"Goodbye, dumb girl."
Lucy didn't hear from the voice inside the necklace for a bit as she rode in the train with Erza, Gray, Natsu, and Happy and she could say that she was relieved. He was always mean to her, calling her names, and she needed a break. She listened to Erza as she told the group about their mission, a knocked-out Natsu resting on her lap. She couldn't help but idly touch the necklace, thinking that maybe he could give them some needed advice so they weren't going in blind.
"Did you say Lullaby?" Lucy rejoined the conversation, her eyes widening slightly. She couldn't help but shake a little bit in fear at the prospect of possibly fighting the demon magic.
"Yes, do you know what it is?" Erza wondered, looking at the woman.
"It's- It's a form of death magic. It's music can kill anything!"
The armored mage gritted her teeth, "Those bastards…" She shook her head, "We must find it before they use it."
"We're here," Gray said, looking out the window.
As the group got off the train, they looked around for a moment until Lucy noticed something, "Um… Where's Natsu!"
Erza's eyes widened, "How foolish of me! I have left him behind on the train! I need one of you to hit me!"
The blonde sweat-dropped, "Uh, no, that's okay. Let's just go see if the workers would be willing to stop the train so we can get him."
Erigor had ran off with Lullaby, presumably to use it through the station's sound system, leaving Lucy and Erza to deal with the rest of the Eisenwald members before them. There was something weird about the situation, something that unsettled her. Her heart was beating fast, her breaths short, and she took a time to think upon what was happening around her as Cancer dealt with the people. She took a step back, turning a corner after whispering to her celestial spirit that she needed to make a "call."
Lucy twisted the necklace and it seemed to pulse, like a racing heartbeat, and she waited for his voice but he never spoke. "Argent, are you there?" Nothing happened and she let go of the stone. Was he mad at her? She didn't think so, she hadn't done anything. She tried again once more until the rock shimmered and his voice filtered through.
"Lucy," This maybe was the first time Argent had ever said her name. "Where are you at with Lullaby?"
"Erigor plans on using it on the station, or at least that's what he says," Lucy responded. "But something just doesn't sit right with me here. Why would he just use it on the station? Why not something… Bigger?"
"You're close to the answer," Argent said. "And, usually, I would just let you figure it out but now isn't the time, dumb girl. His words were only to distract you. Down the tracks, a few miles out, is Clover. He is going after the guild masters. Today is when they meet."
"The guild masters? How do you know?"
"Think about it. Dark guilds were always against light guilds. They thought they were weak and they always hated them for shunning their magic and kicking them into the dark in the first place. They never liked their methods and morals of life anyway. This is an act of revenge. In the grand scheme of things, this station is only an object in Erigor's way."
"I have to tell Erza!" Lucy exclaimed. "Thank you, Argent. I appreciate this."
"Yeah, well, if I'm going to be stuck in this necklace, I might as well try and keep you alive."
"Stuck? What do you me-"
"Goodbye, dumb girl."
The stone turned cold, showing that he was not going to respond to her, and Lucy thought about what he had said. Stuck? It was like someone had trapped him in there and, considering how long the old woman had said this necklace existed, Argent had to have been there for many many years. She shook her head, dispelling the thoughts from her mind for now. She had to find Erza and tell her what she found out.
"What?" Erza's eyes were wide with shock and she clenched her fists tightly until they turned stark white, "How do you know this?"
"One of the Eisenwald members told me," Lucy explained, feeling a bit bad for lying. "We have to go outside and stop him before he gets to the guild masters."
"Right," The armored mage nodded. "Gray will catch up to us soon, we must be quick!"
When the two women and Happy went quickly out of the station, they were met with a wall of wind that surrounded the entire building. They could feel the sharp breeze nipping at their clothes like thorns on a bush. It would be dangerous should someone get caught in it.
Lucy thought back to Argent and couldn't help but wonder if the old lady who sold the necklace was the one who put the man in it in the first place. It would explain why she was so adamant about her buying it. But why would she tell her to "never betray the ring?" It didn't make sense. She'd have to do some research, see if any events years ago match up to the time when the necklace was made. She'd have to have Levy help her with that.
"Lucy."
The blonde jerked in surprise at the voice. "Argent?" She spoke quietly, having not felt the stone heat up. "What is it?"
"Stop spacing out, you dunce, and stop the dragon slayer before he permanently damages himself."
The celestial wizard looked up to see Natsu running towards the wind wall and quickly grabbed onto him, "Natsu, stop! Please! You're going to keep hurting yourself!"
"That's one way to stop the dragon…" Argent whispered quietly, barely there, and Natsu tilted his head like he heard him.
"Lucy!" Natus spun around, grabbing her by the shoulders, "Can you have your celestial spirits take us to the other side?"
"What? That's not possible!"
The pinkette pouted, "But I did it…"
"You're not normal!"
"Wait, Lucy," Happy flew up in front of her face and held up a golden key that caught the light. "I have to tell you something!"