"Hey, Natsu!" Lucy called across the guild hall as she made her way to the table he was seated at with Happy.
"Hey Luce!" He called back. Lucy sat across from them and placed a bag on the table.
"I have something for you guys." Lucy said with her best smile. Natsu quickly snatched the bag and ripped the bag open.
"Fish!" Natsu's eyes started to twinkle and he began to drool. Happy looked identical.
"Not just any fish, these are the rarest fish in Fiore!" Lucy spoke proudly.
"Where did you get these?" Happy's voice sounded like he was hypnotized.
"From a little job I did in town earlier. I would have invited you, but I wanted to surprise you. Both of you have done so much for me, I wanted to do something nice."
"You need to marry this woman, Natsu..." Happy attempted to whisper but was so focused on the fish.
"Yeah..." Natsu didn't even hear what happy said, he was so intrigued by the multicolored fish.
"Uuuh... no need for all of that..." Lucy blushed and tried to change the subject.
"Dig in, and enjoy!" She said cheerfully. Happy flew down and stuffed one in his mouth. His face practically melted off of his head.
"Mif if teh beft fith eva!" (This is the best fish ever!) The blue cat attempted to say.
"Yeah!" Natsu yelled, shoving a whole fish down his throat.
"Well I'm off!" Lucy waved at the pair stuffing their faces.
"Woah where are you goin'?" Natsu's mouth was full.
"Oh, Levy, Erza, Juvia, and I are having a girls night at this club near by. They're waiting on me so I'll see ya later!" Lucy waved again and Natsu waved back thanking her for the amazing food. Lucy made her way to the bar and walked through the double doors. The bar was quaint and old fashioned. It wielded a long wooden bar and about ten wooden tables. There were people everywhere, drinking, laughing, and fighting. It almost felt like Fairy Tail's guild hall, just more peaceful. Over to her left the three women were seated. They waved over at Lucy.
"Sorry I'm late!" Lucy took a seat.
"Where you with Natsuuuu?" Levy teased. Lucy could tell she had already begun drinking.
"Cut it out! It's not like that!" Lucy hissed playfully. The girls just laughed. Juvia raised her glass.
"Lets make this a night to remember!" They all clinked their glasses and sipped down their drinks. All of the sudden, Erza stood up.
"Every one get out of the bar!" She yelled.
"What's going on?" Levy asked.
"Something's coming, I can feel it! Help every one out!" She yelled demandingly. The girls got every one outside, but none of them could make it out themselves. Right as the last customer was thrown outside by Erza, a large smokey bomb hit the building, shattering everything inside. The black smoke billowed high into the night's air.
A crowd began to form in front of the infirmary. So many members of the guild wanted to see what had happened.
"They are alive, but they're in a critical state. We can only allow one of you to go in at a time so please be patient." Wendy held her tears back and tried her best to be strong.
"Lucy! Erza!" Natsu called from the back of the room. "I'm going in first!" Natsu demanded as he pushed his way through the small crowd. Happy flew above his head. He swung the door open. Natsu raced into the room, unaware of the severity of the situation. Happy was right behind him. He walked between Lucy's and Erza's beds which were placed next to each other. He looked over at Erza, and was struck with shock. He had never seen Erza struck so badly. He glanced over at Lucy, lying still on her bed. He leaned over and grabbed her hand, it was so cold. Her cheek bones protruded under her skin. She was covered in scrapes and bruises. She looked dead. He held her hand and tried to warm it with his fiery palms, but to no avail. He could hear her heart thumbing so slow.
"Lucy...Erza..." Happy landed on Natsu's shoulder and placed his hands over his mouth. Tears formed in his eyes.
"Lucy... Wake up..." His voice sounded weak. His eyes filled with angry tears. He laid her hand back on the table and leaned over and kissed her forehead.
"I will kill the person that did this to you and Erza and everyone else! I promise!" He yelled. Natsu's body caught fire as he stood over Lucy. His eyes glowed with rage. He shot out of the infirmary. Now it was Gray's turn to go in. He walked over to Juvia's bed with his hands in his pocket, not knowing what to expect. Gray stood over Juvia's practically lifeless body. He took his hands from his pockets and touched Juvia's arm with his fingertips. It was practically frozen. Her chest hardly moved as her breathing was slowed. Her face was more pale than usual. He could feel an immense amount of angst and hatred rise through his chest. He turned and stormed out of the room with his hands curled into fists.
"Tch, Who ever did this is going to pay." He mumbled through his gritted teeth. He passed Gajeel in the hallway. Gajeel entered the room. He could smell Levy's scent. She was in the corner next to Juvia. He walked passed all the women in their state. His temper was already rising. When he turned and looked at Levy, she was lifeless. Her tiny body not moving. Gajeel slammed his fist into the wall, smashing a giant hole in it. He was humped over and completely infuriated. He stormed out of the room and turned to Wendy.
"WHO THE HELL DID THIS?!" Gajeel yelled on at the top of his lunges. The whole guild went silent.
"Ummm... Natsu and Gray went to look at the scene... They're seeing if they can find any clues..." Wendy whimpered.
"I'd help too, but I think I'm more useful here. Porlyusica and I are going to work on a cure." Wendy was intimidated by Gajeel's appearance. She could feel his magic power increasing with his anger.
"Contact that blue haired guy that likes Erza!" He called over his shoulder. Gajeel took off at high speed toward the site. When he got there, Natsu and Gray were searching the rubble.
"I can't catch a scent what the hell?!" Natsu stood up and scratched his head.
"Maybe it's because you're too stupid." Gray yelled over his shoulder as he threw a log toward Natsu.
"Watch were you're throwing things!"
"Heh, I missed." Gray sneered back.
"Will you too shut up and get to work?" Gajeel stepped in with his booming voice. The three of them searched the large pile of debris but found nothing. They spent hours talking to witnesses and searching for clues. The only information they received was how the incident happened. No one saw anything but the explosion. Defeated, they made their way to the guild hall. All three of them sat, depressed at a table, when some one walked through the guild doors. Natsu looked up to see a cloaked man standing in the door way.
"Who are you and what did you do to Lucy?!" He exclaimed. The man lowered his hood to reveal blue hair and red mark on the right side of his face.
"Where's Erza?" He asked immediately. All three of the men pointed toward the clinic. Jellal rushed toward the door and opened it slowly. He walked passed the injured scanning their faces. He had seen this before. He kneeled next to Erza's bed. He took her hand in his.
"I'm here Erza. I know you can sense me." Just then, Erza's fingers twitched in response. Jellal smiled.
"Even in a state like this, you're still fighting..." He whispered.
"There's something I need to tell you, you can't stay in this state for long... I've see this before. Erza, you only have 4 days to live."