Hey everyone, this is my first fanfiction ever! I have been reading a ton of them lately and I wanted to share my ideas with everyone! I have no idea how to write fanfictions though, but I'm going to try! I will not leave you hanging like I've seen other fanfictions do, I will update like once every week. Now without further ado, here is the story! I do not own Fairytail!

Chapter 1

Lucy stood next to the guild's job board for what seemed like forever, her brow was scrunched in confusion, and her concentration was very serious. She had wanted to go on a solo mission for a while now, and today seemed like a very good day to do so.

Natsu was somewhere with Happy, and the guild was noisy and lively as usual. Gajeel was leaning over Levy observing carefully, as Levy explained the plot of a romance novel she was reading. Gajeel seemed to care very little about it, but he still hung around for reasons unknown.

Lucy scanned over the board once more, many requests for catching thieves were hanging loosely, while others asked to catch monsters deep in a forest. Lucy's eye caught sight of a request that seemed to be calling out to her, her hand lingered at the bottom of the paper before tearing it off the board and lifting it up to meet her gaze.

Catch this Demon!

Location: Niska

Reward: 1,000,000 J

The request was very blunt, and it seemed to not have very much information on it. Lucy smiled a bit before deciding that the request seemed to settle with her, the reward money was a big bonus as well.

Lucy bit down on her lip when she noticed a flash of pink hair coming in from the guild doors. Lucy wanted to keep her solo mission a secret, she knew if Natsu kept protecting her all the time she would never get stronger. She wanted so badly not to be the weakest member in Fairytail, but she knew if she kept going on missions with Natsu, she would never improve.

"Luuuucy!" His voice cried out, as he waved his hand frantically in the air trying to gain her attention.

Lucy turned and hid the request behind her back, hoping that Natsu didn't see it beforehand.

"Oi, flamebrain, keep it down!" Gray yelled rolling his eyes, Gray was wearing nothing but his boxers once again. Lucy giggled a little, prepared to shout at Gray to get some clothes on, but Cana beat her to it.

"Gray your clothes!" She yelled, before sipping on her large barrel of alcohol.

"Aye! When did this happen?"

"I don't know you are always naked, Gray!"

Lucy giggled as Cana and Gray started arguing, but soon stopped once she saw Natsu approaching her with a large grin on his face.

"Hey Luce, what's up?" He asked, Lucy's heart started beating wildly in her chest, she didn't want Natsu's feelings to be hurt, but then again she really wanted to go on a solo mission without him tagging along.

"Oh nothing just lounging around the guild hall," Lucy laughed nervously, clutching the request she held behind her back tightly.

"Natsu!" A high pitched voice yelled behind him, Lucy cringed at the sight of Happy flying towards them with a fish hanging from his mouth.

"Oi Happy!" Natsu said happily, as the blue cat landed on his shoulder and munched on his fish.

"Looks like you found Lucy," Happy said, his voice muffled from eating his fish.

Lucy sighed, the last thing she wanted right now was more attention on her. Happy wasn't exactly as smart as Carla, but he could definitely tell when she was trying to hide something, or when she was acting strangely, and he just LOVED to point it out.

"Look guys, I have to do something so I'll talk to you later." Lucy said quickly, before walking over to Mira who was cleaning some cups and plates at the bar.

Natsu didn't follow, instead he decided to pick a fight with Gray who seemed to be more than happy to do the same.

"Hey Mira, I would like to take this job please." Lucy said quietly, before sliding the request over the smooth surface of the bar. Mira eyed her suspiciously, before picking up the request and looking it over with curiosity.

"It doesn't have much information on it, are you sure you and Natsu can handle it?" She asked giving Lucy a sweet smile, before stamping it and handing it back to Lucy.

Mira sensed something was wrong with Lucy when she didn't reply and walked away silently, Mira wanted to ask what was wrong but Lucy was gone before she could say anything.

"Hmm, I wonder if it has anything to do with Natsu?" She whispered, before lifting up a glass and cleaning the inside of it carefully.

Lucy made her way out of the guild and took in the different scents surrounding the guild. The sky was clear and beautiful, and many people walked the busy streets enjoying the nice day.

Lucy looked at the request once more and took a deep breath, this was it, the moment she was waiting for. She would take on a solo mission all by herself, and she was determined to complete it with flying colors.

Lucy patted her keys on her hip, and they seemed to glow in response to her touch. Lucy trusted her celestial spirits with her life, and she knew when and if she were to get in trouble, they would always pull through for her.

The request had asked for her to go to a village named Niska, she had no idea where that was, but she had a feeling it would be a long journey nonetheless.

Lucy walked along the cobblestone streets of Magnolia, watching as people went in and out of shops. Lucy knew Mira was suspicious of her behavior, but just in case something went wrong, she wanted someone to know where she was. Lucy wanted to get stronger no doubt, but this was her first solo mission and she wanted to make sure it was safe.

Lucy whipped out one of her keys and summoned her friend Plue, she wanted a companion on the road and Plue was just the kind of spirit to keep her company.

"Puu-Punn" The little celestial spirit said, as he appeared in a bright golden light. He seemed to wave at Lucy before walking behind her happily, Lucy giggled at the little spirit, he was just too darn cute!

Lucy walked for a while before she ended up at the train station, she walked up to the man handing out tickets and guiding people towards the right train.

"Um hello, I was wondering if you could give me a ticket for a train headed for Niska?" She asked nervously, the man wearing all blue gazed at her for a few seconds before nodding at her briefly.

"The train can take you to a town closest to it, but you will have to walk or ride the rest of the way." He replied, Lucy handed him the money before taking her ticket and boarding the train.

She sat down on a seat next to the window, and stared off into the distance. She missed her friends already, but she wanted to get stronger and be able to protect them more. She considered this trip a training mission more than anything, but she started to wonder if this job would be more than she could handle.

Lucy unfolded the request that was hidden in her pocket and scanned it once again; it said something about catching a demon, but nothing more.

Lucy watched as her companion struggled to reach the seat next to her, Plue whined sadly before he was picked up and seated right next to Lucy. He settled in his seat before sighing happily, and then falling asleep ten minutes later.

Lucy smiled before looking out the window again when the train started moving, the 1,000,000 J seemed like way too much to offer for catching a demon, but for all she knew it could be some rich fat guy too lazy to catch the demon himself.

Lucy could feel her body shaking she was nervous, and she would admit that she was scared, but she was determined to come back to Fairytail a stronger and better person. Ever since she had lost Aquarius in that horrible battle with those demons, and Natsu left for a year to train on his own, she wanted to become stronger.

Lucy prayed that this demon wasn't nearly as strong as the demons from Tartaros, but with the reward money so high, she could guarantee that the demon was definitely not weak.

As the train rumbled underneath her feet, and Plue's soft snoring eased her worry, she felt her body drift off into a deep slumber.

~Elsewhere~

The guild member swallowed hard when he saw that his attack left no mark on the demon, its long horns casted a dark shadow on the cave wall. The fire it held was as black as night, and a deep feeling of fear was beginning to rise in the man's throat.

"Lyon!" A girl shouted, her pink hair reflecting in the demon's firelight.

"Ice-make: Snow Dragon!" The man named Lyon yelled, as a furious dragon erupted from his palm and charged at the demon with brute force.

The dragon shattered into a million pieces, as it hit an invisible barrier surrounding the mysterious demon. The demon smiled, its sharp canine teeth gleaming in the firelight.

The pink haired women lifted her hand, and a pink circle appeared around her outstretched fingers.

"Doll-attack: Rock Doll!" She shouted, as a massive golem made of the cave rocks gathered in the center of the battle field, it roared making several rocks tumble from the walls as the whole cave shook.

The demon seemed unfazed as the rock doll slammed its heavy forearm down on the demon, but the demon slipped out of reach within a split second.

"Sherry!" Lyon shouted, but by then it was too late, the demon had shattered the rock doll with one flick of its finger. Dust and pieces of rock rained down upon the two members from Lamia Scale, while the demon just smirked.

The demon moved quickly, slamming its fist deep into Lyon's stomach. Lyon cried in pain as he was knocked back into the cave wall, the force of the impact making a dent in the rock.

The demon seemed satisfied with its attack before turning to face Sherry who had a dark looking aura surrounding her.

"You will pay for that!" She screamed, before another pink circle surrounded her palm. The demon pounced on her before she could finish summoning another doll to aid her, the demon knocked her down to the ground, before slamming its fist into the rock beside her head.

Sherry had dodged it's attack quickly, rolling out from underneath the demon and standing on her feet once again.

Sherry looked around her, but the demon disappeared and was nowhere in sight. Sherry continued in her fighting stance, looking around her worriedly wondering where the little demon had gone.

Suddenly her shadow began to shift, and a long black shadow slid from underneath her, Sherry was paralyzed with fear.

The demon then sank it's fangs into Sherry's neck, and she dropped to the floor with a dull thud.

"No!" Lyon screamed, but his body wouldn't move and he had to watch in horror as the demon picked up Sherry's limp body and turned her to face the wretched creature.

The demon opened its mouth, as a milky white substance leaked out of Sherry's body. The demon seemed to be sucking something out of Sherry, and Lyon tried his hardest to get his body to move, but to no avail.

Soon Sherry dropped to the floor, and a mark with runes was etched on her forehead, it was glowing softly emitting an orange light.

"What did you do to her?" Lyon shouted, but the demon did not answer as it slid into the shadows, approaching the immobilized Lyon.

The demon punched the cave wall next to Lyon's head, making a crack in the rock, before lowering its face down to Lyon.

It slowly began to suck, the milky white substance leaking out from Lyon's body. Lyon felt like his own soul was being ripped from his body, as he screamed in agony.

Soon Lyon's body fell down from the wall where he was stuck, and an orange mark decorated his forehead just like Sherry. The demon wiped it's mouth with the back of its hand, before stretching out it's arm and making a hole appear in the floor. The bodies of both Lyon and Sherry were sucked into the hole, and they disappeared from sight.

The demon then turned away from the battle ground, and disappeared deeper into the cave, awaiting the next guild challenger.