Luce

Ohayo minna!

~ You've got three choices; give up, give in or give it your all!~

- - - - - Gray's pov. - - - - -

I woke up only a moment ago because Natsu was shaking me violently and yelling something about me being an idiot for falling asleep. Once I was awake Erza explained the situation and I feel like it is slightly my fault, I should have known there was a spell being cast on me. We're all gathered in our group on the grassland between the train and the huge trees towering over us.

We have to find Lucy, and soon, this place gives me the creeps and she isn't exactly the strongest of mages.. shut up Gray! That's horrible... but true..

Erza speaks up,"We should split into two teams, Natsu, Gray and Happy; Me, Wendy and Carla. That way we can cover more land faster, the exceeds of each team can circle the skies so we can tell the location of each team and look further for Lucy, the dragon slayers can try to follow her scent and me and Gray will fight off any danger to the team."

It's a pretty decent plan only there is so much land to cover in such a limited amount of time... and the fact Natsu has already gone, that idiot flamebrain!

All of a sudden a bright white light blasts through the darkness, up into the night sky, and instantly we all begin to run in that direction, knowing it's Lucy's magic.

As we draw near to the site the first blast went off a second echoes through the night, further away now, over towards the mountains.

"Carla take Wendy, quickly, Happy go find Natsu asap, Gray, take my hand and hold on tight." Says Erza and everyone follows her command. My hand holds tightly onto hers as she re-quips into her flight armour and charges full speed ahead, Carla just behind.

Just be okay Lucy, we are on our way.

- - - - - Lucy's pov. - - - - -

I've been taken by some crazy hooded mages rampaging through the forest looking for some lost treasure and a key and something else.. I wasnt really paying attention, I'm more concerned about my friends and finding a way out of this situation.

I have my new magic but.. I haven't perfected it yet.

I close my eyes and concentrate all my magic energy into one point on my body, my heart. It collects together, an incredible amount, so much that my kidnappers noticed the intensity and dropped me, backing a way a few feet ready for a fight.

I've got this.

A dark aura surrounds me, lifting me ever so slightly off the ground with its power, the aura isn't evil though, dark like the night, full of stars but dark as shadows.

I open my eyes and hold my arms out to either side of me as light begins to gather, changing the dark cloud into sparkling golden dust and as I spoke the words "Day Break" the spell released all the magic, firing off a giant beam of golden white light which swirled all around me, blasting the enemies before me into oblivion.

Wow, it actually worked this time.

I ran for my life, continually getting surrounded and releasing another shock wave of Day Break, it's starting to drain my magic energy rapidly, I can't keep this up.

I summon Loke, Virgo and Aries to help me fight off the never ending ambush of hooded mages, wiping them out one by one as I use my whip and all famous 'Lucy Kick' to destroy them.

Finally the others arrive and join the battle against the infinate amount of foes.. though there isn't much of a forest left anymore. I've come to realise they aren't real, just shadow clones.