Clap. . . Clap. . . . clappity clap clap. My terrible try at making the last chapter suspenseful. Woot woot for effort.

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Thank you reviewers though :) Here's chapter 19.

Day 4

Lucy shot up from her bed at the sound of thunder. She raced out onto the balcony, not noticing Rogue who was sleeping on the couch. She flung the sliding door open and slammed it shut, waking Rogue. It was a miracle that no-one else came out at the loud noise. Then again, it was just as noisy outside.

Lucy looked up at the racing storm clouds. Not paying attention to the downpour that engulfed her. The sky continued to yell.

"The earth. It's warning me," she said to herself as she looked down in thought. She had started clenching her fist so tight that blood was running down her hands and was dripping to the ground with the rain.

"Today's no good," she said.

"Lucy?" The shadow dragonslayer asked through the open door, he was still inside, away from the rain. Lucy looked up and swiveled to face him. Her eyes clouded with worry and confusion, a look he had not seen on her face very often. Lucy just looked at him, then turned away to face the sky again. "Lucy. . . come inside, you're drenched." He said from the open door. Lucy ignored him. His worry turned into slight annoyance, he gripped Lucy's hand and dragged her inside. Lucy kept staring out the glass doors. Ignoring Rogue's attempts at drying her off. She stood there, sopping wet and completely oblivious. The others had come out now and were looking at her worriedly, something was wrong. They tried to talk to her, but she kept looking out the window at the sky. Continuing a seemingly telepathic conversation.

"Lucy," Sting tried to talk to her. He grabbed her shoulder, but she remained in a dazed state.

"Lucy! LUCY!" He was quite annoyed as he swirled her around. Her eyes were glazed over, her face was pale. He slapped her.

Her eyes became unclouded.

"Oh, hello Sting." she said.

"Don't 'hello' me, what's with you?" he asked. Lucy shook her head as she spoke "Nothing of your concern," she said.

"It IS my f***ing concern, you looked like you've seen a ghost. You're acting out of it too. Tell me, what's going on with you lately." Sting demanded as he sat her on the couch and handed her a towel. The other mages looked on with concern.

"It is noth-"

"You're lying, it's quite obvious." Rufus interrupted her. Reaching to tilt his hat but it wasn't there, he frowned.

Lucy stared at them.

"I wil tell you later, I promise. Okay?" Lucy said as she walked to her room to change. They gave up. Knowing her, she'd ignore any other pleas to know what's going on.

They all went through a gloomy morning routine as the thunder blared outside. Once they were all ready they used one of Lucy's portals. The arena was shielded from the rain using a magic barrier. Lucy stared out at the rain until the games officially. All of her teammates cast worried glances at her. She wore her cloak today, they could see through the fabric. At the moment they really didn't want to though. It broke their hearts.

The event of the day was announced by Mato II, who was still cheery along with everyone else, even in this weather. Lucy jumped down from the balcony before anyone could even get a word out. They were all now in a large sphere of water. The participants were Risley Law, Ace, Gray Fullbuster, Juvia Lockser, Chelia Blendy, Rocker, and Jenny Realight.

Immediately after the match started, all the participants were casting spells against eachother. All the weaker mages were quickly thrown out of the bubble. Leaving Juvia, Gray, and Lucy, the latter had not moved an inch since entering the sphere.

"Why haven't you made a move yet!?" Gray asked angrily.

"Gray-sama, if we go against her together, we may win! Wind magic, earth magic, and fire magic aren't very effective in water!" Juvia exclaimed excitedly. Lucy stared at them through her mask, waiting for them to make a move.

"Water slicer!" "Ice-make:Lance!"

Both mages called out attacks simultaneously. Slicing through the water. Lucy just dodged the fast attacks. The mages cringed, she was fast.

"Freeze!" "Water Lock!"

THey casted two more spells. Juvia made a water sphere around Lucy, and Gray came in contact with the sphere and froze it. They cheered.

"Water force:melt," Lucy said from inside the sphere. It melted, leaving both Gray and Juvia shocked.

"My turn, Ice force: Spears, Dance! Water force:choking ball,"

Around a hundred spears of ice flew towards Gray, he was knocked out of the sphere. Juvia was caught in a sort of water lock. "Ha! Juvia can easily break this!" she yelled, then squirmed. She was scared now. Lucy raised a fist and clenched it. Juvia was squeezed and choked by the water around her. She was downed quickly as well.

"Sorry, I do not feel like playing today." Lucy said simply as she jumped yet again to the balcony.

Fairy Tail had jumped out to catch the fallen mages. They said how she would regret her actions. She ignored them.

She watched the rest of the events with little interest. Fairy Tail teams merged to make one team. Erza Scarlet, Gajeel Redfox, Laxus Dreyar, Gray Fullbuster, and Natsu Dragoneel. They had Fairy Tail B's 11 points as their score.

Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki & Nichiya vs. Bacchus & Rocker, winner: Blue Pegasus

Kagura MIkakuzuchi & Milliana vs. Lyon Vastia & Yuka Suzuki, winner: Draw.

Lucy was about to fall asleep when she heard these words.

"For the last tag battle it will be: Sabertooth's Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney versus Fairy Tail's Gajeel Redfox and Natsu Dragoneel."

The crowd went absolutely wild, Lucy froze.

No. Not them. She thought as she felt her knees give out. She collapsed onto the ground with a shocked expression. She felt as if her life was ending, the announcement echoed in her head. She didn't even hear her team's cries of alarm at Lucy's fall. Her eyes glazed over as she repeated her dream in her head.

No.

Not Lucy Pov

Sting and Rogue heard the announcement and looked at Lucy. She was frozen stiff. She then collapsed. Everyone cried out and rushed to try to get her to snap out of it. She wouldn't. Orga picked her up and put her on his shoulders as Sting and Rogue reluctantly walked into the arena.

If this is why Lucy is so scared. Then we will fight for her.

Lucy again

The world was blurry as she watched the events of the battle. Sting and Rogue had done well at first, using powerful attacks against their opponents. But they wouldn't back down either. Eventually Natsu had knocked out Gajeel, saying he would beat them on his own. The pieces of Lucy's dream were falling into place. Natsu's magic power significantly increased as he landed extremely powerful hits on the Sabertooth members. They were failing to hit the enraged fire dragonslayer.

They were losing, badly.

No.

Natsu landed another hit.

No!

He used a secret dragonslayer art spell. Direct hit.

Sting and Rogue fell.

NO!

Lucy was panicked. She felt something wet on her cheeks,

tears?

The other members noticed and their eyes widened, they hadn't seen Lucy cry.

Sting and Rogue closed their eyes.

It felt as if everything in Lucy's world had broken, shattered into a million pieces by none other than Natsu Dragoneel.

He kept on punching them. All the onlookers stared with wide eyes as they cheered.

They weren't moving.

Snap!

All Lucy's self control broke, she lashed out. Running off of the balcony with a leap and summoning her wings. She flew down to her fallen teammates and friends. She chanted Holy water on them and she rushed to them. They looked at her through half-lidded eyes and smiled before they blacked out. They were alive, barely.

Lucy let the tears run down her face as she stared at them. The crowd stopped cheering. Natsu was posing as if he was in a photo shoot.

Lucy finally looked up and stood.

"Natsu Dragoneel," she spat out his name, her voice ringing with authority. Natsu spun around on his heels and grinned.

Lucy wouldn't have it. Her anger flared as her hair slowly turned to a pitch black color. Her aura was dangerous and her magic lashed out. Causing everyone nearby to fall at the pressure of her magic. Natsu got the brunt of it.

"You have ignored my warning. I have warned you not to go near my family, you did not listen. You needlessly beat my friends to death's door and you were going to let them go in." Lucy paused, ripping off her cloak. Revealing her jet black eyes. "I, Lucille Heartfilia, Ace of Elements user, will crush you, and all you hold dear. Beware, Natsu Dragoneel, for you have made a fatal mistake." She said as Natsu was sent flying into a wall of the arena. Lucy opened a portal and used her wind magic to push everyone in. She looked back at the shocked audience, her hair now normal but her eyes were still black. She then quickly turned around and flew through the portal. While flashes of lightning streaked across the sky and thunder boomed.

As if giving a warning.

Yayyyyy! Natsu's an idiot. I was depressed while writing the first half since I just rewatched Madoka Magica. Best anime ever. Baiii!