Chapter 14

Natsu's POV

I woke up, but something felt...off. I opened my eyes and took a look at my surroundings. What the hell? Where's the ground? I looked down and my eyes widened. Was that a...lake? I thought I was sleeping in Lucy's bed...Wait...How am I up here? I noticed that there was a rope tied around my waist and attached on a tree branch. What? Who did this?

"Ah! You're awake!" I heard someone exclaim. I looked back down and saw Lucy waving at me.

"Hey Lucy! Help me down, would ya?" I yelled back to her. "And do you know who did this?" I asked her.

"No, I won't help you, and yes I do know. It was me," Lucy replied. What? Lucy did this? I also noticed one of her spirits standing next to her. It was the horse man thingy. What was he called again? Sagittable? No...Sagit? Nope. Sagitsaurus...? No that's not it either...Oh yeah! Sagittarius! But what was he aiming for...Oh that would be the rope that's holding me...That's got to be bad...

"Okay! Now Sagittarius!" Lucy commanded. I saw horse man release the arrow and it hit the rope...And then...I dropped.

"WHAAAT?" I shouted as I fell, trying to process everything. That's when I hit the water, creating a loud splash. Quickly, I swam to the surface and caught my breath. I heard Lucy laughing and growled. Rubbing my eyes, I then opened them and noticed that horse man was gone. She probably sent him back...But I also saw Lucy standing there laughing.

"I didn't think you'd actually fall in the water!" Lucy laughed, "I was expecting you to burn the rope and find a way down by yourself without waiting for Sagittarius to..." She didn't notice I had made my way to her and shoved her into the water. Now it was my turn to laugh.

"Damn it, Natsu!" Lucy shouted. She made her way over to me, soaking wet. "That wasn't part of my plan," she pouted. I chuckled and patted her head.

"Nice try."

Later that day...

Normal POV

Lucy was in her apartment, sitting on her bed.

"So, Plue...How are you doing?" Lucy asked as she hugged the white dog. She didn't know what else to ask at the moment and it was getting really quiet...

"Pun pun!" Plue chimed. Lucy let out a sigh.

"I wish I knew what you were saying," Lucy muttered.

"Pun pun!"

"Hey Lucy!" She heard someone exclaim, and jumped in surprise. She turned to face Natsu.

"What are you doing here, Natsu?" Lucy asked.

"You wanna go on a mission?" Natsu asked, ignoring her question, and sat down on her bed.

"Sure, I guess," Lucy sighed, "Nothing better to do."

"Yosh! Let's go!" Natsu grinned and grabbed her wrist, tugging her towards the window. She held onto Plue with one arm now.

"N-Natsu! Use the door! There is no way I'm going through the win-" Lucy couldn't finish her sentence because Natsu already picked her up and jumped through the window. "P-Put me down!" Lucy yelled. Natsu placed her down and gave her a grin.

"C'mon!" He exclaimed and ran off, she ran after him, still holding Plue.

Time skip!

Lucy and Natsu were on their way back from their mission they had just completed. They were two towns away from Magnolia and they planned on walking back.

"Why are we walking again?" Lucy asked, angrily.

"Because I want to!" Natsu grinned.

"Aye," Happy mumbled sleepily, laying on Natsu's head. Sighing, Lucy walked ahead of them. One moment she was walking, the next...

"Kyaaaa!" Lucy screamed as she fell down a...hole...?

"LUCY!" Natsu shouted. She suddenly hit the ground.

"Ooof!" She grunted and stood up.

"Lucy! Lucy? LUCY! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" She heard Natsu shout.

"Yeah, I'm totally fine. I never fell in a hole and I never hit the ground, hard," Lucy yelled back sarcastically.

"Really?" Natsu asked. Lucy rolled her eyes.

"I was being sarcastic, idiot...," she yelled.

"Well? Are you alright?"

"Yes, Natsu. I'm okay...," Lucy replied.

"Well, watch out! I'm coming down!"

"Okay. W-Wait! What! Don-" Before she could answer she saw a figure dropping and dodged it quickly.

"Umph!" Natsu groaned and stood up. A second after, she saw Happy flying down.

"You know you could have had Happy carry you down," Lucy stated.

"Oh...Well, I just wanted to know how much it hurt for you," Natsu grinned.

"Sure," Lucy said and looked around. "Hey, there's a door over there!" She ran over to the door, Natsu and Happy following behind. She pulled the door, but it didn't budge.

"Eh?" She muttered and tried pushing it. It also didn't work. Then she tried sliding it, lifting it, punching it, kicking it, and yelling at it. "WHY WON'T IT BUDGE?" She shouted.

"Here let me try," Natsu said. He walked over and lit his hand on fire. Before he could punch it, Lucy shoved him away from the door. "Hey!" He yelled.

"Sorry! But I noticed something," she chuckled, pointing to something on the wall. It looked like a...lever?

"Try pulling it," Natsu said, walking over to her. Lucy grabbed the lever and pulled it down. Then, both of them and Happy, waited. The door opened. Grinning, Natsu grabbed Lucy's hand and ran inside. Happy flew after them.

"N-Natsu!" Lucy exclaimed, blushing, as she looked down at their hands.

"He liiiikes you!" Happy giggled.

"Shut up!" Lucy shouted, but continued to run with Natsu. "Where are we going?"

"Following the path, of course," Natsu said.

"Oh. I wonder what's down here," Lucy said.

"Me too," Natsu said. They continued running until they saw another door. Lucy looked for another lever, but there was none this time. Natsu pushed the door, and to their surprise, it opened easily...Natsu entered the room first, followed by Lucy, and then Happy. The room was too dark to see, so Natsu lit his hand on fire. They searched the room, but it was completely empty. It was a dead end.

"There's nothing here," Happy said. However, Natsu and Lucy kept looking around.

"Hey, Natsu! Look!" Lucy exclaimed, pointing at the wall.

"The wall?" Natsu asked.

"No, idiot! Look!" She yelled. Looking at the wall, where she was pointing, Natsu also noticed something. "See?"

"Yeah, I do!" Natsu grinned.

"What? What is it?" Happy asked. Natsu punched whatever they were looking at, creating a large hole.

"Just a crack in the wall," Lucy said, walking through the hole in the wall Natsu just made. Natsu and Happy followed.

"Oh," Happy said. They walked for about another five minutes before Lucy stopped abruptly.

"What's wrong, Lucy?" Natsu asked, staring her.

"Where's Plue?" Lucy asked, turning to face them.

"Oh! Right here, Lucy!" Happy chimed, dropping a white dog. "I was carrying him."

"Oh. Thanks," Lucy said and picked up Plue. Then they started to walk again. Lucy felt the ground under her begin to sink. "W-What?" She asked, but before she could continue, she disappeared.

"Lucy!" Natsu and Happy shouted as they saw her sink into the floor. Natsu ran over to where she was, but she was no longer there.

"What happened?" Happy asked.

"I don't know, but we have to look for her!" Natsu shouted and ran in the direction they were heading. "Maybe she'll be at the end of this path..."

...

Lucy groaned and felt something poke her face. She slowly opened her eyes and saw another pair of eyes staring at her. Gasping, she jolted up into a sitting position.

"Oh...Hey Plue," she sighed in relief when she realized whose eyes were those. She picked up the spirit and stood up, looking around. "Where are we...?" Then, she heard groaning, but it wasn't coming from the room she was in.

"W-What was that?" She asked, hugging Plue tighter.

"Pu pun!" Plue exclaimed. She searched the room and noticed that there were no doors or any exit.

"I guess we're trapped," Lucy sighed. She heard the groaning noises again. "Its coming from behind this wall," Lucy said, staring at the wall. She summoned Leo.

"Hey Princess! How may I help you?" Loke asked.

"Could you break this wall?" Lucy asked. Loke gave her a questioning look, but nodded and did what he was told. The wall collapsed under his attack and Lucy allowed him to go back to the Spirit World. "Thanks Loke!"

"No problem, Princess," he said and disappeared. Lucy walked through the whole in the wall that Loke had just made.

"Ugh...Ahh...Ngghhh..." She heard someone groan. Her eyes landed on the person, but it was too dark to see his/her face.

...

Natsu and Happy continued on running down the long pathway.

"Where's the end of this?" Natsu asked.

"Aye!" Happy sighed, but continued to fly.

...

She walked slowly forward, but stopped when the person started to groan again. She hugged Plue tighter.

...

"Hey! I see a door!" Natsu yelled.

"Aye!" Happy exclaimed. They came to a halt in front of the door. Natsu pushed it open and entered, Happy flying above his head.

"Wh-" Natsu was about to say something, but was caught off as he fell. The door was the enterance to a large room with no floor! They had fell.

...

Walking closer, Lucy's eyes widened as she recognized who this person was.

"N-No way...It can't be..."

xX End of Chapter Xx

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