chapter 1- Fairy Tail
Lucy panicked, running with all her might away from the mansion she had lived her whole life in. her sobs were hidden by the pounding of down fall slapping against the earth, making her skin like ice, her tears of salt mixing with the fresh water of rain. she was soaked, already hearing the yells from the mansion, horse hooves running towards her, getting closer no matter how fast she ran. she would only use her powers for emergencies, that's what she promised herself, but as her pursuers came closer, she couldn't help but spin around, holding out her palm, a bright light shining from it, reflecting off the rain drops to make it look like falling diamonds.
a golden key appeared in front of her palm and she snatched it, holding it before her. "I call upon thee!" she heard yells of warning in front of her from the guards, realizing she was using her powers. "open! the gate of the bovine palace! Taurus!" she waved the key and the large creature she called forth gave out a moo, holding his axe above him, the bull smiling at Lucy with heart eyes. "you're looking sexy as ever miss Lucy!" he cooed and the blonde girl sweat dropped, waving off his pervertness. "never mind that! make them draw back!" she yelled as he gave another moo, running towards the guards as Lucy ran the other way, counting on her spirit to help her escape.
she continued running down the path, stopping as another wave of guards cut her off, riding up on dark horses, their faces blank and frightening, only concerned about the money her father paid them. "close the gate to Taurus!" she waved the key and Taurus vanished, along with the key as it went into her right hand. she couldn't summon two spirits at once yet, so she had to continue with this. her hand glowed golden once more as another key appeared, also golden but with a lion's head engraved in it.
"I summon thee!" she called, upon her most powerful spirit. she would get away! she was sure of it! "open the gate of the lion palace! Leo!" she gave the key a swish through the rain and air, the man in a suit with mane like hair, shaded glasses covering his eyes appeared, holding his wrist and ready to fight. "its your call princess." he told her, using the same nick name as Virgo, another one of her zodiac spirits. "help me get an opening!" she ordered, taking out her whip as she snapped it against the ground, the magic electrifying the hair.
she eyed the tranquilizing guns nervously, dodging the darts as the guards shot. she whipped a few to the ground, grabbing another's ankle as she sent him flying into five others, Leo batting down the guards with ease, his glowing punches meeting their marks with incredible force, she could almost saw the other side of the trail, smiling and yelling words of encouragement towards her spirit. something suddenly pierced her leg and she yelled in pain, seeing the colorful dart sticking from her skin, dizziness taking over her, "Lucy!" Leo yelled in worry, wanting to get her out of here. he's seen the torture she's had to go through all the years just because her mother and her were different. and because of that, her mother had disappeared, giving Lucy all her spirit keys.
he wanted to see her free and happy, like every one of her other spirits she loved. Leo caught the girl as she collapsed, her smile weak as she held out her key. she couldn't have any of her spirits caught in the evil clutches of her father, or the magic containment council. "close..."
"no! Lucy I can get you out of here! I promise!"
Leo yelled, but her smile grew some more, her eyes tragically sad. "...the gate to the lion palace...Leo..." as he began to vanish with his key fading back into her palm she smiled, placing a soft hand on the lion spirits cheek. "thank you." she breathed, and he was gone, Lucy seeing a flash of lightning before drowsiness swallowed her.
she woke in an unfamiliar room, her head spinning as she tried to recall what happened. with a jerk she sat up, gasping, but regretting it as she held her pounding head. "careful now! you used up a lot of magic and that stupid tranquilizing dart was meant for animals, not humans..." the female voice muttered the last part angrily and Lucy looked at the woman with sleepy confused eyes. she was beautiful, with long silver hair and sparkling blue eyes. "hello, I'm Mirajane, one of the supervisors here at fairy tail."
"where?" Lucy mumbled, realizing she was in new clothes, a white sundress with a jean jacket, with red flats, matching the red bow in her golden hair. it was cute, wondering if this woman dressed her. "Fairy Tail, a containment unit set up by the magic council to contain people with magic in them like yourself." she clarified and Lucy's eyes widened in shock. "theirs more people like me?" she gasped and Mira nodded with a kind smile. "not all with the same magic, but we all have some kind of magic, how bout I give you a tour?" Lucy hesitated, her left had holding her right, her thumb rubbing over her palm nervously. were her spirits safe? she would feel better with one of them with her.
Mirajane noticed the nervous gesture with her hands and smiled. " I was informed you were a spirit mage correct?" Lucy gave a nod, swallowing. "you're the only spirit mage in Fairy Tail so far, but don't worry, I know its called a containment, but we've taken it as a home thanks to master, we can even practice our magic thanks to him, he made some weird excuse that we'd turn into monsters without venting our magic!" she gave a laugh. "I'm surprised the council believed it..."
Mira rambled on as Lucy drifted to her own thoughts, not wanting to be trapped into another place that could be called as a prison. but she did notice she wasn't in some testing lab, but in a real room, with a soft bed, soft pink curtains letting in the light of the setting sun, making the room glow like fire. it was about the size of the room she had back home, feeling a bit at peace here. no! she snapped back into reality. it's a trap! theirs probably a lab down stairs, or giant walls to contain them, with guards, guns and- "miss?" she looked up at Mira, who looked concerned. " are you alright?" Lucy gave a nod, clutching her right palm again. like hell she was all right.
"why was I sent here?" she asked and Mira didn't smile in reassurance, but gave a sorry look of pity. "Fairy Tail and the council found out that their was a spirit mage in the Heartfillia concern, so we investigated. apparently your father was trying to contain you himself, and using illegal methods at that, so the night we sent to bring you here, you were already trying to escape. the guards were allowed to use tranquilizing guns, trying to treat you like some un caged animal." she scowled in disgust while Lucy was kind of used to them. what? they weren't used here? "your father has been arrested, and we even found out the cause of your mothers disappearance, he's hiding her, and if we haven't come sooner he would've done the same to you." Lucy scowled, not wanting baby sitters.
"how bout I take you on a tour, hm?" Mira suggested and Lucy nodded, but hesitated. "can I... draw out one of my spirits? id fell less nervous with them here." Mira looked concerned again as Lucy stood, holding out her palm to call him out. "wouldn't that take up too much magic?" Mira asked and Lucy shook her head. "its a small one, mostly kept as a pet for spirit holders." Lucy informed and Mira smiled gleefully, the warm heartfelt smile making Lucy want to smile as well. but she couldn't, she had to keep her guard up. "then by all means go ahead, I want you to be more comfortable." with an intake of air, Lucy's right palm glowed gold, brightening the room along with the setting sun. a silver key grew from her palm and she snatched it, waving it once through the air, yelling out. "I call upon thee! open the gate of the Canis Minor! Nicola!" with a poof, the white doggy snow man looking thing appeared in her arms, the critter nervously shaking like it always does. "how adorable!" Mira cooed and Lucy nodded, looking at Plue with a serious expression, whispering. " if you see anything dangerous or strange, tell Leo to keep his guard okay? I want to get out of here as soon as possible!" Pleu nodded his head in agreement, giving out an adorable "peu-puun!"
A/N- hey readers! srry for it being a bit short, but that's usually how all my first chapters are, sort of like a prequel. any who, I hope you enjoy the first chapter! I had to change Lucy's magic a bit, because it would be too easy for someone who hates wizards to take away her keys if they weren't attached to her in someway. thx for reading and I'll update as soon as I can! love yall! :D