The two woke up on the ground, slowly recovering. It was clear that they didn't stand a chance, but Erza wasn't about to let Lucy get herself killed on her own. Lucy whispered, saving her breath.
"Erza...Erza, you alive?"
"Yeah, is he gone?"
"Um...no. Sorry to break it to you."
Lucy picked herself up and leaned against the wall to keep herself up.
"Damn raider took all of our equipment..."
She held her hand out to Erza, helping her up as well.
"There's a different cave. I found it earlier, we can get out using the underground system."
"How'd you get there?"
Lucy helped her friend down into the tunnels before looking back behind her. She jumped down, and blocked the entrance to the caves.
"I'm a boss at making tunnels. Come on, this way."
After minutes of navigation Lucy looked up, smiling.
"We can make it to the main hall if we tunnel up through here."
"Let's go then."
The two began to dig up. Erza surfaced before Lucy, who became weak and exhausted. Lucy didn't want to give up, and she kept digging. When she neared the surface, her hands couldn't work any longer. Her arms were in too much pain to move. In the pitch darkness, she sat and waited for her strength to return.
"Lucy!"
Light hit her eyes and she looked up to see Erza digging the dirt above Lucy away. After helping her out, Erza hugged her. Lucy, even though she was weak and covered in dirt, smiled.
"I'd cry but I think it would turn into mud..."
"Let's get out of here."
Lucy kept her sword close. Erza kept her out of sight for a second.
"Put that away! They're going to kill you if they see you with that!"
"I'm sorry..."
"Just don't say anything and keep that sword away..."
She realized something.
"Do what you what you normally do."
She nodded to confirm. Lucy continuously looked over her shoulder, and glared at the killer as they were walking by without his knowledge. The two took off, running as soon as the left the building.
"Where do we go from here?"
"I don't know..."
"Careful on your way down."
"There's water down there, just don't miss it."
They jumped, safely landing in the water and making their way through the ravine. Lucy looked up and around, glad with their decision to make a home here. No one would expect people to live there. In fact, the idea is dangerous due to lava, and what could live in the caverns nearby. Erza climbed up and cut off the water, a precaution so no one would jump down and survive. Lucy's voice yelped from inside the closest cave.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine...I just almost fell into a cave."
After looking around a bit, Lucy spoke up.
"Hey, Erza."
She held a torch and gestured for Erza to come inside the cavern.
"I think we can live in here."
Erza walked in to see a small room with a blocked off area to the side.
"Small, but we can make it bigger, yeah?"
"What's that wall for?"
"It's a cave system."
"Well, we can explore that later. We need weapons and tools for now."
Erza began crafting, pausing to look at her friend.
"How good are you with a bow?"
"Um...I'd say I'm ok with a bow..."
"Alright, here you go. Take this pickaxe too."
They began to expand the cave, originally creating two rooms: the main room, and the farm. The two had the ability to warp, so their home was closed off. Lucy removed the wall and the duo began to descend to see just what was surrounding their new home. Erza went onward as Lucy mined, yelling to get her attention.
"Lucy, you need to see this!"
Lucy ran from the ore to catch up, stopping next to Erza.
"Whoa..."
The two stood in front of a deeper ravine. The water and lava didn't touch to form obsidian, but in the distance, a mineshaft was waiting.
Alright, chapter 2 is done. I'm pretty much doing this whenever I can, and I'm all over the place. Whoever keeps reading this story, thank you for taking your time to do so. So you know ahead of time, things will likely get random, but random stuff happens sometimes...or a lot.
Anyways! Chapter 3 will be up soon (hopefully) !