ELEVEN

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Everyone stared at Lucy as she stared out the window of the train they were departing from.

All except for Nastu who was lying on Lisanna's lap thanks to his motion sickness, No one could really see the longing for him to be comforted on someone else’s lap.

Erza subtly kept suspiciously glancing at her remembering previous events.

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Everyone was now down at then guild hall where the guild members were crowding Lucy glad she was back.

"Alright alright everyone give her some space" Erza pushed them back from a relieved looking Lucy.

A loud noise echoed making everyone's attention snap to master. "I have something to tell you my children." Master spoke gravely making everyone tense.

Everyone listened as he explained the situation before murmurs rang out.

"How are we going by to find those keys exactly?" Cana slurred out before drinking more booze. Charli and everyone else sweat dropped.

“What?" Cana raised an eyebrow noticing the stares. "I can't believe you're dinking at a time like this" Charla rolled her eyes before turning towards Lucy. "But really do you have any idea how to find the remaining keys?"

Lucy's face twisted into determination before her eyes lit up. "The keys are all connected so find one you can find them all, although finding the accurate locations is tricky."

"How do we make it lead us to the other keys or something......?” Natsu trailed off.

"We can cast a spell that’s what my captors did, I think it was a locator spell....." Lucy trailed off while Erza's eyes narrowed at her in suspicion.

"A locator spell huh..." Levy spoke before an idea struck her.

"I need a map showing every country and village along with salt, candles, ink and the key we have"

 Everyone was confused before they sought out what she asked for. Things were moved out of the way as everyone stared as Levy spread out the salt to make a magic circle.

“What are you doing exactly shrimp?” Gajeel raised an eyebrow as Levy went in the middle of the magic circle along with all the items setting the map out in front of her as she sat cross legged on the floor.

With the bottle of ink in front of her and the key still trapped in the jar she took out an old looking book reading through it as everyone stared silently as she skimmed through it before humming in approval and placing it on the ground next to her.

She then took the candles putting each at one end of the map and lighting them. Opening the ink container she looked over at the book before beginning to mutter something in a strange language as everyone stared curiously. Levy stopped for a moment to pour the ink over the map the candles somehow fluttered but kept their glow as she continued to mumble in the strange language before getting the jar containing the key.

Hesitating Levy sucked in a breath before opening it before the candles suddenly blew out Everyone was overwhelmed by the dark aura coming from it some even dropping to their knees.

‘What’s this it wasn’t this strong before?’ Master clutched his head as he felt a headache come on.

Erza looked around before her gaze landed on Lucy who was sanding indifferently something glinting within her eyes her right hand behind her as if she was hiding it.

Lucy turned her head and made eye contact with her, Erza gasped slightly as her image shimmered into another before going back towards her. ‘What was, who was that?’

Levy felt tears come to her eyes as she fought the dark aura clutching the key in her hands straining to finish the incantation as the key began to burn her.

The ink flowed throughout the map in three directions before Levy gasped dropping the key on the map going unconscious as everything around them trembled.

Master acted quickly shooting a beam of light at the key, however before it hit it seems something was holding it back. As it did Master swore he saw a giant black panther with pure red eyes staring at him in anger

Everyone sighed in relief as its dark aura diminished before running to Levy’s side.

Levy” Gajeel tried to shake her awake but she didn’t budge. He sighed deeply “She’s unconscious.”

“But it looks like we have the location of the final keys” Lucy stated staring at the map where three black dots marked a spot on the map.

Erza looked at Lucy from Levy in confusion ‘Wasn’t she worried for her best friend?’

Gajeel carried Levy to the infirmary as the guilt came around the map that Lucy placed on a table nearby the dark key now back in the container.

“Looks like we’re going to need three teams to retrieve them.” Master concluded at the locations.

He sighed jumping on the table facing the guild.

“Gray, Juvia, Cana, gajeel you have this location.” Master held the map up pointing at it.

“Elfman, Merijane, Wendy this location.” Master pointed at the second location.

“Nastu, Lucy, Lisanna and Erza you have the last one and Levy will be holding the joint here if you guys

need anything” Master spoke as Kana handed out the cards used to communicate.

“Yosh let’s get to it” Natsu said fist in the air. “yosh” Everyone flowed his motion.

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Erza was winding around a turn before she froze at the sight of Lucy and Loke.

“I’m telling you Lucy something is wrong I can’t find Virgo or any of your spirits either. Not since you were

Taken” He said in a panicked tone while Lucy looked indifferent as Erza glanced at them.

“They must be on a vacation then” She shrugged not at all bothered making Erza’s along with Loke’s jaw

Drop.

“Lucy-“Loke went to argue once again but was cut off at Lucy closing the gate.

“How troublesome” She sighed before walking away not at all effected.

Erza came out of her hiding place staring after Lucy in confusion. “What is going on here” She whispered

Before walking back from where she came forgetting her previous task new suspicions in her mind.

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Sorry and a million sorries for the wait

Hope this chapter mad up for hat

Thank you so much for waiting and your heart melting comments

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