Hey, it's been a while! I can focus on this again and for a long time. I finished making my Christmas presents in the nick of time. I had a week left to spare. :(

Now for this fight, I'm going to skip most of it. I'll show some of it, but I never liked this part. To give you an idea, I forgot it even existed. Onto the chapter!

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Recap: Wendy's quick movements snapped Harry out of his dark thoughts. Wanting to prevent the blue-haired girl from seeing something horrific, Harry ran after her.

When Harry stopped next to the crouching form of Wendy, he saw the man they met last night. Arcanios was covered in gashes and burses. The wound on the man's leg was the most concerning. It was steadily bleeding; a pool the size of a basketball had formed around it already.

Harry conjured long strips of bandages and wrapped them around Arcadios' injured leg while Wendy used her healing magic to close the wound as best she could. Harry didn't look up from his work when he felt his friends approach him, but he did when he finished. He saw their concern as they looked upon the former knight, but Yukino took the situation the worst. She cried out the man's name and clutched onto his shoulder, trying to shake him awake.

Wendy finished healing for now, but only because Harry stopped her by placing a hand on her shoulder.

"What's wrong, Harry?" asked the blue-haired dragon slayer.

"I sense a group of five coming this way," he muttered while looking down a dark path. A groan was heard from Arcadios, but Harry kept his eyes where they were.

"Arcadios!" said Yukino, relieved.

The was a pause of silence with only Arcadios' breaths filling it. After the man took three gulps of air, he spoke, "R-run away!" His words were shaky and weak but full of desperation. Harry didn't need him to warn him, however. Five shadowy figures were forming as soon as Arcadios woke, but since the former knight ordered Harry and his group to run, Harry knew these people weren't good.

The black-haired wizard lifted the elder wand and cast a Bombarda. The explosion snapped everyone's attention toward him and caused Lucy, Yukino, and Wendy to shout in fright.

"What was that for, Harry?" Happy asked, sounding annoyed.

Harry only narrowed his eyes and readied himself for attacks. "We're not alone," he said, making the others get into fighting stances.

"That wasn't very nice of you, prisoner," said a deep male voice from the clearing dust. It sounded mocking like that man tried and failed to sound like a scolding father. "How did you even know we were here?" the same voice asked just as the dust cleared enough to see five people standing before them without a scratch.

"You're not as quiet as you like to think," Harry said, but it was a lie. He didn't hear them at all. It was only thanks to his ability to sense the life force of others that allowed him to know they were coming.

Arcadios groaned again as he sat up a bit more. His following words surprised Harry and the others. "This isn't good. Those five are an independent team of executors that supports the kingdom from the shadows. They are known as the Garou Knights."

Harry felt irritation pulse through his skull. He pinched the bridge of his nose to soothe the headache and mumbled, "Why would anyone want a team of independent killers around the royal family and go unchecked?" The Garou Knights didn't hear Harry, but his friends did and muttered their agreement.

"What that sorry excuse for a knight says is true. It is because of us that escape from the Abyss Palace is impossible. The moment you were sent down here, we were given orders to kill you," said the deep male voice, allowing Harry to pin-pointed which of the five mages spoke. It was the man carrying two massive axes. He wore a black cloak with armor covering his lower face and chest. He stood in the middle of the executioners, stating he was their leader.

There were two other males in the group, one big and round with a cigar pinched between his teeth, and the other was a short, skinny man with big round eyes and dressed like a fisherman. The two girls looked like opposites of each other. One had dark hair and clothes, and the other had pink hair and a pink outfit with a bit of green in her wear, reminding Harry of a flower.

Since Harry was studying the two females, he noticed when their bodies tensed. Harry gripped his wand tighter.

The two female mages attacked first. Cosmos, the pink-haired mage, used her magic to summon vines from the hard ground and shot them at Harry's group.

Harry used Protego to block the attack, but the vines distracted him from stopping Kamika, the black-haired mage, from running past him and attacking Mira. Harry turned to stop her, but he was caught in a green plant the size of Panther Lily in his battle form.

"Harry!" The Master of Death heard his friends' worried calls but ignored them for the time being.

"Sky Dragon's Roar!" Wendy yelled and hit the plant Harry was trapped in, but it did nothing but sway the trap-like plant.

Harry made a face of dismay. He's glad Wendy tried to help but knew she wouldn't risk hurting him. With that thought in mind, he knew he would have to break out himself.

Tightening his hand on the Elder Wand, Harry pointed down at the plant's core.

"Bombarda!" The exploding spell met the core, causing the plant to cry and open. Harry wondered how a plant could cry out in pain, but there was no time to dwell on it. Harry jumped out and flicked his wand again toward the writhing man-eater plant. "Incendio!" Flames streamed out of the tip of the Elder Wand and engulfed the flytrap in its inferno.

Cosmos cried in horror, but Wendy's question caught Harry's attention more. "Harry, are you okay?"

He looked up at her and Carla and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine. It was just a little cramped in there." he turned back to their enemy, but his eyes flicked to Wendy. "Want to give me a hand with her?" he asked.

Wendy smiled at him, but the smile was quickly replaced with seriousness. "I'd be more than happy to," she replied.

Cosmos fired more vines at them, but Harry burnt them, giving Wendy an opening.

"Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!" Blades of wind sliced the ground where Cosmos stood, kicking up dirt and blocking their view.

Harry and Wendy waited ten seconds for the dust to clear, and when it did, they saw a massive flower standing in Cosmos' place. It opened to reveal an unharmed plant mage.

The pink-haired woman smirked at them. "Nice try."

Harry felt the ground tremble and break, followed by Wendy's and Carla's screams. He snapped his head around to see a flower swallowing them. The Master of Death gritted his teeth as he felt the plant begin absorbing Wendy's and Carla's magic and life force. It was slow, like a dropper taking water from a lake, but it was enough to anger Harry.

The wizard knew he couldn't free the two without hurting them, so he decided to target the mage that trapped them in the first place.

Harry cast the confundus charm as Cosmos gloated. When the spell hit her, she stopped and looked like she didn't understand what was happening around her.

"Imperio," Harry whispered and felt no resistance from his opponent. He forced Cosmos to release Wendy and Carla and watched from the corner of his eye the plant open and let go of the tired blue-haired girl and cat. Once he knew Wendy was safe, Harry cast the stunning spell, knocking the pick-haired killer out.

He turned and ran to the two girls, but only Wendy was getting up with a groan. He knelt down and helped her to sit up. "Are you okay?" he asked.

"Y-yeah, I'll be fine, Harry," Wendy answered. "What happened to the knight?"

Harry turned to look at the downed woman, and Wendy followed his gaze. "I made her let you go, then knocked her out. She shouldn't wake up for some time."

"What about the others?" Harry didn't answer, for he didn't know. He looked around for his friends but didn't see any of them. He could feel them, though.

"They're okay and still fighting. Our fight only lasted three minutes, five minutes tops, so they should be a while."

"You think you could knock the rest of the knights out? I'm not sure we have the time for this."

"Natsu and Mira would kill me if I ended their fights." Harry shuddered. "Besides, I'm sure there's still time. We have hours before the end of the games."

"Okay, so what should we do in the meantime?"

"Let's look for the exit. Once we know where it is, we'll inform the others and lead them there." Harry stood up and began walking toward a tall stalagmite. He climbed to the top and looked around the cave.

Harry looked around the cave for a minute before he faintly saw the door that could lead the way out. It was only thanks to his seeker eyes that he spotted it. He looked down toward Wendy, who stood with a sleeping Carla in her arms.

"I think I see the exit. Let's go and check it out," said Harry.

I was going to make this longer, but I got thrown off. The fight wasn't the greatest, but it was Plants VS Fire. It was a very one-sided deal. Anyway, I'll make the next chapter longer, so we can get to the good parts again.

Natsu: I wasn't even in this chapter! DX

Enj/Dark: Calm down, Natsu. You'll be in the next chapter.

Harry: You should update 'Natsu Hates it When Zeref is Bored'.

Zeref: Great idea! :D

Natsu: NO! D:

Voldy: It has been three months since your last update for that fanfiction.

Enj/Dark: You're right! I should update that next week.

Natsu: Why do you hate me? T^T

Enj/Zeref: We love you!

Zeref: Please review!