After saving up for many months and arranging for Cana to stay at her place while she was gone so she could have a home to come back to, Lucy sets foot out the grand doors of the Fairy Tail guild waving good bye to all her friends. As she begins to depart a rough, soft, familia hand reaches and and grabs hers.

'Lucy, are you sure you don't want me to come and train with you,' Natsu says with concern.

'Im sure, you'll just get board it'll be allot of sitting around, meditating and contract forming,' replied Lucy.

'But what if you want to try some physical training, or you over exert your self and faint.'

'I've already spoken to Loke and Capricorn about it, Capricorn assures me that I can't faint while expanding my magical container. Loke will train my physical body as well as my other spirits, and Loke will take care of me like a child if anything happens. Everything will be fine,' Lucy assures him.

'Ignore him Lucy I think what you're doing is fantastic; strengthening your mind and body while looking for your friend and gaining more,' Erza praised with high regards.

'Yes my child. But in your search for friends and power do not forget your family. We will be waiting for your safe return,' Macarov reminded the girl.

'I won't. I'll be back in at least 3 years. Good by everyone,' Lucy said walking away with pride after her words of encouragement.

Lucy had began walking for an hour out of Magnolia when she gasped and smacked herself in the head realising that she didn't even know where she would be going.

'Open, gate of the Lion! Leo.'

In a beam of golden light a messy haired human lion appeared right in front of Lucy.

'Your handsome prince has arrived. What can I do for you my fair maiden,' Loke said with gusto.

'Yeah, so when I set out on this train mission to find Aquarius I didn't plan as to where I was going or what I would be doing exactly can you help,' Lucy says in embarrassment.

'Well why don't you go to that place you and Yukino went to treat us spirits after the grand magic games. Stay there for a month or two plan where your going as well as train with Capricorn and I.'

'Thats a great idea Loke, I'll go to the Hill of Stars. Thanks so much I'll call ether you or Capricorn when is get there. Bye.'

Making her way through the to the moutons west of Mongolia to the Hill of Stars. exited and dreading the training ahead of her. She weaves her way through the beaten track with her companion, little Plue in her arms to keep her company. She takes a concealed path which leads to the Hill of Stars a path that only few know of. Lucy breaks out of the densely covered path and onto the hill. After climbing to the top she she stops to admire the gorges view and to rest her sore feet which have been carrying her for nearly 13 hours.

'Bye little Plue, see you again soon.'

'Pun, pun,' Plue replied.

'Open gate of the Maiden! Virgo,' Lucy chanted.

'You summoned Princess,' Virgo said in her usual manor.

'Hi Virgo. I was wondering if you could help set up my camp. I would do it myself but I'm exhausted from walking for so long,' Lucy pleaded.

'Certainly.'

'Thanks I'll help out in just a moment. I just need to rest some more.'

'Princess I'm done, is their anything els I can assist you with.'

'Um no, thank you Virgo you may go now.'

'I look forward to serving you.'

Star struck by the speed that Virgo had managed to assemble the camp sight in Lucy just sat dumb found for nearly 5 minutes before she got to actually inspect the camp. Outside the tent was a pop up table with 2 chairs around around it, and on the inside was a nicely laid out sleeping bag.

'Hu, looks like its time for me to get training,' Lucy said still in aw of what virgo had accomplished.

Lucy walked outside and found a rock by the water fall which has a constant gentle mist of water spraying on it as well as being in direct sun light. Lucy decides that this is the best spot to train with Capricorn.

'Open gate of the Sea Goat! Capricorn,' Lucy chanted.

In a shining gold light a goat man appeared right in front of Lucy.

'You called, ms Lady Lucy,' Capricorn said in his usual manor.

'I want to get started on my training and I thought up a schedule. I'll trail with you for eight hours a day and Leo for eight hours a day. For a month and then the rest of my spirits. What do you think?' Lucy asked expecting her plan to be shot down immediately.

'I think sounds like an excellent plan. I'll help strengthen and enhance your magical container while Leo enhances your physical abilities. But if you don't mind I will also help you with your diet after all, to get strong you must eat strong,' Capricorn said in agreement. 'When will we start.'

'Well I thought now get a couple of hours in before bed.'

' Alright than. Please sit cross legged on the rock for me and close your eyes. Listen to my voice, the sound of the water, the sound of birds. Feel the rock beneath you and the earth below that, feel the shining sun as it dulls by the minute, feel the air and the water spraying you. And now feel your magical power feel it expanding and releasing.'

Lucy is feeling an intense rawness about her. A freedom and purity. Intense pressure is building within her and around her a feeling of destress but in a calm manner. And a feeling of weakness as she begins to expel her magical power. Lucy begins to breath fast and intense to try and equalise the rapid loss in magic power. Despite her best efforts she collapses due to loss in magical power. Breathing heavily she opens her eyes and props her self up and looks Capricorn in his eyes or she would I he wasn't wearing glasses.

In shame she says 'I'm sorry. I thought that would have been able to last longer than five minutes.'

'Do not feel ashamed Ms Lucy. The last time you and I trained like this was one year ago for the Grand Magic Games and you where barely able to last 30 seconds.'

'I know but I just thought that I would have lasted longer and,' at this moment Lucy hesitated.

'Go on Ms Lucy,' Capricorn encouraged trying to weed out what she was going to say.

'And I want to be able to maintain four Zodiac spirits in the human realm.'

Capricorn nearly choked after hearing what Lucy had just said. He could understand wanting to be able to maintain her magic power for a longer time, but wanting to be able to maintain four Zodiac spirits would be nearly impossible.

'Lucy you do realise that the Celestial Spirit King bestowed the gift of being able to star dress for a reason, don't you?' Capricorn asked deeply.

'I know. It was a gift so I would never have to make the sacrifice I made ever again. So I can fight by my spirits instead of letting them fight for me. But I don't want to just rely on my magic and yours I want to rely on my self, thats why I'm training that's why I'm going to get more keys. I'll rely on myself before my spirits. I'll really on my silver spirits before I rely on my Zodiac Keys. I'll rely on you guys before I rely on my gift form the Celestial Spirit King. Thats why I need to be able to summon four zodiac keys,' Lucy explained her plan to Capricorn to which agreed.

'Ok if that is your will I will make it so. We will start our extreme training tomorrow.'