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A few weeks after and school's done! FUCK YEAH! SO HAPPY LIKE WTF WTF WTF. Plus, I'll be able to get back to my other Fanfiction, once I finish this of course. I probably am pissing off people from not posting, but I NEED THIS BREAK. My brain can not handle thinking about that and EOC's at the same time. Sorry guys! :)

CHAPTER 4

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Shit. Shit. Shit.

Think Gray, think. Gray Fullbuster was in a bit of a situation, where Lucy's life was at his hands. She was slipping out of the real world into the euphoric world of her dreams. He wondered how she was doing. Probably wonderful or terrible. Euphoria, after all. But after all that's happened, he just wanted to say "Fuck You!" to the person who had done this to Lucy. Now his best friend, and person he has the teensiest crush on, is dying right before his onyx eyes.

Shit. Fucking shit.

And just after a nice moment too. That little moment of time where everything seemed to have disappeared and dissolved into this happy place where nothing could supposedly go wrong. But Euphoria had to go ruin the day. Twice, now.

Think. Think. Think. What's the weakness of the curse? He rushed over to Lucy's luggage, and dug through it, looking for the book that's a supposed "handbook". His hands reached the leather cover of the old book and he tugged it out from under the clothes.

He opened it and words had started to appear from the pages. He read the manuscript as fast as the words appeared, before he came to the point where the answer lay. Gray momentarily paused for a second. Lucy's body was getting colder by the second, so how could his magic help? Beat ice with ice? That sounded extremely incorrect, but what must be done must be done. His hands reached her fingertips as he started to cover her with light snow.

'Lucy,' he thought, 'What the hell are you doing?'


Lucy laughed out loud as she took another bite of the Cookie Island. Her dreams had led her to this world of desserts. A place where she can indulge in sweets and food to the point where she would get stuffed and not worry. It was carefree. It was beautiful. She couldn't imagine a place better than this. Dipping more cookies into the river of cream, she sighed in delight. This was the perfect vacation at the moment, the biggest distraction that she's had since the curse of Euphoria had come upon her. More bits of pastries filled her mouth, before she realized the terrible truth.

As it settled in, she suddenly felt sick, the cream turning sour and the cookies tasting like rubber.

"I know you're here somewhere. Don't try and hide yourself. Fucking bitch!" Lucy screamed. The golden-eyed Lucy had formed out of the cotton candy bushes and stared at the brown-eyed one.

"Well done, Lucy. I was right to have chose you as the hostess. Your skills of detecting magic are quite impressive. Plus, you have excellent taste in this so "Happy Land" of yours," Euphoria said, dipping her finger into the cream. As soon as she touched it, the river seemed to have become less appealing.

"What have you done? What happened to me...and Gray! What happened to him?!" Lucy said, worried.

"I'm not so sure you want to know about your boyfriend and yourself," Euphoria said, drinking more of the cream.

"I'm pretty sure I do. And he's NOT my boyfriend," Lucy said, turning pink a little.

"Oh, hush, child. I'm practically part of you. I know how you feel. And you want to know the truth?" Euphoria asked. Lucy hesitated, but nodded eagerly and confidently. "Right now, you're on the edge of death. Boyfriend is slowing down the effect however, so I must estimate...about twenty minutes before you die? Right now, honey, just enjoy the place. In fact, I can get your little "friend" to come as well if you'd like me-"

"Just shut up! You had no right to do this to Gray and I! And he's NOT my boyfriend! I gotta get fucking out of here..." Lucy screamed.

"Oh, but don't you want a little information first? I'm pretty sure you want to know a few things. Ask me only one question, and that's it. I'll answer it truthfully. Then, you'll die. Good luck, though," Euphoria said. She plucked a candy apple from one of the trees nearby as she watched the real brown-eyed Lucy, scrunch her eyebrows. The cursed Lucy-embodiment smirked. This was going to be interesting.


"There. Snow covering complete. Now time for the ice layer," Gray said out loud. His fingers sparkled from the melting snow droplets that glistened all over his hands. Lucy was now looking like a beautiful snow angel, and Gray was responsible for it. Stage one had obviously not worked. Though, he did hear a little breath come out of her mouth. There was hardly any, but there was some signs of the freezing breath. You know, that little puff that comes out of your mouth like smoke during the winter.

As long as he didn't have to move onto Stage 4. Gray took a deep breath and prayed that somehow, just somehow, she would come back, brown-eyed and all.

The Lucy he didn't mind embracing. 'Lucy. Come back to me. I'm doing my part. Now do yours,' he thought.


Lucy. Come back to me. I'm doing my part. Now do yours...

Gray's voice had somehow reached her as Lucy was in her crisis. Euphoria stood by the candy apple trees, munching on the apples as she stared at the thoughtful blonde. What would she ask? Lucy knew that this was a test of her wit. Euphoria would not do requests. She couldn't ask for extra questions, because she could just say no. But she was tied. It was either help find a way or ask about the curse. Both things she needed.

Then it came to her.

"I have my question," Lucy said. Euphoria smirked even bigger. "Oh, joy. What is it, Miss Heartfilia?"

"How is this world connected to reality?" Euphoria's eyes widened. Didn't expect this.

"Well, ma'am, this world is your dream, isn't it? Your dream is connected to you through your conscious. Technically, you can't slip yourself between the two worlds on purpose, but that doesn't mean other things can. I, on the other hand, am able to get through both places, because I am part of your soul now. Your mind isn't connected, but your soul is. Your mind is the one in your dream, but your soul can be in both places at once. That's how you humans can somehow connect with your reality self through your dreams, hence giving names such as 'sleepwalking'. It's your soul controlling you, not your mind. Understand?" Euphoria asked.

Lucy looked up at the purple and pink sky, then back at Euphoria with a glaring nod. Euphoria smiled.

"You truly are brilliant. You managed to get two things you wanted at once: a way out and information about the curse. I was right to have chosen you. Your boyfriend is doing well too, seven minutes." Lucy didn't feel like she needed to correct her. But since Euphoria was part of her soul, the other parts were freely hers.

Time to get out.


Gray panted as his magic power was exhausted. He had used nearly all of it to finish Stage 2. But it was working. Part of the time, he heard Lucy pant and make a squeaking noise, keeping Gray hopeful that Lucy was still there. But her skin was becoming cold again. Gray was out. He couldn't do it anymore. Thankfully, Stage 3 didn't involve any magic.

But before he could activate the next step of saving the celestial spirit mage, Lucy's hands had broke through the ice and snow, leaving the ice mage in shock. Her right hand, the one with the insignia of Fairy Tail on it, reached for her keys and pulled out the key for Loke. Gray barely heard her mutter the words to open the gate, but she did, and there was Loke.

"Gray! What the hell are you doing to my master?!" Loke asked, seeing the frozen Lucy.

"Saving your master," Gray muttered. I don't know why she summoned you though."

"She SUMMONED me?! In that frozen state?!" Loke said. Before Gray could respond, a small voice in the back of his head had asked him a favor.

Gray. Tell Loke to shine the light. I gotta get out of here before I'm trapped in Euphoria. Please, the voice had said.

Lucy. How are we doing this?, Gray asked in shock.

Explanation will follow. Just go! Hurry! I got three minutes left! Lucy had said.

"EARTH TO GRAY!" Loke screamed. Gray jumped, surprised by the sudden outburst of Loke.

"Loke. Use Regulus to light up this place. That way Lucy can get out of the ice. I don't know how, but Lucy told me that she will come out," Gray said.

"Dude, are you okay? Like did you hit your head or something?" Loke said, feeling Gray's forehead for a fever.

"I'm not sick! Just shine Regulus," Gray yelled. Loke looked back into the stripper's face and said, "Close your eyes and use the rest of your power to keep freezing Lucy. I'll shine the light." Gray's eyes shut before Loke's brilliant light had bounced around the walls into the body of Lucy's. Gray took a deep breath before continuing to drain the magic.

He was tired. Tired from all the magic. But he was a mage. A Fairy Tail mage. Nothing is normal then. He just hoped Lucy was right about this.


"Two minutes. You really believe that your plan will work?" Euphoria asked. Lucy looked at her. "Of course it will. You literally just told me what to do."

"I like you, Lucy Heartfilia. In fact, I like you so much that I'll give you information for free. I believe you will find it most...interesting," Euphoria said. Lucy looked into the golden eyes of herself.

"You asked about your mother, no? Let's just say, Heartfilia is an interesting name when it comes to Euphoria attacks. Haven't you ever studied your bloodline's history?" Euphoria said. Suddenly, a brilliant light had showed her the way to the top and out of the dessert hell.

"Mom..." Lucy muttered.

Lucy, are you there? Gray asked.

Found the light. Coming up. she responded. She could hear the relief of his sigh. Lucy had willed herself to grow wings and she flew out. Euphoria dissolved back into cotton candy and followed the current of the river, back to Lucy's soul and mind. She was free for now. 2 down. 5 more to go.


"GRAY!" Lucy said, getting up in a start. Ice had shattered all around the young mage as Loke and Gray stood over her body. Her eyes met Gray's as she pulled him in for a hug.

"You did it...you kept your promise," Lucy sighed.

"Of course I did. Why wouldn't I?" Gray said with a slight laugh. Loke felt his master's feelings overcome him as he smiled at the two. Not wanting to ruin the moment, he had disappeared silently to join Aries for tea. The other two mages had stayed in that position.

"Should we talk about what happened in the morning, then? You're a bit...overwhelmed," Gray said, looking for the right words to say.

"I...I- sure. I was so scared...Euphoria is terrible, you know," Lucy cried.

"Speaking of which, I have more information about Euphoria. I think you'll find it interesting," Gray said.

"And so do I," Lucy said, "Euphoria is more than I think it is..."

"Forget it. Forget it and sleep. Peacefully, this time. I'll be right here," Gray said, rubbing her back. Lucy relaxed into his embrace and closed her eyes.

No attacks this time.

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