It was while she was on a mission with Erza that she met Galen.
A small town in Fiore, Oak town, was being attacked by a creature. It would only come out during the dark, taking towns people who wondered around at night, never to be seen again. Though they could have asked for Blue Pegasus instead, they requested Fairy Tail. Erza wasted no time in grabbing the slip of paper from the board, curiosity peeked, wonder what the creature was. Lucy tagged along, her own curiosity and want to test out her new moves, making her ask Erza to join.
Galen had unfortunately been out that night. In town for a doctors convention and lost, slowly inching further from the center of town and towards the forest.
The beast wasted no time, running for him.
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