"Geez Luce, you're heavier than ever," a strained voice said as I opened my eyes to see I was flying above the battlefield. I looked up to see a blue cat carrying me.

"Happy," the small blue cat was smiling at the sight of me, and looked towards the people who were fighting.

"Their gonna pay for taking Natsu, and Wendy right," Happy asked softly as we hovered in the air.

"Right," I answered, I looked down to see that PantherLily was fighting against Gajeel's sword arm, and that Levy had returned to fighting Ernine. Carla was hovering, and avoided wind attacks made by Wendy and Aeolius, in her hands was Romeo who was fighting back from the air.

Gray had was facing off against Hravart on a floor of ice that Gray must have created, causing Natsu to somehow be motion sick. Erza was also on the ice facing off against Mira and Jessy who were pushing themselves farther than I have ever seen before.

"But what are we going to do, none of us can keep this up forever Luce," Happy said as we continued to hover there. I glanced down at my arm, and saw that the celestial key compartments were still rotating around my arm. I glanced back towards the ground to see that Laxus was stumbling against a wall as he made his entrance back onto the battlefield. His eyes met mine, and although I saw anger, and pain, he gave me a nod.

"We have to knock sense back into the dragon slayers and Mira," I said softly, my eyes still on Laxus as he rejoined Suki's side. That nod he gave me was a tacit way of saying he was himself again, and that he was ready to fight with us.

"But I don't think we can do that Luce," Happy said peering over my shoulder to look at the fights going on below us. "And still defeat the people controlling them."

"Leave that part to me," I said softly as I watched Gray and Erza struggle against their opponents. Both were getting slower, and attacked more and more with each passing second. But they continued to fight on because they had no other option but to do that.

"I will get Natsu back," Gray shouted as he kneeled on the ground, Natsu and Hravart standing in front of him. Erza had her back to the wall, but continued to block as many attacks as she could. Levy was just barely holding on, and Romeo with the help of Carla couldn't seem to escape the wind that was hitting them.

"Happy, I need you to drop me," I said softly as Carla and Romeo fell from the sky, as PantherLily expelled his strength and returned to his normal exceed form, as Levy was slammed into the ground by Ernine's sword.

"But Luce-"

"Trust me, I know what I'm doing," I said, giving Happy no chance to argue with me. "I need you to get as many people to safety as possible." Happy nodded, then released my body.

I took a deep breath, and looked at Gray, who was the closest person to give the stone too. I felt my legs twitch in anticipation, I closed my eyes, and cleared my head. When I reopened them, I felt my heart racing, my blood pumping.

The memory of me saving my friends entered my mind as I fell towards the Earth. That same anticipation, and adrenaline was pumping through my body. No one below me seemed to notice my descent, they were too busy with what sat, and kneeled before them.

Hravart was the person beneath me as I fell, his white hair stood out to Gray's and Natsu's as I looked down towards them. "Your time is up, Fullbuster," Hravart said. Gray looked up, and saw me and smiled softly.

"Don't be so sure of that," Gray said still smiling as I made my move and punched Hravart in the back of the head. The sheer force of the attack sent Hravart into the ground, and it was clear he wouldn't be getting up anytime soon to continue the fight.

"Hravart," Ernine roared in anger at the sight of the fallen man, but Hravart didn't answer. Ernine, Aeolius, and Jessy glared towards me, and turned their attention away from my comrades. Suki showed no emotions on her face as she held Laxus's hand tightly.

"You will pay for that Heartfilia," Jessy said as she stepped forward for an attack. She and Mira closed the distance between us. My heart was pumping with more adrenaline then I ever felt before in my life as the rest of Roaring Skeleton but Suki and Laxus did the same.

"You'll pay for all of the shit you've put Roaring Skeleton through," Jessy added as she pulled back a punch. "You fucking bitch," she spat as she sent the punch, which was filled with a type of magic I never seen before. My body moved on instinct as I grabbed the fist and threw her to the ground, all while breaking that same arm.

"Jessy," Suki gasped as Jessy let out a painful shriek. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Mira moving closer to me, as did the others. If they were to attack me at once I stood no chance, not by myself anyway.

"You will never make it out of here, Heartfilia," Aeolius said lowly as the wind began to pick up around us. I quickly glanced around to see that all of my friends were no longer in the streets of the city and were presumably in a safe place. I then shot a glance towards Laxus, who showed no emotions on his face.

"This will be you last stand, Heartfilia," Ernine said as she and Gajeel launched off into an attack towards me. Then there was a crack of lightning, and Laxus stood there, blocking their attack.

"Sorry it took me so long to find myself," Laxus said softly as everyone around us stood in shock.

"You don't have to apologize," I answered with a soft smile.

"Looks like we have some catching up, blondie," I could tell by the sound of his voice that he was himself again, to some degree at least.

"Let's take care of these guys first, then let's talk," we stood back to back, Laxus decided to take on most of what was left of Roaring Skeleton, leaving me with the person who was still leading them.

"You will pay for betraying the one person who cared for you, Laxus," Suki's voice was dry, and low as she appeared to lose her temper.

"Bring it," was all Laxus could say as everyone, including Suki launched into an attack. I felt Laxus grab me and throw me into the air. "Show me what you can do, Blondie," Laxus shouted as he let go of me.

"Open," I shouted as I braced my right arm for the magic that had flowed into it. Around me I saw my spirits materialize and smile at the chance to fight the people that had taken control of them roughly three years ago.

"It's time for this battle to finally end," I shouted as my spirits began to unload their attacks that worked at a distance. My eyes met Suki's and I could see the rage in her eyes.

My spirits landed before me, and already started to fight the other Roaring Skeleton members. Leaving Suki to me.

Suki, obviously not wanting to wait for my attack jumped into the air and punched me in the stomach, causing me to let out a cough. "You've lived long enough, Lucy Heartfilia," Suki said in my ear as I felt her gather up her magic.

"Actually," I said grabbing the arm that was still at my stomach. "My name is Lucy Nix Heartfilia," I threw her towards the ground causing a loud thud. And just as she was about to get back up I used my falling momentum to punch her in the jaw. But I didn't move fast enough, she grabbed my wrist and threw me into a nearby building.

Once I regained my barrings I felt blood trickle from my brow. I then pushed myself out of the rubble that once was a building and looked to see that Suki was only smiling at me. I let out a tired breath, and stumbled slightly.

"For three years, I've been at the center of your plans," I said softly. "For three years, I've put up with seeing my friends get hurt, put up with watching them get hurt because of me." Suki's eyes met mine, and she faltered slightly in her composure. "And I'm fucking tired of this, of watching my friends get hurt because of me, of not being able to be who I really am. So this is my last stand, one of us won't be walking away from here."

"I would have it no other way," Suki said. I glanced over to see that only two people stood against Laxus now, Ernine and Jessy, everyone else, including the people they were controlling were out of the fight.

"Nix, you have more potential than any other person I've met. And one day you will find that potential, and harness it to help you in a battle, or to help someone you love. Don't forget that. You are only as strong as you believe you are," Zo's voice comforted me, and calmed me.

I felt something in me change in that moment. My heart beat sped up, but my breathe didn't change. I felt stronger than I did moments ago. For a split second I saw the fear in Suki's eyes. She stepped back, and braced herself for my attack.

But she didn't have a chance. She never stood a chance. She was Roaring Skeleton, the one thing that had changed me, the one thing that had hurt me, and I was ready to take revenge for all they had done to me.

I launched forward and punched her in the jaw and the stomach again. She let out a heavy cough as I went ahead and swept her leg out from under her, adding another punch to her stomach as she fell. I caught her arm, and put it into a lock just as she landed on the ground, and broke it. Her scream filled the my ears, and I felt eyes on me.

"Suki," I heard someone gasp as I followed up the with another lock that broke her other arm.

"Roaring Skeleton is no more," I growled out as Suki fell unconscious from all of the pain. My eyes lifted to meet the only person left standing, Jessy, who was standing over a mostly beaten Laxus. I took a step forward and her step faltered.

Loke and Virgo appeared behind her, and took hold of her. I could see all of the fear in her eyes, all the fear I knew all too well. "You won't ever see the light of day again," I told Jessy as I saw the Rune Knights entering the square we were in. "This battle is finally over."