Missing in Action

[celestial_wizard]

Who: Lucy Heartfilia and OPEN
What: One (1) Dragon Slayer is M.I.A. One (1) Celestial Wizard is unhappy and searching.
When: 11/17/13
Where: Everywhere~
Warnings: Sad Wizards Being Sad :(


It was strange when she woke up and Natsu wasn't there. She almost expected him to always be there, or at the very least, nearby. She promised him only a few days before that she would stay close to him. She trusted him to keep her safe, and she was happiest at his side. He was her very most important and dearest friend.

He wasn't always in her room, though of late she woke up and found him in her bed more frequently. She'd gotten use to the warmth he gave off - but when she woke up that day her bed was emptier, cooler. He wasn't anywhere in the shared apartments they had, but she didn't really get worried until an hour passed with no sign of him.

So she went looking for him. Despite what was going on with the mutiny, and being unable to use the network, it was the only option she had. Erza had suggested they all split up to look for him - maybe one of them could find him in a place Lucy hadn't checked, or maybe she just missed him. If nothing else, more people searching should find him more quickly.

As for Lucy, she checked the clinic frequently, praying she wouldn't find him there, and more relieved when she didn't. Then weary, then frantic. She would be unhappy if she lost Juvia, or Erza again but Natsu... for him not to be here, she'd be... heartbroken. He couldn't be gone. He promised. And she knew going back home wasn't something they could control but ...

By afternoon her heart was heavy, calling out her friend's name until her voice was raw, part of her knowing she wouldn't find him, but still hoping she would. She wanted to cry. Wanted to, but wouldn't - not until she returned to her room and could cry in private. Instead she was knocking on every door she came to in search of the salmon haired Dragon Slayer to come up empty, and each time her heart breaking a little more. "Natsu~!"

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[celestial_wizard]

The sound of chaos, screaming for water and sound of fire alarms? She doesn't think it might be related to the mutiny. The first thing she thinks is that it might be Natsu, or he might be involved somehow.

That was enough to spur her into a dead sprint, following the sound to Rosette's location, grinning in spite of herself. She knew he wasn't gone, couldn't have been. He just... got distracted, or lost track of the time.

She saved calling his name to rap on the door quickly, calming herself down. She didn't want him to feel guilty about worrying her or anything. What kind of craziness had he gotten himself mixed up in now?

[soul_sister]

The door opens, hissing wide... and a small, round robot SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEES by trailing fire. It darts around her legs and zooms on past... Rosette is not nearly so agile, chasing after the wayward mechanical fireball, she hardly SEES Lucy in her path.

[celestial_wizard]

OH MY GOD WHAT THE HECK

Lucy yelped in surprise, jumping back as a flaming roomba thing fled for dear life out of the room and down the hall. That... was probably going to be a problem. "What in the world?" She turned to the door, "Hey Nats-" COLLISION. "-OOOF!!" On impact with Rosette, the wizard stumbled backwards with a squawk, flailing an arm out to catch herself against the wall, the other grabbing at Rosette's arm.

Did anyone get the license plate of that blonde?

[soul_sister]

It would have been a secure plan. It would have stopped Rosette and elicited concern in one simple move ... except the impact put Rosette just as off balance and the arm stopping her really only reversed her own stumbling pattern to fall on Lucy.

"HEY! Watch where you're going!"

In the background, the fiery broomba turns a corner and blazes out of sight.

[celestial_wizard]

"WAUGH!" and down they go! Meanwhile the fiery broomba makes its dastardly escape. To Freedom and adventure, mighty flaming broomba! Bring your burning justice down on the wicked and dusty! "Wha- what do you mean watch where I'm going? You're the one who came charging out of the room and crashed into me." She pushed Rosette up to get to her feet in turn. "What the heck was that.. and why was it on fire?"

[soul_sister]

"There's no time for-" WAIT.

"Ah, sorry I guess I-" WAIT.

"It was-" WAIT.

"WHERE DID IT GO?"

[celestial_wizard]

Where's ...Natsu? It was surprising that he didn't come out of the room by now - was she mistaken?

Where did - OH! "That thing that came tearing out of your room?" She pointed down the hall. "It took off that way, around the corner." Where it would surely attack more innocent individuals - or at the very least set flammable objects on fire and startle the crap out of people. "I'll help you look for it - but how did it catch on fire in the first place?"

[soul_sister]

"NO TIME!" There's a flicker of lights as another set of fire alarms go off and doors lock themselves shut against the whirring invader up ahead. Rosette makes to grab Lucy's wrist, intending on dragging her along as a viable accomplice.

"And I don't know! I think it set itself on fire in spiteful protest! It's a HATEFUL robot!"

[celestial_wizard]

Dear god what was that roomba doing? "WH-" And said wrist is grabbed! "Hold on, slow down -" Wait, no, slowing down would be a bad idea. That roomba could destroy things at this rate. "Set itself on fire!? She broke into a run to keep up with the other blonde, baffled, "In protest of -what-?" Cleaning? ... She cast a glance behind her briefly, then shook her head. She'd ask about Natsu after they caught the runaway flaming broomba.