Rescue

Lucy walked into the great hall and saw Klaus reclining on cushions, surrounded by the other girls and drinking wine. He looked up as Lucy entered and clicked his fingers, pointing at the floor in front of him.

"What are you waiting for ... dance girl!" he said, leering at her as she walked over to the spot he had pointed at.

Lucy smiled and walked to stand in front of him. On the outside, she looked like she was being the good obedient slave but on the inside, she was thinking 'You are in so much trouble old man, Natsu will kick your ass!'

Lucy carried on smiling and as the music started she began to dance, waiting for the fireworks to start!

...

Outside the estate Erza and the others had moved closer, staying under the cover of the woodland that surrounded the estate. Natsu was getting impatient waiting for Loki to let them in and it was taking all of Erza's willpower not to smack him around the head to stop him running in on his own. A few minutes later, Loki appeared at a door on the side of the building waving his hand for them to join him. Erza and the others broke cover and ran across the gardens and through the open door finding themselves in a small room, filled with food supplies and kitchen equipment.

"This is in the slave part of the building so we will be ok. No one comes down here, except the slaves and most of them are in the hall with the owner or have gone to bed for the night" Loki said.

Erza nodded, "We will go in quietly to start with and take out any of his guards we find on the way to the hall. Then we go in and rescue Lucy and make that creepy old pervert tell us where to find the slavers that took Wendy and Carla."

Natsu smiled, "Don't worry, I will make his talk or I will burn him to death."

Gray sighed and smacked Natsu around the head, "He can't talk if he is burnt to a crisp, you idiot! Think about what you are doing!"

Natsu growled, "If he hurts Lucy, I will kill him!"

Erza scowled at both of them, "Both of you, pack it in! We need to focus on what we are doing! Don't make me hurt you both!"

Erza looked over at Loki, "Can you show us how to get to the hall. We need to take out any guards on the way."

Loki smiled and led the way out of the pantry, "It will be my pleasure, I have not had a good fight in a while!"

The group moved out of the room and quietly made their way through the corridors, for a house as big as it was, there seemed to be very few people about. Loki stopped at the end of a corridor and quietly pointed towards an arched doorway, covered with luxurious velvet curtains, through which the sound of music could be heard.

"That is the main hall, and by the sound of it, he has someone dancing for him. He will have a couple of guards in there and some slave girls if it is anything like last time I was here. I can check if you like?" Loki said.

"I am sure it will be fine we have dealt with worse before. Are any of them wizards do you think?" Erza asked.

"I did not see anyone using magic, but I can't be sure. I did not want to get too close last time in case they saw me and I was ... erm ... distracted at the time." Loki said smirking slightly.

Erza glowered at him, "I will kick your ass if you don't behave."

Natsu was stood listening to the conversation, getting more and more frustrated with the time it was taking to make a move. He finally pushed himself away from the wall he was leaning against and strode in the direction of the velvet curtains. Erza shook her head and with a resigned sigh followed Natsu down the corridor, closely followed by Gray, Loki and Happy. So much for working out a plan first she thought. It looked like they were making it up as they went a long, as they always did when Natsu was involved in anything! Sweeping back the curtains, Natsu swept into the room, fire burning up his arm and at that point the shouting started and chaos followed!

Wendy and Carla

Oblivious to what was happening with Lucy and the others, Wendy and Carla were concentrating on surviving their own nightmare. The wagon journey had seemed to go on forever, it was cold and uncomfortable in the back but Wendy had a feeling it was better than what was to come and so she cuddled up next to Carla and hoped that somewhere her friends were looking for her. It seemed a long time ago that she and Carla had left the Guild to go on the job that had led them to this nightmare. Wendy had lost track of time, but she did not think that much time had passed really and she had to stay positive for both herself and Wendy.

The wagon lurched to a stop and Wendy could hear the sound of voices outside the wagon. From the noise and sounds from outside, it seemed that they were in a city somewhere. She could hear the sounds of tradesmen shouting for people to buy they wares and the sounds of people going about their everyday lives. The wagon started to move again and she became aware that they were turning into somewhere and there was the sound of a gate being opened and then clanging shut. Wendy clung onto Carla and whispered,

"I think we have arrived at wherever they were taking us, I'm scared Carla."

Carla held Wendy close to her, "I am here child, I will not let anything happen to you."

The sound of voices getting closer to the back of the wagon, caused the two girls to press themselves back against the far wall of the wagon. They blinked as the door opened and light flooded in. A rough voice called out,

"Look lively you two, get out here now!"

Wendy stood up and clutching Carla's hand climbed out of the wagon, looking around trying to work out where they were. The emerged from the wagon into a courtyard surrounded by high walls and a big, wooden gate. The whole compound wall was covered in metal spikes and guards patrolled the top of the wall and stood by the gates. The whole atmosphere felt dark and Wendy moved closer to Carla, clutching her hand tighter, fear rising up in her chest. Before she had a chance to fully get her bearings, a rough hand grabbed her arm and pulled her towards the building. Another man had hold of Carla and was pulling her after them. As they entered the building, they were pushed into a room full of people. As the far end of the room sat a man, on a raised platform and with a sinking heart, Wendy say the emblems behind him and the reality of their situation sunk in. This was a dark guild and they had been bought by whoever was in charge. There was no way that this could end well. The dark guilds hated wizards from legitimate guilds and Fairy Tail had a reputation for taking down dark wizards and dark guilds. Wendy's fear continued to rise, without her magic she was helpless and all she could do now was hope that she could find the strength to deal with anything the guild threw at her and stay strong in her faith that her friends would come for her. She knew they would and that was the thought she carried in her mind as they were pushed forward and forced to kneel before the man on the raised platform.

The man on the platform started down at them. Carla shivered and moved closer to Wendy as she felt the threat in the man's stare. The man had dark hair and eyes the colour of slate, hard and cold with no emotion in them at all. He was around middle age and would probably have been considered handsome by some, before they saw the cruelty in those cold, hard eyes. After what felt like an eternity to Wendy and Carla, he finally spoke,

"My name is Auboron and this is my guild, Shadow Frost. I bought you and now I own you. You will do as you are told, if you do not, you will be punished ... severely. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes," the two girls managed to stutter.

"Yes Master," the man behind them growled, hitting Carla across the back of the head.

"Yes Master," they repeated, Wendy crying slightly as she saw the man hit Carla.

Auboron spoke again, pointing at Wendy, "You will stay here with me, you are my personal slave and you will meet my every need ... and desire."

He then pointed at Carla, "You have I no use for but I have been told that my new slave is fond of you so you will be leverage so that she behaves and does what is expected of her. Every time you break a rule or misbehave I will punish the cat girl, is that clear?" he said looking at Wendy.

"Yes master," Wendy stuttered, clutching Carla's hand tightly.

Auboron smirked, "I am glad you understand. Hellex, take my new slave to get some more appropriate clothing that suits her new station and take the cat girl to Narissa at the brothel. She can stay there out of the way."

Wendy heard the word brothel and could not help but cry out, "No, don't take her there. Please, let her stay here."

"Silence slave! You will not question me! She will go to the brothel but she will not be put to work so long as you behave. I am feeling generous but do not push me!" Auboron yelled at Wendy.

Carla whispered, "Be calm child, I will be ok. You concentrate on surviving and we will make them pay when the others get here. Erza will come for you she said she would always protect you, remember?"

Wendy smiled through her tears and nodded, "I love you Carla, be safe."

Carla smiled one last time at Wendy before she was dragged to her feet and off to her new home at the brothel. Wendy watched her leave, she felt alone now. She had never been without Carla and she did not want to be alone here. Before she had time to think too much, a hand grabbed her by the arm and led her to the back of the guild, pushing her into a room.

"Get changed," was all the man who pushed her inside said, before shutting and locking the door.

Wendy looked around, taking in the bed and the bare walls. Her eyes were drawn to the 'clothes' on the bed and her heart sank. She had thought that the clothes they had forced her to wear at the slave market had been bad, but they were nothing compared to the outfit laid out on the bed. Wendy stared at it. There was no way it was appropriate for a girl her age and she suddenly realised that the man who owned this guild had bought her because of her age and appearance. His tasted obviously ran to younger girls. The fear inside Wendy was replaced by anger as she began to wonder how many other girls were trapped in this nightmare. She wished she could get her collar off and then she would make that perverted guild master pay. She realised her anger would keep her going and, reluctantly, she put on the clothes on the bed. He would not break her and she sure as hell was not letting him touch her without a fight. She knew Carla's fate rested in her hands but she thought that everyone here had underestimated both of them. Carla could hold her own and between them they could find a way out of this mess, either by themselves or by getting word back to Fairy Tail.

Wendy looked at herself, with a leather bodice and stockings, she looked older than her years in her opinion. The black leather bodice fitted tightly and laced up across the front of her chest. She had matching panties and black fishnet stockings with heels. In her opinion, she looked ridiculous but the creepy old guy obviously had weird tastes. She shook her head slightly; this guild had no idea who they were dealing with. She was a dragon slayer and she would make them pay!