Spike the Fairy

by PonyJoel


Gathering the Clock Piece

A few hours after retrieving the Key of Starry Heaven's book, Spike, Erza, Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Carla, Wendy, Michelle, and Gray return to the guildhall. It's 3:30 in the afternoon. Lucy is rereading the book while everyone else is lounging and relaxing.

"How are you holding up, Sis?" Spike asks.

"Fine. I take it personally whenever someone wishes to slay you. You are my brother after all," Erza said.

"I'm so glad I pummeled those jerks," Natsu laughs victoriously.

"Teleporting his weaponry was pretty smooth, Spike. Save us the hassle with his ricochet shield," Gray said.

"You should have seen the poor kitty's face when he realized his best man got screwed by this adorable handsome baby dragon!" Michelle picks up Spike and hugs him.

"Uh, could you put me down? I'm about to eat," Spike asks.

"Oh, sure," Michelle lets go of Spike.

Spike sits down as Mirajane comes by to give Spike his plate of food. Wendy sits next to Spike.

"I know one thing for sure, with Spike with us, we have an ace in our sleeve!" Natsu shouts.

"I'm not entirely sure of that, Natsu," Gildarts said, drinking his beer.

"Why you say that, old man?" Natsu asks.

"That guy with the octopus bested me in battle and nullified my power. If he can do that to me, I'm sure he can do it to Spike," Gildarts sips his beer.

"Byro played a part in taking most of us down last night, Natsu," Wendy said.

"Fairy Rage, can Spike's and your power bypass Byro's nullification powers?" Erza asks.

"I'm not entirely sure cause we never encountered Byro. If we increased our size, maybe it's a key factor or maybe still in size, his magic can nullify us back into normal size. I protect Spike's consciousness and memory from anything. His body and power, no. Now, if Spike were to study protection magic, then perhaps I can tap into it when it's necessary. Until then, all I can come up with is theories."

"Bummer, good thing you sense Samuel and Dan Straight," Happy said.

"Uh, that wasn't the presence I sensed."

"Wait, what?!" Erza, Gray, Natsu, Wendy, Michelle, Happy, and Carla shouts, disturbing Lucy's reading.

"Would you mind? I'm trying to read here!" Lucy barks. She goes back into reading the Key of Starry Heavens.

"If that wasn't it? What was it then?" Gray asks.

"It was faint but magical. It had a voice as well. It said one word. Don't. I don't know why the voice said it."

"Perhaps a message or what's yet to come?" Erza said.

"Or you don't have a shot at winning but, that presences never witnessed what Fairy Tail is capable of when achieving our goals," Natsu said.

"For now, we can toss up theories or finding the answers ourselves. I vote we search for them. Perhaps there's a bigger picture we're not seeing."

"Agreed. So, what's it like being in Spike's head communicating like this? Do you wish to have a body of your own?" Carla asks.

"It's interesting. I'm comfortable within Spike's body. I have no problems, and I want to help him and you guys any way I can. Spike loves you all like family, so the feeling is mutual."

"Good to know," Wendy said.

"That was a given," Spike said with his mouth full of food.

"Don't talk with your mouth full; you may choke."

Spike swallows. "Sorry," Spike chuckles a little.

Wendy puts an arm around Spike, which is driving Michelle mad. Michelle tries to hide her feelings about it.

"Weird question, when Spike and I get married, will you-" Fairy Rage intercedes the question.

"Asleep. It's Spike's big day, so I'll be sleeping. I'll only be awake if some fool dares to ruin the wedding."

Michelle is internally screaming. She looks at Spike the Fairy as he continues to eat. Lucy finds a crucial detail about the Key of Starry Heaven. The story is linked up to the events that happened recently.

"How so, Lucy?" Spike asks.

"There's more fact than fiction within the pages. The Key of the Starry Heaven is about a little girl who goes in search of six keys because they said it's to bring happiness when they're all collected."

"Oooh, I know who's key will unlock my happiness," Juvia said, looking directly at Gray.

"Thing is, in finding her happiness, the young girl unknowingly brings sorrow and misfortune to everyone around her," Lucy continues her explanation.

"That's no good," Happy said. "What a crappy ending."

"Criticism won't help solve this any faster, tomcat!" Carla said.

"Sorry. Geez, lighten up," Happy replies.

"How does this story begin?" Erza asks Lucy.

"Well, according to what it says here, the first key takes a journey."

"Yea, right. Keys don't take journeys," Natsu said.

"One did, Natsu," Spike said.

"What?!" Happy and Natsu said in unison. "A key moved?!" They panicked.

"Spike, it's a metaphor. Stop confusing dumb and dumber," Gray refers to Natsu and Happy.

"What was that!?" Natsu gets in Gray's face. "You calling me a dummy?!"

"Yeah, do you really think keys have a mind of their own?!" Gray gets in Natsu's face.

"Enough!" Erza punches Gray and Natsu in the gut. "Lucy isn't finish explaining to us."

"Sorry, Ma'am," Gray and Natsu said while winded.

"How did the clock piece got to Lucy?" Spike asks everyone.

"Duh, Michelle brought it to Lucy," Happy answers.

"Exactly. Michelle brought the clock piece to Lucy. The clock piece represents the first key," Spike explains.

"Ooooh," Happy said.

"How do you know about these kinds of things, Spike?" Natsu asks.

"When you're with the Princess of Friendship, a pony that studies a whole lot, solving equations, and taking lots of notes, some of its charm rubs off. Also, before coming to Earth Land, I took my time studying different things when I can," Spike sighs a little.

"Since Spike explained the first part, allow me to continue on explaining the story. As the story progresses, the little girl decides to search for the five remaining keys. One by one, she finds them in a variety of places. Finally, she travels to Cathedral, and that's where she finds the sixth key."

"A Cathedral? You don't think," Erza is thinking of the Kardia Cathedral here in Magnolia.

"No, it's not the Kardia Cathedral here in town. In fact, it's nowhere near Magnolia," Lucy replies.

"How do you know that?" Erza asks.

"This is my favorite story when I was a little girl. I used to read it over and over again. One day I realized the places that the girl traveled in the Starry of Heavens were real. Makes me wonder. If my dad came to the same realization I bet he hid the other five clock pieces at those spots. Did he ever mention this to you, Michelle?"

"No.., sorry. Mr.Jude was very quiet before he passed away," Michelle starts tearing up.

"In any case, I have a feeling we go to the locations that are mentioned in the book. We should have no trouble finding the rest of the pieces. So, who's with me?" Lucy asks. "I'm not sure what the Legion Platoon wants with the clock pieces but, I know we have to stop them."

"I'm in, Lucy," Spike said.

"Hey, you can't go by yourself," Natsu said. "I'm tagging along."

"Same with me," Romeo said.

"Aye," Happy raises his paw.

"Probably get to fight some more. I'm down," Gray said.

"You're going to need a real man!" Elfman shouts.

"I'm going with big brother El," Lisanna said.

"Count me in," Mirajane said.

"I'm down," Cana said.

"Where Spike goes, I'll go," Wendy said.

"I concur," Carla said.

"Team Shadow gear is in," Levy said, speaking for the team.

"Count me in," Panther Lily said.

"I'm coming, big sis," Michelle said.

"You can count on me, Lucy," Erza said.

"I'm tagging along as well. Wherever my beloved goes, I shall be with him," Juvia said.

"This mission relies on too much guesswork for my taste because we don't actually know what gathering the pieces will do," Master Makarov said. "That said, we must do what we can to keep this chaos at bay."

"I'll arrange the teams, and we'll go from there," Erza said. "Panther Lily and Team Shadow Gear will team up."

"Hmmph," Panther Lily nods.

"Gray and Juvia, you two are a team."

"Say what?!" Gray is in shock. Juvia leaps in joy.

"Natsu, Michelle, Lucy, Romeo, and Happy are a team."

"Awesome! I get to tag along with Natsu! Huzzah!" Romeo and Natsu high five each other.

"Lisanna, Elfman, and Mirajane. You three are a team."

"Sounds manly! Teaming up with family!" Elfman shouts.

"Darn, so much for teaming up with Spike," Mirajane said.

"Hey! You wanted to team with Spike all along, didn't you, Erza!" Lisanna points at Erza.

"Got a problem with it?" Erza stares at Lisanna.

"No, Ma'am," Lisanna quivers a bit.

"Lastly, it'll be Spike, Cana, Wendy, Carla, and I. We're the final team."

"Sounds good with me. I get to travel with my Sis and my girlfriend," Spike smiles.

Lisanna and Michelle are internally screaming. They both wanted to team up with Spike.

"Alright, let's get moving," Erza commands.

Lucy gives each team a set of coordinates on where the pieces are located. Spike follows Erza, Cana, Wendy, and Carla to their destination. A few hours later, they're out in the open plains. Erza is pulling her wagon filled with luggage, Cana has her purse, Wendy is carrying her bag, Carla and Spike are flying beside them.

"Now, this is a mission," Cana said, feeling the cool breeze in the open plains, relaxing under the sun.

"Yea, I feel like we're experiencing the same thing like the girl in the story," Wendy said.

"What makes you say that?" Carla asks.

"She ended up traveling all over the world in order to find the different keys. I imagine her journey was carefree as this," Wendy answers.

"What's missing is a picnic out in these open fields. If only we can have one and just enjoy the sunny day without any worry," Spike said.

"Now, that sounds heavenly and fun," Wendy said.

"Of course it does. You two would do all sorts of things together," Carla said.

"Still, I can't believe Wendy has a boyfriend before I do. That's going to put some pressure on the rest of the girls in the guild," Cana said.

"I remember like it was yesterday on Tenrou Island. Before Acnologia showed up, and we go to sleep for seven years," Wendy said.

"I still can't believe that Gildarts is your dad," Spike said.

"And, you kept that hidden for years," Carla said.

"What was more shocking was you giving Acnologia a run for his money," Cana said.

"I wasn't. I was stalling for time to protect you all. I was still recovering from puking the abyss magic energy and turning into Fairy Demon Dragon. To be honest, even with Fairy Rage, I think I may come out short against Acnologia unless I consume his energy. Then maybe I stand a chance against him. I don't know."

"My friends," Erza turns to her friends and has already set up a picnic. "Won't you join me for a moment?"

"Uuuuuuuuh," Spike, Wendy, Cana, and Carla react.

"My is certainly lovely here. Great for a picnic," Erza smiles.

"You're joking, right?" Cana asks.

"You had to say picnic earlier, did you, Spike?" Carla turns to Spike.

"I didn't know my thought would entice Sis to start one. How was I supposed to know?"

"I've always dreamed of having one. A picnic with my friends and brother."

"Uuuuh, how is this supposed to help us find the key?" Cana asks Erza.

"What would fill our bellies and boost our morale? A picnic," Erza replies.

"Sis," Spike flies up to Erza and slaps a sandwich away from her. "I have a better suggestion."

"What is it?" Erza glares at Spike, causing Wendy, Carla, and Cana to tremble a bit.

"After we find the clock piece, we'll have a picnic. Can't have the Legion Platoon beat us to the clock piece, now can we?"

"But, I thought everything through," Erza explains.

"Sometimes, the unexpected happens. May I remind you that an enemy came at absolutely nowhere and, we weren't prepared for it?" Spike said.

Erza was about to counter when she remembers the Tenrou Island incident and sadly sighs. Erza is in tears. "You're right. I'll pack this all up, and we'll have one later," Erza starts packing the food away.

Carla, Wendy, and Cana flop after seeing how quickly Erza responds to Spike's question. They couldn't believe that Spike stood up to Erza's stare with their very own eyes. After a few minutes. Erza finishes packing and storing the food away.

"I can't believe you weren't fazed with Erza's glare," Wendy said.

"It actually makes me laugh. I'm not scared by Sis' glare," Spike said.

"You gotta teach me how not to be afraid," Cana said.

Spike, Erza, Carla, Wendy, and Cana start walking again. Erza pouts the whole walk there as she really wanted to have her first picnic. After an hour of walking in the open plains, they're in the forest and a bit lost. Erza looks at the map.

"It appears we took a wrong turn somewhere," Erza continues to look at the map.

"Hmm, perhaps we go back the other way?" Spike suggests.

"I guess so. The map seems to be vague," Erza said.

"I guess we should rely on the road signs to show us the way," Wendy suggests.

"Alright, but, care to tell me which way the sign is directing?" Carla points at it.

"Some sick joke to me," Cana said. "It's illegal to switch the signs."

"I'll fix it," Spike flies up to the sign and fixes it. It points to the left. "There we go."

"Let's proceed with caution," Erza leads the way.

An hour later, Erza, Spike, Wendy, Carla, and Cana arrive at a tall library structure that ascends for miles. It's bigger than the library Spike visited with his friends seven years ago.

"Okay, that's bigger than the library we went to together, Sis," Spike looks up.

"Yea, amazing how structures like these were made," Erza said.

"There's the door," Wendy points at it.

"So, how do we get inside?" Carla asks.

Erza uses her magic to open the door. Inside, the library has millions of books about all sorts of magic. Everyone is astounded by the mere sight of it.

"What a wonderful sight to behold, don't you think?" Carla asks.

"Yea, we should come back sometime and bring Levy," Wendy said.

"I could spend days here learning all sorts of magic. Maybe find a way to defeat Acnologia," Spike said. "I may need to take some books for the road."

"I don't blame you. You may be our best chance at stopping him, Spike," Cana said.

Erza walks up to a shelf. "So many books filled with ancient wisdom," Erza grabs a book that entices her. Several books fall off. Erza sees something jiggling behind the shelf and feels paranoid.

"What is that?" Spike points to it.

"Uuuuuuh," Wendy, Carla, and Cana are lost for words.

"Stand back," Erza pulls out her sword and pokes the jiggling with it.

A man screeches as books fall off the shelves. Erza commands everyone to flee as fast as they can. Books explode from the shelves and piles up. Erza, Spike, Cana, Carla, and Wendy catch their breath.

"Whoa," Wendy said.

"Who's going to clean this up?" Carla asks.

"Not me. Been there, done that," Spike replies.

"Oh, right," Wendy, Carla, Cana, and Erza said in unison.

"This looks important," Spike picks up a book about teleportation. "Could come in handy in the future," Spike picks up more books he likes.

"What books are you getting?" Wendy asks.

"Some elemental magic books, another book about teleportation, marking projections. Could be vital in the future."

"Put the books in my wagon, and I'll carry it for you, Spike."

"Thanks, Sis," Spike throws the thumbs up.

There is movement within the pile of books. Erza, Cana, and Spike get in their battle formations. Three men in black unitards rise from the books. Wendy immediately points at the trio, remembering who they are entirely.

"Oh no, it's the Butt Jiggle Gang," Wendy said.

Carla is a bit scarred because of those fools. The Butt Jiggle Gang runs up to Wendy in tears of happiness. Erza draws her sword at them, defending Wendy.

"Wait, these are the creeps that Lucy told me about?" Spike is confused by the sheer size of their behinds.

"Look fellows, a baby dragon. The rumors and pictures were true all these years!" Gocche, the leader of the gang, says.

"I can't believe these are the bums that commit such despicable and horrific things to Wendy," Erza said, pointing her sword at the Butt Jiggle Gang.

"Horrific? Us?" Gocche is confused.

"Do you deny it? I was told you dressed her in a dreadful manner," Erza replies.

"Are you referring to her unitard?" Gocche said while his boys hold Wendy's unitard.

Spike's jaw drops. "That's disturbing."

"What?! You kept it?" Wendy embarrassingly blushes.

Carla shreds the unitard. The Butt Jiggle Gang is in shock. "Good riddance," Carla flies back to Wendy. "Only monsters would make her dress in that fashion."

"Oh, thank you, Carla," Spike said. "I don't want to imagine it."

"Do you bums have any idea what you've done? Ever since your last meeting, Carla has been plagued with terrible night terrors that drive her crazy." Cana said.

"You never mention that every time I asked how you were doing, Carla," Spike said.

"I.., I didn't want to worry you whenever you were with Wendy," Carla said. "Every night, I get chased by Wendy wearing the black jiggle butt unitards. Sometimes it's a swarm of Wendies!" Carla shrieks a little.

"That's messed up," Spike said.

Carla faints, and Cana catches her. The Butt Jiggle Gang huddle up and devise some strategy. Then they started jiggling their behinds.

"Please, turn the other way. It's blinding me," Spike said.

"No kidding, and clean the colossal mess you made," Carla points at them.

"Well, you heard the lady, clean up you two," Gocche commands.

"What? You're the one who made the mess," Marco Belunjay said.

"As for that remark, give me 36 push-ups!" Gocche said.

"Can it be 30?" Marco Belunjay asks.

"I'm waiting," Gocche said. His lackeys start doing push-ups in front of Spike, Erza, Wendy, Carla, and Cana. They are stupefied.

"Enough!" Erza draws her sword at them. "What are you doing here anyways?"

"Oh, we heard that Fairy Tail is on the hunt for some special treasure, and we thought about grabbing it for ourselves," Gocche answers. The Butt Jiggle gang explains that they'll use the treasure so no one can look down on them ever again.

"Can we beat them up and continue our search? These guys are making me lose brain cells," Spike asks.

"I concur. We're wasting pivotal time with these buffoons," Carla said.

"Stop it!" Wendy puts on a black unitard. The Butt Jiggle Gang are happy to see their Goddess wearing it. Carla screams and passes out in Cana's arms. Spike's jaw drops a second time.

"Why are you wearing that?" Erza asks.

"I knew I might run into them someday, so I prepared accordingly," Wendy approaches the Butt Jiggle Gang.

"I think I rather get my ass handed by Acnologia than be around with those three bums," Spike said.

"We're not bums!" The Butt Jiggle Gang retort. "Goddess, please vanquish the evil baby dragon!" They plead while crying their eyes out.

"Absolutely not," Wendy said. "Did you forget everything I told you the last time we've met?" Wendy presents a picture of the good that Fairy Tail does to the Butt Juggle Gang. "You should stop your pursuit of being true scoundrels and invest in your future. I know that deep down there are good men inside of you, and they're just waiting for the chance to break out and be free. Don't deny yourselves a true chance to breath fresh air."

"Don't deny our true selves?" Gocche repeats Wendy's statement.

Wendy monologs and asks about the trio when they were younger, having fun, sharing laughter, going fishing, and not worry about tomorrow. The simpler lifestyle than making it challenging, embracing their true selves to enjoy greater happiness.

Spike, Erza, Carla, and Cana couldn't believe what Wendy has spoken about and how serious she sounded. The Butt Jiggle Gang starts crying and admittingly their flaws. Then they realize that they are true scoundrels and want everyone around to embrace wearing the unitard they wear. Somehow someway, they have a dragon size for Spike.

"No way in hell I'm wearing that garbage!" Spike angrily shouts.

"If you want us to play by your rules, you should accommodate and try on our uniform," The Butt Jiggle Gang has a unitard for Erza.

"Is that so?" Erza said.

"Erza, don't do it," Cana and Spike said in unison.

"Fine," Erza willing accepts the proposal on wearing the unitard.

"We're going to be blind for the rest of our lives, are we?" Spike, Carla, and Cana said.

Erza puts on the unitard. She's impressed with the physique of the unitard, stating it's comfortable as well.

"Okay, I'm gonna search elsewhere for the clock piece," Spike said.

"Here," Cana gives Wendy her calling card. "The moment Spike and I find the clock piece, this'll let you know."

"Right," Wendy nods.

"You're staying?" Carla asks. She's still in Cana's arms.

"Yea. I am their Goddess," Wendy said.

Spike, Cana, and Carla leave Wendy and Erza with the Butt Jiggle Gang. As they run, they began talking.

"I'm so glad we're away from those bums," Spike said while flying beside Carla and Cana.

"I'm going to have nightmares for years because of what Wendy pulled," Carla said.

"No joke. Those unitards are horrendous," Cana said.

"Their rear ends are bigger than anything I've seen. They're like the sizes of beach balls," Spike said. "I wonder how they were able to find out about us finding the clock pieces."

"Could be the Legion Platoon's doing. Making it harder for us to obtain the pieces and easier for them to sneak in from behind," Cana said.

"I hope we don't run into that Byro guy that nullifies magic," Carla said.

"I rather fight him than be with the Butt Jiggle Gang. Actually, I rather go to sleep for seven years than spend another second with those bums," Spike sees Carla helping Cana go to the lower levels of the library.

"We concur," Carla and Cana said in unison.

Cana notices something and recites a text from the Key of Starry Heaven. "Upon the knowledge of ancient sorcery time does rest. Looks like we found the spot Lucy told us about."

"Alright, let's start searching the area," Spike says. "I'll search the upper shelves."

"I'll search below," Carla said.

"That leaves me with the middle."

Spike, Cana, and Carla start searching for the clock piece. A few minutes later, the entire library smells like dead fish and feces.

"Oh God, that smells so wretched," Spike covers his nose.

"My nose burns!" Cana covers her nose.

"Not this smell again! I feared smelling this stench again," Carla covers her nose. She and Cana knock down a hidden doorway that has fresh air. Spike flies down and breathes the fresh air.

"Taste of freedom from that stench," Spike sighs in relief.

"I guess if it weren't for those bums, we wouldn't have found this place," Carla said.

"Let's get moving. Hopefully, the air clears by the time we get back," Cana, Carla, and Spike go down the secret passageway. A few minutes later, they burst through a door and found a clock piece in chains.

"Whoa, that's huge!" Carla sees the clock piece in chains.

"I got it. Spike wants." Spike increases his size to the height of Laxus and lifts the clock piece.

"I now see why Erza chose you, Spike. She probably have a hard time lifting that up," Cana said.

"Maybe. You think by now that Erza and Wendy are through with the bums?" Spike asks, putting the clock piece on his shoulders.

"Perhaps, let's contact them," Cana calls the calling card that Wendy has.

"Great, let's start moving," Spike carries the clock piece and walks with Carla and Cana when they run into the Butt Jiggle Gang.

"Gas em'," Gocche said. He and his lackeys have their rear ends.

"Fairy Dragon Roooooooooaaar!" Spike unleashes his Sparkling Green Fire breath at the Butt Jiggle Gang.

The Butt Jiggle Gang rive in agony as they weren't able to fart a powerful dosage of wretched stench at Carla, Cana, and Spike.

"This is for scarring Carla," Cana unleashes her thunder and lightning magic cards at the Butt Jiggle Gang. They blast out of the library to far away distance.

"Thank you for doing that. Perhaps, it'll calm my night terror," Carla said thankfully.

"I hope those bums didn't unleash their gas attack at Wendy and Erza," Cana said.

"I would hate to experience that. Good thing I stopped them from happening to us," Spike said.

Spike, Cana, and Carla see Erza and Wendy no longer wearing the unitard. Erza is requip into her Black Wing Armor.

"Where are those bums?" Erza irately asks.

"Gone, Sis," Spike places the clock piece down.

"Cana and Spike took care of those punks," Carla said.

"Good," Wendy said. "We should have listened to you earlier, Spike. We should have beat them up and stopped wasting time."

Spike shoots a sparkling green bullet on the ground.

"Why you did that, Spike?" Carla asks.

"I can teleport to this location at ease and save the hassle of traveling here. There are so many books about magic that I can add to my arsenal. Also, imagine the future jobs we may encounter for years to come."

"Good point," Erza said.

"Wow, that clock piece is big," Wendy looks at it thoroughly.

"I see why Erza wanted me to tag along."

"That wasn't it. I thought we would have run into that Byro guy when searching for the clock piece. Now, there are two things we must do."

"Two more things?" Cana asks.

"What are we supposed to do now, Erza?" Wendy asks.

"Follow me," Erza said.

Spike, Cana, Carla, and Wendy follow Erza out of the Magic Library. They go on the same path that leads to the open plains again. Two hours later, Erza sees a table and decides to go forth with her picnic plan.

"Alright, I'll set up the picnic. As Spike proposed, we got the clock piece so we can now have my very first picnic," Erza said.

"Alright, I'm in for it but, why are we wearing the Butt Jiggle Gang's uniform!?" Cana said, she's jiggling her rear end with Wendy and Erza.

"Why must I wear one?!" Carla said.

"Preparation is salvation," Erza states.

"What are we even preparing for?!" Carla feels conflicted.

"Also, it's to help you overcome the trauma you've experienced, Carla," Erza said.

"I'm so glad I teleported mine away," Spike said. He puts the clock piece next to the table. "I would be caught dead wearing it."

"I wished you teleported mine away!" Carla and Cana said in unison.

"It's not that bad as it feels, Spike," Wendy said.

"I have no ass to shake or jiggle, so it does little for me. Dragon asses are different in perspective," Spike sits down at the table.

"How so?" Erza asks.

"I-I rather not got into full detail about it," Spike blushes a bit. "Wendy, please take it off," Spike begs.

"Not until Carla gets the fear out of her," Erza said, speaking for Wendy. She sets up the picnic table in less than five minutes.

"You don't speak for Wendy," Spike retorts.

"You have a problem with my authority?" Erza glares at Spike.

"I do," Spike glares at Erza.

"Oh wow, sibling rivalry at its best, huh," Wendy is in shock.

"I guess Erza has found someone that doesn't get scared as we do," Carla said.

"Better Spike than me. I don't hold a candle against Erza," Cana said.

"Okay, Wendy. What do you want to do? Keep the unitard on or take it off?" Erza asks Wendy.

To Erza's surprise, Wendy takes off the unitard and stores it away. She puts on her white thigh socks, red boots, white dress with red ribbons.

"Spike, when we get back to the guildhall, we're going to have a long discussion. For now, I want to enjoy my first picnic with my friends and brother."

Cana and Carla remove their unitards and tosses them away. They put on their original attire. Erza is the only one still wearing it.

"Sorry, I couldn't take it any longer," Carla said.

"Me neither. It made me feel less of a Fairy Tail Wizard and more of a fart machine," Cana said.

Erza realizes that what she was doing was absolutely stupid. She removes and burns the unitard on the ground. Cana and Carla toss theirs into the fire. Wendy held onto hers in case the Butt Jiggle Gang emerges again.

"Never speak of this to anyone," Erza declares.

"My lips are sealed, Sis," Spike said.

"Good. Now, let's dig in," Erza said.

"Don't even think about it," An obese man with huge breasts says.

"Yea, this is our picnic table so, get lost!" Another obese man with huge breasts says.

"Hey, want some mayo?" The last obese man with huge breasts asks.

Spike, Carla, Wendy, Cana, and Erza are in shock and disturbed. They thought it was over with the Butt Jiggle Gang. Now they are scarred by this trio.

"Let's teach these twerps a lesson and smother them in our jiggly jugglies."

"We're ready to rumble, boss," Two of his lackeys said in unison.

"They don't stand a chance against our breasts."

"There's are small and feeble compared to ours."

"We're the Jugs Jiggle Gang!" They said in unison.

Wendy holds her chest and feels petrified. "No way, they got bigger boobs than me, and their men?"

"Enough!" Spike increases his size scaring the shit out of the Jugs Jiggle Gang. Spike is as large as the time he fought Acnologia. The Jugs Jiggle Gang holds each other.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" The Jug Jiggle Gang are sweating crazy in fear. "We're sorry!"

"Begone!" Spike uses his tail and swats the Jugs Jiggle Gang far. The trio scream as they land near a riverine that Spike sees for miles.

"Erza," Cana turns to Erza.

"Yes, Cana?"

"Remind me to never piss off Spike the Fairy even when I'm drunk..," Cana is in shock to see Spike the same size as Acnologia.

"Duly noted."

Spike reverts to normal. "Sorry, you had to see me like that. They got on my nerves. I've seen the jiggling butts and now busts? That's too much for one day."

"Agreed," Erza, Carla, Wendy, and Cana said in unison. They sit with Spike at the table.

"Wendy, I don't care about the size of your boobs. I care about you and who you are on the inside. Please remember that."

Wendy blushes heavily hearing that. Not only Spike is accepting of her body in case her chest doesn't get larger but he cares about her wholeheartedly from the inside. Wendy hugs and kisses Spike's cheek.

"That was lovely to hear. I wish a man could say that to me when I date him," Cana said.

Erza thinks about Jellal a bit. Carla is in no hurry to rush for a romantic lifestyle yet. She watches how Spike and Wendy are interacting with each other. Erza finds a flower to stick in her hair, to remember her first picnic with her friends and brother. They spend an hour enjoying each other's company, eating and drinking.

"Alright, let's get going," Spike increases his size into a quarter-size dragon. "Don't want to keep the others waiting."

"I just had a thought. Why not fly to where everyone would be at?" Wendy suggests.

"I could increase my size to Acnologia and would have no problem flying there. I can hold the clock piece and Erza's wagon no problem."

"That's a good idea. It'll save us time and energy," Carla said.

"Cana, you think that'll be wise? What does your fortune-telling say?" Erza asks.

Cana places her fortune-telling cards on the ground. "If we fly on Spike's back. We'll meet up with the others and their clock pieces on time."

"Alright. I trust you not to drop my belongings." Erza said.

"Have I ever scared you wrong?" Spike asks.

"Even though you asked for forgiveness, you scared me when you ate Hades' Abyss Energy," Erza sighs. "You have not scared me wrong."

Spike gets on all fours. "Hop on my back. I'll increase my size on all fours." Wendy, Cana, Carla, and Erza get on Spike's back. "Spike wants more." Spike increases his size once more. The spikes on his back and tail become sharper. He gains muscle mass and gets ripped. Spike roars after his transformation, scaring the wildlife that lives for miles. "Sorry, it felt necessary to do," Spike picks up the clock piece and Erza's wagon with one claw. "Make sure you have something to hold onto," Spike takes flight.

"Woooooow," Erza, Carla, Cana, and Wendy see the beauty of the skies and how things are down below.

"The breeze up here feels amazing," Wendy said.

"I thought riding on Spike's shoulders was something. To fly on a dragon like this a sight to behold," Carla said.

"I will say, this makes traveling better but, there should be no excuse for walking when it's necessary," Erza said.

"I can ground you and make you walk if you want to, Sis," Spike said while he's flying.

"No, no, that won't be necessary," Erza replies.

"I want to say around 5:30 ish. We'll meet up with everyone," Spike said. "Huh?" Spike looks at his right claw that holds the clock piece.

"What's wrong?" Wendy asks.

"The clock piece is glowing. I have no clue why it's glowing," Spike said.

"Fairy Rage. What can you sense from the clock piece?" Erza asks.

"Powerful energy and magic properties. I don't understand its physique. Perhaps when combined with the others pieces, I'll have a better understanding of its knowledge. Right now is vague." Fairy Rage answers.

"Alright, then," Erza says.

Spike continues to feel the glow on his claw. "I feel that the clock piece is pointing me towards a different direction than the guildhall."

"Alright, steer us in that direction, Spike," Erza commands.

"You got it," Spike flies left and goes straight towards a desert.

Half an hour later, the clock piece shines in magnificence. The clock piece indicates that the other clock pieces are down below the sand. Spike digs the desert sands until he sees an opening.

"There, I see an opening. Could lead to underground ruins," Spike says.

"Alright, let's go," Erza, Wendy, Cana, and Carla hops off of Spike and go into the entrance.

Spike reverts to the size of Laxus and carries the clock piece down below. Erza sees Byro about to kill Coco and shields her with the Adamantium Armor.

"You," Byro is livid.

"We never cross paths before but judging your stance and power physique, you must be Byro. Prepare for battle!"

"Titania," Byro snorts.

"Do not speak my name. It disgusts me to hear it said by someone who would turn on their allies. You're despicable!"

"Erza!" Natsu is bruised up badly from his encounter with Byro. Lucy is happy to see Erza.

"She's not alone!" Spike shouts, placing the clock piece he carries down. Spike is next to Wendy, Carla, and Cana.

"Spike!" Natsu shouts.

"Wendy!" Romeo shouts.

"Carla!" Happy shouts.

"Bullies like you never prosper, old man," Gray shouts. He's with Juvia and Lyon. They managed to retrieve their clock piece.

"Whoa! Even Lyon is here," Happy said.

"Now it feels like fighting the Oración Seis, again," Spike chuckles a bit.

"We're here and manly!" Elfman, Mirajane, and Lisanna are here with their clock piece.

"Yo! Fairy Dragon!" Gajeel salutes to Spike. He's with Panther Lily and Team Shadow Gear while carrying the clock piece.

"As you can see, we obtain all five clock pieces except for one. Hand over what you stole from Lucy, and we'll leave in peace," Erza advises. "I'll only ask once."

"Then, you'll have to take it from me, Titania," Byro proclaims.

"You're outnumbered Byro. We'll take them alright," Erza requips her sword. "Surrender it!"

"I'm afraid I cannot do that. The Infinity Clock is originally Zentopian property. Destiny demands that we watch over it."

"Prepare yourself! Heaven Wheel!" Erza requips into her Heaven's Wheel Armor, unleashing her sword attack.

Gray, Juvia, Lyon, Mirajane, Gajeel, Cana, Natsu, and Spike unleashes their attack on Byro. Byro nullifies everyone's attack by tapping his bo staff on the ground.

"He nullified all our attacks. Even behind him..," Spike said in shock.

"So, that's the guy that nullifies magic," Gray said.

"The one that gave Gildarts trouble," Mirajane said.

"One spell over a thousand makes no difference. In my presence, Wizards ceased to be Wizards entirely," Byro claims.

"I guess it's time for good ole hand-to-hand combat," Gray said.

"Such arrogance, I've been trained to battle fifty opponents at once," Byro said.

"I would refrain increasing your size, Spike." Fairy Rage says in Spike's mind.

"How come?"

"Byro can nullify you back to normal. Our best bet is to shatter the weapon he has in possession. Remove that from the equation, and there goes his nullification magic. We don't possess the strength to do that yet. We know someones that does."

"Gildarts."

"Bingo. If Gildarts position himself, he can take the staff and shatter it no problem. We can fly and teleport but, the man is trained to combat any possibility. I bet he strikes faster than we do."

"Point taken. We cannot defeat Byro."

The clock piece in Byro's hand starts glowing. Then all the clock pieces glow and assemble themselves. A loud bell chimes, emitting great magic power. The Infinity Clock presents itself to everyone. Natsu sniffs the air and smells familiar faces. He warns everyone to be on their guard. Out of the shadows comes the Oración Seis, Cobra, Midnight, Angel, Racer, Erigor, and some creature with casino slots for a body with a red bear head.

"You!" Carla points at Spike. "You just had to mention the Oración Seis, didn't you?"

"How am I supposed to know I can guess the future? Isn't that your power?" Spike retorts.

"No comment," Carla replies.

"Allow me to introduce you fools to the new and improved Neo Oración Seis," Jackpot said.

"Neo Oración Seis?" Everyone said at the same time.

"Hey, bitch!" Spike shouts at Midnight.

"Psst, same little child from before," Midnight said towards Spike the Fairy.

"Oh yea, Spike beat Midnight badly from the last encounter," Lucy said.

"A great deal has changed since the last time we've met," Midnight said.

"You're Midnight. The loser that lost to a baby dragon in battle!" Natsu reminds Midnight of that devastating defeat.

"I no longer go by that name. From now on, I ask if you refer to me as Brain the Second."

"I'll call you whatever I want. Wanna tell us what you're doing here? I know you're up to something!" Natsu demands.

"I have but one single wish. To make my father's dream a reality, and that is to destroy all that has magic in this world."

"Still the same morality. Spouting the same nonsense that failed you the last time," Erza said.

"You've been very helpful, thank you," Midnight says. He and his comrades lift their arms to the Infinity Clock. "We no longer require your assistance." There are six markings on the Infinity Clock.

"What do we do, Lord Byro?" Dan Straight asks.

"Fight," Byro answers. "We have to stop them."

Midnight uses his magic and defeats Byro and Dan Straight before they can do anything. Natsu and Lucy are stunned to see it happen in a flash. Natsu had trouble landing a single punch against Byro.

"You may not be aware of this but, once the Infinity Clock bears the seal of a wizard, it becomes their property," Midnight teleports to the Infinity Clock. "You know what that means don't you? Now that it bears our seal, the clock belongs to us."

"Hey, no fair! You can't just show up and steal it for yourself!" Lucy shouts at the Neo Oración Seis.

"I can hear it. Your growing anger and confusion. It's building up within you," Cobra said.

Racer chuckles. "Ain't that a laugh?"

"Unfortunately, we dark ones are forbidden of touching the Infinity Clock. Therefore, we had to have you assemble it for us," Angel explains.

"There you have it, folks. That's how you play the game," Jackpot cheers.

"Curse you!" Byro shouts.

"Wait a minute," Spike starts putting the pieces together.

Cobra turns to Spike. "He's smarter than he looks."

"The baby dragon? What's he thinking, Cobra?" Racer asks.

"He's trying to figure out how our plan came to fruition. He may be on to our schemes."

Spike looks at Michelle, then at the Oración Seis. He's trying to put two and two together.

"Brain, we have an important goal to achieve. We should proceed as plan," Angel said.

"Don't worry. I'm aware of it. However, we have a score to settle. They humiliated us seven years ago. Now, it's our turn. Cobra, Racer."

"On it," Racer and Cobra spring into action.

"Let's take them down!" Erza said. She, Natsu, and Gray go after Cobra and Racer.

"Yea!" Gray and Natsu shout their battle cry.

Racer's speed force is quicker than before. He takes out Erza, Gray, Natsu, Lyon, Juvia, Lucy, left and right. Gray doesn't sense it, meaning that Racer is at a new level of speed force magic.

"Well, well, if it ain't Maiden of the Sky, her cat, and Fairy Dragon," Cobra is behind the trio. "It's been a while." Cobra hears the fear coming from Wendy and Carla's minds.

"Take this!" Spike flies at Cobra.

"Too predictable," Cobra is already ready to counter Spike's feeble attack.

"Is that so?"

"What was that?" Cobra's eyes widen. He is caught off guard with a different voice.

"Inferno Blazing Fist!" Spike uppercuts Cobra. Cobra slams onto the ceiling.

"I must be hearing Fairy Dragon's voice when he grows in size." Cobra thought to himself. "Lucky hit. Poison Dragon!" Cobra conjures his breath attack.

"Spike! Be careful!" Natsu warns Spike while getting bombarded with strikes from Racer.

"Rooooooooaaaaaar!" Cobra unleashes his poison breath attack at Spike.

"Fairy Dragon!" Spike conjures his breath attack then gets taken down by Racer from behind.

"Gotta keep your eyes open," Racer chuckles.

Spike gets hit with the poison roar and hurls back. He lands hard on the ground next to Erza. Erza sees Spike feeling ill from the poison attack.

Natsu goes after Cobra. He roars loudly in hopes of defeating Cobra the same way again. This time, Cobra turns Natsu's roar into a Sound Wall, capable of using the sound waves into a weapon of destruction. Wendy, Carla, Natsu, and several other Fairy Tail Wizards get blown by the attack.

The Neo Oración Seis have fun taking down every single Fairy Tail Wizard they see. Erza is protecting Spike with her body. Erigor uses his wind magic to blow Erza, Spike, and Gray away. Racer, Erigor, and Cobra reunite with Angel, Jackpot, and Midnight (Brain) after having their fun.

"How did the dragon manage to punch you?" Racer asks.

"I heard a different voice. Probably came from the clock that threw me off," Cobra lies a little, but his comrades buy it.

"Either way, Fairy Tail is weak. Very weak," Racer said.

"We far exceed your power. You're nothing compared to us," Angel said.

"We should be going now. Angel, take care of them," Midnight (Brain) commands.

"As you wish, Brain. The cost is thirty," Angel has these angelic gold coins in her hands. She summons an angel guardian into the fray, blinding everyone in mere sight.

Everything goes dark after the explosion. Spike passes out due to the poison coursing through his body. Ten hours later, Spike wakes up in the infirmary. He sees the Blue Pegasus Emblem on the wall.

"Ooooooh, what happened?" Spike feels weak at the moment. He sees Erza, Lucy, Gajeel, Panther Lily, Wendy, and Carla.

"Spike! You're okay!" Wendy hugs Spike.

"What happened? How did we end up here? What's going on?" Spike questions his friends.

"Luck hit us big time. Ichiya and the Christina saw us not that far off in the desert. He came and rescued us," Lucy said.

"How are you feeling?" Erza asks.

"I'll be fine. Anything else happened?" Spike asks.

"The Neo Oración Seis took the Infinity Clock. Now, we're back at square one. Trying to devise our next motives," Panther Lily said.

Spike takes a deep breath.

"Something wrong, Spike? You seem troubled," Lucy asks.

Spike turns away from Lucy, which is new to her. Erza notices something peculiar within Spike. Something that he knows.

"Mind giving Spike and me some privacy? I think there is something he needs to say in private," Erza said.

"Sure, I don't see why not," Wendy said.

Carla suspects that Spike figured something else from the Neo Oración Seis. Lucy, Panther Lily, and Gajeel leave the room with Carla and Wendy.

"Gee, what's up with Spike?" Lucy is confused.

"Must be something huge he discovered last night," Carla said.

"Whatever he discovered may be bad news," Wendy said.

Lucy decides to eavesdrop on the conversation between Erza and Spike. Gajeel and Wendy do the same as curiosity gets the better of them.

"What's on your mind, Spike? I know your good at putting pieces together. Just like how you were able to solve the Jellal crisis between mine and Wendy's."

Spike sighs sadly and looks at Erza. "I could be wrong about this. I could be but, after hearing their scheme, fooling us into gathering the Infinity Clock pieces. Something was amiss," Spike looks down.

Erza sits next to Spike on the bed, putting an arm around him. "It's okay. It's best to talk about it and releasing the emotion of it. Remember how I was silent, not wanting to talk to anyone about Mystogan being Jellal?"

"Of course I do. It was that conversation you and I opened up and started our brother-sister-type relationship."

"What your theory is, Spike. Say it. No need to hold it in."

"It pains me to say it. That's how climatic it is, Sis."

"Why did you turn away from Lucy? You have not done that to her until today."

Spike sighs heavily. "It's because..," Spike pauses a bit. "I believe Michelle may be an undercover agent of the Neo Oración Seis."

Erza gasps. Outside the room, Lucy holds her gasps and tears up a little. She tries to eavesdrop on the conversation a bit more. Wendy couldn't believe that Spike would come up with that conclusion. Gajeel didn't know how to react.

"Are you sure about that?" Erza asks.

"One hundred percent sure that Michelle is a deceiver," Spike said, looking down.

Lucy runs to a different room and held in her tears. She refuses to cry. She refuses to accept that Michelle is a traitor. Wendy follows Lucy to the room and comforts her.

"Wow, Fairy Dragon is smarter than he looks," Gajeel said. "I would have never thought that Michelle would be the traitor among the group. I bet she was the one spreading rumors about our treasure hunting."

"The Neo Oración Seis cannot touch the Infinity Clock pieces but was able to maintain one of them. They sent their deceptive spy with the key to unlock the hidden doors for us to gather. The spy was able to persuade Lucy and us into following the objectives of finding the other clock pieces. The Neo Oración Seis knew of its power, which is why targeting an unknowledgeable guild will guide them for success. They target us for retribution. Throughout Lucy's life, she never mentioned to me she had a sibling. One coming into the fray out of nowhere makes no sense now that I think about it. Lucy doesn't have any pictures of her and Michelle in her albums at the apartment. I've seen what her mother and father looked like. Jude Heartfillia never mentioned having another child. He only talked about one. I remember the story of how Lucy got her name. That is why I am a hundred percent sure my theory is correct, Sis."

Erza walks back a little with the info and theory Spike projects. She looks up at the ceiling in disbelief. During Spike's explanation, Carla, Panther Lily, and Gajeel were eavesdropping on the conversation. Gajeel remembers from Jude Heartfillia that he wanted his only daughter to be brought back home years ago during his Phantom Lord days.

"Now you know why I withheld that information from Lucy, Sis," Spike still looks down.

Erza walks up to Spike. "Since you are a hundred percent sure with your theory, I'll take precautions around Michelle. If she indeed proves to be an intent operative for the Neo Oración Seis, we will take immediate action. I will say, don't tell Lucy about what you know and feel about Michelle. It may break her heart even more, especially with the knowledge of her father's passing. She doesn't need any more losses and grief in her life."

"I know," Spike nods.

"Stay here, and I'll talk with those that can keep secrets within the guild."

"Okay, Sis," Spike still looks down.

Erza leaves the room and sighs. She notices Gajeel, Panther Lily, and Carla standing by the door. "How much do you know?"

"Everything," Panther Lily admits.

"I can't believe I didn't see it. I heard the conversation with Jude Heartfillia. He never mentioned any other child he raised," Gajeel said.

"Wendy and Lucy heard bits and pieces but not the whole theory and conversation," Carla said.

"Good grief," Erza closes her eyes. "I better explain to the two of them thoroughly," Erza looks for Wendy and Lucy.

Spike lies back down in bed.

"It makes sense. Lucy told you her life story and never once mentioned Michelle. The truth hurts."

"You think Cobra heard you?"

"Hmm." Fairy Rage chuckles a bit. "Cobra is confused. He doesn't know about me. I played a mind trick with him, thus allowing you to uppercut him. I believe the next time we fight Cobra, we will defeat him. He'll have two minds, and we can confuse his."

"Now that, I'm looking forward to. I just hope that my theory is incorrect."

"So far, your guesses have been accurate. I hate to say this to you. I believe your guess about Michelle is accurate as well. "

Spike sighs. "Will Lucy forgive me if I come clean about this?"

"It depends on how she feels. She may call you a nut case and disbelieve what you say to her, especially about family. Or, she'll accept the truth and interrogate Michelle until she spills the beans. Rest Fairy Dragon. Later today, we're going back to the guildhall."

"Right," Spike falls asleep on the bed, hoping for the best when he wakes up.