Chapter 2 – The Journey

Hey guys, so I didn't really have an idea to make this story work out (I already made a story board and stuff and basically some ideas to what's gonna happen) so I decided that this chapter would be about Lucy's trip (basically this is back to the start of her trip) and it would also answer some questions (I hope). So let's get right into the story then… so here is chapter 2. :P

As Lucy sat on the train with Plue on her lap she decides to take another look at the job she choose.

"Isn't this great Plue, I found a really good job, it has a pretty good pay especially now that I'm doing this solo and it isn't too easy or too hard which is pretty good cause then I can get some training done during the mission. I'm sooo excited and the best part is that this job is practically made for me, on the paper it says that this requires a Celestial mage, we celestial mages are pretty rare aren't we" Lucy said with a grin on her face.

After a few hours on the train, Lucy finally arrived at her destination; Sotrial Town. She takes a good look at the town, it's quite pretty and there are lots of people living here as well. Lucy decides to go explore around the town, she goes ahead to a nearby park to take a rest. Lucy then makes her way to a tree on top of a small hill… it was very sunny today so she wanted to sit under the tree for some shade, as she was sitting under the tree she was also looking at the people at the park. It was such a peaceful moment for her, unlike where in Fairy Tail there would be a fight every ten minutes. After some time looking at the town and the people Lucy fell asleep under the tree.

Lucy was then awoken by a girl; she had black long hair, was about Lucy's age, had a weird grin on her face and was a bit shorter than Lucy.

"Hey new comer what are ya doing in Sotrial Town, I pretty much know everyone here but I've never seen you around here" said the girl with curiosity.

"When did I fall asleep? Anyway… yes I am new here, I came to this town to complete a job requested from some villagers near the woods here. And who are you if I may ask?" Lucy said

"My name is Elvira and what's yours?" Elvira asked.

"My names Lucy nice to meet you" Lucy replied.

Elvira decided to show Lucy around town because Lucy was new here and it wouldn't take as long as it would if Lucy went to explore it by herself. After several hours of exploring and talking, it had gotten quite dark, so Lucy asks Elvira if there were any hotels in Sotrial Town, mainly because Lucy didn't have a place to stay and she still needed to go do that job she choose.

Lucy checks into a nearby hotel but only for a day, she wants to finish the job as soon as possible and then she thought she would most likely travel around more to find some good places to do some training. Lucy looks at the job;

"So some people want me to get rid of some vicious beasts lurking around and some rogue mages near the woods, hmmm… doesn't seem too challenging but the pay is amazing 120,000 jewels. I could pay my rent and still have left over money from the previous jobs." Lucy said to herself with a big smile.

As Lucy was lying on her bed, looking out at the sky and lost in her own thoughts again, a wild Virgo appears out of nowhere.

"Princess, time for punishment?" Virgo asks as she usually does.

Lucy doesn't even notice Virgo. She was just staring into the sky, the beautiful night sky, and the beautiful stars, but she wasn't just staring out to nowhere, she was mostly wondering about Fairy Tail. Lucy was once again lost in her own thoughts; what are her friends doing right now? Maybe she should have left off with a warning and let the others know, did anyone crash at her place yet?

Virgo was still waiting for Lucy to say something, so instead she leans over very close to Lucy now and once again says "Punishment time?"

Lucy jumped up, causing her to fall of the bed and leaving her on the floor with her heart thumping like crazy. She never expected Virgo to scare the life out of her, she didn't even notice Virgo.

"Virgo! Don't do something like that ever again; I almost got a heart attack!" Lucy said furiously.

"Sorry I didn't mean to scare you, punishment, princess?" Virgo asks with a small grin on her face.

Lucy got back up from the floor with her normal heart rate again and sat back down on her bed.

"So why did you come here Virgo, I didn't summon you, did something happen? Lucy asked

"No nothing happened, I just came here to visit you again and to also warn you that I feel an evil presence somewhere in this town." Virgo replied.

"An evil presence? How do you know that they might be here?" Lucy asked with curiosity.

"There is something evil here, lurking around somewhere in this town. I know they are here because I feel some kind of disturbance in this town… something about this town doesn't feel right. I just wanted to let you know and that you should watch your back princess, maybe that evil presence could be after you" Virgo said with a creepy smile.

Lucy felt the chills go down her spine, which made her shiver a bit.

"Thanks for the warning Virgo, you can go home now." Lucy said still with a creepy feeling.

"No princess, I will stay here and protect you from this evil presence" Virgo said

"It's okay Virgo, you can trust me and you know I can take care of myself, if anything happens I can always call you guys, so go back home and rest, I will probably be calling you tomorrow cause of the job." Lucy said with a smile.

"Very well princess, have a good night then." Virgo said as she went back into the spirit world.

After Virgo left, Lucy was still creeped out. She changed into her pajamas and went to sleep, but before she went to her bed she saw a shadowy figure dash past her hotel window. Lucy decided to ignore it and went to sleep.

Morning finally arrived and Lucy was ready to start the job. She changed her clothes and headed out with the job request in one hand and Plue in the other hand.

"Hmm… now where is Mallenkeid Forest? I guess I will just ask some people for directions." Lucy said

After a few minutes of wandering around, Lucy finally arrived at the forest. As she walked into the forest she could already hear weird noises coming from within. But that didn't worry Lucy too much. After some time Lucy finally arrived in a small village that lived inside the forest, the first thing she noticed was that no one was outside or even in the village. That seemed pretty odd. Suddenly out of nowhere a vicious beast stands not too far in front of Lucy. The beast was twice as tall as Lucy; it had purple skin, razor sharp teeth and was similar looking to a lizard. Lucy quickly summoned Taurus who was admiring Lucy at first and then shot the beast into the sky.

"Thanks Taurus, you can go back now" Lucy said.

Right after Taurus left, many of the villagers came out running to Lucy.

"Are you a Celestial mage from Fairy Tail?" asked a man with a long beard.

"Yes, I am from Fairy Tail and I'm here for a job, may I ask who you are?" Lucy asked.

"My name is Desmond and I am the Chief of this little Village. We have been having some problems lately with vicious beasts as you have seen just now and some rouge mages, they keep coming back and threatening us, stealing the only things we have. So I sent out a request to Fairy Tail." Desmond Replied.

"Well here I am. Ill guess I will start getting rid of those beasts then" Lucy said.

"Thank you so much, you seem to be very strong, taking out that beast with only one hit. Did you come here by yourself or are more Fairy Tail mages coming along?" Desmond said with a smile.

"You don't have to thank me just yet, and yes I did come here alone." Lucy answered with a smile.

After some talking Lucy went to out deeper into the forest to see where the beasts where hiding at. She found the beasts quite easily especially when they leave behind such big foot prints. Lucy called out Virgo and Loke so they could get rid of the beasts. After a short battle, Virgo and Loke got rid of the beasts, causing fear and havoc. Lucy was already doing some minor training, increasing her stamina by a bit; keeping two zodiac spirits gates open simultaneously.

"Okay Lucy, we got rid of those beats so we will be heading back to the spirit world then." Loke said.

"No don't go back yet, both of you stay here for a little while longer, I want to start training as soon as possible. By keeping both of you here I can increase my stamina and my magic." Lucy said while panting a bit.

"As you wish princess, but don't overexert yourself." Virgo said.

"Yeah, don't worry." Lucy said with a smile.

Lucy and her spirits made their way back to the village. Desmond was talking to his fellow villagers when he was surprised to see Lucy back so soon and even with her spirits.

"Ok, we got rid of the beasts; they won't be coming back anymore. Now we just have to get those mages." Lucy said.

"Well the mages usually come at night, so I think it would be best if you stayed her for the night and wait for them. The best place to watch above the village it on the tall tree branches. And here is a black cloak, it's a magic item; it make it harder for you to be seen or even sensed." Desmond said.

"Oh that's a good idea. Thanks for the cloak, I guess I'll be up on the tree there watching out for the mages." Lucy said as putting on the cloak.

Lucy took out her whip and swung up to the branch, Virgo and Loke followed her to the top. After a few minutes Lucy sat there leaning against the tree, panting and feeling very exhausted.

"Lucy, you shouldn't overexert yourself, we're taking up quite a lot of your magic. You should close one of our gates." Loke said a bit worried.

"No its ok, this is for training, I can increase a lot of my magic and my magic capacity as well as some stamina, don't worry I'll be fine." Lucy said calmly.

"Princess, I feel the evil presence nearby, it's somewhere here in the forest." Virgo said.

"Well when they come for us or we find them we can take them out" Lucy said with a grin.

After a few hours of waiting in the night the mages finally appeared, it was only tree but they made a whole lot of ruckus. Lucy and her spirits attacked them by surprise.

One guy was wearing a blue cloak and the other was wearing a red cloak but the other guy was wearing a black cloak and a mask covering his face, probably the leader of the mages. They were pretty good and skilled but Lucy and the spirits managed to get some good shots at the enemy. But the table turned when the red cloaked guy punched Lucy right into the stomach, causing her to cough up lots of blood and put her in severe pain as well as leaving some poison on her. The poison seemed to weaken her and started numbing her body slowly… Lucy now almost unable to move was hoping to be able to grab her keys and summon more spirits to help her out. But before she could do anything the blue cloaked man was somehow able to force close Loke's gate. Virgo was left with shock and anger… hurting Lucy and causing her severe pain. Virgo got a strong and good shot on the masked guy, causing the mask to break. The man then quickly fled to cover up his face so no one could see it. Lucy was about to summon Taurus when she saw that Virgo was somehow defeated +with a strong blow. As Virgo was slowly disappearing Lucy saw tears in her eyes and apologizing to Lucy that she couldn't do anything.

As Lucy was about to summon Taurus a sword struck her right in the stomach, were she was already wounded. She was screaming bloody murder as trying to endure the pain. Trying to grab her keys as the poison almost spreading around her and leaving purple marks were her veins are. She was covered in a puddle of her own blood but with all her strength she grabs her keys and tries to summon Taurus but before she could do anything, a huge blast of magic was shot at her, causing most of the area to explode and leaving a hole in the ground. Lucy wasn't moving anymore, the last thing she saw before passing out was that the man in the black cloak wasn't a man but a woman with black hair and a happy grin on her face.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter. And don't worry there is gonna be more coming soon, I'll try to write a new chapter every day but I'm pretty busy at the time right now. Please leave a review to help me out and if you want to you can PM me and give me some ideas. Thanks.