Fairy Tail: Robots And Fairies

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Entrapment - And There Was Five

Last time on "Fairy Tail: Robots and Fairies"...

Natsu picked Braedey up and threw him on his right shoulder, following Makarov out of the building with Erza, Lucy, Gray, and Happy right behind him. The wizards looked on in bafflement and anxiety as the master and Team Prime ran out the door.

The group rushed down the relatively empty streets of Magnolia. A few onlookers looked at them in confusion.

"Gramps!" Natsu called out. "What's going on? What's wrong with Braedey?"

"There's no time!" Makarov shouted.

"Uh... isn't the hospital the other way?" Lucy mentioned nervously.

"We're not going to the hospital. Those doctors won't be able to help him." Makarov stated. "There's only one person I know that can identify that magic inside Braedey and possibly cure it."

The team looked at their Guild master in confusion. Erza's eyes widened when a light-bulb shined in her head. 'Wait... could he mean her?' She wondered.

Her hypothesis seemed to be proven correct as Makarov led them to a dirt path that led into the East Forest. Erza glanced over to Natsu, who was carrying Braedey's motionless form. She gritted her teeth, trying to calm the storm of emotions inside her.

'Braedey... please... stay strong for us... for me.' She thought.

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It's remarkable how quickly a situation can take a drastic turn. Sometimes it can be for the better, other times it can be for the worse. Unfortunately, for Braedey Martin, bearer of the Transformatrix, it was the latter.

Thirty minutes prior, Team Prime had returned from their vacation at Akane Resort. Though they had experienced some complications with the Tower of Heaven incident, they had made it back alive. Of course it didn't take long for a classic brawl to erupt in the new Guild Hall. It seemed like it was going to be just a normal day at Fairy Tail... well... as normal as things can be with a group of rowdy, destructive wizards.

During the middle of the fight however, their powerful, otherworldly member Braedey Martin had unexpectedly collapsed into unconsciousness; an eerie magical aura could be sensed wafting off of him. Now, Team Prime and Master Makarov were running down a narrow trail that cut into the lush East Forest. Natsu was carrying Braedey over his right shoulder while Makarov was in the lead; it was quite surprising how fast the dwarf-sized wizard could run.