Bronze Ancient Keys

Phantom Lord

3rd POV

It took Lucy a while to calm down her friends at the guild. They had thought that the ninja erased her memories or put her in an illusionary technique to deceived her or was threatening her. Lucy explained that the ninja just wasn't comfortable with so many people she didn't know.

Once Erza seemed satisfied she stopped questioning Lucy and let her carry on.

Lucy was tired, it was still so early in the morning and she didn't want to deal with all of this right now.

Lucy walked up to the mission board and picked the first one she saw that she could do.

It would get her out of the town for a few days, and that's exactly what she felt like she needed.

Little did she know that Natsu and Happy were eavesdropping on Lucy talking to herself and decided to tell Gray and Erza about it too. Then Lucy's one man mission turned into a group mission.

They were gone for a few days, the mission was a rather simple one, Lucy only had to use Taurus and Virgo.

Lucy didn't want to use the ancient key so soon and for something that seemed rather simple. She wanted to wait to use it for a serious fight.

They were coming back from the mission when they heard a commotion among the townspeople.

"Are those fairytale wizards."

"I guess they don't know yet."

"What's with everybody staring at us?" Gray asked a bit irritated.

"It's not the good kind of starin'" Happy said as he flew above the team.

"It's feels like pity." Erza said as she looked at the townspeople's stares.

But when they all looked back to the direction of the guild, they understood immediately.

"What's with the guild, why does it look so bizarre?"

The closer they got the clearer it became. There was several iron pillars through the guild.

"What happened to the guild?"

"Our Guild, someone did this to our Guild." Natsu said so angrily that his shoulders were shaking with rage.

"I don't understand, who would do such a thing." Erza asked, completely taken aback.

"It was Phantom Lord." Mirajane said as she appeared from an open space within the Guild.

"Did you say Phantom did this?" Natsu asked as he turned to glance at Mira.

"We could do nothing to stop them. They got us good." Mira said as she showed them the way to the basement of the Guild that was used as a temporary beer hall.

"I know we were never really on good terms with Phantom but this is a bit much."

"Want to teach them a lesson?"

"Come on Droy and Jet, let's calm down. We don't want to get in anymore trouble."

Lucy listened in on Shadow Gears conversation and frowned.

"Yo, what's up kids!" Master Makarov said drunkenly as the team came to stand before him.

"I'm sorry we couldn't be here sooner master." Erza said with the utmost regret.