The Forbidden Key

Nineteen

Furious Aria began speed walking, she heard the floor crack at each of her steps. She stopped and took a breath, not liking being worked up over Stella. She had more important things to worry about other than a former student who held a grudge. 

She suddenly heard a loud crash followed by a scream. 

"Lucy!" She exclaimed recognizing it, she quickly ran after were the voice came from.She then heard laughing then followed by, "Fire dragon roar" 

"Guys!" She exclaimed, she concentrated and flash stepped a few paces forward. An old skill she had, moving her head quickly. She kept running and slid into a larger chamber where a monster held an unconscious Lucy and Natsu was fighting it.

"Lucy!" He shouted jumping over the beast only to get slammed down. Aria pulled Heiwa out "weapon shift" Heiwa grew and became a bow.

"Sky Guardian Meteor Blaze!" She shouted creating a large mass-energy of fire and firing it like an arrow. Heiwa became a spear, and Aria watched as the blast made the beats stagger. 

"Outta my way!" Natsu shouted jumping up and slamming his fire fists into the monsters head, it fell and dissolved. 

"Natsu get Lucy!" Aria heard Erza shout appearing out of nowhere and stroke the monster holding Lucy. Lucy slipped out of the monster's grip and started falling. 

Immediately Natsu ran after her. Aria quickly ran in case Natsu missed, but Natsu smoothly jumped up and caught Lucy. Aria slid to a stop as Natsu landed holding Lucy securely. 

"Lucy!" Aria shouted bending down and touched the mage. Lucy gasped looking around in a daze.

"A-Aria?" Lucy stammered. "Yeah," Aria said in relief.

"You're ok?" the mage asked. 

"Yes, unmistakably" Aria assured. 

"Thank goodness," she said sitting up. She looked around, Erza landed having destroyed the monster easily. Lucy tried to stand up but immediately cried out and wobbled. 

"I must have broken my ankle in the fall" Lucy muttered. Aria saw that Lucy's foot was purple and swollen. 

"Let's find Wendy, she can heal you," Aria said. "Natsu can you carry her?"

"Wendy?" Aria shouted as they walked. 

"Happy?!" Natsu shouted. 

"He must have gone with Carla and Wendy" 

"Then where's Gray?" Erza asked. Aria looked around, "Maybe with Juvia...that was her name right?" Lucy nodded from Natsu's back.

"Gray!" Aria shouted. 

"Aria!" She heard a response through a tunnel.

"Yo Gray!" Natsu shouted. Aria ran forward towards the head of the tunnel and blinked twice her eyes turning into night vision. 

"I see them, I'll go get them!" Aria said. She started running into the tunnel. Suddenly she felt water. She froze feeling it grow around her feet. 

"What the?" Something suddenly grabbed her and flung her up and across the room. 

"Aria!" She heard Erza and then footsteps. 

"No, stay!" She shouted when something suddenly pulled her into the water. 

"Run!" She managed to scream as her body sunk.

EDITED 01-30-20