I'm back from Europe! And I wrote a bunch while I was gone, so I'll be publishing things as I type them up, as everything's currently in my notebook.
And yes, this is a literal thing that happened between me and my sister. I'm Lucy, she's Wendy.
"I wanna kidnap a baby turtle."
"You want to what now?"
It was after their latest mission, and Erza was currently in the mayor's house with Natsu and Grey. Natsu had gone overboard with his fire attacks and hit Grey, who had instantly retaliated and the two ended up causing more damage to the town then the people they were hunting down. Knowing what the red-head usually did in situations such as this, Lucy and Wendy had "taken a walk", otherwise known as running away as far as they possibly to avoid the swords it was certain Erza would be throwing.
Charle and Happy had stayed behind, hoping to prevent another slew of property damage. Makarov was close enough to a heart attack as it was, and it had been made unspokenly clear that Laxus had elaborate plans to slay whoever triggered it.
Lucy was 99% sure it would be Natsu and Grey no matter what Erza and the Exceeds did. Actually, Erza would probably be one of the ones triggering it, but no one was going to tell her that.
The blonde and blue-haired girls' walk had taken them to a long fence overlooking a waterfall that fell into a stream, creating small pools as it wound around the many rocks dotting the landscape below. Wendy had wanted to stop and look at it, and Lucy had obliged, and the younger girl had been staring at the pool (containing several baby turtles) thoughtfully before turning to Lucy and announcing that she intended to kidnap one.
"I want to kidnap a baby turtle." Wendy repeated solemnly, giving Lucy a look that said she was completely serious.
"Why do you want to kidnap a baby turtle?" Lucy asked helplessly, staring down the ravine at said amphibians.
Wendy gave Lucy a strange glance before returning her attention to the turtles. "Because they're cute, obviously." she said, as this were something Lucy certainly should have known. Before the blonde could answer, she continued cheerfully, "It'll be easy! I'll just climb down the ravine and grab one from the pools! There's so many, nobody's gonna miss just one."
Lucy sighed. "Wendy, turtles are fast swimmers. As soon as they see you coming towards them, they'll jump in the water and swim off. You'll never be able to catch up."
"Yes I will!" the Dragonslayer insisted obstinately, running off to prove her ability to catch turtles before the older mage could say anything else.
Lucy could only watch as Wendy scampered down the nearby flight of concrete stairs and dashed along the rocks, displaying an agility most children her age lacked. Unfortunately for the blue-haired girl, Lucy was proven correct as Wendy attempted to sneak up on the baby turtles and leap at them, hands outstretched, they were already in the pool of clear water, swimming to the other side as fast as their little fins could carry them.
The blonde girl was prepared to meet a disappointed face with pat on the head and a light-hearted I-told-you-so. She did not have a plan of procedure for Wendy's determined expression and purposeful walk.
"The turtles won this round," she conceded, glaring down at the animals now once again sitting on the rocks, "but all I need is a few tools and they'll be unable to escape my grasp." She held up a hand, counting down on her fingers the aforementioned tools. "Let's see, definitely a net, rainboots are a must….maybe some bread for bait, hmm….ooh, a glass tank to put it in would be a good idea as well…." Wendy trailed off, looking thoughtful.
"Wendy, you can't kidnap a turtle." the Celestial Mage told her desperately.
The bluenette spared her a confused look. "I know that."
Lucy was now the confused one. "Then what are you talking about-" The other girl wasn't listening, having already ran off, heading in the direction of the nearest shop. The blonde, sensing trouble, chased after her. It was no easy task, as her teammate had quite the head start on her. Eventually she caught up, only to see Wendy finalizing the purchase of a net, rainboots, bread, and a glass tank. "Wendy, you said you weren't going to kidnap anything!"
"I said I wasn't going to kidnap turtles." the younger Fairy Tail mage replied, leaning down to yank her foot into a rainboot. Reaching over towards the other one, she continued, "I said I was going to kidnap baby turtles." Slamming her feet against the ground several times to ensure the boots were properly secured, she dropped the bread and the tank in the net, slung it over her shoulder, and marched out to complete her turtle abduction.
Lucy stood there for a few seconds. "Oh."
A lightbulb then lit in her head, and she instantly jumped to her feet, her eyes widening.
"Wendy! You can't kidnap a baby turtle, either!"
Wendy, Wendy, Wendy. Lucy's got her hands full. I'm still freaking out over the chapter, too.
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