Hear Me Scream

by edwardelricistheawesomeness

I found so many 'Lucy Leaves Fairy Tail' fics, but didn't like how they were done. So I decided to write my own, and it expanded from there.

4. Chapter 4

Hey, sorry this took so long. I kinda got distracted with other stuff. Now, for the temple. Think of Legend Of Zelda Twilight Princesses forest temple mixed with the water temple.

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Lucy POV - The next day - Day before the S-Class Exam

"Hey Lucy!" I hear Levi call from across the hall, which had a large Quest board set up across from the bar. I jumped up and walked over to where he stood, looking at a Quest. He pulls two down and handed me one, looking over the other himself. His had a Captain's Class marker, meaning that it was rather difficult. Anyone could take it, but most strayed away from them.

I couldn't really see what his was, so instead I read mine. "Retrieve the sacred scroll from the temple of souls?" I ask as I look it over. Levi nods absently and says "The reward is a chest of 'Soul Keys' found apparently with the scroll, and 500,000 jewels. I thought you may want to take it." I grin at it and say "I think I will. What's that one?" He smiles and says "Defeat the monsters roaming the woods. Seems like Eren and I are in for a treat. Or a bloodbath. Either or."

I laugh and check the place on both of them, seeing that both places were accessible from one awesome port. "We can get to them from Hargeon! Hanji can teleport us there and we can catch boats to Marilian Island and Moonacre from there! And Hanji can grab that Lacrima she's been talking about." Levi nods and says "Good idea."

Eren walks over, tossing an arm over Levi's shoulders and kissing his cheek before glancing at the quest and saying "Moonacre huh? Sounds like fun." Getting a grin as I say "Wanna meet up here in about ten minutes? I just need to pack a small bag." Levi nods with Eren and says "I need to make sure I have all my swords. Eren, tape your hands with the tape Hanji gave you before we leave. I don't want you breaking any bones in your hands again."

Eren chuckles and we all move off to our rooms, and I smile after them. Levi seemed to be a profane asshole, but he really did care about his friends, and Eren especially. And Eren cared blatantly and brightly about those he loved or saw as friends. He and Reiner would both come check on me if I was sitting quietly in the guild hall. Marco always made sure I could smile, and Jean was an awesome friend.

Everyone here welcomed me without question, even though some of them had known each other for years. They still treated me like one of their own. I shook my head, breaking out of my own mental ramblings and darted into my room, glancing at the lacrima on my table. I move to my closet and quickly change outfits, it didn't feel like it would be good to travel in.

Instead I chose a pair of small black shorts, a pale blue tank top and boots. Sasha had gifted me these boots, they had a knife that hid inside of it, and looked a lot like black combat boots. I pull on my belt, strapping my keys and whip onto it. I liked to wear tank tops more now, since they showed off my guild mark. I grabbed out the infinity bag I'd gotten from my spirits.

Incase I go shopping, I want to have space to pack everything. I toss two pair of pants, some shirts, and shoes. I also placed my lacrima, a few books, and my jacket inside before closing it, putting my wallet in my pocket and walking downstairs. I walked over to the bar, smiling at Hanji and Armin and say "Hey you two. I'm about to go on a Quest." Hanji grins and says "Oh! Which one? Remember Marco has to be told so he can mark where you're going."

I nod and say "I'm headed to Marilian Island. I'm retrieving a scroll from a temple." Hanji grins and says "Nice! I'll tell Marco for you. Oh! Armin, I had some meals packed for her in the back. Could you bring them to her?" I blink in surprise. How the?... Nope. Not gonna think about how she did that. Armin happily went into the kitchens and brought out a large paper bag.

"The foods labeled and-" He sets the bag down on the counter and runs back to grab another "This is the vitamin and proteins shakes you need. Make sure you work out too!" I smile and nod at him, thanking him before placing everything inside my bag. Eren and Levi walk down not long after, Eren with a duffle bag swung over his shoulder and Levi without anything.

Levi preferred to either steal Eren's clothes or store his own in the pocket dimension every requip mage has. Levi nods at me and says "Shitty glasses! Can you take us to Hargeon?" Hanji grins at him and says "After you tell Marco where you're going." Levi snorts and says "To Moonacre." Marco nods and hits something down before smiling at us and saying "Got it. Lucy, Jean says to try summoning light in your free time, since he won't be on this quest with you."

I nod with a smile as Hanji suddenly drops her hand on my shoulder and says "Let's go!" I barely stand and grab my bag before we vanish, and appear in Hargeon. We appear in a small Alley as Hanji says "Perfect! Not far from the shop I wanted to visit!" She immediately takes off, darting out into the hustle and bustle of the port. Levi shakes his head after her and says "Wanna go get tickets?" I nod happily at them and we make our way over to the first ticket booth we see.

Levi finds a ship for him and Eren, but it doesn't leave till nightfall, but takes just two hours to get there. Mine however, leaves in ten minutes and if I'm not on it I have to wait till tomorrow. I wave to Eren and Levi before sprinting off to my boat. I make it with barely a minute to spare, the ship captain happily let me on board. The trip is just under and hour. But the seas apparently only calm twice a day at a high enough tide to let ships port.

I happily lounged on the deck, listening to the gentle waves. After a few minutes Loke summoned himself to my side and happily asked "Princess! Are you going after the Soul Keys? Are you really?" I nod and laugh. "Yeah Loke. Why?" He jumps up with a cheer, making some people look at us, but I think nothing of it. He happily sits down and says "The Soul Keys are really powerful! They have five spirits in their ranks. Lupa, Queen of the Wolves. Megumi, The Harbinger of Destruction. Thoth, The Guardian of Knowledge. Fora, The Spirit of Earth. And Valik, Demon Of the Deep."

I nod along, interested in what they may be like. "They'll tell you more about themselves, but it's been years since anyone's wielded them! I can't wait to see Lupa again, she's one of my closest friends in the spirit world!" He gives me a tight hug before vanishing, leaving me to relax until we arrive at Marilian Island. As the captain said, we arrived in less than an hour, and he let us all off with a grin, saying he'll be back tomorrow at Dawn, and again at Noon.

I nodded and left the ship, quickly following the directions on the Quest sheet to find the Village. It turned out to be a small village not far from the base of a large mountain. It was about a twenty minute jog through dense forest. By the time I arrived it was nearly Lunch. I entered the village and spoke to the Chief there, finding it to be a rather young man with brown hair and blue eyes. "Hello ma'am…" he said, seeming rather quiet.

I nodded and introduced myself, explaining why I was here. He than explained about the temple and what was within. Apparently, it was created to house the scroll, but lately it had become harder to enter the temple, since monsters had been appearing. "Would you mind if I rest a few minutes here before continuing on to the temple?" He smiles and says "Of course, rest all you need."

He leads me to a small meadow nearby and lended me a picnic blanket. I thanked him before spreading it out and setting my bag down. I quickly went through the stretches Eren showed me, before sitting down and pulling out my food and Lacrima. I set the Lacrima up before calling Laxus, who answered with a plate of food in his hand. I burst out laughing and say "Guess we're eating together huh, lightning butt?"

He snorted and said "I guess so Blondie." I open the container in my hand, and thank Hanji's magical food containers that were biodegradable and kept your food hot. I talked to Laxus as I ate Chicken Marsala and Mashed Potatoes. Which I must say was heavenly, and Laxus was amazing company. As it turned out he knew a good bit about this temple, like the fact it was swarming with monsters of all kinds.

"The worst part is the temples moat Blondie. Apparently if you fall in, you're slaughtered in moments and your Soul rests there till time ends. So please be careful." He says, seeming almost anxious about my safety. "Understood Lightning butt." I give him a grin before we say our goodbyes and I pack up. After that I told the Chief of my departure and made my way into the dense forest.

It was a long and humid journey, until I came upon a massive crumbling temple. It had thick, slimy water surrounding it. There were vines crawling across the sun bleached, pure white stone that made up the temple. There was a long wooden bridge that went across the water, yet it was broken and rotten in most places. I glare at the water. How am I gonna… wait…

I could see massive creatures that looked like mutant eels swimming around. They would occasionally skim the surface of the water, but it made my skin crawl. I think a moment before I grin and grab out a key, and open a gate. "Hydrus, I call you to my side." I say softly, feeling a small weight settle itself onto my shoulders. "Hello miss Lucy. The warmth here is perfect." He hums softly in satisfaction as I say "I'm happy you like it, but I need a bit of help. Could you move the water away from the bridge? It's apparently deadly, as are those things." Hydrus looks at it softly with his almost glowing blue eyes.

It takes a moment before the water snaps away from the bridge like it was suddenly deadly, taking the eels with it. "Thank you Hydrus." I say before rushing across, sticking near the thicker areas and hopping from place to place to ensure that I didn't fall to the ground far below me. I grinned as my feet fell onto solid ground again, and I pet Hydrus on the head gently. He hums in delight and says "I'll stay out, incase you need more help."

I nod and press forward, finding the water falling back into place behind me as I step into the temple. It's dark, but I pull out a flashlight from my bag before Virgo appears a moment and takes my bag, saying she doesn't want it weighing me down. So, with flashlight in hand, I went through the temple. There were a few rooms that were completely submerged, so I strayed clear of those.

The first monster I came upon looked like a massive spider mixed with a lizard. It was scaly and green, covered in some kind of armor. I ended up summoning Phoenix to flambé it after I couldn't beat it up. Once spider lizard was nice and toasty, I kept them both close as we went through this place, which got increasingly monster filled as the minutes passed,causing us to kill tons of them.

Once I finally looked in every room possible, I got to the top floors main chamber, and nearly jumped with joy. Finally. Grab a scroll, and then zip back to the village. I saw that there was only one chest in the room, and another one that was sealed in another room, blocked by a large grate. I sigh and say "For once, can't we have the scroll on a pedestal two feet from the entrance?"

My spirits laugh at my words as I march forward and open the first chest, which had nothing inside it. However it suddenly set off a mechanism that made the walls start crumbling, the floor shaking as the grate opens. I almost start panicking as the floor begins crumbling. "Son of a-" I shout as I rush into the room containing the other chest. "Virgo! My bag!" I shout as she appears and hands me my bag, the chest is unlocked and I quickly peek inside.

The scroll, keys, and a massive amount of actual jewels lay within. "Hydrus! Help us please!" Hydrus darts off my shoulder and grows into a giant snake, wrapping his tail around the trunk and shoving it into my bag. I grab him gently as he shrinks again and Phoenix scoops me up as water starts seeping into the room and I realize that the temple is sinking. Hydrus uses the water to smash the wall apart nearby, and the effort takes a lot out of him.

I hold him gently to my chest and send him back as Phoenix runs out and jumps into the sky. His wings flap strongly, and he flies from the building, easily holding my weight. I tuck my bag to my chest and watch the temple sink gently into the water. "Would you like me to fly us to the village miss Lucy?" Phoenix asks after a moment and I nod. "If you don't mine Phoenix, that would be wonderful."

He flashed me a winning smile and stared flying to the village. We landed gently in the center of the village, causing some to stand in awe while others cried out in surprise. I stand straight under there shocked gaze and feel Phoenix squirm softly under their gazes. "Thank you Phoenix, you may return if you'd like." I say softly to him with a smile, a smile he returned and vanished instantly.

I saw the children of the village stare at me in awe as I set my bag down. And pull out another key, summoning Virgo to my side. "Hello Princess, what can I help with?" She asks, and I'm thankful she didn't say anything about punishment. "Hey Virgo, would you mind helping me get the chest out of my bag?" She nods and we both pull the chest from my bag, and set it down upon a rug the villagers provided.

Now that I could see it better, it was pure white, save a small blue gem that sat above the keyhole. I gently opened it for them, revealing the treasure within. The Chief sighed in relief and stepped forward, taking the scroll on top and unfurling it. Those near smiled and bowed their heads, and the chief said "This scroll was created by the first chief of the island. It holds the words to be spoken at the beginning of every eclipse, which should happen in three days."

He rolled it back up and said "I thank you ma'am. We shall always be grateful to you. Please, take the trunk and it's contents as your reward." I go to protest before an elderly woman says "Yes. Take the chest, nothing is more worthy of your help. Please, as a gift." I smile at them and gently help Virgo put it into my bag. By now it's nearly nightfall and they offer me a room here, one I gladly accept.

They let me stay with the Chief, which I found slightly odd but still nice. I locked myself in my room and summoned Canis Venatici. They were happy that they'd been summoned, and joyfully romped about my large room. The room was decked out in lavish rugs and tapestries. Oh yeah… they are known for their superb cloths and embroidery.

I quickly go to the shower, quickly washing off the sweat and dust from my day. Getting dressed in soft sleep shorts and top I ate my food, drank one of the shakes Hanji gave me, and stretched before climbing into bed. Those two happily climbed up with me, snuggling on either side of them. I was just being paranoid, but I still liked having them here incase anyone came into my room. I easily drifted off to sleep, snuggled between the two of them.

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Lucy POV - Morning - Day of the S-Class Exam

I yawn and stretch, Canis and Venatici being rather lazy this morning. I gently wake them and let them back to the spirit world before getting dressed for the day. I pull on a green top and dark blue shorts. I pull on my boots again before grabbing my bag and pulling out the breakfast Hanji had packed me. It was some kind of breakfast burrito that was amazing, and I stretched right after eating it.

I yawned softly and peered out the window, seeing that the sun was barely over the horizon and that I needed to get going. I left my room, softly informing the young woman in the kitchen that I was leaving, and darted out of the village. I easily made it to the port, but nearly missed the ship that was about to leave. "Almost missed it ma'am!" The captain said as I grinned. "Almost, but I'm here!" He nods and lets me onto the deck once more.

I doze as I wait, until I feel a strange hum of magic in Hargeon. I perk up and look around, not liking the feeling. Once we port I quickly summon Canis Venatici and they appear, sniffing the ground before gently rubbing against my side. This smell is weird. It's like a spirit and a human mixed with something evil. It's bad miss Lucy. I nod and say "Lead me to it please." They nod at me and I follow them at a walking pace through the crowd.

It takes a few minutes before I see a tall goat man standing in a suit near an alley. I thank Canis and Venatici and send them back before summoning Cham. "Can you hide us?" I ask softly and she nods, taking my hand as I see myself go invisible. "No one can see, hear, or sense us. What is Capricorn doing here? No one has seen him in the spirit world since Layla Heartfillia died…" She says as we walk closer to him.

I gape as I hear him speaking to a cloaked woman beside him. "Why can't we just kill them now? It would make more sense." The woman shakes her head, face shadowed so I can't see her features, and says "We have to let the Fairy Tail members get to their Island. We must kill them there, and nowhere else." I gape at them and follow their line of sight and see my friends.

The Raijinshuu, Wendy, Carla, Juvia, Pantherlily, Gajeel, Cana, and Makarov. I feel my blood boil as I glare at the two people who dare think they can harm my friends. "We have to get them away from my friends." I say to Cham and she nods and says "We can distract them and draw them out of town, I'll get her." I nod and she let's my hand go as I kick Capricorn in the knee. He let's out a startled sound and glares at me as I turn in the opposite direction of my friends and run down the alley.

He takes off after me, moving faster than I was able to. Dammit. I should have thought this through… I barely manage to stay out of reach as we dart through the town, I feel Cham's gate force close, meaning she's gone unconscious. Oh Cham. I hope you're okay. Meanwhile I try and think of what I can do as Capricorn grabs my arm. "Got you. Now- AH!" I grab the knife from my boot as he grabs me and stab it through his arm, causing him to let me go as I jump back.

He grips his arm as I summon out Loke, who is best at hand to hand combat. I hadn't seen Capricorn use any powers so far, so he must have some kind of physical manifestation. Loke glares at Capricorn and I draw my whip, watching Capricorn as Loke says "Capricorn? What is wrong with you?" He laughs as Loke says "It's been twenty years since you were contracted to Layla Heartfillia. As such you should have passed to Lucy when she died. Why didn't you?"

Capricorn suddenly looks at me, with something bordering on obsession as he says "Layla… She looks just like her…" Loke looks at him and suddenly senses something wrong and says "Princess. Get back to the port… I don't want you caught in the crossfire." I glare at him, about to refuse before he looks at me. In his eyes I saw that he was planning something and I sigh. "Alright. But you better come back to me in one piece okay? Or I swear I'll let Hanji give you a physical!" I say, being playful at the end.

Loke shivers in fear before laughing and says "Of course Princess!" I turn and run away from them, wiping my knife off before sliding it into my sheathe and getting into town as I hear arrows being fired. I skid to a stop in town, seeing the ship Eren and Levi should return on. I rush over, feeling a strong pull on my magic as Loke fights. I could see those able to sense magic looking off into the forest with worried looks.

I pant as I look at Levi and Eren, who have worried looks as I say "I found Capricorn, he's a spirit. Something's wrong with him, and so Loke is fighting him and he asked that I come here." Eren nods and says "They have ten minutes before I'll try and go help. Shouldn't Hanji be here soon?" I nod as we wait, and just at the ten minute mark, I feel Loke's gate close and another key weigh down my key ring.

I look down, and find Capricorns key shining innocently at my hip. I smile at them as Eren says "I guess he won?" I nod as Hanji appears nearby, and I see my friends board their ship. I smile in pride, happy that I managed to keep them safe, even if it was only for a little while. Hanji walked over and asked "Ready to head back?" I nod as Levi says "Yes, I miss the castle. At least it is quiet at night."

Hanji snorts and says "As if you and Eren are quiet at night." I laugh as they both go slightly red and Eren chuckles. We appear back in the castle as soon as she touched my shoulder. I sighed in relief at the familiar sight, finding these stone walls to be more comforting than I ever could have imagined. Everyone happily greeted us, asking how we did and what we got.

Eren pulled a pelt out of his bag and showed it to us, it had been painted with our guild symbol. "We also got 300,000 Jewels." Levi says with a barely visible proud look. I congratulate them as Eren asks "What did you get Lucy?" I grin sheepishly and set my bag down, tapping on Virgos key, causing her to appear and she helps me hoist the chest out of my bag.

"God damn!" I hear Jean say as I grin, thanking Virgo before she vanished and I opened the chest, revealing old scrolls, gems of every color and shape, and five black keys. "Holy shit…" I hear more than one person say as I grin, and shrug. "I was supposed to just get a scroll and the keys, but I ended up grabbing the trunk when the temple started sinking, so they gave me everything inside of it."

Erwin nods proudly at me, everyone else congratulates me and Eren offered to hoist it to my room. I thank him as he carried the large chest to my room. I followed him and set my bag down before opening the chest and grabbing out the keys and the scroll marked Soul Key Summons. I skim over the scroll, reading the incantation I need to summon them, before skipping down to see if there are any warnings.

Blah blah blah... they will not heed the call of usual summons. Interesting… wait. I skim the page and see something for each Key. Do not treat Lupa like a dog, she will become highly violent. Treat Megumi with the utmost respect, she will kill you if you don't. Contract or no contract. Thoth loves books, and has a library of every book in existence. He loves doing research and will happily help you out. Do not insult authors, scholars, teachers, or harm books in his presence.

Fora is of the earth. She loves everything upon it. She is adept with plants and animals, and she values nature. DO. NOT. HARM. ANY. ANIMALS. IN. HER. PRESENCE. SHE WILL EXPLODE LIKE A VOLCANO AND KILL EVERYTHING THAT HURT THE CREATURE. Valik is deadly in both forms. Yet as a 'person' he has a strict no touching rule. He will not tolerate even the gentlest of touches and will maim you for trying. In serpent form he is relaxed and will allow only you to touch him.

I nod slowly and grab the five keys in the chest and walk downstairs. "Hey Jean! I got some new keys. Wanna watch me summon them?" He nods and a few of the others follow us as we walk out into the training ground of the castle. "Okay, it says don't treat Lupa like a dog. She apparently gets violent…" I say to them before holding up her key. It was pure black with a yellow gem in the handle.

I swipe the key through the air and say "Forgotten Souls of days past. Heed my call and once again pass through the gate, Lupa! Queen of the Wolves!" In my mind I saw a gate, black as a moonless night with golden flames at either side open. In front of me suddenly sits a giant dire wolf. She has pitch black fur and golden eyes, with a crown of thorns upon her head.

She hums softly and says "Hello little human. It's been quite some time since anyone dared to summon me." I smile and give her a small bow before saying "Hello Lupa, I'm Lucy. Would you like to create a contract with me?" Lupa regards me silently for a moment before saying "Only if you promise that you will never treat me like a creature that is beneath you." I nod and say "I promise you. I will never treat you like you are beneath me."

She hums again and says "Then I'd be happy to make a contract with you. Call me anytime. Wolves are at my command, and I can summon an army of them at will." With that she shut her gate on her own and vanished in a shimmer of black sparkles. I heard Jean let out a shaky sigh and say "Holy fuck. I never thought I'd see a living dire wolf."

I nod as I pull out the next key, this one had a red gem that looked almost like a blood drop on the handle. "It says give her respect or she'll kill you, contract or no." I say slightly shakily before saying "Forgotten Souls of days past. Heed my call and once again pass through the gate, Megumi! Harbinger of Destruction!" I see a gate that looked beautiful, shimmering with black metal and red gems open.

Suddenly in front of me stood the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen in my life. She had a figure that even I'd kill for, with silver hair and blood red eyes. She accented her figure with a red dress with a black belt around her hips. The dress ended at her knees and fit her perfectly, giving her an refined look. She looked over me sharply and said "I'll make a contract with you brat. But if you ever insult me in any way, I'll kill you where you stand. I don't care what laws exist, nothing will hide you from my fury."

I nod rapidly as she says "I'm able to reduce anything to dust. There's nothing I can't kill or at least maim permanently. Now I have stuff to do." She vanished in another wave of black shimmer. I sigh in relief and say "She's…" Jean says "Not demanding… more like she's been doing this forever and just wants to move on." I nod again and pull out the next key. This one was black as well, with a small open book carved into the handles blue stone.

"Forgotten Souls of days past. Heed my call and once again pass through the gate, Thoth! The Guardian of Knowledge!" I say, seeing a gate that was black with books stacked around it opening. Suddenly a tall brunette man stood in front of me with pale blue eyes. I smile at him as I look over his comfy looking sweater and jeans. He also had a large book titled 'Magics Of Fiore'.

He gives me a bright smile and says "Hi! My names Thoth! I love books! And research! Did you know that cats meow only to speak to humans? Most cat language is outside of human hearing!" I grin and realize that I'm gonna love this spirit. "Yeah! They also speak with their whiskers, tails and ears! Also I'm Lucy! Wanna make a contract?" He nods happily and hugs me tightly, a hug I return.

"Next time I'll bring you some books okay?" I say and he nods happily before vanishing. I grin as Jean says "I like him." Eren laughs and says "I think everyone does. Damn, I think Armin fell in love over here!" I glance and see Armin staring at the spot he was in dreamily. I shake my head before pulling out another key, this one with a clear stone on the handle with a small tree trapped within.

"Forgotten Souls of days past. Heed my call and once again pass through the gate, Fora! Spirit of the Earth!" I chant again, seeing a black metal door covered in vines and flowers open up. And than in front of me is a short brunette with hair that went down her back and a crown of flowers made of morning glories. She had warm brown eyes and a bright green dress on with long sleeves. I saw grass and flowers sprout from the ground around her bare feet.

She rushed forward and gave me a hug, smiling happily and saying "I'm Fora!" I hug her back and say "Hi Fora, I'm Lucy! Would you like to make a contract?" She nods against my chest and says "Yes! I can create plants, help animals, and do loads of other stuff!" I hold her tight until she vanished back to the spirit world. I smile at everyone before pulling out the final key.

"Alright. The only warning this one had was that you can never touch his human form…" I say softly as I peer at the key. It was black metal as well, with a serpent curled around the entire thing, with the dark blue gem in it's mouth at the handle. I wave it across the space and say "Forgotten Souls of days past. Heed my call and once again pass through the gate, Valik! Demon of the Deep!"

This door looked very different from the others, the metal door seeming to be dripping water as it formed a puddle at the bottom of it. The dark blue gems were dripping water as it opened slowly. I feel my breath catch as I stare at the man in front of me. He was massive, easily 6'6 in height. He had black hair and yellow eyes, with skin so pale it looked almost sickly. He was dressed like an old sea captain without the hat.

His boots went to his knees and he had on black pants and a long coat that went almost to the floor and was splayed open in the front with a black shirt on. The creepiest part was that he was soaking wet, seeming to drip water onto the ground. There was a puddle at his feet and if I didn't know better I'd think we just drug him out of the water.

He stares at me a moment and says "I am the demon of the deep seas. I have two forms, the other is over a massive serpent. I can create traps in water and appear in any body of water I choose." I nod slowly, his voice almost seemed hoarse. "Would you mind showing me your other form please?" He gave a shrug and mist appeared a moment that smelled like salt water before I saw a massive serpent.

To put it in perspective I could have stood in his mouth if it was wide open. He had beautiful scales that were black and blue and dark green. His eyes were golden and almost terrifying as I heard This is my form my Lady. I prefer to fight in water, it makes best use of my form. I can set traps in the water I leave as I walk and drag people into the water and slaughter them. Or maim them if I'm not allowed to kill them.

I blink at him and ask "May I touch you?" He tilts his head to the side a moment before dropping his head down and letting me pet his nose. It was soft and cold, and his scales were wet to the touch. I smile and say "Thank you Valik. I would love to make a contract with you." He gave a deep humming hiss before vanishing. I let out a soft breath after a few moments and say "Well. There different to say the least."

Jean nods and says "To say the least. Now, practice time!" The others disperse as Jean has me sit on a mat. "Think of every happy memory you have. All of them. Bring them to the surface and focus on them, and let the joy radiate from your form." I take a deep breath, and delve into my head. I find my memories with my mom, running around the gardens of my home.

I find memories of my father before my mom died, when he'd put me on his shoulders and read out reports to see what I thought of them. I'm pulled into the memories of Fairy Tail, of my friends and the fun we had. I'm pulled to the joy of my spirits, before I run to the memories of my time here in Freedom's Wings. Of laughing with Eren, dancing with Sasha and Christa, getting books from Armin and Erwin.

I find myself smiling as a warmth suddenly encases my hands and I heard Jean cheer. I jump and snap my eyes open, glancing down at my hands and seeing them encased in a warm golden light. I let out a happy laugh and say "I got it!" Jean nods and says "That you did! Now, try and move it around. Think of the shape you want it to take."

I'm kind of at a loss for what to create so I just think of a ball between my hands, seeing it slowly start to form one. It moved a lot like molasses, slow but steady. It took a few minutes for it to take shape, but it was still a ball by the end of it. Jean grinned and said "Okay, dissipate it. Just let the memories sink back down" I nod and take a deep breath before exhaling slowly, letting the light fade.

Once it's gone I jump up and cheer, ecstatic that I managed to do it finally. "Well done! Now. Levi wants you for stamina training." I groan softly before saying "Okay. Just give me a minute okay?" He nods and says "Going to talk to Laxus?" Voice playful and teasing. I go slightly red at his silent implication and I say "Yeah, so what?" He holds his hands up in surrender and says "Well, one might think you like him."

I go a little red at his words and am struck by the thought. Do I like him? Do I like Laxus? I blink in shock before walking inside and grabbing Levi and Christa. "I need a word for a moment." I say as I pulled Levi away from Eren, who'd let out a growl. I pull them into the nearby storage shed and say "Um… how did you know that you were in love with your partners?"

Christa smiled at me and Levi said "Because he makes me happy, because he annoys me and genuinely cares about my feelings. He's stuck with me through everything and hasn't ever deserted me for any reason." Christa nodded and says "I knew I loved Ymir when I looked forward to every moment I spent with her. I didn't care what we were doing, I just wanted to be around her. And she cares about how I feel and I do the same for her."

I nod along as Christa says "So who's this about?" I gulp softly and say "Well… Laxus. I've been talking to him a lot since I left Fairy Tail, and he seems to understand. He gets what I went through and doesn't think me weak for leaving it hate me for it… and I like having him around. I like spending time with him and I look forward to it every day…"

Christa nods and says "I would make an educated guess and say you at least like him. Why don't you just relax and see where this goes?" I nod and say "Perfect. Thank you both." Levi nods and walks out, giving a irked looking Eren a hug as I walk over, Armin passing me a sandwich as I walked upstairs. I get to my room and yank my bag open and pull out my Lacrima. I try calling Laxus, since it's almost lunch time.

He doesn't answer, so I munch on my sandwich as I dig through the chest I got. I see scrolls and gems throughout the whole thing. But one gem stood out from the others, since it was darker than the others. I pick it up, seeing that it was barely an inch long, and was cut in a square. "Is this… and actual Tanzanite Cushion Diamond?" I thank my studies having covered gems extensively so I could tell the difference between real, expensive gems and cheap fakes.

I looked it over, it seemed to be genuine. These were rare in Fiore, especially this dark of a shade of blue. I smiled at it and put it into my pocket, thinking I'd do something with it later. I hear my Lacrima ring and I jump over to answer it, seeing Laxus on what looks like a boat. "Hey Laxus!... are you okay?" He looked slightly green as he sat on the swaying ship. "Sorry… I don't like transportation… Dragon Slayer thing…"

I laugh and say "It's fine. At least you don't whine like Natsu did." He nods proudly before deflating and going a deeper shade of green. He chuckles and says "Yeah, motion sick is not how I wanted to have this conversation… I'm headed to Tenrou island. It's where gramps takes everyone to do the S-Class quest. But it also holds Mavis's grave. I'm going to visit it like I did with gramps every year."

I smile and say "That's sweet." He chuckled again and smiles slightly at me before saying "Uh… Lucy… I was wondering… well. Kind of hoping…" I blink and say "Hoping for what?" He goes a little red in the face as he seems torn between blushing and being sick. I smile at him as he rapidly says "IwaswonderingifyoudliketogoonadatewhenIgetback!" I blink, not ha being caught most of what he said as he looks anywhere but me.

"What? I didn't catch half of what you said." I say sheepishly as he gulps and says again "I was wondering… if maybe you'd like to go on a date with me once I got back…" I blink at him before I break out into a giant grin and say "Yes! I'll happily go on a date with you Laxus!" His answering grin was down right adorable as he said "Really? Okay, I can be in the Forest of Angelis in two days. Than we can go out to eat?"

I nodded happily and said "Sounds perfect!" He smiled at me and our conversation relaxed from there, moving to what had changed since yesterday before I had to let him go. After letting the call disconnect I jumped up from my couch and darted downstairs before crashing into Christa and shrieking "He asked me out!"

Christa jumped with joy as we hugged each other, Levi quietly telling Eren something before saying "I'm still training you Lucy!" I pouted over at him before sighing and say "One second, I gotta get Hanji to do something." He nods and I rush into Hanji's infirmary and pull out the gem I had. "Hey Hanji. Could you turn this into a necklace? Something simple please."

She takes the gem and says "It's for pretty boy isn't it." I go slightly red and say "Thanks Hanji!" Before I dart out of the room. I look at Levi and say "Okay, let's get started then!" He nods and leads me into the woods, grabbing a meditation mat from the tree stump nearby and handing it to me.

He takes the other and we sit across from each other in a small clearing. "Were out here today for a reason." I nod as I sit down in a crossed legged on the mat and he says "Close your eyes. Breathe deep and try and feel all of the magic pulsing within your body." I do as he says, sensing every fiber of my magic, feeling it pulse with my heartbeat.

"Imagine pushing all of it into your hands, slowly push against it until you can't anymore." He says softly, and I do so. It feels like a trail of warmth going down my arms to my hands, before dispersing once it reaches there. This goes on for a few minutes as I feel my magic start to form itself around my person, moving the wind and making some branches snap around us. I start panting after a few minutes more, before I finally can't keep going and snap my eyes open as I gasp.

I fall back onto my mat and pant a few minutes as my magic dispersed around me. Levi hummed softly and said "You did well, you have more magic than you did last week." He than pulled out the Time lacrima we'd gotten not long ago and says "You sure about this? It's gonna hurt like hell, so you probably won't wake up for a few hours."

I nod and say "I'm sure." He nods and leads me back to the castle, where Hanji has a bed set up in the infirmary for me. "Okay, lay down and we can begin." Levi says, and I do so. He stands at my feet and holds the lacrima above me before muttering in some kind of language, it was soft and rhythmic. I felt almost like dozing off to the sound before a sharp pair ripped through my chest and I coiled up on my side, gripping the spare just above my heart. I felt tears drip down my face as I could even scream through the pain, just laying there silently as my body spasmed before I passed out, mind sinking into nothingness.

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Lucy POV - Eight Hours Later

I wake up groggily, everything aching slightly. I glance at Hanji who looks suddenly downtrodden. I blink at her and say "Hey… What's wrong…" She sighed and said "Lucy… Tenrou Island has been destroyed. And it killed every Fairy Tail member upon it as well." I gape at her in shock and realize the weight of her words. Everyone… All my friends… Laxus...They're all gone…

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