Alright, I know a lot of you are probably anxious to know what happened to Onyx after last week's chapter. I also know that cliff-hangers are the greatest kind of suspense! Anyways, I hope this chapter will satisfy you. I do not own any of the Fairy Tail characters. I only own Onyx and a few random faces. Please read and review!

Chapter 11

Where am I?

"Onyx! Get your lazy butt out of bed!" Gray called as he walked into Onyx's apartment using a spare key that she didn't know he had.

"Yeah, come on Onyx, Erza found us a new mission!" Said Natsu as he and Happy entered through the window above Onyx's bed.

"Where is she?" Happy wandered when they couldn't find her.

"And why did she leave her room in such a mess?" Gray noted a knocked over lamp.

"Yeah, Onyx always leaves her room spotless." Natsu confirmed.

The three looked at each other with concern. "We better get Erza." They all said together.

Ten minutes later:

"Well, she definitely didn't leave of her own free will." Said Erza as she investigated the scene along with Mira and Levy.

"Yeah, Onyx wouldn't leave her favorite sword." Mira held up Black Onyx.

"Or her keys." Levy whispered as she picked up Onyx's spirits off the ground where they'd been dropped.

"So what exactly happened here?" Natsu finally asked, clearly aggravated.

Erza dusted off her hands. "It's clear that Onyx had been about to lie down in bed when something," She pointed at the ruffled sheets and held up the note that Onyx had read. "Had caused her to sit up." She passed the note around for the others to read. "That's when I'm guessing the attacker tried to knock her out with this." Erza picked up a wooden rolling pin. "But judging from the signs of struggle, it didn't work out the way he or she planned." She gestured towards the mess left around the apartment. "Onyx must have had some fight left in her and fought back, but I'll bet that right about here," She stopped where a little pool of blood had soaked into the carpet. "Is where the attacker finally knocked her out for good."

Gray stared at the scene in a new light. Seeing it the way it was last night. Onyx reading the note, the attacker hitting her, her stumbling and fighting back, and last, the attacker finally overpowering her.

"Where would they have taken her?" Asked Happy, the first to speak after a long silence.

"I'm not sure, but we have to find her; and quick." Natsu growled, clenching his fist.

"We need to tell the others what's happened." Mira said and ran out the door, Levy and Erza on her heels.

"Gray, grab Black Onyx." Erza ordered over her shoulder.

"Huh? Okay, why?"

"Because, I have a feeling that when we find Onyx, she's going to want her sword."

Guild Hall:

"Alright everyone, we're splitting up in teams." Makarov ordered as everyone rushed around getting supplies.

"Evergreen, Freed, and Bickslow you're teaming up with Gildarts and Cana."

"Yes sir!"

"Levy, Wendy and Gajeel, You're with Erza's team."

"Got it!"

"Everyone else find your teams and wait for further instructions."

Once the teams were formed and everyone had gotten silent, Erza stepped forward.

"Alright, now everyone knows that Onyx has been kidnapped. And judging from your panic, you all just found out." She surveyed the members. "We don't have much time to find someone after a kidnapping, usually only 48 hours, so we're going to have to work quickly and efficiently. Don't leave any rock unturned."

"It's going to take all of us to find her," Gray added. "Magnolia is surrounded by all kinds of land so they could have taken her anywhere, luckily they couldn't have gotten far with how early it is so we might stand a chance of finding her before they get too far away from Magnolia." He looked at Erza who nodded for him to continue. "We believe that whomever it was knows that we'll be looking for her so be on the lookout for an ambush."

"Now, I want some of you to take the forest," Makarov pointed to the teams in the back. "Go now." Then he turned to Evergreens team. "You guys will take the desert area."

"We'll take the mountains." Erza offered.

"Good idea." Makarov nodded.

"Master? What would you like us to do?" Mirajane asked with concern as she gestured at herself and Lisanna.

"I need you two to stay and watch over Onyx's apartment, most attackers return to the scene of the crime. Also it may be best to clean it up and look for clues as you go."

"Right." They nodded and took off for Onyx's apartment.

"Why are we taking the mountains?" Wendy asked as they all exited the guild.

"Because everyone knows that Onyx is defenseless in the cold, just like Lucy was." Erza explained.

"If they wanted to keep her put, that's where they'd take her." Gray nodded and walked faster. He had been in charge of holding Onyx's sword and keys. "And I'm hoping that we can somehow get Loke and the other spirits to help find her."

Onyx:

'Ugh, where am I?' Onyx pondered as she finally came to consciousness. 'Why's it so dark? Am I wearing a blindfold?!' She shivered. 'And it's cold… so cold…'

"Hey, I think she's starting to wake up." Said a voice.

Onyx turned in the direction of the voice.

"She's got a pretty nice burse, I thought she'd be out longer." Said another.

'My hands and feet are tied.' She noted when she tried to move.

"She definitely knows how to fight, but I don't see what you want with her, boss." The first voice said.

"Yeah, it doesn't look like she can do much except give Joshy here a nice cut on his arm." The second voice laughed.

There was the sound of a chair falling over and Joshy saying some not so nice things about the second guy.

"Quiet you two." A deeper voice now spoke. "I have my reasons for wanting the girl. But for now I don't need to tell you my reasons."

Onyx froze, and it wasn't because of how cold it was in that room. She'd heard that voice before, maybe it was the bump on her head, or because it was so quiet in that room, but for some reason or another she just couldn't remember where she'd heard that voice before. All she really knew was that she had to get out of there quick before it was too late.

'Black Onyx, come to me.' She summoned.

Erza, Gray, Natsu, Happy… And others (I give up typing all those names):

"Any one got an idea on where to start?" Gajeel asked.

"The storm would have covered their tracks so we're relying on Natsu's nose to find Onyx." Erza explained.

"Yeah, it looks like that's going to work so well." Gajeel rolled his eyes and pointed at Natsu.

Everyone looked at Natsu to see that he was constantly sniffing everything. "I can't find her scent! What the heck?!"

"You mean you can't find her?!" Gray exclaimed. "What good is your nose if it can't even find Onyx?!" He grabbed Natsu by the scarf.

"The storm must have erased that too…" Erza sweat dropped. Of course Natsu and Gray weren't listening.

"Well I'm sorry that your stink is overriding her scent!" Natsu yelled in his face.

"Listen pinky…"

"Pinky? Please at least I'm not a naked block of ice!"

The two bickered on as Wendy and Gajeel looked at each other. "Maybe we should start-" Wendy began but just then Natsu yelled.

"Ow!"

"What?!" Gray asked.

"Don't act like you don't know, you just hit me with Onyx's sword!"

"Did not!"

"Ow, you just did it again!"

"Wait, guys look!" Levy squealed pointing at Black Onyx. The sword was moving of its own free will, trying to pull away from Gray's belt. "The swords moving, Onyx must be summoning it to her! She's alive!"

Gray pulled the sword from his belt and held on as it dragged him off of the path they were on and up a steep hill.

"They took her up there?! How could they even carry her?" Gajeel asked as he slipped.

"Well she is a lot lighter than Lucy was." Natsu shrugged as he leaped onto a ledge.

"Stop showing off Natsu." Erza warned.

"What? It's not my fault that I'm better at climbing." He laughed.

"Oh yeah?" Gajeel challenged.

"We'll see about that." Gray scoffed.

The three started running up the hill as fast as they could, shooting insults at each other left and right. Erza rolled her eyes but didn't try to stop them. Happy was now holding Onyx's keys.

"Hey Levy?" He asked.

"Yeah, what's up?" Levy bent down.

"Do you think the spirits are trying to find Onyx too? I haven't seen Leo yet, I'm worried."

"Well Leo's key is-" Levy gasped.

"What is it?" Wendy stepped forward.

"Where's Leo's key?! It's not here!" She snatched the keys and fumbled through them.

Erza smirked. "Knowing Leo he probably followed Onyx, he's like a dog that way; always following behind their master."

"So she may not be alone." Levy sighed.

Onyx:

Onyx rolled on her side. 'Come on Black Onyx, I can feel you getting closer.' She willed the sword, pulling harder. Suddenly she felt someone beside her. She moved to strike them with her feet but a hand caught them.

"Shh! It's me. Now hold still and I'll get you out of here." Leo's voice whispered in her ear.

"Leo, you found me!" She breathed.

"Yeah, I'm sorry I couldn't help last night, they were using magic that blocked the gate from opening. All I could do was wait until the magic wore off and then follow you."

"It doesn't matter; just help me out of here." She smiled. It took a few minutes for Leo to work through the knots, and even longer because he kept having to hide when someone walked by. But eventually the knots were untied and he was working on the blindfold when someone called out.

"Hey, there's noise coming from outside!" Onyx recognized it as Joshy's voice.

"It's probably nothing, get back inside." Said the deep voice.

'Natsu and the others!' Onyx willed herself to believe.

Onyx's apartment:

"I never knew how organized Onyx was." Mira sighed as she wiped swear from her brow.

"Yeah, even her swords are in a specific order." Lisanna added.

"I should probably go make her bed." Mirajane started for the bed.

"Wait!" Lisanna grabbed her arm. "What's that?" She pointed at a small box that was slightly opened.

The two walked to the bed with caution. Mira was the first to reach for the box. She opened the lid slowly and looked in. "It's a necklace." She whispered and pulled out a silver chain with a tiny sword.

Lisanna touched the sword and read the engraving. "To our dearest daughter, may the stars be your guide to happiness."

"It's from Onyx's parents?"

"The kidnappers must have put the note with it to throw us off."

Mira gripped the necklace.

Erza, Natsu, Gray… and others:

"Will you please be quiet!" Levy hissed and slapped Gajeel's arm.

"Hey, I'm not the only one talking." He pointed at Natsu and Gray.

"So, you're the one that's closest to me."

"Are you sure you're not just making an excuse to try and flirt with me?"

Levy blushed and looked away. The group was at the top of an entrance that led inside a cave, and from the way Black Onyx was acting, they were pretty sure Onyx was somewhere inside.

"Alright guys," Erza whispered. "We need the quietest person to go inside and scout for Onyx."

No one looked at Natsu when he raised his hand. "Come on Erza! Let me go!"

"No you idiot, you're too loud and destructive." Gray snapped.

"I'll go." Levy offered.

"Me too." Gajeel stood.

"Not fare! Gajeel shouldn't get to go if I can't." Natsu glared.

"I can go alone." Levy insisted.

"Not without me." Gajeel puffed.

"Just go you two, we're wasting time." Erza rolled her eyes at their quarreling.

Black Onyx tugged harder making Gray stumble. "You better take this with you." He said as he handed the persistent sword to Gajeel. The two nodded and headed for the entrance of the cave.

Black Onyx acted as their guide through the blackened tunnel. Night had started to fall outside and it seemed to be affecting the cave too. Levy touched the wall and jerked her hand back.

"It's freezing in here." She whispered. 'Onyx must be extremely cold.'

Gajeel slowed his pace so that he was next to Levy. "The sword is really starting to pull, we must be close."

Levy nodded and held onto Gajeel's arm as the cave darkened, she could see light coming from one direction. But Black Onyx was pulling them towards a pitch black tunnel. Gajeel sniffed the air. "She's close."

"How do you know?"

"She smells oddly like strawberries, it's like her natural scent; which is really weird." He shrugged and led Levy in the direction of both the pull of the sword and his sense of smell.

Onyx and Leo:

"Someone's coming." Leo whispered next to Onyx. The room was completely dark so he couldn't see her; the only way they knew the other was still there was by talking and holding hands.

"How close are they?" She asked.

"I'm not sure…" He started to stand, getting in fighting stance.

"Wait." Onyx pulled on his hand. "I feel something."

"What is it?"

Onyx shot up, she stumbled a bit from the sudden movement. Leo steadied her and examined the knot on her head.

"You need to sit down." He urged.

"No, it's Black Onyx." She pointed in the dark.

"Are you sure?" He asked.

"Yes, I know my sword." She said as Leo finally got her to sit down.

"I think I hear her." Said a familiar voice.

"Levy!" Onyx whispered in the dark.

There were quick footsteps as Levy and Gajeel entered the room. "You there, Onyx?" Gajeel asked.

"Yeah, Leo's here too." Onyx smiled and gripped Leo's hand.

"Light." Levy commanded. The word light glowed between them; it brightened the room enough so that they could see each other.

"Here," Gajeel handed over Black Onyx. "It's been kinda anxious to see you."

Onyx took her sword gratefully. "Thanks, I've been missing it."

"Come on," Said Leo. "We need to get-ʺ

A bright light shined in the room. "You're not going anywhere." Said the voice that Onyx knew was Joshy. "Hey Ander, looks like girly here brought a few friends."

The guy named Ander stepped into view. "Oh, boss is going to love this." He laughed.

Gajeel and Leo now stood between them and Onyx, Levy stood beside her.

"What do you guys want with Onyx?" Asked Gajeel.

"That's for us to know." Joshy snorted.

"Oh please, I heard you two earlier, you don't even know." Onyx rolled her eyes.

Ander took a step forward; Leo was quick to block his path. "Back up or I'll be forced to make you back up." He growled.

"Ah, a spirit protecting his holder. How cute." It was the voice from before. A guy stepped into view. "Hello, Onyx."

Onyx breath caught. 'It's him, no wait, he shouldn't be here it's…'

"Impossible?" He finished her thoughts.

"Guys, guard your minds." She hissed.

"What?" Gajeel and Leo looked confused.

"Levy, can you put up a mind protection?" Onyx turned to her.

She nodded and the word protect appeared.

"Very smart Onyx, but you know it'll only work on them, not yourself." The guy smiled.

"What's he talking about?" Leo asked.

"Your friend here is an open book to me, even when we were in school together I could read her mind." He pointed at her. Onyx glared at him. "Ah, are you still mad about that bruise?" He asked. "Is it still there?" They stared at each other for a moment. "That's what I thought."

'Niko.' She thought with anger.

Erza, Natsu, Wendy, Gray and Happy:

"Come on Erza," Natsu pleaded. "They've been in there for fifteen minutes, we should go look for them."

"Yeah Erza, even I'm getting anxious about what's going on in there." Gray admitted.

Wendy paced. "Something doesn't feel right…"

"You're right, something isn't right." Erza stood. "Let's go, Natsu, you're leading." She waved him in front of her.

Inside the cave:

"Levy!" Onyx gasped and grabbed her friend before she hit the floor. Ander had hit her with some kind of lightning magic. Gajeel punched him.

"Onyx, you need to get out of here." Levy coughed.

"I know." She hissed. She supported Levy on her shoulder and looked for an open exit. There was a way past Gajeel and Ander, but she'd have to move quickly. Onyx stepped forward.

"Don't even think about it!" It was Leo who yelled as he tackled Niko.

"You're not getting away that easily." He yelled. He thrust his hand and Onyx tripped.

'He's learned telepathy?!' She struggled to get up.

"That's right; you weren't the only one at school who could comprehend magic." Niko laughed.

"Stop this Niko." Onyx shouted. "I don't even know what it is you want with me."

Bang!

"Onyx!" She heard Natsu and Gray yelling.

"You idiots! I said not to destroy everything!" Erza griped.

Four figures emerged from a cloud of dust.

"Gray, get Onyx and Levy out of here." Erza commanded as she surveyed the scene.

"On it." He said and started to help Onyx with Levy.

"No!" Niko yelled. But Leo had knocked him out before he could go after them.

The room went silent. Ander and Joshy rushed to their leader's side, pushing Leo out of the way. "We need to get Niko to the safe house." Said Joshy as he pulled Niko onto his back. Within seconds they were out of the cave and disappearing in the approaching storm.

Once they were out of sight, Onyx collapsed.

"Onyx!" Leo dove for her and caught her just before she hit the ground, her sword clattered to the floor. He held her to his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"That knot on her head doesn't look too good." Gray noted as he bent down, Gajeel now held Levy in his arms.

"I can walk by myself." Levy tried to object but her eyelids were struggling to stay open.

"Shut up and sleep." Gajeel huffed and rolled his eyes.

"But Onyx-" She tried.

"Onyx wont wake up for a while, now just get some rest." He reasoned.

She mumbled something under her breath then finally let sleep take hold of her.

Onyx's dream:

"Come on Onyx, just play with me!" A young Niko pleaded to a small, innocent Onyx. They both looked to be about fourteen.

"I can't Niko, I'm busy." Onyx lied as she walked to her home.

"Are not, you just don't want to play with me because you don't think I'm mature enough to be around you." He sniffed and stepped in front of her.

"I thought I told you to stop reading my mind." She glared.

"Learn to block your thoughts and I'll stop." He leaned toward her.

Onyx stepped back. "I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now."

She started to step around him. But he was quick and punched her in the stomach.

"Uh!" She gasped and fell to the ground.

"Maybe next time you'll be nicer." Niko growled and walked off, not giving her a second look.

Onyx's apartment:

'Mm, it's warm.' Onyx thought in her groggy state. 'Really warm…' She stirred and rolled over.

"Are you finally waking up?" A voice whispered in her ear.

That's when Onyx realized someone else was with her. She slowly lifted her eyelids to find Leo's face only inches from her own. His hazel eyes looked deep into her green ones. Without thinking, Onyx wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

"I'll take that as a yes." He purred then kissed her back.