Gajeel and I walked through the doors as they closed behind us, I turned around startled, I ran up to the door trying to open it but it wouldn't budge.

"Gajeel whats going on?" I asked as I turned to look at him

"come on lets go find that key" Gajeel said as he stared at the doors

"but-" Gajeel turned around and began walking through the corridor. I sighed as I followed him. Right off the bat we came across tunnels both leading down.

"which one do we take?" I asked

"I don't know. Maybe try using your creepy feely powers"

"creepy feely powers? you mean how I can sense the magical energy?"

Gajeel nodded

"wait creepy?"

Gajeel rolled his eyes "oh come on Lucy just focus already"

I stuck my tongue out at him as I turned to the tunnels and closed my eyes. I focused on fining the dragon keys and how badly I needed to find them, how if I found them I would be able to get back to Natsu, and Happy. And how Gajeel could get back to Levy. I felt arms begin to shake me

"Lucy!"

"ow! why are you yelling in my ear. I'm trying to concentrate!" I turned around and yelled at Gajeel

"sorry but I was worried when you started walking away from me"

"what are you talking about" I turned around to see that me and Gajeel were walking through a dark stair case.

"what the hell?" I asked. I looked at my hand I was carrying a torch in my hand "what's happening?"

"I don't know you just grabbed the torch and it some how lit, and then you started walking down one of the stairs like a zombie. I've been trying to get your attention for 5 minutes"

I basically shoved the torch into Gajeel's hands "I guess I'm getting better at the whole sensing thing huh?" I said with a smile but it was fake I was scared of what just happened but i didn't want Gajeel to know how scared I was.

"yeah I guess."

Gajeel and I continued down the stairs it was dark and spooky. there were cob webs everywhere and frankly I was scared of what was lurking in the dark. A shiver ran down my spine as I continued walking down the dark stairway. Kat said that they had been here for 17 years. That's what this place looked like, like it hadn't been used in 17 years that no one had stepped foot here for that long. We finally made it to some sort of room. My mouth dropped as I stared at what was in front of me. This room was completely different then what the temple was this place was clean, and in the middle was the key. This was the next dragon key. I reached out my hand to grab the key when Gajeel grabbed me wrist pulling me back

"wha-" I was about to protest when Gajeel picked up a rock and threw in toward the key. Instantly the rock was cut into two.

"what the fuck?"

"a barrier, ii'm guessing that Kal put up a barrier around the key in case he had been defeated. A final stand to keep you away from it."

"well that's fantastic." I huffed "how are we going to get through this then?"

"beats me. Maybe there some kind of incantation you have to say?" Gajeel looked over at me

"that would make sense, hmm" I placed my finger on my chin as I though about how to get past the barrier.

"maybe you can.. I don't know get Kat to get the key."

"that's it!"

"what?"

"gate of the dragon I open thee: Katrina!" Kat appeared in front of me

"hello again"

"hey Kat. Can you go get the key?"

Kat turned around to look at what I was pointing at

"a barrier huh?' I nodded as Kat turned into water and walked through the barrier, I guessed only solids could go through. Kat grabbed the key off the table and walked back through the barrier

suddenly everything began to crumble and shake

" an earthquake?!" I yelled as I looked over at Gajeel

Kat's eyes widened "He put up another spell."

"what?" I yelled

"you need to get out of here now!" Kat placed the key in my hand and disappeared

"you heard her let's go!" Gajeel yelled as he grabbed my arm to drag me away

I quickly ran up the stairs Gajeel was in front of me taking two steps at a time. Rocks crumbled behind me as I ran up the dark stairway. I had no idea where I was going I was just going up.

Me and Gajeel made it to the top of the stairs and ran for the door I banged on it remembering that it was closed.

"were trapped." I said as I kicked the door

the whole room kept crumbling.

"watch out!" Gajeel pushed me out of the way and I fell on my hip, I yelped. I looked over just in time to see a huge stone

falling right were I was standing. It would have crushed me.

Gajeel helped me to my feet.

"come on."

"where? were trapped in here!"

I looked around frantically for a way out but I couldn't find any.

"Do you have any ideas?"

"If i could just find a weak spot-"

Gajeel was so in thought that he wasn't looking above him as a huge pillar began to fall

"Gajeel-!"

before I could warn him the whole pillar fell on top of him. I screamed throwing my hands over my mouth. No he couldn't be dead. I watched as the dust and gravel settled around where Gajeel once stood. I fell to my knees as i watched the rocks fall from the ceiling

"LUCY!" I stood up quickly looking over the pillar there stood Gajeel a few scraps but he was fine.

"Gajeel your alive!" I would have hugged him if he wasn't on the other side of the pillar

"yeah. are you ok?"

"I'm fine. how did you survive?"

"no time Lucy. listen I think I can break down this wall over here. can you climb over this pillar?"

I looked at it it was just a little below my neck.

"of course"

"well hurry. If you may have forgotten this place is falling apart"

"right"

I ran to the pillar climbing over to Gajeel. Gajeel was already punching the wall when I got over to him, I was so scared that I was shaking I tried to calm myself down but I couldn't with all the shaking and with rocks falling all around me so hit me in the leg, shoulder, and my arms.I had my arms over my head to protect me. I finally saw a little bit of light filter through one of the cracks Gajeel must have saw it to as he punching it harder. there was finally a hole big enough for me to crawl through

"go." Gajeel pointed to the hole he just made

"but you cant fit!"

"I know, just get out I can make it bigger. when you get out get the the tree line I'll be right behind you"

I reluctantly nodded as I ducked through the hole basically falling on my ass when I got out. I didn't realize haw claustrophobic it was in that stupid temple. I did as Gajeel said and ran to the tree line. I turned around but Gajeel was still in the temple. I was scared. I was actually terrified I don't think I could do any of this without Gajeel with me. I looked at the temple the whole thing was caving in. I couldn't take it any more I ran back to the hole in the wall but Gajeel wasn't there. I looked down to see him passed out just out of reach.

"Gajeel!"

he didn't answer me. I guess he was hurt a lot more then he let on. I kicked the wall but it didn't do anything. Think Lucy think! but I didn't have time to think this place was collapsing. huge rocks began encircling him and falling on him. in a blink of an eye the place began caving in. I looked up to see a huge boulder coming down all I could do was stare at it as it came to crush me. but I was suddenly in someones arms . I looked up to see Loke staring at me

"no Gajeel is still inside!" I jumped out of his arms and tried to run back to the temple but Loke held me back

"Gajeel!"

SOOO was it good? bad? This was so much easier to write then the last chapter which I'm grateful for. I have been writing for a couple days now and I think my writers block is about to be lifted. hopefully. but anyway. please give me your opinions. is this story going to fast? to slow? please let me know what you want to see in the future and I will try to incorporate it into the story. thanks again for the reviews and I am going to try a new thing and write back to the people who review. I never did it before because I was to afraid to but I think I might do it now! anyway thanks alot everyone and I love you all so so much!