Natsu's POV
When I came to, I was laying in a grassy field. Flowers of all types littered the seemingly endless field, including some I'd never seen before. In what appeared to be the center there was a door. There was nothing special about it, it was just a simple wooden door with a metal handle, just like any other. I was about to head towards the door, when suddenly I heard a startled cry.
Cana's POV
"What the hell is wrong with the sky?!" I exclaimed. It was nighttime, and the sky was purple. And the moon had a face. And it's creepy grin had blood pouring out of it. And-
"What do you mean? It always looks like that." A voice nearby said. Turning, I realized it was Natsu. Oddly enough, instead of wearing his usual outfit, he was wearing a suit. It was simple really, black with a red button-up shirt underneath. He wore no tie, but instead his always-present scarf. He also had small horns sticking out of his head. "What are you wearing?" He asked. Taking a quick glance at the tight-fitting black dress I was wearing, I pointed at Natsu's head. "Why do you have horns? And what do you mean it always looks like that?!" I exclaimed. Natsu felt the top of his head. "That's a first..." He mumbled. He seemed to think for a moment, before his head shot up. "We must be in Lucy's head! That explains why you see the sky the same way we do!" He exclaimed.
I took a moment to consider what he said. If we were in Lucy's head, than what we were looking at would be Lucy's self conscious. And since Lucy grew up as a noble, that would explain the outfits... "Wait a minute, who's 'we'?" I asked. Natsu shrugged. "Everyone who can see souls, I guess. Me, Lucy, Kid, Maka, Professor Stein, and the others at the DWMA." He said. "But that's not important right now. If we're in Lucy's head, than we need to find her. And since I can't smell or see anyone here, I'd bet that the door will take us to her." Holy shit he's being logical... "Alright then, let's go." As Natsu opened the door I took one final glance around the field, trying to remember its unusual beauty.
But what I failed to notice as we ran down the dark stairway through the door, was that everything behind us was disappearing.
Normal POV
As the duo made their way down the seemingly endless stairway, they came to a stop at another door. This time Cana opened it and stepped through first, taking in the strange room. It only had one wall, a circular shape that was a bright white. Sitting in the middle of the room was a simple table, with two buttons on top. One was red, reading 'Magic', while the other was black, and read 'Bravery'. "I lost them, you know." A small voice said. Turning back towards the door they came in from, they saw Lucy. Or, at least the little girl version. She had her hair tied up in a black ribbon, and she wore an equally black dress. She had a strange smile on her face. "Lost what?" Cana asked cautiously. "My 'Magic' and 'Bravery'." Lucy said as she closed the door. "I already tried pushing the buttons, but they won't do anything for me. Maybe they'll work for you." She continued, walking towards the table. The two regarded the buttons on the table, and then Lucy. "Well, there's no harm in trying!" Natsu grinned, slamming his hand down on 'Bravery'. He disappeared in a flash, leaving Cana to sigh and push 'Magic'. Little did they know however, that 'Lucy' was cackling in the small room.
Normal POV, Fairy Tail Basement
"Lisanna was transported to a world that was similar enough to hers that survival was possible. Mystogan survived in the same way." Loke explained. "We're off getting off track here! What did this Medusa do to Blondie?!" Laxus shouted, much to everyone's surprise. Startled, Loke cleared his throat. "We have reason to believe that she somehow got a hold of the Heart of Eridanus, and replaced Lucy's with it. A feat which should be impossible for thousands of reasons, the biggest two being that the Heart of Eridanus was lost during the Dragon King Festival, and that no person, descended from ancient beings or not, should be able to merge with it." He said. A gasp was heard.
"Look!" Levy shouted, pointing towards the unconscious mages on the floor. A blinding light flashed throughout the room, follow by a loud crash and a groan of pain.
"CANA!" Wendy shouted, running towards the girl that had crashed into a pillar. "Wendy? Where's Natsu and Lucy?" Cana asked, struggling to sit up. "They're over here, and we have a problem." Gray said. He was crouched over Natsu and Lucy, who was now in human form, with his hands over the duo's foreheads. "They're colder than my sub-zero ice! Romeo, Macao! Conjure up the hottest flames you got. Freed! We need some runes to regulate the temperature and keep the flames in!" He shouted, the three running to complete their tasks. "Mira, we're gonna need some fire-proof blankets." Laxus said. "Why?" Mira asked. "Think about it. We're lighting them on fire. Freed's runes are only going to keep the flames in, but they won't keep anything inside from burning." Laxus grinned as Mira's face turned pink. "O-oh. OH! I'll be right back!" She exclaimed, returning a few minutes later with a stack of blankets. "H-here! They'll need these." She stuttered as she set the blankets down.
Mira carefully pulled Lucy's head onto her lap, brushing her bangs out of her face, revealing the scar above her eye. "Oh, Lucy. What I wouldn't give to take the pain away." Mira whispered, tracing the line of the scar with her fingers. "You can't, no matter how much we all wish it wasn't there. Think of it this way, without it, she wouldn't be the person we are proud to call family today." Laxus said, leaning down beside her with a solemn smile on his face. "As twisted as that sounded, I suppose you're right. Anyways, that coat seems really special to Lucy. I'll take of that, and you get Natsu's scarf." Mira ordered.
Cana's POV
"What happened in there, Cana?" Wendy asked. I shuddered. "Natsu and I woke up in this weird place inside Lucy's head. For whatever reason, Natsu had horns, and we were both wearing fancy clothes. We found a door leading down a long hallway, which led us to a room with no openings, and a table with two buttons on it. A moment later, a tiny version of Lucy walked into the room, and told us she'd lost her bravery and magic. Natsu, being the hothead he is, pushed one of the buttons, which said 'Bravery', without a second thought. After that I pushed 'Magic', and then all hell broke loose."
I sat up with a groan. 'Where the hell am I now?' I thought to myself as I stood up. All around me there were doors, each one with the name of a magic. Out of curiosity I opened the door that said 'Lightning Dragon Slayer', which turned out to be a big mistake. Electricity shot out of the door, nearly hitting me. I quickly slammed the door shut before walking down the hallway of magic doors. Eventually I stumbled across a door that that said 'Celestial Summoning: Star Dress: Aries'. Glancing at the other doors in the general area I realized that they all had the names of Lucy's star dresses on them. Opening Aries's door wool engulfed me for a moment, before retreating back into the door.
Looking down I realized I was wearing the ever-timid Aries's stardress. Thinking of what the spirit usually did I threw my hands out in front of me. "Wool bomb!" I shouted. Wool exploded around the room in an uncontrolled haze. "This is way harder than it looks. Aries and Lucy make it look so easy!" I exclaimed. "Indeed they do. But alas, thanks to you I know the location of all of Lucy's magics, and can use them as my own!" A dark, childish voice shouted with glee. Suddenly the wool disappeared, along with the star dress. Turning back to the door it came from I watched Little Lucy push the door shut. "Now then card mage, how about we play a game?"
