COMPLETED: Dramatically [GrayZa]

18. Dramatic Daylight

He was cut off, with a knife stabbed in his back.

"Take them to the magic-draining room," Reginald said.

"Yes, sir."

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DAY THREE - ERZA ADVENTURE

5:58 am

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No one was talking. Instead, they all sat on a hill, waiting for the sunrise.

"What convinced Juvia to turn her back on us?" Lucy asked, wiping her tears, "And, why did they get Natsu and Erza? What did we do to them? Do we really deserve this?"

"We didn't," Gajeel said, "Maybe, it's like that fate crap the pipsqueak read about."

"I can't believe it, though," Wendy sighed, "We all went here to get Erza-san, but then, she got taken away again."

"I just feel so... alone," Gray looked at the sun that had only little bits of it showing, "I feel so alone and dangerous and... and, I feel like my heart would break without Erza, or my magic, or my home."

"Sure, your heart would break. But, as long as you have yourself, you'll find your way back home," Jade said, "Sure, it's painful, but take a look on the bright side: you ain't dead yet. Make the most out of something that you think you can't do. That's what makes the world go round, with a side of love."

Gray looked at Jade, who was smiling at the rising sun, 'Maybe, she was just misunderstood. That's probably the reason why she looked so depressed and alone...'

He looked over the rising sun and smiled, "The daylight's pretty dramatic today, yeah?"

They all smiled at him, "Yeah."

"Well, as the leader of the Erza Adventure," Laxus stood up, "I say we take on Jade's advice as we go on. Let's not give up, because that's crappy. So, c'mon. We don't got any time to lose."

Everyone else stood up, determined.

"Let's get back everyone!" Lucy grinned. Gray punched his palm.

"I'm all iced up."

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DAY THREE - ERZA ADVENTURE

9:03 pm

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"Alright, we already got our magic power back," Jade said, picking up a random stick and drawing figures on the ground, "Now, we gotta pass the jungle" - she drew a tree for the jungle - "then, we'll go through Hell, no matter what happens."

"Yeah, we should go before midnight approaches," Laxus insisted.

"I actually like this random piece of meat that Jade cooked up through Laxus's magic," Gajeel said, "What is it?"

"Boar," they said in unison. Their eyes all widened, and they all laughed.

"Well, let's go!" Laxus took the stick from Jade and raised it in the air like a sword.

"Aye sir!"

"Not again..."

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DAY THREE - ERZA ADVENTURE

10:19 pm

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"So, how are you feeling, Erza?" Renia asked Erza as she was attacked by different weapons, "It's kind of amazing that your friends had the courage to show us up. But, they won't succeed, I already know that."

"You'll never get away with this!" she yelled, "Fairy Tail and Jade will defeat you!"

"Jade Greene?" Renia raised an eyebrow, "It has been a while since I fought... maybe I should fight her..."