Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, nor anything else associated with Fairy Tail. I only own the plot of the following story and my OCs who help move the story along. (Of course, some of the ideas for my OCs come from research on certain things, or if I found nothing on that, I created it for the sole purpose of this fanfic.)

Author's Note: Finally! Another Chapter! Well, it's not that long. I've been working more on the next few chapters. I just finished editing this one. And beware the OC. I might have created him, but to me, he became more than I wanted, especially on the creepy side. I promise some Nalu moments. I've been working on those. And I plan on finishing this by the end of the summer, otherwise I'll be on a long hiatus due to the fall semester, with a sporadic chapter here and there. I hope you enjoy! :)

Chapter 5

"Who are you and why are you hurting Lucy?" Natsu growled.

"I am Vesper." The man smiled cruelly. "I did not expect wizards such as you two to be the ones to attempt to rid this place of me. You defeated one of my best men. Your magic will prove useful in my quest to demolish the council. "

Natsu glared, his eyes burning with fire. He attempted to light his fist on fire as he sprang towards Vesper, ready to pulverize him to dust. He missed, slamming into the wall.

Actually, Natsu hadn't missed. Vesper had simply avoided the attack. It was as if Natsu had simply passed through him.

Meanwhile, Lucy stirred in her cot. Her eyes opened to a scene of Natsu attacking Vesper. There was something off about this though. Magic! Natsu's not able to use his dragon abilities. But why?

Lucy stretched to sit up, sore from earlier. She felt something around her ankle, a golden anklet. She looked at Natsu, the anklet on him glowing red. Her eyes widened with an understanding.

"Natsu," she said, loud enough for him to hear.

Natsu ceased his attack, looking back at Lucy. His eyes reflected his pain and anger. He began to walk towards Lucy, wanting to make sure she was alright, to understand her plea for him to stop.

"The anklets," Lucy said. "They prevent us from using magic."

"To be more precise, they take your magic," Vesper corrected Lucy. "That would be why yours, Ma Cherie, is golden and your partner's is red. Other than putting that on you and bringing you here, that's the only thing we've done to you."

"Then why was Lucy screaming?" Natsu growled. He turned, completely facing Vesper.

"Well isn't it obvious? She was slightly conscious when we put the anklet on. Having her remaining magical energy drained from her, besides enough to sustain her life, caused her pain." Vesper's eyes moved past Natsu towards Lucy. "I didn't want to hurt her. She's way too... voluptuous to go to waste."

Lucy shrank as close to the wall as possible. A haunting look of lust and domination from Vesper disgusted her. The emphasis he had on the word 'voluptuous' frightened her very core.

Vesper suddenly appeared in front of her so that she was able to see him clearly. He stood at 5'10". His dark red eyes gleamed underneath his midnight blue hair. A dark purple blazer, with. the left sleeve ripped off, and dark blue jeans adorned his body. His ripped arm implied a ripped body. Lucy would have loved looking at him if he didn't resonate an evil, and creepy, aura.

He reached his left hand towards her, taking a handful of her hair in his hand. "Ma Cherie," he whispered, leaning in close. "I could free you of your entrapment if you were to join me."

Lucy's entire body shivered at that comment. "Why would I leave my friends?"

Vesper's ran fingers down her cheek, then he lifted her face to look at his. "You do not have much of a choice." A menacing grin stretched across his face.

Panic entered her eyes while she desperately looked around Vesper towards Natsu, her eyes wide with terror.

Natsu heard every word and implication Vesper had meant. His anger rose immensely, following his fiery aura. "Don't you lay another hand on her." Natsu growled.

Happy flew above the forest surrounding the town and the side of the mountain. This had been his fifth trip today, flying around searching for his friends.

"Natsu!" The blue exceed yelled. "Lucy!"

He continued flying on, until he heard a crash come from somewhere higher up the mountainside. He looked up to see a rock slide. "Natsu's up there!"

Happy flew higher, yet he was unable to find the source of the rockslide. He flew back towards the town in order to find Erza and everyone else, to let them know that he was sure he had an idea where Natsu and Lucy could be.