Good Meets Bad

Chapter 29

Soir La Vengeance (Part1)
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"You know we can't just barge in their base like we're their best buddies," Zen said, rolling his eyes as Elie glared at him. He shrugged, "It's true."

"But it sounds cool," The brunette mumbled, pushing her bottom lip out and crossing her arms over her chest. As much as she wanted to do this successfully, she really wanted to kick Minerva's ass and just get over it. But according to Analee, Jellal would go for the kill and not them.

"Is this really how we're planning it?" Elie asked, frowning, "We can always just kill Minerva together. Why does it have to be just him?"

Analee glared at her, "You won't understand."

Jellal lowered his gaze and stared at the table, his heart swelling with sadness. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't get rid of Lucy's hallucinations. Yes, they disappeared one time and he was grateful. But earlier around midday, she was there, eating lunch with him. He nearly spoke to her at that time but he remembered that there were people with him. They would think that he was insane.

"You won't be free of me until you set me free."

Jellal narrowed his eyes and frowned, "I don't understand."

There was a laugh, a sadistic but happy laugh. His head throbbed and he stopped the urge to clutch it. Instead, he nodded at whatever Analee and the others were saying. "Kill Minerva and we'll see if I wake up," He heard the mirage say.

The bluenette thought that it was impossible. There was no way that killing Minerva would be the only way to wake Lucy up. It sounded ridiculous. Everything sounded like a story from a fairy tale. This... dilemma sounded like a horrible curse. With a sigh, he closed his eyes and when everyone was silent, he spoke.

"Let's get this over with."

"Don't walk in until I tell you to."

Jellal scowled, his patience just hanging off the edge. Whoever was talking to him - Lucy's mind? - Okay, so her mind was talking to him and was telling him stuff to do. Honestly, he was getting a little pissed off and he wasn't able to concentrate well. It was around midnight and they were outside the warehouse of the Tiger Gang where Minerva was and they were about to sneak in.

Through the earpiece, Jellal heard Gajeel say something, "Okay, you can climb up the wall now."

At exactly the same time, the voice in his head nagged him again, "Go. Hurry."

The bluenette groaned and quietly ran to the back of the warehouse. He looked around and saw a ladder leading up to the rooftop. He blessed the heavens for his luck and immediately climbed up, sweat dripping down his chin. The metal squeaked under him and he prayed for everything to go alright. With a sharp intake of breath, he pulled himself up to the rooftop. "Good,"The voice said, making him scoff while he rolled his eyes.

Straight ahead, there was a door leading to the building. However, he decided to report to the others that he was on the rooftop and that they should follow first before doing anything else.

He cupped his hand around the earpiece, "I've successfully entered the rooftop."

"Good job, kiddo," He heard Analee say. He exhaled in relief and went silent as soon as she spoke again, "If possible, enter the warehouse but please don't let anyone see you. Once you get in, you should see Zen, Elie and Haru on the balcony entering the building and walking on the railings. Then, you should see Virgo waving her hand inside a vent. Remember, don't do anything until you see those signs or else everything will fail."