Fairy Tail: This Little Chickie

Forever Invincible

Disclaimer: Fairy Tail® by Mashima Hiro

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Lucy woke with a start. Wait...she'd fallen asleep? For how long?! Damn! The girl tried to lift her body, but found the task extremely difficult; she'd used up too much magic in her fight with Bickslow. At her side, she felt a small form wiggle closer into her. Straining her eyes against the light, she looked down to see Happy sound asleep and drooling on her cheer uniform.

"Hey...Happy..." she rasped, her voice coming out weak and pained. The blue cat didn't stir, so she tried again. "Wake up...There's no time," she managed a little louder, yet still he remained unconscious. Slowly, Lucy reached over and gently pinched his fuzzy cheek. Happy's eyes instantly flew open as his little paws grasped around her wrist in an attempt to pry her off.

"What was that for Lucy?!" he whined and the girl frowned.

"Why were you asleep? This is no time to be taking naps!" She struggled to stand. She felt so weak.

"But I was tired and you were doing it!" Happy, noticing her difficulty, flew into the air, grasped her hand and pulled.

"I wasn't trying to; you should have woken me up," she retorted then paused. She breathed out once she was on her feet, "Thanks."

The cat yawned, his ears flattening slightly as his head tilted back. Rubbing sleep from his eye, he asked, "Now what are we going to do?"

"Now we have to find Laxus," Lucy replied. Her fingers traced her belt to make sure that her keys and whip were securely fastened. Assured, the Celestial Wizard straightened the best she could and began to stumble from her resting area. Once she was out of the alley and back on the cobblestone lanes, Lucy noticed that the braver civilians were no longer hiding. Taking a deep, calming breath, the mage picked a direction and began walking.

She was not sure on where she was going exactly, but if she was truly lucky, she'd find Laxus soon; her slow pace wasn't going to get anything done though. To her relief, shifting her pace to a jog was easier to do now that she was already up and moving. Happy fluttered through the air over her head, hurrying ahead every so often to check the area for traps.

After the third time, he fell into her arms to be carried. Such a lazy cat...

Lucy gave him a slight squeeze as she felt her legs grow heaver with each step. Wandering aimlessly would take forever and would waste the little energy she had; they needed a game plan. Perhaps if they made a list of most likely spots where Laxus could be waiting...

"We have to think..." Lucy muttered to herself as she slowed to a stop, catching the cat's attention. "If I was Laxus where would I be...?" She paused to think. "It would have to be a place where he could be in the thick of things and easily watch over the town. A place where he could see people coming; most likely with only one way in and out..."

"Aye...and it would have to have enough space for him to fight while still providing cover," Happy added, activating his wings once more to hover around the girl's head. Lucy glanced up and down the street, but other than the top of the Cathedral, she could not see past the buildings on either side.

"This is no good...Happy could you fly me up higher so I could see more?" she inquired hurriedly. Time was running out.

Little blue paws grasped the back of Lucy's shirt as a determined "Aye" met her ears. A moment later the blonde found herself in the sky, the town of Magnolia stretched out under her. Save for the lake behind the guild hall, the town was surrounded by hilly terrain, both forested as well as farmed. She could make out the train tracks expanding from the station to Hargeon in the south, Onibas and Oshibashi in the west and Oak Town in the north. The westbound tracks rested behind her and out of her line of vision as she searched the center of town. She could barely make out her home by the canal that wound its way through Magnolia's buildings as the angle was bad. Despite the great view of the landscape, Kardia Cathedral blocked a large number of the town from her sight as well. It was so huge and overbearing as it loomed over Magnolia; no matter where she stood in the town, she could easily locate the double towers.