I AM SO, SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING! The past few days have been really hard with signing up for middle school and stuff like that!
Lucy expected to be roused from her slumber from the sunlight filtering through the window, with birds singing their melodious songs in the crisp morning air. She didn't expect loud thumps from the door and a gruff voice yelling, "Oi, Blondie! Wake up!"
Lucy jumped out of bed so quickly that she fell to the floor, the sheets tangled in her legs. "Ow," she grumbled in pain. "I'm up," she said louder.
"You have an hour to get ready. I'll take you to breakfast, so you better be fast," the voice informed Lucy.
"Alright," she stated. She untangled her legs from the blankets and stood up to stretch. A yawn escaped her mouth. She walked to the bathroom and decided on taking a shower. Her nimble fingers grabbed the shampoo and conditioner from the bathtub edge.
She took off her clothes and slid open the shower door. "Wait," she mumbled to herself. "The bodywash." She walked to the cupboard and grabbed the bottle and walked back in the shower. She twisted the knob and cold water sprinkled down.
She squealed from the cold splashing on her bare shoulders. She turned the knob up to make the water warm, and in a matter of seconds the water was hot. She stayed under the waterflow for a minute or two, then squeezed shampoo into her hair, rinsing it out a few minutes later. After about twenty minutes, she finished her shower.
She got out and wrapped a pretty pink towel around her body. She used another towel to dry her blonde hair. After drying her hair and body, she walked into the closet to put on some clothes. Since she will be training, she decided on something comfortable.
She chose a lime green tank top with black yoga pants ending right above her knees and some white running shoes on her feet. She strapped her belt, keys, and Fleuve d'étoiles. She tied her hairy into a ponytail and walked out of the closet. Once she was in her room, she went to the bookshelf and pulled out a book with elegant silver lines engraved on the side.
Lucy's fingers trailed over her keys, then on Horologium. It was only 7:30. She still had half an hour until breakfast. The next thirty minutes were spent on reading. Turns out the book she picked was about a young woman who was a captain and was in charge of a whole army during war. The woman was the only female soldier, so many soldiers didn't listen to her during the first battle, which resulted in many lives being lost. (A/N This is not a real book. This is entirely my idea. If it is similar to some other book or movie, it is a coincidence. Thank you.)
She was interrupted by knocking. Lucy marked the page she was on and went to the door. She opened it and came face to face with Metalicana in his human form.
"Oh. Good morning Metalicana," she chirped cheerfully, contrast to the dragon's current mood.
"Yeah, yeah. Come on, breakfast is ready. I'm also training you this morning, 'kay," he grumbled in annoyance. He walked in the same direction Lucy came from last night, so the blonde followed behind him. After a few minutes, they reached the big hall. Like last night, it was filled with dragons in human forms.
Everyone's attention was on the pair up front, who awkwardly made their way to their seats. As soon as they sat down in the same seats as last night, their breakfast came. On Lucy's plate was a small stack of strawberry pancakes with eggs and bacon. Some maple syrup was drizzled on the pancake, and there was a strawberry smoothie to drink from.
She dug in and finished it in only ten minutes. The next fifty minutes was spent on conversations between dragons. Lucy talked with both Skiadrum and Weisslogia and learned many things about them.
Skiadrum raised a little boy named Rogue, and Weisslogia raised a little boy named Sting.
"Rogue is a strong little guy. He is more quiet and reserved than most people, but he is really sweet and kind to people close to him," Skiadrum praised.
"Oh yeah? Sting is even stronger than Rogue," Weisslogia boasted.
The Shadow Dragon scowled, and countered with, "Rogue and Sting are equal in power, Mr. Sunshine."
"Well, Sting could obviously beat you, idiot," the Light Dragon shot back. This resulted in insults flying everywhere, which was stopped by a glare from Grandeeney. Lucy giggled, reminded of how Gray and Natsu fought, and how Erza ended it with only a look.
Soon, breakfast was over, and Metalicana came to Lucy. "Follow me to the training area," he informed her. The blonde nodded and followed the dragon. They soon reached the place; a grassy field with trees on the opposite side of where they were standing.
"The next hour will be spent on you meditating. I've been told to tell you to call out the Sea Goat, Capricorn. Ask him for further instructions. When time is up, I'll tell you," the Iron Dragon told her.
"Alright," Lucy nodded determinedly. She pulled out Capricorn's key, remembering when she made their contract after defeating Hades. "Open, Gate of the Sea Goat; Capricorn!" Chimes sounded, and the spirit appeared in front of her.
"What can I do for you, Lady Lucy?" He looked around, realizing there was no trouble.
"Before we start," she began, "let me debrief you of the situation first." Before she could explain, Capricorn interrupted her.
"Leo has already informed all of your spirits of the problem. We all know of what is going on," Capricorn informed her.
"Oh, good. Anyway, I called you out to help me meditate for training. So, can you?" Her question made Capricorn proud of the woman she had become.
He nodded, saying, "Of course. I will help you. The first step is to sit down." Lucy complied, sitting down and crossing her legs. "Now, close your eyes and feel your magic in your body. Imagine a container holding that magic, and using that picture, let your magic leak out slowly."
Lucy did just that, and imagined a container holding her magic. She controlled it and let small specks come out. She focused her breathing, clearing her mind out except for the magic container.
She heard Capricorn's calm and low voice say, "Continue feeling the magic pour out. Picture it in your head." She felt the magic seep out of her body, tingling sensations all over her body. Her breath hitched at the new feelings, but she calmed her breathing.
Lucy felt herself get more exhausted by the second, but she kept at it. After what seemed like only five minutes, she heard Capricorn say that she was done. She gasped and fell backwards, the strain taking its toll.
She didn't hear herself say it, but she felt her lips ask, "Five minutes only? I thought it was going to be an hour. When she heard no response from Capricorn, she cracked her eyes open and saw the sun a bit higher in the sky. She looked to the right and saw Metalicana make his way to her.
"It has been an hour, but when you meditate, your mind doesn't focus on time. It's only felt like five or ten minutes, right?" Metalicana told her. "Now get up. It's running time!"
"What! No way! I'm tired," Lucy complained.
"In real situations like this, you don't get breaks. Now, run for fifteen minutes and have a five minute walking break. Then run for fifteen minutes again, and walk for five. You should have run six times in two hours. Now go," he shouted to her.
"Fine," Lucy drawled as she started running. After about forty minutes, the Celestial mage was even more exhausted, but she pushed herself. An hour and twenty minutes after that, Metalicana told her to stop. He tossed her a water bottle, which she caught with shaky hands.
She gulped down half the water bottle and capped it. She gave it back to Metalicana and followed him as he led her back to the dining hall. Lucy felt really sweaty, so she called out Virgo to get her a towel from the Celestial World. She disappeared in a flurry of sparkles and reappeared after a few seconds with a towel in her hands.
Lucy thanked the Celestial Spirit, cleaned herself up, and gave the towel back to Virgo, who then disappeared to the Celestial World. She jogged to catch up to the Iron Dragon, and they both soon reached the place they were seeking.
"Hey, welcome back!"
"Had fun training?"
"Time for you to eat!"
Many dragons commented on their appearance. Lucy smiled shyly and nodded to some dragons. They sat at their usual spot and had lunch. An hour later, the blonde followed Corvus out to the training grounds.
"Welcome, Lucy," he said cheerfully. "For the first day of training, all we're going to do is learn some Requip."
"Wait, what? I thought I was going to learn more of my magic," Lucy responded.
"Don't worry. We will, but tell me. How many times has your keys been taken from you? How many times have you lost them, or dropped them?" His cheeky grin mage Lucy feel embarrassed.
'Why else would he make me learn Requip,' she thought to herself. "Okay," she nodded. "How do I start?"
"We are going to practice with a stick for safety," he instructed. He handed her a stick and held one himself. "To begin, focus your magic into your arm and imagine your hand letting go, but don't actually let go."
"Alright," she said. Her magic went to her hand, and she imagined letting go. She thought of how Erza did it.
"Now, feel a gateway open, and feel every part of the stick disappearing. Pour your magic into the stick and slowly send it away," Corvus coached. Lucy felt the weight in her and lessen so she looked down and gasped.
"I did it! I did it!" She jumped in excitement.
"No way! You can't learn on your first time," the Raven Spirit gaped in astonishment. "Do you know someone who has Requip?"
"Yeah. I know Erza, and she's a master at this," Lucy said, pride in her voice at her friend's accomplishments.
"No wonder," he murmured. "Well, you did it well because you are close friends with Erza. Your mind must have caught on to how it works, so when you tried it, it was easier. But, bringing the object back is harder."
"Alright, teach me how!" Lucy was enthusiastic, happy to learn such helpful magic.
"So, let me give you a lesson. The more weaker or smaller the object is, the less amount of magic used. The more power the object holds or the bigger it is, the more magic will be used and the harder it will be. Since Celestial Keys hold a tremendous amount of magic, it will be really difficult, so we will work our way up to that," Corvus said.
"Okay," Lucy said. "So how do I bring the stick back?"
"Well, imagine the gateway, and see your object. Send magic into your arm and picture holding the object. Slowly, let every piece of the stick come back," he stated.
Lucy felt the magic leave into her arm and she felt the stick in her hand, but then it was gone. She tried again, but it failed. After the fourth try, the stick appeared in her hand.
"Nice, now exquip that, and requip it again," Corvus instructed. Lucy tried again, and again, and again, until Lucy could do it without much thought. "Excellent," the Raven Spirit praised. "Now let's try with a bigger stick."
The next five hours were spent on requiping sticks. Finally, 6:00 came. Lucy was even more exhausted than she was in the morning. When they were done, they went to have dinner. Lucy sat down and ate her food.
She conversed with the dragons around her, and she met Grace the Glass Dragon, Pearl the Water Dragon, and a few more. Dinner was finished, and Lucy went back to her room. She had a bath, and changed into pajamas, similar to last night. She jumped into bed, and as soon as she closed her eyes, she fell asleep.
I'll try to make chapters just as long as this. Thank you for reading!
