So this is my first Fan Fic so I'd love feedback . This story is based as if picking up from chapter 411 in the Manga. I don't know about often I will be uploading new chapters but hoping for every week. Without further ado let's begin the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does. The image is from StingCunha's Deviantart.

Lucy just sat in her desk chair staring blankly at the piece of paper in-front of her, quill in hand. She could ALWAYS write her feelings, but not today. Yesterday the unthinkable had happened and her mind was numb. She couldn't bring herself to think about anything otherwise she might break-down. She told herself she needed to be strong, that this was all a dream and it wasn't really happening and that soon she would wake up and it would all go back to how it had been. She had lost two friends in the span of such a short time and Lucy was the kind that took that fact especially hard. Of course everyone in Fairy Tail cared about what had happened, but everyone knew that this was the hardest on Lucy and they had respected her by leaving her alone until she wanted their comfort.

Suddenly she looked up from her desk and over to her bed. It was still made and hadn't been slept in last night. On the neatly made pink comforter was a white scarf that was slightly tattered and had a pattern in the shape of scales. Slowly she got up and walked over to it and gently picked it up as if it would fall apart in her hands. Tears forming in her eyes, she placed her face in the scarf and began to silently sob. She was only able to choke out one word…

"Natsu"

-Flashback-

Natsu had just defeated Mard Greer upon Face's activation. The END book had begun to emit a black aura around it before it burst with darkness. It seemed as if the entire world had had all the light sucked from it. At this exact moment a bright light came from the North, in the direction of the Fairy Tail guild's ruins. A small girl began to float up from the ruins in the air and slowly put her hands together in a praying manner. All the guild members, with the exception of Natsu and Gray, that had been staggered around the rumbles had been in the guild's ruins and looked in awe as the first master of their beloved guild was a bright light in the darkness.

She looked down at them all and said, "Children of Fairy Tail, please lend me your hearts so that we together can overcome this darkness."

All the members, one by one, began to raise their right hand with their thumb sticking out and their index finger pointing to the sky. Suddenly everyone's guild mark began to shine and Mavis began to have small white balls of light dance around her. There must have been hundreds, thousands even.

Her eyes were closed as she slowly began to chant, "From the bright lights of our hearts, may we gather together. Our strong hearts always being the light in darkness. Heed my call and cast forth your shining light. May you once again bring forth the unwavering light."

Suddenly the small light began to quickly spin around Mavis before she opened her eyes and screamed, "FAIRY HEARTS!"

The bright lights began to scatter and smash into each Face spread across the continent of Fiore. The guild members began to cheer as each and every Face began to fall. Lucy felt a shiver come over her as she turned to the ruins that had once been Alegria, the large box demon that had just a few hours ago been fused with all the guild member except Lucy. A large amount of darkness had been continuing to grow. She began to sprint in the direction of the growing darkness and only had one thought in her mind, 'Natsu.'

When she climbed over the rumble and looked down on the clearing, she saw something she would never forget. A figure that emanated the true existence of darkness stood before Natsu. He did not look like a man at all, but what one would envision the devil to be. Black horns on the top of either side of his head twisted up to add another foot to its height. His skin was black and appeared almost scale-like. His eyes looked almost like a snake's and they were just a red slit in the middle, giving a rather murderous effect. He had no clothing and was surrounded with a heavy black aura. His hands and feet had long claws that looked like they cold rip through steel with ease. Lucy looked at the demon and her body began to shake with fear. The look that he gave Natsu terrified her, but she was frozen in fear. Suddenly the demon END began to speak.

"Natsu…Our fight has finally come. Defeat me and you will face Zeref. Now come." His voice was low but it almost felt booming. Every word laced with evil and malice. The words were heavy in the air and sucked life out of everything in the surrounding area.

Natsu glared at him and roared, "I won't let you or Zeref hurt another one of my friends. Let's do this. I'm all fired up!" And with that he had his bright fire surrounding his body. Without another word he shot towards END with lightning speed. "FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST!"

END hadn't even moved a muscle. Natsu's fist collided with the blackness that was surrounding END and he was suddenly sent hurling backwards.

Lucy's mind went wild. "NATSU!" she screamed as her body finally allowed her to move. She ran from her place behind the rumble and began to make her way towards Natsu, but END was faster. He lifted his hand and black fire wrapped around Lucy's wrist and lifted her up. She screamed as the fire burned at her wrist.

End laughed and turned his head to the blonde, "Well well, what do we have here. What a beautiful young lady. I bet you would be even more beautiful in ashes. Why don't we-" Before he could finish Natsu's fist connected with his face, sending his hurling backward. The fire encircled around Lucy's wrist disappeared and she fell to the ground. She looked up with a relieved smile, "Natsu."

Natsu head turned to Lucy and he said, "Luce, get out of here! Go back to the guild and let everyone know. I'm pretty sure I can defeat him and if not then I can at least hold him off long enough until the others get here."

Lucy's eyes went wide and suddenly her face scrunched up in anger. "Do you really think I could just leave you here? I would never do that. If something happened then I could never forgive myself."

"It looks like the entourage has overstayed their welcome." END stated as her rose. He rose both his hands and suddenly both of his wrists snapped up so his palms were facing towards Natsu and Lucy. A large black sphere opened up from the nothingness, purple lightning crackling around the purple and black swirling sphere. END began to walk towards Natsu and Lucy and he suddenly lifted his right hand. A large black and purple hand suddenly appeared from the sphere and shot towards Natsu grabbing his entire torso and locking his arms to his sides. The hand began to pull his back towards the ominous sphere and Lucy began to run following.

"NATSU!" she screamed while extending her hand only able to grab his scarf. Suddenly purple lightning shot out and hit Lucy, stopping her in her tracks.

"LUCY! You bastard." Natsu growled as her was sucked into the sphere.

END looked down on the blonde mage with a smirk on his face. Purple lightning was still slightly enveloped around her and she lay on the ground clutching the scarf with murder in his eyes. "What have you done with Natsu?!"

"Hahahaha. Just taken him to a place where he can never escape. Soon darkness will befall your world and be ruled by the dark lord Zeref and myself. All your precious hope is gone. Just see, in due time this world will become wrapped in everlasting darkness and you will never lay eyes on your precious dragon slayer again." He then jumped back into the purple and black mass and it was gone. Natsu was gone….

-End Flashback-

That was yesterday and Lucy had returned afterwards to inform the guild of the events that had occurred. 'What if he never comes back? What if I never see him again? Just when I sorted out my feelings, he is gone and there is nothing I can do.' She thought while crying into Natsu's scarf.

'Lucy. You have never been one to give up so easily.' Came a voice in her heard that was not her own but very similar.

Lucy gasped. "Mom?" she shakily whispered. Silence fell and she looked down at the scarf. Her right hand let go of it and she looked at the top of her right hand with a smile, admiring the pink gild insignia.

"You're right Mom. I'm Lucy Heartfilia of Fairy Tail. He always saves me and this time…I'm going to find a way to save him."