I'm back with the second part and new chapter. It will transition from Lucy to Team Natsu for certain reasons. So, I hope you like the way Lucy acts in this chapter.
The group made their way back inside as Lucy and Allan sat on one of the beds while Neku, Haru, Kira and Yui on the other bed. They sat in silence for awhile, not knowing where to start explaining. After all, they asked Lucy and Allan to return to Crocus and the whole train incident was still going on and the matter of Lucy's growing power. Soon enough, Lucy broke the silence and began asking.
"How long were we asleep?" She asked.
Haru looked at Lucy and replied blankly. "3 weeks now."
"Whoa." Allan replied. "What happened before that?"
"We saw the battle thanks to Haru and I. We were able to save you before the explosion." Kira replied.
"I see..." Lucy said nodding.
"So, are you prepared and ready?" Neku asked.
The 2 nodded in response. Then, Yui stood up to speak.
"We have to work hard on you the most, Lucy." Yui said. "Now that the shackles on your power is gone, you must learn to control it. You've been oozing out magic power as you slept. Both light and dark."
"I know. If you must know, I've been causing illusions for my guild. Scaring them and such." Lucy replied.
"Well then, let's get training. Haru and Neku will be training Allan. Me and Kira will be teaching you."
The 2 nodded again and they left the room, going off into a clearing in the woods that surrounded their large cabin. There, Lucy and Allan will train to gain more energy and control more spells. Lucy wanted to finish what she started long ago and she also wanted to prove the guild she once loved, that she was stronger than they thought.
(Skipping the training because it would take to longXD I'm so lazy)
After Makarov agreed to help Lahar and Doranbolt to investigate the mysterious magic energy, the fairies decided to ask around during job requests as one main team went to check around Crocus, which was the strongest source.
It was Team Natsu, Wendy, Carla and Lisanna. They were searching around Crocus asking townsfolk if they noticed anything suspicious or had felt it in an area stronger than normal.
But, no one had a lead or even knew of a possible place the energy came from.
But then, Erza felt the magic energy fade away the longer they stayed in Crocus. It was fainter from when they first came to the capital and Erza couldn't help but be suspicious. When they had first arrived, the group was trembling by how strong it was and sent shivers down their spines. But now, it felt less powerful. (They arrived before Lucy woke up, just saying)
"Wait." Erza said as she stopped walking, getting everyone's attention.
"What is it, Erza?" Wendy asked.
"The magic energy. It's weakened." The red head replied.
Everybody took a moment to see if she was right. Natsu and Wendy sniffed the air while the rest tried to sense it.
"You're right." Gray said crossing his arms. "Wonder why."
"Do you think whoever it is, they left Crocus." Happy suggested.
"Could be." Lisanna said.
Carla spread her wings out as she looked around the area and crossed her arms in concern. "I have a feeling... that Lucy has something to do with this." She mumbled.
Natsu growled, fully hearing the white exceed. He looked toward the sky and stared with determination in his eyes, hoping that the blonde was actually alive. "Luce..."
"Natsu?" Happy asked walking to his partner.
"Yeah?"
"If we find her, will she come back?"
Natsu was hesitant to answer. Sure, he wanted Lucy to come back with them to Fairy Tail. But, he wasn't sure if Lucy would want to come back at all. After what happened before she disappeared. She never quit the guild according to Lisanna, so Lucy should still have her guild mark. But, she might hate them nevertheless.
"You know what, little buddy? I don't know."
The wind blew as Natsu turned around and Happy spread his wings out to follow the rest of the group to search more around Crocus. They kept it up until early evening, then called it a day.
Back with Lucy, Allan, Neku, Haru, Kira and Yui, they had just finished their training. Allan had learned knew spells and Lucy learned to control her power. Which made the magic energy stay inside her rather than ooze out her body.
The 4 left as Allan and Lucy slept in the cabin.
The moon glowed through the window, giving a soft white light in the bedroom. As Allan slept, Lucy was wide awake. Staring at her pink guild mark on the back of her right hand. Lucy remembered the day she got the guild mark. She considered it the happiest day of her life so far.
But, all happy things come to an end.
"Natsu look! They just gave me my Fairy Tail mark!"
Lucy replayed the memory in her head. A single tear falling down from the corner of her eye. Lucy never knew that the day she treasured so much in the past, would be her biggest regret now.
Lucy wiped the tear off her face and then sat up from her bed. She continued to stare at her guild mark with a disgusted look on her face.
"I can't let that drag me down." She thought. "It's just a weakness."
Lucy stood up and saw a dagger hat Allan uses as an extra magic weapon, like Kira and Haru. She held it and stared back at her guild mark. Having an idea in her head. (Have an idea where I'm going with this?) She held the dagger and aimed it horizontally above the pink guild mark. Then, slashed an 'x' across the mark.
Lucy bit the bottom of her lip. Holding in the urge to shout in pain. Blood dripped from the cuts and Lucy immediately bandaged her right hand. Then, another idea came into her head.
"Perhaps, we should play a game." Lucy grinned. "Right, Team Natsu?"
In the hotel rooms where the fairies slept, Team Natsu slept in a peaceful sleep. In one room, Natsu slept on the bed-couch with Happy on his stomach and Gray slept on the single bed. In the second room, Lisanna slept on one bed, Erza slept in the other while Wendy and Carla slept on the couch-bed.
But then, Natsu, Erza, Gray and Happy started to stir in their sleep.
"Natsu... Erza... Gray... Happy..."
The 4 began to have a strange dream. A dream that had become connected thanks to a certain teen.
The 3 mages and exceed began wandering in darkness, hearing their names being repeated over and over again. Cold air surrounded them and no matter how much they tried, their magic didn't work in the dream realm. They continued to wander, until they couldn't wander no more.
"Why did you say those things?"
The 4 froze, now knowing who it was that echoed around them. They didn't want to stop walkin, but something in them just made them stay frozen on the spot and continued to listen to her voice.
"Actually, why do you want to find me? I can tell in your heart you do."
"Lucy..." The 4 spoke softly.
Then, the blonde appeared again. In her ghost illusion. Wounds everywhere, wearing the same white un-tattered dress. Her eyes lifeless, but her ghostly smile... devious.
"It's stupid of you to think I would go back with you. After all... I am 'weak'." Lucy said as she air-quoted.
"Lucy, just please listen to us for a minu-!?"
"Listen to you? Why?" Lucy interrupted the ice mage. "If my memory serves me right, you would never listen to me."
The 4 didn't reply. Not knowing to protest or not, since Lucy would just interrupt them again. Lucy circled them, as a cold chill went down their spines and she took in their nervous expression.
"I was laughed at. I was called weak. I was - apparently - being told the truth. How betrayed I felt. I believed it was all a dream. But I soon realized, that it was true." Lucy began again. "I started believing I was weak. I realized it was pointless for me to stay and left. Then, the train thing happened."
Natsu, Erza, Gray and Happy didn't want to hear it anymore. They knew Lucy was telling the story of her dying in the train. That day, was the worst day for everyone. Realizing what they did and that if she never ran when Lucy did, she might've been alive and well.
"YOU left me to die. YOU crushed my heart. YOU said I was weak. YOU said I would never be missed by the guild. But, look how false that was. Everyone cried for me in the end."
Natsu, Erza, Gray and Happy covered their ears. Not wanting to hear anymore of what Lucy had to say. They tried to stand, but they couldn't stand their ground any longer. They fell to the ground and were on the verge of crying.
Lucy walked in front on the 4 and knelt down. Each of the fairies opened one eye and watched as Lucy brought the back of her right hand to their faces It was wrapped in bandages and Lucy began to undo them.
"Now, look at your results..."
Their vision began to be foggy and soon, Natsu, Erza, Gray and Happy could hear voices calling their names loudly as they could feel their bodies shake.
Their eyes opened one by one and the 4 of them sat up as they panted and sweated heavily. In front of them was Lisanna, Wendy and Carla. They had worried expressions across them and handed the 4 a glass of water to calm down.
"Are you guys okay?" Lisanna asked.
"You were having nightmares." Wendy added.
"We had to bring you all here to wake you up." Carla finished.
"You worried us a lot." Lisanna said.
After they drank their water, Natsu was the first to speak about the dream.
"We saw Luce."
"You did!?" Wendy asked. "How!?"
"She was in the nightmare." Gray replied.
"It was scary." Happy shivered.
"What did she say?" Carla asked now.
"She was... about to show us something. But then we woke up." Erza replied.
"Well, we can take a day off if you wa-!?"
Before Lisanna could finish her sentence, an explosion could be heard from outside the hotel. They rushed to the windows and saw that in the far distance, smoke was coming from near the forest.
The fairies looked at one another and nodded. They ran out of the hotel and rushed toward where the explosion was at. Not knowing what had happened to cause it at all.
Few minutes before, Lucy grinned satisfied at how Natsu, Erza, Gray and Happy were helpless by her words. SHe had gotten them scared but, Lucy wanted more. The 4 of them still think that she'd still forgive them easily like any other mistake they did. But this mistake was far worse.
Lucy and Allan had met up with Neku, Haru, Kira and Yui already and told them of the fact that the fairies were looking for the source of the magic energy. Meaning her.
When they heard Lucy's plan to lure them to their location, they seemed reluctant to go along with the idea. After all, Lucy still had to learn how to control her powers better and wanted to finish their final task soon.
But then, Lucy explained that Team Natsu was the perfect tool to help them, they agreed without hesitation. Lucy and Allan placed their hoods on while Neku, Haru, Kira and Yui hid in their positions.
Once they were ready, Lucy raised her magic power and Allan followed. The 2 were separated for a long ranged attack and as it clashed, it caused the explosion. Lucy smirked and this would be the beginning of her revenge.
"Fairy Tail... I found you."
So how did you like it? I know my chapters are becoming short. But, the next chapter will be the start of Lucy's plan. I'm sorry that I hadn't explained what they had to finish up, but that will probably be revealed in the next or 2 chapters. Please tell me if I should make an instagram account for my stories and I might pair Lucy up with someone or not. But, if some of you saw my Ghost Girl story. You know I'm a NaLu fan. So yeah. See ya in the next chapter!
