A/N: ok, so here's an new one. I hope you like it. And please tell me what you think, I love hearing from all of you. Enjoy!

Lucy's POV

I stood with the rest of my guild members in the main hall of Fairy Tail, called together for an unexpected meeting by Makarov. His face looked grave as he surveyed us, his eyes like chips of steel, cold and icy. That's when my blood froze over. Whenever master looked like that, it usually meant something terrible was happening.

I looked around the room. Next to me, Gray, Erza, and Natsu stood, staring up at Makarov with questioning eyes. Beyond them stood little Wendy, trembling. Cana stood next to her, swaying a bit, but her attention was focused on Master.

Almost everyone was here, except for Gildarts, who was off on another one of his escapades into the unknown. But everyone else was here, Laxus and the Raijinshu, Levy with Shadow gear and Gajeel, Macao and Romeo, who was making a fist.

I sweat dropped. Everyone here was so powerful. We had dragonslayers, demonslayers, the one and only Titania, and then there was me.

I mean, sure, I was pretty good at fighting nowadays. I could summon 3 spirits at the same time, and still have plenty of magic power. However, being me, I'd prefer to stay out of fights. And judging from the look on Makarov's face, there was sure to be fighting coming up.

"Listen up, you brats!" He boomed in his deep voice, which contrasted with his extrememly small body. It could've been a funny sight at any other time, but judging from the seriousness in his tone, this was not the time to laugh.

"I have received concerning reports from the Magic Council. For the past week, someone has been targeting magic guilds all around. They've been kidnapping several female mages from these guilds, and no one has seen hide nor hair of these girls since."

I gasped, wrapping my arms around my chest as if to comfort myself. Next to me Erza snarled and grabbed her sword.

Makarov looked at all of us evenly. "This is not some lighthearted matter. I have received word that several mages, ones we know, have been taken."

"Who, Master? Who's been taken?" Levy asked, voicing the question we'd all been thinking.

He sighed, and hesitated. We waited, with bated breath, for him to tell us of our kidnapped comrades. "Chelia from Lamia Scale, Jennny from Blue Pegasus, Yukino from Sabertooth, and Kagura and Milliana from Mermaid Heel."

Erza tensed, and Natsu and Gray quickly grabbed her arms, just in time too. She lunged at the stage, her eyes round with anger and confusion. She gave one loud scream of agony, and my heart went out to her. Kagura and Milliana were two of Erza's friends, Milliana being somewhat of a little sister from the Tower of Heaven.

I also felt a pang in my chest at the thought of Yukino being taken. As the bearer to the last two zodiac keys, and me being the holder of the remaining 10, I felt a special connection to her. We had worked together during the dragon rage after the Grand Magic games, and she had become a very close friend to me.

Erza continued her rampage. "Master!" She snarled. "Who are these people? Are they mages, or regular people? Either way, whoever they are, they do not take Milliana without some sort of consequence!"

Makarov stared evenly down at her, while the rest of us cringed away from the fierce Scarlet mage.

"Peace, Erza. Know that we are doing what we can to find out more." He said, trying to soothe her anger.

"What do you want us to do, Master?" Laxus said in his deep voice, looking calm and collected like only Laxus could.

Makarov turned to him. "From now on, no female mage is to be alone," he began, staring us down. "Always try to stay in groups of two or three, more if possible. For those of you living outside of the dorms, I suggest you either get a dorm in Fairy Hills, or find someone else to stay with. I don't want any of you to get caught. As soon as the Magic Council has a plan, I will tell you what to do. But for now, you need to keep an eye and a ear out. As you heard, anyone can be taken, even the most powerful mages. You need to have caution." Makarov finished, his eyes stern and hard. This was not a lighthearted matter. It was serious.

I glanced at Erza. She was standing in front of the stage, her arms hanging limply by her sides. From her right hand, her sword hung. I watched as Gray cautiously took her hand and began to pry her fingers off the handle one at a time, until she let go. The sword clattered to the ground with an empty, hollow clank. Erza just stood there, not protesting, just deathly quiet.

I waked over to her and placed my hand on her shoulder, giving her my support. She turned to look at me, and I gasped silently. For she had tears running down her face, and she never looked so defeated. I felt tears of my own well up, and soon, I was crying along with her. Her pain and sorrow was palpable.

I suddenly felt arms encasing me, and I looked up. For the second time, Natsu looked at me calmly, and pulled me into a tight hug. Erza received the same treatment from Gray. I leaned into Natsu's warm body, resting my head against his solid chest, feeling comforted in his strong arms. I knew just how much Natsu cared for the both of us, and knew that he'd do everything in his power to make sure none of us would be harmed. That was Natsu's way. Nothing hurt his family.

Makarov stared down at us, sadness in his eyes as he watched us fall apart, the rest of the guild just barely keeping it together.

"Be faithful, my children. We will get through this."

Jellal's POV

I ran through the woods, panting with exhaustion, but determined to get to the one city I'd been trying to get to for the past 2 days. Running non stop.

I needed to get to Fairy Tail. I needed their help.

Meredy had been kidnapped.

I remember it all, two days ago. I had left Meredy in the small inn at the the town we'd stopped at. I was going to go to the nearest bar, to get information on the people who were kidnapping female mages. She'd locked the door, and we'd even made a secret knock so she'd know it was me. This was how paranoid I'd been, scared to death that she'd be taken.

How I wish it didn't happen, but two hours later, full of disappointment from unneeded information, I entered the inn, heading for our room. I felt so ripped off, losing so much money for such unnecessary information that didn't get me anywhere. I walked down the hall, and turned the corner. And I stopped when I saw the door to our room, ripped off its hinges. And Meredy's pink coat, lying in the hallway.

I'd torn down the hall, entering our room, to find it ransacked and torn apart. But the worst thing, Meredy was gone.

I had immediately ran out of the inn, out of town, sprinting to Magnolia. And now, here I was, several miles away from the people I knew would help.

Not to mention, I had to see if Erza was ok. Please, I prayed while running. If there's any decent god left in this world, please let her be safe.

Even though Erza and I were... well, I didn't exactly know for sure what we were. Even though I loved her, I still couldn't allow myself to be with her. I am still encased in darkness, I thought to myself. And Erza is the light. Until I have atoned for all of my sins, I cannot love someone who walks in the light.

The city came into view, interrupting my stream of thoughts. With renewed effort, I pushed my legs harder and harder, focused on getting to the one guild that I'd come to love and respect. And focused on getting to the one person I cherished more than anything, even life itself.

Please, please, help. You're the only guild that can. Fairy Tail, I'm counting on you.

And please, Erza, please be safe.

A/N: so what did you think? Like it? I hope so.

I'll update as soon as I can, so we can find out what's going to happen with Natsu, Lucy, Jellal, and Erza. In case you didn't know, this is mainly going to be a Nalu and Jerza fsnfic, with maybe a hint of gruvia and/or Gale.

See ya soon!

-Wolfspirit44