Chapter 67
Holy Warriors
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
"Magic"
Flashback
Location / Date / Time Skip
"Who are you people!?" Pantherlily asked the three eerily similar looking people. "Coco? That's not possible."
"There's no way she could have come to this world." Carla replied.
"Wait, isn't she the girl who runs really fast in Edolas?" Happy asked. "Maybe she came over here while were on Tenrou Island."
"Except the anima was destroyed over there." Rose pointed out. "And she looks the same now as she did then."
"Why are you here?" Pantherlily asked. "Is it trouble?"
"Stop talking like you know me, kitty." Coco said. "I've never seen any of you before in my life."
"Are you serious!?" Pantherlily shouted in shock.
"Hold on, you don't think..." Rose mumbled to Carla.
The three turned around as the mob of guild members walked towards the building. "I swear I'm gonna beat him one day." Natsu complained.
"At least you faced him." Laki replied. "Gajeel ran away with his tail between his leg."
"We'll kick his ass when we find him." Elfman said.
The mob finally noticed the three in front of their building. "We have guests." Max said.
Wendy gasped before pointing at one of the clones. "Isn't she from Edolas?"
"I think so..." Natsu mumbled. "Queen Shagotte, right?"
"Coco?" Laki asked. "It's been a long time. How'd you get here?"
"Hey, what's going on?" Lucy asked as she, Michelle and Levy walked forward.
"What's up with these idiots, like, thinking we're friends?" The two toned hair girl asked.
"Sounds like their problem, Mary Hughes." The blonde male replied.
"Let's wrap this up before they have us over for a sleep over." Coco said.
"Did he just say 'Hughes'?" Natsu asked.
"And Sugarboy?" Laki asked, remembering the fight in the other world.
"What's with the lady clothes, pervert!?" The pinkette asked, pointing at the girl.
"Somethings wrong..." Laki mumbled.
"Look, if you're not here to hire us then march right back where you can march right back where you came from." Max said.
Mary chuckled before glaring at the mob. "I'm only saying this once; give us Lucy Heartfillia." The blondes jaw dropped in shock as they stared at her friends.
"Who are these guys?" Michelle asked.
"I don't know." Lucy replied.
"Look, I'm the master of this guild and I deny your request." Macao said. "Now get lost."
"It's you... you're the ones behind the burnt down churches." Kinana mumbled.
"Don't try to blame us for something we didn't do." Mary said. "Now hand her over before we get nasty."
Sugarboy waved his hands and green slime shot forward, blasting them all back. "This stuff is disgusting." Laki complained, swinging her whip arm. The appendage was captured and started pulling her in. "Let me go!"
Elfman punched the green goo only for it to swallow him and his sisters. "Don't let it touch you!" Carla shouted, carrying Wendy above it.
"Yo, guildmaster!" Coco said from behind the two old men. "Unless you want them hurt, hand iver Lucy now." She threw kick after kick that the master blocked before a smokey fist pushed her back.
"Focus, will ya Macao?" Wakaba demanded, only to see her standing sideways on a tower.
Purple fireballs shot forward and forced her to jump. "Stand still!" Romeo shouted, accidentally blasting the guildhall.
The slime swallowed them as Lucy ran from the green goo. "Natsu, start roasting this stuff right now!" The blonde demanded, only to find him stuck against a rock.
"Okay, that's enough of that." Sugarboy said, making his slime dissolve. "Just hand over the girl and this stops."
"I'm starting to think that these aren't the three were used to." Rose said.
"That's because they aren't." Pantherlily said. "They're the Earthland versions of those people."
"Now come out Lucy." Mary demanded.
"Don't do it, Lucy." Levy said.
"Get out of here and find Gramps." Natsu said, struggling to stand. "Don't keep us waiting." Romeo threw a yellow fire at his hero and the pinkette ate it. "Gross!" Natsu ignited his fist and unleashed a roar.
"Nice try. Conducting arts!" Hughes pulled out a wand shaped like a hand and the flames hit Laki and Max.
"Laki!" Natsu shouted in concern before charging them. He pulled his fist back and ignited it, only for his body to turned and slam it into the ground, sending the three tumbling back.
"Keep it up, and we'll cook the rest of your guild." Mary chuckled before a rock hit her in the head. The three turned to see Kinana off to the side, holding a handful of rocks. "I'm gonna make you regret that."
"Kinana, run!" Lily shouted diving at the trio. Coco jumped into the air and kicked him back. Wendy unleashed a Wing Attack only for it to hit Natsu.
"It's that stick." Rose said. "It must let her control people."
Lucy groaned before noticing the clock piece on the ground. She ran through her options before looking around at the others. With anger she stood up and was about to speak. "Fine! I'm Lucy Heartfillia." Michelle said before stepping forward. "Now what do you want with me?"
"She does kinda look like her." Coco mumbled.
"I was thinking she'd be more of a lush." Hughes added, much to Lucys annoyance. "Once the daughter of the Heartfillia corperation and now a celestial wizard. That right?"
"Yes, that is correct." Michelle said.
"What's she doing?" Natsu asked.
"She's trying to help lucy." Laki said. "Wait... I have an idea..."
"No, no, no, no, no! I'm the real Lucy!" Lucy shouted, shocking the three.
"I'm sorry Michelle, but there's no need to try and fool them." Her 'sister' said. "I'm sure they'd figure it out and I couldn't stand if anything happened to you."
The two then began arguing about who was Lucy, much to the annoyance of the trio. A light bulb went off over Natsu's head and he started calling Wendy 'Lucy'. The other guild members quickly caught on and joined in. "Fine. We'll capture them all and sort it out later." Sugarboy summoned his slime again and it captured Natsu before the blondes slipped away, clock piece in hand.
The slime swallowed Natsu and Laki before Pantherlily jumped up and slashed his sword. The slime blocked the blade before Elfman punched the cat in the face. He turned back to Mary, only to punch Macao and Wakaba in the face. "Your turn." Mary waved her wand and pulled Natsu out of the slime before making him punch himself.
She made him slam his fist down and created an explosion, giving them plenty of dust to escape.
The two panted heavily in the woods as they looked around. "I don't we were followed." Michelle said. "Maybe we should find out where the master went."
"Good idea." Lucy said. "But first what was all that stuff about you being me!?"
"W...well you were in trouble, and I was trying to help." Her cousin replied.
"I'm celestial wizard. Even if they caught me, i can handle myself." She replied, setting the piece down. "But what would you have done if they caught you?" Michelle started to tear up, making Lucy feel guilty. "It's fine. No need to cry. And i appreciate the gesture. Now, do you have any idea what those creeps want?"
"Do you think they're the ones behind the church fires?" Michelle asked.
"Maybe, but that doesn't make any sense." Lucy replied.
Rustling caught their attention and the two looked up. "There you are!" Coco said, standing upside down.
Lucy instantly pawned off her cousin as herself before the two did their best to confuse her. Virgo popped out of the ground and joined in, scaring Lucy. Coco spazzed out and the three ran away.
Hours Later
The sun had long since set as Wendy, Carla and Pantherlily flew overhead. "This is really a difficult thing, trying to find them in this light." Carla said.
"What about your nose, Wendy?" Pantherlily asked.
"I'm trying, but I can't smell anything." She said.
Pantherlily glanced down just to see Coco jump off a cliff and kick them in the face. "What is wrong with you, Coco!?" He asked after catching Wendy.
"Now, unless you want to eat my foot again, tell me where Lucy is!" She demanded. "And one more thing; I hate cats! So stop talking like you know me."
She started running around the cliffs around the three. "There has to be a way to hit her." Carla said.
Pantherlily sighed before he triggered his transformation and his sword matched his size. "She might look like the Coco from Edolas, but shes not the same girl. I'll handle this."
"Start talking!" Coco shouted. Pantherlily threw a punch that Coco jumped over. "Tell me where I can find her!" Coco raced away as Wendy pulled her head back and unleashed a roar that missed.
With Natsu and Laki
"Natsu, calm down." Laki said flying next to the ranting angry boy.
"Natsu, I'm going to drop you." Happy warned.
"Anything?" Happy asked.
"No, all we can get is this weird smell." Laki replied.
"It's almost like that clock piece we found." Natsu said before the two dodged another pillar of slime. "Not this guy again. Now I'm gonna burn you to a crisp."
A massive being dropped from the sky, scaring the four. "Sugarboy, control your temper and remember the mission."
"What is that thing?" Natsu asked.
"Have you found her yet?" The man on top said.
"She'll be ours in a moment, Lord Byro." Sugarboy replied.
"BYRO!?" The couple asked at the same time. Both looked up and stared at the man riding the cephalopod. "He's nothing like the other guy!"
"Now kill these four and and find Lucy!" Byro ordered.
"Fine with me." Sugarboy said before sending his slime after the two.
"Laki!" Natsu shouted before the two pulled their heads back. "Fire Dragon Roar!/Wood Dragon Roar!" The two roars merged into one and flew at the slime.
Byro calmly raised his hand and the spells completely faded from existence. "What the heck just happened?" Rose asked in shock.
"Sorry, but no good." Sugarboy said before his slime charged the two.
"Oh no you don't." Natsu jumped into the air and ignited his hands. "Fire Dragon Wing Attack!"
"Wood Dragon Splinter Shot!" Laki braced her arm and fired off some spiked logs. Both spells hit the slime and were instantly dissolved into it. The green goo then shifted into a hand and slammed into Natsu, sending him crashing into a rock wall.
"Kill them quickly, then return to the mission." Byro said before the giant octopus turned and walked away.
"Where are you going!?" Laki asked.
"Lord Byro doesn't need to dirty his hands like this." Sugarboy said. "So I'm going to finish you two love birds off."
"How do we beat this thing?" Rose asked before the slime burst into flames and grabbed Natsu before slamming him into Laki. It then pummeled the into the ground as Sugarboy bragged about his slime.
"Guys, get us out over here." Natsu said before the cats pulled the couple away. "Now listen Happy, drop me right on top of that thing."
"Are you crazy?" Happy asked. "That thing will drain all your magic power!"
"Just trust him." Laki said. The slime shot after them and Happy let his friend go. The red goo absorbed Natsu and started draining his magic. "Now we wait."
"Wait for what?" Rose asked.
Sugarboy just shook his head before the slime exploded, freeing Natsu. "What in the-"
"Natsu figured it out while the thing was beating us." Laki explained. "It has to have a limit to how much magic it can absorb." Natsu dived at the blonde and punched him. The slime on his fist stuck the two together and they started pushing against each other.
"Hold still!" Natsu shouted before getting hit by his fist.
"Ice Cannon!" A stream of ice shot out of the forest and froze the slime. The goo snapped and both trapped participants fell to the ground.
"The hell is up with that, Gray!?" Natsu asked. "You could have frozen my arm off."
"Stop complaining and just be glad I didn't." The ice mage said walking forward. "Hold on, is that-"
"Long story, but this is our version of Sugarboy." Happy said, confusing Gray.
The massive creature landed on the ground in front of Gildarts. "Stand aside at once, because I won't hesitate to kill you." Byro said.
"Is that so?" The ace of the guild asked.
"I know who you are, Gildarts Clive." Byro said standing up.
"I don't know you, but picked a fight with the wrong guild." Gildarts replied before charging. He triggered his Crash magic as Byro did the same with his own. The trees behind him broke into cubes and fell apart. The two glared at each other before they began throwing fists.
Gildarts punched the staff and the two jumped back from each other. "You aren't half bad, you know that?" Gildarts said.
"The same to you." Byro replied before the two went another round. "Stand aside. I won't ask again."
"Only if you can make me." Gildarts replied.
"Then you leave me no choice." The church member said before more and more trees were turned to cubes.
"Okay, this is really getting annoying." Gildarts said. "What is this even about? Why go after our guild?"
"That's none of your concern." Byro said back.
Gildarts glared back before charging. "Well, when someone attacks my guild its very much my business!" Byro dodged the punch and the magic destroyed another tree. "Not that I'm so worried about it. Fairy Tail can handle itself. However-" Byro threw his own fist and the ace blocked it. "I'm nit taking any chances. Because one of the members is my daughter."
"Don't worry. All we want is Lucy Heartfilia." The church member explained.
"Why her?" Gildarts asked back. He received no answer before te two began throwing more punches at each other. "Answer me, damn it!"
"Honestly, its not the girl we want." Byro replied dodging another fist. "Its more like she has something we want. This is a holy war and we intend to win."
A spear pierced the creature and it cried in pain, throwing Gildarts off. Erza landed next to him in her Giants Armor. "This is a rare sight, you struggling in battle."
"Yeah, but its not every day you have to fight a giant octopus." Gildarts chuckled.
"If these two are part of the attack on the guild hall, we must make them pay." Erza declared.
With Lucy
"Sorry, Virgo." Lucy said, handing the maid the whip. "But could you take a look at this?"
"Don't worry, princess. I'm sure it was just affected by the magic that sealed you." The spirit said before fading back to the spirit world.
"Look at what I found." Both girls looked up to see Mary standing over them. "Just like Samuel said." She waved her wand and Michelle started walking towards the cliff edge. Lucy pulled on her arms trying to stop her. "Now hand over the piece before you two bimbos end up as paste."
Michelle slipped and the two fell off, screaming in fear. Lucy thought quickly and pulled out a key, summoning Aries. A big pink cloud of fluff rose up and cushioned the two. "I'm sorry, Lucy! I hope I didn't mess up too much!"
"You didn't mess up at all." Lucy told her as Michelle clutched the fur for her life.
"I've had it with you two bimbos!" Hughes shouted before jumping off the cliff down after the two.
"Open, Gate of the Golden Bull - Taurus!" The perverted spirit appeared and swung his axe at the girl. "Just like I thought, she can only control humans. Her magic doesn't work on Celestial Spirits." Mary jumped back as Taurus stared at her. "What's wrong, Taurus?"
"Holy hooters!" Taurus shouted gawking the body of his opponent. "I know you want me to fight her, but I'd rather just smooch her."
"Put it back in your pants!" Lucy shouted, sending him back to the spirit world.
"Are all your spirits this... unique?" Michelle asked.
"That's one way to put it." Lucy replied with a sigh. "Scorpio, you're up." The spirit appeared and blasted her. "Again! Hurry!"
"Coming up!" The spirit fired off a blast that Mary dodged. She then waved her wand and lifted Lucy into the path of her spirits fire. He waved his blaster and the sand struck Michelle. "That is my bad!"
'What are we going to do?' Lucy asked. 'No matter what we try, she always manages to take control of one of us. All I can do is try to stay out of range of her spell.'
The clock piece glowed a little, catching Mary's attention. "There you are!" She waved her arm and the magic ward took control of the blonde. "Took longer than expected, but now you're mine."
"Michelle, help me!" Lucy cried out.
"Now come over here." Mary waved her wand and the blonde began walking over.
Once within reach, Lucy's arm began moving to hand the piece over. "That's what this was all about?"
"Its what its always been about." Mary Hughes chuckled. "Why would we ever care about a dumb blonde like you? Now, hand it over." Her arms held out, Lucy could do nothing but watch as Mary took it. She threw up a flare and everyone look to it.
Definitely longer than last time, and a lot more happened. Plenty of battles and some laughs. Not much left to say other than see you next time.
Beta read by JballinR12.