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"Yeah. That shift from just now should've been motion sick of you." Elfman said, his arm changing back to itself. Nic and Erza joined up with them.

"So I take it that you showed that Jupiter Cannon that you're the boss, yes Natsu?" Nic asked, knowing that's how it went down.

"You bet!" Natsu replied. Happy then flew out of the broken chamber and took a good look at what happened.

He noticed that the entire building. Happy was in shock to see not only a giant golden seal, but the entire guild itself turned into a humungous giant.

"Holy cow! The entire Guild Hall transformed into a giant!" Happy shrieked once he got back to the others. "And what's worse, that thing is making a giant spell!"

Erza narrowed her eyes. "A giant spell? Could it be…" Erza was saying stuff and then trailed off, thinking what it was.

"Erza?" Gray asked. Erza looked back up and kept her composure. "It's casting the Abyss Break."

Everyone, except Nic, was taken back by this development. By everyone's reaction, Abyss Break sounds like a dangerous spell.

"I take it that it's dangerous?" Nic questioned the Requip Mage.

"Yes, and by the size of it, we can say that it will wipe out all of Magnolia." Erza indicated. Nic was wide eyed at this development now. He had a hunch that Jose had something up his dreadful sleeves, and his hunch was right.

"So what do we do now?! We can't stand here and wait for that thing to fire!" Natsu shouted impatiently.

Nic turned to Natsu. "Relax, we just need to figure out what makes the Abyss Break work." He then turned to Erza. "What else is there about the Abyss Break?"

"It's comprised of four elements: Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. The Abyss Break gets its power from those four elements." Erza said.

Nic then had a realization. Je went wide eyed as he recalled the Element Four. If he recalled correctly, Juvia and Sol were members of the Element Four, and that guy that they defeated just now must have been another member.

"Oh, duh." Nic said. This got everyone's attention. "The Element Four must be powering this thing. Since they all have the attributes that Abyss Break needs, it's safe to say that they're the ones that need to be defeated in order for Abyss Break to stop." Nic said.

Everyone was in shock. This was the whatever time that Nic had astounded the group. Erza didn't think of this earlier. She had no idea Nic was this perceptive when it came to reasoning.

"Wait, so how do we stop the rest of the Element Four? We don't even know where to look!" Natsu had a point. They didn't know how they'll come across them or when.

"Well, our best bet is to split up and cover more ground." Nic said. With no one throwing out counterarguments, they followed through with Nic's plan and started for the nearest hallway.

With Mira and the others

Down on the battlefield, Jose's shades were getting the upper hand. Mira, still transformed into Lucy, was in the broken Guild Hall, while Cana tried conversing on the other side. They tried to think as to how they should take action.

"How long until the Abyss Break activates?" Can questioned Mira through a boarded wall.

"I'd say ten minutes if not sooner." Mira said.

"I'm sure the guys inside are looking for that thing's power source. Nic, Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Elfman are all up there stopping it as we speak." Cana's words made Mira's eyes shot wide open upon hearing her brother taking action.

"Elfman?!" Mira exclaimed.

"What's the big deal? He was one of our best fighters in the raid earlier." Cana pointed out. Regardless, Mira was still concerned of her brother.

"Grunts are one thing, but if he went up against Phantom's strongest…I don't think he can handle it." Mira didn't sound all that confident in Elfman due to past experience. Cana remembered all too well the trauma she and Elfman had to endure in regards of their sister Lisanna.

"…I understand. After everything you two went through. I think this is his way of leaving the past behind and moving forward." Cana explained. Mira then looked down, deeply contemplating about how she should resolve this dilemma. After a few moments, she had to move forward as well. She left the building and went out on the battlefield.

"Mira, what are you doing?" Cana called out to her disguised friend.

"Don't do it!" Bisca shouted. Mira just kept walking forward out to the battlefield. Jose looked out and saw "Lucy" walk out. He smirked, thinking things will work in his favor. One of his fellow assistance then came into his room and took note.

"Sir, didn't you send Gajeel after her?" He asked. Jose frowned, thinking he had a point. He then turned back and looked at his assistant.

"Why yes, I did. Was he successful, I take it?" Jose said, thinking that things wren't as they seemed to be.

"No sir. Gajeel was defeated by one of Nic's creatures. He's back and started to make a fast recovery."

Jose was gritting his teeth. Now he was certain that this Lucy in front was a fraud. The real one had gotten away and Gajeel was defeated…again. His assistance started to freak out because they could see the foul Magic energy around him, showing how displeased he was.

"That Nic and his creatures have interfered one too many times! Young Pularis will have to meet me sooner than he will expect."

Back outside, "Lucy" was issuing a surrender. Jose didn't buy it one bit.

"Nice try. I know Lucy Heartfilia isn't here, so you can cut the transformation." Jose announced, much to Mira's shock. Seeing how she was seen through, she transformed back into herself, clenching her fists.

A green seal then appeared under Mira, pulling her under. She screamed as she was transported somewhere.

"Mira!" Cana shouted. Mira was then shown to be in the clutches of the big giant, wedged between two of its fingers.

"Did you think your little parlor trick could fool me?" Jose sneered from within the giant.

"Mira!" Cana shouted. She couldn't do anything from where she was at now. She looked up at Mira, hoping for the best. 'You guys, hurry.'

With Nic and the others

The group was about to come across another forty or so Mages up ahead, though they were unfazed due to Nic being able to sense them from earlier. Erza requiped into her Heaven's Wheel Armor. She summoned twenty or so swords and launched them ahead, cutting the members into half. She then requiped back into her usual armor.

"Beast Arm: Iron Bull!" Elfman's right arm then morphed into a big gauntlet made of iron.

Nic used Vine Whip to grab Elfman's other arm and hurled him into the rest of them. The Mages toppled over like bowling pins. A perfect strike with no spares.

"Agh! I didn't get to set ablaze to any of those guys! Nic, I want to kick butt as well!" Complained Ntsu.

"Quit it. Now's not the time for your antics!" Nic scolded, getting him to flinch from his authority.

"He's right. We need to keep moving." Gray advised.

The four ran ahead to see Elfman embedded in a wall at the far end of the corridor with spirals for eyes.

"Eh…I think I threw him a little too hard." Nic mumbled. It only took a moment for the Take Over Mage to shake off his dizziness and come back to reality.

He glared at Nic with distaste. "Next time, I throw you!"

The Multitype Mage put his hands up as a gesture that he didn't mean to. "Sure, fine." He responded casually.

They all then saw that the corridor branched off into various hallways. Each looked as though it would lead to somewhere. It was safe to bet that it would be the Element Four.

Nic also sensed a familiar presence somewhere. He sighed, realizing what it was. He turned to face Natsu.

"Hey, Natsu." Nic said. "I detected Gajeel. He's st the top of the building. He's probably recovering from when he tried to kidnap Lucy earlier."

This news made everyone stand on edge. "What?! He tried to kidnap Lucy?!" Natsu shouted.

Nic nodded. "Yes, but I don't sense Lucy here, meaning that Kecleon defeated Gajeel. If I had to guess, I'd say he's eating iron to get back up to speed." He then turned to Elfman. "Also, I detected Mirajane here as well. She's somewhere down there." He then pointed down a hallway that was left of them.

"They have Mira?!" Elfman shouted. Nic nodded in response.

"Elfman, you go and save Mira. The rest of us will stop the rest of the Element Four; however, I would assume that one of them is down there where you might be going, so stay alert." Nic advised. Elfman mad no haste in dashing down a hallway on their left.

"Alright, I'm coming for you Gajeel!" Natsu roared. He engulfed himself in flames and shot upwards, burning through the ceiling and onto the next floor until he was escalating to the top. As soon as Natsu was out of sight, Nic grabbed one of his poke balls and tossed it upwards.

"Come on out!" Nic shouted. The energy then transformed into a cobra-like pokémon with a pattern on its belly. Everyone looked in shock to see another new creature that Nic has just now shown. Arbok hissed and turned to Nic.

"Nic-ssssama, what isssss it that you dessssire me to do?" The Cobra Pokémon asked his trainer in how he may serve him. Compared to normal Arboks, he was very mild and very obedient to Nic and does whatever he is ordered to do.

It's when he doesn't address to Nic is when he gets nasty.

"I need you to follow Natsu upwards. The odds are that Gajeel won't be the only one up there, so I need you to take care of any goons that may be helping him. Don't be afraid to assist Natsu if he's in a tight spot as well; however, leave most of the brawling to him and help if the time seems fit." Nic ordered in detail, making sure Arbok gets everything that he has said.

"Asssss you wish." Arbok hissed. It then slowly retracted its body backwards and bared its fangs. It then sprang forward and slithered in a blink of an eye down the hallway leading up to where Natsu was heading. Everyone looked in shock to see how fast Arbok's reflexes were. He was fast. Since when aren't any of Nic's pokémon fast?

"Geez, that one's a bit scary." Happy noted, which caught Nic by surprise.

"That's funny. Because his ability is Shed Skin. If it were Intimidate, that would be understandable." He implied. With no room to discuss the concept of abilities, Happy flew up through the burned ceilings to catch up with his pal.

In the meantime, Gray went down another hallway and Erza stayed by Nic's side.

"What about you? If possible, there's a good chance that one of us will be encountering someone who's not an Element Four." Erza noted.

Nic paused, knowing full-well that he knows where to find a certain person. "Trust me, I think Jose is interested in me only."

Erza went wide eyed, knowing that Nic will be going up against Jose.

"Are you blind? Nic, he's a member of the Ten Wizard Saints. His power is far too lethal for you alone!" She protested.

"Who says that I'm alone?" Nic asked in a calm manner. He got out a poke ball and out came Greninja, who was ready for battle.

"I don't think the two of you should be doing this. He's too powerful." Erza had a point. His power was something to behold.

Nic turned back to face her. "We won't know unless we try; besides, stopping Jose will stop this entire war. Greninja and I can do this Erza." Nic said.

There was a long silence, but Erza could see that Nic won't argue since there wasn't any time to argue anyway. All she could do was just hope that he will be alright.

"Okay Nic, we leave Jose to you." Erza spoke. With that said and done, Nic and Greninja dashed down a hallway, leaving Erza to sprint down the last remaining one.

'Nic, you better come back after this is all over.' Erza thought, starting to worry about Nic. For some reason, the thought of seeing Nic get hurt in front of her was almost too much to bear. Something in her was making her feel all jumpy and fluttery inside. She had to restrain every impulse that told her to run back to Nic, almost as though she had forgotten to give Nic something. A hug maybe?

She had to put these strange feelings aside for now and continue on with the mission at hand. As much as she would love to keep thinking about this desire to get back to Nic, she pressed onwards down the hall.

With Elfman

"Mira!" He shouted repeatedly. He didn't see any sign of her. Maybe Nic's senses weren't as good? He still kept running down the hall, hoping to find some answers. He stopped when he felt like he stepped on something. He turned around and saw that Monsieur Sol had emerged from underneath.

"Salut!" The member of the Element Four greeted. "Comment ca va? I am Sol, Monsieur Sol!"

"Ask me if I care! All I want to know is where you're keeping Mira. Beast Arm: Black Bull!" His arm then transformed into an even bigger and more muscular arm that was black all over. Sol adjusted his monocle, seeing this transformation.

"Oh, what is this? It would appear that you can only transform your right arm and not the rest of your body, monsieur." Sol said, waving his body about.

"So what, that still means that you're going down!" Elfman shouted, unleashing a punch down on Sol. Sol managed to dodge and backflip, keeping his distance.

"Sable Dance!" He created a Magic Seal and a whirlwind of sand engulfed Elfman, restraining his movements. Sol then appeared right behind him once the sand subsided. "Roche Concerto!" Rocks then escalated under Elfman's feet, making him fly into the air. He was able to bounce back by landing softly on the ground, thus taking little damage. Elfman, however, didn't have time to react when Monsieur Sol wrapped his entire body around Elfman's Black Bull Arm.

"Salut!" He said.

"You're sick man!" Elfman stated. He tried prying Sol off, but his body was too flexible. "Get off me, Man Sewer Sol!"

Taking offense, Monsieur Sol uncoiled his body and gave a mid-air kick to Elfman. "That's Monsieur Sol, idiot!" Elfman took a more defensive stance, seeing hoe he was tougher than he looked. "A long time ago, you attempted a Full-Body Take Over and went beserk, n'est pas?" Sol taunted him.

Elfman looked down in shame, seeing how it was true. "Beast Arm: Iron Bull!" He was about to strike when a statue resembling Lisanna appeared, which made him stop in his tracks.

"Je suis desolee, but I took the liberty of rummaging through your memories when you stepped on me earlier." Sol said. Elfman grunted and gritted his teeth, he then tried another attempt at a Full-Body Take Over, but wasn't holding up very well due to Sol taunting him with Lisanna.

"Non, non, non. Do you remember what happened last time?" Sol then created more copies of Lisanna with the earth around him. Now Elfman was surrounded by copies of his little sister everywhere. They all taunted him, throwing off his concentration.

"You coward." Elfman said, his knee on the ground. "A real man would face me head on!"

Sol then made all of the statues turn to dust and made that dust swirl about him. "Same implies to you. You're no man, you're a mindless east of whom killed his own sister! Platre Sonata!" He then launched a big plastered fist that broke the wall of the building. Mira saw this from the outside and looked to see what was happening. She saw Elfman on the ground.

"Elfman!" Mira shouted, causing him to instantly get back up onto his feet in shock.

"Mira? Mira!" Elfman shouted. He found her at least, but she was in the giant's grip.

Sol was right behind him when he saw his sister.

"I take it that is your older sister, Mademoiselle Mirajane. Formerly known as 'The She Devil'. She is being punished for trying to trick Master Jose, and now she will be crushed to death. As for you, your manly image is nothing more than a façade, hiding the weak creature that you are." He then made a seal in front of Elfman and his body was quaking in pain, causing him to scream. "Merci la Vie! You shall suffer the eternal memory of your sister's demise!"

"STOP IT!" Elfman shouted. His body was slowly turning into stone due to Merci la Vie. He was able to hear Mira shout out to him, bringing him back to reality.

"Elfman! I can't lose you too!" Mira was streaming tears and reaching out to him. Elfman saw his sister crying, which made him snap.

"…she's crying." Elfman said.

Sol looked back to see what he was doing, adjusting his monocle. "What now?"

Suddenly, a huge surge of power encased Elfman as the stone began breaking down. "I swore, I would never let anyone make you cry again. TELL ME, WHY ARE YOU CRYING?!" Elfman shouted. His body was glowing very bright with a lot of Magic surfacing.

"That light! No Elfman!" Mira shouted.

"I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR MAKING MY SISTER CRY!" Elfman roared. A large seal then came and then Sol looked to see what was happening.

"He did it." Sol said in deep shock.

"A Full-Body Take Over: Beast Soul!" Mira shouted.

Elfman was now a towering monster with claws for feet. He still had his pants (thank god), and his skin was now red with green abs. His face and neck were also green. His hair now looked more like a mane and he now had canines and got striped horns going up from a plate on top of his head. He had horns on his shoulders and he had a demonic roar.

Monsieur Sol was terrified. His eyes were wide in horror of the beast in front of him.

He tried to make an excuse. "Non, non, non! I wasn't trying to hurt you, I was simply trying to help you recover from your trauma. You are indeed the manliest of men. Eh…n'est pas?" Sol then tried walking away, but Elfman swatted at him, making the Element Four member airborne.

"Curse you! Platre Sonata!" He then launched a giant plastered fist while still in the air, hitting Elfman. Monsieur Sol looked to see he was unfazed by the attack, and he proceeded to beating the defenseless Element Four member mercilessly into the ground, punch after punch. Elfman roared as he did so, also clenching his ghost and throwing it back into his body. Elfman then picked up the beaten-up Sol with one hand.

"Non, at least knock me out, s'il vous plait!" Sol pleaded. Elfman then hit him one more time before Mira called out to him.

"Elfman!" Mira shouted, getting his attention. He turned and his size began to diminish. He ran up to his sister, while leaving Sol defeated on the ground. Elfman jumped and leaped along the arm, getting closer and closer to his worried sister. He then stopped right in front of her and glare at her.

"Elfman, I'm worried. Please don't tell me you lost control." Mira said, a little scared. To her shock, she was pulled out of the giant's grip and was hugged by Elfman.

"I'm sorry." Elfman said, his voice a little more demonic since he's in the Beast Soul. "I promised that I would never do another Full-Body Take Over ever again, not after what happened with Lisanna. This was the only way I could protect you and all of Fairy Tail."

Mira was so happy Elfman was still in control. "You're still in control." She said, so happy her brother didn't go crazy. "What happened back then wasn't your fault. You were trying to protect us."

Elfman then transformed back into himself. "…And I failed miserably. I killed our little sister." Elfman then looked down in udder shame as to that incident. Mira then went and comforted him.

"I'm still here. I'm still alive." Mira said. "We promise to live on for her, and she'll always be in our hearts forever."

Elfman then started to cry in joy. "Big sis! I'm so glad you're okay!" Mira looked up at her happy brother, and then noticed something in regards to the Abyss Break. Elfman saw this and looked at the circle as well.

"That's weird, the Magic circle for the Abyss Break Spell isn't being drawn as fast as it was before." She said.

Elfman then recalled what Nic had said about the Element Four powering the Abyss Break. "Mirajane, the Element Four is powering this thing, so tye giant slows down every time one of them is defeated." He explained, reiterating Nic's hunch. Mira was wide eyed at how this was very accurate.

"Yes. That must be it. How did you know?"

"Nic said it. He figured we could take down the Element Four and then the Abyss Break would be stopped."

Mira looked in shock, thinking how Nic was very knowledgeable. She had no idea that Nic was so perceptive. She and Elfman then got off the arm and went off to find the others.

With Gray

Gray crawled through a window and looked up, seeing that it was raining. He crawled out to find Juvia waiting there.

"Drip, drip, drop. Hello. I am Juvia of the Element Four. Drip, drip, drop." She said, holding an umbrella.

"Bring it on." Gray said calmly. "I'm not holding back since you're a chick."

After a long stare at one another, Juvia began to blush for some reason and turned back. "Well, I give up. You win." She said

"The heck?! Did you forget to go to the bathroom or something?!" Gray shouted. He then ran up to Juvia, only to get caught up in her Water Lock Spell. Gray winced in pain. Juvia noticed that Gray had an abdomen injury and started to panic.

"Oh my god. What do I do?!" Juvia questioned in concern. Gray then turned the whole thing into ice and shattered it, breaking free.

"He's an Ice Wizard!" Juvia exclaimed. "It's beautiful!" She then started thinking to herself. 'I'm water and he's ice. We must be bound by fate.'

Gray then slowly got up, still clenching his abdomen. "You almost got me there. You're fighting dirty."

Juvia got the wrong implication and started blushing when he took off his shirt.

"Ice Make: Lance!" He then summoned a Magic seal and arrows of ice shot at Juvia, only to have the attack go through her. Gray looked in deep shock that his attack didn't do anything.

"My body is made entirely of water. Drip, drip, drop. Sadly, I have no choice but to attack. Water Slicer!"

Gray then saw blades of water race towards him, but he managed to dodge.

"Ice Make: Battle Axe!" Gray then made a giant axe and swung at her, but it proved ineffective. 'Now what do I do?'

"You cannot defeat me. Your guild may be spared if you hand over Lucy Heartfilia. Do that and I'll ask our Master to stop the attack. Drip, drip, drop." Juvia said.

Gray wasn't moved. "Like hell that's going to happen. Lucy's one of us. I'd rather die than give her to you."

Juvia then dropped her umbrella. She was deeply shocked by the false implication. She thought Lucy was her rival now. Juvia screamed how fate could be so cruel, which caught Gray off guard.

Juvia then surge a lot of water in anger. "Lucy must not be allowed to live!" She shouted, determined to beat her new love rival.

Gray was just confused.

She then unleashed a scalding hot Water Beam at Gray, only he was able to avoid it.

"What's your problem with Lucy?!" Gray shouted, only to get responded with another Water Beam. Gray was too slow to use his Ice Make Magic, so he dodged until he saw a Water Beam coming from above. He was able to make a shield, but the water was boiling hot, making the ice melt.

"I am invincible in the rain. You cannot defeat me." She then saw that Gray was nowhere to be seen. There was a steam cloud and Gray used that to his advantage. He was in the air and Juvia saw him.

"It's all over!" Juvia shouted, unleashing another boiling hot Water Beam.

"Oh yeah?!" Gray then touched the beam and it was turned to ice. He slid down and encased Juvia in it.

Juvia was blushing when she noticed that Gray's hand was on one of her breasts and he started flipping out.

"GAH! It's not what you think, I didn't mean to!" He shouted. She's never felt so embarrassed in her life. Gray then yanked his hand out and the ice disappeared.

"Sorry!" Gray said, having Juvia drop to her knees. "Okay, how about we start all over."

"No. I don't want to hurt you anymore, so there's no point to continue." Juvia said, standing up. Gray then noticed that the rain was starting to get worse.

"Man, this rain is so gloomy." He said, setting off a nerve in Juvia.

She started to steam so much and got mad. "How could you be so cruel?!" She shouted. She then launched a huge Water Beam at Gray. He tried to use his Ice Make Magic, but he couldn't do it due to the water being too hot. "I'm through with love!" She yelled, sending Gray back. "I've lived my whole life as a gloomy rain girl, but Phantom Lord looked past that, and they welcomed me with open arms. Sierra!" She then lunged at Gray with her body made entirely of scalding water.

Gray then made a shield just as water shot at him. "How can you be a proud member if your guild has harmed the innocent?!" He then punched the water, turning it into ice and nullifying Juvia's attack.

Juvia looked in shock to see how Gray turned the rain around her to ice. "He's amazing!" She said out loud.

"Ice Make: Geyser!" A Magic Seal then formed at his feet and a tower of ice shot up and froze Juvia. She screamed as the ice shattered and she started falling to the ground.

'I lost. I'll splatter like a raindrop. Farewell world.' She thought. Only that didn't happen. Gray skid and saved her from falling. She looked up in shock.

"Just hang on!" Gray shouted. "I won't let you fall!" Juvia held on as Gray helped her up. He then set her right behind him.

"Why did you save me?" Juvia asked.

"Just because." Gray said.

'He saved my life…' She then saw the sun come out and the clouds began to disappear. "So bright." She then saw and looked up at the blue sky. "The rain…it stopped."

"Hey look, the sun's coming out." Gray indicated. He then looked at Juvia, who was on the verge of tears.

"The blue sky, I've never seen it before." She said. "It's so beautiful."

Gray looked astonished that she never saw it before, but got out of that shock.

"So, you wanna go at it?" He asked her. Once again, the false implication made her heart jump and have hearts for a mouth and eyes. She screamed as she had hearts all over and fell unconscious.

Gray got up in shock of Juvia's behavior and the fact she was out.

"Hey, are you okay?! Speak to me!" Gray said, not understanding what went on in her head.

It wasn't long before Mira and Elfman showed right by Gray's side.

"Hey, you managed to defeat another of the Element Four." Elfman said, seeing how Juvia was down.

"Though, why is grinning in her sleep?" Mira wondered. Gray just shrugged, thinking she might be having a good dream.

They then saw that the Abyss Break circle was even slower than before, meaning there was only one left.

"Three down, one to go. Let's take them down like real men!" Elfman said with a clenched fist.

"Man, I sure hope Natsu, Erza, and Nic are okay." Gray said.

With the Abyss Break slowing down, everyone in the guild fighting below noticed the giant slowing down as well.

"Nice one you guys, keep it up!" Cana cheered as she shot a few cards and destroyed shades. 'Hurry up Nic. We don't know how much more we can take.'

And then we stop there. A lot of stuff happened this chapter, but that's good. I'm trying to get the plot moving as quick as I can in these next couple of chapters.

As you have read, you now know Nic's fifth Pokémon. You'll see Arbok in action next chapter. If you guys are wondering, the last pokémon will show in The Battle of Fairy Tail Arc. So sit tight until then.

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