Chapter 7 - Lucy The Fierce
Quick note: Shirou is a pseudo servant like Mash. He isn't like Pikachu who doesn't return to his pokeball. So everyone, disregard the weird comment revolving around Shirou being dead and somehow alive at the same time. He isn't a real heroic spirit like Mash, but was born as one through different means. The same can be said about Arthur even though he's designed after Prototype Saber.
Seriously, that comment could have made the story fail if their theory was correct. So that's also on me for not clarifying it earlier. So Kayen1024, I'm sorry you don't like that idea, but then again your idea was technically incorrect as well.
Also, I kept saying Balmunt and Belmunt which I will fix later. I meant to say Balmung, which is the real name of Siegfried's noble phantasm.
Later that night
Makarov came back to the guild later that night after a long trial. It helped that Henry Jekyll represented him and Fairy Tail in the trial. It helped that Henry pointed out the fact that at the end of the day, it was an act of self defense since Jose was threatening to destroy the guild hall whether or not they kidnapped Lucy. The contract itself was considered illegal as well since it involved the kidnapping of another guild member as attacking a guild. Which was equivalent to attacking a rune knight for sleeping with your girlfriend.
Jose had his title removed as well as losing his guild because of said incident leaving all the mages to work independently without any support from the government. As well as removing funds from Jose's account due to the heavy destruction of the guild. Not that it mattered since Lucy was practically the head carpenter and was likely feeling sore since Paul Bunyan is her only other helpful servant for said job.
At least there was no sign of destruction or news of anyone accidentally destroying a city lately.
"Master can I speak to you for a moment?" Mirajane asked grabbing the elder man's attention out.
"Sure Mira." Makarov said jumping down to meet her.
Mirajane kind of took a deep breath, "Master you might get mad by what I'm about to tell you. I went through a folder that Lucy was carrying and saw your name as well as Natsu." she said.
Makarov sighed, "What did you see my child?" he asked wondering how much she knows.
"It was a paternity test. I was scared because it means Lucy has DNA to some of us. I know she has some kind of time travel issue or something, but it made me feel worried." Mirajane admitted.
Makarov gave her a hearty laugh, "Well I guess its about time you know. Lucy came to me about this when Ventus and Arthur arrived. Does anyone else know?" he asked.
"I told Erza since she leads Lucy's team." Mirajane answered.
"Well at least you told someone responsible. Well anyways, what you should know is Lucy is aware that three of her children are in fact, from three separate timelines. Each one is her first born child and somehow made it through this current one before any one of them were born." Makarov explained.
"Ok, but what does this have to do with you and Natsu?" Mirajane asked.
"That's the interesting part, Lucy is fully aware of her three sons, but only remembers two of the fathers. So she wanted to create a confirmation." Makarov answered.
Mirajane gasped, "So that means... Natsu is Shirou's father!?" she asked.
"Yes, although if you pay attention, you can see Shirou has some of his mother's facial features, but strange things she can't explain have occurred. For example, Shirou has red hair while his father has pink and his mother blonde. Arthur has his father's hair, but his facial structure is similar to my father's along with green eyes." Makarov continued.
"So that explains why it says you're the great grandfather and why the match was so low. It reduces in half down each generation." Mirajane said putting it together. "So that means..." Mira went white as she remembered today's events. "LAXUS IS ARTHUR'S FATHER!?" she yelled shaking the support structures.
"Not so loud Mira. Yes, Arthur showed me a photograph that I couldn't deny was genuine of him in his younger years in Lucy's arms next to Laxus who looked a bit older." Makarov answered.
"Wait, so why isn't Laxus on any of the papers? And what about the third child?" Mirajane asked as she still had so many questions.
Makarov sighed, "I couldn't get a hair sample from my grandson like Lucy was able with Natsu since their on the same team and all. As for the other boy, Lucy claims to know who he is, but can't find him and isn't aware of who the father is for some strange reason." Makarov answered.
"I see, so Lucy wanted to get some closure for herself and you." Mirajane said.
"That's right, even Shirou was shocked to know his adoptive sister was actually a younger version of his birth mother." Makarov replied.
"Well then, I should apologize to Lucy about snooping around. I can only imagine how Natsu will react if she ever tells him." Mirajane said.
Mirajane and Makarov's fantasy
Natsu is seen picking up Shirou by his shirt, "If you're from the future then tell me where Igneel is you little brat!" he yelled at the boy's face.
"Mommy!" Shirou yelled out.
"No way am I letting you off the hook until you tell me where Igneel is!" Natsu said as she started shaking the boy.
"Natsu." Natsu was paralyzed by fear. "Why are you hurting our precious little boy?" she asked in her dark maiden form.
"I'm just playing with the kid is all." Natsu lied with a sheepish smile.
"He threatened to beat me up if I didn't tell him where Igneel is." Shirou said in tears.
Lucy tilted her head before grinning as her eyes turned black with white slits as her teeth became sharp, "Oh no, that won't do. Clearly my husband needs some parenting lessons." she said.
"Please no!" Natsu begged as Lucy swallowed him.
End of fantasy
Both shivered, "Mira you are to not tell Natsu about this information. I don't know who to fear for." Makarov ordered before leaving for the night.
"Right away!" Mirajane saluted vowing to keep the information out of the dragon slayer's hands.
The next day
Lucy was having a rough time going over her next story. While she had found herself stuck writing the story on Leonidas, she wanted to work on as many as she could. Leaving a few servants waiting patiently for their turn to be interviewed for their story to be written. It also helped how Lucy interpreted the stories since she was a literary prodigy that made all their adventures look golden.
"What's wrong mom?" Arthur asked grabbing her attention.
"Just having some writer's block and some stress." Lucy answered as she stretched.
"Are any of the servants acting fussy?" he asked.
Lucy rolled her eyes, "Unless they're in their lily forms, none of them are children. Except for Jack... and Gilgamesh." she answered.
"Hey! Is this how you treat the greatest king and first hero!?" Gilgamesh yelled from inside.
Lucy winced at the feeling, "Is something wrong?" Arthur asked.
"Yeah, Gilgamesh wet himself and none of the servants want to help clean him. Even worse, he's in his adult form." Lucy said with a smile making her son laugh.
"Is there no respect for great monarchs of the past anymore?" Gilgamesh asked.
"Welcome to the club." Artoria said.
"And that is why I never aimed for perfection... or to have children." Gilgamesh responded.
"I didn't plan of having a son!" she argued.
"And you wonder why I hate you." Mordred spoke up.
"Mordred stop being a child." Artoria reprimanded.
"Lucy can you adopt me? I want a mom who's a mom and not some drag queen." Mordred said making Lucy snicker while Atoria's jaw dropped at the amount of disrespect.
"They all seem energetic and sound like they need space for each other." Lucy said making Arthur raise a brow. "Wait a minute that's a good idea!" she said clapping her hands together.
"What is?" Arthur asked.
"I should let some the heroic spirits wander around Magnolia town. Let them stretch their legs instead of just for battle. I bet they all need some space from each other." Lucy explained.
"But you can only withstand three servants at a time." Arthur said.
"That's why my baby boys and good friends are going to help." Lucy said cheerfully.
"Goody, Shirou's deadbeat dad, a stripper, a woman with a temper who's likely Artoria's descendant and some guy in schoolboy's clothing that yells about being a man." Arthur deadpanned.
"If it helps, your father is not a nice guy either." Lucy said making him frown.
Guild hall (construction zone)
Lucy arrived with a bright smile on her face and looked around. For a brief moment everyone was paralysed with fear before noticing that she was wearing her regular clothes and wasn't in her darker form. Everyone sighed in relief as she sat down with her two sons at the bar. Only to see Mirajane stumble and drop everything the moment they sat down.
"You ok Mira-chan?" Shirou asked.
"Never better!" she answered ignoring the giant lump on her head.
"Anyways, is the rest of my team around?" Lucy asked.
"Natsu and Gray are fighting again." Mirajane said pointing at the pair who were trying to ring each other's necks. "And Erza should be coming back now." she added.
"That's good, I've actually been needing help with something. So I thought I would call in a favor despite owing everyone for what happened back when Phantom attacked." Lucy explains making Mirajane nod.
"What is it that you need?" Mirajane asked before Gray crashed into her over the counter.
"Sorry Mira." Gray said as he got up and Natsu approached the counter.
"You still ready to go at it!?" Natsu asked punching his fist into his palm.
Before Gray could answer, Lucy grabbed the both of them by the ear, "No he isn't and neither are you. You two are going to help me with something really important." she said.
"We aren't going to find Shirou's dumb dad." Natsu said making Shirou and Arthur snicker.
"No not that, but I feel like you have more in common with him than you realize Natsu. Anyways, you guys know that I summon servants when we fight right?" she asked.
"Yeah, you do the same with celestial spirits." Gray said.
"Yes, but those spirits don't care since they have their own home and their own schedules that I have to respect. However, heroic spirits are inside of me and spend time idling away until the next fight. So I decided that some of them should stroll around the town to get fresh air and a new perspective." Lucy explained.
"So what do you need us for?" Natsu asked.
"You see I can only summon three at a time while assigning one individual per master. So I wanted to allow a few heroic spirits to explore the town and get some fresh air." Lucy answered.
Gray contemplated it while Natsu had stars in his eyes, "Sold, give me that dragon lady you mentioned a while! I want to fight!" he said.
"No, there will be no fighting. You will be spending the day with them and that's it." Lucy said in a reprimanding tone.
"Babysitting? Are you for real?" Natsu asked.
"I wouldn't mind getting to know them. I have nothing better to do anyways." Gray said agreeing to the idea.
"Then it's settled, we will be babysitting the heroes of the past!" Erza spoke up from behind Lucy.
"When did you get here!?" Lucy asked in shock.
"Has anyone noticed Happy is rarely around for these moments?" Mirajane spoke up.
(A/N: I've noticed that too. I barely added him in during the phantom lord fight at the end. Why do I treat him like Hawk?)
"I'm here." Happy said arriving out of nowhere.
"Do you seriously want us to babysit?" Natsu asked in disappointment.
"Well Ventus agreed to it and he's wondering around town with Karna and Vincent." Lucy said.
"Isn't he the fire guy?" Gray asked.
"You had someone who could use fire and you wouldn't let me hang out with him? Why do you hate me Lucy?" Natsu asked hanging his head down.
"You really want the answer to that?" Shirou asked.
"Anyways, let's help Lucy and we might even get to learn the past experience of historical predecessors." Erza said.
"Good, I have four guys left who want to come out. I have Siegfried, Kiyohime, Gilgamesh and Quetzalcoatl." Lucy said.
Everyone all took the time to think about who they wanted to take with them. All going over the pros and cons of the ones they recognized while Kiyohime is the wild card that they no nothing about and that none of them used as a servant card. Siegfried is a chivalrous knight, Kiyohime is said to have a temper, Gilgamesh is arrogant and has power to back it up and Quetzalcoatl... let's not even think over what she is from the time she gave Natsu a beating.
"I'll take Kiyohime!" Gray said rapidly making Natsu grit his teeth.
"Why?" Lucy asked.
Gray shrugged, "Because it would make Natsu mad to use the only servant in your arsenal to turn into a dragon." he said.
"Forget her then, I'll take Siegfried since he's been my main card." Natsu said.
Erza was still contemplating it over, 'Do I want a strong female fighter or an ancient king?' she thought.
"Ok, here we go!" Lucy said as she removed the stones from her body to initiate the summoning.
"Erza please pick Gilgamesh." the redhead turned down to see Shirou making puppy eyes. "Mom says we have to babysit whoever is left and Gilgamesh is mean to me." he said tugging the Titania's heart.
"Ok, I'll take the mean man." Erza said as she kneeled and hugged him, not noticing his evil grin.
'Was I like that? Or am I...? I really hate multiple singularities. Not that Shirou probably feels annoyed as well.' Arthur thought.
Meanwhile in all three routes of Fate/Stay Night
"Achoo!" all three Shirou singularities sneezed at the same time.
"Bless you Shirou." Saber/Rin/Sakura said depending on which timeline you are looking at.
"Thanks, I feel like someone is referring to me. And I feel connected for some strange reason." all the Shirou's said as they felt headaches for some reason.
Back in this dimension
'I wonder if big brother or... other self? Arthur feels weird about being another person from another timeline, while being the same person at the same time. Did that make sense?' Shirou wondered.
Meanwhile in Fate/Prototype
Saber got up from bed waking up the woman next to him, "Something wrong Saber?" she asked.
"I had a couple of weird dreams that are very disturbing Ayaka." Saber answered.
"What happened?" she asked.
"One, I was a woman who pretended to be a man and I was stuck in the Grail war in three separate continuities. Then I travelled to a dimension to meet my mother who was a teen and learned there are other timelines where two other kids were born instead of me." he answered.
Ayaka gave a weird look, "I think this Grail War is affecting your mind." she said.
"Maybe, I had another where I met that female version of myself and learned I was related to another servant who had godlike powers. Then there was this little kid who looked like Archer and he was my ancestor only I had another descendant, but our oldest ancestor tortured us with rigorous training all the while we were dating in a high school in Fuyuki city and you weren't a master in the war and I think my ancestor was planning for me to be in a harem of girls with you included." Saber explained in detail that made Ayaka give him a disturbed look.
"I think I like the first two better." Ayaka said before going back to sleep.
Saber shook his head before lying down, "Hey Ayaka, do you think we will ever get an anime with enough episodes for a season?" he asked.
"Depends, will Atlus remake Persona 1 and 2?" she asked with a smirk.
Saber laughed at the joke before falling asleep.
Back to this dimension again
'I wonder where I can get some strawberry cake.' Erza thought.
No transition for Erza
"Ok, Lucy I pick Gilgamesh." Erza said.
"Sure thing Erza!" Lucy said as she pulled out the stone and prepared the process.
And a few minutes later, three great heroes from the past had joined them. Siegfried studied Natsu's excited look while Kiyohime glared at Gray since he only now realized he was naked again while Gilgamesh looked like he was undressing Erza with his eyes. Lucy felt sorry for dumping the arrogant king onto Erza, but knew she could handle it since Artoria deals with him everyday.
"Ok everyone, take your assigned servants and enjoy the rest of the day!" Lucy said.
"Alright! Let's go have some fun Siegfried!" Natsu said dragging the knight away.
"So, you want to check out the town?" Gray asked Kiyohime.
"Sure, I'd love to see the new world in person." Kiyohime said as she locked her arm around Gray's as they walked off.
Gilgamesh leered at Erza, "They call you the Titania correct?" he asked and she nodded. "Then you are like a queen amongst these mongrels. A beauty that needs a king by her side." he said as he reached for her cheek only to be caught by her death grip.
"I didn't choose to be called that and I will not allow some pompous monarch have his way with another pretty face." Erza said sternly.
"You mistake me for any other noble Titania Erza. I am the first king, unlike anyone with their colorful blood, I know true strength when I see it. You are not some doll to be broken. A beautiful flower, but one with thorns that do more than prick." he said trying to remove his hand. "Someone close enough to being called my equal." he said almost mesmerizing Erza.
Then Lucy ruined it, "Gil I swear I'm going to publish this yaoi I made of you and Enkidu!" she said making Gilgamesh go pale.
"Do not dare to reveal that disgusting work of filth to this world! How dare you blemish my friendship with Enkidu with such repulsive writing!?" the King of Heroes demanded.
Lucy and Erza laughed at his predicament, "What happened to the cool even tempered king I was speaking to?" Erza asked.
"Let us go, I do not feel like standing around with this joke of a writer." Gilgamesh said bitterly as he knew when he was beat.
"Well that was interesting. Now who wants to wrestle with Quetzalcoatl?" Lucy asked making her sons sweatdrop.
With Ventus and Vincent
"This is an interesting place." Karna said emotionlessly.
"You are an interesting servant." Vincent said also emotionlessly.
"Thank you Vincent, it is hard to be appreciated." Karna replied.
"I was the same way too after I left the Turks and dedicated my life to protecting Ventus and Lucy." Vincent said.
"Can I talk to someone who doesn't sound like a dead person?" Ventus asked venting his frustration.
"I'm sorry did you need something master?" Karna asked.
"Don't call me that, call me Ventus or Ven." Ventus said.
"Master Ven it is." Karna said with Vincent nodding.
"Might as well add Kato Danzo to this group while we're add it." Ventus said hanging his head down.
Karna just stared at the boy while going over his thoughts. Mostly about how he and Vincent were so much alike in terms of attitude. While Ventus was a child that needed to release a heavy amount of energy otherwise he might suffer withdrawal from reality. The demigod looked around before noticing Natsu pulling Siegfried around and showing him some fire techniques.
'Perhaps a spar with my rival will do Ventus some good.' Karna thought. "Ventus, would you like to see me demonstrate a portion of my power?" he asked making the boy's eyes go wide.
"You'll destroy the town if you do!" Ventus said.
"On the contrary, Karna cannot meet his true potential without a heavy amount of mana to use things such as his noble phantasm." Vincent interjected.
"He is correct, perhaps my old rival Siegfried would like a small spar." Karna said leading the boy over to the swordsman.
Meanwhile Siegfried sweat dropped at Natsu's antics, "Come on! Show me what you're made of!" the pink haired boy demanded.
"I'm instructed to avoid causing destruction." Siegfried replied.
"I'm with him on this one Natsu. I don't want to see Lucy turn scary if you break something again." Happy said as he landed on Siegfried's shoulder.
"Aw come on! You know you want to see Seigfried in action as much as I do Happy!" Natsu argued.
"I also don't want to be threatened by Dark Maiden Lucy." Happy said crying anime tears.
That's when Ventus and the other arrived, "Oh hey Ven, Lucy get you stuck with babysitting?" Natsu asked.
"I forgot that my bodyguard developed emotional withdrawal and my servant acts like an emo because he's in deep thought all the time." Ventus answered with a sigh.
"So what's up?" Happy asked.
"Karna wanted a friendly spar with Siegfried." Vincent spoke up.
"Aw sweet!" Natsu said.
"Only weapons, no mana or other abilities." Karna said.
"It sounds harmless." Siegfried said with a nod as he drew his sword.
"Remember to not take it far you two. We should head somewhere with open space so nobody gets hurt." Ventus said as both spirits nodded.
"And Lucy was afraid we would cause destruction. I bet she and Erza are both thinking about a good reason to hit us." Natsu said with a laugh.
With Lucy
Lucy was just deadpanning as she realized her mistake in letting Shirou convince Erza to take Gilgamesh. Now she was stuck watching an aztec deity harming her sons by keeping them in grappling positions. Which was a bit distracting and keeping her from continuing her writing.
"Mom help!" Shirou yelled as Quetzalcoatl held him in a headlock with one arm and locked her legs around Arthur's neck.
Arthur started looking a bit purple as he slapped her legs, "Hey there is no physical hitting in lucha libre Arthur. That's poor sportsmanship." Quetzalcoatl said in a reprimanding tone.
"You two are fighting her in a handicap and you're still losing?" Elfman asked as he approached them.
"It's not exactly like we're fighting Mirajane!" Arthur said having no knowledge of Mirajane's true power.
"I can sort of tell, but if you guys want to win. You have to man up!" Elfman said trying to sound motivational.
"Hey Elfman, can you stand closer to my sons? I think your presence might help them." Lucy said with a harmless smile.
"Sure thing." Elfman said as he walked around closer to the boys.
"Tag your it!" they both said as the slapped his body.
"Wait what?" Elfman asked before he found himself as a victim of a koji clutch.
"Show me how much of a man you are! It's in your name isn't it?" Quetzalcoatl asked as she started squeezing his neck.
"Big sister help!" Elfman called out.
"Aw, someone needs their older siblings help?" the goddess asked putting a hand over her heart. "Well too bad!" she said squeezing his arm.
Mirajane snarled as she went over the bar area towards the little fight. All the while Elfman was yelling in pain from the wrestling position.
(Carnival Phantasm OST - Dotabata)
"Hey Quincy Coat!" Mirajane yelled grabbing the attention of the goddess.
"Quetzalcoatl is my name, don't worry about it though." she said as she kneed Elfman in the ribs.
Mirajane huffed as she removed her dress revealing a gym outfit underneath. Suddenly all the men had hearts in their eyes as they got to see the Strauss girl's lovely form. All the while she tied her hair into a regular ponytail before slapping her brother's hand.
"My turn." Mirajane says in a serious voice.
"Yay new opponent!" Quetzalcoatl cheered before Mirajane body slammed her.
"This is for my little brother!" Mirajane yelled as she locked her legs around Quetzalcoatl's neck.
"You're a few centuries too young to beat me." she said excitedly.
Quetzalcoatl used her agility to turn it around to hold Mirajane in a sleeper hold, "Well then you've never faced the wrath of an angry sister!" Mirajane yelled before reversing it. The goddess soon found herself being lifted into the air and had her head slammed into the ground, "For a peaceful goddess, you sure know how to take hit." Mirajane complimented.
"Thank you, but flattery will not guarantee your victory." Quetzalcoatl replied as she jumped into the air clotheslined the white haired girl.
"Maybe this was a bad idea." Lucy said as the two tumbled around and created a bigger mess for her to clean up.
"I wonder how the rest are doing." Shirou said.
With Gray
"...and so that's why Fairy Tail is the strongest guild here in Magnolia town." Gray said finishing his explanation of the town.
Kiyohime nodded, "A very interesting place Gray. However, I do have a question that might come out as personal." she said.
"What is it?" Gray asked.
"By any chance, are you in a relationship with a blue haired girl with curled hair?" she asked.
Gray's face showed that he was thinking, "No idea." he said partially lying.
Kiyohime noticed the lie which made her eye twitch, "Are you sure? You wouldn't be deceiving me would you?" she asked.
"Well there was this one girl from the Phantom Lord guild, but I haven't seen her since. I wonder what happened to her." Gray answered as he thought back to a certain rain woman.
Kiyohime also started taking in his words and thought about the woman who's been stalking them. Now the serpent woman was no psychic, but she had an ability to tell lies from the truth. Which lead to her to wondering how Gray has yet to notice the woman following them.
"Gray, I'll be right back." Kiyohime said as she quickly left. A minute later, she got the drop on her stalker, "Who are you and why are you following me?" she said scaring the young woman.
The stalker revealed herself to be Juvia who looked angry, "I was following my beloved when you showed up and tried to steal him you thief!" the former rain woman accused.
Suddenly a light bulb appeared over Kiyohime, "Oh I see the issue here... actually several, but I can clear up the first one." she said making Juvia confused. "You should know, I am the heroic spirit Kiyohime. One of Lady Lucy Heartfilia's many servants and she will be writing my story among the others who have told her their's. I am here to explore your era and since Lucy can only hold three of us without straining herself, I have to be bound to a master via the command seal." she explained.
"Eh?" Juvia asked with a confused expression.
Kiyohime face palmed, "I'm a servant only instead of chores I fight. So I'm taking a field trip with Gray as my guide." she said making Juvia nod. "Also I doubt he holds a candle my one true love. One day, I will find the reincarnation of Anchin and we will be married!" she said as hearts appeared over her eyes.
Juvia felt both relieved and somewhat offended, "Thank you! Now Gray will be all mine, but I doubt he's as good as this Anchin person you speak of." she said with a sly grin.
Kiyohime frowned, "What is that supposed to mean?" she asked sounding offended.
"Nothing, it just means while you're helplessly looking around for the dead. I am blessed to have a lover who always be by my side." Juvia said arrogantly.
"Is that so? They say until death do us part, but perhaps I'll see how desperate Gray is to find your reincarnation!" Kiyohime threatened.
Juvia made an emotionless face as water surrounded her while Kiyohime started to grow scales. All the while Gray stumbled his way looking for the berserker only to find the two of them ready to fight. Before he could even announce what magic he uses, the two women clashed causing a great amount of destruction around them.
"Lucy is so going to kill me!" Gray said as he can feel the Dark Maiden grinning from behind him.
With Erza
At her favorite cafe, Erza found herself enjoying her favorite snack. Yes she has one to favor over any random snacks and random pastries and that was strawberry cakes. Sadly she didn't enjoy it as much seeing as she was stuck with a stuck up pompous ass. Gilgamesh only ridiculed the and disrespected the hard working staff that did their best to please him and the other customers.
"Is this how you treat a king? I bet a mongrel such as yourself has never heard of sanitation." Gilgamesh said rudely as the waiter was in tears.
"Please sir, I only work to serve you." he said.
Gilgamesh looked displeased, "Ridiculous, you should live to serve me! Working only means that you will do whatever I say so long as you receive money!" he berated.
"It is a job your highness." Erza spoke up.
"I am a king my dear Titania, therefore you must refer to me as "your majesty", highness is for someone below me. I feel offended as your refer to me as a second class citizen." the King of Heroes replies.
"Depending on your economic status, I suggest you ignore him or find a better job." Erza told the waiter who looked nervous.
"If it is money that motivates you then take all this gold!" Gilgamesh said as he dropped gold coins and other jewelry on the ground for the waiters and waitresses to pick up before bringing him some finer beverages. "I would also like a cake similar to the one my lovely date is having." he said.
"This is not a date and why are you wearing that ridiculous outfit? I thought your normal attire was golden armor?" Erza asked.
"That is when I am an Archer my Titania. I am currently a caster, hence the reason for my style." Gilgamesh answers as his cake arrived right away.
By the time, Erza finished and tried to pay. She noticed that even the manager of the cafe was mesmerized by the treasures that Gilgamesh left.
"Waiter, I do not like this so called pastry. I will leave it here for you to dispose of." Gilgamesh said in a disgusted tone.
Erza's eyes widened as she saw the strawberry cake Gilgamesh left on the table. From the looks of it, only a piece small enough for an infant mouse to eat was missing. This arrogant bastard was willing to have her favorite meal thrown away because he claimed it was disgusting. At that moment, Erza shed several tears before contorting her face into one of hatred towards her assigned servant. She just stared as the ancient king strolled away as if he was heading home.
"Come now Titania, it's best if we go somewhere else so I can wash the taste of that filth from my mouth. I cannot imagine what possessed to to enjoy such filth." he said ever so disrespectfully.
Suddenly he felt a cold hand over his head and drag him back to his seat. Gilgamesh was about to retort when she noticed the scary look she saw on Erza's face which was worse than the terrifying looks and threats that Lucy gave him.
"You are going to pay for your sins ten no, a hundred fold. You are going to eat that cake and tell me about how much you enjoyed it!" Erza yelled as she started force feeding him.
"Unhand me!" Gilgamesh demanded only for a giant piece to be forced into his mouth. "This is quite barbaric Titania!" this was ignored as she shoved more in. "Calm yourself! It is only a cake... an inedible one while I am at it." he said only for the whole thing to go down with some milk making him almost suffocate.
"You do not dare disrespect my favorite meal. I will personally end you and erase you from the history books should I hear you disrespect the amazing strawberry cakes. Do you understand?" Erza asked in a low voice. The caster soon found himself unable to respond, "Do you hear me!?" she asked again making him nod. "Good, now lets have some more!" she said sounding more cheerful.
Gilgamesh sweatdropped, "I think we both had enough." he said.
"I said, we'll have some more." Erza said with a challenging glare.
"I wish to rescind my marriage proposal." Gilgamesh replied.
Erza grinned as she saw the poor once prideful man turn feeble under her powerful might. Meanwhile Artoria felt like there was someone out there that she needed to learn from. Almost as if she had a special connection to that special person.
Back with Natsu and Ventus
"This is boring! I want to see flames and magic swords!" Natsu yelled as he watched both heroes clash their respective weapons at remarkable speeds.
"What are you talking about? This is fun too." Ventus said.
"It's boring, it's like watching Erza doing a private fashion show with her armor and sword collection." Natsu said as he sulked.
Happy for his part, had swirls in his eyes, "These guys are way too fast." he said before collapsing on his back.
"I doubt I can keep up." Vincent spoke up as he was thinking of a new training regiment.
"Don't worry about it big brother. You're still cool too." Ventus said patting his back.
Natsu ignored the banter before remembering Shirou's fight with Erza. Not only were the two able to show their true potential, but Shirou used command spells to amplify his power as well as regaining some energy. He also remembered that Lucy mentioned those spells are absolute commands and are difficult for servants to ignore. Just the thing he needs to spice up this fight.
With that in mind, he stood up with a grin, "Saber, with a command spell, I order you to use your noble phantasm!" he ordered.
Siegfried's eyes went wide as he found himself clutching his sword, "Get back everyone, I can't control myself!" he yelled as he tried to aim his sword away from the public.
"Hey don't aim for the sky! You're supposed to be aiming for your opponent!" Natsu yelled.
"Idiot!" Vincent yelled as he bashed his fist on Natsu's head.
"Hey what's the big idea? I just wanted to spice up this boring fight!" Natsu argued as he nursed the bump on his head.
"His noble phantasm could destroy the town!" Vincent argued back.
Siegfried started to shake as he kept forcing himself to aim for the sky in hopes of not hitting anything. All the while trying to ignore Natsu despite the idiot dragon slayer trying to force him to hit Karna who was also trying to help him aim at the sky. The pale man wasn't going to recklessly block the powerful beam with his own flames.
"Just shoot him not the sky!" at this point, Ventus smashed a branch over Natsu.
Then Happy tried to hit his friend over the head with his paw, "Natsu, if Siegfried uses his magic, he'll destroy everything! Then Lucy is going to do worse than beat us up!" he said in tears as he could see phantom images of Black Lucy smiling at him from the distance.
"Well I'm sure..."
"Balmung!" Siegfried yelled as he and Karna were able to hold his sword steady enough to aim for the sky long enough for his mana to drain.
Luckily Natsu used all three spells for the attack, "Hey you didn't even land a scratch on him!" he yelled.
Siegfried narrowed his eyes and bashed his fist over his master's head, "I have never met a master as stupid as yourself." he said.
"There's a first time for everything." Ventus said.
"Hey nobody got hurt did they? So I don't see why you're so mad." Natsu said.
"That's because we prevented it. I swear, I don't understand how my older sister puts up with you." Ventus said with a facepalm.
Suddenly the heard a loud crash followed by an explosion.
"Drip drip drip drop! Juvia is the victor of this battle!" yelled a female voice.
"Over my dead body rain witch!" yelled another voice as a large hydra like creature appeared over the town.
"Why is Kiyohime out?" Ventus asked.
"I don't know, Gray is supposed to be in charge of her." Natsu said waving it off like it wasn't much of an issue or a concern.
"Then we have nothing to worry about then." Happy said feeling good about himself.
"Why would you say that?" Vincent asked with a raised brow.
"Because now, Gray is the only one Lucy is going to hurt." Happy said with a bright smile.
"She won't be happy if she learns that we didn't do anything to stop it." Natsu said realizing they're still in trouble.
"Aye, let's go stop them!" Happy suggested as the group followed the path of destruction.
With Lucy, at the same time
Perhaps letting the servants run around was a bad idea. Apparently, some of them can't go without fighting for at least five minutes. It didn't help that a crowd formed up to see the wrestling match started between Mirajane and Quetzalcoatl. Then Makarov arrived to sell tickets in hopes of funding the reconstruction of the guild.
However, it looked like the two were ready to end this. With Mirajane on top of Quetzalcoatl's back with an arm locked around her head.
"Tap out! Tap out right now!" Mirajane demanded.
"I refuse!" Quetzalcoatl argued as she tried to reverse the situation.
"Mom I think things went too far." Shirou said.
Lucy sighed, "And to think I assumed Natsu and/or Gray would be causing destruction." she said berating herself.
"Should we end this match?" Shirou asked.
"I doubt they would let us." Arthur answered as the two girls started grappling each other.
Then suddenly they heard a loud explosion and saw Kiyohime's serpent form. Lucy sighed as she can only imagine what caused the fight. Before she could get up and stop whatever insanity was going on in town. She stopped at the sound of a bell being hit a few times. When Lucy turned, she saw Quetzalcoatl and Mirajane crash into each other's heads knocking the two of them out.
"It's a draw!" Makarov announced earning a lot of booing. "And also no refunds!" he added making a lot of yell and complain.
Only to notice the sounds of destruction and saw Juvia in a bubble of water before turning into a hydra. Which collided with Kiyohime creating a shockwave that pushed a lot of people back. Lucy rubbed her temples before equipping her dress of heaven and flying towards the sign of destruction.
At the fight
The two women dropped their transformations and started panting. Gray appeared hoping to stop the two from fighting and hoping that Lucy's alter ego wouldn't murder him.
"Settle down you two. I know you're both... angry about something beyond my understanding since I'm a guy and all." Gray said.
"Sweetheart please leave so I can put this princess in her place." Juvia said looking at Gray with hearts in her eyes.
"Master, I need a command spell to put this women in her place!" Kiyohime said glaring at Juvia.
"How dare you demand anything from my beloved!?" Juvia yelled.
"Don't you dare raise your voice at me!" Kiyohime yelled back.
Just as the two were powering up their respective magic. Gray also prepared to restrain the two when suddenly the two women found themselves restrained with golden chains. Looking away, they saw Erza standing next to Gilgamesh who opened his gate of Babylon to restrain the pair.
"Gray, why is it that when I look away, I find either you, Natsu or the both of you causing destruction?" Erza asked with a scary glare.
Gray started to panic, "I uh... you see, I was... enjoying the day with Kiyohime when suddenly these two started fighting." he answered nervously.
"So you took your eyes off your assigned servant?" Erza asked in an authoritative tone.
"Well, she excused herself so I thought she needed the bathroom or something." he answered as he scratched the back of his head.
"Should we wait for Lucy to deal with these two or do I crush the berserker and send her back?" Gilgamesh asked earning a snarl from Kiyohime.
"I think we should wait." Erza said before Natsu and his group arrived.
"Hey what happened?" Ventus asked.
Lucy arrived before anyone could answer that and she didn't look pleased either, "That is what I would like to know." she said.
Gray found himself in a tight spot as he explained along with Kiyohime that she went off on her own. Which revealed that Juvia was following Gray around because she has feelings for Gray, much to his surprise and some fear. So naturally she got jealous thinking that Kiyohime was dating her only to learn that she had feelings for a monk who she assumes reincarnated and was still out there to find.
Leaving Juvia to offend her by saying that the monk had nothing on Gray. Then an argument happened and before anyone realized it, the two started fighting which lead to where they are now when Gilgamesh restrained them. It was pretty pointless.
Lucy rubbed her temples, "Ok, so this is just a case of behavior issues. Kiyohime, you'll return to me for now and we will talk about this later. Now I have to clean up after these two." she said.
"Natsu forced me to use my noble phantasm." Siegfried said quickly before returning to Lucy.
"YOU DID WHAT!?" Lucy roared at Natsu.
"I think Siegfried said, that he forced him to use his noble phantasm." Gilgamesh said.
"What, I didn't do anything. You know how knights are they have a code of honor. Besides, the only way to do it is if I forced him to do it with a command. I have all my commands see." Natsu said rapidly as he revealed a crudely painted command spell on his hand that was still wet.
"It's not even the right shade." Vincent pointed out earning a glare from the dragon slayer.
"Hey what do you know!?" Natsu asked.
"I know Lucy is going to hurt you very badly." Vincent answers as barbed wire wrapped around his neck.
Natsu soon found himself being dragged by Lucy, "You and I are going to have a long talk about the repercussions of your actions mister!" she said angrily.
"Someone please help me!" Natsu begged.
"Not on your life! You're not getting out of this one!" Lucy yelled.
"Lucy I'll do anything! I'll be the dad Shirou needs if you want!" Natsu bargained.
"Oh no, you are not corrupting my little boy!" Lucy said as she bashed her fist into Natsu's head.
"How tough are you!? You look like a 90 pound girl who focuses on makeup and magazines!" Natsu said.
"I work hard to get this strong!" Lucy yelled.
A week later
After a longer reconstruction, Lucy managed, even if temporarily, got the message through to Natsu that he can't be using command spells for fun. With that, she also suspended his privileges involving being a master and using a class card. Much to his displeasure, Natsu had to agree to these terms to prevent a long session of torture. At least Gray wasn't completely at fault for Kiyohime's temper, leaving him avoiding a day filled with punishment.
After taking the time to fix the town rather than working on her books. Lucy and the gang all went to a theater for a mission to assist the director. This time, she decided to leave her kids, brother and Vincent behind to watch over things while she was working. Only to learn some shocking news with a slight change in plans.
"What do you mean all your actors quit?" Lucy asked the director who looked like a nervous wreck.
"Well you see, even though I have a marvelous play to direct. My actors and assistants all quit as the reviews for the previous showings had become worse." the director answered.
"So you want us to fill in for them?" Gray asked.
"Pretty much! Please and thank you and the show will be starting in the couple of weeks! So I thank you again for your kindness!" the director said rapidly before running off.
"Did we just get drafted?" Natsu asked.
"No, we just got hired to perform." Lucy said with a sigh.
"Then we will put up our greatest performance Fiore has ever seen." Erza said as she started practicing her singing even though this was a typical hero story and not a musical.
"This is going to become a mess and I know it." Lucy said.
"Should I get the tools ready to make some lumber?" Paul Bunyan asked.
"Yes you should Paul." Lucy said as she rubbed her temples, maybe Lucy should have just stayed at the Heartfilia estate and learned to be a noble. Nah, too much inner political crap that she can't find herself tolerating. Time to save a play if possible then.
Opening night
"Ok maybe things won't be so bad." Lucy said now feeling optimistic.
"I'll make you beautiful ebi." Cancer said as he styled her hair.
Things went well for the next couple of weeks. Everyone memorized their lines and practiced every day as well as prepared the set and props. There was no doubt that the team was ready to give the greatest show to the audience tonight. However just in case, Lucy managed to get a copy of the script to some of her heroic spirits and secretly made them under studies in preparation for the worst. Like Natsu and Gray taking it too far and start a fight during the middle of the play.
Or if Erza somehow managed to forget all of her lines and become a stuttering mess on stage. What are the chances that the most responsible person in the group would suddenly fall apart? Then again, no one should be too optimistic. That's the reason Fairy Tail isn't always mentioned on a positive note.
'Did everyone prepare their lines?' Lucy asked speaking to her servants telepathically.
"I could swear my dad was meant to be born a man Lucy." Mordred said.
'Is that a good thing?' Lucy asked.
"I still have faith that your friend the Titania will be able to pull it off. I don't see why I would need to step in." Artoria replied.
'Well she better be, but is everyone else ready in case Natsu or Gray screw up?' she asked everyone else.
"Don't worry Lucy, I had these guys whipped into shape and ready for an emergency summon!" Astolfo exclaimed.
'Good.' Lucy thought with a sigh of relief.
After meeting up with Makarov and many other people who came to visit the theatre. Everyone dispersed and got into wardrobe as the director was excited to see that he had managed to get a full house to appear for today's show. Who knew Happy was great at working as an advertisement specialist or whatever you call someone who drops flyers all over the town.
For a final touch, Lucy also summoned Lyra her harp musician to play background music for the show. Putting hard work and production aside, now was time for the show to begin. As the curtains lifted, they revealed Lyra playing her song while Erza stood bravely in her prince's costume. In the moment of truth...
...She let everyone down.
"Ah... ah...ah!..."
"This can't be good." Gray pointed out as Erza started to freeze up.
"Hear ye! Hear... my name. I'm a prince. I came to save the princess!" Erza proclaimed.
In the audience, Lucy's extended family only sweatdropped at the scene, "I joined a guild for this?" Vincent asked.
"You said you would follow us anywhere big brother." Ventus said making the man nod.
"At least it's not me on that stage." Arthur said.
"And I wield the power of... the power... because I have ten swords!" Erza said as she summoned ten swords in the audience's direction.
"Watch out!" Vincent said as he pulled Shirou and Ventus away in time.
"Oh crap! Oh crap! Oh crap!" Arthur said as he pulled out his own sword to block one that almost took his head off.
"Who knew the theater was a dangerous place?" Yajima said while everyone minus Makarov, who made a face of sheer horror, smiled at the performance.
"What do we do?" Gray asked.
"Lucy you can still improvise." Artoria said.
"Well, we're going to have to improvise around Erza and save the show!" Lucy told everyone.
"When do I get to go on stage?" Natsu asked.
"Shut up!" Lucy berated before she was tied up and slowly lowered to the stage for her next part. "Oh my beloved prince Frederic please save me! I"m held in the clutches of that fiendish brute Seinhart!" she said.
Then Gray appeared on stage, "I am the great Julius! If you want to save the princess, then you will have to cross blades with me." he proclaimed to Erza.
"At least someone doesn't suck at acting." Arthur commented.
"Wasn't there a guy named Seinhart?" Vincent asked as he paid attention to the play's story.
"I challenge you..." Erza slowly turned blue as she continued to stutter and shake. "...to a duel." she kept stuttering.
"I think she's lost it." Gray said as he sweatdropped at Erza's behavior.
"Don't worry I have an idea." Lucy whispered.
Suddenly Lucy made a bird call prompting a comically large hook to appear and drag Erza by her neck. Everyone gasped at the sudden action and wondered if she was ok. All the while Lucy and Gray watched as Billy The Kid appeared and started hogtying Erza while Artoria gagged her. Leaving the Titania mumbling through her gag as she continued to shake nervously.
That's when Artoria ran to Erza's previous spot while quickly adjusting herself, "I am not sure what that was or why I suddenly became blonde. Regardless, we will fight, duel!" Artoria said as she brandished her sword.
"What the heck is this?" Gray whispered.
"I had to prepare for the worse and Artoria is the closest one who could fill Erza's shoes." Lucy said as they both saw Erza struggling against her ropes as she has her panic attack.
"Will you stand there and murmur to yourself villain? Or will you fight me?" Artoria asked.
"Meet your doom against my sword of ice!" Gray said going back into character as he created a sword from his maker magic.
"Very well, I will be quick." Artoria said. "Don't worry I'll hold back." she whispered to Gray.
Sadly she was still too advanced for Gray to handle as her speed and accuracy earned him a few whips from the prop sword. Yet somehow said prop sword also smashed his ice sword and shattered it leaving him defenseless.
"Heel Julius! For I..."
"I'm hour of here!" Gray said running away making the King of Knights sweatdrop.
"That was weak." Arthur said.
"Yeah, even I can handle fighting Artoria-chan for longer than that." Shirou said.
Continuing this performance, Artoria freed Lucy from her bind, "Prince Frederick, thank you for saving me!" Lucy said gratefully.
"Lady Yanderica, it my pleasure..." Artoria was interrupted by Erza who came back.
"Lady Yanderica, do not be fooled by this impersonator!" Erza said shocking everyone. Erza kneeled and extended her hand, "Let's get married and have many children! Like thirty three!" she said.
"You're jumping the gun, don't you think?" Artoria asked earning a glare from the red head.
"Where is Billy?" Lucy whispered only to see the cowboy waking up with a lump on the head.
"What the hell is this play?" Vincent asked as he was ready to give up on logic.
Gray came back looking more calm, "The calm before the storm shall endeth noweth." he said making the crowd sweatdrop.
"Buy yourself a dictionary! Noweth is not a word!" Shirou yelled making a tick mark grow on the ice mage's forehead.
"Death awaits thou! Now come forth and char him, my dragon!" Gray called out as Natsu came out wearing a dragon suit.
"I'm a powerful dragon! I will destroy you all!" Natsu yelled as he continued breathing fire.
"Let's vanquish this beast!" Gray said.
"Yes! We shall slay it!" Erza said in agreement.
"You summoned it, genius!" Ventus yelled in annoyance.
"Oh boy, time for me to save this shit show." Billy said as he tossed his lasso and pulled in Gray and Erza.
Diarmuid also came out to help tie them up before entering the stage with Gray's costume, "I have returned and ignore the fact that my face and hairstyle are different." he said. "Go my beast, destroy Frederic!" he commanded.
"Stand back princess, I will defeat them both!" Artoria said as she pulled out Excalibur.
"So heavy!" Happy said before accidentally dropping Natsu.
"Woah!" Natsu yelled as he fell and accidentally set Lucy's dress on fire.
"I'll get some water!" Diarmuid said only to be shoved out of the way by Gray.
"I'll save her, Ice Make:..." Erza suddenly jumped on his head and summoned ten swords.
At that moment, Erza cut through Lucy's dress leaving her almost completely naked. Which caused many men to have hearts in their eyes and leaving Gray a blushing mess. Shirou, Arthur and Ventus all covered their eyes at the sight of their naked mother/sister on stage. Only for Erza to cover her with a tarp.
"Princess, do you now feel alright?" Erza asked.
"Why are you still here!?" Lucy yelled.
"That Hurt!" Natsu yelled as he started to breath fire.
Then Taurus appeared asking about Lucy's body before disappearing.
"I have no choice. Punishment awaits all of you scoundrels!" Erza yelled as Natsu continued to destroy the theater.
"This is way out of hand!" Lucy said as the building started to shake. "I feel... nothing." she said suddenly feeling emotionless as her hair turned white and her eyes became golden.
Suddenly the building collapsed leaving no one hurt and Moka screaming about the moon being at fault and needed to be destroyed. All the while Erza and Gray were combatting Natsu who was still acting out his part. All the while no one noticed that Lucy was crushed leaving nothing but a single hand stretching out. Shirou was the first one to notice Lucy's hand and ran towards it.
"Mom?" Shirou asked as he kneeled and held her hand. "Mama? Can you hear me?" he asked only to receive silence. Shirou started to worry as he pulled on her hand, "Come on mom, you gotta wake up." he said while pulling.
That's when he noticed that the other servants disappeared. Leaving Shirou to use his short arms to remove the debris. All the while the rest of the crowd was cheering for the fight, Arthur, Ventus and Vincent started helping Shirou remove the debris. After a few minutes, the three started to calm down and looked around wondering where Lucy is.
"Princess, now that we've defeated the dragon. Will you..." Erza stopped as she noticed Lucy went missing. "...Lucy?" she called out before noticing her hand sticking out.
"LUCY!" her teammates called out as they noticed her brother and sons trying to help her.
"Mama, please wake up." Shirou pleaded as he was starting to cry like a cub missing its mother.
That's when the other arm popped out and started reaching out for Shirou. Once she had a good feel, she started to stroke him as part of her head resurfaced revealing Black Lucy. Only for some reason her dress did not manifest.
"Lucy, you're ok! We thought..." Erza soon found a hand squeezing her throat as Lucy stood tall in her birthday suit for the world to see.
"Erza, I had faith in you. The most trustworthy, mature and competent person in the group. Yet you broke down in front of a crowd and brandished your sword nearly killing the crowd." Lucy said lacking any emotion in her voice.
"Lucy... please stop..." Erza pleaded.
"I think it's time you realize your own actions have consequences." Lucy said as her clothes started to manifest.
A black bow appeared over her white hair as a large veil covered the back of her head and went down to her legs. Another bow appeared with a few cloths that covered her ample chest along with a tied skirt that covering her lower body parts. She also had elbow length black gloves with black stockings under her black heels.
(A/N: Origami Tobiichi Inverse Form)
"I believe it's time you learned. Shirou, my baby boy. Stay with your brother, uncle and Vincent until I return." Lucy said before sprouting her wings and putting Erza over her shoulder. The Dark Maiden stopped for a brief moment to look at the excited director, "Also Mr. Director, I quit." she said shocking him before she took off with Erza to who knows where.
"Erza is going to be alright, right?" Makarov asked.
"No, I don't think she's willing to forgive so easily when she's in that form." Vincent answered.
"What was that form?" Shirou asked.
"It's her second stage, but apparently she only unlocked her dark form. At this point, her dark form is capable of combat, but her light form is a lot stronger." Vincent explained.
"Um, she's not going to kill Erza right?" Mirajane asked.
"No, this dark form focuses on damaging the mind rather than the body." Vincent replied.
"Why do I still find myself in these situations?" Gray asked.
"Hey don't worry about it. This time it's Erza who's getting a punishment for once." Natsu said with a big grin.
"That's the point, we'll learn what she did to her. So we can prepare for what she will do to us." Gray said making Natsu and Happy go pale.
"Maybe two S class mages in one team was a bad idea." Makarov said feeling some relief that the director won't bill them for destroying the theater.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Omake 2: Erza's Torture Session
Unknown location
Erza woke up to find herself strapped down to something while there was a bag over her head. The next thing she knew, the bag was removed and she was in a dim lit room looking at Lucy who looked impassive. The Titania tried to talk her way out of this situation only to realize that her mouth was duct taped shut.
"I see you're awake. You're probably wondering why you are here and what I will do to you." Lucy said as Erza tried to scream and looked to see that her arms and legs were restrained to a wheelchair. "You embarrassed me and allowed me to get crushed by a building. I will show you, that I expect all my teammates to understand responsibility. I know just the right punishment." she said before putting the bag over Erza's head again.
For the next couple of minutes, Erza tried to break free of her restraints and attempted to requip her swords and armor only to feel her magic was cut off. No doubt Lucy didn't want her to skip out on this torture. Leaving the beautiful red head to wonder what her blonde comrade had in store for her. When Lucy stopped moving her chair, she removed the bag revealing to Erza that they were in a room similar to a dentist's only it was run down and dirty.
Turning her head, she saw various tools and sharp blades on a table. All looking very clean and ready for use.
"Time for your punishment little Titania." Lucy said as she reached for a large kitchen knife.
'You won't break me Lucy! I don't get scared so easily!' Erza thought as she glared at Lucy. Lucy brought up the knife, ready to cut her target while Erza stared her down with a challenging look. 'Do. Your. Worst.' she thought as she prepared for it to come down.
Lucy continued to look impassive as she brought down the knife.
*SQUISH*
Erza blinked twice as she noticed the knife didn't make impact with her. Instead it landed on a cutting board next to a box from her local cafe. Lucy proceeded to open the box revealing a large strawberry cake. Before Erza realized it, Lucy took the knife and cut out a slice and held it up to her face.
'For me?' Erza tried to ask through her gag.
"Do you want a slice?" Lucy asked getting an excited nod from Erza. "Use your words dear." she said.
"Mmm!" Erza said.
"What?" Lucy asked.
"Mmm!" Erza repeated.
"Me?" Lucy asked.
"Mmm!" Erza repeated once more.
"No?" Lucy asked.
Erza shook her head, "Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!" she all but begged.
"Suit yourself." Lucy said as she took a fork and started eating in front of her.
Erza went wide eyed as Lucy selfishly ignored her. For the next hour, she was forced to endure Lucy ignoring her while eating her favorite food. Everytime she tried to close her eyes, Lucy would use a speculum on her and force her to watch.
"Hopefully you can learn from this. I do not expect a mission to go wrong like that again Erza." Lucy said as she cut out the last slice leaving Erza who was ready to cry tears of sorrow.
"Mmm!" Erza pleaded.
"I think I'm full. Here you can have it." Lucy said as she put the plate on her lap with a fork on it.
Erza smiled through the tape before being given a kiss on the side of the head, "Enjoy, I'll tell the others to come for you in a few hours." Lucy said before leaving the building.
'Yes, a slice is better than no slice!' Erza thought as she tried to lick her lips before remembering her situation. Erza looked back to see her hands unable to free herself and couldn't risk wiggling her legs without dropping her precious meal, 'No need to worry, if I can reach S class. I can free myself and dive into this delicious meal.' Erza thought optimistically as she tried to free herself.
Then again, it was only a few hours until she would receive any form of help. Hopefully this place had a nice air conditioner and that the cake isn't old enough to spoil.
End of Omake