Chapter 13- Evil Lucy!
Sting, Rogue, Frosch, Lector, Natsu, Happy, Lisanna, Erza, Gray, Juvia, Wendy and Levy all crowded around Lucy who was lying on a bed in her pajamas screaming and clutching the scars across her face and her stomach. The scars were no longer fading but now turning black and burning unbearably even though she was a now a fire mage… Lucy kicked and screamed as Erza and Gray held her down by each arm. Lucy lashed continuously kicking Gray in the face with a flaming foot. Gray was knocked down to the ground and Rogue took over holding her down. Juvia rushed to Gray's side,
"Is Gray-sama okay?" Juvia knelt beside Gray supporting his back. Gray sat up and rubbed his bright red cheek,
"Yeah," replied Gray.
"Don't just stand their hold her legs down!" Erza commanded, whilst fighting Lucy's wild lashes and taking hits to her face constantly.
Levy held down one and Wendy held down the other. The girls struggled as Lucy screamed and tried to thrash around her body. Lisanna and Sting helped the girls pin Lucy's legs down. It pained Sting to see Lucy like this… She always acted so tough for someone who faced a humiliating defeat way back in the games.
"Sting! How long has she been like this?!" demanded Erza,
"I just woke up this morning to hear her screaming and kicking the crap out of me!" replied Sting.
Natsu turned and strode toward the door.
"Where the hell are you going Natsu!?" Erza growled,
Natsu looked and Lucy and stood rigid. It's all my fault… if only I'd gone with her… I could have protected her… Levy, Lisanna and Wendy yelped and removed their burnt hands from Lucy,
"What the hell is this!?" Cried Levy, tears spilled onto her blackened hands from the burns.
"It's a side effect to the poison that came with those scars," explained Rogue calmly among the commotion,
"I can't hold her down any longer!" Erza sighed, Sting and Rogue nodded in agreement. The heat burning their hands was intense. Gray and Juvia were surprised they were still somehow holding onto her….
Erza, Sting and Rogue all let go, they couldn't hold on any longer.
"Natsu! Hold her!" Erza yelled at Natsu who still stood staring blankly,
"Natsu, please!" Lisanna's sweet voice reached Natsu's ears.
Natsu didn't respond fast enough though, Lucy had already rolled off the bed and was on the floor. She kicked the furniture bruising herself badly. Lucy screamed and cried out but she yet she didn't shed a single tear. Lucy froze for a second, body sprawled across the floor, eyes closed, no breath, no heartbeat for a five slow and intense seconds.
"Lucy!" Yelled Natsu, the others surrounded her in shock.
Levy had a hand over her mouth as tears welled in her eyes.. Not Lu-chan! Wendy who was hugging Levy tightly with the tears streaming down her face… Lucy-san… don't go…. Erza was holding back Lisanna with a brave face, while Lisanna had an outstretched hand toward Lucy… Juvia was crying into Gray's chest silently, Gray simply held her as he stared Lucy's way in shock… Sting and Rogue stood by all three exceeds as the watched in concern…. Fairy Tail was the closest living thing to family for Lucy…. She loved them and they loved her…. To see her like this was agonising, everybody felt her pain. The same thought played through everyone's heads… Is she dead?
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No. Lucy Heartfilia certainly wasn't dead, her eyes flashed open. They weren't the same as before. They were black. Not the beautiful usual chocolate brown, but an empty black. Lucy stood up to find herself face to face with Natsu. Lucy drew her fist back and launched a firey punch into Natsu's face. Natsu was sent flying backward into the opposite wall of the infirmary. There was numerous calls of Lucy's name in shock and Lisanna's voice screaming Natsu. Natsu pulled himself out of the wall,
"She has flames!?" Natsu's eyes were wide.
"Oops we- I mean she forgot to mention that…" said Sting scratching his head grinning in amusement,
"This isn't funny." Erza's tone beat down Sting's spirits.
Fadooonkk! A frying pan came out of absolutely nowhere and smacked Sting in the head. Lucy was starting to freak everyone out. Lucy was throwing things at them like a crazy bitch! Rogue charged at Lucy for hitting Sting, but Erza stopped Rogue with a circle of blades surrounding him. Next minute Erza was being crash tackled to the ground by Gray who had pushed her out of the way of flying bed frame (Lucy's remarkably strong when she's evil). Juvia jumped up and ran after Gray who was lying on top of Erza making Juvia mad. Another piece of flying furniture went for Juvia's head. Levy shouted for Juvia to duck, Juvia didn't duck in time though so Gray grabbed her ankle and pulled her to the floor. Juvia was pulled to the floor just in time for the UFO to skim the top of her hair and knock off her hat. The UFO flew passed Juvia and smashed into Lisanna who screamed and got smashed into the wall opposite as Natsu had before. Natsu shouted for Lisanna and helped her up and out of the wreckage. Natsu charged at Lucy, Wendy shouted at Natsu not to hurt her, when really she should have shouted at Lucy to not hurt him. Natsu's iron fist of the fire dragon was flaming on his left hand ready smack some sense into Lucy. But Lucy was ready for him, she grabbed his fist and Lucy kicked him in the face with a flaming foot. It hit Natsu in the jaw, Natsu crashed into the floor. Lucy smiled and turned toward the door which everyone was blocking, but Natsu sprung back up, you honestly can't take down a fire dragon that easily. Natsu pinned Lucy up against the wall roughly, Lisanna gasped covering her mouth with both hands and eyes wide. "Where the hell are you Lucy?! I know you're in there somewhere!?" Natsu screamed in Lucy's face. Lucy maintained a blank expression and while Natsu was busy searching for the real Lucy, evil Lucy kneed Natsu where it hurts most and Natsu fell to his knees. Natsu hung his head in shame of being defeated like that. Wendy cried out to Lucy to stop but Lucy just walked all over Natsu (literally) like a carpet and continued to walk toward the door. For one the door was being guarded by some of the strongest mages in Fairy Tail and two, Natsu was clutching on tightly to her ankle despite being in extreme pain.
"Now Juvia!" commanded Erza,
"Water lock!"
Lucy started shivering within Juvia's water lock, that shivering became violent twitches and those violent twitches soon became seizures. Everyone began to panic again… All of a sudden Lucy fell unconscious. Juvia released the water lock on Lucy and Sting walked over to Lucy and picked her up. Sting placed Lucy back on the bed gently, he rubbed his head again… It was still throbbing… It was sort of like something had been triggered, and she was somewhat involuntarily stimulated to do what she did… Because that wasn't Lucy… that was a dark side they had never seen before. Natsu was ever so glad that Lucy hadn't fallen into the darkness against Nirvana the previous year. That could have been frightful for some. I knew you had it in you Lucy… thought Natsu… You can be strong! Because you are strong… you never had to try and prove it… Don't endanger yourself like that again Luce… I'm scared I'll lose even more than I already have… I don't want to have to lose anyone every again… that sounds kind of selfish… but it's how I feel.