Babysitting+kids are in bed+bored Rose=New chapter.

School+Japanese Class+No teacher=New chapter.

Here's what some didn't get:
Rogue faked being drunk & he didn't claim that girl.

Jaxson's being held captive by people unknown to you.

Lucy's turned feral. O.O

Laxus & Rogue are unconscious.

Cobra, Sting, Gajeel and Wendy are walking back to the house.

Natsu's still out cold.

There are 4 new people in the story; Alicia-The blonde bitch, Kyou-Alicia's mate, Shari-Hot-headed girl and an unnamed boy, whose name is now Axel.

And yes, I am a sexy beast-Does duck face, bursts out laughing-Or maybe not. XD

Notices:
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Previously on the Peacekeeper:

I bite down harder and she thrashes around. I don't know where this animalistic side of me came from, it was scary but exhilarating at the same time.

"I can't read yours though! I swear! Please! You're hurting me!"

My eyes widen and I let go. Her forearm has large teeth marks and she's covered in blood. I feel something hit the back of my neck and I slump to the ground unconscious. Again.

-Lucy-

"Mother fucker let me out!" I bang my palms on the stone but it's unyielding. A few dents are left in the hard surface, but I pay no attention to them. "I have a life that I need to live and a friend that I really need to see."

"Shut up bitch!" Someone screams at me.

I stop pounding on the stone and nurse my hands, stained with fresh blood. After they'd knocked me out, I'd been put in a tiny room. And I mean tiny. There wasn't room to swing a Happy in here! And the ceiling was way too low. I had to crouch down so I didn't hit my head on it. I punch the wall again in one last-ditch attempt to escape, and this time it moves. The wall had slid open revealing Axel, holding a tray. He stops my punch with one hand and pushes me a little so I stumble back, giving him room to enter.

"It's kinda small in here."

"No shit Sherlock. Gimme that." I snatch the food from his hands and tear parts of bread off like some kind of animal.

"Hey what happened to your hands?" Unlike the others, Axel usually stayed and talked with me when he bought me food. And whenever he was on guard duty, he'd open the wall and let me out into the stone hallway. I never tried to run though, he'd made it clear that I wouldn't get far and if I did he'd never let me out again.

"They got banged up." I tell him. He hits me lightly over the head.

"Don't talk with your mouth full."

I shrug and keep eating. I never got enough food here. I think of the food I used to eat at the estate and snort. Lady Lucy. Debutante Heartfillia. It was all a dream now. And Fairy Tail, they are a lifetime away.

"I'll bring you more food later. I switch with Alicia in an hour."

I nod.

"Do you want me to fix your hands too?"

Shrug.

"Okay, I'll see you then?"

Ignore.

"Lucy, I know you're frustrated, but can't you bare with it?"

I glare at him for a minute and resume eating.

"Luc-"

I throw the empty metal cup at him.

"I've been in here for-" I pause. How long had I been in here for?

"A week." He supplies.

"Yeah. A week. I've been captured by dragons turned human. I'm in a cave that Happy couldn't live in. I haven't seen sunlight since you kidnapped me. I only get a chance to take a shit once a day. I've been wearing the same clothes, I haven't showered, I only get to eat bread and drink water. I don't know if my friends are alive, the guy I like could be dead, something bad could've happened back home. I'M FUCKING SICK OF IT!"

He watches me with tense eyes. "And you're on your period I'm guessing?"

"GET THE FUCK OUT!" I punch him, shattering all the bones in my fist, but he just laughs and leaves. "FUCK YOU!" I scream at his retreating figure. I throw the tray against the wall and it bounces back, clipping me on the shoulder.

-Axel-

I walk away head lowered. She is going to get herself killed if she keeps this up.

"Well?" I look up and see Shari standing at in the threshold, tapping her foot.

"Well, what?" I push past her and keep walking.

"Is she dead yet?"

"No."

"You've got a soft spot for her don't you?"

"Yes."

"You know it'll never work right?"

"It might."

"Do even know what I'm talking about?"

"Your plan isn't going to work. I won't let you do that to her. She's defenseless, she doesn't have her keys and she's too weak to put up any sort of resistance. It's cruel."

"It's for the good of our kind."

"It doesn't matter."

"It doesn't affect you."

I turn and glare at her. "I refuse to let you hurt someone who can't defend themselves."

"I'm surprised you haven't been killed yet. You're too much like Jaxson, he let Lucy in and it destroyed him. You know where he is now? In a cell, beside hers. Getting close to a human isn't good for any of us. If mother hears about it she'll kill you."

I hang my head. I knew that. I didn't need reminding. But there was something about Lucy that made her stand out. Maybe it was that half-smile she had in her sleep, or the way she thought about her comrades.

"Just because you're a mind-reader doesn't mean you're safe from her. She can make another of you in a second and deliver you in two weeks!"

My head jerks up. "Two weeks?"

Shari folds her arms. "As long as she's got the numbers mother doesn't care how strong they are. It doesn't matter if they're good fighters, if we can overwhelm them, we win."

"But the two weeks thing…"

"Premature birth."

"Are you kidding me? Is she crazy?"

Shari shrugs. "I don't care, as long as I get away."

We sit beside each other. Death. That was our future. We are only for one thing, killing, and when that's over, we are going to die. The battle between us and the Dragon Slayers was the only reason we'd been… Born? Maybe created was a better way to put it. But once we'd done our job, 'mother' was going to kill us all. It was obvious from the way she spoke to us that she despised our very existence. I screw up my nose, that pretty much summed us up. Ruthless killing machines, kill or be killed. There was no-one to help up, we only had ourselves.

"Hey Axel?"

"Yeah?"

"It would've been a lot better if we hadn't been born right?"

"I think so."

We fall silent and I lay down on the cold stone. The sky was cloudy, just like our future. Shari's hand bumps mine and I wrap my fingers around hers. After a while, she starts singing softly to herself.

~Do you know the Dragon of Death?

A silent, black, ominous foe,

This one is deadly, sure to bring bring swiftly,

The death to all those in light.~

"Axel?"

"Mmm?"

"I kinda like that Lucy girl too."

-Natsu-

Fuck. I open my eyes and sit up but wince when a sharp pain shoots through my chest. What happened? I look around. Laxus's on the bed next to me being healed by Wendy. Rogue's sitting up and petting Fro's head while Carla changes bandages on his arm. Sting's leaning on the door frame talking to Cobra and Gajeel.

"NATSU!" Happy barrels into me, knocking the wind out of my chest. "You're awake!"

I stroke his head and look around. No-one else notices that I'm awake, I guess they've got there own problems. Though Lucy… Where was she? Everyone was here, except Lucy. It might sound a bit selfish, but I was kind of hoping she'd be beside me.

Where's Lucy? I ask. Only, I couldn't. My voice wasn't working. I open my mouth, but no sound comes out.

"You okay Salamander?" Gajeel asks me. "You look like a gaping fish."

"Natsu doesn't look like a fish at all! He looks like Natsu!" Happy protests.

"Are you all right Natsu-nii?" Wendy moves over to my bed. I shake my head and try to speak.

Where's Luce? I want to tell them, but again, no sound comes out.

"I thought this could happen! I'm so sorry Natsu, I can't do anything about your voice. Maybe Porlyusica could help you but I don't have a clue! I'm really sorry!"

I'm fine Wendy. But where's Lucy? Why isn't she here?

"Ah." Cobra says from across the room. "Lucy. He wants to know where she is."

The room stills and Happy's eyes are filled with tears.

"WAAHHH! SHE'S GONE NATSU!" He buries his head in my stomach like he does to Lucy.

What do you mean gone? My mouth open and closes furiously, I guess Gajeel can read lips because he's the one who answers.

"We went clubbing. And we were bombed by a dragon. Jaxson took off with Lucy and we can't find any trace of either of them."

Who's Jaxson?

"The guy who saved all our asses." Cobra says. "But he did it to gain out trust. Then he kidnapped Lucy and we can't find her. We've looked."

"We don't know that Jaxson took Lucy." Carla says. "We can't find either so it's likely they were crushed or both taken by the same people. Or he could be looking after her because she's in such a fragile condition that it's not safe to move her. Don't jump to conclusions."

Then how long was I out for?

"A day, then we went clubbing and then a week after that. So 8 days in total."

So things went downhill pretty quickly then?

"Yeah."

I get up out of bed and grab Sting by the collar.

YOU ASSHOLE! HOW COULD YOU LET HER GO LIKE THAT! YOU LIKE HER DON'T YOU? THEN KEEP HER SAFE! THIS IS THE REASON I COULD NEVER HAND HER OVER TO YOU! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROTECT HER! YOU ASS! I look over at Cobra who's been translating while I was talking. Sting pushes me slightly.

"You think I didn't try? I've spent the last week looking for her, but every time I think I get close to a trail, I end up blacked out and back here. It's impossible!"

I sit on the nearest bed. Lucy was gone, probably dead, I'll never get to see her again.

"We don't know that she's dead Natsu." Cobra tells me, patting my shoulder awkwardly. "She might be okay, I don't know her as well as you, but from what I know of her, she's not likely to go down without a fight."

I hang my head. That's what I'm afraid of.

"Huh? Why's that?"

Lucy, she's gotten more and more reckless lately. She pushes herself until she's ridiculously close to breaking. Once Erza took her for a training session, Lucy came back with scratches, bruises and she'd fractured her wrist. When she came home, she slumped on her bed, in her clothes, with her shoes on, and fell asleep in a matter of seconds. Then she went to the guild the next day and asked Erza if they could do it again. For some reason Lucy feels the need to prove herself. She takes on dangerous requests without help from us. I'm worried she'll do something stupid and get herself hurt or worse, killed.

Cobra stops talking when I stop my monologue. The room is silent while they process what I've just 'said' this no-talking is going to get annoying at some point.

"No offense Natsu, but she's a lot stronger that you think she is." Says Sting. "Besides, as long as she's got her keys, she'll be fine."

I guess so.

They all traipse out of the room leaving me with an unconscious Laxus and Rogue. I lay back down in bed and shift for a few minutes, something hard and pointy was sticking into my back I reach down and pull it out. I stare at it for a few minutes before my brain registers what I'm looking at. Lucy's keys.

-Darrym-

"You summoned me mother?" I bow low, mother scared the shit out of most of us, including me. I was the oldest, so I was her messenger. Her human form sits on a large rock that she had a stone mover shape to look like a throne. This did nothing other than sate her enormous ego and vanity.

"The girl?" I straighten up.

"Which one mother?"

"The blonde one you failed to kill weeks ago."

I flinch. It's true, I was supposed to kill Lucy Heartfillia. When she first started the mission she went shopping by herself and I had followed her with the intent to kill. I had almost succeeded but Sting Eucliffe had gotten in the way and saved her stupid ass. I could change my appearance and at the time I was a dirty oldish man. If she saw me now I highly doubt she'd turn me down, not that I intended to have sex with her.

"She's doing well mother. Anaranria did her job well. Lucy swallowed enough of that water that she's changing. The salt disguised the magic in the water and she was unable to tell."

"What changes have occurred?"

"She's becoming more animalistic in her behavior, her temper has shortened dramatically, and she's becoming quite aggressive. Her teeth are sharpened to the point that she bit through Alicia's skin as though it were butter."

"What is this butter?"

"Er… I mean to say her teeth are sharp enough to cut through flesh, her attempts to escape are futile, though she's left several large dents in the stone walls."

"I see. Do you think she will be ready soon?"

"Mother?"

"I want to get it over with as soon as possible. How long until she's ready?"

"Perhaps a week or two. The Fire Dragon Slayer has also been affected by the water. According to my spy, his voice has disappeared completely."

She rises from her seat and starts pacing, tapping her long nails on her thighs.

"That is not helpful to us. He needs to be killed immediately. He cannot be allowed to live. This boy, Natsu, is the son of Igneel. Igneel was my enemy long ago, he worked beside Mavis Vermillion, my master's sworn enemy. They vanquished my master. If Vermillion's reincarnation and Igneel's son are united against me, there is a high possibility they will defeat me. Even one on their own could severely harm me. Though the girl is less aware of her power than the boy, she is much stronger that she appears. Keep her under lock and key, do not, under any circumstances, allow her set foot outside her cell. She will ruin me. Do you understand?"

"Yes, mother."

She returns to her seat.

"Are there any questions?"

"This girl, Lucy."

"Yes?"

"You are certain she is the reincarnation of the first master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermillion?"

"It is a high possibility."

I bow, burning with more questions, but I know to ask them now would be foolish, her patience is running out and when that happens, you'd best stay clear of her.

This was exhausting to write. Okay! So, who guessed? What are your thoughts? Who is the spy? What was in that water? Will Natsu be able to speak ever again? What does Acnologia want Lucy for? And what does Acnologia look like? I want you to draw what you picture her to look like!~