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About the disclaimer, although I totally don't want to do it, I guess I have to. So here goes:

Disclaimer: I (unfortunately) do not own anything except this storyline!

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Chapter 2

Erza's voice rang in Lucy's ears.

Painfully.

Then Natsu spoke. "W... what do you mean?!"

Next was Gray. "Well, I guess I have to agree. This team isn't as strong as whatever we thought. We only depend on each other, especially Lucy and Wendy. I don't see any way we can get stronger except by disbanding the team."

"Correct. That is the reason I say we should break the news to them when we get back to the guild. They will take it badly." Erza's voice was unmistakable.

"I... I guess you're right..." For once, Natsu wasn't rebelling.

Back where the six were eavesdropping, the bat vanished and they didn't hear more. They didn't need to. All of them could understand the seriousness of the situation, even the goofy Luffy.

All of them turned to look at the victims...

Lucy was still standing.

But she was trembling. Tears were dripping from her eyes, which were coloured with betrayal. She couldn't look at any of them, so she looked at the ground, cursing her treacherous sobs.

Wendy, too, was looking shocked, unable to say anything, much less do something.

Several feet away, Natsu heard them, and came running over, Gray and Erza following with looks of worry.

"What's wrong, Lucy?!" The pink-haired idiot asked her frantically. Reaching her, he almost touched her, when there was a sudden flash of light and Natsu was thrown violently back, crashing into Gray and Erza, too fast for them to react.

As the dust cleared up, the group saw an orange-haired man wearing glasses, a suit, and an angry expression.

"Loke!" Lucy whispered her voice caught in her throat.

In front of them, Natsu and the others scrambled up.

"What the hell are you doing, Loke!?" Gray burst out angrily,

"Protecting my owner." The lion replied grimly.

"Then what'cha hittin' us for?!" Natsu yelled. "We're her goddamn FRIENDS!"

"You-"

Loke was cut off by Luffy. "You don't deserve the title." His face was contorted with rage. The goofiness had disappeared.

Erza glared at him, but unlike last time, he didn't as much as flinch. "This is our conversation." She said. "Outsiders should not interrupt."

Ignoring her, Loke looked at Luffy appreciatively. "Luffy, right? Good going. You took the words right out of my mouth."

Luffy grinned at him, then turned to Nami, his smile brightening, if that was possible. "Hey, Nami!" He said excitedly. "Why don't we get Lucy to be a part of our crew?!"

"Well... you are the captain." She said, sighing, but smiling. "And it wouldn't hurt to have another girl on board."

Next to her, Lucy sniffed. "You do realize you have to ask me first, right?"

Her new friend grinned. "Once Luffy decides on something, you can't dissuade him, you know. And anyway, were you going to refuse?"

"We~ll... I could use an adventure. But I won't go with you if Wendy's not coming. She was neglected too."

"With us, plenty adventures are assured. One day without action is like a day without food to Luffy. And you shouldn'tunderestimate his eating abilities. As for your friend, sure."

"Shishishi!" Luffy laughed. "Should I finish them off?"

Before Lucy could decline, Wendy spoke up, looking a bit flushed from their earlier conversation. "Please don't hurt them, Luffy-san! They may have hurt us, but they're still our friends!"

"Yeah. And that's the reason you pirates should back off! They belong to fairy tail!"

Lucy recovered herself. And her wits. "We don't belong to anyone but ourselves." She answered defiantly. "And you don't seem to think we belong to our team- sorry, ex-team, anyway"

Guilt fluttered across the three faces facing them. Erza tried to smooth things out. "Look, Lucy. It's not what you think it is."

"Are you up to explaining? Because even if I'd love to get all this... all this damn STUFF explained, I'd much rather go with people who've known me only five minutes, and still trust me more than you do!"

At that, Loke ran towards the culprits, right hand glowing, gathering Regulas's power.

Gray ran to intercept Loke. "You guys get them, I'll handle him!"

But Lucy was ready for this. "Open, gate of the goat! CAPRICORN!" Then as Capricorn was materializing, she pulled out another key, and thrust it in the water. "Open, gate of the water bearer! AQUARIUS!" Both spirits attacked the three from fairy tail, Aquarius not even having some snide comments for Lucy. Capricorn targeted Natsu and Aquarius turned against Erza.

From the midst of battle, Erza yelled loudly. "Wendy! Carla! Stop her!"

The blue haired wizard's eyes burned. And not the usual fire either. She reared up for the first time since they had seen her. "You think I'd help you after you insulted us?! If it was only me, I could live with it. But you hurt Lucy-san, too!" She passed Lucy a smile, as Lucy gave a look of relief.

In the middle of chaos, Luffy heard Loke's voice. "Hurry! You've got to take Lucy away now! She won't last long with three gates out-" A huge hammer of ice stopped him from saying much else.

Nodding, Luffy grinned, swept up Lucy and ran to the boat. As Luffy put her down, she sat down heavily next to Wendy.

"See ya!" Luffy called out to the one's fighting. "Oh, and don't forget. I'M GOING TO BE THE PIRATE KING!"

With Nami's expert wind controlling skills, it took them only a bit of time till they were so far from the port that it was barely visible, for one. And for two, they couldn't hear Natsu's curses anymore.

As if on cue, Lucy collapsed, her last vision being of Wendy looking at her, worried.


Rubbing her eyes, Lucy got up. She felt refreshed and alive, which she thankfully was.

Getting up from the bed was a bit trouble, since it was so comfy, but she managed.

And she jumped about five feet into the air. "Wh... who are you?!" She cried out, looking at the green-haired guy sleeping next to the wall.

His eyes lazily etched open. "Honestly, woman. Can't you let someone sleep?"

Lucy bit her lip, looking a bit scared.

The man rolled his eyes. "Forget it. What matters is, you're awake." Sighing, he started to get up.

Lucy fumbled at her waist. Finding no keys, she looked around in confusion.

"Relax." The guy said, somehow knowing what she was looking for. "They're on the table next to you."

Grabbing the bundle, Lucy looked at him cautiously. "So... Who are you?"

"Roronoa Zoro. Swordsman." He replied.

"Oh." Lucy said awkwardly. Then she got her bearings. "By the way, where am I, Zoro?"

Zoro stretched his hands. "This is the strawhat's ship, the thousand sunny."

Lucy's eyes widened. "So… Luffy?! So it wasn't a dream..."

Zoro looked confused. "What dream-?"

Before he could complete his question, the door burst open and a yellow-haired man with curly eyebrows, almost singing and holding up a tray of delicious looking food. "Lucy-san~! I brought food for you~!"

"Idiot!" Zoro cried, looking at his crew mate. "What if she had been asleep?!"

The new guy narrowed his eyes at Zoro. "What matters is that she's awake now!"

Zoro rolled his eyes. "Whatever..." He mumbled, dragging his feet out. "I'm going to sleep on the mast, since someone is occupying my bed."

Lucy blushed as Zoro exited the room. Then her stomach growled, and she grabbed the tray from the side table where the cook had put it. She took a hesitant bite...

Her eyes lit up. "What is this? It's delicious!"

The man smirked. "This is just one of my specials, c-"

Once again, the door burst open, and in came Nami and Luffy. "Hey, Sanji!" Nami said. "Hey, Lucy! I heard you were awake and came to talk."

"Nami-swaan!" Sanji turned and his heart popped out of his eyes. "Do you need something?"

"Nope!" Nami replied, ignoring his obvious affection. "I just wanted to tell her all about us."

"Me too!" Luffy pitched in. "She is part of our crew now, after all."

"Thanks, guys, but please think of me as a temporary member." Lucy said apologetically.

"Temporary? Why?!" Sanji burst out.

"I'm sorry, but even if N- they don't appreciate me, that doesn't mean no one else does. I mean, I've got a whole guild back in Fiore!"

"Fiore? Is that the name of the island we took you from?" Nami asked.

Lucy was confused. "An island? No, no, Fiore is a continent! The greatest country in the world!"

Nami stared at her as if she was crazy.

Then, for the third time, the door burst open, almost breaking its hinges, and in entered Wendy, looking relieved to see her awake. "Lucy-san! Thank goodness! You've been sleeping for three days!"

Lucy's eyes almost popped out of her head. "Three DAYS?!"

Then a haughty voice replied from Wendy's elbow. "Yes, yes. Three days. The fight must've taken its toll on you, along with having three gates open at the same time over such a long distance."

Now everyone was confused. "A long distance? We were barely out of sight of the shore!" Nami called out.

"And distance has never been a problem for me before." Lucy added.

Now it was Carla's turn to sigh. "I do not mean that kind of distance. As I am saying, having three gates opened in another dimension really puts a strain on the owner."

"ANOTHER DIMENSION?!" They all burst out, with the exception of Luffy, who was all like, 'I'm gonna go out because you're boring me.'

Carla winced, but Lucy continued asking. "How do you know? And more importantly, how do we get back?!"

"Calm down!" Carla sighed. Why did Wendy have to come to this ship, of all places? It was too rowdy... and too much like fairy tail. "As to how I figured it out, well, when this crew told Wendy about their world, I deduced several things. One; this world is too much in conflict with our world. Two; since no one from this world (who we have met) has heard of Fiore, and no one from Fiore has heard of Grand line, there could only be one answer. Another dimension."

"Wow..." Lucy breathed. "That sounds so... simple."

Carla smiled tightly. "About your other question..."

"Yes?"

From behind them, they heard a smooth female voice. "As for your last question, Miss Lucy," She said, "The answer is, that according to my studies, except for a rip in the fabric separating dimensions, there is no way out."


Natsu, Happy, Gray and Erza marched back to the guild, and slammed the door open. They stormed through the dissipating crowds - who obviously didn't want to get in the way of raging monsters, one in particular - and slumped down on an empty table.

"How was the quest, guys?" Mirajane asked, coming over with a tray of drinks.

Natsu growled, but stopped when Erza glared at him. "It was fine. We just had a little... unsettling trouble when we were on the way back."

"A LITTLE?!" Gray burst out. "That guy won and then he took pity on us! And those little pirates interfered too!"

The crowd gasped. Erza's artificial eye twitched. Her voice rose with each cry. "Gray fullbuster. DO NOT TAKE YOUR ANGER OUT ON YOU TEAM!"

Gray backed down, still looking a bit angry.

Baffled, most of the guild dispersed, doing what they had been doing before team Natsu barged in. Only the closest friends were left.

Scanning the group, Levy stepped forward. "Where's Lu-chan? Is she at her apartment?"

Gajeel raised an eyebrow. "Yeah. I don't see bunny girl around."

Then Romeo popped up. "I can see Lucy-nee not coming after a bad mission, but where's Wendy?"

Team Natsu didn't react. If anything, their faces grew even stormier.

But the accusers didn't step back.

Of course, that was the time the master had to come. "Hey, brats!" He called out. "Before you say or do anything, there's a guest here!"

Now, that caught everyone's attention. Everyone's.

And into the guild he came...


This is it. Sorry for being such a meanie and putting cliffhangers everywhere, but that's just who I am. So read, review, and ENJOY!