Chapter Six: Celeste

Professor: Hello again! How are you all doing? Well, I hope. Here's your chapter, but I still don't own these characters or stories.

'The Her-'

Lucy couldn't tell what it was that Mr. Dragmire had been trying to tell them as they logged into the game, although she hoped that it wasn't too important. She was a little nervous about the job itself, it felt far too close to an assassination. The thought was enough to make her shudder.

'Name:'

The word popped up in front of her, startling her out of her thoughts, "Lucy Heartfilia."

'Scanning physical parameters.'

Lucy stood as still as she could while the light scanned her up and down.

'Physical parameters set. Username:'

She didn't have to think very long on that one. One thought to her keys and she had it.

"Celeste."

"Accepted. Please choose a race."

The Mage smiled at the voice and the options, the entire process reminding her of creating a character in one of her books, even if that character was herself.

'Kokiri.'

'Hylian.'

'Sheikah.'

'Goron.'

'Zora.'

'Gerudo.'

"Hmmm…." she hummed to herself as she looked over the choices thoughtfully.

'Try to choose different starting points.' Erza's words filled her brain as she studied her options. That was good advice, but what exactly had everyone else chosen?

She sighed and decided to look at the summary for each one. Maybe she could figure out what the others had chosen.

This seemed to be the right course of action because it didn't take long for her to pinpoint the races Natsu and Gray would have chosen. She crossed Goron and Zora off of the list. She hadn't really wanted to be a rock or fish person anyway. Wendy would probably choose Kokiri, simply because she would be more comfortable that way as she was sort of the size of a child. (Lucy bit back the guilt that came from that thought. She could see Wendy being forlorn about her chest size once again if she had found out Lucy had thought that!)

That left Erza. What would she choose? Not Hylian, as that one didn't seem at all interesting.

Gerudo or Sheikah?

Lucy stared at the two before she chose one at random.

'Sheikah. Ancient race of Hyrule that has spent centuries guarding, protecting, and assisting the Royal Family of Hyrule. Founders of Kakariko Village. Known to be very close guarded and secretive, rumored to practice dark magic, but not much is really known about them. Masters of hand-to-hand combat and weaponry.'

'Well….it could be her. But for some reason, I don't think so….' Lucy contemplated, 'Guess that's me then.'

"Accepted." The voice stated after she made her choice, "Magic type:"

"What do they typically use?" she asked.

"Illusion magic is common for this race."

"Illusion magic it is then." she said, feeling a little sad at not having her keys, but excited to try out a new magic type.

"Accepted," The voice stated after she made her choice, "Weapon choice:"

"Umm...typical Sheikah weapons...but with a whip!"

"Accepted. All data received. Please wait a moment."

Everything disappeared, leaving Lucy in blackness for several minutes.

Lucy sighed and folded her arms, just how long did it take for a game to load? However, when she did this, something felt funny. There was fabric on her arms when there hadn't been before. She flexed her shoulders. Yep, different shirt; she had been wearing a tank top, but this felt thicker, heavier.

Twisting around, she felt the rest of her body. Her hips were heavier, like she had something attached to them. Her legs were now covered with the same fabric as her arms, instead of her skirt. Pants, or maybe leggings. The biggest shock was that something was on her head. Feeling it, Lucy discovered that it was a cloth, wrapped around her head and pulled in front of her face like a mask.

'Was this the Sheikah clothing?'

The room was still dark and she couldn't hear anything. Maybe she was in a cave or something.

Right now, Lucy really wished for Natsu. His fire would be able to light this place up easily. What could she do on her own?

Wait...she had illusion magic now! What if she just created the illusion of fire?

Lucy smiled slowly. It was worth a shot, right?

Holding her hand out, palm up, Lucy began to focus her magic. It pooled there for a moment before a spark lit up her hand. Slowly, in tandem with Lucy's grin, it began to grow. And the first thing it illuminated?

A masked face with red eyes glaring at her.

"Who are you?!" he yelled at her.

...Suffice it to say, Lucy fairly screamed her lungs out.