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Hey, Readers! It's almost time for Christmas Vacation!! You know what that means? MORE CHAPTERS!!! HOORAY FOR LAZY TEACHERS! lol Anyhoo, here's Chater 17, ENJOY!!!!!!!

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Natsu P.O.V

As our army flew in the sky, I began to feel something.

Something dark.

"We're getting closer!" I yelled back.

"This is it!" Lucy yelled back. We began to fly even faster, getting closer and closer to the castle. I could feel it's dark aura around me, getting me weaker. I've never felt so much dark magic before!  I looked back to see Lucy flying lower and lower, her face filled witth exhausten. I quickly fly by her side and support her. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah. There's so much dark magic." She said.

"I know. I think we'll loose our ability to fly once we step foot to the castle." We continued to fly across the horizon until we saw the castle from a distance. But that wasn't the only thing we saw.

In front of the castle was a whole army of dark angels, ready to fight. "There's so many.." Gajeel gasped.

"Nothing we can't handle!" I yelled, trying to keep their spirits up. Suddenly, my wings began to get weaker and weaker. "Looks like we're landing." I warned Lucy. I descended from the sky to the barren wasteland. Lucy fell to the ground and suddenly began to violently cough. "Are you okay?"

"DON'T BREATHE IN THE AIR!" She suddenly screamed. Confused, I covered my mouth with my white scarf, as did Gajeel and Erza. "Why can't we breathe the air?"

"Just...don't" She said silently. Her face was getting a little sweaty and paler. Before I could ask her if she was okay  again, we were interrupted by the sudden noise of moving wings. We look up to see a whole platoon of Dark Angels flying over us. "HERE THEY ARE!" I screamed.

"NOW WE FIGHT!" I heard Yuki scream. At that moment, the Dark Angels dropped to the ground and ran towards our direction.  We ran towards their direction, screaming a battle cry. I could feel my heart pounding like crazy. I felt as if everything was going on slow motion. I look to my left to see Erza and Gajeel's battle face, almost smiling. And to my right, I could see Lucy. Her hands were covered in water. Even when she was about to go to battle show still looked so beautiful. But I felt like there was something wrong with her; something she wasn't telling me.

But before I could process that thought, both Dark and Light Angels had already clashed with each other, starting the bloody war.

Lucy P.O.V

I hate war. And the fact that I'm fighting in one right now doesn't help.

I was attacking Dark Angels from left and right, turning them into black vapor. "Bubble Shot!" I chanted! One by one, they turned into black vapor. I suddenly heard the sound of a Dark Angel behind me, chanting an unknown spell. Before it could make contact with me, I turned my body into water, the spell going through me. I could hear the Dark Angel gasped. "W-What the hell?"

I turned around and smiled. "Have fun in hell. Water Pillar! " A giant pillar-like gush of water appeared from my body, sending at least ten Dark Angels back to hell. I smiled, but soon I winced at the sudden pain in my heart. For some reason, there's some deadly gas that I accidently inhaled floating in the air. Luckily, I got Natsu and the others to cover their mouths before they could inhale it as well. I hope the Dark Angels don't notice. Or even worse, Natsu, I thought in my head. "Lucy!" I suddenly heard Natsu cry. I look up to see Natsu waving his hand at me. "Some of us our heading to the castle! Are you coming!"

"Yeah!" I cried back, not showing my pain. I stood up and ran towards them despite the fact that I was in pain.

Surprisingly, it was easy getting into the castle. Maybe Anastasia didn't think we'd make it this far? I thought. Suddenly, another wave of pain filled my chest, and I silently cried with pain. "Lucy, are you alright?" Ezra asked.

Damn it, she noticed, I cursed in my head. "Yeah, sure I'm alright." I smiled, trying to stay focused on our mission. I took a quick glance at Natsu, who was staring at me. Oh please Natsu, stop staring at me!  Suddenly, a giant wave attack, one too much for me to handle, surged though my chest. I ceased my running and cried from pain. I could hear everyone stop thier running and focus on me. "That's it!" Natsu yelled. He walked up to me and said, "I'm going to ask you this one more time: What is wrong with you?"

"I...didn't want to ...worry you.." I gasped, the pain getting worse and worse.

Natsu had a painful look on face. "How the hell did this happen?"

"There was some kind of gas in the air that I guess I could only see. I accidently inhaled it, and was lucky enought to stop you guys from inhaling it." I confessed. Natsu's face looked even more hurt. Another painful attack rushed through my whole body this time, making me fall to the floor. "AAAAH!" I screamed.

"Lucy!" Natsu cried, kneeling next to my body. I could suddenly feel his anger rise. "WHO THE HELL DID THIS TO YOU!"

"Guilty!" Someone sang from above us. I looked up to see a Dark Angel up in the sky. She looked like a doll, so small, but had the face of someone my age. She wore a maid-like dress that went up to her knees; a dress that would literally fit Wendy. Her black hair was short, at least up to her chin. She slowly descended from the sky and touched the ground. "Bonjour, prisonniers." She smiled.

"Who the hell are you," Natsu asked, "and what have you done with Lucy!"

"Oh, you moi? Why, I am Isabeau, the Dark Angel of Control! " She sang, twirling around in her dress.

"What have you done to my wife!" He roared.

"My, this is one fiesty bête we have here." She giggled. She closed her eyes and began to wave her
hands in the air. " Montrez-moi l'âme du papillon captif. " She chanted. Suddenly, in mid air, a stuffed butterfly dropped from the sky. Isabeau caught it with her hand and smiled. "This is what I did with your wife."

"What...is that?" I asked.

"Do you really want to know, mademoiselle?" She asked with a sinister laugh. I see her gently squeeze the little butterfly. Suddenly, a rush of pain surged through  my chest. "AAAAAH!" I screamed.

"LUCY!" Natsu cried. I took deep, quick gasps as the pain began to throb on my chest. "I don't like to play dirty." Isabeau smiled.

"Oi, let her go, crazy!" Gajeel cried.

"Let her go!" Erza yelled, drawing her sword. With the wave of Isabeau's hand, Ezra and Gajeel were flown to the other side other side of the room, into a metal cage. They tried to break out, but it was useless. "Made of enchanted metal, abruti." She sneered.

"Erza! Gajeel!" I screamed.

Stand, I suddenly heard the word whisper in my ear. My legs suddenly moved, and I was soon standing. Punch your husband, more words whipsered in my ear. Suddenly, my arms are swinging at Natsu, who are dodging my punches. "Lucy, what are you doing!" Natsu cried.

"I-I don't know!" I yelled back. "I can't control my arms!"

Suddenly, Isabeau began to laugh like a maniac. "Plaisanter, no? Dark Angels get the darkest of
magic. Mine is Voodoo! Now dance! DANCE!" She began to swing the butterfly doll all over the
place, and my body  followed it's movements. "HELP!" I screamed. For some strange reason, 
I can't activate my magic. Natsu gets a hold of me, but I could feel his arms trembling. "STOP
CONTROLLING LUCY!" Natsu roared at Isabeau.

"But the battle has just begun." Isabeau smiled.

"W-What do you mean?" I asked.

She smiled and said, "Un seul doit gagner et atteindre les cieux. L'autre doit tomber en enfer et de vivre une éternité de douleur. Le sort est jusqu'à deux femmes, l'une des ténèbres, et l'autre de la lumière." 

"What...what does that mean?" Natsu asked.

"You will fine out after the two of you fight."

"Us?!"" I cried.

"Well of course! I'm not going to let this get boring! The two of you shall fight. But I will control the girl." She smiled. I gave Natsu a worried look. We knew this wasn't the first time we've faught eachother while one of us were under control. 

But now it was my turn. 

"Now," Isabeau announced, "LETS BEGIN!"