I'm on fire! No, I prefer light magic. Fire burns. But it's pretty! Don't hurt me ;3; I decided that I didn't want this mission to be too long. Maybe I should have a poll at the end of every chapter. I need your guidance on my story! If everyone gives their opinion on what to do, I'll pick the most popular one and make everyone happy! Sorry if the characters seem OOC. And if it takes a long time to update. I'm typing this with a broken finger. And sorry if I say "she" or "Lucy" a lot. SORRY FOR EVERYTHING. Beware of the time skips, and enjoy the story!
Lucy held out the tea-stained piece of paper in front of her. It was hand-written in cursive writing, and looked very old. She ignored the blotch of brown liquid that dried on the paper, and read through the sheet cautiously.
REWARD: 50,000 JEWELS
Bring the Hospital of Rowan the amethyst elixir
What kind of mission is this!? It doesn't really have much detail at all! The pay isn't as high as normal jobs, but it is to help sick children. That's probably why Master- wait, I mean Makarov chose this for me. She placed the sheet on her bed, and looked around the room, scanning for anything she needed to take for her mission. There really isn't a point of me being here anymore, yet I don't want to move houses. Since I'll be gone for some time, I may as well gather the things I can't go without. I can't carry too much stuff though, otherwise it'll be a pain to lug around. She went to her closet and rummaged through the piles of clothes on the floor, throwing some pairs of shoes over her shoulder. "Aha! Found it!" she declared aloud, even though she knew nobody was there with her. The blonde pulled the small suitcase out. It was one of the hard-covered ones, meaning it wouldn't get ruined if it got wet. It was about the size of a bird cage, and had wheels under it. She unzipped the sakura-coloured case, and studied the size of the inside. "You can probably only fit a few things in there, Hime" a nonchalant voice commented from behind her. Lucy was alarmed for a second, but soon relaxed when she recognized who it was. "You really have got to stop scaring me like that, Virgo. But what should I bring with me?" she replied. The maid pondered for a moment, but no expression played on her face. She vanished into Lucy's closet.
"Okay all set, thanks Virgo" the doe-eyed bid adieu to her spirit, and closed the gate. There wasn't much packed, only stuff like food, spare jewel and a spare set of clothes, which would probably only last one day. If it's some random potion I need, I should probably check the magic shop first. But why is the reward so high for such a simple job?
"I'm sorry miss, but I've checked on my lacrima, and no shop in earthland has one of those potions" The shopkeeper gave his apologies. Lucy frowned at this. "Isn't there some way I can get it?" she asked. The clerk thought for a moment, before checking in a large, ancient book to his left. He flicked through the pages, not reading anything but the titles of recipes. His eyes lit up, as if he had just struck gold. "I can probably make this potion for you, but only if you get enough materials to make two. The price of me slaving away will be one bottle of it" he said. The blonde on the other side of the counter considered the deal, and gave it a nod of approval.
"Okay but what do I need to find?"
"Ah, but it isn't cheap. You'll need to find three things. A feather from a… green exceed? A purple toadstool, and also one amethyst"
"WHAT!?"
"Where am I supposed to find a green exceed? I swore I've seen one before It would probably more productive if I just looked for the amethyst first. You can buy those things from those market stalls in Hargeon. Come on Plue, let's go!" she cheered, picking the little snow-man-like spirit up. They were almost at the edge of the town, meaning the buildings were getting less and less common. A large forest could be seen at the edge of the horizon.
Lucy had been walking for hours now, and the sun was about to set. Plue had gone back to the spirit world, leaving the protagonist feeling a tad lonely. She had spent the whole time dodging the exaggerated tree roots in the forest, which reached probably just above her knees. "We should find some sort of shelter that we can stay in together for the night" Loke declared, pretending to scout the area as if he had been there the whole time. This time, the blonde wasn't startled. Loke had always summoned himself, so it wasn't really a surprise that he was there. Lucy plopped down on one of the tree roots, indicating she wanted to take a quick break. The flirtatious male sat down beside her, but quickly inched away, staring at the hand. She looked down at her hand, wondering what he was looking at. Her stomach pretty much did a backflip when she saw a wood-burrowing cockroach explore her hand casually. Everything in the forest went quiet for a second. It just consisted of the two staring at Lucy's hand for the next few seconds. The said girl's lips trembled in fear. Then, the silence had been broken by screaming. She was flailing her arms around cursing comically. She started kicking the air, in attempt to shoo the 'bug' away, even though it already left. She fell backwards, her back hitting the ground. Loke was going to catch her, but when she's freaked out by a creepy crawly she'll end up hurting someone with all the arm movement going on. His face poked over the edge of the root, still cowering away slightly in case she was still throwing a relatively-silent tantrum. He then returned to the spirit world, not wanting to take his chances of getting his face re-assembled. Lucy opened her eyes once she made contact with the ground, and wondered why her land was so soft. She groggily stood up, and looked at the fluorescent patch of purple the ground, learning in closer to study them. A smile came to her face as she picked a handful. "Yatta! I found the purple toadstools!" she exclaimed cheerfully. "And I'm almost out of the forest! I can see the exit right th—" There was a sound coming from the bushes, and it sounded like talking. Lucy quickly dashed behind the tree, peeking out slightly to see who it was.
"Man, I could have sworn I heard someone talking! We have to find the missing dog so we can just get out of here" Sting complained loudly. Rogue was behind him, but quickly took the lead when he smelled something. The platinum blonde dragon slayer noticed this, and started sniffing too. "Do forests always spell of strawberries?" he stupidly asked. His friend shook his head, which made Lector boast about how Sting is always right, and started walking towards a tree. Lucy froze for a second, and fully hid herself, only listening to the sound of their voices. She could hear them approaching at a faster pace. Just when the boys were about to peak around the tree, she moved herself towards the other side. Frosch, who was behind the Sabertooth mages, noticed Lucy and gave a friendly wave, and opened its mouth as if it were about to say something. Wait a minute…. Green exceed…. She needed the feather! But it's not using Aera right now, so there was no way she could get it. She noticed that it was about to give away her hiding place, so she ran out, grabbed him, and bounded away. When Rogue turned around, his expression was horror stricken. Frosch on the other hand, well he was having a good time. He remembered Lucy from the games, and somehow knew she was a good person. The shadow dragon slayer looked like he was about to kill, however, he knew he couldn't be in a giant forest this time of night while running, so he decided to find the catnapper in the morning.
"Fairy-san, where are we going?" the cosplaying exceed asked. Lucy however, was still running. She was now out of the forest, but needed to get as far away from them as possible. Eventually she came to a stop, panting. Hargeon was more far away than she thought. "We're…. going… to… Hargeon port" she breathed, obviously exhausted. "Fairy-san, Fro can just fly you there" Frosch deadpanned.
Sorry if it sucked! My story skills are usually way better, I'm just nervous. I know Frosch is a boy because every exceed and dragon slayer I know have the same gender. Wendy and Carla (Charles if you prefer) are female. Natsu and Happy. Sting and Lector. Gajeel and Pantherlily. Remember to review! This chapter's poll is:
Should Lucy be attacked by Rogue first and then she apologises? Or should Rogue approach her and then recognize who she is?