Gray's P.O.V

"Ahhhh!"

I woke up from the sudden screaming in the room. I was sitting at Natsu's bedside and had only let myself doze off for a moment.

I still hadn't left Natsu's bedside since Master ordered someone to stand guard but noticed Erza was also here. She must have just returned from her most recent job and was mostly likely already filled in by Gramps on the situation.

Erza was standing beside Natsu looking concerned but also had her guard up. I didn't blame her since Natsu had just woken up screaming with a crazed look in his eye.

"She's in trouble! I have to help her! HE'S GOING TO KILL HER!" Natsu shouted trying to fight against Erza to be let out of bed.

I heard several people run into the room but couldn't look up since I was helping Erza restrain Natsu.

"Laxus and Mira are bringing them back man, you just have to hang on," I tried to reason with him but he looked as if he couldn't even hear me.

"LET ME GO!" Natsu shouted before violently thrashing around to throw the both of us off.

"Keep him restrained!" Porlyusica ordered from somewhere nearby.

"Ice make, restraints!" I said as I momentarily took my hands off Natsu to make ice restraints which stuck him to the bed.

However, Natsu responded by engulfing his wrists and ankles in fire. His eyes looked even more wild and I figured he couldn't even see the room anymore around him. All he could see was Lucy and whatever vision the insanity was showing him.

Thankfully my restraints gave Porlyusica enough time to inject Natsu with whatever medicine she wanted to give him. I threw my hands back over Natsu to keep him pinned down since he was successfully melting my ice magic away. I didn't know how much longer Erza and I could keep this up, even though Erza already requipped into her fire empress armour. Natsu's eyes were mostly black as he fought against us, but a few moments later I realised Porlyusica gave him a sedative. Natsu's eyelids fluttered and his force against us lessened before he crashed back down onto the bed.

"Hm," Gramps grunted from the doorway.

"We'll have to keep him sedated from now on," Porlyusica stated severely.

"What did he mean that he was going to kill her?" I asked, allowing myself to fall back into the chair behind me.

"I'm afraid that Natsu actually did see whatever Lucy and Wendy are facing," Levy said in a worried tone.

"What do you mean Shrimp? How would he be able to see something hundreds of miles away?" Gajeel asked casting his glance over towards the now unconscious Natsu.

I realised that Gajeel was always here whenever Levy was, including when it was Levy's turn for guarding Natsu. I figured that maybe Levy was Gajeel's mate in this whole thing but I was too tired to think about it much more than that. I hadn't slept properly over the last few days and probably wouldn't until Lucy and Wendy returned.

"Well, I read the book more in depth and it seems like if a dragon slayer's mate is in any real danger that it opens some sort of telepathic link. I'm not positive but I think Natsu can see through Lucy's mind's eye. Unfortunately, with the madness sinking in I think Lucy being in danger is only speeding up the process and Natsu is in no frame of mind to be able to tell us what's going on," Levy frowned and I could hear her voice quiver.

I clenched my fists at the thought of Lucy and Wendy facing off against whatever Natsu had just seen.

"When will Laxus and Mira arrive to help them?" Erza asked in her authoritative voice.

"Not until tomorrow morning," Gramps answered with a deep frown.

"Those idiots, what were they thinking getting themselves into such a situation on their own," Porlyusica said while gathering more medicinal supplies for Natsu.

"All we can do now is put our faith in all of them that my four children come back to us safely," Gramps replied, but his voice wavered.

Despite Natsu's madness, his reaction to whatever he saw was disheartening. Natsu was always the one who put his faith in the guild and now he was screaming about Lucy, and probably Wendy, being killed despite their advanced skills.

We had all survived dragons and demons and many other impossible enemies. So, what on Earthland could have Natsu so worried that Lucy and Wendy couldn't survive on their own?