"Last call for all leaving on the 12:30 train to Kintu."

I rushed to the train as quickly as my legs would carry me. When I got on it, the doors closed behind me and I found a seat easily. Only a few other people were on the train with me, which didn't surprise me. It was 12:30 in the morning, and Kintu wasn't a very popular area to travel to. It's a small town surrounded entirely by woods. I stared outside the window and into the darkness of the woods. Even the moon wasn't visible. As time passed, I began to slowly drift to sleep.

The train was pulling to stop as I began to wake up. Looking out the window, I saw the sun shining through the leaves of the trees. My clock read 8:30 in the morning. I stepped off the train, my luggage in hand. Looking around, I noticed that not many people were walking around, and that they would stop and stare at me. The atmosphere felt really heavy, too. It was as if somebody was pumping lead into the air. Even so, I did my best not to make eye contact with anybody as I walked to the mayor's house.

As I came upon the large house of the mayor, the door swung open, revealing a short man with a large smile plastered on his face.

"Hello! You must be from Fairy Tail!" said the mayor, pulling me into his house. "What's your name?"

"Lucy. I have a few questions about the job I'm here for.."

"Alrighty, what do you need to know?"

"What exactly is this job?" I asked, sweat dropping. "My guild mate, Mira, sent me here in a bit of a rush without explaining anything."

The mans' smile disappeared, replaced by a serious expression.

"It's not an easy job, that's for sure. In fact, I don't know why he sent only one mage.." His tone made me feel a little uneasy. What exactly is this job?

As if reading my mind, he continued on. "In the mountains, there's a creature that dwells in a large cave. It's been terrorizing this village for many years, but nobody is brave enough to defeat it. But the reward for its defeat is a Celestial Spirit Key."

So that's why Mira rushed me off so quickly.

"I take it that you're a Celestial Spirit mage?" asked the mayor, looking at my keys.

"Yes, I am."

"Then that's why your friend sent you here. Just be careful. That creature is dangerous. It's killed many of my people."

"Then I promise to get revenge for you." I said, leaving the large house. Then, I turned towards the mountains and began to walk.

Leaves and sticks crunched under my shoes as I ran through the dark forest. Behind me, a roar sounded throughout the trees of the mountain. My strength was quickly depleting, and my legs were beginning to feel like jello. The creature was getting closer, and I knew I couldn't keep running forever.

"Open, gate of the Lion! Leo!" I shouted.

With a golden glow, Loke was running right beside me. "Hello, Lucy. What's up?"

"The monster... just... kill it.." I breathed out, feeling like I was going to pass out.

Nodding, Loke turned and, with a bright glow, blasted the monster to smithereens.

"Thank.. you... Loke." I said as he disappeared, leaving me alone in the woods.

I began to wander around, looking for a place to sleep. After a few minutes, I saw a cave, and stumbled towards it. I flicked on the lighter I brought with me, since Natsu wasn't here, and began to go deeper in the cave. As I got deeper, I noticed carvings on the walls. They looked like stars, planets, galaxies, and huge people.

"Wha..?" I muttered as I looked at one familiar person in a circle, surrounded by all of the things mentioned before. Looking closer, I realized that she looked a lot like me...

I traced the outline of myself in the rock, and as I did so, a bright blue light emanated from the carving. The light blinded me, and I had to shield my eyes. Before I could open them again, I felt something heavy hit the back of my head, knocking me out.

(At the guild)

The door burst open, and through it came Natsu and Happy.

"Oi, Luce! We should go on a jo... Luce?" Natsu looked around for his blonde partner, but she was nowhere to be found. Mira signaled him over to the bar.

"Have you seen Luce?"

"Yeah, she left early yesterday on a job request."

"She went without me?!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Don't worry, it was a simple task. Besides, the reward was a Celestial Spirit Key."

"Oh... When will she be back?"

"She should be back in a day. It's okay, Natsu. She knows what she's doing." Mira smiled, which made Natsu feel a bit better about the fact that his partner left without telling him so.

"I'm sure she's already finished her job by now." Mira said.

"Y-yeah.." Natsu said, although he had a bad feeling. But he had to trust Luce. Besides, what could possibly go wrong?"

(A/N)

Hello, Minna~!

I hate doing stories with chapters, but oh well. There's so much I want to do with this story! I hope you liked the first chapter! There'll be more soon!

Please review! Even if it's just to say hi. I enjoy reading your comments, thoughts and criticism! Thanks, minna~!