A/N: *48 Favs and 89 Follows Dance Party* I've been doing some research on stars recently really getting into astronomy. On March 20, 2014 there was the Occultation of Regulus, I missed it, but Regulus was obscured by an asteroid and was hidden for 12 seconds. That was the inspiration for Chap 8's start. Also, the Harp Spirit Lyra gets her own meteor shower on April 22ndand 23rd. The Lyrids Meteor Shower will have 20 meteors produced from the constellation Lyra every hour. So I've been researching future meteor showers and eclipses and things like that. A lot of future occurrences remind me of Lucy's Spirits. On July 28 we get Aquarius' meteor shower! (I really hope Lucy watches out, she might have a few hurled at her!)
Lilpumpkingirl… Such foreshadowing XD.Aeotae, you're really sweet, thank you for everything you said!Lyn, here's your desired update!Bentears, I swear we're reading each other's minds. I love your enthusiasm so much because this is what I've always wanted for Lucy too. I'm really looking forward to writing a future scene where Team Natsu give her recognition for being badass and I really want her to have boosted confidence for her solo mission! (I'm keeping the "save the damsel" to a minimum).xXxSatasixXx, I'm glad you're enjoying the way I'm putting everything & thank you! Thanks toQueenofBlackCats11588andRose's Shadowas well! Andstarfire,BROTP is a couple you see as best friends forever. Like how I love Team Natsu and see them as being best friends forever. Ididmention in the summary everything you said. The whole summary thing is coming into view pretty soon, I promise. Uh…Natsu's not going to turn into "dragon mode" as you put it, I'm not sure where you got that from but I could see I can put that in somewhere. But when you said only Lucy being able to read the things and recognise it as her mothers, all of that is correct and coming soon. It's all going to be explained, because it's kinda complex. Thanks for the compliments :D. And the Celestial Dragonisrelated to future scenes, if you were wondering. I'm not sure about the whole people being on verge of death and forgotten memories thing, but that's an awesome idea. I'll try and add some of your suggestions in. The whole light conquering dark thing?That'sdefiantly happening!
Occultation of Regulus and Fiore's Frontline
Shoot me down, but I get up
I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
Was punching someone in the face allowed if they irritated you even though they had saved your life a few hours ago?
This was the question a certain Lucy Heartfilia was faced with as her "Loyal Lion" decided to wake her up at two-past-two in the morning for the sake of star gazing. Now, as a Celestial Mage, Lucy had a love, even a passion for star gazing. She and her mother would always mark the date whenever a Celestial phenomenon was going to occur back in the past. No matter what the time whether after midnight or not, Layla would sneak up to the roof with her daughter by her side to gaze at the natural beauty they were lucky enough to grasp a glimpse of. Meteor showers, Lunar Eclipses…the blonde-haired girl adored all of them and all their beauty. After her mother died, the young child would still mark each event and hope that in heaven Layla would have a good view of the stars and their showcases. Back in the present, Lucy was no longer a child and she was certainly and utterly pissedat the Leader of the Zodiacs when he gave her a bright grin and mentioned something that would only last twelve seconds.How enjoyable! It's not like they'd come back from a fierce battle or anything merely two hours ago, right? Of course not! This was why Loke was understanding when Lucy slammed her fist into his shoulder and shoved him away before she rolled back over and tried to go back to sleep.
"Comeon,Lucy!" the Spirit whined ever so childishly. "It's a really rare event and you're going to miss it if you don't get up!" He shook the girl's shoulders. "I thought you said you liked asteroids and stars and whatnot." He tugged on her arm, causing her to roll over and sit up, glaring.
"Does it really matter if it's rareif it means it only happens for twelve seconds, Loke?!" she demanded hotly. "I'm exhausted and you're the one who was telling me I needed rest!" she jabbed his shoulder as she reminded him to prove her point.
Loke sighed in exasperation and lifted up the blonde and carried her from the bed and over to the balcony connected to their room. If it had been any other occasion and they hadn't been staying in a castle with royalty in nearby rooms, she most likely would've kicked and screamed and ranted on about her sleep before clocking him one in the nose. Fortunately for him, they were surrounded by currently slumbering members of a royal family and she was forced to stay quiet with a grumpy expression as he moved them onto the balcony. Gently setting her down, he pointed to the sky where the constellation of Leo shone brightly among its fellow stars. "Since you took so long, we almost missed it." He huffed. Lucy rolled her eyes, hugging her bare arms for warmth as the clothes she'd been given for nightwear only consisted of a few silk nightgowns. Even though she brought her own gear, the maids that had gifted her with the clothing had insisted she'd wear it.
"So do you know what the date is?" Loke asked, his smile teasing as he looked to her. He obviously knew what it was, but wanted her to guess incorrectly so he could tell her all about it and all about whatever glorious event was about to occur solely on this day, at this moment.
So she let out an exasperated sigh and shrugged. "I don't know, the 18th?" she guessed.
Loke's eyes lit up with amusement. "Nope, it's March 20th." He corrected. "Do you know what's happening at 2:07am on March 20th, in a few moment's time?" He nudged her jokingly, awaiting another answer.
Lucy shook her head. "Please enlighten me." She said tiredly.
The Lion smirked, moving his finger to trace his constellation in the sky. "You're about to witness the Occultation of Regulus, my dear," He notified smugly. "It's an extremelyrare event which is going to happen in a few seconds. There's gonna be an asteroid that flies past Regulus and conceals it and makes it invisible for twelve seconds. Pretty cool, right?" He draped an arm across her shoulders, keeping his other out and continuing to point at the location where the Occultation would occur so his key owner wouldn't miss it. Lucy nodded, leaned closer to him for warmth, and reluctantly watched the skies, waiting. The star and heart of Loke's powers was shining brightly, winking at her, blocking out the darkness of night around it.
Then it was gone.
"Now watch this," Loke lifted up his fist and it suddenly glowed with light, yet it was dim, certainly different to the normally bright gold his attacks usually shone with. The white light encased his entire body, yet it didn't seem to be harming him. "Whenever something happens with our constellations, our powers are effected." He explained. "If my heart, Regulus, is blocked out, my power levels are lowered." His entire form was illuminated for those few moments while Lucy stared at him in awe.
"I didn't know that…" she breathed, pulling out her ring of keys from her nightgown pocket. The golden key was glimmering in a way identical to him underneath the moonlight, making Loke laugh. Then they directed their attention back to the starry heavens. After a few moments of silence, the white light faded away and Regulus was visible among its fellow stars once again.
"And there you go." Loke nodded up at his constellation before turning back to the teenager. "Now, off to bed." He directed her back inside and closed the door behind him. "We need your strength levels at their best, don't we?" the Lion smirked as she rolled her eyes and crawled back underneath the warmth of the blankets. "I'll head back to the Celestial Realm for a bit," he informed her. "I need to check up on everything every so often as the Leader of the Zodiacs, but I'll be back soon, okay?" He gently patted the Mage's head. Lucy nodded, understanding. She'd probably be asleep by the time he arrived back, with one minute in his world equivalent to ninety in hers.
"Tell Capricorn, Taurus, Horologium and Virgo that I said thank you for their efforts." She murmured sleepily. "Especially Virgo and Horologium, I want to make sure they're okay. I'll see you later, Loke." She said in farewell.
"Get some rest until then." He said before he jokingly bowed goodbye in a poor imitation of the Maiden Spirit before vanishing in a rain of golden light.
Lucy reached her hand up to her scarred cheek and winced as it continued to sting. She hoped the markings would soon fade away, making a mental note to apply ice in the morning.
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Dawn broke, the stars faded away, the sun rose. It was early morning and in Magnolia Natsu, Grey, Erza, Mira and Happy were being briefed on their mission. Much to Natsu, Grey and Happy's displeasure, they'd been called in to Fairy Tail at five o'clock on the dot, though since the Dragon Slayer and his blue companion had arrived a few minutes late, Erza had their heads. Not literally, but they'd had a rough enough beating that would leave them sore for the next few hours. Makarov had given both Mira and Erza (the most reliable ones in the group) two maps showing various locations for them to search for the Razor Fang members. Natsu had barely been paying attention until he heard the distance they'd have to travel. "….it'll take approximately six hours to get there…" the Guild Master was explaining.
He opened his mouth to say more when the Fire Mage began to gag as his face drained of colour. "S-Six hours?!Y-You're kidding." He looked horrified as he leant against the cart carrying Erza's luggage for support, holding his stomach. "I think I'm gonna be sick…" he moaned loudly.
"Don't get sick just by thinking about it, you idiot!" Grey snapped, oblivious to the fact he'd been missing his shirt for the past couple of minutes. "Just get over it!" He folded his arms angrily, muttering at his rival under his breath before Mira kindly alerted him that he'd also just stripped down to his boxers, causing the Ice Mage to let out a cry of surprise and start searching for his clothes.
"As I was saying," Makarov said as he resumed his briefing, ignoring the interruption. "You'll all have to be on your guard as you are all aware of the damage these Mages have been able to do." He warned in a grave tone. "When you run into this Guild, be sure to knock them unconscious, rather than "defeating" them." He sent a certain look Natsu's way before clearing his throat. "They'll need to be captured and put into custody and then trialled for the crimes they have committed. If you have to opportunity to knock them out and keep caged, do so." He looked to Grey, who nodded, muttering something about making a cage of solid ice to Mira. "Finally," Master Makarov concluded, folding his arms. "Find Lucy and make her aware of everything. From Loke's reports, she has encountered Razor Fang already, but she might be oblivious to what they've been capable of in the past. Protect your Nakamara, understood?"
He smirked as his children nodded and chimed back with a cry of "Understood!" in unison.
"Good." He said. "I'll see you all when you return, then. Have you all got the Calling Cards from Cana?" he brought out his own and watched as each Mage held up the cards they would use for communication in case they all became seperated. "Good luck then." Makarov turned on his heel and walked back into the Guild as the group set off towards the train station.
Everyone had at least a backpack each in terms of luggage besides the enormous amount of bags the Requip Mage was dragging along behind her. Natsu sluggishly followed after his comrades, his face already showing a tinge of green as he complained to Happy about the duration of the trip. "He's always like this on missions, isn't he?" Mira mused, looking sympathetically towards the Dragon Slayer.
Erza nodded, raising her free hand and clenching it into a fist. "If his motion sickness becomes too much, I'll resort to knocking him unconscious for the length of the journey," She said, sparing a glance to the pale-faced Fire Mage. Happy was hovering in the air by his side, trying to comfort him as best he could while staying out of range in case Natsu decided to be sick everywhere.
"What are we going to do with him in between stops?" Grey asked as he moved closer to the girls, overhearing their conversation. "Gramps said we've got more than a couple trains to catch," he recalled in a sour tone.
"We can just haul him onto the cart with my belongings, if worse comes to worse." Erza shrugged. At her suggestion she felt a sudden added weight and turned to see Happy drop the pink-haired teenager upon her luggage as soon as she finished speaking. With an apologetic look, the exceed took a place beside his friend. The Weapon Mistress had a strong urge to call them free-loaders but bit her tongue.
"Lucy travelled all this way by herself…" Mira murmured thoughtfully. "Over six hours…she must have been lonely." The white-haired woman turned to look at her old rival, who nodded in agreement.
"Lucy's stronger than we give her credit for." Erza reminded, looking over her shoulder to assure herself that her luggage was being treated properly by a motion-sick Natsu. If she found a trace of vomit upon any of her belongings, she'd have his head. "But I'll commend her on her bravery for taking on such a task on her first solo mission." She then turned her head towards one of her male comrades. "Grey…" she stated with a blank expression. He turned to her, expecting for her to continue when she deadpanned, "…your clothes are missing, again." She gestured to the discarded shirt which had somehow gotten on the floor across the station and the pants he'd been wearing which had ended up on Happy's head as the six-year-old cried in surprise. The Ice Mage stared down at his remaining clothes which only consisted of his boxers and backpack, the latter of which had stayed on his back the entire journey here, but yet his shirt had still somehow removed itself from his body with the pack still on.
"I still don't understand how this happens…" he muttered, scanning the area for his shoes and he slouched off to retrieve his pants from a rather traumatised blue feline.
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After practically being treated like royalty, by royalty, with a grand breakfast in the comfort of her room, Lucy was tended by a group of the Kingdom's finest healers. Her injuries were all treated quickly, yet her arms had to be thoroughly bandaged and the scars marring the left side of her face still existed, yet they'd fade quite faster from the nurses' handiwork. Her torn muscles had been mended from some magic type of cream that soothed the pain instantly. The Celestial Mage thanked them profusely, especially Laura, who'd told her to stay away from any heat-based Magic as she and her co-workers had looked horrified at the pain she'd had to endure during the night. Lucy had laughed at that. How could I stay away from heat-based Magic if my closest friend is a Fire Dragon Slayer? She'd wanted to ask, just to see their reactions.
But after they had treated her, they'd left her alone and Loke appeared a few moments afterwards. "Virgo and Horologium are fine." The Lion quickly informed at the sight of her anxious expression. "But they'll need a little more time to recover. Oh, Virgo wanted me to give these to you." He placed a pile of Celestial Clothing in her arms. "Apparently they'll help your Magic Energy decrease at a slower pace or help with summoning Spirits or something, I wasn't really paying attention." He shrugged, shoving his hands into his pockets.
"Of course you weren't." Lucy scoffed, rolling her eyes as she rose from the bed. "I'll go get dressed." She wandered over to the adjoining bathroom and shut the door behind her as she entered the room. Clicking the lock shut, she rested the clothes on the counter beside the sink. She remembered this distinctive gold and cobalt attire. The Maiden had dressed her and Natsu in a matching set of clothes after saving them from a deadly fall during the time they had first met Wendy.
Quickly dressing, she felt the change in her Magic Energy slightly. Maybe Celestial attire only has effects on Celestial Wizards…Lucy wondered. Tying her hair into pigtails with the star hair pins Virgo had supplied, she exited the room and wrapped her belt around her waist. They journey from the grand castle and into the depths of the forest was silent for the most part. They knew their enemies were injured, but powerful. Especially that explosion master…he made her stomach churn.
"Stay by my side, Lucy." Loke said as they moved further into the forest. He quickly glanced to her arms, which she'd taken the bandaging off of. A Magic salve had been quickly applied just before their departure, but her wounds were still visible. Lucy nodded, taking a step closer to him for the sake of both of their comfort levels. "I think we should get this over quite quickly," He murmured. "I'll lead them all into one area and we'll take them out all at once." It was a plan, at least. Something they hadn't had before. She supposed that had been a bad call, but they wouldn't have had any time to prepare a strategy, given the situation she was literally thrown into.
"I could summon Gemini." Lucy suggested. "With the Twins, they could summon more Spirits out at once to take all of the Mages out." She patted her belt as she wondered aloud.
"Then that's what we'll do." Loke said. "But for the final blow, I'm thinking you could use that spell of yours…Urano Metria." He smiled as she looked at him in interest at the idea. "It's powerful enough if it's just you, but what if Gemini could transform into you and chant it alongside you?" the Spirit shrugged.
"It'd be twice as powerful." She finished the plan with a grin. "I think we'll do just that, Loke." She pulled out her Fleuve d'étoiles and activated it as Loke shot a Regulus Blast at a mass of trees, drawing attention towards them. They were in silence for a few moments before the Razor Fang members shot through the air, one in particular smirking at Lucy as soon as he caught sight of her. The blood drained from her face as she realised they also had a plan a bit too late as an explosion rang through the air. Again. The force sent both Celestial Mage and Spirit backwards, yet they were uninjured. The smoke was blinding them, leaving them as open targets as their vision was taken out.
"Lucy!" Loke's voice was nearby, much to her relief. She felt a presence behind her and guessed it was him.
"I'm…I'm okay…" The Celestial Mage assured, standing straight once again, turning to him–
She let out a scream as a mass of fire appeared out of nowhere and yet another explosion rang throughout the trees. The force of the blast slammed the girl through the air and straight into a tree, crying out at the impact as her arms and legs were scorched. The remains of the salve had been burned off and her old wounds stung harshly along with the new. "H-Hah…hah…" she panted heavily, willing herself not to cry at the smell of burning clothes and flesh.
"Blondie, we meet again." The voice caught her attention and she lifted her head, one eye squeezed shut as she looked at the man who had caused her injuries once again, repeating the acts of the night before. She clasped one hand over her left eye, wincing at the added burns. Is he going to burn off the entire left side of my face or what? She thought bitterly. Cracking Fleuve d'étoiles forward, it grasped his wrist and he was caught off guard. Perfect. This made it easy to slam him into the surrounding trees, one after the other, acting quickly so he couldn't use his Magic. Unfortunately, she only got a few good hits in before he somehow separated himself from her whip and shot more blasts at her.
She cracked Fleuve d'étoiles again and again and he would dodge. He fired blast after blast and she'd dodge. They were attacking and dodging in a cycle over and over again. Loke seemed to be managing fine on his own to her delight, yet Lucy was in an everlasting battle with a single master of explosions. They were dancing around each other, attacking and dodging, attacking and dodging. She needed to stop this cycle as a few minutes turned into an hour and time went on around them. After summoning Scorpio for assistance, her Magic Energy surely decreased as the hours dragged on. Soon enough she closed his Gate to regain as much Magic as possible. She was lost in her own thoughts when more blasts were fired. Disorientated from the ringing in her ears and blurred vision, Lucy did not come out unscathed. It was taking all of her willpower not to curl up on the ground and scream at the agony she was feeling, but she'd get up again. She wouldn't let them win no matter how many times she was knocked down. Where's Loke? Where is he?! She looked around wildly in the smoke, trying to get her breathing under control. "You got some pretty bad burns there, blondie." The elder Mage commented. "Might need to get them checked out." She wasn't sure if he was serious or just toying with her, but he infuriated her nevertheless.
"Hah…ah…my…my name's…L-Lucy…" She was sick of this man by now, glaring at him as she reached for her keys. "Don't…don't…hah…call me b-blondie…"
He looked taken aback, but smirked. "Well then, Lucy, I've never been on a first-person basis with people I'm told to kill." He took a stance, lifting his fists up towards her. "But since you've gone to all this trouble, call me Zach." Slanted grey eyes met wide brown ones as they were in a stare off. His manner of speaking was different now, especially since none of his comrades were around him and he looked younger in daylight. He looked to be around her age…maybe they themselves could have been friends if they'd met on better terms. Maybe.
"How…how many people…hah…" she bent her head, breaking eye contact as she took deep, slow breaths. "…are in…hah…your Guild?" she discreetly slipped Gemini's key into her right hand, dropping her other hand from her scarred face. Zach looked down and his hands and to her surprise he actually began counting! Perfect distraction! "Open, Gate of the Twins, Gemini." She kept her voice low so he wouldn't hear, summoning the two Spirits by her side. Nodding to them, Lucy sent them a certain look and with a salute the Spirits transformed in a flash of light.
"Open, Gate of the Archer!" were the first words to come from her doppelganger's mouth as she watched a mirror image of herself life a sparkling key into the air. "Sagittarius!" Gemini commanded. The enemy looked up in surprise and cursed as he realised he'd been somehow so easily absorbed in such a menial task and left himself open for attack. Sagittarius appeared with a cry of 'Moshi-moshi!' as he always did in that comforting manner of his. "Go help out Loke, he's fighting off Dark Mages in the smoke!" the real Lucy cried, watching as her Spirit charged forwards.
The two blondes stared down their enemy side by side. Gemini was dressed differently of course, still the same clothes she'd worn the day they'd copied her appearance for the first time while fighting Angel. "Gemini, we're going to try to do Urano Metria, alright?" Lucy said, holding up her hand to press her palm against her double's.
"Uh…alright…if you say so…" the Spirit was uncertain, yet willing to try.
With an assuring nod for her to begin from her Spirit, Lucy started charging her Magic Energy. "Survey the Heavens; Open the Heavens..." she began. "All the stars, far and wide...show me thy appearance with such shine…" golden light started to spin around her and orbs of stardust appeared as the spell began to intensify.
Zach seemed to laugh at this. "You think I'll allow you time to perform your little spell?" he raised his hands at the two of them, sparking with electric energy, ready to blast them apart when Loke charged forwards and knocked him to the ground.
"I think you will," He hissed, slamming the enemy against the dirt, tying his hands behind his back. "Make a move to set off any explosions and I'llburn off your hands," He threatened darkly, one hand glowing with the power of Regulus. Zach scoffed angrily, looking for his comrades which were being taken down by a…what was it exactly? A horse…but a man? Oh, and now an extremely well dressed goat appeared too. Wonderful.
"Those Earth Mages were less of a hassle…" he muttered under his breath, looking up as the shine from the blonde-haired girls had grown blindingly bright.
"Open thy malevolent gate…oh 88 Stars of the heaven...Shine!" Lucy's eyes opened, shining bright golden stars as the light spiralled around her. It was that moment that her gaze was caught by something ever so dim but eye catching. Like a soft orb of light, almost like a comet with a trail of stardust following behind it, she saw a star fall from the small but ever so beautiful as time slowed down as it descended upon the earth. It glimmered shiningly and as it hit the ground that was when an overwhelming amount of energy coursed through her veins and her eyes rolled into the back of her head at the entirety of it. "Urano Metria!" A blast of gold blast surged from the duo and bathed the clearing in light and illuminated the entire forest. A wave of power flattened out the surrounding trees and a crater smashed the ground around her feet. The agonised screams of the Dark Guild members blasted Loke's eardrums as he emerged without a scratch, yet the man he had trapped was burned just as badly as he burned the Celestial Mage. Gemini and Sagittarius had vanished as Lucy's Magic Power was completely exhausted. Leaving his now unconscious hostage alone, the Lion rushed forward caught Lucy in his arms as she fell backwards.
"Gotcha," He helped the girl back up to her feet. "Nice job, Lucy. You took them all out in one blow." He praised, only now noticing she was mumbling about finding something.
"I have…I have to find it…" she gasped weakly, stumbling forward until she fell down, propping herself up on her hands and knees. Tears were in the corners of her eyes at the pain of her newly formed burns, but that was the least of her worries at the moment. She needed to find that light, that fallen star that boosted her power. "I h-have to…" her feeble attempts to get to her feet once again were a waste of energy she no longer possessed.
"You're not going anywhere, Lucy." Loke said firmly, lifting her off of the ground and into his arms again. "I'm getting you back to Starlight, you need medical attention." He held her close to his chest and gently as possible, certainly not oblivious to the grimaces she made as he moved. There were burns marring most of her arms and legs, her clothes torn and singed once again. Her face was bruised and scarred even worse than before. "Gemini and Capricorn will come through his own gate and bring Gemini with him so they'll begin gathering all of the Razor Fang members if you were worried." His concerned expression faded as he beamed at her with a sense of proudness. "You brought down an entire Dark Guild, Lucy. Without your team. You should have bragging rights for several months, I'm guessing. Maybe a year." He chuckled. Lucy smiled faintly as a feeling of pride blossomed in her chest. If she had more energy, she would be jumping, practically dancing and cheering at the achievement she'd never thought she'd be able to accomplish. She'd have more time to celebrate after resting, though, as her Magic Energy was gone. It wasn't a surprise that she fell unconscious in a few moments.
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"I'm BACK!" Natsu shouted gleefully at the sky, pumping his fist in the air as he practically dived off of the train, Happy following after him. Erza and Mira watched him in amusement as he danced around the area, praising the immobile ground for not being a part of transportation. Grey grouchily trailed along behind him, tugging his shirt back over his head after a train conductor shouted at him for "Public Nudity" or some crap he really wasn't bothered to listen to.
"Remember if you see any of the members of Razor Fang, alert the rest of the group." Erza reminded, pulling out her Calling Card.
"Aye sir!" Natsu and Happy chimed.
Mira laughed at that before her expression changed to one of concern. "Erza, look." She pointed to the sky as a mass of smoke was seen, showing the middle of battle.
Erza's eyes widened. "Lucy may be fighting them," she said, frowning. Grey, Natsu and Happy's heads snapped to attention.
"Let's go help her out." Grey said.
Erza nodded. "Let's go!" she commanded, taking lead beside Mira as they charged into the forest. The Requip Mage drew her sword and Natsu's fists came alight. Each member had an expression torn between concern and anger. They were all aware of what might have happened to Lucy if she was battling alone and they were all aware of what they'd do if they found her hurt.
The Dragon Slayer's head shot up. "I've got a trace of her scent up ahead!" He informed. Happy flew above their heads, covering his nose from the smoke in the area. There had been a battle here.
When they burst into the clearing, where the source of the remaining smoke was, to their utter shock, all of the members lay unconscious on the ground as Capricorn and their Celestial Mage were tying them up. However, the girl's teammates were unaware of the person before them being a Spirit and proceeded to watch her in glee at her uninjured state. But they were also in shock. Major shock. The entire Guild had been defeated.
"W-What?!" Grey spluttered.
The double of their blonde-haired friend in front of them heard his voice and looked up at them, remembering who they were after a moment of blankly staring at them. "Took you long enough." She drawled. "Guess you're too late, we've already handled everything here," Gemini was smirking at them with that devilish hot smirk that only Lucy could pull off. The one that made men's knees go weak. Sometimes her fellow Nakama in the Guild were confused when her sex appeal didn't work in her favour, she was definitely one of the most popular girls in Fairy Tail among the male crowd. They snapped out of it as Mira stepped forward.
"L-Lucy, did you take them down all by yourself?!" she gasped.
Capricorn looked up at that, beaming with pride. "Lucy-sama fought well today." He said proudly. "But that Lucy in front of you isn't her." He smiled as they gaped at Gemini as the twins reformed back to their original state.
"I think we're done, Capricorn." The alien-like creatures chimed. "Bye!" they vanished back to the Spirit Realm and Capricorn rose to his feet.
"I'm sure you'd all like to do something with these Mages since your main task has already been completed." He said. "I'll leave you to it." He bowed politely before returning to his own realm as well.
"Lucy defeated them…" Grey said, staring at the Razor Fang members in complete awe alongside Mira and Erza. They were looking wide-eyed at the unconscious males which were tied together incrediblyneatly.
"All by herself…" Mira began smiling at that, clasping her hands together. "She did all of this by herself! Our little Lucy's growing up so fast," she wiped a tear from her eyes, shaking her head.
Natsu was simply impressed rather than shocked. "Hey, Happy!" Natsu cheered, grinning up at his companion. "Lucy defeated them without us! That's awesome!" He burst out into laughter while the exceed just muttered an "Aye sir…" in surprise with his comrades.
Erza allowed a fond smile to settle on her lips. "Quite the achievement indeed…" she mused. "I think we'll defiantly have to congratulate her."
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A/N: Next chapter: Enter Impressed!TeamNatsu. Hurray for them, hurray for Lucy.