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CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: MAIDEN OF THE SKY

Lyon is about to cut off Aira's poisonous arm, to relive him from the tremendous amount of pain. "Here I go!" Lyon slices the blade down, but Gray freezes the blade before it can reach Aira. They stare at each other in anger. "You value his arm more than his life?!"

"There might be another way. Don't jump to conclusions!" Gray snarled.

"Just as weak as always, Gray..." Lyon commented.

"I was a fool thinking you might have changed a little..." Gray added.

Aira collapses from the tremendous pain. "This is bad... At this rate the poison will spread throughout his body!" Eve stated.

"Wendy could save him." Carla said. "This is not the time to be fighting amongst ourselves. We'll work together, and save Wendy! And that male cat, while we're at it."

"Wendy? That little girl has magic that can purify poison?" Eve asked, raising his hopes up.

"Not just poison. She can view fevers, stop pain, and heal injuries." Carla responded.

"My... Why do I feel like my identity is suddenly weakened?" Ichiya commented.

"But I thought Healing Magic was a Lost Magic. Wasn't it lost to the ages?" Sherry asked.

"Wait, does it have something to do with the Maiden of the Sky thing?!" Lucy questioned.

"Wendy is the Sky Dragon Slayer." Carla replied. "Wendy, the Sky Dragon!" This shocks everybody else, especially Natsu and Satsuki who look at each other, speechless. "The details can wait until later. Actually, I won't tell you anymore anyway. What we need now is Wendy." They look at Aira who is in deep pain. "And although I don't know why, they seem to need Wendy as well."

"Which means..." Lyon started off.

"...there's only one thing to do." Hibiki said.

"We will save Wendy-chan!" Eve said.

"For Aira's sake as well!" Gray said.

"And Happy, too!" Lucy added.

"All right! Let's go!" Natsu shouted. The Allied Forces' mission changes: they must now save Wendy from the Oracion Seis.

Deep in the Worth Woodsea, there is a secluded area which is used by the Oracion Seis as their base of operations. The Dark Guild arrives and Brain orders Wendy to heal someone. The members of the group do not understand Brain's plan at first, but after he mentions Nirvana, everybody does. Brain, preparing for the worst, sends Hoteye, Cobra, and Angel to look for Nirvana, while Racer is sent to get the unknown person. Happy demands to know what Nirvana is, and Brain answers with "Magic that switches Light and Darkness".

Meanwhile, the Allied Forces have split into groups to search for Wendy and Happy. Fairy Tail's Natsu, Satsuki, Cain, and Cait Shelter's Carla. Lamia Scale's Jura, Lyon, and Sherry. Blue Pegasus' Ichiya, Ren, and Eve. But Ichiya got lost and left behind. And remaining beside Aira are Fairy Tail's Lucy, Gray, Erza, and Blue Pegasus' Hibiki.

Lucy, Gray, and Erza watch out for Aira as Hibiki uses his Archive Magic, searching for locations of the Oracion Seis'. Lucy, on the other hand, is not confident in her skills, but Hibiki, Gray, and Erza recall the times she fought on her own.

The next group is one composed of Natsu, Satsuki, Cain, and Carla. Cain is thinking about what Satsuki had told him before everyone left into their groups.

Past...

"Cain, you're going with Natsu, Satsuki, and Carla." Erza informed.

"I can't. I need to stay by Aira's side." Cain refused.

Satsuki sighed as she kneeled down in front of him. "Gray, Erza, Lucy, and Hibiki are going to stay behind with him. They'll keep him safe." She reassured him.

Cain starts to shred tears, but he quickly wipes them away. "He's my best friend and partner. I hate seeing him like this. I failed to protect him when he got attacked and I'm not going to fail him again."

"If you want to help him, you can help me. I might need you just in case I need to fly." Satsuki informed.

Cain finally nodded in agreement. "All right..."

Present...

Cain looks at Satsuki, who was busy putting her hair up. "You were right, Satsuki. It probably shocked you to see Aira so weak like that. Maybe Aira has a woman who generally cares for him after all. I'm so teasing him when he wakes up." He thought, chuckling to himself.

"So, about this Sky Dragon Slayer... What does she eat?" Natsu asked.

"Air." Carla simply replied.

"Does air taste good?" Natsu continues to ask questions.

"I have no idea." Carla replied.

"How is that different than breathing oxygen?" Satsuki sweat dropped.

"She volunteered for this mission because she might get to meet you three, especially Natsu." Carla said.

"Me?" Natsu questioned.

"You, Aira, and Satsuki are Dragon Slayers, yes? She wants to ask you three about something." Carla added.

"About what?" Satsuki asked, finally done tying her hair up.

"Yes. She says that the dragon that taught her Dragon Slayer magic disappeared 7 years ago." Carla informed. "So she thinks that you might know where the dragon is."

"What's the name of the dragon?" Natsu asked.

"She said it was the Sky Dragon Grandeeney, if I recall..." Carla responded.

"The Sky Dragon Grandeeney..." Natsu repeated. "Satsuki?"

"You'll have to ask Tsunami when he wakes up, but I don't know. Sorry." Satsuki replied.

"Seven years ago..." Natsu's distracted by his own thinking. He runs into a trunk, hitting his own head. He perks up, thinking of an idea. "That's it! What about Laxus?!"

"Master told us, remember? He's not a Dragon Slayer." Satsuki reminded him.

"W-What's this?!" Carla yelled, catching their attention. They realize they're in a patch of dark woods.

"The trees are black?!" Satsuki pointed out.

"This ain't right!" Natsu stands back up.

Just then, members of the Naked Mummy guild appear. "Zato-niisan, they said it's 'cause of Nirvana, right?" One of the members asked.

"It's just that terrible magic!" Another member said. "The earth itself is dying, Gato-niisan!" Most of the members happen to be human-like monkeys, surrounding them.

"H-Hey..." Carla backs up a bit. "We're surrounded!"

"It's 'cause of Nirvana, right?" Gato repeats himself.

"You just said that, Gato-niisan!" Zato informed.

"Did I, Zato-niisan?" Gato asked.

"It's monkeys! We got two monkeys here, whoa!" Natsu taunted, acting like a monkey.

"Those guys are from Fairy Tail! It was their fault!" One of the members that Lucy beat up before, shows up, furiously pointing at the culprits.

"Friends of the woman who messed up our plans in Acalypha, huh?" Gato said.

"There's another monkey!" Natsu exclaimed.

"We're Naked Mummy, and we work for Oracion Seis!" Gato informed.

"Let's play!" Zato prepares his Magic.

"Naked Mummy?" Natsu repeated.

"One of the Dark Guilds. Lucy mentioned she fought with them earlier, remember?" Satsuki said.

"We've been had! I thought we were only up against six people!" Carla stated.

"These guys'll be perfect..." Satsuki uses her Earth Magic, having a smug smirk on her face.

"Perfect!" Natsu continues to taunt the members of Naked Mummy.

"What are you people saying?! We have to hurry and break through to escape!" Carla said.

"Run? Don't be silly. They came all this way to greet us..." Satsuki said. "We'll force 'em to tell us where their base is!"

"Wait for us, Happy, Wendy!" Natsu swings his flaming hand around.

"These brats are makin' fun of us!" Zato said.

"We're Naked Mummy, and we work for Oracion Seis!" Gato repeated.

"Why do you say things twice?!" Natsu yelled.

"It's over for you!" Zato chuckled as the members get ready to fight. The Dragon Slayers stare at their opponents, evilly grinning at them.

"What is with these Fairy Tail wizards? Do they really think they can win such numbers?" Carla asks herself as she watches them.

At the same time, Blue Pegasus' Ren and Eve are also surrounded by another new enemy. They find themselves surrounded by members of the Dark Guild, Dark Unicorn.

Lamia Scale's Lyon, Jura, and Sherry are the same. They are surrounded by members of the Dark Guild, Red Hood.

On the other hand, Ichiya, now separated, stands alone against a dark guild. "Men!"

Racer returns with a cross shaped coffin in his hands. He thinks the transportation took too much time, but Brain commends him. He releases the chains of the coffin, revealing that inside lays none other than Jellal. Wendy has an odd response to this sight, and Brain reminds her that he is Jellal, the man who saved her life.

Natsu and Satsuki stand back-to-back, facing against the Naked Mummy guild. "We'll show them just how scary we, Naked Mummy, can be, Zato-niisan!" Gato said.

"Let's get them, real quick like, Gato-niisan!"

"Yes... We'll show them just how scary, we, Naked Mummy, can be, Zato-niisan!" Gato repeated.

"You said that already, Gato-niisan." Zato reminded him.

"Did I, Zato-niisan?" Gato asked. "Then we'll show them just how..."

"Get 'em you lugs!" Zato interrupted, ordering the members of the guild to fight.

"We sure got an earful of their brain-dead brother banter..." Natsu commented.

"Sounds like they're both the older brother, though." Satsuki added.

The Naked Mummy members attack with their Magic Guns, but Natsu and Satsuki easily dodge their attacks. Natsu then charges at the group of Naked Mummy members, causing a huge explosion, defeating several members. One member tries to retaliate, but Satsuki ties him up with vines coming from the ground, using her Magic to defeat several members.

"Damn you!" One of the members reloads his Magic Gun, aiming at Natsu. "Get a load of my magic shotgun!" He shoots at Natsu from behind. "I did it!" The bullet is ineffective, not causing any danger to Natsu. Natsu chuckles at him as the bullet sizzles off of him. "M-Monster!" Natsu easily defeats him by sending him flying into the sky.

"They aren't half bad, Zato-niisan." Gato stated.

"Shall we take 'em on together, Gato-niisan?" Zato asked.

"They aren't half bad." Gato repeated.

Meanwhile, Wendy is faced with Jellal. Happy reminds her of the horrors he committed, but Brain reminds Wendy that she owes him her life. Wendy is paralyzed, unable to do anything. In order to motivate her, Brain fakes an attack on Jellal. Wendy screams, and powerless, falls onto the ground. Happy continues to mention Jellal's evil actions, but Wendy, still inconsolable, doesn't believe what Happy is saying. She stands up, and Happy prays for Natsu to get there soon.

Back at the base where Lucy, Gray, Erza, and Hibiki are with Aira. Lucy looks at Aira, worried about his condition.

"Please be alright, Aira..." Lucy thought as she watches Aira clinging onto his life.

"I'm trying my best to locate Oracion Seis's hideout." Hibiki informed.

"Guys, I have this bad feeling about what's ahead of us. I'm going to go investigate the place and search for the other members." Gray said. Lucy, Erza, and Hibiki agree, watching him run out of their sight.

"Everyone. Please hurry and save Wendy. Aira doesn't have much time."

Natsu and Satsuki are exhausted from beating all of the Naked Mummy members. "You've got to be kidding me... Naked Mummy was beaten by just two wizards?" Zato weakly said, defeated, laying on the ground.

"You've got to be kidding me... Naked Mummy was beaten by just..." Gato repeated after his brother.

"You said that already, Gato-niisan." Zato reminded him.

"What was with these guys? They weren't small fry after all!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Wow, they actually had some fight in 'em." Satsuki said.

"Of course they do! They're an entire guild!" Carla pointed out, hiding behind the trunk of a tree. "What in the world were you people thinking?!"

"That's Fairy Tail for you." Cain commented.

Natsu grabs hold onto Zato's shirt, interrogating him. "Okay, blabber-ape! Where is your base?!"

"I ain't tellin' you, stupid!" Zato replied, refusing to tell him as he laughs to himself. Natsu knocks him unconscious by crashing his head into Zato's.

Natsu turns to Gato, interrogating him as well. "Okay, big ape!"

"You guys are crazy, you know that." Carla commented.

"Guest, the rest is up to you..." Gato said before he became unconscious.

"What?" Natsu lets go of Gato.

"Guest?" Satsuki questioned.

"Hey there, flame-brain brat! Long time no see!" A figure greeted, standing on a tree. Natsu and Satsuki turn to look where the voice came from. "I really own you for what you did to me way back when... You damn flies!" The figure happens to be Erigor.

"It's you! Hey ya, you breezy bastard! Long time indeed! How's it hangin'?!" Natsu happily greeted.

"We ain't got that kinda relationship, bub!" Erigor yelled.

"Take a hint, sheesh. Isn't that the guy responsible for trying to use Lullaby against to assassinate Master Makarov and the other Masters?" Satsuki reminded him.

"Oh, right... I seem to recall I beat the crap out of him." Natsu finally remembers.

Erigor floats in the air, approaching the two. "After the destruction of Eisenwald, I wandered as a free agent through the guilds associated with Oracion Seis... Waiting for this day... The day I get revenge on you flies! The day the Death God is reborn once again!"

"A revenge match? Sounds interesting." Satsuki said.

"I'm gettin' fired up!" Natsu shouted.

"Y-You people are going to fight more? You're more than just crazy!" Carla sweat dropped, bemused by the enthusiasm.

As the members of the Dark Guild charge at them, Ren uses Aerial. The Dark Mages immediately feels the effects of the magic and begins to suffocate while Ren explains that his Magic can lower the oxygen in the air around his enemies. Meanwhile, the other Dark Mages surround Eve. The Dark Mages begin to belittle him due to his appearance and charges at him. However, Eve uses his White Out that is able to trap and freeze his enemies. Eve begins to taunt the Dark Mages who are unable to move, trapped under some snow.

Elsewhere, the Red Hood Guild members summon some cute goblins who disarm (psychologically) Sherry and Lyon. They retreat, but in the meantime, the guild has summoned a gigantic Wyvern. The Lamia Scale delegates defeat without much ado.

Erigor attacks the group with his Wind Magic. The two protect themselves from the attack. "Impressive... Those monkeys were nothing compared to him!" Satsuki exclaimed.

"Leave him to me!" Natsu charges at Erigor with his fist engulfted in fire. "Fire Dragon's..."

"Bring it!" Erigor shouted.

"...Iron Fist!" Natsu punches him, but Erigor defends himself.

"Wait... Isn't wind the worst match-up for flames?!" Carla asked.

"When it comes to the elements, yes." Cain was the one who replied. "The last time they fought it was a pretty tough battle, but Natsu isn't the same as he was back then."

"Wait, this guy's..." Erigor realizes that Natsu's Magic Power is more powerful.

"Fire Dragon's Claw!" Natsu kicks him back.

"This magical power... Compared to before, it's on a whole other level!" Erigor thinks to himself. Natsu jumps back onto the ground. "Brat! You've improved quite a lot!"

"Sorry 'bout this, Erigor... But I gotta crush you pretty soon so I can get on with finding Happy and Wendy." Natsu's entire body is now on fire.

"Stop talkin' like that'll be so easy, you damn brat!" Erigor yelled. "I'll chop you to pieces! Emera Baram!" He then attacks, causing a huge explosion. As the smoke disappears, he has no sight of the Fire Dragon Slayer. "How do you like that destructive power? I haven't been playing around either. I've been training to build up my Magic Power to get revenge on you ever since!"

The attack is ineffective as Natsu begins to taunt Erigor. "That's so stupid. Revenge, again? You're always so obsessed with little stuff like that, Erigor..."

"Come on... There's got to be some other reason that gets you fired up..." Natsu said. Satsuki smirks at Natsu, knowing he still has a lot left in him.

"Yeah, you said it. This isn't about Eisenwald or Oracion Seis anymore... As I am a lone wizard, I will defeat you!" Erigor evilly smiles at him.

"Now that's the spirit! Bring it on! Come on!" Natsu screamed, with his entire body on fire. Erigor charges at Natsu. "Take this!"

"Magic Wind Palm!" Erigor strikes at Natsu, but he flies through it.

"Crimson Lotus: Fire Dragon's Fist!" Natsu punches him multiple times, easily defeating him.

"I... I'm no match..." Erigor flies away. Natsu lands back on the ground.

"Couldn't you have finished that a bit faster, Natsu?!" Satsuki teased.

"G-Good going there..." Carla complimented. "So this is the power of Salamander?"

"Hey, you! Where are Happy and Wendy?! This is no time for sleeping!" Natsu tries to wake up the unconscious Erigor, interrogating him.

Ren and Eve interrogate the Dark Mages about the location of Wendy and Happy.

Jura, Lyon, and Sherry manage to find the location of the Oracion Seis' hideout from the Red Hood members. Sherry begins to laugh at the Red Hood members for attacking them and ended up defeated. Jura then tells her and Lyon to head to the hideout while he remains at their present location, as he feels powerful Magic Power approaching, which he predicts belongs to a member of the Oracion Seis.

Ichiya has been captured and rants his abductors about his abilities and strength. "Men..."

"Here?" Natsu and the rest approach Brain's hideout, standing above the hill.

"Natsu! Satsuki!" Gray called out, running up to them.

"Gray?" Natsu and the other three turn to see Gray.

"What are you doing here?" Satsuki asked.

"I had a bad feeling about something so I decided to investigate the place. While I was running, I found you guys." Gray responded. "Is this their hideout?"

"Might be." Satsuki replied.

"Happy! Wendy!" Natsu shouted without hesitation.

"Wait! There might be enemies here!" Carla stated.

In Brain's hideout, the members here Natsu's voice calling out for Happy and Wendy. Racer is sent after them.

The group notices a fast speed of light heading their way. Racer runs past them, causing them to scatter. "It's him again!" Natsu said.

Brain incapacitates Happy. He orders Wendy to heal Jellal.

"I'll handle things here. You hurry and go, Natsu!" Gray said. "Lucy and Erza might need some help, you should go track them down and inform them about the hideout, Satsuki!"

"Right!" Natsu and Satsuki agreed, running in the opposite direction.

"You think I'll let you go?!" Racer dashes at Natsu instead since he's closer to Brain's hideout, but he slips on Gray's ice.

"Cain, now's our chance! Wings!" Natsu looks at Cain who is lying on the ground along with Carla, both of them with swirling eyes.

"Oh, well... Get going on this!" Gray creates a slide for Natsu.

"Here we go!" Natsu jumps on the slide while carrying Cain and Carla. Racer and Gray face each other, beginning their fight.

Natsu, Carla, and Cain find Happy and Wendy, to their shock, Jellal too. Even though it made her feel guilty, Wendy had to revive him.

Lucy and Erza watch over Aira as Hibiki does his research. The poison spreads deeper into Aira. Lucy asks him if he has found Wendy's location, but he hasn't found anyone. Hibiki says he'll try his best to contact someone right away.

Wendy apologizes for reviving him. She passes out from using too much Magic Power.

Jellal suddenly attacks Natsu, and surprisingly, Brain too. After they are incapacitated, he leaves. Natsu tries to go after him, but Cain reminds him of Aira's condition. So Natsu leaves, with Wendy, Happy, Cain, and Carla in tow.

Brain gets up and deduces, by Jellal's actions, that he is after Nirvana. Furious, he brands Nirvana as his, and shouts to Cobra to go after Jellal. Cobra, even though no where near, listens, and gets on with his job.

A/N: There you go!

I apologize for not updating in a month.

Hope you enjoyed!

~Kyle