The train Lucy took started moving and she was not the only one to take it, as Erza, Natsu, Gray, Happy, Wendy and Carla were also on it, going to the same car as Lucy, sitting on the set of seats that was further away and behind her, while going to eat some of the sandwiches. Thanks to Wendy's Troia spell, Natsu was able to not feel his motion sickness and the Exceed were on the lap of their respective partners.

"I can't believe I ended up coming with you, people" Carla retorted. "I can't understand why you have to make such a big fuss about Lucy going somewhere else on her own."

"I have to admit that, despite I am curious, I want to know why you are so invested in this" Wendy commented.

"Well, you don't know Lucy as much as we do" Happy said. "She simply wouldn't pass a chance to make an easy well-paid job."

"Come on, Happy, Lucy is not that greedy" Gray replied. "But she has been acting weird for the last few days. I mean, it must be because she is still adjusting to the seven-years-gap. I mean, we all have been like that."

"I haven't" Natsu replied.

"That's because you have the simplest of minds" Gray told.

Natsu got very upset with that response from Gray, but before he could do anything about it, Erza said, firmly, while watching over towards Lucy:

"Boys, control yourselves. You don't want to call attention to us."

That made the two of them stop with the arguing before it could start. She then continued:

"What really caught my attention was Lucy trying to gather information about a shop that fixed magical items. And then I noticed her in Onibus not long ago. And it so happens there's a shop there that is one of the best at repairing magical items at the region."

"Magical items?" Wendy asked. "Do you think there's something wrong with her keys?"

"Come on, that can't be" Natsu replied. "We have seen Lucy use her spirits."

"Maybe it's something else" Carla said. "We can't forget the most ordinary objects also use magic to function. Maybe that's what she is doing, trying to get something ordinary fixed and this all thing is pointless."

But Erza, doing her thinking look, seemed to not be of the same opinion.

"I don't know... For what Mirajane told me, Lucy appeared to be trying to have something fixed to give it to someone else."

"A gift for someone else?" Happy asked. "Wow, Gray, you may be right. Maybe Lucy is seeing someone."

"Well, I do have good instincts for this kind of things" he said, a little cocky.

"Oh, come on, it's not like a gift can't be given to someone else" Natsu replied. "Maybe she is giving a gift to me!"

"And why would she give it to you?" Happy asked. "It's not like you two get along that well. She probably will get a gift for her favorite cat."

"Having in consideration how much you tease her about her weight and accentuate her little flaws unnecessarily, I seriously doubt that" Carla replied, causing Happy to get really affected by her harsh words.

"I think we should wait and see" Erza replied. "I just hope this someone that will receive her gift is someone that won't break her heart."

"If someone breaks Lucy's heart, I'll break their arms and legs" Natsu replied, while punching his palm.

"Finally, you say something I totally agree" Gray replied.

Hearing Natsu and Gray showing their care about Lucy made Erza smile. It was always good when those two were on the same page... even more when it was to protect a guildmate, especially one of the same team as theirs.

After some moments, the train stopped at the Onibus station, where Lucy got out, along with her teammates that carefully followed her. It was then that she entered the shop Erza had mentioned before. After a few moments, she got out, while holding a paper bag carefully closed and with a ribbon. She was making a big smile.

"Wow, she is pretty happy with that" Happy commented.

"What do you think, should we try to get that bag and see what is inside?" Natsu asked.

"No" Erza said firmly. "We are just seeing if Lucy is doing okay, what she clearly is. That smile is proof of that."

"Well, finally I agree with something today" Carla said. "Lucy does seem satisfied. I think we should head back home."

"Yeah, I can't wait to do some training, if there's not any fun mission to do" Natsu said.

"Uh, Natsu, just for you to know..." Wendy said, in her shy way. "You do know that my Troia spell must have already lost its effect, right?"

Hearing that caused Natsu to be filled with dismay.

"No...! And here I thought I would not experience my head spinning around for a change..." he said, already feeling sick just thinking about the trip back home.

"Relax, Natsu, it will take some time for the train back" Erza said. "Why don't we just follow Lucy during that time?"

The others seem to agree with her, except for Carla who asked:

"Seriously? We will still keep stalking Lucy?"

"Well, it's not like we have anything else to do" Erza said, as Carla just sighed.

And so they kept watching Lucy, as she walked around the town. Natsu had once or twice the idea of trying to get the bag, but Erza was quick to stop him. It was then that they went for a walk on a part away from the downtown, near the forest. At that moment, Erza felt something strange.

"Something is happening..." she said. "Be ready."

The others did what she told them and so they watched as a mist started to appear around them, something that also surrounded Lucy who noticed that as well.

"Well, well, well, look who she is..." a voice said.

They all turned and saw none other than Bora and his men confronting Lucy. Seeing them, Natsu and Happy were able to recognize them.

"Happy, they are..." Natsu started.

"Ay, they are the same men that tried to kidnap Lucy when we first met her" Happy said.

"I've heard about that..." Erza said. "So those are the guys..."

"They were also the ones that Lucy faced in Amaryll, right?" Gray asked.

"They look scary..." Wendy commented, nervously.

"I thought I was dreaming when I saw you walking around the town the other" Bora said. "I've heard that you have disappeared along with some of your guildmates. The situation was so bad that your guild even fell from its very high horse."

That made Bora's men laugh with his comment, something that irritated the Fairy Tail wizards that were listening, especially Natsu.

"I'll take the smiles right from their faces..." he said.

"Natsu, stop!" Erza commanded. "Let's see what Lucy will do."

Lucy remained calmed before them. She then replied:

"And apparently, in these past seven years, you haven't changed at all. Still trying to prey on innocent girls? At least I have a justification to not have changed much. What about you?"

That comment really upset Bora, causing his men to get a little scared. Meanwhile, Lucy's friends got happy.

"Well said, Lucy!" Natsu exclaimed.

"That's our girl!" Gray said.

"Don't act so cocky" Bora said to Lucy. "If I recall, you needed the help of that boyfriend of yours the last time we met."

"Should we do something?" Wendy asked. "I don't feel comfortable seeing Lucy surrounded by so many men."

"I agree with Wendy" Carla said. "We should do something."

Erza thought for a moment, but before she could say anything, a voice said:

"Don't meddle!"

They turned around and saw to their surprise that Laxus was there next to them, with his arms crossed. They haven't seen him ever since they had returned from Tenrou Island.

"Laxus?!" they all asked.

"What are you doing here?!" Natsu asked.

But Laxus didn't reply, as if he didn't even hear Natsu's question. His focus was only on Lucy. He remembered that day when he saved her from those same bandits

"Sure, I needed the help of a powerful wizard to defeat you" Lucy replied. "But you apparently need the help of an entire gang just to defeat a girl. What does that say about you?"

That response from Lucy clearly affected Bora, making him look angry and summoning his fire.

"You will pay for that... along with the rest!" Bora shouted, as he prepared to cast his fire.

Natsu and the others got very concerned, except for Laxus and Erza who didn't show any concern. When Bora was about to attack, a whip of fire hit his wrists, causing pain to him and lose focus of his magic that got dispelled. The same whip got hold of one of his wrists and pulled it back. Both Bora and his men got very surprised by that, but even more when they saw that the one that did that was none other but a second Bora.

"Two bosses?!" one of Bora's men asked.

"How can this be?!" another asked.

"What the heck?" Natsu said. "Did that guy have a twin this all time?"

"You are really dense, you know that, right?" Gray told him. "Of course not!"

"That's not a twin..." Carla said. "That's..."

"The Twins" Erza said. "Gemini."