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(Bishop's POV)

"I'm telling you, Mira, I can walk around just fine now, there's no point in me being in this bed right now." I started with a very diplomatic neutral tone.

"And I'm telling your Bishop if you get out of that bed I will not only put you back in it but also strap you down to it," Mira replied in a far to nice tone as she worked to clean up the medical room a bit.

This wasn't the first time I had asked to be allowed to get up, nor was it the first time Mira had informed me of exactly what she would do if I tried. It was rather annoying in my opinion. I had taken another red potion after I had gotten back in bed after dealing with two out of four of the Elemental Four a good few hours ago. As a result, I was at this point more than able to walk around no problem even if I was by no means a hundred percent.

Mira disagreed.

So for the last few hours, I had been forced to stay in bed while she and Lucy were going around the guild and cleaning up some of the messes that Gajeel had caused. At least Mira had been kind enough to give me a few books to pass the time but between being forced to stay in one place and the uncomfortableness of this bed I found it hard to keep a consistent reading pace.

"Hey Mira," Said Lucy as she walked in carrying a wooden box, "I got the supplies you wanted from the old storehouse down the road. Where do you want them?"

I let out a sigh as Mira and Lucy go about the day, I found myself just wanting something to happen if only to use as an excuse to use my legs.

I found myself regretting that thought a second later.

"Mira! Get as many medical supplies as you can!? And someone head into the woods and get Porlyusica!"

Oh shit.

It hadn't taken too much to convince Mira to let me go after the guild came back. We needed a good amount of beds for the injured that we unfortunately had and even as stubborn as the She-Devil can be she knew that it was unfair to deprive one of the injured my bed.

With my new found freedom I walked around the guild and took stock of the situation we were in. Makarov had fallen just like I had feared and has been sent to Porlyusica for healing. A good portion of the guild was injured but luckily none of them were critically wounded so that was a plus.

I had noticed that many of the guild members treated me with a bit more respect than they usually do. Not to say they treated me like trash or anything but before they had acted more like coworkers around me and now they seem to treat more like a boss you liked.

In the end, I had asked Macao about it while he was putting together a war table and he told me what Makarov had said to them. I found myself annoyed with the old man for that. I would have rather none of them knew about what I did that night Gajeel attacked but there was no helping it now. Just meant that I had to deal with misplaced respect for a bit.

Currently, I was just sitting in one of the unoccupied chairs in the basement while everyone went about preparing. Off to the side I say Macao was now holding that war council he had prepared and was trying to coordinate some kind of attack on Phantom Lord.

I also say Lucy standing by Natsu, Gray, and Elfman. She had told the entire guild about her family not too long after they all had returned. From the way she talked, I think she expected us to offer her up to end the fighting. So, of course, she had been shocked when not only did the guild not care that her father was technically the catalyst for this little war but seemed even more determined to fight.

From the looks of it, she was still having doubts but it seemed like Natsu, Gray, and even Elfman were talking some confidence back into her. Hopefully, she wouldn't try something stupid before the end of this little arc.

"Dammit," Stated Cana from beside me where she sat on the ground with some card laid out before her, "I can't get a read of any kind on where Mystigan might be."

I patted her on the shoulder before I spoke, "To be fair, you've never been good with using your Card magic for stuff like fortune-telling or guidance. I also think that using playing cards isn't helping you either."

She blushed a bit at the last bit of my statement as she collected the playing card she had been trying to use to find the other world S-class Fairy Tail mage. While she seemed better at combat then her canon counterpart she paid for it in some of the other applications of Card magic. I think she did have a tarot deck somewhere but neither I nor she knew where it was at this point. I was about to say something else to her was interrupted by a certain female with white hair.

"God fucking dammit Laxus! Get your ass here right now and help out the guild!" Shouted a very angry looking Mira as she glared into a communication lacrima on a table she was standing next to.

I turn my head enough to see Laxus's face, which was looking very annoyed right now. "Like I said last time! Gramps started this little war of his, I'm not going to finish it for him!"

Mira's face somehow turned, even more, angry then it had been before, "And now because of some dirty trick said man is now gravely injured! Not to mention that last time I checked you're a member of this fucking guild! So why don't you get that moody little ass of yours and the rest of your little fan club over to the guild and help us!"

Laxus looked even more annoyed for a second before said annoyance disappeared and a smug grin appeared on his rather punchable face. "Oh, so Gramps is down his he? Ok, then I'll give you two options then. One is you all agree to make me the Guild Master and I'll help save your sorry asses or two you don't and I sit back and laugh as you fail and I rebuild the guild into what it should be."

Mira's entire face was red with anger at this point and I was almost certain I was about to watch her burst into flames any second now. "You fucking little-"

But before Mira could say more Laxus interrupted her, "Oh and what are you going to do little miss I can barely use my magic? Are you going to nag me to death!? Or maybe-" And that was as far as Laxus got before Mira punched the lacrima and utterly shattered it as a result.

"So I'm guessing Lauxs isn't helping?" I stupidly dared to asked. Mira turned to me and for a second I thought she was going to rip my head off before she took a deep breath and started doing some of her anger management exercise I've seen her do a few times before, like rubbing her forehead and mouthing out one to ten.

"No," She stated calmly, after about ten seconds, "It would seem like the arrogant ass is in fact, not going to help us." I found myself really not like how she stated that. This Mira really was rather different from the canon one. She could still be very nice but she had never let go of that She-Devil side of here, just kept it hidden for the right moments.

"How about trying and contacting Max and Warren from that little guild management seminar the Guild Master sent them to a bit ago. While not as strong as Laxus both of them are still some of our best mages. Especially Max I've heard he's really improved his Sand magic." Stated Cana as she stood up from where she had been sitting.

Mira let out a little hum as she contemplated Cana's suggestion, "Maybe. I know the seminar is ending soon so it might not be too bad to have them leave early. I guess I can try and-" Mira and the rest of the guild was interrupted by a loud thud that comes from behind the guild.

When a second and then a third thud was heard, both getting louder, everyone started rushing towards the back of the guild. I just let out another sigh as I make my way behind them.

The endgame had begun.

Phantom Lord's moving headquarters was a sight to behold. I castle that was already impressive to look out but now walking along the ocean that was being the cliff that the Fairy Tail Guild was built on. Six long metal legs kept it both in the air and moving. It was quite something to gaze upon.

It was rather unfortunate though that it was moving towards us.

Guild members all around me were speaking words of disbelief as they too look at the moving fortress. Both Cana and Mira were beside me and they could do little but stare speechless at what was coming for Fairy Tail.

"What is going on here!?" Yelled a voice from behind me. I turned to see Erza moving toward my side, wearing little more than a bath towel for clothes.

"Well," I started saying in a calm tone, "It appears to be Phantom Lord old headquarters moving towards the guild, probably for nothing good if I had to guess. Also a very interesting choice of clothing little Sis."

My words made Erza's eyes go wide as she looked down and confirmed for herself that she was in fact just wearing a towel. That changed with a flash as Erza's Requip magic put her normal mage clothes and armor on her. She looked at me sheepishly before talking.

"Sorry, I was in the shower when this thing showed up." She looked like she was going to say more but the moving fortress that was Phantom Lord's headquarters stopped and not a second after did a booming voice come from the castle.

"Fairy Tail Guild," Said what I think was Jose, "I will make my intents clear here. Hand over Lucy Heartfilla over to us so we can return her to her father. If you do so I am willing to postpone this little war of ours for a few hours. I know full well that you're not ready for what Phantom Lord has against you."

Everybody was silent for a moment as we all took in what Phantom Lord's Guild Master had said. Then almost at once near everybody shouted out words of disagreement for Jose to hear. No true sentences or even words really could be heard from the mass of voices but it was clear to anyone that Fairy Tail wasn't going to give up one of their own. Really it seems like the only ones not shouting was Lucy who I saw crying tears of what I assume are happiness and me who was content to let others say what I was thinking.

Jose's voice once more boom from the castle, "So you made your choice then. So be it! Deploy the Jupiter Cannon!"

Once more silence followed Jose's words as the tower in the center of the castle opened itself up and extended out a massive cannon that was pointed right towards the guild. Said cannon also had a ball of magic at the end of it that was slowly growing larger as it prepared to fire at us.

"That's a high powered magical cannon! That could destroy the entire guild if that hits us!" Shout Levy as she and other all around us looked on in utter fear at the growing sphere of magic.

Erza was the first to react instantly as she tensed and made to run forward.

I stopped her.

She looked right at me in disbelief as I held her back. I simply gave her a small smile before speaking, "Let me handle this."

Erza's eyes widened slightly at what I said but ended up nodding her head and stepping back to allow me to do what I wanted to do. With her hanging back I turn my head towards the castle as I release a good amount of my magic. I wince a bit from the slight pain from my injuries, the magic moving through my channels and as a result, was slightly disturbing my healing injures when magic moved through the channels close to them. It mattered little as I had something else to focus on, I swiftly mold my magic to my desire and prepare to cast a spell.

With all that done, I cast my illusion and watch the reaction.

(3rd Person Phantom Lord POV)

"Cannon is about to fire sir!" Shout a robed and masked figure in front of Jose has he looked at the Fairy Tail guild from the giant monitor the room.

Jose felt slightly conflicted on what was about to happen. On one hand, this would secure Phantom Lord's future but it would be doing so in a way that left even the usually hardened Jose a bit uneasy. But in the end that was no were enough for him to stop the utter massacre that was about to happen. War was war after all. The cannon would fire and kill the Fairy Tail guild and all of this would be over.

But it didn't work out like that.

"What the hell!" Shouted another masked and robed figure as he looks at the monitor. The land that the Fairy Tail guild stood on was shifting. Loud sounds of stone crumbling and dirt moving was heard as everyone in the room stared in disbelief at the slowly but surely rising Fairy Tail Guildhall. The entire building and a chunk of land under it was flying straight up and out of Jupiter's reticle. The Fairy Tail mages on the now floating island were also freaking out as well.

Jose himself rubbed his eyes at the sight. This wasn't right, Jose knew for fact that Fairy Tail's Guildhall had no abilities like this. This war wasn't something he did with at least some info gathering. Something that Sol always proved invaluable at.

"The guild is getting out of range of the cannon! Quick point it up and fire!" Stated yet another masked robed mage. The other masked cannon operators were quick to work as they used the lacrima controls to keep the cannon on target.

Jose's eyes widen as he heard what his subordinate said, "NO! Wait-"

But it was too late as the group of similarly dressed mages pointed the cannon up towards the flying guildhall and fired. The massive ball of magic at the end of the cannon propelled forward with a beam of pure magic behind it as it rapidly got closer and closer to its target until it hit it.

And promptly passed right through it as the magic attack speed off into the ocean, exploding harmlessly in a spot were little more than fish were killed.

The floating guildhall started to blur before fading out of existence and revealed that nothing had changed. The Fairy Tail Guild was still attached to the ground along with a bunch of fairies that were looking very confused.

"You idiots!" Jose shouted.

(Bishop's POV)

The guild members couldn't help but stare around them in utter confusion. I don't blame them because as far as they were concerned the guild had just raised into the air with them on it. Then it was hit by a destructive magic attack that simply went through the guild and then they found themselves back on the ground. Really the only one who wasn't confused was Erza who was looking at me in amazement.

"Great job with the illusion Bishop!" I cringed when she shout that out loud as near everyone else outside heard it and turned toward me. I did my best to ignore the cheers and positive shouts that were being sent my way. I mean did they really expect me to just let the cannon blow us up? Just another thing for me to wait for them to forget.

"Well well well," Said Jose's voice as it once more boomed from the walking castle, "Your tricked us, well you tricked my helpers but I guess the results are still the same. That said Jupiter will be firing again in fifteen minutes. So you all have two options, run and live another day or stay and fight to your death. Hell, I'll even go ahead and give you all some opponents!"

With that last shout, dozens upon dozens of shadowy figures emerged from the Phantom Lord castle. They basically looked like what most people thought wraiths looked like, beings of darkness with claws, a purple robe with the Phantom Lord symbol on it, and two pure red eyes visible from beneath the hood of the robe.

This was Shade magic, something that I had read a while ago when I was reading up on the different types of magic in this world. It was similar to Ghost magic, where you went around and gathered up ghost to use in battle. But the Shade magic was for gathering up malevolent spirits and using them in battle. It had less versatility and utility then Ghost magic but made up for it in very strong offense that would leave any opponent near dead if not a corpse.

"Everyone! Battle stations!" Shouted Erza as she pulled a sword, the same one I had gotten her all those years ago, from her hammerspace.

While the guild members of Fairy Tail scruffy bunch they were still trained mages. Everyone quickly got into positions, ranged mages in the back to support the close combat mages that were out in front with the pure support mages off to the side to help both groups. Miscellaneous mages were spread out depending on what their mage was. It didn't take too long for the close combat mages to realize that touching the Shades was a bad idea so they started kiting them as the ranged mages picked them off.

"Thirteen minutes until Jupiter is fully charged." Stated a robotic feminine voice from Phantom Lord's castle.

"We need to take out that cannon! Natsu can Happy take you over there to do something!?" Shout Erza as she took a small break from commanding the mages of Fairy Tail.

"Ya, he can do that!" Said Natsu as he prepared to be picked up by his blue cat friend, but before he could Gray stopped him.

"Wait, Bro! I know Happy can carry two people easily enough. I'm coming with, we need to make sure that cannon it taken offline." Natsu paused before nodding his head to Gray much to Happy's visible unhappiness.

Soon the two were picked up by the flying cat and swiftly brought over to the castle. I saw Erza looked towards them and then around the battlefield. After a few seconds, she spoke up once more.

"We need to also send in another team to attack the castle itself. Just defending won't win us this battle. I'll lead the team, Cana can you take control of the mages while I'm gone? I know you don't have as much experience commanding people but I trust you to do everything you can to keep the defense up." At Erza's words, Cana paused for a moment before giving her our sister a determined look while nodding before heading off and started shouting out commands.

"Erza please let me come with you!" The shout came from behind me and Erza. Upon turning around I was surprised to see that it was Lucy that had said that. Wasn't she supposed to be taken away after the cannon's first shoot is defended against?

"Lucy I know you want to help but we can't-" Erza was interrupted by Lucy.

"I know that they're here for me but I can't just let you all fight for me! Besides their headquarters would be the last place they would expect me. Please!" Upon hearing Lucy's argument Erza gain a conflicting expression. While she thought about what to say someone else spoke up as well.

"I'll personally follow Lady Lucy around and keep here safe if you allow her to go." Once more I turn my head to see that Elfman had made his way to us. Erza's expression turned to slight confusion as she gave Elfman a raised eyebrow.

"Lady Lucy wants to help. She wants to show the rest of the guild she won't just sit back and let them fight for her. It truly an inspiration, enough to almost bring this gentleman to tears! Please allow her to help and I promise that I'll stay with her." Hearing Elfman's determined tone Erza paused once more before nodding to both Lucy and Elfman who smiled at the acceptance. I personally wouldn't have said yes but despite being ther older sibling I was lower on the command totem.

"But," Said Erza as she gives the two a commanding look, "I expect you to be careful. You're both strong mages so I have no doubt that you can take on any Phantom Lord grunts but if you come across an S-class mage then either run or at least be cautious if you have to fight. Got it?"

Elfman and Lucy at first just nodded their head before Erza promptly shouted "I'm going to need more than that!" and cause the two to shout back a "yes ma'am". I couldn't help the small smile as I watched Erza. She still had social problems but when it comes to fighting and leading she was an expert, especially when it's a very serious situation. I couldn't help but take a little pride in her, my little sister.

"I guess we need to be going then," I stated as I looked towards the Phantom Lord castle. Erza quickly turned to me with wide eyes that quickly narrowed but before she could say anything I stop her with more words of my own.

"I know I'm still injured and not a hundred percent but I'm well enough to walk around. I'll keep a Vanish over me and keep out of the way while supporting you guys with my illusions. I probably won't even need to throw a punch, just staying behind and helping you guys" Erza's face once more gains a conflicted expression before letting out a loud sigh.

"Fine but you better keep your word! I'm not going to lose you after what happened last night. Now that we have a team, Bishop and Elfamn grab one of my arms. Lucy either grab on to one of them or hold onto my waist." With that said magic flowed from Erza as she prepared to use her Requip magic.

"Heaven's Wheel Armor" With a flash Erza now wears one of her most iconic armors as she flared her wings, ready to take off. Both me and Elfman grab one of Efza's arms, me on the left, Elfman on the right, and Lucy after a moment decides to grab Erza waist and soon we were all lifted into the air as Erza takes us over to the castle.

"Eleven minutes until Jupiter is fully charged."

AN: I was thinking about making a Sailor Jupiter joke here but I've never watched Sailor Moon. Anyway, so ya just a little middle chapter between the beginning and end of this arc. I'm looking forward to the next few chapters because of what I got planned and most of them are going to be mainly fighting which I find fun to plan out in my head. Hope you all like the changes.

Thanks once again to volfwildman for being a Beta. And the weekly shout out will go to TheHiddenLettuce for his review. I like Fairy Tail but I do agree that the Friendship Power-up is used far too much.

They thought they had done it. They thought they had defeated the corrupted organization that ran the entertainment industry. They Thought They had won and gotten their happily ever after. They thought wrong! Now the stakes are higher in ever as they took on the true enemy in this new action-packed sequel. It is... The Fanficatics 2: Electric Boogaloo. Coming to a fictional theater near you.

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