Lucy watched as a man appeared. He had ears and tail, and was kinda cute. He was laughing. The roof had just exploded, Natsu eating it before anyone got hurt. "Tartaros?" Natsu asked. "Who're you?" The cat-man asked. "I'm Natsu of Fairy Tail!" Natsu glared. "Time to hunt some demons!" Lucy watched Natsu and the man start to fight. She and Wendy were about to follow Michello out of the house when the town exploted. Natsu attacked the man repeatedly, until he was down. Michello was about to run away when Natsu started talking to him.
"I know nothing!" Michello yelled. "Is that right?" The cat-man asked. Lucy noticed the spots around his eyes. He talked to Natsu until his fist and knee started to glow. Lucy's eyes widened as she pushed Wendy down. Natsu exploded. He fell down and Michello ran to the town. Wendy attacked and Lucy followed, using Scorpio, but the man blocked using his explosions. He attacked Lucy and Wendy, then ran after Michello. Lucy stood up, panting. "Wendy, see to Natsu!" She ordered. "I'll go after that guy!" "Right." Wendy yelled. Lucy ran into town.
She found him sitting on a roof. "Open..." "Whoops! I wouldn't move if I were you." The man said. Lucy noticed the magic circle under her. "What is this?" She yelled. "It's a land-mine curse." The man glanced at her. "The instant you move... Boom!" Lucy looked around, yelling for the people to get out of there when the man put Michello in a sphere and a woman standing in the croud in an identicle sphere. "I got two bombs." The man said. Lucy's eyes widened as everyone else ran. "I'll only make one explode." He said to Lucy. "You get to decide which one."
Lucy looked at Michello, then the pregnate woman. "S-stop this!" Lucy yelled to the man as he jumped off the roof. "What good can this possibly do?" "Good? It's just a game. You humans are nothing but playthings." He said. "We're not just playthings. We've changed the world hundreds of times!" Lucy yelled at him. "That woman could give birth to someone who'll change the world again!" She shook with anger and fear. 'If I move, we all get blown up. If I choose, one of them dies. If I don't choose, we all die. What do I do?' Lucy closed her eyes, tears coming.
"Stop! Please!" Lucy yelled. "I'll give myself up in their place! I'll take both the hits and more, just let them go! Please." She whispered the last part, tears flowing. The man seemed to think it over. "Fine, you're my new pet." He said, releasing Michello and the woman. "This'll be fun." He grinned. Lucy watched the ground bellow her glow. She screamed, feeling pain as she flew into the air, then felt nothing. Lucy hit the ground as the man approached her. "The names Jackal." He said. "And you just made a deal with a devil." He laughed, throwing Lucy over his shoulder. She blacked out as he ran away.
Natsu ran as fast as he could into town. He heard Lucy scream a little while ago and ran even faster. When he reached town, a woman was on her knees and Michello's eyes were wide. The man who blew up the house was gone and so was Lucy. "Lucy!" Natsu called out. Wendy, Carla, and Happy came up. "Where's that guy? And Lucy?" Happy asked. Wendy ran to the woman. "Are you all right?" She asked. "That woman..." The woman said, still petting her stomach. "S-she saved us, but..." The woman's eyes widened. "She's in shock." Wendy said.
Happy and Carla flew the woman away while Natsu grabbed Michello. "She said Lucy saved you, but. But what?" Natsu growled. Michello's eyes widened. "S-she made a deal with the man. She gave herself up in our place, then he ran off with her." He said. Natsu's eyes widened as he caught the sent of blood. He turned and looked at the drops on the ground. 'Lucy's blood. He attacked her, then took her!' Natsu thought, growling. "She made a deal with him. He called her his pet." Michello said, standing up. Natsu grabbed the lacrima and talked to Fairy Tail. 'We'll storm their place for Lucy, Mira, and Erza.'
Lucy woke up on a small round bed on the floor. When she sat up, pain hit her. 'That's right. I was hit by... by Jackal's explosions. Where am I?' Lucy looked around. The room had a kitchen, a bigger bed, and a closet. Two doors were by each other, one was opened, the other closed. Lucy guessed the open one was a bathroom. She stood up and that was when she felt the thing around her neck. She ran to the mirror and saw she still had her clothes in rags, but now she was wearing a coller. Lucy tried to take it off, but failed. 'It's stuck on me.' Lucy thought and sighed. 'I didn't think this through.'
Lucy looked at the second door and grabbed the door knob. She pulled it open and Jackal stood on the other side, grinning. "You're awake." He said. Lucy backed up as he came into the room. He walked closer to her until she fell, then he leaned over her. "So, pet. What should I call you?" Jackal asked. Lucy gulped. 'H-he's really close. What does he plan to do with me?' "M-my name is Lucy." She said. He backed up, thinking to himself. "Lucy will work. Now let me tell you the rules. That's my bed, this is yours." He pointed to the small bed on the floor.
"You can go anywhere in the room, except my bed, and you can't leave." Jackal said. "Oh, and here are your keys and whip." He handed them to her. "Your just going to let me have them?" Lucy asked, putting them on her belt. "I made a deal and I don't plan to break it, but most people would keep the magic and weapons away." Jackal laughed. "It's not like you could use it against me anyway. That collar blocks your magic, and you can't hit me or you'll blow up." Lucy sighed, and looked down. "So, this collar keeps me from using my magic?" She asked.
Jackal nodded. "That part was from Kyoka. The other parrt keeps you in here, or in any other room I put you in." He laughed again. "This'll be fun, pet." "My name's Lucy." She mumbled. "What was that?" Jackal asked, leaning closer to her. Lucy crawled backwards as he grabbed her leg. Lucy felt the bomb on her leg. She screamed. "Don't forget. Part of our deal was that you take the hit for both of them. Don't worry, I'll deal it out slowly, so you'll live." He pulled back and laughed. Then, he snapped his fingers, triggering bombs all over Lucy's body. She screamed again.
Jackal laughed. "I should introduce my new pet to the others." He thought out loud. Lucy panted. "Could I... get a change... of clothes?" She asked. Lucy saw a glow as Virgo appeared with clothes. "How'd you do that?" Jackal yelled. "Princess, are you all right?" Virgo asked, dressing her. "Would you like me to get you out of here?" Lucy shook her head as Virgo took care of her wounds. "I can't. I... said I'd stay... here. A promise... is a promise." Lucy said. Jackal smirked. 'Girls got guts to turn down an escape.' "It wouldn't have worked. You have to stay here."
Lucy nodded. "This collar blocks my magic... and keeps me in here." She said, already feeling better. Virgo nodded, understanding. "Big brother and I will come check on you once in a while." She said, stepping back to help Lucy up. Lucy smiled at Virgo. "Thanks." Virgo nodded, disappearing. Lucy turned back to Jackal, who was sitting on his bed. "Good thing you have her, because you'll need her." Jackal said. Lucy nodded, looking down. "What do you plan to do with me?" She asked. "Besides attacking me." Jackal laughed. "I don't know yet. But, be careful around Kyoka. She might torture you."
Jackal stood up, then circled Lucy. Lucy kept her eyes down. He gradded her wrist and pulled her to the door. "Wait, can I go out?" Lucy asked. "You can when I take you out." Jackal grinned, leading her away. Lucy tried to keep track of where they were, but it was a maze to her. She got curious glances. They were dressed like guards. Jackal led her to a lab room. Tubes were everywhere. A man was looking at himself while a girl was admiring him. "Tempester!" Jackal called, letting Lucy's wrist go. "Nice look." He laughed. Lucy slowly walked forward.
Lucy watched them talk at each other. "Who is that?" Tempaster asked. "Oh, I forgot." The girl said. "That's a new demon-" "Manerva!" Lucy gasped. Everyone looked at her. Manerva smirked at her. "Aw, your that girl I played with during the games." She got closer and Lucy stepped back. "Shall we continue our play date?" Manerva got ready to attack her, but Jackal grabbed her wrist. "That's my pet your about to attack." He growled, then smirked. "I own her." The girl and Tempester looked at her. The girl seemed to glare at her. Lucy looked away. then her eyes widened.
"Lummy, don't look at my pet like that." Lucy heard Jackal say, but Lucy wasn't paying attention. She looked closer to a tube, approaching it. "Mira!" Lucy gasped. Everyone looked at the girl in the tube. "Who's that?" Jackal asked Lummy, then looked at Lucy as she backed away from the tube. "Mirajane... of Fairy Tail." She said. 'W-what are they doing to her?' Lucy wondered, glancing at Manerva. 'If they did that to her... are they doing that to Mira?' Jackal watched Lucy as panic took over. "This is my new pet. Just wanted to show you." He smiled, then he ran and grabbed Lucy's hand, pulling her away.
'Weird.' Thought Jackal as he pulled Lucy away. 'Usually I like to see people panic and shake in fear, but I didn't like seeing her like that.' He glanced at Lucy, who was calming herself down. 'Fear changes people, so I guess I wouldn't want my pet to change too much.' Lucy took deep breathes. She looked up as they passed cells. She looked at them as they past, trying to relax herself. Lucy looked in a cell and saw Natsu and Lisanna, back-to-back. She stopped, stopping Jackal. He looked at her, then into the cell. "Natsu." Lucy mumbled. Natsu looked at her. "Lucy?"
Lisanna turned and looked at Lucy and Jackal. "Lucy? Are you okay?" Natsu asked, struggling closer. "What are you doing here?" Lisanna asked. "Why are you holding his hand?" Lucy looked down, noticing she was, and pulled away. "I'm fine, Natsu." She said, looking down. Then she looked at Lisanna, who was covered by a blanket. "I'm here because..." Jackal laughed, putting his arm around her shoulders. "She's my pet." Lisanna and Natsu's eyes widened, then they noticed Lucy's keys and whip. "Why don't you escape?" Lisanna asked. Lucy sighed.
"Besides the fact that I'm a celestial wizard and always keep my promise, this collar blocks my magic." Lucy explained. "And anything that touches him is made a bomb." Natsu stood up, glaring at Jackal. "Let her go!" He yelled. Jackal laughed. "No. She's mine now." Lucy looked at Natsu. "Relax. I'm okay. Let's go." She started walking away. Jackal walked with her. "Lucy!" Natsu yelled. Lucy tried to ignore his calls, but they echoed. "You say you're okay." Jackal whispered into her ear. "But you still need to take the hits for that old guy and the girl."
Lucy looked at him, then nodded. "And I'll take them. I promised I'd tak the hits for Michello, that woman, and myself, plus more. I'll be your game, for them." She said, determand. Jackal stared at her. Then, he pulled her away again. 'If she's strong enough, she could be a new member of the club.' Jackal thought. 'She doesn't look strong, but her determanation could get her through it.' He smirked at the thought. 'If she lives, she make an even better pet.' He chuckled a little. He pulled her to Kyoka, who was in the control room. The chairman was laying on the ground.
"Jackal, who's this?" Kyoka asked. Jackal let go her wrist, walking forward. "This is my pet." He said. Lucy was staring at the chairman, trying to piece together why Mira was here and the chairman was dead. 'Where's Erza?' She wondered. "I want to see if she's strong enough to be a demon." Jackal whispered. Kyoka nodded. "Very well. It'll take about a day with the other one. This one will help." She said. "Could we speed it up if we used my DNA instead?" Jackal asked. Kyoka thought for a moment, then nodded. "Probably." "Great." Jackal grinned.
Lucy looked at Jackal, then noticed he and the demon woman were looking at her. "Come on, pet." Jackal laughed. He snapped and explotions went off all over Lucy's body. She flew to the ground, rolling on her stomach. Jackal walked up to her, crouching in front of her. "I just hope she doesn't turn out like that defect." She heard Jackal say. 'Defect?' "Oh, she's still awake." Jackal said, surprised. Lucy closed her eyes as she heard Jackal snap. 'Defect? He wants me out. Why?' Lucy wondered as she felt more explostions. She rolled again. She fought consciousness as Jackal snapped a third time.