Lucy I

Lucy was woken up by a strange tickling sensation on her nose. When she opened her eyes, she found herself face to face with a very large snake. One can guess her reaction.

"KYAAH!" she cried, as she instinctively pushed herself back, which caused her to fall off what felt like bundle of branches she had landed on it. She just barely made herself grab onto another branch to prevent her from tumbling to the ground.

"What the…" The blonde looked around, noticing she was in the middle of a massive jungle.

"Where the hell am I?" she asked out loud, as if hoping that someone would pop out of nowhere and answer. Lucy looked around, and then down, finding she couldn't see the forest floor through the foliage. With a grunt, she managed to stand up, balancing herself against the trunk.

"NATSU! HAPPY!" she called, "ANYBODY!" At first she didn't here anything in response, but then she heard a distant sound, that sounded disturbingly close to a roar. Needless to say, it was comforting when she found she still had her keys; at least she could defend herself if she need to. Not wanting to stay here obviously, Lucy considered her options. She had absolutely no idea where she was, and didn't have much in the way of survival skills. Though the one thing she did know was that she needed to find a source of freshwater, but that would mean having to go down to the ground, which she wasn't sure she wanted to do.

Eventually, the part of her that wanted to go to the ground won out, and she gradually shimmied down to the ground. As she got closer and closer, it grew darker and darker, until she got to the ground, where it was like night. What little light there was being filtered through the cracks in the trees, creating just enough for Lucy to see what was in front of her, but not much else. She quickly decided she didn't like this place, considering all the weird sounds that echoed through the jungle.

"Sure," she grumbled, as she began moving forward, "I get pulled through a rip and space and time, and of course I end up in the jungle. I couldn't have ended up on a nice beach, or some kind of enchanted forest." As she pushed her way through the foliage, she let out a slight squeak, as she noticed her skirt had been ripped.

"Ahhh," she groaned, as she looked down at the rip, "This was a really good skirt." As she wasn't looking where she walking, she bumped into a tree.

"Ow," she groaned, rubbing her head, "Stupid tree." In a moment of childishness, she swatted the trunk. Then the trunk moved. Lucy looked up, and noticed that the "trunk", was a massive, scaled leg. Imagine Lucy's surprise, as the monstrous creature, whatever it was, looked down at her. All the blonde could do was scream, as she instinctively leapt back, causing her to fall into a fern. Then, another snake dropped down, landing on her chest, causing Lucy to scream again.

"What the hell is this place!" the blonde screamed, as she bolted through the jungle, in no direction in particular. Unknown to the frantic Celestial Spirit Mage, slitted eyes were watching from the trees, and the strange newcomer.

Eventually, after what felt like miles, Lucy calmed down, and stopped running. Putting her hands on her knees as she panted, Lucy tried to clear her head, and get her bearings. She didn't know where she was, she was alone, and stuck in a jungle filled with giant reptiles.

"Okay Lucy," the blonde said, "You've gotten out of worst situations. Just keep your head."

"Tresspasser."

"Yes, just keep your head and….," Lucy promptly yelped, jumping a good six feet into the air, "Who said that?" Hissing voices echoed from the trees, and despite the steaming heat of the jungle, a chill went up Lucy's spine.

"Trespasser…. Trespasser… Trespasser…" Lucy looked around, not seeing anything in the dark trees.

"I'm trying to leave," Lucy said, "I'm not looking for trouble."

"Why are you here, human?" one of the voices asked.

"I'm… honestly not sure. All I remember was being sucked into some magic vortex, and next thing I knew, I was here." Lucy could here some whispering though the trees, but she couldn't discern it.

"Where do you come from?" the same voice asked.

"Magnolia, in the Kingdom of Fiore."

"Fiore… Fiore… Fiore…"

"We do not know such a kingdom," a voice that sounded somewhat different asked. Lucy supposed she shouldn't be surprised by such a thing, since it wasn't like everyone knew every country on Earthland.

"This human is a liar!" a third voice snapped, "She must be from one of those Chaos tribes! Kill her now!" Lucy, instinctively, put her hand on her keys, and this didn't apparently go unnoticed by whoever was watching her.

"Strange magic… Strange magic… Strange magic…"

"What kind of magic is this?" Lucy, figuring that this kind of leverage was better than nothing, so she pulled out of oner her keys, as it started glowing.

"Again, I'm not looking for trouble," she said, "But I am willing to fight if it comes to that." There was a period of silence, before a series of whispers began echoing around the trees again. For a time, Lucy thought her bluff had worked, but she was quickly proven wrong, when a lizard the size of a person dropped down from the trees.

This time Lucy didn't scream, mostly because she was too shocked to do anything. The lizard had a thin appearance, with deep blue scales. Atop its head was a bright red crest, and it was dressed in a bright red loincloth, with golden bands around its arm, and a necklace with a series of golden trinkets. It ad large, reptilian eyes, that were aware, and calculating.

"What… what are you?" Lucy murmured. The lizard was silent for a time, looking Lucy over.

"Your magical aura is abnormal," he (Lucy assumed it was a he) said, "But it does not seem akin to Chaos."

"Okay, I admit it, my guild can be a tad rambunctious, but I wouldn't call it chaotic," Lucy said.

"Do not trust the human!" a new voice called.

"Kill it!"

"Kill it now!" Lucy cringe, as she got ready to fight. One of her spirits coupled with Star Dress should be able to take these reptiles on, but that would only be a temporary solution; besides, there were probably more of them throughout the jungle, and they probably knew that jungle much better than she did. The lizard in front of Lucy held up his claw, silencing the voices.

"Very few warmbloods have made it this deep into the trees," he said, "Considering that, and the magic she holds, this requires more wizened hands. We shall bring her before the Slann; they shall decide her fate." The lizard then looked to Lucy.

"You can either follow us, or we will forcibly take you," he hissed. Lucy briefly wondered if that was a good idea, but she came back to the notion that fighting her way out probably wouldn't have positive consequences.

"Alright," she finally said, "I'll come with you, but I need to know what and who you are, and where I am." The lizard looked Lucy over, before flicking its wrist. Six more lizards dropped in, otherwise identical to the apparent leader, though they all had smaller crests, which weren't red.

"Very well then," he said, "You are in jungles of Lustria, and we are the Lizardmen." Lucy quickly decided that she didn't like the sound of that.

Note: Sorry this was so short, but I wanted to quickly establish where Lucy is, so that we can get on with the story.

So Lucy's ended up amongst the Lizardmen. I actually went through several potential locations for Lucy to be sent to, but ultimately decided on this one mostly for just the situations it would put our favorite Celestial Spirit Mage in.

It was admittedly rather quick for the skinks to find Lucy, but based on lore I've read, it seems that nothing happens in the jungles without the Lizardmen knowing it. To that end, I doubt that its a leap to say that they wouldn't have any trouble finding her, especially considering that she ended up in Lustria via magical means.

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