Ch. 2 Black Ice
"Why'd it have to be a boat?" moaned Natsu staring into the blue water below. Natsu, Happy, Lucy, Erza, and Gray were aboard a ship onroute to Tenrou Island.
"Natsu, don't lean so far over the rail! You could fall into the water!" Lucy yelled frantically.
"It's alright Lucy," Erza said holding a telescope, "The island is coming into view."
The giant tree of Tenrou came into view on the horizon. "Strange. I sense a strange amount of magic power coming from the island," Erza said.
"It's different from what the tree is emitting, but it's strangly similar," said Gray.
They heard a splash come from behind them. They turned around and Natsu had disappeared from his spot by the rail. Lucy ran to rail to find Natsu bobbing in the ocean.
"Natsu!" Lucy yelled.
"I've got him!" Gray threw off his shirt and jumped overboard.
"Make it stop spinning..." Groaned Natsu as Gray waded thorough the water with him on his shoulder.
Gray threw Natsu head first onto the shore, "We're off the boat now, so can you stop being a pain?"
Natsu sat up in the water, "We're off the boat?" he jumped into the air with joy, "You hear that Happy!? We're off the boat!"
"Oh Natsu..." Happy hovered above Gray and Natsu. Lucy and Erza jumped off the boat into the shallow water.
"Wow, it's feels like it's been forever since the S-class advancement exam," Lucy exclaimed.
"Everyone, remember the task at hand," Erza commanded, "We should split up to cover more ground."
Lucy walked along an overgrown path with Plue strolling beside her.
"What are we even supposed to look for Plue?" Lucy asked her celestial friend.
"Pun-punn," the spirit responded.
"I wish I could understand you Plue. Why are we looking for this guy anyways?"
"Pun-punn."
"I just wish I had something better to go off of."
"Puunnn," Plue stopped and tugged at Lucy's leg.
"What is it Plue?" Lucy looked down at the spirit. Plue pointed at the mouth of a cave and shivered. Lucy stared at the cave.
"Something's off about that cave," Lucy bent over and picked Plue up, "Let's go check it out."
Lucy peered into the mouth of the cave. It was lined with black crystals that were giving off dim light.
"Punnnnn," Plue trembled in Lucy's arms.
"I know Plue," Lucy looked into the endless tunnel, "I have a weird feeling about this too."
Lucy walked slowly into the cave. She stooped down to look at the weird crystals. Lucy broke one off of the cave wall. As she held it in her hand, it melted into a black liquid.
"It's...ice?" she said bewildered. Plue jumped out of her arms and peered at another one of the crystals. He wrapped his paws around it and began to lick it.
"Plue! Don't lick that!" Lucy yelled.
Plue grabbed his stomach and fell on his back.
"Punnnnn."
Lucy wrapped the spirit in her arms.
"Oh Plue," she pulled Plue's key from her belt, "You can go rest in the spirit world."
Plue's body glowed and disappeared from Lucy's gentle grasp. Lucy stood up. "What is this place?"
Up ahead there was a dim light shining. Lucy walked towards it. She emerged into a small cavern. The center of the room was decorated with a giant black crystal that was blacker than night. Lucy put her eyes up against the ice, only to make a shocking discovery. There was a man trapped inside.
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Sorry for the short chapter, but I was sick half of the week and couldn't write. The normal length chapters will return next week. Thank you to all who submitted OCs. You can still send in one, but it won't be guaranteed they will be used.
-The Dark One