Death Room, Normal POV
"Lord Death, we have a situation." Spirit said. Lord Death appeared in the reflection of the mirror. "What is it?" He asked. "A few students who were coming back from a mission were attacked." "By what?" "We can't say for sure, but a large group of hooded figures." "Send in Team Maka." "Yes sir." "Also, I think it might be best if we call her back. Do we now her location?" "South America." "How soon can she be back?" "Tonight, at the latest." Spirit answered. Lord Death's image disappeared. "I have a bad feeling about this." Spirit mumbled as he walked out of the Death Room.
Maka's POV
"The group is headed towards Death City. They seem to be looking for something, but have no idea where they're at. We'll use that to our advantage. Kid, Crona, you two ambush them from the sides. I'll attack from the front. Black*Star, you'll sneak up from behind and knock them out. Once we have them restrained we should be able to transport them to the Death Room without major delays. If that doesn't work, then-" Soul interrupted Maka. "Then we use Soul Resonance. These guys won't know what hit them." "Everybody ready?" They all silently nodded.
The targets stopped for a break. Big mistake. We charged them, taking them for surprise. Some of them managed to dodge the first attack, but Black*Star finished them off. The ride back to Death City was short, and luckily no one was hurt.
Death Room, A Few Hours Later, Normal POV
Lord Death, Spirit, Professor Stein, and the members of Spartoi all stood silently, watching their prisoners. Their cloaks had been removed so that they could be restrained, however seven were left alone. The twenty-two prisoners were an unusual looking bunch; nineteen teenagers/adults, a girl who looked to be thirteen and another who looked to be six, and five cats. They were watching back, waiting to see what would happen next.
Maka's POV
It's too quiet. Somethings up. The blue-haired girl glanced to her group, and then to the black cat, and nodded. She took a battle stance. "Sky Dragon's Roar!" A tornado of wind shot out of her mouth at us, and there wasn't time to block it. It threw us across the room. The cat grew to the size of a man, and held a large sword. In one slash he freed his comrades, and they all took battle stances. They were about to attack when the doors burst open and a blurred figure landed in between us and the group.
Natsu's PO
I was more than shocked to see her here. Lucy stood in the center of the room, ready for an attack. She wore a blood red bikini top, black miniskirt, a pair of black combat boots that stopped above the knees with white straps, dark blue thigh-high stockings and an open black overcoat that trailed down to her ankles. It had gold trimming, an open collar and on the upper left sleeve a badge with a white mask and the word 'SPARTOI' in bubble letters below it. Lucy's hair was put up in high ponytails that reached past her waist. Her eyes were blood red and emotionless, even though she was clearly angry. She had a pair of scars going across the left side of her stomach.
"LUCY?!" We shouted in unison. Before we could do anything she launched at us, but Loke, Virgo, Capricorn and Taurus were holding her back. "Lucy, you need to calm down! Attacking them isn't going to solve anything!" Loke shouted. Lucy stopped struggling, but she was shaking. "Lucy? You should know better than that, lion! I'm sure the fairies remember me!" Lucy giggled. Lucy looked straight at us, with the same demonic smile as before. My eyes widened, just like most of our group. "So you do remember me? I feel so touched! It's been such a long time, hasn't it?" As Lucy continued to laugh, the enemy's eyes widened with horror and realization.
Normal POV
"Freed! We need a barrier! Maka! Get Miss Marie!" Loke shouted. "What's wrong with her?!" Freed questioned. "Just do it!" Loke shouted. Just as Freed created the barrier Lucy broke free, but was trapped inside. "You're so mean! Can't I have a little fun with the fairies?" Lucy pouted. "Loke, what's going on?" Master Makarov demanded. "Lucy's been taken over by madness. Seeing you must have triggered it!" Loke explained. Marie ran through the doors with Maka behind her. "What happened?" She asked, making her way to the barrier. Looking Lucy over she understood the situation. She attempted resonating, but was thrown across the room. "I can't resonate with her, her soul is rejecting me!" Marie exclaimed. "What do we do then?" Maka asked.
"Get...out...of my head!" Lucy shouted, releasing a wave of magic energy around her. "You know what? You're so mean! Here I was, trying to have some fun, but then you come and try taking over! Why not let me play for a little? I promise I won't hurt anyone." "You mean like last time when you got me thrown into an asylum that experiments on its 'patients'! Quit playing your stupid games and GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" "Please, it's not like it would be the first time you were a lab rat. Because otherwise I wouldn't be here at all. And why do you care? The fairies are the ones that sent you there in the first place!" "I couldn't care less what happens to those bastards! I care what happens to my family and the school! Besides, I made a promise to the slayers' parents, and I'm not about to go and break it, even if you were the one who did it!" "Are you sure that's the ONLY reason? I do recall the fire dragon king saying something along the lines of, oh what was it again?" "That has nothing to do with it!" As Lucy continued to argue with herself, the others tried to come up with a way to help, but came up blank.
Natsu's POV
As the other argued while dodging Lucy's magic, she doubled over clutching her head, screaming in pain. Her eyes met mine, shaking in pain. "Dragneel...purification...flame...attack...me!" She forced out, seeming to regret asking. Lucy forced a grin, one that seemed to say, 'You won't kill me!', but it wasn't very convincing because she was coughing up blood.
"Freed, drop the barrier!" I shouted, making my way towards Lucy. "What?!" Freed exclaimed. "Just trust me!" I shouted. He nodded and dropped the barrier. "Fire Dragon's Purification Roar!" A bright golden flame shot towards Lucy. She better know what she's doing...
Lucy's POV
Just before the flames hit, other me instinctively ate them. She began to lose control of me. "What...did you...do?!" She shouted angrily. I grinned. "I did nothing. It's what you did. You ate a purification flame!" I mumbled before blacking out.
"Lucy, there is something we must talk about." Igneel said, walking beside me after another round of training. He took a deep, fire-filled breath and sighed. "You see, around your age, most dragons and dragon slayers set out to find a mate." Igneel found a spot to lay down, and I snuggled close to him under his wing. "What's a mate?" I asked. Another sigh. "A mate is someone you spend the rest of your life with. Someone you would settle down and start a family with, someone you love more than anything," Igneel said. 'OH. He's giving me the dragon's version of 'the talk'' I thought. "However a mate can't just be any person, they have to be what humans call 'a soul mate.' Every dragon has a mate, it's just a matter of finding them." "How will I know when I've found my mate?" I asked. "You just know. But there are ways of telling." Igneel said. "And those ways are?" I asked. "It's not my place; or any dragons place, to say. You're smart, you'll figure it out one day!" Igneel grinned. I yawned as my eyes began to droop. "If...you...say...so." I mumbled, drifting of under the comfort of his wing.
Waking up I realized several things. One, whatever I was lying on felt really warm, and smelled of cinnamon and smoke. What an odd combination; but at the same time I found it relaxing. Second, I felt the presence of several mages, meisters and weapons. My nose wiggled as I attempted to catch other scents, but the cinnamon-smoke smell was too intoxicating to catch anything else. Forcing my eyes open I looked around. I was in the Death Room; along with Father, Kid, the Spartoi, Miss Marie, Stein, Spirit and mages from Sabertooth and Fairy Tail?! Wait, then that means...!
I'd like to apologize for posting late. I know I said I was going to post more often; but life always has other plans. So, until next time!