"A museum? We're taking a tour of a museum?" Natsu complained as he wasn't excited about going in there.
"Come on, Natsu. There's some interesting stuff in here." Lucy said. "There's some stuff in here I've been waiting to see."
"It probably isn't going to be that bad." Gray said. Natsu and Happy didn't look that happy on being here, but they weren't the only ones. Erza didn't look that well either. "Erza, are you okay?"
"Actually, I'm feeling a little queasy." Erza said with her having an uneasy feeling in her stomach. "You guys go on ahead. I think I'm going to make a quick run to the restroom." Looking like she was sick, Erza separated herself from the rest of the group and they all hoped she would be okay.
"Excuse me. Are you all in line to take a tour of the museum?" A lady with brown hair said as she stepped forward with a camera.
"They are. Happy and I don't want to go in." Natsu said.
"Fine. You two can stay out here if you want." Lucy said. "You can go right ahead, ma'am."
"Please, call me Nancy." The lady said as the three of them went on inside. That just left Natsu and Happy outside.
"It's just a boring history stuff that we can't even touch. What could really be interesting in there?" Natsu said as he and Happy were waiting outside. They didn't think anything interesting would happen, but something did as it was creeping up behind them. They heard someone cackling behind them and it gave them the shivers. "I wasn't trying to be funny." They turned around and was met with a woman with scarlet red hair and black mask over her eyes. She wore a red Victorian era dress with her wearing black gloves and black heeled boots. She certainly gave Natsu and Happy a good scare as they both ran into the museum. Meanwhile, Gray and Lucy took a tour around the museum and they were rather interested in it themselves.
"This way, everyone." The tour guide said as she showed them to a display with some gems. "Here is is gem display. Now, you would all be interested to know that we did have a break-in around ten years ago. A woman named Fabia Stone broke in and stole three gems: a ruby, an emerald, and a sapphire. Sadly, we never found the gems and Fabia was never caught."
"A jewel thief still at large? Natsu and Happy really think this wouldn't be interesting?" Lucy joked, but the fun stopped when they heard Natsu and Happy scream and ran by and into a potted plant. "What are you two doing?"
"Hiding in a plant since we're not allowed to touch the display." Natsu said.
"I thought you two didn't want to come in. What were you running from?" Gray questioned.
"W-W-Witch!" Natsu called as he and Happy pointed to where they ran from. Gray and Lucy looked back and were shocked to see there was an actual witch standing near the entrance.
"I am the Scarlet Witch, and I shall take back what is mine!" That was all she said before she created a puff of smoke and disappeared. Gray and Lucy hurried to where she vanished with Natsu and Happy following. They made it all the way outside, but the witch was already long gone.
"She's gone." Gray said.
"That's weird. Look at the traffic light over there." Lucy said as she pointed at one near the museum. "The red light is gone."
"That's just whacky. Why would a witch take a red traffic light?" Gray questioned.
"Hey. I heard all the yelling and excitement. What's going on?" Erza questioned as she regrouped with her friends.
"Another mystery coming our way." Gray said. "You just missed someone that calls herself the Scarlet Witch." Hearing her call herself the Scarlet Witch and seeing her up close, Natsu was beginning to think something about Erza.
"Hey, Happy." Natsu whispered to his cat. "Did you notice that the Scarlet Witch looked a lot like Erza? Do you think it might be her?" It was rather strange how much the Scarlett Witch looked a lot like Erza, and she did disappear when the witch appeared.
"Come on, guys. The museum will have to wait. We have to track down that witch." Gray said. All of them got moving to solve this mystery, but Natsu and Happy believe they might already have the culprit.
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The Gang
The gang walked around the streets of their home to see if they could find anything about who the Scarlet Witch is and what she could be after, but nothing has turned up yet. It also didn't help that Erza was trying her best to fight something off.
"Erza, are you feeling okay? Still feel sick?" Lucy said.
"A little." Erza said.
"You know, we can handle things. Maybe we should take you home so you can rest." Gray said.
"No, I'll be okay. I haven't really eaten anything today. Maybe I just need to get something in my stomach." Erza said.
"Go on ahead and meet up with the rest of us when you're feeling better." Lucy said as they're putting their health above the mystery. Erza agreed and separated herself from the group again. This was a good time for Natsu to talk to the others about what he thinks.
"Guys, I know this sounds crazy, but do you think it's possible that Erza could be the Scarlet Witch?" Natsu said.
"What?!" Lucy said as they were both shocked Natsu would even suggest such a thing.
"Why would you even think that?" Gray said.
"The Scarlet Witch looks a lot like Erza, plus she did disappear before the witch appeared." Natsu said. "Heck, her last name is Scarlet."
"That is rather weird, and would usually be suspicious, but Erza's our friend. She wouldn't do something like that." Gray said.
"It can't be Erza. Besides, it would be too obvious." Lucy said.
"Well, I can't shake it off. Happy and I are going to see for ourselves." Natsu said as he and Happy took off after Erza, but Gray and Lucy think they're just being silly.
...
Natsu and Happy
Natsu and Happy tried to follow after Erza. They're pretty sure she might be the Scarlet Witch. They didn't want to believe it, but they had to be certain about this. They tried following her, but they already lost sight of her.
"Where'd she go?" Natsu said. "Where could she have possibly gone just to get something to eat?" The two of them didn't see her anywhere. One can only hope that if they are right about her being the Scarlet Witch, she isn't committing another crime.
...
Gray and Lucy
Gray and Lucy didn't believe that Erza was the Scarlet Witch and went on ahead with the investigation. The problem with them is that they didn't know what the Scarlet Witch was after.
"Where could she have gone?" Gray questioned.
"If only we knew where she was going to strike next." Lucy said. That was when they heard people screaming from a Chinese restaurant. They both hurried to the restaurant to see what was happening. "Look! There she is!" They both looked up and saw the Scarlet Witch cackle before she went behind the building and vanished. "What was she doing here?"
"I don't know." Gray said. They had a look around to see what could have happened, but nothing appeared to be out of place. "Hold on. Look here." Gray showed Lucy something was off about a jade tiger. He pointed right at a hole in it. "It looks like there's something missing from this jade tiger."
"You're right. There was a gem inside there." Lucy said. "A red traffic light... A gem from a jade tiger..." Lucy tried figuring out what the connection was until it came to her. "That's it! Gray, at the museum we were told that three gems were stolen and never found. They were never found because they were probably hidden in plain sight. No one suspected they were the missing gems. The ruby was in a traffic light and the emerald was in the jade tiger."
"You're right! The Scarlet Witch must be after those gems!" Gray said. "There was a ruby and an emerald. What was the last one?"
"A sapphire." Lucy said as she tried to figure out where it could be. "If it was hidden in plain sight, it's got to be somewhere obvious." She tried thinking of a place someone could hide a sapphire gem. When she looked at a poster for a theater, she saw the top of the stage decorated with some elegance and the center had a blue piece. "That's it! There!"
"Where?" Gray said.
"The theater. The walls around the stage have and elaborate design for style. I bet the sapphire gem is above the center of the stage." Lucy said.
"I hope you're right. We better get there fast." Gray said. Now that they know what the Scarlet Witch is after, they need to hurry and catch her before it's too late.
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Natsu and Happy
Natsu and Happy continued to searching for Erza, but they didn't know where she could have gone. They had to stop searching when Natsu's phone went off and saw they got a message from the others.
"It's from Lucy. She says the Scarlet Witch attacked a Chinese restaurant, and didn't Erza left to get something to eat?" Natsu said as this wasn't looking good for her. "She says that she and Gray know where the Scarlet Witch is going to strike next. I guess we've got not no choice, Happy. We might have to trap our friend." Happy didn't like the sound of that at all. They didn't want to bust their friend, but they might have no choice.
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The Theater
Once they gang learned that the Scarlet Witch was going to try and claim the sapphire gem at the theater, they all hurried over there. They were able to get inside with Gray and Lucy reaching the stage.
"Where's the gem again?" Gray said.
"I think that's it right up there." Lucy said as she pointed up to a decorative piece above the stage. They could see a blue gem inside it.
"Hey!" Natsu called as he and Happy arrived. "Did the Scarlet Witch get that gem yet?"
"Nope. It's right up there." Gray said. "We need to figure out how we're going to get it down from up there."
"Hey. I got your message." Erza said as she arrived herself, but Natsu and Happy were a little on edge from being around her now.
"You brought Erza here?" Natsu said.
"Natsu, you're being ridiculous. Erza is our friend, and she's not the one behind all of this" Lucy said with Erza little shocked that she's being accused.
"If Erza is the Scarlet Witch, how do you explain that?!" Gray said as he pointed up. They all looked up and spotted the Scarlet Witch as she took out the gem.
"Yes! It's mine! They're all mine now!" Scarlet Witch claimed. Knowing they had to do something fast, Erza looked around for anything they can use. She saw a spotlight and knew what to do. When she got to it, she turned it on and shined it right in the witch's face and blinded her. Being blinded from the light, the witch fell and landed on the stage with all three of them gems falling out of her.
"The gems!" Gray called.
"I got it!" Natsu said as he and Happy hurried to them and grabbed all three.
"Give me those gems!" The Scarlet Witch demanded.
"Uh... No." Natsu said as he and Happy ran out of there with the witch going after them.
"Come on. They might need help." Lucy said as the rest of them hurried after the witch.
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Chase Scene
Pretty Mary Sunlight
She's alright with me
Pretty Mary Sunlight
Everything I need
Some people sit around
And watch the world go by
They just don't know the they're missing
The witch chased after Natsu and Happy backstage. They hid in the dressing room as she searched around for them. She walked by some wigs that Natsu and Happy tried pretending to be, but when she realized it was them, she tried grabbing them. They ducked down and ran out of there with them being chased by her.
People see me happy
And sometimes they ask me why
I tell them girls were made for kissing
I don't need to look around
I'm in heaven since I found my
Natsu and Happy duck behind some costumes, but the Scarlet Witch dug around to try and find them. As she threw the costumes around, the two of them slipped by and ran out of there.
Pretty Mary Sunlight
She turns the night to day
Pretty Mary Sunlight
Don't ever go away
Some people spend their whole lives chasing after dreams
Dreams I guess they never will believe in
Playing foolish games
Inventing fairy tales and schemes
Building fantasies that will deceive them
The Scarlet Witch spotted them and chased after them again. What they did was pull out a chest and used it to have her crash against it. When that happened, they took her and stuffed her inside. While she was trying to break out, the two of them grabbed a couple cans of paint for a fun idea
I don't need to look around
I'm in heaven since I found my
Pretty Mary Sunlight
She's alright with me
Pretty Mary Sunlight
Everything I need
Pretty Mary Sunlight
The two of them took a paint and painted a doorway and ran out of there. The Scarlet Witch was able to break out and tried chasing after them. She thought the doorway was real, but she ended up crashing against it.
...
"I think we lost her." Natsu said as he and Happy kept running until someone grabbed them from behind and pulled them back and they were reunited with the rest of the gang.
"Are you two okay?" Gray asked.
"Yeah. We managed to give that witch the slip." Natsu said.
"We told you it wasn't Erza." Lucy reminded.
"What?! you thought it was me?!" Erza said as she felt really offended that they would think that.
"Sorry, Erza. It's just that it was rather strange. She looks a lot like you, and you can be rather scary when you want to be." Natsu said, like right now with the look she was giving them.
"Forget about it. What about the gems?" Gray said. Happy showed that they still have them. "Great. We still have them, and now we just need to trap that witch."
"How?" Lucy asked.
"I already know how. All we need is a rope, a sandbag, and you've been practicing your lassos, right Lucy?" Gray said as he knows how they can trap the witch.
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The Stage
"Where are they? I want my gems!" The Scarlet Witch said as she went back to the stage and looked around for them.
"Hey, red!" Natsu called as he and Happy stood on the other end of the stage with the gems.
"Give them to me!" The Scarlet Witch called as she ran straight to them, but they didn't even try to run. Instead, Lucy threw a rope from the other end of the stage and had it lasso around the witch.
"Now!" Lucy called as the others undid the rope. A large sandbag dropped down, but it caused the witch to go up and left her suspended in the air and they now have her trapped. "And Dad said I wasted my time learning rope tricks." Once they got the witch trapped, they called the police and they now have her in cuffs.
"You kids continue to impress me." Sheriff said. "Not only did you find the missing gems, but you also got a witch."
"Now let's see who this witch really is." Lucy said as she removed the mask and the red wig to show it was the woman they met earlier.
"It's that woman named Nancy! We met her at the museum!" Erza said. "I don't get it. Why would she do this? How did she even know where the gems are?"
"That's because she's the one who hid them. Her real name is Fabia Stone, the one who stole the gems." Lucy said.
"She's been in hiding all this time, waiting for the right moment to take the gems back." Gray said. "She hid the gems in plain sight which is why they were never found. Then, she took the disguise as the Scarlet Witch so that she could reclaim the gems and just disappear."
"But why did she make herself look like Erza?" Natsu questioned.
"That part was purely by chance." Gray said. "When she saw Erza and saw how much she looked like the witch, she must have thought this would have been a great opportunity for her."
"Well, thanks to you kids, the gems will be returned and this criminal will finally be behind bars." Sheriff said.
"Meddlesome kids." Fabia said as she was being taken away.
"Gee, Erza... Happy and I are really sorry we thought it was you." Natsu said as Happy purred against her legs. "I guess you really were sick. You feeling any better?"
"Much better." Erza said as she lifted Happy and petted him and got her arm around Natsu. "I'll feel even better once I make you two feel the way I felt." When she said that, the two of them knew they were just in great trouble. Maybe next time, they'll think twice before they accuse one of their friends from being a criminal.
