Chapter 6. Dark Truth
Lucy was once again standing atop a cliff looking down at a canyon.
"Why am I up here?"
"You were going to jump." That same voice spoke.
"I was?" Lucy looked over the edge.
"Yes."
"No, she's not!"
Loki grabbed Lucy's hand making sure she stayed put.
"Loki your in my dream again?"
"No Lucy" He looked straight into her eyes. "That's what I have been trying to tell you, this isn't a dream it's an illusion. Someone is manipulating your thoughts, Lucy you are not dreaming."
"What?"
"All of your dreams they have just been illusion magic someone somewhere is setting up these scenarios on purpose, I think their after you Lucy."
"Very good" the two of them heard the voice it chuckled "once again it seems my agenda is put on hold by an overly protective acquaintance... Loki is it this time..."
That voice I've heard it before, it's the one that I hear in all my dreams but that's not it, there's something familiar.
"What is it Lucy?" Loki noticed Lucy's pensive look.
"That voice it's the same in all of my dreams."
"Then it must be him, he's the one behind all of this, do you know who it belongs to?"
"No I can't place it."
"Why don't you show yourself, come out!"
They heard more laughing "I don't need to show myself to get rid of you, isn't that right Lucy?"
"Whaaaaaa! Loki!" Lucy started to punch Loki she managed to slip from his grasp and proceeded to come at him with kicks and punches.
"Loki I'm sorry I can't control myself." Lucy apologized while swinging a left.
"He's controlling you he must be very close to your body right now to be able to hold that much power over you."
"Then why aren't you affected?" Loki was frantically dodging everything Lucy threw his way.
"Probably because I'm not apart of the illusion he can manipulate everything he puts into the illusion including your body or so it seems, he can't control me because I'm here on my own magic."
"Loki watch out I can't stop my body won't listen." Lucy came at Loki with another kick, Loki ducked it.
Shit how do I stop this without hurting Lucy?
He grasped her fist stopping another punch.
"Well it looks like this will take all day, how about... "
Loki was kicked form behind and was sent flying.
"Natsu!" Lucy shouted out.
"It's not Natsu its' another illusion." Loki wiped some dirt off his sleeve "I can see this is going to suck."
Loki stood waiting for Natsu to attack, it never came eventually Natsu came at him with a punch. Loki dodged his fists one after another.
Why is Natsu not attacking with dragon slayer magic... He could have fried me by now, at least the real one could. Could it be that he doesn't know? That has to be it that's why Lucy never used her magic when he was controlling her. He can only show what he knows, he's never seen Natsu use his powers that's why hes not attacking.
"Lucy no matter what you do do not attempt to use your magic."
He's also never seen Lucy use her powers.
"Lucy?" Loki looked over to see Lucy running toward the cliff, "Dammit this is slightly unfair."
He ran to stop Lucy just grabbing her in time before she jumped only to have to toss her aside to dodge another one of Natsu's punches.
"Lucy your going to have to try to wake up. I'm not sure how long I can keep you safe!"
Meanwhile on the outside Kane was staring at Lucy,
"I've finally got you, I'm finally able to control your body, not even your spirit can save you when he's to busy fighting with your own friends. It's been a ball goodnight Lucy!"
Laxus raised his foot hands in his pockets and kicked in Lucy's bedroom door, it flew across the room. Laxus stood in the doorway lightning surging around his body. His anger soared as he saw the two of them just laying there. Lucy had a very distraught look on her face and Kane looked at him with one eye.
"It's not very polite to bust in without knocking. Your nothing but a rude awakening aren't you?"
Kane looked to Lucy, "you win again it seems. Your friends are starting to get on my nerves I will admit."
He whispered to her sleeping form, "you'll have to wake up until I've dealt with electro-boy here." He then kissed her on the cheek while staring right at Laxus.
Laxus smirked "you didn't enjoy my epic entrance, that's ok it wasn't for you I'll be taking Lucy back with me."
Lucy opened her eyes "I must have really dozed off, I'm sorry... What are you doing in here get out!" She screamed at Laxus as she noticed him in the doorway.
"Your not taking her, I'm sorry Lucy for your sake I've been passive but not any more, she stays!"
"I'm glad you had to give a speech before trying to kill her or else I would never have been sure you were who I though you were. Now that I know your never going to touch her again."
Laxus looked over at Lucy "I'm not leaving until you understand, he is from a dark guild and he's been using you for something. I've tried to warn you and I'm telling you now Lucy we are Fairy Tail what reason would I have to lie to you. He's not one of us and he has been stringing you along the whole time."
Kane laughed "Lucy are you really going to listen to the ramblings of a jealous hot head?"
Kane was getting irritated with this interruption "Lucy he just wants you all to himself, please stay here I think we should take this outside."
"Why so you can use your illusion magic, hoping she wont see so she wont know. By the look on your face I'd say I hit it pretty close, I was at the guild first it just so happened Levy was desperately looking for Lucy she told me about her dreams, or more accurately your illusions."
Lucy who was now standing asked Laxus "how did you know my dreams were illusion magic?"
"Because I'm smarter than this guy who thinks you would be to dumb to put two and two together."
Kane argued "Lucy, I know you've been having bad dreams and that your spirits say it is an illusion magic, but I have nothing to do with it, if anything I want to help you. He is just grasping at straws to keep us apart."
Laxus took Lucy's hand pulling her into him he said "I know what I said before may have scared you, but I do feel that way I'm going to protect you, and that gives me no reason to make this up."
Lucy was lost in a whirl of emotions she took her hand from Laxus and turned to go back to Kane "Sorry... I just don't know."
As she took a step she ran into a body.
"Your staying with him, Laxus you should take her somewhere safe."
Lucy looked at Loki
"Loki, what why?"
"Lucy when I told you about the illusion magic where were we?"
"In my dream."
"And who else was there?"
"No one just us."
"There was one other, that voice the one behind it all."
"So"
"Lucy he knew it was me who told you, he just said it, how did he know unless he was the only other person there."
Lucy's eyes widened as she looked over Loki's shoulder to see Kane. He stood up arms crossed with a grin.
"It appears I have been caught, as you say red handed. Lucy my dear it was fun wasn't it? However I'm not finished with you yet."
At that the room went dark he had used his magic to distract the others in an un-reality, long enough to snatch Lucy away. He ran out with Lucy who had somehow become unconscious.
When they had come back to reality Loki looked to Laxus,
"Your going to go get her right?"
"Always."
