Lucy felt her pulse rushing, she was pulled in a car her mouth covered with a white cloth with a scent that made her groggy. She tried to fight free but as soon as she was brought in the car Jenny and the other girls were with her and they threatened her if she were to do something they'd kill the other girls with her. Lucy had no choice but to stay still during the entire ride until she finds the perfect time to attack. They were blindfolded in the car, Lucy felt her other senses becoming sensitive. She was able to hear the clock tower ringing its hourly bell. She guessed they passed thru the bridge meaning they were on their way out of the city. She felt the vibrations of the car as the wheels screech on the pavements turning right 1 minute from the clock tower. If her calculations were correct, they were on their way northeast. She tried to think of places located there but her thoughts started to become Hazy. "Was it that cloth?" She started to feel dizzy and her body became numb. "Shit..I'm getting kinda-" Lucy suddenly fell in a deep sleep.
Lucy started to wake up, she felt the cold concrete from her legs and both her hands tied hanging up in chains. She heard laughter in the room, men were chattering about them.
"Haha these whores are worth the time and money!" said one man, the men argued.
"Which one should we fuck first?"
"The blonde one looks tasty!" she started to hear licking and smacking of lips, she shivered at the thought of being raped. "Nah, that red haired girl looks sweeter!"
"She looks 10 years younger than you man!" Lucy heard their conversation
"So what?! Unlike my face, my d**k doesn't age! " Laughter invaded the room.
Lucy felt a sharp pain in her heart; she started to recall that memory, in the old pier where she and her mother were locked up. Laughter surrounded them that night and she remembered her mother, being made fun of, thrown at the sides like a piece of trash. Was she going to be like her mother?
"We should try with the eldest" A new voice came in the room. It was an old and rough tone Lucy assumed it was Jose. "Which one sir?" asked one of Jose's men. "That green haired girl"
Lucy heard the chains beside her unlock and a girl's scream invaded the room.
"No! Please! I beg of you!" Karen (Lilica) shouted.
One of the men laughed "Come on Sweet heart! Instead of grinding us and teasing our babies you'd experience fucking pleasure with .. I don't know maybe 20 or 30 men tonight?"
Lucy heard Karen's whimpers in fear; she shouted and pleaded them to let her go. Jose suddenly spoke, "Let her try the drug, then test her out with the group." Lucy couldn't believe it, she was about to witness rape in front of her and she can't do anything about it. Lucy tried to squirm in her place trying to loosen the chains but they were tight and it was hard for her to move in her position then suddenly she heard Karen's voice again.
"What was that!?" She asked worried. She coughed violently as if she's choked on a drink. Jose responded laughing "just a mixture of intravenous heroin and amphetamine tablets."
"You bastard! Your going to make all those women prostitutes!" Lucy shouted. Jose looked at her questioningly "Ah this one seems to be awake!" He came close to Lucy and whispered in her ear, "Well sweetheart it seems you're about to witness the best show you can possibly imagine."
Jose removed Lucy's blindfold and Lucy had to get used to the light, as her vision cleared she saw the room filled with plenty of women around 20-30, in show girl costumes. Lucy noticed the interior design "It seems to be a castle." she heard a loud scream and she followed instantly where it came from, she saw Karen being abused by a man meters away from her, the other men were groping her breast and touching her skin. Somewhere pulling out their private parts and rubbing it on her skin. Lucy refused to watch this show so she looked away. Jose seemed to notice what she did and grasped her chin and positioned her face at the scene. "Come on now! You're missing the best part!"
Different men started to come in and groped her more, what disgusted Lucy the most was what Karen said the next "More! More! I need it! Place it inside!"
Lucy felt embarrassed for Karen; it was so much disrespect on her part. She closed her eyes and tried to not listen to what was happening in front of her. The other girls beside her kept crying and sobbing, they pleaded to be freed. Jenny's voice was heard from afar, someone was groping her too and she wasn't even drugged yet. Lucy felt pity; she needed to do something quick! Then finally her chance came, Jose got quite fond with her, seeing she was different from the other girls captured.
He called for his assistant, "How did this little desert flower get stuck here?" asked Jose. "She wasn't part of the list when we saw her, she must've been a civilian, we saw her lying on the floor, so we picked her up instead of leaving her there to die in the acid gas." Said the ruffian. "So she wasn't part with them when you found her?" The ruffian signaled a No and Jose put on an evil smirk on his face "Interesting…. Pablo! Take her to the room over there, I'd like to take this woman in my own measures before selling her overseas"
Lucy shivered in fright but this was her chance to rescue the girls. While unchaining her she noticed a cloth in the pocket of the ruffian, she guessed it was the one used to kidnap all of them and made them feel sleepy during the ride. She pretended to fall into Pablo's arms claiming she was weak in the knees and quickly took the piece of cloth and hid it in her hands without Jose noticing. She followed him obediently to the room, which surprised Jose.
As they entered the room Jose pushed Lucy on a dusty mattress leaving her exposed skin on the legs visible to Jose's view. He licked his lips at the sight and slowly crept unto Lucy, Lucy was quick and placed the cloth on Jose's face. Jose suddenly grabbed Lucy's hands and did a tight grip that could leave a mark. "You Bitch! I—" Jose suddenly fell unconscious. Lucy moved him aside and looked for a rope in the room, she saw wires and use them to tie Jose on the radio heater near the window. She tied it thrice to make sure. Lucy then search for his clothes and she found a gun with a few extra load, she remembered the one given to her by Natsu and took it out as well, she smiled remembering Natsu, she hid it safely behind her and did a deep breath before storming out the room.
Lucy violently opened the doors and yelled " GIRLS GET DOWN!" The girls obeyed but some were pinned on the walls and some were being savaged on the tables. Lucy had to be careful with her aim. She was able to shoot the one nearest at her sides and the one's coming after. But as she lost bullets she reloaded and the group of men coming after her became plenty. She then used her skills to attack them. She dodged their attacks, Pablo came running and Lucy was able to do a backflip on top of him and she reloaded her gun and shot him on the head. She landed safely and pointed the gun behind her shooting at another man coming right at her. She kicked her left and went under to dodge another hit coming right at her. She used her opponent's head as a pedestal and jumped over it. She flipped and pointed the gun on her side and shot another man right on the head. This went on until Lucy was able to leave all the men unconscious and a few dead.
Lucy then checked out the abused girls, each unlocking their chains, she was able to save Jenny before any damaged happened to her. Then she came to Karen who was having an episode, her eyes turning up and having a convulsion. Her body looked like she was under some hypnotism craving for sex. She checked on some of the girls who were forced to take the drug and they were in the same state. Lucy had to find a way to escape with them handicapped but suddenly she heard another group of men on their way to the room. She ran to the door and locked it tight. The other girls that were free helped Lucy to find some load to block the door. Lucy thought this wasn't enough to buy her some time. She looked out the window and saw they were 3 floors high from the ground, she thought of doing a parkour but the girls with her weren't dressed for the job. She observed the room and looked at what she can, but she was running out of time. She had to save what she can, she promised Karen she would come back for her, she commanded all the girls to remove their shoes and anything heavy on their clothes. She then instructed them to walk on the small flooring on the side of the building. They had to do it single file and side ways. It was a little bit hard on some other girl's scared of height but Lucy told them "Don't look down! Stay focused! You want to escape right? Don't give up!" The girls believed in Lucy's words of encouragement and became braver, they sped up their pace and was able to land on the 1st floor safely using the improvised rope made by Lucy from their robes and the blankets she found in the room.
Lucy suddenly heard a bomb explode from afar while she walked on the minimal flooring, "were they honestly planning to break the palace just to capture us again!? " Lucy thought to herself. She told the girls to tie the improvised rope at the corner of the building on a statue and one by one they rappelled down the castle. Lucy came in last to make sure all the sane women were safe, she counted the ones left who were under drugs already, they were 9. She felt like she failed but despite this she needed to save what she can, she followed on their escape route and landed safely on the garden.
While hiding in the garden, there were some men walking around guarding the grounds panicking frantically, Lucy assumed they have been found out missing in the room and is now being searched inside the vicinity. Lucy had to creep slowly on the bushes, she commanded the other girls to hide near the vineyard and camouflage themselves in the shadows. Lucy looked down and saw a crow bar on the ground, it was very unusual but she threw it on the other side of the wall, all the men started to go after where the noise came from. Lucy looked around and the coast was clear, she was about to start crawling but suddenly she heard someone behind coming closer. She commanded retreat and waited to see who it was then she heard an angry voice say,
"who's there?!"
Natsu and the others finally arrive at the Old Phantoms Palace. They parked at the side near the garden area and had a clear view of the palace. It was old but it had electricity working, all the lights were on and it seemed to work well.
"How are we gonna get inside?" Gajeel asked. Levy opened her laptop and showed the gang a blue print of the palace, she said, "It may take time to search for Lu-chan in the Palace, the rooms are quite big and it can be a freakin maze inside"
Natsu scoffed "Let's barge right in then!" Natsu loaded his gun and walked straight at the back, Gajeel took his crow bar and Levy brought her grenades, which she was excited to use. Erza, Gray, Jellal and Juvia brought out their guns and loads to prepare for battle.
The garden was filled with guards and Natsu had a plan to create a diversion, he told the gang to huddle he said "Gajeel and Levy, run down in plain sight and lead the guards to follow you guys, that way we'd be able to handle fewer guards surrounding the area" Natus gave in a thumbs up to ask for their approval, Gajeel and Levy agreed and crept in the bushes, Gajeel left his crowbar to have better grip on Levy as they charge off to create a diversion, Gajeel suddenly kicked the face of the guard near them and the next that came to attack, Levy ran fast as she can and so did Gajeel. Levy let out a grenade leading to explode at the back of the building, she and Gajeel laughed at the sight of frightened guards.
Gajeel pulled Levy and they both hid under behind the back door of the pantry. It was dark and Levy felt Gajeel's sweat as their skins touched. Levy's heart raced wild and she swore if Gajeel kept hugging her tightly he'd notice the violent beating of her heart. Gajeel started to notice his touchiness and let go of Levy, he asked her if she was okay, Levy smiled and said "Yes I'm fine as long as you're here". Gajeel blushed a little on her statement. He told her "we might stay here for a while before Natsu's command" Levy agreed and they decided to stay put. Gajeel called Natsu to his microphone and told them it was safe to move since they've brought almost all the guard's attention. Natsu checked the area and there were still guards panicking at his view he hid himself again and a loud clang was heard from the garden. He checked it again and saw the guards panicking once more and started running to the other side of the wall. Natsu then signaled the others to follow him; he checked carefully the area and walked slowly with his gun in his hand. Then suddenly he spotted movement in the bushes, he pointed his gun and shouted "who's there?!"
Lucy recognized that voice anywhere she stood up and shouted happily "Natsu!" She attacked him with a hug. Natsu was shocked and after realizing it was Lucy he put down his gun and felt relieved she was safe.
Lucy noticed what she was doing and let go of him immediately, she hugged Erza and Juvia to let the awkwardness go. The showgirls saw Lucy's familiarity with the strangers so they decided to come out as well. Gray and Jellal were about to have nosebleeds at the sight of them and what they were wearing but were stopped by their angry lovers giving off a "Don't you dare" glare to them while hugging Lucy.
Natsu was confused "WHAT? We were supposed to rescue you! How in the world did you escape?" The girls giggled and Lucy chuckled along, "I told you I won't be a monkey on your back" she winked at him then Jellal spoke " I told you that she can handle it."
Natsu crossed his arms, he felt his pride shaken, he was supposed to rescue his damsel in distress " Okay, now you're alright we should head back." He turned around. Lucy stopped him "Wait! You can bring these girls back but there are still a few up there that need our help!"
Natsu argued, " They aren't our problem, and who are we to deliver these girls back? That's the police's job!" Lucy demanded her request "Then bring them to the police! Atleast bring them to safety! Don't leave them here like pigs ready to be slaughtered!" Natsu gave in a glare "Our plan was to only get you and the girls from Blue Pegasus! That was it!" Natsu took her by the arm and brought her to Erza and Juvia, he told them "Take her to the car."
"You Asshole!" Lucy shouted Natsu was shocked.
"You don't care what happens to these women because they don't concern you?! What kind of human are you?! I was right about you, Selfish and ignorant! You ignore the situation at hand and you leave those poor girls here without worry or pity! I hope you fucking go to hell!" Lucy shouted some more until Erza used a sedative to faint her and was brought to the car. Natsu felt guilt all over him, seeing Lucy's face angry with him and despising him made his head turn crazy. He got confused with the thought of right and wrong. He grunted "AHHH What the fuck!?"
He called Levy thru the microchip
"Levy, are you there?" Levy responded quickly "Yes!"
"Get you and Gajeel outta there, we've got Lucy," Levy felt happy that Lucy was safe and hugged Gajeel. Natsu continued "Levy once you get here I want you and Juvia to drive these girls to the police station and then bring the Blue Pegasus girls back to their club." Levy nodded in agreement. "Be quick!" Natsu ended their conversation and Gray and Jellal looked at Natsu with a teasing grin. Gray spoke "You've changed"
Natsu grunted and walked to the girls to interview them. Jellal whispered to Gray "It's because of a girl" Gray and Jellal exchanges smiles and continued to tease Natsu until Levy and Gajeel came. Levy and Juvia stole a van a coaster parked in a parking lot, using Levy's technical abilities they were able to unlock the car and drive to the Police station.
Natsu, Gray, Jellal and Gajeel walked into the castle to look for the other Girls according to Lucy were still stuck inside. They reached the second floor and only found dust rooms with covered furniture. "Damn, this place has people in it? But it still seems abandoned!" Gajeel commented with a cough from the dust he caught. "How come they didn't just follow her huh?" Gray asked. Jellal answered, "It may be possible that the girls were unable to climb down the castle". Natsu suddenly stopped in his tracks "Do you smell that?" Gajeel moved forward and smelt the air "Yeah, I do." Gray commented, "What is that awful stench!"
"It smells like…blood" Jellal said covering his nose. Natsu walked a little more and stopped on the door at the end of the Hall. "It seems to come from here, he gently opened the door and peeked first, no one was there. He signaled his men to pull out there guns at the ready. He held his gun tightly and when he fully opened the door he aimed it right to where his eyes were looking at.
An eerie silence filled the room, the chandeliers seem to be smashed and at the end of the room there was another door leading elsewhere. There were tables, large bookshelves and broken chairs. 5-8 bodies lying on the floor covered in blood.
Jellal suddenly said "This probably is Lucy" The three men wide-eyed "What?" Jelllal smiled "Lucy has excellent skills in firearms" Natsu felt a little glad she was able to protect herself. He continued on canvassing the room.
Natsu walked towards the other door and as they entered it the passage way became a staircase leading down the castle. They reached a wooden door Natsu was about to open it but Jellal stopped him "Natsu this might be a trap" Natsu fell quiet, almost agreeing with Jellal but instead he said, "I won't disappoint Luce, I'll find where the other girls were taken." Jellal was taken back and Natsu continued the search, he opened the door and he didn't expect what was behind it..