The Fire Within (#Wattys2014)

Chapter 16- Natsu's POV- Lucy in Distress

Once I heard that scream, I told Happy to stand back. I may not have known where Lucy was but I was going to find her. She was alone and who knew what type of torture she was going through. I engulfed my entire body in reddish-orange flames. I told Happy to find Wendy because I knew that Lucy needed medical help as I let my nose be my guide to where Lucy was. It lead me to a room with iron bars on the doors. With my flaming fists, I knocked down the doors with one blow and I saw a sight that I never wanted to see.

I saw Lucy being electrocuted by some creep with black hair. Her face had tears streaming down from her beautiful chocolate brown eyes and she was screaming. I couldn’t take it. I charged that creep, yelling “Iron fire dragon fist!” as I punched that creep in the face. He went sailing into a wall on the other side of the room, which released the chains that were around Lucy’s arms and legs. Lucy was about to collapse on the floor when I raced to her side and caught her, without the flames around my body.

Lucy was extremely pale. She was having a hard time breathing and she was bleeding from her wrists and her sides. Bruises from where that creep beat her with what looked like iron poles covered her head to toe. There were cuts around her arms and legs where those chains which I saw earlier were on her body.  These cuts were surrounded by what look like burn marks from lightening, Lucy’s blue and white outfit with the sleeves half-cut off with golden trim was in tatters. Her blond hair was down covering her face.  Lucy did not deserve this type of torture from ANYONE because she is the sweetest person I have ever known. Lucy had suffered alone for a long time with her father and now this creep and I would NEVER let them or anyone else touch her again.

Lucy began to move in my arms, “N…Natsu?” Lucy stammered as she began to open her eyes.

“Yeah I’m here. Easy now you need to rest. Help is here and I’ll get you out of here soon. No one is ever going to hurt you again.” I said calmly.

“I always knew you would come and save me.” She said weakly as she closed her chocolate brown eyes again.

I smiled and looked at the thick black iron chains around her ankles that connected her to the wall. I tried to figure out how to break them when I heard a coarse dark voice.

“Oi you’ve got a hard punch there for a guy with pink hair.” Said the man who stepped out of the rubble.

I gently put Lucy on the ground as I stood to face my opponent, standing in front of her to protect Lucy.

“So you’re that Gajeel jerk that I’ve heard so much about. Tell me, do you enjoy picking on someone who is weaker than you?” I said as I glared into his red menacing eyes.

“Picking on a girl who killed her mother just for being born? Sure since she shouldn’t have been born in the first place! She’s rich trash. Besides her scream needs a little more work! Gihihi!” He cackled.

This guy had pushed me to my limit. How dare he say things about Lucy who he hardly knew? She was the sweetest person that I have ever known. Her smile lights up the room. I would not let this creep talk trash about her when I was around.