BROKEN AND BRUISED

CHAPTER 28

They arrived back at the inn to find that the entire guild has went to a water park. They freshened up and gathered their things before they went to the park.

Once they arrived there, they saw Lucy talking to that redhead from Raven Tail. Apparently, the girl approached her to apologize. And Lucy merely told her that she couldn't forgive someone who threatened her daughter, but since Flare was under the orders of Ivan, Lucy decided to just let things go and told Flare of her decision. The redhead thanked her and left. Gajeel went and sat with her for a while before he went to search for Levy.

Cobra took this opportunity to go and see how his sister was doing after the resolution of the shadow problem.

"How are you feeling Sunshine?" asked Cobra as he dipped his legs in the pool.

She had her eyes closed and was resting on the edges of the pool. She opened one eye and smiled lazily. "I'm actually quite alright. Feel way better than before, because of all of you."

Cobra nodded his head. "So they told you about the plan I see?"

She closed her eyed and hummed. "About how you waited for Ivan to come to you instead of chasing him? About how this shadow that was implemented in me was the magic of someone that worked with Ivan? And how it could listen to everything going on and that was the reason why you didn't tell me anything?" she was quiet for a while before she continued. "Yeah, they told me everything. I'm just glad that the shadow is gone and I can use Corvus now."

Cobra nodded his head. After finding out from the other slayers that the shadow is somehow linked to Ivan, they sent Gajeel as an undercover spy on them. He was the one who told them about the fact that Ivan formed a guild called Raven Tail and that they were going to participate in the GMG. After that, the plan revolved around letting Ivan come to them instead of chasing the bastard. Lucy had to stay in the dark about this entire matter because the shadow, other than the fact that it could manipulate her thoughts and feelings, could sometimes listen to what was happening around her and inform Ivan of the things it learned. They didn't know how Gajeel was able to convince them that he betrayed Fairy Tail, but hell that man had his ways of doing things and Cobra respected that. Though the poison slayer himself would never admit it out loud.

"That's great."

"What about you?"

Cobra looked at Sunshine quizzically. "What do you mean?"

"You aren't yourself. No matter what lies you spew, I don't believe shit that you are saying. So, what's up?" she stared at him, he stared at her. She wasn't bending, and he knew she would never until he told her about what happened with him.

"Gaj-nii told me that you weren't yourself today."

It was the contrary. He was himself today, or at least he let a part of him take control today. He just wanted to forget for a while about everything and beat the shit out of the man who harmed his sister. But he took it too far, he knew that and he knew that the Iron slayer noticed that something was wrong with him.

"I-" he started sweating. He didn't want to tell her what was wrong. He didn't want her to know. "I-" his heart beat like crazy, his mind going into overdrive. She was looking into his soul in a way that frightened him. "I-" just then he heard a scream coming their way. "Huh?" he looked up and just in time moved out of the way of the incoming ball with a rope that was Natsu.

"What the fuck?"

He looked back at the pool to see Lucy was gone. He tilted his head and then looked up at Natsu hanging on a rope swinging around, and at Lucy hanging onto Natsu screaming his ears off because he took her with him by mistake.

He let out the biggest sigh and found himself thanking the pink haired dragon slayer for being the idiot he usually was.

He got up and went to the bar, then sat down and ordered some whiskey.

He was the only one at the bar until someone took a seat next to him. And that someone made Cobra in the mood of murder.

"Listen Freak eyes, I am not in the mood."

"I know what's wrong with you," Bickslow said without hesitation.

"Oh yeah?" Cobra snickered as he took the glass that the bartender gave him and was taking a sip from his glass when he said. "Enlighten me, what's wrong with me? I know there are plenty of things, so be specific."

"Your mate rejected you."

The glass that was in Cobra's hand broke.

Silence reigned in the bar they sat on. It was only after a while that Cobra sighed and said. "Yeah, she did."

Bickslow felt immensely guilty at what he had done. He wanted to help the slayer and to talk to him, but seeing the defeated look on Cobra's face was something he never wanted to happen.

"I'm-"

"If you are thinking about apologizing. Don't! If you are gonna feel fucking guilty about it now, maybe you shouldn't have snooped around in the first place." Cobra said without batting an eye, as he ordered a second glass and apologized for the one he broke.

"Listen, man, I just wanted to help." Bickslow tried to make amends. His babies chanted behind him "Help" "Help" but he shushed them. They weren't making this any easier.

"Why? We ain't best buds. I don't even fucking know anything about you except for your fucking name, that I don't even like to use. So why the fuck you felt the need to help me?" Cobra asked as he sipped on his new glass.

"I- I just wanted to do so. There is no reason." Bickslow reasoned.

"Bullshit." Cobra said as he downed his glass.

"Cobra you can fucking hear souls just as well as me, why won't you tell me if I'm lying or not? I just wanted to help, because in this guild, that's what we do."

"I'm not a Fairy Tail member."

"I don't give a fuck. You have helped Fairy Tail on multiple occasions, you have helped Cheerleader a lot, and now I just want to help you. Since you are not asking for help from anyone."

Cobra sighed, he paid for the glass and got off his chair. "Listen Freak eyes, I don't need help. I'm good on my own as I am now, so thanks for the offer but no thanks."

"You're afraid of what would happen if she knew." Bickslow remarked and Cobra took a deep breath as he reminded himself that he cannot socket someone from Fairy Tail, no matter how much he desired so.

"You're awfully knowledgeable today. What's the occasion?" Cobra tried to joke about it, but it was starting to get on his nerves how this fucker seemed to know shit about him.

"You're afraid that it might affect Cheerleader's decision, if she were to find out what would happen to dragons if they get rejected by their mate." Bickslow pressed on.

"Freak eyes, has anyone ever told you that you are very irritating to the soul?" Cobra grinded his teeth in restraint.

"No, usually I'm very likeable."

"Oh trust me, not in this case." Cobra growled.

Bickslow sighed. "Listen, you are worried about nothing, really. You have not seen what happened today in the games, and what Boss had said, and how she reacted. But I've seen it all, their souls are mending and wrapping around each other."

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Cobra asked in a serious tone.

"What I'm saying is, that slowly, the scars that existed in their souls before are slowly mending, and that they are starting to accept each other as partners. Watch the replay, you'll understand."

And with that Bickslow left, leaving behind him a storm of thoughts and emotions welling inside of the poison dragon slayer. Maybe he should ask Sunshine more about this, but doing so meant he would likely be interrogated again, and that was something he did not want.

Cobra sighed and went outside to cool off.

Ultear watched him go from afar and shook her head. She truly wanted to know what was wrong with that man so she could help him, but if he was unwilling to tell them, then there was nothing that she could do.

"Trouble on your mind?" someone asked from beside her. She turned around and gave the ice mage a small smile.

"It appears so."

Gray looked at Cobra and sighed. "He still hasn't told you guys what was wrong?"

Ultear shook her head. "Unfortunately no, and I'm afraid that if he won't soon, I might have to resort to drastic measures to make him talk."

Gray would never admit it, but he shivered at the words that Ultear had said.

"I'm glad that you are where you are now. Back on Tenrou Island…" Gray drifted off, not knowing how to continue.

"I merely sobered up, and I found someone who was willing to take me in and wake me up completely. Which is why I am where I am now." Ultear explained.

Gray was silent for a while before he spoke again. "Do you, sometimes, remember her?"

Ultear looked at him, then back at the pool where she was keeping watch of the kids. "I do think of her sometimes… I thought she betrayed me, when she took you and the other one in. I hadn't known the full story back then, which is something I deeply regret. Yet I cannot do anything about it now. I've learned to move on from the past a long time ago. I may be a time a mage, yet I cannot return to the past and change it. However, sometimes, I go to the sea and talk to her, hoping she was there listening. I would tell her how sorry I was that I was such a bad daughter, and that I am doing better now. It might sound stupid to many, but I do not care."

Gray looked shocked at what she had said. The fact that she was willing to talk to him that much surprised him, let alone talk about deep emotional feelings. He sat quietly and listened to her, wondering just how much one person could change after so long.

"I'm glad that you're doing well. I truly am." He got up to leave. In truth, he approaching her was just so he can check on her, the last thing that connected him to his master. To see how she was doing after their encounter on Tenrou. It was the first time he worked up the courage to talk to her, always reminding himself that it wasn't his business. Yet when he thought about what his master would have wanted, he decided to just go through with it.

"Gray…"

He stopped and turned towards Ultear. "Yes?"

"Could you… could you please tell me more about my mother?" she asked him, staring directly into his eyes.

He caught hint of some nervousness lingering in her gaze, and he thought that it might have been hard asking him this question, so he nodded his head with a smile and said, "Sure."

He sat down and started recalling things that his master had done to both him and Lyon. Ultear listened, and laughed sometimes with him when he told her about the way she would have them strip in the snow. Or when she would take them to the market and they would unintentionally strip there, the market people would yell at them and their master would just shake her head at them.

From behind a rock, grinding her teeth, a woman growled lowly. "Love rival."

Just as this woman was about to move to a better hiding spot, a rope that had both Lucy and Natsu swinging from it, was swirling around the pool at high speed and took Gray with it.

"You fucking Flame Head, what have you done?" Gray shouted as he was now swirling with the other two.

Natsu couldn't form a coherent word from his motion sickness, and Lucy was turning green from dizziness. Gray cursed under his breath and put his hands on the rope and turned it into ice. It was a few seconds before the rope broke and they fell straight into the water.

Gray got out of the pool and helped Lucy out, then they both left Natsu floating on his back on the surface of the water. He was probably knocked out, however this was Natsu, he would be fine, they both summarized.

And they were true, for two minutes later he was up and running around.

"Thanks for the help Gray," Lucy said.

"No need. In truth, I feel like I was saved from something." He shivered before he walked away.

Lucy sighed and decided to check on her kids. She knew they were with Ultear so she decided to go and play with them for a bit.

Makarov sighed as he looked at what his fire dragon slayer was doing, but he was more disappointed in what his lightning dragon slayer was doing.

"You know, hiding won't help your situation. You had already said what you said, now you just need to stick with it," Makarov said.

"I'm not hiding," Laxus countered, "I am just…"

"Hiding," Makarov continued with a raised brow.

"I told you I am not." His grandson whisper shouted, causing Makarov to roll his eyes.

"And pray tell, what are you doing then?" he looked at Laxus who was sitting behind some boxes to the far side of the pool, a beer in his hands.

When no answer was heard from Laxus, Makarov sighed again and was about to admonish him once more when he was approached by Lucy.

"Hey Gramps."

Makarov's eyes glinted with mischief and Laxus almost zapped the old man to sleep. He begged him not to snitch on him and the old man smiled so wide, that Laxus knew, it was over.

In truth, Laxus was hiding. He was not embarrassed of what he had said at the arena, even if the memory of that situation still made his ears red. Nor was he hiding from his kids, who had followed him around recounting every single word he had said again and again till Laxus was sure that his whole face became red. Nor was he hiding from his gramps after their conversation about Ivan and Lumen Histoire -which he still doesn't know what that was and doesn't want to know- and how their conversation ended with gramps mentioning what happened after the fight and him boasting about what a fine young man that Laxus had become, which Laxus was sure that after that his whole chest became red.

No. He was not hiding from neither of these. Who he was hiding from was his beautiful voluptuous mate who was dressed in a two piece black swimming suit that left nothing to the imagination. And who had the nerve, when she caught him staring, to have her eyes go from doe like to catlike, then smirk and wink at him. At that, Laxus' whole body was red. So he needed to hide, because he needed to cool off. However his gramps decided that it was the best time to taunt him more about what had happened in the fight when Makarov realized that Laxus was in fact hiding, and decided to mock him ever more.

And now with this, the very person he was hiding from being literally on the opposite side of the boxes, Laxus was sure that any more of this and he would burst.

"Yes, my dearest. How may I help you?"

"Have you seen Laxus?"

Said man's heart almost burst at the fact that she was searching for him. He put his hand on his heart and took a deep breath. 'Can you please stop acting like a teenage fool in love Laxus Dreyar?!' he admonished himself internally.

"Hmm, I believe I haven't my dear. Is everything all right?" Makarov feigned ignorance, and thought that for the remainder of the water park visit, he would let his grandson rest.

Lucy shook her head. "Yes, nothing wrong. Was just looking for the kids. They were with Ultear, but apparently they left to go search for their dad."

Makarov nodded his head. "Ah I see, well no they aren't with us. They might be- WHAT THE HELL ARE NATSU AND GRAY DOING WITH THE KIDS ON THE WATER SLIDES?"

"WHAT?!" both Laxus and Lucy shouted at the same time. Lucy turned around and widened her eyes at Laxus, who had his eyes wider than hers.

He looked back up to see Gray huddled with Lyon, Juvia and Red while Natsu was flying over the other slide with Justin on his back yelling with glee. He saw Gray starting to freeze the pool and everyone in it, and he knew, he just knew, that Natsu was going to do something stupid very soon. No sooner than three seconds, that Natsu released a fire dragon roar that destroyed the slides, and made them tumble down.

Before Lucy could even scream for the kids, Laxus turned into his lightning and brought both boys next to their mother, before going again and catching both Gray and Natsu for the mess that they had caused.

All the people there were evacuated because when the slides crashed into the iced water, water and ice spikes flew everywhere.

Sorano walked out with Layla in her arms. Both girls were wearing a one piece black and white polka dot swimming suits, with black sunglasses. The one Layla was wearing was so big it covered half her face.

"Ugh, men. Always have to ruin a good time," Sorano said.

Layla crossed her arms and nodded her head. "Tell me about it."

Next to them, Macbeth just shook his head. "I see Layla has been hanging out with you too much. The resemblance is kind of, scary."

They joined Lucy and the boys, who were telling their mother about how it all happened.

"So, so, I saw uncle Gray and Juvia-san and some other weird dude go up this slide, and I told them that I wanted to join in. Juvia-san then said that I couldn't because I was too young, and it was then that uncle Natsu came crashing into us and we all went down together. It was the best ride ever!" Red explained with enthusiasm.

"Haha, very nice sweetie, and you Justin?" Lucy gave both her kids a tight smile and Justin chucked awkwardly. He knew his mother was not happy with what had happened, and he also knew that his brother was completely oblivious about that fact.

"Well, Uncle Natsu and I were playing around the pool when some very weird man called Ichiya-san started running after us. In truth, he creeped me out so I started running away from him and uncle Natsu followed, but then Ichiya-san slipped causing uncle Natsu to trip and he went flying. He tried to catch onto something that would anchor him to the ground, but he ended up catching me. So we both went flying." Justin finished his explanation and all the while he was scratching his neck, a habit he developed whenever he was nervous.

Lucy then sighed and hugged her kids. "I'm just glad that you two are safe."

"We are." Justin reassured.

"Did you see how Daddy came to get us? One second I was on the slide, the next I was with you. It was epic!" Red exclaimed.

"Yeah…" Lucy smiled warmly. "I saw that." She ruffled her boys' hair before she once again brought them into a hug.

"And you, miss Layla. You weren't doing anything mischievous were you?" Lucy asked her daughter with her hands on her hips and a teasing smile on her face.

"Please mother. I do not have time for this, I was tanning."

Lucy nodded her head and took Layla from Sorano's arms. "Okay, no more alone time with aunty Sorano. You are starting to sound too much like her."

"WHY ARE YOU ALL SAYING THAT LIKE IT'S A BAD THING?" Sorano yelled and both Macbeth and Lucy laughed.

"It isn't. It's just, unique to you." Macbeth explained, and Sorano immediately melted.

Lucy's eyes twinkled, and he caught on to it and sighed, knowing there will be a lot to explain later on.

Sawyer walked towards them with their bags. "Was able to get everything out before all hell broke loose."

Lucy and Layla giggled. Macbeth turned his face to hide his smirk while the little boys giggled like girls. Sawyer looked at each and every one of them with a raised brow. "Oi, what's so funny?"

It wasn't until Sorano guffawed that he got his answer. "What happened to your hair?"

He let go of the bags in his hands and touched his hair, only to find it short, way shorter than what it used to be. "Wha- what happened to my hair?"

Justin raised his hand nervously. "I can answer that, hehe." He scratched his cheek and told his uncle of the circumstances that happened with him and Natsu.

"But what does that have to do with my hair?" Sawyer asked, bewildered.

"Well… Uncle Natsu let out a fire dragon roar, and your hair was caught in the attack." Justin explained.

Sawyer blanched. "You mean my hair got burnt?"

Justin nodded his head and Lucy joined Sorano in laughing out loud.

"Don't worry, I'll get Cancer to fix it for you." she called out her spirit who bowed down to her and greeted her. She explained the situation to him and he turned towards Sawyer to assess the damage.

When Cancer gasped at the damage done to his hair, Sawyer might as well have fainted.

"I can fix this for you-ebi. And when I succeed, it will be my greatest work yet-ebi." Cancer reassured and got working on Sawyer's hair.

Lucy looked at Sawyer's relieved face and smiled. She heard crying coming from behind her and turned to see both the master and Mavis crying at the cost of the damage that was done.

She shook her head and looked at Natsu and Gray who were dangling from Laxus' grip. Natsu caught her eye and smiled sheepishly, while Gray straight up joined the master and Mavis in their crying once he heard he was going to do community work to help with the cost repairs.

They returned to the inn with smiles on their faces. They all went to sleep ready for whatever the fourth day of the games might bring.

XXX

Heavy footsteps echoed down the hall. He could hear that useless man yapping to the other guards and sighed. He opened the door and ushered everyone else out.

"Arcadios-sama, thank god you are here. These fools were not listening to me, they didn't believe me when I told them that I know you."

"Silence!" Ivan went silent as Arcadios' voice boomed in the room.

"I gave you resources, I authorized the approval of your guild and made it legal. Yet, you fail in every task I give you." Arcadios looked Ivan in the eye and sneered. "You are nothing but a worm that can't even crawl. I ordered you to kidnap Lucy and you failed. I told you to lay low and you pulled that stunt with your son in the battle. A fool. You are an utter fool."

"Arcadios-sama, please. I can still help you." Ivan pleaded.

Arcadios turned around and opened the door. Before he left, he stopped and addressed Ivan. "You were done in by your own stupidity. I have no use of you no more. You promised me that you were tracking and knew a celestial spirit mage, I gave you resources and access to many things for your search in this Lumen Histoire. Yet your efforts bore fruit to nothing but failure. A prison cell is the only place in where you belong."

He walked out of the door and shut it before Ivan could finish his calling out Arcadios' name.

"Arcadios-sama, is everything alright?" a soft voice called out to him from behind him.

Arcadios smiled sinisterly before he schooled his expressions and turned towards one of his new guards. "Yes, all is well Yukino-san. How was your training?"

Yukino smiled brightly. "It's going great. I feel like I can do a lot of things now."

Arcadios nodded his head with a smirk on his face. "Good, good. Focus on getting stronger. You would be serving this kingdom very well soon." He patted her shoulder and left, his smirk turning downright frightening the further he got away.

Yukino looked at the closed door and sighed. She thought she heard screaming. 'Maybe it was nothing.' She thought in her head. After all, this was the head of the royal guards, of course he wouldn't be torturing anyone like that.

XXX

Team Natsu woke up the next day and prepared themselves before heading out towards the arena.

"Hello and welcome back to the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games-kabo!"

The crowd cheered as Mato continued his introduction of the fourth day's game. "Today, we will have something we agreed to call a Naval battle. Each team will send one of their participants where they will fight in this sphere of water. Whoever gets knocked out loses. And once there are only two participants left, a timer of five minutes will begin. And whoever is kicked out of the sphere first will automatically be last place. Are you ready everyone? Send out your participants!"

Lucy strapped her keys to her belt and pulled her hair up in a ponytail. She turned and smiled to her teammates who were already smiling at her.

"Go kick ass, Luce." Natsu pushed her forward with a hand on her shoulder.

"You got this Lucy." Gray gave her the biggest grin yet.

"Good luck, Lucy-san." Wendy smiled brightly at Lucy.

"Lucy." Erza called out to the blonde. Lucy turned around and saw that Erza had a troubled expression on her face. "Be careful."

Lucy smiled softly. "I will be."

She took to the arena and entered the naval sphere. From the crowd, she could hear her kids yelling out her name and turned towards them. They were all seated in Laxus' lap watching her with the biggest smiles on their faces. She waved at them and caught Laxus' gaze. He mouthed to her 'Be careful' and she nodded her head.

The bell rang and Lucy immediately summoned Aquarius.

"No one matches me underwater!" Aquarius yelled as she unleashed her attack only to get parried by Juvia's water cyclone.

They stayed like this for a while, and when Aquarius saw that it wasn't leading them anywhere, she decided to leave.

"Tsk. Doesn't matter, I'm going back to my date."

"Wait- wait Aquarius…"

The spirit left causing Lucy to sigh. Before she could even think about what to do next, a water attack came her way and almost pushed her out of the sphere had it not been for her summoning both Virgo and Aries to help her stay in.

She managed to survive this attack from Juvia, and the next one as well, although it was much harder to do so. She looked around her and saw that this attack pushed 3 contestants out. And now, only she, Juvia and Minerva remained in the sphere.

"Gray-sama, what do you think of this attack that Juvia created it just for you?" Juvia exclaimed loudly and turned to see the reaction of her most loved one. He would be excited, appreciative and would fall head over heels for her, she was sure of it. She opened her eyes and saw that Gray was completely appalled by the attack.

"But Gray-sama- eh?" She looked down and saw that she was already outside of the sphere.

"You idiot! Pay attention to the fight not to Ice Prick!" Gajeel yelled from his balcony.

Minerva chuckled as she turned around and looked Lucy dead in the eye.

"So we are alone now, Lucy Heartfilia."

Lucy raised an eyebrow. "Was that your plan all along?" Lucy asked as she side eyed the timer that began counting down.

"Perhaps." Minerva smirked. "I just want to see what is so mighty with you fairies."

She raised her arm and opened her hand. "With my magic, I could send you out of the sphere immediately. But where is the fun in that? Endure this, o mighty Fairy Tail."

Lucy looked to her left and saw a white circle appear next to her. Before she could react, the circle exploded into her causing her to gasp out in pain.

"LUCY!" team Natsu yelled out.

"Mommy!" the kids screamed. Laxus, Gajeel and Jellal stood up and watched the fight closely.

"Hmm, this fight has already been decided." Rufus said. "No one is a match for her Lady."

Yet sting and Rogue sat on the edge of the balcony, clutching the railing as if their life depended on it.

Over and over again, Minerva would send out heat attacks underwater till the point where some of the skin on Lucy's legs and arms were burnt. Yet never once, did Lucy scream.

Lucy tried to reach for her keys, she needed to counterattack and fast. When she grasped at nothing, she looked towards Minerva who had her keys in her hands.

Minerva smirked and sent another attack, one that was very close to taking Lucy out of the fight before throwing the keys out of the sphere.

"So, this is how it's gonna be." Lucy whispered to herself.

Minerva raised an eyebrow. "What was that Fairy? Got something you wish to say? I am kinda missing your screams Lucy Heartfilia."

All of the dragons growled, including Rogue and Sting.

"The fuck is up with you two?" Orga questioned.

No one paid him a mind, they were too focused on the game.

"Without her keys, she has to resort to using Corvus. But he's kinda useless in the water." Cobra remarked, on the edge of his seat, wanting nothing more than to go and beat down that crazy woman who was hurting his sister.

With two minutes left, Minerva continued her onslaught, and never once had Lucy let out a squeak.

"It's time you get out of the sphere, don't you think?" Minerva laughed. "All this talk and you couldn't do anything."

Lucy gritted her teeth and looked Minerva right in the eye. "No matter what you do to me, I am not getting out of this sphere. I am not giving up!"

Minerva sneered, but stopped her attacks. Lucy looked at her confused, clutching her burnt arm and trying to soothe the pain.

The timer was up, first place now to whoever remained last, and the one to be pushed out no longer would be last. Using this advantage, Minerva let loose on her powers.

"You dare defy me? You dare defy Sabertooth? The strongest guild below the heavens? I will make sure you eat your words and learn your lesson!"

The railings crumbled under Laxus' and Gajeel's pressure.

"Stop this!" Natsu yelled.

Arcadios yelled to the guards. "Order the games to stop, she's about to kill the celestial spirit mage."

The kids were crying, except for Layla who stood on the chair and yelled at the top of her lungs. "MAMA! GET SERIOUS! STOP PLAYING AROUND!"

Minerva stopped mid attack and looked at the little blonde with a raised brow. "Playing around?"

"What does she mean?" Gray questioned.

"What is that little girl saying?" Rufus asked. Even Rogue and Sting were shocked.

Arcadios then ordered the guards to wait. 'What did that little girl mean?' he thought to himself.

Lucy chuckled. Then she started laughing. "Yeah, I should stop playing around." Minerva turned to look at Lucy only to see her with the wildest look on her face.

"Minerva, you say you are the strongest guild under the heavens? Well, in that case, I'll make sure I'll bring the heavens down upon you."

A gate opened below the blonde as she called out for her spirit. "Open, gate of the sea serpent, Cetus!"

Then Lucy started glowing, a mark on her forehead appeared and started shining a blue hue as she recited those words. "And star dress, Cetus form!"

A/N:

How do you like that cliffhanger?

Hehhehehehhehehe.

I have waited for this chapter so long, you have no idea. I've thought about this meet up for months now and am so glad that it finally came to be.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Thank you so much for your love and support of this story. Since at the moment I have more free time since I have a break from college, I'm trying to write as much as I can. So the next chapter should be up soon.

SIGNING OUT,

KAWAIINECKO!