A/N: Episode 239.

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CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO: JELLAL VS. ORACION SEIS

Lucy, Wendy, Sebastian, Carla, and Raden had finally arrived at Crawford's house, looking at the destruction.

"Natsu!" Lucy shouted. "Where are you?!"

"Natsu!" Sebastian called out.

"Erza-san! Mira-san!" Wendy yelled.

"Happy! Where are you?!"

"What the heck happened?" Lucy wondered.

"I don't see the former Council chairman around, either." Sebastian informed.

"It looks like they were definitely attacked by Tartaros." Raden pointed out.

"Wendy, Sebastian, could you two find out where they went?" Lucy questioned the two Dragon Slayers.

"We'll try!" Wendy responded while Sebastian nodded.

Both Wendy and Sebastian sniffed the air, trying to sniff out any sign of where Natsu and Happy could've gone.

"Natsu..." Lucy muttered. "Where did you go?"

Natsu had slammed down Crawford while Franmalth could only look in shock. "Where are Erza and Mira?!" He asked.

"An intruder?! Tartaros has an intruder?! How much will it cost to repair this damage?!" Franmalth questioned.

Back in the dungeon was Kyoka and Erza. "Noisy... Yakdoriga!" Kyoka called out as a monster appeared from above.

"Watch the woman. I'm going to see what's going on out there. Don't you dare touch her. I'm looking forward to torturing her more." Kyoka claimed.

"Give me back Erza and Mira!" Natsu ordered.

"Well, well. Then you're a friend of the human prisoners. So you're with Fairy Tail?" Franmalth asked.

"Then they are here!" Happy exclaimed.

"How did you know where we were? Don't tell me you followed the former chairman?" Franmalth questioned. "How much will this blunder cost?!"

"Shut up already!" Natsu shouted, punching Franmalth with a flaming fist.

Gray and Juvia were riding back to Fairy Tail. "We'll go back to the guild first. It seems they've worked out the addresses of several former Council members." Gray informed.

"Gray-sama... Juvia has a really bad feeling about this, for some reason." Juvia said, thinking back to the ruined town the two had seen.

"Our opponents devastated a town. I can understand how you'd be depressed..." Gray stated.

"That's not it. It's something else." Juvia claimed. Gray placed his hand over Juvia's.

"I'm with you. We're gonna win, like we always do. I swear it." Gray promised.

Franmalth soon got back up. "You hit me, huh? How much is that sin going to cost?" He questioned as the armor he was wearing soon came off. "1,000 of your souls!"

"He's stretchy!" Happy pointed out.

Franmalth's arms soon wrapped around Natsu. "Connection." He spoke as Natsu ended up getting zapped by lightning.

"What is this?! Losing... my strength..." Natsu muttered as Happy bit onto Franmalth's arm, shocking the demon. Natsu soon broke free.

"Nice, Happy!" Natsu complimented.

"That hurt!" Franmalth said, shoving Happy off of him.

"What did you do to Happy?!" Natsu exclaimed, rushing forward.

Franmalth sent multiple punches at Natsu, who easily avoided them. Natsu sent a punch before pressing his palm onto Franmalth's head.

"Fire Dragon's..." Flames came from Natsu's palm. "...Grip Strike!"

Flames engulfed Franmalth, causing the demon to skid back a bit.

"Now it's gonna cost you 2,000 souls!" He shouted.

"Even after Natsu hit him with those flames at point blank range... What is he?!" Happy wondered.

"Enough, Franmalth. Let me handle this. You take away the chairman." Silver ordered as he soon arrived.

"Silver-sama..." Franmalth said.

Silver smirked while Natsu widened his eyes. Franmalth dragged the chairman away.

"Well, he's all yours. I'll have the chairman do what needs to be done the second he wakes up." Franmalth said.

"Button your lips."

"The temperature just dropped in here." Natsu commented.

"I-I'm cold, Natsu!" Happy said.

"It was you, wasn't it? You melted the ice at Sun Village." Silver said.

"Are you the one who froze the village?" Natsu questioned.

Silver grinned. "I'm grateful for what you did! I would've kept feeling guilty otherwise. I froze the whole village based on a misunderstanding, it seems." He answered.

"You... You kind of smell like someone I know." Natsu realized. "Gray..."

Before he could finish his sentence, purple ice soon froze Natsu. "Natsu!" Happy shouted.

"Don't utter that filthy name." Silver claimed.

Gray was still on his way to Fairy Tail as Silver walked away.

Natsu was soon thrown into a dungeon.

"Make yourself comfortable."

"Bastard! Let me outta here! Throwing me in a stinkin' cage! I ain't no animal! And my scarf! At least let me have that!" Natsu said.

"To us, humans are the same as livestock. What does livestock need with a scarf?"

"Assholes!" Natsu insulted. "Hey, where are Erza and Mira?! Tell me!"

The two Tartaros soldiers began walking away.

"Hey! Are you listenin' to me?! Where are Erza and Mira?! And gimme my scarf back!" Natsu shouted before looking behind him.

"Natsu's voice..." Lisanna soon sat up. "Huh? Natsu... What are you doing here?"

"Lisanna!"

Natsu tried breaking the chains on his wrists with no such luck. "So they caught you too, huh?" He questioned.

"Yeah. Although I don't remember it..." Lisanna answered as a flash of Elfman choking her appeared in her mind.

"I'm pretty sure Erza and Mira are here, too. I gotta do something to get them out of here." Natsu claimed.

"Erza and Mira-nee too?!" Lisanna exclaimed in shock. "What should we do? I think they captured Elf-nii-chan, too. They're getting us one by one... Our opponent, Tartaros... They're totally different from what we've faced up to now."

"No, they ain't! 'Cause we're gonna beat 'em! Starting with bustin' out of here!" Natsu informed.

"Natsu..." Lisanna blushed. "But I can't use my Magic."

"'Cause of these handcuffs?" Natsu guessed.

"Probably. I keep trying to do Take Over, but it's no use." Lisanna responded. "It's hot in here..."

Seilah walked up to Kyoka. "Have you uncovered the identities of the three who are sealing away Face?" She asked.

"That's right. I have to admit that the former chairman's Super Archive is incredible Magic." Kyoka replied.

"Then we won't have to do any more wanton killing, yes?" Seilah questioned.

"Among the three, two of the 'sealers' were our previous targets." Kyoka answered.

"Who is the last one?"

"Jellal." Kyoka responded. "If we find and kill him, we can activate Face."

"Face... A magical pulse bomb, a dreadful doomsday weapon..." Seilah said.

"But we need it."

"Yes, I know. Does it look like we'll find Jellal-san?"

"That depends on Erza."

"You are talented at getting people to talk, Kyoka-sama." Seilah praised.

"I could use my Curse, Macro, to order her, but that wouldn't be any fun. More importantly, I don't want any more interference from Fairy Tail." Kyoka said.

"You can leave that to me. I have prepared a fitting tale for the end of Fairy Tail." Seilah stated.

"Come here, Seilah. I haven't shown you much affection in a while."

"Kyoka-sama..."

Jellal was still battling it out with the Oracion Seis in the wasteland as he skids on the ground. "Jellal!" Meredy shouted.

"Get back, Meredy!" Jellal ordered.

"But I can't let you fight them on your own..." Meredy protested.

"I have to do it!" Jellal claimed.

"I won't let you interfere with our freedom!" Racer sped forward.

"You or anyone!" Cobra added.

Both Racer and Cobra struck Jellal as Angel was surrounded in a golden light.

"The chains that bound us are gone!" Angel shouted as 'angels' flew towards Jellal.

"Our path began inside the dark tower... We thought Brain saved us, but that was a false freedom. It only split apart our familes, cursed the world, and released the sealed-away Zero. Now, true freedom is finally before our eyes. We..." Midnight trailed off.

Jellal used Meteor as he was encased in a golden light before punching Racer in the face.

"I'll release you!" Jellal exclaimed. "The freedom you have right now is still a lie!"

Jellal continued moving at a rapid speed, striking Cobra next.

"As long as you're in thrall to darkness, it will be eternal."

Jellal was unaware that Zero appeared, taking control of Brain.

Fairy Tail...

"I'm sorry. We went to the former Council chairman's house..." Carla started to say.

"...but Erza, Mira-san, Natsu, and Happy were all gone." Lucy finished. "The house had been destroyed."

"My nose wasn't strong enough to trace their scent..." Wendy added.

"I drew a blank as well." Sebastian sighed out as Orion pats him on the shoulder reassuringly.

"What's going on?" Gray wondered.

"I hope they're all safe..." Juvia said.

"If we knew where Tartaros was, we could strike back..." Levy stated.

"Gajeel, can't you go to the chairman's house and search by their scents?" Lily suggested.

Gajeel placed his hand on Wendy's head while placing his other hand on Sebastian's shoulder. "If these two couldn't do it, then I don't have a chance." He replied.

"I'm sorry." Wendy apologized.

"A person's scent doesn't stick around too long." Sebastian explained.

Makarov had his eyes closed as he was in deep thought. "I'm worried about Elfman and Lisanna too, since they haven't checked in." Cana said.

"What about the guys who went to the other former Council members' houses?" Jet questioned.

"Apparently, nothing's happening there." Droy answered.

"Tartaros... Isn't there anything we can do to get information on their headquarters?" Makarov wondered.

"Found it!" Happy soon flew in. "We found their headquarters!"

"Happy!"

Happy fell to the ground as he soon got up. "They caught Erza and Mira! The former chairman is a traitor! They even got Natsu! I..."

"Calm down!" Carla interrupted.

"Aye." Happy nodded.

"Unbelievable. The former chairman is a Tartaros turncoat?!" Makarov said.

"And they've got Erza and Mira?!"

"Dammit!"

Happy turned to face Gray. "Also..." Happy trailed off, recalling what Silver had said.

"Don't utter that filthy name."

"N... Nothing." Happy finished. "They captured Natsu, too. I wanted to save him, but on my own, I... I... I'm sorry..."

Lily walked towards Happy. "Happy, now isn't the time for self-recrimination. Tell us about their base." He said.

"Aye... Their headquarters is constantly moving. It's like weird, cube-shaped island." Happy explained.

"Moving?!"

"Then you don't know a precise position?"

"Happy, do you know the general location and direction it was heading?" Levy asked.

"I came from that direction... and it was moving that way..." Happy replied as both Lily and Raden dead panned at him.

"That's right!" Happy soon recalled something. "A guard said something about Bosco."

"Bosco?" Lily quoted.

"Then it's by the border!" Makarov realized.

"I think I can figure something out! Leave it to me! I'll calculate the enemy's path! I promise I'll pinpoint their location." Levy promised, making the guild cheer.

"That's our Levy!" Jet and Droy spoke in unison.

"Happy, as much as possible, try to accurately recall the scenary you saw and the direction of the sun." Levy instructed.

Happy nodded. "O-Okay."

"Everyone else, prepare to move out!" Makarov ordered.

"I left Natsu behind..." Happy muttered.

"No, you didn't. You did your best to save everyone." Lucy reassured, hugging Happy. "Right?"

"Aye..."

Sebastian had a distressed look on his face. "Wipe that worried look off of your face." Orion said, grabbing Sebastian's attention.

"I should've gone with him. Perhaps he wouldn't have gotten captured if he had backup." Sebastian claimed, clenching his fist.

"Natsu's a lot stronger than you give him credit for. He'll be fine." Raden reassured.

"Yeah..."

Elfman soon stepped into the guild hall, getting Jet and Droy's attention.

"Elfman!"

"You're all right?!"

"Huh? Where's Lisanna?"

"It's almost time to activate my trap." Seilah informed.

"'A fitting end for the end of Fairy Tail'?" Kyoka quoted.

"Yes." Seilah replied. "The fairies will be destroyed from within."

"Elfman, where's Lisanna?" Gray questioned.

"We couldn't get in touch, so we were worried." Juvia added.

"Lisanna... was captured." Elfman responded, causing both Gray and Gajeel to widen their eyes.

"Oh, no..." Happy muttered.

"Even Lisanna?!" Lucy exclaimed.

"We were too late to help Sage Yuri, too." Elfman continued. "Even though... Even though I was with her..."

"It's not your fault." Gray told him.

"Right now, Levy is calculating the location of the enemy's base." Lily informed.

"Lisanna-san will be okay. We'll definitely save her." Juvia reassured.

"Yeah..."

"Pathetic. Your little sister is abducted, and you come home without even pursuing the enemy?" Cana questioned.

"Cana-san!" Wendy exclaimed.

"I-I lost sight of them..." Elfman muttered.

"Lost sight of them?! The enemy kidnapped Lisanna and you couldn't catch up to them in your beast form?!" Cana continued.

"That's enough, Cana!" Gray said.

"We don't even know the full story of what happened! Have some sympathy!" Orion added.

"I'm sorry... I'm going to rest for a bit..." Elfman said.

"Everyone's on edge." Carla commented.

"There was no call to talk to him like that!" Gray scolded Cana.

Elfman walked down into the guild's basement, remembering Seilah's words.

"If you don't obey my Macro, I'll make you do the same thing again. You have an easy job. Go back to the guild and install this lacrima."

"W-What is it?" Elfman asked.

"An ultra-concentrated Ether luminous sphere. It's about 500 times more powerful than Jupiter. It will vaporize the guild in an instant." Seilah replied.

"I can't do that..." Elfman began to protest.

"You will do it."

"Yes..."

"My Macro is absolute."

"Yes. In order to get Lisanna back..." Elfman pulls out the purple lacrima. "...I'll destroy Fairy Tail!"

A/N: Another chapter is finished!

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~ Kaleb.