A/N: *Goes to school* *Gets homework for every single class for the weekend* *Returns home* *Faces laptop* *Lowers head onto table* *Cries*

Not much news on my end besides the fact that I'm swamped with homework. The feeling is most likely mutual with most of you. Anyways, onto my annual announcement for upcoming Celestial events. On the 5thand 6thof May, we have the beautiful Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower, which is capable of producing up to 60 he Eta Aquarids meteors per hour at its peak. For people living in the Southern Hemisphere like me, we get to see most of its activity, however those in the Northern Hemisphere can only see up to 30 meteors. So the shower runs annually from April 19 to May 28 but its peak is the night of May 5thand the morning of May 6th, hurray. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Aquarius, but can appear anywhere in the sky. Therefore, Aquarius is probably mad at Lucy and is hurling plenty of meteors at us, hoping that at least a few will hit her Gate Key owner!

Thanksmayeevee! Dark Shining Light, there's going to be plenty more moments like that, and maybe it will be a dragon, maybe it won't. ;) Here you go,Coolanime14! *Squeals and hugscocopuff123* You have no idea how happy your review made me! 3 Thank you also,karibel.! Thanks for the tips,lilpumpkingirl, I'm taking your advice. Also thank you toBentearsfor sticking around and I'm glad you're enjoying it so much, as well asRose's Shadow!Woobaby, sorry for freaking you out about that, but that line's pretty important so I hope you remember it because it's going to be mentioned a lot!Demonmiko14, thank youuuuuu 3, here's the update!Starfire, sorry if you found it wasn't long enough or anything, but I'm happy you liked it so much! I hoped you'd like the whole Natsu getting trapped in blankets thing funny, I felt as if it was needed and was laughing as I was typing it wondering if it could actually happen. I also like the thought of Wendy looking up to Lucy as a sister, like Romeo and Natsu having their whole brother thing. Erza and Lucy have a great relationship but I wish they had more moments together. The whole key thing regarding to the Queen and Constellar WILL be explained, along with Lucy's burst of power. A Celestial Dragon would probably be the best Spirit ever! Yay for us agreeing on NaLu and the "additional weight" thing will be explained when they get home. I'm glad you enjoyed the NaLu scenes. (I'm hoping to be a writer one day so thank you so much for everything you say, you're not the only one who's said that about how I write characters feeling pain so thanks everyone!) Well I'd rather if we could PM so our convos could be more private but if you don't want an account, than I guess this is how we can communicate. It's cool, you're not making me uncomfortable or anything, friendly people are the best. My guess is that you're a girl, maybe, IDK, correct me if I'm wrong. My secret to my ideas is getting them at random times, but for some reason most ideas come when I'm at school or in the shower for some strange reason. Hurray for me making you cry in joy! :D And I love reading your reviews, make them as long as you want! Thank you for everything! *Sends more good vibes for exams and takes kisses and dessert gladly*

Thanks for the 72 Favs and 109 Follows! x

Her Fallen Star

The moment she cupped the light with her hands, it flashed for a moment, as quickly as the flutter of lashes before it took a solid form in her palms. Her eyes widened as she took in its new appearance, unconsciously tracing the gold –solid gold, she realised, with an amazed expression. It was shimmering with what looked like glitter in the sunlight. Peering closer, Lucy realised that this wasn't the case at all. It was stardust…and what was in her hand was a Celestial Gate Key. A Key she'd never seen even with her extensive research throughout the years of all different types of Spirits. She was in awe and the vibe of powerful magic it was giving off, intriguing her. It wasn't like her gold Zodiac Keys, but something completely, utterly different. She was so focused on it that she hadn't heard the Fire Dragon approach. "Oi, Lucy, what's going on?" Natsu was the first to reach her, skidding to a stop beside her crouched form. His voice caused her to raise her head, turning it so her eyes met his. Colour rose in her cheeks as she realised she'd taken off without any warning, any apparent reason in her comrades' eyes. She smiled sheepishly in a way of apology, glancing back down at the mysterious object in her hands as she heard the rest of the group arrive.

"It's a long story." The Celestial Wizard said, smiling gratefully as she took Natsu's outstretched hand and he pulled her to her feet.

Grey folded his arms, shrugging as a grin slid onto his lips at her words. "I guess we have plenty of time to hear it, then." He said, seeming cheerful as the Dragon Slayer beside him began to look sick as he was reminded about his motion sickness. "We've got a long journey back home, don't we, Natsu?" He slapped his so-called 'buddy' on the back a little too firmly, but not enough for Erza to notice as she simply smiled at the sight of them getting along. Wendy and Mira cast sympathetic glances towards the Dragon Slayer, yet Happy seemed only to distance himself from his partner, mumbling that he didn't want "to be vomited on". Lucy nodded in agreement at the Ice Mage's words, grasping the Key close to her chest as she followed after the group of Fairy Tail Mages. She wondered about her strange finding for the entire way towards the station while her friends conversed ahead of her. Erza insisted on continuing to carry the sack that apparently held her reward, yet the blonde-haired girl was unsure of how she could manage carrying such a large amount of weight like it was a bag of feathers when she'd barely been able to hold in for a few moments.

Shaking her head, she reminded herself of who Erza was and of the elder girl's strength as Grey volunteered to purchase tickets for the first of many trains they'd have to catch. Watching him walk towards the counter as they reached the train station, Lucy turned to the youngest Dragon Slayer at their Guild, her expression showing curiosity. "Hey, Wendy." She said, moving closer to the blue-haired girl. "I was wondering where Carla was. I kinda thought she wouldn't be happy with you coming all the way here by yourself." She mumbled the second sentence a little quieter as if she feared the white exceed would be able to hear her from all the way in Fiore. Even for a six-year-old, Carla could be quite frightening when she chose to be, and Lucy certainly didn't want to be scolded by said cat for talking about her behind her back. Natsu and Happy would most likely tease her about it if that event actually occurred, which it most likely wouldn't, but Lucy's writer's imagination was quite overactive. The teenager still couldn't comprehend the fact that she'd almost believed Natsu had actually had a crush on her, thanks to Mira's and her own wild thoughts.

Wendy seemed amused by her actions. "Carla just wanted to stay home, so I was fine with that." She answered simply. Lucy didn't respond to that other than nodding. Grey returned and passed the tickets to everyone wordlessly as a whistle confirmed that their ride was about to leave. Lucy laughed as Mira mentioned they'd made it in the nick of time, yet the ride was delayed for several minutes as some poor conductors were forced to somehow find a way to fit all of Erza's luggage onto the train without harming anything under her watchful glare. Happy flew on ahead to find seats while Mira and Grey hauled an already motion sick Natsu Dragneel onto the transportation device. It was still early morning, so Wendy had estimated they'd arrive back in Magnolia sometime past two in the afternoon due to the journey's duration. However, it was not a good move to announce it as this only caused the pink-haired teenager's condition to worsen before the train even began to move. Grey moved to Lucy's side, lowering his voice so the Dragon Slayer couldn't hear as he asked her to sit with her. They both cast glances towards their comrades as Erza came onto the train, finally seeming pleased with the way her luggage was handled. They watched as she knocked Natsu out cold in a few seconds, resting his head in her lap as he laid unconscious, taking up two seats on his own. Sitting away from those two suddenly seemed like a wonderful idea.

"Erza will want us to all sit in the same booth." Lucy whispered back in a hushed tone. "But there's no room because Mira and Wendy need to sit somewhere too." Just as the words left her lips, the two girls sat down in the seats that she and Grey could now no longer occupy. Sighing in defeat, she and the Ice Mage took their seats in the booth beside their friends. Once the train began to move, she realised he was looking at her patiently, as if he was awaiting an explanation on the object she was clutching against her chest like a lifeline. "It'd be better to explain later." She said. "Maybe when we're at a stop and Natsu isn't going to be sick everywhere." She cast a glance towards her friend before turning back to Grey. "I'd rather have him listen too, and it's not exactly a story that only lasts twenty minutes." The Stellar Mage gave him an apologetic smile, but was glad that he seemed to understand. Leaning back in her seat, she closed her eyes as they sat in a comfortable silence until they reached the next station.

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Fast-forward a few hours later and the members of Fairy Tail were searching for a restaurant, three quarters through their journey, much to Natsu's delight. Only two more train rides remained. The Dragon Slayer almost seemed smug at this, but at least he was cheerful, and the colour had returned to his cheeks and the green tinge had faded away. Finally, Happy had found a diner, which was better than nothing. It also held various vacant tables, luckily. Once seated and after they had ordered however, Lucy's friends leaned forward in a fashion that made her feel like she had just sat down to an intervention she didn't know she needed. Grey gave her the same look he'd given her a few hours prior, and she knew this wasn't an interrogation or intervention, merely a questioning and an ask for an explanation. So, sighing, she lifted her head and asked where they would like her to begin. "I'm just worried about what the Queen said." Grey shrugged, catching the interest of his close friends as they recalled the parting words Lucy had been gifted with.

"Don't let the darkness consume you." Lucy quoted, staring down at the key in her hands. "The ground you walk upon holds remains of Celestial Magic long forgotten, yet not all of it is for the side of the angels." Her features seemed to sadden slightly as she dropped the key onto the table, resting it upon her napkin. "Just remember that the brightest stars burn out the fastest." Was it strange of her thoughts to instantly turn to her mother, who was also a Celestial Wizard? "Burns out the fastest…" She sighed and folded her arms, leaning back against her chair. "That's kinda worrying, you know. I don't want to…" she couldn't bring herself to finish her own sentence, unsure of whether or not her teammates were aware to the deeper meaning behind those words. Everyone excluding Natsu and Happy seemed to be thinking hard, wondering if what they heard had been a grim foreshadowing for their beloved Celestial Mage. However, Natsu was the first to speak up, seeming unworried about it altogether.

"Sounds like a load of crap to me." He muttered.

"Natsu!" Mira scolded as she and Erza smacked him over the head in unison. "This is serious!"

"It's fine, don't worry about it." murmured Lucy quietly. "It's probably nothing to worry about…or…" she took a deep breath. "…or maybe Celestial Wizards do burn out eventually...our Magic is connected to the stars, after all." She reasoned. "But then again, Celestial Spirits are immortal, but I don't see…" she let the sentence die out as her thoughts took her back to the night that Horologium and Virgo had sacrificed themselves for her. Her comrades noticed her sudden change in mood as she lowered her head. "Our Magic makes our Spirits only as strong as our love for them is…but V-Virgo…" her lips quivered, causing Natsu, who was sitting beside her, to shuffle his chair closer. "I…I had to watch her…" she swallowed hard, taking a deep breath to console herself. "She sacrificed herself for me…and Horologium did as well…" she brought out her ring of keys, setting them down gently on the table with a gentle clatter. "I wanted to grow stronger…I wanted to show that I didn't have to rely on my Spirits to save me…" the blonde-haired girl sniffled slightly, rubbing her eyes. Grey, who sat on her other side, squeezed her shoulder in a comforting gesture.

"Is that the reason for everything?" Mira asked gently, leaning forward. "For going on a solo mission?"

"No!" Lucy cried, hiding her face in her hands. "It's not just that! I did this mission because I wanted to help Starlight out…but I also wanted to…to prove myself to the team!" she dropped her hands but averted her gaze in shame. "I always have to stand back and watch in the important battles because I'm not as strong as the rest of you…" she sighed. "I'm the weakest link in Fairy Tail's so-called "Strongest Team", even I know that." Her words caused the group to exchange concerned and surprised glances, yet the Fire Dragon Slayer in the group spoke up before they could say anything before them.

"Even if you're not as strong as us that doesn't mean anything." Natsu assured. "I mean, you've gotten us out of a lot of situations cause of that head of yours," he gently tapped her forehead, eliciting a soft giggle from his friend that caused him to smile. She quietly whispered a thank you, Natsu to him, ending the conversation before the others sitting at the table could say anything else. Lucy muttered an apology for her current state, sniffling quietly, oblivious to the fact that one of her Gate Keys had begun to shine. It disappeared from the key ring abruptly, just as a soft poofwas heard.

"Pun-punn!" Plue cheered, raising his arms in the air as he suddenly appeared on Lucy's lap in a puff of smoke. Her friends looked at him in surprise at the unexpected arrival, but his key owner simply giggled quietly at the sight of him as he looked up at her worriedly. He stood up and grasped the fabric of her vest with his small hands, tugging at it with a string of words that none of them could understand. Yet the Celestial Wizard knew why he was here and she felt utterly touched as she leaned forward and her Spirit began to hurriedly try to wipe away her tears. She closed her eyes and lifted him up so he could gently pat her cheeks as his touch tickled slightly. Once he had finished, he seemed triumphant, but saddened that she had been crying. "Pun-punn, pun-punn!" He wailed as she rested him on her lap again, causing him to press his face against her abdomen and try his best to embrace her comfortingly.

"Thanks, Plue." She smiled, fondly patting his head as he nuzzled his cheek against her stomach. He responded with his usual "words" and she lifted her gaze to look at her friends, some of which were letting out a soft aww at the sight. "Even low powered Spirits like Plue can pass through their own gate." She explained, misty-eyed. "My Spirits have pretty close bonds with me, I guess. Whenever I'm sad, Plue's always the first one to come and visit me to make sure I'm alright." Lucy said, and just as the words left her lips, one more key began to shine. In a much larger cloud of smoke than Plue's arrival had brought, the group of Fairy Tail Mages watched the Lion Spirit emerge. He ignored the surprised and flustered customers who stared at him, whispering to each other in confusion at two strange characters appearing out of thin air in the diner, but simply looked to Lucy. He noticed his fellow Celestial Spirit in her arms and allowed a smile at the sight as he moved towards the booth his Nakama were currently occupying. "Hey, Loke." She greeted. "No big deal, I'm fine now, it's okay." She assured.

"You sure?" He asked gently. She nodded in assurance and he trusted her enough to leave without another word.

Wendy opened her mouth to ask more about what had happened but Mira gave her a look that caused her to remain silent. However, Lucy lifted up the strange Celestial Key and closed her eyes. "This fell from the sky," she told her friends, grasping it tightly. "When I was casting Urano Metria, I saw it fall from the clouds and as soon as if hit the ground, my Magic abilities were suddenly intensified." She let out a small, amused laugh. "It was as if it…unlocked something or whatever, it just gave me a massive burst of power, it was strange." She brought the gold object to rest over her heart. "I'm going to speak to Crux with his telepathy and ask him about it, if I summoned him, he might scare some of the other customers." She lowered her head, concentrating. Natsu and Happy muttered something about the Spirit's supposed sleeping habits as Erza hushed them to allow Lucy some quiet to connect to her Spirit. A few moments of silence passed between the group and their food had already arrived before the blonde-haired girl even moved a muscle. Happy, Natsu and Grey stared at her intently, waiting for her to suddenly cry out like Crux had infamously done so in the past, and Happy even asked whether or not she had fallen asleep. Yet it was quite the opposite.

So…you can't find any information at all, Crux?Lucy was currently asking after the Spirit had abruptly awoken.

My apologies, but even I cannot find anything besides half of its name of the Spirit and nothing more, not even of its abilities.

Half a name is better than anything, it allows me to be a step closer to summoning it, at the very least.Lucy responded.

All I can gather is 'Stellar', and nothing more. I apologize.

That's alright Crux, thank you for your help. Goodbye.

Lucy's eyes opened and shone with disappointment as she placed the key back down. "He found nothing." She sighed, but brightened up slightly at the sight of her food, and at Plue happily helping himself to a considerately small amount of it. "You can share with me, Plue." She cheered, watching his features light up as he jumped onto the table. Mira smiled at the sight of Lucy no longer looking sad, but couldn't help but worry about the Queen of Constellar's words. The brightest stars burn out the fastest.She looked to Erza and knew the Weapon Mistress was thinking about the same thing. They'd have to look out for their special friend more than ever, because if there was one thing they'd never let happen…it would be letting her get hurt.

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Lucy opened her eyes, feeling as though she had awoken from a long-lasting dream although she was vaguely aware that she had just fallen asleep. The lights and stars of the Celestial Realm were certainly not an odd sight, but an almost comforting one at that. Although she'd only been to the Realm a few times without anyone when she was younger, she felt very out of her depth and strangely exposed at the absence of her loved ones by her side. Grasping at the ends of her skirt as she began moving forward, she looked around for whoever had summoned her to the realm, knowing that this visit would have to be a short one. She wasn't sure of how different time went by in this world, but Capricorn had once hinted that the Spirit Realm's time passed far quicker than Earthland's. How she had gotten here, how she had appeared dressed in Celestial clothing, both were a complete mystery. "I must be dreaming, then." She wondered aloud, lifting her head upwards to gaze and the beautiful array of stars above her. Angelic laughter echoed around the empty space at her words, causing her to jump, startled.

"Hello?" the member of Fairy Tail called. "Who's there? Who are you?" she asked. "Please, answer me!" she spun around as the laughter was suddenly behind her. She squinted and saw something gold glimmering in the distance. Before she knew it, she was running, running as fast as she could towards that object for an unknown reason. She wanted answers and she needed them know. "Who are you?!" the blonde screamed, pumping her legs faster as the laughter began to fade. "Answer me, please! Please! Why am I here?" no matter how fast she thought she had travelled, the space around her was expanding, stretching away from her. "Does this has something to do with what I found? Huh? Stellar? Is that your name?!" she skidded to a stop as all noises were ceased and the light had stopped moving away from her. "Is it?!" Hunching over, she was panting, catching her breath. There was silence all around, terrifying her, wondering what was about to happen.

"So it is you, Lucinda Heartfilia…" a soft, gentle, female voice whispered. "You're the one who has found my key, dear?" she hummed, her words spoken in a tone showing the person the voice belonged to was apparently impressed with her feat. "It seems brother dearest was correct, after all…" the light floated towards Lucy, identical to the orb that she had found a few hours beforehand. "My name is not Stellar, but that guess in itself is close enough. I look forward to meeting you in person sometime soon, Lucinda." The world began to spin around her as the key dropped into the girl's hands and the voice faded away.

"Wait, what's your real name? What was the point of this?!" Lucy shouted, completely and utterly confused. "Stellar! Stellar, come back! Come back-"

"Lucy, you awake?"

Lucy's eyes snapped open and she realised she was finally awake, with Mira shaking her shoulder. "Y-Yeah," she stuttered in reply. "Just a weird dream…it was so strange…" Lucy shook her head, clutching it. "I think I just need some air." She sighed. "Are we home yet?" she asked. Mira grinned, grasping the blonde's wrist and dragging her out of the carriage and off of the train with a sudden force. "Look up!" she said, nudging the younger girl. Lucy looked up at the sign welcoming them back in Magnolia and grinned. "We're home!" she faintly heard Happy cheer from somewhere behind her. She looked over her shoulder and smiled at the cat before Grey suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist and hoisted her up into the air, causing her to scream in surprise at the sudden action. "Grey!" she screeched, noticing he was carrying her over to a suddenly eager looking Natsu Dragneel.

"Sorry about this, you know, Lucy." Grey smirked with a wink. "In advance."

She had no time to ask what he was on about before he transferred her into Natsu's arms and the pink-haired eighteen-year old gripped onto her tightly. Determination was clear in his eyes and the blonde-haired girl gulped, wondering what was about to happen, starting to fear for her safety. "LET'S GET TO THE GUILD!" the Dragon Slayer cheered, racing off throughout the streets of their hometown, the poor defenceless Celestial Mage's screams echoing as they disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Maybe that was a bad idea…" Wendy mumbled.

"Too late now, I guess." Mira giggled. "Let's go see if Lucy's surprise party is ready!"

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A/N: Okayyy, I just realised a major stuff up and I feel like an idiot. I said this was Post-Edolas, which it is, but yet Capricorn is a part of Lucy's Celestial Spirit Gang currently. Ugh. Okay, just to clear everything up, I'm just saying Capricorn was given to Lucy by her mother when she was younger because the plot works better that way, and the whole S-Class thing with Loke fighting Capricorn will be compromised with some other fight scene or something. Sorry it took so long for the update, this felt like a filler and I barely had any time at all to write because of schoolwork and I have three scripts I have to learn for drama on top of schoolwork which I should be finishing but instead I'm writing this A/N so ughh. Many apologies for that and that this was so short, but I'll update on Friday, this time for realz. Sorry!