I'm so sorry it took me so long to update this! Please forgive me!

Lucy's POV/p
The woman standing in front of us didn't seem like a magic user so it should be easy to take her out. She came at me like a pro fighter and I was surprised I was able to dodge some of her attacks

"Open gate of the-" I tried to say only to have her punch me in the stomach. I fell to my knees in pain and she kneed me in face./p

"Lu-chan! Levy yelled running over to me. I saw her get close enough almost to touch when she was knocked back. The girl again had intervened and was getting the better of us.

"This is pathetic! I don't know why the boss wants ya but he does and that's all I'm paid to know." She said before thrusting her fists out at Levy. She caught the attack but barely dodged the next one to her side. I coughed and tuned to the side in agony as they were fighting and took out another key.

"Open gate of the lion. Loki/Leo(whichever you choose to call him by)." I whispered. Loki's key glowed and he appeared tux and all. Even though he had his shades on I could still tell that he was angry.

"Princess. Who did this to you?" He asked helping me up.

"Her...the girl fighting Levy, p-please help her." I asked him weakly. Even though I should have recovered from that punch ages ago I could still feel my energy draining and the wound didn't seem to heal. Loki nodded his head and joined the fight with Levy. Something was special about the red head. She didn't seem to be using any magic but I could just sense it; something about her fighting style was different.

Levy's POV/p
She was strong. With every punch that connected I felt my energy draining and fatigue overcome me. I didn't want to use any magic on her in fear that I may knock her out; we needed her to find Wendy. After a bit Loki joined the fight but I could tell that was putting a strain on Lucy's body, so we needed to end this fast. If anything it didn't seem like she was doing this for her own personal gain.

"Hey, what is your name?" I asked her continuing to fight.

"Why would I tell you that?" She asked taken back by my question./p

"Why wouldn't you? There is no harm in telling me something so simple. I'm Levy by the way." I told her dodging a kick.

"The name's Jaedite, Jaedite Jester. You can call JJ though." She said smiling. Although she was my enemy this was actually becoming fun. She was a fighter; a hand to hand combat expert and I wasn't. However, we were communicating through our fists. Every punch we threw told a different story and by the bloodlust filled intensity of hers I knew her story was a hard one. One of hardship, betrayal, and loneliness.

"So Jaedite why are you doing this?" I asked her. I ducked and Loki went to kick her while I went for her legs and she dodged both.

"Why? Because it's fun and I'm being paid." She replied doing a hand stand and twisting her body around quickly knocking Loki back. he blocked most of the attack but had to get down on one knee exhausted.

"So killing or kidnapping people is fun to you?" I asked looking over at Lucy. She was in real bad shape. It was taking all her energy to keep Loki here and we both knew that wouldn't last long. It took her a moment to answer that one.

It isn't fun but I don't have much of a choice its the only thing I can do." She answered stopping her attacks. I stopped as well but kept a defensive position and put a good amount of space between us. She walked over to Lucy and crouched down on her level.

Get away from her!" Loki yelled rushing at her. Without hesitation she grabbed his wrist and flipped him over her shoulder into a tree./p

"What are you doing to her?!" I asked.

"I like you two. You're fighters and good ones. I'll help you out since it would be a waste to get rid of people like you in the world." She said placing her hand on the spot of Lucy's stomach where she hit her. A green magic circle appeared beneath the palm of her hand making it glow.

"What was that?" I asked curious.

"Oh I was just giving her back her stamina."

"Giving it back?"

"Yeah. My magic works a little different than others." She showed me her hands and they had some sort of tattoos on them. "Whenever I punch you I steal a but of your energy or stamina making you weaker as we fight. I only punched your friend here once, but I punched her hard in a vital organ." She explained.

"Why are you helping us?" Lucy asked her.

"Honestly I don't know, but this Wendy seems very important to you and I know what it feels like to lose someone important to you. That and because things are going to get a lot more interesting." She smiled a genuine one.

"Anyway my boss is just over this way follow me." She said walking through the village.
"Can we trust her?" Loki asked.

"Do we have a choice? We need to find Wendy." Lucy said closing his gate.

Wendy's POV/p
"Kyaaaa!" I screamed as he cut into my flesh again. This had been going on for a while since I regained consciousness and he hasn't stopped not once.

"Does it hurt?" He asked again for the hundredth time.

"Yes it hurts! Please stop!" I yelled crying.

"I will just tell me what I need to know."/p

"I can't."

"Then I guess this'll never end." He sighed happily and went over to his table of rusted , please save me Lucy-neesan, Levy-nessan." I pleaded.