Hello, mina! Here is the next chapter for you, haha~! Sorry if it took me awhile, but (of course) I've been busy. I hope you all are excited to finally read this, though! ^^ I dedicate this chapter to nalufanforever123!  You're a great friend, thanks for all the comments on my writing~!  But I hope you all enjoy, and feedback is VERY much appreciated!

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"I can't believe this is happening!" Gray exclaimed, rubbing the back of his head in stress. "What are we supposed to do now, Erza?"

Everyone had taken a seat once Zeke had disappeared.

Erza was looking at Lucy's celestial keys which resided in her hand. "Did anybody recognize the area Lucy was in? Maybe we could find her that way."

"I didn't recognize anything." Wendy murmured. "But then again I'm just a kid.."

Levy shook her head. "I didn't see anything familiar either, and I've read a lot of books on a lot of places."

Natsu growled. "Then what are we supposed to do?! We have no lead!"

Suddenly the door opened, and Makarov walked inside.

"Master!" Erza exclaimed, standing up in surprise. "You're back!"

Makarov sighed. "We've got quite a problem don't we?"

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The next day, Makarov decided the one thing they could do was try to look for Lucy again. Makarov sent out Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel, Erza, and Gray to try and find something that could do anything to help their search.

Erza walked along one of the main cobble-stoned roads with a feeling of acquiescence, looking around with sadness and slight frustration.

"I hate to say it, but we will never find Lucy this way..." She murmured to herself, grunting.

"Excuse me ma'am?"

Erza looked to her left in surprise, and saw that someone had walked up to her side.

She had long red hair, and bright brown eyes. The girl was wearing a white top and blue panta, along with a white apron over it. It had the words "Ever-After Cafe" on the front.

"My name is Allie, ma'am. Do you need something here at the cafe?" The lady asked, smiling kindly.

With a start, Erza realized she had stopped in front of the very cafe in her mix of thoughts. It wasn't like her to loose focus so easily.

Erza shook her head, smiling apologetically. "No, I'm just looking for someone."

Allie blinked. "Oh? Well, maybe I could help out!"

Erza really couldn't see why she couldn't ask Allie if she's seen Lucy. But even asking, Erza doubted Allie would know who she was.

"I'm looking for a girl with blonde hair. She has it in two pig tails and is wearing a blue cut-off shirt with a skirt to match. She's a celestial wizard of Fairy Tail, with a pink mark on her hand. She goes by the name of--"

"Lucy Heartfilia!" Allie exclaimed, squealing with delight. "Oh, I know who that is! She is my favorite customer, and often comes to the cafe and reads at one of the tables while I make her some tea."

Erza was stunned. "So...you know who Lucy is?"

Allie nodded enthusiastically. "In fact, I would even call us friends!"

Erza took in a sharp breath of recognition. "Have you seen her around, lately? Did she stop by at any time before yesterday or even before then?"

Allie thought for a moment. "Now that you mention it..."

Erza held her breath.

"I saw her leaving that way--" She pointed down the road a ways away. "--to the train station. She didn't have any bags with her, so I found it a little odd. I had waved and said hi as she passed; Lucy had waved back, but for some reason she had smiled sadly."

Erza felt adrenaline and the need to tell the guild the first lead to Lucy they ever had right away.

"Thank you, Allie!" Erza replied turning to run back to the guild. "That helps a lot!"

Allie smiled and waved as Erza disappeared up the road. "No problem!"

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"So Lucy was last seen going to the train station?" Gray asked, walking next to Erza.

When Erza had gotten back to the guild and told them of her findings, Makarov sent Natsu, Wendy, Gray, Levy, and herself to go and see if they could find out which train Lucy took and to where. Makarov had chosen them because Levy would be able to read the documents with her glasses, while everyone else was prepared to chase after Lucy if need be.

Erza nodded. "That's what her friend said."

Walking to the front of the train station, Levy asked the manager if she could see the recent departing train schedules. 

 A little surprised, the man had obeyed politely, handing Levy a small stack of papers.

"Erza, Gray, could you please help me?" She asked, a little overwhelmed.

They nodded, and set to work.

Happy floated by Natsu as he watched Levy start to use her special reading glasses for the train documents.

"Let's see..." Levy murmured, turning the parchment over.

She gasped slightly. "Here it is; It says at 11:25 p.m. a train was taken to Beltran!"

"Beltran?" Erza replied, puzzled.

"But isn't that where...?" Wendy wandered off.

"...Darkauroral is at?" Natsu exclaimed, shocked.

"Does that mean that Lucy really did go to that guild to join Zeke?!" Carla exclaimed.

"We gotta go after her!" Natsu exclaimed, suddenly full of anticipation.

"Hold on.." Levy replied, her brow furrowed.

She pointed to the board announcing the next train times. "The next train doesn't leave until tomorrow evening.."

"No way!" Natsu exclaimed, angered. "We need to stop Lucy now!"

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Everyone resided in the guild, processing the new information. Natsu, Erza, and Gray were all sitting at one table, Lucy's keys resting in the center.

"So that is where she went.." Master replied. "I see..."

Natsu's face was strained.

Suddenly, everyone felt a pulse in the air. Jumping up, everyone widened their eyes in alarm when they saw a bright light manifest in the middle off the floor. Everyone blocked their eyes for a few moments until they heard a voice.

"You guys can really be idiots sometimes." 

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The forest was lush and wild, trees stretching extremely high into the sky. Wild monsters and other wildlife of the Caballeen forest echoed in the wind, making it seem like a dark and dangerous place.

A strange girl stood there, far from civilization and all by herself.

She looked up at the trees with horrific awe, and clenched her hands tightly in nervous determination.

"I'm finally here.." She breathed, anticipation running through her. "I finally found it."

Silver and golden keys bounced against her waist.

The real thing.