A/N: So I promised myself this would be up for Christmas... and on Christmas day I was content on reading the book my sister brought me that I... kinda... forgot... But I can tell you I was pleased that I finished a 500 (not 350 Amy!) page novel in 8 hours. That a record for me.

And I was going to updated this yesterday... but I started the second book and just finished that three hours ago... took me longer since I had an annoying friend messaging me all the time. I love her, I really do, but every time she messaged me, I had to close my page (I was reading this one on my phone btw) answer my message then reopen it which takes a moment, find where I got up to and try again... then I'd get another message. I guess I have to love her, since she brought me another book.

Anyways, this is the new chapter, I hope you like it. There's not going to be Gray POV any time soon, but I hope you do enjoy these next few chapters... since the story is nearing the end...

Thanks to fairytaillover416 for pointing out that I spelt Jude wrong lol xD

Chapter Twenty

Lucy POV

Ten tubes, five lining each wall was filled with people, expect two empty ones near the door. What really startled us was that all these people were the same person. They looked identity, like Octuplets one could say.

This time, the floor really did vanish and I collapsed into Natsu's arms.

They were all me.

Every single one of them looked like me!

Ezra walked into the room, her face completely white. She read each one of the name plates aloud. They were all codes, like one Gray had.

Experiment 2B7439 to experiment 2B7449, all lined the walls, expect for 2B7448 and 2B7449 were missing. Where were they…? What was my father doing with ten version of me?

Natsu balanced me eventually before wondering into the room himself. Instead of shock, his face with in awe, complete and utter awe about the whole situation. Ezra had picked up a diary at the desk at the end of the room. She opened a page and began to read.

"'After the death of Jude-sama's wife, Layla Heartfilia, his daughter Lucy, who'd been severally injured in the same accident, fell into a coma. Jude, overcome with grief demanded we step up our cloning sector, demanded us to make clones of the young daughter. The first eight clones created in Lucy Heartfilia were failures. None of them woke up, but after weeks of testing, we discovered they were still alive and were still growing at the same rate as a normal child. A ninth attempt, experiment 2B7448, did wake up after its creation, but later died due to complications. Our last attempt, experiment 2B7449 was a complete success. She replaced young Lucy, who still remains in a coma.'" Ezra's voice trailed a little before she finished. "It's signed off with a name."

"What name?" Natsu asked softly.

"Igneel," Ezra replied, looking Natsu dead in the eye. "Your father."

Natsu shifted uncomfortably for a moment before turning away. Ezra looked back at the book, he face lighting up again.

"There's another entry, listen here" she called us over. I walked slowly, trying not to faint. I was… a clone? Not a real person, just a clone? "Listen to this. 'Experiment 2B7449 has begun to have difficulties in her makeup. She's begun to forget things and sleeps more than normal. We've yet to tell Jude this, but his daughter has returned to consciousness. It's a matter of time before the clone version shuts down completely. Ur-sensei and I are currently working on a plan to swap the two. It could be a difficult task, but we feel this is for the best. It'll be another month before Lucy regains full conscious and mobility. Hopefully, we can do this successfully.' And then there's another entry, a month later."

"What does it say?"

"It says 'Lucy Heartfilia has regained full conscious two days after the clone shut down. Fortunately, Jude-sama hasn't discovered this but Ur-sensei and I feel that lying could cause issues. Nevertheless, Lucy has been returned to Jude-sama while we keep working on where our experiments have gone wrong. I have stopped all cloning of Lucy's genes, despite Jude's anger. Ur-sensei and I have other things to worry about, like the sudden waking of experiment 2D9801. We are somehow believed this is linked to Lucy Heartfilia, but we can't be for certain. We are very excited about this. Even Jude. Now, we just have to pray 2D9801 manages to survive the next few months.' And that's the last journal entry. All of them before hand just focus on really high tech stuff like how the cloned Lucy and all."

"So our Lucy is the real Lucy right?"

Ezra nodded. "Our Lucy is the real Lucy, but Jude-"

"Father already knows," a voice similar to my own chirped in. we all spun towards the door where a woman stood.

Correction, it came from where I stood. "Who-" Ezra begun but was cut off.

"Experiment 2B7449 is my official name, the only experiment from the Lucy Project that survived."" she said with the worst smile ever.

Have you ever wondered about there being another you in the world? Someone who was exactly like you? Well, nothing could prepare you to meet a clone of yourself who was just pure evil. It was written all over her face. "What do you want?" I ask in a shaky voice.

She smiles at me with pity. "I've come to take the trash out… as father ordered. 'Dispose of my daughter and her friends,' were his exact words."

It was official. My father wanted me dead. Oh boy!

A/N: Oh noes, a clone of Lucy exists, le gasp! xD I totally did not plan that, I swear, but I thought, heck, there's throw in a situation that's awkward and unfair on Lucy's behalf xD

And yes, I did say this was nearing the end. I won't be writing a GrayxLucy fanfic for a while... considering I have several fanfics under way, not to mention my "soon-to-be-dirtier" GrayxLucy fanfic that I just don't want to write. I blame the same friend I mentioned earlier for that. It was just meant to be ONE CHAPTER, but she was like "no, no, no! You need MOAR! People are satisfied with ONE CHAPTER" xD Doesn't matter, but I do hope that the one I am writing with these two will be up in the near future... if I manage to make it past chapter ten (I always write ten chapters before posting, just to make sure I want to continue writing it) If I do stick with it, hopefully it be a more interesting story xDDDD