Natsu's POV:
It's dark and cold. I can hear a slow and steady dripping in the distance. I open my eyes, why can't I see anything? Where's my family? Then it dawns on me...
Where am I?
Natsu's POV:
Am I underground? That would explain the dripping. And why its so dark... If I passed out again, then surely by now its the middle of the night... Erza's gonna kill me not to mention Lucy, who I left earlier.
I light my hand on fire so that I can see, but even with my hand illuminated I can still only see a few feet ahead of me. I make the flame stronger in hope that I will be able to see better. Wow, wherever I am it's really big, I still can't see any of the walls, or a roof.
A breeze flows past me. I shiver. and its cold here. Wait, I recognise that smell... it's so familiar, yet really strange. A longing for my family fills my body and I walk ahead, maybe I'll walk into a wall or find a way out of here.
I'm not focusing and my leg brushes past something. I hold my hand out in front of me to see... a wooden table and it's long like the ones in the guild except this one look warped and old... I look around to see more tables exactly the same as the first one I saw.
I start to feel uneasy, this place is reminding me of the guild too much, but in a disturbing way... It's like a nightmarish version. I begin to pick up my pace as I'm walking. My foot stands on something soft and fabric-like. I bend down and pick it up being careful not to set it on fire.
The knot that had been forming in my stomach twisted violently as I realised what I was holding. It was tattered and hard to see what it was as it was so dirty, but I could never forget the symbol on the fabric. For it was...
The Fairy Tail insignia...
Lucy's POV:
How long have I been running now? It feels like forever. How much further until I'm at the guild? I continue running as fast as I possibly can, each ragged breath sending a network of pains up my chest. I can barely breathe, when-
"Hello? Hello? Can anyone hear me?" Master's voice fills my head knocking away any of the insignificant thoughts that were swirling around in my head. "Natsu is currently in the infirmary with Levy, you can all come home now. That is all." That short message was exactly what I needed. With newfound strength I power on through the darkness that threatens to swallow me at any given moment.
Please be okay... Natsu.
Erza's POV:
After I finished telling Jellal everything that had happened, we all stood in silence. Then I realised Gray hadn't said anything in a while, and he was walking quite far ahead "Gray-"
"Can you just shut up already!" Gray snapped. I looked at him wide-eyed and so did Jellal. Gray turned around and when his eyes locked onto my surprised ones his face couldn't mask his evident shock. He clutched his head with both hands "I'm sorry Erza, I don't know what came over me." I continued to stand there, unmoving, but Jellal took the initiative.
"It's fine, Gray. You're all a little on edge at the moment, why don't you walk on ahead, try to clear your head." It only happened for a second but I could tell that Gray was surprised by Jellal's words. But as soon as it had appeared it was gone.
"Sure... I'll go on ahead." Gray turned around and began to pick up his pace. Jellal began to walk as well, but I stayed rooted to the ground.
"Erza, are you coming?" Jellal didn't turn to look at me, I stayed where I was stood. He stopped. "Erza?"
"Look at me" I state calmly. He turned slowly. "I told you what I knew. So now you need to tell me what you know." When I didn't receive an answer I continued "Something bad is happening isn't it? Do you not trust me? MY GUILD IS IN DANGER ISNT IT!" My anger dissipated as quickly as it had appeared "please, Jellal-" my sentence was cut off as a sob erupted from my throat.
"Erza..." Jellal spoke with... sympathy? He walked closer to me and held me in a tight embrace "Erza... I'll tell you what I know..."
Levy's POV:
I look over the almost lifeless body of Natsu that lies in front of me as I begin my assessment. I've got to work quickly if it is actually a magic disease, because they are deadly, and I promised happy I would save Natsu.
I firstly look for any physical abnormalities, other than his rather pale complexion, he hasn't got any... wait what's that under his shirt? I take it off to find a pinprick on the left side of his abdomen. Peculiar, however a pinprick that size couldn't have caused him any harm, unless there was magic involved.
As I am analysing the pinprick, I hear Happy gasp beside me. I had forgotten he was there, so when he gasped I jumped out of my skin. I turn to him when I see him looking at Natsu with tears in his eyes. I turn to Natsu and gasp.
"Natsu!" Happy yells, unable to hold it in any longer.
"Happy try to be a bit quieter he is probably quite disoriented right now" I scold the exceed, who doesn't seem to hear me.
I turn back to Natsu, as I watch his eyes open and squint in the light. Happy continues to say Natsu's name as he cuddles him. I smile as he tries to comfort his best friend. But then it happened. It happened so fast I almost thought it was my imagination. But I'm sure of it. Natsu just smirked... evilly.
Lucy's POV:
God. I cant keep on running like this forever. Maybe I should have summoned a spirit to help me get there quicker. But there's no time to regret that now I'm almost there. Wait... I see it! The guild hall, I see it! Natsu I'm coming!
I pick up the pace. Just a bit faster. Please I can do it! I run through the barren streets of magnolia with my desire to see Natsu driving me on. I run past the gate with the words Fairy Tail scrawled across it. Just a bit further.
Pains wrack my chest now, I can hardly breathe. Every single breath has my whole body wishing it could collapse, but all of my pains seem to disappear as my hand clamps around the cool metal handle of the guild doors, and with one final effort I pull the heavy wooden doors open to let myself in and...
"-it has been confirmed that Natsu does not have a magic disease as suspected." Master's words fill my whole body with relief and with the satisfaction of knowing Natsu is okay, the guild hall begins to black out and I hit the floor...
Disclaimer: I do not own fairy tail or any of the characters. They belong solely to Hiro Mashima. I only own this story's plot.
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