(A.N. Sorry this took so long guys I have been a very busy woman but here is the next chapter.)
Chapter 19: Enemies Unseen
-Laxus' POV-
I was running as fast as I could towards the source of the light with Natsu in tow. And it would just happen to be my luck that I trip over a rock and fall flat on my face. Natsu went flying from my shoulder and landed on the ground a few feet in front of me. I grunted after the impact and got up off of the ground. I heard a noise and looked towards the direction of it. Natsu had woke up. I watched as he picked himself up off the ground and stood shakily on his feet. He looked around him then at me. Just as he was about to walk towards me the ground started to shake beneath of us. It felt as if the ground itself was revolting against the world. The shaking never ceased but got harsher instead. About six feet to my left the ground slowly started to rip open. What appeared to be a leg started to rise, ripping the ground to shreds in the process. Natsu and I were thrown up into the air. In fear of falling back to the ground I attempted to grab onto the leg that had emerged. I looked for Natsu to find him holding on for dear life. His motion sickness kicked in and his face turned a pale green. I too had problems with motion sickness but I had been able to contain it all my life without it bothering me. Natsu's grip started to loosen and he fell backwards. My eyes opened with shock but were quickly relieved once I seen Happy retrieving the falling dragon slayer. I started to climb up the leg once Happy was well in the air with Natsu. 'I have to finish this. For Lucy!'
Once I was to the top I glanced around at my surroundings. Nirvana was nothing but a big moving city. Confusion swam through my head. I heard what sounded like a big bang and ran towards the sound. Once I was close enough I looked up above me to see Natsu fighting Cobra in the air. From what I was seeing Cobra, too, was an artificial dragon slayer. I watched as the two fought but was quickly pulled away from my thoughts when I heard Natsu's voice.
"Laxus! Listen to me. If something happens to me here I'm going to tell you now. You had better take care of Lucy. She's the closest thing I have to a sister. She is very important to me ya hear? Same goes for the baby too. She's carrying an innocent life inside of her. It too needs to be taken care of. I know you can do this Laxus so please. Don't ever lose her. Now go! This is my fight! Go find the others!"
I was shocked at the words that came from his mouth. I hadn't even noticed the tears that started to run down my face. I took off running towards the center of the city. I knew Natsu meant every word of what he said and I knew he was going to be okay. This is the pyromaniac were talking about. I took what he said to heart and made my way towards whatever challenge I may face next.
Back at Magnolia
-Lucy's POV-
'It's been forever since I've heard from Laxus. I'm starting to get really worried. I hope and pray he's okay.' I walked down the streets of Magnolia. It had been a rather eventful day at the guild. Gajeel started a fight and the entire guild including Mira got involved. Needless to say Mira won. I wouldn't have expected any different from the "She-Devil". I had decided to go home the second a chair come flying my way. I swear I didn't think any of these people had any respect for a pregnant woman what-so-ever. Town seemed really quite which is unusual for the middle of the day. I stopped at the end of my road and glanced towards the river. I had stopped walking along the river's edge a long time ago. Now I was truly afraid of falling in because of the baby. I continued my journey until I had reached my small apartment. I walked inside and made my way up the staircase to my room. I stopped midstride due to a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. A feeling of worry and fear slowly crept up and down my body. I started walking but halted once again when I reached my door. The feeling inside of me went away once I grasped the handle. I opened the door and slid in dropping my jacket and purse to the ground. I was about to the middle of the room when I heard an eerie voice speak behind me.
"Hello Lucy Heartfilia."
I turned around and stared down the intruder. A tall man covered with a black cloak stood behind the door where I wouldn't have been able to see him.
"Who are you and what do you want?"
"Isn't that easy dear? You."
I started to respond back to the intruder when I felt two strong arms. One around my shoulder and the other around my eyes. A strong pain went all the way up my right arm. I screamed but slowly everything started to fade and I fell into darkness.
(A.N. Sorry it's so long guys but I knew I had to write something and I've decided to twist things up a bit. I will update when I can.)
