Here's the seventh chapter of this story. Please enjoy reading!

♥LucyAshleyHeartfilia♥

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Kirika province....

"Come in", Misha ordered.

Natsu entered her premises.

"It's rare for you to visit my quarters. You must have a good reason for this", Misha said.

"Master....", Natsu averted his gaze at her. "I'm going to...Magnolia"

At that statement, Misha's aura changed. Natsu readied himself for a blow.

"Your purpose?", Misha asked a little calmer but the tension is still there.

Natsu braced himself. He already made his resolve about coming to Magnolia and he already found a good excuse which would make Misha give him the permission to do so.

"I'm going to finish what I started", Misha stopped her anger with that. "Yunehart said the twins, Milly and even Colossus is already in Magnolia. Why don't we.....make sure that I finish the job?", Natsu looked at her straight in the eyes.

Misha saw the determination in him. Truly, Natsu believes the memories he has and there's no hint of betrayal.

Misha sighed in defeat but she's happy at what Natsu just told her. This will make things easier for them.

"Go", she stated. Natsu started walking out her room. "Make sure you return before the sun sets tomorrow"

"Understood", he continued walking without looking back.

When Natsu was gone, three figures stood behind Misha.

"Your orders?", one of them asked.

"Make sure Natsu won't have too much contact with that girl", Misha said.

"I thought Yunehart took care of it?", another asked.

"I'm not so foolish to trust his eyes. He may see us as his comrades now, but, we won't know until the girl and Fairy Tail are all dead", Misha replied.

"We'll do as you please, Milady", they vanished as soon as they said it.

"My hands are already moving, Makarov", Misha darkly said. "Let's see what your puny guild will do"

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Fairy Tail Underground....

"Why did you take me here? I won't tell you anything so why do you bother?", Milly asked rather rude to Master Makarov. "I won't say anything even if you try torturing me", she said.

"No one from my family will do such a thing. However, I would like to have a friendly chat", he said.

"Hah! We will never succumb to anything you have to say!", Milly said.

"You probably know that your sisters are in the Council's prison cell. You must be worried about them", Master Makarov said.

Milly did not say anything.

"Do you want to see them?", Master Makarov asked.

"If you didn't took me here I will be with them!", Milly snapped.

"Child, tell me, is your pride more important than family?", he asked.

"Hoho, so now you're threatening me?", Milly laughed.

"No such thing. This is not a threat. But, I will give you a warning", Master Makarov's voice has turned serious now. "You laid a finger on two of my children which caused damages to my whole family. For that, I will never forgive. Make sure your efforts will be fruitful for you made an enemy out of the guild which you definitely shouldn't have angered!", he growled a little. Milly felt shivers down her spine, but, she's still a dark guild's mage.

"That's great. My Master is up on that challenge. Let's call a war!", Milly glared back at him.

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Bolka Forest...

"Tidus-dono! Tidus-dono!", Tidus woke up only to see the sun is already up. He saw Jura and Lyon's face with some of their own guild members.

"What....", Tidus sat up in an instant when he recalled what just happened.

"What the hell happened here?", Lyon asked.

The whole forest was cut down and rubbles are seen all over the place.

"I...Minora?!", Tidus looked behind him to the rock where he left Minora.

"She's right here", Hibiki gestured. He can't possibly get near her since Crucis is protecting her. Ren is with him.

"Thank goodness", Tidus felt relief washing his senses.

"What happened?", Jura asked.

"We fought with a traitor. Where is that bastard?", Tidus felt all parts of his body are aching.

"We only saw you two when we got here. You say you're fighting someone else?", Lyon asked.

"Yeah. I managed to take the best of him. When I was able to catch him off guard, I passed out", Tidus explained.

"An outside assistance", Rogue showed himself.

"It's true. I can smell two more scents besides them. It hasn't been long since they've been here", Sting seconded.

"I better....tell Arthur...about this", Tidus tried to stand. Jura helped him and Lyon supported his other side.

"I can arrange that for you", Hibiki readied his archive magic.

"Minora...", Tidus made his way to her.

"It's dangerous. She's being protected well by her weapon", Rogue said.

"Crucis..", Tidus lifted his hand and got closer to Crucis. Just an inch away, Crucis recognized him and dropped the barrier down.

"Wow", Ren was amazed at how Tidus was able to tame it.

"Minora?", Tidus kneeled in front of his partner.

"Ti...dus?", Minora asked weakly.

"I'm here", he smiled.

"Thanks", as soon as she said it, she lost consciousness once again.

"It's up!", Hibiki told Tidus. "We're connected!"

"Hibiki-san?", he recognized Sarina's voice right away.

"Sarina!", Tidus shouted out.

"Tidus?!", Sarina asked. Tidus' face came into view. "What happened to you? Is Minora alright?"

"Sarina, please listen. Minora's not in good shape right now but, we'll do fine. Take Arthur and keep him safe!", Tidus ordered.

"I don't understand", Sarina said.

"Colossus is alive!", he shouted out. Sarina made a surprised look on her face.

"I see. We'll leave at once", Sarina said.

"Thanks", Tidus smiled.

"And Tidus?", Sarina looked at him. "Don't die", as soon as that was said, the Lacrima vision stopped.

"What happened?", Hibiki wasn't sure himself.

"Just a precautionary measure. Don't worry, your Archive magic will return shortly", Tidus said.

"We better take you to Fairy Tail to have Wendy heal you two", Jura said.

"Thank you, Jura", Tidus lost his own consciousness as well.

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Fairy Tail Grounds....

"Where are you going?", Gajeel asked the Master.

"To the Council. They need me for some documents I need to fill", Master Makarov said.

"Cool enough. Should I go with you?", asked Gajeel.

"No, you should probably stay here. We're holding a prisoner who is well engaged by herself. I'm sure she has more tricks up her sleeve. I can tell she has the same power level as the Spriggan 12", he turned serious and looked at Gajeel. "I don't know the reason, but, I can tell the one pulling all the strings is using Natsu to their advantage. The motive isn't clear but I don't think their target is Lucy alone"

"You mean..."

"We have to be ready for a war", Master Makarov finally said.

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Lucy's Apartment...

Lucy stretched her hands from a good sleep. She saw Mira and Lisanna in her bedroom. The two snuggled together at the futon beside her bed. Happy is fast asleep on her bed. All of them were not aware of the battles that were going on.

She noticed the scarf at her pillow and can't help but feel sad again as she thought of her partner.

"Lucy?", Mirajane sat up as she yawned a little more and squinting her eyes from the sunlight as she looked at Lucy.

"Hey Mira, good morning!", Lucy greeted.

"Good morning. What time is it?", Mirajane asked.

"It's 8 in the morning", Lucy said.

"That late? Oh gosh I have to get to the guild now", Mirajane struggled to get out of bed and stumbled on Lisanna on the process.

"Mira, what gives?", Lisanna groaned at her interrupted beauty sleep.

"Sorry, I just have to get going now. It's already 8. Everyone must already be in the guild", Mirajane said her farewell and headed out the door.

"Well, someone's busy", Lucy laughed.

"Oh now that you mention it. Lucy, how about we go on a mission together?", Lisanna asked.

"Mission? You mean today?", Lucy asked.

"Yeah why not? You need to save up for your rent money, right? You will have your next due this month", Lisanna reminded.

"Uh-oh, you're right! I was indebted to you and the girls for helping out for the last 2 months of paying for me", Lucy grew pale at the debt she needs to pay back.

"Worry not, the girls and I had some extras. Besides, it's not like you wanted it to happen", Lisanna stopped when she noticed they're getting near the topic about the incident that happened 2 months ago. "Well? What do you say? Wanna join us?", Lisanna asked.

"By us, you are referring to who?", Lucy asked.

"We'll bring Happy and Erza along. I'm sure Erza would be more obliged to go with you", she smiled.

"That's refreshing. I want to go on a job since the time I woke up. I guess my body's all wrapped up. Let's go!", Lucy enthusiastically cheered.

"Let's get ready then!", Lisanna stretched one more time and headed out the door.

"On second thought, can you wait me on the guild? I'll just have to pack some things and drop off somewhere", Lucy said.

"Sure you're gonna be fine by yourself?", Lisanna asked.

"Come on, Happy's with me. Sting and the others are on patrol in case something happen. What else can go wrong?", she laughed.

"Alright if you say so. And just a correction, Sting and Rogue are on a mission far off. Jura and Lyon are the ones doing the patrols for a while", Lisanna said.

"Wow that's new. And how did you know about that?", Lucy asked.

"Well, the Masters are having secret meetings by the guild and the last one was held when you're in the infirmary yesterday. We pretty much heard from Minerva what they've been doing", Lisanna pointed out.

"Seems pretty bad", Lucy replied.

"Our problem right now is hard to settle with. We can't exactly say that Natsu's our enemy and the other guild masters said that when push comes to shove, we may not do anything that could harm Natsu. If there comes a dire moment, they will have to do the job", Lisanna glumly looked at the ground. "What the heck? What exactly is going on Natsu's head? It's not like him to be defeated or subdued by something like this. What exactly happened to him?", she can't help it anymore and cried.

"Lisanna....", Lucy sadly looked at her friend.

"I'm sorry Lucy, I know it's not your fault and you didn't really wanted it to happen...I just"

"I know. Sometimes I wish Horologium can travel through time as well", Lucy mumbled.

"Ugh! All this talking is making us so sad. Just come by the guild when you're ready, alright?", Lisanna finally stepped out of Lucy's apartment.

"Natsu....", Lucy held Natsu's scarf tightly once again.

Little did they know, a shadow is lurking at the rooftop of her apartment, seeing and hearing their exchange.