Chapter 153

Midnight Operation is the one hundredth and fifty-third chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Full Summary
In Cait Shelter guild, member of the guild rushes in screaming that Nirvana is heading their way. At first, the guild master, Roubaul doesn't take him seriously (even though the whole guild is panicking). However he soon realizes that the man isn't joking. Another member of the guild asks if Nirvana attacking them is fate or coincidence and suggests that they evacuate, however Roubaul tells them that even as they speak, there are people out there fighting to stop Nirvana, and to believe in them. He ends his discourse by deciding that Nirvana attacking the guild isn't fate, and that, maybe it is time for them to "pay for their crimes".

Meanwhile atop the King's Podium on Nirvana, Jura, Happy, Charle, Wendy, (the motion sickness cured) Natsu, Lucy and Gray are still despairing over their inability to stop Nirvana, when Wendy, thinking that Jellal might know something, runs off to find him (along with Charles). Suddenly the rest of the group are contacted by Hoteye via mass telepathy. He informs them that he has been injured and defeated by Midnight. He tells them to stop Midnight and thereby stop Nirvana (which is moved by Midnight using body-link magic). He tells them that Midnight is waiting just below the King's Summit.

However, this turns out to be a trap set by a defeated and severely weakened Brain (who was masquerading as Hoteye, who was unconcious after his battle with Midnight). When Natsu and the group run downstairs they are faced with a door. Natsu pries it open and the group is engulfed in a massive explosion. Brain smiles with contentment (thinking he has killed Natsu and the group) and drifts off in to unconciousness.

Meanwhile, Erza and Jellal see the explosion and wonder what it is. However, before they can investigate, they are confronted by Midnight, who whines that it was cruel of his father (Brain), to take away his fun by killing Natsu and the others. He states that they (Erza and Jellal) are the last preys and engages them. Jellal goes first, asking Erza to stand back.

Elsewhere, Natsu and the others wake up buried in rubble (or so they think), but they soon see that Jura cast a massive version of his Rockion Wall to protect them. Jura then wishes them well and falls. The group begs him not to die on them. Meanwhile, Wendy and Charles are attempting to find Jellal, hoping that he will know how to stop Nirvana. Charles then runs out of Magical Power and is forced to switch back into terrestrial mode.

Elsewhere, Jellal turns out to be no match for Midnight (especially since he used up a majority of his energy casting Self-Destruct Circle before) and collapses to the ground.