{NATSU'S POV}
I'm still in shock from what Nashi said. From what my daughter said. However, raw anger flares through me when I see Jared, Matthias, and Regina. Lucy is alive. And these people hurt her.

I run at Jared, but I'm once again blocked by Regina. I'm gonna beat her to a pulp this time.

"Vibrant moon: night light!" Regina yells. Her magic circle glows with a white light that is too bright to look at clearly. I close my eyes, using my nose to simply sniff out her location.

"Fire dragon's iron fist!" I punch her in that smug face of hers. Opening my eyes, I watch as she flies across the guild hall and hits the wall with a satisfying thump. I see Gajeel and the ice prick fighting Matthias and start to join them when a blood chilling scream reaches my ears.

I spin around to see Jared holding Nashi by her arm. Emma and Sylvia pelt him with iron and snow, but he just sinks into his sand vortex with my daughter. My vision goes red.

"Fire dragon's sword horn!" I light my whole body on fire and headbutt Jared in the gut. He flies into the rafters then spins midair.

"Sand twister!" The sand under Nashi and I starts swirling faster and faster. Oh no. I start getting motion sick, and so does Nashi.

"Snow make: sleet sheet!" The sand under us freezes and stops moving. Jared is about to attack while we recover, but Emma stops him.

"Iron needles!" She shouts, and Jared is forced to defend himself from the razor sharp bits of metal flying at him at incredible speeds.

"Fire fairy's wings!" Nashi says a spell I've never heard before, and her body begins to glow. When it fades, she has transformed into a fairy, complete with wings and even a tail. Jared looks kinda worried when he sees her. Could this be what stopped them from kidnapping the girls last night? If so, she doesn't have a lot of time before this transformation drains most of her energy.

"Daddy!" Nashi calls, and that one word warms my heart. "Let's finish this together!" I grin and nod. With my daughter flying next to me, I jump into the rafters to deal with Jared once and for all.

"Fire dragon's iron fist!" I yell, and head straight forward. There's no Regina to stop my wrath this time either. He's going to pay for touching Luce and our daughter.

"Fire fairy's flame booster!" Nashi casts a spell on me, and the power and heat from my fire is amplified a lot. I'm able to turn the sand shield he creates to glass and break through easily.

During my fight with Jared, I exchange punches and spells with him while Nashi flutters around, powering up my magic and adding her own to the mix. Thanks to her I'm not even tired, though Matthias seems to have wiped the rest of the guild out. From what I've seen, he can create flowers that absorb magic and send it right back at you. Even Erza is out of breath.

"Daddy, look out!" I jump out of the way of Jared's sand attack, barely managing to dodge.

"You shouldn't get distracted in battle." Jared smirks evilly at me. He doesn't notice Nashi behind him until it's too late.

"Fire fairy's power ball!" A much bigger version of her fireball spell is shot out of only two fingers, which are directed at Jared. The spell hits him like a bullseye on his back. He falls, unconscious, into Emma's waiting trap.

"Iron pinning nails!" She cries, pinning him by his shirt sleeves to the rafters so he just dangles there. Nashi faints, out of power, her wings disappearing.

"Snow make: cloud pillow!" Sylvia creates a snow cloud that floats Nashi safely to the ground before I can react. I sigh in relief.

"Jared!" Matthias yells in disbelief, seeing his leader beaten on the ceiling.

"I almost forgot about you. Thanks for reminding me." I jump down from the rafters and join Gajeel, and Wendy. They can eat their element when Matthias reflects it, and are therefore the only ones still standing besides Emma and Sylvia, who stayed behind the bar away from him.

Matthias glares at me. "How dare you beat up both Regina and Jared! Who are you?"

"I'm a Fairy Tail wizard! And I hate to break to you, but you and your comrades are really weak." I shrug. Matthias green eyes actually light up in anger.

"You'll pay for those words, you bastard!" His face contorts in fury. Before either of us can make a move, the area behind me starts glowing gold. We all stare in wonder, even Matthias. From Nashi's pocket, the gate key Lucy gave her shines brightly. In the light, a silhouette appears. Spiky orange hair. Sun glasses. A dress suit with a red tie. Loke gently brushes Nashi's bangs out of her eyes. Even unconscious, she still relaxes at his touch.

"Loke? What are ya doing here?" I gape at him. But it isn't Loke who responds.

"Ever since I made a contract with him, for some reason Loke has been able to open his own gate. As long as I'm near, that is." She says. The scent of vanilla and strawberries reaches my nose. My eyes widen as I stare into the chocolate brown eyes I thought I'd never see again. Her blonde hair is much longer than I remember, almost to her waist, but I'd never forget her.

"Luce." I whisper. She smiles at me softly. My body feels frozen. Erza and some other guild members start groaning and waking up. When they see her, they stop moving. Levy starts crying silently. Tee stands with Lucy, and nothing has changed about her, except her hair is down instead of in a bun.

Lucy lifts her hand and Loke's key floats into it. He jumps to stand beside her. Lucy points the key at Matthias calmly.

"Matthias. You dared to come near my daughter and my family. Let's finish this." She speaks, her voice full of authority. Matthias looks genuinely terrified of my Luce.

"You ready Lucy?" Tee asks. Lucy nods, pulling out her whip. They jump in synchronization at Matthias, Loke included. Their teamwork is amazing. Lucy wraps him up with her whip so he can't cast spells. Tee uses wind magic to send him flying into the air, where Loke blasts him with light from his fists.

I can only stare, mouth hanging open, as the love of my life easily beats an opponent the entire guild struggled with. She's gotten so much more powerful. By the time they're done, Matthias is pretty beaten up, more so than Jared and Regina.