Natsu grinned again as Lucy puffed out her cheeks angrily.

She walked over to the door and stared at it. It didn't have a handle on the inside and it didn't budge no matter how many times she shoved it.

Natsu leaned against the wall watching the strange girl as she attempted to open the giant door… didn't she think he'd already tried that?

Lucy could feel Natsu's eyes on her, but she decided to ignore it and studied the door more closely. The blonde noticed a lot of deep dents in the metal and the ends of the door were charred.

"What are these?" she asked not turning from the door.

"Oh, that's from when they first brought me…" Natsu said, quickly looking away from Lucy as she suddenly turned around, "I tried to break down the door."

Lucy looked at him with an eyebrow raised, "You tried to break down a steel door… and then… burn it?… You're a magic user?!"

"Well I couldn't just sit there whilst my friends needed me, I had to at least try and –" he was cut off as the door was pushed open.

Lucy stumbled backwards as a man stepped in dressed all in white, he wore a mask with a strange black symbol in the middle just above where his eyes would be.

Lucy stayed incredibly still by Natsu who'd tensed with his fists raised.

Three more guards who looked exactly the same entered the cell.

One stepped towards Lucy roughly placing handcuffs on her pale wrists as the other three dived at Natsu holding him still obviously having been warned he was dangerous.

Lucy bit her lip not wanting her new found friend to be hurt, but she was reassured when Natsu pushed two of the larger guards of him with ease as the third one quickly handcuffed him visibly shaking.

Eventually the guards managed to calm the pair down and planted an old sack on Lucy head, she quivered thinking back to last night.

Lucy was dragged out of the room with Natsu following close behind as the other three guards held onto him desperately trying to keep him still.

As they entered the icy hall Lucy shivered being pulled around bends and corners, then stopping for a while only to start moving again snaking down the many freezing stone halls.

The sack was yanked off Lucy's head as she stood realising instantly she was in some kind of dining area, the guard holding Lucy took off her handcuffs and pushed her towards the wooden tables, she stood there awkwardly looking at all the tables full of people she didn't know.

She could smell food as her stomach grumbled and her little nose twitched slightly.

Lucy was still stood alone between many full tables when suddenly a hand grabbed her arm gently and pulled her back.

"Hey Luce, where do ya think you're going?" Natsu grinned dragging her towards a table where three people already sat.

"Natsu!" a redheaded girl greeted the crazy teen boy running towards them.

"Hey Erza." He smiled, "Juvia." he said nodding his head towards a blue haired girl beside a boy with darker hair.

Natsu's smile dropped. "Ice princess…" he said looking at him.

"Looking for a fight flame brain!" the boy with dark hair stood up raising his fists suddenly ripping of his shirt and scowling at Natsu. Lucy gaped at them both.

"Sit down you idiots!" Erza scolded as a dark aura began to appear around her.

"Huh… Yes ma'am!" The two boys replied in union sitting down. Natsu pulled Lucy down next to him quickly. The group stared at her… then at Natsu…

"What?" he said eventually breaking the long silence. Erza tilted her head towards the blonde who sat at the end of the table.

"Oh! This is my new friend Lucy!" He smiled happily showing his fangs again.

"She your girlfriend too, flame breath?" The dark haired boy sniggered before Erza turned and glared at him as Juvia clung to him protectively.

Natsu scowled sticking out his tongue as Lucy went red.

The redhead cleared her throat, "I am Erza Scarlet, it's a pleasure to meet you, Lucy." She said shaking Lucy's hand.
"This is Juvia." Erza said motioning to the girl next to her.

"Juvia is happy to meet Lucy… if she stays away from Grey-sama!" Juvia exclaimed practically jumping on the dark haired boy.

"Why do you have to say that every time you meet someone?" He said to her.

"Because Grey-sama is Juvia's… and only Juvia's!" she hissed grabbing Grey tightly as he cringed.

"I-It's nice to meet you all." Lucy smiled at the weird group of teens.

She jumped as a women dressed in black and white slammed trays of some kind of food onto the table and walked away. Lucy stared at it and grimaced.

They all picked at the mushy slop… apart from Natsu who wolfed his whole tray down in one gulp.

"Where's Iron head?" Natsu asked the group.

"Iron who?" Lucy frowned.
"Gajeel." Erza began, "He's one of our friends an-" Natsu coughed loudly, she glared at him for a moment.

"No one's seen him since yesterday… that goes for Levy too." Grey said.

Natsu growled clearly not pleased with this new information, however he was suddenly distracted by Lucy's untouched tray of food and began slowly but surely stealing the tray, inch by inch he dragged it closer to him with his pinkie finger, trying not to get caught.

"You can just have it, you know." Lucy sighed looking around the room at all the strangers.

Then it hit her, a thought, a memory.

'Levy.' She thought, 'Levy….chan?'

…

"This Levy," Lucy said recognising the name, "What's her last name?" she asked.

"Levy McGarden." Juvia spoke, smiling.

"Why?" Natsu said looking at her curiously as he downed the second tray of food.

Lucy opened her mouth to speak but everyone's attention had turned to the loud crash behind the group. A boy walked in with his fists clenched, he had long messy black hair and his face and arms were covered in piercings.

"Move!" he yelled to a guy stood in his way as he pushed him over then strode towards the table where Lucy and the others sat.

He slammed himself down at the other side of Natsu gritting his teeth.

Everyone stared at him silently, apart from Lucy that cowered away.

"They took it!" he growled slamming his fist on the table. "They took all my magic!"

Everyone scowled.

"What about Levy?" Grey responded trying to contain his obvious anger.

Gajeel grunted, as everyone nodded solemnly.

Natsu glared at the table and cursed loudly.

"At least she managed to shut down most of the cameras and hack a little of the security on the west side before they took her magic." Juvia said.

Erza gave a small sigh of relief.

'Are they all wizards!?... They must be.' Lucy thought staring at them. 'What were they doing here of all places?'

As people started to clear out the group looked at each other.

"Don't forget the plan starts tomorrow!" Erza hissed quietly, the others nodded.
"Our cells are near each other, so all you have to do is break the bars and climb through the vent, then head west to the meeting point. Gajeel make sure Levy is there with you. Grey, Juvia, a group of guards walks past your cell every three hours so make sure you make good timing… and Natsu, for god sake please try and be quiet!" she whispered.