It was a beautiful night all the way in Hong Kong, but it's always the calm before the storm. A young female scientist with flowing black hair was working on a computer. She was in the middle of work until she thought there was a shadow pass over her.
"Is someone there?" The lady asked, but there was no verbal response. What she got was an explosion of sparkling smoke. Out came a woman with blonde hair and wearing a white mask over her eyes. She wore white kimono-like piece with a flowery design. She also had a hood adornment with the moon on it. She also wielded a scepter with the moon on it as well. "What is this? Who are you?"
"I am the Enchantress of the Moon. I have come here to heed a warning. Leave this place now or you will suffer my power."
"Leave? Why? My work is meant to help the world." The lady asked.
"You are disturbing sacred ground as well as traditions that have lived here for centuries." The Enchantress warned. "Close your work or you will suffer my power. If you do not do as I say, what is to come will be on your head." With the warning of a magical woman, her power shall bring chaos and havoc to this scientist and those around her.
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The Next Day
The gang decided to check out Hong Kong as their new destination. Not only did it look amazing, but there was so much to see and so much fun to come from their visit.
"Hong Kong, one of my favorite places in the world." Lucy said. "Not only is it beautiful, but it's also traditional with so much to see."
"Thanks for taking us out here, Lucy." Erza said. "It will be great to see my pen pal: Chyou."
"You said she's some sort of genius, right?" Gray asked.
"Not some sort of genius. She IS a genius." Erza said. "She's the same age as we are, but she already has a big job in a big cooperation."
"Well, I'm just glad we get to see this place." Natsu said as he and Happy enjoyed what they were seeing. "Check it, Lucy." Natsu pulled her over and had her look in a window. "Look at the funky statues and figurines." Lucy's mind was somewhere else as she saw Natsu having her arm around her. When he walked away from her, Lucy couldn't stop blushing.
"Everything okay, Lucy?" Erza asked.
"I don't know." Lucy said. "Ever since Natsu accidentally called me his girlfriend, I can't seem to get him out of my mind. Does he really see me like that? Does he think we can be more than friends? What if it messes up the group?"
"You worry too much. You should just talk to him when you get the chance, but we should probably get going. I told Chyou we would meet with her soon." Erza said. While Lucy is trying to solve her love life, the gang moves on to where Erza's pen pal works.
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The Gang
"Erza! It's nice to finally see you in person." Chyou said as she greeted them, the same woman that the enchantress warned. "I welcome you and your friends to Weilai Shiye Company."
"Thank you for letting us in." Erza said.
"So, what kind of stuff do you build here?" Natsu said as he looked down and saw all the machinery.
"Technology that I'm hoping can help the world such as improve life while also helping the environment." Chyou said.
"And what projects you've worked on. You are certainly one of our best investments." They looked across the catwalk and saw a woman with black hair with it in an old fashion Japanese style.
"Miss Yoko!" Chyon said as they all walked over to her. "What are you doing here?"
"Checking with Miss Selene's investment. She ensures that her investments are not a waste of her time." Yoko said. "It would seem that you're doing well, but you might be a little distracted."
"I was just showing these kind folk around. Everyone, this is Yoko. She's the assistant to my investor: Selene." Chyon explained.
"Selene?" Lucy questioned as she pulled out her phone and brought out an image of a businesswoman with blonde hair. "Do you mean her? The head of Moon Fashions?"
"The very same." Yoko said.
"Amazing! I love her designs!" Lucy said with delight. "We have to pay a visit to Moon Fashions. Good thing they have a building right here in Hong Kong."
"A fashion designer invested in this sort of place?" Gray questioned as he found that weird.
"Miss Selene saw these projects as an opportunity to earn some money, and it seems she made a great decision, as usual." Yoko said. Just as when all of them were getting acquainted with all of this, trouble soon came in. A small explosion went off and the enchantress showed herself again.
"I warned you, but you did not listen." The Enchantress said.
"I will not shutdown my work. My work is intended to help people, not ruin anything." Chyon said.
"You will pay for you ignorance." The Enchantress said and used her magical powers. Small explosions came from the machinery and was causing damage through the whole place and wrecking the machines.
"Stop! please!" Chyon pleaded.
"You have only yourself to blame for all of this." The Enchantress said. She launched a magical blast right at Chyon.
"Move!" Lucy called as she acted fast and pushed Chyon out of the way. Lucy might have pushed Chyon out of the way, but she ended up getting blasted herself. Right when that happened was when the magical woman disappeared.
"Lucy, are you okay?!" Natsu questioned as she tried clearing out her throat.
"I think so. What was that?" Lucy said.
"Chyon, what was that about?" Erza questioned.
"I'm not sure." Chyon said. "That enchantress believes I have disturbed sacred ground and ruin traditions, but that is just ridiculous. I have done no such things."
"But what about that blast she threw at Lucy. What was that suppose to do?" Gray said.
"I don't know. I feel fine." Lucy said as she really felt nothing wrong about her. "Well, she's gone now, but we better keep our eyes open if she decides to come back." All of them certainly agreed to that, but none of them were aware of what was going to happen.
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A Hotel
The gang was able to check into a hotel to spend the night. After an interesting day, Lucy just stared out at the moon. With what has happened today, she can't shake the feeling that something is going to happen.
"You okay, Lucy?" Lucy turned around and saw Natsu standing there.
"Yeah. Just thinking about what happened today. I just can't shake this feeling that something is going to happen, something bad." Lucy said.
"Don't worry about it." Natsu said as he walked over to her and placed his hand on her shoulder in comfort. "Nothing is going to happen. We'll be here the whole time." Lucy felt safe and assured from Natsu. Not good when she isn't sure if she wants to be more than friends with him. "Night, Lucy."
"Yeah... Goodnight..." Lucy said as Natsu went off to bed with she was about to do the same.
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Hong Kong
"Monster! Monster!" The people of Hong Kong called as they were all running for their lives out of a building. Something has attacked and they're all scared of what it is. That was when the enchantress showed herself as she walked through the door. She seemed quite pleased with what happened.
"Excellent work, my creation." The Enchantress said as she spoke to the creature that attacked. This creature was a lamia-like monster with her serpent body having red scales and had wavy blonde hair, but the scary part was that this monster looked a lot like Lucy. She held out her hand to the monster and placed it on her shoulder. This is just the beginning of what's to come.
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The Next Day
"Natsu! Gray! Happy! Get up!" Erza shouted as she banged on their door to wake them.
"Erza?" Gray said as he opened the door and felt groggy. "What is it that you need to wake us up?"
"It's Lucy! She's gone!" Erza said. That got all three of them to wake up. They hurried to the girls room and saw that Lucy was really gone.
"Maybe she just went to get breakfast." Natsu said.
"She left her phone, her wallet, and everything." Erza said. "Plus, she wouldn't leave without saying something. Something had to have happened to her, but I'm not sure what."
"Too bad. I was going to ask you about what happened." They all looked to the door and saw a Chinese police officer.
"Can we help you?" Gray asked.
"My name is Lieutenant Liang. I would have liked to speak with a Miss Lucy Heartfilia. I was told she was staying here."
"Maybe we can help you." Erza said.
"You can help me by telling her where she is. I like to take her in for questioning." Liang said.
"Questioning?! What did she do?!" Natsu said.
"About this." Liang said as he pulled out his phone and showed a video of what happened the other night. They were all shocked when they saw the lamia looking a lot like Lucy. "Facial recognition recognized her and I was able to track her here."
"That enchantress from the other day is in that video!" Erza said.
"Do you know something about this?" Liang questioned.
"Well, that other woman in the video cast some sort of spell on Lucy, but none of us thought that was real." Gray said.
"I highly doubt that, but your friend does appear to be an accomplice in a crime. If you see her, you must let us know." Liang said as he showed himself out. The others were worried on what might have happened and what could happen to Lucy.
"Monster or no monster, Lucy would never do something like this." Natsu said. "We've got to find her before the police do. She can't be arrested for something she didn't do."
"Natsu's right. We need to solve this mystery and clear Lucy's name." Gray said. "The best place to start is where that video was shot." Seeing their friend could be in serious trouble, the gang had to move fast.
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Hong Kong Streets
The gang decided to investigate the attack of Lamia Lucy and the Enchantress. They tried hitting the place that was attacked the other night, but the police were already there and they were running their own investigation. That's a problem for them because they know they can't get in the way.
"Great. Lieutenant Liang and his men are already here." Erza said. "This is one time we could get into serious trouble for meddling. We can't interfere with police work, especially when they already suspect Lucy."
"There's got to be a way to get around them and clear Lucy's name." Gray said. They tried thinking of what they're going to do, but Happy spotted something slithering around in the alleyways. Happy pulled on Natsu's clothes and pointed down where he saw.
"Is there something back there, Happy?" Natsu said. Happy ran back there with others following him back there. They all looked around, but didn't see a thing.
"Are you sure you saw something back here, Happy?" Erza said. They didn't see anything, but they just weren't looking in the right directions. Something slithered down and tapped against Natsu's shoulder, but he just brushed it off.
"Not now." Natsu said, but he just kept getting tapped on the shoulder. "I said..." He turned to it, but when he saw what was tapping him, he looked up and saw Lamia Lucy right up there on a fire escape. "Lucy!" They all looked up and spotted her.
"Lucy?!" Gray said. They thought it was her and wanted to reason with her, but she jumped down and tried attacking them. They all moved out of the way and kept their distance in hopes of not hurting her. "Lucy, it's us. We're friends."
"Don't you recognize us?" Erza said as they were all worried about her, but she didn't appear to be interested in what they're saying. That was also when the Enchantress of the Moon appeared.
"You!" Natsu said as he held some rage towards her.
"I am here to warn you." The Enchantress said. "Do not meddle in affairs that do not concern you! Leave this place, leave this city and never return! Do that and I shall restore your friend here to normal."
"You don't scare us!" Gray said.
"Do as I say or you will never see your friend again, and it will be the final mistake you ever make." The Enchantress said before she and Lamia Lucy disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"What do we do? This could be our chance to get Lucy back." Erza said.
"No way. I don't believe that snake lady is Lucy. Lucy is one of the nicest people I know. Even if she was a monster, she wouldn't attack us." Natsu said. "She would want us to keep going, too."
"Natsu's right. Lucy would want us to solve the mystery...and I think I see a clue." Gray said as he walked over to where those two disappear and found a piece of paper. "It looks like a piece of a label." He showed it to the others with an M and an F with a moon on it.
"M.F.? I bet it stands Moon Fashions." Erza said. "They own a building right here in Hong Kong. I bet we'll find answers to this mystery there." All of them agreed to that and hurried there, but none of them noticed Lieutenant Liang was following them.
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Moon Fashions
They snuck into the Moon Fashions' building when it got dark. They had a look around and tried finding any clues to this mystery. It was dark, creepy, and no one was around. The perfect scenario to finding clues.
"Locked." Gray said as he tried checking a door. "What do we do? All the doors appear to be locked."
"Not all of them." Erza said as she spotted one that was slightly opened. All of them went in to check it out and found serious clues. They found a box with tiny smoke bombs in it and found another lamia costume, but it looked like someone else. "Check it out. Another costume, but it's designed to look like Chyon."
"I wonder why this is here?" Gray said. Happy checked out the box and threw one of the bombs with smoke going everywhere.
"Happy! Watch it!" Natsu said.
"Wait. That's another important clue. That must be how our enchantress keeps appearing and disappearing." Erza said. "It still doesn't explain what happened to Lucy."
"Gotcha!" A light was shined on them.
"Don't shoot! We don't even live in Hong Kong!" Natsu said. All of them looked and saw it was Lieutenant Liang.
"Outside, all of you, now!" Liang demanded as they were all force to come out.
"What are you doing here?" Gray asked.
"I was about to ask all of you the same question." Liang said. "I'm doing my job. Why have all of you broke into this building?"
"Same thing you're doing. We're trying to figure out what's going on and trying to find our friend." Erza said.
"Well, it's my job to ensure criminals are caught, all criminals." Liang said. "Withholding evidence, breaking-n-entering, and all this started when all of you showed. I'm beginning to suspect all of you have a part in this. So, I'm only going to ask one time and it better be the truth. Where is Lucy Heartfilia?!"
"Why don't you ask her?!" Natsu said as he pointed behind him. Liang turned around and saw Lamia Lucy there. She knocked Liang out of the way and caused him to hit his head against the wall. The four of them were ready to turn around and run, but that was when the Enchantress showed herself.
"I warned you, but you didn't stay away." The Enchantress said.
"Can we talk about this after I say something? Run!" Natsu shouted as the four of them pushed past the Enchantress.
"Get them!" The Enchantress said with her and Lamia Lucy chasing after them. The four of them ran as fast as they could with those two trying to catch them. They made their way to the stairs and started sliding down the railings to help them move fast, but the Enchantress and Lamia Lucy had the same ideas. When they ran for the door, the doors ended up being locked as Gray couldn't get them open.
"They're locked! We're trapped!" Gray said. They had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide as the two villains caught up with them.
"You have just stayed away, but you will now suffer the same fate as your friends." The Enchantress said as she and Lamia Lucy were ready to attack them. Before they even had the chance to do anything, someone pushed a mailcart and sent it in their direction. It crashed right into Lamia Lucy and the Enchantress with them being knocked away and crashed right into another room. When that happened, someone smashed an emergency switch and the whole building went into lockdown as a cage slammed down and trapped the two of them inside.
"How did that happen?" Erza said.
"Hey, guys." All of them looked and they were all glad to see it was the real Lucy.
"Lucy!" They all called as they were all happy to see her again and not as some monster. Once they got reunited and made sure the villains were secured, they checked to see Lieutenant Liang was unharmed and called Chyon over for the unmasking.
"I can't believe you were able to catch them." Chyon said.
"It's easy when these two are just big fakers." Gray said.
"But what really happened to you, Lucy?" Gray asked.
"It happened last night. Someone snuck into our hotel room and knocked me out. When I woke up, I was locked up in here. Took me all day to find a way out." Lucy said.
"Well, I'm sorry I accused you nice people. Clearly your friend had nothing to do with this." Liang said. "Still, who are these two and why does one of them look like you."
"I can show you. We're standing in there building." Lucy said as she walked over to her copy and pulled off the mask.
"Yoko?!" Chyon said as she was surprised to see it was her.
"That means the Enchantress of the Moon is one person." Lucy said as she removed the hood and masked to show the mastermind.
"Miss Selene! My investor!" Chyon said.
"You mean the lady who owns this whole place?" Natsu said. "I don't get it. Why did she do this?"
"I can answer that. I found this in where I was being held." Lucy said as she showed a piece of an article.
"Moon Fashions declare bankruptcy!" Erza said.
"I get it now. Her business was going under." Gray said. "She needed money, but since Chyon wasn't able to payback her investor, she tried to ruing her work and get some of the money back."
"Nobody's perfect." Selene said.
"But why frame Lucy?" Natsu questioned.
"That wasn't there original plan." Erza said. "Remember that costume we found that looks like Chyon? They were originally planning to make her look like the monster, but when Lucy pushed her out of the way for the "spell" that was meant for Chyon, they had to change it around."
"So Selene used her fashion skills to make another costume to make it look like Lucy and were going to try and scare Chyon away by making it look like the magic was real." Gray said. "She wanted to scare Chyon out of business so that would get her money back."
"And if it would have worked if you meddlesome brats would just minded your own business like I said." Selene said.
"Well, it's good thing they were so meddlesome. Time to go." Liang said as he escorted both of the criminals out of there.
"Thank you so much for doing this." Chyon said.
"Anything for a pen pal." Erza said as the rest of them walked out of there with Natsu and Lucy being the last to leave.
"Hey, Natsu." Lucy said.
"Yeah?" Natsu said.
"Gray told me how you didn't believe that was the real me, and how dedicated you were to find me." Lucy said.
"Of course. I knew you would never do that stuff, Lucy. You're one of the nicest people I know, even if you were a scaly serpent." Natsu said.
"Well, it means a lot." Lucy said as she felt flattered for what Natsu did. She even gave him a little kiss as a thank you for it and Natsu felt famous Chinese fireworks going off in his head.
