Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Fairy Tail, that privilege belongs to Hiro Mashima.
Never Give Up the Fight: Prologue
Lucy felt Natsu's grip tighten on her shaking hand as the brilliant beam of deadly energy flew at them with heart-stopping speed, this was when the world shifted for her, even as she could feel the last of her magic draining away into the defence spell, she was strangely content. The roar of the dragon and the stench of its breath faded to the background. Lucy was happy she hadn't given up, that she was fighting with her guild mates to the very last against their most powerful enemy. She squeezed Natsu's hand back as she felt tears stream down her face and then her world went white.