Wow! Thanks for all the wonderful support, everyone. It means so much to me every time I see a new follow or favourite or review. Thanks to RosesAndRavens for a good idea! Here's chapter 5!

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"Hey... I may not be able to remember you but I know that we're friends. I can feel it. I'll be back in no time!" Lucy thought it was strange that she was the one who'd lost her memory but comforting everyone instead of the other way around but before she could ponder the thought, her apartment door flew open. A man named Jet stood in the doorway.

"You have to come to the guild. There's been a lead!"

Once Lucy had reunited with her spirits and had them safely attached to her belt, the group ran back to the guild, hearts pounding and minds a vicious tornado of thoughts. Lucy hadn't met Levy for long but she trusted the petite, blue haired girl with all her heart. If anyone could help find a cure for her amnesia, it was her.

Lucy couldn't help but feel surprised at these thoughts. She'd only met these people for about a day and she already felt so attached to them. Erza, with her ever present support and courage, Gray, with his strange habits and warm friendship that was the complete opposite of his magic, Happy, with his obsession over fish and ability to make her laugh and want to strangle him simultaneously and Natsu, with his fiery, immature attitude and friendly grin - her old team. It made her feel warm inside just thinking about it.

The guild building appeared in front of them, homely and welcoming as ever. The five rushed in after Jet and stopped short. The guild was a massive mess of thick, leather bound novels scattering pages everywhere and complete and utter chaos. More than half the guild was fighting (which, according to Mira, was relatively normal) and Levy sat in a pile of books so high they could only see her face. The door slammed shut behind them and Levy's eyes shot up.

"Lu-chan! I've found something!" The girl struggled out of her fort of books and made her way towards them, balancing a heavy book in one hand with her glasses perched precariously on the top of her head.

"Look, here, it says, 'Once memories have been taken, the magical signature of the mage who took them may be traced using the spell below. This is the only spell that could trace the signature and if too much time has passed since the loss of memories, the signature may be too faint to trace at all. It is an extremely powerful spell and can only be conducted at dusk.' We've still got a chance, Lu-chan! We'd have to do it as soon as possible. Dusk is almost...now! Do you think you're up for it now? The book also said that the mage may feel dizzy or get a headache after the spell is performed because it sort of does a scan of your head. Are you feeling good enough for it?"

Levy's anxious face made Lucy feel a little unsure but she knew she had to find the mage who took them, if not for her own benefit then for her friends. This wasn't fair to them either.

"Okay. I'll do it now," said Lucy, her expression determined. Seeing her friends' hopeful faces, Lucy thought it'd be worth getting a million headaches just to make them smile. "Are you up for it, Levy-chan? It did say that this is an extremely powerful spell...I just don't want you to get hurt because of me."

Levy gave her a bright smile. "It's fine! I've studied it for a bit and I should be able to do it. Okay, now's the time. We should go to the infirmary, where it's quieter."

"Wait, Levy." Erza stopped the group. "How will we know who the mage is from the signature? We may not have encountered them before and the signature may not make any sense to us."

"Oh, it should be okay...their signature is just a bit of their magic, like a sample. We'll still have to figure out who it is but at least it's better than nothing!" Levy's excited and determined grin was infectious and Lucy followed her friend into the infirmary, trying to mentally prepare herself. But she didn't even know how the spell would do a 'head scan' of her brain so how could she prepare?

"Okay, Lu-chan!" Levy interrupted her thoughts. "Natsu, Erza, Gray; watch out for the signature of the mage and the type of magic. Lu-chan and I might not be able to see it while the spell takes place. I'm going to start!"

Levy started chanting in an unknown language that sounded ancient and powerful and her magic shone through the infirmary. Lucy closed her eyes as she felt the effects of the spell take place. There was a slight tingle in her fingers that slowly travelled through her body until it reached her brain. A sharp pain almost made her wince but she bit her tongue and struggled through the intense pain that was increasing steadily. The warm tingle had been replaced by sharp jabs and she felt like her head was going to explode. Levy cried out the incantation one last time and a bright multi-coloured light enveloped Lucy in a painful embrace before she blacked out.

"It was blue, mainly, with some other flashes of colours...that would have been the signature, wouldn't it?"

Lucy stirred slightly, hearing a familiar male voice. Gray. Her head hurt and she felt like she'd been run over by a train but she tried to make sense of the conversation going on around her.

"Yes...I think so. I saw it too, even while casting the spell. I didn't expect it to be that bright or that obvious. It says here that the brighter it is, the more powerful the mage...I'm not sure that's a good thing."

Lucy recognised that voice instantly as Levy's. She sighed mentally. At least Levy hadn't been hurt or used up too much magic power during the spell.

"It might help us narrow down the suspects. Most powerful mages are often quite famous and well-known. We can ask the Master about it. I can't help but think that that magic is familiar…" Erza's thoughtful voice appeared to be closest to her and Lucy felt the urge to open her eyes. However, her energy failed her and she simply lay there, listening.

"You think so too? There's an endless number of places we could have seen it though...was it recent?" Lucy couldn't help but feel warm as she felt rather than heard her friends, pondering Gray's question. But there was one voice missing and Lucy couldn't help but wonder where the pink-haired dragon slayer was.

"It was recent. Perhaps at the Grand Magic Games. There were many types of magic there. I'll think on it. It'll come to me soon enough." Even with her eyes closed, Lucy could hear the frustration in Erza's voice. She made another effort to open her eyes as Happy chimed in.

"Is Lucy okay, Wendy? She still hasn't woken- Lucy!"

There was a flurry of activity around her as she cracked open her eyelids. The sky was dark outside and candles were lit around her bed in the infirmary. Erza's anxious face appeared in front of her.

"Lucy! Are you feeling alright?"

"Lu-chan! I'm sorry! I didn't realise it'd be that bad! I wouldn't' have brought it up today if I had!"

"Sheesh, you gave us a scare."

"Lucy-san, I hope you're feeling better!"

Lucy smiled at her friends and sat up gingerly, ignoring the pounding in her head that accompanied the action. "Thanks, everyone! I'll be alright...I heard you guys talking about the signature. Do you think you know who it is?"

Erza frowned. "Well, we believe it might be someone from the Grand Magic Games but there were so many types of magic there that it's hard to pinpoint each owner's magic. Seeing as you heard our conversation, do you have any ideas?"

"Well, I can't really remember…" Lucy said apologetically, rubbing the back of her neck awkwardly.

Erza's face immediately froze. "I am sorry, Lucy. I forgot. Please forgive me."

Lucy gave her a small grin. "It's fine. I have a spirit that could help though…" Lucy made to grab her keys but Wendy's hand stopped her. "Lucy-san! You're still too weak to use magic at the moment. I think you should just wait until tomorrow."

Lucy smiled gratefully at the young mage. "Thanks, Wendy! I almost forgot...I guess we'll continue tomorrow then. Thanks guys!"

Outside the infirmary doors, a salmon-haired dragon slayer tilted his head at the new information he'd heard, before dashing towards the Fairy Tail archives.

"Lucy, when you're ready."

Lucy nodded at Erza and took a deep breath. This was the first spirit she'd summoned since her amnesia incident but she had no qualms whatsoever. "Gate of the Southern Cross, I open thee: Crux!"

There was a flash of silver and an old, snoring man appeared before them all, suspended in mid-air and quite oblivious to their presence.

"Crux, I'd like to know about the different types of multi-coloured magic that were seen during the Grand Magic Games." Lucy turned back to her friends feeling accomplished, but was faced with their expectant faces.

"...what does he do now?"

"Happy! He can still hear you! We just have to wait while he gathers information. In the meantime, where's Natsu?"

Gray looked up from his seat at the table in the guild. "I haven't seen him since the spell yesterday...he's probably off sleeping or eating or being useless somewhere."

"WHAT DID YOU SAY, GRAY!?"

"Speak of the devil," Lucy sighed, taking a seat with her drink as Erza nodding vigorously next to her while eating a slice of strawberry cheesecake. Natsu ran up to them, fists flaming, before he saw Lucy.

"LUCY! I almost forgot to tell you! I researched some weird magic stuff last night in the archives and found some of that rainbow magic from the spell."

Lucy nearly spat out her drink. "What!?"

Natsu nodded sagely. "There was one called 'Terri-'"

A sudden noise startled them all and Lucy ran up to Crux. "Have you got it?"

"Hmm...a type of magic called 'Territory'. It is a Caster magic and includes the manipulation of space. It is one of the Magics of the Yakuma Eighteen War Gods. In the Grand Magic Games, this magic was used by Minerva Orlando."

Erza gasped. "That's where I knew it from! I knew I remembered it from somewhere. I can't believe I didn't remember it earlier!"

"Oi! Is no one going to listen to me? I was going to say 'Territory' when that old man interrupted me!"

Lucy smiled at her supposed best friend. She could see why they were best friends. "Thanks, Natsu."

Gray scoffed. "I can't believe you're smart enough to look in the archives. That's a first."

"What'd you say, stripper!?"

"You heard me, flame-brain!"

There was a dull clunk as both fell down after one blow from Erza, who stood intimidatingly over them, her eyes flashing dangerously. "It appears we need to pay a visit to Sabertooth."

So that's chapter 5 :) Hope you liked it! For the next chapter, I may not be able to upload next weekend because I'm going away for a week but if it's not up next weekend, expect it sometime after the 1st October. Thanks again for reading this! Reviews are much appreciated ^_^

P.S. Some Sabertooth action for chapter 6!