The Dragon's Light

ALONE

* THE NEXT DAY *

"Morning..." Gray greets, sitting down on the chair. "A lemonade thanks" Gray orders. "Right away" Mirajane smiles. "It sure is quiet this morning" he says looking around.

"Well, it is morning after all" Erza says behind him. "You're early. Wendy and Carla too" he states. "Of course" she sneered.

"You're early" Erza greets, the team turning around to see Happy and Natsu arrive. "Unfortunately" Natsu muttered. "Your order" Mirajane smiles, Gray thanking her.

"Lucy is sure taking her time sleeping" Erza says looking around, few people on the seats talking. "Lucy? She was here a while ago" Mirahane snoops in the chat.

"A while ago?" Wendy asks. "She was excitedly telling me of her new apartment and excitedly went on a job earlier" Mirajane giggls at the memory of Lucy happily hopping her way out the doors.

"Alone?? What kind of job?" Gray asks. "Mhm... fighting bandits I think?" she answers. "Alone??" Wendy asks worried. "I'm a bit worried" Erza says.

"Where did she say she was going?" Erza asks. "I don't know" Mirajane answers, no memory of knowing where Lucy was going. "A problem..." Erza sighs.

"Believe in her, she can do this" Erza says reassuring the scene.

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"The client said this is the mountain.." Lucy says looking around, holding the flyer in her hands. Greeted by silence, she went her way around the mountain, looking for any signs of bandits.

'Suspicious...' she thought, alert. A rustle behind her, bandits suddenly surround her in a flash.

"Bingo" she smirked, picking out one of her celestial keys. "Open : The Gate Of The Giant Crab! Cancer!!" she summoned.

"Make sure they don't escape!! Open : Gate Of The Maiden! Virgo!!" she summoned another. "At your service princess" Virgo bows down.

"Leave them no escape!!" she grins.

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"Natsu... Do you think she'll be in danger?" Happy asks. "Dunno... Don't care..." Natsu groans. "Hey Natsu... Let's go see her and make sure she's fine" Happy insists.

"Why?" Natsu raises an eyebrow. "It's bandits she's fighting?" he tilts his head. "She'll be fine.. I think" Natsu muttered the last two words.

"But she's alone... And Erza and the others went to find her" Happy exclaims. "Erza and the others are going why should I go?" he scoffs.

"They don't know where she went for her job" Happy answered. "Well too bad I don't care" Natsu shrugs. "Natsuu...." he whines.

"Why are you on to saving her anyway, she's a mage isn't she?" he raises an eyebrow. "And she went alone. And bandits are on groups" his friend pouted.

"Well best of luck to her then" Natsu waves his hand, motioning Happy to stop mentioning on the issue. "No! We have to find her!!" Happy shouts.

"Jeez, what's with you?" Natsu asks, stafing at the furious Happy in front of him. "She's in danger! We have to save her!!" he insisted, grabbing Natsu's leg.

"Seriously what's wrong?" he asks. "I don't want her to die like Lisanna!! I don't want it!! Wahhh" he sobs, crying on his friend's leg.

Dumbfounded, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.