Chapter 14- Lucy's Perspective

I'm glad Nyx told me what she did when I walked in. It would have been ten times more awkward if she didn't.

The moment Lucy walked in the front doors, Nyx told her no act natural and not to make it awkward. She did what Nyx told her to, and she felt good that there wasn't going to be any tension between her and Natsu. Lucy couldn't get over the fact that Natsu was blushing a little, though.

And now, after everything that she's been through, she had to go on a super dangerous mission to defeat one of the most powerful dark guilds in existence.

"BLERG! Ugh, I hate travel!" Natsu yelled.

They had just gotten into the wagon that would take them to the meeting spot of the allied forces. Natsu was going to be trouble all the way there. Happy was permitted to tag along with them.

"Oh, shut it Natsu." Gray yelled unsympathetically. Erza chuckled. "He can't help it. Maybe I should knock him out the rest of the ride."

"Um, maybe that's not such a good idea, Erza." Lucy contradicted. "Last time you did that, you left him on a train."

Gray laughed, and that in turn made Lucy laugh a little too. Natsu still wasn't doing too hot.

They sat there quietly for half of the ride. Lucy was going to ask about the Oracion Seis before they heard a strange sound coming from somewhere in the wagon. It sounded like a person, but it was muffled.

"Did you guys hear that?" Lucy said. Erza and Gray both nodded. Natsu was basically dead to the world in the condition he was in. They heard it again, this time a little louder. It sounded like someone moaning.

"Check the bags," Gray said. Everyone checked their possessions for anything unusual. They found nothing.

They heard the sound again, but it was quieter now. Natsu's head suddenly turned. He smiled, but then made a face that meant he was dangerously close to barfing.

"What are you smiling about? Have you finally lost it, numbskull?"

"No…" Natsu said, straining to get words out without his stomach coming out as well. "Then why were you smiling?" Erza asked, serious. "It's… nothing… UGH I'm gonna hurl!"

What was making that sound?

There weren't many places for a person to hide in a wagon. It didn't sound like it was coming from up front. The noise sounded like it was coming from right underneath them. That's when Lucy figured it out.

"Erza, check under the bench you and Gray are sitting on. I'll look under mine."

"Good idea, Lucy." Erza said, a hint of respect in her voice.

The benches that were built into the wagon had space underneath them for storage. A person would be too big to fit in them, but someone who had a shorter stature could possibly squirm their way in.

Lucy opened the storage compartment. She found nothing. Erza checked under hers. They were quite surprised at what they saw.

Nyx was lying squished in the storage compartment. She looked green in the face, like she was sick. She was sweating and didn't look to good.

"Nyx! What do you think you are doing here?!" Erza yelled. Nyx looked too sick to answer. Lucy helped pull her out of the confined space and up onto the bench. She looked a little better when she was out, but not much. "What are you doing?" Erza questioned again.

"I… snuck… to… help… ugh!" She struggled to say. She looked like she was about to puke.

Gray laughed, not at all surprised she was here. "You get motion sick too? It must be a family thing."

Nyx nodded. Erza looked pretty pissed. "You disobeyed the master's orders and you snuck on the wagon to go on this mission. What is the master going to say when you get back? Probably nothing good."

Nyx tried to smile, but failed when the wagon lurched forward. Natsu must have felt it, also, because he let out a short moan.

"How about I talk to you guys like this. I can't really speak at the moment," Lucy heard Nyx say in her mind. Natsu looked like he was trying to say something, but he gave up. "Natsu says that he's glad I came along."

Erza suddenly got a furious look in her eye. "Did you know she was coming?" she yelled at Natsu. He nodded. Lucy felt like she was left in the dark. "Wait, did you two plan this?"

Natsu nodded again.

"You two are going to be in for it when we get back." Erza said, now with a much calmer demeanor. "Wait, you're not taking me back?" Nyx questioned. "There'd be no point. We are almost there and we are needed now. If we go back, we may miss something and the Oracion Seis will be even more ahead."

For some reason, Lucy felt relieved. She was kind of glad that Nyx was coming. Even though she was younger than anyone here, she was super strong and smart. This could give them an advantage if no one knew what her power was.

"Thanks, Lucy. That means a lot," She heard Nyx say in her mind. Lucy got the feeling that she was only speaking to her now. "That's actually a good idea. If none of our enemies knew what my magic was, I could be a really big help. I would know their every move."

Lucy was pleased. Then, a thought occurred to her. She decided not to say it out loud, but only to Nyx. Do you just sit around listening to people's thoughts? That's a major invasion of privacy.

"No, actually. I hear your thoughts in my brain as if you were speaking out loud. I can't really help it. The closer you are to me, the louder I can hear them. When im around a lot of people, its like everyone is talking at one time and it's hard to distinguish between thoughts. Think of it like, everyone in the guild hall talking at one time. You can't hear a distinguished voice unless someone is sitting right next to you. Because there are only five of us, I can hear each of your thoughts as if you were talking. I can't really do anything about it. Sorry."

Lucy understood. She would have to learn not to daydream when Nyx was around. She thought up some pretty weird stuff.

The wagon stopped moving.

Nyx and Natsu both sat up in perfect synchronization. "WE STOPPED MOVING!" They both yelled. Natsu jumped right out of the car and started dancing around with Happy. Nyx was about to do the same, when she stopped. She went down to her previous hiding spot and reached inside. Lucy was wondering what she could possibly be getting when Nyx pulled out the bow and arrows that she got for her birthday. "I almost forgot. I brought my bow so I could help a little more."

Lucy still couldn't get over how beautiful the weapon was. Nyx slung the quiver full of arrows over her back and jumped out of the wagon. "Sweet ground," She mumbled. Erza jumped out next, and Gray right after. Lucy was the last to get out. The wagon driver hollered to them. "I won't be back to pick out up, sorry." He said. "No worries, we have arrangements made to get up back to Magnolia." Erza said. Natsu was still dancing around, glad to finally get off of the wagon.

Lucy wondered if Natsu had noticed that Nyx brought the bow. She knew that he was itching to see it in action.

The driver had dropped them off in front of a building that looked out of place in the middle of the forest.

This must be the meeting place of the Allied Forces. It's kind of cute, actually.

Gray and Erza were already walking towards the building. Nyx stopped them. "Hey, I haven't tried out my new bow yet. Wanna see how it does?" She asked them. Natsu finally turned around. "You brought your bow? Cool! I wanna see it!" He yelled excitedly.

"Yeah, sure. Let's see how good of a shot you are." Gray said.

Nyx nodded. She drew an arrow out of her quiver and knocked it with ease. She pulled back on the string and took aim. Lucy was amazed how she held the bow like it was a part of her own body.

'What are you aiming at?" Lucy asked.

"You'll see," she said. Nyx stood there for ten seconds before she released her arrow. It shot into the woods. Lucy wasn't sure what she had hit, or what she was even trying to hit. "Follow me," Nyx said.

Nyx walked towards the direction she had fired. They walked for what seemed like forever until they finally saw Nyx's arrow stuck in a tree trunk. "Nice shot," Erza said. "Hold on, there's more," Nyx said back. Lucy wondered what more she could have possibly shot. As they got closer to the arrow, Lucy finally saw what Nyx was talking about. Gray, Erza, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy all gasped at the same time. Pinned by the arrow was a moth no bigger than a quarter. It's wings were pierced by the arrow, but it remained alive, wriggling and squirming to get free.