Chapter 14: Lucy's... Gone?

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HAPPY'S POV

I got to get to the guild. They would want to know what I had just seen. Maybe I'll get a fish after- GAH! I can't think about fish right now! I have got to stay focused. This is so important! Lucy needs me!

I flew towards to guild, hoping everyone was there. Please be there.

"Happy?" I heard someone shout. I turned and saw a shirtless ice mage. Typical. "Gray! We need to get everyone to Fairy Tail!" I say hurriedly. He looks at me confused. "Why?" He asks. "Just help me get everyone to the guild! I'll explain then! It's about Lucy!" I shout at him sincerely. He must've saw how worried I was, because he didn't argue. "Ok Happy!" I'll go find Warren. He'll get the message to everyone" Gray says. I nod sadly. "Happy. Wanna come with me?" Gray asks, seeing I didn't want to be left a lone. I nod. "Thanks Gray" I say.

He smiles. "Oh yeah! A merchant gave me a fish. Want it?" He asked, trying to calm me down. "Maybe later" I denied the fish. Gray look at me with concern, but didn't speak again.

GRAY'S POV

What's wrong with happy? He never denies fish. Something serious is going on. "Happy, fly us around so we can find Warren faster" I said. Happy said "Aye sir! to me. He looked around. "What?" I asked. "Uh... how am I supposed to grab onto you if you are not wearing a shirt?" Happy asked, a little hesitant. "Oh!" I said in realization. "Lets go get one!" I said, as Happy nodded and sat on my shoulder as I ran off to get a shirt.

When I finally did get a shirt, I put it on. It was a bit big, but it'll have to do. "Ok Happy! I'm ready!" I say. "AYE!" Happy yells and grabs ahold of the back of my shirt.

Happy flew in the air pretty fast. He couldn't go full speed because we needed to find Warren. We needed to go slightly slower so I could get a good look at everyone's face. "Erza!" I yelled when I saw her. "Happy bring us down to Erza!" I said quickly so we wouldn't pass her. "Aye sir!" Happy shouted over the wind.

Happy flew down to where Erza was. I got her attention when I yelled her name, so she didn't walk away before Happy and I could get there. "What, Gray? Make it quick!" she commands, still searching for Natsu, even being stopped by me. "Happy need everyone at the guild, ASAP" I said. She looked at Happy a little concern. "Why?" she asks. Happy did not answer for a full minute. Then he sighed. "I'm sorry, but I only want to explain it once" Happy said sadly. Erza stares at him with suspicious eyes. "Very well" she says. "I'm guessing you are looking for Warren." Happy and I nod. I'm not surprised she knew that. "I saw Warren over by the bakery about 5 minutes ago. You should be able to find him over there."

We look at her gratefully. "Thanks Erza!" Happy shouts as he pulls me back up into the sky. He flashes off into max speed. I closed my eyes as the wind blasted against my face.

"Happy! Slow down!" I yell. "We need to catch up with Warren" He shouts back. I sigh and nodded, preparing for the flight I was already taking.

We flew to the bakery and saw Warren just about to turn the corner. "WARREN!" happy yelled flying toward him. Warren turned to seed us and jumped away. He stood in shock as his spirit slowly left his body from it. "We need your help" I said as we landed. Warren shook his head to clear his shock. "Sure. What'cha need?" he asked. "We need you to use your telepathy to get everyone to the guild!" Happy said. He looked at Happy confused. "Why?" he asked. "JUST DO IT!" Happy exploded. Warren flinched back. "Ok, ok" Warren said, trying to calm Happy down.

Warren puts 2 fingers to his temple and focuses his magic. Everyone! Can you hear me? Warren asked through telepathy. There were a lot of yes and loud and clear as answers. There were so many, that no one noticed that someone was missing. We need to meet at the guild! Happy has something to tell us! Everyone heard in their minds, at least I hoped. Meet you there, see you there, and ok were the answers.

When Warren finished, he looked at us. "We better get going" he said and started walking in the direction of the guild. I stood there for another 30 seconds thinking about it. Why does Happy need us at the guild? What does he need to tell us?

"Gray!" Happy shouted from the side of Warren. I shook my head to get out of my thoughts. "Coming!" I shouted as I jogged over to catch up with them. Time to go to the guild.

LEVY'S POV

People started to trickle into the guild after Warren's message. In fact, I think Warren, Happy, and Gray were the last ones to get there. Scratch that! Lu-chan isn't here yet. I hope she got the message.

Happy stood on the stage and cleared his throat, gaining everyone's attention. "Ok! Everyone is here! I have something-" I cut Happy off. We couldn't start yet. Lu-chan wasn't here yet. "Wait Happy! Lu-chan isn't here!" I said. Everyone looked around, realizing that I was right. "Yeah! Where is she?" Erza asked. Happy looked down sadly.

"That's why I called a meeting" Happy said lowly. So lowly that I almost didn't catch it. But I did, and my everyone's faces, they caught it too. "What? What happened to Lucy?" Gray asked. Happy looked up and stared into our eyes. Tears were falling out of his. "They took...her... the same...people who took...Natsu!" Happy said in-between sobs.

I gasp in horror. Almost everyone froze in shock. I knew I should have had Lucy stay, or sent someone after her. But I just ignored that feeling and now she's gone. Tears started flowing from my eyes. Why didn't I go with her? I could have helped her. "SShrimp?" Gajeel asked from next to me. I didn't acknowledge him through my panic. Lucy can't be captured. She has to be at her apartment. Yeah, Happy saw them take someone else! Nothing happened to her.

"Levy!" Gajeel shouted waving a hand in front of my face.

Lucy's still here, right?

GAJEEL'S POV

Damnit! Shrimp is not taking this well. She's getting all panicked. How can I slam her down? She...she... she looks like she's about to break. Think Gajeel! Think!

A lightbulb went on above my head.

I place my hand on top of her head and patted her head. "It'll be ok! We'll get Salamander and Bunnygirl back" I muttered to her. She looks up at me with sparkling eyes. The tears were drying, but you could see the tear marks down her face. "Yeah! We will!" she replies, managing a small smile.

Ok. Now that I have hurdled that obstacle. Onto the next. I looked around the guild. I needed to find Lily to talk to him.

I was going to plan ahead for this. I promised Levy something, and I was going to keep that promise.

ROSE'S POV

We had Lucy. She was tied up and shoved inside a closet for now. We didn't have anywhere else to put her, and no one wanted to stay on watch. We put her in the closet because Master didn't want her out. He wanted her hidden. Something is going to happen with the Master today, just...what is it?

I walked over to the stairs leading to Natsu's cell. Does he know that Lucy's here? That we had captured her already, and that the Master was planning something really cruel for her? I debate about telling him, but decide not to. He'll find out someway or another.

I turned and walk around the hideout. There was nothing to do today. We captured Lucy late last night. I was thinking we were going to have to stakeout before we found her, but we didn't. Now, I have nothing to do. That bothers me because that just gets me thinking about my past.

FLASHBACK

I was falling asleep. I don't know if I should. I don't completely trust this guy. Yeah, he did just save me. Yeah, he smelt good to me. No, he didn't give me his name. No, I don't know him personally yet. You can see how I was cautious, right?

I laid down next to him, since he only had one bed. I didn't want to sleep on the floor or make him sleep on the floor, so I told him I was fine with sharing, and he was too. "Hey" I said to get his attention. "Yeah?" He asked. "Will you tell me your name before I fall asleep next to you?" I ask. "Only if you tell me yours first" he says, rolling over to look me in the eyes. "Rose" I whispered to him yawning. "That's a cool name!" he suddenly says loudly. I sat straight up, scared. He laughed. "I scared you!" he said pointing at me. I glared at him. He stops laughing and smiles. "Sorry" he says.

I nod at him. "Now, you name?" I ask, trying to get it out of him. "It's..."

PRESENT

A loud bang brought me out of my flashback. I had jumped yup when I heard it. I looked over my surroundings. Apparently, Will had dropped a stack of books next to me. "What?" I ask him. "I was trying to get your attention" he says laughing at me. I glare at him. This seems so familiar. "Why's you have to scare me to get my attention?" I asked angrily. "Because I couldn't get your attention any other way" he answered. I shook my head, fed up with him.

"So anyway, do you wanna do something? I'm bored" he said. "I was just walking around, until I started to remember somethings" I said to him. "So, unless you wanna walk around with me, I won't do anything with you" I finished. He pouted. "You're no fun" he whined as he an away. I sighed in defeat.

A loud siren went off suddenly. I race off, knowing what that means.

NATSU'S POV

"What the hell is that loud noise?" I asked a loud. Someone had heard my question because footsteps were running down the stairs when I had asked it."It means a prisoner escaped" Kate said. I was surprised. "I didn't know there was another prisoner" I said, trying to create a conversation. I know, not exactly the best time, but I was bored and wide awake.

"She just got here this morning" Kate said with a smirk. My heart froze. "Does that mean..." my voice caught. It couldn't. They didn't get her, right? Gray protected her. Erza protected her. Someone protected her. They don't have her. Because Fairy Tail isn't stupid enough to let her out of their sights after she had been stabbed in the stomach.

"That's right!" Kate said happily. My eyes widened. "Lucy Heartfilia is right here in this building!" Kate finished. A gasp slipped through my chapped lips, causing Kate to smile. I clenched my eyes shut, praying that this was all a dream.

"You're awake, Natsu. She's really here!" Kate said.

I saw through that and smirked. "Actually, she's gone" I said.

KATE'S POVGod damnit! He's right. She escaped form us. The siren above our heads said that. It was mocking me. A mage had escaped us, without using magic. She had slipped right through our fingers. And I was the one to figure that out.

FLASHBACK

Might as well go check on Lucy. Make sure she's still out and everything. I walked into the room where the closet she was in.

I opened the door ceremoniously and saw...ropes and tape on the ground.

PRESENT

Natsu was smirking at me because he knew he was right. He could see it in my face. Lucy Hearfilia...

...was gone.