WARNING: This Fanfic contains violence, abuse and gore on later chapters.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairytail or any characters that belongs to this fanfic. The images used in this fanfic is not mine as well. I will not earn a cent for sharing this story. This is made intently for the Halloween season.

BASEMENT – DARK CELL

Lucy's POV

Its pitch black everywhere, I can't even see a small light reflection from anything. I'm literally shivering now, not because of the cold weather, but the rattling of chains has stopped and the creature who is using it is breathing heavily. I can hear it clearly. Sting and Lector are with me but I'm still scared.

A loud moving of gears and metallic sound has disturbed the silence that surrounds us. Our cell's tarnished steel bars have been open. I gripped Sting's coat when the creature started to walk towards. My heart pounds hard and fast. Every second, the rattling sound becomes louder and nearer. It's almost in front of us now. Sting swiftly turns around, gives me Lector and he put his arms around us. He's squeezing us every time the chain rattles. I hid my face below his neck. I can feel the fast beating of his heart from his bare chest. Lector is clawing my arms in terror and I tighten my hold on him, there's too much tension in the atmosphere. I can't take it anymore and my tears flow down my face unintentionally. The rattling sound stopped and now, the creature is right behind Sting. I can hear its hoarse heavy breathing and its presence is really horrifying, it gave me goosebumps. 'Is this it? Am I going to die with two strangers with me?'

"I'm sorry Lector…Lucy." Sting squeezed us more.

I felt his tears fall on my head. That's that, I think we all accepted our fate. I put up a weary smile and leans on Sting. We're just waiting for our…time.

After a while, the presence of the creature is fades until it's gone. The torch outside our cell has lit up. The steel bars are gone. We're already free to go, but I think Sting did not notice the light. I tilted my head up. I saw his eyes are still shut, he's gritting his teeth and keeps on squeezing us.

"Sting. It's gone." I said softly and lightly shook his right arm.

He slowly opens his eyes and glance on me. I just put up my best smile, then he let's go of me. He quickly turns his back on me and wiped his face. I released Lector from my arm. I saw the old journal on the floor. The white dragon slayer saw me picking it up.

"I 'borrowed' that from you when you were sleeping." he said while patting his Exceed.

I genuinely smiled at him as put the diary inside Gray's coat. Gray's coat… I remembered my friend who recently died because I couldn't help him. Tears are starting to form in my eyes again.

"Hey, the Fairy is crying again." Lector complained to Sting.

I quickly shook my head and said, "No, I'm not. It's just because…of the dust. It's making my eyes teary." I wiped the tears in my eyes.

"Well then, let's go." Sting smirked.

I never like the idea that the bars are gone and we're now free. It's just way too bizarre, why the creature would keep us imprisoned here then lets us go after scaring us to death. We all walked outside and Sting carried the lighted torch. We all looked at the two dark paths on their way.

"Which way shall we go?" Lector said.

"Left!" "Right." Sting and I answered at the same time and we're both pointing at different direction.

Lector just broke out a sweat and sighed. Of course, I lost to narcissist and self-centered Sting. We all go to the left path. Anyone could lose here. We are constantly turning left when the path is splits into two. I was not hoping for Sting to lead us out, but I was wishing that we will never have to encounter 'that' dark creature on our way.

"I remember now!" I looked at Sting. 'What is he talking about?'

"You're that chic that Minerva crushed during the GMG!" he pointed a finger on me and smirked.

"Geez, do you really have to bring that out?" I was really embarrassed.

He and Lector laughed for a while. While walking, the overconfident face of Sting is gone and the Exceed on my arms, Lector is worried for him.

"Sorry guys, I was totally chickening out when we were in trouble earlier." Sting looks down. "I feel useless and pathetic without my white dragon slayer magic."

'So that's what this is all about.' I thought to myself. I would like to cheer him up but Lector's reflexes are faster than mine.

"Don't be feel bad about it Sting. You already protected us by thinking of us first!" he smiled his friend. I nodded.

"Yeah, thank you for that Sting." I put up my best smile for him and he smiled a little.

We reached a rusty metal door at the end of the path. We all smelled an awful scent. It was coming from the other side of the door. I really don't want it to be opened, but Sting is just as reckless as Natsu and opens up the heavy metal door. We all covered our nose.

The stench scent was there for a reason. I would never want to step inside that disgusting room. The room was lighted up by the old ceiling lamp, sometimes it's flickering. The floor was flooded with ankle-length blood. The wall was stained with splattered blood with a little flesh sticking on it. I don't know if those internal organs scattered all around the room are human innards and I don't want to know! There was this rusty and old chair with bloody leather straps in the middle of the room and some unidentified organs are sitting there, the flies are going crazy about the rotting meat. I throw up beside the wall because of the gruesome view.

Lector fainted on my arms. Sting closed the door a little and looked at me in my eyes like he knows I don't want to go in there.

"I saw another door in there. I'll go inside and see if it's a dead end or not. Stay here, okay?" he said and I nodded.

Sting went inside and tiptoed all throughout the room. I hold the door and waited for him. There's sunlight and stairs at the other side of the door. He looked back and smiled at me. He gestured me to follow him. I hold my breath while walking inside the disgusting room. I'm almost at the door suddenly, Sting pulled my arm from the doorway and closed it.

"Come on, let's get out of here." Sting smirked while pulling me from my wrist.

On top of the stairs, there's a closed black gate. Sting immediately opens it and we just strolled out. We just laughed and Lector wakes up. It's just so disgusting that the stench odor was attached to our clothes and blood stained boots. The sun shines on top of us, but some dark clouds are trying to cover the nice weather. The area is covered with snow and I remembered Gray again. My triumphant aura is gone. I'm back to my misery again.

"Looks like we're in the garden maze." Sting groaned.

I saw the tall bushes around us. 'So this is why it looks familiar. Great… More memories of Gray…' I sighed and followed Sting around the maze.

SECRET PASSAGE

Erza's POV

As we go further the air becomes thinner. It's been a while I guess since we started going down, I can't even see the hole that I made upstairs. I don't want to think about it but I can't stop remembering what I saw. I don't want to believe with my own eyes. I cleared my mind as I exaggeratedly breathe. Right now, finding Lucy and completing this mission is more important than anything else. It's what would Gray want us to do. My feet picked up its pace and Natsu did the same.

We reached the end of the stairs and saw an old wooden door. I touched the doorknob and slowly twist it. It was unlocked. I opened it a little and sneaked a peek. My swollen eyes widen and I gasped at the sight of the area.

"What is it Erza?" Natsu and Happy peeked too, they made the same reactions as I did.