Lucy watches from a cliff as the people below argue and yell. "I can understand cars and boats, why'd they want to hijack a train?" She questions, and Happy agrees, "It doesn't really seem a very good choice for getaways since it can only follow the tracks it's on."

"Yes, that's true, but they are quite fast." Erza says. "Then I guess it's up to us to figure out where those Eisenwald guys are going in such a big hurry and why." Gray concludes.

"You're naked, Gray." Lucy scolded. "Am I?" Gray checked himself.

"The military's already been called to action, so it should only be a matter of time before someone catches them." Lucy reasons. "I hope that's the case, Lucy." Erza begins to start up the car, but Lucy stops her.

"You've already used up enough magic energy, you need to rest and get it back up. Let someone else drive for now, Erza." Lucy begins to get into the seat by pushing Erza back, but Natsu takes the wristband to power the magic mobile from the window closest to the driver seat.

"Drive, Erza." Erza gapes but follows suit, and Natsu sits with his body leaned so his head can be buried in Lucy's neck while his hand hangs out the window.

"Open, gate of the telescope; I call upon thee, come forth to my side, Telescopium." Ellie falls into Lucy's hands with sun shaped lenses, and Lucy brings it up to her eyes. "Show me the train that Eisenwald hijacked." She hummed before pointing, "They went that way, Ellie never lies."

They follow the directions Lucy gives all the way to Oshibana. "What's that, up ahead?" Lucy looks in the direction with Ellie. "The train station." They hurry and exit the magic mobile once they reach it, Lucy and Happy staying sith Natsu a few seconds to find his grounding before catching up. When they find the other two, Erza has three station workers knocked out. "Her methods seem unproductive." Lucy mutters. "Gray, your clothes." She says, turning away from him.

"The Eisenwald guild is inside, let's go." They run into the station. "A small army unit stormed in earlier but they've yet to return. I'm guessing that they've been caught in battle with the Eisenwald forces." Erza informs them, just as they come upon the fallen bodies of the army unit on the stairs. Lucy gasps and shivers at the sight.

"They've been completely wiped out!" Happy says. "They were up against an entire guild of wizards. A small contingent like this would never have stood a chance against such a powerful group."

They walk up the stairs, greeted by the entirety of the Eisenwald guild. "Welcome, Fairytail flies!" Lucy gapes at the number of them. "Fiend, I take it you're Erigor." Erza's gaze is locked upon a shirtless man with blue tattoos and white wild hair holding a scythe who chuckled.

"We're not threatened by any of you. Tell us what you're planning to do with the lullaby." Erza demanded. "Oh, you haven't heard yet. What do all train stations have?" Erigor uses wind magic to fly. He lands on the broadcast lacrima. "You plan to broadcast the lullaby's song?" Erza gapes, and Erigor laughs.

"Thousands of nosy onlookers have flocked to this station to get a glimpse of the action. Who knows, if I raise the volume enough, I may be able to extinguish the entire city with my melody of death!" Erigor admits, and Natsu growls.

"What reason do you have to commit such a heinous crime against the innocent people of this town?!" Erza yelled. "This is a cleansing of all the fools out there who fail to appreciate all the rights they hold so dear. Who remain willfully ignorant to the plight of those who had their rights stripped away. They've committed the sin of turning a blind eye to the world's injustice. Therefore, the reaper has come to punish them!" Erigor yelled back, and the group all scowled.

"But killing them isn't going to help you get your rights back, it's only going to make it worse. That's the whole reason you were kicked out of the wizard league in the first place." Lucy tries to reason. "At this point, we've given up trying to regain our rights. We want power. Then we will be able to wash away the sins of the past and take control of what happens in the future."

"You guys are completely insane!" Lucy yelled.

"We're rolling in a new age of darkness. 'Course, by the time it gets here, you flies will be long gone!" The black-haired man in white says.

Black tendril made of shadows whip from the ground and go for Lucy, who brings out a key. Natsu jumps in front of her and burns the shadows away.

"I leave them to you, show them the terror of the dark guild Eisenwald." Erigor disappears.

"Dragneel, Gray, go; I need you to stop him. I'm leaving Erigor in your hands." Erza commands, Gray automatically leaves and Natsu growls before turning to leave. "If my son and woman get hurt, bodies will burn." Nastu runs off, leaving Erza with Happy and Lucy. One of the Eisenwald members follows using a magic item. "I, the great Rayule, will take them down." "I'm coming with you." The black-haired man seeps into the shadows.

"We'll catch up with them once we've finished off the rest of the men here, okay?" Erza says, and Lucy nods. handles her whip and brings out Blanc's kay. "Open, gate of the shield; I call upon thee, come forth Scutum!" Once Blanc appears in silver light, Lucy places Happy in the spirit's arms. "I need you to allow her to use magic!" Lucy points to Erza, and she feels a ping through the link. "Allow me to use magic?" Erza questions.

"Blanc is my shield, no magic can exist within his presence except mine, but there can be exceptions for my allies."

Lucy swings her whip, wraps it around a member's leg, and swings him against five other members, knocking them all out. Erza nods and requips a sword. All the swordsmen come at Erza, each one defeated with a single slash. "Open, gate of the giant crab; I call upon thee, come forth to my side, Cancer!" Cancer looks around, "You need me to fight these dudes, baby?" He asks, and Lucy nods. "Take them with style, Cance." The members rush at Cancer, who cuts them down swiftly. Their weapons are snipped clean through and their heads all become bald on top. The men all freak out.

Lucy continues to swing people against each other, using the sheer numbers and weight to her advantage as Cancer cuts them down. "Still so many." Erza continues, "Annoying, but I'll wipe them out." Erza is enveloped by light for a split second, and it fades from her to reveal different armor than before.

"Most magic swordsmen only have the ability to swap their weapons, but Erza's able to swap her armor for wizarding armor that enhances her abilities. It's a talent that only she possesses; That's what makes her magic special. A technique called 'The Knight.'" Happy explains, and Lucy nods.

Erza flys up with the armor's wings and circles a tiny army of swords in the air.

One of the members yells out something before Erza sends her swords flying at them all. Most of the men all get thrown back and knocked unconscious. One rushes at her and another warns not to. "Do you have any idea who that woman is?" Erza cuts down the member. "She's queen of the fairies, Titania Erza!" Erza requips into her normal armor and the member runs off.

"I would imagine he's going to look for Erigor. You should follow him." Lucy nods, and Erza adds, "Rather impressive, Lucy." Erza praises, and Lucy chuckles. "It's all thanks to Blanc and Cancer." Lucy says as she hugs Cancer.

"But the way this crab spirit calls you baby, I find it rather insulting." Erza scowls, and Lucy frowns. "You don't know anything about Cancer, how can you be insulted? He calls me baby because he's known me since I was an infant." Erza nods, and Lucy huffs.

"Look, I know you tend to take things on eye level so I'll tell you; If you say anything bad about my spirits, I'll have no mercy or remorse for anything that happens to you. They're my family, remember that when you speak about them." Lucy hugs Cancer and Blanc before sending them back to the spirit realm. She takes Happy into her arms and begins to leave.

"What do you mean you know I take things at eye level?" Erza asks, and Lucy sighed.

"You just accepted that Natsu was violent without even thinking it through. He was raised by a dragon in a forest, of course he didn't know he had to hold back when challenged. He modeled himself after the guild, and when someone challenged him to a brawl he joined because that's what the guild did. He's learned since then, because he's an adult now v.s. when he was a kid before. But, none of you see that, you don't look deeper than eye level." Lucy leaves Erza to cope with the thought.

—-

Natsu and Gray run through the halls, searching for Erigor. They stop at a crossway, and Natsu growls as he look back.

I shouldn't have left Happy and Lucy alone, Erigor could circle back and hurt them.

Natsu growls at the thought of his son and woman being in the clutches of someone like Erigor. He sniffed the air and growled.

No, I have his scent, this way.

Natsu ran off into the left, leaving Gray to the right.

"Erigor, come out wherever you are!" Nastu yells, and suddenly freezes. He whips around and lights his hand on fire to connect with the black-haired man's face. "What the?" He screams and Natsu growls. "Where is Erigor, Eisenwald?" Natsu says, and black-haired man scowls. "My name is Kage." Natsu growls. "Where is Erigor?" The temperature in the room rises to boiling temperatures. "You think I'm just gonna tell you that? If you really want to know, you're gonna have to beat it out of me." Kageyama launches an attack at Natsu, who burns it away.

Kageyama launches another attack, in the form of shadow snakes. "Dark dragon wing attack!" Kage gasps, falling to his ass. "Dark dragon…" Natsu walks over to him until he towers over Kageyama. "You ready to talk? If not, I got a flame ready to eat you up." Kabe whimpers, "N-No, you're a monster!" Natsu growls, and the heat overcomes Kageyama entirely.

When Kageyama comes back, Natsu is holding him up by his shirt collar. "Where is Erigor?" Kageyama laughs. "He's long gone, he's not even in this station anymore." Natsu growls, and turns to Gray and Erza running to him. "Dragneel, we need him alive!" Erza yells, and Natsu huffs.

Of course she thinks I'd kill him.

Erza brings out a sword and launches, impaling it to the side of Kageyama's head. "You will de-spell the wind barrier and you will do so without complaint." She demands. "Fine, I'll de-spell it." Kageyama suddenly groans in pain, and the group look down to see a hand push itself through his body.

"Why, Karacka?"

Erza yells out Kageyama's name, and Gray complains, "No, he was our only way out of here!"

"Kage, don't you dare die on us! We need your help, do you hear me?" Erza yelled as she held him up. "I think we're losing him, Erza." Gray warned. "You're the only one of us that's able to dispel the wind barrier. Just hang on!" Erza pleads, Natsu finally moving. He growls and steps to Karacka.

"How could you do that to one of your allies? He's a member of your guild, he trusted you and you tried to kill him. Is it just how dark guild members treat eachother?" Natsu punches Karacka in the face with a flaming fist. "Wallow in your pain and regret, Eisenwald." Natsu turns back to Erza and Gray.

"We can't let him die, he's our only way out of here." Erza bangs him against the floor. "But there's no way for him to use his magic in this condition." Gray reasons, and Erza bangs him harder. "If I force him to, he will!" Erza yells.

Natsu sniffs the air and immediately turns to run to Lucy and Happy's side. "Bad timing, huh?" Lucy tries to lighten the tension.

"Erigor put a wind barrier that blocks anyone from going in or out. He's on his way to use the lullaby on the guild masters!" Erza explains, then her eyes widen. "You said Blanc cancels out magic?" She asks, and Lucy sighs. "Only magic being summoned around me, if a spell is already in place there's nothing Blanc can do." She explains, and Erza sighs heavily.

She picks Kageyama up. "Let's go outside, see if there's anything we can do." They follow her out to the front of the station. "Erigor cut off our only means of reaching Clover and is heading there by air." Erza informed. "I'm pretty sure that we could catch up to him on the magic mobile. But, we can't do anything until we figure out how to get on the other side of this barrier." Gray says, and Lucy pouts.

Natsu attempts to punch through it with his magic, but only falls back injured. Lucy and Happy rush to him while Erza begs Kageyama to wake up. Natsu stands and rushes at the wall again, getting knocked back once more. Not stopping, he goes time and time again, Lucy and Happy gaining more tears as he goes on. "Natsu, stop it!" Lucy begs, and Gray huffs. "Brute force isn't the way to go."

Natsu growls and throws himself at the barrier. "You're going to get shred to pieces, Nast, please just stop!" Lucy grabs Natsu by the shoulder and pulls him against her, Happy coming up to hug him around the throat from his original place in his mama's arms. "Just stop it!" Natsu calms in Lucy's arms.

"We could use your spirits!" He said, and Lucy tilted her head in confusion. "Didn't you make a contract with Virgo?" Lucy gasps and pulls out Virgo's key. "Open, gate of the maiden; I call upon thee, come forth to my side, Virgo!" Virgo appears in golden light.

"You summoned, Lucy? What can I do for you?" Virgo bows. "I need you to drill a hole to get us out of here, Virgo." Virgo nods and does as told. Everyone readies to jump in after, but Lucy catches Nastu's cloak and points to Kageyama. Natsu scoffs but nods and picks him up. They walk through the tunnel until they are on the other side.

"Woah, this wind is crazy." Lucy screams, trying to get her hair under control. "It's no use, you'll never be able to catch up to Erigor. You can't stop us. We've won." Kageyama gloats, and Natsu drops him to the ground harshly. Lucy glares at him and he just shrugs. He picks Lucy up bridal style and Happy summons his wings

Fire shoots from his feet and with Happy, theyfly off.

"What the hell! Natsu, Happy!" Lucy hides her face in his neck to escape the harsh winds. He simply holds her tighter and speeds up. Soon, she feels a collision and she rocks as Natsu lands. He sets her down behind him and puts his cloak on her. "It'll protect you from the flames." He tightens it around her and Happy Lucy finally understands why they flew off at such speeds when she sees Erigor across from them. She pulls Happy closer to her, taking notice of how tired he was.

"You again, one of those pesky Fairytail flies. What are you doing here." Erigor asks, gaping when Natsu turns around to face him.

"Dragneel… Oh well, it's simply your time to be reaped!" Natsu rolled his eyes. "Then, I'll reap that girl and cat." At that, Natsu growled and set his hands on fire.

"I'm gonna burn you and that stupid flute of yours to a crisp." Natsu launches, but Erigor pushes him back and puts out his flames with wind. Nastsu goes at him again, only to be pushed off the tracks into the rocky caverns below.

"Natsu!" Lucy yells, looking over the edge to see him coming up with the flames on his feet. "Natsu, make your flames boiling, heat up the air and create a vertical updraft." Lucy says, and Natsu nods. Natsu moves in close and lights his flames to the extreme heat, effectively pushing through the winds and knocking out Erigor.

Lucy hurries to grab the lullaby, and turns around at the sound of the magic mobile. Gray was in the driver seat. Erza and Kage got out of the back, and Erza went up to Lucy. Gray got out the seat to convene with the others as well.

Kageyama eyes the lullaby in Lucy's hand before snatching it with shadows as he gets on the driver seat and steals the magic mobile. Lucy falls back into Natsu's arms as Kageyama drives off. "Lullaby's mine now, shouldn't have left your guards down, flies!"

"That jerk, this is how he pays us back for what we've done for him?" Lucy screams before summoning Beau. "Everyone, on Beau's back." They all pile on the spirit, Lucy pats him once on the center of his back and he rushes off in a blur of speed magic.

—

The moon is up when they get to the conference house in Clover thanks to Beau and Ellie. "There he is!" Gray points out Kageyama, with, "Gramps."

A fat man in a pink pajama outfit, make-up and wings shushes them. "We're just about to get to the good part." He says, and Lucy gasps. "You're master Bob of Blue Pegasis." She says, and Bob looks her up and down. "Well, honey, aren't you just a meal? Are you sure you're eating enough though, dearie?" Lucy bristles and looks away pointedly.

They watch as Kageyama brings the flute up and all gasp. "Can you keep it down over there? We're just about to get to the good part." A man in a spiked hat and choker says. "That's master Goldmine of Quatro Cerberus!" Lucy notes and goes back to watching Kageyama and her own master. After a small speech from their master, Kageyama drops the flutes and falls to his knees.

They rush to him, praising the work. Makarov questions their presence, and Erza hugs him to her armor harshly. "Master, your words touched me so deeply that I was almost moved to tears." Makarov makes a noise of pain.

A laugh sounds out. "I've grown tired of you cowardly wizards and tour antics." A magic circle forms above the lullaby. It grows and changes until it is a towering giant made of wood with sharp claws, thorns, three glowing eyes and horns. "I shall feast upon your pitiful souls." Everyone begins to panic at the sight of it.

"Erigor never said anything about a monster!" Kage yelled. "It was one of Zeref's works…" Lucy continues, "His specialty, living magic, he turned non-living objects into demons." Erza and Gray both question "Living magic?" "Zeref?"

"He's the most evil wizard the world has ever known. He was very powerful in his day. But in my wildest dream, I never thought his dark legacy would pop up again." Master Bob says.

"Now then, which of these delectable souls shall I dine on first?" Nastu pushes Lucy and Happy behind him. "Get everyone to safety." Erza orders, and Gray and Lucy nod and rush to do so.

A distant shout is heard from the forest below, where Fiore army flags fly. "You doubt my power? I'll prove it to you!" Lullaby turns to the noise and lets out a roar that destroys the entire section of forest the flags had once flown in.

"I have no means for those pathetic humans, I prefer the taste of a wizard's soul and I will consume all of yours!" Nastu growls, "You're not hurting my son and woman, flute." His hands light on fire, and Lucy pulls out a gold and silver key. Erza requips into her heaven's wheel armor and Gray takes his top off.

"Open, gate of the golden bull; I call upon thee, come forth to my side, Taurus! I need you to cut down that demon." Taurus nods and swings his ax at Lullaby's limbs.

Lucy handles her whip, latching onto one of the thorns and ripping it off as Gray assaults it with lances. Natsu burns through the wood, Erza swings her swords in swift and calculated motions.

Lullaby roars, and the plant life begins to die all around them. "Just one note and your souls will be mine!" The Lullaby begins to suck in air, but is cut off. On Lullaby's back, wings begin to beat and a tail wraps around its torso to trap its arms. Lullaby is lifted into the sky by its neck up to the moon, where the captor is revealed.

A dragon, perfectly blended colors of black and specks of white stars and clouds had made it invisible in the night sky.

The dragon continues to fly Lullaby up, and flings it around by its neck until it rips off the body. The body and head dissolve into specks of soft blue light in the sky and fades off into nothingness leaving behind the broken flute form of Lullaby.

The dragon lands in front of Lucy.

"Thank you, Draco, you did perfectly." Lucy pets the head of Draco. She lets him place his head against hers before disappearing into silver light. "You too Taurus, good job." Lucy smiles at the giant bovine. "Does that mean I can get a k-!" He disappears in silver light.

"Well done." Makarov walks up to Lucy, and she nods. She attempts to walk over to Nastu and Happy, but her knees buckle. Natsu rushes to catch her, looking her over for any injuries. "I'm fine, Natsu, just used up a lot of magic today." Nastu nods and opts to carry her, letting her tuck her head in his neck. Happy lays on her stomach and cuddles into his dad's chest.

The guild masters all gasp at the sight, yet Markarov smiles. "We're an awesome guild, aren't we?" Makarov begins to gloat, refering to the four wizards.

The guild masters all looked to the place where the conference hall once was. "Overboard!" It was completely gone, entirely destroyed.

Makarved gaped and Erza began to beg for forgiveness.

Natsu simply sighed and shook his head fondly. He turned around and began to walk away.

"Let's go home now."