Hi there! I'm back with another NaLu fic, but this time this will most definitely be a multi chapter story(depending on the feedback i get *hem* reviews) Anyway, hope you enjoy!
"…huh?" Lucy yawned as she drowsily sat up on her bed.
Lucy stared at her right, and rubbed her eyes.
That's funny, she could have sworn that Natsu and Happy and crashed at her place(without her permission, of course).
She looked at her window, and shrieked out of surprise as she saw a figure enter through there.
"E-Erza?" Lucy yelled in surprise.
Erza stared at the young Heartfillia apologetically, "Sorry…did I scare you?"
"Caught me by surprise…yes." She said as she slowly sat up.
Erza's expression suddenly turned serious. "Lucy…it is pivotal that you get dressed at once, there's trouble at the guild."
"Wait…what?"
"Just get dressed; I'll explain it all on the way."
"O-ok." She stuttered as she made her way to the bathroom.
Lucy quickly brushed her teeth and got dresses in her usual attire.
Erza was waiting for her outside, and Lucy rushed to join her.
"So…what happened?" Erza asked as they began running in the direction of the guild.
"The master is missing."
"Huh?" Lucy said, dumbfounded, "Again?"
Erza nodded, clearly brooding. "Not only that…but some weird ass guy in a cloak appeared at the guild and threatened to kill the master if we didn't go by each and every one of his conditions?"
"Conditions?" Lucy asked, beginning to sweat.
"He wants the guild building…and Lumen Histoire."
Lucy bit her lip. "Where are the others?"
"Back at the guild, trying to deal with him."
They were at the entrance of the guild now, but Erza stopped Lucy just as she was about to open the door.
"Don't, there's a magic barrier surrounding the guild. No one can get in an out other than those of S-class." Lucy nodded and watched as Erza reached for the handle, but for some reason, Lucy grabbed her wrist.
Erza stared at her, dumbfounded. "What."
"Why does this only apply to those below S-class? If someone is powerful enough to create a magic barrier this strong then they should be smart enough to make sure their effort does not go in vain."
"I don't know. Maybe this guys just an idiot."
Lucy hesitated, but then let go of her wrist.
Erza sighed, "Thank you."
Was Lucy just scared? Maybe, it seemed likely enough; this person managed to kidnap the master after all.
Lucy grabbed Erza's wrist again.
"What is it now?"
"You're not Erza."
"What? Lucy, are you okay."
"I'm fine." She said as she took her key out.
"W-wai.."
"Open! Key of the-"
She was silenced by the sudden hand placed on her mouth, and felt her physical conscious begin to fade away.
"What the…fuck?" Natsu mumbled as he sat up.
Where am I?
He was in a room; a dark, dark room with only a single oil lamp illuminating what little light was available.
"What happened?" Natsu said to himself as he sat up from the cold hard ground.
"L…Lucy?" Natsu yelled as he noticed the unconscious body of the young Heartfillia on the ground.
"Lucy!" He yelled as he ran towards her, but then stopped as he noticed exactly what was under her.
Blood, a giant puddle of disgusting red liquid.
Natsu snapped out of his thoughts and ran the last few steps to her, lifting her head and placing it gently on his lap.
"Lucy! Talk to me dammit!" Natsu's expression turned from a worried one to a literal mad one, "Whoever did this will pay…I'll make um' pay."
"Lucy!" He yelled again as he placed his head on her chest. His eyes lit up as he heard the faint 'thump' of her heart…but it was fading, fast.
"Speak to me!"
"N…Natsu…?"
He faked a smile, "I'm here…I'm here."
Lucy's eyes slowly fluttered open. "You…have to…go-"
"Shut up! You're gonna make it through this…I will not lose you!"
Lucy coughed up a mixture of blood and saliva. "You don't…understand…"
Natsu didn't hesitate to lift her shirt up so he could see her wound.
It was bad, very bad. A deep gash intersected her entire stomach.
Natsu 'tskd'. "Who did this to you?"
Lucy didn't have the chance to reply due to the sound of something opening underneath them, and then they felt the fearful sensation of falling.
Lucy sat up with a start, and lifted her shirt…
Nothing.
She sighed as she rubbed her temples, "What kind of dream was-"
Lucy shrieked as she realized exactly where she was.
"What the…hell?"
Considering the all the snakes and insect crawling everywhere, she decided she was in a jungle. Well, that wasn't good.
"Natsu!" She yelled at the sight of Natsu Dragneel's unconscious body lying a few feet away from her. She rushed to his side, but felt her stomach churn as she saw the amount of blood dripping out of a large wound in his stomach.
"Natsu!" Lucy yelled as she felt tears form in her eyes, "Natsu! Talk to me. Say something!"
Natsu's eyes suddenly opened, and he chuckled, "He…Lucy." His voice was weak, very weak.
"This isn't a time to be laughing idiot!"
He chuckled again as he leaned his head towards her lap (with Lucy's help) placed his head on her lap and weakly wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Talk about déjà vu." He said.
Lucy's eyes widened, "Baka…you're a genius."
"Huh?"
Her reply was cut short by the feeling of them beginning to fall…again.
This time they were both conscious.
"What the hell is going on?" Asked Natsu. "Where the hell are we now?"
They were in a room made almost entirely out of blue stained glass, the ceiling and floor being made out of concrete. Similar rooms could be seen through the glass, but unlike their's, they were empty.
"I'm as confused as you are."
Suddenly, an image popped up on one of the glass walls. It was of a man in a dark red cloak, his face covered completely. The man began to speak:
"Congratulations for figuring the déjà vu trick out, you are the second team to arrive at this check point."
"Checkpoint?" Natsu snarled, "What shit are you spouting out?"
The man smirked. "The rules are simple…"
"Oi! You listening to me?" Natsu yelled, obviously ticked off.
Lucy grabbed his arm. "Natsu…it's a recording."
The man continued, "You will be placed in an atmosphere at random. There you will be handed out hints and clues. Wherever you end up, remember there is a finishing line. The first team of two to reach their respective finish line will be rewarded with the privilege of saving Makarov Dreyar and freeing your guild. Oh, and if not a single team is able to reach a finishing point within the next seven days, then everyone with the Fairy Tail emblem will wiped of off existence."
The image disappeared, leaving a confused Lucy and Natsu behind.
"This isn't good." Said Lucy, clutching her fists.
Natsu clenched his teeth. "Damn bastard. Where the hell is the old man? And who the fuck does that guy think he is?"
Lucy looked to her right to see two figures enter one of the rooms next to them.
"It's Gray!" She yelled, "And Juvia."
"Huh?" Said Natsu as he turned to the direction that Lucy was pointing at.
Sure enough, there they were, looking as confused as they were.
"Gray!" Natsu yelled.
Neither Juvia nor Gray looked in their direction.
"Oi! Ice princess, can't you hear me?"
"I think the walls are sound proof." Sighed Lucy.
But just then, Juvia turned in their direction, and her eys lit up.
From what Lucy could make out, she was mouthing the words 'love rival' and Lucy couldn't help but laugh nervously.
Juvia tapped Gray's shoulder, who turned to face them. He looked as if he was shouting but they couldn't hear a thing.
Lucy pointed to her ear to try and tell them that they couldn't hear each other.
Gray nodded, and then suddenly he and Juvia turned to their front. The image of the man had probably appeared.
Out of instinct, Lucy grabbed Natsu's hand. "You alright?" He asked.
"I'm kind of scared, to be honest."
Natsu smiled and gently patted her head, "I will protect you."
Lucy felt the same sensation of falling, and wrapped her arms around him, clutching on to him tightly, praying that they would make it out of this alive.
Thank you for reading! I will do a next chapter if people want me too, but unless I'm certain that someone actually wants to read this story, I will hesitate to post another chapter. So please please please leave a review. Your reviews tell me what I should improve at and gives me the motivation to keep writing.