Hey guys. Sorry this chapter is late. I had lost track of time and didn't edit it sadly. Hopefully next weeks chapter will be on time. Anyway, on with the chapter.
At the fairy tail guild two people were arguing, which would be normal if it wasn't for the fact that the two people arguing never argue at the guild. "Come on Natsu why won't you let let me go on a mission?!" Lucy yells to her husband, who winces at being stared at by the guild in the current situation.
"Luce I don't want you to get hurt. I don't want you to go." Natsu tries explaining to his wife who was glaring at him angrily.
"Natsu please I just want to go on this one mission before I can't do missions for a while." Lucy whines at him who was standing firm on his decision.
"No. I'm not letting you Luce." Natsu states looking into her brown eyes.
"Natsu I think she'll be fine. I just barely wasn't able to go on missions and I'm 3 months ahead of Lucy." Bisca states trying to calm the situation.
"I know but you ain't Luce. I just don't want her to get hurt." He explains, realizing he was losing the argument with Lucy.
"Hey Natsu, me and Grey will go with you two if you want, so that Lucy doesn't get hurt at all." Erza suggests to the man.
"Fine but we're doing this mission." He sighs grabbing a request off the job request boar, knowing he was outnumbered on this one.
"Good now when does the train leave magnolia for there?" Lucy asks looking at the bar maid.
"Oh about two hours so I would suggest you four get your stuff ready and be there with that time." Mira states to the four who nod in agreement.
"I expect you three to be at the station within a an hour." Erza states as the four leave the guild to get their stuff packed for the mission.
"They never fight in the guild. I really hope stuff like this doesn't happen much." Macao states as he notices romeo and Wendy along with Charle looking at the request board.
"Well you also gotta remember that Lucy is pregnant." Lisanna states as she was handing guild members their drinks.
"Hey Dad me and Wendy are going to go on a mission OK?" Romeo asks looking at his father.
"Sure no problem just make sure you guys stay safe." Macao says as the trio leaves the guild.
"Feeling old yet?" Mira asks handing Macao another drink.
"Yeah but not just because of Romeo." He sighs as Mira sits down across from him.
"What do you mean?" Mira asks curiously. She was unsure of what the single father meant.
"All you kids have grown up right before my eyes. It does make me happy to see you all grow and become strong but it makes me feel useless." He sighs taking a gulp of his beer.
"You're not all useless." She smiles at the man, while giving him her cheery smile.
"But that's not the only thing that makes me feel old." He sighs looking at the white haired bar maid.
"Natsu?" She asks tilting her head.
"Yeah that boy has changed so much since he he started dating Lucy." He smiles solemnly looking into his beer.
"I wouldn't say he's changed." Lisanna states sitting next to Mira. "It's more like he's become stronger and mature, but keeping that childlike personality that made Lucy fall for him." She finishes smiling at how happy Natsu was.
"That is true. Now that you mention it, if he lost that which Lucy fell in love with, she wouldn't be as happy. It seems like he knows when he needs to act like an adult and when he doesn't now. It makes me happy knowing that this guild will always be in good hands." Macao smiles as the two sister get back to their work.
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Erza and Grey were currently waiting at the train station for Natsu and Lucy. Grey was sitting quietly while Erza was getting angry. "They're late." Erza states anger in her voice as she paces back and forth in front of the bench that Grey was currently sitting at.
"Oi, Erza, they ain't late we still got another twenty minutes before the train comes." Grey states trying to calm the red haired woman.
"I know but I specifically told them to be here within an hour." She growled, glaring at the raven haired man.
"Well she's probably trying to find something to wear. I doubt her normal mission clothes will fit right now." Grey states trying to explain the most logical reason why they were late.
"Possibly. Oh and try not to fight with Natsu, he seems under stress helping Lucy as much as he can." Erza states glaring at the man.
"Don't worry. There is one thing I'm curious on though." Grey states as the current train leaves the station.
"Oh? And what's that?" She asks cocking an eyebrow.
"Who they're going to chose as the god parents. Ya know, in case something happens to them." He states looking at the iron clad woman.
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see." She smirks as she sits on the bench waiting for them to show.
"Oi Erza's going to kill us for being 45 minutes late." Natsu sighs as the two were currently walking toward the train station.
"It's not either of our faults. We'll just explain it to them once we get there." She explains as they run into Wendy, Charle and Romeo.
"Oh hey you guys are going on a mission too?" Natsu asks looking at the three.
"Yeah. Oh that reminds me. Lucy you're still having some morning sickness right?" Wendy asks the blonde as they walk to the station.
"Yeah I am. Which is why I'm kinda dreading the train ride." Lucy sighs as they walk.
"Well I can help you with that. I can use my troia and it should work long enough for you guys to get back from your mission." She explains as they get to the station.
"That would be helpful." Lucy smiles at the blue haired girl.
"OK well here it goes." She smiles as a blue light surrounds Lucy's stomach and then disappear in a second.
"So why are you guys late?" Erza asks looking at the couple, slight anger in her eyes, causing a shiver to run down the couple's spines.
"Oh sorry I couldn't fit into my normal mission clothes so I had to find something else." Lucy states as Grey and Ezra notice she was wearing a pink shirt with the guild symbol along with loose fitting blue shorts.
"Well the train is coming soon so when we get on Natsu can explain to us what the mission is." Erza states as the two sit down on the bench and wait for the train to get there.
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"OK so we have about twenty minutes until we get to the town. Natsu do you mind explaining the details of the mission?" Erza asks looking at the pink haired man as the group of four was sitting in one of the compartments of the train.
"Yeah, so we have to go and help this town get rid of a bandit problem that they have gotten recently." He explains as Erza and Grey look at him slightly perplexed.
"If it's just a standard bandit problem why is the reward one million jewels?" Grey asks confusion in his voice.
"Its because it seems they they have been taking women and possibly getting ready to sell them as slaves." Natsu explains to the two. Natsu has always hated those kind of people, especially when Lucy could've been sold as a slave if he didn't save her that day in Hargeon.
"So bandits who also deal in human trafficking then? That is a problem." Erza states as the station comes into view. "Well looks like my estimate was off." She sighs as the four get ready to get off the train and figure out what they have to do.
"C'mon we're supposed to meet with the Mayor of this town." Natsu states as they get off the train and head for the center of town passing many buildings and stores.
"Are you the fairy tail wizards?" A tall skinny man in a white suit and black hair asks as he was leaning against a building while smoking.
"Yes and who are you?" Natsu asks not liking the smell of the smoke.
"I am the son of the mayor. My father is currently at the hospital looking into another one of the kidnappings." The man states before walking off.
"Guess we have to go there. Hmm... I think it's that building." Lucy explains pointing at a tall building with a lot of windows at the edge of the town.
"Most likely c.'mon we should see what's been happening." Grey states as the four walk toward the building noticing that Natsu and Lucy were getting strange looks.
"Why the hell are so many people eying Luce." Natsu growls as the get to the hospital.
"I don't know but maybe if we talk to the mayor we can figure that out and where the bandits are located." Grey states as they walk into the hospital.
"Is the mayor here? We're from Fairy Tail. We accepted the job to care of the bandits." Erza explains to a white haired nurse who nods and motions the four to follow.
"Mayor, the wizards who accepted the job are here." The woman states to a man in a black suit with brown hair.
"Thank you please come in." He motions for the four to walk into a medium sized office.
"So can you please tell us what has been happening?" Erza asks as the four take a seat on the couch.
"As you know women have been taken hostage by bandits to be sold. We have located their base to the middle of the woods. But there has been another taken." He explains as what seemed to be the head nurse walks in.
"One of our nurses who is supposed to be going to work in Magnolia has been taken too. We would appreciate if you can get them all back as soon as possible." The nurse explains to the group.
"Of course we will." Grey states as the four get up.
"If you four need to stay at the hotel we have reserved three rooms for you just say that you are the fairy tail wizards helping to deal with the bandits." The mayor explains as the four leave.
"So what we need to do is find them right?" Natsu asks as the group walk out of the hospital.
"Exactly. We will be staying in a group so that we can make sure Lucy is OK." Erza states as they head for the Hotel to make a plan to deal with the bandits.
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"Damn it's already 1pm. We should finish this up soon." Natsu states as he and Grey were waiting for Erza and Lucy to get back with the information of how to get to the enemy's base while sitting in one of the hotel rooms.
"Yeah we should but at least our plan is simple. We just go in and attack while making sure that the women inside don't get harmed." Grey smirks as he looks out the window to see the girls walk into the hotel. "We'll they're back now. Lets go and meet them so we can get this done and over with." Grey states as him and Natsu walk out of the room and down to the lobby of the hotel.
"We found out how to get there. There's apparently a path that leads right to it. Apparently it used to be a boat shop." Erza explains to the men.
"Then let's go. We should finish this as soon as possible considering that they have people captured." Natsu states as the four leave the hotel and start heading for the woods.
"So where are the woods anyway?" Grey asks following the women through town.
"By what the mayor said the woods are on the east side of town. There's apparently a trail that leads directly to the base." Lucy states as they continue walking toward the woods.
"What the heck? I'm picking up on a scent I haven't smelled in a few years." Natsu states stopping in front of the woods.
"What do you mean babe? Who would we of met years ago be here?" Lucy asks as they start following the dirt trail.
"I don't know I'm trying to think of where I smelled this scent." Natsu states trying to think about it. "Damn nothing." He growls in annoyance. He knew the smell but he couldn't place it and it annoyed him greatly.
"It'll be fine we'll figure it out once we get there." Lucy reassures her husband as they continue walking.
"So this is the place?" Grey asks noticing that it was oddly quiet after finding the abandoned boat shop.
"Looks like it. Grey, me and you will go in first Natsu and Lucy stay out here until we make sure it's safe." Erza states as the two slowly open the door to check if anyone was there.
"Hmm?" Natsu asks himself as he picks up cries of pain coming from underground. "Grey, Erza check the basement I can hears sounds of pain coming from underground." Natsu states as him and Lucy start checking the surrounding area.
"I thought this was their base?" Lucy questions as she looks around with Natsu.
"Yeah so did I. But I think it is considering I can smell blood." Natsu states as they were looking around the back of the building.
"Wait you can smell blood?" Lucy asks resting against the building.
"Yeah that's why I believe this is still their base. You OK?" He asks putting his hand on her shoulder and comforting her.
"Yeah. We've just been walking a lot for me right now." She sighs as Natsu starts picking up on someone walking towards them.
"Luce someone's coming get ready." Natsu growls as a single man starts walking out of the woods towards them.
"OK." She smirks putting her hands over her keys and whip.
"Who the hell are you two?" The man asks walking slowly.
"Why don't you tell us." Natsu growls noticing his menacing look towards Lucy.
"Damn we've been found by some wizards." The man growls before creating ice with his hands and shooting them towards Lucy which she blocks easily with her whip. "Oh? So the blonde is also a fighter?" He asks menacingly creating ice to fly at Natsu which melts by his fire. "And it looks like she was just a pregnant whore." He smirks walking towards the two while throwing ice.
"What did you just say?" Natsu growls toward the man igniting his fists.
"Oh you heard me salamander. I called you're wife a whore. So what are you going to do fight me or stay by your wife's side and fight the other one?" He smirks throwing a giant ice ball at the which Natsu shatters.
"What the hell do you mean by other one?" Natsu growls putting his arm in front of Lucy who had a hand over her keys and her whip in the other.
"You'll find out right about now." He smirks snapping his fingers causing a rock to surround Lucy cutting her off from Natsu.
"Damn it what the hell?" Lucy asks realizing she was cut off from Natsu.
"Luce can you hear me? I'll get you out as soon as I can." Natsu growls anger in his voice.
"Looks like these guys pissed off Natsu if there's anger in his voice when he's talking to me. Wait that guy said the other one. Who the hell did he mean?" Lucy asks not seeing anyone in the dark space.
"He meant me." A low voice states creating a light with fire magic to show Lucy a man with a devil's smiles looking at her and licking his lips.
"Get the hell away from me." She states before grabbing her keys.
"Oh? You're a celestial wizard eh? Try blocking this then." He smirks throwing a fire ball at Lucy.
"Loke!" She yells as the fireball get's sent toward her.
"Sorry I'm late beautiful." Loke states kicking the fireball back at the man.
"Now's not a good time for trying to use pick up lines on me. Lets fight this jerk together." Lucy rolls her eyes cracking her whip nearly missing the man's neck.
"No problem Lu...cy?" Loke frowns running to Lucy's side as she almost collapses. "Dammit stay put I'll beat this bastard. Light of Regulus!" Loke yells sending the man flying through the rock imprisonment. Loke was extremely glad that he still had time to stay by Lucy's side until Natsu got there.
"Wow Salamander I thought you were faster than this." The man smirks easily dodging Natsu's attempt to hitting the man in the face.
"If Luce get's hurt because of you I will kill you." Natsu growls before turning to see a man getting sent flying towards him. "Damn." He growls dodging the man before seeing him turn to stone and slam against trees.
"Looks like she's going to get hurt soon." The man smirks looking at the encasement as it gets closed off.
"You better hope not." He growls slamming his flaming fist into the man's stomach sending him into the ground.
"Looks like you defeated my stone clone. I wonder how you'll do with your master unconscious?" The man inside the stone encasement states to Loke.
"She's not my master she's my friend." Loke states before striking the man in the gut.
"Oh so you'd let her get hurt then?" A second man states coming out of the ground with a knife over Lucy's arm.
"Damn it. I'm starting to loose my power!" Loke yells striking the first man down rendering him unconscious after the man sends a fireball at Lucy's legs slightly burning her.
"Loke? Can you hear me? What's happening?" Natsu asks from outside trying to break the stone encasement.
"Natsu try and break this open I'm not sure how much longer I can last. Lucy's unconscious and she got hurt." Loke states before trying to hit the knife wielder but missing as he starts cutting Lucy's arms.
"I'm trying!" Natsu growls before Grey and Erza along with a brown haired woman run toward him to see him start punching at the rock to no avail.
"Natsu where's Lucy?" Erza asks trying to stop him from almost breaking his hands.
"She's unconscious on the other side. Loke's trying to protect her but his magic ain't going to last long." Natsu growls continuing to punch at the rock.
"Damn it. Lucy I'm sorry I wasn't much help." Loke groans vanishing in a cloud of smoke as he knocks the knife wielder unconscious as Natsu break open the rock.
"Luce!" Natsu yell running to her unconscious body surveying it noticing that she was cut on her arms and face while burned on her legs. "Damn it. If I wasn't separated from you this wouldn't of happened." Natsu growl as tears start running down his face.
"Let me see her. I'm a nurse." The brown haired woman states kneeling at Lucy's feet.
"You smell familiar." Natsu raises an eyebrow as he looks at the woman who was checking over Lucy.
"It looks like she'll be fine. She needs medical care. We need to go to the hospital." The woman states looking to Natsu smiling.
"OK I got her." Natsu states picking her up and carrying her in a way that lets her head rest against his chest. "You saved everyone else right?" Natsu asks Erza and Grey who just frown.
"Not all of them. We were able to save this one along with five others. It seems that the men that attacked you two were coming for the others." Erza states to Natsu as they head for the hospital to treat Lucy.
"It seems that the ones that had already left were bringing them to another continent that is out of our control so the guilds there will have to deal with it. Once we get home we'll have to let the council know." Grey states as they continue their walk with the woman walking behind.
"Don't worry Natsu she'll be fine." Erza tries reassuring Natsu who shrugs off the hand she placed on his shoulder.
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"Which one of you is Mr. Dragneel?" A nurse asks walking into the waiting room of the hospital where Natsu, Grey and Erza were waiting in silence.
"I am, how's Luce?" Natsu asks in a worried voice standing up.
"She'll be fine we patched her up. And there's no harm to the baby." I don't know when she'll wake up though." The nurse explains as the brown haired woman comes into the waiting room.
"Listen, I want Grey and Erza to leave and go back to Magnolia. Can you tell the hospital that I'll be late coming into town? I want Natsu to stay here and wait for Lucy to be able to leave." The brown haired woman states.
"OK. Natsu we'll tell the guild what's happened. We'll see you once you guys get back." Erza states as the two leave.
"Now Natsu you want to see Lucy right?" the brown haired woman asks.
"Yeah she's my wife after all." Natsu explains as he follows her toward her room.
"You haven't changed after all these years have you?" she asks giggling as they enter Lucy room.
"What do you mean?" Natsu asks raising an eyebrow as they walk into the hospital room to where Lucy's bed was.
"I'll tell you later. For now I'll leave you alone with Lucy." She smiles walking out of the room.
"Damn it why the hell did this happen?" Natsu growls as he looks over his wife laying in bed with bandages over her arms and legs. With smaller ones on her face where the cuts were. "I should never of let you go on this mission." Natsu sighs as he grabs her Small hand within his.
"It wasn't your fault." A voice states as a bright light appears.
"Loke? What do you mean?" Natsu asks as Loke emerges from the light.
"She can't use magic right now. She went unconscious after summoning me. Don't let her use magic until the child is born." Loke explains to Natsu as the Brown haired woman walks into the room.
"He's right. Because Lucy is pregnant part of her magic is being used to help the baby grow. Even though a lot of female wizards are able to complete missions up until seven months, Celestial wizards can't." The nurse explains to Natsu as Loke disappears.
"Why can't celestial wizards?" Natsu asks slightly confused.
"Because of how celestial magic works it takes more magic to summon than for other types of magic. It's also because most of Lucy's spirits are strong so they take more magic to use." The woman explains to Natsu.
"Damn. I really shouldn't of let her do this. She just wouldn't listen." He sighs resting his head on the hospital bed falling asleep.
"He's really tired huh?" She asks leaving the room smiling. "I should probably tell them once they both wake up." She sighs as she leaves to finish up some last minute things for the day.
I actually liked how this one turned out. I wonder who the woman is? By the way, the woman is someone who Natsu and Lucy have indeed met in this story. Any Ideas?
