I've always wanted to write something about Team Fairy Tail B, and the Ultimate Team prompt for Fairy Tail Week was the perfect time to start it. This story will feature things that Fairy Tail needs, like more on Juvia's backstory, Laxus, Mira, and Cana showing their power in more fights, Jellal will be there. I honestly can't say how excited I am for this.

"Master you may want to take a look at this," Mirajane suggested with a slightly worried tone as she handed him a flyer.

"You're right, that is quite odd," he commented while his eyes scanned this new job request. "We should discuss this further, can you go get them for me?"

Mirajane left the master's office and went out into guild hall. Even though she was considered an S Class wizard this new job request off-put her a little. She gathered Juvia who was sitting with Gray, then Cana whom was at the bar, and broke up a scuffle between Gajeel and Natsu to bring the former with her.

"No sign of Laxus?" Makarov asked once they all arrived.

"I haven't seen him or his cheer squad all day," Cana remarked after downing another bottle. "So what's up?"

"There's been a job request that specifically asked for the services of Team Fairy Tail B. I know that doesn't sound ominous at all but I can't help but to find it strange."

"The job takes place on a remote island off the southern coast of Fiore called Vrochis Nisi. From what I know it's mostly uninhabited," Mirajane added.

"Which is another thing that I don't like about this suspicious job."

"So what you don't think we'll be able to handle it, old geezer?" His grandson cockily stated while he entered. "You were the one who hand-picked us."

"I definitely believe in you skills and power. However other than Gajeel and Juvia, you have no experience working with each other and considering this job pays a pretty high price I'd assume no slip-ups can be allowed. This team was mostly thrown together, so I'm not sure about how successful you would all be working together."

"How much money are we talkin?" Gajeel asked.

"150 million jewel."

"150 million! That divides out to 20 million for Juvia so she can buy something lovely for Gray-sama!" (The reason why is because the guild itself would need to receive part of every job's monetary reward if you actually applied economics into Fairy Tail because I always wondered about that. So I just set it as a third.)

"The request did ask for Mystogan's services as well," Mira giggled.

"Hey Erza, could you come here for a second?" Laxus opened the door and yelled into the guild hall. "Do you know what Jellal's up to right now?"

"Why have you heard anything!?" She quickly interjected.

Erza explained how she had no idea about his whereabouts and left. After that, those five went over the pros and cons of this mission. One of the big red flags was that the job itself was extremely vague, all it stated was it required the services of those six wizards. Another was the island was shrouded in mystery, nobody knew much about it other than its location. Makarov's biggest worry obviously was the damages check he'd be receiving considering the team was essentially a powerhouse powderkeg.

Cana and Juvia each made compelling cases about the large sum of reward money. 50 million for the guild and 20 million for each of them is hard to ignore. Also Fairy Tail's name would spread further out. Combining the success of the Grand Magic Games, the guild's fame would be astronomical. One more good point was that what if there actually was a huge problem that needed powerful wizards to deal with it. However it was Laxus who made the teetering point.

"Wouldn't it be good if our stronger members get more experience working with each other. Think about it, next time our guild goes to war with a Phantom Lord," he jokingly nudged Gajeel and Juvia after he brought that up. "We'll have chemistry between five of our strongest members which'll spell trouble for everyone else. Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Era are already a formidable team. If we have two groups that kick ass nobody will mess with us."

"What about The Thunder Legion?" Mirajane asked.

"I believe in them, besides they go on most of their jobs without me anyway. They'll be fine." Spoiler: Freed will not be fine.

After some more debating they finally decided that taking this job was risky, but the Fairy Tail guild doesn't shy away from challenges. A boat was arranged to take them to the island from Hargeon the following morning. All of them said their goodbyes that night.

"I'm gonna miss you big sis!" Elfman sobbed as he squeezed his sisters tight.

"I'm not leaving Elf, you don't have to smother me too," Lisanna's voice muffled.

"This how a man hugs!"

"Oh Gray-sama, how will Juvia survive this long trip without her beloved!" She clung to his arm.

"For starters you can't rip my arm off and take it with you," he pleaded with a cherry-red face.

"Laxus how will we survive without you!?" Freed cried while Evergreen and Bixlow tried to console him.

Not surprising to some, the most emotional goodbye came from Gajeel.

"You behave now Lily I'm gonna be gone and I expect my cat to be the strongest guy here and don't for a second think I won't miss you cause I will!"

"I think you guys will make a great team!" Wendy told Cana.

"Thanks kid, now don't get into my booze while I'm out of here."

After some heartfelt farewells they all went home for the night. Four of the five experienced a pleasant slumber going into their big morning. Unfortunately for Juvia she didn't have that kind of luck.

Cana screamed out in agony. Her body was entirely wounds and bruises. Only two things were shown on her face, pain and disbelief. She was about to throw her weaponized cards but she was immediately knocked on her back by a mass of blackness. Somehow, Cana rose to her feet once again after the impact. She looked around to see Mira lying on top of Laxus, both were unconscious. Tears started to well up in her eyes.

"Please come back to us!"

Juvia shot out of her bed with an expression of pure terror. Thankfully it was only a nightmare, but it was too vivid to be ignored. What was going on? Was Juvia responsible for hurting her guildmates? She'd never dare do that, this guild has given her so much happiness and joy. She would never even dream about doing anything wrong to her friends, but apparently she'd have a nightmare about it.

"Do you really have to be wearing bikinis right now?" Gajeel asked Mira and Cana when they met at Hargeon in the morning.

"If anything you should be asking Laxus why he's wearing a fur coat when we're going to a tropical island," Cana replied. "But I bet seeing me and Mira rock our bods bothers you cause you're into petite girls n stuff."

Gajeel screamed out in defense while Cana kept egging him on. Mirajane tried to stay out of it but couldn't help to laugh. Laxus scoffed about the immaturity of this group. Juvia stayed silent while they waited for the boat.

"Are you alright Juvia you haven't said a word?" Cana asked.

"Oh it's nothing Juvia's fine… She's just a little nervous."

They boarded the boat and set sail for Vrochis Nisi. For most of the trip there wasn't much interaction. Mirajane lied on the deck and sunbathed, Juvia stared into the ocean, and Gajeel and Laxus dealt with their motion sickness. It wasn't until Cana walked out with a drink in her hand that they actually started talking to each other.

"So what are we gonna do?" She asked the collective.

"What do you mean, Cana?" Mirajane responded.

"Master was right, I mean who knows how the hell we're all gonna work together. Mira hasn't had much experience with jobs lately, Juvia sometimes needs a kick in the ass from Gray to get her going, and Laxus and Gajeel are the two biggest jerks in the guild."

"Hey you're in no position to talk," Laxus stated. "Chances are you won't be sober."

"Everybody has their flaws, I mean look at Erza's team," Mirajane said trying to ease the tension. "Natsu and Gray hate each other, Erza's a perfectionist in one of the worst ways possible, and Lucy's celestial spirits have unique personalities and they work together great."

"Juvia thinks that Gajeel's not a jerk anymore," she tried put on a cheerful visage after a night of very little sleep.

"What do you mean anymore?!" He called out.

Just then they spotted the island. The sun shown down brightly on the white sandy beach. Beyond that was plenty of tropical fauna and they couldn't spot any sign of civilization. After they got off the boat, Team Fairy Tail B began the search of their client, even though the island wasn't that big they would've appreciated an exact location of where to go.

"Should we split up? We could cover more ground." Laxus suggested.

"No, considering how suspicious the job request was I have a feeling that we shouldn't get isolated from each other," Cana responded.

"She's right, who knows what kinda weird crap is on this shithole of an island," Gajeel said as he removed any sort of plant life from their path with his Iron Dragon Sword.

"I think this island's beautiful," Mira stated. "This is almost like a vacation. But I am pretty annoyed that our client gave us no specifics."

At that moment, Gajeel's ears picked up on a rustling sound. He swung his arm out signaling his comrades to remain still. Everybody looked around trying to find where it came from. Suddenly the ground beneath Mirajane and Juvia disappeared and they fell into a dark pit.

Almost the instant of Mira's scream Laxus lunged out to try to save her. He cried out her name while trying to get a hold of her hand. Unaware of how big the trap was, he also fell in trying to rescue her. Gajeel instinctively stretched his Iron Dragon Club to use as a rescue rope, but Juvia was the only one who could grab it and keep from falling. After he pulled Juvia up the pitfall closed, and Laxus and Mira were gone without a trace.

"Damnit, where do you think it took them!" Cana yelled with some nervousness in her voice.

"I don't know about that, but it appears we're not alone," Juvia said while pointing to what appeared to be an army.

"We have the intruders in sight," One of them stated while putting two fingers on his temple, they were using telepathy.

The members of this militia didn't just look like ordinary foot soldiers, they all wore extravagant golden armor and helmets that gave them an appearance of a manta ray. Some wielded weapons, and some didn't meaning they were probably wizards. One of them took initiative and threw a javelin at the trio. It came down on Juvia but thanks to her water body it was harmless. Gajeel smirked as he finally got the chance to let loose. He charged at the army then swung an Iron Dragon's Club at the mass, taking out a large number of them.

"Well who said he gets to have all the fun?" Cana smiled at Juvia, who nodded in response.

Cana dealt out explosive cards while the militia tried to shield themselves. One of them used their magic to attack her with harsh winds, but she neutralized it with her Wind Edge spell. She then used Summoned Lightning to eliminate about 15 of them at once. Juvia also handled the lopsided battle well as most of their attacks went right through her water body. She waved her hand across her body and a surge of water ripped through the enemy's numbers.

Gajeel employed his ability to turn all parts of his body into iron and weapons and put a beatdown on those soldiers. He hit whoever wasn't in range with his Demon Log spears, and whoever was unfortunate enough to be in range was either battered by his iron club or smashed by an iron fist. One of them did manage to strike Gajeel with a sword, but it caused minimal damage as he quickly turned his back to iron. He then grabbed the blade, stole it from its user, and just ate it.

"IRON DRAGON'S ROAR!" He bellowed as a tornado of metal tore through their forces.

His comrades were having no problem either. Cana was able to counter all of their moves with her fortune-telling ability and took care of them with her diverse array of attacks. Juvia toyed with all of the melee attackers, letting them try to injure her before she used Water Jigsaw and knocked a large sum of them on their asses. It wasn't long before they lost hope and started to retreat.

"Oh come on boys we're just getting started," Cana remarked as she kept up her assault.

"You're all monsters!" One screamed while running away.

They evacuated in masses as they knew there was no chance of beating these guys. However, an observer remained out of sight on a hill as his comrades fled the scene. He was wearing a skin-tight black suit with a navy blue spiral on his chest.

"Target is above ground, strength is what we expected, accomplices are no slouches either," a flat and deep voice reported.

Cana threw her arms around Gajeel and Juvia, "Team B my ass, we rock!"

"Yes that was good, but where are Mirajane and Laxus?" Juvia asked.

"I don't know, I'll try to get a reading with my cards and try to find them. Hand me the map of the island."

Cana sat down and tried to figure out where their missing teammates were with her magic. Little did they know, those two would also be encountering combat except they were facing much tougher foes.

Mirajane grabbed on to Laxus' hand tightly as they fell downward. He pulled her in close and spun their bodies so he took the brunt of the impact when they reached a floor. He grunted in pain when they hit, but thankfully Mira was relatively unharmed. She landed with her head lying on his chest.

"Laxus, you risked your life to save me," Mirajane said in her sweet and soft voice while her luminous eyes gazed into him.

He looked up to find her safe and sound on top of him. Laxus let out a sigh of relief, but then recognized they were in no situation to be soaking in each other's bodies. They stood up and tried to figure out where they were. It appeared to be some sort of ancient temple. There were stone statues of warriors wielding tridents. The walls had cracks and barely looked stable. Laxus tried to stand but the fall had taken a toll on his body. Mira threw his arm around her to try to support him.

"I don't need any help you know."

"It's fine, let's just be happy that you can still kind of walk. A fall that far could've been much worse."

"It appears that I've stumbled upon some tomb raiders, that misdeed must be dealt with" a disembodied voice announced.

"We're not here to raid anything, we fell into some sort of trapdoor and we have no idea where we are," Mirajane called out while trying to search for the source of the sound.

Out of nowhere, a line of red energy lashed Laxus in the back. He grunted in pain as his back was already in bad shape. Who could be attacking them? Was it the same people who set the trap? They were hoping the answers gave them a clue on the specifics of their job. Laxus attempted to disengage from Mira but he still wasn't in good enough shape to stand on his own.

"You're hurt, let me handle this," Mirajane begged as she sat him down.

"Alright, but don't hold back. I have a feeling whoever's after us won't be either."

"You're certainly right about that," a young purple-haired woman stated as she showed herself. "My name is Samura, and I deal with handling the misconduct around here. I can see by your guild marks you're Fairy Tail wizards. Teaching you your lesson now would be very beneficial to me in the long run."

Her clothes suggested she was some sort of assassin. Singular vertical and horizontal strips of black leather covered part of her torso. Skin-tight black leather sleeves were worn on her arms and legs, showing of her cut muscles. Samura's long hair ran back into a ponytail. Mirajane noticed she wasn't carrying any items on her.

A large amount of magic power was released when Mira transformed. Even though Laxus was watching she had no intentions of holding back the She-Devil. Most opponents cower in fear just when they see her Satan Soul form, however Samura accepeted this challenge.

"So the rumors are true about the legendary She-Devil. Requip: Whiplash!"

A hilt with a grip magically transported to her hand. Coming out of the hilt was a string of red energy. Samura swung her arm and tried to strike Mirajane with it. She dodged it without a sweat, flying in the air. Mirajane attempted to attack her enemy with her claws, but Samura quickly requipped her whip to one with a grappling hook to escape Mira's attack. Then she requipped once again to a green whip. The whip wrapped around a statue, and Samura ripped it off of its stand to hurl at Mirajane. Thankfully, Mirajane's enhanced strength from her Satan Soul form allowed her to brush it aside.

"Damn, she can requip just as fast as Erza," Laxus thought to himself. "At least it's just her weapons. There's not a doubt in my mind Mira can take care of her if she goes all out."

"You truly are impressive," Samura stated as she landed back on the ground. "Unfortunately for you I have a certain whip that'll make you beg for mercy."

Samura and Mirajane stood off as the former requipped into a glowing white whip that radiated power. Mira was smirking before but this new whip made her body feel uneasy for some reason. Samura lashed it at her, which she avoided once again. Sparks shot out from when the whip hit the floor, some of which struck her in the leg. Its fiery sting felt like that of a thousand box jellyfish. Mirajane screamed out as she tried to endure the pain, which gave Samura a devilish grin.

Back in Fiore, the dark guild Red Hood was near its end. Freed set an enchantment to keep any of the members from escaping. So all of them were locked in a battle with The Thunder Legion plus the remaining Strauss siblings. Lisanna jumped around the hall in her cat form and clawed the dark wizards, Bixlow's babies blasted several of them, and Evergreen's Fairy Machine Gun knocked tens of them out.

"That'll teach you to be a man!" Elfman yelled as he punched a member with his beast arm.

"I was going to take care of the guild master, but it seems as if we weren't the only ones who were tasked with the termination of this dark guild," Freed announced when he appeared with two figures in dark blue robes. "Convenient that we bumped into them though."

"We were following a lead on a dark guild called Black Vortex," Jellal stated as he removed his hood. "Thanks to this we now know they're on a location called Vrochis Nisi."

"That's where Mira and the rest of Team B went!" Lisanna said with shock.

"Team B huh... Last time I checked I'm still a member," he smirked.