"Oi, Luce, time to get up!" Natsu yelled, wearing his backpack while Happy floating next to him.

"Five more minutes." Lucy mumbled, rolling over and immediately fell back asleep.

"Natsu, let the poor girl sleep. You're just being annoying." Gray said, sitting on the couch in nothing but his boxers.

"Stripper!"

"Fire Brain!"

"Popsicle!"

"Fire Face!"

"Pervy Popsicle!"

"How the hell am I a Pervy Popsicle!? You're the one always crashing her place and sneaking into her bed while she's asleep!"

"Three." Happy began.

"Oh shit, not again!" Gray yelled, covering his ears.

"Two." Happy continued.

"Hell no! If I have to suffer, so do you!" Natsu yelled, grabbing Gray's wrists and pulling them away from his ears, the boy now pinned to a wall with his wrists above his head so he had no way of blocking his ears.

"You're only making it worse dumbass!" Gray yelled, butting heads with Natsu.

"One." Happy finished, covering his ears. Nothing happened. They all looked in Lucy's direction, but she wasn't there.

"Luce?" Natsu questioned as he, Gray, and Happy looked around the house for her. They checked every nook and cranny of her house, but she was nowhere to be found. Looking at each other with worry, they left her apartment and split up to look for her throughout Magnolia. She couldn't have gone far, considering they just saw her. Natsu and Happy searched the northwest part of Magnolia, while Gray took the southeast.

"Lucy, where'd you go?" Gray called out as he walked throughout the forest. Not looking where he was going, he tripped and fell flat on his face.

"Damn, what'd I fall over?" He sat up and picked up a belt that had keys and a whip on it. His eyes widened with realization. Jumping up he started to run throughout the forest while yelling her name, hoping and praying for any response.

A response he never got. "I need to go get Natsu and Happy." He thought aloud to himself and ran into the town in search of them, holding Lucy's belt. He found them by the train station, though it was obvious they had no intention on boarding the train whatsoever. Running up to them, he held out Lucy's belt.

"I found it in the East Forest, but I didn't find her." Gray said glumly. Natsu's fist lit with fire as he growled. "Let's go get Luce back." He said in a dark, serious tone. Gray smirked as frost emitted from his fists and Happy spread his wings.

"Let's go find Lushee!" Happy yelled, and the three of them spit up yet again, only this time even Natsu and Happy split up to cover more ground. What none of them knew, was that Lucy of Fairy Tail- no, Lucy Heartphilia was safe.

"Do you think she's okay?" Asked a white haired boy as he carried Lucy's body bridal style.

"I sure hope so, for the power of love she should be safe." A rose haired girl said, walking aside Lyon.

"I don't think she's okay, the last time we saw her at the Grand Magic Games she had a pink Fairy Tail insignia on her right hand, it's not there anymore. She loved that guild, there must be a reason she no longer bares the insignia." The other rose haired mage said, then clapped her hands together. "Maybe I could ask Wendy!" She said conclusively. The white haired Mage and other rose haired mage looked at each other and nodded.

"That sounds like a great idea Sherria, come back to the guild once you get an answer. We shouldn't take Lucy back there, just in case something bad went on between her and Fairy Tail." The white haired mage said, with a hint of saddened curiosity. Sherria had left Mermaid Heel a few months ago and joined Lamia Scale, Lyon, Sherry, and Jura were the first to welcome her into the guild and the four of them made a team. Sherria ran off, heading towards the Fairy Tail guild hall.

"I truly hope she's okay, she was unconscious in the river without her whip or keys." Lyon stated, as they boarded a train back to Lamia Scale.

"Something happened, what that something is, we'll find out soon enough. However, my biggest concern is why her insignia is gone." Jura said factually, sitting down.

"Yes, I worry for the girl as well. But I have a great feeling that those mages, what were their names again, ah! Natsu and Gray, I have a great feeling we'll run into them as well." Sherry said, sitting down as well. They exchanged glances at each other, and then looked down at the unconscious Lucy. They remained silent the entire way back to Lamia Scale.

Sherria had arrived at the Fairy Tail guilds entrance, and she opened the door. Everyone turned to face her as the realized who she was. Wendy, who was now completely recovered, ran up and hugged Sherria tightly.

"I haven't seen you in forever!" Wendy yelled with a smile as she looked at Sherria. Sherria smiled back.

"I'm in Lamia Scale now, I miss Mermaid Heel, but I think I made the right choice." Everyone in the guild went back to conversing as Wendy and Sherria sat at a table and Sherria finally brought it up.

"Is Lucy Heartphilia still in the guild?" Sherria asked, looking at Wendy seriously, no longer smiling or with a cheery voice.

"No." Wendy said quickly, her smile gone and her eyes hardened as she looked at Sherria. Sherria held back her surprise at the answer and stood up, she had no intentions on questioning her any further.

"It was nice to see you again, Wendy. Tell your fire and ice wizard friends I said hello." Sherria said as she crossed the threshold of the guild on her way out.

"They're not Fairy Tail wizards anymore either." Sherria heard Wendy say, but she didn't turn around, she didn't ask anything, she kept walking to the train station with curiosity plastered on her face. But most of all, confusion and shock.

"There's no way those three would've left Fairy Tail." Sherria whispered to herself as she boarded a train to Lamia Scale. Sitting down, she looked to the other side of the aisle and didn't believe her eyes. Natsu Dragneel, laying against the window, no Fairy Tail insignia on his right shoulder. Gray Fullbster, laying against the window across from him, no Fairy Tail insignia on his exposed right chest.

"No way." Sherria said aloud, catching Gray's attention.