Chapter 11
Natsu and the others were all thrown into cells of their own after being handcuffed, which canceled their magic, instead of being chained up like Lucy was. It wasn't too long after they were all thrown in that Jakkuna came down the hall where all of their cells were.
"I see you've all been imprisoned properly." Jakkuna said smugly. Everyone in their cells glared and growled at him.
"You bastard! Where the hell is Lucy!?" Natsu shouted.
"Ah yes, miss Heartfillia. As I said before, she and Brass either were killed in that blast or they fell off the cliff below." said Jakkuna.
"No! Lucy would never be defeated that easily!" shouted Erza.
"Hehe. Dead or not, that girl wouldn't be able to stop me. Besides, she is the weakest among you, don't you agree?" Jakkuna said. Almost everyone's faces paled after hearing that, since they were the first ones to call Lucy weak in the first place.
"Shut the hell up!" Lisanna and Zander yelled.
"Hahaha. At least that girl had two fateful companions." Jakkuna said as he left all of the Fairy Tail mages.
*Cliffside*
At the near bottom of the cliff, someone was clinging to the rocks on the side of the cliff while holding something under their arm. And their hand they were holding onto the rock with was bleeding all over, along with the rest of their body. It was Lucy. She just managed to survive the blast, but most of her wounds ended up reopening and she had no choice but to cling to the cliff to avoid falling off to the water below. Not to mention, she was carrying an unconscious Brass under her arm.
"Dammit. I can't climb with only one hand." Lucy thought.
She looked around and sees a cave in the cliff not far from her that had a ledge with it, but she still couldn't move any where. So, she used all her strength and through Brass onto the ledge. He just barely landed on it.
"Ok, now my turn." Lucy mumbled.
She began using her new free hand to climb over to the edge and she easily landed on the edge, but she fell to her knees since she lost all that blood again. Lucy used all her strength to push herself onto her feet and began dragging Brass into the cave with her. After she did, she dropped down against the wall and was completely out of breath.
"The...the others...they're...still back there..." Lucy said still trying to catch her breath.
She slowly began using loose pieces of cloth out of the rags she was wearing to cover up her wounds and to try and at least slow down the bleeding. Lucy let out a few grunts in pain, she managed to bandage up the major wounds. Later on, Brass began to wake up as well.
"So, you're still alive." said Lucy. Brass just now noticed Lucy, he also took a look around.
"Where are we?" asked Brass as he sat up.
"In the cliff side right beside Jakkuna's hide out. We were literally blown out." Lucy explained.
"Then he must've used his extreme magic." Brass said. Lucy raised an eyebrow to that, but she knew she'd face it again later. And besides that, she still had many other questions.
"Hey, why did you free me?" Lucy asked. Brass stared at her for a short time, but then lowered his head.
"I was in debt to your mother." Brass answered. Lucy's eyes widened.
"My mom!? You knew my mom!?" Lucy exclaimed.
"Yes. It was when one of y former bosses said now that I finished the job, he wanted me dead. He almost kept his word too. But, at the last minute, your mother came in and saved my life." explained Brass.
"You mean...my mom saved your life?" asked Lucy.
"That's right. And if you're wondering, I no longer have any reason to go after you or anyone from your guild." Brass said.
"You don't?" Lucy questioned.
"No. I'm a mercenary, so if the person who hires me breaks the deal or pisses me off, I quit." Brass said.
"Well, that's good to hear." sighed Lucy. Suddenly Lucy's eyes lit up when an idea came to her when she remembered him saying he was a mercenary.
"Hey, since you don't work under Jakkuna any more, will you please help me save my friends!?" asked Lucy.
"Not interested." answered Brass quickly.
"Please! I can't beat him on my own...Oh! If you help me, I'll pay you what ever you like." Lucy offered. After hearing that, Brass sat and grabbed his sword that was still tied around waist.
"When do we leave?" Brass asked.
"Alright! GAH!" Lucy cried, grabbing her waist. She looked down and quickly remembered that she was injured and happened to have a large burn mark that reopened after the blast.
"How do you expect to fight in that state?" Brass said.
"I...I don't know. I just know...I can't leave them there." said Lucy.
"And just who do you mean by them?" asked Brass.
"What do you mean?" Lucy said.
"As I remember, you were only with the boy and that white haired girl. So before anything else, tell me. Are they the only ones you want to save?" Brass asked with a serious look in his eyes.
Lucy's eyes widened and her face paled. She formed a shaky fist over her heart after hearing that. So many emotions and thoughts were going through her right now. She doesn't know how to answer that question.
"He's right...What about the others?...They deserted me first, I-I should do the same right?...But then, what would Lisanna and Zander say...and besides my feelings, they're all good people..." Lucy thought.
"Dammit I don't know!" Lucy shouted while gripping her head.