Weapon of the Apocalypse chapter 2. This is one of the shortest chapters I have ever written. Then again it probably should have been combined with chapter 1. Either way I hope you all enjoy.
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Chapter 2
Pandora's Box?
"UUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!" A young woman let out a long low groan as she began to wake up. Eyes adjusting to the light as she woke up. Looking around she was quick to notice she wasn't in her shared bed with Gajeel, nor did she feel his weight next to her. Eyes finally adjusted did she realize she was either in a hospital room, or the guild infirmary. "Why am I here?" She asked herself groggily trying to sit up. Only when she tried did she find her body felt like lead not wanting to move. Being the stubborn gal she was she was determined to get up, only. "AARRRGGGG!" She screamed feeling an overwhelming surge of pain all over her body, a pain more intense than any she had felt before, but none so more painful than from her abdomen. Once that pain flared up did she feel her body waking up racked with pain covered in bruises and cuts. The pain great enough to make the mighty Titania howler in pain.
"Its okay Erza." Lucy tried to assure her as she helped calm her down. "You're safe now Erza."
In the next couple of minutes Lucy helped Erza settle into a comfortable semi sitting position while still laying down for the most part. The pain killers she was told to give her acted fast.
Once settled in to the bed did Erza figure she must have been in the guild infirmary. Hospital beds weren't this comfy, and seeing she wasn't on an IV drip Pory must have given her some strong medicines only feeling a fraction of the pain she should have seeing and feeling all the heavy bandages all over her body underneath the blue gown they put on her. "Lucy what happened to me?" She asked never being in the amount of pain she was in now.
"The rest of Fairy Tail is trying to find out what happened." Lucy began. "All we know is is that something attacked you guys..."
Looking to both sides did she see the other beds were empty. "Is Gajeel trying to track down what did this to me?" Not able to think of any other reason why he wouldn't be beside her with the condition she was in.
Looking away from her Nakama. Honestly she was hoping someone else would be here to answer the questions once the redhead woke up, But due to her pregnancy everyone told her to stay by Erza's side. Not knowing when the others would be back she tried to think how she could break the news.
Focusing on the blonde as best she could on painkiller did she somehow see the struggle on her face. "Lucy where's Gajeel?" Still she refused to look at her. Though it pained her to do so she reached out to her to get her attention. "Where's Gajeel?" Voice filled with concern.
Still gathering the courage to answer the question. "Erza." Looking at her injured friend unable to stop her tears from falling. "Whatever did this to you killed Gajeel." She barely choked out the words loud enough to be heard.
Hearing those last two words froze her world. She wanted to believe it was some sick joke, but just looking at her Nakama's face she knew it was true with how hard it was for he to tell her. All she felt besides the numbness from inside was her hot tears pouring down her face. "What about Lily?" Recognizing Wendy's handiwork on her bandages. Never tight, but applying the right amount of pressure for the cuts to heal.
"Lily must have sensed something because he left Wendy's team before heading out to head back to you guys."
"NO!" Having a good...well bad feeling she knew what was going to be said next. The only small amount of comfort she had was being hugged by her dear friend.
Lucy being careful not to hurt the woman she viewed as her older sister, yet making sure she knew she was there for her. "From what we guessed Lily got there in time to save you...before he died bringing you to the guild."
Breathing heavily from grief praying that she'd wake up from this nightmare. "Lily and Gajeel." Thinking of the last six months of her life with the duo. More so of how close she had become with the Slayer not even wanting to think of having to live without him. Sadly unless she did wake up its something she'd have to do no matter how painful it would be.
"I'm so sorry Erza." Lucy said wishing there was something she could do to ease her friends pain. Right now all she could do was give her a shoulder to cry on while giving her a hug saying she was there for her no matter what.
It wasn't too long until Erza had cried herself back to sleep. Lucy being the good friend she was aloud her to snuggle up to her so she knew she wasn't alone. Even going as far to say she'd be right there for her when she wakes up. Right before the blonde fell asleep did the door opening up snap her away from falling asleep. Having to look down to see who opened it did she know it was her grandfather-in-law.
Only needed a single glance did he asses the situation. Quietly did he approach the bed on his granddaughter-in-law's side of the infirmary bed. "I'm sorry." Knowing she was the one to break the news to his strongest daughter. "I shouldn't be surprised, but I didn't think she'd wake up until tomorrow at the soonest."
"It's aright." She said wiping away the tear stains on her eyes. "I kinda knew marrying Laxus I'd essentially be become the mother of the guild." 'Even though I think that title belongs to Mira.'
Now shaking his head. "I have a feeling you're be doing more of my work than Laxus will." Mentally switching form light-hearted to serious. "How'd she take it." Asking the rhetorical question while thinking back to the conversation that saved Gajeel's life a couple years ago.
"About how you'd expect." Feeling Erza still sobbing on her shoulder while still asleep. "I promised I'd be here when she woke up." Feeling the old man was about to say she should get something to eat or drink.
Nodding his head. "I'll have Mira fix you something up." Looking at her four-month pregnant belly. "You still need to take care of yourself." Heading towards the door. "I'll be back in a minute." More than certain Erza would wake up a again before to long, and he'd rather be the one in there than put that stress on Lucy.
Once the door shut did the redhead begin to shake from a nightmare. "I'm still here Erza." Did the blonde whisper to her as she lightly hugged her while soothing her back to hopefully peaceful sleep.
In about three minutes did both Mira-Jane and Master Makarov walk into the infirmary with the old man carrying a bed-table, and the silverette holding two bowls of soup.
Carefully did the two conscious women carefully move things into position. The Celestial-Mage ever so gingerly sliding off the bed, but despite how careful she was did she see the Armored mage slowly begin to wake back up. The timing was actually about right when she was fully awake was a bed table over her lap with a bowl of chicken noodle soup for her that the Take-Over-Mage cooked herself, and was prepared to help her best friend eat it.
Looking around did she see the two addition people in the room while she slept. Smelling the soup did she feel her stomach empty she didn't even think of taking a bite as everything she was told by Lucy came back to her. "Is it true." She asked voice trembling as she looked at the old man standing on a chair praying she just woke up from the nightmare coming back from a mission in the shape she was in.
Doing his best to break the news a easily as he could. "I'm afraid what Lucy told you is true Erza." Seeing her begin to cry before he got two words out. "Both Gajeel and Lily are no longer with us." His old heart breaking for her remembering the pain he went through when his wife died many years ago. Sadly he knew her death was coming before her passing. The poor young woman never so much as got to say goodbye.
Mira quickly hugged her grieving Nakama forgetting about injuries littering her body. Once she heard the shout of pain did she quickly apologizes easing up on the comforting hug.
"What did it?" Wondering what the hell could have done what it did to her, and take away her lover and his Exceed forever.
Looking away. "We haven't found out yet." Hating what he was about to say. "Normally one of the Slayers would track down what did this, but...Wendy had to make sure we weren't going to lose you too." Taking a long pause doing his best to not make her cry any harder. "By the time she got there the trail was cold." Looking out the infirmary window did she notice the sun setting which meant everyone who was looking for whatever did the deed would be returning soon making it less likely to find it now.
Despite the pain her body was racked with did she try to sit up. "I want to see him." Voice racked with pain as her whole body was surging with.
Extending his arm to push her back to a resting position. "Erza trust me." Thinking of the horror scene that was the duos cabin. "You don't want to see him." Thinking of how mangled his lifeless body was, an image he'd never forget.
"Master Please!" She begged unable to resist his hold on her.
"Trust me." A trail of tears falling down the left side of his cheek. "You don't want that to be the image you see of Gajeel." Feeling his heart breaking for her.
Falling back onto the mattress did she turn away from the old man and sobbed heavily into the pillow. Her pain both physical and emotionally so great she didn't even notice that her two friends trying to both comfort her and make sure she didn't reopen her still fresh wounds.
Knowing there was nothing else he could do for her did Makarov make his way out of the infirmary. Looking back before exiting did he wish he could take all of her pain away. Opening the door did he begin to walk to his office. Only did he feel someone behind him to the right side of the door once he passed through it.
"You held something back." Laxus said revealing he heard the whole conversation his grandfather had with Erza leaning against the wall.
"It would have been to much for her to handle if I told her everything." Looking at the ground contemplating if he or anyone else should ever tell Erza.
"What else happened?" Wanting to know what his grandfather knew. Nearly a minute passed without another world being spoken. Kneeling down so he could be eye level with him did he make his wedding ring come into both focus. "You can't keep protecting me. Especially once I become the next guild master after you retire."
"You saw where she got stabbed by that beast?" Coming to terms having to share delicate information with the future Master of the Fairy Tail.
"Need to be more specific Gramps." Having cauterized a number of her more severe wounds Wendy couldn't tend to right away.
"The series around her stomach."
"Her stomach?" Recalling at least 10 stab wounds that Wendy focused on the most.
Letting out the biggest sigh he had in the longest time. "Gajeel and Lily weren't the only ones who died."
Hearing what he did felt like getting hit by a barrel filled with bricks. "You mean?" Standing up to look through the small window on the infirmary door to see his pregnant wife doing her best with Mira to comfort their hurting Nakama.
"Porlyusica said it might be best if she never learns of it." After seeing how broken she was before leaving the room he couldn't help but agree with his old friend. Starting to walk away from his grandson. "Unless Porlyusica or myself tell Erza you're not to tell a soul about this." Taking a single step. "Not even your wife."
Laxus just stood in the hallway still processing everything that he just learned. It was in that moment did he learn that there was so much more to being a guild master than just the title. Sometimes to protect someone you have to hold back on what you can and cannot tell them.
"Laxus." A female voice called.
Coming out of his thoughts did he see his wife looking at him with worry as she approached him tears still cascading for the trio. "Yeah Lucy." Glad he was in too much shock to cry for his Nakama in this instance.
"Is everything alright?" Seeing he was shaken up about saying something.
"I'm just worried about if that beast that did that to Gajeel and Erza shows back up." Both lying and telling the truth. Lying to his wife about info he had on one of her best friends, and in truth afraid of eventually facing the beast that did what it did to Gajeel, Lily, and Erza.
To worried for Erza did Lucy not even think of her assailant coming back to do what it did again. "Do you think you can stop it." She asked worriedly placing her hand over the small bump on her belly.
"It hurt the wrong people." Laxus began placing his hand over where his first child was growing. "Nobody gets away with hurting someone from Fairy Tail without suffering our wrath." Not even giving the beast the satisfaction of his fear. "It caught them off guard. That won't happen again." Understanding more and more of his growing responsibilities.
End Chapter 2.
Next Chapter.
Road to Recovery?
Sorry if I upset anyone with the character deaths in this chapter. Not much more to say, or that I want to say this time around.
Until next time my lovely readers.
Have an awesome one.
WildCard555 Out.