Break Through The Sky

"You're what?" Draven asked completely lost.

"Did he just say…?" Gray said looking at Gajeel.

Gajeel picked his ear with his pinky "My ears must be ringing from getting my head beat in because I could have sworn he said he was gonna be a dad. He must have got hit worse than we thought."

"He couldn't…does he…?" Aura couldn't find the words to express her surprise. She looked over at Erza, whose face was completely red from embarrassment.

"How does he know?" Erza said angrily confused, her voice reaching a high yet cute pitch.

"What?!" Aura said surprised. "You mean you're-"

"Who told him?!" Erza yelled, her face turning even redder than before as she placed her hand on her stomach.

Aura looked back at Natsu and a cold sweat dropped down her face. *Mom's pregnant already?* She looked at Erza who still had her hand on her stomach. Aura's face began sweating nervously. *Oh no.*

Natsu began laughing, much to Draven's growing irritation. "Enough of this foolishness." Draven stomped into the ground and push off towards Natsu, who crossed his arms in front of his body in anticipation.

Draven drew back his fist and uppercutting with bone crushing force against Natsu's guard.

The dragon slayer smirked as he flew towards the wall. Turned his body, to lessen the impact Natsu pushed off the wall he was flying towards causing it to fracture. His entire body began blazing he flew towards Draven. He tried to counter but Natsu was coming in too fast.

***FIRE DRAGON SWORD HORN***

Natsu's head collided with the celestial spirits abdomen, cracking a few of his ribs. Draven slid back on one knee clutching his injured ribs. "Damn that brat." He said wincing as he slowly stood back up. He heard rapid footsteps coming from behind himself and turned around, his eyes widening in horror Erza was rushing at him, her katana at her side. Natsu jumped out of the way.

Time began to slow down, the red haired knight closing out all sounds aside from her oddly calm heartbeat, her steady breathing and her footsteps as her katana began oozing red energy like it was on fire. The look in her eyes dripped with killing intent as she drew closer to her target.

Draven tried to move but that idea soon fell flat when two iron needles pierced his right foot and ankle, holding it in place. A block of ice holding his left leg. "What's this?" he said looking down in disbelief. He then looked to his left to see Gray and Gajeel looking at him.

"You aren't going anywhere pal." Gajeel said with a smirk as he stood pointing his index and middle fingers like a gun.

"No, I won't be defeated by humans. I'm superior I'm-" he looked up in horror as Erza swung her sword.

***YOTO BENIZAKURA***

She slashed diagonally, creating a gash down the dark spirits chest. She slid past him, stopping a few feet behind him. She stood up and closed her eyes as her sword disappeared.

"Gahk." Draven coughed up blood and staggered before once again falling to one knee. Erza also staggered and fell over but Aura teleported just in time to catch her.

"Are you alright mom?"

"I'm fine, just exhausted. That was the last of my magical energy."

"You shouldn't be so reckless. You're pregnant you know." Erza looked up and Aura and noticed a wide smile on the girl's face, it was just like Natsu's.

"You're right." Erza said smiling back.

"You damned humans." Draven said through labored breaths as he coughed up more blood. "You really think…that…would finish me?" he took the needles out of his leg and threw them to the side, then crushed the ice holding his leg. He clenched his fist and a black aura formed around him. "This ends now!"

He held his hand in the air and the group looked up to see that the blackened sky was now full of lights, twinkling brighter and brighter. Draven swiped his arm down and everyone's eyes widened when they saw the lights falling.

***HEAVEN'S CALAMITY***

"What's going on?" Lucy said looking up at the falling lights. "Ow!" she screamed when she felt her hair tug. "Cancer!"

"Sorry baby." The spirit apologized as he finished tying up Lucy's hair. "Ok, you're all done baby." He said standing.

"Thanks." Lucy said standing up. "You guys ready?" she turned to look at Loke, Cancer, and Aquarius.

"I'm always ready to help you beautiful." Loke said pushing up his glasses.

"Me too baby." Cancer said.

"Looks like your finally gonna do something useful." Aquarius said with a smirk.

Natsu stood up slowly in front of his friends. "Can you guys still stand?"

"What kinda question is that?" Gajeel said standing.

"I was just waiting on you to get up loser." Gray said with a smirk standing next to Natsu.

"I can keep going." Aura said.

"Me too." Wendy said,

"None of us have much power left." Erza said with a small smile.

"A little is all we need." Natsu said clenching his fist. "This is it, it's all or nothing! Now…LET'S GO!"

They all charged Draven as the stars began falling around them, creating dents in the floor. Draven laughed as he watched them. "I will admit you humans are a stubborn bunch, but your last stand ends here!"

"The only thing ending is you." Gray said as he slammed his hands against the ground.

***ICE MAKE FLOOR***

Gray's ice caught Draven off guard causing him to slip slightly, but that momentary loss of footing was all Erza needed. She swung her fist upwards, hitting Draven's chin with a solid uppercut that sent him flying into the air towards the hole in the ceiling.

"Wendy!" Natsu yelled as he and Aura jumped back allowing Gajeel to catch and then propel them into the air with his Iron Dragon Clubs.

"Right!" she nodded crouching slightly

***SKYWALK***

Draven flew through the air with incredible speed as the stars continued to fall, He continued to guard when he saw Wendy flying under him, puffing out her cheeks.

***SKY DRAGON ROAR***

Her breath attack propelled him further into the air, pushing her back to the lower floor but pushing Natsu and Aura, whose bodies began glowing gold, towards Draven. "What is this?" Draven said aloud as the raced towards him, his eyes widening in terror.

"You want to rule over humans and spirits? You think we're all inferior to you. You say our bonds make us weak, but you don't know a single thing about us! Human or spirit!" Natsu roared. "Humans and spirits share a bond that you could never understand! As long as we all have each other we won't lose to people like you!"

"We're ending this here and now!" Aura yelled.

Draven's eyes widened as he saw what looked like Igneel flying towards him. "Stay back!" he said placing his hands in front of himself. Natsu and Aura roared into the sky:

***DRAGON SLAYER SECRET ART: CRIMSON LOTUS: PHOENIX BLADE***

They head-butted Draven in the abdomen, the dark spirit yelling in agony as his pupils began turning white. The three ascended higher and higher, their friends looking on in complete awe as the golden arrow broke through the darkness, revealing the luscious blue sky and shining light of the sun. The golden arrow slowly faded from view.

"The sky is back to normal!" Wendy yelled excitedly.

"Looks like we won." Gray said looking up with a grin, covering his eyes from the sun.

"Where are Natsu and Aura?" Erza asked. Everyone squinted to see, and soon they saw three figures falling back down to the ground.

"There they are." Gajeel pointed. "Looks like they're coming down fast too."

"Gray can you catch them?" Erza asked a bit frantic.

"No, I'm completely tapped out." Gray said clutching his arm.

"What are we going to do?" Wendy asked worriedly.

Natsu slowly opened his eyes when he felt the wind hitting his face. "Huh?" he looked down and his eyes widened in terror. "Oh crap we're falling!" He looked over to Aura, who was falling right next to him, her eyes still closed. "Hey wake up!" he said shaking her. He looked down and became even more frightened when he saw how fast they were approaching the ground.

"Come on wake up will ya!" Natsu yelled frantically still shaking her, but Aura gave no response. Natsu looked down one more time and held Aura close, hoping to shield her from the imminent impact.

"Wendy can you reach them?" Lucy asked worriedly looking down the hole.

"No they're too far and coming in too fast." Wendy replied equally worried.

Natsu closed his eyes, awaiting the crash but opened his eyes when nothing happened. He looked down to see he was safely floating a few feet above the tower. "What the?" he looked up confused. "Happy?!" He said with a smile as he saw the blue exceed floating behind him.

"Aye sir." Happy replied with a smile.

"You're a life saver buddy."

"Yeah you'd be dead without me."

"Just put me down near Lucy would ya?"

The exceed complied and slowly brought down Natsu and Aura to the floor where Lucy was standing. Natsu slowly fell to his feet, putting the still unconscious Aura on his back. Wendy rushed over to him.

"Is Aura alright?" Wendy asked concerned.

"Yeah she's fine. I guess that last attack took a lot out of her." He looked over his shoulder where Aura's head rested. "Hey Wendy did you know Aura knows Dragon Slayer magic?"

Wendy's face turned white. "S-she does?" Wendy replied nervously.

"Yeah, I wonder where she learned it. I'll ask when she wakes up, she might have learned it from Igneel in the future." He said with a smile.

"Yeah maybe." Wendy said with a nervous laugh.

"You mean he still doesn't know?" an irritated voice said from above Wendy. Natsu looked up and saw Carla floating in the air above the sky Dragon slayer, he deduced that Carla was the one who brought Wendy to the upper floor.

"Oh hey Carla I didn't see you there. I still don't know what?"

"It's n-n-nothing." Wendy said waving her hands in front of her face. "Don't worry about it."

"But Carla said-"

"She meant that you should have known Aura could use dragon slayer magic already." Wendy said trying to steer the conversation a different way.

"How would I know that?" Natsu asked confused.

"I don't know."

"Ok I guess." Natsu said clearly growing more confused by the second. "Where's Erza and the others?"

"Pantherlily, Levy, and Juvia came for them when Happy caught you. They should be outside of the tower with everyone else by now." Wendy replied.

"Where's Lucy?" he asked searching for the blonde.

"She's over there." Wendy said pointing to the center of the floor. Natsu looked over to see Lucy, now dressed in an elegant white and pink gown that flowed down her back. A pink choker tied with a red ribbon was around her neck and her hair, now tied in a bun, was adorned with a pink headdress.

With her were Aquarius, Cancer, and a re-summoned Loke. All of them standing in a circle around something. Natsu's eyes widened when he saw they were gathered around Draven.

"He's still here?! Why?!" Natsu asked angrily.

"He's a Celestial Spirit so he can't be killed by conventional means." Carla said. "But you all did manage to wound him to the point where he is immobile."

"Lucy asked Panther Lily to bring him here so she could use her mother's sealing spell on him." Wendy said.

"Okay, but why is Lucy dressed like that?" Natsu asked.

"She asked Virgo to bring her one of her mother's dresses that she gave to her before she died. She wanted Draven to at least have some peace before he was sealed again."

"I don't really understand but ok." He looked on with Wendy and Carla at Lucy, fixing the unconscious Aura on his back.

Draven slowly came to and looked up at the sky, it was so bright, so blue, and the sun was so warm. It almost made him want to cry at how beautiful it was. He looked to his left and saw Lucy looking down on him with a sad smile. "Layla." He said weakly with a half-smile. "You're here."

"Yes Draven I am." Lucy said trying her best to imitate her mother.

Draven looked around and saw Aquarius, Loke, and Cancer gathered around him as well. "Where's Capricorn?"

"Capricorn?" Lucy's eyes widened slightly at Draven's words. She looked over to Loke who shook his head slightly at her, dissuading her from asking questions. She nodded and quickly regained her composure.

"He always was a stern one. Are you going to seal me away again?" He asked looking back up at the sky.

"Yes." Lucy nodded. "You've caused too much damage."

"I suppose you're right. You can't imagine how frustrating it is to be beaten again by humans, even if one of those humans is you. How did I fail again?"

"You failed because you don't understand what makes us humans strong Draven."

"Enlighten me."

"Bonds."

Draven chuckled a bit. "Bonds? That's the same thing the Dragon Slayer said. What's so important about bonds?"

"The gives us the power to do things for others, to sacrifice for those you love, to go out of your way to help a complete stranger. All humans have bonds with one another, as do spirits. That's what keeps us all strong."

Draven chuckled again. "I still don't understand this nonsense. Why should we spirits bow down to creatures who are clearly inferior to us in every way?"

"Humans aren't inferior to spirits." Draven looked over to see Aquarius speaking to him. "And spirits aren't inferior to humans. You never did understand that."

"Both sides help one another every day." Cancer said.

"Without one, the other would suffer." Loke added.

"I've seen the worst of humanity. I've seen how humans have treated us in the past: the abuse, the slave labor, the apathy; humans are just malicious, unintelligent apes." Draven said. "The only one who treated us with any sort of kindness was you Layla." He looked back at Lucy. "And in the end even you betrayed me."

"No Draven you were the one who betrayed me." Lucy retorted. Draven's eyes widened in disbelief. "You were supposed to be the King's advisor, his most trusted aid and friend; but instead of helping improve relations for both humans and spirit alike you let your lust for power and your hatred of humans overtake you. You slaughtered your own kind and absorbed their energy all so you could conquer the human world."

"The king was a weak fool. I was helping my brethren."

"You were helping yourself." Lucy retorted. "You wanted to rule over all, no matter they human or spirit."

"I would have ushered in a golden age."

"That would have been brought about through fear and chaos. How could expect to rule that way?"

Draven grew silent, deep down he knew Lucy's words rang true, but he wanted to believe he was doing the right thing for Celestial Spirits. He wanted to believe that his ruling of the human world would bring about a place where spirits would no longer have to be subjected to servitude from humans. As the thought continued to play out and he relived the error of his ways a single tear dripped from his eye, surprising Lucy and the others.

"Seal me."

Lucy nodded. "Okay."

Lucy closed her eyes and held out her hands as her and her spirits bodies became bathed in a golden light. She began to recite the incantation.

"I beckon to the stars, shine thine light."

Natsu, Wendy, Carla, and Happy watched the room around them disappear and in its place was space, similar to the Urano Metria spell. "This is amazing." Wendy said in awe.

"It feels weird to me." Happy said. "You think Lucy will be okay?" Happy asked looking at Natsu.

Natsu tightened his grip around Aura's legs to steady her as he looked on with a slightly sullen look. "Yeah, she can do it." He replied.

Lucy continued the incantation.

"Reveal yourself to your humble servant, Guide me to the lock of the cage. Show me the path to Radiance. O Ptolemaios. I am the receiver of your grace. Open the door. The luminous celestial bodies. COLLIDING!"

Lucy opened her eyes and a white magical circle appeared in her eyes, her spirits bodies also turning white along with Draven. "Till we meet again Layla." He said softly.

***ALMAGEST***

A beam of light in a square shape appeared above Draven and quickly fell onto his body, covering it. Next four beams of golden light fell from the sky, positioning themselves on the four corners of the square.

"What's that?" Jet asked as he and the rest Fairy Tail stood outside of the tower.

"It must be the spell that Lucy's mother used to seal Draven." Levy answered.

"Man that light's bright." Gray said as he sat on the ground. He tried to stand but Juvia quickly stopped him.

"Your still injured Gray, you shouldn't move so much." She said dotingly.

Everyone stood in awe as they watched the light descend upon the top of the tower. They had never witnessed something so vibrant before and it truly left an impression on each of them.

The light slowly faded revealing four locks on the corners of the square, each with an emblem: Leo's emblem on the top right corner, Cancer's emblem on the bottom right, Aquarius' emblem on the top left, and finally the Heartfilia emblem on the bottom left. The white light faded and the room turned to normal and in the place of Draven was a black box as long as his body with the locks in each corner. It had intricate golden designs around its edges and had the seal of the spirit king in the center of it.

The circle faded from Lucy's eyes and she fell to her knees exhausted as Natsu and the others rushed to her side. "Hey Lucy you ok?" Natsu asked as Wendy helped her up.

"Yeah I'm fine." She replied with a smile. "That spell took a lot out of me."

"You did great Lucy." Loke said with a smile.

"Your mother would be proud baby." Cancer said.

"Looks like you aren't a complete waste of space." Aquarius replied with a grin.

"Thanks you guys." Lucy smiled at her spirits. "I couldn't have done it without you." She then looked down at the black box. "What are you going to do with him?"

"We're going to take him back to the Celestial World." Loke replied. "I'm sure the king would appreciate it."

"Don't tell me you fell for the old guy." Aquarius mocked.

"What?! Ew no way." Lucy said disgusted. Her face then turned, revealing a sad smile. "I guess I just felt sorry for him. He just wanted to be in a world where spirits would be free instead of being a part of contracts. I can sort of see what he was trying to do, but that still doesn't excuse what he did." She then looked at her spirits. "Just make sure he stays locked up this time."

"Don't worry, he won't be getting out again." Loke said. "We're going now, but I'll be back at the guild later to celebrate with the others."

"Ok, see you soon." Lucy said with a smile.

"Don't take too long buddy." Natsu added.

"I won't." Loke said as he and Cancer picked up the box. He then waved at his friends as he, Cancer, and Aquarius faded back into the Celestial world with Draven in tow.

"Well there they go." Natsu said. "You sure you're ok Lucy?"

"Yeah I'm fine. I should be asking you two that." She turned and looked at Natsu and Aura. "Is Aura ok?"

"Yeah she's fine. She's just tired from that last attack."

"Well that's good." Lucy said with a smile. "Are you alright Wendy?" she said looking at the young dragon slayer.

Wendy nodded. "Yes I'm fine."

"Ok well let's-"Lucy stopped when she felt the tower shaking. "Uh guys did you feel that?"

The tower began shaking even more as rubble began piling up. "The tower's coming down." Wendy said worriedly.

"Oh no." Happy said frightened.

"Well what are we waiting for?! We gotta get outta here." Natsu turned and looked at Happy and Carla. "Can you two fly us out?"

"We used up our magic flying to catch you." Carla said.

"Well I guess we're running then." Natsu clasped his hands under Aura's bottom to brace her and took off, his companions right behind him as the tower continued crumbling around their ears.

Outside of the tower the members of Fairy Tail awaited their comrades, each of them worried about their safety because of the crumbling tower.

"Can't we go in there and get them?" Laki asked worriedly.

"The tower's too unstable. We'd just end up trapped." Wakaba answered.

"Well we have to do something." Cana said.

"We just gotta wait and hope they make it out." Macao said.

"Don't worry." Erza said, slowly standing up. "Natsu and the others will make it."

"Yeah Natsu's a real man, he'll make it back alive."

Soon the tower crumbled and the members of Fairy Tail looked on as the dust began piling before their eyes. They all strained to find their friends.

"Did they make it? I can't see anything." Droy said.

"Salamander better have made it out." Gajeel said low.

\*cough\* \*cough\*

Everyone's eyes opened wide when they saw Natsu, Wendy, Lucy, Happy, and Carla emerging from the dust cloud of the felled tower, all in relatively one piece; save Lucy's dress. Everyone ran to them overjoyed that they were safe, showering them with praises and celebrating their victory.

After few minutes Natsu managed to break away from the crowd to see Erza standing a small distance away. He smiled and walked towards her. She saw him and met him halfway stopping just before they collided. Their eyes met and they smiled warmly at one another. Erza's eyes trailed to Aura, whose head was resting on her arms, as they draped over Natsu's shoulders.

"Is she okay?"

"Yeah, she's just tired from the fight."

"That's good." She said smiling at the sleeping girl.

"So am I really gonna be a dad?" Natsu asked blushing a bit and looking away. Erza grabbed his right hand and brought it closer to her, placing it on her stomach. Natsu looked back at his hand. He then looked at Erza, who looked into his eyes and smiled.

"Yes Natsu, you're going to be a father."

Natsu's eyes widened and he smiled wide, his teeth showing. "I can't wait."

Erza's eyes misted a bit and before realizing it, she rubbed her fingers through his pink hair and slowly slid her lips into his, her bottom top lip sliding under his with his hand still on her stomach. She closed her eyes and after a few seconds of surprise Natsu closed his eyes as well, despite how bruised and dirty they were they were completely lost in the moment. Erza then slid her hand from Natsu's hair to his cheek.

She had no idea what caused her to act so suddenly. Perhaps it was because she was excited to have beaten their enemies, maybe she was glad all of her friends were safe, or maybe it was because that she was glad that Natsu was happy about starting a family with her. Whatever the reason she had never been closer to anyone than she did right now, everything melted away in a moment that seemed to last forever.

She pulled away slowly, taking a piece of Natsu's lip with her a bit before letting go and smiling warmly. "I'm sorry." She said. "I didn't mean to do that so-" her eyes opened wide when she felt Natsu place his forehead on hers.

"Don't be, it was nice." He said with a small blush.

"You idiot." She said laughing lightly. She then closed her eyes and smiled even wider, placing her hand on top of Natsu's, which was still on her stomach. "I love you."

Natsu blushed and stepped back. He had never heard Erza say anything like that before, it scared him a bit. It wasn't that he didn't feel the same way, he thought, he just couldn't process it. He looked towards Erza who was still smiling at him. "It's okay if you don't want to say it now. I can wait until you're ready." She said softly.

The two soon felt a rumbling and looked up, above them was the flying ship Christine, arriving to retrieve Fairy Tail and return them to Magnolia. Everyone began boarding, still talking about their victory and how they were going to celebrate. Erza walked towards the ship but stopped after a few paces. She looked back and held out her hand. "Come on Natsu." She said. "Unless you want to walk back to Magnolia."

"Oh right, coming." He briefly forgot about his motion sickness and ran to catch up to Erza, jostling the sleeping Aura a bit. He caught up to her and the two walked side by side towards the ship, smiling at one another.

"Mommy, Daddy." Aura mumbled in her sleep.

Erza looked at her and smiled. "What did she say?" Natsu asked confused at Erza's behavior.

"It's nothing." Erza reassured as they boarded the airship. "She's just dreaming."

…

Two weeks had passed since the battle with Draven and things were getting back to routine at the guild hall. Oracion Seis had scattered to the winds after the fight but Cardinal and Romero were soon caught by the Council and sentenced for their crimes. A couple days after returning to Magnolia, there was a celebration at the guild hall in honor of their victory and in typical Fairy Tail fashion there was plenty of beer, singing, laughing, and a fair share of brawls. Although this was nothing new to the guild, they were all shocked when Erza announced her pregnancy during the festivities, and even more shocked when she revealed Natsu was the father.

Aura on the other hand missed out on all of fun due to healing from her injuries, using so much of her magical power in one day caused her to be bed ridden in the infirmary most of the time, although Erza was usually there to keep her company. She awoke a week later, still a bit groggy but otherwise healed much to everyone's relief. She stayed a couple of more days to finish healing.

Time seemed to slow down to crawl for those last peaceful days as Aura spent time somewhat reconnecting with the members of the guild she loved so much, she even went on one more mission with Natsu and the others. However the time had eventually come for her to return home.

…

The members of Fairy Tail all gathered outside the guild hall near the coast line. All of them stood and watched as Aura looked out to the ocean, the sun slowly rising in the early morning. It was a bittersweet moment for many to say the least, despite only being in the guild for a few short months many had already welcomed her into the family and didn't want to see her go.

"Do you really have to go back now?" Levy asked.

Aura turned around and smiled. "Yeah, I do. I still have to defeat Draven in my time."

"Are you sure you're feeling better? You were sleep for a long time." Lucy asked concerned.

"Yeah I'm fine."

Aura looked across the faces of all the members of the guild, all of them were smiling at her, some even fighting back tears. She then locked eyes with Erza, who was standing next to Natsu, and walked towards her. The two looked at one another lovingly before embracing one another in a hug.

"Be safe okay?" Erza said.

"I will mom." A tear streamed down Aura's face. "I'm so glad that I got to talk to you again. Even if it was only for a little while."

"The pleasure was all me. I'm so thankful that I was able to have daughter like you Aura." Erza said with a warm smile her eyes misting a bit.

They let one another go and smiled one more time before Aura hugged Natsu, catching the Dragon Slayer slightly off guard. "I'll miss you dad." She looked up at him and smiled wide just the same as he did. Natsu couldn't help but smile back.

Aura then backed away and wiped the tears from her eyes as she once again looked at her guild. "Thank you everyone." She said. "Thank you for reminding me how much I love Fairy Tail and how much you all mean to me. I'll miss you all."

She took the ethernano infused lacrima that Natsu and the others retrieved while she was unconscious, out of her pocket and bit into it. The energy began swirling around her body, she clenched her fists to stave off the pain, controlling this amount of power was never easy for her. Once she had reached a stable level she straightened up and looked at the others one last time.

Master Makarov stepped forward in front of the group in his ceremonial robes. "Aura, no matter who you are. No matter what time you hail from. No matter where you go in life. Always know that you will have a home in Fairy Tail." He held up his index finger in Fairy Tail's signature pose, the other guild members following suit. "It doesn't matter how far in future you go, we will always be looking your way."

Aura raised her index finger and nodded. "I know Master, thank you." She could barely get the words out. She then spoke the spell that would take her home.

***ETATIS RELICA***

Aura's body began glowing and after a bright blue flash that lasted a few seconds, she was gone.

"Will she be okay?" Wendy asked concerned standing next to Erza.

Erza nodded and smiled warmly, grabbing Natsu's hand and placing her free hand on her stomach. "Yes, she'll be just fine."