Author's Note : This story was formerly known as "The Job" and had a different plot as well based on me wanting Lucy in the world of Durarara! but now I want Lucy in the world of Durarara WITH A GOOD STORY. So I decided to change the premise of the story
Story Tags : Humor, occasional ecchi, Romance, Reverse Harem, Language, OOC Behavior (with explanation), Strong!Smart!Lucy, Spoilers
Disclaimer : I hereby declare that I do not own Fairy Tail nor do I own Durarara. Need further proof? If I did own Fairy Tail Lucy would be more badass and if I did own Durarara Izaya would have more screen time
Chapter One :
Forgotten prologue
"When the sun and moon intersect, open the door with the twelve keys. If you open the door you'll be able to travel back four hundred years into the past and defeat Zeref before he was immortal. That is the Eclipse Project. Lucy-sama, you possess all of the twelve keys, please cooperate with us"
"I'll accept on one condition"
"Name it"
"I'll be going solo to prevent Zeref's immortality and save the world"
"T-that's..!"
"Do you not trust me?"
"No, I do but"
"Then accept"
"V-very well, if you're sure you can beat him"
"Oh, I'm sure"
But who would want to waste something like that for other people's sake when you can do it for the people you care about's sake? That was the question Lucy asked herself. If it was her she wouldn't have killed Zeref, she'd have just stole his immortality in order to ensure that everyone in Fairy Tail had a better childhood, including herself of course. She would have to wait for four hundred years but she would have spent that time collecting other keys or taking a vacation in the Celestial Spirit world.
And she didn't lie or break her promise by resolving herself to do this because she would prevent Zeref from becoming immortal by becoming immortal herself. And by becoming immortal she would prevent a lot of bad things from happening in the world thus saving it in the process. She just omitted the truth of her intentions, she didn't lie.
Everything was going according to plan, she would have succeeded too if it wasn't for one miscalculation involving the Eclipse see, the gate does involve using the borderline of dimensions but who's to say that it will be your own dimension? The truth about the Eclipse Gate was that it opened the realm to different worlds, dimensions, planes of existences etc.
The user or rather the celestial mage who opens the gate will go to another world by a random selection and his or her existence in his or her previous world will be erased.
"This is some sick joke..." Lucy mumbled to herself as tears streamed down her face staring straight at no other than a piece of Zeref's memory projection whom have just relayed the truth about the Eclipse Gate to her
"You had good intentions, just like I did when I created the Eclipse Gate" Zeref told her with what appeared to be pity
Lucy didn't find the heart to glare at him even though she didn't need his pity, "Great, I know I screwed up when even someone like Zeref pities me..." she mumbled to herself before speaking up "It's hard to believe that you had good intentions"
Zeref merely gave her a sad smile which made her blink suddenly feeling a bit guilty for no reason "People aren't born evil Lucy-san, they just become so due to unfortunate events"
And Lucy didn't speak up for a while until softly she replied "I don't believe there's such a thing as evil...because there's some good in every bad person and some bad in every good person.."
Zeref blinked taken aback before softly smiling "You truly are one of a kind Lucy-san"
And Lucy didn't know whether to feel proud or ashamed of that compliment
"Tell me, what do you think the One Magic is?" Zeref asked
"Love" there was no hesitation in her voice, she was a firm believer of this just like her mother was
"My brother was really lucky to have you..." Zeref muttered
"Brother?" Lucy asked with a frown
"That's not important, your spirits are calling you..."
"Wha..." before Lucy could finish her body was glowing so brightly she had to close her eyes
"Open your eyes my old friend" she heard the booming voice of the Celestial Spirit King, she did as told and found herself in the celestial spirit world "My old friend, you've opened the Eclipse Gate. I do not know whether to be sad or happy at your accomplishment"
"Sad?" Lucy echoed in confusion "Why would you be sad moustache?"
The Spirit King chuckled "I am going to miss that old nickname. To answer your question, once you pass through to another world you can't take along your keys"
"WHAT?!" Lucy boomed in outrage protectively shielding her precious keys "I refuse that! No matter what...they're my precious.."
"You truly are the greatest celestial mage I've ever seen..." the Spirit King sadly said "Even though you won't remember us or won't fully remember who we are we all wanted to give you something to remember us by" he informed her
And before Lucy could say something else she was blinded by light again.
"Lucy, do you remember how you got our keys?" all her celestial spirit friends asked in unison standing right in front of her
"Minna..." Lucy murmured but nodded
Deneb took a step towards Lucy "How?" he asked
"I..won the bet Yukino made when I dueled against her in the Grand Magic Games." Lucy answered
Deneb nodded with a slight smile "My parting gift to you is the ability to use lightning magic just like me" he informed her as he flicked her forehead, Lucy's eyes widened when her silver key flew towards him "I'll miss you" and he disappeared before the tears could fall of his face leaving a teary eyed Lucy
Polaris then stepped up pointing at himself
Lucy stared at the mechanical bear and then despite not wanting to answer she answered his silent question "I..told you that if I were your friend I'd give you honey everyday so you became my friend..."
Polaris nodded producing a jar of honey and handed it to Lucy who tearfully took it ignoring the ache in her heart as another silver key flew towards the bear who caught it. She gasped when she saw one lone tear slipped down Polaris face.
"Even a mechanical spirit can show emotions..." she heard the Spirit King murmur in awe and sadness
She chocked back a sob when Lyra stepped up with tears streaming down her face "I bought you from a kind old lady who wanted to give you a good home" she answered the unasked question with a sniff
"I.." the spirit started before shaking her head and giving Lucy a hug "I-I don't want you to leave Lu-chan..." she whispered in Lucy's ear "But this is goodbye, huh?" she asked with false cheer that was only given away by her tears "I bestow upon thee...my musical powers" and this time Lucy did try to catch the key before it flew away to no avail
She fell to her knees in defeat and felt someone patting her head, she looked up to see a sad smile "Pyxis...no...don't!" but it was too late
"Puun...puun" she heard as she was hugged by her smallest spirit, she held on just as tight as she cried "No...don't leave Plue.." a burst of light later and she was down another friend
She felt another presence and looked up despite her better judgement to see "Caelum..." she sniffed "I f-found y-you all alone at t-the council r-room being k-kept a-away under s-suspicions of w-working for Angel a-and convinced the council to let you sign a contract with me..." maybe it was because she wanted her spirit to know that she remembered everything from the moment they met "I was s-so happy w-when you agreed..."
I was so happy as well when there was someone who wanted me for me and not my abilities
"Caelum you spoke..." Lucy murmured in awe
I could always talk, it just takes a moment for someone to understand. And my last words to you would be, "Thank you for being my friend"
"CAELUM!" she reached out to grasp but her spirit had already disappeared she closed her eyes tightly "Please, no more..." she begged "I don't want to lose anymore of you..."
"Are you denying us our right to say goodbye?" a voice asked "And here I thought we were your friends" her eyes snapped open again to protest only for her to choke back her words seeing Crux and Horologium cry "I always remember everything about anything related to celestial spirits or mages, no one has ever appreciated my ability until you came along. For that I..am grateful." he bowed before disappearing
"You've always allowed a spirit like me to protect you, and even though I'm no longer with you I will continue to do so" Horologium smiled at her before he too disappeared
Lucy didn't bother to cry out anymore as she looked up at her other spirits, she was going to hear them say goodbye even if she didn't want to. That was her final duty as their friend.
She felt a snake trapping her, but to her it was a hug "Ophiuchus..." she murmured patting the snake's head
"Lusssy, thissss isss goodbye, I want you to remain healthy and don't ever change, issss that clear?"
"Y-yes..." she wasn't going to cry
"I'll misss you..." was the last thing the snake charmer said before going away as well
And Lucy stood up. She wasn't going to cry!
"Nee-chan, don't look so sad." it was now the turn of the mother and son duo known as Pisces
"No way outoto, it looks like you're the one who's sad" she shot back looking at the crying boy
"To have to say goodbye to my surrogate daughter like this" the mother said sadly as she brought both Lucy and her own son into a group hug
"Nee-chan, be strong, okay?"
"And be kind too?"
She nodded at the two's request and felt the warm embrace disappear.
"I suppose it's my turn mistress" she heard Libra say
"Libra..." she said staring at the spirit whom removed her mask to reveal a small smile
"You should be proud, you're the first human to have ever seen my face. And I'm granting you my gravity magic"
"I'm just proud to have been your friend" Lucy stated making the smile drop from the spirit's face
"Me too..." she heard Libra murmur as she too disappeared
"Mooh, Lucy-swan!" Taurus exclaimed as he grabbed Lucy in a crushing hug
"C-can't b-breath..." Lucy muttered
"Oops. I give my boobs my strength so that Lucy-san could retain her se~xy body." Taurus said, if it wasn't for the fact that he didn't have hearts in his eyes and didn't say that in a sad tone Lucy would have whipped the spirit in embarrassment
"Strength isn't all, ebi~ One should have speed too" Cancer added and Lucy felt something off about her hairstyle "My best work" Cancer informed her with a wink and Lucy didn't need to see her hairstyle to know it's the truth
"Moshi, moshi you forget that aim is important too, right Lucy-dono?" Sagittarius asked
The three spirits started arguing "Bye guys..." she whispered sadly as the three disappeared
"All three of them were wrong! Sand is better, we are!"
"Scorpio..." she didn't know whether to sweatdrop or cry as the spirit disappeared with a wink
"Lucy-sama..." she heard a hesitant voice called "I want to give you my wool magic, I'm sorry!"
"Aries...do me a favor?" Lucy asked the sobbing spirit
Aries looked at her with a sniff
"Stop apologizing so much, alright?" Lucy asked
Aries nodded "I will, I'm so...I mean I'm not sorry!"
"That's a start..." Lucy muttered as Aries disappeared as well
"Lucy~" two voiced called
Lucy looked up to see her dancing twin spirits "Gemi, Mini..." she smiled a bit at their antics as they posed giving her the peace sign
"We thought-" "Really hard-" "About it-" "And decided-" "On our Copy Magic!" both spirits informed her dancing joyfully with tears streaming down their face "Bye-bye!" both yelled as they disappeared
"Princess"
This time it was Lucy who hugged the other "Virgo..." she could feel Virgo smiling as when the spirit asked "Is it punishment time?"
"No..." she sniffed
"You've never punished me before"
"Because you're not my slave, you're my friend"
"Hmm, princess? As your friend I'll give you everything"
Lucy was about to fall but two arms caught her "Meh think you should be careful Lucy-sama"
"Capcricorn.." Lucy said
The goat smiled down at her as he set her down upright "I'm sure Layla-san would have been proud of you, just as I am. But you're journey isn't over yet, I'll lend you my assistance in the form of my combat knowledge"
"So...this is goodbye..." Lucy murmured as she brought the spirit into a hug
"For now"
This time Lucy didn't fall
"Hmph! Look at me brat" Aquarius ordered and Lucy did "I was the spirit of your mother Layla, when she died and I was handed to you I was really disappointed. You cry often, you're a brat, you don't know how the world works and you're not as graceful as Layla. I only endured it because you're Layla's daughter, but actually I've been hating you the whole time" she bluntly told Lucy
Lucy felt a pain stab through her at the harsh words "I don't care if you hate me, I like you! You're my first friend.." she told the spirit
Aquarius scowled at her before clutching her own chest with a confused frown. She then looked up at Lucy who gasped seeing her smile and teary eyes "Thanks for everything brat..."
"Aquarius, wai...t" Lucy could feel her tears
"Lucy..." the only spirit left said
"Loke..." Lucy murmured as the spirit took her in his embrace
"Let it all out"
And she did. She sobbed her heart out, screaming how unfair things were and how she didn't deserve this. How she wants her nakama back until she eventually passed out. The next time she woke up, she couldn't remember a single thing. Not even her name, but for some reason she felt like she lost everything she had.
Author's Note : Okay, that's a wrap!
To clear things up, Lucy received a "gift" from every spirit she owned which are :
Virgo - Earth magic, chain magic and transformation magic
Sagittarius - Superb aiming skills
Leo - Regulus magic,
Gemini - Copy Magic
Aries - Wool Magic
Scorpio - Sand Magic
Libra - Gravity Change
Pisces - Flight
Capricorn - Hand to hand combat skills
Taurus - Immense strength
Aquarius - Water Magic
Cancer - Agility
Crux - Photographic memory
Horologium - Ultimate defence
Nikora - Luck increase
Pyxis - Tracking skills
Deneb - Lightning
Ophiuchius - Health Manipulation
Caelum - Lock-on
Lyra - Expert musicians
Polaris - Animal love