"So, do we have a deal?" Mii questioned with a sly grin, keeping the pistol Purple Pot pressed to the back of Wendy's head. "Don't make rash movements now…I would really hate to blow her brains out."

"W-Wendy…" Cynthia's heart was pounding in fear. The last thing anyone needed right now was this, especially Cynthia. If Wendy died…

"Mii, what's the meaning of this?!" Erza questioned with an angered expression. It was taking all of her willpower not to lunge forward and choke Mii for threatening Wendy's life like this…the only reason she couldn't was for that very same reason. "I thought you weren't involved in this…!?"

"Ah…that's where you'd be a tad wrong…" Mii spoke in a matter of fact tone. "You see…I don't like to be on just any side. I like to be on the winning side…why would I stay with a buncha losers?"

"This can't be happening…" Lisanna said while covering her mouth.

"Bastards…" Natsu already had a fire igniting around his fist, glancing around at the waiters who'd yet to transform into dragons. He'd take them out if he needed to.

"I don't get it…" Levy paused, completely confused by Mii's sudden act of betrayal. "Mii…you were with us the entire time, and like us you didn't even know where the boat led before we got here…and now when things are shifting, you're suddenly on their side? I don't understand…"

"Ah, allow me to clear your confusion…" Nasir spoke up with a soft chuckle. "You claim she was with you the entire time…? Are you absolutely sure about that? Wasn't there a small frame of time where Mii's whereabouts were…unknown?"

"Unknown…" Levy thought for a second before she remembered. "Wait…!"

[Flash back]

"What was that about?" Gray and Juvia were late to the party.

"We're squaring off with White Eclipse once again…" Lucy let out a soft sigh. "Losing guild gets off the island…"

"What!?" Gray's eyes widened at the news. "Those cocky bastards…they'll never learn, will they?"

"Master, I'm…" Erza started, but Makarov shook his head.

"Don't worry about it…" Makarov said as a small smile stretched on his lips. "They underestimate my children…and I know you all will show them the error of their ways, so I'm not worried. We can discuss more in length later. For now, prepare for the challenge and pick the three that will face off against White Eclipse. Erza, I leave it all to you."

Mii stood up, stretching as she began to make her way out. "I'm going on ahead; I want to be surprised when I see who's going off against who…" Passing Erza, Mii turned, whispering in the scarlet knight's ear. "Don't screw up, Erza-san~" With that, Mii made her way out, giggling softly as Erza stood there with a look of confusion.

[End Flash Back]

"No…" Levy's eyes widened at the realization.

"She's gone for about an hour…" Lucy clenched her hand into a fist while staring at Mii. "But what the hell happened in an hour to lead to this…!? You've shown us your serious side, and I don't think you're as whimsical as you're letting on…"

"What happened?" Mii questioned with a tilt of her head before giving a shrug. "I'm sorry, I can't divulge that information quite yet…it's very important."

"We have to save Wendy and get out of here…it's not safe here…" Makarov used his telepathy to silently speak to his Fairy Tail children and While Eclipse. "As much as it angers me, we cannot do anything about Mii just yet…"

'Psst…Reve…' It was Warren solo communicating with Reve, causing the gunslinger to briefly turn only to acknowledge who it was. 'You're in Mii's blind spot…if you can take her down we can get out of here…'

'I don't take orders from a Fairy.' Even in his mind his voice held that cocky, superior attitude. But upon closer examination, Warren appeared to be correct. Reve was in the perfect position for a shot, causing his patented smirk to slowly form along his lips. 'But I'll do you this favor. Just make sure you don't screw it up, Fairies.' A golden glow quickly manifested in his hand, turning into a pistol; a magic seal appeared on Reve's hand, pushing it forward; Precision Eyes active, Reve took a shot at Mii, the bullet flying faster from the barrel than most could keep up with.

"Ha…?" Mii turned just as the bullet was fired. It hit Purple Pot, the recoil causing Mii to stagger back away from Wendy.

The second Wendy knew she was free, she turned with her cheeks inflated and… "Sky Dragon's Roar!" Her mouth opened, unleashing damaging hurricane that blew Mii towards the furthest wall away.

"Oof!" Mii hit the wall, though she was quick to shake the impact off. She noticed Reve firing off more bullets towards her, so she countered by unleashing her own, causing a small explosion that shrouded her with smoke. Mii then used her agility to run up the wall, landing right next to Dhegensea with a shrug. "My, my…they're crafty…!"

"Cynthia!" Wendy clung onto Cynthia after the experience, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I'm so glad you're safe…" Cynthia let out a huge sigh of relief.

"Let's escape!" Gaia was the one who broke down the castle wall with an Earth Roar, which lead to the city. "Don't waste any time, let's go!"

"Wait, that's Gaia!?" Waiston gasped.

"Never have I been gladder to see that Earth Dragon…" Luke commented while fleeing with the others…but of course there was one person who had to stay behind because he wasn't going to let any of this fly.

"Natsu!?" Lucy turned on her heel, surprised to see Natsu still standing there. "Come on, we have to GO!"

Natsu didn't listen to Lucy, instead he just stood there with fire and lightning surging around his body, staring directly at Dhegensea. "Dhegensea…"

"My King, allow me…" Venoma began, but Dhegensea merely placed his arm before her.

"No. He wishes to challenge me…I will accept his challenge." Dhegensea then leapt from the balcony, landing a few feet away from Natsu with his arms hanging at his sides. Even though he was a few feet away, he towered over the fire dragon slayer with an imposing aura. "Natsu Dragneel, Son of Igneel…you're making a grave mistake challenging me. But…I will give you one chance. Swing at the king, and pray you topple me."

"One chance is all I need." Natsu responded while lunging forward, fire and lightning blazing around his dominate arm. "Lightning Flame Dragon's Firing Hammer!" Thrusting his arm towards Dhegensea's chest, a powerful surge of lightning and flames exploding after impact to ensure a powerful blow was delivered. …None of that happened. Natsu's fist was caught and both elements around him fizzled out as Dhegensea lifted him into the air. "TCH!" Natsu wasted no time in preparing to launch a point blank roar, but Dhegensea's free, large hand gripped Natsu's face, beginning to crush his skull. "GH…!"

"NATSU!" Lucy cried out while Erza doubled back to see what was taking them so long.

"N-Natsu!?" Erza's eyes widened. They were running low on time and Natsu's solo act wasn't helping.

"Father, stop!" Ena pleaded.

"You wasted your chance." Dhegensea spoke while his grip on Natsu's skull increased. All the while, Mii was taking aim from above. It looked like she was aiming to put Natsu out of his misery and hit him between the eyes. Mii fired the shot, but instead of hitting Natsu it struck Dhegensea's hand, causing him to recoil and drop Natsu, who finally scrambled away, only because Happy flew back, grabbed Natsu, and forcefully pulled him to safety. Dhegensea turned to face Mii with a slight glare. "What was that?"

"Ah…I missed" Mii shrugged with a nonchalant grin on her lips. "He looked like he was in a lot of pain, so I tried to put him down nice and easily…but your big hand got in the way. Can't do much about that, now can I?"

"..." Dhegensea said nothing.

"Besides, does it really matter if he dies now or later?" Mii shrugged nonchalantly.

"They won't escape…" Drake said with a grin, gray wings sprouting from his shoulder blades. "My liege! Allow me to hunt them down!"

"Yes." Dhegensea gave a motion of his head, commanding Drake, Nasir, and Gaius to chase them.

"Yes, my King…" Nasir and Gaius nodded in unison, allowing their wings to unveil. In the next second they sped off from their location and flew into the city after the fleeing mages.

"Father...!" Ena and Kurthnaga both exclaimed, the two of them floored at the chaos that suddenly rose. "What is the meaning of this!?"

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The city was no better than the castle. In fact, it was far worse. The recently dragonized dragons were running rampant, destroying everything that was in their way. Some of them even started fighting each other despite Drake's wishes. He just had to wait some time before he could fully order them around. "There they are…making a break for the docks, huh…?" Drake grinned before soaring towards Fairy Tail, maw opened as a colorless vortex began to swirl around his mouth. "Where do you think you're going!?" After exclaiming this, Drake threw his head forward to unleash a beam of raw magic towards Fairy Tail.

"…!" Mirajane turned, noting how the beam was going to strike Elfman and Lisanna. Without a second thought, she entered her Satan Soul takeover, unleashing an Evil Explosion to counter Drake's attack. The two resulted in a stalemate of an explosion and Mira didn't look like she was going to back down yet.

"Mira-nee…!" Lisanna stopped and turned. "Come on, we have to get out of here!"

"You're not getting anywhere as long as he's around…I will fend them off while you escape. Elf-nii, please get Lisanna back to Fiore safely. I'll be behind you, I promise." Mirajane spoke in a stern tone that Elfman couldn't refuse.

"A-As a man, I will protect our little sister! I promise!" Elfman nodded before picking Lisanna up, who began trashing around to escape. Elfman didn't want to leave Mirajane behind, but he trusted her judgement.

"Good…" Mirajane nodded before standing off against Drake, fist clenched tightly with darkness magic swirling around them. "I heard you bit Cynthia. I hope you realize I will not forgive you for harming her."

"Ha…" Drake chuckled while landing on the ground, arms crossed. "You think you're in the position to be talking high and mighty, little demoness?" Mira could make a remark; Nasir unleashed a flurry of sharp winds on her location, causing her to fly into the air. "Ah, there he is…."

"Two on one…" Mirajane grunted while recovering, turning to see Nasir and Drake before her. Before anything else could occur, a bolt of lightning zapped both dragons, causing them to turn their attention to a building below. Laxus stood with his coat wavering in the breeze, arms crossed with an unamused expression.

"Laxus…!" Freed exclaimed.

"Freed, you're in charge of making sure everyone makes it out safely. You did set THAT thing up when we got here, didn't you?" Laxus questioned while keeping his eyes on the two dragons.

"Yes…" Freed responded.

"Good, then get everyone back safely. We'll be behind you." Laxus reassured before launching into the sky with Lightning Body.

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Meanwhile, Gaius was chasing down White Eclipse overhead, unleashing multiple spheres of flame from his mouth that resulted in large explosions that really impeded the progress of the Eclipse mages. "Burn, burn, burn!"

"Shit…can't do anything with this guy hitting us from above!" Cygnus grunted before shifting on his heel, creating a magic seal above the flying dragon. "Come down to earth!" The gravity around Gaius increased tremendously, causing him to struggle in flight before he was brought down to the ground, hovering over it just a few feet.

"Alright, I guess we're up…" Luke glanced to Takeru and Leon, all three of them giving a simultaneous nod to one another. The three then stood back while the others continued their escape.

"Luke, what are you doing?" Heather questioned, prepared to yank him back. "You're not a Dragon Slayer!"

"No, but my magic can still fend them off!" Luke replied firmly. "We won't be long!"

"W-Wait, Tak!" Selene stopped as if to pull Takeru along with her, but Takeru shook his head.

"Don't worry, Serena…we'll be fine." Takeru said with a firm nod.

"Leon…?" Aira felt the same way Selene did about Takeru.

"Don't worry, Aira!" Leon spoke with a bright smile. "We'll be right behind you! No way anything's gonna happen to you while we're here"

"But in the event we aren't…don't wait up. We've survived worse." Luke added before turning to face Gaius. "You three ready?"

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Two separate ships for Fairy Tail and White Eclipse…they made it, but the only issue was they had little idea how to work them. Which was bad…because even though Laxus, Mira, Luke, Takeru, and Leon were holding off Gaius, Drake, and Nasir…there were other dragons that caught onto them leaving. "We're not going to make it out in time…" Warren began to panic.

"What about Mira-nee and Laxus!?" Lisanna questioned.

"We can't wait for them…we don't have the time!" As much as Erza hated saying it, she had to. She then made her way over to the steering wheel, recalling how Ena operated the ship. "I think she did something along these lines…" While Erza fiddled with the ship, Juvia stared out at the ruined city with tears starting to form in her eyes.

"Juvia…can't believe this is happening…" She whimpered.

"Bastards…" Gray grunted while clenching his hand into a fist.

"Hurry up!" Zalen shouted from the White Eclipse ship, having already gotten it to work began sailing it across the sea back to the mainland.

"I got it!" Erza shouted while the ship's engine began, sailing right after the White Eclipse ship.

"Freed…" Evergreen glanced at Freed, who merely nodded.

"Rune Magic…Make it impossible for any resident of this isle to escape!" Freed held his sword in the air, causing a rune barrier to appear around the entire island. The dragon's that attempted to follow the ships were stopped by the barrier, and no amount of trashing would shatter it. "Ah…it worked."

"When did you set that up…?" Lucy asked Freed.

"When we arrived. On the possibility we failed to complete the mission, Laxus asked me to set up runes as we travelled the island. I didn't think I would have to use it like this…" He sighed heavily…Laxus and Mira were still on the island and if they were to escape, they would've done it by now.

"Laxus bought us time, and we can't waste it." Bickslow crossed his arms. He was regretting not leaving a soul or two behind, just to observe how things were playing out in their absence.

"You made it out okay…" Gaia landed on the ship from above, almost startling a few people. She turned back with a solemn look in her eyes. "I didn't see this coming…I'm so sorry. I had no idea this would ever happen...!"

"None of us did…" Natsu growled lowly from the side, thankful the ship was made to accommodate Dragon slayers and their motion sickness. "Bastard tricked and used us…!"

"And Mii…" Carla sighed while glancing down. "We should've been more skeptical with her."

"That red headed traitor is going to pay…I call it." Gajeel narrowed his eyes. "I never liked her from the start."

"I can't believe that girl is The Chosen." Gaia pinched the bridge of her nose. "I honestly never thought any of that was real, that it was legend, even for Dragons. But if she's the one, then the Fate of the Island may come true after all. They'll do everything they can to live by their fate..."

"We're not going to let that happen!" Natsu said with a determined glare, his eyes locked onto the Isle as it slowly grew smaller in the distance. "I'll make sure Dhegensea gets everything back, twofold!"

"Don't charge at him like that again!" Lucy said with a glare. "You really worried me..." Whatever negative emotions Lucy had towards Natsu were simply gone now. After that scare, she was just glad that he was alright.

"Yeah..." Happy nodded.

"What do we do now…?" Wendy asked the others. They were at a loss, and there was an island full of enraged Dragons that were just waiting to burst out. That thought was pretty worrying.

"We go home…we have to tell the Council about this, and they'll figure out a course of action from there…" Makarov explained. "The New Wizard Saints that have joined our ranks will discuss this issue in length, no doubt…"

"Indeed we will…" Sidney muttered from the other ship. He could hear Fairy Tail discussing a mile away.

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Dhegensea merely went back to sit on his throne, pleased with how things were turning out so far. Of course Freed's rune barrier posed a bit of an issue, but nothing he wouldn't be able to get over in the long run. "You can run back home…but it doesn't matter. That barrier will not last forever. Once it shatters, we'll seize the human world. Fate has decreed it so, and there is no escaping fate. Not for you, me, or anyone."

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Fairy Tail, Isle of the Dragons: Part 1: End.

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