Lucy was bombarded by questions for the next few days. She had not really had a chance to do anything day came when the request board filled back, and wouldn't you know it most of the members took them.
Erza, Gray, Natsu and Wendy along with Carla and Happy went on some request together to arrest another members of a dark Lucy sat at the bar looking at her new keys, they were certainly rare, for they were made of wondered if all Faolan's friends were diamond keys. Just then Loke appeared at her side, he had a another flashback.
-Loke's Flashback-
It was early evening and he was at a traveling circus the name beside him on the bleachers sat a little tiger girl was tugging his arm for something so he looked at her.
"Look Leo lions" she said.
"yeah sushi I see them" he said to her.
"one day I wanna be a tiger in a circus"Young sushi said.
He also knew he was about 6 or 7 back then and she was no older than 3 or 4 years 'd be older now maybe not by much since she represents a tiger was 4 years older than her little sister, and Tigeress is about 16 or 17 years old now 2 years younger than himself. So that made Sushi's age about 12 or 13 maybe.
-reality-
He looked at Lucy for a minute before he spoke, "Lucy".
"yea Loke did you remember something", Lucy asked.
"yea I think I know where to look for Sushi", He said.
"ok then where", Lucy said.
"I know she used to love when the traveling circus came to town, and wished to be in one, I think that's a good place to start", Loke said.
"ok I'll gather some information and find her then", Lucy said.
With that Loke went home trusting her to find Sushi, not only for his sake but her Lucy got up from her table and over to the bar where Elfman, Mirajane, and Lisanna.
"hey you guys you wouldn't happen to know if there is a traveling circus as of right now", Lucy ask the trio.
"no not really", Elfman said
"I haven't a clue", MJ said
"I do", Lisanna.
With that Lisanna got 'the look' by her said there was one a days travel away by train that she went with Natsu the previous day and that it had just begun, and was staying for two weeks. It was in a city she called the Big Apple, or simply New Fiore. Lisanna asked her siblings if she could go. They replied why couldn't they all go, so with that the foursome went to their respectful homes and packed for the two week and a day travels.
They all met up by the train station, Mirajane bought the tickets,and they boarded the took their seats with Elfman sitting next to Mirajane and across from them Lisanna and was a long train ride that took place early to pass the time they told each other Jokes.
"so what do you get when you cross a lie and a tiger", Lisanna asked.
"I don't know what is it", the trio said in unison.
"A Liger", Lisanna replied.
They went at it for a bit until evening when the Dinner cart came they had dinner and talked about the reason they were going to the circus,so Lucy told them everything Loke had told they fell asleep for the night, waking up to Lisanna saying they were at their they got their stuff and got off the train.
New Fiore was certainly big , the train station was tiny compared to it,and its buildings were seemingly was a city that probably never stayed close to Lisanna as to not lose her in the population streets. Then they came to a huge flat area where the circus's three tents and the freak show area was. Lisanna said after spotting a huge line at the entrance toll booth that she knew a back way in. They walked the perimeter until they spotted what she was a walkable path between a tent and the backstage of the circus to where all the performers trailers were.
Once in they heard a girl crying and ran towards the saw that the was a girl bounded by a rope at the wrists to a pole and on her knees. There was a man there too with a whip, he was lashing out at girl had many wounds on her back some healing at different rates and some very badly infected it was hard to look at.
It enraged Elfman to see this torture and despite being held down by his siblings and Lucy he charged at the man with the whip.
"oh what a fine specimen indeed you'd do well in this circus", the man said dodging Elfman's attacks" better than this fuck up cat".
Then these burly men can out and successfully chased them man untied the girl and she returned to her Elfman looked at the torn material of the girl skirt having a good were in a alleyway between two tall buildings resting,they were unfairly ambushed and were resting.
"hey Luce can you summon Tigeress", Elfman said to Lucy.
"yea but why though", Lucy said
"just do it", Elfman said.
With that she grabbed her key ring and swiped Tigeress's key in the air saying ' open gate of the tiger, Tigress'.Tigeress appeared in a black bikini suit that made Elfman's nose turned to Lucy and flicked her on her forehead.
"was up my Lion tamer", Tigeress said.
"Lion tamer? But anyway um Elfman needs you for something, probably tracking or some other", Lucy replied.
" The cute guy with the nose bleed right",Tigeress said which only made Elfman's nose bleed worse.
"yeah that's him", Mirajane said helping her brother and glaring at Tigeress out of jealousy.
So she went over and kissed Elfman's nose and it stopped bleeding. Tigeress explain she had a strange talent to heal but the kiss was not of her magic.
"um... miss may I... ask you... to sniff this", Elfman said holding up the piece of cloth.
"come on man this isn't real manly of you, and what if Ever finds out"Elfman said in his mind.
"fine", she said and she took a whiff of the cloth,and she jumped all the way across the alleyway and well right into Lucy causing her to drop her keys.
"got something" Elfman said.
"t...th...tha...that has my younger sister's scent on it", she said practically rolling off Lucy curing in a ball like form to hide her tears while stuttering "I thought she was d... dead".
"this seems all too familiar", Lisanna said.
"it is ok think about the person that was crushed", Lucy said still sprawled out on the ground moaning in pain.
"she sure isn't acting like a tiger", Elfman said to himself looking at the freak out Tigeress.
"well then why are we sitting here moping lets go save the poor girl", MJ said.
"indeed point the way", Tigeress said with a split change of moods.
Well their enthusiasm failed when the circus had ended for the night due to equipment failure and they were tired anyway, and Tigeress went home to rest.
-Next day or two before Night(-.- +rape face) -
Mirajane couldn't go to sleep and headed to the hidden entrance to the circus. Once in she saw no one around and walked past a few trailers here and there, but from one came loud terrified screams and yelling.
"GET AWAY FROM ME" the girl yelled
"come on I just want a taste of that sexy young body of yours my dear Sushi" the man said.
"NO"the girl said an the sound of someone falling was heard.
"got ya sexy lady" the man said.
All Mirajane could do was stand frozen in place and about to had to do something to stop this but sounds of the man moaning drove chills up her spine.
"HELP ME, SOMEONE HELLLLP" the girl managed to yell.
Mirajane found the courage to break down the door and go sight was horrific as there was blood ,broken glass, cum and puke on the couch laid the girl a man over her with his dick well into her girl had lost the will to fight, she was only a little once again froze,as the man charged at her. He was covered head to toe in blood,puke and cum.
"watch out MJ"A voice said but Mirajane couldn't move.
All Mirajane could feel was a cold Iron fist hit her head and she passed was able to hear though in this state of mind. Mirajane was barely able to make out Gajeel, Levy and could also feel her surroundings as felt her head on someone's lap, probably Levy's. The floor was warm, wet and sticky and she felt blood drip down her forehead.
"Is the girl going to be ok"Levy said.
"who this chick or MJ" Pantherlily said.
"sick..."Levy said.
-Levy's POV-
I did her best to clean MJ's face and the head wound Gajeel had given her to knock her a mess of hair off her face she lowered her head to MJ's ear.
"It'll be ok MJ, we here, your safe"I calmly whispered into MJ's ear
"Get MJ outta here Levs"Gajeel said to me.
"ok... will do"I replied to him.
MJ was a bit heavy but I got her outside. I laid her down on the ground listening to her shallow breathing.I used my solid script water on her not only to further clean her but to get her to come to.
"save.. The girl..." MJ said weakly" shes is Tigeress's sister".
I called out to Gajeel and he say yea, and I relayed the message that MJ told me.
-Gajeel's POV-
I heard Levs call out to me and I said yea, she told me that the strange girl was Tigeress's sister. Stupid me didn't notice the girl's ears and tail through so much shit.I mean this place looks like hell,for crying out partner Pantherlily can barely keep supper down in this shithole.I try to approach this girl and she fucking hissed at me with the intent to scratch me. So I put my hands up attempting to show that I was harmless, like yeah right I fucking harmless.
"little girl I know where your sister might be"I said to the girl getting a few steps closer.
I was close enough to grab her easily but yet it was fucking impossible, she reminded me of someone. Was it her age, her devotion or predatory skill I don't it fuckin' dawned on me her age... she was about the same age as Wendy. Fuck it I went into my Iron Scales and picked up the motherfucking girl kickin' and screaming, Then Pantherlily and made my way fucking outside.
