She soon realized how wrong she was. Lucy continued on the path and found herself in a royal courtyard.

"I WANTED STRAWBERRY, NOT BLUEBERRY! OFF WITH HIS HEAD!" an angry woman's voice yelled. Lucy peeked out behind a bush to see a red haired woman materialize a sword and throw it at a hedge.

"I'm sorry Queen Titania, but the kitchen was out of strawberries," a trembling voice responded. Lucy looked around and saw that she was standing in a wild strawberry patch. Thinking quickly, she bent down to pick up as many as she could before the scary red-haired woman could throw another weapon.

When she thought she had enough, she carefully emerged from behind the bush just in time to see another sword materialize out of thin air.

"WAIT!" she cried out. The Queen and her target spun around to see the new comer.

"Who are you?" the Queen harshly inquired. Her sword was now pointed at Lucy.

"My name's Lucy," Lucy timidly responded.

"What do you want?" she demanded.

"Well, I couldn't help but over hear your…dilemma, so I picked these strawberries to help," Lucy explained as she offered up her bundle of strawberries.

"I see. Thank you," the Queen responded. She then turned to the man who was no longer cowering in the corner, " NOW GO MAKE ME A STRAWBERRY CAKE!"

"Yes, ma'am!" the man responded as he ran off.

"Now, Lucy. You shall eat this cake for me," the Queen said as she gestured to the blueberry cake sitting on the nearby table.

"Oh, no. I couldn't possibly-"

"YOU WILL EAT THE CAKE AND YOU WILL ENJOY IT!" the Queen yelled.

"I… um…" Lucy stuttered.

"Erza, leave Lucy alone," a familiar voice said.

"Natsu, what are you doing here?" Lucy asked as she turned to see the pink haired boy leaning on a hedge.

"What does it look like? I'm saving you," he said.

"From what?" Lucy responded with confusion.

"OFF WITH HER HEAD!" Erza bellowed as a bunch of swords started materializing.

"FROM THAT! Come on, let's go," he exclaimed as he grabbed Lucy's hand and began to run. Erza started to release her swords. Lucy didn't have to be told twice. They sprinted through the rest of the courtyard towards the forest.

Once they were far enough into the forest, they slowed down to catch their breath.

"Where are we going?" Lucy finally asked once she stopped panting.

"Home," Natsu replied without even needed to catch his breath.

A/N:

I'm so sorry that this is so much shorter than usual, but I've only got one more chapter left to write now. Thanks to everyone who's been reading this.

Love to all,

Abby