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"Close the gates this instant!" Lucy shouted. "Don't let them open completely!"

Wendy blinked, "L-Lucy? Why are you against it all of a sudden?"

Arcadios stared at her uneasily, "What are you saying?"

'It's already been decided that she will close the gates.' Carla thought back to what Future Rouge had said, still unable to believe it, but finding a shred of truth in his words now, "Lucy, why?"

The gates to Eclipse opened completely with a grating stop.

Lucy shouted again, "Close them right now!"

Hisui stood in her path, "Not happening! This door is the only weapon we have to defeat the dragons! If we close it now, the world is doomed!"

"It's not the weapon you think it is!" Lucy argued, "It's just a portal that connects timelines!"

"Releasing that magic is the Eclipse Cannon!" Hisui shot back.

"I'm telling you you're wrong!" Lucy yelled.

Arcadios stepped up, "Remember..this is the princess you are speaking to. Tread lightly."

"That door is connected to four hundred years in the past!" Lucy shrieked.

Lexi frowned. 'Four hundred years...dragons...! Wait, but that's-! No! Lucy's right!'

Without a word, he lunged for the gates.

"Lexi! What are you-?!" Natsu's shout became a grunt as a shockwave burst from the gates.

Lily staggered, "What is this?! That was a violent tremor!"

"What's going on!?" Carla yelled.

The rumbling was so intense, that the mages that were stationed in Central Park could feel it.

Arcadios caught Hisui before she could fall, "Are you okay?!"

Hisui nodded, "I'm fine...But what was..?"

The soldiers stopped working. The courtyard became dead silent as a shadow appeared from inside the gates.

Wendy gasped, "Oh no...!" Natsu immediately placed himself between her and the gates, but even he was too shocked to do more than that.

Kiki's fur fluffed up, "N-no way..."

"We're goners!" Happy said.

Lucas stared up at the shadow with huge eyes, "Please tell me I'm dreaming..."

"Is this real...?" Lexi gaped.

"Ahh..." Lucy breathed in terror.

The shadow seemed to swell, then it came clear out of the Eclipse.

A titanic dragon stepped through and took a mighty, deep breath,"HAAHHHH....."

Hisui's eyes became as round as the full moon, "A dragon..just walked through that gate..!"

"GRRRAAAAHHHHHHH!"

Still shocked from terrified disbelief, the people surrounding the gate were sent flying by the tremendous bellow that ripped from the dragon's jaws. As they struggled to recover, the beast slammed it's front foot down on the ground and sent forth a shock wave that tore through the city, shredding anything in it's path.

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Fairy Tail froze as something ripped through the city just a few meters from the town square where they were stationed.

Erza hissed, "They're here."

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Sabertooth also noticed the huge attack that devastated a large part of Crocas.

Sting bristled with surprise at the extent of the damage, "They arrived already?!"

"They must be at the castle." Rouge murmured with narrowed eyes.

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Immediately following the first, a second dragon, this one with fish-like fins and webbed feet, walked through the gates and took off. Behind, the shadow of yet another dragon loomed in the open doorway.

Lucy ran over to Hisui, who was in horrified disbelief, "How do we close the gates?!"

The princess gulped, "Th-the pedestal...but..."

Ignoring her, Lucy made a run for the pedestal, but then the third dragon, this one with a body made entirely of flames, came through and let loose a roar, which sent her sprawling away. Even though she was winded for a moment, Lucy staggered to her feet and tried again.

"Waagh! Another one came out!"

"Protect the Princess!"

"Don't faulter!" All around the soldiers scurried back and forth to retain order and protect their princess and other important people.

"I just have to pull this trigger!" Lucy gasped as she reached for it. "With my Celestial Spirit mage powers!"

Wendy helped her gradually get closer to the pedestal, shouting while they ran, "Lucy! How did you know this was going to happen?!"

"I didn't!" she answered, "I sent Loki to ask grandpa Crux about the gate! He just finished his analysis! It should have worked, but that moon is interfering with the magic! And now the Eclipse has connected itself to four hundred years in the past! The same time that dragons ruled!"

The princess was in a state of terrified shock, "Ten thousand...dragons..are..spilling out..from the gates..." Soon, a fourth dragon came out, only it had bright golden scales and piercing golden eyes.

Darton was stunned, "This can't be...It's completely ludicrous..."

Lucy pulled on the lever with all her might, but it wouldn't budge. She screamed, "Why won't it close?!"

Arcadios bit his lip, "Her Celestial Magic isn't enough to close the gates?"

Hisui was crying, "This is all..my fault...I've miscalculated horribly..."

A fifth dragon came out, this one with a body made of stone. It stomped on the ground and released a bellow, which repelled Lucy from the pedestal. Soon after, a sixth dragon with a purple scales emerged through the gate.

"The dragon's hate and animosity will destroy this world..." Hisui sobbed.

"I won't let that happen!" Lucy cried, "I'm not going to die here! I want to see more sunrises and sunsets! I love the world just the way it is!"

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In the tunnels, Ultear was still trying to drag Sora from the hungry shadows, "Get yourself together!"

Meredy swallowed uneasily at another earthquake, "What's with these tremors? What's happening outside?"

To their surprise and relief, a hand reached up and gripped Ultear's shoulder. Sora had regained consciousness and was hauling himself out of the shadows. He caught his breath and growled, "I..I have to go...I can't let it end here...I made a promise..."

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Lucy was almost blown backwards by another dragon roar, but this time, Natsu and Lexi caught her and also grabbed the lever on the pedestal. She stared with surprise at their angry hisses, "We're not going to die here...I swore..."

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"That I would protect the future!"

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At this point, sixth dragons had come through, the most recent addition being a huge, white beast with a pincer shaped blade on it's upper and lower jaws. Another dragon was already coming through behind it.

Lily's tail was bristling, "They just keep pouring through!"

"At this rate, the number of dragons that come through could be unlimited!" Carla cried.

Natsu gritted his teeth, "Lucy, pull! Don't worry about the dragons, just close the damn thing!"

"It's not working!" she shrieked, pulling until her muscles burned, but to no avail.

Arcadios tch'd, "Her power isn't enough!"

"Don't forget about me!" From the castle, Yukino rushed out with Mira behind her. "Lucy, please take out your golden keys! Combined with mine, we'll use all twelve to seal the gates!"

"Yukino!" Kiki exclaimed.

"Mira!" Wendy smiled.

"We're using the Celestial spirits?!" Lucy gazed back before nodding in agreement. "Okay!" 

The girls threw their keys up and joined hands, closing their eyes in concentration. Around them, the twelve keys hovered in a full circle and shimmered gold. They chanted together, "O' Celestial Spirits of the Twelve Golden Paths, lend us the power to seal this evil! Open! Twelve gates of the..."

"ZODIAC!"

The spirits materialized around them in glittering gold, their faces dead set with determination.

Lucy and Yukino whispered, "We're counting on you..."

With that, the spirits flew off and slammed into the gates, forcing the doors shut as another dragon attempted to get through. The beast looked more like aggressive dog, and was strong enough to hold the gates open, despite the Zodiacs giving it all they had and then some.

"It's too strong!" Wendy cried.

"Get out of the way!" Natsu bellowed. He shot forward in a blur and leaped up so he was face to face with the huge dragon, who snarled at the sight of him. Putting his hands together, Natsu generated a huge sphere of flames, then hurled it at the dragon with a roar, "Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!"

The fireball crashed into the dragon's head and emitted a powerful firey shockwave, causing the beast to howl in pain and retreat. Seizing their chance, the Zodiacs slammed the gates shut, disappearing as they did so.

Lucy and Yukino cheered, "It worked!"

"Don't celebrate yet!" Arcadios shouted, "How many?! How many dragons already came through?!"

One of the soldiers reported fast, "There are nine dragons, sir!"

"Nine is enough."

They all spun around as Future Rouge walked up with a smirk, "To be honest, controlling ten thousand of them is simply too big a nightmare anyways. And although I don't appreciate you sticking your noses where they don't belong..Lucy..Yukino...Nine..will suffice."

"You want to explain yourself?" Mira said with a glare.

Hisui swallowed, "He's the one..he told me about the dragons..."

"He's the one who deceived you, princess?!" Arcadios stood guard in front of her and reached for his sword.

"Batsard..." Natsu growled.

Yukino stared at him in disbelief, "Rouge...it really was you..."

Lucy gave the man a fierce glare, "Where's Sora?"

Reyos's smirk became cruel, "Oh, him...He's..probably already dead..."

It felt like her heart froze. Lucy stared at him with eyes wide in disbelief, but her voice trembled, "Th..that...is a lie..."

"Of course it's a lie!" Natsu shouted. "There's no way Sora would lose to this guy!"

The man shrugged, "Perhaps. In any case, his wounds are severe..."

Lexi snarled at him, "You wanted this from the start..."

Future Rouge's grin returned as he jumped up onto Mercurius to overlook the people below, "Listen well, foolish citizens!" His hands came up to his sides, then to everyone's shock, the dragons began to circle him like wolves around their leader. Future Rouge shouted down, "From here on, the human species will go extinct...Now begins..the era of dragons..!"

He glanced up at the dragons flying overhead, "For a start, find the mages scattered in this city and kill them."

Five of the dragons flew off immediately, but two lingered.

Carla's eyes were huge, "Th-the dragons..! Why?! Why are they obeying him?!"

"He said something about control just now...." Lily added.

"Is it a spell...?" Happy asked.

Future Rouge smirked, "The secret art of dominating dragons...Dragon Manipulation Magic...I discovered this spell..in the future...!" He leaped onto the hand of the first dragon as it flew by him, the beast reaching out to catch it's master.

"Dominating..dragons?" Lucas whispered.

Mira gulped, "What does he want?"

"I'm not sure..." Wendy muttered, thoroughly confounded by the dangerous situation.

"What could he possibly gain from doing all this...?" Yukino wondered.

"Hey!" Natsu bellowed, "Get down here and fight me!"

Completely ignoring him, Future Rouge turned to the other dragon that had lingered by the castle, still grinning in dark satisfaction, "You may do as you please here...Zilconis."

To their shock, the massive Emerald Dragon laughed with a predatory grin, "Ahahaha! Those humans are making my mouth water!"

Happy bristled, "H-hold on, he's supposed to be dead! He was in the dragon's graveyard!"

"This Zilconis must be from before he died..!" Lucy gasped.

Wendy stared in disbelief, "No way..."

Future Rouge flew off on the first dragon, Rogue yelling after him, "Get back here!"

"Pursue him!" Arcadios shouted, "We'll deal with this dragon!"

"You ain't gotta tell me twice!" The Fire Dragon nodded and glanced at the others, but mostly Lexi, "Be careful."

"We will. You too." she replied worriedly.

Natsu shot off in pursuit of Future Rouge while the others faced the still laughing Zilconis as he landed.

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A massive fire dragon crashed to the ground before the Fairy Tail mages, roaring with power and crackling flames.

Droy screamed, "A dragon!"

"It's body's..made of flames?!" Max said incredulously.

"Get ready!" Markarov yelled.

The incarnate dragon growled at them, "My name is Atlas Flame. You shall now experience...the flames of hell..." Opening his mouth, he unleashed a powerful flame attack that sent the mages tumbling.

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The dragon with pincer blades landed before Sabertooth with a mighty bellow. Sting led the charge with a fierce shout, "Sabertooth's all out assault!"

"YEAH!" The guild roared behind him as they exploders into battle.

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Blue Pegasus confronted the dragon made of stone. As his guild shouted with alarm, Ichiya pointed at it, "Don't panic! Show it the power of the pegasus!"

Rallying behind him, the mages yelled agreement, "Damn straight!"

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Lamia Scale's plan to overwhelm their dragon with numbers wasn't going as planned. Jura couldn't even crack the hard scales covering the mighty beasts. He gritted his teeth, "Can we really beat this thing...?!"

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Mermaid Heel wasn't much better. Even unsheathed, Kagura's Archenemy blade didn't cause so much as a scratch onto the dragon she fought. The Swordswoman gasped as she was pushed back, "It's scales are too tough!"

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The golden dragon looked looked around at the fighting with a frown as the other two dragons began to tear up buildings left and right.

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The dragons raged and devastated parts of the city with every move, shredding buildings and sending people flying everywhere.

Future Rouge flew above, watching the destruction with a twisted delight, "Yes! Run wild! Carve into their very soul the wrath of a dragon!"

As he laughed, Natsu chased after him on foot and shouted, "You are not getting away from me!"

But Future Rogue's attention was diverted by someone else. A figure stood on a high tower, holding onto a pole with one hand to keep his balance.

Natsu stopped in his tracks at the sight.

Future Rouge grinned, "Sora Lionheart..."

Sora glared up at him with rage in his eyes, and even wounded, he remained steady and unflinching. He then tore off the remain of his left jacket sleeve, showing his Fairy Tail guild mark.

"You're like a roach..." Future Rouge sneered, then glanced down at his dragon, "...Kill him."

The dragon roared and flew at Sora, snapping off the top of the tower with its massive jaws. Sora leaped up and landed on the dragon, then shot after Future Rouge with a fist cloaked in solar light. Future Rouge blocked easily and tried to maneuver behind him, but Sora lashed out with a fierce kick, "Solar Dragon's Talon!"

The attack missed Future Rouge and stuck to the dragon's wing, where it exploded and made the beast roar in pain. It rolled instinctively, forcing Sora to grab on so he didn't fall off.

Future Rogue attached himself to the dragon with a shadow and faced him, "Look...Observe the city..."

The dragons below were rampaging even more, destroying anything in their path. Future Rogue crossed his arms, "No matter what you do now, it's pointless. The dragons have already won."

Sora growled, "What's your goal?!"

Future Rogue simply smirked.

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"Dammit, look out!" Freed  shouted as some of Atlas Flame's made it past his defense.

Makarov went into his Titan Form and blew the remaining flames aside with his huge fist in an effort to protect the rest of his guild.

Atlas Flame snarled, "You blocked my breath without the power of a dragon?! Am I in the presence of wizards?!"

"Wizards? That's just scratching the surface." Makarov brought his fist back and slammed it into the dragon's head, "What you're fighting is a family!"

Though his strike was powerful, it didn't do anything to Atlas Flame, whose incarnate body simply burned Makarov's hand. The Master recoiled and swore, "Shit..."

Macao stared in disbelief, "Master's attack didn't do anything?!"

"In the end, you're just humans."Atlas Flame snarled, "Dragon Slayers or not, you cannot defeat a dragon. That, is your fate..." He lashed out with his tail to create a wave of fire, and even Makarov couldn't block the whole attack, which sent the Fairy Tail mages flying.

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The dragon Sabertooth was fighting slashed madly, ripping the street apart while it sent people flying everywhere.

Sting staggered back to catch his breath, "That thing's a beast!"

Orga tch'd, "Crap, even my strongest spells aren't doing a damn thing..."

"If my memory is correct, both Sting and Rouge said they killed dragon when they were kids." Rufus gasped.

Sting remained quiet Rogue looked at the ground. "Well, you're half right...." Sting spoke as he and Rouge revealed that what they said was only partially true. In actuality, Weisslogia wanted Sting to kill him so the latter could become a real Dragon Slayer. In contrast, Skiadrum was terminally ill and asked Rogue to end his life out of mercy.

"Whatever." Orga grunted as the dragon roared and made another shock wave, "If you can kill dragons, now is a good time to do it!"

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"Remember when I told you that dragons rule the future?" Future Rouge asked with a grin, "Well, that was..another half truth...The ten thousand dragons came through the gates, but it was only for a brief time. Their arrival summoned the real monster...Acnologia..."

Sora froze in shock as he remembered when the black dragon attacked Tenrou Island during the exam.

"When it appeared, the dragons retreated back through the gates, but its killing spree didn't end with the few unlucky dragons who couldn't escape...Acnologia destroyed what was left of Crocas and went on to conquer the world..." The man's eyes narrowed.

"No guilds..no wizards to stand in its way...Mankind lives in constant fear...I developed this magic to control dragons, but it had no effect on Acnologia." Future Rouge explained, "So I'll use these dragons to kill him, since a dragon is the only creature on this earth which can hurt that black beast." He smirked darkly, "And then I'll be the Dragon King! The very thought gets my blood boiling!"

Sora glared at him, but then sniffed the air, "My nose tells me...there are nine dragons..."

Future Rouge  nodded, "Nine are enough...I can make the world my own..."

"Well then..." Sora grinned, "You've got real shitty luck!"

Future Rouge 's eye widened as Sora crashed his solar light-enhanced fist straight into the dragon's back.

The beast screeched in pain, arching in midair, "GAAHH!"

Reyos staggered from it's sudden movement, "You're kidding me!"

"What was that?" The guilds all looked up at the sound. "In midair!?"

"YO! CAN YOU HEAR ME!?" Sora roared at the top of his lungs, "IT'S CALLED "DRAGON SLAYER" FOR A REASON!"

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Lucas gasped, "That's Sora! He's okay!"

Lucy almost collapsed from relief, smiling with teary eyes, "Thank goodness..."

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"THERE ARE NINE DRAGONS! AND WE GOT NINE BADASS DRAGON SLAYERS!" Sora bellowed, "OUR MAGIC WAS CREATED FOR THIS DAY! THE SLAYERS EXIST TO FIGHT NOW"

Future Rouge  covered his ears and tch'd, "You bastard..."

Sora jumped up and created a golden sphere in his hand, "LET'GO! IT'S DRAGON HUNTING TIME!!!"

The dragon screeched again as Sora's Lighting Ball crashed into it's body.

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Lexi grinned, "Time to go wild!"

Laxus nodded, "Let's do it!"

Gajeel cackled, "Gee-hee!"

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Natsu stared at the now wounded dragon, having made up his mind, "I'll leave that bastard to you, bro. The other guilds need help." He rushed off to find another dragon.

"I'M ALL FIRED UP!!!"

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Future Rouge  smirked, "Nine...? Looks like you're not good with numbers..."

Sora grinned back, "I can hear that last one coming..."

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Lahar looked at Doranbalt with concern, "Sorry to make you travel so far."

The man waved his hand, clearly exhausted, "It's nothing..."

Lahar glanced to a third man, "The dragons are laying waste to the city..."

"Yeah...I can hear them..."

Doranbalt gasped, "We need your help!"

"I got it." Standing tall, Cobra grinned, "I heard ya, Sora...Loud and clear."

At last, the Dragon Slayers are about to unleash all hell in the dragons! Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and are looking forward to the next one. Comment on your favorite parts and don't forget to vote!

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