Chapter 4

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Ps. Canis Venetici is so Suicune... I was watching the original old Pokémon and I guess that's what happened here lol.

Tuesday: Night 3

Putting an end to Devil's Thorn had been a relatively harder task than Lucy had originally anticipated. By the end of their third day Lucy realized they would get nowhere by simply staking out the streets, waiting to catch the kidnappers. Knowing that they only had four more days until two more girls were taken, she knew they had to come up with something else. With only four of them, plus Happy and three of her Spirits, it would not be enough to cover the whole town.

"Perhaps," Virgo's voice cut through the silent nights crisp air. "This job calls for a more hands on approach, Princess."

Lucy's small fist gently hit the palm of her hand, a smile working its way on to her face. "That's it! Erza and I can go undercover and get ourselves captured! It's brilliant, Virgo!"

Blue eyes blinked, "Punishment?" The Maiden asked, her usual calm voice hitching in hope.

"Not today!" Lucy exclaimed reaching into her belt pocket and pulling out her Communication Lacrima. Pushing her magic into the sphere she called Erza, wishing Gray and Natsu had their own Lacrima, but no one was stupid enough to give those two such an expensive glass-like object.

"Lucy? What is it?" Erza's voice demanded, her face pushing closer to scan the blonde Stellar Mage for any injuries, eyes narrowed. "Are you okay? Did-"

"I'm fine, Erza, but we need to get the boys and meet up at the hotel, I've got a plan!"

A crimson brown shot high up at being cut off. Had it been anyone else Erza would have been furious but luckily for Lucy, she was one of the few allowed to get away with such a thing.

"Very well." She assented, the Lacrima's view moving as she stood. "Being closer to Natsu and Happy, I shall retrieve them. Go get Gray and call off Loke, Capricorn, and Virgo."

"Yes ma'am!" Lucy mock saluted before disconnecting and putting her Lacrima away. Her finger tips brushed across the tops of her keys, mentally recalling the three Zodiacs back to the Spirit World. Grabbing onto the ledge of the building she was on, she vaulted over the edge, landing gracefully on the cold cobblestone ground and sprinting. She thanked Capricorn for his endurance training as she ran across a quarter of the town without breaking a sweat.

Catching sight of Gray, waiting by a dusty old window in an abandoned building, she called out to him.

"Gray, come on! Team meeting back at the hotel!"

The Ice Devil Slayer nodded before disappearing from view, exiting through the outside door a minute later, shirt now missing.

"What's with the sudden team meeting?" He asked her.

"You'll find out soon. Get your clothes and come on!" She exclaimed before running once more, laughing as he cursed, picking up his shirt and pants.

Gray sighed, smile fondly at his little sister before he running to catch up to her, wondering when the hell she got so fast.

Friday Night

Laughed filled the silent streets of Shirotsume Town. Two girls laughing and stumbling, drunk and scantily dressed. Two nights had already passed with no luck. Tonight was Erza's and Lucy's third night trying to get caught. With just one more night left they knew the Mages would strike soon. Both woman had taken easy jobs every day, jobs that lasted only a few hours, before hitting local bars to drink and walk home 'drunk'.

Lucy knew that they had accomplished their goal when Canis Venatici, her hunting dogs, warned her they were being followed. Dropping her purse as planed, making sure all it's contents slipped out of her back, she knew Erza took the hint.

Both girls bent down to pick up the items, ignoring the figures who slipped out from inside the ally, slowly creeping closer and closer up behind them.

"Y-you're so clumssy Luuu!" Erza scolded as she nearly fumbled forward in her effort to pick up Lucy's lipstick that had rolled a little far out of reach. Lucy just drunkenly giggled as she shoved things back in her purse.

Both women tried to cry out as something wrapped around their bodies, but found that no sound left their lips as a young girl with short, dark green hair cut in a bob style with a thin red ribbon, and bright red eyes appeared in their line of vision.

She wore a short halter neck black dress, the valley of her breast and back exposed, with a bright yellow sash tied around her waist holding a Wakizashi, showcases her small lethal body. Her arms and legs protected by some type of leg/arm warmers. A cold smirk graced her red painted lips as her gloved arms rose up, fingers splay splayed before pulling at something they could not see.

Erza and Lucy silently screamed as what held them, what felt like wire, tightened threatening to draw blood from their unprotected skin.

"Oh, Yes," the girl spoke, her voice high and wispy. "You both will sell for a good amount of Jewel."

"Don't damage our goods, Yura." Spoke a lazy voice. "We can't get too jewel for these two if you cut them up."

Yura scowled at the reprimand, not happy at having her fun taken from her. "Whatever, Kane." She growled out before jerking her head. ""Let's get out of here, Ghost."

The wind picked up every so subtlety around them before they all disappeared, the empty streets of Shirotsume undisturbed and none the wiser to another kidnapping.

"One to Phase Two." Gray grunted as he stood from his crouched position on top of a large run down building. Natsu roared from behind his gag as his bound form rolled around the roof like a dying worm, curtesy of dear sweet Virgo.

"Can Natsu be let go now?" Nodding to Happy, he gave the cat the go ahead to untie his partner.

"Why did I have to be tied up like that!" Natsu sprung up with fire in his mouth and ready to fight.

Gray slapped his palm to his forehead in exasperation. "Maybe because you don't know the meaning of the word sneaky? Or I don't know, maybe because you would have rushed in to fight them? Seriously, you idiot."

"What did you call me you Pervy Icicle!"

Gray ducked under Natsu's punch and kneed him in the stomach. Of course this did nothing to deter Natsu as he reeled his fist back for another hit.

"We don't have time for this you Fiery Mouth Breather! They took Erza and Lucy! It's time too-"

"What!" Natsu shouted as he stumbled, eyes wide before moving to the building edge. "What do we do now! We have to save them!"

Gray sighed in exasperation. "If you hadn't have been too busy stuffing you face the other night or had let me finish talking, then you would know that Lucy made a plan for this." He groaned in annoyance. Why did he have to be stuck with Natsu? He'd rather it be Lyon because at least them he wouldn't have to explain the plan.

"Aye!" Happy agreed paw raised high. "Lushy made sure to give us one of her keys to help find her and Erza! All we need to do is call them out!" He helpfully informed Natsu.

"Well what are we waiting for! Let's call them out."

Shaking his head Gray pulled off the key attached to his cross. Lucy knew she could trust Gray with her keys but she knew If was a bad idea for him to place it in his clothing. So she had given told him to slip it on his chain, his bracelet and necklace being the two things he never removed.

"Canis Venatici." Gray called out to the small silver key. Lucy had spoken to her spirits before giving it to him. Asking them to use their power to open their gate to help them. She said they had agreed to obey Gray while he held their key to find her.

A soft golden glow surrounded the key before two large dogs appeared in a quick flash of bright light. They marveled at the beauty of Lucy's spirits.

Both dogs were slim and blue with white, diamond-shaped markings alone their bodies. Their faces and undersides were also white. Flowing elegantly behind them were thick, purple manes that reminded Gray of the Aurora Borealis he used to watch with Ur and Lyon, and two white, streamer-like tails that waved forward. Sitting on their heads like a crown was a large, hexagonal, cerulean blue crest on their foreheads resembling the antlers of a qilin with two prongs on either side of the base. The only thing that told them apart was that one of them had red eyes while the other had gold."

"I am Alastair," the red eyed one introduced.

"And I am Astéri, spoke the golden eyed one.

"Cool." Natsu whispered staring at the magnificent dogs in awe, none of them having seen Canis Venatici before.

"Nice to meet you." Gray said. "Can you take us to, Lucy and Erza."

Both dogs nodded, Astéri speaking up. "I shall carry you, Devil Slayer. I assume the cat shall carry is charge?"

"Aye Sir!"

"Very well, let us be on our way."

TBC

Originally I was just going to skip the whole mission but then I said to myself, "you never really go that into detail and always go to fast in pace." So there will only be either one of two more chapters about this mission with some Laxus thrown in.

What do you all think? Should I do a whole mission chapter or just skip to it? Did I do okay with Canis Venatici? Sorry for the whole Suicune thing but I just don't see her spirits being all regular dogs. I mean just look at Yukino's Polaris! That is not The Bear Cub... that's a bear on steroids...

Anways! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday and happy new year!

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