Requiem For a Dream

Chapter 7

A/N: .... *boop*

There's no mecha robot in this one. Skipped some major scenes from the arc, bc why not? 

Through their mission of trying to find the lacrima and save their friends, Erza couldn't help but wonder if Lucy was trapped with them as well. Magnolia was sucked into a new realm, compacted into a solid form of lacrima. She told herself that if she saves the town, she saves her girlfriend, and she'll be able to see her again. It was the only mindset that Erza told herself in order focus on saving her friends.

She already has too many to deal with, she didn't need to know that there's another evil Erza that is trying to kill them all. She didn't need to know that Ashley looked so much like her own celestial girlfriend. And she didn't need to know that the large lacrima (which happened to be Magnolia) was about to be used as a bomb to destroy the Exceeds.

No. But Erza will not stand for doing nothing and moping like a lost child. Just thinking about how she let Lucy be taken away only fueled her own self hate. She needed to move and distract herself by slashing her swords on an unfortunate evil mages. Fortunately for her, Knightwalker seemed eager to help.

In the middle of their battle, Knightwalker seems to be on the edge. Erza had too many surprises and armors that made her lower her defense. Just how many armors does she have? Knightwalker thought before recalling something totally unrelated to the battle at hand.

"You Fairy Tail mages, you don't leave people behind do you?" Knightwalker asked as she parried another attack.

"We don't turn our backs on anyone." Erza lunged forward, prepping another attack.

Knightwalker then smirked and jumped out of Erza's range. "Really? Then why did I come across of your own?"

Erza paused and stared at the redhead. She hoped, she wanted to hope that it was the girl she been looking for. "Lucy?" But there's no way that she could be here, right? 

The counterpart smirked wider. "Her screams were music to my ears as I finished her off." She lied, trying to rile Erza up. 

Erza gritted her teeth in anger before calmly staring at her counterpart. She was cool. Collected. And she will not lose control. Not for the sake of her celestial girlfriend. "If you're going to lie, then be sure that you're not clenching your hands."

Knightwalker narrowed her eyes at Erza, seeing that she was in fact clenching her fists. "What makes you think I'm lying?"

"Because I'm also Erza." 

Knightwalker smirked again and tightened her grip on her spear. "As expected of my counterpart. But still doesn't explain that I had ran into this Lucy of Earthland."

"She's here!?" Erza cried, finally got what she wanted. The blonde was here, and she's alive.

Knightwalker narrowed her eyes and stared at the girl.

Now all Erza wanted to do was go and look for her Lucy. Find and make sure that she's safe. That she's being taken care of properly. All she wants to do is have her in her arms again.

With renowned strength, Erza had even more motivation. She needed to defeat her counterpart, and save Lucy. She needs to save her. 

'I'm coming Lucy.'

...  

Lucy hid in the outskirts of the town, as smoke rose to the sky. She didn't know what to do in this strange world. Leo, her spirit, had taught her some more tricks of her star dress forms. Like choosing between different spirits to draw their power from. As helpful as the tips were, it still doesn't help the fact that Lucy doesn't know how she can even help save the town.