Lucy entered Everlue's mansion. Said duke was before her, leading her towards the library. The larger maid behind her, efficiently blocking her exits. She held her breath as they walked the heavily decorated halls. Most halls, much to her disgust, were decorated with the duke's face. His mustache curled above his twisted smile, his eyes like his smirk.

Even the large golden statue in the foyer was of himself. She cringed but remained silent. The Duke, Lucy, and other maid arrived at the library. He stood before the door, un-moving. His posture was that of an angry monkey, his arms out curling downwards.

After a minute, Lucy got the hint and opened the glass doors that lead to a large, full library. The room was crescent-shaped. The curve was full of bookshelves. The room had furniture scattered throughout it.

"Clean in here, boyoyo". Everlue sneered, twisting his mustache again. "Yes, Master," Lucy said, causing the maid-loving duke to smirk. "Virgo" he addressed the maid behind Lucy. "Yes, Master?" 'Virgo' grunted deeply. Her voice was deeper, yet the touch of feminine could still be heard. Almost as if she was straining her voice.

"Stay with Ugly, boyoyo". The duke smirked and dove into the ground, a drilling sound filling the library. The marble ground below them cracked as he dove away. Lucy peered at Virgo, recognizing the name. Virgo, the zodiac sign of the maiden. Trying to avoid the possible celestial spirit, she gazed away and looked for her required book.

The books were kept in an organized by order of colour. Most of them ranged between brown and blue. However, to the left of the library, was something golden and yellow. The book sat perfectly in the middle. She walked towards the seemingly shining book. Lucy looked back to see Virgo watching her closely. The maid's eyes glowing as they gazed at her and he outstretched hand.

She breathed in and ran towards the book. Virgo dove at the same time. The celestial mage grabbed Daybreak, falling to the ground. With her eyes open, she saw Virgo's shadow creeping towards her. She hitched her breath, expecting a blow from the spirit. However, it never arrived. She opened her eyes to see the spirit on the ground. Flying above Virgo was a blue cat. "Happy!" Lucy cried. The cat flickered his tail with a proud smile.

Virgo looked towards the two mages, then dove into the marble ground. Happy opened his mouth until his nose twitched. "Fish!" the blue-winged cat dove down the hole the spirit created. Lucy clutched the book closer to her maid's outfit. She jumped down the hole, immediately regretting her decision. She screamed as she fell further into the earth. However, something stopped her screaming.

Water.

The sound of rushing water filled her ears. She peered down to see a dirty stream. Granted it smelled horrible, but it was better than solid cement. Lucy leaned towards the stream.

Another sound exploded above her. What sounded like pure destruction roared above her. She ignored the chaos above her as she fell into the stream.

With a *sploosh* she landed in the water, immediately realizing the stench of sewage. Lucy used the doggy paddle, swimming to the side. She crawled out of the water, her maid outside soaked and dripping. She coughed and sputtered, looking at the book that was somehow dry.

Lucy's blood froze at the sound of "Boyoyo". She looked up shakily at the murderous look she received from Everlue. "So you're trying to steal the Daybreak from me, are you? Boyoyo". Lucy peered at the book's author- Kemu Zaleon. Her eyes widened.

"I commissioned that book, it's rightfully mine!" Everlue said under his breath. Lucy stood up, holding the book against her chest and pulling out a golden key. The head of the key looked like a crab, the legs sprawling out towards the tip. The rest of the key was covered by Lucy's grip. "Looks like the tables have turned!" Lucy cheered as the flying cat returned to her side.

"A celestial wizard" the Duke commented at the sight of the key, "With a differentiate turn of phrase! The phrase 'the tables have turned' means you would have the upper hand. But you'll never defeat me! Boyoyoyo!". Lucy swiped they golden key down, chanting "Open, Gate of the Giant Crab, Cancer!".

With Lucy's summon, a new person stood between them. He was tall, wearing a blue striped shirt and sunglasses. In his hands were two pairs is scissors. His hair was black, and braided in red cornrows. He mumbled a "baby" as he struck a pose. After her spirit was next to her, Everlue grumbled and pulled out his own golden key.

"Open!" He cried "Gate if the Maiden!" With a puff of pink smoke, the large maid from before stood in front of her. So I was right, that is Virgo, the celestial spirit. Their battle was cut off by a low growl.

Lucy recognized the annoying sound and looked to Everlue, expecting a horrified reaction. His reaction was the opposite of what she was expecting.

A grin was plastered on his face, yet his eyes were full of familiarity. "Natsu Dragoon" the Duke commented. "Son of Acnologia, Chaos, Master of Mayhem, and Bringer of the Apocalypse," Everlue smirked. The dragon slayer looked at him, which Lucy was now considering his normal look, simply annoyed.

Without warning or regard to his guildmate, he breathed in and hissed "Chaos Dragon Destructive Bath". The black magic swirled off him, seemingly like dark clouds as they tumbled towards the mages. Natsu didn't bother changing the direction of his attack from the celestial mage. After all, he found the source of familiarity, so he couldn't care less what happened to her.

Lucy saw the chaos spell crawling towards her. She panicked, looking for an exit. However, there was only one exit. Said exit was blocked by the bothered son of Chaos. Her eyes darted above him, which was clear. Granted there was smoke that curled around his salmon hair. "You should rest," Lucy told Cancer who nodded, adding another 'baby' before he disappeared.

The celestial mage looked over desperately at the flying cat, who was fantasying about the giant crab. The magic shimmered an electric blue, as she looked over desperately to Happy. Seeing the crab spirit disappear, he flicked his tail sadly. "Happy!" she cried, covering her mouth as the magic slithered closer. The blue feline seemed to be brought out of his crab-induced trance, looking at the struggling Lucy. He flared his small wings as he flew rapidly over to the celestial mage. He wrapped his tail around her, taking off into the sky.

Meanwhile, in the ruins of the mansion, Duke Everlue was backed against the wall. Unlike Lucy, there was no clear way out. Of course, he still had his trump card of his Diver Magic. Natsu smirked a toothy grin, though the look was full of evil joy. And that's exactly what he felt. The terror that radiated from Everlue sent pleasurable shivers down the so-called Bringer of Apocalypse's spine. Tingles ran down his arm as he shuffled towards him. He tried to hide his pure joy, he disarmed the spell. The black magic seemed to dissolve into the air.

Everlue saw this as a sign of mercy, using his diver magic to attempt an escape. He dove head-first into the ground, the sound of drilling echoing off the ruins. Adrenaline shot through him seeing his prey's escape. He dove into the hole, smirking. Black and plasma blue magic fell from his fist, covering his right forearm. He smirked as he hissed "Chaos Dragon Wing Attack". The stream of magic raced through the hole, hitting the feeling duke. He let out a satisfied sigh as he took yet another life.

Lucy and Happy landed by the client's house. Happy explained how they were supposed to stop before, and Lucy was deeply embarrassed when she met the client, Kaby Melon. He explained how a scary salmon-haired man came by before. Both Lucy and Happy couldn't believe Natsu would do something like that.

The celestial mage accepted the original reward of 200,000J. Since it wasn't her that completed the job, she found it unfair to take the full reward. She held the bag of Jewels, planning on giving it to the short-tempered dragon slayer.

They currently sat on a train that ran towards the west. Towards Magnolia and their home of Fairy Tail. Lucy was examining her keys. The two mages made small talk, as the dragon slayer soared above them.

Natsu examined the train with an odd feeling in his stomach.

Meh, I feel like this is my worst chapter yet. My bird is very sick so I've been trying to take care of him, but there are no vets near me.
Anyway, I have this story all planned out. My favorite part should be next chapter!

Have a great day!