"I guess even the strongest need help sometimes…" Said a voice as their heels clicked on the floor. They soon arrived to Erza, Heather, and Luke's cell, and it was no surprise to them that the trio was unconscious, probably from a magic draining session just before. "Oh boy…this has been much more complicated than it needs to be…" The figure shook their head before placing a hand on the door, a card symbol appearing.
"Codename…" The computer began, but it was unable to register, and instead crashed before anything could happen. As a result, the wall turned transparent, and then it just vanished.
"That could've gone ugly…" She sighed, shaking her head. She placed a hand on her hip, and continued to walk off, not bothering to wait for the trio to awaken. "Now, there's just a few more that need a little push to get started…"
"…" Erza had been semi-conscious the entire time, but she had not been able to identify the voice nor the person whom it belonged to. She placed her hands on the ground, shakily pushing herself up with her arms. After a few minutes, she stood, albeit a bit dazed after. "Who…?" Shaking her head, the requip mage walked over to Heather first, leaning down to shake her gently in hopes to wake her up. "Heather…? Wake up…"
With a pained groan, the poison dragon slayer slowly woke, sitting up while rubbing her head. "Ugh…those cretins stole our magic again, huh…?"
"Yes, but that's not important right now…" Erza said as she now walked over to Luke, pushing him with her foot somewhat to wake him. "It appears someone has given us a get out of jail free card."
"Agh…" Luke grunted as Erza's shaking woke him up. "What's going on now…?" Luke stood up, staggering a bit from the head rush.
"We're escaping," Erza replied.
"Wait, we're finally getting out of this hell hole!?" Luke's eyes widened with excitement as his fatigue seemed to have vanished. "Perfect!"
"I trust you two will be able to handle your own?" Erza asked as he walked out of the open cage, looking down the left side of the pathway.
"Of course," Heather replied with a slight smirk, using her nose to pick up a particular scent. "Ah…so that's where she is…" Heather then grabbed Luke by the wrist, dragging him down the right side of the pathway. "You're coming with me; we have some guild mates to free."
"A-As you wish…!" Luke replied as he began to run to keep up with Heather.
Erza merely gave a soft chuckle as Heather and Luke ran off before her expression changed into a threatening one. "The first one from here I meet I'll be sure to "thank" them…" She gained a near sadistic smirk with her words, and calmly walked off, knowing she was going to encounter a member, but wasn't sure who.
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Diamond strolled down a corridor, going towards Lucy, Cana, and Wendy's cell, looking forward to sapping the magic out of them. She hummed a light tune to herself as while walking, eventually reaching her destination. "Alright ladies…" Diamond said while turning on her heel. "It's time to…to…" Her eyes slowly widened and shock and the light blue haired mage let out a shriek of surprise when she noticed the hole drilled through the cell and the exit hole outside the wall. "N-NOOO! NO NO NO NO NO!" Diamond turned around, and with as must speed as she could muster, she hurried off to the command center of the giant card, flailing her arms around as she spotted King and Heartless. "K-KING! HEARTLESS!"
King gave an unamused look at Diamond's demeanor, though that didn't stop him from playing with his deck in the usual way, the only thing different was his stern tone of voice. "Diamond, what is the meaning of all your screaming? I expect your explanation to be good."
"T-They….Lucy, Cana, and Wendy…They're…They're not in their cell!" Diamond finally managed to sputter out, panting heavily from nervousness and some exhaustion from her sprint.
"WHAT?!" King threw his deck of cards down, turning his head over to Heartless.
"Heartless! Check all the lacrima screens now!" King demanded. "It would not be good if they found…" While King spoke, Heartless nodded, pressing a button to reveal the lacrima footage all over the card; on one section, there was a large explosion, and the lights briefly flashed; on the outside of the large floating card, one of the red hearts on the top left turned black, signifying something wasn't working now. "A generator…"
"Oh my…" Heartless' eyes narrowed as she watched the trio of females run away from the explosion. "We mustn't let them cause any more trouble…if all seven generators are destroyed…"
"Sound the alarm!" King said with a smirk. "I see things are finally beginning to heat up…just as I was hoping for. Now, to see if our hand is truly better than theirs…"
Diamond nodded to King's request, running over to the nearest wall and pushed a red button, sounding a loud alarm that boomed throughout the entire floating facility. "Done!" She then looked over at a lacrima screen quickly, seeing Erza Scarlet walking around all calmly. "G-Gah…! T-Titania's escaped too!"
"I'll go deal with her…" Said Heartless as she stepped down from her spot below King, and took an elevator down to the floor Erza was on. "Actually, there's something else I have to deal with first…I'll let someone else take care of her for the time being…"
"…We have an elevator…?" Diamond blinked, groaning.
"Diamond, go make sure there are no more escapees, now." King ordered.
"Y-Yes, King…!" Diamond nodded, and hurried down the stairs she previously walked up.
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"Sounds like there's a riot happening!" Flynn grinned to Mirajane, Elfman, and Adacore as he took a running stance. "Let's get in on this stuff!"
"Flynn, I don't think…" Mirajane started, but the speed mage already took off.
"Mach 2!" Flynn exclaimed as he attempted a shoulder tackle to the unbreakable wall, but he just bounced off after impact, sliding across the ground on his back until he came to a stop, groaning. "Ugh…"
"A Man wouldn't be defeated by a wall so easily…!" Elfman commented.
"It's not gonna work, Flynn," Adacore sighed.
"There's gotta be something we can do to escape…!" Flynn shouted.
"We WILL escape!" Elfman exclaimed in the manliest tone possible as he used his takeover Beast Arm: Iron Bull, to change his arm into a metallic fist. "They have Lisanna in here, and as a Man I will NOT allow them to do any more harm to her!" Mustering all the physical strength he could, Elfman let out a yell as he slammed his arm into the wall…and surprisingly, it crumbled, much to everyone's surprise.
"E-Elf-nii…" Mirajane's eyes widened in shock, but it was the good type of shock.
"MAN!" Elfman exclaimed victoriously.
"I thought these walls were unbreakable…" Flynn gawked at Elfman's strength.
"The only thing unbreakable is a Man's spirit," Elfman said while holding his Beast Arm up, a serious expression on his face. "Now, we must go find Lisanna!"
"We have to find our other members too, so we're splittin' up here I guess," Said Adacore as he and Flynn took the opposite path Elfman and Mirajane were taking. The four nodded to each other and went on their separate paths.
Watching from the roof, Queen Tia sighed before groaning in an irritated fashion. "I don't believe this…The cell's run off power from the generators…those three girls are going to ruin everything if something isn't done about this…" Now falling onto the ground, sticking the landing, Tia dusted her dress off. "How did those three get free in the first place….I suppose it doesn't matter now. I'll just have to make sure this mess is cleaned up…"
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(Just moments before the alarms went off) Jack played with a purple flare in his hands, giving a bored sigh. "Man, when is something interesting gonna happen…" And after he spoke, the area shook a bit, and the alarms went off. "Spoke too soon…" He hopped up, knowing exactly what the alarms meant. "I was hoping things would get interesting…" Jack looked over his shoulder, giving a daunting smirk to the trapped Exceeds. "Hey, you get to see your little friends in action, finally. Don't be too upset when we're finished."
"You're wrong!" Happy shouted with a large smirk. "This is Fairy Tail's turnaround!"
"Saying the same thing over and over again must be your magic, huh? Because damn it's annoying…" Jack then waved a hand and began to walk off. "Time to get myself in some of this fun…"
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Spade walked down the corridor rather casually, despite the fact the alarms were blaring. "I don't see what the big deal is…it's not like they're gonna all escape miraculously…" Spade chuckled to himself before reaching the cell with Lisanna, Melanie, Laxus, and Taranis once again, tapping on the transparent wall to grab their attention. "I see you didn't even try to escape like your friends? Good choice, because they're all gonna fall anyway."
"Tch," Was the only response Laxus had to give. "You dunno who yer messin' with, so stop talking like you've already won."
"Oh, but we have!" Spade said as he placed his hand on the way, his symbol appearing on the center of is as he began to drain the magic of the four mages. "The game was set before it even started!" The red and blue colored mage laughed manically as the magic draining sparks danced wildly across the cell, and the green bar rose faster. "Now we're going to play our hand to the rest of Fiore and see what they have to offer!"
"G-Gah! Make it…stop…!" Lisanna cried out as she fell to her knees, her body jerking wildly from the shocking.
"I-it hurts…." Melanie whimpered as she fell onto her stomach.
"D-Dammit…" Taranis grit his teeth, refusing to fall like the females had done.
"That's right, fill that meter up nice and quick, eh?!" Spade said while laughing. The meter hit full after a few minutes just like he wanted. "Excellent! Now…" The meter wasn't stopping. "W-What?! Why isn't it stopping!?" Spade pulled his hand away from the wall, but it was a useless effort, the bar now turned red as the system began to overload.
"You want our magic so bad?!" Laxus grinned as sparks started to exit his body; he was GIVING his magic up, using it to fuel the overload.
"You can take it!" Taranis continued, sparks also flying off of his body fueling the overload as well.
"N-No! We have enough! Stop it! The system is going to cra-!" And before he could finish, a large electrical explosion occurred, blowing Spade back into the nearest wall. "GAH!"
From the smoke, the two lightning slayers stepped now, sadistic grins now on their faces as they stood a few feet away from Spade, sparks flying all around their bodies. "He's mine," Laxus stated, almost as if he was telling Taranis to back down.
"Screw that," Taranis replied, cracking his knuckles. "He's MINE."
"Tch…" Spade stood up, dusting himself off. Despite the two he was facing, he grinned. You two really think you can take me…?"
"As long as the lizard doesn't get in my way…" Taranis replied while setting his top hat down.
"Heh…" Spade held his arms as his side. Red electricity sparking around his left (red) arm, and blue electricity sparking from his right (blue) arm. "Bring it on then!"
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Erza was quite calm even though the alarm was blaring loudly. The only minor downside to this was that she couldn't hear herself think very clearly, but she didn't need to. A smile was engraved on her features, as she knew the alarm meant things weren't going the way Dealer intended it to go. "They messed with the wrong guild…" Was the only thing Erza whispered to herself as she continued on her way. Seconds passed before her senses kicked in; she jumped to the side, only to avoid a giant platinum club. The club slammed into the ground, cratering it about 20 feet; Erza's eyes widened at the power before she turned her head to Club Strong.
"Oi!" Strong exclaimed in a serious tone while drawing his club back. "What are you doin' out of your cell? I know I wasn't stupid enough to accidentally let you out…" Strong then blinked a few times, finally catching on to the fact that it was Titania whom he had stopped. "Titania!?"
"Club Strong…" Erza narrowed her eyes before she back flipped, a heavenly light enveloping her body. "Kanso!" When the light cleared, Erza was in her Black Wing Armor, and utilizing its speed, she dashed forward at a breakneck pace, swinging her sword horizontally at Strong.
"Must be my lucky day!" Strong grinned in excitement. "If I can defeat Titania, I'll be promoted to S class no problem, then Spade and Diamond will have to answer to me!" As Erza slashed at Strong, the large hulking male swung his platinum club, his brute strength becoming evident as Erza's sword flew from her hands and stuck deep into the wall to her left.
"He's strong…!" Erza thought to herself. Her thought process was cut off almost immediately as Strong continued with his swing, a backhanded one from the momentum. Erza narrowly flew up just in time to avoid the hit. The club was inches away from her, but even though she evaded the attack, she could literally feel the strength Strong had put into the attack. "His brute strength…incredible…"
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"Nice job, ladies!" Cana grinned at Lucy and Wendy, who glanced back at the destroyed generator. "I don't know how many are left, but let's keep this up!"
"I agree!" Lucy nodded. "We also have to free the others!"
"I think they can take care of themselves at this point," Said Cana as she started to walk.
"Cana-san is right." Wendy gave a nod of agreement to Cana. "We have to keep supporting them the best we can! I know Natsu-san and the others will break free soon enough!"
As the three females conversed on their next idea, a card slid in from out of nowhere. The Black 1 of hearts. From the card, a person arose. This person was male, who had black hair, wore a black outfit, and almost pitch black eyes. "Oh, no no no no no!" The male squealed in an almost feminine like fashion, catching the attention of the three ladies.
"Who the hell…" Cana raised a brow at the male who squealed.
"That was quite the scream…" Lucy said with a somewhat weirded out expression on her face.
"What did you do to the generator!?" The male squealed once again before running to the generator, holding his hands out. "This will never do, no no no…." A magic circle appeared on the generator, and the destroyed pieces of it slowly game back together, fixing the machinery; the machine gave a "whirr" sound before starting back up again.
"H-Hey!?" Wendy shouted from the sudden surprise.
"We're moving again…!" Cana stumbled as the card they were all inside began to tremble once again from the reactivation of a generator.
"Much better…" The male said as his voice dropped several octaves. He turned to face the three females, adjusting his outfit. "Now, I must introduce myself…I am the 1 of Hearts…Time Arc magic is my specialty…"
"Where did you even come from…?" Lucy asked as she grip on her keys tightened.
"Heartless called upon me…" The one of Hearts replied as entered a gentlemanly stance. "If you defeat me, I'll tell you something interesting about her."
"We're taking you down anyway, so don't bother making bets!" Cana replied.
"Very well…You may call me Daigo…"
"Well, Daigo…" Cana readied her deck, looking back to Lucy and Wendy. "You're not ready for Fairy Tail's power…"
"On the contrary, my dear…" Daigo replied as he pulled out his own deck of cards. He placed one down, and a magic seal appeared under the three females.
"Watch out!" Wendy cried out, but her warning came too late. The magic circle exploded, sending the three females into the nearest wall.
"G-Gah…" Lucy groaned, rubbing her head after the impact with the wall. "W-What was that…!?"
"Pick a card, my dears…any card…" A sadistic, blood thirsty grin appeared on Daigo's face as he drew another card, very slowly at that; to savor the moment. "In fact…I'll pick for you…"