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Sleeping Lucy chapter 1 : The Light of that certain night

Everyone around me is lying on the floor unconscious while I stood in the middle of the wreckage being protected by water. I thought I was their only chance. For once, Natsu, Erza, Gray, everyone, I'll hold the baton for a while.

"Hige Oyaji!" I called out to the celestial spirit king who is now battling with the king of Hades. I didn't give him a time to respond and instead I continued on what I was about to say. "… Lend me your power. The power to protect my friends, the power to save them like how I was repeatedly saved by them countless of times! For them…" I gritted my teeth, balled my fists and held my head up high "For them I ask you this… please return everyone in fairy tail's magic the way they were before we came here in Tartaros!"

"Old friend…" The celestial spirit king started off with his voice that roared loudly in my surroundings, "my power is always to your avail but I'm afraid that I don't have the privilege to do so my powers alone won't suffice." He sadly told me as I stood there shocked. "I… I'll sacrifice my magic power to the last drop… use it… so that everyone can fight again… I no longer have any regrets… Please! Hige Oyaji!"

I was truly scared but tears and fright won't get me anywhere. "Hige Oyaji... Can you do what I ask if I give you all of what I have left?" I repeated.

"Old friend… sacrificing oneself for the benefit of your comrades is but a noble thing indeed… for that determination and love for everyone in Fairy Tail… I assure you, old friend that I can do what you ask me… I will not let my old friend's sacrifice go to waste…" with what the celestial spirit king said I was ready. Ready to sacrifice everything for the sake of my Fairy Tail family. "then… Hige Oyaji… please hurry up and help everyone…" With that our agreement was finalized.

I know Natsu will probably be angry at me for doing this but this isn't throwing away my life. This is using my life to its maximum value for the people that I love, for my family, for Fairy Tail. That's the true meaning of sacrifice.

Jackal stood not too far from me looking as irritated as ever. I looked at him while a water barrier that protected me from his explosions continually wrapped me up. I was focusing all the magic power I have left so that I could get things done with this one attack.

Behind me the celestial spirit king fought his might against the king of Hades that held the book called E.N.D. I neither had time nor the want to see what could possibly happen if that book ever comes to life so I called out to the Celestial Spirit King. As if he understood what I meant for calling him he immediately turned and gave out his iconic smirk.

I readied myself, concentrated as the surrounding air started to shift its ways and also as the ground where I stood, glowed. I closed my eyes and thought 'I'll have a lot of time to cry later but for now, saving my friends would matter a lot more.'

"Nee Natsu…" I said as I looked up at the sky. "Before I joined the guild, I was very unsure of what will become of me… but then I met you and Happy…" I continued as stared and walked towards Jackal. "You bitch! Wait till I get my hands on you!" Jackal yelled as he kept on attacking me with his explosions.

"Erza… and Gray too… we became Fairy Tail's strongest team… We faced everything that went our way head on… We may have stumbled and fell but in the end we found our way… I love Fairy Tail… I learned to smile amidst everything… I tried my best and lived this long… it's time… Thank you very much… minna…" tears poured down my cheeks, as I was unable to stop my emotions.

I took a deep breath and wiped my tears away… "Stars high in the heavens, show yourself to me with your brilliance. Tetrabiblos, I'm the ruler of the stars…" I started to chant.

"What prank are you trying to pull you bitch!" Jackal cursed but I didn't give him much thought.

"The… Aspect is perfect…" I continued. "Open your raging gate…"

"You didn't even mind my presence you shitty guild mages!" Jackal said as he jumped towards the light that was encircling me.

"88 Stars of the Heavens!" I shouted as I lifted my hand with the fairy tail mark. I gestured the sign fairy tail uses as farewell. I pointed to the sky and stuck out my thumb.

"URANO METRIA!" I yelled giving out all of what I have in that one last attack. Jackal flew a few feet away from me. He was unconscious.

The celestial spirit king, as if on cue gave everyone's strength and powers back.

'I did it.' I said as I congratulated myself. I wanted to stand but my knees got all wobbly, I expected my body to hit the ground hard as I lose my consciousness but fortunately, Natsu caught me just in time.

"You did a great job Lucy. It seems that the mustache man took out the king of Hades, you took out Jackal and saved all of our asses this time." Natsu said with an assuring smile on his face.

"Natsu." I managed to smile a bit as a tear rolled down my cheek. "I'm sorry." I spoke while trying not to choke down the words. My whole body slowly glowed as the surroundings darkened as if immediately turning from day to night. The sparkles of light that my body was giving off was dispersed bit by bit towards the sky. It was like watching the night sky surrounded by fireflies and stars. "Lucy! W-what's happening?! Tell me!" Natsu said barely being able to pronounce the words right. I smiled as my tears fell. I touched Natsu's face looked him in the eyes and said "Natsu… don't pick fights with Happy, okay? Don't run around wrecking towns and villages when your doing your jobs. Don't challenge people from the guild out of the blue…"

"Lucy I'm asking you what you're doing! Don't joke around! Don't say those things like you're saying goodbye! If you're going to continue then I won't listen!"

"Stubborn as always… You don't know when to give up… You're slow, brutal, frank,noisy and a big idiot… but you always lead the group to where it's supposed to head… You… You're always ready to do everything for your friends… Sorry… this is the last thing I could do for you…" Natsu's tears fell on my face. He was closing his eyes real hard.

"Lucy…" he said as he held the hand were my guild mark is at tightly and rested his forehead onto mine.

"I've made a wager with the celestial spirit king… I wanted to save everyone… I'm happy that I was able to see you up until the last moments… Sorry… I won't be able to go to jobs together with you guys…" I sobbed as my hand that Natsu was holding slowly became transparent.

He wiped my tears away, looked up at the skies, and shouted "CELESTIAL SPIRIT BASTARD! DON'T YOU DARE TAKE LUCY! I'LL KICK YOUR ASS IF YOU DO! YOU'RE TERRIBLY GONNA TASTE MY FLAMES! YA HEAR ME! STOP MAKING LUCY DISAPPEAR! I'M GOING TO PLUCK THAT MUSTACHE OFF YOU! STOP! "

I bursted into tears. "Natsu, don't badmouth the spirits!"

I really wanted to stay longer. I thought I'll have no more regrets. I thought I would be able to do this for the guild but I never wanted to make Natsu this sad.

Natsu held me in his arms tightly as I went and poured my tears out. "Those Tartaros' bastards are gonna pay for making you cry." He cried.

"Beat them a million times over for me, Natsu."

"And I promise I'm going to get you back…"

"Are you kidding? That's impossible…"

"Lucy… Stay… Don't leave…"

"That's… That's also impossible…" I said awaiting for the last light to disappear. Wrapped up in his arms while his lips utter only my name.