"The food was delicious, Mrs. McGarden." Lucy said as she enjoyed a nice meal with Levy, her family, and Gajeel.
"I'm glad you liked it, Marinette." Mrs. McGarden said as she cleared the table.
"You enjoyed it to, Pixi." Levy said as Lucy spotted Pixi sitting right at the table.
"Pixi?! Levy, Pixi has to stay hidden!" Lucy said.
"It's okay, Lucy. We already know about Pixi and you being Celestria." Gajeel said as everyone was acting casual.
"What?! Me being Celestria?! I'm Lucy Heatfilia, a normal girl with a normal life." Lucy denied as she tried to act normal.
"Everyone already knows you're Celestria, Lucy." Kurt claimed.
"You are utterly ridiculous." Taylor said as she just showed up out of nowhere. "You kept saying stuff about keeping your identity a secret, but you ended up breaking your own rule. I would have made a much better Celestria than you."
"Taylor?! What is she even doing here?!" Lucy said as she was beginning to panic, and her fears were only going to get worse.
"There you are, Erza, and I see you brought Black Knight." Levy said as she opened up the balcony for them and Lucy was terrified.
"Sorry we're late, but I had to show Black Knight where Lucy kept the Miracle Box." Erza said.
"Thank you, Erza and Levy. I never would have done so without your help." Black Knight said as he showed he had the Miracle Box in his hands. Lucy backed out of her chair and was beginning to panic. Everything was falling apart in front of her and it was because of her best friends.
"It's okay, my little star." She felt a hand on her and saw it was Salamondra, but he was END now. "There's no secrets between us. No reason we can't be our real selves."
"No... This... This can't be happening!" Lucy said as everyone was gathering around her like they were zombies.
"It is because you foolishly gave your friends the miraculous, and now your miraculous is mine!" Black Knight taunted. All this because she left Erza and Levy with the miraculous. Lucy's fear got the better of her and she screamed. Thankfully, the whole thing was nothing more than a dream. The fear caused her to shoot straight out of bed, but she seemed terrified.
"Stella! I never should have given Erza and Levy their miraculous!" Lucy said.
"What? What are you talking about?" Stella questioned.
"I just had a nightmare that Black Knight had the miraculous and my identity was exposed because of Levy and Erza!" Lucy said as she hurried to check to see the Miracle Box was safe. She felt a sense of relief when she saw the box was still where it was in the sewing kit.
"It was just a dream, Lucy. Erza and Levy would never do anything to betray your trust." Stella said.
"There's also Steel and Pixi." Moon pointed out.
"Steel has the honor of any knight, and Pixi was always the more responsible ones." Chill claimed.
"I know, but I need to make sure." Lucy said as she acted fast and changed her clothes. Once she was dressed, Lucy hurried out as fast as she could. She had to see with her own eyes Steel and Pixi are safe with her friends.
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Levy's Apartment
Lucy's fears were running through her mind. She ran all the way to Levy's apartment to make sure Pixi and the secret was safe. However, it wasn't a good sign when she got there and saw people were looking around for something. Levy, Kurt, and her parents were searching around for something and Gajeel and Erza were there helping out.
"Where did she go?" Levy questioned.
"She has to be around here somewhere." Mr. McGarden said.
"It's almost like the little thing can go through walls." Kurt said.
"Sorry, Levy. I don't see her anywhere." Gajeel said.
"Levy, what's going on?!" Lucy said as she was worried they were talking about Pixi.
"Hey, Lucy. Just in time to help us search." Erza said.
"Erza? What are you doing here?" Lucy asked.
"I was jogging by for my morning run when Levy called and asked for a little help." Erza said as Lucy realized Erza was wearing her track outfit. "She said she lost her and everyone's looking."
"Lost her?!" Lucy said as she was beginning to panic.
"Everyone loses something eventually. How about you help look instead of lecturing me." Levy said.
"Lucy, we just finished breakfast, but I could make something quickly if you want." Mrs. McGarden offered. Lucy didn't know what to think about this, but she soon saw something else that scared her when she saw a mouse walking around on the kitchen counter.
"Aw! Mouse!" Lucy cried as she pointed right at it.
"There she is! Lucy found her!" Mrs. McGarden said as Levy hurried over and grabbed the mouse.
"Are you scared of a little mouse?" Gajeel teased.
"Wait. You were all looking for that mouse?" Lucy questioned.
"Levy's pet-sitting." Kurt said as he brought in the cage and Levy put the mouse in it. "Although, she forgot to lock the cage and the little girl got out." Hearing that, Lucy felt a little relieved knowing it wasn't Pixi.
"So, what are you doing here, Lucy?" Levy asked.
"Actually, I'm glad both of you are here. There's something I need to talk to the both of you about." Lucy said to her and Erza. "It's about those "things" I have the both of you." The girls understood what she was talking about and both of them were ducking inside Levy's room.
"Hey. Hold up for a bit." Gajeel said as he tried following after them.
"Sorry, Gajeel. This is girls only." Levy said as she closed the door on her boyfriend and he thought that was rather weird. Once they could talk safely, Lucy told the girls about her nightmare and she was still scared that it might come true.
"Lucy, calm down. It was just a nightmare." Erza said.
"It felt so real." Lucy said. "Black Knight is aware of both of your identities. What if he finds out I gave them to both of you full time?! He'll do anything to get them!"
"Black Knight won't know. We'll just transform when we have to." Levy said.
"Not even Salamondra can know." Lucy said to be clear.
"No one will." Erza said to calm her. "The miraculous will be with us at all times since they look like a regular bracelet and hairclip. Plus, Steel and Pixi know to stay out of sight while staying close to us." She said as Steel and Pixi flew out quietly.
"You needn't worry, Lady Lucy. We'll be careful." Steel said.
"We'll be by their side at all times. We know how to keep ourselves out of sight." Pixi said.
"See, Lucy? There's nothing to worry about." Stella assured. It seemed like everything was under control and Lucy was getting less worried.
"Maybe you guys are right." Lucy said.
"Everything will be fine." Levy said. "Now, let's get you something to eat. I think you need it to help you relax." Lucy was starting to feel a little better as the three of them walked out of Levy's room, but there was no sign of anyone anywhere. "Mom? Dad? Kurt? Gajeel? That's weird. Where did everyone go?"
"That's weird. Where's they go?" Erza said and noticed the balcony doors opened. "Why is the balcony opened?" This was a little weird. Suddenly, Lucy screamed as something pushed her outside and into the streets. Erza and Levy had look and saw that there were cages down on the streets with Levy's family trapped inside.
"What the heck?!" Levy questioned. She looked behind them and saw Black Steel was standing behind them.
"Gajeel?! Don't tell me you got etheriouized just because Levy wouldn't let you into her room!" Erza said.
"I'm not Gajeel. I am a copy of Black Steel that was formed from the unicorn miraculous." He admitted with the girls shocked to hear this. "The real Gajeel is down there with the rest of your family, Levy." Levy took a closer look and saw Gajeel really was down there in his own cage with the rest of the hostages.
"What's going on? Why are you even here?" Levy questioned.
"That would be because of me." Erza and Levy were even more shocked when they saw someone came out of hiding. It was none other than Black Knight himself. He was actually there in person.
"Black Knight?!" Erza said.
"You're here?! In person?!" Levy said as they couldn't believe it. Black Knight almost never shows up himself. "Wha... What are you doing here?"
"I came here for you, Levy McGarden, and lucky me that you showed up, Erza Scarlet." Black Knight claimed. "You see, I'm well aware Celestria has given you both a miraculous before. However, I believe you're closer to Celestria than most people believe." They didn't like where this might be going.
"What do you want?" Erza said as she tried to show she wasn't afraid of him.
"Simple. You two are going to turn against Celestria and help me." Black Knight said. This wasn't looking good. Lucy's nightmare might actually become a reality. Meanwhile, Levy's loved ones were scared and worried. Gajeel tried thrashing against the bars, but he couldn't get the cage to budge.
"I've got to get back up there!" Gajeel said. "I've got to help Levy!"
"Calm down. I'm sure Stars and Lizard Man will show up eventually." Kurt said, but that's going to be a problem with Lucy locked in a cage like the rest of them.
"What do I do, Stella?" Lucy whispered to Stella in her bag. "I can't transform while I'm in this cage. It's starting to look like my nightmare is coming true."
"Trust Levy and Erza. They'll figure something out." Stella said.
"If Gajeel is here, that Black Steel has to be an embodimonster." Lucy said as she tried using her phone. "I have to warn them that Salamondra can't use his Dragon Fire or else the embodimonster will go out of control." She tried getting a message out to both of them. They're phones went off, but Black Steel took both of them and crushed them with his hands.
"I'm afraid you two will only talk be allowed to talk to me." Black Steel said. This wasn't looking good at all. Lucy kept trying to get a hold of them, but she wasn't getting anywhere with them.
"They're not answering. What do I do?" Lucy said.
"Trust your friends." Stella said. It seems like Lucy doesn't have much of another choice.
"Well, there's still Salamondra. Hopefully he'll show soon." Lucy said as Salamondra might be their only chance to get out of this.
...
Natsu
"These people have been trapped in the cages and just remained sitting on the streets for over five minutes." Bisca reported as the news showed what was happening on the street. "At the moment, there's no sign of any supervillain or superhero. We have managed to identify a couple of the hostages such as the boxer, Kurt McGarden, Gajeel Redfox, who was once the villain known as Black Steel, and a young girl I know named Lucy Heartfilia. Stay tuned for further updates."
"Gajeel! Lucy!" Natsu said as he saw his friends were in real trouble.
"Luckily, we have the key that opens any lock." Igneel said as he was ready for battle.
"I don't know what's going on, but we need to move fast. Igneel, Fire Up!" Natsu transformed into Salamondra, but doesn't know what he's really getting himself into.
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The Girls
Erza and Levy were faced with Black Knight themselves. They don't hold many options other than to listen and play along with what he wants until they find a safe opening.
"Listen carefully." Black Knight said as he was explaining his plan. "Celestria will be here any minute. Since it's your family at risk, Levy McGarden, she'll be obliged to give you your miraculous. Since you're here, Miss Scarlet, she might do the same with you. Once she does, my clone of Black Steel will trap her in a cage."
"What about Salamondra?" Erza questioned.
"That is when both of you will come in. You'll transform to have him think he's joined his fellow heroes." Black Knight claimed. "You'll strike when he least expects it and I will have both heroes. Once all has been said and done, you will surrender your own miraculous to me. Only then will I release all the hostages. Don't try anything or else I'll unleash Black Steel to crush them all." Both of them are in a real bind. Lucy can't transform, Levy's family and Gajeel is trapped, and they can't let Black Knight know they already have their miraculous.
"You think we're close to Celestria. If that's the case, how do you expect us to contact her to ensure she shows up?" Levy said.
"I'm sure she will. I can be a patient when I want to be." Black Knight said as he was assured of his victory with Black Knight hiding in another room.
"Remember, no funny business. We'll be watching" Black Steel said as he ducked inside the bathroom. Both of the girls walked over to the balcony and had limited options.
"What do we do?" Erza whispered.
"Just try to hold on until one of us thinks of something." Levy said with Steel and Pixi ready to act when needed. As for Lucy, she couldn't stop worrying.
"It's no good, Stella. Erza and Levy are just standing up there." Lucy said. "It's good they're safe and free, but what are they going to do?"
"Have more faith in them, Lucy." Stella assured.
"I can't just wait around here. There has to be something." Lucy said, but she can't figure a way out. "I can't transform in front of everyone, can't use the rabbit miraculous to change everything, and I don't think it's a good idea for you to take the earrings to a different holder. Black Knight could get suspicious and there's not enough time to find the right person. It looks like Salamondra might be our only hope." Lucy's to worried on the outcome that all she can do is hope Salamondra pulls through.
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Salamondra
Salamondra was hurrying and was getting closer and closer to the scene, but there was still no sign of Celestria. He stopped just short and kept himself out of sight, smart enough not to charge in there alone.
"I have a feeling someone is playing cat and mouse with us, Celestria." Salamondra said as he tried getting in contact with her with his staff. "I'm near where the hostages are being held, but I don't see a villain and it's too quiet. Call me back." Now of all times, he decides to act smart.
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The Girls
Erza and Levy stayed where they are, but they had to figure out something and fast. With Black Knight and Black Steel watching them, they will both have to be very careful with how they handle this one. Levy took a look back and noticed her family's table and how Black Steel and Black Knight were positioned.
"I think I have an idea. He doesn't know we already have our miraculous. Yours might not help in this situation, but mine can. Just follow my lead." Levy whispered to Erza and Erza trusted her. "Listen, we can't just until Celestria shows up. Maybe we can..." Levy played it cool as she made it look like she tripped and brought the whole table down with her.
"Levy! Are you okay?!" Erza said as Levy acted quickly and transformed into Sylph without either bad guy noticing.
"Solid Script: Illusion!" Sylph used her powers and spread it out as far as she could with her creating illusions of Levy and Celestria in the distance.
"I'm fine." The illusion of Levy claimed as it got up. "Sorry about that. I just tripped on my own two feet. Listen, Celestria might not even give us our miraculous just because it's my loved ones." The illusion was keeping those two busy and eyes on her as she walked into position. When their eyes were on it, Erza gave the signal and allowed Sylph to slip by and hurry into her room.
"Remember what I said! No tricks!" Black Knight warned as he got them to behave, but now that he believes an illusion, the girls can really get to work now.
"First thing's first. I've got to warn Salamondra about what's going on, and I've got to move fast." Sylph said since she used her powers and is now pressed for time. She used her wand as a device and was getting a hold of Salamondra. Salamondra got the call as they both used their weapons to talk.
"Sylph? What's going on? Is Celestria with you?" Salamondra said.
"Uh... Yeah. Listen, Black Steel is the one behind this, but you need to be careful. Black Knight himself is here." Sylph said.
"He is?! I'm on my way!" Salamondra said.
"No! Stay where you are!" Sylph said. "Celestria and I already got a plan in motion, but we need you to stay on standby."
"What? I'm being left out of the action?" Salamondra questioned.
"Well, it's only a two-person plan with me and Celestria." Sylph claimed, but Salamondra found this all very suspicious.
"Put Celestria on. I want to hear it from her." Salamondra insisted.
"I can't right now. I've got to go, there's not a lot of time. Also, if you do see Black Steel, don't use your Dragon Fire. It's actually a copy made from the unicorn miraculous." Sylph said. "All will be explained later." She said as she was in a hurry and just ended the call. Now she can put her real plan into action.
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Salamondra
"A two-person plan?" Salamondra said as he was enraged of being left out like that and can't work with Celestria. "That's me and Celestria." He was so mad that he's being left out like this that he smashed a part of the roof to pieces. "The magic stars will fix everything." He claimed. That was when he saw the illusion of Celestria heading towards the apartment. "Standby and do nothing? I don't think so."
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The Apartment
"Look! Here she comes!" Erza said as the illusion of Celestria heading towards them.
"Remember what I said." Black Knight warned as he and Black Steel went into hiding with Celestria jumping in. lucy looked up and saw an illusion of herself as Celestria.
"Yes. Levy really did pull through." Lucy said as she was glad her friends were taking action. Thanks to Sylph's power, she can manipulate the illusion of Celestria and herself into saying what they needed to say.
"Erza? Levy? What's going on?" The illusion asked.
"It's Black Steel. He created those cages and captured my family and our friends."
"But not either of you?"
"We don't know what's going on. He was already gone by the time we got here." Erza claimed.
"Odd. Black Knight knows I gave both of you a miraculous before, so this must be some attempt to get both of your miraculous." The illusion said.
"Well, we have to do something. Just give us both of our miraculous and we can help you out."
"No. I can't do that." The illusion seems to be working as Black Knight and Black Steel were believing what was happening right in front of their eyes. By having Celestria not give them their miraculous, this foils his plans. "It's too dangerous now that Black Knight knows I gave a miraculous to both of you. That's why he attacked your family, Levy, and he might do the same with you Erza. For the safety of both of you, your families, and the miraculous, I can never give you both your miraculous again."
"I see..." Erza said as she tried to sound disappointed.
"We understand, Celestria, but please save my loved ones." The illusion claimed.
"I will. I can't do anything about the cages now, but I'll come back with some help." That was when Celestria took off and Black Knight thought his plans were ruined.
"No! This isn't the plan!" Black Knight claimed.
"I don't know what to tell you. It's not our fault she didn't give the miraculous." Erza said. Black Knight was upset his plans failed, but he still saw an opportunity as he spotted Salamondra on the roof across the street.
"Salamondra is here!" Black Knight said with the girls thinking that's a problem. "Black Steel, take care of that overgrown lizard! I'll deal with Celestria personally!"
"Got it!" Black Steel said. Salamondra arrived at the apartment and saw Celestria leaving.
"Where is she going?" Salamondra questioned, but that was when Black Steel made his move. He jumped across the street and tried attacking Salamondra. He jumped out of the way as Black Steel smashed his fist against the ceiling and Salamondra landing on the ground.
"Salamondra!" Lucy called with everyone noticing him.
"When did you become a warren, Black Steel?" Salamondra joked.
"Don't worry. I've got a nice cage for you." Black Steel said as he turned his arm into a giant blade and attacked him.
"Hang in there, Salamondra." Lucy said as she was hoping for the best. That was when she looked up and saw Black Knight going after who he thought was Celestria. "Black Knight?! It's really him!" She said as she and Stella were surprised he would show up in person. Salamondra tried attacking Black Steel with his staff, but Black Steel gave him a powerful kick and smashed right into the wall.
"Hang in there, Salamondra! Where's Celestria?" Gajeel questioned.
"Good question. He's meaner than you, and you WERE him!" Salamondra said. This was going to be tough, but all Lucy can do is just wait until her friends can do more. Erza made sure the coast was clear before she told Sylph that it was.
"Just in time." Sylph said as her time ran out and turned back to Levy with her illusions fading away.
...
Black Knight
Black Knight tried following after the fake Celestria. The illusion dived into an alleyway and faded away when Sylph transformed back to normal. Luckily, Black Knight missed that and thought Celestria just escaped him.
"No!" Black Knight shouted. He was so mad that he smashed his fist against a wall and actually broke it. "You can run, but you can't hide!"
...
The Apartment
"Okay, we've bought ourselves some time." Erza said as she retreated into Levy's room as Levy was feeding Pixi some chocolate. "Black Knight will come back when he loses that illusion. What do we do now?"
"We'll have to be careful from now on." Levy said. "From now on, Titania and Sylph can't be seen or else Black Knight will know something is off."
"That's as cunning as a fox. Brilliant, Lady Levy." Steel said.
"But what do we do now?" Erza questioned. "How are we going to get Lucy out of there so she can transform into Celestria?"
"I've thought about that." Levy said as her plan was still in motion. Meanwhile, Salamondra was still trying to fight off Black Steel. Black Steel stretched his arm out as a club, but Salamondra rolled under it and went at him. When he got close enough, he used his staff to trip his legs and knocked him down. He thought he had him.
"This is why you don't leave me out of the action." Salamondra claimed, but Lucy spotted that Black Knight came back.
"Salamondra! Behind you!" Lucy called, but it was too late as Black Knight attacked him and knocked Salamondra away from Black Steel.
"Trap him now!" Black Knight ordered as Black Steel formed a cage and trapped Salamondra in it.
"You really think this can stop me?! Dragon Fire!" Salamondra used his powers to burn the cage into ashes, but Black Knight expected that and had Black Steel trap him in a different cage. That didn't go the way he wanted.
"We have him now. Celestria retreated for now, but she'll be back. We're not going to give her a choice." Black Knight said as he backed away into an alleyway to keep himself hidden.
"It looks like Black Knight is using his sword to control the embodimonster." Lucy whispered. She now knows how he's controlling Black Steel, but she still needed to get out of there.
"Celestria, come out and fight! You've got one minute to show yourself or else I'll start crushing people!" Black Steel warned as the situation was getting worse with Levy's loved ones getting worried.
"Okay, now would be the time for your miraculous plans." Salamondra said as his time was running out and realized he messed up. Lucy needed to transform and do it now, but how without revealing it? She thought she was in a tough situation, but she looked up and spotted Sylph about to try another trick while trying to keep herself hidden.
"Solid Script: Trick!" Sylph used her powers once again and her powers came over Lucy's cage to make it look like Lucy was still trapped in there with the word "Trick" right over her.
"What just happened?" Stella questioned.
"Sylph used her powers to create an image overlapping us." Lucy said as she was trying to keep quiet. To everyone else, it looked like Lucy was stuck inside. It gave her the perfect chance to transform. "Stella, Twinkle." She quietly transformed and now had a chance to act. Now that she was Celestria, she used her whip and pulled out the Pegasus miraculous for herself and placed it on. "Stella! Christi! Unify!" She combined the power of both miraculous as her tail moved to the back of her head with a set of wings holding her hair in place and horseshoe clips on the sides of her head. She still had her mask under the glasses. She had a white jacket over her and her skirt reached her knees with her boots turning into cowgirl boots.
"Time's up!" Black Steel called as he was ready to take action and bust some heads. Celestria looked towards Black Knight and saw his miraculous, but she needed to get his sword controlling the embodimonster.
"I won't be able to grab everything at once. I've got to grab his sword." Celestria said. That was when she opened up a portal right over Black Knight and dived right through. She dived right through and grabbed a hold of Black Knight's sword with him surprised of her sudden appearance. Giving a cocky smirk, she pulled his sword from his hands and moved away. Her grabbing it caused Black Steel to stop in his tracks.
"Celestria!" Black Knight said.
"Surprised?" Celestria taunted. Black Knight tried stopping her with his second weapon, but she jumped back and jumped on a light post. "Black Steel! I order you to release the hostages!" Since she was holding the object with the spiria in it, he did what she said and tried breaking the cages apart.
"How quickly you forget. I created him, and I can easily erase him!" Black Knight said as he snapped his fingers and caused the spiria to fly out of the sword and it erased black Steel's existence. On top of that, Salamondra was going to change back at any moment.
"Open the Celestial Gate!" Celestria used her powers and ended up getting a bottle of acid with the Scorpio sign on it. Seeing that, she instantly knew what to do it. She swung right over the cages and simply poured some of the acid over the cages and broke the people free from it as the acid burned through the cages. "Is everyone okay?"
"Yes. Thanks, Celestria." Mr. McGarden said as they were all grateful for his help.
"Celestria! Black Knight is gone!" Salamondra alerted as they saw Black Knight took the chance to escape. She also noticed his sword disappearing and indicated that he already changed back.
"This could have been the end of Black Knight." Celestria said as she felt the failure of not getting the miraculous back.
"You know, I thought it was the end of our little partnership when Sylph called me earlier and told me to stay back." Salamondra claimed. "I should have just trusted you had everything under control. You always do." He assured her to make her feel better and it certainly did.
"Pound it." Both said.
"Miraculous Starlight!" All that was left was to summon the magic stars and fixed everything that was broken from all of this. Despite failing to grab Black Knight's miraculous, it was a job well done. Celestria felt even greater about all of this as she looked up to her friends and realized she should have trusted them like how Salamondra should have trusted her. It all worked out in the end. Once it was all over, Lucy met up with the girls back in Levy's room and they explained everything on she missed.
"You made your illusions say I won't give either of your a miraculous again?" Lucy said with both girls confirming it. "That means he won't try to steal them from either of you again! I never should have doubted either of you!"
"The credit goes to Levy. She thought of everything." Erza said.
"And now, we're not valuable to Black Knight anymore." Levy said. "I'm a sneaky little pixie, aren't I?" She certainly is as it seemed like the nightmare will never come true now.
...
Zeref
"Nothing! Celestria never made a mistake! She never makes mistakes!" Zeref complained as he smashed his fist against the wall over his latest defeat. "I thought of everything! I thought Erza and Levy were close to Celestria, but now they are useless to me without their miraculous!"
"Everyone makes mistakes, even Celestria." Invel assured. "It's only a matter of time." He had a point there. No matter how much trust you have in someone, someone will make a mistake. Lucy almost did by doubting her friends, but when she does make a mistake, Black Knight will strike.
