Rescue

On the outskirts of Magnolia, in a rundown guild hall just five miles west of the East Forest, a celebration was occurring. Hundreds of dark wizards were pouring drinks, eating, and singing songs of victory. Their rambunctious behavior could be heard throughout the small forest where their home sat.
"Man, I can't believe how easy that was." One of the wizards said as he chewed on a huge chicken leg.
"Yeah, I know, those Fairy Tail wizards aren't so tough." Another said before he gulped a huge mug of beer.
"We even caught a Dragon Slayer. The other Dark Guilds will start taking us seriously now!" one more said who was singing with a group of his friends.
The celebration continued on downstairs as the wizards continued to sing, eat, drink and fall over each other in their drunken stupor. But not all in the hall was rowdy.
Upstairs in a semi lit room, a man stood chained. His arms extending towards opposite ends of the prison, being held in the air by chains on his wrists. He had been in there for 2 days, but he still struggled to break free of his captors. No longer able to stand he fell to his knees in exhaustion, his body covered in cuts and bruises.
"Man, how am I gonna get out of this?" he said looking up at the leaky ceiling. He didn't know what foul liquid was pouring on his head but he knew it smelled awful.
He continued thinking of a way out but his head began to hurt shortly after, thinking was never one of his strong points; that was one of the reasons he was in the situation he was in now. Soon his concentration was broken by one of his captors, who had come to his door.
"Maybe you should eat something." He said to him mockingly. "We wouldn't want you dying on us on the way to meet up with the other guilds…Salamander."
The man looked up at the bars in the door, a look of defiance in his eye.
"I won't be here for long buddy." He said smirking, his pink hair shining in the sunlight.
"Because if I don't find a way out of here, I know my friends will find me."
The man stood back intimidated when he saw the look in the prisoner's eye, but he tried hiding it by giving a small threat. "Y…you mean those weak Fairy Tail wizards? HA! We beat up your friends before, that's how you were captured remember? They'd be stupid to come here, and even if they are coming we'll beat them again." The "jailer" turned and walked toward stairs laughing aloud.
When he heard the laughter no longer, Natsu managed to stand again, turning his head towards the window behind him.
I know they'll find me. Happy never lets me down…and if I know anything else. His face started to turn white with fear when he thought of a certain re-quipping wizard. She'll come too. 
…
Erza and the others began trekking their way through the woods with Happy leading the way.
"Which way is it Happy?" Gray asked
Happy continued to walk as he pointed his claws ahead of him, "It's over there past those trees."
"Okay." Erza continued to look determined as she summoned her sword, ready to rush at a moment's notice.
They reached a hill and looked down at their target.
"Is that their guild hall? It looks positively disgusting." Juvia said to the group.
"They're probably just some punks who got lucky." Laxus said annoyed.
Erza continued staring a hole in the disheveled locale, "That may be the case, but they have Natsu so we can't take them lightly. Rescuing him is top priority, so be on your guard."
"Right." Her four companions chimed in unison.
The wind began blowing through the trees, as the five of them stood atop the hill.
"Attack!" Erza roared, the five of them rushing down the hill towards the guild hall.
The dark wizards inside continued to celebrate, but their party was going to be cut all too short. Slowly, they started hearing sounds of rushing water.
"Hey did someone leave the sink running?" one of the wizards asked as he lifted his foot from the now wet floor.
"No I don't think…"
Suddenly a huge torrent of water blew down their guild hall doors, sweeping away almost a third of their members. The rogues looked at the new hole where their door used to be with bewilderment and fear as they saw four people, and curiously one cat, standing in the doorway.
"Hey who the hell are you guys?! You have some nerve messing with…" one of the dark wizards began to yell but one of his friends suddenly grabbed him cutting him off.
"Hey, what the…" he protested but his friend once again cut him off
"You idiot, do you now know who that is?" He said pointing at Erza.
"That's Titania Erza, one of the strongest wizards in the world."
The man opened his eyes in astonishment, "That's Titania?" He began to shake a bit. Scattered comments could be heard across the rest of the hall as they identified the rest of the Fairy Tail wizards.
"That's Juvia, one Phantom's Element 4. How long has she been in Fairy Tail?"
"Isn't that one of Ur's students? Gray Fullbuster?"
"Yeah I also heard he's a huge pervert."
"I'm not a pervert!" Gray yelled defiantly.
"It's okay Gray, I love you even if you are a pervert." Juvia said turning to him with her hands clasped and hearts in her eyes. Gray sighed irritated.
"Oh man it's Laxus." One of the dark wizards said and at the lightning dragon, his voice shaking. "I thought he was kicked out of the guild."
"Hey, isn't that the cat that was with Salamander? How the hell did he escape?"
The dark wizards stood scared. If Juvia's water wasn't covering them, you could have seen the outlines on their pants from where they peed themselves.
Erza and her team stood silent, they knew the time for talking was long past. They were here to find Natsu, but they wouldn't leave without sending a message either.
One of the dark wizards, still shaking, grabbed a sword and held it in the air. "What you guys so scared of? There's only five of them, let's show them what happens when you mess with the Nightshade guild." His speech caused the rest of his guild to get riled up in agreement. "The boss ain't here so its up to us to preserve our rep. Let's get'em!"
They ran at the Fairy Tail wizards ready for battle, but they stood unfazed.
"Erza go with Happy and find Natsu. We can handle these guys." Gray said as he readied himself to attack.
Erza looked back and nodded her head. "Alright, I'll leave them to you but not before taking some of them myself."
Erza began to glow yellow as Nightshade continued to approach
Re-Quip
In a flash, she was brandishing twin katanas, a red hakama with flame patterns at the bottom, and her hair tied in a long ponytail.
As they ran at them the Nightshade wizards scoffed, "So that's the Great Erza? That's not even armor."
Suddenly she appeared in the forefront of their advance. Startling them.
'What the hell? She's so fast."
She cut a path right down the middle of them. Her attacks were fast, visceral, but yet graceful at the same time. Not a single move was wasted as she made her way from the front of the group to the back, her destination being the stairs. She made it to the bottom and proceeded to run up with Happy flying close behind, some of the dark wizards following in hot pursuit.
Their impromptu leader started to give orders, "Don't let her find Salaman…" he stopped as an iced fist smashed against his face, sending flying into the back wall. Surprised, the advance troops stopped and looked forward at the rest of the Fairy Tail wizards.
Gray cracked his knuckles and smirked, "You guys should be more worried about us."
Juvia stared at Gray with a loving look in her eyes.
Oh my beloved Gray you are so cool…
"Yeah." Laxus chimed in, "You bastards are going to pay for what you did to our friends." He said with a sly smirk.
The three rushed the huge group, each of the dark wizards fearing what was to come.
Erza and Happy reached the top floor and began searching for Natsu.
"Where is he Happy?" Erza asked as the pair headed down the long hallway.
"He should be in the last room on the left. We're almost there."
Happy flew behind Erza and looked behind them, he was startled to see more Nightshade members following them.
"Um…Erza, we have some company." He said frightened.
Erza turned around and stared down their pursuers, tightening the grip on her blades. She then ran at them in a flash, cutting through each of them as swiftly as the last. When she had finished, the men laid defeated on the floor all of them unconscious. Erza then turned around and continued following Happy.
…
Natsu heard the commotion outside but he stayed content. He knew what was going on and he smiled.
I knew they would come. Good job Happy.
As he waited in his cell, he heard a voice calling his name.
"Natsu! Natsu! Are you in there?"
Erza?
He wanted to call out, but he barely had the strength to talk. The call sounded closer this time, he looked up and sure enough saw Erza standing at the door, slowly misting her eyes.
He smiled at her as she sliced open the door. She then sliced the chains holding and grabbed him as his arms fell to his sides. Happy, seeing that his best friend was alright the exceed began to cry.
"Oh, Natsu…I'm so happy you're okay."
Natsu looked at his cat and smiled, "Good job, Happy." He said weakly
Erza so relieved that Natsu was finally safe, held his head against her chest tight.
"Natsu, thank goodness you're safe." She stood up and draped Natsu's arm over her shoulders as she propped him up. The three of them walked out of the door and made their way down the hall. Making their way downstairs, they saw an amazing sight.
The first floor was completely iced over, no doubt due to Gray's Ice Make magic. Laxus stood in the doorway with his back turned to the others, and Juvia sat back to back with Gray atop a giant ice hill that he created. All of the dark wizards were either unconscious or inside Gray and Juvia's creations.
Erza smiled and looked at her friends as she brought Natsu downstairs. Gray and the others turned to look at Erza, Natsu, and Happy. All of them smiling with the satisfaction that their friend was safe. They all walked to the door of the Nightshade guild hall.
Natsu looked at his friends and smiled, "What took you so long Gray?" he said weakly smiling at his friend.
Gray smirked back at him, "Shut up you idiot, you're lucky we came at all."
Natsu then turned his attention to Laxus. "Laxus? You're here? That's weird."
"Well I couldn't have you messing up the guild's name by getting captured ya idiot." he said with a smirk.
"We're glad you're safe Natsu." Juvia said with a smile, earning her one from the Dragon Slayer.
Natsu began to chuckle but Erza quieted him down whe she saw him wince in pain. "Save your strength Natsu we're going back home."
The six wizards then headed out the door, making their way home to Fairy Tail.
…
They returned Magnolia and made their way to the guild hall doors. As they opened them, everyone inside began to cheer excitedly when they saw everyone had returned safely.
"Yeah, Natsu's back!"
"Thank goodness, they all came back safe."
"Welcome back." Mira said as she approached them, her eyes misty.
Gajeel, Lucy, Wendy, and Carla were downstairs as well, they too smiling at the return of their friends
Erza simply looked at her group, smiled at all of her friends in Fairy Tail and the walked inside the guild, happy and relieved that Natsu was finally home.