Natsu had been tied down to a chair, flailing around, causing the chair to wobble as flames erupted from his body every two seconds; he was absolutely lived. "LET ME OUT OF HERE!" He kicked and screamed, his voice slightly rumbling the guild, "I WANNA GET BACK THOSE BASTARDS WHO DID THAT TO ERZA!" He spewed flames from his mouth, but they were to no avail, as he didn't hit anything or anyone.

"N-Natsu! Calm down!" Lucy too, was freaking out about this; but she had to be a calm one out of everyone in the guild. Someone had to try and calm the hotheaded Dragon Slayer down before he did anything rash, and Lucy was usually one who could put a cap on some of his anger, "We'll wait until Erza wakes up, and then we'll ask, okay!?" Natsu only gritted his teeth, sitting around and waiting while someone who had just harmed his nakama like that was just walking around, scott free was something he just couldn't stand; even though he was tied down, he wasn't going sit around.

"I ain't waiting! Lemme out of the chair and I'll pound the guy who did that to her!" Natsu shouted once more, flailing in his seat, actually making some leeway in freeing himself.

"S-Someone hold him down before he gets loose!" Levy flailed her arms, the thought of an enraged Natsu freely roaming around producing bad results already.

"Natsu-nii...!" Romeo knew exactly how Natsu felt, but this show of aggresion wasn't going to help anyone right now.

Lucy took Natsu's hand in her own, looking Natsu right in the eyes with a smile, "Natsu…" Natsu stayed silent for a few moments as he made eye contact with Lucy, turning his eyes away as her attempts to comfort him did manage to calm him down just a bit. It also helped that Makarov was standing right behind her, a gigantic fist raised in preparation in the event Natsu flung himself towards the door. He'd be crushed instantly.

Wendy and Carla walked into the main area of the guild; Wendy was wiping some sweat off her forehead; Levy, Cana, Gray, and the rest fo those inside the guild immediately rushed over to her, while Natsu just hopped on his chair over. Wendy was flooded with questions about Erza's wellbeing, and she was a bit overwhelmed due to the sheer number of people talking over each other.

"G-Guys…! P-Please, calm down!" Wendy flailed her arms around, trying to calm the raging sea of noise and people; the noise did slowly die down eventually on its own as people realized their questions weren't getting answered.

"How is she…?" Cana asked, drinking from her small flask right after.

"She had serious wounds; they're all fixed now, but she's resting," Wendy sighed, poking her fingers together. She wasn't nervous or anything, but it was the thought of Erza's defeat that worried her; how could Titania be defeated like that?

"Something else had to have happened to her, right?" Gray asked; his shirt had magically vanished from his body, causing Juvia to stare at him from a corner with hearts in her eyes.

"She barely had any magic power left in her body at all," Carla commented, looking up at everyone with a stern look. Hearing all of this only started to uncap Natsu's anger, but Lucy kept her hand over his to calm him down, and it was working to some extent, as Natsu would've burst out of the chair and run out on his own by now.

"She'll be better once she wakes up," Wendy said in a reassuring tone, I'm sure you all want to see her, ne?"

"Who could've done that to her…" Happy mumbled sadly, looking down at the ground. Erza…defeated…

"When she wakes up maybe she can tell us something about what happened…" Levy sighed.

"Everyone, just remain calm." Makarov Dreyar commented. Of course he was seething at the notion of one of his dear children being tossed at their doorstep, but he had to keep himself composed in front of everyone. The old guild master couldn't let his kids be immediately fueled by revenge, not until it was clear that Erza would be okay.

A few hours passed, and Erza slowly made her way out of the infirmary room, covered in bandages; however, she wasn't happy to see everyone, she was looking down at the ground, her head angled so that her scarlet hair created a shadow over her eyes, blocking them from sight.

"Erza!" Natsu suddenly freed himself from the chair, rushing over to Erza, looking her over, "Are you okay!? Who's the guy who did this to you; I'll burn him to ashes!" Erza was unresponsive, deadly silent, causing Natsu to back up a bit, "Huh…?"

"Erza…?" Lucy looked over at the scarlet haired mage cautiously, knowing something was wrong with her. The guild looked over at Erza silently; thought she wasn't looking, she could feel the eyes of all her guild members on her, "I'm sorry, everyone…" Erza mumbled quietly, feeling just like a failure, she couldn't complete a simple mission. She felt as though she disappointed everyone who looked up to her, "I'm sorry I disappointed you…"

"Hey…" Natsu walked over to Erza's side, placing a hand on her shoulder, his back turned to everyone else, "You're not a disappointment. You're a Fairy Tail wizard, and what matters is that you did what you could to the best of your ability. We all fail sometimes, but the next thing to do after is pick yourself up and try again. I know I'm not going to stand around while those guys who hurt you are roaming around. Tell me who did this, and I'll be sure to make them pay." Erza just stood there silently, unresponsive.

"I'll go with you too, Natsu!" Lucy nodded firmly.

"Aye, sir!" Happy shouted gleefully, his way of saying he was going as well.

"I ain't gonna let those guys get away with that either. Something has to be done," Gray nodded as well.

"I'll go with you guys too!" Wendy nodded, looking over at Carla, who sighed softly, her way of saying she was going to go too.

"I was sent on an S Class mission," Erza said in a strict tone, having unmoved an inch. Her tone caused everyone to freeze. Was Erza seriously not going to go back nor let her guild members take any action?

"B-But, Erza!" Happy stammered.

Erza's body then began to glow as the armor she usually wears appeared over her bandaged body, Erza looked up at the four, smiling just slightly, "But if I go, then you all can come with me."

"Yeah!" Natsu raised his fist high into the air, grinning widely, "That's the Erza I know! Let's go kick some ass!"

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In the snowy mountains of North Fiore, a black haired male with blue eyes pried a particular S-class job from his guild's bulletin board. "Hah. So, a job that not even the Fairies could complete, huh?" His tone was smug, his grin even more so. There was a flicker of superiority in his eyes. He had an idea. A chance to prove something that was always true in his eyes. Erza's failure on this mission was just the opening he needed. And now...he just needed a little help to assert his guild's domiance. "Luke. Tak. Come with me for a sec. There's something I want to test out."