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(Natsu's P.O.V)

"Natsu!...Natsu please wake up!.." The throb in my head was agonizing. My body was shut down and exhaustion from something that I can't remember doing. "Please Natsu! The Dark Ones...they took her! They took Lucy!" A slight gasp escaped my motionless body. I can remember it now.

~•~•~•~•~Before Lucy was taken~•~•~•~

All of us were sitting leaning our backs against the wall while we watched Lucy still standing without ever moving.
"I wonder if her body's stiff from not ever moving? Do you think she has to scratch her nose? It must be irritating to Lu-shee if she can't scratch it!"

I know what Happy was trying to do, and I'm about to strangle him to sleep if he continues this. "Tomcat if you continue talking I will claw your eyes out!" Carla took the words out of my mouth.
"If it's you Carla then I don't mind~" Happy replied with heart-shaped eyes ogling at her presence. Carla just scoffed him away. "Well it has been three days since Lucy has been in her 'past' life. It may take a couple more days until she wakes up!" Erza says with hopeful eyes.

Everyone thinks Lucy will wake up in no time, but for once using my brain, I do know that Seraphina lived over a hundred years making it possible that Lucy could be like this for...hundreds of years?

"Oi Flame Brain! Do you not feel the walls shaking?!" I left my thoughts to feel like an earthquake was happening right inside the castle. "There's a dark presence coming. Get ready everyone!" Erza ordered while requiring into her Flame Empress Armor. Wendy had her arms out with her legs parted slightly and ready for battle. The sound of lighting was heard outside of the grand doors with horrified screaming mixed with it. Gray prepped his hands with his magic showing, making his surrounding colder. "You know what they're after. Make sure they don't lay a finger on Lucy." I ignited my flames adding more power from my rage. "Let them come. They'll regret coming back; taking what rightfully belongs to me." I could sense the glances eyeing me after saying those words, only I don't care this time. They won't take her without killing me.

The color of neon blue lightning blew through the doors with dust clouding the room. Footsteps were heard moments later with chains clashing against each other. "I see you have my prize waiting to be snatched up. Now if you don't mind fairies; I must be going with the Light Goddess." The dust cleared to see the same enemies except having another person this time that had chains wrapped around him like an animal.

He had red Crimson hair with horns like a ram. One eye was black with red pupils while his other eye were a sharp neon yellow like a snakes. He wasn't wearing a shirt showing the many marks he had on him. His pants were black that were torn at the bottom showing blood stains and wasn't wearing any shoes. What was worse were the wings that looked very bat-like having chains and hoops connect to the wings.

"We thought you would like to see our pet Fang! We wanted to bring him along so he can see who we're up against. As far as I can tell; this will be to easy for us. So please do be kind and step back while we retrieve the Light Goddess."

"The only thing you're getting in return is an ass kicking from me!" My teeth were clenched from anger that were bottled up for everyone's sake. "Sire," the girl Selena began saying. "We will easily get to her. Let us handle the battle while you get that 'thing' in the rune." My veins popped out showing after what Selena called the 'thing' who was actually Lucy. My breathing was out of control with my fire becoming much more hotter than ever. "We will never let you get to Lucy without a fight!" Erza pointed her sword at the Dark Ones with me the first one to instantly be in front of the Zelroth.

"Fire Dragons... Crushing Fang!" I swiped my hand with my fire trailing behind me aiming at his stupid face until Fang was in front of me mere seconds later kicking my gut that sent me flying into a column. "No human can have that type of speed! Not even Jet can be that fast!" I exclaimed in amazement. Fang didn't reply only to drift his eyes away not meeting mine. "HEY I'M TALKING TO YOU!!!" I angrily waved my arms in the air to get his eyes but to unsuccessfully not gain his attention back in the battle. "Fine! Be that way! I'm going to kick your butt anyway!" Kicking myself in the air, I pulled my fist back to hit my target.

"Fire Dragon... Iron Fist!" Fang gradually put his wings in front of him like shields to deflect my attack. I met the wings to be pushed back by a powerful force. "What the hell!?" Fang gently put his wings down and glanced away from the battle. "I'm getting tired of your stupid glancing away thing! You won't take Lucy away!" I put my hands together and cupped them on top of my mouth to create my spell.

"Fire Dragon...ROAR~" The wave of fire fully hit Fang head on. Fang slowly stepped out of my flames to see his wings on fire with blistered marks. He calmly flapped his wings until they were no longer burning. Fang again drifted his eyes away to not meet mine. "What! Are you shy or something?! Come at me!"

"That won't be necessary Fairy Tail. I have had enough entertainment for today, but now we really must be going." Zelroth put his right hand in front of him to make a what looks like a black hole appear. "Stop." Time around us slowly was beginning to stop from what we were doing. "What's...happening?.." Wendy whispered who was in mid-air trying to dodge an attack from Nash. "How can he be...this powerful?!" Erza was pulled to the ground only to be held by her sword. Time just stopped for us and could only watch what's going to happen next. "You're weaker than I thought Fairy Tail! And this is by far one of my easiest spells to break out of!" Zelroth strolled to the rune where Lucy was still inside in.

"Don't...you dare..." I was putting every last strength to just move my legs out of this spell. "I will always take back what rightfully belongs to me, Natsu Dragneel." Zelroth again put his hand out to somehow cause the invisible wall to react from his touch. "Do take your time Sire! I like to watch how pathetic they look in their state!" Selena laughed at all of us while Bolt had a grim smirk on his face. The wall was suddenly cracking, breaking the protective spell around Lucy. "N-...No!" I took a step to feel the heavy air of time trying to stop me. "I...won't let you...TAKE HER!"

I used my fire to shoot me to Zelroth with my fist in flames. "Fire Dragons-" Zelroth held my throat around his hands somehow getting in front of me before I even knew it. "Nat-zu!" Happy screamed still stuck in time. "It's a shame to see all of you to protect a monster really."

"The only monster I see is you and those freaks that follow you around!" I spat in his face. He only continued on. "If you only knew the truth about your 'Light Goddess' then I assure you; you would never want to see a vile creature like her. I'm doing you all a favor Fairy Tail."

Zelroth punched me right in the gut making me cough up blood. "Natsu!" Erza yelled also trying to break free from the spell. Zelroth kept hitting me right in the gut over and over until he threw me into the wall creating a crater from my body. Gravity took over moments later; letting me fall to the ground with a loud thud. "If you only knew the truth..." He went back to the center of the room and picked Lucy up in a bridal way. Lucy's hand slipped out of her sword and was no longer in her Goddess form, but to be back in her white sundress. "We take our leave, Fairy Tail. Thank you for letting us have your Light Goddess. I hope to meet again when we see you all die!" Zelroth made a portal appear behind him taking off into another unknown dimension. His followers were right behind him with Fang last.

"Damn it...Lucy..." My vision faded with Fang turning back to all of us. He looked directly at me mouthing something that was inaudibility for even me to hear. The portal vanished not leaving a trace of the Dark Ones or Lucy. Only her sword that still stuck in place.

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"What do we do now?" Gray questioned to all of us while in the infirmary lying down. "What we do best of course! We'll go to the Midnight Realm, beat those Dark Ones and take Lucy out!" I thought my plan was amazing, but the rest thought it was stupid and dumb to just charge in. While discussing plans, Adroath entered with a gloomy expression. "Oi! You know how to take us to the Midnight Realm old man?" I asked sitting in my bed.

"I'm afraid to say, Fairy Tail, but we won't be going to the Realm of Darkness." Our talking stopped dead from his sentence. "Why Adroath?! Do we have to go in a coma-state?" Adroath shook his head to Erza. "The only people who can open the portal to the Midnight Realm must be a Dark One. Without a Dark One then we are stuck to do nothing but...wait."

"Wait?! You expect us to just wait it out until they decided to just send her back?! By the sound of that emo guy he won't give Lucy back to us! Hell I bet that by the time war comes he'll already attack Aria and kill everyone!" I nagged at the poor old man with rage, but I shouldn't blame him, even though he didn't tell Luce what would happen if she didn't know the consequence about the Dark Ones having the advantage.

"Natsu that's enough! This isn't like you to say that we're going to die without the Light Goddess or Lucy. They want us to feel like we're weak in order to have advantage over us, and we can't give it to them! We'll find a way to bring Lucy back, but until then, we have to continue on with the mission." Erza concluded getting out of her bed.

My thoughts cleared after hearing her speech. My head dropped and gazed at the white cotton sheets. "What will they do to her Erza? She could be in pain, being tortured at this very second or-..." I had to stop speaking from saying 'that' word. It's a word that scares me when it can happen to my nakamas, especially to Lucy.

"Natsu, we have to give Lucy faith. Erza is right though; when Lucy returns there is going to be war and we can't have thousands of people sitting in their homes while we battle it out. We need an actual idea on what's going on. So let us put aside on the Light Goddess stuff and start focusing on battle plans before Lucy comes back." Gray explained not only to me but to everyone else as well, giving us a sign of hope.

"The Ice-Mage is right. I know Lady Lucy will return to us safely! Until then when we expect her arrival we need to discuss business!" I sighed and put my head back on the pillow wanting sleep. I heard the door close with only the sound of silence in the room. With this one peaceful moment, I let myself become consumed my my sleep.

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(It's nice to know that Team Natsu has hope for Lucy to return! I'm sorry if this chapter board you to death! But I promise that next chapter we get to see the Midnight Realm! Oops...did I say that out loud?😉 As always guys...LOVE YOU ALL!!!❤️)