I'm back with the 6th chapter! How you liking the story so far? I hope you like it a lot! Anyway, time for Team Natsu to meet their beloved Lucy once again! Sorry if it took awhile.


Team Natsu soon made it to the forest in an hour and 30 minutes. They followed Natsu and Wendy as they followed the scent of the smoke to see what was going on. Worried it a fire broke out or dark mages were in the area. Not knowing it was all Lucy and the other's doing.

When they arrived at where the scent of the smoke was most strongest, the fairies got into their battle positions. Natsu and Wendy could tell there were other people and wondered why they were hiding.

"Come out! We know you're there!" Natsu shouted.

At first there was no reply, it was dead silent and the fairies kept their guard up. Watching their surroundings.

"Well, look who came to play?"

Team Natsu turned around to see Lucy - her hood up so it covered her face, so they didn't know it was her - leaning on a tree behind them. She looked at their confused expressions and smirked.

"Wouldn't you agree?"

"Who are you!?" Erza demanded, tightening her grip on her sword.

"Yes, I do agree." Allan said as he appeared on high branch.

"What!?" They asked.

Lucy then appeared behind Happy, kneeling down to hold him as she petted him gently.

"Natsu..." Happy said scared.

"Happy!" Natsu shouted as he was about to charge at Lucy.

Lucy stayed still, smirking as if nothing was coming her way.

"Wipe that smile off your face!" Natsu lit his fist on fire but, Lucy still stayed put.

"Haru."

Just then, a white foxlike creature appeared in front of Lucy and Happy. Whipping Natsu with it's tail.

The fox had blue flames coming out of it's fur which was pure white. It's legs were then faded into black. Same for the tail. Going toward the tail was a long line of neon blue markings.

"What the-!?" Natsu shouted falling backwards.

Haru then appeared on a branch of a tree near Allan, with his sword unsheathed. It was neon blue and seemed to glow as the end of it had spikes going toward him.

"Meet Zekken."

"Let Happy go!" Wendy said.

Lucy then fake pouted. "What's in it for me?"

"Why you..." Erza growled.

"What do you want then!?" Gray asked.

"What I want?" Lucy asked as she just giggled softly. "Tell you what, if you get this question right, the cat is released. If not, well we'll see about that."

Natsu lowly growled, but resisted to pounce for Happy's sake.

"What's the question?" Lisanna asked.

"Hmm..." Lucy thought, still holding Happy.

"Hurry it up!" Carla shouted.

"I know!" Lucy said as she stood up still holding Happy. "This'll get you good. What made... Lucy Heartfilia of Fairy Tail... to see her sad demise, hmm?"

Team Natsu was taken aback by the question. They didn't know that, that would be the question.

"How do you know that!?" Happy asked.

Lucy ignored him and stared at the dumbstruck Fairy Tail mages. It was the perfect question for them. It was either they do the wrong answer and say because of the train or the right one where they tell the truth. She knew they took pride in their truths and she knew they wanted Happy back. It went either way.

"We..." Gray and Erza started.

Just then, Natsu blurted the answer out. "We did! We made her die, now give Happy back!"

Lucy was surprised that Natsu, being the dense idiot he is, was able to admit something like that and she softened her smirk. She sighed as she knelt back down and let Happy go as he ran back to Natsu scared out of his mind. Which confused the mages and exceed.

"You're really just going to give him back?" Carla asked.

"Deal is a deal." Lucy simply replied before walking away.

"Wait!" Wendy shouted.

"Who are you?" Lisanna asked.

Lucy didn't stop nor did she answer. She just looked back slightly at the 2 girls that were her true friends and smiled. Which shocked the 2 of them. Lucy then raised her hand as she waved at the fairies and a boarded Zekken with the others before speaking.

"We'll meet again, count on that Fairy Tail." Lucy said. "Sooner than you think."

Haru then made Zekken run at fast speed out the forest, leaving a bunch of confused and suspicious mages behind.

"I must finish what I started before I go and reveal myself to them." Lucy thought. "It is my responsibility after all."


3 years ago, Lucy was walking around in the forest outside of the large Heartfilia home that stood in Crocus. She had snuck out to avoid the boring lessons she had to endure almost everyday about manners, posture, punctuation, history, math, science, order, economy and such.

She knew the maids and her teachers were looking for her around the entire estate so she had ran to the forest and decided to take a little stroll, her 3 golden and 3 silver gate keys hanging off her belt and whip beside them.

Lucy soon came to a clearing. She didn't know that it was even there. It glistened in the sunlight as a small waterfall spring flowed to the pond before her. Lucy admired at how beautiful it was and decided to soak her feet in the lukewarm water. She took off her shoes and placed her feet in the pond.

Lucy sighed, the water was just the right temperature and she laid down on her back while her feet was still in the water. Lucy stared at the clouds and started to subconsciously think about her life thus far. She realized that she wanted more than she was living and wanted to be free from her isolated life.

Lucy then started to hear a rustling noise behind her. She immediately sat up, Aquarius' key in her hand in case an enemy was about to pounce on her. But, the enemy never came.

"Show yourself!" Lucy shouted.

Then, a young boy with messy blue hair and navy-blue eyes poked his head up behind some bushes near the clearing. He wore a blue half-sleeved shirt with brown cargo pants and black shoes. On his chest was a dark brown chest plate and he wore gloves that went below his elbows. (Kinda like Kirito's outfit in the first episode of SAO)

Lucy and him stared at each other before he spoke up.

"Um... who are you and what are you doing here in the clearing?"

Lucy stayed silent for a moment, processing what was going on before lessening her grip on Aquarius' key slowly, not letting her guard down for a second.

"Lucy. I was just soaking my feet in the water after my little walk."

"How did you find this place?"

Lucy groaned at him, clearly annoyed at how he had disrupted her relaxing time.

"None of your business." She spat. "Now tell me who you are."

The boy stepped out closer and crossed his arms. Lucy could clearly tell that he was suspicious of her.

"...Allan." He replied blankly.

The 2 stayed silent as Lucy turned her head away from the boy and decided to just try and ignore him as she relaxed to clear her thoughts in the water. She laid back down again and stared at the clouds in front of her view.

Allan sat down beside her, not knowing how to deal with the awkwardness between them.

"I can't go now that she's here. But, since she found the place that might mean she's just as strong and special like me." He thought as he let his hand go through the messy strands of his hair.

Just then, the ground beneath them began to shake and Lucy pulled her legs out of the water immediately. Placing her shoes back on and going behind a tree. Allan followed after her, but stopped midway to bow toward the waterfall, which made Lucy stare at him as if he's an idiot.

"What're you doing!? Do you not feel the earth shaking!?"

Allan ignored her and Lucy was greeted with a sight that changed her life forever. The water in the pond parted and 4 other teens had risen from the pond. Orange, white, purple and blonde hair stood from each of them as Lucy continued to gawk at the reality.

The 4 then spotted her and began to bow toward her, which made Allan do the same.

"We welcome you, Lucillia Heartfilia. Preferably known as Lucy." The blonde said cheerfully yet wisely, as she and the other 4 walked toward the blonde celestial mage.

"W-what's going on!? And how do you know my name!?" Lucy asked completely confused.

"Wait? She's her!?" Allan asked as he stared dumbfounded.

The white head just smacked Allan because of his lack of knowledge, which made Lucy giggle.

"My name is Yui. She's Kira. Orange head is Neku. Boy who slapped Allan is Haru. We've known and heard of you from quite some time. We've been awaiting for your arrival."

"My arrival?"

"Yes. You have been granted a great responsibility and with it, new magic." Kira said.

"You and Allan have been chosen and must train to control your power." Haru said, staring sharply.

"Both of you will take some time, but you are very powerful." Neku added.

"Whoa, whoa. Back up. What are you even talking about? What do you mean chosen?" Lucy asked trying to process all this new information. "And what do you mean by responsibility and new magic?"

The 4 sighed. Now knowing that they had to simplify the explanation that Lucy had in store.

"We knew your mother, Layla. She hasn't told you this while she was alive but, we all knew her from our early years." Kira started off.

"You knew Mom?" Lucy asked.

Neku nodded. "Yeah. She actually came to us before her illness once before."

"She told us of you and that she sensed that you had a strong magic within you. All of us looked into it and found out that you and Allan will grow to have a very powerful kind of magic that is unknown to lots of people in Fiore. You 2 have different responsibilities that are supposed to be fulfilled separately. Allan already fulfilled his." Haru explained.

"I understand... a bit. What was yours?" Lucy asked Allan.

"I had to unlock the shackles that kept my magic intact. Then, I did what I had to. Let's leave it at that." Allan said nervously, as he avoided eye contact.

"Okay... what's my responsibility then?"

"Just like the first part. You need to unlock the shackles that is keeping your magic from any use. It will be unlocked when any of your emotions are at it's highest point. Then, the thing you must complete... we didn't like it as much as Layla but..." Yui trailed off, leaving Lucy curious and tempted.

"What? What do I have to do?"

"First you must grow stronger as each day passes, then once shackles are undone, you will meet with... Zeref."

"Excuse me? Did I hear Zeref?"

The 5 nodded at her and Lucy placed her right hand on her forehead with wide yes, while staring at her feet with dismay.

"He won't hurt you. You just have to make sure that he is satisfied in the end." Neku reassured.

"We will help you train your magic and get stronger." Kira added.

"Will you do it?" Haru finally asked.

Lucy stared at her newly made acquaintances and thought of it for a moment. She had just figured out that she had magic that probably no one has ever heard about. She will be trained to get stronger in order to set that magic free and her mother trusted these people.

Lucy looked at the hopeful look in their eyes and soon gave in. Wanting to do her best for her mother.

"Alright... I'll train with you."

The 5 looked at her as they all sighed in relief and soon, their training began.

Everyday, Lucy would always come to the forest and train with Allan, Neku, Haru, Kira and Yui as much as possible before dark. Increasing her magi power so she can go and meet with the supposedly 'dead' dark mage. She was staying in Crocus for at least a month, so that was plenty of time.

When she went back to the Heartfilia estate, the 5 of them would come to her. All of them soon became close and were soon best friends to one another. But that was before Lucy's father - Jude - found out about her sneaking off into the gardens and the woods near the huge mansion.

Lucy was soon accompanied everywhere she went. Making sure that she never went out to the woods without his or another's knowledge. The rare times she actually saw her friends were when she pretended to go to the bathroom or faked sleeping while the guards were by her room.

It was not a lot of trouble at first, but then it became impossible to even get a quiet moments peace with Lucy at all. Jude - for the next 2 years - has been making Lucy go have dinner, little walks and outings with men her age with high statuses. He even suggested getting married with one of the men, which Lucy refused with a tone of hate in her voice.

It was then that Lucy had enough. She ran from the mansion she used to have so many fond memories with her mother and her 5 friends she hasn't seen in so long. Lucy decided to go to Fairy Tail, the guild she had admired, to get even stronger and to train. Soon, forgetting little by little her responsibility to meet the dark mage. But, never forgot her friends that she had never seen since then.


"I'm going to meet Zeref now. All 6 of us have been waiting for this moment for the longest time because of what happened in the past and now I'm going to fulfill that responsibility. Then, I'll go for Fairy Tail and make them pay for what they had done to me." Lucy thought as she smirked.

Soon, they arrived back at the beautiful clearing that had the small waterfall spring and pond.

Lucy got off of Zekken and walked midway toward the pond, soon being met by a dark aura and was soon faced to face with the dark mage everybody thought was dead and long gone. The man everybody feared.

"It's about time you came to meet me."

"Glad to actually meet you..." Lucy said pulling her hood off. "...Zeref."


That's chapter 6 done! I told you that an explanation of everything will be brought up at one point. Did you like how I made it? If so, review and tell me if I should make an instagram account or not. A lot of you seem to not want any pairings in this story and so, I've decided to minimize any kind of romance and just stick to Lucy being "badass" as you've now told me in lots of reviews. Arigato minna!