Enter The Phantom Lord

Natsu, Happy, Lucy, who was holding plue in her hands, Erza, and Gray, walked through the streets of Magnolia.

"Was that an awesome job or what?" Natsu asked, laughing.

"The client sure did." Happy answered.

"You guys are just lucky that I decided to come along." Gray said.

"We're lucky that you begged to come with us." Natsu told him, getting a groan from Gray. "How do you figure."

"Cause you were about as useful as one of Erza's suitcases." Gray told him before Natsu slammed his face against this.

"You better watch your mouth, or I'll pack you like a suitcase." Natsu told him.

"That doesn't even make sense." Gray shot back before Erza separated them.

"That's enough." Erza told them. "And get dressed."

Gray looked down to notice he was in his underwear and started panicking.

"Why is this happening to me!" He shouted.

"Hey, Natsu?" Lucy asked as she dragged him away from Gray, who was looking for his clothes. "I know, this is out of nowhere but."

"Hey, I know you're worried about the whole Salamander thing." Natsu informed her. "But we need to put that behind us." He gave her a big grin as Lucy sighed.

"You're way too trusting ya know that." she told him, slightly giggling at her partner.

"Yeah, but it adds to my charm." Natsu told her.

Lucy couldn't help but start laughing as Erza and Gray, still naked, looked at the two.

"Wonder what they're on about?" Gray asked.

"Who knows." Erza mentioned.

As Gray found his clothes, the group started to move again, but people looked at them sorrowfully as they moved through the town.

"Look, it's Natsu."

"They must not know yet."

"he's going to be pissed."

"I feel so bad for them."

"Hey, is everybody staring at us?" Gray asked

"It's not a good kind of staring." Happy stated.

"It's almost like looks of pity." Erza said before she bumped into Natsu. "Natsu, what-" she stopped her sentence dead in its tracks when she saw the fairy pub in ruins, metal beams stuck out of all sides, wood lying everywhere, and the sign broken and fallen.

"who. Did. this." Natsu growled.

"it was Phantom." A voice called. It turned out to be Mira.

"They got us good." She told them.

Below the fairy, the pub's a storage area for all its supplies, but now it is placed to mend the wizard's broken spirits. Mira led the group down as everyone faced Natsu.

"When did this happen?" Natsu asked.

"Last night." Mira told him. "We were lucky that we closed earlier than normal." she continued.

"And Mavis is out of town for the time being." She then said. "She managed to get a thought projection here though

"Natsu." Mavis said, "how'd the job go."

"How are you just sitting here, doing nothing." Natsu started.

"You know we have to avoid contact." Mavis told him.

"if anything, it's just Phantom trying to intimidate us." She explained.

"Nothing to worry about. So we shouldn't trouble ourselves with this matter." Mavis ordered. "But I want you two on high alert."

"Alright, master." Mira said.

"leave it to us, Ma." Natsu said, giving a thumbs up. Mavis smiled before the thought projection vanished, leaving them alone as Natsu and Mira traded a nervous glance as Gray walked up to them.

"So, what now?" Gray asked.

"Yes, clearly, we're going to retaliate?" Erza asked.

"No." Natsu told them. "Hopefully, this all blows over.

"But-"

"Mavis said not to, so that's what we're going to do." Natsu told them, "I don't like it either, but she's made her choice."

Nasu turned to Cana, who was messing with her cards, "Think you can contact Mystogan."

"I'll try, but no promises." Cana said. "Tell me how worried I should be."

"No idea." Natsu said. "Hopefully, Mavis gets back before anything goes wrong."

Later that night, Lucy walked home with Plue.

"This a bad mess we got ourselves in, Plue. I can't believe Phantom would do something like this." Lucy said as she reached home. "I almost thought of joining them before I met Natsu and Happy." Lucy opened the door, smiling.

"But now I'm glad I came here. I've made friends who I trust with my life." She said as she turned on the light to find Natsu, Happy, Erza, and Gray sitting at the table in the room. "who enters a home without asking first!" Lucy shouted before throwing something at Natsu. "Why are you here."

"Well, Mira said that she and Natsu should stick in town." Erza told her. "So I decided to come here."

"And she dragged me here too." Gray said, already in his underwear.

"So, is it that bad?" Lucy asked.

"Not too bad, but we are on our guard." Natsu informed her.

"Woah, you sure have a lot of dirty clothes." Happy called out as he and Plue started going through Lucy's stuff.

"You two, stop that, or your both dead meat!" Lucy shouted.

"You found something to eat, plue," Natsu shouted, "don't go hogging it all."

"Ah-ha."

"Hey Erza, I found some frilly panties you might like." Happy said.

"I can't believe you wear this, Lucy." As she held the super-thin underwear, her face was redder than her hair.

"You guys are taking the whole make yourself at home thing a little far." Lucy muttered.

"We have a problem." Erza said as she faced Natsu and Gray. "you boys' hygiene. I refuse to sleep in a room that reeks of sweat."

"I have good hygiene." Natsu retorted. "I live with two girls already." Natsu shouted.

"As long as you don't mind Ice baths." Gray said.

"Wait, why Ice baths?" Lucy asked.

"They're relaxing." Gray told her.

Lucy let out a sigh as Happy started laughing.

"Just be sure to go before Natsu then." Lucy told him.

Levy, Jet, and Droy walked through the empty streets in another part of town.

"Are you sure you're all right with this, Levy?" Jet asked.

"Yeah." Droy pointed out. "Shouldn't you be at the dorm."

"Yeah, but I didn't want to separate our team." Levy said, causing the two men to blush above them. A shadowy figure watched as they looked near an ally before jumping down and attacking them.

Lucy sat in her warm bath.

*'Maybe I should get an apartment.'* Lucy thought to herself.

"I mean, I have money now." She smiled. "Huh, money. I wonder how things are back home." She sighed. *'I bet they don't miss me at all.'* she shook it off as she got out; she walked out to see Natsu sleeping and Gray reading on the bed.

"I see you guys are enjoying yourselves." Lucy muttered.

"Yes, actually." Erza told her. "I can't remember the last time I was this relaxed."

"Glad you feel at home." Lucy exaggerated.

"I guess I should get dressed." Erza said as a light shined around her, and she appeared in her pajamas.

"That's really how you change your clothes?" Lucy asked.

Later the group sat at the large table discussing the matter. "So, any idea why Phantom attacked out of the blue."

"No." Natsu answered, sitting up.

"Wizards around here have their fair share of run-ins with them." He continued. "but they've never been so bold."

"You don't seem worried." Erza noted.

"Yeah, as long as we have Mavis around, we should be fine." Natsu told her.

"You're kidding, right." Gray said, looking away from the papers he was reading. "Phantom's master is one of the Ten Wizard Saints."

"I know." Natsu told him. "But Mavis has more power than him in her pinkie finger."

"I never said you could read that." Lucy shouted as she took the papers away from Gray. "Gimme."

"You can't take that away." Gray said.

"Not without telling me what happens next." he stated.

"Wait," Lucy interrupted. "What's a Wizard Saint?"

"it's a title granted by the Magic Council." Erza told the blonde. "It's a coveted title held by the ten most powerful wizards on the continent."

"Woah." Lucy muttered.

"That and Phantom's overwhelming strength is not a laughing matter." Erza said. "They're the strongest guild in all Fiore,"

"True." Natsu admitted.

"We could hold our own." He informed her. "we have procedures for this, don't worry."

"I just hope you're right," Erza told him.

"Their elite group is just as strong as their master, known as the Element Four." Erza said. "But the biggest threat is Black Steel Gajeel."

"I've heard about him." Lucy said.

"Yes, he's most likely responsible for the attack." Erza told him. "He uses a type of Iron magic."

Natsu nodded.

"Yeah, I've read about him," Natsu told her. "He's the Iron Dragon Slayer."

This got a shock out of the group as they faced Natsu.

"Wait, so he's like you?" Erza asked.

"Wait." Lucy asked. "Do does that mean he eats iron?"

Meanwhile, at the Phantom Lord guild, the man known as Gajeel sat at a table eating Iron as someone asked him about his attack.

"So how was it, man? I wish I could have seen their faces." Before the man could finish, a large club hit him in the face knocking him out.

"How many times I gotta tell ya." Gajeel's voice was annoyed as his arm reverted to normal. "I don't like to be bothered while I'm eating." This got a laugh from his guild mates as their master appeared above the hem.

"The die has been cast." He said as he looked down.

"I commend your excellent work, Gajeel." His voice was dark as no light shined on his face.

"I also left them with a present." Gajeel told him, an evil smile creeping on his face. "A way to get those puny wizards' panties really in a knot."

"As long as no harm came to that, do as you please." He stated as Gajeel grew an even larger smile.

People gathered at the Magnolia south gate park, looking in horror at the sight before them. Natsu and Mira pushed through the crowd, followed by Erza, Lucy, and Gray. When they reached their target t, they were horrified to see Levy, Jet, and Droy all hung to the tree, clothes torn and bruised with the Phantom guild mark painted on their stomachs.

"Levy." Lucy cried.

"Jet, Droy."

Natsu was fuming; veins popped on his head as the ground broke beneath him.

"Mira," he muttered; the girl looked at him with eyes and nodded understanding.

"We can ignore our home getting destroyed." Natsu said. "But we won't ignore them attacking our friends." Natsu looked up. "This. Means. war."

Lucy watched as Levy, Jet, and Droy were moved to the Magnolia hospital, a place specially equipped to deal with wizards.

"I can't believe Phantom would do this." Lucy thought as she watched her friend lie on the bed.

**Flashback**

"So, Lucy?" Levy asked as she slid beside Lucy, sitting by herself, "Word is you're writing a novel."

"Huh." Lucy asked.

"I heard Natsu mumble about it." Levy said.

"I should have known." Lucy said, sighing.

"Oh yeah, you may not remember me, but I'm Levy McGarden." She told her. "And my friend in the hat is Jet and the other is Droy."

"Hey there."

"Wow, you're pretty."

"Oh yeah, I remember you." Lucy told her. "We met at the job request board."

"I'm a horrible writer." Levy told the celestial wizard. "But I love to read; I think I could read your novel sometime."

Lucy blushed as she pressed her fingers together. "Well, I wasn't planning on anybody reading it."

"Why?" Jet asked. "You wrote it right, so why not let people read it."

"You know they say being a writer is like showing you butt to the world." Droy said, causing Lucy to blush.

"Don't get embarrassed, Lucy." Levy told the woman.

"But please let me read it." Levy pleaded with a cute smile.

"And I'm not talking about your butt so don't get any weird ideas." She told her quickly. "But the boys might want to see it though."

"Well, it's not finished yet." Lucy admitted.

"Well, let me be the first to read it." Levy told her.

"All right."

**End Flashback**

Lucy gave a weak smile as she watched her friend rest. *'And just the other day, she worked so hard to help us out.'* Lucy thought of the body-switching incident where Levy worked to get everyone back into their correct bodies. *'They're going to pay.'*

Oak town lies in the northern part of the Fiore kingdom, home to many historic buildings, but towering above them is a massive branch of the Phantom Lord guild. Inside, three members walk away smiling. "Looks like Gajeel started a war. We need to hurry up and cash in on this-" Before the man could finish, the doors were blown open, reveling Natsu, Happy, Elfman, Gray, Erza, Loke, Alzack, Bisca, Macao, Wakaba, Reedus, and Laki.

**[##Salamnder theme##]**

"Knock, Knock!" Natsu shouted as he and his group attacked the Phantom Lord members.

**"Purple Net!"** Macao shouted, catching several members off guard as Wakaba came from behind and hit them with his smoke magic.

Alzack shot several members down with his stun shot while Bisca sniped from a distance.

Several Members went for Natsu, who blew them away with his fire.

"That guy is insane." One of the members shouted as they backed off. "It's a monster," he called as Erza blasted through all the swordsmen in the guild without effort.

"These spells!" One guy shouted. "They're strong."

"Picto magic" Reedus shouted as his painting came to life and attacked several members. Laki stood behind him. **"Wood-Make: The Dam of Shy Love."** Multiple weapon-shaped blocks of wood erupt from the ground and attack several members.

"What the hell!" someone shouted.

"Get the cat." They called. "Piece of cake."

"oh yeah," Happy muttered.

"You forgot!" Happy shouted as he attacked them with different types of foods. "I'm a wizard too." He then stood on top of a pile of bodies with a large watermelon; in hand. "You got a problem with cats."

"of course not, sir." The men said in fear.

"Where's your master" Natsu shouted as he tore through the members. "You punks aren't a challenge."

"Where are Gajeel and the Element Four!" Erza called as her armor changed to her Flame-empress armor.

Above them stood Gajeel.

"Ah, so the legend herself and that mysterious Salamander." He said with a smile.

"This just keeps getting better." A smirk grew on Gajeel's face. "They're pretty good fighters for a bunch of scumbags."

Back in Magnolia, Lucy walked the empty streets, disappointed that she had to stay behind.

"I can't believe they took off without me." Lucy muttered. "But I guess someone needs to take care of Levy." She said as it started raining. "Huh, the sun was just out."

**[##org. Juvia theme##]**

Lucy then looked to see a woman with blue hair walk past her.

"Um, who are you?" Lucy asked.

"Drip. Drip. Drop." She answered. "Juvia is the rain woman, and what kind of woman are you."

"the normal kind, I guess." Lucy said as Juvia walked past her as she opened an umbrella.

"Non-Non." the earth then started to grow as a man appeared from it. "Greetings mademoiselle."

"My dear Juvia, you must not shy away from the task at hand."

"No Monsieur Sol." Juvia replied.

"My monocle whispers to me many things." He said, "it tells me that the madame here is our sought-after cible."

"Cible." Lucy whispered. "That means target," Lucy reached for her gate Keys and started to back up.

"Ah, pardon Moi." Sol said. "I have not told you my name; I am Sol of the Element Four."

"I know of you." Lucy said, backing up further, "You're with Phantom."

"Correct." Sol said. "We've been sent to collect you and bring you back to the guild at once."

"My companion and friend." Sol said, pointing to Juvia, "Is a rain woman who is also part of the Element Four, Juvia of the Great Sea."

"You attacked my friends." Lucy shouted, trying to grab her keys, but she was stopped when a water bubble surrounded her.

"Au contraire, Miss Moselle." Sol told her. "That honor goes solely to Gajeel, but we were with him in spirit, as the saying goes."

"Why are you doing this!" Lucy shouted as she reached for the Aquarius key; it glowed, but before Lucy could open it, Juvia's water knocked it out of her hand.

"Let me out!" Lucy shouted as she started losing consciousness.

"It's pointless." Juvia told her. "No one can escape from my water lock."

Lucy then stopped struggling as his body went limp.

"Do not worry. We're not going to kill." Juvia told her. "You were the target for our retrieval mission from the master." Juvia informed her as she closed her eyes. Juvia sighed as she released the water lock, as Lucy landed on the ground.

"Lucy Heartfilia."

**[##Salamder theme##]**

Back in oak town, the battle raged on neither side, giving in. "How do you like this." a bunch of Fire wizards shot magic at Laki, whom Natsu pushed out of the way, soon slurping could be heard as he ate their fire.

"No way."

"Je can't be."

As Natsu finished, a grin grew on his face. "Now I got a fire in my belly," Natsu said.

**"Fire Dragon Roar!"** He then shouted, blasting them away with his intense heat.

**"Ice-Make: Lance!"** Gray shouted as he froze the wizards. Natsu hit Erza, appeared behind the two in her black night wing armor, and cut them down.

**"Wood-Make: The Distance between the Two is Forever."** Multiple giant hands and feet made of wood shoot from the ground,

"Guns Magic!" Alzack shouted. **"Mud Shot."** He covered a group in mud while Bisca ran in behind his "requip" She changed her weapon into a shotgun. **"Multiple Shot."**

Natsu and Gray stood back-to-back as they took on all the guild members. "You're not doing too bad for a snowman."

"You either, for a pyro." Gray told him as the others were surrounded. "Got 'em right where we want 'em."

On the top floor, a man smirked.

"there's no way a group of wizards could be this organized." He told him. "It looks like it's time to put the plan in full swing, Gajeel."

Gajeel smirked from where he stood as he looked down at all the fighting.

"It looks like it's my turn." He then jumped down, ready to give the wizards the fight of their lives.