Fairy Tail: Unbearable Truth

Missing Mask

"Ah, we really missed you Lucy." Mira said stamping the guild mark on Lucy's hand after waiting the long week to end. 

"I'm sorry I made you guys worried." Lucy apologized.

"Ah, the fact that your back is enough." Erza hinted. Everyone agreed. "But.. Why didn't you tell us." Wendy asked.

"I didn't want you guys to get involved..." Lucy answered.

"I get that but we rely on each other."

"I didn't mean for all of it to happen. I was naive a few years ago."

"Why don't we have a celebration of both Lucy and Rielle's return? During all the mix up. We didn't really have enough catching up." Laxus insisted.

"That would be nice!" Lisanna agreed.

"Yeah, I'm up for it." Romeo joined.

"Then it's settled." Mira made it final.

"Thanks guys." Lucy smiled.

For some reason something felt off for Natsu. In the morning, he knew that Happy came to the guild earlier than him to help Mira with something but as he looked around now, he wasn't in sight. 

"Guys have you seen Happy?" Natsu questioned.

"Nope/ no." Everyone shook their heads.

"Wait... Carla isn't here either.." Wendy noticed looking for her, are they perhaps upstairs?

"I doubt it, Lily said that they were going to hang out with each other today. But it's strange that they're not back yet when Lucy is here too." Gajeel added.

"Mira, what about you? Did you see them?" Natsu started to panic when she shook her said. "The exceeds are gone!"

"They might be out-" Romeo tried to help calm him.

"Calm down, Natsu." Lucy touched his shoulder. "When was the last time you-"

All of a sudden Natsu dashed out of the guild and searched for the places he might have gone. Before he could do anything stupid, Rielle hammered down on his head.

"Ow?! Rielle!"

"Stop." She crossed her arms.

"I can't! I'm busy-"

Rielle thrust a note into Natsu hands.

"What's this?"

"Read it." Rielle said.

He took the note and read it.

Dear Fairy Tail,

Hello, I am one of the few remaining members of Succubus Eye. Thanks to you the other guild members are behind bars. Your friends took our guild away so this is repayment for what you guys did to us. You take away our family and take yours.

A fair exchange wouldn't you say, Fairy Tail?

Natsu stared blankly at the letter

"They've been cat-napped." Natsu said frustrated. "I'm going to-"

"Hold it." Rielle hit his head again.

"You're going to knock off my head if you keep doing that!" Natsuaimed a punch to Rielle's face. She dodged it and grabbed Natsus arm and threw him against the guild wall.

"No violence." She said.

"You're one to talk!?" Natsu sighed and leaned back against the wall. "What should we do?"

"Get them back." Her bluntless wasn't helping him at all.

"Of course we have to?!" He groaned "Any ideas of where they are?"

"Let's just use the scent from this letter to find them." She waved the paper out of my hand.

"Right.... Of course you. Why didn't I think of that." Natsu couldn't believe how unorthodox she was.

"Lets go." Her eyes glowed.

"Okay. Now you're scaring me..."

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"So that's what happened?" Romeo questioned while pestering Natsu who was trying to figure out a plan.

"Damn scums are gonna pay for taking my cat!" Gajeel slammed his fist into a table.

"Poor Carla..." Wendy said in distress, "they must be frightened."

Erza placed her hands on her hips and opened her mouth. "Don't worry, well send a group out to-"

"I volunteer." Natsu said over her but she didn't like how he didn't let her finish her sentence so she also bopped him good on the head.

"Why is everyone hitting me?" Natsu grew tired of the violence and Gray made fun of him.

After that, Rielle also raised her hand along with Lucy.

"You three?" Gray asked, "me too." 

"Are you sure? You just came back." Cana pointed out, "let Gray go."

"I take full responsibility. It's my fault that they were taken. in the first place." Lucy said.

"Then I'll go too-" Wendy raised her hand.

"You'll get In the way." Rielle looked over at both Gray and Wendy. "It's a delicate situation. You never know what will happen." Rielle hinted. "plus if you guys into a quarrel, it will jeopardize our plans." Rielle said to Gray.

Wendy pouted and didn't like how she was treated by Rielle. 

"Trust me, I know you're capable little one but let us do it." Rielle pleaded to Wendy, patting her head, "If you happen to even get a scratch on you then I won't be able to sleep." Her words managed to sway her.

"Then it's up to you three then." Gray said agreeing with Rielle. 

"We're counting on you, Salamander. Don't screw up." Gajeel smirked.

"Be safe..." Levy hoped for good a
outcome.

"We'll leave now." Natsu said.

"Damn Brats causing trouble again." Someone said from far.

"Master, we-"

"Go get them back. They messed with Fairy Tail, it's only natural to respond back."

Behind his smile was a dark killer, he was angry as well.

"Let's get going." Rielle said.

"Right/yeah."

"Don't worry, Wendy. Once she makes a promise. She will do everything she can." Mira patted her shoulder.

"Even when her words are like ice, she really does care for her fellow guild members."

"I know that... It's just that I hope Carla is okay..."