"You're off the team."
She had known this was coming.
"Lisanna is taking your spot."
She bit back her emotions at this.
"She's better in battle."
It was then that Lucy lost it.
She turned to Gray, Natsu, and Erza. Her hair hid her eyes and there was a small quiver on her lips.
Then, she laughed. "Okay? And?"
They stared at her. The guild stared at her.
She took a moment to regain her breath. "Okay. I'm not the best in battle, and that's fine. I'm a Celestial Mage, I use tactic as a strategy, not just brute force I don't have. I am brilliant, and my spirits are amazing. Imagine a world where everyone had the same skill set. Would we have beautiful towns like Crocus? What about baked goods, churches, doctors?" She paused to take a breath.
Natsu took the time to interject. "Well, you're just jealous of me and-"
She laughed. "You and Lisanna? Ha, no. You two are adorable and have belonged to each other since you were children. Besides, you're not my type Natsu."
"What about Gray?"
"More like a brother." She shrugged.
"Well your magic is still weak, Lucy. We need another fighter."
"Honey," Lucy looked at her sympathetically. "If I were weak, then how did I save Natsu from Bora when he came onto the ship where I was being kidnapped? Oh right using Aquarius to bring the ship back to shore and save Natsu from his motion sickness. On our first job, I was my genius that gets the job done, because I could decipher the book and give Mr. Kaby the closure he needed. I also defeated Duke Everlue, just saying. On our second job, if it weren't for Virgo, one of my beloved spirits, Master would be dead. Plus, on Galuna Island, I defeated Sherry Blendy on my own. Her magic is literally the worst matchup I could have had against my own. When I was kidnapped by Gajeel, I took each and every one of his blows. I taunted him. Told him that this was nothing compared to the pain Fairy Tail would bring upon him." She turned to Gajeel briefly, "It's okay I forgave you a long time ago!" Turning back to her former teammates, she continued, "Not to mention how without my magic, Natsu, Gajeel would have ran you through the mud."
"Very true!" Gajeel shouted.
"Oh and let's talk about how I saved Loke's life by getting an audience with the Celestial Spirit King by insulting his judgement and summoning all my spirits."
"Which I'm forever thankful, Lucy." Loke said, popping out and kissing Lucy's hand.
She stood from her seat at the bar and looked all three in the eye. "Let's not forget that I kicked Bixlow's ass in the battle of Fairy Tail." She gave the Thunder God Tribe a smile, "I've forgiven you all, too."
To which Bixlow replied, "Lucy's kickass."
"Kickass. Kickass."
"Not mention the perfect execution of Urano Metra, a spell which was only supposed to work once, against Angel, but I was able to do again against Flare in the Games. In Edolas, I protected Coco in the very name of the thing this guild stands for; Friendship."
"Don't forget how badass you were for the S-Class Trials, Lucy. I'm surprised you didn't make the cut." Cana interrupted. "You did figure out where First's grave was almost immediately."
"What about the unison raid Scorpio and I did?" Wendy offered. "That was your magic, too."
"I survived the longest against Minerva, aside from Erza, compared to other "strong" mages." Lucy added.
"Not to mention she so could've kicked the shit out of Flare if it weren't for my dad." Laxus smirked.
Also, every major dark guild would not be after my magic. I, with Yukino and Princess Hisue, closed the Eclipse Gate. And all three of us saved the world from getting destroyed by more dragons who wanted nothing more than to destroy all of the human race, including everyone in this room." Lucy cleared her throat. "I'm going to stop there. Obviously, you didn't see my strengths. That's fine. I'm not going to tear myself down because three people don't see my strength. My magic is amazingly powerful. I am stronger than all of you, because I have something you clearly don't." She turned to the bar and sat down on a stool and ordered a smoothie.
"What do you have that makes you stronger than us, huh?" Natsu demanded, roughly grabbing her by the shoulders.
"Tact." She laughed. "Or maybe it's decency. I have this magical ability that allows me to not make an ass of myself in front of my entire guild." She gave Natsu a look of pity. "I think you're all just upset I'm not emotionally dependent on the team. You all act like kicking me off the team will make me leave the guild. My family is here. Just because you don't want me on the team doesn't mean I'm going to leave Mira, Levy, Cana, Wendy, and everyone else behind. I love you three dearly, but I will not allow you to destroy me. Scratch what I said earlier, I have the ability to love myself. It makes me stronger than anyone, because it allows me to love others. Learn to love yourself, all your blessings and all your flaws. Then come back to me about me being weak." She turned back to the bar, sipping happily at her smoothie. The guild stared at her perfect shut down of Team Natsu.
Lucy is strong and independent. She doesn't need to run away from other's opinions. She doesn't need to make herself into something she's not.
She's just Loving Lucy of Fairy Tail.
So this was my take on the "Lucy gets kicked off the team" scenario. Personally, I think Lucy is badass, but in fanfics I see her portrayed as weak and then becomes stupidly overpowered. I have written stories like this, but my view has changed. She is far from weak and should not be "watered down". Well, mini rant aside, I hope you all enjoyed. Drop me a review, okay?