Chapter 11: Hurt, Worry, & Rage


[Previously:]

There was dust everywhere and blocking everyone's view from the intruders, but once it settled, they all gasped. Standing in the middle of the guild was Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus… Mirajane and Levy's feet finally touch the ground. However, what was most shocking was the one in Natsu's arms. Lucy was pale and unconscious, blood tainting her clothes and Natsu looked around. His eyes held fear, sadness, and worry as they quickly scanned the guild until landing on little Wendy. Their eyes locked in just a moment before Natsu fell to his knees, pulling Lucy closer to him as tears showed.

"Help her Wendy… Please."


Wendy stood frozen, shock written all over her face… Except someone else understood, her dragon side immediately breaking out of the trance. Determination crossed over her features and eyes flickering to a soft pink, running to where Natsu kneeled.

Sitting in front of him, Wendy put a hand upon Lucy's forehead as it glowed a light greenish-blue, searching for what needed to be healed—It was weird… It seemed as if her body was healing itself, but a type of magic was keeping it from reaching the healing process's full potential. Shaking her head, Wendy got to work and removed the unknown magic as Natsu stared at his mate. Relaxing to see Lucy regaining colour in her cheeks and breathing coming off more smoothly.

Laxus and Gajeel calmed themselves when Natsu did, although the two immediately tensed at the remembrance of where they stood, pulling their mates closer. Suddenly, Erza, Gray, Juvia, Happy, and Cana snapped out of their shocked state… Running to where Lucy lay unconscious.

"LUCY/LOVE-RIVAL/LUSHIEE!" They shouted, Natsu stiffened and growled… Instinctively turning Lucy and himself on fire that had everyone snapping out of it as they began panicking.

"LUCY! Natsu, you baka, you're setting Lucy on fire!"

"Stupid lizard-breath, look at what you're doing!"

"NATSU, I COMMAND YOU TO RELEASE LUCY THIS INSTANT OR YOU SHALL BE SEVERELY PUNISHED!"

"Wahh, LUSHIEE!"

The whole guild was running to the three with panicked faces, but as soon as they got too close… All of them were pushed back by a wind barrier as it surrounded Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy like a shield.

"Stay… BACK!" Wendy growled, voice changing as it sounded more… Feral, almost wild and feathery at the same time.

Groans of discomfort echoed all around from where they were thrown. Natsu slowly dismissed his fire but was still growling, keeping an eye on everyone through the wind barrier.

However in the background was a whole different story as snarls and crashes were heard—Apparently during the panic attack… Jet, Droy, Elfman, Bickslow, Freed, and Evergreen all cried in joy and ran to Laxus, Mirajane, Gajeel, and Levy. The mini group being knocked out or thrown across the guild by an iron club or lightning. Levy and Mirajane, both, now scowling and lecturing the two dragon slayers… but the issue was quickly forgotten when the wind stopped as it let everyone see the three on the floor.

"She should be fine now… At the moment, Lucy is just resting so it won't be long until she wakes—I was able to replace most of the blood loss and remove the traces of magic that was interfering with the mating mark… Lucy should be able to heal on her own now. I'd suggest having her take it easy for at least a day or so," Wendy muttered, putting her arms back down and looking up at Natsu. "Thank you," Natsu nodded, eyes trained on his mate.

Master Makarov decided it was time to take charge of the situation before it got out of hand… and by out of hand, he means more damages to pay—He JUST stopped crying about the hole in his roof.

Getting up, Master walked toward them but stopped only a few feet away, careful not to get Natsu angry. The guild, realizing what was going on, followed the guild master's lead and stayed a good distance from them. Natsu, Laxus, and Gajeel's attention snapping to where Makarov stood. Their eyes narrowed, almost scanning him to see if there was a sign of a threat lingering in the air. When finding none, the dragon slayers merely pulled their mates closer to themselves but didn't let their guard down—Relaxing, Master cleared his throat and looked to Wendy, her back facing them because she was observing Lucy's blood-stained sleeve but not seeing an injury. "What is going on, and what happened to Lucy? Wendy, Natsu, Laxus, Gajeel… I need an explanation… now."

Wendy got up, too slow for the guild's liking… Like a puppet on strings, her head turning sideways to face Master Makarov. Everyone's mouth dropped and their eyes widened to see Wendy showing off sharper canines, eyes a pink color and sparkling scales appearing in the corner of her eye like white eyeliner. The sky dragon's blue hair even started to form pink highlights. The guild couldn't believe this was the same little girl that was called Wendy… You could feel an intense aura coming off her but not as near powerful as Natsu, Laxus, and Gajeel.

Shivers went down everyone's spine when Wendy spoke, no longer holding the sweet-innocent and shy tone. "I am Wendy Marvell's inner-dragon… Just like how Natsu, Laxus, and Gajeel's inner dragon are in control, so am I—Do not worry, I am not affected by the season… yet. The reason I came out was because my human-side was in shock, and I could see that one of my fellow dragon slayer's mate was getting paler by the second, so I needed to act fast. Which, by the way, I don't appreciate you tryin' to interrupt! Lucy was fine, fire cannot harm her… She's the mate of a fire dragon slayer after all!" Wendy snarled, glaring at everyone behind Master Makarov that had them squeaking apologies and cowering. The only ones that did not show fear were Erza, Carla, and Romeo.

While Erza was a little intimidated from Wendy's piercing gaze, she kept quiet and calm—But Carla was not at all intimidated or scared, she was Wendy's best friend… She knew Wendy, inner-dragon or not, would not harm her. And Romeo stared in awe. He couldn't quite understand it, but he felt… Comfortable and safe?

After one last glare, Wendy made eye contact with Makarov, who was still waiting for an answer. "I don't have information on that; However, I'd like to know myself," Wendy said, turning back to look at Gajeel and Laxus since Natsu was busy on the floor, nuzzling Lucy's cheek as if trying to wake her up. The three of the dragon slayers narrowed their eyes to one another, as if they were silently communicating. Wendy's back was facing the guild as they watched her move from Natsu and Lucy, back to Laxus and Gajeel. The two males gave a slight nod of confirmation when the youngest dragon looked at them one last time. Mirajane and Levy stayed silent throughout it all, rather watching Lucy in Natsu's arms and praying to Mavis she would open her eyes.

Wendy faced Master, and he could tell she was tense, "We're going to war…"

Everyone was stunned but him. A lot of the guild members panicked, while most waited for more information, but Master held a hard stance. It must be serious for the dragon slayers to even suggest a thing. "I do not know the full story… Though I do know that they were attacked at Fairy Tail's safe house and dark magic was involved. From what I was told, I believe only Fairy Tail members are allowed to pass through the magical barrier, correct? If you wish to know more, I'd wait until Natsu is comfortable or until Lucy wakes up… Mira and Levy look stressed as well, and it's late so they should rest," Wendy informed as Makarov nodded in understanding. "Very well—We shall wait until Lucy, Mirajane, and Levy are rested and for the male dragon slayers to become comfortable with us."

Wendy glanced at Mirajane and Levy, the two girls appearing anxious. Stepping closer, Laxus and Gajeel seemed to understand what Wendy wanted to do and did not stop her as she placed two fingers on both Mirajane and Levy's forehead. A soft blue glow before the girls fell limp in the guy's arms, light snores heard.

Nodding in thanks, Gajeel and Laxus carried their mates to an empty table in the corner of the guild. Wendy then went to Natsu, touching him on the shoulder only for the fire dragon to tense and growl a warning. Understanding, Wendy took a step back as Natsu stood up and looked down into her eyes but didn't say anything. Rather picking up Lucy and going to another empty table, far from everyone and holding her close in his lap. Nuzzling her cheek, still trying to wake her up.

Frowning in thought, Wendy went to sit on the bar stool, but her inner dragon didn't give full control as of yet. While Master turned and faced the whole guild, explaining the situation.

"Master… Are we allowed? …to try and see Lushie?" Happy questions, ears pinning back.

"Yeah old-man. When is that flamin' idiot gonna drop the overprotectiveness!" Gray shouted, immediately shutting his mouth when hearing a dangerous growl from across the room. Looking, the ice-mage found Natsu staring, with a dark 'Say-that-again-I-dare-you' look, showing off his sharp canines.

For the first time, Gray sweated and hid behind Erza. "Master… Is it true? Only Fairy Tail members are allowed through the magic barrier where Lucy was attacked?" Erza's powerful voice boomed out, fist clenching.

Grinding his teeth together, Makarov nodded, "Yes…" Whispers began all around but one look from the scarlet mage had them shutting up. "Is there perhaps any way that one could have broken through the barrier?" Panther Lily asked, his small feline arms crossed and frowning in a serious manner.

"No. The magical barrier was created by the first-master… No one, not even Zeref himself, could break it. The only ones allowed inside the safe-dome and can pass through without a problem are the mages that hold a symbol of our guild upon their skin," Master Makarov stated.

Wendy could hear the entire conversation, having an internal battle with her human-mind about what she was hearing—Someone who holds the symbol of the guild… barrier cannot be broken… The only one Wendy saw injured was Lucy… but everyone is here… Everyone except—It all clicked.

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…Lisanna.

While the guild, except Natsu, Lucy, Levy, Gajeel, Laxus, and Mirajane, discussed among themselves, they all were startled when Wendy got up with a determinate glint in her eye. Laxus and Gajeel were the first to sense Wendy, watching her movements with calculating eyes. Growling, she approached Natsu and slammed both hands harshly on the table. Reacting, the fire dragon snarled and lit both himself and Lucy on fire once again.

"She did this… didn't she? It was HER! She's the one responsible for Lucy's attack, isn't she?!" Wendy hissed at Natsu, the guild surprised at the young dragon's outburst, wondering what the hell is going on. They all got closer but not close enough in case things got ugly and they'd need to jump behind the bar counter to hide—Like hell were they gonna try to fight dragon slayers again!

Makarov noticed how Laxus and Gajeel stiffened as well, both growling in a low tone… It seemed Natsu was about to snap at Wendy if she kept this up. Still on fire, Natsu snapped his canines at the sky dragon slayer in a warning to back off as his dragon tail and wings wrapped around Lucy like a protective shield.

Wendy couldn't hold in her anger anymore—She wasn't mad at them… but at her, Lisanna. Jaws dropped when Wendy started to form a three-feathered tail, like a mixture between a bird and nine-tailed fox. Feathered wings grew on her back and more on her wrist and ankles… This time her blue hair turned completely pink and wild—Wendy looked like a true-fairy.

She growled, "It was her that did this, wasn't it?! ANSWER ME!" Natsu snapped, gently placing Lucy on the table and making fire surrounded her in a protective barrier so no one could touch or get near. The fire dragon was in front of Wendy in seconds, staring her down with a snarl before swinging his tail towards her that had the sky dragon flyin'. Crashing in a pillar and breaking it, "SHUT UP! I don't want to talk about that… that… TRAITOR!"

Sensing a fight was going to happen, everyone jumped for safety.

"Shit, DRAGON SLAYER VS. DRAGON SLAYER!"

"HELL, I'M NOT GETTING INTO THAT AGAIN—FUCK THAT!"

"ARE WE GONNA DIE?! I'M TOO OLD TO DIE! Wait…"

"QUICK, SOMEONE SAVE THE BOOZE!"

"THE GUILD?! I JUST REBUILT THE DAMAGES FROM LAST TIME… WAHHH!"

"Dammit Juvia… GET AWAY FROM ME!"

"BUT GRAY-SAMA! NOW THAT LOVE-RIVAL IS BACK, I HAVE TO STEAL YOU AWAY BEFORE SHE DOES!"

"GEEZ, GET IT TOGETHER AND STOP CRYIN' FREED! So what if Laxus kicked your ass across the guild for getting too close to him!"

"YEAH! HIDING IS MANLY!"

"SHUT UP, YOU BIG OAF!"

"GUYS, BE QUIET!"

The entire guild was blabbering, hidden behind the bar when Wendy stood unfazed from the attack. She growled, everyone's eyes widening when Wendy disappeared. However, her voice echoed in every corner, "I control this space, so tell me the truth! She did this to Lucy, didn't see?!" Appearing behind Natsu, she was about to land a hit until Natsu disappeared with such an inhuman speed and was found behind her instead. "Too slow… The air and wind may be your space, but I control the flames—You have a lot to learn about fire Wendy!" Suddenly, the guild turned super-hot, the heat making it harder to breathe as Natsu's fire roared to life… The extra oxygen in the air made it stronger but as it started to spread, Wendy dropped to the floor in defeat and submission, like a wolf to an alpha. Cooling down, Natsu let Wendy catch her breath. The sky dragon panting, gazing upward at Natsu with sad and worried eyes, "S-She… She's after L-Lucy, right?"

Natsu glared, eyes narrowed before sighing and nodded, grabbing a random glass of water from a non-broken table and giving it to Wendy. Gajeel and Laxus were still holding their sleeping mates tighter to themselves, but the two were stiff at the subject Natsu and Wendy were fighting over—Slowly, everyone in hiding peeked out to see if the fight was over… Master fainting when seeing all the new damages to the guild, broken and singed wood that would cost a fortune to fix.

As Wendy practically chugged the water down, regaining strength… No one noticed Lucy's body absorbing Natsu's magic to help her wake, the barrier of fire gone. Although Lucy didn't even have a chance to wake up, a dark magic sneakily went to her brain to let the celestial mage have a short nightmare first.

Everyone's heads turned, but not as quickly as Natsu's, when hearing Lucy scream—Just a moment ago, she was sleeping almost peacefully. Now, she was crying. Her back was arching as if she was in pain… Natsu rushed over faster than Laxus's lightning to try and wake Lucy up, panic and worriedness all over his face. Wendy was next to the two in a flash, trying to use her sky magic but it wasn't working. The guild began to go into panic mode, running around to try and figure out what to do only to end up crashing into each other. But Master Makarov was next to Lucy immediately, worried about his child.

Natsu, Laxus, and Gajeel tense when smelling a familiar scent in the air… The scent of dark magic, but they couldn't tell where it was coming from. Wendy smelled something weird too, in fact, she tasted it in the air but couldn't place a name to whatever it was.

Lucy's eyes squeezed shut before she let out the biggest and piercing scream that sent a chill down everyone's spine. Though what was more shocking was the words that came with it, "S-Stop… please! Give me back my keys, leave them alone. NO, please don't! You're hurting them! Wait… don't—LISANNA!" They watched as dark magic floated out of Lucy's body before disappearing.

The dragon slayers growled, and Master looked pissed, but once the dark magic was gone, Lucy woke up sweating and panting… Fear shown in her eyes. Still not fully comprehending who or where she was, a single touch had her screaming until Lucy felt the familiar warmth of arms wrapping around her. Calming down a bit, Lucy looked up with wide eyes to see green eyes staring right into her teary chocolate-brown eyes.

Lucy glanced around at her surroundings, seeing she was at the guild with everyone staring with either worriedness or happiness that she was awake. Even Mirajane and Levy finally woke up due to the scream—The last thing Lucy did was gaze down at her hand where Fairy Tail's guild mark rested.

The sight had her sobbing more, "Your alive… Y-You guys are alive. I-I saw horrible things… L-Lisanna. She made me watch as she killed every last one of you… S-She broke all my eyes in front of my eyes… My guild mark w-was crossed out with an 'X'. Oh mavis, I couldn't wake up from that nightmare! The last thing I saw was her killing Natsu…"

Everyone was shocked by what the dark magic made Lucy dream about… The girls were in tears at the story. Mirajane and Levy cried, "accidentally" shoving Natsu away from Lucy and jumping on the blonde. Mumbling how scared they were and that the two were glad she was okay.

Laxus and Gajeel sensing Natsu's annoyed aura from being pushed to the floor from his mate, quickly pulled the two girls off Lucy before Natsu kicked everyone's asses. Once they got picked up off of Lucy, Natsu wrapped his arms around her again and placed his chin on her shoulder… Wrapping his tail and wings around the celestial mage as a blanket. He was growling, staring Mirajane and Levy down, who were laughing nervously when realizing what they did as Laxus and Gajeel whispered in their ears.

Master decided to take control, looking at Lucy softly, "Child, I am going to give you the night to calm down and remember what happened before you fell unconscious. When ready, talk to us in the morning, we shall be waiting to listen—Go upstairs, there are extra rooms at the end of the hallway… Now, everybody, go home or stay the night! But leave the mated dragon slayers alone!" Understanding, everyone nodded but refused to leave. Rather spending the night at the guild.

Natsu picked up Lucy bridal-style as she buried her face into his white-scaled scarf. Lucy's arms wrapped around his neck. No one watched them this time as the two made their way upstairs… When arriving at one of the guest rooms, Natsu set Lucy on the bed and locked the door.

Getting into bed, he wrapped his arms around Lucy's waist while his tail did the same to her legs, wings placed over them like a blanket to provide heat. Lucy glanced at Natsu with tears sliding down her cheek. Frowning, Natsu licked her tears away and nuzzled her cheek lovingly, tryin' to stop her from crying. It wasn't long before Lucy fell asleep in his arms, Natsu still awake… Vowing to stand guard and protect his mate while she rested. Taking in her scent, Natsu placed a gentle kiss upon her forehead.

The dragon slayer then started thinking about all the things that happened, scowling.

…Just you wait, Lisanna. Fairy Tail will be coming for you—You got four pissed off dragon slayers and the strongest guild in Fiore after you—There won't be a prayer in Earthland, Edolas, or any world to save you.