Lucy's POV

Over the past few months here I came to realize that they didn't care whether or not I got 'better', instead they only cared about my blood. They would come in twice a day, injecting needles and taking my blood. Thinking I couldn't use my magic they decided to let me keep my keys, hoping to drive me farther insane because I couldn't summon any of my spirits. They took my belongings out of my apartment and moved them into my tiny white windowless cell. They made several mistakes in letting me keep my things.

First off, thanks to my studies in Crocus I learned that anti-magic items were based on Celestial magic, so the collar was virtually useless on me. Second, thanks to Grandpa Crux I learned re-quip magic, allowing me to move most of my belongings into my storage without anyone ever being the wiser. Since it would be easy for them to notice the lack of larger objects in my cell I only moved important items such as clothes, books and irreplaceable items. Thirdly I expanded my magic containers thanks to Capricorn, practiced hand-to-hand combat with Loki, weaponry with Gemini who transformed into Erza, and so on. I also mastered the Star Dresses of all my spirits.

However every plan I came up with so far I quickly shut down. There were rune barriers that kept anyone who was wearing a collar from escaping, and even though I can disable the anti-magic particles the only way to remove the collars was for someone else to take them off. Disabling the barriers would take three months, and they inspect them every two weeks. The only times I am let out of my cell is during meal time, which is only once a day, when I need to use the restroom, which they will only let you out three times a day for, and during the monthly showers. Since the collars won't work in water they take them off for about an hour. During this time you are thrown into a room with the other 'patients'. The room has small stalls, each one having basic washing items, a towel hanging outside and the shower itself. There is no gender separation, meaning that men and women shower together. I had to keep Loki's gate forced closed to keep him from tearing of the heads of the men who tried ganging up on me. Virgo would send me scented shampoo and conditioner through her gate. Every time I came out of the shower someone had taken my towel, probably hoping to see me walk around without it, and at some point I think I lost the ability to care. There was a benefit to it though. I became immune to the extreme cold and can now shift my body between water and solid form. I got most of the information I now have using this embarrassing tactic. I taught myself ice-make and water magic, as well as mastered a few of Juvia's water spells.

In any case, every time I came up with an escape plan I came to the conclusion that it would fail. And even if I escaped, what would I do? I can't, and will never, go back to the places I once called home. Maybe I could join Sabertooth, Lumia Scale or even Mermaid Heel? No, I'm sure that by now they all hate me too. I'm probably some kind of criminal, so maybe I could join Crime Sorciere, but I highly doubt that they would want someone who 'betrayed' Fairy Tail, since Jellal and the others have a deep respect for that guild. I threw myself back on my bed, landing with a thud. I really need to stop thinking about this! I stood back up and

re-quipped on a pink tank top and red shorts. I had just spent the last twenty minutes trying to get info out of the men that had once again stolen my towel. The usual nurses came in, but instead of several needles stuck in any limb possible it was just one needle. This needle already had something in it, and it didn't take long for me to realize what it was. My body had become numb, and I couldn't move. They were trying to knock me out, but luckily I was able to stay awake. Two guards came in with a gurney, strapping me to it and wheeling me out of the room.

From what I could tell we were heading for the restricted section of the building. After about five minutes I was moved to an operation table and strapped securely. The room was filled with doctors and nurses, all wearing operation masks. They were about to begin whatever operation they were starting when a large explosion was heard, along with guards shouting orders. Seconds later the doors of the room were kicked down, revealing a girl with a scythe. Another explosion shook the equipment hanging above me, causing them to fall and knock me out.

Maka's POV

The equipment above the girl fell, hitting her in the head and stomach, causing her to pass out. Her head was bleeding heavily, along with the giant gash across her stomach. "Maka, we have to get her out of here, now!" Soul shouted, his face reflecting through the blade. I used the dull end of Soul's blade to throw my opponents, who were armed with needles and surgical knifes, across the room, successfully knocking them out at impact with the wall. Soul transformed and carefully picked the girl up bridal style, running towards the entrance of the building as fast as he could. A few of the guards tried to stop us, but with a few swift kicks they were out cold. As we were running through the town, named Magnolia, the girl woke up.

Lucy's POV

I woke up being carried in someone's arms. They were running through town, buildings flew past but once they passed a certain street, everything slowed down for a moment. For a moment, everything around me froze. And for a moment I stared at the mocking building that I happened to be facing. Fairy Tail. It's doors were open, revealing everything going down. Another brawl, frozen in place. Mira serving drinks, Cana chugging down another barrel of alcohol, Levy sitting in Gajeel's lap while she was reading, everything that they usually did. As I glanced at everyone's faces I realized that not a single one was upset, not a single one of those mages seemed to care that they kicked me out. But the reason why the doors were open was because members of Sabertooth were walking in. Sting, Rouge, Mervina, Yukino, and the exceeds. As I was carried away the dragon slayers seemed to notice the smell of my blood, and quickly turned their heads towards us. They all had panicked expressions on their faces, most likely because I was broken out. All I could do was scowl at them, a deep growl erupting in my throat, one that I didn't know I had. I blacked out again.

Soul's POV

As we past through the streets we passed a building that caught my attention for a moment, a few of the people had panicked looks on their faces, and started chasing us. "Shit, Maka, we're being followed!" I shouted. "We're almost there, speed up!" Maka shouted back. I picked up speed, using the trees to try and lose them. A glance behind told me that there were six, five guys and a little girl, who all were moving at inhuman speeds, then again, so were we. Most of them wore expressions of rage, worry and panic, while others had no expressions at all, but I could tell they were hiding them. They were about to catch us when a giant wall of ice appeared, followed by three more. The girl I was carrying held out her arms, making a fist with her right hand and slamming it into the palm of her left. "Ice-make, wall." She whispered, barely audible, but enough for me to hear. Just when we jumped into the portal the walls shattered, allowing them to watch as we disappeared. The girl passed out again.

Two Weeks Later, Maka's POV

As soon as we came through the portal we rushed the girl to infirmary. The operation took three hours, and thanks to Professor Stein it was a success. I came to visit every day after classes. Today I as bringing clothes that Blair didn't wear, since they had a similar body type. As I walked in the room I found the girl looking around the room, panic written across her face. "You're awake!" I exclaimed, causing the girl to take a defensive position. "It's alright, I'm not going to hurt you!" I laughed lightly. The girl relaxed, placing her hands in her lap. "Sorry if I come off as rude, but where am I, and who are you?" She asked. I put down the bag and held out my hand. "I'm Maka, and this is the DWMA's infirmary." I said. She shook my hand with a slight smile. "I'm Lucy. You're the girl that saved me! I have to ask though, what's the DWMA?" Lucy asked. "The DWMA is the Death Weapon Meister Academy. A special school where weapons and meisters come to learn how to control their abilities. Meisters team up with weapons to create Death Scythes, the personal weapons of Lord Death." I answered. At that moment Soul and Professor Stein came in. Professor Stein checked her. "Tell me miss, what's your name?" He asked. "Lucy, Lucy Heartfilia." She answered. "Well, Lucy, since your injuries have healed enough for you to move around, Lord Death would like to see you." He said. Lucy quickly got out of the bed. "Here, I brought you a change of clothes, I hope they fit."

I said as I handed her the bag. "Thanks. Is there a bathroom I can change in?" She asked. "Over there." I directed.

Lucy's POV

Maka had given me a purple sleeveless summer dress that fell just below my knees, a pair of dark purple tights, a pair of black knee-high heeled boots and a black jacket. The sleeves were short but loose and the main part was to tight to zip up so I left it open. It stopped

mid-stomach, the buckles on the collar and at the bottom swung freely around as I moved.

As we made our way down the halls of the DWMA to a place Maka called 'The Death Room' several people took glanced towards us. Professor Stein stood behind us, while Maka and Soul stood beside me, chatting about things. We came to a hallway that had several blades resting between post on either side, creating archways. At the end of the hall there were two large doors. Time to meet Lord Death!