A/N: Despite being on vacation, I still haven't been able to make myself write and I'll be damned before I post garbage again. But anyway, now that I'm back on a schedule of school I can get back in my pattern of writing again.

Enjoy.

Erza finished with the last of her bandages and turned to give the, now awake Nashi, medical attention he needed. Everything had calmed down enough for everyone to gather and treat the wounded. Gray had been fast thinking enough to shield them with his magic, but Natsu's fire melted right through it. She didn't care all that much anymore, at least not after what Nashi had told her about Natsu. What happened to him.

She was honestly greatly surprised that Natsu hadn't completely burnt the guild to the ground. But she reasoned to herself that the real Natsu was able to hold back E.N.D. and prove he was still in there.

"So we're dealing with the actual Natsu. But we aren't at the same time." Gray said from his seat beside the two, his own injuries had been patched up and after making sure Juvia and Flora were fine, he returned with them to the guild to keep them safe.

"A four hundred year old demon from a book of Zeref isn't Natsu. You know better than that Gray." Erza admonished the ice mage harshly.

Gray kept silent, he didn't want to argue any point of this with her. She wouldn't be able to listen to reason until she beat Natsu half to death. "Forget it. Nashi's all right and I think it's time we listen to what Makarov has to say about this."

Erza sighed before turning to her son. "Are you willing to tell master about this? About your father? Or do you want me to?"

Nashi just looked down. He kept the part to himself how his dad still cared about him because it confused him. He didn't really want to say anything, he just wanted to be near his mom. She'd set things right like she always did.

"No."

Erza nodded her head before picking him up and carefully holding him over her shoulder, so as to not agitate his wounds, and carried him out of the infirmary and towards the agitated master of Fairy Tail.

"Master, I know what happened." Erza began, soothingly rubbing Nashi's back until he started to fall asleep.

"Then let's hear it. I'm tired of Natsu clones, who was it? Dreadmor again?" Makarov stated angrily, tapping his hand against the bar top in agitation.

Erza shook her head sadly. "No, it was actually Natsu. But it was only his body. A demon called E.N.D. took over Natsu's body and attacked Nashi, then he came after us."

Makarov stared in shock before sighing. "How did he get possessed by a demon?"

Erza's face hardened and her fist clenched painfully tight. "The dark guild Tartaros did something."

Makarov was silent for a moment, before he calmly stood and face the guild.

"FAIRY TAIL!" Makarov bellowed to get the guild's attention.

"Our dear friend Natsu has been captured by the dark guild Tartaros." He paused to let this information sink in with the growing anger he could feel in the air.

"So we all understand what this means, Tartaros has attacked and hurt one of our comrades, so we will show them no mercy!" Makarov raised his hand and the guild loudly agreed with him, rousing from their beaten states and cheering for their master in whole hearted agreement. Tartaros would regret not finishing them off.

With Natsu

"Master E.N.D., is there any specific reason you left Fairy Tail alive? You said you were going to take care of them." Mard asked, falling into step with the master of Tartaros once he'd finally situated himself in their headquarters after the attack of Fairy Tail.

"No real reason other than curiosity." Natsu began, cracking his neck after his long walk back to Tartaros.

"I thought you hated playing with humans." Mard questioned, opening the door to where E.N.D.'s throne room was.

"Usually yes. But as you know, I was part of that guild for quite a long time. They have done many deeds in the past where they should have fallen. But yet they pressed onward and managed to defeat anybody in their way. I wish to see if they have the power to do the same thing with us." Natsu explained, sitting down on his new throne and stretching out lazily on it.

"Of course," Natsu started again. "The regeneration room will be protected at all costs. So if any of you are defeated, which I believe even you will be Mard, then I won't lose any of my reinforcements against Zeref. That's actually another reason, I don't want any interruptions when I finally face the man and they will definitely be one."

Mard looked taken aback at the statement. "You believe Fairy Tail is powerful enough to stand up to all of us? Even defeat us? They're only mere humans."

Natsu laughed openly at the pure raw disbelief in Mard's eyes. "So is Zeref. But, now that I think about it, that confidence of mine in Fairy Tail was usually because Natsu thought he could handle anything in his way…"

He changed his posture in the throne, sitting up and placing a hand underneath his chin. "Perhaps Fairy Tail needs more of a motivation to defeat us…"

He thought in consideration for a moment. "Send out the Nine Demon Gates to cause some destruction. Fairy Tail is going to start searching for us and if my…wife, for lack of a better word, shows up I want her brought here. I think a conversation between us would be quite interesting indeed. Bring the little demon here if he's found, but don't explicitly search for him."

Mard bowed in compliance with his master's wishes. "May I ask why you're interested in that woman? Do you still have lingering feelings for her like your son?"

Natsu shook his head, "No not really, but sort of I guess. I can ignore the feelings I have for that woman. But for my son it's different, he's a part of me and I can't deny it. Plus, I've always kind of wanted a successor. But he seems to want nothing to do with me willingly." He paused for a moment before laughing lightly and dismissing Mard to do his bidding.

"I guess if I still want that woman after all this, I could just break her mind with Kyoka's help." Natsu smiled to himself lecherously at the thought. "Pain doesn't work on you Erza…but your husband's touches might just do it; with a little help of course."

He smacked his hand onto his throne's arm rest and had a delightful smile on his face. "Oh I've been asleep for four hundred years; I want to raise a little hell myself."

With Fairy Tail Three Days Later

"Erza, I want you and Lucy to investigate a claim in a nearby town." Makarov said, looming over several papers on a table in the middle of Fairy Tail. The guild had pulled its resources and began searching every which way and location for Tartaros's location and information on its members.

"Understood. Perhaps we will run into Mira's team out there. They are nearby right?" Erza said curious. Grabbing the celestial wizard in question who was nearby trying to avoid everybody running about.

"Yes, your second objective is to meet up with Mira's group and perhaps handle whatever situation is there." Makarov elaborated, dismissing them with a wave and returning to the maps where Tartaros sightings, and specially marked sightings of Natsu, were pointed out.

Erza hesitated for a moment. "You're sure Nashi will be safe? It felt like Natsu had targeted him specifically."

Makarov turned back and gave the worried mother his full attention. "Absolutely, Nashi will not fall into harm's way so long as Fairy Tail has a soul still left in it."

With her fears alluded for the time being at her master's words, Erza and Lucy left the guild and quickly headed towards the train station and boarded the nearest train to their target. They were able to board quickly since Erza had a large poster with her name on it that every employee was forced to remember. It read 'do whatever she says and don't question it. Or pain will follow.' Some rumors say she put it there herself.

Once the train began moving towards their destination Lucy tried to start a conversation. "Like master said, we don't have to worry about Nashi. He's completely safe at Fairy Tail."

Erza sighed before glaring out the window. "It's not that, I'm worried about him, but I'm currently worried about how we clear Natsu's and Fairy Tail's name after this is all over and I can have my family again."

Lucy took a moment to figure out how to respond. "It's similar to Jellal's situation right? The council eventually pardoned him so they'd understand if we bring evidence right?"

Erza said nothing for a moment. "That could work, but we had to publically denounce Natsu as a member of Fairy Tail or we'd be disbanded. I don't think it would work out so simply."

They lapsed into silence and just stared at the sights passing by the train. But someone passed by them and Erza caught the slightest glimpse of a long yellow tail underneath his figure hiding cloak. She'd recognize that forever. With a more careful observation, but stealthy regardless, more animal like features showed themselves. Elongated canines, cat ears, and a small nimble tail poking out of the bottom. He pulled out a newspaper and began filling in a crossword.

"Lucy, pay no attention to it, but there is a member of Tartaros to the left three seats back." Erza said, a furious expression settling onto her face.

Lucy's eyes widened and she couldn't help but glance at the man three seats back and stare at Erza in confusion. "How do you know?"

"He matches the description of the one called Jackal that Nashi told me about." Erza clarified, fist tightening in anger even farther as the memory of her son telling her everything he remembered about Tartaros and how scared he had been the entire time.

Lucy still looked worried. "Then what do we do?"

Erza stared straight at her. "You protect the passengers. Get them off this train. I will deal with him."

No sooner did she say this did Erza stand from her seat and begin walking angrily towards the man. But he stood from his seat and began walking peacefully straight towards her, carrying the newspaper under his arm, and moving to the side to let her pass him.

But Erza would have none of that and requiped a sword into her hand and was poised to stab the man, but a fierce grin and a powerful stare halted her actions.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." He warned, subtly adjusting his hand underneath his cloak and aiming his palm towards her.

"Using the passengers as hostages won't work." Erza countered what she thought was his plan. At this, the train suddenly stopped and the conductor's voice rang out over the loud speakers.

"Attention passengers, we are experiencing technical difficulties and would request everyone to leave the train. This is not a drill." The speaker in the corner of the train spoke loudly.

At the words, he only smiled widely. "That just makes this easier."

Before Erza could react, an explosion suddenly engulfed her and blew a hole in the train behind where she'd been standing. The explosion created multiple burns and small cuts on her face and the rest of her exposed skin, as well as shattering her sword and armor.

The man laughed and blew another hole in the ceiling and jumped through it, making Erza swear loudly and follow him through it.

When he saw she followed him through his hole he grinned and tossed the cloak hiding his frame to the side. "You're little stunt to stop this train isn't going to work. Erza." The now revealed Jackal said with a maddening grin as the passengers below the train were beginning to freak out at the explosion.

"How did you know my name?" She demanded, thinking of how to get the panicking citizens away.

"Master E.N.D. went into great detail with who you were Erza." Jackal said with a smile.

"E.N.D. is the name of the demon who possessed my husband I assume?" Erza said with anger present in her voice.

"No not really, he just recovered his memories. Your Natsu doesn't exist anymore." Jackal explained, spitting after saying the man's name who used his master's body in disgust.

Erza's vision turned red at the tone of which Jackal said Natsu's name and requiped into her Black Wing armor. "EVERYONE LEAVE-" She began her warning to everyone, but the train began moving again, throwing her off balance and causing the perfect opportunity for Jackal to explode the air in front of her, damaging her armor and knocking her onto the next train car.

"How did you start the train again?" Erza asked immediately, shaking off the minor inconvenience of the explosion and preparing for anymore explosions as best she could.

"Well-AHH!" Jackal began, a bright glow slamming into his back and cutting him off midsentence. A blonde celestial wizard appeared next to her. Her orange haired spirit landing next to them as well.

"Lucy! Loke! What are you two doing up here?" Erza demanded, putting her focus back on the recovered, and now angry, Tartaros member who was now back on his feet.

"We have to go right now Erza." Lucy said hurriedly, turning a pleading gaze towards the redhead.

"I agree, we don't have any time." Loke said in agreement, he didn't want to stick around for what was to come.

Jackal grinned ear to ear. "Oh you found him huh? Well, you better listen to her Erza."

"What are you talking about?" Erza asked confused. What the hell did Lucy find?

"Get off this train." Said a familiar voice behind the two of them. An arm reached out blew a hole in the center of Loke's chest and dispersed him back into the spirit world. Before they could react, a hand grabbed Lucy's head and tossed her off the train.

"Lucy!" Erza shouted, that kind of injury wouldn't hurt her terribly, but she wasn't a physical fighter so there might be a problem there.

"You! Bastard-" Erza turned to face the new person who decided to interrupt them and her breath was stolen right from her throat.

"Hello Erza." Natsu said with a mischievous smile as his wife unconsciously reached a hand out to touch him.

"Natsu…" Erza uttered under her breath, noticing her arm was reaching out to touch her demon possessed husband. She cursed and backed away from him, forgetting that there was a third member on top of the train.

"It's been a while, how about we play catch up at my place? Maybe you can bring our son with you?" Natsu teased with his despicable smile still on his face.

With those simple words, Erza was reminded that the thing in front of her was an emotionless four hundred year old demon that wanted nothing more than the destruction of everything Natsu created with his own two hands.

"I'll never bring Natsu and I's child anywhere near you." She forgot about Jackal being on the roof until two hands were placed on the side of her head.

"Don't say that name." Jackal said with an angry growl. He used his explosion curse directly next to the redhead's own head. Knocking her unconscious and making her unrequip back into her standard Heart Kreuz armor.

"That may have been a little too far. You could have killed her." Natsu said without worry, picking up the out cold woman and tossing her over his shoulder.

Jackal waved the matter off with a casual and mirrored unworried tone. "Not like it matters, besides if she was your wife then she's more than tough enough to take that."

Natsu smiled at his friends humor. "Keep in mind I didn't choose her, that human Natsu chose her as his wife. I don't think there is a creature alive strong enough to be my wife in this time."

Jackal shrugged and jumped off the moving train, his master following suit almost directly afterwards. While the two of them wrapped each other up in conversation, Erza used the last of her strength to place an unnoticeable seal on her body to keep Natsu from noticing it. It would transmit her location straight to the guild and then they would assault the location of Tartaros. Wherever it may be.

But unfortunately for her, Natsu did notice her moving and suddenly tossed her to the ground and grabbed her wrist.

"Do you take me for the same fool that married you?" Natsu said darkly, stomping on the woman's face and driving it into the dirt.

Erza glared as best she could from underneath his foot and refused to waver and grasped Natsu's wrist in her hand as tightly as she cold in a silent refusal to submit.

"I can't wait to have Kyoka help me break you." He said with the same lecherous smile that came to his face when he first had the idea.

"But I'm going to let you transmit that to the guild. Don't think we aren't ready for you. Jackal." Natsu said suddenly, getting attention of the bored cat man.

"Yeah?" He asked with a bored tone.

"Go and round everybody up." Was his simple order.

"All right! Time to get bloody." Jackal said enthusiastically

With his piece said, the cat man was gone and left the two alone. Once he was gone though, Natsu sighed and released Erza's wrist and his foot from her head.

"Natsu?" The strange action confused her, she expected him to continue with whatever torture method he was about to inflict on her. She wasn't expecting mercy, her belief that Natsu was still somewhat in control of his actions was beginning to solidify even further in her mind.

He ignored her utterance of his name and posed a question that was on his mind. "Out of curiosity, is Nashi okay from my attack?"

She hesitated in answering him, but if Natsu was going to come back, then he'd need as many reasons as he could to keep fighting. "He's fine, you didn't even-"

He silenced her by picking her up and putting her back over his shoulder. "I didn't need to hear the rest of that. Just answer what I ask of you and you'll get along fine with me."

Erza's glare hardened, though he couldn't see it or notice it. "I will never be subjugated to you or any member of the guild that took you away from me."

Natsu readjusted her so that her back was curved around his head, with one hand resting on her thighs and the other around her neck. He tightened the hold until she began crying out in pain.

"I did not give you permission to speak, when we are alone in Tartaros is when you will be allowed to speak your piece. Though, it will be the only time you're allowed. As punishment for speaking out of place, you will be carried like this all the way to Tartaros or until I get bored."

Erza silently thought to herself about what that could mean. Did it mean Natsu was going to spill his plan to her and try and get her to play along with whatever it was he had planned? Despite being in this painful hold, she noticed the care in which it was implemented and the protective grasp from both of his hands. Even though they were the ones causing her pain, she could only smirk.

'Natsu isn't going to surrender to you bastards.'

A/N: That wraps up this chapter, I have a nice way I plan for the next few chapters. But keep in mind, Tartaros isn't going to randomly appear over Fairy Tail in this one. Fairy Tail is going to have to storm them themselves.

Anyway, please tell me if you enjoyed.