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CHAPTER 4: TAKING YOU OUT...
Lucy shook her head in slight amusement, as she sang, "Just remember, you asked for it." She turned the key the rest of the way in the water, yelling out, "Open, Gate of the Water Bearer, Aquarius!"
In a torrent of water, the vicious mermaid appeared, looking furious beyond all reason, as she glared at Lucy, shouting, "Why did you summon me? I was on a date with Scorpio!"
Lucy, her face stoic, pointed a finger at the three Dragon Slayers, offering her explanation, "I just thought you might want to know that they said you suck."
Natsu choked, making strangled sounds, as he tried to find the words to deny Lucy's accusation. He saw his life flash before his eyes, when Aquarius rounded on him and the duo beside him. She let loose a roar, as she lifted her water jug and blasted them out the second floor window. Lucy stood beside her newly appointed, stunned partner, trying valiantly to keep from smiling.
Aquarius turned around, her pot still raised, and pushed her face into Lucy's, hissing a command, "Don't call me out for another month! I'm going on vacation, with my boyfriend! You hear that? My boyfriend!" She scowled viciously once more before disappearing in a swirl of water.
Mystogan gave her a confused look and said, "You realize they didn't say anything about your Spirit."
"She didn't have to know that," Lucy quipped, shrugging her shoulders in the process, "You wanted to leave without a problem, right? This was the quickest way. Now, let's go."
She reached out and grasping his hand, tugged him down the stairs and out the back door. Unfortunately for their plan of a quick escape, the three Slayers were already standing up, each with an annoyed expression. Lucy and Mystogan went into fighting stances, as Gajeel growled out, "What the hell was that, Bunny Girl?"
"I did tell you that you didn't want to meet her," Lucy said, smirking lightly, "Now, are we done here?"
Laxus huffed, "Not a chance in hell."
Mystogan watched as they readied themselves, and wondered how to get them out of this without having to resort to a fight. It didn't seem as if Lucy had that same idea, he realized, as she whipped out another key, shouting, "Open, Gate of the Lyre, Lyra!"
A young girl poofed out, greeting Lucy happily, before pouting, "It's been so long since you called me."
"Luce, why ya bringing her out? All she does is sing," Natsu called, his tone showing his confusion.
"I know, Lyra. Sorry about that. I need you to put that one to sleep," the blonde said, ignoring Natsu, while pointing towards man beside him.
Mystogan's eyes widened as Lyra began to play her harp and sing a soft, lilting tune, and the almighty Black Steel swayed. "W-what the fuck is going..." his voice trailed off as he gently collapsed into a heap.
Natsu burst out laughing, already planning to taunt Gajeel with the fact that he'd been taken out by a little girl. Lucy's mouth twitched with mirth, before she glanced over at Mystogan, asking, "Can you handle Laxus, while I deal with Natsu?"
Mystogan nodded his head, taking out his staves, and turning towards Laxus. The Lightning mage smirked at him, as Natsu called out, "I'm all fired up now, Luce!"
The blonde man shot forward with a shout, employing his Lightning Punch, but the cloaked man faded into a mist and reformed behind Laxus. Mystogan brought his hands together and pointed them downwards, calling up a wave of purple energy from the ground beneath the Thunder God's feet. Before Laxus could turn to lightning, the attack hit him, crushing him into the ground.
On the other side of the yard, Lucy called out another Spirit, her eyes firmly fixed on Natsu. When the bright light cleared, Natsu began laughing again, clutching his stomach for all he was worth. "W-what are you planning on doing with him?"
His words brought a flash of anger from the Stellar mage. "Don't underestimate him, Natsu. You have no idea what he can do," Lucy growled in return, "Plue, get him. Super Secret Stellar Spirit Art: Dancey!"
"Punn!" The wrinkly little dog flashed a magic circle beneath himself, before wriggling furiously. Natsu's jaw dropped as the creature performed his magic, so shocked that he didn't even notice that his body had begun to move. Plue's arms and legs jiggled in time to music only he could hear, and Natsu's appendages followed.
"Lucy, what the hell did you do to me?!" Natsu screeched, his face a mask of stunned horror, "I can't stop. Why am I dancing?"
The Celestial mage smiled, thoroughly entertained at her best friend's predicament, and mused, "The only way this could be funnier is if Plue made you do the Macarena." No sooner did the words leave her mouth, then Natsu was posing, one arm thrown out, palm down, then another. "Arrgg, Lucy what did you do?!" Natsu howled in mortification. Lucy's eyes widened as she glanced over at Plue, who was wobbling his hips back and forth and leading Natsu in the gestures of the funny dance.
She hunched over, letting out peals of laughter. This was better than she'd even considered, but now, she was really thinking. What else could they make him do. He was always running off half cocked, dragging her into mess after mess. She had missed out on so many rewards due to his carelessness, that she'd lost count, and the idea of a little payback was suddenly sounding so good. "Plue, do the Sprinkler!" she yelled out to her cohort. The little Spirit threw a hand behind his head, using the other to point out in front of him, and turned slowly like a sprinkler head. Natsu followed every movement perfectly, and Lucy found herself nearly on her knees.
She called out several more dance ideas for Plue to use on his prey, before leaving the small being to his fun. She turned back on the hilarious sight and reluctantly walked away. Laxus pulled himself up from the ground as Lucy strode towards him, with Mystogan once again beside her. He chanced a quick look at his partners, and stalled, trying unsuccessfully to wrap his mind around what he was seeing. Gajeel was sprawled out on the ground, drool dripping down his face, while Natsu was doing what he could only describe as the worst dance he'd ever seen, spewing out fire as he screamed his displeasure.
He shook his head and turned his attention back to the unexpected pair in front of him. "Since when do the two of you run together?" he asked, irritation coloring his features. He'd wanted a fight with Mystogan, not with the little Blondie. Although, considering that she'd kicked Mystogan's ass, then proceeded to knock Gajeel and Natsu out, he now was seriously considering the idea.
"We've been given a job, and you're keeping us from it," Mystogan spoke briefly, hoping Laxus would take the hint and leave them alone. He was getting quite frustrated at his guild members. Did they think of nothing but fighting?
Laxus grunted, "The old man gave you a job to do together...Why?"
Lucy put her hands on her hips, her patience at an end, "That's none of your concern there, Sparky. Now, we have things to do, so how about you let us get to it?"
Mystogan sighed as Laxus scoffed and fired off another shot at them. The masked mage grabbed Lucy's hand, turning them both into mist, allowing the attack to go right through their inconsequential bodies. The Lightning mage pointed a hand at the two, bending his thumb and index finger slightly, producing a bright flash of light, momentarily blinding his opponents. Her eyes suddenly useless, Lucy fumbled for a key, calling out, "Open, Gate of the Ram, Aries!"
The pink haired Spirit popped out, immediately assessing the situation, as Laxus fired off a barrage of Thunder bullets. Aries jumped in front of her master, yelling, "Wool Wall!" A thick cloud of wool sprung up around the three, just in time to stop the lightning attack. Lucy growled out in anger, as she sent Aries back with a quick word of thanks, "That's it! I'm about sick of this shit!"
Mystogan felt a jolt of camaraderie with the Celestial mage, understanding her aggravation at all the drama. He leaned in close to her, whispering in her ear, "I'm going to get behind him. Keep his attention for a moment." Before she could say another word, he went to mist again and was gone.
She squared her shoulders, pulling out another key with a shout, "Open, Gate of the Twins, Gemini." As the tiny beings became visible, the blonde called out her instructions, "Gemini, copy the slayers. This one first," indicating Laxus.
"I don't fucking think so!" Laxus ground out, getting ready to slip into lightning form. Suddenly, Mystogan appeared behind him creating a Five Layered Magic Circle above the blonde man, releasing a massive beam of magic down upon him.
As quickly as the magic had begun, it ended, with Laxus slumped on the ground, attempting to rise. Gemi and Mini took their chance, flying over and touching the downed mage. They floated over to Lucy, instantly transforming into a Laxus look-a-like, and began to recite information, "Laxus Dreyar, Lightning Dragon Slayer, strong, arrogant, total pervert, Daddy issues. Thoughts on Lucy: great tits; wants to date her, or at least see her naked."
"What the hell!" The shout rose up from every quarter, as Laxus quickly realized it hadn't been just Lucy and Mystogan who'd heard his secret.
A/N: I had planned on having Lucy put Natsu to sleep, but Sin of the Fallen gave the brilliant suggestion of using Lyra on Gajeel and having Plue take Natsu out. Freaking genius idea! I totally laughed my ass off!