HI guys! I should be posting my new chapter sometime this week. So when it's out I hope you enjoy. Also please enjoy this new chapter!

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After scrubbing the last of the pen off of Natsu's face, they waited for the others to get to their place. After an hour of waiting their friends finally arrived. Natsu quickly went to grab the stuff they needed, as Lucy went to answer the door before Erza broke it down.

"NATSU! Hurry UP!"

"HOLD ON TO YOUR GODDAMN HORSES! I'm just coming!"

Natsu rushed in and out of rooms as Lucy finally opened the door to face Erza.

"Hi, Erza!"

"Hello Lucy. Are you and Natsu ready to go?"

"Uh… Natsu is just-"

Before she could finish her sentence Natsu appeared behind Lucy and slung his arms over her shoulders.

"I'm right here!"

"Perfect. Everyone is waiting by the gates in the cars."

"But what about going to Makarovs office?" Lucy questioned as they made their way out to the cars where Mira Jane was waiting, "Mira?"

"What's going on?"

Erza looked from Natsu and Lucy to Mira Jane and then back again. She sighed lightly, closing her eyes and pressing her hand to the side of her face.

"Makarov sent for us before we could even get into the cars. He gave us our orders."

"And those orders are?" Natsu asked.

A frustrated look appeared on her face. She put her hands on her hips and gave them a hard glare.

"Get in the car. We'll tell you on the road."

Natsu and Lucy looked at Erza with confused looks before shrugging and jumping into the Humvee and driving behind Erza and Mira Jane to the gate. Once the gate was in view, Lucy could see Levy and Juvia talking with serious expressions on their faces. Gajeel and Gray weren't talking but both were leaned on the hoods of their cars with solemn looks on their faces; Cana and Guildarts were there too.

"Is this really that serious?" Lucy said to no-one in particular.

"Huh?"

"Well what orders did Makarov give the guys that also involve Mira, Cana and Guildarts? I wonder what happened?"

"I don't know," Natsu said as they pulled up with the rest of the cars, "But we're about to find out."

Natsu and Lucy got out of the armoured Humvee and made their way over to where their friends were waiting. Once everyone saw that they had finally arrived they came closer to form a very messy looking group circle. Once they were settled Erza cleared her throat to speak.

"As some of us weren't there to hear Makarovs orders from the master himself. I will repeat them again now. Makarov has ordered us to go to the Old abandoned docks. There's a ware house there. Its home to military arms that have been scavenged from an old military base; It also houses lots of food and water supplies that could last several years if we were to take them and bring them here."

"Why is it still there then? Why haven't we raided the place yet?" Questioned Gajeel.

Erza's expression turned dark.

"Makarov had already sent a group to go scope out the place. But they haven't come back. The master believes that they were trapped and taken."

"By who? Is it not abandoned?" asked Natsu.

"No. we believe that there is a group that live within the ware house. We believe that they are powerful and we know that with what's stored in the ware house we know that they have the power to destroy a whole camp if they wanted."

As Erza fell silent, Mira Jane picked up where she left off.

"We will be going in and rescuing our friends. We need to work together to take out this group. Erza, Guildarts and myself will all be the main attack forces and will take on the stronger goons and the person in charge. Gajeel, Gray and Natsu will be our 2nd attack force, Lucy, Levy and Juvia will cover them. Make sure to stay out of sight, keep it so they think that our group is small."
Everyone nodded in agreement. This time Guildarts took over.

"We need to go now. It will take several hours to get to the docks. Now get in your cars and let's get going."

With that they all got into the cars and set off.

~3 hours on the road~

Lucy gazed out of the window while Natsu concentrated on the road. The Humvee was one of the cars in the front and all the cars were speeding down the roads so not to waste any time. The sped down the roads without hesitation, hitting 1 or 2 wondering zombies. The roads were desolate and lonely like everywhere else in the world. As the lonesome scenery zoomed by Lucy became lost in thought. None of this makes any sense. Loki and his team have never been taken down before. They are one of the best teams we have; and I know for a fact that none of them would go down without a fight especially not Aquarius or Loki. The only time that they had been close to being defeated was the time when they were completely overwhelmed by over hundreds of zombies but that was during the day of the damned. WAIT!

"NATSU!"

Lucy suddenly turned around and yelled loudly, grabbing his arm; making Natsu jump and making him jerk the wheel which made the car swerve on the road.

"HOLY MOTHER OF- LUCE WHAT THE HELL!?"

"AHH!"

Before the car could lose full control Natsu quickly straightened out the car. Both teens sighed in relief as Natsu gained control of the car.

"What the hell were you doing, Luce?! You trying to give me a goddamn heart attack?"

"Sorry Natsu."

"Ahh… its fine. Don't worry about it." Natsu smiled at Lucy, "Anyway what was it that you wanted?"

"I was thinking, don't you think that it's strange for Loki and his team to be defeated? No matter who they were facing they would always still be able to be the ones who turn out on top. They are one of our best teams at the Fairy Tail camp. The only other time that Loki's group had been defeated was when they were overwhelmed by zombies."

Natsu thought for a minute. But just before he could answer, they could hear Erza's voice over the radio that was sat on the dash board.

"Lucy and Natsu, come in."

Lucy reached over and picked up the radio.

"This is Natsu and Lucy Reporting."

"The docks should be coming into view within the hour. Keep your eyes open."

"Will do, Erza."

"Also Lucy, why did the Humvee lose control?"

"Uhh… Natsu can explain."

Lucy then thrust the radio towards Natsu.

"Luce!?"

"Natsu?"

Lucy looked at him with a pleading look in her eyes. Natsu just sighed.

"Hi Erza! What's up?"

"Natsu, why did the Humvee lose control?"

"Well, Lucy made me jump as she just realised something about this mission. It's nothing really."

Natsu and Lucy heard Erza chuckle along with Mira and Cana in the back ground. After the laughter ended, the 2 teens heard Mira's voice.

"You 2 always know how to lighten the mood. It's been quite gloomy in this car. Thank you, guys. Any way what's this about Lucy realising something about the mission?"

"Lucy thinks that Loki and his team weren't captured by the group. She thinks they were helped."

"What?" Erza's voice came back on the radio. Lucy brought the radio back to her.

"Think about Loki's team has never been defeated before. The only other time it almost happened is when they were completely overwhelmed by zombies. What if that's happened again? What if the group that we thought captured them really helped them? No one really got to talk to Loki, so we wouldn't really know. All we're really doing is guessing."

"It would make sense. Knowing Loki, they were probably rescued and Loki only stayed and recovered a bit before he set off back to camp to inform the master and grab back up. On the way he probably over did it and that's why we found him outside the gate. He probably didn't make it before he passed out." Cana's voice could now be heard.

"hmm… it's a possibility." Erza could be heard agreeing.

"it would be best to keep an open mind Erza." Mira said.

"Yes. Of course. Anyway keep your eyes open the docks will be in view soon."

"Yes ma'am."

With that the radio went silent.

"Hey, Luce."

"Yeah."

"Remember this morning?"

"Yes?

"I know this probably isn't the best time to say this but I'm so gonna get you back for that."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yep."

Lucy looked over to Natsu to see him grinning, seeing him grin made her smirk.

"I don't believe you."

"Oh? Oh well, that'll just make it easier for me as you'll lower your guard."

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." Lucy chuckled. Natsu chuckled as well (though he was serious. He was so gonna get her back and with a vengeance.*cue evil laughter*)

A comfortable silence fell upon them like a soft blanket. Lucy and Natsu both felt weird, it was a nice kind of weird though. What the feeling was they couldn't figure but one thing was for sure that they didn't know was that they would one day figure it out and that would be the day that they finally figured out the extents of their true feelings for each other.

After a while of silence Lucy suddenly turned and shouted again; once again making Natsu jump and nearly losing control of the car.

"LUCE! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY!"

Lucy gained a hard and serious expression. She pointed out in front of them. "Look."

Natsu followed to where Lucy's finger was pointing. Natsu's eyes widened and a serious expression stuck to his face.

"Crap. Luce check in with everyone else. See if they're seeing what we are."

While Lucy called in to the others, Natsu continued to stare at the scene that gradually unfolded before him.

Damn it. Luce was right.