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Gate of the Lost Spirit
"Look what we found!" Natsu yelled as he kicked open Fairy Tail's front door, Erza and Gray right behind him. He held up an intricate gold key. It was rather battered, but they could clearly see that it looked antique, with a strange star design on the bow. The blade ended in a heart engraved with vine-like curls and lines. There was a tiny line of strange symbols on the side of the heart.
"Where did you get that?" Lisanna asked as she wandered over to them, picking up empty mugs of beer and placing them on her tray as she came.
"One of the bandits was holding onto it. It fell when Flame Brain over here knocked him out," Gray said, sitting down at an empty table. Unbeknownst to him, Juvia had already resumed stalking him and could be seen hiding behind a pillar.
"It must be pretty important for such an old looking key," Lisanna commented, picking it up and examining in under the light. "I wonder what those symbols mean."
"Let me see," Levy said, taking it. She looked down at it for a moment, then picked up a thick leather-bound book and sat down, flipping it open. "This might take a while."
Natsu, already losing interest, had wandered over to the bar and was wolfing down a fiery chicken. Gray had started a conversation with Cana, much to Juvia's jealousy, and Erza had begun eating her daily strawberry cake.
The guild lapsed back to a peaceful atmosphere. The day was bright and warm, with the windows open to let in a soft breeze. Outside, a bird twittered as it flew past.
Levy stood up. "I've got it!" She held up the key. "The inscription tells you how to summon something."
Natsu came over. "Summon what?" He took the key.
"It only says, 'Open, Gate of the Lost Spirit'. I guess you have to say it to find out."
"Alright! Open, Gate of the Lost Spirit!"
There was a burst of light and everyone yelled out with shock. Then, as quick as it came, the light vanished, leaving behind a young busty blond woman wearing a white dress. She had blond hair that reached to her waist and chocolate brown eyes, with creamy white skin that was completely unmarred. She was barefoot and wore a golden anklet around her right ankle on which 12 tiny golden symbols were hanging from at even intervals. Her dress was simple: a knee-length dress with a white sash tied around her waist and a halter top that exposed only a little of her chest and bared her back. Attached to her waist is a key ring, from which hung 12 golden keys and five silver ones. Strangely, she was floating a few inches above the ground as her dress swirls around her legs.
She glared down at Natsu. "Who the hell are you?"
"Who the hell are YOU?" he snapped back.
"You're the one who opened my gate, so you should know who I am. So what is it, you want me to fight or something?" Her eyes narrowed. "Or are you one of those perverts who plan to use me as a sex slave, like one of my previous masters."
"Whoa, whoa, I don't even know you," Natsu replied. "Now tell me who you are before I turn you into a crisp!"
The girl seemed astonished. "You really don't know?" She shook her head. "Then why the hell did you summon me." She sighed. "Alright, my name is Lucy and I'm…well, I'm not exactly a Celestial Spirit, but I… was cursed. It's difficult to explain."
Lucy crossed her legs, seeming to "sit" on air. "Well… I guess I'll begin."
…
It was three hundred years ago, before the founding of Fairy Tail. Somewhere, a young girl held a little white snowman-looking dog as she ran, giggling, through a meadow.
"Lucy! Don't go too far!" a beautiful woman in a long pink dress called out.
"Okay, Mama!" Lucy called back.
A man ran up to her, stooped and caught her, then tossed her in the air. "Whee!" Lucy shouted, laughing. "Papa! Papa! Again!"
But the man groaned. "Oof, I'm too old for this." But he acquiesced, tossing his daughter to the sky twice more before putting her down. "Alright, time to eat. Mama made your favorite cookies."
"Yay! Cookies!" Lucy grabbed her father's hand and led him back towards her mother. "Papa, I like flying."
"Really? Maybe one day you can fly high into the sky," Jude Heartfilia said, smiling indulgently.
"I'll fly one day! And Papa and Mama will be there too!" Lucy said joyfully. Her dog trotted next to her, smiling.
Suddenly there was an ominous shriek and a shadow passed over the meadow. Something struck her father and he fell over her, covering her.
"Papa!" she screamed.
A desperate cry sounded somewhere ahead of her. "Mama!" Lucy shrieked.
A roar and an explosion followed her cry, accompanied with a sickening thud and a deep, powerful voice that said:
"Little girl, I will spare your life, but in return, you shall be sealed away into this key, forced to serve your masters for eternity. Also, I will grant your wish. You wanted to fly, didn't you? As long as you are tied to this curse, you will never touch the ground ever again. Such irony, isn't it?"
The voice disappeared and she was sucked into darkness.
…
"So now, because you summoned me, you are my new master," Lucy finished. She looked up and sweatdropped. "Ehh?!"
All the members of Fairy Tail were staring at her with shining, teary eyes. "W-What a sad story!" Elfman sobbed. "You are truly a man!"
"But I'm not a man…"
Natsu leapt forward. "I'll break this curse!" he promised. "I definitely will!"
Lucy sighed, turning away. "Twenty-six of my masters have tried and failed. I don't think I can deal with seeing the death of another."
"Death?" Mira asked, alarmed.
"Every single person who tried died in horrible ways as soon as they came close to the truth. I'm not sure why." Lucy slumped. "I've lived for three hundred years… I don't think this curse will ever break."
"Well, we're Fairy Tail wizards," Natsu said. "We never give up."
"That's right," Erza said. "You are our comrade now, therefore one of us. We never abandon a friend in need."
Fin.
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