(I hope you enjoy this chapter of Another Round...Again and I'm going to stop talking now!)

P.S. I think Lucy is going coo-coo nuts!

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(Lucy's P.O.V)

I never healed from Her first torture. Surprisingly something stopped Her from cutting the life out of me which I am very grateful for, but this is my seventh time playing Her game.

I can't hide where there is darkness because in the end, She'll easily find me. I have no choice but to hide out in the open. My last round was when She caught me hiding in a second story house that was burned, the first thing She did was making what was left of the house tumble down on me. I don't want to get into details, but I now a have to limp with a broken right leg, I think I at least have eight broken bones in my ribs, my left eye was burned to where I can no longer see from it, many cuts and bruises plus flesh torn from her sharp daggers and swords that my entire body is swollen, and my tongue and throat is swelling from dehydration making it harder to breath for me.

I now have a fever from drinking out of the filthy lake. The water was very warm that had little worms in it swimming in its goo. But to me, that was the best drink I have ever had since coming here. I also eat the bugs and rats that are my friends. It's horrible that I have to eat them, but I keep their bones so I can always be with them!

I put myself between a booth in the Town Square when the horrible church bell started to ring. My aching body was shivering making it hard to not move. Thanks to the other me my clothes are now tattered only covering my upper thighs and very little of my chest. At least I have clothes though...

My eyes were shutting when I heard the footsteps that I fear...Only this time they were fast paced. "LUCE!" A stranger called out to Lucy...is she me?
"LUCY-SAN! Please come out!" Now it's a little girl's voice. "Please Lucy! Come out so we can take you home!" A woman's voice?! How many people are there?! And why do they want to take me home...this is my home... isn't it? "Lucy! Stop hiding so we can get you out of here!" Now there was another man...only he sounded on-the-edge type.

These voices... Are they... FAIRY TAIL!?
I crawled out of the booth and started to run towards to my friends! "Guys! I'm here!" I found myself on Strawberry Street near the shopping center when I see my friends aligned together. "You guys...it was horrible, but I knew you would come..." I jogged to them and was about to hug them.

Until Natsu punched me square in the jaw.

I fell on the ground holding my jaw knowing he popped it out of place. I was surprised and scared by their reactions they're giving me. "M-minna..." Wendy came up to me and pulled out a dagger like Dark Lucy uses. "W-what are you doing..." Wendy looked down at me with a sinful smirk and threw the dagger with all her might in my side.
I screeched with despair and pain from Wendy's dagger. "That's for a weakling like you!" Wendy put her foot on the dagger and started to push it further in me by force. My screams were agonizing to hear, but my 'friends' only laughed. Wendy vanished with Erza now in front of me...one by one of my comrades came up and gladly have me suffer with their unbearable words and wounds.

'Weak'

'Useless'

'Coward'

'Waste of time'

'Bothersome'

But worst of all...

'Burden'

   The last person standing forward was Natsu. He picked me up by my neck and started to choke me. "Why did I bring you to Fairy Tail... You're nothing but a stupid wizard with idiotic dreams. Just...die...Lucy... Cause Fairy Tail doesn't even care about you..." Out of all of the misery I've been through, this by far was the worst. My mind became empty by Natsu's words. The only thing that I always knew was Fairy Tail never needed me. I felt lonely and hurt from my nakamas that I called family. The only thing I wanted now was to let Death come and take me from my problems.

The world...is to painful to live in...

~•~•~•~•~•Back to Natsu•~•~•~•~•~

(Natsu's P.O.V)

   We know where Lucy is. After five days of even more useless researching we found the last puzzle right in front of us.

Lucy is in StarLight.

   The only thing to do now is send someone in there to bring her back.
"I can hold the physical body in a comatose state to where I can send the spirit into the Abyss, but I can only send one person for such a task."

Adroath and the rest of us were in the Grand Hall thinking of the plan. Apparently Adroath has little similarities to the Light Goddess's magic as well as the citizens. "The only problem is, if I become weak and can no longer keep the physical body in its coma state then the spiritual body will forcefully come back to its physical body. So I must have Wendy with me to aid me...if that's fine with you dear?" Wendy jumped with excitement. "I'll gladly help you Sir Adroath!" Adroath smiled to Wendy. "That leaves Natsu, Erza, and Gray. Which one of you will go to the Starlight realm to retrieve Lucy?"

Before anyone could answer I shot out of my chair. "I'm going! I'll bring Lucy back to where she truly belongs..." Gray rolled his eyes showing that he knew I was gonna volunteer for this. "We knew you were going to Natsu. I trust that you will bring her back safely." Erza replied to me. "Thanks Erza..."

Erza nodded for Adroath to continue. "Now Natsu...the minute you get out of StarLight, you have to bring yourself and Lucy back to Earthland. Every second counts Natsu... If you are forced back to your physical body, then Lucy will be left alone in the Abyss and may no longer be in our grasp to save her. Do you understand Natsu?" I put my foot on the table with a determined stance. "I'm ready Gramps!"

Adroath got up from his seat. "I will meet you tonight when Natsu will receive Lucy once and for all..." Don't worry Luce cause now I'm coming to take you home!

"I'M ALL FIRED UP!!!"

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(HOPE YOU ENJOYED! And your gonna have to wait tomorrow for the update which I'm so excited to do!!! Hope you enjoyed and so far is enjoying the book! LOVE YOU ALL❤️)