Last chapter, the war between the Fairies and Phantoms began, and the Fairies retreated after their master was taken down by a cheap shot. And what's more, Neji and Tenten are a part of Phantom Lord. What a plot twist, and there will be more in the future.

Well, while you wonder how those two appeared, I'll write this chapter, so enjoy.

Chapter 9: Demon Fox

In the basement of the ruined guild hall of Fairy Tail, a lot of the mages were down with dampened spirits. Ever since they returned from Oak Town, Makarov was quickly sent to Porlyusica's place. Fox tried to heal him, but it was beyond his abilities to heal, since he could feel that Makarov's magic was forcefully extracted from him, and the only way he could be healed if all the extracted magic could be gathered, and only one mage could help him.

Luckily, Fox managed to contact Mystogan and explained the situation. He said that he'll take care of it, but he had to do something first.

Fox was standing near the bar, sensing everyone's anxiety. Mirajane just contacted Laxus, and he refused to help, saying that he has better things to do. Out of anger, Mirajane broke the lacrima orb with her bare hands.

Everyone, even Erza, felt hopeless, since their strongest members were out of reach. They didn't know when Mystogan would come, Laxus refused to help and Gildarts was still out of reach. Not to mention what happened to Makarov.

"Okay, enough," Fox said, getting everyone's attention. "Look at all of you. If the Old Man saw us right now, he would be disappointed."

Everyone seems to look even more down when he said that.

"He wouldn't want us moping like babies, he would want us to keep fighting and show them why they shouldn't mess with Fairy Tail, 'ttebayo!" Fox exclaimed strongly. Everyone was looking at Fox with wide, surprise-filled eyes, never thinking that he could talk like that.

Feeling motivated, the mages started moving, the anxiety replaced with determination.

"Hey, who needs first aid?"

"Gather all the Lacrima bombs you can gather!"

"I'm going to take first lookout."

Nodding, Fox started walking, only to bump into Erza.

"I have to say, you can give a surprisingly inspirational speech," she said with a smile as she looked at Fox with a hint of respect.

"Don't get used to it," Fox said, returning to his monotone voice. "…How's Lucy-san?"

"Kurama-san, Flare-san and Levy-san are with her," Erza said with a sigh as she turned to look at the blond, who was still looking depressed after finding out her dad hired Phantom Lord to take her back, causing the war. "She's still upset ever since she learned about her father, blaming herself."

"She shouldn't blame herself," Fox said. "No one would have predicted Phantom Lord doing this."

"…Go talk to her," Erza said, patting Fox on the shoulder. "After all, you are her teacher. A teacher should comfort his student."

Fox nodded and made his way towards Lucy. Kurama was on her head, trying to comfort her, though his way of comforting seems to be less helpful. Flare and Levy also tried to help, but no matter what they do, Lucy wouldn't stop looking upset.

"Come on, stop moping, blondie," he said, swishing his tail in front of her face, though she was ignoring it. "What happened to that feisty personality? C'mon, stand up already."

Suddenly, Kurama felt himself getting lifted from Lucy's head before being placed on top of Fox's head.

"As much as I respect your way of cheering her up, it's not really helping," he said to Kurama, who just shrug.

"Well sorry I can't do mushy things," he said before he flew off his head, living Fox alone with Lucy, Flare and Levy. Fox then sat down next to Lucy, who didn't even react like she noticed. Flare and Levy decided to go, leaving the two alone.

"…"

"…"

"…Lucy-san, you know we don't blame you, right?" Fox said in a comforting tone. "You have nothing to do with this war. It wasn't your fault."

"…But it is my fault," Lucy said sadly as she looked at Fox, her eyes wet with unshed ears. "I ran away from home to join Fairy Tail, and now my dad hired Phantom Lord to take me back…And because of that…you got hurt."

"No, it isn't," Fox said. "No one, not even your dad, could have guess Phantom Lord starting a war with us. And me getting hurt is my fault. I was careless."

"…If I leave Fairy Tail, maybe this would stop," Lucy said.

"If you did that, then we will lose," Fox said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "We will lose both the war and you. You are one of us, Lucy, and we won't let you go."

"Fox-kun…" Lucy said as she looked at him, touch by his words. She also noted that he didn't add -san to her name again. She then put her hand on top of his hand that was on her shoulder, a slight smile on her face. "Thank you."

Suddenly, before anything else could happen, the ground started shaking. Surprised, they thought it was an earthquake, until they heard a loud, whizzing sound outside. Suddenly, Jet, who was taking watch, rushed down the basement, a shocked expression on his face.

"This is bad!" he exclaimed in panic. "Everyone, come outside, quickly!"

Everyone quickly rushed back outside, and what they saw shocked them. Lumbering towards Magnolia was a giant, shadowy figure. Luckily, they evacuated the town, so no one would get hurt in their conflict. As the figure got closer, their eyes widened as it was Phantom Lord's guild, but it had robotic legs and arms, lumbering towards Fairy Tail.

"What the hells is that!?" Wakaba exclaimed.

"Greetings, Fairy Tail," the voice of Jose Porla said, surprising the mages. "You think you could escape after the humiliating defeat of Makarov? Think again, now tremble in fear of Phantom Lord's greatest weapon! Now, if you don't want to be destroyed, hand over Lucy Heartfilia!"

Lucy stood there, eyes wide as she stared at the giant robot before looking down. She started thinking to give herself up. Her friends didn't need to go through this just for her selfish reasons. Just as she was about to give herself up, someone step up.

"How about you eat shit!" Kurama exclaimed, turning into his human form. "We ain't giving you Blondie!"

"Yeah!"

"Lucy's one of us!"

"Get outta here!"

"Everyone…" Lucy said as she started crying again.

"Then so be it," Jose said. "Then prepared to be destroyed by the Jupiter!"

After he said that, a cannon appeared from the middle of the robot, aimed at Fairy Tail, and it started to glow.

"Holy crap, he's gonna fire at us!"

"Everyone, take cover!" Erza exclaimed as she prepared to run forward, to block the cannon, only for someone to run pass her. "Fox!?"

Fox ran towards the Phantom Lord weapon before jumping to the air as the cannon fired.

"Shadow Grace: Black Vortex!" he exclaimed as a black, shadowy circle appeared in front of Fox. The blast hit the shadow, getting absorbed into it. Everyone watched in shock and awe as Fox defended them from Jupiter. Fox suddenly grunted as he could feel his Black Vortex being overwhelmed.

Just as the cannon finally finished, the shadowy circle exploded, sending Fox towards the ground. He tumbled a few feet before he finally righted himself, stopping on a crouch, only a few scratches on him.

"Fox, are you alright?" Erza said as she and a few others rushed towards him.

"I'm fine," Fox said, easily standing up.

"My, how impressive," Jose said from the robot. "To think there's one of you that can stop Jupiter, but that was just lucky! Give Lucy Heartfilia or you will suffer the same fate as Makarov."

"Like Kurama said," Fox said, facing the robot. "Eat shit, Jose Porla."

"Very well, we will give you fifteen minutes," Jose said. "I'm giving you a chance before we destroy you with a stronger Jupiter!"

"Not unless we stop you," Fox said as Jose ended communications.

"And how do you plan on doing that?" Gray asked, looking at Fox.

"We destroy it from the inside," Fox said before he suddenly kneeled to the ground, grunting in pain.

"Fox-kun!" Lucy exclaimed in worry, running towards him. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah…just…stunned," Fox grunted as he gripped the ground, focusing on his breathing to recover. "We need to stop Jupiter."

"On it!" Natsu exclaimed, with Happy carrying him to the air. "Let's go, Happy!"

"Aye!"

Everyone watched as Natsu and Happy flew into the canon. Suddenly, dark, ghoul-like creatures emerged from the giant robot and went towards the Fairy Tail Mages.

"The hell are these!?" one of them exclaimed as the ghouls swooped down them like vultures.

"These are the ghouls born from Jose Porla's magic!" Erza exclaimed as she sliced one with her sword. "Everyone, be careful!"

The mages started fighting, blasting the ghouls away with their magic, but they keep on reforming and attacking. A lot of ghouls were focused on Lucy, trying to grab her, only to be stopped by Kurama, Erza, Gray, Ur, Lisanna, Flare, Levy and Elfman, who was surrounding her and Fox.

"Kurama, take Lucy-san somewhere safe and protect her," Fox ordered as he stood up, feeling strong enough to stand.

"Right," Kurama said, turning back into a cat and grabbing Lucy by the shirt and lifting her up.

"Wait!" she exclaimed, not wanting to leave them alone.

"You're in constant danger if you stay here, Lucy-san," Fox said as he looked at the structure. "It's safer for you to be somewhere else."

Lucy wanted to protest, but Kurama quickly flew her away from the battle, easily dodging the ghouls. A few were right behind them, only to be stopped by Fox.

"Shadow Grace: Shadow Shuriken!"

The ghouls were embedded with shadowy projectiles, which seemed to absorb the ghouls. Fox then lifted his hands above his head, causing the shadows to slowly rise in the air.

"Shadow Grace Secret Arts: Giant Blackhole!"

The shadows formed a swirling, round mass, and suddenly all the ghouls were being sucked towards it, much to the awe of his comrades. Soon, the blackhole dissipated, taking the ghouls with it.

"Wow, that was amazing, Fox-san!" Levy exclaimed as Fox lowered his arms. "How did you defeat those ghouls? Even Erza-san couldn't do that."

"My magic, Shadow Grace, devours all forms of magic," Fox explained, causing the people around him to look shock. "These ghouls, created by magic, will simply be devoured."

"I've never heard of such a magic before," Erza said.

"Not surprising, since I created it," Fox said, surprising them even more.

Suddenly, the Jupiter Canon started lighting up, much to the horror of the Fairy Tail mages. Fox, Erza and Ur prepared their strongest spells to block it, but before it was about to fire, there was an explosion and the canon suddenly lowered itself, the light dying until it was gone.

"Natsu did it!" Lisanna cheered.

"Guess Flamebrain can be useful sometimes," Gray said with a smirk.

"So, you somehow managed to stop both my ghouls and Jupiter? Impressive for trashes. But don't think you've won! You either hand Lucy Hearfilia, or I will destroy the city of Magnolia!"

A large magic circle suddenly appeared in front of the robot, and some of their eyes widened when they realized what that was.

"Abyss Breaker!" Erza exclaimed in shock. "Is he planning to destroy the town!"

"We have to stop him!" Gray exclaimed.

"Stop!" a voice said. Surprised, everyone looked and saw Lucy, but wearing a red dress. "I'm here! I'll give myself up…so please stop this!"

"Mira-nee!" Lisanna quietly exclaimed. "What is she doing!?"

"She's pretending to be Lucy to stop the war," Ur said with a frown.

"We should stop her!" Elfman exclaimed.

"Hahahaha!" Jose Porla suddenly laughed. "You really think I'm stupid enough to believe a sad attempt to trick me, Mirajane Strauss-san?"

The Lucy look alike gasped as her eyes widen, the transformation cancelling, revealing to be Mirajane. She stood there, shock that the only thing she could do was stopped immediately. Tears appeared in her eyes as she felt useless to helping her guild.

"If only I could control my magic…" she thought as she kneeled on the ground while crying.

She didn't notice a ghoul sneaking behind her. Just as it was about to attack her, Fox appeared beside her, grabbing the ghoul with his right hand, surprising Mirajane.

"You've done all you could, Mirajane-san," Fox said as he formed a small blackhole that absorbed the ghoul. "Stand back and let us do the rest."

Fox faced the giant robot, standing next to Erza, Gray, Elfman and Ur while Lisanna, Levy and Flare went to Mirajane.

"It's time we finish this war," Fox said before he and the others charged towards the robot. When they were near enough, Fox suddenly leapt up and started running on the side, surprising everyone.

"You can run on walls!?" Gray and Elfman exclaimed.

"Where are you going, Fox?" Erza called.

"I'm going straight to Jose," Fox replied as he kept running. "I'll meet you all inside."

"Wait!" Erza called, only to be stopped by Ur.

"Don't worry," Ur said with a grin. "That brat…he's stronger than he lets on."

Erza looked at Fox before she nodded and led the others inside Jupiter, with the help of Gray creating a pathway for them to walk in.

As Fox ran up the robot, he suddenly felt a presence. He stopped as the sky suddenly darkened, and rain started dropping.

"Interesting," he commented as he faced up.

"Drip, drop, drip, drop," a voice said. He turned and saw the girl from earlier, Juvia, a member of Phantom Lord. "Hello again, Mr. Shadow."

"…I don't want to fight you," Fox said to the girl, who looked surprised. "I only want to stop Jose. Tell me, how do I stop Abyss Breaker?"

"Sorry, but Juvia cannot say," Juvia replied in an emotionless tone. "Now, Juvia must defeat Mr. Shadow."

She raised her hand, and the water suddenly formed around Fox, trapping him in a circular, water prison.

"Hm…how nostalgic," Fox thought calmly as he looked at the prison. He remembered something like this happening on his first C-Rank mission turned A-Rank.

"Surrender," Juvia said as she looked at Fox. "Nothing escapes Juvia's Water Lock.

Fox merely put his hands together, forming a seal, confusing Juvia. He then released a shockwave of chakra, bursting the water prison, much to Juvia's shock.

"He broke through Juvia's Water Lock? Impossible!" she thought before Fox drew some blood from his palms with his nails, swiped them on the seals of his arms, and pulled out a handful of shuriken.

He threw the projectiles towards Juvia, but they curved around her. She looked confused before she saw Fox pulled his arms down and saw something thin glinting attached to the shuriken. She watched as the shuriken flew around her and saw the wires tie around her.

Instead of being tied by the wires, it flowed passed her, surprising Fox as he pulled the projectiles back towards him.

"The wires…went through you," Fox said, surprised.

"Yes," Juvia said, looking sad as she looked at the rain. "Juvia is made of rain. Nothing can touch Juvia."

"We'll see," Fox said as he resealed his shuriken and wires.

"Many have tried, none have succeeded in touching Juvia," she said in a depressed tone.

"Then I'll be the first," Fox said before he charged towards Juvia. He laced his left hand with chakra, which he used to grab Juvia. He expected her to dodge, but she just stood there, not looking worried.

She expected his hand to go through her, just like everything in life. So she was surprised when Fox grabbed her.

'SQUEEZE'.

"Ahn!"

Fox, for the first time in a while, froze as he found his hand grabbing her right breast. Sure, he teased Lucy and grab her butt a few times, but that was just him teasing a friend. This was an accident.

"…Soft…" he thought before Juvia moaned again. Her expression was different from the stoic, emotionless expression a minute ago. Her pale cheeks were red, her eyes almost closing and slightly watery, her mouth slightly opened as she panted.

"S-sorry!" Fox exclaimed as he quickly let go and stumbled back. "T-that was an accident! I didn't mean to grab you! Well, I did, but not like that, 'ttebayo!"

Juvia wasn't listening. She was busy panting, kneeling on the ground, holding her chest, still blushing.

"Juvia…Juvia was touched!" she thought, still shocked at what happened. For as long as she remembered, no one was able to touch her due to her magic. People started avoiding her because of that, calling her weird and gloomy. And soon, the never-ending rain started, and when people connected the rain to her, they drove her away.

Everywhere she goes, she brought the rain, and nothing she can do can stop it, so she got chased away, until she was taken in by Jose Porla, and despite the hostility and hostile atmosphere, she found some comrades, like the members of the Element Four, Gajeel and the two newcomers.

But she was lonely despite having comrades, since all the people she attracted were perverts and weirdoes, and they couldn't touch her. Even if she did find someone who overlook her water body, they leave her because the rain kept following her.

"Er…look," Fox said, calming himself. "I don't want to fight you. I just want to stop this war before anyone else gets hurt. So please stand aside."

"J-Juvia cannot do that," Juvia said, calming her heart as she stood up. "Juvia has a mission."

"Then I apologize for hurting you," Fox said before he charged.

"Water Slicer!" Juvia exclaimed as she fired a blade made of water. Fox easily dodged the attack. Juvia started throwing water blades towards Fox, but he kept dodging them, twirling and jumping in the air.

"Shadow Grace: Shadow Restriction!" Fox exclaimed as his shadow charged towards Juvia.

Juvia, having been touched, became wary of the shadows and started dodging, her body changing into water as she jumped to dodge the shadows. She noticed that the shadows were moving at a slow pace, trying to keep up with her.

"Mr. Shadow appears to be slow," Juvia said as she fired at water blade towards Fox, who used a shadow to block it. "Your shadows cannot keep up with Juvia."

"How observant of you," Fox complimented. "Indeed, my Shadow Grace is not as fast as I want it to be. But it is a weakness I can easily cover."

The shadows returned to Fox, who disappeared in a blur, shocking Juvia. Before she could react, an arm wrapped around her neck behind her. Surprised, she turned her head and saw Fox.

"My magic maybe slow, but I am far from it," he said, tightening her hold. "And as I have…um…proven before, I can touch you. So give up. I don't want to hurt you."

"L-let go!" Juvia exclaimed, blushing on the close contact, still not used to being touch. She started steaming, causing Fox to let go from the intense heat. "Do-do not touch Juvia so casually!"

Fox seemed surprised by her reaction as he jumped away to avoid getting burned. It felt familiar to him, the way she reacted to being touched.

Then it dawned on him why it was familiar.

Flashback…

Five-year-old Naruto was walking through the park, head hung low as he walked past the various children playing.

He noticed a lot of them walking away from him, throwing sneers and insults at him. He simply looked down, trying to become smaller.

Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder.

Startled, he quickly jumped away, turning around and saw a girl his age, looking confused at his reaction.

"Hey, are you alright?" she asked, tilting her head.

"W-who're you?" he asked, looking a little scared.

"I'm Sayuri Uchiha," Sayuri introduced herself with a small smile. "I was wondering if you want to play with me."

"Yer askin' me?" Naruto asked, looking a little unsure.

"Sure, why not?" Sayuri said with a smile as she offered her hand. He looked confused by it before he took it. He looked at it with wide eyes, feeling how warmth her hand is. "C'mon! Oh yeah, what's your name?"

"I-it's Naruto," Naruto said as he let himself be pulled by her.

Flashback End…

"I see…" Fox said as he faced Juvia. "…You were also alone…"

"W-what?" Juvia asked, startled by his statement.

Suddenly, Fox turned his back to her and started walking. "I will not fight you."

Juvia watched the figure of Fox walk away before she grew angry. The rain formed around her, forming into giant tentacles moving angrily.

"Do not turn your back on Juvia!" she exclaimed as she used the tentacles to attack Fox. The tentacles hit Fox, who didn't bother defending himself. He stumbled as the tentacles hit him, but he just kept walking. "Do not insult Juvia! Fight Juvia!"

She kept attacking Fox, who kept his back turned to her, grunting a little as the tentacles whipped him painfully, but he just kept moving.

"Juvia will not let you make fun of her like this!" Juvia exclaimed as the tentacles merged into a sharp tendril. She then fired the tendril towards Fox, who just kept walking.

Suddenly, the robot building shook rapidly, causing Juvia to stumble and making her drop the water tendril. She stumbled a few feet towards the edge before losing her balance. Her eyes were wide as she started falling off the side of the robot. Even if she was made of water, a fall of this height would greatly injure her. She tried to grab on the edge, but she missed it.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed her hand, saving her. She looked and saw Fox, who pulled her to safety. When she was safely on the robot, she lied on her back, panting from almost falling to her death. She turned to Fox, who didn't seem bothered by the attacks she did.

"Why?" she asked as she sat up. "Why did you save Juvia?"

"Because I'm the same as you," Fox replied as he faced the sky, his headband protector getting wet from the rain. "It's painful being alone, terrifying even. That's why I don't want to hurt you. Maybe…we could even be friends."

Juvia stared at Fox with wide eyes as he said that, facing her. There was no deception in his words, sounding sincere. She started blushing as the rain stopped, the gray clouds parting to let the sunshine through.

"Oh? The rain stopped," Fox said as he faced up. "I like the rain, but nothing beats the sunshine. Don't you agree?"

Juvia's eyes sparkled as she stared at Fox, the sunlight making him look amazing in her eyes. She started blushing until her eyes became heart shaped and fainted with a love-stricken look on her face, which was steaming.

"Are you okay?" Fox asked, poking her cheek, getting no response. Fox then turned to the source of the shaking, having felt this power before. "Elfman…"

He quickly rushed towards where the source is until he was near the shoulder of the robot, where a giant, horned monster was holding Mirajane and Lisanna, who were captured by Sol to be used as hostages.

"Elfman!" Fox exclaimed, getting the monster's attention. "Are you going to lose control again? I thought you wouldn't let this happen, not after you almost killed your sisters!"

The monster seemed to stop moving as Fox said that. Mirajane and Lisanna looked at their brother as the monster seemed to struggle internally.

"You're stronger than this, Elfman," Fox said as he stood there, arms crossed. "Don't make the same mistake you've almost made three years ago."

Deep inside the Beast's mind, Elfman as floating through the darkness, unable to move. It was the same three years ago, he was useless, weak. His sisters could fully control their Take Over magic, and he couldn't. He always felt a little self-conscious about that, not being as good as his siblings and not being helpful towards them on mission.

Suddenly, he heard Fox's voice, and a vision of three years ago appeared before him, his first S-Rank mission with his siblings, where he almost killed his little sister.

Flashback…

"Elfman!" an injured and younger Mirajane cried as she watched her little brother lost control of the Beast, wreaking havoc across the town they were supposed to be saving. "Stop! Please!"

The Beast just roared as it swung his massive fists, destroying some buildings. Mirajane tried to stand up, but the pain in her right arm stopped her. This wasn't supposed to happen. This was supposed to be a simple mission, to show her younger siblings how an S-Rank mission goes, she didn't expect this.

The Beast was too powerful for them, and attempting stop it, Elfman used his magic to try and take over the monster. He lost control and was now rampaging.

"Elf-nii!" Lisanna exclaimed, flying towards them in the form of a cute, pink bird. She was busy evacuating the civilians when the Beast attacked. When she saw what happened to Elfman, she quickly flew towards him, in hopes of stopping him. She landed in front of the Beast, transforming to normal.

"Lisanna! Get away from there!" Mirajane cried.

"Don't worry, Mira-nee," Lisanna said with a small smile as she faced the Beast. "Elf-nii won't hurt me."

The Beast lumbered towards her, growling softly, glaring at her as she walked towards it.

"Elf-nii, I know you're still in there," Lisanna said in a gentle tone. "I know you won't hurt me and Mira-nee. You're stronger than this. Now, turn back to normal so we can go home."

The Beast blinked at Lisanna, standing still. Lisanna smiled, thinking she got to him. Suddenly, the Beast swung its massive claws, striking Lisanna.

"Lisanna!" Mirajane cried in shock as she stared at Lisanna's flying body with wide eyes, before her body suddenly turned into a shattered log. "W-what?"

"That was close," a voice said beside her. She turned and was surprised to see Fox beside her, carrying a shocked Lisanna in his arms. "You're lucky we were in the area."

"Fox?" Mirajane said in shock as Fox walked towards the Beast. "Hey! Come back! It's too dangerous!"

Fox ignored her as he kept walking towards the Beast, which saw him and roared in anger, charging towards him, lifting its massive arms to crush him. When its fists smashed the ground, Fox was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, the Beast started glowing and shrinking, revealing Elfman, who fell to the ground, only to be caught by Fox, who was below the Beast.

"You need to be stronger than this, Elfman," Fox said as he carried the big man towards the two sisters.
"After all, you're a man. A man is supposed to protect his family."

Fox then put the exhausted Elfman on the ground before kneeling next to Mirajane, gently taking her arm.

"H-hey!" Mirajane said, blushing from the surprise contact.

"You're hurt," Fox said in a gentle tone as his hands glowed, trying to diagnose the arm. He nodded before he massaged it a little, causing Mirajane to grunt in pain a little until the pain disappeared. He then started applying bandages.

"…Why are you helping us?" Mirajane asked as Fox started tending Elfman and Lisanna.

"Why are you asking that?" Fox asked in a confused tone. "We're comrades, aren't we?"

Mirajane's eyes widened from those words, so did Lisanna's. Suddenly, Mirajane's face turned red as Fox finished bandaging Elfman.

"You have a strong magic, Elfman," Fox said as he started walking. "Don't waste it."

Suddenly, Kurama flew towards Fox, landing on his head.

"You found something, Kurama?" Fox asked as they kept walking.

"Yeah, documents on monsters, like the Beast, being part of an illegal monster ring. Found three names," Kurama replied, handing a scroll to Fox.

"Then let's get them," Fox said before raising a hand towards the Strauss siblings. "See you guys back at the guild. Oh, and this never happened, okay?"

Flashback End…

"He's right…" Elfman said as he looked at his hands, clenching them to fists. He's letting himself lose control again, to hurt the people he cares about. "What the hell am I doing!? I'm a man! A man should protect his family!"

He started glowing, dispersing the darkness around him.

Meanwhile, the Beast started glowing and it turned back to Elfman, who seemed calm and serene. Mirajane and Lisanna ran towards him as he stumbled a little.

"Elf-nii! Are you okay?" Lisanna asked in a worried tone as Elfman looked at them, grinning.

"Of course!" Elfman declared. "I'm a man, after all!"

He then turned to Fox, who nodded at him. Elfman grinned and nodded at the man who helped him a lot.

"Hm…" Fox said, noticing that the Abyss Breaker spell was slowing down. "It's slowing down."

"Yeah," Lisanna said with a nod. "We figured out that the spell is powered by the Element Four."

"I see," Fox said, turning to Juvia and Sol. "Beating them stops the spell. Who else is left?"

"Aria of the Wind," Mirajane said. "Natsu-san and the others have already taken care of Totomaru of Fire."

Suddenly, Fox froze, confusing the others. Before they could ask what was wrong, Jose's voice echoed through the robot.

"Bwahahaha! Guess what Fairy trashes! Lucy Heartfilia is now in our possession!"

"Aagh!"

"Bastard! Let her go!"

"Lucy-san! Kurama-san!" Lisanna said in shock.

"Since we have her, we have no use for your guild! You may have slowed down Abyss Breaker by beating three of the Element Four, but as long as we have Aria, you can't hope to stop your destruction!"

The transmission ended as all the mages from Fairy Tail panicked, shouting for Lucy to be released as they fought the ghouls.

"Damn that Jose!" Elfman growled. "We need to find Aria and beat him!"

"But we need to find Lucy-chan and Kurama-san," Mirajane said in a worried tone. "What should we do F-?"

She stopped when she saw Fox. Lisanna and Elfman followed her gaze and they felt a cold shiver as they stared at Fox, who was surrounded by red aura, his entire body shaking in silent anger.

"F-Fox-kun?" Mirajane said in a worried tone.

"Jose Porla..." Fox said in anger before he disappeared in a blur, surprising the three siblings.

"Fox!" the siblings exclaimed as they rushed back inside.

Meanwhile, at the top level of the guild robot, a roughed-up Lucy was pinned to the wall by metal staples, and around her were daggers stabbed to the wall. Another knife hit the wall, right near her face, but she didn't flinch.

"Gihihi, you're a little tougher than I thought," Gajeel said, tossing a knife in his hand. "If it was anyone else, they'd have shit their pants."

"Y-you shouldn't do that, Gajeel-san," one of the members of Phantom Lord said in a worried and scared tone. "M-Master Jose would be mad if s-she get hu-gurgh!"

The man was suddenly smack by a pole, sending him flying. The others barely jumped out of the way as the pole retracted back to Gajeel.

"If Master Jose gets mad, then I'll blame it on you idiots," Gajeel said as he walked towards Lucy.

"Hey! That's not fair!"

"Damn it! Where's Neji and Tenten! He'll listen to them!"

Gajeel ignored them as he grabbed Lucy's hair, pulling her head up. She winced, but she still had the determined look in her eyes. It was starting to make Gajeel mad. His right arm turned to a sword and he stabbed it right near her face. But she kept her defiance look. Soon, she started chuckling, confusing the others as Gajeel pulled his arm back.

"What are you laughing at, blondie?" Gajeel said, sounding annoyed.

"You really think I'm scared of this?" Lucy said as she smirked at Gajeel. "I've been trained worse than this. In fact, you should be scared if he gets here."

"Scared of who?" Gajeel asked with a sneer.

"Fairy Tail's strongest mage," Lucy said in a confident smile. "Fox."

Meanwhile, Erza panted as Aria of the Wind fell behind her, defeated and bleeding on the ground, his blindfold gone. He tried to do the same thing he did to Makarov, but Erza was more prepared and managed to beat him, but not without difficulty.

"Erza!"

She turned and saw Natsu, Happy, Gray and Ur running towards her. Ur was the only one who didn't look ruffled up, but Natsu and Gray seemed a little rough up from fighting Totomaru of the Fire, with Totomaru using Natsu's fire against Gray since he couldn't hurt Natsu. Though before Totomaru could do any real damage, Ur easily defeated him, freezing him before he could do anything.

"Awesome, you beat that fatso!" Natsu cheered as he lightly kicked the guy that harmed their master.

"Now…Abyss Breaker is stopped," she said as she slowly stood up. "Only ones left are Gajeel and Jose Porla."

Suddenly, there was an intense pressure that suffocated Natsu, Gray, Happy and Erza. Only Ur was slightly fine, though she was sweating a little. They turned and saw Jose Porla walking towards them, a nasty sneer on his face as he walked towards the mages.

"Well, I'm here you Fairy Trashes," he said as he released a dark aura. "Now what?"

Meanwhile, Kurama was on the ground, his body immobilized by Neji's attack. He growled at being so careless. Earlier, he was going to one of the guild's safe houses, but they were suddenly ambushed by Gajeel. He managed to hold his own against him, and Lucy helped a little, thanks to her training.

But then, Neji and Tenten sneaked behind them and attacked. They took down Lucy before she could use her Celestial Keys, causing her to drop them. He was about to attack, but Gajeel bludgeon him on the head, and Neji sealed off his chakra pathway, immobilizing him.

And now, here he was, away from Lucy, being interrogated about Fox, but he refused to talk.

"I don't want to hurt you anymore than I have to," Neji said as he grabbed Kurama by the back of his coat. "Tell me, who is this Fox? How did he get the scroll? How is he related to Naruto Uzumaki?"

"Kiss my furry ass," Kurama said with a smirk.

Neji simply looked annoyed as he dropped Kurama. Tenten was trying to open the scroll, but she couldn't unfurl it. She saw the Seal on it, preventing her from opening it.

"I can't make heads or tails of this seal," she said as she scratched her head. "This Fox is a high-level Seal master. Maybe better than Jiraiya-sama."

"…You guys are from the Leaf Village, right?" Kurama asked, causing the two to look at him.

"…How do you know?" Neji asked, with narrowed eyes.

"By the eyes and hair, you must be Neji Hyuuga," Kurama continued, shocking them. "And from the hairstyle, you're Tenten…I don't think he knows your last name."

"Who's he?" Neji demanded with a glare powered by his Byakugan.

"Fox isn't the enemy you think he is," Kurama said as he glared at Neji. "You guys aren't bad people. All we want is to stop Jose Porla from taking Blondie."

"You mean rescue her from you people?" Tenten retorted.

"Rescue?"

"Her father requested Porla-san to rescue Lucy-san from you Fairy Tail," Tenten said, crossing her arms. Suddenly, Kurama laughed, shocking the two. "What's so funny?"

"You believe that bullshit?" Kurama said as he calmed down. "I've seen Blondie ever since she joined the guild, always smiling and laughing with us. You really think she's a victim? You're being played with. Phantom Lord is famous for being a guild of liars and thieves, threatening people and causing fights."

"Aren't you people the same?" Tenten asked.

"True, but we don't do it on purpose," Kurama admitted. "We didn't want this war. You two are being played for fools by Jose Porla."

The two looked at him before at each other, contemplating his words.

Meanwhile, Erza grunted as she blocked Jose Porla's attacks, but she was thrown off her feet. She slowly stood back up, using her sword for support. Natsu and Gray were struggling to get up, but were being restrained by Jose Porla's magic, making them unable to escape. Ur was able to hold her ground, but due to being years of out of practice, she was beginning to weaken. Happy was beside Natsu, supporting him, but he was shaking violently.

"How impressive!" Jose Porla exclaimed as he watched the mages struggle. "To think you trashes can actually put up a fight! Hm…I wonder if your guild can withstand some punishment."

Their eyes widened when Jose suddenly lifted his arms.

Outside, the mages were still fighting the ghouls, when the robot suddenly started moving. They watched in surprise as the robot walked towards the damaged guild.

"Hey!" Cana exclaimed as her eyes widened in shock when the robot lifted its robotic arms. "Stop!"

The mages started screaming and shouting as the robot started punching the guild building, slowly destroying it. The mages nearby started retreating, pulling the ones refusing to move, while the others fired at the robot, trying to stop it, but it was futile.

"Stop it!" Cana cried as she was held back by Macao and Wakaba, tears flowing out of her eyes as their home for so many years soon fall into rubble.

"GAHAHAHA!" Jose Porla laughed as he viewed the destruction of the guild building via lacrima. He enjoyed the shocked and horror looks from the Fairy Tail mages. "It seems it's obvious who wins this war! I'll make sure your faces are filled despair as I destroy you all!"

He unleashed a large amount of dark energy, darkening the air, almost blocking the light. His eyes glowed unnaturally red as he raised his arms, preparing the final blow to the weakened Fairies.

Suddenly, an intense pressure pushed away the aura, shocking Jose Porla, causing him to sweat. He suddenly saw an image of an angry, giant fox baring its sharp fangs, growling for blood. He wasn't the only one who felt that. Erza, Natsu, Gray, Happy and Ur felt the foreboding pressure, but it felt protective towards them, making them breathe easier.

They then turned to the source of the pressure and saw the figure walking towards them.

"Jose Porla…" Fox said as he walked in the room, radiating bloodlust. His body was shaking in anger, fists clenched so tightly that they were cracking.

"F-F-Fox-san?" Erza said, startled as Fox walked towards Jose Porla. She never felt such intense blood lust from him before, he was always so peaceful and calm. She felt him get mad before, but not to this extent.

"T-that's Fox?" Gray said, shivering from the pressure.

"S-scary," Happy said as he hugged Natsu, who was looking at Fox with wide eyes.

"So…you're the illusive Fox?" Jose Porla said, getting over his surprise, sneering. "I've heard of you through the grapevine. To think someone so unknown can be so strong. Your powers are wasted in a trash guild like Fairy Tail! Join Phantom Lord instead! Once we got the money from the Heartfillia family, Phantom Lord will rise to the top!"

"Are you done?" Fox said in an uncaring tone. "Good. Because those are your last words. I'm going to break you Jose Porla!"

"You? Break me?" Jose Porla said in a sneer. "I offered you a chance to join the winning side, but it seems you are a fool! Then perish alongside these trash-!"

Suddenly, he felt an immense pain on his face before he was thrown off his feet, crashing to the walls. He looked and saw Fox in the place he was standing before, his fist extended.

"So fast!" Erza thought with wide eyes. "I didn't see him move!"

"Damn brat!" Jose Porla snarled, unleashing his aura once more. "You'll pay for that! Death Wave!"

He fired waves of purple rays and weaved them around like ribbons, area aimed at Fox. Erza shouted at him to move, since it was that same move that took her, Natsu, Gray and Ur down easily. But her eyes widened when she saw Fox simply walk towards the dangerous attack.

Then to her amazement, he walked past through the deadly waves of magic, weaving his body slightly, making it seem like they were passing through him.

"What!?" Jose Porla exclaimed in shock as he moved the waves faster, but they seem to be slipping through.

"Woah!" a voice exclaimed, getting Erza, Natsu, Happy, Gray and Ur's attention. They saw the Strauss Siblings, looking a little worn out, but still standing, looking at the fight in awe. "How's Fox doing that?"

"What are you guys doing here?" Erza asked as the siblings started grabbing the weakened mages and pulling them to safety.

"We'll explain later," Mirajane said as she supported Erza and helped her out the room while Elfman grabbed Natsu and Gray while Lisanna picked up Happy and Ur.

"Shadow Grace: Shadow Shuriken!" Fox exclaimed as he fired a barrage of shadow shuriken towards Jose Porla, slicing through the waves of purple magic and hitting the wicked guild master.

"Damn Fairy Trash!" Jose Porla exclaimed in anger as he bled from the attack. "Die! Shade Restriction!"

Jose Porla then fired streams of purple energy towards Fox, which wrapped around him. Jose Porla, grinning madly, then fired a bigger Death Wave, which hit Fox head on.

"FOX-KUN!" Mirajane exclaimed in horror as his headband fell to the floor, cut in half.

"HAHAHAHA! How's that, Fairy Trash!?" Jose Porla exclaimed in glee as he stared at the corpse of…a giant piece of rubble? "What?"

Suddenly, he felt the killing intent behind him. When he turned, he saw a pair of demonic red eyes. He was then punched on the face, sending him flying on the air.

"That was for the old man," Fox said, his right arm extended before he pulled it back. He suddenly appeared next to Jose Porla and punched him again on the face. "That was for Lucy."

Another punch from his right, hitting Jose Porla in the stomach, causing him to spit some blood.

"That was for Kurama."

He kept punching Jose Porla with his right, breaking his bones, knocking his teeth and spewing blood.

"That was for Mirajane. Cana. Lisanna. Elfman. Macao. Wakaba. Bisca. Alzack. Warren. Laki. Vijeeter. Reedus. Chica. Levy. Jet. Droy. Natsu. Gray. Erza. Happy. Flare. Ur. Our guild! This is all for my comrades you hurt, you bastard!"

The group watched in awe as Fox, the supposed C-Class Mage of Fairy Tail, was beating Jose Porla, a guild master and member of the Ten Wizard Saints, like a ragdoll.

"This can't be real," Gray said in disbelief.

"Amazing…" Lisanna said in awe.

"I knew he was strong!" Natsu exclaimed, looking excited.

"Hm?" Erza suddenly noticed something as she watched Fox fight. "Fox-san is using his right hand…"

"You're right," Mirajane said through the awe and shock.

"What's so weird about that?" Gray asked, looking at the two girls.

"For as long as I've known, Fox-kun never uses his right arm," Mirajane said as she remembered those times Fox was in the guild; he ate ramen with his left hand, poured his sake with his left, petted Kurama with his left.

"I've only seen him fight with his left," Erza said, remembering the time they fought pirates. He deflected and punched the pirates with just his left hand. "…His right hand…isn't normal."

"How is this happening!?" Jose Porla thought through the pain as every punch sent him on the verge of unconsciousness. "How is this weakling beating me! I am the Phantom Lord's Guild Master! He is nothing but trash!"

"DIE!" Jose Porla exclaimed as his eyes changed to red, his magic power increasing. "DARK PULSE!"

He released a wave of purple energy bigger than Death Wave towards Fox. Fox simply raised his right hand and blocked the attack, not even moving an inch from where he was standing.

"I-impossible," Jose Porla said as he stopped the attack, staring at Fox, whose right sleeve, bandages and glove was destroyed.

When the smoke cleared, they all saw his right hand: dark orange fur with black, sharp nails. On the palm of the hand was a black Fairy Tail mark.

"W-who are you?" Jose Porla asked as he backed away.

Suddenly, Fox appeared behind him and, before he could react, kicked him to the air. Fox then raised his right arm, creating a spinning sphere of red and blue energy.

"I am the Demon Fox of Fairy Tail," Fox said as he formed the Rasengan and jumped towards Jose Porla. "Vermillion Rasengan!"

He drove the sphere of condensed chakra into Jose Porla's back, causing him to scream in agony as he was pushed forward towards the ceiling. Jose Porla screamed as he felt his entire being ripped apart by the attack. It's like a part of his being was being destroyed as the crimson energy invaded his body.

Meanwhile, on the top level of the robot, the members tried to balance themselves as they felt the entire building shake. The shaking caused Lucy's restraints to fall off, freeing her from the wall.

"What the hell is going on!?"

"Is Master Jose trying to destroy us too!"

"Hey, is the ground…cracking?"

Gajeel, feeling something from below, immediately jumped away as the ground exploded, sending the rest of the mages off their feet. His eyes then widened when he saw Jose Porla fly out of the ground, his back scorched and bent in an inhumane shape. His eyes were wide and white and his mouth releasing a silent scream of pain.

"M-M-Master Jose!" the mages exclaimed in shock as they recognized their master, though they didn't expect to see him in such a state.

Suddenly, they were assaulted by an intense pressure, causing them to freeze. They were shaking, sweating and unable to breathe, as they imagined themselves dying in brutal ways. Soon, they couldn't handle it and fainted.

"…Gihi," Gajeel said with a smirk, though sweat was dripping from his forehead as the source of the pressure was revealed once the dust cleared.

"Fox-kun…" Lucy said weakly with a smile as she saw Fox. She then noticed his red eyes and orange arm.

"Y-you -hack!-damn trash-koff!" Jose Porla exclaimed as he coughed blood. He tried to stand up, but he realized that he couldn't move. He couldn't feel his body nor could he feel any magic. "M-my body! M-my magic! W-w-what have you done!"

"I destroyed your Magic Container and shattered your spine," Fox replied in a cold tone as he glared at Jose Porla, whose face was riddled with horror and despair. "That's the price you get for messing with Fairy Tail. Live with being pathetic, Jose Porla."

Fox then turned to Lucy and saw the beaten state she was in, causing a vein to appear on the side of his head. He then turned to Gajeel, who seem to have freeze by being looked by those red eyes.

"You…you're a monster," Gajeel said with a grin, hiding his sense of fear. Every part of his being told him to run as fast as he can, but the Dragon Slayer in him wanted to fight him. "This should be fun!"

His entire body started glowing green as a magic circle appeared below him, covering his body in metal scales. He then charged towards Fox, his right arm turning into a saw-like sword. He charged towards Fox, swinging the sword towards him.

Suddenly, his entire world spun around before he realized what happened. He was on his back, the armor on his right face, chest and abdomen cracking.

"W-what…" he said as he felt intense pain to where he was hit, causing the armor to break off, revealing his bruised flesh. Fox then stepped on his chest as he prepared a Rasengan.

Fox, with a cold look in his red eyes lifted his arm, his intention clear. He was about to plunge the Rasengan on Gajeel's exposed chest when he felt a sense of fear nearby. He looked at the source and saw Lucy looking at him with wide, frightened eyes.

That sent a shock to him, calming down his anger. To have one of his comrades look at him like that made him aware of how much close he was about to commit one of Fairy Tail's greatest sins; the act of murder.

He closed his eyes, calming himself with deep breathes. The aura slowly disappeared, so did the Rasengan. When he opened his eyes, they were no longer red. He then walked away from Gajeel and towards the beaten Lucy.

"Are you alright, Lucy-san?" he asked in a gentle tone, kneeling next to her.

Lucy stared at Fox, her fear forgotten as she stared at his eyes, mesmerized. The terrifying red ones were replaced with eyes as blue as the sky, looking at her with concern.

"Y-yeah," she stuttered, looking on the ground bashfully. "I'm alright."

"Can you stand?" Fox asked as he stood up. Lucy tried to, but her body protested, causing her to wince from the pain.

Suddenly, she felt herself being carried in a princess style. She looked at Fox, her face turning red as he carried her gently.

"Fox-kun!?" she exclaimed in shock.

"You've been through a lot today," Fox said as he looked at the damage he did. He then sighed, causing Lucy to look at him, noticing the sad glint in his eyes. "I guess I need more training."

"…Fox-kun?" Lucy said, causing Fox to turn to her, and saw her smiling happily, yet weakly. "Thank you."

Fox's eyes seem to light up from her words before they closed, shaping into eyesmiles. Suddenly, he sensed some people, and one of them was Kurama. He tensed as he turned to the direction and saw Neji, Tenten and a freed Kurama.

"Kurama, were you hurt?" Fox asked to his partner, who shook his head.

"I'm a little bruised, but nothing I hadn't handled before," he said before he landed on Fox's head. "Hm? Where's your headband protector?"

"It broke," Fox said before he faced Neji and Tenten, who was helping Gajeel up to his feet, supporting him. "…It's been a long time."

"Naruto…" Neji said, disbelief present in his expression. "Is…is that really you?"

"…I go by Fox these days," Fox replied before he spotted the scroll. "Hand over the scroll, Neji-san."

"What?" Neji said as he held the Scroll of Sealing protectively. "But we may be able to find a way home with the Scroll of Sealing!"

"It's impossible for you to return home, even with the scroll," Fox said, holding his hand out. "Now give me the scroll."

"This scroll belongs to Konoha, our home," Neji said.

"And like I said, you can never return to Konoha, or to the Elemental Nations," Fox said. "If you got here the same way I did, then you got no hope of going back there. Now give me the scroll."

"I can't do that, Naruto," Neji said as he placed the scroll behind him. "Even if it is you."

"I wasn't asking," Fox said as the scroll was suddenly on his back, thanks to his shadows.

"H-how did you…?" Neji said in shock since he didn't see him move. He then saw Fox walk away. He was about to give chase when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked and saw Tenten shaking her head, still supporting the beaten Gajeel.

Seeing that he needed medical attention, Neji sighed before the three disappeared in a swirl of wind and leaves.

As Fox carried Lucy and Kurama towards the exit, the wind shifted behind him before someone appeared; a giant, fat man wearing a green cloak, gold-colored shirt and a scarf, with a top hat that matched his cloak. He was grinning madly, his weird, cross-shaped pupils looking at Fox.

"How tragic," he thought in glee as tears leaked from his eyes. "To have you experience the same fate as your master. Truly tragic."

Just as he was about to cast the same spell that greatly harmed Makarov, he stopped as he felt an intense pressure that caused him to break in cold sweat.

"Take Jose Porla and get out of here," Fox said as he turned his head, glaring at Aria with red eyes. "Do it, before you really piss me off."

Aria could see a giant fox monster with four tails wildly moving behind it, its fang baring down on him as its red eyes glared at him. Unable to hold on, Aria fainted.

"Nicely done, Fox," a voice said, causing him to look and saw Makarov walking towards him, looking better than he was earlier before.

"Old Man," Fox greeted, his eyes returning to normal. "Glad to see you're better."

"Yes," Makarov said as he looked at Jose Porla's broken form. "I have Mystogan to thank for that…Thank you for protecting our guild."

"Of course," Fox said as they walked back to the others through the hole. "It's only natural for me to protect my home."

Makarov smiled at that as they were greeted by Erza, Natsu, Happy, Gray, Ur and the Strauss Siblings, who were happy to see Makarov, Lucy and Kurama okay. With the killing intent gone, the others got a good look at Fox's eyes.

"Woah! Fox has eyes!" Natsu exclaimed in shock.

"Aye!" Happy exclaimed in shock.

"Of course, he has eyes," Gray said in a deadpanned tone. "But…weren't they red before?"

Mirajane was staring at his eyes, mesmerized by how blue they were.

"Excellent work, Fox-san," Erza said with a nod. "Thanks to you, we've won the war."

"…Don't mention it," Fox said before he started walking. "Let's get out of here before the explosion sets off."

"Explosions?"

Suddenly, the top of the robot exploded, causing the entire building to shake. When he was climbing up the robot, Fox created some Shadow Clones and sent them to plant explosive seals all over the robot.

"Guess we were too slow," Fox commented as another part of the robot exploded.

"Why the hell did you set explosions!?" Gray exclaimed as everyone ran as fast as they can from the shaking robot.

"To get rid of this eyesore," Fox replied as Lucy held on to him as tight as she could to avoid falling off.

"Not fair! I wanna destroy Phantom Lord's guild!" Natsu exclaimed.

The group then quickly escaped the exploding robot via jumping off it. Their comrades watched them as the robot fell apart from the explosion, falling to the ground.

They all shocked before they noticed Makarov beside them, as well as Lucy and Kurama.

"The war is over!" Makarov exclaimed in a loud voice. "WE'VE WON!"

Once they realized what he just said, the mages of Fairy Tail suddenly smiled widely before they all cheered, jumping into the air.

Later…

The members of Fairy Tail was gathered in front of their destroyed guild building, looking sad as the place they spent so many years in gone. They won the war, but lost an important battle, protecting their guild.

Makarov stood in front of them, looking sadly at the guild hall that he was supposed to protect. He then noticed the sad and guilty look on Lucy's face.

"There is no need to be sad," Makarov said, still looking at the guild hall, though the sad look he has is gone. "Guild halls can be rebuilt. I'm just happy that no one got badly hurt from this foolish war."

Lucy still didn't look up, tears appearing in her eyes, feeling responsible for the cause of the war. She felt a hand, causing her to turn and saw Fox, who had a spare headband protector on, and his right arm wrapped in bandages to hid it.

"This is not your fault, Lucy-san," he said in a reassuring tone. "No one blames you."

"He's right, Lu-chan," Levy agreed with a small smile. "We don't blame you for what happened."

"Yeah! It's not your fault!"

"You're one of us! Of course we won't let them take you!"

"Aye!"

She looked at her guildmates, who all assured her that they didn't blame her for the mess that happened. She was touched as she looked at them before she started crying. They all gathered around her, comforting her.

Makarov smiled as he watched them comfort their crying member before looking at the setting sun, enjoying the glowing bask of victory.

"…But now, I have to handle the Magic Council…" he thought, sweatdropping. "UWAH!"

"M-Master!?" Erza exclaimed in shock as Makarov cried. "What's wrong?"

"He's crying tears of joy," Kurama said. "Let him enjoy our victory."

And that's the end of the Fairy Tail/Phantom Lord War. It was surprisingly long chapter. But whatever gets the story going. So yeah, Fairy Tail won, Fox defeated Juvia, who then fell in love with him, learned about the Strauss Sibling's S-Rank mission, had a Fox vs Jose Porla fight, which crippled Jose Porla, an angry Fox easily beating Gajeel, Neji and Tenten learning who Fox is, and then Makarov crying for facing the consequences of the war.

As for how Fox easily beat Gajeel but had to be a little more effort against Juvia, it's because he was holding back against Juvia, but he was angry at Gajeel, so he didn't hold back. Same with Jose Porla.

Well, next chapter, the aftermath of the war. See you later!

Edit: This is the last of the premade chapters, so don't expect an update three days later. Glad you like it, though I noticed you guys hated what happened last chapter. Don't worry, there's a reason why that happened. Whelp, enjoy the chapter and look forward to more.