Lucy's eyes fluttered open, she moaned at the dull thumping on the back of her head. What was going on? Where was she? She attempted to stand, but the heavy chains around her neck and wrists pulled her back down to the concrete. She bit her lip at the pain in her neck suddenly.

She was chained up? Then, memories began to flood back to her. The kingdom's guards caught her, and along with them was Erza, well, Edo Erza. She still couldn't believe that Erza could be the enemy in this world. She was scary sure, but she would never betray her friends. Lucy sighed heavily, she had to get out somehow.

Then she heared a cough. She lifted her head and frowned, was there someone outside her cell?Another cough. Her eyes widened and she pulled on her shackles. "Hey! Who's out there?! Let me outta here!" she kicked and yelled.

"Ugh. Why'd we have to be stuck with the loud mouth?" One of the voices said to another. The other voice laughed while Lucy growled lowly. Why were they chaining her up away from Natsu and Wendy anyway? She was a dragon slayer too wasn't she?

"Hey! Why am i away from the my friends!?"

"She won't shut up..." One of them said irritably.

"Can you just answer my question?"

"Because," A new voice hummed. "We found traces of celestial spirit magic in your blood. While you are a dragon slayer, your celestial magic would ruin the whole operation." the voice boomed around her cell. She squinted when seeing a female form stand before her. It was Erza! She smirked down at Lucy and unchained the blonde.

Lucy rubbed her wrists, only for Knightwalker to wrap that same white goo around her again. Lucy huffed and glared up at Edo Erza. This was not the Erza she knew. Lucy scowled and looked away, a pout obvious on her lips. Erza chuckled and grabbed Lucy by the chin and lifted her chin up so she could face her.

"Why such a sour face? I would be thankful if i were you, your death will be far less painful than that of your friends." Erza smiled, but it was far more sinister. Lucy gasped, what did she mean by that?

"What the hell are you talking about?" Lucy whispered, but was met with silence. Her eyebrows furrowed as she felt a pit of despair stir inside her stomach. She tilted her head up to meet Edo Erza's smirk. "Answer me! What are you talking about!?" Edo Erza shook her head at Lucy's outburst and hauled the blonde up by her hair. Dragging the poor girl through the halls of the castle.

"I'm going to enjoy throwing you off the castle." She mumbled. Lucy's eyes widened in realization. She struggled helplessly against Edo Erza's grip, but it was like trying to pry apart steel. Lucy was then dropped roughly. She rubbed her head and mumbled incoherent curses. Edo Erza scoffed and lifted her up by her shackles with her staff, dangling her over the edge of a railing.

"E-Erza stop! I know that even if you're not the Erza I know, that deep down you still have her heart! So please don't do this!" Lucy begged. Edo Erza suddenly glared dangerously at Lucy. The celestial dragon slayer tried her hardest to search for any sign that her Erza's heart was in this Erza. She couldn't find any.

"I'm not your Erza." Lucy gasped as she was thrown off the weapon and began to tumble towards the ground. Her hair covered her expression as she felt herself move faster to the ground. She closed her eyes tightly and braced for impact. Only for tiny arms to catch her. Opening her eyes at lightning speed, she looked up to see Charle smiling down at her.

"I got you." A voice said. Next to Charle, was Marie. Lucy felt tears gather in her eyes. She knew they couldn't have betrayed them. They were their first friends after all.

"You guys..." Lucy sniffled. The moment was short lived as Edo Erza stared at the exceeds with shock.

"Exceeds, what's are you doing? She is a prisoner." Erza tried to explain. Charle let go of Lucy and floated in front of Edo Erza, her wings flapping dramatically and elegantly. Edo Erza forced herself to bow down to Charle.

"I'm going to take her. She is my prisoner now!" Charle declared.

"I'm sorry but not even you have the power to do that." Edo Erza pushed more forcefully.

"Do you know who I am? I am the queen's daughter! So you will obey my rule!" Charle huffed, watching as Edo Erza gasp and humbly apologize for her behavior. Seeing as the conversation ended there, Charle grabbed Lucy with Marie and headed off. Happy following behind them. They weren't even seconds away when they heard another voice.

"They aren't who you think they are! Those exceeds were banned from Extalia!" Pantherlily shouted at her. Edo Erza's expression turned disgusted and cold at the alarming news.

"I can't believe they tricked me...guards get them now!" She yelled to a group of palace guards who followed her orders without question. Lucy gulped at the number of people after them. But soon after, an army of exceeds were charging after them as well. But thankfully, the castle was too busy with the other exceeds to notice their getaway. Lucy briefly wondered what was happening.

"We have to find Wendy and Natsu!" Lucy announced as she was dropped to the floor. She stared down at the basement of the castle. Using her nose, she was able to pick up their scent easily, while also picking up the scent of blood. Her nose coiled at the smell.

"Lucy...I can hear them." Happy muttered. Lucy could too. Their screams of pain. Shaking her head, she grabbed Happy and pat his head soothingly. Then, she ran down the stairway, her bare feet slapping against the concrete. She ignored the pain as her skin scraped against the hard floor.

They were getting closer, she could hear and smell them better. She allowed a small smile to come to her face at the moment. But it quickly ended when she was suddenly blasted back by an explosion. She screamed as her body skid against the concrete, giving her a bad case of road rash. She groaned at the hot white pain she felt in her ankle.

"Damn..." She muttered under her breath.

"You won't get away this time." Edo Erza growled, pointing the spear at Lucy. Lucy narrowed her eyes and lifted herself to her knees. Lucy didn't normally do things like this, but she was just getting so damn frustrated by this Erza!

"Kill me! Do it! Don't tell me you will and then bluff!" Lucy egged her on. Edo Erza's eyes widened at Lucy's bold words. Happy and Marie gasped and hugged each of Lucy's limp arms. They tried desperately to shut her up, or to pull her away from the fight. Charle only rolled her eyes.

"Alright then," Edo Erza said slowly. She stocked up to Lucy and pointed the spear to her. "I will." Just as the weapon was going to pierce the blonde, a wave of cold air passed by them, following a body rushing over to stand in front of Lucy. Lucy squeaked as she was pulled backwards. Those cold hands felt familiar.

"Gray!" Lucy smiled. Gray gave her a grin back and helped her stand. Only for Lucy to hiss in pain and stumble to the ground.

"Your ankle..." Gray sighed. Lucy nodded and held her ankle. They both tilted their heads to meet the back of Erza's head, their Erza. As if feeling their stares, she turned to them and nodded.

"I'll deal with her."

"Thanks Erza!" Lucy said as she grabbed onto Happy, Marie, and Charle. Lucy forced herself to stand and run as they tried to outrun the guards. "So how did you guys get out anyway? I thought you were lacrima?" She asked Gray.

"Gajeel. Apparently, if you destroy the lacrima with dragon slayer magic, you can set free the people turned into said lacrima."

"I see, I'm happy he's doing okay..." Lucy said as she sighed in relief. Then, oddly enough, she turned to Happy. "Hey Happy, I just had an idea."

"What is it?"

"You can take Gajeel to the bigger lacrima and have him destroy it and free some of our friends!" Lucy smiled. Happy gasped and wiggled himself out of her grip.

"You promise to take care of Natsu?"

"Of course Happy. Don't worry!" Happy huffed and began to fly away.

"Aye sir! I'll bring Gajeel to the lacrima!"

They watched as he flew away. Lucy hoped that Gajeel wouldn't let them down. She herself would of helped him, but she needed to know if Wendy and Natsu were okay. Speaking of which, her mind solely focused on them as she walked forward again. The pain continued to increase in her ankle as they finally made it to the room Natsu and Wendy were held in.

Lucy ignored her pain and ran up to the two bodies that laid on the ground. It was obviously the two they were looking for, but they were unconscious. She kneeled down to Natsu and held his upper body up off the ground. Gray checked over Wendy, popping something in her mouth.

"What was that?" Lucy asked curiously.

"How do you think you got your magic back? These pills give em to you. Do you not remember Mystogan giving you one?" Gray explained to her. Lucy gaped upon recognizing the bottle of pills Gray held in his hands. So that's what Mystogan gave her! It all made sense now!

"Mnnn..." Natsu began to stir. Lucy brought him closer to her as he finally was able to move his body. Relief washed over her body when he opened his eyes. "What...is going on?"

"You and Wendy passed out after being dragged to this room. I heard your magic was going to be extracted..." Lucy hummed sadly. She allowed him to sit up himself and watched him rub his head in pain. Lucy then quickly grabbed the bottle of pills from Gray and snatched one, suddenly popping it into Natsu's mouth. He made a noise out of surprise and swallowed the pill.

"What was that?"

"Something to get your magic back." Lucy stated, throwing the bottle back to Gray, who caught it effortlessly. During then, Charle continued to stare at Wendy sadly as she was still unconscious. But it wasn't long until she woke up herself. She whined in pain while Charle watched her in surprise. Wendy noticed her presence and grabbed the white cat, bringing her in for a hug.

"I knew you would look for us!" Charle said nothing at her words, deciding just to hug Wendy back. Charle was definitely glad Wendy turned out to be okay. Lucy grinned happily and shuffled over to Wendy and pulled her close.

"I'm glad you guys are okay. It seems you don't have lasting damage at least." Lucy sighed. Wendy and Natsu stood up, stretching their sore limbs. They tested out their bodies to really find out of they were okay. They were.

"Wow, it must be that pill you gave us. All of our magic power is restored!" Natsu laughed. Lucy watched silently as Natsu danced around. She really missed being with him. He noticed her stare and turned towards her, a smile tugging on his lips. Until he saw her ankle.

"Lucy your leg!" He yelled, bending down to grab it. Only to reel back when she squeaked in pain. Wendy gazed at Lucy in worry while she held her ankle in pain. "Who did that to you?" Natsu asked her. Puzzled by his oddly serious expression, she answered meekly.

"Edolas Erza did, but it's fine. It's not that bad, so Wendy doesn't need to heal it. She's weak as it is right now and I don't want to make it worse." She muttered, but she didn't really believe her own words. Her ankle was pretty swelled up and it wasn't going to heal over time when they had to keep moving. Natsu frowned at Lucy and slid his arms under her legs and back, lifting her up bridal style.

"W-What are you doing? I said I was fine!" Lucy squealed, covering her face to hide her embarrassment. Gray and Wendy giggled from behind her, fueling her embarrassment. Natsu sighed and began to follow after everyone who began to leave the dark cavern like room.

"You're hurt right? It's better to keep you off that leg as long as possible so it doesn't get worse." He argued. She was shocked at how serious he sounded. And was even more astonished at how much sense he was making. She wanted to argue with him, she really did, but he was right. And besides, this actually didn't feel bad...it felt kinda nice to be held by Natsu.

"Fine." Lucy mumbled, relaxing a bit in his hold. Natsu smirked triumphantly and jostled her around just for fun. Wendy and Charle eventually split up from them, telling the rest of the group they wanted to go to Extalia and warn the exceeds about their impending doom due to the king of Edolas betraying the exceeds. Marie decided to tag along, wanting to give the exceeds a piece of her mind. Lucy, Gray, and Natsu waved them off.

"Do you guys even know where you're going?" Lucy asked after minutes of the two boys wandering around aimlessly. She crossed her arms while Natsu held her and glared up at the confused teen. He chuckled nervously.

"Sure I do! But Gray insisted on leading." Natsu coughed. From in front of them, Gray turned around and glared at Natsu.

"You're an idiot flame head. Just admit you don't know where the hell we are!" Natsu and Gray began to bicker, making the blonde in Natsu's arms sigh irritably. She pursed her lips as her body was being smashed between Natsu and Gray's body from their close proximity. Did they really have to fight so close while she was being carried? She managed to look passed them and around the castle, trying to figure out the layout. It was like a maze.

"I wouldn't be surprised if they had a freaking amusement park in this place." She moaned. Once they were finished with their petty arguments, they both continued to walk until they came up to a gate.

"H-how the hell you know!" Gray yelled. Lucy looked just as dumbfounded as them. Her mouth was hung open so wide her jaw could of touch the ground. In front of them, was the entrance to a giant amusement park.

"How the hell should I know!"