Natsu's POV:

I ran, I ran as fast as my legs and heart would let me and then I kept running. I could hear Erza's armor click in the silence of the dark hallways as we continued through the guild. There were a few guards poster here and there but Gajeel and Erza took care of them easily without stopping. I just kept my eyes forward trying to find where Lucy was being held captive. I could hear blood curdling screams coming from somewhere inside the guild but I couldn't pin point the sound or her smell anywhere. We ended up right back where we started a few minutes later, we had made a complete loop still not finding where she was.

We stood there looking around the giant guild hall as we heard the screams over and over. "She has to be close…." Gray murmured. I sniffed around a bit trying to see if I could pick up even the slightest bit of her sent. Bingo.

I started running in a different direction towards a completely blank wall I lifted my fist and smashed right through the wall revealing a dark hallway. "What the?! Natsu how did you?" Erza said as we all continued to run down the hallway.

"Natsu…." I heard a female voice say in my head. I stopped running and the screams stopped as well. Erza and Gray stopped as well looking confused at me, the smell started to disappear within the air.

"No…." I said as I looked ahead to the continuing dark hallway.

"Happy fly back and get Wendy." I said not giving him a second look as we continued forward.

"Aye." He said he flew in the opposite direction.

Gajeel, Gray, Erza and I ran knocking out every guard that tried to stop us. There was an eerie silence in the air and it didn't feel right. We finally reached two giant wooden double doors and out of frustration I punched through the door making them fall right in front of us. We ended up in a dark throne room, giant stone pillars were placed all over the room. In front of us was the dark master Zenith but Lucy was no were to be found.

"Were is she?" I said as I tried to keep my cool, breathing more heavily.

"Oh you mean your little celestial mage?" He said, he sounded kind of bored which ticked me off. "She's right over here." He pointed towards a stone pillar and she walked out from behind it. Her outfit was tattered and she had blood stains up and down her body.

"Lucy?!" I said as I tried to run over to her but Gajeel grabbed my hand stopping me.

"She isn't the Lucy you know anymore, she decided to join me and in return I would spare a few life's of your precious guild in exchange for hers." He said. My mind went in complete shock, how could Lucy do something like this?! She looked up at us with an Evil smile across her face as she reached down towards her key pouch. Wait…. Her KEY POUCH!

"That's not our Lucy!" I said as I faced Zenith. I stuck my hand in my pocket still feeling Lucy's Key pouch in there as her keys jingled.

"How could I be so stupid to let a little detail like that slip my mind. Hm, well never mind that I guess I'll just have to make you suffer by my own hands then." He said snapping his finger as the Lucy illusion went away. Right where the other Lucy was standing our Lucy lay on the ground covered in blood and wounds. I couldn't see her face since her hair covered most of it but she wasn't breathing as she lay on the ground.

"No…. Lucy!" Erza screamed as she ran towards her. A dark laser shot in between Lucy and Erza preventing Erza from getting any closer to her.

"She is mine you can not get any closer to her, I won't allow it!" Zenith said getting up from his throne. I stood there gazing at Lucy hoping I would see her chest move from her breathing but she never did, what had happened here…

Gajeel and Gray stepped in front of me "well take care of this, try to get as close as you can to her." One of them whispered to me as Erza joined them. I nodded and stepped back as they all ran at him trying to distract him. I slipped in the shadows trying to stealthily move towards Lucy but every time I tried to get closer a magic force had stopped me, somehow. I looked over at Gajeel, Gray and Erza who where now battling it out 3 vs. 1. Swords, Iron and Ice were flying everywhere but it looked like we were struggling against him. I tried over and over hitting the force that was stopping me from getting close to her but every time my attack bounced back.

"Damit! I won't give up!" I yelled piercing the force again with a Fist of Fire dragon attack. I managed to slow the invisible force I then used my other hand with another Fist of Fire dragon attack and was able to get both my hands through the invisible force. It started to cut through my skin a bit but I continued to walk into the force until I was entirely through the force and was able to be close to Lucy.

"I'm sorry master I have failed you." I heard ring through the throne room and the force disappeared. Was it a person that was trying to stop me from getting close to Lucy? I knelt beside her trying to be as careful as I could with touching her wounded skin. I heard a huge explosion and looked over to see a giant explosion coming our way. I grabbed onto Lucy and shielded her with my body as we were thrown back farther in the throne room away from the fighting. I glanced up to see Gray was lying on the ground, I think unconscious as Gajeel and Erza panted still barely standing. But Zenith didn't have a single scratch on him.

I looked down on Lucy who wasn't breathing, blood slowly trickled out of the corner of her mouth and onto the floor, her eyes closed. I put my head to her chest trying to listen for even the slightest heartbeat but all I heard was silence. I felt tears swelling up in my eyes but I refused to come to that conclusion. I heard growling behind me, turned and saw 7 wolves in a half circle around me ready to attack. I set Lucy down gently as I stood to face the wolves.

"Fffire…. Dragon Roar!" I managed to say as I let out a giant fire roar I started to the right and worked my fire roar down the half circle of wolves knocking each one off there feet and onto their backs. It felt to easy to defeat them, once they each landed on their back they evolved back into humans. It looks like the guild master was transforming his guild members into wolves to fight for him…. I knelt back down to Lucy as I cradled her in my arms waiting for help to arrive. Her body was completely ice cold against mine, I tried to use my heat to warm her up but it didn't seem to be working.

"Luuucccy,…." I whispered her name. "Luucy…" I said a bit more louder hoping she would wake up. "LUCY!" I screamed it even louder and cried out at the top of my lungs so everyone could hear me. Gray looked up at me shocked but Erza and Gajeel didn't take their eyes off of Zenith. There battle had just begun.

**It can't be true! Lucy has to live! :( Natsu please save her! What a heart wrenching few chapters huh? MAN! Well I hoped you enjoyed this chapter I worked really hard in between school work and work to try and bring you readers a new chapter so thanks for the support! :D Reviews really help me get inspired so thanks for everyone who does. Let me know with a review what you thought!

*To Be Continued...*