"Well that was some job!" Erza said as the team of Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Happy, and herself were walking back to the guild.
"There should have been more fighting!" Natsu complained.
"There was plenty of fighting!" Lucy said.
"Do we have to walk?" Happy asked.
"You're flying," Gray said.
"And I'm not taking the train!" Natsu bellowed.
"We're taking the nearest train," Erza said
"Aye!" Happy said.
There was a distant muffling.
"Did you hear that?" Natsu asked.
"Hear what?" Lucy said.
"I think I heard something," Erza said, "Go check it out, Natsu,"
"Alright!" He dashed to the noise.
"What do you think it is?" Lucy asked, a little afraid even if she didn't hear the noise.
Natsu ran off toward the sound. He was back a few minutes later.
He said, "It's nothing. Just some girl."
"Um…" Lucy said, "Are you sure…?"
"We better go and check it out ourselves," Erza said starting off toward the wall of bushes and trees. "Lucy, come with me,"
"Why me?" Lucy said following.
The two walked off toward where they heard the muffled noise.
"Now that I think of it that noise might have sounded like someone being dragged…" Erza said.
"What?!"
"Didn't you hear it?"
"No…!"
They reached a small clearing with a van, its back doors wide open. Slowly, Erza and Lucy, who was further behind, approached the van. In the back was a girl about Lucy's age, maybe a year younger. She was tied up and her mouth was covered. The girl tried to wiggle, but couldn't even move.
"And Natsu calls that okay?" Erza said.
"Um…" Lucy said pointing to two big guys approaching from the front of the van.
"We can take 'em!"
"Did you forget we're both out of magic powered?"
"Oh, right! NATSU! GRAY!"
"Should we grab them too?" One of the big guys called.
"Boss will be pleased!" The other said.
"NATSU! GRAY!" Lucy screamed.
The two men were reaching for her. First. She had an idea just before they touched her. She pulled out one of her Celestial Keys.
"Back away or I'll unleash the power of a Celestial Spirit on you!" Lucy hoped they couldn't see her shake.
"In your dreams." One of the goons said while the other laughed as they grabbed her.
"Erza, help!" Lucy said but Erza was now being grabbed by the other. "NATSU! GRAY!"
Finally Natsu and Gray showed up. Happy too!
"Roar of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu yelled.
That burned them to a crisp. They screamed and let go of Erza and Lucy as they ran to avoid the flame. The two men ran to the van after slamming shut the back doors, the girl still there.
"Ice Make Floor!" Gray yelled touching the ground. The van slipped and crashed.
Lucy ran to the back of the van and opened the doors.
"Be careful, Lucy!" Gray yelled.
"Aye!" Happy said.
Lucy grabbed the girl and tried to untie the ropes. They wouldn't come off. Gray walked up and tried to freeze the ropes. That wouldn't work either.
"What should we do?" Lucy asked.
"Let's bring her to the guild. Master should know what to do," Erza said.
The group set back on their path to the guild. Gray was carrying the girl.
"I just realized we can't take the train back," Lucy sighed.
"Yes!" Natsu yelled.
"This'll b a long walk," Gray said.