As always Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima. Enjoy!

Chapter 3

Fly Fast

Sound was the first sense that came back to Laxus. He could hear screaming and moans of pain all around him. Scent was the next, he could smell the metallic scent of blood everywhere. He sat up and shook his head, trying to clear the haze.

He looked around him, trying to get his bearings. His surroundings were familiar, but not quite right. He then realized he was on the ceiling of the train, which was now upside down. He then saw the smashed window and the blood, which was everywhere. His and Blondie's bags were on the ceiling next to him, also covered in blood.

Blondie! Where is she? Grabbing their bags he crawled on his hands and knees out of the smashed window, ignoring the class cutting into his palms, concentrating only on his sense of smell. He would always remember her scent; vanilla, strawberries, and a hint of honey. He stood and started to search for the scent. Finally he caught it and snapped his head around. On the other side of the train. He jumped over the train, landing on the other side, right in the middle of chaos.

He would remember the scene for the rest of his life. Bodies were every where and the few people who could walk were going in and out of the train, carrying the injured away from the wreck. He walked through the hundreds of injured, searching for Lucy. He passed people bigger than him just laying on the ground, covered in blood, unable to move. He made it to the end and was about to turn around when he caught her faint scent away from the other injured.

He took a step back in shock when he saw her. No wonder it took a while to find her. Look at all this blood. He knelt down beside her and brushed the matted curls out of her face. She's still breathing so that's good, but she's lost too much blood. He glanced down her body trying to figure out how she had lost so much blood. When he saw the glass he nearly vomited. Her entire right side had shards of glass embedded in it. From the right side of her head down to about mid-calf was covered in blood, dirt, and glass. Some as large as playing cards, some as fine as needles. She must have smashed through the window when the train flipped.

Laxus glanced around for someone to ask what had happened. Finally he spotted someone and yelled to get their attention. "Oi! What the hell happened here?" Startled the man walked over and explained that a monster had flipped the train, and since there were no healers on the train there was no one to heal the injured. As the man walked off Laxus looked down at Lucy trying to think of a way to save her. If I lightening travel while she has all this glass in her something could go wrong and she'll die quicker... Her keys! One of them must be able to heal, or at least be able to carry us to the Guild to be healed.

He grabbed her key ring off of her belt and held it up to his face. "Listen up spirits, because I'm not repeating myself! Lucy is dying. If any of you can either heal major wounds or transport people fast get the hell out here!" He waited a few moments and in a flash of light one of her spirits appeared. He was wearing a suit and had messy orange hair. Great, it's Leo. He can't heal or transport.

He felt his anger rise as Leo looked at Lucy for a moment before disappearing in a flash. Laxus grabbed the keys and was about to yell every insult he knew at Leo's key when there was another flash, and another spirit appeared beside them.

It was a large gold pegasus with white feathered wings, and it was staring intently at Laxus. "Where is the Celestial Spirit Mage called Lucy Heartfilia?" The pegasus spoke in a deep voice, focused on Laxus, waiting for him to answer. Wow the horse can talk.

He glanced down at the woman beside him. The woman he would give his life for, who he would save countless times, no matter the cost. I love her, but I will let her come to me on her own. I've waited over seven years, what will a little more time do?

"This is Lucy. Will you help her?" He watched the pegasus waiting for its answer. The spirit bent over her and touched its muzzle to her forehead and pulled away.

In its deep voice it spoke, "I, the Winged Horse, Pegasus will help her. Though I have no contract with her yet I will still help. I can fly you where you need to go." With that he knelt down and waited.

Laxus stood and as gently as he could he picked up Lucy, being careful to keep the glass from going in any further. With their bags slung over his shoulders he mounted Pegasus, told him where to go , and soon they were soaring over the woods towards Magnolia and the Guild.

I need to prepare the Guild. He unwrapped one of his arms from around her to dig the communications lacrima from his pocket. "Guild," he said into it. Instantly one of the newer members answered it. "Put me on the lacrima screen. NOW!" While the newbie was fumbling with something he spoke to Pegasus. "Can you fly any faster?" The spirit nodded. "Then fly faster. Fly as fast as you can." When Laxus looked back at the lacrima he saw about half the Guild staring at him in shock.

"Laxus! What happened to you?" He saw Erza move to the front, a pregnant Mira right behind her.

"Monster attacked the train I was on," he explained.

"The lacrima screen is only to be used in emergencies. You don't look that injured," Erza huffed.

He scowled in annoyance and shifted the lacrima so the Guild could see Lucy. He heard people gasp and dishes break as he turned the lacrima back to him. He saw that most of the Guild members there had paled from the sight. People started to yell, but with one glare from Erza they went silent.

"I want a full explanation when you get back, Laxus. Mira go find Wendy. Juvia, Cana get everything ready for treatment. How many more injured, Laxus, and where?"

"Hundred fifty, maybe two hundred injured. It's on the railway connecting Magnolia to Crocus, about an hour away from Magnolia. Send all the healers we can spare, also some people to fight, the monster might go back."

Erza nodded and started yelling instructions at everyone and within minutes the Guild hall was almost empty.

"Erza," she looked up at him. "Hurry and find Wendy. I'm almost to the Guild, I can see Magnolia."

"Mira should here any minute with her, just hang in there."

"Minutes aren't fast enough, I'm already here." Laxus told her as the Guild came into sight, and he let the connection go dead. As Pegasus started to descend on the training field behind the Guild he jumped from the spirit before it could touch the ground. Cradling Lucy he ran as fast as he could through the Guild to the infirmary, her blood dripping down his arms, yelling for Erza to follow him.