Hi everyone! So sorry I haven't updated this in a while. I planned to end this story after the last chapter, but I felt like the story wasn't finished yet. I hope you guys enjoy the new chapter. Also with all the craziness that is going on I hope that everyone is doing well along with your family.

Chapter 26

Lucy woke up to the sound of crying. At first she panicked, but then realized it was James. She went to go move to get him, but a warm hand on her shoulder stopped her.

"I'll get him, you wait here," Natsu told her.

Groggily Lucy nodded her head before sitting up in bed. She slowly started to sit up wincing slightly at her sore muscles. A smile spread across her face as she watched Natsu carry their son into their room. Natsu kissed the fluff blonde hair on James' head before handing him over to Lucy.

"Hey baby boy," Lucy cooed "Is someone hungry?"

Lucy was in the process of unbuttoning her shirt when the door to the infirmary burst open. Gray laid unconscious on the floor while the rest of the guild was in a brawl. Anger etched across Lucy's face at the fact that where Gray had landed was the crib James had been in moments before. In her anger Lucy was about to hand James back to Natsu, but he was already rushing out the door. James started fussing harder, so she decided to leave the fate of the guild in a very overprotective dragon slayer's hand. By the time she heard crashing noises and shouts outside the door James was happily sucking away at her breast for milk. When he finished Lucy carefully got up off the bed and carefully peaked out the door. She bit her lip as a smile tried to form on her lips. Natsu sat down at the bar happily drinking a mug of beer while the rowdiest members of the guild lay unconscious. When he noticed that Lucy was at the door a big smile spread across his face. Before he could take a step toward her black smoke started to form in front of Lucy. Through the smoke Lucy saw that a body was starting to form. Quickly she stepped back through the door and shut it.

Fear gripped her heart as she realized she didn't have her keys. Even though she didn't have his key Lucy hoped that he would answer her. "Loke!"

A flash of light let her know that he answered her call. Holding James tight Lucy backed up into the corner of the room. The door to the room bursts open with the person who appeared and Natsu. Lucy noticed that it was a female dressed in all back. It looked like there was some sort of guild mark on the inside of her lower arm. Something about the mark looked familiar.

"Give me the little baby and I won't hurt you," she said in a voice that was almost musical.

A growl erupted from Natsu as flames engulfed his body. As Lucy held James a little tighter, she couldn't help but notice Loke's body stiffen.

"Like hell I'll let you have you my son," Natsu snarled.

As Natsu launched himself at the girl Lucy looked for a way out of the room. Thankfully she noticed that a hole was being cut out of the wall. Mira stood in the new hole with Freed. With a quick glance over her shoulder Lucy rushed over to them. The moment she stepped next to them one of Freed's barriers formed around them.

"What do they want with my son?" Lucy whispered as she saw that the room she was just in had ice form along the walls.

With a small smile Lucy figured that Gray had woken up. Soon the woman was blasted out of the room. Loke followed her to try and pin her down, but she avoided him. When she went to escape to the right Natsu was there to stop her. Yellow magic started to form in her fists. Beams burst from his hands which caused explosions anywhere they hit. When the girl's pink eyes landed on Lucy a chill crawled up her spine. Memories of the mark on her arm started to race through her mind.

"The blood of a celestial mage and a rare magic can open up a portal to demons once lost to this world," Lucy whispered in horror.

"What did you just say?" Mira asked eyes wide in horror.

"It's an old legend my mom used to tell me when I was younger," Lucy whispered. "Since celestial mages have the power to open gets to the celestial world it was said that they helped wizards who held lost magic to us create and open a portal to seal demons away. Apparently, they were so evil and destructive that the demons Zeref created were weak by comparison. Even the dragons that lived back then were afraid of them."

An explosion happened which distracted Lucy. A new person surrounded in black smoke stood between Natsu and the female with pink eyes.

"We underestimated their strength," the new person said, "It's time we take our leave."

"But the baby is right there," the female snarled as black smoke started to cover her body.

Natsu started to charge them, but before he could reach them, he was gone. The adrenaline in Lucy's body was gone and her knees gave out. Tears started to streak down her cheeks. Overly warm arms encircled her body. She didn't have to look up to know that it was Natsu. Looking down at James she could help but feel this tiny bit of fear grip her heart. Looking up at Natsu she saw that the same fear was mirrored in his eyes.

"I won't let them hurt our son," Natsu whispered in her ear.

"No they won't, because we are going to stop them," Lucy growled locking eyes with him. "If I am right as to why they want him, they planned to kill him."