed tone.

"My comrades and I have basked in the same light for three years." Lyon said, causing everyone's eyes to widen. "Be careful, those villagers are hiding something. Well...form her on out it's Fairy Tail's job."

"I won't let you just get away...you destroyed the village an-" Natsu was stopped when Erza slapped a hand over his mouth.

"They had their own justice." Erza said, remembering what Toby told her about Sherry and himself. How they both had lost their families to Deliora. "Natsu, there's no use whining about the past. Let's get going." Erza grabbed Natsu by the back of his vest, and started dragging him back towards the village.

"You say 'let's go' but how do we break the curse?" Lucy asked, following closely behind Erza.

"No idea." Erza replied, as she dragged the pouting dragon slayer.

"O-Okay." Lucy said in a confused tone.

As Lyon watched the three Fairy Tail mages walk off, he noticed that Gray was staring at him.

"What are you looking at?" Lyon asked, feigning annoyance.

"You should join a guild." Gray said, as he turned to leave. "You'll have nakama and rivals. I'm sure you'll find a new goal." With one last wave, Gray began to follow after his friends.

"R-Ridiculous, just leave already." Lyon said, avoiding Gray's gaze.

(Storage Area)

"Where is everyone?" Lucy asked, as the Fairy Tail mages reentered the storage are they had stayed the previous night.

"This is where everyone was?" Natsu asked, searching around the area.

"Yeah, because the village was destroyed." Lucy replied, as she looked around the camp. "But...where is everyone?"

"Well, while we're here I'm gonna grab some ointment and bandages." Gray said, entering one of the tents.

"HELLO! FAIRY TAIL MAGES!" A villager yelled, as he sprinted towards them. "PLEASE HURRY BACK TO THE VILLAGE!" Sharing a confused look, the Fairy Tail mages followed the man back to the village. When the mages arrived, they were stunned to see that the village was completely fine; as if it had never been destroyed.

"Wha-What's going on here?" Lucy breathed out, as she released a slight gasp.

"Yesterday the village was destroyed, but now..." Happy said, staring at the village with wide eyes.

"It's all back to normal." Natsu said to himself, as he tapped on one of the hut's "It's as if time has been reversed." Suddenly Natsu's eyes widened, as a small smile spread across his face. "No way...did Ultear do this? Huh, I guess she's not so bad after all."

"If everything's back to normal we should see if our stuff's back!" Lucy exclaimed, as she began to run towards where they had stayed on their first night in the village. But Lucy stopped when she saw Moka sitting in front of Bobo's grave; which had also been returned to normal. "I see...Bobo-san's grave is back to normal. What a relief." Lucy was surprised when Moka suddenly turned his head to look at her.

"Are you the ones who returned the village back to normal?" Moka asked, fully turning to face Lucy.

"Eh...not really." Lucy replied with a nervous chuckle, as she rubbed the back of her head.

"We are still grateful. BUT!" Lucy was taken aback by Moka suddenly raising his voice. "Mages! Please do tell...When will you destroy the Moon for us?!"

"It'll be easy to destroy the Moon." Erza said, walking up to Lucy and Moka. Lucy's eyes widened when she heard Erza say such a crazy thing. "But before that, I want to confirm something. Would you mind gathering all the villagers together?" Moka nodded, and began to round up all of the villagers. About five minutes later, Erza stood before the entire village. "Let me get this straight. You all gained this appearance after the purple Moon appeared. Is that right?"

"To be exact...we only turn into this appearance when the Moon is out." Moka replied, causing Erza to nod her head.

"By your account this all started three years ago." Erza said, as she began to pace back and forth. "But...the Moon Drip ceremony has been held daily for three years on this island. You should've seen the rays of light hitting the temple every night." Lucy eyes narrowed, as she watched Erza pace back and forth. The blonde's eyes suddenly shot open when she saw that Erza was about to walk over one of her pitfalls. "KYAH!" Erza screamed, as she fell into the hole.

"Even Lucy's pitfall was restored." Happy said with a disbelieving look.

"S-She said 'kyah" Natsu said with a slight blush across his face. "That was really cute."

"It wasn't my fault! It wasn't my fault!" Lucy began to chant over and over again.

"Meaning that the temple was the most suspicious place on the island." Erza said, as she climbed out of the hole; acting as if nothing had happened. Everyone sweatdropped, as they watched Erza continue to pace. "Why didn't you investigate the temple?"

"Because it's a tradition to not go near the ruins." Moka replied, in a not to convincing tone.

"Can you please tell the truth?" Erza asked, causing Moka to release a heavy sigh.

"To be truthful, we have no idea what's going on either." Moka admitted, looking Erza in the eyes. "Honestly...we tried to investigate the ruins several times. We gathered a bunch of unfamiliar weapons, and headed to the ruins many times. But we couldn't get close to it. We noticed that even if we walked straight towards the temple, we wound up in front of the village gates. We just cannot get anywhere near the ruins."

"What do you mean you couldn't approach the ruins?" Lucy asked in a surprised tone.

"We could get into the ruins no problem." Natsu said, quirking an eyebrow.

"We kept it silent, because you wouldn't believe such a story." One of the villagers said."

"Just as I thought..." Erza said, surprising everyone.

Up in a distant tree, Ultear watched the Fairy Tail mages with a small smirk. The dark-haired woman clutched the burn mark on her stomach, where Natsu had punched her. "Amazing that Titania, she's already figured it out. Hmm, Fairy Tail is full of interesting mages."

"Natsu, follow me." Erza ordered, as her entire body began to glow. "Re-equip! The Giant's Armor!" When the light down, Erza was donned in her new armor. The armor featured a barbaric appearance and was adorned with numerous fur trimmings around the armor's joints. The armor was also complemented with blue ornamental stripes over each piece of armor and golden animal-like ears with a blue stripe across each ear. The breastplate featured a medallion similar in shape to a four-leaf clover over the armor's collar and displayed a blue ornamented cross over her abdomen. The pauldrons are massive in size and featured a unique design where the shouldered-sections are pointed upwards. The edges were decorated with the blue ornamental stripes and the armor's sleeves were lined with fur. The armor's skirt was composed of intricately designed golden plates that donned a fur-lined edge around the skirt and covered the upper part of Erza's thighs. The skirt was embellished with a brown leather belt that grasped the skirt around her hips. The armor indistinguishably featured two different gauntlet's on both arms. The left gauntlet covered her forearm and had a fur lining around the wrist, whereas the right gauntlet, which lacked fur, was noticeably larger and rounder as it extended down to her hand. The right gauntlet featured a round red gem over the wrist-section of the gauntlet. The knee guards sported protruding metal ornaments reminiscent of Dragon's wings, and the plates that partially covered Erza's thighs were held up by straps tied behind her legs. The greaves had fur sprouting from both the knee and the ankle areas. "We're gonna destroy the Moon."

"FUCH YEAH!" Natsu cheered, as a childish smile spread across his face.

"I'll destroy the Moon, and everyone will return to normal." Erza said calmly, while Gray, Lucy, and Happy had shocked looks on their faces. The scarlet haired knight ascended a nearby lookout with Natsu following closely behind.

"Erza...if we're going to destroy the Moon, shouldn't we go to the temple. It's higher up." Natsu reasoned, as he stood next to Erza.

"Here's fine." Erza said, as she gazed up at the Moon. "Also, the villagers can't go near the temple."

"Destroying the Moon...even if it's Erza, I don't think it's possible." Gray commented, placing his hands in his pockets.

"H-How is she g-gonna do it?" Lucy asked, her voice a mix of curiosity and worry.

"The Giant's Armor increases one's throwing power." Erza said, as a massive extravagant spear re-equipped into her hand. "And this spear is the De-Malevo-Lance, which subdues darkness."

"You're just gonna chuck that and break the Moon!" Natsu exclaimed with immature excitement. "Whoa, awesome!"

"More like impossible." Gray and Lucy thought with deadpanned looks.

"Natsu, my armor is likely not enough to reach the Moon." Erza said, getting the dragon slayer's attention. "I want you to use your Fire Dragon Slayer magic to give my spear a boost. Just hit the end of the spear as hard as you can. Together, with my armor's throwing power, we'll break the Moon."

"Hell yeah! I gotcha!" Natsu said with a wide grin.

"Good, let's do this." Erza said, as she raised her spear.

"They're both way too into this." Gray said with a sweat drop.

"D-Don't tell me they're actually gonna destroy the Moon" Lucy said in a nervous tone.

"Ready Natsu!?" Erza exclaimed, as she cocked her arm back.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu roared, as he punched the back of Erza's spear. When Natsu's flaming fist made contact with the spear, two massive jets of flames fired out of the back of the spear.

"Reach it!" Erza yelled, as she hurled the spear towards the Moon. The spear took of like a rocket towards the Moon. But after a few moment's the spear seemed to have reached its target. A loud crash was heard, as cracks started to spread across the Moon's surface.

"NO WAY!" Lucy and Gray exclaimed, as their jaws dropped. The villagers let out a loud cheer, thinking that the Moon was destroyed. But after a few moments crystal-like debris began to fall towards the ground; revealing that the Moon was undamaged.

"The Moon's completely fine!?" Natsu exclaimed in a somewhat disappointed tone.

"The Moon didn't break..." Lucy said, as sparkling debris showered over the village. "But the sky did."

"What's going on?" Natsu breathed out, as he watched the shining debris rain down.

"The island was covered by an evil barrier." Erza explained, causing a confused look to spread across Natsu's face. "Think of it as toxic fumes created by Moon Drip. It crystallized, and created a barrier in the sky. That's why the Moon appeared purple. The evil barrier is broken...now the island will regain its original shine." As Erza explained this all the villagers began to glow brightly. The villagers expected to be returned to normal, but they were confused when still appeared as demons.

"But...the villagers didn't return to normal." Gray pointed out.

"No...this is their normal appearance." Erza said, shocking everyone. "The evil barrier affected their memory, not their appearance. 'We become demons at night.' Wrong thoughts like that."

"N-N-No way." Lucy stammered out, as she caught onto what Erza was say; her eyes widening in shock.

"That's how it is." Erza said with a small smile. "They were demons to begin with." A collective gasp sounded amongst the villagers, as they began to murmur amongst themselves. "They had the ability to transform into humans. So over time they came to believe that they were truly humans. That was Moon Drip's effect on their memory."

"B-But then why were Lyon and the others fine?" Happy asked, looking up at Erza.

"Because they're human." Erza replied, looking down at the blue cat. "I guess the memory damage only affects demons. Also, the villagers couldn't approach the temple because they're demons. People from the darkness cannot approach a temple that hold holy light."

"Amazing..." A new voice said in an awed tone. "I'm glad that I left this in your hands." Everyone turned to the newcomer, and were shocked to see who it was. All the villagers were shocked to see Bobo standing behind them. "Thank you mages."

"Bo-Bobo?" Moka said in a disbelieving tone.

"A ghost!" Lucy screamed, grabbing ahold of Happy.

"You're the sailor that disappeared!" Gray exclaimed, his eyes widening. The ice mage gasped when he saw Bobo sprout wings, and fly into the air.

"I apologize for not telling you the truth back then." Bobo said with a nervous grin, as he scratched his cheek. "I left the island, because I was the only one who got their memory back. I was worried about everyone in the village, because they all thought they were human." Moka couldn't stop the tears that formed in his eyes, as wings sprouted from his back too. The village chief began to fly over to Bobo.

"Bobo!" Moka exclaimed, as he pulled his son in for a hug.

"It's great to see that you're back to your senses dad." Bobo said, returning his father's embrace.

"Haha...demon island, huh?" Erza said with chuckle, as she watched the other villages join Bobo and Moka in the air.

"If you at their faces. They look more like angels than demons." Natsu said with a big smile.

"I think you're right about that Natsu." Erza said with a smile of her own.

"We must have a demon feast to celebrate!" Moka exclaimed, earning a loud cheer from the rest of the villagers.

Back in her tree, Ultear smirked as she watched the villagers prepare for their celebration.

"Did you see it?" Ultear asked, turning to her crystal ball.

"Yeah." A voice sounded from the orb. "But why did you return the village to normal?"

"I was feeling nice Siegrain-sama, so I did them a favor, Ultear replied with a shrug.

"*Sigh* Anyhow...they did better than expected." Siegrain said with an amused look. "Especially that Natsu Dragneel...Fairy Tail. I hope they won't get in our way."

"I agree." Ultear said, as she turned to leave. "It would be a shame to have to kill them all."

(The Next Morning)

"Hrmm..." Lucy hummed, as she inspected Gray's injuries. "Looks like some of your wounds will leave scars."

"I don't care." Gray said, crossing his arms over his chest.

"But it's on your face." Lucy pointed out the small scar on Gray's forehead.

"I don't care where I get hurt, as long as my injuries are visible." Gray said with a ghost of a smile.

"Kinda a cheesy, but well said." Lucy said with a quick wink.

"Tch, just another way to make your ugly ass even uglier." Natsu said, as he ate some flames off a torch.

"Shut you face! I'm trying to act cool, so butt out." Gray said in an annoyed tone, slapping Natsu across the chest.

"You're may be an ice mage, but you're the farthest thing from 'cool' I've ever seen." Natsu said, earning an angry huff from Gray.

"Wh-What?! You can accept the reward?" Moka asked in a shocked tone.

"Of course...your happiness is enough payment for us. We appreciate it." Erza said with a warm smile. "As I told you last night, this job wasn't officially accepted by out guild." Erza briefly turned to see Gray and Natsu fighting, while Lucy stood to the side chuckling. The scarlet haired knight smiled, and turned back to Moka. "A couple of idiots just rushed into this job without permission."

"But that still doesn't change the fact that you saved us." Moka said with a large smile. "Will you accept the reward as a gift from your friends, instead of a reward for your guild."

"It's hard to reject when you put it like that." Erza said, shaking her head.

"7 millions jewels!" Gray cheered in an excited tone.

"She won't accept it." Natsu said, crossing his arms over his chest. Gray immediately deflated when he heard this. "I know Erza, and she'll still decline." Natsu then turned to Lucy, and smiled at the blonde. "But she'll probably accept your golden zodiac gate key." The celestial spirit mage's eyes lit up when she heard this.

"But to accept that would go against what out guild stands for." Erza said, proving what Natsu had said. "Although, we'll happily accept the additional reward: the golden gate key."

"Then, at least let us take you back to Hargeon." Bobo offered, as he handed Erza the celestial spirit gate key.

"No need...we have a ship ready." Erza said, gesturing to a large pirate ship slightly down the beach.

"A pirate ship?!" Gray exclaimed in a nervous tone.

"Whoa! Erza that's awesome!" Natsu cheered, as she stared at the pirate ship with wide eyes.

"I don't want to ride on that!" Lucy yelled, as she hugged herself.

"If you want to swim, I'll go with you Luce!" Natsu said with his trademark grin.

"Not gonna happen!" Lucy shouted, as she stomped over to the pirate ship. A few minutes later all the Fairy Tail mages were on board the ship.

"Everyone! Thank you so much!" Bobo called out, as the ship began to depart.

"Take care!" Lucy yelled, waving to the villagers that had gathered to see them off.

As the Fairy Tail mages sailed off, Lyon and his comrades sat on the shore to watch their departure.

"Hmm, they're gone." Yuka said, clasping his hands behind his back.

"I...I'M NOT CRYING!" Toby yelled, as tears poured from his eyes.

"Is this okay? Gray is your fellow pupil; and you're finally getting along." Sherry said, looking down at Lyon.

"It's okay." Lyon said, as he watched the ship sail over the horizon. Once the ship was out of view, Lyon turned to his friends. "Hey...is being in a guild fun?"

(Magical Council Meeting Site)

"I was rather disappointed we couldn't do anything with Deliora." Ultear said, as she stood behind Siegrain.

"Well it can't be helped...we couldn't have know that it was long dead." Siegrain said with a small smirk.

"I just thought that we could've gotten one step closer to the dream if we had Deliora." Ultear said, hanging her head. "I'm sorry Siergrain-sama. I didn't imagine that woman's magic would be so powerful."

"Please talk about her like that." Siegrain chastised, turning to face Ultear. "Tear of Ur...Ultear. I rather respect your mother. If she was still alive, she'd be one of the ten wizard saints without a doubt."

"Tch, you think to highly of her." Ultear said with a disgusted look. "My mother was a pitiful woman possessed by evil and dumped by my father."

"The more important the things you lose. The stronger the powers you gain." Siegrain said, as Ultear closed her eyes.

"I'm just a speck in my mother's life." Ultear said with a sad smile.

"Is that so? Maybe she raised those two young pupils out of regret." Siegrain said, but Ultear stopped him by placing a finger to his lips.

"Enough of thGAH!" Ultear suddenly gasped when she felt an intense pain from her stomach.

"Haha! It seems that your injuries haven't quite healed up yet." Siegrain laughed, causing a frown to spread across Ultear's face. "Actually, what do you think of Natsu after fighting him?"

"I didn't even use half my power, but he's still amazing." Ultear replied, as she rubbed her aching stomach. "He'll just keep getting stronger and stronger."

"Just as I thought." Siegrain said, clenching his fists. "That child of Igneel...Keep on burning brighter...for the sake of my dream.

(Magnolia)

"We're back!" Natsu cheered, as the Fairy Tail mages entered Magnolia.

"Man, all that trouble for some stupid key." Gray grumbled with an annoyed look.

"It wasn't an official job, so it was fair enough." Erza said, as she glared at Gray; immediately silencing the ice mage.

"Yeah, yeah, no need to complain." Lucy said, as she clutched her new key.

"You're the only one who gained anything Lucy." Happy pointed, as he gazed up at Lucy's new gate key. "Let's sell the key."

"What!? Keep your dirty paws away from my key, you mangy cat!" Lucy exclaimed, clutching the key close to her chest. "I've told you before; there's only twelve golden zodiac gate keys, in the whole world. They're super rare."

"Which key did you get?" Gray asked, now quite curious.

"Sagittarius, the archer." Lucy said with hearts in her eyes.

"Alright fun times over." Erza said, silencing the other three mages. "We're heading back to the guild, so we can decide your punishment. In regards to this case, I'm willing to overlook your actions. But, it's the master who will deliver the verdict. I won't be defending you very much, so prepare for punishment."

"Don't tell we'll have to do THAT?!" Gray exclaimed, as he curled into a ball on the ground. "No please! I never want to do THAT ever again!"

"What's THAT!?" Lucy yelled, as she felt a shiver run down her spine.

"Don't worry Luce." Natsu said, wrapping an arm around Lucy's shoulders. "I'm sure jii-chan will just praise us for doing a good job."

"You're way too optimistic, Natsu." Lucy said with a nervous smile. She appreciated the dragon slayer trying to comfort her, but she knew that their chances weren't very good.

"No...I'm sure THAT is a given." Erza said, as she shook her head. The scarlet haired knight could only feel pity for the three of them. "I'm feel awful for doing this to you three, but you need to be punished." Natsu's grin slowly faded, as Erza's words sank in. Sweat began to pour off the dragon slayer's body. Seconds later, Natsu was trying to escape down the road. But Erza quickly grabbed him by his scarf, and started dragging him towards the guild hall.

"NOOOO! Anything but that!" Natsu screamed, as he thrashed in Erza's grasp. "Erza please help me! I'll do anything! Just don't make me do THAT!"

"So what is THAT?!" Lucy exclaimed, seeing the dragon slayer's distress only made Lucy's worries increase tenfold.

"Well let's get going." Erza said, dragging the kicking and screaming dragon slayer down the road; with a dejected Gray and panicking Lucy following solemnly behind.

As Erza dragged Natsu towards the guild hall; the dragon slayer couldn't help but overhear the town's people's whispers as they walked past. They sounded rather distressed, as if something terrible had happened.

"What? Something's happened to the guild hall." Erza said, as the guild came into view in the distance.

"Wh-What?" Lucy breathed out, barely able to comprehend what she was seeing.

"T-This is..." Gray struggled to speak, because he couldn't believe his eyes.

The guild hall before them was wrecked. Dozens of massive metal rods pierced the guild's walls. Large parts of the guild were falling apart, or had already collapsed. The once proud Fairy Tail banner, that used to blow in the breeze, now hung limply on the guild's roof.

"OUR GUILD!" Natsu roared, as an overwhelming rage filled his body. The dragon slayer's rage only increased when he saw the destroyed Fairy Tail sign that lay before them. "WHO!? WHO DID THIS TO OUR HOME!?" Natsu clenched his fist so tightly, that he felt his finger nails pierce the skin of his palms. A vein bulged on Natsu's forehead, as angry tears fell from his eyes. "When I find out who did this, they're going to pay dearly." Natsu couldn't help but remember what Lisanna had said to him, before she had left on the S-class mission that she was killed on.

"Until that time, you do your best to protect Fairy Tail, okay?"

"Lisanna, I won't let them disgrace your memory." Natsu thought, as he felt more tears sting his eyes. "I will protect our home, and I will destroy those that try to take our home away from us!"

"What happened here?" Erza asked, as she felt a similar rage fill her body.

And done! Holy fuck! I never want to write a chapter this long ever again! This chapter was honestly a fucking nightmare to write. Well the Galuna Island arc is done, so that means we can finally start the Phantom Lord arc! Which means that lot's of NaLu will be incoming, so look forward to that, plus the first girl will finally join Natsu's harem. In this arc, Lisanna will actually a fairly decent part, especially near the end. The anime did a great job with that. So what did you guys think? Remember to follow/favorite, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review(They help motivate me to write this fic), and PM me any ideas you have for this fic. Also I plan on getting the next two chapters out pretty soon, so look forward to those. So until next time, I'm outta here.