Chapter 19: Escaping

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LUCY'S POV

Natsu looked on in horror. He finally accepted I was under control. I have to find away to show him I was still fighting. To show him I wasn't under complete control yet. I willed my arm to move. It didn't. That's ok though, even moving my hand, or even a finger, would be fine with me. Just move something.

I tried and tried but could not move. Natsu had turned to Codin. "Stop this. Let her go!" He said angrily. His eyes were burning with so much anger at this one man. I didn't know that much anger was possible. Codin smirked at him. "Maybe, if you answer this question right" he says teasingly. Natsu scoffed and turned to look toward me. His eyes softened, since he was not mad at me.

Now was the time. I had to show him I was still fighting. I had to give him more hope. I thought real hard about moving a part of my body. Any part. Just a finger. Come on. Just a finger. Don't look away yet Natsu!

It took all my will power, but I was finally able to move a finger. My pinky. Natsu's eyes immediately zoned in on my pinky. He must think he imagined it. Comeon, once more, I forced myself. Who knew it was this hard to break a spell like this. I managed it once more. I think I convinced him. Mainly because he was smirking.

This might not go as I planned.

NATSU'S POV

Did I... I think I just saw Lucy move. My eyes zone in on her smallest finger, hoping she would do it again. When I saw it twitch, I was overjoyed. Lucy was still fighting. Her finger twitched. I smirked, full force now. I have to continue to fight too. I can't let her show me up! I also have to save her. I bit my lip. I just can't let Codin know Lucy was slipping from the spell. She had to get free.

I glance back over to Codin. He smiles down at me and says "Now Natsu, you are going to answer every question the way I want!" I could tell he was getting angry. This is not good. Lucy will get hurt even more. I nod, against my own thoughts. Don't want to take any chances.

"Ok. You obviously won't tell me anything about dragons. So, onto information about Fairy Tail" Codin says. I glare at him. "Like I'll tell you anything!" I snapped. He smiled and walked over to Lucy. He caressed her cheek with his hand slowly. "Are you sure about that? I don't want to harm this beautiful girl anymore" he said, as if he was sad. My body tensed, hoping he wouldn't do anything. His hand dropped to her neck. "It would make me so sad" he continued, as his hand went lower and lower.

I watched in anticipation and anger. My teeth clenched and my fists were tight. "Stop" I said lowly. He hmmed, not quite stopping but moving slower than before. "Stop" I said louder than before. I was shaking with anger. "How will you get me to stop?" Codin asks. I look down, trying to think of anything. Come on. Think!

My eyes widen. There's something that just came to mind! Dragons are in a... a... Dammit! I lost it! I had it on the tip of my tongue! Codin smiled, keeping his hands on Lucy.

"What is Lumen Histoire?" Codin asks. My eyebrows furrowed. What is that? Codin hmmed curiously. "I was under the impression that every member knew what it was. Do you not?" He asked, acting kind but I know the truth. I have to shake my head no thoygh. If I don't, he'll ask what I knew and then he would figure out I didn't know and then he would hurt Lucy. Maybe this way he won't.

I was wrong. He had kicked Lucy in the back. She had stumbled forward because of this. That was expected, even though he had her under a spell to follow him and he said to stay there. The part that I didn't expect was for her to shout "STOP THAT ASSHOLE!" As she fell.

Codin did not expect that either. He had taken a step back in surprise and had tripped over his feet. He fell straight onto his ass. I looked at Lucy to make sure she was ok, which he was, and then started laughing.

"T-t-that was g-great, L-L-Luce" I stuttered through my laughter. She pouted. "All I said was to stop" she whined. "And look at how he responded to that" I said, nodding my head toward him with a smile, still chuckling a little.

Lucy looked over at Codin and started giggling. Codin still was looking at us in shock. Can't blame him.

"How?" Codin asks Lucy angrily. "How were you able to break my spell?" Lucy just thinks about and shrugs. "I have no idea" she says. Codin glares angrily. "Tell me!" He says loudly. Lucy looks at him with wide eyes but still shakes her head.

Codin slowly advances on her. I pull against my chains. I can't let him hurt her. What do I have to do?

"Wait" I whisper. Both Codin and Lucy look at me. I take a deep breath. "Please. Don't hurt Lucy. If you have to hurt someone, hurt me" I told Codin, bowing my head. That's right. I was pleading with him. Codin smiles at me.

"I would but I don't think you'll tell me what I want if I do. I think I'll say with Lucy" he says. My head snapped up. My fists clenched in anger and my body was shaking in anger. "Please" I said through gritted teeth. I couldn't watch him hurt Lucy anymore.

"No" Codin said harshly. I looked at Lucy with panicked eyes. I couldn't save her. She was looking at me with tears in her eyes. "It's ok Natsu." she said with a smile. I shake my head. It's not ok. "Alright, time to start" Codin said. He walked over to Lucy and grabbed her by the hair. She let a squeak of pain escape. Codin pulled her to her feet by her hair and dragged her over to me. she was just out of my reach when he stopped.

I pulled against my chains, trying to reach her. "You thought it was so funny when I got hurt" Codin started. "I'm wondering what your reaction would be if Lucy got hurt even worse than she is now." I glared with him, all my anger shining through my eyes. "Don't you dare" I growled out, staring my sentence. He better not hurt my Lucy anymore. "Hurt Lucy" I finished. Codin just smirks evilly at me. "DO you think you're in the position to be ordering me around?" he asks. I bit my lip. He was right. I wasn't in the situation where anyone would listen to me.

I was beyond furious with him and myself. Why couldn't Lucy get out of her safe and sound? Why did he have to bring her here? Why does he have to threaten her? It's all my fault. I'm the reason Lucy's here and why she is being threatened. But I have no answers for him. What am I supposed to do?

"What is Lumen Histoire?" Codin asks, once again. I shake my head. "I have no idea" I said sadly. I heard a crack through the air and then something hit flesh. Lucy screamed in pain. I looked over and saw Codin standing over Lucy with a whip. She laid face down so he could hit her back. There was a mark going down her back that you were able to see through her ripped shirt. I stared with wide eyes, not believing this was how he was hurting Lucy. How dare he? How dare he hurt Lucy like that? There was no way I was going to let him get away with his. I heard another crack.

He hit Lucy again with the whip. "Why'd you hurt her again?" I asked angrily. Codin just smiled at me. "It looked like you were getting distracted. Why don't I do it one more time?" he asked as he brought the whip once again down onto Lucy. She screamed in pain. Oh, he was so going to die by my hand.

Lucy was now bleeding from the back. She was shaking as she laid on the ground. "Stop it" I whispered. Codin looked up with a raised eyebrow. "Stop it" I said louder. He raised his whip again, while looking at me. "Stop it" I yelled. He brought the whip down. "STOP IT" I roared. Now, after this two things happened.

One was that Lucy had once again been whipped. She had cried out and flinched when it hit her.

The second thing that happened involved me. I went berserk. Once Lucy had screamed, something stirred within me. Something told me I couldn't stay chained anymore.

My head snapped up to look at Codin. He flinched away, seeing the fire in my eyes.

He also saw the fire all around my body.

GRAY'S POV

Wendy. I can't believe that I forgot to help her. No, she's the one helping all of us. She's the one being strong for all of us. I held onto Wendy as she comforted me. "Thanks Wendy" I whisper to her. Wendy nodded, not answering. I looked down at her. She had her face buried in my chest. "Are you ok Wendy?" I asked concerned. She didn't do anything for awhile. Then she looked up at me with tears in her eyes. My eyes widened. I hadn't even noticed she was crying until I saw her face.

"I don't know. what I do know is that we need to save Natsu and Lucy. They help everyone else out. Now it's our turn to help them out" she told me. I stared at her for awhile, not mowing how to respond. It was the truth. Natsu and Lucy never give up on anything, so we can't give up on them. "You're right, Wendy. We will save them" I said. She had finally let the tears fall.

Turns out, Wendy and I were being strong for everyone, even each other.

We let everything out.

Then, we heard an explosion. Ash started to flow through the air. I could see the light of the fire from the fire. Wendy had gasped and tightened her grip on me. "Is that...?" Wendy trailed off. "Natsu" I said, sure of it.

We had finally found them.

ERZA'S POV

Gray needed some time alone. Wendy went to check up on him, thinking he needed a friend. I wonder how that's going. I sighed as I sat down. This whole thing was hurting everyone at the guild. Everyone was breaking down. I'm going to hurt the one who caused this. Badly.

I bet Natsu's planning that, too. I bet he's trying to escape right now.

As soon as I thought that, a building in Magnolia exploded. Ash rained down from there, flowing with the wind throughout the city. The fire was raging over the rubble. The odd thing was, it looked as though the fire was... walking across the rubble, Towards what I thought was a man.

Is that... Natsu?

AN: Natsu finally got fed up. What's going to happen? What will Natsu do to Codin?

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