A/N: Hello everyone. This is my second story on this site. Using an idea that I've had in my head for years actually, but only recently got convinced to turn it into an actual story. Hopefully, this story is as well received as my other story for Yugioh Arc V. Either way, I hope everyone reading this enjoys what I have come up with.

Note: This takes place before the Phantom Lord Arc of the series.

At the station for the town known as Hari Village, a train from Magnolia pulled up with a hiss. As the doors opened, a pink-haired individual walked out slowly, trying to hold in his lunch. "Urgh, I hate trains."

"Come on flame-brain, you're embarrassing yourself." A raven haired boy says, walking out in just his boxers.

A blonde then walked past him with an expression as if she had given up. "Gray, your clothes."

This prompted the raven-head to look down in shock. "OH COME ON WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING?!"

"Ha! Now who's the one embarrassing themselves, ya stripper!" The pinkette having recovered, laughed and pointed at him.

"What was that you loud-mouthed pyro?!" Gray then leaned up and braced his forehead against the pinkie with an angry glare that was matched by the other.

"You heard me you stupid walking popsicle!"

"Ash tray!"

"Droopy eyes!"

"Slanty eyes!"

At that moment, a pair of armored fists went down on their heads, dropping both to the floor. Standing over them was an armored girl with long red hair and an angry look on her face. "Knock it off, both of you!"

They both then shot up, lumps on their heads and arms around each other with looks of fearful obedience. "AYE SIR!"

The blonde sweat-drops. "When are those 2 ever gonna learn not to fight in front of Erza?" She asks herself.

At that moment, a blue cat with white wings flew up next to her. "That's Gray and Natsu for ya!"

Later on, the group of 5 were walking down a street lined by buildings similar to what you'd see in Magnolia and heading towards the town museum.

The blonde then sent a small glare at the rest. "Remind me again why you guys are here? I wanted to do this job on my own."

"Well we're a team remember? Wherever one of us goes, we all go!" The pink haired boy, Natsu, states cheerfully.

The cat then flew above them happily. "Yeah Lucy, you're stuck with us through thick and thin!"

The blonde, Lucy, sighs. "But I wanted to do a mission by myself and WITHOUT property damage." She says.

The redhead, Erza, was pulling a massive load of luggage on a cart with one hand, then clenched the other before her face with eyes closed. "My apologies Lucy, I couldn't stop them from following you. That said, I believe my presence will at least make them better able to control their destructive tendencies. I swear to you, if I fail in anyway, you may strike me!"

Lucy's sweat drop only grew. "N-no thanks, I'm good."

Gray then lifted his arms behind his head. "Well, too late to change anything now. What was the job again?" He then turned to Lucy who was pulling out the job request.

"We're supposed to help guard a new exhibit in the museum in this village. We're going to meet the curator for more details."

Natsu looked bored. "So where is this museum already?" He then looked at the flying cat that was now by his head. "Hey Happy, any idea how far away this place is already?"

"It shouldn't be too far. It should be right at the center of the village." Happy the cat said.

"Can we hurry up then? I'm starving!" Natsu exclaims impatiently.

Lucy sighed in defeat, resigning herself to not being able to do this job on her own like she had wanted and they all walked over to meet up with the curator.

Eventually, they were in front of the museum, the curator being out front to greet them. He was a portly man with a balding head of black hair. As he saw them, he walked up and shook each of their hands. "Ah, hello, hello. Are you the Fairy Tail wizards that took up our request?"

"Yes sir we are. My name's Lucy, and this is Natsu, Happy, Gray, and Erza."

"Ah, hello. I am the curator here, Mr. Erikson. I truly do appreciate you all coming here to protect the Star Prism."

"The Star Prism?" Natsu asks. "What's that? It sounds tasty." He drools.

Mr. Erikson looked at him in horror. But before he could even open his mouth, Erza struck him in the head with her armored fist. "Natsu, the Star Prism isn't food! It's what we're here to guard."

Mr. Erikson cleared his throat. "Yes, as Ms. Erza said, the Star Prism is what you are here to protect. In fact, tonight's the night where we open its exhibit." He says.

Gray tilted his head towards the man. "What's so special about it? This job is the first I've ever heard about such a thing."

"How about I show you why this crystal is so valuable?" Erikson asks, gesturing for them to enter behind him.

They followed Erikson into a large room with decorations and tables still being put up, and walked with him up to a glass case in the middle of the room, awestruck by what they saw. Within the case lay a crystal in the shape of a star, the center the size of a human fist and the points extending out just as much as the center was wide. But the most incredible thing, was that it was colored in every color in the rainbow's spectrum, with no discernible pattern. The way the colors blended and mixed together was nearly hypnotic in its simple yet complex beauty.

"Wow." Lucy and Happy breathes out.

"Beautiful." Erza says.

Erikson nodded at the awestruck faces of all five, noting that even Natsu was at a loss for words. "Yes, as you can see the Star Prism is something that makes even the simplest people feel the need to admire its beauty. No one knows how the Star Prisms came to be, but all can agree that they are something incredible."

"Wow, no reason why you hired us. You think that someone will try to steal it when you reveal it, right?" Lucy asks.

"Of course. Not only is it priceless, but there have already been 2 thefts."

"What?!" The mages asked in shock.

The curator just sighed. "This isn't the first Star Prism to be put on display, this would be the third. The other 2 were stolen some time ago, each time without anyone seeing the perpetrator. One of them were even stolen from within the capitol of Crocus!"

This shocked Team Natsu to the core. "How the hell did someone manage to steal one from the capitol?!" Gray exclaims.

"No one knows. That second Prism was guarded with specially designed Lacrimas meant to alert and activate traps when anyone approached it, and had guards around it constantly. But next thing anyone knew, the case was empty and there was no trace of anyone there! Many suspected that the guards were bribed to create weaknesses, but nothing could be proved!"

"You think that the ones who stole those Stars will also try to steal this one, don't you?" Erza said as more of a statement than a question.

"Haaah, I think they might. After managing to steal one from the capitol, I dare say they might think this one would be child's play. Which is why I made a request with your guild. I was hoping that if you all blended in with the party goers, you might be able to catch them in the act and expose how they pulled it off. I even got the necessary Lacrimas and hid them in places that would allow them to alert about anyone who got to close or used magic in close proximity to it without arousing suspicion."

"Don't worry old man, you can count on us to protect that big beautiful rock!" Natsu exclaims, punching his open palm.

Erikson had his hands clasped in front of him and happy tears in his eyes. "Oh, thank you so much!" He then took a moment to compose himself and wipe the tears from his eyes and looked back at them. "Now as I said, I will need you all to do your best to blend into the party. I will provide you all with suits and dresses that you may all pick from at your leisure."

"Awe man, I have to wear a monkey suit at this thing?!" Natsu groans.

Erza then sent him a calm look. "Is that going to be a problem?"

Doing a complete 180, Natsu salutes to Erza. "NO MA'AM!" He squeaks out.

"Now then, the event isn't for a while, so feel free to spend some time in town and enjoy all we have to offer. I will have our options for you all prepared within the next few hours. Until then, please enjoy yourselves."

The mages nodded and left the museum. "So what do you guys wanna do now?" Lucy asks.

"I'm gonna get some grub!" "Aye sir!" Natsu and Happy then ran/flew off looking for a place to eat.

"Slow down you idiots!" Gray yells, chasing after them.

The girls let out a sigh at their antics, before Erza turned to Lucy. "Shall we join them?"

"You go do that, I'm just gonna do some sightseeing for now." Lucy declines.

"Alright then. We'll meet with you later." With a wave, Erza, walked off after the others, while Lucy began to walk around town.

She looked around for a while, amazed by the sights. "Wow, this place looks a lot like Magnolia, minus the lack of canals… Hm? What's that?" Her attention was captured by a shop with jewelry in the window and a sign on top that said 'Magic Tools and Jewelry'. She decided to look into it more and entered the shop.

Looking around, she saw all manners of jewelry and items, each one having some of the best shaped gems she'd ever seen. "Woah! These are incredible!"

"Thank you."

Lucy turned at the voice to see someone walking over from behind the counter where a brown-haired woman was working the counter. The person approaching her was a young man with short black hair and sharp silver eyes. He wore a white short-sleeved shirt over long brown pants, ending with black shoes. He then sent her a friendly smile and indicated the gems she was looking at. "You impressed by the designs?"

"Oh yes, they are all very beautiful." Lucy says.

"You can thank Mr. Miracle Worker over there." They both turned to the smirking woman behind the counter. "He's the one who shaped those beauties himself, and even helped to get them set into the rings and amulets and such."

The person in question just shook his head with a smile. "Thank you once again Loral, for giving me more praise than I need."

Lucy looked at the man in awe. "You made these?" Her voice was layered in awe.

He then rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. "Yeah, kinda. Though Loral here knows I'd prefer if she didn't brag about my work so much." He then sent a weak glare at the woman who simply grinned at him.

"Still, all of this stuff is impressive. I've never seen anything like it." Lucy says.

He then turned back to her with a small smile. "Thanks. I do enjoy my work, and as embarrassing as it is, it does sound nice to hear people like it. Oh! Where are my manners?" He then held out a hand to her. "Hi, my name is Sora."

"My name's Lucy, nice to meet you!" She accepts the hand and they both shook.

Sora then blinked at the pink mark on the hand she was shaking with, and his eyes lit up in recognition. "Hey, isn't that a guild marking?" He then looked her in the eyes. "Does that mean you're a wizard?"

"Oh, yeah, I'm a part of Fairy Tail." She then held up her hand, showing off the mark.

"Nice! I've heard great things about that guild. Mind if I ask what kind of magic you use?"

"I'm a Celestial Mage."

"Ah, so you use Gate Keys to summon Spirits? Well then…" He then turned to Loral behind the counter, much to Lucy's confusion. "Would you mind?"

Loral smirked. "Not at all." She then reached under the counter and pulled out a small box.

"Uh, what's going on?" Lucy asks. Loral then opened the box with a grin, making Lucy's eyes shine from the contents. "No way! You have Gate Keys?!"

"Yep!" Sora says with a grin.

Loral then gave a small laugh. "The sign does say 'Magic TOOLS and Jewelry.' We only have silver keys, but who knows. You might find something useful."

Lucy looked through the keys, a few grabbing her attention. "Wow, some of these can be hard to come by. Are there prices for them?"

Both Sora and Loral looked up in thought, before Loral nodded her head. "Right, we don't often sell these, so I stopped bothering to put the price tag on the box. Let's see…" She then crouched down and started rummaging under the counter. "… Ah-ha! Found it!" She then pulled out a sticker and slapped it on the front of the box, the numbers making Lucy's eyes widen.

"Woah! That's way more expensive than I thought they would be!"

"Well, since we never really sell these, maybe we can sell them at a cheaper price." Sora says.

"Don't you mean ME, you little freelancer?" Loral then sent a playful smirk at the grinning Sora.

Lucy looked between them. "Are you guys…?" She trails off.

The 2 then started laughing before Sora turned to Lucy. "To be completely honest, Loral and I are just friends. I don't really work here."

"Really? But you made this stuff. I'm just surprised is all."

"True, but it's mostly because Loral is a frequent customer. In truth, I'm a freelance crystal sculptor. I shape things from ring pieces, to full-sized statues through commissions. Loral here is my most loyal customer."

"Wow." Lucy says, look at him with starry eyes.

Loral then had another laugh. "Yeah, and no matter how hard I try to have him and his skill all to myself, he still keeps on rejecting my offers. Hell, I offered this guy a bigger salary than even I get and he still said no!"

"Sorry, but staying in one spot too long isn't my style." Sora smirked at her.

"Yeah, yeah, you and your wanderlust is so infuriating sometimes. I'm not giving up though!"

"You're just gonna waste your breath."

"Haha, I know I'll get you eventually!" They both laughed again, then turned back to Lucy who still seemed to have a few stars in her eyes.

"Uh, you OK?" Sora asks after a moment of silence.

Lucy snapped out of it at that. "Oh, yeah, sorry. It's just that I was a little surprised at how good you were. Why not take a permanent job in the capitol if you're this good?"

"Like I said, staying in one spot for too long isn't my style."

"Yeah, I guess I can understand that. After all, every day with Fairy Tail is like an adventure. In its own crazy way sometimes."

"Huh. That sounds nice." Sora says.

"Yeah. In a way, Fairy Tail has become my family." She then looked at her guild mark with a genuine smile. "I know people say you can't choose your family, but in this case they would be wrong. I couldn't pick a better family of misfits and odd balls to be with than them."

Sora was silent as she talked, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Loral caught the look on his face, knowing a bit of what he was thinking about. "Uh, Sora? You okay?" Lucy looked up at that, and saw Sora shaking his head and sending a thankful look to Loral.

"Yeah, yeah I'm good Loral."

"Are you OK?" Lucy asks in concern.

Sora then gave her a small smile. "Yeah, sorry. Just miss my own family sometimes. Regardless, you seem to have found something special with Fairy Tail."

"Yeah… I have." Lucy mutters, wearing a smile of her own.

Loral then leaned her weight on the counter. "So what brings you into town? Here for the sights?"

"Oh no, we were actually hired to protect the museum's new exhibit when it opens tonight."

Sora whistled. "Wow. Sounds like fun. Have you seen the Star Prism yet?"

"Yeah, it's actually what we're here to protect."

"Nice. I've heard stories about how beautiful the Star Prisms were, but haven't actually been able to see them myself. Is it as great as they say?"

"I don't know what these stories say about it, but yeah, it's really beautiful."

Loral slumped over. "Lucky you. I can't wait to see it for myself."

"Well maybe you can tonight, I mean, that's when they are gonna reveal it to the rest of the village."

"Yeah, but it's hard waiting!"

Sora and Lucy chuckled as Loral pouted childishly. Sora then turned to Lucy. "Well then, maybe we'll see you at the event."

"Yeah, maybe." Lucy smiles.

At that moment, the town bells started ringing, alerting Lucy as to the time. "Woah, I spent more time wandering around than I thought." She then turned back to Sora and Loral. "Sorry, I need to meet up with my friends. I'll see you guys later!"

"See ya." "Come back anytime." Sora and Loral both said their farewells as Lucy left.

After meeting up with the others, who surprisingly didn't break anything, they went back to the museum and Mr. Erikson provided them with outfits to choose from and places to change into. They all found clothes that they liked or tolerated. Gray and Natsu had tuxedos, Lucy and Erza were wearing fancy dresses, and Happy was wearing a simple bow-tie.

Gray and Natsu fiddled with the collars of their tuxes. "Ah man, these things are so weird!"

"You're telling me flame brain."

"Oh come on guys, it can't be that bad." Lucy says with her hands behind her back.

Erza walked up to them with hands on her hips and a smile on her face. "Come now, this will be fun. Moreover, no thief would even realize we're wizards until after we spring our trap. By the way, lovely gloves Lucy."

"Thanks."

At that moment, Erikson walked in, looking pleased at their appearance. "Ah, splendid, you all are ready, and looking very marvelous as well."

Lucy walked up to him with a smile. "Thanks again for the outfits. They are amazing!"

"It's my pleasure dear. Now come along, the guests should be coming in any time now."

"Of course." Erza then turned to Natsu and Gray. "Natsu, behave yourself. Gray, do not strip at least until something happens."

"Aye Sir!" Gray and Natsu exclaims fearfully.

Later, everyone was going about mingling as best they could, which wasn't much for Natsu seeing as he went straight for the buffet table with Happy.

Lucy sighs, seeing Natsu was once again being a glutton in public. 'Why can't he earn to at least socialize like a normal person?'

"Hey Lucy, we meet again!" Turning to the voice, Lucy smiled at seeing Loral in her own dress.

"Loral, hey! Good to see you." They shared a small hug.

Loral smiled at her when they broke away. "Good to see you too. By the way, Sora says he's going to be a bit late. He has some work to finish up before he'll be able to come by."

"Oh, well I hope he makes it soon, they're about to reveal the Star Prism any minute now"

"Really!? Yes! I can't wait!" Her eyes then each had a star that looked like the Prism in them.

The Fairy Tail team continued to mingle around, except for Natsu and Happy whom stuffed their faces with food.

After a while, Mr. Erikson got everyone's attention. "Ladies and gentleman, the moment you've all been waiting for has come!" At the moment, everyone began to gather around him and a case with a cloth over it, the Fairy Tail wizards making sure to stand in the front and on different sides.

"May I present to you, the most beautiful crystal you shall ever see, the Star Prism!" The white cloth rose up, showing the Star Prism in its glass case, prompting everyone who hasn't seen it to go 'oh' and 'ah'.

Next to Lucy, Loral's eyes were filled to the brim with the image of the crystal. "Wow, it's even better than I've heard!"

"Yeah, it's really beautiful when you see it up close, isn't it?"

Everyone simply stood around, admiring the Star for several minutes, before Natsu's Nose twitched, causing him to look around in confusion.

Gray, who was standing next to his rival, noticed. "What's up flame brain?"

Natsu looked about, sniffing around a little more. "Not sure. There's a strange scent in the area."

"You sure that's not just you?"

Natsu ignored him, focusing on the scent, and he looked at just the right spot at just the right moment to see a slight shimmer. He then quickly reached out and grabbed what felt like an arm, much to the shock of everyone who saw him. "Who's there?"

No one in the room moved for a few moments, wondering what was happening before everyone heard an echoed voice. "Well now, this is unexpected." A light then shimmered where Natsu was grabbing that then extended out, revealing a person in black clothing with shining gloves and greaves, as well as a rounded helmet that hid everything but their left eye, shocking everyone who saw it was colored exactly like the Star Prism save for a gold pupil. "I haven't even really started going for it yet. How did you even know I was there?"

"I was able to smell ya." Natsu says bluntly.

The figure's eye seemed to blink, then lifted their other arm to where their nose would be and sniffed. "Huh, I don't think I smell that bad." They then turned to Natsu calmly. "How did you manage to smell me of all things?"

"I'm a Dragon Slayer, our senses are much better than a regular human's."

"Dragon Slayer you say? Interesting. Pleasure to meet you. May I ask for the names of you and your friends here?" He then waved his arm in the general directions of the rest of the team, prompting them to put on their game faces and step forward.

Lucy looked back at the shocked Loral. "Loral, stay back. Me and my friends will handle this." Loral nodded back before Lucy went back to paying attention to the surprise guest.

"Yeah, I'm Natsu Dragneel, and my friends are Gray, Erza, Happy, and Lucy, and we're here to protect that pretty rock from thieves like you."

"Oh really? Well then, I'm afraid I need to correct you on something Mr. Dragneel."

"Oh yeah? What's that?"

The figure then leaned in close to Natsu. "There are no thieves like me. Now talk to the hand." He then moved his head back and put his palm in front of Natsu's face. "Flash!"

A bright light then shone out from his palm, blinding Natsu and causing him to release the thief and reach for his eyes. "AHH! MY EYES!"

The thief then made a mad dash toward the Star Prism, but lances and swords of ice stabbed in front of his path.

They then looked to a now topless Gray, who was wearing a smirk on his face. "Nice trick." They then summoned a pair of clear hand axes. "But mine are stronger." He then proceeded to slash and bash his way through the ice, much to Gray's shock at how easily he was doing it until he was at the case.

As he was about to touch it, a sword was held at his neck.

The thief then turned their eye to the owner of said sword, and saw Erza now in her Heart Kreuz armor. "Well this is awkward. I don't suppose I can ask you kindly to drop that?"

"Not a chance, you have to pay the consequences for trying to steal a rare artifact." Erza says coldly.

"Fair enough, but what about him?" Erza then felt a blade on her own neck and turned her head in shock to see a second thief looking exactly the same as the one before her!

"A clone?" She says in shock.

"The question is…" The one at her neck stated.

The first one then broke the case around the Star. "Which one is real?"

Erza grit her teeth, seeing as she was pinned down.

As the new thief kept their ax at Erza's neck, the first one grabbed the Star and looked about the shocked faces of the wizards and guests. "Well, this has been a lovely evening everyone, truly. But I'm afraid I need to escort my new friend out of here."

Gray and Natsu gritted their teeth, not seeing any way to get their friend without getting her beheaded, while Lucy and Happy watched in fear of what they might do to Erza.

The thief then put the star in a black pouch at their side, before clasping their hands together. "Now, I really did intend to do this quietly and without fuss, but I guess some things just don't go the way we plan. So allow me to show myself out." He then raised his hands as his gauntlets began to shine even more than before. "Great Flash!"

A bright flash of light emitted from his gauntlets blinding everyone, even the Fairy Tail mages. After a few moments, everyone was able to open their eyes and saw that both figures were gone.

"Dammit, where'd he go?! I wanted a fight!" Natsu yells.

Erza clenched a fist in front of her. "How dare that imbecile make fools of us!" She then turned and pointed at Natsu. "Hurry and see if you can track his scent!"

"On it!" Natsu then sniffed around like a dog, trying to find the thief's scent.

Lucy sweat-dropped at the actions. "Guys, you're not gonna find him like-"

"I got his trail!"

"FOR REAL!?"

"Yeah, come on! I wanna knock his lights out!" Natsu ran out of the museum, his friends following him, Loral sending Lucy a quick "Be careful!" before they were gone.

As they ran after Natsu, Lucy turned to the others. "Okay, so he can go invisible, release flashes of light, create weapons from nothing, and apparently multiply himself. Anyone have an idea of what his magic is?"

"No idea, it's like he has multiple kinds of magic or something." Gray replies.

Erza looked ahead with a hard look. "Be on your guard for whatever comes next. There's no telling what this person might be capable of without any information to go on about them." Her look then turned into one of fury as she yelled. "But no matter what, he will pay for using me as a hostage for his escape!"

Gray and Lucy looked at her nervously before nodding as they finally caught up to Natsu and Happy, who had flown after him the same time that he left.

After several more minutes of running, they came across a park area and saw the figure from before in the center of it. They stopped just at the entrance to it as the thief greeted them. "Well now, I guess you guys really do have a human bloodhound on your team. I was hoping to confirm that before I tried to make certain of my escape."

"What'd you call me you mask freak?!" Natsu yells with a tick mark as flames leaked out of his mouth in anger. "That's it! Not only are we going to get that rock back, but we're gonna kick your ass too!"

"Wow, you are a bit of a hot head aren't you? Now let's see here. From the flames I see coming from your mouth, I'd wager you're a Dragon Slayer who specializes in fire, the Salamander of Fairy Tail perhaps? Mr. Topless, or Gray as you said, seems to be an Ice Maker Wizard if the earlier constructs are anything to mention. And if we're talking Fairy Tail, then the redhead's ability to go from a dress to armor and sword in no time flat would identify her as Erza Scarlet, or Titania. And lastly, judging from the keys on Miss Lucy's waist, I'd say you were a Celestial Wizard. How am I doing so far?"

They all looked shocked of how he was right. Except for Happy. "Hey, what about me?!" He exclaims childishly.

The thief then looked at the cat that was floating above the team. "… You seem to be a talking blue cat that can fly."

"OH MY GOD, THIS GUY IS GOOD!" As Happy had his little freak out, the thief just tilted their head as they watched him.

"Enough! You shall pay for stealing the Star Prism, along with holding me hostage! Prepare yourself!" Erza exclaims, re-quipping 2 swords.

The thief then formed 2 swords of their own. "In my defense, I more or less improvised after Salamander here exposed me. So, no hard feelings?" They ended their sentence with a shrug.

The response they got was Natsu lighting his fists on fire, Gray's palm and fist brought together and emitting frost, Erza re-quipping into her Black Wing Armor, and Lucy cracking her whip with a key at the ready, all of them with determined expressions.

"…Yeah, didn't think so. Can't blame me for trying." He then spun each of his swords around once. "So, who's first?"

Natsu then leapt at him with a roar, fists blazing brightly. As he was about to land on top of the thief, they backed up, leaving Natsu to form a crater in the ground. He then stood up straight and yelled at him. "I am you bastard! Now fight me so I can kick your ass!"

"Good luck with that." The thief then proceeded to swipe both blades at Natsu who leapt back to dodge them.

What he didn't expect however, was the wave of water that shot out from the blades.

As the X-shaped water collided with him, he was sent sailing back past the others, every one of them with a shocked expression on their faces. As Natsu collided with a building, the rest turned to look at the thief cautiously to see him twirling one of his swords again.

This time, Gray attacked. "Ice Make: Lance!" He then fired of a barrage of icy beams that went straight for the thief, only for them to either block or counter the beams with their swords

"Ice Make: Impact!" A large drill-looking device then appeared above the thief, and they jumped back just in time for them to get out of the way.

Right into the path of an angry Erza.

Barely noticing in time, they brought their blades over to intercept both of her own, knocking him back while still in the air, yet righting himself before he landed. Erza then flew over to him with a war cry, quickly trading blows with him, each a flurry of slashes, dodges, blocks, and parries, neither one gaining ground quickly.

After a while, they locked blades, each trying to overpower the other. Erza glared down at the thief. "Impressive swordsmanship, but you will not be able to best me like this."

"Guess so." The blades then emitted a bright light, blinding and surprising Erza enough for the Thief to gain the upper hand and kick her back.

Erza then sent him a look of fury. "That was playing dirty."

The thief then seemed to smirk at her. "Well I'm already breaking the law. Might as well break some more rules while I'm at it."

Just then, the ground behind him burst open and the thief was surprised to see a maid with shackles on her wrists emerge and throw her arms around him, holding his arms to his side and completely restricting his movement. "What?!"

The maid then looked over to Lucy. "Princess, I have done as requested."

Lucy then gave her a thumbs up as the others grinned. "Way to go Virgo!"

The thief blinked. "Virgo? As in one of the Celestial Zodiac? Ah, so that's where you came from." He then looked at the hole right behind him. "Looks like you have a thing for digging holes."

"ALRIGHT VIRGO, HOLD HIM THERE!" The thief then turned to see that Natsu had gotten back and was charging at him with a blazing fist. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

The thief narrowed his eye, "I don't think so." Their feet then emitted strong blasts of water that sent them straight into the air in a spiral with Virgo feeling slightly dizzy from the sudden rotation, while drenching Natsu as he got too close. While in the air, the thief cut off the water, pulled their legs up and aimed their feet at Virgo's waist, before releasing even more water to separate himself from her and send her straight to Lucy's side in a small crater.

Virgo then pulled herself up as the thief landed back in the middle of the park. "I'm sorry Princess, I have failed in my task. Will there be punishment?"

"Worry about that later and help us take this guy down!"

"Understood Princess."

Natsu then looked at the thief in fury. "HOLD STILL ALREADY WOULD YA!"

"I'm fairly sure my best interest involves not getting hit by you, thank you very much."

"ALRIGHT THAT'S IT!" Natsu then took a wide stance and started taking a deep breath. "FIRE DRAGON'S… ROOAAAAR!" He then expelled a powerful torrent of fire, catching the thief off guard and only giving them enough time to cross their swords in front of them before they were swept up in the torrent, consuming them and everything behind them in flames.

As Natsu ended the roar, he looked back at the smoke with a grin. "Alright! No way he's just gonna walk that off!"

Lucy looked at him in anger. "YEAH BUT YOU ALSO TOOK OUT HALF THE PARK WITH THAT YOU IDIOT!"

Happy then chimed in beside her. "That's Natsu for ya!"

Gray and Erza walked up next to him to survey the damage. "Nice work Flame Brain. Might have been a bit too much, but can't argue with results."

"Indeed. He may be skilled with a blade, but no ordinary person can take a Dragon's Roar without some harm."

"Then what does that make me?" The voice stopped them cold as the smoke cleared, revealing the thief looking no more hurt than having some soot that he was brushing off.

"WHAT?! NO WAY?! I HIT YOU DEAD ON WITH MY ROAR!"

The thief then looked at him. "Very true. I must say I didn't expect a roar to turn into an attack, but you are a dragon I suppose. No matter, for flames alone can't hurt me. Even if it is a dragon's flame it seems." They then held up one of their swords, before the blade was wreathed in flames. "After all, you aren't the only one who can play with fire."

Natsu looked at him in surprise, before adopting a feral grin. "Oh yeah? Well you don't wanna play with fire around this dragon, or you're gonna regret it! RAAAAGH!" Natsu then charged right at him, not caring about the burning sword one bit.

The thief was curious what he was up to, so he decided to indulge him and swung the blade at Natsu, creating a wave of fire not unlike what he did earlier with water, but then Natsu did 2 things that surprised him.

First, he caught the flames with his hands.

Second, he took a deep breath and ATE the fire he hurled at him.

As the thief watched in fascination, Natsu finished his meal with a burp and look at the thief in joy. "What the hell man?! Those are the best flames I've ever tasted! How did you make them so good!?"

The thief blinked in surprise at the turn of events before laughing lightly. "Hahaha, well isn't this an interesting day. I wasn't aware that you were able to eat fire."

Natsu then smirked at the thief. "Yup. With that, I can recharge my magic energy and increase my firepower." He then cracked his knuckles. "Now comes the part where I kick your sorry ass."

"Not if my sorry ass has anything to say about it." He then gathered blue light at the end of his blade and swung it, creating a large tornado of water going straight for Natsu.

"You think that's gonna stop me?! Fire Dragon Wing Attack!" Natsu then swung his arms around, creating bursts of fire and sent them straight at the twister, only for it to evade the attack. "What?!"

Somehow, Natsu could tell they had a smug grin under that mask. "I can control its direction from here. How about a game of tag? The twister is 'it'. Just like its friends." He then created 2 more twisters of water and sent all 3 at Natsu, only for them to be turned into towers of ice.

Gray then stepped next to Natsu. "Don't forget about us now."

Erza stood at Natsu's other side, re-quipping into her Heaven's Wheel armor. "The real battle has just begun, criminal."

The thief narrowed their eye at them as they did their standoff, before they charged at each other, each side trying to hit the other and failing to do harm. As Virgo went to try and help the trio, Lucy thought about what they did so far. 'Okay seriously, what is their magic? There was invisibility, flashes, weapon making, cloning, making bursts of water and fire, and even a water twister. How is he doing all this?'

Meanwhile, the thief just managed to get themselves some distance by kicking away Natsu and sending him into Erza, before releasing a burst of water from their sword and knocking Virgo into Gray, then leaped back before they could stand. "Man, this is almost kinda fun. I don't really get into a lot of fights with mages, let alone ones from a guild as well-known as Fairy Tail."

Natsu then turned at the thief in anger. "What's your point?"

The thief turned their head in thought, before looking back at him. "Don't really have one other than how different this is from the usual. I try to keep a low profile, not letting anyone know where I am or what I look like. I guess I'm thanking you for making my life more interesting."

Gray then prepared another ice spell. "Well then let's see how interesting things are when you're behind bars."

"Sorry, can't do that. I'm on a bit of a mission and I intend on completing it. And there's no way I can do that from behind bars."

Erza then narrowed her eyes at the thief. "What sort of mission requires you to steal the Star Prisms. No one even knows what brought them to be, nor what purpose they serve. What do you know?"

The thief was silent for a moment, eye closed, before opening it. "Tell me. Do any of you, hold something you regret?"

The words stopped them all cold, hearing the sincerity in their voice as they spoke, some of them remembering things they'd rather forget. Even Lucy was broken out of her musings at the words. "What do you mean?"

"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't tell you the specifics right now. But I will say this: The Star Prisms are key to fixing my mistakes. And I can't let anything stop me from doing so." He then held his swords up at the ready. "Not even mages of Fairy Tail."

Everyone looked at the thief with various thoughts going through their heads. Eventually, Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Virgo prepared to fight once again. Natsu would run in with burning fists, which was countered by a wave of water. Gray would fire a barrage of ice at him which was stopped by a wave of fire. Erza sent forth a flurry of blades which he parried, dodged, or blocked with his own swords. Virgo attempted to get him from underneath again, only for him to once more propel his way up with water, this time knocking her back into the hole she made.

While in the air, Natsu tried to surprise him with a fiery foot, only for them to raise their feet at him and to form some sort of board on his feet to block the attack. "Nice try, but you'll need to be faster than that!" Water then surged from one end, propelling them away from Natsu and back to the ground, having effectively made a self-propelling surfboard for land!

He then turned to the shocked looks of the Fairies. "Come on hot head, surf's up!" He then directed himself to where Natsu was getting up and grabbed him by the arm and took him for a spin around the park, getting ready to throw him into a building.

Until he heard some unappealing noises, and turned to see a green-faced Natsu. "… No way… Do you get motion sick?"

"I think I'm gonna hurl!"

They blinked, then formed a new plan for their escape. "Well then, let's go for a ride, shall we?" He then looked back ahead and made the board go faster, leaving the park area with a sick Natsu as his friends tried to catch up to them.

As the thief zoomed down the street, he heard some noise behind him and turned to see the cat carrying Gray and Erza wearing… something that couldn't quite be classified as armor, and looked more like fan service. It revealed quite a bit of skin and looked closer to a leopard print swimsuit plus ears, but she was able to keep up with him while wearing it so he didn't think to question it too much. "What do you think you are doing with our comrade?!"

"Making it so he can't track me down for a while. Sorry for this." He then held a sword towards them as it gathered red light, then swung it several times, creating numerous flame twisters to intercept them. Happy pulled back with Gray creating ice shields, while Erza switched to her Flame Empress Armor to combat the flames, managing to slow them down long enough for the thief to escape their sight.

After making several more turns throughout the town, the thief looked at the green-faced Natsu. "Sorry about doing this to ya, really, but I can't let you guys stop me yet." He then lifted Natsu up and tossed him into an alleyway as he passed, before continuing on his way.

While everyone else went after the thief and a green-faced Natsu, Lucy stayed behind to check on a soaked and muddy Virgo. "Hey, are you okay?"

"I am fine Princess, but I have failed you. Will there be punishment now?" Virgo asks.

Lucy sweat-dropped. "No, not now." She then looked in the direction of where everyone else had gone. "Any chance you'll be able to catch up to that crook?"

"I shall see what I can do." Virgo then started tunneling underground.

"Alright Virgo! Let's get this guy!" She then jumped into the hole to follow Virgo.

Outside of the town, the thief was in the middle of a clearing, inspecting the Star Prism.

"Alright, this looks genuine. Now to just get to a spot where I won't be disturbed for a while. And I know just the place…" They then put the Star Prism back in their pouch and started walking to a more private area.

Just then, the ground in front of them exploded.

The thief jumped back in surprise, and looked to see Virgo in front of him in a battle stance and Lucy crawling out of the hole. "Princess, I have caught up to the criminal."

"…Seriously, you guys are determined as hell. I'm not even sure if I want to question how she was able to track me so quickly."

"What matters to me is that she did, and now we are gonna bring you in." Lucy says.

The thief then placed their hands on their hips and let out a sigh. "Seriously, you guys are tenacious." He then looked at her. "Alright, what if I told you I can deliver the Star Prism back to the Museum, or even straight into your hands so you get credit for completing your job?"

Lucy hesitates. "So does this mean you're gonna give it back?"

"When I'm done with it, yeah. I should only need it for a day, maybe two."

Lucy shakes her head and looks at him. "I'm sorry, but you broke the law by stealing that artifact, I can't let that go unchecked."

"In this case, I think it would be more accurate to say 'borrowing without permission with every intention to return it', or something along those lines."

"You still took it."

"Well it isn't like they'd give it to me if I asked nicely. If you had something really valuable for which you believed to be useless in any practical way, then some random stranger asked to have it for some crazy reason, would you really give it to them?"

"No, and I still don't see why you need it so bad. I mean, I understand it has something to do with a past regret of yours, but that's it. Why are the Star Prisms so important?"

The thief then gripped their hands tightly, before throwing them up in frustration. "Urgh. Alright, fine then! These Star Prisms are key to saving the lives of people very near and dear to me. You happy now!?"

Lucy looked shocked at this. "What?! Are they in danger or something?"

The thief let out a deep breath. "More along the lines of a curse. And the Star Prisms hold the keys to help me free them from it." He then fixed her with a tired look in his eye. "Not that anyone would believe me if I told them. Every test ever performed has shown that the Star Prisms are nigh indestructible, and hold no magic within them. No one would believe my claims even if I spent hours telling them. The only way I can even get near a Star Prism in the first place is to steal them. Hence our current positions."

"How does this curse work? And who cast it?"

They shook their head. "Sorry, not explaining that. If I did, then I would have to tell you my name and/or history, and I'm not taking this mask off in front of anyone until I can at least return a Star Prism to the people I took them from in the first place."

Lucy was silent, thinking on what she should do.

The thief let out a deep sigh. "Look, I know that my actions should get me arrested. It's why I have the mask and try to do things before anyone even notices. All I need is 2 days at most before I can return the Star Prism. I'll even have it sent to your hotel room so you can get your pay for the job, and I will achieve what I need from it. That's all I'm asking for."

Lucy was silent for a few minutes. "Alright, I'll let you take it." As the thief was about to thank her, she added. "But I'm coming with you."

"Uh, what?"

"You heard me." She then crossed her arms with a stern expression on her face. "I can't just let you take the Prism with only the word of a criminal that I will get it back. If you take me with you, then I can keep an eye on what you're doing and make sure that you aren't lying to buy yourself some time. This is as far as I'm willing to go, so take it or get ready to keep fighting." She then reached behind her and put her hand on her whip, ready to pull it out in case he picked 'Fight' as Virgo tensed up behind her, shifting into a battle stance.

The thief narrowed their eye at this. "Hmmm… There's no way I can convince you not to is there?" Lucy shook her head at that, a stern look on her face. The thief then sighed deeply. "Urgh, damn it. Fine, I think I can agree to this, but I will need to ask that you remain blindfolded on the way there. If I lead you there fully aware of where we were, that would lead to you finding out more about me than I like."

"Fine." Lucy then returned her hands to her sides as Virgo relaxed similarly.

The thief nodded before turning to look at Virgo. "So what will she be doing?"

"Virgo, you can go back to the Spirit World now."

"As you wish Princess." She then turned to look at the thief before leaving. "Be advised, if I learn that you harmed the Princess in any way, I will show no mercy."

"Noted." As Virgo shimmered away, the thief created another board beneath their feet and reached into their pocket for a black sash. "Hop on the back, wrap this around your eyes, and hold on tight. If I go too fast for you to hold on, I'll slow. Agreed?"

"Yeah, alright." Lucy agrees and follows his instructions.

A/N: And that's a wrap for the first chapter. Hope everyone enjoyed this so far. I would also like to thank FanficCrossoverMaster15 for helping me with writing the beginning of this story. I do have more chapters prepared, but I will be trying to post them one at a time while seeing how the response to this story goes.

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