Hi everyone! How's it going? I don't think I would be able to create an ending for this story because right now, I'm experiencing the so-called writer's block...Seriously! I can't come up with a good ending for this story. There's a lot going in my mind right now and I can't decide which of it will be good enough to end this. If anyone wants to share how they want this story to end, kindly comment it or you can just pm me. I hope you guys will enjoy this new chapter though.

♥LucyAshleyHeartfilia♥

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“Masters….”, a woman’s voice echoed in a dark room.

“What is it, Corda?”, a hoarse voice asked.

“We acquired the Celestial Spirit Mage”, she replied.

“Really?”, footsteps and murmurs started to erupt inside the dimly lighted room.

“She’s not a fake is she?”, a man’s voice asked.

“The Ballam Alliance and the Council might trick us!”

“Are you sure she’s real?”

“Authenticity is not a problem here. Whether or not she’s a Celestial Spirit Mage, what we’re aiming is a powerful one. If she’s just an ordinary Celestial Spirit Mage then it won’t work!”

“Bring her to us”, the first one ordered.

“As you wish”, Corda bowed before leaving.

It wasn’t long before she returned with a man beside her. He was holding Lucy by the shoulder and laid her on the floor. Once he finished his role, he left them all.

“She’s unconscious because we think she might find a way to escape”, Corda explained.

“How will this girl escape with your number? Wait, how did you get her?”, a man asked.

“She’s alone with a young man. They must be going on a mission”, Corda informed.

“Really now? How foolish”, another laughed.

A hand examined her wrist.

“What is this?”, he asked, pointing to her wrist strap. It’s a little smaller like a bracelet.

“Might be an accessory?”, another chuckled.

“Wait that mark!”, someone ran towards Lucy and held her right hand higher. Corda saw what he was talking about.

“That’s a mark of an official guild. I’ve seen that mark on one of our new recruits”, Corda gasped and explained.

“New recruit?”

“Yes master, she has wood magic”, Corda replied.

“Do you know which guild she belongs in?”, a woman’s voice asked.

“Yes. I believe we took her from a guild named Fairy Tail”, Corda bowed.

“Fairy Tail?!”, almost all the eight people inside gasped in surprise.

“That guild which won their comeback in the Grand Magic Games?”, one said.

“Fairy Tail. The guild that brought Advent Ghoul to prison. It’s their fault we were discovered”, another man said.

“Wait then…..this girl is the Celestial Spirit Mage that has ten golden keys of the Zodiacs?”

“Yeah. She truly is”

“Lucy Heartfilia”, they all laughed victoriously. “With her, all our plans will be successful!”

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“Makarov…..what have you done?”, one of the Council members asked.

“You endangered a noble’s life!”

“Yes that might be unfair of me. But…..I believe we’re on the same boat”

“What are you saying…”

“The child that you asked to be the bait…Lucy Heartfilia.....my child. Before she became a Fairy Tail member and agreed to your plans, isn’t she a noble?”, Master Makarov asked.

“True. A noble that lost her glory”

“Yes, but still, the blood that runs in her veins is still nobility. Her outside appearance and her heart is a barbaric wizard of Fairy Tail but her blood is still of royalty. You endangered her life first”

“But she agreed and gave us her consent. You also allowed her to participate didn’t you?”, the Council defended.

“Exactly. Reina-dono did the same thing to you. I just asked her instead of you and you allowed her to go out of this door without any more complains. We did the same thing with those two so don’t just put the blame on me. That’s why I told you we’re on the same boat. I won’t just stand still and watch my child die if I can do something about it”

“But if Reina-dono dies, you will be responsible for it”

“Don’t take my children too lightly. Even if Reina-dono isn’t a Fairy Tail member, my children thinks of her as family. As their friend I’m sure they won’t let anything happen to her. Besides, she’s already protected nonetheless”, Master Makarov bowed and excused himself.

When the Council members are all alone….

“He really deserves to be one of the ten wizard saints”

“He became such an excellent guild master…and a father”

“True”

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“It’s true”, Laxus announced and looked down at the ground. “I’m sorry, Natsu”

“Laxus!”, Erza shouted to him. “You weren’t supposed to tell him.

“You know about this?”, Natsu eyed her with disbelief.

“How many of you were informed about this?”, Gray asked them.

“……….”

Everyone kept their silence.

“Tell me exactly. Who else knows about it?”, Natsu asked with anger in his tone.

“Natsu-sama…..”, Reina tried to approach him. Everyone was too scared to say anything.

“You know about it too, Reina-dono?”, Jura asked.

“Yeah. I found out about it few hours ago from Master Makarov”, Reina said.

“What? Even the Master knows?”, Happy cried.

“Reina!”, Natsu shouted out. Everyone was silent. Reina took a deep breath before she began talking.

“Master Makarov. The Council. Laxus-sama, Erza-san, Jura-dono, Rufus from Sabertooth, Ichiya from Blue Pegasus, also, Romeo-kun. I’m sure you also know of what happened right, Yukino-sama? Since you’re a Celestial Spirit Wizard too”, she said. Everyone’s head turned towards Yukino. Yukino nodded sadly.

“I was a candidate for the role before they even considered Lucy-sama”, Yukino admitted.

“You were chosen too?”, Sting was surprised. Rogue looked at Rufus who’s been quiet all the while.

“Yes. The Council knew I’m a Celestial Wizard so they talked to me. I was surprised when I saw Lucy-sama there. That’s when I found out of the plan”, Yukino said.

“When did this happen?”, Juvia asked.

“Four days ago”, Yukino said.

“Four? That’s after one of our members disappeared”, Orga gasped.

“Lucy-sama went to the Council yesterday morning to agree with the plan of her being the bait”, Yukino confessed.

“Natsu…isn’t that..”, Happy started.

“Yeah, that’s when Lucy said she has to go to Aclypha. When we went after her, she wasn’t there”, Natsu realized.

“Lucy-sama must have known of the danger. The Council weighed their options in assigning either of us. I was surprised that earlier, Sting-sama assigned me to be one of the teams going after the Galion Alliance. When I was about to ask the Council, Jura-sama, Rufus-sama, Laxus-sama and Erza-sama told me to go along with the plan because Lucy-sama accepted the role of a bait”, Yukino admitted.

“That many?”, Wendy was surprised too.

“All of you know?”, Gray looked at them angrily. “All this time you knew something was wrong and you didn’t say anything?”, Gray asked. Natsu was still trying to calm himself to hear everything before he explodes.

“I’m sorry”, Reina confessed. “If I knew sooner I should’ve been able to stop Lucy from going”

“Even if you know you can’t stop her from going”, Laxus said.

“What is that?! You have no intention of stopping her from the start, are you?”, Kagura accused.

“Wait…you have to understand. This is the Council’s orders. The mission is too dangerous to jeopardize”, Jura said.

“Jeopardize? You know how dangerous this mission is and you’re worried about jeopardizing it than risking Bunny girl’s life? Just how cruel can you guys get?”, Gajeel said..

“In case you’re forgetting, three from your own guild are backing up the plan”, Ren interrupted. He saw Romeo on the ground. “Make that four now”, he continued. Gajeel was speechless after that.

“She was the one who insisted”, Rufus exclaimed. “My memory can still remember how she told everyone in the Council that she can do it”

“Natsu…”, Erza started. “We know how angry you are. You have to understand. It’s not like we want to keep it from you. Lucy’s a family member. We wouldn’t want to endanger her in any way like you do. Do you really think we’ll just agree to…”

“Didn’t you just did?”, Natsu looked at her angrily. “Lucy was taken hostage by those hoodlums and we don’t even know where she is! Why didn’t you tell me about it huh? She’s my partner! By now she could be in grave danger!”, Natsu was about to leave when Laxus and Jura stopped him. Jura used his magic to strap him down and Laxus gave him a karate chop.

“Bastards…..”, Natsu fought his consciousness to stay awake.

“Idiot. This is exactly why we didn’t tell you”, Laxus started as he kneeled down in front of Natsu. Natsu stopped squirming and looked at him with confusion. “Sooner or later I knew you’ll find it out but we tried so hard to keep it from you. Do you know why?”, Natsu kept silent and dipped his head to the ground while gritting his teeth. He has a theory.

“Lucy made us promise not to tell you”, Erza finished. Natsu was right after all. He knows Lucy too well. He banged his head on the ground with anger. “She knew you’ll be like this; that you’ll be too reckless and will try everything to stop her and to bring her back. Do you really think if we told you, you would just let her do this mission?”

“That idiot….”, Natsu gritted his teeth more.

“Natsu…Lucy trusts you…..just wait until we formulate a plan. If we find them, we’ll let you bring your anger out to the fullest”, Laxus said.

“I’ll definitely get them for this”, Natsu’s eyes shows rage. “A hundred times over! I’m all fired up”