I got this idea while listening to the new OP of Fairy Tail Masayume Chasing repeatedly.

I pictured the scenes on the OP and the episode 176 where they showed bits of Future Lucy and Future Natsu fighting for their lives and kinda played around of what might have happened before or during those moments. . .and this is what I came up with.

"Hey Natsu. . .if we die here. . ."

"We're not going to die Lucy. . ."

"It's useless Natsu. . .Erza. . .Gray. . .Wendy. . .everyone. . .I just can't go on without them"

Tears started pouring from Lucy's eyes. She remembered everyone's strugle to live.

Gray's attempt to protect himself and Juvia from an attack with his Ice Shield but failed. The sound of Wendy's roar still chimed like bells in her ears. And a tattered Heaven's Wheel Armor is the last requip she ever saw Erza in.

She knew this wasn't the time to be crying but witnessing death after death of her closest friends slowly killed her little by little. Pools of blood everywhere. Screams of despair. False hopes.

She sat still on the ground holding on to her Gate Keys when Natsu got down on one knee and held her right hand. He moved in closer and touched his forehead with hers.

"You still have me"

"Natsu. . ."

"We're going home. Even if it's just two of us. We're going to home together Lucy"

And with those words, she couldn't help her tears from falling. She suddenly pictured herself watching the sunrise together with Natsu.

Hope and warmth flooded her body.

"Mmmmm" Lucy smiled and so did Natsu.

There is just something reassuring with the Dragon's warm smile that tells the her that there is still hope as long as they don't give up; as long as they have each other.

Natsu helped her up and placed his arm around her shoulders for support while Lucy wrapped her arm on his waist. Side by side, they held on to each other.

"Be prepared Luce. . .we need to go all out now"

"Hmmm! I'm all fired up!"

Natsu grinned.

"Hey! Don't go stealing my line. Let's go Lucy!"

Both of them already quite exhausted and wounded, Lucy took out one of the Golden Gate Keys and put her faith on her Spirit.

"GATE OF THE LION! LEO!"

*gate opening*

"At your service!"

"Please help Natsu Loke!"

"Oh! Getting all fired up Lucy!" said Natsu grinning at Lucy

"But I'm gonna bust them all up starting with this one." said Natsu

And he jumped to land a punch on the nearest dragon.

"Natsu!" shouted Lucy

"Geez! That guy really has zero patience"

"We got no choice. Let's do this Loke" said Lucy as he pulled her Fleuve d'etoiles.

Seeing the fire of courage in her eyes, Loke smiled.

"Yeah!"

And they fought. As hard as they can. But Lucy, suffering from her previous wounds is having a rather hard time moving but even so, she stood by Loke, fighting.

"I'm not going to give up! We're going to live!" she shouted

From atop of one of the Dragons, Natsu smiled.

"Yeah!"

Attacks came from every single one of the dragons causing explosions everywhere and preoccupied by one of them, wounded and bruised, Loke wasn't able protect Lucy from the after-effects of the explosions and she went flying from his side to the other.

"LUCY!" he shouted

*boom!*

The dragon Loke was fighting took the chance of his lack of concentration and landed an attack.

"LOKE!"

If Celestial Spirits had blood, Loke would have been swimming on his now.

He slowly raised his head and muttered "I'm. . .sorry Lucy" and vanished

"Loke. . ."

Tears streamed down her face, Lucy sat up. Dragons flew here and there. Explosions covered the once beautiful city of Crocus.

"Natsu. . ." she whispered

*boom!*

Another explosion.

"Natsu. . ." she said. Louder this time.

Blood streamed down from her wounds. Gashes, bruises and open wound covered her body. Erza, Gray and Wendy's screams resonated in her mind. Pictures of their dead, wounded and bruised bodies came flashing back.

"NATSUUUUUU!"

And one of the dragons used it's breath, a direct attack on Lucy.

She stayed there; unable to stand.

"I'm sorry. . .Natsu" she whispered

And there was another explosion.

I'm currently writing chapter two. Hope you enjoyed this! :))

See what awaits Lucy and Natsu's fate on the next chapter!