ღ☯❄ℱᗩᓰᖇᎩ ♈ᗩᓰᒪ ❄☯ღ|1x1 with EchoHawk|{Open!}

((Maybe next episode when Gray is brought to the village?))

(Sure!)

Later, the girls had warned the villagers and set up a trap for the 3 wizards.

But, the trap didn't seem too reliable, even the villagers didn't like it.

"Fairy Tail, it looks like somebody is headed this way!" one of the villagers called.

"That's gotta be them," Lucy said. "Open the gate!"

"Right!"

"Now, come to Mama!" Lucy said as the gate was being lifted.

"Hey, guys! Are you okay!?" Natsu called, carrying Gray on his iced back.

Lucy screamed, shocked to see them

"Natsu, stay right there!" Anzu yelled. "Don't come any closer!"

"What?" Natsu asked.

"Natsu, stop, please!" Kaida pleaded.

Natsu quickly stopped and looked down. "What's up with the grass?" He took one step and ended up falling in. "Very funny, but we don't have time to pull practical jokes on each other."

"Don't talk to me, it was Lucy's dumb idea," Happy stated.

"I should've known!" Natsu growled.

"It wasn't a joke, it was a trap!" Lucy stated.

Anzu looked over the side. "I'm glad you're okay, Natsu. I was worried about you."

"I'm fine, but Gray's down for the count!" Natsu told them.

"The guy in the mask beat him up that badly!?" Adaline asked.

Natsu looked at his body. "Hey, the ice is gone. Whoa, it must've cracked when I fell."

"See? Told you the trap would work," Lucy said, knowing it probably wouldn't have.

"Excuse me, princess, but I believe the spell was actually broken when he left the caster's range of magic," Virgo told her.

"I'm free!!!!" Natsu cheered.

The villagers helped get the boys out of the hole and helped them lay Gray down easy. Kaida was by his side, holding his hand. "Gray..."

"So, how come Lyon's lackeys haven't made it here yet?" Natsu asked.