Chapter 10: Is There Hope?
In the forest in Port Hargeon.
The two boys looked at Natsu and began to panic. What did he mean Lucy was poking him? She was unconscious!
"What do you mean Natsu!?" said Laxus.
"Help me turn her over; I think it's her bone. It must be her bone, its poking me."Natsu said as tears started streaming down his face.
The trio slowly turned her over to the side and with a gasp they saw it. Lucy was broken as her spine was in half. The bone had stabbed it's was through the skin as the sharp point was coming out with so much blood.
"O Mavis." Laxus was the one that broke the silence.
Natsu was crying rivers as he began to rant.
"Lucy Luce please answer me please don't leave me I love you come on please I won't ignore you anymore please. I am so sorry for not believing in you. I am sorry for that punch. Come on Luce I already lost Igneel so please don't leave me like he did. At least let me see your smile and eyes again. I want to hear you screaming at me for messing things up. I want to hear your laugh when I do stupid things. I want to see your blush again whenever I tease you. Please. Just once. I would give anything to make you come back come on. Please. Luce." Gajeel and Laxus looked away at this. They couldn't help but to cry as much as Natsu. Lucy's fingers twitched in Natsu's hand which caused the boy to look at her face so intensely.
Lucy slowly opened her eyes in pain. Her body was on fire, it was like being stabbed a billion times before thrown against a moving train. That statement wasn't even close to what the poor girl was feeling. Her eyes lost its glow and were fading. It was half open as her hand painfully went to Natsu's face to wipe the tears. Her mouth opened to say something but nothing came out. She was getting so tired and she could feel herself being pulled away. The girl slowly put her hand on her chest and then touch Natsu's chest. It was like she was trying to say I Love You, the two boys and Natsu caught on.
The three boys looked at Lucy.
"Lucy hang on Wendy is on the way. Just try to hold on. Please." The last word came out as a whisper that came out of Gajeel's mouth.
Their hearts dropped when her hand left Natsu's chest. The only thing left was the small smile on her face with eyes opened 1/4. Her heartbeat was getting weaker and weaker but still there.
They were sobbing as loud they could as Natsu roared a loud dragon roar; they were relieved by a tiny bit when they heard Wendy screaming.
"Lucy-san!" They girl was crying as she jumped from Carle's grasp in the air. She landed on her feet with a soft thump and started to run toward the half alive girl.
Happy and Pantherlily carried Levy and Mirajane. The girls and Gray heard their description of Lucy's condition and were scared for her life. Erza and Gray were running not so far behind.
Wendy began to heal her bones and wounds but it would take some time. Carle was not telling her to be careful of her own magic because Lucy was dying right now.
"Lucy-san, please try to hold on. The magic is slowly working but you need to also try. Please alright?" Wendy was using more of a demanding tone than an asking tone.
"L-Lucy? Is that you? Here I saved it for you." Happy said holding a fish twice the size of the cat himself. He was standing behind Natsu afraid that if he did anything she would break.
Lucy slowly took the fish and stroked Happy's head. The girl winced in pain as they kept on healing her.
Gray and Erza were looking at their celestial mage as they had tears running down their faces. Erza had gotten beside Levy and Mirajane to see if there was anything they could do while gray went beside Gajeel to get a better look.
After a long hour, the blonde slowly closed her eyes which caused everybody to gasp. Wendy's magic was being sucked up like a vacuum as she fell unconscious.
"Get her to Porlyusica-san fast, Lucy-san is still in danger." Was what she said before she fell to Levy and Mirajane.
"Gajeel, Laxus and Natsu go get her to Porlyusica-san. Happy and Pantherlily will go with you. I, Gray, Wendy, and the rest will be there shortly after Wendy heals a bit." Erza ordered with pure fear etched on her face.
Gray was about to argue but stopped when Erza said that it would be no help if somebody attacked the group of girls.
The trio of boys and exceeds stared to run as fast as they could to the train station in Port Hargeon. Natsu holding Lucy was feeling nostalgic when they passed they same exact place where they met. The boy's tears were going non-stop as they got on the train. It was a silent trip back to Magnolia while Gajeel and Laxus were looking at Natsu started to stroke her hair with Happy sleeping on her lap. Lucy's heart was staggering ever since she fell unconscious earlier. The group of boys finally got to Magnolia while they started to run to the guild where Porlyusica-san was most likely at. Ever since Lucy went missing Porlyusica-san came to visit everyday because of Master's heart.
They kicked the door open and everybody was shocked as they saw a skeleton-like figure in Natsu's arms. She did not look any better than she was before. The only thing that Wendy could heal was her heart which was the most important thing. Lucy still had the broken bone sticking out and her body was missing out so much muscle and fat that she looked like a girl who was dead for over a year. The guild started to cry thinking what they feared the most.
"She is NOT dead. And whoever says that is going to be dead." Yelled Natsu.
"Where is Porlyusica-san?" Laxus yelled.
Master used his magic to extend his arm and enlarge his hand to make Natsu place Lucy in his hands.
"Don't you guys dare to come in unless I tell you people to." Growled at the guild.
The group of boys was waiting at the bar when the rest of Find Lucy group came back. They looked tired but Wendy instantly ran to the infirmary. It was a given that the rest couldn't go in because Natsu and the rest weren't inside. The group got together at on of the tables closest to the stairs and Levy began to cry into Gajeel's chest.
It was about 8 in the evening at everybody left the guild except for the table of guilt stricken people. They were scared, worried, and guilty when they heard a ear-piercing scream from the infirmary. All of them ran to the door and started to panic. Master came out of the infirmary with sad eyes.