A/N: Second chapter! Rescue Erza time!

We have to find her", Gray stood up, composing himself.

"Aye", answered Happy.

"But we don't know where she is. These mountains are enormous. And we can't out rule the fact that that she might not even be in the mountains!" Lucy worried, her voice rising with every word.

"Logically, there's no way she can just disappear. Natsu, can you track her?" Gray asked.

Natsu was already sniffing the ground. "After this spot her scent just disappears." He stood on the spot where Erza vanished.

"Disappeared without a trace. Hmm...", Gray spoke out loud to himself. "I've got it!" He exclaimed.

Lucy sighed. "Gray, your clothes."

"Gah!" Gray looked down in surprise and continued. "Like I was saying, the only way that could happen is if there was some sort of underground passage."

"And why should we listen to you?" Natsu muttered.

"Because I'm the one with a plan, flame head", Gray retorted.

"I would hardly call that a plan, ice face", Natsu glared at him.

"Will you two please shut up?" Lucy yelled. "We're trying to find Erza here. Anyway, I'll summon Virgo."

"Hurry up", Natsu grumbled.

"Open, gate of the maiden Virgo."

"Yes, princess?" Virgo looked at Lucy.

"Virgo, can you slowly tunnel down on that spot?" Lucy points to the place where Erza disappeared.

"Yes", she replied.

"Natsu, you should go with her. Call us down if you catch a scent", said Gray.

"Sure." Natsu and Happy dived into the slowly deepening hole.

A couple seconds later, Gray and Lucy heard Natsu's voice echo up to them. "I think I've found her scent."

Gray and Lucy exchanged a look filled with hope, and jumped down the hole.

They fell for a short while before they bumped into Natsu and Virgo. The dragon slayer was sniffing the ground and directing Virgo to go left. That was when he noticed Lucy and Gray behind him.

"There's something off about this place. I can feel it." Natsu turned to look at them.

"Apart from the fact that we're underground?" Gray deadpanned. He straightened up and looked deadly serious. "I know what you mean. It's like this is all a trap. But we have no other choice." At this he glared at the others as if challenging them to object. He turned around and stomped after Virgo.

Natsu and Lucy looked at each other, surprised. Gray didn't usually act like this.

"Well, we can't let them get too far ahead", Natsu said lightly, breaking into a run.

Lucy shrugged and followed Natsu. When they finally caught up to Gray, he and Virgo were standing next to a silver panel, inspecting it. Gray turned around and motioned for them to come forward. "I think I've found where they're keeping Erza."

He proceeded to explain that Virgo couldn't break through. They had to find some other way in.

Lucy nodded to Virgo and she vanished. "What now?"

"I'll get us in there", Natsu said confidently. "Fire Dragon-"

Gray knocked him over. "We can't call attention to ourselves. If they don't already know we're here, they'll certainly know then. Right, Lucy?"

Lucy was busy looking at the wall. "There are words here, but it's in a language I don't know."

Natsu stood up and came over. Igneel taught me this! It says, To... Open... Me... Give... Me... Pain... Hardship... Death. What does that mean?"

"Maybe you put blood on the door", Gray suggested. "Like in Harry Potter."

"Harry Potter isn't real life", Natsu reminded him. "Besides the fact that we're wizards", he relented, seeing the look on Gray's face.

"Like you've read the books, slanty eyes", Gray muttered back.

In the midst of their arguing, Lucy was trying to figure out the riddle. "Blood. Harry Potter... Hmm... The Chamber of Secrets? Yes! Words! I've got it!"

Gray and Natsu looked at her, waiting for an explanation.

"I think you write the words Pain Hardship, and Death in blood on the wall", Lucy looked proud of herself.

"It's working!" Happy exclaimed.

The silver gate slowly slid open to reveal a man, clad entirely in white, smiling evilly. Looking at the shocked expressions on their faces, he spoke up. "Don't tell me you were expecting to sneak in here. Why do you think it was so easy to get here?"

"Easy?" Lucy whispered.

"Congratulations", he said as the ground encased them. "You get to become the first sacrifices for Erza and I." He looked angry for a second. "At least that's what she promised me all those years ago."

By the way, that guy IS NOT JELLAL! (Or any of the Jellals) Another cliffhanger. This is fun.

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