Crimzon: Haha thanks for the reviews guys. Senbei x Cup Ramen . . . u just made my day with that statement, "Holy crudfaces" haha I like that! Anyways, enjoy this chappie and I own nothing. Also, sorry for those errors last chapter. I never really make such simple mistakes, then again, I was half asleep writing it.

~The Price to Remember~

~General POV~

Lucy didn't understand. This girl acted like she knew her, but this is the first time ever seeing her.

"Hey, Salamander!" she called over to Natsu who was already helping up from the ground. "Get Lucy out of here," she ordered.

"Why should I go?" he aruged back. That's when she turned to the two with a look of fury in her eyes.

"Your friend is hurt and you don't even know who the hell you're up against. I suggest you get Lucy and get the hell out of this cave." She snapped back. Without another word, Natsu turned back, picked up Lucy in his arms then grabbed Happy by his tail and started running at full speed out of the cave. All the while, he was yelling out Erza's and Gray's name.

~With Mysterious Girl~

"So . . . we meet again, Theo." She smiled sadistically as she prepared for a fight with an old friend.

~With Natsu, Lucy & Happy~

When he reached the part of the cave where they split up, they ran into their two nakama.

"Natsu, what the hell happened?" questioned Gray as they ran towards the enterence of the cave.

"I don't know. Something attacked us and then this girl came out of no where," answered Natsu, running out of breath.

"What, who?" asked Erza. Beofre Natsu could say anything, they heard a few explosions coming from deeper in the cave. By the time they made it outside, the cave had started to colapse. They stopped and looked back at the cave. Natsu put down Lucy and noticed the burn marks on her arms and legs.

"Lucy, you ok?" he asked. He wasn't sure where the burns had come from.

Lucy had started feeling the pain after the girl appeared. It didn't take her long to notice that it was those tendrils that had burned her skin. When Natsu had picked her up, she had passed out from the pain and was just waking up to his voice.

"I'm . . . I'm fine . . ." she whispered through her teeth. Natsu knew she was liying. At that moment, the cave colapsed completely.

"Natsu, what happened to that girl?" asked Erza. His eyes widened at the realization that she was probably crushed to death now. It was quiet for a moment until they heard something move from under the rocks. Thinking it could be the monster from before, the three mages prepared to fight.

"Cool your jets guys, I'm harmless . . . mostly." It was that girl from before. She stood up from a pile of rubble and dusted herself off. Long silver hair blew in the wind. Eyes glowing a bright gold color. Dawned on her was a dark hooded coat, black pants with boots going up to the knees and a green tank top. Around her neck was a chain with two dog tags. Erza wasn't buying it. She equiped one of her swords and pointed it at her as she walked up to the small group.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"Who I am is none of your concern. Right now, your concern should lie with your friend right there." She gestured over to Lucy who had lost conciousness from the pain. Natsu looked back to his friend and nodded. Together, they went back to the guild.

"Be prepared to explain yourself," stated Erza. The girl nodded in agreement and followed them.

~In a dark, secluded castle~

The two figures from before walked into a large room made of stone with a large stained glass window being the only thing with color.

"Master, everything is in place." Saluted the tallest as he raised his arm over his chest and bent down on one knee. The room was empty except for the two. The smallest crossed her arms and pouted. The tallest glared up at her and punched her shoulder, causing her let out an embarrasing squeak. "Have some respect, Eliza."

"Hmph," she lowered her arms and looked around the empty room. "No disrespect, Master, but why do you need her alive?" the room fell silent and she waited for a response . . . she got one. The room became cold, so cold that the could see their breath. She started feeling fear and next thing she knew, a sharp pain hit her back and then again in her gut. She caughed up blood as she crumbled to the gound. The taller figure stood up and chuckled at the small girl.

"I warned you not to question him."

"Shut it, Griffin." She snapped as she tried to catch her breath. The cold in the room vanished as the sun rose and its light went through the stained window. The room filled with color as the two figures, Eliza and Griffin left the room to keep watch of an unsuspecting Lucy.

Crimzon: Sorry it's short, but I wanted to stop it there. I'll try to update sometime between tomorrow and Wednesday, Friday the latest. Please review if you want me to write a better chapter cuz face it, this one was not one of my best.