Holy mother of Dragon! Don't you just love cliffhangers gihi? I'm having major writers block when it comes to this story. It's actually pissing me off. I've been on a FT marathon for a while and I still can't think of anything! Grr! I'm really sorry if this chapter sucks donkey balls, it's just- ARRRRHHHH!

Ok, i'm done. I'm cool. I'm chill...

In this chapter there maybe some, small hints of Gruvia and GaLe. Oh! There is also NaLu! Gihi you probably knew that though...

FT will never ever belong to me. It belongs to the great Hiro Mashima.


The Guild.

Lucy watched everyone's reactions carefully. Mirajane looked excited. Gray looked royally pissed off. Erza had no emotion. Lisanna had a look of anger but it quickly dissolved into acceptance, Lucy knew Lisanna was damaged beyond repair.

She continued to look at her guild mates, a few were angry, a few were happy and others were confused.

Lucy stood to her feet and decided that the silence had gone on long enough. "But we shouldn't focus on that. We have bigger things to worry about." She started walking over to the guild doors, determination burning in her coffee eyes.

"Anyone want to come with me to find Natsu?" Lucy's cherry voice brought everyone back to their sense's.

Lucy's confession could wait till later.

"Alright, my children," Makarov started. "We have, once again, had our fiery idiot run away. This time finding him won't be so easy, even if we do find him there is a large possibility Zeref will be there too." The small master hopped down from the bar bench and instructed his children

"Levy, Wendy and Lisanna; head out to find traces of Natsu."

"Hai!" All three girls ran out of the guild hall.

"Everyone else! I want you to rest up and get ready for battle!" Everyone left upon Masters request. Some not in such a rush (i.e Gajeel, Laxus and Gildarts. And yes Gildarts' back in this chapter.)

Gray watched Lucy leave the guild slowly with Erza by her side. He's known Natsu the longest so he knows where he's heading.


Somewhere outside of Magnolia...

Short deep breaths rhymed with the symphony of his quickened steps. He looked back momentarily, watching the small town of Magnolia escape from view.

He was never the smartest member of Fairy Tail, hell, he'd admit Ice-shit was a little smarter than him. Even then that doesn't mean he does things willy-nilly without a thought, he just follows his heart and let his emotions spread his flame.

It's never failed him. He had always won. And Lucy had always been beside him. with her bright smile and strong will to keep going. That didn't mean he couldn't fight without her, it just meant he...well, he didn't know. Lucy has always been by his side.

So why was he leaving?

Was it because he wanted to do it on his own? Was it because he needed to punch something really hard? Or was it because he needed some time away away from the guild?

Natsu growled at the questions running through his head. His blue furred companion looking at him with concern.

"Natsu...you look upset. Want a fish?!" Happy chirped, landing on the pinkette's head.

"Thanks but no thanks, Happy. You don't need to worr-wait a second!" Natsu screeched to a stop, Happy falling off his head, into his arms. Happy's eyes glowed with a shine of alert.

"Do you sense him? Zeref? Is he here?"

"..."

"Natsu?"

"I can't pick up his scent. I have no idea where to go...SHIIIIIIITTTTT!" Natsu plopped on the ground in frustration. Happy looked at his angered partner in worry.

"We could go back home." The little blue fur ball suggested. The suggestion quickly earn't Happy a glare.

"No, Happy. I need to do this. I started it so I have to finish it-!"

"AND YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT ALONE, FIRE PISS!?" Without warning, Natsu was shoved forward into a pile of rocks. "Gray?!" Once over the shock of seeing the Ice Mage, Natsu shot up and coated his fists with fire.

"What the hell are you doing here?!"

"I'm going to drag your dragon ass back to the guild; before you do something stupid-er!"

"I'd like to see you try, Ice Head! I'm fine by myself!" Natsu once again found himself being knocked backwards, quickly hitting a tree. The Salamander was about to attack when Gray's words made his body go numb.

"But Lucy isn't." The dark haired teen took a deep breath before plopping his butt down in front of Natsu. "She came crying to the guild this morning because you had left. I've never seen her so broken."

"She has Loke..." Natsu mumbled. "Why wasn't he there?" Gray looked at the pinkette like he was seeing double. 'He doesn't...heh, of course not..' He thought to himself.

"Whatever. Just come back to the guild. I can hear Erza's angered shouts from here." Natsu slowly stood up, letting a very joyful exceed fall asleep on his head. Then just when Gray turned his back, Natsu took off in the other direction.

"HEY!" Gray was about to run after Natsu when a loud cry caught his attention.

"GRAY-SAMA! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Gray let out a somewhat girlish scream. "Oh shit..." The very next second the water mage tackled him to the ground. "Juvia now is not-!"

"Lucy-san is in trouble! She's not breathing!"


20 minutes ago...on the way to Lucy's Apartment.

"It's going to be OK, Plue! We'll find Natsu and beat Zeref!" The Heartfilia girl chimed. Her little spirit beside her.

"Puu~un!"

"Then everything will be the same and-" Lucy's self pep talk was interrupted with a purr of menace.

"Would you look at this, Amir! Nya! It's the Fairy Tail girl, nya!" Lucy pivoted around, her fawn eyes wide as she scanned the two before her. "No shit you pile kitty litter." The taller one growled. Lucy couldn't speak, she thought they would be dead, but, wasn't there 3 of them?

"W-where's Rico?" She regretted asking the question as she watched their eyes shadow and tears slipped down their cheeks. "He's fucking dead!" Amir yelled, his emerald eyes glowing with sadness, anger and a hint of guilt.

"When the guild went down, so did everyone else but he chose to save us, nya..." Maz whimpered. Lucy took a good full look at them and gasped.

Amir had a long scar twisting down his right arm like a vine. His emerald eyes weren't bright but more of a moss-like color. He had a burn scar on his right cheek. Her eyes trailed over to Maz. He was missing an ear. He had scratches everywhere on his showing skin, his eyes colder than death, blacker than midnight.

Without warning Amir was inches from her body. His eyes were shaded over. "Our guild was destroyed because of you...Rico died because of you!" His hand shot out, grasping her throat. Through watery eyes she could just make the silhouette of black wings sprouting from his back. A long katana equipped into his hand, sharp and dripping with poison. She tried desperately to call for her spirits but they wouldn't respond, Plue had disappeared.

"My magic blocks out my victims magic making them just a mere human mortal who isn't worthy of being a mage." Amir explained, his sword coming closer to her abdomen.

"Y-y-yo..u...d-don't...h-a-ave to do...t-th-this..." She choked out. "I-i-i di-dn't mean t-t-o get any-anyone k...killed." His grip tightened, tears rolling off her chin.

The next few seconds were a haze of confusion for the Heartfilia heiress. She felt the katana pierce her skin but only a little, then a rush of red zipped pass her, knocking the sword away. She fell to the pavement with an audible crack. Her sight going purple around the edges, something dripping from her mouth. Sleep was tugging on her senses as a pair of black boots headed her way, feminine yells being heard in the background.

Lucy tried to fight the darkness but it had one over her body, the last thing she heard were familiar female voice's yelling her name.


Guild Infirmary.

The guild was silent as they waited outside for Wendy to do her thing on Lucy. Erza, Mirajane and Levy sat in the infimary watching over the girl they just saved.

The door burst open, Juvia flying through, Gray not to far behind. Erza was about to kick them out when Gray started to report what had happened with Natsu.

"THE BASTARD FUCKING RAN OFF!"

"Gray, could you be quiet pl-" Wendy tried to get out, but was rudely interrupted.

"HE WAS RIGHT THERE, HER HEARD WHAT HAPPENED TO LUCY AND JUST FUCKING RAN AWAY!" Gray kept bellowing. Erza decided that the yelling was enough, so she threw a hard punch at his stomach.

"Tell us everything, without yelling." She glared at him, getting her point across even more by equipping into her Nakama Armour, pointing her weapon next to his head.

Gray took a deep breath and began...

...

...

...

"...and now i'm here."

"So he still ran off after you almost bet him up? Didn't even try to win?" Mirajane asked.

"Nope."

"Are you sure with his dragon senses he could hear what Juvia said? I know Natsu; he should be here right now if he heard." Erza growled. Gray nodded his head.

"Um, minna?" A small voice popped up in the conversation. "I've done all I can but to be sure we might want to get Porlyusica to have a look at her." Levy left the infirmary to go and tell Master immediately.

"Thank you, Wendy-chan, let's leave Lucy to rest now." Mirajane smiled sweetly, casting a worried glance to the blonde beauty. Wendy nodded, leaving the room, Gray and Juvia followed behind.

Now, it was just Erza in the room with Lucy. She walked over to Lucy's bed, armour clinking just a bit. She clenched her fists, her bangs shading her eyes.

"I swear, Lucy. You won't have to go through this anymore. We'll find Natsu, stop Zeref and get back to our daily lives. You just rest up and get ready for the victory party." The scarlet haired woman promised leaving Lucy to rest up.


On the guild roof...

A pink haired mage sat with his head in his hands, draong-like growls emitting from his chest.

"This is all my fault." Natsu spoke to himself. A loud thunk behind him pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Very great place to hide, Salamander. On top of a guild, in broad daylight, with 3 other dragon slayers in it. Fuckn' brilliant!"

"Fuck off, Iron Head," Natsu stood up. "If you're going to talk me out of attacking Zeref you've got it all wrong."

"I couldn't give two bloody fucks about you and your little battle with Zeref. I totally support it, but Levy on the other hand-"

"Has turned you into her bitch by the sounds of it." Natsu laughed. A large metal pole smacked Natsu further down the roof. "Ow."

"I WILL FUCK YOU UP, DRAGONEEL!"

"Not so loud, the guild might hear!"

"I don't see why they shouldn't." Gajeel retorted. Getting ready to attack when he raised his head and sniffed the air. Natsu raised an eyebrow.

"Crap! I gotta go, but do what's right, Salamander. I don't want to be the one to drag you back to guild." Gajeel was gone before Natsu could reply.

A few seconds ticked by and Natsu found himself thinking of Lucy once again. He slipped off the roof and poked his head up to the window of the infirmary, watching Lucy's resting body. He frowned at her state. He strained his ears to listen to her breaths, but she began to mumble something.

"Na...tsu...co..me...home."


I'm sorry i'm sorry i'm sorry i'm sorry! This chapter came WAAAAAAAYYYYYY to late and i'm not even sure if this chapter is good or not ;~;

Please forgive me? PWEEEAAASSSSEEEEE!?

I'm also very sorry if any of the characters seem a bit OOC. I...I just...AHHHHHHHH! It's hard to write a story about one thing while thinking about another!

Now that I have finished my begging I will say what I always say: Please point out any grammacal errors! It's much apreciated.

Thank you for reading and have a lovely day!

~Poisoned Dragon