~Erza~ 

By the time Irene...my mother and the other returned we had all blacked out from pain and blood loss. I woke up to hear shouting outside. "FLAME BRAIN HAS GONE OFF RAILS WITH FLAMES YOU IDIOT! WE CAN'T STAND AROUND TRAINING!" I heard Laxus shouting in pure rage as I pushed myself to sit up to see Lucy sitting up, hugging her legs onto her chest. She wasn't looking my way, her eyes facing the ground as they was tearing up. She was blaming herself. "Lucy" I spoke but she didn't move, look at me or reply.

That idiot. He went ahead without thinking just to save her. Then again he would of done the same for anyone he cared for. It wasn't the first time he had done something like that. "Laxus calm down" I heard Mira who sounded like she was struggling not to burst into tears as I pushed myself up and dragged Lucy out the tent with me to see everyone awake at the campfire as the shield was back up, as the weather outside was storming from Rain and Juvia both being upset. "What is going on?" I asked harshly as everyone looked toward me and Lucy.

"Your crazy Dragon Queen mother wants us to sit around and train more until we are ready to face Natsu's new level" Jellal answered coldly and upset as even I sensed the power in Natsu. With leveling up with Twin Bloods I was able to sense it more clearly than before. He was now way more powerful than the three Dark Types we faced. "People higher power levels than all of you couldn't take him down, there is no chance you lot can even get to him without dying, all Dark Types will be guarding him" Irene spoke.

Sadly I knew she was right. "Then we split up" I spoke confusing everyone. "We find the dragons now, while the others train having Igneel will give us more of a chance of getting Natsu back" I spoke as Lucy was still in her own mind space. "The taint is off her mostly but some of it is still in her mind, if she thinks too darkly she could regain the taint" August informed me as I nodded sighing as Larcade got up walking over as he took Lucy's hand getting her to jump and look toward him.

I grabbed her wrist before and she didn't even flinch. "Calm down, you are not to blame Lucy" Larcade spoke as she looked away a tear going down her cheek. She thought differently. "The Spriggans and I will find Igneel when we get him your training it up and you lot push it until you pass out" I snapped as they was staring toward me in shock as Twin Bloods was agreeing with me along with their own weapons. "We need each other but we won't have a chance unless you learn the cure spells or the new powers that come with the new level" I then added.

Jellal, Laxus, Gajeel and Gray all hated my choice while the three girls were nodding while understanding. "We won't fail you Erza" Mira spoke as I turned around to face Lucy and Larcade. "Lucy" I spoke getting her attention finally. "We need Igneel now" I then spoke as Lucy took a breath wiping her tears. "We head North from here" she then spoke as I nodded as Brandish and Dimaria walked over both looking serious. "Count us in" they spoke as I nodded. "You will need transportation" Irene spoke lifted her staff up slightly before slamming it back down.

Soon a truck came up next to us as I was in some shock. "The King won't like that Irene" August spoke as Irene looked toward him. "To save the Prince he will, he will send others to join us even" Irene spoke confusing everyone. "Think I am letting you all go alone, Eclair will take over training" Irene asked while explaining as she walked over as I was the only one to nod. Zodiacs was soon giving off a unknown jingle to me. "Ophiuchus says we have at lest a week to do this before Natsu is evil for good to where curing will kill him" Lucy soon spoke.

"Then let us leave now, August my SOS Lacrima will keep us in contact, push training until nightfall even, we need as many on our side to fight as we can" Irene spoke as August nodded. We headed into the truck Irene, Brandish, Dimaria and Larcade in back while I was driving with Lucy sitting next to me. "I really wasn't your doing Lucy, that idiot did it not you" I spoke as Lucy didn't look at me. "We have to save him Erza" Lucy only whispered as I smiled. "We will, he is a younger brother to me, I won't let darkness have him" I replied starting up the car.

"Strap in everyone" I spoke as Lucy put on her seat belt as I started to drive with my amazing skills. I took us North as once and awhile Lucy would tell us where to go. "Irene how come you can't sense the dragons ain't you their Queen?" Brandish soon asked as I was listening to the conversation while driving. "I became a Spriggan to keep peace between Humans and Dragons so I got Igneel to become Fire King, my co-ruler sadly not being a true Queen for so long snapped the connection we all had" Irene answered.

"From what history says you saved everyone thanks to joining" Dimaria spoke sounding bored out of her mind as Irene sighed. "Yes the great war between Fairies, Humans and Trolls" Irene spoke as Dimaria was asking for everything Irene could remember was begging her even at a point as Irene wasn't telling unless Lucy gave permission but she was deep in her thoughts again. I was worried about her. "She always blames herself" Larcade spoke sounding worried also. Lucy soon snapped out of her thoughts telling me to stop the truck.

I listened pressing the breaks out of no where as the car soon stopped. Lucy got out the truck as everyone along with I followed to see her moving toward giant rock. "Lucy what are you doing?" Brandish asked as we followed. "Igneel you clever bastard" Irene spoke smirking as she moved forward as her and Lucy walked through the rock. I was in shock as me, Larcade, Dimaria and Brandish followed to show a city. People in human forum on the ground but above were real dragons flying around. 

"IGNEEL" Lucy soon shouted loud as she could getting most to freeze and turn their heads staring this way in pure shock. "QUEEN IRENE" many shouted rushing over for us all to be surrounded. Many were throwing questions toward Irene as Brandish, Dimaria and even Larcade moved to stay behind me as Irene sighed closing her eyes. "Normally she is shouting by now along with killing" Brandish whispered in some shock as Lucy moved through the crowd pushing ahead. "LUCY!" I shouted rushing after her.

I followed her rushing after her as she was moving faster than normal. I kept following, calling her for her attention as she stopped in front of a giant dark red dragon with onyx eyes. I stopped standing next to Lucy as she looked annoyed. "IGNEEL DRAGNEEL I CALLED FOR YOU!" Lucy shouted in rage as I sweat-dropped slightly as she was shouting upset at a giant dragon. The dragon gave out a laugh as it transformed into a man with short dark red matching the scales from before and still had onyx eyes, matching Natsu's.

He was wearing a open back vest with red outline showing off he had a well built body. Wasn't going to lie. He was wearing dark bottoms and sandals with them. He had a scar down his right side and over his right eye. "Igneel.....you need to know something" Lucy whispered full guilt in her voice as Igneel raised an eyebrow. "I got Natsu turned into a member of darkness" Lucy then informed him as Igneel's eyes widen filled with worried. "Again was that idiots fault he rushed ahead and took a taint off you and put it inside of him thinking he could fight it" I spoke sighing.

"Sounds like my son" Igneel mumbled as he put a hand on Lucy's shoulder getting her to look toward him. "I am sure you did everything you could, I am guessing that is why you are here early" Igneel then spoke as Lucy nodded. Igneel looked behind us as we turned to see a crowd following Irene, Brandish, Dimaria and Larcade over toward us. "You know how to startle things up still Irene?" Igneel asked as Brandish and Dimaria went pale slightly as Irene sighed. "Lucky I can't kill you Igneel" Irene spoke as Igneel pulled Lucy closer to him.

"She hasn't affected your mind has she? You are MY pupil" Igneel asked as he sounded like a jealous child. That was when I saw him as Natsu. Natsu had to of taken after him. "She is MY adoptive daughter" Irene snapped in some rage of jealously as two people walked over. One wearing a dress covered in unknown symbols but some were the wind symbol on Gust. She had long pink hair and hazel eyes as she was holding a priest looking staff with a dragon on top. With the dress she wore white heels. Next to her was a man with short grey hair. 

His eyes blood red as he had metal studs all over him like Gajeel. He was wearing a dark grey open coat and a black top under it. Bottoms matching the coat and to finish black boots. "I am guessing we moving things up" the male asked sounding annoyed as the girl hit him in the shoulder hard. "Grandine, Metalicana, we are to hold things back and are going to save my son Natsu" Igneel answered as my eyes widen slightly to see Wendy's mother and Gajeel's father standing there. Both looked confused.

"Explain later we only have a week to find him" Lucy spoke guilt still in her voice as she was going to blame herself until she heard Natsu's own words telling her not to. "Took us a day to get here, it is dark out now" Dimaria informed us as that was going to be a pain for us with dark creatures and monsters being about. "We shall rest and start tomorrow" Igneel spoke as he dragged Lucy off heading into a mansion behind him as our group along with Metalicana and Grandine followed behind them. 

"Now then Lucy you are to tell me everything what has happened to you" Igneel spoke as Lucy rubbed the back of her neck. "It ain't a nice story in parts Igneel" Lucy replied as Igneel looked toward her smirking slightly. "It is you, you always cause and go looking for trouble" Igneel spoke as Lucy glared toward him. "Trouble finds me thank you very much" Lucy spoke as Igneel laughed slightly getting Lucy to smile getting me to have some relief. "Irene who is the other red head, she has your scent?" Metalicana asked.

"That is true" Grandine snapped hitting him again as Metalicana rolled his eyes. Just like Gajeel. "My daughter Erza Scarlet" Irene answered as Igneel stopped walking turning around in pure shock getting the rest of us to stop walking. "WHO WOULD FUCK YOU?" he asked loudly as Irene had a dark aura around her as even I went pale slightly sensing it. "What everyone of us have been asking for many years about you Igneel" Irene only replied as he rolled his eyes. "But for real who would?" Igneel then asked getting blasted into the stairs by Irene.

"DRAGON DUEL!" Metalicana shouted excited and smirking as Grandine and Lucy sighed shaking their heads. Me, Dimaria, Brandish and Larcade were all confused slightly. Igneel and Irene went toward each other both blocking and attacking the other. The waves of their clashes sent out pushed us all to the ground and was starting to make cracks on the walls and flooring. "Power of dragons" Lucy spoke moving behind Grandine and Metalicana. "Yo red head, might wanna stop em" Metalicana then spoke.

"Why me?" I asked as he rolled his eyes. "Igneel will stop for anything but Irene would only for you or Lucy and blonde is blaming herself for something stupid again by her face" Metalicana answered as Lucy and Grandine hit him as I got up nearly being pushed over by another wave as I sent out my own magic wave getting the two to stop, both having scales on their skin. "We have a mission to finish put this stupid fight behind you" I snapped as Irene sighed moving away from Igneel walking up the stairs. 

"My room better be the same" she nearly shouted. "You sound like a younger Irene when it was me and Metalicana fighting" Igneel spoke smiling toward me as I was in some shock. "I do wonder what was young Irene like?" Lucy, Brandish, Dimaria and Larcade asked as Igneel and Metalicana both smirked. "We will get murdered" Grandine spoke sighing as we was all dragged off by the two male adult dragons.