The Paradox of Time - A Fairy Tail Fanfic

Chapter 14

Lucy barely had time to yelp before being shoved onto a cold stoned floor. She heard Wendy's terror-filled voice as she fell right next to her. Suddenly, the potato sacks over their heads were yanked off with force, gifting Lucy the ability to see again. It was those mindless servants again, and the four of them simultaneously got up and left the cell that they were thrown into, all without saying a word.

Lucy hated how it was only her second day in this alternate universe yet she has already been held captive for more than enough times.

"Lucy, are you okay?" Wendy asked, the tenderness ever in her voice.

Lucy nodded, although she didn't appreciate how their hands were tied up behind their backs once again. "I'm fine. And you?"

Wendy smiled and nodded in return. "I'm okay. I'm just grateful Natsu was able to get the guild master to spare our lives."

Lucy completely agreed. It was incredible how Natsu had stood up for them like that. If he hadn't tried hiding them and lying to his master, then she was afraid of what could've happened. But now, their goal was finding a way out of their cell. "Don't worry, Wendy. We'll soon get out of this."

Wendy weakly nodded before taking a seat on a metal bed within the cell. Lucy took this opportunity to find what was within the small vicinity given to them. There were two metal bunks pushed against opposite walls, and a sink and a bucket in the back. There was no way she was going to use that. She walked over to the bars on the cell door and looked out to the room outside. It was a rather empty room, with its only furniture being located in the center. Well, furniture was a polite word for it. There was a chair with loose ropes on the floor, and a table next to it filled with tools and dried up blood. Behind it, a set of stairs was on the wall that led to a higher floor. Lucy shivered. She didn't want to think about what Dark guilds did with their prisoners. At least Natsu was going to be our guard.

"Hey, do you think Natsu will be fine, considering that he had started another war with our guilds?" Lucy asked, sitting on the metal bed in front of Wendy.

"I don't know... It didn't seem like he was taking it all that well." Wendy replied. And suddenly, a look of fear dawned on the young girl's face. "Do you think his guild master is going to use his mind manipulation spell on Natsu again?"

Lucy's eyes widened. She didn't even think about what his cruel master would do to him now that war was back.

A light footstep was heard coming down the stairs, grabbing both of their attention. It was Natsu, and Happy was flying right by his side. Natsu was wearing his same outfit since this morning, with his black jeans and sleeveless muscle tee with golden and white dragons embroidered on his shirt. And of course, Igneel's scarf was loosely wrapped around his neck. He entered the room, his eyebrows pulled together as he looked at their current circumstances. "Girls, I am so sorry about you ending up down here. This is all my fault."

Lucy immediately shook her head. "No, it's not. You were only trying to do what was right for Happy. Don't blame yourself for how we ended up here."

Wendy nodded in agreement with the Celestial mage. "She's right, so please don't be upset about it."

"Okay, but let me at least take these rope ties off of you. There's no reason for you to have them." Natsu softly said as he made his way to them. Wendy and Lucy leaned toward the metal bars as he reached his arm into the cell, as they watched him gingerly burn off their restraints one by one.

The ropes fell to ashes on the floor, allowing Lucy to rub her tender wrists. "Thanks..."

Happy looked from the girls to Natsu. "Natsu... we can't leave them in a cell! We need to help them escape!"