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FairyTailWzard

Oh my goodess we are getting to one of my favorite scenes! I really liked how you put more about Fairy Tail into the story, talking about how chaotic the battles were and how Lucy was used to that and much bigger boars! I also really liked how she could tell boar tracks and such! Really amazing job!

Also you have no freaking idea how excited I got when I saw the update! I actually nearly squealed *nervous laugh*

(BTW I used to be Whovian4444 but I changed my name)

Lucy was always one of the more intellectual members of Team Natsu so I thought it would be only reasonable that she would recognize them. And I wasn't sure if the Fairy Tail world had boars or not, but I knew if they did, they were like the size of a house. It makes me happy to learn how excited you were when the update came out, and I'm glad you enjoyed.

Warrant-For-Arrest

EA-ME GOD!

i love it!

Lucy molds so seamlessly into to chapters!

im so excited for the next chapter!

Lucy's view on Will and Halts new found friendship

mea? i was just thinking, different world, different rules.

i honestly thought that her speed, strength and magic would be cut off or dampened from being in a new realm.

...but...Lucy busting out keys is to good to pass up!

I really do try to find Lucy's place in the story line. And as I believe I may have stated before, the reason why Lucy can still use magic in the Ranger's Apprentice world will be explained. Eventually, when the time is right. Also, the reason I'm used Lucy for this crossover is because I feel that, in the Fairy Tail universe, she is very underappreciated, as well as being one the more "sane" people in the guild, so I wanted to put her in a situation where she was no longer considered "weak" in comparison to the people around her.

Lost-Lovegood

I feel like seven years is a good time for Lucy to be there, even if she's sad to leave people behind. Considering how fucked up things get for Fairy Tail after the time skip, and how increasingly obvious it is that Lucy is going to have some kind of big (hopefully not sacrificial) role in this whole Alvarez arc, I don't thing they can deal with losing her. Hell, just the arc before this one alone, with Jackel, shows how dead they'd all be without her. Fairy Tail is going to die real quick without Lucy and I don't think Mavis can afford to leave her there. The Fairy Tactician got her this training for a reason, she's not going to waste that asset.

Having Lucy stay there for 7 years was my original plan and, given her importance in the Tartaros Arc, she'll absolutely have to go back. Which just brings be back to the fact that Lucy is severely underappreciated in the series. Lucy is also going to get Star Dress soon, as well as her secondary magic and her new keys. The point of this Crossover is basically Lucy appreciation.

Guest

Another amazing chapter, like usual. However, there was one mistake. You stated that Halt was with the least experienced hunters/knights and then said that Lucy and Will were with the least experienced as well. Just a small grammar thing. Keep up the good work!

I thank you for pointing that out, and I have corrected that mistake. It was a very stupid one on my part and I did not catch it when I proofread the chapter.

RestiaAshblade

This is really good !

Please update !

It says volume one in the title. Does this mean that there is going to be a second one ?

Yes there will, and they're going to go along the lines of the books. Volume One will cover Book One, Volume Two will cover Books Two, Three, and Four, Volume Three will cover Book Seven, Volume Four will cover Books Five and Six, and I after that I haven't really thought about it.

The boar charged at the two boys and Lucy. Horace stepped in between them and boar and set his spear the way he had been shown without hesitation. However, his foot slipped on a patch of icy snow and he fell on to his side, spear falling from his grip. Lucy was fast to react, Will only slightly behind. They both dismounted their horses. Will fired an arrow at the boar to distract it from Horace before running to one side. Lucy did the same, running the opposite direction and firing an arrow to distract the boar from Will. She found herself wishing for her keys.

Will fired at the boar again. Their arrows did barely more than scratch the boar, though the pain still enraged it. With a blood curdling scream, it hurdled towards Will, ignoring Lucy's attempts to distract it with her own arrows. He ducked behind a tree. The boar plowed into it, but was seemingly unfazed by the impact as it backed up before charging at Will again, who darted around the tree trunk again, barely escaping the boar's ripping tusks.

It screamed in rage and it came at Will again. Lucy kept shouting and firing arrows but it ignored her. The boar came at Will slow this time so he wouldn't be able to dodge. The other hunters shouted but they would be too late to help. Will took an arrow and nocked it into his bow, though he knew he had no chance of hitting a vital spot. He heard Lucy call out to him, but more immediately the sound of Tug's hooves as the horse came towards him.

"Tug, no!" Will shouted, afraid for the pony.

Tug charged at the huge boar, turning in his tracks and kicking out his rear hooves once he was in range, catching the boar in it's ribs and sending it rolling. However, the boar got right back up, angrier than ever and the kick hadn't done any significant damage. It slashed at Tug and the pony pranced out of the way, neighing in fear. Will shouted at Tug to get clear of the boar, knowing the boar could seriously injure the pony, possibly crippling him for life.

Will was distracted an audible snapping sound as a thin piece of leather shot towards the boar and wrapped securely around one of it's tusks. He followed the line of braided leather to its handler, his blonde fellow apprentice. He was surprised by the hard, determined look in her usually gentle and warm eyes. With a shout and showing a level of strength that shouldn't have been possible, Lucy yanked the boar towards her and turned, causing it to fly over her head as she used the momentum to slam it into the ground on the other side.

"Don't you dare hurt my friends!" she shouted at the boar, the whip in her hands loosening from the tusk.

As it did so, Lucy ran at the boar as it slowly started getting up. "Lucy!" she shouted. Right as she reached the boar, she dug on foot into the ground and thrust her foot out, slamming it into the side of the boar. "Kick!" she shouted as her foot connected, sending it flying into a nearby tree. The trunk of the tree cracked and splintered from the impact.

Everyone stared at the blonde girl in shock, Halt included. The boar was slower getting up this time, definitely hurting from what Lucy had just done to it. However, it was still alive, and still a danger. Lucy cracked her whip, ready for it as she stood between it and Will. A deep, whistling sound resounded through the clearing, followed by a solid smack of an arrow slamming into meat. The boar reared up in agony and fell, dead, one of Halt's heavy shafted arrow embedded in it's heart from the side, just behind the left shoulder.

Halt rode Abelard over to both of them, dismounting and pulling both of his apprentices into a hug. "You were both very foolish." he said to them. Despite the strength Lucy had displayed, he had still worried for both Will and Lucy's safety.

Lucy smiled and she hugged Halt back, just as Will did, shaken from the frightening experience. "Maybe it was." said Lucy. "But protecting the people around us it the most important."

"Perhaps." the grim Ranger said.

He released them from the hug as the other hunters gathered around the boar, admiring it's size and congratulating Will and Lucy for their bravery, though the ones for Lucy seemed more awkward. A hand settled on Will's shoulder and he turned to see Horace. Lucy smiled and stepped away from the two, seeing that their reconciliation was finally at hand.

She smiled as she watched them talk before falling silent for a moment and shaking hands. The rest of the knights and hunters were silent as well, watching and unwilling to interrupt. Then Baron Arald stepped forward and put his arms around the two boys, congratulating them on their battle born friendship. The others voiced their assent.

"We've got two fine young men here!" the Baron announced to the group, once again earning their voiced assent. "And a brave young woman." he added, earning nods from the knights. "Halt, Rodney, you both have fine apprentices that you can be proud of!"

"Indeed we do." said Sir Rodney.

Halt, of course, was silent, as Lucy had come to expect from the grizzled Ranger. He met the eyes of his two apprentices and nodded, which they knew was Halt's equivalent of three hearty cheers. All three apprentices grinned at each other.

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In the days following the boar hunt, Will and Lucy noticed differences in the way they were treated, with respect being the most noticeable attitude towards them. It wasn't long before the story became exaggerated to the point where Will had killed one of the boars with a single arrow that shot clean through it, while Lucy wrestled the second with her bare hands, putting it in choke-hold and snapping it's neck. Both apprentices tried to deny and correct these rumors, but their protests would be waved of as them being modest. Finally, Lucy just gave up, though she never really accepted any of the praise in the first place. Around the castle, Will's, and even Lucy's name became well known, which was strange feeling for both of them.

In other news, the annual Gathering held by the Rangers, where all fifty Rangers came together to exchange news and discuss any problems that have arisen throughout the kingdom and make plans, was going to be taking place in a month. As such, Will and Lucy accelerated their training. It was hard for Lucy to believe that she had been there an entire year, training under Halt. Will had only been training for seven months, so Lucy was five whole months ahead of him, so Will was determined to catch up. So much so in fact, that he had forgone his Saturday breaks that Halt had given him and Lucy, practicing from morning to night. He was glad that Lucy decided to join him. It was better than training alone.

One particular day, Lucy had taken Celeste out for a ride while Will stayed behind, firing his bow at targets behind the cottage. She made a detour to her usual practice spot to train her magic a little. Something she was proud to have been keeping up with. After a rest and a snack to rejuvenate herself, she got back on Celeste and headed back to the cabin. Lucy's eyes widened when she heard Will cry out in pain and she set Celeste to a full gallop, hand going to her belt to grasp for her keys out of habit, only for her fingers to clasp around nothing and she frowned in sadness. She really missed her spirits, and her friends at Fairy Tail.

She shook off the bout of homesickness and focused on getting to Will. She heard a shout as she came out of the forest. Her eyes immediately took in the scene outside the cabin. Will was on the ground surrounded by three boys, knights-in-training by the looks of them, all of them holding canes that they seemed to have been using to beat her fellow apprentice. Then she saw a beaten and bruised Horace standing several feet away with a wooden drill sword in his hand.

Lucy slowed Celeste to a stop and dismounted her so she approach them silently. She saw the three boys abandon Will to form a semi-circle around the other injured boy. Horace stood his ground.

"Looks like Baby followed us." said one of the boys.

"Baby wants another beating." said another one of the boys.

"And Baby's going to get it." said the third boy with a sneer.

There was the sound of three snaps in quick succession, nearly instantly followed by the cries of the three boys as they dropped their canes, holding their hands that had red lines already beginning to form. They all looked to see who had done it and saw Lucy standing there, whip in hand. A chill ran down the spines of all five of the present boys and the grizzled Ranger hiding from view as they saw Lucy's stone expression and the menacing aura that seemed to be coming from her. It was the same look that was able to make Natsu and Gray cease their fighting.

"Get away from my friends." said Lucy, voice lowered, which was far more frightening than if she had shouted.

Then the three second year knights in training started laughing, realizing that all and all, she was just a woman. "Listen girl, this is Battleschool business, so I suggest you just stay out of it before you get hurt. Wouldn't want to mess up that pretty little face of yours would we?" said one of the boys, causing Lucy's eyes to narrow.

She opened her mouth to respond but was beaten to the punch, literally, as the boy doubled over, holding his stomach in pain and spittle flying from his mouth. They looked in surprise to the owner of the fist that had just punched the boy. The boy, no, man, had a head of orange hair that was spiking and wild, seeming to defy gravity. He was wearing two black circles over his eyes and was wearing oddly cut black clothing with a white shirt beneath the black jacket he wore.

"I won't forgive anyone who speaks to Princess in such a manner." he stated, his eyes, visible through the black circles on his face, were narrowed threateningly.

" . . . Loke!" Lucy exclaimed in joy.

Loke turned towards her and smiled. Walking up to her, he knelt down on one knee and took her hand, kissing it before smiling at her flirtatiously. "Did you miss me, Princess?"

Everyone stared in shock. Lucy pried her hand from his with a sigh before smiling at him. "I did actually."

Loke blinked at her, as if surprised by her response before he grinned and put his arm around her. "Ufufufu, I knew you couldn't resist my charms, Princess! Come, let us run away together and-hurg!" his sentence was cut short by a pained grunt as Lucy elbowed him in the ribs.

"What the hell are you on about?" Lucy asked, exasperated with the celestial spirt.

Halt decided enough was enough and came out of his spot where he had been concealed from sight until now. "Enough of this. Lucy and . . . Loke was it? I'm going to have to ask you to stay out of this particular matter, wouldn't want to make this too unfair would we?"

Lucy gave him a questioning look before a look of understanding spread across your features. "Okay." she said. "I'll just watch from here then."

And so, after Halt showed the arrogant knights-in-training why he should be feared when they didn't seem to think that the matter at hand was any of his business, he forced them to, one by one, pick up their canes and battle Horace. The young, blonde knight-in-training proved to be a much more capable fighter than these second years. Around time the spanking came around, Lucy was starting to feel really bad for them. Sure, they had attacked Will and beaten up and bullied Horace, but this was a little too much. She was used to people being quickly beaten to pulp, and even then the people knew what they were getting in to. When they got to the last boy was being beaten, Lucy finally had to interject.

"Halt, don't you think they've had enough?" she said. When he raised a brow at her, she clarified. "I mean, haven't they already learned their lesson? If we go any further, then we're really no better than them are we?"

The boy that was currently on the ground holding his injuries looked at her like she was some sort of saint. Horace lowered his drill sword, taking what Lucy had said into consideration. Even Will thought about it. Halt noticed these reactions.

"Horace, what do you think? These three attacked you and Will, what do you want do with them?" said Halt. He figured that Horace's grievances with these three went back farther than just today.

Horace thought about it before sighing somewhat reluctantly. "Alright, they've had enough."

The last knight in training looked extremely happy with this turn of events, and it all happened because of Lucy. He turned to her. "Thank you!" he said.

Lucy didn't give much of a reaction to the thanks. "Don't thank me, thank Horace, it was his decision to be the better man. But there is one thing I want to tell you, if you ever lay your hands on my friends again, I won't forgive you, and it'll be my turn to deal out the punishment."

Halt smirked as the boy scrambled away, leaving behind his friends. That had worked out surprisingly well, though he was a little disappointed that Horace didn't get to finish. With all that said and done, he sent Horace off to the infirmary, as well as the other three boys, albeit reluctantly, and informed Sir Rodney of the boys' actions. Needless to say, the Battlemaster wasn't pleased, and expelled the three from Battleschool. After that, Horace's life at Battleschool became much better. The others stopped avoiding him, and his assignments became much improved in quality. Essentially, everything was coming up sunshine, except for one little thing that Halt needed to address . . .

And that's Chapter Nine done. Man, I had a lot of fun writing that chapter. Especially the scene with the boar. I was a little disappointed that I didn't write out Lucy fighting the bullies, but I thought it would be better if Horace had a chance for his revenged.

Hope you enjoyed and please leave a review.