Before we start the chapter, I want to remind you about the small contest we're doing. You need to guess how many chapters this story will end on, and the guesses will end when the Grand Magic Games arc does. The rule is that you can only guess once, so be careful. The winner gets to pick what fandom I do next. Those fan factions are Bleach, -Man, Fairy Tail, Final Fantasy 7, Harry Potter, and Yu-Gi-Oh. Yu-Gi-Oh is a new addition to the reward.

My Guess: 140 chapters

tjsean 12: 135 chapters

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Harry stood behind a wall with the rest of his team, waiting for the games to start so they could rescue Lucy while everyone was busy watching the games. While he waited, he thought about what he requested Hermione to do for him.

"Hey, Hermione," he called the bushy-haired girl, who looked up from a book she was reading.

"Hey, Harry. Is there something you need?" she asked.

"Yeah," he answered and looked around at his surroundings. When he saw no one, he turned back to his friend. "I sent a letter to Zeref, asking him to meet me here, but I'll be with Natsu's rescue team. So I was hoping you could meet up with him for me?"

"How do you want me to do that?"

Harry fixed his glasses before answering, "If you see a young man with black hair and eyes, wearing all black and a white toga, that's Zeref. Ask him if he's Cerberus, and if he says yes, tell him where I went and about the book. I only gave him basic information. Can you do this?"

Hermione looked worried, but she didn't deny him immediately. She thought about his request for ten seconds before giving her answer.

"Alright, I trust you, Harry. I'll keep an eye out for him and tell him what's up. I'll also try to see what you see in him."

Harry's eyes widened. "You're willing to give him a chance?" he asked.

"I'm only giving him a chance because you normally don't give bad guys a chance," she replied. "Now go; you're team and Lucy are waiting."

"Let the final match of the Grand Magic Games begin!" Harry snapped his head up when he heard the announcement.

"It's time," he muttered. "Do we have a plan on how to get into the castle?"

"I say we blast our way through," said Natsu, earning a stinging hex from Harry. "OW!"

"This is a stealth mission, Natsu," Harry told him.

"Right, almost forgot," Natsu said sheepishly.

Happy suggested, "What about disguises?"

"No need to worry, everyone," said Mira, "I already have a plan." She turned to Harry. "Harry, I'll need your help with this." She informed everyone what her plan was, and everyone agreed with it. It was the best way to get into the castle without someone stopping them, even if someone saw them.

As they were preparing to launch their plan, Harry and Wendy turned toward the tournament. "Good luck, you guys," they said together and then met each other's eyes. They nodded to show their mutual agreement and readiness.

"Let's go, guys. Fawkes, Happy, Carla, and Panther Lily, hide in our clothes. We don't want the guards to see you."

"Aye, sir!"

Natsu, Wendy, and Ron did their best pouting face with their hands tied behind their backs. They had two guards behind them, pushing them forward and toward another guard. The new guard looked up as he noticed their approach.

"What happened?" he asked.

The guard with glasses replied, "We found these three trying to break into the castle to save their friend."

"Alright, head on in and put them in a cell. The king will deal with them later." The guard began to walk away, leaving Natsu, Wendy, Ron, and the two 'guards' alone.

Harry grinned victoriously and turned to face Mira. "That was a brilliant plan, Mira," he said.

"Thank you, Harry. I had a lot of fun dressing up and fooling that guard," she said.

Ron sighed, "I'm just glad it worked. Now, can you untie us?"

Harry looked around at his surroundings, trying to see if anyone else was around. When not seeing anyone but themselves, he nodded. "Alright, you guys are free. Let's do this quickly and get inside. We don't want to risk anyone else noticing us."

"Right!" Natsu, Wendy, and Ron said too loudly, making Harry and Mira shush them.

They quickly cut the rope, and Harry and Mira pulled off the guard uniforms and made their way into the castle, but Harry realized something as soon as they walked in. "Does anyone know where the dungeon is?"

Fawkes poked his head out from under Harry's shirt. {Can't you feel out their life force?} he asked.

{I can, but I don't know where the stairs that lead down are.}

"Don't worry about a thing, guys. I've been here a few times, so I know where I'm going," said Mira with a joyful smile.

"You have?" asked Ron, Natsu, and Happy, who came out of Natsu's shirt.

"Yep! Follow me." She led them to some stairs a few halls away from the entrance. "All we have to do is go down these stairs," she said.

"Let's do this!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Aye, sir!" Happy joined him as they both ran down the stairs. Harry wanted to hex them for being loud, but they were already too far from him to do so. He decided if those two got caught, it would be punishment enough.

Harry, Ron, Wendy, Mira, Carla, and Panther Lily ran down the stairs to follow their enthusiastic friends and rescue Lucy.

They found Lucy with Yukino within five minutes of going downstairs. Harry was looking around as Natsu melted the cell bars holding the girls. There were life forces further down, but he didn't understand why. The only thing further down than the dungeon was the dragon graveyard.

"Alright, let's get out of here, guys," said Natsu while he and Ron helped Lucy and Yukino.

"Wait, Natsu, I need to get my keys first," said Lucy.

Fawkes sighed, {Of course, why wouldn't they take Lucy's keys?}

"Did they take yours too, Yukino?" asked Harry.

Yukino nodded, "Yeah, but I don't know where they could be."

"Harry, do you think the keys would carry life force energy?" asked Ron.

"No, the keys are just items that open gates to another world," replied Harry, turning to Fawkes. "Think you can look for them?"

Fawkes shrugged, {Shouldn't be too hard. You guys, be careful on your way out.} He flapped his wings to boost himself up.

Harry turned back to his group. "Let's go. Fawkes will find and return your keys at Fairy Tail's inn," he said, but as he took the first step to the stairs, the floor opened. The group was shocked at the sudden loss of stable ground and screamed as they fell through it.

Fawkes cried as they fell, but the trap door closed before he could grab Harry.

Harry, Ron, Natsu, Mira, Lucy, Yukino, Happy, Carla, and Panther Lily slid down the tunnel that led to an underground cavern. They groaned in pain as some were between bodies and stones. Harry was one of the few pinned to the ground by a body. "Ron, get off me," he hissed. Ron apologized and got off, allowing Harry to get up and rub his sore face. He looked around to see where they were but didn't recognize the place. It wasn't the same as the dragon graveyard, for there were no dragon bones but rather human bones. There was an archway on the other side of the cavern, but he sensed life energy outside their group.

"Where are we?" asked Panther Lily, but before they could answer, a video screen popped up with the princess of Fiore on it.

"Hello, thieves," she greeted coldly. "You have fallen into Abyss Palace, where criminals are left to die. As I'm sure you can see, they never last long."

"Why did you drop us down here? We haven't done anything!" demanded Natsu.

"You broke into the palace, and the guards told me you tried to steal some valuable artifacts. How I see it, you deserve to rot down there. Enjoy what little time you have left." After those parting words, Hisui and the video feed vanished.

TBC

Did I make Hisui sound too cold? I don't remember anything about what she said in this part, so I got creative.

Natsu: Either way, I thought you did great. Although, I hate she just left us to die down there!

Harry: She doesn't seem very nice. :(

Enj/Dark: She's normally not like that.

Zeref: Yeah, she is very nice once you get to know her. At least, that's what I heard.

Voldy: I'm more interested in who else is down there. If they're planning to kill Potter, you better not let him die!

Enj/Dark: He's not going to die. Harry, it's your turn, I think.

Harry: Please review!