Chapter 4: A Helping Hoof

(-Gray's PoV-)

"Gray! Natsu! You take that end! Lucy, come over here and help me out!" We all scrambled to either end of the enormous tree that had fallen on top of her.

~Flashback~

When we finally got to the site, there had been nothing left to see. What ever it had been left nothing but wreckage behind.

"W-what the heck was that thing?!" Lucy asked as she hid behind Erza.

" I don't know but whatever it was is gone now." She simply replied. " let's just look around some until we find some clues as to what happened here." we all nod and split up.

After searching for almost a half hour, we checked back in.

"Did anyone find anything? Anyone?"

"All I found was chared trees and rocks. Hardly anything to get worked up about. " I say.

"Same goes for me and Happy."

"it would seem that there's nothing here then-"

"A-actually, I found someone over on the other side of that bridge. It wasright before the time was up so I hurry rowdies back to get you."

Lucy showed us what she had found when we got to the tree, we saw a girl crushed under a large oak tree. The tree had probably fallen on top of this girl when the beast was still here.

This girl had looked to be about 16 or 17. She had skin that was brown like Elfman's and midnight blue hair that appeared to be pretty long. And even though her eyes were half closed, her emerald green eyes shown bright. Dirt and soot cover her face hair andleft arm while the rest of her lay underthe tree.

~End Flashback~

"Alright. On the count of 3. 1. 2. 3. Lift." Erza ordered. The trewouldn't budge so we tried again. "1. 2. 3. " still no use.

" I could try use a fire dragon's roar to burn the tree." the flame brained dope said. Why can't he be smart for one minute?

Lucy then smacked him in the back of the head. "Natsu you idiot! What if you burn her?!"

"Yeah, Lucy's right. You can't go around spitting fire everywhere, idiot."

"What you say, stripper?"

"Squinty eyes!"

"Popscicle!"

"Flame brain!"

"ice princess-"

"That's enough, you two!" Erza says as she shoots us a dirty look. With that we instantly go into "best friend" mode and start acting like idiots. "Lucy, do you have a spirit that might be able to help us?"

" I could call Taurus? He could cut some feet off so we could lift it easier."

"That might work"

"Okay, here it goes. GATE OF THE GOLDEN BULL! OPEN!"

"MOOOO! And how are you and your AMAZING body doing to day Lucy? Moo."

"Just fine. Now, cut a couple feet of that tree but don't harm the girl under it. Kay?"

" Anything for you Lucy. Moo." The cow spirit quickly cut the ends off and left with a loud moo and another 2 or 3 comments about Lucy's body.

When we lifted it this time, we got it off the girl and put it off to the side. The moving of the tree, revealed brown ragged clothes. Natsu went over to her and started to shake her. Her brilliant green eyes flew open and she shot up from the ground. "Dragon-slayer!" she hissed. She had an angry look in her eye that could rival Erza's.

As she began to look around at us, she cautiously studied Natsu. She took a step back and began to sprint away until Natsu caught her shoulder. "Wait." he said. This must have sent her over or something because suddenly tan horns came out through her hair. Her feet and hands sprang turquoise scales and claws. A tail also appeared from her. She looked as if she were becoming...a dragon.

She had began to pouce but she fainted before she could. Natsu caught her before she hit the ground and I rushed over to help him.

"Let's take her back with us" was all that Erza could say.